"Howl …"
In the Crimson Abyss, a dragon's howl came from a crack in the rocks deep within the mountain. The space was slowly torn open, and Akatosaurus poked its head out. Its claws quickly scratched at the edge of the crack, widening the crack. Then, it curled up its body and moved out. It was dark inside the mountain. There was not much space to begin with, and its arrival made the place even more crowded.
"Howl …"
Another soft howl sounded. Akatosaurus coiled its body and hugged a stone statue in its arms. The statue was in the posture of a fist landing on the ground. It was the same posture that Lin Muyu was in when she was in a deep sleep. Akatosaurus sensed the connection between their souls and rubbed its head intimately against the stone. However, the stone was cold and did not respond at all.
As if it felt that the place was too crowded, Akatosaurus suddenly waved its claws, turning the rocks into gravel and throwing them into the space crack behind it. It wanted to create a spacious living environment for its master. Perhaps, in this world, only Akatosaurus thought that Lin Muyu, who had turned into stone, was still alive.
"Howl …"
After digging out a tunnel that was several meters long, Akatosaurus cried out to its master happily, but Lin Muyu still did not respond. Akatosaurus was not discouraged and continued to dig. Soon, the tunnel extended all the way up to the base of the mountain. It was nearly a hundred meters long. Akatosaurus happily dug a hole, twisting its body like a loach that had finally entered the mud after many months. Pieces of gravel fell and hit the poor stone that Lin Muyu had turned into.
Finally, when Akatosaurus dug out the tunnel, the night sky shone a ray of starlight on the stone that Lin Muyu had turned into. Suddenly, a stream of astral power surged out of the stone, as if responding to the stars in the sky.
"Howl …"
Akatosaurus returned to its master's side, coiled its body around its master's body, and fell into a deep sleep.
…
Half a month later, in the northeastern region of the High Sky Province, Sun Ji Mountain.
Galloping sounds of horses' hooves could be heard, and the Prince Xin Army's war flag fluttered in the wind. This was the final battle between the Empire and the Yihe Country on land. Feng Jixing had personally led 200,000 elite troops here, and in the mountains were the troops left behind by the Yihe Country. Qin Huan was leading several ten thousand elite troops. Qin Huan had been waiting for his father's orders all this while. It was a pity that Qin Yi had already been defeated and had fled to the sea. How could he still care about this son of his?
The Sun Halberd Mountain was a mountain range that was twenty li long. The mountain paths were winding and dangerous, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. The war flags of the Yihe Empire fluttered all over the mountain, and from the looks of it, there seemed to be a hundred thousand soldiers at the foot of the mountain.
Feng Jixing gripped his Windcutter and urged his horse to run around the foot of the mountain. His gaze was fixed on every angle and terrain of the mountain. Behind him, Zhang Wei, Chen Xiaoli, Luo Yu and the rest followed closely behind.
"Sir, do you understand?" Zhang Wei asked.
"I understand."
"Then when do we attack the mountain?"
"There's no hurry to attack the mountain." Feng Jixing said calmly, "Qin Huan's men have been guarding this place for one year, and there shouldn't be much rations left. Pass down my orders to surround the Sun Halberd Mountain and cut off the water source. In less than half a month, Qin Huan will definitely lead his army down the mountain. When that time comes, we'll just have to greet them with the magic crystal cannons."
"Yes!"
On the Sun Halberd Mountain, Qin Huan was also leading a group of subordinates on a patrol. He looked at the Empire's camp from afar, and the more he looked, the colder his heart became. Qin Huan and the others knew that this time around, Feng Jixing's main forces had come personally. They weren't the motley crew that the Empire's officials had sent to suppress the bandits. The Empire had been busy attacking Long Qianlin and Ding Xi's armies and had neglected Qin Huan's remaining troops. Now that Feng Jixing had finally taken the time to personally come and annihilate them.
"It's over …" Qin Huan mumbled.
"Your Highness." An old general cupped his fists and said, "The troops Feng Jixing is leading have at least 200,000 men, but they've come from afar and are all exhausted. I heard that the Empire has set the national policy of three kings ruling the world in Lanyan City. As Prince Xin, Feng Jixing has always been the number one person in the Empire after Lin Muyu's disappearance. This time around, he'll definitely be a proud soldier. Why don't you pass down the order for the three armies to get ready? Once the sky turns dark, we'll charge down from the high ground and catch them off guard. We'll charge out of the encirclement with our valuables, seize the transport ships along the coast of Ling Han City, and head to the Dragon-shaped Island to meet up with the Great Commander.
What do you think? "Qin Huan took a deep breath. His face was full of confusion as he said," Old General, don't you know our situation? Ever since we separated from our father a year ago, we haven't had any reinforcements. We've also been lacking in rations, medicine, water, and so on. In this year, more than 20,000 people have died of illness, and there are tens of thousands of deserters. Now, we only have less than 50,000 men in our hands. We've also consumed more than half of our warhorses, leaving us with less than 20,000. The army that fought against Yao Yuan half a year ago had also almost used up all the embryos of the Heavenly Book. How are we going to fight against Feng Jixing's elite troops now? "
"But …" The old general pondered and said, "If we don't try to fight, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance to survive. Feng Jixing is much more powerful than we imagined. He'll definitely cut off our water supply and force us to fight with thirst. By then … we'll definitely be defeated. We might even end up being annihilated."
"Please don't worry, Your Highness!" Another Captaincy said in a low voice.
"We still have a chance of survival if we fight our way out of the encirclement. Your Highness, please give the order!" Another high-ranking general said.
The group of more than 20 generals knelt down and said, "We're willing to follow Your Highness and fight to the death!"
Qin Huan was trembling all over. His face was full of confusion and fear as he said, "Feng Jixing is so powerful. We don't have a chance … Yihe Nation is finished. Don't say anything more. Drag it out as long as you can. It's always good to live for a few more days …"
"Sigh!"
An old general gritted his teeth and walked forward. Suddenly, he took advantage of Qin Huan's unguarded moment and struck him from behind!
"Bam!"
Qin Huan instantly fainted.
"Old General Luo, what are you doing?" The group of generals was dumbfounded.
The old general held Qin Huan under his armpit and said, "Your Highness has been scared out of his wits. We must protect Your Highness and fight our way out of here. We must protect the bloodline of Commander Qin Yi. Everyone, follow my order. When the moon rises, immediately launch an attack. If we take the initiative to attack, we might be able to catch Feng Jixing off guard!"
"Yes!"
…
After nightfall, torches were suddenly lit up on the mountain. Countless soldiers in Yihe Nation's military uniforms charged down from the mountain. Their warhorses galloped at full speed. Immediately, Feng Jixing's frontline was caught off guard. At least a thousand people were killed.
"Tsk tsk …"
In the camp at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Wei looked at the torches in the distance and said, "What a good Qin Huan. He actually dared to break out!"
"No."
Feng Jixing squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "Qin Huan was already scared out of his wits. He was forced to break out of the encirclement. Didn't you see that Qin Huan was carried down the mountain by an old general?"
Luo Yu asked, "Commander, should we attack with the Magic Crystal Cannons?"
"No, don't be hasty."
Feng Jixing raised his hand and said, "Use the arrow boxes and ballistae to shoot for a while. Let Qin Huan and the others at the front pass. Then, use the Magic Crystal Cannons to intercept the troops at the back. Order people to spread the word that those who surrender will not be killed. Hand over their weapons and escort them back to Sunset City to be reorganized. Most of these people are just soldiers who fight for the army's pay. There is no need to kill them all."
"Yes! Then … are we going to let Qin Huan go? "
"Yes."
The corner of Feng Jixing's mouth curled up as he smiled. "A mere battle formation scared him to the point of losing his mind. Let's return this kind of trash to Qin Yi. Once Qin Yi is dead and Qin Huan takes over, that will be the time for us to attack Dragon Island."
As he spoke, a cold glint flashed past Feng Jixing's eyes. The imperial army had crossed the sea to attack Dragon Island but suffered a crushing defeat. This was a humiliation that was hard to wash away for Feng Jixing. He had to raze Dragon Island to appease the hatred in his heart. However, there were famous generals like Long Qianlin and Ding Xi on Dragon Island. It was truly a thorny problem. They wouldn't be able to take it down in a short period of time.
The sound of the arrow boxes and ballistae's springs rang out incessantly. The sharp arrows seemed to have eyes of their own, only killing the middle and low-ranking officers while letting Qin Huan and the others off. When Qin Huan's main forces arrived, the Magic Crystal Cannons were finally activated. Many purple mushroom clouds soared up into the sky from the mountain range. The destructive prowess was extremely astonishing, and in the blink of an eye, the small mountain path had turned into a living hell.
After a round of bombardment, how could the Yihe Country's soldiers still dare to go down the mountain? All of them were dumbfounded.
Just then, a person rode up the mountain, holding onto a Windcutter. It was Feng Jixing. His golden battle robes fluttered, and Feng Jixing raised his battle blade and bellowed, "I'm the Empire's Prince Xin, Feng Jixing. You guys were originally the Empire's soldiers, but you were bewitched by Qin Yi and became rebels." I'll give you a chance now. Put down your weapons and accept the Empire's army to take you in again. We'll spare your lives, but those who resist will definitely have their nine generations annihilated! "
All the soldiers chose to surrender. It would be too foolish to resist now.
After all, survival was the most important thing. As for moral integrity, they could just say it to others and not take it seriously.
Before dawn, over 40,000 soldiers from the Yihe Country came down the mountain to surrender. Feng Jixing then reorganized them one by one and scattered them into the Empire's army. With that, the Yihe Country's influence had officially withdrawn from the stage of the Continent's struggle for hegemony!
…
At the same time, to the north of Winterfrost City, a new metal protective wall was being built. Wei Chou, Situ Sen, and the others were personally supervising the construction. The entire metal protective wall was 500 li long, spanning across the entire Lingdong Province's northern territory. It was connected to the sea in the east and the Cloud Refinement Mountain Range in the west. Every five li, a Magic Crystal Cannon would be set up to defend against the Demonic Race's invasion. This was the Empire's new war plan.
With the metal protective wall in Lingdong Province as the defensive line and the Demonic Race's Princess Feng Ning 'er as the bait, they would attract the Demonic Race to attack and deplete their strength.
In Lanyan City, Qin Yan was in charge and Su'Er was in charge. It was as if the entire Empire was entering a new era of prosperity.
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