The rumbling sound of war drums resounded out as the almost 100 Dragonriders of the Darkstone Empire soared into the sky at practically the same time, and they formed a dense mass that was a rather magnificent sight. But as far as the soldiers of the Qin Empire were concerned, it was simply a nightmare.
"Vanguard, attack!"
Xu Jiantao pointed his spear forward.
"Yes, Marquis!"
The general of the vanguard rushed to Xu Jiantao, his eyes full of determination.
The vanguard battalion had a total of three thousand people, all of them were heavy cavalry with swords and blades. They held onto the Purple Yinyin Flower Banner, waving their weapons as they charged into the plains, killing and soaring into the sky. Facing enemies they had never seen before, the ferocious Tiger Leopard Cavalry and Wolf Cavalry, everyone in the vanguard battalion was fearless. They clashed with their opponents, causing blood to flow everywhere.
Dust flew into the air, Xu Jiantao's hand that was holding onto the spear was trembling, his vision became blurry, the vanguard unit had followed him for three years, but now he had to personally send them to their graves.
In less than an hour, the three thousand men were about to be wiped out.
The vice general couldn't bear it anymore. He gritted his teeth and said, "Marquis, you can't fight like this … Do you know those brothers at the front are throwing their lives away? They are our brothers! "
Xu Jiantao's eyes were deep. He said lightly, "Left Army, prepare to attack!"
The commander of the left army was a young Captaincy. He slowly unsheathed his sword, his eyes full of killing intent. Looking at Xu Jiantao, he said, "Marquis, I don't ask for merits. I just want my name to appear on the Nation Guarding Monument after I die. Then I will have no regrets!"
"Go."
Xu Jiantao's body trembled slightly. "The empire will remember you."
"Yes!"
The commander of the left army raised his sword and shouted. The black mass of people had already charged out of the forest and toward the enemy in the distance.
"Marquis …"
The vice general's eyes were filled with tears. "There are eight thousand men in the left army. Do you have the heart to let these eight thousand brothers die in the tiger's mouth? Marquis, this isn't your … "
"Enough!"
Xu Jiantao's eyes were ice-cold. He held the reins and said, "His Highness Yu ordered me to contain the Blackstone Empire's army and not let them invade North Ridge and South Ridge Provinces. The vanguard battalion and the Left Corps brothers won't die in vain. Their deaths will make the arrogant commander of the Blackstone Empire proud and arrogant, making them embark on a path of no return."
"Is the Marquis so confident in the Crystal Cannons?"
"It's not confidence, it's conviction."
A cold light flashed in Xu Jiantao's eyes as he said, "The Dragon Imperial Battle Spiral can defend against magic crystal cannons coming from the sky, but it definitely can't defend against magic crystal cannons coming from underground. The Blackstone Empire's army has massacred over a million civilians in the Sky Province. This debt can only be repaid with blood!"
"Yes!"
"Pass down my order. Prepare to retreat at any time. Once they enter Cangnan Avenue, prepare to strike. "
"Yes, understood!"
… …
Two hours later, the battle in the distance gradually subsided. The vanguard battalion and the Left Corps, a total of 13,000 soldiers, had all been turned into corpses. There wasn't even a single captive or injured soldier. Everyone had fought to the last moment. Moreover, the Blackstone Empire's army was cruel and ruthless by nature. They never had the habit of holding captives.
"Attack! Crush these ants to death!" The commander of the Blue Flame Army, Fu Yu, shouted.
The earth rumbled as the dragonriders danced wildly in the sky. The beast-riders and heavy-armored cavalrymen galloped across the ground.
"Retreat!"
The horn of retreat sounded.
But just as Xu Jiantao and the others turned around, they heard a series of whistling sounds coming from behind them. It was the Tiger Leopard Cavalry led by Baili Yan.
In that instant, Xu Jiantao felt as if his heart had been pierced by a sharp knife. He had done everything he could, but he didn't expect the enemy to have such a powerful person.
"Force our way through! Kill our way through!" Xu Jiantao raised his lance and roared as he spurred his warhorse forward.
The forest was in a state of chaos. The imperial heavy-armored cavalrymen and the Tiger Leopard Cavalry clashed, and arrows flew everywhere. No matter how strong the Tiger Leopard Cavalry was, they were no match for the arrows. Not to mention that Xu Jiantao's troops were equipped with White Diamond Arrows and Magicite Crossbows. The sounds of small magicite crossbows reverberated through the forest. Xu Jiantao took the lead and slaughtered his way through the valley, leading his troops to retreat. Up ahead was the main road. The legendary Cangnan Avenue, an ancient road that connected the Soaring Sky Province, Cangnan Province, and Lanyan City.
"Roar, roar, roar …"
The dragon's roar never stopped. Balls of flames fell from the sky, burning the soldiers on the ground.
Xu Jiantao raised his iron lance and charged forward. In the blink of an eye, he was covered in blood. The people around him were dwindling, and Xu Jiantao couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. In the distance, flags were waving in the forest. Xu Jiantao immediately raised his lance and shouted, "White Diamond Arrow Boxes, aim and fire!"
"Yes!"
In the forest, at least a hundred arrow boxes were pointed at the sky. The next moment, when the dragon knight flew at a low altitude, the arrow boxes were activated. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. These steel arrows had arrowheads tempered with white diamonds. When fired at full force, they could penetrate a one-meter-thick rock. Naturally, they could also penetrate the dragon armor.
In the blink of an eye, two Dragon Knights who hadn't comprehended the Dragon Defense Spiral fell from the sky. The giant dragon let out a mournful cry as it tumbled into the forest, smashing through countless trees. No one knew if the Dragon Knight was dead or alive, but it was clear that he wasn't in a good state.
As for those Dragon Knights who had comprehended the Dragon Defense Spiral, they were forced to retreat as the arrow boxes continued to fire. Only the heavens knew how many ambushes there were in this forest. If they continued to charge forward, once the Dragon Defense Spiral ran out, even if they didn't die, they would be crippled!
Behind them, flames soared into the sky. The Blackstone Empire's Beast Cavalry and Heavy Cavalry all charged into the Ancient Road to the South. In addition, even the archers and shield soldiers quickly followed, their faces filled with greed. It was as if they were afraid that they wouldn't be able to get their hands on the jewels and women if they were too late. In reality, the Blackstone Empire was such a race. The Wolf Tribe lived and used greed as their driving force.
"Marquis, that's enough!"
A Captaincy shouted from afar.
Xu Jiantao frowned. There was a dense group of pursuers behind them, and no one knew how many there were. He nodded and said, "Fire the signal cannons!"
"Yes!"
With a bang, a purple mushroom cloud bloomed on the distant mountain range. This was the effect of the Magic Crystal Cannons' bombardment.
This was the signal cannons. In an instant, the dozens of Magic Crystal Cannons hidden on both sides of the Ancient Road to the South that had been lying in ambush were all fired. The earth trembled as the heavy cannons tore through the ground and the forest. Purple flames shot up from the ground and exploded one after another. Xu Jiantao had spent a whole five days to bury half of the Cangnan Province's Magic Crystal Cannons here, all for this moment!
Amidst the roar of the giant cannons, not only the Blackstone Empire, but also the Cangnan garrison that had not been able to escape in time. The light that burst out from the ground was not something that the Dragon Imperial Battle Spiral could control. They did not even have time to scream before they were smashed to pieces. The sound of explosions rang out continuously, and the entire sky was illuminated.
This was a nightmare. For the armies of the Blackstone Empire, this was definitely the case. Nearly ten li of the Ancient Road to Cangnan had become the range of the heavy cannons. In order to resist the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Blackstone Empire, Xu Jiantao had almost sunk into a state of madness. He did not consider any costs or losses at all. Everything was for the purpose of stopping the powerful enemy.
Giant trees were thrown into the air by the Magic Crystal Cannons. The flesh and blood of people and the debris of the trees were burned to ashes, falling from the sky like black cotton.
Xu Jiantao and the others stood in the distance. Everyone was silent as they watched the purgatory-like battlefield.
"The Cangnan Corps is finished …"
The Deputy General's voice trembled.
A Captaincy held a long sword and said, "Once the fire is extinguished, immediately kill our way back!"
Xu Jiantao nodded, "Send out a letter, order the troops lying in ambush on the two sides of Fort Qinling to kill their way out. Seal off the Ancient Road to Cangnan. I want all the people of the Blackstone Empire to die!"
"Yes!"
But at this moment, suddenly there was a scream in the air, "Xu Jiantao, I want you dead!"
It was Baili Qin!
A God Emperor wanted him dead, how could Xu Jiantao not die?!
"Protect the Marquis!"
The guards all pulled out their swords. At the same time, the archers quickly pulled out their bows and shot randomly. The shield bearers held up their heavy shields. Each of their shields was embedded with a Bell Absorbing Rock to interfere with the ability to shatter the void. Otherwise, it was afraid that Baili Qin would have already killed his way over. To capture the followers, first capture the leader. It was not that the people of the Blackstone Empire did not understand this principle.
"Get lost!"
Baili Qin's fist landed on the ground. The wind from his fist was like a mountain, smashing a group of guards and soldiers into a pile of blood and flesh. As for Xu Jiantao, he let out a miserable howl and was sent flying. He spat out a mouthful of blood and actually lost consciousness.
"I'll take the Marquis away. You guys block this beast!"
A guard dressed in the armor of the Imperial Guard immediately picked up Xu Jiantao's body. With a twirl of the sword in his hand, the power of Heaven and Earth surged. The Law of Space's Earth Tome instantly sent him and Xu Jiantao away from this place.
In the next moment, the two of them appeared in the forest several miles away. However, the young Royal Guard knew that this couldn't hide from the senses of a God Emperor. He hurriedly put down Xu Jiantao's body and cut off a few vines to cover him. Then, he carried his steel sword and rushed far away. Xu Jiantao was already unconscious and his aura was at its lowest. It was impossible for the enemy to know where he was. As long as he could lure this killing god away, Xu Jiantao would be safe.
A white robe sprinted in the night. In the blink of an eye, there was a strong gust of wind behind him. Baili Qin had arrived.
His domain spread out and the young Royal Guard couldn't move at all.
"Where is he? Speak! "
Baili Qin reprimanded aggressively.
The Royal Guard laughed as his young face was filled with fearlessness. The sword in his hand trembled as he held it horizontally before his neck, "The Great Qin Empire shall exist for eternity!"
"Pfft!"
A stream of boiling hot blood splashed out, and a young life was gone just like that.
"Bastard!"
Baili Qin was so angry that his body was trembling. There was the sound of a dragon flapping its wings in the sky. It was a dragon rider general. He said respectfully, "Marshal, our army has suffered heavy losses. We can't continue to chase after them. Otherwise, we will be in danger of being annihilated."
"Hmph!"
Baili Qin looked coldly at the dead body of the Royal Guard and said, "Pass down my order. Retreat to Ling Han City to rest!"
"Yes!"
…
The moonlight sprinkled on the land that was dyed red by the flames of war. Many young lives ended here and many young dreams were shattered here. However, war had always been like this. It never knew what mercy was.
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