The sound of the guqin intertwined with the lightning. Han Yuan's every palm was filled with intense lightning. When his palm landed, not only did it clash with Nü Shier's power, but it also burned the surrounding demon spirits with lower cultivation into ashes. Han Yuan's cultivation was very shocking. He was proficient in the three laws of thunder, fire, and earth. The Spirit Pearl of Law formed by the Cast Deity emerged from his body. He had the upper hand and his attacks were very fierce.
Chen Yu, Liao Yang, and the rest all pulled out their sharp blades and rushed to the top of the mountain.
On the other hand, the group of demons on the mountain let out a shrill cry. This was a battle to protect their homeland. They were ferocious.
"Bang!"
Two rays of golden light collided. It was the Divine Wheel formed by Nü Shier and Han Yuan respectively. Half of the mountain was almost flattened. In the blink of an eye, at least a hundred demon spirits had died under Han Yuan's divine power.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh …
The Demonic Heart Arrows fell like rain and continuously hit the Protective Upstanding Qi of the experts of the Tianjue Sect. The God-Hunting Crossbow was a kind of crossbow that was tempered by the Demonic Heart Stone. It was powerful and required three to five people to use it at the same time. The powerful force was enough to penetrate the Protective Upstanding Qi of the experts below the Immortal State. As a result, blood splattered everywhere. In a battle between an army and a god, it was not always the god who won.
This was the first time that the Bai Ze Mercenaries were fighting against a god. However, it seemed that the soldiers were not very afraid. Even though their companions had died tragically, they did not lose the courage to fight. Liu Buyi was not good at other things, but he was good at leading troops. At least, he had injected a fearless soul into the Bai Ze Mercenaries. That was enough.
…
On the Bai Ze Fortress, which was about 500 meters away, Lin Muyu, Qin Yin, Tang Xiaoxi, and the rest watched from afar.
"Are we really not going to help?" Si Kongyao blinked her eyes.
"Don't worry, Nü Shi can handle it."
Lin Muyu smiled with a deep gaze. "Although the Korean won is strong, Nüshifu also has the help of Bai Ze's mercenaries. She won't lose. Furthermore, there are many demon spirits. If nothing goes wrong, Chen Yu will soon order a retreat. His main opponent is Gong Shangming in Eastcalm City, not us. He won't let all his trump cards die in the Forest of No Return."
Qin Yin nodded. "Yao, if we make a move, whether it's Brother Yu's Xuanyuan Sword, Xiao Xi's Nine-tailed Transformation, or my Eyes of Flaming Light, they will all expose our identities. But we've already planned it before we came here. The three of us will never expose our identities. We'll just help you finish the show in secret."
Si Kongyao smiled. "Actually, the ones performing the show are not the Bai Ze's mercenaries. The ones performing the show are Chen Yu and Gong Shangming. The two of them are the ones who control the entire continent's military strength."
"Yes, but I don't know if Gong Shangming will disappoint us."
The corners of Lin Muyu's mouth curled up. "The longer Gong Shangming can last, the more advantageous it will be for us. Chen Yu's army has already eaten up all the grass outside Eastcalm City. They'll start killing the horses now. Let's see what they can eat in half a month."
Half an hour later, just as Lin Muyu had expected, Chen Yu issued the order to retreat. More than half of the hundred experts from the Heavenly Extremity Sect had died. Even Han Yuan's face was slightly pale. If they continued fighting, they would be able to destroy all the elites of the Demon Spirit race and even kill Nü Shiyi. However, the price was something the Celestial Empire couldn't bear. Han Yuan could kill Nü Shiyi, but Nü Shiyi's counterattack could also pose a fatal threat to Han Yuan.
In the heavy snow, Chen Yu's men came and left quickly.
The hill was covered in corpses. This hasty battle had killed at least a thousand demon spirits. Nü Shiyi's expression was extremely ugly.
Rustle, rustle …
Lin Muyu's figure appeared on the hill. She looked at the corpses on the ground and said, "Nü Shiyi, I'm sorry for making you suffer such a huge loss."
Nü Shiyi smiled in a daze. "This … is better than being annihilated, right?"
"Yes."
"Your Highness Yu, I have something to ask you."
"Go ahead."
"In the battle of Cangnan Province, I heard that although you defeated the army of the Tianji Empire, the Qin Army also lost over two hundred thousand people. Those are two hundred thousand lives. Doesn't Your Highness Yu feel any guilt?"
She looked deeply at Lin Muyu with her beautiful eyes, as if she wanted to see the answer in the depths of his heart.
Lin Muyu looked at the team that was cleaning up the corpses at the foot of the hill. He was wearing a black robe and had his back facing Nü Shiyi. He laughed self-mockingly and said, "Guilt … is long gone. If guilt can help me win the war and help me recover the lost land, I will be filled with guilt. It's a pity that guilt can't help me at all. Therefore, I won't think about it or look at it."
Nü Shiyi moved her red lips and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Your Highness."
"It's not hard at all."
Lin Muyu turned to look at her and revealed a bright smile. He said, "After so many years, in my eyes, the war no longer looks like a war. It's just a map. The number of troops on the map, the strength of the troops, the supply of provisions, and so on. The rest won't enter my thoughts. Every general and every soldier is just a chess piece on the map. What I need to do is to make good use of these chess pieces and achieve the greatest victory with the smallest loss."
"Chess piece … map?" Nü Shiyi murmured.
Lin Muyu smiled and said, "In this world, there are small kindness and great kindness. Taking pity on one person and giving up everything for one person is a small kindness. Taking pity on the people of the world and looking at the overall situation is the most important. Even if it means sacrificing some innocent people, this is a great kindness. This is the way of the world. How can there be such a thing as benevolence and virtue at the same time? The so-called famous generals all have blood on their hands."
Nü Shiyi chuckled and said, "Looks like I chose to follow Your Highness Yu. This choice is not wrong."
Lin Muyu stepped on the snow under her feet and looked at the team that was cleaning up the corpses in the distance. She said, "I hope the war will end soon. I believe that the demons and humans will live in peace one day."
"How can we live in peace?" Nü Shiyi was a little hopeful.
"Rules and principles."
Lin Muyu said indifferently, "Only the victors can write such rules. Therefore, we have no way out. If we want to make a new rule, we must defeat all those who don't obey. So, Nü Shiyi, you are the same as me. In order to win dignity and survival, we can only continuously defeat strong enemies. There is no other way."
"En, I will."
Lin Muyu pursed her lips and suddenly smiled.
"Your Highness, what are you smiling at?" Nü Shiyi asked.
"I'm laughing at myself. I used to be an unconventional person. I always felt that those old rules were like a joke. But now, I'm like an old teacher preaching to others. Moreover, I'm preaching to an elder like you, Nü Shiyi. Don't you think it's funny?"
"Me?" Nü Shiyi's bright eyes rippled with laughter. "What elder? Am I not as beautiful as a flower? Your Highness Yu, your words are simply too hurtful! "
"Alright, I won't say it anymore."
Behind her, Qin Yin and Tang Xiaoxi had also arrived. Naturally, she couldn't say anything more.
The wind and snow covered everyone's voices and smiles. The entire Forest of No Return had become the territory of Bai Ze's mercenaries. It had also become a forbidden area for the Celestial Empire.
…
The next day, after Chen Yu returned to the camp, the Celestial Empire's attack became even more frenzied.
By nightfall, the Celestial Empire had left more than ten thousand corpses at the foot of the city and retreated to the camp.
But it was also late at night that the gates of the distant Eastcalm City slowly opened. Rows of carriages emerged from the city and dragged the mountains of corpses into the city. Everything was carried out quietly, but it didn't escape the eyes of the Celestial Empire's dragon riders.
… …
"What?"
Chen Yu looked at the dragon riders in shock and anger.
The young dragon rider's face was pale as he said, "Your Majesty … They lured the corpses of our soldiers into the city. Before the sky even brightened, they set up countless cauldrons and cooked the corpses of our soldiers."
Chen Yu finally understood why Gong Shangming didn't clean up the corpses at the foot of the city. It turned out that Gong Shangming had long anticipated this day.
In an instant, Chen Yu felt a chill in his heart. Gong Shangming was just a scholar, but after going on an expedition to the Shattered Cauldron Realm, he had actually become so shrewd and shrewd. It was truly frightening.
He walked out of the camp and looked at the towering Eastcalm City in the distance.
This city didn't seem like an isolated city. Instead, it seemed more like a tool of war.
Chen Yu's eyes were blood-red as he indifferently said, "Gather the generals at daybreak and discuss the strategy to breach the city. We can't delay any longer."
"Understood!"
… …
However, the so-called strategy to breach the city was just to increase the strength of the siege. This also meant that more people would die.
On the 25th, the Celestial Empire broke through the eastern gate with the help of the won. However, the more than ten thousand troops that entered the city were ambushed and killed by the Tianji Empire's iron hooves. In the end, all their efforts were in vain.
On the 29th, all of the Celestial Empire's warhorses were eaten.
The new year arrived. On the fifth day of the first month, the Celestial Empire ran out of food and ammunition. Chen Yu finally couldn't withstand the pressure from his ministers and ordered his troops to retreat. However, the road back had already been cut off by Bai Ze's mercenaries. They could only head south through Fierogen Province and borrow the Blackstone Empire's route to return to the mainland.
However, on the same day that the Celestial Empire's army retreated, Gong Shangming and 200,000 reinforcements from the Tianji Empire left the city. They worked together to attack the Celestial Empire's declining army. The two sides fought for two days and two nights, suffering heavy losses.
On the ninth day of the first month, 7743, Chen Yu's army entered Fierogen Province. They were ambushed by Bai Ze's mercenaries and lost more than 50,000 men.
On the fourteenth day of the first month, 7743, Chen Yu's army left Fierogen Province. Less than 200,000 men remained from his army of one million.
On the seventeenth day of the first month, 7743, Chen Yu's army was ambushed by Shi Yuan's 300,000 men in the Blackstone Empire's Red Cliff Province. They lost nearly half of their army.
On the 27th day of the first month, 7743, Chen Yu finally returned to the mainland. Less than 90,000 men remained from his army of one million.
… …
Jinyun Pass.
Chen Yu's defeated army was chased all the way. On the third day after they forced their way out of Jinyun Pass, Chen Yu had long since become a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow. When the concentrated sounds of horse hooves came from the ancient road, Chen Yu almost fell off his warhorse.
Far away in the forest, there was a banner fluttering in the wind. It was the Celestial Empire's wolf head war flag.
Liao Yang couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Your Highness, it's our own army. It's … it's the Xun Yan Army stationed outside Jinyun Pass. It's the commander of the Xun Yan Army, Lord Xu Zhan!"
Sure enough, the armored cavalry stopped in the distance. A general came forward and knelt on both knees: "Your Highness, you've suffered. Your subordinate Xu Zhan led the 200,000 men from the Xun Yan Army to rescue you!"
Chen Yu stood in the snow in a daze. His face was devoid of color. Suddenly, he burst into tears.
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