The sun rose from the East Sea, its rays reaching ten thousand zhang.
Between heaven and earth, outside the Northwest Great Wall, the sunlight was like a tide, slowly pushing from the east to the west, bringing endless light.
The King's Flag with the word "Xu" on the top of the city wall and a large banner in the center of the Beimang camp outside the city were illuminated by the sunlight at almost the same time.
Under the banner of Beimang, the Crown Prince of Beimang was riding a ferghana horse, his body covered in dazzling golden armor. He was looking at the top of the city wall in the south, his face full of satisfaction and a smile.
Under the King's Flag on the city wall, there was a drum platform that was more than ten zhang above the city wall. A young woman dressed in white walked up the steps and stood in front of a large cowhide drum. She took off the sword case on her back and smashed it heavily on the ground. Then she took a step forward, seemingly hesitating. Finally, she took a deep breath, picked up the drumstick, and held it tightly. The old generals and soldiers of Beimang City who had experienced the Spring and Autumn War couldn't help but feel excited when they saw this scene.
Perhaps the true backbone of the Beiliang Frontier Army, the most powerful Beiliang cavalry in the world, already belonged to Li Mofan, Liu Yanchao, and Ning Emei, these outstanding generals in their prime. It wouldn't even be long before the military power passed to younger generals like Yu Luandao, Cao Wei, Kou Jianghuai, and Xie Xi.
This was like a person's life and death, it couldn't be resisted. However, in the hearts of the old Beiliang soldiers, especially those who had personally experienced the Spring and Autumn War and the Battle of the Western Wall, the memory of the big drum and the white dress was still fresh in their minds. For this brand-new city at the northwest border, the most important thing, second only to the hanging of the plaque, was not the official completion of the Great General's residence, but the construction of the stage and drum set, which seemed rather inconceivable to outsiders!
This big drum came from the treasury of Mount Qingliang and had been kept by the Xu family for many years. Even the drumstick had a long history. The drum was made during the Battle of the Western Wall. After the butcher Xu Xiao was made king and took over the Northwest, it followed the Xu family's army into Beiliang. Since ancient times, there had been a saying in the military that one should advance upon hearing the sound of drums and retreat upon hearing the sound of drums. This was also the origin of the saying 'beat the drum and beat the sound of drums'. According to the teachings of the Yin-Yang School of the Great Qin Dynasty, the birth of spring, the growth of summer, the harvest of autumn, and the storage of winter were all part of the natural cycle. Drums were made of wood, which symbolized the growth of Qi. In the Central Plains, it was said that after the Xu family in the Northwest left the Central Plains and went to the border, the Beiliang barbarians had a tradition of "After the Western Wall, the Xu family did not listen to the sound of the drum and only beat the drum". Most of the people in Liyang were skeptical. No army in the world, no matter how majestic and elite, could truly only fight and not retreat? It must be an exaggeration.
The drum was still the big drum made of cowhide, but the woman was no longer the woman from before. However, the sword box was still the same, the white dress was still the same, and the devastatingly beautiful woman was still the same.
The woman turned her head to look at the horse path. The slender figure was slowly walking to the middle of the city wall, towards the top of the city gate where the horizontal board was hung. He was wearing the king's robe from Lingzhou's Golden Thread Weaving Bureau. Under the sunlight, the black and gold robe shone brightly.
As if he had sensed the woman's gaze, the young man turned his head back and smiled at her.
The beautiful woman, who was originally a little uneasy, suddenly calmed down. She had never told him that as long as she could see his figure, she would feel at ease.
She lowered her head and glanced at the red sandalwood sword box by her feet. Then, she slowly raised her head with a determined look in her eyes. She held the drumsticks with both hands and was ready to beat the drum. Now, she was going to be like the female Sword Fairy Wu in the past. She was going to do it for Beiliang, for the Northwest, and for him.
Below the city wall, the Generals of Beimang were shouting that no one in Beiliang dared to fight. His laughter grew louder. He leaned back slightly and raised his head to look at the city wall of North Jiebei City. The tall and sturdy man from the grassland was arrogant and proud. He really did not care about the clanging iron armor on the city wall.
However, when he saw the King of Liyang's embroidered robe appear right above the city gate, he could not help but tighten his grip on the reins. He sat up straight and subconsciously pressed his hand on the hilt of his long saber.
He didn't stop while he was ahead, immediately turning his horse around and leaving. Instead, he openly raised his head to look at the legendary King of Li Yang with a different surname. Behind this Dragon Waist Province major who had 400 thousand grassland cavalry as his backer, was a 400,000 grassland cavalry. Even though he felt a bit of panic inwardly, his burning desire for power suppressed that fear. He understood incomparably clearly that with the two armies clashing today, his words were destined to spread throughout North Jiebei City. Soon, it would spread throughout the grassland's two capitals and Northern Liang Pass. It would even enter the ears of the Emperor, as well as that young monarch of Li Yang from Great Peace City. Even if he did not go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, this was already a monstrous military achievement. It would be heard by the heavens and no one could hide it. If he could say a few words to the young King of Liang, it would help him become famous in the two dynasties. Therefore, he calmed his thoughts and deliberately turned his horse around. He pointed his whip at the top of the city wall and shouted while knowing the answer, "You are Hsu Fengnian?!"
Unfortunately, the young man's gaze was cast on the Beimang camp as if he was looking for something. He did not pay any attention to the Generals who had taken the first merit with just a few words.
The Beimang Generals who had asked for a snub were about to continue to provoke him. Unexpectedly, the knight in golden armor under the banner waved his hand. Horns sounded from the Beimang army and the siege began.
The black mass of Beimang infantry took the lead and slowly moved forward from the north to the south like a swarm of locusts.
Looking north from the top of the city wall, among the dense swarm of locusts, there were 2,300 catapults of different sizes. Under the busy supervision of the officials of the Southern Dynasty, they finally took root in various places and formed an arc with Beimang City as the center. Beimang's catapults were divided into six types. There were huge catapults that needed to pull more than 200 people and small catapults that could be successfully driven by 20 to 30 strong catapults. Compared to the first time Beimang's catapults appeared on a large scale in the Battle of Hutou Town, this time not only the number of catapults was more shocking, but also the large catapults made up the majority. This naturally meant that Beimang City had to endure more terrifying "Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers". The downpour would not stop until Beimang used up all the boulders in the two mountains.
Among the swarm of locusts, there were also special arcuballistae made by the Southern Dynasty Army. Unlike the arcuballistae that were mostly used as defensive weapons in the Central Plains, Beimang naturally had the advantage of cavalry. The arcuballistae's function was very simple. They only needed to shoot arrows that were as thick as iron spears into the city wall to make it easier for the attacking infantry to climb up.
The dare-to-die soldiers that were praised by the Beimang border army as the best soldiers in the Southern Dynasty would hide among the attacking infantry. They did not use obvious targets like scaling ladders or towering siege wagons to climb up the city wall. Instead, they gave up their shields and only wore light leather armor. With a saber in their mouth, they relied on the arrows that were inserted into the city wall to quickly climb up the city wall like wild monkeys. They acted as surprise troops to harass the defenders.
Beimang's army was approaching the border. Other than the most eye-catching flag of the royal family, the grassland commander's flags were also fluttering in the wind.
His Highness the Northern Mang crown prince suddenly frowned. It was because to the side of the divine steed beneath him, a sturdy and slow built man suddenly appeared. He didn't wear any metal armor, nor did he carry a war blade. There was only a cloth pouch tied to his waist.
The Crown Prince, who was personally leading the army, slightly bent his waist. He had the style of the Central Plains celebrities who were polite to the wise and asked with a pleasant smile, "Grandmaster Deng, why did you show up so quickly? Could it be that there are still people in Beimang who can fight their way here? "
The man with a broken spear head in the bag kept silent.
In just three or four years, the grandmasters of Beimang were scattered. It was a bleak situation where Jianghu was about to end. The head of the Dao Morality Sect, who had subdued a young Kylin with supreme magic, had already ascended and left the world. The fifth raccoon of Bubing Mountain died in the hands of Prince Liang. Hong Jingyan of the Chess and Sword Music School died in the Longyan Plain. The grandmaster of the Bronze Men was missing. A large group of grandmasters, such as Xiaoxiang of the Princess Tomb and Tieqi Er, died in Beiliang Pass. Luo Yang and Huyan Daguan, the number one person of the Devil's Path in Beimang, had already lived in seclusion. It was rumored that they were coldly watching from the sidelines in the Central Plains. Today, there were only a few masters in Beimang. Except for Tuoba, who was still standing, and Zhong Liang, the second head of the Zhong family, who had joined the army, only this man surnamed Deng could support the overall situation.
Therefore, he was arranged by Li Mibi, the leader of the Spider Web in Beimang, to be by the Crown Prince's side in case of an accident. After all, this young man in bright golden armor was the nominal commander-in-chief of the 400,000 troops in Beimang.
The reason why Deng Mao, who was hiding in the dark, appeared was very simple.
He knew that the devil in white, who had made the whole grassland bow their heads in the past, had arrived and was about to enter the battlefield!
Deng Mao knew better than anyone the depth of the cultivation of the woman who had once chased through Beimang's Southern Court and Northern Court by herself.
The Generals of Beimang knew that they should retreat no matter what. The army behind them was about to launch a round of salvo at Beimang City to cover the rapid advance of the besieging infantry.
But at this moment, the burly general, who was about to turn his horse around, felt a gust of wind blowing beside him. He turned his head in horror and found that the young man in a python robe was standing beside his horse. One of them was facing the city wall while the other was facing the city wall. The famous young man was quietly looking at the grassland army.
The Generals of Beimang couldn't imagine that the dignified king would personally take the risk to go out of the city. The frightened Generals of Beimang were stunned and said in a trembling voice, "Why did you go out of the city? Hsu Fengnian, how dare you … "
Without waiting for the captain to finish his words, the warhorse he was riding was crushed by a mountain. Its four legs were broken, and its belly hit the ground with a thud. The young lord waved his hand, and the captain's body involuntarily slid towards him. Finally, the young lord grabbed the captain's head in his hand and gently threw it forward. Suddenly, the captain's body was thrown dozens of feet away, and died on the spot with blood flowing out of his seven orifices.
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