Yang Rui had already confirmed that two of the eight Houjao elders had been captured by Yang Rui. If there were no surprises, the remaining six should be in He Yue City. The strength of these generals could not be underestimated.
However, Yang Rui currently had 9 terracotta generals with the strength of a Grade 1 historical general. In addition to Yang Rui and the Uesugi brat, they still held a considerable advantage in terms of general strength.
After successfully killing his way into He Yue City, Yang Rui did not disperse his troops like he did in Odahara City. Instead, he led his 100,000 soldiers and charged straight for He Yue City's Heavensguard Pavilion.
According to Yang Rui's deductions, the Houjao Clan's generals should be scattered around the various city gates to defend against the sudden attack of the allied army. This was the time when Heavensguard Pavilion was empty.
He Yue City's rivers were widely distributed. This was also the advantage of its defense. The drawbridges and narrow bridges inside and outside the city were very suitable for sealing off the city.
However, the scale of He Yue City was extremely large. The number of city gates was not few, and the length of the city walls was not short either. To the defending side, it could be said that they were very scattered.
Originally, this was not a problem for the Houjao Clan who had plenty of generals. However, after Yang Rui's powerful intervention, it was as if a steel nail had been inserted into He Yue City's complete line of defense. The Houjao Clan's scattered forces were unable to successfully gather together in a short period of time.
Thus, Yang Rui decided to directly attack He Yue City's Heavensguard Pavilion and seize the opportunity to seize the center of the entire city. Following this, under the situation of internal and external difficulties, the Houjao Clan should be easier to deal with.
If the remaining six elders of the Houjao Clan and Houjao Yasu himself were all in He Yue City's Heavensguard Pavilion, it would not be easy to take it down in one go.
"Yi Yi!"
"…"
Yang Rui had experienced quite a number of city assaults and defenses. The current situation of the Hojo Clan in Heyue City was similar to what he had predicted. Several powerful generals were indeed assigned to various directions of the city. When Yang Rui's commanders entered the east gate, they immediately encountered one of them.
Just as the surrounding Hōjō Clan soldiers were retreating, the general charged out from the side, intending to reorganize his troops and stop Yang Rui's advance, chasing the people who had just entered Heyue City out of the city.
Judging from the strength of the Hōjō Clan's commander, he should be one of the Hōjō Clan's Eight Elders as well. However, if he wanted to stop the advance of Yang Rui's terracotta army with his strength alone … Obviously, it was impossible for a mantis to stop a chariot.
Yang Rui immediately ordered all nine of the terracotta warriors to attack. With just a single round of attacks, the general was defeated. In fact, there was no need for four or five of the terracotta warriors to make a move. After all, no matter how strong the Houjo Clan's general was, the Houjo Clan's general would be defeated by the Houjo Clan's general. Against nine opponents of the same or even higher level, he could only be abused.
If not for Yang Rui's intention to preserve his life, the Houjo Clan's general would have been beaten to a pulp by the nine terracotta warriors.
When the general suffered multiple non-vital injuries and fell to the ground, Yang Rui immediately stepped forward and knocked him unconscious with the hilt of his sword. After tying him up into a dumpling, he casually threw him into the storage ring.
The two captives, Tsunari Hōjō and Tsunakage Toyama, had also been transferred into the storage ring by Yang Rui. However, because the two of them tried to break free and cause trouble in Sky City after recovering slightly, Yang Rui discovered them in time and transferred them away.
The Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion of Heyue City wasn't far from the east gate. However, the entire city was divided into eight or nine sections by the river. Although the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion was just facing the east gate, there was still a river in between them.
After Yang Rui broke through the east gate, he led his troops in a half-circle to the north. After forcefully attacking three narrow bridges, they finally arrived at the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion.
Fortunately, Yang Rui had already done a detailed investigation of Heyue City beforehand. Otherwise, the winding roads in the city would have been very difficult to grasp. For example, after entering the east gate, the straight line to the south was closer. However, the south side was a small mountain forest. If they had chosen this direction, they would have wasted a lot of time.
If they had chosen to take a detour to the north, the route would have been more winding and they would have to cross several narrow bridges. However, the Houjo Clan's troops were facing enemies from all sides. They should have been overwhelmed. The defensive forces in Heyue City seemed to be very weak.
It could be said that most of the Houjo Clan's troops were concentrated on the city walls. Thus, Yang Rui's troops didn't encounter much resistance along the way. It was only when they reached the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion that Yang Rui's troops encountered an obstacle.
The obstacle before them didn't come from soldiers or defensive structures. When Yang Rui's troops arrived at the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion … A thick fog suddenly erupted from the top floor of the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion, instantly enveloping the entire building.
With Yang Rui's current strength, it wasn't difficult for him to achieve night vision, but after being enveloped by the fog, Yang Rui immediately lost sight of the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion. All he could see was the area outside the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion. He couldn't see the entirety of it.
"This is … the Wicked Mist Concealment Formation?"
Beside Yang Rui, Wako Uesugi's vision was also affected. He seemed to have some understanding of the situation before him.
Just as Yang Rui was about to temporarily stop the Houjo Clan's troops and deal with the current situation, the nine terracotta soldiers transmitted some information to him telepathically. Yang Rui was delighted to receive this information. This so-called Wicked Mist Concealment Formation seemed to have no effect on the terracotta soldiers and generals.
Although Yang Rui didn't understand the mechanism of the Wicked Mist Concealment Formation, the terracotta soldiers and generals were inanimate objects. Perhaps that was why they weren't affected!
In this situation, Yang Rui naturally wouldn't stop the terracotta soldiers and generals. Instead, he ordered them to attack the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion, leaving only Yang Rui and Wako Uesugi standing in front of the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion.
Crack! Crack! Crack …
"Yi Yi!"
"…"
As the terracotta soldiers and generals charged into the Wicked Mist, the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion immediately fell into chaos. The defenders of the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion didn't seem to have expected Yang Rui's troops to be immune to their formation. From their reaction, one could tell that the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion was in a state of panic.
With the strength of the nine terracotta soldiers and generals, even though the defenders of the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion had the geographical advantage, they still couldn't stop the advance of Yang Rui's special troops.
In truth, the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion didn't have much defensive strength left, especially after their greatest reliance, the Wicked Mist Concealment Formation, had lost its effectiveness. Faced with the powerful terracotta soldiers and generals, the fate of the defenders of the Homaru Heavensguard Pavilion was already sealed.
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