On the first night that Xuan Tianming arrived in the South, he did not give himself or his enemies any time to catch their breaths. He directly led the one hundred and fifteen thousand soldiers that he had brought from the camp outside the capital to attack Gu Shu's number one city, Sha Ping City.
The three hundred thousand soldiers that had been left behind in the South were not part of his plan at all. Seeing that the Ninth Prince did not even look in their direction, he led his soldiers and charged toward Sha Ping City without another word. He did not even hold a pre-battle deployment meeting, nor did he even get off his horse. After arriving in the South, he sat on his horse and looked in the direction of Sha Ping City for a while. When night fell, he waved his flag and everyone charged forward.
As for Sha Ping City, which had been recognized by the Eighth Prince as Gu Shu's number one city defense and had over five hundred thousand soldiers, including the Ten Kingdom Alliance Army, for some reason, under the charge of the Ninth Prince's army, it was like tofu. It was broken through almost without any process. Before the three hundred thousand soldiers in the South could react, they suddenly heard a loud explosion. Sha Ping City's walls suddenly collapsed, and the enemy soldiers on top fell down like dumplings.
Not only did Gu Shu's army panic, even the three hundred thousand soldiers in the South panicked. No one knew what method the Ninth Prince had used to be able to take down Sha Ping City in the blink of an eye. They could even see Gu Shu and the Desert Alliance Army fleeing in panic. It was as if the Ninth Prince was the king of hell. Anyone who got close would die.
Some people looked more closely and found that the loud explosions came from some people in the Ninth Prince's army throwing out something. They could not tell what it was. They only knew that after it was thrown out, it exploded on Sha Ping City's walls. Not only did it make a loud sound, but it also had great destructive power. Following the loud explosion, a hole would inevitably appear in the walls. If there were too many explosions, the walls would collapse. They did not even need to break through the city gates.
Just like this, Xuan Tianming's army entered Sha Ping City through the collapsed walls. Afterward, they did not throw out that kind of thing. Instead, they threw out something new. Some people held strange hidden weapons and threw them forward. They also made loud noises, but they did not explode. Instead, they hit the enemy soldiers who did not have time to escape, creating bloody holes. Those who were hit immediately fell to the ground and died. In an instant, Sha Ping City was covered in a sea of blood.
This battle not only scared away Gu Shu's army, but it also allowed Xuan Tianming to successfully take over Sha Ping City. It also scared the 300,000 Southern Army, allowing them to see the might of the Ninth King of Hell. As for the citizens of Lan Zhou, who were closest to the South, they did not sleep for the entire night. Ever since the sound of the explosion rang out, everyone got up and came out of their houses. They stood on the streets and looked towards the South.
However, they could not see anything. As a city on the border, Lan Zhou's walls were very high, blocking everything outside the city. However, the sounds of explosions that were completely unfamiliar to them could be heard. It was as if the ground was also rumbling, gently trembling. Some people were afraid that it was an earthquake, but they also felt that it was not likely because the ground would only tremble when the sounds rang out. There was no real damage to Lan Zhou City.
Very quickly, the soldiers guarding the city received first-hand information. Of course, this information came from their own eyes. They stood on the walls of their own homes and looked across. Although there was a large stretch of South between Sha Ping City and Lan Zhou City, they could still faintly see the sparks on the other side, as well as the cries of an army of 100,000. In particular, when Sha Ping City's walls collapsed, the dust that was kicked up seemed to be able to pass through the South and reach Lan Zhou. They had no choice but to cover their faces.
Someone clearly saw everything on the other side and saw Sha Ping City collapse. He ran down the walls in disbelief and stumbled toward the Prefect's manor. However, along the way, there were only citizens standing on the streets. He was stopped by the citizens and had no choice but to tell them everything that he had seen.
The citizens spread the news, and very quickly, everyone knew that on the first night that the ninth prince had come to the South, he had taken the initiative to attack Gu Shu's number one city. Moreover, he had taken over Sha Ping City in an extremely ferocious manner, completing a problem that the eighth prince had not been able to overcome for many years.
The people once again thought of the legend of the god of war. A few years ago, when the Gu Mo Kingdom in the Western Jie changed dynasties, there had been a faction that had rebelled against the Dashun Kingdom. The Ninth Prince had led troops to suppress them. Not only had he crushed that faction until not even dust remained, he had also elected a ruler who was very close to the Dashun Kingdom. This made the Gu Mo Kingdom the most obedient and worry-free of the four vassal states of the Dashun Kingdom. At that time, the Ninth Prince had been called the god of war, but the South was far away, so they did not feel too strongly about it.
Now, however, the Ninth Prince's might as a god of war had been ignited in the South, igniting Sha Ping City. Everyone was a bit dazed. Someone said: "Could it be that His Ninth Highness really is a god that has descended to the mortal world? Otherwise, with such a long march from the capital to the South, how could he immediately launch an attack on Gu Shu without even resting? If he's not a god, who could do this? "
"That's right! Didn't you hear what this official said? Sha Ping City's walls have collapsed. We've lived in Lan Zhou for so long, so we all know how tall and thick Sha Ping City's walls are! He could actually push down the walls? "
"It wasn't pushed down. It was caused by the explosion!" Someone corrected, "That was heavenly lightning, heavenly lightning that only a god can control! With the heavenly lightning rumbling, let alone a small Sha Ping City, even the entire human world would tremble! "
The people could not agree more with this explanation, thus they all knelt down in the South, repeatedly shouting: "The Ninth Prince has descended to the mortal world as a god! Long live the Ninth Prince, long live the Ninth Prince! "
The officials who originally wanted to go to the prefectural manor to report to Lord Ji also forgot what they were supposed to do under the influence of this atmosphere. They knelt together with the others and kowtowed incessantly in the direction of the south. In fact, he was even more emotional than the citizens because he had personally witnessed the destruction of Sha Ping City and personally witnessed the Ninth Prince's divine might. Not to mention the citizens feeling that the Ninth Prince was a god, he also firmly believed this!
For a while, practically all of the people in Lan Zhou City were kowtowing in Xuan Tian Ming's direction. This included the soldiers on the walls of Lan Zhou City. They could not control their emotions and kneeled. This was truly too moving. Gu Shu had been restless for many years and had tried to break through the South to provoke Dashun. Because the Eighth Prince was stationed here, they were all suppressed. In the end, they occupied the South, which had always been under the control of the three powers. However, that had taken many years. How could it compare to the shock of the Ninth Prince attacking the city in a single night?
Compared to Xuan Tianming, the Eighth Prince, Xuantian Mo, who had been considered divine in the people's hearts, was simply too weak. He could not compare to the Ninth Prince in any way. The difference in battle strength was not a matter of how many ranks. It was like the difference between heaven and earth. If it was said that they had previously revered the Eighth Prince as a general, then they now revered the Ninth Prince as a god. He was the god in the hearts of all Southerners! A god of war!
There were also people who clearly saw that the Ninth Prince had only brought 100,000 soldiers from the capital to battle. He had not brought the 300,000 soldiers from the Southern Plains. Those 300,000 soldiers did not have any awareness and only watched from the back. Not a single person said anything about going up to help. They had even scurried away in fear when the heavenly lightning struck the city. For a moment, the people felt great disdain for the 300,000 soldiers from the Southern Plains. They even felt great disdain for the Eighth Prince, Xuantian Mo.
"These are the soldiers that the Eighth Prince brought out? Why are they so different from the Ninth Prince's soldiers? "
"How can a mortal's army compare to a heavenly army? In short, we should fully support the Ninth Prince. His Majesty sent the Ninth Prince over. It's clear that he no longer trusts the Eighth Prince. He has been stationed in the South for so many years and has not made any progress. Instead, the taxes in the South have increased by several times. For a general like that to leave early is a great thing for us. "
Xuan Tianming did not know that his all-out attack on the city had already caused a great shock to the people of Lan Zhou. He also did not know that his actions had won the hearts of almost all of the people in the city. At this moment, he was still leading people in pursuit of the remnants of Gu Shu's army. He chased them all the way out of Sha Ping City and several dozen li to the south before stopping. Gu Shu's second city, Jue Ping City, could already be seen in the distance. He did not continue to attack. Instead, he waved his hand and brought his people back to Sha Ping City. He also set up camp ten li to the south of Sha Ping City. At the same time, he ordered his own soldiers to take over the management of Sha Ping City.
Inside Lan Zhou City, in front of the Feng manor's entrance, Feng Jin Yuan's calves were trembling. He could barely stand, as he repeatedly muttered: "It's over, it's over. With the ninth prince of hell coming, the South will truly be finished!"
Outside the manor, the citizens kneeling on the street heard this and angrily asked: "What are you saying? With His Ninth Highness coming, he is the hope of our South. What do you mean by the South will truly be finished? What do you mean by those words? "
Feng Jin Yuan also felt a bit depressed, as he angrily snorted and loudly said: "What the hell do you know!" He then flicked his sleeve and forcefully endured the trembling, walking back into the courtyard.
Fu Ya, however, continued to stand in front of the manor's entrance and look toward the South with the citizens. Although she did not kneel, the emotions in her eyes were extremely complicated. At times, it would be shock. At times, it would be confusion. At times, it would be joy. At times, it would be grief. The repeated cries of long live the Ninth Prince caused her to feel as though her entire soul had begun to rumble. It was as though the rumbling outside the city was not just affecting the South. It was also affecting her entire heart.
Feng Jin Yuan called out to her: "If you're not coming back, what are you still standing there for?"
Only then did Fu Ya recover; however, she did not move. She only replied: "I'll take a look." She then ignored Feng Jin Yuan and focused her attention on the South. She was actually a bit hopeful that the rumbling would continue a few more times so that she could experience it.
Unfortunately, the rumbling had already stopped. Gradually, news came from the South: "The Ninth Prince has already taken over Sha Ping City. Gu Shu's army has fled. Sha Ping City belongs to our Dashun!"
Everyone began to cheer! But to the people of the Feng manor, these cheers were extremely ear-piercing. Even Yao shi had hidden herself in her blankets, not wanting to listen to a single word.
Xuan Tianming led the army to give up on chasing the enemy and returned to Sha Ping City. Because Qian Li was stationed in Qian Zhou and did not accompany him, the army outside the capital temporarily did not have a deputy general. With the Divine Intent Army's generals, Xi Fang and He Gan, assisting Xuan Tianming in handling military matters, nobody raised any objections.
Some of the soldiers had become happy from fighting. Seeing that they were no longer chasing, they loudly asked: "General, why are we not chasing?"
Xuan Tianming shook his head and did not reply. It was Xi Fang that said: "Why don't you take a look at the time? If we continue chasing, the sun will rise. When the sun rises tomorrow, you will know why we are not chasing. When that time comes, don't cry!"
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