Chapter 76: Dragon Slaying (Part 1)

Tianai Mountain Range Stone City.

This is the last barrier in the west of Daye. Every day, information about Stone City is spread like snowflakes scattered all over Daye. The prefectures and counties on the front line are looking forward to obtaining the latest news about Stone City every day. Even the simplest words of safety can make every prefecture and county stable. General Qi Leyi is still guarding the city. For countless people, this is the best news. It can calm their people for a while and hope that Qi Leyi can create miracles again.

On the walls of Stone City at this time, including the generals under the command of the right general Qi Leyi, they all saw a shocking picture unfolding in front of their eyes.

On the earth beneath the city, countless camp tents were built, as if a mountain of gray cloth was built out of thin air in front of the stone city. In front of this dark army, huge equipment for siege to throw stones was being built, and there were signs of completion.

There was no water flow on the earth, but when the army arrived, the battlefield water diversion canal was dug here, so countless streams were added out of thin air. While cooking, countless smoke rose, and thousands of smoke columns were radiated straight towards the sky, forming a scene like a black cloud destroying the city.

Countless people are busy in an orderly manner, and the air seems to be condensed with an invisible force, like a reservoir of water storage. When the gate is opened, it brings a rush of power.

Everyone watched the Liushuang army that was busy forming engineering equipment and sharpening the swords and weapons in their hands. Many defenders in Stone City did not say a word. There was a dead silence. No one proposed to send troops to harass the siege equipment that raided the other party, because everyone knew that in the face of the murderous aura of the opponent's army arranged in the battle formations of the opponent, all the assault troops that attacked the camp would go without returning and die in vain.

Without any lucky strategy or a surprise victory, any military strategy and formation will be torn to pieces and destroyed in the face of the collision of absolute power. The Liushuang army led by Feng Chuxue and the defensive army led by Qi Leyi will inevitably launch a fancy decisive battle. Perhaps a hundred years later, Tianaishan Stone City will become another ancient battlefield. But what the result can only be written by future generations.

A death battle is coming quietly.

"General Qi! The ambassador from the royal court has arrived!"

Above the city, someone broke through this silence and peace.

Turning around, under the guard of a group of followers, two men and one woman were about to climb the barrier ladder and walk up the barrier.

Among the three, the man behind was Yang Yun, the eldest nephew of Daye Qichun Hou. Next to him was Dong Ning, who was considered Yang Ze's sister-in-law. Dong Ning was Dong Xuan's sister-in-law. In terms of appearance and temperament, he was not inferior to Dong Xuan, or even more so. However, after marrying a wife, she became more gentle and gentle. She was undoubtedly outstanding at the moment, wearing a cotton skirt and a hooded crane cloak. She looked a little weak because of running around, with a bit of tired beauty.

Dong Ning was the granddaughter of the Great Sima of the Kingdom, but he was very proficient in astronomy, geography, and plant arithmetic. Before he got married, there were countless princes and princes willing to pursue their children, but eventually became Yang Yun's wife, which made countless talents who thought they were even more amazing than Yang Yun were very worried.

However, after marrying, because of his extraordinary talent and reputation as the Sima family, he became a great farmer in the Kingdom, in charge of Daye's economy, finance, accounting, and collecting land taxes from all over the world into the national treasury.

As the last barrier on the western front, Daye Stone City consumed amazing material resources. As a Grand Marshal, Dong Ning naturally wanted to come and inspect it in person according to the orders of Emperor Dezhao.

Yang Yun was obviously very sympathetic to his wife, gently caressing her back and supporting her body to climb the barriers. Since becoming the Grand Minister of the Kingdom, Dong Ning took on the task of commanding the finances of Daye Kingdom. Such a task was pressed on a thin woman. Although she was outstanding in talent, she was still a heavy burden of high loads. So her body became weaker, which inevitably made Yang Yun cherish it.

But seeing such a beautiful grandson farmer coming to the front line of the army was extremely excited to the defenders of Stone City. Everyone tried their best to look at the most outstanding beauty in the capital, witnessing her charm, and seeing her husband, the eldest nephew of the Marquis of Qichun, Yang Yun, and cheers burst out.

The arrival of the Grand Secretary-General naturally made the king still not forget the soldiers who fought silently for Daye. The encouragement of people's morale is self-evident.

At the forefront of the two was another young man on the scene, besides Dong Ning, who was the most eye-catching young man on the scene. He was wearing bright armor, red cloak and blood satin fluttered in the wind behind him, and the sword jewelry on his waist was shining with colorful colors. His face was brilliant and even overwhelmed Yang Yun, who was standing beside him. The most important thing was that his clothes were luxurious, which further highlighted his temperament. If such a brilliant young general was on the battlefield, he would be the idol of tens of thousands of soldiers in any aspect. He might even have the tendency to become a god.

But at this time, the eyes of several war-torn generals and veterans in Stone City were just flashy representatives. On the real battlefield, only by winning and winning, leading their subordinates into the war, rather than killing the lives of their subordinates in a mediocre way. Only by truly becoming a good general. Otherwise, no matter how well they dress, they will be covered with swords. No matter how great the clothes are, they will be the target of the enemy's tricky arrows, and they will become the hedgehog shot by thousands of arrows. Therefore, a famous general like Qi Leyi, who has an ordinary face, has no expression when he sees this young man.

He is Dong Ning's eldest brother Dong Bin. The new generation of outstanding young figures in the Grand Sima family. He was named "General Longxiang" at a young age and was a rising star in the Daye military.

This time, Dong Bin responded to the fierce battle on the Western Front, and the right general Qi Leyi was also in a deep mud, so he was ordered by the king and led 10,000 troops to support him. He was originally involved in the battle against Kashima Kingdom and was the defender of Jiancheng. Faced with Kashima Kingdom's siege, Dong Bin had once despaired that he would die in that difficult siege. In the end, Kashima Kingdom withdrew his troops and declared the enemy on the Eastern Front. Da Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Despite all kinds of rumors about Kashima Kingdom's real withdrawal, Dong Bin still firmly believed that it was the tenacious struggle of defending the city that finally made Kashima Kingdom know that it was impossible to do anything, and finally announced his withdrawal. Therefore, he was very energetic when he received the order to support Shitou City.

The eastern front had just been cleared, and there were too many broken military structures that needed to be rebuilt. Therefore, Dong Bin brought not many troops, but his headquarters was 10,000. Under the overwhelming military force of Liushuang's army, Qi Leyi and the generals defending the Stone City in Shitou City understood that this kind of support was just a drop in the bucket. The most important thing was that Stone City was not enough to face the impact of Liushuang's powerful siege device. Once the city was broken, Dong Bin's 10,000 people were probably only coming to add 10,000 more unjust souls who could not wander in Tianai Mountain.

So when facing Dong Bin, everyone was really unable to raise their enthusiasm and seemed a little cold. However, when facing his sister, the current Grand Minister of the Kingdom, Dong Ning, many generals of Qi Leyi changed their faces and came forward to support Dong Ning who climbed the steep castle. He was a little unsteady and said with a smile, "How did Grand Minister of the Grand Minister of the City personally climb up the city wall? The top of the city is steep, and it is easy to fall if you are not careful. I still had two soldiers breaking their legs a few days ago. If Grand Minister of the Grand Minister of the City has any damage, how should I explain to the emperor. You are the most important person of my Da Ye!"

Dong Ning shook his head and said, "The most important person is to guard the barrier west of our Daye Stone City and resist the invasion of Liushuang's army."

Because of Dong Ning's arrival, the atmosphere suddenly became enthusiastic and harmonious. Dong Ning managed the world's land and finances, and also managed to allocate troops, horses, food and grass. Since Qi Leyi and Daye led the battle on the western front, there has never been even a mistake in military pay and supplies. Therefore, everyone respected Dong Ning very much, and did not feel any resentment because of her youth.

Her husband Yang Yun was also from a military brigade. Seeing the aura of the Liushuang Army outside the city, he couldn't help but frown deeply and asked the veteran on the side, "If Liushuang Army strives to attack, how long can we defend?"

The veteran general under Qi Leyi smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Dong Bin watched all this coldly. Since he climbed the barrier, he had keenly noticed the enthusiasm of everyone for his sister. He was so cold that he was ordered to support the reinforcements. This caused some frustration in his heart. He felt a little annoyed in his heart. At this time, he used the excuse to perform and snorted to Yang Yun, "Yang Yun, what are you saying! If you are in our battlefield, even if you are my brother-in-law, you will be punished for the crime of disturbing people's hearts! What does it mean to defend for how long? You should ask us when we can defeat the siege army of Liushuang Kingdom as soon as possible..."

He paused, glanced at the generals of Qi Leyi's defenders who were looking at him, and said casually, "When I was in the battle of building the city, the Kashima ** team was several times more than that. They took turns to attack each day. We held on and refused to retreat, and finally caused the opponent's will to collapse and defeat! I took advantage of the victory to pursue and killed countless Kashima ** soldiers and chased the enemy for thousands of miles. Why not be afraid of these juniors in Liushuang Country at present!"

In the words, Feng Chuxue, a famous general who seemed to be arrogant to the other party's main formation.

Anger was revealed in Yang Yun's eyes. Dong Bin obviously took advantage of the situation and belittled Yang Yun, and gave the generals of Shitou City a warning to show that they were ignored. But then Dong Ning gently pinched his hand below, indicating that it was not easy to argue easily. Yang Yun smiled bitterly again.

Dong Ning looked at his husband with distress, held his hand and said silently.

In fact, Yang Yun, as the eldest nephew of the Marquis of Qichun, once made many military achievements. However, the old master of the Dong family was the Grand Marshal, and Dong Ning's father was also the Minister of War. The family almost led the military and had a high position and a high position. Therefore, in terms of status, the Qichun Marquis' Party was slightly inferior. As a result, Yang Yun was only the eldest nephew of the Marquis of Qichun, and was not the orthodox grandson. Therefore, in the eyes of the Dong family, his status was somewhat low.

Although Yang Yun married Dong Ning, he could not be ranked in the Dong family. The family banquet was only at the last seat, and he was vaguely treated as a marriage.

Dong Bin naturally felt sorry for his sister Dong Ning. Wang Du was extremely capable than Yang Yun's family background and begged him to be a matchmaker and marry Dong Ning, but he didn't agree. Unexpectedly, she finally married Yang Yun, the Hou family of Qichun, whom he looked down upon. Although his elder brother was the eldest, Dong Ning's decision could not be brought back even if the old man was.

This made Dong Bin always feel resentful, both of which were disliked by Yang Yun and the Qichun Hou Mansion. Therefore, he often belittled Yang Yun on open occasions intentionally or unintentionally.

Dong Ning knew that his husband was a seven-foot man, but he was despised and looked down upon by his family. If he hadn't really loved him deeply, how could he be so angry? It's just that the Dong family's sense of superiority has been formed by such a large family, and they can't help but feel a little helpless.

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Seeing that it seemed to shock everyone, Dong Bin looked at the army of Liushuang Kingdom and smiled coldly, "When Kashima Kingdom invaded the battlefield of our eastern front, the army was overwhelming, and there were Shindozhai practitioners plundering the formation. They were extremely powerful, and in the end they were only left to retreat. Once the eastern front retreated, Liushuang, Anhui Jin, and Kashima were defeated. Now the army must have a weak morale. Now this posture is just a paper tiger. The army attacked the enemy's heart and plan. I am sure that Feng Chuxue is extremely weak now. He set up such a formation just to hit our morale. As long as our momentum is leaking, they can break the city without any destruction. And as long as we set up an attack that will never retreat, then Liushuang's army will inevitably retreat! Just like the army of Kashima Kingdom. Victory is only a matter of time."

After saying that, Dong Bin swung his blood satin cloak with great leadership style, he walked down the city tower without looking back.

Looking at his back, Qi Leyi sighed and shook his head, "Why doesn't he understand? Liushuang's army still has a way out? Once they retreat, it will be a hundred years of hardship. If they want to find such a thousand-year opportunity to attack my fertile land of Daye, but they don't know that it will be the year of the monkey and horses. It is precisely because of the emptiness of war in Daye's country, and the opportunity for Kashima to withdraw troops and make us relax, which is the last chance to fight to the death. Liushuang's army will never be willing to cross my Stone City without fighting to the last soldier! This battle is a death battle, and this battle is a general of the Stone City will all fall into ashes..."

"I'm willing to die and follow the general!"

"Even if the Liushuang army flattened my Stone City, I would still cut them into pieces of flesh!"

"We are willing to follow the general until the last soldier and follow him to the death!"

Countless generals immediately knelt half-kneel.

Even though he had been through the battle for a long time, Qi Leyi couldn't help but get red eyes.

Suddenly, a soldier shouted on the city wall, "Liu Shuang Kingdom is attacking!"

"What!"

Everyone immediately stood up and came to the wall. They saw the army formation in the distance, which was as dark as ants crossing the river, and began to move magnificently and restlessly. The continuous drum sounds hit everyone's hearts from far to near. Rows of siege equipment, with a solemn and lifeless cold air, were pushing towards the walls of Shitou City from afar.

Then there was the tide-like shouting of killing behind, shaking the earth.

The decisive battle begins.

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Hundreds of miles away, the Liubaidi camp in the Impreza Banner of the Horse-Drinking Land was located. The messenger sent troops to lift the tent and came to Liubaidi, who was explaining the generals' strategy of attacking the Shitou City, and said, "Report to General, the scout found the traces of the Changlu State private-equity soldiers that the general had covered in the past few days! The other party seemed to be still fleeing, but it still seemed to be spinning in the Tianai Mountains."

The generals burst into laughter, "This is really a group of mobs."

Liu Baidi's face was also a little funny, and he said, "Have you found out clearly? How many people are there?"

"According to scouts, the number of people is not too large, probably only a thousand."

"Not only a thousand people?" Liu Baidi's heart was ready to move and extinguished. Liushuang's army launched a general attack on Stone City on the front line, and he had to station heavily in the granary, which was boring. But if the opponent had only less than a thousand people, this would not reflect his courage.

A general next to him said, "Yes, it should have been dispersed by General Liu that day. Killing Han's heart, divided into several strands, and lost his way, so he couldn't escape. This also confirmed that the other party must have accidentally entered Tianai Mountain, not through a secret way. At least Commander Feng Chuxue's concerns can be put aside. After all, no one would be so stupid. He would not escape with a safe way, and he still seeks death in my Liushuang army."

Liu Baidi nodded, pulled out a command arrow, and threw it down, "Send the order to order the Ministry of War to order 5,000 troops to pursue it. We must follow the clues and annihilate this group of unlucky private-equity soldiers in Tianai Mountain!"

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The gate of the Impreza Banner Camp opened, and a group of troops chased out and drove towards the mercenary team that was exploring ahead.

Seeing this scene on the distant hillside, Hu Yanzhuo made a gesture and greeted the person to stand on the top of the mountain with a bronze mirror to make a letter. In an instant, reflections came from the top of the other hill. Another team of five hundred people began to move slowly, intentionally appearing in the sight of the scouts within the range of the drinking horse land.

However, for a long time, the gate of the camp opened and another group of troops drove out, rushing towards the scouts that appeared. It was a bit like a cat catching a mouse, with a fierce momentum.

In the camp of Liubaidi, this was the third time in a day that the group of mercenaries who appeared nearby had reported secretly.

When the third secret report came, Liu Baidi was already slapped in anger, "Come on, take my ward!"

Someone next to him said, "This is the third time I discovered the other party's news. There is something strange about it, be careful when there is fraud. General, please calm down and be cautious!"

Liu Baidi sat back with a strong anger suppressed his anger and said contemptuously, "I don't care what the group of jumping clowns have. No matter how they jump up and down, they are not worthy of a single blow. It's just a group of mobs, and I'm not qualified to take action in person."

A military adviser smiled and said, "I thought this exposed the other party's flaws. I found three separated mercenaries in one day, which means that their real large army is nearby... Maybe they went around the mountains for a long time and finally had to attract the attention of my Impreza flag defenders in this way, and then take the opportunity to let the brigade escape from this place. The opponent can send three teams to lure our army, which is a strategy that the dog rushed to jump over the wall and has to go out!"

Everyone caused laughter again, "What a cunning group of mercenaries."

Liu Baidi nodded and smiled, "I have dealt with these private equity soldiers. What they care about the most is their lives, so sometimes they are as tenacious as mice, and they are also expected. The person who came to us will be ordered to 5,000 elites ride fast horses and chase the third group of jumping clowns! I understand this group of mercenaries who rolled out from the battlefield, and naturally they also understand their bad habits. How could they give up their lives for their companions so generously? They must have agreed on a strategy of escaping and rendezvousing. As long as they chase these three groups of people, they can dig up their lairs. At that time, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop."

"Actually, I can let go of these clowns and give them another fate... But I, Liubaidi, guard the granary of the horse drinking land of the army, so I naturally have to ensure that everything is clean and a hundred miles away from the horse drinking land of the army is clean!"

The Liubaidi Camp guessed correctly, this group of mercenaries was indeed nearby. But they guessed the process but did not guess the end.

This group of mercenaries did not want to divert the Impreza army's attention and escape from the Tianpass Mountains. Instead, they wanted to attack the Impreza camp.

The last group of fast horse cavalry was transferred out of the camp in a mighty manner, and the dust rolled in the wind and dust rushed towards the mercenaries that appeared.

In the jungle near the Impreza Banner, two men in black dressed in black dress, with precision crossbows hanging on their backs, and thin blades on their waists suddenly appeared behind them. Their hands silently pinched their throats and cheeks, and then twisted them hard. The two scouts fell silently from the branches.

Liu Yi and Xiao Maotou fell from the trunks one after another, showing off their outstanding skills. This was the fourth group they killed and the last group of scouts near the Impreza camp. Martial arts masters like them had no power to fight back in front of Zong Shou and Song Zhen. However, they already had a great advantage over ordinary scout soldiers.

Thousands of people rustled out of the dense forest, and the majestic military camp gate could be seen through the jungle.

They are close to the Impreza Banner Camp.

"I've been holding it in for too long! Damn, I can finally breathe anger." Ma Bao spat and was ready to rub his hands.

Chen Chang said coldly, "Liubaidi of Suwen Impreza Banner is one of the four generals Liushuang. His hands are like a mountain, but he probably did not expect that he would be counterattacked by the attack camp!"

"Our three teams attracted half of the defenders to pursue them. But at this time, there were at least 15,000 troops in the camp. It was twice as many as we did, so this was a hard battle..."

"Damn, do we have other choices? Either we become a corpse here or return to Chang Luguo to be a corpse, and we have to try it all!"

Speaking of not being able to go back to Changlu Kingdom, countless people still have deep hatred for Yang Ze.
To be continued...