Even after losing his warhorse and being trapped deep within his Ning Army Camp, he was still unstoppable. Very quickly, he dashed out a bloody path in the midst of his Ning Army Camp and arrived in front of a commander of the Ning Army who was riding a horse. With only two moves, he cut down the captain of the regiment. Hurry up and come out to die, you rat! "
Just at this moment, the Cavalry which had rushed out with him had arrived. Seeing that his subordinates had caught up, Shangguan Yuan laughed out loud, raised his sabre and said, "Brothers, follow me back and kill our way back!"
"Kill —"
The five thousand cavalrymen shouted in unison. Their morale was high as they followed Shangguan Yuan and charged back.
It was his bravery that stimulated the fighting spirit and potential of the warriors around him. If the crowd could originally only bring out 100% of their fighting strength, then with Shangguan Yuan's presence, the people would be able to bring out 200% of their fighting strength. With Shangguan Yuan leading the charge, even with Blade Mountain and the sea of fire in front of them, people would still be able to charge through without fear.
Shangguan Yuan let the cavalry soldiers return to the city from the Ning Army Camp. Then, without delay, he turned his horse and charged towards the Ning Army's camp once again. The five thousand cavalrymen rushed back and forth amidst the Ning Army Camp, going in and out of the city. After a full ten rounds of fighting, the Ning army that was attacking the city was broken into pieces, and in the end, could not hold on any longer, and the frontline army started to collapse from the center, becoming a complete defeat for the frontline. In order to prevent their own forces from trampling on each other, the Central Army and the rear forces were forced to retreat helplessly.
After this battle, both sides calculated, the loss of two hundred thousand soldiers of the Ning Army would be more than fifty thousand, while the fifty thousand Sanshui Army guards would have less than ten thousand casualties. What was most shocking was that the five thousand men who followed Shangguan Yuan out of the city had only suffered five hundred casualties.
Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wudi returned to their own campsite. On the observation platform within the camp, Zhan Wushuang looked at the silhouette of the Tong Gate in the distance and sighed faintly. He raised his head and said, "Now, the only person in this world who can fight against a nation by himself is Shangguan Yuan!"
Even from an enemy's point of view, Zhan Wushuang could not help but sigh deeply at Shangguan Yuan's courage and invincibility. His bravery and ferocity was unprecedented, and would probably never appear again.
This arrogant Zhan Wudi who stood next to his brother with his eyes held high merely sighed softly, and didn't say anything.
Shangguan Yuan let Liang Qi, who was at the side, not retreat with his Tong Gate but personally go to battle as well, and caused the siege army to be utterly defeated, which made it far harder for Liang Qi. Over thirty thousand Sanshui Army s relied on the height and toughness of the Western City wall, in order to fight against the two hundred thousand Ning Country s commanded by Ming Xiaotian with all their might. The blood battles between the two sides were being fought to the end of the day, and the losses were extremely heavy, especially for the Ning army that was attacking the city, they would often attack the top of the army, and would not be able to complete their mission in just two hours. Most of the soldiers would fall, and by the time they fought until midnight, Ming Xiaotian could no longer hold on.
After this battle, Ming Xiaotian had no choice but to reassess the strength of the Tianyuan Army, and did not dare to rashly launch an attack. led by Ming Xiaotian was just one city away from that of the Ning Army led by Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wudi, and it was difficult for them to converge at one place. However, the Tong Gate that was blocking their path in the middle became an insurmountable barrier between the two armies, and completely cut off their path to return to their country.
There was a fierce battle going on at the Tong Gate area and Zhong Tian was not idle either.
If he waited for the Tianyuan Army to attack, it would be like waiting for death, the strategists under his command all rushed towards Zhong Tian, telling him to take the chance while Tang Yin was injured to take the initiative and attack the main force of the Tianyuan Army.
Zhong Tian also felt that this was an opportunity, but he was not sure who to send and how many troops he would need to go there for.
Just then, his subordinates suggested to him that he should let Zhong Wu lead the troops with two hundred thousand Central Army.
Firstly, Zhong Wu was a prince, and with him leading the army which was almost the same as Zhong Tian, it would be able to boost the morale of the entire army. Secondly, Zhong Wu had an outstanding unique spirit martial arts technique, which could even be considered a rare and powerful general.
Right now, he only had Zhong Wu as the only son he doted on. If he sent Zhong Wu out to war, what would happen to his brother Zhong Wen after he took all the steps he had taken? If that was the case, he wouldn't even have a son that he could use again.
Zhong Tian was truly unwilling to send Zhong Wu out to battle, he looked at the generals under him and said indifferently: "I have spent a thousand days to raise my troops. Could it be that none of the generals under This King's command dares to step forward and shoulder such a heavy responsibility in the face of national crisis? "
Zhong Tian was not a military man, but he was definitely an outstanding statesman. With a single sentence, all the generals under his command flushed red to their ears, when suddenly, a middle aged officer stepped forward and interfered and saluted, and said: "Great King, this lowly general wishes to command General Wang shi to seek revenge for the traitors!"
Hearing that, Zhong Tian's eyes lit up, and looking at the commander who asked to be tamed, he nodded, and amongst all the generals, only he could shoulder that heavy responsibility.
This middle aged officer's name was Zi Ying, one of the few good generals under Zhong Tian who was used to battles and was good at governing armies. Zhong Tian was overjoyed, and asked: "How many troops does General Zi Ying want to bring out to battle?"
Zi Ying sighed to himself, the current Yan City was only a mere two hundred thousand, even if he were to take it out himself, he would not be able to fight against the Tianyuan Army head-on. He pondered for a moment and said, "Great King, this lowly general will lead a hundred thousand soldiers to battle!"
"A hundred thousand?" Zhong Tian was shocked, and asked: "General Zi Ying is only leading a hundred thousand soldiers, is it that you are going to fight? "Too little."
Zi Ying cupped his hands and said: "Great King, I can only guard this battle and do my best to delay the Tianyuan Army and prevent it from descending south. If Great King hopes that I can defeat the Tianyuan Army, then I … Even though you have more than one's heart, you still don't have enough strength! "
Although Zhong Tian felt a little disappointed after hearing this, he still nodded his head and accepted Zi Ying's words. After all, there was an additional barrier that could be created outside the Yan City, and it would be safer for him as well. He asked: "Does General Zi Ying have the confidence to resist the Tianyuan Army?"
"Tianyuan Army has many people, this general does not have complete confidence in winning against you, but this general is willing to fight to the death and will not retreat even half a step to repay the King for her kindness!" Zi Ying's sonorous and forceful words moved Zhong Tian very much.
~ Who knows if this old man was sincere or not, but he used his sleeves to wipe the corner of his eyes, picked up the Soldier Symbol with Central Army from the table, walked to Zi Ying and handed it over to him, and said: ~ General Zi Ying, this king, as well as all the ministers and millions of citizens of the imperial city, will leave their lives to you. If the general wins, then the Yan City will be here, and if the general loses, then my Peng Country will be dead. "
At this time, Zi Ying's eyes had also turned red, he knelt on one knee, raised his hands to receive the Soldier Symbol, and said with a trembling voice: "This lowly general will do his best to defend our capital!"
Zhong Tian took Zi Ying as his commander, commanding a hundred thousand Central Army to activate their respective Yan City, and set up camp at the foot of the mountain and atop the mountain, respectively, at the border of the Lehu County.
Zi Ying was not someone that an ordinary officer could compare to, and the place he chose to set up camp in was just right perfect.
The Tiger-tooth Mountain was located on the road leading to the Yan City, and the official road was at the base of the cliff. If one wanted to pass through this place, then they must eliminate all the Central Army stationed on the mountain or at the foot of the mountain, or else the Central Army on the mountain would look down from above and just throw rocks from the mountain, and the Tianyuan Army below would not be able to take it.
If he wanted to kill his way up the mountain, he would have to first strike the Peng Army encampment at the foot of the mountain. If he were to attack the encampment, the Peng Army on the mountain would rush down the mountain and use the encampment at the foot of the mountain to resist the Tianyuan Army.
Other than that, Zi Ying had already made preparations for long-term battles, and had accumulated a large amount of food on the mountain. As for the defensive facilities like the Rolling Lumber And Stone, it was rather convenient for him as there were stones everywhere on the Tiger-tooth Mountain, which was enough for him to use as a form of defense.
After setting up the camp and making the appropriate arrangements, Zi Ying began to patrol around the mountain and mountain. He sighed as he looked and secretly shook his head, the Tiger-tooth Mountain was a dangerous place, it was easy to defend but hard to attack.
If this place was previously guarded by a hundred thousand Central Army s, then the Tiger-tooth Mountain would definitely be as firm as a steel plate. Even if a million enemies came, there was no room for worry.
Some of these hundred thousand people were civilians, some were homeless refugees, and some were slaves. How could a hundred thousand man army have combat strength? If they were on the battlefield, would they be scared stiff by the enemy before they even started fighting? Regarding these questions, Zi Ying's heart was not at ease, and his mood was heavy as well.
Zi Ying led a huge army of a hundred thousand and stationed at Tiger-tooth Mountain. The scouts of Tianyuan Army immediately spread the news back to Xibai City.
After receiving the news, Qiu Zhen immediately gathered all the generals and strategists of Tianyuan Army over, and discussed the countermeasures.
When they heard that the Peng Army was stationed at the Tiger-tooth Mountain, after looking over the map, they immediately understood the intentions of the other party. The Peng Army was planning to borrow the strength of the mountain to guard the road, preventing their great army from going south.
Peng Haochu spoke to Qiu Zhen, he must immediately send troops to attack the hundred thousand Peng Army s stationed at the Tiger-tooth Mountain, if not, when he would be able to stabilize his footing, if he were to continue attacking, his losses would inevitably increase.
All the generals had the same intentions as Peng Haochu, they thought that this battle could not be carried out until Tang Yin was back, and that they must take this opportunity to attack if the enemy was not stable enough, and defeat him.
Qiu Zhen accepted everyone's suggestions, and asked: "Which general is willing to lead the way?"
When everyone had finished reading < Tang Yin in the Other World >, they could also look at Liu Dao's other two complete books, < How Scoundrel Made 2 >, which were written in over 4.5 million words. They could feel as good as < Encyclopedia of Wonders > which had nearly 2 million words written in it!