Published at 10th of January 2020 4:01 pm

Chapter 162 The War Was Imminent

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“A bunch of rubbish! How could Lin Feiyang escape?” Di Qing burst into towering rage. The scout brought back the news that the Commander in Chief was seriously ill, and it was really a lethal blow. Di Qing hurried to deployed forces and headed to the Jing Town. Di Qing had the artillery modified and placed on the horseback, so that the artillery battalion could go forward without any burdens instead of dragging down the general marching speed. At the sight of Di Qing’s arrival, soldiers knelt on the ground and paid salutes with scare. The Majesty did come in time.

“Your Majesty.” Soldiers felt relieved as they saw Di Qing as their savior. Di Qing came to the commander-in-chief camp directly, followed by those soldiers. When he came to the gate of the camp, those with sharp eyes knelt to the ground instantly. In the camp, the military doctor felt Lin Xiaosa’s pulse, and found that bouts of anger and anxiety blocked the Commander in Chief’s heart meridians, so some decoction was needed to relax the veins.

“Is Xiaosa better now?” Di Qing looked worried. But no one could believe that how many plots hid behind his superficially benevolent countenance? Lin Xiaosa struggled to sit up, but Di Qing stopped him.

“Have a good rest.”

“Feiyang was killed by the Jin’s soldiers.” Lin Xiaosa felt the blood was towering in his body, and then spurted out of his mouth, leaving a bloody spot on the quilt. Di Qing felt delighted inwardly at it and thought that Lin Feiyang died at the right time, because only in this way, could Lin Xiaosa fight to the end with all of his strength. But the report that the scout sent back said that Lin Feiyang was rescued. Was it wrong? Judging from Lin Xiaosa’s appearance, he was not a malingerer. Di Qing frowned more tightly.

“The army cannot do without the Commander in Chief a day.” Di Qing wanted to use Lin Xiaosa’s hatred, as sometimes the hatred could beat thousands upon thousands of horses and soldiers. The military doctor got nervous by the Majesty’s remarks. And no improvement was seen in Commander in Chief now, even if he had taken the decoction. Therefore, a desperate remedy was needed to cure the disease thoroughly and clear up the siltation in Lin Xiaosa’s body. The military doctor also needed the Majesty to playact in coordination with him before Lin Xiaosa. The military doctor spoke the Commander in Chief’s crux. Qi army needed Lin Xiaosa. The two walked out of the camp. And Di Qing ordered a soldier to dress up as a Jin soldier, and then held him into the camp. Lin Xiaosa was delirious and rushed up to the seeming Jin soldier.

“The murderer who killed Feiyang…” Before Di Qing finished his words, Lin Xiaosa slashed the soldier, with blood spraying out several meters away. The military doctor felt guilty, as an innocent life was killed.

“I will spare no one who killed Feiyang.” Lin Xiaosa seemed to be possessed and burst out laughing wildly. His laughter sounded ghastly frightening.

“He is your brother.” Di Qing had only one purpose: to break into the Jin City, kill all the people of nine clans kindred to Yan Shen, and then thrash the entire Jin City, leaving no traitors in the world, even Xu Linghe knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

“Transmit my order: assemble the hundreds of thousands of military forces and head to the Jin City before dawn.”

Di Qing got what he wanted. The military doctor felt relieved when seeing the Majesty’s gloomy look fade away. Although the move was rather merciless and violated the medical ethics, the military doctor had no alternative but to surrender to imperial authority.

The Jin troops were divided into two parts and headed to the Qi’s barrack, because they wanted to grasp the opportunity to break into the Qi’s camp when the opponent was unprepared. However, the moment the Jin troops entered the Qi’s military camp, they were surrounded by the Qi soldiers. Madam Yu killed five opponents in a raw. However, Qi soldiers rushed to them continuously. After several rounds, Madam Yu found it difficult to withstand the attack. Lin Xiaosa gave the command, and then all the artillery fired together. The Flowing Light shells exploded with deafening noises. War horses turned into battle. They carried the artillery and dashed to the Jin troops with neighs. Although those war horses were just animal, they were so well-trained that the Jin troops were exploded to retreat out of the Qi’s military camp. Confronted with the enemy, Lin Xiaosa would not spare none of them. Artillery shells streaked across the night sky to the Jin soldiers. Madam Yu set the formation to protect her soldiers’ lives. She leaped into the sky, as nagas were expert at the Water Escape Technique. She gathered spirit power with hands, and the incantation penetrated her body. In the firelight, Madam Yu drew the water from rivers, hoping to put out the artillery’s power. A gust of wild wind sprang up, and the clouds were split open by the spirit light. Water drilled out from the breaches. Di Qing had foreseen Madam Yu’s movement, so he had developed some water-proof techniques to the artillery. Gunpowder was put into a lead tube, and only a thread of fuse could detonate it. War horses galloped in the falling rain. Thousands of shells shot at Jin’s soldiers. Madam Yu retreated in defeat, and the camp was strewn with Jin soldiers’ dead body. Obviously, the artillery now was immune to the rainwater. Qi’s soldiers were boosted and believed that they could recapture the Jin City one day with the assistance of the artillery. Qi’s main force pushed to the Western Front. Torn with anxiety, Madam Yu did not dare to imagine the consequence. Among her 20,000 soldiers, 5,000 had died, and the morale of the rest was at rock bottom. If things went on like that, she and her army would have no other way but to be trampled by others at will, because the enemy’s artillery was too formidable. She needed to find out a method to stop the offensive. Qi’s army kept striking against Madam Yu. She had to retreat to the col, where there was only one way available. Madam Yu thought her army could pass through the Holy Temple, a natural barrier, then circled to the enemy rear, and converged attacks to the enemy. Only in this way are there some chances for her to win. However, after several battles, she and the army had been extremely exhausted. So she ordered the Jin army to take a rest on the spot.

Zhan Ming was rather familiar with the Jing Town. But when he arrived there, what he could see were Jin soldiers’ corpse. Where was Madam Yu? Zhan Ming came up and wondered what these soldiers had suffered. Their corpses lay on the ground here and there. Judging from the degree of burns on their corpses, Zhan Ming guessed they had been attacked by artillery before their death.

“Injured by the artillery.”

“Mrs. Xu, have you seen it before?” Of course, Zhan Ming had seen it before. Last time, it was this sharp weapon that Di Qing used. Fortunately, Commander in Chief destroyed it in time. But Zhan Ming did not expect that the technique of artillery developed more sophisticated.

“It was the artillery that attacked Kunlun.” Wuyou would not let others know that an alien soul was being confined in Kunlun. A mere Heavenly Book had upturned the three realms. If more people knew that something named chip was more powerful than the Heavenly Book, the three realms would be pulled into the flames of war again. Kunlun was not strong enough to fight. Besides, would those dead brothers who had died for Kunlun be deserted in the wildness? Zhan Ming felt inexpressible pain in the heart, because one day, he might become one of them. Those cold corpses were so young and innocent. Even if Zhan Ming had witnessed life and death, he could not help trembling at the sight. War was cruel to common people, because during their short lifetime, they had to suffer the torment of war. Wuyou was deeply moved and thought that her husband was extraordinarily broad-minded. Her spiritual fingers flipped, and then the spiritual fire lit up the night. Those heroes in the battlefields would become valiant souls and safeguard their homeland forever. They would not bleed in vain. Wuyou thought her husband would build a new home for them in the near future. In the flame, souls flew to the Jin City which was actually their hometown.

Wuyou swung herself into the saddle and spread her Spirit Power to probe for Jin army’s traces. 50,000 soldiers marched in a hurry. Sands billowed to the sky. Wuyou’s Spirit Power found Madam Yu out, even detected that two forces were camped 25 kilometers away from the Holy Temple. Zhan Ming asked military cooks to prepare food, because rapid march did consume a lot of physical strength. The military cooks began making fire and cooking. As the Jin soldiers came from the South, they mainly lived on rice. Zhan Ming wanted to discuss something with Mrs. Xu, but could not find her after looking for her for a while. Zhan Ming went panic, because he knew that if anything wrong happened to Mrs. Xu, Xu Linghe would kill him without hesitation. Zhan Ming walked forward along the forest and stopped after several steps. Spirit Power lit up the night sky, and the confrontation map was vaguely visible.

“Come to have a look.” Embarrassed by the words, Zhan Ming looked so funny.

“Mrs. Xu is an expert.” Only those who had fought in the battlefield could understand Wuyou’s wonderful deployment that full preparations should be made to withdraw during the marching. Because situations in the battlefield varied from minute to minute. It was necessary for a Commander in Chief to consider in advance. Zhan Ming thought Mrs. Xu did consider the situation thoroughly and clearly, so she was deserved to be Commander in Chief’s wife.

“I once led the troops and experienced wars. Go here later. Don’t take any reckless movement before I come back.” Wuyou pointed at the map.

“Mrs. Xu, will you go to the Qi’s barrack?” Zhan Ming guessed correctly.

“Madam Yu is forced to retreat to the Holy Temple, but only one way there. We need to find out Qi army’s location before we come to save her.”

“Let’s send a few scouts into the enemy camp.”

“It is losing time. I go there myself, as it saves time.”

Zhan Ming was lost in words to persuade her, as she could save a lot time because of her Spirit Power. In the battlefield, time was life. Before her voice faded away, Wuyou had ascended to the clouds. And Zhan Ming ran back. Military cooks were busy. It was the happiest moment in the battlefield where soldiers huddled in twos or threes, enjoying the food with the flavor of home and chatting about beautiful girls. It livened the life in the military camp. Sunset glowed on their young cheeks. These boys in the green were full of hope for the future. Zhan Ming looked at them quietly and thought how much he hoped that these young soldiers could be back alive.

Wuyou looked around vigilantly, because the war was imminent. Soldiers were patrolling back and forth. Wuyou was not daunted by them, but it was not so easy to enter the artillery battalion. She shifted herself into a wisp of smoke, drifted through the crowds and hid under cover. She spread her Spirit Power to search the target. The artillery battalion was in the east of the camp. Wuyou flew to the east. She unveiled the door curtain carefully, only to see the well-trained horses instead of artillery. The horses reared up at the sight of a stranger. And then, Wuyou could see clearly the black things on the horse backs. Those gruesome black tubes were artillery. Horses reared up to attack her. Wuyou’s spiritual fingers swept at them, and those horses retreated to the stable in fear. Wuyou took a little thing out of her arms. it was Yan Wu’s chip which could control brains. Wuyou spread her Spirit Power and put the things into the brains of the horses. In order to verify the effect, Wuyou sent waves into the horses’ brains. Those horses under control made unexpected obeisances to Wuyou. It turned out that Wuyou could control those lethal weapons with the help of the little thing. And she even planned to give her husband some horses as gifts. When things were settled, Wuyou flew out of the Qi’s camp. It was easy to destroy the opponents’ sharp weapons, and Wuyou’s purpose was to use the sharp weapons blew the opponents badly. Only in this way could she have the initiative in the battlefield, leaving Di Qing impossible to guard against the attacks. And then, Jin’s army could have chances to take a break. Wuyou left the Qi’s military camp for the Holy Temple. The moment she landed from the clouds, naga soldiers surrounded her. Madam Yu gave a blow to her. Wuyou dodged it. Then, soldiers rushed up.

“It’s you.”

When Madam Yu saw clearly the coming person, she withdrew her Spirit Power and wondered why the fox spirit came there.

“General Yu, take order.” Wuyou held the Commander-in-Chief seal in her hand. Madam Yu prostrated herself at the sight of the seal. No one dared to disobey before the Jin army’s military talisman.

“Launch the attack at the midnight to obstruct Qi army’s main force.” The woman’s momentum pressed hard at Madam Yu. Compared to Xu Linghe, the woman looked more commanding and awe-inspiring.

“My naga army has been battered. I am afraid that I cannot do it.” After several battles, naga army had suffered great causality, which made the soldiers discouraged a lot. Madam Yu had done everything she could.

“Zhan Ming will collaborate with you.” Wuyou told Madam Yu her plan. The plan, in Madam Yu’s opinion, could make her more odds to win. According to Wuyou’s deployment, Madam Yu divided her naga troops into several columns, so that they could diverge the enemy’s forces when the enemy was too formidable to fight. When the deployment was settled, Wuyou flew out of the Holy Temple.

Wuyou flew to Jin’s military camp where Zhan Ming had assembled the forces already. The most important thing in the war was the fast speed. Since the Jin soldiers were always trained strictly and had the excellent physical ability, they could march faster by using shape-shifting, but pity that the Jin soldiers knew nothing about the shape-shifting at all, while only the spirit cultivators knew it. Therefore, Wuyou had to follow the troops without any stop, just fearing the opportunity for war might be delayed. But today was different from the common days. They had to arrive there in advance and ambush the Western Front where the Di troops would pass. Though the Jin troops were relatively weak, they were good at sneak-attack. A fewer number of people could conduct a more agile attack. They just spent an hour arriving at the Western Front and then found a hidden place for camping.

2.5 kilometers away was Di Qing’s battalion, where Lin Xiaosa was engaged in deploying the military forces. Lin Xiaosa thought the Jin army killed his younger brother, and that he must avenge it.

Di Qing was confident that he had held all the trump cards in the war against the Jin army. Horses pressed hard to the Holy Temple with artillery on the back. Di Qing thought that Jin army could not escape the doom this time, and he was desperate to take Yan Shen’s life in this fight.

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