Dragon Empire Calendar Year 9965. 9th month, 1st day, humans and demons fought at the Jade Gate.
The first battle between the humans and the demons had ended just like that. Although the humans had won, they had still lost, and it had also greatly affected the morale of the soldiers. After all, the demons were so powerful that it was shocking. No one wanted to fight with such a powerful demon. At this moment, the Holy See released the news. As the representative organization of the great gods in the human world. Resisting those evil races that did not believe in God was also the Church's unshirkable duty and responsibility!
Pope Paul Thirty-Two of the Brilliance Shrine. A new doctrine was announced. He ordered the Holy Knights of the Radiant Church to gather! In the next month. There would be more than four thousand Holy Knights marching towards the north. At the same time, in the Imperial Capital, the Earth God Palace. They sent a group of 300 clergymen to the front line. This team of clergymen. Including priests and teachers. A member of the Elder Council. There were also many holy masters.
Priests and teachers could make the soldiers pray and accept their confidences in the army to soothe the soldiers 'emotions, which could have a very good effect on stabilizing the morale of the army. As for holy masters, they could assist in battle.
The other Churches also responded, sending people to the front lines. Almost all the Musing Masters on the continent believed in their own Master God because that was the only way to cultivate and borrow the energy of the world. Musing Masters believed in the Master God of their own cultivation system, or else they would borrow the spiritual energy of the world. Musing Masters and Musing Illusionists believed in the Nature Master God and Space Master God respectively.
Therefore, the response of the various Churches also meant that almost all the Musing Masters in the Eastern Continent were participating in the war. Although Musing Masters could not follow orders like the army for various reasons, their spells were very destructive. The effect of a Musing Master was even more than an army of 10,000.
This was the first piece of good news.
The second piece of good news came from the west. Several countries of the Western Continent had joined forces to send out an expeditionary army. About tens of thousands of people had participated in the war against the demon race. Wushuang was curious about why the West had joined the war. When Sima De Le told Wushuang with a smile that the iron hooves of the demon race had once trampled over half of the West, Wushuang understood everything.
Moreover, the Holy See said that the demon race seemed to have a very different body structure from humans. It was said that it had great research value.
The last one. It seemed to have a great effect, and it was said that many Mages had started to tidy up. Bringing his disciples to the north…Of course, to them, helping the Empire's army fight was secondary. The main goal was to study the demon soldiers that he had never seen before!
The so-called research was naturally to kill them. Dissecting them…
The Radiant Church and the other Churches had joined in a high-profile manner. This greatly boosted the morale of the people and the army. These two powerful organizations that had been famous for a long time joined. Without a doubt, it was a powerful stimulant to soothe the morale of the army!
And Wushuang. After he learned of this news, he was shocked. He understood that the royal family and the various large organizations must have carried out some kind of secret doctrine and compromise.
The Empire also announced that they would form a Knight Association and enter the Frozen Forest. Any mercenary group could join.
Because it was currently a period of war, the hunting of magical beasts in the Frozen Forest had completely stopped. In the swamps of the south, the number and level of magical beasts were very low, and the Gryphons were magical beasts that no one dared to provoke. Therefore, almost most of the mercenary groups on the continent had fallen into an extremely depressed situation.
At this moment. With such an open call for mercenaries, many mercenaries who had nothing to do and no lack of courage were willing to lick the blood of the blade to make a living. These people who were used to a life of death immediately began to register enthusiastically.
At this time, Sima De Le had taken up the position of Deputy Commander, while Wu Shuang had taken up the position of Major General. They were fighting a bloody battle at Jade Gate Pass.
。Dragon Empire Calendar Year 9965. At Jade Gate Pass, the demons had completed their siege. Millions of soldiers surrounded Jade Gate Pass from all directions, and numerous legions of various armies set up camp one after another. The big attack on the isolated city was about to begin.
The mo army's camps stretched for several dozen li, and there was still an endless stream of follow-up troops coming from behind.
The highest commander of the front line of the siege was Prince Solomon, the Crown Prince of the Demon Race. He was responsible for commanding not only the armies of the Demon Race, but also the Beast Race, totaling a million. In addition to the Demon Race, there were also a large number of Beast Race living in the Demon Race's territory. The number of Beast Race was far more than the Demon Race. However, the intelligence and strength of the Beast Race were incomparable to the Demon Race's royal family, so the Beast Race could only be enslaved by the Demon Race.
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On the 1st day of the ninth lunar month, starting from dawn, the horns on the formation head of the demon race sounded in unison. The military bugle sounded sonorously, and the gongs and drums sounded like thunder. Countless soldiers and horses let out a tsunami of shouts and charged down the city. The attack had begun. The soldiers guarding the city could feel the entire city wall and the ground shaking. Even the seasoned soldiers had never seen such a ferocious attack.
The dense fog in the morning dispersed a little, and the soldiers of the royal army could clearly see the first wave of enemy attacks. They were shocked and dumbfounded. What was rushing at the front line of the enemy's formation was not the valiant demon cavalry, but countless human captives. Most of these captives were human civilians who had been captured by the demon soldiers in time. Most of them were old people, children, and women. There were also many young and middle-aged human soldiers who had been captured in previous battles. They carried sandbags on their shoulders, and were ordered to fill the moat. The demon soldiers followed behind them, whipping them with whips, stabbing them with spears, and cutting them with sabers, forcing them to move forward. As they ran, they cried and wailed,"Don't shoot, we're on the same side.”A wave of cries and wails rose into the sky, making people cry. The enemy hoped to use this method to force their way across the moat, and even break the fighting spirit of the guards of Jade Gate Pass.
The supervising military judges roared,"Fire! Release the arrows! We can't let them get close!" However, the soldiers hesitated. They lowered the arrows in their hands. How could they bear to shoot the arrow stones at their own compatriots? Unable to bear to watch this cruel scene, a few soldiers cried and tried to leave the city wall. They were mistaken for trying to escape and were mercilessly shot by the supervising team. Many voices shouted towards the city walls,""Don't come over! Run! Don't come over!" Some of the captives stopped in their tracks, but they were immediately killed by the demon cavalrymen without hesitation. Hundreds of corpses were instantly strewn all over the ground. The remaining captives were shocked and began to move forward again.
The demon army's camp stretched for dozens of miles, and there was still a steady stream of follow-up troops coming from behind. The clear and stern voice spread across the entire city wall: "I order you to release the arrows immediately!" Everyone could see the two lines of tears flowing down his face.
Someone shot the first arrow, then the second arrow. The soldiers hesitated, and the arrows rained down. Seeing their compatriots fall to the ground in their hands, even the hard-hearted War Overseer began to cry. However, the enemy did not give up. They drove in batches of captives and forced them to move forward. The moat turned bright red and was gradually filled with sand and flesh.
Stepping on the bridge made of flesh and blood, the allied army of the demon race followed suit and charged forward, so dense that they charged forward one by one. At the very front were the valiant half-beast human infantry. These fifty thousand people were the elite of the rebel army and were specially selected to lead the charge. Marquis Pingjing knew that he would suffer the most tenacious resistance here. The orcs panted heavily, their bodies covered in simple wolf skin. The huge spiked clubs in their hands made a fierce sound.
The second-line soldiers were the Snake Tribe's army with 100,000 strong vitality. The Snake Tribe's army was not good at fighting, but they were especially suitable for siege battles because they had the innate ability to climb. They were equipped with spears and spears, and they were about to engage in close combat. Then, there were 200,000 joint forces. This was a mixed team that included orcs, snakes, dwarves, draconic people, and even human slaves. If they could break through the city today, everyone would be rewarded. The first soldier to enter the city, be it a soldier or an officer, would be rewarded with 100,000 gold coins and appointed as the governor of any province in the Far East. And the Demon God Emperor would confer the title of Marquis to the person who took Rostock's head! Hearing such tempting conditions, the eyes of the alliance army turned red. Before the battle, they drank enough strong wine to boost their courage and shouted,"My parents only gave birth to me once!" He charged forward with all his might.
Then came the powerful Rudolph army led by Duke Rudolph. Compared to the chaotic formation of the alliance army, the regular demon army appeared orderly and neat. The soldiers marched forward in a line of scattered soldiers. Archers, axemen, spearmen, and shieldmen lined up neatly and orderly, giving off a murderous aura. Since the cavalry could not be used in the siege, they all dismounted and raised their sabers high. This troop was famous and had a very strong fighting strength. They were the meritorious troops since the beginning of the war. Behind them was the Bussie Legion of demons. Since the beginning of the war, this legion had not made any decent military exploits due to bad luck. The regimental commander, Count Bussie, had made up his mind to be the first to break through Rostock's city today and become famous. He was also very dissatisfied with today's order."Why don't we send our team to the front?”Their formation seemed to be a little noisy. The front team collided with the rear team of Emperor Rudolph's army a few times. Behind him, there were also countless demon teams. They were led by Gu Ci, Sai Mu 'er, Yu Jia, Tie Lun, and other Demon generals. Because it was too crowded, it was difficult to distinguish who was who. The dense crowd of people rolled forward like the flow of the sea, slow but unstoppable.
In the distance, Prince Solomon's royal army did not move, and the square formation was as firm as a rock. The royal army included 50,000 powerful palace guards. Their scales were as hard as armor, and it was difficult for swords and spears to penetrate them. They were the personal guards of the Nephilim King. The Emperor had specially sent some of them to help Prince Solomon, hoping that he could defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
Hundreds of tall scaling ladders were approaching the city, and siege chariots were slowly approaching the city amidst the crowd. These equipment were originally prepared by the demons to take down the Jade Gate Pass Fortress. Prince Solomon believed that they would be able to raze the Jade Gate Pass in one fell swoop!
With so many soldiers and horses, they filled the vast plain under the Jade Gate Pass. They were side by side, with the front row and back row so close that it was difficult to breathe. The leader of the Far Eastern rebel army, who was also the commander of this attack, the Marquis of Pingjing, did not care about military tactics or tactics. He only hoped to use this numerical advantage to drown Rostock with his army that covered the mountains and fields. Even though the city walls were already packed to the brim, he was still mobilizing his troops and dispatching his generals. He sent the Life Force teams up one by one and ordered the troops at the back to push the troops in front. With such an energetic charge, no one could not advance.
The soldiers and horses below the city wall were so dense that the human archers on the city wall didn't even need to aim. They only needed to shoot, shoot, shoot. Rows of archers took turns to shoot. Thousands of strong bows were pulled into a full moon and shot out. The arrows poured down like a continuous rainstorm on the heads of the allied forces and demon soldiers. On the moat that had been filled up, countless soldiers had fallen to the ground after being shot by arrows. Similarly, countless demon soldiers had died under the arrows. Their corpses piled up into a small hill that surrounded Jade Gate Pass, but they continued to advance. They pounced over the moat and headed straight for the city walls. However, there, an even more terrifying disaster awaited them. As usual, arrows rained down continuously. Rocks kept falling from the top of the city wall, smashing them into meat paste. Hot oil was poured on their heads. The city wall was slippery and steep, making it difficult to climb. Sometimes, just as they climbed up, they would be slashed by knives and spears, and they would fall from the high ground. Because the crowd was too crowded, the ladders and vehicles that were originally used to attack the city were stuck in the crowd and could not move at all. The frenzied attackers below the city grew impatient and began to climb the city wall with their bare hands. They were fiercely attacked by the arrows and rolling stones of the garrison, resulting in countless casualties.
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The elite troops of the Far Eastern rebel army, such as the Minsk team, the Yun team, and the Garza team, were already defeated before they could even reach the city wall. More than half of them were killed or injured. A portion of the teams were defeated and wanted to retreat, but they couldn't. The follow-up troops had already rushed up and they were trampled to death on the road. Troops after troops stepped on the blood of their brothers as they marched forward. Below the city wall, there were so many enemy corpses that they formed a second wall. However, the enemy's attack continued. Under Rudolph's supervision, the Wahra team, Dusha team, and the Dragonoid team risked their lives to advance. It seemed that they had to kill these troops.
Stepping on the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, the first batch of snake tribe soldiers finally reached the top of the city wall. The Wen He division of the central army did not give an inch and stubbornly fought to the death. Both sides engaged in a hand-to-hand battle, and an intense slaughter began. From here to there, countless sharp weapons were slashing and killing each other. Both sides were gnashing their teeth in anger, and blood was flowing profusely. There were sword lights and sword shadows everywhere. Soon, the bodies on the city wall were piled up. Both sides stepped on the bodies of the injured and the dead and continued to kill each other. Screams of pain continued. A team of Emperor Lu's army also came to support them. The enemy suddenly gained the advantage in numbers, and their morale soared. One of the demon soldiers even snatched the flag of the Wen He division. He excitedly raised it high and showed it to his compatriots below the city wall. The demon soldiers erupted in earth-shattering cheers,"Wakala!" For a moment, everyone thought: The city was just in front of them, and they were extremely excited!
However, at this moment, the deputy general of the central army, Chen Lu, quickly led 3 large battalions to reinforce the Wen He Regiment. Qin Lu took the lead and chopped down the demon soldier, taking back the flag. The humans began to counterattack, and they were unstoppable. The square formation formed by shields, sabers, and spears pushed the rebel army and demons to the outer line. The archers kept firing arrows at the enemy in the gap behind them, causing heavy damage. In less than a few minutes, the soldiers on the city wall suffered heavy losses, leaving thousands of corpses behind as they were chased off the city wall.
At this moment, the slowly moving siege ladders and carriages finally approached the city wall. Standing on the carriage that was as high as the city wall, the demon archers began to shoot arrows at the defending soldiers on the city wall, restricting their movements. At the same time, hundreds of scaling ladders clattered against the city wall. Demon soldiers and orcs with ferocious faces bit daggers in their mouths and scrambled to climb up. They did not care about the arrows raining down from above, the hot oil pouring down on them, or the heavy stones smashing down on them. They were all as brave as if they had nine lives. For a moment, the city wall was densely packed with climbing soldiers, like ants crawling on a piece of sugar.
The human guards on the city wall retaliated with a tooth for a tooth. They pried open the ladder and pushed it out. The enemy soldiers on the ladder all fell high into the ground, turning into meat pies. However, the enemy had relied on this kind of reckless attack, coupled with the cover of their archers. After paying a heavy price, they actually managed to climb up the western wall for the second time and engaged in an intense hand-to-hand battle with the defenders. This time, they encountered the area that Zhang Liao's Guards Division was defending.
"Brothers, let's go!" Zhang Liao shouted.”，Zhang Liao led his troops to intercept the demon soldiers who were trying to enter the city. The two sides were engaged in a chaotic battle. The demon soldiers charged left and right fiercely. However, Zhang Liao's troops were also very brave this time. Although the Guards Regiment usually looked down on the Blizzard Army, after all, they were the Imperial Guards Regiment. If the demons really broke through the city, no one would want to live anymore! At the moment of life and death, they were brave for once. They attacked the demon soldiers with their white sabers and sharp blades. With the advantage of numbers, more than 2,000 people rushed up and attacked together. In an instant, more than 100 demon soldiers who had entered the city were cut down and the city wall was taken back.
Not only in the defense zone of the Guards Regiment, but also the entire Pai defense line was experiencing a severe test. Waves of attacks came one after another. The rebel army and the allied demon army had broken through the defense line many times and rushed into the city wall. However, they were met with the resistance of humans. They were furious about the death of their compatriots. The defenders of Pai showed their incomparable tenacity and tenacity. They fought back bravely and drove the enemies down many times. The aggressive waves of attacks from the demons were shattered again and again, just like the waves crashing against the reef, leaving behind only corpses.
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On the east side of the city wall was the focus of today's fierce battle. The enemy had thrown a total of 30 teams here in an attempt to break through the defense line. However, Rostock had already expected this. He had deployed four of the most elite divisions of the Blizzard Army here, including the pride of the entire empire, the imperial division, the Undead Camp. The Undead Camp was originally a military unit of the Imperial Guards. In order to control the Blizzard Army and defend the Great Wall, they had specially adapted this elite unit into the Blizzard Army. Each soldier of this troop was a one-in-a-thousand elite. They were going to engage in the most brutal bloody battle with the demon corps here!
The situation on the top of the city wall changed. Sometimes it was taken by the demon army, and sometimes it was taken back by the humans. The two sides fought fiercely here countless times, and the top of the city wall changed hands many times! Corpses gradually piled up. One layer, two layers, three layers…The ears were buzzing. Screams and curses could be heard everywhere. The demon soldiers shouted,"Wakala!" The human replied,"I told you to die!" Then came the sound of weapons slamming violently. Sparks flew everywhere, and the wounded were moaning. The soldiers were already red with killing, and they even took off their armor because they felt that it was a burden. They carried their shiny sabers and went on stage bare-chested. With a slash, one would die. Their feet were slippery, and it was unknown if they were stepping on their own people or the other party's. The thick smell of blood choked their noses. The spears were broken, the blades were blunt, and the daggers were broken. The soldiers of the Undead Camp dared to pounce on the enemy's weapons barehanded! They had already lost half of their heads, their arms and legs were broken, their chests were pierced through by guns, and their bodies were shot like porcupines. Yet, the soldiers of the Undead Camp could still pounce on their enemies and bite their throats, gouge their eyes, and kick their private parts. Their aura could only be described as crazy! Regardless of whether it was the rebel army or the demon race, despite having the advantage in numbers and being a fresh force, they were all scared out of their wits when they saw the group of humans covered in blood and grinning sinisterly. That was not human! It was the Fierce Demon! Within a day, the enemy had rushed to the top of the city wall more than ten times, but they had run into the impenetrable walls of the 'Undead Battalion'. Each time, they were beaten to a pulp and fled in panic.
The sun rose from the east to the center and then fell from the center to the west. The siege continued for an entire day. The battle between the two armies was like two giants fighting to the death. They were panting and covered in injuries.
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In the distance, under the golden banner of the demons, Prince Solomon's face turned pale as he looked at the fierce battle on the city wall.
Messengers rushed to his side one after another to report,""The fifth orc team has gone up!”
"The Tielun Army has gone up!"
"Marquis Pingjing requests reinforcements! He said that the Snake Clan's 17th Party couldn't hold on anymore!”
"Report! Lord Gu Ci died in battle!"
"The Yuga Army is going up!"
"Senel's team has suffered too many casualties.”
The prince's hands were trembling slightly, the intense battle had been going on for ten hours! Jade Gate Pass was like a bottomless black hole, swallowing one team after another. Countless elite soldiers and generals disappeared, but Jade Gate Pass still stood tall. He could not understand what was going on. The invincible army of the God Clan had been fighting hard for a day. They had paid a great price and sacrificed a lot, but they couldn't even take a stronghold at the Jade Gate Pass! After a day of fierce battle, weren't the enemy soldiers tired? How could he maintain such a high fighting spirit and exuberant energy? Could it be that the people guarding this pass were really a group of supermen or monsters? In order to take down this Jade Gate Pass, how many people do we have to die?
"Rostock, you devil!" he cursed softly.”" Order!" he shouted." The 51st Drakonid Party of the Far East, the 63rd Orc Party, and the 36th and 37th Party of Senega shall advance immediately! Abu Roddy's army, get ready to attack!”
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In the evening, after more than ten hours of fierce fighting, the demons 'attack was still going on. They left layers of corpses below the city. Although the commander was still constantly dispatching troops, the demons and rebel soldiers were already beginning to feel tired. The Jade Gate Pass in front of them was like a meat grinder. One vigorous team after another was sent up to become corpses, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood. Under their feet was a mess of soft flesh and blood. Blood had accumulated into a small river. Both the demon soldiers and the rebel soldiers were frightened. However, the military order sounded in their ears and they had to move forward. Therefore, everyone began to dawdle and move forward slowly, hoping that the sun would set early to end the attack, or that other troops would enter the city quickly so that it was not their turn to climb the "meat grinder". He no longer had the momentum to take the lead.
The enemy's offensive had already begun to weaken. The first to keenly notice this was Sima De Le. He said to Wu Shuang,""It's time, please!"
Wu Shuang's expression was solemn as she answered briefly,""Don't worry!"
Sima De Le raised his head to look at the sky. The sky was blue and the sunset was like blood. Looking at the magnificent mountains and tombs far and near, and the clear river, in an instant, many past events surged into his mind at the same time. It was complicated and difficult to describe. Miraculously, many childhood memories that he could not remember suddenly appeared in his mind very clearly.
The first time he saw Wushuang was when he stole 50 cents from the garden in the back street. The first time he saw Yuwen Batian was when he fought with him. The first time he saw Dugu Shang, the four of them were beaten up by the gangsters on the street and fled all over the street... In the end, the memory that was fixed in his mind was Princess Kadin's tearful face. "I'm sorry, Kadin…" he said softly.
His state of mind was filled with peace, and he entered a very peaceful state. He smiled and thought," Life was so beautiful!
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