See Yumen in August blocked the grass field, the soldiers face each other, all want to return home. The clouds and the new moon are dark in the sky, and the scattered sand flies in the wild. At that time, the sky and earth were covered with dust, and the people of Hanhai and Longcheng were familiar with fighting. The drums and horns of the two armies could be heard in the dark, and the banners on all sides could not be seen. Zhaojun has been married for more than a year, and the demon race has never been satisfied with peace. Dragon soldiers wait for the moon and autumn to defend the frontier fortress, and demons ride ice night to cross the river. The Yellow River is blocked by more than 10,000 miles from east to west, and the terrain is different from that of Jinghua. At the foot of Yanzhi Mountain, there was little spring light, and there was no running water in the yellow sand desert. Golden daggers and jade swords have been conscripted for ten years, and there are many complaints in the brothels. I'm tired of going to a distant place for a long time, and I'm worried about the sound of pounding clothes in autumn.
With the arrival of the Empire's most elite army, the Azure Dragon Army, the Empire's plan to defeat the demons was about to be implemented. Wushuang finally saw the Empire's most elite army. They had been stationed at the Empire's western frontier fortress all year round. The western region was the most chaotic place in the Empire. There were at least ten different races. There were wars all the time. The races in the western region often wanted to enter the Central Plains, and their duty was to protect the Empire's territory. They did it. Facing almost ten times the number of enemies, they did not lose an inch of land.
The long years of war had created the Empire's victorious army. Although it did not have a lot of people, only 80,000 people, and although it was only half the size of an army, its combat power was comparable to three armies.
The Azure Dragon Army was made up of the elite private armies of the major families of the empire. They were well-equipped and looked somber. No one could see their expressions under their helmets. It was a deathly silence, and a bloody aura pervaded the air. Even Wu Shuang, who had experienced many wars, could not help but feel a chill when she saw it. Their eyes were lifeless. They did not have the dejection of a defeated army, nor the joy of a victorious army.
Wu Shuang knew that only veterans who had experienced hundreds of battles would have such an expression. All of them had crawled out of a pile of dead people.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the sound of drinking and eating could be heard.
A gentle breeze blew over, causing the black cloak of Sima De Le, who was slowly patrolling the soldiers, to flutter gently. Every time he walked to a place, the soldiers there would stand up respectfully. That handsome yet pale face and thin body, no one dared to look down on him. That head of golden hair was like golden gold, dazzling people's eyes and could only make people look up.
The warriors of every empire would revere this young general because no one could forget that this young commander had only led tens of thousands of troops to defeat hundreds of thousands of demons. Even the people of the Canglong Army were in awe of him.
Every time the soldiers stood up to welcome them, the commander would smile kindly. Sima De Le had a good memory. He clearly remembered who was the bravest, who was the fastest, and who killed the most. Every time he met the best of these soldiers, he would stop and pat them on the shoulders. He would praise them for their brave achievements and encourage them to continue to welcome greater battles with the blood of the people of the Dragon Empire.
When Wu Shuang proposed to send out the entire army to fight the enemy, everyone immediately objected. After all, there was no doubt about the strength of the Demon Race, and there were only a few people who knew about the Demon Breaking Plan. It was too risky to give up the solid pass and fight the enemy.
" This…" Sima De Le couldn't help but be at a loss for words. He rolled his eyes and let out a dry cough in an ostentatious manner before coldly saying,""General Chen Lu, General Milo, your words will inevitably strengthen the enemy's prestige and dampen our spirit. So what if there were more people? Back then, we only had 20,000 people, but weren't we still the hundreds of thousands of demons? Sorry, generals, I was just giving an example. 200,000 or so against a million demon soldiers was not much of a problem. Hmph, wasn't it just taking care of them?”
"Yes, Lord Commander, we are worrying too much!”Chen Lu and Mi Luo weren't fools. Under the pressure of the army, how could words of fear come out of the mouth of the general? They were frightened and quickly apologized.
"Everyone's worries are not without reason!" Wu Shuang slowly opened her mouth and said," The enemy has been trained for a long time and has sufficient troops. Although our army is elite, we are at a disadvantage in terms of overall cooperation. This is an unavoidable injury. However, don't forget that victory and defeat are not only determined by numbers and equipment. The most important thing is morale. We don't have the same kind of faith as the demons.”
He turned around and looked at the generals. He calmly said," For the dignity of the empire, we won't retreat if we leave the city. If we fight with our backs against the wall, I believe that we can defeat the enemy even without the Blue Dragon Army. After all, we've been fighting for several months now. If we don't do anything and defend the Jade Gate to the death, the enemy might bypass the Jade Gate Pass and attack the empire directly.
Moreover, the plan to defeat the demons has already been implemented. The navy has already set off. If we repel the demons to the North Sea, the million demon army is nothing to fear.”
Commander Sima De Le continued," Now that we are dragging it out, the Empire's financial resources are already insufficient to support such a war. Furthermore, most of the people in the Empire have not realized the seriousness of this attack. This is an opportunity. If we can wipe out the millions of demon soldiers, we will ensure that the empire will be at peace for a thousand years.”
"Yes, my commander!" The generals saluted to show their respect. The generals all realized the seriousness of the matter. With just a few words, they stimulated the greatest passion and killing intent in their hearts. They all fiercely knocked their right fists on their left chests, saluting Sima De Le with the highest military salute of the empire. Their hearts were filled with the desire to kill. At this moment, the number of enemy troops was no longer important. Instead, it had become a good opportunity for the generals to make a name for themselves.
"Go back and rest. Tomorrow morning, we'll go out of the city to fight!" Sima De Le said decisively.
"Yes, Commander!" The generals bowed and retreated, disappearing into the darkness. Tonight, he was destined to be sleepless because of passion. However, Sima De Le and Zhao Wushuang needed the generals to maintain a good environment and mentality to welcome the biggest confrontation that the Ming Chen Empire would encounter.
"Do we have the confidence to win?" Reuenthal asked worriedly as he looked at the enemy formation.
"Will we fail?" Zhao Wushuang didn't answer but asked instead. His eyes were as bright as stars as he stared at this general who was about the same age as him and said: "Whether we win or lose, we can only talk about it after the fight. It's too early to say." He flung his purple cloak. He slowly walked down the city tower. He slowly followed.
Reuenthal looked at his thin back. What kind of person was he? Almost no smile, purple hair, no matter what kind of situation he faced, he always maintained a kind of awe-inspiring calmness. He was really cold-blooded, and his eyes seemed to hide endless fatigue. He watched Zhao Wushuang's back slowly disappear into the distance, but his mind was always filled with his eyes.
" Sob, sob, sob." When the golden sunlight pierced the first golden line from the eastern horizon, a mournful and dull sound of a marching horn rang out from the mountain depression in front of Jade Gate Pass. Immediately after, the cool wind faintly sounded the sound of hurried footsteps. It was obvious that a large number of soldiers were arranging themselves in formation. After a while, the sound of a long horn and heavy footsteps shook the hard earth. Tens of thousands of dust were raised as they approached Jade Gate Pass.
The soldiers on the city wall could clearly see that thousands of sun flags of demons were flying straight in the morning wind and flashing out of the valleys. Closely after that, square formations with grim faces were approaching them step by step along the broad yellow road in a uniform way.
" Beep, beep, beep…" The soldiers guarding the city did not dare to be negligent. They took out the conch horn that was used to warn the gathering. They puffed up their cheeks and suddenly blew it. The sound of the horn was two short and one long. It was like the afterglow of the end of the world, but also like a rising awakening. It reverberated in the sky above Jade Gate Pass.
As the bugle sounded, the entire Jade Gate Pass was in an uproar!
The Azure Dragon Army Corps, the Central Army Corps, the Blizzard Army Corps, and tens of thousands of soldiers rushed out of the barracks and quickly gathered in the predetermined area. The soldiers who followed continuously filled the number of square formations and expanded the size of the square formations.
Sima De Le stood at the top of the city wall and looked at the endless enemy tents in the distance. He said to Wu Shuang,"" The two armies asked each other in secret how many people had died in this war. We protected our country, and behind us were the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains of our motherland. We don't seek fame in the frontier fortress, but we seek to fight on the battlefield and die in a horse's leather."
Wu Shuang looked into the distance. Nothing could be seen on his face. Wu Shuang said in a voice that only she could hear," Are we really the ones protecting the country? Every race has their own value in life, right?"
Each of the three gates on the city wall had 5,000 men stationed there, totaling 20,000 men. They were all reinforcements who had just arrived. In order to win the decisive battle, Zhao Wushuang decided to leave 20,000 soldiers to guard the city and prevent the enemy from ambushing. When fighting outside the city, the top of the city wall was not the main point of the battle until they were defeated. The reinforcements that had just arrived were not able to fight against the demons who were in the midst of victory, so they could only stay behind to defend the city.
In addition, there were about twenty thousand men protecting the safety of the large amount of goods being transported along the way. The various goods of the empire were continuously sent to Jade Gate Pass. In total, there were only about four hundred million soldiers under Sima De Le who had left the city to fight.
Creak! Creak! The dull sounds of the city gates opening could be heard. The various legions of Jade Gate Pass lined up neatly and filed out. On the city walls, soldiers in light armor and light helmets carried bows and arrows on their backs and held sharp blades in their hands. They stood guard in front of the city defense equipment. Their eyes were fixed on the door opening below the city walls. The mighty army of the empire walked out of the city walls and walked towards the approaching enemy troops. All of them felt their blood boil and their killing intent surge.
Under the golden sunlight, the two massive armies were in a long frontal formation. The black mass of soldiers was constantly approaching. The sound of footsteps, the clattering of horses, the fluttering of flags, and the shouts of generals caused the space within several dozen li of Jade Gate Pass to become a place filled with invisible killing intent and pressure. The magnificent military posture made people shudder.
Two armies, numbering over three to four hundred thousand soldiers. Their orderly footsteps caused the ground to tremble slightly, and smoke billowed in the wind. A black goshawk flapped its wings, frightened by the large scale of the army underground. It cried out, spread its wings, and soared into the sky, flying into the distance.
" Boom, boom, boom..." The dull and orderly footsteps were like waves of rising tides, pressing forward.
Of the 500,000 soldiers of the Sun Empire, 100,000 of them formed a marching square formation, which was divided into five formations. The front troop consisted of 100,000 soldiers who were fully armored. They were holding a rectangular shield that was half the height of a person in their left hand and a sharp palm-wide short sword in their right hand. Under their oval helmets, there were many pairs of murderous eyes.
On the left and right wings of the imperial army were 50,000 light cavalrymen and 50,000 spearmen. The light cavalrymen were all mounted on horses. Light armor ensured the speed of the knights and horses. There was a long sword on each side of the saddle, and a long spear in the hand of the demon soldier. The vanguard of the cavalry were spearmen with long spears like a forest, acting as the wings to protect the cavalry from short attacks.
The middle troop was obviously an elite troop of the Imperial Army. There were a total of 40,000 heavy armored scythe mo soldiers, all wearing heavy armors. They were wrapped in the iron fortress from the head to the face. The mo horses only showed their eyes and bellies, and their backs were covered by inch-thick plate armor. This kind of horse that could carry heavy scythe cavalrymen was a tamed beast mo horse. It was extremely strong and wild, and could carry thousands of pounds of weight. Only the mo territory had this kind of horse.
The weapons in the hands of the heavy armored demon soldiers were enough to make people feel intimidated. It was a giant sickle that was one and a half feet wide, 1.5 meters long, and weighed 100 pounds. It was sharp and domineering, and could easily cut any soldier from head to toe. It was extremely ferocious.
Behind the heavy armored demon cavalrymen with giant scythes were a total of 10,000 Empire's red-clothed swordmasters. The so-called red-clothed swordmasters were the true elites of the elites. They were all the elite swordsmen of the strike legion. Each of them wore a set of red light armor, and the most eye-catching thing was the red cape that fluttered behind their backs. They were like clusters of bright flames that were extremely dazzling under the golden light.
Behind them was the Empire's most elite Azure Dragon Army.
Behind the Azure Dragon Army was a troop of the Radiant Church. There were eight thousand Radiant Zealots, each of them wearing a pure white robe and holding a black stick with a talisman. Their eyes were filled with hatred as they stared at the army of soldiers that was constantly moving over. They were all extremely fervent and devout believers, and they were unafraid of death on the battlefield. It was exceptionally difficult to deal with.
Eight thousand zealots protected two thousand clergymen from the mainland of the Church of Light. Most of the monks who healed wounds could chant and master healing spells on the battlefield. They could save the lives of those who were less injured in time and restore their combat strength in time. In addition to that, there were a considerable number of Priests and Light Mages in the novel. Priests could increase the warriors 'fighting spirit and confidence in victory through the Book of Praise, while Light Mages could provide powerful attacks and suppression. They could use Light Mages to heal light injuries and save the seriously injured.
The Radiant Church had over three hundred Mages, most of whom were rank 1 or rank 2 low level Mages. There were as many as ten Level-3 Musing Magicians who controlled the Musing Earth Technique. If the defense wasn't good enough, it could cause a large area of damage and shock the entire battle.
The rear wing legion consisted of 40,000 heavy-armored axemen, a typical elite land army. Although they were deployed at the rear wing, they could turn to the front at any time and take on the main offensive mission. Once the entire army was defeated, the heavy armored axemen would act as the main barrier to stop the enemy army from charging. In order to cover the entire army's escape.
Heavy Axe Warrior. He was wearing a full body of heavy armor, revealing only his eyes and the lower half of his legs. Each of them was holding a one-meter-long broad-bladed axe. The entire army was like a dark cloud, giving off an impenetrable pressure.
Zhao Wushuang stood in front of the army with his Ask Not Spear in hand. He was leading the Empire's light cavalry. Although many people objected when the commander chose him as the vanguard, it was finally approved.
The first enemy was the demon infantry phalanx, which was made up of malevolent-looking and tall low-level demons. At the front was Emperor Lu, whose face was filled with an arrogant and violent aura. On his shoulder, the tail of a shark-like rod was exposed, and the head of the rod was covered with barbs, which was inserted into the steel sheath.
After that, there were large groups of beast armies that were hastily mixed together. There were as many as 100,000 of them, which was the largest force. Among them, there were about 50,000 Polar Bearmen and Emperor Penguin warriors, 50,000 Hungry Wolf and Violent Bear warriors. The strength of the old and new beast tribes were mixed together to take care of each other, and the veterans led the new warriors.
Different from the light-armored demon soldiers, the orcs were fully covered in heavy armor. Their tall bodies and sufficient strength allowed them to withstand the heavy armor. This batch of heavy armor was made by half of the small dwarf demons. It was specially made for the strong and strong orc soldiers. Compared to the big machetes or giant axes in their hands, it was especially terrifying.
Lionman Garson and Polar Bear General Paulson each commanded 50,000 orcs. They rode on fat and strong hybrid demon horses and followed the large group of people majestically. Garson was wearing black soldier armor, waving two broad-bladed, short-handled giant axes in his hands, and carrying a large machete on his back. Paulson was wrapped in a full set of heavy armor and held a broad machete. He preferred the pain of a long blade cutting into his **.
Following closely behind the orc army were 20,000 demon warriors. They had ferocious faces and green claws, especially the demon warrior Baneb, who was ten meters tall. He walked in the middle of the formation like a pillar supporting the sky. Every step he took would shake the ground. The 30-meter-long iron chain of the iron anchor was carried on his shoulder, making people not dare to look at him directly.
Above the two wings of the entire army, on the left were 10,000 ferocious demon bats, and on the right were 10,000 Chimera double-headed dragons. Under the leadership of Asmo, they flapped their wings and flew on the two wings of the army. Their black armor emitted a silent threat.
In the middle of the army were the armored soldiers of the demon race. Although there were very few of them, they were the guards of the Demon Emperor. They were almost immortal. Only human warriors of the Dou Wang level could kill them. The armored soldiers had scales all over their skin. Those below the Dou Wang level could not hurt them at all. They were the true elites. When the elites reached the battlefield, they would win. They had never lost.
Comparing the two armies, the mo were at a disadvantage. The dynasty's 400,000 soldiers were all well-trained regular soldiers. They moved in unison and seemed to have a tacit understanding when they rose and fell. The forces in the demon territory were all gathered together, such as the demons, orcs, and ocean warriors. They were in a mess. Although they tried their best to keep their formation intact, their numbers were almost twice that of the Empire. There were endless reinforcements behind them, and the quality of the demons was far better than that of the humans.
The Empire's general and his subordinates watched from afar, and a chill involuntarily rose in their hearts. The number of demons was actually several times that of the Empire. This was simply suicide.
Amidst the rumbling footsteps, the two armies that were slowly approaching stopped at a distance of 3,000 meters. What made the soldiers of the Sun Empire feel disdainful was that the Imperial Army stopped like a wooden stake, while the soldiers of the Imperial Army continued to approach them intermittently and orderly. Their sloppy formation made the well-trained regular soldiers laugh at them secretly. " Kill, kill, kill…" The 400,000 soldiers shouted excitedly as their blood boiled. They brandished their swords and halberds. It was as if a huge forest had grown out of the ground. Rows and groups of soldiers marched towards the enemy formation. As soon as the front row passed by, the soldiers in the back row started to walk faster and faster. They started to walk slowly and gradually became small steps.
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