Looking at the elegant man in front of him, a cold glint flashed across Long Fan's eyes. Long Fan's last bit of hope was shattered with his appearance. After a while, his unfriendly gaze returned to normal. Everyone had the right to live. He should not die because of his emotions. Long Fan bypassed Liu Zhaoyun's soul figure and walked out of the tent.
"Senior, please wait. Junior has a presumptuous request and hopes that Senior can send Junior back to the Imperial Palace. Junior was framed and killed. Junior doesn't want father to be deceived by younger brother. I hope senior can help this junior. Zhao Yun will definitely repay you generously!”Liu Zhaoyun's soul still seemed a little weak as she pleaded to Long Fan, who was about to leave.
"Humph! Do you think I care about your so-called generous reward?”Long Fan sneered and said to Liu Zhaoyun with a mocking expression.
"Junior knows that an expert like Senior wouldn't care about that bit of remuneration, but Senior only needs to lift a finger to avoid the war between the two countries. The people of the two countries will be grateful for Senior's great kindness.”Liu Zhaoyun was still unwilling to give up and said to Long Fan sincerely.
"What do you mean?" Long Fan seemed to have grasped something but could not explain it clearly. He said to Liu Zhaoyun with a puzzled expression.
"Senior might not know, but something happened to me in the Huaining Empire. My younger brother will definitely push this matter to the Huaining Empire. Father thinks highly of me. If he believed it, it would definitely lead to a war between the two countries. Senior, please help me out when you see the innocent people.”
"I see." Long Fan thought to himself. Then, he chuckled and said," It's too late for you to worry now. The army of your Liuyun Empire has already crossed the Formation Breaking Plain and entered the Huaining Empire."”
"Wha... What?" Liu Zhaoyun was stunned.
There were many soldiers outside the tent, but none of them dared to charge into the tent. The soldiers raised their spears and stared at the tent warily. "Boom!" Suddenly, a powerful aura erupted from the tent, and the huge pressure sent the soldiers outside the tent flying. A moment later, the surroundings returned to normal. Looking at the restless tent curtains, the soldiers finally mustered up the courage to use their guns to open the curtains. Looking at the scene inside, the soldiers finally rebelled.
Xie Tao was already in a bad spot from the continuous reports he received over the past two days. Yesterday, he received news that five teams had been attacked in a row. Xie Tao had no choice but to consider whether he should continue fighting. However, just as he was hesitating, the Fourth Prince sent news that the assassin had been captured. As expected, there was no news of the team being attacked after noon yesterday. Seeing that Moon Phoenix City was right in front of him, Xie Tao decided to continue advancing. Xie Tao heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the dawn. "Everything will happen today!"
"Report! There's an urgent report!" A soldier rushed in from outside the camp and handed a letter to Xie Tao. Xie Tao slowly opened the letter. After a while, his expression changed.
"Pass down my order to gather all the troops together. Then, return to the Empire!" Xie Tao seemed to have aged a lot in an instant as he ordered the soldiers in front of him. The sudden order set off a huge wave in the army. A moment later, several generals gathered outside the commander's tent and discussed in twos and threes. With Xie Tao's appearance, the discussion immediately stopped.
"General, why are you doing this? They were almost at the Moon Phoenix City. Wouldn't it be a waste to retreat now?”A general stood up and said respectfully to Xie Tao. Xie Tao sighed and did not say anything. He handed the letter to the generals and walked to the side alone. After reading the letter, the generals fell silent. They already knew why Xie Tao had done this. The morale of the commanders who had been killed had reached its lowest point. Half of the people who had been driven away had run away with their rations, and a portion of them had been attacked. Under such unfavorable conditions, if they continued to fight, they would definitely lose.
In the early morning, the troops that were originally scheduled to go out to battle rushed back, and the people who were driven away also dispersed on the spot. The troops continued to grow on their way back. By noon, they had gathered 50,000 troops. The only one that had not returned was the 20,000 troops led by the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince wasn't responsible for driving the people away. The army he led moved faster than the other teams. When the army finished eating lunch, they finally saw the Fourth Prince's army rushing over from the rear. However, the army brought bad news that changed the direction of the army once again.
"General Xie, something bad has happened. The Fourth Prince has been killed!”A leading general came forward to tell Xie Tao the bad news. "Boom!" Xie Tao's mind went blank. He really had no choice but to enter now.
This war was originally carried out under the banner of revenge for the Third Prince, with Xie Tao as the commander and Liu Mu as the supervisor. Xie Tao could not absolve himself from the blame for his failure at the brink of success. Now that the Fourth Prince had died here, he could only use death as an apology. A moment later, Xie Tao finally made up his mind. He turned around and shouted at the army,"All of you, return to the base and swear to fight Huaining to the death!”Retreating would definitely lead to certain death. Only by fighting back would they have a chance to atone for their sins. The soldiers who had already reached the entrance were already unwilling to give up, but when they heard Xie Tao's order, their morale was boosted.
When Xie Tao's army was charging back to Huaining with high morale, the Huaining Empire did not expect the Liuyun Empire to suddenly turn around and attack. Caught off guard, the Huaining Empire was defeated. Xie Tao took advantage of the high morale to march straight towards Moon Phoenix City. At dusk, the two sides confronted each other in Moon Phoenix City.
"Xie Taowang, as a famous general of your generation, you actually used such a method. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the world?”A general on the city wall of the Moon Phoenix City cursed at Xie Tao. He thought that the Liuyun army had already retreated and many of the defensive measures had been stopped. Xie Tao had suddenly charged back to the Huaining Empire, and all the passes had been breached. Now, all the forces were concentrated in the Moon Phoenix City. Once the Moon Phoenix City fell, everything would be over.
"It is your Huaining Empire that has gone too far. You have plotted against two princes of our Liuyun Empire. Our Liuyun Empire is a righteous army that carries the banner of revenge. How can we be despicable?”Xie Tao said indifferently.
"If you want to add a crime, you don't have to worry about having no excuses!"
"In that case, let's fight!" The conversation came to an end, and Xie Tao signaled for the army of the Liuyun Empire to begin attacking the city.
When the battle began, Long Fan rushed to Moon Phoenix City. He had been deceived by Xie Tao's change of heart. He had thought that Xie Tao had already retreated and the battle was over. When he found out that the two sides had already started fighting, he had rushed to Moon Phoenix City at top speed. Looking at the Moon Phoenix City in the distance, Long Fan was secretly anxious. Finally, when a beam of moonlight shone down, Long Fan's speed instantly increased greatly. His body turned into a gust of wind and rushed forward. Finally, they were getting closer and closer. Long Fan could even vaguely see the flames of war permeating the air.
The Huaining Army guarding Moon Phoenix City could not hold on any longer. Most of the elite troops had already sacrificed themselves outside the city. The ones who stayed behind to guard the Moon Phoenix City were actually some soldiers who were responsible for cleaning up the fortifications in the city. These soldiers did not have high combat strength. Finally, when the few Liu Yun Empire soldiers climbed up the city wall, the few Huaining Empire Dou Huang generals made their move. As they joined in, the situation instantly reversed, and peace returned to the city wall.
With a loud laugh, Xie Tao flew up the city wall with the few generals beside him. This was the rule of the battlefield. Only when the expert of the losing side attacked first could the other party attack. A battle between Dou Huangs was not something that ordinary soldiers could interfere in. All the soldiers were watching the battle between the few generals on the city wall. According to the rules, the number of Dou Huangs on both sides was the same. However, because of Long Fan's unexpected intervention, the Liu Yun Empire lost one. The strength of the Dou Huang in the Liuyun Empire was much stronger than the Huaining Empire. This was especially so since Xie Tao had half a foot in the unparalleled Dou Huang class. After a period of stalemate, the Huaining Empire's Dou Huang finally revealed a decline. Xie Tao seized the opportunity to heavily injure a Dou Huang and the situation instantly stabilized. Xie Tao completely ignored the attacks of the others and wanted to seize the opportunity to take the life of that Dou Huang. Suddenly, a loud roar broke the battle pattern." Stop!”
Long Fan finally arrived. With a roar, his body turned into a blur and flew over. "Bang!" Long Fan forced Xie Tao off the city wall with a palm. At the same time, a powerful aura pressure separated the few Dou Huangs who were confronting each other. Xie Tao frowned when he saw that Long Fan was obviously biased towards the Huaining Empire, while the people from the Huaining Empire were delighted.
"Senior, there are rules in war. Senior, I'm afraid that what you're doing is not in line with the rules!”Seeing Long Fan flying in the air, Xie Tao tried to drag Long Fan out of the battle.
"Humph! Rules? What kind of rule is it in your Liuyun Empire to bully the weak?”Long Fan chuckled and said in an unfriendly tone.
"Senior, my Liuyun Empire has a good reason. There's nothing wrong with it!”
"What a good excuse? Look clearly who this is!" As soon as Long Fan finished speaking, a soul phantom appeared on the city tower. Seeing this soul shadow, Xie Tao was shocked."Third Prince!"
"General Xie, this is a misunderstanding. You must not implicate the innocent Huaining Empire. Retreat your troops immediately and don't cause any trouble!" Liu Zhaoyun said to Xie Tao.
"But the third prince…" Xie Tao was a little hesitant. It was a pity to withdraw now that victory was in sight.
"Are you going to disobey my orders?”Liu Zhaoyun said with an unfriendly expression. "This subordinate doesn't dare. This subordinate will retreat immediately!”Liu Zhaoyun had a high prestige in the Liuyun Empire. The emperor trusted him very much and even handed over many matters in the country to him to handle. His accidental death had caused the emperor of the Liuyun Empire to start this war without any hesitation. Therefore, the war was meaningless here. What was important was that Liu Zhaoyun was still alive.
"This time, it was my Liuyun Empire's fault that caused your country to suffer an undeserved disaster. Zhao Yun hereby apologizes to all the generals. In addition, your losses in this war will also be borne by our Liuyun Empire. Later, please list out the losses. Our Liuyun Empire will not go back on its word.”Liu Zhaoyun apologized to the generals of the Huaining Empire with a sincere expression.
"Your Highness, you're too kind!" The generals returned the greeting. What else could they do?
"This time, the person I should thank the most is Senior. Senior not only saved my life, but he is also the benefactor of our two countries. I don't know what senior wants, but I'll do my best.”Liu Zhaoyun said gratefully to Long Fan. Following Liu Zhaoyun's words, everyone's gazes landed on Long Fan. Long Fan received grateful looks from both sides for the important person who had quelled this war.
"No need, you've already done very well!”Long Fan said indifferently. He did not want to stay in this awkward atmosphere any longer. With a stomp of his foot, Long Fan had already stepped on the moonlight and soared into the sky. "We dare not forget Senior's great kindness. Senior, can you leave your name?”Looking at Long Fan who was about to disappear, Liu Zhaoyun could not help but shout loudly.
"Tianfeng, Liu Qingyi!" As soon as he finished speaking, the white figure in the sky completely disappeared from everyone's sight.
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