"Quick, quick, everyone, follow me!"
Ahead was a long gorge pass, and the peaks on both sides were not very steep. However, in order to prevent any accidents, Ke Yin ordered to speed up the march through this place. It wasn't until Ke Yin passed through the gorge that he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that I am really worrying too much."
As soon as the live sound fell, the ground suddenly shook. Ke Yin thought he had encountered an enemy attack. Soon, a spy from the rear came to report.
"My lord, the rocks behind have collapsed, blocking the way."
Keyue frowned when he heard this and said: "Marquis Andre has something urgent to do over there. My brother will take the people ahead and I will go to the rear to take a look."
"Okay, be more careful."
Keyue turned around and headed towards the rear of the army, while Keyin led the army in front to continue marching.
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Keyue came to the rear and saw the huge fallen rock. It was measured to be thirty feet long and thirty feet wide, blocking the way of the army.
Under the boulder, several men with lustful eyes couldn't dodge and were smashed into pieces. They were turned into meat pies on the spot.
There was more than one rock fall, and there were several boulders of the same size behind. After Keyue chopped the boulder into pieces, he ordered a few soldiers to move the rubble and corpses aside. It took half an hour before the army could continue to march.
Ke Yin's army had already taken a step ahead. Ke Yue wanted to rush to catch up, but suddenly two spies from the front and back came to report.
"My Lord Earl, a large swamp suddenly appeared in front of the army!"
"My Lord Earl, there are soldiers from the Floating Tower Kingdom pursuing you behind!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang from the rocks on both sides. The top of the mountain collapsed, and countless boulders rolled down the mountain.
Keyue immediately thought of Yi Xifeng. His brother, Earl Keyin, was intercepted just after taking away most of the troops. This was obviously premeditated.
"Damn it! The guards will follow me on the path on the right, while the others wade through the swamp. Don't let the enemies in the rear catch up!"
Keyue currently has less than 5,000 troops, so he is no match for the enemy. He didn't know how the swamp mudland in front of him was created, but it must have something to do with Yi Xifeng.
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On the top of the mountain, two figures, a man and a woman, were looking down. The rolling rocks nearby did not have any impact on them.
These two people are Yi Xifeng and Li Xintian. That piece of swampy mudland was Li Xintian’s handiwork.
"Brother Xifeng, I don't understand why there is a gap in that place?" Li Xintian asked, pointing to the path on the right side of the swamp.
Yi Xifeng explained: "Although the opponent has less than 5,000 people, dogs will jump over the wall when they are anxious, let alone humans. Once they are forced to a corner, they will definitely be counterattacked desperately. Don't let 5,000 people." If the person who lives is going crazy, we will lose more than we gain."
"Oh, I understand. As long as they still have hope of escaping, they won't fight so hard."
Yi Xifeng nodded and said, "That's the truth."
Not long after, the explosions on the mountain stopped, and the boulders stopped rolling down. A man in black walked up to him, cupped his hands and said:
"Sir, all the formation jade talismans have been detonated."
Yi Xifeng's eyes slightly curved, he pointed to the path on the right side of the swamp, and said with a smile: "Execute the next step of the plan."
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The path on the right side of the swamp is too narrow, making it impassable for many luggage. Most people still have to walk through the swamp mud. Although the mud is not deep, it seriously hinders the marching speed of the army.
The pursuers from the Futa Kingdom in the rear quickly came to kill them. Keyue and other two thousand men and horses had already crossed the path. The remaining three thousand men were immediately thrown into disarray and were all captured by the pursuers.
Keyue was so busy looking after himself that he couldn't care about the people in the swamp. He led two thousand men and horses through the woods. On the way, he was attacked by a group of black-clothed warriors with high cultivation level. He was suddenly defeated. Half of it was lost.
Keyue didn't dare to fight, so he ran forward non-stop until he reached a river bank. He stopped, his face ashen, because a familiar figure stood in front of him on the stone bridge over the river.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, and it's finally here."
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The army led by Ke Yin marched all night and approached the edge of the King's City of Futa.
The civil war in the royal city was raging. Red fireballs kept coming from the north and smashed into the royal city. The pungent smell of gunpowder smoke could be smelled by Ke Yin from the edge of the royal city.
"Look, my lord, that seems to be Marquis Andre!"
Keyin turned his head and looked far away. Under the west city gate, he saw a bearded man being besieged by several people. Judging from his clothes, this man was indeed Marquis Andre.
"Go and protect the Marquis!"
Ke Yin led tens of thousands of men and horses in a hurry to the west.
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Several bucket-sized swimming dragons circled around, trying to surround Andre. Andre roared, and a loft-high lion appeared behind him. The lion's body was red, its mane was ablaze with golden fire. When it faced several swimming dragons, it cut them off with just one claw.
A sword light containing yin and yang energy slashed towards the male lion's leg bone, but was swept away by its tail.
"Yi Xifeng really left a strong enemy for us." Li Chengqian said solemnly.
The lion's tail swept out a ball of red fire, and Li Chengtao blocked it with his sword. Unexpectedly, the red fire climbed onto the long sword and began to burn. Li Chengtao was forced to retreat from the front of the formation to Li Chengqian's side, and waved his hand to disperse the red fire on the sword. .
"Be careful, the other party's flames are a little unusual."
As soon as he finished speaking, another Ice and Snow Holy Land elder retreated from the formation. He used his inner strength to extinguish the flames on his sleeves and said:
"The Andre family is good at using fire and has a special suppressive effect on the skills of the Ice and Snow Holy Land."
There are seven people in the Far East Kingdom, but there is only Andre in the Endless Wilderness. The eight people fought all night, from the north gate to the west gate, but the Far Eastern Kingdom could not defeat the opponent. Not only was Andre's fighting power superior, but the golden wristbands and red gloves on his left and right hands also added to his strength. A lot of fighting power.
Normally speaking, the gloves should be used for offense and the wrist guards should be used for defense, but Andre's situation was reversed. The red gloves blocked most of his attacks, and the golden wrist guards added a layer of golden fire to his attacks. The golden fire could not only burn the body, but also the soul, and was extremely difficult to extinguish.
"This flame is somewhat similar to Yi Xifeng's black flame." Li Chengtao said while staring at the golden fire.
"It's a little different, the color is different." Li Chengqian added.
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The battle lasted for half an hour, and finally Andre joined the army led by Ke Yin. Andre's situation was over and he no longer wanted to fight, but headed southwest.
"Although we failed to get rid of him, our goal has been achieved." Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.
A blue luan bird flew from a distance and landed on Li Chengtao's shoulder. It was after receiving Yi Xifeng's letter that the Far Eastern Kingdom sent troops to attack Andre's army.
"This Andre is really powerful. He can survive our siege and is worthy of being called the 'Lion Marquis' of the Endless Wilderness."
"In this battle, more than 30,000 Semu people were killed and 20,000 captured. It can be said to be a great victory."
"The main reason is that the King's City of Pagoda was destroyed, which saved us a lot of trouble."
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"Where's Count Kyo? Why didn't he come with you?"
"Back to the Marquis, Katsura and I encountered rocks rolling down while we were marching. He was clearing the rocks behind, so he should be able to follow us soon."
At this time, Ke Yin did not know that Ke Yue had been attacked.
"Now we can no longer stay in the Futa Kingdom, and Suchuan Kingdom is not yet stable..." Andre pondered for a moment before speaking: "Go to Loulan City first, that is the nearest place to stay."
Ke Yin felt something was wrong and advised:
"If we fail to avenge the legitimate son of Marquis Jacob, will he be angry with us?"
Andre was not worried at all, but instead snorted coldly and cursed:
"Hmph, Jacob's son is a loser. His 60,000-strong army was defeated by Yi Xifeng's 30,000-strong army. Even if he doesn't die, he will be executed by the Lord God's Messenger."
"Having said that, we should still be more cautious." Ke Yin reminded.
"Although this battle is defeated, I still have 60,000 troops at my disposal. Jacob dare not do anything to us. First, send someone to deliver a message to Keyue, asking him to hurry up and change his route to Loulan City."
"I will send someone to deliver the message right now."
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Two days later, when Sachs led his army to the Kingdom of the Floating Tower, he found that the royal city had already changed its name, and was temporarily controlled by the Ice and Snow Holy Land.
"I didn't expect it was too late."
Sachs sighed. As early as when he received the letter from Andre, he had a premonition that something would happen to King Futa City, and the fact was just as he expected. However, he did not expect that the other party would act so decisively and defeat him in just two days. The royal city changed hands.
Sachs had no choice but to go home.
Before leaving, he took a deep look.
"Yi Xifeng, you escaped last time in Ziluo City. Next time we meet, I will definitely eradicate you!"
Sakas's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
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"Count Keyin, it's been two days since the letter was sent, why hasn't Keyue caught up yet?" Andre waited here for a whole day without waiting for Keyue, and he couldn't help but feel a little impatient.
"My subordinates have sent additional troops to investigate the situation. Please wait a moment, Lord Marquis."
Andre was anxious, but Ke Yin was even more anxious.
Ke Yin's parents offended an important figure in Shen'en Cult and died twenty years ago.
He came to power at the age of twenty-seven and became the patriarch of the family. He worked hard with his six-year-old brother to build the family's current heritage.
Keyue is his only relative.
Now that Keyue has lost contact, how can he not be anxious? !
Not long after, the spies who went out came back.
"Where is Keyo, where is he?"
"The Earl was attacked... and killed by the Floating Tower Kingdom..."
Ke Yin was shocked. Although he felt that something might have happened to his brother, when the news actually came, it made him feel dazed.
"Keyue...Keyue..."
Ke Yin was very regretful. He should not have agreed to Ke Yue's participation in the war.
When Andre learned that Keyue was dead, he immediately ordered the entire army to go to Loulan City. As for Ke Yin's mood, he had no time to care, nor did he want to care.
"Go to Loulan City!"
Ke Yin rode on his horse, his eyes dull, staring in one direction for a whole day and night.
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The next day, Andre's army finally arrived at the border of Loulan City. A young general rode to the city gate and shouted.
"I am a subordinate of Marquis Andre. Please open the city gate quickly."
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Seeing no one responded, the young general cleared his throat and shouted again. However, the city was empty and no one responded.
"I am..."
The young general just opened his mouth and was about to shout for the third time when suddenly a flash of light flashed through the young general's mouth and a column of blood burst out.
The thing that penetrated the mouth was a crossbow arrow!
Andre and others were shocked. They didn't understand why Jacob attacked them.
"Jacob, I have no enmity with you, why did you kill my men!"
Andre cursed angrily, but what greeted him was more crossbow arrows.
——咻咻咻
Crossbow arrows shot down from the sky, and Andre's front row of cavalry was unprepared. For a moment, those who were shot fell on their backs, and the army was immediately in disarray.
"Damn, what the hell is going on?!"
"Andre! We meet again!"
On the top of Loulan City, several more figures appeared. The leader of them surprised Andre again.
"Qi Chengcheng! Aren't you in the Floating Tower Kingdom? Why are you here!!!"
Qi Chengcheng stood at the top of the city and laughed, saying, "I didn't expect that I would come to attack Loulan City."
"Jacob has 150,000 mercenaries, and his strength is not weaker than mine. How can you defeat him?!"
Andre turned his attention to the people next to Qi Chengcheng. After a closer look, he found that they were masters of the four major religions: Zhenwu Dao Hall, Holy Land of Ten Thousand Beasts, Divine Sect, and Daming Temple.
Seeing this battle, Andre did not dare to stay for a long time and immediately ordered the entire army to retreat. In fits of panic, Andre turned his team and headed north.
Almost on the same day, Suchuan Kingdom controlled by Shen'en Sect was attacked by the Demon Sect and Luo Yun Sect. Thomas, the defender of Suchuan Kingdom, was caught off guard before he could organize his troops and eventually abandoned the city and fled.
So far, Futa Kingdom has defended its gates, and Suchuan Kingdom and Loulan City have been recaptured by the Seven Kingdoms.
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Three days after Andre's defeat, a banquet was held in the pagoda forest of the Futa Kingdom for dozens of generals of the kingdom. At the banquet, many people were toasting to Yi Xifeng.
"Our Floating Tower Kingdom was able to repel the endless barbarity of Andre, thanks to His Excellency Lord Ting."
"Without Your Excellency Tinghou, I'm afraid we would have become the dead souls of Andre's men long ago."
"Yeah yeah."
Yi Xifeng responded with a smile and a toast, neither excited nor indifferent. You know, when he first proposed the fortress strategy, these people were extremely opposed to it.
Without fortress tactics to withstand Keyinke's fierce attack for about three days, they would have had no chance to counterattack.
After the banquet, more than a dozen people including Yi Xifeng, Li Xintian, Zhong Lingxi, the Queen and Princess of Futa Kingdom, Shi Qing'an, Wang Dapao, etc. had another small meeting.
The Queen of the Floating Tower State was the first to speak: "This plan can be implemented smoothly, thanks to Your Excellency Tinghou and the Commander-in-Chief Shi Qing'an."
Except for a few people present, no one knew that the plan to unite with the Far Eastern Kingdom to surprise Andre was proposed by Shi Qing'an.
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Time flies and three years pass.
During this period, the King's City of Futa was moved from its old location to Tallinn; the Holy War Hall suddenly enthroned the former Lord of Jinsha City to take charge of Loulan City, with Wu Li as deputy city Lord; and the most surprising thing was that the Demon Cult actually returned the territory of Suchuan Kingdom to Holy War Hall.
The leader of Suchuan Kingdom died, Suchuan Kingdom was changed to Suchuan City, and the city lord was temporarily replaced by an elder from the inner sect of the Holy War Hall. (End of chapter)
