I really became a king.

Chapter 414: The Korhan People Are Desperate

It was already daybreak. At this time of year on normal days, the sun would have risen from the east, illuminating the entire western Xinjiang.

But today, the sky is gloomy, and the bone-chilling cold wind gives people a bleak feeling, which is filled with a sense of depression.

Ordinary people thought that this was simply a sudden change in the weather, and they continued to do what they were supposed to do. Even inside the Western Demon Realm, many businesses and peddlers had gathered here, waiting for the checkpoint to open.

"What's going on? It's already this late, why hasn't the door been turned on yet?" muttered a peddler carrying a load on his shoulder.

"Yeah, it's strange. Last night at midnight, a small door was open and people could go in and out freely, but it was closed in the early hours of the morning and has not been opened until now." Someone echoed.

"Could a war really break out?" Some people began to feel uneasy and worried.

"No way. The Demon Realm Pass currently has a total of more than 700,000 troops. The Western Regions and the Baiyue Empire outside the pass only have more than 1 million troops in total. How can they capture the Western Demon Realm Pass?"

"This... is really hard to say." One person frowned, then looked around, said nothing, and pulled a boy next to him and walked back.

"Laonian, where are you going?" asked an acquaintance.

"Go back. The weather is bad. Go back to the hotel and lie down."

The companion curled his lips when he heard this. If he didn't sell the goods before the big trading companies started trading, the profit would be greatly reduced.

Most people didn't feel anything about Lao Nian'er's departure, and some even felt a little contempt for him. They thought that he couldn't even stand this kind of weather, but he still dared to be a traveling merchant.

"Grandpa, didn't you say that you wanted to sell the goods on the first day of the horse herding conference? Why are you back to the inn now?" the boy next to him asked in confusion.

"Didn't you see that almost none of the people from the big trading companies came, and it was only us small peddlers who came. I'm afraid that a war will break out today..."

"A war?" The young man was startled. He turned around to look at the crowd of people at the Western Demon Territory Pass and said worriedly, "Shouldn't we inform them? If a war breaks out, they will be in danger."

Lao Nian touched his grandson's head and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we are inside the pass. Prince Yi is not the cold-blooded and violent leader of the Chi clan. He will not kill them."

The boy nodded, seeming to understand but not understand, and then asked in confusion: "Then why do we have to go back?"

"Since we can't leave the border today, why should we stand in the cold wind? Wouldn't it be better to go back to the hotel and keep warm?" Lao Nian laughed.

The boy grinned, and seemed to want to return to the warm hotel as soon as possible, so he quickened his pace.

Lao Nian looked back at the crowd of people at the Western Demon Territory Pass and wondered, "This is really strange. I don't usually see so many peddlers. Why are there so many of them suddenly here today?"

This was also one of the reasons why he decided to leave, because he found that most of the people around him were strangers, and the goods they carried were of strange shapes.

At the same time, many traveling merchants chose to walk back with their goods on their shoulders, just like Lao Nian'er and his grandson.

"Woo..."

Suddenly, a low horn sound came from outside the Western Demon Realm, low and long.

"The horse herding meeting is about to begin!" someone said.

"It's a pity that we can't get out, otherwise we could see the scene of the horse herding meeting..." someone said regretfully.

"What's so good about it? If you really see it, you might feel uncomfortable." A porter smoking a pipe shook his head.

Horse Herding Conference, these four words seem nothing special, and one might think it is just a simple horse herding conference. But those who have witnessed it with their own eyes understand the true meaning of these four words.

They say they are horse herders, but in fact they are people herders.

A normal horse herding meeting is for people to ride horses and tame wild horses.

But the horse herding meeting outside the Great Wall is just the opposite, it is for horse herders.

Countless Khorhan people were driven to the horse ranches, and then the cavalry from Xifan and Baiyue dynasties drove herds of wild horses towards the Khorhan people. These wild horses were untamed and had very fierce temperaments.

At every horse herding meeting, countless Khorhan people died under the galloping horses.

The only way to survive was to run to both sides of the racecourse before the herd of wild horses arrived, crawl on the ground, and crawl under the crotches of the soldiers from the Xifan and Baiyue dynasties.

The Xifan and Baiyue dynasties wanted to use this method to completely destroy the bloodiness and pride of the Khorhan people and turn them into obedient slaves.

This method was indeed effective, because those Korhan people who were unwilling to suffer the humiliation were basically trampled to death by the wild horses.

"Huh? That's not right!" The porter smoking the pipe suddenly stood up and looked at the West Demon Territory Gate with a look of horror.
"What's wrong?" Someone next to him stood up in shock.

The old porter put away his pipe and said hesitantly, "This doesn't seem to be the sound of the horn to start the horse-herding meeting, but the sound of the attack horn... Yes, it is the sound of the attack horn!"

After saying this, without waiting for anyone to ask, he picked up the goods and hurriedly walked east.

When the war comes, these ordinary people who make a living can only stay away to avoid being caught in the disaster.

The old porter's words made many people tremble in their hearts. They picked up the goods in a panic and walked eastward.

"Why aren't they moving?"

After walking for a distance, a traveling merchant looked back and saw that there were still many people standing there motionless, as if waiting for something.

"Do you know any of these people?" another peddler asked.

"I don't know them. They are all strangers."

"But some of them look familiar. They should be the border military households of Demon Realm Pass..."

This sentence reminded the other peddlers. After careful consideration, they found that many of the faces looked familiar. They must have been seen in the Demon Realm Pass.

"What are these border military households doing here?"

"It seems to be waiting for something..."

"There must be tens of thousands of people here," someone exclaimed.

Before, perhaps because they were in the middle of it, they didn't realize that there were so many people gathered at the West Demon Realm Pass. But now that they were farther away, they could see a huge mass of people, tens of thousands of them. "Brother Li, have the Ye family in Bailing contacted the secluded sect?"

Outside the Western Demon Realm Pass, battle flags were waving, and more than a dozen figures riding on war horses were looking at the towering Western Demon Realm Pass from afar. Behind them, hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen were quietly guarding it.

"Don't worry, we have made all the contacts. As soon as we launch an attack here, they will raise troops inside the pass to support us. By then, Prince Yi will be caught up in internal and external troubles and will be unable to take care of himself." Li Yuan, the sixth prince of the Baiyue Dynasty, said.

There was a confident smile on his face, as if everything was under control, but at the same time, his eyes were emitting a deep hatred.

He would never forget his experience in the Yinshan Secret Realm, and he hated Prince Yi of the Dali Dynasty to the core, so he planned to use this battle to avenge his previous humiliation.

The man who had spoken earlier was also a little lost in thought when he saw the Western Demon Realm Pass. He sighed softly, "This is a majestic pass that has stood before us since ancient times. It will no longer exist after today..."

“Haha, Brother Moye, without the Western Demon Realm Pass, the Dali Dynasty will be directly exposed under our iron hoofs!” Li Yuan said proudly.

“Having said that, we can’t be careless. After all, the East Demon Realm Pass is not so easy to conquer…” Moyechuan, who was born into the Xifan royal family, was more cautious.

"Tsk... The East Demon Realm Pass is indeed a great pass, but how can they defend it? You have to know that outside the East Demon Realm Pass is a dry land without a drop of water. How can they defend it?"

"Without the Western Demon Territory Pass, do the Ye family of Bailing think they can really defend this land of lush grass and water?"

Mo Xiechuan of the Xifan royal family also nodded with a smile and said, "Brother Li is right. Without the natural barrier of the Western Demon Realm Pass and the Dali King's flag, the backbone of these soldiers and border residents will be broken. At that time, we can unite with the Middle-earth secular sects to put pressure on the Dali Royal Capital and say that we can obtain the entire Western Frontier without sacrificing a single soldier!"

"Haha, I heard that Prince Yi is an expert at picking flowers. There must be a beautiful lady hidden in Kongtong Mountain. Once we break into the Demon Realm Pass, we must enjoy ourselves to the fullest." Li Yuan looked at the vaguely visible Kongtong Mountain with eager eyes.

Riding a horse across the Middle-earth has always been the dream of these border dynasties, especially the fragrant and delicate royal families, which make them salivate.

Moye Chuan's eyes were also burning with enthusiasm. In addition to holding the same idea as Li Yuan, he was also envious of the Kongtong Mountain in the distance. At the same time, he was also a little troubled. After taking over the Western Frontier Demon Realm Pass, how should he share the fruits of victory with the Baiyue Dynasty?
"Brother Moye, please give the order. I can't wait any longer..." Li Yuan urged. The Xifan Dynasty occupied a dominant position because of its geographical advantages and the support of the secular sects on the border.

Li Yuan was very unhappy, but he also knew that he could not defeat the powerful. Until the remote sects in the border area changed their attitude, their Baiyue Dynasty could only be in a subordinate position.

Mo Xiechuan nodded and said to the messenger beside him: "Pass the order down, the army will attack the city!"

With a burst of "woooo" horn sounds, millions of Khorhan people began to move, and driven by hundreds of thousands of grassland cavalry, they began to slowly move towards the Western Demon Pass.

At this moment, almost all the Khorhan people had an inexplicable feeling of grief and indignation on their faces. They were being used as cannon fodder, and they wanted to use the corpses of millions of Khorhan people to fill up the Western Demon Realm Pass.

This is basically pushing Korhan to death.

However, there were also many Korhan people who looked calm, as if they were silently waiting for something.

"What should we do?" A Korhan man leaned next to Gulun and whispered anxiously.

"Wait a little longer..." Gulun was still a little hesitant. He was weighing the pros and cons of the two options. Should he stand on the side of Xifan and Baiyue Dynasty to attack the Demon Realm Pass together, or choose to surrender to Prince Yi.

"Captain, you can't hesitate any longer. You must make a decision before the close combat. Otherwise, once you start the attack, it will be too late to turn back..." a counselor beside him said urgently.

Because once the attack begins, both sides will kill each other, and then they will become mortal enemies, which will become an unsolvable knot in the hearts of both sides.

Just like the Khorkhan people, although they have always been subservient to the Xifan and Baiyue dynasties, the hatred had been buried long ago because the other side had too much Khorkhan blood on their hands.

This kind of hatred is deep-rooted and can never be eliminated.

At this time, under the careful protection of a team of Khorhan people, three figures came to Gulun, one woman and two men. They were Su Moer, the leader of the Plain Yellow Banner, E'ye, the leader of the Bordered Blue Banner, and Kulon, the leader of the Bordered White Banner.

"A choice must be made." Frontal Lobe said in a muffled voice.

"Yes, otherwise, once a life-and-death feud is formed, even if we can let it go, Prince Yi may not be able to let it go." Kulon said.

"..." Su Moer opened her mouth to say something, but she didn't know what to say, and her face was full of unwillingness.

At the Western Demon Territory Gate, the six tribe leaders looked solemnly at the Korhan people who were approaching in large numbers below the gate, and they were all silent.

At the meeting this morning, Jiang Yi revealed some of the plan to them, but now they were a little uncertain as they watched the millions of Korhan people approaching little by little.

"Will the prince succeed?" Ning Wu Ze murmured in a low voice.

No one answered him because they didn't know either. The prince only said that the Khorhan people would counterattack at the pass, but it seemed a little too unbelievable.

Of course, Jiang Yi did not really order them to wait. He also ordered them to launch an attack once the Korhan people entered within 30 meters of the Demon Realm Pass.

The distance of thirty meters was about to be reached. Lin Yizi gently raised his right hand, and the Western Demon Realm Pass immediately entered a state of combat readiness. Countless arrows, crossbows and other long-range weapons began to tighten their strings.

Just thirty meters away, there was a commotion among the Korhan people, and then many people started to move through the crowd at the same time, but it soon calmed down and stopped thirty meters away.

"What's going on?" Mo Xiechuan and Li Yuan, who were watching the situation from afar, asked with unhappy expressions.

"Send a message to those Khorkhan leaders, asking them to drive these lowly Khorkhan people to start attacking the city!" Li Yuan gave an order, and then the messenger passed the message on.

Soon the Khorkhan leaders took action, but no matter how they shouted or even beat them, they could not drive the Khorkhan people to move forward.

Li Yuan and Moyechuan looked at each other, but didn't take it too seriously. Li Yuan sneered and said, "It seems that the Korhan people have forgotten the killings in the past. It's time to let them bleed."

Mo Xiechuan nodded, waved his hand gently, and said with a smile: "Since they are hesitating to move forward, kill them and force them to move forward!"

Then, hundreds of thousands of cavalrymen who were driving out the Khorkhan people moved. The sound of "clang" was endless. They drew the sabers at their waists and waited for Moye Chuan's order to start a massacre against the Khorkhan people.

"Huh? Who are those people? What are they going to do?" Mo Xiechuan's face changed and he frowned.

I saw the Korhan people near the Western Demon Realm Pass slowly make way for a passage, and a group of four figures slowly approached the Western Demon Realm Pass.

"There's another woman?" Li Yuan was stunned. "Are they going to cause trouble?"

At this time, not only them, but also the generals of the six Western Frontier tribes at the Western Demon Realm Pass were all motionless, watching the four figures gradually approaching.

Lin Yizhi, Su Qingfeng, Tian Buyi, and Chu Kuan looked at each other, thought of the prince's order, looked at each other, signaled to Jiang Zhongshan and Ning Wuze, then turned and went down the city wall.

In the military camp under the city wall, a hundred thousand soldiers were ready to fight and were waiting for them.

(End of this chapter)