He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 273: Death on both sides

The wooden city gate opened and Jiang Lin walked out. Behind him, millions of border troops were deployed in battle formation, ready for battle.

In front of the million-strong army, Jiang Lin's burly figure, although alone, did not seem lonely.

The momentum of the border troops was like being pulled to him by an invisible thread.

With this heart-pounding momentum, the vitality of heaven and earth began to riot, carrying Jiang Lin and rapidly rushing towards the territory of Dachen.

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Fengluan City.

South city wall.

This is the direction facing the heart of Dachen, and it is also the direction from which the siege is most intense.

Of the hundreds of thousands of Da Chen troops, at least 30% are concentrated here.

A few days ago, that formation caused heavy casualties to the Daqian border troops in the city.

At least 10,000 people were killed on the spot, more than 10,000 were seriously injured, and more than 20,000 were slightly injured.

There are less than 30,000 still intact.

Among these 30,000 people, 10,000 are from the Nanling camp.

They were the best equipped and had suffered the least losses. They were now scattered at the four city gates, with the help of other battalions.

Liao Mingxu personally led 3,000 men to the South Gate, which was under the greatest pressure.

This third-rank lieutenant general was now covered in blood, his armor was torn, and his chest, arms, and legs all had injuries of varying severity.

The precious soldier's long sword, covered with thick blood plasma, slashed fiercely across the city wall, grinding away the thick blood clots and revealing the light inside again.

Looking at the Dachen army that was reorganizing its formation and could launch the next attack at any time, Liao Mingxu had a solemn expression.

Xu Kaijin stood on the right side, holding a spear with the tip of the spear slightly curled.

The spear is the king of all weapons. It is the most ferocious in charging, but also the easiest to be damaged.

Once you are under siege, it is easy to be unable to move.

If Xu Kaijin had not been promoted to the Yuanwu realm through the killing in the past two days, he would not be able to stand up at this moment.

Even though he had entered the Yuanwu realm, his injuries were more serious than Liao Mingxu's, and his breath was a little disordered.

After spitting out a mouthful of saliva with a strong smell of blood, Xu Kaijin rubbed his sore shoulders and said, "These beasts of Dachen are quite capable. No wonder they dared to invade the heartland of Daqian."

"It's still the same that Ling Shuai devoured their main forces. It's just a lucky break." Liao Mingxu snorted coldly: "If it weren't for the formation that caused us to lose so many people, with their limited strength, they wouldn't be able to attack even after a hundred days!"

In a siege, the ratio of the number of attackers and defenders must usually be ten to one to have a greater chance of winning.

After all, the defenders who occupy favorable terrain can use the advantage of being high above and the tall and solid city walls to block the enemy's attacks.

The number of people in Dachen is only several times more than that of Daqian's border troops, so it is unlikely to quickly break through the city.

But the problem was that all the supplies in the city had been moved away in advance, and there was not even a single extra grain of rice to be found.

The border troops entering the city did not bring much food with them. After five days, many of them died in battle, and even more were dizzy from hunger.

"We can't go on like this. Even if they surround us without attacking, our people can't hold on." Cai Yanting, whose face was cut on half, said fiercely, "I think we should go out of the city and fight to the death while we still have strength! Otherwise, we will starve to death in the city, which is too depressing."

"That makes sense. I also agree that we should go out of the city and fight!" said Xu Kaijin.

Liao Mingxu stared at the Dachen army outside the city and felt a little troubled.

Of course he wanted to get out of the city and fight to his heart's content, but once the city gate was opened, he would lose the natural barrier of the city.

At that time, there will be no winner or loser, only one side will be completely annihilated.

It would be fine if it was just the Nanling camp, but there are six other camps here. Opening the city gates would mean forcing everyone to accept the result.

Liao Mingxu took a deep breath and said, "Go ask the other generals. If everyone agrees, we will leave the city together!"

Song Tianjiu dragged a knife over, wiped the blood off his face, and pointed in a certain direction.

A few hundred meters outside the city, several figures appeared and disappeared.

"The remnants of Xuanhua Taoism..." Liao Mingxu narrowed his eyes and looked at them. The ones who caused them the greatest pressure in the past few days were these Taoist people.

Although those people were not masters like the mountain master, they were also mysterious and difficult to guard against. If the Daqian border army was not famous for its strength, they would have been defeated long ago.

"If they really rush out, I will chop them into pieces! You cowards who are hiding your head and tail!" Liao Mingxu's face was full of murderous intent.

Cai Yanting walked around several other city gates and heard that Liao Mingxu planned to rush out of the city and fight a decisive battle with Da Chen.

None of these lieutenant generals and commanders objected.

"Damn it, when has our border troops ever fought a battle to defend a city? I've wanted to get out a long time ago!"

"Then do it! What's there to say?"

"Let me take the lead!"

A group of military attachés from the border army shouted loudly, with great momentum.

All the officers above the rank of Dusi, as well as a few lieutenant generals, gathered at the South City Gate.

The soldiers under his command also gathered together.

No one cares about the other city gates, so just let the people from Dachen come in. They are leaving anyway.

Liao Mingxu stood in front of the South City Gate and said in a deep voice: "Once the city gate is opened, everyone rush out first, and form a military formation under the city wall. We can only attack and not defend! Today, either we kill all those bastards, or we will be killed by them. Do you have any objections?"

"Stop talking nonsense and open the door!"

"Yes, open the door quickly, I want to be the first one to rush in!"

Seeing this, Liao Mingxu said nothing more. After taking a deep breath, he stood at the front holding his precious sword and shouted, "Open the city gate!"

Dozens of soldiers worked together to slowly open the heavy city gate. The Dachen army, which was still lining up a few hundred meters away, did not expect that the Daqian border army, which was at such a disadvantage, would dare to go out of the city for a decisive battle.

Liao Mingxu was the first to rush out of the city gate and pounced on the enemy like a tiger out of a cage.

Xu Kaijin and Cai Yanting followed closely behind.

Then came the soldiers led by Song Tianjiu and other garrisons...

In just a few breaths, thousands of people rushed out of the city gate, and behind them were densely packed heads.

Some couldn't wait and jumped down from the city wall.

Those figures, like dumplings being cooked in a pile, with red eyes and terrifying aura, are chilling.

"Form a line! Form a line!" the military officer of Dachen shouted urgently.

Before he finished speaking, he heard a sinister laugh from behind him: "It's too late to think about forming a battle array now!"

He turned his head suddenly and saw a flash of knife coming towards him. He subconsciously raised the scabbard to block it, but he was cut in half along with the knife.

The remaining force of the sword was undiminished, and all the Dachen soldiers in a straight line within a ten-meter radius were killed by the sword.

"You are nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs!" Liao Mingxu held a sword in his hand and shouted, "Kill!"

A deafening, beast-like roar came from behind.

The military officers of the border army who had been frustrated for a long time rushed into the enemy camp. This was the style of Daqian. Military officers would never fall behind the army formation, as that would only lead to ridicule from others.

Behind them, ordinary soldiers formed a "battle" formation, led by the Nanling camp, and slammed into the Dachen army's camp like an unstoppable steel torrent.

It has to be said that if a head-on battle really comes to a head-on, the army of Dachen will still be somewhat inferior to that of Daqian.

The most important reason was that their most elite troops had been surrounded and annihilated by General Ling in the heart of Daqian.

Those who come nowadays can only be considered first-rate, but not top-notch.

Just like the gap between the ninth level of martial arts and the peak of martial arts, if one holds a magic weapon, one can make up for the shortcomings in realm.

However, the one that really holds the advantage is the Nanling Camp.

With everyone equipped with a fourth-grade weapon, this army of ten thousand people is no longer a sharp knife, but a sickle for harvesting straw.

Wherever the army goes, no one can stop it.

Facing such a powerful army, the Dachen army could not defeat the enemy even if they launched a desperate siege.

At this moment, a white-haired old man in linen clothes appeared in the air.

Looking down from a high place, one could see that the Nanling camp, led by military officers such as Liao Mingxu, had opened a hole in the Dachen formation.

More Daqian border troops poured in through this gap, eliminating the possibility of being surrounded.

"Da Chen is ultimately no match for Da Qian." The white-haired old man said indifferently, "Get ready to attack. Kill that group of military officers first, and then wipe out the subsequent military formations."

"Yes, Mountain Master." Dozens of figures appeared around, each holding a dark brown talisman in their hands.

They gathered around the white-haired old man, raised the talismans in their hands, and kowtowed to him in mid-air.

The moment he bent down, brown light emanated from the talisman, and then gathered into a thick beam of light, shooting straight towards Liao Mingxu and others.

Liao Mingxu immediately felt this fatal threat. Without thinking, he jumped high up, mobilized all his skills, and swung his sword fiercely at the beam of light.

Another figure rose into the air, it was Xu Kaijin.

The spear in his hand was like a dragon flying across the sky, making a low roaring sound.

The lieutenant generals and commanders from other camps also jumped up and launched their strongest attacks towards the beam of light.

Various different forces came together with astonishing power. Even a fourth-level Yuanwu realm cultivator would be wary of this attack.

Unfortunately, the person who came was the ancient secret mountain master of Xuanhua Dao, and he had dozens of core disciples with him.

The mountain master hasn't made a move yet, but the power of this beam of light is already comparable to the eighth level of Yuanwu Realm!

The attacks of Liao Mingxu and others were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, and were not worth mentioning.

It was shattered in an instant, and the beam of light rushed towards Liao Mingxu and others.

The power contained within it shocked many border military officers.

Liao Mingxu felt his chest was suffocating and he almost vomited blood from the recoil. He forced himself to swallow the bloody smell and shouted angrily: "Die!"

He reached out and grabbed the bow and arrow behind him, put a Chaos Arrow on the bowstring, and shot towards the beam of light.

The Chaos Arrow, which was of low-grade Xuanbing grade, attracted a vast amount of heaven and earth energy the moment it was shot out, transforming it into a thickness almost equal to that of the light column.

The two things collided with a loud bang, making an indescribable loud noise. Those with weaker cultivation nearby were shocked to the point of bleeding from all seven orifices.

"Huh? Xuanbing?" The white-haired old man was a little surprised.

The Daqian border army has never been known for its weapons. Except for the generals and the commanders, few have such good stuff.

He waved his sleeves and a strong wind blew up, sweeping away the dust.

However, the border army lieutenant general with tattered armor had already put the second arrow on the bow, and he let go of it the moment the dust settled.

The second Chaos Arrow shot out towards the white-haired old man's face, engulfing the vital energy of heaven and earth and transforming into a huge air column with a diameter of nearly one meter.

Despite such a horrifying attack, the white-haired old man was not moved at all.

He stretched out his hand and pointed. Unimaginable Taoist power burst out from his fingertips, instantly piercing through the center of the air column and colliding with the arrow at the core.

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