Covering the sky: Starting with the holy body, the immortal Taoist comes to attack

Chapter 161 A Mound of Jing!

With a powerful slash from Gu Xuan.

King Nuchi of Jie, who had committed countless murders and atrocities, was cleaved in two from head to toe, blood gushing out like a fountain, his foul-smelling entrails spilling onto the ground.

Such a bloody and tragic scene shocked everyone in the royal palace.

The Great Khan is dead?

Many Jie generals stared wide-eyed, some in disbelief.

Innuchi was an unparalleled figure in the Jie tribe. Not only was his personal martial prowess the best in the tribe, but his abilities in commanding troops and governing politics were also exceptional.

Over the years, Nuchi led them to victory after victory, crushing even the once-powerful Great Zhou Dynasty under their feet, and subjecting many human races to wanton humiliation.

In a sense, Nuchi was the once-in-a-millennium destined ruler in their hearts, like a god.

however.

Such a "great being" was killed in this way, without any dignity, like a pig or a dog being slaughtered, leaving a stench on the ground.

Suddenly.

Several Jie generals seemed to have lost their faith, becoming disoriented and unable to even dodge the incoming swords.

Of course, most of them either roared and charged forward, fighting wildly.

There were also some clever ones, like Taiji, the fourth son of Nuchi, who, under the cover of several Jie generals, tried to escape through a window.

Among Nuchi's sons, Taiji was not the most valiant, but he was the most cunning and the most dedicated to learning about the Great Zhou Dynasty.

If he were to escape alive, he might be able to lead the remaining Jie tribes in other places, unite their forces, start anew, and even wage guerrilla warfare against the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Unfortunately, Gu Xuan had noticed him long ago.

Before this special operation, Gu Xuan had obtained information about Nu Chi and his sons from the northern border army.

This time, he was determined to wipe out all the elites of the Jie tribe, leaving none alive!
Among them, King Nuchi of Jie was ranked first, while Taiji was ranked second.

Once these two are killed, the others will either be mere brutes or lack the courage to amount to anything.

Therefore.

As Taiji, under the protection of several trusted generals who risked their lives, struggled to move his massive body and climb up a window.

With a whoosh, a short spear flew over like a shooting star and pinned Taiji's body firmly to the window.

Until the very moment before he died.

Taiji still felt some regret. He regretted eating too much bear paw and deer lamb, which made him too obese and made his escape so difficult.

With the complete demise of these two important figures in the Jie tribe, the bloody battle in the main hall intensified.

Many Jie generals stopped fighting and retreating, and instead charged forward like madmen, recklessly battling the armored human soldiers, seeking only to kill as many as possible.

To be fair, most of these generals were fierce and ruthless warriors who had once caused great infamy within the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and whose hands were stained with the blood of many humans.

However, in the rush, without armor, even their bravery was of no use, and they were killed one by one, often requiring nearly ten to kill one opponent.

For the human soldiers, however, this was a satisfying revenge, a just retribution for what is right.

Over the years, the Jie people, a race with human bodies and jackal faces, under the leadership of Nu Chi, have caused enormous harm to many human races within the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, as well as to the people in the northern border.

Not to mention that during this attack, many soldiers heard the pitiful cries of many respectable human women being abused and violated by the Jie tribe in the royal city.

Faced with this scene, who wouldn't feel their blood boil? Who could bear to look at it?

Years of pent-up resentment, coupled with the tragic scene they witnessed upon entering the city, fueled the rage of these human soldiers.

They couldn't wait to act. They rushed forward and, like madmen, hacked and slashed at all the Jie people, hacking and slashing until blood and flesh flew everywhere, slaughtering them all.

Within a few dozen breaths, not a single Jie tribe elite survived; they were all slaughtered.

The entire royal palace was a scene of hell, with rivers of blood, corpses strewn everywhere, and the unique stench and foul smell of the Jie tribe filling the entire hall.

But the real battle has only just begun.

This royal city was the largest capital city ever established by the Jie people.

Among them were tens of thousands of Jie people, most of whom were important figures or relatives of this foreign tribe; otherwise, they would not have been allowed to live in the royal city.

Half an hour earlier, Gu Xuan led three hundred elite border troops to attack from the northwest corner.

With his unparalleled martial prowess, he killed scouts with a single arrow and guards with a single halberd strike, advancing almost in a straight line and fighting his way into the royal palace.

Even after dealing with Nuchi and his men, there were still several thousand rabble in the city.

Even if we exclude more than half of the family members, such as women and children, there are still at least three or four thousand Jie soldiers. They have naturally already discovered the chaos in the city and the screams of agony from the royal palace.

Under the spontaneous organization of several mid-level generals, these thousands of Jie soldiers surrounded the royal palace from several directions, intending to kill this enemy force of unknown origin.

However, this actually played right into Gu Xuan's hands.

His biggest concern was not war, but that the Jie tribesmen would scatter and flee after realizing the danger.

This could potentially diminish the effectiveness of his attack and even lead to other unforeseen circumstances.

If it were a battlefield confrontation, and these thousands of Jie elites were fully armed, defeating or even annihilating them would likely require sacrificing at least an equal number of border troops, and possibly even more.

But now, these people are caught off guard by the attack and have no time to prepare carefully as if they were going to the battlefield.

This presents Gu Xuan and his men with the perfect opportunity to defeat the enemy.

Under his leadership, the small human force of several hundred men, like a sharp knife, rampaged through the somewhat chaotic Jie tribe support forces.

Especially in such a narrow battlefield environment where close combat is commonplace, the heavy arrows that the Jie people rely on for their pride have little room to be fully utilized, otherwise they would easily injure their own people.

Moreover, Gu Xuan and his group had taken precautions against this before setting off, and they had gathered the best equipment from the border army.

Therefore, almost every human warrior wears at least two layers of armor, with the innermost layer being chainmail specifically designed to counter the heavy arrows of the Jie tribe. Even if hit, the arrows cannot penetrate completely, resulting in only minor injuries.

Soon, several mid-level Jie generals who were directing operations from the rear discovered this.

They shouted orders for their Jie soldiers to retreat, leaving enough space for the heavy arrow corps to fire a volley at the human enemies in front of them.

Unfortunately, Gu Xuan would never give them such an opportunity.

With a few whooshing sounds, several short spears flew past as fast as meteors, killing all the mid-level generals who had given the orders.

It can be said that Gu Xuan has almost brought his personal combat power to its limit!

His terrifying martial prowess instilled fear in all the Jie tribes who opposed him!
With the deaths of several mid-level generals, the Jie army could no longer mount an organized counterattack and could only watch helplessly as this small, incredibly powerful, and heavily armored human force wreaked havoc.

"Hahaha……"

"That was satisfying! Kill the Jie dogs!" "Father, Mother, Little Sister, did you see that? I've avenged you! Hahaha..."

Human warriors slaughtered their way to the death, leaving corpses strewn across the battlefield. Even their greatswords were bent, and their armor was stained with foul-smelling blood.

He slashed, thrust, swept, and stabbed while laughing wildly, oblivious to the tears streaming down his face.

This is just one of hundreds of human warriors.

Because Gu Xuan selected soldiers for this special operation who had a deep-seated hatred for the Jie tribe, and none of them were fierce warriors who could fight ten men at once.

It was precisely because of this that these people, under the leadership of Gu Xuan, were able to overcome hardships and casualties, fight their way into the core royal city of the Jie tribe, and achieve such brilliant results.

As it turns out, in this kind of cold weapon combat, the leader, morale, and armor still occupy the most important positions.

An hour later.

The battle cries in the royal city finally subsided, replaced by screams of agony.

And the short, sharp sound of the spearhead piercing flesh and bone was quite chilling.

That was Gu Xuan leading his soldiers in a sweep, not letting go of any remaining Jie tribe members hiding in the city.

Every soldier felt a deep-seated exhaustion after reaching the peak of excitement, because under Gu Xuan's leadership, they had defeated and killed all the elite Jie tribe members, including King Nuchi, as well as more than 3,000 Jie soldiers.

Such a glorious and terrifying record is unimaginable in the past few hundred years, because the Great Zhou Dynasty has really been in decline for many years!
Even though they were exhausted, no one let their guard down.

At times like these, killing even one more member of another race is a way to avenge one's own people and saves from even greater sacrifices in the future.

Because these Jie people have naked contempt and hatred for humans, even some of their young boys have been stained with the blood of humans.

Even after their fathers were killed, they still carried axes or short spears and tried to ambush the human soldiers in the city, and they actually succeeded several times.

But that was all. Gu Xuan and the others gave them no further chances and exterminated them all.

In the process, they rescued thousands of abducted human women, each of whom was brutally violated and abused, a truly horrific sight.

When they saw their king and elite warriors arrive, all the rescued women burst into tears.

After being given swords and knives, these frail women joined the revenge mission, helping to search for the remaining Jie tribe members hiding in various houses.

This is a pure and brutal revenge, and also a desperate counterattack by the human race against the alien race!
finally.

Two hours later, the once magnificent Jie royal city finally calmed down.

Those few Jie people who managed to escape to the outside of the city were distraught. They wept bitterly and crawled to another nearby city. Some of them simply perished in the mouths of wild beasts in the wilderness.

Looking back at the royal city.

Gu Xuan knew that even though it was already dark, the Jie tribe's counterattack might still come.

Even if they don't come at night, by the next morning, these hundreds of elite human warriors will inevitably be surrounded by the Jie tribe.

Although Gu Xuan's unparalleled martial prowess would make escape relatively easy, the lives of his human warriors and the more than a thousand women he had just rescued were in grave danger.

Therefore.

He immediately ordered that after beheading the Jie King Nuchi and many other key figures of the Jie tribe, and setting fire to the royal palace, granaries, and other places, he forced everyone to follow him and return to the border city under the cover of darkness along a predetermined route.

In this situation, many soldiers were already extremely exhausted, and some could barely lift their weapons.

These men were all brave warriors whom the army could be proud of, yet they had fallen to this state, which shows just how fierce the battle had been.

However, no matter how exhausted they were, they still knew the choice: either follow along or stay and wait to die.

In this comeback, Gu Xuan personally paved the way.

His armor was the strongest and his eyesight the best. Even if arrows came from the shadows at night, they could not hurt him. In fact, he could shoot back an arrow and kill the few enemies who tried to stop him.

Behind him, more than two hundred surviving human warriors and over a thousand women followed closely, while those who couldn't keep up could only leave it to fate.

Under these circumstances, Gu Xuan could only try his best to retain these two hundred-odd seedlings, who would become his most trusted confidants in the future.

It was already dawn when they returned to the nearest northern border town.

When more than a thousand men, covered in blood and carrying various severed heads, arrived at the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city were so horrified that they almost collapsed to the ground.

Because the appearance of Gu Xuan and the others walking in front was too terrifying, they were not much different from evil spirits returning from hell.

After a scolding.

The city gates were eventually opened, welcoming Gu Xuan and the others inside.

……

Two days later.

Ningbei City, the largest city in the northern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In the very center of the square, hundreds of ugly heads, including those of King Nuchi, were piled up to form a mound of skulls, creating a terrifying and brutal scene.

None of the humans who witnessed this scene, including women and children, were afraid; on the contrary, they were all so excited that they wept bitterly.

This is because over the years, the Jie people, a foreign race, have brought too much killing, harm, and humiliation to the Great Zhou Dynasty, especially to the people of the northern border!

Inside the main hall of government affairs.

Gu Xuan sat upright on the throne.

Led by Jiang Bushi, veteran border generals, governors, and others stood in the main hall in two rows, one for civil officials and one for military officials. Even though two days had passed since the incident, their eyes still held some shock.

They never expected that as soon as His Majesty the King of Zhou arrived, he beheaded the Jie King Nuchi, who had been rampaging across the northern border for decades and was so arrogant that even Sima Shang dared not offend him easily, and slaughtered all his princes and fierce generals.

With the head of the Jie King here, no one dared to doubt the glorious victory of His Majesty King Zhou's attack!

The hundreds of warriors who accompanied them and the many human women who were rescued are also clear evidence.

But that's not all.

The intelligence reports constantly coming in from the distant border regions also confirmed this.

The capital of the Jie tribe was burned down, and thousands of important Jie figures within the capital were killed. Countless grain supplies, treasuries, and other valuables were also burned to ashes.

Jiang Bushi, the governor of the northern border, and other civil and military officials all looked at the young King Zhou on the throne with disbelief in their eyes.

Although they knew that the current King Zhou was no less powerful than Emperor Gaozu, such illustrious military achievements still exceeded their expectations once again.

"The purpose of this meeting is firstly to discuss the merits of the warriors who accompanied me on this expedition, and no one should be overlooked."

"Secondly, we should press our advantage and pursue the enemy to the bitter end. The Jie tribe has suffered heavy losses this time, with many of its core members killed or wounded. They are leaderless now. I suggest that our border troops launch a major offensive to completely wipe out this vicious tribe that has plagued us for many years."

(End of this chapter)