Chapter 50: The Warring States Period
As an important city famous all over the world, Dark Night City is one of the three major cities of Tianyang Kingdom, with a history of thousands of years, located in a precipitous location, and has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, once it is lost, it will face great danger.
This battle is also crucial for the Shadow Moon King to return to the sea of clouds, if he can't capture Night City on time, the Overseers behind him will definitely take this opportunity to impeach him again, and Jiang Bingkun's eyes will not be able to tolerate his existence at that time.
The 400,000 army flooded the Dark Night City like a tide, and the battle between the two sides was about to break out, even if the arrows of the Stone Dark Night City were like heavy rain, they could not stop their progress at all, and a large number of Shadow Moon soldiers fell miserably like weeds in the rain of arrows, and countless soldiers behind them trampled on their corpses and quickly killed them, and in the rear, several sturdy warriors beat the drums frantically, and the soldiers frantically pushed forward.
Countless corpses were left along the way, and wars have always been piled up with mountains of corpses and a sea of blood, once it happens, there is no way out, only by trampling on the corpses of the enemy can we get out of the way alive.
A series of ladders climbed the tower, the soldiers who were not afraid of death climbed frantically, the night defenders used a variety of weapons to defend the city to block it with difficulty, rolling stones, soup oil, and spears constantly hit the climbing enemy, a string of soldiers fell from the towering ladder, making a miserable cry, and another group of soldiers climbed again, repeating constantly.
The heavy trebuchet of the Shadow Moon King in the distance finally entered the firing range, and a ball of flint smashed madly into the city wall, and a large area of the night defenders were killed by countless stubborn stones, and the two sides were inextricably fighting, and the broken city hit the wood frantically hitting the city gate, wave after wave, and I don't know how many people died, this battle lasted until the night, the Shadow Moon army only called the gold to withdraw its troops, and the Night City used the tenacity of countless soldiers to resist the first wave of brutal siege, and it was difficult to hold the attack, but they understood that this was only the initial beginning of the attack.
At dawn the next day, as expected, the soldiers defending the city stayed awake all night, resting on the city walls to resist the tide again.
With the pressure of the first day of the offensive, the losses in Night City were huge, almost all the soldiers were engaged in the battle, many of them were fighting with wounds, they were exhausted to the extreme, the Shadow Moon army had a huge advantage in numbers and equipment, and this attack was inevitable.
After three consecutive days of tug-of-war, the corpses in front of the city wall were piled up, and on the fourth day, the city gate was finally breached, and the city of Dark Night was completely lost, and countless shadow moon armies entered the thousand-year-old city like a tide.
Zhuo Xilai was covered in blood, his soldiers were not afraid of death to hold on to the city to the last lesson did not give up, he knew that the thousand-year-old city had completely fallen, he was ashamed of the emperor's grace, committed suicide on the city wall, and refused to flee.
Night City was soon completely overrun by the Shadow Moon army, and half of the civilians escaped from Night City to become refugees in another land, and the remaining civilians could only sit back and wait for the judgment of fate.
The Shadow Moon King has coveted the Dark Night City for a long time this time, and he ordered all his subordinates not to damage the buildings in the city, and maintain the order of the Night City, from now on the Dark Night City has become the territory of the Danyang Kingdom, which will become the core position of him for a long time to attack the Tianyang Empire, and from now on, the pass of the large army to attack the Tianyang Empire will be completely opened.
In the Shadow Moon Valley in the rear, the spirit master led by the military advisor Zhang Tiancheng entered the deep mountains to capture Zhao Tianhu and his party, and when they found the base camp, they found that it was empty, Zhao Tianhu and his party had already received Li Dufeng's order to transfer their positions to Tianyang Kingdom Ye City to carry out the mission, and successfully avoided Zhang Tiancheng's pursuit.
The news of the complete loss of Night City shocked the mainland, Jiang Bingkun was very happy to hear it, he feasted in the palace for three days, and the palace sang and danced, this time the door of Tianyang has been opened, and Tianyang will be in his pocket sooner or later.
With this successful case, he officially announced that the four major general armies of the Danyang Empire were marching with all their might towards the surrounding four countries, and the southwest region officially entered the Warring States Period. The Danyang Empire attacked at the same time with one enemy and four large armies, and soon many border areas began to fall, and the surrounding four countries fell into war everywhere, and the four countries asked for help from other countries on the mainland, which led to the whole continent and plunged the whole continent into turmoil.
Tianhua Sect and Divine Sword Valley successively sent a large number of disciples to the front line to help the allies establish defenses, and they struggled to resist their attacks.
On the star-picking platform of the Moon Worship Sect, the mysterious old man once again reported to Yi Zhouyang on the battle situation on the front line: "The Danyang Empire has launched an attack with all its might, Tianyang's Dark Night City has been lost, the door is wide open, Tianyang's national qi has been exhausted, and there is no possibility of a reversal, Tianheng and the other two countries have also dragged down the whirlpool of war, and our plan has begun to bear fruit."
"How's our secret plan going?"
"Zhou Nan, Tian Yun and other disciples have already led a large number of disciples to the occupied areas to spread the teachings and secretly capture a large number of sacrifices, and I heard that the effect is good," the old man said.
"Jiang Bingkun never dreamed that he was busy, but in the end he made a wedding dress for us, and in the end, he would probably vomit blood, hahahaha", Yi Zhouyang laughed proudly.
"In addition, it has been confirmed that Jiang Heng, the first disciple of the Tianhua Sect, has been buried in the Shadow Moon Valley, they have obstructed the Shadow Moon army many times, and finally missed the Shadow Moon King and killed in front of the three armies, not long ago they opened the Great Secret Realm, and many elite disciples died among them, including the biggest dark horse this year, this time the Tianhua Sect Dai Tiande broke his muscles and bones", the old man said happily.
"Oh, there's this kind of thing, he has already fallen before I can make a move on him, it's really interesting", Yi Zhouyang was surprised.
"It seems that the gods really bless our Moon Worship Sect, and in the future, our Moon Worship Sect will definitely reign in the world," the old man flattered.
"After the war subsides, our next target is the Divine Sword Valley, the persimmon picks the soft pinch, as long as the Divine Sword Valley falls, the Tianhua Sect will be difficult to support alone, and the Southwest Continent will be in our pocket sooner or later, and then our plan will be in full swing to welcome the great gods into the world, and we will be able to eat meat and drink soup at that time", Yi Zhouyang's plan was far-reaching.
In this vast land, everywhere is the beacon fire and wolf smoke, after late autumn, the world is depressed, everywhere is displaced refugees, the surrounding countries are plunged into war, how do they call home, the mountains are raging beasts, I don't know how many civilians died in the mouth of the beasts.
Most of the food for the common people is expropriated by the state, and they can only eat chaff vegetables, and some families can only gnaw on tree bark to survive. Falling into the Warring States Period is the sorrow of the people in this world, and it is extremely difficult to survive in troubled times.
On the mainland, an organization called the Continental Ranger has often appeared in many war-torn places recently, these Ranger come from all over the continent, they are composed of some powerful spirit masters, they are not for fame and fortune, just to maintain the only remaining justice in the world, they have no fixed sect and constraints, as long as the righteous people can join their team to maintain the peace of the world.
In the villages and towns around Night City, a pair of young brothers and sisters wander in this area, they have been mainland rangers for many years, all these years have walked between the countries for the heavens, to uphold justice, they heard about the fall of Night City, know that there will be a lot of evil deeds in the pit, they punish the evil in this area.
The boy was sixteen or seventeen years old, and the girl was fourteen or fifteen years old, and the beautiful and generous girl asked her brother, "When will the Shadow Moon army attack again, these refugees are caused by them?"
"You don't want me to kill the Shadow Moon King halfway, do you, you want your brother to die sooner", the man guessed the innocent girl's thoughts.
"How strong is this Shadow Moon King?" the girl smiled.
"It will not be lower than the Spirit Realm, this person is the heir of the Shadow Moon Fortress, and the strength is strong, and Jiang Bingkun, the emperor of the calculated Danyang Empire, will also give his family three points of face, don't think about assassinating him", the man said as he looked at the innocent girl.
"I heard that Jiang Heng, the first disciple of the Tianhua Sect, was also killed in battle, and there is a grapevine that they secretly joined the internal missions of these empires, and several major sects were involved in the war?" the girl said.
"You remember that almost every country has its own behind-the-scenes support, and the behind-the-scenes supporters of Tianyang Kingdom and Tianheng are Tianhua Sect, they have a deep relationship, I heard that their founding monarchs are all from Tianhua Sect, and they have maintained close contact for countless years", the man told many secrets.
"That Jiang Heng heard that he was the leader of the young people in this area, but he didn't expect to die like this, maybe he lives up to his name?"
"Yunxi, you remember that although our spirit master is powerful, it is difficult to defeat a hundred once he is in the enemy formation, even when a strong person will be exhausted, you need to be cautious in choosing a character, I estimate that he is also under siege and died of exhaustion", the man said.
"This time, I heard that all the five surrounding countries have entered the war, and I don't know that there are too few people to become refugees, and there is too little we can do," the girl said, thinking about helping these displaced refugees.
"We can only blame us for not being strong enough, right? If we can stand at the top, we will definitely have the ability to intervene in them, so you will not be easy to be lazy in the future, how can you fulfill your dream after you are lazy, haven't you always wanted to be the leader of the rangers?
"Got it, where are we next?"
"There may be a battle here soon, let's stay here for a while, I guess there will be countless people who need our help, maybe we should contact a group of rangers to come and help. The man said.
"Okay, I've heard that there are rogue raids in the villages and towns ahead, let's go and take a look?"
The man took his sister and walked into the distance, isn't this the brother and sister Han Yunyi and Han Yunxi that Shi Xuan met on the way to Canghai Town? They came to the core of the war all the way.
As the mastermind behind the Danyang Empire, the Moon Worship Sect also sent out a large number of disciples to enter the core area this time, on the one hand, they spread the teachings of the Moon Worship Sect in important towns, and on the other hand, they secretly raided those boys and girls with special physiques to use as sacrifices.
If it is a normal time of stability, the loss of a large number of young boys and girls will definitely attract widespread attention from all forces, but in the war years, blood is shed everywhere, who will notice what is the cause of these disappeared people, this war is a good cover for the unsightly deeds of the Moon Worship Sect, and they also played a role in fueling the flames in this war.
Once their crimes are revealed, they will inevitably be spurned by the whole continent, and they will inevitably rise up to attack them, which also makes them hope that the cause of the war will occur.
In the villages and towns around Night City, the moment is turbulent, a large number of refugees take refuge everywhere, a group of villagers want to go to another big city in Tianyang Country, Chi Yecheng for refuge, their group of people is enough to have hundreds of people, old and young, all of them are villagers from the same village, the Shadow Moon King's no less than plundered their village, in order to survive they can only go away to take refuge, when they came to the place called Jinji Ridge, a group of people stopped them, these people are all strong and far from ordinary bandits, obviously a group of spirit masters.
The elder in the group came out and said, "May I ask what the immortals are doing to block our way, we are just villagers who have fled and have no money to give you, please raise your noble hand and let us go?" the elder pleaded.
"Hey, you think of us as thieves, don't you? We are here to choose the Holy Son and Holy Maiden, your children have been chosen by our great gods, as long as they follow us, they will become as powerful as us, these boys and girls in your group will come with us, we will not treat you badly?"
"Why don't I think you are good people, we can't give them to you, please let us go?" the elder pleaded.
"Alas, you old immortals are simply tired of life, even we dare to contradict them, you know, our gods have taken a fancy to them, it is their blessing, you still dare to stop them, looking for death?" the men threatened.
"Go, get those guys," said the leader of the spirit, pointing to a few men and girls in the crowd.
The two spirit masters retreated from the elders in front of them and walked directly forward to grab a few children, and the people around them were beaten by them if they stopped a little.
They grabbed a few crying children and walked away, leaving the refugees in agony and several families snatched their children and their parents crying.
At this time, the Han brothers and sisters happened to pass by here, and when they saw the crying people, they walked over and asked, "May I ask what's wrong with you, so sad, have you been robbed of your money?"
"Little girl, run away, if those see you two, you won't be able to escape, they are taking children of your age, and they have taken several of our children away," the elder said to their siblings.
"How can this be reasonable, they actually robbed people in broad daylight, where did they go, and we will help you rescue people?"
"There are five or six of them, and they are not easy to provoke, so run away," the elder said to them.
"We can handle it, you tell us where they went?"
The elder hesitated, but still pointed to the mountain road of Jinjiling.
"You go to the village in front and wait for two days, and we will help you save people", Han Yunyi took his sister and quickly chased up the mountain of Jinjiling.
The elder was relieved to see their hurricane-like speed, and the brother and sister were extremely fast and headed towards the towering mountain road.
Five or six people took a few teenagers, and they didn't walk very quickly, and they soon found them, "Brother, do you want to make a move now?" Han Yunxi said.
"I guess this is not the only victim, the mountain should be the base camp, let's follow them to find the lair first, and if it doesn't work, we will issue a ranger order, calling on the rangers in this area to act together", Han Yunyi thought thoughtfully.
They carefully followed along the way to avoid being discovered, and it took a long time to arrive at their camp, this place is extremely hidden, and it is difficult to find it without anyone leading the way, "Sure enough, this is a den of thieves who specialize in robbing people, let's observe first, don't act rashly", Han Yunyi said.
At least thirty teenagers were in cages and waiting for their fate to come, and more than a dozen people were guarding the camp.
"Senior Brother Li has gained a good harvest this time, and if he catches so many more, the elders will definitely reward him when he goes back," said a middle-aged man.
"Senior Brother Wang has worked hard, and the time will be indispensable for the benefits of Senior Brother, there will be almost fifty people in two days, and when the time comes, they will be escorted back together, and the master will be indispensable for gifts", these people put these people in cages with smiles on their faces.
Many people wept and cried, "Shut your mouths, and if you cry, you won't be fed and starve to death," the guards yelled fiercely, and they trembled with fear.
"Brother, these people are so cruel, what are they arresting people for?" Han Yunxi was puzzled.
"I don't know, but it's definitely not good, when it gets dark, we will go back to the village and release the Ranger Order to gather our partners to come and rescue them, relying on the two of us alone is simply looking for death, these people are not bad, not a good stubble", Han Yunyi made a judgment.
Taking advantage of the night, the brother and sister returned to the nearby village and sent out the spirit arrows that have always been strange, which is their unique means of summoning the rangers, different levels of rangers, the spirit arrows issued are also different, the higher the level, the more people can command.
"The spirit arrow has been sent, someone should come tomorrow, let's wait slowly," Han Yunyi said.
On the second day, more than a dozen rangers came, all of them were traveling around Night City, and when they saw the call of the ranger order, they came to help.
They found the place where the brother and sister were hiding through special symbols, "I wonder what the two rangers are called?" a man asked.
"In Xia Han Yunyi, this is my sister Han Yunxi, we have encountered a tricky task that requires the assistance of fellow Daoists, so we issued a ranger order. ”
"What kind of task requires so many people?" someone asked.
Han Yunyi told everyone in detail about yesterday's events, "We will go into the mountains together to rescue these people in the evening."
"It's really strange, I've seen a lot of robbers these days, robbing people is really rare, and they are all teenagers, what are these people going to do?"
"We're also feeling strange and planning to investigate," Han Yunyi said.
"I also encountered it once before in the Tianheng Empire, and they were also robbed by spirit masters, either for money or to rob people," a ranger said suddenly.
"Could it be that they are a group?" someone wondered.
"This speculation is fruitless, and we will investigate after the mission is completed?" someone proposed, and everyone agreed.
Although they don't know each other, they come together for a lofty goal, they trust each other and act chivalrous, this is the mainland rangers.
Jinji Ridge under the shroud of stars and moon was extraordinarily quiet, and their group had good strength, and soon came to ambush in the mountains and forests around the camp.
"They were all held in those cages, with a dozen people guarding them, so they were careful," Mr. Han said.
"Let's wait for the second half of the night, when the people's sense of prevention is the weakest, and we will quickly attack and they will not be able to parry," someone said.
By the middle of the night, most of the people were asleep, and only two spirit masters on night duty were on duty by the fire. At this time, Han Yunyi and the others lurked over with a clear division of labor, and the two people with sleepy faces were assassinated silently, and people in the tent shot one after another.
There were three powerful spirit masters who were particularly alert, and they had just dived into the tent when they woke up, and the Chinese people started a big battle.
"Who are you, dare to sneak attack us, are you tired of it?" roared the spirit master surnamed Li.
"It's because you're tired of doing this kind of thing that violates heavenly morality, and today's retribution is coming," Han Yunyi said.
"Tell me what you're going to do with these people, or you'll have no place to die," someone said.
The three who survived were surrounded by actual people, and they knew that there was no hope of breaking through, "Senior Brother Wang must not tell the secret, otherwise he will die even worse when he goes back", after saying that, he committed suicide by taking poison on the spot.
"Stop them, they have poison".
However, the three of them were all dead soldiers who were not afraid of life and death, and they had already vomited blood from their mouths and poisoned their viscera, and the spirit master surnamed Li said before he died: "Your servant, the gods, has come to serve you."
"It's so ruthless, they don't even want to tell their secrets, what are these people planning, and what are their gods? We need to report the situation to the higher rangers, so that they can pay attention to this kind of incident, and they will definitely be able to find clues," Han Yunyi said.
Han Yunxi ran to the edge of the cage and broke the lock, "Come out, these bad guys are dead, you are free."
These people slowly climbed out of the cage, there were nearly fifty people, Han Yunyi and they burned down the camp, and these poor people returned to the village.
Most of them were children from the neighborhood, and the next day many came to claim their lost children, crying in tears.
Watching them reunite, Han Yunxi was also in tears, she couldn't see this kind of plot, and her brother coaxed her dotingly.
After the other rangers completed their missions, they left one after another, and the two siblings continued to travel around, training themselves in the red dust and doing chivalrous deeds.
The two figures are like two fires in the ice, their fiery justice igniting the cruel ice world, and they are using their actions to maintain the only remaining justice in the world.
Even if the world is plunged into darkness, there will always be so many people who are not satisfied with the arrangement of fate, their unwillingness to render the bright starry sky, and the mainland rangers will never wither.