In the desolate mountains, at this moment, the smoke of gunpowder is filled, and the ground is full of messes, Jiang Yuheng led many disciples to clean up the battlefield, these spirit masters of the Blood Ring Sect finally paid a huge price for them to intervene in this war, Shi Xuan and their carefully planned strangulation trap began to show results, just after the defeat of the disciples of the Blood Ring Sect, a huge scale of material supply and transportation troops slowly passed through here, leading to the battlefield in the distance.

"Senior brother's ambush this time is really too relieving, you see that elder of theirs, his face is crooked, they also want to learn our tactics is so stupid and cute, they should be honest after this time", Zhao Zhuo said happily.

"If there are more ambushes like this, our chances of victory will be much greater, as long as we continue to weaken their forces, we will be able to grasp the initiative on the battlefield, and the final winner will definitely belong to us," Jiang Yuheng said.

"Now that the strength of the Blood Ring Sect is declining, maybe we should continue to launch surprise attacks, and the Imperial soldiers without supplies are a paper tiger in front of us," Shi Xuan said.

"Let's go, see if there are any other opportunities", Jiang Yuheng led his disciples back to Yecheng.

They successfully designed a pit this time to kill a lot of disciples of the Blood Ring Sect, and received the commendation of General Zhao Yu, their actions effectively supported their military operations, and now the pace of the empire's attack on the surroundings of Yecheng has slowed down a lot, and the lack of supplies has made them also suffer huge casualties, and even the Tianyang Empire has taken the initiative to launch many surprise attacks and achieved a lot of results.

In the front-line war, the Danyang Empire because of the huge casualties of the disciples of the Blood Ring Sect, they lacked masters to guard heavy weapons, Jiang Yuheng ordered the spirit masters of the allied forces to carry out many midnight raids, taking advantage of the night to launch a large-scale raid, many of the enemy's forward positions were attacked by their spirit masters' large-scale counterattacks, and many heavy weapons and materials were burned by them.

For a while, the soldiers of the empire were panicked, and the ensuing war became scorching, and many of the empire's war weapons were destroyed, and they could only rely on traditional siege weapons to fight, with heavy casualties.

Shi Xuan's actions had a huge chain reaction, and the Danyang Empire suffered successive defeats in the next few days, losing its troops and losing its troops.

In Yecheng, Jiang Yuheng found General Zhao Yu and said: "General, the morale of the enemy army is low now, it's time to launch a wave of counteroffensive, our action has successfully thwarted their offensive plan, and now the counterattack will definitely harvest a lot", Jiang Yuheng suggested.

"I also have this intention, but I still need your cover, the Empire's firepower is still fierce, and if we want to minimize our losses, we have to rely on you to eradicate some of their dense firepower points," Zhao Yu said.

"Our spirit master will cooperate with you in carrying out the operation, and this time it will be up to General Zhao to show his might," Jiang Yuheng said.

In the next few days, Zhao Yu sent an army of 100,000 and suddenly thundered out, launching a surprise attack on many front-line positions of the enemy, and the Danyang Empire partially descended and was still immersed in the joy of victory, but Zhao Yu's army suddenly swept through many front-line positions, they lacked a spirit master to cover many heavy weapons, and soon were raided by the disciples of Tianhua Sect, without heavy weapons, they were difficult to resist Zhao Yu's sudden attack, Zhao Yu used the attack of thunder to sweep the cave and suddenly directly advanced the battle line to the area near the perimeter of Dark Night City, and then retreated back to Yecheng。

Night City suddenly became nervous, the general Liang Ming was completely blinded, he didn't even have time to carry out effective deployment, the enemy army had withdrawn far away, his display suddenly returned to the starting point, the vanguard troops were almost lost, and he fought very aggrieved in this battle.

The spirit masters of Tianhua Sect and Jingyue Sect have become a nightmare in their hearts, their heavy war weapons advance extremely slowly, although the firepower is strong, but they must be guarded by a strong person, otherwise they will face the surprise attack of the enemy's spirit master at any time, without these heavy weapons, their attack has become extremely difficult, the defense deployment of the Tianyang Empire is very solid, and they have to spend huge troops every time they capture a city, which is difficult for the current Danyang Empire to bear.

In the Dark Night City, Liang Ming was furious, his offensive plan was almost in vain, he still wanted His Majesty the Emperor to go to Haikou and capture the Tianyang border within three months, but now that the month has arrived, his battle line has returned to the starting point, and he has lost many elite troops.

The four major fronts of the Danyang Empire are not smooth, even if they have the assistance of the disciples of the Blood Ring Sect and the Sea Shark Palace, but in the face of the united allied spirit masters, the spirit masters of the Blood Ring Sect and the Sea Shark Palace are mainly here for profit, and they want to make a huge difference at the critical moment, the allied spirit masters are almost not afraid of death, and once they are in danger, they will choose to abandon the imperial soldiers and flee, and the attacks of the four major fronts have been met with huge resistance.

In Night City, Liang Ming continued to plan the next war deployment, and if this continued, he would sooner or later be removed from his position as a general by His Majesty the Emperor.

"General, our forces were too scattered before, and their spirit masters had the opportunity to attack many times, perhaps our legions should advance neatly to launch a full-scale attack on them, push the battle line in front of Yecheng as quickly as possible, and directly force them to start a decisive battle with us, with their defensive strength absolutely unable to hold it", the military advisor suggested.

"But now that many cities are back in their hands, when we go to attack Yecheng, won't we suffer from the enemy?" Liang Ming said.

"Yecheng is very important to them, we only need to capture some key cities, and then sweep all the way forward, they are facing a crisis in Yecheng, others will inevitably go back to reinforce, the battle of the large army is our advantage, once we move the battle line forward and blockade them, it will be difficult for them to attack us", said the military advisor.

"You've forgotten the flood they launched before, and if they cut the river again, won't we be wiped out?" Liang said.

"No, as long as our siege is fast enough to take Yecheng, even if they cut off the river, we can rely on their city for supplies," said the advisor.

Liang Ming thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to attack with heavy troops, relying on large corps to fight, and directly advancing, without giving the Tianyang Empire a chance to carry out combat deployment, and directly forcing them to start a decisive battle.

The spirit masters who stayed around Night City quickly detected this big move of the empire, and it was very rare for such a large legion to be dispatched.

"Let's quickly pass this news back, the enemy army will be dispatched on a large scale, and there must be some scheme", the hidden disciple of Tianhua Sect quickly transmitted the news back to Yecheng.

Zhao Yu and Jiang Yuheng soon received the news, "Liang Ming, what does he want to do?

"Maybe they are going to launch a full-scale attack on us, our actions have made him feel threatened, he wants to rely on the advance of the large army to stop our surprise attack, he wants to directly approach Yecheng to seek the opportunity of a decisive battle", Jiang Yuheng saw his plan.

"We must not let him succeed, his strength is far superior to ours, if such a huge Second Army directly approaches Yecheng, our city will soon be in ruins, and our defense will not be able to withstand it," Zhao Yu said.

"If you don't want them to get close to Yecheng, you can only take the initiative to attack, gather all the military forces that can be mobilized around Yecheng to block and harass them, it's really not possible, cut off the river again to block their footsteps," Jiang Yuheng said.

"Even if we gather these forces, it is estimated that it will be difficult to resist their footsteps? The operation of the large corps is very difficult for our soldiers, their war weapons are developed for the operation of the large corps, we can barely fight with a strong city, without a solid defense, we are not an opponent", Zhao Yu is well aware of his own weaknesses.

"This time we have to take a risk, if we want to break up this attack, we can only break the cauldron, if we shrink our forces to defend Yecheng, it will only be a slow death, once they are in the city, it will be difficult for our spirit masters to exert the effect of the surprise attack, in the field we can rely on many dangerous terrain to carry out operations, only by dragging them back, we will have a chance", Jiang Yuheng said.

Zhao Yu looked at the military deployment map solemnly, and he was also calculating the difference in strength between the two sides.

"Since he is going to fight a decisive battle, I won't give him a chance, this time I will dispatch most of my troops to rely on the terrain around Thorn Ridge to launch a surprise attack, only the terrain here is suitable for your spirit master to fight, I will let go of this battle", Zhao Yu made a bold decision.

"Pass the order, let all the large armies around Yecheng gather at Thorn Ridge, we will fight the enemy here, and we will rely on the favorable terrain to stop them here," Zhao Yu said.

Jiang Yuheng also realized that the place of Thorn Ridge was indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it was difficult for the opponent's large-scale war weapons to be effective. But a more dangerous situation will also arise, that is, how to deal with the enemy army abandoning them and going straight to Yecheng?

"If our main force goes to Thorn Ridge, won't Yecheng become an empty city, and what if they abandon Thorn Ridge and go straight to Yecheng when the time comes?" Jiang Yuheng said.

"The soldiers are not tired of deceit, our operation is aimed at a surprise attack, with the favorable terrain to carry out attacks and disrupt their formation, we occupy the advantageous position, attack or retreat, all in our hands, as long as they pay enough price, with the geographical advantage we can quickly withdraw to Yecheng to carry out defense," Zhao Yu said.

"Okay, at least for now, I don't have a better way, General Zhao has been on the battlefield for a long time, I trust your judgment", Jiang Yuheng was worried, but still chose the newcomer General Zhao Yu.

Soon the military order came out, and the Tianyang Empire took the initiative to abandon some positions around Yecheng and quietly set off towards Thorn Ridge, and Zhao Yu dispatched seventy percent of the Yecheng garrison force overnight to ambush Thorn Ridge. The remaining thirty percent of the men and horses defended the city, and he was almost anxious about all the women and children in the city dressed up as soldiers defending the city, standing on the city wall, giving the enemy's spies a feeling that their main force was still guarding Yecheng.

In order to cooperate with Zhao Yu's military deployment, Shi Xuan and the others also rushed to Thorn Ridge overnight with the army to carry out operations.

Liang Ming's army really advanced directly towards several major cities, and where his large army passed, there was no armor left, and it was directly approaching Yecheng.

"We must leave a force to hold the riverbank, the low-lying area here is very suitable for breaking the embankment, and we can't let them cut off the river", Liang Ming looked at the river and didn't feel that the previous one had left a shadow on him.

"General, our spies reported that the enemy army had gone to many cities around Yecheng and disappeared, perhaps they had returned to Yecheng overnight to defend our army", a spy reported.

"Yes, this is similar to the situation expected by the military, in the Yecheng crisis, they will definitely go back to support, just to wipe them out," Liang Ming said.

"The Thorn Ridge ahead is a place where we must pass, and after the Thorn Ridge we can launch a complete blockade and start the final decisive battle against Yecheng," the military advisor said.

The terrain of the Thorn Ridge is steep, which is very suitable for setting up an ambush and starting a battle, Zhao Yu and Jiang Yuheng have already felt this and set up an ambush in this mountain range. Wait for them to come with their army.

"This raid is very important, the terrain here is not suitable for large-scale corps operations, our people are reduced to zero, multiple batches of attacks and killings, once the enemy breaks through and kills, we immediately rely on the mountain to quickly retreat, and when their team out of the thorn ridge, we quickly retreat from the back mountain to rush back to Yecheng to defend, during this period we must do our best to make them pay the maximum casualties", Zhao Yu nervously launched the military division.

Jiang Yuheng also sent many spirit masters to carry out reconnaissance and tracking of the empire, keeping abreast of their military movements at any time.

This battle is equally dangerous for them, although they occupy a favorable position, but the opponent has a large number of men and horses, once they are encircled, they will inevitably be unable to escape.

In this battle, Zhao Yu almost mobilized a large number of arcane **, wanting to completely annihilate their main force here, so that they lost the ability to attack Yecheng.

Liang Ming's legion came to the vicinity of Thorn Ridge in a rage, he had already let an army occupy the river in the rear to prevent the enemy from cutting off the back road, and his determination was as strong as steel at this moment.

Liang Ming looked at the steep thorn ridge: "Maybe we should detour from the west and then attack Yecheng, the terrain here is suitable for ambushes, I think there must be an ambush on this road", Liang Ming said.

"Even so, once my huge army goes around, it will inevitably be delayed for three days, which is extremely unfavorable for a quick battle, their main forces have retreated back to Yecheng, there won't be many men and horses in Thorn Ridge, even if it's an ambush, we won't lose many people?" guessed the military advisor.

"No, this battle is about victory or defeat, I must be cautious, let the spirit master of the Blood Ring Sect go to Yecheng to investigate their reality, if their main forces are in Yecheng, we will march directly through the Thorn Ridge, if their Yecheng is empty, it means that their main force is ambushed here at all", Liang Ming became a lot more cautious after suffering several big losses.

"Okay, let them go and investigate", the military advisor sent a few moderately powerful Blood Ring Sect disciples to Yecheng to investigate.

Their army was stationed on the spot at the foot of Thorn Ridge Mountain, waiting for news, and the disciple Zha sent by Jiang Yuheng talked about the situation of their stationing and hurried to report.

Zhao Yu and Jiang Yuheng both sensed the crisis, "Did he expect our main force to be here? Why did he stagnate?" Jiang Yuheng said.

"Wait, he may also be hesitating, if he chooses to make a detour, we will immediately withdraw to Yecheng to carry out the final deployment", Zhao Yu's expression became much more solemn.

The disciples of the Blood Ring Sect flew over the mountain and quickly came to the vicinity of Yecheng, they watched the flags on the city wall, and countless warriors stood on the city wall, with magnificent morale.

"Senior brother, it seems that their main forces are all in Yecheng, don't you see that man is General Zhao Yu?" A disciple of the Blood Ring Sect pointed to a heroic general standing at the head of the city to inspect.

"Let's go, we'll report immediately", a few people found that Yecheng was well defended, even tighter than before.

The general on the city wall was naturally Zhao Yu and asked Jiang Yuheng to help him find someone to disguise.

The disciples of the Blood Ring Sect rushed back to Liang Ming's military garrison overnight, "General, our senior brothers arrived at the gate of Ye City to investigate, and found that their garrison strength was extremely strict, and the number was even more than twice as many as before.

"It seems that they only dare to cower on the city wall and wait for our attack", Liang Ming put down his hanging heart at this moment.

Zhao Yu and Jiang Yuheng were still closely monitoring the movements of the empire and did not withdraw from their positions.

This night, Shi Xuan and the others had a rather difficult night, once Liang Ming decided to bypass Thorn Ridge, their action would be meaningless, and it would be extremely difficult to hold Yecheng. Early the next morning, Shi Xuan and the others sent their disciples to investigate, and Liang Ming had already pulled out the village and was ready to set off towards Thorn Ridge.

"Our advance troops are ready to go into the mountains to clear their ambushes and clear the way for our main forces," the commander said.

"It's okay, you go and arrange it", in order to reduce the loss, Liang Ming threw out the elite troops who had always been into the Thorn Ridge first, so that they could clear the obstacles.

The army marched towards the Thorn Ridge, and Shi Xuan and the others finally waited for the spirit master to investigate.

"Senior brother, their advance army has begun to come, and the main force is still outside", the spy said to Jiang Yuheng.

"It seems that he is also very cautious, we can't expose all of this battle, otherwise their main force may make a detour and go straight to Yecheng, first our spirit master will cooperate with a small number of troops to block their advance army, let them take it lightly, and induce their main force to go up the mountain, and then our main force will launch a surprise attack repeatedly, which will definitely hit them hard", Jiang Yuheng made a detailed plan.

Zhao Yu agreed with his idea and sent several teams to Jiang Yuheng's command, and Jiang Yuheng led Shi Xuan and many soldiers to the forward position to prepare to ambush their advance army.

"This battle does not seek to completely annihilate the enemy army, and quickly retreats towards the deep mountains when it has an effect, our team is divided into multiple batches, and a group of people retreats immediately after the battle, do not fall in love with the battle, take them around the deep mountains, and make them think that we are not too numerous to worry", Jiang Yuheng allocated multiple batches of teams to carry out operations.

An imperial army of tens of thousands marched towards the mountain roads of Thorn Ridge, their purpose was to attract the attention of the ambush soldiers, and then completely annihilate the enemy army to clear the way for the main army.

Shi Xuan, as the key to this operation, must not make mistakes, otherwise once the empire perceives the timing and situation here, it is very likely to be unpredictable.

The army was in front of Shi Xuan and them, and such a terrain was not suitable for heavy weapons operations, which undoubtedly gave Shi Xuan the opportunity to surprise when they entered the ambush circle.

Shi Xuan and the prepared spirit masters detonated the buried arcane **, the fierce explosion caught them off guard, many soldiers died tragically on the spot, Shi Xuan took a pair of spirit masters and soldiers to launch a rolling stone raid, many prepared rolling stones rolled down from the hillside, and many enemy soldiers were killed in the year. Their surprise attack caused many casualties.

The general who led the team shouted: "Warriors of the Empire, kill me, clear the way", and the enemy troops in the rear quickly advanced.

Shi Xuan was looking at the enemy troops who were charging up, "Everyone retreat to the front, don't fight", Shi Xuan and several powerful spirit masters quickly broke off, blocking their soldiers for a moment, covering their retreat, and a terrible wall of fire overturned a lot of pursuers.

The imperial soldiers were like cats seeing mice, chasing after Shi Xuan and them, and their purpose this time was to exterminate these people.

Shi Xuan saw that they were chasing after him, and he led the allied army in the deep mountains to ambush the next place.

The soldiers of the empire surrounded and suppressed them in the deep mountains, not noticing the ambush ahead, and across the straddle, a group of spirit masters with soldiers launched a surprise attack on them, causing a lot of casualties, the same tricks, made them angry, but the other party did not love to fight, they left after the fight, they could only chase in the deep mountains, they could not use heavy weapons, and their combat ability was much weaker.

Shi Xuan and Jiang Yuheng took turns to fight, like walking a dog, the former imperial army was detouring in the deep mountains, constantly consuming their will.

They also found out that it was these waves of people who attacked them several times, "all stopped, they are the spirit master team and a small number of imperial soldiers, it is not worth our deep pursuit, if this continues, we will be played to death by them, we go to the main road to clear the road, wait for the arrival of the main force of the army, they don't want to threaten the safety of the army", the general of the advance force realized that the enemy's repeated attacks were just to consume them, and they couldn't catch up with the footsteps of this group of people at all.

They decisively abandoned Shi Xuan's group of spirit masters, came to the main road, and launched patrols, and there were no ambushes on the entire main road.

"Send the herald to tell the general that we have taken control of the main road and are ready to pass at any time, except for the occasional rat in the way, so there is no need to worry," said the general of the advance army to the herald.

Shi Xuan and the others closely monitored their every move from the high mountain, "Senior Brother Jiang, the empire has cleared the road, I think the main force will enter the mountain soon, so that General Zhao and they can prepare to launch a surprise attack", Shi Xuan said.

"Our spirit division troops are also ready to support at any time, once a force is encircled and suppressed, we will immediately come to the rescue," Jiang Yuheng said.