Chapter 121: Siege of Shadow Moon Fortress
At this moment, in the Dark Night City, almost all the green plants that the hungry soldiers saw were almost eaten, and the roots and bark of the trees were all dug up by them to find a way to eat them, and Li Hui was also ready to die and break the net.
At the last moment, they finally took the initiative to open the gate of Night City, and the defenders of Night City lost hope, and they were ready to fight to the death and launched a final surprise attack on Zhao Yu's position.
However, Zhao Yu had already thought of their last madness, the ambushes and traps that had been prepared early, and launched a strangulation against them.
"Sons of the Tianyang Kingdom, the moment of our revenge has come, the enemy army is in front of us, destroy them, for the sake of the Tianyang Empire", Zhao Yu shouted profoundly, boosting his morale.
The enemy army has no way to retreat, and frantically crossed their strangulation trap, and countless night armies have turned into flesh and blood under the explosion of the arcane **, but now many of them have begun to blur their consciousness, and their struggle has become the final battle of the trapped beasts.
The soldiers of the Tianyang Empire endured humiliation and burden, and finally ushered in a long-lost sense of happiness, looking at the enemy army who were like lost dogs, they finally ushered in the dawn of the counterattack, and countless soldiers of the Tianyang Empire launched the final war of annihilation under the leadership of Zhao Yu.
This kind of battle can be said to be the shame of the Danyang Empire, their soldiers are strictly trained elite soldiers, but under the devastation of hunger, there is no will to fight, on the battlefield by the magnificent Tianyang Empire crazy slaughter, where the Tianyang army passed, the army of the Danyang Empire was like a plate of wheat was cut to the ground, and now on the battlefield, there is no suspense, the Tianyang army gallops on the battlefield, and the wind and clouds are swept everywhere.
As the most important front of the Danyang Empire, it can be said that Jiang Bingkun is extremely optimistic about the success or failure of this front, and he spares no effort to support here, but here he has defeated three famous generals, countless soldiers have been wiped out, and the battlefield of the Tianyang Empire has become their nightmare.
Zhao Yu led countless warriors of the Tianyang Empire back to the long-lost Dark Night City again, when they stepped into the Dark Night City, they were all stunned by the scene in front of them, the once glorious buildings in the city had long been turned into ruins in the previous battle, countless verdant trees, even the bark and roots were eaten up, the huge famine completely destroyed the city, and the city they received was already unrecognizable.
With the arrival of Zhao Yu's army, Night City was completely controlled by the Tianyang Empire, and since then, the Tianyang Empire has officially recovered all the lost territory and pushed the battle line to the vicinity of the Shadow Moon Fortress.
The whole country of the Tianyang Empire immediately boiled, countless subjects celebrated, General Zhao Yu completely recovered the lost land, victory is imminent, and the end of the Danyang Empire is coming.
Shi Xuan and the others looked at the jubilant soldiers of the Tianyang Empire, and they were also very relieved at this moment, they had finally won the battle for many years, and the current Danyang Empire could no longer show off its might.
"Shi Xuan, we are really victorious, you see that the Shadow Moon Fortress is ahead", Zhao Zhuo said happily.
"From now on, our allied forces will fully switch to a counteroffensive, I heard that Senior Brother Lin and Han Yunyi have also made a major breakthrough in their front, and soon their end is coming, this war finally allows us to see the future", Shi Xuan could not suppress the excitement in his heart, they were now approaching the Shadow Moon Fortress, preparing to open the door to the Danyang Empire from here.
The destruction of Night City spread all over the continent like a storm, all the allies felt a great encouragement, everyone saw hope, the attack of the Danyang Empire was all blocked, the empire had gradually occupied the initiative in the war, and the Tianheng Empire, where Lin Zixu was located, also wore a huge victory, and they would also launch a full-scale counteroffensive.
The Danyang Empire suddenly turned into an ant on a hot pot, the once powerful empire is now declining, and the four major fronts are full of bad luck, such as today's Yang Empire Chen Bing Yingyue Valley, which is about to launch the final offensive against them, and all the forces in the world are paying attention to this battle.
The news spread quickly like a plague to the interior of the Danyang Empire, Jiang Bingkun almost didn't fall off the dragon chair, when he heard that the enemy soldiers were approaching the city, he almost fell to the ground, and the ministers of the court and China trembled, losing their former arrogance.
However, even worse things came, the sect masters of the Blood Ring Sect and the Sea Shark Palace saw that the defeated Danyang Empire had lost hope, and they didn't want to waste their disciples to continue to die, they tore up the alliance one after another, and led the remaining disciples to flee back to the south.
Jiang Bingkun was on pins and needles at the moment, and in a short period of time, the situation was out of his control at once, and now that he had lost all of his troops in Beicang, how could he resist the attack of the empire? The four major fronts were defeated and retreated one after another, and their Danyang Empire was already facing the danger of annihilation.
In the imperial city of the Danyang Empire, some well-informed big families have secretly begun to transfer the main strength of their families, and they are ready to escape from the Danyang Empire to avoid the war, and in the Danyang Imperial City, the order has suddenly become chaotic.
Jiang Bingkun sat on the dragon chair decadently, looking at the many silent ministers in the hall, and at this moment they began to doubt whether their decisions over the years were correct.
"Is the widow really wrong? Everything I did was for our empire, but why? I gave everything and what I got was failure?" Jiang Bingkun suddenly roared.
For so many years, he has been driven crazy by his obsession, for this illusory dream, he killed his brother to seize power, ruled under high pressure at home, and went to war with the outside world, countless hungry people began to spit on his empire, countless loyal ministers left him, and he has become a real loner.
He had given everything, but now he had nothing to gain, and he was about to bury his empire, which had once been strong and proud, but now it was devastated, the people were in dire straits, the country was full of rebellions, and his rule was coming to an end.
The army of the Tianyang Empire was approaching the city, and the first to be threatened was naturally the Shadow Moon King of the Shadow Moon Fortress, although he was now removed from his position as a general. But they are still hereditary princes and feudal officials, such as today, if the Yang Empire wants to end Jiang Bingkun's rule, the Shadow Moon Fortress is a level that they can't cross.
The Shadow Moon Fortress firmly guards the safety of the Danyang Empire, and has been the border of the Danyang Empire since ancient times, and no one has been able to cross the Shadow Moon Fortress to attack the Danyang Empire for countless years, even if the Mengtian Khan swept the world back then, the Danyang Empire still held here, and the strong fortress of the Shadow Moon Fortress has always been the absolute guarantee of the Danyang Empire.
Gui Yunhai has become an ant on a hot pot at this moment, the enemy soldiers are coming to the city, he doesn't want to offend the emperor at this moment, nor does he want to work hard for the empire, but at this moment, the Tianyang army has really threatened his fiefdom.
"General, what should we do now? The Tianyang Empire's army is pressing, do we choose to ask the empire for help, or raise troops to respond to the Tianyang Empire's actions?" Zhang Tiancheng asked.
"Now is not the time for a showdown, although the four major fronts are gradually defeated, but the empire still has quite a strong force, our uprising at this moment will inevitably suffer a heavy blow, we are waiting for help for the time being, let the empire send troops and them here to consume with them, we will act when the opportunity arises", Gui Yunhai still chooses to continue to preserve his strength.
"If Your Majesty urges you to lead the defenders against the Tianyang Empire again, how will you respond?" asked Zhang Tiancheng.
"If he continues to call him sick, I don't believe that he will be willing to give up the Shadow Moon Fortress Heavy Land, he will definitely send the only remaining central army to support the defense of the Shadow Moon Fortress, and when the time comes, when their power is weakened, we will immediately send troops to take control of the Imperial City, and then start peace negotiations with the four empires, and we will steal the fruits of victory," said the Shadow Moon King.
Jiang Bingkun was already difficult to control the situation at the moment, this time he thought of the Shadow Moon King who was sick, this time the enemy army had killed him at the door, he thought that the Shadow Moon King should have no excuse to shirk again.
However, he still underestimated the patience of the Shadow Moon King, and Gui Yunhai once again shirked his position as a general because he was seriously ill and could not go to the battlefield, and reported that he would fully support the empire in resisting the attack of the Tianyang army.
Jiang Bingkun was extremely angry, if it weren't for the fact that the survival of the Shadow Moon Fortress was related to the safety of the empire at this moment, he would have broken him into pieces a long time ago.
"Gui Yunhai deceived people too much, and the widow repeatedly asked him to lead the troops to the battle, but I didn't expect him to shirk it so much, and he didn't take my orders in his eyes at all", Jiang Bingkun said angrily.
"Your Majesty, now we can only send our remaining forces to the Shadow Moon Fortress to stop the attack of the Tianyang Empire, their losses in successive battles are also huge, the Shadow Moon Fortress is in danger, it is extremely difficult for them to cross the Shadow Moon Fortress, I believe we can hold it", the Generalissimo said.
"This time, no matter what the cost is, we must hold the Shadow Moon Fortress, this is my bottom line, even if the other three fronts all collapse, we can give up all the cities we occupy, but we can't lose a piece of land in the country, order the other three armies to immediately abandon some unnecessary cities, and start holding on to reduce losses", Jiang Bingkun finally realized the safety of the empire, as long as it is not handled properly, it is likely to collapse in an instant.
Soon, the Imperial soldiers of the other three fronts abandoned large areas of small cities with scattered forces, and many forces gathered towards many larger cities, and they abandoned the idea of external expansion and began to move to the defensive stage.
The direction of the war changed suddenly, and the actions of the Tianyang Empire completely reversed the situation of the world, and the four empires turned from defense to offense, and their momentum suddenly increased.
The allied forces fighting on other fronts would not easily give up such a good opportunity, taking advantage of the huge morale, launched a full-scale counteroffensive, and for a time the front line of the Danyang Empire was facing a collapse situation, and the cities that had taken a huge amount of strength to occupy were once again surrendered, and they gradually retreated towards the interior of the empire, relying on major passes to hold their positions.
The four empires have regained countless lands, and a large number of homeless refugees have joyfully returned to their long-lost hometowns, many have been displaced, and many have chosen to return to their hometowns as the war situation improves.
Shi Xuan's attack in the Shadow Moon Valley fell into a standoff, the Shadow Moon Fortress is the gateway of the Danyang Empire, and has blocked the invasion of foreign forces countless times for thousands of years, although the Tianyang Empire has won consecutive battles, but it is difficult to directly break through the Shadow Moon Fortress, and the empire has mobilized heavy troops to defend it.
Shi Xuan and they want to enter the territory of Danyang Kingdom, cutting off their supplies will also become extremely dangerous, the power within the empire is still huge, and they rush in, it is tantamount to looking for death.
Now Zhao Yu, on the one hand, is busy reorganizing the re-establishment of Night City and Ye City, these two cities have already had a lot of refugees returning, as long as they are managed properly, they will always recover one day in the future, and at the same time, the Tianyang Empire has once again recruited a group of new soldiers to support their attack.
The attack of the Danyang Empire has caused them great damage and losses, they must end Jiang Bingkun's rule, otherwise in a few years, his national strength will recover, Tianyang will face a crisis again, and the evil must be eliminated, this time Jiang Bingkun must be completely destroyed.
In order to cooperate with Zhao Yu's military deployment, Shi Xuan and the others firmly controlled the security of the Shadow Moon Valley and ensured the safety of their army.
Shi Xuan and the others saw that many refugees from the Tianyang Empire had returned to their former land, although their homeland had been destroyed by the war, as long as the people were still there and the land was still there, they had the hope of restoring their homeland.
The Emperor of the Celestial Yang Empire ordered the abolition of all taxes in the war-torn area for five years and helped them re-establish their homeland, and the Celestial Yang Empire once again saw hope for recovery, and countless refugees gradually returned to their homeland from the rest of the empire, and the land was revitalized again.
Shi Xuan and the others have walked through a lot of land, and have seen many people return to the village, "Senior brother, watching them recover their vitality, I now feel that all our efforts are worth it, although we have also lost many brothers, but they did not sacrifice in vain", Shi Xuan said.
"Yes, after working hard for so long, we finally see hope, in the past two or three years, we have worked day and night, running around, and now we are about to come to the end", Jiang Yuheng said.
"Senior Brother Jiang, if one day we kill the Danyang Empire in the future, what will you do?" Shi Xuan looked at this man who had carried too much.
"The Danyang Empire has too many complicated feelings for me, the moment I left my hometown and came to Tianhua Sect, I only had revenge in my heart, but when I saw that the former country was overturning, I also felt the ultimate pain in my heart, I hope that this war can completely end Jiang Bingkun's rule, and then let the right people re-establish a country that supports peace on the land of the Danyang Empire", Jiang Yuheng said.
"Senior brother, if you want to restore the country, I will definitely support you, these days you have saved us countless times in the battlefield and led us to victory, we will definitely help you restore the country", many disciples responded.
"Thank you for your support, it is my honor to meet your good brothers in this life, thank you for your support", Jiang Yuheng said.
Shi Xuan looked at the many rejoicing fellow disciples, they had gone through too much in the past few years, he cherished the time everyone had together, and he also supported the revenge of the senior brother very much, but what he hoped more was to end this bloody war as soon as possible and let the world recover.
Shi Xuan has witnessed too many ancient ruins, he has already found that whether it is some powerful ancient races or spirit beast families, they have fully recovered, their rise will have a huge threat to the human race in the future, he still remembers that the seal of the fire spirit realm has reached the end, if he does not succeed in sealing in the future, then the king of the fire element will reign in the world, it will be a huge catastrophe.
In the same way, he found many extraterritorial creatures in many ruins, and these evil creatures have not given up on occupying this continent for countless years, and sooner or later they will return.
Now the Moon Worship Sect is also eyeing each other, they are also obsessed with dominating the continent, sooner or later, there will definitely be a war between them again, the ancient gods, the broken seals, countless threats are still difficult, and now the human race is fighting with each other, if they can't recover their vitality in the future, how to resist so many threats.
Shi Xuan was full of worries about the future, as the seed chosen by the ancient sage, he had to do what he could for the human race, otherwise in the future, the human race would inevitably be in danger.
Zhao Zhuo saw Shi Xuan who was in a daze, "Shi Xuan, what are you thinking?" Zhao Zhuo can be regarded as a person who understands Shi Xuan's mind better, which is also the reason why they can always be best friends.
"It's nothing, just a little worried about the future?" Shi Xuan said, looking at the shattered village.
"Yes, with the revival of the aura of heaven and earth, there has been such a scale of civil strife in our human race itself, and even the spirit beasts have begun to advance wildly, will it be another melee between all races in the future? I just don't know if the human race still has such good luck?" Zhao Zhuo said.
"After the war in the empire has subsided, let's go to Beicang Mountain to complete our mission, right?" Shi Xuan said.
"Yes, we promised the Witch King that we would find the Wizard's Book and return it to their clan and help them choose a suitable heir again", Zhao Zhuo also remembered the promise in the Yak Ruins.
"When these things are over, I want to go to the legendary Zhongzhou and other places to experience it, are you interested then?" Shi Xuan asked.
"It's too early to say this, I'm looking forward to traveling to the mainland, but I'm afraid that I will be entangled in affairs in the future, and it will be embarrassing if I don't have time," Zhao Zhuo said.
"It's man-made, the defeat of the Danyang Empire is decided, even if they are tenacious, it is a matter of time before they fall, you must have a plan in advance for the future, otherwise you will spend your life mediocre, I don't think it's worth it", Shi Xuan said.
"Actually, I don't have much ambition as a person, when I was a child, I still wanted to become a strong person who dominates the world, but as I grow older, I also see my own ability, my talent is not as high as you and my senior brother, and my future achievements are limited, I just want to accompany the person I like to spend my life safely", Zhao Zhuo said.
"This is the simplest and most difficult dream, born in troubled times, if we want to dominate our destiny, we must fight for it, blindly retreat, command and boost the morale of the hostile forces, I am not willing to let everything I cherish turn into a bubble, so as long as I don't die, I will definitely go on strong", Shi Xuan revealed his heart.
"No matter what, you remember, no matter what your choice is in the future, I, Zhao Zhuo, will definitely support you," Zhao Zhuo said as he looked at Shi Xuan.
"Thank you, Zhao Zhuo, it is my blessing to be able to meet a good brother like you, and I believe that your dream will definitely come true", Shi Xuan said.
"Shi Xuan, haven't you let go of the girl you like in your heart until now?" Zhao Zhuo asked.
"Although a few years have passed, I still vaguely remember his voice and appearance in my mind, and in my darkest moments, she was by my side, and I have been waiting for her for the past few years," Shi Xuan said.
"What would you do if one day you suddenly found out that she wasn't there and liked you or that she wasn't there?" Zhao Zhuo said.
"I didn't think about it, but this is the best memory in my heart, I will always hide it in my heart, I don't know if I can meet her in this life, but if he doesn't like me one day, I will also bless her," Shi Xuan said.
"Do you want to go over to her?"
"I thought about it for a while, but because of the constant wars in the past few years, we have been busy running around, and I finally gave up this idea, and I believe that if I really have a relationship with her, I will definitely see each other again in the future," Shi Xuan said.
"Someone who can make you dream for so many years, I also want to meet her and see what catches your eye?" Zhao Zhuo said.
Shi Xuan, Zhao Zhuo, and a group of young people were patrolling around the perimeter of Shadow Moon Valley to ensure the smooth deployment of the allied forces.
In the distant Zhongzhou, a girl is now fifteen or sixteen years old, she followed his master to travel to the mainland, she has grown a lot in recent years, and the strength of following the old woman has improved greatly.
Occasionally, she would be in a daze under the sunset between her cultivation, thinking of the talented young man in Tianhai Garden, remembering the dark moments they spent together in the cave, the good memories of the cardamom years have always been cherished in her heart, and in the past few years, the Southwest Continent has been in flames, and she has not had a chance to find Shi Xuan.
But she understands that the talented boy will definitely grow up well in the Tianhua Sect, and she doesn't want to be a burden to him, and now she follows her master to the sect in Zhongzhou to practice, and she will definitely have some achievements in the future.
"Girl, are you missing your family again?" asked the old woman looking at Yuan Caiwei who was in a daze.
"It's too far away from home, and there are really too many memories there to let go," says Yuan.
"Don't worry, you are still young, follow me to the sect to practice well, the strength will be strong in the future, the small southwest continent is not for you to travel", the old woman came from a big force in Zhongzhou, she rescued this girl when she left the mainland, and she liked her very much, so she took her as an apprentice and took her to Zhongzhou.