Chapter Forty-Eight: The Battle of the Ancient City

The huge procession meandered along the wide road outside Tianji City, and the speed was not very fast, like a giant snake crawling on the ground. The flags of the team are held high, and there are eye-catching signs on them, and those who see it in front will know what the origin of this team is.

Such a fanfare, coupled with a large number of cavalry in front of the road, brought great convenience to the advance of the team. Almost everyone who saw their team on the road, whether it was high-ranking officials and nobles, or ordinary people, all quickly got out of the way and respectfully watched the team go away.

Those who were slower to avoid would be ruthlessly driven away by the cavalry. The team would stop and rest for a while so that everyone could replenish some food or water and maintain sufficient energy.

After the rest of the team, under the orders of the elders, they set off again and continued their journey, heading for the frontline battlefield.

The city officials along the way saw the huge team of Sun Xiaofei and others, and hurriedly went out of the city to greet Daxian. There were even some city lords who personally led officials of all sizes to stand on both sides of the avenue at the gate of the city, sandwiching the road to welcome the arrival of their team.

Many times, Sun Xiaofei and the other teams did not have the slightest intention of stopping, and went straight through the city and moved into the distance. Only when it is close to night, or after a long journey, will the procession stop for a rest. Waiting for tomorrow morning, the team will immediately set off to move on, and those strong ones don't seem to want to waste too much time on this.

Along the way, Sun Xiaofei and the others were very cautious, keeping an eye on their people at any time, worried that they would accidentally get separated, and once they couldn't keep up with the team in time, it would be easy to get separated from Sun Xiaofei and others.

The whole team is close to thousands of people, and it is not easy to find. Therefore, people like Sun Xiaofei and others who come out of one place basically stay together and maintain a stable speed of progress.

Sun Xiaofei would sometimes leave and go to the front to talk to the commander who led the way to get some information about the road.

The team had been walking for more than ten days, passing through several principalities and some cities before they could reach the destination city of their trip. They didn't have much time to stop along the way, and according to the current speed of the team, it would take more than ten days for their team to reach the battlefield on the front line.

The Raptors Empire treats ordinary soldiers differently from members of the God of War Temple and nobles. Everywhere he went, or in the city, he gave priority to the members of the Temple of War and the children of the nobility. Many of the soldiers slept in rudimentary houses or camps, with several people crammed into a bed.

The members of the Temple of the God of War and those noble sons and sons of families, most of them are equipped with many slaves to serve, and all trivial matters are handed over to these slaves to deal with. This time, they came out as if they were not here to participate in the battle, but to take a vacation.

Sun Xiaofei saw these phenomena and shook his head secretly in his heart, these people either have a tough backstage, or they have a scary background and background, plus some of their own talents, when facing other people, they will naturally have a sense of superiority. This kind of person has not yet undergone real life and death training, and at that time, I am afraid that they will change their luxurious style of life because of this.

However, although this type of people account for the majority of the entire team, there are still a small number of people who will not indulge themselves and go with the flow to enjoy things.

Sun Xiaofei also found that in the team, those high-level elders who belonged to the God of War Temple rarely came out to interfere in the affairs of their people. Along the way, up to now, except for a few strong people who often come out to give orders, the others are unfathomable, either hiding in the carriage and not appearing, or looking indifferent and unsmiling.

As they approached the battlefield, the road ahead began to get a little rough and difficult. And, from time to time, I would encounter groups of civilians, fleeing with their children and daughters, their faces full of sorrow and panic.

The haze of war looms over this land, and even ordinary civilians are aware of the horror of war, and they have to flee the battlefield with their families to avoid being affected by the war.

Looking at these miserable phenomena, Sun Xiaofei felt a faint pain in his heart, even if the war did not spread, those towns and villages were empty, and many people fled one after another, and those old, weak and disabled could not leave, so they could only stay and wait for death.

The sight of many young people in the ranks, who had not witnessed the brutality of the war, was deeply shocking to the hearts of many and made many realize the terrible consequences of war in a very short time.

The atmosphere in the team became subtle, as if some people had grown up rapidly during this time. The situation that appeared in the team was naturally seen by the powerhouses of the War God Temple commanded in the rear, and this subtle teaching method would enable these people to survive better on the battlefield.

The road ahead became more and more remote, and the team had to pass through many jungle areas or lakes and other places, and when they walked to the back road, basically all they could see were barren mountains and mountains, and places where monsters haunted. The cavalry team, which was tasked with guarding the team, had to brace themselves and carefully inspect the surrounding environment and roads to ensure the smooth progress of the team.

Along the way, these cavalry units played an important role, and many dangers were solved by them in advance. The few that cannot be dealt with in time will also be stifled in advance with the joint efforts of cavalry and infantry. Ensure that the core area of the team is not affected and stabilize the progress of the team.

Under normal circumstances, how dare any person or demonic beast see this large team, especially if there are no less than hundreds of powerful auras exuding from the team.

Of course, after such a long journey, there will be some exceptions. For example, on several occasions the team has encountered some troubles that are difficult to solve. In the end, it was the strong man in the team who took action to resolve the crisis. Once they encountered a great migration of the Warcraft group, and the whole team had to separate, and when they bypassed the Warcraft group to reunite, some people in the team were injured and had to stop to deal with it, which delayed some time.

Because of that accident, Sun Xiaofei knew that the God of War Temple not only recruited those talented cultivation geniuses, but also some people with a skill or special ability would be absorbed into it, and they would be vigorously cultivated by the God of War Temple and become the pillars of the empire.

After several days of arduous trekking up and down the mountain, their team finally reached the combat position at the rear of the battlefield. In the distance, a towering old ancient city is already in sight.

When the people in the team saw the city in the distance, they couldn't help but be in high spirits, and they all sped up and rushed over. Some people with excellent eyesight can see that the city walls are covered with traces of battle, and the ancient city is still standing after the baptism of war, like a strong warrior who never flinched from the empire.

Entering the battlefield, a heroic spirit arises spontaneously, making people feel like their blood is boiling, and true heroes are only born in battle. A truly strong person can only grow up if he has experienced the test of life and death.

Sun Xiaofei and the others got closer to the past, and only then did they see the true appearance of this ancient city clearly, and the cracks on the city wall looked even more terrifying at close range. Sun Xiaofei saw that a crack in it was hundreds of meters long, slashing diagonally from the top of the city wall, attacking the city wall with such terrible force that the city wall was almost destroyed.

It is understandable if it is the power of the crowd to cause this destruction. If one person does it, then how terrible the power of this person will be. Sun Xiaofei thought so secretly in his heart, as the team slowly walked into this ancient city, he looked up and saw three big characters written "Thousand Iron City" above the broken city gate.

Sun Xiaofei shook his head in some surprise, wondering what the meaning of this city's name was? At the gate of the city, the generals guarding the city led the soldiers to wait on both sides, and they saw Sun Xiaofei and the others coming from a long distance on the wall of the city, and they immediately recognized the content of the pattern on the banner of the team. Immediately surprised, they took the initiative to come down to greet them.

Several of the elders of the Temple of War came out of the ranks and went over to hand them over. Because some of the high-level leaders of the team this time knew each other with the guards of Qiantie City, and introduced each other to each other, knowing that all the people who came this time were the strong men of the Imperial War God Temple, the guards politely invited everyone to enter the city, and several elders nodded with a smile, and strode in unceremoniously, and the team naturally entered the city smoothly.

After Sun Xiaofei and the others entered the city, immediately the soldiers sent by the guards came to arrange a place for them, and after Sun Xiaofei and the others settled down, they walked up to the city wall with Lucia, Filgrimm and a few others. When some soldiers saw that it was them, they recognized their identities as unusual, and they didn't dare to stop them, just a few words of warning them not to intrude casually, and let Sun Xiaofei and the others go over.

Sun Xiaofei and a few people went up to the city wall, walked to the other city wall and looked over, there was a messy scene everywhere under the city, the places outside the moat were all affected by the battle, there were no trees and lush grass, and some remnants of equipment after the battle were still left everywhere on the ground.

Seeing such a scene, Sun Xiaofei and the others felt infinite sighs in their hearts, and while they were sighing, they heard a voice in their ears.

"Are you the reinforcements this time?"

Sun Xiaofei and the others turned their heads when they heard this, and a young officer in armor walked towards them, with two soldiers behind him, and it could be seen from their spirits that these people were already very tired, their eye sockets were deep, and their bodies were full of dirty mud or bloodstains.

Sun Xiaofei didn't care about this unpleasant smell, and stepped forward and said, "Not bad." My name is Ryan, who are you?"