#779 - Invasion War
That night, at the hour of midnight, outside Fengyuan City, the cold wind howled, and the mountain moon was hazy.
Like phantoms, three figures stood on the plains shrouded in night, behind them was a blaze stretching for more than ten miles, and before them was a boundless, surging black tide.
A hundred breaths later, the fire blazed even brighter, and the black tide surged to meet them.
The bright moon illuminates the wilderness, and the remaining stars brush against the great flag.
“Roar!!!”
The roar of the demonic beasts was deafening, and the black fang flags embroidered with heavenly dogs instantly covered the mountains and fields.
Three days after Wei Changtian ascended to the second rank and dealt a great blow to the enemy army, the Heavenly Dog Army arrived at Fengyuan.
“Husband, Grandfather.”
Under the moonlight, Yang Liushi, dressed in a long skirt, leaped off her horse and quickly walked closer to Wei Changtian and the others.
She was accompanied only by a man in the armor of a captain, while the thirty thousand Heavenly Dog soldiers behind her remained motionless, without even a trace of noise.
“Husband.”
Her gaze lingered on Xu Quan for a moment, then Yang Liushi looked at Wei Changtian and asked softly, “This gentleman is...”
“Oh, this is Xu Quan, Young Master Xu, the elder brother of Miss Xu.”
Wei Changtian replied casually, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
This surprise came from the changes in Yang Liushi after absorbing the Solar Eclipse Pearl and reaching a thousand years of cultivation.
Ordinary people might also be able to see such changes, but most wouldn't be able to explain them.
However, Wei Changtian, who spent day and night with Yang Liushi, could clearly feel the mysterious and unpredictable aura emanating from her.
If the previous Yang Liushi was just beautiful, then now her temperament had surpassed her appearance.
“How is the situation in the army these past two days? Is everything stable?”
“Yes! This humble one greets the Young Master!”
Clasping his fist and bowing, Wang Kang's voice was loud, showing no trace of timidity.
“Mm.”
Wei Changtian nodded, taking a deep look at this "subordinate" of Chu Xianping, without saying anything more.
At this moment, Yang Liushi also spoke up, saying:
“Husband, I told the generals and soldiers in the army that Du Chang had important matters to attend to and had to leave the army immediately.”
“Although the soldiers were puzzled, they didn't cause any trouble, which shows that Du Chang didn't win over too many people in the army.”
“Alright, it’s good that nothing else happened.”
Wei Changtian nodded slightly, then looked remotely at the silent Heavenly Dog Army in the distance.
He didn't hesitate, and while retracting his gaze, he said:
“Order the army to rest in place for a while.”
“Half an hour later, we will raid the enemy's camp.”
“...”
Preparing weapons and armor, wiping blades and washing edges.
Soon, Wei Changtian's order was passed down, and the Heavenly Dog Army finally began to stir.
Of course, now that they were only ten miles away from the Qian Hui army's camp, the latter must have already noticed the situation here.
Wei Changtian didn't even need to look to know that the Qian Hui's eighty thousand strong army was facing a formidable enemy, with layers of defenses.
But he didn't care.
In such an open wilderness, a surprise attack was originally impossible.
No matter what, the Heavenly Dog Army couldn't achieve surprise, and in the end, they would still have to attack head-on.
Since that was the case, there was no point in hiding, it was better to directly confront them, at least it could give the enemy a psychological shock.
Moreover, the three hundred thousand Ning Shu reinforcements were still behind them, it was still early for a decisive battle, and the Heavenly Dog Army's task was only to harass.
Then, it was worthwhile for me to use only thirty thousand people to make your eighty thousand people fully prepared for battle.
Using the fatigue of thirty thousand people to exchange for the fatigue of eighty thousand people, using the maneuverability advantage of the Heavenly Dog Army to ensure "going and returning", and using frequent and rapid battles to disrupt the enemy's morale.
Not aiming to kill the enemy, but only to make the enemy physically and mentally exhausted.
As long as the Heavenly Dog Army could do this, then the day the reinforcements arrived would be the end of this battle.
“...”
“Young Master Xu.”
“I wonder what you think of this Heavenly Dog Army?”
Taking advantage of the army's rest, Wei Changtian casually strolled around the army with Xu Quan.
Although Du Chang was Lü Hongji's man, it had to be said that he did manage the Heavenly Dog Army well, and the entire army could be seen as a strong army from various details.
It was just that Xu Quan didn't have the mood to look at these things right now, as if he was somewhat absent-minded.
“Young Master Xu?”
Seeing that his question had not been answered, Wei Changtian turned his head and asked in confusion, “What's wrong? Did you see any problems?”
“Ah!”
Xu Quan opened his mouth, came back to his senses and looked at Wei Changtian, hesitating for a long time before whispering:
“Young Master, there is something I don’t know if I should say it or not...”
“What is it? Just say it.”
“This... it’s about the Madam.”
Xu Quan bit his lip, looked around, and then moved closer to Wei Changtian's ear and said mysteriously: “Young Master, do you know the Madam's identity?”
“Oh, I thought it was something else.”
In an instant, Wei Changtian understood why Xu Quan was like this, he had already seen that Yang Liushi was a demon.
“I know.”
Smiling, Wei Changtian didn't hide it, but directly admitted: “She is indeed a demon.”
“This...”
Xu Quan's eyes widened slightly, obviously very surprised.
Perhaps in his opinion, since Wei Changtian already knew Yang Liushi's identity, but still married her, this matter was really unbelievable.
However, he didn't say this, just nodded silently, and then stopped speaking.
At this time, the two of them also happened to walk back to Yang Liushi and Qin Zhengqiu's side.
“Husband.”
Seeing Wei Changtian return, Yang Liushi immediately greeted him and said softly: “The soldiers are all ready, and can attack the enemy at any time.”
“Previously, due to Du Chang's matter, I had to temporarily take over the Heavenly Dog Army.”
“Now that the army has arrived at Fengyuan, then...”
“You can continue to manage it for now.”
Wei Changtian interrupted with a smile: “There is no suitable candidate at the moment, and I can’t stay here with the Heavenly Dog Army all the time, so you should work harder and pay attention to your own safety at all times.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Yang Liushi didn't refuse or decline, and quickly nodded.
She didn't actually want to take over this job, but she also knew that there was really no one around Wei Changtian who could take on this important task, so she agreed very readily.
On the other side, Wei Changtian also pointed to Xu Quan and added:
“By the way, Young Master Xu has the ability to control beasts, and is also willing to help the Heavenly Dog Army.”
“In the coming days, he will stay in the army and temporarily be your deputy general, the specifics you can discuss yourselves later.”
“Okay...”
Raising her eyes to look at Xu Quan, Yang Liushi's expression was not surprised, but rather had a feeling of having expected it.
Xu Quan slightly cupped his hands at her and said in a deep voice:
“This humble one is Xu Quan, in the future, if there is anything inappropriate in my actions, I hope Madam will be tolerant.”
“Young Master Xu is too polite...”
“...”
After a few simple pleasantries, the two stopped talking and both turned their gaze to Wei Changtian.
Wei Changtian didn't waste any time, glanced around, and then looked at the night sky before solemnly ordering:
“It’s about time.”
“Beat the drums! Attack the enemy!”
