#2020 - It's great to have you
The Half-Step Celestial Gods of the Lanling Royal Mansion all sneered, supremely confident in the Langya elite cavalry.
This cavalry was a portion of the million elite cavalry that the Langya Emperor had specially dispatched to the border, and their combat power was terrifying. The infantry of the Jade Mountain City garrison could never withstand them.
In terms of equipment alone, there was a significant gap between the two.
If the Jade Mountain City garrison were inside the city, relying on the city walls to defend, these cavalry would be useless.
However, they were currently outside the city.
Although the hundred thousand garrison troops were selected elites, wanting to stop the Langya elite cavalry was nothing short of wishful thinking.
Just as they were wearing sneers, waiting to watch a good show.
Jun Wuxie had already charged towards the Langya elite cavalry, which was like a scarlet torrent of steel crushing the earth, sweeping towards the hundred thousand elite soldiers.
Runes of the Dao of Symbols bloomed beneath his feet, and with each step, it was as if he was shrinking the earth into inches, leaving behind a trail of afterimages.
When the Langya elite cavalry was still a thousand meters away from the battlefield where the hundred thousand soldiers were, he had already charged in front of the tens of thousands of galloping cavalry.
He carried his hands behind his back, and golden blood energy overflowed from his body, spreading around like golden ripples of water.
At the same time, he continued to step forward, flicking his fingers, releasing a wave of sword energy.
The sword wave surged forward like a gentle wave, but in an instant, it transformed into a sword tide, spreading out in a fan shape, fiercely sweeping forward.
Buzz—
Wherever the sword tide passed, space buzzed, as if the heavens and earth here were trembling along with it.
The commander leading the cavalry at the front and the other generals all had cold expressions, thrusting their spears forward, with spear芒bursting forth.
In their opinion, they would surely be able to easily extinguish these golden sword tides.
Unexpectedly, their spear芒collapsed the moment they came into contact with the sword tide.
This scene greatly alarmed them.
"Quick, dodge!"
The cavalry commander roared, leaping up, waving his spear, forming a spear formation to resist the impact of the sword tide.
Clang—
The sword tide impacted, causing the spear in the commander's hand to tremble rapidly, causing his tiger's mouth to split open, blood flowing freely.
His entire person was sent flying backwards under the impact of the sword tide, knocking down a large number of cavalry behind him.
At the same time, the sword tide swept past, covering a horizontal area of twenty to thirty meters, and a depth of tens of meters. All the Langya elite cavalry within that range let out miserable screams.
Their bodies, starting from the chest, were all severed.
This was a shocking scene. The sword tide swept past, and within a radius of dozens of meters, the air was filled with blood mist.
The mounts of the slain cavalry were startled, emitting sounds of neighing, and scurrying about in panic.
"Don't panic, it's just one person, form an array and charge at him!"
The cavalry commander roared, commanding the cavalry to form a battle formation, quickly bypassing from both sides, surrounding him, and launching a fierce charge from all directions.
Jun Wuxie completely ignored them, golden blood energy overflowing from his body, making it impossible for them to charge close to him. They were blocked by the air waves at a distance of several meters.
He stepped on runes, walking and shuttling through the encirclement of the Langya cavalry, frequently flicking his fingers, and waves of sword energy swept in all directions.
The Langya cavalry screamed incessantly.
Each time a sword wave swept out, a large number of Langya cavalry would be cut in two.
Their so-called sturdy armor was useless.
Their proud cavalry charge formation was of no use.
Jun Wuxie was like a god of slaughter, entering a land of no one in the army of Langya elite cavalry.
He didn't have any intense movements.
From beginning to end, he only flicked his fingers.
Each finger would reap the lives of a large number of Langya cavalry.
As the casualties of the Langya cavalry rapidly increased, the remaining cavalry had already lost their fighting spirit.
They kept charging, but they couldn't cause the slightest harm to the target, and couldn't even get close. Instead, around the target's body, within a radius of dozens of meters, they left layers upon layers of corpses!
That ground was full of blood, and the broken bodies and internal organs were scattered everywhere, stimulating their minds, making them almost collapse!
Several hours passed, and the area where the cavalry was located was full of corpses, some places piled up into mountains of corpses.
Nearly half of the two hundred thousand cavalry had been killed or wounded.
"Woo woo—"
At this moment, the sound of the Langya army's retreat signal horn rang out in the distance.
In an instant, the Langya cavalry was pardoned, running back like crazy.
The Langya infantry, whose formation had long been disrupted, was also the same, one by one, they didn't even want their weapons, only wanting to run faster.
In an instant, the Langya army suffered a great defeat, like stray dogs, incomparably embarrassed.
"No! This old man is not reconciled!"
A heart-rending roar came from a certain part of the battlefield.
It was the Half-Step Celestial God of the Lanling Royal Mansion.
Already scarred and battered, he was hit in a vital point by Nalan Jingyi. Sword energy pierced through his chest, leaving two through-holes, one through the lungs and one through the heart.
His blood sprayed wildly, his body swaying, blood dripping from his mouth, staring at Nalan Jingyi with fierce eyes.
"What we want, no one can stop!
Nalan Jingyi, you will eventually be unable to escape death!"
As soon as the words fell, Nalan Jingyi beheaded him with a sword, cutting off his head.
From the neck that lost its head, blood rushed out like a fountain, and the headless corpse crashed to the ground.
"Yes, you are going to die, no one can save you."
Nalan Jingyi said lightly, and then holding her sword, she killed the other two Half-Step Celestial Gods, joining the battlefield of Feng Ling and the Feng Guards.
The two Half-Step Celestial Gods were also at the end of their strength, with dozens of wounds on their bodies, turning into bloody people.
Even though they were wearing Langya army armor, the armor was broken and tattered.
Seeing Nalan Jingyi killing them, they let out a frenzied roar like trapped beasts.
However, the struggle of trapped beasts still could not change their situation.
After Nalan Jingyi joined the battle, they, who were already at the end of their strength, were quickly killed under her sword.
"Don't chase!"
Jun Wuxie's voice sounded in the distance.
He called out to the garrison soldiers who had already chased for several kilometers and still wanted to continue chasing and killing the Langya army.
"Master, why don't we take advantage of the situation to pursue and annihilate them in one fell swoop?"
A group of generals returned with the soldiers, asking in confusion.
"I have my own plans."
Jun Wuxie did not explain.
What he wanted was a protracted war, not to annihilate all the Langya army every time.
Slowly dragging out the time was the key, he needed time.
Moreover, the Langya army had already run far away. If they were to unite with the retreating Langya army from other routes, then the pursuing garrison soldiers would face danger and be surrounded.
"Young Master!"
Feng Ling and others ran over. Although their faces were pale and their energy was greatly depleted, their faces were full of excitement.
This time, they actually killed three Half-Step Celestial God Realm experts.
This was something they had never dared to imagine before.
Because the Half-Step Celestial God had already touched the threshold of the Celestial God Realm.
That realm had a considerable suppressing effect on them. Wanting to kill a Half-Step Celestial God with a lower realm was like a pipe dream.
But today they did it!
"Tired, right?"
Jun Wuxie smiled faintly.
Nalan Jingyi, Feng Ling, and the Feng Guards all shook their heads.
"You guys go back to the City Lord's Mansion to recuperate first."
Nalan Jingyi nodded, and then led Feng Ling and the Feng Guards away.
Jun Wuxie asked the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, especially the mounts left by the Langya cavalry, all of which had to be brought back to the city.
The cavalry's mounts were very important and were a valuable resource.
With a little taming, they could be used to expand their cavalry ranks.
Returning to the city wall, he inquired about the situation of the fortresses in various places from Qi Zhenshan.
Qi Zhenshan said that the situation was very good, especially the 393 defense line. With the addition of the rune war crossbow beds, the Langya army there would leave corpses all over the ground every time they charged. Less than one-third of them would reach the front of the defense line.
Moreover, those Langya troops were so frightened by the rune war weapons that they had no fighting spirit, and the battle situation was completely reversed.
The Langya army at 393 had now retreated.
The Langya armies in other places had been attacking for a long time without success, and had suffered heavy casualties. Many places had retreated one after another.
Jun Wuxie nodded and looked at the other sections of the city wall, where the siege and defense battles were still going on.
Because of the rune war weapons, the number of Langya troops who could rush to the city and climb the city walls each time was greatly reduced.
This made it possible for the garrison soldiers on the city walls, although not many in number, to stab them all off the siege ladders.
From the beginning of the siege to now, not a single Langya soldier had been able to successfully climb the city wall.
"Master, these Langya troops are really unwilling to give up. With such huge casualties, they are still persisting in attacking the city.
I don't know what benefits that old thief Lanling Wang gave to the Langya Emperor that could make them spare no effort like this."
"It must be the territory within Jade Mountain County.
But if it's just these, it's not enough to make the Langya Emperor willing to pay a huge price.
The biggest reason driving the Langya Emperor to do this is to take the opportunity to control the border of my dynasty.
As long as they firmly control the border in their hands, they can use it as a springboard to devour the rivers and mountains of the dynasty.
Jade Mountain County is the largest barrier of the dynasty in this defense line.
Losing such an important town would open the dynasty's gateway.
There would be no such advantageous defensive terrain behind."
"So that's how it is. So the Langya Emperor wants to take the opportunity to plot my entire dynasty's territory?
What wild ambitions! What a big appetite he has!
That old thief Lanling Wang is actually willing to sell Jade Mountain County to the Langya Dynasty for the sake of the throne. Hasn't he thought about the consequences?"
Jun Wuxie shook his head, "How could a cunning person like Lanling Wang not think about the consequences?
He knows very well what the Langya Emperor really wants.
However, standing from the Langya Wang's perspective, he has no other choice.
I guess he is very confident, believing that as long as he ascends the throne, controls the imperial power, he will be able to solve these problems."
“Report! Master, General, a victory report from Fortress Three! The Langya army is in full retreat!”
“Report, Master, General, a victory report from Fortress Fifteen…”
…
One military victory report after another arrived.
As time passed, the Langya army completely ceased their offensive and began to withdraw from all major fortresses.
The next day, the battlefield was cleared.
Reports on battle damage came from various fortresses.
In this battle, the defending soldiers suffered over a million casualties, including over ten thousand killed in action, over six hundred thousand seriously wounded, and over three hundred thousand lightly wounded.
The Langya army suffered over seven million deaths, leaving behind millions of wounded soldiers, who are now all captured and being escorted back to the city.
“I, Qi Zhenshan, have never fought a battle with such a beautiful kill-death ratio!”
Qi Zhenshan and a group of generals were very excited.
This battle lasted for more than two days, with ten million against forty million, yet they achieved a kill-death ratio of one to more than ten, which is simply a miracle!
“Master, what's wrong? You seem unhappy?”
Qi Zhenshan and the others saw that Jun Wuxie's expression was solemn, and the excitement on their faces also faded.
“What is there to be happy about? We lost a million soldiers.
More than ten thousand of them sacrificed their lives forever.
Do you think we should be happy?”
“This…”
Qi Zhenshan and the others couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness when they heard this.
Yes, although the number of enemies killed was astonishing, so many of their own soldiers had also sacrificed themselves.
Jun Wuxie didn't say anything more and turned to leave.
Qi Zhenshan and the others hurriedly followed.
They returned to the City Lord's Mansion, where Nalan Jingyi and Feng Ling hurriedly greeted them, asking about the casualties.
She knew that the specific numbers should be tallied today.
Qi Zhenshan hurriedly presented the statistics book.
After reading it, Nalan Jingyi was silent for a long time.
“General Huwei, how much death compensation was given to the border soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the past?”
“Your Majesty, the death compensation for border soldiers is based on ten times the minimum living standard for an ordinary three-person family in the dynasty, which is the minimum living standard for ten years.”
Nalan Jingyi frowned slightly and said, “That is to say, one hundred and twenty thousand silver coins for each fallen soldier?”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“I give the border so much military expenditure every year, why is the standard so low?”
Qi Zhenshan trembled all over, knelt on the ground with a thud, and said in horror: “Your Majesty, please calm your anger, I am guilty!”
“Alright, don't blame Qi Zhenshan.
In the past, he was King Lanling's man, so he naturally acted according to King Lanling's words.
Most of the military expenditure you gave to the border went into King Lanling's pocket, and only a fraction of the military expenditure actually reached the border.”
Jun Wuxie said.
Nalan Jingyi did not blame Qi Zhenshan, but only said: “From today onwards, the compensation for all fallen soldiers will be increased from one hundred and twenty thousand silver coins to one million silver coins, including the soldiers who died in this battle.
Also, since I ascended the throne, all the fallen soldiers on the border will have their compensation supplemented to one million silver coins!
You let reliable people handle it personally, and if there is any embezzlement of the fallen soldiers' compensation, I will hold you accountable!”
“I obey the order, I will supervise this matter personally, and there will never be any problems!”
Qi Zhenshan patted his chest to guarantee.
“Retreat.”
Nalan Jingyi waved her hand.
“Are you feeling so down because of the sacrificed soldiers?”
After Qi Zhenshan left, Jun Wuxie held Nalan Jingyi's hand and said softly.
Nalan Jingyi leaned her body in his arms and sighed: “King Lanling led the Langya army to attack the city in order to kill me, and so many soldiers sacrificed themselves.
If I could have controlled the imperial power these years, King Lanling would not have had the opportunity to do such a thing, and they would not have died…”
“Jingyi, I know you have a kind heart and are a benevolent and righteous monarch.
But some things cannot be satisfactory.
This matter is not your responsibility.
In the imperial capital, you have worked very hard for these decades, but King Lanling's power is too great.
It's not that you don't want to bring him down, it's that you can't bring him down.
Don't worry, we won't have such large casualties in the future.
Before leaving the imperial capital, I designed the blueprints for the armor and asked the Ministry of Industry to rush to make the armor. Due to the large quantity, they need time.
Now they should have rushed out a lot of new armor.
Presumably, the new armor will be delivered in a few days.
At that time, with the new armor, the soldiers in each fortress will be equipped first, and their defense will be improved by several levels.”
When Nalan Jingyi heard this, she looked up at his face and suddenly smiled, then put her face on his chest again and said, “It's so good to have you, it seems that all the difficulties are no longer difficulties.”
