NOVEL WEB Chapter 73
At this moment, Grand General Chai Yulang and his daughter Chai Yuxin arrived.
An Lushan finally breathed a sigh of relief. As someone who wasn’t even an Innate, facing five Innates had put him under immense pressure. Now, he could finally ease his mind a bit.
“Greetings to both generals!” An Lushan approached with a bow and said.
“General An, there’s no need for such formalities. You’ve worked hard during this period!” the Grand General said with a smile.
An Lushan shook his head and replied with a wry smile, “It’s not so much hard work, but the pressure has been somewhat great. Thankfully, the two of you have arrived!”
“I can understand!” the Grand General nodded in response.
“Does Your Majesty have any commands?” An Lushan asked.
“His Majesty has ordered me, my daughter, and Liu Eunuch to come to your aid!” the Grand General declared.
“Where is Liu Eunuch?” An Lushan looked around but did not see a third person.
“Liu Eunuch has other matters to attend to but will appear when the time comes, rest assured!”“Even so, we only have three Innates, while the enemy has five.
I truly cannot be at ease,” An Lushan said with a wry smile.
Chai Yulang and another person exchanged glances. Chai Yuxin said, “Actually, His Majesty has also invited another Innate expert! However, this expert’s background is quite mysterious, like a dragon seen only the head but not the tail, only to appear at the decisive moment!”
“So there are four Innates after all, good!”
Although we are one person short compared to the other side, we can still manage to cope.
“Besides this, does Your Majesty have any other commands?”
“Yes, His Majesty has said that we should retreat to the south of the river!”
An Lushan was bewildered. Retreat to the south of the river? Why? Could it be another foolish move?
The more he thought about it, the more anxious An Lushan became: “Why would His Majesty arrange this?”
On the eve of the great decisive battle, the last thing he wanted was for Lin Beifan to act recklessly!
The more he acted recklessly, the less confident he became!
I’m so afraid he’ll be the death of me!
“The secrets of heaven must not be revealed; you will naturally understand when the time comes!”
Thus, An Lushan led his great army to retreat, moving back to the high ground south of the river.
This military movement was noticed by the allied forces of the three kingdoms.
“The Xia army is actually retreating, could there be some trickery?”
“What trickery could there be? The area is very open and clear at a glance! He probably wants to use the river as a boundary, to stand in opposition to us, just a little cleverness! In the face of our 800,000 strong army, all struggles are in vain!”
“That’s true! However, the other side has brought two of their Innates as well, we’re still one short!”
“Being able to dispatch two is already good! The other one must stay close to protect the young Emperor!”
“They only have two Innates, but we have five! They’ve only sent an army of 400,000, while we have 800,000! This battle, we’re certain to win, haha!”
“Since they’re retreating, we’ll press forward! At the break of dawn tomorrow, we’ll have a decisive battle to determine the fate of the world!”
Thus, the allied forces of the three kingdoms stepped onto the territory of the Xia Kingdom, advancing toward the river. They set up camp north of the river, lighting fires and cooking food.
The air was heavy as both sides made preparations for the impending decisive battle.
……
Day 2 arrived swiftly.
Both sides had eaten their fill, drank heartily, and rested adequately. They stood facing each other across the river, poised for confrontation.
There were too many new grudges and old hatreds between them; there was nothing left to say.
General Zhao Xilong of the Shang Kingdom, with eyes bloodshot, raised his long sword and bellowed, “Warriors of the Shang Kingdom, the Xia Kingdom has kidnapped our king, plundered our wealth, and insulted our entire army. Their crimes are monstrous, unforgivable by heaven and earth! All troops, follow me into battle. The time to avenge our honor and wash away our shame is now. We shall not sheathe our swords until our enemies are vanquished!”
With that, he led the Shang Kingdom soldiers into the fray.
“Charge!!!”
The troops from the other two nations also mobilized.
The combined forces of the three kingdoms, an overwhelming 800,000 strong, surged forth like a tide covering the earth.
Crossing rivers, they pressed forward!
Within this dense sea of soldiers, five figures stood out conspicuously; they were the Innate masters of the allied forces.
With an imposing momentum, they charged at breakneck speed, like five sharp daggers thrusting into the heart of the Xia Kingdom’s army.
“Let the experts of the Xia Kingdom come forth and face us in combat!”
“Although it may seem dishonorable to fight five against two, necessity dictates that we must proceed with offense!”
“The Xia Kingdom is on the brink of destruction right at this moment!”
The Grand General and Chai Yuxin each grabbed their weapons and charged forward to meet the challenge.
“Thinking of annihilating the Xia Kingdom? First, ask my spear if it agrees!”
“This old man is here; who dares to fight?”
An Lushan commanded from behind, shouting loudly, “Archers ready, release arrows! Shoot them dead!”
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…” Arrows flew like rain.
Since Xia Jun was positioned on higher ground, his shooting range was farther, causing certain damage to the allied forces.
Yet, they remained fearless, crossing the river channel and swiftly launching their attack.
The father-daughter duo of the Grand General had already engaged in combat with those five Innates. Being outnumbered 2 to 5, their disadvantage was quite clear, forcing them to focus on defense.
The war had escalated to an intense level from the very beginning.
At this time, Lin Beifan and Liu Eunuch appeared atop a high mountain, observing the increasingly fierce battle not far away.
Lin Beifan’s gaze was solemn: “Liu Eunuch, time waits for no one, let’s begin as well!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!” Eunuch Liu nodded in assent.
The two turned around, only to find behind them a lake so deep that its bottom was out of sight.
“Your Majesty, your servant is about to begin. Please be careful!”
Eunuch Liu took a deep breath, gathered all his Innate True Qi, transformed it into Sword Qi, and struck down with his sword.
A thunderous boom was heard as a great fissure was cleaved into the riverbank.
Then, the lake’s waters breached their confines, gushing out from the crack in a torrential surge, forming a raging flood that rushed down the river channel with ferocious force.
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