Chapter 1845: Smooth Entry into the City

When Ye Liuyun and his party arrived at Lin Wang City, more than twenty thousand bandits had gathered below the city; from time to time Martial Cultivators flew onto the city walls, slashing soldiers, and Lin Wang City was already in a precarious state.

The Death Legion formed battle array for the first time.

Six thousand men moved silently, with no trace of True Essence fluctuation.

But the uniform black armor gave both bandits and the defending soldiers a strong sense of oppression.

"Attack!"

At Ye Liuyun's command, the army began to advance slowly forward.

The archers took the front line and began long‑range attacks.

Almost as soon as the battle started, they shot down a swath of bandits outside the city.

The soldiers inside the city saw Ye Liuyun's force attacking the bandits and instantly cheered, "Reinforcements have arrived! We're saved!"

A few bandit leaders gathered together to discuss.

"What are we afraid of? The dish is served at our door; don't waste it! Before we were scattered and didn't dare to engage the troops, but now it's different. Our numbers are three to four times theirs, so it's time for us to show some might."

"Right! The defending soldiers have basically been crippled by us; if we eliminate these five thousand, attacking the city will be the same."

"If we let them enter the city and join the defenders, we won't have a chance!"

The majority agreed to first eliminate Ye Liuyun's troops.

"Since no one objects, let's all charge forward and engage them in close combat! In melee, our Martial Cultivators have the advantage!"

Thus, after the bandit leaders unified their opinion, with a shout they led all the bandits in a mass surge forward.

Ye Liuyun and his companions, who had feared they might flee, were now relieved.

The archers harassed for a while, then began to retreat.

The crossbowmen were moved to the front again, beginning close‑range interception.

Just these two rounds of arrow and bolt attacks caused a large swath of bandits to fall.

Afterwards, soldiers wielding spears and shields took the front line.

The charging Martial Cultivators, like straw men, were pierced by spears within one or two moves.

Seeing they had already closed in, the bandits could not retreat; otherwise they would be chased by crossbowmen and archers, become live targets, and die even more miserably.

Thus, the bandits surged forward in a line and were stabbed to death by the soldiers in a line; the Martial Cultivators' advantage failed to manifest.

When a few bandit leaders saw the unfavorable situation, they gathered all their strongmen to try to tear a gap in Ye Liuyun's army from the middle.

But just as they charged forward, the main army suddenly flanked to both sides, leaving the middle open for them.

When they rushed in, they were encircled again.

Ye Liuyun, Yu Xiaofeng, Xiong Wanlin and others also charged in at that moment, slaying those bandit leaders.

Lei Ming, Long Nv and others seized the chance to rush into the bandits.

Man Shu and Lei Ming unleashed Ice Power, while Long Nv and Ye Tiandao were responsible for the kills.

Black Panther led the archers and crossbowmen to begin encircling the bandits, killing those who tried to flee.

The soldiers also launched a charge, three per squad, with squads cooperating, crushing forward all the way.

The few Ye Liuyun had just subdued also displayed their power.

Mu Tian never missed a shot; one arrow per target.

He led the archers and shot dead any Martial Cultivators trying to flee.

Yu Xiaofeng and Xiong Wanlin charged directly, while Bai Tian Guang, Wu Mu Hai and Tong Xin stayed at a distance, controlling ferocious beasts, Kuailei and launching Spiritual Soul Attacks.

Ye Liuyun didn't even need to act, and the bandit leaders were taken down by them together.

Xiao Yunfang led the rear soldiers, beginning to sweep away missed bandits and clear the battlefield.

The battle went very smoothly; the soldiers dealt with these slightly higher‑realm bandits with unusual ease.

"This formation is awesome; even against triple‑stage late‑phase Martial Cultivators, a single squad can hold them."

"Indeed! If several squads cooperate and Martial Cultivators get trapped inside, they can't react in time and get killed!"

"Never thought twenty thousand could be taken down so easily by us!"

Many soldiers, looking at the corpses of bandits scattered on the ground, kept exclaiming.

This time their battlefield cleanup involved uniformly gathering corpses and supplies, without even needing to lift a finger.

The soldiers now held Crystal Stones in their hands, restoring True Essence.

The defending soldiers of Lin Wang City were stunned.

"These soldiers are unbelievably strong."

"Which legion is this!"

They continued to chatter on the city walls.

Ye Liuyun took Yu Xiaofeng to negotiate with them, stating their identities.

The defending Leader was initially hesitant.

But considering that this elite force would breach the city, they couldn't stop them, so they simply opened the gates to welcome Ye Liuyun's army into the city.

He also understood Ye Liuyun's purpose and said directly to Ye Liuyun, "Our more than twenty thousand defenders have held here for over ten days, with over five thousand fallen.

Mainly for the sake of the city's civilians.

During this period, Chengzhu Fu sent not a single reinforcement, and if you go to seize Chengzhu Fu, we won't intervene.

But please, Leader, do not harm the civilians!"

"That's excessive! As if they aren't people of this city!"

Yu Xiaofeng, upon hearing this, became furious at Chengzhu Fu's actions.

The defending Leader also sighed helplessly.

Ye Liuyun nodded, comforting him, "You all have worked hard! Go rest now."

"Don't worry, we won't harm the civilians!"

Ye Liuyun also left three thousand soldiers, replacing all the soldiers guarding the city, so they could rest.

The remaining troops then headed straight for the City Lord's mansion.

The people in the City Lord's mansion were also in chaos at this moment.

Their scouts reported that when the bandits were all killed, they were still very happy.

But when they discovered Ye Liuyun leading troops toward them, they only then became nervous.

After their City Lord He Qianzhong was killed by Ye Liuyun, his eldest son succeeded to the position of City Lord.

But his conduct was still the same as his father's, only concerned with extorting wealth and ignoring the safety of the people.

He gathered all the experts in the mansion, preparing to first try a counterattack; if they couldn't win, they would surrender, handing over half of their property to buy their lives.

However, Ye Liuyun simply gave him no chance, directly leading Lei Ming and others to charge in and start killing.

Wanting to surrender, they weren't given any chance at all.

The soldiers also surrounded the City Lord's mansion, clearing it from the outside in, leaving no one unchecked.

These people in the City Lord's mansion, who lived in ease and luxury all day, lacked combat training; their actual fighting strength was even inferior to those outside bandits, and they were completely wiped out by Ye Liuyun and his men in less than an hour.

Ye Liuyun left half of the City Lord's mansion's wealth, also considered recouping some of the invested costs.

Next, Yu Xiaofeng again led three thousand soldiers, beginning to wipe out the nearby bandit strongholds one by one.

Most of the bandits in these strongholds have already been eliminated by them.

Only a few people remained in the strongholds, and their progress was also very smooth.

Half a month later, Yu Xiaofeng returned to Facing King City with the resources from the treasuries of those strongholds.

The order in Facing King City had already returned to normal during this period.

The troops guarding the city and Ye Liuyun's forces also coexisted peacefully.

At this time, the appointment of the Western Liang King also arrived at Facing King City.

"Ye Liuyun has merited in suppressing bandits; he is enfeoffed and rewarded as the City Lord of Facing King City!"