Chapter 227: Shocking the World

Jiulong was also bewildered.

What is going on!

What is going on here!

Since when did those feeble Longyan become so ferocious?

This isn't right!

"Kill!"

"Don't you dare run, all of you, huddle together and kill!"

"Don't panic!"

However.

No matter how he shouted, this Yanqi Army, after all, numbered over a hundred thousand. Plus, this Yinzhou Army already occupied the advantageous positions in the city, and at this moment, they fought with increasing courage, directly slaughtering the Yanqi Army into the streets and alleys...

Streets and alleys.

This is what urban warfare is, right?

The scattered Yanqi Army was suddenly like flies without heads.

Although the Yanqi were ferocious, who had ever thought of fighting in this familiar Western Regions city? Who had ever thought that in this era, urban warfare could still occur? How could they have ever imagined that one day, they would be lured into the city and met head-on with a painful blow.

Spearman, Langxian Soldier, Mo Dao Soldier.

Responsible for the streets.

Blade Infantry, Shield Infantry, responsible for the alleys.

And on the high ground of Cheshi city, there were also Archer and Crossbowman, coordinating with them in battle.

The Yanqi army.

Was instantly surrounded like a dumpling.

"Kill!"

"Kill for me!"

Jiulong jumped with rage, a blade in one hand and a sword in the other; this man was worthy of being the number one fierce general of Dayuan, and the number of Longyan soldiers who died by his hand tonight was countless.

However.

With the battle like this, what use is one person's ferocity?

He soon discovered a very sorrowful reality.

No matter how he killed.

These Longyan soldiers showed no fear at all, coming up in wave after wave, their endless attacks surrounding him at the entrance of a tavern, making it impossible to charge out, let alone command the army.

The army.

Just like that, lost its backbone.

Without a commander, no matter how many soldiers there are, they are only there to be slaughtered.

At this moment, Jiulong finally knew that he had fallen into a trap! No matter how much unwillingness he felt in his heart, he could only roar to the heavens: "Retreat, retreat, kill your way out for me!"

The Yanqi Army, deep in the ambush, was waiting for these very words.

At the order, they scattered even faster.

Squad after squad of troops turned back to run toward the city gate, yet the Yinzhou Army waiting at the city gate had long been sharpening their blades.

Slaughter.

This was a slaughter.

This was also a tragic and bitter fight.

The Yinzhou Army, although holding the upper hand, the so-called "grieving soldiers will win," at this moment the Yanqi Army was in a desperate situation and also burst forth with astonishing combat power.

You strike with a blade.

I strike with a sword.

White blade goes in, red blade comes out.

If the red blade goes in, it doesn't come back out...

This was the scene of this slaughter.

Blood flowed like a river, and the sounds of killing rose everywhere.

No one had expected.

This slaughter.

Would last directly until dawn.

A full five hours.

Five hours, which is ten hours in later generations. The entire Cheshi city had almost become a land of wolf smoke; those taverns, those civilian houses, all became battlefields.

Finally.

The Yanqi army was defeated after all.

This seemed to be an ending decided from the very beginning, from the moment Jiulong led the army to kill into Cheshi.

Jiulong finally died of exhaustion.

The fifteen-thousand-strong Yanqi army was completely wiped out!

Only small groups of troops escaped alive. But this great battle would likely be the nightmare of these people's lives.

The Yinzhou side also suffered heavy losses.

Fifty thousand!

A very heavy number.

By the time dawn arrived, the ground of the entire Cheshi city was flowing with nothing but blood, and the streets and alleys were filled with corpses and remains...

Liu Zheng watched all of this quietly.

Throughout the slaughter of this night, he did not even blink once.

By the time Jiulong died, the battle situation had actually been completely controlled by the Yinzhou army. With the commander dead, who still had the heart to fight? At that moment, Liu Zheng actually wanted to let these people go.

But a single sentence from Qingyang Shuo.

Stopped him.

"Young Master, do you want Yanqi?"

Liu Zheng gave the order.

"Execute them all!"

And then.

He led the entire army and marched straight toward Yanqi!

The distance of over two hundred li was covered quickly.

At this time, Yanqi was already almost an empty city. The two-hundred-thousand-strong army had been completely wiped out, leaving only some logistics troops to hold the city. But seeing this vast Longyan army, who could still care about Yanqi?

At this moment, the combined forces of Longyan and Loulan still numbered one hundred thousand.

They all ran.

Before the fighting even began, they all ran.

Liu Zheng had only been in the Western Regions for one month.

He had taken two cities.

A great victory, and the number one fierce general of Dayuan, Jiulong, died in regret.

Most importantly.

The place of Yanqi, the former seat of the Western Regions Protectorate, had unexpectedly been taken back by Liu Zheng.

The whole world was shocked.

……

"Report—"

"Report—"

Longyan Imperial Palace.

Another report of victory was delivered.

The entire imperial court was shaken upon hearing it.

Another victory?

Cheshi and Yanqi, both taken?

The old Emperor laughed toward the sky.

The civil and military officials began to sing praises and extol his virtues.

Just kidding...

If one were to say the first victory, taking Cheshi, was a matter of luck, then what about this time? This was true strength! While fearful of the Yinzhou army's power, people felt both joy and worry.

The joy was that the Longyan Dynasty was expanding its territory and overawing the Four Barbarians.

The worry was that this Yinzhou army had astonishing combat power; looking across the entire Longyan Dynasty, which Feudatory King could compare? Would this Yinzhou army become too big to control?

But.

Who could care about such things now?

The entire Longyan Dynasty was immersed in an atmosphere of joy.

Raise our national prestige!

Prefect Liu, who else but him!

"Miss, Miss! We won, we won! Prefect Liu has won again!"

At this time.

Fengming Tower in Jinghua.

A shout rang out.

Shen Manqing, who was playing the zither, felt her delicate body tremble, and clear tears flowed down.

When she left Hanzhong, she had been spurned by the world, accused of disregarding her reputation and knowing no shame... knowing full well she could not marry Liu Zheng, yet still loving him back and forth, even sharing a night of passion... and being treated as a plaything by Prefect Liu, yet still feeling smug about it!

When she returned to Jinghua, she even faced a boycott from the crowd in the "literary and entertainment circles" of this ancient era.

She was unhurried and waited quietly.

And then, when Prefect Liu submitted an Admonishment for a general amnesty, the whole world was in an uproar.

Some people couldn't help but think.

Could it be that Prefect Liu's general amnesty was for the sake of Shen Manqing?

One must know that Shen Manqing's father had been exiled to Ningguta and was still alive today. In this way, wouldn't Shen Manqing's father become a free man?

Suddenly.

Envy, jealousy, and hatred!

All these emotions surged forth.

The wealthy young ladies, talented women, daughters of Marquises and Viscounts, and socialites of Jinghua were all green with envy.

Was this a plaything?

Once in Hanzhong, he flew into a rage for a beauty, and once in the Western Regions, he granted a general amnesty to save a beauty's father.

Such love, who wouldn't want it?

Such pampering, who wouldn't covet it?

And then.

The doorway of Shen Manqing began to see an endless stream of visitors again.

Who in the world today did not know that the most sought-after person had become Prefect Liu? Various wealthy families, Powerful Clans, and sons of officials all came to visit Shen Manqing, seeking only to establish a favorable connection here.

At this moment.

Yanqi was taken down again.

Shen Manqing glanced at the door, feeling a bit anxious inside.

She was afraid that this door was not sturdy enough and would be trampled to pieces by people...