Free Web NovelChapter 644: Chapter 65: The Army Approaches the Border
There were still a hundred miles to the Wusun Celestial Pass, and the night was deep.
The Barbarian Land’s great army had set up camp, planning to set off early the next morning. If they were fast, they could reach the pass in a day.
At this moment, the military tents of the great army were brightly lit.
The main commander of this great army, Celestial Eagle from the Celestial God Tribe, had just received news from the Wusun Country, and with a look of anger, summoned all his deputy generals to the tent.
"I have just received a secret message from Wusun Country."
Celestial Eagle said in a deep voice, "Wusun Country is in turmoil again; the disciple of the Xiling Demon Venerable, the Demon Monarch, has acted, restoring the Great Kunmi to power. Moreover, this person has declared that he will intercept our army from entering the pass!"
"Xiling Demon Venerable!"
When this name was spoken, it caused quite a stir among the deputy generals.
One deputy general asked, "How many people does this Demon Monarch have with him?"
"He is alone."
Celestial Eagle said, "I’ve heard that he temporarily formed a team of several hundred people."
"What is this person’s cultivation?" another deputy general asked.
Celestial Eagle replied, "Third Grade Meridian Passage."
The deputy generals exchanged glances and let out a sigh of relief.
"This person is truly delusional; a Third Grade Meridian Passage and several hundred rabble soldiers actually think they can block our Barbarian Race’s great army!" A deputy general sneered.
Celestial Eagle said solemnly, "Pass my military orders, let the army rest and reorganize, break camp after the third watch, speed up the march, take him by surprise, and enter the pass after dawn!"
"General, is it possible that this person, being so audacious, has some ambush?"
A deputy general frowned and asked.
Another deputy general said in a deep voice, "Since this person has re-supported the Great Kunmi to power, could it be that Wusun Country is already on his side and has chosen to oppose our Barbarian Race?"
Celestial Eagle stood up tall, waved his hand proudly, and said, "That’s just as well. If Wusun Country dares to obstruct us, we will march into the pass, split our forces, some to escort supplies to Liangzhou, and others continue south to conquer Wusun and completely incorporate it into the Barbarian Land!"
"Wusun Country, after this internal turmoil, is already full of holes, unable to withstand a single blow."
"Although we have only ten thousand under our command, each one is elite, morale is high, and we have Elephant Soldiers and Ox Demon Heavy Cavalry to aid us, enough to flatten all of Wusun Country’s cities!"
With a clanging sound!
Celestial Eagle drew the great sword at his waist, pointed it at Wusun, his eyes sharp, and said in a deep voice, "Gentlemen, would you be willing to accompany me to expand our territories for the Barbarian Land and establish a great enterprise?"
"We swear to follow the General to the death!"
The deputy generals were so stirred that they readily agreed.
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The Wusun Celestial Pass was established in the gorge between the Yin Mountain Range and the Celestial Mountain, serving as a strategic fortress for north-south passage, with towering peaks on both sides, forming a magnificent natural barrier.
Outside the pass, there was a vast, endless grassland.
The Prime Minister of Qi and his entourage had traveled day and night, taking almost no rest, and had only just arrived in the city last night.
The sky was just beginning to brighten, and most people in the city had not yet awakened.
The attendants stationed on the Celestial Pass city walls were yawning incessantly.
At this moment, someone vaguely saw, at the dim, distant edge of the grassland, a scene of dust rising gradually, and a large black shadow appearing, like a black torrent, quickly approaching this place!
"What on earth?"
This person shook their head, thinking they were seeing things.
At this moment, the ground began to tremble slightly.
Soon after, a large army appeared in view, a dense mass with several command flags fluttering.
On some of the flags, images of powerful Celestial Gods were painted.
Some flags depicted a standing, roaring black bear.
Some flags showed a massive body of a war elephant...
The Barbarian Army had arrived!
"Quick, quickly report to Lord Qi!"
The expression of the attendants on the city wall changed dramatically, shouting loudly.
Before the words were finished, a group of people rushed up to the city wall from below, led by the Prime Minister of Qi and several generals.
The tremors on the ground intensified, and they could even feel it from within the city.
"It looks like there are probably more than ten thousand."
The commander of the pass marveled.
The Prime Minister of Qi’s expression was grave, nodding and saying, "Even the elite troops escorting the supplies number ten thousand, with thousands of regular soldiers transporting the supplies."
This Barbarian Army comprised mostly of the Black Bear Army, and aside from that, the legendary Elephant Soldiers and Ox Demon Heavy Cavalry could also be seen!
There were not many Elephant Soldiers in this great army, with only ten war elephants.
But from afar, they were already an unstoppable force.
Each war elephant was more than a zhang tall, clad in heavy armor, carrying an elephant chariot on its back, with the main general and two soldiers seated within, and a war officer standing on its neck, surrounded by four soldiers for protection.
The elephant chariot looked like an open-air carriage on the back of the war elephant, spacious inside, with the main general holding a command flag, directing the troops.
The two soldiers could pick up the long spears and bows and arrows beside them to attack at will.
The war elephants advanced slowly but steadily, each step causing the ground to tremble, like moving fortresses that were awe-inspiring to behold.
Each elephant soldier was like a small battle squad.
Once these ten war elephants charged into a battle formation, neither heavy cavalry, light cavalry, nor any great formation could withstand them head-on!
Not to mention, each war elephant possessed astonishing divine power, destructive capabilities, and impressive lethality.
The Ox Demon Heavy Cavalry numbered about a hundred, riding massive, strong rhinoceroses and equipped with specially-made armor. The cavalrymen wore heavy armor and wielded lances and battle-axes.
Once these hundred Ox Demon Heavy Cavalry charged, what city gate could withstand them?
As the army approached, the dust on the grassland thickened, and the sounds of horns and war drums rose up one after another, echoing between heaven and earth, making one’s heart race with fear.
In the sky, various battle flags fluttered, painted with the totems and symbols of the Barbarian Race, representing different tribes.
The army pressed in, and the garrison on the walls of the pass had never faced the Barbarian Army before.
Only at this moment could they feel the fear brought by the Barbarian Army!
It was an unstoppable, suffocating pressure.
This ten-thousand-strong Barbarian Army, mixed with different tribal troops, presented an overwhelming force ready to crush everything!
Facing this army, the garrison at the Celestial Pass felt no sense of resistance.
To face such a Barbarian Army was akin to facing certain death.
Chen Tang stood on the city wall, gazing calmly at the slowly approaching Barbarian Army.
The Prime Minister of Qi glanced sideways, reminding him, "Demon Monarch, there’s still time to change your mind. Our Wusun Country won’t help; I do not wish to see these garrison commanders sent to their deaths in vain."
Chen Tang did not answer; he simply whistled and suddenly leaped off the city wall.
Swish!
A dark shadow suddenly darted out swiftly like a flash of lightning.
Before Chen Tang landed on the ground, it reached beneath him just in time to catch him!
"What a majestic warhorse!"
"Ah, it’s a Celestial Horse!"
Someone exclaimed in surprise.
"As expected of the Demon Monarch, he even tamed a Celestial Horse."
"But so what if he has the help of a Celestial Horse; how can one person and one steed stop this Barbarian Army?"
The commanders on the city wall all shook their heads.
The sound of hooves echoed.
Under the watchful eyes of all, Chen Tang let out a long cry, wielding a long knife, and charged toward the black torrent that seemed ready to devour everything, like a moth to a flame!
