Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 352: 185, Brass Sword Formation 3

Compared to the Tongtian River, Wanyang County's fame was significantly lesser; it was, in fact, over a hundred miles away from the Tongtian River. Yet, even so, it benefited slightly from the proximity to the river, which provided it a chance to be known by the world. Otherwise, it might have remained as obscure as Tongling.

Although Wanyang County was not famous, it was situated at the border of two provinces. In the past, there were quite a few martial artists who wanted to secretly cross the provincial borders to engage in smuggling and other illegitimate businesses, coming from other places.

But on the official road today, there was not a single person in sight; it was eerily desolate to the extreme.

Two steeds galloped from north to south, carrying two soldiers clad in armor and bearing longswords. Both men clearly wore expressions of urgency, continuously whipping their horses to push the speed to its limits.

"The pact has just been torn up, Yongzhou's army of 170,000 moved in immediately. The Demon Sect had planned this in advance. It's over; Tongling definitely can't hold. Even if we go to report, the reinforcements might arrive too late..."

"With Xizhao Sword Chief and Lu Sword Envoy there, what are you afraid of!"

"What use are just the two of them, no matter how formidable Xizhao Sword Chief is, can he really defeat an army of 170,000? Originally, there were 40,000 defenders in the city. Four days ago, Lu Sword Envoy led them to attack Tongling, and now less than 10,000 have returned; this city simply cannot hold out."

"Of course, 10,000 defenders can't hold Yongzhou. Don't forget, the city still has the Brass Sword Formation left by the Holy Sect. If Lu Sword Envoy activates the sword array, guarding for ten days to half a month will definitely not be a problem. As long as we can bring back reinforcements from Longxiang County and Yangping County, Wanyang County won't be lost!"

"But... But..."

"Stop panicking; if we hold Wanyang County, our brotherhood could be credited with a great achievement. Who knows, we might even secure an opportunity for our descendants to join the Holy Sect and rise to high positions in Xuzhou!"

The two messengers continued their conversation, but the actions of controlling their galloping horses did not slow down at all, especially after the one on the left who was bolder said those encouraging words, their movements hastened even further.

The horses under the knights were uniformly dark and robust, clearly not ordinary steeds. They galloped swiftly and soon were about to leave the official road of Wanyang County, entering the territory of Longxiang County.

The official road, where the two galloped, remained deserted and unsettlingly quiet. Meanwhile, about seventy to eighty miles away in the direction they had come from, the city of Wanyang County was already echoing with the roar of drums and the clamor of battle...

"Slay these Xuzhou dogs!"

"Tongling suffered 160,000 casualties; let these Xuzhou thieves pay for their blood debt."

"Xuzhou broke the pact first, causing the demons to slaughter our people of Yongzhou. Our blood feud cannot coexist under the same sky, brothers, follow me and kill..."

"They can't hold us back anymore; push harder, we're about to break through!"

...

Countless black-armored soldiers were frantically swarming towards the western gate of Wanyang County. Their expressions were crazed; some were completely soaked in blood, and others were wielding blunted swords without even noticing, unyieldingly climbing the blood-stained walls. Many had already secured positions on the wall, and an unending stream of Yongzhou soldiers charged upwards.

The cast-iron walls, although carved with slash marks, stood firm without any signs of damage, still imposing. It was a pity they were facing martial artists whose sheer strength might not be enough to bring down the walls but had no trouble climbing them. Combined with the sparse number of defenders on the walls, the breach seemed imminent...

"Holy Sect's Imperial Spirit, Brass Sword Formation!"

Just then, a figure stood above the city walls, and with a thunderous shout, thousands of golden sword glows instantly rose within the city. The defending soldiers, who were initially disheartened, saw these sword glows and their faces instantly lit up with wild joy, and their morale was significantly boosted.

On the contrary, the attacking black-armored soldiers, upon seeing these sword glows, showed faces filled with doubt, unaware of what these sword glows were...