Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 452: 221. Surprise Attack on Yuyang

New Yu Era 1322, early October

The normally peaceful Yuyang County City was now incessantly noisy.

Overwhelming waves of blood energy shrouded the city's skies, and from the sky to the ground, a white torrent swept across the city like autumn winds sweeping away fallen leaves. It was visible that people continuously attempted to resist this white torrent, but they were merely throwing eggs against a rock, futilely struggling without even managing to slow down the advance of the white torrent.

Only from a closer view was it apparent that this white torrent was actually a vast army of about a hundred thousand men.

They were clad in black armor and cloaked in white robes, each embroidered with a crescent symbol representing the Rakshasa Holy Sect at the back.

Their warhorses were extraordinarily majestic, although not of the highest grade, still a rare breed of warhorse, with each stomp causing the ground to thunder incessantly.

They uniformly wielded crescent scimitars, merging an inexplicably fierce and pure aura with their bearing, forming an army array sharp and penetrating like a scimitar, thrusting directly into the heartland of Yuyang County City.

Their faces were expressionless, slaughtering the defending forces of Yuyang County City, who tried to resist. To describe it as the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves would even be conservative, it is more akin to scouring out the very nest.

The regular defending forces of Yuyang County City amounted to over twenty thousand, adding in the martial artists drafted from the city, totaling around thirty thousand. However, in front of this white-robed army, they were as frail as paper.

Thirty thousand against a hundred thousand was indeed a numerical disadvantage, but after all, Yuyang was the defending side. With the help of the City-Protecting Sword Array and the strong city walls, holding out for a few days should have been feasible.

However, in reality, it took the white-robed army less than two hours from their first appearance to penetrate into the city...

The remaining ten thousand defenders of Yuyang County City were constantly retreating under the onslaught of the white-robed army. Countless times they attempted to rally their collective energy, but each time the energy had just risen, it was dispersed by the white torrent, leaving them with no room to fight back.

"Sword Envoy Fan, it's futile; hurry and flee! The Brahman World Purifying Army has come. With this handful of men, we simply can't hold them off. Losing the city is understandable; Sword Leader Gu won't blame us!"

"Sir, please flee, if not now, you won't have another chance."

"As long as the green hills are there, one need not worry about firewood!"

"The brothers can't hold much longer, sir!"

...

In the midst of battling the white-robed army, Fan Guangwen, wielding a longsword, had just slain an enemy soldier when he suddenly heard voices around him urging him to retreat; his eyes instantly filled with despair, and his spirit deflated.

"Fools, flee? Where to? Up to now, we have only been resisting these soldiers of the Demon Sect. Their commanding generals haven't even shown themselves yet. Are you confident that you could escape from their hands?"

Fan Guangwen's roar sharply snapped those harboring thoughts of retreat back to attention. They turned back to look at the white-robed army, only then realizing that in the two hours of their defense, they had only been resisting these soldiers and had not seen any enemy generals.

However, realizing this only deepened their despair. They had spent so long desperately fighting, and yet they had not even encountered the commanders of these besieging soldiers, leaving them profoundly disheartened.

"Ling Dong and Jin Xing counties show no movement, and scouts on the Official Road have no news; how did they attack us in Yuyang first?"

"Could it be that they didn't use the Official Road?"

"Not using the Official Road, could they have traveled through the wilderness, are you joking?"

"With the elite of the Demon Sect, what is impossible!"

"This army's soldiers, none of whom are below the Body Opening Ninth Level, are indeed the elite of the Demon Sect. But even elites wouldn't travel through the wilderness. Any army of more than ten thousand moving through the wilderness would surely attract the attention of demons, making it nearly impossible to even leave Long Guan County, let alone march all the way to our Yuyang."

"Then what's the real reason?"

...

His subordinates discussed among themselves in frightened tones, the words reaching Fan Guangwen's ears and further agitating his already troubled mind. He unleashed a burst of True Qi with his sword, turned back, and shouted, "All of you, shut up!"

He looked back at the retreating defenders, his expression extremely grim as he continued, "Those who dare, defect now; if not, stick with me and defend against the enemy.

Messengers have been sent out for over an hour now; both Prefectural City and the counties of Ling Dong and Jin Xing must have received the news. We shouldn't expect much from Ling Dong, but Jin Xing Army has twenty thousand troops from my Holy Sect, and Prefectural City is also filled with reputable experts. Just hold on until they get here. Not only will Yuyang County be saved, but we who defended the city will also be credited and rewarded by the Holy Sect!"

These words did indeed have some effect, as the previously despairing faces of his men eased slightly. Fan Guangwen, a glint of hope in his eyes, rallied his energy and pointed his sword at the Demon Sect army, shouting:

"Once the Demon Sect army occupies the city, Yuyang will run with rivers of blood, all your descendants will be cut off, and your wives and daughters will become playthings for the demon army. Those willing to see this happen, defect now!

But those in Yuyang who still hold their vigor, follow me and resist the demon forces. The reinforcements are almost here. As long as we hold Yuyang, then this Demon Sect army will be caught in a pincer attack, facing certain death."

"We will follow the command of the Sword Envoy!"

Fan Guangwen's words had a significant impact, perhaps it was the brutality with which the white-robed army initially stormed the city that left a shadow on the defenders and martial artists within. Coupled with Fan Guangwen's depiction, seeing the potential carnage of their families before their eyes, everyone's faces flushed and in unison they responded to Fan Guangwen, their previously flagging spirits suddenly lifted substantially.