Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains

Chapter 461: 224, is the Battle of Hedong about to end?

"Well, well, Sword Chief Xizhao, abandoning Yuyang and striking directly at Longguan with such boldness, I had underestimated you!"

The combined energy of over a million soldiers from both sides blanketed a five-mile radius around the prefectural city, like a pillar of blood piercing the sky. The entire world was filled with nothing but the sounds of slaughter and angry roars. Massacre had become the main theme here, and the lives on the battlefield, be it high or low, noble or humble, were thoroughly displayed.

Zhan Taiqing's chilly voice wasn't particularly loud, and while it might not have been noticeable across the entire battlefield, as the commander of Longguan Prefecture, it still attracted the attention of warriors above the Gang Qi Realm from both sides below.

Generally speaking, to maintain overall control, commanders do not divulge details of every battle to the rank and file soldiers. Even for the smooth progression of the march, only a fraction of the higher-ups would know the details. However, people are not fools, and information is not so easy to seal off.

Most of the soldiers from Xuzhou attacking today only knew they were here to fight the Demon Sect's army in Longguan Prefecture, but only the commanding officers and a very few of the lower-ranked soldiers knew the reason for striking directly at Longguan.

The attack on Yuyang was meant to contain the forces of Xuzhou. Sword Leader Gu saw through the Demon Sect's trickery, not aiding Yuyang and instead leading eight hundred thousand soldiers directly to Longguan.

Those who knew why they were attacking Longguan were undoubtedly more exhilarated upon hearing Zhan Taiqing's words because the voice of the enchantress from the Demon Path carried a hint of panic. This clearly demonstrated that Sword Leader Gu's judgment was correct; the Demon Sect's army within Longguan Prefecture could definitely not withstand their eight hundred thousand soldiers.

"The East City Wall is breached, the Demon Sect is at the end of its tether, brothers, follow me and continue the assault, we must completely eliminate these thieves of the Demon Path!"

"The end times have come for these Demon Path scoundrels."

"Kill!!!"

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The fiercest charge was undoubtedly from the Jinjia Army and the Qingyang Army from the north and south sides. With their higher cultivation and the advantage of war horses, the gates on the north and south sides were breached in just half an hour.

They did not continue to attack from the north and south sides into the city but instead turned sharply, planning to trap the Demon Sect's Mansion Army and the Brahman World Purifying Army defending the East City Wall.

"Purifying World Army, clear the way, all forces retreat towards the back of the city!"

A Demon Sect commander, wielding a long spear and clad in golden armor with a beast-face design, swept away hundreds of Xuzhou soldiers before him. He suddenly flew into the air and issued the retreat command. The Brahman World Purifying Army, which was staunchly defending the east gate, reacted quickly like a tide and retreated noisily toward the city's interior.

The image of the Demon Sect's army retreating was undoubtedly a signal of victory in the eyes of the Xuzhou soldiers, their faces flushed and necks thick as they sprinted even more vigorously forward.

Under the towering rage of blood on the battlefield, even Grandmasters could not exert their full strength, let alone Warriors of the Gang Qi Realm. The battlefield had completely devolved into hand-to-hand combat, with swords, spears, axes, and whatever could be used as a weapon being employed to kill the enemy.

With the Demon Sect retreating and the situation of Xuzhou's attack initially established, the clouds of qi blood above also gradually shifted with this change. The Xuzhou army's cloud of qi blood was clearly overpowering, continuously compressing the Demon Sect's forces towards the city center. The Demon Sect had fallen behind, and this had become an established fact.

As the battle turned overwhelmingly in their favor, Gu Tianyun's demeanor grew even more spirited. His longsword emitted a layer of magma-like, intense light, as if it could ignite flames at any moment, and, pointing at Zhan Taiqing, he sneered, "Eight hundred thirty thousand strong army crossed the river to attack Xuzhou. In terms of boldness, who can compare to you, enchantress, who didn't hesitate to bring in a Mystic Realm Master and have that hundred thousand troops sneak attack Yuyang? If I hadn't seen through your tricks, I might have actually led the army to its rescue. Today, Longguan City will fall, and your seven hundred thirty thousand strong army will probably be wiped out as well!"

Zhan Taiqing's already sullen face darkened further at Gu Tianyun's words, defiantly retorting, "Ignoring the hundred thousand Brahman World Purifying Army in the rear, even if you take Longguan, you'll have lost Guangling Prefecture City. Don't celebrate too soon."

"Hahaha, why don't you look down and see which family's people are missing from my eight hundred thousand strong army below?"

Zhan Taiqing looked down at the city, her expression changing drastically.

"Leiyin Temple!"

She spat out these three words through gritted teeth.

As Zhan Taiqing's behavior was observed by Gu Tianyun, it undoubtedly appeared as a display of frustration; his expression immediately grew even more smug.

"The hundred thousand Leiyin Temple Monastic Soldiers are in strong formation waiting in the prefecture city. Your hundred thousand Brahman World Purifying Army, apart from taking down the currently vacant two prefectures of Jin Xing Ridge East, can accomplish nothing else. Even if they capture the two prefectures, once I have annihilated your seventy-three thousand troops at Long Guan and turn to attack with the prefecture city's hundred thousand Monastic Soldiers, they will have nowhere to run but death!

Everyone says you, the newly appointed enchantress, are so capable, but in my view, you're just a woman of long hair and short insight!"

"Two hundred thousand in Golden Armor, a hundred thousand Qingyang Army, and five hundred thousand Silver Armored Army; it seems you think you have Long Guan's seventy-three thousand fully handled."

"What do you have besides the ten thousand Wolf Slaughter Guard of Marquis Qingyang?"

At Zhan Taiqing's counter-question, Gu Tianyun had already sensed the change in her tone, but his expression remained unchanged, and he preemptively brought up Marquis Qingyang's affair.

Since the Lu Family, midstream masters of the rivers, had close relations with his Wanjian Holy Sect, and they had vouched for him, it could be assured that beyond Marquis Qingyang's ten thousand army, absolutely no other forces had crossed the river.