Xu Rongchang no longer planned to continue the traditional soldier-against-soldier, general-against-general combat.
A Great Grandmaster attacking ordinary soldiers would set a precedent.
In the future, Great Wei would inevitably retaliate in the same manner, but Xu Rongchang could no longer care about that.
Oliver Sheng’s sudden southward march had completely disrupted their plans.
Now, their safe retreat from Great Wei seemed nearly impossible.
To the north, they faced the southward advance of the Shengwu King of Great Wei, and to the south, they were blocked by the provincial armies of Great Wei.
If they retreated, wouldn’t the soldiers who had died in these past days have died in vain?
He believed that their homeland would soon send Martial Saint experts to aid them.
As long as they could capture Tianmen Pass and station a Martial Saint there, they would not fear even the arrival of the Shengwu King of Great Wei.
That night, Zhang Jian received a letter from Xu Rongchang and began to ponder. Finally, he decided to take a gamble the next day.
“Men, relay the military order: tomorrow, all our strong warriors will join the assault on the city.”
Zhang Jian decided to go all out with Xu Rongchang.
Early the next morning, the sound of war drums and horns echoed through the sky!
Seeing the full-scale assault of the Da Li army outside the city, Shen Liang and others frowned.
“What is Da Li up to? A full-scale assault!?” Cheng Bufa couldn’t help but speak.
“This doesn’t look good. Are they planning a desperate fight?” Gao Chongyuan said, frowning.
At the west gate of Tianmen Pass, the Da Li army outside the city was similarly prepared.
All their forces were arrayed outside, ready to launch a full-scale attack.
“Shen Jianting, come and fight!” Zhang Jian flew above Tianmen Pass, challenging Shen Jianting.
Xu Rongchang did the same, flying high into the sky to stand alongside Zhang Jian.
Without a word, Shen Jianting transformed into a divine rainbow, flying into the sky and throwing a punch at Zhang Jian.
Zhang Jian and Xu Rongchang exchanged glances and then jointly attacked Shen Jianting.
On the ground, the Da Li army launched their assault on the city.
“Kill!”
“The first to scale the walls will be promoted three ranks and rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold!”
“Hurry, cover with Arrow Rain.”
On the tall city walls, the General Who Guards the East’s army quickly prepared their defenses.
“Hurry, raise the shields, pour the boiled feces, scald them to death, give these enemy soldiers a taste of breakfast.”
A rain of arrows shot towards the city walls, and the General Who Guards the East’s army dodged while quickly counterattacking.
Today’s assault by the Da Li army was exceptionally fierce, with tens of thousands of troops attacking at once, followed by waves of reinforcements.
Innate and Grandmaster experts flew up one by one, landing on the city walls to start a massacre.
“Quick, stop them.” The Innate and Grandmaster generals of the General Who Guards the East’s army quickly intervened to block these experts.
“Kill, the general has ordered that we must capture this city today.”
“As long as the city stands, we stand; if the city falls, we fall. Hold the line!”
Facing the fierce assault, the General Who Guards the East’s army could only fight to the death.
If the city fell, they had no other path but death.
To survive, the General Who Guards the East’s army fought ferociously, often resorting to desperate measures.
High in the sky, Xu Rongchang and Zhang Jian continued to entangle with Shen Jianting, fighting intensely.
Wen Renli single-handedly battled Gao Chongyuan and Cheng Bufa, suppressing them both.
Cheng Bufa was nearly driven to madness by the pressure.
“Damn it, take my three-axe strike!” Cheng Bufa swung his three axes fiercely.
Of course, the name “Three-Axe Strike” was something he came up with himself to sound impressive.
Wen Renli instantly drew a three-foot blade, shattering Cheng Bufa’s axe light, then struck Cheng Bufa’s axe with a one-foot blade, sending him flying dozens of meters.
Gao Chongyuan swung his iron fist, aiming straight for Wen Renli’s head.
Wen Renli’s figure flickered, and he blocked with his fist.
“Boom!!”
The powerful force of their punches sent both of them retreating.
Deng!!
Wen Renli took two and a half steps back, while Gao Chongyuan retreated three full steps.
Facing the combined assault of Gao Chongyuan and Cheng Bufa, Wen Renli could suppress them but couldn’t kill them.
Meanwhile, in the sky, Xu Rongchang took the lead with Zhang Jian supporting.
Zhang Jian held back some of his strength, waiting for an opportunity.
They were depleting Shen Jianting’s True Essence and blood energy, and once Shen Jianting showed signs of weakening, they would quickly execute their plan.
The battle continued until noon. Zhang Jian and Xu Rongchang exchanged a glance.
Xu Rongchang, who had been attacking fiercely, suddenly disengaged from the fight, and Zhang Jian quickly launched a fierce assault on Shen Jianting.
Xu Rongchang, now free from the fight, threw a punch at Tianmen Pass, intending to create a breach in the tall, sturdy city wall.
Seeing this, Shen Jianting reacted sharply.
“Damn you, Xu, how dare you!” Shen Jianting roared.
If that punch landed, not only would the wall collapse, but the ordinary soldiers defending it would also be wiped out.
Once a Grandmaster at Great Perfection joined the battle below, no matter how strong the walls of Tianmen Pass were, they wouldn’t hold.
Shen Jianting was about to rush at Xu Rongchang to stop him.
“Shen Jianting, your opponent is me today.” Zhang Jian formed a divine seal and struck at Shen Jianting, blocking him.
“Get lost!”
Shen Jianting went berserk, his divine fist shaking the sky as he struck at Zhang Jian.
Boom!!
With his True Essence and blood energy greatly depleted, Shen Jianting couldn’t immediately force Zhang Jian back.
Held back by Zhang Jian, he could only watch as Xu Rongchang’s punch landed on the city wall.
“Boom!!”
With a loud crash, a section of the wall collapsed, killing many of the General Who Guards the East’s soldiers.
Seeing this, the Da Li army surged towards the breach.
“Kill!”
“Break through the gate, and you’ll be made a viscount!”
“The wall is breached; victory is ours!”
The Da Li army roared as they charged.
“Boom!!”
Xu Rongchang’s second punch created a complete breach in the wall.
“Damn it, you have no honor, a Grandmaster at Great Perfection attacking ordinary soldiers.” Cheng Bufa was furious.
Seeing this, Gao Chongyuan and Cheng Bufa rushed to stop Xu Rongchang.
“Your opponents are me.” Wen Renli intervened, holding them back.
With the wall breached, the General Who Guards the East’s army was in panic.
“This is bad, the wall is down.”
“Hurry, block it; don’t let the enemy in.”
“It’s over, it’s over, Tianmen Pass can’t hold.” Someone said in despair.
A Grandmaster at Great Perfection attacking ordinary soldiers—who could stop that?!
“Well done, Da Li, a Grandmaster at Great Perfection attacking ordinary soldiers. If you break the rules, don’t blame Great Wei for doing the same.” Shen Liang’s eyes were bloodshot as he prepared to attack the ordinary soldiers of Da Li.
His father was held back, and the rampaging Grandmaster was unstoppable.
Was the General Who Guards the East’s army going to be annihilated today?
“Kill, break into Tianmen Pass, now is the moment.” The Da Li army ferociously charged through the breach.
On the city walls, the General Who Guards the East’s army was retreating step by step.
Seeing Xu Rongchang slaughter several Grandmaster generals of the General Who Guards the East’s army, despair began to spread among their ranks.
“Die!”
Shen Jianting, seeing this, charged at Zhang Jian with bloodshot eyes.
Even if he died today, he would take these two with him.
Boom!!
Zhang Jian and Shen Jianting clashed, both taking injuries.
“Poof!!”
Zhang Jian was struck in the right chest by Shen Jianting, his chest nearly collapsing, blood spurting out, his face turning pale.
Shen Jianting was also struck in the chest by Zhang Jian, nearly shattering his heart.
As they prepared for a deadly fight, ready to perish together, a cavalry unit rapidly approached Tianmen Pass.
Rumble!!
The thunderous sound of hooves shook the sky.
Forty thousand cavalry charged in.
Battle flags fluttered, and the military aura soared to the heavens!!
Seeing the sudden appearance of the cavalry, both Zhang Jian and Shen Jianting were stunned.
Where did these cavalry come from?!
When they saw the battle flag with the golden dragon pattern and the word “Sheng,” they realized.
It was Oliver Sheng’s Shengwu King’s army.
“Reinforcements, that’s the Shengwu King’s River West Army, our reinforcements are here, there’s still hope.” A General Who Guards the North almost cried with excitement.
In this desperate situation, the sudden appearance of hope greatly boosted the morale of the General Who Guards the North, sweeping away despair and gloom.
“Kill!”
“Destroy them, Shengwu King is here, Da Li’s end is near.”
Seeing the fluttering flag with the word “Sheng,” the General Who Guards the North’s army’s morale reversed, and their fighting spirit was reignited.
“Damn it, how did they get here so fast?!” Xu Rongchang’s eyes widened as he stared at the surging cavalry.
If this terrifying cavalry charged at his army, his forces would be caught in a pincer attack.
Sensing the army, Xu Rongchang didn’t detect any strong presences.
The strongest were only four Grandmasters.
This made him think it was likely the vanguard of the Shengwu King’s forces.
His eyes narrowed, and Xu Rongchang made a decision. He would attack and destroy this army.
Today, Tianmen Pass must fall!
He had said it, and no one could stop him!
Otherwise, his army would be annihilated.
With his decision made, Xu Rongchang flew towards the charging cavalry.
No turning back, today he would cause havoc.
Seeing Xu Rongchang flying towards the Shengwu King’s forces, Shen Jianting was furious.
“Xu, how dare you, aren’t you afraid the Shengwu King will annihilate your Xu clan?”
Xu Rongchang could sense there were no strong presences in the cavalry, and so could Shen Jianting.
If Xu Rongchang slaughtered this cavalry, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Determined, Xu Rongchang ignored everything else.
“Damn, that old bastard is going to attack the Shengwu King’s soldiers.” Gao Chongyuan and others’ expressions changed drastically.
Seeing Xu Rongchang approaching, Felix Wu and others’ eyes narrowed.
A Grandmaster was coming at them; was he planning to attack?
“Don’t hesitate, use the sword talisman, kill him.” Sawyer Shangguan immediately said.
A Grandmaster going berserk could slaughter them all.
Oliver Sheng had given them the sword talisman to prevent such an attack.
Felix Wu didn’t hesitate, immediately taking out the sword talisman and activating it, slashing at Xu Rongchang.
In the next moment, a sword light flashed!
The dazzling sword light instantly drew countless eyes.
The sword light cut through the sky, brilliant and radiant.
“Shhh!!”
In the next moment, Xu Rongchang was sliced in half by the sword light.
Countless people widened their eyes in disbelief, staring at Xu Rongchang, who had been cut in half by a single sword light.
That was a Grandmaster at Great Perfection, and he was just cut down like that?!
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