Traveling the Heavens in Thunderbolt

Chapter 750: The Power of King Wu
Hearing Huang Quan's seemingly absurd suggestion, Luo Hou actually accepted it, "Very good, pass the order down, stop the pursuit, station the troops for three days, and wait for the reinforcements from Nangong to gather."

"Yes." The king gave the order, and the imperial army stopped advancing, allowing the originally scattered defenders to escape.

On the top of the city wall, Luo Hou looked at the remnants of the Seventh Army who were fleeing in panic and said, "Next, Seven Commanderies, can you surprise me?"

On the other hand, Xiang Nangong led his troops to the border town of Xuelin for support.

When they were halfway on the journey to Fengtaoyuan, they encountered defenders who had fled from the border town.

"What?! The border town has fallen!" Upon hearing the bad news, even a hero like Xiang Nangong couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

His daughter, Princess Lanxiu, Xiang Xiaozan, hurriedly asked, "How are Mr. Shanzai and General Zuo Xiu?"

The escaped soldier said: "Reporting to the princess, the master and the general both died in the battle and died in the city."

"This, how is this possible? The border town has formations and mechanisms arranged by Mr. Shanzai himself, how could it be captured in less than a day?" Xiang Xiaozan was shocked by the speed of the Yu Yu Dynasty's attack.

Xiang Nangong had already made a decision, "Stop the advance immediately, set up camp on the spot, and guard against the enemy's attack."

"Father." Xiang Xiaozan wanted to say something else.

Xiang Nangong said: "Once the border city is lost, the gates of the seven counties are wide open. To prevent the war from affecting the people, we must intercept the army of the Yu Yu Dynasty here. Once the enemy army attacks and cooperates with the escaped people, the seven counties will be in a dilemma."

Xiang Xiaozan understood what his father meant and immediately suggested, "Father, now is the critical moment for the survival of the Seven Counties. Why not send someone to find my brother? I will also go in person to ask Sister Lu to help the Seven Counties. With the two of them, we will be able to resolve this war."

Before Xiang Xiaozan left, Xiang Nangong told her, "Zhan'er, be careful on your journey."

"Ah."

He began to arrange defenses for Nangong, mobilize troops, and wait for the upcoming imperial army.

Three days passed in a flash. During this time, as the order was issued to King Nangong, reinforcements gathered in Fengtaoyuan from all directions.

Only three of Xuelin's five generals were left: Yu Tijian, Lang Mingfeng, and Jiang Dubu, who responded to the imperial edict and led reinforcements from various counties.

Fengtaoyuan is only half a day's journey from the border town. Although he didn't understand why the army of the Yuyu Dynasty had not launched an attack, Xiang Nangong was not going to surrender. He made full use of the time of these three people to unite the troops from all sides. Relying on the geographical advantages, he built a defensive position. He was ready to fight a desperate battle with the army of the Yuyu Dynasty.

On the third day, there was even better news.

Nangong Qijun Ruojun, the adopted son of Nangong who was studying abroad, rushed back after receiving the letter from Yan Bansheng.

He is now mobilizing troops from the counties and prefectures under his jurisdiction to march towards Fengtaoyuan, and it is expected that they will arrive tomorrow.

Xiang Xiaozan has also asked Xichuangyue to come out of the mountain for help, and he is on his way here.

Although good news kept coming, Xiang Nangong's ominous feeling became stronger and stronger.

Judging from the fact that Xuelin Border Town fell in less than a day, the leader of the Yu Yu Dynasty was definitely not a fool.

If we just sit back and watch our side gather our fighting strength, we must accomplish our goal in one fell swoop.

But even if he knew the Yu Yu Dynasty's plan, Xiang Nangong could not change anything.

Because the gap in strength between the Seven Counties and the Yu Yu Dynasty is so huge.

In the previous battles, Huang Quan, who was a middle-level fighter in the Yu Yu Dynasty, had already caused the Seven Counties a lot of headaches.

If the Yu Yu Dynasty, which has eliminated internal troubles, does not send out stronger forces to conquer the seven counties, then there is something fishy going on.

Faced with the conspiracy of the Yu Yu Dynasty, Xiang Nangong can only hope to win the war.

Through this victory, they told the Yu Yu Dynasty that conquering the seven counties was a loss-making undertaking, and thus gained the opportunity to gain vassalage from the Dynasty.

That’s right, Xiang Nangong understood that using the power of seven counties to fight against the dynasty was like hitting a rock with an egg.

Faced with this behemoth, Xiang Nangong had no choice but to lie low and wait for his opportunity.

Xiang Nangong hasn't felt this feeling of not being able to control his own destiny for a long time.

The last time was when he killed his creator Che Hongru.

This made him feel angry, humiliated, and even a little scared.

On the fourth day, Yan Bansheng arrived with his troops as promised.

The troops of the seven counties gathered together, which greatly boosted their morale.

At this moment, on the distant horizon, as the ground shook, a seemingly boundless and huge army appeared in front of everyone in the seven counties. "How could this happen!?"

"Why are there so many people?!"

Xiang Nangong was also shocked by the imperial army standing with guns in hand, looking majestic and powerful, "Could it be that Emperor Yuliang is coming in person?"

Just as everyone was in doubt, Yan Bansheng exclaimed, "That's it!"

Then dark clouds gathered in the sky, filled with an aura of destruction, as if the end of the world had come.

"My feet step out of the fire of war, my hands grasp destruction. My name is - Rahu." Dressed in a robe of dark magic, Rahu descended from the sky with boundless power and started a war of destruction.

Yan Bansheng was ranked seventh among the Ten Wisdoms of the River Chart, and he was very knowledgeable. He was shocked, "Luo Hou! The ancient world-destroying warrior king, I didn't expect that you would not only be resurrected, but also join the Yu Yu Dynasty."

Huang Quan emerged from the army and introduced: "Yan Bansheng, put away your little thoughts. This is His Royal Highness Wu Wang of our dynasty."

"King Wu?!" Xiang Nangong was also shocked when he heard that.

Luo Hou stood in front of the two armies and said to the people of the seven counties, "Come, prove your worth."

The terrifying atmosphere caused a strong sense of uneasiness to spread among the crowd.

In the silence, the only sound was the gradually increasing heartbeat.

“Since you won’t come, it’s my turn.” Luo Hou stepped out slowly, and the soldiers from the seven counties felt the horror of death.

"Kill~" Someone shouted.

The soldiers from the seven counties moved instantly, and out of fear, they swung their swords towards Luo Hou.

I knew that disaster was imminent, and I knew that the only way to survive was to fight for my life.

Xiang Nangong and Yan Bansheng, father and son, attacked together, using sword energy and piano music to attack Luo Hou.

"Four victories and three yins"

The powerful attack was shattered the moment it made contact and was unable to stop Luo Hou's progress at all.

The soldiers brandished their weapons and attacked Rahu.

However, the moment he came into contact with the black evil energy around Luo Hou, he stopped moving and let Luo Hou pass by.

"The Seven Counties of Nangong" came along with Luo Hou's voice, and were crushed to death without leaving anything behind.

The soldiers who wanted to attack Luo Hou turned into a pile of bones.

With unparalleled power, you will walk out of the flames of war and move towards your goal.

Looking at Luo Hou who was constantly moving forward, Xiang Nangong realized that the situation was critical.

If Luo Hou is not stopped, the army of seven counties may collapse because of him alone.

“Purge the evil spirits, cut off the reverse scales, eliminate the evil and stubborn, pacify the evil, one sword and nine tripods”, Nangong threw it into the sky, and the seven-trick exquisite beads turned into eight swords circling around.

The eight swords gathered together and transformed into the famous sword "Yifeng Jiuding" in Xiang Nangong's hand, rushing to attack Luo Hou.

Yan Bansheng played the faint piano music again to increase the power of the sword.

"Prince, we are here to help you." The three generals of Xuelin displayed their unique skills and cooperated with Xiang Nangong to attack Luo Hou together.

Yu Ti's sharp arrows were fired continuously from his shoulders, the sharp sword energy was flowing through the waves, and Jiang Dubu searched for flowers and attacked continuously.

The five people's joint efforts still resulted in the most desperate result.

"Too weak!" With a word of 'too weak', the surging energy of the attack was shattered like a piece of dry wood and rotten wood.

Xiang Nangong was thrown to the ground, blood splattered all over the air.

"Foster relative!" Yan Bansheng stepped forward and took over Xiang Nangong, but was knocked back several steps by the force from his body.

Strong, only strong.

The enemy before him was so incredibly strong.

(End of this chapter)