The evil forces roaming the heavens

Chapter 1798 Dong Tianbao: "My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of Heaven!"

Under a sky covered in dark clouds, military flags fluttered.
Beneath the great banner, the flag-guarding soldiers raised their iron shields, their eyes filled with unwavering resolve.

Looking at the burly Wa youth beside him, Zhang Cheng said to him, "If the banner falls, the entire camp will be executed, understand?"

"understand!"

Looking intently at Zhang Cheng, the Wa youth revealed a serious expression.
"After this battle, I, the Pillar of State, will promote you to Commander of the Personal Guard!"

Nodding to the Wa youth beside him, Zhang Cheng then drew his long sword from his waist and stepped forward.

The moment Zhang Cheng appeared on horseback, the entire battlefield was filled with a chilling atmosphere.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

As bugles sounded and the army advanced, the very moment the banners waved, the entire army halted in perfect unison.
Standing atop Gaizhou city walls, Niu Wenzhong stared at the scene in astonishment, exclaiming, "Damn it, how did the Dingnan Army arrive so quickly? Weren't they still attacking Western Xia?"

"General, we should report to the King immediately, otherwise Gaizhou will be difficult to defend!"

Upon speaking to Niu Wenzhong, Chu Heng, one of the Four Mighty Generals, quickly shared his thoughts.
Looking at Chu Heng beside him, Niu Wenzhong also became serious.
With only 30,000 troops in the city, holding it would be easy, but Niu Wenzhong didn't believe he could defeat the Dingnan army.

After all, the Dingnan Army's record was truly terrifying.

At most, they'd just engage in petty squabbles among outlaws in a small county town; at worst, they'd just put up a fight against the imperial court.
The problem is, the Dingnan army conquered entire countries!
"Pillar of State, shall we send someone to persuade them to surrender?"

Looking at Zhang Cheng, Deng Yuanjue asked,

"Send someone to test the waters first! If they don't surrender, then don't blame this Pillar of State for being impolite!"

Speaking calmly, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but look towards the city wall.
Just as Niu Wenzhong seemed to realize something, a flying horse arrived at the foot of the city.

"I am an envoy from the Dingnan Army, here to persuade the general to surrender. I hope the general will not stubbornly resist and oppose my Dingnan Army. Otherwise, when the city falls, there will be no place for the general to live in peace in this vast world."

After arrogantly delivering his words of persuasion, the envoy couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, because it was proven that if you offended the Dingnan Army, you would have nowhere to escape, no matter how vast the world was!
"General, let me shoot this man!"

They glared angrily at the messenger, and the four generals above could no longer contain themselves.

If you're going to try to persuade someone to surrender, then so be it. Why are you being so arrogant? You're not giving them any way out at all.
But for the envoy, the fact that he came to persuade them to surrender was already a great honor. After all, you bunch of lowly bastards dare to oppose the Dingnan Army. Haven't you heard that if you're not ruthless, you can't stand firm?
"Shut up, all of you get out of the way, I'll do it myself!"

Drawing the bowstring, Niu Wenzhong roared, "Die!"

"Wow!"

The arrow flew like a meteor, heading straight for the messenger below.

Stunned by what he saw, the envoy immediately exclaimed, "This is bad!"

But just as the arrow was about to hit, a man rushed out from behind, brandishing a knife and roaring angrily.

"Clang!"

The arrow was severed in mid-air, and Dong Tianbao landed and immediately roared, "Envoy, please return to camp first. Leave this to me!"

Upon seeing Dong Tianbao before him, the envoy was so frightened that he hurriedly returned home.

As soon as he ran back, he immediately said to Zhang Cheng, "Pillar of State, I failed to persuade him to surrender. Niu Wenzhong even wanted to kill us!"

Looking at the aggrieved envoy in front of him, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but roll his eyes and say, "I'm not blind, I saw it! But next time, when you're trying to persuade someone to surrender, can you be a little more assertive? Don't say things like 'The world is so big, there's nowhere to go'!"

Looking at the envoy with annoyance, Zhang Cheng immediately complained, because this was an attempt to persuade him to surrender, but it was clearly more like a greeting!
"What should I say?"

Looking at Zhang Cheng with suspicion, the envoy couldn't help but feel bewildered.

“Puniam, tell him that if he doesn’t surrender, I’ll make his whole family rich and powerful, and they’ll all be selling salted duck eggs!”

With an imposing voice, Zhang Cheng immediately roared, "Death Battle Battalion, step forward!"

"Wow!"

Waving flags, burly soldiers appeared, carrying shields and longswords. Behind them, various siege engines emerged, passing through the soldiers.

Seeing this, Deng Yuanjue said, "Pillar of State, your new recruit is quite good!"

"I see him. He is indeed a teachable talent. Let him be assigned to the Deathmatch Battalion and test his courage first!"

Seeing Dong Tianbao rush out to save people, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but smile.

Because he doesn't dislike men with "ambition," after all, everyone should seize an opportunity for change at least once in their life.

Zhang Junbao, who is content with what he has, is not suited for this world, but Dong Tianbao can definitely become a sharp blade for the Dingnan Army!
Just as the soldiers of the Deathmatch Battalion were ready, a commander came up to Dong Tianbao and said, "The Pillar of State has asked you to go first, do you dare?"

Upon hearing this, Dong Tianbao looked at the commander with surprise in his eyes.
However, when he saw Zhang Cheng riding a warhorse in the distance, nodding to him, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to the Commander, I will fight to the death and never retreat!"

"Good, you've got guts. If you succeed in reaching the top first, I'll guarantee you'll become the battalion commander!"

Patting Dong Tianbao on the shoulder, the commander waved his flag, indicating that everything was ready.

"catapult!"

With a wave of his hand, Zhang Cheng issued the military order, wanting to see just how capable Niu Wenzhong was to become Tian Hu's "Privy Councilor"!
"Crash!"

The boulders were transported to the catapults, and a relentless barrage immediately began.

Standing atop the city wall, Niu Wenzhong watched the massive boulder fall, his face darkening as he exclaimed, "Damn the Dingnan Army, bastards!"

"General, please come down from the city wall first, it's too dangerous here!"

As he pulled Niu Wenzhong aside to speak, the four generals beside him grew worried.

After all, this boulder is not blind; if it were to hit, the entire Gaizhou would be finished!
Upon hearing the words of the four generals, Niu Wenzhong roared, "I should avoid their sharp edge?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

As the bugle sounded again, the Dingnan army began to move.

As the soldiers of the Death Squad advanced, the siege engines also launched their attack.
Seeing the soldiers charging up the city wall, Niu Wenzhong roared, "Roll the stones! Bring the logs up!"

"Crash!"

As the falling stones continued to pelt the soldiers, it was clear that the death squad suffered heavy casualties.
However, the soldiers at the rear were used to all of this.

After all, to the real Dingnan Army, these were nothing more than "cannon fodder"!
He charged ahead, scaling the city wall, and with his sword, Dong Tianbao hacked down the soldiers in front of him, his eyes filled with bloodlust.
Because he knew that his life was in his own hands.
Seeing Dong Tianbao continuously expanding his territory, Chu Heng, one of the four generals beside him, roared, "How dare you!"

"Wow!"

brandishing his weapon, Chu Heng immediately charged forward.
As one of the Four Mighty Generals, Chu Heng's martial arts skills are quite good, but it's worth mentioning who he faced!

The fact that Chu Heng could be killed by the brothers Jie Zhen and Jie Bao in just over ten rounds shows that he was not a fierce general!
"Clang!"

As Chu Heng brought his spear down, he glanced at Dong Tianbao's attire and immediately roared, "A mere soldier dares to oppose me?"

Faced with Chu Heng's sarcasm, Dong Tianbao didn't say much, but continued to slash at him with his long sword.

After exchanging blows for several rounds, Chu Heng became increasingly uneasy, because Dong Tianbao was not right. This was no ordinary soldier; he was clearly a master hidden in the Death Battle Camp!

"Pfft!"

With a slash to Chu Heng's shoulder, Dong Tianbao pressed down on him, charging relentlessly before roaring ferociously, "You asked who I am? Let me tell you, my name is Dong Tianbao, got it? My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens!"

With that, Dong Tianbao swiftly beheaded Chu Heng, then grabbed his severed head and roared, "The enemy general is dead!"

As Dong Tianbao stood atop the city wall, holding Chu Heng's head aloft, the soldiers attacking the city below roared and then became excited.
Seeing Dong Tianbao's expression, Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "Good!"

(End of this chapter)