Beichen Sword Sect's Headmaster's Secret Records

Chapter 433 Night Attack
After such an incident, those who are still in shock will probably not be able to stand up straight. There's no need to think about massacring any cities or sending any troops. Just gather the troops and withdraw immediately. All armies and camps should immediately assemble and take stock of their forces.

In the end, it seems that good people don't live long, while evil ones live for a thousand years. The rebel army, which had been looting in sequence, had only just handed over their military supplies and provisions before leaving the city, and it wasn't time for the whole army to celebrate. Therefore, most of their troops were not in the city.

The military camp was located in an open area outside the city. Even though it was shaken and the tents collapsed, it wouldn't kill many people. Ma Qiu's men were just two or three unlucky ones who were seriously injured after having eggs spilled on them in hot soup.

The Heavenly King Army, which was in full formation, would not bother to rescue the disaster victims. Now that the city where they were getting food had been destroyed into ruins, they quickly regrouped and broke camp, heading towards the main camp in the direction of Liang City in the east.

Tie Dan also got a horse and mingled with the crowd, traveling alongside the army.

Well, let's not save them. They're short of medicine, food, and supplies. Would we save them and have them become lambs to the slaughter? It'd be easier for them to die in an instant. That's just how the world is; people die and that's it, utterly worthless… oh, no, perhaps they're worth a penny to the cult…

"Great hero, are you serious? This is a grand formation set up by the Demonic Sect?"

Tie Dan glared at the loud and boisterous Hu Yanmo.
"Are you kidding me?"

"No, no, but... but if that's really the case, what should we do?"

Leopard Head was extremely anxious. After all, if someone were suddenly buried in the ground with a loud bang, how could he possibly sleep peacefully?
Tie Dan said coldly,
"What should we do? Let's attack Suiyang."

"This……"

Ping covered his face and interjected in a muffled voice,
“Suiyang is not easy to conquer, and the prefect is also a man of military knowledge.”

Ma Qiu nodded repeatedly.

“My lord, you may not know, but we have already fought several battles with that garrison commander of Suiyang. That old fellow is full of schemes and tricks. He has long since set up countless secret passages and ambushes outside the city. He is unpredictable and uses every trick in the book to sneak up on our camps and launch surprise attacks. He has burned down our granaries three times. It’s really tough to fight him.”

Ferritin glanced at him.
"Suiyang has only a few thousand soldiers, and you have more than that number of demonic beasts on your mounts. Gather your elite troops, fly straight into the city, seize the flag, kill everyone you see, and charge all the way to the end. Is that so difficult?"

Leopard Head had a bitter face.
"That's true. We could have taken over any ordinary place with such force, but the Immortal Palace has been operating in Suiyang for a long time. The city walls are four zhang high and the moat is eight chi deep, spanning the river and connecting the trenches, making it as solid as a rock. The entire city and walls are covered with runes and restrictions, and the earth's veins have long been severed. They have taken full advantage of the terrain and have the upper hand. They can only use Qi, but we are not allowed to use magic, so we can't fly at all."

Moreover, the city walls were guarded by a Celestial Venerable's martial treasure, the Sunset Divine Bow, possessing unparalleled divine power and terrifying killing intent, suppressing the demons so severely they couldn't even urinate. Not to mention the other mechanical soldiers, chariots, crossbows, and a hail of arrows and stones—it was practically hell on earth. Without tens of thousands dead, they probably wouldn't even be able to touch the city walls.”

Tie Dan naturally didn't believe these veterans' excuses. Was Suiyang any harder to attack than Ye? Was it any harder than Sanyuan? 100,000 heavenly soldiers had already swept through, how could 500,000 against a few thousand not be able to take it? They were just unwilling to be cannon fodder and go in as the first wave to die.

However, on the other hand, the Celestial Palace can be quite formidable at times, especially when it doesn't falter. Moreover, it has the Divine Sect secretly assisting it. They've clearly intended to use the Battle of Suiyang to establish a calamity, to blood-soak the hundreds of millions of people in the Central Plains. Before turning the entire Eastern nation into a sea of ​​blood, why would they allow the crucial array point to fall?
Moreover, Tie Dan knew there was always someone lurking in the shadows. After all, sixty years later, this place would fall into the hands of the Xuanmen.

Yeah, thinking about it that way, it's no wonder the boss was driven to despair. Taking on three major factions single-handedly is quite something...

"boom!"

"kill--!"

"There's an ambush! There's an ambush!"

"Hold on! Brothers, hold on!"

But then another accident happened halfway there.

Tie Dan looked back and saw smoke and flames rising from the rear of the column; it turned out that the supply train had been attacked.

Hmm? Interesting...

Ma Qiu's team was the vanguard cavalry, elite warriors, and naturally led the way. But even Tie Dan didn't notice the ambush by the roadside, and the rear guard was caught off guard.

The battle of Suiyang was no simple affair...

Upon seeing that their rear guard had been attacked, Ma Qiu and his two companions naturally forgot about chatting and immediately commanded their thousand elite cavalry to turn their horses around and return to provide reinforcements.

Tie Dan was also familiar with the Northern Army's military orders, so he didn't show himself but mingled in the ranks to see what skills they had.

As a result, when the heavily armored cavalry stirred up a gust of iron wind and rushed to the rear of the column in an instant, they didn't even see a ghost.

Only flames raged, and the grain carts and supplies that had just been looted from the city were reduced to ashes. The auxiliary soldiers rushed around, frantically grabbing talismans to summon water to put out the fire.

"Search the mountain! Search the mountain! Kill them all!"

At this moment, a group of men came running. It was unclear whether they were officers of the rank of colonel or lieutenant general. They were shouting and yelling in a fit of anger. Ma Qiu hurriedly led his personal guards to protect them. Ping Xian and Hu Yanmo, the two military commanders, each led five hundred cavalrymen, followed by a group of infantrymen, and they entered the forest along the highway to search.

Tie Dan scanned the area with his divine sense and knew that there was no one around. He didn't waste his time and simply checked around the grain carts, but he didn't find anything to start a fire.

This doesn't make sense. How can it be burning so intensely? I've used so many Xuanming Talismans and still can't stop it. Even ordinary Crimson Fiend Fire Techniques wouldn't reach this high temperature, right? But there's no aura of any cultivators around.
How did the fire start if no one lit it? Did it fall from the sky...?

Tie Dan looked up sharply, and his super-powerful dynamic vision immediately captured a flash of cold light in the sky, clearly showing an iron kite gliding away from high above.

Yeah, Iron Kite, it's just an iron kite... Ugh... Let's fight, but using drones is a bit too much, isn't it...?

"boom!"

"Ow!"

"There's a trap!"

"Watch out, everyone! There's a deafening thunderbolt!"

"Boom boom boom!"

"Ouch!"

Okay, they just unleashed a full-on attack with the Ten Deadly Formations, so what else wouldn't they dare use? Drones setting fires, bounding mines ambushing—the first wave burned down the grain wagons and left over a dozen people maimed or injured. Yes, and this was only the first wave…

“Whoosh—Boom!”

"Colonel - Lieutenant -!"

The captain exploded, his mangled flesh flying everywhere, his whole body blasted up to look like a piece of sachima (a type of Chinese pastry)...

Tie Dan strolled over, glanced at the crater created by the explosion, and casually dragged Ma Qiu out of the pile of corpses to check the shrapnel stuck in his helmet.

For aerial bombs, even a heavily armored Nascent Soul general with strong internal energy cultivation can withstand the shockwave. However, without armor, taking the hit head-on might be a bit of a stretch.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"There's a demonic bird in the sky! Fire arrows! Fire arrows!"

"Maintain formation! Stay calm! Stay calm!"

"boom!"

"There's thunder! There's thunder on the ground!"

"Line up! Line up!" Here we go again...

As a result, this powerful army that had swept across the Central Plains could only travel less than twenty miles a day before it could no longer continue.

In reality, the other side only flew a dozen or so drone sorties and laid dozens of mines, but the occasional, unexpected attacks made the group of unsophisticated natives extremely nervous and paranoid, too afraid to move.

Even Tie Dan was finding it hard to keep up.

The boss clearly ordered a historical combat game, a fast-paced fighting game, a battlefield duel. Why the hell did you bring up drone mine warfare? Are you trying to mess with his mentality? What, do you really think the boss can't afford a Titan super flag?

"That's a mechanical bird from the Imperial Palace's Shangfang Bureau."

Tie Dan was just spouting nonsense, lest he intimidate a bunch of bumpkins with some tale of extraterrestrial warriors.

"That bird was made using a secret method. It can fly around and drop fire bombs and lightning bolts to hit people. Actually, it's nothing to be afraid of."

A group of Nascent Soul cultivators crouched under a big tree, looking at each other in disbelief. They were quite alarmed that such a bird could blast a Nascent Soul cultivator off his limbs with a single bolt of lightning.

"That being said, this creature flies high and fast, silently, suddenly appearing and disappearing. It cannot be hit by arrows or caught by eagles, making it very difficult to defend against."

“They are keeping a close watch on our movements, killing one captain a day. How can we generals escape this? If this continues, we will surely be harmed.”

"How can we wait any longer? Our supplies have been burned to ashes, and we only have enough rations for two days. How can we possibly take Suiyang in two days?"

"Why don't we raid another wave and gather enough food first?"

"Where would you find a place to plunder? There are only forty cities in total, and each prefecture is supplied with the provisions for ten thousand men. It's all allocated. Besides, the hero said that what you just saw was someone else's formation. What if there's an earthquake after you enter the city?"

"Great hero, great hero, what are you thinking about? Do you have any good ideas?"

"I'm wondering how you guys managed to survive for ten years..."

"Huh? What the heck is ten years?"

Tie Dan shook his head.

"It's nothing. In short, you're out of food, and a large group of people would be a burden. Just move slowly from here."

First, send someone to the Eastern Capital to request reinforcements. We need to save their elite troops for fighting officers; they won't be able to hit our heads.

"Do you have a scout's seal? Give me a set."

This made perfect sense. The three exchanged glances, and Ma Qiu made a decision, ordering his junior officer to lead the team forward slowly. The three young men followed Tie Dan and rushed to Liangdu overnight.

Tie Dan was speechless. "...Wait, what are you all doing here? You don't want the soldiers anymore?"

Hu Yanmo licked his face,
"Master Chen, you flatter us. Although we brothers may not be very knowledgeable, we've seen our share of battles between demonic sects. We know what it's like to be caught in a killing spree. In times like these, you absolutely have to follow a strong person to survive."

Besides, a mere military commander is utterly worthless; he's not worth my life. Great hero, just treat me like a dog, something to be walked around with."

Ma Qiu nodded repeatedly.
"Exactly, exactly. Everyone serves Shi Jiao like a dog, all for money and women. He is indeed generous; as long as you work for him, you can act tyrannically and do whatever you want."

If it were a continuous cycle of winning and rewards, that would be fine. But when it comes to a life-or-death situation, who cares about the Emperor? Everyone's going their separate ways. We've personally witnessed your skills, and we're completely convinced. As long as you can lead us to a way out, we brothers are willing to serve you.

Ping Xian,

"Me too."

"Okay! Let's go!"

Tie Dan didn't bother with any nonsense, nor did he suspect anything. Men, at their core, are all hunters, at their core, wolves. In a life-or-death situation, titles, family background, and origins are all useless. Only the one with real ability who can lead everyone to survival can become the leader of the wolf pack.

Although these three are only so-so, just trash with bigger biceps, they at least have several dozen kilograms of biceps, so they could definitely be recruited and used.

The four of them immediately abandoned their burdens, not to mention their gold, silver and valuables, they even abandoned their several impressive mythical beasts. They also took off their armor, dressed as light scouts, and, carrying their weapons, rode lightly on horseback at night, heading straight for the Liangdu camp.

Even though Iron Kite drones occasionally glided overhead and might have been spotted from above, it wasn't worth dropping a bomb for a few scouts, as the main army still needed to be kept in mind.

So the group rushed to Liangdu overnight. From afar, they saw flames soaring into the sky, dark clouds obscuring the moon, mountains roaring and seas surging, people neighing and horses howling, as if countless wild ghosts and wronged spirits were wailing and howling, like thousands upon thousands of baboons roaring and howling wildly.

Countless frenzied and chaotic figures danced and swirled under the glow of the sea of ​​fire, slaughtering each other and engaging in a frenzied battle. Regardless of age or gender, they were fighting madly in this infernal hell, their flesh and blood a bloody mess, indistinguishable from one another.

Amidst the raging inferno, booming explosions could be heard from time to time. The shadows of iron kites and falcons could be clearly seen in the sky. Landslides, smoke, and swooping bombs blasted the camp flags, banners, and even the flesh and blood of skeletons into the air.

Ping Xian, "The camp is in an uproar."

The seasoned veterans knew perfectly well that there was no hope.

This must be the Suiyang garrison attacking the camp again. And this time they've used a whole bunch of mechanical divine birds. Sure enough, they were just harassing and holding back these flanking forces. The main battlefield is in Dongdu. They probably plan to strike first and capture the King of Hejian first.

Everyone looked at Tie Dan, waiting for his instructions.

Tie Dan, however, saw a step ahead of them. He spotted the red stars and bright red lights hidden in the clouds, like hundreds or thousands of rubies suspended in the sky, scattered like stars, or like countless scarlet eyes staring intently at the carnage and hellish scene below, drooling with desire.

Blood God Child.

They are all Blood God Children. With so many of them coming, it's clear that their target isn't just the tens of thousands of soldiers in the city, but the millions of people in the entire Eastern Capital.

In other words, they don't necessarily have to wait for the Earth Collapse Formation to fully charge and for the cooldown to end before they can start slaughtering the entire city. They can simply pick up their weapons and charge in, directly gathering the Blood God Child to leave his body and attack with the Primordial Spirit Technique, turning the entire city's population into mad blood demons who fight each other to the death.

Tie Dan turned his head to look at the trash behind him.
"Can they withstand a lunge from the Blood God Child?"

The three shook their heads frantically.

"Give me your hand!"

Tie Dan didn't have time to complain about them. He condensed sword energy at his fingertips and drew a puppet blood mark on the palm of each of their hands.

"If you catch a glimpse of red light, immediately shout to your own people and show them the Blood Scroll. They might just let you go."

Since you recognize the King of Hejian, when you go into the city to rescue people, if he is already dead, just grab a few of the Shi family's sons.

"Easy to spot, just look for the ones with blue eyes. Chop off anything you can't take! Get ready and follow me!"

Upon seeing that he could handle even this kind of "fuck" situation, and that he really meant it, the three of them felt reassured and clasped their hands in a fist salute.

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)