The Heavens Start to Reverse Fate from Martial Arts

Chapter 184: Sui Army General Attack, Cursing the Defender

Rumble…

Thunder roared, rain poured down, and the storm howled shrilly, as if the sky was overturning, the Milky Way was pouring down, and it was a scene of destruction that the world was shattered.

On the gray sky, lightning flashed like a dragon, and the void was like a shattered mirror, with shocking cracks appearing.

In the turbulent storm, two figures appeared and disappeared under the reflection of thunder and lightning. Every confrontation could shatter the void and emit a heart-pounding breath of destruction.

In Luoyang City, many masters from various forces gathered in groups of three or two on the tall buildings. The atmosphere was solemn and silent.

They looked up at the gray sky, with complicated expressions on their faces and complex emotions surging in their hearts: shock, confusion, awe, fanaticism, yearning...

Although the people in the city did not know what was going on, they also felt this unusual destructive pressure. They stayed indoors and prayed in fear.

On the east city wall, there was silence except for the heavy rain and the whistling wind.

Wang Shichong stood on the terrace of the city wall, holding the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand, looking up at the fierce battle in the sky. His eyes were deep and complex, and his heart was full of awe and fear.

The armored generals around were all silent, with shock and awe written all over their faces.

"Father, are there really immortals and gods in this world?" Wang Xuanying was covered in iron armor, his wide-open tiger eyes filled with shock and confusion.

Although Wang Shichong was worried and frightened, he tried his best to keep a calm tone: "These two people who fought fiercely have been able to practice martial arts to such a level that it is not an exaggeration to call them gods."

Breaking the void is the highest realm of martial arts and the ultimate pursuit of all martial artists in the world. It is dozens of times more powerful than a grandmaster. It is not an exaggeration to say that one person can defeat a country.

No one would feel at ease if such powerful men fought in the sky over Luoyang without any warning, let alone at the critical moment when the imperial troops were surrounding Luoyang.

If the Broken Strongman had not fought with all his strength, he would have surely shattered into thin air and gone. He would not have been able to remain so calm at this moment.

Wang Shichong saw someone trying to speak, so he quickly waved his hand to stop them. He glanced at the frightened soldiers below, his expression solemn, and gave the order in a deep voice:
"Immediately pass down the order to impose martial law throughout the city and strengthen patrols. At the same time, pay attention to the movements of the Sui army and be careful not to take the opportunity to attack the city."

Several generals clasped their fists and accepted the order, then turned around and left in a hurry, leaving only the core members of the Wang family on the terrace of the city wall.

Soon, shouts of rebuke rang out one after another, and the soldiers on the city wall slowly stabilized their position, and the panicked morale of the army gradually calmed down.

Rumble…

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the heavy rain hit the armor and bricks, making a dull and muffled sound. The atmosphere was terribly dull and depressing.

Wang Shichong had a solemn expression as he looked up at the battle in the stirring sky, secretly calculating in his heart the many impacts that this shocking battle might bring.

Wang Xuanying twisted his sore neck and said in a low voice, "I wonder if the tyrant Yang Guang will attack the city in the rain?"

Wang Xuanshu shook his head and said, "No, no one dares to act rashly at this time. If we attract the attention of the two people in the sky, no one can tell what the outcome will be."

Wang Xuanying's eyes were slightly cold as he glanced at his second brother and asked, "If Yang Guang really leads his troops to attack, will you take the responsibility for wasting the opportunity?"

"We are just expressing our own opinions. If we have to take responsibility for this, who will dare to give advice to our father in the future? It is really disheartening to hear this, elder brother..." Wang Xuanshu shook his head and sighed, his face full of disappointment.

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the generals around could not help but flicker slightly. Although they still looked up at the fierce battle in the sky, their minds inevitably shifted.

"You!" Wang Xuanying glared at Wang Xuanshu, with a flash of murderous intent in his eyes.

Wang Shichong raised his thick eyebrows, tilted his head to look at the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "Enough! Instead of arguing about this..."

"Boom! Boom boom boom..."

"Woo——"

“War, war, war…!”

The war drums roared, the trumpets blew, and the sounds of war resounded throughout the world.

"Oh no! The Sui army is attacking the city!" Lang Feng's face changed in shock. He raised his hand to wipe the water stains on his face and stared at the Sui army camp ten miles away to the east.

Wang Shichong hurried forward, leaned against the wall of the terrace and gazed out, his face soon becoming gloomy.

He turned around and looked at the generals, and ordered urgently: "You should immediately supervise the entire army and organize the people in the city to help defend the city. Notify the people from the Li clan, Wagang, Buddhist sect and other forces, and let them help defend the city!"

"The last general takes command!"

Core generals such as Lang Feng, Song Mengqiu, Wang Xuanying, Wang Xuanshu, Wang Honglie, and Wang Xingben hurriedly received the order and left.

Wang Shichong's eyes were as sharp as torches, piercing through the heavy rain curtains. He stared at the Sui army camp with shadows of people in the distance, and his expression gradually became ugly.

By now, all the generous words spoken at the time of the oath of alliance had become a joke, the allied plans had all been shattered, all the previous fantasies had been shattered, and no matter how many deep calculations he had, in the end he still had to fight against the main force of the Sui army alone.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but curse in his heart. Li Yuan, Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Liang Shidu, Du Fuwei, these useless people. The Allied forces had a strength of more than one million, but they were helpless against two cavalry armies!
"Boom, boom, boom..." As the war drums on the city walls were beaten, the huge city of Luoyang suddenly became busy. Teams of soldiers were assembled and civilians were called upon to follow their lead.

There were crowds of people on the city wall: archers, spearmen, sword and shield soldiers... countless soldiers were busy coming and going, and soon they formed a tight formation, ready to fight.

The battle in the sky did not stop because of the turmoil on the ground.

The two figures were still shuttling through the thunder and lightning, and every collision was accompanied by a deafening roar, as if they were going to tear the dark sky apart.

Ten miles outside Luoyang city.

"Boom! Boom boom boom..."

"Woo——"

“War, war, war…!”

The Sui army under the rain was like a giant dragon emerging from the abyss. The mighty army, following the rhythm of the war drums, shouted war calls, surrounded by the golden dragon chariot, turned into a silver torrent, and rushed towards the distant Luoyang city.

Taiyi Yang Guang's eyes were shining, he stood on the dragon chariot wooden platform with his hands behind his back, and looked up at the battle in the sky with a smile on his face.

He was very satisfied with the current results. Although there were some deviations from the plan, he still achieved what he expected.

Now, as long as we take the fortified city of Luoyang in one fell swoop and establish the overall situation in Jiangdu, we can begin the final cleanup.

After this battle, we can return to Daxing Capital and start preparing to build the foundation of the Yun Dynasty, as well as strategically plan to destroy the Turks and other foreign races...

Li Jing controlled his warhorse to follow the dragon chariot, raised his hand to straighten his helmet, rubbed his cheeks hard, wiped away the rain on his face, and relieved the shock in his heart.

He tilted his head to look at the Sui Emperor standing in the wind and rain, and said dryly: "Your Majesty said that many changes in the court were due to the efforts of Master Taiyi alone. This is really hard to believe."

Until now, he still couldn't believe that the many drastic changes in the court were caused by a broken strong man.

In his mind, or in the minds of all the forces in the world, the force that can reverse the fate of the Sui Dynasty must have a long heritage and profound foundation, and its strength must be no weaker than the four major families. This is reasonable.

The two people fighting in the air were strong, and could even be said to be gods. But no matter how strong they were, there was a limit. How could they reverse the decline of the Sui Dynasty by their own strength?
Taiyi Yang Guang was three feet around, surrounded by an invisible force field, which spontaneously blocked the heavy rain. He tilted his head to look down at Li Jing, smiled faintly and said:

"Whether you believe it or not is not important. What's important right now is to capture the fortified city of Luoyang. Command this battle well, and you will have plenty of opportunities to learn more about this in the future."

He had no intention of explaining it to him. As time went on, he would know everything he should know. Not explaining would only make it more mysterious and make this guy come to his senses as soon as possible.

Although Li Jing's doubts were not completely gone, he knew the seriousness of the matter. He took a deep breath, drew out the long sword from his waist and shouted:
"Left wing troops, speed up the march, clear obstacles along the way, and ensure that the army can pass unimpeded."

"Right wing troops, advance head-on, beware of surprise attacks from the enemy, and ensure the safety of trebuchets and other siege equipment." "The center troops, follow up steadily, and make sure the Holy Cross is not disturbed."

"Scouts spread out over ten miles, and report immediately if anything unusual happens."

……

"Remember! We must take the fortified city of Luoyang at the lowest cost, and we must also demonstrate the imperial court's military might at the lowest cost!"

As battle orders were issued one after another, the three armies quickly took action.

The army was like a precision-operated war machine, accurately executing the established battle orders.

Amid the roar of war drums, the three armies advanced steadily and soon arrived at the city of Luoyang.

A vast expanse of silver armor spread out in front of the moat, like a surging silver torrent.

"Attack! This battle! We will win!"

As Li Jing issued the order to attack, the troops cheered in unison and the flags fluttered.

The left-wing Yi Army and the right-wing Wu Army launched a desperate charge amid the sound of war drums.

With the sound of bang, the catapults in the front line of the central army hurled countless huge stones under the control of the soldiers. The archers followed closely behind, shooting a black rain of arrows to cover the two armies' charge.

Huge rocks flew across the sky, arrows rained down from the air, the earth made a deafening roar under the stomping of the soldiers, and the shouts of killing shook the world.

Luoyang city wall.

Wang Shichong looked at this scene and his heart sank completely. A trace of despair surged in his heart.

The Sui army had bright armor and neat military formations. Even when launching a desperate charge, the formation remained extremely strict. Such a powerful army was too despairing.

The strength of the imperial army had long been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and coupled with siege weapons such as catapults, it was difficult for people to have confidence in winning this battle.

"Boom! Boom, boom, boom..." The war drums beat faster and faster. To Wang Shichong, the sound of the drums sounded more like a death knell.

Wang Shichong clenched his fists, his nails dug deeply into his palms, blood dripped through his fingers, but he did not feel any pain at all.

He turned around and looked at his trusted generals. His voice was hoarse and firm, and with unquestionable majesty, he said in a low voice: "Pass the order down, the entire army will fight to the death and never retreat. We must make the Sui army pay the price in blood for every step!"

At this point, he has no way out.

With the current style of the imperial court, even if one surrenders voluntarily, one cannot avoid death.

Only by fighting to the death can he have a chance of survival, and he also has the confidence to fight to the death.

In order to ensure the loyalty and stability of the army, when allocating military power and positions, the main focus is on generals from the same clan, with generals from other clans serving as auxiliary.

For this reason, no matter what his generals thought, they had to choose to fight to the death with him.

Generals Lang Feng, Song Mengqiu, Wang Honglie, Wang Xingben and others accepted the order and left with heavy faces.

As the battle order was quickly conveyed, under the coercion of the supervising army, the faces of all the Luoyang soldiers on the city wall turned pale. They were busy in fear under the rain of rocks and arrows.

Soon, rolling logs, stones, arrows, gold juice, boiling oil... poured down from the city walls like raindrops, covering the Sui army soldiers who were charging over.

Below the city, the soldiers of the left-wing Yijun and the right-wing Wujun did not panic at all in the face of this overwhelming attack.

Without blushing in the face or breathing heavily, they swiftly took off the steel shields from their backs and held them high above their heads.

With continuous clicking sounds, the steel shields were locked together by the mechanical locks, forming huge steel skylights to block the attacks from above.

Having practiced the Bei Ming Battle Tactics, they possessed strength far beyond that of ordinary people, and even while wearing iron armor, they were still extremely agile in their movements.

"Damn it! Are all the Sui army strongmen?" Wang Shichong's eyes widened as he looked at the steel sky curtains spread out under the city and couldn't help but curse out loud.

The steel sky was like a cloud of stars, rapidly spreading to the distance, as if silver steel walls were inlaid in the air, easily blocking attacks from arrows, gold juice and other attacks in the air.

"Rolling Stone! Use the rolling stone to break the formation immediately! Prepare the kerosene! Quick, quick, quick..."

Generals Lang Feng, Song Mengqiu, Wang Honglie, Wang Xingben and others quickly ordered the soldiers defending the city to attack with rolling stones, while at the same time preparing to use kerosene.

They saw through the Sui army's intention at a glance. If they could not deal with this iron sky curtain, most of their advantages in defending the city would be immediately eliminated, and then they would be in real danger.

Only by relying on the gravity of the huge rocks and the high temperature of kerosene can this seemingly indestructible steel sky be shattered.

Soon, there were continuous loud rumbling noises, and countless huge rocks with destructive force whizzed down from the sky and smashed heavily on the closely connected steel shields.

There were endless bangs and roars, and the collision of rolling stones and the steel sky curtain sparked sparks, and the steel sky curtain shattered into pieces.

Under the huge impact force, the soldiers' bones and tendons were broken instantly, and blood and flesh dyed the ground red. The blood spread and wet the soldiers' boots.

"Kill, kill, kill..."

The soldiers of the left-wing Yi Army and the right-wing Wu Army not only did not retreat, but shouted in unison, as if some kind of power was stimulated in their bodies, their steps became more determined, and the steel shields in their hands became more stable, and they soon filled the broken steel sky.

But as the kerosene was poured, flames immediately spread to the sky below the city, thick smoke billowed, and the blazing flames formed a sea of ​​fire.

Suddenly, there were continuous screams, and countless soldiers in iron armor rolled and died in the sea of ​​fire.

"Dang Dang Dang..."

Suddenly, a bugle sounded, and the Sui army soldiers, who had been fighting bravely for the lead, began to retreat quickly and orderly, not forgetting to take the living wounded away while retreating.

On the temporary central military command platform.

Li Jing looked at the overall situation with indifferent eyes, calculating the progress of the kerosene burning while looking for loopholes in the enemy's defense of the city.

Soon, as the flames disappeared, at his signal, the attack horn sounded again.

The retreating soldiers of the Left Wing Yi Army and the Right Wing Wu Army regrouped and pressed towards the city wall under the iron sky.

This time they were moving very slowly, neither hurried nor slow. As soon as the fire started, they would withdraw without hesitation. After the fire was extinguished, they would launch another attack.

During this back-and-forth struggle, the morale of the Luoyang defenders continued to drop, and there was a tendency for the army to collapse.

The expressions of the defending generals on Wang Shichong's side became increasingly ugly, and he kept cursing the ancestors of the commanders of the Sui army in his heart.

Relying on the helpless defense of the Sui army, this kind of inhumanity is really infuriating.

If we can't come up with a countermeasure, the morale of the army will decline, and the pressure to defend the city will only increase, and there will definitely be omissions.

But apart from cursing in my heart, I couldn't think of any way to deal with it for a moment.

The Sui army was so powerful that it was impossible for them to go out of the city to meet the enemy. A rash attack would only lead to a faster defeat.

(End of this chapter)