The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

Ji Chen reviewed Qingting's army and felt rather disheartened.

Now, his physical attributes have basically reached the limit that a Qi and Blood Transformation Martial Artist can achieve.

His body was forged into a body of steel; even without the amplification of his qi and blood, if you put him in a crowd, no one could break through his defenses.

It would be a real shame not to use a true master of internal energy as a sacrifice for such strength.

"Three transformations of Qi and Blood are still not enough."

Ji Chen took one last look at the Qing army's formation before stepping off the stage with his hands behind his back.

"Shun Wu".

"Your subordinate is here."

Zhang Shunwu, who had lost an arm, stepped forward in response.

This subordinate, who had followed Ji Chen the longest, had now broken through to the second stage of Qi and Blood transformation, thanks to the tempering of war and the help of the Qi and Blood Elixir that had been taken from him.

"We don't need our elite troops to defend the city; the regular troops can hold it off for a while."

"Also, have all the houses along the main road been hollowed out?"

"It's already been hollowed out; our cavalry can be assembled from inside the main road at any time."

"Okay," Ji Chen nodded.

His plan for this war was simple: the regular troops were not good at defending the city.

Once Qingting's commander discovers this, he will surely seize the opportunity to intensify the siege.

Once the intensity increases, the central army's defenses will weaken, and their formation will become scattered. At that point, he can open the city gates wide and lead his cavalry straight into the central army, deciding the outcome in one fell swoop.

As for charging into battle with superior martial prowess...

What if he gets overwhelmed by the crowd and can't find the central command tent?

Although he is unlikely to die due to his defenses, it is not impossible for him to be trapped.

After all, with a wire mesh covering the area and a fixed anchor point, even a 100-ton truck can be taken down, so there's no need for his small, mobile truck to take that risk.

As the battle plan was put into action, the 20,000 garrison troops of Cangwu Prefecture City carried out personnel changes in an orderly and covert manner.

On the other side, after Qingting's 40,000-strong army had arranged for cooking and a hearty meal to reward the entire army, the siege began.

By this time, siege equipment had become quite sophisticated.

The cannons, breech-loading cannons, and catapults were arranged in a row according to their range.

With the admiral's order.

boom!

boom!

Boom!

A series of loud bangs ripped through the sky as cannonballs exploded on the walls of Cangwu, kicking up clouds of dust.

Ji Chen was startled.

This was the first time he had ever seen such a weapon.

The solid iron bullets, weighing thirty to forty pounds, possessed astonishing kinetic energy. When they hit the city wall, they created a large crater, turning flesh and blood into mud.

Catapults followed, sending large chunks of rock crashing down onto the city walls, the shattered stones causing significant splash damage.

The soldiers defending the city were completely stunned by this offensive.

Many people stood on the city wall, looking dazed and confused.

Some people also fled in panic.

Upon seeing this, Ji Chen hurriedly climbed to the top of the city wall and killed more than twenty people before he was able to stabilize the soldiers.

"Damn it, thank goodness I replaced the elite troops earlier, otherwise I would have suffered huge losses."

Ji Chen looked out from the city wall at the enemy army and could see that the Hongyi cannons were positioned thousands of meters away.

At this distance, even if you gave him a sniper rifle, let alone a bow, he might not be able to hit it.

"To be honest, judging from the weaponry, Qingting is quite serious about this campaign to quell the rebellion in the south."

As Ji Chen mentally assessed the situation, he suddenly sensed a provocative gaze from someone within the Qingting army formation.

He ignored it and calmly directed the defense from the city wall.

Fortunately, Qingting did not bring enough cannons with him on this campaign; he only had two.

After ten shells, the two cannons were at risk of exploding, and the shelling attack stopped.

Then the commander waved his flag, and the attacking troops pressed forward, carrying ladders straight to the city wall.

At this time, the walls of Cangwu were in a mess, full of potholes and rotting flesh.

In one section of the city wall, where shoddy workmanship was employed, gaps have already appeared.

With the city defenses becoming increasingly difficult, Ji Chen did not hesitate and immediately dispatched three thousand elite troops to relieve the city and stabilize the defenses.

He then drew his bow and arrow and began exchanging fire with Adah on the other side.

However, Ji Chen was feigning weakness, while Adaha unleashed his full power, and the two fought to a standstill, neither giving the other a chance to shoot down the command system.

Seemingly confirming that Ji Chen had no strength left to fight, Admiral Qingting waved his order again, dispatching another 5,000-strong siege force to put more pressure on Ji Chen.

finally......

"We've been tricked!"

Ji Chen's lips curled into a silent grin as he unleashed a Seven Stars in a Row technique, firing seven arrows in quick succession, leaving Adaha drenched in cold sweat and utterly disheveled.

Even though he resorted to rolling on the ground like a donkey, making himself look disheveled.

He couldn't completely dodge Ji Chen's arrows and was hit in the shoulder by the last one.

Without even looking back, Ji Chen leaped down from the city wall, and then the city gates opened, leading a massive troop of cavalry out with a thunderous roar.

After being shot, Adah was torn apart by the strange shockwave and suffered excruciating pain.

"Impossible, impossible, just now..."

Unable to believe it, he didn't even have the courage to look back at the city wall, and went straight into the crowd.

Just as he was searching for two masters at the third stage of Qi and Blood Transformation, exclamations arose around him:

"The city wall has been breached!"

"Did they surrender?"

"We won! We won!"

"Everyone, charge! Go inside and grab it!"

Unaware of the truth, the soldiers thought the Cangwu bandits were frightened by the previous offensive and had begun to surrender. Without thinking, they rushed towards the city gate.

Adah was momentarily stunned, thinking he was hallucinating out of fear, and couldn't help but turn around to look.

The soldiers, eager for credit and to plunder money, rushed into the city gate.

Then, less than half a minute later, they all started crying and screaming for their parents, wishing they could have two more legs and running away for their lives.

The black-headed horse was the first to rush out of the city gate, and the majestic general, without wearing any armor, wielding a gleaming silver spear, charged out with a thunderous roar.

"Ji...Ji Qingyun!"

"Has he gone mad? Does he still think this is another Battle of Luling?!"

Even so, a chill crept into Adah’s heart and he could not shake it off.

With a flick of his head, he saw that Ji Chen hadn't taken a bow and arrows, so he felt less worried and hurried towards the admiral's office.

Regardless, for now, the priority is to protect the commander-in-chief, the admiral.

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Ji Chen took the lead, slashing left and right. His silver spear was like a dragon whipping its tail, and the Qing Ting soldiers blocking his way were sent flying high into the air like sandbags.

Then, in mid-air, the shockwave within his body erupted, and in an instant, his body shattered into pieces, turning into a human cannonball that blasted the people behind him to fall over.

The beast has been unleashed, its momentum is unstoppable!

Ji Chen remained expressionless, his eyes flashing with bloodthirsty killing intent, and suddenly charged towards the enemy's central command tent on the high ground.

That is, the location of the admiral.

The autumn wind, thick with the smoke of battle, swept through the breach in the city wall, causing the robes of the soldiers on the ladders to flutter loudly.

The wind, carrying the stench of blood, sent chills down the spine of the admiral, whose heart, though hardened by countless battles, remained steadfast.

Veins bulged on his forehead as he glared at Ji Chen, who seemed to regard a thousand troops as nothing, and roared with all his might:

"Stop him!!"