The Warrior of Love

After some exploration, I can only come to an unclear conclusion:

The White Huns must have somehow destroyed the city and its defenders in an instant, leaving no time for the local garrison to react and even the messenger unable to escape, allowing their detachment to sneak around to Changping without being noticed.

As for how the White Huns did it...it's hard to imagine.

At least, even Jiang Liu didn't have such a wide-range and thoroughly destructive treasure. His Mecha God had only been able to attack cities at normal times and countries at extreme levels. Even if he tried his best, he couldn't create such a deep tiankeng.

As far as he could remember, even in the entire Type-Moon, there were not many people who had such means. Excluding some characters who were basically "background boards", there were even fewer.

Judging from the traces at the scene, the closest one should be the Lion King in Camelot, but the tiankeng here is fundamentally different from the crater created by the Holy Lance, and should not be a similar thing.

After Jiang Liu and the other man brought back the information, everyone became surprised and confused.

"If you have such a powerful weapon, why haven't you used it before?"

Ritsuka was puzzled and said, "If we had used it, we would have conquered the world very quickly. Why did it take until now?"

"I think what you said is right." Mashu nodded, "And why did they release them to Shangdang in the rear instead of directly to the front line?"

"This is probably because they don't want to accidentally hurt their own people." Fusu's expression was heavy. "Although the Danshui River was the boundary in Changping, both sides were constantly testing each other, and they were fighting each other. In that situation, if such a terrifying attack was released, their own camp would also be hit."

"We've really reached a stalemate this time."

The person who spoke was Chen Gong, who had just arrived from Shouchun. He was originally entrusted by Xiang Yu to stay and manage Shouchun City, but after this incident happened, he used magic to help him rush over on horseback.

"The loss of Changping is secondary. The most important thing is that after this disastrous defeat, many soldiers will lose confidence in the war."

"yes……"

Everyone's mood became heavy, and everyone was worried about morale.

"In that case, there is no need to publicize what happened in Shangdang," Chen Gong said seriously, "otherwise, the soldiers will completely lose the courage to fight."

"what?"

Li Xiang frowned immediately: "Are you saying you want to deceive them? How can you do this!"

"Calm down, Master of Chaldea."

Military advisor Chen Gong smiled slightly, but did not admit his mistake.

"Think about it carefully. Would it be good for these ordinary people to tell them everything?"

"Hmm! This..."

"Rather, it would only bring them unnecessary fear and a very uncomfortable experience."

Chen Gong shook his head and looked at her seriously, "We are not deceiving these soldiers. We are just trying to make reality look a little more "gentle" when we cannot change it."

"Uh……"

"Yes, you will definitely not agree with me. After all, your heart is kinder than anyone else's. Even a white lie cannot make you feel at ease."

Chen Gong suddenly smiled, and his tone became relaxed: "So I will do these things. I will block this news from spreading, and set up illusions on the ruins of Shangdang. If everything goes well, no one will know what happened here."

"Uh……"

"Ah..." Jiang Liu looked up and touched Li Xiang's head when he saw her depressed. "Don't think too much. This is not your fault. Now we should think about how to achieve the final victory."

"Well." Ritsuka looked up, "So what should we do?"

Jiang Liu was about to speak when a tall and straight figure strode in from outside.

"No need to say more, just fight!"

Xiang Yu stood with his sword in hand, his agile posture making him look extraordinary and heroic, he asserted.

“Since there were no consecutive attacks, the White Huns’ secret weapon must have been subject to some kind of restriction. Either the energy accumulation was insufficient, or it took time, or it was limited by other factors.

But no matter what, the longer we delay, the worse it will be for us! Although we have been badly defeated, we should not shrink back and wait for death. This is the way to death. Now that things have come to this, all we have to do is fight!"

Chapter 273: Conversation on the Eve of the Decisive Battle

Xiang Yu has always been brave, decisive and impatient when leading troops, but this time he seemed particularly radical. He really wanted to gather his troops tonight and then set out to attack in the early morning.

According to him, the White Huns' ultimate weapon might be activated again at any time, and every second they waited would reduce their chances of winning.

Through Chaldea's equipment, Xiang Yu contacted Zhao Tuo in the south. Since he could not make it in time for this battle anyway, he simply told him not to lead his troops here, but to go to the Yangtze River line instead, harass the flank of the White Huns, and engage in a tug-of-war with them using the river as the battle line, thus diverting some of their energy.

Xiang Yu reorganized his army on the spot at Hangu Pass, dividing his subordinates into two groups and counting the remaining Qin troops as another group. A total of three groups marched towards the Shangdang area. Due to the bonus of "leadership temperament" and "military strategy", the morale was unexpectedly not too low, and the marching speed was also quite impressive.

Seven days later, the coalition forces arrived at Fencheng on the banks of the Fen River. They were only a hundred miles away from the White Hun army. There were no mountains or rivers blocking the way, so it only took half a day for the cavalry on both sides to fight back and forth. It was no exaggeration to say that the situation was on the verge of breaking out.

At night, Xiang Yu personally led his elite soldiers and raided the White Huns' right wing camp over a distance of 100 miles. As the saying goes, "Horse tramples the camp", the enemy was caught off guard and allowed him to pass through the camp, and at the same time set fire to the camp.

The White Huns had a large number of cavalry and were in the habit of storing large amounts of hay. Once the fire started, it was difficult to contain it. In the chaos, no proper pursuit could be organized, allowing Xiang Yu to escape. He only returned to the allied camp early the next morning.

After this battle, the coalition forces' low morale was reversed in one fell swoop, Xiang Yu's prestige reached a peak, and even many people in the Qin army began to agree with him.

However, although the entire coalition army was extremely excited about this hard-earned victory, Xiang Yu himself was the only one who did not look very excited. He was fine in front of his soldiers, but in private he always looked solemn.

When Yu Ji asked him about this, Xiang Yu sighed.

"In order to boost morale... we need a victory so badly. To be absolutely sure, I only brought a thousand soldiers with me, but they were all trained by me personally. Their fighting power is incomparable to that of ordinary soldiers. However, there are still dangers everywhere. If we meet on the battlefield tomorrow, even though our army has more people, we may not be able to win."

Yu Ji frowned slightly, but she neither understood nor was interested in these things.

"But didn't my husband still break through the siege? He even burned down the enemy's camp."

"Haha, even so, it will only give the White Huns a headache. A mere night attack by a thousand men is not enough to cause them any serious damage."

Xiang Yu shook his head and said, "This kind of surprise attack is only a small move after all. It is difficult to play a decisive role in a battle of this scale, and it also has great risks. If it is not for boosting morale, I will not take the risk.

If conditions permit, I would rather lead 10,000 cavalrymen to face the enemy head-on on the battlefield and crush them with the force of a mountain! But the numbers are too strong..."

"Can we win then?" Yu Ji suddenly asked.

"It's half and half." Xiang Yu said carefully, "After all, we have reinforcements on our side, and the White Huns, except for the White Princess who has not revealed her true identity, have no other people who can compete with the Servants."

"That's good……"

Yu Ji felt relieved and pinched her waist: "If it is irreparable, you have to run away with me, understand?"

"Uh……"

"Don't use silence to perfunctory me..." Yu Ji stared at him unkindly, "Don't even think about dying with these soldiers."

"Don't worry." Xiang Yu held Yu Ji's hand, and the warmth transmitted through their skin made Yu Ji relax.

"I...will not abandon you, because you are the person I love most in this world."

"Ugh... idiot..."

Yu Ji blushed and stopped forcing Xiang Yu to make a promise. However, the King of Western Chu showed a resolute look when Yu Ji turned her head away.

That is the expression that only people who have made up their minds would have.

-

"Why, you didn't sleep again tonight?"

Jiang Liu noticed someone approaching and turned around with a smile.

"How many times have we met, goddess?"

"You don't seem to be worried about tomorrow's battle at all."

The person who came was a female Saber wearing a bright red dress, but from her expression and tone, it could be seen that the person who appeared here was another person hidden in Princess Pingyang's body.

It is said that ever since they met him near the military camp that night, this unknown female servant always liked to look for Jiang Liu intentionally or unintentionally. This was already the sixth time they had met.

The reason why he called her "Lady Goddess" was because Jiang Liu could vaguely guess who she was.

"A special being like you can't normally be summoned, right?"

Jiang Liu said, "And you said before that your true body cannot come down, and can only live in the spiritual base of others."

"Generally speaking, this is the case, but special cases require special treatment."

Saber said slowly: "Do you understand 'Heroic Spirit Summoning'? It is not this popular form of Servant, but the most primitive summoning system."

"Is this a decisive battle magic used when the world is in crisis?"

"Ah, it seems you understand, so it's easier to explain. In short, there is an invisible force in this world that controls the "flow".

If human history is viewed as a river, once a dam bursts, the world itself will use methods such as "Summoning Heroic Spirits" to prevent the river from changing course.

At this time, the constraints on heroic spirits, gods, and servants will be invisibly reduced, allowing them to descend into the world more easily or possess in some form.

For example, in the singularity, many servants can move freely and exist for a long time even without a Master, right? Because they are the power needed in this era, they will not be excluded. "

"On the contrary, if you are not needed by the times, you will have to pay a greater price to stay?" Jiang Liu thought of the nine-tailed fox that could not exist without a possession.

Saber nodded: "That's right."

Her situation was similar to that of the servants, and the constraints she was subject to were much reduced, so she was able to descend.

In normal time and space, she cannot appear at all, and she cannot even "hack accounts" or "possess people".

The scale of its existence is so large that even a small part of it cannot be accommodated by ordinary spiritual bases.

"If being able to descend means being summoned by the times... does that mean that this world is facing a threat now?" Jiang Liu pondered and asked, "Is it the mysterious leader of the White Huns?"

Saber looked at him seriously: "Do you want to know her origins?"

Chapter 274: Comet Chiyou Flag

"That is not a life form born on this planet, but comes from the other side of the distant starlight."

Saber looked at the long stretches of mountains in the distance that were submerged in the night, but continued to speak to Jiang Liu.

"In the 'correct history', even if she descended upon this land, she would be killed by the First Emperor, who had gathered the power of the Nine Provinces' earth veins, wielding the 'Sword of the Son of Heaven', and what would remain would be nothing more than insignificant residue."

"Not worth mentioning?"

Jiang Liu was surprised: "Is she weak?"

"After the original body was destroyed, only mortal life was born again. Compared with ordinary humans, she is naturally superior, but for this land that is still in the Age of Gods, there are many individuals stronger than her.

After all, even her superior model at the time, the white giant that was powerful enough to kill gods, was eventually killed by someone with a sword. Although it is very strong, it is definitely not invincible. "

"So what was her fate in the original history?" Jiang Liu asked with interest.

"After wandering to a place in the Central Plains, she assimilated with the local dragons and snakes and became a being similar to a land god, but rather than a god... she looks more like a demon."

Saber continued, “Later, she will encounter her destined enemy one day, and after being defeated, she will completely disappear from this world. And the person who defeats her will completely change the trajectory of his or her own destiny.”

"Dragon snake... Could it be the white snake that Emperor Gaozu killed?" Jiang Liu said half-jokingly with a tentative intention, but Saber actually nodded seriously.

"That's the one."

"what?"

"White Emperor Princess, White Emperor's Daughter... these are just differences in titles, they all refer to her."

The corners of Saber's mouth curled up, and she seemed to enjoy Jiang Liu's surprised expression.

"Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han, killed a white snake and started an uprising, and finally established his empire. Because of the special status of the Han Dynasty, his influence on the entire human history cannot be underestimated.

However, the prerequisite for all this is that he can kill the "Son of the White Emperor". Only in this way can he obtain the title and destiny of the "Son of the Red Emperor" and finally embark on the path of becoming an emperor.

In this singularity, the White Princess did not assimilate with the dragon snake, but instead obtained something else, and returned to the frontier to reunite with the Xiongnu. Because Liu Bang failed to meet the white snake, he could not become the "Child of the Red Emperor", so he was not well-known in this era. "

Jiang Liu suddenly realized why Xiang Yu had become the commander-in-chief of the six kingdoms, but Liu Bang, who was older than him, was still not famous at all.

"So, killing the white snake meant some kind of "destiny" to Liu Bang, just like the heavenly fire that burned off the carp's tail when it leaped over the dragon gate?"

"That's right, but if you fail to burn the fish tail, you will never be able to transform into a dragon."

Saber shook her head: "Liu Bang is a very lucky man, but unfortunately his luck in this singularity is not good."

By the way, it turns out that such a thing as "destiny" really exists - Jiang Liu couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"Oh, right, then why did the fate of the White Emperor in this singularity... I mean, the White Emperor Princess, change?"

"Sometimes this happens. There is no external interference. Just because the people or things you encounter are slightly off, the direction of the entire era will be greatly changed."

Saber did not directly answer Jiang Liu's question. Instead, she looked at him and said, "Of course, anomalies like you will cause greater changes, but the consequences have not yet been revealed. Yu's master also values ​​you, so I have no intention of treating you as an enemy."

"Should I say thank you?" Jiang Liu's smile was a little awkward.

"However, even if you don't tell me, we will know what kind of person she is and what kind of cards she has during the decisive battle tomorrow."

"Maybe we don't have to wait until tomorrow." Saber suddenly raised his head and looked towards the southeast sky.