Fellow Daoist, your script is really good.

Seeing the somber atmosphere in the military tent, Shiroshima smiled and spoke.

But Shiroshima's smile only made people more afraid to speak.

Let alone speaking, they even have to think about whether they are breathing too loudly.

"Alright, since none of you are saying anything, then I'll do the talking."

Shiroshima glanced around the room.

"Tomorrow, I will personally lead the army to attack, and then we will use both of those armies."

"Your Highness..."

As soon as Bai Dao finished speaking, all the generals and staff in the military tent knelt down.

"Please, Your Highness, give me a chance."

In Shiroshima's army, whenever Shiroshima personally led a battle, it signified their incompetence.

After such a great battle, the two most incompetent people will be executed.

Shiroshima glanced at his subordinates indifferently: "I've already given you half a month to seize this opportunity."

But this time it's not your fault.

This time, our opponents are not the rabble we had when we were guarding the frontier.

Let's get ready!

Tomorrow will be our final battle against the ravages of time!

"If either of you doesn't want to die, you'd better behave yourself!"

Bai Dao stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze passing through the military tent, looking towards the direction of Suiyue Pass.

......

Time flies in Guanzhong.

Guan Qi was drinking with Qi Daoren.

"General Guan, we have been holding out for three months now," Qi Daoren said.

“Yes.” Guan Qi nodded. “I didn’t expect that we not only held out for fifteen days, but also for three months. It seems that our old bones are still quite capable. We shouldn’t be laughed at by those young bastards.”

"However, things are about to get tough, General Guan. We may have to stop here."

Qi Daoren smiled and shook his head.

As expected, tomorrow White Island will lead the army and attack Time Pass at all costs, using everything at its disposal!

The passage describes a situation where time and space are inherently incapable of truly defending against an opponent's attack.

It's just that White Island is a little heartbroken about his large army and wants to win with minimal losses.

That's why the passage of time has given us many opportunities.

But things are different now; White Island has completely lost patience.

White Island will spare no expense, which is something that time cannot bear.

All that Suiyueguan could do was to do his utmost to delay White Island's advance.

Currently, the demon race has twelve armies attacking Qianlingzhou.

Their offensive was too fierce.

However, the preparation of each defense line takes time.

The most critical point is the Time Pass. If the Time Pass falls quickly, the various defense lines will not be ready to be deployed.

Therefore, Qianlingzhou will be at a very difficult disadvantage from the start.

The barrier of time can be broken; no one believes that the barrier of time can be held forever.

However, the longer the barrier of time is broken, the greater the advantage of Qianlingzhou will be.

"General Guan, how long does the Empress of Qi want you to guard this place?"

Qi Daoren asked.

Guan Qi had previously said that holding out for ten days would be good enough, but Qi Daoren knew it would definitely be much longer.

As for the specific time, Qi Daoren didn't know either.

It wasn't that he couldn't ask, but Qi Daoren didn't want to at the time, fearing that having a specific goal would make him too focused on those days and disrupt his own rhythm.

But it is different now.

The great battle of time is drawing to a close, no matter how much I struggle and strategize.

Guan Qi shook his head, then held up two fingers.

"Two months?" Qi Daoren asked in surprise.

"Yes, it's two months." Guan Qi nodded.

Qi Daoren stroked his beard. "Then can we stop defending ourselves to the death?"

"Hehehe."

Guan Qi smiled and shook his head.

"Brother Qi is wrong. His Majesty ordered me to hold out for two months, but two months is the minimum. He didn't want to put too much pressure on me, so that I would make some wrong judgments and end up not even being able to hold out for two months."

Qianlingzhou is too large, and the defense line is too wide. It will probably take four months to prepare perfectly.

And now, we've only held out for three months..."

Guan Qi sighed heavily, "I'm afraid my old bones will have to let His Majesty down."

Guan Qi looked at Qi Daoren: "Brother Qi, the other side will definitely go all out tomorrow. In the end, our Suiyue Pass will not be able to stop them."

"Brother Qi, you can leave now. You can leave this to me."

"That is incorrect!"

Qi Daoren frowned.

"How could I, Qi Daoren, be a deserter on the battlefield?"

Our Chess Peak has produced a genius named Tao Yunhuai, whose original name was Mu Liu. She has actually inherited all of my mantle, and has even surpassed me.

I have no worries now, and I trust the disciple Qifeng has entrusted to me!

I never intended to go back after arriving on the battlefield.

"Forget about deserting. If I went back like this, wouldn't I be laughed at to death by the younger generation? Where would I put my old face? I'd rather die alone."

Guan Qi looked into Qi Daoren's eyes, wanting to say something more, but in the end only shook his head:

"But I'm not some virgin, it's not worth dying with an old man like me."

"Haha, Brother Guan, your name is Guan Qi, and I am also a chess player with the surname Qi, so Guan Qi, Guan Qi."

Perhaps it's fate that we two old folks are destined to die here.

There's really not much we old folks can do anymore.

Next, it's time to hand it over to the younger generation.

"Too."

Guan Qi stroked his white beard and said with a smile.

"This is really all the old folks can do."

"We're useless, those little guys shouldn't blame us..."

......

Early the next morning, Bai Dao personally led 100,000 elite troops to attack Suiyue Pass.

Guan Qi and Qi Daoren proceeded cautiously, employing the utmost defensive tactics.

Bai Dao remained calm and divided his million-strong demon army into ten groups to attack in turn.

Every time White Island attacks, the soldiers of Time Pass have to devote themselves entirely to defense.

As time passed, the soldiers grew increasingly weary.

Meanwhile, the supplies at Suiyue Pass are almost exhausted.

On the seventh day of Baidao's command, the number of soldiers guarding Suiyue Pass was less than 40% of what it was at the beginning.

A letter arrived from the capital, ordering Guan Qi and Qi Daoren to abandon Suiyue Pass and withdraw their troops.

Having not slept for three months, Guan Qi asked the messenger, "How many defenses have been deployed in the Qianling Holy Land?"

The messenger bit his thin lips and bowed deeply: "Reporting to the general, the defenses of the passes and fortified cities are less than 60% complete."

"Hmm...I understand."

Guan Qi nodded.

"Please convey to His Majesty that when a general is in the field, he may disobey some military orders."

"General Guan!" The man's eyes were bloodshot. "The general has held out for three months! That's enough!"

"not enough......"

Guan Qi smiled and shook his head.

"For Qianlingzhou, it's far from enough..."

On the tenth day of Bai Dao's army's battle, the demon cultivators under Bai Dao's command climbed the city walls for the first time, only to be driven back.

White Island remained calm and launched an attack using giant soldiers.

Ten thousand giant soldiers charged to the top of the city wall, using their flesh and blood to cover the attack.

Qi Daoren's carefully laid out "Heaven and Earth Chess Game" was activated, barely managing to hold back tens of thousands of giant warriors.

On the twelfth day, White Island attacked the city again.

Five thousand lava dragons spewed flames and shattered the defensive array that was already at its limit!

The soldiers of White Island broke through the city walls, and the demon army entered the pass.

Guan Qi and Qi Daoren led the last 12,000 soldiers in a street battle in the town of Suiyue Pass.

Bai Dao, who had already breached Suiyue Pass, was extremely annoyed by the street fighting and guerrilla tactics employed by Qianlingzhou!

If it weren't for the fact that Time City was still useful, he would have ordered it to be razed to the ground!

Qi Daoren and Guan Qi seized the opportunity, with Qi Daoren using a chess formation to trap Bai Dao.

This chess formation is called "Slaying the Dragon".

There are only two ways to break the formation.

One option is to kill the "dragon".

The other option is to be slaughtered by dragons.

The battle lasted for three days and three nights.

Three days later, the magic array dissipated on its own, and the street battle at Suiyue Pass also came to a complete end.

On this day, heavy snow fell in the capital of Qi Kingdom, where winter had already begun.

......

In the imperial study of the Qi Kingdom's palace...

Upon hearing the news from Suiyue Pass, Xia Liuliu gripped the teacup tightly in her hand.

As the maid's voice faded, Xia Liuliu closed her eyes and sighed heavily.

"I understand. You may leave."

"Yes." The maid bowed and left the imperial study.

After the maid left, Xia Liuliu loosened her grip on the teacup, which had already turned into powder.

As Xia Liuliu opened the door, she walked out of the Imperial Study. The palace maids serving at the door were startled and quickly tried to take out a coat to drape over His Majesty's shoulders.

"No need, I'm fine on my own. You may all leave." Xia Liuliu waved her hand.