Bai Qingyan’s palm tightened, her eyes were steady without a trace of fear. She grasped the large bow in her hand tightly, drew an arrow, and closed her eyes to search for the sound of the bone whistle controlling the elephants in the dark, but the noise was too overwhelming...
The soldiers beside her roared in a frenzy of battle spirit. The three teams of the bowmen alternated in an orderly manner, the whistling sound of the arrow rain was incessant, and with the heavy snow affecting visibility, Bai Qingyan couldn’t pinpoint the position.
Those soldiers of Xiliang, finding it impossible to approach, hid behind the giant elephants and moved forward with the elephants covered in armor, undeterred by arrows and ballistae.
But before the elephants and the Xiliang army could get close, a blazing fire suddenly erupted on the eastern side. Leading at the very front on a fine horse was none other than the masked Regent Prince of Yan, the Ninth Prince. Behind him was a sea of fire, with endless torches wildly flickering in the wild snowstorm.
"Soldiers of Yan!" Xie Xun drew his sword and shouted, "It is said the Tianfeng Kingdom has an invincible Elephant Army. Today is our first encounter with this Elephant Army. We must show Tianfeng Kingdom that the elite soldiers of Yan Kingdom are the nemesis of their Elephant Army, and make the barbarian army on the other side of the snow mountains flee back to their Tianfeng Kingdom! Kill!"
After Xie Xun’s high-pitched shout, he charged ahead on his horse.
"Kill—"
The soldiers of Yan rushed forward, charging towards the distant direction of the giant elephants.
Murong Li, disguised as a regular cavalryman, also wanted to rush out but was held back by the masked Murong Yan.
"Uncle Nine!" Murong Li, stirred by Xie Xun’s words, was eager to face off against the Elephant Army of Tianfeng Kingdom.
"Yue Shi!" Murong Yan said coldly.
Yue Shi immediately stepped forward, holding the reins, "Master!"
"Watch over His Majesty! Do not let His Majesty charge ahead!"
"Yes!" Yue Shi took the reins of Murong Li’s horse from Murong Yan’s hands, "Rest assured, Master!"
"Uncle Nine!" Murong Li adjusted the cap on his head, "Uncle Nine, didn’t you say I’d get to see what a battlefield is like?"
"Letting you see doesn’t mean letting you charge into the fray! Don’t forget... you are the Emperor of Yan Kingdom!" Xiao Rongyan said, then looked at Yue Shi, "If His Majesty gets even a hair injured... bring your head to see me!"
Yue Shi tightly held onto Murong Li’s reins, responding solemnly, "I take your order!"
Murong Yan gave Murong Li a deep look, then spurred his horse to gallop into the wind and snow.
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"General!" The soldier who was placing the red clay stove under the city wall suddenly saw soldiers moving tightly along the wall, shouting at Shen Kunyang, "General!"
Shen Kunyang, lying on the city wall, looked down, seeing the Rong cavalry, under the cover of night and arrow rain, had reached beneath the city wall with Bai Qingyu, facing Tianfeng Kingdom and Xiliang head-on.
Bai Qingyu, clad in silver armor, holding the Hongying Spear in one hand and the reins in the other, advanced. Just a few meters ahead, arrows fell thickly like densely packed weeds embedded in the soil. Their charred shafts were barely extinguished by accumulated snow and falling snow, with only dwindling flames flickering feebly...
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