Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 651 - 568: The Beacon Fires Reignite, Reinforcements Suddenly Arrive

Chapter 651: Chapter 568: The Beacon Fires Reignite, Reinforcements Suddenly Arrive

July 14, just eight days before July 22.

If one were to look down from high above at the Great Plains beyond the city gates of Wanli.

They could see the pastures belonging to the five great tribes bustling with shouting men and neighing horses, as countless young and strong tribesmen swiftly gathered.

Especially the Wulan Tribe and the Wuhuan Tribe, who were closest to White Cloud Pass and also relatively the strongest.

Under the leadership of the Golden Tent Khans Huoba Gui Ren and Zhi Shi Si Li.

The large troops made up of soldiers from the entire tribe capable of battle had already slowly begun to move towards Yunmeng Mountain Pass, which was adjacent to White Cloud Pass.

As the Dynasty Dragon Qi of the Central Dynasty crumbled and the Human Dao was fully unleashed from its suppression, these two Khan leaders, already at the peak of Military Leader realm, skyrocketed to the status of Martial Saints.

Their towering and burly bodies surged with Qi-Blood, like two blazing suns descending into the Mortal World.

Now, as they drove the army forward and cracked their whips, their black and red faces were full of pride and vigor:

"My sons, anything that is obtained through bloodshed, we men of the Naiman do not sweat for it!

Now Great Yan is fragmented, and the only one left to guard the heavy town of the Nine Borders is an aging Xie Tianke.

Grain, silk, tea leaves, smooth-skinned women, they are all behind that city wall. Follow me, Khan, to break through the gates, and everything on the land of Great Yan will be ours to take freely!"

"Our kin will no longer die silently in the cold winter, we won’t have to eat half-cooked mutton, and we won’t have to worry about offerings for the Cang God.

We can embrace aromatic women, and use an entire long winter to breed the strongest offspring!"

"My sons, follow me, Khan, to kill!

Kill all the men of Great Yan, seize their wealth and women!"

Numerous young and strong Naiman had their eyes turn red as they echoed loudly, brandishing their weapons:

"Kill kill kill!"

In the more than two thousand years of standoff between north and south, the nomadic tribes of the north always raided the borders in the autumn.

At this time they themselves are robust with seasonal fat, while the Central Plains have just harvested in autumn. If they could breach the defenses amidst chaos, they could plunder the most grain and women.

Then, making good reserves, they’d hide in the warmth of their felt tents to breed through the cold winter.

This year just happens to be the first autumn after the collapse of Great Yan.

It’s not even halfway through the lunar month of July, the beginning of autumn, and the five greatly weakened Naiman tribes couldn’t wait to prepare for their raid.

Their precious Daoist Soldiers were all brought out.

The Fanzhi Guard Army, composed of nobility, generals, and the children of those with merit, where every ordinary soldier of the Guard Army received the salary and military rank of a general Daoist.

They are the most elite officers’ corps and the personal guards of the Khan.

The Iron Horse Floating Soldiers, Daoist Soldiers who since childhood, train their own Demon Horses, sleeping and eating with them to nurture affection and understanding.

In battle, both rider and horse don heavy armor enchanted by Daoist Skills, with only their eyes exposed, wielding heavy lances and sabers.

When they form the "Ten Thousand Enemies Skill·Iron Horse Floating Formation," they resemble numerous moving iron towers, unstoppable and indestructible, their defense unrivaled.

The Eagle Shooter Guard, where shooting two eagles with one arrow is a basic skill, surpass even Divine Arrow Camp of the Great Yan’s thirty-six camps in the art of Shooting Technique.

The Iron Sparrowhawk Army, utilizing their Innate Divine Ability to transform into dark sparrowhawks, scatter to act as scouts for the army.

At this moment.

At the very front of the formation, the Nine Yong White War Banners, symbols of peaceful authority, and the Four Yong Black War Banners, emblems of war and power, were held high by the Vanguard Officers.

Thump thump thump...

The accompanying Shaman banged the ceremonial drum, borrowing the everywhere present power of the Deceit God of the plains to bless the horses, allowing them to move as light as swallows and travel a thousand miles in a day.

A thousand horses thundered, great banners swept across, and the army’s spearheads pointed directly at Red County Shenzhou.

However, to their surprise.

The Border Army, which in previous years had only cowered behind city gates, daring to only launch long-distance bombardments, was unexpectedly led out of the city for a field battle by Xie Tianke himself.

After the report from the Scouts, in the blink of an eye, a figure crashed into their field of view.

Craack—!

The Goose Feather Saber burst out of its sheath, and a chilling saber light instantly slashed a hundred-zhang-long scar on the ground.

The lone figure who had left the main force first, wielding a saber, exuded a terrifying might that caused the Vanguard forces to struggle to control their steeds, retreating several steps in succession.

This "Number One Saber Under Heaven" stood with his saber horizontal, bellowing forcefully:

"This way is closed!"

In the heyday of Great Yan, they would continually extend small cities outward from garrisons, prefecture cities, and town cities, forming a linear defense line and building border walls and deep trenches upon it.

Depending on the major cities, they confronted the raiding Naiman cavalry when they came out of the walls, bit by bit consuming the grassland territory.

Now, the nation has declined for a hundred years, and the Combat Power of both Capital and Border Armies has severely deteriorated.

Add to that the treacherous courtier Xue Jiexi, who persistently embezzled the military funds of the Border Army for ten years straight, causing shortages in personnel and equipment across the camps.

It was solely thanks to Xie Tianke, the towering pillar, that the façade of a sick tiger did not collapse.

In the past, the primary concern was to guard Yunjing City and not to alarm the Emperor, while the eunuch Supervisors in the military camps would never allow Garrison Commanders to battle on their own initiative.

It wasn’t until they received support from the Nine Soldiers and gained autonomous rights to defend that the garrison forces could finally shake off their gloom.

To engage in the first field battle in decades!

Within moments, the vast dark army arrived thundering from behind. These too were the most mobile cavalry.

The Iron Cavalry Camp also rides Demon Horses, considered a light cavalry compared to the Iron Horse Floating Soldiers.

They are known to "wear gleaming armor and ride swift cloud steeds, traveling a thousand miles in a day, stepping through Kunlun Void."