World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 651 - 325: Bombing raid! A one-sided massacre!

Chapter 651: 325: Bombing raid! A one-sided massacre!

Suo Lun rode atop the majestic lion-tiger beast, with the excited Ashi Yuanba seated in front of him.

He was originally supposed to stay in the City Lord’s mansion and study with Qin Qin under the tutelage of Ning Bing, but Yuanba insisted on joining the battle.

Ning Bing certainly did not agree, but after some thought, Ashi Li people and Suo Lun actually agreed to take him to the battlefield.

This showed how great the expectations of both the Liren and Suo Lun were for Ashi Yuanba.

He was clad in white gold armor, with a small alloy crossbow on his back, and a hand cannon in hand.

The body of the crossbow was forged from a mix of white gold and black gold, incredibly light but immensely powerful. As a hand crossbow, it could be shot with one hand, and it was crafted by the secret laboratory for Suo Lun a few months ago.

In terms of power, this alloy hand crossbow was much stronger. However, such a weapon could not be mass-produced, as one would cost thousands of Gold Coins. Only because Suo Lun doted on Yuanba, this unruly kid, could he afford such an extravagant gift for him.

Ashi Yuanba absolutely cherished the hand crossbow, turning his head to say, "Teacher, I want to personally shoot an enemy myself later on."

Suo Lun’s heart skipped a beat. He had taken Yuanba to the battlefield to let him experience the brutality of war, as he was to become a great ruler in the future, as well as Suo Lun’s right-hand man. But he was only ten, and if he were to kill at such a young age, Suo Lun wondered what kind of impact and trauma it could have on his psyche.

As a ruler, one must first respect and cherish life before being decisive in killing. It’s a complex process.

Suo Lun said, "Yuanba, do you know what the key to attacking Linhai City this time is?"

"Speed!" Ashi Yuanba replied. "We have to take down Linhai City before Zhi Li’s Forces arrive."

In the military conference, although Ashi Yuanba was only ten years old, he still listened from the side.

Suo Lun said, "Slaughter is not the goal. We must act mercifully with a thunderous approach. This battle must be won in the shortest time, with the least casualties, and without causing too much killing."

"I understand," Ashi Yuanba said. "But what if there’s a conflict? Should we prioritize speed or mercy and less killing?"

"Speed," Suo Lun replied.

"I get it," Ashi Yuanba said. "This time I’m here to observe the battle and will not resort to killing unless absolutely necessary."

"Right," Suo Lun said as he ruffled his head.

"Ga..." At that moment, a cry rang out from the sky.

Suo Lun looked up to see a giant griffin beast, ridden by a Shadow Cabinet Warrior on top, scouting the way ahead for the army in the air.

...

Over a hundred miles from the Heavenly Water Main City was the Nu River, which also marked the boundary between Linhai City and Tian Shui City.

This was almost the calmest stretch of the Nu River, where three suspension bridges and a few ferries were set up.

Initially, there was only one bridge, but Zhi Li and Gui Xingfu had long been planning to attack Tian Shui City, so they built two more. Now, they inadvertently benefited Suo Lun.

A few hours earlier, the suspension bridges and ferry points were guarded by the Linhai City troops, totaling five hundred men, as they were worried Tian Shui City might try to destroy the bridges.

Zhen Yan Princess led a dozen Shadow Cabinet experts, arriving here at the fastest speed to scout the enemy situation thoroughly.

It was easy to seize the ferries and bridges, but the challenge was not allowing a single person to escape and report to Guiqinqu’s Army at Nanlin Fort.

After scouting the enemy clearly, the Shadow Cabinet Warriors of Tian Shui City and the Suo Family samurai, totaling over a hundred, secretly reached the bridges and ferry points. They launched an attack at midnight and within half an hour, they thoroughly wiped out the five hundred Linhai Army guarding the bridges and ferry points, without letting a single person escape.

Zhen Yan Princess was sitting on the southern side of the suspension bridge, suddenly feeling a tremble on the ground.

"They are coming..."

Half an hour later, a dense flood of cavalry surged to the southern bank of the Nu River.

Ashi Li people and Yan Yan halted their warhorses and raised their right hand.

Suddenly, the surge of over twenty thousand cavalry began to slow down and stop!

"Form battle units of a hundred cavalry each, cross the river via the suspension bridges and ferries," they commanded.

Following their order, the dense cavalry began to cross the river in an orderly fashion.

No more than fifteen cavalry at a time were allowed on each suspension bridge. Each ferry carried fifteen cavalrymen; as soon as the warhorses were on board, their eyes were immediately covered, and the cavalry held their necks to soothe them.

At this moment, the disparity between the two groups of cavalry was evident.

The Rouran warhorses were very calm, whether crossing the bridges or taking the ferries.

Although the cavalry from Tian Shui City were already very elite, they were still somewhat restless and agitated when crossing the river by ferry.

After crossing the Nu River, the soldiers did not hesitate for a moment, immediately using a small fort on the northern bank to set up defenses, ready to resist any attacks from Guiqinqu’s Army coming from Nanlin Fort in the north.

...

Nanlin Fort, seventy miles from the Nu River and two hundred and thirty miles from Linhai Main City, served as a defensive fortification at the southern edge of Linhai City and was a necessary path for the attack on Linhai Main City.

At this time, Gui Xingfu’s second son, Gui Qinqu, led fifteen thousand Linhai soldiers, stationed inside Nanlin Fort, awaiting orders.

As soon as Chaos Stone Island fell, and Zhi Li’s decree to suppress the rebellion was issued, the fifteen thousand strong Linhai Army would immediately move south.

Duke Zhi Wei from the West at the Wind Thunder Fortress Defense Line, Duke Turing Tuo from the South through Tianlang Pass, Gui Xingfu’s forty-thousand-strong navy taking over Chaos Stone Island Salt Fields and continuing southward, landing at Tian Shui City and attacking from the East.

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