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As expected, the situation was not too far from Gongsun Zaitian's expectations. Di Yutang, the giant guy, and the charming woman came over together, and after bowing and greeting Gongsun Zaitian, Di Yutang said: "Reporting to Marshal, the enemy's army has already been annihilated by our forces. Other than a dozen people who escaped, no one else escaped!"

"Very good! Collect the horses and the wounded, and lead the troops into the city! "

"Yes!" "Marshal!"

Looking at Di Yutang leading his army to quickly retract the casualties on their side, to converge all the horses on the battlefield, regardless of whether they were enemy or foe, and then order the troops to retreat in an orderly fashion, Gongsun Ze Tian could not help but nod his head in satisfaction. Then, he once again shifted his gaze to the Profound Nether Empire army that was rushing over from afar.

"Pavilion Master, this is such a great day. If we were to come here once a day, it would be great!" Seeing that Di Yutang had retreated with his men, and that the people present were all from the Listening Rain Pavilion, the giant man decided to not hide anything and spoke casually.

"Hmph, big one, if you still feel that you haven't had enough, there are still a lot more over there. I can guarantee you that there will be more than these cavalrymen!" The flirtatious woman teased.

"Say less!" The next battle will be even more brutal, I think Xianyu Hetu will take his revenge on us! " Gongsun Ztian interrupted the two's argument.

"Pavilion Master, I think this Profound Nether Empire is only mediocre!"

"Not necessarily! "Today we have caught the other party by surprise, and have won in an extraordinary manner. Otherwise, we would not be able to have such a great advantage in a clash between two armies!"

"That's right!" If not for the fact that the pavilion master created a 'black'... Black... What's so dark about it? " Zhang San said proudly as he urged his horse forward, as if all of this was due to him.

"Dark gunpowder!" Li Si reminded from the side.

"Against black gunpowder!" If not for that thing, we would not have been able to successfully push our way through the enemy's formation. Zhang San continued to explain.

"Why did the two of you come back!?" Is everything set up? " Gongsun Ztian asked.

"Don't worry, according to Pavilion Master's instructions, everything is ready! This is not the first time we brothers have done this kind of work, there is absolutely no problem at all! "

"Very well, we'll leave as well!"

"Yes sir!" Everyone answered in unison.

Thus, under the guidance of Gongsun Ze Tian, the group quickly retreated. Very quickly, they caught up to Di Yutang's group and calmly retreated into the city.

Not far from the city walls, there was a battlefield where a large amount of corpses could be seen. These corpses covered an area of five miles, and blood could be seen everywhere. It was not any less than the mountain of corpses below the city walls.

Looking at the shocking scene of death and injury, and recalling the previous cavalry confrontation, the timid ones couldn't help but shiver, and the fearless ones looked forward to it, wishing that they could have become a member of the black armored cavalrymen, instead of standing on the city walls and looking at them with eyes full.

After a period of time, Xianyu Hetu led his army back. Looking at the scene of countless deaths and injuries, he felt suffocating and pain in his chest, but he didn't know how to vent the anger in his heart.

This troop of cavalrymen numbered around 80,000, and was almost a third of the total strength of the conquest, and was also an indispensable trump card of Xianyu Hetu. However, before they could even display their strategic importance, they had already been annihilated here.

No matter how tragic the battle was, Xianyu Hetu did not reveal such a dejected look. However, right now, he wanted to cry to death.

At the same time, he was truly unable to fathom. According to his understanding of Situ Qingyun, he would definitely not be a general capable of making such tactical arrangements. This kind of strange fighting style definitely did not come from him.

But the problem was, if it wasn't for Situ Qingyun directing and arranging everything, then who was the one who did it?

"My lord, we shouldn't stay here for too long. I think we should quickly subtract the casualties and retreat!" If the other party comes out again, our losses will be even greater! "

"En, send down the order to restrain the injured!" and then immediately retreat! "

"Yes sir!"

The high-ranking officer who had received orders to leave quickly led his men into the bloodstained battlefield to search for the lightly wounded soldiers who had yet to die.

The reason why he gave up on heavily injured people was because even if he brought them back with him, the herbs and such wouldn't be enough to save them. It would be better to leave the few medicines for the more useful ones. This had almost become an unspoken rule in the battlefield.

However, no one noticed that not far away from them, there was a small flame moving towards the battlefield at an extremely fast speed, as if it was the countdown from hell.

It didn't take long for the flames to reach the location of the battlefield. However, the originally small flames seemed to ignite something as they instantly turned the battlefield into a sea of fire.

However, this was not the end. The sea of fire quickly spread and engulfed every corner of the battlefield. Whether it was the soldiers who were injured on the battlefield or the heavy injuries on the ground, every single one of them was surrounded by the sea of fire and quickly set their bodies on fire.

Hearing the tragic howls, as well as the warriors who had turned into fire men but were still struggling, the soldiers all shuddered in fear.

But was it as simple as setting a fire? It was unknown if the fire had ignited something, but a series of explosions could be heard from the battlefield.

Moreover, in the midst of the explosions and flames, a few small objects burst out, and shot out in all directions. Very quickly, they received 'results' from Profound Nether Empire's army.

"Ah... "Ah ?" A series of screams sounded out. The high-ranking officer nearby quickly went up to the wounds and found that they had all been hit by iron shards. Some of the people with fatal wounds had stopped breathing.

"Shield Wall, quick!" Almost the instant the order was given, the Shield Wall was erected layer by layer, protecting the entire army behind it.

However, after a long period of time, another even larger explosion occurred. The sound resonated through the heavens and earth, causing the people below the city walls to become so shocked that their eardrums started to ring. Their hearts began to beat even faster.

The shockwave from the explosion sent the shield flying, along with the soldiers holding shields and the blood spewing from their mouths.

Even Xianyu Hetu who was sitting upright on his horse was knocked to the ground by this sudden wave of air. He was afraid that he could not even get up, and was carried back to the main tent.

Of course, the banner on Xianyu Hetu's back also fell along with the wave of Qi, as if it was a sign that the conquest would be a complete defeat.

But that was all in the future, the problem was that the prince was dismounted from his horse and fell to the ground, while the banner fell at the same time, causing the entire army's heart to flutter. Some of the Profound Nether Empire's warriors even thought that their master had died, because they had already lost.

The troops from the back of the Profound Nether Empire all ran away without taking their helmets off. If not for their leader's stern voice, it would have become a pernicious event that was trampled on by tens of thousands of people.

The Profound Nether Empire's army retreated for the second time. This time, there was no one in charge of the rear guard, because Xianyu Hetu fainted, while the other generals were afraid of receiving the same treatment as the cavalry, so they simply led their troops and ran back, their speed comparable to that of a 100 metre world champion.

As for those cavalry troops, of course, they would not pay any attention to them anymore. Not to mention whether those lightly wounded warriors would be burnt to nothingness by the fire, just the continuous explosions, even if they didn't die in battle, would they still be torn to pieces by the explosions and have to go back to find the wounded?

Since the start of the war between the two empires, this victory had been relatively clear. Whether it was in terms of strategy or comparison of losses between the two sides, it could be said to be a huge victory.

Especially lastly, he used that kind of expression to beat Xianyu Hetu, although he knew that he might not die, but it could still be considered as his last mental victory. It had to be known that the Northern Army and the Profound Nether Empire had not interacted for just a day or two, but this was the first time he had knocked down an enemy general on a battlefield.

Gongsun Ze Tian who had returned to the tent had an unconcealable fatigue on his face. It could be said that from the planning in the Fengyang City, to the start of the bloodshed, to the end of the rebellion in the Northern Frontier, and to the people who rejected the enemy outside of the country's gates, Gongsun Ze Tian kept fighting without stopping.

Seeing Gongsun Ze Tian's tired expression, Situ Qingyun's heart still ached a little. Although he no longer treated his nephew as a five-year-old child, he was still a five-year-old child. The others were still at the same age as him, and were still in the middle of school making fun of him.

This kind of difference not only made Situ Qingyun feel proud, it also made his heart ache for his. But the most important thing was that he could not say it out loud. Otherwise, everyone, including Lei Sheng, would be so shocked that their jaws would drop.

"Tell me about it!" How's the battle situation these few days? "

"Marshal, why don't you take a rest first!"

"I'm afraid we won't be able to rest in Great General Situ! From tomorrow onwards, the Profound Nether Empire would probably launch a crazy attack! Even the degree of its madness can reach the point of attacking day and night. The most crucial part is the battle to the death between the two of us! I can't relax at all! "

"Could it be that our loud voices today are not enough for them to retreat?"

"No way!" Gongsun Ztian shook his head as he answered with certainty.

"Why?"

"Yes, Marshal, why not? They are not small today!" Counting the losses in the siege, the damage to their troops today was most likely over half of their total forces! "According to previous analyses, if we were to fight a few more small fights, it would be time for them to withdraw!" Lei Sheng interrupted from the side.

"On the contrary, this time, they will not choose to leave after a small fight. Instead, they will fight with everything they have!"

"Why is that?" Lei Sheng and Situ Qingyun asked at the same time.

"Do you still remember my orders to the northwest and southwest garrison?"

"I remember. When the marshal asked them to adjust their manpower at once, he even asked the dean to make sure that the information was accurate twice!" Lei Sheng replied.

"In fact, a few days ago, the Northwest Army was suddenly ambushed by the Roaring Tiger Empire. Because of the sudden change in manpower deployment, the Northwest Army did not suffer any losses, but the Roaring Tiger Empire suffered a considerable loss!"

"What does that have to do with the north?" Lei Sheng asked.