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Chapter 858 - 111: Dragon Roar Across the Land, Heroes Arise

Chapter 858: Chapter 111: Dragon Roar Across the Land, Heroes Arise

On this day, Yuwen Lie led his army through the mountain cliffs, under the cover of night. Eight thousand Tiger Barbarian Cavalry swiftly moved, capturing three Chen Country cities, slaying eleven generals and thirty-seven officers above the rank of colonel, breaching their defenses as they pointed straight towards Chen Country.

Divine Might General Yuwen Lie, his name resounded throughout the world.

Immediately, with the support of the Heroic Mo of Ying Country, he quickly established a defensive line within the occupied territories, building mechanism cities to sustain war with war. Those wishing to flee from Chen Country were all executed.

Outside the city, Yuwen Lie built three corpse piles using the heads of defeated Chen soldiers and fleeing civilians. Each head was stacked with hollow, fearful eyes staring at the grim sky, while dark crows circled above, eager to descend and feast on the flesh.

Armored soldiers patrolled the battlefield in groups of three, thrusting their long spears into every corpse, whether armored or clothed in thin fabric. The spearheads pierced the flesh and withdrawn.

The long-buried corpses burst into a mass of flesh and blood.

Some groaned, got up, and ran, only to be shot into porcupines by arrows.

The stench was unbearable.

A stench overwhelmed senses, almost dizzying people into fainting.

Large swarms of flies and mosquitoes perched on the flesh, and beneath the combat boots, the squelching rotten flesh made footing unstable, causing nausea and a chaotic shout.

Upon closer listening, it seemed that a soldier saw the giant pile of corpses and realized a comrade with whom he boasted a few days ago, now bloated and turned blue-purple, the skin inflating, a poke bursting it open with a pop.

"Ugh..."

The man couldn’t help but retch, but no one on the battlefield responded to him.

A soldier noticed three people lying there, a man shot into a porcupine, with a woman behind him, along with a young boy and a girl, all dead, who were civilians trying to sneak away to safety.

The man was first shot to death by the rain of arrows; he tried to shield his wife and children behind him.

The wife fell to the ground, stabbed to death by a single blow.

Among the two children, the brother tried to protect his sister, had half his face slashed off by a knife, and then both were speared to death.

The soldier’s gaze showed no emotion as he first speared these people all over again, then drew his waist knife to sever all their heads. The headless corpses were piled together and burned with a single torch, with the wind blowing resembling a snowy scene.

Then the heads were heaped together.

Corpse Pile.

The man’s, woman’s, brother’s, and sister’s heads were placed together, huddled close, clumped together in affectionate intimacy and passionate fervor.

How nice, they could still be reunited.

The soldier performing this task grinned and thought.

Where will I die?

The heads of these corpse piles faced the city gates, dead still, staring straight at the city, as if intimidating, as if saying something.

The sky was ashen gray.

Yuwen Lie conquered three cities, killed any who resisted, and built corpse piles.

Yet he ruled with severe harshness; any soldiers harassing the civilians were all executed by Lie.

Even those of royal blood were not spared, their heads sent back to the capital city. Thus, the army that achieved great victory became even more in awe of this famed general, while the grievances of the people found an outlet to disperse.

In these stories of struggle, change, and slaughter, it’s unknown how many tears, pains, and life’s regrets existed, but recorded in the annals were merely brief strokes.

Lie conquered three cities, built corpse piles, and imposed strict laws.

This place was thus settled, and the people no longer rebelled.

——"Ying History · Biography of Yuwen Lie"

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During Yuwen Lie’s sudden invasion, inside Chen Country, there were those asking General of Chen, Lu Youxian, to dispatch troops for support, but Lu Youxian remained unmoved, secretly cursed as a cowardly old turtle, for not even protecting his own city that had been occupied.

It seemed that Lu Youxian couldn’t withstand such pressure and turned his forces away.

But on the third day, suddenly a great army attacked.

The former Regent King of Chen Country, taking advantage of Ying Country’s attack on Chen, attacked Chen’s frontier, yet did not expect that Lu Youxian’s previous departure was just a façade. He returned with two ambush forces, and tens of thousands of elites fought a bloody battle.

They fought ceaselessly for a day and a night.

The Regent King was unwilling but continued to lead the army to attack the western border of Chen Country.

This experienced guard managed to withstand the pressure from the court, firmly guarding the Western Regions, finally avoiding the possibility of Chen Country being attacked from both front and back, and suffering catastrophic damage in a short time.

The grand army of the Wolf King came in a mighty procession, and Lu Youxian exerted all his strength to withstand it.

Lu Youxian did not descend from the city walls for five or six days on the battlefield, shouting boldly to maintain morale. With the military formation of the Military School, the city’s defenses, and the Mo Family Mechanism, he tenaciously resisted Xiao Wuliang’s charge.

Until finally, the city was not breached, and even on the city wall, he raised his glass to the Regent King in a toast and respectfully saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, long time no see, without the Taiping Duke, your army’s might isn’t as sharp as in past years."

"In those days when your name was world-famous, I was merely a colonel under your command."

"Now you wish to destroy the former nation, yet I stand before you."

The Regent King was greatly angered.

Yet he retreated with his army.

Before leaving, the Regent King gazed at the grand military fortress, breaking an arrow:

"Lu Youxian, old turtle!"

"Someday, I’ll kill that old turtle bastard!"

After the great battle, the Regent King withdrew his troops and left far away. Lu Youxian fainted on the city wall, slept for three days and nights before waking up. Just this one great battle, and his temples whitened by more than half. When asked if the city was held, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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