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Chapter 634 - 583: The Great Battle of Ren City

Chapter 634: Chapter 583: The Great Battle of Ren City

"Did you grow up eating shit?"

At this moment inside the Turkic camp, Sharlobi, looking at the two Khans under his command, was so angry that his face was whiter than Qianjin Kedun’s belt.

Aikan Shetou Khan and Shiba Limi Khan both hung their heads and did not dare to utter a sound.

"The most infuriating thing is that Wugu Li, this waste, actually died? Died!"

"The entire Lingwu Army had only less than twenty thousand men! He personally led forty thousand iron cavalry, and what happened? They were defeated by the Lingwu Army, leaving only a little over ten thousand, and he himself died at the hands of the Lingwu Army! I even heard he was shot dead by an arrow from General Ningyuan’s family member. To die at the hands of a woman, it’s simply a joke!"

"Aikan Shetou, you are also a waste! I ask you, you’ve been attacking Jin River Road for so long, other than initially taking a detour into Jin River Road and stealing some gold and silver, what else have you taken?"

Aikan Shetou’s face turned red, he replied quietly, "Great Khan, it’s not that I am incompetent! It’s just that the Sui Army’s General Star, Wang Junwu, was too formidable! It was he who led his men to block my vanguard, driving our troops back. Moreover, my men got the news that Northern Qi’s Gao Junxian was defeated by him! So when my troops encountered Wang Junwu, they would panic. Then morale would drop, and we couldn’t overcome them!"

Hearing this, Sharlobi moved over and kicked at Aikan Shetou.

Aikan Shetou dodged, and Sharlobi, missing the kick, grew even angrier.

"Still dodging! Stand still, let me give you a kick!"

Aikan Shetou, helpless, could only stand there, silently waiting for Sharlobi’s kick.

Sharlobi initially thought that when he arrived with his army, the Jin River Road and Longyun Path would already be in Turkic hands, and perhaps his first command in battle would be the siege of the Great Sui’s capital, Daxing City.

But to his utter surprise, Wugu Li was dead, and his troops had scattered in a rout.

Aikan Shetou’s attack on Jin River Road turned out to be a failed heavy attack from the north of Jin River Road, followed by an approach from the west moving south, through no fewer than eighteen major and minor battles.

Every battle ended in retreat by Wang Junwu!

Is this Wang Junwu some sort of war god?

"Aikan Shetou, I need to know, is this Sui Army’s Wang Junwu really that powerful?"

Aikan Shetou, who was still waiting for a kick, seeing that the Great Khan seemed to not be kicking him anymore, relieved, then shook his head slightly and said, "Great Khan, not to hide from you. Wang Junwu is actually only at the Spiritual Platform Realm, but his command ability, it’s too strong. On the battlefield, alone with a pair of refined copper maces in hand, leading his cavalry, he charges headlong, leaving a river of blood wherever he goes. And it has even been said that they’ve seen a blood dragon moving behind him. On the battlefield, no one can defeat him!"

"Then why don’t you send several divisions to attack from different directions, can Wang Junwu be in multiple places at once?"

Hearing this, Aikan Shetou replied with a wry smile, "Great Khan! I really did send troops in several directions to attack Jin River Road. But, every troop encountered Wang Junwu’s forces, and all were driven back."

Sharlobi frowned and asked, "Could it be that Wang Junwu can clone himself? Did your troops see Wang Junwu himself?"

Aikan Shetou shook his head.

"I asked them; they saw Wang Junwu’s banner and retreated immediately, not daring to engage."

Sharlobi, furious, kicked at Aikan Shetou again.

Yet, this kick was also dodged by Aikan Shetou.

"Stand still for me, don’t move, don’t move! I am determined to kick you today!"

Thud!

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

After Shiba Limi held Aikan Shetou down, the extremely angry Sharlobi charged and delivered a dozen kicks to Aikan Shetou!

After the kicking, Sharlobi finally felt a bit better.

"Now that Wugu Li is dead, the order is given—whomever leads his troops to first break through Ren City blocking our path will replace Wugu Li and become the next Khan!"

Hearing this, both Aikan Shetou’s and Shiba Limi’s eyes sparkled.

Although both were already Khans, who doesn’t have a few good brothers or a few sons!

If he could help his brother or son secure the position of Khan, his family’s status on the plains would naturally become more stable.

With that thought, two riders immediately set out to deliver the orders.

This time, as the Tujue launched their attack, the Lingwu Army provided cover for the civilians to retreat south, ensuring that the vast majority of them were spared from the suffering of war.

Although leaving their homeland inevitably meant losing some possessions, at least they were alive.

As long as people are alive, there is hope.

Moreover, on this journey, besides the Lingwu Army repelling the Tujue Vanguard, they even managed to kill the Tujue Khan Wugu Li.

Countless martial artists from the Longyun Path also joined this battle.

Every day, Tujue soldiers who relieved themselves in small woods beside the road ultimately fell dead over their own excrement, stinking up the air.

This caused Sharlobi, upon arriving at Longyun Path, to discover that the war was not going as smoothly as he had anticipated.

After all, he had divided his forces into five routes, partly to seize the opportunity to weaken the power of others, and partly to alleviate the pressure on his own troops.

Yet he had never anticipated facing such tremendous pressure.

So now, Sharlobi, with his own troops and about two hundred thousand soldiers under the Khan’s command, was north of Ren City with only one goal: to breach the city walls and then allow the army to wreak havoc.

After tasting victory, these two hundred thousand fierce troops would undoubtedly sweep through the Capital Region Road and storm Daxing City!

He had also promised them the position of Khan.

Thus, from afternoon onwards, the Tujue people attacked Ren City furiously as if their own father had been killed by the Shuofang Army.

The Shuofang Army, nearly fifty thousand strong, retreated south and ultimately decided to station themselves in Ren City.

On one hand, Ren City was affluent; Mei Fei knew that upon their arrival, they could sheer plenty of wool from the wealthy.

On the other hand, Ren City, with its towering walls and deep moats, was easy to defend but hard to attack. Paired with his own fifty thousand Shuofang troops and some of Ren City’s original garrison, even one hundred thousand Tujue soldiers could be resisted.

But this time, he hadn’t expected the Tujue to suddenly bring two hundred thousand men.

Moreover, their fierce assault was as if they had been cuckolded by Sharlobi himself.

Seriously, I’m always the one who’s been cuckolded, okay?

The first day.

The Shuofang Army in Ren City managed to barely hold off the Tujue assault, but many sections of the city walls were shattered. Although they were promptly repaired, it allowed some Tujue troops to breach the city, resulting in two thousand casualties for the Shuofang Army in one day.

The second day.

The Tujue created hundreds of catapults and bombarded Ren City relentlessly.

The Shuofang Army suffered three thousand casualties, and six thousand civilians were injured or killed.

The third day.

Under the onslaught of the catapults, the Tujue furiously attacked the city, breaking through the northern gates and allowing at least two thousand Tujue cavalry to storm the city.

Fortunately, at a crucial moment, the Lingwu Army charged from the west, cutting through the Tujue cavalry charge like a Mo Blade.

They repelled the tidal wave-like assault of the Tujue.

At this moment, Changsun Bubai, still occasionally coughing but otherwise recovering, led the Lingwu Army and many martial artists to the base of Ren City’s walls.

Looking at the severely damaged Ren City, Changsun Bubai sighed.

"Indeed, in the end, we must join forces with the Shuofang Army, huh? Wugen, go tell the Shuofang Army—Lingwu Army has arrived!"