Chapter 3: The Defeat of Liu Yu

  In the Tianyuan City, Wang Weilong and Liu Jin with a broken arm sat in the council hall after reading Chu Wei's edict. Wang Weilong let out a light sigh and said, "The Jin Yuan You army is not simple, they can actually demand to occupy the city!" As he spoke, he clenched his left fist.

  Liu Jin glanced at the bandaged left shoulder, which was still throbbing in pain. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's not simple! But the Emperor's move has a deeper meaning!" Wang Weilong looked at Liu Jin, who was clenching his fists, wanting to speak but hesitating, and finally slowly let out the stifled breath from his chest.

  Far away in the White River, Feng Feifan also received the edict of Emperor Huatian Chu Wei just a day late. He blew his mustache and glared with anger, smashing another table, scaring the guards outside the door to tremble with fear. Then he muttered to himself: "The emperor's move has deep meaning, but it's also too infuriating!"

  After a while, his anger dissipated, and he said: "Since we are all under the name of Haotian, then there is no need to be too entangled. However, this kind of person who can be lowered, I'm afraid they won't be any good!"

  "Come! Pass on my order, prepare the troops and horses at once! Return to Huanyue in two days!" Feng Feifan passed down the order.

  Another day passed and Yaocheng received the imperial edict sent by Cai Yan, Luo Yangtian and others moved a big stone in their hearts, and everyone was overjoyed!

  Luoyang Tian asked happily: "General Lei! When are we going to Baihe?" Lei Ming hesitated for a moment, saying: "To avoid conflict, it's better to delay for two more days."

  Mr. Wen frowned and said: "This trip is easy, but wanting to stand firm in Bahe River is feared to be difficult."

  "Are you afraid that Jin Yuan will attack us?" Yang Tian picked up, casually raised the Tang knife and said, "If he dares to come, then I'll chop him off!" He actually sounded quite heroic by the end.

  "Don't worry, Haotian can't destroy us, and Jin Yuan definitely can't either. Otherwise, Haotian would have been swallowed up long ago." Lei Ming smiled and drew a conclusion.

  Everyone thought about it and indeed it was this reason, so they didn't turn their excitement into a collection of actions, but instead got ready to set off.

  After barely holding on for two days, Lei Ming led over 15,000 soldiers out of Yao City in a majestic procession, heading east towards the sunrise. Along the way, they didn't cause any commotion because they were still wearing the uniforms of the Haotian Army, and at regular intervals, small groups of Haotian soldiers guided them to ensure they stayed on course.

  They marched by day and camped at night, and after four days, the main force finally arrived at Baima River. Feng Feifan still had a grudge in his heart and had gone to Baishan two days ago to avoid meeting Leiming's army and prevent any conflicts from arising out of anger.

  Feng Feifan handed over the 30,000 troops and the army settled down. That night, someone climbed over the city wall and quietly headed east. In the darkness, Lei Meng grabbed Yang Tian who was about to chase after them and said: "Forget it, killing one won't kill two, we'll have to fight sooner or later. And if we don't fight, we can't stand firm, and Emperor Huan will also make things difficult for us."

  Lei Meng and others had long guessed that there would be traitors to inform Jin Yuan, or the Haotian Army would deliberately leak information, so that Jin Yuan would send troops to destroy Lei Meng's army. So Lei Meng and Yang Tian came out to patrol at night, waited for half a night, and indeed let them discover someone climbing over the wall.

  Yang Tian shook off his right hand from Lei Ming's grasp and said, "But watching this traitor leave to report the news with my eyes wide open, it's hard to swallow the anger in my heart."

  "If we kill the spy, it will be difficult for us to launch a surprise attack." Lei Meng said calmly, having already calculated this in his mind.

  Not long after, two large armies marched out of the city gate and headed east.

  The next day, at dawn, a large army of soldiers came to the White River City from the east. The city had been heavily guarded, and the walls were lined with spirited soldiers. Mr. Lei Meng and Mr. Huang stood on the wall, gazing out at the vast dark land illuminated by the morning light.

  Lei Meng jumped onto the city wall, the morning breeze gently blowing his hemp clothes and two-inch short hair. He listened carefully with his ear tilted to one side, then smiled and said: "Do you two gentlemen have confidence in this battle?"

  "Haha~, with General Lei's ingenious plan, Jin Yuan can't even take down Baihe." Huang Chu was very confident.

  "Now I'm afraid the Jin army won't come." Mr. Wen stroked his beard and smiled.

  "Don't be too optimistic, if Jin Yuan has three to five experts similar to Yang Tian, our ambush will be blown. " Lei Meng's eyes narrowed slightly as he saw the dust rising in the distance.

  The sun peeked out, casting a golden glow over the world. Liu Yu led his army of 50,000 to the outskirts of White River City, where he was met with a sea of soldiers standing at attention. He felt a slight sense of surprise in his heart - logically speaking, White River shouldn't have had many troops, and upon hearing that a large army was approaching, they should have abandoned the city and fled. So why did they still have such a disciplined military presence?

  He didn't know that these soldiers had already been through several life-and-death battles, and had managed to survive from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. How could they possibly be afraid in an environment where no blood had yet been shed?

  Liu Yu stood in front of the formation and shouted loudly: "The sky of Luoyang! The great army of Jin Yuan is here, why don't you quickly open the door to welcome us!"

  "Humph!" Leiming Ren stood small on the city wall, though not eye-catching, but with a loud voice that shocked people, shaking the Jin Yuan army, "Which onion are you? Call He Zhengshan out to die!"

  Liu Yu was silent for a moment, unsure whether he was stunned or saddened by the news of Lei Ying's death. He let out a cold laugh and said, "He Zhengshan misjudged people and was killed by traitors early on! Who are you?"

  "Ah? So He Zhengshan is dead, General Tong, you can rest in peace now!" Lei Meng sighed lightly towards the sky, then turned to Liu Yu and shouted: "Lei Meng is here! Didn't your scouts tell you?"

  "Hmph! What thunder is this, not even a single child's fart! Liu Yu sneered and continued to shout: "Archers cover us, assault team go up!"

  "Hurrah!" The ground troops surged towards the White River City, and the dark arrows in the sky shot straight down. Most of them were stuck on the city wall, ineffective, while some fell further away, landing on the city wall and injuring the soldiers of the Thunderbolt Army.

  Lei Meng and Mr. Wen rushed down the city wall to hide, while the soldiers on the city wall also hid behind the battlements, occasionally shooting one or two arrows.

  When the Jin army's siege troops arrived at the foot of the city and set up their long ladders, a sudden shout for slaughter came from the east, accompanied by a thunderous drumbeat and a massive cloud of dust rising into the air.

  Liu Yu was greatly shocked, and hastily climbed up a nearby high platform to look back. He saw that there were tens of thousands of troops coming from behind, advancing like a broken bamboo, and further east, there was a vast expanse of gray dust, with an unknown number of enemy soldiers!

  "Bad! Ambush!" Liu Yu rolled and crawled down from the high platform, then shouted loudly: "Central army go south! Central army go south! Rear army turn back to counterattack! Counterattack!" After finishing speaking, he hastily mounted his horse with his guards and ran south.

  At this time, the gate of Baima City was wide open, and Lei Meng led his army out of Baima City, charging towards Liu Yu with a majestic momentum. The Jin Yuan army that was attacking and blocking the city gate was slaughtered like a dog on the ground.

  Lin Chong and Liao Yun, along with the other generals following closely behind, had a fierce glint in their eyes, eager to kill anyone from the Jin army they saw. The ferocity of their charge terrified the Jin soldiers, who were mostly inexperienced in battle, and many were stabbed to death while standing frozen in fear.

  Liu Yu listened to the sound of the momentum not being right, turned his head to look, and saw only Lei Ming's small figure leading a continuous stream of soldiers rushing out of the city, killing him with an unstoppable force. His momentum was captured, and he changed direction to retreat eastward.

  It didn't matter that he retreated, the soldiers following him also retreated to the east, and the troops were in a state of great chaos for a while. The attackers heard that the Jin army's situation was chaotic, turned their heads to see the chaotic scene of people running around, hastily dropped the instruments in their hands, and ran wildly with the army.

  Thunder continuously pressed Liu Yu, making him dare not stop to issue orders. As a result, the Jin Yuan army heard the distant drumming and the nearby screams of killing, and their hearts were even more panicked, and no one was in command, so they became more and more chaotic.

  Yang Tian chopped melons and cut vegetables, coming and going to kill several times, killing countless people, his body was also splashed with blood. When he turned back to look, there were only the corpses of his own army lying on the ground. Smelling the fresh smell of blood and low wailing, Yang Tian lightly wiped the blood beads on his face, making his whole face red and terrifying!

  He glanced down at the crumpled shadow at his feet, chuckled and said, "Haha, Jin Yuan's soldiers are also so easy to kill!" The soldiers behind him stood numbly, they had long been accustomed to killing, it was just that they were killing their former comrades, and there was still some unease in their hearts.

  "Damn it! Let that Liu Yu escape." The voice came from afar, and Lei Meng quickly floated over from a distance, with two figures flashing behind him - Lin Chong and Liao Yun. It seemed that the two of them were getting faster and faster.

  "Haha, Leiming, you're no good. I've completed all my tasks, but yours aren't done yet!" Yang Tian said with a glance.

  Lei Meng shook his head and flew out a few drops of sweat, saying: "Pfft, not a single drop of blood on me, unlike you who's covered in blood."

  "I like the warm feeling of being soaked in blood..." As soon as Yang Tian said this, the people around him felt a chill and quickly retreated far away from him, keeping a distance of at least ten meters.

  Lei Meng spread his hands and rolled his eyes, saying: "You scared others so much that they probably won't be able to sleep tonight."

  "Little rascal, come back! Quickly bury the corpses on the ground!" Yang Tian shouted loudly, but those soldiers only heard the first sentence and ran even faster. From then on, Yang Tian's brutal killings gradually spread.

  That night, in the upper room of an inn in a small border town, Wang Ding sat in front of a small square table and slammed his fist on it. "Bang" sounded, the position where the table was hammered was missing a corner, and several fragments fell to the ground.

  Wei Ming floated in from the window, gloating and saying: "Oh my goodness! The table corner is actually broken off, how much strength does that take?!"

  "Bastard! That bastard Liu Yu actually ran away as soon as he saw Lei Meng!" Wang Ding's fist clenched in anger, his knuckles cracking with a "crack".

  "If he hadn't run away and got killed, I'm afraid the whole army would have been annihilated. At least three million people have returned now, what a great achievement!" Wei Ming continued to mock, with an unrelenting attitude that was suffocating.

  "Alas, if Jin Yuan had enough masters, it wouldn't be like this." Wang Ding sighed lightly.

  Wei Ming paced back and forth a few steps, saying: "Forget it, I'll just go myself. With that look on your face, you're still thinking of playing tricks on me."

  King Ding's face faintly smiled and said: "Those who know me, none are like Wei Ming."

  "Lei Meng and others have betrayed you, you should reflect on it." A sentence floated in from outside the window, Wei Ming had already disappeared without a trace.

  "Heh heh ~, is it because of me? ...... " Wang Ding stretched out his two palms and flipped them over under the firelight.