Mountains and rivers are waiting for you to return

Chapter 242: Ten Thousand Faces Hissing Cavalry
In an instant, hundreds of soldiers died under the cannonballs, and Yue Siji's face became worse and worse.

In the command room, Pei Nai and all the survivors of the Lu Kingdom were stunned.

Pei Nai looked outside and exclaimed, "How handsome! The ancestors of the Valley Kingdom!"

"As long as there are no traitors and poisons, the external defense of the Valley Kingdom will be invincible." Ju Liancheng said truthfully.

For a long time thereafter, the Wu tribe was unable to advance an inch and could only rely on arrow attacks.

The people inside Linluyuan still did not relax.

While everyone was blocking the stray arrows and extinguishing the fire inside the patio in a timely manner, they were constantly replenishing their weapons and attacking the army below with bows and arrows through the circular windows.

But everyone didn't feel relaxed for long, because at the end of the earth, the catapults and siege vehicles of the Wu tribe were slowly approaching.

It was probably because the speed of the cavalry was much faster than that of the chariots, so the army and the catapults and siege vehicles were at a different distance.

"What should we do? How long will it take for the Qilu reinforcements to arrive?" a woman asked Pei Nai anxiously.

This is also what everyone else present is eager to know.

Pei Nai shook his head. "I don't know the location of the Qilu army, but I think you should trust the quality of the buildings in the Valley Country. This place can hold out until the reinforcements arrive."

She is giving everyone confidence, otherwise despair will make them powerless to resist.

Everyone stared blankly at the approaching siege vehicle, and someone murmured, "Drive slower, please pray to the Mother Goddess, drive slower."

The two sides remained in a stalemate and Wu's army was unable to break through.

As time goes by, the sun rises.

After a long wait, the situation is still not over.

When the twenty catapults of the Wu tribe landed, the hearts of the survivors of the Lu state sank.

Linluyuan's cannonball mechanism is running low on materials, with only one chance to use it left.

More than ten cannonballs were thrown down from the top of the mountain again, and only two hit the Wu tribe's catapult, destroying it.

The other catapults are ready.

In each car, dozens of people pulled on the ropes at the same time, and they pulled together.

The balance beam fell rapidly, throwing up the huge stone at the other end of the lever.

The huge rock swept across the sky with such force that eighteen pieces of rock smashed into various parts of the mountain wall, shaking the mountain and rocking the hills.

Many people inside Linluyuan lost their balance and fell down due to the shaking.

When the first wave of stone-throwing attacks subsided, shouts of reports were heard from all floors of the courtyard.

"The first floor is safe!"

"The second floor is safe!"

"A load-bearing column in the southwest corner of the third floor is broken!"

"Three people were injured on the fourth floor!"

"Part of the due west side of the ninth floor collapsed!"

"The tenth floor is safe!"

Chai Yaojin's complexion improved slightly. The casualties were better than he had expected.

"Move all the elderly and children to the east mountain. Except for the command room on the sixth floor, keep everyone on the other floors away from the west mountain wall!" he instructed his companions from Lu Guo.

During the time they were dodging the stones, the siege vehicle carrying the battering ram had slowly driven down the mountain.

The huge metal battering ram was aimed at the gate of Linluyuan. Its tip was smooth and shiny, reflecting the dazzling light, which made the onlookers feel terrified.

The second line of defense, the flying spiked rods on the outer wall, were urgently withdrawn.

The survivors of the Lu State pushed the boulders down from above the main gate and hit them near the siege vehicle, blocking the soldiers pushing the vehicle from advancing.

But the effect was minimal, as the siege vehicles arrived in a moment.

One after another, the loud crashing sounds echoed endlessly inside the fortress.

It overwhelms the sound of your heartbeat and brings a strong sense of panic.

Before they could catch their breath, the next wave of stones from the Wu tribe were ready and attacked them again.

A piece of rock even suddenly hit the circular window just above the mountain gate. The stone, taller than a person, broke the wall and rushed into the meeting and command hall.

One archer was unable to dodge and was knocked down by the impact, with his leg crushed by the boulder.

The boulder was hanging and rolling, about to fall on the archer's head and upper body.

At the critical moment, a golden gust of wind suddenly rose from the ground, temporarily lifting up the heavy stone body and preventing the archer from being crushed further.

"Dingguang Compassionate Palm?" Chai Yaojin looked at Pei Nai in surprise.

Pei Nai used the Dingguang Compassion Palm to save the archer's life. He stretched out his palm upwards with some effort and shouted to the people around the rock, "What are you standing there for? Push the rock away quickly!"

The man was still under the rock and they could not drag him out.

Everyone worked together, and with the help of the Palm of Compassion, they pushed the stone back through the gap in the mountain wall.

Huge rocks fell down and hit the steel siege vehicle. The loud explosion of metal and stone hitting each other resounded through the sky and was deafening.

Arrows rained down again, aiming at the outer windows of the command hall.

Everyone raised their shields to protect themselves, but the hole opened by the stone was too big to block the attack. Many people near the hole were unable to dodge and were hit by stray arrows. Three people died on the spot and four were injured.

The continuous loud noises intertwined with the endless noise and clamor made Pei Nai's ears buzz.

But before they could even make adjustments and repairs, the sound of ramming from the mountain gate below rang out again.

"Such a heavy boulder can't destroy the siege vehicle?" Tu Xun asked gritting his teeth.

Pei Nai nodded, "The Wu tribe's latest siege vehicle is made of special hard gold steel material, which is very difficult to destroy."

"Be careful!!!" someone shouted in astonishment.

Everyone realized that the stones were thrown again in a short period of time. Except for a row of people who held up shields to defend against the flying arrows, everyone else squatted down with their heads in their hands to avoid them.

But the Wu tribe's catapult seemed to have found the right direction, and two rocks passed through the circular window and smashed into the command room.

Many Lu people near the window were crushed, and several were killed on the spot.

Everyone dodged the rain of arrows while trying to find a way to rescue them from under the rock.

At this moment, a hoarse shout came from below the patio.

Every word and every sentence was filled with endless despair, "The mountain gate has begun to shake, and it will soon collapse! !"

When the disaster was imminent, a few more stones were thrown at intervals, hitting the mountain and causing the ground of the fortress to shake.

Part of the earth on the upper level collapsed, causing dust to fly everywhere inside, and even debris falling from overhead.

There was chaos all around.

There was only hopelessness and sadness in everyone's eyes.

Pei Nai closed her eyes, then stood up with the Zhubei Gun in hand. In the gaze of everyone, she walked to the gap in the mountain wall.

Facing the giant stone flying towards him, Pei Nai slashed ten times with his spear.

The wind from the gun surged like water, breaking the indestructible rock into pieces.

The stone shattered in the air, turning into hundreds of thousands of tiny pieces, which were slapped back by Pei Nai's Dingguang Compassionate Palm with his left hand and melted into the wind.

The edges of the palm wind were bound to be missed, so she could only use the wind to protect the vital parts.

A piece of debris cut across the side of her face, leaving a long wound. At the same time, another arrow pierced through the defensive wind array and cut open the hairband she had temporarily borrowed from someone.

The bloody red blood slid down the right side of her face, her long hair fluttered in the wind, and time seemed to stop.

Amid the dust and mountain wind, she was as beautiful as a blood-stained god.

Yue Siji below saw Pei Nai's figure, and when he saw that she was finally forced out, a malicious smile appeared on his face.

However, at this moment, a loud horn sounded suddenly at the southern end of the plain.

The sound of the horn echoed across the land and reached far into the center of the battlefield.

As if it was the voice of salvation in times of danger, everyone in the Linluyuan command hall stood up under the rain of arrows and looked in the direction of the sound.

All the Wu people realized that the Qilu army had arrived and turned around to look back.

The Wu soldiers had different expressions and all stopped attacking the fortress. After Yue Siji ordered to defend, the rear half of the army turned around and began to line up to resist the enemy.

"Qilu reinforcements. Qilu reinforcements are really coming!!"

The survivors of Lu State shouted excitedly.

Some people still find it hard to believe that when the State of Lu was invaded by the Wu tribe and was isolated and helpless, on the one hand it was because the rulers of the State of Lu made a mistake and lacked diplomatic relations with other countries. On the other hand, the compensation that the State of Lu could provide was limited and not enough to support other countries to send troops to fight against the Wu tribe and make up for the losses of the war.

But there were only two people, Pei Nai and Ju Liancheng. After they lit the fireworks for help, the Qilu army rushed over at full speed without hesitation.

How much value does she carry?
The sound of drums and gongs rose in the sky, and people stared in amazement at the Qilu army approaching in the distance like a mighty force.

The commander-in-chief rushed to the front, holding a long sword.

As the sword was slashing, one could see the moon in the smoke and bamboo, the sound was like the sound of a mountain spring, and the sword's intent was long and distant.

The sword light carried a hidden murderous intent as it rushed forward, breaking into the Wu clan's army and destroying their formation.

Qilu's light soldiers followed closely behind, charging on horseback, breaking into the Wu tribe's formation and engaging in a bloody battle with the enemy.

"Who is the commander-in-chief of Qilu?" a Lu citizen asked Chai Yaojin.

Chai Yaojin recognized him at a glance and said in a voice that everyone around could hear: "The leader of the hundred generals of Qilu, one of the top three mountains, the sword without Qiang in the southern region - Gongyang Zisheng!"

The reinforcements were not even from some of Qilu's border troops, but from the royal army that had always obeyed the orders of the person in power.

Just to escort Pei Nai and his group into the secret realm, Qi Lu dispatched his own imperial troops to garrison near the secret realm of Lu State. What kind of treatment is this?
When the two armies officially started fighting, another different horn sounded from the north of the plain.

Their route was in the opposite direction of that of the Qilu army, causing countless people to look back.

"Which army is this? Is it the reinforcements of the Wu tribe?" The Lu people in the command room asked the people around him in panic.

But when Pei Nai heard the familiar horn sound and looked at the shadowy and powerful team at the far end, he was slightly stunned.

She didn't expect them to arrive so quickly.

Chai Yaojin was not unfamiliar with this voice. Recalling his experiences decades ago, tears even welled up in his eyes.

He answered everyone, "This is Tianyao's Pei Army! They are here to pick up their commander."

Accompanied by the roar of thousands of horses, his answer made everyone's scalp tingle.

(End of this chapter)