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These soldiers had no choice; how could they possibly hold their ground under such circumstances?

Chapter 15 Investiture of the Gods

A night raid inflicted heavy losses on Deng Chanyu's army.

Mo Liqing, one of the four generals of the Mo family, plunged headlong into the ambush carefully laid by Ji Fa and his men, and died on the spot. After the successful sneak attack, Ji Fa and his men immediately retreated with the Qingyun Sword.

Tang Yu stared at this scene with disbelief on her face.

"No way, they used fire attack when they had such a good opportunity for a night raid. The military camp is in complete chaos."

"If they had prepared more fire-based weapons, Deng Chanyu's army would have suffered heavy losses, at least half of its strength. And they just retreated like that?"

"Ji Fa's initial target was Mo Liqing and the Qingyun Sword; he never intended to wipe out Deng Chanyu's army."

Yuan Shen remained calm and slowly revealed the truth.

Upon hearing this, Tang Yu, without saying a word, took Yuan Shenfei back to the city and went straight to find Jiang Ziya.

Her face was full of doubt, and her tone was tinged with sarcasm.

"Aren't you deeply trusted by Ji Fa? I heard you even offered him advice on this war. What exactly were your suggestions?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya became tense.

"The way you look, did Ji Fa's sneak attack fail? Did my plan to send them to catch a big fish fail?"

Tang Yu scoffed.

"The sneak attack was successful, but it only killed Mo Liqing. Is this the big fish you were talking about?"

Yuan Shen also spoke up, his expression serious.

"In battles between enemy and friendly forces, the death of a few generals may affect morale, but it cannot shake the overall situation. Assassination is merely a side tactic."

Jiang Ziya immediately cried out that he was innocent.

"You two have misunderstood me too much! I thought Ji Fa's purpose was to ambush Deng Chanyu, after all, to catch the thief, you must first catch the king."

"Once Deng Chanyu is dealt with, the army will surely fall into chaos. Without their leader, wouldn't Xiqi's crisis be resolved?"

Tang Yu couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter.

"This is not a personal feud between Ji Fa and Deng Chanyu. It is King Yin Shou of Shang's ruthless extermination of Ji Fa, a rebel. The conflict is irreconcilable!"

Even if Deng Chanyu dies, Yin Shou will still send others to attack Xiqi. Your method can only solve the immediate problem.

Have you even grasped the key point? When fighting the enemy, you must annihilate their manpower. Simply thinking about capturing the leader first won't solve Xiqi's crisis.

Jiang Ziya was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to refute.

Just then, Ji Dan walked in from outside the courtyard.

Upon hearing this, he hurriedly came in, bowed to everyone, and then looked at Tang Yu with excitement in his eyes.

“What you just said makes perfect sense to me. We people of Xiqi have no hope of survival if we fight to the death, right?”

Tang Yu nodded with a smile, and Ji Dan continued.

"Brother E Shun, can Xiqi and Nandi unite to resist the Chaoge army?"

If I'm not mistaken, once Xiqi is defeated, their army will definitely march south to conquer the southern lands. Only by uniting can we have the strength to fight against such a powerful enemy!

Yuan Shen looked helpless; he had already suggested this plan to Ji Fa long ago.

"Actually, your brother and I have already discussed this matter, and he is willing to unite with the South."

The problem now is that Ji Fa hates war. Once this war breaks out, there will be casualties on both sides, and it may even have to be fought to the last moment to determine the winner.

But Ji Fa couldn't bear the huge casualties in the war, and he couldn't even accept the heavy casualties of the enemy, so he was filled with thoughts of surrender.

"Unless we can find a war that can be won without casualties, I really can't think of any reason why he would continue fighting."

Ji Dan could not fully understand Yuan Shen's words at this time, after all, he had not personally witnessed Ji Fa's hesitation and retreat on the battlefield.

Just then, Ji Fa, who had led his soldiers in a sneak attack, returned to the city, and the boys who had accompanied him were all very excited.

They felt that killing Mo Liqing avenged the Xiqi soldiers who had died tragically.

Therefore, the purpose of the group's night raid was not to win the war, but only to avenge their brother, without considering the overall situation of the war.

Tang Yu stood on the city wall, watching this scene, speechless.

“Good point. Ji Dan is indeed more clear-headed and can consider the overall situation. He should be persuading Ji Fa right now.”

Yuan Shen even secretly hoped that Ji Dan could directly ascend to the throne.

As for his family, he is an only child and plans to embark on the path of cultivation in the future, so he really doesn't want to get involved in these disputes anymore.

Moreover, his father had a fiery temper and was not suited to be a monarch.

At this time, Xiqi City was heavily guarded, and everyone expected that Deng Chanyu would definitely attack after dawn.

As expected, at dawn, Deng Chanyu's army arrived at the city gates.

The two sides set up their battle formations outside the city, war drums beat, banners fluttered, and a great battle was about to break out.

Ji Dan stood on the city wall, watching the two armies facing off, and subconsciously asked Yuan Shen a question.

"Actually, we are the defenders, and the other side has the Three Demon Generals. We just need to defend the city and dig traps. If we go out to fight head-on, wouldn't we be at a disadvantage?"

Yuan Shen nodded with a complicated expression.

As the defender, Xiqi naturally had the advantage and could simply hold its ground most of the time.

Often, the defending side fails because the city runs out of food and supplies, leaving them with no choice but to surrender.

The attacking soldiers are not mindless machines, capable of relentlessly advancing without fear of death; such a situation is simply impossible.

Humans are naturally afraid, so the military must maintain high morale; too many losses will inevitably shake the morale of the troops.

"I thought I was wrong. I just advised my brother to defend the city and use Lei Zhenzi to deal with the four demon generals, but my brother didn't listen to me. Maybe I'm too young and my words don't carry much weight."

After Ji Dan finished speaking with a sigh, Yuan Shen could only sigh silently in his heart.

Before Ji Fa made any major mistakes or passed away, even if Ji Dan ascended to the throne, it would be difficult for him to gain the support of the people of Xiqi, and he could only wait silently for the right opportunity.

At this moment, Tang Yu was carefully observing the remaining three demon generals.

“Good idea. These four giants look powerful and possess magical treasures, but you also saw the battle last night.”

They are slow-moving and not very bright; they are clearly just idiots who are physically strong but mentally weak.

Turning around or lifting a foot is difficult, but it's actually quite easy to handle.

Yuan Shen wholeheartedly agreed, but the key issue was that Ji Fa's battle strategy was truly unpredictable.

However, Deng Chanyu's ability to arrange troops doesn't seem to be very good either, so there might be an unexpected turning point.

At this moment, Deng Chanyu's deputy general showed a look of hesitation.

He believes that Xiqi's morale is high after their successful surprise attack last night, and that they may not have an advantage in attacking now.

Deng Chanyu, however, was full of disdain and directly mocked her.

“Those who are greedy for small victories will surely suffer great defeats! Ji Fa is a scoundrel who doesn’t know how to fight. I’ll teach him a lesson today.”

After saying this, he beat the drum to direct the attack.

Upon hearing the command, the three demon generals immediately charged forward.

The fatal thing was that Ji Fa led his army forward, following the sound of the drums, completely following the rhythm of the enemy.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Lei Zhenzi descended from the sky and used a large net to trap the three demon generals.

If it weren't for this sudden sneak attack, wouldn't it have been suicide for a group of cavalry to face off against three demon generals head-on?

It seems Ji Fa does have some brains after all.

However, this sneak attack only trapped the Demon Clan generals for a short time. Soon, they used their magical artifacts to break free of the net and launched a fierce attack on Ji Fa and the others.

Deng Chanyu was still beating the drums when she saw this, so she led her cavalrymen to charge forward. Ji Fa could only lead his soldiers to retreat quickly.

The city gates opened, and the other cavalrymen retreated back into the city, leaving only Ji Fa behind, relentlessly pursued by the enemy.

At the last moment, the suspension bridge rose, and Ji Fa, with all his might, stabbed his sword into the bridge, hanging in mid-air.

However, Deng Chanyu grabbed Ji Fa despite the danger, and the three demon generals attacked from behind with their magical weapons. The two of them were attacked and fell into the river together.

At this moment, both commanders fell into the water.

Deng Chanyu's deputy not only failed to send anyone to rescue her, but also ordered an intensified attack.

Tang Yu watched this scene and smiled.

"In life and death, we made a vow. Holding your hand, we will grow old together." This originally referred to the bond between comrades.

But now it seems that Deng Chanyu doesn't care about the lives of her soldiers at all, and these soldiers don't care much about their general's life or death either.

After ten years of fighting in the North Sea, there wasn't a shred of camaraderie among our comrades. I don't know how they managed to get through those years.

When Yuan Shen was Song Mo in his previous life, he was as close as brothers with the people in the military camp.

Seeing Deng Chanyu's performance, he was convinced that the ten-year campaign in Beihai was justified.

"She probably didn't treat the soldiers like human beings."

At this moment, the fire and water attacks of the three Mo generals were about to spread to the city wall, and Tang Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"Let's step in and help now; we can't let them really breach the city gates."

While Xiqi City was still resisting the attack, Ji Fa and Deng Chanyu, who had fallen into the water, began to wrestle underwater.

Ji Fa was a bit smarter; he quickly took off his heavy armor and surfaced.

However, Deng Chanyu gradually sank to the bottom of the water because her armor was too heavy.

When Ji Fa surfaced, he discovered that Xiqi City was in imminent danger. The three generals of the Mo family were attacking too fiercely, with flames constantly reaching the city walls. Xiqi was about to collapse.

Of course, this is just Ji Fa's speculation.

So he immediately dived into the water and rescued Deng Chanyu.

The two drifted downstream with the current.