Blue, Red and White Dark Abyss Cauldron

Aqi and Lu Linnan Ge rode their horses at full speed to Yashankou.

The battle here was already very fierce, and the Red Soldiers launched wave after wave of fierce attacks on the mountain pass.

Although the Bicheng cavalry was renowned among the four kingdoms, they excelled at offense, not defense. After the Dongzhong army suffered several setbacks against the Chi soldiers, Ding Qi made some tactical adjustments, but unfortunately, the results were limited. The reasons for this were, firstly, the cavalry's tactics were rigid and difficult to change significantly in a short period of time; secondly, they lacked the necessary defensive weaponry and equipment.

After arriving in Yutuo City, he received help from the city lord Lu Linang and others. He not only obtained a lot of weapons and equipment, but also learned some defensive strategies.

According to Lu Lin'ang's plan, the only way to deal with the Red Soldiers now is to dig deep trenches and build high walls in dangerous places to make it difficult for them to attack.

However, the Red Soldiers were not foolish. They had adapted their tactics accordingly to the Dong Zhong Army's deep trenches and high walls. Furthermore, many of the soldiers possessed special abilities, so the deep trenches and high walls alone could not completely stop the Red Soldiers' attacks.

Fortunately, after discovering the unusual movements of the Red Army, Lu Lin'ang promptly dispatched about a thousand spear and shield soldiers and a thousand archers. Together with the Dongzhong Army's cavalry's strict defense, it was not easy for the Red Army to break through the narrow Yashan Pass.

Aqi and Lu Linnange hurried to the side of Ding Qi, the central commander, who was standing on a high place watching the battle situation, and called out, "Central commander."

Ding Qi turned around and saw Lu Lin Nan Ge was also beside Aqi, so he bowed to her.

Lu Linnan Ge nodded slightly in return.

Ding Qi's tone was still a little angry as he said, "Aqi, as the deputy commander of the Dongzhong Army, how could you abandon your post when the Red Army is besieging you? You haven't been seen for several days?!"

Ah Qi hurriedly half-knelt down and said, "Damn you, young man! Please punish me, Central Army!"

Ding Qi frowned, but could not bring himself to say any words of punishment. After all, this young general's abilities far surpassed his own, and it was thanks to him that the Dongzhong Army escaped from several major dangers.

Lu Linnan Ge said, "General Ding, you don't have to punish Aqi. I asked him to go out with me."

Ding Qi naturally knew that this was just Lu Linnan Ge's words to protect Aqi. The two young generals had a very good relationship and had made many outstanding achievements in several battles with the Red Army.

Furthermore, both of them were incredibly handsome, like a perfect match. The officers of the Dongzhong and Yutuo armies, and even Lu Linnange's father, Lu Linang, all considered them a perfect match and were eager to make it happen. However, their true intentions were unknown, and given the crisis facing the capital, no one had yet raised the issue.

After hearing what Lu Linnange said, Ding Qi stopped blaming Aqi and said sternly, "Aqi, as the commander of the Central Army, you should distinguish between the important and the unimportant. Don't make the same mistake again next time!"

Aqi bowed and accepted the order.

Lu Linnan Ge said calmly, "We left Yutuo City for the Nether Abyss Cauldron, so it's no small matter."

Ding Qi was startled and asked, "Did the Nether Abyss Cauldron appear around here again?"

Lu Linnan Ge nodded and said, "It was with Ran Qingdeng in Yanshui Cave. Unfortunately, it was snatched away by the Spirit King of the Snow Country, and we were unable to defeat him."

"Is it the Spirit King named Storm?"

"No, it's the Ice Demon."

Ding Qi was utterly horrified to find a spirit king named Bing Chi Bing Mei in the Snow Country. However, the Nether Abyss Cauldron had been taken, so none of this mattered. He turned around and once again looked down at the mountain pass below.

Yashan Pass was extremely narrow, no more than five or six feet wide, flanked on either side by the steep, bare, mirror-smooth Yashan cliffs. While not as precipitous as Humu Pass or as wondrous as Yixianya Pass, it was a rare and formidable position on the route from Biyuan to Yutuo City where a stronghold could be found to resist the Red Army.

The Dongzhong Army and the Yutuo Army jointly built several fortifications here.

One was a large trench, thirty or four feet wide and two feet deep. It was not only filled with sharp wooden spikes and spears, but also filled with nearly a foot of water. The spikes and spears were Aqixun's method for digging pits on Jiaoshan to counter the Jinyang City soldiers, while the water was a reminder that the Red Army was afraid of water and could never swim across it.

The second was a stone wall about five or six zhang high, built from huge stones dug from Yashan Mountain, with a platform about ten zhang wide on top for garrisoning soldiers. However, this stone wall was built hastily and was not very solid.

Behind the stone wall is the temporary camp of the Dongzhong Army. The soldiers of the Dongzhong Army usually keep their guns in their hands and their saddles on their hips, ready to charge at any time to attack the Red Army that is passing through the pass.

Not long ago, the Red Army had built two long wooden bridges across the trench and launched a fierce attack on the pass. However, before they could reach the foot of the stone wall, they were driven back by a barrage of arrows from powerful crossbows. Most of the Red Army soldiers who crossed the trench were killed or wounded, and the remaining ones could only desperately flee. Many others fell into the trench and were pierced by the wooden spikes, screaming in pain.

Ah Qi looked at the corpses of the Red Army soldiers piled up several layers below the stone wall and asked, "Zhongjun, how many times have they attacked?"

Ding Qi replied, "The Red Army started attacking last night, and there have been seventeen attacks as of the most recent one. Humph, they think they can easily break through Yashan Pass. No matter how many the Dongzhong Army lets come, as many will die!" He had contracted a serious illness due to General Bi Ye's groundless suspicion, and had lost a lot of weight. Now, when he uttered such bold words, he regained his former majesty.

Aqi and Lu Linnan Ge were very happy when they heard this.

Ding Qi added, "We've already lost quite a bit of our arrows. If the Red Soldiers continue to attack, I'm afraid we'll only have enough for seven or eight more."

Lu Linnange said, "This is a small matter." He turned to Mei Dengzi, who was standing behind him, and said, "Go into the city immediately and inform General Wang Qiu. Ask him to gather people and quickly produce feather arrows. The more the better!"

Mei Dengzi took the order and left.