At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

Under the cover of night, clusters of bonfires dispelled the darkness of Chihan Mountain, and the occasional night winds stirred up sparks that danced in the air.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and countless stars twinkle.

Everything at Chihan Mountain was as usual.

"Come on! Finish this bowl!!"

The core area of ​​Chihan Mountain.

In a courtyard.

Tuoba Qing raised his wine bowl high, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light, and looked at the group gathered there. He said in a deep voice, "His Highness the Thirteenth Prince is right. Now that our dynasty is facing such troubles, we should take up our swords and bows, mount our steeds, and fight against the enemies who have invaded our dynasty!"

"The Northern and Western Regions are too far from Mount Chihan, only the Southern Region is relatively close. As for Nanyu, it was previously suppressed by our dynasty south of the Tuowu Mountains. How many Nanyu people did His Majesty's Imperial Martial Army kill at that time? Countless!!"

"From then on, the people of Nanyu were like turtles hiding in the ground, afraid to move."

"And now? The people of Nanyu think our dynasty is in trouble, that they're invincible again. It's utterly ridiculous! Once our dynasty recovers, we will make Nanyu pay a heavy price!"

"Well said!!"

"That's right!"

"That's it!"

"The dogs of Nanyu only dare to do such despicable things. We must kill them until they bow down and submit!!"

"We are going to the Southern Prince's Mansion together..."

Tuoba Qing's words resonated with many people.

They all raised their wine bowls high, and some drank the fine wine in their bowls after speaking. Compared with the mare's milk wine from the grassland, the wine produced in Nanyu was much better!

However, under such an atmosphere, Yuwen Jing, Bu Lu Gu Han, Yu Chi He, Qiu Mu Ling Chuan, Hu Yan Chi and others showed different expressions.

In particular, Yuwen Jing didn't even pick up his wine bowl.

In fact, Yuwen Jing did not touch a drop of alcohol from the beginning of the banquet, even though the wine that Tuoba Qing brought out was very good and sold at a high price in the Murong Dynasty, but Yuwen Jing insisted on his own idea.

Yuwen Jing frowned slightly as he observed the reactions of the young men before him.

Is the current situation really as they think?

Yuwen Jing didn't think so.

If the Nanyu people were really that easy to deal with, the Southern King would have already led his army to launch a counterattack, instead of the two sides fighting along the Tuowu Mountains as he knew.

It should be noted that the six fierce generals and ten valiant generals under the Southern King were household names in the Murong Dynasty, but what was the result? They were at a disadvantage in the front-line war.

Yuwen Jing was calm, but too many people were not.

Despite the ongoing battles at the front lines, news from Nandu, Shangdu, and Dongdu reaching the Chihan Mountain area, aside from requests for battle, remained unchanged from before.

We continued drinking.

People continue to sleep.

Watch the dance.

Listen to the music.

The only difference is that every night, the group involved, especially the drunk ones, complains that they weren't even called in to fight. Deep down, they've never taken any enemy seriously!

The situation Yuwen Jing was in was not an isolated case in the core area of ​​Chihan Mountain; it happened in many places as well. As for whether he was drinking or doing something else, that remains unknown...

"Yuwen Jing, are you not planning to go?"

Tuoba Qing supported himself with one hand on the ground and the other on his knee. He looked at Yuwen Jing and the others with a probing tone. This question caused all the disciples who had previously responded to Tuoba Qing to look at Yuwen Jing, while some looked at Bu Lu Guhan, Yuchi He, Qiu Mulingchuan, and Huyan Chi.

Wherever there are people, there is a world of intrigue and conflict. This is unavoidable regardless of the dynasty. With more people comes more trouble, and all these troubles inevitably involve interests.

"I definitely have to go..."

In this atmosphere, Yuwen Jing pondered for a moment, ignoring the stares directed at him, and looked at Tuoba Qing. But as he spoke, Yuwen Jing's expression suddenly changed. He opened his tiger-like eyes and looked at the wine bowl beside him, where the fine wine rippled.

"What's going on? Why is the ground trembling?"

"You've had too much to drink, haha!!"

"No!! I felt it too!!"

"Look, the wine is moving!!"

"Oh no!! It's an enemy attack—"

Yuwen Jing's roar rang out, drowning out all other sounds. Under the watchful eyes of some, Yuwen Jing suddenly stood up and ran quickly out of the hall.

Yuwen Jing's move caused the assembled disciples to follow suit, with many showing expressions of surprise, astonishment, and shock.

Clearly, Yuwen Jing's words were something they hadn't expected.

where are they?

Mount Chihan!

This is the sacred mountain, the ancestral home of the Murong Dynasty!

No foreign enemy has ever invaded.

"Uuuuuu——"

When the dull horn sounded from afar, although it had become very faint, Yuwen Jing still heard it. Bulu Guhan, Yuchi He, Qiu Mulingchuan, and Huyan Chi also heard it. The drunken Tuoba Qing finally showed an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Quickly!! Go back and gather your retainers and servants to prepare for battle!!"

Yuwen Jing's words brought many people back to their senses.

Under the watchful eyes of Tuoba Qing and the others, Yuwen Jing ran forward quickly.

How is this possible! !

Yuwen Jing, moving with lightning speed, was inwardly shocked. Chihan Mountain was about to be attacked by the enemy?! Where did this enemy force come from?! Which enemy army was attacking again?!

Chihan Mountain has never encountered such a situation before.

Yuwen Jing rushed out of the courtyard and saw a large number of people pouring out of the main road. It was clear that not only Yuwen Jing and his party had been alarmed, but many others had also been alerted.

Their reactions were strikingly similar.

"Da da da--"

Amidst this chaotic scene, the sound of clattering hooves arose as several cavalrymen, carrying torches, steered their mounts at breakneck speed.

"Enemy attack!!"

"Enemy attack!"

"Don your armor and meet the enemy!!"

"Don your armor and meet the enemy—"

"Protect Mount Chihan!"

"Protecting Mount Chihan—"

As the cavalrymen galloped along, each one shouted something different, and upon hearing their shouts, the crowds gathered in various places, after a brief period of confusion, descended into even greater chaos.

"It's an enemy attack!!"

"quick!!"

"Assemble!!!"

"Don your armor and meet the enemy—"

The roars were incessant, and the chaos in this area was nothing compared to the chaos seen from the air, as the entire core of Chihan Mountain was like this.

Looking further afield, one can see, in the darkness, columns of fire-like formations rapidly approaching the core of Mount Chihan from its outer perimeter!

The reason it is described as a fire dragon is not only because of the torches carried by these teams; these flames are nothing in the darkness of the night.

But wherever they go, bursts of flames will mysteriously ignite!

"Yu Lin!!!"

From some unknown direction, a cavalry force of over a thousand men, amidst the thunderous sound of hooves and the constant waves of heat, erupted with a hoarse, furious roar.

Although the roar was drowned out by the commotion.

"Yu Lin!!!"

"Yu Lin!!!"

"Yu Lin—"

But as one roar after another rang out, these roars converged into a mountain roar, making the roar deafening. Huang Long, who was riding at the forefront, was wearing mountain-patterned armor and holding a horse spear. His cold eyes were fixed on the front, and the overwhelming fighting spirit burning in his chest made him breathe rapidly.

Finally, we've reached our goal!

A cold glint flashed in his eyes as Huang Long raised his spear against the night wind, his eyes wide with fury, and roared, "Kill the enemy!!!"

Wu Liang, who was following closely behind, then roared angrily.

"Kill the enemy!!!"

"Kill the enemy—"

"kill--"

They endured countless hardships along the way, all for this moment.

A person is shouting.

The horse is neighing.

The cavalry, charging forward at breakneck speed, unleashed a barrage of arrows, creating a commotion that was hard to miss. But they maintained their unstoppable momentum, their arrow formation a testament to their determination to pierce through the Chihan Mountains, crushing any obstacles in their path!

"kill!!!"

"It's Yu Gou!!"

"quick--"

As Huang Long's cavalry charged forward at an extremely fast speed, various roars soon erupted. It was under these circumstances that groups of people surged out from all directions, some charging head-on with Huang Long's forces, some flanking Huang Long's forces, and some chasing after Huang Long's forces from behind.

boom!

boom--

Under these circumstances, as Huanglong's troops galloped at high speed, flames frequently shot up on the outer perimeter of this cavalry formation, producing a pungent and unpleasant odor.

"kill--"

None of this affected Huang Long's focus. When the Northern barbarian cavalry surged towards his own cavalry formation like madmen, Huang Long raised his lance, roared, and charged forward, with the Imperial Guards following closely behind.

The night raid on the Northern Barbarians' Chihan Mountain was planned before the battle.

How long the night raid would last was unknown to Huang Long, Duanmu Yu, Shu Yuqing, and other officers, but with their fierce attack on Chihan Mountain from all directions, none of that mattered anymore.

Either they all die in battle.

Either the northern barbarians are completely wiped out.

Otherwise, this battle would never have stopped.

He kept waving his lance.

Screams rang in my ears.

Blood splattered onto my face from time to time; it was very hot.

Huang Long's eyes began to bloodshot. Since being ordered to go north, apart from the night raid on Lan Kun City, which left a deep impression on Huang Long, he hadn't paid much attention to anything else.

What is Yulin?

To be the nation's protectors, as numerous as the forest, with chariots swarming and banners fluttering, the emperor commands me to conquer all directions!

Harassment, flanking maneuvers, luring and killing... these small-scale conflicts or skirmishes under the guise of major battles are not what the Imperial Guard wants at all!

From the moment it was created, the Imperial Guards carried too much on their shoulders: the emperor's expectations, the blood feud of their fathers and brothers, and the mission to avenge the nation...

These burdens weighed heavily on every Imperial Guard.

If they don't wage a major war, who will they be letting down?

I'm sorry to everyone!!

The Imperial Guards are destined for tough battles and major conflicts!

Only in this way can the world know what the Imperial Guard truly is!

"die!!!"

Seeing the approaching Northern barbarian generals roaring and leading their troops to attack, Huang Long showed no fear, gripping his lance tightly and swinging it forward.

In mounted combat, it's either life or death.

There is no third possibility.

When two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave will prevail!

As the commander of the Imperial Guard, he had long since disregarded life and death from the moment he embarked on his journey.

And Huanglong is not the only one who disregards life and death.

……

Somewhere in the distance, under the illumination of towering flames, a chaotic group was locked in a fierce battle.

"die!!"

Sun Bin, his armor splattered with countless drops of blood, stared angrily into the distance, his spear swirling incessantly. Around him were Sun Ben, Xu Bin, Dong Heng, Cao Jing, and several others, who were engaged in fierce combat with a unit of the tomb-guarding army. Their soldiers were also fighting fiercely.

They only learned of the surprise attack on Chihan Mountain when they were almost upon it.

Even now, they still can't forget that scene.

In an unnamed canyon.

Surrounded by generals such as Duanmu Yu and Shu Yuqing, Huang Long looked at them coldly. All the middle and lower-ranking officers of the Imperial Guard and the Southern Army Vanguard were gathered together.

"What is the purpose of this Northern Expedition? It is to avenge our defeat, to wipe away our shame, and even more so to demonstrate our might! While we were fighting our way through the heart of the Northern Barbarian territory, countless brave warriors of the Great Yu, led by Marquis Chenyang, Duke Cheng, and Duke Bao, were fighting fiercely against the Northern Barbarians along the Tuowu Mountains!"

"We, who are maneuvering in the heart of the Northern Barbarian territory, are not aware of how the battle is going along the Tuowu Mountains. However, we can at some point let all the brave soldiers of the Great Yu, whether they respect us or not, know that we are all brave soldiers of the Great Yu!"

"Chihan Mountain is the sacred ancestral mountain of the Northern Barbarians. If we can conquer this place, kill all those who obstruct our advance, and make the Northern Barbarian royal family, nobles, generals, ministers... gathered here kneel on the ground in the face of our ferocity, then we will make everyone remember this battle!!"

After Huanglong finished speaking, apart from roars and the sound of armor being slapped, there seemed to be nothing else. A person's life can be long or short. We live through a series of moments. It is because of those memorable moments that we can savor them again and again that we can get through this life and even let more people know about them...

"kill!!!"

On the chaotic battlefield, Sun Ben, his eyes bloodshot, felt no pain from the cold arrow that pierced his left shoulder. He wielded the iron halberd, and screams echoed wherever it passed.

Driven by extreme pride, he needed a cathartic battle to vent everything deep within him!

The special period that the central government of the Great Yu Dynasty experienced was not caused by him, nor was it his doing. Why should he be made to bear the consequences in the end?!

His name was Sun Ben, the Grand Marshal and General of the Great Yu Dynasty, Duke of Rong, with the title of Pillar of State, and the eldest son of Sun He. He had his own pride.

"grandfather!!"

Under these circumstances, Cao Jing roared, and the arrows stuck in his breastplate swayed, but this did not affect Cao Jing in the slightest.

The northern barbarians before them seemed inexhaustible.

But for Cao Jing, this only fueled his fighting spirit.

His grandfather, Cao Yin, the Great General Who Conquers the North of the Great Yu Dynasty and the Duke Protector of the State, was stationed in the northern frontier. Even when the Great Yu Dynasty was facing the most severe internal and external troubles, he still remained stationed in the northern frontier.

As the eldest grandson of the Duke of Huguo's family, he cannot tarnish the family's prestige!

Illuminated by the firelight, Mount Chihan at this moment carries not only the pride and glory of the Murong Dynasty, but also much more...