Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

As dusk fell, the blood-red setting sun poured down like a blood-red curtain, dyeing the entire canyon an eerie red. The Death Slope was especially crimson, with even the dark cliffs appearing to have been soaked into a dark red.

Numerous corpses had already piled up in front of the defensive tower; these were naturally left behind by the army of the Longguo Kingdom.

Shortly after Mo Yuming rushed back to the town, the enemy army sent out a suicide squad, attempting to bypass the defensive towers and intercept the garrison.

Because the road in front of the tower is only about ten feet wide, it cannot accommodate too many people to enter the battle.

On Mo Yuming's side, the terrain was much more open, allowing the soldiers hiding behind sandbags to line up and attack the enemy from both sides with arrows and crossbows.

Such favorable terrain made it quite easy for Mo Yuming to defend himself.

With four old men around, the soldiers led by Steward Zhang barely participated in the battle; at most, they stood by, harassing the fleeing enemy and picking up scraps.

After leaving behind about a hundred corpses, the other side realized the seriousness of the problem, but was unwilling to give up. So they built a defensive wall not far away and confronted each other.

"Young master, what's wrong with you...?"

Steward Zhang saw that Mo Yuming had brought not only the two old men, Lei and Dian, who had just returned from Yan Kingdom, but also more than two hundred people, nearly half of whom were dressed in the clothes of ordinary people from Yan Kingdom.

Each person held one or two items in their hands or carried one or two items on their shoulders, mostly wooden sticks and stones, which seemed unrelated to war, so I asked out of curiosity.

"These are all skilled craftsmen who were just invited back this morning."

"Move aside a bit, clear this area of ​​ground."

After Mo Yuming had someone clear a space, he turned to the craftsmen and said:

"Everyone, please assemble according to the blueprints I gave you. Be careful and don't assemble them incorrectly!"

"Please rest assured, young master. Although we have never seen such a weapon before, we are all veteran craftsmen who have been in this business for decades. Our skills are absolutely top-notch! As long as we have the blueprints, there is no doubt about it!"

"That's what the leading old craftsman replied."

"This place is a bit cramped, so let's place the two machines one in front of the other, staggered."

"Pile the stones you have next to the catapults, then leave ten men at each machine to follow my orders. The rest of you join the main force."

Mo Yuming addressed the remaining people, then turned to Steward Zhang:

"Steward Zhang, go and order the crossbow team to prepare."

After the catapults have launched all the stones, your crossbow team will split into two groups of six, with the front row firing horizontally and the back row firing upwards. You don't need to aim at any one person; instead, take advantage of the enemy's confusion and immediately shoot arrows into the enemy's ranks.

The goal is to shoot all the arrows in your hand in the shortest possible time.

With the power of the crossbow, a large number of enemy soldiers would surely be killed. Then, abandoning the crossbow, he would pick up his weapon and follow the six old men to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

Although we only have a little over four hundred people participating this time, I am confident that we will achieve a complete victory!

Mo Yuming finally spoke loudly to the soldiers standing around him:

"Did everyone hear what I said? Now listen to my orders, catapults, begin attack!"

As soon as Mo Yuming finished speaking, the twenty people operating the catapult immediately sprang into action.

Large stones were hurled into the air, falling from the sky into the enemy ranks, bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The sudden hurling of stones caused the unsuspecting soldiers of the Longguo Kingdom to scream and howl in terror.

Although these were all veterans who had been through countless battles, they never imagined that a rain of stones would fall silently from the sky, and that these were deadly large rocks!

Normally, these soldiers could easily dodge these randomly thrown stones.

However, this was a deadly slope with cliffs on both sides. The narrow road offered them no room to hide, and if their formation was disrupted, they risked being pushed off the cliff.

But the rain of stones came so suddenly that they had no time to think. Those with shields instinctively raised them to shield themselves, while those without shields covered their heads with their hands and dodged the boulders in all directions.

The defensive formation was thrown into chaos. Many soldiers were not killed by falling stones, but were pushed off the cliff by their own comrades.

By the time the commanding officer tried to give orders, it was too late; the disorganized soldiers were like a swarm of headless flies, running around aimlessly.

Just then, the enemy's defensive tower, which had been impenetrable for so long, suddenly collapsed on its own.

Before the dust could even spread, a barrage of heavy crossbow bolts shot out from behind the defensive tower, all rapidly heading towards the already chaotic enemy ranks.

These crossbow bolts, more lethal than stones, would often kill several soldiers with a single arrow as they passed through their bodies.

This further exacerbated the soldiers' panic. The soldiers at the front of the line abandoned their armor and retreated desperately, while the soldiers at the back had no idea what was happening ahead of them. As a result, they huddled together in extreme panic and fear, creating a chaotic scene.

The soldiers on the cliff were like beans scattered on the ground; most of them were pushed and shoved off the precipice.

The Battle of Juemingpo ended with fewer than 100 enemy soldiers fleeing, more than 300 captured, and the rest killed in action.

Mo Yuming not only won a complete victory, but also gained many unexpected benefits.

In addition to capturing hundreds of crossbows, they also obtained tens of thousands of crossbow bolts.

Even more noteworthy is that they also obtained hundreds of magic-piercing bows and thousands of magic-piercing arrows, as well as many pieces of armor, boots, and supplies.

The Demon-Slaying Arrow is a weapon similar to the more powerful Magic Crystal Cannon, both of which utilize the destructive force generated by the explosion of magical beast crystals to kill enemies.

Unlike the Magic Crystal Cannon, the Magic Crystal Cannon loads several magic crystals into a special activator, or cannon base. The activator then activates the magic crystals, causing them to explode instantly, generating a huge shockwave that is then directed out of the cannon barrel, producing a beam of extremely destructive energy that, like a death ray, destroys any obstacles in its path.

The Demon-Slaying Arrow, on the other hand, has one or half a magic crystal embedded in the tip of an arrow made of black iron or the bones of a magical beast. The tip of the black iron arrow is engraved with runes that can trigger the explosion of the magic crystal.

When the Demon-Slaying Arrow hits an object, it triggers the runes, causing the arrowhead to explode and thus killing the enemy.

Although the Demon-Slaying Arrow is not as powerful as the Magic Crystal Cannon, it is still very effective at killing single targets.

Moreover, it is much more convenient and faster to use than the magic crystal cannon.

When used together, the two can form a very powerful combat force.

However, due to the high value of magic crystals, each magic-breaking arrow is very expensive, and they are generally not used unless absolutely necessary, let alone magic crystal cannons.

The Long Kingdom will naturally not let this defeat go unpunished, but this crushing defeat will leave a shadow in the hearts of those in power.

Even if troops are dispatched again, they will hesitate for a long time regarding the selection of personnel and the method of attack, and at least they will not blindly send troops out again as they did this time.

This is exactly what Mo Yuming hoped for, since it takes time for defensive facilities to be built from the start.

On the same day that Yue Lei and Zhi Dian led hundreds of skilled craftsmen back to Wushuang Castle, Yan Kingdom learned of General Jiang's surrender and Mo Yuming's occupation of Xiyu Town.

This was mainly because Mo Yuming did not block the news, allowing tourists and businessmen to spread it freely.

With the help of natural barriers and more than a dozen Heavenly Realm elders, Mo Yuming didn't care about the attacks from these countries at all.

The Long Kingdom had just been defeated and left, and it was estimated that they would not make a comeback for the time being. Therefore, Mo Yuming led the craftsmen to build the fortifications on the cliff of sacrifice first.

Only Steward Zhang was left to lead about fifty men to guard the Deadly Slope, while a small group of people were arranged to build fortifications there.

After passing the cliff of self-sacrifice, you will reach the tail section of the Returning Dragon Path.

The entire Huilong Road is fifty or sixty miles long, while the straight-line distance from the dragon's head to its tail is at most only a few miles.

The entire road resembles a winding dragon lying between the cliffs, hence the name Huilong Road (Returning Dragon Road).

After passing the Cliff of Self-Sacrifice, you reach the tail of the Dragon Path. The entire tail is a horseshoe-shaped bend, more than ten miles long, while the Cliff of Self-Sacrifice and the opposite side of the tail are only a few dozen feet apart.

Pedestrians coming from Gu'an Town could not hide their tracks at all, and were also within the range of crossbows.

If a watchtower is built on the cliff of self-sacrifice, the enemy on the other side can be easily blocked from above.

Mo Yuming had this in mind, which is why he decided to build fortifications on the cliff of self-sacrifice.