novelBesieged
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Translator: Yukidaruma Translations Editor: Yukidaruma Translations
Although Eunuch Wang was equipped with the Universe Knight System with lower specifications, his battle prowess was comparable to top-notch Tiangang Realm cultivators. However, it was also due to this that he was better able to understand how terrifying the Emperor was.
'That person in the Imperial Capital is probably the most terrifying, as well as the deepest and most unfathomable, person in the world. '
The Crown Princess' fair fingers knocked on the table as she said proudly, "The people in Lihe City are just a bunch of weaklings. We can take them down at any moment. The reason I'm keeping them is so that the rest of the feudal vassals can rush over and provide assistance."
With two trumps —the Sharp Swords as well as the Universe Knight Systems—in her hands, the Crown Princess' plan was to wipe out the feudal vassals' main forces.
She besieged the Lihe City because she had set her eyes on the assistance that they would render.
"The feudal vassals don't trust each other that much to begin with. It's just that given the pressure from both the imperial court and the Three Mountains Four Peaks, they forcibly joined forces. Right now, Wang Daoyuan and Ning Baichuan are being besieged. If the feudal vassals were to render assistance, the brittle alliance would probably break down completely.
"Moreover, the Lihe City is situated on flat land with no mountainous terrain or dense forests in the surroundings. It's very suitable for the Sharp Swords troop to display their prowess."
Therefore, the 100, 000-man army surrounded the entire Lihe City, yet they did not launch any attacks. This caused everyone in Lihe City to be on tenterhooks.
Currently, the Wang Clan's clan head—Wang Daoyuan—was standing on the city wall with his hands behind his back. He condensed his essential Qi into his eyes, seeming as if wanted to pierce through the heavens as he glanced toward the 100, 000-man army outside the city. Wang Daoyuan saw a large number of orderly but densely-packed tents, yet he did not hear any commotion. Instead, there seemed to be the enforcement of strict discipline. A hint of worry flashed in his eyes.
'Not only are Marie's martial arts deep and unfathomable but her troops are also very disciplined. '
While Wang Daoyuan was standing on the city walls and observing the enemy's forces, Serene Region's Regional Governor Ning Baichuan suddenly appeared next to him and said, "Brother Wang, why are you feeling so troubled? Although the 100, 000-man army has surrounded our Lihe City with an imposing appearance, how much food will they need in a day? All of them are Xiantian Realm and Disha Realm cultivators, and it's essential that they don't stop their daily food intake.
"How long can Marie persist?"
Wang Daoyuan nodded. This was also what he had been thinking."However, being the imperial court's top general, it's impossible that Marie hasn't thought of this. I heard that when Marie defeated Prince Xin's army, she performed a remarkable technique that allows her to traverse long distances and move several thousand Imperial Guards over 1, 000 lis."
"Hmph, you believe in such rumors? Since ancient times, there has been no lack of celestial figures who can turn scattered beans into soldiers or summon wind and rain. However, which of these bewitching characters who appeared in chaotic times were real?" Ning Baichuan was full of despise.
What he said was not wrong. In the chaotic eras during the course of history, there would always be people who were strong in martial arts that would show off their skills. They would put up pretenses of scattering beans and turning them into soldiers, summoning the wind or rain, or reviving the dead to fool the foolish citizens and the lower-tiered soldiers.
In his opinion, Marie was merely such a character.
Wang Daoyuan reminded, "Despite this, that woman is still able to defeat Prince Xin. Her martial arts and intelligence aren't to be underestimated."
Ning Baichuan said confidently, "Of course, I won't underestimate her, but I won't be overly fearful of her either. For her to be able to defeat Prince Xin, she's probably at the Tiangang Realm. If she has already reached the Great Dao Realm, then she'd have killed her way here and wouldn't have needed to lead a great army down south."
Just then, several tens of black dots appeared in the sky in the distance. This immediately garnered the attention of countless people inside and outside the city.
"What's that?" Ning Baichuan immediately gathered his essential Qi to his eyes and looked toward the sky that was over 10, 000 meters away. Over ten metal birds with huge wings appeared before his eyes.
A commotion immediately broke out on the city walls at the appearance of these metal birds.
"Monsters!"
"Those are monsters summoned by the Demon Sect's demonic woman!"
Many great generals suppressed the commotion after exhausting great efforts. Then the ten or more metal birds seen flying above the imperial court's army gradually landed behind them.
A short moment later, cheers rang out from the army as countless materials were pushed out from the metal birds' stomachs. Those were a tremendous amount of support resources.
At the sight of this scene, Ning Baichuan's brows furrowed tightly. Although he had no idea what these metal birds were, he knew that the enemies did not have to worry about their support resources.
Wang Daoyuan sighed and said, "These Demon Sect's means are really unbelievable. I've read countless books, but I haven't read about such huge metal birds."
"Hmph, a bunch of dishonest practices." Ning Baichuan let out a cold laugh."Once all the feudal vassals' armies are gathered, they will still collapse, regardless of what sorcery they try."
On the other side, next to a temporary landing site, the Crown Princess nodded. She looked at the resources that were being moved out from the airplanes incessantly and thought, 'If it wasn't because of the world's obstructing forces, I'd be able to port these things over with a single thought. However, it isn't bad to have these toys either. '
The Crown Princess felt increasingly curious about the variety of remarkable weapons that Fang Xingjian could produce.
These products that were called technological items had their own profoundness when compared to martial arts.
The Crown Princess stroked her chin gently and thought, 'I've mastered all four types of sword intents—Infiltrating Void, Lightless Sword, All-Conquering, and Instant. After I learn a few more sets of sword techniques, I might be able to get him to exchange some of the technology he mentioned to me. '
As the 100, 000-man army surrounded the city with constant supply to their resources and even started to build simple city walls to block all of Lihe City, Ning Baichuan's and Wang Daoyuan's countenances turned increasingly pale by the day.
Finally, 15 days later, endless smoke and dust rose up from the southwestern direction. A continuous wave of cavalries came gushing over. As the horses' hooves stomped down on the ground, overwhelming sounds like crackling thunder came surging over, as if wanting to shred everything that obstructed their way into dust.
Accompanied by the terrifying prowess, this cavalry unit came to a stop several lis away in an orderly manner. There was no hint of disorder in their actions, displaying their excellent qualities.
As the smoke and dust brought up by the hooves settled down slowly, the cavalries' appearances were finally revealed.
The height of all the horses in this group of cavalries were 2. 5 meters or taller. Their thick legs stood on the ground like many metal pillars. They would occasionally snort and release white puffs of air that could be seen by the naked eye.
The riders were also muscular and had a height of two meters. It was as if they were carved from marble, giving off an intense pressure and feeling of great power. They also emitted strong male hormones that could scare off any ferocious beast.
This cavalry unit was a perfect demonstration of what it meant to be big and strong 1.
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