"What does this have to do with me? The sect's intention is to quickly capture this city. We are short of slaves to rebuild the sect, and winter is almost over. By then, it will affect the sect elders' spiritual practice."

The eldest brother said angrily.

This general is really annoying. He keeps nagging in front of him every day. If he hadn't been used to attack the city, he would have been killed in one move.

"yes!"

The general had no choice but to obey orders. These so-called immortals had always had this attitude, and he had long been accustomed to it.

"rush!"

After returning to the big tent, he forcibly organized an attack. Under the intimidation of the immortals, no one dared to escape. These poor ordinary humans could only consume madly here.

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"What? Lingyun Nation is advancing north!"

Duan Tianming in Yan Country was shocked by the news.

The original plan to comfort and integrate was completely disrupted.

"Yes, according to the time, the siege of Yangcheng has been going on for 10 days now."

Zhang Yunhui reported from below.

"That's a bit troublesome."

Duan Tianming frowned and began to think. Now, if we really talk about combat effectiveness, although Yan Kingdom is strong, it cannot arrogantly say that it can defeat Lingyun Kingdom, which has a population of at least 200,000 and more than 10,000 immortals.

The gap in strength between the two countries is still very large. If Lingyun Country wants to move north now, Yan Country will face considerable pressure.

"Your Majesty, I believe we should quickly integrate the nations on the southern slopes of the Luolong Mountains, and then head south to support Yangcheng. The entire process should be controlled within two months."

Wu stepped forward and suggested.

"King, from a military perspective, it will be difficult for Yangcheng to resist for more than a month. If we don't find an opportunity to provide support now, I'm afraid the southern gateway of the Luolong Mountains will be directly in front of Lingyun Kingdom."

Luo Wu said.

"Your Majesty, from a strategic perspective, this battle is necessary. We must create a strategic buffer zone between the Yan Kingdom's sphere of influence and the Lingyun Kingdom. We can't just connect directly within their spheres of influence."

Luo Wu continued.

"Indeed, but we can't panic just yet. We've done some basic research on the surrounding powers during this period. They definitely won't sit idly by. As long as we can integrate the city-states in the southern part of the Luolong Mountains, we'll have some confidence."

Duan Tianming concluded.

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The anxiety of Yan State naturally shifted to the anxiety of the surrounding countries. Lingyun State is a country controlled by immortals, which is very different from these countries mainly controlled by the Wu clan. It is basically a life-and-death relationship.

If we really border Lingyun Kingdom, we will inevitably be affected by its power and even be in danger of being annexed.

"What now?"

In the royal palace of the Jin State in the south, all the Wu clan forces met here. The Wu clan countries in the south of the Luolong Mountains basically occupied more than half of this city-state. These people naturally formed a union, and they had to stick together for warmth when they encountered pressure from surrounding blocks.

"The situation with the barbarians in the north is still unclear, and the Lingyun Nation in the south has already moved north. We must unite now, so that we can survive this storm."

"Indeed, now is the time to unite. Normally, our families check and balance each other, but at this critical moment, I hope everyone will not let us down."

"We can't just unite with the Wu tribe. We also need to win over the ordinary human nations. The Yan Nation is indeed quite powerful, so we should unite when necessary."

"Indeed, but there's no need to rush. Our Li family has received news that the royal families of Zhao and Wei have begun to exert pressure. The Lingyun Kingdom can only occupy Yangcheng at most. If they continue to advance further into our area, it will definitely be difficult."

The rulers of various countries began to discuss.

The situation during this period gradually became tense, with countries like Yan, the Barbarians, and Lingyun all emerging.

According to the logic of a great power, the Luolong Mountains are basically the junction of the surrounding forces of Zhao, Wei, and Lingyun. Its own strength is not bad, so it was not greatly affected during the period of expansion of this great power.

But now that Yangcheng is under siege, it has touched the sensitive nerves of various countries. No matter how powerful Lingyun Kingdom is, it dare not act rashly.

As time went by, and due to wrong command, the battle between Yangcheng and Lingyun Kingdom gradually changed from the original crushing war to a war of attrition.

The battle was not fought beautifully at all. Using the main force of a country to besiege a small city-state of 10,000 people, and the battle was so frustrating. This shows the command ability of the immortal.

"Big Brother, the sect has arranged for us to withdraw our troops, saying that we can fight Yangcheng next year."

A disciple came to report.

"Why, we are about to take it down."

As the eldest brother spoke, he kicked away the corpse that had just been thrown from the city wall in front of him, looking very angry.

"The armies of Zhao and Wei have already reached the border. We are under too much pressure and there is nothing we can do."

Junior brother reported.

"grass"

The eldest senior brother was a little overwhelmed. This battle was really frustrating.

"retreat!"

Having said that, he followed his junior brother to the sect. The reality was always not as he wished.

"Count casualties, treat the wounded, and prepare to withdraw."

The general felt relieved. This battle could not be continued as the casualties were too heavy.

After the army counted the casualties, they dispersed back to Lingyun City. The army in front of them no longer had the momentum they had a month ago, and each of them looked like a defeated rooster.

"General, the casualties have been counted..."

A wounded man with a broken arm came forward to report.

"how··"

The general asked nervously. He actually knew the number, but he still didn't dare to hear the real data.

"More than 2,800 people died in this battle, and more than 1,000 were wounded..."

The soldier said tremblingly.

Such casualties were basically considered a heavy blow. Just for a small city-state with a population of more than 10,000, Lingyun Kingdom lost nearly 5,000 elite soldiers, and in the end it failed to capture the city.

“It’s so… so frustrating…”

After hearing the numbers, the general spat out a mouthful of blood. He already knew what would happen to him. At least his entire family would be exiled.

But none of this was his fault, it was all the fault of that so-called immortal. However, the royal families did not dare to act rashly in front of the immortal, so they would only look for a scapegoat, and he was the best candidate.

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When Lingyun Kingdom organized its retreat, a big show from the southern foot of Luolong Mountains was about to be staged. Although this show was staged rather hastily, it had been prepared for a considerable amount of time and would surely satisfy those masters.

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