At the foot of the mountain.

Xiao Yan's face was extremely gloomy. They launched attacks repeatedly, suffering heavy losses each time. It seemed as if the weapons of the Qianhu Suo were endless.

When the Jingzhou army was defeated again, Xiao Yan stopped the attack, which made all the captains breathe a sigh of relief. If they continued to fight like this, the 100,000-strong army would be wiped out.

The barracks are now filled with wailing sounds. There are many wounded soldiers, some with their arms and thighs blown off, and some with burns all over their bodies. The military doctors accompanying the team are simply too busy to handle the situation.

"Your Highness, this is not a solution. We can't take down the Qianhu Suo at all. It would be better to have the court send a master from the Imperial Palace to sneak in and capture Pei Yun directly. This will also reduce the casualties of our Jingzhou army."

A captain suggested.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this Qianhu Suo is too difficult to attack. It is more solid than a city. It is impossible to defeat it without siege weapons. However, siege weapons will be destroyed by the enemy's weapons. We can only take risks."

Xiao Yan was silent for a long time. He looked at the tired captains and listened to the groans of the wounded soldiers outside. His temples were throbbing.

"Pass the order down, the entire army rests and stops the attack." He finally spoke, his voice hoarse and cold.

All the captains clasped their fists and accepted the order as if they had been pardoned.

"Also," Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, "send a pigeon back to the capital immediately, asking the emperor to send the palace masters for support."

He finally accepted the opinions of these captains. Xiao Yan was also heartbroken to see so many soldiers from Jingzhou die. If he could send out the masters from the imperial palace to capture Pei Yun, the war would be over.

Xiao Yan could not have imagined that the Qianhu Suo, which he originally thought would be easy to take down, would be so difficult to defeat.

Even when he beat Xiao Cheng, he didn't have this feeling.

When suppressing Xiao Cheng, both sides had wins and losses and suffered losses, but now when suppressing Pei Yun, they are just getting beaten.

The Jingzhou army heaved a sigh of relief when they heard the order coming from the central military tent.

To be honest, they were really scared. After four consecutive rounds of attacks, more than half of their troops were killed and they were forced to retreat before they could even get close to the city wall.

The exploding iron sheets and burning flames became a nightmare for these Jingzhou soldiers.

They had never seen such a terrifying weapon for defending a city. Rolling stones and battering rams were nothing compared to it.

Now we don’t have to attack anymore.

…

Night falls.

Leng Qingqiu first scouted around and found no spies from the Jingzhou army. After notifying Pei Yun via the intercom, the gate opened and figures came out one after another.

Pei Yun led a thousand men and quickly went down the mountain. When they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw the camp of the Jingzhou army was brightly lit and teams of soldiers were patrolling.

Although they were resting on the spot, Xiao Yan did not relax his vigilance, so there were many patrolling soldiers in the camp.

Pei Yun did not use any drones for reconnaissance this time. He said to Ye Zhaoyuan, "Sorry for the trouble."

Ye Zhaoyuan smiled and said, "What's the trouble with this? It's easy to do."

Then he went towards the central military tent, with Chen Yanyu, Leng Qingqiu and Ye Jinghong following behind him.

The four top masters did not sneak around and did not avoid the patrols, so they were soon discovered.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

As the early warning sounded, the entire Jingzhou military camp was like an exploded beehive. Soldiers hurriedly grabbed their weapons and the light of torches quickly gathered in the darkness.

"Stop them!" A captain shouted loudly and rushed up with dozens of elite soldiers.

Ye Zhaoyuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, without even drawing his sword. He just flicked his sleeves and an invisible energy burst out!

"Bang!"

The soldier rushing in the front was struck by lightning and flew backwards, knocking down seven or eight people behind him.

The captain's face changed drastically, and before he could react, Ye Zhaoyuan approached him like a ghost and pressed his palm on his chest.

“Crack!”

With the sound of his sternum breaking, the captain spit out a mouthful of blood, fell heavily to the ground, and could not get up again.

Chen Yanyu, Leng Qingqiu and Ye Jinghong also took action. The soldiers who rushed over flew backwards one after another, and no one could stop them.

…

"What's so noisy outside?"

Inside the central army tent, Xiao Yan suddenly stood up and saw a guard coming in to report.

"Your Highness, there are... four masters coming to attack us. We brothers can't stop them at all!"

"waste!"

Xiao Yan pushed his personal guards away, grabbed his sword and rushed out of the tent.

Looking up, I saw four figures approaching the central army as if they were in an empty space. The screams of soldiers along the way were endless, and a lot of them had fallen to the ground.

"Archer! Shoot!"

Following Xiao Yan's order, hundreds of archers who had assembled appeared together, and a rain of arrows instantly covered the four people!

"A mere trifle." Ye Zhaoyuan snorted coldly, and as his sleeves fluttered, a powerful internal force transformed into an invisible barrier. The arrows shot about a foot in front of the four people, and then they were like hitting a copper wall and iron wall, breaking into pieces and falling to the ground!

"A top-notch expert!"

Xiao Yan's pupils suddenly shrank and panic appeared in his eyes. He never expected that among the four people, there was actually a top-notch warrior.

There is no one on his side who can compete with him.

Ye Zhaoyuan's internal strength was extremely powerful. After forming an air wall, it suddenly exploded. Immediately, visible air waves rushed in all directions, and the Jingzhou soldiers around him fell to the ground one after another.

"My Lord, go!"

Dozens of personal soldiers protected Xiao Yan and told him to run quickly.

Xiao Yan was also not vague. The enemy rushed straight towards the central army tent, and it was obvious that their target was him. He jumped on his horse and was ready to escape.

Chen Yanyu had already rushed over, her figure like a ghost. She leaped forward and landed lightly on the horse's head, looking towards Xiao Yan.

"Where is your Majesty going?"

Xiao Yan suddenly drew out his sword and slashed at Shen Yanyu's feet, but was kicked on the wrist by Shen Yanyu, and half of his body suddenly became numb.

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