ebookslot Chapter 78 Shocking Change
Chapter 78 Shocking Change
"You don't need to be so polite with me. This is what you deserve. The Zhou family will fully support you from now on."
Zhou Hongling made no attempt to hide her feelings.
This time, Lu Yuan has demonstrated exceptional talent and leadership skills, and the Zhou family will naturally nurture such a person well.
No matter what, as long as the other party can grow up in the future, even if they break free from the control of the Zhou family, this bond will always remain.
Lu Yuan nodded and said nothing more.
Zhou Hongling smiled and poured a jar of wine into his bowl.
The two drank and ate, and time passed quite quickly.
However, at that moment, the sounds outside became chaotic.
Lu Yuan frowned and stood up, saying, "Let me see what happened?"
As he stepped out of his tent, he grabbed a running soldier and asked, "What's going on outside?"
"The northern barbarians launched a night raid on the camp. The Prince of Yan personally led the troops and has already engaged the Marquis in battle."
This news surprised Lu Yuan.
The hand gripping the soldier's hand involuntarily loosened.
As expected, the Northern Barbarians launched an attack, and it was clear that they intended to wipe out the right wing of the Great Yong Dynasty in one fell swoop, thus increasing their bargaining power at the negotiating table.
He was a little puzzled, though, because the Prince of Yan had always advocated defense, and this surprise attack came too suddenly.
But there was no time to think about it too much.
He hurriedly returned to the camp and said to Zhou Hongling, "My lord, the Northern Barbarians have attacked the camp. Marquis Jiu Sai and Prince Yan are already fighting at the front camp."
"rub!"
Zhou Hongling immediately stood up and said to Lu Yuan, "Summon your men immediately and come with me to the front camp."
The latter responded and then withdrew.
A short while later, Helian Shang, Yun Mo, and Lu Yuan gathered with their men.
After these days of fighting, the number of soldiers has decreased to less than four thousand, only a little over three thousand.
But that's not a small number either.
When they gathered together, they formed a considerable force, and under Zhou Hongling's leadership, they headed towards the front camp.
As they approached, they saw the Marquis of Jiu Sai and the King of Yan locked in fierce combat in the sky.
The former held a long spear, dark and powerful, which he wielded as if it were straw.
The spearhead struck, leaving white streaks in the air.
The King of Yan easily dodged it.
"Boom!"
The hill that had just stood was instantly shattered.
But the King of Yan did not pause at all, and slashed out with his long sword.
A sword aura shot into the sky.
Marquis Jiu Sai raised his spear to defend himself.
"Bang!"
After the collision, Jiu Saihou's body fell downwards.
The scales on its body fell off with a "rustling" sound.
"boom!"
When he landed, he created a huge crater, and dust flew up all around him.
Blood spilled from his mouth.
Clearly, they were at a disadvantage in their confrontation with the King of Yan.
In the battlefield below them, the warriors of Dayong fought desperately, but the Prince of Yan's forces had clearly arrived with reinforcements, outnumbering them considerably.
In addition to the main force of the Prince of Yan, there was also a cavalry force of Northern Barbarians, numbering in the tens of thousands.
After storming into the camp, they continued to burn and kill.
The Dayong army is now almost powerless to resist.
As soon as Zhou Hongling and Lu Yuan arrived, they saw a large number of cavalrymen surrounding them.
As the commander of this army, he was instantly targeted, and a northern barbarian general led his men to attack.
Zhou Hongling, of course, would not slack off; she brandished her spear and went straight to meet the attack.
"kill!"
Lu Yuan disregarded everything else and, after issuing the order, led his men to begin killing Zhou Hongling.
At this point, the entire battlefield was in complete chaos.
Before them stood countless, dark hordes of enemies.
It's unclear how much time passed, but Lu Yuan's armor was now covered in blood.
When he turned around, he found that Zhou Hongling had just killed the Northern Barbarian general she was fighting.
"laugh!"
In the distance, an arrow flew straight at her and pierced her shoulder.
His body swayed, and he almost fell off the horse.
"Evacuate! Everyone, retreat!"
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The hoarse voice of the Marquis of Jiu Sai rang out; he was now even more disheveled.
He was surrounded and attacked by the Prince of Yan and three northern barbarian generals, and had already been stabbed several times.
In the firelight, you could see his flesh churning out.
Lu Yuan rode his warhorse forward, his crescent blade sweeping towards the Northern Barbarian warriors charging towards Zhou Hongling.
"Sizzle!"
The sound of a blade cutting through leather rang out.
Then, he said to Zhou Hongling, "General, I will protect you and help you break through the encirclement."
But upon getting closer, they discovered that the other person was pale and had no strength left.
Upon closer inspection, Zhou Hongling also had a knife wound on her back.
It seems he no longer has the strength to ride a horse.
When the Northern Barbarian army surrounded them, they managed to hold off most of the experts. Although they had dealt with the first wave of enemies, they had also suffered serious injuries.
Lu Yuan didn't have time to think. He grabbed Zhou Hongling and dragged her onto his warhorse.
He shouted to his guards behind him, "Break through!"
Upon hearing his words, Helian Shang and Yun Mo followed without realizing it. They were both seriously injured; the former had been hit in the chest by a spiked club, and his breastplate had collapsed.
Blood was flowing from his mouth.
As he approached Lu Yuan, he growled, "We've been betrayed. The higher-ups have been bribed to withhold reinforcements and deliberately let the Northern Barbarians win in order to end the war. Zhang Zhe was transferred back a few days ago; I should have realized it then."
Zhou Ming's gaze darkened as he glanced at the crowd and said, "Let's get out of here first."
A hint of doubt appeared in Lu Yuan's eyes. He didn't know what Zhang Zhe's withdrawal had to do with this battle, or why he had been transferred away in advance. But now was not the time to think about it. The most important thing now was to break through the encirclement as soon as possible.
Now, several of the generals around me are wounded.
When the first wave of Northern Barbarians charged up, they were almost always dealing with several experts of the same level.
Lu Yuan was fine, easily defeating his opponent, but the others didn't have his incredible fighting power, so they were all in a tough spot.
Of the thousand men under his command, only about five hundred remain.
Fortunately, they all gathered around Lu Yuan.
Then, he lashed his horse hard with his whip and headed towards the outer edge of the battlefield.
The others followed closely behind.
While keeping Zhou Hongling calm, Lu Yuan swept his crescent blade around.
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere.
"Jingle bells!"
Surrounded by people, he could clearly hear the sounds coming from his own body, the sounds of enemy weapons hitting him.
It's only because his cultivation of the "Mixed Origin Golden Bell Cover" has reached perfection; otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand such an attack at all.
"laugh!"
Zhou He's shoulder was slashed by a warrior from the Northern Barbarians.
However, just as the opponent was about to strike a second time, Lu Yuan swept his crescent blade horizontally.
"Bang!"
The ferocious northern barbarian warrior was cleaved in two by his blade.
In such a battlefield, unless one's strength reaches an unbelievable level, even the most skilled expert will be buried in the sea of people.
It's not just them; even innate masters are the same.
And just as they were desperately trying to rush out.
The system's voice kept ringing in Lu Yuan's mind.
[Host kills an enemy, "Wind and Thunder Slaying General Technique" proficiency +10]
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[The host blocked the enemy's attack; proficiency in "Mixed Yuan Golden Bell Shield" increased by 10.]
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