PRINCE OF DRAGONS
The Great Battle 1

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"Commander's Report! According to the reconnaissance troop reports, the enemy had already deployed all of his strength, all of them numbering five thousand soldiers in a rough count, it was likely that this was the final attack," said one of the soldiers who reported to Lian Bai.

"What about the Swordsmen on their side, did the Emperor Soul Swordsmen they had also come in ranks?" ask Lian Bai.

"Right Prince, some of them are the chiefs of the Skull Valley, and the Death Moon," the soldier replied.

"Do you mean the Fire Skull Swordsman and the Soul Crescent Curse Swordsman?" asked one of the half-old female warriors in blue clothes.

"That's a Swordsman Ling!" answer the soldier.

The woman called Swordsman Ling was named Ling Mei, she was Ling Yang's younger brother the head of the Blue Flower college, and Ling Mei was a Soul Swordsman King.

"It turns out that the two Old Demons came out after so many years of not appearing! This Qin Kingdom, how could he get the support of those two Old Demons?" muttered Ling Mei.

"They live in Song territory but help the rebels, it's really quite outrageous!" one of the Swordsmen dressed like a Priest spoke in a flat tone.

"Master Yu, and Reverend Shan, it seems like you will soon meet your mortal enemy!" said Han Yue.

Reverend Yu Kang and Reverend Shan Gu could only sigh deeply, though both were Soul Swordsmen of the King, yet they had both reached the Peak, already, and both of them might be able to fight against an Emperor Soul Swordsman, only their sworn enemy was the Skull Valley college, while the figure referred to as the Fire Skull was a Peak Soul Emperor Swordsman who was impossible for them to deal with.

"What can I do, it looks like I have to ask third brother for help!" muttered Shan Gu then he glanced at the figure of the old man who was still sitting with his eyes closed, that figure was the third brother named Tao Lao, who was the first, one of the oldest Priests of the three strongest Swordsman who was an Intermediate Swordsman of the Soul Emperor.

Tao Lao who was still closing his eyes furrowed next to his brows, he opened his eyes and turned towards Yu Kang and Shan Gu expressionlessly then he took a breath before he finally woke up. Tao Lao walked up to his two brothers and said, "I am indeed no match for the Fire Skull, but the Fire Skull will not easily defeat me either, as long as no other Emperor Soul Swordsman intervenes, I'm sure I will be able to withstand it" Taoist Priest Lao said.

"The enemy soldiers are approaching..! The enemy soldiers are approaching..!" the soldier in the tower immediately gave a warning.

The sound of the war drums from outside the walls started to sound, it made the faces of all the soldiers tense up, and their hearts raced even faster.

"Everyone, prepare for battle, prepare your shields and wait for my orders to open the door!" said Lian Bai.

Yui Lin himself was already on the wall with the archer troops who were joined between male and female soldiers, there were also ordinary people who became archer troops, although not very proficient, at least they can still pull the bow.

Some Swordsmen who were experts in archery were also preparing in their positions, all just waiting for orders from Yui Lin to release their arrows.

"All of you don't be too rash, release the arrows if the enemy is already within range, keep a close eye on the situation and don't let your guard down" Yui Lin said.

Currently long-range combat would be of great help, but the archers should not attack randomly and archery blindly, however, after all, they should not waste arrows so that they will be wasted.

As the enemy's tremors accelerated, several large stones thrown with catapults floated up and hit the wall, the impact made the wall shake violently, but the wall that became the Fortress of defense is very thick and sturdy so it is not easy to penetrate it even though it must use a catapult.

Catapult stone throw continues to come to hit the wall, there is even a stone that has been covered with fire came and hit the wall above, the wall, fortunately the troops on the wall were so alert that they quickly avoided it that there were no casualties.

"Archery squad, attack the battering ram!" yui Lin.

several sections of the archer troops immediately aimed towards the line of door-breakers, and at that instant, Rain Arrows immediately flushed them down.

Some enemy troops were hit by arrows, and most of the arrows were held with their shields so that they did not take so many casualties.

From below, the enemy archer troops also retaliated against the attack by releasing a rain of arrows to stop the opponent, all the archer troops on the wall immediately took cover, taking cover, but the rain of arrows was too much so the arrows started to get their victims.

Seeing all that, Yui Lin could only hold back, she realized that there must be death from her soldiers, yet she remained to think calmly amidst the agonizing groans of her soldiers.

Yui Lin observed the door-breaking troops that had started to approach the gate, Yui Lin with her hands prepared to give the command code, and just as the battering ram arrived at the gate, Yui Lin immediately let go of her commanding cry. "Let go now..!"

A prepared rope was cut immediately, and then several wooden drums filled with oil were spilled down where the battering ram had gathered. The archers immediately lit the Fire at the end of their arrows and began to shoot at the enemy who was already drenched by the oil below.

The blazing flames quickly burned dozens of soldiers with heartbreaking screams within the sea of flames, the smell of burning flesh immediately spread, and Yui Lin's forces continued to heat the enemy forces below.

The enemy arrow immediately gave a reply to the wall, now the arrows were not only aimed at the troops of Yui Lin, but all who were on the wall, even going through the wall.

Yui Lin immediately gave a warning to Lian Bai, upon seeing that, Lian Bai immediately gave the order to install a protective shield defense, and a rain of arrows immediately fell towards the troops behind the wall.

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"As long as there's still this wall, we can still survive! At least for a while," Li Xhiang told Qian.

Qian watched the sea of Qin Kingdom troops in front, he watched that long-range battle that was beginning to fall victim from both sides, the smell of burning flesh did indeed bother him a little, but he did not have time to care about it, because there was a rain of arrows that began to come towards him.

Countless arrows were immediately pushed aside by the warriors, some using Swords, whips and various weapons to be used as tools to dispel the incoming arrows.

Qian himself took out two swords and began to brush off every arrow that came with his two swords, as well as Li Xhiang. The warriors including Qian might still be able to block it, but not for the soldiers who were mostly ordinary people, dozens to dozens of soldiers started to get injured and some started to fall, it made the high-scientific Swordsmen begin to use their skills to restore the attack with their own unique moves. Most who were able to do so were those in the Peak Soul Expert class to the top.

The door-breaking troops were already dead, but were soon replaced by other troops so that the gate began to shake because it was broken several times.

"It looks like some Swordsman has already started to move!" said Tie Hu Jia who noticed the warriors from the opposite side who were moving and trying to climb the wall.

"Commander Yui, focus on the warriors who want to climb it!" li Xhiang said.

"Wouldn't we be prepared to help Commander Lian Bai Physician Li?" ask Qian.

Li Xhiang turned his head towards the gate, he simply shook his head as he said, "No need, the gate is so powerful, they won't be easy to break into it, after all, anyway, Commander Lian Bai knows what he has to do, our job here is to continue to observe the warriors on the enemy's side, if the time comes, then we will come down to attack them,"li Xhiang said.

Qian nodded, while his experience of the great battle was still minimal, he was quite amazed at Li Xhiang, where he as a healer and swordsman had great insight and observation, Qian felt that Li Xhiang had a great deal of experience regardless of his status which was that of a Physician.