"Oh?"
Ren Tianye was pleasantly surprised and asked, "Wang Ming, are you truly willing?"
"This subordinate is willing!"
Wang Ming's face was full of determination.
"Good!" Ren Tianye praised. As expected of the man he thought most highly of; he had a kind heart and was willing to stay behind at the critical moment to resist Song Wan's army.
Seeing this, Zhang Shi felt a pang of regret in his heart.
He should have been the one to volunteer.
He wasn't afraid of death, so why didn't he have the courage to take a gamble?
"Wang Ming, come here," Ren Tianye called him over and said. "Of the five thousand men I am leaving you, I can only give you one thousand armored soldiers at most, to cooperate with the original four thousand garrison troops of Sifang City."
"However, this is far from enough."
"The fact that Song Wan could arrive so quickly shows that this man is extraordinary. He has already struck at our fatal weak point."
"I predict that he definitely will not attack Sifang City. Instead, he will directly tail me to stop me from saving Yunji City."
"Therefore, your mission is not just to hold Sifang City, but... to block Song Wan's attack on my rear!"
"Do you understand?"
Wang Ming shuddered slightly.
He hadn't expected the military situation to be so complex. Nevertheless, he gritted his teeth and said, "Rest assured, General. Even if this subordinate has to fight to the last man, I will definitely stop Song Wan!"
Ren Tianye didn't mince words: "You must hold out for fifteen days."
"If you can hold out for fifteen days before letting Song Wan's army pursue us, you will be the great hero of this battle."
"Yes!" Wang Ming gritted his teeth again. "This subordinate will definitely hold out for fifteen days and trap Song Wan under the walls of Sifang City, making it impossible for him to move a single step!"
Ren Tianye patted him on the shoulder and told him to go prepare.
Wang Ming dared not be the slightest bit careless; he even felt some panic in his heart.
This was his first time facing such a massive battle, and as the commander-in-chief of an army, he naturally had to do his utmost. He immediately began planning to the best of his ability.
"General Wang Ming..."
Su Jin rushed in from outside the door: "I have a question to ask. General, could you please enlighten me?"
"What is it?" Wang Ming didn't really have the time to deal with Su Jin, but being a soft-hearted person, he patiently listened to her inquiry.
"Who is this Song Wan who is pursuing us?"
As she asked these words, Su Jin's body couldn't help but tremble slightly, terrified that the answer would be exactly what she imagined.
"He is Ye Fan's man. I heard he is a handsome young man, but he rarely smiles or talks, and his words are cold. However, he is extremely brave in battle. After all, anyone who can command an army of fifty or sixty thousand for Ye Fan is a force to be reckoned with!"
Su Jin's mind exploded with a loud bang.
A handsome young man, rarely smiling or talking, with cold words.
These adjectives perfectly matched the figure in her heart. The high degree of similarity made her suspect whether this Song Wan was...
Was he the Song Wan in her heart?!
Gritting her teeth, Su Jin fell to her knees: "General Wang Ming, I wish to stay behind and defend Sifang City with you. I beg you to agree."
"You want to stay?"
Wang Ming was somewhat surprised.
It should be known that with Song Wan's army attacking, Sifang City was in imminent danger. Anyone who stayed risked losing their life. Yet, Su Jin wanted to stay?
"Could it be that she feels the Su residence acted improperly, angered the Great General, and wants to use this to establish merit?"
Guessing this, Wang Ming felt a bit sorry for the Su residence.
After all, he had always seen the loyalty and reliability of Su Jin and Su Hong. It was only because Su Xiu from the Su residence was too outrageous that things had been messed up.
He sighed and said, "Alright, since you have such intentions, I will let you stay."
"You don't need to go plead with the Great General either. I will speak to him on your behalf. I believe the Great General won't refuse such a small matter."
Su Jin quickly thanked him and left.
She helped Wang Ming organize the military affairs and, together with him, watched Ren Tianye leave with the main army, leaving them alone to guard Sifang City.
The peace in the city had not lasted long before the scouts quickly came to report.
"General, Song Wan's army is less than ten miles away!"
"General, Song Wan's army is less than five miles away!"
"General, Song Wan's army is less than three miles away, and they show no signs of stopping!"
...
The rapid succession of reports made Wang Ming involuntarily shocked. Song Wan was coming so fast, it was simply like lightning!
Furthermore,
they were now less than three miles away and still hadn't stopped.
Then, it could basically be concluded.
"Just as the Great General predicted, Song Wan has no intention of attacking Sifang City at all."
"His goal is to tail and pursue the Great General!"
Wang Ming quickly analyzed the situation.
Song Wan obviously already knew about Yunji City being attacked by the barbarians, and had immediately deployed the most fatal tactical strike.
"So formidable!"
"But, don't even think about getting past!"
"Out of the city! Engage in battle!"
Wang Ming gave the order without hesitation. Except for the two thousand men guarding the city, the rest were all arrayed outside the city. He intended to use the bodies of three thousand men to block Song Wan's army of fifty to sixty thousand!
The clatter of iron hooves was surging and turbulent.
The dust kicked up not far away grew increasingly intense, gradually taking on an overwhelming momentum. Song Wan's army had already closed in!
However,
Song Wan's army did not pause in the slightest.
Moreover, they were not trying to bypass Sifang City. Instead... they were heading straight for the three thousand garrison troops beneath the city walls.
Seeing this scene, Wang Ming turned pale with fright.
At this moment, he finally understood all of Song Wan's intentions.
Song Wan's goal was indeed to attack the rear of the more than thirty thousand troops commanded by the Great General. This was correct.
However, Song Wan had also anticipated that the garrison in Sifang City would definitely come down to block him, causing his primary target to shift.
First, wipe out the garrison beneath Sifang City!
Then he could quickly occupy Sifang City!
After that, he would immediately pursue the Great General!
"How formidable. No wonder the Great General gave such detailed instructions. This Song Wan is truly a military genius!"
Wang Ming understood the enemy's intentions, but it was too late to make any further deployments. The only thing he could do right now was fight to the death!
Three thousand against sixty thousand, fighting to the death without retreating!
Using their blood to buy time for the Great General!
"Soldiers, follow me into battle!"
Before his voice had faded, Song Wan's army had already charged over.
The two sides instantly clashed.
But just as they were about to plunge into a bloody battle, atop the city walls, many soldiers arranged by Su Jin shouted in unison: "Song Wan, Su Jin is here!"
"Song Wan, Su Jin is here!"
"Song Wan, Su Jin is here!"
Three loud shouts, exactly the same.
Called out loudly by the soldiers together.
The sound waves traveled far into the distance.
And almost the moment the shouting finished, the sound of drums signaling to halt the attack suddenly rang out from the main banner of Song Wan's army. In an instant, the sound of the drums shook the heavens and the earth!
Song Wan's army had already engaged in close combat with Wang Ming's forces, their eyes fierce and ready to slaughter. Hearing the drums, they stopped immediately!
Without the slightest hesitation!
From this, it could be seen how strictly Song Wan governed his army.
Then, a broad path opened up in the middle of the army, and a young general wearing silver armor and plain clothes, holding a bright silver spear, galloped wildly forward!
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e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
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ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
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