Chapter 549: Clouds Covering Jade Pass [Seeking monthly pass! ]

Liangzhou, Yuguan City.

The general guarding Yuguan City was named Lin Buyi, an experienced general who was nearly fifty years old. He looked thin, had a mustache and a short beard under his chin, and was wearing heavy armor and a red cloak. He was leading his troops on a patrol on the top of the city.

When he was young, he was also Qi Kunlun's favorite student, but his cultivation was not good enough. After barely breaking through the Grandmaster level, his talent capped and he could not make any further progress. He would never be able to become a God General in this life. It was an unrealistic dream for him to lead a military town in a state.

Qi Kunlun thought highly of him and knew that he had a steady character and would not intensify conflicts, so he sent him to Yuguan City to be the garrison general.

The garrison generals of many prefectures in the Yin Dynasty led about 1,800 soldiers. They usually suppressed the riots of the people in the city. When they encountered larger underworld forces, they would have trouble and ask the military garrison to dispatch troops for support, so their status was not high.

But Yuguan City is obviously not on this list, which is similar to Shuangbei City.

As the capital of Liangzhou, this place directly faces the Bashan forces and is a top priority for guarding the northwest. Normally, there are nearly 20,000 soldiers stationed here, which also gives Lin Buyi a very high say in Liangzhou.

"General Lin." When the soldiers on the city wall saw him passing by, they would immediately bow and salute.

After the natural disaster in Liangzhou, Yuguan City also suffered a series of earthquakes. Lin Buyi led his troops to evacuate the people, rescue the wounded, and resist the monsters day and night, and he did not sleep for many days. Not long after the celestial phenomena subsided, the news that Tianxia Pass was breached came again. He had to reorganize the garrison and actively deploy defenses, and he had no time to rest.

During these ten days, he seemed to have aged by ten years. The officers and soldiers around him saw it and sincerely admired this garrisoning general.

"Bashan Hou led his army into the heart of Jiuyang and went deep into the dangerous area to fight the enemy. It is certainly a good thing, but it also freed up the Canglong army at Tianxia Pass." Lin Buyi stood by the city wall, looking worriedly to the north, "Old Qi sent a message to tell me to be careful in Yuguan City. He is also leading reinforcements to help quickly."

"But even the Northern Continent Military Town couldn't stop the Sky-Smashing Demon Cloud Formation, so how can my Yuguan City withstand it?"

Seeing the worried figure of the garrison general, a lieutenant general stepped forward and said, "General, I have a plan!"

"Oh?" Lin Buyi turned around and looked at him. He felt that he had no impression of this person, so he asked, "Tell me about it?"

"Mr. Yang has come from afar and is not familiar with the road. We sent people to change the direction of all the signposts outside the city so that Mr. Yang can make a circle and then return to the north! If Mr. Yang loses his way, it will take more than a day." The lieutenant general had a confident smile on his face.

"..." Lin Buyi was silent for a moment, then asked: "Who nominated you to be the lieutenant general?"

"He's my brother-in-law." The lieutenant general was stunned for a moment, then answered.

"If this plan works, I have one too." A deputy general at the back seemed to be inspired and said, "We will replace the plaque of Yuguan City on the top of the city wall with the plaque of other cities. When the Yang people come, we will immediately doubt our lives!"

The lieutenant general clapped his hands and said, "Brother-in-law, what a good plan!"

The deputy general made a downward gesture and said, "Keep a low profile."

"Then I have another plan." The lieutenant general said immediately, "I heard that the Sky-Smashing Demon Cloud Formation can make all the enemy troops under its cover fall into an illusion and kill each other directly. If we only leave one person to defend the city, we will not be afraid of the enemy's tricky formation..."

"If that's the case..." his deputy brother-in-law said excitedly, "Then let's send 10,000 soldiers holding large fans to fan the wind to the north from the top of the city. How can his evil cloud get through? It won't be able to blow through at all! This formation must be broken!"

"..."

I wonder what King Zhu Ren would think if he heard that the two geniuses on the city wall had come up with many ways to break the Sky-Smashing Demon Cloud Formation that he had to refine a magic sword to defend against. But Lin Buyi now had mixed feelings.

He looked at the excited deputy general and asked, "I remember you are the husband of Princess Zhuangyang? The princess requested the late emperor many times to send you out to accumulate military merits, so you were sent to Yuguan City and stayed there for five years."

The deputy general blinked, not knowing why he brought this up: "That's exactly what I am saying."

"I'll give you ten days off, go home and see your nephew. I heard that Princess Zhuangyang's two-year-old child will soon be able to speak." Lin Buyi waved his hand and looked at the lieutenant general, "Then you are the princess's brother, and you are also a member of the royal family. I'll also give you ten days off, go back and see your nephew."

"General, the war is imminent and we are in need of manpower..." The lieutenant general seemed to be eager to achieve great things and was unwilling to leave.

"Get out!" Lin Buyi could no longer hold back and kicked both of them down one by one. His brother-in-law and brother-in-law rolled down from the top of the city wall together.

In the past, when the country was at peace, many people who had entered the military towns through the back door had gained status and were able to gain experience in the military. Now that things have really gotten into trouble, Lin Buyi just wants to kill them all one by one.

Before he could turn around, he heard the soldiers next to him suddenly shout, "Gray fog! There is gray fog!"

In Yuguan City, wisps of gray fog gradually rose up, quickly covering a large area of ​​the city and were about to spread to the top of the city.

It is said that the Sky-Smashing Demon Cloud Formation was initially covered by gray fog, and people trapped in the fog would see hallucinations and lose their consciousness. However, the gray fog that was spreading at the moment was obviously not a normal celestial phenomenon!
"Qi cultivators, cast your spells!" Lin Buyi shouted, "Archers, set up your arrow formation. No matter what you see, keep firing at the outside of the city!"

The reaction in Yuguan City was also very fast. The team of Qi Refiners, who were ready to go at any time, waved their flags, and the city defense formations emerged one after another, raising a barrier outside the city that only allowed people to leave but not enter. The archers in the city aimed in the right direction, found the right distance, and started the first round of volleys.

Lin Buyi also had some countermeasures for the Sky-Smashing Demon Cloud Formation. For example, the archers had long been instructed to keep their hands pointed outwards no matter what they saw. This way, even if they were hit by an illusion, it would not be so easy for the enemy to rush in immediately.

However, in just a moment, before the Jiuyang people showed up, the defenders of Yuguan City had already formed their battle formation.

The thick gray fog finally enveloped the city...

The strategy of ten thousand people fanning together was obviously ineffective, because the gray fog was sticky, wet and heavy, and seemed to carry some kind of spirituality. It would emerge from the ground in an endless stream and could not be dispelled by ordinary internal energy.

Lin Buyi drew out his long sword and swung it forward fiercely!
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A ray of red light broke through the thick fog, cut through a large area of ​​space, and flew hundreds of feet away, finally seeing the enemy's figure.

Facing Yuguan City in the distance is a giant beast with a physique as big as a mountain. It is covered with gray scales and the size of a rhinoceros. It has a thick horn on its head and hundreds of chains wrapped around its back, with the other ends held in the hands of Jiuyang soldiers. It takes thousands of people working together to restrain the movement of this giant beast.

Thousands of black shadows appeared under the giant beast, shadowy, silent and bloodthirsty.

"That's Jiuyang's siege beast!" someone exclaimed.

As Lin Buyi's blade slashed at the siege beast, its already crimson pupils completely erupted with anger, and it struggled to let out a long roar towards the sky: "Roar——"

(End of this chapter)