We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real? Chapter 385: Lord Wuan Bai Qi Falls in Battle, Northern Pacification Prince Xiao Shi Severely Wounded
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The mighty army surged forth into battle.
Xiao Mo and Qin Jingsu commanded their forces toward Que Province.
Que Province had once been part of the Jin Kingdom, yet after the Qin Kingdom seized it, they kept a massive garrison at Guimen City there, readying for the upcoming assault on the Jin Kingdom.
"Before setting out, did Father Emperor tell brother-in-law anything?"
Qin Jingsu rode alongside Xiao Mo on horseback, inquiring with a grin.
Xiao Mo gazed at the First Prince without hiding a thing, replying honestly, "His Majesty instructed me to keep an eye on elder brother, stopping elder brother from acting too rashly against the Jin Kingdom and committing folly."
"Hahaha." Qin Jingsu burst into laughter. "I truly despise the Jin Kingdom, so Father Emperor's concern makes sense. Still, brother-in-law need not worry. Even if I perish, I'll drag the Jin Kingdom down with me!"
"..." Xiao Mo shook his head, ignoring Qin Jingsu's bold claim, and stressed firmly, "On the battlefield, my word is law. Elder brother cannot defy orders and leave me in a bind."
Qin Jingsu nodded, "I understand."
"Good that elder brother gets it." Xiao Mo met Qin Jingsu's eyes, let out a sigh, and murmured softly, "Elder brother, Siyao has lost one brother already. If elder brother falls too, how will Siyao cope? Think it over carefully, elder brother."With that, Xiao Mo whipped his horse ahead swiftly.
Trailing behind Xiao Mo, Qin Jingsu bowed his head, clenched the reins hard, and muttered quietly to himself, "I know as well..."
Twenty-five days passed before Xiao Mo and Qin Jingsu reached Guimen City.
Once the full army recovered for a day, Xiao Mo and Qin Jingsu launched their assault on the city.
In that very month, Xiao Shi clashed separately with the Zhao Kingdom, while Xiahou Nan faced the Qi Kingdom.
On the broader strategic scale, Qin Kingdom aimed for Xiao Mo to crush the Jin Kingdom, with Xiao Shi prevailing over the Zhao Kingdom.
For Xiahou Nan, his role was simply to halt the Qi Kingdom's push, holding them off for as long as feasible.
Qi, Zhao, and Jin Kingdoms schemed to let Jin pin down Xiao Mo's forces, allowing Qi and Zhao to dominate, claim lands, and even invade Qin territory.
Leading the Qi Kingdom was chief general Gu Fei.
Gu Fei, a survivor through three dynasties, was a Jade Simplicity realm cultivator specializing in military strategy, known for his brutally aggressive tactics. He once captured ten cities within three months!
Across millennia, just two figures accomplished that, the other one Xiao Mo.
Soon enough, Gu Fei realized Xiahou Nan excelled at city defense.
Xiahou Nan mastered every inch of Luanfeng City's battlements and stayed ready for surprises, leaving Gu Fei with scant chances.
Luanfeng City stood as one of the Chu Kingdom's toughest strongholds, akin to an impregnable turtle shell.
Xiahou Nan not only hunkered down inside the shell, refusing to emerge.
He went further, sealing every crevice with boulders!
Gu Fei resorted to hurling taunts from afar, trying all tricks to lure Xiahou Nan out.
Xiahou Nan shot back, "Your taunts carry no sting. Back then, the Frost Prince blasted my ancestral tablets skyward with thunderbolts and dispatched an envoy bearing women's garb. That hit deep."
To put it simply, "Your goads lack any bite, nothing like the Frost Prince incinerating my family records with lightning and sending women's clothes via envoy. That truly wounded the soul."
When Xiahou Nan's response arrived, Gu Fei jabbed at the missive and roared with laughter, "If General Xiahou fancies such things, then indulge him by all means."
Gu Fei, Qi Kingdom's top commander, dispatched an envoy bearing Qi Kingdom ladies' skirts for Xiahou Nan, plus a note: "I hear you adore women's attire. Here's a special gift of your favorite. Accept it gladly."
Xiahou Nan chuckled too, instructing the envoy to relay, "Tomorrow at the chen hour, bring your general to the walls. I've got a return present."
Come the next day's chen hour, Gu Fei brought his troops right under the walls.
There he beheld Xiahou Nan in the gifted dress, executing sword forms on the ramparts.
Those thick, hairy legs peeking from under the skirt drew stunned stares.
The whole Qi army grimaced at the spectacle.
"His iron will matches the legends."
After that, Gu Fei understood provocation schemes were futile henceforth.
Persuading him to surrender was something he had attempted ages ago.
Military might alone would force the gates of Luanfeng City wide open!
Eighty-seven days onward, amid Gu Fei's unyielding, expense-be-damned onslaught, Luanfeng City at last crumbled, yet Gu Fei's joy evaporated swiftly.
For once the troops stormed inside, Xiahou Nan had withdrawn to Luoyun City, erecting yet another defensive barrier.
A desperate last stand was the furthest thing from Xiahou Nan's mind!
By now, Gu Fei grasped fully how Xiahou Nan dragged out time across the Chu territories. He cared not if every inch of Chu land tumbled.
After all, should Qin crush either Jin or Zhao, liberating a frontline, Qi would be forced to relinquish every bit of land it had gobbled up!
In stark contrast to Xiahou Nan's ironclad resistance, Xiao Shi and Bai Qi plunged their forces into Zhao territory!
Zhao countered by naming Pang Nuan supreme commander against Xiao Shi.
This renowned Zhao general directed with utmost caution, upheld discipline without mercy, and excelled at probing foes' mental weaknesses. His tactics rivaled those of Xiao Shi or Bai Qi, yet alas, Qin's savage wolf pack of an army held a slight edge in raw fighting prowess over Zhao's.
Though Xiao Shi and Bai Qi didn't blitz through cities and lands at breakneck speed, their progress remained rock-solid and unwavering.
Meanwhile, Xiao Mo alongside the First Prince drove their legions into Jin lands, evoking the sense of storming through a land without guardians.
The Snow-Treading Dragon Cavalry pulverized Jin city after city, pass after pass.
This fury burned especially hot since the Jin Kingdom had slain the Second Prince, igniting a fierce wrath in every soldier's heart.
Let alone confronting the Qin Kingdom's dreaded Frost Prince.
To them, the Frost Prince outshone even his sire, the Northern Pacification Prince, in sheer terror.
For the Northern Pacification Prince, across decades of warfare, had tasted both victory and defeat—more triumphs than setbacks—yet this "Frost Prince" stood as an utter legend!
From his very first command, he razed the Zhei Kingdom, compelled Xiahou Nan's capitulation, slew Zhei's mightiest mainstay, stormed its royal city, toppled the Chu Kingdom too, all without a single loss!
Such exploits sowed doubt in their ranks: "Could we truly shatter his invincible aura?"
Exactly Xiao Mo's flawless war saga inspired troops with a devotion bordering on worship!
As though trailing the Frost Prince guaranteed triumph beyond question!
Eight months flew by, with Xiao Mo guiding his host far into Jin's Yu Province.
Yu Province's heart cradled the Jin capital.
Per Xiao Mo and the First Prince's reckoning, a mere seven months max to seize the Jin capital and obliterate the realm!
And upon shattering Jin.
Xiao Mo and the First Prince might split forces, stabbing into Qi and Zhao's sides from both flanks.
Thus, Xiahou Nan's unyielding guards could flip to assault, while Xiao Shi and Bai Qi's hosts linked up seamlessly.
Qi and Zhao's downfall together loomed just ahead!
Yet even as Xiao Mo and the First Prince marched firmly toward their master plan.
Shocking tidings erupted from the Zhao front, defying all belief—
"Lord Wu'an Bai Qi has perished in combat. Northern Pacification Prince Xiao Shi lies gravely injured."
"The Qin forces have endured a crushing loss!"