Star Trace Gate

Chapter 745: Veteran Guards Chaolong, It's Difficult to Enter Xiliang

The lords of the four cities of Bailu, Qiushan, Dongming and Guojun led a total of 240,000 troops and surrounded Chaolong City without any warning.

The five cities of Xianlan have a covenant of non-interference and non-aggression, and the one who made the rules is naturally the Xianlan Sect. On weekdays, although there are many intrigues in the five cities, there has never been a large army approaching or a siege.

At this moment, the soldiers and horses from these four cities were like a dark cloud pressing down on the sky, surrounding the entire Chaolong City. This naturally caused panic among the common people, gentry, civil officials and military generals in the city.

You know, Chaolong City hasn't had a war for many years, and it has a relatively advanced position among the five cities of Xianlan. And just now, the old city lord of Dongming City, Ye Xuan, used his magical powers to shout to the city, saying that this move was made under the order of Xianlan Sect... This inevitably raised the severity of the entire incident to an unprecedented level.

Not only the civil and military officials in the city could see that things were about to change in Chaolong City, but even ordinary people could see that the troops from the four cities were besieging Chaolong City under the orders of the Xianlan Sect, so they were definitely not really coming for the Ligui Sect.

Suppressing the Ghost Sect was just an excuse to lead the army into the city.

Otherwise, is it really necessary to raise an army of 240,000 to deal with a sect of evil spirits?

Is it really necessary for the four city lords to gather here? !

Even if the Ligui Sect is to be wiped out, the one who should come should be the high-ranking immortal master of the Xianlan Sect, not the soldiers from the common people.

This was clearly a major incident of violating the law with force and using power to oppress.

On the top of the city wall, Long Yuqing's face was pale. He looked with empty eyes at the endless array of soldiers from the four cities who were ready to fight, and he was shaking with fear.

A general guarding the city looked at the soldiers from the four cities outside the city with a stern look and asked in a hoarse voice: "City Lord, do you want to obey my order and open the city?"

"No...no...I absolutely cannot open it." Long Yuqing shook his head subconsciously, and said in a trembling voice: "If I open it, I don't know what will happen."

Two hundred and forty thousand soldiers and horses, they are going to enter the city without even saying hello in advance. Who the hell dares to open the city gate?

Once the army entered the city, the soldiers of these four cities "inadvertently" had friction with the Chaolong Guards in the city, and suddenly a war broke out. The Long family and the Yang family would be the "lambs" to be slaughtered. Even if the entire family was slaughtered, they would have nowhere to complain.

With an army of 240,000, as long as they kill all those who should be killed and suppress all those who should be suppressed, then the four city lords can write whatever they want in the history books.

You can say that your Long family deliberately provoked friction, or that you deliberately assassinated the four city lords... In short, with all the corpses on the ground, you are not qualified to defend yourself.

The army's approach came too suddenly. Two hundred and forty thousand soldiers were holding guns and swords on their waists. This terrifying pressure made every living person in the city inexplicably smell a strong smell of blood.

When the general guarding the city saw that Long Yuqing refused to open the city gate, he immediately asked, "May I ask the city lord, how should I respond?"

"You just say... after Yang Jia Erlang was abducted by the Evil Ghost Sect, the city lord and the general became so anxious that they fell ill and fainted... You are currently waiting for the order from the government office, so please ask them to wait for a moment." Long Yuqing replied with trembling teeth.

"I will obey my orders."

"Also, set up a city defense formation. No matter who it is, no one is allowed to go out or come in. Keep the city gates closed!" Long Yuqing reminded again.

"Yes."

The general defending the city clasped his fists in response, then tried his best to adjust his mood, walked to the top of the city wall, and began to speak to the four city lords.

Long Yuqing stayed on the top of the city wall for a moment, then ran down in a panic and headed straight for the general's mansion.

"boom!"

A quarter of an hour later, the city defense formation was suddenly activated in Chaolong City, and the four walls in the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest suddenly glowed with green light.

"call out--!"

The shadow of a divine bird rose into the sky from the city, its cry so loud that it shook the heavens and the earth.

The divine bird soared into the sky before its shadow slowly dissipated, but its cry continued for a long time, causing endless green light to surge, which pushed the Chaolong City's defense formation to its extreme.

In an instant, the people in the city were in an uproar. They put down what they were doing, hurried out to the streets to look, and started talking about it in panic.

"It's over. The defense formation of Chaolong City has been activated! Is this... is a big war going to start?"

"Aren't the troops from the four cities going to enter the town to suppress the Ghost Sect?"

"Bullshit! No one knows where the Ghost Sect is hiding. Is it necessary to mobilize troops from four cities to suppress it? I think they have other intentions."

"Yes, if they really just entered the city to suppress the Li Gui Sect, then... the people guarding the city would never activate the city defense formation. This is obviously a posture of defending the city for a fight."

"But why is this so?!"

"Who knows. Maybe something earth-shaking has happened there, but we just don't know."

"Don't fight. My son is still young, and his father is away traveling. If there is a war among the common people, I'm afraid even the Xianlan Sect won't be able to suppress the situation. The soldiers from the four cities will enter the city to burn, kill, and loot, and they will never show mercy."

"...!"

The Jiuli Continent was in a turbulent time. Once a war broke out, there would be a bloodbath. No one knew what happened to the upper class, but everyone knew that once a war broke out, the common people would suffer, and it would be the peasants who would die without anyone caring or burying them.

A feeling of panic spread through the city like a tide, and the entire ancient city was instantly shrouded in an extremely depressing atmosphere.

……

The General's Mansion.

With her hair bun broken open and disheveled, Long Yuqing rushed into the inner hall in a very embarrassed manner, only to see that all members of the Yang family had gathered there, and all of them had extremely solemn expressions.

He was stunned for a moment, then he was extremely cowardly and crawled to the side of his father-in-law who was standing straight.

"Snapped!"

Long Yuqing knelt on the ground without hesitation, grabbed Old Man Yang's legs, and said, "Father-in-law, the lords of the four cities of Bailu, Qiushan, Dongming, and Guojun, with 240,000 soldiers and horses, surrounded Chaolong City without any warning. Why is this happening? How should we respond?!"

Yang Ganglie stood with his hands behind his back, staring outside the hall without saying a word.

Not far away, my eldest brother-in-law Yang Mingtang suddenly jumped up from his chair, his face livid and he angrily yelled, "Why? Why do you say that?! The opportunity of the Great Emperor is so important to the Xianlan Sect, but you insisted on protecting outsiders and lying to the Xianlan Sect. The most important thing is that even if we clean up your mess, we can't do it now! The Li Gui Sect suddenly appeared and allowed Zhu Zigui to escape successfully. Now that the Xianlan Sect can't find the opportunity, it's natural that they will vent their anger on us."

"You are usually indecisive and timid, but you have to make your own decisions on such a matter of life and death, and you are as stupid as a pig! Now, the Xianlan Sect only needs to make a move, and you are already in a situation where you are surrounded by enemies on all sides."

"I've told you a long time ago that if you want to secure your position as city lord, you must see clearly who is the one pressing down on you! If you can't even understand this, you will die, and you'll take us with you!"

"With four cities' soldiers and two hundred and forty thousand steel swords, how many times can they slaughter you? Now tell me, should the city gate be opened or not? Huh?!"

Yang Mingtang scolded Long Yuqing without any mercy, as if he was scolding his own children. He even jumped up and kicked him several times, causing him to collapse to the ground with a blank look in his eyes.

"Brother... things have come to this point. It's no use beating him or scolding him now." Although Yang Ling'er usually has a fierce personality and is a super tigress, she still blocked for her husband at the critical moment.

"You are still protecting this piece of trash, I really am..." Yang Mingtang waved his sleeves and cursed, no longer able to restrain his words.

"pass!"

Yang Ganglie, who had been silent the whole time, turned around slightly when he heard the word "waste" and scolded his eldest son with an expressionless face.

Veins bulged on Yang Mingtang's forehead, he just stood there and said no more.

"Father... I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong." Long Yuqing grabbed his father-in-law's thigh and looked at him with fear and hope: "Do you... do you have a good plan to resolve this crisis?"

He did not choose to argue at this time, nor did he make any excuses for letting Ren Ye go. The result had already been born, and the right and wrong in the process no longer had any meaning.

He would not say that if the Yang family had not interfered, everything would have gone smoothly. Xianlan Sect would not have known where Ren Ye was, let alone when he left. Naturally, there would be no doubts and secret investigations by Xianlan Sect later.

These words would offend the Yang family, and everyone in this room has the surname Yang. How many people can he win over with his words?

Don't be stubborn, it's all my fault.

Yang Ganglie lowered his head slightly, looking down at Long Yuqing calmly. After pondering for a while, he slowly said, "Take my Dragon Prisoner Stick, put on armor and prepare your horse."

"Father, you...?!" Yang Mingtang started to ask.

Old Master Yang Ganglie waved his hand slightly to interrupt, and just looked down at Long Yuqing, and said softly: "You are the city lord here, and I will go outside to be a general."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly retracted his legs without saying another word.

Soon, the children, nephews and nephews of the Yang family took out the Dragon Prison Stick and the golden armor and put them on old man Yang Ganglie.

He held up his gilded armor with a proud spirit, and stepped onto his white horse in front of the general's mansion, holding the dragon-imprisoning stick.

“Lulu——!”

The snow-white horse, faintly emitting a mysterious aura, leaped up with its front hooves, shaking its hair and snorting like thunder.

All the generals around him, including the two fifth-rank generals, ignored Long Yuqing and knelt on the ground in unison, shouting in unison: "We are willing to follow the general to the battle and defend Chaolong City to the death!"

The shouts were deafening and the decision was overwhelming.

Yang Ganglie's face was still without any emotion. He just turned his back and ordered: "All the generals in the city, do your job. Before I return, you can die, but the city cannot be breached."

"I will obey you, General!"

No one raised any objection, they just knelt down and shouted again.

"drive!"

The old general spurred his horse and whipped it, riding alone, and headed straight for the outside of the pass to "kill".

On the long street, the common people heard the hurried sound of horse hooves and looked up, but they only saw the old general riding alone and leaving the pass alone.

"Why did the general leave the city alone?"

"Who could know this?!"

"What is the general's intention? Isn't he afraid that the lords of the four cities will ambush him outside the city?"

"The great general is famous in Yongzhou. Even though he is old, he is still full of courage!"

"Where's the city lord?!"

"Who knows where that bastard who plays with flowers and plants is hiding in a dog hole and peeing his pants right now!"

"...!"

The people in the city were talking about it and watching. The old general went out of the city alone to meet the "enemy".

……

Half a quarter of an hour, outside the city.

The white horses galloped like the wind, and smoke and dust rolled up on the ancient road.

Old Master Yang faced an army of more than 200,000 alone, with great vigor and without any fear.

The four city lords were all of the fifth rank, but at this moment they were also extremely cautious, looking at the ancient road with vigilance and seriousness.

Soon, a man on horseback approached. Old Master Yang stopped his horse, holding the reins with one hand, and said with a disdainful look: "You four led your army to besiege the city without even saying hello. Haha, you have wasted decades of drinking."