Reversing the Offensive and Defensive

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At this time, in Lihuo City.

General Mang You of the Western Wasteland led his army around the Soldiers Arrive and has been attacking it for a day.

Li Qinglin did not personally go to the front line. The soldiers at the city gate tried their best, but in the end they could not defeat the elite troops of the Western Wasteland. After a day and a night, the city fell.

Mang You his army in, looking up at the sky and laughing, "Li Qinglin is nothing special! We overestimated him."

Before this, Mang You, a seasoned general, had always harbored concerns.

Because this invasion went too smoothly.

Especially the border troops... The border garrison commander was undoubtedly Li Qinglin's absolute confidant, having fought countless battles and shed countless blood against them in the Western Wasteland over the years. For such a person to surrender the pass without any discontent from his subordinates, and even all the soldiers at the beacon towers had been dealt with in advance, allowing them to advance unimpeded, was quite strange.

He had also advised the Crown Prince to be careful, but the Crown Prince didn't listen much.

But as it turned out, there was indeed no problem. The surrendered generals and soldiers even led the way for them. The fact that they were able to reach Hengshan County so quickly and that they were able to take a detour to attack Lihuo was largely due to the help of the guides.

This time, they even breached Lihuo City. What other changes could possibly occur?

Lihuo City was also captured after a desperate defense. Almost all the soldiers defending the city were killed or wounded. There was no suspicion that they were tricked into entering the city. As a renowned general with a hundred battles, Mang You was very certain of this.

Perhaps Li Qinglin really disappointed the border troops; I was just overthinking it.

The Western Wasteland army rode into the city, their hooves pounding the long street. Looking at the closed gates and doors of Lihuo City, Mang You smiled slightly.

Southern Li far more prosperous than Western Wasteland. It might become the capital of Western Wasteland in the future, so it won't be easily destroyed by troops. As long as the royal palace is breached and Li Qinglin is captured, Mang You can be remembered in history as the commander who destroyed the kingdom.

They arrived at the palace, where the guards had already fled. Inside, eunuchs and palace maids could be seen running around in panic, their cries echoing as the army approached.

Mang You led his army straight in, but soon paused in surprise.

Upon entering, one finds a vast plaza, at the end of which rises a high stone staircase. At the top of the staircase sits Dragon Throne, upon which a figure sits quietly, looking down upon the surging army.

Mang You cautiously ordered his soldiers to spread out and guard the major thoroughfares, while thousands of archers were stationed in the square, all drawing their bows and aiming their arrows at the figure on the Dragon Throne.

After ensuring everything was in perfect order, Mang You, carrying his battle axe, led his troops and slowly approached the stone steps.

As they drew closer, they could clearly see an elderly man in Dragon Robe sitting high above them. His face was aged, his body hunched, but he held a silver spear in his hand, and his eyes were bright and piercing.

"Li... Li Qinglin?" Mang You's tone was quite shocked.

He himself was a veteran in his fifties... The sudden sight of his once young and handsome adversary, whom he had clashed with many times on the battlefield, now appearing to be much older than himself, was a shock to his soul that was truly indescribable.

I heard he used some kind of Illusions to maintain his youthful appearance. Has the Illusions failed now? Or has he simply decided not to hide it anymore?

Mang You felt a sense of foreboding.

"It is indeed This King." Li Qinglin spoke with a smile, his voice aged yet resonant. "Mang You, I did not expect it to be you instead of Mang Zhan. Very good, very good."

The sense of foreboding in Mang You's heart grew even stronger.

Although no matter how you look at it, Li Qinglin has no chance of turning things around, this attitude is too strange, as if he, Li Qinglin, has won a battle.

Did he go mad because his country was destroyed?

He didn't say anything, but cautiously had his generals surround and kill Li Qinglin.

Li Qinglin, unconcerned about being surrounded, still smiled and said, "Actually, as a battle-hardened general, you should have noticed something strange this time."

Mang You gestured for his generals not to act hastily, and said calmly, "Regardless of any strange occurrences, your Southern Li has been destroyed, and you, Li Qinglin, are already a prisoner. How can you still laugh? Have you been driven mad by the cruelty of your defeat?"

Li Qinglin laughed loudly, "It's not necessarily true that Southern Li has been destroyed; the real issue is that Western Wasteland must be destroyed first."

Above Hengshan County, the Minghe hangs in the sky, indifferently watching the attack and defense of the city walls.

The endless corpses did not stir any ripples in her eyes; her gaze lingered more on Li Qingjun's blood-soaked fighting figure.

Cultivators rarely make promises, fearing the consequences. But when Qin Yi left, he entrusted her with saving Li Qingjun's life, and she agreed without hesitation.

It's not about giving Qin Yi face.

It's not that I admire Li Qingjun.

It was all because of that Jade Pendant.

That was Jade Pendant with a very distinguished history... If Li Qinglin was beyond saving, Li Qingjun would be the inheritor of that Jade Pendant. Her Celestial Pivot Divine Palace was willing to give face to the original owner of the Jade Pendant, which was also one of the contents mentioned in the reply from her sect at the time.

However, her feelings were somewhat complicated at this moment.

She had once entered the palace to speak with Li Qinglin, intending to discuss the Jade Pendant, but received a very unexpected answer.

This decisive battle in Southern Li was far more complex than Li Qingjun had imagined.

Just as the Mang Zhan suddenly became restless. In no time, they frantically sounded the retreat signal, and the attacking troops retreated like a tide.

Minghe sighed inwardly as she arrived.

Li Qingjun stared in astonishment from the city wall, only to see that the Mang Zhan army seemed to have received some extremely important order and was rapidly retreating westward, with even their marching formation becoming somewhat disordered.

Veteran general Xie Yuan exclaimed with delight, "Princess, we can pursue them!"

Li Qingjun frowned. "This retreat is too strange. Could it be a trap?"

"It's not a trap," Xie Yuan said confidently. "His King's plan has succeeded."

Xie Yuan's tone was peculiar, seemingly tinged with melancholy and sadness, yet also with reverence.

"Your King's plan?" At this moment, Li Qingjun did not feel angry at being deceived, but rather pleasantly surprised.

Sure enough, even if my brother was obsessed with cultivation, he was still a famous general who had fought on the battlefield in the first half of his life. He couldn't possibly finish with just two orders when faced with such an important battle. He must have made some arrangements.

So it was indeed arranged in secret?

She rushed down from the city walls to organize the cavalry. As long as Southern Li safe, what did it matter how much she kept it a secret? She, Li Qingjun, didn't vie for power; if her brother wanted to seize power, let him.

The city gates burst open with a roar, Li Qingjun rode ahead, leading his army out of the city like a sharp blade, cutting straight into the rear of the Western Wasteland army.

It was indeed not a trap. The Western Wasteland army themselves had no idea what was going on, only that the Crown Prince had urgently ordered a retreat. The soldiers were bewildered and disorganized, their ranks crumbling and trampling each other in an instant, resulting in countless deaths and injuries.

At the same time, the Southern Li Border Army, which was originally interspersed within the Western Wasteland Army, defected and cooperated with Li Qingjun to cut the Western Wasteland Army into countless pieces.

The offense and defense were reversed in an instant.

Li Qingjun was both surprised and delighted, and led her men in pursuit, chasing them for over a hundred miles.

In the distance, on the western border, smoke suddenly rose from a beacon tower. It was the Southern Li Army, still being held captive in the border city, that was causing a disturbance in their camp, as they fought with the Western Wasteland garrison commander for control of the pass. This was the beacon lit by the Western Wasteland garrison commander.

Li Qingjun watched the smoke signals from afar, utterly baffled as to how her brother had managed to do it.

Minghe, who was watching the battle from the air, sighed and turned to look in the Lihuo City.

It was as if I could see the flames burning over there.