Attack

Gu Jinlai, no one has wanted to start a civil war in the south.

He was well aware of the predicament Tiannan was facing. If a civil war broke out, it would only deplete each other's strength and allow the Demonic Beasts to gain power and grow stronger, further turning Tiannan into their hunting ground.

However, Yellow Heaven Sect's current actions have crossed the line.

Those in positions of authority should fulfill their responsibilities.

Since Yellow Heaven Sect is just a figurehead, then don't blame him for overstepping his bounds.

Gu Jinlai's army of six thousand quickly entered Yuntian City.

Yuntian City is not far from Huangtian City, about 600 li apart.

Furthermore, Yuntian City is one of the large cities in Huangzhou, with a permanent population of over three million.

Thanks to the previous experience of "cooperation," Gu Jinlai's move in was not hindered in any way.

Both the City Lord Mansion, which belonged to the Yellow Heaven Sect's side, and the local forces in the city warmly welcomed their arrival.

By this time, news of Huang Tiancheng's crushing defeat had reached Yun Tiancheng. Yellow Heaven Sect, and even everyone in Huangzhou, placed their hopes on Gu Jinlai and his group, and naturally, they would unconditionally cooperate with any of their requests.

Upon arriving at Yuntian City, Gu Jinlai quickly set up the battlefield while simultaneously gathering information on the movements of the Yellow Heaven Sect and the Demonic Beasts.

A day later, Gu Jinlai received a message from Tang Qing, the Meteor Guard.

"Yellow Heaven Sect's people retreated directly to Haitian City? A thousand miles away?! They gave up the entire central part of Huangzhou?!"

Upon Gu Jinlai didn't know whether to be angry or sad. "So, they don't intend to take those cities behind Huangtian City anymore, they don't intend to defend them?"

"This time, the number of Heavenly River Demonic Beasts is not large. After the battle of Huangtian City, there are only more than 40,000 left. However, this force is still not something that Yellow Heaven Sect can withstand. According to the news from the Yellow Heaven Sect, if they continue to defend city by city, Yellow Heaven Sect will only suffer more heavy losses. Rather than being weakened by the enemy little by little, it is better to retreat directly to Haitian City, regroup there, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack. Moreover, they can form a pincer movement with Yuntian City, one in the east and one in the west."

Tang Qing's voice was also filled with resentment.

Clearly, they felt deeply ashamed of the Yellow Heaven Sect's actions.

"They've essentially dumped the mess in Huangzhou on us."

Gu Chaoyang, standing to the side, said in a deep voice, "The location of our Yuntian City is roughly equivalent to the lower-central part of Huangzhou, while Haitian City is closer to the east, but it is no longer considered the lower-central part. Haitian City is located in the southern part of Huangzhou. How can it have any strategic advantage?"

Gu Jinlai at the map of Huangzhou.

Huangzhou is rectangular in shape. If we divide the entire Huangzhou into three parts, north, central and south, the northern part has already fallen completely.

Central region...

Following the major defeat of Huangtian City in the central and northern regions, most of it also fell to the enemy.

Currently, the only city that can be considered a major city or a defensive stronghold is Yuntian City.

Further down...

That is the southern city of Haitian.

The capital city of Huangtian, along with the already fallen Yutian City, Yuntian City in the central region, and Haitian City in the south, these four large cities with populations exceeding three million constitute the four core areas of Huangzhou.

Currently, two of the four major regions have been lost, and Huangzhou is essentially half-occupied.

"Ancestor, what's next..."

"Lure the Demonic Beasts to Cloud Sky City, and we'll once again wage a sniper battle against Demonic Beasts there!"

Gu Jinlai ordered, "In addition, prepare to receive refugees. We must properly settle those people who retreated from the direction of Huangtian City."

"By doing this... we've exactly what Yellow Heaven Sect wanted..."

Gu Chaoyang hesitated.

"Execute the command."

"Yes."

Gu Chaoyang responded with a heavy sigh.

After Gu Chaoyang and Tang Qing took their leave, Gu Jinlai out the door and looked towards the horizon.

He could clearly see that the fortune belonging to Huangzhou was being eroded by the Heavenly River Demonic Beasts at an extremely rapid pace.

It is now like a candle flickering in the wind, teetering on the verge of collapse.

He glanced behind him.

"More than six thousand people..."

With the main force of the Demon God's personal guards on the Blue State battlefield, he only had about six thousand men with him at the moment.

If we don't take the initiative to recapture Huangtian City by relying on our defensive advantages...

If things go wrong, all six thousand people could be wiped out.

Although he wanted to save the 30 million people of Huangzhou, but...

At this moment, he is the lord of Star Province, but not the lord of Huangzhou.

He was responsible for the safety of these demon guards recruited from Star Province.

Therefore...

We can only wait.

If the Demonic Beasts want to continue their southward advance, they must pass through the Cloud Sky City.

Moreover, there's also the existence of this "Heavenly Lord" who's full of taunts, and a group of Heavenly Masters.

He intends to rely on these six thousand men to fight the Demonic Beasts here.

The idea is good, Gu Jinlai.

But in reality...

The Demonic Beasts did not attack Yuntian City at all.

They seemed to realize that a decisive battle in Yuntian City would be disadvantageous to them, or perhaps they were wary of the power possessed by Lingxiao City.

Several days later, when the first batch of 40,000 elite troops from Star Province entered Yuntian City, the Demonic Beasts had stayed in Huangtian City for a while set off again.

They bypassed Yuntian City, traveled through the central and southern parts of Huangzhou, and continued their advance towards Haitian City.

Pick the softest persimmons.

The saying "bullying the weak and fearing the strong" also applies to Demonic Beasts.

Even if there is a Heavenly Lord in Cloud Sky City to pull monsters, it is no exception.

After receiving this news, Gu Jinlai pondered for a long time before finally making a decision.

Send troops!

Reinforcements for Haitian City!

Then, using Haitian City and Yuntian City as a strategic point, we will encircle and annihilate this group of Demonic Beasts trapped in Huangzhou!

His decision naturally prompted Gu Chaoyang and others to offer their advice.

After all, instead of using Yuntian City's advantageous location to reinforce Haitian City, they might accidentally fall into the Yellow Heaven Sect's trap, and the main force to fight the Demonic Beasts might turn from the Yellow Heaven Sect to their Lingxiao City.

Fortunately, people have remained rational Gu Jinlai.

The real purpose of his military expedition was not to fight against the Demonic Beasts, but to protect the cities along the Demonic Beasts' route to Haitian City, preventing Demonic Beasts from scattering and harming the surrounding areas.

The real battlefield will only be beneath the city of Haitian.

After the order was given, the Demon God's personal guards and elite troops in Cloud Sky City sprang into action.

At this time.

Within Jiangzhou territory.

An army is rushing towards Huangzhou, north of Jiangzhou, at an extremely fast pace.

These are the Demon God's personal guards who retreated from Lanzhou.

This group of demon god guards numbered over ten thousand.

Of these, 6,000 were official Demon God guards, 4,000 were reserve Demon God guards, and there were also over 1,000 heavy artillery and sword units.

After receiving orders from Gu Jinlai and support Huangzhou, they were riding at full speed towards Haitian City under the leadership of Gu Chifeng.

Since Haitian City is located southeast of Huangzhou, they plan to go directly through Jiangzhou, enter Huangzhou through Jiangzhou, arrive at Haitian City, and then merge with the Gu Jinlai demon god guards.

The leader of the group was Gu Chifeng, but Cheng Lixue, who had already pledged allegiance to Lingxiao City, accompanied them.

The remaining Jingyun Mountain...

He led the disciples and relatives of the two True Lords, as well as the many spoils of war captured by the Demon God's personal guards, towards Lingxiao City.

Their sects will be based in Lingxiao City for some time to come, recruiting disciples and taking root.

Perhaps after they recover Muzhou in the future, they will return to Muzhou, but as members of Lingxiao City, they will take over Muzhou and incorporate it into the political system of Lingxiao City.

"The Ancient Heavenly Lord is truly righteous. The reason why the Demonic Beasts of the Heavenly River broke out of the Heavenly River was because Zhang Taiping interfered. Now that Huangzhou is in trouble, the Ancient Heavenly Lord still puts aside past grievances and helps out righteously. Such noble character is truly a model for us."

Cheng Lixue sighed with emotion as she looked at the ferocious beast that resembled a white tiger.

"Yellow Heaven Sect..."

Gu Chifeng felt both helpless and admiring upon hearing this. "What the Ancestor values is not the Yellow Heaven Sect, but the countless people living in Huangzhou. He couldn't bear to see the people of Huangzhou suffer, which is why he couldn't wait to take this risky move..."

At this point, he shook his head. "First Huangzhou, then Lanzhou, and now it's Huangzhou again. It feels like Star Province has become a firefighter, running to wherever there's a fire."

"The reason why Star Province and Jiangzhou were able to stabilize so quickly is because of the benevolence of the Ancient Heavenly Lord. Moreover, once the story of Huangzhou spreads and the people of Tiannan learn about the character of the Ancient Heavenly Lord, they will be more willing to join his cause and contribute their own strength to quell the Demonic Beasts in Tiannan."

Cheng Lixue said.

As he spoke, he chuckled and said, "Now that True Lord Xin, who is in charge of Jiangzhou, is like this, so are True Lord Jing and I."

Gu Chifeng laughed along with him.

With the addition of Cheng Lixue and Jing Yunshan, Lingxiao City now boasts three True Lords.

In addition, Gu Jinlai, whose combat power surpasses that of ordinary True Lord...

Their top combat forces have finally caught up.

At least among the top forces in Tiannan, they are not considered weak.

He was about to say something more when Cheng Lixue sensed something and her expression changed.

"Watch out! Danger!"

As he spoke, he suddenly looked in one direction. "Who are you, you little nobody hiding here? Come out here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was greeted by two sword lights that came hurtling towards him with a piercing whistle.

The sword light was extremely fast, accompanied by a deafening roar that tore through the void.

"Flying swords are coming!"

Gu Chifeng roared.

Since Gu Jinlai had brought all his most elite forces to Huangzhou, at this moment, he only had three close-in weapon systems beside him, including Gu Xiliu.

Despite the three close-in weapon systems simultaneously aiming and firing at Gu Chifeng's roar, they were ultimately a fraction too slow.

Cheng Lixue intercepted one of the two flying swords.

The other weapon, however, tore through the close-in weapon system's fire net with astonishing efficiency—four or even five times the speed of sound—and fired at Gu Chifeng and the close-in weapon system from a special angle.

If this sword strike lands, the close-in weapon system and his body will be pierced through simultaneously.

At the critical moment, Gu Chifeng roared, his Qi and Blood surging, and his body tilted as his flying sword shattered the close-in weapon.

"Bang!"

The roar of the shattering spirit armor and the spurting blood erupted simultaneously on Gu Chifeng's body.

However, he was ultimately a mid-level warrior whose physique was powerful enough to rival that of a mid-level great Demonic Beasts.

And then there's this spirit sword...

Although it is a superior Spirit Artifact, possessing toughness and the ability to pierce through the void, it does not have the characteristics of "sharpness" or "limitless" ability to bear more true essence.

Gu Chifeng's merit in annihilating Demonic Beasts in the battle of Yuntian City has enabled his spirit armor to reach the level of superior spirit armor.

After the flying sword, which did not possess the characteristics of "sharpness and boundlessness", shattered the close-range defense cannon, destroyed his spirit armor, and pierced through his body, it could not advance an inch further.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gu Chifeng fiercely grabbed the flying sword that had pierced his body, stared intently at the direction from which the sword had come, and roared, "Fire! Fire!"