Chapter 5: The peerless beauty who brought disaster to the country and the people!
Chapter 5: The peerless beauty who brought disaster to the country and the people!
One could vaguely see piles of corpses lying in disarray on the ground outside the Great Wall. There were corpses of the guards, demons, and inhuman horse thieves.
The pungent smell of blood and the sickening stench lingered in everyone's nose.
It was obvious that a great battle had taken place here not long ago.
"Let's get going!"
Jiang Mingche frowned, used his own strength to isolate the stench around him, and continued to lead the army forward.
Although the Great Wall seemed right before their eyes from a distance, it still took Jiang Mingche and his companions nearly an hour to reach the gate of the Great Wall.
"Reinforcements from Chang'an City have arrived!"
"Open the city gate quickly!"
The guards on the Great Wall saw the army coming towards the city gate and shouted excitedly.
"Reinforcements from Chang'an City have arrived. Open the city gates quickly!"
"Quick, report to General Mulan!"
"Just say Duke Lu is coming with reinforcements!"
The main camp in the army, the general camp.
Hua Mulan was discussing with the members of the Great Wall Guards how to resist the next attack from demons when a soldier in gray armor rushed in with an excited look on his face.
"Report!"
"General, Duke Lu is here with reinforcements from Chang'an!"
"Are you serious?"
Hua Mulan was stunned for a moment, then stood up from her seat and asked excitedly.
"It's true. I saw it with my own eyes."
"Where are they now?"
"We'll be at the Great Wall soon..."
"I see, you go down."
After calming down her excitement, Hua Mulan waved her hand and said.
"I have waited so long for the reinforcements to finally arrive..."
After the soldiers left, Su Lie on the side breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, and the tense atmosphere in the tent disappeared instantly.
Originally, the guards were still worried about how to deal with the next attack from the demons, but now that the reinforcements have arrived, all the problems have been solved.
"I heard that His Majesty's newly appointed General of Heavenly Strategy is also here this time, not just Duke Lu."
"Let's go out of the city together to welcome them."
Hua Mulan said this and walked out of the tent first.
General Tiance is in charge of all military affairs within the Tang Dynasty.
Now the other side has personally led troops to the Great Wall to reinforce. As a general of the Great Wall Guard, it would be unreasonable for Hua Mulan not to go to greet them.
The remaining members of the guard team looked at each other and followed Mulan's footsteps. Li Bai was among them, but he was not a member of the guard.
After resolving the issue of the Heart of Dawn in Chang'an last time, Li Bai went directly to the Great Wall.
Originally, he was planning to find Su Lie to drink, but he didn't expect to run into a riot of demons, so he simply stayed to help the guards protect the Great Wall.
With hundreds of thousands of troops, Jiang Mingche and Cheng Yaojin headed straight towards the wide-open city gate.
“This is the Great Wall…”
"I didn't expect that after just a few months of absence, the Great Wall would become like this..."
Looking at the changes inside the Great Wall, Cheng Yaojin sighed with emotion.
Although the Great Wall cannot compare to the extremely prosperous Chang'an City, it is almost the same.
However, in recent times, the demons have been rioting and invading the Great Wall, causing immeasurable damage to the Great Wall.
The surroundings were filled with extremely depressed and dilapidated scenes.
As the army entered the city, many people living along the Great Wall stopped to watch.
Looking at this group of troops coming from Chang'an, the eyes of the people were full of curiosity.
As soon as they entered the city gate, Jiang Mingche and others were stopped by the Great Wall Guard team.
"Hua Mulan, the general of the Great Wall Guard, pays respect to the general..."
"Galuo, a member of the Great Wall Guard, joins the general..."
"Great Wall Guard member Baili Shouyue pays a visit to the General."
"Su Lie pays respect to the General..."
Hua Mulan brought a group of members of the Great Wall Guard to Jiang Mingche, bowed and showed respect.
The reason why the general was specially honored was because he had supreme power in the entire Tang Dynasty! His words and deeds could directly represent the current female emperor Wu Zetian.
Looking at Jiang Mingche in front of her, Hua Mulan's eyes flashed with surprise, and she felt a little confused inside.
Originally, she thought that the newly appointed Admiral of Tiance would be an old general with great military achievements and a great reputation.
But Jiang Mingche looked to be only in his early twenties, which really surprised her.
He became the General of Tiance at such a young age?
Hua Mulan couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Similarly, the other members of the guard army looked at each other in confusion.
The most confused ones would have to be Su Lie and Li Bai.
When they left Chang'an City, Jiang Mingche was just a prince.
How come only a month has passed and he has become the General of Tiance who commands thousands of troops?
"No need to be so polite..."
"Let's skip these empty formalities in the future..."
Looking around at everyone present, Jiang Mingche smiled faintly and shook his head.
"Jiang Mingche, how did you become a general of Tiance?"
After hearing Jiang Mingche's words, Li Bai was the first to jump out and couldn't help asking.
He looked Jiang Mingche up and down, feeling very surprised.
"By chance, I sat in this position..."
Jiang Mingche evaded the question casually.
"It's been a month since we last met. I didn't expect that Brother Jiang has become the General of Tiance of our Tang Dynasty. Congratulations, Brother Jiang."
Su Lie walked up to Jiang Mingche holding his big pillar and laughed.
Su Lie was also extremely surprised.
The Great Wall is located in the westernmost territory of the Tang Dynasty, and it takes a long time for news to reach here.
If the reinforcements hadn’t come, Su Lie and the others wouldn’t have known that the Tang Dynasty already had a General of Heavenly Strategy, let alone that this person was Jiang Mingche… “I didn’t expect that this time, reinforcements to the Great Wall would require you, General of Heavenly Strategy, to come in person. I really trouble you.”
Su Lie smiled jokingly.
"What are you talking about, Brother Su?"
"In his position, seek his position."
"As the Grand Admiral of the Tang Dynasty, these are my duties."
"There's such a large-scale demon riot at the Great Wall, I naturally can't just ignore it."
"General, it's very windy outside, let's talk inside the tent."
Mulan stood up and said.
"Alright."
Jiang Mingche nodded in agreement and did not refuse. He followed the others towards the military camp.
As for the 500,000 soldiers and horses he and Cheng Yaojin brought, someone would assign them positions.
After arriving at the military tent, Hua Mulan directly gave the main seat to Jiang Mingche.
Jiang Mingche has already arrived, and only he can sit in this position.
Jiang Mingche didn't hesitate and sat down directly.
"General Mulan, when we arrived, we found mountains of corpses lying in all directions outside the Great Wall."
"Did a riot happen not long ago?"
Jiang Mingche looked at the heroic Hua Mulan standing aside and asked curiously.
When Jiang Mingche saw Hua Mulan for the first time, he had only one thought in his mind...
Big! Really big!
If someone lies on this, wouldn't he suffocate to death?
"That's right. Three days ago, a demon riot happened at the Great Wall..."
Hua Mulan nodded solemnly.
"Among these demon species, what realm is the strongest one in?"
Jiang Mingche then asked.
"The strongest demon species should have the strength of Diamond III."
“It’s very difficult to deal with...”
Hua Mulan frowned and looked very unhappy.
After the demon species cultivates to the platinum level, they will possess intelligence and are no longer as reckless as the demon species below the platinum level.
The strongest combat capability of their guard army is only at the level of Platinum I2, which is no match for the demons at all.
Fortunately, although the demons have been attacking the Great Wall continuously, the Diamond I demon has never attacked, otherwise the Great Wall would not have been able to hold out for so long.
That's why she asked Su Lie to write a letter to Cheng Yaojin, hoping that he would come to the Great Wall to help.
If it was a demon species below the diamond realm, their guard army could still barely deal with it, but diamond-level demon species were simply not something they could handle.
Mulan has been stationed at the Great Wall for several years, and this is the first time she has seen such a large-scale demon riot and diamond-level demons.
Although there were frequent incidents of demon riots in the past, they were mostly demons of very low realms, and they could barely deal with them.
"The strength of Diamond III."
After hearing Hua Mulan's answer, Jiang Mingche began to think secretly in his heart.
Now he possesses the strength of Platinum II. If he adds various secret techniques, the Jinghong Sword, and the power of the Wind God bloodline, he should still be able to fight this guy.
"Such a powerful demon has never appeared in the history of the Great Wall. I think there must be something strange behind the demon riot..."
Jialuo, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up.
She carries a longbow on her back and has a veil over her face.
Although covered by the veil, one can still vaguely see Gala's peerless beauty.
The exquisite oval face is without the slightest flaw, just like the most perfect white jade.
She has willow-shaped eyebrows, a cherry mouth, and a not-so-obvious beauty mole on her forehead.
Her skin was as white as snow, with no signs of being invaded by the yellow sand of the Great Wall.
She is tall and well-proportioned.
A peerless beauty who is definitely a disaster to the country and the people!
The expression on his face did not change from beginning to end, giving people a very cold and aloof feeling.
"You're right, this matter is definitely not that simple."
Jiang Mingche nodded in agreement. He already had a preliminary guess in his mind.
If nothing unexpected happens, the riots of these demons and the attacks on the Great Wall by the non-human horse thieves should all be closely related to that old scoundrel Ming Shiyin.
"General, you have come from a long distance, sleeping in the open air, and it must be very tiring."
"I have arranged a welcoming banquet. Let's take our seats now."
"As for the demon riot, we can discuss it tomorrow after you have rested for a day."
Hua Mulan stood up from her seat and said with a faint smile.
"Okay..."
"Then I'll have to trouble General Mulan..."
"You are too polite, General. This is all my responsibility."
After some polite exchanges, Hua Mulan led everyone directly to another tent.
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