OBS Chapter 1087 An impenetrable encirclement! Absolutely impassable!
Chapter 1087 An impenetrable encirclement! Absolutely impassable!
Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Hanyue Army and the city's defenders burst forth at the same moment, like a flood that had been accumulating for too long.
The demon army clearly did not expect that this besieged and dilapidated city would dare to take the initiative to come out and fight.
Before the alarm from the scouts could be relayed back to the central army, the vanguard of the Hanyue Army had already crashed into their front-line defenses.
Inside the Demon Army's central command tent, Li Hanxiao, the Grand Commander of the Seventh Legion of the Demon Realm and the commander-in-chief of this siege, was frowning and deep in thought as he looked at a sand table.
His face was divided into two halves: a cold and violent one, by a dark red demonic pattern that ran diagonally from his brow to his jaw.
He was no mediocre general.
On the contrary, Li Hanxiao ranked seventh among the seventy-two legions of the Demon Realm, not because of his cultivation level, but because of his solid battle record.
When news reached his tent that the vanguard of the Hanyue Army had crashed into the defensive line and that they were being attacked simultaneously from the southeast, west, and north sides, he did not even show any surprise.
To Li Hanxiao's left and right stood three figures with powerful auras.
With his black armor shattered, his aura unstable, and his eyes burning with resentment and rage, Demon Lord Li Wujiu...
Holding a broken vajra, the Venerable of the Bitter Sea had a face as gloomy as iron.
Youji, surrounded by a strange and surging demonic aura.
Li Hanxiao stood before the sand table, his eyes cold.
"A desperate struggle, a last gasp! Order the vanguard to retreat and lure the enemy deep into our territory! The left and right flanks to converge on the center and construct a deep defense!"
"When we've exhausted their last bit of strength, that's when we'll reap the harvest!"
Li Wujiu grinned maliciously: "Just what I wanted! Once they're exhausted, I'll tear that old man Xuanqing apart with my own hands!"
The Venerable One of the Bitter Sea chanted a demonic incantation, and You Ji's eyes flashed with a venomous light.
The battle unfolded as Li Hanxiao had predicted.
The Han Yue Army initially swept through the enemy lines with unstoppable momentum, but its surge was gradually slowed and dispersed by the Demon Army's layered and fearless deep defenses.
The disadvantage of being outnumbered in terms of troop strength began to emerge.
Li Hanxiao watched as the red light representing the Hanyue Army's offensive was compressed and fragmented on the sand table, and his sneer deepened: "As expected! They're at their last gasp!"
He suddenly looked up, his gaze sweeping over Li Wujiu, Ku Hai, and You Ji.
"The three of you, the time has come! Follow me..."
Before the words were even finished, a sudden change occurred!
Above the battlefield outside the city, a huge pale golden light pattern suddenly unfolded!
In the light diagram, several core array nodes representing the foundation of Tianyuan City are dimming and collapsing at a visible speed!
Li Hanxiao's pupils contracted: "Xuan Jue's light diagram? What is he planning to do?!"
City wall.
Xuan Jue stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the light map that marked the foundation nodes of Tianyuan City being frantically eroded by demonic energy and heading towards destruction, his face showing neither sorrow nor joy.
He gently raised his hand and pointed into the depths of the void.
"Now that I have arrived, how can I not bring a large army?"
The voice wasn't loud, but it resounded like thunder in the hearts of everyone watching the battlefield!
"Boom—Crack!!!"
The thick, iron-clad demonic energy in the sky was brutally torn apart by a golden rift that stretched across the heavens!
The dazzling starlight, like a celestial river flowing backward, instantly dispelled the gloom and illuminated the bloody battlefield as bright as day!
In that torrent of starlight, one after another, military flags fluttered in the wind and appeared!
Each flag is imprinted with the emblems of different continents of the Sky Patrol Continent, as well as the unified Sky Patrol Array node mark that represents supreme authority!
"The Venerable Xuanjue has summoned you—"
The resounding call to arms pierced the sky, carrying with it both iron will and reverence:
"The Qingyangzhou Garrison, 80,000 elite troops—arrive!!!"
The bugle sounds loudly!
Under the banner of the Qingyang Continent army, 80,000 heavily armored soldiers shattered the void.
They arrayed themselves like a steel torrent on the eastern horizon of Tianyuan City! A chilling aura rose into the sky!
Inside the Demon Army's command tent.
The sinister smile on Li Wujiu's face froze.
The broken half of the Vajra Pestle in the hands of the Venerable Bitter Sea trembled slightly. For the first time, surprise and doubt appeared in You Ji's eyes.
Li Hanxiao stared intently at the golden rift that tore through the sky and the Qingyang army that appeared out of nowhere, a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
Before they could even process this shock!
"Sizzle—!"
A second golden rift suddenly burst open in the eastern sky!
"The Flying Feather Army of Crimson Cloud Continent, numbering one hundred thousand, pays homage to Venerable Xuanjue!!!"
One hundred thousand Flying Feather soldiers spread their radiant wings, their silvery-white feathers covering the sky and forming an aerial Great Wall that blotted out the sun in the western sky!
Boom!!!
The third fissure opened, and the earth trembled!
"The Iron Wall Army of White Frost Continent, 70,000 heavily armored soldiers, pay homage to Your Excellency!!!"
Seventy thousand giants, clad in heavy black iron armor and resembling mobile fortresses, crashed to the ground on the left flank of the battlefield, raising clouds of dust!
With each step, the demon army's heart clenched!
Immediately afterwards—
The fourth, fifth, sixth... golden rifts bloomed like death flowers in the sky!
The cries of battle cries rose and fell, like rolling thunder, crushing the will of the demon army:
"The Tidal Army of Canghai Continent, with its ninety thousand mighty soldiers, awaits Your Majesty's command!"
"The Thunder Cavalry of Purple Lightning Continent, with 50,000 iron hooves, are ready!"
"The Yunyin Army of Liuyun Continent, with 60,000 elite soldiers, pays homage to Venerable Xuanjue!"
"The Gale Army of Fufeng Continent, 40,000 elite arrows, are here!"
"The Star Guard of Falling Star Continent, with 80,000 heavenly soldiers, descend!"
"The Pan Shi Zhou army, with its 120,000 strong fortified troops, is here!"
……
In just a few breaths!
Dozens of golden cracks spread across the sky!
Dozens of military flags covered the sky!
Dozens of garrison troops from all sides of Xuntian Continent descended like divine soldiers, precisely taking their positions according to the directions already predetermined in the Xuanjue Light Map!
The vast military formation, like an ever-tightening iron band, completely trapped the originally aggressive demon army at its core!
An impenetrable encirclement!
It's completely blocked!
The sand table in front of Li Hanxiao turned into dust with a "bang"!
He gripped the edge of the desk tightly, his knuckles turning white from the excessive force, his eyes filled with unprecedented horror and despair.
"No...impossible! Without an imperial edict from the Heavenly Palace...the garrison troops of each continent must not move without authorization!"
“He… Xuan Jue… how could he…”
Communication cut off!
The messenger has vanished without a trace!
His once-proud army was now like fish on a chopping board!
City wall.
Xuan Jue stood in the howling wind, his tattered hemp robe fluttering, the marks of dark silver shackles on his wrists particularly glaring under the starlight.
He looked down at the demon army trapped in a desperate situation below, and at the hundreds of thousands of reinforcements who obeyed his commands as if they were his own limbs.
The calm voice contained a tremendous power, clearly overwhelming all the noise of the battlefield and resounding in the ears of every living being.
“A hundred years ago, you asked me what the significance of being the number one person in Xuntian Continent was.”
He slowly raised his right hand, as if supporting the weight of the entire sky, and then gently pressed it down!
"Today, I will personally answer your question!"
"All troops, heed my command: counter-encircle! Annihilate them!"
"kill--!!!"
The order was given, and it was like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down!
Hundreds of thousands of reinforcements, poised to strike, were like a powder keg that had been ignited. They launched an overwhelming attack from all directions on the besieged and terrified demon army in the center!
A truly impenetrable encirclement!
A true case of catching a turtle in a jar! (End of Chapter)