Journey to the West: Sun Wukong's Advice System-Chapter 237: The Battle of Kunyang

Deng Yu looked at the massive Wang Mang army outside the city without worry.

Upon hearing what Li Tong had said, he laughed, "You haven’t seen Lord Ming’s capabilities. That day we left Wan County, he led Zhu You and me, just the three of us, to rout over a hundred pursuers."

Li Tong shook his head, "You’ve mentioned this before."

Deng Yu laughed, "There’s something I haven’t mentioned yet. Zhu You told me that later they encountered Nanyang Commandery’s troops. It seemed impossible to escape, but Lord Ming threw his sword into the water, and the river boiled, blocking the Nanyang Commandery troops."

Li Tong was astonished, "That being the case, was the appearance of the divine dragon in Nanyang that day, which subdued the giant ape, related to Lord Ming?"

Deng Yu said with conviction, "Lord Ming is a man of destiny, destined to be the emperor. Isn’t it natural for a divine dragon to aid him?"

Li Tong nodded, "We will certainly win this battle!"

After speaking, the two of them looked in the direction of a big mountain thirty miles away from Kunyang City.

Liu Xiu wasn’t in the city; before the massive Wang Mang army arrived, he had led three thousand elite troops to hide in the mountain, coordinating with Kunyang City from afar. That’s why Li Tong said he was taking a risk.

At this moment, Liu Xiu was also looking down at that huge army from the mountain peak.

"We cannot let them enter Nanyang."

This was his primary goal, far from a reckless adventure.

If that massive army started wreaking havoc in Nanyang, the whole Nanyang Commandery might well turn into scorched earth, a hell on earth.

Moreover, the Wang Mang army was not invincible.

After observing from a high vantage point, Liu Xiu had already identified a weakness in the enemy forces.

"To capture the thieves, first capture the king," said Liu Xiu with a smile. "Zhongxian, would you dare to charge with me into the enemy camp and behead their generals?"

"Hahaha, I would gladly clear the way for Lord Ming!" Zhu You laughed loudly.

At the foot of the mountain, the Wang Mang army had already pitched camp, preparing to attack the city the next day.

Facing a mere twenty thousand defenders, the army of over four hundred thousand didn’t rush; the most prudent approach was to slowly wear them down and besiege them to death.

As night deepened, the stars filled the sky.

After continuous marching, the soldiers could finally rest properly. Except for the guards, most entered the realm of dreams.

"Enemy attack!"

"Kill!"

Suddenly, cries rang out, followed by earth-shaking war cries.

Countless soldiers woke from their slumber only to find that the Red Han enemies had somehow infiltrated the camp.

The leader of Wang Mang’s army was Grand Minister Wang Xun; he calmly walked out of the central command tent, climbed to a high place, and observed the raid on the camp.

He saw three thousand cavalry charging into the camp from the rear, killing and setting fires everywhere.

Wang Xun said blandly, "Three thousand men trying to raid the camp? Even if they tire themselves to death, my four hundred and twenty-thousand-strong army won’t be penetrated!"

At that moment, someone beside him exclaimed in surprise, "Grand Minister, that man is Liu Xiu! I’ve seen him writing and lecturing in Chang’an."

Wang Xun’s eyes lit up, and he laughed heartily, "Haha, it seems that even the heavens are helping us. Everyone says how mystical the Red Han army is, but I don’t think much of them at all. Does this young man really think he can break an egg against a rock?

Gentlemen, watch as I slash off Liu Xiu’s head and present it to the emperor!"

With that said, he led ten thousand personal guards towards Liu Xiu’s cavalry.

At the same time, he ordered that no other army was allowed to support, only to watch.

This clearly showed he was worried someone else would snatch the glory.

The state shaman Wang Bodhisattva, disguised as Ju Wuba, was leading nearly ten thousand fierce beasts stationed on another side of the large camp. Seeing this scene, he sensed trouble.

These people didn’t understand Liu Xiu, but he did.

This person has Sun Wukong’s support; you simply can’t regard him with the same eyes as an ordinary man!

But it was too late to stop him now, Wang Xun had already charged out from the central army and reached the rear guard.

And those nearly ten thousand fierce beasts could not just be released now because even though he could command tigers, leopards, rhinos, and elephants, it didn’t mean these fierce creatures would completely obey him unless they were compelled by Divine Skills.

Once released, if so many fierce beasts were to go berserk, it would definitely be his own army that would suffer first.

Soon, Wang Xun’s personal guard of ten thousand and Liu Xiu’s three thousand elites crossed swords in the fire-lit camp.

"Heaven aids me too!" Liu Xiu was overjoyed. He had initially thought that he would have to go through a vicious fight and wait for the enemy’s ranks to descend into chaos before he could strike at the weakened points and make his way to the central commander’s tent.

He had not expected that the enemy leader would come out of the central commander’s tent by himself and deliver himself to him.

"I’ll open the way!" Zhu You spoke as his spear shot forth like a dragon, carving a hole through the battle formation made by the ten thousand personal guards.

The three thousand elite soldiers were also in high spirits, fighting like fierce wolves and fearless tigers. They cut down countless bodies, breaking the enemy’s courage instantly.

Wang Xun’s personal guards looked well-equipped but had rarely been in combat; they were no match and quickly began to fall into disarray without reinforcements arriving in time. This led to a significant drop in morale and eventually they scattered in retreat.

Liu Xiu seized the opportunity, spotting the panicked Wang Xun trying to flee. He spurred his horse forward and, with a swing of his sword, a head flew high into the air, which he caught in his hand.

"Wang Xun is dead!" Liu Xiu raised Wang Xun’s head and shouted aloud.

The cavalry attacking the camp echoed the shout, and the sound carried far and wide.

Countless soldiers in Wang Mang’s army, hearing this and seeing the head in Liu Xiu’s hand, instantly fell into disarray, causing widespread chaos among the troops!

Naturally, Liu Xiu would not miss such an excellent opportunity and led his three thousand cavalry to slaughter wildly everywhere.

Observing this from inside Kunyang City, Deng Yu and Li Tong also opened the city gates and charged out, unexpectedly forming a pincer attack from inside and out against the larger force!

"Mang’s army has no great general, all are but mediocrities!" Wang Bodhisattva watched, unable to hold back anger in his heart.

They could be defeated by this?

An army of four hundred and twenty thousand, even if all were wild boars, could trample those twenty thousand soldiers of the Red Han army to death, right?

But Wang Mang’s army had completely descended into chaos, having no idea how to face the enemy!

"I have no choice but to do this!" Wang Bodhisattva knew that if he didn’t take action now, Wang Mang’s army would be finished, and so would the new dynasty.

By then, the foundations just established by the Buddha Sect in the Southern Continent would have turned to dust.

"Amitabha, all is well," he bowed his tall frame, silently recited a Buddha incantation in his heart, then raised his hands to form hand seals and unleashed the Beast Taming Divine Skills.

The nearly ten thousand tigers, leopards, rhinoceroses, and elephants obeyed his command, charging out and attacking the Red Han army.

Just then, a thunderous roar!

Suddenly, a tremendous rumbling and whistling sound filled the skies.

In the starry night sky, countless fire-tailed meteors appeared, plummeting directly towards Mang’s camp!

The majesty of heaven was vast and terrifying, making people’s hearts tremble in fear.

Wang Bodhisattva’s face changed dramatically; was this divine punishment?

He had just used Divine Skills, and such an omen had appeared.

Could it be that this battle truly decided the fate of the new dynasty, and his use of Divine Skills was interfering with the succession of the human race’s kingdom?

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Countless meteors fell, and many of Mang’s soldiers were crushed into a pulp.

And those fierce beasts like tigers, leopards, rhinos, and elephants that had just been released, also went berserk. They lost control and trampled countless more soldiers to death.

The morale of Wang Mang’s army shattered instantly. Soldiers discarded their armor and fled, pushing and shoving each other, with countless dead or injured.

What was even more shocking was that not a single meteor struck inside Kunyang City, nor did any hit Liu Xiu and the others who were in the midst of the fray! freёwebnoѵel.com