You were driven out of the capital at the start, and you ask me why I rebelled?

Chapter 23 The war begins

a few days later.

Zhenman Pass.

After several days of marching and continuous transport by thousands of spirit boats, the entire five million Blood Barbarian army was finally transported to the front lines.

On the city wall of Zhenman Pass, Chen Cong looked down at the endless army below, his face full of solemnity...

"General, the Blood Barbarian Dynasty is serious this time, deploying five million troops, thousands of spirit ships, and with Gu Hanhai, the Blood Barbarian Dynasty's Grand General, Zhenman Pass is in danger..."

The deputy general beside Chen Cong said with a worried expression.

Chen Cong, standing to the side, also had a solemn expression.

"No matter how dangerous it is, we cannot allow the Blood Barbarian Dynasty to breach Zhenman Pass. Zhenman Pass is the gateway to our Great Qin. Once Zhenman Pass is breached, the entire Liangzhou behind us and the entire Great Qin will be trampled under the iron hooves of the Blood Barbarian Dynasty..."

"Therefore, even if we all perish in battle, we cannot allow the Blood Barbarian Dynasty to breach Zhenman Pass..."

Chen Cong said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty! We will defend Zhenman Pass to the death..."

The many generals beside him all responded respectfully.

Chen Cong nodded in satisfaction, a look of relief on his face.

"By the way, send people to Liangzhou and the capital to inform the King of Liang and His Majesty to take precautions as soon as possible..."

Chen Cong seemed to have thought of something and spoke up.

"this......"

"General, I can understand informing His Majesty, but why inform the Prince of Liang?"

A general standing nearby spoke up in confusion.

In his view, the purpose of notifying the Qin Emperor was to get him to send reinforcements, but the King of Liang seemed to be of no help to them at all!

Chen Cong noticed his confusion and explained, "We notified the King of Liang to give him a heads-up. In case we fail to defend Zhenman Pass, we can prepare to evacuate the people of Liangzhou in advance to prevent them from being massacred by the Blood Barbarian Dynasty..."

Upon hearing Chen Cong's words, the surrounding generals all looked at him with admiration, clasping their hands in unison and saying, "General, you are benevolent and righteous..."

.........

Zhenman Pass.

Gu Hanhai stood on a flying boat, looking down at Zhenman Pass, which was already in full battle preparation, with an expression of appreciation on his face.

"This Chen Cong is indeed a remarkable figure. No wonder he has been able to hold off my Blood Barbarian Dynasty for so many years. He is a brilliant strategist. It's a pity that he was born in the Qin Dynasty, destined to be an enemy of my Blood Barbarians..."

"General, Chen Cong is utterly despicable. She has repeatedly hindered the advance of our Blood Barbarian Dynasty. If it weren't for her, the entire Great Qin would already be ours..."

General Feng Xuanming, standing beside Gu Hanhai, glanced at Chen Cong atop the walls of Zhenman Pass, a sinister glint in his eyes. He had led his army to attack Zhenman Pass last time, only to be utterly defeated by Chen Cong. Upon returning, he was severely reprimanded by the Blood Barbarian Emperor, which fueled his deep resentment towards Chen Cong...

Chen Cong naturally sensed the dissatisfaction in Feng Xuanming's tone. He glanced coldly at Feng Xuanming and said in an icy tone, "Failure is not terrible. What is terrible is not knowing why you failed, only knowing how to blame others, and not knowing how to reflect on yourself. General Feng, do you understand?"

Cold sweat immediately broke out on Feng Xuanming's face. He quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your instruction, General Gu. I will remember it well..."

Gu Hanhai nodded and said, "Order the entire army to prepare. General Feng, you will lead the charge this time. You must reclaim the dignity you have lost..."

"Here!"

Feng Xuanming said firmly.

Then, he came to the legion he commanded, drew the Spirit Treasure Sword from his waist, pointed it in the direction of Zhenman Pass, and loudly proclaimed: "Soldiers, last time, we suffered a crushing defeat here, which severely damaged the reputation of our Zhennan Legion. This time, we will reclaim our dignity. Soldiers, do you dare to fight again?"

"dare!"

"dare!"

"dare!"

Feng Xuanming's few words boosted the morale of the entire Zhennan Legion, and Gu Hanhai, watching this scene from the flying boat, showed a satisfied look on his face.

"kill!"

Feng Xuanming swung his longsword, and a hundred-foot-long sword aura flew towards Zhenman Pass.

Boom~~

The sword energy landed on a transparent barrier in front of Zhenman Pass.

Ripples spread across the transparent barrier.

"kill!"

The soldiers of the Zhennan Legion roared as they charged towards Zhenman Pass. At the same time, thousands of spirit ships in the sky opened fire simultaneously, and tens of thousands of psionic cannons fired in unison, countless psionic shells landing on the defensive formations of Zhenman Pass...

A series of dazzling fireworks burst forth; it was daytime, but if it were nighttime, the scene would surely be breathtaking...

"Maintain the defensive formation. Don't be stingy with spirit stones. If Zhenman Pass falls, all these spirit stones will belong to the Blood Barbarian Dynasty..."

Inside Zhenman Pass, the general in charge of the defensive formation gave instructions to the soldiers who were filling the array's core with spirit stones.

"Here!"

The soldiers all replied in deep voices, and spirit stones were placed into the array's core to maintain its operation...

Meanwhile, a counterattack began at Zhenman Pass, with psionic cannons firing simultaneously, their shells piercing through the defensive formations and landing among the Blood Barbarian Dynasty's army...

Blood and flesh flew everywhere...

"Increase the artillery fire! I want to see whether his shield is stronger or my spear is sharper..."

Gu Hanhai looked at the defensive formation that had been blocking the army's advance and said in a deep voice.

"Here!"

The messenger beside him immediately relayed his order...

Before long, the Blood Barbarian Dynasty's artillery fire intensified, resulting in a rapid depletion of spirit stones. In just a short time, millions of low-grade spirit stones had already been consumed...

The Zhenman Pass side suffered even greater losses of spirit stones, because they not only needed to maintain the array's operation, but their spirit energy cannons also required spirit stones...

Neither side could gain the upper hand for the time being, but this was only temporary. Once the spirit stones within Zhenman Pass were exhausted, this stalemate would be broken...

.........

Meanwhile, hundreds of miles behind Zhenman Pass, an army of 200,000 was marching. There was no other way; Ying Chen had no flying ships to transport the army, so they had to travel on foot. Fortunately, the army's cultivation levels were all in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and they were all cavalry, their mounts also possessing cultivation. This short distance was nothing to them...

"Your Highness! The battle has broken out at Zhenman Pass!"

At this moment, Lu Bing appeared beside Ying Chen and said respectfully.

"Oh? How is the situation? It's still a stalemate for now, but I feel that Zhenman Pass won't last long. This time it's not like the previous small skirmishes. The Blood Barbarian Dynasty has not only dispatched General Gu Hanhai, but also thousands of flying ships. They're determined to take Zhenman Pass in one fell swoop!"

Lu Bing said with a solemn expression.

"Tell the soldiers to speed up!"

Ying Chen said in a deep voice.

"Here!"

Lu Bing said respectfully.