Chapter 1167: Chapter 1161: Annihilation of a Nation “Do you know why… only our Bai family army can take Yecheng Pass?” Beneath the fluttering military flag, she straightened her back and loudly questioned the soldiers, “Because Xiliang and our Bai family army have a deep-seated blood feud!” Bai Qingqi and the others tightly gripped the reins, watching their eldest young lady’s snow-white Taiping stallion prance back and forth before the front-line cavalry, each one unable to suppress their excitement. “Three years! Years ago at the battle of Southern Border… the Bai family army was nearly wiped out! Only ten thousand soldiers led by General Shen Kunyang and General Cheng Yuanzhi remained, and after the battle ended, less than eight thousand Bai family soldiers survived!” Bai Qingyan’s voice was very high, each word was clear and resonant, “Today, we have former Bai family soldiers as well as newcomers who joined later! We stand here in military attire to avenge the Bai family army! We must show the Xiliang people that they can’t use scheming tricks on us anymore; they are no match for the Bai family army!” The Taiping stallion beneath Bai Qingyan seemed to be influenced by her words, letting out a long neigh. She pulled the reins tightly and proclaimed loudly, “We must show the Xiliang people that their so-called Xiliang Iron Wall, their so-called strongest pass, Yecheng Pass, is no match for our Bai family army! Taking Yecheng Pass will make Xiliang a mere object in the hands of our Zhou! Three years ago, we endured our hatred in silence, but today… only by destroying Xiliang can we avenge the people, the soldiers, and the Bai family generals who died in the battle of Southern Border!” “Destroy the nation! Avenge!” “Destroy the nation! Avenge!” “Destroy the nation! Avenge!” The soldiers of the Bai family army were all boiling with passion, yearning to charge out now and destroy Xiliang! Especially the old soldiers of the Bai family army, whose eyes were already brimming with tears; their Young General Bai once promised to avenge them three years later! They once thought their Young General Bai had ascended the throne and would never lead them to revenge. Yet now, even though she carries life within her, she still fulfills her promise! These old soldiers of the Bai family army have been yearning for this moment all the time; they didn’t get to participate in the great battle that slew Yun Poxing. Today, they will fight bravely at Yecheng Pass, destroy Xiliang, and thereby… console the spirits of the Commander, Vice Commander, Bai family generals, and soldiers in heaven. Bai Qingyan raised the Daybreaking Bow high in her hand and shouted at the top of her lungs, “Move out!” “Move out!” Bai Qingqi loudly transmitted the order. The sound of the order to move out surged like waves, starting from the very front and passing down in increasingly higher waves. She turned her horse’s head, gripped the horse belly, and walked at the forefront, Bai Qingqi led the siblings tightly beside Bai Qingyan, followed closely by the heavy cavalry in black iron armor, the friction between hoofs and black armor… creating an immense sound. Like a gigantic dragon, the Bai family army carried their unstoppable momentum, majestically heading towards Yecheng Pass, with the pregnant Emperor of Zhou personally leading the army, determined to conquer Yecheng Pass in this battle. This vast land of Xiliang once again sees the silver-armored figures of Bai family generals, once again hears the sound of the black sail white python flag fluttering, whether it is Bai Qingyan who has become Emperor of Zhou, or Bai Qingyun who has lost their legs, they… have inherited the aspirations of the Bai family’s generations. Their goal… is to fulfill their ancestors’ dream of unifying the world in this generation. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the NoveI~Fire.net Meanwhile, Xiajian City was stirring with winds and clouds, dark clouds draped over it flickered with lightning, accompanied by rumbling thunder, rolling from afar, seeming as though a downpour is about to descend this month, absolutely not a good omen. The defending general of Xiajian City looked at the black clouds bearing down on Xiajian City from afar, not even seeing the lightning tearing through the clouds, only seeing the twinkling cloud mass. While all the soldiers of Xiajian City were entranced by the thundering black clouds in the sky, a sentinel rode fast outside the city gate, shouting loudly. “Enemy troops are attacking! Enemy troops are attacking…” The messenger, after shouting, fell from the horseback onto the blood-red ground. The defending general of Xiajian City saw the messenger riding fast and rushed forward astonishingly, looking into the distance… Another lightning bolt split the night sky, and the defending general of Xiajian City finally saw clearly, beneath those billowing black clouds… were the fluttering black sail white python flag, Bai Jinzhi clad in silver armor with their silver spear with red tassel in hand, holding Pingan’s reins, followed by endless black armored cavalry, looking like a black sea, pressing towards Xiajian City, like a newly awakened giant beast. “Enemy troops are attacking! Beat the drums, prepare for battle! Quick!” The defending general of Xiajian City shouted loudly, “Prepare crossbows, archers ready! Prepare the fire oil! Quick, quick, quick!” Amidst the rumbling thunder, Bai Jinzhi raised their red-tassel silver spear high, the black-armored cavalry simultaneously drew their swords, the battle cries soared to the heavens, deafening. Ye Shouguan’s eyes were crimson, he suddenly drew his sword and pointed it directly at his trusted aide: “I trusted you so much, why did you betray me! You are a Xiliang man! Why betray Xiliang!” The aide trembled all over, but bit his teeth and kept silent. “Uncle!” Sima Ruodan, disregarding her wretched condition, crawled towards him on her knees and kowtowed, “It’s all my fault! I begged him to steal uncle’s command token! The Emperor of Zhou already knows that Yecheng Pass’s gate needs uncle’s token to open; the Emperor of Zhou threatened me with the lives of my parents and younger brother to make me steal uncle’s token! Otherwise, he’ll kill my parents and younger brother! Uncle… our Xiliang’s monarch is already caught by the people of Zhou; I saw it with my own eyes, Xiliang is at its last breath! Uncle… I beg you for the sake of the Ye family blood that you and mother share, save my parents and brother! I beg you, uncle!” Sima Ruodan cried so hard that she couldn’t catch her breath, speaking every word with heartfelt emotion: “I am indeed Xiliang’s person, but even our emperor is captured! What hope does Xiliang have left! Isn’t Uncle afraid of Zhou too? So even knowing His Majesty is now in Suining City, in the hands of Zhou, Uncle didn’t dare to dispatch troops to rescue the emperor! Even if Uncle wants to seize the city to establish himself king, not caring about His Majesty’s life, he should find ways to preserve my parents’ and brother’s lives; after all, she is your own sister!” Sima Ruodan cried bitterly, leaving the soldiers who came to catch the aide and herself bewildered and anxious; indeed… even their Emperor is captured, what hope or future does Xiliang have? The accompanying defending commanders looked at each other, contemplating Sima Ruodan’s words, could it be… General Ye indeed wants to seize the city to be king and establish his domain? So he didn’t allow Vice General Zhao to dispatch troops to rescue the emperor? “That’s nonsense!” Ye Shouguan’s eyes were on the brink of tearing apart, his longsword pointed straight at Sima Ruodan, who weakly collapsed to the ground, inching back continuously.