The three armies of Gao Shun, Meng Tian, and Chen Qingzhi departed.
Bai Qi, Zhang Liang, Huo Qubing, Zhao Yun, and others began to discuss again. The rest were not involved, as they did not engage in strategic planning, which involved using their brains.
Zhang Liang continued to elaborate on his insights for this battle. The key was to be fast, fierce, and capable of holding the enemy back.
They did not know how many enemies would besiege them, but all necessary preparations had to be made.
After a long while, the armies of Chen Qingzhi, Gao Shun, and Meng Tian had already concealed themselves, ready to strike at any moment.
Upon hearing this, Bai Qi also issued an order: "For this siege, the [Spartan Warriors] and [Orc Warriors] will lead the charge. Other legions will prepare at their designated positions and attack any enemies that appear at any time."
"Yes!"
As the command was given, all soldiers began to act.
Long Shan, leading the [Myriad Demon Soldiers], and Ge Li Lu, leading the [Orc Warriors], began to advance towards the enemy territory at the fastest possible speed.
"What's that sound?"
"It must be an earthquake."
"Idiot, it's not an earthquake, the enemy is attacking."
"Quick, quick, enemy attack! Activate the defense towers."
"Swish, swish, swish!"
A volley of arrows rained down on the enemy's city walls, annihilating all the enemies on them.
However, the defense towers within the enemy territory finally activated. Waves of arrow towers, catapults, and low-level magic towers began to launch attacks, targeting the [Myriad Demon Soldiers] and [Orc Warriors] outside the city.
But flying demon soldiers appeared in the sky, and many dragon riders also began to descend upon the enemy.
This made it impossible for countless enemies to mount an effective defense on the city walls.
Although the enemy's defense towers inflicted some casualties on the soldiers, their strong defenses meant that the damage was not significant enough to cause heavy losses.
As earth-elemental spells took shape, a staircase formed, leading directly up to the city walls.
Innumerable demon soldiers and orc warriors stepped onto this earth-elemental staircase and charged into the enemy territory.
"Report! Lord, disaster has struck! Enemies are attacking." A soldier rushed in to report.
"What! Someone dares to attack our territory?"
Long Yi was shocked. All twelve of their Long family territories were here, and someone still dared to attack them, which greatly surprised him.
What's more, they had no prior warning.
Could it be the enemy from this time?
It must be. It must be them.
Long Yi was indeed surprised. He hadn't expected them to not only fail to rescue their own forces but to launch an attack on his territory.
He had to admit, this move was something none of them had anticipated, nor would they have ever considered it.
"Pass down my order, gather all soldiers, resist with all our might, await reinforcements, and quickly ascertain the enemy's numbers." Long Yi quickly commanded.
"Report!"
"Speak!" Long Yi frowned.
"The enemy's attack is fierce, they are already close to breaking through." The soldier reported.
"Damn it, how long has it been? How many enemies are there? Hold them back, our reinforcements will arrive soon."
"Yes!"
Long Yi immediately sent a message to his other brothers: "Brothers, an enemy is attacking my territory. Their intentions are hostile. Be fully prepared. Come quickly to my aid."
"What! Someone actually dares to attack our Long family territory!" Long Shi Er was surprised.
"Do you know the enemy's identity?" Long Wu asked.
"It should be the territory belonging to that person named Zhou Yan. Besides him, I can't think of anyone else who would dare to make a move against us." Long Yi replied.
"Hmph! Since they've come, they won't leave alive. Don't worry, we'll be there soon."
"Hold on, we're gathering our troops immediately."
"How many enemy troops are there?"
"At least hundreds of thousands. My territory only has ninety thousand soldiers. You must hurry. Those people are too fast; they've already breached my city walls," Long Yi said urgently.
"Each of our territories has at least ninety thousand to one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers. We will deploy all our troops and surely annihilate them in one fell swoop."
"That's right, we absolutely cannot let them escape."
"Hold on, Long Yi, we'll be there right away."
...
The twelve lords of the Long family began to gather their troops and head towards Long Yi's territory for support.
Ten minutes later, Chen Qingzhi, Gao Shun, and Meng Tian quickly spotted the territory they were targeting. A large number of troops were seen leaving it.
"These enemy troops have indeed gone out for support. We'll act after they've left," Chen Qingzhi said.
"We must attack the enemy's territory with the utmost speed. It's a shame they still have defensive formations. Otherwise, flying directly in to destroy their crystal would be easy," Meng Tian remarked.
"The enemy numbers are quite considerable. Could they have deployed everyone?" Gao Shun seemed surprised. The numbers already exceeded fifty thousand, and more were still leaving.
"Who knows? We don't know exactly how many people are left in their territory."
The few continued to watch. Finally, they counted. The other side had deployed approximately ninety thousand troops.
They did not make a move immediately, still waiting for these soldiers to move further away.
...
At this moment, Long Yi was filled with grief and sorrow. His territory's soldiers had failed to hold out for long before a group of ferocious enemies broke through.
"Block them, block them! Absolutely do not let them approach the crystal!" Long Yi shouted repeatedly, extremely anxious. He never expected the enemy to reach this point in such a short time.
"Kill!"
Long Shan, leading a group of demon soldiers, charged towards Long Yi's crystal. Not many soldiers could stop them.
Long Yi deeply regretted his decision. The strong individuals in his territory had all been dispatched, leaving behind only the weakest soldiers.
He had never imagined that the enemy would attack their territory. Normally, people would go to support their own soldiers.
However, the Zhou Yan they faced had subordinates who were no ordinary individuals; they did not follow the conventional path and acted unpredictably.
"Kid, you dare to attack our territory? We'll deal with you first." Long Shan attacked the opponent.
Seeing enemies all around, Long Yi was helpless and could only teleport away from his territory and return to the Cang Lan Continent.
He then said to his brothers, "My territory has been breached. You must avenge me. You must annihilate them all!"
"No way, this quickly?"
"These enemies are indeed not simple."
"Don't worry, we will avenge you."
"These people won't be able to stop us, don't worry."
Long Yi soon realized that he could no longer sense the Lord's Heart. His territory had completely vanished.