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"Stay away from there. Even a wisp of true qi from an Innate Martial Artist can slay us." Wang Wu said.

"I'm not a fool. I won't rush headlong into danger." Sheng Huai'an gave Wang Wu a disdainful look.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and kill the enemies. There are more and more of these damn Xiongnu bandits." Wang Wu raised his sword and slashed at an Xiongnu enemy.

At this moment, more and more Xiongnu enemies were climbing up the city wall.

The 4,000 troops from the two battalions that had been called up also arrived at the city wall, barely suppressing the Xiongnu army.

Seeing that the city couldn't be captured after a long siege, the Left Wise King sent another 5,000 troops to attack the city.

"Send another guard of soldiers to participate in the siege. Make them exhaust the effective strength of the Anning defenders severely." The Left Wise King ordered the generals below.

"Yes!"

The herald relayed the king's order again, and a 5,000-strong Xiongnu army marched out of the camp, began to charge, and surged towards the city wall pass.

"Whooooo..."

The charging horns of the Xiongnu army resounded through the sky.

Tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops pressed forward, constantly climbing up the city wall.

At this moment, Sheng Huai'an was besieged by more than twenty Xiongnu soldiers.

It was really because he was too fierce. In just a short while, he had slain more than a dozen Xiongnu enemies, and his performance was so conspicuous that he naturally received special attention.

"Kill!"

A centurion of the Xiongnu army led a team to surround and kill Sheng Huai'an.

Having fought until now, he was also plunged into a bitter struggle.

When Wang Wu saw that Sheng Huai'an was being besieged, after slaying his opponent, he rushed over to help Sheng Huai'an out of the siege.

"Brother Huai'an, don't be afraid. Big brother is coming to save you."

However, before Wang Wu could reach Sheng Huai'an, he was entangled by the Xiongnu army that had surrounded him.

Seeing that Wang Wu was also surrounded, Sheng Huai'an, on the contrary, let out a sigh of relief. Why was this guy always thinking of stealing his kills?

Sheng Huai'an wielded the Blood Fiend Saber Technique so tightly that the Xiongnu enemies surrounding and killing him kept falling, unable to get close to him at all.

That centurion of the Xiongnu army was also at the initial stage of a martial artist's cultivation, and he could do nothing to Sheng Huai'an.

Slaughter became the color of the battlefield, and blood dyed the color red.

With a move of the Saber Slashing the Sparrow, Sheng Huai'an slew the Xiongnu centurion, splitting the man in half from bottom to top.

Many Xiongnu soldiers were terrified when they saw this.

This way of dying was the first time they had seen it.

After slaying the centurion with one stroke, the remaining Xiongnu soldiers besieging him were quickly slain by him.

The battle lasted until evening, and the Xiongnu army still failed to capture the city wall.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

In the Xiongnu army, the drums for retreat sounded. The Xiongnu soldiers who failed to capture the city wall retreated like the tide.

The five Innate Powerhouses of the Xiongnu could do nothing to the five deputy generals of the Anning Pass defenders and could only retreat. The Xiongnu soldiers who didn't have time to retreat on the city wall were all slain by the defenders.

Looking at the corpses all over the ground, with rivers of blood flowing and a scarlet scene everywhere.

At this moment, there were only about 3,000 defenders still standing on the city wall.

Of the more than 10,000 Xiongnu troops who attacked the city, less than 4,000 finally retreated.

Sheng Huai'an was now leaning on his saber, panting heavily. From noon until now, he was already exhausted, and more than a dozen wounds on his body were bleeding.

Fortunately, the injuries were not serious and wouldn't cost him his life.

"The Xiongnu enemies have retreated!" A soldier suddenly burst into laughter, but his face was full of tears.

Of the 8,000 soldiers from the four battalions defending the city today, only about 3,000 soldiers could still stand by now. One could imagine how difficult it was for them to defend.

Many soldiers looked at the corpses of their comrades and those of the Xiongnu enemies, with grief all over their faces.

Perhaps tomorrow, it would be their turn to lie down.

"Soldiers, don't be sad. Today we won. We slew many Xiongnu bandits. Not a single Xiongnu bandit broke into the city. They sacrificed themselves to defend their families and the country behind them. They are all heroes." A deputy general appeared on the city wall to comfort the defenders.

"General, can we really defend the city wall?" A soldier asked tremulously.

In just one day today, they had suffered 5,000 casualties. If this continued, how many more days could they hold out?

"Yes, we definitely can. General Pingbei will live or die with us. We will defend Anning Pass to the death and never let the Xiongnu bandits enter the pass." The deputy general said with a resolute look.

Sheng Huai'an recognized that general. He was one of the five generals who resisted the Innate Powerhouses of the Xiongnu.

"This is General Po Nu, one of the five deputy generals of the defenders. A martial artist at the middle stage of the Innate Realm." Wang Wu stood beside Sheng Huai'an and whispered.

Sheng Huai'an nodded. A deputy general held a sixth-rank official position. To be promoted to a deputy general, one first had to break through to the Innate Realm of Martial Dao.

Secondly, one also had to have enough military merits to be promoted to a deputy general.

A deputy general commanded a regiment of 5,000 people.

The Anning Pass defenders had only five regiments of 30,000 people.

Now, after half a month of battle, with the war becoming more and more intense, there were less than 20,000 soldiers left.

The four battalions that participated in today's battle were all withdrawn to the barracks for rest and reorganization.

Cleaning the battlefield, transporting corpses, and treating the wounded were all being done by the soldiers from another battalion that had been brought in to replace them.

Sheng Huai'an and the others returned to the barracks. The wounds on their bodies were only simply bandaged and medicated.

Sheng Huai'an was wrapped up like a mummy.

"Brother Huai'an, you were really too fierce." Zhang Daniu looked at Sheng Huai'an, who had more than a dozen wounds, and couldn't help but say.

"It's okay. They're not very serious injuries." Sheng Huai'an waved his hand.

Everyone in their team of ten was wounded. Li Bushan's injuries were very serious and he had been sent to the military doctor's office in the city for treatment.

Li Bushan, Zhang Daniu, Wang Wu, and the veteran had relatively light injuries and could be treated with simple bandaging.

The four newly added soldiers had already died in battle.

"Kid, don't be too fierce. Be careful of attracting the attention of the Xiongnu powerhouses." Zhang Daniu reminded.

If it weren't for the veteran helping Sheng Huai'an block the powerhouses in the Xiongnu army around him, Sheng Huai'an would have been targeted by the powerhouses of the Xiongnu army long ago.

Of course, Zhang Daniu didn't say this out loud.

"It's okay. I have a tough life. Hehe." Sheng Huai'an chuckled.

"Whooooo..."

From which barracks, the sound of the Qiang flute came out.

Melodious and beautiful!

Hearing the sound of the Qiang flute, everyone fell silent.

The atmosphere in the barracks was a bit gloomy for a while.

...

In the barracks of General Pingbei Yang Ye, several high-ranking generals of the Anning Pass defenders were gathered at the moment.

"General, can't any reinforcements be sent from Jubei Pass?" General Po Nu Sun Hao asked.

"Jubei Pass has 200,000 Zhenbei troops. Can't they even send over ten or twenty thousand reinforcements?" Another deputy general also said.

"Alas, at Jubei Pass, the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu is leading 300,000 Xiongnu troops to attack Jubei Pass." General Pingbei Yang Ye sighed.

"At Qishan Fortress, the Right Wise King of the Xiongnu is also leading 100,000 troops to attack the pass. How do you expect General Zhenbei to send reinforcements?"

As Yang Ye's voice fell, the five deputy generals fell silent.

If there were no reinforcements, how long could the remaining few people at Anning Pass hold out?

"What about the imperial court's troops?" A deputy general asked unwillingly.

Yang Ye didn't speak, his eyes looking into the distance.

The other four deputy generals were also silent for a while.

After a long while, General Pingbei Yang Ye finally said, "Send someone to notify the prefectures and counties inside the pass to send their county and prefectural troops to support. Tell them that if Anning Pass is broken, they won't have an easy time either."

"Yes, I'll go and notify them right away." Sun Hao stood up and walked out of the barracks.

...

After falling asleep, Sheng Huai'an checked the light curtain.

Name: Sheng Huai'an

Race: Human Race

Realm: Limit of Martial Apprentice (+)

Cultivation Methods: "Mang Niu Jin" (Minor Success), "Blood Fiend Saber Technique" (Minor Success)

Strength: 2,000 catties

Talent: Bronze Archer (+)

Killing Value: 95

The killing value had increased to 95 points. There was still no plus sign after "Mang Niu Jin" and "Blood Fiend Saber Technique". Obviously, this killing value was not enough to upgrade them.

However, the cultivation realm could be upgraded.

Seeing that the cultivation realm could be upgraded, Sheng Huai'an didn't hesitate to use points to upgrade it.

Instantly, 60 points of killing value were consumed.

At the same time, a powerful force poured into his body, constantly tempering and strengthening his body.

Every cell was cheering. The wounds on his body were also healing quickly.

At the same time, a wisp of true qi was generated in his body. That wisp of true qi was in his dantian. With the operation of his cultivation, it traveled throughout his body, strengthening his flesh, blood, and bones.

That wisp of true qi was the True Yuan of Martial Dao. Unnoticed, he officially stepped into the realm of a martial artist.

Name: Sheng Huai'an

Race: Human Race

Realm: Initial Stage of Martial Artist

Cultivation Methods: "Mang Niu Jin" (Minor Success), "Blood Fiend Saber Technique" (Minor Success)

Strength: 2,900 catties

Talent: Bronze Archer (+)

Killing Value: 35

Seeing that the strength had increased to 2,900 catties, it was already close to the Great Perfection of a Martial Artist.

Unexpectedly, this golden finger was so powerful. He had just broken through to the realm of a martial artist and was already comparable to a strong one at the Great Perfection of a Martial Artist.

Perhaps this was the benefit of breaking through the limit of a Martial Apprentice? Sheng Huai'an thought to himself.

He didn't really understand this situation. After all, he had just come into contact with Martial Dao and hadn't studied and understood it systematically.

He was completely relying on the golden finger to directly add points for cultivation.

If he couldn't figure it out, he wouldn't think about it. Anyway, the improvement of his strength was real. Why bother about so many things?

At this moment, Sheng Huai'an felt that he had endless energy in his body.

Now he felt that he was terrifyingly strong. He could take on a hundred opponents without a problem.

He slept soundly and had no dreams throughout the night.

...

The next morning, after morning exercises and breakfast.

Today their battalion was on rest and didn't need to go into battle. Other battalions would take their place.

After all, their battalion of 2,000 people had less than 1,000 people left after the battle until now.

"Whooooo..."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Outside the city, the Xiongnu army started to attack the city again.

Unfortunately, Sheng Huai'an and the others probably wouldn't be arranged to fight today.

Otherwise, he would have slain 200 Xiongnu enemies today.

That's how terrifyingly strong he was!

Just when everyone was resting, more than 1,000 people were added from above to complete the replenishment of Sheng Huai'an's battalion.

At the same time, several centurions were promoted, and Sheng Huai'an was among them.

"Sheng Huai'an, step forward!" The martial captain shouted loudly.

Sheng Huai'an was stunned for a moment and then was pushed out by Wang Wu.

"Here!"

The pushed-out Sheng Huai'an answered loudly.

The martial captain looked at Sheng Huai'an. He didn't remember having such a fierce soldier under his command!

However, since it was an appointment from above, he couldn't say much.

"This is your appointment letter. From today on, you are the centurion of the tenth team." The martial captain said.

Sheng Huai'an couldn't believe his ears. Counting it, he had only been a soldier for two or three days. And now he was promoted?

directly promoted to centurion.

It was a sure-fire triple promotion!

He didn't hear clearly what the martial captain said later. He was completely immersed in the joy of being promoted to centurion.