Chapter 771 - Entering the city (2/2)

This battle lasted for a full 13 hours, but Yan Liuyuan was not in a hurry at all. He only instructed Hassan to have the tribesmen start a fire and cook while waiting for the battle on the mountain to end.

Some of the soldiers from Stronghold 176 managed to flee from the mountain, but what awaited them were heavy machine guns.

The troops of Stronghold 176 could not figure out when the nomads had managed to get their hands on these heavy machine guns.

Hassan came to Yan Liuyuan and said, “Master, why don’t I lead some soldiers to fight our way in now? By taking advantage of the chaos and killing Bulan Zir and Kirghiz Yan, their tribespeople will naturally submit to us.”

“No need.” Yan Liuyuan smiled and shook his head. “I believe that the two of them are not stupid.”

Throughout the night, there was continuous shouting coming from the mountain. When it was almost dawn, Bulan Zir and Kirghiz Yan emerged from the mountain with blood all over their faces. Only a third of their tribe’s warriors were following them.

Yan Liuyuan mounted his horse and said with a smile, “Not bad, I didn’t expect there to be so many survivors.”

Although he wanted to save them to preserve the strength of the entire grasslands, Yan Liuyuan also had to weaken the forces of Bulan Zir and Kirghiz Yan. Only then would they be convinced and he would finally be able to gain firm control of the grasslands.

So Yan Liuyuan did not use his powers nor allowed Hassan and the others to head into the mountain to help when the battle was being fought in the middle of the night.

Currently, the members of the Bulan and Kirghiz tribes who survived were all their elites. If they were to get involved in another tough battle in the future, the 9,000 people from these two tribes combined would become one of the core forces in the grasslands.

Bulan Zir and Kirghiz Yan panted as they rushed before Yan Liuyuan’s horse. Yan Liuyuan said with a smile, “Submit to me, and I’ll bring you to Stronghold 176 to have a look. If you don’t, you’ll die here today, and your souls can see how I’ll achieve all that you’re not capable of.”

Bulan Zir and Kirghiz Yan looked at each other and prostrated to Yan Liuyuan at the same time with their arms raised and palms facing up.

Yan Liuyuan smiled and used the whip in his hand to brush the two men’s palms. This was a ceremony nomads performed when they wanted to seek their master’s forgiveness. And Yan Liuyuan using the whip to brush their palms was to tell the offenders they had been forgiven and that they could continue to follow him and fight on the battlefield.

Lying on the ground, Bulan Zir roared, “A real god has finally descended on the grasslands. From now on, our Bulan tribe will lay down our lives to serve you.”

Kirghiz Yan hesitated for some time as he did not know how to express his loyalty. Eventually, he roared, “The same goes for our Kirghiz tribe!”

From now on, there were no longer any forces in the grasslands that could hinder Yan Liuyuan from achieving unification.

“Alright then,” Yan Liuyuan said with a smile as he turned his horse around, “Bulan Zir, you seem quite learned for a nomad, knowing how to express yourself so eloquently. On your feet. Do you two still have any strength left? If you do, follow and keep up with us, and I’ll show you that people in the Central Plains are actually not that noble at all.”

When they heard the horse galloping away, Bulan Zir and Kirghiz Yan got up. Hassan brought over two warhorses. “Master has bestowed these to the two of you.”

The warhorses of Bulan Zir and Kirghiz Yan had died in Mt. Zhuolu. To preserve their dignity, Yan Liuyuan bestowed these warhorses to them. Otherwise, if the chiefs of the other tribes were to ride their horses while they followed on foot, they would not be able to lift their heads when they returned to the grasslands.

However, Bulan Zir felt a little puzzled. He asked Hassan, “Did Master just say that we’re heading to Stronghold 176? There’s still a lot of garrison troops there, so how are we going to attack our way in?”

Hassan glanced at them and said, “Can the enemy summon a mudslide from the heavens?”

These words left the two of them speechless. Right, no matter how powerful firearms were, how could they be a match for the power of a god?

When the nomadic army arrived outside Stronghold 176, Bulan Zir and the others saw the stronghold walls suddenly collapsing. Half of the garrison forces on the walls came falling down along with the crumbling walls!