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Chapter 511- Overbearing Fiend

Translator: ryangohsf

Editor: Nora

Yet another sunset.

The only difference was that the sunset today was exceptionally devilish; the orange red sun and the blood red clouds created a suppressive feeling, covering the skies.

Looking out, the heavens and the earth were utterly red.

Moving and tragic.

The autumn breeze blew across, bringing along a low, whirring sound.

The bloody battle at the bottom of the Mulan Stronghold city wall had ended. The thick-armored mountain barbarian warriors rested on the city walls, as they gasped for air.

Knife marks and blood stains covered their armor.

Not far from them, the hole in the city wall had bodies littered around it. Some were mountain barbarians, but most of them were Taiping Country soldiers. Their yellow army uniforms were really eye catching on the battlefield.

In the intense battle in the afternoon, both sides gave it their all around this hole; neither party wanted to back off. The small hole was like a zone that prohibited all life. Whoever dared to walk in would be like someone walking into an abyss. Only the strongest warriors could struggle out of this venture.

There were many times that the Taiping Country troops had rushed through the hole, fearlessly attacking the stronghold. However, they were forced back time after time by Er’Lai and his mountain barbarian warriors.

The control over this small area changed five to six times in just an afternoon.

Every inch of land was smothered in the fresh blood of numerous warriors.

Many scattered blood stains covered the wall; it looked extremely cold and chilling under the sunset glow.

This was the most brutal battle since the war between the two sides had started.

Relying on the stubbornness of the mountain barbarian warriors, Shanhai had managed to defend the base. Not only that, Er'Lai had also captured a big fish—the deputy general of the south troops, Li Xiucheng.

As one of the pillars of Taiping Country, he was born from a poor family. When he was young, he would search for food with his parents, leading a exceedingly arduous life.

After joining the Taiping Country Army, his intelligence and bravery in battle let him quickly climb the ranks from a normal soldier to a young general. After the Tianjing chaos, Chen Yucheng, Li Shixian, and Li Xiucheng helped calm the situation and obtained victory of Jiangbei camp, Sanhe Dajie, Jiangnan camp. Hong Xiuquan then titled Li Xiucheng as King Zhong.

After Tianjing fell, Li Xiucheng was captured and killed.

Although Li Xiucheng looked gentle, he was a resolute and steely person on the inside. From the day he was born poor, he had paid a lot of attention to the pain and lives of the people, putting his efforts into promoting the people rather than earning titles and fame.

Li Xiucheng's opponents, such as Zeng Guofan, said that he was crafty like a fox but also genuinely brave.

When he led the troops to attack the hole, he charged too far in front, and the soldiers were not able to guard him. As such, Er'Lai took the chance to injure and capture him.