Tie Zheng turned to take a look.
Thick smoke billowed into the sky; the sounds of battle could be heard clearly from dozens of miles away.
It sounded like a large-scale battle was taking place.
Tie Zheng could only feel his heart thumping in his chest, his lips slightly parched. "Give the order, signal the flag! Ask what's going on! "
However, before they could do anything, there were already nine plumes of thick smoke billowing into the sky.
There was no fire, no smoke!
"Our men!" Tie Zheng felt like his heart was about to leap out of his chest. "Where did this reinforcement come from?"
Dongxuan's Han Sanhe had noticed the commotion in the southwest as well. With a command, ten thousand cavalrymen charged over like an arrow.
"Charge!"
Tie Zheng was decisive.
This was their only chance, their only way out of this predicament.
"Gather there, to Tianxuan Cliff!"
Now, even if there were reinforcements, their defeat was already set in stone. What he could do was to build a new line of defense at Tianxuan Cliff, using the terrain and the mountains to hold out for as long as he could!
The great battle broke out without any warning at this moment!
Tie Zheng took the field personally, leading the entire army to break through the encirclement towards the southwest.
Han Sanhe had not thought of this beforehand, and Tie Zheng had never expected to attack this direction either.
Both sides were beyond their expectations.
The brutality of this battle was even more beyond imagination.
"Yutang's Steel Cavalry!"
Tie Zheng roared and took the lead.
The thirty thousand Steel Cavalry that Tie Zheng had not used since the beginning moved together. They turned into a giant hammer and smashed over.
Dongxuan's fifty thousand Shadow Cavalry moved at the same time.
The thirty thousand Shadow Cavalry behind Yutang's army to cut off their retreat reacted a beat too late, only beginning to charge. Before this, no one had thought that there would be a loophole in the most unlikely place.
…
Yutang's two hundred thousand men broke through the siege. Dongxuan gathered their superior military strength to stop them.
Han Sanhe was stationed in the center of the troop, deploying his troops and issuing orders continuously. Tie Zheng, on the other hand, was charging towards them with bloodshot eyes, not changing his direction.
Both sides had a clear goal.
If these two hundred thousand men retreated to the west of Tianxuan Cliff without any casualties, the Empire of Yutang could still retain its strength and fight. However, if they could keep these two hundred thousand soldiers here, the Empire of Yutang would suffer a great loss!
Han Sanhe had plotted this for so long, how could he let Tie Zheng escape?
Tie Zheng took the lead, crushing all who stood in his way. His twenty-five feet long spear turned into countless shadows that exploded in the air.
Everywhere he passed, there was absolutely no one who could withstand a single blow!
His horse had already turned into a whirlwind as he led the thirty thousand cavalrymen forward with an irresistible force! It was a stance of fighting for their lives!
On the other side, some unknown troop was also rushing over with all their might to assist Tie Zheng in breaking out of the siege. The desperation on the other side was even greater than that on this side!
The frenzied charge of Yutang's army brought the entire battle to its climax in an instant.
Tie Zheng charged forward in a frenzy. "Charge! Kill them all! "
This was their only chance!
"Where did this troop come from?" Han Sanhe's clear face was filled with doubt as well. He knew the Empire of Yutang's troop movements like the back of his hand.
There was no longer any support for Tie Zheng. How could such a troop appear out of nowhere?
Tie Zheng sprinted for dozens of miles and was finally close to the battlefield in front of him. However, the moment he saw the battlefield before him, his heart skipped a beat.
His eyes were rimmed red as hot tears rolled down his cheeks.
"Kill them all!"
"Regroup with the brothers!"
On the other side was a group of crippled soldiers wearing old military uniforms and armors. Whether it was the commanding officer or the soldiers, they were either blinded in one eye or had a broken arm.
They were shouting in unison, fighting ferociously as they charged forward.
"Yutang is undefeated!"
"Yutang is unrivaled!"
"I am Yutang's man, I shall die fighting for the country!"
"Save Marshal Tie!"
"Brothers, it's time to fight for our lives!"
The crippled soldiers charged forward in a frenzy. They did not evade at all, exchanging their lives for their own! You slash me, I'll slash you back!
I'm already crippled, I can't fight you. All I can do is fight for my life!
An old soldier charged forward with a guffaw. Two Dongxuan soldiers slashed at him with their sabers. The old soldier did not evade, instead, his eyes widened as he roared, "Men are not here to fight! Men are here to fight for our lives! "
He welcomed the two sabers with his neck and chest while the sabers in his hands slashed down ferociously.
Blood sprayed into the sky as three heads fell together.
Another crippled soldier who was blinded in one eye jumped down from the high ground to face the sharp sabers and spears, pouncing forward. His body was pierced but his saber had also chopped off a Dongxuan soldier's head in a frenzy.
"Marshal Tie, over here!"
The crippled soldiers roared as they charged forward with their lives on the line.
"Our lives aren't worth anything anymore! We're just waiting for our deaths at the back … "A crippled general cried out," Marshal Tie! The Empire of Yutang can't do without you! "
"We have no regrets dying in front of the Nine Supremes Lords' Tianxuan Cliff!"
"We have no regrets following the Nine Supremes Lords!"
Tie Zheng's tears of blood flowed. "Kill them all! Kill them all! Don't let our brothers die in vain! "
He hollered madly. Right before the valley, he suddenly leaped down from his horse's back, charging towards the enemy's formation like a mad tiger. His spear rained down in a circular arc that gleamed coldly. Hundreds of Dongxuan soldiers were killed with a single thrust of his spear!
The gap had been opened!
"Charge!"
"I'll cover the retreat!"
Yutang's Steel Cavalry surged out from the gap.
Tie Zheng had gone mad!
When he saw the crippled soldiers, he had completely lost his rationality. These old brothers were using their lives to pave the way for the army!
They did not have a unified commander. Although their numbers were considerable, they lacked coordination. They could only use such a barbaric and cruel method to realize their value in battle!
"How can I, Tie Zheng, use my old brothers' lives to exchange for my own? I'll open this gap with all of you! "Tie Zheng roared.
When the twenty-five feet long spear was swung, not a single drop of water could enter within a hundred feet radius.
Since the marshal was covering the retreat, Yutang's troops knew that the opportunity could not be missed, galloping in along the path. When each of the generals saw their troops charging over, they returned immediately without exception to accompany Tie Zheng and cover the army's retreat.
"I'll be the general! I'll fight to the death for my brothers! "
"I'll be the general, I can't just use my brothers' lives to accumulate merit!"
"I'll be the general!"
There were more and more Yutang generals following Tie Zheng, all of them looking stern as they killed in a frenzy. They were like a steel wall that blocked Dongxuan's pursuit.
In the enemy's formation, a cold voice rang out, "Shadow Cavalry! Charge over and crush them all! "
The enemies who were fighting all around suddenly split into two sides with a swoosh. Behind them, countless valiant Black Knights were like demons bursting out of the darkness. With the pressure of a mountain, they charged over ferociously!
Tie Zheng's gaze was resolute.
"Marshal!"
Hundreds of soldiers charged towards the Shadow Cavalry in a frenzy. "Go!"
"Fire your arrows!"
With the command from the other side, the sky suddenly darkened.
At this moment, hundreds of thousands of sharp arrows completely covered the sky.
"Go! ~ ~ ~ ~" The remaining soldiers in the valley charged out at the same time, charging towards the Shadow Cavalry and the arrows that blotted out the sky. "Tie Zheng! If you don't go, our brothers won't be able to rest in peace! "
Heart-Wrenching roars rang out.
Tie Zheng's entire body was dyed red with blood. He howled in despair as the two assistant generals pulled him back with all their might. "Marshal! Go quickly! "
"We still have a chance after we cross Tianxuan Cliff …"
Tie Zheng's eyes were bulging so hard that they were about to tear, blood flowing out. His tears were mixed with the fresh blood as he finally roared, "Go!"
"Go!"
The shrill roar was like the howl of a wounded beast in the wilderness.
"Han Sanhe!"
Tie Zheng's voice rang through the land. "If I, Tie Zheng, don't die, I will kill you! I will kill you! Ahhh ~ ~ ~ "
The army had retreated into the valley.
However, Han Sanhe's Dongxuan troop was chasing after them in a frenzy as if they had risked their lives, almost biting the tail of Yutang's army.
"Shadow Cavalry! Even if we have to run to our deaths, we must not lose Tie Zheng's army! "
This was Han Sanhe's absolute command.
This God of War had a cold heart that was beyond anyone's imagination. He was ruthless to the enemy but he was merciless to his own soldiers as well.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
As long as they pursued Tie Zheng's defeated army, Yutang's military force would crumble completely. Even if Yutang still remained in the world after this war, the natural barrier of Yutang would be lost and half of its territory would be lost. It would also be removed from the ranks of the five empires.
It would then be reduced to a weak force at the mercy of others.
Han Sanhe had decided that he would not give Tie Zheng a chance to regroup his army, no matter the cost.
"All members of the Shadow Cavalry, attack Tie Zheng!"
…
The countless remaining soldiers opened up a path spontaneously, allowing their brothers to enter, but they did not move.
"There's no use in a crippled body, cover the army with your life!"
Countless remaining soldiers used their lives to initiate a spontaneous charge, charging forward in a frenzy against the enemy army that was coming at them from all directions.
Even if they could only delay the enemy by a single step, they had to charge forward!
"Brothers who have fallen in battle back then!" Someone hollered, "I'm coming!"
"Brothers, you're all here!" A burly man bellowed, waving his saber with his remaining arm as his muscular body charged forward like an iron tower. "Brothers' families, I, Du Heizi, can't do my best anymore in the future but your father is happy to see all of you, I have no regrets!"
"Hahaha …" Hundreds of remaining soldiers guffawed together, raising their sabers as they charged into the enemy's formation.
"No regrets for the empire! No regrets for the family! No regrets for the brothers! "
On the other side was a cliff. On the cliff, the eight hundred remaining soldiers had thrown all the rocks they had collected down, but they still could not stop Dongxuan's army. Suddenly, an order was issued.
"One man, one saber, stop them with our lives!"
The eight hundred remaining soldiers formed groups of fifty men, jumping down from the three hundred feet high cliff with bloodshot eyes and sabers in their hands.
It was just that there was no chance of survival at this height. They had treated their bodies as rolling logs and boulders, rolling logs and boulders with sabers!
If I can kill one of them, it's my gain!
If I can crush one of them, it's my gain!
If I can't kill or crush them to death, I'll f * cking fall as a rock to stop your advance!
…
Tie Zheng's tears of blood flowed. There were a few times when he wanted to cry out and die fighting here. However, he did not even have the chance to reorganize his troops.
Being chased from the back, Tie Zheng had wanted to reorganize his troops several times but it was too late. The Shadow Cavalry was less than a thousand feet behind them! If they were to stop and reorganize at such a distance, a single charge from the enemy could annihilate all of them!
They could only run!
Run to a safe distance! However, how could the enemy give them such a safe distance?
The forest on both sides was dense, the weeds were overgrown beneath their feet, almost reaching their waists!
The northwest wind howled, almost blowing at them as they ran.
Tianxuan Cliff!
They had arrived at Tianxuan Cliff!
Tie Zheng cried into the sky, "Tianxuan Cliff! The Nine Supremes have sacrificed themselves here. Do I, Tie Zheng, have to die fighting here as well? So what if I, Tie Zheng, die fighting? I only hate … I hate that hundreds of millions of Yutang's people are going to perish under Dongxuan's Shadow Cavalry … I, Tie Zheng, die with everlasting regret! "
"Nine Supremes! If you can see this from the heavens, save Yutang! Save Yutang! "
Tie Zheng cried in despair, spitting a mouthful of fresh blood.
At the corner, countless silhouettes of the Shadow Cavalry had appeared in a flash.
In the dark, forty to fifty phantom-like silhouettes appeared. Without a sound, the cold gleam of their swords and sabers formed a bright circle around Tie Zheng.
"Dark Shadows!" Tie Zheng was exhausted but he suddenly guffawed. "Your father has long heard of Dongxuan's Dark Shadows! Come on! "
He bellowed and took large strides forward. The people in the Dark Shadows fell from all directions without a word.
With a roar, Tie Zheng counterattacked swiftly with his long sword. However, he was a general after all. Facing such martial world experts, he was obviously no match for them. In the blink of an eye, his body was already riddled with wounds.
"Marshal!"
Dozens of janissaries sprung up and welcomed the sabers and swords with their own bodies in the air, blocking the sudden attack for Tie Zheng. Fresh blood splattered; warm drops of blood fell on Tie Zheng's face. Tie Zheng bellowed, his eyes wide with rage, his heart aching so much that he almost stopped breathing.
Another dozen of janissaries charged forward with all their might. In the dark night, a coarse laughter rang out. "Marshal! Don't forget me for the wedding wine! "
In the next moment, the person who said this had already plunged his saber into the enemy's chest, and the enemy's head flew high into the air with a flash of cold light.
In the dark night, only the whistling of sabers and swords could be heard and the sound of blood spurting could be heard. Tie Zheng's body swayed and he fell to the ground. Beside him, a guard breathed with difficulty. There was a ghastly wound between his waist and abdomen, his intestines almost popping out as blood gushed out.
"Brother …" Tie Zheng tore off a piece of his shirt with difficulty, wanting to bandage his wound.
"Marshal!" The wounded soldier on the ground suddenly bellowed and sprung up with all his might, pushing Tie Zheng aside. A saber fell like lightning and sliced into his abdomen.
Tie Zheng roared and slashed the assassin from head to toe in a frenzy. He then turned to look at the wounded soldier. "Brother …"
"Marshal …" The wounded soldier smiled. "Don't forget me for the wedding wine … I wanted to congratulate marshal with my unparalleled military merit, I'm sorry …" His head tilted to the side and he stopped breathing.
"Yes! Yes! Brother! Drink as much as you want … "Tie Zheng's eyes were brimming with hot tears, his voice choking." Brother, my brother … "
Countless personal guards rushed forward and fought with the enemy in the darkness of the night. The sound of metal blades slicing through the air was endless.
Outside the valley, the rumbling of hooves was getting closer.
The Shadow Cavalry had arrived!
Yutang's Steel Cavalry who were retreating suddenly reined in their horses in unison, their faces solemn.
"Marshal! Let's fight! "
Tens of thousands of people shouted at the same time, their eyes bloodshot.
"Fight?" Tie Zheng stood up with difficulty, his muscular body drenched in blood from top to bottom. He murmured to himself, then suddenly roared, "Let's fight! I, Tie Zheng, have let down my brothers in this life. Let us fight to the death together. Beneath the ground, we shall unite our troops and fight again! "
"It's the brothers who have let down marshal!" An assistant general's voice was choking. "We wanted to congratulate marshal with our unparalleled military merit! It's too bad that we brothers have let down marshal! Sister-in-law is the one who has let down the most … "
Sister-in-law.
Tie Zheng's gaze froze. The frail silhouette leaning against the door seemed to have suddenly appeared before him.
"The battlefield is perilous, take care."
"Yes, Qian 'er. When I come back, I'll take you as my wife! I want the entire army, the entire nation's people to celebrate our victory, to celebrate our wedding! "
"I'll wait for you …"
Tie Zheng laughed forlornly at the sky.
He had joined the army when he was young, his military career was long and arduous. It was only when he was thirty-nine years old that he finally had the thought of starting a family. Who would have thought that it would all be for naught.
The enemy's hooves thundered in his ears, their cries deafening, "Don't think you can escape, Tie Zheng!"
"Kill!"
The gentle face gradually faded from Tie Zheng's sight, turning into the swaying scenery far away. "After I die, find a good husband … but remember, don't look for someone from the army!"
He turned around, his face had already become cold and hard, his spear propped on the ground, like a towering mountain, he shouted, "Fight!"
"Fight!"
The soldiers of the army roared in unison, their eyes filled with blood.
"Prepare to recoup your losses! Brothers, prepare yourselves! "
Tie Zheng laughed, still as heroic as ever. In his eyes, the gentle silhouette had finally turned into smoke and dissipated. What was left was a steely, murderous, courting death!
Five hundred feet away, a troop of Dongxuan's Shadow Cavalry had appeared, the gleam of their sabers and spears gleaming coldly in the night.
"All of you!"
Tie Zheng hollered, his voice shaking the air.
"Yes!"
Tens of thousands of troops shouted in unison.
Just as Tie Zheng was about to give the order, his spear pointed forward and a battle to the death was about to leave his mouth, he stopped abruptly, his entire body stiffening.
This was because …
It was at this very moment.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew down from Tianxuan Cliff.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh …
The northwest wind that had been raging suddenly changed its direction.
It blew in the opposite direction.
The howling of the wind grew louder and louder.
The shrill sound of the wind turned into the howl of the devil.
The trees of the entire forest bent in unison, sweeping towards the Shadow Cavalry. Tianxuan Cliff's unique terrain had actually turned into a lethal trap.
A lethal trap for Dongxuan!
Tie Zheng's heart skipped a beat, so did all the Yutang soldiers.
The scene was so familiar.
Could it be …
Could it be …
…
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