Chapter 708

At first glance, Wei Yuan seemed to have given him a choice, but in fact, he didn't have a choice. He couldn't go back to help Hidden Dragon City.

Xu Pingfeng's thinking was very clear. Compared to the elite troops of Yunzhou, it was a pity that Hidden Dragon City was gone, but the elite troops were the most important.

After making the choice and abandoning Hidden Dragon City, there were two paths in front of him. First, protect the Yunzhou Army and retreat to Yongzhou or Qingzhou, turning from active to passive, and let Daibun attack the city while the Yunzhou Army defend the city.

The advantage of this strategy was that Daibun, who had suffered heavy losses, most likely didn't have enough troops to take back Yongzhou and Qingzhou. They would choose to rest and fight again after the autumn harvest.

However, in terms of extraordinary combat power, Yunzhou would be in the same predicament as Daibun and would definitely lose.

In addition, whether Galo Tree and the White Emperor, who were in the north, could escape unscathed from the siege of Daibun's extraordinary experts was still unknown.

If Galo Tree and the White Emperor were defeated and retreated to Qingzhou, they would only be waiting for death.

Second, attack the capital at all costs and support Ji Xuan to become the emperor. Then, he would forcefully break through to become a divinator.

Currently, he had only refined the fate of Yunzhou, Qingzhou, and Yongzhou. The fate of these three states wasn't enough to make a divinator.

If Daibun took the capital, killed the empress, and supported Ji Xuan to ascend to the throne, he would have a chance to become a divinator.

If the divinator who refined the entire Central Plains was considered to be at the peak of first grade, then he, who forcefully broke through to become a divinator, was probably at the early stage.

Actually, he had no choice but to give it his all. There was no way out.

Amidst the drumming, Xu Pingfeng put his palms together and pulled them apart, pulling out palm-sized flags. The flags were black, white, red, green, yellow, and many other colors.

He had prepared for this battle for 20 years and had considered every detail. How could he have missed the defense formation of the capital?

These small flags were engraved with different array formations. Each flag represented a flaw in the city's defensive array formation.

"Ding, ding …"

Two flags were shot out. The ends of the flags were sharp and easily embedded into the city wall.

Crack! The city wall cracked and the cracks spread like a spider web.

The defense formation that covered the top of the city wall instantly weakened.

Buzz!

In the space beside Xu Pingfeng, a majestic Saber Qi that distorted the air rushed out and quickly cut him in half with lightning speed.

The white-robed figure was like an illusion. He appeared more than a hundred feet away and threw out another two small flags.

Tuk!

With the sound of steel nails piercing through the wall, the small flag embedded itself into the bricks of the wall, causing the wall to crack and destroying the corresponding area of the formation.

The saber intent that could destroy everything could not catch up with the Warlock in white, who could teleport at will. It immediately changed its strategy and slashed at the Cloud Province's army.

"Humph!"

Xu Pingfeng snorted coldly.

Kouyang Province was taking advantage of the fact that the Yunzhou Army didn't have a defense formation. Under normal circumstances, the Extraordinary Masters were more restrained and rarely attacked the ordinary soldiers. A lose-lose strategy didn't benefit anyone.

Only when they were at the end of the road, when one side was about to be finished, would they disregard everything else and kill ordinary soldiers.

Until the last moment, when everyone thought they could win, they didn't want to use such a lose-lose strategy.

But now, the capital was protected by the defense formation. Before the formation was broken, they were invincible. On the other hand, the Yunzhou Army didn't have anything.

This made Kouyang Province not at the end of the road but had the confidence to fight a lose-lose strategy.

Xu Pingfeng decisively gave up on breaking the formation. He teleported back to the Yunzhou army and stood in front of the blade Qi. He stretched out one hand with his palm facing outwards, creating layers of gray earth elemental defensive formations. When the blade Qi destroyed the layers of formations, he raised his other hand and gently waved it.

The terrifying sword qi that distorted the air slowly "extinguished" as if it had lost its support.

In that instant, when Xu Pingfeng blocked the sword qi, Kouyang Province forgot that he had used his sword will. The sword qi didn't have a physical form. It was the condensation of its master's will. When Kouyang Province forgot about it, he naturally couldn't maintain it.

In front of a crowd, the Art of Shielding Heavenly Secrets would lose its effect the moment it was activated. But the shielding was enough to deal with the intangible sword will.

After neutralizing the Grade Two Warrior's sword will, Xu Pingfeng flicked his fingers, and the small flags shot out. They disappeared. In the next second, they reappeared on the wall and nailed themselves into it to break the formation in the corresponding area.

He used his Teleportation Art to great effect.

There was no way the crude Warrior, who only knew how to use brute force to destroy, could stop him from breaking the formation.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! The formation that covered the capital could no longer hold on and collapsed.

Xu Pingfeng appeared high up in the sky. He put his thumbs and index fingers together, and the city wall below him was included in it.

Twelve round fire formations were stacked on top of each other, and the power of fire spiritual energy was gathering crazily.

Buzz!

The air wave shook, and a dazzling fire pillar shot up to the sky, as if it was going to burn the Daibun soldiers into ashes.

Sun Xuanji raised his hands to the sky and held up twelve grey round formations. The top of the city wall under his feet quickly turned into sand. A wave of earth rose against the sky and hit the falling fire pillar.

Earth restrains fire!

The second and third disciples of the Celestial Commissioner were the first to finish a round of earth waves.

Dong! Dong!

Dong! The drums were beating, and the Yunzhou Army carried the siege equipment and charged. As soon as they got close to the city wall, they suddenly released their killing intent. The sound of explosions was endless. The soldiers who were running didn't understand what was happening, and their bodies were blasted into pieces, and the sky and earth were spinning.

Some soldiers were lucky enough to survive, but they were also stained by the white phosphorus that was splashed by the underground explosion. Suddenly, they were burned into skeletons, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't put out the fire.

Song Qing's landmines gave the soldiers who were attacking the city a painful blow.

…

Yunzhou, Hidden Dragon City.

Blood dyed his armor red. Nangong Qianrou held his saber and stood on the top of the mountain, looking down at the burning city. He had a feminine temperament, but there was a rare hint of iron-blooded valiance in him.

There were fleeing figures everywhere, and the people were screaming and running away. Just yesterday, they were still dreaming of being the noble citizens of the capital.

Today, they were slaughtered, and died tragically at the enemy's blade.

Under the leadership of the experts in the city, the five thousand soldiers in Hidden Dragon City were gradually losing after an hour of fierce battle, and they turned to fighting in the streets.

At this time, the main force had been annihilated by Daibun's heavy-armored soldiers, and only a few remnants were using the terrain to resist stubbornly.

Behind Nangong Qianrou, there were corpses, all dressed in bright and beautiful clothes. They were the royal family from five hundred years ago. After five hundred years of reproduction, the population of this branch was extremely large. Just in the courtyard on the top of the mountain, there were hundreds of members of the Ji Clan.

He had no intention of leaving them alive, and gave the order to kill without mercy.

This was the dignity that Nangong Qianrou left for the royal family. Otherwise, not to mention the men, even these delicate golden branches and jade leaves would not be able to escape the fate of becoming playthings.

The soldiers had stayed in the deserted military town for five months, and all of them were hungry and thirsty. Even if they saw a sow, they would feel that it was beautiful.

At this time, a general with blood-stained armor strode out of the courtyard, came behind Nangong Qianrou, and cupped his hands, saying,

"Nangong Jinluo, our brothers found two women in the basement."

Nangong Qianrou said lightly,

"Just kill them, there is no need to report."

The general had a strange expression, and said,

"She, she claimed to be Xu Yinluo's birth mother."

Hearing this, Nangong Qianrou raised his eyebrows, he had already found out about Xu Qi 'an's background from Huaiqing's chief imperial bodyguard.

After Xu Pingfeng officially stepped onto the stage, the officials in the court remembered this person, and of course, they also knew about his relationship with Xu Qi 'an.

This matter was not a secret in the upper echelons of the court, but out of the same tacit understanding, the officials blocked the news, and prohibited anyone from spreading the relationship between Xu Qi 'an and Xu Pingfeng.

Of course, the officials did not want to cover up for the Xu family, but Xu Qi 'an's prestige was too important to the court, and they could not tolerate any stain.

As a close official of the emperor, the chief imperial bodyguard belonged to the ranks of the upper echelons, and that night, he told Nangong Qianrou everything, no matter how big or small.

When Nangong Qianrou found out about Xu Qi 'an's identity, he was gloating, but at the same time, he felt that this kid was really f * cking pitiful.

"Kill him!"

He coldly gave the order.

What was the use of keeping parents who were worse than pigs and dogs?

"Yes!"

The general cupped his fists, accepted the order, and retreated. He had only taken two steps when Nangong Qianrou called out to him again, and said,

"Bring her here."

After thinking about it carefully, Nangong Qianrou felt that it was not good to overstep his authority in this matter, so it was better to bring her back to Xu Qi 'an to deal with himself, and he could even gain a wave of favor.

Not long after, two armored soldiers escorted two women over. Nangong Qianrou automatically ignored the maidservant, and looked at the beautiful and elegant woman. She looked calm, without panic or fear.

Her steps were light, and it was obvious that her cultivation was not weak.

Of course, this was not weak, but compared to ordinary people.

"You are Xu Qi 'an's biological mother?" Nangong Qianrou asked coldly.

The woman looked around and asked,

"Where is my child?"

Her voice was gentle, gentle, and showed the calmness of a noble woman, neither servile nor overbearing, neither fast nor slow.

The maidservant was trembling with fear, and her face was pale.

"Are you in such a hurry to die?" Nangong Qianrou laughed.

He thought that this woman saw a disaster coming, and wanted to find Xu Qi 'an to play the family card, in an attempt to get through this disaster.

But according to Nangong Qianrou's understanding of Xu Qi 'an, although the boy was not ruthless, he was also a decisive person. This card of blood being thicker than water would probably not work.

The woman's eyes dimmed, and she took a breath, and asked again,

"How is the situation in the Central Plains? Has Xu Pingfeng lost? "

Nangong Qianrou said indifferently,

"I don't know if he lost, but you are dead. When you decided to abandon him, did you ever think that this day would come? "

The woman smiled bitterly.

"Big Brother and the rest of the family are regretting it. As for Xu Pingfeng, based on my understanding of him, he wants to kill me."

Nangong Qianrou looked at her.

"Kill you?"

The woman did not say anything.

At this moment, a figure sprang up from the foot of the mountain and landed beside Nangong Qianrou with a loud bang. It was Yang Yan, who was holding a silver spear.

Yang Yan, whose expression was as cold as a sculpture, glanced at the corpse behind Nangong Qianrou, then at the beautiful woman, and finally at Nangong Qianrou.

The two had worked with Wei Yuan for many years and had a tacit understanding. Nangong Qianrou read his eyes and said,

"We haven't found the Hidden Dragon City Lord. He is most likely in the White Emperor City. Since Xu Pingfeng has not returned, it means that he has given up on Yunzhou. After cleaning up the people here, we will kill our way to the White Emperor City. "

After killing their way to the top of the mountain, Nangong Qianrou only captured a group of royal family members, but did not find the Emperor City Lord.

He was not too disappointed. It would be strange if the other party did not have a life-saving means such as the Teleportation Jade Talisman.

Yang Yan nodded slightly.

"Don't worry about him."

The beheading mission was not only to kill the City Lord, but also to wipe out the rebel army's headquarters.

After wiping out the headquarters, even if the City Lord was alive, he would not be able to do anything.

Yang Yan said,

"Kill all the masters and armored soldiers in the city, disperse the people, and set the city on fire."

When Nangong Qianrou nodded, he looked at the beautiful woman.

"Why didn't you kill this woman?"

"She is Xu Qi 'an's mother," Nangong Qianrou explained.

Yang Yan suddenly understood.

…

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The guns spat out flames, the bowstrings crackled, and the bullets and arrows harvested the waves of enemy soldiers who tried to charge.

On the streets of the outer city, sandbags and debris were piled up to form fortifications, blocking the cavalry's charge. Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng led the night watchmen and fifty Imperial Blade Guards to hide behind the fortifications.

In front of them were the corpses of the outer city's civilians and the enemy soldiers.

They had repelled the third wave of attack, and their arrows and bullets were about to be used up.

Zhu Guangxiao leaned toward Song Tingfeng and said in a deep voice,

"We are almost out of arrows and bullets. At most, we can hold off one more wave. After that, we will have to risk our lives with these rebels."

"What do you mean by risk our lives?" Song Tingfeng turned his head and spat on his face.

"Pig brain, with the way you are fighting, even ten lives won't be enough. If we run out of arrows and bullets, of course we will retreat. Duke Wei has set up nine lines of defense in the outer city. We can fight and retreat at the same time. "

The city wall was only the first line of defense. Behind the city wall was the outer city, and behind the outer city wall was the inner city wall. Even if the rebels reached the inner city, they would still have to face the imperial city, which was even more heavily guarded.

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao were in charge of the second line of defense in the southern part of the outer city. Of the four gates of the capital, only the southern side had fallen, and the rebels had swarmed in.

But … they were very unlucky!

Although Song Tingfeng had never studied military strategy, he was smart and did not panic even if the city gate fell. The capital had enough strategic depth, and there were many lines of defense. They could definitely fight a war of attrition with the Yunzhou Army.

He scoffed at Zhu Guangxiao's solid eye fighting style, which was that if the tower fell, he would die.

On the battlefield, the most important thing was not to kill the enemy, but to survive.

…

The imperial palace.

In the underground palace of the West Court, the imperial concubines and the families of the officials were placed in this shelter.

This place was six feet below the ground, and there was a magical artifact that shielded the aura. Even a high-ranked warlock would not be able to detect any abnormalities in this place in a short period of time.

Like the other women, aunt was scared like a quail. Her face was pale, and her beautiful face was full of fear and uneasiness.

Xu Lingyue silently accompanied her mother, holding her hand and comforting her.

"Mother, don't be afraid. We will be fine."

Aunt had never experienced anything. She was just an ordinary woman. How could she not be afraid?

"The rebels have already reached the capital. They might even reach the imperial palace immediately." The more aunt thought about it, the more afraid she became.

Mu Nanzi waved her hand.

"Isn't Wei Yuan alive? With him, we won't lose the war."

She said calmly.

"Besides, there are many masters in the capital, and it is huge. It will not be easy for the rebels to reach the imperial palace. Even if we are in danger, it will most likely come from Xu Pingfeng."

Aunt thought to herself, "That bastard is the most cold-blooded and ruthless. He only kills his family. It seems that I will die today."

"What about Ning Yan? Is Ning Yan in the capital? "Aunt grabbed her daughter's hand and said,

"If Ning Yan is here, I won't be afraid."

The eyes of the concubines and the women of the officials brightened when they heard this, and they felt much more at ease.

They were used to hearing the legend of Xu Qi 'an. He was a man who single-handedly destroyed the 300,000 troops of the Witchcraft Cult.

He was the most powerful man in Daibun, the pillar of the nation.

As long as he was there, no matter how fierce the rebels were, they would be destroyed sooner or later.

On the tall building, Huaiqing, who was wearing a dragon robe, looked into the distance. She vaguely saw Kouyang Province and Xu Pingfeng chasing and fighting in the air. She never let go of the jade talisman in her hand.

From her position, she could not hear the gunfire outside the city, but she knew that there was a fierce battle taking place there.

Duke Wei once said that the rebel army of Yunzhou was full of vigor at the first spurt of energy, the second spurt of decline, and the third spurt of exhaustion.

When the rebels entered the city, it would be the time for Daibun to close the door and beat the dogs. However, they would have to pay a heavy price.

Huaiqing turned sideways and looked towards the north.

Today was the last day of the battle. She was waiting for Xu Qi 'an.

The success or failure of Daibun depended on him.

…

The rebels had not been able to break into the inner city. Even the outer city had fallen, and only the southern city had fallen.

The twelve guards of the capital, the imperial guards, and the night watchmen were fighting with the rebels in the streets and guerrilla warfare. The outcome could not be determined in a short period of time.

However, panic was spreading among the people.

They could not see the situation clearly, and did not understand strategic analysis. The most intuitive feeling was that the rebels had attacked the capital. Listening to the rumbling of the cannons, they might have already entered the city.

This discovery sent the common people into a panic.

In the 600 years since the founding of Daibun, other than the time when the Wu Zong eliminated the Emperor, the capital had never been attacked.

In fact, most of the people did not even know the history of the Wu Zong eliminating the Emperor. Even if they knew, it was hundreds of years ago.

They were born in the capital and lived in the capital. The most dangerous battle in their memory was the Battle of Shanhai Pass, which Daibun had won.

Therefore, the people of the capital were proud. The more proud they were, the more intense the fear when their confidence was shattered.

A few days ago, the imperial court had ordered the defense and the entire capital had entered a state of preparation for war. They began to worry. From the looks of it, the rebels of Yunzhou were likely to attack the capital.

As expected, they really did come.

The streets of the inner city were empty. Rows of soldiers patrolled the streets and put in place a curfew. No one was allowed to leave their homes without permission.

This ban effectively put an end to the riots caused by the panic of the people.

It was impossible for all the soldiers in the capital to be sent to the front lines. A portion of them had to stay behind to maintain order.

These two to three million people were left unattended. If they were to cause trouble, the damage and impact would definitely be much more serious than the rebel army.

"The rebel army is really going to attack."

"I now suspect that the great victory in Xunzhou City was a lie. Xu Yinluo did not win Yunzhou at all."

"That's right. If he won, how could the rebel army attack the capital?"

"What do we do? What do we do?"

"Father, don't be afraid. Xu Yinluo will repel the enemy."

"Silly boy, sigh!"

Every family closed their doors and discussed it in fear.

They hoped that the imperial court would end the war as soon as possible, but they also secretly cursed the imperial court for being muddle-headed and incompetent.

On the other hand, the children were very pure. They believed that Xu Yinluo would expel the enemy and were full of confidence.