These days, they had dug out too many Da Qi soldiers. They had no way to deal with them, so they could only dig holes and bury them.
In the end, they did not even have the energy to bury them. The people they dug out were simply piled up at the side. In any case, these people would be buried in the belly of the mountain no matter what.
They kept digging, but the more they dug, the more despair they felt.
This passageway … was too long!
They did not know how many parts of the passageway had collapsed.
Even if they dug a passageway, they would only see … large numbers of dead people. Almost no survivors.
The area of the passageway that had collapsed was many times larger than they had imagined!
In many places, the entire area of the passageway had collapsed!
Imagine all the soldiers of Da Qi at that time. They were all tightly packed together … and they were all buried alive in an instant.
What was more frightening was that these survivors had a feeling that if this continued … even if they did not die of exhaustion, suffocation, thirst, or disease … they would die of despair sooner or later!
Seeing the corpses of their comrades being dug out, a feeling of despair spread through everyone's hearts.
Instead of digging the passageway again and seeing countless corpses of their comrades … it was better to follow the map, find a place where the mountain was thinner, and dig upwards.
Perhaps this would make them feel less desperate.
He turned around and looked at the remaining 5,000 soldiers. All of them were covered in dust, and most of them were only wearing underwear. Their miserable appearance made Fang Dongming weep uncontrollably.
"I'm sorry … it's me … I've brought this upon you!" Fang Dongming, this tough man, said with tears streaming down his face, "We might … all die here. Dying in battle is supposed to be a glory for us. But now, we only have humiliation, no glory! "
As soon as Fang Dongming cried, more than 5,000 elite soldiers of Great Qi couldn't help but cry as well.
"Marshal … it's not your fault. This is heaven's will … it's not your fault!"
"Yes, Marshal. This is not a crime of war … we fell into Da Xia's trap."
The group of elite soldiers all burst into tears.
The Third Prince Jiang Qiuyang gritted his teeth and said, "We won't die! This King will definitely bring all of you out! If I don't avenge this, I'm not a man! "
"If I don't take revenge for this, I'm not human!" The 5,000 elite warriors roared in humiliation.
At this moment, someone came forward to report, his voice trembling with excitement. "Marshal … this subordinate … this subordinate found … found a … vent! That place … still had some air! It's obvious that the landfill isn't deep … We … should be able to get out from there! "
Boom!
Everyone was boiling with excitement at this moment.
"Can we finally get out of here alive?"
"Can we really survive?"
"The heavens have not forsaken us … the heavens have not forsaken us!"
All the warriors were shouting excitedly.
Fang Dongming frowned and smiled bitterly. He looked at the Third Prince and asked, "What does Your Highness think?"
Jiang Qiuyang was silent for a moment before he slowly said, "It might be another trap …"
Seeing that the Third Prince and the general did not have a smile on their faces, the cheering elite warriors gradually calmed down.
"Even if it's a trap … we have to get out, don't we?" Fang Dongming's tone was a little erratic as he mumbled, "Getting out … is better than dying here."
However, Jiang Qiuyang remained silent. If this vent was really a trap set by Great Xia, then … Then, when this group of people came out, there was an eighty to ninety percent chance … that they would be captured!
The others could be captured, but Jiang Qiuyang … could not!
This was because if he were to be captured, then … the throne of Daqi would no longer have anything to do with him!
No one in the imperial court would accept a prince who had lost millions of soldiers and was captured as their emperor.
Therefore, Jiang Qiuyang said softly, "Uncle Dongming … I can't go up with you!"
Fang Dongming thought for a moment and understood what Jiang Qiuyang meant. He nodded and said, "Alright, let's go up first. If … there's no danger. Then, send someone to bring Your Highness up! "
Jiang Qiuyang nodded, sat there and began to wait.
On Fang Dongming's side, he first sent the warriors who still had physical strength to dig the vent.
This vent was indeed not completely blocked. They only used half a day's effort to dig the vent open.
This was the first time in more than ten days that this group of people had felt fresh air from the outside. Many of them had tears streaming down their cheeks.
Then, there were scouts who went up to investigate.
There were a total of more than ten scouts. After half a day of investigation. They expanded the radius of investigation to more than ten miles. In the end, they did not find any traces of Da Xia's army.
Only then did they come back to report the news.
After Fang Dongming received the news, he looked at Jiang Qiuyang, who was sitting there quietly recovering his strength, and said, "Your Highness, let's go up first!"
Jiang Qiuyang nodded.
Soon after, the group of surviving Great Qi elites came out of the ventilation tunnel one by one.
After so many days, they finally saw the light of day again. After this group of people came up, they all squinted their eyes, feeling as if they had been in another world.
A hundred miles away, at the highest peak of the entire Broken Sky Mountain Range. Zhang Rong's cold eyes looked in the direction of the vent and sighed softly, "In the entire passage, there are only two vents that have not been completely filled. They actually found one. However … … this is a big gift prepared for you! After all, if you annihilate a million troops without a single captive, the Emperor will not be happy, and the people will not be happy either! "
As he said this, Zhang Rong ordered, "Capture this group of people … … for me!"
Whoosh!
A whistling arrow pierced through the clouds, emitting an ear-piercing sound.
The group of Daqi elites who had just seen the light of day instantly shivered.
Fang Dongming, who had just come out of the vent, narrowed his eyes and listened to the faint whistling sound of the whistling arrow. His face instantly became extremely ugly.
Then, the soldiers of Da Xia's mining corps, who had long been prepared, swarmed in from all directions. All of them were armed with bows, arrows, and heavy crossbows, and surrounded the area.
"Those who surrender will be spared!" A young general shouted loudly, "Those who resist will be shot dead on the spot!"
The dozen scouts from the Great Qi Kingdom were all dumbfounded by what they saw. Even though they saw countless people appear in front of them, they still did not dare to believe it. Where did these people come from?
When they were investigating, they clearly did not see any traces of human activity!
Even a person like Chu Mo, who had incomparably strong senses, could not detect the traces of this group of people. Not to mention these scouts of Daqi … … This was truly not a crime of war.
For more than ten years, this mining corps of Da Xia had almost completely integrated into the Broken Sky Mountain Range.
If these scouts of Daqi were to find them, they would be so ashamed that they would commit suicide.
All the elite soldiers of Daqi had faces of humiliation and anger. At the same time, their eyes were also filled with deep despair.
"Could it be … … that the heavens really want us to die?" A young general of Daqi muttered.
Then, all of them looked at Fang Dongming.
Fight or surrender … … Now, it all depended on the thoughts of this general.
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