No one questioned Zhu Que's orders. Taking advantage of the fact that the yao had yet to launch a new wave of attacks, they immediately began to organize a retreat.
Even if they wanted to break out of the encirclement, they had to have a battle plan. This was especially so when there were nearly a million yao outside the city. Moreover, the yao armies on the other two sides could press in at any time. Once they were entangled by the yao, they would lose the advantage of the city and be completely surrounded.
Therefore, Zhu Que did not prepare to break out of the encirclement before the yao attacked. Instead, she prepared to break out of the encirclement when the yao attacked and catch them off guard.
An hour later, everything was ready. The yao's new wave of attacks began. The three sides began to work together.
After a round of attacks from the yao art masters, they stepped over the corpses and charged towards the main city of Zhu Que City like a tide.
Zhu Que immediately gave the order. Dugu Tianyu and Tang Yuan led the firewood choppers and charged out.
The yao clearly had not expected that the humans would abandon the city and charge out to fight them. Under the attack of two powerful practitioners who had surpassed the immortal realm, they instantly collapsed.
At first, they had thought that this was a surprise tactic by the humans. After killing for a while, they would return to Zhu Que City.
But they had not expected that they would not be able to escape the attacks of the human army behind them. The human army was like a flood that had broken a dam and flooded over them.
"We've finally come out!" On a mountain several li away, dozens of yao experts stood to one side.
A sinister-looking elder held a fiery-red feather fan and sat on a stool, admiring the scene in front of him.
This was the Demon Master of the Monstrous Clan, the one who was below only one and above tens of thousands. His strength was unfathomably deep, and even the head of the Dugu clan, Dugu Tianyu, could only barely fight against him. He was unable to gain the upper hand.
If Zhu Que and Tang Yuan had not arrived in time, it was likely that Zhu Que City would not have been able to hold on for the past few months.
"Hahaha, the ninth Zhu Que was smart all her life, but this time she was foolish. She thought that we would think that she had to hold on, but she still could not escape the demon master's scheme."
"If we give up on Zhu Que City, the remaining 100,000 Rosefinch Army is like a piece of juicy meat in our mouths. We can easily slaughter them!"
They had been waiting for this moment for a very long time. However, the fact that the Vermilion Bird chose to leave the city at this time was still somewhat out of their expectations.
Unfortunately, the difference in strength between the two sides had reached a level where it was impossible to compare. Otherwise, the Demon Race would really find it very troublesome.
"Lord Demon Master, should we surround them now?" asked the Demon Race expert.
"Don't worry. Wait until the two legions occupy Zhu Que City and cut off Zhu Que's path of retreat. It won't be too late to surround them then!" The Yao Master fanned his feather fan and said, "Pass down my orders. Have the eastern army circle around the city and occupy the South Mountain. Wait for the arrival of the Rosefinch Army. Have all the yao art masters prepare. We are going to catch them!"
"South Mountain?" The monster expert was puzzled. "Is she heading towards South Mountain? But there are no reinforcements there. Even if she enters the South Sky, the crown prince's one million soldiers will stop her. Isn't she courting death by going to South Mountain? "
"That's right, Lord Monster Master. Dugu Tianyu and that expert from the Futian Clan are clearly here to kill us!" Another expert from the Monster Clan said.
"You're all underestimating the Ninth Vermillion Bird. Although she's young, she's extremely meticulous. Furthermore, she prefers to take risks, unlike her teacher who seeks stability. That's why she's heading to the Heavenly South. She wants to protect these flames," the Demon Master said confidently.
The Demon Race experts under his banner immediately understood.
Looking at her army escaping the Vermilion Bird City, the Vermilion Bird's expression became serious. She looked at the mountain a few miles away and had a bad feeling.
However, if she wanted to change the formation now, not only would she lose morale, but the mobilization of more than a hundred thousand people could not be done in an instant.
Now, she could only stake everything on this one throw.
In the beginning, the Rosefinch Army's breakout was very smooth. However, the Demon Race reacted very quickly and formed a defense almost instantly.
Although Dugu Tianyu and Tang Yuan, the two magnates, opened a path for them, they could only open a gap and could not completely destroy the million-strong army in front of them.
Moreover, their goal was to break out of the encirclement, not to fight to the death with the Demon Race. This was because there was no way back behind them. When the remaining two armies of the Demon Race arrived, what awaited them would be hopeless.
The two of them had been waiting for the Monster Race's magnates and the Monster Master to appear. However, they found it strange that the Monster Master and the Monster Race's magnates didn't leave the mountain. Instead, they were watching them from afar.
This made the battle-hardened Tang Yuan and Dugu Tianyu have a bad feeling. It was as if they had walked into a trap set by the Demon Race.
However, they had no way out now. The Demon Race's silhouettes had already appeared in Zhu Que's empty city. They would soon discover this empty city and surround it.
More importantly, they understood the same thing as Zhu Que. If they changed their strategy now, it would only cause the already low morale to plummet.
With the same determination as Zhu Que, they decided to stake it all on this one throw!
There was no need for any strategy now. They needed to fight with all their might to fight for a way out.
The sky was filled with spiritual and demonic power. The Demon Race's army and the Human Race's army converged. The Human Race's army continued to break out of the encirclement, while the Demon Race's army did not give way at all.
However, without the participation of the Demon Race's magnates, Dugu Tianyu and Tang Yuan were almost invincible. They tore apart the Demon Race's defensive line again and again. Qi Shengyu, who was behind them, led the elite woodchoppers to press forward and expand the gap in the defensive line.
This way, the Demon Race's army behind them could charge in. Even so, they still suffered heavy losses against the Demon Race's army.
More than a hundred thousand people had broken out of the encirclement. By the time they reached the core of the Demon Race's army, they had already lost tens of thousands of people. They were too tired.
Many of the veterans, even if they were on the ground, still persisted in the battle, delaying the pace of the demons' pursuit. Some of the severely injured veterans, when they could no longer hold the sabers in their hands, simply used their teeth to tear at the other party, opening a path for the people behind them.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Que, who was at the rear, could only hold her staff and continue to move forward. She did not dare to look at the veterans' faces. She was afraid that her heart would soften, and she was also afraid that she would cry.
At this moment, as the commander-in-chief, she could not allow her soldiers to see the slightest bit of nervousness or weakness. She was the soul of this army. If her soul were to disperse, they would crumble on their own even before the demons came.
After guarding Zhu Que City for so many years, she understood better than anyone the importance of morale and morale. At this time, there was no room for emotions!
"If I'm still alive, after this battle … I will definitely come back … and bury all of you with my own hands!" Zhu Que thought to herself.
Finally, Dugu Tianyu and Tang Yuan broke through the Demon Race's defensive line and charged out of the encirclement. At this moment, a long bugle horn sounded.
In the distance, countless Demon Race surged out of Zhu Que City. They were from the other two sides. The Demon Race that surrounded Zhu Que City numbered two million!
Dugu Tianyu immediately changed direction and charged towards the South Mountain in the east with Tang Yuan.
The rest of the Vermillion Bird Legion, which numbered in the hundreds of thousands, immediately charged out. When the Vermillion Bird Legion charged out of the army, they felt their hair stand on end.
It was too quiet in front of her.
The South Mountain in the distance was like a giant beast with its mouth wide open, waiting for their arrival!
However, she did not have the time to make any adjustments. She could only stake everything and charge forward. However, she discovered that the Monstrous Beasts behind her did not increase their speed to chase after her. Instead, they adjusted their formation and merged with the Monstrous Beasts that came from the Vermilion Bird City. They formed a huge metal bucket and slowly pressed forward.
The Vermillion Bird's heart skipped a beat. She knew that her intentions had been seen through.
Not long after, they arrived at the foot of the South Mountain. In the night, the mountain suddenly burst into flames and countless Demon Race surged out of the mountain.
They were surrounded and there was no way to advance or retreat.
"Surrender, Zhu Que. You have nowhere to go!" a voice said.
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