On the city wall, Song Liangcheng laughed out loud. "Lin General, there's no need to run. You can't run away. I, Song Liangcheng, have been ordered by Emperor Shang to lead 100,000 troops and have been waiting here for a long time just to welcome you!"
Drums were beating loudly all around them.
There were sporadic swaying torches in the fertile fields in the distance. Song Liangcheng was not lying. There were definitely 100,000 troops. Although most of them were infantrymen, the people in the Longdan Army Camp had not slept for three consecutive days. They had long reached their physical limits, and their warhorses could not move anymore. The appearance of the 100,000 enemy troops was like a nightmare.
With a neigh, the Treading in Snow warhorse lost its front hooves and fell heavily in the dark snow.
Si Kongyao hurried forward. "Brother Yu, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
Lin Muyu stood up from the muddy snow in a sorry state. She said, "Yao, quick, order the three armies to retreat and meet up with Liu Buyi's troops!"
"Yes!"
"Taxue, Taxue …"
Lin Muyu looked at Taxue, who was struggling on the ground. She was already foaming at the mouth.
"Forget it. Go to where you should be. Don't get caught."
Lin Muyu helped her to stand up. She cut the reins and patted Taxue's neck. Her face was full of desolation. She said, "I didn't expect it to be time for me to release horses so soon … It's all my fault, it's all my fault …"
In the dark, Si Kongyao brought a group of people with her. They were all cavalrymen from the Longdan Army Camp. However, all of them had abandoned their warhorses. They were holding shiny steel sabers, and their faces were full of blood and exhaustion. Si Kongyao said, "Brother, quickly retreat. Even if we become infantrymen, we still have at least 5,000 soldiers here. We'll protect you and rush out."
"Hmm …"
Lin Muyu raised the Xuanyuan Sword and said, "Let's rush out together … By the way, where is Xu Jiantao's division?"
"Do not know. The night is too dark and quite a number of people were separated. Just received Yu Yu's letter that Wei Chou and Xu Jiantao each led five thousand men and were cruising nearby. Should we send out the retreat signal?"
"En!"
Si Kongyao glanced around, and Fengxi, who was behind her, immediately took out an iron pipe and pulled the fuse in the air. This was a signal flare specially made with magic crystals. A blood-red light shot into the sky. This signal had never been used before, but this time it was necessary.
The distant galloping of horses was getting closer and closer, and so was the light from the torches. From all directions, the Shang army was charging over like a tidal wave.
In fact, there was no need to guess. The 100,000 Shang army must have planned this from the start. Taking advantage of the fact that the Longdan Army Camp was like an arrow at the end of its flight, they wanted to kill Lin Muyu and the others right here!
"Let's go."
Lin Muyu raised her sword and commanded everyone to retreat. Her gaze inadvertently swept across Si Kongyao and Fengxi's faces. Si Kongyao had the cultivation of Holy King, but after three days and three nights of continuous travel, her strength had been greatly depleted. Even Lin Muyu was the same. The dou qi in her body had been depleted by nearly half, and those ordinary soldiers were even worse off. Even their hands that were holding onto their weapons were trembling.
The galloping of horses was getting closer and closer, but in front of them was a flat plain. There was no way to escape.
Lin Muyu could not help but feel a sharp pain in her chest. Were the Longdan Army Camp's elite veterans that had followed her for so many years really going to die in her hands?
Fengxi shouted, "Lin General, we can't escape, let's fight!"
"No, the front three thousand men leave, the rear two thousand men follow me to bring up the rear."
"Yes, sir!"
But when the order was passed down, the torches in front did not move. Several chiliarchs flew over and knelt on the ground with their swords, their eyes red. "Lin General, we have followed you for so many years, braved through fire and water, and now that disaster is upon us, Lin General, do you not want us veterans anymore? We will not leave, we would rather die here with Lin General than leave! "
"Obey my orders!"
Lin Muyu shouted in a low voice, "Don't forget, you are soldiers, obeying orders is your duty! I order you to retreat to the west immediately and meet up with Liu Buyi's infantry camp! "
The chiliarchs trembled, and one of them said with tears in his eyes, "Lin General, why do we have to lie to ourselves? Those who stay will die, and the one who should leave is Lin General, not us. The empire can live without us, but it can't live without Lin General!"
Lin Muyu felt extremely uncomfortable, and his eyes were red as he said, "Today's defeat is all on me. I underestimated the enemy, and I was not considerate enough. Since we are all going to stay, then prepare to fight and kill as many as we can. If anyone dies before I kill a single person, I will punish him to be the scapegoat of the Spirit Fire Department when we reach the Ghost Realm."
Everyone laughed loudly.
Even Si Kongyao couldn't help but laugh involuntarily. However, there was more bitterness in her laughter. She knew that today might be her last battle. Although Lin Muyu was at the Divine Heaven realm, he would definitely not be willing to abandon his soldiers and escape alone. Lin Muyu might die from exhaustion, and she would definitely not abandon her brother. Perhaps she would also die here.
Thinking of this, Si Kongyao's eyes reddened, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.
Lin Muyu slowly drew out the Xuanyuan Sword, and his cloak fluttered in the cold night. He turned to look at the cavalry and pikemen hundreds of meters away, and said calmly, "Don't forget the rules of our Longdan Army Camp. Set up the Cosmos Sword Formation to defend against the cavalry and pikemen. Be careful of the archers, they will arrive soon."
"Yes!"
The 5,000 people quickly gathered on the plains, and the Cosmos Sword Formation was quickly set up by 500 people.
The sound of the horses' hooves grew louder. Song Liangcheng's subordinates numbered around five thousand. Each of them raised their sabers from afar and shouted something as they charged straight at the enemy.
"Take the attack!"
Lin Muyu was at the very front of the sword formation, and he suddenly swept out with the Xuanyuan Sword. Instantly, a golden sword light swept across the ground, and nearly 100 cavalry quickly fell to the ground. The people at the back were already very fast, and they could not stop at all. They just charged straight over.
Feeling a faint sense of weakness in his arm, Lin Muyu took a deep breath and started to use his martial soul. The Seven Luminaries Celestial Sword enveloped the Xuanyuan Sword, and he shot out sword qi that was about three meters long. He mainly attacked in a small area like this, or else his battle qi would be consumed too quickly.
Crack, crack, crack …
After three consecutive strikes, three cavalrymen fell off their horses, but the spear of the fourth cavalryman struck straight into Lin Muyu's chest.
Clang!
Sparks flew, and the spear was shaken off by the Chi You Armor. Lin Muyu took the opportunity to turn and kick the cavalryman off his horse. At the same time, countless cavalrymen charged over and hit the Cosmos Sword Formation at the back, and the sound of killing shook the sky. The soldiers of the Longdan Army Camp who formed the sword formation were already extremely weak, and they could not withstand the impact of the cavalry formation. In the blink of an eye, the sword formation was broken through one after another, and the sword light danced wildly, turning it into a chaotic battle.
"Yao, follow me closely."
Lin Muyu shouted as he retreated and killed the enemy. At the same time, he did not want Si Kongyao to die before him.
Si Kongyao's sword danced with the Ice Profound Art, and streams of Ice Soul Sword Qi shot into the cavalrymen's bodies. She quickly returned to Lin Muyu's side, and said, "Brother, there are too many of them, we can't stop them."
"Since we can't escape, we will kill as many as we can."
"Yes!"
Lin Muyu suddenly opened his arms, and shouted in a low voice, "Akatosaurus, come out and help me!"
"Roar …"
The dragon's aura burst out, and Akatosaurus broke through the air, opened its huge mouth, and bit a charging cavalryman into pieces. Then, it shook its huge head to shake off the cavalryman, and crouched down, making a respectful gesture to Lin Muyu.
"Kill the enemies at will!"
Lin Muyu did not want to ride on Akatosaurus, and only ordered it to kill the enemies as quickly as possible.
"Roar!"
This was what Akatosaurus wanted to hear the most, and it swayed its huge body and rushed into the cavalrymen.
At the same time, huge black shadows descended from the sky, and sword qi sprinkled into the crowd. It was the Dragon Cavalry led by Situ Sen and Situ Xue, but it seemed that there were not many of them, only a dozen of them.
"Master, we are here!"
Situ Sen shouted, "How is it now!?"
"Just in time!"
Lin Muyu shouted, "Help us kill the enemies! Also, what about Xu Jiantao's troops?! "
"Wei Chou's 5,000 men are being held up by the enemy's 20,000 foot soldiers. This subordinate just came from Xu Jiantao's troops, and there are only a few Shang army swordsmen around him, and there are about 8,000 of them. He asked me to come and help Master."
Lin Muyu frowned, "General Sen, you stay with three Dragon Cavalry. General Xue, you lead the rest of the Dragon Cavalry to Wei Chou's troops, and help Wei Chou fend off the enemy."
"Yes!"
"When will the troops behind us arrive?"
"Their warhorses are already tired, and they will only arrive after dawn."
"…"
Lin Muyu felt as if her heart was struck by a heavy blow, and she felt like vomiting blood. She swung her sword, and said, "Retreat while fighting, and slowly retreat out of Red Rock City."
"Yes!"
… …
Torches flickered in the southern forest, and the Shang army was increasing in numbers, while the Qin Army was left with only a few men. Among the crowd, the warhorses had all fallen. Xu Jiantao was wearing a commander's cape, and the three golden stars on his collar were stained with blood. His sword was chipped, and he looked at the troops coming from all directions, and muttered, "Why are there more and more of them?"
At the side, Captaincy Zhang Han said, "Marquis, this is the south of Red Rock City. Since the Shang army has 100,000 soldiers lying in ambush here, the ambush in the south must be to cover their retreat. There should be at least 30,000 to 50,000 of them, and they are attacking towards the north to surround Lin General's troops."
"Lin General … …"
Xu Jiantao shuddered, and said, "Send my order, raise the Commander's flag, and lure them here. We … … We will stay here, and block the ambush for Lin General."
"But the Marquis!"
Zhang Han gritted his teeth, and said, "If that's the case, we won't be able to escape."
"Who can escape tonight?"
Xu Jiantao faintly smiled. He lowered his head and used the back of his cloak to wipe off the blood on his blade. He said, "Immediately pass down my order. Tell our brothers to raise the marshal's flag. If … if we die here, Marshal Lin will definitely avenge us."
"Yes, Commander!"
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