The swordsmen were at the front, and the archers were at the back.
When Xu Jiantao led the five thousand Longdan Army Camp and killed nearly two thousand enemy soldiers, he found that only a few of his own soldiers were left. The mountains were covered with the bodies of the Longdan Army Camp soldiers. Most of them died of exhaustion. If they were not exhausted, how could they have been defeated by this motley crew?
"Retreat! Continue to retreat! "
Xu Jiantao carried the bloody sword and continued to retreat. Looking behind him, in the darkness of the night, a lonely cliff appeared in the forest behind him. He couldn't help but ask, "What mountain is that?"
"Bugu Mountain," Zhang Han said.
"Okay, retreat to Bugu Mountain."
"Yes!"
…
More than a thousand people from the Longdan Army Camp followed Xu Jiantao up the mountain. Along the way, they were ambushed and killed by the enemy's light cavalry. Hundreds of bodies were left on the mountainside.
Many of these people were veterans of the Longdan Army Camp.
Xu Jiantao felt as if his heart was being twisted by a knife. Those veterans were his brothers for many years. Now, they had all died miserably under cold arrows and butcher's knives. Even their chances of returning to their homeland with their corpses on the battlefield were rather slim.
It was getting colder and colder on Bugu Mountain. Xu Jiantao was panting. He was old and a veteran.
"Marquis, take a break?" Zhang Han said.
"Yes."
Xu Jiantao almost fell on a rock. He leaned his sword to the side and looked at the dense torches at the foot of the mountain. He could not help but laugh.
"Marquis, why are you laughing?" Zhang Han asked in surprise.
Xu Jiantao laughed and said, "I'm laughing that this motley crew really thinks I'm Lin General … Hahaha, look at the people at the foot of the mountain. There are at least fifty thousand of them. If there were fifty thousand people here, Lin General should be able to escape. Zhang Han, we have made a great contribution."
Zhang Han smiled bitterly and said, "What should we do?"
"Die here."
"Die here …"
Xu Jiantao looked up at him and said, "Zhang Han, if I remember correctly, your wife gave birth to a daughter not long ago, right?"
"Yes."
"Old friend, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have let you die here with me."
Zhang Han sat down on the ground, a bitter smile on his face. "To be able to die together with a hero like the Marquis in a foreign land, this is my, Zhang Han's, honor. It's just that … thinking of not being able to return to my hometown, thinking of not being able to see my wife's smile again, sigh … if I could return to my hometown one more time, I would rather die without regrets. I hope … I hope that after the war, our corpses can be transported back to our hometown for burial …"
Xu Jiantao laughed. He laughed so hard that he started coughing violently. He said, "Loyal bones are buried everywhere in Qingshan. Why do we need to bury our corpses on the battlefield …"
"Marquis..."
At this moment, several captains rushed over, knelt down and said, "Commander, they are going up the mountain. There are so many of them. I'm afraid we can't resist a second attack."
"It doesn't matter. We have stalled them here for four hours. It's enough."
Xu Jiantao stood up and pulled out the blade from the ground with one hand. His eyes were bloodshot and filled with tears. He looked up at the sky and laughed, "Bugu Mountain, I never thought that Bugu Mountain would be my, Xu Jiantao's, burial ground. Hahahaha … Heaven's will, I'm not alone. I, Xu Jiantao, have followed Lin General and fought for more than ten years, all for the sake of ruling the world. Brothers, charge with me. Our blood will not be shed in vain!"
Everyone pulled out their weapons and followed Xu Jiantao down the slope.
…
At the foot of the mountain, a dense group of swordsmen went up the mountain cautiously. Among the crowd, a deputy commander, wearing three gold stars, rode on a warhorse, holding a sharp sword in his hand. He sneered and said, "Behead all the wounded soldiers of the Qin Army on the mountain road!"
"Yes!"
The infantrymen rushed over. Regardless of whether they were alive or dead, they chopped off the heads of the soldiers of the Longdan Army Camp who could not move. Their blood sprayed on the snow.
"Deputy Commander Sun Huan!"
A chiliarch said in a low voice, "I've got the news. Lin Muyu's troops are not here. The man here is Xu Jiantao!"
"Xu Jiantao?"
Sun Huan's eyes turned cold. "The Xu Jiantao who shocked the West Sea?"
"Yes."
"Hmph, it's good that it's Xu Jiantao. Killing him will be a great merit. Charge and kill. Don't leave a single one alive. After we catch Xu Jiantao, I will tear him into pieces!"
Everyone was slightly shocked. Then, they quickly searched up the mountain.
…
Not long after, flames rose in front of them. It was Xu Jiantao who led the hundreds of people of the Longdan Army Camp and rushed down. They quickly fought with the infantrymen in front of them.
Sun Huan's eyes were cold. Looking at the swordsmen dying on the ground, he couldn't help but frown and said, "It's said that the Longdan Army Camp is the strongest army in the world. Now it seems that it is true. Even though they are exhausted, they still have such great combat strength. If they are still alive, how powerful will they be? Archers, shoot them down for me! "
"But Deputy Commander, there are still our men on the battlefield!"
"Cut the crap. Fire the arrows!"
"Yes!"
Arrows and crossbows shot everywhere. Instantly, the battlefield was dyed red with blood.
"Pfft!"
An arrow pierced through Xu Jiantao's left arm. His body trembled slightly. But what made him even more distressed was that Zhang Han had already been shot seven or eight times.
"Zhang Han!"
He shouted, but Zhang Han could no longer make a sound. Even his throat had been pierced.
"Protect the Marquis!"
The few people left in the Longdan Army Camp quickly went to protect Xu Jiantao. They were all killed by the arrows.
At the same time, Sun Huan walked forward with his long sword. He laughed and said, "Stop shooting. I want to cut off Xu Jiantao's head with my own hands. Go, surround him!"
Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky. A huge demonic shadow gathered in the sky. The murderous nature here seemed to have attracted the attention of the heavens. In the clouds, a purple-gold scroll slowly unfolded and illuminated the earth. It was the Heavenly Book of Sealing!
On the Heavenly Book of Sealing, a name was faintly discernible —
Sun Huan!
Sun Huan's murderous nature was too strong. He was about to be sealed as a demon!
However, at this moment, the arrow-filled corpses of the two soldiers in the Longdan Army Camp were pushed away. Three arrows were stuck in Xu Jiantao's chest, but the blade in his hand was surging with endless starlight. It was the first skill of the Star Technique taught by Lin Muyu — First Appearance of Starlight!
"Are you going to become a demon?!"
Xu Jiantao dashed forward with frightening eyes. He shouted, "B * stard, how about becoming a demon with me?!"
"Ah?!"
Sun Huan was about to be sealed as a demon, but he didn't have that unparalleled power yet. He opened his mouth and watched Xu Jiantao's lightning-fast attack. The long sword was already broken, and a part of it pierced into Sun Huan's mouth!
"Pfft!"
The broken sword came out of his head. Xu Jiantao was so decisive that he killed Sun Huan before he could be sealed as a demon!
"Pfft, pfft, pfft …"
Another dozens of arrows shot into Xu Jiantao's body. He staggered back, but his eyes were full of smiles. He laughed loudly, and blood spurted out of his throat. Propping the broken sword on the ground, he slowly sat down under a pine tree. With a smile on his face, he slowly closed his eyes, and his body became cold.
…
"Ah …"
The Shang army was dumbfounded. "Vice Commander is dead … Vice Commander is dead …"
At this moment, the sound of a horn came from afar. It was the signal to retreat.
"Commander has ordered the retreat! Go, go! "
The people shouted themselves hoarse. No one was willing to become enemies with a 'demon' like Xu Jiantao. He was able to kill a demon before he died. What kind of hero was he?
…
The Shang army had indeed retreated. Their plan was to take advantage of the situation to kill Lin Muyu's troops. However, they knew that once Lin Muyu's reinforcements arrived, they wouldn't have any chance of winning. Therefore, before daybreak, the Shang army quickly retreated, abandoning Red Rock City.
When the sun pierced through the clouds, the ground was filled with scars and corpses. It was a mess of war.
On the snowy plains in the west, Lin Muyu was exhausted. She led the three thousand exhausted Longdan Army Camp soldiers out of the encirclement. Not far away, the figures of Wei Chou's troops appeared.
"Wei Chou … Wei Chou …"
Lin Muyu felt a sharp pain in his arm.
Si Kongyao hurriedly supported him. She frowned and said, "Brother, don't move. Your arm was hit by three arrows. You can't move like this anymore …"
Dozens of meters away, Wei Chou fell off his horse. Tears flowed from his eyes, "Lord … Lord, I just received news that Xu Jiantao died in battle on Mount Bugu. He … died in battle …"
"What?"
Lin Muyu took a few steps back in disbelief. She mumbled, "How is this possible? He … he is Xu Jiantao. He is the Cangnan Master … I … I …"
Wei Chou knelt on the ground and sat on the ground like a child. He cried loudly, "It's true. The news just came from Mount Bugu …"
"Mount Bugu …"
Lin Muyu leaned on the Xuan Yuan Sword and looked in the direction of Mount Bugu in the distance. She walked over step by step and murmured, "Impossible, impossible … I want to see it with my own eyes. You are all lying to me. My Cangnan Master Xu Jiantao is invincible. How could he die … Haha, it can't be, it can't be …"
…
Mount Bugu had been surrounded by the Longdan Army Camp. Half of the snow on the mountain was dyed red with blood. Along the way, there were corpses of Xu Jiantao's soldiers everywhere.
Lin Muyu, Wei Chou, Si Kongyao, Fengxi, and others walked up the bloody mountain step by step. They saw many soldiers of the Longdan Army Camp who had been beheaded.
The pine tree swayed slowly in the wind. Xu Jiantao's body was cold, and the blood on the arrow wound had frozen. He looked very peaceful, and even the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. The broken sword in his hand was propped on the ground, deeply pierced into the soil. He had been hit by more than 20 arrows, and his feathers were trembling slightly in the wind.
Lin Muyu was speechless and wept. She sat beside Xu Jiantao's body and leaned against the pine tree with tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Brother Yu …"
Si Kongyao wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know how.
The wound on Lin Muyu's arm was bleeding and the white gauze was stained with blood. Her tears fell on the blood-stained white cloak. She said bitterly, "Brother, I really shouldn't have brought you from the Holy Temple to the Longdan Army Camp. From then on … you all thought that I, Lin Muyu, was a clever strategist and that I, Lin Muyu, would never lose a battle. Now … now I'm like a stray dog. I can't even save your life, and now I'm plotted against like a piece of trash …"
"Your Excellency …" Wei Chou's eyes turned red, "Please … please don't be like this …"
Lin Muyu gritted her teeth so hard that her lips started to bleed. However, she couldn't feel the pain anymore. She said in a sobbing tone, "Cangnan Master … I feel sorry for you all my life. You've been risking your life for so many years. It's you who defeated the armored demons with the Shield Cavalry. You got the title of Cangnan Master, but it was taken away by the Congress. I didn't even say a word. I, Lin Muyu, feel sorry for you all my life. I'm too self-righteous, too smart …"
"Your Excellency, please don't say anymore!"
Wei Chou knelt on the snow. Behind him, Feng Jixing, Situ Sen, and Situ Xue all knelt down. In the blink of an eye, all the people on the mountainside had knelt down.
Lin Muyu looked at the quivering arrow feather on Xu Jiantao's chest and her eyes turned red. She continued, "I originally planned to wait until the war is over to think of a way to get you the method of immortality. I originally planned to use my life to ensure that all the generals of the Brave Dragon Battalion would die a good death after the unification, but … but God didn't give me time. I was powerless, I was powerless …"
With tears streaming down her face, Si Kongyao said, "Brother Yu, we all understand. Please don't say anymore … please don't say anymore …"
As if she didn't hear Si Kongyao's words, Lin Muyu roared at the sky, "Chen Yu, Song Liangcheng, I swear I'll kill you. If I don't crush you into ashes, I, Lin Muyu, swear I'm not a human!"
"Puff …"
He suddenly opened his mouth and vomited blood. His breath became extremely chaotic and weak. He slowly stood up with the Xuan Yuan Sword in his hand, but the sword light also became dim. After taking two steps, he suddenly fell on the snow.
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