"Be careful, it's the winged people!"
A rain of arrows fell from the sky and landed on the crowd. Many soldiers were injured. The arrowheads used by the winged demons were very large and heavy, but the feathers were very short. Only in this way could they increase the ability to attack the ground from the air. But after all, the distance was too far. When the arrowheads fell, they were already powerless and could not cause fatal damage. They could only play the role of a nuisance.
After a round of killing, Feng Jixing returned to the spectator stand and wiped the blood on his face. A few arrows landed on his body and were bounced off by his Battle Armor. He said respectfully, "Your Highness, the attack of the demons seems to be more fierce on the second day."
Qin Yin nodded, "General Feng, it's been hard on you."
Su Yu squinted her beautiful eyes and said, "QianFeng's strategy is not that simple. After our soldiers recovered their strength, they re-formed the Qiankun Battle Formation, but the momentum of the demons' attack has weakened again and again. QianFeng most likely plans to attack from other places."
"That's right."
Feng Jixing said, "The scouts have found new information. QianFeng secretly ordered two Armor Demon armies to go to the north and south sides of the unicorn spirit beast. He probably wants to attack from the two sides of our battle formation and directly attack our command camp!"
"QianFeng is a cunning villain."
Xiang Yu gritted his teeth.
Su'Er was stunned and asked, "Then what should we do?"
Feng Jixing smiled faintly, "If we don't command the camp, they will lose their target. I mean … Your Highness and the other commanders will go into battle and attack the Armor Demon camp with Feng Jixing. Lord Qu Chu will protect Your Highness. In this way … QianFeng's plan will naturally fail."
"Okay."
Qin Yin nodded and said, "Bring my horse."
Qu Chu and the others went out one after another. This was a battle that concerned the survival of the empire. No one could stay out of it.
The sound of fighting soared into the sky. More than half of the unicorn forest had become a battlefield. The smell of blood wafted for hundreds of miles. The sound of horse hooves and the raging roars of the Armor Demons could be heard everywhere.
…
Nearly three hundred thousand human soldiers fought fiercely in the Unicorn Forest for three days. In the end, more than a third of their troops had been killed, and more than two thirds were injured. What was even worse was that their supply route had been cut off by the Winged Demon Army, and most of their rations had been burned. The army had already entered a phase of food shortage. Moreover, the standard arrows used in their quivers had been used up, and even their most elite weapons had been lost.
At night, amidst the flickering candlelight, Feng Jixing tightened the belt on his armor. The empire's emblem on the shoulder of his military uniform shone with a golden luster under the candlelight. He frowned and asked, "Is everything ready?"
Zhang Wei cupped his fists and said, "Ready, the frontline troops have already retreated."
"Where's His Highness?"
"Xiahou Sang personally led three thousand Imperial Army brothers to protect him, but His Highness insisted on retreating with the army, so he didn't leave in advance."
"Sigh …"
Feng Jixing frowned. "Her Highness is like a bright star that can illuminate the three armies and raise the morale of the Empire's soldiers. But she's being too willful at this time. If she doesn't leave, she'll drag the three armies down! Go immediately, protect His Highness and retreat immediately. Say that it's my order. "
"Yes, I'll go!"
Zhang Wei cupped his fists and retreated.
Feng Jixing walked out of the barracks with his saber in hand, only to see that the soldiers around him were already packing up and preparing to retreat. At this moment, a shout suddenly came from afar. A scout galloped over and shouted, "General Feng, something bad has happened. The demons are attacking at night!"
"Attacking at night? How long will it take? "
"In the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn."
"How can they be so fast? The Armor Demons need at least an hour to run here!"
"It's not the Armor Demons, it's the heavy cavalry of the demons!"
"What? The demons have heavy cavalry?! "
"Yes." The scout panted and said, "At least thirty thousand heavy cavalry. This lowly one vaguely saw that some of the heavy cavalry were humans. They should be formed by the slaves of the demons."
"Damn it!"
Feng Jixing mounted his horse with his saber in hand and shouted, "All troops retreat. Brothers of the first battalion, stay with me to resist the enemies and cover the retreat of the other battalions. Don't take any of the supplies and provisions. Destroy all the arrow boxes and ballistae. Don't leave any for the demons!"
"Yes!"
Over five thousand heavy cavalries were quickly gathered. Under the leadership of Feng Jixing, they went straight to the surprise troops of the demons. In the distance, the armors of the heavy cavalries of the demons were shining coldly under the moonlight. They were rushing at the temporarily formed infantry defense line outside the camp. However, how could those imperial infantries be their opponents? They were all killed in the blink of an eye.
"Kill!"
Waving his Wind Chopper Saber, Feng Jixing took the lead and rushed out. Thousands of cavalries behind him also rushed out fearlessly. In the blink of an eye, they fought with a group of high-level demons and human cavalries. Blood quickly spread in the camp.
After the cavalries, the Armor Demons Corps quickly arrived. In the dark, it was impossible to resist the attack of the Armor Demons. The camp of the imperial army collapsed in the blink of an eye. The camp of hundreds of thousands of people was smashed. Everyone could only protect themselves and escape.
… …
Under the starlight, the flames in the camp of the imperial army soared into the sky.
A group of imperial guards guarded Qin Yin and rushed out of the camp. When they galloped to the edge of the unicorn forest, Qin Yin couldn't help but rein her horse. She turned around and looked at the soaring flames in the distance. Tears flowed out of her eyes: "We lost … …"
Zhang Wei let out a long sigh and said: "What a shame … … 230,000 soldiers were utterly defeated by tens of thousands of demons. They couldn't resist at all."
Su Yu bit her red lips and said: "Xiao Yin, let's leave quickly. The demons must have already sent out an army to kill you."
"Where's General Feng? Where are Xiang Yu and the others? "
Zhang Wei said: "General Feng is leading the brothers of the first battalion to bring up the rear. They should be fighting with the heavy cavalries of the demon race now. General Xiang Yu has led an army of Qihai City to break through the south. I don't know the current situation. Your Highness, let's leave quickly. If we don't leave now, it will be too late."
"Where else can we go?" Qin Yin asked faintly.
Su You said: "Further ahead is the main road to Wugu City, but … once we go to Wugu City, we will lead the demons who are chasing us to Wugu City, which will lead to the fall of Wugu City. In my opinion, why don't we go north and lead the demons into the Dragon Forest? We can take advantage of the fact that they don't know the terrain to deal with them and buy more time to defend Wugu City. What do you think, Your Highness?"
"Okay."
Qin Yin nodded: "How many people do we have left?"
"There are only about 8,000 people here," Zhang Wei said.
"Let's go."
"Yes!"
Under the starlight, a group of people galloped in the direction of the Dragon Forest. Along the way, the counties also sent a small number of guards to welcome the empress, but what could they do? Looking at the flashing stars in the distance, Qin Yin blamed herself. These counties would inevitably be massacred by the demons. It was her who brought this disaster to them.
But war was like this, and she couldn't do anything about it.
…
The next morning, the sun pierced through the clouds and fell on the blood-soaked land. That night, the imperial army suffered a crushing defeat. Nearly half of the 300,000 troops were lost, and their vitality was greatly damaged.
The horse's hooves stepped on the mottled shadows of the forest. QianFeng pressed the hilt of his sword and urged the horse forward slowly. Behind him, a group of armor demons widened their eyes and whined. No one knew what they were saying, but they seemed extremely impatient. The chariots in the middle were filled with the corpses of human soldiers. These were the "provisions" of the armor demons.
"Crash!"
QianFeng unfolded a paper scroll, on which was a map of the terrain of the northern ridge.
Beside him, a high-level demon said respectfully: "Marshal, we have already won a great victory. We have beheaded countless enemies this night, and the armor demon army can already go on a rampage. Why did the marshal order them to gather, but not to let them spread out to look for food?"
QianFeng pondered for a while and said: "Although the human army is weak, the military discipline is strict. The strength of one person is far from being a match for the Protoss. But what about hundreds or thousands of people? Feng Jixing's Qiankun Battle Formation made us lose more than 20,000 armor demons. Maybe we should learn the tactics of human beings. I restrained the armor demons just to achieve a greater victory. Now that we have entered the core area of Cangnan Province, there is no need to kill more people. Pass down the order to gather the armor demons and continue to advance with me. "
"Yes. Marshal, our next goal is … "
QianFeng gently pointed at a small place on the map and said: "It's here … Wugu City, one of the richest cities of human beings. It is the capital of Cangnan Province. As long as we take over Wugu City, we can nail a poisonous thorn in the territory of the Qin Empire, making them unable to pull it out."
"Yes!"
Captaincy nodded and said: "I will mobilize all the armor demons and go straight to Wugu City!"
"No."
QianFeng shook his head and said: "Lianxiao, as one of the smartest generals of the Protoss, why haven't you learned how to fight a good war? If we can take Five Valleys City with less effort, then why not? "
"Marshal, what do you mean?"
QianFeng's eyes flashed a cold light and said: "Select 1,000 people from our 'slaves' and let them wear the uniforms of Feng Jixing's subordinates – the imperial army. They will ride to Wugu City on horses to deceive them into opening the city gate. Then, we will cooperate from the inside and the outside. The armor demon army will attack in one fell swoop. I want to take over Wugu City, one of the seven famous cities of the Empire, without bloodshed!"
"Yes, Marshal!"
At this moment, suddenly a winged person fell from the sky. With a pale face, he cupped his fists and said: "Marshal, something bad has happened!"
"What's the matter? Why are you so flustered?"
"Her Highness Jing 'er and Her Highness Ning' er …"
"What happened to Her Highness?"
"Last night, the camp was attacked by the human army. The provisions were burned, and Her Highness Jing 'er and Her Highness Ning' er were also taken away by the humans!"
"My God …" QianFeng's face turned pale in an instant. He said: "Whose army is it?"
"Feng Jixing's imperial army."
"Bastard!" QianFeng suddenly clenched his fists, his face full of killing intent: "Feng Jixing, this bastard, I will skin him alive!"
On the side, Captaincy and Lianxiao were dumbfounded: "Marshal, the two princes have been taken away … What should we do now?"
"Carry on with the plan."
"Yes …"
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