The war in the south was in full swing, and the two sides fought several battles back and forth. The demon army's fearless style caused Dayu to suffer a big loss. However, Dayu was victorious because it had prepared for a long time and relied on fortifications to defend several key fortresses, no matter how the demons worked day and night. They attacked the city, but finally defended it with difficulty.
After Xu Huaigu finished handling Lin Cangyang's affairs, he rushed directly to Lu Zijin's camp. Naturally, he wanted to ask a few questions about Guan Qingfeng, including why Lu Zijin knew her identity and how he could get Qingfeng to take action for him.
However, Lu Zijin was very secretive about this and just tried to fudge him a few words, but was unwilling to tell Xu Huaigu the details, so Xu Huaigu had no choice but to give up.
At least Xu Huaigu felt that Lu Zijin couldn't do it when it came to colluding with the monster clan. He refused to say it, which must be his reason.
I guess it must be a secret between Feng'er and him, so I can't tell anyone else. Just like Xu Huaigu and Bai Xiaoyu, others cannot understand the feelings between them.
At night, Xu Huaigu stayed on the city wall and saw an siege by the demon clan at night. Most of the demon clan's eyesight is very good, and they can see clearly even in the dark night, so their sieges are carried out in complete darkness.
The human pass was brightly lit, and the soldiers standing on the city wall held torches high, like a long flaming dragon.
The demon clan also beat the war drums, with overwhelming momentum. As the charging horn sounded, the dark demon clan began to advance forward fearlessly.
The demon clan is not afraid of death. Xu Huaigu had already seen it when he was on the Lingjiang River. Looking down from the city wall, he had a deeper understanding.
On the city wall, Dayu's troops rolled down the boulders one after another, drew their crossbows and bows, and all kinds of killing weapons poured down the city wall like a tide.
Especially the boulders. Each boulder rolling down from the top would crush a large group of monsters to death, leaving their bones broken and their flesh and blood mangled.
But later, the demon clan acted as if they had not seen anything, and continued to rush forward without fear, repeating the same mistakes.
Xu Huaigu also saw many demons among the demon group that were obviously larger than those around them. They should be huge black bears or bison, several feet tall.
They ran frantically towards the city gate, trampling to death countless of their own race along the way. They just kept rushing forward, and then bumped into the city gate with a loud noise.
The city gate made of steel trembled twice, and they fell down with their heads bleeding and shaking their heads. The demon clan's attack has no tactics at all, they just use flesh and blood to make a way out.
The monsters charging in front were approaching the city wall, and the siege ladder was set up. All kinds of jackals, tigers, leopards, apes and monkeys climbed up the ladder.
"Put in the oil and light the fire!" The oil stored in the wooden barrel was poured down, and someone threw a torch downwards. Suddenly the flames shot up so high that they almost burned more than half of the city wall.
Under the burning flames, the demon clan wailed again, the ladder was burned, and the demon clan who climbed halfway fell into the sea of fire again, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt meat.
The offensive under the city was slightly blocked here, but a scream was heard on the other side. Then, a strong wind hit, and thousands of flying monsters swept in from the sky.
"Pay attention to the sky! Archers, prepare rockets and shoot arrows into the sky!" Whoosh whoosh... there was a sound of a large number of arrows leaving the bowstring, and the rocket was shot into the air. Suddenly many flying monsters were shot, their bodies were on fire, and they fell down. .
But there are always flying demons that bows and arrows can't take care of. These surviving demons swooped down at the soldiers on the wall, slashed their flesh with sharp claws, or picked them up high and threw them into the city wall. In the sea of fire below.
Rockets were still shooting into the sky continuously, and the number of flying monsters gradually decreased. But there was a huge flying demon. Although it was hit by many arrows, it was still brave. Every time it swooped down, it pushed more than ten soldiers off the city wall.
Xu Huaigu could tell that this was a flying demon of around the fourth and fifth realms, and arrows had little effect on him. Xu Huaigu sacrificed his natal flying sword, stepped on it, drew out the phoenix feather sword in his hand, and headed towards the big demon.
He raised his sword and cut off his wings with a quick strike, and then cut off his head with a sharp strike. The flying demon's huge body lost power and fell.
The blade of Kanshu Lian's sword was full of smelly blood. Xu Huaigu didn't care so much. He added a few more swords and killed all the flying demons with some strength. Then he wiped the sword clean and put it back in its sheath.
In the scarlet sea of blood, dawn has arrived, the demon clan has withdrawn, and the sun shines down. Xu Huaigu looked under the city wall and saw that the land for several miles was covered tightly with blood and flesh. Most of them were charred corpses. It was impossible to tell whether they were demons or humans.
Xu Huaigu stood on the city wall and looked at it for a long time, sighed sadly, turned around and left. ... Outside Lu Zijin's camp, fast horses kept coming, and news of the battle situation came in one after another, all waiting for his dispatch.
"Report! Junhe was attacked by the demon tribe last night, killing more than 1,320 people and killing more than 5,000 demon tribesmen. The oil reserves have been exhausted. I'm afraid I won't be able to deal with the ladder next time I attack the city!"
"Report! Wu Liang's rocket reserve is seriously insufficient. There are only more than 5,000 rockets left! I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on the next time the flying demon comes!"
"Report! The city gate of Yuliang was seriously damaged. Please ask the general to send craftsmen to repair it immediately!" Lu Zijin looked calmly and dealt with it one by one. Xu Huaigu stood beside him with a sad face.
After the sound of horse hooves outside the door finally stopped for a while, Lu Zijin finally took a breath and took a sip of tea. He turned to Xu Huaigu and asked, "Why are you so sad? I, the person in charge, are not as worried as you." Xu Huaigu was worried. He said: "The places I came to report to just now can't hold it any longer." Lu Zijin nodded slightly and said helplessly: "Yes, I can't hold it any longer, but this is what was expected." Military strategist When using troops, regardless of the loss of a city or a land, as long as the overall situation is stable and the operations are properly planned, sooner or later it can be regained. Judging from the current situation, everything is still under control. As long as the key passes do not fall, the demon clan will We can't break through the defense line." Lu Zijin stood up and walked to the sand table in the camp, saying: "Come here, I will show you." Xu Huaigu also walked to the edge of the sand table and leaned over to look.
"You see, from west to east, there are seven key passes. They all occupy dangerous terrain and are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, the seven fortresses are not far apart. Even if one of them is lost, you can immediately attack from the other two. Send troops to support and connect with each other to form a tight line of defense."
"Among these seven passes, the most important one is Tanglin Pass, which is known as the first pass in the Dayu Kingdom. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and occupies the mouth of the river. If the demon clan wants to attack from here, it can be said that it is difficult for them to attack. The sky is still difficult. But the reason why this pass is important is because of this river. If it is captured by the demon clan, the demon clan can transport a large number of troops and supplies into the mountains through this river, and then launch attacks from the mountains and forests to the fortresses on both sides, and fight with A frontal attack will form a flanking situation, but it will be difficult to defend. Therefore, I have deployed the largest number of troops in this fortress, and there is a general I trust guarding it, so there should be no problems. "
"If nothing unexpected happens, these passes should be able to withstand the demon clan's offensive for a month. If we go further back, the resources will be almost exhausted. The passes will not be lost. We can only withdraw to the north and fight guerrillas while retreating. At this time, fake The key role of intelligence is shown. If used properly, Dayu Country can hold off the Monster Clan for half a year. This is the best result. If it can really hold off the Monster Clan's offensive for half a year, my mission will be completed." Lu Zijin After carefully analyzing the situation to Xu Huaigu, Xu Huaigu felt that what he said was reasonable, but there was one thing that he still didn't understand.
"I understand all this, but the monks who came with me have already gone to the battlefield to kill demons. Why do I have to stay with you alone?" Lu Zijin patted Xu Huaigu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Among the monks, Only your cultivation level is the highest. Besides, you are a swordsman. You can fly swords quickly and travel easily. I have a backup plan to prevent any unexpected situation from happening at any pass. You can rush to support quickly. . I am the commander-in-chief and cannot leave the camp easily. Zhuo Xuefeng is the right-hand general of the frontier army and has his own position to hold on to. You are the only one with the eight-level combat power here. Your role by staying with me will be greater than directly The battlefield is much bigger. I said I would give everyone their own place and I will never break my promise." Xu Huaigu nodded and calmed down.
"The battle you saw last night was just a small attack. You didn't see the scene at the seven passes, especially Tanglin Pass. The demon clan's offensive continued day and night, and they have been fighting for nearly ten days. I just couldn't take Tanglin Pass. What I'm most afraid of now is that the demon clan will get angry and send the big demons from the Ninth Realm to attack. That would be difficult." Xu Huaigu asked: "Then if they really send out What should we do if a big demon from the Ninth Realm or even the Tenth Realm comes? Is it possible that we can only sit back and wait for death?" Lu Zijin replied: "Not necessarily. After all, there is still the Xingyue Sect, and they have made an agreement with the army in advance. If there are nine or ten realms, When the big demon attacked, the Xingyue Sect sent big monks to deal with it. It's just that we sent the message and they arrived, it will take three hours. During these three hours, we can only rely on ourselves." Xu Huaigu He nodded and started walking around the tent again.
He had been at the border for several days, and Lu Zijin only asked him to stay in his tent, and he couldn't go far if he wanted to go out.
Last night he went to the city wall for a walk. It was also the city closest to the camp, only thirty miles away, otherwise Lu Zijin wouldn't have let him go.
Although it is a bit boring, the most important thing for a soldier is to obey orders, and everything Lu Zijin does has a reason.
Xu Huaigu opened a cabinet in the camp. Inside was the military merit book of the monks, which was rewritten every day.
Someone came to write this morning, and Xu Huaigu wanted to open it and read it. This was his biggest daily pastime. Li Zi had already killed two great monsters in the Seventh Realm, and he ranked first among the monks.
Yin Zushi followed closely behind, with a seventh-level demon and five six-level demons under his sword. The rest of the people, such as Li Siqing, He Renxin, and Xia Ying, the seventh-level monks, also have several sixth-level monsters under them, and they have achieved great results.
Xu Huaigu continued to scroll down, past Fan Xuan, An Xiaoyu and a group of unknown monks, before he found Yu Qin's booklet.
He opened it and saw a large five-level demon and several small demons written on it, and he couldn't help but frown. She is only in the fourth realm, how can she have the record of a great demon in the fifth realm?
Although he knew that Yin Zishi might have almost killed him before giving it to her, Xu Huaigu was still worried that she would show off in his absence.
If something happens to Yu Qin... Xu Huaigu doesn't dare to think about the consequences. Suddenly there was the sound of rapid horse hooves outside the tent, and a soldier rushed over in a hurry, cracking his whip vigorously.
When he arrived outside the tent, he hurriedly raised his horse's head,
He let out a "hush", and without waiting for the horse to stop, he turned over and dismounted hastily. As he ran, he hurriedly shouted: "Report! Report to the general!" Xu Huaigu subconsciously felt that something big had happened.
"Say it!"
"Tanglin Pass..." He breathed heavily, looking panicked.
"A great demon from the Ninth Realm has arrived at Tanglin Pass. General Chu asked me to report it immediately! The letter from the Xingyue Sect has been sent, but in addition to the great demon, there are also an army of 200,000 demon clans. I'm afraid Tanglin Pass can't hold out for three hours, please ask the general to send troops to support quickly!" I'm really afraid of whatever comes.
Lu Zijin's face was solemn, he frowned and looked at Xu Huaigu, and said: "Go quickly, remember that you only need to hold back, don't show off!" Xu Huaigu nodded slightly, with a sharp look in his eyes, he pulled out his flying sword, and suddenly a white rainbow penetrated the sky, and it flew. The sword disappeared in an instant and flew in the direction of Tanglin Pass.
