The days flew by and turned into five days. In these five days, the changes at the border were greater than before. First, the westernmost Hulu Pass was broken, and then the easternmost Liyang Pass. Later, the demon clan broke through several more passes. In just five days, only Tang Lin remained among the seven passes in the south of Dayu Kingdom. A pass is still struggling to hold on, but it has already reached the end of its life.
All the rabbits and foxes were saddened by the death of animals, and the defeat of the other six passes made the soldiers at Tanglin Pass panic.
Everyone knows that a big reason why they were able to defend against the demon clan's attack before is that the seven levels are connected vertically and horizontally, just like a chain, from east to west, firmly locking all the paths of the demon clan going north.
At this time, the six passes have been broken, and only Tanglin Pass is left. The demon clan can attack from all directions, and there are no reinforcements. It can be said that it is isolated and helpless.
But even in such an environment, the superiors still issued orders to defend, which made the soldiers guarding the city quite chilling.
At dusk, two people stood at the highest point of the Tanglin Pass city wall. It rained lightly today, and the strong wind blew up the rain, whistling and hitting the city wall, and also hit the two of them on their faces.
The two of them didn't care, they just looked outside the city wall and frowned. Through the slanting wind and drizzle, you can vaguely see black shadows moving not far away, in all directions.
Those densely packed black shadows were all the demon clan's army. They were about four or five miles away from Tanglin Pass. They were in no hurry to get closer, as if they were waiting for the opportunity to swarm up and bite off this hard bone.
The situation in Tanglin Pass is not optimistic now. It is surrounded by the demon army. It is estimated that the number of demons is three to four hundred thousand, but there are only more than 60,000 soldiers left in Tanglin Pass.
The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, and the resources to defend the city have been almost exhausted. If we continue to stay in the pass, it is tantamount to waiting for death.
The two men were still observing the situation, but rapid footsteps sounded on the steps next to them. A general came in the wind and rain and shouted towards the high place: "General Chu, the horses are ready and all at the north gate. The crossbows of the soldiers have also been loaded. Just wait for the general's order, and the soldiers will You can rush out in one fell swoop!”
"Wait a minute!" Chu Xiuyang frowned.
"Wait until they get closer."
"But general, we can't wait any longer! The soldiers below have been waiting for too long and are anxious. If they can't break out in one go, they may lose their last breath. If morale is gone, what can they do with it? The monster clan is fighting! Let alone breaking through!" Chu Xiuyang hesitated, and she looked at Xu Huaigu beside her.
Xu Huaigu looked into the distance, frowned and said: "The monster clan is still four or five miles away from us. If we rush out rashly at this time, not only the monster clan from the north, but also the other three sides will gather towards us and form a siege. It's very disadvantageous. We have to wait until they get closer to the city wall. When we rush out in one direction with lightning speed, the demon clan's formation will inevitably collapse. The remaining three sides will flawlessly take care of the north, and their chances of survival will be greater." The general hurriedly raised his head to persuade. Said: "But the soldiers can't wait any longer! General, please make your decision!"
"Pass my order!" Chu Xiuyang gritted her teeth, narrowed her eyes into a thin slit, and looked to the north.
"At dawn tomorrow, follow me to charge into the formation and break through!"
"Yes!" After receiving the order, the general turned around and left in a hurry. Only Xu Huaigu and Chu Xiuyang were left standing on the city wall.
It was dusk now, and there were still six hours before the breakout at dawn tomorrow.
"I have to thank you for the arrows. If the soldiers can carry a crossbow with them, their chances of survival will be much greater." Chu Xiuyang looked at Xu Huaigu and said gratefully.
It turned out that Xu Huaigu exchanged arrows with Wei Caiyi that day. Although there were some twists and turns, he finally convinced Wei Caiyi and exchanged the lives of all the monsters in his name for 50,000 arrows.
In addition, there were more than 10,000 arrows left in Tanglin Pass, and each person could get one, so they simply gave each soldier a single-shot crossbow.
Although each soldier only has one arrow, don't underestimate it. In close combat and breaking through, the big bow is of little use, but the crossbow is different.
At close range, the crossbow arrows are about to fire, and their power is not light. It can at least help the soldiers resist the attack of a demon clan. Many times, this is the difference between life and death.
"This is nothing." Xu Huaigu looked at the northern mountains worriedly and said,
"Breaking out from the demon clan surrounding Tanglin Pass is only the first step, and the follow-up will be more troublesome." Lin Cangyang had already informed the demon clan of the only way for the Tanglin Pass garrison to go north. The tribe will definitely ambush on that road.
It is easy to hide from an open gun, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow. Xu Huaigu was more worried about the monsters ambushing on this road, and he had an ominous premonition that this road was extremely dangerous and very likely to be a dead end.
Chu Xiuyang asked again: "Xu Huaigu, what do you think is the chance of winning tomorrow's breakout?" Xu Huaigu shook his head and said seriously: "It's hard to say, no more than 30%." Chu Xiuyang suddenly laughed out loud and said: " Thirty percent? The two armies are facing each other, and it’s still 50-50. Now that we are at the end of our rope, we can still get 30%, and I’m satisfied. Anyway, even if all the soldiers in Tanglin Pass die in battle, they will definitely fight to the death. The demon clan wants to eat it. We have to let them break their teeth!" The two continued to look at each other for a while, and Chu Xiuyang said again: "Xu Huaigu, if we are really defeated, you can withdraw with your sword and survive."
"Evacuate?" Xu Huaigu smiled and looked at Chu Xiuyang,
"Who do you think I am?" Xu Huaigu suddenly remembered what Li Siqing said to him that day in Huluguan, and he repeated it word by word.
"I can withdraw, but what about the soldiers in Tanglin Pass? What difference does it make to deserters if I do this?" Chu Xiuyang said seriously: "Now is not the time to act on impulse. Anyone in this pass can die, but only You, Xu Huaigu, can't do it. How many people have their expectations here? When you die, your blood is spilled and your eyes are black, and you don't care about anything. But what about them? Are you worthy of them?" Xu Huaigu asked in return: "Then you What? Have you ever thought about what will happen to your brother if you die? What will your father do? If the soldiers under your command die, what will happen to their parents? What should their wives who are waiting at home have to do? What should we do?" Xu Huaigu shook his head helplessly and said: "This is war, and you and I are helpless and have no choice."
"General Chu, no matter whether you can break through successfully or not, I'm afraid you won't be able to command me for many days in the future. Tell me, what else can I do for you?" Chu Xiuyang smiled happily, nodded and said, "Then please You charge for me, kill all the monsters, and lead the soldiers back to the north!" Xu Huaigu faced Chu Xiuyang, bowed his head, half-knelt down, and said in a deep voice: "Xu Huaigu has an order!"... Fifty miles south of Tanglin Pass, is The base camp of the demon clan.
This was originally the boundary of Qingling, but now it has been completely occupied by the demon clan. In the demon tribe's tent, there was an old man with a long beard sitting on a chair.
His beard was extremely long, extending from his lips to his chest. The old man has white hair and beard, and is thin. If he hadn't been sitting so calmly in the demon clan's base camp, everyone would probably just think of him as a frail old man.
At this time, he was stroking his beard and looking at the landscape map spread out on the table. This map had just been drawn by Fei Yao, who was good at drawing.
The trail to the north of Tanglin Pass... He squinted and found this road on the map. He traced the surroundings twice with his hands, and then carefully looked at the surrounding mountains. Then he nodded and said, "It makes some sense, Tanglin." The Linguan garrison can only take this road to go north." Also in the camp, there was an ape sitting on another chair with his legs crossed, scratching his ears and head, looking cynical.
This ape is also strange. Its body is the same as that of an ordinary monkey in the middle domain, but it has four arms. Despite this, the four arms are still not free.
One arm was picking out the ears, the other was scratching the back, and the other two were peeling the fruits and putting them into their mouths, leisurely and happily.
At this time, the four-armed ape heard the old man's words, curled his lips, and said disdainfully: "I said you are too cautious. You are just an ant. Do you need to be so careful? Besides, let me see what they are over there. , that’s what…”
"What's the name of that thing? I forgot." The four-armed ape suddenly couldn't remember it, so he stretched out a hand to scratch his head.
For a while, he still didn't think about it.
"Demon Sect." The old man reminded him.
"Ah, yes, it's that Demon Sect." The four-armed ape suddenly realized, and he picked up the cup to drink water again.
"If you ask me, that Demon Sect is just a group of cowardly and incompetent people. They are greedy for life and afraid of death. What is there to care about? Just go all the way north and kill us. Can they stop us?" The old man shook his head. He said: "Something is better than nothing. If we are sure that the Demon Sect can be used by us, why not use it? Moreover, since the war has started, we have suffered a lot of losses. More than half a million clan members have died, which is not a small number. "
"Those are just ants." The four-armed ape dismissed it and continued to pick its ears.
"Death is just death. It's not worth mentioning." The old man looked at him and said with a smile, "Oh? Why don't you go next time when you report to my king on the frontline battle situation?" The four-armed ape said with a hurried smile: "That's better. Forget it. If my king knew that so many clansmen died on the front line, we will definitely be punished." The old man was not in a hurry and just said lightly: "It's good to know." The old man looked at the map for a while and said: "We monsters Although the tribe is brave and good at fighting, the cunning and cunning of the human race is far better than ours. I think that my king fell into the trap of the human race and was suppressed for five hundred years. Otherwise, the Central Region would have been in our possession long ago. .You have to be careful when dealing with them.”
"In my opinion, there may be some fraud in the information sent by the Demon Sect so enthusiastically this time. I want to go there in person to see how sincere the Demon Sect is. If it works, I might as well give it a try. If it happens again, Even if I personally go over to suppress the human race's tricks, they won't be able to make waves." The four-armed ape laughed and said, "You go over there in person? You can't kill a chicken with a bull's knife. Just let that guy Tan She go over, what can happen? thing?"
"Last time Tan Snake came back, he was injured. Don't you remember? There is someone in the monk camp over there who can match Tan Snake. To be on the safe side, I'd better go there myself."
"That's all." The four-armed ape sighed and shook his head helplessly.
"It's such a big deal, why should I alarm you? I'll go, I'll go to the head office, right? You don't have to say so many words to provoke me." The old man smiled and said, "Okay, then you go. I I will still let Tangshe and the others lead an ambush with five thousand soldiers and horses. If nothing happens, you don’t have to take action. If something happens, you will help him. You can play as you like, and I will take care of everything." The four-armed ape sneered and said : "That's pretty much it." After saying that, he put down the things in his hands, stretched, walked out of the tent, and went into the forest.
