Xu Huaigu left Xingqing as promised, and together with Pingcui's mother and daughter, a group of five people headed north to leave Xingqing.
As for where Pingcui mother and daughter should be placed in the future, Xu Huaigu actually had no idea. He could only see that in order to take care of Pingcui two people, Xu Huaigu did not use a sword, but hired two carriages, slowly He walked north along the road, preparing to go to Qingfeng Valley to fulfill his agreement with Xie Qingyun.
After Xu Huaigu and others left, another five days passed. They had reached the border between Dayu and Yamato, and were preparing to enter Yamato via the mountain road.
Several people feel uncomfortable, so I won’t express it here for the time being, but let’s look at Xingqing’s current situation. Now the depth of winter has passed, the New Year has passed, it is the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, only two or three days before it.
However, the people in Xingqing City probably have no intention of celebrating the New Year. Every household has closed its doors and windows, hoarding grain and rice, and huddled at home like mice spending the winter.
The demon army has already marched ten miles outside Xingqing City. However, Lin Cangyang's heavy troops are also stationed here. Dayu has no way out and can only fight in the end.
On the night of the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, the demon army officially launched a general attack. There were 800,000 demons invading, an unprecedented number.
This is the entire force of the demon tribe that has crossed the Lingjiang River. Taotie is also desperate. If this battle fails, he will not be able to return to the demon realm to explain.
Therefore, he did not dare to ignore it, so he personally went to the frontline camp to take command, and also sent out all the big demons under his command, asking them to surround Xingqing from all sides and make sure to capture the last city in the remaining country.
However, Lin Cangyang tightened his final strength and fought tooth and nail to gather an army of 1.2 million troops, stationed around Xingqing City.
The superiors gave orders to defend and not to retreat even half a step. People who are forced into desperate situations are also terrifying. The combat power of this last army cannot be underestimated.
The two armies fought, and the fighting raged outside Xingqing City. The fire burned for two days and nights. There were countless casualties on both sides. Corpses were strewn across the fields, and the Qishui River was dyed into a river of blood.
Bleeding and drifting, that's all. The Qishui Water God Ningqiu really abided by the contract and watched countless soldiers die, but there was no ripple on her river surface.
Two days of fierce fighting passed, and it was already the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, which was New Year's Eve. It stands to reason that every family should be having a reunion dinner at this time, the children are laughing and playing and setting off firecrackers, and the peach charms hanging at the door of every house should be replaced with new ones.
But because of this war, there were only a few lights in Xingqing City, and it was cold and silent. Lin Cangyang stood high up in the palace hall, with hundreds of civil and military officials standing in front of him, bustling on the steps.
Even if he didn't deliberately clean up, Lin Cangyang could tell at a glance that the number of people in front of him was much smaller. It was probably that many people ran away in advance.
Although the city gates are strictly guarded, these officials are not as capable as ordinary people, so there are still ways to escape.
And those who remain are those who are willing to live and die with the rest of the country. If you run away, let them run away, it's just delaying your death.
Lin Cangyang's heart was cold. The officials looked serious, staring closely at the bottom of the stairs, anxiously waiting for news about the fast horses from the front line, not daring to relax at all times.
An official in court uniform hurriedly walked up the stairs. Everyone hurriedly approached him to ask for information. The man shook his head, indicating that he did not know the situation on the front line.
He climbed straight up the stairs, walked to Lin Cangyang, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I have done as you asked." Lin Cangyang nodded slightly and said: "As soon as the New Year arrives, take action immediately." The man nodded and agreed. Coming down, he immediately returned to the crowd of officials.
Someone next to him asked him in a low voice what His Majesty wanted him to do, but the man just shook his head and was unwilling to say it.
Lin Cangyang straightened up and looked at the fire in the distance, feeling in a daze. A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats came from far to near.
Before the horse could stop, a wounded soldier quickly dismounted and ran up the stairs anxiously.
All the civil and military officials immediately cheered up and looked over. This was the intelligence coming from the front line. The soldier gasped for air. After climbing a few steps, he knelt down on the steps and shouted with all his strength: "Report, there is a fire dragon coming from the east. No one can defend it. The army in the east of the city has been wiped out!" The demon tribe is afraid that they will attack the east gate soon!" Upon hearing the news, the civil and military officials turned pale, looked at each other, and started discussing in various ways.
Lin Cangyang knew in his heart that it was not a fire dragon, but a fire chi. It was his hand that burned down the Xingyue Sect, and now it was Xingqing's turn.
The ten realm monsters are attacking, and Xingqing is isolated and helpless. The warriors in the army can only reach the eighth realm, and there are no other monks to help. How can they defend it?
All the officials were in panic and at a loss. After kneeling for a moment and seeing no one speaking, the soldier shouted anxiously: "The military situation is urgent, please make your decision!" All the officials looked at each other, but no one could answer.
Lin Cangyang's face was clouded, and he issued a stern order: "The armies of all parties retreated to five miles away from the city, and allocated troops to fill the gap in the east! No matter what, we must get through tonight!" The soldier ordered and quickly mounted his horse. Payback went.
All the officials knew that Xingqing had come to an end and there would be no chance anymore. They couldn't help but feel discouraged. They all lowered their heads and remained silent.
Lin Cangyang looked to the east and saw that the fire there was getting closer and closer to Xingqing, and the demon tribe was about to attack the city.
She searched around among the civil and military officials below, looked at a general, and ordered with a stern expression: "General Liu, ask your soldiers to guard the city wall. The crossbow must be aimed at the big demon. ! If there is anyone who is timid, he will be killed on the spot!" General Liu quickly nodded in agreement, then walked down the stairs and rode to the city wall to deliver the order.
The battle was raging outside the city. Lin Cangyang looked over there coldly. After a while, she suddenly said: "Come here, prepare your horses, I want to go up the city wall!" After that, she strode down the stairs with a determined expression, and she was really ready to go up the city wall.
When the officials heard this, they were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly gathered around, stopped Lin Cangyang, and advised each other: "Your Majesty, no! If you leave, the heart of the leader of Dayu Kingdom will be gone!"
"Yes, Your Majesty! The city wall is in chaos and full of stray arrows. You can't go there!"
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" The officials were anxious, but Lin Cangyang looked at them coldly and said angrily: "Sooner or later the demon clan will attack the city, so what difference does it make if I stay in the palace! Although I can't fight, I can still do something for you. It's better for the frontier troops to beat drums than to stand here like you!" After saying that, she walked down again, and the civil and military officials stopped her again. Lin Cangyang said angrily: "Whoever stops me today will be treasonous. ! Come here, prepare a horse for me!" Seeing Long Yan's rage, all the officials had to shrink back and let Lin Cangyang go.
Two young eunuchs had already gone to prepare and brought a horse. Lin Cangyang got on the horse, left behind a group of civil and military officials, and headed outside the palace.
The officials are leaderless and increasingly at a loss. I don't know who among them said angrily: "Even His Majesty has climbed up the city wall, let alone us! After reading books and eating food for a lifetime, we should return our blood to this world! If someone comes to prepare horses, I will go up too. City wall!" A gray-haired veteran of the two dynasties burst into tears and said impassionedly: "We have inherited the emperor's favor to reach this prominent position. Now that the country is in trouble, how can we dare to refuse? Your Majesty has gone, and I will go too! "With this person taking the lead, the rest of the officials were even more excited and excited, and the horses were shouting loudly. They all wanted to go to the city wall to help the border troops.
Seeing this scene, how could the eunuchs disobey? So many horses were brought in, and all the officials left the city one after another, leaving only a small number of people in the palace to take charge of the overall situation.
This is said to be true, but in fact, Dayu Country has nothing left to control. Lin Cangyang went straight to the east gate.
As soon as she dismounted, she saw a large group of horses following behind her, with all the civil and military officials sitting on them. Everyone shouted: "We will go up to the city wall with Your Majesty to defend against the enemy!" Lin Cangyang looked at them and suddenly raised his nose. A sour.
There are old and young among the officials, but the blood of Dayu is shed on them. No one present is a coward.
However, this is not the time to be sentimental. As the head of a country, she cannot shed tears. With a cold face, she climbed onto the city wall first, and the others followed behind her.
The wind was strong on the city wall, carrying the heat wave of war, and the air was filled with the smell of blood. Lin Cangyang glanced under the city wall and saw that the demon army was marching towards the east gate. The defenders of Dayu were also resisting. However, the demon army was still getting closer and closer, only two or three miles away from the city wall.
There was an evil creature with bright red flames all over its body entrenched in the sky. Wherever it saw the Dayu army gathering densely, it spit out flames and burned countless people to death.
The soldiers on the city wall were observing the situation closely, but suddenly they saw so many officials coming, and even a man wearing a dragon robe standing at the front, they couldn't help but look over in surprise.
There will be no other person wearing dragon robes in Dayu Kingdom, it can only be the current Holy Emperor. It's just that the Holy One is not in the palace, but how about coming to this extremely dangerous city wall?
Lin Cangyang asked sternly: "Who is the guard at the east gate? Come quickly to receive your order!" An old general hurriedly came forward with a sword, knelt on one knee, raised his hands and bowed: "Feng Pei, the last general, pays homage to your Majesty! "
"No courtesy, get up!" Lin Cangyang said in a majestic and solemn tone.
"General Feng, the east gate of Xingqing is the most urgent at this time. You must do your best to guard the city gate for me! That evil chi in the sky cannot be used with ordinary bows and arrows, so you must shoot it with a strong crossbow!" Feng Pei saw. Today, the Holy One is personally supervising the army, and he is filled with gratitude and says: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, even if your heart and gallbladder are broken, the general will definitely guard the city gate!"
"Okay! Please also ask General Feng to get the military drum, and I will beat the drum for all the soldiers!" Feng Pei was shocked when he heard this and replied quickly: "How can this be achieved with the body of the Holy One?" Not only him, but also everyone When the soldiers heard this, they were all dumbfounded.
However, Lin Cangyang's eyes were firm and did not seem to be fake. Feng Pei thought for a moment and hurriedly shouted back: "What are you doing here? Hurry up and get the drum for your Majesty!" Several soldiers had already gone to prepare, and not long after, they brought back a big drum that was two people high. .
The snare drum is different from ordinary drum music. Even the drumsticks weigh several kilograms. Lin Cangyang held the drumstick in his hand and looked towards the fighting place outside the city.
The old general surnamed Feng shouted: "Everyone, listen to me! Now the Holy Spirit is beating the drum for us. Whoever dares to fight without fulfilling his duty will be outraged by both humans and gods!"
"Kill, kill, kill!" All the soldiers were excited and shouted together. After three killing sounds, the city wall was as quiet as death.
Everyone's eyes were splitting, and they looked angrily at the situation outside the city, quietly waiting for the opportunity. When the demon army was almost two miles away from the city, Feng Pei gave the order: "Load the crossbow and fire the arrows!" The archer took out the arrows from the quiver, and the strong crossbowman loaded the crossbow with a steel arrow as thick as his arm. , and at this moment, the wind blew in the ears, and the drums roared like thunder, spreading into the hearts of every soldier.
The black arrows were shot out together, like a heavy rainstorm, with majestic momentum.
