After finally repelling the others, both the Beidou defenders and the Ningguan cavalry were relieved, but most of them had sinking faces. Although they won the battle, they also lost a lot.
This battle was extremely brutal. Both sides lost more than half of their lives. In the end, only more than 30,000 Qinghe people were left. The Ningguan cavalry suffered more than 10,000 casualties. The most tragic ones were the Beidou City guards and those who came to help. .
The Beidou City Guards were not elite at first, so they were naturally unable to withstand enemies that were several times their own. Only less than two thousand people survived, and most of them were more or less injured.
Those Jianghu people have never fought in a war. Although they are very skilled, they are difficult to use on the battlefield. Only about a hundred people survived, with more than 80% casualties.
The dusty battlefield was filled with corpses. They were either Qinghe people or Yingzhou people. No matter what kind of life they had, what lofty ambitions they had, no matter what martial arts they had during their lifetime, and what power they held. All the ties in my heart had no meaning at this time, and everything was like clouds and smoke in the past, drifting away in an instant.
Those soldiers who were still able to move normally dragged their tired bodies on the battlefield, looking for their former robes among the piles of corpses. Everyone's face was filled with sadness.
There are also a few people in the world among them who are also looking for their former companions. They came for the morality of the world and died for justice. The Beidou City guards looked at them with eyes full of respect.
After the war, Xue Ding found Er Zhuang who was in a coma. He was very fond of this young man whom he had only known for a long time, and Zhao Mingtang was also by Er Zhuang's side at this time.
Zhao Mingtang saw Xue Ding coming over and said respectfully: "The last general, Beidou City Guards Zhao Mingtang, pays homage to General Xue."
Xue Ding was a little confused and asked: "Do you know me?"
Zhao Mingtang smiled politely and shook his head: "The general doesn't know the general, but he can guess it from his clothes and temperament."
Xue Ding smiled and said: "You are very smart. Why don't you consider coming to Ningguan City? I have seen quite a lot of good people this time." Xue Ding looked at the so-called other good people and fainted. The two strong ones.
A cheerful voice came from not far away: "What's the matter, General Xue, have you poached the wall and got under my hands?" Jiang Ling, the commander of the city guard army, came over with his personal guards.
"I came all the way here to save you, just to dig a corner? You must know that my sons suffered heavy casualties, even if I recruit you as the city guard, it would not be an exaggeration." Xue Ding's words can be very unpleasant. , the tone is also somewhat tit for tat.
"General Xue has such a arrogant tone, but my Beidou City is not under the control of your Taichu Dynasty!" Jiang Ling changed his previous gentle demeanor and spoke domineeringly.
The two stood face to face, their eyes facing each other, both looking arrogant, as if they were about to attack at any time, and the atmosphere was very solemn.
Zhao Mingtang wanted to relax the atmosphere but didn't know what to do.
The two were in a stalemate for a while. Jiang Ling suddenly laughed, and Xue Ding also laughed. The two actually hugged each other, which made everyone on the side look stupid.
"Brother Xue traveled thousands of miles to come to support this time. On behalf of the soldiers and people of Beidou City, I sincerely thank you!" After the two separated, Jiang Ling solemnly performed a military salute.
Xue Ding said with some embarrassment: "Actually, these Qinghe troops came from my Ningguan City. It's still my fault."
Jiang Ling waved his hand and said: "Qing He's betrayal was so sudden. Brother Xue has tried his best. Without Brother Xue's support, I am afraid that Beidou City would already be in Qing He's pocket, and the Xinghe Sect would also be in danger."
"Brothers, why are you so polite?" Xue Ding patted Jiang Lingdao hard.
It turns out that the two have known each other for a long time, and their relationship seems to be very good.
"Come to think of it, I don't dare to take anyone else away. You definitely can't poach this Mingtang boy, Brother Xue!" Jiang Ling said with a mysterious look on his face.
Xue Ding was a little surprised and asked: "Why is this?"
"Brother Xue doesn't know something. Mingtang and his daughter have a marriage contract for a long time. They can get married when the situation is stable." Jiang Ling said proudly.
"Oh? It turns out he is Lingdi's son-in-law Chenglong Kuai. Haha, how can you be so sure? Is it that girl from Huai Hua?" Xue Ding said with a smile.
"That's right!"
Xue Ding put his hand on Zhao Mingtang's shoulder fiercely and laughed loudly: "This guy is a talent. During the melee just now, I saw from a distance that this guy is very brave. That girl Huai Hua has a good eye."
Zhao Mingtang was a little embarrassed by Xue Ding's praise...
At this moment, Erzhuang, who was lying on the ground under the care of the city guards, suddenly opened his eyes. He suddenly stood up and shouted: "Kill!"
He looked around with murderous eyes and gradually became confused: "Where is Qinghe?"
Upon seeing this, Xue Ding walked up to Er Zhuang in a few steps. Er Zhuang saw that just as he said the word "Xue", he was hit on the head by a huge fist. He was stunned and his eyes were full of stars.
"I didn't bring you to the battlefield to kill you. If you can't even maintain your sanity, how can you survive on the battlefield! If Mingtang hadn't saved you now, you would have died countless times!" Xue Ding said angrily, There was a hint of teaching in his words. Although Erzhuang rejected him, he did not give up completely.
Xue Ding was actually not far away from them. He was always paying attention to Erzhuang. When the Qinghe cavalry rushed towards Erzhuang, he was very nervous. However, he was surrounded by General Qinghe and couldn't escape to rescue him. Fortunately, he couldn't escape. Xingyue came to the rescue, otherwise Xue Ding's intestines would be filled with regret.
Er Zhuang had completely recovered his senses after hearing Xue Ding's words, and he lowered his head guiltily.
After Xue Ding made arrangements for matters outside the city, at Jiang Ling's invitation, everyone entered Beidou City.
Beidou City Director Qingfeng was seriously injured in this battle and had long returned to the city for treatment, while Huang Xin had disappeared at this time.
The Xinghe Sect disciples who were originally planning to fight the Qinghe Army in the city did not actually take action. They still stayed in the city and were on standby.
When the fierce battle in Beidou City was in full swing, a huge creature flew towards Xinghe Sect at high speed from the direction of Kaiyuan City.
Gu Xifeng spent a lot of money in the previous battle. After sitting on Ye's back, he began to sit cross-legged and meditate to regulate his breathing. Li Boqian was fixed by him with the mechanism on the armor on the eagle's back. He was in a state of confusion during the first half of the flight. In a comatose state.
About halfway through the flight, Li Boqian woke up from his coma. When he woke up, his eyes were confused and then showed deep fear. Apparently, he had not recovered from all the previous sufferings.
When he was convinced that he was out of danger, the young man meditating in front of him was the one who rescued him before. Before he could express anything, his body began to tremble and his face became paler.
Gu Xifeng was attracted by the movement made by Li Boqian. He stood up and came to Li Boqian to check. Li Boqian had no injuries. Gu Xifeng frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Gu Xifeng's heart was full of disgust for this mediocre and unscrupulous Emperor Taichu, who was not worthy of his majesty. However, Li Boqian could not care about this in his current state. He trembled and said: "Xiang, give me the fragrance! "
Gu Xifeng's face changed drastically when he heard this, and something came to his mind - fairy incense!
"This damn Emperor Taichu is actually contaminated with the fairy incense!" Gu Xifeng secretly thought in his heart. Although the sect did not find harmful things in the fairy incense, Gu Xifeng firmly believed in his judgment. The fairy made by Qinghe people Lingxiang must have a big conspiracy.
"Give me the incense, I beg you, give it to me quickly! I'll give you whatever you want!" Li Boqian was restrained by the mechanism. He struggled desperately and kept wailing.
"Li Boqian, what else do you have?" Gu Xifeng didn't mean to pity him at all and said disdainfully.
Even though he was tortured by the pain caused by his addiction to Fairy Spirit Incense, Li Boqian still paused when he heard these words. He regained some sense and a look of pain flashed across his face.
"What else do I have? What else do I have!" Li Boqian hit his head hard and said sadly. The double torture of body and heart made the emperor no longer pay attention to himself.
"Ah!" But soon the pain caused by the fairy incense wiped away his last trace of reason. He cried and begged with tears in his eyes: "Give me the incense, I... I am still the Emperor of Taichu! I will give up the throne to you! As long as you give me the fragrance, I can do anything."
Gu Xifeng looked at the dignity of the originally aloof emperor. He even wanted to kill Li Boqian directly to relieve the pain, but after thinking about it, he gave up. It was the mission of the sect to rescue Li Boqian. Li Boqian's life or death was not at stake. It should be up to him to decide, and Li Boqian is entirely to blame for today's suffering!
"Your throne is worthless now!" Although Gu Xifeng knew that Li Boqian could no longer listen to anything at this time, he couldn't help but said. Then he squatted down and hit Li Boqian on the neck with a knife. Li Boqian immediately fainted. The past no longer makes a sound.
After doing this, Gu Xifeng ignored Li Boqian and continued to sit cross-legged and meditate. The night was flying very fast, and Zidou Mountain was already in front of him.
Ye landed skillfully in front of the Hall of Stars, and immediately some soldiers on guard ran over. Gu Xifeng jumped off the eagle's back with Li Boqian in his arms. He patted Ye, and Ye flew forward and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Sir Vice Commander!" The soldiers on duty naturally knew Gu Xifeng, and they said respectfully.
Gu Xifeng looked around at the still peaceful Xinghe Sect, and his heart settled down, but he knew that this peace would probably be broken soon. He asked the soldier, "Where is Huang Xin?"
A top-looking soldier said: "Your Majesty, Commander Huang is not at the Star Tower. I don't know where he went specifically."
Although Huang Xin is now the heir to the teaching, his position is still the commander of the Seven Kills Battalion, so there is no change in his title.
Gu Xifeng frowned slightly, Huang Xin was not in charge of the Star Hall at such a critical moment.
"Why is this guy so unreliable!" Gu Xifeng cursed in his heart.
Thinking that there must be something important to deal with in Huang Xin's absence, and there was no need to rush, Gu Xifeng handed Li Boqian to the soldier on duty, gave a few instructions and left the Star Terrace.
