"This...how can we fight like this?"
A general looked pale and raised his head with difficulty, looking at Prince Ning, waiting for him to make up his mind.
Prince Ning, on the other hand, looked at Nian An and asked in a difficult tone,
"If we retreat, will we be able to resist the enemy? If we retreat, what will happen to the people? What will happen to the country?"
“The emperor’s intention is to first ensure the effective strength of the army. As for the people, they can be allowed to migrate in the east and west directions first.
We can just inform the people when we retreat.
After we retreat to Luodu City, we can rely on the large formation created by Han Yun to block the enemy for a period of time.
The enemy's demon corpses are not very intelligent and need to be controlled. If they go directly to Luodu City without leading an army, we can besiege them.
If they bring a large army, the journey will be long and it will take a long time to reach Luodu City, which can buy us precious time. "
Prince Ning shook his head bitterly and said,
"Buying time? Do we have strong men and troops to buy time? I'm afraid that by then, the enemy forces in the Western Region and the demon barbarians in the north will have broken through the defense line and reached Luodu City.
When the time comes, the world will be gone. What’s the point of just defending a Luodu city? "
"We are buying time, preserving our strength, and preparing for a counterattack.
As long as the army is still there and as long as the people are still alive, sooner or later the territory occupied by the enemy can be regained.
Moreover, the west and north can still withstand it. In the south, the Demon Sect and Wu are eager to destroy our court and royal family, and will not wantonly occupy and plunder the state capitals of Yunchuan, Chuchuan, Shuchuan and Luochuan. .
In this way, there will not be too many casualties among the people, and the war will not burn too wide. "
"What if they do this? What if they attack the city and seize the territory and occupy the state capital?"
King Ning asked rhetorically.
Hearing this, Nian'an smiled slightly and said,
"That would be even better. If the enemy does this, firstly, they can disperse their forces as much as possible, and secondly, they can delay the time to the greatest extent and prepare for a counterattack.
Of course, the enemy is not a fool. They will not do this. They will go straight to Huanglong, destroy the defenders and the royal family in Luodu City, and then occupy Luodu City. In this way, other areas can also spread the word.
So there is no need to worry about the life and death of most people. "
"You always talk about counterattack, counterattack, but what should we use to counterattack? The enemy has so many strong men, a hundred times more powerful than us. It is impossible for us to create countless strong men in a short period of time, right?
Even if we buy time, what can we do to face those strong ones? "
"We still have hope."
Nian An stood up and said seriously,
"Zhenbei King Han Yun is not participating in the war now, but is attacking the realm with all his strength. As long as Zhenbei King can break through another big realm, then he can kill all the strong enemies.
When the time comes, won't the enemy army without its strong men be left to us to counterattack and massacre? "
Hearing this, Kong Liu stood up suddenly and said in surprise,
"King Zhenbei? Can he break through to another great realm? Isn't he a first-class person? Isn't it true that he has reached the highest level of martial arts and is a first-class person?"
Nian An shook his head and said,
"I'm not sure about this. King Zhenbei has too many secrets. If he says he can, he will definitely be able. We just need to try our best to delay time and wait for him to come to the rescue.
You just need to know that neither the emperor nor the King of Zhenbei will make fun of the world. They care about the world more than you. "
"Okay, just listen to the order and start evacuating tonight. After the army has withdrawn, chop down the mountains on both sides and block the road to delay the enemy's progress!"
Hearing what Nian An said, King Ning and others could only nod in agreement, and then went out to arrange the retreat of the army.
This matter should be done sooner rather than later, and the army must march quickly, otherwise once the opponent's thousands of third-grade soldiers catch up, there will probably be countless casualties.
That night, after receiving the order to withdraw the troops, the soldiers were all shocked. They didn't understand why they had to withdraw. They had clearly stabilized the front line and were ready for a protracted war. Why did they suddenly have to withdraw?
Have we lost?
An order to retreat dealt a huge blow to the morale of the soldiers. The soldiers were crying and quickly packed up their tents and other belongings in preparation for retreat.
At dawn, all the soldiers from the two large camps outside entered the city, and everyone in the city packed up. King Ning gave an order, and everyone marched quickly towards the north.
Nian'an stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the army heading north, praying silently, hoping that this army would not be overtaken by the enemy, otherwise life would really be ruined.
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the south.
It turned out to be an enemy spy. After seeing the retreat of Dachuan's army, the commander immediately ordered the army to attack and pursue Dachuan's army. 33
After seeing this, Nian An quietly hid behind a big tree to hide his figure.
She took the initiative to ask Ying to stay for this post-breaking mission. As long as she cut off the mountain, she could fly directly back to the imperial capital and continue to protect the emperor.
But when she saw the enemy troops leaving the city, she suddenly had an idea in her mind.
If the enemy wanted to pursue Dachuan's army, they must send out fast troops. The 20,000 cavalry took the lead and rushed over first, while the infantry behind them were still chasing after them.
Obviously they wanted to let the cavalry slow down the retreat of Dachuan's army first, and then surround and annihilate them after the infantry caught up.
Nian'an's eyes were fixed on the city below.
The scattered camps and chaotic dwellings in the city greatly affected the speed of the cavalry's attack.
When the last cavalryman entered the city and the first cavalryman had not rushed out of the city, she finally made a move.
Nian An snorted coldly, flew up, slashed at his feet with a sword, and then threw a sword light towards the mountain opposite.
Just hearing two loud rumbling sounds, the peaks on both sides collapsed, and countless rock fragments crashed down, hitting the city below.
The large Wu cavalrymen in the city were all panicked. Seeing the rocks above constantly falling, they ran out of the city one after another.
However, some city walls were smashed down, some city gates were blocked, and some houses and roads were damaged, making it difficult for people to walk, let alone ride a horse.
In addition, 20,000 people rushed out in a swarm, and many of them fell to the ground and were trampled alive, and many died.
Falling rocks on the mountain and collapsed city walls and houses killed more than half of the people.
Finally, a huge mountaintop fell down and hit the center of the city hard. Its huge vibration caused an earthquake, causing the already shaky mountaintop to collapse faster.
Nian'an increased his strength and struck the mountain peaks with his sword a few times, completely destroying the two peaks.
The entire Qianxi City was buried under rubble.
Including 20,000 cavalry!
Some people died, but not completely...
