Chapter 17: Guarding the Cloud Palace
Just when Zhuo Hua and the others were busy raising military supplies, Yu Changsheng and Tian Jialan in the Cloud Palace were nervously discussing the strategy of retreating from the enemy.
"Report~~~" A messenger ran in from outside the hall, panting and reporting to Yu Changsheng and Tian Jia Lanyu in military uniforms in the hall: "Two generals Qiyu, there is news over there in the transmission room, although it is intermittent, but they can confirm that Yuanjun's fleet has returned to the Yuanxiang Void. ”
Hearing this, Tian Jialan raised her eyes to look at Yu Changsheng, and said in an excited tone: "Finally survived until they came back, and the past three days have been like a nightmare." Since the demon girl of Lanling closed the light curtain array, this is good news. When my husband returns to the Cloud Palace, he will definitely bring the demon girl to justice, and bind the execution ground to let her taste the taste of the Nine Heavens Xuanlei. ”
Yu Changsheng, who was wearing thin scale armor, wearing a purple gold crown on his head, and carrying a long sword at his waist, didn't think so, he raised his injured arm, signaled for Tongchuan to go out first, and then said to Tian Jialan: "Sister Jialan, you still can't be too optimistic at this moment. Although they have already arrived in the Void, they cannot enter the Genting Heavenly Palace from Dongying Continent, and if they want to come back to save us, they can only take the only passage of the Yuntian Monument. If we can't defend the Cloud Sky Monument..."
Yu Changsheng didn't finish speaking, and his eyes turned to Tian Jialan.
"Then we're doomed. Tian Jialan looked back with extremely sad eyes, and saw that her Rui'er was sitting quietly on a chair by herself, holding an enlightenment book in her hand, looking at it intently. The two maids beside him all had sad expressions.
"How many soldiers and horses do we have in our hands?" Tian Jialan suddenly asked.
"Counting minor injuries, there are four hundred and twelve people who can move. Yu Changsheng looked at the schematic diagram on the table, and replied without raising his head.
"Hey, there's only so many people left!" Tian Jialan's mood became even worse.
Just now, I told you not to rush out, but to wait for help, but you didn't listen. Do you know? Because of your impulse, we lost 60 casualties, more than 100 serious wounded, and countless minor wounds. The anger that Yu Changsheng had just dissipated suddenly came up again.
"But they insulted us as shrunken turtles, and the scolding words in the back were even more ugly, how can this be endured?" Tian Jialan used his heart to slap the table and make a bang.
Xiao Rui'er was startled by this sudden noise, but she didn't panic, let alone cry, but put down the scroll in her hand, climbed down the tall chair with great difficulty, came to her mother, pulled the corner of Tian Jialan's clothes and shook it and said: "Auntie, don't be angry, it's not good for bad people to scold dirty, wait for Daddy to come back and spank their butts." ”
Tian Jialan heard her daughter's immature voice, the softest part of her heart was touched, she squatted down with tears, put her hands on her weak shoulders, squeezed out a smile and comforted her daughter: "Rui'er is the most well-behaved, don't be afraid of the bad guys outside, just now A-Niang got the news, saying that your father and Uncle Yuanjun are back, and we will be saved soon." After speaking, Tian Jialan stretched out her right hand and gently stroked Rui'er's head over and over again.
"Rui'er is not afraid, Rui'er is a child of the Dragon Clan and the Tian Clan, Rui'er is going to kill the bad guys, Click!" Rui'er raised her hands with a serious face, imitating her father's and aunt's usual practice and waving her little hand.
Tian Jialan looked at her daughter with a doting expression, then stood up and said to her, "Go! Go and play with Xiao Ke!"
After the maidservant left with Rui'er, only Yu Changsheng and Tian Jialan were left in the entire hall of Lingjue Palace.
"I'm going to keep going, even if it's for Rui'er. Tian Jialan looked at the direction of her daughter's departure, and couldn't take her eyes back for a long time.
"For now, the dark side is better at melee combat, they have rough skin and thick flesh, and they have super recovery ability, so we must not fight them in close combat. Fortunately, in order to prepare for the battle of Xiangyun in the Cloud Palace, a huge amount of bows and crossbows were hoarded, and I also saw more than 30 white phosphorus fire oil bombs in the supply list yesterday, this thing is a treasure! It is the most effective to kill and injure the dark people who are not afraid of swords and guns, but unfortunately the number is less. Yu Changsheng pulled a booklet from his side and flipped through it casually.
"Now that we have decided to hold on, how should we arrange our troops now?" Tian Jialan tapped his finger on the schematic diagram on the table and asked.
Yu Changsheng asked with a smile: "Sister, will she still be provoked by others, and rush out in a rage to fight with them?"
"No, not really. From now on, the formation of troops will be up to you. Tian Jialan shook his head like a rattle.
"Although Yu Changsheng is not talented, at this time of life and death, he is willing to burn my body for the Cloud Palace. Yu Changsheng learned from the appearance of the soldiers in the army he had seen before, raised his right hand, and struck his breastplate three times with a fist.
Then, he pointed to the map full of enemy and enemy postures and said to Tian Jialan: "At present, the number of the underworld side is estimated to be about 200 people, occupying the temporary fence around the stele square to resist. My idea was to corclose the whole square with heavy crossbows, and the archers would shoot at those who came up at any time. But..."Love 999."
"But what?" the quick-tempered Tian Jialan couldn't help but ask.
"But if they rush out, ordinary crossbow arrows may not be able to withstand them for long. Moreover, they also had the Lanling Fairy in their array, and her cultivation was unfathomable. Moreover, if they secretly use His Royal Highness Zhuo Yun as a shield, I am afraid that the soldiers will not dare to release the arrows. ”
With a bang, Tian Jialan slammed his fist on the table, popping the paperweight out of Lao Gao.
"Speaking of which, that Su Mengling is really damned. On weekdays, she looks soft and weak, and she looks pitiful and well-behaved. used to think she was an infatuated woman, and she only thought about love and love. But I never expected that she would be a spy of a secret thief. It's really a thousand-mile embankment that collapsed in an anthill, but it made us miserable!" Tian Jialan gritted the back of her teeth and scolded viciously.
Yu Changsheng was silent, he sighed, shook his head and didn't want to say a word. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Su Mengling escorted Zhuo Yun to the level, took advantage of the chaos to open the enchantment and let the Dark Clan in, he would never have believed that the little girl next door, who was once so innocent, turned out to be an undercover agent of the enemy.
Tian Jialan saw that Yu Changsheng, who was chattering and gossiping on weekdays, suddenly fell silent, and knew that he was thinking about his Su Mengling again. So he muttered, "The scholar's brain just can't turn around," and went out of the hall to set up defenses.
As soon as she walked to the square of the Lingjue Palace, she saw hundreds of students wearing azure academic robes, hurrying to Tian Jialan, and before Tian Jialan could ask them about their intentions, these proud people of all races who lived in the Cloud Palace Academy on weekdays fell to their knees and shouted in unison: "Please allow me to wait for the battlefield to kill the enemy!"
The rumbling shouts rolled over the empty square, and the verdant Cuiwei Mountain on the opposite side seemed to be moved, and the majestic shouts came back from the mountains, which seemed even more tragic.
"Ladies and gentlemen, no matter how critical the Cloud Palace is, there are people in military uniforms such as us who are fighting bloodily and killing the enemy desperately. If I wait until I run out, it's not too late for you to get on!"
Tian Jialan stretched out his hand to support a high school student led by him, and his voice trembled to persuade them to get up.
But the student with a square face and sword eyebrows and a heroic spirit straightened his waist and said impassionedly: "General, on weekdays, Yuanjun, who is also the head of the academy, teaches us that we are not in the same place as the enmity of the dark enemy. He stretched out his hand and pointed to the side of the Heavenly Tree Tablet Square, and continued: "Now that the thief is at the door of the house, our father and brother have gone to the battlefield, our senior brothers and sisters have also gone to the battlefield, and even our teachings and the court judge have gone to the battlefield. Will we be able to sit in the academy in peace and enjoy the false peace that you have bought with your blood?"
The hundreds of people behind him replied in unison, "No! no!"
Another burst of rolling thunder exploded in the air.
The Yingwu student continued: "Although we haven't finished our studies yet, the cultivation of these classmates who came here today has already entered the spirit level, and a few outstanding ones are already immortal level cultivators. Although we are not capable of turning the tide, we can still do the work of assisting the army to check and fill in the gaps!
Tian Jialan waved his hand again and again and refused: "You are all elite children of all races, the pride in the Cloud Palace, and the future of my Xuanhuang Immortal group." If I use your gold bricks as paving stones, how can I explain to your father and brother if there is any loss? ”
"Sister Jialan is right, it's important for the seniors to go back to defend the academy!" Yu Changsheng heard the commotion outside the hall, so he came out to check it out. Seeing that it turned out that the seniors in the academy were clamoring to go into battle to kill the enemy, I only felt that the pain in my heart was indescribable.
Seeing that it was Yu Changsheng coming, the heroic martial student who took the lead immediately stood up, rushed to Yu Changsheng and begged him: "Senior Brother Changsheng, you are also a student in our academy, but now you can put on armor and go into battle to share the worries and solve problems for the Cloud Palace, while we people can only hide within the courtyard walls of the academy like trapped beasts, wasting this good time to go into battle and kill the enemy in vain." ”
Then, he changed his words, clasped his hands into fists and bowed to Yu Changsheng and said, "Senior Brother Changsheng, please intercede with the general, be accommodating, and let us make a move on the battlefield!"
Yu Changsheng said with a sad face: "Seniors, I am just hiding in the rear to make suggestions, where is the battle to kill the enemy! Besides, Sister Jialan, the general, was personally sealed by Yuanjun when he set out on the expedition, how could he listen to the persuasion of me, a junior descendant?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the senior martial arts.
The man comprehended, and waved his hand to the hundreds of academy disciples below, and the big guy surrounded Tian Jialan, some shouted to avenge their relatives, and some shouted to ask for their lives for the dawn of the world. Tian Jialan was overwhelmed by the demands one after another, and finally could only agree to their participation in the escort of military supplies.
The students finally got their wish and cheered to go to the arsenal to get their armor and weapons.