Chapter 58: Dawn
As the two armies were about to fight, everyone tensed their nerves, so much so that no one noticed that on the side far from Hailong Bay, a smaller ship was quietly approaching, and the terrain was more precipitous, surrounded by raised rocks, so that it was not suitable for landing, but it did not seem to have any effect on the people on board, because they flew over.
Dozens of black shadows flew past the ship, slowly drifted to the shore, and then, led by a woman dressed in animal skins, bypassed the direction of Donghai City and went deep inland.
Lu Xiaoyao and Ximen Yan stood on the city wall, their faces solemn, many soldiers around them were waiting in battle, no one spoke, and their faces all had a look of looking at death as if they were at home.
"Donghai City has taken me a lot of hard work. Ximen Yan looked at these soldiers and said to Lu Xiaoyao: "They are all trained by me, and after this battle, I don't know how many people will survive." β
"I've always wondered why, with your ability, you came to be a little city lord, even though you do run this city well. Lu Xiaoyao was puzzled.
"This is the testing place of our dreams. Ximen Yan looked thoughtfully, his eyes looked into the distance, and he seemed to have drifted farther away.
"You guys?" Lu Xiaoyao smacked his lips and said, "It is said that you have a close relationship with the fifth person in the academy back then, so it seems to be true." β
"He's my eldest brother. Ximen Yan looked serious.
"Back then, he made a big fuss in Zhongzhou, stirring up a bloody storm, and I was able to get out of the way, mainly because the people in Zhongzhou set their eyes on him, and occasionally a few people who noticed me did not succeed for various reasons, speaking of which he is still my benefactor. Lu Xiaoyao smiled.
"The road is not forgotten, the night is not closed, this is our ultimate dream, but unfortunately, I can't even do such a situation in a city, let alone the world is the same, if the eldest brother is still there, there must be hope." Ximen Yan was melancholy again.
"Don't think about it so much, it's a question of whether you can live after today, they have a move. Lu Xiaoyao pointed in the distance.
Ahead, several huge phalanxes have been assembled, the number of people is at least more than 10,000, Donghai City, but the original city lord's soldiers are not less than 50,000, in addition to the young and middle-aged people in the city, it can be said that the number of people is huge, but sometimes it is not just the number, the sheep are herded, and they can't bite the tiger, through the observation of the escort team that protects the princess a few days ago, Ximen Yan knows that the combat power of these armies is far above his own, but from the weapons and armor, even the three-year-old children can see that the armor of the other party with line runes is by no means ordinary, once the city gate is breached, the other party will be like a bamboo, with their own strength, they may not be able to hold it for even a dayγ
"They're going to attack, open the guard array, double the gate guards, and prepare bows and artillery. Ximen Yan gave the order in an orderly manner.
In the distance, five huge chariots lined up, all aimed in the direction of the city gate, could be faintly seen in the firelight, where they were loaded with huge cannons, much larger than those on the city walls, each chariot was pulled by several unknown huge beasts, and several people in mage robes were mindful and thoughtful.
I saw that those people placed a spar on a gap in the cannon, the original missing place was just made up, the crystal shining with milky white light distributed energy everywhere, the dense lines on the cannon barrel were lit, and with their chanting, the light condensed at the muzzle of the cannon became brighter and brighter, and it was dark at any time, but the whole ground could be seen clearly.
"Alimu Yiskola......" Finally, after chanting, a white light shot out from the muzzles of the five cannons, the first light directly hit the guardian array, and the translucent guardian formation rippled, and then the second pillar of light hit the same point again, and the large array at the city gate looked like some signs of being torn, and it was too late to make people think about it, and the third pillar of light hit it fiercely, this time, the large array of the city guard was like broken glass, and became shattered.
As for the remaining two pillars of light, the city gate was opened in two places very smoothly, and the guards who were originally behind the city gate suffered countless casualties, blood and severed arms and limbs everywhere, and the screams were endless.
"The gates of the city have been broken, and the king has decreed that he should take the city within an hour. One of the commanders said, "Now, let these monkeys of the East feel our enthusiasm." β
"Roarβ" everyone shouted in unison.
For many days, they had been drifting on the sea, and a few days ago they had finally seen an island, and after conquering it, they had no time to vent their hurried to this continent, and now, they continued to vent their anguish with extraordinary blood.
"After the city is broken, the gun city is allowed for three days. β
After the commander gave such an order, they rushed forward even more like crazy.
Rows of shield guards walked at the forefront, ordinary arrows could not break through the shield's defense at all, only a few giant crossbows defending the city were lethal to them, and the artillery was exhausted several times, and there was little left of spars and ammunition, and they were ready to give them one last blow.
"Prepare the artillery and shoot it all out for me. Ximen Yan saw that the other party had entered the artillery attack distance and ordered.
The power of dozens of guns firing together was still very strong, but not all of them were fired, and at least half of the guns did not sound, because the soldier in charge of firing the cannon fell to the ground, his face covered in blood, and there was a small hole in his forehead, which was trickling out.
"What's going on, someone sneak attacked?" Ximen Yan looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't believe his eyes, he didn't even notice how they died, who was on the other side.
At this time, Lu Xiaoyao suddenly felt a faint pain in a certain part of Dao's body, and when he reached this realm, he could already sense some dangers in advance.
Sure enough, he swung his sword directly and slashed out, only to hear a crisp sound, the long sword wiped out a trace of sparks, and a sharp object fell to the ground, which looked like a piece of iron, and the other half didn't know where it went, the half that fell on the ground was cylindrical, and the surface was very smooth, if Ji Yan saw it, he would definitely be surprised, because it was very similar to the bullet in his world.
"Keep your head down and try not to show your head. Lu Xiaoyao's keen intuition found that danger came from a distance.
"What's going on? What the hell is going on. Ximen Yan was a little at a loss, he felt powerless in the face of these strange enemies and strange methods.
"They seem to know these methods of ours, but we don't understand the methods of the other side, I'm afraid, this time there is really no hope. Lu Xiaoyao said.
"In that case, let's kill as many as you can. β
Looking at the other party's high-spirited expression, Lu Xiaoyao was curious for no reason: "I have always heard that you have a high level of formation attainment, but I rarely see you make a move, today we will compare, although you may suffer a little loss when it comes to killing." β
"It's exactly what I want, but it's not necessarily me who suffers. Ximen Yan said: "Adjutant Sun, I will hand it over to you here, and the two of us should go to guard the city gate." β
"My lord, while there is still time, it is better for you to and-" Adjutant Sun wanted to persuade the two of them to leave, but he was interrupted before he finished speaking.
"You give Lao Tzu ink again, be careful that I pump you. Ximen Yan usually looks polite, strict but not strict with his subordinates, maybe he was a little angry after listening to the other party's words just now, but more of a pleasure that is about to be released after liberation.
"Escapees, slash"
"Those who disobey military orders will be beheaded"
"Those who persuade surrender before the war, behead"
"Did you hear clearly?" exclaimed Ximenyan.
"Hear me, sir. Many people burst into tears, some of them had heard of some of the deeds of Ximen Yan, this city lord who could be said to have been assigned here, had always loved the people like a son, and now he wanted to live with the city, and many people felt that he should leave.
The city gate has been blasted open even a huge gap, countless enemy troops have swarmed in, the war has reached a white heat, Lu Xiaoyao holds a long sword in his hand, shuttles through the crowd, like a tiger into a flock of sheep, every sword swinged, there must be a local soldier falling, he chose the most effortless method, cut the throat, because the opponent's armor is well-made, other vital points are very tightly protected, but it is difficult to protect there, the purpose of this is only to save some effort to kill a few people.
Ximen Yan had an extra stack of talismans in his hand, a judge's pen in his right hand, and from time to time he was writing and drawing in some open spaces, and a soldier with a spear stabbed at him, and was frozen into an ice sculpture by one of his ice talismans, and several shield guards planned to strangle him in the center, and he was burned to ashes by a fire talisman.
However, even if the two of them were in the realm of life and death, facing endless attacks, they would soon reach the point of exhaustion, and the yuan force would not be replenished, and the divine soul would not be able to recuperate, and they would be consumed alive if they were stronger.
If you don't enter the extraordinary, you will end up as an ant. Lu Xiaoyao thought of such a sentence.
In the distant sky, a ray of morning light is about to shine on the earth, this night of blood and fire is about to pass, but in front of them, there is a more cruel reality.
"It's getting dawn. Lu Xiaoyao said. At this moment, the two of them are back to back, surrounded by countless enemy troops, with piles of corpses under their feet, and I don't know how many people they have killed, the city gate has long been lost, and there are a few more gaps around, and at this moment the screams of killing in the city are endless.
"I didn't expect it to end like this. Lu Xiaoyao sighed, but it's not bad to have you as a companion on Huangquan Road.
Ximen Yan felt a little strange after hearing this, and glanced at him helplessly: "Can you not be so disgusting." β
The morning sun finally broke through the clouds. It shone on the surface of the sea, but at this moment, a loud chirp sounded in the western sky, and a golden eagle covered in golden yellow and shining with dazzling light flew from the sky, its body seemed to be covered with flames, and its light almost overshadowed the sun.
The day is dawning, the morning dawn is dawning.