The desert, as far as the eye can see, is desolate and numbing.

More than ten cavalrymen, riding horses slowly, in the desert, is not suitable for horseback riding, but the cavalry does not have a more suitable substitute tool.

"Captain, is the inspector too careful? We have been inspecting this desert for many days, and we have not found anything unusual!"

"That is, besides, don't we still have a signal tower, if the army of the undead really comes, and the city will definitely be able to be defended in time, why do you want me to come here to suffer?" another cavalryman also complained.

"Shut up!" The cavalry captain's face sank, and he said angrily: "Suffer, you should be glad that you are still alive, think of your comrades in the north, they don't even have a chance to complain now!"

For a while, everyone was silent, and everyone in the army knew about the affairs of the northern border.

I don't know how long I walked, but a young cavalryman leaned to the side and whispered, "Brother You, is your father okay?"

"I don't know!" the young man known as Yu Ge was depressed.

"I miss my mother too!" The young cavalryman's eyes turned red, and he said with a slight cry: "When I was forcibly conscripted into the army, my mother was still sick, and I don't know what happened now! The northern border has fallen, and I don't know if she can escape, whether she will die of illness on the way to escape." ”

"Don't worry!" A middle-aged cavalryman interjected, "The commander will definitely treat our family well, the common people have already evacuated before the fall of the north!"

Although the middle-aged cavalry was not from the north, the two cavalrymen from the north had no objections, and the reason why they were willing to stay was because they knew that even if they died in battle, as long as the kingdom survived, their families would be treated preferentially.

"Actually, the most bitter thing is the captain! After three kingdom turmoil, only one grandfather is left in the family who died! But his grandfather lives in Qifeng City!" The middle-aged cavalry looked deeply at the cavalry leading the team in front of him, and said softly: "A few days ago, I saw the captain holding the list of dead people in Qifeng City in a daze, presumably, his only relative is no longer there!"

The two young horsemen froze for a moment, and then silently continued to advance.

The destination of their trip was to advance dozens of miles to the west to reconnoitre, which was a great test in the desert.

As the bunkers got deeper and deeper, the horses could not move an inch, and the cavalry had to choose to pull the horses on foot.

The wind and sand were getting bigger and bigger, and the pace became more and more difficult, and suddenly, a horse was sunk in the sand, and let out a mournful voice.

The cavalry stepped forward to help, and the horses looked particularly painful, shaking their heads frantically and neighing.

"Hard, it's coming out!"

Suddenly, the cavalryman's face changed, and he stared at the blood stains on the horse's legs, which were gnawing marks. "Be careful, there's something down there. ”

A pair of hands, dry and covered with sand, suddenly poured out of the sand.

"It's the undead, be careful, there's an undead in the sand!" the captain slashed the skulls that emerged.

More undead began to struggle out of the sand, and the cavalry drew their swords and slashed in fury.

At this moment, a cavalryman stood in a daze, staring at the front with his eyes wide open.

Hundreds of meters away, on the towering sand dunes, dense figures gradually emerged, among them, the most eye-catching were the two undead knights led by them.

"Captain, the undead ... Ugh!"

Before the cavalry finished speaking, he suddenly felt his body fly back uncontrollably, his eyes moved down, and he stared blankly at the spear that was deep in his chest, and his head tilted, and he was silent.

"Alert, army of the undead!"

The cavalry retreated.

"Li Ping'an. ”

"The subordinates are here!"

"Immediately retreat, tell the commander, the army of the undead is coming!" the captain decisively ordered.

"Yes!" a cavalry quickly mounted and fled in the direction from which it came.

The undead knights on the sand dunes burst red, and the overwhelming tide of corpses began to rush forward.

"Brothers, come with me, and we'll lure these monsters away. The captain of the cavalry quickly mounted his horse and galloped in the direction of the city.

Galloping in the desert, the speed was already blocked, and the sand dunes were intricate, once the horse's hooves were deep, they could no longer run, and the cavalry fell high, and some were caught by the hands stretched out in the sand dunes before they had time to get up.

The towing plan failed! Because the cavalry found that no matter which direction they went, they could encounter a large tide of corpses, and the screams were endless.

Also towards the city.

"Report!" The herald quickly rushed to the city wall and said in a loud voice: "General Qiyu, the army of the undead is coming!"

Xuanyuan Jianhong didn't speak, because his eyes were staring into the distance.

Smoke billowed and signal towers were already ablaze.

Tent.

The generals were discussing around the sand table, and the content of the discussion was nothing more than how to resist the enemy.

"General, now the number of the undead army cannot be determined, although there are mountains and dense forests outside Qifeng City, but it extends in all directions, and it can reach the east and west realms, my subordinates are worried, what should the undead army do if it crosses the mountains and attacks the western realm?"

"There is no need to worry about this, this group of dead things is estimated to not be able to smell that far, otherwise when the corpse beasts attacked the city, it would not only attack Qifeng City. Xuanyuan Jianhong thought for a while and continued: "Flying Pigeon West, let the military marquis pay attention to guard, and there is no room for loss in the West." ”

"Yes!" a guard walked away quickly.

"Flying pigeon king capital, let the commander evacuate as soon as possible, if the southern border cannot be defended, the king capital will definitely be attacked on both sides, which is not conducive to defense. Xuanyuan Jianhong added again.

"Yes!" another guard departed.

"How many soldiers and horses are available in the south?"

"General Hui, plus the new army, is less than 200,000. ”

"So little?" Xuanyuan Jianhong's face changed.

"General! Most of the soldiers went to the north with the commander, and most of the more than 100,000 soldiers were still recruits!" the general's tone was particularly bitter.

"In terms of crossbow arrows, how many?"

"Returning to the general, about 30,000 branches!" The quartermaster sighed lightly: "This is still the commander's insistence on staying, otherwise, I'm afraid it will be even less!"

The generals were silent.

"Thirty thousand!" Xuanyuan Jianhong said indifferently: "That's enough! Let the soldiers prepare for battle!"

"Yes!"

The generals bowed down and received the order.

The night was as gloomy as ink.

Xuanyuan Sword Hong stood proudly on the city wall, looking into the distance.

On the horizon, a hint of red light could be seen, which was a sign of burning fire.

"It has been reported that three fire pits have been lit, and now, we can only hope that these fire pits can slow down the attack of the undead army and buy more time for the people of the south!"

The fire pit, a new type of fortification, originated from Ye Gucheng's proposal.

As the name suggests, a series of pits were dug in the ground across the passage, several meters deep and five meters wide, filled with hay and covered with flammable materials, and only a movable wooden bridge was laid in the middle for the cavalry to enter and exit.

There are dozens of such earth pits, which extend to the entrance of the desert, and if it were not for the time relationship, they could be dug even deeper.

"What about the military heart?" Xuanyuan Jianhong's gaze did not retract.

The general hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "The veterans are okay, most of the recruits have not been on the battlefield, they are very afraid, some people want to sneak out of the city, and they are caught by the city defense camp on the spot, and the subordinates want to report tomorrow to discuss the disposal plan." ”

"Got it!"

Seeing Xuanyuan Jianhong's understatement, the general felt a little unbearable in his heart, and said cautiously: "General, these deserters are just new recruits, and they are facing an inexhaustible army of undead, and it is human nature to be afraid, is it... Leniency?"

"Wang Sheng!"

"The subordinates are here!" the general felt a pang in his heart and hurriedly bowed his head.

"Tomorrow, the square gathers. ”

"Yes!"

"Stand down! General Ben wants to be quiet!"

"Yes!" the general stepped back.

Following.

The sky was gloomy and gloomy, like the hearts of the soldiers of the three armies, unconsciously covered with a layer of haze.

There were not many deserters, only a dozen or so, all of whom were young men.

They had their hands tied behind their backs, kneeling side by side in front of them, their heads buried low, as if they were afraid to face Xuanyuan Jianhong's gaze.

Deserters, despised by the kingdoms of the past, China may be far superior to other countries in all aspects, but the treatment of deserters is more severe than any country, if according to military law, capital crime!

But fortunately, since the founding of the country, because of the preferential treatment of soldiers, there has never been a deserter in China!

Now, at the moment of national crisis, there are deserters in the city who is still responsible for resisting the enemy!

It is a disgrace, at least, in the eyes of the veterans, that these people are not worthy of being soldiers of the kingdom.

Of course, for the recruits, it is an even greater panic, because there are more than ten people who want to escape, but they don't have that much courage!

Perhaps it was because he had been silent for too long and too depressed, and a bound young soldier suddenly kowtowed frantically and cried: "General, please, let me go! I don't want to be a soldier, I was captured, my wife and children are still waiting for me to come home, I don't want to die here." ”

"General, spare your life! We don't want to die, we just want to go home, please General, let us go!"

The bound soldiers bowed one after another, and their foreheads turned red.

The recruits who watched from the sidelines seemed to be resonated, and their eyes were very red! If there was a choice, they would never want to stand here!

Xuanyuan Jianhong looked around expressionlessly, and said in a deep voice: "Guard!"

More than a dozen guards quickly stepped forward.

The bound soldier turned pale with fright and did not dare to move.

"Draw your sword. ”

Boom!

More than a dozen knives brushed out of the sheath.

A general couldn't help but look away, as if he couldn't bear to see this group of young children die like this.

"Untie!"

The guard was slightly stunned, and quickly did so, cutting the reins with a knife.

The sudden change not only overjoyed the bound soldiers, but even the three armies who were watching looked at each other.

"Kingdom, there are enough dead people! General Ben's knife doesn't want to kill anyone anymore!" Xuanyuan Jianhong sighed lightly and said slowly: "If you want to go, just go! Including all of you here, if you want to leave, you can leave by yourself." ”

A general's face changed drastically. "General。。。。。。 ”

Xuanyuan Jianhong raised his right palm high, stopped what the general wanted to say, and continued to say in a deep voice: "But, what General Ben wants to tell you is that we, if we are not here, if we can't hold on to Qifeng City, do you think you can really return to your family?"

The smile gradually receded from the young soldier's face.

In the three armies, those restless hearts that wanted to leave also began to quiet down.