Snakes, indeed, can't fly.

Just like the water in the pool, you can never jump on the edge of the pool by yourself.

However, as long as there is enough water in the pool, then it will naturally be able to overflow the edge of the pool.

The screams were like contagion.

Soldiers began to fall continuously.

The fallen soldiers were quickly annihilated in a sea of snakes.

Even their fallen bodies were completely covered by the snakes, and they really looked like reefs swallowed by the sea.

And the horror of this rout is that once the soldiers with shields in front begin to be unable to resist the attack of the snakes, the soldiers in the back row who have no shields will soon be overwhelmed by the snakes.

Soon, the soldiers at the forefront were wiped out under the attack of the snake tide.

At the same time, there is also an atmosphere called fear.

After the frontmost soldiers in the front were annihilated, the soldiers on the left and right sides had to begin to retreat side by side to keep the defense tight.

However, it is always difficult to react as quickly and uniformly as training, let alone on more complex terrain such as the woods.

If a soldier retreats one step slower, several snakes will leak past him, and if a soldier retreats two steps faster, the same will happen.

The soldiers in the back row were still sparing no effort to slash and kill all the snakes that appeared in front of them, and their eyes gradually became numb.

Someone else fell, and then more and more people fell.

Although the snake clan that was cut in two was far more than the human soldiers who fell, and even dozens of times the calculation, it was still impossible to stand the tirelessness and boundlessness of this snake tide.

The soldiers of the second compartment were finally wiped out after holding out for less than a quarter of an hour, followed by the third compartment and the fourth compartment......

The speed at which the soldiers fell faster and faster, seeing that the entire battalion was about to lose its combat power under the attack of the snake tide, the green tendons on Zhao Xuance's head loomed.

I haven't even seen the shadow of the mulberry snake, so is it going to be explained here at this time?

"My lord, the front is almost unbearable, so let's retreat!" The commander of the original first battalion was demoted to deputy general at the same time that Zhao Xuance took office.

He received the report from the front, hurriedly found Zhao Xuance, and said with a fist.

You can hear the eagerness in his words, even with a hint of begging.

Zhao Xuance naturally knew what this was, the soldiers of the first battalion were basically the first batch of officers and soldiers to serve in the Suzhou Prefecture City Patrol Division.

Even if there were as many people as those who had infiltrated other forces, there was no doubt that the soldiers stationed in the first battalion belonged to the descendants of Zhao Xuance and the Suzhou Prefecture.

That's why Zhao Xuance was able to complete such a thrilling personnel replacement that night.

It is precisely because of this that he has the opportunity to temporarily receive a battalion even though the military power in Suzhou has been handed over.

I'm afraid that the prince has already seen this, so he didn't kill him completely.

But he still had to be ordered to be the pioneer, leading these most original soldiers and horses in Suzhou to rush to the front of the entire first brigade.

If there is an accident, then when you die, you will die.

He thought about it, but still shook his head firmly.

Not to mention whether he can outrun these snake tides that are shuttling through the woods as if he were walking on the ground if he chooses to retreat now.

Even if he is really lucky enough to escape and ascend to heaven, what awaits him must be the end of retreating from the battle and being dealt with by military law.

The army has military regulations, and if they flee from the battle, they will be beheaded for the general, and they will be given forty rods for the pawn.

How many of these brothers will be left in the end?

Just as the lieutenant general was about to continue to persuade Zhao Xuance, a new military situation came from the front.

The snake tide actually receded.

The lieutenant general who suddenly heard the news was full of incredulity, and even Zhao Xuance was in disbelief when he learned the news.

To put it slowly, in fact, less than an hour has passed since the snake tide began to attack the army.

As soon as Zhao Xuance learned that he was facing enemy obstacles in the front, he had already sent people to the army in the rear to report to the commander.

At this time, he was preparing to fight the snake tide to the death, and conveyed the news to the rear, but where did he know that the snake tide had actually receded.

At the very front of the battlefield, as the snake tide receded, like a real ebb of the sea, revealing the submerged reefs.

It's just that these "reefs", which were exposed after the ebb tide, were still soldiers standing alive in front of their comrades an hour ago.

The soldiers who survived the catastrophe had sad faces and were ready to come forward to collect the bodies of their comrades.

"He's alive!" A soldier was about to carry his comrade-in-arms away, who had turned pale, but suddenly found that he was still breathing.

"This one is alive too!" On the other side, the soldier who was in charge of carrying the corpse also shouted in surprise.

"Holy shit! Lao Xie, you're not dead! ”

"Quick, move to the back!"

As more and more survivors were discovered, the forest was filled with all sorts of shouts from soldiers.

There are those who rejoice, there are those who weep with joy, and there are those who cry out for healing.

Zhao Xuance actually got the news not much later than the soldiers at the front.

He was first surprised, then overjoyed.

None of the soldiers died in this snake tide attack, which was simply impossible in Zhao Xuance's opinion.

The impossible thing really happened in front of your eyes, which means that this thing cannot be a coincidence.

Someone did it on purpose.

Zhao Xuance immediately thought of Qi Zhen's team.

With the wisdom of the snake, I am afraid it is not enough to consider such a situation.

At this time, in the depths of the forest, Qi Zhen was narrating her ideas to her teammates.

"With the only information we have now to analyze the person of King Xiangli, he will definitely let the old troops led by Zhao Xuance take the lead, relying on the sacrifice of these soldiers to consume the strength of the Mulberry Snake."

"And with the deterrence of Shushan, the Mulberry Snake cannot launch a war against humans without scruples, not to mention that the internal combat power of the Mulberry Snake does not support them to do so."

"Therefore, how to use the snake group that the mulberry snake can control has become a key part of this battle."

"Then why can't you let the Mulberry Snake command the snake group to poison all the human soldiers?" Meng Ran wondered.

"Because of two aspects, on the one hand, we can't be sure that after the Snake Tide attack is completed, and even after all the snakes are sacrificed, we can completely lose the strength of this army, even if the Snake Tide really does this, the next time we are greeted by a larger army must be a larger army."

"On the other hand, letting the snakes retreat with one blow will effectively slow down their advancement, and more importantly, if they still choose to start the final battle with the mulberry snakes in the fairy pit, will they worry about the snake tide that may emerge at any time from nowhere?"

Meng Ran nodded, indicating that he understood what Qi Zhen meant.

"I have a question." Yu Liang raised his hand at this time.

Qi Zhen motioned for him to ask if he wanted to.

"Then why don't you just poison those soldiers by those snake tides? Wouldn't that be the end of the day? Even if the great sword immortals of Shu Mountain find out, the mulberry snake can still die and not admit it. ”

Qi Zhen shook her head with a smile and said slowly, "This is exactly what I think is the most important point. ”

"How?"

"We still have a teammate on the other side." Qi Zhen said as a matter of course.

This time, it was not only Yu Liang, but the others also showed puzzled expressions, only Li Qiang looked at Qi Zhen thoughtfully.

Qi Zhen looked at Yu Liang's expression and knew that he didn't understand what he meant at all.

"Hey, I'm in a hurry."

"Okay, okay, as long as you have a superb IQ, I'm just a fool, can you please give me some popular science?"

Yu Liang was used to being despised by Qi Zhen for his IQ often, and said helplessly.

"First, these soldiers are all dead, and in the style of King Xiangli, the follow-up army will at most bury the corpses on the spot, and it will not hinder their progress."

"Second, the dead are all Zhao Xuance's descendants, these people may be able to become our new force at some moments under Zhao Xuance's raised arms, even if they can't become a new force, it's not difficult to disturb the enemy's internal order at the beginning of the decisive battle, right?"

"Third, have you ever thought about it, if all these soldiers are killed, then Zhao Xuance's existence is still meaningful to King Xiangli?"

Yu Liang thought about it carefully and couldn't help but be terrified.

"If it weren't for these Zhao Xuance's descendants still stationed in Yuemeng Mountain, I'm afraid that Zhao Xuance would not have had a chance to leave Suzhou City again."

The truth that Qi Zhen told made people shudder.

"So, like now, it's just right."

"If you want to hurt those soldiers, you can't all of them be injured, you can't kill them, you can't kill them all, you have to let them maintain a certain combat strength to support Zhao Xuance's survival, and at the same time, you have to let that Xiangli King think that they still have a chance to win the final victory with the rest of them."

"Can't you hurt less?" Jiang Yan, who had never spoken, interjected at this time.

"No, it can only be about half a battalion of troops, not too much, not less." Qi Zhen shook his head, this time he didn't wait for Jiang Yan to ask why, he revealed the reason himself.

"Half a battalion of soldiers lost their combat effectiveness, the key is that they are not dead, they need twice the strength to take care of these wounded, if it is a gang of one, then Zhao Xuance can justifiably replace his forward battalion, in short, either they choose to rest in place, and then assign at least one battalion of troops to place the wounded, or Zhao Xuance himself leads his descendants to retreat from the vanguard position, no matter which plan is chosen, it will be beneficial and harmless for our next response."

Suddenly fell in love with Li San, who climbed a tree in this game, and at this time, the voice came from the tree.

"You guys have dirty tactics at heart."

Everyone nodded their heads and agreed very much, only two people did not express it, among which Lin Xiao swallowed the two words that were about to blurt out.

Li Qiang was still silent, he knew that it was not so simple.

Ever since he hurriedly asked Yu Liang to send a night owl to inform the Mulberry Snake before dawn, Qi Zhen's brows have never stretched.

That's not a win-winning expression.

"What are you worried about?" Li Qiang asked.

Qi Zhen smiled again and shook her head, but when she was laughing, her brows still didn't stretch.

"We have already made a move, and the next thing is to depend on Zhao Xuance's choice and the decision of the Xiangli King." Qi Zhen sighed.

If it can't be violated, then Zhao Xuance may have to suffer a lot this time. Qi Zhen thought silently in her heart.

On the other side, Zhao Xuance had already informed the commander of the situation of the soldiers in the front row as quickly as possible.

Report the battle damage of the battalion and apply for on-the-spot camp to treat the wounded, if the commander does not allow it, please send troops to send the wounded back to the Yuemengshan camp for treatment.

The snake tide in front has not been wiped out, but I am afraid that this advance will affect the speed of the army's advancement, not to mention, if it is attacked by the snake tide again, I am afraid that the forward battalion will be difficult to resist.

After anxious waiting, the military order from the rear finally came.

"Order the first battalion to maintain the original speed and continue to move forward, the wounded camp will be placed by itself, and the army must arrive at the immortal pit at noon, there must be no mistake!"