Chapter 217: The Decisive Battle is Coming
In the middle of the camp, surrounded by firelight, Reinhardt and AndrΓ© finally met.
The moment they looked at each other, the killing intent had already condensed into ice, and there was not even a need to communicate, and everyone knew what to do at this moment.
The shouting of killing suddenly sounded, and under Andre's leading charge, nearly 100 people on his side were like a black torrent, and they collided with Reinhardt standing in front of them.
Outside the wall of fire, although the army was in chaos, there were still many leaders with excellent quality who took the lead in regaining their composure, and tried to guide their comrades around them to calm down.
After a while, a number of soldiers gathered together in groups of three or five and quickly ran in the direction of Andrei's tent, intending to rescue the main general who might be attacked, but without exception, there was no way to break through the four high flame barriers.
The four walls of fire were about 100 meters high and 5 meters wide, and when they were enclosed in one place, they almost completely closed the middle area, and the places where the walls of fire met were not without gaps, but the gaps that swayed with the firelight, sometimes large and sometimes small, were obviously not safe for human bodies to pass through.
Andrei has a bold temperament, and he mingles with the soldiers at the bottom in private, so he is also very loved, and many people can't help but feel anxious when they see Andrei and his personal guards struggling to support themselves under the sword of that terrible killer.
A few people even directly found a bucket of water and poured it on their bodies, and then rushed towards the gap in the wall of fire regardless of it, wanting to break through in this way to help Andre defend against the enemy.
But these flames were all spawned by Reinhardt through the power of the Emperor's tools, so how could they be ordinary?
Not only do they not have such a weakness as being afraid of water, but it is even difficult to extinguish, as long as they accidentally get a little bit of it, it will spread to the whole body at a very fast speed, and the subconscious behavior of those soldiers just now is undoubtedly useless.
Sure enough, the moment these people rushed in, their bodies were easily ignited as if they were coated with cooking oil, and then the fire spread rapidly, and before they could rush out of the flames, they were killed in a sea of fire in a terrible scream.
Seeing his comrades-in-arms being burned alive, this scene was really too terrifying and terrifying, and the soldiers outside the wall of fire, you look at me, I look at you, they all seem to hesitate and hesitate.
After all, people are life-sparing, and it is easy to say that there is a certain success rate, but if you know that you will die, and it is meaningless, no one will be willing to bury your life in vain.
Obviously only separated by a distance of only a few hundred meters, but because of the barrier of the wall of fire, as if a moat was drawn out of thin air, Andre and they were like being trapped on an isolated island in the vast ocean, without any rescue, and what was even worse was that this island was also inhabited by a dangerous beast that could easily take people's lives, and the situation was precarious.
As the soldiers outside could see, Andre's current situation was very bad, although he was leading nearly a hundred people to besiege and kill this seemingly weak enemy in front of him, but whether he was in the game or watching from the sidelines, he could clearly see that it was their side with many people who fell prey.
The great sword in Reinhardt's hand slashed suddenly, and the wind stirred, like flowing water, drew a perfect circle, slashing the throats of the three guards who approached him, and under the interplay of the moon, wind and fire, this bloody killing method actually gave people an illusion of artistic beauty.
"Drink, ah, ah, ah-"
Amid the fierce battle cry like a raging wind, Andre, who was tall and tall, slashed at Reinhardt's head like a galloping chariot, and the Ugin sword in his hand poured all his strength into it.
But Reinhardt just glanced at him coldly, and with a sword in his hand, he shook back, and slashed Andre with a knife out of a large distance.
Although strength is by no means Reinhardt's forte, he can make up for it through his miraculous skill, and even Javier's strange power can't help him in battle, let alone Andre's level of difference.
The moment Andrei was repulsed, more guards formed a formation to surround him, and then more died.
The strength is not at the same level at all, Reinhardt wants to deal with these people, and he doesn't even need to activate the ability of the emperor, just a simple sword trick is enough to crush the current situation.
It's been almost half a month since the last battle of An Ningdao, and he has severely injured Javier to the point of near-death, but in fact, he himself has been seriously injured, and it stands to reason that he should lie in the medical center now to continue to recuperate.
It should be so, but unlike Javier, he has a cheat on his side.
Ulysses is a hybrid born with a variety of abilities, in addition to telekinesis, spatial ability, and prediction ability, there are several other kinds of ability, including healing ability, when Ulysses developed the Tao of Tranquility, he used this method many times to deceive the ignorant people.
Of course, his ability is not as perverted as Savimin, and perhaps a small injury can cause immediate results, but if the injury is severe, it will take several days or even ten days of continuous treatment to recover, although it is useless in battle, but it is also an extremely practical ability.
Thanks to it, Reinhardt and Tazmi were able to recover in half a month, and now they have the opportunity to re-enter the battlefield.
When the bright moon in the sky was once again setting to the west, and a few more burned corpses appeared in the walls of fire in all directions, the battle was already coming to an end.
Under the light of the monstrous fire, the nearly 100 personal guards behind Andre have been killed to only a dozen or so, even Andre himself is already scarred, covered in blood, very miserable.
Only his right hand holding the sword still did not tremble in the slightest like a pine, showing the perseverance and determination in his heart at the moment.
Looking at the seriously injured but still persistent warrior in front of him, even Reinhardt, who was an enemy, couldn't help but have a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"Andrey, huh? You are indeed a very powerful person, whether it is leadership talent or personal strength, it is no wonder that you can sit firmly in the third position of the Southwest Army, you deserve it......" he sighed softly, "Although the revolutionary army can also be called full of talents, but there are very few generals who can really compete with you." β
Hearing this, Andre tugged at the corners of his mouth, and it was hard to say what kind of mood he was in at the moment.
"Hmph, what a victor-like speech, unpleasant...... But I took those words as compliments. β
Reinhardt shook his head and looked at him seriously: "Although it is a beautiful word, this is indeed my heartfelt thought, if it weren't for the fact that you have been tricky enough to influence the current battle, Ulysses would not have been forced to send me to kill you." β
At this point, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Let me tell you one more thing...... Regarding this mission, Ulysses dispatched a total of two people, and in addition to me, who was standing here at this time, there was also one person who was sent to the Thousand Armies City...... You should understand what I'm talking about. β
Sure enough, after hearing this, Andre's face suddenly changed, and then he let out a loud roar with great grief and indignation, the sound was like the wail of the beast before it died, or it was just a pure catharsis.
Immediately, his figure burst up, and the whole person suddenly raised his sword to kill Reinhardt, and the only dozen or so remaining guards behind him followed without saying a word, forming a formation to cover Andre's attack.
Probably because they were cornered, all of them were filled with an indomitable awe-inspiring momentum at this moment, which made people's hearts palpitate.
However, this is just a useless struggle after all, and with the absolute difference in strength, such a struggle is as pitiful and ridiculous as an ant fighting bravely in front of an anteater.
Reinhardt stared at everything in front of him wordlessly, and watched the dozen or so people coming towards him like thousands of troops, his eyes were calm.
Of course, he does not find these people ridiculous, whether they are friends or foes, he is full of respect for the warriors who dare to risk their lives to fight, although this respect does not bring any change to the situation in front of him.
The strange big sword with considerable weight was raised in front of his chest by raising his hand, Reinhardt's eyes narrowed slightly, and the flickering edge in his eyes was sharper than the sword, and at the moment when his body moved, a powerful momentum instantly poured out, devouring the oncoming Andre and others.
Under the moonlit night, there are few stars, and the sea of fire dyes half the sky red.
Roars, blades collide, flesh and blood splatter.
Right now...... It's time to kill!
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On the night of 12 May, Enoch Gregory, the Taishou of the Thousand Army Castle, and Andrei, a major general of the Southwest Military District, were assassinated one after another, and the imperial capital was shaken.
In the next few days, the revolutionary army suddenly gave up the siege of the city, and a horse pistol slammed into the rear of the Southwest Army, in the unfavorable situation of no commander-in-chief command and intelligence support, the Southwest Army was quickly killed, more than half of the 30,000 troops were killed and wounded, and the rest were either captured or fled, and the stalemate situation began to collapse on all fronts from this time.
Time went back further, and on 18 May, after eliminating the worries of the Southwest Army, the revolutionary army finally concentrated all its forces and began to storm Bishui Pass.
Bud led the Guards Corps to resist their frantic attack with all his might, but even with the danger of the pass, in the face of the military force that the revolutionary army had been preparing to burst out in the next breath for many years, Bud was still unable to recover, and he could no longer support it after only holding on for more than ten days.
On 30 May, when the city of Bishui was broken, Bud retreated to the imperial capital with the remnants of the defeated Guards Legion, while the revolutionary army took advantage of the situation and advanced into the decisive battle they had longed for, aiming for the heart of the empire, the imperial capital.