Chapter 453: Retreat
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Looking at the back that was both familiar and unfamiliar, Ning Yue nodded subconsciously and responded: "I know, thank you, Chifeng-no, Marshal West!" β
The strings moved, the sharp arrows shot out, and the roaring fierceness collided with another dark and cold in the void, and the two were instantly annihilated at the same time. But after that, a second feathered arrow followed suit, following its original trajectory and stabbing diagonally.
Chirping!
In the midst of the army in the distance, the movement of a demon general raising his bow instantly froze.
The bow cracked, and the arrows that pierced through the great bow pierced his chest, leaving only a tail feather to tremble in the blur of flesh.
Above the city tower, Marshal Liu Guozhao drew the arrow again, turned around and looked, and shot instantly.
In that position, it was the second demon archer who had attacked Ning Yue just now.
Zheng! Zheng!
The battle crashed into the void, and both of them shot arrows. After each of them cracked and withered two feathered arrows, each other's third arrows were shot with the fluttering of the bowstring. And the third arrow, it is obviously the speed of the demon general.
"Marshal West? But that's it. β
In the army, he was sneering, as if he could see Marshal West being pierced by his own arrows and dying tragically. But after a moment, his sneer froze into astonishment, and his eyes widened to clearly see that the arrow fired late under Liu Guozhao's bow broke his pitch-black arrow, and the roaring aftermath stabbed straight at him.
Raise your bow, take your arrows, and fight back. But in the blink of an eye, the sound of the whistle breaking through the air ruthlessly shattered his last illusions.
Laugh at!
A cold light slammed into the earth, and behind it, the broken bow fell, along with a bit of scarlet, and a severed arm.
The fallen demon general gasped, and there was a hint of happiness in his expression. At least, I'm still alive.
On the city tower, Liu Guozhao did not make up for the fatal last arrow, his gaze had already shifted the direction, and he landed on the opposite side of the Chinese army of the demon clan. In that position, a demon general in a somewhat unusual outfit caught his eye.
Under normal circumstances, the soldiers of the demon clan do not have any fixed attire, they are dressed casually, and even many of them are coarse cloth shirts, and they are not even equipped with leather armor, let alone armor, and the weapons are even more varied. Even if they are generals, many of them are just a mixture of leather armor and iron armor.
But the demon general in the distance, neatly dressed from top to bottom, seemed to be all forged from metal, and the engraved lines could be faintly seen on the surface of the armor, and he was also wearing a helmet. Not only himself, but also the beast he sat on, dressed in shining armor, with spears and swords hanging from the sides of the saddle, and two quivers full of feathered arrows.
This costume is not much different from the generals of the Human Empire, and it is extremely rare among the demons.
"It's not easy to attack the demons in the narrow peak pass this time."
Liu Guozhao muttered in a low voice, took out another feather arrow, and put on the big bow.
In the distance opposite him, the same was true of the general, who drew a feathered arrow from the quiver, and opened it on the bowstring, bending it like a full moon.
Sou! Sou!
The strings moved, the arrows fired, and the two of them were injected with an extraordinary mysterious force on the feather arrows, and on the sharp points of the buzzing arrows, faint ripples whistled and distorted the void.
Dingββ
The two feathered arrows shattered together, but two other cold rays of light followed the trajectory of the arrows sent before, continued to fly, and collided again, shattering each other.
The third arrow of the two of them shot out after a moment, but this time each other's big bows were slightly off, and they no longer completely followed the original trajectory.
Under the agitated air current, the two feathered arrows whizzed and rubbed through the void, startling the flames, and after separating from each other, their speed increased dramatically, heading straight for each other's targets. In mid-air behind, the remaining fluctuations twisted with each other, leaving a spiral-shaped pattern of airflow.
Almost at the same moment, the arrow hit the target, and both large bows broke at the same time. But both Liu Guozhao and the demon general dodged sideways for the first time, avoiding the remaining momentum of the feather arrow. In the next moment, the two of them moved in unison, grabbed another big bow, wound the arrow, and shot.
Bite!
The two feather arrows still rubbed and swept by, and the firelight had not yet completely withered in the wind, and the sharpness of each other stabbed once again on the bows of both sides, and with a crisp crackling sound, the bows broke again.
Seeing Liu Guozhao's chess opponent, Ning Yue was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly took off his ten-star crossbow arrow ring and handed it to the other party. On the ground beside the two of them, the rest of the big bows could not be found for a while.
However, Liu Guozhao shook his hand and did not take it.
In the distance, the demon general on the mount also pushed away the big bow handed by the soldier on his side, looked up, and met the famous Marshal of the Imperial West in the air.
After blinking, he snorted, and his eyes closed under the helmet.
"Withdraw."
"What, withdraw troops at this time? Soon, our other giant cars will be able to reach the castle tower! Another leather-clad general shook his head sharply.
"I say, withdraw the troops!"
Zheng β
The sword was unsheathed, and the cold tip of the sword instantly pressed against the side neck of the leather armor demon who refused.
"Even if you reach the castle tower, what can you do? The Marshal of the Snow Dragon Empire is standing there, who among your people can pass through the defense line he personally laid out? And take a closer look, the Red Flame Legion is still galloping under the city, whether your giant car can really pass, it's uncertain! If you want to die, you can do it, my army will not accompany you! β
As soon as the sword was withdrawn into its sheath, the demon general raised his hand and made a move, and the two soldiers behind him immediately raised a horn and blew a low sound.
Soon, the demon army that pounced on the castle tower began to retreat, leaving behind the corpses of the next place and a huge cart that had fallen on the city wall.
The Chiyan Legion did not chase relentlessly, and after ensuring that there were no more enemy troops thirty meters in front of the city tower, they stopped at that position and raised their big bows to guard the distance. One of the lieutenants looked back at the commander of the castle tower above.
"Clean up the battlefield and regroup."
Leaving these words, Liu Guozhao turned around and walked towards the opposite side of the city tower. Not far away, his warhorse hurried and followed him down the stairs to the ground below.
"That...... Thank you very much just now. β
Ning Yue scratched his head, hesitated for a while, and chose to follow.
"You don't need to thank me, as long as it's the people I brought on this battlefield, if anyone is in danger, I will save them. For the first time on the battlefield, you can barely do it, just too aggressive. Don't think that danger is just around the corner. β
Liu Guozhao did not look back and continued to walk down the stairs. Along the way, the rest of the defenders and the new Empire soldiers who came with them saluted when they saw him.
At the end of the stairs below, a blood-stained battle-armored general knelt on one knee, holding a token in both hands and handing it out.
Taking the token with one hand, without looking at the pattern on it, Liu Guozhao closed his eyes and asked, "In other words, your boss died in battle?" β
"Hmm. At the moment when our flying stone fire was about to be launched, the demon army shot out three black arrows, cutting off the main arm of the projection, causing the burning boulder to directly hit the castle tower. The commander was wounded at that time, but refused to retreat and continued to fight the enemy forces that crossed the tower. As a result, he was hit by another cold arrow, and was cut down by five or six demon soldiers......"
At the end, the general began to sob. On the side, the defenders of the narrow peak pass itself were also red in the corners of their eyes.
Liu Guozhao snorted: "Wipe away your tears, die on the battlefield, but I wait for fate, it's just a matter of time." Before Marshal North sends a new commander-in-chief, I will temporarily take over the position of acting commander-in-chief of this narrow peak pass. But I'm not as familiar with this place as you are, and there are some places that still need to be asked. β
"But Marshal West, please!"
All the soldiers defending the city shouted in unison, and there was great momentum.
"Rescuing the wounded, picking up the corpses, reorganizing the defensive line, I don't need to say this, right? Also, hurry up and cook, our group of reinforcements came from afar, and fought another battle, but they were very hungry. β
"Yes!"
After giving these orders, Liu Guozhao turned his head to look at Fang Huanlan on the side, and then asked, "How is it, are there any of you who have died in battle?" β
Fang Huanlan replied: "There are many wounded, but not many killed. After all, most of the people were only fighting below, and they didn't make it to the tower. β
Liu Guozhao nodded and said, "Okay, Narrow Peak Pass will be handed over to me for the time being." After lunch, all of you, led by my lieutenant general, headed to Huangmen Pass. After all, His Majesty's order is that you all obey Marshal North's orders, not mine, even if you plan to stay here later, you must go and say hello first. And I have something important to tell him. β
"Do you mean the demon who can match you in archery?"
Behind, Ning Yue leaned against the wall, and as soon as he stopped fighting, he felt that the wound he had been wounded before began to hurt.
Liu Guozhao replied in a deep voice: "It's really related to him, but it's not as simple as you think." What matters is not only his strength, but also his identity. If you guessed correctly, he didn't belong to the nomadic demon clan north of the empire, but came from farther away, from a large demon empire that ruled no less than the frontier of all nations. It is even very likely that it is one of the direct subordinates of the nine divisions of the demon race. β
"How is that possible? In previous years, not to mention the nine demon tribes, even those large demon empires in the distance would not take the borders of all nations in their eyes at all, and even looked down on those nomadic demon tribe branches that were also barbarians in their eyes, how could they send troops to help? β
Fang Huanlan was shocked for a while, she was very familiar with the situation in the Northern Frontier.
"That's why it's even more serious. This year's battle is very different. Our enemies have strengthened more than one level. All of this must be known to Marshal North at once! β
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The demon army, the main camp.
One of the demon generals on the main seat was still dressed in exquisite armor, but the helmet had been removed, with red hair like fire, but his face was very young, if it was judged by human standards, it should be about twenty years old.
He was eating lunch, and the food was crude and simple, with only a few pieces of cooking cake, a plate of berries, and a large piece of roasted meat. But even so, it was possible to see another group of demon soldiers in simple costumes below swallowing their saliva.
"I know you have grievances, but if you continue to fight this battle today, it will only be a futile loss of troops."
The demon general suddenly stopped eating and glared at the unconvinced crowd below.
"And don't forget, I'm not here to help you, but to temporarily lend troops to you on negotiated terms. I didn't say at the beginning that I must capture the city of the Snow Dragon Empire. Unless, you can do what I ask first. How's it going, did I find the person I wanted? β