Chapter 642: Dou Rong is assassinated
Qinglong Pass is still so majestic and tall.
Qinglong Pass, which has experienced the bloody battle in March, stands here, like an undefeated god of war, defying the coalition forces outside the pass. All the soldiers of Qinglong Pass are very confident, even if there are no reinforcements, they can snipe the enemy outside the pass and not let the other side advance in the slightest.
The bloody battle in March, although only 63,000 of the 70,000 troops in Qinglong Pass remained, but it made the army in the pass more confident. Most of these casualties were left at the beginning of the war, and as time went by, the army in Qinglong Pass became more and more tacit and integrated, and now it has been like a finger, and the casualty rate has been greatly reduced.
At the same time, the prestige of generals such as Dou Rong and Kong Xuan has also increased greatly in the army.
On this day, Dou Rong inspected the army and Guanshang as always, and accompanied him by his side was his wife and deputy general, Mrs. Chedi, only they had the patience and perseverance to inspect the army for decades.
This was a habit he had developed since he was in charge of guarding the Wandering Soul Pass, and later received a special commendation from Qin Yun, calling on all the generals in the Shenwu Army to learn from them. As for Kong Xuan and Qiu Yin, one has become crazy in cultivation, and the other has a rough temperament, so they don't have this kind of idea at all.
After Dou Rong finished inspecting and encouraging all the soldiers as usual, he stood at the top of the wall, looking at the almost completely dark coalition camp outside the pass, with only a few scattered fire points, and suddenly sighed.
"Hey!"
"What's wrong?" Mrs. Thoji hurriedly stepped forward and asked softly.
At this time, there was only Mrs. Chedi by Dou Rong's side, and the guards around him had also spread out, which was also the reason for Dou Rong's emotional gaffe. As a general, no matter what kind of situation you encounter in front of the soldiers, you should always maintain a confident face.
This was taught to them by Qin Yun!
"This battle is not easy to fight!" Dou Rong stroked his wife's hand, his expression eased, but his eyes were still serious when he looked at Guan Wai.
Mrs. Chedi didn't speak, she was also a veteran of the battlefield, how could she not see the danger in this. In the eyes of ordinary soldiers, Qinglong Pass is like a natural danger, and the soldiers in the pass are united, with sufficient food, grass and weapons, not to mention that it is only for three months, even if it is to guard him for three years. However, in the eyes of battlefield veterans such as Dou Rong and Lady Chedi, many potential problems were seen.
First of all, the defenders in Qinglong Pass are still insufficient. The coalition forces numbered 800,000 and the defenders only 70,000, and the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. Although it is okay now, in the long run, it will be a serious hidden danger to the physical and psychological aspects of the soldiers. And the coalition forces have enough troops, which can be completely ignored.
Secondly, after March, although Dou Rong completely controlled the 70,000 defenders and twisted them into a group, Jiang Ziya was also not a vegetarian. Now the 750,000 army has been roughly controlled by Jiang Ziya, and the order has been initially reached. Moreover, after three months of tempering, this huge coalition army has also changed its original strength on the outside and on the inside, and has begun to really have a bit of elite phenomenon, and its strength has increased instead of retreating.
It can be said that Dou Rong and Qinglongguan have played a good whetstone effect.
Finally, and most seriously, that is, the effect of the 'pseudo-legal domain' naturally formed by Qinglong Pass seems to be gradually fading, and spells are beginning to threaten Qinglong Pass one after another. Although it could not be used in the army, it began to gradually destroy the terrain of Qinglong Pass, which further expanded the disadvantage, and the effect of the 'pseudo-legal domain' was worse day by day.
I have to say that after the Interception Sect was completely withdrawn and prepared for the Ten Thousand Immortal Array, in terms of cultivators, Qin Yun's side really had no background, and there was not even room to fight back. Once the 'pseudo-jurisdiction' is completely destroyed, then it will be the time for the coalition forces to invade in a big way. Facing the elite of the three generations of disciples who were about to be fully expounded, as well as a large number of cultivators, Dou Rong felt the pressure of the mountain pressing down.
"But it's not without good news, Hou Ye has pacified the Northland, and Xia Fei is not bad there, and the progress is going well. As long as we hold out for about two months, then the situation is completely on our side. Dou Rong saw his wife's sad face, and immediately turned his voice to comfort.
Mrs. Chedi nodded, and the news that Qin Yun quickly pacified the northern land did give them a shot of reassurance, and made their somewhat chaotic hearts stabilize again.
Dou Rong and Mrs. Chedi stayed at the gate for a while, and found that the direction of the coalition forces was still unchanged as usual, so they immediately returned to the camp to rest. Since Dou Rong came to Qinglong Pass, there has not been a day when he is not in the barracks, and the same is true for Mrs. Chedi. Except for a few original servants, there was no one else in the huge town guard mansion, and it seemed extremely deserted.
But when Dou Rong and Mrs. Chedi had just returned to the camp and had not had time to rest, suddenly there was a loud noise in the pass. Dou Rong and Mrs. Chedi didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ran out of the camp, only to see the fire at the west gate of the checkpoint, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
That was the direction of the defensive coalition forces, and it was also the position where Dou Rong and Lady Chedi had just finished their patrol.
"The whole army is assembled, and the first level is ready for battle."
Dou Rong didn't see it well, and immediately issued the highest battle order in the army, second only to the death battle. When the riots in the camp stopped for a while and began to assemble rapidly, Dou Rong suddenly shouted to the guards beside him: "What's the matter? Can anyone report it? ”
Before the guard could reply, he heard a heart-rending voice from far and near: "Report ......"
Dressed in the clothes of the lowest-level general of the merchant army, the person who came ran directly to Dou Rong, knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "General, the enemy doesn't know how to open the gate, the other party's army has already pounced on the approach, Xiguan is in danger, and I hope that the general will send reinforcements quickly." ”
The person who came seemed to be a little too anxious, and ran directly to Dou Rong's side not far away, and almost bumped into the guard's knife. When Dou Rong heard this, he only felt like five thunderbolts in his head, and he was almost stunned. He quickly came back to his senses, pushed away the guards who were on guard beside him, dragged the person up, and shouted loudly, "How is it possible? How did the enemy break through the gates? How did Dou Li, the guard, be, not a little discovered? ”
Dou Li is Dou Rong's general, and he has followed Dou Rong for many years, and he can be regarded as a fierce general. In this era, these generals are not as useless as later generations say, but each of them is not simple, and it cannot be explained by a word of cronyism.
"Because...... He's dead......" The visitor raised his head suddenly, revealing a gloomy and unfamiliar face, and at the same time, a black light suddenly shot out from the visitor's mouth, hitting Dou Rong's chest like electricity.
"Ahh Dou Rong was caught off guard, and he couldn't dodge the black light at all. He screamed on the spot and fell to the ground.