Chapter 4: The Song of Mankind

The dense Flowing Wind Army drove straight in, killing the demon army array. There was chaos, firelight, the sound of fighting, the cries of escape, the screams, and countless sounds of fighting converged into a torrent, and the noise soared into the sky.

"Your Majesty!" Duke Leo, the commander of the Guards Brigade, led a team of armored beasts to the Demon God Emperor, his eyes were terrifyingly fierce, and he said quickly: "Your Majesty, save the kingdom, and save yourself!

Glancing at him, the Demon God Emperor said lightly, "How can I leave?"

"Your Majesty, it's still too late! I have prepared a good horse, which is specially reserved for you, Your Royal Highness, and Her Royal Highness the Princess. I'll cover the back road for you! Your Majesty, please take care of yourself all the way!"

The Demon God Emperor looked at Leo with a heavy face, and it was a long time before he spoke up: "Because of my decision, the kingdom launched this western expedition. Now that half of the kingdom's soldiers are dead here, can I still leave? I don't have the face to go back to the gloating faces of the people of Mon Khan, nor to see the people of the kingdom. ”

"Father!" a crisp female voice came out to interrupt the Demon God Emperor, Princess Cardin walked out of the back tent, she was about to curtsy to the Demon God Emperor, but was interrupted by the Demon God Emperor: "When is it, there are so many false courtesies!"

"Yes, Father, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, Father, you are the foundation of the country, as long as you are alive, the kingdom will keep the fundamental ......"

Cardin was speaking smoothly when the Demon God Emperor suddenly interrupted her: "Cardin, there are some things you don't understand. Some people can only win, not lose. Once he fails, he's nothing!"

Cardin shouted: "Father, why? How can there be a general who has not been defeated since ancient times? Stirling in front of him, didn't he also defeat the battle in Os? In Pa Yi, he was forced to sign an alliance with us? Zichuan Xiu, wasn't he also defeated by General Ling Buxu in Red River Bay? Even Liufengshuang, who is known as the number one general in mankind, was not also defeated by Zichuan Xiu?"

"But they're not God-Emperors. The Demon God Emperor smiled faintly, with indescribable pride and desolation in his smile: "In this world, there is only the victorious Carter Emperor, and there is no defeated Carter." ”

Seeing that Cardin was still about to speak, the Demon God Emperor shook his hand: "Leo, you send someone to take the princess out of the encirclement and retreat back to the kingdom - this is an order, there is no need to fight." ”

Leo executes immediately. The princess's guards pushed Princess Karan into the carriage and escorted her southward. The road to the east had been blocked by the South-Eastern Army and the Far Eastern Army, and the wind and frost had penetrated diagonally from the northwest, and its strong soldiers and horses were rapidly outflanking the periphery of the battlefield. If the demons want to retreat, the only way out is to retreat from the southeast before the wind and frost and the southeast army are encircled.

The commander of the Yerma Legion shouted angrily: "Your Majesty, please give an order, Yun Qianxue, that rat generation, actually dare to escape from the battle! Weichen is going to intercept the Yulin Army, and let Yun Qianxue's shameless villain know the terrible anger of the kingdom!"

Leo glanced at him, disdain in his eyes.

Yerma blew it well, to intercept the Yulin army, what did he use to intercept it? The third army, which had lost its troops, could barely support its position, but because of its blind belief in the Demon God Emperor, the soldiers had not yet begun to flee in large numbers. It was impossible for Yerma not to know that he used the excuse of sending troops to intercept Yun Qianxue, but in fact, he just wanted to avoid the Demon God Emperor so that he could take the opportunity to escape.

The Demon God Emperor stood at the door of the tent, reflecting the noise and noise outside, and the silence of the Demon God Emperor had the power of ten thousand jun.

Leo understood the psychology of the God Emperor at this time: compared to losing this doomed war, Yun Qianxue's escape was a heavier blow to the God Emperor. The important minister he had always admired and cultivated was actually a coward who was greedy for life and afraid of death, which made the God Emperor feel deeply disappointed.

"Your Majesty! General Yulin asks to see you!"

"What?" exclaimed Yerma.

Demon God Emperor Huo Ran turned around, his face showing joy: "Announce him in!"

The clouds and snow walked in. He knelt down and saluted to the Demon God Emperor with a dignified attitude, and said calmly: "Weichen see Your Majesty!"

"Time is pressing, Yu Linqing, please get up. ”

"Xie Majesty. ”

"Yu Linqing, where is Yu Linjun now, and what is the situation?"

"Your Majesty, under the leadership of His Highness Karan, the headquarters of the Yulin Army is turning in the direction of Tarun City in the southeast. When Wechen left, our unit was pursued by the Flowing Wind Army, but there was no interception in front of us. ”

"How many men and horses have escaped the encirclement safely?"

"It's chaotic and can't be counted. About 12 regiments of the Yulin Army were able to leave in formation, less than 30,000 men. But some brothers from the Fifth and Eleventh Armies joined us, and it was estimated that 40,000 men would be able to break out of the encirclement. ”

The Demon God Emperor nodded and said in a low voice, "Is there only 40,000 people?

"Your Majesty, the situation should be better than Wei Chen's estimate. The encirclement of the human race is too large, and their forces are insufficient to maintain it, and there will inevitably be many gaps. The soldiers and horses who can break through will never be the only one of Weichen. However, according to intelligence, Dilin has taken Dak and is heading here. If he arrives, we will ......" Yun Qianxue wanted to say: "It's hard to fly with wings." But he put it mildly: "It's more difficult." ”

The Demon God Emperor nodded, and suddenly asked, "Yun, why are you back?"

"Weichen is incompetent, and he can't stop His Royal Highness the prince from doing anything wrong, it is already a capital crime, and he is already terrified. If he left His Majesty and escaped alone, Weichen really couldn't do it. ”

The Demon God Emperor was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke up: "Yun Qianxue, you are very good. ”

"Weichen is really ashamed. ”

Seeing that the situation was so urgent, but the Demon God Emperor and Yun Qianxue were talking so peacefully, wasting their precious time in vain, Yerma was furious when he heard it, and interjected: "Your Majesty, the situation is urgent, let's think of countermeasures first, right?"

"Yerma, rest assured, you have time to escape. The Demon God Emperor said lightly, turned around and strode out of the tent.

Leo glanced at Yerma with disdain, and said in a low voice, "Duke, your cowardice stinks like!" Following the Demon God Emperor, he also went out.

Yerma froze in place, his face red.

The fire was burning, the sky was blazing, and the remnants of the Third Army and the Guards Brigade gathered in front of the main camp.

Compared to yesterday, before the battle, the array of soldiers had withered greatly, and the remaining soldiers were wounded, tired, and in tattered clothes. But there was still a pride in their eyes, a kind of anger that was unwilling to admit defeat, and a look that couldn't believe what was happening in front of them.

The Sixteenth Army surrendered, the Tiebi Army collapsed, the Yulin Army fled, and the Southwestern Army was surrounded and annihilated - just five hours ago, the above armies were all strong divisions that had never been defeated, and symbols of the undefeated kingdom, but in front of their eyes, these prestigious ace armies were defeated and wiped out by mankind one after another.

Those ignorant and simple demon soldiers firmly believe that the power of the demon kingdom is unmatched, the wisdom and wisdom of the demon god emperor are innate, and the kingdom's infinitely powerful war machine qì to create victory is as natural as a potato growing out of the ground, just like the sun rising from the east. Until now, thousands of defeated soldiers have passed through their positions, and they have seen those soldiers crying for their lives and fleeing with them, wearing the same Senean costumes, and the same bloody warriors of the Golden Clan crying to them about how their comrades were slaughtered by human cavalry in large numbers, seeing the invincible legions rout before their eyes, and the heroic warriors being hunted down, the Senean soldiers were so angry that they had a fire in their chests, and they were angry with fear: Could it be that the kingdom would really fail? Commanded by the Demon God Emperor himself, with so many excellent generals and so many brave soldiers, would a powerful legion really be so defeated?

They desperately need answers, and now, the best person to give them answers has appeared, the Demon God Emperor has appeared!

The Demon God Emperor appeared in front of the army, still radiant, but there was a deep melancholy in his eyes. He looked at the crowd with stern eyes: "Soldiers, warriors of Senea, my children, we have been defeated. ”

Black smoke rose in the distance, the sound of fighting kept coming, and a deathly silence hung over the crowd, no one shouted, no one cried, and the soldiers just stared blankly at the Demon God Emperor. The Demon God Emperor is their god, their undefeated faith, and they will always shine the sun in the sky.

Now, the sun is out.

The Demon God Emperor said calmly, and there was great power in that calm voice: "Since ancient times, our nation has been suffering like a scorching hell. Famine, death, war, pestilence, our kingdom is a land of calamity and tears. I thought I could lead you out of this place of calamity and end this journey of tears and death.

However, in the end we failed.

My children, you fought valiantly, worthy of the Kingdom and your loved ones.

Because of my incompetence and recklessness, the kingdom has suffered a great loss, and you have paid a great price. I am ashamed of the kingdom, and even more sorry for the warriors who died fighting for me. ”

Facing the group of soldiers in front of him, the Demon God Emperor bent down and bowed deeply.

A stunned fluctuation swept through the crowd, and in the face of the Demon God Emperor's unprecedented apology, Yun Qianxue, Leo and other generals reacted first, and hurriedly knelt down to return the salute. Then came the officers, who fell to their knees like a gale-blown wind across the fields, and the soldiers fell to their knees like waves of rice blown down by the wind.

"Failure is not the end, suffering has just begun. After achieving military superiority, mankind will inevitably seek to rule over us politically, they will plunder our land, enslave our people, destroy our history, writing, and traditions, seek to fundamentally assimilate the great gods, turn us into vassals and lackeys of the chéngrén class, and turn our descendants into chéngrén mercenaries!

Soldiers, some of you have died in battle, some have survived. Those who die in battle, I will lead you to meet the Great Demon God, and tell him that his people are worthy of the prestige of the kingdom by fighting bravely.

Warriors who survive, you have a more difficult and tenacious task, tell our children the truth, tell them, there has been such a demon god kingdom in history, his people are industrious and tenacious, his warriors are brave and loyal, his emperor is wise and brave, the territory is vast, and the army is extremely powerful!

Sue our children and grandchildren, all human propaganda is a lie, in front of the united Protoss, the seemingly powerful human army is nothing more than a chicken, tile dogs, they cannot rule the Protoss forever!

The only reason why we failed was not that our warriors were not brave enough, it was not that our generals were not good enough, the only reason was that we were not united enough, and the despicable traitors betrayed our kingdom, while humanity was able to achieve unprecedented unity, and we encountered the most powerful human army in history.

The Protoss army was once infinitely close to victory, and although it was ultimately defeated, we shook the continent!

Soldiers, live, and remember: it is impossible to conquer such a powerful nation as the Protoss forever, the rule of mankind will never last long, and one day, our children and grandchildren will make a comeback with the golden banner high! May they be brave, may they be strong, may they have better luck than us!

Let the children and grandchildren remember my prophecy: when the golden lion banner flashes again, our emperor will appear again!

Let them remember this phrase for generations to come: "Long live the Kingdom of the Demon God!"

"Long live the Demon God Kingdom!" 50,000 people shouted at the same time, and the cry was like a thunderbolt, echoing across the earth in the distance, overpowering the huge roar of battle from afar.

The kingdom's golden lion flag, which had been fluttering in front of the main camp, was lowered, and the soldiers wept bitterly when they saw this flag falling. The invincible golden lion flag, a symbol of the kingdom's strength and glory, has finally come to an end?

The Demon God Emperor folded the soft silk banner and handed it to Yun Qianxue: "Give this to Kalan." Although I am not a very successful child, at this time, he is the only one who can afford to support the kingdom. ”

It's not just about handing over a flag, it's about passing on the throne to Kalan. Looking at the handsome and kind face of the Demon God Emperor, he understood that His Majesty had made up his mind to fight here, his throat was like a piece of iron, Yun Qianxue fell to his knees, and he couldn't even say a complete sentence: "Your Majesty, please let Lord Leo take on this task." Please allow Wechen to fight with you!"

"Leo and the Guards Brigade can't go fast, they will be caught up by the human cavalry. The times are different for the cloud. In the future, what the kingdom needs more is a politician who can judge the situation and be cunning and wise, and a simple samurai like Leo can't play a role, rather than letting him die of loneliness and old age in depression, it is better to let him be brilliant for the last time. ”

"Majesty!" clouds and snow tears fell like rain. He took the flag, carefully put it into his personal pocket, and kowtowed heavily to the Demon God Emperor: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen will definitely hand over the flag safely to His Highness Karan!

The Demon God Emperor smiled and said, "Assist Karan, sue him, and listen to his sister more if you have something." ”

This was the last time Yun Qianxue saw the Demon God Emperor, and the Demon God Emperor's bright smile kept echoing in his heart. This majestic and peerless hero is invincible in his life. Even if he failed in the end, recalling him, whether it was an enemy or a friend, everyone had to admit that he was the most terrifying and greatest warrior of the Golden Age.

It was all dark, but the fierce battle showed no sign of ending. Under the oppression of the three huge battle groups behind Stirling, Wenhe and Liufeng Frost, the demon clan has lost any hope of victory. The Demon God Emperor ordered the abandonment of a qiē baggage, and the retreating demon soldiers set fire to their own camp, in order to block the pursuit of the Flowing Wind Army behind them. The burning camp burst into flames, illuminating the sky red, and it could be seen twenty miles away.

Under the reflection of the red fire, the breakout battle of the demon army began. Under the leadership of the armored beast that opened the way, a large group of demon infantry and cavalry swooped down on the position of the Far Eastern Army.

This is the final battle. At the same time that the huge rumble of the armored beast legion sounded again, Zi Chuanxiu received a strict order from the headquarters of the Southeast Army: "The Far Eastern Army must be strong until reinforcements arrive, and the Demon God Emperor must not be allowed to escape!"

One side is determined to hold on, the other side is desperate to escape, that most cruel night, the bloody highland has become the focus of contention between the two sides, the demon army swooped up in a completely different posture of death, and the Xiuzi battalion defending the high ground started hand-to-hand combat. Because at night, long-range striking weapons can play little role, and both armies can only rely on hand-to-hand white-knuckle combat.

Close quarters combat at night with armored beasts desperate for their lives was a nightmare for the Far Eastern Army. In the blood-red firelight, the fighting figures flickered from time to time, splashed blood, the running figure suddenly fell to the ground, the terrifying screams were endless, the last warrior let out a desperate roar, on the bloody highland position, the corpses of the dead built a hill on the flat ground, and in just half an hour of fighting, the Far Eastern Army suffered more than 5,000 casualties, the position commander Roger himself was knocked unconscious by a stick, and was carried off the position by his subordinates, and his troops were overwhelmed by the surging armored beasts and demon soldiers, and the position was declared lost.

On that night of fierce battles filled the sky, fierce gongs sounded everywhere to announce the jǐng. The loss of the bloody heights tore a big hole in the position of the Far Eastern Army, and from this gap, the demon army hurried through and fled in panic. The Far Eastern Army Command tried to plug the gap, and Shirakawa and Shirokawa Shu with reinforcements tried to retake the bloody highland position, but this was like using a beer bottle to plug a flood dam, to no avail. The three counterattacks were all fought back by the demons, leaving only a lot of corpses, and the armored beast troops firmly controlled this position as a passage for the retreat of the demon army.

The counteroffensive failed again and again, and in the end, Zichuan Xiu finally realized that his morale and body had been weakened by Yanzhòng, and it was impossible for the Far Eastern Army, which was now at its lowest point, to stop the demon Jīng Rui troops who were eager to escape.

"The Demon God Emperor Legion has broken through our defense line and broken through to the east! Reinforcements are urgently needed!"

A messenger to Sterling for help was dispatched, but until reinforcements arrived, Shikawa Shu was not idle. He found that although the actions of the demon army were chaotic, they were orderly and searchable. The retreating demon soldiers and horses were obviously divided into two parts, one part was the ordinary demon soldiers of the third army, under the leadership of the officers, they trotted forward at a rapid pace, without making the slightest stop, and the other part was the soldiers and horses of the Guards Brigade dominated by armored beasts, which fell behind the army, using various terrains to resist on the spot, and hindering the pursuit of human soldiers and horses as much as possible.

After thinking about it for a while, Zi Chuanxiu immediately understood: "Because they can't run fast, are the armored beasts left behind to act as a death squad to block the attack?" Naturally, he guessed that the Demon God Emperor should be in the retreating soldiers of the Third Army.

He ordered: "Leave those armored beasts alone, they can't escape! Chase the Third Army, the Demon God Emperor is in front!"

In that chaotic night, the organizational system of the Far Eastern Army at all levels was completely disrupted, some troops were scattered, some troops were wiped out, and most of the troops experienced heavy attrition and casualties, and were scattered by the demons. It was an almost impossible task to properly convey orders to the troops.

Zichuan Xiu ordered the jǐng guards around him: "Shout, shout loudly! Let the troops who hear it shout along: 'The King of Light has an order: whether you live or die, whoever catches the Demon God Emperor will be rewarded with a bounty of five million!'"

In the dark night, the cries came and went: "The Demon God Emperor is in front! Catch him!"

One to ten, ten to hundred, in the dark night, more and more troops joined in shouting: "Catch the Demon God Emperor, the bounty is five million!"

The cries grew louder and louder, and at last it was simply deafening. Everyone was shouting feverishly, their eyes red. This is not only because of the huge bounty of five million, but also because the cry reveals an important message, revealing a sign of victory! You see, the King of Light has put a bounty on the Demon God Emperor, so we must be about to win!

Although they were swept away by the demons, despite the heavy casualties, and although the armored beasts of the demons were still very arrogant, the ecstasy of victory gave the soldiers endless motivation, and they were all chaotic, regardless of the queue formation, everything that could still crawl and still breathe took action. Even the men who served in the army and the cooks in the houses picked up the kitchen knives and chased them east.

Shikawa Shu himself personally went to the front line to participate in the pursuit. He took the Jǐng guards and gathered all the stragglers he encountered along the way. Whether it is the Xiuzi battalion or the half-orc soldiers, as long as they can still move, Zichuan Xiu has only one sentence for him: "Pick up arms and follow me!"

In the darkness of the chaos, Zichuan Xiu gathered more than 5,000 people. With these more than 5,000 people, he followed the retreating demon army all the way down. No one expected that the commander of the Far Eastern Army would have such courage to track down the armored beast led by the Demon God Emperor with more than one regiment. On that dark road, the pursuing troops and the fleeing demon stragglers encountered from time to time, and the battles were one after another.

"Leave them alone! Just go east!" Shikawa shouted. At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind, that is, he had to rush to the front and block the way of the Demon God Emperor. If the Demon God Emperor was allowed to escape, the three-day desperate battle would be meaningless.

It's all messed up. If anyone could look down from above, he would find the night's chaos in a very strange state. On the road to the east, the pursuing human soldiers and horses and demon troops were actually advancing in a mixed group. The demon soldiers and horses were anxious to escape, and the human troops were bent on catching up with the Demon God Emperor in front, and did not want to entangle with these stragglers. So there was an extremely rare scene: the marching demon soldiers and horses and human soldiers and horses were mixed together, and they were mixed together, and they were all right. Both sides are running desperately, the humans want to rush to the front to establish a second interception position, and the demons want to escape before the humans surround again, at this time, time is of the essence!

When breaking through, the demon soldiers of the third army fought very bravely, and in order to escape, they were united as one, and they still rushed out as a complete armed force. But on the dark escape path, I heard the earth-shattering cry behind me, and the fear controlled the hearts of the demon officers and soldiers. Zichuan Xiu's rapid interspersing has created countless chaos and panic for the demons. In the dark night, frightened cries came one after another: "Humans are catching up!

Panic spread among the retreating demon army, and the thirst for life overwhelmed Yiqiē. Under the close pursuit of Shikawa Xiu, the orderly retreat of the Third Army turned into a complete rout, the establishment was scattered, the authority of the officers was flouted, and all the wounded and baggage were left behind. The rout trampled on each other, pushed each other, trampled on the dead and the living, and the roads, paths, bridges, plains, hills, valleys, and woods were all filled with the rout, and the backpacks and weapons that were thrown on the road were scattered all over the ground, and no one picked them up. The demon soldiers refused to stay behind to serve as a blocking team, and when they saw the humans, they no longer attacked, for fear of delaying the opportunity to escape.

In this dark and chaotic night, there was chaos everywhere. The officer could not find the soldier, and the soldier could not find the commander. The rout of the army was like the collapse of a river, and it was out of control. The rout was running around, and even the pursuing troops led by Zichuan Xiu were scattered, and later, there were only a few hundred people left around him, searching for the figure of the Demon God Emperor everywhere in the tens of thousands of demon rebellion.

Every time he caught a demon clan, Zi Chuanxiu asked him in a fierce voice in the demon language: "Tell me quickly, where is the Demon God Emperor?"

I don't know if those demon captives really don't know the whereabouts of the Demon God Emperor or because they are loyal and patriotic, no one said the whereabouts of the Demon God Emperor. Zi Chuan Xiu was greatly distressed, looking for the Demon God Emperor in this army of tens of thousands of people was like searching for a needle in the sea.

He was almost a little desperate, but suddenly saw a Biao demon cavalry passing by in the oblique oblique, their uniforms were bright, the people were tall and the horses were big, obviously the jīng sharp among the demon soldiers. In this chaotic night, this group of demon cavalry was different, and between advancing and retreating, they seemed more orderly and disciplined.

Zi Chuanxiu's eyes lit up: "It's them, go on!" Before the words fell, he was the first to rush forward, and cut down the cavalry at the front with a thunderous sword. The cavalry behind let out an exclamation and were about to come up and make a move, but the Xiuzi battalion moved faster and rushed up in a swarm. If the cavalry could not run, the mount under the crotch became an obstacle. The Xiuzi battalion suddenly rushed close to hug them, and before the demon soldiers could bring out their spears and sabers, they had already pounced on them and forcibly ripped the cavalrymen off their horses, and everyone rolled on the ground and opened them.

This group of cavalry was fighting and screaming something, and Zi Chuanxiu couldn't understand it, probably asking for help from the demon soldiers passing by. But at this time, a great disaster is coming, and who can take care of other people's affairs. Although the demon rout ran past them like water, no one stopped to lend them a hand. Thinking about it afterwards, even Zi Chuanxiu himself felt that Shun Lì was surprised: he only brought so many hundreds of people around him and dared to swagger and arrest people in the rout of the demon army, and once the tens of thousands of demon soldiers came to their senses, it would be strange if they were not torn apart!

The battle ended not long after, and dozens of demon cavalry were half killed. Under the threat of the swords of the soldiers of the Xiuzi battalion, all the rest were disarmed and sat cross-legged on the ground with their hands tied with belts. Zichuan Xiu looked at them one by one, and one of the big demon veterans caught his attention. This demon veteran is dressed in white hair, and his body is a head taller than that of ordinary demon soldiers. Although he tried his best to hide behind the other demon soldiers, his bloated and huge body really stood out among the short demon soldiers, and it was difficult not to attract attention. This demon veteran was dressed in the uniform of a low-level demon soldier, but his wide chin face and arrogant eyes were telling him that this person was a character who was used to commanding.

"You, stand up!"

In pure demon language, Zi Chuanxiu pointed at the demon soldier and shouted.

The old demon clan rubbed for a while, and finally stood up reluctantly. He hung his head and looked at the ground, not meeting Zichuan Xiu's eyes. Looking at him, Zi Chuanxiu searched hard in his mind: This demon clan looks a little familiar, where have you seen him?

After a long time, a figure gradually appeared in my mind. It seems like a story from a long time ago. That night in the late autumn of 780, that bloody and thrilling night. At that time, this person was a high-ranking army commander, a nobleman of the kingdom, and he was just a traitor who defected to sincerity. That night, in the eyes of the nobleman of the kingdom, he was not much more noble than a reptile, and it was a great favor for him to glance at himself.

Who would have thought that the world could be turned so upside down. The humble have become conquerors, while the arrogant have become prisoners.

Zichuan Xiu said calmly: "Duke Yerma, I haven't seen you for a long time. ”

was called out by Zichuan Xiu, and Yerma raised his head suddenly. He looked at Zi Chuanxiu, his eyes full of confusion and fear. He didn't understand why the human officer in front of him could call out his name at a glance. Many years ago, he had seen Shikawa Xiu. But Zichuan Xiu at that banquet was very different from the enemy general in front of him who was covered in armor and blood.

He muttered quietly, "Who are you?"

Zi Chuan Xiu didn't have time to talk nonsense with him, and asked bluntly: "Where is the Demon God Emperor?"

Yerma raised his head arrogantly and said nothing. His provocative chin raised at Zi Chuan Xiu clearly announced silently: "I know everything, but I just don't say it!"

"Okay, very good!" Zi Chuanxiu sneered: "Senea nobles, they really have a backbone. With a look at him, a few guards rushed forward and dragged Yerma out of the captives and into the darkness by the roadside. I only listened to the fierce collision of fists and feet and ** and the cry of ghosts and wolves for help, and in the dark night, the demon captives listened to it with pale faces.

After a while, the guards dragged Yerma out, which could no longer be said to be Yerma, but a pile of meat that looked very much like Yerma. The officer ran to Zi Chuanxiu's side and whispered: "Lord Qiyu, he confessed." He said that the Demon God Emperor did not break through with the Third Army. He and the Guards Brigade remained in the encirclement. ”

"What!" Zichuan Xiu called out, and he glanced at the officer suspiciously: "Is it reliable?"

The officer also frowned, the emperor of the demon clan did not break through but voluntarily stayed to break the queen, this news is too unbelievable.

"Why don't you have a good chat with him?"

"Forget it. Zi Chuan Xiu looked at Yerma, he was beaten to the point that his head was broken and bleeding from all his orifices, and he was almost dying. If the officer continues to have a "good chat" with him, it is estimated that he will die.

"You find a few more demon soldiers to come out, check their confessions, and see if they are consistent. ”

The results of the interrogation came out quickly, except for a few diehards who refused to speak, the confessions of the demon soldiers were surprisingly unanimous: "The Demon God Emperor did not break through. He was also in the vicinity of Heights No. 2, with the Guards Brigade. ”

Zi Chuanxiu frowned, and after thinking for a while, he made a decision: "Stirling and the soldiers and horses of the Wind and Frost are sweeping the Guards Brigade, and it will not be useful for us to go back." Let's just in case, what if Yerma lied, or if they were all deceived by the Demon God Emperor? Let's continue to chase! Even if we can't catch the Demon God Emperor, I heard Yerma say that Yulin Yun Qianxue broke through with them, but they were separated on the way. It's a big fish, let's catch him!"

Zi Chuan Xiu's pursuit was not until dawn the next day, Dongfang Tian was white, at this time, the pursuing soldiers and horses were so tired that they couldn't even lift their hands, and the soldiers ran so white that their faces were white and their lips were blue, if it weren't for the rebellion of the demon captives around them, they would all fall down on the pile of dead bodies and fall asleep.

Although tired, the results of the night were very rich, and the long list of prisoners captured, at least four or five thousand. The only pity is that there are few generals and nobles among them. In addition to Yerma, there are only a few "white cloaks" such as viscounts and earls, and the cloud and light snow that I want to catch have not been touched, I don't know if this Yulin general has special legs and feet or everyone missed it on the road in the night. Thinking about it, Zichuan Xiu didn't have any regrets. After all, he was lucky enough to catch a Yerma, and if he wanted to catch another cloud and snow and wipe out the leaders of Senea, it would be inevitable that he would be long.

On the way back, the road was littered with discarded weapons, corpses, and burning baggage carts. The follow-up infantry units have followed, and groups of Far Eastern orc soldiers are patrolling all over the battlefield, they are looting the trophies of the demons, searching for the demon officers and soldiers who have slipped through the net.

Although they were tired, the officers and men were very excited, squeaking and chattering all the way. Their harvest this night was not small, capturing prisoners and killing the enemy were the same merit, Zi Chuan Xiu was generous, and the Far East military merit award was rich, and more than 5,000 prisoners were captured, even if half of them were the credit of Zi Chuan Xiu himself - it is estimated that the commander was not so dark, right? - The remaining half was also divided into four or five prisoners per person according to the head, and this bounty was quite a lot. What's more, there are still a few Senean nobles and officers in it? In the future, if the human race and the demon race cease fighting, then the ransom of these nobles alone will be enough for everyone to eat and drink.

Zi Chuanxiu didn't have the cheerful mood of his subordinates, he frowned, pulling his head all the way, looking depressed. Some familiar subordinates deliberately made him happy: "Lord Commander, are you distressed about the bonus?"

Zi Chuanxiu smiled: "Rabbit cub, keep an eye on your money bag, don't let them run away, if you don't send it to the prisoner camp, it can't be considered a bonus." Fuck off!"

The subordinates laughed and dispersed, and Zi Chuanxiu looked around thoughtfully, he was suppressing the excitement in his heart.

The millennium of human suffering has finally come to an end today!

Bataan wiped out the main force of nearly 400,000 demons in one battle, and the demons were no longer able to return to the sky, and this battle can be recorded in history forever.

The significance of the Battle of Bataan was not only military, but also political. Three hundred years ago, relying on the divine power of King Ming to repel the demon soldiers, although it was also a victory, but that kind of victory always made people feel unreal, and the demons did not regard humans as victors, but regarded them as parasites hiding under the wings of King Ming. In the past three hundred years, this is the reason why the demons have repeatedly invaded the west. They have the psychological advantage that humans are cowardly and unworthy of the land, and are naturally warlike.

But this battle of Bataan, not by the divine power of King Ming, not by the ethereal divine power, but by the ordinary human soldiers, half-orc soldiers and the demon army fought with blood with real knives, and the victory was real, this victory played the majesty of the human race, and the heart collapsed!

This battle is enough to wash away the shame of the Battle of the Blue River three hundred years ago, and mankind has been proud since then.

The only thing that Zichuan Xiu is worried about is whether the Demon God Emperor is dead?

A group of cavalry rushed towards him, and Zichuan Xiu recognized it as the half-orc cavalry unit under his command, and the leader of the team was Dekun. He waved his hand at Dekun, who saw Zichuan Xiu and hurriedly ran towards it.

"Your Highness!" Dekun was still gauze wrapped in a wounded eye, his body was covered with blood, and even the hair on his body was congealed by plasma, and a pungent smell of sweat came from him from afar, the smell was too strong, Zi Chuanxiu only felt that his nose was sour, and he sneezed three times in a row - after fighting for almost three days in a row, no one had time to freshen up, and Zi Chuanxiu estimated that his appearance and taste were not much better.

"Your Highness!"

"Dekun, you stand there, don't come here. Zi Chuanxiu stretched out his hand and shook it again and again, as if he was about to send out a shock wave from his palm to push Dekun three feet away, covering his nose with one hand, and said angrily: "What?

Dekun was stunned: "Your Highness, Lord Shirakawa sent me to meet you." Demon God Emperor, I don't know--didn't you lead your troops and horses to pursue the Demon God Emperor? Why did you ask me? Did you catch the Demon God Emperor?"

Only then did Zichuan Xiu realize that he had made a mistake. While chasing the demon soldiers, he actually forgot to tell the Demon God Emperor that he might still be on the battlefield to Sù Sterling or Shirakawa.

Seeing the change in Zichuanxiu's face, Dekun guessed that he must have returned empty-handed. He comforted: "My lord, the Demon God Emperor ran away, it's not a big deal. Think about it, the emperor of the Demon God Kingdom was chased by you in the black ground like a rabbit all night, and that wolf bèi must be indispensable. If the Demon God Emperor can escape from you once, then he will fall into the shelf, and he will run away a second or third time in the future! It's not a big deal, the Demon God Emperor who escapes is worthless, so there is nothing to fear!"

Zichuan Xiu didn't bother to explain to him, and asked, "What's going on over there in the main position?"

"It's still fighting! The Guards Brigade is still stubbornly resisting. After the retreat of the Third Army, the Guards Brigade also wanted to break through, but Lord Shirakawa bit them to death, chased after them and beat them by the tail. The Guards Brigade couldn't run fast, and there was no way to get rid of Lord Shirakawa, so they had to fight and walk. Later, Lord Wenhe came, the legion on Sterling's side also drove over, and the soldiers and horses on the side of the Liufeng Army also bit up--the soldiers and horses of the Liufeng family are really majestic, high-headed horses, all of them are cavalry--seeing that there are more and more of us, the Guards Brigade knew that they couldn't run away, so they simply found a high-slope regiment to defend there, and all around were densely surrounded by our soldiers and horses.

"Di Lin is also here!" Hearing the news, Zi Chuan Xiu was overjoyed. For this big brother, he has an almost blind worship and belief that when Di Lin comes, there is no problem that cannot be solved.

"Then let's go back quickly, the Demon God Emperor may be in the surrounded Guards Brigade!"

"What!" Dekun was taken aback, and then, an excited smile appeared on the orc's face. He shouted with all his fists: "My lord, now we are going to do a good job! With so many people besieging it, the Demon God Emperor can't escape even if he has three heads and six arms!"

The Far Eastern Army was killed by the Demon God Emperor, and Dekun has always been deeply ashamed. Now that there is a chance for revenge, he is excited.

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something, and slapped his head: "My lord, I forgot to say, on the road just now, we caught a demon captive, which is likely to be a Senean noble." ”

"Who is it?"

"We got her from a wagon, and we didn't know who she was. But the carriage was richly decorated, and it must have been a big man. Your Highness, we are shallow, and we can't tell the identity of this person, so we can only leave it to you!" Dekun opened his big mouth, his eyebrows opened and he smiled, and there was a bit of cunning in his smile, he turned his head and greeted: "Come on, take out the good things and present them to your lord!"

Looking at Dekun's sly smile, and then at the two half-orc soldiers carrying the bag of hemp, Zi Chuanxiu suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was very familiar, and even Dekun's cunning smile seemed to have been seen somewhere......

With a strong premonition, Zichuan Xiu muttered, "God, shouldn't it be ...... next?"

The sack was untied.

Princess Cardin is still beautiful, her clear eyes are open, and she looks at Zi Chuanxiu without blinking, her eyes are as transparent as crystal.

He looked at her, and she looked at him. At this moment, time froze, and the figures of the two froze like statues. Countless past events rush by like cháo water, the once carefree green chūn years, the love of the mountains and the sea, and the joys and sorrows of life and death.

In the midst of the changing events of the family and country, how fragile the fate of an individual is. Even if they are princesses or generals in charge, their fate is not much heavier than a matchstick floating with the waves in the great cháo of the era.

The vicissitudes of the sea, the world changes, the past is not like smoke, and finally it turns into dust. Creation makes people so far.

Looking at the beautiful eyes of the woman in front of her, Zi Chuanxiu coughed dryly. He didn't know what to do with those eyes, as it had been and still was. How should we describe the relationship with her? Friend and foe, sympathetic, half-life confidant.

What should I say to her, to say hello casually like an old acquaintance, or to rebuke her with the majesty of a victor, as if it were not appropriate.

In the end, Shikawa Xiu could only nod slowly at Cardin and smile, his smile full of bitterness. He pulled out the moon washing knife behind his back, and raised it horizontally.

"It's rude, Your Highness Princess!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Moon Cleaner slashed through the air in a lightning-fast arc towards Cardin.

Dekun opened his mouth wide in horror and shouted, "Your Highness, don't! The ransom is very valuable......

There was a crisp sound of "poof", and Zi Chuanxiu had drawn the knife back into its sheath. The ropes that bound Cardin broke inch by inch and fell to the ground.

Zichuan said clearly: "You are zìyóu, Your Royal Highness the Princess." Princess Cardin stared intently at Zi Chuan Xiu, her eyes did not blink at all when Zi Chuan Xiu swung the knife just now, and there was not the slightest fear in her bright eyes. She said softly: "Privately release the generals of the enemy country, aren't you afraid of military law under the command of Zichuan?"

Zi Chuanxiu said lightly: "You are not a general, and I am not afraid of military law - who dares to say it? Dekun, will you?"

Zi Chuanxiu squinted at the stunned orc general next to him, and the latter came to his senses and said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, I haven't seen anything, I haven't heard anything-in short, I don't know anything! Your Highness, I'll go over there and take a look, your old man is busy, don't worry about me!" Before the words fell, as if he was afraid of seeing something that shouldn't be seen, the half-orc general ran away without a trace, and the speed was not like a person who couldn't close his eyes and rest for two days and two nights.

Seeing Dekun running away, Zichuan Xiucai said loudly: "I never thought I would see you here." Why are you here alone?"

"My guards were scattered, and the road was met with routs, who stole the horses from my cart. I can't walk away without a horse. ”

"I see. Only then did Zichuan Xiu understand why Cardin, who retreated first, was actually captured by Dekun, who came later.

He said to Cardin, "Without further ado, you must go at once." The pursuing troops are not the only ones I have been pursuing, and if you fall into the hands of Wenhe or the Flowing Wind Army, it will be difficult for me to rescue them again. You pick some men from the captives to come out and serve as escorts, and I will give you some horses. ”

Zi Chuanxiu turned around and ordered his subordinates: "Find a way to find some war horses to come over-no? Then tell Dekun and let some come out!"

Watching Zi Chuan Xiu loudly scold those unresponsive subordinates, Cardin's eyes showed a hint of gratitude. But she was restrained and didn't make a sound, just silently watched Zichuan Xiu busy preparing dry food, fresh water and war horses for her to set off, and selected the right people among the captives to be escorts.

When he was ready, Cardin sat back in the carriage. After a hurried meeting, they were separated again in front of us.

Cardin suddenly asked, "Ah Xiu, do you know the whereabouts of my husband, is he dead, or was he captured alive by you?"

Zichuan Xiu was stunned: "Yun Qianxue? I don't know...... Didn't you go with him? As far as I know, your husband broke through with Yerma of the Third Army. ”

"No, my husband is following Crown Prince Karan's troops, and they are retreating in the direction of Tarun City. My father also wanted me to retreat from the direction of Tarun City, but I really didn't worry about my father, so I stayed in the army until last night, when the whole army broke through, and then left with the brigade. ”

Zi Chuanxiu frowned, knowing that there must be something strange in this, but it was not time to pursue it. He asked, "Kadan, why don't you ask about Ling Zun's whereabouts?"

Cardin's face darkened: "No need to ask. He had the opportunity to withdraw, but he refused, saying that he had no shame to go back. ”

Zi Chuanxiu was overjoyed, but with a gloomy expression on his face, he said, "Please mourn." Although the positions are different, everyone has to admit that Ling Zun is a hero of the world, and he seeks benevolence and has no regrets. ”

Cardin boarded the carriage and turned to Zichuan Xiu and said, "Then, please take care, Commander Xiuchuan." ”

Zi Chuanxiu gave her a military salute dignifiedly: "Take care on the road, Cardin." ”

Watching the carriage fade away and disappear over the horizon where the sun rose, Zi Chuanxiu looked melancholy. He had only then noticed that in today's hasty meeting, Cardin had not mentioned Sterling in a single word.

His first love turned out to be the culprit who destroyed the Miè Demon Kingdom, the murderer of his father and relatives, I guess Cardin's heart is also very contradictory, right?

Yun Qianxue and Kahlan fled from the battlefield with the Third Army and the Yulin Army, but more of the Demon Army were trapped by the iron pincers of the humans. The cavalry armies of General Mona and General Ying Mulan advanced rapidly, flying into the two wings of the battlefield, like two steel walls, locking the passage for the demons to escape to the southeast. The morale of the human legions of all walks of life is high, and the advance is brave. Although the soldiers are tired, everyone knows that this is the time to beat the water dogs, and to get the spoils of war, you have to rely on now.

Now, the encircled demon soldiers have no hope of escaping. Senea soldiers are worthy of the kingdom jīng rui, and many demon soldiers have chosen to die in battle rather than be captured. The scattered demon teams and brigades lined up in large and small circular formations, shoulder to shoulder to resist the siege of humans from all directions. Humans kept attacking, compressing the circle again and again, compressing, and tightly entangled the demons like poisonous snakes. The weapons collided again, the guns were stabbing, the knives were chopping, the swords were sharpening, the ** and the shields, armor, ping-pong. A large circle was broken up by humans, and they formed more than a dozen small circles, a large group of ironclad cavalry rushed through, and one circle after another of demons was flattened, and the demon soldiers were trampled into meat by horses' hooves, until all the demon soldiers were cut down like a forest, and the battle would not end until the last demon soldier was cut off his throat.

The faces of the soldiers of the Flowing Wind Family turned pale, they had rarely seen such a brutal war. They shouted to ensure the safety of the surrendered demons, but the demons still resisted as if they hadn't heard.

The brutality of the battle here is far better than the battle on the western border, in the battle between the Zichuan family and the Liufeng family, both sides are allowed to surrender and the prisoners can be exchanged or ransomed, and the Liufeng army is deeply shocked by the contempt of the demon soldiers for their lives.

Neither side took their lives seriously at all, whether they were besieged or besieged. Because the demons know that they have committed a great crime in this land, and their hands are bloody. Even if they surrendered, it was impossible for humanity to let them go. The encircled demon soldiers rarely surrendered, and even if the defensive circle was completely shattered in the end, even the single demon soldiers were unwilling to bow to the victor, but chose to die in battle.

General Mona said: "They are not men, they are all beasts." We're fighting hungry wolves!"

For the Demon Kingdom, this is a day of catastrophe and collapse, but it is also the most glorious and glorious day for the warriors of the kingdom to show their courage.

The heaviest battles remained around the lines of the Far Eastern Army, where the Guards Brigade was surrounded. It was the first time that the Windswept had fought the Guards Brigade, and they had previously been ignorant of such a large and formidable creature. The light cavalry still wanted to use their usual tactics - a close dash to disrupt and then break through the formation - and they suffered a great loss.

The hunting bow carried by the light cavalry is only an itch for the armored beast, and the advancing light cavalry cannot break through the armored beast's array. With a wave of both hands, the armored beast struck horizontally with an iron hammer weighing 80 catties, and a cavalry company with men and horses flew five or six meters, and the bones and organs of the whole body were broken and died.

From the beginning of the encirclement, the battle of breakout and counter-breakout has not stopped. Those savage and strong armored beasts kept rushing into the human defense line, and the corpses of the soldiers of the Flowing Wind Army and the Zichuan Army who were killed and trampled to death by them formed a small mountain.

Witnessing this scene with their own eyes, and seeing this kind of invulnerable and infinitely powerful monster for the first time, the generals of the Liufeng family were all terrified.

Ying Mulan exclaimed, "What kind of monster is that? It's not a dinosaur in front of us, is it?"

Liu Fengshuang asked: "It is really remarkable that your army can fight fiercely with such an enemy for two days and two nights. I wonder how your army is able to defend itself against these monsters, can you teach us a little bit of experience?"

Wen He's face was pale, but Sterling's face was blue, and only then did he feel his selfishness. He rudely gave a simple order to Zi Chuan Xiu: "Defend to the death!" He even threatened to be court-martial--now that he thinks about it, there is nothing more selfish and cruel in the world than this! Even if the armored beast at the end of the crossbow still has such terrifying power, if he wants Zi Chuan Xiu to resist the Guards Brigade and the Demon God Emperor in his heyday, it is simply to send him to death! He still can't figure out how the half-orc soldiers, with their poor weapons and weak troops, fight these monsters? That is the real flesh and blood, and they will defend to the death!

But even if he did it again, he had no other way but to give this order to Zi Chuan Xiu: "Defend it!" If it weren't for Zi Chuan Xiu dragging down the main force of the Guards Brigade, these tens of thousands of terrifying monsters would not have been able to hold out until the arrival of the Flowing Wind Army.

This is where the cruelty of war lies, he makes people rough and cruel, hard-hearted, and all sacrifices and blood are not taken into account except for victory.

He explained to the generals of the Liufeng family: "Ladies and gentlemen, it was not our Southeast Army troops who fought with the Guards Brigade before, but the Far Eastern Brigade under the command of Lord Zichuan Hide. ”

"It turned out to be the Far Eastern Army!" The generals of the Liufeng Army exclaimed in amazement: "The Zichuan family still has such a powerful legion in the Far East!" In the past battles with the Zichuan family, the Zichuan family rarely transferred the Far Eastern Army to deal with themselves, and for the Liufeng family, the powerful army that grew up from the wild land has always been shrouded in a veil of mystery.

Think about it, what a terrifying strength it is to be able to shake the army of armored beasts! Many people are worried, although they are now reconciled with the Zichuan family, but the relationship between countries has always been unpredictable, if one day the Zichuan family turns its face and really transfers troops from the Far East, then the Liufeng family will be in trouble.

Although the human race has achieved comprehensive absolute superiority, it is still helpless against the 20,000 guards brigade who are holding on to the formation. It's not impossible to attack hard, but it means paying a lot of casualties. God knows how many people had to die to destroy these monsters, especially since Sterling had tired soldiers with heavy casualties, and the soldiers could fall asleep with the dead bodies on their pillows when they fell to the ground.

Compared to the Zichuan Army, the casualties of the Flowing Wind Army were minimal. But after the first attack on the Guards Brigade was thwarted, the Wandering Wind Army immediately became cautious. Sterling went to Liufengshuang to discuss the coordinated attack, and everything else was easy to discuss, but when it came to the attack, Liufengshuang showed a mysterious and subtle smile, and refused simply and neatly: "Our army has traveled a long distance and is tired, so it is not suitable to enter the battle immediately." Lord Stirling, if your troops want to attack, I am willing to sweep the battle for Your Excellency, cheering and shouting!"

Stirling was sullen for a while, and he barely said: "Sterling, you just take care of it, I encourage you!"

When he was having a headache, a piece of news came: "The dìdū army has arrived!

November 14, 784, early in the morning, the sky was gray and cloudy. A snow is about to fall.

A convoy of cavalry and baggage in black sè cloaks shuttled through the Bataan Plain, a battlefield that had just been fought fiercely. The cavalry and the convoy traveled through the slopes and plains where the corpses of the soldiers of the two armies were piled up so much that the front of the convoy had to be sent to remove the corpses and debris from the road. The air was filled with the smell of blood, which was smoky. Large flocks of vultures fluttered around the battlefield, making noisy and strange noises.

"Your Excellency, the main camp of the Southeastern Army has moved eastward, and Lord Stirling has sent a message to meet you at the front. ”

"No need. The handsome general with a long body and a jade body said lightly: "The war is tight, so there is no need to engage in those red tapes at this time." Tell the liaison officer of the Southeastern Army, I will go directly to the front line to meet Stirling. ”

The guard officer was about to convey the order, when he suddenly saw a road of soldiers and horses rushing in front of him. Seeing the commander-in-chief flag of the Southeast Army fluttering above the soldiers, he lost his voice and said, "My lord, General Stirling has come!"

Di Lin's face was moved, and he rode out. Sure enough, the familiar figure in front of the soldiers and horses on the road was not Sterling!

Both of them approached at a rapid pace, and at the same time turned over and dismounted. Since March, when Sterling became commander of the Southeastern Army, the two have not seen each other. In these war-torn years, Stirling commanded the Southeast Army, and Dilin adhered to dìdū, both of whom were figures in charge of an important town, and had already developed a reserved and calm habit, and they were no longer tempted by life and death. Only in front of the brothers of life and death who he has not seen for a long time, that true love will be revealed.

The two looked at each other, and their hearts were surging and excited. According to the rules of the army, Sterling first gave a military salute to Di Lin, and Di Lin returned the salute with a smile, and tears were hidden in the smiles of both of them.

"His Royal Highness Ning is very concerned about this and urged me to come and see. Actually, Sterling, you are in charge, I am not worried at all: in addition to a big victory, can there be any other ending? But His Royal Highness is urging him tightly, there is no way, hehe, big brother, I will be cheeky and run such a trip, get some good news, and go back to report some glory to His Highness. ”