The city of Pai was originally a garrison fortress belonging to the province of Tussauds, of course, this fortress of Pai cannot be compared with the fortress of Valen, which is claimed to be the first in the mainland, and it is much more rudimentary in terms of fortifications, but as a fortress, there are at least city walls and moats, although the walls are not very high and thick, and the moat cannot even drown a child.

During the civil war in the Far East, the Far Eastern Army, which had been stationed here, saw the rebellion raging everywhere, so they abandoned it and ran away with the inhabitants of the city. As a result, this city has changed its owners many times: the various troops of the Far Eastern rebels once stationed here, using it as a headquarters base for attacking the province of Ilya, and soon the Black Flag Army troops under the command of Minghui recaptured it and used it as a logistics base for crusading against the rebels, storing a large amount of military supplies here; And now, the newest owner of the fortress is the zhōngyāng army led by Commander Stirling - if the fortress is conscious, it may feel very honored, because this small city, which has always been located in the border provinces, will go down in history in the name of the great "Battle of Payi" and attract the attention of the whole continent.

Because the army of the Demon Clan's Prince Caton arrived in time at the last moment and blocked the west bank of the Greywater River, in this case, it was impossible for the Zhōngyāng army army to cross the river and continue to retreat west. In order to avoid the danger of staying on the plains and being defended on all sides, Stirling had to withdraw his army to the city of Pai, and frantically prepared for battle, busy reinforcing the walls and digging deep moats before the enemy arrived, waiting for that moment to come.

At dusk that day, from the direction of the Greywater River to the west, I began to find some graceful black shadows. The whole city rang the bell, blew the military trumpets, the cavalry prepared their horses, and the infantry boarded the castle. The front is silent, only the wind blows the flag, flickering.

The enemy soldiers and horses were approaching, and they could even be seen with the naked eye.

This is the first demon army horse to appear, they are armed with longbows, spears, and swords, after crossing the Greywater River, they swarm, spread out a long crescent moon formation, and surround Pai Castle from the west. The cloud-like demon soldiers, the sword mountain and sword forest, are like a dark and dreary forest. Countless banners covered the sky and earth in the west - this was not the main force of the combined forces of the demons and the rebels in the Far East, but an advance team composed of 100,000 demon Senean soldiers, led by the demon prince Caton.

The enemy stopped three kilometers away from the city and began to camp, you can see very clearly, the hideous faces of the demon soldiers, more than a dozen demon cavalry drove their horses to the nearby city and shouted for a while, making grimaces and gesticulating, waving the ghost spear in his hand to intimidate, one of the cavalrymen also dismounted and urinated in the direction of the city, as for what they said - Zi Chuan Xiu heard it very clearly, but he didn't want to repeat it. The cavalry was very cautious and did not enter the bow and arrow of the city.

Night fell, but it was not dark, for all the villages, and manors around the city of Pai were burned down. The smoke is rising, the fire is soaring into the sky, and the red clouds are reflected in the evening. Flocks of frightened birds flew up from the forest and ponds, coiled and swirled, and screamed in mourning.

All the woods near the city were cut down, this was to facilitate future attacks, and also to build a demon camp. Prince Caton's troops worked all night, lighting countless piles of anointing fires, the camp was bright, and the clanging sound was loud until dawn, and the woods under the city became a bare flat land without concealment, and a huge structure appeared in the clearing five miles away, and a small wooden city began to see its scale - although it could not catch up with the scale of Pai City, the speed and efficiency of the demon engineering troops still made people have to be amazed.

Stirling forbade the troops to attack, allowing the demon vanguard to complete their mission undisturbed.

On this night, the follow-up troops of the demon clan continued to arrive. The second, third, tenth, and hundredth armies began to appear one after another, and countless torches appeared on the dark horizon, forming one band after another, and the band of light became longer and closer, but it was still impossible to see its end, until it stretched to the far horizon, and the countless points of light on the ground were mixed with the starlight, and finally like a river flowing into the sea, these countless moving points of light all converged under the city of Payi, and merged into a vast ocean.

Dawn came, and it was shocking to see the enemy clearly: there was no formation left. In the early morning mist, countless teams of soldiers and horses were crowded together, and it was difficult to distinguish who was who. The queue of gatherings, along the continuous crowd of horses, the black pressure is overwhelming, and the edge cannot be seen with the naked eye. This dense array of soldiers and horses, like one mountain after another, moved to the outside of the city of Pai, and the entire castle and camp were under endless pressure, and Suo Suo trembled.

The soldiers of the Wang Army watched the powerful military appearance of the demon clan with bated breath, and their hearts were pounding. Because the face of the enemy army is so hideous and terrifying, and the number of people is so large, it is simply an endless ocean, and the clouds covering the sky above this ocean are the countless fluttering flags, and people are surrounded by human heads as far as they can see.

This is the biggest showdown between humans and demons. Since the start of the war, the first general of Zichuan, who has been invincible, will encounter the strongest army of the demon clan and all the soldiers and horses of the Far East rebels. Both sides are all masters, who is a terrible enemy against each other, and who will overwhelm whom in the upcoming head-on battle?

At the head of the demon clan's formation, Prince Caton, Duke Ludi, Sir Yun Qianxue, Count Bula and other legion commanders along the way watched coldly, looking at the Pai Castle that loomed in the mist, and measured in their hearts: "My most powerful opponent is here! This is the last battle! As long as we clean him up, there will be a flat river in front of our army!"

It can be expected that this desperate decisive battle between the two armies will be very cruel and protracted. But the result is not difficult to predict: the strength of the Stirling Legion plus the Xiuzi Battalion is less than 100,000, while the other side leads almost all the rebel groups in the Far East, from the most remote Shaga to all the civilian army troops in the vast area under the city of Valen, followed by the proud soldiers of the Demon Kingdom from the Demon God Castle, Senea, Gula, and Azovda, and countless soldiers from various grasslands, valleys, forest areas, villages, towns, and granges.

It was the biggest race show in the world, as if all the monsters in the nightmare had come into shape:

The swarthy low-level Senea demon soldiers jumped out and gritted their teeth and scolded, there was a hustle and bustle, they were not tall, but they were very fierce, full of jīng power, full of attacks, one by one, they were thinking about a massacre that they would never forget after breaking the city, and they trembled with excitement. They are known for their brutality, toughness, and stupidity, and they firmly believe that ignorance is power—and it is not their turn to do what they use their brains anyway, and that is what the high-ranking demons should do;

The tall orcs with thick hair watched the performance of the demon soldiers indifferently, and while they were busy nibbling on their corn sticks for breakfast, they did not forget to pray - they were the most superstitious, afraid of gods, Lightning and a qiē incomprehensible things, compared to the demons, xìng Ge is also more gentle and kind, as long as there are no other people deliberately provoke them, they also attach great importance to the sense of honor of warriors and races, and they often rush very bravely when they fight, but as long as they fight for more than an hour, they will be very tired, and they are very decisive when they escape;

The snake soldier has a snake-like head, the upper body is very similar to a human with two hands, but the lower half is the body of a snake, the tail is writhing in the mud, the squinting red eyes show cunning and suspicious, and he makes a "chirping" when he speaks The serpent army was the first to flee at the Battle of Valen, and in the subsequent battles with Stirling, their actions proved that the Snake Clan's ability to escape was much better than their ability to fight. Now they are trying to prove to the other races that our brave Bussey warriors are not afraid of a certain fellow named Stirling! Don't you see that we are coming? We even dare to curse at Stirling less than ten kilometers away, and even dare to spit on his name and step on him!

The soldiers of the Dragonman team looked at the city in silence, as if they were weighing how strong their future opponent would be. Their arm strength is said to be more terrifying than that of tall orcs. Their bodies and limbs resemble those of men, but their heads resemble those of crocodiles, if they are strong, but according to the dragonmen, they are dragons, some kind of ancient legend that soars through the clouds. They claim to be the result of their ancestors being born from dragons and humans, so they call themselves dragons - no one knows what the basis for this claim is, because no one has ever actually seen a dragon, but when a dragon man stares at you silently, his huge jaws open and close to show sharp teeth - no matter what he says, you better believe it. The dragons are taciturn, do not like to communicate with people of other races, are tough and good at fighting, are very united, and are silent when they fight, whether they attack or fight, they can be regarded as the most feared tribe in the Far East, but fortunately there are not many of them.

And the most terrifying main force of the demon army is the middle-level demon race known as the "armored beast", they are tall, generally more than two meters tall, covered with hard scales and hard shells, the defensive power of these scales can even be comparable to human armor, the strength is infinite, but the brain is not better than the low-level demons, they are superior in combat effectiveness. But their disadvantage is that they are not fast and move slowly. In all wars, mankind has realized the terrible nature of this kind of opponent: they are the best at frontal assault, no matter how strong the phalanx is, they can easily break through, and they are the most suitable troops to fight in the vanguard, and only human heavy cavalry can confront them head-on.

But in the class of the demon race, the dominant position at the top is the high-level demon clan (also known as the royal family). Outwardly, the royal family of the demon race is no different from humans, but the terrifying power they possess is beyond the reach of ordinary humans. They are the perfect combination of strength and intelligence. Almost every male xìng royal family disciple is born without training is a master of martial arts, and his comprehension ability is extremely strong - in the royal family of the demon clan, it is especially easy to appear that kind of super master- Very agile, extremely intelligent, and ruthless, lifespan of up to one hundred and fifty years: this is a terrible and almost perfect race, but this race is not easy to reproduce, so the number is always very scarce, even when the people of the demon kingdom are at their peak, there are not more than a hundred men in the royal family, and they like to fight with each other, and it is difficult to have a time of unity-this is really a great luck for the unfortunate human beings of the demon race.

In addition to them, there are also dwarven teams in the army: it is funny to see these little bearded men who are no more than waist tall as humans staggering closer, but the axes and heavy swords in their hands must not be considered funny: even if you use a jīng steel shield to block it, the average human will break their wrists, and there are countless jīng spirit monsters, they are xìng kind and kind, and there are jīng spirit servants in the army of all races, they are good at caring for weapons and serving their masters......

It was a war between almost all the races on the continent against humanity, and in their encirclement, the city of Pai was like a lonely boat in the sea, rocking as if it might capsize at any moment. At this time, not only the demon clan thought so, but even dìdū had an unfortunate premonition: Pai City, which was surrounded by the demons and the rebels, would become the last grave of the 100,000 heroes and famous generals of the Zichuan family!

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At the head of the city, whether it was an officer or a soldier, looking at this army of unprecedented scale, the undulating human heads like the sea, the sword mountains and sword forests that rose like dense forests, and the flags fluttering like clouds, all of them turned white, their eyes showed horror, and they thought about the same question in their minds: "How long can I live?" This is a terrible storm, whether it is for the entire great Zichuan family or for them personally, this is a test of life and death, survival and death.

At this time, Stirling, the commander of the zhōngyāng army, was inspecting the defense of the city, and he carefully saw that the battlements of the western city wall were too thin to be strengthened, and he personally directed the soldiers to work, and played a very vulgar joke with the soldiers, and said to a soldier: "If you have no hands and feet, you might as well go home and play with your wife!" Everyone laughed loudly. His composure infected the soldiers and officers, and it was believed that the commander, who had always been invincible, would take everyone home well. Everywhere he went, people plucked up courage and hope, but no one saw the anxiety in Sterling's eyes behind his cheerful smile.

Walking to the area where the Xiuzi camp was defended, Sterling's smile retracted, and he saw Zichuan Xiu lying in the city and didn't know what he was writing. He walked over and asked, "What are you doing?"

Zi Chuan Xiu didn't raise his head: "Write a will!" said to himself: "Zi will leave all my movable property, real estate, debts, stocks, cash and other properties to Miss Zi Chuan Ning, and the total property is converted into a total..." Eight dollars and five cents. ”

Sterling sneered: "You... Really. The tone changed to stern: "There is one thing I have been hiding from everyone: we can't have reinforcements coming. The family has been greatly damaged, and it is good to be able to barely hold the fortress of Valen now, and it is absolutely impossible to send a million troops to rescue us. ”

Shikawa continued to write: "Oh, I see—is there breakfast for tomorrow?"

Sterling said: "No kidding. Promise me: If you have the chance, you must not scruple about us and get out on your own - you are here for me, if you have any mistakes, how can I explain to Miss Ning?"

Zichuan Xiu didn't raise his head: "I am not the only one who has the ability to kill, right?"

Sterling shook his head and said, "I can't do that." The 100,000 soldiers of the zhōngyāng army came to this place of death because they trusted me, and even if I couldn't bring them back alive, I could at least be able to die with them. ”

"And you think I'll be able to abandon you?" Zi Chuanxiu raised his head and stuffed the written suicide note into his pocket: "Well, I have already made up my mind, I want to donate my underwear to the treasury, so maybe they will posthumously recognize me as the commander." ”

Sterling smiled wryly, "Can't you be serious? ”

"I'm very serious, big brother!" Zi Chuanxiu's expression was solemn and impassioned: "We are brothers, of course, we have to share life and death together." I don't believe that a few demon clans can do anything to our brothers! What's more, since I, Zichuan Xiu, am a family soldier, I must be upright and show the majesty of my family! The enemy has ravaged our land and slaughtered my people, and I hate them to the core! It's too late to take the initiative to ask for battle, and since they have sent them to the door, how can I have a reason to break away from the battle! Big brother, let us unite as one, puff up our chests and plunge into the bloody battle, and let these demon cubs know how powerful our Zichuan Sanjie is!"

Sterling was expressionless: "Well said!—but what's going on behind you?"

In the back, the soldiers of the Xiuzi battalion sang and danced, holding colorful flags and slogans in their hands, which were written in the demon language:

"We have surrendered! Please treat the Protoss army with preferential treatment of the captives!"

"The gods and the human race are friendly!

"Long live the God Emperor! Long live the God Clan!"

The three flags sang together: "I love you like the mouse loves rice!"

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"Oh, Roger, you idiot! Didn't I tell you, I had to wait until the city was broken to take these things out!

"My lord, we're rehearsing! If you're not proficient, what if it's too late!"

"Well, that's true—but your singing is so ugly!" "We love the gods" and sing like "we are gods", why don't we change it to a poetry recitation?

"Ah, Sterling, don't you go, I haven't finished my sentence yet? Where did I just go? Oh, we're going to fight to the end, and we're going to fight to the end..."

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In the command array of the Chinese army in the demon camp, a tall and thin royal family of the demon clan with gorgeous clothes and a face was sitting in contemplation. Footsteps sounded outside the tent, and he stopped hesitantly, and a timid voice asked: "Your Highness is well, Weichen Pingjing is here..."

"Come in!" the royal family interrupted the greeting impatiently.

The Marquis of Pingjing came in tremblingly, and as soon as he entered the door, he immediately fell to the ground and prostrate to salute the royal family, grabbed the other party's shoes and kept kissing them, and kept saying: "I wish Your Highness well..."

The royal family pulled his foot away in disgust, but he didn't tell him to stand up, and said sharply: "Pingjing Hou!"

"Yes, yes, Weichen is here!

"You injured Yun Qianxue's arm, causing him to lose his soldiers, and now my brother is looking for you everywhere with a knife!"

The Marquis of Pingjing, who was crawling underground, let out a desperate wail: "Your Highness clearly sees that it was not the minister's doing, the minister was wronged... Your Highness, help!"

"Didn't you say that the orcs, snakes, dwarves, and jīng spirits in the entire Far East are all under your command? Yun Qianxue has already said that it was the orcs who came forward to negotiate with that force before, and they also said that they were sent by you, as well as the passwords and banners of your troops-tell me, what the hell is going on?!"

"Your Highness, this is the shameless Zichuan Army who blamed me! This is the Zichuan Army who disguised my troops..."

"I've already checked, the only force of the Zichuan family in the Far East now is the Stirling army, and the Stirling army does not have half-orc soldiers to serve, they are all human beings - I sue you, Marquis Pingjing, Your Majesty is very angry, because Yun Qianxue is his favorite general, and you have crippled him. There was a sentence in Prince Caton's heart that didn't come out: "If you really do Yun Qianxue, then it's good!"

"I beg Your Highness to explain to our emperor for me, the minister's absolute loyalty to the Protoss is completely provoked by the enemy..."

"I've already explained, otherwise do you think your head would be safe here?"

"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness! The minister is willing to make cattle and horses for His Highness, and serve the work of dogs and horses..."

"Don't rejoice too soon, it's not over! I have explained, but my brother also has his own statement - my father is still hesitant - Pingjing, you must show your loyalty!"

"Yes, yes, please ask Your Highness to show you a clear path!"

Prince Caton jerked open the curtain and pointed to the Castle of Pay, which stood high in the distance under a smoke screen: "Bring me Stirling's head!—give you a day, is it enough?"

Ping Jinghou swallowed his saliva in a low voice, and said dryly: "Weichen will definitely do it!"

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