The firelight lit up the night sky, and the noise from afar broke the silence of the night, and a green clam jumped into the pond in the pond, and a strong man with a missing arm stumbled to the edge of the pond, and where the arm was broken, Yin Yin's blood continued to flow and spill the earth.

And behind this strong man, two soldiers with knives laughed and followed the strong man all the way: "Run, you, run quickly!"

A trace of pain flashed in the strong man's eyes, and he glanced back at the town, his eyes were full of anger, and the blood that kept flowing out kept taking away his strength, making his steps staggering more and more, and the despair from the depths of his heart made him even more powerless to support, die, die together.

The strong man gritted his teeth, turned around suddenly, and used all the strength of his body, like a wounded beast, and pounced on the two catties of the demon behind him, laughing, but he was too weak, and his feet were unstable, and the last counterattack was also smashed by him, and his body fell to the ground fiercely.

The two soldiers restrained their smiles, and their faces looked gloomy and tyrannical: "Hmph, you still dare to oppose "Xiao Chenkang, the consequence of anti" Xiao Chenkang is death, kill this guy, he has no fun, let's go to the town to find women, I hope those guys don't work too hard, otherwise we will be lonely tonight!"

The sharp blade pierced the strong man's body directly from the vest, and the blood spurted out violently again, two catties, the soldier hooked his shoulders and carried his back towards the town that was burning with firelight not far away, the strong man raised his head, and his eyes that were about to lose his life looked at the town through the gap between the two soldiers, and the last catty flashed in his heart, the thought, a group of devils, sooner or later you will go to hell.

They were like a swarm of locusts, everywhere, rivers of blood flowed, full of destruction, the entire Xiyan Mansion was immersed in a huge terror, the situation that had finally settled down became turbulent again, and people began to abandon their homes...... Abandoned the ripening rice in the field, dragged the family away from the devil, and the time entered July, a scorching summer.

Inside the dreary tent...... But there was a hint of ice crystals, but this did not cool down the atmosphere in the tent.

In the big tent, the monkey master of the Holy Religion sits at the top of the position, and he is also the great protector of the Holy Religion and the minister of the Holy Religion...... There is also the presence of the Holy Lord...... He is also the lord of the country...... However, the previous Holy Lord of the Holy Sect has been dead for several years, and there is only one bloodline, the Holy Maiden Qin Yao, so part of the Holy Lord's full strength has also fallen into the hands of the Sect Master.

The Holy Religion is a catty, a very peculiar existence, it is a state and a religion, and the religion and the state are one, thus establishing the structure of the Holy Religion State, which is somewhat like a constitutional monarchy...... The Holy Lord is the supreme symbol, a catty, a spiritual pillar, and the Sect Master is responsible for military and political affairs...... However, this is also the time when the Church passes through the country, once the Holy Religion transforms and establishes the Holy Religion State, the One Holy Lord will gradually take over many rights.

However, now, the Holy Sect is still the leader of the sect, and the position of the head of the side is still the position of the Holy Maiden Qin Yao, and on the left and right are the banner masters of the Holy Sect Holy Five Elements Banner, nine of the twelve holy envoys, the Five Elements Scattered People, and the Eight Directions Protector, it can be said that these are the supreme power centers of the entire Holy Sect.

"In less than five days, there are seventeen towns, one hundred and thirty-three villages in the area between Xiyan Mansion and Songling Mansion, and two county towns have been breached, and judging from the news sent back, the other party is unscrupulous in our place, killing countless people wherever they pass, and also setting fire to the grain fields, and constantly driving the people away!"

"Now there is a great panic in the realm of Xiyan Mansion, and this army of soldiers and horses is still breaking into pieces, avoiding the county towns, county seats, and even important towns where we have soldiers and horses, and specifically attacking the villages, towns, and destroying fields!"

"The other party's purpose is very clear, that is, to set our backyard on fire and put us in a dilemma!" The Eight Guardians of the Holy Sect are actually similar to the officials of the Shepherd Guardian such as the County Guardian, but they hold the right of local competition, and as the Holy Sect occupies a large area of land, the status of the Eight Great Guardians has gradually increased.

In fact, everyone here has realized what a dilemma is, and there are some biases in their hearts, but no one dares to say it, and the atmosphere suddenly becomes depressing.

At this time, Qin Yao, who had never spoken, stood up, Qin Yao's identity can be described as very transcendent in the Holy Sect, in terms of rights, the Holy Maiden and the Sect Leader are on the same level, although the Sect Leader is her godfather, but once the country is established, the two of them belong to the monarch and ministers, if it is said, who dares to speak at this time, it is only Qin Yao.

"There is not much grain and grass in the army, all waiting for the support of summer grain, and the Tang army also needs our assistance, and the summer grain of Xiyan Mansion is absolutely not to be lost!"

Qin Yao was very unwilling, but the reality was so cruel, the other party played a big game of chess, and they clearly knew the other party's calculations and how the next step would fall, but if they wanted to break this game, they had to make a trade-off.

In the big battle more than ten days ago, although the two sides killed in the dark, but in fact, except for the fierce fighting that night, and after dawn, the other side had already switched to attack and defensive, and then two or three days, when no one could help anyone, the battle was stopped.

At this time, the battle of Vermilion Bird City had begun to come to an end, and they were no longer able to continue to support it, and they didn't have much hope for breaking Vermilion Bird City.

"Vermilion Bird City, still standing in front of us, but we don't have any more strength to attack it, more than seven months of war, the Holy Sect army has suffered countless casualties, originally we had a great chance to enter Vermilion Bird City, but he destroyed all this......"

"In that chaotic battle more than ten days ago, we were all deceived by that bastard, although I don't want to praise that bastard, but what he did made us go to the last chance, those wavering wealthy nobles in the city were intimidated by him by bloody means, and now no one dares to fight him, and outside the city, his army is like a rope to trap our army in the south of the city, so that they dare not act rashly!"

"Yes, they are farmers with weapons, but their number is not much less than ours, and they still have some elite strength, it is difficult for us to swallow this behemoth, and now, the other party is taking advantage of our main force under Suzaku City to attack our rear, I have to say, the other party's good calculation!"

"His purpose is to want us to go, and he is very unwilling, I am very unwilling...... But now it's time to make some choices!" Although Qin Yao's words did not take the initiative to say the word of failure, everyone knew that they had already lost.

Qin Yao's words fell for a long time, and no one in the tent dared to answer...... They were waiting for the man above to speak, and for a long time, with a breath of breath, the Holy Sect Leader finally spoke: "I have to admit that that Heian Hou turned the tide of the war, we lost, and Vermilion Bird City has been far away from us from now on, but the Holy Sect has been transformed in this great war...... We'll be back sooner or later...... Take back the glory that belongs to us!"

"Let's go down...... Prepare a charter for the withdrawal of troops, I don't want to be taken advantage of by the other side when I withdraw my troops!"

"Yes, Master!"

"Godfather, my little painstaking management, the war that lasted for more than half a year, is it like this!" After the generals left, Qin Yao put down the nobility of the saint and complained like a girl.

"It's not like we didn't get anything...... At least this war has allowed us to gain 500,000 soldiers who are good at war, and in the rear, we have established a relatively solid foundation...... This is the foundation of our struggle for supremacy, maybe we lost Suzaku City, but we are not defeated, but I think we will have a difficult opponent in the future!"

"That damn guy, I hate to kill him immediately, it's better to send someone to assassinate him, as long as he dies, everything about him will be finished, and his foundation is not stable at all!" Qin Yao waved his head and said fiercely.

"Don't do stupid things, we should know from the Nine Snakes that this person's strength is not simple, and there are many strong people around him, taking the risk of doing it will only make the Holy Sect suffer more losses!

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"We will go west, Shuzhou, the land of abundance, pick up the abundance of products, pick up the base of the number of people, it is more suitable for my Holy Sect, and it has been peaceful for hundreds of years, once the 500,000 elites of my Holy Sect enter Shu, there is no one in Shu who can stop my Holy Sect soldiers!"

"Shuzhou, a good place, occupy Shuzhou, my Holy Sect will be able to have more powerful strength, and when the time comes...... I will come back and kill that bastard "Heng hum!" Qin Yao was still a little unhappy, and the rain suddenly cleared, obviously, the temptation of Shuzhou can attract people more than Vermilion Bird City, and this piece of fat is bigger and easier to eat in the mouth.

"But that catty, the bastard won't let us go back like this, and once he occupies Vermilion Bird City, plus the Jiuchuan Mansion occupied by them, it will be difficult for us to send too many soldiers and horses to Shuzhou!"

"Hehe, don't worry, he will let us go, because he also needs to recuperate, and he still has a difficult enemy, and in the face of this threat, our Holy Sect seems to be inferior, so at least for a long time, the other party should not be in the mood to come to us for trouble!"

"What do you mean?" Qin Yao said, and suddenly a flash of inspiration: "It's Tang Jun, although I feel very uncomfortable, but Godfather, you're right, the threat of 100,000 Tang Army is indeed more threatening than our 500,000 Saint Sect soldiers!"

"Hehe, there is no need to be like this, in fact, this is not just a gap in combat power, our rear is in western Chuxi, so it is easy for us to retreat, as long as we cross Xiangshui, but the Tang army is different, they are deep in the middle of Chuzhou, and from the intelligence point of view, the emperor in Xiangyang also has contact with Vermilion Bird City, and now it has captured Guangling Mansion, the Tang army wants to withdraw to Zhongzhou's nest, but it is a road of three or five thousand miles along the way, but it is not so easy to go! ”

"100,000 Tang troops plus more than 100,000 Tang army auxiliaries can completely swallow it, this temptation is not small, and they want to swallow my Holy Sect army, but it is not so easy to digest!"

"Once the Tang Army's food is gone, collapse is inevitable, but it's over like this, it's not good news for us!"

"Therefore, before leaving, I will give all the food to the Tang Army, and I will also prepare a gift for them in Xiaoxiang Mansion, so that they can hold out longer, so as to buy us some time!"