It's been five days in a flash, and in these five days, the changes at the border have been bigger than before. First the westernmost gourd pass was broken, and then the easternmost Liyang Pass, and then later, the demon clan broke through several passes, in just five days, among the seven passes in the south of Dayu Kingdom, there was only one pass left in Tanglin Pass that was still struggling to support, but it had also reached the time when the oil ran out and the lamp dried up.

The death of the rabbit and the fox in the capital are sad, and the defeat of the remaining six levels makes the soldiers of Tanglin Pass also panic.

Everyone knows that a big reason why the demon clan was able to defend the attack before was that the seven levels were vertical and horizontal, just like a chain, from east to west, firmly locking all the paths of the demon clan to the north.

At this time, the six passes were broken, and only one pass of Tanglin Pass remained, and the demon clan could attack from all directions, and there were no reinforcements, which could be described as isolated.

But in such an environment, the order was still issued from above, which made the soldiers defending the city quite chilling.

At dusk, at the highest point of the city wall of Tanglinguan, there were two people standing. It rained lightly today, and the wind swept through the rain, whistling and smashing on the city walls, and also on the faces of the two.

The two of them didn't care, they just looked out of the city walls, their brows furrowed. Through the slanting wind and drizzle, black shadows could be faintly seen moving not far away, in all directions.

Those dense black shadows are all the army of the demon clan, about four or five miles away from Tanglin Pass, and they are not in a hurry to approach, as if they are waiting for the opportunity to rush up and gnaw this hard bone.

The situation in Tanglin Pass is not optimistic now, all sides have been surrounded by demon troops, it is estimated that the number of demon clans must be three or four hundred thousand, and there are only more than 60,000 soldiers left in Tanglin Pass.

The enemy is outnumbered, and the resources to defend the city have been almost consumed, and continuing to stay in the pass is tantamount to sitting still.

The two were still observing the situation, but there was the sound of hurried footsteps on the steps next to them. A general braved the wind and rain and shouted to the high place: "General Chu, the horses are ready, all at the north gate." The soldiers' crossbow arrows have also been loaded, and when the general gives the order, the soldiers can rush out in one fell swoop! ”

"Wait!" Chu Xiuyang frowned,

"Wait until they get closer."

"But General, I can't wait any longer! The soldiers below have been waiting for too long, and they are so anxious that if they can't break through in one go, I'm afraid that they won't even have this last breath. The morale is gone, what else can you do to fight the demon clan! Not to mention the breakout! Chu Xiuyang hesitated, she looked at Xu Huaigu beside her.

Xu Huaigu looked into the distance, frowned, and said: "The demon clan is still four or five miles away from us, if we rush out rashly at this time, not only the north, but also the other three demon clans will gather towards us, forming an encirclement trend, which is very unfavorable." When they get closer to the city wall, when we rush out in one direction with lightning speed, the demon clan formation will inevitably collapse, and the other three sides will be flawless and take care of the north, so there is a greater chance of survival. The general hurriedly raised his head and persuaded: "But the soldiers can't wait any longer!" Please choose! ”

"Pass my orders!" Chu Xiuyang gritted his teeth, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he looked north,

"At dawn tomorrow, follow me to the battle and break through!"

"Yes!" The general got the order, turned his head and left in a hurry, leaving only Xu Huaigu and Chu Xiuyang still standing on the city wall.

It was dusk, and there were still six hours left before the dawn of tomorrow.

"I thank you so much for your arrows. The soldiers can carry a crossbow with them, and they will have a lot of vitality. Chu Xiuyang looked at Xu Huaigu and said gratefully.

It turned out that Xu Huaigu exchanged arrows with Wei Caiyi that day, although there were some twists and turns, but in the end he persuaded Wei Caiyi to exchange the lives of all the demon clans under his name for 50,000 arrows.

In addition, there were more than 10,000 arrows left in Tanglin Pass, and almost one person could get one, so he simply gave each soldier a single-shot crossbow.

Each soldier has only one arrow, but don't underestimate it. Rushing to break through in close quarters, the big bow is not very useful, but the crossbow is different.

In close quarters, the crossbow arrow is about to fire, and the force is not light, at least it can help the soldier resist the attack of a demon clan, many times, this is the difference between life and death.

"It's nothing." Xu Huaigu looked at the northern mountains and forests worriedly and said,

"Breaking out of the hands of these demon clans who surrounded Tanglin Pass is only the first step, and the follow-up is even more troublesome." At this time, Lin Cangyang's side had already informed the demon clan of the only way for the Tanglin Pass garrison to go north, and the demon clan would definitely ambush on that road at that time.

Open guns are easy to dodge, but hidden arrows are difficult to defend. Xu Huaigu was more worried about the demon clan ambushed on this road, and he had an ominous premonition, always feeling that this road was dangerous and abnormal, and it was very likely to be a dead end.

Chu Xiuyang asked again: "Xu Huaigu, what do you think is the chance of winning tomorrow's breakthrough?" Xu Huaigu shook his head and said heavily: "It's hard to say, no more than thirty percent." Chu Xiuyang suddenly laughed out loud and said, "Sancheng? The two armies are facing each other, and they are still fifty-five, and now that we are exhausted, we can also have thirty percent, and I am also content. Anyway, even if all the soldiers of Tanglin Pass are killed in battle, they will definitely fight to the death. If the demon clan wants to eat us, they have to make them bite their teeth! The two continued to look at each other for a while, and Chu Xiuyang said again: "Xu Huaigu, if we are really defeated, you will withdraw from the sword, so that you can survive." ”

"Withdraw?" Xu Huaigu smiled and looked at Chu Xiuyang,

"Who are you and me?" Xu Huaigu suddenly remembered what Li Siqing said to him in Huluguan that day, and he repeated it word for word.

"Can I withdraw, the soldiers of Tanglin Pass? What is the difference between me and desertion? Chu Xiuyang said seriously: "Now is not the time to be rash. Anyone in this pass can die, but you Xu Huaigu can't. How many people's expectations are with you, you die, your blood is spilled, your eyes are black, you don't care about anything, but what about them? Are you worthy of them? Xu Huaigu asked rhetorically, "What about you?" Have you ever wondered what your brother will do when you die? What about your father? What will happen to your parents when your soldiers die, and what will happen to their wives who are waiting at home? Xu Huaigu shook his head helplessly and said: "This is war, you and I can't help ourselves, we have no choice." ”

"General Chu, whether you can break through successfully or not, I'm afraid that you won't have many days to command me in the future. Say, what else can I do for you? Chu Xiuyang smiled happily, nodded and said, "Then please charge for me, kill all the demon clans, and lead the soldiers back to the north!" Xu Huaigu faced Chu Xiuyang, bowed his head, half-knelt down, and said in a deep voice: "Xu Huaigu has an order!" ”…… Fifty miles south of Tanglin Pass, it is the base camp of the demon clan.

This was originally the boundary of Qingling, but at this time it has been completely occupied by the demon clan. In the camp tent of the demon clan, there was an old man with a long beard sitting on a chair.

He had a very long beard that lasted from his lips to his chest. The old man has white hair and a thin body, if he hadn't sat in the base camp of the demon clan so indifferently, I'm afraid everyone would just think he was a weak old man.

At this time, he was brushing his beard and looking at the landscape topographic map spread out on the table, which was just scouted and drawn by the flying demon who specializes in drawing.

The trail to the north of Tanglin Pass...... He squinted, found this road on the map, compared it twice with his hand, and carefully looked at the surrounding mountains, then nodded and said: "There is some truth, the Tanglin Pass garrison can only take this road when going north." Also in the tent, there was an ape sitting on another chair with Erlang's legs crossed, scratching his ears and cheeks, looking cynical.

This ape is also wonderful, with a body similar to that of ordinary monkeys in the Middle Regions, but with four arms. Still, none of those four arms were allowed to be idle.

One arm plucks out the ear, the other scratches the back, and the other two peel the fruit while putting it into the mouth, leisurely and leisurely, so unhappy.

At this time, the four-armed ape heard the old man's remarks, pursed his lips, and said disdainfully: "I said that you are too cautious, but you are just ants, can you be so careful?" Besides, I see what they are over there, and that's it......"

"What's the name of that thing? I forgot. The four-armed ape didn't think about it for a moment, but he took out one hand and scratched his head.

For a while, he still didn't remember.

"Demon Sect." The old man reminded him.

"Ah yes, it's that Demon Sect." The four-armed ape suddenly realized, and he took up his cup again to drink.

"If you want me to say, that demon sect is just a group of cowardly and incompetent people, greedy for life and afraid of death, what is there to pay attention to, just go all the way north to kill it, can they stop us?" The old man shook his head and said, "Something is better than nothing, if we are sure that the Demon Sect can be used by us, why not?" Moreover, since the war has been fought so far, we have suffered a lot of losses, and more than 500,000 people have died, which is not a small number. ”

"That's just ants." The four-armed ape dismisses it and continues to pluck its ears,

"Dead is dead, not worth mentioning." The old man looked at him and smiled, "Oh? Then why don't you go next time when you report to our king on the situation at the front? The four-armed ape laughed hurriedly: "That's it." If our king had known that so many people had died on the front, we would have been punished. The old man was not in a hurry, but said lightly: "It's good to know." The old man looked at the map for a while and said, "Although our demon clan is brave and good at fighting, the treacherous and cunning of the human race is far superior to ours. I think that my king fell for the tricks of the human race back then, and it was suppressed for 500 years, otherwise the Central Domain would have been in our pocket a long time ago. When dealing with them, you have to be careful. ”

"In my opinion, this time the Demon Sect is so enthusiastic to send information, I'm afraid there is fraud in it. I want to go there in person and see how sincere this demon sect is. If it can be used, it is natural to give it a try, if it is a trick of the human race, with me personally going over to press it, they will not be able to make waves. The four-armed ape laughed and said, "You went there yourself? Don't use an elephant to crack a nut. Just let the beetle kid pass, what can happen? ”

"I was injured last time the beetle snake came back, don't you remember? There are people in the monks' camp over there who can match the snakes, so to be on the safe side, I'll go there myself. ”

"That's it." The four-armed ape sighed and shook his head helplessly,

"It's such a big thing, and I still need to alarm you? I'll go, I'll go to the head office, right? You can't say so much to provoke me. The old man smiled and said, "Okay, then you go." I'll still let the beetle snake and them bring 5,000 soldiers and horses to ambush, if it's okay, you don't have to take action, if there's something, you can help him. You can play as you like, and I'll take care of everything. The four-armed ape scoffed and said, "That's pretty much it." So saying, he put down what he was holding, stretched, and walked out of the tent into the woods.