Volume 1: The Seven Stars of the Twilight of the World Chapter 178 Trapped and waiting for help
Hearing this news, Shi Kong's heart was disappointed.
At a young age, he didn't know how to hide his thoughts. Yuelai had traces of golden demon spirits hidden in his eyes, and he was not surprised that he had seen it, but he believed that this beautiful young lady was just a little naughty and would not harm people's lives.
But listening to Tian'en say that Xiang Bei, who he has always admired, is also hiding evil spirits, which is unacceptable to Shikong. At first, he hoped that it was just Tian'en joking with him, to warn him not to get too close to Xiang Bei again.
But seeing Tianen's serious face, the little bald head denied his idea again. The unexpected news brought him a sense of loss that outweighed the fear and worry.
"Senior Brother Xiang Bei is also a demon spirit?Master, then, will we do something with Senior Brother Xiang Bei?" Shi Kong suddenly thought of this real question, if what Tian'en said was true, would it be possible to be sure of it?
"The current situation is even more serious than we expected, and the most terrifying thing about those demon armies we have seen is not their strength, but their strategy. It stands to reason that different beast armies should not be able to coordinate operations, but judging from the current situation, whether it is the black ape who is secretly blocking Jinsha, or those beast wolf riders hiding in the distance, they obviously have their own arrangements and tacit cooperation. I can't verify it yet, but they must have a behind-the-scenes command. You must know that ordinary beast armies do not have too high intelligence, they do things by instinct, and if they want to obey the command, unless they have enough power to deter them. Therefore, our first task at the moment is to monitor the demon army, find out their movements, and find an opportunity to get rid of them. We need more strength. β
It seems that although Tianen is suspicious of Xiang Bei, at least for now, he has not regarded Xiang Bei as a real enemy. This made Shikong breathe a sigh of relief. But what Tianen said is that the most powerful person in the demon army has not yet appeared, and this opponent is the most deeply disturbing existence.
"That person, could it be the reincarnation of the Heavenly Demon?" Shi Kong's face became solemn along with Heavenly Grace.
Tianen saw the little monk's sad face, and knew that this child was in his heart, so he tried to make himself as relaxed as possible, "The demon army comes from a place where it can't come, and it stands to reason that it has no intersection with the heavenly demons, but this world no longer follows the consistent precepts, and it is not impossible for the legendary heavenly demons to collude with these strange beasts." At present, we still have to improve our own strength. The last time you manipulated the spirit, the spirit martial god body was not fully connected with your mind, have you ever understood what I said about the method of moving the spirit? β
As he spoke, the master and apprentice each summoned their own spirit martial god bodies, and under the cover of the dense forest, they fought in one place. Compared with the Lingwu Divine Body used by Shangguan Ce in the first battle of the Liberation Void on Tianyin Peak, the Martial Divine Body of the Liberation Void at this time was taller, and there was an extra layer of thick armor on the body.
Tian'en was pleasantly surprised, the little bald head was not only born with the physique of a martial god, but also had a very high level of understanding on the path of spiritual cultivation. Now looking at the combat power of the Lingwu Divine Body, he has firmly established himself in the realm of the upper level of Lingwu. In time, this child will surely become a powerful force to protect the light of this world. As a master himself, he must teach him well, and he must not let this child be led astray by those evil demons.
Tianen's intuition told him that the death of his junior brother Tianmo must be inseparable from those two young people, but the current situation did not allow him to devote his energy to further investigate Xiang Bei and Yuelai.
Moreover, there has been no response to the secret letters of the Realm Keeper released so far, and I don't know if they can wait for powerful reinforcements before these Warcraft armies move.
Also waiting for reinforcements is the governor of the five armies of Daxia who sits in Jinsha, who often wins the command of the former enemy and often breaks the general. Although the place ten miles away from the north pass of Jinsha City has been completely controlled by the Warcraft army, the carrier pigeons that are dying every day prove that these Warcraft armies have not advanced towards Jinsha again.
In the south pass of Jinsha City, the path leading to the hinterland of Great Xia has not yet been blocked, and you only need to make a few more detours, and you can also connect with another water spring in the lonely city of Great Xia that is holding back the demon army.
The last time I had contact with the water spring was half a month ago. He Niansheng, the captain of Shuiquan, is both civil and military, and is from a scholarly family, but in addition to reading well, he also likes to dance with knives and sticks.
In order to be able to take the war strategy of the war book to the real battlefield, He Niansheng resolutely put pen to paper. It's just that he still inevitably has a scholarly spirit, and the letters passed to Chang Polu talk about the past and the present are sprinkled, and finally quote scriptures to show his determination to live and die with Shuiquan.
The multi-page official letter was often dizzy to look at, and finally only replied with one sentence, "You can die, but the water spring must be saved!"
The water spring is surrounded by water on three sides, there is a spring in the city, and when the city of Tianyao was broken, Chang Po had already strictly ordered He Niansheng to prepare armaments, store more military rations, and prepare to defend it. I think it will last a few days.
And Jinsha also has two mountain arches, as long as the strong city is not lost, it is impossible to bypass.
Although there is also bureaucracy in the victorious army, these front-line commanders are all excellent generals, after all, they are all characters who pin their heads to their trouser belts, and they are related to the safety of the empire.
Thinking of this, Chang Poyu missed Huo Ping, the prison soldier who insisted on acting with him when he went out this time.
Originally, Huo Ping was also the leader of the forbidden army who was arrogant and proud of his might in Sheng'an City all day long. even once argued with Chang Poyu and Geng Zhong. I don't know the height of the sky, and I want to prove myself in the ever-winning border army. As a result, in just a few months, the life of the border army with a bloody cold knife made this gentleman grow up rapidly. not only learned to be humble, but also because of the grace of saving lives, he called Geng Zhong a brother.
Now Huo Ping has been off for half a month, and he doesn't know how the matter of asking for help is going. Hopefully, though, he'll at least return safely. Otherwise, if something really happens to this kid on the front line, the governor of the five armies may have to incur additional trouble. After all, before leaving, Uncle Horn specially explained to Chang Po in person that he must take care of his nephew.
Uncle Horn, whose rank is not higher than that of the governor of the five armies who is often broken, but he supervises the military quarters of the Great Xia treasury, and the military salaries, grains and grass granted by the imperial court to the five armies are all handled by Horn. Although Chang Poyu and this uncle don't deal with each other very well, they don't want to make more trouble for themselves.
Huo Ping has actually returned to Sheng'an for three days.
Seeing that the front line was the time to employ people, he left the Sands with only one attendant, and hid his two bronze hammers identifying his identity in the blanket on the back of his horse.
Huo Ping disguised himself as an ordinary person and rushed back to Sheng'an day and night. When he returned to Huo's mansion in the dust, Horn was wearing a black satin man's suit, teasing the birds in front of him. It was a red-billed starling, a mouth-spitting orchid that had been trained by Horn, tilting his head in the delicate birdcage, shouting one after another, "Shou and Tianqi, Shou and Tianqi......"
"Uncle......" Huo Ping's voice was much louder than when he left, and he was a little hoarse. Horn turned his head and was almost startled when he saw this dusty nephew,
"Why are you so embarrassed, often breaking the captives and bullying you?"
"No, uncle, I took the initiative to come back to deliver the letter, the front-line war is tight, Tianyao City has been broken, General Chang personally led the soldiers and civilians who broke through to retreat to Jinsha, but I am afraid that Jinsha will not be able to support it alone. β
"What?" Horn's eyes widened in shock, and then the corners of his mouth inadvertently rose strangely. "Why, those Tartars outside the gate are so bold and dare to offend my Great Xia's Heavenly Might? Isn't Chang Po very powerful, why was it so easy to get rid of this time?"
Sheng'an, the Xiongcheng who sang and danced, had just celebrated the birthday of the Queen Mother Lafayette, and the aftermath was not finished. These Daxia court officials are still immersed in the atmosphere of singing praises and praising virtues, touting and welcoming each other, and even the natural and man-made disasters reported in various places have been put on hold, for fear of affecting the good mood of the queen mother and the emperor. In their hearts, Great Xia adheres to the fortune of heaven and the prosperity of the country, how can there be a clown who is not afraid of death and dares to anger the empire's heavenly might.
But Huo Ping, the supervisor of the Senluo battlefield who saw it with his own eyes, had woken up from such a dream, and he took out the handwritten letter of Chang Poyu that he brought back, which was intended to be reported directly to the emperor, on the one hand, he complained about the anxiety of the war and the tragedy of the front-line soldiers, and on the other hand, he urgently asked for help, and implored the imperial court not only to dispatch the elite support of the five armies of Great Xia, but also to the national division of Great Xia, and to summon capable people and strangers to take action, because the city of Tianyao was broken, not that the resistance of the Great Xia soldiers was unfavorable, but the power of ordinary swords, and it was difficult to confront those puppet zombies and barbarian beast armies head-onγ
After reading Chang Polu's handwritten letter and listening to Huo Ping's personal account, Horn was still skeptical, "Then where did these evil beasts come from?
Huo Ping nodded yes, "Although I don't want to think like that, but judging from the current situation, I'm afraid that this is the case." Uncle, you quickly take me to meet the Holy One, and ask him to send reinforcements immediately. β
Horn didn't respond, but carefully folded and put away Chang Shu's letter according to the original creases, "Huo Ping, look at the appearance of your dusty body, what kind of body you have become, go down and wash it first." β
Huo Ping came back to his senses, "Oh, look at my urgency, I have no courtesy." Thank you uncle for reminding me, if you go to face the saint like this, I am afraid that I will be accused of contempt of the royal court. β
Huo Ping followed his subordinates to clean up the dust, change his clothes, and put on the golden helmet and armor he had been patrolling the capital. Horn looked at Huo Ping in front of him and looked a lot taller, and nodded with satisfaction, "Well, this is a bit of the momentum of my Great Xia general." β
"Uncle, then let's hurry up and face the saint. Huo Ping urged anxiously.
Unexpectedly, Horn continued to turn his head and pick up the birdcage, "Ignorance, who asked you to take this errand?"
"What?" Huo Ping opened his mouth in surprise, "Uncle, all this is really what I have seen with my own eyes, there are not many remnants of Tianyao's defeated soldiers, and it is said that even Chang Po was almost captured by the wolf horseman." If you don't send troops to support, I'm afraid that Jinsha will also fall. Once the Sands Gate is lost, that ......"
Horn stared at the starling in the cage without raising his head, the corners of his mouth twitched twice, and then he twisted his fingers around the beard on his upper lip, "You don't grow up, I said it, you are not qualified to fight with Chang Poyu." Didn't you almost fall for him?"
Horn has no heirs, and Huo Ping has grown up with him since he was a child, and he can be regarded as half of the son of his uncle in this country. On weekdays, Horn wants to raise this half of his son to the throne, so that he can take care of him in the court.
The last time Huo Ping and Chang Poyu almost tore their faces on the streets of Sheng'an, Horn taught him to endure the humiliation and wait for the opportunity. In front of the emperor, Huo Ping asked for an errand for the former enemy to supervise the army, one was to demonstrate to Chang Polu, and the other was to privately explain Huo Ping to pay attention to Chang Polu's actions in the army, to see if he could collect some generals' tricks in case of future needs.
I didn't expect that the current Huo Ping would be so dedicated to being dispatched, which made Horn very unhappy.
Huo Ping really didn't have Horn's city mansion yet, and seeing that his uncle didn't plan to take him to face the saint, he asked anxiously, "Uncle, what do you mean by this?"
Horn had already retreated from his subordinates, and continued to teach Huo Ping in a serious tone, "You kid, have you forgotten why I asked you for a position as a prisoner?"
"But now the front line is tight. β
"Tight, did it hit your head?" Horn saw that Huo Ping had not yet understood his mind, and was a little impatient, and squatted the birdcage in his hand on the table in front of him with a "snap", so frightened that the clever starling fluttered its wings and jumped around in horror.
"The front line is tight, naturally there are beacon letters asking for help, what are you doing on this errand with a prison army? You are escaping from the battle! Besides, the beacon fire letter is 100,000 urgent, much faster than you, why is it that no one in the Governor's Mansion of the five armies has reported it, and they themselves are unwilling to report this news that angers Long Yan, but they want you, the prison army, to take this risk. You're really being toyed with by Chang Po!"
"Huh?!" Huo Ping listened to Horn's teachings and broke out in a cold sweat......