Chapter 167: A Thousand Miles of Defeat
Tieguan Castle.
"Report! Right Deputy General! The 500,000 troops of the Fengyu clan are coming to the border, and they will definitely come to the city in less than three days!"
The cavalry rushed up the city wall, clenched their fists and shouted.
The right lieutenant general, who had long known that the situation would be so grim, had long been mentally prepared, but when he heard the 500,000 army rushing forward, his heart still jumped a few times, his face became more and more gloomy, and the green tendons on the back of his hand holding the treasure weapon burst out, and he turned his head sideways and asked Ning Hua on his side:
"Ninghua, do you know how many people are in Tieguan City?"
"The right lieutenant general is about 50,000 people. β
Ning Hua didn't know why, but still answered.
"How many cities do you have to pass through from Tieguan City to the Imperial City, and how many people are there?"
The right lieutenant took a deep breath and did not exhale but held it in his heart.
Ning Hua couldn't answer, so he lowered his head and didn't dare to talk nonsense.
The right lieutenant general pondered, and muttered for a long time before saying slowly:
"From Tieguan City to the Imperial City, we have to pass through fifteen cities, large and small, with a total of three million people. β
"The right lieutenant general is wise, and his subordinates are deeply ashamed. β
Ning Hua saluted respectfully and responded.
"You are wrong, it's not that I'm wise, it's Your Majesty's wisdom, the first day I left the Imperial City, Your Majesty told me that if the demon clan counterattacks again, it will definitely be a move, and their purpose is the clearest. β
"Your Majesty wants me to protect the more than 3 million people in these fifteen cities from it. β
The right lieutenant general was particularly fascinated, as if he saw the wise and martial appearance of the little emperor when he told him.
Your Majesty? Your Majesty is so scheming?
Ning Hua was deeply shocked, but another question also popped up in his heart:
"It turned out to be Your Majesty, who thought of everything, even the population, our Majesty is really extraordinary, but how can we protect so many cities? β
"Your Majesty said that you can abandon the city when necessary, and it is the best policy to keep the people, and you are not afraid of running out of firewood to keep the green mountains. β
The right lieutenant took out a sheepskin from his arms, and a formation was drawn on the sheepskin, which was the Qiankun Yin and Yang Array that trapped the demon clan at the beginning.
It's just that this time they only stick to the Qiankun Yin Array, and there is no Yang Array, and it is obvious that their main task this time is to protect the people.
Ning Hua looked at the formation diagram and asked tentatively:
"Right Adjutant General, is this the Qiankun Yin and Yang Array?"
"Yes, you will copy fifteen copies of this formation, and send one hundred and fifty people to the fifteen cities with the formation map, we will use this formation to protect our people, and the rest of the soldiers will fight with the demon clan!"
"Yes! Right Adjutant General! I'll do it. β
Ning Hua took the parchment roll with trembling hands.
"Remember, they must take the people out of the city and hide in a safe place to set up a formation, if they fight the demon clan, they will only die. β
The voice of the right lieutenant sank a little again, and the breath he was holding still did not come out.
"Yes!"
Ning Hua was ordered to leave.
"Whew!"
At this time, the right lieutenant general breathed a sigh of relief.
Your Majesty, this time, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to go back.
In just three days, the right lieutenant general made full use of his materials, made full arrangements and arrangements for the soldiers and horses, and the people in the city were also properly settled, he stood on the city wall in military uniform, his face was full of murderous blood, and his ears were filled with earth-shaking footsteps.
Stomp, stomp!
The momentum of the 500,000-strong army, the sound of footsteps alone was enough to make the soldiers shudder.
Finally, the army that could not be seen at a glance came, a thousand meters.
Five hundred meters.
One hundred meters.
The right lieutenant general's eyebrows and eyes froze, and when he raised his hand and fell, thousands of arrows flew out of the air and headed towards the demon army.
Whoosh!
The arrows pierced the air and swept towards the demon soldiers, who were fearless, holding a shield in one hand and a trident in the other, shouting the word kill in their mouths, and marching forward bravely.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
"Rush, rush, rush!"
The battle flag covered the sky, the arrows rained wildly, the smoke of gunpowder billowed out, and the smell of blood was permeated.
There was not a word of shouting, there was no procrastination, and everywhere in sight was the cold light of soldiers' swords and guns.
"Keep firing the arrows!"
The right lieutenant has several blood marks on his face.
Whoosh!
The arrows flew again.
"Kill, kill, kill!"
The demon clan is even more imposing, and the fifty army can be said to be like a bamboo, and these arrows are not enough to justify it.
The big war has begun!
......
Above the main hall in the Imperial City Palace.
"Whew!"
Lin Hao seemed to see the right deputy general fighting bloodily in a trance, and suddenly woke up and gasped for breath.
As a result, the already frightened courtiers were even more uneasy, fidgeting, and sweating on their heads.
Qian Lao's already old face has become even more pale in the past few days:
"Your Majesty is relieved, you are relieved, we can be relieved, but I don't know how the war is going?"
Qingming suddenly took a step forward and arched his hand:
"Lord Qian is at ease, the war has begun, the end is inevitable, the 500,000 army is rampage to attack Tieguan City, how good can it be?"
"W-what can I do about this?"
"I don't know when Zuo Qing's support will arrive?"
"What will happen to the people of Tieguan City? If the city is broken, what will happen to the people behind Tieguan City?"
The courtiers were in an uproar, and it was so quiet that the strange court hall suddenly became lively.
Obviously, what Qing Ming said just now is not too timely, but more like adding fuel to the fire of the current situation.
On the other hand, Lin Hao, who also broke out in a cold sweat on his head, was unusually calm on his face, and it could even be said that his face was so blue that it was indescribable, and his fingers kept knocking on the throne:
"Zhongqing, at this time, Tieguan City has been broken, if my guess is right, the right deputy general and Ning Hua are likely to have been sacrificed, and the remaining soldiers are still desperately blocking the 500,000 army from going further. β
"What? It's so fast? yes, that's an army of 500,000, and we only have 100,000. β
"This, all so, Your Majesty is still saying such an understatement? β
"Your Majesty, if you have any good ideas, you have to say quickly, we can't stand the fear. β
"This is a catastrophe for the Marquis of Korea, no, a catastrophe. β
When the courtiers heard the truth, they were even more flustered, their eyes were erratic, and even some of the ministers thought of martyrdom.
Qian Lao, who had a bad look, kept looking at Lin Hao, and kept looking at the position where Cheng Zhou, who had not yet come back from going out of the city with Cao Ze.
Cheng Zhou is not there, and the other military attaches are not in the main hall, only Qingming and Chu Ziyang, two newcomers, support the field of military attachΓ©s, but we civil officials are all coming quickly, and we can only do it in a hurry.
Could it be that Cheng Zhou and Cao Ze were guarding the Imperial City together, or did His Majesty already have other instructions?
He thought about these things over and over again in his heart, and the more he thought about it, the more he became the first two big.
"Your Majesty, the minister has something to do. β
Su Xiao suddenly stood up and said respectfully.