How could they suddenly fail? Didn't they say there were reinforcements
Pei Zheng grabbed the soldier by the collar and asked, "How long will it take for the reinforcements to arrive? Hasn't Zhao Litang made any arrangements yet? How dare he start a war without any reinforcements?"
The soldier, who was covered in wounds, heard this and defended Zhao Litang,
"The general has no other choice. If we don't start a war now, are we going to just watch the barbarians invade? What about the people in the rear? There was a rescue team at the beginning, but they were ambushed and almost wiped out. So now we are isolated and helpless."
"If the situation is bad, retreat immediately. How many people are left on the front line now?"
"There are probably several thousand more, and the general is also injured."
The soldier said with a sad face.
Pei Zhengxian ordered all the people and refugees in Anli City to retreat first, and the city guards would guard them along the way.
The soldier was relieved when he heard Pei Zheng's order. He struggled to stand up and was about to open the city gate and run out, but was grabbed back by Chengfeng.
"Where are you going?"
The soldier said, "I want to go back and report. I want to continue to fight on the battlefield. As a soldier, I want to fight on the battlefield until the last moment."
Pei Zheng said, "You can fight to the last moment, but your General Zhao must come back alive. Tell him to retreat in time and not to think so highly of himself. The outcome of a war is not decided by him alone."
The soldier said, "But"
Pei Zheng pushed him towards the city gate and said, "No buts."
Then he took out a token from his pocket and threw it over, "When you see this token, you must obey orders. Take it and tell Zhao Litang to retreat."
The soldier nodded with tears in his eyes and ran towards the frontier without looking back.
The people of Anli City had just been settled, and now they were to be evacuated immediately. But all the people had no complaints, because they knew that the war would soon spread here.
The people were retreating from behind the city gate in an orderly manner. Pei Zheng asked Chengfeng to take Qi Changyi with them to retreat, but Qi Changyi refused to leave.
Pei Zheng asked, "What's wrong? Can't bear to leave me?"
Qi Changyi lowered his head and said nothing, but held his sleeve tightly and did not let go.
"Just follow Chengfeng and go first. I'll be there soon. Okay?"
Qi Changyi shook his head and whispered, "No, we have to go together. I don't want to go with Afeng first. And Brother Tang is injured, so we have to wait for him to go together..."
Pei Zheng pinched his fingers.
Chengfeng, who was originally maintaining order in the evacuation of the people, ran over and said, "Master, there was a report from the front city gate just now, saying that an army was spotted not far away, and it doesn't look like the Celestial Empire's army."
Pei Zheng's heart sank, "Close the city gate quickly!"
The city gate was tightly closed, and dozens of thick wooden beams were used to prop it up from behind.
Pei Zhengrang Chengfeng gathered all the guards in Anli City and ordered them to climb the city wall fully armed.
On the other hand, the evacuation speed of the city residents is also accelerating.
Soon, the army arrived at the city gate. As expected, they were all brave and skilled barbarian soldiers. They bypassed the border cities and went deep into the interior of the Celestial Empire as a vanguard. The first place they arrived was Anli City.
The guards on the city wall were all very nervous. They were not soldiers who had gone to the battlefield, so they had no combat experience.
However, the barbarian soldiers did not start attacking the city gates. Instead, they surrounded the entire Anli City tightly. Even the city gate through which the people retreated was sealed, and the remaining refugees were all trapped in the city.
Both the front and rear gates were tightly closed and guarded.
The current Anli Castle is like a piece of minced meat that is tightly surrounded and seems to be at the mercy of others.
All they heard was a "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sound from the air, and everyone looked up.
Many sharp and fast arrows were shot down from the sky. Many people had no time to dodge and were shot directly by the arrows. They fell to the ground and blood was spilled all over the ground.
Then there were screams, cries, and shouts one after another. Everyone ran away, looking for a place to hide. Those who didn't have time to hide would be shot to death by the rain of arrows.
The originally quiet and orderly Anli City suddenly became chaotic, with corpses strewn all over the ground and blood flowing endlessly.
An arrow with a flaming tip flew in, instantly setting the house on fire and burning several people.
Soon more and more flaming arrows flew in, burning more houses and killing more people. Now the air was not only filled with the smell of blood, but also mixed with an endless smell of burning.
Pei Zheng hugged Qi Changyi and stood under the city wall. He blocked the arrows for him and held his shoulders tightly, not wanting him to see the chaotic and bloody side of the city.
But the tall city gate suddenly made a "boom" sound.
This was followed by an even louder rumble. The barbarian soldiers outside began to try to find a way to break down the city gate. If they continued to charge like this, the gate would be broken open sooner or later.
Pei Zheng handed Qi Changyi over to Chengfeng, asking him to protect his safety, and then he went up to the city wall to command the battle.
Qi Changyi covered his ears and his whole body was shaking uncontrollably.
He could still hear the screams, still smell the blood, and still knew what kind of brutal massacre was happening.
A little child ran towards Qi Changyi crying, probably because he was separated from his family. As he was running, he suddenly fell down in front of Qi Changyi. Just as Qi Changyi was about to reach out to help him up, a flaming arrow flew towards him.
Chengfeng only had time to block the arrow above Qi Changyi's head. Unfortunately, the child was shot by the arrow and fell to the ground covered in blood. Qi Changyi didn't even have time to retract his outstretched hand.
He was so frightened that his whole body froze and he stood there unable to move, taking deep breaths and looking at the child on the ground who died with his eyes open.
Seeing this, Chengfeng quickly pulled him away.
The guards of Anli Castle were quickly defeated and scattered, and many of the guards on the city walls had already died.
While Pei Zheng was directing them to pour oil and set fire, he raised his bow and arrow, aimed at the opposing army, and looked around for their leader.
Finally, Pei Zheng found a man who looked like the leader. He shot the arrow without hesitation and killed him with one shot. The man opposite was indeed the leader and fell to the ground.
However, at this time the gate of Anli City was also captured. The gate opened and the barbarian soldiers outside rushed in shouting.
They were all blood-thirsty and killed anyone they saw, no matter if they were children, the elderly or women, they were all killed brutally.
Fortunately, Qi Changyi had already been taken away by Chengfeng.
But he could still see the blood rain all over the sky and the corpses on the ground. He was powerless and could only shed tears silently.
Soon, almost all the people in the city were killed, and the blood formed a small stream that slowly flowed out from the gate of the city wall.
Someone discovered Chengfeng and Qi Changyi, surrounded the place where they were hiding, and approached step by step with weapons raised.
Seeing that he could no longer hide, Chengfeng started fighting with the barbarian soldiers. A feather arrow flew from a distance and shot Chengfeng's shoulder. A little blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, but he still held the sword, but his body shook involuntarily.
Qi Changyi quickly supported his arm and said, "Afeng, you are injured and bleeding a lot."
Qi Changyi's eyes were red. "A Feng, don't worry about me. Go away. I will only hold you back. Don't worry about me."
"Your Highness, don't worry, I'm fine. I just hurt my shoulder, nothing vital."
Before he could finish his words, Chengfeng leaned sideways and blocked another sword for Qi Changyi, leaving a cut on his arm.
At this time, another person wanted to stab Qi Changyi, and a sword stabbed towards his throat.
Qi Changyi had no time to dodge and closed his eyes suddenly in fright.
The sword missed him and stopped an inch away from his throat.
Pei Zheng arrived in time and grasped the sword with his bare hands. The blade pierced his palm and his hand was covered with blood, but the sword was held back tightly and could not move forward at all.
Pei Zheng then grabbed the sword with his backhand and stabbed the man to death with one blow.
Pei Zheng was also injured, and the three of them were soon surrounded by barbarian soldiers.
Now there are only three of them left alive in the entire city, but there are still tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers.
The gap is too big and there is almost no chance of winning. Even if we keep killing without sleep, there is no telling when we can kill all the barbarian soldiers in the city.
Anli Castle has been lost.
Qi Changyi looked at Pei Zheng's palm which was dripping with blood, and tears of heartache could not stop falling. He held Pei Zheng's injured hand and tried to bandage it up carefully.
Pei Zheng suddenly pulled him into his arms, then quickly punched behind him with his other hand, and a soldier fell to the ground.
Just now, this soldier wanted to attack Qi Changyi from behind.
Pei Zheng's fist hit the barbarian soldier's helmet, scraping the skin between his knuckles and oozing blood.
Qi Changyi took his hand again, and continued to bandage it in a flustered manner, crying, "Why is it all bleeding again? I can't stop the bleeding and I can't wrap it all up."
Pei Zheng hugged him in his arms and touched his hair.
"No, no, it doesn't matter. Just kiss me dear, and I won't feel any pain."
Qi Changyi raised his head when Pei Zhenghuai did, hugged his neck, leaned over and kissed him, his mouth full of the taste of blood.
Then he suddenly stopped.
He seemed to have seen this bloody rain in his memory before, in a prison. It was very dark around him and his body was very cold, but the smell of blood was also very strong.
But that prison was not the prison of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, but a prison of foreigners.