Empire of Shadows

Chapter 135: Kill each other

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"Stop... Stop..." Almost at this moment, Weimar, who was also watching the fourth regiment commander slowly slipping off his horse, shouted frantically. But although his hoarse voice was still relatively loud, it was undoubtedly like a small wave in the sea among the thousands of troops, and it did not attract anyone's attention at all, let alone the army hundreds of meters away from them.

Seeing the soldiers in front of them rushing forward like a tide, but falling to the ground in rows like harvested wheat, Weimar knew that if the misunderstanding continued, then even before the two armies came into contact, in just ten minutes, the remaining troops on his side would be completely wiped out.

In an instant, Weimar jumped up from his horse, rushed forward quickly, and casually pulled out a flag of the Fire Phoenix Army. In a few leaps and bounds, he had already arrived at the forefront of the troops. . . . . .

Just as Weimar tried to shake open the flag to show his identity to the opposing army, several long arrows shot at him like lightning. With a wave of his hand, he easily deflected the arrows with his sword, and Weimar held the flag with one hand again, preparing to wave it with his sword...

However, as he pushed away a few arrows, dozens of arrows hit Weimar's face again. "Damn it..." Weimar cursed in a low voice, and dodged quickly and flexibly. After a jump, Weimar finally got away from the rain of arrows. But as Weimar fled, several Fire Phoenix Legion soldiers beside Weimar slid slowly and silently.

Just when Weimar thought he had escaped, he unexpectedly discovered that there were already several long arrows waiting for him where he was about to land. As long as Weimar landed in the original position, he would have no chance to avoid the two long arrows in front of him. They would shoot through his legs and waist the moment he landed.

At this moment, the only feeling in Weimar's heart was, is that really a unit that was formed only half a year ago? Supplementary shooting and blocking positions were definitely not something that ordinary archers could do. Especially when dealing with high-level swordsmen, they could still perform so well, which was simply unbelievable.

With the last bit of fighting spirit, Weimar slashed his sword in the direction of his movement, and used the recoil of his fighting spirit to suddenly stop his movement, and at the same time put himself right in the middle of the two waves of arrows. . . What a close call! This was Weimar's last thought. . . . . .

But at this moment, Weimar, whose feet had just landed on the ground, suddenly felt a sharp piercing sensation near his pelvis, as if his body was pierced by a powerful siege hammer. Afterwards, Weimar could no longer feel the intuition in his lower body, and his whole body, like a cut-off tree, fell straight down in the direction of inertia.

"Weimar..." After an anxious and terrified cry, Weimar could no longer hear any sound. The moment before he fell to the ground, several long arrows brought out a cloud of blood mist all over his body. . . . . . In Weimar's mind, the only question was, could the opponent's archers have the ability to foresee the future? With that last question, an outstanding general fell in this chaotic night. . . . . .

Seeing the assistant who had helped her run the Fire Phoenix Army from head to toe die in front of her eyes without any explanation, Feng Ya could hardly believe this fact. But looking at her own soldiers being slaughtered like withered trees and rotten wood, Feng Ya reluctantly accepted this fact. In the situation where she could not communicate with the other party, the best way was to retreat immediately.

At the command, Feng Ya, with tears in her eyes, fled the battlefield frantically with the remaining soldiers of the Fire Phoenix Legion. But what Feng Ya could not accept was that, of the nearly 8,000 soldiers who had been left after the battle with the cavalry troops sent out by Andriel, there were only less than 1,500 left after this battle. In just less than 10 minutes, a battle turned out like this, which Feng Ya could not accept at this time. The casualties of more than 6,000 soldiers did not even cause any losses to the enemy troops, which made her, who had always been quite confident, feel extremely discouraged. . . . . .

"Shen Hanlong, I will never let you go..." After galloping for several kilometers, Feng Ya fell off the horse, raised the blood-stained sword in her hand, and howled to the sky. . . . . . Then, she turned her hand and stuck the sword into the ground, bursting into tears.

"Feng Ya, why do you care about that useless guy? Haven't they been eliminated by the East Continent coalition? Could it be..." Sally followed Feng Ya off the horse and asked with a confused look on her face. But at this moment, how could Feng Ya have the mind to answer this question

"Sally, don't you know clearly? Just now, after we wiped out the Eastern Continent troops from Andriel, the second group to fight against us should be the 6th Division of the Flame Legion! Otherwise, who else do you think would use arrows longer than 1 meter besides them

But to be honest, this battle was really unclear. We were in a hurry to escape from this narrow canyon because we were followed by a large number of troops. Also, because the pursuers behind us were too strong, we had no way out at all, so we could only rush on without even sending out a scout. . . . . .

But God knows, what did the 6th Division of the Flame Legion come to this Jedi for? They were just like us, not even sending out scouts, and just rushed in headfirst... Killing each other! This is really a shame in the history of the empire... "A surviving senior officer of the Fire Phoenix Legion replied to Sally with a sigh.

"Could it be that they were forced here by the East Continental Allied Forces? Otherwise, why would they come here for no reason? According to their current marching direction, I think they will soon run into the infantry divisions that are chasing us.

Perhaps, I should pray that both sides will perish together! Damn Yula, I wonder what you can do to fight against that perverted archer troop. And that Shen Hanlong, I also hope that he will fight head-on with Yula's four infantry divisions, and it would be best if he is surrounded by the other side. In that case, both sides will have their revenge. "A surviving staff officer also came up and fantasized.

"Stop dreaming. I order now: Deputy Division Commander Qinian will act as the commander of this unit. He will take the remaining brothers to leave here and return to the occupied empire... No, you all should just go back! Go back to the imperial capital. If you meet the imperial resistance on the way, join them immediately. Otherwise, just go back to the imperial capital!" After wiping away her tears and sheathing the long sword that was stuck in the ground, Feng Ya stood up and whispered to wake her subordinates up from their dreams.

"Sir, I will lead the team, what about you? What will you do? We can't abandon you and flee the battlefield. I don't think the soldiers want you to leave us either... If you have any decision, you should say it out loud so that everyone can hear it and help you with your advice..." Hearing the meaning of Feng Ya's words, the commander appointed by Feng Ya immediately jumped up, waving his arms and loudly objecting.

"It's not your turn to take care of my affairs. Obey my orders immediately and take the remaining soldiers back. If you want to help me, then right now, return to where you should go. When the empire counterattacks, you will return to the battlefield. Killing the enemy is the best reward for me..." Feng Ya said, then she jumped on her horse and galloped towards the East Continent. After running for a distance, Feng Ya turned back again: "Go back immediately and bring back the news about Bora's disappearance and Yura's betrayal of the empire. I'll leave everything to you!"

"What should we do? Everyone, express your opinion. Should we follow the Lord, or return to the empire to report the news?" Acting commander Qinian watched Feng Ya's back running farther and farther, and blurted out something that did not surprise anyone.

"No, the Lord asked us to deliver the letter and unite with other troops to resist the East Continent coalition forces... I will do as Feng Ya said..." Almost out of instinct, Sally blurted out the words, attracting dozens of contemptuous glances.

"Then, Sally will lead the team back to report the news. The rest of us who are willing to follow you, can set out in batches with me to follow you. Even if I die, I hope to die under your command!" As soon as Qinian finished speaking, dozens of officers immediately stood beside him. Next to Sally, there was not even a senior officer. Except for a few junior officers who had been following her, there were only two or three kittens left.

In the end, about a thousand of the 1,500 remaining Fire Phoenix Legion soldiers embarked on the journey to follow Feng Ya, and only a few, unaware soldiers followed Sally to the empire to report the news.

"What an unreliable woman. She thought your Excellency still treated her as your own sister, but in a critical moment, she was even worse than a stranger... I really don't know why your Excellency would let a woman like her stay in our army. It's simply shameful..." After watching Sally lead the team away, Qinian turned back with disdain.

"Qinian, don't worry about her. At least she has been your playmate since she was a child. It is only natural for you to treat her well! If you saw her fooling around with those playboys in the imperial capital, I think you would be furious...Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about how to meet up with you first! With so few of us, a frontal battle is pointless. I think it would be better for us to follow you secretly and wait for the right opportunity to appear in front of you. Now that you are the acting commander, you will be the one to assign action plans to everyone!"

"My plan is..." Qinian said in a low voice, and whispered his plan to the officers present. After understanding all the details, more than a thousand soldiers of the Fire Phoenix Army immediately split into dozens of groups and scattered towards the East Continent. (To be continued)