Seventh Shui Lan was also stunned when he saw the Xuan Jing Division's army formation rising up: "Sorry."
I shook my head and said, "It's not your fault."
Seventh Water Blue only gave me advice, and I was the one who decided to chase but not attack. The responsibility of the other party taking the opportunity to set up a military formation cannot be attributed to Seventh Water Blue.
I waved my hand and gave the order: "Go left and right, tear down the army formation piece by piece."
"Kill—" Two thousand Chu troops immediately divided into two teams. The knights on horseback arranged their mounts in several rows, galloped down from the air, and penetrated the Xuan Jingsi army formation from the left and right sides.
The two teams of Chu troops were like the sharp teeth of a prehistoric beast, tearing the army formation apart. When the small half of the army formation cut off by the Chu army rushed towards the main army like a trapped beast, the two thousand Chu soldiers rode their horses and drew their swords to block the charging sorcerers back to their original positions.
"Surround them! Annihilate them!" When I gave the order again, another two thousand Chu soldiers raised their swords and rode their horses to crush the sorcerer of Xuan Jingsi. In just a short moment, they surrounded the enemy.
The Chu army that trapped Xuan Jing Si did not rush to attack. Instead, they urged their mounts, pointed their swords at the enemy, and kept turning around Xuan Jing Si. The long swords in their hands rotated in front of the opponents like windmills. The sorcerers of Xuan Jing Si gathered together back to back, with their guns pointed outward, like a hedgehog that ferocious beasts could not attack, and they confronted the Chu army in a strict defense.
This is a contest of will and momentum among thousands of people. Both sides are waiting for the opportunity and accumulating strength. Once one side relaxes its spirit or cannot bear the psychological pressure and reveals a flaw, it will be the beginning of their destruction.
Four thousand Chu troops are facing the enemy with less than a thousand armored soldiers. It is only a matter of time to annihilate them, but I can't wait here any longer: "The rest of you, follow me to continue the pursuit."
As the Chu army general led me on horseback, the remaining 4,000 Chu soldiers also chased in the direction of Lin Jingyuan's retreat like a long river. Not long after, the Xuan Jingsi soldiers who were still fleeing for their lives fell into our sight again.
I slowly raised my hand, but hesitated again. Although I couldn't see the difference between Xuanjing's soldiers and the Chu army, it made sense for them to send half of their troops to surround and kill only about a quarter of the soldiers.
If I give the order to cut the Xuan Jing Si army formation again without waiting for the rear troops to arrive, isn't that equivalent to exhausting all the strength I can mobilize
I slowly said, "How many people and how long will it take to take down another part of the army?"
The lieutenant general hesitated and said, "These sorcerers themselves are not very strong, but their military formation is extremely impressive. If we still have the same number of soldiers as before, we will need at least 4,000 soldiers to completely wipe out the enemy with minimal losses. Otherwise, we will pay a heavy price."
I said in a deep voice: "Spread out two thousand soldiers and eat him up together."
"This..." While the lieutenant hesitated, I asked coldly, "What did the Overlord say before he left?"
The lieutenant nodded fiercely: "Kill—"
Two thousand Chu troops followed the order and rushed towards Xuan Jingsi, then killed one wave of troops and surrounded the enemy again.
What I didn't expect was that after the Xuan Jing Si army formation was cut off again by the Chu army, they suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the direction of Xuan Jing Si like lightning, and actually left the Chu army behind in just a few breaths.
The Chu army lieutenant general whispered: "We can't attack anymore. They used a secret method to increase their combat power in a short period of time. Even if we send our entire army forward, we can't do anything to them."
I gave the order again: "Get behind them, I want to see how fast they can run!"
If the pursuit just now was only consuming the soldiers' physical strength, now we are consuming their vitality. If the pursuit continues, the soldiers of Xuan Jingsi will be exhausted to death by us sooner or later.
But I still dare not let the Chu army get too close. Lin Jingyuan is already on the verge of fighting desperately. Given her personality, she may make a last-ditch effort and fight us to the death. Two thousand Chu soldiers may not be their match.
Not long after, the headquarters of Xuan Jing Si was already in sight.
A moment later, I could clearly see the smoke and fire in Xuan Jingsi.
Countless demons and monsters were flying in the sky and hiding in the ground. Countless sorcerers were shouting and fighting. The sky was full of spiritual talismans like snow and wind. Thunder and fire were rising into the sky from time to time. Countless human figures were instantly disillusioned in the thunder and fire. Countless demons flew up among the mountains of corpses and rivers of blood...
Although the entire Xuan Jing Si looked like a bloody slaughterhouse, not a single monster could break through the siege - the mountain protection formation of Xuan Jing Si had not been breached from the inside by the demon army until now
When the soldiers of Xuan Jing Si suddenly accelerated, I began to look back frequently. If the follow-up Chu army did not arrive, I would not be able to fight with them under the city wall, and could only watch them break into Xuan Jing Si.
At that time, the situation of the Xuanjing Division might be reversed immediately, putting the demon army in a passive position.
I said in a deep voice to the lieutenant behind me: "Are you afraid of death?"
The deputy general's voice sank: "Are you insulting the men of the Great Chu?"
I shook my head and said, "I don't mean that. Look ahead. I can't let this army of soldiers break into the city. If necessary, I will keep them under the city even if the whole army is killed."
The lieutenant general smiled and said, "The commander gave the order, and we all obeyed it."
"Very good!" When I was about to speak, I saw two figures appear on the top of the city wall. One of them was Sun Yifan, and the other was an old man I had never seen before. The two were arguing about something at a distance of three or five meters.
I subconsciously said to myself: "What are they talking about?"
Seventh Shui Lan said: "Sun Yifan said to let the old man open the mountain protection formation and let the people in. The old man disagreed."
I turned around and asked, "Can you read lips?"
Seventh Shuilan handed me the crystal staff in his hand: "Look for yourself."
I soon saw Sun Yifan's shadow on the crystal staff: "Kui Shou, what on earth are you thinking? As long as we move faster and let the Demon Slayer Hall use strong crossbows to suppress the ghost army in the sky, we can let the Black Armor Guards into the city."
The leader of the Xuan Jing Division shook his head and said, "No. They are too close. If we can't suppress the ghost army, the consequences will be disastrous."
Sun Yifan said anxiously: "The Xuanjia Guard is the foundation of Xuanjing Division. If they are completely wiped out, even if Xuanjing Division survives this catastrophe, it will be divided up by the other four factions."
"But..." The leader of Xuan Jing Division was still hesitating, and Sun Yifan said again: "Leader, can't you see that the battle in the city is evenly matched? If we wait any longer, Xuan Jing Division will be in danger! Trust Zhu Mo Tang."
While Sun Yifan was arguing with the leader of the Xuan Jing Division, I heard the sound of Chu army soldiers' horses breaking through the air behind me. The Chu army that had annihilated two groups of Xuan Jia guards had finally arrived.
The head of the Xuan Jing Division's face suddenly changed, and he shouted urgently: "Quick! Open the formation and let the people in."
He was reluctant to open the door just now, probably because he thought the troops we brought were not enough to shake the Xuanjia Guards. Now that the situation has reversed, he has no choice but to let us in.
Sun Yifan shouted at the same time: "Prepare the crossbow formation!"
All the disciples of the Demon-Slaying Hall who were guarding the city wall simultaneously drew their bows toward the sky, with the sharp edges of their arrows pointing directly at the horses behind me.
I shouted sternly, "Notify the rear troops to speed up."
Just now, without the involvement of the Demon-Slaying Hall, I still had the confidence to use two thousand Chu troops to hold back the Black Armor Guards. But now two thousand Chu troops are far from enough to contain the enemy.
Although the Chu army soldiers galloped on horseback...
The Black Armor Guards also suddenly accelerated...
The gate of Xuanjingsi slowly opened...
The Demon Slaying Hall's arrow formation is ready to go...
Everyone was racing against time, everyone was waiting for fate to come, but suddenly I saw Lin Jingyuan withdraw from the frantically running Black Armor Guards and run quickly towards the feet of the Chu army.
Is she seeking death
I was just stunned for a moment, and the Xuanjia Guards who were rushing towards the gate of Xuanjing Division suddenly raised their steel spears and stabbed at both sides of the gate. When the whistling energy rushed towards the gate, the city walls on both sides of the gate were immediately blown away by the strong energy. Before the masters on the city could recover from the violent shock, the energy on the Xuanjia Guards' steel spears exploded again under the city wall. The already shaky city wall seemed to have been ignited by someone at the bottom, and half of the city wall was lifted into the air.
The Black Armor Guards blew up the mountain protection formation themselves
Before I could recover from my shock, the Black Armor Guards who had rushed to the gate suddenly dropped their weapons, vomited blood and fell to the ground.
The previous attack exhausted their energy. The Black Armor Guards, who were already at the end of their strength, could no longer bear the weight of the armor and died suddenly just a few meters away from the gate.
The leader of the Xuanjing Division shouted: "Lin Jingyuan, you want to..."
Lin Jingyuan, it was Lin Jingyuan who deliberately killed the Xuanjia Guards, and it was also Lin Jingyuan who blew up the formation!
I can see that although the Black Armor Guards are fierce, they only obey orders. Without Lin Jingyuan's order, they will not bombard the city walls, let alone break the formation at the right time.
The leader of Xuan Jing Division had just finished shouting when the two sorcerers standing behind him suddenly thrust their daggers into each other's vital points. Xuan Jing Division was so furious that his whole body burst into energy, and he shook the two men into a bloody rain.
The leader of the Xuanjing Division covered his wound with his hand and said in a trembling voice: "Arrow formation, quickly..."
"Shoot—" As Sun Yifan waved his hand suddenly, the disciples of the Demon Slaying Hall suddenly turned around and shot arrows at the sorcerers of the Xuan Jing Division in the city. As screams rose to the sky one after another in the city, the leader of the Xuan Jing Division also shouted in a stern voice: "Sun Yifan, are you a traitor too?"
"It's too late now! Kill—" Sun Yifan led five masters to pounce fiercely on the leader of Xuan Jing Division. The latter also went crazy and faced the five masters with his seriously injured body.
Everything happened in a flash, and I was still in shock when I saw Sun Yifan leading people to besiege the leader. The seventh Shui Lan beside me said excitedly: "It's done! Wu Zhao, quickly give the order to attack Xuan Jing Division. Tell them not to kill the man with the white cloth tied on his left arm."
I just realized, "Soldiers of the Chu army, charge into the Xuanjing Division, and kill everyone except those with white cloth wrapped around their left arms, leaving no one alive."
Thousands of Chu soldiers rode their horses and charged into the city wall. I let my lieutenant carry me to the ground and looked at Lin Jingyuan with a complicated expression.
The latter smiled at me and said, "I am Lin Jingyuan, a direct disciple of the Half Life Dao. Nice to meet you, Senior Brother Wu." (To be continued)