Volume Four, Volume 19, Burning the City, Chapter 5, The Myth of the Imperial Capital(1/3)
While the human defenders were fighting and retreating in the imperial capital's street battles, a group of humans moved in the opposite direction.
Passing through the sewers of the imperial capital, the black-clad death squads quietly sneaked behind the demon army from the west of the city.
The suicide squads were divided into hundreds of groups, and under the cover of darkness, they arrived at key positions arranged in advance. Like dandelions spreading their seeds, they spread throughout the city and hid themselves.
At this time, the demons were in the chaos of robbery and did not notice that a small human army was lurking behind them.
At three o'clock in the evening, brilliant fireworks bloomed in the sky, and the promised signal came! The suicide squads acted quickly, throwing the torches onto the pyre that had been doused with kerosene, shooting rockets onto the roof covered with straw, and throwing incendiary bottles. Entered a house made of wood.
In the east area of the city, humans have already prepared a large amount of fuel and flammable materials everywhere, making it very easy to set fires.
Thousands of people lit fires at the same time, and fires were set ablaze in streets, alleys, houses, shops, schools, government agencies, restaurants, and hotels.
The paralyzed demon army was busy plundering and failed to stop the arson in time. Because the occupation period was too short, they had not yet developed the consciousness of being the masters of the city and had no intention of putting out the fire.
Under such indifference, the fire lost the opportunity to put out the fire. The fire spread unchecked, blazing flames devoured one block after another, and countless pillars of fire rose into the sky.
The fire space became wider and wider, and the flames swept through the city like a storm, flooding the city like a flood, submerging houses, high-rise buildings, and streets. The burned houses collapsed one after another, with constant rumblings, and the demons The roar and hiss of the flames could not be concealed by the roar of the cauldron.
At this time, the demon soldiers were horrified to discover that the fire was not one or two houses, one or two streets, but the entire imperial capital city! They began to panic: "Oops! The city is on fire!"
"Someone is deliberately setting fire! Run!"
Thousands of demon soldiers rushed out from the plundered neighborhoods. They wanted to leave the city through the east and south gates, but it was already too late.
The fire blocked the streets starting from the East District. The roar of the crackling flames was deafening. The sea of fire sent out huge fountains straight into the sky. From the other side of the smoke and sea of fire, there was a terrifying heat. Before the fire arrived, the thick smoke had already arrived. to.
There was thick smoke everywhere, as if a sea of clouds tightly enveloped the imperial capital. The cities, streets, houses, and high-rise buildings all disappeared in the thick smoke.
In this sea of smoke, the demon soldiers who were unfamiliar with the environment could not find their way out.
In the midst of terror, panic and embarrassment, the demon soldiers panicked. Some were wailing, some were roaring hysterically, and miserable cries for help were heard from far and near: "Help! Brothers, we are surrounded by fire!"
"Brothers, whoever saves us, we will give him all the treasures we have stolen!"
But this is a matter of life and death. Whether it’s gold or jade, it’s no more important than Yingyuelai?br>
Everyone is escaping in a panic, who has time to pay attention to them.
Many streets were blocked, some of which were intentional by humans, and some of which were caused by demon soldiers who randomly discarded goods on the road, blocking the way for people to escape later.
When the fire broke out, Yun Qianxue was directing the battle on the front line.
When she heard the miserable cries from behind and saw the flames soaring into the sky, the fire was too big to be extinguished. Yun Qianxue had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.
"Report to Lord Habayashi that the Imperial City suddenly caught fire!"
"Why did the fire start so suddenly? Didn't anyone put out the fire?"
"Sir, this fire is very strange. It can't be extinguished even by water. Someone has prepared wood and kerosene. The fire is very fierce!"
Yun Qianxue understood and said angrily: "A trap, this must be Di Lin's trap! He wants to burn my army with fire!"
The generals said in panic: "Master Habayashi, all the legions are busy retreating, we should also evacuate quickly, otherwise it will be tragic if we are surrounded by fire!"
"No!" Yun Qianxue said decisively: "Our army continues to attack!"
"Sir, are you crazy? The fire is coming!"
"Everyone, think about it! Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are escaping from the city now, and we can't squeeze out!" Yun Qianxue's eyes widened: "If we are to die and survive, our only way out is to defeat the current human race. Defenders, rush to the human side! Humans can't also set fire to their own positions?"
The generals finally understood: "The general is wise!"
The order was quickly passed on, and the demon soldiers were told: "If we cannot break through the human defense line, everyone will be burned to charcoal!"
With life and death at stake, the tired and hungry demon soldiers regained their spirit and fought hard.
Yun Qianxue suddenly drew her sword: "Charge, defeat humanity, and gain a way out!"
"Come on!" The whole demon army shouted and stormed forward along the street.
The madness of survival eroded them, and what drove them behind was not military orders, but blazing fire, which was more effective than any encouragement!
Thousands of demon soldiers rushed forward, facing the rain of human arrows, and moved forward inexorably.
It was simply a crazy attack. They didn't care about anything. Someone fell and was immediately trampled into flesh by their companions. The corpses of the demon soldiers filled up the human trenches and traps. The latecomers stepped on the bloody mud and marched forward. The violent current even broke down the human barricades, and demon soldiers poured in from the gap and pounced against the swords and spears of the defenders.
Shocked by the sudden violent aura of the demons, the human defenders could no longer resist. The demons swept through the human position like a whirlwind. Amidst the sound of swords and swords, in an instant, several people were killed. Hundreds of defenders were cut into pieces!
Yun Qianxue was about to give the order to take advantage of the victory and pursue the enemy, when suddenly there was a scream from the human position in front, and a red light soaring into the sky lit up behind the human position.
There was an uproar in the human position. Human soldiers jumped out of the trenches and ran around randomly, shouting: "It's on fire! It's on fire!"
"We were abandoned!"
In front of the demon army, there were panicked soldiers and citizens everywhere, many of whom were already trapped in the sea of fire and letting out inhuman screams. Human soldiers covered in fireballs staggered and rolled on the ground, screaming in agony. Stop, some people screamed and wailed hysterically: "Why! Why!" Some people even ran towards the demon army in order to avoid the sea of fire.
Yun Qianxue was completely desperate: "Di Lin, you are so cruel! You don't even spare your own family!" Facing such a cruel and cold-blooded opponent, he felt helpless in defeat: "I finally lost to him. !”
The enemy has collapsed, but the battle is meaningless. If there is any further delay, two fires will encircle the army, and the army will be burned to ashes.
Yun Qianxue turned to the generals behind him and said: "There is no road ahead. We can only turn back and go out through the east and south city gates! Brothers, I, Yun Qianxue, am sorry for you. Let's all escape on our own!"
Fiery fire embraced the entire city, and a large number of demon soldiers fled from the east and south city gates.
The demon soldiers flowed in the city like a river, and a single demon soldier was just a drop of water struggling in the river. In order to seize a way to survive, the demon soldiers who lost discipline did not hesitate to draw their swords and kill each other. ,trample.
The miserable situation of the demon soldiers is unprecedented. Officers and soldiers trampled each other to death. Piles of corpses blocked the road. Thick smoke billowed and flames burned. The fleeing demon soldiers screamed, groaned, and shouted as houses collapsed. Amidst the roar, he stepped on the corpses of his companions and ran wildly.
In order to escape easily, the looted gold and silver treasures were discarded all over the streets. The precious beads, diamonds and gold and silver jewelry were like mud and sand mixed with the flesh and blood of the demon soldiers and were trampled on by people. No one picked them up at all. , in a moment of life and death, treasure is nothing.
People everywhere were calling for help miserably, and many of the demon troops who entered the city were lost in the raging fire.
Groups of demon soldiers ran away in the same direction, but they unexpectedly encountered a new wall of fire, and entire squads were burned to death. Hundreds of demon soldiers were burned to nothing. All that was left was a dark lump of charcoal.
Many demon soldiers were desperate. Seeing that they were surrounded by fire on all sides, they ran desperately to an open area.
Later, when humans were cleaning up the battlefield, thousands of corpses of demon soldiers were cleared from the Imperial Capital Stadium alone. They were all suffocated to death by the thick smoke.
Even more miserable are the demonic officers and soldiers hiding in cellars or basements, who will face the fate of being roasted alive by the fire.
Under the desperate protection of the guards, Yun Qianxue finally fought her way out of the imperial capital.
In the open space outside the city, a large group of terrified demon officers and soldiers had gathered. Like Yun Qianxue, they were all lucky enough to escape from the sea of fire hell.
Looking at the flames soaring into the sky in the Imperial City and hearing the screams and wailing coming from the sea of flames, the demon officers and soldiers were horrified.
Yun Qianxue was devastated: "How could this be! Am I not having a nightmare?"
He didn't know that the nightmare was far from waking up!
At dawn, the sky was dim. Under the blazing firelight, hundreds of warships emerged from the water of the Vanne River. Countless sails covered the water, reflecting the imperial capital city in flames. The shadows of the sails were red. Just like the spread wings of the legendary avenging angel!
In the shocked vision of the demonic officers and soldiers, the outline of the warship expanded rapidly and approached the east bank of the Vanne River. It was so close that you could see the bright armor on the warship deck and the horsetail flag flying above the fleet. Informing the demon clan's defeated troops, the person commanding the army at the moment is not an ordinary person, but a leader of the Zichuan family!
At this moment, the fleet hoisted flags one after another, and with the help of the blood-red flames rising above the capital city, the golden word "Emperor" on the flags shone brightly.
Surrounded by dozens of bloody torches, Emperor Lin stood on the bow of the ship, wearing a white cloak outside his black armor. The snow-white cloak fluttered in the wind in the morning light.
Surrounding him were tiger soldiers with bright armor. There were many soldiers, and the light of their armor stung the eyes of the demon soldiers.
"Dilin! Dilin!" It was as if a dark wind blew through the entire Demon Clan army. At the dawn of midsummer in June, the Demon Clan's defeated troops felt the bone-chilling cold and shivered involuntarily.
Suddenly, a demon soldier shouted: "Di Lin is coming!"
"Di Lin is coming! Di Lin is coming!" The demon soldiers all screamed and fled in all directions. The fleeing demon soldiers were like a river overflowing, covering the entire plain. No one dared to turn back and stay where they were to resist.
Di Lin quickly ordered: "The enemy's fighting spirit has been lost, and the opportunity cannot be missed. There is no need to wait for the rear troops to come together, the entire army will land and attack!"
Under the red firelight, warships landed one after another. Cavalrymen in light armor leapt from the ships to the shore, shouting loudly. The torrent of iron armor poured onto the shore like a metal stream, and the sharp sabers reflected the morning light. Coming at you.
Di Lin, who is wearing black armor and white robes, is standing on the bank of the river. Under the bright red firelight, he has a slender figure and icy muscles like snow. He is so beautiful that people can't believe it.
He did not join the fight with his subordinates, but calmly observed the enemy's situation and performed high-speed analysis and calculations in his intelligent brain.
He pointed towards the densest place of the demon soldiers and pointed with his staff. Immediately, as if a magician summoned thunder from the sky, a group of light-armored cavalry rushed towards them like lightning.
On one side were the elite troops who were recharging their strength and ready to attack, and on the other side were the frightened birds who were panicked and confused. As soon as they came into contact, the demon army collapsed.
Di Lin looked at the results of the battle with satisfaction, waved his scepter again, and commanded the various cavalry troops to take their positions and charge towards their respective impact points.
For him, mobilizing various troops and horses on this chaotic and fierce battlefield was as easy as mobilizing chess pieces on a chessboard.
Wherever his scepter pointed, he brought sabers and iron hooves to the demons there, bringing death and slaughter.
Less than 10,000 human light cavalry slashed down the defeated demonic troops like a storm. The men and horses roared like the wind, and the thunder of iron hooves shook the earth. The force was like a violent storm or an avalanche on the mountain, unstoppable.
Wherever the human cavalry went, it was like a strong wind blowing down the grassland, and the demon troops were cut down in pieces. The horses' hoofs trampled the human body, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and the screams continued.
The defeated demon army fled back to the camp, but the humans followed immediately. An overwhelming number of cavalry jumped over the trenches outside the camp and rushed into the camp. The various ambushes arranged by the demon army around the camp were like tripping ropes, secretly Nails, traps, etc. were all ineffective at this moment, and they were all destroyed by the defeated troops themselves.
The corpses of the demon soldiers filled the trap, and the hidden nails carefully laid out by the demon soldiers were all driven into the feet of the soldiers. They screamed in pain and shed tears.
Yun Qianxue gathered a group of soldiers and horses, trying to defend the camp to resist, but with a ping-pong-pong bang, within a few minutes, his soldiers and horses were beaten to pieces.
As a result, the battle moved to the tents, to the camp, and to the playground. Yun Qianxue intercepted the pursuers three times, but they were dispersed three times and were killed with corpses everywhere.
Humanity is marching forward, its morale is like a rainbow, and nothing can stop it.
In the end, all the demon soldiers were exhausted. Seeing more and more cavalry pouring in, the demon soldiers broke out and shouted in unison: "We can't hold the camp anymore, run for your lives!"
As a result, tens of millions of people fled again. Camp fires were stamped out, baggage trucks were overturned, camp tents were torn down, camp fences were trampled into pieces, people stepped on people, people crushed people, and piles of corpses blocked the area. The road was blocked, and later people had no choice but to step on the corpses of their own family members.
The demon army abandoned its camp, abandoned its warehouses and baggage, and fled.
The defeated Demon Clan officers and soldiers fled along the highway in the suburbs of the imperial capital. Di Lin led his troops in hot pursuit. The pursuit was so close that the human cavalry pounced on the backs of the Demon Clan soldiers.
This is really a spectacular scene. On the road from the Imperial Capital to Dark City, hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers are running like wolves and rabbits, like a long dragon with no head or tail, so majestic.
The fleeing demon army was defeated, and the chasing human army became a mass of scattered sand.
The Kingdom's Vanguard Corps, commanded by Yun Qianxue, can be called the Kingdom's elite division. They raised their troops from the Far East, experienced the Far East War, and experienced countless fierce battles. No matter who they are, they can be called warriors. But at this moment, they are running
Running away, like a group of panicked rabbits being chased mercilessly by wolves.
It was no longer a fierce battle, it could only be called a hunt.
The Zichuan family's cavalry was like a wandering dragon, sprinting through the mountains and fields of defeated demon clans. Sometimes this wandering dragon pounced straight into the heart of the demon clan, and sometimes it branched out with several tentacles to encircle and surround them.
Large groups of military policemen and cavalry were hunting in large groups, their momentum was like a wild wave, sweeping away all living beings.
To be continued...