Chapter 802 Meiling, the Soul Valley in a desperate situation (Happy New Year)
In fact, according to Xie Yu and Xia Jiang's original plan, they planned to appear in front of the Red Flame Army and Lin Xie as reinforcements, and then take advantage of their unpreparedness and launch a surprise attack, which would easily wipe out the entire Red Flame Army.
But because of Zhou Chen's appearance and what he said to Lin Xie, Lin Xie became vigilant and sent out scouts, who happened to be caught by Xie Yu and Xia Jiang.
Xie Yu and Xia Jiang were both smart people. After discovering the Red Flame Army's scouts and catching them all, they realized that a sneak attack might not be that easy.
So the two of them discussed it and decided not to cover up and directly launch an attack with their troops.
If it was the Red Flame Army in its heyday, they would definitely not dare to do this. Even if they risked it, their first thought would be to launch a sneak attack.
But it's different now. The Red Flame Army has just finished fighting with the Chongqing Emperor's army. Not to mention the heavy casualties, how much strength can they still have after three days and three nights of bloody fighting?
The Red Flame Army is already like this. They lead 100,000 elite Western Border Guards. If they cannot completely annihilate the Red Flame Army, then they are too incompetent.
The fact that Xie Yu can later become a first-class military lord and a pillar of the country in Daliang shows that he is very capable. If he had not met Mei Changsu, he might have continued to be famous.
Not to mention Xia Jiang, Lao Yin is worse than Xie Yu. He is not as good as Xie Yu in leading troops and fighting, but in calculating people's hearts, he is definitely much better than Xie Yu.
The two of them joined forces, calculated mentally and unintentionally, and how could the unprepared Red Flame Army and Lin Xie be able to defend themselves.
The fight between the Western Border Army and the Red Flame Army was completely one-sided. The Red Flame Army was already half the size of the Western Border Army, not to mention that everyone was in a state of exhaustion and could not exert even three points of strength, so how could it be possible?
He was able to block the Western Army that was several times his own.
Seeing his subordinates being killed one after another, Lin Xie, the leader, had blood-red eyes. He was angry and in pain.
After all, he was the one who supported Emperor Liang to ascend to the throne. Although he didn't like conspiracies and intrigues, it didn't mean that he didn't understand them. The Western Border Army did not announce the decree, did not recruit surrender, and just massacred them when they came up. This attitude was very clear.
The border guards in the western border would never have the guts to take action against them, but now that they had taken action, and coupled with the roar he had just heard, he knew in his heart that the one who was going to take action against them must be the Emperor Liang who was sitting high on the throne.
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Lin Xie, who wanted to understand all this, felt painful and sad. He knew that all this must be a conspiracy, but there must also be a reason why Emperor Liang was afraid of his great master. The former Ming master has now become suspicious by nature.
The king, even the most loyal person would be suspicious of him.
If it is for the sake of national peace, he does not mind sacrificing himself.
But he couldn't accept the Western Border Army's massacre of the Red Flame Army. These people were all implicated by him. They were not only his soldiers, but also the backbone of countless families. Their deaths would lead to the destruction of tens of thousands of families.
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So at this moment, although he was heartbroken, he still had to resist for the sake of these people who were determined to follow him.
"To break out of the encirclement, don't be obsessed with fighting, find a way to break out of the encirclement."
He gave an order to the general beside him, and then Lin Xie acted as a soldier and charged into the Western Border Army at the forefront.
Fighting between roommates is the cruelest thing, but now he has no choice.
"Protect Lin Shuai and break through."
The Red Flame Army worked together, formed a square formation and began to counterattack, and at the same time moved towards the direction of their coach Lin Xie.
Lin Xie is the soul of the Red Flame Army. As long as he lives, everyone in the Red Flame Army will have faith. When encountering danger, everyone will be the first to think of protecting Lin Xie.
Zhou Chen followed Lin Shu and led the Red Feather Battalion to fight against the Western Border Army. In a short period of time, he had killed many people, and the feeling of losing his strength became more and more serious.
There was no way, Zhou Chen added some physical strength to himself, and also added some strength. The enhancement brought by a little physical fitness and strength was not very obvious, but Zhou Chen still recovered a little strength, and at the same time, the strength of wielding the knife with both hands was also improved.
Enhanced a bit.
After traveling through time for a long time, Zhou Chen also discovered a phenomenon, that is, there seemed to be a breath of air in his abdomen.
Thinking of Langya Bang, it is also a low-level martial arts world. There are rivers and lakes. Although it is not as exaggerated as other martial arts worlds, where one is against a hundred or one is against a thousand, internal strength does exist, and one can fly over walls and climb high up and down.
So he understood that the Qi he felt in his abdomen should be the Dantian and internal power mentioned in martial arts novels.
This internal force can be controlled by him, but for now, he has only discovered that internal force can enhance his strength and physical strength, and has not yet studied more.
But he also discovered that this internal energy is really not enough. If he keeps using it, he may not be able to hold on for half an hour, and it will be squandered, and the recovery will be very slow.
He guessed that this may be because his internal strength has not been developed to a high level, or it may be because the force value in this world is low. Although he has internal strength, its increase in combat effectiveness is limited.
Especially in bloody battles like today's battlefields, more depends on physical fitness, strength, endurance and skills. In military formations, internal force plays more of an instant burst and auxiliary role.
However, if you think about the plot carefully, you can also tell something. Take the battle in Xie Yuhou's mansion as an example. There were masters like Meng Zhi and Yue Xiuze, as well as a group of people like Xia Dong, the three members of the Zhuo family, and Fei Liu.
Waiting for the presence of experts, Xie Yu was still beaten by hundreds of soldiers and could only retreat.
Like other martial arts worlds, things like taking the enemy general's head alone in the midst of thousands of troops are probably unlikely to happen in this world.
Regardless of his back injury, Wei Zheng shouted loudly: "Young Marshal, we are separated from Marshal Lin, and our brothers can't rush through."
Lin Shu's face was full of eagerness. He wanted to take the Red Feather Camp to gather with his father Lin Xie, but there were too many Western Army troops on the battlefield. After a bloody battle, instead of getting closer to the main army, they were further separated.
Already.
After killing the enemy in front of him with one blow, Lin Shu wiped away the blood on his face. Looking at the main force of the Red Flame Army surrounded by the Western Legion, his face was full of unwillingness and anger.
Zhou Chen rushed to Lin Shu's side and fought with him back to back.
"Xiao Shu, their main target is Lin Shuai. We can't rush over. The best way is to break out first, lengthen the front line, and take away some people, so as to gain more opportunities for Lin Shuai."
Even though Lin Shu was unwilling to give in, he also knew that what Zhou Chen said was the truth. If he did something he knew he couldn't do, he would only lose more brothers and make the few opportunities even slimmer.
It was really difficult for him to make up his mind just to abandon his father and break out on his own.
"ah!"
Even if you are a young genius with extraordinary talents, you will lose your mind when it comes to life and death, especially when it comes to those closest to you.
Wei Zheng also leaned over and said loudly: "Young Marshal, what Ah Chen said makes sense. We can't rush through now. If we charge hard, it will only distract Marshal Lin even more. I know there is a valley in front. We can retreat."
Go to the valley and use the terrain to defend the valley, maybe there is still a chance."
He was talking about the Juehun Valley in Meiling. In fact, it was also a deserted place. It was easy to enter but difficult to get out.
But now they have no choice. There are enemies on all sides, and the places where they can break through are blocked. They can only put themselves to death and survive. Slow death is better than being besieged and waiting to die now.
"Juehun Valley?"
Lin Shu gritted his teeth, took one last look at the location of Lin Xie's main force, and gave the order to break out.
Thousands of Red Feather battalions, plus some dispersed Red Flame Army soldiers, followed Lin Shu and others' lead in the charge, and launched a breakout battle.
Xie Yu and Xia Jiang, who were standing high up, could see the actions of the Red Flame Army and the Red Feather Camp.
When they saw Lin Xie and the main force of the Red Flame Army trying to break out of the encirclement, but there was no way out, both of them showed expressions of satisfaction.
But when he turned around and saw that the Red Feather Battalion was about to break through the siege, his expression suddenly turned very bad.
This time they wanted to destroy the Red Flame Army, but the main target was naturally Lin Xie and the main force of the Red Flame Army, so most of the 100,000 troops from the Western Frontier were encircling and suppressing Lin Xie.
There were still some troops left on the periphery, so there were relatively few people surrounding the Red Feather Camp. Under the desperate efforts of the Red Feather Camp to break through, a gap was actually opened.
Xia Jiang's face showed a ruthless look, and he said to Xie Yu: "Whether it's Lin Xie or Lin Shu, the Red Flame Army must not let anyone go."
Xia Jiang is now the head of the Xuanjing Division and is the most trusted person by Emperor Liang. In terms of official position, he is higher than the current Xie Yu. However, in terms of commanding the army, he is not as good as Xie Yu, a general with a military background.
Although Xie Yu was also surprised, he was still calm and said calmly: "Don't worry, I have been prepared."
After saying that, he called the deputy general next to him, gave him a few instructions, and then the deputy general left quickly.
Facing Xia Jiang's doubtful eyes, Xie Yu said confidently: "The city must be besieged. Blindly blocking it will only make them fight to the death. Only by leaving them a little hope will they feel that they have a chance. Little do they know that when they think they have
When the breakout is successful, that is the beginning of the disaster, haha."
Although he knew that the Red Flame Army had fought bloody battles with the Chongqing Emperor's Army for several days and might have been exhausted, the things they planned were too shocking, so he had to be fully prepared. He had already made a plan before the attack.
, thinking about the possibility that the Red Flame Army could successfully break through.
So he had already made preparations, but he didn't expect that Lin Xie was still besieged, but the thousands of Red Feather battalions led by Lin Shu were about to break through successfully.
Xie Yu acted confidently, but Xia Jiang didn't dare to believe him completely. He could only say in a deep voice: "I hope so."
Zhou Chen didn't know how many people he had killed, nor how much time had passed. Severe pain was felt in many places on his body, and there was a wound of about ten centimeters on his face. The flesh and blood was visible, which was very terrifying.
But Zhou Chen couldn't care about that much, and followed the large army closely to kill. As long as he could survive, no matter how many injuries he suffered, it didn't matter.
I don't know how many people were killed or injured, but the Red Feather Battalion finally broke through the siege, and under the leadership of Lin Shu, they quickly ran towards Juehun Valley.
Now they have no other way but this one to choose. If they want to survive, they can only go to Juehun Valley.
Zhou Chen took the time to look back, only to find that the direction they had just come from was filled with flames. Xie Yu and Xia Jiang were indeed ruthless. In order to destroy the Red Flame Army, they had already started setting fire to the forest. Such an approach would even hurt their own people.
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"Father is handsome!"
Hearing the sound, Zhou Chen turned around and saw Lin Shu's face covered in blood and tears, with a sad and painful expression.
"Xiao Shu..."
Zhou Chen comforted him: "Shuai Lin has rich experience. He has never encountered any desperate situation. There is no sure way. He will escape smoothly. So before joining Lin Shuai, we must protect ourselves."
Lin Shu was also a battle-hardened man. He nodded vigorously: "Yes, Commander-in-Chief, he will be fine. We must live, we must live. The blood of the Red Flame Army cannot be shed in vain."
Being stabbed in the back by one of his own family members was more uncomfortable than being killed by an enemy. He didn't know what happened, but he only thought in his heart that he must return to Aurous Hill alive and seek justice for the dead Red Flame Army.
Zhou Chen sighed quietly, Lin Shu still had hope at this time, but little did he know that if he could really return to Jinling alive this time, the result would only be more tragic.
Wei Zheng was leading the Red Feather Camp at this time, guarding the only entrance to Juehun Valley to prevent the Western Border Army from rushing in.
Although it occupies a certain geographical advantage, everyone knows that Juehun Valley is the last resort, and now they have no retreat.
Although they knew that it was a certain death situation, no one in the Red Feather Camp thought of surrendering, let alone escaping. It seemed that as long as Lin Shu was still there, the Red Feather Camp would not lose heart. Even if they fought to the last person, they would
No regrets either.
In order to guard the entrance to Juehun Valley, the Red Feather Battalion worked tirelessly. One wave lost their physical strength, and another wave came in. People kept dying, but soon others came on top.
Zhou Chen retreated and simply dealt with the wounds on his body. He was really too tired, so tired that he couldn't even feel the pain on his body.
"If this continues, I'm afraid it won't last long."
Zhou Chen knew that there were only more than 2,000 people left. As long as the Western Border Army eliminated the main force of the Red Flame Army, they would not be able to resist it.
Lin Shu hurried over, took a few breaths, and then said: "We have already investigated and found that there is a cliff behind the Valley of Souls. Apart from this, there is only this passage. We have no way out."
Although he already knew the result, Zhou Chen still felt cold in his heart.
He has traveled through more than a dozen worlds, and after this was his first time traveling, he was in a desperate situation.
On this day, his experience was simply more exciting than decades of experience, war, murder, bloody battles, desperate situations...
If he hadn't traveled through more than a dozen worlds and had tempered his will to a certain extent, he might not have been able to hold on for long before he collapsed in this situation.
People who have never experienced war will never understand how terrible and cruel war is.
"Cliff, do you want to take a gamble?"
Zhou Chen's eyes flashed. In the novel, the protagonist always encounters opportunities after jumping off a cliff. Lin Shu in the TV series also survived after falling off a cliff.
But if he really wants to do it by himself, he really doesn't have that much courage. The fact that Lin Shu is alive shows that people are lucky and should not die, but he doesn't know if he also has this kind of luck?
"Xiao Chen, are you afraid of death?" Lin Shu suddenly asked Zhou Chen with a gloomy expression.
Zhou Chen showed a bright smile: "Afraid, of course I am afraid, aren't you afraid?"
This answer was beyond Lin Shu's expectation. He was startled for a moment, and then he smiled the same way and said: "Of course I'm afraid too, but when I think about dying with everyone, I won't be so afraid."
"maybe."
Zhou Chen did not refute, he only thought one person at a time. People like Lin Shu regard many things as more important than life, so they are not afraid of death.
But he is different, his thoughts are different, he has always felt that death is like a lamp going out, and there is nothing after death.
He got the system and has the ability to travel through time, so he doesn't want to die. If he doesn't want to die, he will naturally be afraid of death.
It's just that he can restrain this fear, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to persist here.
It was already dark during the previous victory, but now the sky had begun to light up, and the light that was about to rise in the sky could be vaguely seen.
The rising sun represents the origin of life, but for Zhou Chen and the others now, it is a reminder of their fate.
Fire, fire all over the sky.
Seeing that Xie Yu couldn't get into Juehun Valley for a long time, he didn't waste any more time and directly used the fire attack.
There are many trees in the large area of Meiling, among which there are the most plum blossom trees. Therefore, once the fire attack is used, a sky-wide fire can be set off in a short time.
The flames quickly spread to Juehun Valley, and along with the thick smoke, the Red Feather Camp in Juehun Valley was greatly affected.
Just when the Red Feather Camp was feeling uncomfortable, the Western Border Army launched a crazy offensive, forcing the Red Feather Camp to retreat continuously, and it was almost impossible to hold the intersection.
Wei Zheng ran in front of Lin Shu and Zhou Chen. Due to the flames and thick smoke, his entire face became dark and his eyes were even redder.
"Young Marshal, brothers can't stand it any longer. We'll cover your evacuation later."
Lin Shu's face was complicated. Withdraw, where else could he retreat to?
Zhou Chen was also in a complicated mood. Behind Juehun Valley was a cliff. Apart from jumping off the cliff, he could only fight to the death with the Western Army.
The chance of surviving after jumping off a cliff is too low, but if you fight to the death with the Western Border Army, the chances are equally slim.
Lin Shu quickly made a decision: "Since there is nowhere to retreat, we have only one way. We are the invincible Red Flame Army. We will never surrender and will fight to the end."
Lin Shu's roar infected everyone around him. In fact, by now, everyone was determined to die.
There were some people who wanted to live, but the Western Army's killing just now didn't give them a chance to surrender. They killed them all, which cut off their last thoughts.
Lin Shu raised his weapon and shouted loudly: "Brothers, if we all die today, then let us be brothers below."
"Young Marshal." "Young Marshal."......
Without another word, Lin Shu roared: "Kill." Then he acted as a soldier and took the lead in killing the Western Army that was gradually rushing into Juehun Valley.
Zhou Chen also has no choice. He wants to live, but he must not let Lin Shu die. His mission still needs Lin Shu. Otherwise, if he alone wants to complete the main mission of Chen Yuan Zhaoxue, his hope is too slim.
In addition to this, Lin Shu also saved his life before. He is a person who must repay kindness. Lin Shu saved him, but he could not live for himself and watched Lin Shu die.
Such a choice was completely contrary to Gou Zhidao, and it was also inconsistent with his somewhat selfish character in the past, but he made this choice without hesitation.
Although the Red Feather Camp, under the leadership of Lin Shu, has tried its best, due to the absolute disparity in numbers, the number of people in the Red Feather Camp is getting smaller and smaller, and the surrounding fire is getting bigger and bigger, as if it wants to cover the entire Juehun Valley.
Burned out.
This situation has truly reached a desperate situation for the Red Feather Battalion. If no accident occurs, it will only be a matter of time before the entire army is destroyed.