Chapter 272 Internal Rebellion and Foreign Enemies
It's night in Bailin Castle.
It was supposed to be a peaceful night, but after receiving the news of Qi Yang's raid, the whole army was shaken.
War drums were beating, the wind was roaring, and there were shouts outside. Qi Yang hadn't formally attacked yet, but the sudden appearance of fire caused Qinglong's side to fall into chaos for a short time.
In the military tent, Marshal Tianchen was wearing a battle robe, with a stern face, and said to several soldiers and counselors: "What's going on? Why did Qi Yang suddenly attack? Are they not afraid of heavy fire spiritual energy cannons?"
"Marshal, I think there is a fraud in this," Tai Nanshu said. In the early days of the Eight Stars, he was the highest cultivated among Tianchen's soldiers and the most loyal to Tianchen. He looked about forty years old, but in fact he was already over eighty years old. , but because of his extremely high level of cultivation, he does not look old in appearance. He was born in the military and received great favor from Tianbo. Now as the captain of Tianchen's personal soldiers, he is nominally a subordinate, but in fact he is considered an elder of Tianchen.
A counselor said: "Marshal, Qiyang turned on the lights early, maybe it was just a cover, and our army should not mess up its position."
Another counselor disagreed and said: "Otherwise, in my opinion, this is probably a sign of premeditation. Maybe there is an insider in the city... Marshal, quickly check the people guarding the gate and the spiritual energy cannon."
Tianchen's expression changed. The people guarding the gate and the spiritual energy cannon were all soldiers appointed by General Chai Hu. If something happened, it would be terrible. He ordered: "Nan Shu, you go,"
"Report,,,"
Before he finished speaking, a soldier rushed into the military tent in a panic and said: "Marshal, something bad has happened. General Chai took the initiative to open the city gate. Qi Yang's army will soon enter the city."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and there was an instant silence in the big tent.
Who is Chai Hu? He is a veteran who has loyally guarded the border for more than thirty years. He has devoted his whole life to the country. How could he rebel in the face of war? This is really incredible.
No matter how confused he was, the facts were in front of him. Tianchen couldn't help but not believe it. He quickly calmed down and said: "I didn't expect Chai Hu to collaborate with the enemy and treason. I thought he was the most unlikely person in the entire army."
The counselors were weak in military force, and most of them panicked, saying: "Marshal, now is not the time to sigh. Chai Hu's soldiers are several times more than ours. They must be guarding each city gate, preparing to catch us in a jar..."
A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Tianchen's eyes: "No matter what, tonight is destined to be a river of blood..."
Tai Nanshu took out his weapon and said: "Marshal, before the army becomes outflanked, let's leave quickly."
"You want me to abandon my people," Tianchen narrowed his eyes and said sternly, "This is impossible. Since I am the marshal, I must be responsible for every soldier. They entrusted their lives to me. You want me to leave without fighting? I can't escape,"
Tainan Shu knew his temper and said anxiously: "The situation is different now. Bailin Fort is no longer an unconquerable iron wall fortress. There are rebels inside and enemy troops outside. Chai Hu's soldiers and horses will definitely guard the spiritual energy cannon. There is no chance of winning this battle, and you are the marshal, your safety is above all else..."
Tianchen said: "Yes, I am the marshal, so I am the only one who cannot run away from the battlefield. Nan Shu, you always teach me to fight to the last soldier and never give up until the last moment. Why are I so restrained this time?"
Tai Nanshu was speechless. Seeing him turn around and walk to the wooden frame, take off the blood-colored cloak and put on the black-gloss helmet, he couldn't help but sigh.
There was chaos inside and outside Bailin Fort. Not only Tianchen's troops were at a loss, but many ordinary soldiers affiliated with Chai Hu were also dumbfounded. In order to keep it secret, most ordinary soldiers were unaware of Chai Hu's rebellion. Suddenly they saw When his general opened the city gate to meet the enemy, he was panicked.
The nature of soldiers is to obey orders, but that does not mean that they are all fools. Captain-level officers tried their best to appease the soldiers, but unfortunately, except for a group of die-hard veterans, the effect was not significant.
Tianchen was different. He was a personally appointed marshal, held great righteousness, and had a good reputation. He was the confirmed supreme commander of Qinglong. He stepped forward and raised his arms, and more than 80% of the Qinglong army settled down.
"Qinglong soldiers, listen to the order," Tianchen Yunxi said loudly, the sound spread four miles away, like rolling thunder, covering the entire Bailin Fort and reaching everyone's ears, "We are going to fight this battle, as long as anyone who stops us Those who guard Bailin Fort are all our enemies. We have no way out, because behind us is our country, our home, our beloved wives and fathers, orphans and widowed mothers. In order to protect our relatives, we can only "Go forward, never retreat."
"Can't retreat,"
The soldiers shouted. The sound was not too loud at first, and only a few people responded. Later, it became one, and more and more people shouted that they could not retreat and lined up neatly.
“Can’t retreat,,”
Screams came and went, and soon the various voices were unified, and tens of thousands of people, with red eyes, pointed their spearheads at the Qiyang intruders.
Tianchen didn't have time to give a long speech of encouragement. He could only use a few words to inspire the soldiers' enthusiasm for serving the country to the greatest extent. The number of soldiers who responded to him far exceeded 10,000, and actually nearly 40,000. Most of them were Chai Hu's soldiers obviously knew that if they turned against their general at this time, it would be a crime of treason. As Tianchen said, they all have their own relatives. In order not to implicate their relatives, they could only stand with Tianchen. aside.
This battle lasted all night, and the killings were so intense that there were more and more corpses, and there was almost no place to step on. The subsequent battles had to step on several layers of corpses, because the battles all took place in the alleys of the city, and there was no command at all. They basically fought on their own, and in the end, everyone became jealous, and anyone who swung a knife at them was considered an enemy.
At the end of the night, it is conservatively estimated that the corpses of at least 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers were piled up in the city, and their blood flowed slowly into a river.
If there were only Chai Hu's rebels, Tianchen would have already won the victory. Unfortunately, Chai Hu had already communicated with Qi Yang. This rebellion should be coordinated internally and externally. They did not expect that the Qinglong Army could have such a strong rebound, but that's it. , with no way out, Qi Yang had no choice but to send wave after wave of soldiers into the huge meat grinder of Bailin Fort.
After this battle, Qi Yang will be taught a painful lesson: even if Bailin Fort does not have spiritual energy cannons, it is still a real iron wall of defense. Even if it is coordinated from the inside out, it will still cost a heavy price to conquer.
In a corner east of Bailin Fort, twenty-four people gathered together, and Ye Yi was among them.
These twenty-four people are Qi Yang's special team. It was originally thirty people. Five people were lost in Guo Haoze's incident. In addition, Tianlan left, so now there are twenty-four people. Due to performing the mission together, temporarily Shang Chenqiang, the captain of the first team, serves as the team leader of this mission.
Shang Chenqiang has the highest level of cultivation among them and is a strong person in the early eight-star stage. Qi Yang specially sent Shang Chenqiang here just because he learned that Tianchen was protected by an eight-star strong person.
As the most important battle to conquer Qinglong, they naturally came to the front line, and their mission was also very straightforward: to kill Qinglong's coach Tianchen.
In this month, they have completed many missions, and each of them has at least hundreds of lives under his command. They are wrapped in a murderous aura, especially when they are stimulated by the soaring blood energy on the battlefield, they are even more excited.
For this operation, everyone is gearing up and eager to try it. How can they not be excited when they think that the fate of the entire war is tied to them? Ye Yi is even more so. He is already obsessed with the pleasure of life and death, and constantly fantasizes about killing the green dragon. Coach scene.
Tianchen's side was at the end of its rope, and Qiyang sent reinforcements one after another, not only in terms of military strength, but also in terms of psychology. Qinglong had no way to prepare for such a sudden blow, let alone reinforcements. , seeing the number of people on our side getting smaller and smaller is definitely a huge psychological pressure.
They are now near the west gate. A large area of Bailin Fort is occupied by Qi Yang or the rebels. They have less than a thousand soldiers and horses around them. No matter how hard they resist, there will be no good results.
Tai Nanshu advised again: "Marshal, let's go. As long as we retreat to Yunlong City, we won't have any chance of counterattack."
Tianchen also knew that even among these thousand people, most of them were injured. Even he himself was slightly injured under the protection of Tai Nanshu. Although he did not want to, for the sake of the overall situation, his current status could no longer make unreasonable troubles. , had no choice but to agree to Tai Nanshu’s suggestion.
"Where to go,"
At this moment, more than twenty people rushed out from the east alleyway. The leader shouted loudly, and the ground seemed to shake. Then a white light shot towards the sky like a meteor. It was Shang Chenqiang.
"Eight stars," Tai Nanshu was startled, and immediately recognized the opponent's level, and tried his best to block the attack for Tianchen.
"Nanshu," Tianchen supported Tai Nanshu. Seeing the bleeding from the corner of his mouth, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and looked at everyone on the other side with hatred. At this time, his soldiers were even more angry and had red eyes when they saw their coach being attacked. Surrounded these twenty or so people.
Although Tai Nanshu received a sword energy from the opponent, his cultivation was profound and he was fine for the time being. He urged: "Marshal, it's not too late, let's leave quickly."
Tianchen felt angry and had no choice but to obey Tai Nan's instructions. Three hundred soldiers stayed behind to block the steps of the special team, while he led seven hundred people to leave Bailin Fort quickly.
At this time, the night has gone, the sky is bright, and the warm sunshine shines on the earth, but it cannot dispel the heavy blood mist of Bailin Castle and cannot dilute the thick smell of death...
There were constant pursuits along the way, and Tianchen and others resisted and fled at the same time. When they approached Longmen Pass, there were only more than 200 people left around him.
It was only then that Tai Nanshu remembered something, his face changed drastically, and he said: "Marshal, the elite garrison at Longmen Pass seems... to be Chai Hu's people,"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw rows of archers emerging from the two-story fortress not far away, and arrows were flying from all over the sky.
Sure enough, it was Chai Hu's rebels who blocked the last way out, Longmen Pass.