Longmen Pass is a natural line of defense. It has abrupt peaks, mountains and seas of clouds. The terrain is high in the west and low in the east. It is densely covered with mountains and crisscrossed with ravines. The mountains are extremely dangerous, the mountains are high and the passes are dangerous. Military strategists must fight for it. The mountains are like springs. The waterfall is rolling in, flowing so fast, it's like a torrent of water falling from the sky.
Next to the spring waterfall is a narrow path, which is only four meters wide and can only be ridden by two people. This path is surrounded by high mountain cliffs on one side and steep rapids on the other. However, it is a must-pass road. If you want to avoid it, you must at least go through it. Spend an extra two or three days, because your troops are so quick, so there is no time to waste.
The mountain road was already difficult to walk, and they were heading west, up the mountain, at an even slower pace. This made them a natural target for the opponent.
"Back away, avoid," Tianchen saw this and immediately ordered, but it was a little too late. Five or six soldiers rushing in front were already injured and fell to the ground. They had no time to evacuate and were shot into hedgehogs in the blink of an eye.
Tai Nanshu protected Tianchen and retreated all the way, and the general was out of the range of the archers, but his heart sank: the enemy was chasing after him, and it was difficult to break through the pass in front. It seemed that he was really desperate...
Tianchen knew very well that due to the terrain restrictions, there were not many defenders at Longmen Pass, only about a hundred people. However, these more than a hundred people, relying on the natural terrain, had guarded Longmen Pass impregnably for decades. The small two-story beacon tower is like an indestructible fortress. They currently only have two hundred remaining soldiers, and it is impossible to break through Longmen Pass in any case... But if they take a detour, they will be overtaken by the pursuers from behind, and they will die... …
While he was hesitating, the cliffs on both sides glowed with golden light, which penetrated the sky and the earth, rendering the entire Longmen Pass like a fairyland. However, this fairyland revealed a cold and dangerous crisis.
"The eight-way armor-breaking formation is actually completed," Tianchen couldn't help but was stunned. Seeing this golden light, he remembered that Chai Hu had applied for the construction of a large-scale formation in the Longmen Pass area more than ten years ago to consolidate the defense line and make up for the Longmen Pass defenders. The natural disadvantage is that it is too difficult to carve formations on the cliffs on both sides, and activating the formations requires hundreds or thousands of spirit stones, which is even comparable to the entire cost of a normal war. It is really too much. waste.
But I didn't expect that Chai Hu would secretly complete the Bafang Armor-breaking Formation in these years, and what's even more unexpected is that the first time he launched the formation, he actually used it to snipe his own marshal.
Tai Nanshu's face showed a look of despair. They really have no way out now. The eight-sided armor-breaking formation can draw out the light of the mountains and the earth, turn it into the power of heaven and earth, and attack those who enter the formation. Theoretically speaking, this formation can The power is extremely high, but due to the limitations of the terrain, the power of the formation cannot be fully exerted, and it does not pose a fatal threat to the seven-star and eight-star experts.
But you must know that this is war. Even if Tai Nanshu can escape unscathed, even if he can escape with the marshal from the Bafang Armor-breaking Formation, he will still be dead if he is the only one left and the enemy attacks from both sides.
Not only him, but everyone present vaguely understood the crisis at this moment. They were all going to die anyway, so it was better to die vigorously.
Tianchen's eyes were filled with blood as he ordered: "Our army will obey the order and rush to kill Longmen regardless of the cost."
"Boom," before he could finish his words, overwhelming squally winds suddenly arose, and a huge green whirlwind appeared above the Dragon Gate. Some soldiers with weaker cultivation levels at the Dragon Gate were directly swept into the green whirlwind and torn into pieces.
Then there was a chaotic noise, screams, and the sound of weapons clashing from the dragon gate. The most terrifying thing was that from such a distance, Tianchen and the others could still hear bursts of swords and the sound of flesh and blood being torn apart from time to time. They saw broken arms and limbs flying out of the barrier. If they hadn't heard the sound of horse hooves, they would have thought that a large number of reinforcements had arrived.
In less than a stick of incense, Longmen Pass became quiet, and then the golden light on the mountain walls on both sides gradually faded, and the eight-way armor-breaking formation was suspended.
The soldiers looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what was going on. Only Tianchen trembled when he saw the blue whirlwind, and then his face became filled with joy and his whole body trembled, not out of fear, but out of surprise.
Soon, the gate of Longmen Gate slowly opened. Under the gaze of everyone, a young man in white stepped out coldly. He held a blood-stained black sword in his hand, and his clothes were as white as snow, strangely not stained with a trace of blood.
The black sword, white clothes, and snowy face were like gods stepping into the mortal world from another world. The soldiers present were experienced in many battles, but when they saw his dark eyes, they couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, and there was a hint of horror. .
This was Tian Lan. He rushed to Longmen Pass without stopping, just in time to see the Longmen Pass rebels activate the eight-way armor-breaking array, and heard Tianchen's voice. With his wisdom, he guessed what happened almost instantly, and he was furious. All sanity was burned to the ground.
It had been a long time since he had gone on such a killing spree. When he unleashed all his killing intent, the so-called elite soldiers at Longmen Pass were caught off guard and frightened, and were slaughtered by him in less than a moment.
The defenders of Longmen Pass were all focused on dealing with Tianchen and others, and they did not expect that there would be enemies behind them. What's more, all the defensive measures of Longmen Pass were to face the possible attack of Qiyang from the east, while there were no attacks from the west. Defense.
He stopped the Bafang Armor-breaking Formation, opened the gate of the fortress, and the moment he saw Tianchen from the front, his chaotic heart calmed down a little, and the fierce murderous intention gradually disappeared.
Tianchen led the team forward and walked in front of Tianlan. When he saw his brother up close, his eyes were still filled with disbelief, but he was more surprised and excited.
"Xiaolan, is it really you? Why...are you here?" Tianchen had a lot to say, but didn't know where to start. When he finished speaking, he asked something like this.
Tian Lan looked at him, but suddenly thought of Ye Wu, and didn't know how to explain his father's affairs to him... A trace of complexity flashed in his eyes, and the reunion that was supposed to be exciting seemed to turn bitter.
He calmed down and discussed the matter, saying: "I came from Yunlong City. The reinforcements sent by Master Ling should be on the way. As long as we can meet them, we will be fine."
When he said this, the eyes of the originally gloomy soldiers lit up and they rekindled their fighting spirit. When a road is far away, people often become hopeless, and if they can see a glimmer of light at the exit, even if the light is extremely far away , there will also be endless fighting spirit.
Tai Nan wrote: "Marshal, if this is the case, let's move forward quickly. The pursuers are coming soon. We can't stop them."
Tianchen nodded and was about to speak when Tian Lan said: "Uncle Nan Shu is right, Marshal, you should hurry up and pass the Longmen Pass. If you delay any longer, the situation will become more troublesome."
Tianchen frowned because he keenly noticed the "you" in Tianlan's mouth and couldn't help but said in surprise: "Xiaolan, what did you say? Do you want to stay?"
Tianlan's expression did not change and he said: "Yes, you are injured, trapped and exhausted, and you will definitely be overtaken by the pursuers, so someone must cut off the rear and buy time for you."
"No," Tianchen said decisively, "If you want to stay, then I will stay too. How can I let you take the risk for me?"
"Marshal," upon hearing that he was going to stay, all the soldiers including Tai Nanshu were surprised.
Tianlan said: "Marshal, please don't be emotional. You are now the commander-in-chief of the army. Qinglong cannot lose you, so you cannot take risks."
Tianchen was extremely annoyed when he heard that. Everyone called him Mingzhe to protect himself. What does this mean? After becoming the head coach, he has to become an embroidered pillow. Although he knew that they were all doing it for his own good, he still couldn't help but get angry: "Stop talking. Otherwise, you can go with me, or you can stay together. In short, I will not let you leave my sight..."
Tianlan sighed helplessly, dodged, knocked out the unsuspecting Tianchen with a sharp knife, then quickly caught his body that was about to fall, and carefully handed it to Tai Nanshu, saying: "Nan Shu Uncle, please take good care of him,"
He had already guessed that Tianchen would not agree to evacuate alone due to his personality, but for the sake of his brother's life, he could only do this.
All the soldiers were dumbfounded in surprise. They knocked out their marshal so cleanly and neatly. Everyone's brains were rusty after seeing it. Tai Nanshu was the first to come back to his senses, carried Tianchen on his back, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Xiaolan , it’s really dangerous here, if you... the marshal will definitely not stop..."
"Uncle Nan Shu, you just need to protect the marshal. As for me... haha..." he smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Sometimes, revenge can become a person's greatest motivation, isn't it?"
Tai Nanshu's pupils shrank, he nodded heavily, and said: "I understand, you...take care..."
After saying that, he led the people quickly through Longmen Pass and headed towards Yunlong City. Tianlan silently watched the retreating figures of the two hundred people, feeling relaxed in his heart, as if he had completed all his tasks.
Next, he only needs to delay as much time as possible and prevent anyone from crossing Longmen Pass. The longer the delay is, the more beneficial it will be for Tianchen.
However, he knows very well that personal strength is not enough in a war. Moreover, even if he fights alone, he is not the strongest. There are many stronger people here. If the first person to come is the Seven-Star Peak or the Eight-Star It is not uncommon for a strong man to be killed instantly when he meets him. With just a sword in his hand, it is really unrealistic to charge and defend the city.
After thinking about this, he looked up at the golden talismans on the cliffs on both sides and murmured: "It seems that you are my biggest support,"
He turned back to Longmen Pass, closed the gate tightly, climbed to the top of the beacon, and turned a blind eye to the corpses on the ground. He came to the east edge, restarted the Eight Directions Armor-breaking Formation, and destroyed all the remaining spirit stones in Longmen Pass and his own body. All the spirit stones were thrown into the formation's eyes, and the eight-sided armor-piercing formation was carefully controlled to reduce unnecessary energy loss.
In this way, the eight-sided armor-breaking formation should be able to last for an hour. With this time, it will be enough for Tai Nanshu to bring Tianchen and the reinforcements from Yunlong City to join together.
His expression was indifferent, neither sad nor happy. He stood quietly by the beacon and looked into the distance, as if waiting for something.