Chapter 67: The Canglong Sinks West
The fire burned the city. Since the Dragon Army began to use firearms, a large area of firelight rose in the northern part of Luojing. The smoke and heat waves generated by the burning licked the night sky, making the residents in the city feel nervous when they looked at it. No one knew which side would win tonight, but if the fire spreads...
Various emotions flowed in the city. Some people were thinking about escaping from Luojing, some were thinking about whether they could do something while the chaos was in trouble, and some were worried at the fire, lamenting the subversive changes in the world.
At the front line of the battlefield, General Si Ji, who commanded the Long Army, asked some of his subordinates to delay in the front, and then organized defense lines again at the key intersections and alleys in the city. The stones temporarily moved were piled up at the intersections, and gilt muskets were on the piles of stones, aiming at the road ahead from time to time, and the sound of gunfire and killing never stopped.
In addition to these soldiers holding gilded divine muskets, there are some soldiers on the side carrying thick vermilion cannons at any time. If the dragon cavalry in the local area dares to dive down, these powerful firearms can be enough to blow the dragon to pieces.
Even with these methods, Si Ji was still not very satisfied. He asked his confidant men to transport the rare dragon artillery among the generals to the city and several high towers in the palace to shoot at any time and support all parts of the city. In this way, the general felt a little relieved.
‘Even the Northern Prefecture Army is difficult to break through now. He thought to himself, and then estimated that the other party might have some other means.
Because the Northern Prefecture Army was divided into two groups, most of the cavalry that raided Luojing from a long distance were cavalry, and there was not much baggage. In other words, if the Northern Prefecture Army could not capture Luojing today, there would be no second chance and could only retreat and leave.
But the Northern Mansion Army is like water without a source, and its power is less than one point. They are neither willing to establish themselves as a country nor rely on a royal family. After these loyal and righteous elites are exhausted, they will no longer be able to replenish them. Moreover, Si Ji also vaguely heard some news that although the Five Qingluans did not drag their backs on the Beifu Army's way south and did things like cutting off food and grass, it was just because the Northern Mansion Army attacked the royal family. If the Northern Mansion Army was defeated, the Five Qingluans would probably immediately take over the northern continents. They had a wide range of power and deep roots there, and had the righteousness of Qingluan's direct descendants. The people in the north would not stand up to object at all.
‘As long as we persist tonight, the enemy will lose all our might. When the surrounding continents mobilize reinforcements, the Northern Prefecture Army can only retreat step by step. Thinking of this, Si Ji's heart gradually calmed down.
On the battlefield in the city, facing the re-arranged defense line, the advance of the Northern Mansion Army once again encountered great obstacles.
At the intersection, dense fire of muskets continued. In addition to the soldiers of the Dragon Army, there were also some temporarily recruited combatants on the roofs on both sides. They were wearing simple cloaks and holding muskets in their hands. Under the leadership of a few veterans, they shot at the Beifu Army on the street one after another. Although they were average in heads, under the advantage of numbers, the opponent's offensive greatly slowed down.
Looking down at Luojing from a cold altitude, you can clearly see that the battle front was stuck, the Beifu army wearing white and silver armor was advancing slowly, and the personnel were gradually casualties...
As the situation gradually turned toward the defenders in the city, many figures watching the battle in secret were relieved, a sound of a trumpet like an elephant sound exploded in the sky, and the sound was resounding, which made people shocked.
Soon after, a sound of bricks and stones collapsed from the north wall. Among the large amount of Mars and smoke, tall giant beasts gradually appeared. As they gradually approached, rows of houses collapsed at their feet, and the outline became clearer and clearer until they suddenly walked out of the smoke and dust.
These giant beasts are as big as mountains, with blood-red and gray-white all over the body. They have four curved giant horns on their heads, two of which are upward and two downward, like long hideous fangs. When the two giant horns below sway, the house under the giant beast's feet is smashed to pieces and then shattered by the huge black and gray hooves.
"Bao—" These giant beasts advanced in flames and artillery fire, spitting out white smoke from their mouths, floating towards the sky in the flames.
Although the defenders in the city kept firing at these giant beasts and gunfire continued, they had almost no effect on the giant beasts. They were covered with thick gray hairs, which were as thick as gold and iron, and were stained with heavy water vapor. Walking in the flames, emitting waves of white smoke.
It also drips into the charcoal from time to time, and splashes.
When these huge giant beasts began to run wildly, the ground under their feet seemed to jump up and began to shake, making it difficult for them to stand firm. When they stepped on them, many soldiers who had no time to dodge were trampled into pieces by the huge black hooves covering the sky, making them tragic.
Such violent trampling and sounds made the Xinjun, who was in the deep palace, feel an inexplicable heart. He held the dragon throne and was about to stand up. His face changed a few times. In the end, he did not leave, but asked the guards beside him to quickly leave the hall to inquire about the situation.
Soon several dragon cavalry took off from the open space in front of the hall and ascended to the sky above Luojing to look down. The Northern Palace Army below relied on these terrifying monsters to break through layer by layer in the city. The situation instantly reversed and became closer and closer to the palace.
Seeing that the general situation was not good, these dragon riders also returned urgently to inform everyone in the hall.
"Let me tell me, what is outside?"
"Report to Your Majesty, the Northern Mansion Army, with more than 20 beasts as vanguards, they have broken through the defense line of the Dragon Army and rushed towards the palace!" Even the knowledgeable Dragon Cavalry General was a little panicked at this moment, with anxious and uneasy in his voice.
The squid is like a cow, the body is white and the horns are as thick as a straw raincoat. It is called the squid, which is a cannibal.
This is a vicious monster living in the cold place outside the northern border. It is powerful and cruel. It has always been the target of local defenders' attacks, but for some reason, it appeared in the array of the Northern Prefecture Army today and used it for them.
"How is that possible?" Speaking of the fact that some knowledgeable ministers present were unbelievable.
There are also many knowledgeable people among them. How could they not know about the ferocious giant beasts that existed in ancient times? When their ancestors migrated and opened up the wilderness, they naturally fought with such evil beasts a lot. Over the past thousands of years, with the establishment of tribes and countries, there were fewer and fewer such ferocious beasts. How could so many suddenly appear and be tamed? Could it be that the Northern Army has been raising bandits for years and respecting them? But after thinking about it, it feels wrong. Because of their ferocious bloodthirsty, raising these evil beasts is too expensive and it is impossible to hide them...
The hall suddenly became chaotic, and people talked about the origin of the giant beast, and began to suggest that the new king immediately ride on the dragon and prepare to move. Some said that they would send a message to the surrounding door-to-door dispatches so that they could come to rescue quickly. Various opinions were presented in front of the young monarch. The urgent faces and shouting words made the new king feel anxious and panicked for a moment and could not make a decision.
Seeing the situation gradually changing and the hall was noisy, a general with blood and scars suddenly stepped into the gate of the palace. This was Si Ji, who commanded the Dragon Army.
At this time, he was not as powerful as before. The tiger biting golden armor was covered with scratches, and it was stained with dried blood and dust, and his face was covered with frost.
"Silent!" He shouted loudly, forcibly interrupting the noise in the palace.
Then the general led a hundred elite guards to push away the crowded ministers blocking the way and walked towards the king in the center.
"What's wrong with Siji's love?" At this time, the new king finally calmed down and asked about the general's purpose.
"Your Majesty, there are servants from the outside tribes in the Northern Palace army. They summoned and commanded some monsters to break through the front and destroyed a large area of city walls in the north. Now Luojing can be said to be without any danger, but the other party can come and go freely. If the situation is not good, please make a decision early." He knelt down on one knee and spoke sincerely.
"What, how could this be?" The young emperor looked in disbelief. Luo Jing, as a mighty city in the world, was actually broken into one night, which made him completely unacceptable.
You should know that even if King Dai led nearly 400,000 troops to besiege Luojing, it only damaged some of the outer walls and even failed the city. However, in just a few months, the Northern Palace Army was able to attack and he had to flee in a hurry.
He stood up suddenly, then sat down blankly, his face turned pale and ugly.
As the emperor who temporarily inherited the throne, his prestige and qualifications were insufficient. If even Luojing was lost, he would be a little desperate whether he could rise in the future.
Seeing that the new king was sitting on the dragon throne now,
The roar and hissing of the giant beast outside became closer and closer, and the people in the hall became more and more anxious and panicked.
"Your Majesty!" At this time, Li Jingfang, who was standing on one side, finally couldn't stand it anymore.
He rushed up the steps, lifted the new king from the dragon throne, and then held it.
"Your Majesty also asks to give an order. We all swear to follow us to the death and do not lose our composure."
"A thousand pounds of work, slowly, don't you see the red rumor and old news?"
The Kingdom of Chi Yao, one of the predecessors of the dynasty, was the direct descendant of Chi Feng. His founding king was in poverty and embarrassment several times, lost most of his territory, and even ceded the capital. However, he fought repeatedly and finally rose up and praised by future generations.
This loud shout and persuasion finally awakened the young emperor. His face darkened, he shook his sleeves and stood alone, and then walked down the steps.
"General Siji asked him to stand up, and now he still needs the general to open the way for me."
"Yes, your Majesty."
Then the general led a group of personal guards to protect the new king and walked quickly to the door of the hall.
As soon as I came out of the warm hall, a gust of cold wind poured into my sleeves, awakening everyone, and then the intense and anxious battle situation came into my eyes...
In the night sky above, the dragons on both sides kept intersecting in the sky, the dragons flew, the flames and frost danced, and the roars and the sounds of roaring and killing. The eyes turned down. Outside the palace in the distance, huge beasts trampled on and smashed houses and buildings, bringing up large areas of smoke and dust and Mars. The firelight was illuminated below their bodies, reflecting the gray-white and red fur and the black giant hooves that were exposed from time to time.
The continuous muskets shot at the giant beast, hitting the blue smoke on its body, and then a dazzling light flashed across the night sky, exploded on the giant beast, raising incandescent flames, which made the giant beasts slow down. The gray fur on their bodies also appeared large areas of charred black, revealing the tough and thick shield skin under the fur.
"Bao—" The giant beast roared again, then burst out with fierce power, running towards the cannon shooting place, smashing and trampling countless buildings and gravel along the way, until the Dragon Army soldiers who had no time to evacuate were cut into blood mud.
Then a long horn sound came from the night sky again, and the giant beast slowly turned his head and moved towards the direction of the palace again.
Even though they were thousands of meters apart, the new king felt panic when he saw the blood-red beast of the qin. Although he was smart and had good qualifications since childhood, he had always lived in the peaceful and stable Luojing, and he had never faced these bloodthirsty ferocious beasts outside the frontier.
Turning his head, he took a deep breath to calm his emotions. At this time, six red-scaled dragons slowly descended from the sky. They were the dragon cavalry directly belonging to the Dragon Scale Guard and the emperor's most trusted general.
"Your Majesty." The dragon rider on the giant dragon turned over and knelt on one knee in the open space outside the hall, waiting for instructions.
"I need to transfer for the time being. You will summon the remaining dragon cavalry to follow closely. As for the command in the city afterwards..." As the fire swayed, the new king's face changed several times, and finally he spoke out loudly.
"The subsequent command will be handed over to General Siji."
"Yes, Your Majesty." These dragon riders stood up and rode the dragon again, then blew the small trumpet that was with them. The long clear sound was particularly awake in the night.
Shortly after the sound was heard, several long dragon roars came from the night sky on the west side of Luojing. Soon, six golden-scale dragons drove past the night sky with luxurious and solemn dragon chariots. Following the dragon chariots, two teams of dragon chariots were wearing golden sparrow armor. They drove through the night sky and repelled some of the northern cold iron dragon chariots that were coming to attack, and then let the dragon chariots descend calmly in front of the hall.
The imperial chariot used by the emperor is about a hundred meters long and forty meters wide. It is made of agarwood. It has five layers, with layers of hanging pearls and jade hangings, majestic and luxurious. There are seventy-two layers of fire phoenix return cloud magic arrays all over the body. Once activated, even if the ninth-level existence takes full advantage of the full force, it will be difficult to break it in a short time.
As a burst of smoke and dust rose, the dragon carriage lowered the stairs, and the accompanying palace guards surrounded the emperor and walked towards the entrance. As the new king stepped up step by step, his vision became wider and wider. When he stepped into the stairs, he could already overlook the entire Luojing scene.
I saw this past
The city that never sleeps, which is lit up all night until dawn, is now in chaos. Large areas of urban areas and houses in the north have turned into ruins, with flames and smoke and dust constantly, and the southern area is not easy to live. Countless residents are crowded on the streets and shouting and trampling to escape to the city. There are large numbers of crying and screaming, and some hidden corners are everywhere. From time to time, the gates of wealthy families are overturned, and there are bursts of screams and shouts.
Looking at the capital that has become a purgatory on earth, the new king bit his teeth secretly, then suddenly walked into the imperial chariot and never looked back.
‘Today’s shame will be repaid.
In the night sky reflected by the flames, the dragon chariot slowly rose, and the gorgeous patterns around it gradually lit up, forming a magic circle for defense. Seeing that the dragon chariot carrying the emperor and the ministers were about to escape west, the dragon cavalry of the Northern Mansion Army fighting in the sky began to chase and dive towards the dragon chariot that had not yet accelerated despite the pull and restraint of the opponent.
"Roar--" A cold breath gushed down from the sky and poured on the dragon chariot's resistance array. Unfortunately, if it cannot be penetrated, as the golden dragon pulling the cart flapped its wings, the speed of the majestic and luxurious dragon chariot gradually increased and began to move away from the palace below.
"How can you, a thief, escape!" A loud roar came from the night sky, and then a black giant dragon rushed down.
On the dragon's back, Zhuo Fengtong raised the shining gilt phoenix winged woven in his hand. This holy object emitted a burning magic in the night sky, passing through the long flame tail in the air, like a dazzling blue comet, crashing into the huge dragon chariot moving westward.
"Peng——"
Sparks are everywhere, resounding throughout the sky...
Chapter completed!