An hour ago, Zhang Jiade was still fighting Ge Xu...
"Stop!"
Zhao Qingming's expression changed drastically as he walked in front of the team. He waved back to signal the evacuating team behind him to stop. The front was eerily quiet, which was very unusual on a blood-moon night.
It can be said that Zhao Qingming has survived in the apocalypse for such a long time, and he has walked through many night roads in the mountains and forests, and never once was like now, his heart was beating so hard "bang, bangbang".
"Is there something wrong, Qing Ming?"
Tong Gude quickly caught up, and just in time to see Zhao Qingming making a vague gesture of preparation for combat to the team members behind him, his heart became nervous.
Liang Ziqian, Wei Shihai, and Lan Tianren, the three chiefs of the Tu tribe, had been walking in front with Zhao Qingming, and their expressions rarely changed.
"There are no sounds of birds or insects."
Liang Ziqian explained.
As an archer, Liang Ziqian is very sensitive to the surrounding environment. Before Zhao Qingming mentioned that he should stop advancing, she had already privately reported the feeling of "too quiet" to Wei Shihai and Lan Tianren, but Wei Shihai
I insisted on confirming it with Lan Tianren.
After all, this is no small matter.
Even in the blood moon of cold winter, when disturbed by the march of large troops, some night birds hiding in the jungle would be awakened and fly away. This situation had never been seen since a quarter of an hour ago.
"I don't feel good!"
Wei Shihai's little eyes were shining brightly, and he had a feeling in the dark, which seemed to be like the feeling of a bird entering a cage. Indistinctly, there was a power that enveloped the entire forest silently.
A group of hundreds of thousands of people were walking on the edge of the mountain. The shadows of the shrubbery trees swayed under the red light of the blood moon. The silence was profound. Except for the occasional rustling of leaves, it was eerily quiet everywhere.
Lan Tianren stood up on the back of the mutated beast. He looked around. On the edge of the mountain, clumps of jungle shrubs lay there, like terrifying mutated beasts. The tall trees in the distance on the mountain side were covered with blood-red leaves.
Under the bloody light, it seemed that the entire tree crown had a halo of blood.
"Prepare for war!"
Lan Tianren's heart beat violently.
In this case, only when a prey accidentally steps into the trap, or there is a powerful enemy ahead, will such an early warning be heard in the heart.
"Brothers, get ready for battle!"
Soon, several people present reached a consensus. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected, and make sure you make sure you don't suffer any loss.
Under the instructions of the captains, each member of the team was ready for war according to their daily training.
"No movement?"
"The enemy... where is the enemy..."
After receiving the order, teams of team members were ready to fight with weapons in hand. They spread out in all directions and watched vigilantly on both sides of the mountain. In the legion, some archers flew out in twos and threes and quickly occupied the commanding heights on both sides.
"Get down, quickly!"
At the command, the people protecting the team fell to the ground with a squeak and put the packages on their backs. Some people's dark eyes flashed with fear, and some family members of the team members quietly held their hands.
They tightened the weapons in their hands. At this time, sitting still and waiting for death was not the way they wanted to live.
"Quiet, keep quiet!"
The order was conveyed again, word of mouth, and the long queue fell silent.
time flies.
A quarter of an hour passed, and the surroundings were still quiet, eerily quiet, except for the occasional loud gasping that reached the ears, and even the children had their mouths full.
"Qing Ming, could we be wrong?"
Tong Gude and Lan Jian looked at each other.
Generally speaking, a quarter of an hour is enough time for the enemy to launch an attack. Under normal circumstances, the enemy will launch a surprise attack without even giving him a chance to prepare for battle, but now...
Not only Tong Gude, but also many of the team members present were relaxed and a little unconvinced by Zhao Qingming's suspicion.
"It's true, if you think about it, the reconnaissance team we sent has not responded to any information so far!"
Zhao Qingming's expression was tense. Based on this alone, he could completely conclude that the enemy must be hiding in the dark and did not attack.
Observe their reactions, judge and measure their strength.
"They are dead..."
"enemy!"
"Ma...De, I almost forgot..."
Tong Gude and Lan Jian slapped their heads. There has been no response from their own investigation team so far. You must know that before this, the Divine Beast Legion sent out eleven investigation teams with one hundred and ten people. Now, one
They haven't come back yet, which is so abnormal.
"Deputy Commander Zhao, this won't work, we can't just sit back and wait for death!"
Liang Ziqian whispered in a low voice. She waved and signaled Zhao Qingming, Tong Gude and Lan Jian to approach her. She felt that there were many eyes spying on them in the darkness on the edge of the mountain.
"Gude, Lan Jian, and the three patriarchs, prepare to break out!"
On Zhao Qingming's resolute face, a pair of piercing eyes stared indistinguishably at the faces of Tong Gude and Lan Jian, and swept across the faces of Liang Ziqian, Wei Shihai and Lan Tianren.
"no!"
"impossible……"
Lan Jian and Tong Gude obviously did not discuss it. They refused in unison. At present, the enemy and we are unknown. One more person will give them more strength. It is unjustifiable for them to escape before the battle.
"inappropriate!"
Wei Shihai and Lan Tianren also spoke. As the chiefs of the Tu tribe, they were also the deputy commanders of the Divine Beast Legion. They couldn't justify letting Zhao Qingming bear the responsibility alone.
"If you want to leave, you can leave, I will stop you!"
Lan Jian is a bit rational. Although it is not said that the higher the position in the Divine Beast Legion, the more power he has to say, but he felt uneasy after letting a deputy commander of the legion retreat while he, the main battle group, retreated first.
"Yes, Qing Ming, if you want to leave, you go and I stay."
Tong Gude was not acting out of emotion, but talking about his ability. He and Zhao Qingming were one in charge of the outside world and the other in charge of the inside. The two of them had always cooperated very well. From a personal point of view, he believed that Zhao Qingming was more important than himself.
"How about you guys leave and us two old men stay?"
Wei Shihai and Lan Tianren smiled, their smiles were a bit bitter. Although no one wanted to die, some people had to die, and they were willing to do so.
"The enemy is very powerful. It's too early to talk about death. I guess they want to eat us in one bite and take us back. They don't necessarily want to kill us all. Now there is a high possibility that they want to conquer us."
Zhao Qingming did not object to or reject the suggestions of Wei Shihai and Lan Tianren. In the apocalypse, population is the first factor, with a population of hundreds of thousands. At this time, Zhao Qingming's thinking was particularly clear.
"I am the deputy commander in charge of military affairs, and fighting is my forte!"
Not sure what he thought of, Zhao Qingming added.
"What should we do?"
Lan Jian was a little nervous. He was not nervous because he was afraid of death. If the situation was not handled properly, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people would be affected, so he had to be nervous.
"My personal opinion is that Tong Gude and I will stay, while Wei Shihai, Lan Tianren, Liang Ziqian and Lan Jian will lead the elite members of the Divine Beast Legion to organize a breakout. You just have to break out, and I will lead a part of the team members to assist them. Gude, you..."
Zhao Qingming thought for a moment.
"Once I die in battle and Blue Sword successfully breaks through, Tong Gude, you don't have to think about it and lead the remaining team members and the people to surrender immediately."
Having said this, Zhao Qingming's eyes lit up.
He believes that as long as the elite members of the Divine Beast Legion are left behind, the Divine Beast Legion will exist. As long as Zhang Jiade is left with some sparks, he will definitely come back with the Divine Beast Legion and bring back the remaining brothers if he has the chance.
"this……"
Lan Jian stopped talking.
Wei Shihai and Lan Tianren also stopped talking.
They understood what Zhao Qingming meant. Leave the living force of the Divine Beast Legion behind, and nothing else matters. As long as people can survive, there is still a chance.
"Deputy Commander Zhao, we ask for orders. The two of us will stay to intercept the enemy. You, Deputy Commander Liang, and Lan Jian will lead the elite team members to break out!"
Wei Shihai and Lan Tianren's expressions were very serious. Here, he used the title of "deputy corps commander". I think they both considered it and it was very serious.
"I stayed!"
"Me too……"
Lan Jian bit his lip. As an old man of the Divine Beast Legion, he couldn't do it if you asked him to escape like this. Besides, Wei Dalin died, and he had always felt guilty.
"Me, I think as a female, they won't be in trouble..."
Liang Ziqian smiled slightly and lifted a strand of hair from her forehead with one hand. Her expression looked very relaxed, as if she was confident.
"no!"
"Absolutely not..."
Wei Shihai and Lan Tianren were very nervous. Liang Ziqian was the "goddess" in their hearts. Even though they had no chance, the "goddess" could never take this risk.
"We stay!"
Wei Shihai and Lan Tianren asked for help.
"Don't worry, once you successfully break through, labor and management will surrender immediately without any hesitation! It won't be easy if you want me to die. I still have to wait for the leader of Yubeichuan to come back and give me a medal."
Wei Shihai said with a smile that this guy definitely meant what he said. It would be better to die than to live. Anyway, everyone decided to surrender. As long as Liang Ziqian and the others can escape, the rest doesn't matter.
"Okay, order now! I, Zhao Qingming, Wei Shihai, and Lan Tianren, will lead 500 team members to assist Tong Gude, Liang Ziqian, Lan Jian and others to break through. You execute it immediately."
Seeing what Tong Gude wanted to say and what opinions he wanted to express, Zhao Qingming immediately gave the order.
"Time is of the essence, work separately and take as many people as you can!"
Zhao Qingming waved his hand and turned to leave. He didn't know how many people the Divine Beast Legion could break through, but he estimated that those who could walk would have a high chance of having mutated beasts as mounts.
In fact, the team members who can be assigned to mutated beasts are basically the core members of the Divine Beast Legion and are also the elite members of the Divine Beast Legion.
"Half a quarter of an hour, let's break out together!"
Liang Ziqian whispered that they should act together when breaking through, otherwise the enemy would discover their intentions and close the net in advance, and no one would be able to escape.
As for how to break out of the encirclement, apart from the front position, they only have three directions: rear, left and right. From these positions, they can run as they please, and we will worry about the others later.
"I am responsible for blocking the enemy at the front, Wei Shihai is responsible for assisting the left side, and Lan Tianren is responsible for the right side."
When leaving, Zhao Qingming gave the order. Everyone knew that the battle ahead would be the most brutal. Zhao Qingming was already determined to die, and they knew it in their hearts.
Under the blood-red night, there was a chilling air lingering near the mountains. This became more and more obvious. Many mutated beasts in the team seemed to feel it. "Ho, ho, ho..." they roared in low voices.
, very uneasy.
"Brothers, let's go!"
Zhao Qingming ordered.
"Here!"
The five hundred team members roared and followed, riding mutated beasts and holding torches in one hand.
"What are they going to do?"
In the distance, on a huge rock in the bush, the human leader asked in a low voice. The big leader did not answer. To be honest, it didn't know what Zhao Qingming and the others wanted to do.
The two of them had arrived long ago and had been waiting for the arrival of the large army. Coincidentally, the soldiers from the main city had just arrived half a quarter of an hour ago.
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
The team walked two or three feet forward when a dangerous aura came towards them. Zhao Qingming suddenly waved his hand and threw the torch in his hand towards the jungle ahead. One of the team members followed suit and followed Zhao Qingming's lead.
He threw the torch in his hand towards the surrounding jungle bushes.
In an instant, the front lit up.
"Crackling..."
In winter bushes, fires burn quickly, and suddenly the surrounding area is filled with flames.
"ah!"
Screams came out one after another, and many of the main city soldiers who were hiding in the bushes were caught. You know, the torches of Zhao Qingming and the others were soaked with animal fat. I wonder if it was the fat of mutated beasts.
Because once the fire starts burning, it will be out of control.
A figure rushed out of the bushes, like a fireball. There must be at least seventy or eighty people like this.
"be cheated!"
The human leader roared.
He had been waiting for the soldiers from the main city to arrive. Unexpectedly, Zhao Qingming had already discovered them and struck first. He roared and waved his bright sword and rushed towards Zhao Qingming.
"kill……."
One after another, figures followed the human leader and came from the bushes.