The front line was defeated steadily, and the rear Yongming Pass also entered a fierce siege state. The city gate could be lost at any time, and now the White Tiger Army was cutting in. The 80,000-strong army detoured to Yongming Pass, completely blocking their retreat.
Surrounded on all sides and surrounded by enemies, the situation is critical and life and death is at stake.
"We are surrounded. Are they trying to encircle and suppress us?"
"What should I do? What should I do?"
"Don't worry, everyone. Our Highness will bring our brothers from the Northern Army in Saibei Town to support us. Persistence is victory."
The brothers from the Shanhe Army spoke one after another. Some became frightened, while others tried to boost morale.
The sudden appearance of the White Tiger Legion brought a brief lull in the fierce fighting. The imperial court stopped the attack, and all the siege troops came down and retreated a hundred meters. Of course, all this also originated from the imperial court coach Hu Yidao.
military orders.
The brothers from the Shanhe Army also took the opportunity to gather together. They looked nervous and extremely serious. Everyone knew that the war situation was very unfavorable to them.
"Across the way, listen to me. You have been surrounded by me. I am giving you one last chance. Those who put down their weapons will not be killed or held accountable. I will give you ten minutes to think about it. When the time is up, you will not put down your weapons.
Yes, kill without mercy!"
Hu Yidao shouted loudly, his voice was loud and clear to the whole audience.
It is not that he has a benevolent heart, but he wants to take advantage of the advantageous situation and engage in psychological warfare to completely destroy the fighting spirit of the Shanhe Army and the Zhenbei Army.
Although the Shanhe Army and the Zhenbei Army suffered heavy casualties, their main force is still there and their combat power is still there. If they insist on fighting a trapped beast and risk their lives, they will have to pay a heavy price for victory!
As soon as he said these words, a small number of people were immediately shaken and showed hesitation on their faces.
In the face of life and death, it is normal for a small number of people to have a surrender mentality.
Fighting to the death may be meaningless in the minds of these few people. In addition, it is also natural to be greedy for life and afraid of death.
"Hu Yidao, you old dog, don't think about disturbing our military morale. Yes, we are surrounded, but this is Saibei. Behind us are Saibei's nine major groups, with one million soldiers. Saibei's army may arrive at any time.
Support us."
Xue Min saw through his intentions and retorted coldly to guard against instability in the army's morale.
She saw all the performance of the people below and had to treat it with caution. Although a small number of people wanted to surrender, human nature has the characteristic of following. Once someone puts down their weapons, there will definitely be a large number of people following them. The situation is inherently unfavorable. It is really
If there is another internal problem, then this battle will be completely useless.
She still wanted to delay the fierce battle as long as possible and wait for Li Yang to lead troops to help. Holding on for a while longer was the hope that she could turn danger into safety and turn defeat into victory.
"Xue Min, you are right. It is true that this is the territory of Saibei, and there is a million-strong army of Saibei Zhenbei Army behind you. But you do not know that all the troops of Zhenbei Army have been assigned to the defense zone, and the central part of Saibei is already empty."
"It will take at least three days for all the departments of the nine major defense zones to get here. But can you hold on for three days? Let alone three days, you can't hold on even for one day."
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"Don't have any expectations. I tell you clearly that no reinforcements will come to support you. Those who know the current situation are heroes. Surrendering and giving up resistance is the only chance for you and your men to survive!"
Hu Yidao's voice was sonorous, like metal, and although his speaking speed was neither urgent nor slow, it did put great pressure on people's hearts.
What?
The Shanhe Army brothers were completely panicked, and they all looked questioningly at Xue Min.
No more reinforcements?
Xue Min found it difficult to tell the authenticity of Hu Yidao's news, so he could only treat it as fake news: "Don't listen to his nonsense, he is fighting in his heart."
However, a communications soldier ran up to him. It was the brother who had just been ordered to send a message for help to Li Yang.
"Don't bite your ears, just report it in public."
"Yes, we have the right to know, and we will understand even if we die."
"What did His Highness say?"
"Please also ask the deputy commander to be considerate and understanding, and let us know the truth and His Highness's plans!"
Many people spoke up, including the former leader of the Xueguang Mansion. They did not want to surrender, but were eager to know whether there were reinforcements.
Xue Min had no choice but to glance at the communications soldier and said, "You can convey it in public."
"Your Highness has only one sentence: stick to it."
The communications soldier replied truthfully.
Li Yang only sent electricity to defend, a decision he made after repeated deliberation. There was a risk of messages being intercepted and eavesdropped on the battlefield. He only had 30,000 troops. If Hu Yidao knew his intentions and was prepared, he would be attacked.
, extremely disadvantageous.
When all the brothers heard this, their expressions darkened, and they all thought to themselves, as expected, there were no reinforcements. Hey, they were strategic abandoners, and the only thing waiting for them was to die in battle here.
Xue Min also thought the same way, and couldn't help but keep silent with worry, instinctive silence, not complaining or feeling cold, but worried that the people below would have a mental collapse, lose fighting spirit, or even surrender.
The Shanhe Army was silent, as quiet as a chilling cicada, and you could hear a needle drop, while the imperial court was discussing calmly.
"Who is His Highness they are talking about?"
"Could it be King Bei?"
"No way. King Bei was seriously injured in an assassination and is recuperating in the imperial city. Besides, Your Highness is the unique honorific title of the Crown Prince. This title is not worthy of King Bei, right?"
The generals in the imperial court gathered around Hu Yidao and said one after another.
"I also think it can't be Li Yang. Don't worry about who the bullshit they are talking about is His Highness. Our first priority now is to eat them and enter Saibei as soon as possible."
Hu Yidao sneered and didn't care.
How could they have known that most of the Shanhe Army were old members of the Peerless Xuanmen. Northern King Li Yang had established the Shenglong Hall of the Jianghu sect in his early years. It had become a habit for the subordinates to call His Highness your Highness, and the new ones also followed suit.
Of course, these are what Li Yang expected. The battle at Yongmingguan was an escalation of the confrontation. It was very sudden. He had to consider not only rescuing the siege from the counterattack, but also hiding his identity. Once his identity was exposed, what would happen to him in the imperial city?
All the planning and management were in vain. In addition, many brothers in the Imperial City have not yet evacuated safely, including the elite core Blood Shadow Team.
He could not let his brothers in the imperial city be slaughtered by the court to vent their anger.
At this moment, Li Yang is leading people to arrive. Countless large tanks are racing wildly, and the dust is billowing. Li Yang is wearing a black iron mask on the head of the car. Only his eyes are exposed, and his eyes are full of murderous intent. An urgent military intelligence telegram from the Zhenbei Houfu.
, he learned that his brothers below had suffered heavy casualties, which made him completely furious.
Both the driver and the guards beside him felt Li Yang's murderous intent and couldn't help but tremble.
Lord Wu was so angry that blood flowed like a river.
Suddenly, the guard received emergency information from Saibei through the radio communication equipment on his back.
The guard's face changed, and he reported hurriedly: "Your Highness, the battle situation ahead has changed. Hu Yidao hid the White Tiger Army's 80,000 troops. Now the White Tiger Army has completed their dismantling, cutting off Yongming Pass's retreat, and also cutting off our retreat.
On the way to rescue, Empress Saibei asks you to put your own safety first and lead your troops back to Zhenbei Houfu!"
Li Yang took a deep breath and then said: "Call back and tell Chu Qiaoer that I will never leave my brother alone."
Konoe replied truthfully, Chu Qiaoer asked to speak to Li Yang, but Li Yang refused, and directly grabbed the device and threw it out.
"Drive faster!"
"yes."
The driver was ordered to step on the accelerator and push it to the bottom.
There are still 180 kilometers away from the front line of Yongmingguan, and Li Yang will be able to lead his people to the battlefield in two hours.
Yongmingguan front line.
The ten-minute period given by Hu Yidao has come, and no one has put down their weapons. The court Hu Yidao is really surprised, while Xue Min, Ning Feng and other leaders of the Shanhe Army are extremely relieved. Their brothers can be relied on!
"Okay, very good, you all have a lot of backbone, then you all go to die, I order all fronts to attack, kill me!"
Hu Yidao sneered and said.
Following his order, all the ministries took action and quickly moved towards the front line that the Shanhe Army had just gathered.
"Brothers, fight to the end."
"I can't guarantee whether reinforcements will come, but what I can guarantee is that I, Xue Min, will never take a step back in fear of death."
"Show your sword, draw your sword, and meet the enemy!"
Xue Min was alone in front, holding the long sword tightly, with a straight body and flowing hair.
"kill."
"kill!"
The men and horses from both sides were strangled together again, the shadows of swords and swords covered the sky and the earth was instantly covered with blood.
One side quickly sought victory, attacking across the board, with crazy output, while the other side fought with trapped beasts, fighting for their lives. The two sides fought again, and it was even more brutal than before. Corpses fell in pieces, and countless people stepped on them.
Half an hour.
One hour.
Two hours...
The strategic space of the Shanhe Army was once again squeezed, and they were retreating steadily. They were already close to the city gate and had no retreat. More than half of them were injured, and countless people had broken arms. Finally, some people couldn't hold it anymore. Their mentality collapsed and they burst into tears.
.
"I surrender, I won't fight this battle."
"I lay down my arms and I surrender."
"I'm only twenty years old, I don't want to die."
"His Highness has abandoned us, and there will be no reinforcements. It's not that we are sorry for His Highness, but His Highness is sorry for us."
When the leader of the Shanhe Army saw this, his anger rose, and he raised his sword to kill these people who were greedy for life and afraid of death.
"You are looking for death!"
"Don't touch them!"
Xue Min stopped it immediately, feeling very complicated.
Indeed, there is no suspense in this battle. These people just want to live, simply want to live. He has no right or reason to ask everyone to fight for Li Yang like him. In the Yitianwu Continent, this is equivalent to a different world.
Fighting for Saibei on the land, fearless of life and death, fight to the end.
"Haha, that's right. No matter who it is, as long as they put down their weapons, I will give them a way to survive."
Hu Yidao was overjoyed and laughed loudly. After a while, he saw that there were not many followers, less than one thousandth, so he became a little anxious and continued to seduce, "Those who put down their weapons, I will not only give them a way to survive, but also provide them with proper care."
Resettlement, upgrade one level to the original level, oh no, two levels... Some of you were right just now, it was your Highness who gave up on you, and you surrendered without fighting, it is not yourselves to blame!"
"Who said I gave up on them and my brothers?"
At this time, a voice came from the horizon, resounding through the sky and shaking the entire world.
Hu Yidao couldn't help but was stunned, and walked over. Not only Hu Yidao, but almost everyone on the entire battlefield cast their eyes into the distance. Who, who is this, who has such courage, dares to fight in the battlefield where the two armies are fighting.
Show up and speak?
Everyone in the imperial court was shocked and surprised. Listening to his voice, it was their highness who had arrived?
Haha, how brave are you?
The Shanhe Army first expressed surprise and then showed doubts. Listening to his voice, it was their master who came, but the voice was obviously wrong. Did His Highness bring someone to rescue them?
Yes, Li Yang led his people to the battlefield. Because he wanted to conceal his identity, he used his inner strength to change his voice. Also, because of the obstruction of the White Tiger Legion, the core of the battlefield could not see the situation here.
Everyone has got out of the car, Li Yang is in front, and 30,000 soldiers of the Zhenbei Army are behind, carrying scimitars and carrying heavy bows on their backs.
The wind blows in the desert and the loess is long.
However, the gusts of wind and sand could only blow their clothes, but could not move them at all. Their figures were unusually straight and tough. Everyone stood firmly, as steady as a rock, and there was something in their eyes.
A sense of murderous intent and fierce fighting spirit.
Starting from Li Yang, and the 30,000 Zhenbei Army officers and soldiers behind him, they all made up their minds and vowed to fight their way through the siege.