Chapter 261: Snow City (Three updates, ten thousand words, please subscribe!)
For other state capitals, Yanzhou Dahuang Prefecture means the border, or many people think that Dahuang Prefecture is the border.
Even Gu Chen always thought so before coming to Yanzhou.
But this is not the case. Yanzhou is located in the west of Kyushu, and the extreme west is adjacent to the Shiwan Mountains. Further west from Dahuang Mansion is the real border.
The closer to the border, the more desolate the environment becomes and the more barren mountains there are.
The name of Dahuang Mansion also comes from this.
The imperial court had set up several military towns on the border, and 600,000 Xuantie troops were stationed here. They were well-equipped and in strict order, guarding the border on behalf of Daxia, and they had gone through generation after generation.
No one had ever thought that the border would actually be lost. The barbarians would actually invade the Great Wilderness Mansion, and they would march straight in.
Nowadays, the military towns that Daxia spent a lot of money to build have completely disappeared under the trampling of the barbarians' iron hoofs.
Even the invincible Xuan Tie Army of 600,000 men was left with very few, and most of them were lost after this battle.
It can be said that even if Yanzhou is finally defended, Daxia's national power will decline a lot because of this.
During this period of time, although after learning the news of the border defeat, the state pastor of Yanzhou ordered the people to move quickly and try to leave the border. However, there are more than a dozen counties in Dahuang Prefecture, and there are two counties near the border alone.
There are a large number of people in this county, and they are all ordinary people. Although the court has made the fastest response, countless people still died there on the day when the barbarians invaded the border.
After decades, the barbarians once again entered the land of Daxia. Every barbarian soldier, including their generals, was extremely excited. Along the way, they burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil.
Gu Chen and the others walked all the way to the border. The closer they got to the border, the more desolate they saw, and they also saw a lot of corpses and withered bones.
Ruins of ruins, broken limbs and broken bones, and the pungent smell of blood.
No one had a complete body left, the men were brutally slaughtered, and the women suffered inhuman torture before death. Even the elderly and children were not spared by them. After experiencing severe torture, they were killed by the barbarians.
Slaughtered.
Death, sometimes for them, is not a fear, but a kind of relief.
In troubled times, human life is worth less than grass. Gu Chen and others really have a deep understanding of this.
Among the group of people, Song Yu, Wang Yan, and many younger commanders all had heavy expressions on their faces, suppressing strong anger in their hearts, and they were extremely angry towards the barbarians.
"Help...help..."
At this time, Gu Chen and his party suddenly heard an extremely weak cry for help. Their expressions changed and they hurried over.
When they arrived, they saw a woman with a large amount of blood on her body. Her clothes were torn, her body was twisted, and there were blood marks all over her, even her face. She had suffered inhuman torture and could no longer be distinguished.
Out of human form.
In the woman's arms, she was holding a girl tightly. The girl's injuries were not much worse than the woman's, and there was blood flowing uncontrollably from her body.
"Help...help...save us..."
The woman's voice was weak. She was at the last moment of her life. The fire of life was about to be extinguished. It was all supported by a will. Fortunately, Gu Chen and the others were able to discover it because of their successful cultivation.
Seeing this scene, Song Yu, Wang Yan and others quickly dismounted and rushed over.
"Still breathing!"
When Song Yu saw this, his expression was shocked, and the internal energy in his body was continuously transported to the bodies of mother and daughter.
However, the woman's life had already come to an end, and she was only supported by a willpower. When she saw Song Yu and others, she used her last strength to tremble and said: "Please... please...
You...help me...take care of...her..."
After saying this, the woman's head tilted, and no matter how Song Yu called, she was completely out of breath.
"damn it!"
Song Yu yelled angrily, and quickly picked up the girl who was only breathing weakly, and the breath flowed into her body as if it was free.
Gu Chen stood aside and watched this scene silently, because he knew that not only the woman, but also the girl could not be saved.
Sure enough, within a moment, the girl followed her mother.
"hateful!"
Song Yu yelled, he was holding the girl's gradually cold body, and was still sending the inner breath into her body.
"These beasts!"
Wang Yan was furious after seeing many horrific scenes along the way, and the scene he witnessed with his own eyes. Uncommonly, he actually started to curse.
The same goes for the rest of the Jingtiansi commanders, whose expressions were extremely ugly.
In the twenty-three years since the world was at peace, many of them had never seen such a scene, such as Song Yu, Wang Yan, and even Gu Chen.
This is war, extremely cruel, especially when it comes to race and survival.
"Damn barbarians!" Song Yu roared, his expression ferocious, his pupils densely covered with red bloodshot eyes, and his whole person was filled with hatred.
Song Yu and Wang Yan have been in Jingtiansi for many years. They have been fighting monsters and ghosts, and their lives are always on the line. It can be said that they are used to life and death, and they have not experienced war.
When they were in Xun'an County, Song Yu and Wang Yan also participated, but at that time demons and ghosts devoured living beings and rarely even left corpses, so they did not see such a tragic scene as before.
Gu Chen said coldly: "This group of barbarians just left not long ago. They can't go far. Let's catch up."
"Follow me!"
As soon as these words came out, the crowd suddenly became furious. Even Xue Ling had a gloomy face, and his murderous intention towards the barbarians surged in his heart.
As a result, they transferred the inner energy in their bodies to the sitting horses. Suddenly, their speed soared. It didn't take long before they saw the figures of the barbarians in the distance.
Not only that, they saw a group of people being massacred by barbarians.
The barbarians are the result of the union between the ancient gods and demons and the human race. Although after endless years, the blood of the gods and demons in the barbarians has become extremely thin, their bodies are still much stronger than those of the Central Plains humans.
Every adult barbarian is extremely tall, even women.
The group of barbarians not far away were wearing animal skin clothes that only covered the lower half of their bodies. Their upper bodies were bare. Their skin was dark and they looked very strong.
"Hahaha, kill!"
"Central Plains people, die!"
The barbarians who were being massacred laughed and waved their butcher knives, and one living life disappeared one after another, even children and the elderly were no exception.
They like to see the fear on the faces of the Central Plains humans before they die, which makes them feel physically and mentally happy.
There were even many strong barbarian men tearing off the clothes of several women with ferocious smiles on their faces.
From this scene, we can see how much suffering the people suffered after the barbarian army marched straight into Dahuang Mansion.
Seeing this scene, Song Yu and the others couldn't bear it anymore, and they rushed forward with roars.
Gu Chen and Xue Ling were sitting at the back, watching Song Yu and the others charge forward. These barbarian soldiers were not very strong, and the strongest ones only had a few Vajra realms. Song Yu and the others were completely adequate.
"Central Plains warrior? Die!"
When this group of barbarian soldiers saw Song Yu and others, instead of running away, they rushed to kill them. However, before they could rush forward, they lost their lives.
Initially, the people in the group looked overjoyed when they saw Song Yu, Wang Yan and others appearing, but in the next moment, their heads were separated from their bodies.
"brute!"
Song Yu, Wang Yan and the other commanders roared and fought with the group of barbarian soldiers.
To be honest, this is the first time they have seen barbarians and the first time they have fought with barbarians. However, compared to the monsters and ghosts with evil and inhuman methods, the barbarian soldiers in front of them cannot make Song Yu and Wang Yan feel afraid.
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"Thin-skinned and tender-meat Central Plains people, hahahahaha..." The barbarian soldiers laughed, but when they fought, the smiles on their faces instantly froze.
The furious Song Yu, Wang Yan and other commanders exerted 100% of their strength at this moment and 120% of their strength. This group of barbarian soldiers were originally inferior to them in cultivation, and now they were even more unable to resist. This was a one-sided massacre.
Soon, these dozens of barbarian soldiers were completely dead. Song Yu and Wang Yan also calmed down a bit after killing people.
This was the reason why Gu Chen and Xue Ling did not intervene. They knew that Song Yu and Wang Yan, the commanders, were angry. If this emotion was kept suppressed in their hearts without being vented, there was no guarantee that something would happen.
After venting their anger, Song Yu, Wang Yan and others looked much better, and they vented the frustration in their hearts.
Afterwards, Gu Chen and Xue Ling led them on the road again. After a few days, Gu Chen and the others finally arrived at their destination.
This is a huge city. This city is called Yongxue City, also known as Yongxue Pass. After the border was lost, the remaining Black Iron Army arrived here in the shortest possible time and established a line of defense here, which was also the last line of defense in Dahuang Mansion.
Line of defense.
Thousands of miles further from Yongxue City, there is the lost border, which is now a scorched earth, and hundreds of thousands of people are basically buried there.
The barbarian soldiers that Gu Chen and the others encountered on their way here took the opportunity to escape from the border and sneak into Dahuang Mansion when the border was lost and the Black Iron Army was retreating steadily.
At this moment, outside the city of Yongxue City, there were many corpse pits. Soldiers burned corpses here, and the blood dyed the soil red. After a period of time, the ground here turned dark red.
The walls of Yongxue City are covered with various knife marks and arrow holes, all traces left by the barbarian attacks during this period.
This is where the remaining Black Iron Army is currently stationed. Here, they are struggling to resist the barbarian invasion.
If Yongxue City is defeated, the barbarian army will no longer be able to stop it, and will completely invade Yanzhou and spread to the other two major mansions. By then, the entire Yanzhou will fall and become the back garden of the barbarians.
After arriving here, the general of the Xuan Tie Army had already received the corresponding news and immediately met with Gu Chen and his party from Jingtian Division.
This general of the Black Iron Army is named Lin Zhan. If Ping Xihou is the commander-in-chief and manager of the Black Iron Army, then Lin Zhan can be said to be the deputy commander-in-chief of the Black Iron Army.
When Ping Xihou was away, the Xuan Tie Army was managed by Lin Zhan.
And now, it is he, replacing Ping Xihou, who is fighting against the barbarians in Yongxue City.
As for Ping Xihou, he was still unconscious due to severe injuries and had been transported back to the rear.
"What's the current situation of the Xuan Tie Army?" As soon as they met, Gu Chen got straight to the point.
Although Lin Zhan is the deputy commander of the Xuan Tie Army, he is not a tall and tall person, but a middle-aged man with a delicate appearance and a bookish air.
He was wearing the standard battle armor of the Black Iron Army. After hearing this, he said to Gu Chen: "There are still about 200,000 people left in the Black Iron Army, but many of them are injured."
When Gu Chen heard this, he immediately frowned and said, "There are six hundred thousand Xuantie troops, and now there are only two hundred thousand left?"
Xue Ling's face also darkened, feeling that the casualties were a bit exaggerated.
Lin Zhan shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said in a deep voice: "There is nothing we can do about it. After the 600,000 Xuantie Army was ambushed, they suffered countless casualties in order to protect the Marquis. Now they are fighting against the barbarians here, and there are only 200,000 left.
It has been extremely difficult.”
Gu Chen immediately understood. No wonder a few barbarian soldiers were able to leave the border and enter the territory of Dahuang Mansion. It seemed that the remaining Xuantie Army was no longer enough to fight against the barbarians.
"How many troops do the barbarians have to attack the city now?" Xue Ling asked at this time.
"Three hundred thousand." Lin Zhan said in a deep voice.
Of course, there was one thing he did not say. There were 300,000 barbarian soldiers outside Yongxue City, and the number of barbarian soldiers roaming in Dahuang Mansion was not small, at least tens of thousands.
On the side of Xuecheng City, the difference in strength between the Xuan Tie Army and the barbarians was a full hundred thousand. Even with Gu Chen and Xue Ling, a group of martial arts masters from the Jingtian Division, the situation was still not optimistic. It could even be said to be a drop in the bucket.
After all, everyone present, except Gu Chen, even Xue Ling would have a high probability of death if he was besieged by the barbarian army.
Before becoming a Xiantian and becoming a great martial arts master, facing an army of hundreds of thousands, manpower will eventually be exhausted.
The reason why Gu Chen is not afraid is because he has perfected the indestructible power of the Vajra and his body is unrivaled. As long as he is willing, he can leave even if he is besieged by a large army.
But fortunately, the garrison forces from other cities are gradually arriving. Although the quality of the city garrison in various prefectures and counties is far inferior to that of the Xuan Tie Army, before the reinforcements from Tiandu arrived, they were already supporting the border to the maximum extent.
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"Woo——"
At this time, a melodious horn sound suddenly sounded outside the city. After Lin Zhan heard the sound, his expression suddenly changed and he said: "The barbarian army is attacking!"
Gu Chen frowned and looked at each other with Xue Ling. They felt that it was very likely that the barbarians learned that he and Xue Ling had arrived, so they deliberately started to attack.
After all, Gu Chen and the others only had a few dozen people, so they did not play a big role in a big battle.
"Walk!"
Accompanied by the melodious sound of horns, Gu Chen and his party also came to the city wall and saw not far away, a group of barbarians riding beasts and wearing simple armors, setting off a billowing cloud of smoke and dust, from far to near, toward the Snowy City.