The cold wind is blowing, flags are flying, light sand is flying on the ground, and from time to time, the powerful sounds of the three armies' drills can be heard.
Generals Su Lie and Pang De followed closely on both sides of Emperor Chu. When they heard Emperor Chu's question, they stopped moving forward. Su Lie bowed and raised his fists with a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, the one who harassed Hangu Pass is the Xixia Yipintang, which belongs to the Xixia Empire."
"General Mo and General Pound captured a first-grade master alive. After interrogation, they learned that the Xixia army will arrive in the next two days."
Hear the sound.
Emperor Chu's face showed anger, and his cold voice sounded: "The army of the Xixia Empire, the Xixia First Grade Hall?"
Emperor Chu knew that the Xixia Yipintang was an organization for the Xixia royal family to recruit martial arts masters, and he couldn't help but think of the four villains and Helian Tieshu.
"Su Lie, the master who came to lead Xixia First Grade Hall is Helian Tieshu. At the same time, he has four weirdos under him, each with their own strengths."
Emperor Chu asked, wanting to know whether the Xixia Yipintang he met now was the same as what he remembered in his mind.
If it was as he suspected, Helian Tieshu and Duan Yanqing, the leader of the Four Evil Men, were both extremely powerful beings.
"Reporting to your majesty, the leader of Xixia Yipintang is a woman. As for the four evil men, they do exist. They are Helian Tieshu, Duan Yanqing, Xiao Maitreya, and Tu Qianjiao."
"Well!"
"It seems that the Xixia First Grade Hall is different from the one in my memory. The commander is a woman, and the four evil men are also different."
"The Xixia Empire came to attack Wuchu with great fanfare and sent Yipintang to harass Hangu Pass. This undoubtedly exposed their intentions and traces. Is the Xixia Kingdom already so powerful?"
Emperor Chu sneered. No matter how powerful the Xixia Empire was, it was only one of the fourth-level empires. This time they sent troops from thousands of miles away to attack Chu. Emperor Chu guessed that there must be a powerful country supporting them behind the scenes.
The territory of the Xixia Empire was originally south of the Yuanfeng Empire. If you wanted to send troops to attack the Chu Kingdom, you had to cross Yuanfeng's territory. At the moment, the war between Yuanfeng and the Orc Empire was in full swing. At this time, the Xixia Kingdom sent troops to come, which is really puzzling.
But now that trouble has come, Emperor Chu is not afraid. The Xixia Empire raises troops to attack Chu. If he dares to come, Emperor Chu will find a way to make him unable to come back.
"Su Lie, did the captured Yipintang master reveal how many enemy soldiers were coming?"
"Your Majesty, the prisoners know nothing about the situation of the Xixia army!"
Hear the sound.
Emperor Chu waved his sleeves and walked towards the pass. Less than a hundred meters away, a soldier walked forward quickly.
"Report!"
"Your Majesty, traces of Xixia Yipintang have been found outside the pass. They are approaching Hangu Pass."
"Are you here to die?"
"Let's go and have a look with me!"
Emperor Chu whispered in a cold voice, leading Su Lie, Pang De, Na Ya'a, and Luo Shixin to quickly walk towards the pass, with the Eighteen Cavalry of Yanyun following behind like shadows.
A little while.
On the pass.
Emperor Chu's figure stood upright, looking ahead intently. The sound of horse hooves shook the sky, billowing smoke and dust rose up, and quickly engulfed the pass.
"Your Majesty, they seem to be driving something away. What exactly does Xixia Yipintang want to do?"
Su Lie had an angry expression on his face, his tiger eyes widened, and he stared at the outside of the city. Emperor Chu withdrew his gaze and his powerful voice spread.
"They captured the people of Wuchu and planned to use them as a human wall to prevent our army from attacking. It seems that the Xixia army has already arrived."
"Su Lie, how many people are there in the garrison at Hangu Pass?"
"Back to the Emperor, the garrison at Hangu Pass totals 50,000 people, all of whom are elite soldiers and strong generals."
"Fifty thousand people are enough!"
"With the defense of the natural moat, even if the Xixia Kingdom recruits a million troops, it will be enough to make it difficult for them to move forward."
Emperor Chu's expression was solemn, and thoughts were racing in his mind. It was not difficult for the 50,000 defenders to stop the Xixia army at the pass, but it did give Emperor Chu a headache to rescue the thousands of people they captured.
The Emperor of Chu could not do such a thing as refusing to save people and treating the lives of the people as nothing. They were all his people. If they could survive, they should fight for a chance of life for them.
really.
The Emperor of Chu did not guess wrong. Xixia Yipintang was responsible for driving away the people of Chu, and the Xixia army followed closely behind him.
It was dark, like dark clouds covering the sky and the sun. Emperor Chu's eyes narrowed slightly, and his cheeks twitched slightly. Judging from the formation of the Xixia army, they had at least 200,000 troops.
"mean!"
"Shameless!"
"During this period, the masters of Xixia Yipin Hall were harassing outside the pass. The general did not understand their plot. I hope your majesty will forgive me!"
Su Lie had a look of self-blame on his face, an angry voice sounded, and he held the frost sword tightly in his hand, with a terrifying murderous aura lingering around him.
"General Su, don't be impatient, let's see what the Xixia enemy soldiers mean!"
The enemy troops of the Western Xia Dynasty dared to attack Hangu Pass. I believe they must know how dangerous the Hanguan Valley is. The Emperor of Chu guessed that they used the people of Chu as a human wall to capture Hangu Pass without a fight.
It's not life-threatening.
"Da da da~"
"Da da da~"
Two loud sounds of horse hooves were heard, and two generals from the Xixia army came galloping towards them. After a while, they reined their horses under the pass and roared loudly.
"Listen to the Chu army in the pass, and immediately leave the pass and surrender. Our army can spare your life. Otherwise, when our army invades the pass, blood will flow and you will not be able to survive."
"Did you see that there are 1,500 people outside the pass? They are all citizens of Chu. If you surrender, they will be spared death."
"If not... our army will sweep Hangu Pass with blood!"
Two enemy generals forcibly stabilized their restless mounts, and their voices of banter and disdain were heard. On the pass, the four generals Su Lie, Pang De, Luo Shixin, and Nagaa were all indignant.
If there were no civilians in their hands, I believe the four generals would have led their troops to kill them long ago.
"Fifteen hundred people?"
The enemy in Xixia wanted to exchange 1,500 people for Hangu Pass, but Emperor Chu laughed it off. Even if Hangu Pass was handed over, the people and the army in the pass could survive?
The answer is no. The Xixia enemy forces are insidious and murderous. They will not give anyone a chance.
"Your Majesty, what should we do? Do we really want to give up on the people outside the customs?"
"General Su, shout to tell the enemy troops of Xixia that if they dare to harm the lives of the people of Chu, I will send my troops to crush Xiping City and make the Xixia Empire completely disappear on the war continent."
Emperor Long Yan of Chu was furious. The two armies fought hard on the battlefield, generals fought, and wise men clashed. They did everything they could to seize Hangu Pass.
Su Lie's voice was like thunder, and the powerful and vast voice echoed under the sky. The enemy generals heard the sound and sneered with contempt, and they all sneered.
"Listen, Chu troops in the pass. I'll give you a stick of incense to think about it. If you don't sacrifice Hangu Pass, you will all die when I, the Xixia cavalry, step in."
The two enemy generals shouted loudly, tightened their reins and returned to their horses, holding their swords high. They saw the enemy soldiers holding their swords and driving the people towards the pass again.
Weeping and screaming, Emperor Chu clenched his fingers tightly and made a squeaking sound. His eyes flashed with uncontrollable anger, like an enraged dragon. (To be continued)