This should have been an exciting scene, but it made Jingliu's shaken heart sink again.
Liyan died and Qingyun perished.
Dozens of swords were broken but could not hurt Long Bo at all, and he was killed by a single blow.
The swordsmanship that I am so proud of is just too ridiculous...
What's the point of learning swordsmanship for a mediocre person like me...
Chapter 55: Tempered by Frost, Hard to Find the Fault (2/5)
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Zhu Yan fanned away the dust, kicked away the stone slab blocking Jing Liu's side, and stretched out his hand to him: "Get up!"
"..."
Seeing that Qi was still distracted and out of his mind, she could not help but shout angrily:
"Get up right now! What are you standing there for?!"
Jing Liu's body shuddered, and he came to his senses, looking at Zhu Yan with dim and wandering eyes.
Tempered by frost and cold, its edge begins to show.
As the saying goes, it takes ten years to sharpen a sword. All of Jingliu's youthful vigor and youthful spirit collapsed in an instant.
All that pride and self-esteem were wiped out with a single shot from a flaming arrow.
But she knew that now was not the time to feel sorry for herself, because the enemies were rushing towards her like tigers, leopards, jackals and wolves, wanting to drink their blood and eat their flesh.
There are tens of millions of people in Cangcheng whose lives and property need to be protected by their Yunqi Army.
Jingliu gritted his teeth and drew out the Chunshui sword that he had been carrying behind his back and had not been willing to use even when he was on the verge of death.
This sword has been with her for more than ten years. After being tempered and recast countless times, it is still as sharp as it was back then.
Seeing that her eyes had finally regained clarity, Zhu Yan felt relieved:
“I’m sure you already know that Qingyun is dead, Duanshui is seriously injured, and our mission can no longer be completed.
The only thing we can do now is to retreat to the rear to recuperate for a while, regroup, and wait for the general's orders."
"Lord Broken Water, how is he..."
"not so good."
Zhu Yan wiped the blood that was about to dry on his cheek and said, "It's just a broken arm. I can still fight."
"...I'm sorry. This is all because of me."
"none of your business."
"If it was your decision that was passed..."
"That won't necessarily be better than the current situation. And Duan Shui is right. My decision is to tie everyone to the Suicide Star Raft and send them to die together."
Jing Liu stared blankly at Zhu Yan's brown eyes. Although she was covered in dust and looked disheveled, her eyes were still firm and sharp, full of fighting spirit and determination.
"Mirror flow."
Zhu Yan saw the guilt in Jing Liu's heart, put a hand on his shoulder, and softened his tone:
"For a child of only sixteen or seventeen, you have done well. When I was your age, I was still making bamboo horses out of bamboo poles and playing around.
As I said, the battlefield changes rapidly, and none of us can predict whether our decisions are good or bad, nor can we predict what will happen in the next second.
All we can do is choose a direction and stick to it.”
"...Yes, Sister Zhu Yan."
Jingliu lowered her head, trying to suppress those emotions that were useless to the battle situation into the deepest part of her heart, and the murderous intent once again wrapped around her body.
"Da da da."
At the same time, waves of messy and loud footsteps came from far away, accompanied by the sound of iron hooves of beasts and the rolling sound of axles.
On the long street where they were, an infantry phalanx composed of thousands of Buli people and weapon beasts was like a storm with dark clouds coming, covering the entire horizon step by step.
Bu Liren threw about a hundred dragon beasts into the battlefield. After their rampage, only one in ten Cloud Cavalry soldiers were left alive on the battlefield.
Even so, their fight is not over yet.
They also have to face the next wave of attacks from the Bu Li people.
"What are you all doing here?"
Duan Shui's slightly tired voice suddenly came, bringing Jing Liu and Zhu Yan back to reality.
"It seems that the east side cannot be defended. You should retreat quickly, report the detailed battle situation to the general, recover your strength, and prepare for a more difficult battle."
Zhu Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "Two of us? You have to come with us."
"Do not......"
Duan Shui took off his tattered armor, revealing only half of his left arm. Black blood continued to flow down, and the bloody wound looked extremely hideous:
"I'm going to stay here."
"are you kidding me?"
"Someone has to hold them back. If I fail to complete the mission, I will be too embarrassed to go back to see the general. I have to do something to save my face."
"And I am the only one who has to take all the blame? Ha, you are really amazing..."
Zhu Yan held Jing Liu, who was about to speak, with one hand, lifted his arm, turned around, and said his final goodbye to Duan Shui:
"You cunning fellow... Goodbye, old friend."
Duan Shui did not answer, but his resolute look made it all clear.
After Jingliu and the others left, he issued an order to gather together the surviving Cloud Cavalrymen around him.
There were only a few dozen people in total.
The vanguard of the Bu Li people was less than a hundred meters away, with gongs and drums roaring, armor gleaming, beasts roaring, and swords clashing.
The flint cannons had been used up, the crossbow arrows had been fired out, the reinforcements had not arrived, the machines had stopped working, and the only thing the Cloud Cavalry could do was one thing.
Shan Shui put his hand on the hilt of the sword——
"The Yunqi Army obeys the order!"
"Draw your sword!!"
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!!"
The sound of swords being unsheathed was like a cold light piercing the sky. In an instant, the battlefield was shining with cold light and swords were like a forest!
When Duan Shui took off his armor, his upper body was stained red with blood. With the blade raised high, he looked like a god of death walking out of hell.
He jumped up and rushed towards the Bu Li army in front of him like a ball of burning flame!
"Follow me and kill!"
"kill!!"
Dozens of Cloud Cavalry soldiers simultaneously burst into war roars that were so loud that they could stop the clouds from moving. The roars caused the wind and clouds to change color and the earth and sky to shake violently!
Everyone knew that this fight to the death was doomed to be unequal, and they also knew that they would inevitably die on the battlefield, perhaps during this charge, or perhaps in the next second...
But they still charged forward fearlessly!
The murderous intent of burning nests and destroying caves rose to the sky, like a raging sea under thunder and lightning, which was about to smash the entire battlefield into pieces!
Compared to the armored beasts, these Cloud Cavalry soldiers, who seemed extremely small in size, did not show any fear. With the loud war roars and the courage to die, they rushed towards the Buli army one after another!
The moment the weapons of the two sides clashed, the battlefield in the front suddenly erupted with blood and fire. In an instant, corpses were everywhere and flesh and blood were flying everywhere!
Whether it was the Cloud Cavalry, the Buli people, or the broken limbs and heads of the weapon beasts, they were flying over the battlefield all the time.
The scarlet blood dyed the earth red, and the bloody viscera and blood splashed on them like water. The buzzing sound of the collision of swords formed layer after layer of deafening sound waves, which almost shook the star raft in the sky down!
Jing Liu looked at the battlefield that was gradually moving away from him, his eyes filled with anger and bloodshot, as if they were about to bleed.
She could only suppress her anger and retreat to the Shen Ce Palace with Zhu Yan, hoping that the general would lead the army in person and win back the city.
However, after returning to the Shen Ce Mansion, they only received more anxious battle reports:
"The envoy of the Plague Ancestor has suddenly appeared behind Bu Liren. The general has personally led the army to fight against him!"
Order...
When Zhu Yan heard this name, he felt a darkness before his eyes.
She is one of the few soldiers who experienced the Second Fertility War and survived to this day.
In the year 5749 of the Star Calendar, the Second Plenty War broke out. The Plenty Envoy "Shuhu" led the Plenty Army to besiege the Immortal Ship "Yuque". The Immortal Ship Alliance repelled them with the help of the Corps of Scholars sent by the "Boshi Society".
In that battle, the Yunqi Army also suffered heavy losses, and the immortal boat "Yuque" was almost capsized. It took hundreds of years of recuperation before it gradually recovered.
And this time, "Suhu" has made a comeback, and his intention is to kill him.
"Report! The 300,000 Cloud Cavalry of the Taotie Tribe have been completely wiped out!"
"Report! A total of 400,000 cloud cavalry from the Taowu and Yanming tribes have been completely wiped out!"
"Report! Flowing Cloud Division, Nebula Division..."
The continuous reports of casualties made everyone in the Shen Ce Mansion feel increasingly heavy-hearted.
The Buli people's military force is far stronger than they imagined, and behind them is the abundant order "Suhu".
Cangcheng, I'm afraid it's doomed...
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
There were a few more earth-shaking tremors, which made Jingliu's heart drop to the bottom.
She already knew what was coming.
This war, fighting against those evil creatures, seemed to have become her destiny.
"Master..."
"Can I really do this?"
She looked at the Chunshui Sword in her hand and murmured to herself.
The sword is three feet and seven inches long, with a sharp edge and a blade as rippling as spring water.
Chapter 56: The Sword Comes from the Sea of Clouds (3/5)
The sword is three feet and seven inches long, with a sharp edge and a blade as rippling as spring water.
Bu Liren's army has approached the Shen Ce Palace, with the weapon beast Long Bo leading the way in front and Shen Xiao's artillery fire behind. The army is approaching and the city is in danger.
The Yunqi Army only had Luwu and Yingzhao left, with a total of 600,000 troops available.
Facing the army of Bu Li people and weapon beasts, the ordinary weapons and iron equipment of the Yunqi are completely useless. They must rely on the Fiery Crossbows of the Divine Fire Camp and the Golden Talents of the Engineering and Manufacturing Department to have a chance of fighting.
But as the war dragged on to this point, most of the Jin troops had stopped moving, their Fiery Crossbows were nearly exhausted, and the Buli people's troops were still pouring towards them like a swarm of locusts, endlessly attacking them.
The most powerful forces of Cangcheng followed the general to fight against the disaster "Shuhu". Now the highest-ranking officer in the Shen Ce Mansion is Jing Liu, who is a brave guard. Naturally, the temporary command power was handed over to her.
Jing Liu knew that she was not a talented commander. When it came to swordsmanship, she was naturally second to none, but when it came to combat strategies, she still had a lot to learn, so she took the initiative to hand over the command to Zhu Yan.
Zhu Yan was a veteran who survived the Second Fengraomin War. He had served as the captain of the Cangcheng Yunqi Light Army and was awarded the title of General Xuanwei. After he took off his hat, he was selected by the general to join the guard. Both his qualifications and strength were obvious to all, so naturally no one opposed him.
Zhu Yan accepted the order in a critical moment and calmly commanded the remaining cloud cavalry to retreat to the rear, blow up the cave passage, and guard the cave entrance to the death, waiting for General Cangcheng to defeat the enemy and return triumphantly, so as to counterattack Bu Li's army with internal and external forces.
