Chapter 315: Reasoning, a matter of life and death
"Ma Jiu!"
Ma Chengen's face flushed red as he flew towards the military parade ground and asked his family general, "You said that a large number of elite cavalry suddenly attacked and rushed into the city?"
"Are our defenders just sitting there doing nothing and blind? So many cavalrymen couldn't see and close the city gates in time to report to the governor?"
He was now shocked and angry.
Until now, he still hadn't guessed the origin of this army that had rushed into the city.
There was no other reason except that there were too many elite cavalrymen launching the surprise attack.
What's more, the whole army is equipped with one person and two horses.
There is no rebel group inside the Great Wall that has such a large number of elite cavalry.
Ma Jiu had just reported that this was undoubtedly a large Han army.
The Ming army was Shang Hong. This large army dressed in black clothes and armor could not be a government army unless they wanted to rebel.
"rebel?"
Ma Chengen's heart shuddered, "Could it be that the royal palace of that generation has officially started a rebellion?"
Over the years, all the actions of the Dai Wang Mansion have shown that they have rebellious intentions.
But that was the Zhu family's business, and had little to do with these official and gentry families. Usually everyone was just waiting and watching the show.
"Chirp!"
While Ma Chengen was daydreaming, he just led a dozen of his Qi Refining Realm generals to the parade ground. The cry of an eagle was heard in the sky, followed by the sound of a whistling wind above their heads.
"There's a big golden eagle coming!"
"It's a fifth-level golden eagle!"
As an early level five expert, Ma Chengen didn't need to look up, his spiritual sense had already observed who the enemy was.
"There's someone on the golden eagle's back!"
"It's a girl in the middle stage of level five!"
"not good!"
When Ma Chengen realized the danger, the golden eagle's pair of sharp claws, carrying three feet of golden energy, suddenly grabbed towards him!
At the same time, the girl with the cultivation base of the middle fifth level jumped up from the back of the big golden eagle. A spiritual spear suddenly appeared in her hand. With a flick of her wrist, spear flowers appeared and shot towards all the Qi Refining Realm generals present except Ma Chengen!
Three days after Wan'er broke through to the middle stage of level five, Hongmei also successfully broke through in seclusion under the Five-Colored Sacred Tree and became the third middle stage of level five general of the Renaissance Army.
Before launching a surprise attack on the enemy, Wan'er and Xiao Jin had already agreed that it would kill the enemy's main general as quickly as possible, and then immediately patrol the sky and hunt all the spirit birds flying out of the city, cutting off any communication between the city and the outside world.
Hongmei was responsible for hunting down the remaining Qi Refining Realm generals in order to maximize the results of the battle, eliminate the Ma family army's command system in one fell swoop, and help her side win the battle as soon as possible.
Although Ma Cheng'en has always been known for his bravery and has a great reputation among all the border troops in the three northwestern provinces, his reputation for bravery was achieved by bullying the good and fearing the evil.
Although he looks dignified and domineering, his actual fighting power is not even up to the average level of masters of the same level. He is usually good at bullying the weak.
Now facing the critical attack of the golden eagle, Ma Chengen immediately revealed his true colors. His body-protecting qi was shattered by the opponent's claw, and then his head was blown up by another claw!
Although Xiao Jin is only at the initial level of fifth level, he is at the same level of cultivation as Ma Chengen.
But Xiao Jin is a top-level spiritual bird and has been living with the Five-Colored Sacred Tree all year round. His own golden-winged Roc bloodline is at least several times richer than that of other golden eagles.
In terms of combat power, Xiao Jin can definitely be regarded as one of the most powerful spirit birds of the same level.
The most crucial thing is that after the two golden eagles, Xiao Jin and Dameng, broke through to level five, they both awakened their innate magical powers, and they are the most magical spatial magical powers!
Xiao Jin had just launched a critical attack on Ma Chengen. Although he did not use his own innate magical power, the full-strength attack he unleashed was not something that Ma Chengen, a fake master, could contend with.
Moreover, when it attacked, it was a surprise attack. Ma Chengen was caught off guard and had no mental preparation at all. He didn't even use 30% of his fighting power. He just activated the protective qi in time to protect himself.
The result is predictable. Ma Chengen, who had long been famous in the northwestern border area, died tragically under the sharp claws of a golden eagle.
Hongmei, who launched an attack on the enemy at the same time as the golden eagle, also achieved satisfactory results at this time.
Among the dozen or so Qi Refining Realm masters present with Ma Chengen, the strongest one was only at the late fourth level, and most of them were at the early and middle fourth level.
Caught off guard, facing the surprise attack launched by Hongmei, they had no time to form a formation to meet the enemy.
Under the full-force attack of Hongmei, whose cultivation level and combat power were far superior to theirs, they were pierced through the eyebrows and throats by the spiritual weapons' spears in just a few blinks of an eye, and fell dead on the spot one by one.
"Da da……"
At this time, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from outside the parade ground, coming from far away and approaching quickly, like thunder!
This is the cavalry soldiers of the White Tiger Legion led by Tang Guangqiang, who arrived quickly.
"Surrender without killing!"
"Those who resist will be killed without mercy!"
"If you don't want to die, put down your weapons, squat on the ground and don't move!"...
Teams of thousands of cavalry soldiers, under the command of a Qi Refining Realm general, swept towards this huge military camp, shouting and yelling!
Strictly speaking, this surprise siege was the real first battle of the Western Army.
Because it was a battle on home soil, the soldiers had already received military orders, and for ordinary soldiers of the government army, the main approach was to accept surrender.
Not surprisingly, the 20,000 officers and soldiers here were not prepared for the battle at all. Faced with such a large-scale elite cavalry, how could they have the slightest desire to fight?
As long as you don't want to die in vain, you will make a wise choice.
When most of the officers and soldiers saw the large number of cavalry attacking, they were very tactful and threw their weapons aside and squatted on the ground with their hands raised.
Even if a few people wanted to escape or resist, they were easily killed by a charge from several thousand-man cavalry teams of the White Tiger Legion.
Even in such a one-sided battlefield, there will be some people who hope to escape and run away. This is inevitable.
The soldiers of the Renaissance Army will certainly not tolerate such enemies, nor will they be merciful. They will just kill them all.
This time, the White Tiger Legion had rushed into the city one after another. There were a total of 90,000 warriors and combatants. Of course, not all of them would come to the enemy's large parade ground.
Most of the soldiers, under the guidance of military intelligence personnel, swept towards various hostile targets in the city.
Those corrupt officials, unscrupulous gentry, and evil forces are all within the scope of the army's comprehensive cleansing.
This city, which is hundreds of miles long and wide, has a population of more than three million, of which more than 100,000 have been listed as targets for elimination by the Military Intelligence Department!
Even though the soldiers quickly defeated the You and Ma armies and captured this huge city, the subsequent cleanup work was the real trouble.
Those who are on the list of targets for cleansing by the Restoration Army will not foolishly allow you to kill them. They will definitely resist.
Although any resistance would be futile due to the absolute gap in strength, it would not prevent them from making a desperate struggle.
"Tang Huai!"
Tang Guangqiang shouted to Tang Huai, who was transferred by the military a year ago to serve as the deputy commander of the White Tiger Corps, "You lead the 10,000 soldiers of the White Tiger First Battalion to stay in this camp to guard the prisoners and clean up the entire camp to avoid any hidden dangers."
"According to the plan, I will lead the remaining 80,000 soldiers of the White Tiger Legion to complete the comprehensive cleanup of this city as quickly as possible!"
The subsequent large-scale cleanup operation, although troublesome, can also reap huge results.
In the large towns of the Ming Dynasty today, although ordinary soldiers and civilians live very poorly and even having enough food and drink for their families has become a luxury, the situation is completely different for those powerful families.
In such a large city, most of the gentry and wealthy merchants are unkind and are within the scope of the Renaissance Army's cleansing.
According to conservative estimates, the various spoils obtained afterwards would not be less than all the logistical supplies brought by the army, and there would also be a large amount of money.
If all these spoils were added together, it would surely be a staggering number.
"Yes! Commander!"
Tang Huai immediately took the order and left, assembled the 10,000 soldiers of the White Tiger Battalion, and began to work quickly.
Tang Guang emphasized turning his horse around and leading the remaining soldiers to ride out of this huge military camp. Under the guidance of several teams of military intelligence personnel who came to join him, they divided their troops and swept towards the targets to be eliminated one by one!
The experienced soldiers of the Five Divine Beasts Legion had already formed a complete set of procedures for this kind of work, and they acted very quickly. The army swept forward, and from time to time, groups of soldiers ranging from a thousand to three thousand people, led by Qi Refining Realm generals, separated from the main force and launched attacks on targets one by one.
After killing Ma Chengen and other Qi Refining Realm generals, Hongmei immediately ordered the golden eagle to patrol the sky above the city and hunt down all the spirit pigeons and other spirit birds that dared to fly into the sky, in order to cut off the connection between the various forces here and the outside world.
As for the enemies who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape from the city, they were handed over to the naval soldiers of the Second Battalion of Xuanwu, who were responsible for encircling and killing them outside the city.
From the moment the 200,000 soldiers of the Western Route Army of the Fuxing Army attacked the Yansui Town, the enemy here had been cut off from any chance of survival.
Even a level five warrior could not withstand the siege and killing by soldiers using the military killing formation.
The busiest person at this time is the golden eagle that is responsible for patrolling the sky over the city.
As soon as the city fell, spirit pigeons and other spirit birds kept soaring into the sky and heading in all directions to report the news.
However, under the giant golden eagle's extremely fast speed, all these spirit birds, ranging from level one to level four in cultivation, were targeted by the giant golden eagle without exception and then hunted down in an instant, without the slightest thought of leaving the sky above the city alive.
Those from various forces who tried to escape during the chaos died even more miserably.
The soldiers of the Xuanwu Camp who were in charge of the siege outside the city had already pulled the large number of spirit crossbow carts on the ship to the outside of the four city gates and to the intersections outside the city.
Once they find someone coming out, as long as it is not one of their own soldiers of the Fusion Army, they will launch a volley of fire on the spot!
Even a fourth-level Qi Refining Realm master could not resist the concentrated fire attack from so many spirit crossbow carts. One by one, they were shot into a hornet's nest and died unwillingly.
……
Cao Yongxiang personally led tens of thousands of troops from the Qinglong Legion to the You Family Army’s base in Xicheng District, only to find that the other side reacted very quickly and were ready for battle.
He waved his hand, and the tens of thousands of elite cavalrymen behind him immediately formed a team of 10,000 people, spread out, and quickly surrounded the entire military camp.
"You Shilu!"
Cao Yongxiang shouted at the leader of the You Family Army who was waiting in battle array, "This Yansui Town has been captured by our army. Do you still want to make a last-ditch effort?"
"I'm not afraid to tell you that our Fuxing Army's 200,000 cavalry and 30,000 naval officers and soldiers have surrounded this city. Your mere 20,000 officers and soldiers can't stop them at all!"
"Since you, You Shilu, and your You Family Army have always had a good reputation, I will give you a chance to surrender!"
"In a quarter of an hour, our army will launch an attack!"
With Cao Yongxiang's current level five cultivation, after exerting all his mental strength, he was able to transmit his words clearly to the ears of all the soldiers present.
Both Cao Yongxiang and Li Dingguo had some respect for the You family army.
After all, the You family army has made indelible contributions to defending the country over the years.
If the other party chooses to fight to the death, the two sides have different positions, and the only way to solve the problem is to make them completely destroyed.
"Resurgence Army?"
You Shilu on the opposite side was looking at this huge elite cavalry in shock, wondering what kind of force the other side was. Hearing this, his doubts were immediately resolved.
Of course, he had heard about the Fuxing Army that had been entrenched in the Dongtao Plain outside the Great Wall in recent years.
I just never thought that this revival army, which was said to be founded by a group of little beggars, would grow to such a size!
As long as You Shilu was not stupid, he could have guessed that the other party had fully grown its wings, had already brazenly led its troops into the pass, formally challenged the Ming Dynasty, and began to attack cities and seize territories on a large scale.
"Hey!"
"Why is it so?"
Looking at the Fuxing Army in front of him with high morale, neat military appearance and complete weapons, You Shilu couldn't help but feel sad.
Has the Ming Dynasty, to which their You family has always been loyal, declined to such an extent?
Look at the enemy's army and then look at the 20,000 You family soldiers under his command.
If both sides were not aware of this, the bandit army on the opposite side now looked like a regular army, and their You family army looked like beggar-like rebels compared to the other side.
The two armies stood facing each other, and every aspect was clear at a glance.
Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Renaissance Army are each equipped with two spirit beast war horses and a set of spirit weapon suits!
There was even an artillery battalion that had arrived outside the camp and was setting up a number of psychic cannons and a large number of psychic crossbow carts!
With this kind of momentum and equipment, even since You Shilu joined the army, he has not found any army that can compare with it.
"Are you Li Dingguo?"
You Shilu looked at the leader of the Renaissance Army opposite him, who was young but a level five warrior, so he asked with some curiosity.
"General You, my name is Cao Yongxiang. I am currently the commander of the Azure Dragon Corps, one of the five main combat corps of the Fuxing Army. Following the order of the Grand Commander Li Dingguo, I command this Western Corps and am responsible for capturing the entire Yansui Town!"
Cao Yongxiang answered truthfully to the general he respected, You Shilu, "Our commander-in-chief is personally leading the eastern army, advancing southward along the Jialu River by land and water, and has now captured Jiazhou City."
"In less than three months, the entire northern region of Qin will belong to our Renaissance Army."
"General You Shilu."
Cao Yongxiang looked at him and said, "I know that your You family has been loyal for generations, but I'm sure you also know what the Ming Dynasty is like now."
"Even if you want to be buried with the Ming Dynasty, what about these loyal soldiers under your command?"
"Throughout the history of Chinese people, how many dynasties have changed?"
"To be loyal to our Chinese people is to be truly loyal. The Ming Dynasty, which has been corrupted to the extreme, is unable to protect the vast majority of our Chinese people and is unable to lead us Han people to rise. It deserves to perish!"
"The demise of a dynasty is the cycle of nature, retribution is inevitable."
"As long as our Fuxing Army can lead the Chinese people to rise and replace this corrupt Ming Dynasty, what's wrong with that?"
"Isn't it because of this that Taizu started a rebellion and founded the Ming Dynasty?"
To be honest, Cao Yongxiang didn't want to kill the You family army at all.
Such loyal ministers and capable generals should not be buried with the Ming Dynasty.
After seeing his words clearly heard by all the soldiers of the other side, the momentum of the other side's army became a little chaotic. Cao Yongxiang continued, "General You Shilu, our Fuxing Army is different from other rebel armies. It is a completely different new army."
"Our goal is to completely revive the Chinese race. We must wipe out all enemies who want to drag our Chinese race into the abyss, including the Later Jin Tartars, the white Hu people overseas, and even the Ming royal family, which is now extremely corrupt!"
"A loyal and capable general like you should not be buried with the Ming Dynasty, including the 20,000 real soldiers here!"
"Your destiny should be to die on the battlefield in a bloody battle with foreign races. Only by dying for our Chinese race, which has suffered so many disasters, can you die without regrets."
"Soldiers of the You Family Army on the opposite side, listen up!"
At this point, Cao Yongxiang raised his voice and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you that our Fuxing Army currently has 600,000 elite soldiers like the ones behind me!"
"Everyone is equipped with two spiritual beast war horses, at least middle-grade dragon-scale horses!"
"Our army and navy are equipped with thousands of psychic cannons and thousands of psychic crossbow carts!"
"I'm not looking down on you. If you choose to go to war with our army later, it won't take even half an hour to completely wipe out your You family army!"
"If you surrender, you can be responsible for fighting the Tartars outside the Great Wall after passing the new recruit training assessment. You will not be required to participate in the civil war between our army and the Ming Dynasty. We will not make things difficult for you!"
"Okay, the quarter of an hour is almost up. General You Shilu and all the soldiers, you can decide now."
"We in the Renaissance Army never show mercy to any enemy on the battlefield!"
"You better think about it. If you choose to fight to the end, you will definitely die!"
After saying this, Cao Yongxiang waved to several messengers around him, signaling the soldiers to prepare for battle.
After Cao Yongxiang finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene became extremely depressing.
The soldiers of both sides turned their eyes to You Shilu who was standing in front of the two armies.
For this You family army, whether to fight or surrender, live or die, all depends on his decision.
(End of this chapter)
