jdhmnovel Chapter 249 A critical moment
Chapter 249 A critical moment
The sky was filled with flames of war and the setting sun was blood-red.
The sound of the horn tore through the sky, sharp and shrill, interwoven with the clang of metal colliding, and echoed for a long time over the vast battlefield.
Clad in blood-stained black iron armor and wielding a spear, Qin Yu fought bravely amidst a sea of blood and corpses, the remains of which piled like a mountain beneath his feet. Wherever his spear pointed, the enemies fell like wheat being cut down, but the blast of a horn ripped through the air, and the enemy surged in from all directions, an endless tide.
"kill--!"
He shouted loudly, swept his long sword across, and a cold light flashed. The three enemy generals in front of him fell to the ground again. The surrounding enemy soldiers were all shocked by his bravery. There was a vacuum zone of more than three meters around him, and no one dared to step forward out of fear.
Suddenly, an angry shout came from the rear of the enemy army, "What are you standing there for? Whoever kills Qin Yu will receive a reward of ten thousand taels."
Upon hearing this, the soldiers' eyes lit up with excitement and they rushed towards Qin Yu one after another.
Qin Yu frowned and swung his sword without hesitation. In the flash of the sword, his arm was cut open with a wound so deep that the bone was visible, and blood dripped down his wrist.
"General!" Ling Ying roared and rushed over, slashing the attacking enemy with a sword and grabbing Qin Yu's reins. "General, retreat! If this continues, we can't hold on!"
Qin Yu gritted his teeth, feeling an unbearable pain in his chest - although the sword strike just now was not fatal, it had already made his breathing disordered.
He looked around and saw that the elite cavalrymen who had followed him in the charge were exhausted. Their faces were pale, and their hands holding their swords were trembling. All their swings were just muscle memory.
This was already the fourth wave of attack. The enemy employed a tactical rotation, attacking in shifts. During the third wave, they had been able to push the enemy back with their valor, but now the fourth wave was even more ferocious. Despite Qin Yu's exceptional combat prowess, after several rounds of fierce fighting, their strength gradually depleted, and their movements became increasingly sluggish.
"Retreat!" Qin Yu finally shouted in a low voice, his voice as hoarse as the friction of rust.
Ling Ying, as if granted amnesty, immediately blew the horn to retreat. The remaining cavalry quickly gathered their formation, fighting as they retreated.
However, when he turned around, he found that Qin Yu had not caught up. Seeing the enemy soldiers attacking him from behind, he shouted with bloodshot eyes: "General, be careful!"
Qin Yu counterattacked the two who had attacked him from behind and shouted, "You lead the soldiers to retreat first, and I will lead the elite troops to cover the rear!"
When Ling Ying heard this, his eyes widened and he hurriedly tried to dissuade them: "General, it's too dangerous to be the last one standing. Let me do it!"
Qin Yu said firmly, "Don't talk nonsense! I am familiar with the enemy's tactics and can deal with emergencies. You take your brothers back to the city quickly and strengthen the city defenses!"
Ling Ying couldn't resist, so he could only grit his teeth and bow his hands to accept the order: "Take care, General!"
Qin Yu selected hundreds of elite soldiers to form a rear defense line.
They were like a rock, blocking the enemy's pursuit and buying time for the main force to retreat.
Qin Yu held his sword horizontally to block the retreat. Every time he swung his sword, an enemy soldier fell down. However, his movements were not as sharp as before, and his breathing was heavy as if he was carrying a thousand pounds.
"Shoot!" The enemy general saw them retreating and gave the order with a grim smile.
In an instant, a rain of arrows came whistling from the sky, and the overwhelming black shadows were like an invisible net, trying to trap them all.
Qin Yu's pupils suddenly shrank, and he squeezed the horse's belly hard. The warhorse neighed and leaped up. He swung his sword to block, but two sharp arrows still pierced his shoulder blades.
"General!" Before he could rush back to save the people, he was pulled back by the soldiers behind him. The soldier said with a sad face: "The general told you not to be impulsive."
"Let go! Quick--" Ling Ying said gritting his teeth, but was still dragged into the city by them.
"Close the city gates—!"
The heavy city gate slammed shut behind him, and arrows were nailed to the door panels with a "clack, clack, clack" sound, causing dust to fall.
Qin Yu staggered off his horse, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and knelt on one knee.
"General!" The soldiers surrounded him in panic.
At this moment, the enemy surrounded them again, and the soldiers were overwhelmed and could not get away to check Qin Yu's injuries.
With a few "puff" sounds, several generals were shot and fell straight off their horses.
Qin Yu's eyes were red as he shouted at the city gate, "Pass the order down - burn all the food and grass."
His knuckles were clenched white. Although he knew from the beginning that they were using the tactic of losing people and wearing them down, they had dozens of times fewer troops and could not resist the enemy except for a head-on confrontation.
There was a look of determination in his eyes. Since they couldn't defend it, let them take an empty city.
There was a cry of grief in the city. Once the general gave this order, it meant that everyone in the city had to evacuate immediately and abandon the city.
The enemy general also heard his order, with a smug smile on his face. Very good! He was able to force the Great Xia Kingdom's God of War to this extent. The Great Xia Kingdom will surely be destroyed.
"kill!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud "bang" and a violent explosion engulfed the enemy army. After the thick smoke billowed, only a huge pit was left on the ground. In the pit were scattered corpses. Thousands of people were killed in an instant.
The enemy general looked at the huge pit in shock. When he looked up, he saw an unexpected person.
"Woman, who are you?"
Qin Yu looked over and saw that it was Yan Wanwan.
She stood a hundred meters away in a cold and detached manner, and beside her was a row of pitch-black fire tubes, which were still emitting white smoke. It was obvious that the explosion just now was caused by the big guy next to her.
Deafening cheers instantly rang out from the city wall. "It's the princess! The princess is here to save us."
The enemy general looked at her in shock and shouted in horror, "Who are you?"
From a distance, it was impossible to see the expression on Yan Wanwan's face. She just waved her hand lightly, and the fuses of more than a dozen fire tubes were immediately ignited. In just three seconds, there was a continuous "bang bang" sound, and the black shells drew a beautiful parabola in the air.
The enemy general's face suddenly changed, "Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Although he reacted quickly, his legs could not avoid the gunpowder. As soon as they turned around to evacuate, the gunpowder exploded around them.
The huge explosion was accompanied by a strong wind that made it impossible for the people on the city wall to open their eyes. The towers under their feet were shaking, and many friendly soldiers who had never seen a fire cannon were frightened and their legs went weak.
My goodness, if this thing explodes, will people be able to survive?
Soon he got the answer from outside the city. When the smoke and dust cleared, they saw corpses buried in the sand. Even the people around who were not hit were not spared. Their bodies were burning with flames, and even rolling on the ground could not put out the fire.
At this moment, Yan Wanwan waved her hand, and the huge army behind her rushed towards them.
Seeing this, the enemy general no longer cared about Qin Yu's life or death, and fled first.
Now that the generals had run away, the soldiers had no intention of continuing to fight and fled for their lives.
Yan Wanwan quickly came to Qin Yu's side, frowned as she looked at the wound on his body, and immediately sprinkled medicine on it.
"How do you feel now?"
Qin Yu stared at her intently, his eyes hiding too many emotions, "Why are you here?"
"I've received news that the Seven Nations Alliance has gathered troops in the west and is planning to break through here and attack Jingzhao."