Chapter 1260 Unexpected Disaster
The battlefield was like a meat grinder, with soldiers from both sides dying every moment. The light of self-explosion frequently lit up, proclaiming the unyielding self-exploders, as well as endless sorrow and helplessness.
Gong Mobai's goal was achieved, and Zhi Gelin's tenacity was indeed beyond the expectations of the vanguard army.
If the opponent was the Four Sects of Mobei instead of Zhi Gelin, this situation would be understandable, but the opponent was just a neutral force like a small piece of land, and this place was far from their hinterland. Now that it has become like this, what will greet Dayan in Zhi Gelin's territory?
It was hard for the vanguard army's commander Song Yi to imagine, but it did not prevent him from slaughtering his opponents. Since a tentative contact war had the taste of a decisive battle, he did not need to be polite.
Zhi Gelin was not as good as Dayan, and even less than the Four Sects of Mobei. If one person died, there was no place to replenish them. It was good to swallow these people in one bite, just to relieve the pressure on the large army behind.
Casualties?
It didn't matter.
What Dayan lacked the most was people and money.
The lives of more than a thousand soldiers can be exchanged for the life of a person who is in charge of the tribulation. This account is worthwhile no matter how you look at it. Song Yi even hopes that he can encounter such good things in the future. If there are more arrogant people like the one who just took the tribulation, then this battle can be over soon, and it doesn't take much effort at all.
Gong Mobai finally didn't do things too decisively. He wanted to use this battle to tie up the Hao family tightly, but he didn't dare to let the fourth master Hao really die here.
If the Hao family became alienated because of the death of the fourth master Hao, it would undoubtedly be a double blow to Zhi Gelin at this time. However, the people of the Hao family cannot retreat after suffering such a small loss. Zhi Gelin's sons have already risked their lives. It's almost time for the sons of the Hao family to show their sincerity.
"Come on, call the fourth master Hao over!"
The disciple who sent the order left as ordered. Not long after, Hao Hongwei came again with a gloomy face. This time he was not alone, and Su Quan followed him expressionlessly.
"Fourth Master, I would like to ask you to enter from the southwest and rescue my disciples trapped in Sankai Cave."
Without any nonsense, Gong Mobai directly stated his intention.
Hao Hongwei did not speak, but stared at him with gloomy eyes.
"Are there any problems?"
Gong Mobai looked back without giving in, and his hands tightened slightly.
Taking a deep breath, Hao Hongwei said in a deep voice: "It is possible, but the Yanbing is powerful. With the limited manpower of my Hao family, it is like hitting a rock with an egg. I wonder if you can give me some manpower, such as these masters behind you. With their help, Hao will be much more confident."
Gong Mobai's pupils shrank slightly. How could he not understand what Hao Hongwei meant. The other party knew that he had sent him a mission to die, so he wanted to drag some people to take the blame.
But Gong Mobai could never accept Hao Hongwei's request. The people behind him were the elite of Sankai Cave, and each of them commanded a guard behind him. This time, I brought them here just to let them experience the combat power and tactics of the Yanbing in person so that they can prepare early after returning. By the way, I will serve as a military supervisor, not to let them waste in such a place in vain. The previous Dujie who held the line had died because of a momentary impulse. Gong Mobai was so distressed that he didn't know how to explain to Mu Tong. If these people were also killed here, he could only die to apologize.
"Senior Yinmou is ten thousand times better than these guys behind me. With him here, how can we say that we are fighting with eggs against rocks? Fourth Master Hao is too modest!"
Changing the topic, Gong Mobai carried Su Quan up.
Hao Hongwei was furious. His Hao family came to surrender, but this man was on guard everywhere. Not only did he let the sons of the Hao family go to die, but he also wanted to kill Su Quan. In anger, he wanted to tear his face and curse, but suddenly there was a strange phenomenon in the sky, and a dark space crack suddenly cracked.
"Who is it!!"
Song Yi was shocked.
The space nearby had been imprisoned by his people with formations, so it was impossible for anyone to break into the void or the human world. But now the space was broken, and breaking the formation not only caused his people to suffer a severe backlash, but most importantly, the person who came was likely an enemy rather than a friend.
The strength of this person who could break the formation was chilling. The figures that came out in a line made Song Yi's pupils shrink. At first glance, there was no weak person except a woman, and the worst one had the cultivation of the peak of the Dao fetus period.
"This is..."
Looking at the sword-wielding man in the lead, Song Yi felt a little familiar. After a little thought, he was full of horror and stammered out a name.
"Ye... Ye Zhichen?! How could he be here?!!"
Ye Zhichen was also a little stunned. A group of people crossed the void but were suddenly imprisoned. They thought they were attacked, but who knew that after breaking the void, it was such a bloody battle.
After taking a look, everyone was speechless. It turned out that they were caught in an unexpected disaster, and were not ambushed and killed by someone.
"Huh? Fourth brother?!"
Hao Youxiao screamed, her eyes showing surprise, and at the same time Hao Hongwei also found her, and after a moment of shock, he also screamed.
"Youxiao??"
Hao Hongwei was even more stunned when he saw Lu Gu next to Hao Youxiao. He rubbed his eyes and looked hard, and finally confirmed that he was not dazzled.
He wanted to go over to meet, but the bloody battle below made Hao Youxiao stop. She was born in Mobei and recognized the identities of both parties after a few glances, and turned to look at Ye Zhichen.
"It's Zhi Gelin and Dayan's people!"
Needless to say, everyone already understood. On the way, I heard Lu Gu mention her "masterpiece" in the imperial capital. I had a premonition at that time, but I didn't expect it to come true as soon as I arrived in Mobei.
"Sound the horn to withdraw the troops, retreat!"
Without hesitation, Song Yi wanted to retreat immediately.
A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. Let's not talk about other people for now, just Ye Zhichen alone made him want to retreat.
When they attacked Taixu Palace, Leopard General led his men to Shenjian Peak, but none of his men survived, and Leopard General himself was seriously injured and has been in seclusion until now. Later, in the battle of Lingxiao Peak, Ye Zhichen was alone. If there were no masters accompanying him to force him, he would probably counterattack and kill all the invaders.
His name has long been spread throughout Dayan, and no one dares to look down on him. What's more, there are more than a dozen masters around him, two of whom are almost the same as his aura. No matter how stupid Song Yi is, he will not be stupid enough to think that he can deal with them with just these few people, so it is better to retreat first.
He wanted to retreat, but Ye Zhichen refused to agree.
Not to mention that Hao Youxiao looked at him with pitiful eyes, just for Li Chuyi, these people must die. All the people who were worth making friends with in Dayan were already dead, and the rest should be killed.
And the result of the matter was also very simple. Ye Zhichen had just shown his fighting intention and had not made a move, and the people below collapsed one after another. The surviving Zhi Gelin monk froze in place and looked around blankly, not understanding what had happened.
Seeing everyone looking at her, Lu Gu stroked the hair hanging by her ears calmly and touched Hao Youxiao's head gently.
And Hao Youxiao also looked at Lu Gu gratefully, and wanted to thank her, but was stopped by Lu Gu's eyes, so he had to hold Lu Gu's arm like a spoiled child.
Others felt even more disgusted when they saw this. Although it was not the first time, every time they saw Lu Gu's move, it was so terrifying, and they couldn't help but want to stay away from her.
With a sound of breaking through the air, Hao Hongwei and Su Quan flew over, followed by Gong Mobai who was in doubt.
After Hao Youxiao introduced them, they greeted each other one by one. They learned that the person in front of them was Ye Zhichen, and the two beside him were the former peak masters of Baicao Peak and Feixue Peak, and even the head of Taixu Palace, Lu Heng. Hao Hongwei and others were immediately shocked and hurriedly bowed solemnly to show their respect.
Finally, when they arrived in front of Lu Gu, Hao Hongwei suddenly became much more reserved. Others did not know Lu Gu's identity, but he knew it very well.
"Mother-in-law, I didn't expect you to come too!" Hao Hongwei smiled and bowed, shamelessly changing to a more intimate name.
Lu Gu did not object, but just touched Hao Youxiao mischievously.
"Girl, how do you and I call each other?"
"Sister~!"
How could Hao Youxiao not understand? She called Hao Da Pangzi's face green, and his cheeks bulged several times without daring to make a sound.
"Mother-in-law, all the seniors, how did you come here? Did you get the news of Dayan's Northern Expedition and come to save our Hao family from the dire situation?"
When saying this, the fat man's eyes intentionally or unintentionally swept over Gong Mobai who was standing beside him.
The old guy just wanted them to die, but now that the reinforcements have come, he will not miss the opportunity to bully others.
Gong Mobai's face was indeed a little strange, but he couldn't get angry, so he could only smile silently.
Ye Zhichen and others saw their rift, but they didn't know the specific situation and couldn't speak. Only Lu Gu narrowed her eyes and looked at Gong Mobai gloomily.
Gong Mobai was startled and quickly lowered his eyes and dared not look at him any more. Hao Hongwei was also afraid that Lu Gu would really kill and make things worse, so he snorted and took the initiative to change the subject.
To put it simply, both sides felt heavy in their hearts after learning about each other's reasons.
What both Ye Zhichen and others were worried about was Dayan's soldiers. That scale could not be dealt with by a single person with high martial arts. Dayan attacked Taixu Palace three times, and they knew this better than anyone else.
And what bothered Hao Hongwei and his group was Taixu Palace.
They knew that Ye Zhichen and others had betrayed the sect, but they didn't expect that even the head of the sect, Lu Heng, had defected.
Now that Dayan has hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the way, if Taixu Palace gets involved again for this reason, then Wu Gu and Zhi Gelin will probably be left with nothing.
"Let's go back first."
Hao Hongwei said and led the way, not taking Gong Mobai, who was hesitant to speak, seriously.
It's useless to think more now. Let the second brother's smart brain think of a way after returning. However, in Hao Hongwei's opinion, this is actually not a big deal.
As the saying goes, too many lice don't bite people. Dayan has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses coming, and with the addition of Taixu Palace, how bad can the situation be?
At the same time, in the depths of the void, many figures suddenly appeared in the empty starry sky. Some were surrounded by fairy air, and some were filled with death air. They were actually immortal cultivators and underworld cultivators who were incompatible with each other.
The strange thing is that these people did not fight after they appeared, but separated into two groups and stood far away from each other. Not long after, the no-man's land in the middle fluctuated a little, and an old man with a long beard and a handsome and elegant young man walked out slowly, smiled slightly and nodded to each other.
"Zi Xu Zhenjun, long time no see."
"Yin Jiuzi, long time no see."