Chapter 241

When the second prince saw Cheng Hui, he smiled at him.

Cheng Hui also smiled and nodded politely, but in his heart he labeled the second prince as a smiling tiger.

He had effectively cut off a possible way for someone to save their life. Even though agreeing to this would likely cost him his own life, did the Second Prince care? If he did, he wouldn't have made such an excessive request.

Unfortunately, the second prince probably misjudged his character. He was not the love-deprived child like Cheng Ziyun, and would not obey the old marquis's words. Given the old marquis's character, he would never risk his life.

"Now that everyone is here, let's set off." said Baqiwuer.

After saying this, he mounted his horse and headed towards the road without paying attention to other people's reactions.

Cheng Hui noticed the unhappy expression on the Second Prince's face, smiled, and followed him on his horse.

The second prince was one step slower than Cheng Hui... To be more precise, the Guangping Army's reorganization speed was faster than his Yanfeng Army, so they were ahead of them.

This made the second prince's expression even gloomier.

If it weren't for Cheng Ziyun's obstruction, these elite soldiers would be his now!

Just as Cheng Hui imagined, the Second Prince did not think there was anything wrong with forcing Cheng Hui to be labeled a deserter, and was even very angry at his resistance.

If it weren't for the iron rule of bloody battles, he would have had Cheng Hui killed secretly long ago.

However, this protection only ends here. If any accident happens on the way to the battlefield... then he can legitimately take over the Guangping Army.

The 8752nd Army was moving at a moderate speed, which might have been a bit strenuous for the Guangping Army, but having experienced even more brutal devastation, they were now fully accepting of this speed.

There is no need to talk about the Yanfeng Army. They are cavalry, so there is naturally no problem of not being able to keep up.

Even the Death Squad of the Prince of Zhennan's Palace were all martial arts masters, but they were not used to such a boring journey. They cursed all the way and had no time to be quiet.

By night, the 8752nd had already found a place to camp. With tens of thousands of people in their group, their marching speed was limited, so they could only camp in the wild.

Fortunately, the Guangping army was very skilled in these matters and had already found a suitable place, leveled the ground and started setting up camp without Cheng Hui's orders.

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, after breakfast, Baqiwuer got on his horse again and started another day of silent travel.

Just like that, half a month passed in the blink of an eye. It would take about two months to rush from Fengyu Country to the bloody battlefield, during which time they would pass through a large amount of wilderness.

On this continent, there are some places that were once ravaged by demons and have not recovered to this day. The land in those places is very barren and many crops cannot grow, so many countries do not regard these places as their own territory.

Those wilderness areas are vast and remote, and naturally became gathering places for many lawless people.

Some demons who escaped from the Demon Canyon were also scattered in these wildernesses. After all, the city wall could only block the front of the canyon. No matter how steep the surrounding mountain walls were, some demons could still escape from it in their own way.

These wandering demons are the culprits that have caused the wilderness to become so desolate. Some farmers once tried to open up wasteland in the wilderness, but unfortunately, the small villages formed by such gatherings would easily attract attacks from the demons.

There are also some half-demon offspring born from celestial demons and humans. Most of these half-demons have no rationality and only the desire to eat and reproduce. After hundreds of years of development, they have actually grown to a considerable number.

Supplies are scarce in the wilderness, so every few years, these half-demons, driven by a few celestial demons, will attack towns, either burning, killing, and looting enough supplies for their survival, or enough half-demons will die so that the remaining people can survive.

The royal families of various countries once considered whether to exterminate all these demons and half-demons, but later they did not do so.

Soldiers need to be tempered. Letting a group of soldiers who have never been to the battlefield enter a bloody battlefield is not about defending against the enemy, but about killing people, and they are killing their own people.

Even if they were the cannon fodder troops from the bloody battlefields, they would still be considered second-rate troops. Therefore, these half-demon armies, whose combat effectiveness was many times lower than that of the demons, became the targets of military training for several countries.

In the wilderness, the most dangerous thing is encountering a large group of half-demons. So when the army finally entered the wilderness after marching for a full half month, everyone, including 8752, was alert and ready to deal with any possible battle at any time.

"Everyone, stay alert. Anything can happen in the wilderness. I hope you will keep one eye open even when you fall asleep! Do you understand?" Cheng Hui said to the soldiers.

"clear!"

"Don't worry, Commander! We are not to be trifled with!"

Cheng Hui looked at this group of high-spirited men and couldn't help laughing: "Get lost! You are a bunch of guys who have never seen such a big battle, and you dare to talk so easily? Be careful or you will wet your pants!"

"Hahaha..." The soldiers suddenly laughed.

After getting familiar with him, they will find that General Cheng is not as serious as they imagined, but very down-to-earth.

"Everyone be careful." 8752 just gave a light reminder.

Everyone knows the danger of the wilderness. Fengyu Country is located in the borderland and there is no wilderness around it. While it does not have to deal with the half-demon army, it lacks sufficient training.

He knew very well that the half-demons in the wilderness were the first challenge they would face. If they didn't handle it well enough, there would be no need to go to the battlefield for a bloody battle. These half-demons in the wilderness alone would be enough to kill everyone.

Eight Seven Five Two didn't remind Cheng Hui and the others again. Since they knew they were going to a bloody battlefield, they should naturally have all the intelligence. This information was shared by all countries. If Cheng Hui and the others were not prepared, it would only prove that they were not careful enough.

People like this are just dead, which saves them from going to the bloody battlefield and causing trouble for everyone.

8752 thought somewhat coldly.

He respects all the warriors who enter the bloody battlefield to kill the demons, but if they are not only unable to help, but also become a burden, then don't blame him for being cruel.

It’s not that he is cold-hearted, but he has suffered such a big loss before.

Because of an unreliable commander, not only did the soldiers under his command suffer, but the Red Blood Army was also forced to leave three of his compatriots behind to cover his retreat. Although that man received the punishment he deserved, his compatriots will never return.

8752 remained silent from beginning to end, and the words he said most often every day were: set off, rest, and set up camp.

He never tried to get close to Cheng Hui and the others. The Second Prince tried to strike up a conversation with him several times but failed. Instead, Cheng Hui asked him many questions about the precautions for the bloody battlefield. He was willing to answer everything he knew, as long as Cheng Hui dared to ask and he knew the answer, he would answer.

The middle-aged man from the Death Squad was even more silent than the 8752nd. As a result, the leader of their three teams turned out to be Cheng Hui, who had the best relationship with him.

It was the third day after entering the wilderness. The first two days were safe and sound. We only encountered two small groups of half-demons. Those half-demons were obviously the old, weak and sick who had been expelled. They just took a look at us from a distance and wanted to retreat.

The second prince directly ordered the cavalry to charge and eliminated all the half-demons. This could barely be considered their first harvest.

Baqiwuer walked forward and looked through the corpses of the half-demons for a few times. When he came back, he told them to be prepared to face the half-demon army at any time, as there might be a half-demon tribe nearby.

Everyone was very alert at first, but as time passed, they relaxed their guard unconsciously.

For two whole days, no large army was seen. There were cavalry scouts ahead, looking back and forth, but they found no trace. Everything seemed to be very peaceful.

Cheng Hui didn't think that 8752 was shooting in the dark. When it came to understanding the Heavenly Demons and Half-Demons, all of them combined couldn't compare to this Red Blood Army soldier.

Therefore, even if there was no discovery for two consecutive days, Cheng Hui did not dare to relax at all, for fear that they would encounter the enemy and would not be able to react in time.

The Second Prince is a cavalryman, so if he really can't win, he still has a chance of escaping. The Death Squadron is composed of masters with relatively strong individual strength, and they are also good at escaping.

In other words, if they encountered an army of half-demons that they could not defeat, his Guangping Army would definitely be used to cover their retreat, so others could not worry about it, but he could not.

Although his more than 10,000 men would not make much of a splash on the bloody battlefield, without these people, how could he possibly win military merits on his own!

During the past two months, he had discovered through deliberate investigation that the reason why most cultivators took the initiative to enter the bloody battlefield after arriving in this world was precisely because of the unique military merit system there.

In order to gain military merit, these people worked very hard, and the difference between fighting alone and leading an army was not small. Therefore, he absolutely could not allow his troops to suffer too much loss.

唳——

Countless black arrows rained down from afar, killing several knights wandering in front in almost the blink of an eye.

"Enemy attack! Put up shield!" Cheng Hui's pupils shrank and he roared.

The sword and shield soldiers in the front row immediately split into two rows, stacking their half-man-high shields together to form a solid shield wall.

Some of the smart ones, such as the death row prisoners in the Death Squad, quickly hid behind the shields.

Knock knock knock——

The dull sound of arrows hitting the shields was as dense as falling rain, but the solid shields protected their own soldiers very well. At least in this rain of arrows, the Guangping army did not suffer any damage.

The members of the Death Squad were all experts. When the rain of arrows came, they took the initiative to hide behind the shield wall. In addition, their numbers were small, so they were not hurt at all.

Only the Second Prince's cavalry, with their tall and strong men, could not hide behind the shield wall. Fortunately, they also carried a certain number of shields with them. Although they were not as big as those of the sword and shield soldiers, they were enough to protect their vital parts.

There were no casualties, but there was a considerable loss of horses. After all, at a critical moment, whether to protect people or horses is not a question that needs to be considered at all.

After the rain of arrows, a dense army of half-demons surged forward.

The Second Prince's face looked extremely grim. All the scouts who went to patrol the area were killed in the rain of arrows. Needless to say, those who were farther away must have died long ago, otherwise they would not have been unable to send back even a signal.

In a sneak attack, only his soldiers suffered casualties, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

*