Don't tell jokes on the battlefield
Now, the communication was cut off again, which meant that the aliens had most likely located Qin Shu.
This is trouble.
Ren Xuan turned to look at Lu Shian: "Shian, is there any way to contact the outside world through the formation?"
Lu Shian shook his head and said, "If it's a long-distance array communication, it needs to rely on the contract as a guide."
Lu Shian: "The good news is that the Lu family's formation masters basically all have contracts with each other."
Ren Xuan felt relieved.
Lu Shian paused, then added, "The bad news is, most of the people I know are in this town."
Ren Xuan looked helpless: "Who did you learn this habit of telling jokes on the battlefield from?"
The young man stared at him without hesitation.
Ren Xuan became more and more helpless. Okay, learn from me.
Fortunately, Lu Shian had more to say: "The total number of inquiry symbols used in the defense of the capital is in the millions. I believe that no magic or formation can support such a large-scale simultaneous penetration and control."
The young man's eyes were calm. "So, the other party may have only broken a part of it. It's very likely that only certain local areas of the inquiry symbol were manipulated."
Ren Xuan raised his eyebrows, understanding what he had said. "So, if I collect all the unused inquiry symbols in the town and use them all at once, I might be able to send a message?"
Lu Shian nodded: "Very likely."
Ren Xuan didn't ask any more questions and turned to look at Qin Xuan: "Your Highness, first collect all the unused inquiry talismans stored in the town's martial arts halls, military treasuries, county offices, and even in the homes of ordinary people, and send the information out."
Qin Xuan nodded: "I'll arrange it."
Qin Xuan turned around and gave orders, but suddenly he heard the sound of iron hooves roaring like thunder outside the town.
Qin Xuan's expression darkened. He was about to order the entire army to shrink their defense line, but he saw that the alien line suddenly became chaotic.
In the distance, dust was flying and hundreds of cavalrymen came rushing in, breaking through the battle line and heading straight for the main formation of the alien race.
A team of elite cavalry, with iron armor as sharp as blades, tore through the corners of the enemy's formation and broke into the alien army.
The alien army was thrown into disarray by this sudden killing force. Bugles sounded, and thousands of soldiers were hastily mobilized and hastily gathered their formation.
The war horses neighed and the human figures were as fast as lightning.
Ren Xuan narrowed his eyes and saw a figure, as agile as the wind, rushing towards King Di among thousands of soldiers.
The alien army was instantly thrown into chaos.
"Change formation and deploy your weapons! Protect the King!!"
But still, there was no time to react.
In the blink of an eye, the man and his horse were less than fifty steps away from King Di.
King Di's face changed and he suddenly drew his sword.
Ren Xuan shook his head as he watched. This alien leader was probably a little too confident, using only a single sword to block the cavalry's gun.
The next moment, King Di and his horse were thrown heavily to the ground, and blood gushed out like a fountain, staining the dust all over the ground.
Also within these few breaths, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses completed the formation change, and the hundreds of elite cavalry who had charged into the enemy formation were surrounded.
Ren Xuan frowned as he watched. How could the commander be so calm when he was beheaded? Even the death squad couldn't do that.
Lu Xiyun pulled the reins of his horse and glanced at the alien army formation that surrounded his hundred men in three layers.
He didn't have time to be surprised. Lu Xiyun dismounted his horse, took a few steps forward, knelt on one knee and untied the rope on Qin Huaizhang.
"Uncle Wang, how are you?!"
Qin Huaizhang's head and body were covered in blood, and it was difficult for him to speak: "... Be careful... the method of dividing the energy... He... has more than one... backup."
Before he finished speaking, a man on horseback rode forward among the well-organized foreign army.
Different appearance, same tone: "Who are you? You dare to charge into the enemy's battle with only a few hundred cavalrymen? You really don't take me seriously."
Surprisingly, it was the same King Di who had just been splattered with blood on the battlefield.
As King Di activated his "body preparation", a slight fluctuation of formation suddenly spread across Liyang Town.
Lu Shian reacted: "The state of King Di will affect the formation of the interference swift talisman!"
The next moment, inquiry symbols flashed from all sides. Dense messages poured in like a flood breaking through a dam—
"Old Ren, aliens are targeting Your Highness?! What's going on?!!"
"Ren Xuan, explain clearly!!"
"Never mind! I'll go provide support."
"Who can contact Lord Lu or His Highness?! The aliens are one step ahead of me in everything. The north is about to be broken through! The aliens are heading for the Imperial City!"
"Damn it! Didn't you see Ren Xuan's military report? Don't use the inquiry talisman to transmit military information!!"
Ren Xuan took a quick look and found that it was all previous news.
Their positions, deployments, and military strength were all exposed to the eyes of foreign races early on, and the current war situation is probably precarious.
Ren Xuan shook his head and didn't care about so many things. The current battle situation was important.
He raised his eyes and looked at Lu Jie: "Minister Lu, what is the maximum range that your Lu family's literary formation can support?"
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Amidst the vast army, King Di rode his horse forward, gently pulled the reins, his eyes filled with amusement and scrutiny.
He looked at Lu Xiyun carefully and narrowed his eyes with interest.
Compared with ordinary soldiers, a warrior's influence on the earth's energy is ten times greater.
In an army formation with more than 10,000 people, the ground energy is disordered, the vital energy is suppressed, and the warriors' abilities will be greatly restricted.
Among thousands of troops, those who dare to charge into the enemy's battle line first are either extremely brave or have a high level of cultivation.
But among the great veterans and important officials in the court that he remembered, there was no such person.
This person is not from Dagan's core circle.
The alien leader spoke loudly, his eyes looking disdainfully: "Who are you?"
Lu Xiyun narrowed his eyes. If the alien army's formation was not in disarray, it would be difficult to escape.
Surrounded by thousands of troops, the encirclement was complete. If he charged in forcefully, he would only lose the remaining hundred or so brothers.
The only thing we can do is to wait and see.
He spoke slowly, his tone calm, "Why don't you introduce yourself first?"
The alien leader seemed amused by these words and chuckled softly, his expression not angry but happy: "The life and death of over a hundred of you depends on my will. You still dare to contradict me? You are quite courageous."
He rode forward slowly, his eyes slightly raised, as if with a sense of generosity and casualness: "Lord Di, Duan Jing. You are not bad, how about working with me?"
A warrior who dares to step into the battle formation before thousands of troops is of extremely high value in himself.
Duan Jing narrowed his eyes. He had no impression of such a young general from his battle with Dagan in his previous life.
That only means that this person did not live to become king in his previous life.
Duan Jing vaguely remembered that Qin Shu had killed many people during his purge of the court.
——Most likely it was a body that died before Qin Shu cleaned up the list.
Duan Jing said firmly, "If you stay and work hard, nothing good will happen to you."
Lu Xiyun's eyelids twitched as he listened; this was the first time he had encountered such a solicitation. His Lu family, a family of the Western Mansion, had been kings for generations, sharing the fate of the nation. How desperate would one have to be to become a dog of a foreign race?
Lu Xiyun didn't curse back: "Give me some time."
Duan Jing knew he was stalling, but he still spoke slowly, "Think about it slowly. There's time. Right now, the eastern and northern fronts are both broken. The wars on all four sides are all in my favor. From today on, this land of the Three Qins will no longer be called Qin."
Lu Xiyun remained silent. He saw the magnetic field of the formation rapidly spreading towards the battlefield in the direction of Liyang Town.
He took out a small porcelain bottle with blue and white glaze from his bosom, and put it into Qin Huaizhang's hand along with the "Nothing to Worry About" card on his waist, and whispered: "Uncle Wang, protect yourself."
Above the dome, thunderclouds rolled, and the heaven and earth were trembling.
Two silver arcs cut through the sky, intertwined from the clouds, and a dazzling silver-white double ring gradually took shape.
The alien leader on the opposite side also obviously recognized this formation. Duan Jing's face changed and he shouted, "Exit the double ring range!"
Lu Xiyun picked up Qin Huaizhang and hurried away: "Get out of the range of the formation!"
The Lu family's double star formation, with falling stars from the sky, bombards indiscriminately without distinguishing between friend and foe.
Duan Jing fell off his horse, and just as he stepped out of the boundary covered by the formation, thunder suddenly sounded behind him.
Two rings hang down from the sky, and thunder roars like waterfalls.
In the blink of an eye, the battlefield was reduced to scorched earth.
The sky and the earth lost their color, and the grass and trees turned to ashes.
The war horses neighed in fear, and even the battle-hardened officers under his command changed color.
Duan Jing's eyes were gloomy, not because he was afraid, but he narrowed his eyes slightly and began to look in the direction of Liyang Town.
The defensive formation that had covered the entire town had completely disappeared.
It is highly likely that the formation master in the town has no energy left to ignite such a large-scale formation at once.
Duan Jing sneered, having already judged the direction of the situation: "It's just a last-ditch struggle."
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Ren Xuan looked at the battle line in the distance. The dark mass of alien races was almost approaching the border of Liyang Town.
Although the thunder and fire of the literary formation were earth-shattering, it was ultimately a one-time explosion. After the last remaining light was burned out, there was no one left on the battlefield.
He looked down at the communication talisman on his waist - dead again.
As Lord Di recovered, the communication talisman became ineffective again.
Hundreds of riders entered the camp, and dust flew in their faces.
Ren Xuan walked over quickly and spoke quickly, "Prince, let me cut to the chase. If you don't take action now, this town will be lost."
Lu Xiyun fell off his horse, still covered in smoke. He first helped Qin Huaizhang down and asked, "How do you do this?"
Ren Xuan reached out to take Qin Huaizhang's hand and pointed southwest: "I want to mobilize an elite force to break out to the south, with great fanfare, to divert the enemy's attention."
"Originally, anyone who does this would be dead." He looked at Lu Xiyun, "But as long as you're here, it can be done."
Ren Xuan spoke very quickly: "Communications have just been restored for a while. Our troops are almost to the south. Jiang En is on that front line and can pick you up."
He paused, his tone lowering, "I have already released the message in the inquiry talisman, saying that we will 'assemble elite troops to protect the prince and break through the siege.'"
Ren Xuan's eyes darkened. "They can monitor our communications. If the aliens get angry and chase you, we can turn this battle into a trap, and there's a chance of a comeback."
Lu Xiyun whispered, "Ren Xuan, the man just now said that two alien armies have broken through the defense line and are heading towards the imperial city."
Ren Xuan's expression froze upon hearing this, but he didn't show any panic: "Communications are chaotic right now, and no one on each line can take care of the overall situation. Let's focus on the present first—"
Before he could finish his words, Ren Xuan was grabbed by the wrist.
Ren Xuan was startled and looked down at Qin Huaizhang: "Prince?"
Qin Huaizhang's voice was hoarse: "I can't leave——"
Ren Xuan frowned, "Your Majesty, what are you talking about?"
There was a strange grayness in Qin Huaizhang's pupils, which was the remnant of some kind of backlash from the heavens.
Qin Huaizhang stared at Lu Xiyun, speaking every word as if he had exhausted all the strength in his body: "Xiyun, I know you don't believe in fate... Just this once, believe Uncle Wang for once."
His voice was weak, but he was incredibly persistent: "I've thought about it...saving you, saving Xiaoshu, saving Xingchuan, saving everyone...there's only...this one way."
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