Chapter 316 Reinforcements Arrive
The wound on Luo Yuan's left shoulder had long since become numb, but the pain in his heart was as sharp as a knife.
He saw Ge Jiyong fighting bloody battles at the gap, teetering on the verge of collapse;
He saw the young soldier being pierced by several scimitars at the same time, his eyes still wide open with resentment;
He saw Ashina Duoji's ferocious face laughing wildly in the distance, as if announcing his final victory.
The cries of his sister twenty years ago, the dying call of his third brother Luo Hai, and the figures of countless soldiers falling before his eyes at this moment, all overlapped, churning and roaring in his mind!
Can’t hold on?
This thought was like a poisonous snake, clearly drilling into Luo Yuan's mind.
No! Absolutely not!
Shufeng Pass is there, and the north gate of Dayan is right there!
If the pass is broken, the country's gate will be wide open, and the northern barbarians will march straight in and destroy the mountains and rivers of Dayan!
The blood of 300,000 soldiers defending the city will become meaningless!
And those relatives who are waiting for them to return home...
A surge of violent energy exploded from Luo Yuan's chest, instantly dispelling the despair.
He suddenly pulled out the long sword with a curled blade that was stuck in the ground. The blade reflected the blood-red setting sun and the fire on the top of the city wall, making a shrill buzzing sound.
"Dayan——!"
Luo Yuan's voice was like the roar of a wounded ancient beast, drowning out all the sounds of fighting and resounding throughout Shuofeng Pass.
“Fight to the death—never retreat—!!!”
"Fight to the death!"
“Fight to the death—!”
Ge Jiyong was covered in blood and leaning on his battle axe. When he saw Luo Yuan coming towards him, he grinned with his mouth covered in blood foam and laughed.
"General Luo... I can kill ten more!"
Luo Yuan killed the enemy who attacked Ge Jiyong with one sword, and then swung his hand back again, chopping off the heads of three enemy soldiers.
He roared, "While alive, you haven't even been able to attend your daughter's wedding, and haven't even had a cup of tea from your son-in-law. Are you willing to die?!"
Ge Jiyong smiled a smile that was uglier than crying: "But..."
"No buts!" Luo Yuan flew up and kicked the two enemy soldiers who were swinging their swords at him a dozen feet away at the same time.
"Just remember, if you persevere to the end, there is still hope."
Ge Jiyong's eyes were red, and his axe swings were much slower, with each chop accompanied by heavy breathing.
Is there still hope?
He was desperate inside.
But thinking about the success of his most beloved daughter, he and the Imperial Noble Consort set up the "National Defense and Fund Raising Office" and sent a lot of food and military supplies to Shufeng Pass.
His daughter is so capable, how could he embarrass her?!
"Kill...!!! Damn him! I want to return to the capital alive and drink a cup of tea from my son-in-law!"
Suddenly, Ge Jiyong felt that his whole body was injected with strength.
The wound no longer hurts and my hands are stronger.
In short, just kill with all your might!
Ashina Duoji was laughing wildly in the distance, and victory seemed to be within reach!
He even rode his horse forward, ready to witness Luo Yuan's end with his own eyes.
Luo Yuan was besieged by dozens of fearless Iron Buddhas and was separated from Ge Jiyong.
The moment a heavy mace with a vicious wind smashed towards his head—
Luo Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted, the breath of death was so clear.
He had no way of avoiding it.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
He saw the excitement in the enemy's eyes, saw Ge Jiyong's horrified face, and saw the "Dayan" battle flag behind him, which was still standing stubbornly but was about to be completely submerged...
Thirty years of hustle and bustle, blood feuds, the responsibility of defending the country, and the flesh and blood of relatives...
Countless scenes flashed before my eyes.
He, Luo Yuan.
Today, I will be buried here and die with the pass.
There is no fear, no regret, only a hint of bitterness and melancholy.
He gave up blocking and instead poured all his remaining strength into the long sword with a curled blade, preparing to throw the sword into Ashina Duoji's chest at the same time as his head shattered!
However, at this critical moment!
An arrow flew through the air.
"Puff..." was the sound of an arrow entering the flesh.
"Bang..." The enemy soldier who swung the mace at him fell to the ground with a bang.
Immediately afterwards, a low, powerful and penetrating horn sounded, like thunder rolling down from the sky.
Suddenly, all the noise above Shufeng Pass was torn apart.
The sound of this horn is different from the sharp ox horns of the Northern Di people. It is deeper and more majestic.
With a heart-shaking power, it rolls in from far away!
All the people fighting on and off the city walls, whether they were enemies or soldiers of the Yan army, froze for a moment.
Luo Yuan turned his head suddenly and looked in the direction where the horn sound came from.
Where the sky and the earth meet, a billowing cloud of dust is rushing towards us like an angry dragon!
Beneath the smoke and dust, there is a forest of spears and halberds, reflecting the last rays of the setting sun.
A huge, blood-red battle flag fluttered wildly at the forefront of the smoke and dust.
A huge, iron-painted and silver-hooked character "Yan", as if cast by flames, was burning brightly under the blood-red setting sun!
Under the general's flag, he takes the lead!
The opponent was wearing heavy black armor, with his hair and beard standing tall, like a god of war, and the bow in his hand was fully drawn and had not been retracted.
“Luo Yuan——! I’m coming——!!!”
King Wu's roar was like thunder in the sky, exploding in the ears of every soldier in Shufeng Pass!
"King Wu! It's Prince Wu!"
"Reinforcements! Reinforcements are here!!"
"God bless Dayan! God bless Dayan--!!!"
From the top of the city wall, there erupted a deafening roar filled with tears.
In that voice, there was the ecstasy of being saved from a desperate situation, the outburst of humiliation that had been pent up for too long, and the endless bitterness of surviving a disaster.
"Shenjiying——!"
King Wu swung his giant sword suddenly, and the sound was like a loud bell, shaking the whole area.
"Bang that bastard for me!"
On the flank of the high ground, dozens of thick camouflage oilcloths were suddenly peeled back! The black muzzles of the guns were like the gaping mouths of a giant beast.
The gunner, who had been ready for a long time, had a face as cold as iron. He thrust the red-hot iron spear hard into the firing port at the breech of the gun!
"boom--!!!"
“BOOM——!!!”
"boom--!!!"
The sky collapsed and the earth split apart! Dozens of blindingly blazing tongues of fire, like the breath of hell, instantly tore through the dim twilight.
The deafening roar seemed to shake the human soul out of the body.
The earth was shaking violently, and the air was compressed and torn apart violently.
Dozens of extremely heavy solid iron balls with death screams, like hammers of heavenly punishment, dragged trails of hot air and smashed hard into the arrogant Iron Pagoda heavy cavalry group.
"boom--!"
That was the sound of a thunderbolt falling to the ground, the collision of steel and flesh, and the mixture of flesh and soil!
No matter how thick the armor, no matter how strong the northern warhorse, in front of this purely violent creature, they are as fragile as rotten wood and dry grass!
Thick blood mist mixed with broken weapons and twisted and deformed armor exploded, forming short and tragic scarlet mist.
The offensive of the most elite Iron Pagoda vanguard came to an abrupt halt.
The light cavalry and infantry following behind looked at the hellish scene in front of them in horror, their formation was in chaos, and they pushed and trampled on each other.
"The sons and daughters of Dayan——!"
King Wu's eyes were bloodshot, his huge sword pointed directly at the enemy, and he let out a roar that could swallow mountains and rivers.
"Follow me—cut through them! Capture Ashina Duoji alive! Kill him—!!!"
"kill--!!!"
The 100,000 elite cavalrymen brought by King Wu, together with the 200,000 soldiers and horses mobilized from the prefectures along the way, joined forces with the defenders who had just rushed out of Shufeng Pass and were full of anger and eager to vent.
Like a tiger that has been gathering strength for a long time, it roared loudly.
Led by King Wu's flaming royal flag with the character "Yan" on it, our soldiers, holding sharp knives, fiercely stabbed into the enemy's chaotic flank that had been torn apart by the thunder!
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