Legend of Sword King

0The sun was setting and the city was in a state of devastation. Corpses littered the ground and the city walls were in ruins. Great General Pang Qi, who was covered in blood, heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the Qin troops retreat like tides outside the city.    0

    

Throwing the long blade in his hand to the ground, he sat down on the stone steps in front of the city gate tower. He knew very well that this was the sign of an overconsumption of elemental energy.    

    

If the Qin had not retreated at this moment, he, as the commander in chief of the Jin army, would have most likely hated the city.    

    

The destruction of the three kingdoms by the Qin army was too fast, much faster than the other kingdoms in the West Continent expected. In the Jin Dynasty, there was a dispute about whether or not to send troops to help the neighboring nation of Zheng defend them.    

    

It was a pity that the Qin army had already exterminated the Zheng nation before the outcome of this dispute. Moreover, under the threatening of the soldiers along the river bank, they had actually made an overbearing request for the Jin nation to cede their territory and pay tribute.    

    

The Jin Nation angrily rejected the Qin army. They didn't expect the Qin Nation to become angry from embarrassment. They really dared to cross the river and attack the border of Jin Nation. The army from the east of the river rose up to resist, but in a hurry, the number of troops that could be mobilized was limited.    

    

As the most famous general of the Jin Dynasty, Pang Qi was ordered to come to the east of the river to command the army. At that time, he would never have thought that he would take the blade and go up to the battlefield to fight the Qin soldiers.    

    

As a Lesser Heaven stage expert, Pang Qi had an extraordinary status, and he was also the commander of the three armies. If the situation hadn't been extremely disadvantageous for him, he wouldn't have been in such a difficult situation.    

    

In today's battle, Pang Qi had caught and fought with the Qin general. Even though he had successfully repelled the other party, his injuries were quite severe, and he was on the verge of collapsing.    

    

And that was only a deputy general of the Qin Army.    

    

The Qin Army's generals, Bai Jian, never came out to fight!    

    

"General, Crooked City has changed beyond recognition. The city walls have collapsed and the fortifications have been destroyed in a total of seven to eight places. The defensive system has almost completely collapsed. If the Qin army were to continue their siege tomorrow, I'm afraid that we would … It's hard to hold on. "    

    

The deputy general who had lost an arm dragged his bloodied body to Pang Qi's side as he spoke with great difficulty.    

    

Pang Qi glanced at the deputy general, his eyes were cold and he did not reply.    

    

He knew what the Lieutenant General meant.    

    

Tomorrow, the Qin Army would definitely continue to attack the city. If they continued to fight here, they might be defeated, so the Lieutenant General indistinctly suggested that Pang Qi retreat overnight.    

    

But Pang Qi could not retreat.    

    

Crooked City was one of the most important military cities in the Jin Nation's He Dong defense line and it was also the most important city in the entire defense line. If the Jin Nation successively lost its territory, the entire He Dong defense line would completely collapse if Crooked City fell!    

    

At that time, there would be no danger for the Jin army to defend the western border. The Qin soldiers could force their way into the heart of the country and even threaten the safety of the capital!    

    

"Over the past few months, although we have lost a few cities, the border armies fought with all their might and barely managed to block off the Qin soldiers' advance. As long as Crooked City is not defeated, once the reinforcements arrive, we will be in an invincible position.    

    

"But if Crowe City is lost, even if the reinforcements arrive, we will lose our land to rely on. According to the combat strength displayed by the Qin Army, we have no chance of winning a war in the wild. When that happens, the situation will be a hundred times more difficult! "    

    

Pang Qi gritted his teeth as he looked at his vice general with sparkling eyes, "We have to defend Crooked River City! By guarding the Crooked River, one could defend the east of the river, and then, one could defend the Jin Dynasty! As soldiers of the Empire, we have no way out! "    

    

The assistant general opened his mouth, but did not say anything.    

    

What he really wanted to say was that such perseverance was simply impossible to achieve victory. Sacrifice was futile. But facing the countless fallen soldiers and the number one general of the Jin Kingdom who had the determination to die, he could not say anything.    

    

"This lowly general will pass down the order right now. Unless we all die in battle, Crooked River will definitely not let the Qin Army take him away!" The vice general ordered his men to leave.