My players are all actors

Chapter 16 What about the reinforcements?

Zhao Haiping sighed silently. If he hadn't done his homework beforehand and speculated from the real events in history that there might be a third stage, his heart should be extremely broken at this time.

This is like in many action games, after dying countless times and finally passing the boss to the limit, the result is not happy yet, a cutscene is cut in, and a new boss comes out!

But things have come to this point, and they can only hold on.

Zhao Haiping had never entered the third stage before, so he didn't know how to play in this stage, so he could only rely on guesswork.

However, after discussing with Chu Ge, he felt that the third stage should be different from the first and second stages.

The difficulty of the first stage is that you can mix, but you can't mix.Although you can pass the first stage, but when you enter the second stage, your status is too low, and you will suffer later.

Not to mention the second stage, you have to make full preparations in advance to persuade the general to dig a well and kill horses, and you have to take the lead.

As for the third stage, there are not too many records in history. It just said that reinforcements arrived after a hard battle, and in the end only 74 people remained to wait for the reinforcements.

As for how to wait, I didn't mention it at all.

Chu Ge guessed that the three stages probably corresponded to three different tests.

As a pawn, cold weapon combat skills are of course important, and they are the key to clearing the level at each stage, but the focus of different stages is different.

The key to the first stage is the courage to stand up.

As a small soldier, the player can stay behind, so that he can pass the level, but he will be sent later.Only by standing up and performing well can you be appreciated by the general and improve your initial status in the second stage.

The key to the second stage is precise judgment and resourcefulness.

With an identity, in the second stage, you have to use your own identity and status to exert influence on the general and adopt correct strategies against the enemy.If you still rely on brute force alone, then the whole army will still be wiped out in the second wave of attack by Beidi barbarians.

Therefore, Chu Ge guessed that the key to the third stage is perseverance.

In the face of real desperation, he can still persist, never back down, and fight until the end.

Zhao Haiping felt that Chu Ge's speculation made sense.

If this is the case, then the third stage will be simpler. As long as you are determined, you should always be able to pass the level if you play it several times.

Sure enough, the game didn't give much preparation time this time. When Zhao Haiping just got used to the surrounding environment, the Beidi barbarians had already launched an attack!
In the snowstorm all over the sky, the war drums under the city rumbled, and the Beidi barbarians rushed towards the top of the city again!

The snow under the city was very deep, and the march of Beidi barbarians was also affected, but they were all young and strong after all, and they were not in the same breath as the more than 70-year-old veterans of the big Chu at the head of the city.

There are not many words, because these veterans have experienced countless times because of such scenes.

Following General Geng Zhong's roar, all the veterans drew out their weapons, and shouted to meet them!

Zhao Haiping was still the same as before, approaching the general and fighting bravely to protect the safety of General Geng Zhong.

He found that although his physical fitness was not as good as before when he was old, his fighting skills seemed to have improved even more.He can subconsciously use a lot of crisp offensive skills, combined with the talent of licking blood, like a god of war descending to earth, killing all directions!

Blood was splashed on the top of the city, and soon the snow was stained red.

It's just that Beidi's barbarians are still coming to the top of the city in an endless stream, just like the heavy snow in the sky will never stop.

Zhao Haiping has persisted for a long time, but he watched the soldiers of the great Chu around him fall down one by one, and even after a rough scan, the number was less than 70 people, but there was still no sign of any reinforcements appearing in the distance.

General Geng Zhong was drenched in blood, and he sighed: "You ride the last army horse, try to break through! I am determined to live and die with this city!
"You must go back to Dachu and report what happened here to His Majesty, so that all civil and military officials in Dachu will know that we veterans have fought to the last moment!"

Zhao Haiping quickly shook his head: "General, reinforcements will come!"

General Geng Zhong showed bitterness: "40 years! We have sent countless envoys, but none of them returned. Perhaps, the entire northwest has been occupied by barbarians.

"move!"

Of course Zhao Haiping won't leave, because he knows that according to historical records, reinforcements are coming soon, so why run out now?
So he still shook his head and told the general that he would persist until the last moment.

General Geng Zhong didn't insist either, so he had to change a bodyguard to break through the siege. As a result, he was overtaken by Beidi cavalry before he ran far below the city, and he died heroically.

The fighting in the city is still going on, but there are fewer and fewer Dachu soldiers on Zhao Haiping's side.

In the end, Beidi barbarians swarmed up and hacked the only remaining Zhao Haiping and General Geng Zhong to death in the snowstorm.

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Back to the beginning of the third stage again.

Zhao Haiping is a little suspicious of life.

Death is not scary, he has died countless times in this dungeon, and he is used to it.

The point is... I was cheated!
"Strange, what about the promised reinforcements?
"It was agreed that 74 people would survive in the end?
"I've been fighting desperately, but I didn't see any reinforcements until the end!
"This game shouldn't be so shameless, right? Just cancel the setting of reinforcements in history?"

Zhao Haiping fell into confusion again.

He had died countless times in the first and second stages before, and he had honed a strong combat power from this. So in the third stage, even if his physical fitness was further reduced, he persisted until the end.

But I persisted until the end, but I didn't pass the level!
Zhao Haiping frowned, and looked at the three cards with talent skills again.

When scanning a familiar card, Zhao Haiping suddenly had a flash of inspiration and had a guess.

"Could it be that... the messenger who broke out and asked for help... is also myself?

"If I don't leave the city, there will be no reinforcements??"

After some analysis, Zhao Haiping found that according to the nature of the game, this possibility is actually quite high.

No, it should be said that this should be the only possibility.

After all, in the second stage, if you can't think of the solution that you personally proposed to the general, then the entire second stage may be stuck for a lifetime and you will not be able to pass the level.

The same is true now.

If reinforcements are not invited, they will not come by themselves.

But the problem is, it's not that simple to ask for reinforcements!

It's snowing so heavily outside, and there are Beidi barbarians encircling them.

The bodyguard of General Geng Zhong tried to break out of the siege, but was stopped by the Beidi barbarians before he ran very far.

If you want to break out of the siege, you have to find the location of the reinforcements in the snowstorm?

Are you sure this is something a 70 years old can do?
It's outrageous!
But Zhao Haiping thought about it, and there seemed to be no other solution.As a result of holding on to the top of the city, he has already tried it, and it must be a dead end without reinforcements.

"So, this 'bow and horse skill' is really not a useless talent.

"Equestrian skills will only come in handy at this time!
"However, if you think about it optimistically, this game is still a little merciful. At least it doesn't force me to use the same talent to pass the three stages. I can change the talent skills at will before the start of different stages."

Zhao Haiping found that he had gradually been cultivated into an M-shaking physique by this game, and this benevolent setting could make him grateful.

If the game mandated that the three stages must be cleared with the same talent, then Zhao Haiping would probably be stuck for several more days.

In short, with a guess, the next step is to verify it.

Zhao Haiping chose the talent of "Adept at Bow and Horse" and started the third stage of the trial illusion again.

There is still heavy snow on the top of the city, and Beidi barbarians are about to attack.

This time Zhao Haiping didn't waste any time, and before the general came to find him, he took the initiative to ask for help, to break out of the encirclement and ask for help.

General Geng Zhong obviously had the same intention, so this time Zhao Haiping didn't spend so much talking like in the second stage, and soon sneaked out of the city through a gap in the city wall.

The biting cold wind rolled the snowflakes and covered the sky.

Zhao Haiping, one person and one horse, were shivering from the cold, and couldn't even see the road clearly.

Before leaving the city, the general also pointed in a general direction, saying that the defenders of a city in the southeast might still be there, but after leaving the city, Zhao Haiping found out, how can it tell the difference between southeast and northwest?

I had no choice but to go by feeling.

The snow on the ground is several feet deep, and even riding a horse is quite difficult.

As a result, Zhao Haiping hadn't run far when he heard the sound of war drums coming from the city, and the Beidi barbarians attacked the city again!
Not only that, but in the wind and snow ahead, the figures of barbarians also appeared.

These Beidi cavalrymen obviously also noticed Zhao Haiping, and immediately chased after him!

Zhao Haiping gritted his teeth, and tried to turn around and draw the bow while riding the horse.

His legs were tightly clamped on the horse's belly, and he tried to maintain his balance. As a result, the arrow was released, but it disappeared into the vast snowstorm, and he didn't know where it went.

"Depend on!"

Zhao Haiping was speechless.

This is still the result after he took the talent "Adept Bow and Horse", what if he didn't take it?It is estimated that as soon as his hands left the rein, he fell down.

But fortunately, riding a horse at this time, the effect of the talent of bowing and horse proficiency is also taking effect quickly, and Zhao Haiping can feel that his riding skills are also improving rapidly.

After running for a while, the horse's archery skills also began to become proficient. From a lonely shot at the beginning, to being able to successfully capture the horse of one of the Beidi barbarians, it can be said that the progress has been rapid.

After all, Zhao Haiping's archery was already very good before, and now he just needs to combine it with equestrian skills.

But as more and more Beidi barbarians came after hearing the sound, he was finally stopped and shot off his horse with a few arrows.

Return to the starting point of the third stage again.

"Fuck, come again!
"When I'm good at equestrianism, I have to impress you all!"

Zhao Haiping chose to start over without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)