Bloodline Ares

Chapter 534 Guard
The barbarian army came under the pressure, and the rich and powerful families had already moved away, leaving only some ordinary people unable to move, they could only struggle in this small city.

As the head of a county, Xia Chen began to inspect the conditions of the people. The morale of the people was very low, and most of them had nothing to do about the arrival of the barbarian army.

As for the reinforcements, Xia Chen knew that the imperial court had reinforcements, but the generals of the imperial court's reinforcements were the direct descendants of the prime minister. The reinforcements will only go to other places to help, and will not come to Zhaoshan County. Even if they will come, they will only come after the city of Zhaoshan County is destroyed.

Now, Xia Chen is already in a dilemma. If he escapes, then the prime minister can justifiably condemn him to death. If he does not escape, then the barbarians will not let him go when the city is destroyed.

There are deaths on both sides, but Xia Chen has no hesitation, and still patrols the top of the city every day, risking being shot by the barbarians to boost morale. Like all the people in Zhaoshan County who cannot be relocated, he has no way out. Can only be desperate.

The barbarian army came to the city, but they did not rush to attack, but sent an envoy first.The envoy said to Xia Chen arrogantly: "Our general knows that you are squeezed out by Prime Minister Wang Pu, and you will not even come to the reinforcements, and you are a good official who cares about the people. The general cherishes talents, so I think you are a talent." , as long as you open the city gate and join the general, the general will still protect you as the county magistrate of Zhaoshan County, and even go further! Otherwise, when the general breaks the city, the blood of the people in the city will be sacrificed to the flag !"

Xia Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, and then immediately sneered and said, "I am the official of the imperial court, how could I surrender to your barbarians? You barbarians drink blood like animals, how can Xia be with you? And you, you are the son of the imperial court." People, you don’t care about shame, disregarding the honor of your ancestors, defecting to the barbarians, and harming the people. Today, I will definitely not spare you. Come here, drag this thief out and behead him.”

Immediately, two soldiers stepped forward and dragged the barbarian envoy out. The barbarian envoy yelled loudly, unwilling to do so, but he had no choice but to turn into a headless corpse in an instant.

The entire Zhaoshan County knew about the beheading of the barbarian envoy. At first, some people thought that the barbarian might treat them kindly, but now Xia Chen even beheaded the barbarian envoy. In this way, the barbarian would definitely be furious. Once time breaks the city, it is bound to wash the entire Zhaoshan County with blood.

For a moment, everyone panicked, but they knew in their hearts that there was no way out, and they could only try their best to keep Zhaoshan County, otherwise, the day the city was destroyed would be the day of death for everyone, and they would have already known the brutality of the barbarians. I have heard about it.

When the barbarian general heard that the envoy he sent had been beheaded by Xia Chen, he was furious for a moment, and immediately commanded the army to launch an attack on Zhaoshan County. Immediately, like a tide, wave after wave of barbarian soldiers attacked Zhaoshan County.

In just half a day, thousands of sergeants in Zhaoshan County were killed or injured. For Zhaoshan County, which only has a total of more than 1000 soldiers, it is basically considered to have lost its combat effectiveness.

However, Xia Chen took the lead and led some young and strong people to join the battle. Fortunately, he was only defending the city and did not need to go out to fight in the field. Therefore, the barbarians also suffered heavy losses. In just one morning, thousands of people were killed or injured. This made the barbarian general furious, and even threatened that once the city was broken, he would slaughter the city!

One day passed, night fell, and the barbarian attack finally ended. The night was very unfavorable for the attacking side, so the barbarians planned to attack Zhaoshan County the next day.

On the city wall, there are no soldiers who can still stand, and they are more or less injured. The rest are some common people. They are just some farmers who cultivate the land, but now they have to take up spears and swords in order to protect their homes and relatives, and fight desperately with the brutal barbarians.

Xia Chen was patrolling the city wall. The soldiers and people here respected Xia Chen very much. After all, in such a fierce battle today, the county magistrate unexpectedly joined them in fighting with swords and guns.

Even though Xia Chen is just a frail scholar, he can't even wear heavy armor, hold some big knives, and draw some strong bows, but this does not hinder everyone's respect for him.

However, Xia Chen's heart was very heavy. He looked at the dark night sky in the distance, and he knew that Zhaoshan County might not be able to hold on for long, and tomorrow might very well be the time when the county fell.

So, Xia Chen returned to the county government with a gloomy face. He summoned the remaining servants and began to let most of the old and weak women and children leave Zhaoshan County overnight. They all had to die under the butcher's knife of the barbarians.

It took a whole night, and all the old and weak women and children in the city left, but Xia Chen's wife Yan'er insisted on staying, and their children also left overnight with the people in the city. Now Xia Chen , no more worries.

"Yan'er, you are so confused, there is almost no hope of staying here, why do you stay here?"

Xia Chen held his wife's hand, although he was scolding, but he felt at ease.

"Master, you are staying for the sake of the people in the city, but I am staying for the sake of Mr. Mr. Don't worry, I also have some martial arts, and I will be able to help Mr. Xiang kill the enemy when the time comes. Our husband and wife are united, maybe we can still appear Miracle."

Yan'er didn't seem to be worried, and there was a trace of determination in her big eyes.

There was a trace of tenderness in Xia Chen's eyes, he could feel his wife's love for him, and even his wife had made up her mind that if he died, she might not survive.

"Don't worry, I will never give up. For you and for the people in the city, I must persevere."

Xia Chen said firmly, it seems that death is not so terrible anymore.

"Sir, Yan'er puts on armor for you!"

It's just an ordinary leather armor, but Yan'er is extremely careful. Xia Chen, a frail scholar, is also wearing armor at this time, as if he has become a martial artist, his whole body is full of determination.

He stood on the city wall, followed by his wife, Yan'er, who carried two swords on her back. Yan'er was very skilled in martial arts and was good at wielding two swords, but she rarely appeared in front of people. Now that she appeared on the city wall, everyone immediately became energetic.

Even the county magistrate's wife is fighting with them to the death, what else do they have to be afraid of?
"Everyone, today is the most critical battle. The reinforcements are behind, and they will arrive soon. Look behind you, this is our home, and there are relatives we need to protect. No matter what, the barbarians cannot break the city .”

Xia Chen shouted loudly, at this moment, the sun has just risen, and a ray of sunlight shone on Xia Chen's body, as if setting it off like a god, full of sacred charm.

"Definitely!"

"Definitely!"

Countless people and soldiers on the city wall shouted, as Xia Chen said, they guarded the city wall not for others, but for their relatives, for their hometown, and fought the enemy desperately.

The barbarian army began to attack early in the morning. They were like locusts, each of them fearless of death, and rushed to the city wall crazily, because their general had promised that once the city was broken, they would not seal their swords for three days. This is a barbarian. Favorite things can be robbed at will.

Therefore, the morale of the barbarian army was also high this time, constantly attacking the defense line of Zhaoshan County.

Time passed little by little, and there were not many people or soldiers standing on the city wall. Xia Chen also held a long sword, but he could hardly kill a barbarian soldier. On the contrary, his wife, Yan'er, brandished two swords, In a short period of time, five barbarian soldiers had been killed.

Finally, there were fewer and fewer people standing on the city wall, but more and more barbarian soldiers. Xia Chen knew that the situation was over.

"boom".

Suddenly, even the city gate was knocked open, and countless barbarian soldiers rushed in excitedly. Xia Chen knew that there was no hope.

So, he pulled his wife and said calmly: "Yan'er, let's go, you are very skilled in martial arts, and you will definitely be able to fight your way out."

"Sister-in-law, what about you? Go, I will definitely protect him and leave."

Yan'er is also a little anxious, now is the critical moment of life and death.

Xia Chen smiled wryly and shook his head, saying: "I am the head of a county, appointed by the imperial court, and have the duty to guard the land, how can I leave? You hurry up, and after a while barbarian soldiers will surround you, neither you nor I can leave. Yan'er, The greatest happiness in my life is being able to meet Yan'er, in the next life, I hope we can meet again..."

After all, Xia Chen pushed Yan'er away, he had already walked to the edge of the city wall, straightened his clothes, and faced the barbarian soldiers who were like locusts below, he didn't have the slightest fear.At this moment, he can only show his ambition with death!
"No, my husband, if you want to die, we will die together!"

Yan'er rushed over fiercely and hugged Xia Chen. After a while, the barbarians finally reached the city wall, and countless barbarian soldiers began to surround Xia Chen.

At this time, Yan'er showed a smile instead, and said calmly: "Master, we can't leave now even if we want to, and you can't drive Yan'er away either."

Xia Chen was inexplicably moved, and firmly held his wife's hand, as if only in this way could he feel peaceful in his heart.

The barbarian general came. When he saw Yan'er, his eyes lit up. He was moved by Yan'er's beauty, so he said with a grinning grin: "Haha, go up and capture the beauty. You will be rewarded a lot!"

As a result, countless barbarian soldiers began to besiege them. Although Yan'er was highly skilled in martial arts, she was no match for the large number of barbarian soldiers. It didn't take long for the situation to become precarious.

But even in the most dangerous moment, Yan'er was protecting Xia Chen. At this time, Xia Chen wished he could immediately become a knight with high martial arts skills and protect his wife, instead of being a feeble scholar who has no power to restrain a chicken like he is now.

Countless soldiers were killed below, and some women and children who had no time to escape or did not want to leave were being insulted by groups of barbarian soldiers. For a while, the entire Zhaoshan County seemed to have become a city of hell, with killings everywhere and sin.

"Why? Why do we live in peace here, but we have to suffer from this catastrophe. Why can evil people be arrogant and bully us at will? Why can't I even protect my own wife and children? Why?"

Xia Chen raised his head and roared angrily, his wife had already suffered a lot and fell to the ground, Xia Chen supported his wife firmly, but he was helpless, he could only watch helplessly as his wife's breath became weaker and weaker, as if she would die at any moment.

At this moment, Xia Chen's heart was filled with sorrow and anger.He forgot the elation he felt when he was named on the gold list, and the elation he felt when he returned to his hometown. He only hated, why couldn't he protect his wife and his homeland?
"Pfft".

Suddenly, a long spear pierced Xia Chen's chest. He only felt his whole body getting colder and his vitality was being drained. He saw his wife's grief-stricken face, and he also saw the barbarians laughing wantonly around him. The soldier even saw the greedy eyes of the barbarian general on his wife.

There is only one thought in his mind, why can't he even protect his own homeland and wife?Did he die so cowardly?

"No, you can protect! You are Xia Chen, you can protect everything around you!"

Suddenly, Xia Chen seemed to hear a thunderous sound in the dark, getting louder and louder, echoing in his mind...

(End of this chapter)