Kaifeng Monster

Chapter 48
Perhaps infected by the gentle strength in his voice, Duanmucui seemed to have calmed down a bit, and murmured: "My blood is fine too."

"That's good." Zhan Zhao's tone became calmer, "Use the sharp object on your body to cut your hand and open this barrier."

Duanmucui's heart was in turmoil, and she couldn't calm down for a while, Zhan Zhao's words seemed to point out a way for her, she nodded slightly at that moment, and tremblingly went to pick the through heart lotus on her wrist.

Zhan Zhao breathed a sigh of relief imperceptibly, and raised the fire folder a little higher, only to realize that not far behind Duanmucui was a dark hole.

Could it be that this is the entrance to Hades?

Zhan Zhao thought so in his heart, but his face remained calm. Before the barrier was broken, there were some things that he didn't want to remind Duanmucui.

Duanmu Cuixu was too nervous, he untied the Chuanxin lotus but couldn't hold it, the chain slipped to the ground, he hurriedly bent over to pick it up.

Zhan Zhao was about to hold the fire bag lower, before he bent down, suddenly he felt his heart tighten, he suddenly turned around, and pointed the fire bag to the other side of the barrier to shine it.

In the vast blackness, black shadows appeared. I don't know how many, and I don't know if there are more where the fire light can't see, but they are all coming towards this side!
He had already heard the strange noise, and knew that there must be something strange around here, but he didn't expect it to come so fast!Zhan Zhao gritted his teeth tightly, and when he turned around, he saw Duanmucui standing up at some point, holding the clasp of the piercing lotus flower between his wrists with one hand, but his eyes were fixed on behind him.

"Zhan Zhao, that's..."

"Open the barrier."

"But……"

"Don't worry about it so much, open the barrier first!" Zhan Zhao almost shouted to come out.

Duanmucui bit her lip and pressed the clasp firmly into her wrist, twisting it hard again, blood gushed out immediately, slid across the wrist and dripped to the ground.

The pain of the hook churning in the flesh and blood awakened Duanmucui from pain.

She suddenly raised her head and said with tears in her eyes, "Zhan Zhao, you opened the barrier, what should you do?"

Damn!

Zhan Zhao's heart sank, and his lowered hands clenched tightly.He was urging her like that just now, because he was afraid that she would wake up and weigh the overall situation and the importance, but unexpectedly, it still fell short.

"Duanmu, listen to me." Zhan Zhao's throat tightened, he just wanted to stabilize her first, "You open it first..."

Duanmucui couldn't help shaking her head, and slowly retreated towards the darkness behind her: "No way, Zhan Zhao, you are asking for your own death if you get out of the barrier. If you let you out, both of you will die...One death is better than two."

Huozhezi's light was dim and dim, and Duanmucui's figure was quickly hidden in the darkness.

Zhan Zhao stood still for a while, and suddenly he slammed his palm heavily on the screen wall.

The screen wall was as solid as gold, and he counterattacked back with all his strength, causing pain like a broken wrist.But Zhan Zhao didn't realize that he had never hated Duanmucui's status as a god like this for a moment in his life.

He also hates those truths that are true but heartbreaking.

Duanmucui's argument is reasonable, even if he is released, he will not be able to defeat the demons of the underworld, one death is better than two disasters.However, he absolutely couldn't do it if he wanted to keep his life inside the barrier and watch her die.

Therefore, knowing that it was useless, he still exerted all his strength and slapped the invisible barrier with one slap and another.

I don't know how long it took, I just felt the blood in my chest and abdomen surging, and I staggered back, holding on to the screen wall to barely support my body.Looking down, out of the corner of his eye, he saw one after another bloated and strange-shaped black shadows passing by the barrier, his throat choked up, and his eyes blurred immediately.

A few times, the black shadow must have bumped into the barrier. After bumping into it a few times, knowing that the road was blocked, it slowly changed direction and moved forward again.

It seems that they are all stupid monsters with no brains and brute force. Putting the past aside, how could they be Duanmucui's opponent?

But now, anyone can easily kill Duanmucui.

Zhan Zhao closed his eyes, and forced himself not to think about this matter again, until the torch burned his hand, and then he opened his eyes suddenly.

On the outside of the barrier, facing him, was an upright pale human corpse!

Knowing that the corpse couldn't enter the barrier, Zhan Zhao still couldn't help his heart trembling, his palms were wet with sweat, Erqing forced himself to gather his composure, and raised the torch a little higher, only then realized that it was not a "human corpse" appropriate.

To be precise, it was just a "humanoid corpse", with only a human outline, but without all the facial features, hands, feet, and details. It looked like a clay figurine made by children when they were playing. .

Where the flames flickered, the skin of the "humanoid corpse" seemed to have been soaked in water for many days, and it was disgustingly pale when it entered the eyes.Zhan Zhao suppressed his feeling of discomfort, and his doubts increased: What is the reason for this strange thing standing in front of him?
As soon as I had this thought, the humanoid corpse has changed.

But seeing its surface skin wriggling and undulating, the bare wrists gradually protruding out of the knuckles, the originally round head moved around and changed its shape, and after a while, the bumps on the surface became the shape of facial features.

Only then did Zhan Zhao realize that it was going to pretend to be a human being, and he felt even more disgusted in his heart, so he turned his head to one side, and the strange corpse also moved its position, and it seemed that it would not stop standing in front of him.

Looking at it again, Zhan Zhao suddenly felt that the strange corpse turned into a human figure, and the eyebrows and eyes seemed to be three points familiar...

More than acquaintance...

In the blink of an eye, Zhan Zhao felt his hands and feet go cold: Isn't it him who is standing in front of him?

The strange corpse grinned, stretched out its arms, and found an extra piece of clothes in its hand that was exactly the same as what Zhan Zhao was wearing. It slowly put on the clothes, and stared at Zhan Zhao again, imitating the example. Complete the belt, hair band, and saber.

Zhan Zhao couldn't bear it any longer, and said angrily, "Who are you?"

The man didn't answer, but seemed to have discovered something, bent down, stretched out his fingers to wipe the ground, and then put his fingers upright in front of his eyes, staring at the blood on his fingertips in a playful way.

It was Duanmucui's blood.

The man looked at it for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth, the blood red fleshy tongue stretched out more than a chi long, wrapped around his fingertips, licked all the blood, and smacked his mouth carefully.

And then, as if he had noticed something, he turned his head and looked in the direction where Duanmucui disappeared for a long time, showing an extremely weird smile, no matter how angry Zhan Zhao made his attention from inside the screen, he turned and followed.

Duanmucui's fright rose violently, but it didn't go slowly - it was probably thanks to Chuanxinlianhua's ruthless punch.At that moment, not only blood flowed out, but also the ruthless and scheming spirit that had been hidden in her bones for a long time.

Anyway, this is a battle that must be lost. Apart from this life, she has nothing to lose. Next, it is time to turn her attention to the "opponent".

From ancient times to the present, there has never been a miracle of complete victory without a single soldier in frontal encounters on the battlefield. Isn't there a saying that "kill ten thousand, and self-damage three thousand".

If she is destined to be the "ten thousand" who was killed, she must make the other party pay the price before she dies.

Walking in the invisible darkness, Duanmucui actually smiled.

Father Shang is actually very afraid of her temper.More than once, he taught her: "I told you to go to war because I wanted you to come back alive, not to die with others!"

She giggled and nodded, her silver battle robe was covered with dust, and the chain gun was casually resting on her arm, the blood on the tip of the gun was still wet.

Nodding back, the next time my nephew lights up a lantern, it will still be my uncle.

When Xiqi’s spies came back from spying on the military situation, when they talked about Duanmucui, they were all elated: “The merchants murmured in private that if they met Xiqi’s generals, if they were someone else, they could still fight. If it was General Duanmu, they avoided it. Well, she is the one who will tie the battle even if she loses."

It's not that she has never been defeated, but every time she loses, she feels like her heart has been gouged out, her eyes are blood red and she would rather die than retreat. Even if she can't turn the tide of the battle, she will inflict the same heavy damage on the merchant army.

Even if Shangfu supervises the battle, the situation will not change.In the battle outside the main tent on the top of the mountain, the merchant army was clearly defeated like a tide, but such an abrupt group of people and horses came out from the Xiqi position, clung to the poor bandits, and looked at the flags, you can know the army under Duanmucui's command She must have lost money in this battle, and if she didn't make up for the shortfall, she would not withdraw with money.

Most of the time, with a long sigh, I just let her go.

Sometimes, although the Shang army retreated, they did not appear defeated. Shangfu was afraid that she would suffer, so he hurriedly asked Yang Jian to chase her back.

Yang Jian's lines persuading her were only a few lines repeated over and over again.

——"If you keep the green hills, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood. Do you really want to cause landslides?" She sounded reasonable, but if she didn't want to, she waved the flag and retreated.

—— "Your daughter's family has to compare pennies and pennies, and it's frightening to extend to this battlefield."

This remark was a compliment in the dark, and she felt good after listening to it, so she turned around and went back.

Returning to the main account, Shangfu's training is indispensable.

"On the battlefield, what's so special about being defeated? When will you be able to subdue your fighting spirit?"

She giggled, expressing caution, with an air of remorse.

Shangfu didn't know her temperament, knew that it was useless to say it, and finally sighed: "Duanmu, if you are like this, you will fall in the end."

A prophecy.

One year and nine months after the Battle of Chongcheng, she died in Muye.

In the history books, there are only a few mentions of the Battle of Muye. It is said that the main force of the Shang army went on an expedition to Dongyi, and it was too late to return to the defense. Self-immolation in Lutai.

How tragic is the real Muye battle!

It is true that the slaves turned against each other, but King Zhou was not so confused that he only used slaves to fight.Generally speaking, the formation of the Shang army has three echelons. The first echelon is slaves who serve as human walls and human shields. The second echelon is the prisoners of war who surrendered to Yin and Shang to stop Xiqi from charging with the head drum. The real back is the sword An elite soldier of the merchant army who fought his back like a forest of halberds!

"The Book of Songs" records that at that time, "the journey of the Yin and Shang Dynasties was like a forest", and it was said in history that there were 70 people, and the Xiqi army who defeated Zhou had "three hundred soldiers, 3000 tigers, and [-] soldiers. Thousands", although they joined the tribes of Zhufang Kingdom after arriving in Mengjin, but the ratio of troops was still very different.

What's more, for King Zhou, this battle is related to the life and death of Yin and Shang. As long as it is delayed long enough, the army that conquered Dongyi can return to help, and the general Fei Lian from the north will also return soon. At that time, it may not be impossible. Turn over.

Therefore, in this battle of Makino, the mountains and rivers changed color and blood flowed. The hundreds of thousands of slaves who turned against each other were sandwiched between the two armies, stumbling left and right, and the Xiqi army, which was already at a disadvantage, was really a helper. It's a waste of time.

Even Shangfu's eyes were red with anxiety, and he hissed angrily: "Create a way for me!"

It is not easy to break through the ants-like merchant army, but the order is like a mountain, and as soon as the commander-in-chief comes out, dozens of people and horses, like dozens of sharp wedges, go straight into the depths of the merchant army.

The wedge formation did not last long, the merchant army was too numerous, and the forcefully wedged troops sank into the desert like a trickle, and were soon divided by the incessantly swarming merchant army. Blocked in the encirclement, and then killed them all.

Duanmucui burst into tears.

All those who broke into the siege of the merchant army but were finally lost were her vanguard generals.

She led the army at the age of 15 and raised her sword for six years. These soldiers from Xiqi lived and died with her more than brothers and sisters. Now they all have their heads in different places.
With an angry shout, the horse under his crotch leaped out like a dragon, and the flag bearer beside him was startled for a moment, and then followed without hesitation.

The tooth flag is the essence of the general.Wherever the tooth flag is facing, the soldiers will follow there.As soon as Duanmucui's tooth flag moved, the soldiers standing behind him leaned forward with swords and halberds, like a tiger on the mountain, and the sound was like thunder, and the crowd came out.

Yang Jian was shocked, and when he was about to chase Duanmucui back, Shangfu sighed from behind: "Let her go."

When he looked back, there was sadness in Shangfu's tiger eyes.

Yang Jian understood immediately.

At this moment, Shangfu really needs the brave and fearless tiger and wolf teacher to break a bloody path for the Xiqi army, no matter what the price is, even if he knows she will never return.

She did not disappoint Father Shang.

With all the strength of the whole army under his command, like a sharp axe, he forcibly split the second echelon of the merchant army, and immediately attacked in two directions from east to west.As a result, the merchant army failed to encircle, and the second echelon, which was originally a monolithic battle formation, turned into a mixed battle between the two armies.

The battlefield has changed, how can the good opportunity pass away?King Wu's military order was passed on immediately: "Get on the fast horse and heavy cart!"

Historians have said that the rapid collapse of the Shang army with its superior force was naturally due to low morale, but the most direct reason was Xiqi's great advantage in weapons.

The Xiqi Army used the most advanced heavy weapon in the world at that time-chariots.

From today's military point of view, the chariots at that time were no different from today's tanks, with fast horses and heavy carts, their momentum was astonishing, and the human wall formed by the columns of merchant infantry was really vulnerable.

King Wu's intention is self-evident: three hundred chariots marched out together, crushing them straight in a single echelon, quickly disintegrating the morale of the merchant army, turning the second echelon of mixed killings into a large escape of the merchant army's defeat. Taking advantage of the crowd of slaves who defected, they overwhelmed the formation of elite merchant soldiers in the rear.

That is the true sense of defeat.

But in this way, Xiqi's army could not cope with Duanmucui, and Duanmucui's soldiers would have to directly face the elite soldiers of the third echelon of Yin and Shang.

Above the chess game, it is for abandonment.

Shangfu let out a long sigh, but said without any hesitation: "The chariots line up!"

Under the shining sun, on the vast and flat pasture land, the main chariots attacked across the board in echelons. The vehicles were heavy and heavy, and their wheels were moving frequently. Like a huge black cloud sweeping over the horizon, the surrounding fields trembled.

The frightened merchant army rushed away, wailing, and when Duanmucui turned his head anxiously, the rain of arrows was reflected in his eyes.

Just in a daze, with a chill in his heart, the bronze long dagger passed through his heart, and immediately pulled it back fiercely.

I don't know why, but at this moment, I feel strangely peaceful. I fell heavily off the horse, and what finally echoed in my ears was the heart-piercing wail of the guards.

And the last scene I saw was that the middle part of her tooth flag was broken, and the flag slowly fell against the clean and warm sunlight, like a lament whose music gradually faded away.

Why these days, remembering the old things of Xiqi so frequently, is it really the end of time?
Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Xu Shi didn't expect the sudden light, Duanmucui staggered and took a step back, his whole body was immediately wrapped in darkness again.

There was a sudden movement in my heart, I thought for a moment, and slowly moved forward a little.

Sure enough, there is light.

The bluish-green phosphorescent light coiled around the huge jagged cave wall like a ghost. Although it was still dim, it was much better than the pitch black just now.

Duanmucui lowered her head and slowly stretched out her hand.

At the beginning, I only saw the tip of the middle finger, followed by the slender five fingers, and then, the half of the back of the hand.

Then slowly withdraw the hand, the back of the hand gradually disappears.

Duanmucui frowned slightly, and simply turned sideways, exposing half of her body to the dim light.

Sure enough, when he looked down, he could only see half of his body.

It seems that the place where I am standing now is at the entrance of Hades.

There is light in the underworld, but this light is so weird that it is flatly blocked at the entrance and cannot penetrate at all.

It is heard that the thickest black mist surrounds the Ming Dao, which can explain why she and Zhan Zhao couldn't see anything after the Ming Dao appeared.

So, where did the dawn go?

The phosphorescence in the underworld is not the dawn, and the darkness outside the underworld is thick and dull.

Could it be that although the dawn light is bright, it is still far inferior to Nuwa's heart-wrenching light, so within an hour or three quarters, it cannot break through the mist around the underworld?
Let's imagine further, is it possible that her mana cannot be used without the dawn?

It seems impossible.

I remember hearing Yang Jian mention before that pure fairy spells will be slightly blocked when they are cast in the evil and treacherous places-the Ming Dao was formed in ancient times, and the evil spirit has been stagnating for tens of thousands of years, so the spells are greatly reduced or completely Failure is not sudden.

Hope gradually rose in Duanmucui's heart.

If it is not bad, as long as she can procrastinate a little longer, live longer, and wait until the moment when the dawn penetrates into the Hades—everything can be back under control.

(End of this chapter)