area51novel Chapter 135: The Eve of the City's Fall
Chapter 135: The Eve of the City's Fall
Hengzhou Prefecture is indeed a small place, and naturally its knowledge is limited.
It was so bad that there wasn't even a decent Feng Shui master or Geomancer in the entire Hengzhou prefecture government.
Otherwise, such an important Feng Shui location as the Dragon Vein's Reverse Scale could actually fall into the hands of non-government organizations. This would be simply unimaginable in other big cities.
Of course, most people would never imagine that someone would do such a thing that would destroy a city and a land, only to benefit the evil spirits in the end.
Now the entire northern city wall of Hengzhou Prefecture has been breached, and countless evil spirits have rushed into the city. However, under the leadership of the prefectural army and the Night Patrol, after sacrificing countless lives, they have now managed to build a second line of defense by using the blocks as barriers and the streets as connecting blockades.
But at the same time, under the east side of the city wall, two third-level strong-maned beasts rushed forward at the same time and crashed into a part of the city wall.
The huge impact force made the defenders on the city wall feel a shock under their feet, and even many mortals who had never practiced martial arts could not control themselves and fell to the ground.
What’s even more terrifying is that, perhaps because Hengzhou Prefecture lost the protection of its fortune, the entire Hengzhou Prefecture’s architecture suddenly became more weathered and dilapidated, including the city walls.
Under the impact of the hyena beasts, a crack as thick as an arm instantly appeared on the east wall, and the crack was still expanding rapidly, soon covering the entire wall.
A hyena retreated a few steps and then made another ferocious attack.
boom!
A section of the city wall that was more than ten meters wide and nearly ten meters thick collapsed in an instant, and the third-level Hyena was hit by the broken wall and buried in the wreckage of the collapsed wall.
Countless evil spirits besieging the city roared with joy upon seeing this, and then rushed towards the broken walls regardless of everything.
Because of the fall of the northern city wall, the government army and the Night Patrol had withdrawn part of the defense forces from the defense zones on the east and west sides. At this moment, the eastern city gate fell again, and the remaining defense forces were unable to organize effective containment.
All of a sudden, a large number of evil spirits rushed in from the east gate, and countless people's homes were broken into by the evil spirits. The entire east gate was filled with screams and wailing.
At this point, the entire Hengzhou Prefecture, except for the southern city wall, had been breached by evil spirits in the east, west, and north.
The reason why the south gate was not breached by the evil spirits was that outside the south gate, Guo Huaiyi, the commander-in-chief of the Night Patrol, was fighting fiercely with a fourth-level evil spirit, the double-tailed phosphorescent scorpion with two scorpion tails.
Many of the evil spirits that were preparing to attack the city were killed in the aftermath of the battle between the two masters.
Originally, Guo Huaiyi was almost able to kill this fourth-level evil spirit, but somehow, the sky became increasingly red, and the evil spirit suddenly became more and more fierce, as if it had gained three or four more levels of strength out of thin air.
This caught Guo Huaiyi, who had originally had the upper hand, off guard and he was almost killed by the opponent.
Guo Huaiyi glanced at the sky full of phosphorous fire cast by the other party, and at the same time heard the noisy and screaming in the city behind him, and his brows frowned even more tightly.
Then he swung the sword in his hand, cutting out a sword beam that was dozens of feet long. At the same time, the phosphorous fire in the sky turned into fire bombs and shot towards Guo Huaiyi at a rapid speed.
The sword light that was dozens of feet long was blocked by the two scorpion tails of the double-tailed phosphorous fire scorpion, and the phosphorous fire in the sky was extinguished one by one by Guo Huaiyi with extremely fast sword moves.
For a moment, the man and the evil spirit quickly countered each other's moves, and each used their own moves to try to kill the other.
However, due to their similar strength, the battle was temporarily at a stalemate. But after the double-tailed phosphorescent fire scorpion let out a roar like sawing wood, nearly ten third-level evil spirits came from all directions and appeared in the darkness.
There are familiar Fire Fist Demon Ape, Three-headed Hellhound, Rotten Bone Porcupine, etc., as well as rare Ivy Stone Turtle and the advanced version of the Licker - the Glutton Beast, which slowly emerges from the woods.
Any one of these evil spirits alone, or even four or five of them together, would not be a match for Guo Huaiyi, but now that so many of them surrounded him at once, Guo Huaiyi's heart immediately tightened.
"It's not easy! I'm afraid I'll have to risk my life this time."
Taking advantage of the gap when the evil spirits were surrounding him, Guo Huaiyi took out a shiny gourd from his waist, opened the lid, and a strong medicinal aroma came out along with the smell of wine.
"Haha, it smells really good, good wine and precious sword, come with me and have a good time."
Then, Guo Huaiyi gulped down the wine.
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On the high tower of the Hengzhou Prefecture government office, Wu Jing from the Operations Planning Department was standing guard beside the prefect Zhang Huaizheng.
Looking down from the tower, the north and east of the city were already ablaze, with cries of grief and sounds of fighting reverberating.
"Sir, the North Gate and the East Gate have been breached, and according to statistics, more than half of the government troops have been killed or wounded, and the Night Patrol has suffered similar casualties.
According to the current situation, full-scale street fighting is inevitable, and there is no reason why Hengzhou Prefecture can be defended.
Now, because an old man sacrificed himself to lightning and killed a large number of evil spirits outside the city, the number of evil spirits outside the west gate is relatively smaller.
I earnestly request Your Excellency to lead a group of elite troops from the prefectural government to break out from the west gate. As long as we can reach the Baoqing Prefecture in the west, there will still be a glimmer of hope.
While the evil spirits in the city still have the power to contain them, Wu Jing begs you to leave as soon as possible."
Wu Jing said pleadingly.
He is considered to be Zhang Huaizheng's retainer and has followed Zhang Huaizheng since childhood. Because he is quite intelligent, he was assigned to the Operations Research Department and is considered to be Zhang Huaizheng's absolute confidant.
"Let's go. Haha, believe it or not, I am still standing on this high platform. The soldiers guarding the city below can see me, which means the morale of the army is still there.
But as long as I run away, people's hearts will immediately disperse.
Live, who doesn’t want to live? "
Zhang Huaizheng's face was full of sadness at this moment.
According to the various calculations he made before the war with the leaders of the government army, the Night Patrol and others, from the comparison of the combat power of both sides and the coordination of materials, even if the battle to defend the city on the night of the blood moon was unbearable, there would still be no problem in holding out until the second half of the night.
Even if the city is breached by then, we can rely on street fighting and bloody battles to delay time. Once daybreak comes and the sun rises, the siege will be immediately resolved.
After all, this blood moon will only appear for one night.
But who would have thought that once the war started, everything would be so different from what had been expected.
The city gates were breached one after another, especially the west gate and the east gate. The gates were breached in extremely strange ways, as if there were an invisible black hand controlling something in the darkness.
"If you are worried about this, please rest assured. I will immediately find a soldier of similar size to you and ask him to wear your official uniform. I will also stay by his side during the entire process. From such a long distance, I believe no one can see clearly.
With me here, I will not bring disgrace upon your reputation, and I will also buy time for your evacuation."
Wu Jing's face was full of anxiety. He knew that if he wanted to evacuate now, he still had a chance of survival. But if he waited until all the living combat forces in the city were wiped out by the evil spirits, it would be too late to escape.
"No need for that. According to the laws of our Great Chu, anyone who is responsible for defending a city but abandons it and flees will be executed!"
"My lord, this evil attack on the city is really strange, especially the fact that the west gate was breached. I am afraid that there are evil cult members sneaking into Hengzhou Prefecture, my lord.
It is necessary to pass on this information. Please leave first and pass on this information to prevent other cities from suffering the same disaster.
At that time, I believe that His Majesty the Emperor will not make things difficult for you, considering that your surname is Zhang, one of the seven surnames in the Great Chu.
I will also organize people to defend the street battle as soon as possible. We should be able to hold out for a while. Please leave the city as soon as possible!"
When Wu Jing said this, there was a hint of crying in his voice.
“No need. If I really escape, even if the emperor doesn’t kill me, my Zhang family will not forgive me.
Although our Zhang clan may not be very capable, no one has abandoned the city and fled in the past seven hundred years, from our ancestors to the present.
Wu Jing, you don't need to persuade me anymore. Now I ask you one question, do you dare to follow me to fight?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Jing's face was stern: "Subordinate, it is an honor."
"Well, put on my armor!"