pertwk Chapter 2856 The Deteriorating Situation
Chapter 2856 The Deteriorating Situation
Chapter 2856 The Deteriorating Situation
It folded its wings and landed on the back of the paper crane, taking the opportunity to rest for a while. After flying at full speed for more than an hour, it was also tired.
He Lingchuan was startled: "When did this happen?"
"It's only been less than 15 minutes since you were teleported away," Red Falcon replied. "The Bega organization launched a full-scale counterattack, and Bega's Qi beasts dug tunnels behind the walls of Mingsha Forest Village, creating several underground passages that allowed the Bega army outside the city to launch a large-scale invasion. With their combined attack from within and without, and our forces insufficient, we..."
Both the speaker and the listener felt a heavy weight in their hearts. He Lingchuan took a deep breath and asked, "And then?"
He also remembered that not long after the Battle of Mingsha Forest began, Beka sent a strange Qi beast to dig a burrow under the stockade wall. Because its progress was very slow, and the pressure on the main battlefield was immense, Zhong Shengguang and he couldn't attend to it for the time being.
In the end, this hidden danger became a bomb, the last straw that broke the camel's back in the Singing Sand Forest.
“Mingsha Forest cannot be defended. The Emperor has ordered the entire army to retreat to Panlong City.” Hongjun’s voice was somewhat low. “In the process, we have lost many more people. Chief Secretary Wen was executed, and Skinny and A Luo also sacrificed themselves to cover the army’s retreat.”
He Lingchuan's jaw tightened suddenly.
The Broken Blade Squad, which he initially assembled, now has only a few members left.
He still remembered that before the Battle of Mingsha Forest began, A Luo had stayed up for three days and three nights to prepare a large batch of pills for the soldiers on the front lines, his eyes were bloodshot from exhaustion.
Four years ago, the skinny man married off his last younger sister in a grand ceremony, and this year he's getting a pair of gold bracelets and chains made for his newborn nephew and niece...
And then there's Wen Daolun.
For the sake of Panlong City and for the fight against the Heavenly Demon, both father and son sacrificed their lives.
They are the epitome of countless Panlong people. Because of their moth-to-a-flame mentality, Panlong City has been able to hold on until now when facing a powerful enemy several times stronger than itself.
He Lingchuan had long been hardened by endless wars, his heart as hard as stone, just as General Hong had warned him long ago:
"For us, war is a series of separations. It takes away the people you care about from your side one by one."
Over the years, the truth and cruelty of this statement have been repeatedly proven.
He Lingchuan had no time for sentimentality. His sole objective was to protect Panlong City and ensure that the martyrs' blood had not been shed in vain!
The kestrel tilted its head to observe him, then suddenly said, "Your injuries seem worse. Were you fighting again just now?"
When it found General Tiger Wing, it was too overjoyed to notice. Now that it had calmed down, it realized that General Tiger Wing's injuries were more numerous and severe than when it had just defeated Hundred Battles Heaven!
"Yes, it is a gift from the Heavenly Demon."
The falcon roared, "Those old sly foxes!"
He Lingchuan cut to the chase with a single sentence: "So, what's the situation in Panlong City now?"
"Supplies are insufficient, and the situation is precarious," Red Falcon said quietly. "Even if we return to Panlong City, the situation will not improve. When I flew back last time, I saw that the attacks by the Bega Army and the Heavenly Demons were even more ferocious. Although Panlong City has high walls and thick walls, I have no idea how long it can hold out."
To defend the city walls, Zhong Shengguang had originally transferred all of Panlong Kingdom's supplies to Mingsha Forest, leaving very little remaining in the city. This forced retreat was so hasty that most supplies couldn't be taken with them. Therefore, after the army returned to Panlong City, they were forced to face a shortage of military supplies.
The crossbows on the city walls, the arrows in the soldiers' hands, the formations on the city walls, the materials for cultivators' spells, as well as elixirs, oil, and so on, were all insufficient. If it weren't for the Emperor's Dew that fell tonight, the Xuanjing would have been exhausted long ago.
Even though He Lingchuan wasn't there, he knew: "Our army was forced back to Panlong City, which greatly boosted the morale of the Bekaa army."
"Yes. They're so smug!" Red Falcon said angrily. "We almost wiped out the Bega Army, but then came Pili Tian's conspiracy!"
He Lingchuan remained silent, only urging the paper crane to fly faster.
After twenty years of repeated reinforcements, Panlong City's defenses were astonishingly strong. In the final battle of real history, even with the help of the Heavenly Demons, the allied forces of Baling and Xianyou still expended a great deal of effort to capture this mighty city, and only after General Hong and the entire Dafeng Army had sacrificed themselves.
But the spiritual energy of heaven and earth back then was far less abundant than it is today.
In other words, most of the demons at that time descended in the form of clones, unable to unleash their full power. Therefore, Panlong City's defensive capabilities were still quite outstanding.
Times have changed. Even a great demon like Pili Tian can descend completely divinely. How effective can human defenses be against them?
What truly makes them indestructible is the elemental force.
"What about Panlong's Yuan Power?" This was also the issue that He Lingchuan was most concerned about.
When he fought Jialoutian in the Panlong Secret Realm, he discovered that his Yuan Power was declining rapidly.
The Cangyan garrison on the Earth Mother Plain has been reduced to only three hundred men, resulting in very weak Yuan energy; at the same time, the Yuan energy from the Panlong World has also been greatly reduced.
Therefore, He Lingchuan was certain that a major change had occurred in the Panlong World.
Red Falcon said quietly, "They're very weak. Several sections of the south gate were damaged. I don't know what happened."
To defend Panlong City, Zhong Shengguang naturally needed to allocate his Yuan energy to the city walls. After all, this was the most efficient way to use Yuan energy at the moment.
However, Panlong's Yuan Power had weakened to the point that it could barely maintain this life-or-death line.
He Lingchuan remained silent.
Only he and Zhong Shengguang knew the real reason:
In the previous fierce battle in Mingsha Forest, Zhong Shengguang had already allocated all of Panlong's Yuan Power to He Lingchuan and the immortals. Otherwise, how could they have defeated the avatars of the Heavenly Demons, and how could He Lingchuan have defeated Baizhantian?
Like true energy, Yuan power can be exhausted, especially since Panlong Kingdom is too small. Although the quality of Yuan power is excellent, the upper limit of its quantity is not high. Zhong Shengguang originally gambled everything, placing all his bets on He Lingchuan, betting that he could defeat Bai Zhantian and lead the Panlong Army to counterattack Gao Huaiyuan.
Little did he know that he had made the right bets in the first few moves, but then he was one step off and lost to Pi Litian's sudden scheme.
War is always unpredictable; everyone makes mistakes.
Now, Panlong is about to reap what he sows and face the predicament of depleted Yuan energy.
Red Falcon asked him, "General, what should we do now?"
Upon seeing General Tiger Wing, its heart immediately calmed down, even though it understood that Panlong's current predicament was not something that He Lingchuan alone could turn the tide.
But it was even more convinced that as long as General Tiger Wing returned, everything would be different from before!
He Lingchuan's eyes flickered.
Since deciding to re-enter the Panlong world, he has been pondering ways to defeat his enemies.
Unlike the battles against Jialoutian in the real-world Panlong Secret Realm, the wars in the Panlong world, though brutal, have boundaries, and everyone clearly knows where the dawn is—
If we just hold out until dawn, General Red will return with his army!
As long as they wait until dawn, Bega's two generals will arrive with the Demon Emperor's decree, ordering Gao Huaiyuan's army to lower their flags and retreat!
(End of this chapter)