Chapter 904: Weakness
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Arrows made of black iron could penetrate shields, so it was naturally not a problem for them to cut through the black-robed man’s iron headgear.
Shen Yijia’s movements were straightforward. She kicked away a black-robed man who pounced on her and grabbed another person’s arm.
The black-robed man’s reaction was not slow. He ignored his twisted arm and grabbed at her with his other hand.
Shen Yijia frowned. She dodged the hand in front of her and flashed in front of the black-robed man. She stabbed the arrow in her hand into the top of his head and pulled it down. The black robe and the hood inside broke in the middle.
If seeing the black-robed man’s hand made everyone feel strange, then when they saw the other party’s pale face with a dense aura of death, everyone had the same thought.
These were not living people at all!
The people of this era were naturally afraid of ghosts and gods. The soldiers who were about to go up and help could not help but retreat when they saw this scene.
“What are you waiting for? Go and help.” A deputy general finished drinking and swallowed. He raised his saber and rushed forward to slash.
The others recovered from their shock and did not dare to delay any longer. They joined the battle.
A few of them could successfully surround a black-robed man without the protection of a hood, but the black-robed man’s speed and strength were different from ordinary people. It was impossible for the four of them to break their hoods one by one.
Noticing that more and more soldiers around him had fallen, Song Jingchen swung his sword and cut off an outstretched hand. He jumped up and stepped on the black-robed man’s head to land beside Shen Yijia.
On the other side, Shen Yijia kicked a black-robed man who had just broken under the blades of a few soldiers. In the next moment, Song Jingchen grabbed her waist and brought her away from the battlefield. She looked at him in confusion. “Hubby?”
“Wait here for a while.” Song Jingchen rubbed her head and instructed in a low voice, “Use the iron chain formation.
The group of soldiers standing at the back circled around the battlefield.
Another group of soldiers took out chains from the supply cart and threw one end to their companion opposite.
Seeing this, Xiao Qirui repelled his opponent with a sword. He grabbed a soldier with one hand and flew back, shouting, “Retreat!”
The others quickly broke free from the black-robed men and left the battlefield.
The black-robed man still wanted to chase after them, but the mesh formed by the intersecting iron chains quickly tightened in the middle and tied them up.
Those who rushed out were dealt with by You Yi and Xiao Qirui.
Looking at the black-robed men who were still trying to attack, Shen Yijia rubbed her forehead. “Why don’t these people seem to be very smart?” Song Jingchen pursed his lips and said, “The numbers are wrong.”
There were no more than 200 people here, but Deputy General Liu said that there were 400 to 500 people rushing into the city. Even if the number was not accurate, there would not be such a huge difference.
Thinking of something, his eyes turned cold. “The military camp and the west gate! ”
It was obvious that these people were killing machines let in by the people of the Wu Kingdom. It was probably not a coincidence that Xiao Qirui’s team could encounter them, but these people had followed the smell.
The reason for this guess was because during the fight just now, Song Jingchen clearly realized that the black-robed man had no hearing. Attacking people was more like their instinct.
Since a portion of the troops had come here to stop Xiao Qirui, it was very likely that the rest had gone to the crowded military camp and the west gate.
Although Song Jingchen didn’t say much, Xiao Qirui instantly understood what he meant. He said in a low voice, “I’ll bring 5,000 people to the west city gate.”
Song Jingchen nodded. “Okay.”
Then, he looked at the deputy generals behind him.
“Hubby, I’ll go to the military camp,” Shen Yijia volunteered.
Song Jingchen opened his mouth. “You…’
“Don’t we already have a way to deal with them? Besides, I have You Yi by my side. Don’t worry, they won’t be able to hurt me.” Shen Yijia patted her chest.
If one did not know the black-robed man’s weakness, it was indeed quite terrifying. After all, it was completely beyond everyone’s understanding that they could not be killed.
However, since she already knew how to deal with it, it was not difficult for Shen Yijia.
Song Jingchen looked at her deeply and finally nodded. “Alright, be careful.”
He looked at You Yi again. “You Yi, protect her.”
“Yes.”
Shen Yijia valiantly left with the five thousand people.
Song Jingchen watched the team leave. He left a group of people here to deal with the black-robed man while he returned to the east city gate with the remaining people.
No one knew when the Wu Kingdom’s army would arrive at the city gate, and the city gate of the east city had been destroyed. It was the most important thing now. He had to personally lead the troops to guard it.
Just as Song Jingchen had guessed, when Xiao Qirui arrived with his men, the city guards at the west gate were already in a mess.
This was the first time they had seen such a monster that they could not kill no matter what. The soldiers’ hearts collapsed.
Looking at the defeated soldiers not far away, Xiao Qirui’s eyes turned cold.
“Follow the plan.”
The reason why they could take down people in one go on the streets was because of the restrictions there. However, it was different here. The black-robed people were too scattered, so they could only attack them one by one.
The reason why they could take down people in one go on the streets was because of the narrow space there. However, it was different here. The black-robed people were too scattered, so they could only attack them one by one.
On the other side, Shen Yijia also returned to the military camp with her men.
The situation in the military camp was not much better than at the west gate. There were a total of 350,000 soldiers at Nanling Pass. After two months of defending the city, there were less than 300,000 left.
Among them, 50,000 were from the reserve camp, and nearly 50,000 of the Meng family’s subordinates were under control.
After knowing that the east gate had been blown up, Xiao Qirui took 150,000 people with him.
In other words, other than the city guards at the two city gates, there were less than 100,000 soldiers left in the military camp, including the reserve camp. Many of them were still recuperating in the infirmary and could not fight.
It seemed that there were quite a number of people, but the soldiers left behind in the military camp were all doing their own jobs. They were too scattered and could not resist the black-robed men who suddenly barged in.
When they entered the military camp, they could see soldiers lying on the ground everywhere. Everyone felt terrible.
A deputy general mustered his courage and reached out to check the pulse of the soldiers beside him. He sensed something and was stunned for a moment. He checked the two of them again and said happily, “Madam, these people are still alive.”
The other soldiers also squatted down to check.
“Madam, this is still breathing.” “My third son isn’t dead yet.”
“And him.”
Everyone reported to Shen Yijia that their companions were not dead yet. Shen Yijia, who had thought that it was a good thing at the city gate, inexplicably felt shocked at this moment.
Since the black-robed man was a killing weapon let in by the Wu Kingdom, how could they not be able to kill a single person?
It was understandable that one or two of them had slipped through the net, but the truth was the opposite.
“There’s a sound over there.” A deputy general pointed in the direction of the reserve camp.
Shen Yijia pursed her lips, put away her thoughts, and rushed over with her men.
A portion of the reserve camp was the women’s army. It was originally under Meng Linyan. After the Meng family’s incident, a small number of people were under arrest, and the rest were led by a former deputy general.
At this moment, the group of women screamed in fear from the dozen or so men in black.
The others in the reserve camp did their best to protect them.
Shen Yijia held her forehead. “Go and save them.”
Knowing the other party’s weakness, the soldiers threw out iron chains and wrapped them around the limbs of the men in black. Shen Yijia and You repeatedly cut open the hoods, and the soldiers with sabers followed closely behind to cut off their heads.
The entire process was extremely smooth, but the scene was too bloody. Their heads rolled to the feet of the female soldiers curled up in a ball, scaring them so much that they screamed and fainted.
“Since these people are staying in the military camp and getting paid, they should act like soldiers.” Shen Yijia shook her head and sighed. She glanced at the heads at her feet, whose eyes were still wide open. She suppressed the disgust in her chest and turned to leave.
She had no idea how much devilish training her casual words had given these female soldiers in the future..
Th𝗲 most uptodate novels are published on free(w)ebnov(e)l.𝒄𝒐𝙢