flstandardbreds Chapter 401: Unable to defeat Xia Jun
Chapter 401: Unable to defeat Xia Jun
Fengyang Castle in the Kingdom of Rei. The military camp of Fujiwara no Tora, the commander-in-chief of the Kingdom of Wa.
The rich aroma of barbecue mixed with the spiciness of liquor was so thick that it almost solidified in the air.
On the huge table were looted delicacies from land and sea, shiny with grease.
Outside the tent, gun smoke mixed with the smell of burnt wood and corpses seeped in silently, creating a suffocating contrast with the luxury inside the tent.
Fujiwara Tora bared his sweaty chest and raised a wine cup that almost covered his face. The turbid wine flowed down the corners of his mouth, wetting a large area of his clothes.
Shrill laughter filled the tent.
At his feet, several women from the Li Kingdom were trembling as they massaged his legs.
They were once the daughters of respectable families in the city, but now only empty shells remain, their fingers moving mechanically, but their eyes are like lights that have been extinguished for a long time.
"Hahaha! So happy!"
Fujiwara Tora casually threw a gnawed bone at the feet of one of the women.
The greasy soup splashed onto her skirt/shoes.
Her body shuddered violently...but she didn't even dare to reach out and wipe it off.
He just lowered his head and shrugged his shoulders in suppression.
"In just a few months, we've conquered ten cities! The walls of the capital are shaking before my eyes!"
His drunken eyes squinted and he stretched out his big hand towards another woman.
boom!
The heavy curtain was suddenly pushed open!
A Japanese soldier practically crawled in, his voice piercing: "Report...Report! Commander! Something...something bad has happened!"
Fujiwara Tora's half-extended hand froze in mid-air, and the flesh on his face tightened instantly.
"What's the matter?!" He let out a low growl from his throat, and the wine cup slammed heavily on the table, splashing soup everywhere.
He cast a fierce look at the soldier's face, and the scolding words were on the tip of his tongue, but the moment he saw the figure behind the other person, he choked back.
A dozen figures followed the soldiers in.
He is a senior general!
Their armor was stained and torn, they were covered in dust, and their faces were etched with fatigue and fear from the long journey.
The man in the lead was none other than Jingtian, whom he had arranged to guard Yundu City!
"Iida!" Fujiwara Tora suddenly stood up, and the chair under him fell backwards, making a sharp scraping sound.
He pointed at Jingtian, his voice rising in rage: "Asshole! Who gave you the guts to leave Yundu without permission?! Military law is ruthless, do you want to lose your head?!"
thump!
Iida slammed his knees into the ground, and the sound was trembling and out of tune.
"Commander-in-Chief! Yundu City... is lost! Not just Yundu! But also... Dafeng City... three cities! All... all were recaptured by the Xia army!"
Fujiwara Tora's body shook, and he kicked away the woman who was rubbing his legs.
"Get out of here!" He waved his hand roughly to drive her away. The woman stumbled back to the corner and curled up on the ground...
Deep in the depths of their eyelids, which had been frozen for a long time, was suddenly heated by the two words "Xia Jun", faintly but sharply.
A faint ray of light, in the thick darkness of despair, lit up with difficulty.
Fujiwara Tora's face twitched, and his eyes were fixed on Iida on the ground, as if he wanted to tear him to pieces with his eyes.
"Lost? Three?! Iida!" He grabbed the sword on the table, the scabbard scraping against the tabletop with a harsh sound. "You useless piece of shit! Tell me! What happened?"
Iida raised his head, his face was covered with a mixture of mud, sweat and undried blood, his eyes were dazed, as if he was still immersed in a horrible nightmare.
"Commander-in-Chief! Xia Jun... I wonder what kind of terrifying hidden weapons Xia Jun used!
The sound is like thunder, and it can tear our sturdy shields and brave warriors into pieces even at a hundred steps away!
Our people...are falling in droves, the casualties...are countless! And what is even more terrifying is..."
His voice was trembling. "They... they seemed to have... almost no casualties!"
"No casualties? Iida!" Fujiwara Tora laughed in anger, the flesh on his face twitching.
He grabbed the sword on the table and said, "You coward! How dare you make up such a ridiculous excuse for your own incompetence! Damn it!"
He pretended to draw his sword.
"Commander-in-Chief! Everything General Jing said is true!"
All the generals who knelt down behind Jingtian kowtowed together, their voices filled with tears.
One of the lieutenants knelt twice and said urgently, "Commander-in-chief! I, Zuo Jun, saw it with my own eyes from the top of Yundu City!"
In the melee, I desperately stabbed a Xia army soldier in the chest with my spear. He fell down immediately. Logically, there was no possibility of his survival!
But...but the next day! When the Xia army attacked the city again, the soldier who was supposed to be dead appeared in front of the battle again!
He looked full of energy, as if he had never been hurt, and he...he even rushed towards me!"
"What did you say?!" Fujiwara Tora's heart sank suddenly, and a cold chill instantly ran up his spine from the soles of his feet.
If this is true... the consequences will be unimaginable!
He suppressed his surging anger and his voice became extremely tense: "Quick! Tell me in detail!"
Deputy General Sato recalled the strange scene and his body began to tremble violently involuntarily.
"Yes... Commander! That was the first time I discovered that behind the Xia army's formation, there was a group of women wearing strange white clothes!
They... they are not soldiers, they are Xia Jun's 'medical team'!
Every time someone was injured and fell, no matter how badly injured, those women would rush over.
"Commander!" Zuo Jun's voice suddenly rose, filled with fear of collapse.
"It's not just those terrifying hidden weapons and the healing arts that can bring the dead back to life! Those women... they have something even more sinister!
It's a kind of... a short stick that can emit lightning! As long as our soldiers get close to them.
In an attempt to capture and kill these rescuers, he pointed with the stick, and a blinding blue-white electric light flashed!
The person who was hit...
It was like being struck by real thunder! Their entire bodies instantly turned black and convulsed, foaming at the mouth. Some died instantly!
Commander... I... we can't defeat the Xia army..."
"Shut up!" Fujiwara Tora roared like a wounded beast.
He drew his sword suddenly, and the blade flashed!
The tent was instantly silent.
Iida and Zuo Jun's voices stopped abruptly, their bodies stiffened for a moment, and then they fell straight to the ground.
Blood quickly spread under his body.
Fujiwara Tora swung his sword and glanced coldly at the entire audience.
"Anyone who dares to talk about retreat again will disrupt the morale of the army..." With a clang, the sword returned to its sheath.
The strong smell of blood filled the air, mixed with the aroma of wine and meat, making it suffocating.
"Where is the hermit?"
As soon as Fujiwara Tora finished speaking, a figure quietly emerged from the darkest shadow in the corner of the military tent and knelt on one knee.
"I'm here, greeting the commander!" The voice was hoarse and without a trace of humanity.
"I command you to immediately gather 20,000 elite hermit soldiers and divide them into two teams! Infiltrate Yundu City!"
Team one, target the Xia army's granary! If you can't bring it back, burn it down, burn it completely! Team two..."
His eyes became more sinister.
"Target, those 'medical teams' in white at the rear of the Xia Army!
Find them! I want to make Xia Jun's 'immortality' become their biggest nightmare. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I will follow the commander's orders!" The black shadow lowered his head deeply, and then his body disappeared silently.
Disclaimer: This story is purely fictional.