Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Chapter 306: Coming to Die

As time passed, the troops waiting there relaxed their vigilance. After half an hour, even Pang Hong and Hu Chengdu became a little impatient.

"It's been half an hour. I was just checking the surroundings. Why haven't you come back yet?"

Hu Cheng couldn't help but complain, while Pang Hong looked around again.

"Hmm? Something terrible is happening!"

Just as he was about to react and warn, some people wearing dark brown clothes and black faces suddenly stood up on the narrow platforms on both sides of the canyon. Their colors from head to toe blended perfectly with the canyon. If they didn't open their mouths and make sounds, and if they didn't know they were people by the exposed white teeth, it would be really hard to detect them.

The Shura soldiers suddenly stood up and used crowbars to move the large rocks and make them fall from both sides. The rocks were incredibly heavy, and they fell almost straight down. Even if you didn't get hit directly, being hit by the shattered rocks would be enough to make you scream.

"Where did these people come from!?"

Hu Cheng was shocked. Pang Hong, who was standing beside him, pulled the reins and prepared to retreat. Before leaving, he did not forget to pull Hu Cheng to make him come back to his senses quickly.

"Retreat quickly! The entire army retreats!"

Hu Cheng shouted at the top of his voice, and the soldiers who were close to him heard and saw it, so they turned around and ran back. But the canyon road was narrow to begin with, and the thousands of Shura soldiers standing on both sides were several hundred meters long, and the roadside of these several hundred meters was full of huge rocks, leaving little room for the armored soldiers to retreat. In addition, the soldiers rushed back in a swarm, and the soldiers behind didn't know what was happening in front of them...

"Ah~ help me!"

"what--"

The soldiers' screams rang in my ears, and the soldiers who were bombed were begging their teammates to rescue them from under the boulders.

"Damn it! If you can't get out from the back, then fight your way out from the front! I just can't believe that my life can't save those two minions?"

Hu Cheng was about to dismount and rush out, but Pang Hong jumped off the horse in time and grabbed him.

"What are you doing!? Don't you want to live?"

"Look here, is there any way out? I might as well fight them!"

"Who do you want to fight with!? Who do you want to fight with!? Look down here, there's no one who wants to fight with you!"

As soon as Pang Hong finished speaking, Hu Cheng realized that although there were many Shura soldiers standing on both sides of the canyon throwing boulders down, no enemy had yet reached them. Moreover, the firepower of the boulders seemed to be concentrated only in the middle, and it seemed that the purpose was to split the armored army in half.

Just as Hu Cheng was thinking, two people appeared on the platform of the canyon not far away. They were Xiao Zuochen and Yun Feng. And in the canyon, a young man wearing armor and riding a horse with a silver spear appeared, followed by a team of elite Shura soldiers.

Hu Cheng and Pang Hong looked at Xiao Zuochen standing on top, and then looked at Chu Yao in front of them, and found that they were standing there calmly and did not speak. The sound of falling rocks behind them had also disappeared, and only the wailing of the armored soldiers remained. Pang Hong could not help but look at Xiao Zuochen and asked.

"Are you Cloud King Xiao Zuochen?"

Xiao Zuochen raised his eyebrows.

"You ever met me?"

"Of course not, but everyone in Cangyan knows that there is a His Royal Highness Yun Wang in Tai'an. He is handsome, but a little weak and not good at martial arts, so he probably won't go into battle in person. And the guard next to you should be Young Master Yun Feng. It is rumored that Young Master Yun lost his right arm in a battle, but accidentally learned left-handed swordsmanship, which greatly increased his strength."

There was no fluctuation on Yun Feng's face, and he looked as if he was looking at a dead person.

Pang Hong was also a man who had experienced many ups and downs, so he didn't feel embarrassed. He turned around and looked at Chu Yao again.

"This young general... I heard that Prince Yun made a good friend who shared life and death with Prince Yun. I guess this must be Master Chu Yaochu? The young man is so heroic, he is truly a rare talent."

Chu Yao also raised his eyebrows with a proud look on his face.

At this time, Hu Cheng was standing aside, staring blankly at Pang Hong talking about this and that. However, after listening to Pang Hong's "introduction", he also knew the identities of these people, but he still couldn't help but quietly asked.

"You said so much to them, but was it any use? Why does it sound like you are just trying to flatter them?"

Pang Hong rolled his eyes at him and replied in a low voice.

"I'm doing this to ease their emotions. By taking a detour like this, there might be a chance for survival."

"Is there really a chance?"

Although Hu Cheng was in a frenzy just now, he didn't really want to die. The armored soldiers behind him found that there were no more boulders falling, and began to rescue their companions.

"If you interfere with me again, you may not have a chance."

Xiao Zuochen stood there and saw all their little movements. And the reason why he stood there and listened to their useless nonsense was naturally for his own purpose.

"Okay, you two don't have to whisper anymore. Looking at General Hu Cheng's expression, he must not know why the emperor sent him to attack Tai'an~"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Hu Cheng was puzzled. Xiao Zuochen simply raised his hand and waved it towards the sky, and the Shura troops on both sides retreated.

"I just received news a few days ago that the enemy general is named Hu Cheng. To be honest, the name Hu Cheng should be unknown in Tai'an. I am fortunate to have heard of your name and some of your deeds this time. But I am curious, since it is such an important matter of war between the two countries, why would you send a little-known general like you?"

"What do you mean? This general is..."

"But what? You are just a small general guarding the county town. You have achieved what you have today thanks to the military advisors around you. Why would your emperor send you to such an important event as the war between the two countries? Is there no one left in your Cangyan country?"

"this..."

Hu Cheng was stunned by the question. He was also curious about why the emperor suddenly appointed him to be the leader of the armored army, but the reason given by the palace was that those generals were old and needed Cang Yan and new people to be trained, so he was pushed out. He believed this reason because Pang Hong had no objection to it. But now that Xiao Zuochen said this, he was a little puzzled again, and turned his head to look at Pang Hong on the side, hoping that he could give him some affirmation.

Pang Hong looked at Hu Cheng, and there was a moment of helplessness on his face, but this helplessness was not directed at Hu Cheng. He lowered his head and sighed, then suddenly dismounted and clasped his fists towards Xiao Zuochen.

"Lord Yun, actually before this, we always thought that this expedition was to have a thorough competition with you. Although I know that I may not be able to beat you in terms of military strategy, I will die with no regrets if I can compete with you in this life. But the day before yesterday, when we had already left Cangyan, I secretly heard other soldiers saying that the emperor wanted Hu Cheng and I to lead the armored army. Although I don't want to die, don't want Hu Cheng to die, and don't want to be used by the people above, but there is no way, I am a citizen of Cangyan, and it is worth dying if I can do my part for Cangyan."

"So, you know everything~"

Xiao Zuochen spoke calmly, but Hu Cheng beside him asked excitedly.

"What did you know!?"

Seeing that they had done this, Pang Hong no longer hid it from Hu Chenggong.

"In fact, the battlefield this time is not in the Border Canyon. Our purpose of coming here is to die!"