With the flags flying, five thousand Imperial Guards marched all the way to the southwest, sleeplessly and at an astonishing speed.
The battle situation in the southwest was already very urgent, and the remaining defense lines could not hold out for long. Ning Chen did not dare to delay. As long as the team could hold on, they kept giving orders to move on.
Great Xia's territory is very large. The journey from Northfall City to the southwest frontier of Great Xia takes about a month at least. However, Imperial Guards is a warrior, and his speed is much faster than ordinary people.
Ning Chen was still injured, so he brought a lot of medicine. There were many miraculous medicines in the army, and he basically ate them.
On the third day, Great Xia Weiyang Palace, a blue beam of light shot straight into the sky, and the shocking sight shocked the world.
Now that the world is going into summer, Great Xia, which has been invincible for thousands of years, has shown its decline, like a duckweed in the rain, and will be completely submerged at any time.
Although this cyan beam of light does not mean that Great Xia can reverse the situation, it at least gives the people of Great Xia a glimmer of confidence that God has not completely abandoned Great Xia, and the Empress Dowager in the palace is still working hard for the survival of Great Xia.
Ning Chen looked at the cyan light pillar and was silent for a long time. He knew that Qing Ling had broken through the innateness.
It was Qing Ling who brought Weiyang Palace to him in the beginning. He has always been a little afraid of Changsun, but his relationship with Qing Ling is the best. Today, he can't be happy to see her breakthrough innateness.
He needs an innate to stop those Buddhist Kingdom monks, but he is actually going to die.
Qing Ling At this time of breakthrough, the person who comes will definitely not be someone else.
Ning Chen sighed in his heart. He really didn't want Qing Ling to die with him. Changsun always needs a trustworthy person around him. He and Qing Ling are both dead. What should Changsun do.
He has never complained about Changsun for pushing him to die in the southwest border. In this world, the person who is most cruel to him is Changsun, and the person who treats him best is also Changsun.
Changsun did everything an elder could do, beat him, scolded him, and punished him on weekdays. However, when Xia Emperor wanted to kill him, he still stood up and protected him regardless.
During his days in the palace, he caused almost as many troubles as he made meritorious deeds. However, in the palace, merits and demerits can never be offset. If you make one mistake, you will never recover.
He sneaked out of the palace, pretending to convey Changsun's decree, and even resisted the decree and refused to return. Although Changsun was angry, he only restrained his feet without even hitting him.
The only time Changsun was truly furious was when he secretly made a deal with Ninth Princess behind her back in an attempt to join the wedding party.
It was his fault that time, but the old eunuch Eunuch Quarters whom Mu Chengxue killed was fished out, which really frightened him, and he desperately wanted to run away, which finally angered Changsun.
He knelt for three days. Changsun was so angry that he dropped the tea cup on his forehead, causing blood to flow all over his face.
Even so, Changsun secretly told Xia Miaoyu to take care of his safety. If not, Xia Miaoyu probably wouldn't have the time to care about him.
For him, Changsun is the best elder in the world. This time, when someone had to die, Changsun chose him, and it could only be him.
There is nothing to complain about, it is a matter of course.
After nightfall, Ning Chen ordered the team to rest for the night and continue on their way tomorrow morning.
When Mingyue was hanging high, blue light flashed across the sky, shining for nine days, Qing Ling was here.
Her beautiful face is as beautiful as ever, her long hair is dancing in the wind, and she stands in the void, giving people the illusion that she will leave at any time.
Ning Chen didn't like this feeling, so he waved and said, "Come down."
Qing Ling fell down, walked up to him, and said, "Empress Dowager let me help you."
Even though he has come, Ning Chen knows that nothing can be changed. Although, he hopes that it is the Eunuch Pei who comes.
"Prince Yan asked me to give this to you"
Qing Ling waved his hand, and a light yellow sword appeared. It was the Sand Sword taken from Northern Mongolia. The only change was that the sword had solidified at this moment.
"Prince Yan's true energy is condensed in the sword, but you only have one chance to move, so you must use it with caution."
Ning Chen took the sword and felt an unprecedented power flowing continuously in Sand Sword, as vast as the sea and bottomless.
After inputting the true essence, Sand Sword immediately transformed into sand and changed its shape as he pleased. Ning Chen put it into his sleeve. This sword came very timely and will definitely come in handy at critical moments.
The night was getting darker, and except for the soldiers who were keeping watch, everyone had rested, but one person did not want to rest.
Qing Ling had just broken through the innate world, and there was always a dusty aura about him. This was the feeling that Ning Chen disliked the most. Mu Chengxue had already forgotten him, and he was afraid that Qing Ling would do the same.
Therefore, Ning Chen did not practice, heal, or sleep that night. He just talked to Qing Ling all night long.
Qing Ling didn't stop him and listened quietly all night. At dawn, he said lightly, "Not everyone who breaks through the innate world will forget the past. You worry too much."
Ning Chen touched his nose awkwardly, wasn't he scared?
Two days later, Qing Ling's aura was finally able to completely subside and returned to its original state. Ning Chen also breathed a sigh of relief.
The team had already traveled more than half of their journey, and they should reach their destination in three days. Ning Chen once again ordered the team to rest for half a day and make some adjustments before setting off on the road.
Warriors are also human beings and cannot stay awake all the time. Those who don't sleep are monsters, such as Xiantian.
Mingyue is the only person in the team who doesn't know how to use martial arts. He has been traveling for days, his face is miserable, and he is extremely uncomfortable.
Ning Chen feels very painful in his heart. The little girl has suffered too much following him, running around here and there, and her days of settling down are numbered.
It's just that this war will last for a long time, and Little Mingyue himself knows it, so he doesn't say anything.
Half a day later, the team continued on their way. The expressions of the two Guard Commander became more and more solemn. They were both strong men in the late ninth stage. Although they had not yet reached the peak, they would not be too far apart.
However, they knew very well that their trip was to die.
In the late ninth stage, Buddhist Kingdom is really nothing.
It is said that there are four Buddhist Kingdom guardians under Du'e Temple Abbot. Each of them is at the top of the ninth level and cannot be defeated unless they are innate.
As Guard Commander, they naturally know some things that ordinary people don't know. Marquis of Knowing Fate is the person Empress Dowager trusts most. Now, even Marquis of Knowing Fate has been forced to die by Empress Dowager. It can be imagined how critical Great Xia is.
Great Xia's troops and horses were constrained by various battlefields, and coupled with the losses caused by several major defeats, they were already stretched thin and no longer what they used to be.
Great Xia was a centralized dynasty, and there were not many guards in each city. Great Xia's main troops were concentrated in the hands of ten Martial Marquis and the imperial court. The rebellion in the Seven Cities had been brewing for so long, but in the end only 250,000 soldiers and horses were concentrated.
The three-day journey passed quickly, and the atmosphere in the team began to gradually become more solemn. Great Xia The southwest frontier has finally arrived.
The flames of war could be vaguely heard in the distance, and five thousand Imperial Guards were camped in place for their final rest.
The night was shrouded, like a desperate situation that would never light up. Ning Chen stood on a high ground, looking at the war in the distance, his cold eyes flashing with thoughts.
"Hou"
The two Imperial Guards leaders stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and asked with expectation, "Excuse me Marquis, can we really do it?"
In front of the tent, figures came out one after another, their eyes looking here, with a hint of confusion and expectation in their eyes.
Ning Chen turned around and looked at the different faces, his thoughts were very complicated. He knew that from today on, the life and death of these five thousand Imperial Guards were all in his hands.
"Are you afraid of death?" Ning Chen asked calmly.
The five thousand soldiers in front of the camp were slightly startled and looked at each other. In the end, no one knew who said in a low voice, "Afraid!"
"I'm scared too, maybe more scared than you are," Ning Chen said honestly.
Hearing such words, all the officers and soldiers' eyes flashed with panic, not knowing what to do.
Ning Chen glanced in the direction of Great Xia Imperial City, and immediately said in a deep voice:
"No one in this world is not afraid of death. You are afraid, and so am I."
"I have always believed that people who have no respect for life are not worthy of living in this world."
"You are human and it is natural to be afraid of death. There is nothing to be ashamed of."
"Buddha talks about the afterlife, but I never believe in Buddha. I only believe in myself, and even more so in this life. Empress Dowager has shown me life-saving grace and love for each other. I will repay my kindness in this life, and I will not regret it even in death."
"In this life, people always have to have their own persistence, which may be more important than life. I have it, so I am here even if I am afraid of death. As for whether you have it or not, you have to ask yourselves."
"I will not die in vain, nor will I let you die in vain, but I cannot promise that you will all come back alive."
"Empress Dowager ordered me to block Buddhist Kingdom for a month. During this month, I will not say anything nonsense about leaving because I am afraid of death. Even if you all die in battle, I will not order a retreat. Likewise, if I die in battle first, you cannot retreat."
"Tonight, think about it for yourselves. If you feel that there is anything unfinished, write it down and bury it here together. In the future, if anyone is alive, help the deceased fulfill their last wish."
"Okay, let's all go back to our tents and rest."
After finishing speaking, Ning Chen waved his hand. This was all he could say. The rest, they could only think about themselves. Imperial Guards of Great Xia represented the final strength of Great Xia, which could be defeated but not lost.
Losing is just a war, losing is Great Xia's thousand-year belief.
The battlefield has always been the burial place of heroes. For thousands of years, countless martyrs of Great Xia have chosen to sacrifice themselves to protect the peace behind them. This is how Great Xia has flourished for thousands of years.
No matter how powerful the dynasty is, it is impossible for it to be undefeated. The reason why Great Xia is invincible is because, no matter when, generations of Great Xia's martyrs have never lost their faith.
General Northern Zhangyuan, the last words written in blood are still before my eyes. This is the eternal fighting spirit of Great Xia.
"My blood and bones have been laid down from now on. Heaven has mercy on me. I hope that after death I will turn into a fighting spirit and protect my Great Xia territory forever."