The Alchemist God

At night, the sky is full of stars.

The fog in the summer night slowly descended and turned into dew. The camp was humid, and the dew on the branches and leaves kept splashing down, crackling on the tent, as if it was raining.

Gong Shangming stood alone under the lamp, looking up at the stars in the sky, silent.

Wow.

The door of the camp tent was opened, and it was Custer, the commander of the Liuji Corps in military uniform.

Why isn't the military division still asleep? He asked with a smile.

Gong Shangming nodded and smiled: How can I sleep, but why is the commander still not asleep?

I can't sleep either. Custer rubbed his nose and said, Did the military master hear the news that Yong Ye Sect, Blood Clothes Sect and other sects have surrendered to that four-winged angel Zi Ye, and the entire Shenyi Army is now completely Without our restraint, it seems to have become Hui Angel's private army, this is not good.

Then what can we do? Gong Shangming was a little distraught: Once the marshal dies, the dragons will have no leader, and your prestige and mine are not enough to command the three armies, and even the dragon rider general Lin Tongtian also died in battle. Attached to Ziye, they are the real masters at this moment, we can only take one step at a time.

The food road in the rear has been blocked repeatedly. The light cavalry from the Longdan Battalion sometimes gathers, sometimes disperses, disappears, and burns down more than 20 of our granaries one by one. The soldiers couldn’t eat it, the horses were almost eaten up in three days, and it would take at least ten days to go to Winterfrost City on foot here, what would the nearly 150,000 troops eat to last ten days.”

Gong Shangming remained silent.

You are a military adviser, you have to say something. Custer said lightly.

Okay. Gong Shangming looked up at Custer and asked, Commander, do you think we are humans or animals?

Nonsense, we are naturally human.

Then there's nothing I can do.

Then... Custer frowned, Then what if we are animals.

Then there is a way to feed the army.

any solution.

Eating human flesh. Gong Shangming's voice was very soft, but he was very firm: Those who achieve great things don't care about small things, from here to Winter Frost City. Although the land is barren and the towns are scarce, there are still some villages. Send our people to enter The village captures the civilians of the Great Qin Empire, kills them and eats them as meat, which may allow the army to return to Winter Frost City.”

... Castor was sweating for a moment. If Gong Shangming's method was followed, the Tianji Empire would not be able to gain a foothold in the Broken Cauldron Realm. After all, who would support a man-eating army? His eyelids twitched violently. Said: The military master's move is completely devoid of conscience. If we really do this, the Tianji Empire will never want to rule the Broken Cauldron Realm again.

Hehe, did the commander think that the Tianji Empire could defeat the Qin army?

What does the military commander mean by this? The troops recruited by our empire plus Mr. Zhang Sheng's troops are at least 800,000. Why can't we win this war?

Gong Shangming took a deep breath, and said: Because Qin Yin, the empress of Great Qin, is back... All people return to their hearts, plus Lin Muyu, Feng Jixing, Xu Jiantao, Wei Chou and other famous generals in the world, what should we use to fight against Qin? Ten thousand steps, what we rely on is only the dragon knight, but now they already have the cannon that can shoot the dragon knight, and they are completely ahead of us in terms of weapons. The Ji Empire is exhausted, and at that time, once the new emperor of the Tianjue Empire, Chen Yu, uses force, I am afraid that even our homeland may become someone else's possession.

Castor's spine felt chills when he heard it: The military division's words...seriously.

What else is there to hide from you? Gong Shangming turned around and patted Custer's shoulder lightly, and said with a smile: We may have disagreed in strategic opinions before, which caused some misunderstandings, but at this moment there is no What gap is there at all, Sir Commander, stop thinking that we are the victors, the expeditionary force has already been defeated, if you continue to be obsessed with it, it will only push the Tianji Empire to the edge of the cliff, after all, the Tianji Empire is different from the Blackstone Empire, our land It is vast and the people's livelihood is rich enough to compete with the Heavenly Jue Empire, so there is no need for us to place all our bets on the Broken Cauldron Realm, after all, in terms of force and strategy, we have lost to Qin.

Castor frowned: The military adviser feels... that he has lost to Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing in terms of strategy.

yes.

Gong Shangming admitted it bluntly: We chased and killed the enemy with an absolutely superior force, but we ended up in a crushing defeat. At least half of the responsibility for the military strategy command should be borne.

Then what shall we do now.

Isn't it already decided to withdraw the army? The commander can send 10,000 people divided into ten troops into the rear villages and towns to catch people and make food, and leave another 50,000 elites to persuade the Shenyi Army to help in the battle. Camp once every twenty miles, and step by step Step back steadily to prevent the Qin army from taking advantage of the situation to chase and kill, in this case... maybe we can return to Winterfrost City alive.

Well, I see, thank you for your advice.

A ferocious smile rose from the corner of Castor's mouth: In the battle a few days ago, we captured more than 2,000 soldiers from Daqin. It just so happened that we made them into food first.

Gong Shangming remained silent.

From a military point of view, cannibalism is right, but from a moral point of view, the Tianji army is gradually becoming a beast, and the morale of the army will change sooner or later, but a reckless man like Custer doesn't understand such a change.

...

In the early morning of the next day, the soldiers of the Liuji Corps got up one after another, preparing to break out of the camp and retreat, but the meal before the retreat made many people vomit, because they found human fingers, legs and other limbs in the soup pot. The army rations had turned from five grains to human flesh. Many people refused to eat, and many people vomited after taking a bite or drinking a little soup.

Custer held the soup bowl, looked at everyone with stern eyes, drank the soup in one gulp, and said in a low voice: If you don't eat, you won't have the strength to march. If you still want to leave alive, then eat, and give me a big mouthful. Eat, otherwise, stay here as the ration of the Qin army, tell you, the meat in the soup pot is the meat of the enemy, we are not afraid of the living Qin army, let alone the dead, eat it for me, eat the meat to live Back home.

Many soldiers cried and chewed while crying.

Gong Shangming wore a long robe, and stood quietly among a group of counselors, his face was ashen, he didn't eat anything, but his stomach was so hungry that his eyes were almost blurry.

Break camp and retreat.

The horn sounded, and the 150,000 troops of the Tianji Empire finally retreated completely.

...

To the west of the Daojiang River, behind a ruined steel wall, the imperial scouts immediately entered the tent of the Chinese army, and said respectfully, They have retreated.

Great. Feng Jixing slapped the table and said, Get ready to pursue immediately.

The scout's expression was not very good, and he said, There is one more thing...

Oh, what, say. Lin Muyu said.

The scout gritted his teeth and said, Our people discovered that they had killed all the captives for food late last night. More than 2,000 captives from the empire... all died for the country.

Beasts...it's a group of wild beasts. Xiang Yu roared angrily.

Qin Yin's delicate body trembled slightly, she clenched her palm tightly, and the golden flames between her eyelashes became more and more fierce.

Lin Muyu shook her hand lightly, and said softly, War is like this...haven't we seen this kind of thing for so many years?

I know, but... those imperial soldiers shouldn't die like this...

They will rest in peace because we will avenge them.

Lin Muyu said with clanging words: Since they have no food, they must try their best to get food. Take the map and see which towns are on the way from here to Winterfrost City. We must quickly reinforce these Towns, the people of the empire cannot continue to serve as rations for the enemy.”

yes.

Zeng Yifan suddenly said in a low voice: His Royal Highness Yu, if we pursue, what will the armies of the princes do? They have gathered nearly 400,000 horses, and food is also very scarce...

Lin Muyu frowned: I don't know, does Mr. Fan have any ideas about this matter?

The armies of the princes seem to be in harmony with each other, and each of them has a ulterior motive. They must be appeased, otherwise turmoil will easily occur.

Since this is the case, Lord Fan is the God of the Empire's army, and his prestige is enough to deter these princes. Why don't Lord Fan stay to appease them, so that Commander Feng Jixing and I can concentrate on chasing the enemy.

Zeng Yifan nodded: Please rest assured, Your Highness Yin and Highness Yu, I will definitely do my best.

Um.

Qin Yin stood up and said: I will go with Commander Yu to hunt down the enemy bandits, Aunt Yu, you can stay too, and assist Fan Gong to appease the princes, this matter must be cautious.

Su Yu cupped her fists: Yes, Your Highness.

Then...it's decided. Feng Jixing asked.

Qin Yin nodded: Yes.

Okay, order the three armies to prepare to cross the river and pursue.

...

In the afternoon, countless bamboo rafts and wooden rafts were placed in the Daojiang River and connected together to form man-made pontoon bridges. The horses neighed and the waves of the Daojiang River were turbulent, but they could not stop the imperial army from chasing and killing them. Nearly 100,000 people It took less than two hours to cross the Daojiang River, but they could no longer carry heavy weapons, and the pontoon bridge could not bear the weight of the heavy magic crystal cannon.

Before evening, the iron cavalry led by Qin Yin, Lin Muyu, and Feng Jixing had already bit the tail of the Tianji Empire's army. After a fight, more than ten thousand people were beheaded. It seemed that the Tianji Empire had lost its will to fight and was unwilling to continue fighting , just leaving an army to come to the rear, but their luck was not good, and they were targeted by the main force of the Great Qin Empire Army.

When it was midnight, the war eagle scouts reported that an army of the Shenyi Army had gone to Longhai County.

There are nearly 50,000 residents in Longhai County. Once the hungry Shenyi soldiers arrive, almost all the civilians there will become food.

Lin Muyu decided to split up and fight. Feng Jixing, Tang Xiaoxi, Xiang Yu and others led the main force to continue the pursuit, while he and Qin Yin led the 20,000 Longdan battalion cavalry to attack Longhai County.