Realm of Power

Lu Han woke up from a severe pain, opened his eyes vaguely, and felt that his right hand had lost consciousness, and there was a burning pain on his shoulder. The strong smell of blood made him frown slightly, and he stood up unsteadily with his left hand. He stood up and glanced over, he saw corpses piled up in an arc, and various incomplete weapons, like broken objects, were left on the blood-colored city surface.

The black smoke column was like a huge scar lying across the sky above Luzhou City. Everything showed that Luzhou's external defenses had been broken, and the aliens were rushing into Luzhou City.

"Is Luzhou ruined like this?"

The tragic scene in front of him made Lu Han stunned for half a minute before he was sure that he had seen it correctly. His eyes were full of confusion. He picked up a sharp sword from the pile of corpses at his feet. Lu Han gritted his teeth and followed it. A secret city road leads downward, as For the children of the Lu family, Luzhou is their home, and at this moment, their home is burning. In order to resist the attack of the Aden people, the Luzhou headquarters in a hurry even sent students from the Wenzi Prison in the city to the battlefield, and Lu Han was among them. A text. The frail and thin Lu Han was knocked unconscious by the oncoming attack of the defeated army. It was also because of his thin body that the bodies of other Lu family soldiers who were overtaken and killed by the Aden people were pressed against him, so that the Aden people could not survive. Noting the fact that he is still alive,

At the city crossing, Lu Han carefully stopped.

Shockingly, at the corner of the street below, about thirty corpses of Luzhou soldiers were stacked on top of each other. In this small gap of less than three meters in the city road, there was a greasy, slippery and wet feeling under the feet. Lu Han knew without looking that they were made of plasma flowing from human blood. Lu Han walked hard past these piles of corpses with a calm expression.

It only took ten minutes for his face to go from the initial trembling to numbness, because in addition to this city crossing, Lu Han had already passed three similar city crossings, and all he saw were the corpses of Luzhou Army soldiers, so The scene made Lu Han feel desolate in his heart. He was defeated like a mountain. He had only seen it in documents before, but he didn't expect to see it for real today.

"The family doesn't dare to issue any mobilization orders. These are not the soldiers of the Luzhou headquarters. They are fine with the wind. Once they find out that the battle situation is unfavorable, they will immediately collapse. The entire battle situation will be overwhelmed by our own people!" Lu Han bit Gritting his teeth and closing his eyes in pain, he was knocked unconscious by the impact of the defeated army, and those defeated soldiers who knocked him unconscious were probably large Most of them were trapped here while fleeing, and were finally killed one by one by the Aden people and abandoned here. Of the 50,000 Luzhou troops, less than 5,000 were actually killed on the city wall. The rest were basically They were killed by the Aden Army in pursuit. Many people fell face down. There were so many corpses that they covered the space between the city wall and the walkway below.

After groping for more than ten minutes in a remote alley in Luzhou City, the sound of fighting finally came from the distance. Lu Han was shocked and quickly quickened his pace. The scene in front of him suddenly came into his eyes. A Luzhou team The Luzhou Army was fighting with the alien army. The resistance could be described as brutal. The Luzhou Army, which was obviously at a numerical disadvantage, could only defend the street entrance with all its strength.

A bloody Luzhou Army officer stood at the forefront of the battle. His armor was already stained with blood, and there was a bloody scar on his forehead. He was almost in danger of having his face broken. The edge of the heavy sword in his hand They were all incomplete and had been hit as hard as before by heavy weapons. An Aden soldier was knocked backwards, and the small round shield in his hand was twisted and deformed.

"Hold on. If you hold on a little longer, our Lu family will have more hope!" The officer yelled hoarsely. The faces and bodies of the Luzhou soldiers behind him were covered in blood. The full set of scale armor on their bodies showed that this was the Lu family. The most elite Luzhou heavy-armored mountain army has always been the last force in the Lu family's base camp. If it weren't for the same heavy-armored troops, the street in front of them would have been breached long ago.

There were too many Aden troops in front. The main force of the Luzhou Army had been defeated on the city wall. Although there were more than 10,000 people who had withdrawn into the city, not even 2,000 of them were actually still resisting. They had all been defeated one after another. The Aden army that poured into the city was defeated. Fortunately, the Aden people were not familiar with the roads in Luzhou City, so the troops were spread too far apart, giving this Luzhou officer the opportunity to block the street.

Some Luzhou Army bowmen climbed up to the roofs on both sides of the street with their hands from behind. They kept using their bows and arrows to shoot at the alien troops crowded below at the entrance of the street. They saw arrow clusters hitting the alien troops like raindrops. The soldier's small round shield made a sound like a heavy rain falling to the ground. The foreign soldier could only hide behind the shield and said "Good job"

The Luzhou officer was shaken in the almost desperate battle. This group of archers came to support too timely. This road is the only way to the Lu family's headquarters mansion. Those who are still holding on here are It was Lu Xiao. With the appearance of this team of archers, the Aden people's advance could finally be delayed, buying some time for a few more members of the family to escape.

"Brother, do you really want to die here?"

An anxious voice came, and a strong and pretty figure appeared in the hands of the archer. Lu Yu was dressed in soft armor. Her long black hair was tied in a ponytail and fell down to her perky buttocks. The white jade ring buckle showed her delicate waist. She was in her hand. Holding a dark black horn bow, he suddenly pulled the bow string with his fingers, and a cluster of arrows flew out and hit an Aden soldier in the eye. The Aden soldier covered his eyes and fell down. The Aden soldier behind him The soldiers quickly rushed to the front position,

"Lu Yu, why haven't you left yet? Leave quickly, I don't know how long I can hold on!"

There was a look of astonishment on Lu Xiao's face. Except for a few senior members of the Lu family, few knew that Lu Xiao was Lu Yang's son. He ran away from home in anger and started as a basic soldier. Lu Xiao just didn't want other people to do it. People know that he has a father who is a high-ranking member of the Lu family, and he did not hesitate to work under Lu Kaishan as the guard captain, just to avoid Lu Yang who went to Liucheng Port to take charge.

"Father has withdrawn! Let me tell you something," Lu Yu said with concern on her pretty face.

"What are you talking about? It's not like what I said before, I can never leave Luzhou even if Lu Yang is here!"

Lu Xiao shook his head and smiled bitterly. When he was young and full of energy, he concealed his identity as a child of the Lu family and participated in the court martial arts competition. However, he unexpectedly won the first place. Before he could be happy, he suddenly appeared in front of him. Lu Yang's father forcibly brought him back to Luzhou. Lu Yang was very angry about Lu Xiao's participation in the martial arts competition in the court, and directly ordered Lu Xiao to be banned for three years, which eventually caused discord between father and son. After the breakup, Lu Xiao fled from his family and joined the Luzhou border guards, the toughest force. He happened to encounter the rebellion of the mountain people in the south. He returned to Luzhou half a year later, and the news Lu Xiao received was that the man who originally held the most powerful position in the Lu family was Lu Yang was suddenly transferred from a powerful position and was appointed to sit in the quiet Liucheng Port. It was considered that he was completely removed from the position of general and placed in a position of retirement.

And that year, Lu Yang was just under fifty, the age when his energy and experience were at his peak. This transfer was like an earthquake at that time. You must know that Lu Yang was the stable third position in the family at that time. He held a high position and was the deputy commander-in-chief of the Luzhou Army. He was almost on an equal footing with Lu Kaishan. However, his sudden and inexplicable capture has always been a mystery.

But Lu Xiao knew that it was probably his fault. The court had long wanted to infiltrate the Lu family and forced military generals into Luzhou many times. The son of the third-largest person in the family actually went to participate in some court martial arts competition, which really surprised the court.

As long as he is detained in the Imperial Capital, he will have another card that will make Lu Yang, the third person of the Lu family, bend over. In order to avoid suspicion, Lu Yang can only choose to retreat.

"My father said that the Luzhou headquarters was destroyed, but it does not mean that Luzhou is finished." "Southern Luzhou is still there, and tens of thousands of disciples of the Lu family army are still there. As long as some of them can be retained in this overthrowing battle, the Lu family is not really at the end of its rope, just like the Long family in the southwest, which was suddenly invaded by the Song clan. , was almost about to collapse, but Long Po and his army returned to the southwest. Not only was the Long family not destroyed, Instead, they forced the Song people, their biggest rival in the south, to sign an agreement to return to the southern mountains for fifty years. The current Lu family is so similar to the original Southwest Long family. As long as they can escape this time, the Lu family may not have a chance to make a comeback. , if you really want to prove that you are Lu Yang's son, you must survive first! "

Lu Xiao's face was gloomy and silent.

The Aden army on the opposite side dispersed from both lines. A group of Aden generals who came from a distance looked at the suppressed situation with an annoyed look and said angrily, "What's going on? Do you want to wait until night?"

"Sir, the enemy's bows and arrows are too strong, our army cannot suppress them!" the captain of the Aden Army said with an ugly face.

"Archers? Throw gunners, clear the sides!"

The Aden general looked forward and saw the Zhongbia archers standing high up. He grinned and raised his hand fiercely.

The light infantry behind them all drew out short-throwing guns. After these light infantry jogged forward skillfully for a few steps, they suddenly accelerated. A cold light shot out from the hands of the alien army, drawing a dazzling parabola. After crossing the distance of fifty or sixty meters in front, at the highest point of the arc, it began to fall suddenly, and immediately a burst of cold metal light covered the archer's position.

"Attention!" Lu Xiao looked at the light spots falling rapidly in the sky, his face changed, and he shouted at Lu Yu. On the city wall, they had suffered losses from the guns thrown by these foreign troops, but they did not expect that the other party could attack them. Throw a gun at the city At such a distance, the Lu family's archers were caught off guard, and they heard the sound of stabbing spears piercing into the flesh. The short-throwing spear pierced the body, and blood mixed with yellow and white brains spattered onto the pale face of the shooter next to him. Puff, puff, puff. "The blood comes from here The Lu family archers shot out of their bodies and then splashed onto the wall behind them. Their faces were filled with endless pain and their eyes were full of unwillingness. The blood exploded like a squeezed tomato. One of the short-throwing guns Lu Yu's legs were almost firmly nailed to the ground. The armor on Lu Yu's legs was scratched open. Blood immediately poured out from behind the armor. Lu Yu's body rolled down from the height of the street. Fortunately, there were enough dead people below, so the impact was limited.

"Bastard!" Lu Xiao hugged the unconscious Lu Yu, his eyes were red. As a soldier, he knew that if he did not receive immediate treatment, Lu Yu would die of excessive blood loss even if he was not fatally injured, or Lu Yu said You're right, the Lu family has not completely failed. Luzhou is still in the south. The main force of the Lu family's army is still in other places. There is no need for him to seek death here. But now, can he still leave?

Outside Luzhou City

A short, stocky middle-aged man wearing heavy armor was staring at the Luzhou headquarters filled with black smoke. Behind him, the sloping hills projected a breathtaking tall arc between the sky, the earth, and the sky. , the middle-aged man is like a silent spectator between heaven and earth, looking at the burning city in the plain below the hills with cold eyes.

"A 50,000-strong army was actually defeated by a 30,000-strong foreign army in one battle. To tell you that, it is a disgrace to our Central Asian soldiers!"

"Who says it's not the case? The Luzhou Army has been protected by the court and supported by the six cities and ports in recent years. Everyone really thought that they were some kind of powerful army. Now that they are better, they were suddenly beaten out of their original shape by the Aden people. "

"Master, the Aden Army has invaded the Luzhou headquarters for more than two hours. The Lu family's 50,000-strong army has been almost completely wiped out. The resistance in the city is getting weaker and weaker. If our army keeps waiting like this, I'm afraid..." Several of them The Long family general had a disdainful sneer on his lips. A young man in black armor hesitated to speak with an ugly face after Long Po.

This is the commanding heights of the entire area. Standing here, you can have a panoramic view of the war taking place two or three miles away. Behind the middle-aged man, countless infantrymen wearing dark red armor are like a line of troops ready to attack. Black bowstrings are lined up in a line along the slightly concave direction of the mountain. There are so many that I'm afraid There were more than 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers. The faces of these infantrymen were solemn, and they almost did not speak. Their eyes were only looking at the direction of Luzhou in the distance. The Luzhou Army, also a member of the Central Asian Armed Forces, has been fighting for decades. The opponents who have been competing with each other are looking so bleak today.

"Master, this time we can not only get 30,000 soldiers from Aden, but we can also get it from Luzhou..." A Long family general wanted to say something as he got carried away.

"As agreed with the empire, we only want soldiers and armor, Luzhou, not our Long family!" Long Po, who was standing in front, raised his hand and interrupted him directly.

"Master, in fact, even the empire has nothing to do with us taking Luzhou. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The main force of the Luzhou army is outside, and the strength of the main camp has been wiped out by the Aden people. Our army only needs a slight hook. Luzhou is here in front of us. Luzhou, which our family has devoted decades of hard work to, is ours." The Long family general's eyes flashed. He moved, grinned and said, "Of course, if the head of the family has concerns about the empire, we can also take another approach. From the remaining members of the Lu family, while the head of the Luzhou family is away, it would be good to support him as the new head of the family. When the time comes, Even if the empire pursues us, we still have the excuse that we did not actually occupy Luzhou."

"Stupid! Excuse? Have you ever seen the empire believe in the word excuse!" Long Po turned around with a cold face and glared at the subordinate fiercely. "In the eyes of the emperor, there have always been only two kinds. , Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. If you want to be domineering, you can defeat my Long family by a large margin. The rest are all insignificant."

""Do you really think that the emperor will give us tens of thousands of soldiers for nothing? Don't be delusional. It is not difficult to capture Luzhou. The biggest problem is the 80,000 imperial cavalry that are pressing towards Liucheng Port. According to our current military strength, facing 80,000 imperial cavalry in Luzhou, which is no longer dangerous to defend, is a dead end! Do you know why I let the army lurk and did not order an attack even if Luzhou was defeated?

"It's because I'm waiting for a message. I have to confirm that we are safe. Otherwise, if the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind, who dares to say that the 80,000 imperial cavalry are on the road instead of lurking here like us? Luzhou, just wait for our Long family army to attack the Aden people, rush out in one fell swoop, and sweep us and the Aden people away together!" Long Po took a deep breath, his eyes were so ferocious that it was terrifying.

Long Po was really afraid of the unpredictable Emperor. If he hadn't met the Emperor at Liucheng Port, he would have doubted whether the Empire had deliberately planned to lure him out from the southwest so that he could be killed. Own!