Infinite Terror: This Middle Continent is Rebellious

Chapter 315 Fengming Emperor Manor
"The army of mourning will win!"

Cao Shixiong was just about to boost morale and lead the army to make a final stand to quell the rebellion when suddenly, a beautiful, ballad-like voice resounded through the sky.

A beautiful giant bird took off from behind Jiangdi Manor. The bird, which was even larger than the red python, had colorful feathers and danced gracefully in the sky above Jiangdi Manor.

People looked up at the sky and saw a giant bird with a wild goose front, a unicorn tail, a snake head, a fish tail, dragon patterns, a turtle body, a swallow chin, a chicken beak, and parallel wings. There were many patterns on its body. The pattern on its head was in the shape of the Chinese character "德", the pattern on its wings was in the shape of the Chinese character "义", the pattern on its back was in the shape of the Chinese character "礼", the pattern on its chest was in the shape of the Chinese character "仁", and the pattern on its abdomen was in the shape of the Chinese character "信".

"Phoenix! That's a Phoenix!"

"Fengming Emperor Manor, this is destiny!"

"The son of Emperor Yan is dead, and the phoenix is ​​ringing in Emperor Manor. This is God's will for the destruction of the Zhao Song Dynasty!"

The scenes before their eyes frightened the Song Dynasty soldiers. For a moment, the army was in chaos, and a large number of soldiers threw away their helmets and armor, fearing that they would be punished by God if they were too late.

The generals looked at each other, panic evident on their faces.

The phoenix soared in Jiangdi Manor, and Huode was beheaded by the sword. There is also a saying that Huode is dead, but the Buddha is alive, and the year is Jiachen, which is a very auspicious year for the world. It is said that the incident of foxes crying and fish writing happened a few months ago. All these signs indicate that the Song Dynasty has run out of luck, and Jiangdi Manor will rule the world next.

No matter how loyal they were to the Song Dynasty, they couldn't help but have other thoughts when faced with these signs.

"Retreat! Withdraw!"

Cao Shixiong roared angrily, but his voice could not hide the fear in his heart.

The order to retreat spread quickly to the rear. The soldiers received the order, but each one was more reluctant than the last. The decisiveness and swiftness with which they came were gone. Their eyes drifted towards the phoenix in the sky, and they hesitated and refused to obey the order.

Among the 50,000 soldiers, more than 80% wanted to surrender. If they had not been afraid of their officers, they would have surrendered to Jiangdi Zhuang.

At the same time, the gate of Jiangdi Zhuang was wide open, and five hundred infantrymen rushed out of the gate.

The bodies of these infantrymen were wrapped in golden armor, and their faces could not be seen, but they were no less than three meters tall, with strong and sturdy builds, like giants.

Compared with the 50,000-strong army led by Commander Cao Shixiong, the 500 soldiers were so insignificant that they seemed like they could all be trampled into corpses with just one charge.

However, these 500 heavy armored infantrymen launched a charge against the rebel army.

"boom!"

The heavy armor covering their entire bodies seemed to have no weight. The 500 infantrymen transformed themselves into heavy siege crossbows and shot out towards the rebel army in the distance.

The speed was so fast that it barely touched the sound barrier. The golden flashes easily crossed the distance of five kilometers in just over ten seconds.

"not good!"

Cao Shixiong was horrified, and his eyes showed intense fear.

These five hundred infantrymen were all top-notch masters. Just looking at their speed, they were on par with him.

There was no time to retreat, so Cao Shixiong hurriedly ordered his personal soldiers to form a battle formation.

One hundred elite personal soldiers quickly formed a battle formation, connecting their Qi and merging into one under the guidance of Cao Shixiong.

"kill!"

At the command, Cao Shixiong drew his spear and rode his horse.

A group of generals also hurriedly waved their flags and ordered their soldiers to meet the enemy.

However, the strength of these mere 500 infantrymen can be said to be unparalleled in the world. They are all alien evolved bodies that have been adjusted with nooses and injected with gene lock essence. The strength of each individual is second only to that of a fourth-level strongman. The only ones who can stop them are the Mongolian cavalry who have learned the skills of Wanfu Changshengtian.

The Song Dynasty's army? Too weak, so weak that there's no need for comparison!
At the first encounter, the battle formation of the Song soldiers was broken, and the personal guards were knocked hundreds of meters away and fell to the ground without a sound.

Cao Shixiong swung his spear and stabbed it at the throat of the evolved alien. Although his spear skills were straightforward, they were sharp and fierce. Even a first-class master in the world would have to temporarily avoid the edge when facing the essence of martial arts on the battlefield.

Unfortunately, what Cao Shixiong's opponent was least afraid of was the straightforward martial arts on the battlefield. The alien evolved body stretched out his hand and slapped it, and his palm, which could flatten the alloy, fell on the gun barrel. The terrifying brute force shook off Cao Shixiong's strength, and the gun barrel broke into two pieces in an instant.

Cao Shixiong opened his eyes wide in disbelief. He prided himself on being a martial arts master, and had killed many evildoers with the Cao family's spear skills. He never thought that his spear would be broken by a nobody with one hand.

"Oh!"

No matter how much Cao Shixiong didn't want to believe it, he couldn't avoid the cruel reality approaching him. The alien evolution leaped up, mounted the horse, and punched Cao Shixiong in the abdomen. The terrifying brute force shattered the armor. The impact force of the zero-distance explosion made Cao Shixiong spit out a mouthful of blood and flew off the back of the warhorse.

Five hundred golden-armored infantrymen rushed into the rebellion-suppressing army like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. No one in the Song army could stop them. The fifty thousand-strong army was like fifty thousand pigs, and was thrown into chaos by the charge of the five hundred golden-armored infantrymen.

Zhang Jie, floating high in the sky, quietly took out a loudspeaker and shouted a slogan: "The golden-armored generals fight against rebellion on behalf of Heaven. Those who follow Heaven will prosper, those who go against Heaven will perish. Why don't you lay down your weapons and lie down in surrender!"

The sound, amplified a hundred times, was like muffled thunder, shaking the leaves on the hilltop. The soldiers who were suppressing the rebellion heard it, hurriedly dropped their weapons, and lay on the ground shouting surrender.

The evolved aliens have been trained and know who can be killed and who cannot be killed. They also know to show mercy. Once they see the soldiers in front of them drop their weapons, they will go around that person and attack the soldiers who are still resisting.

However, there were very few soldiers who were stubborn enough. After seeing the death of the Red Python and the ascension of the Phoenix, most of the soldiers had already thought of surrendering. Those soldiers who wanted to be loyal to the emperor lost their courage and morale after seeing their comrades lose their weapons and armor.

A few minutes later, the entire army that was suppressing the rebellion lay on the ground, covering the ground in a huge crowd. None of the 50,000 soldiers and generals, whether willing or not, dared to continue standing.

"The Fire Virtue has died, but the Buddha lives on. In the year of Jiachen, the world is blessed with good fortune. The divine general in golden armor will fight against rebellion on behalf of Heaven. Those who follow Heaven will prosper, while those who defy Heaven will perish."

In Jiangdi Village, the villagers cheered excitedly.

Seeing the strength of the alien evolved beings and the powerlessness of the Song Dynasty army, strong ambitions arose in the hearts of the villagers.

Perhaps before this, most people's talk of rebellion was just empty talk expressing dissatisfaction with the imperial court. But after this, everyone in Jiangdizhuang wanted to rebel against this incompetent and worthless Song Dynasty.

Thirty thousand militiamen walked out of Jiangdi Manor in high spirits, stripped off the armor and weapons of the Song soldiers, and escorted the 50,000-strong army, which was covered in dust, to the back mountain of the manor.

Chu Xuan, who had already received the news, had instructed Zheng Zha to open a cave in the back mountain of Zhuangzi that could accommodate 100,000 people before today to detain captured Song soldiers.

In the dimly lit cave, the lieutenant general made a bitter face and asked Cao Shixiong, "General, what should we do next?"

Cao Shixiong sat slumped against the wall, his face pale, silently regulating his breathing to recover from his internal injuries. Upon hearing the lieutenant's question, his eyes turned cold and he demanded, "What? Do you really want to surrender these bandits?"

A group of generals gathered around and lowered their heads guiltily when they heard Cao Shixiong's questioning.

"It's still unclear who the bandit is."

At this moment, a voice came from a distance. Despite his severe injuries, Cao Shixiong forced himself to stand up and shouted angrily, "Asshole! Who is saying such outrageous words?"

"It is I!" A Bingyi Lang pushed aside the generals in front, bowed to Cao Shixiong, and said with confidence, "Huo De is dead, the World Honored One is alive, Fengming Emperor Manor, it is obvious that the will of heaven is with this Emperor Manor and not with the Song Dynasty. If we disregard the will of heaven and go against it, it will be a great rebellion!"

"Brother Huang's words make sense. Heaven's will cannot be violated. The emperor's misconduct has brought suffering to the people. Who in the world doesn't know this? Now that Heaven has decreed that the ruler of this land will rule on behalf of the Song Dynasty, we should follow Heaven's will. This is the right path."

Seeing Bingyilang defecting in public, the surrounding generals no longer hid their feelings and expressed their agreement.

Cao Shixiong's eyes widened in anger. "Ridiculous! You have received the emperor's grace, how could you be so shameless as to fawn over the traitor!"

You've already started saying this before the traitor even arrives. How shameless can you be when the enemy arrives?

The lieutenant general advised Cao Shixiong in a deep voice, "General, those who follow Heaven will prosper, and those who go against Heaven will perish. No matter how powerful the government is, it cannot surpass Heaven's will. Now the government has lost its moral integrity, alienated virtuous officials and embraced villains. It is superstitious about the magic of immortality, making the people's lives miserable. It is time to issue an edict of repentance and abdicate. Heaven's will cannot be violated, General!"

What is right? What is wrong?
Following the will of heaven is right, and going against it is wrong. The reason why the emperor is the emperor is because he calls himself the Son of Heaven, has the mandate of heaven, and governs the people on behalf of heaven.

When the mandate of heaven is no longer on the emperor but transferred to someone else, the emperor loses his legitimacy.

The generals brought up the destiny, and Cao Shixiong could not refute it, because he had seen the destiny of Jiang Dizhuang with his own eyes and witnessed the power of proving destiny.

"God's will, God's will... God's will!"

Cao Shixiong trembled all over and closed his eyes in pain.

The generals looked at each other and knew that they had persuaded Cao Shixiong. When the angels from Jiangdi Zhuang came to persuade them to surrender, they could safely defect.

As the sky grew darker and the sun set in the west, the light in the cave grew dimmer and dimmer. The captured generals were becoming increasingly impatient. They waited anxiously for someone from Jiangdi Zhuang to arrive, but no one paid any attention to them for several hours.

It was not until sunset and moonrise that the door of the cave was opened and a white light came in, illuminating the inside and outside of the cave entrance.

"It's time to eat. Everyone come and line up. No rushing. Everyone gets a share."

When my eyes adjusted to the light outside, I saw rows of things resembling cars outside the cave, with large iron barrels placed inside. Steaming smoke rose from the barrels.

Have a meal?

The soldiers looked at each other in confusion.

They have 50,000 people here and they have to feed 50,000 people. Is this village so rich?
A soldier whispered, "Do you smell it? There's the aroma of meat."

“I smell it, it smells so good!”

"How can there be meat?"

"Giving us meat to eat, is that impossible?"

The comrades around him nodded one after another, with expressions of surprise and doubt appearing on their faces.

"Isn't this the last meal for execution?"

This speculation spread at an extremely fast speed and was widely recognized by the soldiers.

After all, capturing 50,000 prisoners at one time and feeding them meat makes no sense at all.

In their opinion, the best way out was for Jiangdi Zhuang to starve them for a few days and ask the court to redeem them with food, or to take the opportunity to attack Shaoxing Prefecture.

Giving meat to eat is too luxurious. It is just like giving a good meal to a person on the day of death in prison. This is the so-called last meal.

"Hurry up! Don't waste time!"

No one dared to move the imprisoned soldiers, and the people outside the cave urged them impatiently.

At the same time, the soldiers' stomachs began to growl.

It’s easy to get hungry when marching and fighting. Who can resist not eating when it’s time? Especially when you smell the aroma of meat, you can’t control your appetite.

The lieutenant general said quietly, "General, I will go and get some information."

Without waiting for Cao Shixiong to answer, the general stood up, walked through the crowd, and walked quickly towards the cave entrance.

The lieutenant carefully observed the environment outside and found that on one side of the row of cars, there were round balls that looked like glass, and the light that dispelled the darkness was emitted from the balls.

The hollow in the car held a large iron bucket filled with meat. It contained not only meat but also porridge. The aroma was so strong the moment you got close, you could smell it. Next to the porridge were white steamed buns.

"..."

The lieutenant general was confused.

For a moment, he couldn't help but wonder, could these really be the final meals? Otherwise, why would they feed these captives such good food? It couldn't be that they were treating the captives well, giving them good food and himself bad food, in order to make them grateful and submit.

The lieutenant general spoke to the cook anxiously: "My dear brother, my surname is Liu, and I am..."

"I don't care who you are, just eat if you want to. Don't waste time."

The tall and strong cook rudely interrupted the lieutenant general.

The lieutenant general didn't dare to think only of eating. He lowered his posture even lower, bowed to the lowly cook, and asked sincerely, "My dear brother, I just want to ask why your manor is using these fine things to treat us captives? We know we are guilty and dare not drink freely. Please tell the owner of your manor to give us some dry food to fill our stomachs."

The cook looked at the lieutenant general with disdain, raised his head, and said proudly, "Dry rations to fill your stomach? Who are you humiliating? We don't have those things at Jiangdi Manor. These are the worst kind of food we can offer. We only give them to the newcomers who have just arrived to fill their stomachs. As long as they work hard, they will have delicious food the next day."

"The worst gear?"

The corner of the general's eye twitched.

Such a good thing can only be eaten occasionally by officers in the army, but in the mouth of this cook it has become something despised?

Oh! You brag without thinking.

The lieutenant general was contemptuous in his heart but did not show it on his face. However, he vaguely felt that he had guessed Jiang Dizhuang's intention.

This was to show off in front of these Song soldiers, telling them that Jiangdi Manor was blessed by the gods, that they had good food and drink, and that ordinary people lived better than you officers, so they should surrender quickly.

(End of this chapter)