The Legend of Swing Sword and Execution of Demons

Chapter 762 Then and Now
The clouds were moving, and the sunlight seemed to be swallowed up and obscured.

As the black spots in the distance became denser and closer, the egg became calmer.

It would take at least three days and at most seven days to evacuate the people and the army from the pursuit distance of the Japanese and Guryeo armies.

The material reserves in Songchuan County can still last for ten days, but facing an enemy force that is several times larger than theirs, what is the chance of successfully holding out for three days?
At the pre-war deployment meeting the night before, 30,000 soldiers voluntarily requested to stay behind to cover the retreat. At the same time, many response plans were discussed and agreed upon, including how to support the retreat after three days of defending the city and how to burn the baggage in time when the city could not be defended.

But no matter what, the chance of survival for those who choose to stay at this time is definitely smaller than that of those who retreat.

This is a life-threatening job, but someone has to do it.

Therefore, at the meeting that night, the Zhongzhou military did not invite the heroes of the martial arts world to the meeting as usual.

This is because over the past few months, many of their gangs have lost their lives in the Northeast.

In order to avoid the worst outcome, the military was unwilling to tie up the less than thirty remaining heroes in one place to die, and did not want the foundation of the Zhongzhou martial arts world to be further eroded.

After attending the pre-war deployment meeting, the ten chivalrous men who insisted on staying were no longer given any rights or responsibilities. They could leave as long as they saw the wrong opportunity.

During this time of jointly resisting foreign aggression, the Zhongzhou martial arts world helped each other with all their might, and the Zhongzhou court also treated them with great kindness.

As a result, Buji Island, which had been secretly looking for trouble with the imperial court together with the Tushita Gang a few years ago, after the enemies from all sides started the war, the people of Buji Island scattered all over the place followed Xie Fei's advice and came to help nearby.

Mei Huaijin and Jidan, who wandered to the northeast, started to get busy on the spot, following the Zhongzhou troops as they charged or fled, until the Yinsha Sect joined the battle, forcing Long Duoduo and Xie Fei to come together. They witnessed their boss, who had never fallen, being seriously injured and unconscious, and being sent back to the rear to recuperate.

The eldest brother was sent away, but the two younger brothers were very determined not to accompany him.

In addition to the desire to find an opportunity to avenge his boss, he also couldn't bear to see the northeast fall further.

That night, the two of them said nothing. They just looked at each other and tacitly chose to stay.

Today, with the battle imminent, the two looked at each other again, as if they wanted to talk about what was in their hearts when they made the decision that day.

Egg stared into the distance, tapping his fingers on the brick surface of the wall, and recalled: "Do you remember three months ago, when Lord Leng checked the sealed files of the Anti-Japanese War 20 years ago and relayed the war records to us? When the Japanese advanced towards Luzhou, Buji Island was not included in the battle plan..."

Mei Huaijin stroked his chin, which was usually kept very clean and shiny, but had been neglected in recent days and had irregular stubble growing on it, and he sighed.

"How could I forget?
"The Japanese tried to achieve their goal in one fell swoop, and tried to capture Wuhai County, which was the most heavily defended, and then headed straight for Luzhou. However, they were strongly blocked and had little success for two months.

"We chose Yanxia County as our landing port, but unfortunately we mistakenly entered the foggy Buji Island during our voyage.

"Buji Island fought to the death while trying every possible means to seek help from Yanxia County. The two places were less than 30 miles apart. Yanxia County was not so strong that it even delayed taking any action until Buji Island fell, then it hastily abandoned the city and fled for self-protection.

Even if Yanxia County could not send troops to rescue them at that time, as long as the critical situation of Buji Island was reported to Wuhai County, the casualties on Buji Island would be much less, and the Japanese would not be able to use Buji Island as a maritime base and quickly capture Yanxia County within half a month, let alone Luzhou within half a year!
"When mediocre people gather together, there will be chaos and no one can calm it down."

Ji Dan didn't want to be amused in this serious atmosphere, so he commented on Mei Huaijin's final verdict: "Your doggerel is as lame as your martial arts. Except for the rhyme, it's not neat at all."

Before the poet could argue, the egg continued, "In the face of disaster, it is human nature to make any choice, but I will never forgive their choice."

Mei Huaijin comforted him, "They may have died on the way to escape, or they may have lived a dull and boring life."

The egg said: "At that time, or similar to this moment, someone always needs to stand up and do something. But I am a little surprised that 30,000 people stood up. Why don't they run away?"

Mei Huaijin answered without hesitation: "Perhaps the families of these 30,000 people are on the refuge road behind them. If they don't stand in the way, they may face the situation of their families being torn apart. Instead of that, why not take on the responsibility of protecting their families? Or maybe it's very simple, they just really have the courage to face death?"

Ji Dan said, "But those people are not our relatives, and it seems that we have no responsibility to stay here. I am not sure if we have the courage to rush up and fight against tens of thousands of people." Mei Huaijin smiled helplessly and said, "Despite this, you still can't escape."

Ji Dan glanced at Mei Huaijin and said, "What about you?"

Mei Huaijin shrugged and spread his hands, saying, "There's nothing I can do. If you don't leave, I won't leave either."

The egg said disdainfully: "If you don't leave with your mediocre skills, you may not be able to keep your body intact, let alone your body."

Mei Huaijin carefully looked at the handsome boy who had grown rapidly in the past two or three years and was almost as tall as himself. Comparing his past image in his mind, he found that the boy had lost a lot of his childishness and playfulness and was becoming more and more masculine. He then analyzed, "I just cherish my own skin, but you care about your face. You are not leaving probably because you are afraid of not being able to face the boss, and the people you think are no worse than them!"

The egg scratched his head with a grin and said, "My parents gave me life, but the poet who knows me best is the roundworm! Not only did the boss say that my talent is better than that guy, but that guy dared to take his wife to Wala right after getting married, and he also made such a big fuss. I really want to experience what it feels like to give thousands of enemy troops a headache!"

Mei Huaijin continued to tease him, "Yes, yes, yes. You couldn't beat him on the Sword Dance Terrace, and I'm afraid you won't be his opponent now. How can you face an army of thousands of people?"

The corner of Ji Dan's mouth raised, and he smiled evilly: "If I can stop these barbarians, is it enough to prove that I am much more powerful than Jiang Yichen!?"

"I'm afraid that there won't be anything left of you." Mei Huaijin was still mocking him with disdain, but seeing that Jidan hadn't shown any fear and was actually eager to try, Mei Huaijin quickly brought out the boss to try to calm Jidan's uncontrollable crazy idea, "The boss hasn't woken up yet, do you really want to go?"

Ji Dan gritted his teeth and said firmly: "Go, otherwise why stay? When the boss wakes up, you tell him that I didn't let him down!"

Mei Huaijin saw that the egg was clearly standing still, but he could clearly feel that the egg's heart and mind were fully invested in the battlefield. He grabbed the egg's arm unconsciously, fearing that if he didn't hold it tightly, the egg would jump off the wall and face the thousands of iron hooves alone. He asked again: "Tell me what you are going to do first?"

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Jidan let Mei Huaijin grab his right arm without realizing it, as if he was putting himself into a certain role and thinking.

"I was wondering what Jiang Yichen would do if he were here...

"It is very likely that he would sneak up on the enemy and conduct assassinations or guerrilla warfare before the enemy troops arrived.

“But this method is suitable when the enemy is far away, as it can put great mental pressure on the enemy and consume a lot of manpower and material resources.

"It would be reckless to do so now, and it would be too late to change the situation.

“At the meeting the night before yesterday, it was mentioned that Songchuan County’s only advantage lies in its sloping terrain, which is high in the west and low in the east. It would take more energy for the enemy to storm the city, so the best strategy is to hold on and not go out.

"Then I will wait for an opportunity on top of the city wall and help my brothers drive away the people who are rushing to the city. When the enemy can no longer bear it and the commander comes out to give instructions, I will find an opportunity to sneak over and capture the leader first!
"If we can kill their leader, we can definitely buy some time!"

Mei Huaijin nodded frequently at first, but he didn't expect it to be so anticlimactic.

"That's it?"

"Ah, how about that? Pretty insightful, though?"

"Luckily you are a common man and not a general!"

"What do you mean by that?"

Mei Huaijin loosened his hand, put his hands on his waist and said: "Wuyiwuwu, you, just stay on the top of the city with me. If you really can't stand it, we can open it again..."

Before Mei Huaijin could utter the last word, Ji Dan's hand had already covered his mouth. He looked around nervously to make sure that the conversation between the two was not overheard by others, especially the last half of Mei Huaijin's sentence which was too damaging to the morale.

After all, at this time the two of them could already feel the faint vibrations coming from several miles away!

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