This martial artist just wants to be an official

Chapter 416 Extremely Cruel
I saw the demon general's back as he fled in panic.

Ma Qi's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and he shouted to the deputy general beside him:
"You guys deal with the mess, I'll go chase it!"

After saying that, he swung his sword and charged towards the demon general's back.

Two figures, one fleeing and one chasing.

Soon they arrived at the rear of the demon soldiers.

"Come die!!"

Ma Qi shouted loudly, and his long sword gradually approached the demon general's back.

The cold light flashed straight towards the back of the neck.

As the Demon King was running away, he suddenly felt his hair stand on end and he subconsciously put his spear behind his horse.

"Ding!!"

The long sword had been gathering power for a long time, and when the demon general raised his gun hastily, Ma Qi's long sword continued to move forward, but its direction was deviated by the block.

"laugh!!"

A cold light fell from the demon general's arm.

"Clap!"

A long arm instantly fell off from the shoulder and fell straight to the ground.

"what!!!"

The Demon King screamed miserably, and with a ruthless heart, he raised his spear and threw it hard at Ma Qi's face.

Ma Qi had been on guard for a long time, so how could he let this attack succeed? The long sword in his hand was like a flash of door panel, blocking all attacks.

"Ding!!"

The long sword collided with the long spear, blocking the incoming spear to the ground.

"Where are you escaping to!!!" When he looked over again, he found that the demon general was already running farther and farther away.

Ma Qi shouted angrily, but he knew he could no longer catch up with him.

He could only vent his anger on the demon army that was abandoned here by the demon general.

For a moment, screams rang out throughout the dense forest.

All the demon soldiers fled or surrendered, some even crawled on the ground trembling with fear.

After all, they are living beings, so they naturally know the word fear.

In front of the well-trained Dayong cavalry, these demon soldiers, whose weapons and armor were so rudimentary that they could not be more rudimentary, had long lost the courage to resist.

"The enemy general is dead! You won't be killed if you surrender!!"

Ma Qi naturally would not miss the opportunity for the demon general to escape. He turned his horse around and killed the enemy while shouting.

Before long, those demon soldiers were completely defeated.

They threw their weapons to the ground in surrender with a clanging sound.

Seeing this, Ma Qi's eyes flashed coldly.

Stupid demons, they still have a chance of survival if they resist. How could there be any prisoners between the two races?

Without further ado, after properly controlling all the demon captives, he shouted:
“Kill them all!!”

……

On that day, Ma Qi won a great victory, beheaded 30,000 people and defeated more than 10,000 enemy troops.

The casualties were only two thousand.

Of the ten thousand cavalrymen, eight thousand returned, and each horse carried at least three heads of demon soldiers.

When Lu Yuanzhi saw the cavalry army coming from afar, he immediately announced a reward for the three armies.

Having achieved such a victory in the first battle, Lu Yuanzhi naturally had to praise him greatly.

"General Ma Qi can be said to have taken full credit for this great victory!"

In the big tent, Lu Yuanzhi did not hesitate to express his praise.

"It's a pity that the demon general escaped."

Ma Qi heard this with a look of regret on his face, and said in a hateful voice: "If I meet it next time, I will make sure it never comes back!"

"It's already pretty good."

Seeing Ma Qi's act of taking advantage of others, Lu Yuanzhi's mouth twitched slightly, and he had to smile and comfort him. He slowly walked to Ma Qi, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely let you lead the troops to kill the monsters to your heart's content!"

"Thank you, Marshal Lu!"

When he heard that he could kill to his heart's content, Ma Qi's eyes lit up and the look of joy could not be wiped away.

Seeing his expression, Lu Yuanzhi could only sigh in his heart, you are the real living devil.

“What should we do next?”

The great victory in the first battle made the soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou feel relieved.

In the tent, the generals began to discuss the next battle plan.

"Battle to defend the city."

Aunt Lengdan slowly raised her eyes, and her voice became extremely steady. She said in a deep voice:

"The defeat in the first battle will surely make the Demon King, who is eager to achieve results, furious and even lose his mind. He will want to win the second battle at all costs, so in the next battle, he is very likely to go to the city himself."

Hearing Aunt Lenglan's words, the generals felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

It would be a lie to say that they were not afraid of the first-rank Demon King when the Imperial Preceptor was not in the army.

That's first-class!!

Although they were not clear about the combat effectiveness of the demon race at different levels, but judging from the numbers alone, this first-grade level was enough to make them look up to them.

"Haha, there's nothing to be afraid of."

There was a hint of squinting in Lu Yuanzhi's smile:
"With the help of the national master's treasure, I'm actually afraid that he won't come."

However, Lu Yuanzhi remained skeptical about Aunt Lengdan's speculation.

He felt that the Demon King would definitely not play by the rules.

……

"You dare to come back?!"

The Faceless Demon King spoke in a cold voice as he looked at the demon general in front of him with a broken arm and bleeding profusely. His expressionless face was trembling with anger.

"Please forgive me, Master Demon King..."

The demon general was completely frightened out of his wits.

After having barely survived a battle under Ma Qi's sword, and having to feel the oppressive force brought by the Demon King, he was already exhausted both physically and mentally, but he had no choice but to withstand the pressure.

"Forgive me? How can I forgive you? In the first battle, you couldn't even cut off the water source, and you were killed and only you came back! If I don't punish you severely, how can I explain to the remaining hundreds of thousands of demon soldiers??!"

The Demon King’s voice was so loud that it echoed throughout the demon army’s tent.

After hearing the Demon King's voice, all the demon soldiers stood up and shouted angrily:
"Kill, kill, kill!!!"

"Kill, kill, kill!!"

What does it feel like to have hundreds of thousands of people standing there yelling at you to kill you?
The demon general's pants were soaked. He was so frightened that he had completely lost all his courage. He collapsed on the ground with a gloomy look in his eyes, and he kept muttering:

"Please forgive me, Master Demon King... Please forgive me..."

"Humph!!"

The Demon King's body suddenly grew larger in front of the army, and even the demon soldiers standing farthest away could see his body.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the Demon King stared at the demon general lying limp on the ground with his lantern-like eyes. His big mouth full of sharp teeth opened slightly, and an incomparable suction force came from his mouth.

The Demon King was sucked into his mouth almost effortlessly.

"Kacha kacha kacha..."

Just like chewing a crisp cucumber, this ear-sore sound went straight into everyone's ears.

"Gudong."

Seeing what the Demon King did, everyone swallowed subconsciously.

"This general has ruined the morale of our army. I will naturally execute him in public. My men! Tell me, are you willing to accept this first defeat?!"

“I’m not willing to accept this!!!”

“I’m not willing to accept this!!!”

There was a roar of anger. "Since you are unwilling to accept this, what should you do??!!"

The Demon King has a huge body, and his lantern-sized eyes slowly scan every fanatical demon warrior.

"Kill, kill, kill!!"

"Charge into Xuzhou City!"

"Massacre the city to vent anger!!!"

The sound was louder and louder, one wave higher than the other.

When the Demon King heard this, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

The intelligence of the demon race means that it is easier for them to restore morale than humans.

With just a few words, the Demon King had stabilized the morale of the three armies.

Next, it's time for revenge...

The Demon King's eyes were extremely gloomy. He looked towards the direction of Xuzhou City and shouted:
"Xuzhou City!! The Emperor is here!!"

After saying this, he waved his hand under the gaze of the three armies of demon soldiers:
“March!!!!”

"Kill, kill, kill!!"

……

A day passes in a flash.

When the overwhelming demon army stopped and set up camp less than three miles outside the city of Xuzhou.

Lu Yuanzhi saw it from the top of the city wall.

He saw clearly.

Although these demon armies looked poorly equipped overall, some of their tents even had holes in them.

But the passionate military spirit is enough to make one's scalp tingle.

He was sure that once the siege began, the demon army would fight to the death.
None of the demon soldiers are afraid of death. Their fearless aura can make the whole city of Xuzhou, Dayong, fall into a low point in morale, both among the people and the military.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

The lower class of the demon race is even more miserable than the lower class of the human race.

No matter what, the lower class of the human race can choose to farm to barely make ends meet for their family.

As for the demon people, very few have accepted enlightenment, and most of them are still living on eating raw meat and drinking blood.

Many of the lower-class demon tribes can only become vassals of the powerful demon tribes, or even their food...

This is entirely caused by history and culture.

This also leads to the fact that the IQ of the demon people is generally not high. They only know how to blindly obey orders and act accordingly. Just a few words of deception can make them feel that they will not die, and even make them think that death is an extremely glorious thing.

Therefore, the soldiers of the demon clan are an extremely troublesome type of troops in the entire Kyushu continent.

But I just don't want to use this type of troops, because they only recognize the demon king of their own demon clan...

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be these two days."

Lu Yuanzhi's voice sounded faintly in Aunt Leng's ears.

It was already night, and the demons outside the city had already set up camp. Everything was ready and they were just waiting to start the siege tomorrow.

"Let all soldiers take turns on duty. They must defend the city walls."

Aunt Leng's voice was extremely cold:
"No one can retreat even a single step while defending the city! I will arrange for the supervisory team to watch from behind, and anyone who dares to retreat will be killed on the spot!"

This is also something that can't be helped.

Faced with a group of crazy and fearless demon soldiers, anyone who sees them will feel their scalp tingling and feel fear.

It may not matter at first, but as time goes by, it will sooner or later leave a shadow in your heart.

Naturally, some people will be timid at this time, and there is nothing that can be done about it.

Soldiers of any race will develop this mentality when fighting against soldiers of the demon race.

They can only set up a supervision team behind their front lines.

If they retreat they will die anyway, but if they don't retreat there is still a glimmer of hope, so they have no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to fight the demons to the death.

"Ah."

Lu Yuanzhi naturally knew that this was done to allow more people to survive.

Since he has been in a high position, Lu Yuanzhi has finally understood some things that he could never understand in his previous life.

When a person stands at the top of society, no matter what he does, he must consider the consequences and far-reaching impact of his actions.

For example, in a previous life, I encountered a typical train problem.

When a train comes, you hold the key that can change the direction of the train.

There are two roads in front of you. A person is lying on one of the roads. If the train had followed the original route, this person would not have died.

But there were seven people lying on the route that the train had to take.

Would you choose to ignore the seven deaths, or turn the key to save the seven people who are doomed to die and sacrifice the one who didn't have to die?
In order to avoid taking responsibility, ordinary people will subconsciously choose to do nothing and avoid getting into trouble.

Most people know what to choose. After all, those are seven lives, and no matter how you look at it, it is much more cost-effective than that one.

But is this really the correct answer?
Your purpose was to save people, but you ended up killing someone who could have been saved...

How is this calculated? ?

In his previous life, Lu Yuanzhi must have been the one who chose to ignore it.

But after traveling through time and holding a high position, Lu Yuanzhi encountered this problem again.

Then there is one and only one option.

That is, save seven people and sacrifice one.

This choice is helpless, but necessary.

Therefore, a supervision camp is also necessary here.

You may not need it when fighting other races, but you must have it when fighting monsters!

Lu Yuanzhi's heart naturally became ruthless.

This is naturally done for the benefit of more people.

……

The next day.

The sun slowly spread over the city of Xuzhou.

In the wilderness, the demon army only had a few simple ladders.

But just these few simple ladders made Lu Yuanzhi purse his lips.

It was just a simple action of setting up a ladder on the top of the city wall, but the demon clan sacrificed at least two thousand soldiers.

But even so, the demon soldiers behind were still rushing towards the top of the city madly.

And in the city.

The 170,000 troops brought by Lu Yuanzhi.

There are countless weapons for defending the city, whether it is ordinary boulders, kerosene, or golden soup...

It's like an advanced civilization bullying a weak civilization.

There is a dimensional crushing here.

Lu Yuanzhi saw with his own eyes the demon soldiers, whose bodies were soaked in kerosene and whose bones had turned black, still howling as they climbed up to the top of the city wall.

There were also demon soldiers who were almost turned into meat paste by huge rocks, and there were also demon soldiers who stood up and swayed a few times under the ladder, trying to continue climbing before they were unwilling to fall.

The key point is that there are not just one or two such unyielding and crazy figures, but countless!!
Lu Yuanzhi's faith in Taoism was almost broken by what he saw.

Not to mention the soldiers guarding the city?

But there was no way, they still had to continue guarding.

Because this is their mission and they have no way out.

"kill!!!!"

A demon soldier finally climbed up to the top of the city wall, but was directly stabbed into a hornet's nest by more soldiers defending the city...

(End of this chapter)