alien army

Chapter 379 Nalan Treason
On March 754, 3 in the Imperial Calendar, spring blossoms.

In the early morning, the old man Kerman came to the entrance of the village as usual with his bow and arrows on his back, ready to go hunting in the mountains.

Although the empire started a war with the orcs, the war did not have much impact on the small town next to Priseli.

People in the small town still lead a peaceful life.

The people believed that with the presence of the Black Eagle Legion and Earl Liuyun, Huoyun would not be defeated.

Today, however, the town is no longer peaceful.

"Old Jack, I'm here, you can go!"

Seeing his old partner from a distance, Kerman smiled and waved to him, and said loudly.

Kerman and Old Jack were friends since childhood. They joined the army together when they grew up, and returned to their hometown together after retiring. They have a very good relationship on weekdays.In addition, the two sons served in the same army, so the relationship is even closer.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to go today, Kerman!" Old Jack walked up to him and said with a gloomy expression.

"What happened, old guy?" Seeing that his old friend's expression was not right, Kerman asked hastily, "Can I help?"

Old Jack shook his head and looked at Kerman sadly: "You can't help. Besides, you are in trouble!"

"Tell me quickly, what happened?" Kerman grabbed Old Jack and asked anxiously.Although he is getting old, he still can't change his hot temper when he was young.

"Oh, this news is terrible, you have to be mentally prepared!" Old Jack said with a long sigh.

"I'm listening!" Kerman said in a deep voice.

"The guard of the cold city has defected to the enemy!" Old Jack said in a deep voice.

Kerman was stunned when he heard the words: "What does this have to do with us? This should be something that bothers Earl Liuyun, right?"

"I think you are stupid!" Old Jack scolded angrily, "Our son, Huniu's fiancé, is serving in the cold city!"

Like a thunderbolt exploding above his head, Kerman closed his eyes in pain, his body was on the verge of falling.

"Are you okay!" Old Jack rushed forward and supported him.

Gently pushing old Jack away, Kerman tried hard to stand firm.

"It's all right! Where did you hear the news?" Kerman asked.

"Yesterday evening, a relative of mine came here from Priseli City to tell me. It is said that the news has spread throughout Priseli City!"

"How is that possible, God! The one who guards the cold city is General Nalan, who is well-known in the empire! When my son came home last year, he kept praising him!"

"Yeah, because it's him, no one thought of it!" Old Jack said bitterly.

"So, what about the children?" Kerman asked anxiously.

Old Jack was not silent, did not speak.

Kerman's face tightened.

But after a while, he seemed to think of something, and the wrinkles on his face suddenly stretched out: "My son of Kerman, no way!".

Patting Old Jack on the shoulder, Kerman seemed to be back to the pride he had when he was in the barracks: "Don't worry, old guy! Those boys, don't you know? Even if they die in battle, they won't be traitors." of!"

"Kerman, unfortunately, it is said that all the defenders of Cold City have surrendered! They have now become the vanguard of the orc army, and they will soon hit the city of Priseli!"

Kerman's smile froze in an instant.

"Impossible!" He kept shaking his head, "Our son won't!"

"The news is absolutely true," said old Jack bitterly. "They are young, and when they cannot help themselves, they will go astray!"

"Confused, confused! Traitor, which one will end well?" Kerman muttered to himself.

His face became pale, and his eyes were empty, as if his vitality had been drained from his body by an invisible big hand.

Raising his head and silently looking at the sky, two lines of turbid tears wet the old man's face, Kerman suddenly yelled like crazy: "My mother!"

The voice was bleak and high-pitched, like the howling of a wounded old wolf in the middle of the night.

At dusk, Kerman, Old Jack and several middle-aged men with weapons left the town together.

On March 754, 3, the rebel general Nalan led 5 cavalry to the south to serve as the vanguard of the orcs.

On March 3, the rebels captured Kerama and Twi, the important towns in the central part of Begram Province, and the imperial defenders in Begram were defeated across the board under the lightning attack of the rebel cavalry.

On March 3, the rebels entered the province of Arak, conquered three cities within five days, and directed their troops at the province of Roman.

The army of 30 orcs moved south quickly along the passage opened by Nalan.

"Love can really make people crazy!" Arroyo looked at the village that had turned into a piece of scorched earth, and said with emotion, "The road for hundreds of miles is full of such dilapidated scenes, this person is really cold-blooded! "

In the whole village, there is only one living person.The rest of the villagers, who were dead or not, had already run away.

It was an old man in his 70s.

He was whimpering mournfully as he limped and dragged a charred body toward a freshly dug earthen pit.

"Go home, child, sleep well!" the old man murmured to himself while dragging the corpse.

In the sky, several corpse birds circled above his head, making piercing chirps.

"Weak people can only linger on, struggling to survive, just like that old man. In Nalan's heart, he has always longed to be a real strong man. For him, Hancheng is just a temporary dormant place. He is like A knife, Huoyun sharpened him but didn't use him anymore, and ended up hurting himself." Ming Luo looked at the figure of the old man and said, "However, if you treat him as a fool who is crazy about love, then Big mistake!"

"Uh?"

"Do you know what conditions I promised him?"

"What conditions?"

"On the day when the Huoyun Empire is destroyed, rebuild a country on this land and put him on the throne!"

Arroyo snorted coldly: "His ambition is not small!"
Ming Luo said with a smile: "Who doesn't have ambition? How many people in this world can see through fame and fortune? Blue Moon Continent cannot be ruled by our strength alone. We need a helper like him. Even if I help him Ascending to the throne, he will also be the target of criticism by the people of the Huoyun Empire, without us behind him, he will not be able to sit firmly in the position of emperor!"

"I used to think he was a passionate man, but now he seems to be just a greedy politician, haha!" Arroyo also laughed, very contemptuously.

"He has true feelings for Princess Naya. When that woman was alive, he would rather stay in a remote cold city than make her sad. His ambition was imprisoned by his infatuation. The devil in him came out. Didn't you see the corpses of civilians along the way? I don't think when he walked this way, he didn't think about turning back."

"Are you satisfied with the pioneer's performance?"

Arroyo understood Ming Luo's intention of letting the rebels be the vanguard: it was not only a cruel test to test the loyalty of the rebels, but also completely pushed Nalan to a dead end, allowing him to stand at the forefront of the entire Fire Cloud Empire. opposite.

And Nalan also acted like a bachelor, facing the people of Huoyun Empire, he raised his butcher knife without hesitation and slaughtered all directions.

"Yes. I am not only satisfied, but also appreciate his military management methods. Think about it, all the officers and soldiers under him are from the Fire Cloud Empire. It is not easy to do this! As early as during the Civil War of the Fire Cloud Empire , His blitz battle caught my attention, he is a real general. That's why I kept showing him favors and paving a way for him when he was frustrated." Ming Luo said.

"So, it's time for this princess to die?" Arroyo laughed.

"It should be said that Liuyun appeared at the right time. Under a starry sky, it is impossible to have two dazzling stars. I hope this time, he can handle it." Ming Luo couldn't help but think of his opponent.He is looking forward to more wonderful performances from Liu Yun, so that the war will become more interesting.

"By the way, big brother, are you going to let this madman fight all the way?"

"No." Ming Luo shook his head, "After entering the Roman province, he should have vented enough, let him stop and rest, and transfer the orcs to fight forward. The 30 orc army is enough for this battle. What we need now are tools, not cannon fodder!"

"Is this called playing both soft and hard?"

"It should be said that both grace and power are emphasized!"

The two brothers looked at each other and laughed.

In the night, two officers walked out of the account and walked towards the wilderness not far away.

There, a young man stood alone, looking silently to the west.

"Jack, what are you thinking?"

"Harry, I was thinking, what would my father's reaction be if he knew that I had become a traitor?" The young officer in the wilderness turned around, looked at his two good friends, Harry and Rot, and said with a wry smile.

"It seems that we all have the same troubles! However, you are obviously much more serious than me, your father is so hot-tempered..."

"Come on, both of you, stop being sad. If Huniu finds out that I've become a member of the rebel army, I'm afraid I'll have to be a bachelor!"

Another young officer named Rot interrupted Eck, sighed heavily, and sat down on the grass.

"You said, is it easy for the three of us to get to where we are today? The hard work of the past years has been wiped out in less than a month. Now I am carrying the title of a rebel and living a shameful life , When will this nightmare end?" Luo Te simply lay on the ground, looking at the night sky, and asked blankly.

Jack and Harry also lay down in silence.

The night sky is full of stars, still as beautiful as ever.

But for these three young people, this starry sky is no longer what it used to be.

Under the former starry sky, they were glorious imperial officers with their own ideals and pursuits, but now, they are members of the rebel army, walking on the edge of the cliff, they may be smashed to pieces at any time.

Hancheng is the place where their dreams started. Since they came here, they have dreamed of becoming an imperial officer one day and making a career in the army.However, despite the youth, sweat and blood of these three young people who came out of the countryside, this dream is still far away from them.In the imperial army, it is very difficult for a commoner from a humble background to grow into an officer.Nalan's arrival opened a door for them.He selected talents eclecticly, and finally let them realize their dreams.Not only that, this once famous general in the empire also won the respect of everyone with his extraordinary military talent, and in a short period of time, he built the Hancheng defenders into an elite army.Everyone seems to see a bright future, and they believe that under the leadership of such a famous general, they will all have the opportunity to make achievements.

However, before they could even pass the good news of their promotion back to their hometown, General Nalan led them on a road of no return.

"Rot, don't think too much. If we can go back alive, I will help you intercede in front of my sister." Jack broke the silence and sighed.

Luo Te smiled wryly and said: "Then we must be able to go back alive! We are almost at Priseli City now, and if we fail, we will fight against the Black Hawk Legion. Who is Earl Liuyun? He is a fire fighter!" The military god of the cloud!"

"During this journey, how much blood of the soldiers and civilians of the empire has been stained on our hands? I am becoming more and more uneasy. If we are asked to attack the Black Hawk Legion again, I would rather take off this uniform and go home to farm! "Jack hummed heavily.

"Then what should we do?"

silence.

No one can answer this question.

While the three of them were talking, a few of them bent their backs, and under the cover of night, they moved towards the camp of the Hancheng rebels.

Ten meters away from the camp, they were discovered by a group of soldiers hiding behind a dirt bag.

"Who, stop!"

With a sound of "boom", an officer shouted loudly, drew out the long knife at his waist, and led the soldiers to block the way of several people.

"I'm your father! The traitor of Gou Ri!"

With a loud curse, a gleaming ax struck the officer head-on.

The officer hurriedly raised the long sword in his hand to block.

A big knife came from the axe, which made him take a few steps back.

Several soldiers hurried over, holding weapons in front of him.

Behind him, a torch was lit.The soldiers rushed up and surrounded several people.

The officer finally saw clearly that the attackers were just a few Huoyun civilians holding weapons.

Frowning, the officer said: "This is a military restricted zone, what are you doing here?"

"What are you doing?" Kerman sneered, "This is the land of the Huoyun Empire. I'm from Huoyun, so can't I come?"

"Put down your weapons and leave now, I won't embarrass you!" the officer said.

"Put down your weapons?" Kerman smiled. "When the enemy strikes, the men from Huoyun will pick up their weapons and go to the front line! I am here today to teach the lackeys of the orcs a lesson!"

The officer's face changed slightly when he heard the words, and he was about to speak, but Kerman and the others rushed towards him, waving their weapons.

"Take it down, don't hurt their lives!" The officer gave an order helplessly.

Kerman and the others were no match for the well-trained soldiers. After a while, they were tied up by the soldiers.

"You forgetful things! Kill me if you have the ability!"

"Scum! The country's scum!"

"I want to see my son! My son will not be a traitor!"

Although they were tied up, Kerman, Old Jack and the others still kept cursing.

When the officer learned that the sons of these civilians were all in the Nalan Army, they escorted them into the camp.

"Report to the general, a few civilians who attacked the barracks were caught."

Nalan was sitting in the tent talking with the envoy sent by Ming Luo when an officer walked into the tent and reported.

This envoy has stayed in Nalan's army since Nalan led his army to join the orcs.The name is to be responsible for the collusion between the orc army and Nalan, but in fact it also means to monitor Mingluo.

"I need to deal with some civilians myself? What do you want?" Nalan scolded angrily.

"But, General, they..."

The officer was about to argue, but Nalan said again: "What are you talking about? Get out!"

"Wait a minute, General Nalan. How dare a few civilians attack the barracks? I don't think this matter is that simple. Could it be that Earl Liuyun sent it? This man is full of tricks, we'd better be careful. Listen He said?" Ming Luo's emissary said.

Nalan sighed softly inwardly, and said helplessly to the officer, "What's going on?"

"The sons of the civilians who attacked the barracks are in our army. They are clamoring to see their sons!" the officer explained.

"Bring them in!"

"Why did you attack the barracks?" Nalan turned his eyes around a few people, and found that these people were indeed ordinary people of Huoyun.

"Who are you?" Kerman asked, staring at Nalan with angry eyes.

"I'm Nalan. The battle is going on right now. I won't hold you accountable. Get out of here!"

"You are General Nalan?" Kerman laughed loudly, "So you are the famous General Nalan of the Fire Cloud Empire! When my son came home, he kept praising you! How can you be a lackey of the orcs? gone?"

Old Jack also scolded: "You can just be a dog yourself, why drag our son with you? You can let us go, but let our son go with us!"

What the two said made the faces of Nalan and everyone in the tent burn.

And Ming Luo's envoy watched this scene with great interest.

"Dog, Huoyun's water and soil have raised you for nothing!" Kerman finished laughing, and spat heavily on the ground.

"Take them down and lock them up first." Nalan said to the officer with a cold face.

"General, why don't you just kill them for insulting you like this? Letting them quarrel like this may affect the morale of the army!" The messenger suddenly interrupted.

Nalan hesitated.

"Of course, it's up to you, General, to decide whether to kill or not." The messenger smiled.

"Kill!" Nalan squeezed out a cold word from between his teeth.

(End of this chapter)