The First Tyrant of Daxia

Chapter 4546 The Prince's Order

Xiao Jian and Tu Ling were of similar strength, and their martial arts skills were almost the same in intensity, so they soon fell into a fierce battle.

At the same time, the disciples of Fanzhi Sect, the alien beast tribe, and the four armies also began fighting on the front line. Pang Xin used the pressure of Fanzhi Avenue to limit the strength of Daxia, and the battle line was advanced at a speed far beyond imagination.

Faced with such a situation, Qin Rui quickly became uneasy. Although he had already made a sufficiently complete plan, the battlefield was changing rapidly and was far from as easy as he had imagined.

Noticing Qin Rui's abnormality, Chi Xiao, who had retreated to the position, comforted him, "Don't panic, Prince. When His Majesty arrives, the situation will surely be reversed. All we have to do is delay the enemy's movements and trap them in the encirclement of the ancient tree group's position."

Qin Rui knew very well that they could not compete with the Fanzhi Sect with their strength alone, but before his father arrived, he did not want to give in to the other side.

He watched the front line being pushed forward step by step, but could only watch helplessly. This was not the result he wanted to see.

After thinking it over, Qin Rui suddenly had an idea: "If that's the case, then we should open the front line of the ancient tree group position, let the enemy enter the position, and then form a siege."

Hearing this, Chi Xiao immediately advised: "No, Prince. The ancient tree group position encirclement and suppression has no practical use for the time being. Before His Majesty arrives, we must not bet that we will succeed."

“How dare you!” Qin Rui shouted angrily: “This prince has made the decision and no one can discuss it! There can only be one commander on the battlefield, and that is this prince!”

Qin Rui is not a one-trick pony. He is eager to make achievements and let Qin Yun see his transformation with his own eyes. For this transformation, he will definitely bet everything on it.

He has studied military books for more than decades and is fully confident in the defense of the ancient tree positions. He has done his best in deploying troops and battle formations.

Even if facing the powerful Fanzhi Sect, he always believed that as long as the soldiers were united, no one in the position was invincible, and even absolute power suppression could be broken.

Seeing this, Chi Xiao had no choice but to shut up, but the worry in his heart became even worse.

As someone who had fought Tu Ling head-on, he knew very well that if only the powerful men on the other side had such strength, the sect leader could easily break through the defenses of the ancient tree positions.

If the ancient tree group position is lost before the truly strong army arrives, the entire western defense of Daxia will fall apart, and the consequences will be disastrous.

Qin Rui had already made up his mind, and said loudly to all the soldiers: "All troops, listen up! Retreat to the ancient tree group position, take a defensive posture to meet the enemy, and change strategy!"

When the soldiers fighting on the front line heard this, their eyes widened, unable to believe what they heard.

Although the front line is always being pushed forward, it does not mean that they are afraid or cowardly. As long as they are given enough time, the pressure from Fanzhi Avenue will gradually decrease, and then there will be an opportunity for counterattack.

As a result, the prince now actually ordered the entire army to retreat to the ancient tree position. Isn't that tantamount to handing over the border without any hesitation?

Similarly, Xiao Jian, who was in the middle of a fierce battle with Tu Ling, did not understand the actions of Crown Prince Qin Rui and asked suspiciously, "Crown Prince, are you sure you want to order the soldiers to retreat now? Do you know that His Majesty once said that even a tiny bit of Daxia territory will not be violated, and those who offend Daxia will be punished no matter how far away they are!"

The outer border of the ancient tree group position was formed by the conquest of small sects. The spiritual power it contains between heaven and earth is weak and cannot be considered precious.

But for Daxia and Qin Yun, every piece of territory was bought with blood and sweat by soldiers, and even just setting foot on it was an insult to the Daxia Empire. Qin Rui forgot about such teachings at this moment and insisted on his own opinion: "Who dares not to obey the orders of this prince!"

After these words were spoken, the alien beast tribe and the soldiers hesitated for a moment and could only temporarily give up the fight and retreat. Facing the aggressive pursuit of the Fanzhi Sect disciples, they fought and retreated, and their losses increased several times in a short period of time.

Although Xiao Jian was dissatisfied, he was also very clear about how huge the impact of disobeying military orders on the battlefield would be on the entire war.

Even though Tu Ling tried his best to stop him, Xiao Jian turned around without hesitation, using the most basic sword-controlling skills to dodge Tu Ling's attack of dancing green vines, and quickly retreated to the rear of the ancient tree position.

This scene made Pang Xin and his group burst into laughter: "It's ridiculous! They have already started to retreat in such a situation. Are all the people in the Great Xia Empire so weak that they don't even have the courage to fight head-on?"

The soldiers of Daxia were indignant when they heard this, and they wanted to go to the front line to kill all these ungrateful people. However, the crown prince Qin Rui gave a death order, so they could only retreat to the ancient tree group position, and face the enemy's ridicule with gritted teeth and swallowed it in their stomachs, feeling aggrieved!

Soon, other generals also rushed over from the imperial capital, but the battle line had already been forced back to the position of the ancient trees.

Dongfang Tianxiang was puzzled and looked at Xiao Jian in confusion, "Why is it so fast? Why didn't you send back the information when the border was lost? This is dereliction of duty! Do you understand?"

As a general on the battlefield, Xiao Jian had never suffered such an injustice before, being pointed at and scolded by Dongfang Tianxiang.

However, he couldn't tell them that this was all the prince's idea, so he could only helplessly say: "The enemy is strong, and the ancient tree group position is heavily guarded. We can better deal with the enemy by retreating to the position. Why not?"

Even Zhou Tianyi couldn't stand it anymore and retorted: "Once the border is lost, the coordination between the two formations of Dongfang Tianxiang and I will be impossible. The use of the formation within the ancient tree formation will definitely cause the formation to be destroyed. Your Majesty will never allow such a scene to happen."

Xiao Jian was extremely helpless and could only look to Qin Rui for help.

Crown Prince Qin Rui looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "This is what I mean. I have already prepared the ancient tree formation. The border is not to be handed over. When we counterattack, we will take it back."

Even when the prince stood up to speak, Dongfang Tianxiang and Zhou Tianyi remained silent, dissatisfied with this decision.

However, the soldiers had already retreated, and it was a pipe dream to advance forward now. They had no choice but to follow the instructions of Crown Prince Qin Rui and defend the position to the death.

The morale of the Fanzhi Sect was high, and the disciples began a new round of charge, while Pang Xin also followed and advanced the front line.

The pressure from Fanzhi Avenue kept approaching and fell once again, making it difficult for the retreating soldiers with demoralized morale to resist. Not only was their strength reduced, but the original formation had to be changed.

Otherwise, the soldiers on the front line would be committing suicide and would have no choice but to keep giving way to the enemy.

"Disciples, listen up! The soldiers of Daxia are already putting up a desperate resistance. Use all your strength to push forward and occupy the ancient tree group's position!"

Pang Xin said loudly, and with a wave of his hand, the entire army advanced.