Chapter 426: World Chapter: The Xuanyong Army Rising to Resistance (2)

Bad news always comes suddenly.

It's like what's happening in the Xuanyong Plateau at this moment. Just a few minutes ago, when all the Xuanyong soldiers were happily planning to pack up and return triumphantly, accompanied by the earth-shaking thunder, a piece of news of defeat that no one had expected came.

The front-line battlefield has been completely collapsed!
This battle report was as shocking as the sky falling, and an unprecedented dead silence suddenly descended, and quickly enveloped the huge high ground square that was quite noisy a second ago. That kind of dead silence seemed so abrupt and strange in this high ground that could accommodate hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Then -

"How can it be!!"

"Did all our soldiers and heroes die in battle?!"

"Master Bai Qi, Master Mi Yue, and more!!"

"Your Majesty, where is His Majesty?! Is it possible that even His Majesty!!"

"It's over, it's over, everything is over!"

A terrible wave of panic replaced the silence, and like the shock wave generated by an explosion, it quickly swept across the entire Highland Square, causing countless people to flee!
"The enemy's three armies are heading towards our high ground."

"It's hopeless! How can we defeat the enemy heroes alone?!"

“Hurry, run away!!”

"Stop pushing! Assholes, get out of here!!"

"Wait, wait! Someone got knocked down!!"

Faced with powerful things that are beyond human power to resist, and in the face of despair, human panic spreads at an alarming speed!

In just a moment, all the Xuanyong soldiers began to flee, with cries, curses, and shouts for help mixed together. There was even a serious stampede in the crowd. When 38 people rushed to flee together, countless soldiers who were caught off guard were knocked down and never had the chance to get up again. Preliminary estimates showed that at this moment, no less than a thousand Xuanyong soldiers were trampled to death. But even so, no one cared about these things anymore. At this moment, everyone had only one thought, and that was to quickly escape from the canyon battlefield before the enemy hero's butcher knife reached the high ground!

In fact, it is easy to understand why this seemingly absurd situation occurs.

Many of the soldiers present had relatives and friends who had been transferred to the front battlefield, and the collapse of the front battlefield meant that they had been killed by the enemy. The grief of their relatives and friends dying in battle was the first line of defense to destroy the mind. Moreover, the mighty Xuanyong Kingdom should have had a smooth war, but it was beaten to the point of collapse. This was really chilling. And the most important thing was the defeat of all the heroes of Xuanyong Kingdom!

The group battle failed, the front battlefield collapsed, the three armies of more than 100,000 people were annihilated, the supreme heroes of Xuanyong country died collectively, and even the black and white chess players known as the elite of Jixia were no match for them. Only this vulnerable high ground was left.
I believe there is no reality more devastating than this.

In the canyon battlefield, the heroes of various forces are actually a kind of spiritual pillar for the soldiers under them. Because in a sense, as long as there are heroes alive on their side, there is always hope of a comeback no matter what. On the contrary, once all the heroes are killed, it would be like the general leading the army having his head chopped off by the enemy and hung on the city wall. This symbolizes the loss of authority and the collapse of spiritual pillars, which is fatal to the mortal soldiers.

Without the protection of the heroes, what awaits the defeated soldiers will only be a brutal and horrific slaughter! Otherwise, how can we say that it is the heroes rather than the soldiers who truly decide the outcome of the battle?
At this moment, even though the Xuanyong soldiers were fully armed, they were still as weak in front of the hero as a group of ants under the feet of a poor lamb being targeted by a pack of wolves!
With such a huge disparity in strength, let alone organizing a decent resistance, it would be a blessing to escape from the knife of the enemy hero!

If even our own heroes are no match for the enemy, what's the point of fighting? The soldiers are all very aware of how terrifying the heroes are, but which soldier dares to say that they have the capital to fight against heroes who are as powerful as gods?
Therefore, when all the heroes on one side are killed in battle, the army without a leader will often lead to only one outcome: collapse.

A complete collapse across the board!
At this time, the 38 Xuanyong soldiers in the Xuanyong Plateau had no organization or discipline at all. The crowd fled in all directions. No matter whether they were squad leaders, centurions, thousand-man leaders, or ordinary soldiers, facing the impending powerful enemy, there was only one thing they could do - run away.

Xuanyong Highlands fell out of control in an instant.

Only five minutes had passed and Wang Yao's army had not yet arrived, but Xuan Yong's army had already been defeated!

Of course--

History is always strikingly similar.

Looking back at the long river of time, we can often find some great figures in it; in times of crisis, there is always a group of people who will choose to face the difficulties and resolutely shoulder the heavy responsibility of "supporting the collapsing building".

Many of these people were originally just ordinary people, some were even weak and insignificant. However, compared to those active heroes who were blessed by nature and endowed with divine powers by Jixia just because of the favor of fate, these people are more worthy of the word "hero".

What is a hero?
Heroes often have a strong sense of responsibility and commitment. When danger comes, they can turn the tide and save the country from danger. Heroes also have the noble character of "worrying about the world before worrying about themselves, and being happy after the world is happy", and at the same time have the courage strong enough to overcome the fear in their hearts!

Only those who possess both responsibility and courage can be called heroes, and most ordinary people do not possess these qualities. Otherwise, why are there so few people who can be called heroes?

Especially at this moment in the Xuanyong Plateau, facing the already chaotic and disorderly army, the terrible enemy that is about to arrive, the vulnerable plateau, and the panic and anxiety, who would dare to take the initiative to step forward and shoulder this burden when they know that there is no chance of winning and they have no obligation to do so?
No, humans are not as brave as they think. Many of the self-proclaimed bravery is just an illusion of self-satisfaction. In the face of a real disaster, 99% of people will choose to escape. This is the reality.

And if measured by these conditions, then until just now, Shang Yang could not be considered a [hero].

The moment he learned of the defeat at the front line, Shang Yang was overwhelmed by fear. His first reaction was the same as everyone else's. He just wanted to escape.

For Shang Yang, war is nothing more than a bloody game played by those in power. He doesn't want to care about winning or losing, and he can't care about it! Those heroes are definitely not something that a group of mortal soldiers like them can fight against. He admits that he is afraid of death, and he doesn't agree that it is shameful to run away when facing heroes. Whoever can do it will do it! He is just an ordinary soldier. He has finally survived these three years of military career. He is about to live with his beloved, but he doesn't want to be buried on this damn battlefield at this time!

Let’s take the high ground if we can. Only an idiot would continue to stay in this damn place!
After all, humans are selfish creatures. Especially when faced with life and death, it is understandable that they instinctively protect themselves, and we cannot blame them too much for this.

however--

When Shang Yang tried his best and finally got through the chaotic crowd and held Yingyu's extremely cold hand, Yingyu's sudden words were like a blow to Shang Yang.

"Shang Yang, where can we, we, escape to?"

Shang Yang was stunned. In the chaotic crowd, he turned around and looked at the beautiful girl behind him. At that moment, through her eyes that were slightly filled with tears, he saw confusion and despair.

Wait, yeah, where can they escape to?

Shang Yang was dumbfounded.

Xuanyong has been defeated, so the enemy will definitely break through the high ground first, and after completely destroying Xuanyong's manpower, they will pass through the canyon battlefield and invade Xuanyong's territory.
At this moment, even if they managed to escape back to Xuanyong, wouldn't the enemy still chase them sooner or later? But, what could he do in the face of the incoming enemy heroes? Go up and fight the opponent in a one-on-one duel?
Shang Yang was not born a tough guy. To be honest, he was scared, scared to death!

He always thought that he was full of knowledge and had great talent, and could make Xuanyong prosperous and strong. But in the end, it turned out that he was just a coward who was good at talking but did not even have the courage to realize his ambitions when the time came!
Shang Yang couldn't stop shaking, it was fear and humiliation!

He knew very well that if he fled, he would lose the vital canyon defense line under his feet, and then his homeland would be handed over to others. By then, the mountains and rivers would be shattered, and the country would be lost. Not only him and Yingyu, but also the people in his hometown would be brutally slaughtered by the enemy, and countless comrades and their relatives and friends would spend the rest of their lives in the miserable life of slavery.
Courage is not innate.

Although Shang Yang was not stupid, he was just an ordinary person. He would retreat and be afraid. However, when the crisis came, looking at the panicked soldiers around him, the desperate lover in front of him, and thinking about the dark future, at that moment, Shang Yang suddenly did not want to escape.

A wonderful feeling suddenly rose from Shang Yang's back. It was the courage derived from the desperate situation where there was no way to retreat!
No, there is no time to hesitate. For the sake of his beloved and the millions of people behind Xuanyong Country, he should do something! !

Heroes are never destined.

This glory will always belong to those who overcome the fear in their hearts with courage!
The dividing line of life is here. Those who bravely cross the long river of fear are heroes, and those who take a step back are cowards!

And Shang Yang seemed to have made up his mind.

He finally stopped trembling, and slowly raised his face, staring at the beautiful girl in front of him with an unprecedented firm gaze.

"Yingyu, I'm sorry, are you willing to go to hell with me?"

Yingyu was stunned.

The beautiful girl stared blankly at the man in front of her who suddenly seemed like a different person. Love made her understand the determination in Shang Yang's eyes in an instant, so after only a while, a calm smile slowly appeared at the corner of her lips.

"Yes! I do!"

As long as I can be with you, I am willing to accompany you even to hell!
In the chaos, the two hands were tightly clasped together, and the two people in love resolutely turned their heads and looked at the rolling dark clouds in the distance, without any fear!

——We are responsible for the rise and fall of our country!
(End of this chapter)