At the command, the bowstrings vibrated together, the arrows screamed through the air, and they were shot towards the Chiseltooth people who were coming like a tide from more than a hundred steps away.
The rain of arrows fell, easily piercing through the simple armor of the Chisel-toothed people, but not many people fell to the ground. The wounds of the Chisel-toothed people burst out with blood, but instead they aroused their madness, roaring and roaring all the way, and they were ferocious towards the Wu Kui army's front line.
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General Wei stood on the earth platform at the rear and looked at the battlefield. He noticed that the chisel-toothed soldiers were running very fast, but the formation was gradually becoming scattered. He signaled the flag bearer beside him: "Fire another round of arrows and let the second formation slowly spread to the two wings."
The flags were waving, the war drums were beating, and the horns were sounding. At the front of the front were brave infantrymen wearing iron armor. Shields nearly one person high were lined up like a wall, and spears more than ten feet tall were set up like a forest, heading towards the chisel teeth that were running wildly.
The people all stabbed out.
The moment the two armies came into contact, it was like a huge wave crashing into a solid rock. The sound of killing was loud, and blood flew in all directions as the weapons of the two sides shuttled back and forth.
The chisel-toothed people who were born in the mountains and forests in the southern part of Kunlun Island have a strong physique, and their muscles are much thicker than ordinary people. Their skin is gray-green, and the texture is like hard leather. What’s more, they have a pair of canine teeth protruding from the outer pocket of their mandibles, hence the name “chisel-toothed people”.
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Most of the chisel-toothed people were armed with broad knives and clubs, and they slashed and smashed as hard as they could. Although there were no rules, it often took the combined efforts of three or five soldiers to kill one of them.
But even so, facing the well-armed Wu Kui army, the attack of the Chisel-toothed people immediately slowed down. The sacrificially blessed swords, spears, and talisman soldiers were held by Bai Shichang, who was outstanding in martial arts. They attacked at the right time, cutting through the chisels like tofu.
The armor, skin and flesh of the tooth people.
After a brief confrontation, the Chiseltooth people suffered many casualties, while the Wu Kui Army's right-wing offensive gradually increased, which in turn pushed the front back.
At this time, behind the Chiseltooth civilian army formation, they suddenly saw yellow clouds rising into the sky, swirling like a whirlpool, giving birth to countless crows, flying towards Wu Kui's army.
"Where is Yi Jiangzi?" General Wei asked immediately upon seeing this.
He saw a figure leaping up from the earth platform. Yi Jiangzi had been prepared for it. He casually took out Fei Lianyu, his magical weapon, and waved it like a fan. Immediately, the wind and waves surged, destroying the forest and uprooting trees, and attacked the formation.
The crows broke through easily.
"Hmph! Summoning monsters is nothing!" Yi Jiangzi laughed loudly, and when he heard the drum beat below changed, he raised his magic weapon again, triggering strong winds, blowing flying sand and disrupting the enemy's positions, and then the archers from the rear of Wu Kui Army fired a round.
He shot, and many chisel-toothed people fell down in response.
At the same time, the right wing of Wu Kui's army suddenly heard loud killing sounds, and the light of spells flew back and forth. The warrior battalion, covered with white light and golden light, wore talisman armor inside and full-body iron armor outside. They held melon hammers and heavy axes and tore apart the teeth of the chisel-toothed people.
The front line, with corpses trampled under their feet, forced their way out of the bloody path.
From a distance, Yi Jiangzi saw several Wu Zhu behind the enemy formation reciting a curse and stamping their feet on the ground in unison, acting like a madman. Then countless vines and thorns burst out of the ground, entangling the warriors who broke the formation.
This time, without waiting for General Wei to speak, three female cultivators from the Mingxia Pavilion immediately waved their silk ribbons, turning into mist-like rays of light. They flowed gently around the warriors, silently causing the vines and thorns to wither like firewood, and were easily killed.
break free.
Seeing this, those Wu Zhu knew that they were outmatched, and the retreating horn sounded from behind the Jiuli Army formation, and the sound was sharp and harsh.
After hearing this, some of the chisel-toothed people who were lagging behind turned around and fled. The remaining ones were eager to kill and had no intention of retreating. They actually delayed the Wu Kui Army's pursuit. The few barbarian leaders riding wild boars were covered in blood.
There were dozens of scars and blood all over his body, and he still kept roaring until he was pulled off his mount by the Ruishi battalion and hit him hard with a melon hammer several times before his head was smashed.
"General Wei, why don't you pursue us?" Yi Jiangzi was about to cast another spell, but he heard his own trumpet blowing to withdraw his troops, so he had no choice but to lower himself and asked.
"This barbarian army is just to lure us to pursue." General Wei shook his head and said: "The Huaiying Hall monks who just went to reconnaissance used paper cranes to send back the news. They found that more than ten miles ahead, there was an ambush of Jiuli Kingdom's army.
The scale cannot be underestimated.”
"That's it." Yi Jiangzi nodded slightly: "I discovered that the wizard Zhu sent by Jiuli Kingdom recently has strange and changeable spells and skills, but they are not very clever. The legendary Fengju Ten Wizards have not appeared either.
, the high priest of Shengsi Valley and the goddess of Yongcui Temple have not come."
General Wei frowned and said, "I also find it strange that the Jiuli Kingdom's use of troops this time is very large, but no powerful person has taken action so far. Maybe it is a deliberate show of weakness, or maybe it is to guard against us, the leaders of the palace."
A master like Guansezuo, of course, cannot show up easily. Instead, he will act as the key to defeating the enemy and exit at the right time.
Others may not understand the inside story, but General Wei still knows that the Huaxu Kingdom and the Jiuli Kingdom are fighting non-stop outside the Jianjia Pass. The Xiong Kingdom must also be secretly paying attention to the war. If either of the two countries is unsustainable, the Xiong Kingdom will definitely
Take advantage of the situation and send troops.
Several heads of government offices and the army in the country are all on guard against the invasion of the Xiong Kingdom. I wonder if the leading commander of the Jiuli Kingdom has thought of this and deliberately prevents masters like Fengju Shiwu from appearing on the battlefield.
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"This battle is unwinnable!"
In the Jiuli Kingdom's camp stationed at Lixin Road, General Fei Zuosheng, who had just returned from defeat, threw his helmet to the ground.
A dark and thin old man sitting cross-legged on the seat looked at the helmet rolling on the ground, picked it up with his wooden staff, and said in a calm tone: "General Fei, why is this happening?"
On both sides of the dark and thin old man were tribal shamans with tattooed faces and hair and complicated clothes, as well as military commanders in military uniforms and swords. They looked down upon Fezzo Santo, and some people simply scolded:
"How brave! You dare to offend Lord Wuzhen with words!"
Fei Zuosheng was not polite: "No offense, now we have fought with Huaxu Kingdom several times, but the result is defeat again and again. It is clear that more than 50,000 troops and horses from various ministries have been mobilized this time, why are we only willing to send out troops for each battle?
A small number of troops?
Huaxu Kingdom has formed a new army in recent years, and its combat power is astonishing, and it is led by steady and mature people like Wei Xiuwen. If we don't overwhelm it with an overwhelming advantage, we won't be able to hold it back!"
"That's enough!" A tribe leader shouted: "You, Fei Zuosheng, are just a surrendered general. Letting you lead the army is a great favor. But I didn't expect that you are so useless. You lost to a little-known general and now you are still there."
Dare to speak nonsense in the camp? Come here, beat him with a stick!"
Fei Zuosheng's face turned cold and he was about to resist when he saw the thin, dark old man waving his hand gently: "Okay, there's no need to make a fuss. General Fei, please sit down first. I have something else to say."
"Yes." Fei Zuosheng suppressed his anger, took back his helmet, and sat down at the bottom.
"I have fought against the Huaxu Kingdom many times before. Compared with the Xiong Kingdom, which has many soldiers and generals, the Huaxu Kingdom relies more on the private soldiers of various wealthy families." Wu Zhen stroked the wooden staff lightly: "The most powerful one among them is the Huaxu Kingdom.
, naturally it is the Yongjia Liang family. Even if we don’t mention the Liang Guoshi, Liang Bao’s tens of thousands of warriors alone are enough to match an enemy army. Fortunately, they have to guard Juhong Pass all year round.
After all these years of annihilation of the armies of the Five Kingdoms, the first priority of the current leader of the Huaxu Kingdom is to dismantle all the armies. In order to ask for an order, he even did not hesitate to force the Red Cloud City and the Tianlu Army to rebel. It has to be said that although they are enemy countries, this
I also admire the ambition of Lord Yang. The Wu Kui army we are facing now is the result of Lord Yang's years of military and political rectification. It is natural that everyone finds it difficult to deal with it."
Fei Zuosheng stopped talking, and Wu Zhen continued: "As for Wei Xiuwen, I also know something about this person. He was originally a subordinate of Luo Yi, the great commander of the Huaxu Kingdom. In order to protect his family, Luo Yi took the initiative to hand over his military power.
, Wei Xiuwen can still be reused by Yang Guozhu, which shows that his talents are extraordinary.
I set up suspicious soldiers several times, but unexpectedly he remained unmoved, was steady in attack and defense, and never took risks. In addition, Wu Kui's army was well-armed, which is far inferior to our Jiuli Kingdom. Dongge Fort was besieged by them half a month ago, and three
A ballista blasted open the fort wall directly. Several Wu Zhu attempted to fly into the sky to attack the camp, but they were also killed by talisman arrows."
A tribal shaman beat his knees and said: "It's all because of the talisman soldiers, talisman and arrows created by that Zhenminghou Zhao Shu. In today's battle, even the chisel-toothed people, who have always been violent and warlike, were killed and were scared to death! They were born with great physical strength.
It’s special. You don’t need to bandage or apply medicine when you’re injured. As long as you don’t behead or amputate your limbs, they can heal themselves in the blink of an eye. However, the wounds left by the Talisman Soldier cannot heal!”
"Zhao Miao..." Wu Zhen pondered for a long time: "This man became famous in Huaxu Kingdom. He first killed a spy from our Jiuli Kingdom who had been lurking for a long time. Later, he opened a tour in Qingyan County.
, causing some of the people we deployed to be buried by the Cangshui River."
"Currently I heard that Marquis Zhenming is responsible for guarding Jianjia Pass. I wonder if it is possible to bypass most of Wu Kui's army and attack Jianjia Pass from a small road?" Fei Zuosheng couldn't help but suggested: "Most of the monks in these halls are not familiar with the art of war and military affairs.
Once Jianjia Pass is captured, Wu Kui’s army will be out of food and grass within half a month, so it won’t be a problem to deal with them by then!”
Someone sneered and retorted: "The city of Jianjia Pass is high and deep. Without tens of thousands of people, there is no way to capture it! Fei Zuosheng also guarded Jianjia Pass for your master back then, but in the end, your master was killed by Liang Guoshi's thunder from the sky.
You were afraid of settling the scores in the future, so you had no choice but to bring your own tribe to seek refuge with me, Jiuli Country. What? Do you think that others are like you and would give up on Jianjia Pass casually? "
Fei Zuosheng gritted his teeth when old events from the past were uncovered. His lord back then was a member of the royal family of Huaxu Kingdom and a powerful vassal guarding Jianjia Pass. In the past, in order to fight for the throne, he took a large number of soldiers and horses to Dongsheng Capital.
It's a pity that Liang Tao took action brazenly. In order to protect the obese and incompetent Gao Pinggong, his lord, his wife, children, and children all died in the thunder and fire.
Fei Zuosheng knew that his master died in the middle of the battle, and he could not escape the disaster. He originally planned to go to Jiuli Kingdom to borrow troops to avenge him, but unfortunately before he could make preparations, the situation in Huaxu's country had been decided. He didn't know where to come from.
A member of the clan who came out suddenly ascended the throne, and even Duke Gao Ping, whom Liang Tao had once favored, took the initiative to make him the king of the country.
As a result, the incompetent Gao Pinggong received a large reward and was ordered to guard Jianjia Pass, occupying the property run by Fei Zuosheng's own lord.
"Actually, I do have the idea of taking a detour to attack Jianjia Pass." Wu Zhen said suddenly.
Fei Zuosheng was overjoyed when he heard this: "Master Wu Zhen, in the past ten years or so, Gaoping Gong has been stationed at Jianjia Pass, and his armaments have been depleted and defense has been lax. Although Wu Kui's army has been replaced now, the shortcomings cannot be made up in a short time. Except for Jianjia Pass,
There are many mountain pass fortresses and Fengsuiwu forts nearby, most of which have been deserted for a long time. The last general is willing to personally lead a group of troops to break through the fortresses and attack Jianjia Pass from the side!"
"Don't attack Jianjia Pass directly." Wu Zhen shook his head slowly, and his tone was like a loyal elder earnestly teaching: "Judging from Wei Xiuwen's military style, he leads the troops himself, and Jianjia Pass will definitely be well prepared and will not be neglected."
Fei Zuosheng also understood this, but he first turned his back on the Huaxu Kingdom and suffered a cold reception in the Jiuli Kingdom. Now that the two countries are at war, if he does not take the opportunity to make more contributions, I am afraid he will no longer have a foothold!
"I previously arranged for the pig-beaked people to lurk in the mountains and forests near Huaxu Kingdom, and let them harass the military supplies transportation behind Jianjia Pass." Wu Zhen said: "It's a pity that these pig-beaked people are not of much use, and we still need a capable man.
To capture the city walls and villages, it is best to induce the defenders in Jianjia Pass to leave in large numbers."
Fei Zuosheng stood up immediately: "I will go there eventually!"
"Okay." Wu Zhen nodded: "You are familiar with the geography and features of Huaxu Kingdom. This is really your job. I will arrange a group of witchcraft for you to dispatch. In addition, our ten witches from Fengju will also summon Divine Punishment.
, to support you."
Fei Zuosheng muttered in his heart that he was not from the tribe of Jiuli Kingdom, and he had always been at odds with those weird-looking and wild Wu Zhu. But without the help of these people, facing the Guanli monks from Huaxu Kingdom, he would be afraid of falling into a fight.
At a disadvantage, I just hope that the other party will not be too willful.
As for the theory of divine punishment, Fei Zuosheng was also dubious, but it was not his turn to ask more questions: "Yes, I will obey the order."
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"Report! There are traces of Jiuli soldiers and horses in the southwest of Changlin County!"
Zhao Shui was inspecting the training of the prisoner army in the school grounds, when suddenly a messenger came and delivered an urgent report.
"Changlin County?" Joining the army next to him asked in surprise: "How could the soldiers and horses of Jiuli Kingdom go there?"
When Zhao Shu saw the "urgent report" sent by Zhang Liwei, he understood in his heart. He frowned and said, "Changlin County is an important transportation area for military supplies. I wrote a letter earlier asking for a batch of salt and iron medicines, which will arrive in Jianjia in the near future.
Guan. Now that I think about it, we are now near Changlin County."
"Is it possible that the Jiuli Kingdom cannot defeat General Wei on the front line, so it plans to cut off the army's food and logistics?"
"Going deep into the enemy's territory, looting and raiding, this is the usual practice of the Jiuli Kingdom!" Zhao Shu said: "I have held altars several times these days to practice magic, but I have not been able to find the movement of the Jiuli Kingdom's troops. They may be using magic.
The law covers and deceives the ghosts and gods. It is necessary for me to go out in person and sweep away the enemy soldiers behind the pass!"
"Zhao Changshi, this is not allowed!" Joining the Army quickly dissuaded him: "Jianjia Pass still needs you to take care of things like robbing enemy troops and plundering them. You can just send a battalion of soldiers and horses. Why do you have to do it yourself?"
"Ding Ziying is out searching and reconnaissance every day. This is not the first time that traces of Jiuli soldiers and horses have been found recently!" Zhao Shui waved his hand and reported urgently: "I have left a message talisman and handed it over to fellow Taoist Liang Hui from Chongxuan Hall.
If you encounter an enemy situation, just ask him to send me a message. If the situation is urgent, I can fly back alone. After I leave, no one is allowed to enter or exit Jianjia Pass except for grain, grass and military supplies, without official orders.
spy."
When he wanted to talk about joining the army, Zhao Shu raised his hand and said: "I have made up my mind, you don't need to dissuade me!"