On the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Shenxian Cave Stone City was fully staffed, but the light snow continued.
But it doesn't matter, because the mountain is always covered with snow above the snow line, but the road to Tianchi is smooth - Dangmowei repaired and maintained the road many times, and even removed snow and cleaned it. I don't know if it was for this purpose.
This day——"-But this does not mean that the road is easy. In fact, even a healthy Zhengmai or Qijing practitioner will take two days to reach Tianchi from the Immortal Cave.
Considering the complexity of the composition of the Dianlong force, it may actually take more time.
In addition, although rumors have been flying all over the Northland for a long time, when the Tabaiqi and some military masters who were in the winter camp in the Northland were gathered and announced that they were going to the mountain, it still caused turmoil in the hearts of the people.
———. It would be strange if it is not turbulent!
This is a real dragon!
Only the Gang started out with weapons, and Tabaiqi has his own military qualities. In addition, there are more than 20 senior leaders in the team, including Xu Shiren, Wang Shuyong, and Mang Jingang. Zhang Xing also personally leads the team, and there is also a big boss.
Grandmaster, the super combat power of the five grandmasters accompanying him, including the special nature of the gathering point, and the superposition of various factors have just suppressed people's hearts from the outside.
At this time, the crossbow carts had been transported - it was not done by the Dianlong Gang or the Demon Guards. Yin Tianqi personally arranged for the locals to take charge. Team after team of hunters and gatherers,
The Tianchi memorial service man and the delivery man dismantled the fifteen crossbow carts within a few days and transported them in batches to a mountain col below Tianchi, and assembled them for use.
Now that everything was ready, Long Jun no longer hesitated and took action immediately.
The team was divided into three groups. The first group set off before dawn. It was still the same as the previous few days. Multiple batches pretended to be ordinary people going up the mountain. Their task was to arrive at the col in advance, assemble and inspect the crossbow vehicles. The team was led by
Jia Yue, Zhang Gongshen, Feng Duanzhi.
The second group was actually a left-behind team, led by Xu Shiying, Ma Wei, and Huang Ping as deputy. They led more than a hundred cavalry to stay in Shenxian Cave with the main force of the Dangmo Guards, responsible for the response.
The last group is Dianlong's core team, the Tabai Cavalry with more than 800 employees led by Zhang Xing himself.
Alongside the white knight, there was a great master, Sun Siyuan; five masters, namely Bai Yousi, Xiong Bonan, Niu He, Wei Wenda, and Liu Wenzhou; the Thirteen Vajras who arrived in batches; plus temporary
Many gang leaders recruited from the Northland winter camp troops,
Including Wang Shuyong, Xu Shiren, Qin Bao, Yu Chirong, Li Zida, Liu Hei, Wang Fubei, Cheng Mingqi, Wang Xiongdan, Guo Jingke, Xu Kaidao, Ma Pinger, Han Erlang, Dou Xiaoniang, Xu Jingzu and others.
Most of these people are masters of Condensation Pill or above, and they decide their weapons and equipment on their own. However, they are all riding in vain. Because the mountain road is difficult, they all abandoned their horses.
Change to walking, and then wear leather armor, white hat, Liuhe boots and straw sandals, wear a straight knife, war hammer, and hold a spear---this is not a burden for Qijing practitioners.
And at noon, after Liu Wenzhou opened a bottle of true dragon essence and blood and stimulated it with zhenqi, the team did not hesitate for a moment and immediately braved the snow to go up the mountain. The trip went smoothly and they reached the snow line before dark——"
-It was at this time that the team fell into discussion and pause for the first time.
The difference is simple. The Demon Guards had previously arranged multiple camps along the way, but now, Xu Shiren, who was leading the team, believed that they should camp on the spot below the snow line. In this way, they could get enough rest tonight and have enough energy for tomorrow;
Correspondingly, Wang Shuyong of the Chinese Army believed that it was still early and even if it was lightly snowing, he could continue to march for a considerable distance. By then, it would be possible to ensure that the distance was within two days to facilitate the battle on the third day. The so-called delay will change.
In response to this, Zhang Xing chose the second option after a brief inquiry, and the entire army continued to move forward.
In this way, after a full hour after dark, the team successfully arrived at a forest where tents had been set up in advance, and rested on the spot. No one was left behind during the whole process. In fact, this was also the reason why Zhang Xing chose the second option.
Under the cover of the blood mist dispersed by the true dragon essence and blood, Grandmaster Ushikawa easily used the rope formed by his immortal energy, making the team merge into one and move forward calmly. Even if it is snowing, dark, and mountainous, there is no need to worry about personnel.
Falling behind and getting lost.
When they arrived at the camp, the snowflakes became more intense. After the team was simply divided into groups according to the tents, they began to enjoy the supplies stored here - not very strong drinks, bacon pressed in oil cans, and flour cakes coated with honey. There were even special
A tool used to apply solidified oil on the face, hands and feet, repair leather armor, and prepare weapons.
Of course, a thick tent covered with fur is also a material, and it may be the most valuable material on this snowy night.
To be fair, this level of logistical supplies, except for the lack of campfires, has reached an extreme level. If it were placed on a normal march, even if they had to face more with less tomorrow, the team would still be laughing - but this time, there were almost no people in the camp.
No matter how cheerful the atmosphere is, if they have to talk, they will deliberately lower their voices, and everyone will be careful in every move they make.
The reason is self-evident. Since we have gone up the mountain and crossed the snow line, according to legend, everyone is naturally afraid of alarming the Lord Tunfeng of Tianchi, so that when they sleep, they are blown down by a breath of ice energy, and they are still a popsicle when they die.
And this association will further deepen everyone's anxiety about this war.
Of course Zhang Xing was aware of the tension in the atmosphere, but he couldn't do anything deliberately, otherwise it would be self-defeating.
So, there was no meeting.
They just asked the more than 20 leaders who were accompanying them to spread out, strictly implement military orders, and not move around unless necessary to ensure the morale of the troops in the camp.
However, while Chief Zhang was sitting in front of the tent slowly sipping meat marinated in oil, a person violated Zhang Xing's previous military order and walked through most of the camp, carrying a wine bag and came to sit down. He was the core member of the gang.
He is also almost one of Zhang Xing’s most trusted people in this team—Purple Faced King Xiong Bonan.
After he put up the banner of "Practice for Heaven" that he carried with him, he came directly over.
"What's wrong with the King?" Zhang Xing could tell at a glance that the other party had something to say, because it was difficult for Xiong Bonan to hide his expression.
"There's something." Xiong Bonan sat down, held up the bag and took a sip of wine, and then said seriously. "It's hard to say anything, Shanxia.
There’s no need to ask after we’ve passed Tianchi. It’s time to ask the chief now.”
"King of Heaven, please speak." Zhang Xing also became solemn.
In addition, the only four people in front of the tent where Zhang Xing lived were Bai Yousi, Wang Xiongdan, Ma Ping'er, and Xu Jingzu, who had already come to see the assistant manager. Since the tents were densely packed, the two of them did not deliberately isolate them with their true energy.
, so there are dozens of people around, plus a few grand masters and grand masters, I am afraid they can all hear it clearly.
Back in front of him, although Xiong Bonan behaved openly, he was still a little hesitant when he opened his mouth, and the questions he asked seemed to be improvised: "Chief, I see Wang Xiongdan, Ma Ping'er, Han Erlang, and Dou Xiaoniang are all here.
Shan, may I ask why Su Jingfang didn’t come up?”
As he said that, Xiong Bonan put down his hand pointing at the two young leaders in front of him and continued to look at Zhang Xing with his eyebrows: "Aren't they all new talents in the gang? That day, the chief gave the Six Swords, identifying the six young talents in the gang.
, except for Jia Runshi, who had never come to Beidi before, the other five people are here, but what regulations were used to select these four people to go up the mountain?"
"The King of Heaven is right." Zhang Xing, who already knew what the other party wanted to ask, smiled and chose to be honest. "Su Jingfang didn't come because he was Li Longtou's right-hand man, so there was no need to take risks - and not just
Su Jingfang alone did not involve Li Longtou and his old troops, including the heroes of the North who were assigned to him, from the beginning to the end."
"Sure enough." Xiong Bonan slightly chinned his head and raised his eyebrows. "I dare to ask the chief, if Li Longtou and his subordinates did not participate in this battle, it can't be because of the Huyun Junyan he acquired in his early years, right? I'm listening at Tingtao Pavilion.
People told this ridiculous rumor that someone died when encountering a mountain. So they didn’t dare to go up the mountain?"
"You don't die when you meet the mountains, you thrive when you meet the mountains. To sum up, it's like 'you fall when you meet the dragons, you lose when you meet the pigs, you get rich when you meet the guests, you thrive when you meet the mountains.
"Stop when it meets the tide." Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment, and then explained. "And these words of wisdom are all reasonable no matter how you explain them - just like this time,
It's both a combination of falling when you meet a dragon and a rise of meeting a mountain. It doesn't matter how you say it."
"In that case, why not let Li Longtou and his subordinates come over? I have calculated that he has at least eighteen condensed pills. Even if the newcomers from the north are not trustworthy, there are still eight condensed pills available." Xiong
Bonan continued to ask, "Especially the leaders Su Jingfang and Fan Lihua,
But since I personally faced a real dragon at Luolongtan that day, it is naturally more effective."
Zhang Xing paused for a moment, but instead of hesitating whether to answer, he noticed that a few breaths of his own breath were scattered among the snowflakes, and he was inexplicably distracted.
After a while, Chief Zhang came back to his senses and asked a question that seemed unrelated to the previous topic: "King of Heaven, do you know why I appointed Xu Dalang as my successor in Yecheng before, and why I asked him to be my successor at the foot of the mountain today?"
"I do have some doubts." Xiong Bonan became slightly more energetic after hearing this. "At first, I thought it was because Dalang was the youngest, but then I thought, if this trip to Tianchi is used as a distinction, except Wei Gong, no one else
Extremely old, right? It’s only been seven years since we started the uprising.
Some people are in their prime, so why do they have to be a big man? Moreover, after much thought, I feel that if it is really about how to inherit you, shouldn't you let Mr. Chen do it? He is your confidant, and
He has also been in charge of general affairs, which is a matter of course."
"Actually, the root of many things lies here, it's a human problem." Zhang Xing smiled and said something shocking. "King of Heaven, let me put it bluntly, if you really want to say that these core members of the gang are all talented people, but
There is a difference between talent and talents. For example, in terms of succession to a big position in a gang, to put it simply, you can't do it with Wei; you can't do it with Xu; you can't do it with Dou; you can't do it with Chen."
Xiong Bonan was stunned for a moment and asked seriously: "Why?"
"Because being a chief requires the same skills as anything else. It requires strength like a blacksmith, and a businessman can do it—
Specifically speaking, this ability can be roughly divided into two levels." Zhang Xing explained. "The first level is the most basic, which is to have your own interpersonal foundation and be able to unite other people."
"That's true." Xiong Bonan suddenly realized. "The people in Henan are Xu Dalang and Shan Dalang, but from the whole gang, Shan Dalang is not as good as Xu Dalang in recruiting people; here in Hebei, Dou Longtou and Manager Chen
, Mr. Chen’s temperament is a bit bad—but Mr. Wei and I? Aren’t we both without roots?”
"You are a master, that's the foundation." Zhang Xing said with a smile. "And you are Xu Dalang's brother-in-law, a hero who has been famous in Heshuo for decades. You are much better than Duke Wei."
Xiong Bonan did not refute this time, but continued to ask: "What about the second level of ability, is it resourcefulness?"
"No, or it's not just that." Zhang Xing still smiled. "This second level is not so much a certain ability, but rather a temperament.
As for pure thoughts - if I have to say it, it is that I have my own thoughts, and I can follow this thought regardless of everything, and do everything possible to do it - it is like Liu Wenzhou and Liu Gong are single-minded.
That's how it works. If you don't think about it like this, even if you have some talent and some foundation, you won't be able to lead everyone to achieve success even if you are the chief."
Zhang Xing gave an unexpected example. Several people around him, including Xiong Bonan, were somewhat stunned. As for Liu Wenzhou in the distance, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to chuckle in triumph.
Xiong Bonan pondered for a moment, thoughtfully: "If that's the case, how many core members of the gang are there who can both win people and have such thoughts? The eldest son of the Xu family is one of them?"
"Of course Xu Dalang counts as one." Zhang Xing nodded. "I firmly believe in his principle of hunting down petty thieves. In other words, he can clearly see his own position and understand himself and others better than anyone else.
With our help inside and outside, and the relationship with the world, we will know what to do at what time."
"I see... Then besides Xu Dalang, who else is in the gang?"
"She." Zhang Xing pointed to the person beside him who was slowly sipping wine.
"Of course Manager Bai has his thoughts in mind——" Xiong Bonan sighed. "Does Dou Longtou count?"
"Half." Zhang Xing gave an unexpected answer. "He seems to be the most determined, but in fact he is not that determined. From my point of view, he himself sometimes doubts whether his thoughts are right.
road."
"I see."
"Wei Gong used to be considered half, but now he doesn't count." Zhang Xing continued to comment. "His heart is actually about the inequality between noble families, poor families, Guanlong, and Hebei. Our Gang has become powerful now. He is the leader of the country."
Lord, he will naturally lose his temper. However, if we really lose this time and lose our strength, he will definitely regain his strength and fight against the two families from Guanlong.
of."
"Not bad, not bad."
"And you, the King of Heaven, are actually half of us."
"I would like to hear the details."
"If Mr. Wei is thinking about Hebei and class, what you are thinking about is whether our Dianlong Gang is one." Zhang Xing responded calmly. "It's just that our Dragon Gang has always been united until now.
If you are one, it will be difficult for you to reveal your thoughts, so much so that now you are actually in the gang
It feels a bit frivolous. But I said it bluntly, this is unnecessary. When the Dragon Gang is really torn apart and people are confused, naturally they have to rely on your heroic spirit, King Tianwang. Besides, the reason why our Dianlong Gang can be united until now is
It’s because you, the King of Heaven, sit in the warehouse.”
Xiong Bonan responded with a stomachache: "Even so, it still makes people a little uneasy."
Having said that, Xiong Bonan's mood has obviously improved a lot.
"There is one more person." Unexpectedly, Zhang Xing did not strike while the iron was hot to appease Xiong Bonan. Instead, he continued to comment, and actually went past Chen Bin and others and directly addressed the topic. "Li Ding is quite a capable person."
What I miss---Li Silang is talented,
He has a strong foundation, but cannot unite people. This is his weakness. However, he has been trained in the military since childhood. His youth was wasted in civil service in the military. Only in his middle age can he have a place of strength. He has several battalions of soldiers and horses, but he can never forget to fight.
The thought of unifying the world is really rare."
Xiong Bonan nodded repeatedly: "It's a good thing that Li Longtou has this thought."
Zhang Xing continued to speak: "As for today's battle, I asked Mr. Bai and King Tian to come up because you two are our combat strength and have to come. In addition, Deputy Commander Xu, Dou
Neither Longtou nor Li Longtou let them come up - the original intention is because, if I really fall into trouble in Tianchi, these few people and you are the hope for the survival and recovery of the Dragon Gang."
Xiong Bonan let out a long sigh, and his thoughts began to stir with the snowflakes dancing in front of him.
To put it bluntly, his opinion was never about who went up the mountain and who came down, but he was dissatisfied with Zhang Xing's arbitrary behavior during this period - specifically, since the beginning of this year when he made a big move, so far.
It can't even be said to be dissatisfaction, but some kind of uneasiness.
The large number of personnel and strategic arrangements seem too hasty and chaotic - Hebei is still in some kind of plan, but what about Beidi?
As soon as we entered the Northland, everything was in chaos!
Although Li Ding's strategic arrangement was carefully considered by Zhang Xing himself, he had never discussed it with anyone else; the merger of the Demon Guards was certainly a good thing, but unlike the Hebei Jiangren, the heroes here in the North were destined to not understand the dragon.
Those in the gang, not to mention those from the Demon Guards
The shelf serves as a shield, but I don’t know how much effort and human heart it takes to completely absorb it; and the dragon thing this time - there seems to be no problem in theory, it should come, and it should be possible to win, but what if it happens? What if?
Once Tun Fengjun is so strong, what should he do if he helps lose his troops and loses his generals?
The most direct one is, if you, Zhang Xing, die here, what will the Long Gang do?
At this thought, Xiong Bonan let go of some of the previous heaviness in his heart and said seriously: "Actually, after all is said and done, the person who is the most capable, the most able to win people, and the most thoughtful in the gang, isn't it the chief himself?
The reason why I am worried is actually that I am worried that the gain will outweigh the loss this time - but now that the matter has reached this point, it is useless to talk too much. It is better to cultivate yourself well and protect you no matter what in the future. "
Zhang Xing didn't show any pretense and nodded directly: "Then I'll trouble the king."
After saying that, the two of them drank light wine together under the snow in front of the tent, ate meat and cakes, and then went back to their tents to rest.
Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi shared the tent. Bai Yousi didn't say a word before, but now he used his true energy to isolate the tent. Then he asked out of curiosity: "Look at this situation, Sanlang, the people you say you think about in your gang are actually all
We don’t want to go up the mountain because we are both worried about the future of the Dianlong Gang—we both have our own thoughts and we both value the gang, so why do we both want to go up the mountain?”
"Because we both have selfish motives." Zhang Xing took off his leather armor, put it on one side, lay on the soft bear skin, twisted a bit, and then gave his answer.
"What selfish motives?" Bai Yousi couldn't ask further.
Zhang Xing did not answer directly, but first raised his finger and pointed upward - not the tent, but the sky, and then replied: "Both of us have a selfish desire to practice heaven, and we also know that this is our opportunity -
In fact, my thoughts on this aspect are the same as those of Liu Wenzhou - and it is indeed because of this that I have some deviations from the gang in considering things."
‘If you say so, wouldn’t it mean that we both are neglecting public affairs for personal reasons?”
"There are private reasons, and there is no abolition of the public." Zhang Xing corrected seriously. "As for the Andang Demon Guards, the Andang Demon Guards will determine the North Land, and the North Land will take the rear and take out the Witch Land. This is in line with our Dragon Gang's strategy.
- The only problem is that because this matter is a personal opportunity for us,
So if we agreed too quickly, things would move forward too quickly - it was this too much speed that made everyone a little uneasy."
"That's good." Bai Yousi responded and lay down.
At the same time, the sound of snowflakes falling outside could be heard again. Neither of them spoke, and neither of them slept. This was not a whim, but simply what they were thinking about.
Or realize something.
Among them, Zhang Xing was thinking very clearly about his relationship with Bai Yousi.
As we all know, the two of them are husband and wife. There is no doubt that both outsiders and themselves recognize, accept and respect this relationship. At the same time, another fact that has to be admitted is that their relationship is different from that of ordinary couples.
Their family life accounts for a very small proportion in their respective lives, and their time together is simply passive due to their respective official duties. This situation is actually not uncommon in the gang. In troubled times,
The war forces everyone to do this, which is evident from the fact that Li Ding did not have a child until this year.
However, others don't know it, but both Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi understand that passivity is passivity, but neither of them cares about this.
Neither of them cares about the concept of family and has no interest in family life.
They care about themselves.
Zhang Xing quickly came up with this answer - but caring about oneself is not a simple selfishness, but a kind of pursuit of one's own pursuit without regard to others. That is, Zhang Xing himself just talked to Xiong Bonan
And the thought Bai Yousi mentioned.
Work hard towards this idea, ask for help from the other person when you are exhausted, and rely on the other person to take a rest when you are tired. Considering that their pursuits are actually otherworldly, to say that the two of them are the same.
Couple seems more appropriate.
I don’t know if the people around me have thought about this level the same as me?
In the surrounding tents, what are Sun Siyuan, Liu Wenzhou and even Bai Jingang thinking?
In the midst of random thoughts, he gradually became drowsy. When he opened his eyes again, it was already dawn.
Zhang Xing got up and saw that the outside was already covered with snow, and the snowflakes were not big. The snowflakes accumulated overnight and were enough to cover the mountains. The camp where the expeditionary army was resting was in the woods, and there was a cliff on one side. It was okay, and it could be used for dinner.
Later, as soon as everyone set off, they realized that the snow on the mountain road had affected their travel to a certain extent.
"Third brother." Wang Shuyong came down from the mountain road and pointed at the snow marks that did not reach his calves. "The top is the new snow that fell yesterday, and the bottom is the old snow that has frozen. If we don't use any means on such a road, we will only have to do it today."
If we can walk half of yesterday’s distance, I’m afraid it won’t be two or three days until Tianchi.”
Zhang Xing’s expression remained as usual—not that he had a countermeasure in his mind, but that since he had come to the mountain to point out the dragon, although this obstacle exists objectively, he should not take it to heart—”—but, as a person, he
Leaders need to make decisions and take responsibility for them.
"With this kind of snow, and the fact that the snow is still snowing, it's just a matter of using tactics. If the tactics are too small, I'm afraid it will be self-defeating." Zhang Xing squinted his eyes while looking at the white mountains, and then looked at one person. "Dean Sun, everyone.
I want to see what you can do."
Sun Siyuan hesitated for a moment, then looked at Liu Wenzhou: "How much cover can your Excellency use?"
Liu Wenzhou frowned slightly: "There is always a thousand steps, but I don't know if it can cover the fluctuations of the true energy of the grand master - after all, no grand master has ever let me experiment before."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone around him frowned - some people frowned because they were worried that Liu Wenzhou's true dragon blood essence and blood would not be able to cover up the Grand Master and attract the true dragon.
Some people frowned because they realized that Liu Wenzhou had been deceiving everyone before. He clearly didn't know whether his method could cover the Grand Master, but he didn't mention it once after Sun Siyuan arrived, as if he was deliberately covering it up to achieve his goal.
And Sun Siyuan also had to come to see Zhang Xing.
Zhang Xing had a big heart, and just nodded while holding the straight knife in his waist: "It doesn't matter, it's already this point, why bother? There really is a real dragon coming, let's fight him here! All the way to Tianchi, he will be destroyed! Sun
Dean, try your best!
It only matters if someone makes the decision. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and came to see the great master's methods.
Sun Siyuan got the order, but he didn't hide anything. He was seen carrying a medicine gourd on his back and walking at the front. He raised his hand and pointed, Lihuo Zhenqi condensed in his hand, and he suddenly appeared on the mountain road hundreds of steps ahead.
A virtual red brazier stood up, more than ten feet high, and the snow covering hundreds of steps around suddenly melted away from the inside to the outside as if facing the scorching sun.
Even, due to the influence of the true energy, the fog actually appeared more than ten feet in the air, and the snowflakes did not fall, so that it did not affect the field of vision at all. The ground was exposed, and the stone steps up the mountain were revealed.
Seeing this majesty, Zhang Xing felt determined and took the lead in person. The people behind him, wearing straw-wrapped Liuhe boots, also hurriedly followed, and together they stepped on the wet stone road. Although there were occasional muddy water along the way, the straw mats wrapped in
I was able to cope with it easily. For a moment, I actually felt like I was walking on flat ground, even more relaxed than yesterday.
At the same time, although Sun Siyuan seemed to be moving slowly, he was always at the front of the team. Every few hundred steps, he would come to the brazier he was standing on. He would stretch out his hand and the brazier would move forward on its own, and then stand again every few hundred steps.
This goes back and forth without any stagnation.
In this way, everyone moved forward easily and at an astonishing speed. They even passed several supply points without stopping, but they never saw the real dragon being disturbed. Instead, they accelerated forward even more.
Soon, in the afternoon, something unexpected and reasonable happened - they caught up with the first wave of teams that set off.
Obviously, the former did not have a great master to clear the way, and there were even many craftsmen from the Jia Yue Camp inside. The snow and new snow were naturally difficult, so that they were caught up by the latecomers. But it didn't matter. That night, they actually had a group chat.
Feeling excited, we arrived at the mountain col where we planned to go and saw the ballistas waiting to be assembled.
More importantly, it is only half a day away from Tianchi.
In fact, this time at the camp, everyone was not discussing whether the real dragon would come or not, but they were worried that Lord Tunfeng would simply run away!
Obviously, the majesty of the Grand Master and the smoothness of the march gave everyone a little confidence - this is of course a good thing, because Zhang Xing and others knew it well. Referring to the situation of dividing the tiger and avoiding the sea, among these people
Most people will undoubtedly be frightened and shed tears when they see Lord Tunfeng.
That is the power of the true dragon.
Nothing happened that night. The next day, which was the 21st of the twelfth lunar month, everyone got up early and had a meal together. Under Zhang Xing's special instructions,
They even used an open fire to bake bread and then eat it with meat.
After a hearty meal, everyone packed up and faced the third hesitation in the two days of this trip:
Moreover, because the vanguard was blocked by snow and the main force came too quickly, the former failed to arrive at the col camp in advance to assemble the crossbow. In order to have a proper rest last night, Zhang Xing did not allow them to assemble overnight, so that
Now we have to face a choice, that is, should the main force wait for the crossbow vehicles to be assembled before setting off?
"How long will it take?" Zhang Xing asked Jia Yue.
"If it's quick, it will take more than an hour." Jia Yue looked serious. "But we can't guarantee it."
"Then we won't wait." Zhang Xing still made a bold choice this time. "If we really start a war, it will definitely not take an hour or two, and the true dragon's true energy has not been exhausted to a certain extent, and the crossbow cart is not big.
It may work - let's go first, don't rush, as long as we can make it - if the road is muddy and we can't use the ballista, just abandon these and let the craftsmen go down the mountain, and you guys can come over."
Jia Yue was full of anxiety, but he could only agree,
The snow had stopped at this time. Zhang Xing turned around and observed the situation at the simple camp in the mountain col. Then he called out to someone: "Xu Jingzu, can you name me?"
Xu Jingzu came over in a panic and handed over a piece of paper: "Replying to the chief, we are not counted as the first group of leaders like Jia Da, but we are the only ones. Counting from the chief, below the grandmaster, we have several colleagues who are not leaders in the Thirteen Vajras.
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The total number of key victims is twenty-nine, including the leader and the Thirteen Vajras and below. There are 834 people in the Tabai Cavalry. All of them have responded to the call——However, three of them seem to have been on the road for two days and have some symptoms.
, but they also answered the call.”
"Let them stay and guard the camp - boil water and wait for us to come back to help." Zhang Xing immediately dispatched, but then he remembered something. "The twenty-nine people, do you include yourself?"
Xu Jingzu was stunned: "Of course."
"You don't need to go." Zhang Xing waved his hand. "I asked you to accompany me because you and Jia Yue went up the mountain before, and you arranged the logistics plan. Now that you are here, you have done your duty. A document, no
You have to fight hard——stay.”
Xu Jingzu thought for a moment and immediately shook his head: "Chief, I know that my cultivation is not enough, but I really want to watch the battle, and I am not deliberately showing my loyalty. I went to Tianchi three times before. The place is too big. If there is a war,
If it can affect me, I’m afraid I might lose my life if I stay here——..it’s better to go and see it.””
"Okay, let's go!" Zhang Xing pressed the other person's shoulder, then turned around and raised his voice to ask. "Does anyone else have anything to say?"
No one answered for a while, but the camp gradually became quiet.
After pausing for a moment, the winter sun on the mountain began to reflect on the rock wall above the col, and the camp below became completely silent.
Zhang Xing waited for a moment and suddenly realized that these people were the elites of the gang. He had already said what he could say, and these people had listened to him.
The impromptu speech seemed timid to them, so they nodded: "Okay, everyone, follow me to Tianchi."
After saying that, he took the lead and left the camp.
The team started on their way as usual, but this time it was completely different from the previous two days. They left the mountain col, walked only a few hundred steps, and returned to the original road. After just a turn, they suddenly became cheerful. As far as they could see, Tianchi was at the far end of the mountain road.
, can be seen in the distance, and as the water waves sway, it actually reflects the sunlight in the winter morning directly.
What's amazing is that not only is there no ice in the dozens of miles of Tianchi, but there is also no snow around the glittering Tianchi. Instead, it is just black land and rock formations, with a huge area and flat terrain.
Everyone walked looking at the mountain. Although Tianchi was within sight, they still walked for two full hours. At noon, they arrived in front of Tianchi.
Then, most people were confused, including Liu Wenzhou, who was obviously panicked.
There was no other reason. Tianchi was sparkling under the breeze on the top of the mountain, and it was too quiet, but no trace of the real dragon was seen.
Gone!
Lord Tunfeng, who always likes to hover above Tianchi, shook half of the north with a dragon roar, and there was no trace of him at all!
Thinking of the smooth path of origin, everyone will naturally think of some possibility.
"If Lord Tunfeng is so wise and knows our origins and methods, every time we come, he secretly flies to Daxing Mountain and hides for three to five months, what can we do?" Wang Shuyong was obviously a little frustrated, so much so that he felt a little frustrated.
Angry. "Mr. Liu, your ice essence is effective, but can it not melt in one summer? Did those people return without success in the same way in the past thousands of years?"
Liu Wenzhou opened his mouth, but remained silent. He had no choice but to stop injecting the true dragon essence and blood, and turned to look at the person with the highest cultivation level present, holding his own cold silver medal.
However, even after stopping the true dragon essence and blood, Sun Siyuan stood by the lake with his eyes closed for a long time. After opening his eyes, he still shook his head: "I can't notice where -"
The people around him became more and more confused. This time, their eyes naturally shifted to the commander Zhang Xing. Only then did they realize that Chief Zhang had been staring at the ground.
In fact, Zhang Xing noticed the ground here as soon as he arrived at the edge of Tianchi - the black land that he had seen from a distance was not actually black soil, but a black, hard gravel beach.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhang Xing stepped on the hard and lustrous black gravel clot under his feet, then picked up a handful of black gravel and examined it carefully in the sunlight.
After a while, he threw down the gravel, pointed at the sparkling lake in front of him, and said clearly: "Don't hesitate, Lord Tunfeng is down there. I noticed it halfway through -...
Liu Wen was stunned on Monday, and then couldn't help being ecstatic. He put away the porcelain bottle containing the dragon's essence and blood, and then moved forward with the silver plate in hand.
The people around also started to form a team under the shouts of Wang Shuyong, Xu Shiren and others.
However, maybe Liu Wenzhou himself never thought that the ice essence in his hand would take effect so quickly - when he used his true energy to put the silver medal roll into the lake, just for a moment, the sparkling lake surface immediately
A trace of flowing white floc appeared, and then quickly expanded.
In just a moment, most of the lake was filled.
At this time, the team had just begun to expand, but the flocculent white objects had stopped moving and began to disappear.
Soon, the lake surface began to reflect light again, but it was no longer a sparkling state, but a flashing one. At this time, the people in the front row had noticed that the lake surface began to slowly "rise".
This means that not only the surface, but the water below Tianchi is also rapidly solidifying.
At this time, the team was only halfway deployed according to the drill, and then, there was an earthquake.
There was obvious shaking of the mountain, and then there was a violent noise in the glacial lake. It was the kind of creaking sound like bones rubbing together, but the sound was extremely loud.
Realizing something, Xiong Bonan unfolded the flag high in his hand, covering it over everyone, and turned around and shouted: "Don't move yet, prepare to form a formation immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, in the center of the lake, as the ice surface cracked, a huge catfish head covered with white hair suddenly poked out from the broken ice. Looking from further away, this fish head
Tianchi Ice Lake, which is dozens of miles in circumference, actually occupies a considerable proportion. It is like a real catfish emerging from the mouth of a well, and the ice debris flies directly outside the ice lake.
Xu Jingzu, who said he wanted to watch the battle, had collapsed on the ground at this time, but he didn't care about the ice and lightning falling above his head at all, but looked to his side in stunned silence.
There, on the edge of the ice lake, a huge golden phoenix with folded wings appeared at some point. At this time, it slowly raised its head and looked towards the center of the lake, as if it was disturbed by the huge white-haired catfish in this full water.
Drinking water from the well is average.
And as the phoenix raised its head, the fish's head turned hard, and a pair of huge red eyes looked at this huge phoenix, which was made purely of true energy, but was extremely complete.
It is indeed exceptionally complete. Unlike the last time in Luyezawa, which only had wings and a roughly crested head and tail, this one is not only bigger, even matching the "giant fish" in the middle of the lake, but also has fine and different colors.
It has feathers, distinct legs, even two eyes, and a sharp beak.
At the next moment, both sides, aware of the danger, didn't know who was going first and who was last.
The huge fish head covered with white fluff roared in the air, and countless lava-like zhenqi flames spurted out from the mouth of the Wind Swallowing Lord, who was known as the source of ice zhenqi, and fell on the surrounding lake, immediately causing countless waves.
Sound and white smoke.
And with this roar, a white bat-like wing with blood marks lifted up from the ice slag, and then immediately spread out, with a huge amplitude of a hundred feet, and then slapped on one side of the lake, blowing the ice.
His face was sunken.
On the other side, only a few miles away, the golden majestic phoenix suddenly kicked off its legs and leaped high into the sky. It didn't even have time to open its wings before it pecked forward.
But when it came to him, Wei Feng moved his legs forward, tilted his head back, and opened his mouth. A golden light from his mouth shot straight into the red eye on the side of the giant fish.
The giant fish was obviously sane. It immediately closed its eyes and turned sideways. At the same time, it spread its bat wings in an attempt to cover the vital parts of its head.
From the position of Wei Feng's abdomen, Zhang Xing watched Wang Shuyong and Xu Shiren's two arrows shoot together. He saw with his own eyes that the wings were raised high from the lake full of broken ice. After covering his eyes, he did not exert any force in the formation during the whole process and just drifted with the flow.
Following the movement of his true energy, he turned around suddenly and snatched the silver medal from Liu Wenzhou's hand, which was more than ten feet away.
Liu Wenzhou, who was wrapped in true energy, did not resist because he was already aware of what the other party was going to do.
But when Zhang Xing got the cold silver medal, he did not hesitate. He used his life's true energy to move from his dantian, and used the ice true energy to roll up the silver medal that had become smaller in size and move it under the wing.
smashed into the huge ice cave.
The silver medal fell into pieces in an instant.
At the same time, Tunfeng-Jun roared again, but it was not a demonstration, but a rage under severe pain - it turned out that as the silver medal shattered, under the wing of Tunfeng-Jun, or at the core of the ice layer,
It was frozen again, and it was frozen extremely quickly and over a wide range, freezing the entire surrounding area of Tunfeng Lord almost instantly.
However, the wing was still rising upwards, but it suddenly tore the dragon skin on the ribs under the wings several times, covering a distance of seven to eight feet, and the blood of the real dragon dyed it red for several miles.
The condensed ice surface caused intensive blood steaming.
However, he failed to take the opportunity to break free.
"Now!"
A moment later, inside the Wei Feng that stopped on the lake, Zhang Xing didn't speak at all, but instantly conveyed his thoughts to Bai Yousi who was manifesting in front of him, and maybe even everyone wrapped up in the whole Zhenqi Wei Feng.
The latter understood, and pounced forward, spreading its wings as if gliding, and circled around the back of the huge fish head. His whole body pounced forward, grabbing the opponent's shoulder that had just dropped, and aimed hard at one of the opponent's eyes.
Pecked it down.
Lord Tunfeng roared angrily for the third time.
In the Immortal Cave at the foot of the mountain, Da Siming Yin Tianqi, who was drinking tea with Mrs. Lu in front of him, his eyelids twitched and he immediately looked up. He spilled the tea in his hand without even realizing it. Mrs. Lu was even more excited and almost fell down.
Within a breath, the rest of the Demon Guards, who had lost their composure twice in a row, were at a loss as to why they had not heard this roar.
On the contrary, hundreds of miles away in the sea of suffering, a huge vortex suddenly rolled up after a few breaths, but it also disappeared immediately.
Farther away in the Xiaotianchi in northern Shanxi, Wang Huaiji, who seemed to have been drowsy while fishing, suddenly woke up and fell directly into the mud full of crow droppings.
The river was surging as usual, but what was even more strange was that south of the river, no matter where the Grand Master or the True Dragon was, there was no reaction, as if they didn't notice anything.
Back in front of me, for the Dianlong Army on the Tianchi Lake, Lord Tunfeng's roar was earth-shattering.
I don't know if it was the roar itself or the huge blast of true energy contained in the real dragon's eye. Inside Wei Feng, the entire crusade team, starting from Sun Siyuan at the heart, to Zhang Xing who was observing the situation in the abdomen, and then to the ordinary Qijing everywhere.
, they all suddenly noticed that their eyes were filled with blood,
Then I felt dizzy.
Some people at the forefront, such as Wang Shuyong and Xu Shiren, vomited blood almost at the same time, and the blood flew out, but then rolled up in the sea of true energy and did not fall down at all. Even Bai Yousi felt his chest surge.
The fact is that with this roar, the huge zhenqi majesty that had just taken the opportunity to complete the tactical action could no longer support its attachment to Feng Tunjun's shoulder. Although the general shape was still there, the whole body collapsed and fell on the ice.
, it was difficult to flap its wings again for a while.
"What are you waiting for?!"
After regaining consciousness, Zhang Xing was furious and shouted loudly on the bumpy ice surface. "Wouldn't it be better to fight if we return to the ordinary Zhenqi army formation? We divided into groups and moved forward, using the Zhenqi formation to exert force, stabbing with spears.
The wound under his wing! Hit his wing with a hammer! Even if the weapon is lost in the air, a handful of hair will still be lost with me!"
Before the words were spoken, Qin Bao and Yu Chirong, who had previously been divided into left and right wings, had already taken the lead to pounce.