And Tuba finally completed the setting of the trap, turning a section of about three thousand meters long into a trap barrier for the mountain and river fortress. At the same time, Elder Tutu lived up to expectations, and the army and the people worked together day and night to finally complete the ultra-long-range trebuchet.
Construction and the outer city wall have been fully completed. As long as the frontal battlefield defense line can persist for three days, when the city wall is completely solidified, the outer city wall will be able to withstand the attack of the trebuchet. But Tutu did not stop, but began to work again.
Strong crossbow tower.
With the return of the soldiers from the north, news of Mao Qi's battle in the rear was also reported back to the ancient mountain tribe, which was like a stimulant, greatly boosting the morale of the entire team. The soldiers never dreamed that the frontal battlefield had not yet begun.
The Gudian tribe lost nearly a quarter of its elite.
The most excited one was Gu Li. Since there was no news from Mao Qi, she fell into a state of fear. She had nightmares all day long. Coupled with the heavy defense tasks, she also lost a lot of weight. When she knew that Mao Qi was ambushed
When the Ancient Palace Logistics Team defeated the suppression team, bought time for defensive preparations on the frontal battlefield, and passed through the misty forest to severely inflict a series of dazzling achievements on the northern elites, if the whole person was full of blood, no matter whether the order was given or the matter was handled at the moment
Become decisive and determined.
"Elder Tu Tu, seize the time to make the arrow tower; Tu Yu is perfecting the crossbow formation in front, making great efforts to prepare for the team's retreat into the mountain and river fortress; other generals, seize the time to familiarize yourself with the formation and the skills of using arrows and crossbows.
"Gu Oriole issued instructions one after another calmly. And under the instructions, the machine of the Ancient Mountain Tribe started to operate again in a completely new state.
During her work breaks, she would still think of her nervous mood when she gave the Bull Demon Heart Jue to Mao Qi, because every time she thought of it, she would sigh with happiness.
Under the word of mouth of the soldiers in the north, a god of war who made the ancient mountain tribe feel majestic and awe-inspiring slowly stood up in their hearts and became the faith that supported them in defeating the ancient temple tribe. The fear of war also became stronger with the power of faith.
Getting lighter and lighter.
Tuyu was urgently transferred back from Jinshidudu two days ago, and he also brought back countless living supplies and weapons. These were purchased by Tuyu from the three major families in Jinshidudu.
It was the Li family's escort that was responsible for the escort. What they didn't expect was that it was originally just a material escort, but it made Mao Qi a legend in the world of gold and stone. It also became the reason for the Li family to send the escort.
Mao Qi led the death squad. After leaving the misty forest, they did not act rashly. Instead, they sent out scouts to investigate, only to find that the other party not only adjusted their deployment, but also strengthened their anti-scout efforts.
Not only did the scouts sent by Mao Qi fail to collect useful intelligence, but they also lost one of their scouts.
From the changes in the enemy, Mao Qi smelled the smell of different pursuits, and vaguely felt that the decisive moment was coming. In order to understand the enemy's plan in more detail, Mao Qi sent Lingxu. At the same time, he found Gu Xiao, Shan Ping and other captains to discuss
.
Knowing that the situation had changed, Gu Xiao became serious again.
Mao Qi was the first to express his opinion. He believed that the Gudian tribe suffered successive defeats, especially the defeat in the north, which had damaged their foundation. Now they chose to tighten their ranks, most likely to launch a frontal attack.
Gu Xiao agrees with Mao Qi's point of view, but the problem is that even if the opponent is ready for a decisive battle, he still doesn't know the opponent's true strength. And judging from the scout report and the current contact situation, the opponent's top strength is definitely better than Gu Shan
The tribe must be strong. But top-level strength cannot be offset by tactics.
Through the analysis and summary of the Independence War, there is an unwritten theory in the team that Taoist strength belongs to the military elite, Xingjing strength belongs to the top strength, and the number of Yijing masters is a sign of the strength of the tribe. Above Xingjing, according to
Common sense analysis, a thousand soldiers plus three Dao realm elites above the fifth level, in the case of all casualties, can theoretically prevent a master of the first level of the form realm from using realm energy; 1,200 soldiers plus five Tao realm elites
Elites who are on the fifth level or above of the Tao realm can theoretically be killed; for each subsequent level, theoretically, two thousand soldiers and three elites on the fifth level or above of the Tao realm need to be added. To put it bluntly, war is also a battle between the strong.
, the weak can only exist like cannon fodder.
Gu Xiao's meaning is very clear. If the top strength of the Gudian tribe is much greater than that of the Gushan tribe, once the opponent shrinks its troops and prepares for a decisive battle, Mao Qi's harassment tactics will have no room for use and may not be effective.
Gu Xiao was unwilling to say such a thing, because this disparity in power balance was likely to make the team lose confidence in fighting. Now that he said it, it was undoubtedly a blow to Mao Qi and everyone, but no one refuted it.
Mao Qi frowned, recalling Gu Xiao's words. If this team did not have its own existence, maybe a fifth-level Xingjing strongman could defeat it. If this is really the case, then what is the point of the war? Just let the people above the Xingjing realm
It would be easier if the experts took action.
"Everyone, what Elder Gu Xiao said is just a theory. In actual combat, any result may happen. Just like I can kill a strong person at the sixth level of the form realm with one blow, but I can only draw a tie with a strong person at the fifth level.
The weapons in your hands, your formations, your perseverance and your decisiveness can change the theory at any time, because actual combat often has more uncertainties than theory." Mao Qi encouraged.
Hearing Mao Qi's encouragement, the captains' faces showed some confidence, but most of the source of their confidence is that "Mao Qi can kill strong men at the sixth level of the form realm with one blow." With such generals, there are still
What to fear.
Just as Mao Qi was discussing the future direction of the war, Lingxu had penetrated deeply into the ranks of the Gudian tribe. However, when he was within 800 meters of the command post, he suddenly sensed two auras.
I can quit immediately.
The two old men beside Gu Xun, who had closed their eyes to relax, opened their eyes instantly.
One of the old men said in a cold tone: "Young patriarch, the enemy seems to have gotten in."
The old man's words surprised Gu Xun, and he immediately sent out a beheading team to conduct inspections. At the same time, he thought to himself: "Is there really an expert in this ancient mountain?"
People who can sense Lingxu are at least in the realm of artistic conception. So Lingxu was not ready to continue exploring. Just when it was about to return, eight powerful auras suddenly appeared. Fortunately, there were no masters of artistic conception among these auras.
Lingxu breathed a sigh of relief and sped up, but when he retreated to the edge of the ancient palace tribe's team, he encountered nine powerful auras.
The scouts appearing in the rear and Elder Gu Shi's induction showed that the rear team was indeed approaching, and there must be experts in the team. This made Gu Xiao's uneasiness grow stronger, but the battle plan had been decided and could no longer be changed.
The information Lingxu brought back also made Mao Qi feel a little troublesome.
Mao Qi left Gu Xiao and Shan Ping behind and shared the news brought by Lingxu with them. Now the ancient palace team has transferred all the baggage to the center of the team; at the same time, they have strengthened patrols. Two of them are very special.
They are all above the fifth level of the Form Realm, with one team of eight people and one team of nine people; the most important ancient palace team is very likely to have masters of the Artistic Realm.
Mao Qi's news made Gu Xiao a little helpless, and he asked without confidence: "Is your news reliable?"
"Absolutely reliable. Elder Gu Xiao, how many masters above the level there are in the Gushan tribe now?" Mao Qi nodded affirmatively and then asked.
"It's all good, there are nine form masters in the Gushan tribe." Seeing Mao Qi's calm expression, Gu Xiao felt a little calmer.
"There are at least thirty form masters in the Ancient Palace Tribe. If each form master in the Ancient Mountain Tribe can contain two, rely on the mountain and river fortress to contain eight, and the rest can be restrained by the generals, I don't know if there is a chance of victory." Mao Qi.
While thinking, he asked.
Gu Xiao was so surprised by Mao Qi's wild imagination that he even thought Mao Qi had a mental problem.
"Even if it can be contained, where is the winning point?" Just when Gu Xiao was surprised, Mao Qi murmured again.
In Gu Xiao's view, Mao Qi's formation has no chance of victory at all, because the opponent also has two strong artistic conceptions. You know, even if the opponent is only at the first level of artistic conception, it will be very difficult for the strong artistic conception to break through the defense.
, let alone fighting.
"Little friend Mao Qi, are you okay?" Gu Xiao asked worriedly, fearing that Mao Qi would be really frightened.
Mao Qi only analyzed the winning and losing points on the battlefield and did not hear Gu Xiao's questions.
Although he knew that Mao Qi was unlikely to suffer from mental problems, Gu Xiao still felt uncontrollably worried. Just as he was about to ask, Mao Qi said surprisingly: "I will restrain the remaining two artistic conception experts.
"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mao Qi looked up at Gu Xiao. Seeing that the other party seemed to have something to say, he asked, "Elder Gu Xiao, what do you have to say?"
When asked by Mao Qi, Gu Xiao suddenly woke up and thought to himself: "It seems that he was the one who was dizzy and scared just now." After saying that, he looked at Shan Qi, who saw Shan Qi looking at Mao Qi seriously, as if he didn't know.
Danger, but he seemed not to be afraid of danger, so he sighed with regret.
"Elder Gu Xiao, please tell me if you have anything to say."
Only then did Gu Xiao realize that he didn't even have the time to sigh. So he thought seriously for a moment and said, "I was wondering if it would be feasible to abandon the Shanhe Fortress?"
Gu Xiao's words made Mao Qi fall into deep thought. After a moment, Mao Qi shook his head firmly. Because abandoning the mountain and river fortress would not only cause a loss of morale and resources, but would also plunge the ancient mountain tribe into a real desperate situation.
"The mountain and river fortress cannot be lost, even if both sides suffer, it must be defended. If the Gudian tribe is allowed to destroy it easily, the only thing the Gushan tribe can rely on is the stone formation to protect the tribe, and the stone formation is also a door, which not only blocks the enemy, but also limits
As long as we hold on to the mountain and river fortresses, there is hope for a comeback no matter how big the loss is." Mao Qi's tone became tough again.