The mobility and individual combat power of the ghost soldiers were far beyond those of ordinary mortals. They easily destroyed the supplies of the two armies and broke into the front line to kill their commanders.
The two armies composed of refugees immediately became chaotic. The regiments could not advance or retreat where they were.
Because the attack location chosen by Jiang Li was very awkward, whether he was advancing or retreating, it would take about ten days of marching.
Before they could reach their destination, they had already starved to death on the road.
Therefore, the confused soldiers could only stay in place in confusion and were at a loss.
Of course, among tens of thousands of people, there will still be a few leaders.
This group of people quickly began to try to establish prestige and seize power. After a small amount of success, they began to try to reorganize the team and break it into pieces.
First go to the surrounding small villages to loot and loot, then march while looting.
But how could Jiang Li make them achieve their wish?
As soon as there was such a sign, he would order people to rush in and kill the leader.
Time and time again, constantly breaking their will.
He would also shoot arrows from time to time to spread fear among the Caotai army.
One day, two days, three days, five days, seven days.
Seven days later, under the devastation of hunger and fear, the two troops successively broke down their little will and knelt on the ground, crying and begging for mercy.
It wasn't until they knelt for a whole day and were on the verge of death that Jiang Li ordered people to bury pots and make rice again, and asked them to surrender.
As soon as they smelled the aroma of rice, these soldiers, who had been starved to the brink of death, had no chance of refusing and chose to surrender one after another.
Of course, some people tried to make trouble by taking advantage of the large number of people after eating, and then hundreds of wooden stakes were erected one after another around the camp.
These troublemakers who were hanged and dried on wooden stakes became the best help in establishing military regulations.
Coupled with a group of newly-appeared tree-man warlords and the village chief's magical methods, the two waves combined totaled hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Their honesty was simply touching.
Of course, Jiang Li did not treat them badly.
Treat everyone equally, eat and drink when they should, and feed them the scales they had fallen off during this period.
Then it's the same old trick again.
Let this group of original refugees return to the edge of the two main cities with a large amount of food.
He doesn't do anything else. He just cooks rice and roasts meat every day, always in the upwind position, non-stop.
You know, the food for the city defense army has been reduced to a bowl of gruel every two days.
When I smell these flavors, I am so greedy that my tongue cramps and stars appear in my eyes.
This is especially true for the homeless people in the city who have been without food for a long time.
Wave after wave of refugees clamored to leave the city. In order to prevent riots, Jiang Li's army was far enough away, so the city officials agreed to open the city gate.
Their purpose was to maintain stability, but by opening this hole, those who went out immediately had food to eat, and those who stayed in the city found it even more unbearable.
First the refugees, then the common people, and finally a large number of soldiers escaped from the city every day under the cover of darkness.
After all, hunger can really drive people crazy.
In an age like this, with both food and soldiers in hand, you can really do whatever you want.
Jiang Li was almost able to fight without any blood, and turned this military disaster into nourishment for his own strength.
In the fantasy world, there was a long drought and famine that lasted for one year and three months.
The two human cities that originally led to the military disaster were destroyed in the dust of hunger at some point.
And between them, a city blessed by a "miracle" rose from the ground.
Here, not only does no one starve to death, but many residents have grown above the obesity level. The life they lead is simply not very nourishing.
What Jiang Li didn't expect was that he actually found some hidden treasures in this illusion.
After destroying those two cities, he actually found several Qi-training monks who were enshrined by the original city lord's palace, and several manuscripts containing ancient texts.
Jiang Li still has a lot of curiosity and respect for the monks of this era.
After all, he is a pioneer who started from scratch and gradually opened up the prosperous world of immortality.
The hardships involved are indeed beyond what Jiang Li, who was born in this era, can understand.
After a long drought, a heavy rain revives everything.
When Ziyao came out of the mountain forest with the remaining twenty villagers, she subconsciously patted the mechanism Sinan in her hand.
We must have gone to the wrong place. Why is there such a prosperous city in front of us?
Her original village has disappeared without a trace. The original location of her residence has long been covered by the city of Jiangli.
There are more and more wild beasts wandering in the jungle during this time.
This is also one of the effects of the revival of spiritual energy. A small number of beasts begin to awaken their spiritual wisdom, absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and evolve towards monster beasts.
This group of beasts dominates the mountain ranges with absolute superiority. Although they may not be very strong now, the beast tide they drive is enough to pose a considerable threat to human cities.
During this time, a wave of beasts was also migrating here.
Ziyao and the others were the vanguard of a wave of beasts and suffered heavy losses.
It was Ziyao who finally managed to escape from the forest with these villagers after using three spells in a row. Now, they have nowhere to go.
"Sir, there is someone outside asking to see you."
Jiang Li is studying several newly acquired handwritten manuscripts.
It is difficult for monks to return home at this time, and they need to study and learn everything by themselves.
But it's not that there is no benefit at all.
In this era, the number of monks in the world of immortality is too thin, and there is basically no competition.
No one competes with them for any ancient relics or top inheritances. They can explore as much as they want. They are typically poor and rich.
These manuscripts were said to have been copied from a certain inscription. They had not studied the ancient texts thoroughly and could not understand them yet.
Jiang Li has learned some, but based on his current level of ancient literature, he can roughly judge what kind of agreement this is.
But he couldn't discern the detailed content.
He also tried to find the inscription at the source, but according to them, the stone tablet disappeared not long after it appeared.
Moreover, the location was outside the scope of the illusion. It was completely foggy and impossible to explore. He had no choice but to give up and keep these words in his heart.
Qin Shuman came to call him, and he woke up from the hard practice.
When we got out of the city, we discovered that it was Momen Ziyao. She turned out to be still alive.
"Miss Ziyao, long time no see, but she's still well."
After all, it was an illusion. Ziyao looked the same as before. But the fatigue on her face could not be concealed.
"Leader Jiang Li, although I am presumptuous, I would like to know how you achieve this level?"
Ziyao looked at the magnificent city in front of her, she still couldn't believe it.
Even in reality, with her cultivation in the Dan Formation stage, it would be difficult to easily develop a village into a city.
Not to mention the fact that our strength is severely limited now.
In such a short period of time, Jiang Li's city has obviously far exceeded the assessment standards. As long as he survives the beast tide, he can directly complete the test.
"Actually, it's nothing, it's just luck."
Jiang Li still used an old excuse for time travellers, but this kind of rhetoric obviously did not satisfy the other party.
After thinking about it, he decided to give the other party a justifiable reason.
He called out more than 300 monks who were reincarnated as ghost soldiers. This was another group born during this period.
"They are my first villagers, so they are just lucky."
Three hundred ghost soldiers all burst out with momentum. Aren't they all at the Qi training level?
Ziyao's face turned green on the spot. Miss Momen's self-cultivation was almost worn away in this illusion.
Now when Jiang Li provoked him again, he almost cursed.
The two villages are very dilapidated, and the situation is basically the same. However, the villagers in them cannot be exactly the same, and there is still an element of randomness.
But why is the gap so huge? Who is the person from Momen?
Jiang Li said luck is better than saying he cheated.
Ziyao's first reaction was that she did not expect Jiang Li to cheat.
He was an outsider who had just arrived and had no idea how the test worked, so the possibility of cheating was very low.
But even if he cheated and was not kicked out of the illusion, it was still his fault.
After all, she herself is suspected of cheating.
It can't even compare to cheating, so it's really helpless.
He looked at the huge city in front of him and the twenty terrified villagers behind him.
Ziyao knew that she had no hope at all.
But the honor of Momen does not allow her to shrink from the most sacred Mozi trial.
"Leader Jiang, actually I have an unkind request."
"Can you let my people rest in your city temporarily?"
Although the experience in the illusion was not as profound as in reality, it still changed her a lot. Before, it would have been difficult for her to say this.
"There's nothing wrong with that. But are you sure?"
Jiang Li asked meaningfully. Ziyao didn't seem to know the seriousness of the matter.
Although she was a little confused, she still led the villagers into Jiang Li's city.
The bustling market in front of her made her feel like she was in another world.
Not long after, she suddenly noticed that the picture around her began to blur, with a large number of snowflakes appearing as if the signal was not clear.
Before her shocked expression could stay on her face for long, her entire body was ejected from the illusion.
Within a few minutes of entering the city, all the twenty villagers under her command had already rebelled.
If you lose all the villagers, you will naturally fail the assessment.
It was only when she was ejected from the core of the city with a confused look on her face that she figured out what Jiang Li meant when he said, "Are you sure?"
And Jiang Li in the fantasy world will face the final test of the beast tide.
....
"Is it true that it still failed?"
"Hmm? Where is Alliance Leader Jiang? He didn't come out with you?"
"Originally, we wanted him to escape first, but we can't think of that much now. Ziyao, go and take charge of the defense of the Eastern District."
"The pressure there is the least. If you have a chance, just take the little corn and run away with you."
As soon as Ziyao came out, she saw Granny Zi who was guarding outside. But Granny Zi's words made her forget the failure in the illusion.
"What! Mother-in-law, what's going on now!?"
In fact, not much time has passed between entering the illusion and coming out in the real world. How did it become like this?
"Our position has been exposed, and the enemy has already attacked. Without Mo Zijin, Qianluo City's defenses cannot be fully activated. We can only rely on puppets and disciples to manually control the defensive equipment. The situation is very not optimistic..."
After more than thirty hours of night wolf tide, all the traps nearby have been destroyed.
The disciples of the Iron Wolf Sect no longer had any worries. They rode Iron Wolf and carried tools to explore the area, and soon settled on this unassuming mountain.
Then they blatantly dug deep holes and buried high-energy and high-explosive spiritual energy bombs. The continuous violent explosions made the entire Qianluo City begin to tremble.
Various cracks creaked and dust fell.
The gears of various mechanisms began to loosen, and some even fell off directly.
The disciples of Momen began to make repairs everywhere to maintain the stability of the main formation no matter what.
Fortunately, the city is buried underground, and the impact of earthquakes and the like has been specially considered, so the structure of the main frame will not be affected.
This explosion means another day.
The people of Momen couldn't take the initiative to attack, so they could only smash the mountain open bit by bit.
The specially reinforced rock formations cannot withstand such torment.
I don't know how long it took, but it was finally completely peeled off.
The dome-like building below was exposed.
Qianluo City, buried underground, looks like a huge turtle shell.
The building itself that can support the mountain above, coupled with the protective light film of the formation, forms the powerful basic defense of Momen.
The bow cannons of ten Iron Wolf Sect flying boats lit up with scorching light, then turned into beams of light and attacked the outer dome of Qianluo City.
When the smoke and dust from the spiritual energy explosion dissipated, the dome was unscathed.
Several rows of small holes suddenly appeared on the surface of the smooth dome, and only a series of dull cracking sounds were heard, and giant crossbow arrows more than ten feet long and as thick as thighs flew out from them.
It turned into a suppressed rain of arrows and shot towards the ten flying boats and warships.
This giant crossbow arrow was so powerful that it easily broke through the shield of the flying boat and turned these big guys into a hornet's nest.
The defense of Momen Qianluo City is not just a boast.
Even at a disadvantage, the Iron Wolf Sect suffered some losses in the first round.
But this loss is far from enough to make the Iron Wolf Sect retreat.
After several trials, they quickly found the weak area in Qianluo City's dome defense.
That's the top of the head directly above.
There were a total of twenty Iron Wolf Sect flying boats, throwing away all their burdens, hanging something together outside the shooting range of Qianluo City, flying higher and higher.
It wasn't until it exceeded the shooting height of Qianluo City's crossbow that it fired horizontally above their heads.
What fell under the twenty flying boats was a solid piece of black gold and heavy iron that was not much smaller than the flying boats.
The black gold and heavy iron has not been refined, nor is it a magic weapon. It is just a piece of raw metal. This metal is not even too precious. Its only characteristic is that it is heavy, very heavy!