When Wen Zhong couldn't think of any response plan, he had no choice but to believe in Shen Gongbao's confidence in the "turnaround". He began to command the army in Sishui Pass to retreat in batches. And behind Sishui Pass,
Several levels are also heavily fortified to achieve the purpose of ladder blocking.
In fact, I know I can't stop it, but I do it as a last resort to delay time. What else can I do now besides risking my life?
The only good news is that most of the 200,000 troops currently under Wen Zhong's command are loyal soldiers to Chaoge, and the Jie Army he pulled up with one hand can also play a very good role in suppressing it.
, there will be no large-scale surrender to the enemy in such a consuming resistance.
As for the monks, none of the middle- and low-level monks were allowed to leave. They were all drawn by lots. They would garrison at whichever level they drew, and they would die in battle. It all depended on personal luck.
But Wen Zhong's approach made Jiang Ziya a little confused. The Zhou Dynasty army also sent many spies, and after learning the news, they reported it to Jiang Ziya. When Jiang Ziya was so angry that his teeth itched, he had to consider a question:
After the other monks have been slaughtered, will the monks from the Human and Interpretation religions directly carry out massacre-style attacks on ordinary soldiers?
Jiang Ziya considered this issue very realistically. It was related to the fig leaf used by monks of the two religions to cover up their "inferior works". After all, the banner was "supporting justice". Once the monks in the enemy army on the opposite side were killed, he would continue to slaughter ordinary people wantonly.
Soldier, isn't this appropriate?
Jiang Ziya asked Lu Ya directly about this, but Lu Ya's answer was that he only dealt with high-level monks, and the middle and low-level and ordinary soldiers were not worthy of him. This statement left Jiang Ziya speechless. He originally wanted to deal with Lu Ya.
If you are not a member of the Three Religions, you should not care about massacring mortals, but you are not a fool to think that you will not do this kind of thing at all.
The monks of the two religions also felt that it was a bit unsafe, and they discussed it over and over again, but in the end they just said "act according to the situation" and nothing came to an end.
So three days later, the Zhou Dynasty began to attack Sishui Pass. First, it shook the ground for half an hour, using monks' spells to knock down the tall fortress defenses of Sishui Pass. However, because there was no participation from Lu Ya, the monks who intercepted the teaching also
I was prepared in advance, but the effect was not good.
However, the soldiers attacked hard, and in less than two hours, the Zhou Dynasty dropped a total of 6,000 corpses, and no ordinary soldiers even climbed up the wall.
In the end, it is still necessary to rely on the strength of the monks to gain the advantage first.
But facing the Jie Jiao disciples who were determined to die, the monks from both the Ren and Chan sects obviously lost momentum. The casualty ratio remained high. This annoyed Jiang Ziya. He had no choice but to ask Lu Ya again.
, after all, the Twelve Golden Immortals who are direct descendants have all been seriously injured and returned to Kunlun Mountain. Now the only one who can be said to have high combat power and decisive power is Lu Ya.
Lu Ya took action, and there was not much advantage left in Sishui Pass. The fortress was shattered, and the monks were suppressed and then killed by monks from the two religions. Moreover, the angry monks from the two religions had begun to attack the court unscrupulously.
He led the ordinary soldiers to attack. Then he led the Zhou Dynasty army to break through Sishui Pass.
After the war, Jiang Ziya counted the battle damage, and his scalp felt numb. More than 8,000 Zhou Dynasty soldiers died in the battle, and more than 10,000 were injured. Six monks also died and more than ten were injured. As for the Chaoge defenders at Sishui Pass,
Thirty thousand people were collectively crushed to pieces, and no one surrendered and escaped. This level of tragedy made the entire army of the Zhou Dynasty unhappy after winning the battle.
You know, the 250,000 people that the Zhou Dynasty has brought over now are already the entire fighting force of the Zhou Dynasty at this stage. They are considered a desperate move. They hope to quickly defeat the Chaoge army after gaining a huge advantage at the monk level.
The will to resist even recruited Chaoge's elite soldiers to achieve the purpose of advancing quickly and retaining its own troops from large-scale attrition.
Now it seems that even though they have lost their advantage at the monk level and their morale is low, Chaoge's soldiers can still fight to the death. This is a big blow to the Zhou Dynasty army.
Think about it, there are four more powerful passes behind Sishui Pass, which are no worse than Sishui Pass. How many soldiers will be lost if we fight all the way through it? How many soldiers will we lose if we attack Chaoge?
When the time comes, even if the Zhou Dynasty wins, it will be a tragic victory. What will the princes everywhere think? Will they start to separate their regimes and no longer worship Xiqi as the leader and recognize the Zhou Dynasty's dominance like worshiping and singing? This is not only a problem for the Zhou Dynasty
The huge hidden danger is also an unacceptable result for those who want to take over the land of Jiejiao's destiny.
The offensive to persuade them to surrender must also be more direct, otherwise the Zhou Dynasty will not be able to afford such losses if it continues to fight like this, even if it wins in the end.
Therefore, the next strategy adopted by Jiang Ziya and the Zhou Dynasty army has changed from attacking by force to encircling without fighting, which is to wear down your will and achieve the effect of defeating others without fighting through intimidation at the monk level.
.But as everyone knows, this slow strategy actually plays into Wen Zhong's hands. I wish you could help delay time.
And where is the "turning point" that Shen Gongbao mentioned and Wen Zhong placed his last hope on?
Thousands of miles away from the main battlefield of the Shang Dynasty civil war in Shangyang Mountain, Kong Xuan has been back to his dojo for half a month. Half a month of meditation practice has allowed him to barely stabilize the old accounts of time that swept away after his cultivation was abolished.
, and at the same time, he discovered many benefits of magic cultivation.
The demonic essence is so rich that it can absorb more energy than the first-class blessed land cave's heaven and earth vitality with just one suck. Moreover, the demonic essence of the same volume has more quality and energy than the heaven and earth's vitality.
What makes Kong Xuan most happy and satisfied are the shining "lighthouses" in the long and unruly system. These "lighthouses" illuminate the superficial and the mysterious. There are no thresholds or restrictions. As long as he relies on
When you go up there, you can easily get all the knowledge and experience about demonic cultivation illuminated by this "lighthouse". This is almost a path of cultivation that is perfected by gathering all the power of demonic cultivation at the same time, which brings benefits to those who come after.
It's simply unimaginable.
As far as Kong Xuan himself is concerned, his current recovery speed is a bit unbelievable even to himself. He even feels that if he recovers at the current speed, it will only take ten years for him to return to the strength of a quasi-sage.
His heart is burning. What is just ten years? It may take more than this time to sleep. What's more, he discovered that those lighthouses are far beyond the so-called quasi-sage realm and there is no follow-up. Several further lighthouses seem to be heading towards
He waved.
By the way, there is no such thing as a quasi-sage in magic cultivation, and there is no such thing as a saint. The so-called quasi-sage is Immortal Luotian, and a saint is a powerful person, and there is a lighthouse above the powerful person!
Half a month later, Kong Xuan came out of practice. When he opened his eyes, he saw that a man in black robe had entered his cave at some point. However, the defense and warning restrictions did not respond at all, and were directly ignored by the other party.
.
In the past, Kong Xuan would have been on full alert, but now he stood up, knelt down on one knee towards the man in black robe, and said piously: "Kong Xuan, see Mr. Yan!"