Different from Wen Zhong's mentality of fighting to the death, the Zhou Dynasty army coming from the west and advancing unstoppably did not want to fight to the death at Lintong Pass. Victory was in sight. As long as Lintong Pass was conquered, there would be a smooth plain ahead.
By reaching Chaoge City directly, there is a great possibility of directly forcing the Chaoge defenders to surrender, and allowing all the princes who are still waiting to see clearly the situation.
Jiang Ziya was extremely surprised when he learned that Wen Zhong led 100,000 soldiers and many monks to garrison Lintong Pass. Because although Lintong Pass has a larger expansion area than the previous fortresses, it still does not require so many soldiers.
Right? Moreover, Wen Zhong actually guarded the fortress personally and gathered so many Jie Jiao disciples. Was he going to fight to the death? But without the support of high-end power, where did Wen Zhong get the confidence?
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Instead of launching an attack immediately, Jiang Ziya asked the entire army to set up camp, but he flew into the air with a group of key monks to explore some of the arrangements in Lintong Pass.
From a high position, I thought I could see some clues, but I found that the entire Lintong Pass city wall had been covered up by countless formations, making it impossible to see through.
"What do you think Wen Zhong wanted to do with this posture?" Jiang Ziya returned to the tent and asked the generals around him.
Facing Jiang Ziya's inquiry, the generals all came up with their own opinions.
"I don't know. But it looks like it's going to be a fight to the death."
"What a joke, why should Wen Zhong fight to the death with us? No matter how much power he has in his hand, he is not enough to kill Senior Lu Ya with a single spell. He doesn't even need Senior Lu Ya to take action directly, as long as he suppresses those middle and high-level monks like before, and the rest
The soldiers and the Earth Tribulation monks are like chickens and dogs, they can be defeated with a drum."
"You can't say that. Wen Zhong has many tricks up his sleeve, and he may have a back-up plan this time. I think it's better to play it safe and explore the truth first, right?"
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Opposite the Zhou Dynasty army's camp, dozens of miles away, Lintong Pass also gathered all the senior generals in Chaoge's army. Wen Zhong stood in the middle, looking at the continuous tents in the distance, but his face was calm and composed, even with a smile.
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"Everyone, Jiang Ziyahu pretends to be a tiger and uses the barbarian Luya as a sword to cut through our last line of defense. I will be sitting in the army during this battle, and the commander's flag will not retreat an inch. Are you willing to defend Lintong Pass with me?"
"The final general will follow the Grand Master to the death!"
"Don't turn your heels!"
Wen Zhong was very satisfied with the answers of the generals. The war was about to begin, and there could not be any internal problems. He asked the question in public, and his mind was closely watching the changes in the generals' auras. Anyone who hesitated would be dealt with secretly. Fortunately, for now
It seems that it is not needed yet.
"You don't need to be too pessimistic. Although the barbarian Lu Ya is powerful, he does not dare to kill my Jiejiao monks indiscriminately. I have analyzed the reason for you before. Therefore, this time, as long as we implement it according to our established plan, then
The outcome is yet to be determined!"
The leaders of both armies are mobilizing and boosting their morale, and at the same time, the early confrontation has begun.
This time the Zhou Dynasty did not adopt a posture of surrounding but not fighting, and there was no hint of surrender. Even Wen Zhong was guarding the fortress and did not retreat, so the entire defender would not be able to retreat without a desperate situation.
There may be someone who dares to defect. Therefore, no matter how reluctant Jiang Ziya is, there will definitely be a bloody battle under Lintong Pass.
"Please also ask Senior Lu to use his methods to defeat the main body of the fortress defense."
Jiang Ziya decided to go with the safe plan. First, he would detach 30,000 soldiers and cooperate with the monks to launch a test attack with controllable intensity at Lintong Pass. But he invited Lu Ya to take action. He probably thought that he would be able to do it once a fighter plane appeared.
From temptation to decisive battle.
Lu Ya nodded and said yes. But Jiang Ziya didn't know that Lu Ya was also worried now, and even wanted to leave here. If he hadn't killed Zhao Gongming before and left him with no way out, he would have probably already
There are more places to look for.
Originally, Lu Ya's decision to kill Zhao Gongming was based on two aspects. On the one hand, it was because of the "weakness" that Jiejiao had always shown before and the "indifferent" attitude of Jiejiao leader Tongtian, and because Zhao Gongming could be killed after his death.
The resurrection of the Fengshen List gave Lu Ya more courage. On the other hand, he wanted to make a "voucher of fame" in the hope that the Human and Interpretation religions would accept him.
But when Tongtian came and fought against the Supreme Emperor and Yuan Shi, and cut off Yuan Shi's arm, and still had the upper hand after one versus two, Lu Ya's mood became worse. Then the shadow of the three saints who respected him as his teacher appeared.
After that, Lu Ya wanted to understand a lot of things, and at the same time, his mood hit rock bottom. For a moment, he even felt that his previous judgment was wrong. He should not have killed Zhao Gongming and got involved in this muddy water based on his own ideas.
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Now, although Lu Ya has received goodwill from both the Ren and Chan religions, it is only goodwill and there is no intention of accepting him into the religion at all, and he even feels a little desperate.
Is it because of his current peak quasi-sage strength that the Human Interpretation Sect does not accept him? Or is it because the phantom-like saint teacher looks down on him?
But now, Lu Ya feels that if he cannot join the cult, what he will have to face after the incident is over will be the anger from Tong Tian. After seeing Tong Tian show his power that day, Lu Ya understands that as long as Tong Tian wants him to die,
There is absolutely no way he is alive.
The Lintong Pass in front of us now was the last fortress. I thought I could capture it like before. However, I found that Tongtian's disciple Wen Zhong did not retreat, but led his army to defend. What was going on? Lu Ya felt aggrieved.
, as Wen Zhong guessed, he did not dare to kill even one more Jie Jiao disciple, let alone Wen Zhong, a disciple of Tongtian.
In fact, Lu Ya was a little naive and ignorant. There are three saints in the world, so how could they accept a fourth one? Taishang and Yuanshi were not so stupid as to accept one who might become their competition.
The existence of opponents.
The attack begins.
Lu Ya didn't dare to use all his strength this time, and it was easy for him to satisfy the monks of the Zhou Dynasty. The momentum he aroused was terrifying, but after it was unleashed, his power dropped sharply as if he was under some kind of threat.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Ziya was surprised to find that Lu Yao's majestic blow did not collapse the fortress defense at Lintong Pass.
"The formation on the other side is very strong, and it's very difficult to break." Lu Ya lied without a blush on his face.
"Hmph! No wonder Wen Zhong dared to defend Lintong Pass. It turned out that he was prepared for it! Please ask Senior Lu to continue casting spells. I will let the soldiers cooperate with the senior's attack." Jiang Ziya did not doubt that he was there. With a wave of his hand, the 30,000 soldiers were divided.
The three echelons began to howl and rush towards the high city wall.
The siege officially began.
On the top of the city, the smile on Wen Zhong's face became even thicker. As the defender, he naturally knew the strength of the fortress's defense formation best, and he could also clearly know that Lu Ya's attack just now was completely in vain.
"Haha, have you seen it all? Lu Ya is scared. Now go get ready and teach the scum on the other side a profound lesson!"