As soon as the battle began, there was a huge wave of blood. Under the leadership of the monks, the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty roared and crashed into the fortress wall of Lintong Pass. Their morale was very high now, and they were full of energy. They just wanted to win this place in front of Chaoge.
The last obstacle.
However, although the tall fortress wall kept swaying and the light of the formation above kept flickering, it did not collapse, which caused huge casualties to the attacking Zhou Dynasty soldiers.
The 30,000 elite men selected by Jiang Ziya were divided into six echelons and took turns to storm the fortress.
The number of monks in the several fortresses that were broken before was indeed not large. They all followed Wen Zhong out of the pass to meet the Zhou Dynasty army and were separated and guarded at various passes during the retreat. But now the one gathered at Lintong Pass is Wen Zhongcong.
All the Jie Jiao disciples mobilized from the entire area ruled by the Shang Dynasty. This number has reached nearly a thousand, which is far greater than the number of monks in the current army of the Zhou Dynasty.
Therefore, although the Zhou Dynasty's tentative attack was very intense, it still failed to send anyone to the defensive wall of the fortress.
After losing five thousand soldiers and eight monks, Jiang Ziya had no choice but to withdraw his troops.
No matter how slow his reaction was, Jiang Ziya understood it now.
The reason why Wen Zhong dared to be so unscrupulous in sending hundreds of thousands of troops to Lintong Pass was not at all relying on the so-called powerful defensive formations, nor the nearly a thousand Jiejiao disciples gathered in Lintong Pass. Even Wen Zhong was not relying on them at all.
Among the army of Chaoge.
"Senior Lu, what kind of formation is it that your cultivation has been unable to destroy for such a long time? I hope senior will tell you the truth." Jiang Ziya asked Lu Ya without asking anyone.
Lu Ya was also hard-pressed to defend himself. He felt that he could easily hide it from Jiang Zi and other monks from the two religions, so that they would not notice that he was cheating. But he was one step away. His method was indeed to conceal the truth.
The monks from the Renchen and Chan religions were trapped in the city, but during the siege, the monks from the Renchan and Chan religions also attacked the formation on the defensive wall. Although they failed to break through, the strength of this formation was still there.
How can we still distinguish clearly? In this way, people with a discerning eye will naturally see clearly.
Lu Ya couldn't help but feel a little ashamed and angry.
A person who is just a well-known loser in the spiritual world actually dares to accuse him in a bad tone in front of his face! Not to mention the aggrievedness in my heart. I originally wanted to please the two religions, but now I have set foot on the road of no return. Not only
He failed to join the religion as he wished, and at the same time he hated Tongtian, and now even a mere ant dared to yell at him.
But so what if I feel disgusted and angry? This humiliation was not imposed on Lu Ya by anyone. It was because he chose too hastily and his thoughts were too naive that he ended up where he is now.
Faced with Jiang Ziya's questioning, Lu Ya could only keep silent and walk away. He didn't even dare to leave the camp. This aggrieved attitude almost broke Lu Ya's soul.
Jiang Ziya frowned, with an unkind look on his face. He knew exactly where he was now. All the eyes of the two religions were focused on him. If he won this battle, even if his cultivation level was higher
Gao Na will become a well-known figure in the two religions. If he loses, he will have to fill in the list of gods. So Jiang Ziya knows that he now holds the power of life and death between the two great religions in the battle of fate.
With the power in hand, Wen Zhong would naturally not hold back and say nothing just because of Lu Ya. He had to point it out, so that Lu Ya could understand that it would not end well if he played around with this kind of song now.
After the first attack was thwarted, Jiang Ziya was not in a hurry to continue. After Ming Jin withdrew his troops, a group of generals and monks gathered in the camp to discuss tomorrow's strategy.
"Uncle Jiang, that Lu Ya can no longer be trusted. He can make trouble for Chaoge today, and he can defect tomorrow. The risk is too great, so it is better to persuade him to retreat!"
"Persuading you to quit? To put it lightly, Lu Ya has at least made great contributions to us, and he is a dignified quasi-holy monk. If you say you are trying to persuade him to quit, just persuade him to quit? And once Lu Ya leaves, have you ever thought about Wen Zhongyou who is opposite?
How will they deal with us? You must know that without the support of high-end monks like Lu Ya, the power we have now is still very fragile!"
"Weak? Wen Zhong is just relying on the large number of people. The brothers from the mountain gate are not allowed to come. Otherwise, how can we allow them to become arrogant?"
This makes some sense. Although there are many disciples of Renchan and Jiejiao, they are far behind compared to Jiejiao. And why are there not many monks of the two religions in the army of the Zhou Dynasty until now? Not yet.
All are due to the list of gods.
Whoever is on the list means that he will never have the possibility to improve his cultivation in the future, and will be a dog and horse for the rest of his life, and will never have any "freedom". This is for monks who have always roamed freely in heaven and earth.
Harder to accept than death.
Therefore, the two sects, which each accounted for only 20% of the people on the list of gods, tried their best to be as careful as possible. They were afraid that if there were too many disciples wading in this muddy water, then they would die in vain to be on the list. Wouldn't it be a disguised form?
Is it cheaper to teach? This also explains why the war has been going on until now, and the number of monks in the Zhou Dynasty army is less than 500.
"Lu Ya can't believe it all. But for the time being, the army can't do without him. But we have to prepare for a rainy day..." Jiang Ziya thought for a while and then retreated, thinking quietly alone.
The next day, the Zhou Dynasty army retreated forty miles and set up camp again. They hung out the no-war card and were on tight alert, but there was no sign of an attack.
After careful analysis, Wen Zhong from Lintong Pass decided that if the enemy did not move, I would not move. Anyway, it was just delaying time. Naturally, the longer the better, and he wished that the stalemate could last for a year and a half.
"Grand Master, why do you think Zhou Jun's behavior is so strange?"
"Why? I don't feel confident anymore. Lu Ya has already started to be afraid. No matter how high his cultivation level is, it doesn't matter to such a forward-thinking guy. But Jiang Ziya is a bit beyond my expectation." Wen Zhong put down the tea in his hand.
Zhan, sighed in a somewhat solemn tone.
"Oh? Did the Grand Master discover something?"
"It's not really a discovery. I just guessed some of Jiang Ziya's thoughts based on the comparison of strength."
"I would like to hear the details."
Wen Zhong pointed to the situation map hanging behind him and said: "Jiang Ziya's strength is actually not as good as ours. The reason why he was able to gain the advantage in turn is very important." Wen Zhong did not point out this "moisture" here.
There is no need to specify what it refers to, everyone under me can understand it.
Then he said: "Now that Lu Ya is starting to show his timidity, if you were Jiang Ziya, would you feel at ease? You wouldn't think about "What if Lu Ya changes sides at the moment of battle?" This kind of question? If you have doubts, it will not be simple.
It can be smoothed over. And don’t forget, Lu Ya is not a member of the three religions at all, and even now he has not been taken under the leadership of the two religions! The twists and turns here are difficult to describe in a word!"
After Wen Zhong finished speaking, there was a half-smile on his face. His eyes were very poisonous. Even though his cultivation level was far inferior to that of Lu Ya, he could see things very clearly. He knew that Lu Ya had been fooled by his own hastiness and was riding on the wall.
No. It’s deserved.
"Then what's the point of Jiang Ziya hanging up the fight-free card?"
Wen Zhongdao: "What do you mean? We are moving reinforcements."