Chapter 228 Two Difficulties

On the back of the Black Iron Griffin, Ujina hugged Chen Yang tightly, feeling the freedom and excitement of soaring through the sky!

She looked down and saw that the carriages and pedestrians below had become dark shadows. The Great Wall of Steel in the distance was right at her feet. The whistling wind in her ears made her more excited than ever before, and she couldn't help but open her mouth and cheer loudly!

Chen Yang sighed helplessly and reminded Ujina, "Hey! If you're going to hug me, just hug me, can you stop yelling like that? You know, your yelling can easily cause misunderstandings!"

Ujina was overjoyed and said with a smile, "Who could hear us so high up? Besides, misunderstanding is misunderstanding, I'm just very happy! Chen Yang, thank you, it's really great to be with you!"

Chen Yang sighed helplessly, "You're happy, but I'm suffering terribly!"

Ujina couldn't help but giggle when she heard this.

Seeing her laughing so unrestrainedly, Chen Yang simply reached out and unceremoniously grabbed Ujina's buttocks!

Ujina blushed slightly but did not resist.

Seeing that she didn't resist, Chen Yang laughed even more happily, and his hand was about to pass directly through the obstruction of her robe!

This time, Ujina quickly grabbed his hand and said, "Chen Yang! We're high in the air, don't fall!"

Chen Yang immediately replied, "Don't worry, I have experience!"

Ujina looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Chen Yang shrugged: "My wife and I used to ride the Black Iron Griffin together. Back then, we could do whatever we wanted while standing on its back!"

Upon hearing this, Ujina pouted, "You're so clueless! Why do you have to bring up your wife at such a beautiful moment? But that also shows you're a good man. Since you're so nice, I'll let you have your fun for a while!"

The black iron griffin soared high in the sky and soon entered the airspace above Steel City.

This time, for the first time, Chen Yang complained that the Black Iron Griffin was flying too fast.

He couldn't help but mutter, "How strange! This silly bird used to fly so slowly, but today it's like it's on steroids! It's flying so fast, it's infuriating! I'm not feeding it for the next couple of days, letting it go hungry, so it won't ruin my plans again!"

Ujina blushed and laughed, pushing his hand away and saying, "Don't you dare bully the Black Iron Griffin! I think it flies quite well, so you don't keep taking advantage of it!"

The two looked down.

The Steel City was predominantly gray, with massive metal walls that gleamed with a pale gray sheen. The walls were exceptionally sturdy, but the interior was not as spectacular as it seemed; instead, it appeared somewhat dilapidated.

After all, the Tartar army was in the canyon, less than ten kilometers from the Steel City, and could break into the city at any time! If it weren't for the array of the Great Wall of Steel in front of them, the Steel City might have already fallen!

The residents were terrified, and the wealthy had already fled.

Chen Yang commanded the black iron griffin to land towards the city.

Upon arriving at a square, Chen Yang picked up Ujina and jumped down. He asked passersby for directions to the command post and strode over there.

Most of the people in Steel City were military monks on defense.

The command post was not in the city center, but not far from the city gate.

As Chen Yang and Ujina were about to go inside, they were stopped by the guards at the gate.

Just as Chen Yang was about to explain, he saw a very handsome man inside swaying his hips as he quickly walked out.

It was Zhou Qing!

Chen Yang looked at him and immediately called out, "Hey, Xiao Bai... Zhou Qing!"

Zhou Qing looked up when she heard the voice, and was stunned for a moment when she saw Chen Yang. Then, her face lit up with surprise and joy, and she quickly ran over: "Chen Yang! What are you doing here?"

"I need to talk to you about something, let's go inside!" Chen Yang said.

Zhou Qing immediately nodded, instructed the guards to take over her duties, and then warmly led Chen Yang and Ujina into her room, busily pouring water for them.

Chen Yang immediately took out Zhao Hu's military tally and said, "Don't drink water yet, I have something urgent to tell you!"

"I encountered Zhao Hu and his men on the road. He was being chased by a group of Tartar soldiers, and I rescued him along the way."

"He told me that a 3,000-strong elite force from the Great Manchu Kingdom had crossed the mountains and was now hiding in tunnels beneath the rocky hills!"

Zhou Qing, who was pouring tea, trembled violently upon hearing this, nearly dropping the kettle. Her face turned even paler than a pretty boy's, and she looked at Chen Yang incredulously: "Chen Yang, you must be joking! How could this be?"

Chen Yang shrugged: "How could I joke about something like this?"

"Furthermore, Zhao Hu also said there's a spy among you!"

"Those Tartars were riding warhorses when they chased him. They couldn't have brought warhorses with them when they crossed the mountains, so those warhorses must have come from Iron City, and must have been provided by spies!"

Zhou Qing's face grew paler and paler. After three seconds, he took a deep breath, his expression instantly turning serious. He quickly said, "If there really are three thousand cultivators hiding across the mountains, Steel City is in danger! I think there must be elite demons with special methods to protect so many cultivators and allow them to easily cross the mountains."

"Moreover, these three thousand people must all be experts at the Golden Core Realm. Their goal is likely to sneak into the city during tomorrow's Steel City trading day!"

"Once these three thousand men enter the city, Steel City will be thrown into chaos! Then, combined with the main army's attack from the canyon, Steel City will surely fall!"

"I must now gather manpower and go kill these three thousand people!"

"But Zhao Hu says there are spies, which makes things difficult! To trap them in the tunnels and wipe them all out, we must act swiftly and secretly!"

"There are two difficulties here: First, once I move my troops, the spies will definitely find out and report it; second, they are hiding in the rocky hills, where there are several high points suitable for reconnaissance. The Great Manchu Kingdom must have people there monitoring our troop movements. Once they discover that we have moved our troops, they will flee to the mountains in advance, and then it will be difficult to surround and kill them!"

Zhou Qing paced back and forth with her hands behind her back, looking hesitant.

Chen Yang then spoke up, "What's so difficult about the two questions you raised?"

"First, you can mobilize your army under other pretexts, such as using temporary training as an excuse to pull people out of the city; the spies won't care. Second, I can help you take down those reconnaissance outposts and kill the people responsible for monitoring them!"

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up, and she looked at Chen Yang with surprise and excitement, saying, "Chen Yang, really? You can do it?"

Chen Yang shrugged: "Easy, it's a piece of cake for me!"

Zhou Qing rushed forward excitedly and grabbed Chen Yang's arm: "Chen Yang, thank you so much! Your idea is perfect! If you can take out those sentries, our Great Ming Kingdom is sure to win this time!"

Chen Yang quickly pushed his hand away: "Just talk, don't get physical!"

Zhou Qing wasn't angry and quickly said, "Alright! There's no time to lose, let's act immediately! I'll mobilize my men now, taking advantage of the evening, and try to launch an attack as soon as it gets dark. We'll wipe them all out tonight!"

Chen Yang nodded slightly.

Zhou Qing immediately turned around and made arrangements.

Before long, urgent bells rang out in the Steel City, and more than 15,000 cultivators gathered at the foot of the city wall!

Zhou Qing, dressed in a general's uniform, strode to the platform in front and said angrily, "Just this noon, while I was patrolling the city wall, I discovered a ten-man squad that was all asleep, with not a single one of them keeping watch!"

"I'm furious! Do you even know what time it is? How can you be so complacent?"

"With this level of vigilance, how can you fight? How can you deal with the enemy's iron cavalry?"

"Therefore, I've decided to conduct a live-fire exercise right now! All of you, pack your equipment, prepare your spirit stones, and bring healing pills. Follow me! Be on your guard! Any mistake will be dealt with according to military law!"

The 15,000 cultivators below looked at each other and could only agree, cursing inwardly: "I wonder which city guard was dozing off, causing everyone to suffer because of this!"

Zhou Qing immediately pretended to be conducting a temporary field training exercise and led the troops out of the Steel City through the back gate.

At the same time, Chen Yang also took off again on his Xuan Tie Griffin and headed straight for the rocky hill according to the direction Zhou Qing pointed out!

The so-called "Rock Barrens" is located at the foot of a massive mountain range.

Previously, there were thousands of quarries of all sizes here. Later, they collapsed and were abandoned, turning the area into a rocky wasteland.

At this moment, beneath the rocky hill, three thousand warriors from the Great Manchu Kingdom were quietly waiting in what used to be a mine, all full of confidence.

Because they believed that the people of the Ming Dynasty would never have imagined that so many of them could cross the giant mountain range at the same time to smuggle themselves over.

They knew that this sneak attack would definitely succeed, after all, this time they not only had the help of terrifying elite alien demons, but also the cooperation of traitors from the Ming Dynasty!

Not far from the rocky hill, there are four relatively high stone platforms.

At this time, there was a small team of twenty men on each stone platform, who were on guard duty and observing the movements of the Ming Dynasty army.

Night had just fallen.

A giant gray bird glided swiftly through the night sky and arrived at the first stone platform!

Chen Yang glanced down, looking completely relaxed, and threw the five black-armored puppet soldiers down.