Chapter 225: King of Northern Liang

Since you are doing what you can, it is not good to take things from others for free.

Chen Sanshi asked about the price again.

“Brother Chen is so unwilling to take advantage of others, which proves that he is a straightforward person.”

Bai Linxun did not hesitate any more: “How about this, after the elixir inside is refined, you give me half, this way, I will not suffer any loss. As for the ‘Talisman General Iron Armor’ inside, which is a first-level defensive armor, I will give you 200 spirit stones, and then we can offset it together, how about it?”

Originally, he did want to make the other party owe him a favor so that he could use it morally in the future, but he couldn’t force it, otherwise it would only backfire.

“no problem.”

Chen Sanshi agreed.

It is common for people who customize pills to provide raw materials, and it is a pure transaction that makes people feel comfortable.

“Brother Chen, see you later!”

Bai Linxun clasped his fists.

The two men bowed and said goodbye.

After passing through the jade token and returning to the End of the World, Xiao Daigua first drove the boat across the foggy sea, and then flew into the air and returned towards Liangzhou.

en route.

He finally had time to open the storage bag the other party gave him. After taking a closer look, he couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.

Is the Bai family so rich?

There are nearly a hundred portions of raw materials for Zhenwu Pills, more than two hundred portions of materials for Yangjing Pills, dozens of materials for Qingling Pills, and other first-level pill recipe materials. It can be said that the place is extremely rich.

No wonder so many people are targeting the Bai family.

At last.

This is the armor that Bai Linxun mentioned – Fu Jiang Iron Armor.

This set of armor is inky black all over and is made of Hunyuan Xuan Iron. The surface is engraved with dense runes that run through the whole body. The coldness of the metal is combined with the ingenious design of the carving. Under the majestic helmet, there is a hideous and murderous mask. The whole armor lies in the storage space. It is obviously a brand new armor, but it exudes an ancient and heavy atmosphere.

According to Bai Linxun.

This armor is specially made for warriors. It can accommodate the true energy of any of the five elements, and its defense is equivalent to that of a first-level talisman.

It’s a real thing.

Since Laizhou, Chen Sanshi has seldom worn armor, because ordinary armor is of limited use to high-level warriors, and may even affect one’s flexibility. However, there is no such concern for armor in the world of immortal cultivation.

He put away his thoughts and concentrated on flying in the air.

This “purchasing trip” went surprisingly smoothly and basically no time was wasted.

Round trip.

Just over a month.

Chen Sanshi returned to Liangzhou.

All military affairs, food and supplies, etc. were being dispatched in an orderly manner.

After Xu Wencai came back, I felt much less worried.

Change to before.

Most of the government affairs and military affairs had to be handled by Chen Sanshi himself, which greatly affected his cultivation.

After throwing the little fool back to the commander-in-chief’s residence, he went straight to the central army tent.

It was the hour of Mao and the sky was slightly bright.

When Chen Sanshi arrived at the military camp, he saw that Xu Wencai’s tent was still lit with candlelight, as if he had not slept all night.

He drew aside the curtain.

“My lord is back.”

Xu Wencai raised his head from the pile of files and memorials, then hurriedly stood up and saluted: “Greetings, Marshal.”

“Why are you being so polite to me?” Chen Sanshi got straight to the point. “How are things going recently?”

“Everything is almost ready. In twenty days, we can start the expedition.”

Xu Wencai pointed to the memorial on the table and explained the details in detail: “Your Excellency is very busy, and I have the courage to make decisions on many government matters for you, but there are also some more critical ones, which I have specially marked, and I hope you can take the time to review them personally.

“in addition.

“Prince Cao Huan of Jin has sent someone over here. A master of immortality is leading a eunuch, saying that they want to reward you.”

“Reward me?” Chen Sanshi paused, “Continue.”

“It’s a long story.”

Xu Wencai asked the man in white to sit down, and then said in front of the map: “Ever since the two kings of Jin and Yan kidnapped General Fang, they have been spreading rumors in the south, saying that the current emperor has devoted himself to practicing Taoism and has long wanted to abdicate to the king of Jin.

“That’s why the King of Qin assassinated the King of Jin, and then took advantage of the fact that Your Majesty was in seclusion and was unaware of the outside world, and together with the Yan Party, they took control of the government and even wanted to kill my father and the king.

“The King of Jin raised an army to save his father and to eliminate the emperor’s entourage.

“Not only that.

“They also imitated our Beiliang, eradicating all the spiritual grass wherever they went, and declared that Beiliang was not a rebel, but a soldier under the command of King Jin and a loyal minister of the Great Sheng Dynasty. Now the whole world is united.”

Don’t underestimate the influence that the teachings of Confucian sages have brought to people all over the world, and don’t underestimate the number of loyal ministers throughout the world who were nurtured during the 300 years of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

Moreover, as the emperor remained in seclusion, the abdication seemed more and more true.

This set of words directly praised the King of Jin as the chosen one by heaven, and in this way, he was able to quickly win the hearts of the people.

not long ago.

Xu Wencai once talked about the grand strategy of “Ten-Year Plan”, but that would take a full ten years, and the luck of the Great Sheng Dynasty would be slowly consumed in one war after another.

And now, everything has just begun.

The great prosperity has not yet disappeared.

Chen Sanshi took the tea poured by Wolong disciple Qi Cheng, took a sip, and asked, “Then according to your opinion, do you think I should accept this reward or not?”

“There are pros and cons.”

Xu Wencai continued, “Your Excellency is already a Duke, and the next highest title you can receive is a King of a different surname. This title of ‘King’ will not only be useful for your future, but will also be of great help to your desire for a ‘quick victory’.

“Heading south in the name of ‘King of Northern Liang’, he only needs to win one or two key battles to make all the people in the world surrender without even thinking of resisting.

“As for the flaw, it is that nominally speaking, you are still a ‘Shengchen’, but you have become a member of the Jinwang Party, no longer flying the banner of the capital, but the banner of ‘Jinwang’.

“Overall.

“I suggest that you accept the reward, Marshal.”

Chen Sanshi nodded slightly.

The old scholar is right.

His original intention was to win the battle quickly and reach the capital Chang’an as soon as possible. Since the court was still on the verge of collapse, he would inevitably encounter a lot of resistance. If he had time, he could slowly wear them down.

But what Chen Sanshi lacks most is time!
No matter what, let’s fight to the capital first.

Thinking of this, he put down the teacup and said, “Let King Jin’s people come over.”

Not long after.

A eunuch in a dragon robe came into the tent, saluted with his fists, took out an orange-yellow scroll, but did not rush to read it, as if he was waiting for something.

however……

The man in white robe remained seated on the commander’s seat, with no intention of standing up to salute.

According to the rules of the Great Sheng Dynasty, one did not need to kowtow to receive an imperial edict from the Crown Prince who was the Regent, but one still had to kneel on one knee to show respect.

“Eunuch Zhao.”

Xu Wencai reminded him, “My commander is busy with military affairs, please don’t waste your time.”

“haha.”

Eunuch Zhao laughed awkwardly twice, and no longer dared to put on airs, and read aloud:

“Today, the court is in chaos with treacherous officials, causing chaos in the country and making the people miserable. Jin Wang Cao Huan accepted the order in the face of danger, rewarded the six divisions, led the righteous people, responded to the will of heaven and brought peace to the country. Hereby, Chen Sanshi, the white robe of Liangzhou, is conferred the title of Liangzhou King, commanding the troops in the north, heading south to fight against the evil and treason, and pacify the world.”

King of Northern Liang!
King with a different surname!
Let alone the later period of the Great Sheng Dynasty, even in the early days of the founding of the country, no matter how great the achievements were, there has never been a king of a different surname!

In just a few years, the man in white robe in front of him rose from a small captain in the army to the King of Beiliang. It was truly amazing.

“I’ll take the imperial edict. Please thank His Royal Highness Prince Jin for me.”

After Chen Sanshi made a few polite remarks, he ordered them to leave: “I still have military affairs to deal with, so I won’t be keeping Eunuch Zhao for long.”

“Then I hope that the prince will send troops south to enter the pass as soon as possible. Your Highness will respond in the south and strive to pacify the world as soon as possible.”

After Eunuch Zhao said this, he flew away into the air under the guidance of a cultivator.

The twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month in the seventy-sixth year of the Longqing reign.

King Cao Huan of Jin appointed the White-robed Man of Liangzhou as King of Northern Liang, commanding the troops in the north. He issued a proclamation to the world and from then on, he officially stood in opposition to the imperial court and called each other rebels.

It is the coldest time of winter again, and heavy snow is falling in the north as usual.

The Northern Liang cavalry is also on the eve of setting out on an expedition.

On the martial arts field.

Play heart-stirring military music.

Just like in Qing State, where the “Celebration Song” was able to impress the soldiers, Beiliang naturally also had its own songs. Music and rituals were by no means just a tool for entertainment in brothels and fireworks. If used properly, it could not only increase the cohesion of the soldiers and soothe their hearts, but also boost morale and inspire fighting spirit. This is also the significance of military music.

Before this.

Beiliang had music, but no fixed military music.

The current military music was proposed by Chen Sanshi, but he was not familiar with music. The specific content was originally worked out by Fang Qingyun and Xu Wencai. After the uprising in the past two years, Xu Wencai personally designated it as the Beiliang Military Music to increase cohesion, and named it – “Beiliang Breaking Formation Music”.

This song.

It was performed by thousands of soldiers who were interested in musical instruments, including erhu, pipa, bamboo flute, shakuhachi, suona, war drums, etc. The symphony was magnificent, inspiring, grand and large-scale.

The reason why Chen Sanshi proposed to create military music was not only for the effect on the scene, but also to practice the formations in the Book of Strange Soldiers. One of the formations was called “Glorious and Mighty Soul-Calming Formation”, which required the use of great music. However, there was no specific record of the required music scores and instruments, so he had to give it a try.

He came to the high platform, looked at the soldiers arranged in different directions, felt the reaction of the black bead in the storage ring, and found that it could indeed be used, but the amount of mysterious energy in the black bead was not enough.

It is recorded in the heavenly book.

Requiem is a large-scale formation that can directly destroy the soul. Of course, the amount of profound energy it consumes is also enormous. Even if it can be set up now, there will not be enough profound energy.

The formations in the Heavenly Book either rely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or require mysterious energy to support their execution. The more mysterious energy there is, the greater the power.

Ever since Chen Sanshi actually controlled the three states in the northern border, the accumulation of Xuan Qi has been getting faster and faster. If he continues like this, he will be able to use more powerful formations sooner or later. For example, the “Eighteen Dark Ding Rolling Thunder Formation” at Yinsong Cliff of Hulao Pass could only summon a handful of divine thunders, but if there was enough Xuan Qi, it could have continued to strike.

Another example is those formations that seem mysterious and can actually create strange visions in heaven and earth and attract stars to bombard the earth.

According to what you said.

This uprising was truly a good decision.

As the territory under actual control expands, the military formations Chen Sanshi can use will become stronger and stronger.

After the magnificent and awe-inspiring “Beiliang Pozhen Music” ended.

The southern expedition plan also officially began.

The Northern Liang Army now has nine major camps: Suzaku Camp, Qinglong Camp, Tianlang Camp, Zhenbiao Camp, Beifu Camp, Tiance Camp, Daji Camp, Anshan Camp, and Hongze Camp. In addition to the surrendered local garrisons in Youzhou and Yanzhou, the total number of available troops reaches 180,000.

Among them, the Tiance Camp and the Yanzhou Guard Army still guarded the Jianmen Gorge, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, with a small number of troops.

In the years before this, Xiqi had suffered heavy losses many times. After being forced back to Mingzhou by the White Robes, it completely gave up Beiliang and turned its full attention to attacking the ancestral vein of Mangshan.

The remaining 150,000 troops were all deployed outside Qilin Mountain, repairing the plank road day and night, making a gesture of attacking Chunqiu Prefecture with all their might.

The southern expedition officially begins!
……

Beijing.

Zhongjue Hall.

King Qin and others were almost continuously dealing with battle reports coming from all directions.

Fortunately, most of them are good news.

“Master Mo and Master Xu from the south have reported victory. They killed three thousand enemies and two generals, and recovered the entire southern territory!”

“Under the leadership of the Ling Family Patriarch and General Tong Xiaochu, the Mangshan Ancestor Clan has won victory after victory, killing more than ten thousand enemies!”

“Marshal Jiang Yuanbo and the Immortal Master of Shengyun Sect have successfully contained Dongqing’s attack in Tongnan Prefecture outside Laizhou!”

“Okay! Okay!”

The King of Qi was very pleased and praised the current Minister of War repeatedly, saying, “Old Mu is indeed a man who came from the same field as Sun Xiangzong. Under your command, the overall situation has been stabilized in less than half a year!”

Mu Fengchun has always been known as a poisonous scholar.

He is best at playing evil tricks.

After the chaos in the world, he was appointed as the Minister of War. He repeatedly used vicious schemes to instigate people’s hearts. If it were not a bit unpleasant to hear, he could be said to be a master of the “poison” art of military strategy.

“hehe.”

Mu Fengchun just said with a half-smile: “I am already a dying candle in the wind, and it is my honor to still be loyal to the court.”

“Your Highness, there is news from Beiliang!”

Just after the continuous good news, a voice with a tone that was obviously different from the previous ones sounded.

A guard came into the hall in a panic: “Not long ago, the King of Jin claimed that he had an imperial edict of abdication, and then he canonized Chen Sanshi as the King of Beiliang. Now Chen Sanshi has assembled an army of 150,000 and is repairing the plank road outside Qilin Mountain, preparing to attack Chunqiu Prefecture and march south into the Central Plains!”

After these words were spoken, the officials who had just breathed a sigh of relief were once again worried.

White robe!

Chen Sanshi!
An army of 150,000 people!
They all knew exactly what these three words meant when put together.

“absurd!”

The King of Qin was furious and said, “When the country was first established, Taizu made a clear agreement with the generals of Qilin Pavilion, ‘Anyone who claims to be king but is not of the Cao surname will be punished by the whole world.’
“In our Great Sheng Dynasty, when has there ever been a king with a different surname?!

“This kingdom belongs to my Cao family!

“Old Six, in order to gain the throne, he is unscrupulous and extremely hateful!”

Compared to his anger, the King of Qi was more worried: “Mr. Mu, Lord Yan, Chen Sanshi has never been defeated since he joined the army. At Hulao Pass, he defeated the 100,000-strong army of Nanxu with only 3,000 black armors. Now he has 150,000 troops. What should we do if he really breaks into the pass?”

“Your Highness, please do not panic.”

Mu Fengchun stared at the sand table and calmed the officials: “I have considered many countermeasures from Beiliang’s perspective, such as cooperating with Dongqing, lying dormant in Beiliang for ten years to recuperate, etc., but attacking Chunqiu Mansion is a doomed road.”

“Mr. Mu is right!”

The King of Qin was also a martial artist, born tall and strong, and had once led troops to fight in battles. It was not until the former crown prince took away his military power that he was forced to devote himself to state affairs.

He looked at the Chunqiu Mansion on the sand table and said, “I think Chen Sanshi is desperate. Unless he can fly over with the Beiliang Army, he will die in Qilin Mountain!

“Why would he, a skilled fighter, make such a bad move this time?
“The reason is simple!
“He is afraid of my father!

“The day my father comes out of seclusion, the whole world will be in chaos and the thieves will be destroyed!”

Emperor Longqing, who was still in seclusion, became a reassurance to everyone.

That’s right!

The white robes panicked!

People will make mistakes when they panic, or in other words, he himself knows that this move is a dead end, but he has to make it!
The King of Qin continued, “So it is inevitable that he will make a stupid move. Don’t worry, all we have to do is find a way to ensure the supply of food and grass, and then just wait for the victory report from my ninth brother!”

The officials slowly calmed down.

But in the corner, the Minister of War Mu Fengchun, who was obviously the calmest and composed at the beginning, looked at the sand table with an increasingly solemn expression.

The worst thing for a general is to be cunning and show his emotions.

As the top strategist under Emperor Sun Xiangzong, how could he not understand?

In fact, Mu Fengchun felt uneasy.

Is it…

Is it really as His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin said, Chen Sanshi is scared?

He was afraid that His Majesty would come out of seclusion and go to Liangzhou in person with the Longyuan Sword, so he had to take the risk?
It is possible, and it is very likely.

But Mu Fengchun had to take his victory by surprise time and time again. At the same time, he had to put himself in Chen Sanshi’s shoes and think about how he would take down Chunqiu Mansion, which was almost impossible to break through?
……

Spring and Autumn Palace!
The city was built on the mountain, almost lying across a narrow canyon, completely blocking the way out of Liangzhou. Therefore, it is known as the Iron Chain of the North and the Gateway to the Central Plains.

Ling Yun, Daoxuan, King Zhennan, Li He, plus two hundred thousand soldiers from the Central Plains, all gathered here at this moment.

Inside the Chinese army’s tent.

Cao Rong, Prince of Zhennan, looked at the map in front of him with a serious expression.

“Report——”

A soldier came to report: “The 150,000-strong Northern Liang army is stationed outside Qilin Mountain, repairing the plank road day and night, almost to the point of not considering the cost.”

“Humph!”

Hearing this, Li He snorted coldly: “I will personally lead a few fellow Taoists to destroy the plank road. Every time he repairs it, we will destroy it again, so that they will never be able to leave Qilin Mountain!”

“No!”

Cao Rong, the Prince of Zhennan, raised his hand to reject the idea: “Let them come over.” “This…”

Ling Yun reminded: “Isn’t this appropriate?”

“There’s nothing wrong with that.”

Daoxuan saw the other party’s intention: “Fellow Daoist Cao is just planning to let the other party in and lure them to attack the city and die.

“Our Chunqiu City is tall and solid, and the food supply in the rear is secure. I have also set up a formation on the wall. Even if we let them pass Qilin Mountain, what can they do? Let alone an army of 150,000, even an army of 300,000 can’t do anything to us!

“It only takes a few months.

“Dongqing nearby will definitely not be able to hold back and will go to attack and occupy Liangzhou. By then, they will be caught in a dilemma. If they make any mistakes in the panic, they will be eaten up by us.

“Friend Cao, is my analysis correct?”

Prince Cao Rong of Zhennan was a man of few words. He did not answer but just acquiesced.

“Haha~”

Daoxuan stroked his beard and said with a smile: “It seems that I still have some talent for leading troops.”

“Go and set up the formation!”

Cao Rong, the Prince of Zhennan, was stern and unsmiling. He dragged a blunt broadsword as thick as a palm and slowly walked out of the city tower and onto the city wall. He looked at the Qilin Mountain in the distance, and his murderous intent became stronger.

This is!

To him, the hatred for cutting off his path to martial arts was even deeper than the blood feud for killing his parents!
One is Chen Sanshi, and the other is Fang Qingyun!

These two people!

This time, I’ll go on a expedition even if it means death!
Even if he had to give up defending the pass, he would fight to the death to kill this man!
……

In the wind and snow, the plank road on Qilin Mountain was finally repaired.

Beiliang King Chen Sanshi served as the vanguard, leading the Hongze Camp and part of the Daji Camp, a total of 20,000 soldiers and horses, and crossed the plank road one after another without encountering any obstruction or hindrance along the way.

“It’s strange.”

Song Guizhi followed him and said, “At the beginning, they had cultivators coming every day to cast spells to destroy the plank road and then run away. How come they suddenly became blind and didn’t care about anything anymore?”

“Because they did it on purpose.”

Qi Cheng, a disciple of Wulong, explained: “They are confident that we will not be able to capture Chunqiu Mansion in a short period of time, so they want to lure the enemy deep into our territory. When our rear is empty, Dongqing will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to attack us. If we want to retreat by then, they will cut off the plank road and we will die in the pocket of Qilin Mountain.”

“Humph!”

Wei Xuan snorted coldly: “I want to see if they are really that good at fighting!”

Both he and his wife have broken through to the realm of true strength, which is a rare fighting ability. Moreover, they have fought very hard in several battles, both large and small, and are worthy of being reused.

“I would like to ask General Wei a question.”

Qi Cheng said respectfully: “I heard that General Wei and our King of Beiliang only met once and had some transactions, and he is not from this world…”

“You want to ask why I should work hard for Brother Chen?”

Wei Xuan looked at the other party and acquiesced. He stroked his beard and smiled, “Back in Guandu, Brother Chen led us to fight for our lives. In the end, your court not only stabbed him in the back, but also wanted to attack him. I really couldn’t stand it, so I wanted to help. As for later, there was no big reason. It was just that I felt good to follow Brother Chen to eradicate Linghe!”

In his childhood, he learned martial arts from the Seven Heroes of Jiangzuo, and later from various heroes. After spending half his life in the martial arts world, he realized the true meaning of “the greatest heroes serve the country and the people”. Later, he guarded the city and spent his whole life doing chivalrous things.

But until he went to the world of immortal cultivation.

Wei Xuan no longer possesses the ability to “do justice and do good.”

He once watched cultivators killing mortals for fun, and he also watched the sects forcing the people to plant half of the spiritual crops in the fields, but he could only watch, and he became depressed!

Until I arrived at Dongsheng Shenzhou.

He watched with his own eyes as the men in white pulled out the spiritual crops from the fields and killed the disciples of the Shengyun Sect.

just got it.

In this vast world, there is actually a place where people are rebelling!
Wei Xuan believed that he had no hope of breaking through to a level of true strength in the last dozen years of his life, so he decided to use his remaining body with his wife to do what a “knight” should do.

“I see.”

Qi Cheng nodded thoughtfully. He never thought that there were people in this world who were doing things purely for justice.

Within ten days, the 20,000 vanguard troops crossed the Qilin Mountain plank road one after another, arrived at the foot of the mountain in an area that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and set up camp.

“All troops, follow me to attack the city!”

Chen Sanshi gave an order.

……

Spring and Autumn Palace.

On top of the city wall.

The news that the Northern Liang army had passed through Qilin Mountain was quickly transmitted here.

“Report——”

“Chen Sanshi personally led the vanguard army and set up camp eighty miles outside the city. They are heading straight for the city gate!”

“really.”

Li He said, “This villain is just as you expected. He first set up camp with a small number of soldiers outside the mountain to protect the safety of food transportation on the plank road, and then came to attack us. Fellow Daoxuan, are you ready?”

I saw Daoxuan Sanren sitting cross-legged on the ground.

Around him, there were all kinds of flags, array plates and spiritual stones. He said confidently: “I have set up the ‘Golden Bell Array’ and connected it to the wall of Chunqiu Mansion!
“This formation is a first-class, superior formation that can protect the entire city wall. Even if it is partially damaged, I can quickly repair it. Even if I ask them to chisel the wall, it will take them ten days or half a month. It can be said to be as solid as a rock!”

“Where is the Heavenly Book Formation?”

Ling Yun said cautiously: “If Chen Sanshi takes out the Heavenly Book Formation, we will also need a way to deal with it.”

“There’s no rush for this.”

Daoxuan Sanren said: “Preparing a large-scale Heavenly Book Army Formation requires a huge amount of formation flags and spirit stones and other materials. These things are all applied for from the sect. They are enough, but I still need to consecrate them one by one. After my ‘Eight Gates Golden Lock Immortal Confinement Formation’ is successful, I can try to surround and kill Chen Sanshi. Before that, we can just defend the city.”

The formations in the Heavenly Book often require thousands or even tens of thousands of people, which is simply not affordable for a single cultivator, but it is also a considerable expense for a sect.

I really don’t know what kind of magic weapon Chen Sanshi has in his hand, and what kind of power he uses. He can actually bypass the spiritual energy provided by the spirit stone and activate the formation at no cost. If you think about it carefully, it’s simply unbelievable!
“Buzz, boom, boom!”

While a few people were talking, the city suddenly trembled, and they could already see the white land in the distance, gradually covered by a dark tide. Those were the soldiers of the Northern Liang Army.

“Boom boom boom!”

War drums sounded in the Chunqiu Palace, which had been prepared for a long time. All the soldiers in the Central Plains picked up their weapons and waited for battle on the city walls.

At this moment, although the sounds of war drums and horse hooves were endless, in the perception of both sides, it seemed to be extremely quiet and suppressed, as if there was an invisible force continuing in the void, until the military flags of both sides were waved at the same time, this force suddenly erupted.

“Crossbowman!”

“emission!”

“Catapult!”

“…”

War is imminent!
A torrential rain of arrows slid down from the sky in an arc, and was all blocked by the shield soldiers and siege equipment at the forefront of the Northern Liang Army. Huge rocks were thrown out from the rear of the Northern Liang Army, and they kept hitting the Chunqiu Mansion like mountains.

However, at the moment when these huge rocks fell, layers of thin golden barriers appeared on the walls of Chunqiu Prefecture, protecting the entire city.

“Rumble–“

Huge rocks were blown to pieces, but the city walls remained intact.

The same situation happened to the subsequent fire arrows, the siege vehicles that arrived first, and so on. No matter how they bombarded, they were easily blocked by the golden barrier and could not cause any substantial damage to the city wall itself.

The Chunqiu Mansion was shining brightly in the heavy snow, truly impregnable!

“It’s a formation!”

Wei Xuan recognized him immediately: “It seems there is still a formation master in the city.”

He immediately raised the giant blade in his hand high, signaling the brothers behind him to slow down the attack.

In the dark tide, only a white figure was leading the way, turning into an afterimage and rushing straight towards the city. In the blink of an eye, it was within five hundred steps. With a flash of inspiration, a large golden bow appeared in his hand, engraved with mysterious runes. When the bowstring was pulled, a “humming” sound was made, and the fluttering wind and snow gathered in front, gradually forming a vortex.

Cao Rong, the Prince of Zhennan, had long known that the man in white was skilled in archery, but the strange thing was that he did not see any bow and arrow in the man’s hand or on the bowstring, and it was clearly empty from a distance.

“Om-“

at last.

The fully stretched bowstring is reset.

In front of the man in white robe, true energy surged layer by layer, and the long-accumulated ice and snow storm suddenly burst out. After flying out dozens of feet, the ice and snow storm began to melt rapidly, turning into ice water in an instant, and then turned into white smoke under the scorching heat. A red fire dragon suddenly emerged from it, carrying with it rolling power, and in a flash it arrived on the city wall!
Cao Rong, the Prince of Zhennan, had been waiting for a long time. He practiced his reverse breathing method, and the lower eight gods in his body awakened one after another. The edgeless broadsword in his hand emitted a thick black aura in the snow.

Evil spirit!

Originally, he was practicing the Gold Breathing Method, and what he should have stimulated was Gold True Power, but by accident, it turned into Evil True Power. But because of this, the power contained in it was even greater than the normal early True Power. With one slash of his sword, he directly cut out a clear piece of void in the vast snow curtain, and then collided with the fire dragon with a loud bang.

After a moment of stalemate, the fire dragon collapsed, but there was still a silver walnut-sized bead inside it. The runes on the surface lit up one after another, and then a tsunami of spiritual power erupted.

Golden bow and silver bullet!

“Om!”

Prince Cao Rong of Zhennan was so shocked that he took half a step back.

at the same time.

Relying on the speed of his mount, Chen Sanshi had already rushed out of the city gate.

The war horses neigh!

He rode the white horse and leaped up into the air several feet high. Then, in an instant, he put Qianxun into his storage bag. The object under his feet was replaced by a flying magic weapon, and the golden bow and silver bullet in his hand turned into a Longdan silver spear.

One shot fired!

The flames are raging, as hot as the sun!
Cao Rong, the Prince of Zhennan, was unafraid. He roared and picked up the broadsword without an edge and smashed it down. The rolling murderous aura was like a black mountain.

“boom–“

When the two collided, the true power surged, and the soldiers who were dozens of steps away were blown away.

But at the same time.

The other three also surrounded him from all directions.

Ling Yun, who came from a martial arts family, held a soft sword in his hand. With the help of the water breathing method, the sword edge, which was originally made of metal, completely turned into a soft stream of water, which was soft yet strong and fell on the spear.

Water and fire cannot coexist and they cancel each other out. The hissing white smoke soon enveloped an area of ​​several feet.

Daoxuan Sanren used his hands to make hand gestures to activate the formation that had been prepared long ago. Golden chains wrapped around the white-robed man like dragons and pythons.

At last.

Li He, a Li family cultivator who had once taken the Foundation Establishment Pill and reached the sixteenth level of Qi Refining and had immense magical powers, also summoned his own natal flying sword and slashed it down with one sword, splitting the mountains and cracking the seas.

“Little thief, die—”

Between the rise of the rabbit and the fall of the falcon.

Chen Sanshi’s pupils burst into flames, and the fire energy in his body rose again, directly shaking Ling Yun and Zhennan King Cao Rong away, and then swept across with a thousand-fold arc of fire, melting the ice and snow while smashing all the chains summoned in the formation, and then blocked with his spear just before Li He’s flying sword fell.

“Boom!”

There was a loud bang.

Both the enemy and ourselves.

All they saw was the man in white robe who had just climbed up the city wall, and then flew back hundreds of steps under the siege, and just before he fell to the ground he controlled the flying magic weapon to stabilize his body.

Unexpectedly, he did not come back, but turned around and flew away, soon disappearing in the vast snow.

The Northern Liang army also sounded the horn to retreat.

The storm came quickly and went away quickly.

After just a brief fight, everything returned to calm.

On top of the city wall.

Prince Cao Rong of Zhennan could hardly suppress the urge to chase after him.

“Friend Cao, calm down!”

Daoxuan Sanren advised: “There is a saying that goes, don’t chase a desperate enemy. This man is insidious and cunning. It is very likely that he is trying to lead us out of the city.”

Cao Rong naturally understood this truth, and ultimately managed to control his emotions.

“This boy should have been killed long ago!”

After one blow, Li He felt how powerful his opponent was.

Among the four people present, Cao Rong was practicing in reverse, and he himself was at the sixteenth level of Qi Refining. Theoretically, they should be stronger than the other party, but he could feel that if they fought alone, no one could be the opponent of the man in white robe. They could only suppress him by joining forces!
Good thing!

Can hold it!
“The city defense strategy is correct.”

Ling Yun said with emotion: “This man’s spear skills are extremely sharp, even in the world of immortal cultivation, I have never seen it before.”

“Forget it, let’s just defend the city!”

It is true that Cao Rong is a martial arts fanatic, but since he has been able to guard the south for many years, he is certainly not a fool. He said in a deep voice:
“The fight just now was just a test. Soon, there should be another army heading south to Qilin Mountain. It will not be until they gather 150,000 troops and he uses the Heavenly Book Formation that the real battle will begin.

“Fortunately, we can continuously deliver food and grass to Chunqiu Mansion. As long as we rely on this city to delay time, the enemy army will collapse within a hundred days! Then we can wait for an opportunity to take this man’s life!
“Brother Daoxuan, I hope you can quickly make the formation flags so that you can use the Heavenly Book formation as soon as possible!”

“It’s natural.”

Daoxuan immediately continued to work.

The four people have different identities and statuses, but at this moment they work together with only one goal in mind, which is to drag the white robe to death!
……

Northern Liang Army.

Central Army Tent
“What an impregnable fortress!”

Just as Chen Sanshi expected, Chunqiu Prefecture was indeed a city that was impossible to capture in a short period of time.

“Then let’s proceed according to the original plan.”

He gave the order: “Send a message to Xu Wencai, the whole army will march to Yunzhou immediately, and must capture Yunzhou within the specified time. After Chunqiu Prefecture’s food and grass are cut off, attack Chunqiu Prefecture from the east wing!”

Wei Xuan said with some concern: “Brother Chen, are you still going to take only 7,000 people to cross mountains and rivers to defend Hongdu Prefecture? That will inevitably lead to a counterattack from an army of 200,000. Isn’t that too risky?”

“The real adventure is to stay on the positive side.”

After Chen Sanshi decided on a strategy, he never wavered: “I have made up my mind, let’s execute it.”

Leading 20,000 vanguard troops and the brief siege just now were just a facade to confuse the enemy. The real army had already secretly marched to Youzhou, waiting for the military order to arrive before the entire army could attack.

This is the “Ming Xiu plank road”!
And this time the siege.

It can also be considered a test.

Trials in all aspects.

Including the other party’s means and realm.

On paper, the realms of these four people are higher than his. The old monk is even far beyond the Perfect Qi Refining Realm.

And there is Cao Rong.

Fourth Senior Brother later mentioned in a letter that the Dragon Sutra he handed over to the court was upside down and had been tampered with in many places.

But it’s just a disordered technique.

Cao Rong actually succeeded in practicing it, and the true power he condensed was also extremely violent.

There is really nothing strange in this world.

In addition, they also have a formation master.

This is what Chen Sanshi is a little worried about.

Because this means that the formations in the heavenly book may be used by the imperial court.

So we can’t delay it any longer.

“Ok.”

Wei Xuan did not persuade him much, but just asked: “How about this, I will go with you to defend Hongdu? After all, they have a total of 200,000 people, and the four people in Chunqiu Mansion are all stronger than you in realm and cultivation. They easily defeated you just now. I think it is better to have one more person to gain more strength…”

“No, Yunzhou doesn’t have enough True Power warriors, Xu Wencai needs you.”

Chen Sanshi said: “As for Hongdu, I am enough!”

Just fought.

He was indeed at a great disadvantage.

but……

Not dead!

As long as you can hold on, you have a chance to win!

This is……

Their only chance for Beiliang!
Only with such an arrangement will it be possible to enter the pass at the fastest speed, then conquer the Central Plains in one battle, kill our way to the capital, and take the life of the old emperor!
The best thing would be to get there before the other party builds their foundation!
A military strategist can never be a gambler.

But when you don’t have enough chips, but have to make a small bet for a big gain, you have no choice but to go all in!
The military order was quickly conveyed.

Just when the defenders of Chunqiu Prefecture were on high alert, awaiting the next brutal siege, the 130,000-strong army of Youzhou suddenly changed direction and headed straight for Yunzhou!

　Recommend a good brother’s book.

(End of this chapter)