Nandu.
As a vassal state of E Chongyu, the city walls here are not strong because the strategic focus of the south is entirely on the border.
Moreover, the southern capital is only five days away from Chaoge by riding a golden-eyed beast. It is not as far away as the sky is in the north, so Chonghou Hu has to be at Chaoge's command at all times to prevent him from having his own thoughts.
It is the golden autumn, with abundant harvests and abundant fruits. It has always been a time for the remnants of the wild Jiuli to knock on the gate.
But what was different from the past was that this time they successfully invaded the Deep South.
Even now it is less than fifty miles away from Nandu City.
Taking the southern capital city as the limit, going south, life was devastated, and all living creatures were reduced to barbarian food.
To the north, the three armies headed by Deng Jiugong have entered Nandu.
"It's still a step too late."
In Nanbohou Mansion, Deng Jiugong was worried.
After receiving the order, he immediately ordered troops to go out. As the commander-in-chief of Sanshan Pass, an important pass, he had a total of 150,000 troops. After leaving 20,000 troops to guard the pass, 120,000 troops went south day and night for reinforcements.
But it's still too late.
Yuzhou City has been captured, and according to those who escaped, the barbarians have devoured it.
Even Nanbohou E Chongyu, who retreated from the border to defend Yuzhou, is still alive and dead.
At this moment, he, Huo Zhongyan, the Marquis of Xuzhou, and Chong Heihu, the younger brother of Chonghou Hu, were worried in the martial arts field of Beihou Mansion.
"Hmph! I usually serve you like my ancestors, but now they're all gone!"
The burly Huo Zhongyan looked at the empty martial arts arena with angry eyes and couldn't help but slap the table.
They want to summon a death squad composed of practitioners to deal with the barbarian siege beasts.
But those practitioners who accompanied the army had promised well yesterday, but they all ran away today.
Chong Heihu on the side pretended not to hear, because he is also a practitioner.
How could a dignified Marquis of Caozhou be in danger so easily?
The barbarians invaded with their entire clan, bringing thousands of exotic beasts with them. The iron-billed condor in his treasure gourd pecked one to death, and then what?
Seeing that he was pretending to be stupid, Huo Zhongyan sneered in his heart and continued to accuse Sang and Huai:
"It's enough to eat the king's salary and worry about the king. These bastards are worried about their karmic debt and don't dare to assassinate the barbarian leader. At the critical moment, they don't even dare to kill animals. Aren't they even worse than animals?"
He poured a cup of tea for Chong Heihu and pointedly said:
"Black Tiger, am I right?"
"you!"
Chong Heihu's eyes widened, and he was so angry that he wanted to kill the bastard in front of him with a knife.
"That's enough," Deng Jiugong stood up and stood with a sword in hand: "We can't throw Nandu away. Even if we pay for it with our lives, we can't let the barbarians get even one step closer to Chaoge."
He said expressionlessly:
"Da Zhu is still in the north, and your Majesty is leading his army to rush for reinforcements. It is better for the two princes not to engage in internal strife at this juncture."
Huo Zhongyan could only snort coldly, pick up the tea poured for Chong Heihu and drink it in one gulp, remaining silent.
Although Deng Jiugong's official position was only that of a general soldier, the real power in his hands was much heavier than theirs.
And who doesn't know that Da Zhu said personally that when Deng Jiugong's daughter grows up, she can directly go to the ancestral temple to lead a team of owl cavalry and serve as guards for Da Zhu.
Therefore, Deng Jiugong's status has also risen because of this sentence. Who dares to mention his identity in front of him?
He looked at the two of them and continued:
"If the city cannot be defended, the army must move out of the city and attack proactively. We must not let the siege beasts charge forward."
Chong Heihu frowned and said:
"What's the difference between that and dying?"
Huo Zhongyan on the side nodded and said:
"Yuzhou has fallen. We are already too late. If we lose Nandu again before the king comes, and there are not enough heads to cut off, I agree to take the initiative."
Deng Jiugong hummed, turned and left, leaving behind a sentence:
"I'll be in charge of the front, and the two princes will be in charge of the flanks."
…
The sun sets.
Yi Yan rode a ferocious iron-eating beast and looked at Nandu City from a distance on the hillside. When he saw the Yin and Shang troops marching out of the city, he said with a somewhat excited expression:
"If we take this place, the south will be ours."
The old Yi Yun stood beside him with a hunched body, frowning and saying:
"Xiao Qi is not here, and Ziyao hasn't come yet?"
Yi Yan said with a relaxed face:
"Don't worry, Dabu. If he doesn't come, we'll just go to Chaoge to find him."
Yi Yun pondered for a long time, shook his head and said:
"After capturing the southern capital, stop for a while heading north."
"Why?"
Yi Yan said doubtfully.
Yi Yun said unhurriedly:
"First digest the results of the battle in the south. Everything we eat along the way is living animals. There is so much food that has not yet been harvested. We need to build the south into our rear area. Only with a real supply line can we compete with Ziyao."
"It all depends on the divination."
Yi Yan said this, but in his heart he felt that Da Bu was looking too high on Yin Shang Da Zhu. If there were strange beasts, what could Yin Shang use to fight them?
At this time, shouts of killing broke out outside Nandu City, and the Yin Shang army actually rushed over.
When Yi Yun saw this scene, his face was neither sad nor happy, and he said softly:
"Do you want to use your life to delay time..."
Yi Yan clasped his hands and smiled:
“Don’t overestimate your own capabilities.”
Yi Yun's eyes reflected the enemy troops coming towards him like dark clouds, and he waved the short staff in his hand.
"Roar--"
The strange beast that covered the sky and the sun rushed out from behind the two people, and a smelly wind suddenly blew between the heaven and the earth.
A giant one-horned beast let out a deafening roar, moved its body like a hill and rushed out of the woods. Its huge body had a shell that was harder than gold and stone. It charged up, destroying mountains and breaking trees, and was unstoppable.
The ground trembled violently, and the movement caused by tens of thousands of strange beasts was far greater than that of the Yin Shang army. They trampled into ruins for miles around in an instant.
The flying beasts in the sky also let out ear-piercing screams, and their vertical eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light.
Facing this scene, the Yin Shang soldiers couldn't help but feel desperate. The blindfolded war horses seemed to feel something and slowed down uneasily.
Can this be stopped...
They saw the arrows fired by the heavy crossbows bounce off the alien beasts as they landed on them, and saw the boulders thrown from the city being smashed into pieces by the alien beasts with their horns. A sense of powerlessness filled their hearts.
Sudden!
Five colors of divine light fell from the sky!
In the blink of an eye, the light enveloped everything, and everything for thousands of miles fell into the five-color barrier.
The soldiers didn't know what was happening and panicked.
At this time, someone looked up and saw a misty figure.
Wearing a pure white Jiutian Xuanniao robe, holding a long bronze staff, his long hair is flying, as if he is a god.
"I am the Emperor of Heaven."
Kong Xuan's voice echoed in the barrier and lingered for a long time.
"What gentleman?"
"have no idea."
"Could it be a monster?"
Since Kong Xuan had only performed miracles a few times in Chaoge, the soldiers below looked at each other, obviously not recognizing him.
Kong Xuan's smile froze for a moment and then said:
"According to the order of the ancestors of the Great Shang, I went down to earth to eliminate the strange beasts."
After that, he waved his long staff in a pretentious manner.
I saw the five-color divine light swallowing up all the living creatures in the barrier like a wave, and Kong Xuan marked all the strange beasts in one breath.
The next moment, the barrier disappeared, and the Yin Shang army appeared intact in the outside world.
The alien beasts, on the other hand, were wrapped in five-color divine light and turned into countless gorgeous light balls floating in the air.
Deng Jiugong's pupils were shaking, he stared at the figure in white and murmured:
"God..."
Kong Xuan snapped his fingers.
Then all the light balls shattered, and the alien beasts inside were ground into bloody mud without any resistance.
There was a rain of blood in the sky.
The danger of alien beasts has been lifted.
