The army rolled westward, passing through this narrow valley like an endless torrent. Everyone who comes here will turn to look at the ridge on the right.
There, there was a huge tiger-skin chair. Wu Gen was reclining in the chair, holding a wine bottle in his hand. Behind him were two evil men, Niu Chao and Ji Chenming, who were watching the people passing by at the foot of the mountain with drunken eyes.
It stands to reason that when a large army goes out for a battle, the commander must lead the whole army to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, to pledge their strength, and to express condolences to ordinary soldiers. But the owner of the village is so good. He doesn't show up on weekdays. He only shows up when there is a war.
But when everyone saw this carefree and unofficial village leader, they immediately felt relieved. Fortunately, as long as this person is alive, he will be successful. As long as he is alive, the Fearless Army will not be able to break up, become chaotic, or be defeated. .
This blind self-confidence comes from Wu Gen's growing prestige, and it also comes from the victories of the Fearless Army. It is precisely because of the many victories that these soldiers are convinced that as long as the coach is here, everything will be solved.
However, this guy's posture is really a bit too arrogant, no different from that of a bandit leader. So, cursing and yelling, the soldiers ran through the valley and towards the winding hills to the west.
Shui looked at Wu Gen from the moon, nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, my cultivation has become more solid, practice hard these days." Without saying much to Wu Gen, he walked away without saying anything.
When other major generals passed by, they all went up the mountain to pay their respects, but Wu Gen threw a pot of wine and kicked each of them away. Even Ha Ying was driven into the front army by Wu Gen.
Soon, the army disappeared into the vast hills in front of the mountain. When the last carriage drove out of the valley mouth,
Wu Gen wiped away the laziness of the past few days and said to Ba Yan and Qiao Ban beside him: "From today on, we will start building the pass. If there are not enough manpower, we will draw from the mountains. This pass must be built with copper and iron walls, which are as solid as gold. From now on, The west side of Liangzhe Mountain must be guarded by this pass."
"Master, this pass is still four hundred miles away from my nearest Yingzhu City, so supplies are not easy." Ba Yan is a little worried. Once completed, the dangerous terrain of Wuchuan Pass will inevitably attract others to covet him, and his own troops will be coveted. Support is not easy.
"This is the first pass. You can build a city later as appropriate. All in all, more than 100,000 people must be blocked here." Wu Gen was unmoved, determined to seal the western exit.
Therefore, Wu Gen started building the pass in front of this dangerous valley entrance with 10,000 soldiers and enlisted civilians. Every day, like ordinary civilians, he would carry rocks, carry soil, and cut down trees, regardless of the war ahead.
Only at night would he stand on a high mountain ridge, looking at the boundless mountains to the west, listening to Ning Yuxi's daily reports on the military situation and the situation in various places in the mountains.
After leaving Liangzhe Mountain, the Fearless Army led the front and middle troops straight to the west, heading towards the hinterland of Xiajia along the Qi River originating from Liangzhe Mountain.
On the other route, Baoxiang led the left and right armies and part of the rear army, first heading south along the mountains to clear out the resistance of the southward advance, and then suddenly turned west to join Shui Congyue's men and horses. Prepare to attack the main force of the Xia Tian family.
The two routes were like giant pliers, pointing fiercely at Xia City, the main city of the Xia family.
At the same time, Yihua's family
The eight coalition forces led by them, with more than 200,000 troops, also raised troops in the north and attacked the city all the way. Their troops were directed towards Jincheng, the main city of the Hulan family.
There were wars everywhere, and thousands of households loyal to the Hulan family sent troops to defend Jincheng. But the sudden news of soldiers coming out of Liangzhe Mountain made the families near the east feel uneasy.
For many years, due to the mediation of Dengtian Palace, the use of troops between provinces has been rare. Who do these soldiers and horses that emerged from Liangzhe Mountain belong to? After all, these mountains are a place where no one cares. Soon, news spread to everyone's ears that this group of people was a mixture of humans, horses, and herdsmen, and most of the people leading the team were humans.
Except for the Fearless Army, there is no other army in Kuntian Continent that is so organized. Although I heard that this group of troops was causing a lot of trouble next door, the Bailing Province was far richer than the Iron Hand Province and had a much stronger military force, so they would not take the Fearless Army seriously.
These good-for-nothing families in the Iron Hand Province really disgrace the shepherds, for they allowed a group of the most despicable people to
The human race is oppressed and dare not say a word.
From the bottom of their hearts, the families in Bailing Province look down on their colleagues next door. Moreover, a large part of the income of the Bailing Province comes from the sale of human races. If these human races in the province are given the opportunity to be on an equal footing with the herdsmen, this is absolutely unacceptable to them.
Therefore, in the face of huge interests, after hearing that the fearless army came out of Liangzhe Mountain, the neighboring Gu, Sang and other families sent some soldiers and horses to support the Xia Tian family.
To these families, the Fearless Army is like an invader, so they are quite brave when fighting.
The battle ahead was fierce, and Wu Gen's heart also followed the battle.
The progress is up and down. On this day, after reporting that Shui Congyue had defeated the enemy in front of him and penetrated deep into Xia Tian's home, Ning Yuxi looked at Wu Gen's anxious expression. After thinking about it, Ning Yuxi suggested: "Zhai Leader, why don't you just go In the army, the construction of the city here is left to Chief Baqu, and besides, Lu Yuan also rushed here with the civilians, so there should be no serious problems."
Wu Gen looked at the hills with a layer of mist in the distance and sighed, "I'm waiting for someone. You can't leave until the dangerous barrier is built."
"Who are you waiting for?" Ning Yuxi's long eyelashes trembled slightly, with a puzzled look on her face.
Looking to the west and then to the north, Wu Gen couldn't help but laugh, "I don't know who I'm waiting for. What should come will come, and what shouldn't come will also come."
At this point, Wu Gen turned to look at the woman beside him, hesitated for a long time before saying, "Don't you hate that Meng Zhuo was killed by me?"
Ning Yuxi straightened her hair on her temples, avoiding Wu Gen's eyes and looking into the distance. With a long sigh, the person said quietly: "It would be false to say that there is no trace of heartstring fluctuations. After all, a husband and wife always don't want him to end up like this. But what's more, it's relief. I finally let go of this thorn in my heart, and don’t have to worry about being given away to others again. From now on, I can be myself cleanly.”
"That's good. There are many men in the Fearless Army, all of whom are of good character. If you like anyone, just say a word and I will definitely make a big deal for you." Wu Gen breathed a sigh of relief. The matter of killing Meng Zhuo has always been unresolved. It was like a needle pressing in the bottom of his heart. Opening up the words today actually allowed him to remove this layer of burden.
"No need, just leave the fence.
How could he fall into a trap again? From now on, it would be better to travel around with the Fearless Army and see the different customs outside, so as to live up to the passing years. "Ning Yuxi looked desolate and looked into the distance in a daze.
Wu Gen opened his mouth, and finally suppressed his desire to act as a matchmaker for Yang Zheng.
Half a month later, news came from the front. After more than ten battles, the two groups of the Fearless Army finally reunited in Xia City.
The resistance forces outside the Xia Tian family have been defeated, and even the reinforcements from other families have been dispersed. According to Wu Gen's military orders, the Fearless Army refused to spare these defeated troops and killed them. Even if they surrendered, they would be beheaded in a strict ratio of one in ten.
The reason for this is that Wu Gen found that these families were very determined to resist, and there were still many families that needed to be attacked in the future. If these battles continued, how much combat power would the Fearless Army have left?
In the first battle, the opponent must be hit hard and hurt. In this case, those families will be afraid of the Fearless Army and will not let the Fearless Army lose blood in waves like wild wolves.
Wu Gen did not give any instructions for the siege. This was a matter of Shui Congyue and Baoxiang. Now, like every civilian in front of Wuchuan Pass, he picks rocks and earth and watches the wall rise little by little. , blocking the entrance of the valley and tightly connecting the mountain walls on both sides.
"Master of the village, a group of people are coming towards the pass." On this day, Wu Gen was busy building the barrier, and Ba Yan hurried up and reported loudly.
Wu Gen put down the broken knife in his hand. Now the broken knife has a new job, which is to cut the collected boulders into square stones and fill them into the thick village wall.
"Why are you panicking?" Wu Gen glared at Ba Yanyi with dissatisfaction.
He opened his eyes and patted the dust on his hands, "How many people are here."
Ba Yan saw the frightened eyes around him and knew that he had just made a mistake. He blushed and whispered: "According to the report from the spies, there are about 20,000 people, under the banner of the Qiyan family."
"The Qiyan family, they don't mind the long journey." Wu Gen sneered. The Qiyan family is a family with ten thousand households in the south of Bailing Province. It is separated from the Xia family by the Gu family. I didn't expect them to travel so far. , actually touched the front of Wuchuan Pass.
"Place your men and horses on the newly built pass wall and in the mountains on both sides, and use those thundering bows, chain slaves, and bed slaves. Wait until the enemy reaches the pass, and let these civilians retreat. The more chaotic the retreat, the more chaotic it will be. Okay." Wu Gen looked at the 30% wall that had only been built, and shook his head slightly, "Also, call Niu Chao and Ji Chen Ming. Those strange things they raised should also come in handy."
"As ordered." Ba Yan quickly agreed. He had really lost his composure today. If he messed up the morale of the army, he would be the main culprit for the defeat. The entire Fearless Army has been mobilized, and there is no hope of any reinforcements. We can only rely on these people to block the opponent's attack.
Soon, the 10,000 rear troops changed their armor and hid in the fortifications that had been set up behind the mountain. At the same time, some troops stayed behind the wall to fight with Wu Gen against the enemy in front of him.
On the low rolling hills in front of the pass, a cloud of dust was billowing into the sky. The smoke was getting closer and closer, revealing countless people and horses wrapped in it.
These people are one person and two horses. Even so, the faces of the soldiers are still quite tired. The long journey and winding mountain road made them lose their energy, until they saw the steep valley entrance and the square erected wall, stained with
Dusty's face finally showed relief.
The soldiers and horses stopped two miles away from the wall. A general from the Qiyan family urged the horses to come out. He raised his hand and looked at the seemingly unfinished high wall in front of him. He couldn't help but feel glad that he ignored the fatigue of the men and horses, day and night. This is the end of the journey. If Guancheng is built, look at how many lives must be filled into this majestic mountain before we can attack it.
On Guancheng, there were still many civilians busy. When they saw the people and horses coming, they rolled and crawled towards the valley.
The general had a sneer on his face. This so-called fearless army was really a group of reckless men who didn't know the military formation. The army moved forward and forgot to defend the rear. What's the use of building a city at this time. This time Xia Tian's home was attacked, and he asked for support, but he arrived a little late due to the long distance.
But when they arrived at the Xia Tian family's territory, they heard that the three coalition forces were actually defeated, and even Xia City was besieged.
The situation was unfavorable, but he did not retreat, nor did he rush to support Xia Cheng. After all, the city wall is so tall that the people don't believe that his fearless army can take it down in a short while.
Instead of fighting the Fearless Army and abandoning the 20,000 people under the city, it would be better to cut off their retreat and wait for the follow-up troops from each family to arrive in Xia City one after another, and then work together to defeat the Fearless Army.
So, he followed the traces of the Fearless Army and finally found the location of Wuchuan Pass. Fortunately, we arrived in time. Although horses could not leap up such a short wall, if we sent a group of brave warriors to climb up, they would not be able to defeat these civilians who did not even have weapons.
He raised his head and looked at the mountains on both sides. Although there were a few figures moving around, as the civilian husband left, these people also turned around and ran towards the valley.
"A rabble." The general sneered.
He raised his whip high in his hand and said, "Attack the city."
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