More than ten days have passed since the border crossing, and it is already late summer and early autumn. With the help of the arrows sent by Wei Caiyi and the generals guarding each pass who met together to discuss the techniques for fighting the flying monsters, the situation at the border was stabilized again.
Since Huluguan was breached that night, no other pass city gate has been breached. However, the supply of arrows is still in short supply.
Xu Huaigu suspected that Wei Caiyi had planned it in advance. Otherwise, after each defensive battle, the number of arrows that could be exchanged at her place would be almost enough to prepare for the next defense of the city, not even a single point. , where did such a coincidence come from?
It was this situation that caused the generals at all levels to guard the city with fear, fearing that the demon clan would make a major attack and there would be insufficient arrows on the spot, which would be the end of it.
But Wei Caiyi was very particular about changing arrows, and she had to follow her rules without any room for maneuver.
However, these ten days have passed, and although there were also large-scale attacks by the demon clan, fortunately, they all passed without any danger. Therefore, the seven passes were still united vertically and horizontally, firmly holding the southern front of Dayu Kingdom. Didn't give the demon clan any advantage.
Gradually, not only the arrows began to run out, but also the supplies prepared before the war, such as oil and grain, began to run out, which meant that the defensive battle at the seventh level was coming to an end.
Lu Zijin has also been busy planning the retreat routes of various armies these days, as well as future combat plans.
Lin Cangyang is also starting to prepare, preparing to deliver false information to the demon clan as the demon clan, in exchange for the trust of the demon clan at the cost of seven passes.
The situation at the border is now clear, let’s look at the monks. As soon as the news about Wei Caiyi came out, it naturally caused an uproar among the monks.
For most monks, not to mention the rich rewards, being able to see this legendary eleventh realm monk in person is a life without regrets!
Let alone being able to do business with her. Most of the monks are young, and their cultivation levels are generally between the sixth and seventh realms. If you want to kill a big demon in the same realm, you have to risk your life.
As for the higher realm monster clan, the eighth or ninth realm, this is something they dare not even think about. However, there are still top people who want to earn a handful of immortal weapons from Wei Caiyi and return to the sect. Here The leaders included Yin Zishi, Xia Ying, Li Siqing and others.
In any case, the monks, inspired by Wei Caiyi's rule, became more and more fierce in killing monsters, but with it came greater risks. In the past ten days, two more monks died because of He was too extreme and died on the battlefield.
Do you know why they were so reckless and lost their lives? Originally, the task of defending the city was to wait for the hard work, as long as they could defend against the monster attacks. However, standing on the city wall, most of the monks who could kill were ordinary monsters, not counting, so some people relied on their own cultivation. He simply jumped off the city wall and found some demons from the third and fourth realms in the demon army to kill.
At first, this trick was very effective. One person jumped off the city wall. Ordinary monsters couldn't get close to him. It wouldn't take long to kill several monsters from the third and fourth realms. If they encountered those from the fifth realm, they could be captured after a fierce battle for a while. In this way, a group of monsters could be killed. A defensive battle can yield a lot of rewards.
When the other monks saw it, they were naturally envious and followed suit one after another. Little did they know that the demon clan had already targeted them.
When they were enjoying their killing spree, great demons from seven realms and eight realms came to attack them. If you are lucky, you can still rely on the offensive on the city wall to retreat. If you are unlucky, you can only die on the battlefield. The two dead monks died for this reason, but you can't blame others.
Regarding this matter, Xu Huaigu specifically reminded Yu Qin and persuaded her to agree not to take risks.
Even so, he still sent a message to Yin Zushi, urging him to take good care of Yu Qin.
In this regard, Xu Huaigu felt relieved after Yin Zushi solemnly agreed. During these ten days, Xu Huaigu was naturally not idle either.
Wherever there was a large-scale demon clan attacking the city, he would go there. Gradually, Xu Huaigu already had two heads of seven-level great monsters, five six-level great demons, and countless monsters of five levels and below, so he didn't bother to care about them.
However, despite his outstanding military exploits, Xu Huaigu could only be ranked second in the book of military exploits. The first place was actually Li Zi, who was one level lower than Xu Huaigu. She already had an eighth-level demon under her account, and three The first seven realms.
You must know that Li Zi is only in the seventh realm. Logically speaking, it is extremely difficult to kill monsters on the same level as him. What's more, crossing the border to kill an eighth-level monster is not surprising.
Even if Li Zi is extremely talented, there is still a lot of risk. Regarding this matter, Xu Huaigu also told Li Zi, but she only said that the master gave her something to save her life. As long as the big demon of the ten realms did not come, she could at least save her life. Xu Huaigu could not say more.
Naturally, Xu Huaigu also wanted to try to cut off the heads of the great demons of the eighth and even ninth realms. However, how could a great demon who had cultivated to such a realm be an ordinary person?
Most of them are rough-skinned and thick-skinned, and they retreat immediately when they see the situation is not right. The south was the territory of the demon clan, and Xu Huaigu did not dare to pursue them deeply.
A few days ago, there was a big demon of the eighth realm. It fought fiercely with Xu Huaigu for more than an hour. It was about to win, but Xu Huaigu didn't even chase it.
I was really worried that this was a trap and that there might be another big demon ambushing me. As for the Nine Realm Snake that had fought against Xu Huaigu before, he led several troops to attack Tanglin Pass, but he only watched from a distance and did not take action himself.
Xu Huaigu stood on the city wall and looked at it from a distance. The two were afraid of each other and did not dare to fight again.
Although if he could cut off the head of the snake, he could get the Immortal Weapon Robe, but with Xu Huaigu's determination, he could still resist this temptation.
Xu Huaigu would not take this risk unless he was sure. The days passed gradually like this. Speaking of which, news came from Tanglin Pass that a large number of monsters were attacking the city, and Xu Huaigu rushed to support them as usual.
The tan snake also came this time, but it still didn't take action. Xu Huaigu ignored it and only used his sword on the city wall to defend against the monsters.
In the evening, after repelling the demon clan, he went to the camp of the monks in the pass. After chatting with everyone for a while, he wanted to return to Lu Zijin, but was stopped by a guard. The guard lowered his head and said: "You Is it Mr. Xu? Don't leave in a hurry. Our general has invited you and said he has something to discuss with you." Chu Xiuyang wanted to find him, so Xu Huaigu knew it was okay and agreed immediately.
He was afraid that it was an important matter, so he didn't dare to delay, so he immediately went to Chu Xiuyang's camp. As soon as he approached the tent, he heard voices of discussion coming from inside.
"General Li, you send your men outside to count the number of demon clan casualties; Chen Duwei, you are responsible for counting the casualties of the soldiers in the pass. The result will be tonight, so I can ask for arrows over there." The general surnamed Li hurriedly took the lead. Ming walked out of the tent, but Lieutenant Chen was still in the tent.
Xu Huaigu had some impression of this man named Chen, who was the archer who commanded the Tanglin Pass garrison.
"General Chu..." Captain Chen seemed to have something else to say, so he stayed. At this time, he and Chu Xiuyang were the only ones left in the camp.
"What's the matter? Tell me." He swallowed, looked around to make sure no one was there, and then turned to look at the camp door.
Xu Huaigu was about to go in, but when he saw him like this, he immediately stepped aside without being noticed by him.
"Captain Chen, if you have anything to say, please tell me quickly. Don't worry, there is no one else here." Commander Chen also felt that there was no one around, so he felt relieved, frowned and said: "General Chu, there are not enough arrows, all the archers under my hand are..." There were endless complaints. Although General Lu gave them arrows, they were too few. When they were distributed, each person could not even hold a quiver. Without arrows, the archers had nothing to rely on. Many people did not even dare to climb the city wall. We can't go on like this!" Chu Xiuyang sighed and said in a deep voice: "There is a shortage of arrows everywhere, and it is also difficult for General Lu to do it. Every time we are divided, our Tanglin Pass still has the most. It's not as good as usual now, so long as you have arrows, it's okay. Let your men grit their teeth and hold on for a while. In the last ten days, they have to hold on no matter what." Captain Chen was a little puzzled and asked: "The last ten days. ? General, what do you mean?"
"General Lu's order has been issued. If we persist for the last ten days, we will be able to withdraw."
"Withdraw? How can that be done?" Captain Chen was startled and said hurriedly,
"If we withdraw, what will happen to other passes? Our lips are dead and our teeth are cold!"
"Evacuate all seven levels together."
"That's even worse! Once the seven-pass defense line retreats, there will be no such dangerous passes behind to defend! Dayu Country is in danger!" Chu Xiuyang just said lightly: "General Lu has his own plans. We just obey the order." Upon hearing this, Captain Chen became more and more impatient and said for a moment: "But Lu Zijin is an outsider! He is from China, how can he care about the life and death of Dayu Country?" Chu Xiuyang Her brows immediately wrinkled, and she said seriously: "Captain Chen, please pay attention to your words. General Lu is a native of Dayu, and he went to China later, but that was decades ago. At that time, I’m afraid I won’t have you yet!”
"But……"
"Okay! No more excuses, let's stop here!" Chu Xiuyang sat down impatiently.
"Go and do your business quickly. Count the number of dead and wounded soldiers in the pass and report it to me." Captain Chen stopped arguing and had to swallow his breath.
After a moment of silence, he said again: "General Chu, I think we might be able to report more casualties and get more arrows to better defend the city." Chu Xiuyang glanced at him sternly and said coldly: " Do you know what you are talking about? Who can bear the responsibility for lying about military information?"
"But it's just a number. Who else knows it except you and me? Besides, it's ridiculous for General Lu to set such rules, let alone us..."
"Okay." Chu Xiuyang interrupted him and frowned.
"How to report it to the higher authorities? Let's discuss this matter later. You have to give me the exact number anyway. You can't even hide it from me." When Captain Chen heard what Chu Xiu and Yang Song said, he felt that there was something interesting in his heart and hurriedly agreed. Went down to do some work.
As soon as he walked out of the camp, he happened to see Xu Huaigu standing outside the door and was startled. Xu Huaigu smiled awkwardly and said, "I didn't hear anything." Chen Duwei's heart sank, and he looked back at Chu Xiuyang. Chu Xiuyang only urged: "Go and do your business, this way. I'll settle the matter." Captain Chen glanced at Xu Huaigu angrily, turned around and walked away quickly.
Xu Huaigu walked into the camp and said with a smile: "It's not easy for you to be a general. It's hard to do both!"
"Is there any easy job in the world?" Chu Xiuyang shook his head helplessly, stood up and poured him a glass of water.
"Please sit down, I have to tell you some things in advance." Xu Huaigu smiled and said, "General, please tell me."
