Zhennanguan, the original Zhennan Palace.
Chen Yuan sat high up, his eyes solemn. Sitting below him were Jiang He, Chu Changfeng, Taoist Lingxu, Zhao Danqing and others. The atmosphere was also very quiet.
An invisible pressure swept across the entire hall.
Demon gods, demon saints, and millions of demon soldiers.
Any word can scare people, but at this moment, they are gathered together, and the pressure they bring is naturally extremely terrifying.
If it were anyone else, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to hold on any longer and would have to run for their lives first.
The news that millions of demon soldiers were attacking the territory has not been spread yet. Only Nangong Lie's spies buried in the demon clan knew about it, and the huge price they paid was passed on to Chen Yuan.
He did not doubt the authenticity of the news. In fact, the reason why he wiped out Nanzhou in such a short period of time was to deal with the pressure from the demon clan.
Nangong Lie died, the four demon saints fell, and the demon clan's many years of planning were wiped out. It would definitely arouse the demon clan's anger. It is not impossible for millions of demon soldiers to press on the territory.
"Now, what should I do?"
Chu Changfeng frowned and turned his gaze to Chen Yuan, hoping that he could pay attention to him. He was the core of the Shuzhou interest group, and he was the only one qualified and capable to make them act according to their orders.
"With millions of demon soldiers and demon gods standing guard, this pressure is almost definitely the most powerful war between humans and demons since the battle to defeat demons five hundred years ago.
In the opinion of the poor monk, if we tell the world and call on all the strong men of the human race to come and help in the battle, we can definitely block the monster race from the hundreds of thousands of mountains in the southern border. "
Taoist Master Ling Xu of Shushan said in a deep voice.
He does not agree with using the current strength to resist the demon army. It is almost difficult to stop it. Only by gathering the power of the Central Plains can we compete with it.
"Pindao seconded the proposal."
Zhao Danqing nodded.
Jiang He frowned:
"Senior Lingxu, even if we call on the world, how many people do you think will come to help?"
"you mean"
"Fellow Daoist Tianjian means that those forces will not help. In fact, it is a blessing to be able to avoid attacking us at this time."
Chu Changfeng let out a sigh of relief.
If there was no chaos in the world, it might be feasible to call on all the heroes in the world to face the demon clan together, but now, the world is in chaos, and the heroes from all sides are divided.
What they consider is their own interests, not the interests of the human race.
Let’s not talk about the distance, let’s just talk about the battle when the Northern Barbarians invaded Liangzhou not long ago. Who went to help? Aren't the local forces in Liangzhou willing to risk everything?
Therefore, Chu Changfeng believed that instead of counting on those guys, it would be better to hope that the demon clan would encounter a natural disaster on the way, and meteorites would fall from the sky to directly intercept their arrival.
"this"
Taoist Lingxu frowned and wanted to refute, but suddenly realized that what Chu Changfeng said was actually not unreasonable. He invited them,
Will they definitely help?
If this were the case, the heroes of the world would not blockade Shuzhou now. Most of them stand on a united front when it comes to facing Chen Yuan.
After all, who is the most powerful and powerful Chen Yuan today?
"What do you think, fellow Daoist Hell Prisoner, should be?" Taoist Lingxu asked in a deep voice.
When Chu Changfeng heard this, he said nothing, but turned his gaze to the figure sitting above him, waiting for his order to be issued.
Chu Changfeng's intention was already very obvious. Everyone else also looked at Chen Yuan. The situation was now very clear.
Next, it’s up to Chen Yuan to direct.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Chen Yuan took a deep breath and said in a concentrated voice:
"Nanzhou was taken over, the demon saint fell, and the demons from southern Xinjiang invaded in large numbers. It was not unforeseen. Now that Nanzhou is at peace, we can free up our hands to deal with it.
But Brother Chu is right. When it comes to resisting the demon clan, we don’t have to rely on other forces. After all, we still have to rely on ourselves to deal with these pressures.
As for the odds of winning, who can predict everything before the fight? "
"His Royal Highness King Yan is right."
Zhao Danqing nodded.
"The demon clan's plan has always been to secretly promote the civil strife in the Central Plains and decide the outcome in a battle. Otherwise, all forces will attack the demon clan.
It is impossible for the Monster Clan not to understand this, so this time, I am sure that the Monster Clan will definitely make louder thunder and lighter raindrops, and may retreat after capturing Zhennanguan Pass.
To avoid being besieged by the strong men from the Central Plains.
Therefore, the power that comes this time will most likely not be too high, and the chance of victory is also there. The edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Without the experience of blood and fire, our subordinates will not be able to completely condense into one. Together, they can train a mighty and powerful army that can pacify the world.
The demon clan wants to kill me, and I also want the demon clan to know that even if the dynasty collapses and the Central Plains is in chaos, they demon clan will not have the slightest chance to take over the Central Plains!
Anyone who offends our Central Plains land will be punished!
When we defeat the demon clan, it will be the day of our Northern Expedition! "
Chen Yuan said in a deep voice.
The pressure brought by the demon clan on him was indeed great, leaving him with no time and energy to go to the Flame Mountains in southern Xinjiang to look for opportunities. He could only think about getting over this hurdle first.
But in crisis, there are also opportunities.
What kind of fame is it to defeat the demon clan?
Nanzhou and Shuzhou will completely unite around him, and the surrounding forces will gradually shape him into a god, a godlike figure like Taizu of Chu!
"What King Yan said is right! We have already anticipated the invasion of the demon clan. It is nothing more than a battle. They have demons and gods, and we also have immortals.
They have millions of monster soldiers, and we also have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under our command, and tens of millions of Shuzhou and Nanzhou people as our backings, so why should we be afraid?
Let’s fight here to make a name for ourselves in history! "
Chu Changfeng's eyes narrowed and he said firmly.
"good!"
Jiang He nodded.
"Although there are no immortals in Biyou Palace, there are still some secrets. At this time when the human race is in danger, Pindao will never be stingy. When the demon clan comes, we will just keep them!"
Zhao Danqing had a smile on his face and an indifferent expression. After all, he was an immortal sect that had been passed down for thousands of years, so he still had some heritage.
Taoist Lingxu said with a wry smile:
"The poor Taoist only has an Immortal Killing Sword in his hand, and his knowledge has been exhausted in Purple Mountain. However, after all, some of my Shushan disciples are not afraid of death.
At that time, you can also fight to the death for the human race! "
Everyone expressed their opinions one after another, raising the atmosphere in the hall to an extremely high level.
Chen Yuan nodded, stood up, and continued:
"It's just a battle. It's not like we have never encountered a battle of life and death. However, we still need to make some preparations."
"Please give the order, King Yan!"
Everyone stood up in unison.
"First, the news that the demon clan's millions of troops are marching north is spread throughout Nanzhou and all over the world in the shortest possible time, telling all the people, warriors, and officials of Nanzhou that when the demon clan breaks through Zhennanguan, Nanzhou will Without a blade of grass to grow, everyone will become a blood-eating slave, calling on them to devote all their resources to resist the monsters.
At the same time, in order to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to escape, twelve checkpoints have been set up on the border of Nanshu. From today on, only one can go south, and no one or any force is allowed to go north.
According to the order, all the soldiers of Zhennanguan began to prepare for war, prepared everything, mobilized the troops from various prefectures in Nanzhou to replenish the troops, and mobilized another 100,000 elites from Shuzhou to Zhennanguan.
At the same time, all Shushan disciples, those affiliated with Prince Yan's Mansion, and all Jianghu forces were all transferred to Zhennanguan to fight the demon clan to the death! ! ! ! "
Chen Yuan's body was filled with murderous aura.
He divided his troops into two groups before because he was wary of Xiang Qianqiu's sudden attack and had no choice but to divide his troops to resist. But now, with the current strength alone, he can never stop the demon clan.
All forces must be gathered to have a chance of winning.
"This will transfer all the forces in Shuzhou to Nanzhou. What if Xiang Qianqiu or other forces launch a surprise attack on Shuzhou?" Taoist Lingxu frowned.
Chen Yuan looked at Taoist Lingxu and spoke word by word.
“If you save the land and lose the people, everyone and the land will be lost; if you save the people and lose the land, everyone will gain the land!
Pass the news of the invasion of the demon clan to all forces in the world, and tell them that they do not need to come to help in the battle. I, Chen Yuan, can stop these demons by myself, but whoever dares to take advantage of the demon clan to move north to attack Shuzhou If Nanzhou takes action, don't blame me for being cruel, just abandon Zhennanguan and let the demon clan go north.
At the same time, whoever dares to take action, I will personally lead all the forces to kill them at all costs!
Tell them, I, Chen Yuan, will keep my word. If you don’t believe it, you can give it a try! "
Everyone in the hall was shocked by what Chen Yuan said at this moment. They did not expect that Chen Yuan would be so decisive and have such great courage to directly abandon Shuzhou and transfer all his strength to Nanzhou.
Here, fight to the death with the monster army. If you win, you will be the king, if you lose, you will be the bandit!
"yes!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
Under the crazy push of the forces under Chen Yuan, the news that millions of demons from southern Xinjiang were about to move north to the Central Plains quickly spread throughout Nanzhou, causing a huge shock.
Countless people were frightened by this and wanted to flee towards the north to avoid dying under the iron hooves of the demon clan. Unfortunately, they could only think about it after all.
Because Chen Yuan had ordered Nanzhou to be sealed, only people were allowed to enter, not to go out, and those who were caught were killed on the spot. Chen Yuan, a foreigner, came here to live and die with Nanzhou.
How could they stay out of it?
Some people foresee huge benefits and raise the prices of food resources crazily, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune. However, once such people are reported and verified, their families will be confiscated and everything they belong to will be confiscated.
Of course, some people are afraid, some are greedy, it is human nature, and naturally some people are not afraid of life and death, after hearing the news that the demon army is heading north.
Prepare your own food and grass directly and gather in the direction of Zhennanguan.
They even condensed into a long dragon.
Inside, they are all righteous men of Nanzhou.
The storm of invasion swept through Nanzhou and headed towards Shuzhou. Under Chen Yuan's order, the people of Prince Yan's Mansion began to move, and his women also gathered towards Nanzhou.
Eight hundred Shushan disciples came down from the mountain to help Nanzhou. In the entire Shushan, only two Huayang masters and a group of disciples who had just started were left behind.
The Shuxi Alliance and the Shuzhong Alliance also began to mobilize at this moment. Some people were afraid and fled secretly, or even colluded to rebel, but they were all strangled to death by the Jin Yiwei.
All grievances were suppressed in a very short period of time.
Regarding Chen Yuan's order, Taoist Tianxu, who is currently the highest leader in Shuzhou, was silent for a long time. He felt that what Chen Yuan said was very reasonable and immediately supported it.
Some of the power from Taixu Palace was mobilized and gathered within the Nanzhou boundary.
As soon as Nanzhou Shuzhou moved, half of the south was moved. The news could not be hidden or concealed, and it soon spread to the world.
The news of the demon invasion once again shocked the entire Central Plains. Some people were frightened, some were filled with indignation, and some were so heroic that they prepared everything to go to Nanzhou to resist the demon clan.
Some people had predicted this day in advance, as early as when Nangong Lie died. Some people ridiculed Chen Yuan's current experience, thinking that he was overestimating his capabilities and was extremely stupid.
This time when facing the demon clan, let’s see if he dies!
Some forces even wanted to take advantage of Chen Yuan's main force to gather in Nanzhou to capture Shuzhou and plunder the area to make up for themselves and cut off Chen Yuan's retreat.
But before they could take action, they received a declaration from Chen Yuan.
In short, it's a sentence.
If anyone dares to make a sneak attack while he is fighting against the demon clan, don't blame him for letting go of everything and leading the demon soldiers into the Central Plains. At the same time, he will kill your whole family at all costs!
As soon as such remarks came out, they immediately aroused the anger of many forces. This was like stepping on their faces, and in the process of stepping on them, they were repeatedly ravaged.
It's like a group of ordinary people fighting. A ruthless person points a knife at each other and threatens to kill anyone who dares to move.
They were angry, very angry.
But the result was as Chen Yuan expected, no one dared to move. No matter how hard they scolded in their hearts, no one dared to be the first to jump out at this moment.
Because they are all afraid.
What is Chen Yuan's character? As we all know, he really dares to take action. He is definitely not just talking about it. He even kills the emperor when he says to kill him. What do they think?
No one dared to touch Chen Yuan's brow.
Of course, there are actually people who understand the righteousness among them, such as Liang King Wei Jinfeng and Ye Xiangnan. They both said that they can help Chen Yuan resist the demon clan to a certain extent.
But Chen Yuan rejected it because it was not needed!
When Xiang Qianqiu from Xuezhou heard the news about Chen Yuan, he was not angry at all, but even a little relieved. This was the integrity of the Xiang family, although the other party did not think that he was a Xiang family member.
If it weren't for Chen Yuan's words, Xiang Qianqiu would definitely take action against Shuzhou. In fact, he had already made secret preparations, but as soon as Chen Yuan's words came out, he stopped.
Those words seemed to be spoken to all the heroes in the world, but in fact, he was Chen Yuan's nearest and most threatening neighbor, and they were clearly directed at him.
"What a spirit."
Dongfang Sheng, the master of the Heavenly Demon Palace, said in a deep voice with admiration on his face.
As for Chen Yuan's courage, even as an opponent, he still sincerely admired him. He basically put down all his wealth just to fight against the demon clan.
If you don't have any courage, you really can't do such a thing.
"yes."
The master of the Seven Kills Hall nodded.
"How dare you be the first to claim the title of king if you don't have any courage?" Xiang Qianqiu said with a smile.
"Then shall we continue to take action?" asked the Master of the Seven Kills Palace.
"I don't agree. This is not a fight for world supremacy. This is a war between two clans. Not helping to preserve our strength is considered insidious. How can we take advantage of this moment to take action?
Even if he takes action, Tianmo Palace will never interfere. "
Dongfang Sheng immediately expressed his stance.
The devil also has a way, and he is definitely not completely conscienceless.
"In that case, forget it. Let's talk about other things after this war is over." Xiang Qianqiu waved his hands and sighed with a sigh.
In the blink of an eye, nearly ten days have passed. During these days, all parties in the world have learned about the invasion of the demon clan, and have expressed different opinions.
Some supported Chen Yuan, while others ridiculed Chen Yuan for overestimating his capabilities. Some even said that Chen Yuan took the initiative to provoke the war and was the sinner of millions of people in Nanzhou.
The criticism continued.
But one thing, they all only dared to talk about it, no one really wanted to take advantage of this period to attack Chen Yuan. Even if they did, it would be a secret frame-up.
As the matter unfolded, many Jianghu warriors had already begun to leave. In the Jin Dynasty in Zhongzhou, the new emperor Sima Ke issued an edict to denounce the crimes of the demon clan and support Chen Yuan in starting a war with the demon clan.
It doesn't really help, but it can also give nominal benefits.
The power of Shuzhou also migrated to the territory of Nanzhou in a short period of time, which made Chen Yuan more and more confident, although some people were greedy for life and afraid of death.
But it is a matter of life and death, and the soldiers and civilians of Nanzhou basically share the same hatred.
Well, it's worth mentioning.
After the news of the Monster Clan's large-scale march northward reached the Northern Barbarian Grassland, it also caused a huge shock. After a short period of consultation, the three royal courts jointly sent 300,000 troops and began to gradually move towards Liangzhou.
The thirty-six countries in the Western Regions also began to intensify their offensive against the Central Plains under the call of the Holy Land Lingshan.
Small overseas countries, under the leadership of Japan, frequently began to express their attitudes and wanted to take advantage of this golden opportunity.
For a while, there were actually signs of forces from all sides encroaching on the Central Plains.
Zhennanguan, on the city wall.
Chen Yuan wore black gilt armor and looked expressionlessly at the army training below. Under his call, Shuzhou had dispatched almost all its forces.
Two hundred thousand soldiers.
In addition to the original more than 200,000 Zhennan troops and the tens of thousands of troops raised, now, there are 500,000 combatable troops in the entire Zhennan Pass.
All the Yang Shen True Lords under his command also gathered in Zhennan Pass. This was almost the moment when he was most powerful, even surpassing the previous imperial court.
He didn't know if this was the right thing for the people below, but in the face of the pressure from the demon clan, someone needed to stand up after all.
If he doesn't stand up, Nanzhou will be the demon clan's back garden, and everyone will fall into the demon clan's mouth, which will make his situation even more difficult.
Therefore, he had to stand up and resist the pressure of the demon clan.
After this battle, no one among the heroes of the Central Plains could compete with him. It was not only the gap in reputation, but also the gap in overall strength due to blood and fire experience.
In short, if he wins, he will be able to do twice the result with half the effort in the future Northern Expedition, making others more afraid of him, and he can defeat others without fighting.
At the same time, the popularity of Nanzhou will gather around him, which will greatly increase his strength. In the future, the power of all people mobilized will only be greater.
Just like the regicide in Zijin Mountain, most of the power of the people came from the people of Liangzhou. As Nanzhou does not belong to Liangzhou,
It can also bring him these things.
Therefore, whether it is a measure of fame or a consideration of interests, he must do this.
The figure of Moro in white is illusory, hidden between heaven and earth. Only after his cultivation reaches the realm of Yang Transformation, can he see it, standing slowly beside Chen Yuan.
"Amitabha."
"Senior, what's going on with Senior Lu?"
Chen Yuan asked in a solemn voice.
He didn't need Ye Xiangnan's help, but Lu Chengfeng still needed the powerful Earth Immortal. It wasn't because he didn't believe the spy who came from the demon clan that there was only one demon god.
It's really because he uses himself to save others, he feels that this time, there can't be only one demon god coming.
Why?
Because Moro had already been exposed in Purple Mountain, he didn't think the demon clan would be unaware. In this case, how could a demon god have any advantage?
Only the presence of two or more demon gods can truly bring great oppression to him.
And he will naturally make preparations in advance.
"Donor Lu has communicated with the poor monk tens of thousands of miles apart. He can come to help, but the poor monk feels it is not necessary."
"Why?"
"With the poor monk here and the foundation of Biyou Palace, we can definitely stop the two demon gods, or at least be undefeated. But once Donor Lu shows up.
Maybe the pressure from the Immortal Realm will appear immediately, which is not what we can deal with now. Donor Lu's action is not to take action, but to speed up the time of our fall.
The Immortal Realm is isolated from the human world, but there are still spokespersons. Of course, ordinary people in the Immortal Realm will not care, but the powerful people at the earthly immortal level, the poor monk feels, are as powerful as the Immortal Realm, and I am afraid they will be very afraid of them. "
Chen Yuan frowned and was silent for a moment, then nodded and said:
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter"
Chen Yuan's eyes were slightly pensive. When he was thinking about things, the Heavenly Book and Treasure began to tremble. He immediately opened it, and Jiang He's voice came from inside.
This was his preparation for going out in advance. Jiang He was powerful, extremely fast, and had a treasure from the Book of Heaven that could send messages thousands of miles away. He was definitely an excellent candidate to be a spy.
In order to accurately know the movements of the demon clan, someone must take the risk to inquire.
"How's it going?"
"I am now about two thousand miles southeast of Zhennanguan Pass, and I have discovered the movements of the demon clan. Please prepare in advance."
"Come so fast?"
Chen Yuan frowned, it had only been more than ten days, and the speed of the demon clan was really beyond his expectation.
"They are pioneer spies. There are almost ten thousand demons driving many wild beasts."
"I understand, please come back first."
"good."
"Wait, how are those preparations?"
"We have already done."
Jiang He responded.
After hanging up the Heavenly Book contact, Chen Yuan turned his eyes to the training soldiers below and said loudly:
"The demon army is still two thousand miles away from Zhennanguan. The whole city is on alert and the army is ready for war!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
"Dong dong dong"
Bells began to ring rapidly through Zhennanguan, and a battle was about to come!
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