Although Pu Feng wanted to catch up and cut Hulu into pieces, it would take some time to recover the body that had been killed.
It is said that his Yin Shen Dharmakaya is the source of his power, and even without relying on his physical body, he is enough to be proud of the world.
But Hu Lu's "immortal-killing flying knife" just now didn't hit him but frightened him. If the power of that knife increased a little more, he would lose more than just his body.
With some fear in his heart, Pu Feng finally chose to stand still and repair his body first, and then planned to continue to invade and annex the Liao Kingdom. As for settling the score with Hulu, he had to put it later.
Because of Hulu's intervention, the Liao army was still inevitably defeated in this battle, but it finally retained some vitality. More than 40,000 of the hundreds of thousands of troops who crossed the Ya River to fight fled back.
Yelu Yanxi was just about to recover from the shock. After gathering the remaining troops, he was hesitating whether to hold on or withdraw. Suddenly, he was shocked to hear that Yelu Zhangnu, who had been punished for the defeat earlier, was resentful and brought his troops back to Beijing, plotting to take advantage of this opportunity. After a disastrous defeat, he did things to abolish the establishment.
Yelu Yanxi no longer had to hesitate. He immediately decided to keep the Hu Congjun, who still numbered hundreds of thousands but did not have much combat power and morale, and strictly ordered them not to retreat even half a step. They must block the Jurchen army on the other side of the Duck River. He personally led 70,000 elite troops back to fight the rebellion.
As a result, the Song Dynasty's envoy could only abort.
After seeing the combat power of the Jurchen army, especially the unparalleled power of the demon monk Pu Feng, Tong Guan thought that he needed to report the details to Zhao Guanjia immediately and receive further instructions. He immediately met Yelu Yanxi and said goodbye, and then took the three thousand soldiers. The Song army quickly turned back the Song Dynasty.
Suddenly, Wanyan Aguda, who had discovered the situation on the other side, immediately sent his troops across the river. After the frontline was defeated and the main force was defeated, the Liao army had no fighting spirit and no fighting spirit.
During this period, Pu Feng, who was repairing his body, did not even need to take action. With more than 20,000 Jurchen soldiers who looked like wolves and tigers, they defeated hundreds of thousands of Liao troops and fell to pieces.
One Liao army was killed in the battle, another was routed, and the remaining more than 200,000 were all captured by the Jurchen army.
Wanyan Aguda trained on the spot, eliminating the weak and retaining the strong, and the number of his troops increased to 50,000.
Strange to say, in just over ten days, those defeated Liao soldiers who were vulnerable on the battlefield were quickly assimilated into the Jurchen Army. Not only did their combat power and morale soar, but they also treated their new masters as if they had been brainwashed. He was so loyal that he turned his head and attacked the city and territory all the way under Wanyan Aguda, causing the defenders of the Liao Army to complain incessantly.
However, Wanyan Aguda aimed to annex rather than simply kill and plunder, so he had to leave troops to guard every place he conquered. Given the vast territory of the Liao Kingdom, even if the Jurchen Army expanded to 50,000, it would not be enough. This would require continuous absorption of Liao soldiers and civilians.
And the clandestine means of transforming and strengthening enemy troops for one's own use seems to have certain limitations, resulting in the Jurchen army's core strength being maintained at 50,000 at most, and the remaining ones can only be conquered by conventional means, grace and intimidation.
As a result, the Jurchen army's offensive slowed down. Although the Liao Kingdom, which had put down the Yelu Zhangnu Rebellion, was retreating steadily, it was not in danger of immediate collapse.
On the other hand, after Tong Guan and others returned to the Song Dynasty, they reported the details of their trip to Zhao Ji in the court hall, which immediately caused an uproar.
Originally, some people in the court suggested uniting with the Jurchens to attack the Liao Kingdom, taking the opportunity to take back Yanyun and avert the humiliation of a century. Only later, because Zhao Ji strongly advocated helping the Liao Kingdom to attack the Jurchens, he had no choice but to press his own ideas.
Although they didn't know that Zhao Ji was so determined to go his own way against all opinions in order to eliminate the "magic calamity" that threatened the safety of his reincarnated "Eternal Emperor", they also vaguely heard that Hu Long was involved in this matter, and they were worried at that time. A few people wrote a letter to impeach him for his "monstrous words that harmed the country".
Zhao Ji may have some Machiavellian skills, but after all, he is not a master of great talent and strategy. At this moment, although he still firmly believed in his identity as the "Eternal Emperor", he was somewhat hesitant about eliminating the "Demon Tribulation". Although he never really accused Hu Long, he temporarily chose to distance himself to calm the public opinion.
Hu Yun didn't care about this. After returning to Beijing, Zhao Ji never called him to the palace to discuss Taoism, so he was happy to take the opportunity to busy himself.
Before leaving the battlefield that day, he had captured a few Jurchen soldiers, put them in a gourd and brought them back, intending to study the secret of their bravery.
In addition to Hu Yuan, Gongsun Sheng, Zhou Tong, and Huang Shang were also involved in this matter.
With their cultivation, knowledge and methods, although there were some twists and turns, they still found the answer.
It turns out that it all originated from Pu Feng's handiwork.
Pufeng taught the Jurchens a "secret technique of totem prayer". They used the essence and blood of beasts as dye to tattoo totems such as bears, tigers, leopards, and wolves on their bodies, and then devoted themselves wholeheartedly to a "Dragon God" By praying, you can add the power and ferocity of the beast to your body, and it will only be easy to compare one to ten.
Hu Long carefully examined these Jurchen soldiers and found that their bodies and souls were indeed different from ordinary people.
It's just that the way of heaven is always balanced and selfless. While they gained this power beyond ordinary people, they also sacrificed half of their lifespan as a price. In addition, their souls are vaguely connected to a mysterious place, and once they die, their souls will immediately return to that place.
Hu Lu could roughly guess that that mysterious place should be closely related to Pufeng.
From this point of view, he supported the rise of the Jurchens and taught them the "secret technique of totem prayer", and indeed he had other agendas.
In addition, Hu Lu took out a few "Element-eating Camel Dragons" trapped in the gourd and studied them. He found that these monsters named "dragon" really have a trace of true dragon blood, so they also have some points. The magical power of soaring changes. It's just that its intelligence is too low, even worse than that of ordinary wild animals. Basically, it only has the instinct of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages and preying on the weak.
For several months in a row, the court was disturbed by the war between Liao and Jin, and there was no peace for a day. Hulu just stayed in the "Xuanqing Temple" to do some research and teach his disciples, which was quite comfortable.
On this day, Hu Lu was testing some of the results of his research on the "Element-Eating Camel Dragon" in the "Xuanqing Temple". Fang Tianding suddenly ran in from outside and reported that he had just received news that the Jin Kingdom had sent an envoy, and Zhao Ji had already The order is passed.
Suddenly, a messenger from the palace came, saying that the official family had important matters to discuss with Hulu, and summoned him to the palace immediately to see him.
Hu Lu looked at the palace for a moment, shook his head and sighed: "Pindao's plan may not give you an opportunity for the Song Dynasty. It's a pity that the mud can't hold up the wall. Since you gave up the opportunity yourself, Pindao has no choice but to take advantage of this opportunity." A catastrophe pushed everything back to the starting point.”
