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After bidding farewell to Cheng Yaojin, Li Zexuan rode to the Youwuwei camp in the south of the imperial city.
After a brief discussion in the Ganlu Hall, Li Er finally decided to let Niu Jinda lead 6,000 elite military guards into the Qinling Mountains to join forces with the Beiya Forbidden Army, and use nearly 10,000 troops to completely blockade Sheling Mountain~!
The reason why he did not choose Qin Qiong was because Li Er felt that Qin Qiong had not fully recovered from his injury. The reason why he did not choose Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde was mainly because Li Er felt that these two old guys were easy to be impulsive. As for Li Jing, it goes without saying. ~? How can you kill a chicken with a bull's knife~!
After the discussion between the monarch and his ministers, Dugu Xin could no longer afford to rest and quickly left the city to find his troops in the Qinling Mountains. Niu Jinda, the general of Youwuwei, naturally returned to his "home" to order troops and prepare for the expedition~!
"Xiaoxuan, you're here~!"
After gathering the soldiers for the expedition, Niu Jinda came to the commander's tent and greeted Li Zexuan, who had been waiting inside for a long time.
Li Zexuan stood up quickly and said: "Well, Uncle Niu, I have to work hard for you this time~!"
Niu Jinda shook his head and laughed: "Haha~! It's not hard work~! His Majesty has a destiny, how can I not obey it~? Besides, you are Shu Bao's half-son-in-law, why are you being polite to me~? "
Li Zexuan nodded, cupped his hands and said: "In that case, I will accept Uncle Niu's friendship~! But this time, I have something to tell Uncle Niu~!"
Niu Jinda stretched out his hand and said, "Xiaoxuan, tell me~!"
Li Zexuan frowned and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Niu, you will lead a large army to surround Snake Spirit Mountain this time. You must stick to the strategy of siege but not attack, because the terrain on the mountain is too steep~! Also, the leader of the Seven Xiu Sect Yin Batian has been seriously injured by us before, and his strength has been greatly damaged, so there should be nothing to worry about. However, the poisonous skills of the Seventh Xiu Sect are mysterious and have the ability to hurt people in a wide range. Uncle Niu, you have to be on guard~!
The two doctors from the Imperial Medical Office sent by His Majesty yesterday are both Xinglin experts with superb medical skills and noble medical ethics. At critical times, they can save many lives in the army~! In any case, I hope that Uncle Niu will not let any humans or animals leave Sheling Mountain within these three days. At the same time, I also hope that there will be no casualties in the army during these three days~! "
Niu Jinda nodded seriously. He stepped forward and patted Li Zexuan on the shoulder and said, "Okay~! I have remembered everything you said~! I also promise you that within these three days, there won't be even a single insect on Snake Spirit Mountain." They can't fly out, and there won't be any casualties in the army! As long as those people dare to go down the mountain and fight on the plains, I, Niu Jinda, won't be afraid of the mere Seventh Cultivator Sect~!"
Li Zexuan clasped his fists and said, "It's all done~!"
On Snake Spirit Mountain.
After experiencing a great war, the Seventh Cultivation Sect, which was once peaceful and uncontested, became somewhat devastated.
The mountain road was covered with corpses. The surviving disciples of the Seventh Cultivator Sect were working hard to carry the corpses in twos and threes. In such a hot weather, if these corpses were not buried, it would easily cause a plague. Obviously, the person who gave this order was also Someone with some common sense.
Of course, these corpses are basically all disciples of the Seventh Cultivation Sect, because most of the Beiya Imperial Guards who died in battle were buried in the belly of snakes~!
"Liu Dewang, have you finished counting the casualties of our disciples~?"
In the main hall of the Seventh Xiu Sect.
Yin Batian looked at a disciple of the Seventh Cultivation Sect who entered the door, and asked with a gloomy expression.
Liu Dewang bowed carefully and said: "Back to the leader, the disciples have been counted. In this battle, a total of thirty-eight disciples of our sect died in the battle, and twenty-six disciples escaped down the mountain. Now there are only thirty left in the sect. Disciples, half of them were injured to varying degrees~!"
When Yin Batian heard that so many disciples had escaped, he couldn't help but burst into anger. He slammed the table hard and cursed:
"Hmph~! What a bunch of ungrateful villains~! In these years, I have taken care of your food, your drinking, and taught you martial arts. Have I ever treated any of you badly~? But now that the sect is encountering difficulties, these damn things The white-eyed wolves fled in all directions, they are really not human beings~! I am so angry~!"
After that, he was still not relieved and threw the tea cup in his hand towards the door. Liu Dewang was startled and quickly moved away.
"Senior brother, calm down~!"
Seeing this, Fei Snake on the side waved to the rest of the people in the hall, signaling them to go out. Then he walked up to Yin Batian and said, "Senior brother, this time the imperial army attacked the mountain. Although our disciples suffered a lot of casualties, Li Zexuan They didn't seek any favors over there. At least two hundred of them died. You must know that they were the most elite Beiya Imperial Army under Li Shimin~!
It would be impossible for any force in the world to achieve such results. Presumably, even if Li Zexuan escaped, he would still be scolded by Li Shimin, right? And the imperial court lost so many people, didn’t they fail to capture our Seventh Cultivation Sect~? After this battle, they will definitely not dare to attack the mountain easily again. Next, we just need to spend time with them and see who loses his temper first~! "
Yin Batian said: "For the current plan, this is the only way. Although the Beiya Forbidden Army retreated three miles, they are still guarding the surrounding passes. Now we can't leave even if we want to~! Fortunately, our There is enough food, and there is also the Seventh Cultivation Serpent guarding us, otherwise we would really be wiped out by that kid~!"
The flying snake responded with a smile.
Yin Batian picked up a wine jar, poured a few sips into his mouth, then looked at Fei Shen and said with concern: "Junior brother, you used your own essence and blood to feed the Seventh Cultivating Snake this time. It can be said that it has greatly damaged your vitality. I don’t know if I want to fully recover my strength, but I don’t know how long it will take until the year of the monkey, and now it’s a troubled time, so I’m very worried about my brother~!”
Fei She was silent, and after a moment he spoke:
"It doesn't matter~! This time the crisis of the Seventh Cultivation Sect is due to my overconfidence in the terrain and poisonous barriers of Snake Spirit Mountain, and my underestimation of the strength of the imperial army. Of course, I have to bear the responsibility for my mistakes. In that case, If I don't let the Seventh Cultivation Serpent return to its peak state, I'm afraid it will be difficult to turn the tide~! As for the future, I believe that senior brother will not let me go~!"
Yin Batian patted his chest and said: "Of course, I, Yin Batian, will not care about the feelings of my fellow disciples~! Junior brother, don't worry, even if you lose all your martial arts skills, senior brother, I will try my best to protect you~!"
Fei She felt slightly relieved, cupped her hands and said, "Thank you, senior brother~!"
"Master~! Master~! It's not good, it's not good~!"
At this moment, a hurried shout came from outside the hall, and the voice was none other than Liu Dewang who had just left.
"What's the matter~? Come in and talk~!"
Yin Batian frowned and shouted.
Liu Dewang crawled in, bowed and clasped his fists, saying: "Master, there are many more imperial troops coming down the mountain, more than the ones who came before. Now our Sheling Mountain has been surrounded~! It is estimated that even one Not even a fly can fly out~!”
