The distant Jiannan Road.
Deep in the vast mountains, countless southern barbarians headed towards Jinguan City under the leadership of witchcraft masters.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them and they must seize it.
The Central Plains was in chaos, and the Southern Barbarians finally had an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Most of the officers and soldiers from Jiannan Road will go to Chang'an King Qin to rescue them via Shu Road.
In this way, Jiannan Road will be empty of troops.
If they can capture Jinguan City in one go, the entire Jiannan Road will fall into their hands. .
Of course, the ambitions of the southern barbarians did not stop there.
Their real target is in the Central Plains.
A long time ago, the southern barbarians had a chance to conquer the Central Plains, but were ultimately defeated by Meng Sheng.
This is not humiliating. You must know that Meng Sheng can be regarded as the most powerful being among the Confucian saints in the past.
In terms of realm and cultivation, Meng Sheng was the best among all the others.
Even the current Academy Chief may not have the combat power of Meng Sheng at his peak.
Since then, the southern barbarians have been unable to recover and have to retreat deep into the vast mountains.
Lingering on the last breath, struggling to survive.
Although I know that the purpose of doing this is for the continuation of the ethnic group, I feel more or less unhappy.
But I had to endure the discomfort.
As long as Gou has enough time, there will eventually be a moment of turning over.
Now let them wait.
"There should be 20,000 troops stationed in Jinguan City. Should we use dead bodies to attack the city?"
Manipulating dead bodies is the magic weapon master's trump card, but it is generally not used lightly unless absolutely necessary.
Because using the technique of manipulating the dead once consumes a lot of energy for the witch and Gu master, and it takes a long time to recover.
And if there are only 20,000 defenders in Jinguan City, it seems possible to capture it even without manipulating dead bodies.
"It's better to use dead bodies."
The leader of the witch and Gu master thought and evaluated carefully and sighed.
There are not many men left in the Southern Barbarians, and even fewer warriors.
So they must cherish every surviving warrior.
These warriors are the fire that can give birth to more warriors.
This cycle repeats itself.
"There just don't seem to be enough bodies."
Although they fought their way out of the vast mountains, the southern barbarians did not encounter many officers and soldiers. Counting dozens of them, the number of officers and soldiers they had killed recently was only over a thousand.
"If there are not enough corpses, create as many corpses as possible. Do you want me to teach you even this?"
The leader of the witch and Gu master said coldly.
"Everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty should die."
Jinguan City is now surrounded.
The defenders in the city looked at the numerous walking corpses with confusion in their eyes.
Where should they go?
The arrows can penetrate the corpse, but the corpse cannot feel pain, so it will still rush towards the city.
This is much more difficult to deal with than a living person.
After all, living people can be afraid, and fear is contagious.
If an army loses more than one-tenth of its troops, its morale will be weakened or even collapsed.
The army of the dead will not be affected at all.
"General He, what should we do now?"
"These guys can't be killed or driven away. Can we really just sit here and wait to die?"
"How about we set a fire? I heard that the dead are afraid of fire."
"Yes, let's set fire to them and burn them all to ashes."
Since swords, guns and arrows cannot harm the army of the dead, fire attack is their last hope.
Although this method has not been proven to be really effective, since the legend is like this, it certainly makes sense.
"Okay then let's try the fire attack!"
Nowadays, these trapped beast-like soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty can only be used as doctors.
Facts have proved that fire attacks are very effective. Dead bodies are afraid of fire, and very afraid of it.
Although they have long lost their self-awareness, their body instinct still allows them to dodge deliberately.
The fire attack drove away the tide-like offensive of the zombie army, and the witch and Gu masters seemed helpless.
Although they can control the dead body, they cannot force the dead body to behave contrary to their physiological instincts.
For a time, there was a commotion within the group of witch and Gu masters.
"What should we do now? Should we continue to attack the city?"
"It seems that the summoned corpse has no way to deal with the fire attack."
"Is it possible that we have to end it ourselves?"
"Although we are not very afraid of fire attacks, we are afraid of swords and arrows. We are all made of flesh and blood. How can we withstand this knife with bloody holes?"
"Shh, don't make any noise, listen to what the leader has to say."
The leader of the southern barbarian witch and Gu master was the one under the greatest pressure at the moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on him. Everyone is waiting for him to make a decision.
"Retreat your troops first, and wait until I figure out a way to restrain the fire attack."
After thinking about it, he still didn't want to risk the lives of his own people.
As for the dead bodies, they can be recreated at any time. Once the problem is solved, they can make a comeback.
"That's all it has been until now."
Seeing that the leader of the witch and Gu masters said so, all the witch and Gu masters and the Southern Barbarian nobles had no choice but to obey.
"The troops are retreating, the barbarians are retreating!"
The tide of corpses dispersed as quickly as it came.
As soon as the wizard's spell stopped, the corpse collapsed to the ground like soft mud.
"It's not easy. It's really not easy. Our efforts have finally paid off."
A group of soldiers hugged each other excitedly.
"They have only retreated temporarily, and they may come back at any time. We cannot take it lightly. But the soldiers can also take a breather."
"In addition, send someone to Chang'an to report the news. We must let the court let His Majesty know the situation here as soon as possible."
At present, the entire Jiannan Road's military strength is very empty. Not only is Jinguan City facing a crisis, the situation in the entire Jiannan Road is very dangerous.
Although Chang'an is also very difficult at the moment, the court has the right to know about the situation in Jiannan Road.
As for what the court will do next, it is not something that the officials and generals of Jiannan Road can influence.
Hope there is good news.
The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to reach the blue sky.
Every Shu person knows this.
However, Lu Lin, the messenger in charge of reporting the news, did not dare to delay at all.
Because he knew that if he arrived in Guanzhong and entered Chang'an one day earlier, the soldiers of Jiannan Road would have greater hope of survival.
With the current garrison in Jiannan Road alone, and the tens of thousands of people in Jinguan City, it is only a matter of time before the city is lost.
Even if they can persist, what will happen to the food problem?
The food stored in the city is always limited, and there will always be a day when it is finished.
What if the reinforcements don't come and the barbarians can't be driven away, and they run out of food?
Chen Lin simply couldn't imagine it.
Your Majesty will definitely send reinforcements, right?
By the time he arrives in Chang'an, maybe the crisis in Chang'an will have been resolved, right?
That must be it!
After all, all the armies in the world are working for the king, and it is only a matter of time before the crisis in Chang'an is resolved.
"Hold on, brothers, you must hold on!"
As the search for bad guys deepens, the living space of Jie Ligu and Nora is further compressed.
Their strongholds in Dongshi were eliminated one by one, and the number of meetings was also forced to be reduced.
Since the last time the high priest appeared possessed, he has not appeared again.
Jieligu and Nala, who had not received the latest instructions, could only hide themselves as much as possible to ensure that the northern barbarians and the Demon Sect would not expose their whereabouts before they attacked Chang'an City with all their strength.
They hid in the East City and stayed at each location for no more than two hours.
In this way, even if the bad guys are investigated one by one, they will eventually be one step slower.
"The bad guys, these idiots, only know how to find things according to the map, but they don't know that I keep changing my hiding place."
Nora hid in a wine shop owned by a foreigner. She climbed over the high wall like a civet, and then landed lightly in the courtyard.
The northern barbarians have a unique smell, and in order to cover up this smell, Nora likes to hide in places with strong smells.
Such as a spice shop, such as a wine shop
As a practitioner, Nora can go long periods without eating.
Because it is very dangerous when it is convenient, if the excrement is not handled properly, it is likely to attract stalkers.
As a craftsman, she must ensure that her whereabouts are elusive.
Sneaking into the cellar of the wine shop, Nora could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
This is a place where wine is stored and is rarely visited on weekdays.
Although Nora liked drinking, she didn't have any interest in it at the moment.
Firstly, she was very hungry, and secondly, drinking caused trouble.
At this moment, she had to ensure that she was in a highly alert state.
Nora suppressed her instinct and sat cross-legged on the floor.
She closed her eyes and entered a meditative state to reduce energy consumption.
After about an incense burn, Nora, who was in a meditative state, suddenly heard the sound of footsteps.
She opened her eyes suddenly, raised her ears and listened carefully.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Nora's body tensed up, like a big cat preparing to hunt and deliver a fatal blow.
He's not a bad person, is he?
These guys are really haunting!
Nora thought secretly.
It has to be said that although the bad guys are a step slower every time, they can always catch up later.
Nora didn't dare to be careless at all, otherwise she might be stuck with a bad person and it would be difficult to get rid of her.
Quiet, too quiet.
It was so quiet that Nora could clearly hear her heartbeat.
Squeak!
As the old wooden door was pushed open, Nora noticed a figure jumping in.
The opponent's speed was so fast that Nora couldn't see him clearly!
The other party is also a practitioner!
Nora judged this in her heart.
This made her more alert and put her whole person in a fighting state.
She is a fourth-level practitioner and has learned the Demon Sect technique. She will not be at a disadvantage when facing practitioners of the same level. Facing those whose level is lower than hers, she can have an absolute advantage from the beginning.
Whoosh!
Nora felt a gust of cold wind blow by, and then a figure flashed in front of her eyes.
Then the knife struck her.
This sword technique is very domineering and unreasonable.
There aren't that many tricks, it's just simple and crude.
"Cleaving the road between life and death with one sword is the Canglang sword technique! You are from the academy!"
Nora immediately recognized the opponent's approach, and then turned her fist into a knife to take the knife forcefully.
In terms of ruthlessness, the Demon Sect is not inferior to others at all.
Nora's punch was full of confidence.
It's just that she obviously underestimated the dominance of Canglang's sword skills, and she only felt pain from the tiger's mouth after taking the knife forcefully.
If you look closely, you will see that it is cracked and oozing out bright red blood!
hiss!
Unexpectedly, the opponent's strength is so strong.
Little did she know that Zhao Xun's Canglang Sword technique was realized in this first move.
Zhao Xun poured almost all of his insights into this form.
Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.
After three moves, Zhao Xun's sword intent will weaken rapidly.
"how did you find me?"
Nora subconsciously took a few steps back and said with a half-smile.
"It's not easy to find you, your scent is so obvious."
"But I have tried my best to conceal the aura."
Nora frowned and said, "And I change my hiding place every two hours. How did you find me here?"
"Humans have a very poor sense of smell, but spiritual beasts are different."
Zhao Xun smiled lightly and said: "Besides, I use the best among spiritual beasts, the white dragon that everyone has said is good."
Zhao Xun thought to himself that Pipi Xia was indeed reliable, and it only took him a few days to track the demon sect's enchantress out.
It is said that the white dragon's sense of smell is several times that of a spirit dog. It is indeed impressive to see it with my own eyes today.
"So who do you represent? The Imperial Court of Zhou or the Academy?"
From the beginning, Nora noticed the strong aura exuding from Zhao Xun, but she was not sure that Zhao Xun was from the academy.
Because Zhao Xun was wearing the clothes of a bad person.
"Is this question critical?"
Zhao Xun frowned and said, "I said I am destroying you on behalf of the moon, what can you do?"
"Destroying you on behalf of the moon? What does this mean?"
Nora was stunned and completely at a loss.
Seeing that the other party couldn't take the joke, Zhao Xunwu laughed at himself: Travelers are indeed the loneliest. No one can understand your thoughts, no one can enter your world, and no one can understand your soul.
"In short, you fell into my hands and can't run away."
Zhao Xun made a very cool summary.
"Just you?"
Nora raised the corners of her mouth and asked with great disdain.
Although the other party is a bad person and a member of the academy, his cultivation and combat ability are very average.
Nora judged that the other party's cultivation level should be between the fifth and sixth grades, and she was a real fourth grade.
The fourth grade and the fifth grade are a clear dividing line between high-level practitioners and ordinary practitioners. Even though the difference is only one grade, it is like a cloud and mud.
Not to mention that the other party may not even be at level five.
Although this person has an academy background, Nora will not show mercy at all when her life is at stake.
"You talk too much. Have you ever heard the saying, villains die from talking too much."
Zhao Xun smiled slightly and gave Nora a wise saying.
The reason why he is so confident is because he is in Chang'an City.
In Chang'an City, the strength of the people of the Demon Sect will be naturally reduced.
The strength of the academy disciples will receive a partial bonus.
Between this addition and one subtraction, the impact is not insignificant.
At least Zhao Xun himself felt that the gap between them was very weak.
And there is also the influence of the talisman array.
No one knows how much power this demon sect witch can exert.
Maybe it won’t be clear until you play it.
"You have no chance of winning in my territory. I advise you to surrender as soon as possible to avoid being humiliated."
Zhao Xun spread his hands and said.
