"General!"
Over the camp, dust spread widely, and tens of thousands of troops came after hearing the news.
Within a kilometer radius around the main tent, there were ravines and ravines, and the earth was opened from the depths, and it was devastated, just like a real earthquake.
The tents were blown away and crushed by the dust, and there was an abyss of cracks on the ground that was three to two meters long and tens of meters long, leading to the depths of the earth for an unknown number of kilometers.
With a flash of shadow, Jiang Li flew out and landed gently on the ground. He was holding the demon knife to kill people in one hand, and the other hand was holding an old head that was still dripping blood.
Qiu Tianhai.
The head of the Martial Saint.
"Wow, this old guy is just mediocre. I thought the Martial Saint was so powerful, but he couldn't even catch Jiang Li's three moves!"
The big black dog jumped out of the overwhelming tent with a gray face, sniffed around Qiu Tianhai's head, and looked calm, as if he was not the one who was frightened just now.
"Manager Qiu? How did he get to the wilderness!"
Mo Yunliang had been in and out of the Hou Mansion several times, so he naturally knew Qiu Tianhai's identity.
Although Jiang Li used his magical power to draw out all the evolution of life and true Yang aura, the pressure of the Martial Saint still remained, and a faint aura lingered around the whole place, making people feel heart-stopping.
The Western Region mercenaries and Tuoba cavalry could not bear such mental oppression, and could not help but retreat.
Looking into Jiang Li's eyes, he became even more awed.
They couldn't determine Jiang Li's true realm, but if he could kill a Martial Saint on the spot, he should be at least a Martial Saint-level being.
With a leader with such strength, he will no longer be afraid of anything in the wilderness.
In ancient and modern times, there are no human immortals. Martial Saints and Ghost Immortals are the strongest pinnacle powers in the world.
"Jiang Li, all the mercenaries under my command have been gathered back. How should we march and fight next!"
Fu Di came forward with five mercenary leaders from the Western Regions to salute.
Although they had reached a cooperation agreement with Jiang Li, they had always had reservations.
Once the plan does not go as planned, or if the damage is too serious in the battle, he will lead his mercenaries to retreat without hesitation.
The credibility of mercenaries has always been relative.
However, seeing Jiang Li's strength and methods comparable to those of the Martial Saint, these mercenary leaders' bottom line for bearing casualties also changed somewhat.
A Martial Saint-level existence deserves a higher investment.
Tuoba Ge was even more excited.
The throne of Khan, the king of the northwest, is secure!
"Jiang Li, Lao Lu, I'm back!"
More than ten miles away, a brown figure with flying hooves, carrying wind, sand and dust, rushed in front of Jiang Li, but it was a deer with withered and withered hair.
"The main forces of Chiluo and Tuoba have left the camp two days ago and are marching in the direction of the Liangzhou General Camp. According to the normal speed, they will be in close combat with the Liangzhou General Camp in two days!"
The deer demon is old and frail, but it has been running for two consecutive days without any signs of fatigue.
"Mr. Lu and Mr. Mo, could you please go to the Liangzhou camp again and try to inform the Fourth Highness of the news before the Beimang army arrives, so that they can make preparations in advance.
But if the main force of Beimang has already rushed into the Liangzhou General Camp before you arrive, don't be reluctant to fight and return quickly! "
Jiang Li handed Qiu Tianhai's head to a Dazhou captain and ordered him to return the head to Dazhou and return it to Jiang Shirong through the channels of the Ministry of War.
Then he turned around and ordered: "The whole army listens to the order, abandons all the baggage, each person only carries three days of rations, and marches to the hinterland of Beimang in an hour. If you win, you will be king, if you lose, you will be destroyed!"
"Here!"
All the soldiers received the order in unison and made a roar.
…
"咴咴"
In a lush pasture in the western part of the wilderness, the exhausted neighing of war horses echoed across the sky and the earth.
A stream winds down from the low mountains to the west. The stream is cool and clear, and the bottom is clearly visible. Unknown small fish as long as a palm are swimming freely in the stream in groups.
For the Zhou sergeants who have been in the wilderness for more than a month and eat dried meat and cereals every day, fresh and tender fish is a rare delicacy.
But in the Zhou army camp with thousands of tents stationed near the stream, not a single sergeant appeared by the river.
In the tent, a great Zhou sergeant was wearing armor and sleeping, snoring everywhere.
A thick layer of dirt mixed with dust and sweat accumulated on the faces, which could not hide the fatigue on the soldiers' faces.
"Old Liu, if this continues, the sergeants will almost be unable to bear it!"
In the main tent of the march, two great Friday-grade guerrilla generals sat across from each other, with unmistakable tiredness and haggard expressions on their faces.
Tang Shufei raised his water bag and gulped it down until the last drop of water was exhausted. Then he put it down without any satisfaction. "My thousand troops are divided into twenty teams and patrol the wilderness of hundreds of miles around day and night. I can only rest for two days at most every day." For three hours, we were not a real scout army, and many soldiers and horses were killed even after we sat down!"
"What can we do if we can't bear it? Do you and I have the guts to disobey Jiang Xuanluo's order? He is the son of Marquis Wu! Or can we put down our responsibilities and not perform guerrilla patrols?"
Liu Gongyi pounded his fists heavily and said bitterly: "Jiang Xuanluo gave us the task of fifty thousand wing troops, and he acted privately to fight for Jiang Li's military glory. I really don't understand how he became the third-rank commander!"
"How about we tell the truth to His Highness the Fourth Highness? You have a thousand troops and horses stationed further out, pretending to be the main force. Every time they set foot, a sergeant has to pitch five or six tents on average. The reckless army is not a fool. Is it really true? Can’t tell the difference?”
Uncle Tang became more and more angry as he spoke, and even threw the water bag on the ground, "No matter what, I would rather be retaliated by Jiang Xuanluo later than run like this anymore!"
"Old Tang, don't be reckless, Jiang Xuanluo is the legitimate son of Marquis Wu!"
Liu Gongyi quickly dissuaded him: "I have sent an urgent letter to Jiang Xuanluo, explaining my reasons, and imploring him to send troops to come back for reinforcements. If it fails, we will report to His Highness the Fourth Prince before it is too late. We must not act out of anger!"
"No, I can't bear it anymore..."
Tang Shufei shook his head resolutely. Just as he was about to say something, the ground under his feet suddenly trembled.
With a hint in his heart, he quickly placed a quiver behind him on the ground and listened. After a few breaths, his expression suddenly changed, "Thirty miles away, there is a large army rushing toward us, at least tens of thousands of people! "
"Could it be that Jiang Xuanluo led his troops to come back for reinforcements?" Liu Gongyi perked up.
"The sound of horse hooves is coming from the north!"
Tang Shufei looked pale and smiled desperately: "It's the Mang Army. The Mang Army is coming, and we can't escape!"
"What should we do? Why hasn't any news been sent back to your patrol team?"
Without thinking, Liu Gongyi grabbed the bow and knife, quickly walked out of the main tent and shouted loudly: "Everyone, get up and prepare to fight the enemy!"
"What kind of enemy are we facing? The reckless army has still arrived, which shows that our true and false situation has long been discovered clearly!"
Tang Shufei smiled sadly and staggered out of the tent.
He looked to the north and saw a cavalry team of more than 2,000 cavalry approaching at lightning speed.
Like a sharp arrow, it rushed directly towards this empty camp of thousands of tents.
Beimang's eagle and wolf flags were hunting in the wind, and before the first few generals arrived, there was a powerful momentum.
Tang Shufei has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he can tell at a glance that these Beimang cavalry are all the best among the best.
The more than a thousand ordinary Zhou Dynasty sergeants in the camp were no match for these reckless knights, and even escaping to report the news was a luxury.
"Old Tang, cheer up. You go report the enemy's situation to the Liangzhou camp, and I will delay it for you!"
Liu Gongyi had already got on his horse. He shouted loudly and led the hundreds of sergeants who had just gathered to charge towards the reckless cavalry on the opposite side.
In the surrounding camps, exhausted Zhou sergeants were still walking out one after another. Seeing the roaring cavalry from afar, their morale was low. They still had no courage to resist. They grabbed the horses and ran away in all directions.
"Swish swish"
Suddenly, arrows were shot out from the grass. As soon as the fleeing sergeants rushed out of the camp, they were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
Only in the west side of the camp, relatively few arrows were fired. All the soldiers were "lucky" to pass through the rain of arrows and run farther and farther away.
"It's impossible. The reckless army has laid a trap. The Liangzhou General Camp is finished, and so is Jiang Xuanluo!"
Tang Shufei laughed heartily. He grabbed a halberd from the weapons rack on the side and marched forward solemnly to meet the roaring Beimang cavalry.
Liu Gongyi led hundreds of sergeants, who also rushed to the front of the Mang soldiers. They were completely scattered by the Mang soldiers after just one encounter. As the cold light waved, the bodies rolled to the ground.
The rumble of horse hooves was getting closer and closer. Dozens of horsemen raised their spears high, carrying the body of a famous Zhou sergeant.
Tang Shufei could clearly see that they were all sergeants under his command who were responsible for touring the four directions.
Half of these sergeants were new recruits who had just joined the army less than half a year ago. During the first few days when they entered the military camp, they secretly cried and missed home at night.
"I hope the wind in the wilderness can send your wandering souls back to the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
Tang Shufei let out a long sigh, raised his halberd and ran towards the opposite side. He jumped up in the air, his halberd was like the moon, and slashed towards the neck of the leading mangqi.
"People of Zhou, you are finished!"
A cruel smile appeared on Tuoba Yang's face. He swung the long knife in his hand and chopped Tang Shufei's halberd into pieces. The blade was like lightning, cutting the fifth-level general into two pieces.
Countless iron hooves trampled past, and the corpses of the Zhou generals were trampled into flesh and mud, sinking into the grassland, completely integrated with the heaven and earth, and they were indistinguishable from each other.
"Kill to the Liangzhou General Camp and drive all the Zhou people out of the wilderness. This is the world of our wilderness people. Father God protects us!"
Tuoba Yang raised the long sword in his hand high and looked to the northwest with cruel eyes, "Notify the clan uncle that the bait has been released, just wait for the 50,000 winged troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty to enter the urn!"
…
"Your Highness, the two armies responsible for attacking Mang Khan and the four royal families in the central region have also left the edge of the wilderness and are heading towards the core area of the wilderness.
The combined forces of Princess Yunle and Da Luo entered Mang from the east and directly entered the Second Royal Court of Mang Plains. If Mang Khan wanted to maintain the morale of the Mang army, he would definitely send troops to support them. "
A vast sea-like Dazhou camp lay across the vast expanse of wilderness.
The densely packed tents stretch for more than ten miles, and the majestic blood and evil energy rise into the sky, condensing into an invisible blood cloud, covering an area of the world, making it difficult for ghosts and gods to approach.
Ao Yanzhong, the general of Guide, held a secret message and reported respectfully: "As long as we can establish a defense line in the western part of the Mang plain according to the planned plan, contain Chiluo and Tuoba's millions of troops, and prevent them from supporting the Mang Khan's court, great things can be accomplished. !”
"How is the march of the one hundred thousand troops on the left and right wings going?"
Sima Ye nodded lightly. Since the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the 450,000 Liangzhou soldiers and horses under his command slowly marched towards the northwest hinterland.
The purpose was to contain the millions of reckless soldiers led by the Chiluo and Tuoba royal families, so that they would not dare to mobilize easily.
Although there was a head-on confrontation, the Liangzhou General Camp was not afraid of millions of reckless soldiers and was sure of victory. However, heavy casualties were inevitable in the face-off between large armies.
The Zhou Dynasty had strong soldiers and horses, but Beimang was not the only one to face powerful enemies.
Once the loss of combat power is too serious during the Northern Expedition, countries such as Tuyuan and Dashi in the Western Regions will definitely take the opportunity to launch an attack.
Kamikaze and other countries in the East China Sea will also add insult to injury.
This is a situation that Emperor Jing never wants to see.
As the fourth generation monarch of the Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Jing had great ambitions and vowed to unify the nine states and establish an imperial empire.
"Your Highness, the two wing armies are marching as usual. I received a message from Jiang Xuanluo three hours ago.
The 50,000-strong wing army under his command has been moving within a range of two hundred miles to the west. His Highness can rest assured that as long as there is still one soldier in his wing army, the reckless army will never alert the Liangzhou General Camp! "
Ao Yanzhong paused, looking at the expression of the fourth prince Sima Ye with hidden eyes, and said solemnly: "On the other hand, the 10,000 rangers led by Jiang Li have heard nothing since entering the wilderness, have done nothing, and even Not a single barbarian tribe was conquered!”
"Let him go. He made many meritorious deeds before the Northern Expedition, and each of them can be made a prince. Although some of his meritorious deeds are of great importance and should not be made public, at least he should be allowed to lead an army. He is strong enough to take on this important task. !”
Sima Ye shook his head and said: "In order to balance the forces in the court and appease Marquis Wu, my father asked Jiang Xuanluo to replace Jiang Li. It is understandable that Jiang Li was dissatisfied. The role of Youqi has no impact on the imperial court's layout in the northwest. Big, it doesn’t hurt to let him relax!”
"Your Highness, are you too tolerant of Jiang Li?"
Ao Yanzhong spoke sternly: "The Northern Expedition is of great importance. The slightest error may ruin all the efforts of the imperial court. Jiang Li disobeys orders and acts independently. This is a big mistake that violates military law. He should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others!"
"General Ao, as the coach of Liangzhou, I can make my own decisions on how to act. Jiang Li's meritorious service is enough to be worth several death sentences. Don't mention this matter again!"
Sima Ye's eyes turned cold, but a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "As a former member of Marquis Wu, you are so selfless. Does the Marquis know that he won't blame you for being ruthless?"
"Your Highness, Yan Center only has court laws and regulations, and is not loyal to anyone!"
Ao Yan reported in the center and said continuously: "The general is just worried that Jiang Li will act secretly and affect the overall layout of the imperial court."
"General Ao is interested!"
Sima Ye smiled faintly, but a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, making him tense instantly.
"General Ao, since there has been no news from Jiang Li, how do you know that he has gone on a guerrilla trip and not a single Beimang tribe has attacked?" Sima Ye said anxiously.
"Ah this..."
Ao Yanzhong was startled. He blinked and quickly explained: "These are what Xuan Luo explained in the letter sent back. He is responsible for the security and defense of the west side of the general camp, so he will naturally notice Jiang Li's whereabouts. !”
"That's nonsense!"
Sima Ye stood up and walked quickly to the map of Mangzhou in the tent. He only glanced at it, his eyes were full of horror, and his heart sank to the bottom.
He turned around suddenly, furious: "Let me ask you, where is Jiang Xuanluo's wing army? Jiang Li's guerrilla range covers almost most of the northwest area of Mangzhou, and the farthest reaches even to the border between Beimang and the Western Regions.
If Jiang Xuanluo Ruo has been within two hundred miles of our Liangzhou General Camp, how could he be so sure and well aware of Jiang Li's whereabouts and actions? "
"Your Highness, Xuan Luo's wing army is within two hundred miles of the main camp!"
Ao Yanzhong didn't even think about it and replied directly: "Xuan Luo is always alert and cautious. For the sake of safety, it is reasonable for him to send scouts farther away. After all... wait!"
Ao Yanzhong's voice became smaller and smaller as he gradually realized something.
The wilderness is so vast that even if 10,000 people were thrown on the map, it would not be able to make a splash.
Hundreds of thousands of square kilometers cannot be searched and understood by hundreds or thousands of scouts.
Unless the army is stationed near Jiang Li's marching route.
Jiang Xuanluo led an army of 50,000 people. If he wanted to detect Jiang Li, sending an army of 30,000 to 20,000 people might not be possible.
How could he be so sure in his letter?
"Your Highness, one of the men under Commander Jiang Li has asked to see him, saying that he has urgent military information to report!"
"Stop, this is the commander's military tent, no one is allowed to enter without permission!"
Outside the camp, a soldier walked in quickly and respectfully reported to the Fourth Prince Sima Ye. Before his voice fell, noisy shouts could be heard outside the camp.
The zhenqi flowed into the tent, and a middle-aged scribe in robes rode a deer beast and rushed in, turned over and knelt down.
(End of chapter)
