The enemy discovered the tactics of the southern Xinjiang army buried underground, but with the help of the twelve trenches on the ground, the southern Xinjiang army was able to taste the iron blood of war.
Each trench is less than forty miles apart.
In addition, every time the Nanhai army occupied a trench, they could not launch a charge. They then had to arrange for monks with high cultivation skills to detonate large pits underground.
In this way, even if the southern Xinjiang army was damaged in the previous battle, there would be enough time to replenish the combat effectiveness of the next trench.
Neither Yun Zhongchen nor the two grassland kings expected that the southern Xinjiang army would turn hundreds of miles of wasteland into trenches one after another.
The two sides launched a long tug-of-war here.
No one can destroy half of the opponent's strength with just one charge, and Nalan Yu is obviously just trying to consume the opponent's vitality again and again.
From the summer solstice to the winter solstice, the Nanhai army captured six huge trenches in a wasteland of less than 200 miles.
The price paid for this was that the Southern Xinjiang army suffered tens of thousands of casualties, while the Nanhai army suffered four to five times that of its opponent.
The 300,000-strong army had not yet seen the Nanyun City Wall, but had only reached the post station halfway, and the remaining effective strength was less than 260,000.
This is a great shame and humiliation for the proud Yun Zhongchen and others!
Even Duanzheng Ruolan, who arrived at Xichun City later, was also shocked by the powerful fighting power of the southern Xinjiang army.
If the consumption continues at this rate, by the time the Nanhai army attacks Nanyun City, there will be less than 200,000 soldiers, and there will be no advantage in terms of numbers compared to the Southern Xinjiang army.
Under the freezing weather, Yun Zhongchen followed the advice of military advisor Shang Donglin and withdrew the army to the three towns.
Even the sixth trench at the attack point only had less than 5,000 soldiers left to take turns guarding it.
During the long cold winter, the armies of both sides needed to recuperate and recuperate, waiting for the next battle next year.
Yun Zhongchen even made harsh words to the army, saying that he would capture Nanyun City next year and massacre the city for three days to avenge the dead soldiers!
Only the two grassland kings knew that compared with the trenches in front of them, Nanyun City was the real tough one.
It's just that although the two of them knew it well, they didn't reveal it in front of Yun Zhongchen.
In the eyes of the two of them, they had already solved the dangers under the wasteland for the Nanhai army. As for attacking Nanyun City, it was not a matter for them and others.
After making an appointment with Yun Zhongchen to fight again next spring, the two Khan kings returned home and returned to their respective tribes to reunite with their families.
This time, the two of them were much smarter, and each sent only one soldier and no more than 10,000 horses.
Because these two Khan kings did not dare to be greedy at all, they only agreed with Yun Zhongchen that they would only need two of the three towns after the war.
Duanmu Ruolan was accompanying Yun Zhongchen in Xichun City, and no one, including the military advisor and a group of generals, dared to leave at this time.
Because they didn't know whether the southern Xinjiang army would take advantage of the cover of heavy snow to launch a surprise attack on the three towns.
In Nanyun City, in the living room where Ouyang Dongli was.
Wang Ruyi is teaching Fu Sheng to boil water and make tea for his master. There is no war in winter. At the moment, the two of them are either practicing swordsmanship or chatting with the two masters in the living room.
Because Ergou and Xiaolian were much older than the two of them, they had already taken turns on duty in the seventh trench with Ma Feihu and other soldiers.
For the two brothers and sisters, after experiencing several months of fierce fighting, it seemed as if they had grown up overnight and become much more sensible.
Whether it's taking turns to stand guard or practicing, Hua Luoyu doesn't need to worry about it.
Fu Sheng looked at the flying snow outside the living room and the falling flowers and rain and said, "Master, when will my brother Watson wake up from his dream?"
Wang Ruyi also asked: "Yes, master, Brother Watson seems to have been asleep for a long, long time."
Hua Luoyu shook his head and said, "Didn't Senior Monk already say that? Watson is fine. He will be back soon. Don't worry."
Ouyang Dongli looked at Fu Sheng who was pouring tea and said: "Don't be distracted when making tea, just like you are facing thousands of enemy troops on the battlefield. You can't be careless."
Upon hearing this, Fu Sheng frowned slightly and replied, "Disciple understands, I just miss my brother a little."
Wang Ruyi looked at the snowflakes falling outside the living room and said, "Ruyi misses her mother and godfather a little. I wonder if godfather has anything to eat on Tianshan Mountain."
At this moment, a crisp chirp came from the sky outside the living room.
Wang Ruyi immediately put down the tea cup in his hand and ran out of the living room happily: "Uncle Xiao Hei, is my brother Watson back?"
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Above the Tianshan Mountains, the sky was still full of wind and snow, and even the river was so frozen that only a thin stream of water remained, rushing tenaciously toward the cold pool.
Li Xiuyuan rarely moved the brazier, tea table and basin into the temple because two uninvited guests came
Hua Yu and Tantai Xiaoyu, who had not yet recovered from the time travel, looked at Li Xiuyuan in front of them and screamed.
Tantai Xiaoyu was so frightened that she screamed: "Watson, where are you?"
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said quietly: "Watson is in the Yin Mountains of southern Xinjiang. That is a place you cannot go to. Are you his sister Hua Yu or..."
"Senior, I am Hua Yu."
When Hua Yu heard Li Xiuyuan mention her name, she finally calmed down, pointed at the screaming girl beside her and said with a smile, "This is my senior sister Tantai Xiaoyu."
Li Xiuyuan nodded, poured the spirit tea for the two girls, and said quietly: "Drink tea first." Until Tantai Xiaoyu calmed down and continued: "I am Watson's godfather."
Tantai Xiaoyu lamented and shouted: "That bad guy Watson actually abandoned us."
Hua Yu didn't think so, but took a light taste of the spiritual tea in front of her.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Even Watson has no ability to abandon you, but he is on the battlefield. With your cultivation level, I'm afraid you won't be able to help him..."
When Li Xiuyuan talked about the battlefield, even Tantai Xiaoyu became quiet, because only Watson had told them about it, not even her mother-in-law and Xiaoxue knew about it.
Hua Yu thought for a while, looked at Li Xiuyuan and asked: "Godfather, what kind of cultivation is my brother in this world? Is he still a thirteen-year-old boy?"
Li Xiuyuan laughed and said calmly: "He should be twenty-one years old this year, right? If he wakes up from his deep sleep and breaks through the tribulation again, might he be in the middle of the tribulation?"
"Senior, what is the realm of transcending tribulation? Is it very powerful?"
Tantai Xiaoyu looked at Hua Yu and shouted, "I didn't expect that guy here is much bigger than us?"
Li Xiuyuan said quietly: "Beyond Nascent Soul is distraction, and above distraction is transcending tribulations. This is the division of realms in the cultivation of the five realms of heaven, and it should be somewhat different from the world you live in."
Upon hearing this, Hua Yu was stunned and speechless.
Tantai Xiaoyu sighed: "No wonder he didn't want to ride with us in the past. It turns out that he only needs to move his little finger to kill me."
Hua Yu asked curiously: "So, senior, who sent us here?"
Li Xiuyuan sighed and said: "He is a senior of mine, and only he has such ability... You can live and practice here for the time being."
Tantai Xiaoyu asked: "Senior, when can we see Watson? Or go to the foot of the mountain to play?"
Li Xiuyuan laughed and said, "If you want to go down the mountain, you have to wait until next spring. If you want to see Watson, you must break through to at least the middle stage of Nascent Soul."
Hearing this, Tantai Xiaoyu covered her mouth, looked at Li Xiuyuan and murmured: "Senior, are you the god here?"
Li Xiuyuan smiled slightly, looked at the two of them and said, "This is the Tianshan Mountain of the Five Realms Dynasty. There may have been gods here in the past, but I am not one."
Hua Yu looked at him and said calmly: "Since you are my brother's godfather, you are also Hua Yu's godfather. Don't worry, Xiao Yu and I will practice hard."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said quietly: "Practice is like sailing against the current. As long as you try your best, it will be fine. Also, there is no shortage of food here, but there is no meat."
Li Xiuyuan would never dare to feed the two girls meat from monster beasts from another world before they entered the Nascent Soul.
He was afraid that the physiques of the two women would not be able to bear it, but there was a lot of spiritual rice. The radish and cabbage on the mountain were still growing quietly in the ground even though it was covered with snow.
After the beginning of spring, after Mu Mu and Nangong Ruyu arrived, it was the four girls' turn to go to the mountains to learn how to cultivate spiritual rice and dig the ground to grow vegetables.
After thinking for a while, Li Xiuyuan looked at the stunned two women and continued: "Don't hurt the wolves on the other side of the hillside and the apes at the bottom of the mountain stream. If you want to eat meat, you have to find a way."
Upon hearing this, Tantai Xiaoyu couldn't help but look at Hua Yu and asked, "Junior sister, do you have anything to eat there?"
Hua Yu couldn't help but be startled when she heard this. Then she carefully took out a box of pastries and placed it on the table. She looked at Li Xiuyuan and said with a smile, "Daddy, try the pastries we brought."
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Deep in the Yin Mountains of southern Xinjiang, the original bandit lair has been covered by the snow and wind.
There is a pot of charcoal fire burning in the stone house where Watson is located, but this was specially prepared by Xiao Hei for fear of freezing.
The small stove on the table is boiling a pot of snow water. There are two different worlds inside and outside the house.
Watson, who had not yet fully woken up from his deep sleep, gently stroked his belly. He was hungry.
Looking at the old monk sitting in front of me, I couldn't help but have mixed feelings. I couldn't help but ask: "Senior, where are my sister and Xiao Yu? Is it possible that they are still staying in Yunqi Temple?"
The old monk looked at him, shook his head, and said softly: "Do you want to take them to the battlefield in southern Xinjiang to practice? Or can you provide them with enough protection now?"
Watson took out two plates of cakes and put them on the table, picked up one for himself, and asked worriedly: "I just think about my sister staying alone in Yunqi Temple. She is too lonely."
The old monk sighed and said calmly: "When the war in Southern Xinjiang is over, you can go to Tianshan to find them. Your godfather will be watching."
Watson was startled and said, "Sister and Xiaoyu went to see my godfather? This...this will disturb my godfather's peace again."
Watson knew that Li Xiuyuan finally drove away his entire group because he wanted to live quietly alone for a few years.
Unexpectedly, he was doing well, and in the blink of an eye he brought his sister and Tantai Xiaoyu to the Five Realms.
After much deliberation, I am afraid that only Tianshan, where my godfather is, is the safest among the five regions.
The old monk glared at him and reprimanded: "You are just thinking about your own affairs. When have you ever thought about your godfather? He has been caring about you for more than ten years, and you don't have to worry about it in the future." Go disturb him."
Watson laughed when he heard this and asked: "With my godfather's cultivation, who can cause trouble for him? When the war in Southern Xinjiang is over, I will go to Tianshan to accompany him."
The old monk shook his head and said, "It depends on whether the battle goes smoothly or not. Maybe before you finish the battle, your sister has already taken the girl down Tianshan Mountain."
Watson served hot tea for the two of them, thought for a moment and said, "It's already late winter. Could it be that I've been away for one or two years?"
"You're overthinking it. It's only half a year."
The old monk smiled faintly, looked at him and said, "You'd better rest for a few days and take good care of yourself. I'm afraid I won't be able to survive the tribulation in a few days."
Watson asked curiously: "I want to know the outcome of the war in southern Xinjiang."
The old monk replied: "This is what I will tell you when Xiao Hei comes back."
