Although Zhang Yan always learns about the situation in Xiyuan County with a delay, it is always faster than the general news channels from outside.
On the one hand, the special department would tell him some stories from time to time, and on the other hand, the scholars whose lineage of miscellaneous knowledge was rooted in the army of Xiyuan County would also send back some news.
Generally speaking, the current situation in Nanyuan Kingdom has been gradually improving for more than a month. Now Xiyuan County has discovered signs of the demon clan retreating. And boldly followed the retreat of the demon tribe, quickly rebuilt the military camp on the lost ground, and used the posture of the Bagua formation to force the demon tribe to speed up and rear as if chasing.
This attitude of "running away from the monsters" swept away the previous difficult situation of the Western Army. It is even said that it has been written about in military newspapers several times.
However, Zhang Yan knew very well that even if the demon clan retreated, Xiyuan County would not return to its previous appearance.
Because of the addition of the Demon Spirit Tribe, an unstable factor that is almost impossible to eradicate and will become rampant once we let go.
In fact, if we really want to talk about it, not only Xiyuan County has become different from before, but also the entire Nanyuan Kingdom.
When the demon spirits appear, they will naturally not do evil in a sneaky way like the human spirits did before. Instead, they will seize every opportunity to slaughter all living creatures they see, even mice. In addition, the demon clan's path of death cannot be completely blocked, so the threat of the demon clan will form a long-term disease that cannot be eradicated and can only be resisted on a regular basis.
And Zhang Yan has now undoubtedly become the most important key to the Nanyuan Kingdom's deal with the Demon Spirit Clan. Whether it was the ghost-catching bell he provided, or the regular use of soul-stealing methods to help Nanyuan Kingdom draw the movable directions of the Deathly Silence Road, only he could do these.
And the ghost-catching bell that came out of Zhang Yan's hands has been modified and enhanced several times by him. It has many differences from the first-generation ghost-catching bell. The biggest difference lies in the warning distance and the ability to detect ghosts. Enhanced trapping capabilities. Today's ghost-catching bells can guarantee that most ghosts below the level of ghost generals will be trapped, and the same is true for the demon spirit clan.
The new ghost-catching bell has improved the special ability almost linearly, making it easier to deal with those movable passages. So much so that it is now difficult for demon spirits to escape from those movable entrances and exits of the Dead Silence Road. In other words, there may be ghosts running out in the early stage of changing positions, but there will be almost no ghosts after the special agent follows up.
Even the strength of the Demon Spirit Clan's attack on the entrances and exits of the Dead Silence Road became smaller and smaller.
In contrast, the number of demon spirits in Chonglan County and Xiyuan County has increased dramatically. The only remaining fixed position of the Dead Silence Road is the movable Death Silence. In these two counties, there is no special attack. man sniping. It is also one of the reasons why the number of demon spirits in these two places has increased exponentially.
It's like draining water from a water pipe and blocking some outlets. The water in the pipe can only go out toward the unblocked outlets, and naturally more water will come out. The principles are the same.
But what is very interesting is that even though the demon spirits are still coming out, there are almost no ghosts at the level of ghost generals. It seems to be a deliberate avoidance.
In addition, Chonglan County and Xiyuan County, which are the "water outlets", did not suffer from large-scale murders due to the large number of demon spirits. Instead, they consciously borrowed roads from these two counties, and their final destination was within the territory of the Haoyue Demon Kingdom.
As I said before, ordinary ghosts will not come in places like military camps and military camps. Even if powerful ghosts come in, they will easily be made uncomfortable by the evil and yang energy in the army. Unless it is really unavoidable, the ghosts will be very harmful to the military camp. I would choose to take a detour to a place like this.
Therefore, except for the cases where they were left alone, there were not many cases where the soldiers of the Western Army died at the hands of the Demon Spirit Tribe. They prefer to pounce on corpses to pick up the souls of the newly dead during the breaks between battles.
But the demon clan has more methods to deal with ghosts, and there are also military camps that condense evil and yang energy, so the demon spirit clan can hardly take advantage of them. So why do the demon clan choose to retreat even though they have experience and means to deal with ghosts?
This is similar to the dilemma faced by Nanyuan Kingdom.
If the rear is unstable, the front will naturally be unsustainable.
With Xiyuan County adhering to the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, the demon army could not plunder much food on the spot. Even if they captured a military camp, they would only be able to obtain two or three days' rations for more than a thousand people. It doesn't quench the thirst of the monster army at all. This is also the reason why there is no large baggage in the military camp.
As for most of the food and grass, the demon clan needs to be transported from within its own territory.
In the past, the demon clan would not invade the front lines of Baishi City. After all, plundering food is not consuming food. It just takes away the food within a hundred miles, and Nanyuan Kingdom will not say anything. As a result, the demon clan unexpectedly attacked the front line of Baishi City and attacked for more than half a year. He looked like he was going to take over Xiyuan County. Only then did the Nanyuan Kingdom be dragged to the point where even the imperial army was sent to fill the gap.
Now the demon clan's army is desperately blocked by the Nanyuan Army soldiers on the front line of Baishi City. Although it is in danger, it will not take a day or two to break through the defense line. Most of the food and grass consumed must be supplied from the rear. But now the supply line of the Monster Clan is under great threat, and was even cut off for a time.
Nanyuan Kingdom has long been exhausted and naturally has no ability to short-circuit the Haoyue Demon Kingdom's long supply line here. But the Demon Spirit Clan has this ability.
The rear supply line is under great threat, so it is naturally difficult for the demon clan to form an effective attack on the front line of Baishi City, and the longer it is delayed, the more dangerous it becomes. So retreating became the only option. Naturally, the flesh and blood mill in Xiyuan County slowly stopped.
But is this the end? of course not.
In Shen Wujiu's words: Now Chonglan County and Xiyuan County have become a "passage". Those demon spirits have a silent understanding with us and will not cause trouble with each other. They will use the passage to enter the Haoyue Demon Kingdom. .
This seems to solve the dilemma of Nanyuan Kingdom. But Zhang Yan seems to be only temporary. New problems also arise.
For example, although the Demon Spirit Clan has been diverted to the Demon Clan's territory, which is regarded as a "return", the Demon Clan has no sure way to block these Demon Spirit Clan through the Nanyuan Kingdom, because the Demon Clan's path is After that, the Dead Silence Road is within the territory and is no longer within the territory of the Demon Kingdom, so we can only resist guerrillas everywhere. The "passage" of Nanyuan Kingdom has naturally become a thorn in the side of Haoyue Demon Kingdom.
Is this a perfect interpretation of what it means to have a wave of uncertainty come back again?
As for Zhang Yan, more and more ghost-catching bells were sent out following a series of disturbances. Because of his familiarity, Zhang Yan can now make three handfuls in an hour. It is no longer difficult to deal with the special eucalyptus department, and the special eucalyptus department's demand for ghost-shooting bells has also dropped sharply. Nowadays, the ones who really have a huge demand for ghost-catching bells are demon species. They are all over the human race, and the ghost-catching bell has brought them great benefits. It has also brought Zhang Yan a step-by-step increase in ghosts for salvation, as well as various precious medicinal materials.
