Although the players were a little confused, under the comfort of elite players such as Chu Ge, they quickly dispersed to investigate the surrounding situation and clarify the next mission goal as much as possible.
After all, this is a game!
The official scene of "Dark Sand" has been completed, so there must be a specific gameplay. Players all feel that they just haven't found it yet.
However, they didn't know that Meng Yuan was actually just as confused as them.
Seeing that there was no one around, Meng Yuan secretly communicated with the consultant in a low voice: "What's the situation? Where is the demon?"
Counselor's voice sounded in his mind: "It seems like the demon is preparing for war in the Mobei area."
Meng Yuan was speechless at the time: "Huh? Then why did we bring the players here so quickly?"
Consultant: "I don't know, I thought you had a plan!"
Meng Yuan: "..."
The situation was a little awkward for a while.
In fact, according to the original situation, the players were going to enter the simulation trial, but the demon suddenly exerted its force and dragged all these simulated trial illusions in. Meng Yuan followed suit and gathered all the players together, preparing to fight the demon to the death.
But now it turns out that the demon doesn't intend to fight yet.
At this time, Meng Yuan couldn't just lead the players and rush towards the demon's lair in Mobei, right? Aren't you going to deliver it?
But this awkward time certainly doesn’t allow players to run around.
Um……
It's easy to handle, let's arrange a cutscene to delay it.
Moreover, cutscenes also have the advantage that they can serve as mobilization speeches before the battle, making players more motivated to fight.
It's just that the players have already moved freely just now. If I forcefully add cutscenes at this time, it always feels like there is a bug and it is not smooth.
But this doesn't bother Meng Yuan. For him, dealing with various emergencies is as simple and natural as eating and drinking.
He immediately asked the businessman to secretly place a prop in the distance, waiting for the players to discover it.
…
"Hey? Look what I found!"
One player shouted excitedly, and the surrounding players came over.
The place where the players are at this time is a vast desert, but it seems to be a long way from the Beidi people in Mobei or the border checkpoint of the Chu Dynasty. It is a place with no villages in front and no stores in the back.
Except for the wind and sand, it is just grass.
But this player was holding a broken Huanshou knife in his hand.
The Huanshou Dao was the standard weapon of this era and can also be said to be the ancestor of the Liang Dao.
Although this ring-shou knife was broken and stained with rust, you can still clearly see the ring on the handle and the straight blade.
"This is?"
Everyone came closer.
Looking at this broken and rusty ring-headed knife, they naturally thought of a poem.
"The broken halberd sinks into the sand and the iron is not sold, but it will be washed away and recognized by the past."
At this moment, the vision of all the players rotated rapidly, and they seemed to have become God's perspective for an instant, while the phoenixes and clouds were flying in the sky, the weeds on the ground were swaying rapidly in the wind, and time was changing rapidly.
The player disappeared out of thin air, and the ring-headed sword also fell to the ground, and its time seemed to be constantly reversing, the rust gradually disappeared, and a vague figure appeared in the distance...
Finally, this ring-shou sword appeared in the hands of a Chu soldier who fought bravely.
"kill!"
He shouted and waved the Huanshou sword, but the Huanshou sword, which had been cut into sharp edges, suddenly broke under the collision of the saber.
This Chu soldier was also shot to death by Beidi's barbarians, and fell slumped to the ground, with deep reluctance in his eyes.
The overwhelming Beidi barbarians marched away with their plundered gold, silver, property and slaves.
As the smoke of the barbarian soldiers gradually disappeared into the distance of the field of vision, a line of words appeared in the players' field of vision.
"In the sixth year of Guangyuan of the Great Chu Dynasty, Emperor Wu sent four armies to conquer Beidi, but three armies were defeated.
"The people of Beidi immediately retaliated, killing the governor of Liaoxi, repelling the governor of Yuyang, and plundered 2,000 people and sent them north as slaves.
“Thousands of families were torn apart, and the Chu army could not catch up.
“In successive years of fighting, the Chu army lost more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, the money and resources were exhausted, and the taxes were exhausted, but there was still not enough to serve as soldiers.
"The people of Beidi come and go like the wind, feeding on war, and can bring down any powerful dynasty under pressure. At this time, they are the undoubted overlords of the entire world, and the only thing that limits them is distance.
"Those small Zu'er countries far away may be able to survive, but the Chu Dynasty is right under the eyes of the Beidi people and they have no choice."
The camera turned again. This time it was in the royal garden. Emperor Wu was riding his horse and bending his bow to shoot at a deer in front of him.
However, when the string sounded, the deer suddenly jumped up and missed the shot.
Then, the deer began to run wildly, and Emperor Wu led everyone in pursuit. However, the deer was very agile and was about to disappear into the forest.
At this moment, a fast horse rushed out, and the young man on the horse drew his bow and nocked an arrow.
With a "whoosh" sound, the figure of the deer in the distance trembled suddenly, then limped forward a few steps, and finally fell down.
Emperor Wu laughed loudly: "What a great arrow!"
The young man turned over and fell off his horse, holding the deer hit by the arrow high and presenting it to Emperor Wu.
“Okay, I’ll reward you with this prey!
"I'm going to do it today, go back!"
The crowd gathered around Emperor Wu and left the garden.
At this time, the players' bodies became transparent, and they watched the CG cutscene as before, but this time the players found that everyone could discuss it.
When the NPC speaks, the players' voices will be lowered to ensure that players can hear what the NPC is saying clearly, but at other times, players can divide into groups in the channel for simple discussions.
"Is this General Wei Huo?"
"So young!"
"General Wei Huo is only nineteen years old at this time."
"At that time, during the four-pronged Northern Expedition, only General Wei Huo won the victory, so Emperor Wu was very happy and continued to entrust him with important tasks."
Amid the discussion among the players, the CG cutscene continued.
Emperor Wu rode his horse and said to General Wei Huo beside him: "If you have enough money and food, can you go straight to the Beidi Royal Court for me and pay back double the humiliation our court has suffered in the past few decades?"
Although he had just returned victoriously from the hunting ground, his expression was neither relaxed nor happy.
Instead, there was a heavy worry.
Only one of the four armies' Northern Expedition was successful, and the Beidi people quickly proved with their retaliatory actions that they were still the undisputed overlord on this continent.
As for Emperor Wu, he knew that if he continued to spend like this, the Chu Dynasty would definitely lose.
Therefore, he placed all his hopes on General Wei Huo, the only victor among the four groups.
General Wei Huo said with high spirits: "Of course! As long as there is enough money and food, I will help your majesty to avenge his humiliation!"
Emperor Wu looked at him and smiled: "But you have never learned the art of war, how are you going to fight?"
General Wei Huo didn't care: "The way to use troops lies in one heart.
"I can only say that every one of these veteran generals are useless. Either they are obsessed with the words of the military book and insist on fighting with cavalry, but in the end they cannot catch up with the Beidi cavalry, or they are fighting with the Beidi people. People fought hard to ride and shoot, and then failed miserably.
"The desert is the home ground of the Beidi people, and they live on horseback. Even if our army has horses and cavalry, how can we gain an advantage when the other party is well prepared?"
Emperor Wu nodded slightly and asked, "What do you think?"
General Wei Huo continued: "It's very simple. What we need to learn is not only the riding and shooting of the Beidi people, but also how they come and go like the wind and are unpredictable!
"Beidi people come and go like the wind, always appearing in places we don't expect. Even if we send cavalry to fight, how can we have a chance of winning if the other party is waiting for work?
"So, we should find the Beidi people's tribe, find their most vulnerable rear area, and then attack where the enemy must save them. In one battle, we should completely break their backbone and make them no longer have any war potential!"
Emperor Wu's eyes shone: "But how can we find the location of the Beidi people outside the Great Wall?"
General Wei Huo said: "It's very simple. We capture Hexi first. The Hexi Corridor is located between two mountains, with only a narrow passage in the middle. There are also many Beidi people here.
"First attack them, capture enough prisoners, and then let the Beidi people lead the way. Can't we go deep into the desert?"
Emperor Wu asked again: "Then how can we ensure that we can defeat the Beidi people in Hexi? What kind of tactics should we use after entering the vast desert?"
General Wei Huo shook his head: "Your Majesty, as I said before, the way to use troops lies in one heart. I don't know what kind of tactics I will adopt until I actually encounter the enemy.
"But I know that as long as your majesty guarantees money and food for your troops, I will definitely avenge your majesty!"
Emperor Wu laughed loudly: "Okay! If that's the case, then you don't need to ask me how to ensure the country's military resources, money and food, and I don't ask you what kind of military tactics you want to use.
"You and I, the monarch and my minister, will never trust each other!"
…
In the palace, a minister expressed the hope that Emperor Wu could have good relations with the people of Beidi.
Emperor Wu smiled coldly and said: "You know, someone said the same thing to me a few months ago. Do you know what happened to him later?
"I asked him, if he were to go to the border, could he manage the border well and prevent the Beidi people from invading again? He said he couldn't.
"I asked him again, what if he governs a county? He still said he couldn't.
"I asked him again, what if he was in charge of a fortress? He had nothing to say and could only accept the appointment.
"Later, the Beidi people attacked and chopped off his head!"
Emperor Wu's eyes flashed coldly: "You asked me to make good friends with Beidi people. Could it be that if I do it, the Beidi people will no longer invade?
"You civil servants can't even protect a county on the border. Why do you have the confidence to advise me that as long as you have good relations with Beidi Renqin, you can protect the peace of the border? Who gave you the courage!
"If you also want to go to the front line with the Beidi people and manage a county. If you can manage it in an orderly manner so that the Beidi people will not invade again within a few years, then I will consider taking your advice and make good friends with the Beidi people. !”
The civil servant could not help but be speechless, and immediately resigned silently.
…
The camera turned again, and a large army marched out in a mighty manner.
The players were divided into two groups.
Some of them possessed this army and followed General Wei Huo on his expedition to Longxi.
The other part stayed in place and formed a battle formation, preparing to meet the main force of the Beidi people.
(End of chapter)
