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"Taoist priest?"

Zhang Zhidong was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously looked at Wochuan City not far away.

really.

On the city wall, several old Taoist priests in Taoist robes waved the dust whisks in their hands, as if they were practicing, and they looked impressive.

The heavily armed soldiers looked solemn and protected them all around.

"What does Prime Minister Gan Guo want to do?"

Zhang Zhidong instinctively felt that the scene in front of him was a bit weird.

However, Fang Xiu couldn't figure out the purpose of doing this in a short time.

Silence for a while.

He issued an order to withdraw his soldiers.

Let the [-] troops find a suitable place and set up camp.

Wait till everything is done.

It was the morning of the second day.

Ban Hongfei has already led the real main force, bypassing Wochuan Mansion and going straight to Zhangzhou.

Looking at the guards around him, Zhang Zhidong ordered: "Set up more guard posts, and if you find any changes in the defenders in Wochuan City, report them immediately!"

"Yes, General!"

The guard responded, turned and left.

Looking at his back, Zhang Zhidong was always haunted by indescribable apprehension.

This is the feeling he formed after decades of fighting in the south.

Before danger comes, there are always corresponding omens.

but.

After thinking about it for a whole day, he still thought that unless the defenders in Wochuan Prefecture had wings, they would never be able to pose a threat to the Yan army!

The soldiers in the hands of Prime Minister Qian Guo are, after all, a group of newly recruited mobs, so what trouble can they cause.

Think so.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps not far away.

Immediately afterwards, the guard's voice sounded.

"General, report from the front, there is another Taoist priest in Wochuan City."

Hear this.

Zhang Zhidong frowned slightly, and asked, "What are those Taoist priests doing?"

The personal guard's expression became a little weird, and he replied: "I feel like they are like"

Speaking of this, he showed hesitation and dared not say any more.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhidong waved his hands and said, "Say what you think!"

After hearing this, the personal guard continued, "I feel like they are summoning something."

There are often such descriptions in scriptures.

Taoist priests with profound Taoism can not only call wind and rain, but also call cranes and unicorns to help them out.

Seeing the actions of those Taoist priests, the guards couldn't help but associate them.

Zhang Zhidong frowned even more when he heard such an outrageous answer.

A pair of sharp eyes stared closely at the guards, and said in a deep voice: "Damn people brought these Taoist priests just to pretend to be gods and ghosts, and to confuse people's hearts!"

"You take a group of people, cover the archers, rush to the city wall, and kill them!"

The guard was slightly taken aback, with a troubled look on his face, and did not reply.

Let's not talk about whether those Taoist priests have real skills.

Just say that thousands of musketeers on the city of Wochuan rushed under the city wall, would they still survive?
In his eyes, this kind of thankless task is completely unnecessary.

Zhang Zhidong saw the guard hesitate, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and said coldly: "What? Didn't you hear?"

"Humble job."

The guard still wanted to defend himself, but he noticed Zhang Zhidong's eyes that seemed to be about to kill someone, but he didn't dare to say anything more, and bowed to salute: "I understand!"

When you're done, turn around and leave.

After half an hour.

The personal guards led hundreds of people, holding thickened shields, covering several archers, and approached the city wall.

However, before approaching the city wall, they were repulsed by artillery.

the day after.

They tried several times, but they couldn't get close to the city wall, so they had to give up.

at the same time.

All kinds of gossip and rumors surrounding Taoist priests spread in the camp.

Some people say that those old Taoist priests are the city walls of Qianguo, who visited Yunyin Mountain three times, and were invited down from the mountain to be masters of the Tao.

Others said that those old Taoists practiced sorcery in the evil way, and they could use the flesh and blood on the battlefield as a guide to practice.

What's even more outrageous is that there are rumors that these old Taoist priests are gods in the sky, who can summon all kinds of gods and beasts to fight for Qianren.

Various actions on the city wall are the ritual of summoning.

These rumors have no basis, but they are widely circulated among the Yan army.

At the beginning, the soldiers of the Yan army were just a joke after dinner.

However, for some reason, more and more people believe that the old Taoist priests invited by Ganren are not pretending to be ghosts, but do have some skills.

In particular, Zhang Zhidong's order to let the guards lead the soldiers to shoot and kill those Taoist priests added a bit of credibility to the rumors.

after all.

If those Taoist priests have no ability.

Why did the general send someone to shoot him?

In a blink of an eye, one hundred thousand troops surrounded Wochuan Mansion for three days.

All kinds of weird rumors have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

A lot of them reached Zhang Zhidong's ears.

When Zhang Zhidong heard this, he was naturally furious. He patted the table and said angrily, "Some people believe such outrageous rumors. These guys have no brains!"

A partial general showed hesitation and replied: "General, at first, everyone just took these rumors as a joke after dinner, but after you sent people close to the city wall, many people believed it to be true."

Hearing these words, Zhang Zhidong was stunned for a moment, then he felt a stagnation rising in his chest, unable to swallow or spit out.

He sent people close to the city wall and shot the Taoist priests, just because he was worried that some people would be suspicious and spread rumors.

Unexpectedly, after doing this, it turned out to be self-defeating, and instead made many soldiers believe it was true.

The South and the North have been fighting for decades.

Zhang Zhidong knew better than anyone how harmful these rumors about ghosts and gods could be in the process of marching and fighting.

Listen to the various rumors that Pianjiang will describe.

He stopped hesitating, made a decisive decision, and ordered: "Ben general's order, from now on, anyone who dares to talk about Taoist priests in the army will be executed!"

The general obviously did not expect Zhang Zhidong to make such a decision, he was startled for a moment, then hesitated and said: "General, will this make the soldiers feel that Taoist priests really have something to do?"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhidong frowned slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face.

Pian Jiang was right.

The more fanfare, the more it will give people the illusion that "the rumors about Taoist priests are true".

But if you ignore it and let the rumors spread, it will arouse the concerns of the soldiers.

this moment.

Zhang Zhidong actually felt a dilemma.

Mingming has only been in Wochuan Mansion for three days, and he has not done anything yet, but he is facing such troubles.

The more Zhang Zhidong thought about it, the more depressed he became, thinking about how he would deal with this matter if General Ban was here.

Just as he was thinking.

Suddenly, there was a loud discussion outside the camp.

Immediately afterwards, a personal guard rushed into the tent, with a look of panic on his face, and said loudly: "General! It's not good!"

Zhang Zhidong and several other generals looked together.

Seeing the panic on the face of the guard, he said in a panic: "There are a lot of strange birds coming outside!"

As soon as this word comes out.

Zhang Zhidong and the other generals looked at each other, and they could see the astonishment in each other's eyes.

obviously.

They all thought of those weird Taoist priests in Wochuan City.

Zhang Zhidong took a deep breath, tried his best to keep calm, looked at the guard, and asked in a deep voice, "What strange bird?"

The guard took a few breaths and replied, "The strange bird is outside, you can see it as soon as you go out!"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhidong stopped hesitating, stood up, and strode towards the outside of the tent.

Several generals saw this scene, looked at each other in blank dismay, and followed them out.

outside the tent.

The soldiers had long been in a mess, holding weapons in their hands, their faces flustered, and they didn't know what to do.

Even when Zhang Zhidong appeared in front of them, they didn't pay attention.

"General! Look!"

The personal guard who had reported just now stretched out his hand and pointed to the sky.

Zhang Zhidong looked up in the direction of his finger.

I saw the endless blue sky, and there were a few more spherical things.

Although separated by a certain distance, it can be seen that the thing is huge.

There seem to be various patterns on it, which looks a little scary.

If you observe carefully, you will also find that the spherical thing is still spitting out flames.

It doesn't look like a bird, much less an eagle.

That round figure, with the characteristics of soaring in the air, and its slow speed, is a bit like a strange beast in myths and legends—Kun!

"Is it really something summoned by those Taoist priests?"

Zhang Zhidong raised his head, looked at the unknown creature gradually approaching, and couldn't help thinking of the rumors of the past few days, his brows were tightly frowned.

at this time.

An exclamation came from behind.

"Kun! It's Kun!"

A general pointed at those ball-shaped things, and shouted loudly with a look of panic.

Just a few words, instantly attracted everyone's attention.

The soldiers couldn't help asking: "General, what is Kun?"

Someone explained: "Kun is a legendary beast."

After some explanation.

The soldiers were even more frightened and talked a lot.

"No wonder the general ordered to shoot those Taoist priests. It turns out that those Taoist priests can really summon divine beasts!"

"If this Kun is really as it is in the legend, wouldn't it be able to swallow me in one bite!"

Zhang Zhidong's face became extremely gloomy when he heard the soldiers' discussions.

He turned his head, glared at the partial general, and said coldly, "Who told you that it was a kun! What crime should you have for confusing the army!"

Pian Jiang was startled for a moment, then showed aggrieved expression, and argued: "The word Kun is written on it! The end general just read it out!"

The voice fell.

Zhang Zhidong was slightly taken aback, subconsciously looking at the sky.

Sure enough, on the top of that thing, I saw the square "Kun" character!

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Zhang Zhidong was silent for a moment, then suddenly thought of something, looked at the generals, and ordered: "Call the archers and shoot those things down!"

"This"

Several people looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing how to answer for a while.

After a few breaths, someone finally stood up and replied: "General, that thing is at least a few hundred feet from the ground. Even the best bow and crossbow can't shoot that far!"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhidong calmed down a bit, looked at the generals, and asked, "Then tell me a way to deal with it!"

Hear the question.

Several partial generals lowered their heads without saying a word.

at this time.

The unknown object with the word "Kun" printed on it is getting closer.

The soldiers in the camp became more and more flustered.

There were even timid soldiers whose legs had softened from fright and collapsed to the ground.

Some people, thinking of those ghost legends, felt extremely uneasy, dropped their weapons, and fled in all directions.

of course.

Most of the soldiers still maintained their rationality. Although they were flustered, they didn't give orders. They still stood where they were, pointing at the things in the sky.

Time passed minute by minute.

Zhang Zhidong and the others still couldn't come up with a suitable solution.

The "Kun" was floating in the air, too far from the ground, no matter whether it was a crossbow or a catapult, it couldn't touch it.

There was nothing I could do except to watch it getting closer and closer.

Now, Zhang Zhidong only hopes that this thing has no means of attack.

Otherwise, after this incident, I am afraid that the army's morale will be in chaos.

Think so.

Those "Kuns" have appeared above their heads.

Covering the sky and blocking out the sun, it is majestic and majestic.

The soldiers all held their heads high, looking at the huge thing directly above, and were too nervous to speak.

Zhang Zhidong also looked up at the sky just like them, but his expression was more indifferent.

As the chief general of the [-] army, he must keep calm at all times.

See those "Kun" no downward trend.

Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and thought: "It's okay, it's not a powerful weapon."

Think so.

He heard an exclamation from beside him.

"Look! What is that!"

"Kunxi shit?"

Hear this.

Zhang Zhidong's expression turned ugly instantly, and he subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Immediately afterwards, I saw some things that looked like stones thrown out from the middle of Kun.

Those things fell very fast, and it seemed that they could still vaguely see the flames.

Zhang Zhidong stared at those things with his sharp eyes.

Before he could react, he heard a loud noise like thunder coming from all around him!

Bang!
The sudden loud noise swept over like mountains and seas, shaking everyone's ears.

I didn't come back to God for a long time.

Zhang Zhidong resisted the discomfort and looked in the direction of the loud noise.

Before I could see what happened, the sound of thunder came again not far away.

Followed by.

Thunderous bangs continued to sound.

Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Zhang Zhidong tightly covered his ears and looked around.

next second.

See the situation in front of you clearly.

There was disbelief in his eyes, and his face was terrified, and he was speechless for a while.

not far away.

A raging fire burned between the tents.

Dust was flying all over the sky, covering almost everything in sight.

Many soldiers lay on the ground in pain, wailing helplessly.

In just a few seconds, the originally peaceful camp turned into a brutal battlefield, like a purgatory on earth!
The South and the North fought for decades.

Such a scene was nothing to Zhang Zhidong.

He has seen countless times on the battlefield that is more tragic than this.

But
It was the first time he had encountered such a sudden blow.

Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The momentum of thunder is still going on.

It was like a punishment from the heavens!
In the camp, the soldiers who were still alive were all terrified to the extreme.

At this moment.

They no longer cared about any orders, and ran away one by one!

Seeing this, Zhang Zhidong's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and he wanted to call in the generals to keep their morale.

However, it was discovered that those partial generals had long since disappeared.

In front of the main tent.

He was the only one standing still.

The rest of them fled in embarrassment like dogs in mourning.

this moment.

An unprecedented sense of powerlessness swept over.

Even Zhang Zhidong, who had experienced many battles, couldn't help but feel his legs go weak, and he collapsed to the ground.