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Chapter 430 Outside Changming City
Another spring rain fell, and the soil was dyed reddish brown and sticky together.

On the rugged Qinling Mountain Road, the Bai Ze flags led by the Eastern Palace Guards formed a dense line. The Zhou army soldiers advanced silently and efficiently, and the mud and obstacles could not stop them.

"All troops, rest! All troops, rest!"

The messenger rode his horse upstream, constantly beating the gong in his hand.

"Rest here! Set off again in an hour!"

The long marching formation slowly dispersed, and the soldiers took out their dry rations and water bottles and began to wolf down the food, not caring about the strange taste of the bread soaked in water.

The rapid march consumed a lot of physical energy, and even a fifth-level cultivator like Fang Weihan felt a little tired.

Along the way, he had been emitting divine consciousness to alert the surroundings, and mobilizing the power of the stars to estimate whether there were any enemies ahead. Now his reserves of star power and blood energy were a little insufficient, and he had to hurry to recover.

But before that, he still needed to hold a combat meeting.

Under a big tree beside the mountain path, senior generals led by the Eastern Palace Guards stood around a table made from several pieces of wood. A map of Yongzhou was nailed to the tree trunk with a dagger.

"We are now close to Yongzhou Shangluo, only 200 miles away from Changming City. If we continue to march at an accelerated pace, we will arrive tomorrow."

Chen Yu first reported the current situation to everyone.

After leaving Luojing, Fang Weihan did not choose to go directly west and enter the Guanzhong Plain through the Changhe Tongguan Avenue. Instead, he chose to go south to Nanyang Wancheng first, and then turn northwest and enter Guanzhong via the Wugu Pass.

The reason for going around such a big circle is to disappear from the sight of the aliens and bypass the Tongguan defense line they might have made.

Tongguan was too famous. Even if the foreign army was not well-informed in the art of war, they would still capture the pass and completely isolate the reinforcements from Guanzhong and Guandong. It was definitely the area where the foreign army had the most stringent defenses.

The Eastern Palace Guards led an army of only 40,000 men, of which Yu Hou led only 12,000 cavalrymen. If they were to engage in a head-on battle with 70,000 foreign cavalrymen, even if they could win, they would suffer heavy casualties.

Going west into Guanzhong to relieve Changming was a military adventure in itself. Having decided to give it a try, Fang Weihan had to take risky moves.

The Wuguan Road passes through the mountains, and the terrain conditions are completely different from the flat and open Tongguan Road, which is extremely unfavorable for the march of large troops. Even if the foreigners were prepared for this place, they would never have thought that the East Palace Guards would arrive so quickly.

In the barren Gobi Desert of Shangjun, he led the Eastern Palace Guards to march 200 miles in two days, from Gaonu to Sheyan City, the lair of the Sheshan bandits. This move directly reversed the critical situation in Shangjun.

And it will be the same this time.

According to the estimation of the Pei clan, the spiritual stone reserves in Changming City can only support 18 days at most.

It has been half a month since Changming was besieged, and there are only three days left. After three days, the Qiantian Tongming Formation will automatically dissolve due to lack of energy.

"Is everything ready?" Fang Weihan asked.

"It's ready, Wei Lie." Yang Fengqi replied, "The spirit stones purchased in Nanyang have been distributed to everyone in the Yu Hou Lie. As long as one of us can break into the city, the Qiantian Tongming Formation can be activated again."

Purchasing spirit stones is extremely expensive, and Fang Weihan didn't bring that much money, but he couldn't care less, so he simply adopted the method of using them first and paying later.

He hoped Xie Lingwan could help him settle the bill.

Xie Lingwan had equipped all the military commanders of the Eastern Palace Guards who were above the sixth rank with a space spirit ring. Now the space in those rings was filled with purchased spirit stones.

Fang Weihan has only one strategic purpose for this trip: to restart the Qiantian Tongming Array.

The combat effectiveness of the army in Changming City can be ignored. It is not realistic to defeat the alien Yuwen tribe with only the 40,000 East Palace guards in his hands.

The foreign army is invincible, how can he rescue Changming City?

Among countless plans that were doomed to fail, Fang Weihan saw only a glimmer of chance of success.

He set his sights on the only thing that could turn the tide of the battle:
The Qiantian Tongming formation in Changming City.

This Nine Revolutions Formation, which was painstakingly set up by Baili Hui, will indiscriminately attack all enemies within its coverage area. With the current cultivation level of cultivators at most at the sixth or seventh revolution, they are simply unable to withstand the power of this formation.

That's why the alien army chose to surround Changming without attacking, just to wait for the energy of the formation to run out. As for how the aliens knew that the city's spiritual stone reserves were insufficient... it must have something to do with the Uehara Wang family.

When the energy of the formation is exhausted in three days, the alien army will inevitably launch a full-scale attack on Changming City. When they enter the range of the formation, Fang Weihan will lead the guards to break into the alien formation from behind, kill into the Changming City Gate, and reopen the Qiantian Tongming formation.

As long as this plan is successfully implemented, the siege of Changming will be resolved.

This is an extremely aggressive strategy that could fail for a variety of reasons.

If Changming fell before the Eastern Palace guards arrived at the battlefield, the plan would fail; if Yu Hou and his cavalry failed to break through the encirclement of the foreign army from behind, the plan would fail; if the foreign scouts discovered their whereabouts and had a countermeasure in advance, the plan would still fail.

But what if you fail?
The worst result is undoubtedly the fall of Changming City and the death of Fang Tang. As long as the outcome of his trip is better than this, Fang Weihan will do it without hesitation.

The generals took the order and dispersed. Fang Weihan leaned against a big tree, closed his eyes and gasped, recovering his depleted blood and star power.

The starlight condensed into shape, and Yun Shu appeared beside him, leaning against the same tree with him.

"You know what? You are an outsider. I can't see your future, but I can see your past." Yun Shu said.

"What's my past?" Fang Weihan asked.

"It's a rough road, full of blood and iron."

Yun Shu lowered her head, and the sunlight and shadows from the leaves cast mottled shadows on her ears.

Her voice seemed to come from a distant time, with distortion filtered by fate.

"Do you have any backup plan that can keep me alive?" Fang Weihan asked.

This journey is extremely dangerous, and he must make all kinds of preparations to save his life.

Apart from the Danshu Tieqi and Huilong Shiwei, the only power he could rely on was Yun Shu.

"You will definitely not die as long as I am here." Yun Shu smiled slightly.

Fang Weihan raised his head and his gaze stayed on her face for a moment.

For a moment, Fang Weihan felt as if he had never known the girl in front of him.

After a moment of silence, Fang Weihan asked:

"After saving the world, what are you going to do?"

Yun Shu didn't say anything. The clearing in the woods was so quiet that he could even hear the girl's shallow breathing.

“I prefer to believe in history rather than the illusory future.”

Yun Shu said softly.

"If that day comes, I might go and see every corner of this world that I have never been to."

"So you're going to travel around the world?" Fang Weihan asked with a smile, "Why don't you stay by my side?"

Yun Shu couldn't maintain her expression anymore.

"What am I doing staying by your side? It's so boring." She said with a little disdain, "I am one of the three saints of Linyuan, but since I came to your side, I have fallen to the point of watching women quarreling for fun every day."

"Where does Tiantian come from?" Fang Weihan said speechlessly, "My wings are still very harmonious, okay?"

Yun Shu ignored him and suddenly turned her head away.

After a long time, she said softly and seriously:

"Don't worry, I'm here, nothing will happen to you."

Fang Weihan was stunned:
"Okay." He said with a smile. Fang Weihan took out the Moon Talisman and took a look. She found that Wanwan had not sent her any messages again. She must have understood what she meant.

Apart from her, Yun Jiang, Xiao Jin and her senior sister should be busy with something else, and their decisions are still unknown.

This is better, so I don’t have to explain them one by one.

The rest time of the East Palace guards was soon over, and Fang Weihan continued to lead them on a forced march.

Fang Weihan and other fifth-turn monks were scattered around the army to act as scouts, with the Yuhou leading the way, the Siyu and Dianqian in the middle, and the Donggongwei leading the entire army. Within two days, they arrived at Baqiao, a suburb of Changming. This place is only fifteen miles away from Changming City, and it only takes half an hour for the cavalry to arrive at full speed.

Fang Weihan ordered the large force to stay and hide in Hongqing Mountain northeast of Baqiao, while he himself took Chen Yuxian, Zhao Erye and several other trusted generals down the mountain to conduct reconnaissance.

Today is the seventeenth day that Changming has been besieged. In one day, the Qiantian Tongming Formation will completely collapse.

Fang Weihan stood by the Ba Bridge and could see the golden barrier towering above the sky in the distance with his naked eyes. If he used the keen observation of a Mingwu monk, he could even vaguely catch a glimpse of the outline of the Changming city wall.

"You know what, this formation left by Baili Hui is so strong and durable. It's still standing after more than a thousand years. This master's moves are really extraordinary!" Chen Yuxian exclaimed.

Mr. Zhao's eyes widened, and he stretched out his hand and pointed behind him with trembling hands.

"Hey, Lao Zhao, what's with that expression on your face..." Chen Yuxian turned his head carelessly and was stunned for a moment, "Oh my god..."

The golden light hanging from the nine-sky dome collapsed bit by bit, and a huge airflow blew in from afar, like the death of a giant dragon.

"The Qiantian Tongming Formation... collapsed?" Chen Yuxian asked in surprise.

He immediately turned to look at Fang Weihan: "Captain Wei! What should we do?"

Fang Weihan raised his head silently and looked at the golden barrier that was getting lower and lower in the distance.

The Eastern Palace guards had just rushed here from Wugu Pass, and were exhausted. Now was their weakest moment, and they were simply unable to fight against the foreign army.

According to the original estimate, the Qiantian Tongming Array will run out of energy for more than a day. This period of time is enough for the East Palace guards to rest and prepare for various combat matters.

But now... not only is there not enough time, they are completely out of conditions to fight.

"Who estimated the number of eighteen days?" Fang Weihan asked in a deep voice.

"The people from the Hedong Pei family... these bastards must not have calculated carefully, resulting in an error in the end!" Chen Yuxian cursed.

Hedong Pei's bets were both on the table, so the chances of them deceiving themselves were low. But in this situation...

Fang Weihan closed his eyes...two thoughts were wrestling with each other in his mind.

"Keep your troops still." Fang Weihan said after taking a deep breath.

"Here!"

Fang Weihan believes in his students.

——Even if she never believed in herself.

……

……

Fang Tang stood on the city wall, watching indifferently as the great formation on the distant skyline collapsed bit by bit.

In her hand she held a majestic dark golden sword, which was the divine sword Xuan Yao.

The alien army in the distance moved slowly, as if they were testing whether Qiantian Tongming had really been lifted.

After confirming that the Qiantian Tongming Formation was truly gone, the alien army split into two parts, with the smaller part moving towards the direction of Changming.

Fang Tang did not look at them, but gently stroked the spine of Xuan Yao's sword, over and over again.

Bilong stood behind her, her eyes filled with distress and complexity.

Since yesterday, this princess has become a different person. There is no life in her clear eyes. Her eyes are empty and cold, like a machine without human touch.

"Your Highness..." she called worriedly.

Fang Tang suddenly started coughing violently, and Bilong hurriedly handed her a handkerchief.

The girl held the handkerchief in her palm to cover up the glaring scarlet color.

"Your Highness, your health is the most important thing." Bilong said in a low voice.

Fang Tang remained silent.

The young princess stood up and looked at the attacking aliens in the distance.

There are not many people, probably only about 10,000 people. It seems that the aliens intend to use so many people to capture Changming.

What a...blind arrogance.

Although he couldn't see the expressions on their faces clearly, Fang Tang could feel their greed and cruelty.

They came from distant borderlands, riding on grassland horses, carrying bloody sabers, and after a pilgrimage-like journey, they arrived at the city of Changming, just to take her life and plunder the endless wealth stored in this thousand-year-old capital.

“So many people want me dead.”

Fang Tang said softly.

“But I don’t want to do what they want.”

The girl exerted force with her arms, clenched her teeth, and pulled out the Xuan Yao sword from the sheath inch by inch.

"I still have people I haven't met yet, and I still have things I haven't finished. I will live on and say sorry to him in person."

Xuan Yao was unsheathed and was held in Fang Tang's hand with difficulty.

"My teacher once told me a story in which Zhuge Liang used a strategy called the Empty City Strategy."

"He saved me again."

The girl paused, looking at the foreign cavalry approaching gradually, but her mind drifted away.

"I will always... stand on your side." His voice echoed in my mind.

My heart ached slightly and tears flowed from my sore eyes.

Fang Tang thrust the Xuan Yao sword into the city wall with force, and a golden light burst out from the sword tip.

As a Nine-Turn Divine Array, the Qiantian Tongming Array naturally also has a formation eye that can remotely control the formation.

The core of this formation is the divine sword Xuan Yao.

The golden light that had just collapsed was rebuilt again, and the Qiantian Tongming Formation was revived. The majestic spiritual pressure instantly enveloped the alien cavalry that broke into it.

Sharp blades formed by golden light of spiritual energy flew towards the alien army from all directions, and the alien soldiers kept howling in pain.

They hastily withdrew from the battlefield, leaving behind countless corpses.

The two armies returned to a state of confrontation.

(End of this chapter)