After all the sacrifices have been made to speed pass, who is still practicing hard skills?

Chapter 474 Here it comes!

The cold wind is as sharp as a knife, piercing deep into the bones.

The weather in early April was neither cold nor hot, it was spring, but the atmosphere inside Yangping Pass was unusually cold, with a strong aura of solemnity hanging over the pass.

Looking down from above, one can clearly see tiny black dots moving in an orderly manner. At this moment, the entire Yangping Pass has suddenly become a war fortress.

Jiang Che, dressed in a black brocade robe, stood on the gate tower of the city wall, looking far ahead with a solemn look in his eyes.

Although he had already entered the realm of Yuanshen and his strength had skyrocketed, and he was even confident that few people below the Martial Saint could be his match, this time, the combined forces of the Baiyue Alliance and Li Chengguo still brought him tremendous pressure.

There were a total of 400,000 troops, most of which were elite troops drawn from the Baiyue countries, and what about him? There were only 200,000 soldiers and horses, most of which were transferred from various prefectures.

And the martial artists who were forcibly recruited from the three major passes.

In terms of elite level, it is definitely inferior.

It can be said that this is a half-cooked rice.

But he had to eat it even if it was half-cooked.

Because he has few options for retreat, he has already mobilized almost all the forces he can mobilize. If he avoids fighting, several prefectures in the southern part of Yuezhou will surely be lost.

Those underworld forces and the Qingtian Sect who are eyeing them covetously will immediately rebel and echo them from afar. It is no exaggeration to say that they will collapse at the first touch.

Therefore, this battle must be fought.

Even if the odds of winning are not high, we must fight.

Otherwise, all his previous accumulation will become a bubble, and his dream of ruling a region will be wasted. Of course, even though he has to fight, Jiang Che is not without a way out.

Under the premise of the Martial Saint Covenant, there is almost no chance of the Martial Saint intervening in this battle. With his strength, if things really become hopeless, he will definitely not die in Yangping Pass.

However, he would not choose to do so unless it was absolutely necessary.

In addition to the 400,000 coalition forces, what Jiang Che feared even more was the opponent's more than 20 great masters of divine appearance, who were the real force that could influence the situation on the battlefield.

On his side, including himself, there are only six Yuanshen masters, including Zhao Xianzhi, Ao Kun, Chen Sanchi, Qi Tianzhong, and Wei Changping. The others include Red Blood Demon Lord, Qi Tianhe, Qi Yuanming, Zhou Xuan, Liu Sanqiu, Yu Weishui, Li Kuang, the other two grand masters of Jiange, and the grand master sent by Tiannan Gao family.

There are only ten great masters of divine appearance in total.

In total, there are sixteen grand masters.

This force is not weak, it can even be called extremely strong, but the problem is that the gap with the opponent is still too big. Therefore, the first thing Jiang Che has to do is to conceal his strength.

He killed several divine figures with lightning speed.

And he has this ability.

"Sir, urgent news has come from the rear. The Zhennan Army that was hiding in various places in Yuezhou has now begun to move its troops and raid the rear. In just half a day, one prefecture city and twelve county towns have fallen.

Judging from the situation, I'm afraid they want to take advantage of this opportunity to attack us from both sides."

While Jiang Che was deep in thought, Zhou Xuan came over quickly and reported the chaotic situation in the rear to Jiang Che with a serious expression. With an anxious look on his face, he even suggested without waiting for Jiang Che to answer:

"Do you want me and Li Kuang to lead the troops to quell the rebellion?"

"No need."

Jiang Che waved his hands. He had anticipated that the Zhennan Army hiding in the rear would cause trouble, but at that time it was too late to check and persuade them to surrender one by one.

Besides, he knew that after he had withdrawn most of the troops from Yuezhou Prefecture, the rebels would become more arrogant and the entire Yuezhou would probably be in flames.

But, he already has insufficient manpower, how can he divide his troops again?
The real decisive battle was the Battle of Yangping Pass.

If they win this battle, the chaos in the rear can be quickly quelled. If they can't stop it here, even if the rebellion is suppressed, it will not change the situation. He set up many killing formations here.

Just to win the battle.

"But if they attack from both sides..."

Zhou Xuan looked hesitant.

Although he was not a general leading troops, he also knew the danger of being attacked from both sides. This was definitely a taboo for an isolated city, if it weren't for Jiang Che's great prestige.

He even felt at this moment that he was bound to lose the battle.

"Right now, the Baiyue coalition army is less than thirty miles away from here and will arrive in an instant. It is too late to divide our forces to quell the rebellion. In addition, spread this news immediately to all the soldiers in the city.

The retreat has been cut off. We have no way to retreat. If we want to survive this battle, we must win. If we lose, we won’t even have a chance to escape,” Jiang Che said in a deep voice.

Zhou Xuan looked at Jiang Che deeply and nodded heavily:

"I obey my orders."

He knew that Jiang Che might have to fight a desperate battle at this moment.

"In addition, immediately summon all the Grand Masters in the city here and prepare for battle!"

"Yes."

The Great Zhou Palace, inside the Imperial Garden.

Princess Wenhao of Yuankang looked at the chessboard below with a serious expression, her brows were filled with gloom and she frowned, with all her worries written on her face.

At this moment, he felt that the Great Zhou Dynasty was in the most dangerous time.

Tianyuan is in emergency and requests reinforcements. The demon tribe is invading on a large scale. The northern border is in emergency and several important towns have been lost. Hundreds of thousands of northern barbarian cavalry are already at the gates of the city, and the southern region is Yuezhou.

The Baiyue coalition forces are approaching, heading straight for the Central Plains.

There were wars in the east, north and south.

Even compared to the battles in Tianyuan and the northern border, the battle in Yuezhou at this moment does not seem that important. After all, up to now, the Witch God Temple has not torn up the Martial Saint Covenant.

But the other two sides have strong men at the level of Martial Saint gathered together.

Of course, the reason why he did not send reinforcements to Jiang Che was not because he wanted to give up Yuezhou, but because Ji Chengdao had left him a message before, that in the battle of Yuezhou, the Martial Saint of the Witch God Temple would not be spared.

This is why he did not mobilize troops urgently, but instead placed his hopes on Ji Chengdao.

When Ji Chengdao was in charge of the capital before, he felt the situation was very difficult because Ji Chengdao brought him too much pressure, but as soon as Ji Chengdao left, he seemed to have lost his backbone.

In desperation, I could only pin my hopes on Ji Chengdao's words.

"Your Majesty, please be at ease. The Sword Pavilion of Yuezhou will certainly not stand idly by. With the Sword Saint in charge, the Witch God Temple will definitely not really let the Martial Saint die. After all, the imperial court cannot destroy the Northern Barbarians and the demon tribe.

But if you are determined, you can still eradicate the Baiyue. At most, the Baiyue will occupy some of your land," said Eunuch Wei in a green robe softly.

"How can I feel at ease when we are surrounded by enemies on three sides? Yuezhou is not my real concern. Imperial Master Yaoyue has already gone there, and there is also the old swordsman. Even if the situation is bad,

There is still room for maneuver. What really worries me is the war between Beidi and Tianyuan."

Ji Wenhao's eyes narrowed slightly. Although he believed Ji Chengdao's words, he still couldn't be completely relieved. For this reason, he had already issued an order to start withdrawing troops from Yunzhou, Qingzhou and other places, ready to rush to Yuezhou at any time.

Besides, he also asked the national teacher Yao Yue to go there in person. Now it is estimated that he has almost arrived. It can be said that even Jiang Che really cannot stop the Baiyue coalition.

There will be opportunities to regain lost ground later.

But the war between Beidi and Tianyuan is different.

The demon tribe has always been a great threat to the court. Nearly half of the court's forces are stationed in Tianyuan to guard against the demon tribe. Now that a war is about to begin, he is afraid that one day he will wake up to hear the news that Tianyuan has been breached.

Once the demon race breaks through the abyss, the entire Zhou Dynasty will be in danger of collapse.

The same is true in the North.

He has already learned that the Qingtian Sect and the Northern Barbarian King's Court have been in collusion, and several important cities have fallen because of this. When the northern border falls completely, the desolate land will be flat.

By then, the world may be in chaos.

To this end, he withdrew almost all the power in the capital. Except for a strong man from the royal family and Duke Wei, there was no other Martial Saint in the entire capital.

“The Abyss of Heaven was left by the Confucian Sage. With the help of the Absolute Heaven Formation, the demon race has little hope of breaking through. The Holy Sea City will not sit idly by. As for the Northland, the God King himself is in charge.

Your Majesty, please believe in the God-King."

Eunuch Wei continued.

"God King. God King"

Ji Wenhao whispered to himself, with an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, he was more and more eager for immortality and power. If the timing was not wrong, he would have started his plan long ago.
Just when Ji Chengdao had a good opportunity to leave, he encountered such a difficult situation.

"There is also Yuezhou. Jiang Che is so highly regarded by the Divine King. Perhaps, he can really stop the Baiyue coalition army."

"I hope so"

Ji Wenhao raised his head with a serious look in his eyes.

About thirty miles outside Yangping Pass.

Countless Baiyue soldiers were advancing. There was no end in sight for the troops and horses. It seemed like a roaring black dragon, and the rumbling sound was like a landslide.

Flags are waving and chariots are marching in a continuous line.

Wherever it passed, all the grass and trees were eaten up. It cut roads through mountains and built bridges across rivers. The strong murderous aura and the stirred celestial phenomena were all attracted and could be seen from a distance.

Endless black clouds hung over the soldiers and horses, and there was a terrifying pressure as if a storm was about to come.

One glance at it will make people feel scared.

And above the void, there were chariots running everywhere. Each chariot was driven by a great master of divine appearance. There were more than twenty chariots in total, and on one of the chariots was a great master of divine appearance.

Standing there proudly were the five great venerables of Baiyue.

They are the real leaders.

Just as Li Chengguo said, this time the Baiyue coalition chose to decide the outcome of the battle in one battle, rather than dividing and conquering. The troops sent to Tiannan Pass and Zhouping Pass were only tens of thousands.

All the main forces are ready to gather at Yangping Pass.

With the two armies facing each other in such a close situation, the intelligence was almost transparent. They had already learned that Jiang Che personally led 200,000 troops to garrison Yangping Pass.

It can be said that as long as we win this battle, it will be easy to capture the entire Yuezhou.

"We have been divided into several hundred countries for hundreds of years. Now we are just a five-nation alliance, but we can have such power. If the Baiyue is unified in the future, it will not be a big deal to sweep across the Central Plains."

A venerable Yuanshen couldn't help laughing heartily as he looked at the magnificent formation below.

"That's wrong. The strength of the Central Plains is far from that simple. What's more, our five countries are almost the best in the Baiyue area. The other countries are far inferior to us.

Being able to capture Yuezhou is already a blessing from heaven."

Some people do not have blind self-confidence and have a lot of self-knowledge.

"Fellow Daoist, you have boosted the Central Plains' ambitions too much. You have destroyed the prestige of the Yue people. Apart from other things, our chances of winning this battle are extremely high. Jiang Che is as good as anyone in the world.

But now it seems that it is just like that. He actually mobilized all the troops and prepared to fight us head-on. Humph, if the Martial Saint does not take action, what can he use to resist?
If the troops were scattered and attacked us, it would really give us a headache, but what would be the result? Until now, our battle line has been stretched so long, and there has been no attack from the Central Plains people."

The bald man with a ghost face smiled contemptuously and instinctively refuted the man.

The Minyue ancestor shook his head:
“It may be understandable that Jiang Che is unwise and unintelligent, but he is definitely not that simple. At least in terms of talent and strength, no one in the entire Baiyue region can compare to him.

His strength is also extraordinary. If we fight him, at least two venerables will have to join forces to deal with him. With the experience of Qi Laogui, you must not be careless. "

"In this case, why not let Li Chengguo be the vanguard to consume the power of Yangping Pass?" another old woman suggested.

"Do you think Li Chengguo is that stupid? Humph, he mentioned this long ago. He will not act as a vanguard, but as a surprise force to attack a weak point in Yangping Pass.

That was a loophole he had prepared for.”

"Yes, they say they are joining forces, but Li Chengguo is very cunning. Even the tens of thousands of Zhennan troops dare not join forces with our Baiyue army. Now they are hanging behind us. I'm afraid they want to consume us first."

"Hey, he has a nice idea. Once we break through Yangping Pass, we can strike back and kill him right away."

"Okay, just know these words in your heart, no need to say them out loud." The Min Yue ancestor said in a deep voice.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the other venerables immediately fell silent, and one of them immediately changed the subject.

"By the way, where are we now? How long will it take to reach Yangping Pass?"

"In at most one hour, the Baiyue coalition will be here soon."

On the top of Yangping Pass, more than a dozen grand masters stood in silence, and Zhou Xuan spoke in a deep voice with a serious expression.

If you look closely, you can see that there are a few missing figures among these people. Whether it is the Red Blood Demon Lord, Zhao Xianzhi, or Qi Tianhe, they are not here now.

At this moment, Jiang Che had already changed into a black dragon scale armor, with a blood-stained robe draped over his back. He was holding the Desolate Sky Divine Halberd in his hand, staring ahead with no expression of sadness or joy in his eyes.

The atmosphere around him also fell into stagnation.

About half an hour later.

A rumbling sound came from afar, like the sound of horses trampling on mountains and rivers.

When he opened his eyes, a hint of murderous intent appeared in Jiang Che's eyes:
"All troops on alert, beat the drums to support the battle!"

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