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Chapter 162: White Robes Formation, Mysterious Pearl Shows Its Power

[Skill: Horse Riding (Minor Achievement)]

[Progress: (1089/2000)]

"Good Chihiro."

Chen Sanshi gently stroked the horse's mane, while the latter asked for a reward and a bath.

The last few rounds of fighting.

He and Bai Hu Ma were covered in blood.

"You are becoming more and more hypocritical."

Chen Sanshi sighed.

Chihiro's requirements for food and living environment are getting higher and higher.

of course.

You can't let the horse run without giving it grass to eat.

Moreover, in a sense, Chihiro's role is unmatched by any other warrior, so we should try our best to satisfy her.

The master and the pet came to the Pianye River area behind Hulao Pass.

Pianye River is a branch of the Zhanan River. It is not wide enough for large ships to sail, but the surrounding grass is extremely lush, making it suitable for grazing horses.

There is a food shortage in Hulao Pass.

He could turn around and let Qianxun lead the three thousand war horses to graze, but from this position, the scouts of Nanxu could see them. Of course, sometimes it was a good thing to let the enemy see your movements.

Chen Sanshi wrote down any useful information in his mind, then took a bath in the river and brushed Qianxun's hair.

By the time they returned to the interior, it was already dawn the next day.

"grown ups!"

Xia Cong had been on guard all night, and hurriedly came up to greet him: "Where did you go yesterday?"

"Yes, sir."

The others followed suit, almost forming a circle.

yesterday.

When they saw the general disappear, they thought something had happened, so they sent scouts out to investigate.

turn out……

People from Nanxu are collecting the bodies!
There were also many frightened and out-of-control horses running wildly in the wilderness.

In front of the military camp, not only was the security tight, but there was also a shield formation.

It looked like there had been a camp attack.

But obviously...

The general went alone!

"hunt."

Facing everyone's questions, Chen Sanshi replied calmly.

Hearing this, Fang Qingyun finally understood what his junior brother was doing out alone.

He shook his head slightly, feeling quite emotional.

I didn't understand before what strategies a person could use.

But sometimes, there is no need for strategy at all, or in other words, the combat power beyond imagination is the real conspiracy that cannot be cracked.

His junior brother...

It's really scary.

With a bow and arrow, you can create the feeling of killing people with magic.

"After Junior Brother's disturbance, the enemy will not dare to attack again within seven days."

Fang Qingyun said, "But according to Junior Brother's current fighting style, he should not be planning to give them such a long time to recuperate and adjust their morale. He should be preparing to further attack their vanguard, right?"

He is very clear.

After this, the Nanxu army will have to dispatch a general in the Xuanxiang realm to take charge of the front line. If they want to further attack the enemy, the best way is to get rid of this node before it happens.

"Senior brother is right."

Chen Sanshi said: "After five days, we will take the initiative to attack."

"..."

Sha Wenlong was a little stunned: "Take the initiative to attack?"

"General."

Lu Shuhua said: "According to the information sent back by the scouts, the Nanxu camp is firmly defending and the security is extremely strict. If we approach rashly, I'm afraid..."

"When the time comes, I will have my own way to lure them out."

Chen Sanshi said: "In the next few days, go find twenty sets of general armor, half of which must be from the Qing Kingdom."

"General's armor?" Lu Shuhua asked, "What's the use of so many high-level armors?"

"Easy to handle."

Deng Feng said, "I will send people to fetch the armor of the surrendered generals of the Qing State from the eight nearby prefectures."

"Ah."

Chen Sanshi also ordered: "In addition, from today onwards, send 2,000 people to Pianye River to herd horses at 1:00 a.m. every day and return at 3:00 p.m. This will be done for a long time, and there is no need to hide the tracks."

"Horse herding? There is not enough food and grass in Hulao Pass. I know that."

Sha Wenlong was confused and said, "But we don't need 2,000 people to herd horses. There are only about 3,000 people in the city."

Chen Sanshi ignored him. After giving the order, he ate some meat to replenish his strength. Then he took enough food and rode Qianxun out of the city, disappearing into the endless wilderness.

He walked around in a large circle and observed the periphery. He soon determined how far he could go without being surrounded. He couldn't get closer to the camp, but that didn't affect his hunting on the periphery.

"Shhhhh-"

Nanxu military camp.

No one from any patrolling team could return alive.

In just two days, more than two hundred people died from arrows.

In the end, even the patrol teams were holding heavy shields in their hands. When they heard any movement, they would immediately put up their shields and hide behind them. If some people did not hide well enough, they would end up being disabled.

In a blink of an eye, five days had passed.

The nominal army of 100,000 did not take any other practical actions except setting up camp. Even the range of patrols and sentries became smaller and smaller, and they dared not exceed 20 miles from the camp.

"What a shame!"

Fan Jiaxiao was furious in the military camp and overturned the table in front of him in anger: "Are my 100,000-strong army really going to be stopped just because of one person?!"

"Fourteenth Master, there's really nothing we can do!"

"The current situation is that if you show your head, you will die!"

"The most important thing is his horse!"

“I just can’t catch up!”

"..."

"How long will it take for General Peng to arrive?"

"It's too far. It will take at least seven or eight days!"

"Then find my starling first!"

Fan Jiaxiao said: "Let him lend me his Qingcong horse first, and then transfer a batch of thick iron round shields that are easy for cavalry to carry. Also, ask Li Gong to tell the truth about how many people are there in Hulao Pass and the situation in Laizhou. We can also judge how to fight the next battle. Don't hide anything!"

……

Yongle Mansion.

"A bunch of drunkards and ricebags!"

King Li Gong of Tang received a secret letter.

They also bribed several middle-level officers in the Nanxu army and were able to get news from the front line.

"Your Majesty."

Liu Huanrong was startled: "Why are you so angry?"

"See for yourself!"

Li Gong slammed the secret letter on the deputy general's chest and cursed in anger: "The 30,000 troops in the front have not made any progress in five days!"

"This……"

Liu Huanrong browsed the content above: "Chen Sanshi, one man and one bow, shot the vanguard troops to death? They also said that the soldiers sent out on patrol now have to be paid more, otherwise no one will be willing to go. This is too ridiculous."

"Rumble--"

There was a loud noise from the catapult.

It means a new round of siege warfare has begun.

Li Gong picked up his weapon and ordered, "Send a letter! Tell them that the situation in Yongle Prefecture is very good, and the Sheng army outside the city is exhausted. If we can break in at this time, we will definitely be able to defeat the Sheng army in one fell swoop. Don't be afraid of casualties, don't just focus on preserving your strength, and don't distrust us!
“I, Li Gong, guarantee with my reputation and swear with the lives of my entire family that there are really only 3,000 people at Hulao Pass, and there is only one general in the Xuanxiang realm, Sha Wenlong, who is in the early stage, and no one else!
"As long as you fight, you can win!"

……

wilderness.

A remote and uninhabited place.

Chen Sanshi hid in a pile of rocks to practice his spear skills.

There are twelve main meridians and eight extraordinary meridians in the human body, plus thousands of minor meridians.

To achieve minor success in the Tongmai technique, it is necessary to open up twenty minor meridians as a foundation. The more minor meridians are opened, the more complex the circulation of the meridians will be, and the more refined the strength will be.

Previously, the purpose of opening the meridians was mainly to improve endurance.

The purpose of opening up secondary meridians is to gain greater power.

There are no bottlenecks.

Chen Sanshi easily opened up twenty meridians, and then went directly to the hundredth. It was not until this moment that he understood the purpose of his master asking him to practice so many different weapons and skills.

Each kind of exercise will open up one more small meridian!

Just as Senior Sister Sun described at the beginning, martial artists at a high level basically will not practice other techniques because the efficiency is too low. Each technique does bring improvements, but they are really too small.

Even for a martial saint, it takes time to practice any martial arts. Human power is limited, but martial arts are endless. Many people do not want to practice, but they simply do not have time to practice.

unless……

There really are people who can master hundreds or thousands of skills in a short period of time, and the accumulation of small amounts can create a terrifying gap.

And he happens to be able to!
By the time the breakthrough was over, Chen Sanshi had opened up all of his meridians.

The first set of exercises can open up the largest number of small meridians.

For warriors with poor talent, the minimum standard at this level is often twenty, while for geniuses it is fifty. He starts with a hundred, and the most important thing is... he can continue to improve.

I have opened a hundred of them at the moment, because I don’t have the time, and I have only practiced a few dozen techniques.

And his intuition told him that the number of meridians opened was related to the realm above Martial Saint, and it was not just a matter of competing with people of the same realm in strength.

"boom!"

Abandoning all distracting thoughts in his mind, Chen Sanshi thrust out with his spear, and the true dragon force surged and the pile of rocks in front of him exploded, as if this spear had pierced a towering mountain.

[Kung Fu: Dragon Spear of the Nation. Open Meridians (Minor Success)]

【Progress: 0/2000】

Tongmai realm, small success!
Thanks to his thorough preparation, Chen Sanshi made the breakthrough very easily this time. When he saw that the time was almost up, he returned to Hulao Pass.

There were more than twenty cavalrymen, ten of whom were wearing armor that could only be worn by generals above the rank of Tongmai of the Qing State.

"Everyone obeys the order!"

Chen Sanshi ordered: "Follow me and charge straight into the Nanxu bandit camp. Remember, none of you are below Tongmai. All twenty of you are above Tongmai. We have 30,000 troops!"

"This is called bluffing."

Xia Cong understood and said, "But sir, won't it be exposed? After all, the difference in realm cannot be faked once a fight breaks out."

"yes……"

Lu Shuhua and the others looked at each other, feeling somewhat guilty: "Our highest level is Hua Jin."

"It will take a fight to expose the truth."

Chen Sanshi said: "Besides, what I want is for them to become suspicious. Only when they become suspicious will they fall into my trap! Senior Brother, the rest of the things will be left to you."

"Junior brother, wait another three hours."

Fang Qingyun looked up at the sky, and said in a clear voice: "If you try again at dusk today, the effect will be at least two times better, and you may even get unexpected gains."

"Okay, listen to senior brother."

Chen Sanshi agreed, "In the next round, I will only be responsible for luring the snake out of its hole. I'm afraid the rest of the arrangements will have to be handed over to you, my senior brother. After all, I can't take care of both ends."

How can we let such a young phoenix stay idle all the time?

Besides, fighting a war is not a one-man job. If you want to win, you must not think about stealing the limelight or taking the credit. Only when everyone around you plays their role to the fullest can you achieve a surprise victory.

Not to mention……

Fang Qingyun is a disabled man, but he is still the chief general of Qinglong Camp. Even his deputy general has reached the great success of Xuanxiang realm. If he does not have real ability, how can he win the support of the people?

This kind of thing that requires the use of unconventional tactics is most suitable for him to handle. There is no need for me to worry about everything.

Listening to the conversation between the two, everyone was confused.

How they feel about the arrangement of everything.

Only Fang Qingyun can understand and help.

All the remaining people were like fools. They had no idea what would happen next and could only do what they were told to do.

"And me?"

Deng Feng couldn't help himself: "Chen Shuai, don't I have to follow you?"

"Almost forgot."

Chen Sanshi added: "General Deng, please take off your Qing general armor and put on my Dasheng armor, and change your weapon to a different one."

"You want me to pretend to be someone else?"

Deng Feng felt somewhat unhappy, as he felt that he was originally a surrendered general, yet he had to keep hiding all the time, giving people a shameful and humiliating feeling. It was really aggrieved. He also wanted to make a contribution, and wanted it more than anyone else.

Of course, he would not be unhappy at all: "I will obey your orders!"

"General Deng, please be patient."

Chen Sanshi told him: "Keeping you hidden all this time will be of greater use. One general can be as good as three generals."

"Yes, General Deng."

Fang Qingyun said, "Besides, I also need people. Without you, my plan won't work."

The explanation is completed.

Chen Sanshi hurried away with twenty of his men.

Inside the Chinese army's tent.

Only Fang Qingyun, Sha Wenlong and Deng Feng were left.

"General Fang, please give your orders."

Deng Feng clasped his fists and said, "I won't say anything else. I can kill anyone below the level of a Martial Saint. I can also defeat anyone above the level of a Martial Saint. If you need any tough stuff, just give it to me!"

"General Fang..."

When Sha Wenlong spoke to the scholar in blue, his tone became noticeably more polite: "What should we do next?"

"Commander-in-Chief Chen's speech at the Nanxu Camp."

Fang Qingyun said leisurely: "Do you still remember how many defenders he said there were inside Hulao Pass?"

"Thirty thousand."

Sha Wenlong complained: "Boasting that the military strength is ten times greater, this level of bluffing is probably meaningless, right?"

"Bluster? No."

Fang Qingyun changed his usual warm expression, and his eyes suddenly became murderous as he looked at the sand table. The jade flute in his hand fell on the terrain, like a sharp sword: "Junior brother said 30,000, then I, as his senior brother, will conjure up 30,000 people for him.

"Pass my military orders!
"Today at 3 pm, 30,000 troops will come out in full force and attack the Nanxu camp!"

……

Silver Pine Cliff.

Nanxu Camp.

"Good horse!"

Fan Jiaxiao was sitting on a green horse and felt that the scenery on both sides was rapidly receding, and he seemed to be flying in the air.

This horse.

It is one of the only three exotic horses in Nanxu. Its greatest feature is its explosive power. Not only can it travel over 2,000 miles a day, but its explosive speed is also comparable to that of a warrior in the Xuanxiang realm.

In addition, each person had a thick iron shield.

No matter how powerful Chen Sanshi is!

After all, he is just a Tongmai warrior!
Even when he was in Mingzhou a few months ago, he was just a Hua Jin warrior. No matter how talented he was, he could not surpass Tongmai Jing now even if he died. Even if he was a little more amazing, he had already achieved a small success.

He is also a highly accomplished Tongmai martial artist, and has a congenital martial body with an extremely solid foundation. He has almost no rivals in the same realm, let alone facing martial artists of a lower realm.

Now with the blue horse and thick shield, they can perfectly deal with the opponent's cavalry tactics that rely on the speed of war horses and strange bows and arrows.

Not to mention, the shield in his hand is made of pure black iron!
Most of the standard weapons in the army that claim to be made of black iron are actually alloys mixed with a portion of black iron. After all, black iron is extremely precious and no one can produce it in large quantities.

But senior generals are excluded.

The shield in Fan Jiaxiao's hand is made of pure black iron, which can be infused with strength and has amazing defensive power. Even a great general in the Xuanxiang realm will have to take a few hits from it.

As long as he can get close, Chen's advantage in flexibility will disappear.

At least, it can deter the other party!
Otherwise, running over every day and shooting a dozen riders to death and then retreating unscathed would have a huge impact on the morale of the army. Now it has even developed to the point where no one dares to come out to pee at night!

Even when going to the toilet, they have to go in groups of three or five, with one person doing the defecation while the others hold shields.

This……

It’s so fucking frustrating!
Throughout history, whose army has been frightened like this by one person?!

And not long ago, King Li Gong of Tang sent a letter.

This time, he guaranteed that there were really only three thousand people in Hulao Pass, and there was only one general in the Xuanxiang realm. In other words, everything that Chen had done before was just bluffing!
Because he had no troops, he had to take the risk of coming alone and use this method to slow down their advance.

hero!

A hero indeed!
But after all, it is a fake paper tiger that will burst with a single poke.

"Report——"

"Why, Mr. Chen is here again?"

Fan Jiaxiao saw the other person's eyes and understood the answer. He said coldly: "There are many shield ambushes deployed around the camp now, and he still dares to come alone to die?!"

“I’m not alone this time.”

The scout said, "He led more than 20 riders, all wearing fine general armor, claiming to be 20 Tongmai generals. He did not approach the camp, but ambushed us outside. After an hour... more than 200 brothers have died!"

"Twenty Tongmai Generals? What a joke!"

Fan Jiaxiao cursed, "Among my 100,000 troops, there are only about 30 Tongmai in total, let alone 3,000 of them. Even if there are 30,000 of them, there will be no more than 10 Tongmai at most, unless he transfers all the main forces to Hulao Pass. This Chen guy is bluffing a bit too much."

"in……"

The scout said: "Half of the people are wearing Qing armor."

"Qing Kingdom Armor?"

Unless the Yongle Palace was destroyed, how could there be so many Qing Kingdom generals surrendering?

Moreover, surrendered generals are usually only used separately. I have never heard of anyone who is so bold as to gather together surrendered generals who have just surrendered and use them for guerrilla warfare. How is it possible?

"Fake!"

Fan Jiaxiao was certain, and then asked, "Where are they now?"

His subordinates immediately fetched the map and circled the location of more than 20 riders.

"Don't make any noise!"

Fan Jiaxiao made a decisive decision: "We should not let the brothers who notified this position retreat. Let them kill two more waves, pretend that we know nothing, and lure the enemy deeper step by step!

"The rest of you listen to my orders!

"Lieutenant General Zhang, I order you to lead 3,000 men from the left wing of the front army, and take a detour from the northwest to directly block their retreat. Lieutenant General Gao and Lieutenant General Liu, you two will call three lieutenant generals, and then each of the left and right wing will select 2,000 men to attack from the left and right wings. The front will send another 4,000 men plus a lieutenant general to follow me to pursue from the front. All generals above the level of Hua Jin, hold shields and stand at the front! The remaining 20,000 people will still defend the military camp! If anything happens, choose an opportunity to go out of the camp to provide support!"

There are not many martial saints in Nanxu
But after years of recuperation, there are still quite a few middle-level generals, so there is one Tongmai lieutenant general for every three thousand people, which is no less than the number of Tongmai in the eight major battalions.

Ten thousand men, plus six Tongmai, almost half of the Tongmai of the front army were dispatched.

I don’t believe that we can’t kill twenty people!
He wanted to see how many real meridians there were!

"Fourteenth Master."

Admiral Zhang hesitated and asked, "Will there be an ambush?"

"ambush?"

Fan Jiaxiao sneered, "Why do you think I should mobilize 10,000 people to deal with a mere 20 cavalrymen? I just want to wait for their ambush! With 3,000 people guarding the city, at most I can only mobilize 1,000 people to set up an ambush. After all, I have to leave people in the city to respond in case of any accidents.

"Only a thousand people, even if there is an ambush, plus Sha Wenlong is here, how much loss can we ten thousand people suffer? Not to mention there are more than 20,000 people in the camp to support us!"

He also knew that there would be an ambush there.

But the problem is that this battle has to be fought.

I was totally forced!

This is a conspiracy!

Myna and Ran Jingxuan are still dealing with Lingzhou, and General Peng will take several days to come back. If we continue to kill them like this, will they still attack the city later?

Attack your ass!
Pioneer, pioneer, how can you be worthy of the word “pioneer”!

If Fengxian is gone, how can we possibly capture the city?
In the past two days, he also followed Ran Jingxuan's instructions and swapped the front army and the central army. As a result, a new batch of troops were frightened again in just a few days. If this continues, the Daxu army will collapse psychologically. No matter what, their arrogance must be curbed.

This is definitely not underestimating the enemy or being reckless.

Fan Jiaxiao has real data references for the enemy's combat effectiveness and troop strength, and his deployment is based on a force that is several times that of the enemy, so it is foolproof!
"Rumble--"

Just in time.

A loud thunderclap sounded in the sky. Unknown to everyone, the clear sky was covered with a thick layer of black clouds. After the lightning, heavy rain began to fall, and soon the wilderness was flooded into a muddy land.

"It's raining, General. Are you still going to chase me?"

"nonsense!"

Fan Jiaxiao drew his sword and said, "Whoever kills Chen Sanshi will be granted the title of marquis—"

"Rumble--"

More than ten thousand troops rushed into the rain at the fastest speed.

Because the rain came too quickly and was too heavy, it covered the sky and poured down on everyone like a waterfall falling from the sky, causing serious obstruction to the field of vision and visibility was extremely low.

……

"Bah!"

Chen Sanshi shot and killed the only remaining sentry here. Looking at the bad weather, he understood that the reason why his senior brother asked them to take action after 3 p.m. was because he was waiting for this heavy rain.

Astronomy!

Like Xu Wencai, Senior Brother Fang can also observe celestial phenomena.

With this ability, coupled with accurate judgment of timing, he will always be able to firmly grasp the right time, place and people. There are more than one talented general in this world.

In this battle, I can also see my senior brother's methods.

The initial effort to persuade Laizhou to surrender was divided into five steps.

This time.

The defeat of Nanxu's 100,000-strong army can also be divided into four steps!
He shot and killed six hundred people with one arrow. This was the first step to build up momentum. Today, the second step of building up momentum will be left to my senior brother to complete.

Speaking of celestial phenomena.

Chen Sanshi couldn't help but think of the old scholar.

Counting the days, it has been several months since Xu Wencai arrived at the border of Youzhou to deal with the rebels and the Wei State that secretly supported the rebels. I don't know what the war situation is like on his side.

"kill--"

"boom!"

The deafening shouts of killing were mixed with the thunder.

"General!"

Xia Cong hurried over and wiped the rain off his face with his hand: "They are here, there are people everywhere. Now we can only flee to the northeast, otherwise we will be surrounded soon!"

"Yes."

Xiao Zheng followed up by saying, "It's raining so hard that we can't see clearly. Judging from the sound alone, there are thousands of people in each direction!"

“So many people coming?!”

Yan Changqing said sarcastically: "This Fourteenth Master of Nanxu State is really crazy about wanting to kill us. He used so many people to kill twenty of us!"

"According to what Xia Cong said."

Chen Sanshi commanded: "Go northeast!"

"My lord, I have a question!"

Lu Shuhua said, "If we go to the northeast, won't the journey back to Hulao Pass be getting farther and farther?"

"If we go northeast, we will enter the canyon of Yinsong Cliff. General Fang, General Deng and others will meet us there!"

Chen Sanshi rode ahead on horseback.

The rest followed closely behind.

"grown ups!"

Xia Cong worriedly asked, "Will there be too many pursuers? Can General Fang and his men stop them?"

"No need for nonsense!"

"drive!"

Chen Sanshi speeded up.

On the one hand, he knew what was going on, and on the other hand, he also trusted Fang Qingyun.

Moreover.

A head coach.

If you don't know how to use people and do everything yourself, can you still be called a coach? You are a vanguard, a common man!

"Buzz!"

Chen Sanshi listened to the sound of horse hooves from behind, turned around and shot an arrow. The willow leaf arrow carrying the power of a true dragon tore through the rain curtain. With the help of the power, the accuracy and strength were not affected by the heavy rain at all.

One mile!

His effective range does not require a breakthrough to increase, but the daily improvement is not obvious. There will be a surge after the breakthrough. Now with the improvement of proficiency, it has officially increased from 300 steps and more than 400 meters to one mile!

At this distance, with the heavy rain pouring down, it was impossible to see clearly, let alone hear the sound of a bow being drawn and an arrow being released.

It was not until the arrow was only twenty steps away from him that Fan Jiaxiao, who was riding in the front, started to react and hurriedly poured his strength into the black iron shield to block it in front of him.

"Om-"

even so.

The huge impact still caused Fan Jiaxiao to lean back, but at least he was not injured. He was delighted: "It really works! Brothers, hold your shields! Without bows and arrows, Chen Sanshi is useless!"

"kill--"

"Shhhhh-"

Chen Sanshi shot several arrows in succession, and the sound of metal colliding was heard every time, obviously being blocked.

In fact.

Even if there were shields, they would be useless to ordinary cavalrymen.

The impact of pure force alone is enough to blow them away.

The problem is that……

There are too few ghost vein arrows.

There are only ten left in my hand, and I really don’t want to use them all.

It seems that after returning, it is still very necessary to deal with the black bear and cut down another thick ghost vein wood. If Xunxian Tower can give some more iron, the ghost vein arrow will be free.

but……

If you can’t shoot a person to death, can you shoot a horse to death?
Chen Sanshi locked onto the target with the Qi-gazing technique through the waterfall-like rain curtain. He lowered the crosshairs slightly and shot out three arrows in the space of a breath.

"hiss!!"

The wailing of war horses was heard.

Several cavalrymen fell to the ground, and the cavalrymen behind them charged forward without any time to stop. They either trampled their fallen comrades to death, or tripped and fell, being trampled by the cavalrymen behind them...

Basically, every time one person falls, a large group of people will be brought down with them. Even if they don't die, they won't be able to stand up for a while.

In the dark rain, a loud voice far louder than thunder rang out.

"Nanxu bandits!"

"You still dare to chase me? You have been surrounded by my 30,000-strong army. Why don't you quickly dismount and surrender? Otherwise, you will all die in this Silver Pine Cliff today!"

"Fuck your motherfucker!"

Fan Jiaxiao yelled, "You have no more than 3,000 people inside Hulao Pass, stop playing dumb!"

"Don't believe it? Then just keep chasing!"

Chen Sanshi's Baihu horse is fast enough.

But the rest of his subordinates were obviously not good enough.

So much so that he had to keep shooting arrows from behind.

Even so, the distance between the two sides is getting closer.

Until two huge mountains appeared in front of them, more than 20 riders took advantage of the rain to get into the canyon and suddenly disappeared from sight.

"Rumble--"

"Uu——"

Fan Jiaxiao reined in his horse and stopped, and thousands of cavalrymen and infantrymen behind him followed suit.

"General!"

"The terrain here is narrow, there must be an ambush!"

"Don't be afraid of shit, just rush in!"

Fan Jiaxiao roared and swung his sword, fearless and charging first like a tiger descending from the mountain, with the cavalry following closely behind him and pouring into the canyon.

"kill--"

It was at this same moment.

"Shhhhhh!"

"Rumble--"

Above the canyon, countless arrows poured down along with the rain like a waterfall, and endless boulders and fallen leaves rustled down.

"ambush!"

"There's an ambush!"

"..."

"Look up at the canyon!"

"Click——"

Thunder and lightning sounded.

The canyon was crowded with people.

At the highest point, a wheelchair quietly appeared. With the help of lightning, everyone could barely see that it was a scholar in Confucian robes. Who else could it be except the well-known Fengchu Fang Qingyun?

Wang Zhi stood beside the wheelchair and shouted condescendingly: "Qinglong Camp's commander, Fang Qingyun, is here. You have been surrounded. Why don't you surrender quickly to avoid death!"

Fang Qingyun!
It seems.

Everyone was only paying attention to Bai Ma Chen Sanshi, but forgot that there was also a Mr. Fengchu Fang Qingyun.

"what!"

in the canyon.

The ambushed cavalrymen died one after another, and in an instant the casualties exceeded a hundred.

But at this moment.

Fan Jiaxiao in the crowd suddenly laughed out loud: "Hahahaha——"

On the top of the canyon, Wang Zhi shouted, "Hey! You kid, why are you laughing when you are about to die?"

"I laugh—"

Fan Jiaxiao shouted loudly: "I laugh at the white-robed man's lack of strategy and the phoenix's lack of wisdom!
“You really think this king is a fool!

"Knowing that there are ambushes in the canyon, why do you still go in and increase your losses?!
"I am only using myself as bait to catch the big fish of you!
"Fang Qingyun!

"Look at both sides of the canyon. You are surrounded—"

"Rumble--"

It can be seen on both sides of Silver Pine Canyon.

Each group had three thousand elite soldiers rushing over, carrying the flag of Da Xu, and quietly and fiercely attacking from the flanks towards the top of the canyon.

"Fang Qingyun, Chen Sanshi! Stop bluffing here. Do you think I don't know that you only have 3,000 men in total? The number of men sent to ambush us will not exceed 2,000 at most!"

Fan Jiaxiao raised his sword, pointed to the sky and shouted, "I have mobilized more than 10,000 people today, plus six Tongmai, and we have already prepared for an ambush, just to lure you out!

"Once we capture you two, my vanguard will immediately march to capture Hulao Pass!

"Kill the white robe, capture the phoenix chick, and guard the tiger prison!

"Today is the day when I, Fan Jiaxiao, will become famous all over the world!"

What a miraculous achievement this is, an achievement not seen in a century!
At the top of the canyon, Fang Qingyun was sitting in a wheelchair under an umbrella, letting the heavy rain pour down from the sky. His body was not wet. He just pointed with the flute in his hand at the young general riding a green horse below and couldn't help laughing.

His laugh was not loud.

It sounded like someone was instructing a child in playing chess and discovered that the other person had made a childish mistake. There was no trace of sarcasm in the voice, but rather a hint of concern.

"Fang Qingyun!"

Fan Jiaxiao was stunned. He felt insulted at first, and then he felt panic for no reason: "What are you laughing at?!"

"Me~"

Fang Qingyun shook his head: "I laugh at myself for not having fought in a war for many years, but now even a young boy wants to capture me alive."

"Stop pretending to be calm here!"

Fan Jiaxiao gritted his teeth and said viciously: "You only have 3,000 men under your command, one of whom is at the entry level of Xuan Xiang Realm. This is what Li Gong, the king of Qing State, said himself. With this amount of manpower, even if it is you, you will be surrounded and killed by me today!"

"Oh?"

Fang Qingyun chuckled and said, "Shisilang, is it possible that Li Gong is deliberately deceiving you and we actually have 30,000?"

"fart!"

Fan Jiaxiao retorted: "Are you treating me like a three-year-old kid?!"

Although he said this, he did not dare to stay in the canyon any longer. He raised the black iron shield and with the help of the explosive power of the blue horse, he rushed out of the canyon where arrows were raining down in a few breaths and returned to the vast wasteland.

at the same time.

All kinds of bad news keep ringing in my ears.

"Oh no! Fourteenth Master!"

"Their people are everywhere on both sides!"

"We're surrounded!"

"If we continue to attack the top of the mountain, we will be attacked from both sides and will be forced to join you!"

"..."

Lieutenant General Liu and Lieutenant General Zhang did not attack the top of the mountain. Instead, they led their troops to gather here. There were more than 10,000 people, who were terrified in the dark and rainy night.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Fan Jiaxiao shouted in the rain: "They have no more than 3,000 people, how could they possibly surround 10,000 of us!"

"Fourteenth Master, it's true, absolutely true!"

"..."

Fan Jiaxiao looked at Fang Qingyun who was overlooking them from the top of the cliff, and he lost all confidence: "If that's the case, then let's retreat!"

He didn't believe that there were 30,000 people in Sheng.

This was not just a matter of blindly believing in Li Gong, but rather a judgment based on the situation.

No matter how many troops the Sheng people have, they are ultimately limited.

Deployed in Laizhou, to deal with the Qing Emperor's army in Green Ridge Mountain, plus Yongle Prefecture, theoretically speaking, the number of troops that could be transferred to Hulao Pass in time would be no more than 5,000.

unless……

In fact, Li Gong had been defeated long ago, and the Yongle Prefecture had less than 10,000 troops left. Under such circumstances, Sheng Ren was able to transfer more than 30,000 troops to Hulao Pass.

But this is not likely.

No matter what, Yongle Prefecture is one of the most solid cities in the world, and there are still several months of food and grass. In addition, Li Gong is a Martial Saint, and his combat power is at the top even among Martial Saints. How could he be defeated so quickly?
This battle.

Fang Qingyun is probably plotting something.

He is the founder of the cunning way.

only……

There is no need for Fan Jiaxiao to continue taking risks.

So far, only a few hundred people have been lost, and after retreating back to the camp, it’s as if nothing had happened.

"withdraw--"

"Master Fourteen, we can't retreat!"

“We are really surrounded!”

"I'll retreat if you ask me to. Follow me, all the troops!"

Fan Jiaxiao shouted loudly and led the crowd to retreat to the south.

"Click——"

It just so happened.

A flash of lightning lit up, illuminating the vast wilderness ahead.

Rainy night, wasteland, thunder and lightning.

Thousands of troops, tens of thousands of horses, and weapons!

Looking around, the plain was filled with a black mass of people. Countless cold rays were flashing in the lightning, like ghost soldiers from the underworld coming out to claim lives. Judging from the brief vision provided by the lightning, there were at least ten thousand people!

"There are people in the south, retreat westward!"

Fan Jiaxiao commanded the large force to change direction.

However, within a mile, the same scene appeared again.

"Go east!"

The same is true.

In the wilderness, people were galloping and horses were neighing. It was impossible to tell how many people there were in the vague shadows. In the end, even the canyon they had just evacuated was blocked. It seemed as if there were enemies on all sides and pursuers everywhere.

Could it be!

Are there really 30,000 people?

Fan Jiaxiao was shocked.

The foreign king Li Gong was not only lying, but he himself was also defeated?

Otherwise, where would so many people come from? !

"General Dingguo Sha Wenlong is here——"

Sha Wenlong, with a ferocious face, rushed out with a heavy broadsword in hand, and behind him were densely packed black-armored cavalry.

"Don't panic!"

Fan Jiaxiao was learning with Zhong Hu and Military Advisor Ran. In this situation where he didn’t know the enemy’s situation, he managed to calm down after a while and said, “Black Iron Shield, trap the general!

"do not be afraid!
“Sha Wenlong is only at the entry level of Xuan Xiang Realm! Three generals who have reached the great perfection of Tongmai will form a formation. With two thousand men, they can trap him. The rest of us can continue to break through!”

Give an order.

The Nanxu army, under the command of three Tongmai Dacheng lieutenant generals, used two thousand troops to set up a heavy formation and trapped Sha Wenlong inside.

"Boom boom boom——"

The infantrymen held up large black iron shields that were more than one meter tall, forming an iron wall and started fighting.

Sha Wenlong continued to kill the enemy and destroy their formation, but he was eventually trapped.

"Sure enough, he is the only mysterious person!"

It would be fine if Li Gong concealed the number of enemy troops, but if he didn't even reveal the actual number of generals, it would mean that he was simply trying to trick Da Xu.

Just when Fan Jiaxiao breathed a sigh of relief, he saw a general rushing towards the battle not far away.

The man was wearing the armor of the Qing Kingdom and riding a black horse. He was tall and brave, but he was unarmed on the battlefield. He punched down, and the internal energy turned into a huge tiger, which directly tore into pieces the dozen soldiers in front of him.

Brigadier General Liu roared and charged forward, but was hit in the head along with his helmet by a punch, leaving a transparent bloody hole. Then Brigadier General Zhang chopped him with his sword, but the fierce general caught it with his bare hands, then lifted Brigadier General Zhang into the air like a chicken, and then... tore him in half!
This man seemed to be dissatisfied with the fact that the warhorse under his crotch was running too slowly, so he simply ran on foot, grabbed the warhorse, used the black horse as a weapon, and smashed dozens of people in succession. Until the warhorse's body was rotten beyond recognition, he continued to kill the enemy with his bare hands.

Mysterious Realm...

Dacheng!

It may even be perfection, just one step away from entering the realm of Martial Saint!

Isn’t Chen Sanshi the commander in charge of Hulao Pass?
How could there be such a powerful general!

This combat capability is no worse than any commander of the eight battalions!
Moreover, he is close to the level of a Martial Saint, and can completely change the situation of a battle if there are no warriors of the same level.

Li Gong...

You don’t even mention this?!
How dare he harm the Allies like this!

From this point of view, the surrender of those generals from the Qing Kingdom might be true. Only such a powerful general could suppress so many surrendered generals from the Tongmai Kingdom!

"Surround him too!"

"withdraw--"

Fan Jiaxiao had no intention of continuing to fight. He only wanted to use human lives to delay the fierce general and then break out as quickly as possible.

……

"almost."

Fang Qingyun had already left the mountaintop under Wang Zhi's push. He said calmly, "Brother, our goal has been achieved. Let them break out. After all, they have 10,000 people, and we only brought 1,500 people. We just used the rain to create a false formation. If we keep chasing them, we will be exposed. This place is not too far from Nanxu's camp. Once support arrives, it will be very troublesome."

"No, try again!"

Chen Sanshi looked at the chaotic fight in the rainy night and said, "Brother, what do you think of the Eighteen Dark Ding Rolling Thunder Formation?"

"You mean the formation in the heavenly book?"

Fang Qingyun understood and said, "I understand. Then I'll leave it to you, Junior Brother. My mission is complete. It's raining and cold, so I'll go back and rest. Lao Liu, let's go."

"I pushed you because I felt sorry for you being a cripple. Do you really think I am your servant?"

Wang Zhi cursed and pushed Fang Qingyun away.

Chen Sanshi sat on the horse's back, slowly closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the black pearl hidden in his arms. Wisps of white mysterious energy spread like smoke in the rain, lingering around him, and then fed back to all his subordinates.

Heavenly Book and Heavenly Array, Xuanzhu takes advantage of the situation!

It's been a while since I got the Xuanzhu, and it's time to give it a try to see how effective it is.

"Formation——"

In the pouring rain.

Chen Sanshi's voice drowned out the rumbling thunder in the sky.

"Eighteen Dark Ding Rolling Thunder Formation!"

(End of this chapter)