Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 343: King Cui's review, the two armies confront each other! (Two in one)

A river meanders across the plain.

In the distance there are forests, bushes, and a towering mountain. Occasionally, there are groups of birds and animals looking around for food.

"kill!"

As the military drums and trumpets sounded, the square array formations on the plain began to move, forming large and small battle formations and engaging in active fighting.

On the top of the mountain, a group of people were watching the fierce competition between the square formations below, competing for victory.

Yang Zhen, Wang Shifu and other small flag leaders were among the group, each staring closely at the battle situation of their own troops, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling.

In front of this group of small flag owners, there was a temporary platform.

The platform was sturdy, with the military flags and numbers of each army flying on them. There were also forty-eight commander-in-chief's chairs, where the forty-eight chief flag masters of the Green Flag Army sat.

They were either chatting and laughing with each other, or keeping silent, or simply closing their eyes and ignoring each other, with different expressions on their faces.

Without exception, these military commanders all have a strong aura, amazing power, and unfathomable strength.

They are the real top combat force of the military. Unless facing powerful enemies, they are rarely seen taking action.

And in front of these generals, there is a throne.

The one who can sit on this throne is undoubtedly the true king of Cuibai Dao, Cui Wang Hu Yuanzhen.

Dressed in a royal robe, his face looks majestic without being angry, and his aura is simple and natural, without showing any signs of his true colors.

He was seen supporting his chin with one hand, squinting his eyes slightly, and examining the military strength displayed by each army with an expressionless face.

No one knew what their king was thinking at the moment, or whether he was satisfied with the performance of the army.

Beside the king, there were hundreds of officials from the palace. They were dressed in dark and loose official uniforms and hats. They also stared at the plain below with serious expressions. Each of them held a pen and wrote something, but no one knew what they were recording.

"Brother Yang, where do you think our 41st Army's military strength would rank this time?" Wang Shifu asked the person next to him.

Yang Zhen exhaled lightly, smiled, and said, "It should be pretty good. The overall combat capability of our army has improved a lot in the past few years. Last time we were ranked in the middle, and this time we should be able to move up a few places."

It can be seen that he is quite optimistic about the military strength of his army.

"If that's true, it's really good." Gao Shuxi crossed his arms across his chest, but there was not much smile on his face.

"It's just that the military system was changed before. I heard that many foreign flag armies have surpassed us in terms of military strength. We may also be the ones to be surpassed."

There is no doubt that as a small flag leader in the army, he is not as optimistic as Yang Zhen.

In his words, it would be good if the 41st Army did not drop in ranking compared to before.

"Brother Gao, you are only boosting others' morale and destroying your own prestige." Another small flag owner, Yan Dingjin, shook his head.

"I'm just telling the truth." Gao Shuxi said calmly.

"The result will be clear soon." Wang Shifu glanced at the tall tree and said nothing more.

On the plain, the two armies, each with ten phalanxes, were fighting fiercely.

Internal Qi and innate Qi turned into waves of energy torrents, which either consumed each other or directly collided and exploded, turning the entire plain upside down.

Although this was a military parade, the scene of the battle between the two armies was like a real battlefield.

In the distance, on the east side of the plain, Song Changming stood in front of the square formation of a thousand men under his command, quietly watching the battlefield in the distance and waiting.

Also waiting were other troops of the 41st Army, arranged in the same neat formation as he was.

In addition, all other Green Flag troops were also present.

If you raise your perspective and look down, you can see that the vast plain is now filled with people, densely packed like ants.

The total number of soldiers added up to more than 500,000!
The only occasion that could bring together all forty-eight Green Flag armies is today's military parade attended by the Green King himself.

"As expected of the Ninth Army, its combat power is indeed extraordinary. It completely overwhelms the enemy. The Seventeenth Army is just unlucky to run into such a strong army right at the start." Guan Yuntai stood beside Song Changming and looked at the battle situation from afar, and couldn't help but click his tongue.

"The Ninth Army is indeed very strong." Feng Xingzhuo nodded.

On the scene, the two armies were facing each other, and from the very beginning, it was a one-sided suppression.

The 17th Army showed no signs of counterattack, proving the huge disparity in combat power between the two armies. It was only a matter of time before they were defeated.

Song Changming said nothing. He had actually experienced the combat effectiveness of the Ninth Army.

He was also deeply impressed by the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Army, Hu Xuzhi.

When the demon disaster struck and Mingju City was under siege, it was thanks to the strong support of the Ninth Army that the city was able to hold on and force the demons to flee in panic.

To this day, he has not forgotten that battle.

"If our army faces the Ninth Army, I'm afraid our chances of winning are not high." Song Changming thought to himself.

Whether it was the quality of the soldiers, the power of the battle formations, or the strength of the generals, the 41st Army where he was located did not have an advantage.

He estimated that if his side was lucky enough to face this experienced army, they would have a 30% chance of winning.

"In the past, grand military parades would last a whole month from opening to closing. I wonder if it will be our turn today." Guan Yuntai said, leaning on his spear.

There was some eagerness in his tone.

"I hope we can have a sparring match sooner rather than later. It's really boring just watching like this." Feng Xingzhuo said with great enthusiasm.

The generals under Song Changming's command were not cowards, and some of them even had some warlike qualities.

Including the ten centurions in the rear, they were all full of fighting spirit, grinning and rubbing their hands ready to fight.

Their commander, on the other hand, did not have much desire to fight, and remained calm as he watched the two armies clash.

Although Song Changming was not afraid of fighting, he was not as warlike as them.

In less than two hours, the battle came to an end.

This one-sided battle ended quickly and was not too tense.

On the mountain stand.

Chu Tianquan's eyes twitched. He had just witnessed the defeat of his army. His face was not looking good, but he still said reluctantly: "Marshal Hu is good at training soldiers. I admit he is better than you."

"Thank you, Marshal Chu." Hu Xu sat on the chair and said lightly.

Suddenly, a majestic voice came from the throne.

"Chu Tianquan, this king is a little disappointed."

Chu Tianquan's expression changed immediately after hearing this. He stood up and saluted, saying, "It is Tianquan who is incompetent. I am willing to accept the punishment."

"I will fine you three years' salary and erase one of your pearls."

When Chu Tianquan heard this, his heart sank and he gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Yes."

No more sound came from the throne, and the golden chair back blocked the view of the many generals, preventing them from seeing King Cui's expression.

Chu Tianquan sat back in his seat, closed his eyes and said nothing, completely losing interest.

Being fined three years' salary was nothing to him. He had the Chu family in the core city behind him, so naturally he didn't care about this salary.

But the punishment of wiping out a bead was more severe than he had expected.

The Marshal's rank is determined by nine beads.

The status of the forty-eight flag leaders in the army is also determined by this.

One bead is the lowest, nine beads are the highest.

He was originally a three-pearl marshal, but now because of his poor performance in this parade, one pearl was erased and he was demoted to a two-pearl marshal.

It must be said that the loss was quite large, and he almost fell to the bottom of the 48 flag owners overnight. If he was not careful in the future and the remaining two pearls were also taken away, then his position as marshal would be lost!

"It seems that this military parade is quite strict."

The other marshals were also waiting attentively, as no one wanted to see the marshal's pearl that they had worked so hard to obtain be taken away like this.

Some were nervous because they knew the combat capability of their own army. If they met a strong opponent, the situation might not be good.

On the plains, the second battle has begun.

All the generals immediately began to pay close attention to the battle situation and were no longer as relaxed as before.

The atmosphere seemed a little tense and serious.

In this battle, the combat power of the two armies was not that disparate. They fought back and forth for a long time, and the result was not decided until the afternoon.

Song Changming originally thought that it would not be their turn today.

Unexpectedly, in the second battle in the afternoon, the soldiers were summoned before they had even taken a few bites of their dry food.

"The next battle will be between the 41st Army and the 5th Army!"

"The next battle will be between the 41st Army and the 5th Army!"

"The next battle will be between the 41st Army and the 5th Army!"

In the sky, dozens of huge white pigeons flew over the military formation, speaking in human language and repeating this sentence.

"The Fifth Army?" Song Changming raised his eyebrows and lowered his arms from across his chest.

Guan Yuntai beside him already took a deep breath, his eyes widened a little, and he couldn't help but say: "It's really unlucky that I got such a hard bone to chew."

"I heard that the Fifth Army is quite strong." Song Changming looked at the white pigeon that flew away above his head and spoke out.

He actually didn't know much about the Fifth Army and had never actually come into contact with it, but he had heard some news about the Fifth Army and knew that this army should be one of the strong ones, similar to the Ninth Army under Hu Xuzhi's command in the morning.

"Who is their marshal?" Song Changming looked at his deputy general Guan Yuntai.

With the background of the Guan family and having worked in the army for more than a decade, Guan Yuntai knew much more about military affairs than him.

"Core city, Meng family, Meng Kunlun." Guan Yuntai shook his head and spread his hands.

"Turns out it was him, no wonder." Song Changming murmured.

This man from the Meng family is considered a well-known strongman in the army. He has made great military achievements and there are only a handful of people in the military who can compare with him.

Although their commander-in-chief Wang Tianshuang is not bad, his reputation in the army is not as good as this person.

"How does it compare with the Ninth Army?" Feng Xingzhuo asked.

"It's hard to say, they should be on par with each other." Guan Yuntai said in a deep voice.

Feng Xingzhuo nodded, and roughly understood the level of his opponent's strength.

After all, everyone had witnessed the performance of the Ninth Army just now.

As Guan Yuntai said, this is indeed a tough nut to crack.

The war drums beat, the horns blew, and Song Changming raised the ink-black long sword in his hand.

The thousand-man team behind him all had stern expressions on their faces, and the aura of each person began to slowly brew, and the fighting spirit was like strong liquor, gradually becoming hot and boiling!

"war!"

Thousands of people shouted together to boost morale!
The spears and swords in their hands were the same as the sword in Song Changming's hand, made of ink-colored material and with blunt blades.

After all, this battle is just a drill, not a real fight to the death, so these weapons and equipment are specially provided by the military and have limited power and will not easily hurt people.

In addition to these weapons, each person is also equipped with a talisman.

Once activated, the rune will form a layer of protection on the body surface. When this layer of protection is broken, the combatant is defined as dead in battle and must actively evacuate the battlefield and cannot stay any longer.

Simply put, this layer of protection of the rune is like a personal health bar.

When the two armies fight next, how to protect one's own health bar from being depleted becomes the top priority.

Song Changming didn't waste any time and led his troops directly to the central battlefield.

At the same time, eleven other troop units in the army, including Xing Tiexin, also set out one after another.

At the peak stand.

"I didn't expect that the first battle would be against Meng Kunlun's Fifth Army"

Upon hearing the news, Yang Zhen and the others' faces turned grim. They felt worried and helpless, and felt very disappointed.

"We can only hope that we don't lose too badly, otherwise not only will the Marshal be punished, but we will also have a hard time." Yan Dingjin sighed.

"." Yang Zhen was speechless for a moment.

No matter how confident he was in his own army, his confidence was not blind. He knew very well that this battle would be disastrous.

As Yan Dingjin said, losing less is winning.

Gao Shuxi glanced at Yang Zhen lightly and didn't say much.

At the commander's chair, some gloating eyes were already cast upon Wang Tianshuang.

"Tianshuang, are you okay?" a general asked with a smile.

"Very good." Wang Tianshuang said expressionlessly.

Meng Kunlun, who was not far away, did not show any expression, and did not even open his eyes, as if he was taking a nap with his eyes closed.

Soon, the two armies lined up and stood in the established formation.

Song Changming's troop formation was located on the left wing of the army, responsible for the task of flanking the flank.

As for the troops led by Xing Tiexin, they were located in the center of the army and were responsible for frontal attacks.

Song Changming raised his eyes and looked upwards.

Not only were there officials on the mountaintops recording the battle situation, but there were also hundreds of inspection teams from the royal palace in the air above, responsible for supervising the work.

Anyone who disobeys the rules or intentionally hurts others will be severely punished once discovered.

This is somewhat similar to the work of a referee.

At this moment, the plain on the battlefield was bare, and the original grass and trees had long been destroyed after the previous three battles.

When it was Song Changming and his team's turn, the environment became bumpy and sandy.

"What to do, I'm a little nervous."

"What are you afraid of? I didn't panic when I fought with the monsters. This time it's not a life-and-death fight, so why should I be afraid?"

"That's it, new here, just do it!"

"The battle formation is the key, but you must not lose your composure. You must hold on steady. Fighting alone will only lead to your downfall faster!"

"The king and the commander are watching us, so cheer up!"

"Whoever dares to mess up today, I will crush his balls when I get back."

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As the two armies faced off, the overwhelming pressure that suddenly came, together with the natural austere atmosphere of the battlefield, caused some of the new recruits to unconsciously become a little panicked.

The veteran soldiers standing by saw this and encouraged the new recruits in their own ways.

At this moment, we should put everything aside and win through unity!

(End of this chapter)