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Chapter 197 If you think like this, you will definitely do something cool! (Please subscribe and vote)
In front of the Holy Mountain of Emur, a huge army is approaching.

This shocked the Snow Eagle tribe soldiers guarding the city. Is this the army of the Tiance Dynasty?

Because yesterday, this army defeated the 20-strong coalition force of the royal court head-on, and they were full of momentum and murderous intent.

The defeated remnants of the coalition forces retreated to the Holy Mountain City, and the news naturally spread in the Holy Mountain City.

Now that the enemy is powerful, the Snow Eagle tribe soldiers defending the city are also in panic.

At this time, Altai, the general of the Snow Eagle tribe, was on the city wall boosting morale.

Altai had been marching and fighting for many years, so he naturally knew what to say at this time.

When he saw that the army of the Tiance Dynasty stopped and did not attack directly, he said: "Brothers, see, even the army of the Tiance Dynasty is afraid of our Holy Mountain City. The Holy Mountain City is the number one fortress in the world! We can hold the pass with one man and ten thousand men cannot break through!"

Hearing this, the morale of the Snow Eagle tribe soldiers began to recover.

They thought, that’s right, no matter how powerful the Tiance Dynasty’s army is, they still rely on the strength of the city.

Besides, this is an uphill slope, and it would take a lot of effort for the soldiers on the opposite side to climb up.

What's more, there is a powerful city defense formation and there are many experts and strong men in the clan. What is there to be afraid of?

Seeing this, Altai continued to say that the army of the Tiance Dynasty had traveled a long distance to this place, and they must not have much supplies, and the supply lines could not function normally.

As long as they defend the city and find a way to cut off the Tian Ce Dynasty's supply lines, most of the Tian Ce Dynasty's army will starve to death. Then they can rush out and annihilate the Tian Ce Dynasty's army in one fell swoop, creating history and going down in history!

Speaking of this, not only the Snow Eagle tribe soldiers were excited, but Altai himself was also excited.

If that were true, it would be perfect.

Watching the Snow Eagle tribe soldiers regain their fighting spirit, Altai looked into the distance from the gate of the Holy Mountain City.

The more he looked at it, the more regrettable he felt. If the Giant Bear Tribe's leader Shatushe, that idiot, had not wasted 200,000 troops and instead sent a surprise force to catch the enemy off guard, then there would have been a chance to turn the tables.

Altai has also issued orders to the surrounding tribes to continue to gather special forces to cut off the supply lines of the Tiance Dynasty army.

However, Altai also knew that this was just self-consolation. The army of the Tiance Dynasty had been conquering cities and territories and had already seized a lot of supplies, so they would not starve to death for a while.

The most important thing is that Khan Tuoba Zhen is not in the Holy Mountain City. This is the main reason for the low morale of the soldiers.

Tuoba Zhen is the faith of the Snow Eagle tribe. With him around, these soldiers feel that they are an invincible army.

All Altai can do now is to stabilize the soldiers' emotions as much as possible and wait for Tuoba to really return.

Tuoba Zhen had indeed made a wrong judgment. He felt that Biyou Tianzun's formation should be able to hold off the Tiance Dynasty army for a while.

Even if he fails, he will find a way to inform Tuoba Zhen.

Who knew that Biyou Tianzun surrendered directly without telling him what happened.

Tuoba Zhen was unable to keep track of Li Chen’s movements at all times, just as Li Chen didn’t know that he was not in Shengshan City.

When Tuoba Zhen was rushing back, Li Chen's army had already arrived at the foot of the Holy Mountain City.

Before your eyes is a majestic holy mountain thousands of meters high, or you can say a mountain range.

This area is covered with snow and full of spiritual energy, which is indeed suitable for building a city and practicing.

The Snow Eagle tribe's city is made not of unmelting ice, but of special rocks that are extremely strong, so the method used to deal with unmelting ice will definitely not work.

The biggest advantage of the Snow Eagle Tribe is that the soldiers have been blessed by the Snow Leopard God and have strong regenerative abilities.

Not as exaggerated as Tuoba Zhen, but not to be underestimated.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the baptism of the holy blood of the Snow Leopard God means obtaining a drop of blood from the Snow Leopard God.

The blessing of the Snow Leopard God is to pick up the Snow Leopard God's excrement, cook it and let the soldiers eat it.

No matter where you are from, you will always describe these things as beautiful, so beautiful that people will yearn for them.

You can't just say it directly. Not many people are as vulgar as Xu Zifeng.

But to be honest, due to the special physique of the Snow Leopard God, those who obtain its "opportunity" also have powerful regenerative abilities.

Just like what Biyou Tianzun told Li Chen, how Tuoba really was immortal.

In fact, Biyou Tianzun didn't know what it was exactly. This was just something Tuoba Zhen said, and Biyou Tianzun had no way to find the Snow Leopard God to verify it.

The Snow Leopard God is very mysterious in the north and not everyone can see him.

Only those with enough luck can see the true appearance of the Snow Leopard God.

Outside the towering Holy Mountain City, people from the Tiance Dynasty began to challenge.

However, there was no response from the Snow Eagle tribe. If they were not fools, they would not dare to go out of the city to fight.

The destruction of an army of 200,000 yesterday is still fresh in our memory.

The Northern Army of the Tian Ce Dynasty, whether in terms of the training of military horses, the deployment of weapons, the daily training of soldiers, or the practice of the Harmonic Pulse Formation, was originally prepared to attack the royal court.

Therefore, the commander of the Holy Mountain City did not fight back, allowing the army of the Tiance Dynasty to attack if they dared.

Then it was the usual process, with the two armies shouting and cursing in front of the battlefield.

The attacking side should let the defending side have the courage to come out and not hide behind.

The defending side told the attacking side to stop talking nonsense and attack if they dare.

Li Chen was very curious. He had heard that Tuoba Zhen was brave and good at fighting. Why didn't he show up? Was he plotting something?
This is a very favorable situation. If the situation is reversed, others will become famous and achieve unprecedented achievements.

Li Chen was very cautious. Just now, a general asked to fight and said he would personally lead the troops to clear the way for the Tiance Dynasty army, but Li Chen refused and asked him to be patient.

Even though Li Chen had little experience in marching and fighting, he could tell at a glance that this was an uphill road and the Tiance Dynasty's army was making a feint attack. There were high cities, formations, and various defensive facilities on the opposite side, just waiting for the attackers to arrive.

Even if this kind of attack is launched, the losses will be huge.

Li Chen has always been a person who likes to win the game by a crushing victory, but he doesn't really like this kind of fierce battle.

He ordered to set up camp first and observe for a while.

In fact, if he hadn't given this order, Guo Poyun would have proposed it immediately.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, the Holy Mountain City is now an unknown number to the army of the Tiance Dynasty. He must investigate clearly which place is weaker, how strong the defense is, and the structure of the opposite formation and harmonious pulse formation.

If you go in without knowing anything, you can easily suffer a big loss.

However, Guo Poyun felt relieved to see that Li Chen could take the initiative to speak out.

Generals were afraid that the emperor would be ambitious and, based on his own preferences and shallow knowledge, would command the army recklessly, thus putting the army into trouble and being defeated by the enemy with fewer troops.

This kind of king is basically nailed to the pillar of shame.

Li Chen had just arrived in the north and did not have any particularly sophisticated commands, but Guo Poyun felt that an emperor who did not cause trouble was the sage monarch of the time.

The more times like this happened, the more Guo Poyun knew that he should not praise Li Chen indiscriminately. If he praised Li Chen too much, unexpected events would occur in the battle that he would not have lost otherwise.

Following Li Chen's instructions, Guo Poyun chose a more suitable place to set up camp.

The choice of this place is very important, because we are now deep in the hinterland and cannot be attacked by the royal cavalry.

If the cavalry were allowed to charge in, killing ten with one would not be a problem.

Patrols have to be arranged, etc., which are all Guo Poyun's job.

But it was not very troublesome. The generals of the Tiance Dynasty were very professional. He only needed to say a few words and his men would start working.

In the central army tent, everyone was discussing strategies to defeat the enemy.

Li Chen didn't say anything, just watched them discuss.

In fact, at the beginning, Li Chen felt that marching and fighting was very troublesome.

But now it seems that's all.

Because in Li Chen's view, all these matters should be left to his generals, just like the morning court, where his courtiers would discuss, analyze each other's tactics, and even make supplements.

Li Chen felt that he was just a leader, and there was no need for him to do or think about every little thing.

The reason why we have so many subordinates is to let them do things.

All Li Chen needs to do is listen and summarize, and not be self-righteous.

This place is like a small court, and the discussion below is intense. If Li Chen doesn't want to trouble himself, he will use the blame-shifting tactic and ask Guo Poyun how to deal with it.

It was like during the morning court session, anything that he was too lazy to think about was left to Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan to think about.

After all, Guo Poyun and Zhao Wenyuan have been able to get to this point because they have good experience and abilities in all aspects. They are also old ministers who have followed the late emperor all the way to this point, and their battle records are verifiable.

Li Chen just felt that he was doing something very casual and making use of everyone's abilities.

But in Guo Poyun's opinion, this is the Holy King!
Especially when the army is approaching the enemy's main city, which emperor would not want to make an unprecedented contribution!

As long as you think this way, you will definitely do something cool yourself.

This kind of outrageous operation can often kill oneself and ruin the army.

At this time, Li Chen was still able to listen to the advice of his ministers and ask for their opinions. Guo Poyun was almost in tears. He felt that Li Chen was really great.

At this time, Guo Poyun could be sure that Li Chen was undoubtedly a wise leader that was rarely seen in a thousand years!

In fact, Li Chen just thought it was too troublesome and didn't want to work.

If you can solve it, then solve it yourselves. If you can’t, I’ll come back.

After a long discussion in the central military tent, a summary was finally reached.

Guo Poyun decided to let Liu Hao and Li Ling lead another army respectively to continue the challenge and attract the attention of the main force of Shengshan City.

Then Guo Poyun ordered the reconnaissance troops who were familiar with the formation and terrain to sneak into the vicinity to investigate.

As a powerful figure in the sect, Master Wanfeng naturally asked for permission to investigate. He was a relatively comprehensive cultivator and must have studied some battle formations. Guo Poyun felt it was great to have him take action.

With Li Chen in charge of the central military tent, it will definitely be very stable.

Mr. Wu and Fairy Youlan also asked to cooperate with Master Wanfeng to investigate.

According to Master Wanfeng, if necessary, the three of them could directly break the formation and give the Snow Eagle Royal Court a surprise.

This sentence was very heroic, and the generals in the central military tent cheered again and again.

As long as he can break the formation, Guo Poyun will then prepare siege equipment based on the height of the Holy Mountain City, the deployment of the army and other factors.

The most important thing now is to find out what Tuoba Zhen is doing and whether he is going to do something crazy.

Tuoba Zhen hasn't shown up yet, and Guo Poyun has no idea what to do.

Before arriving, Guo Poyun conducted a serious investigation into the information of all the generals of the Snow Eagle Royal Court.

That's right, all the generals.

Anyone who can become the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces must have some abilities.

He didn't want the Northern Expedition to fail because of underestimating the enemy.

Just like Zhao Wenyuan, the chief civil official, he knew all the information about most of the court officials, as well as officials in the capital and local officials.

Guo Poyun attached great importance to this Northern Expedition and conducted a detailed investigation of Tuoba Zhen's information.

Guo Poyun has been analyzing the records from Tuoba Zhen's first time on the battlefield to the present.

At that time, the deputy general beside Guo Poyun felt that the general thought too highly of Tuoba Zhen, so why was it necessary to go to so much trouble to analyze the information?
When General Guo was marching to fight, Tuoba Zhen was not even born yet. How could his experience compare to General Guo's?

Upon hearing this, Guo Poyun said seriously on the spot: Underestimating any opponent is the beginning of failure.

Only by thoroughly investigating Tuoba Zhen can we determine from his records of marching and fighting his favorite fighting style, what he likes to do when he uses more troops to defeat fewer, and how he handles it when he uses fewer troops to defeat more.

In this way, we can simulate his way of thinking during the battle between the two armies and be prepared for any eventuality.

Guo Poyun’s reputation as a legendary general of the Tiance Dynasty is not undeserved.

At his age, his vast experience is enough to make him proud and capable of dealing with any unexpected problems, but he becomes more cautious as he gets older.

Therefore, Guo Poyun analyzed that in this situation where the few are fighting against the many, Tuoba Zhen should use the "decapitation" tactic.

Tuoba Zhen's fighting ability is extremely strong, and he can be described as 'invincible and undefeated' since he started fighting.

In the situation of being outnumbered, you only need to kill the core figures of the enemy to greatly undermine the enemy's morale. The soldiers in your own camp will be greatly encouraged and will naturally be able to fight ten with one and defeat the larger force with the smaller force.

According to Tuoba Zhen's records, he should use the methods of challenging the enemy in front of the battle array and launching surprise attacks late at night to bring out the advantages of the 'decapitation' tactic.

If it were in the past, Guo Poyun was the leader of the three armies and a core figure, and he had to pay attention to his own safety. If he was killed, the Northern Army would be in complete chaos.

Therefore, Guo Poyun never appeared in front of the two armies, and even the location of the main camp was a secret.

When two armies are at war, confidentiality is extremely important.

But now it’s different. With the appearance of Li Chen, he will undoubtedly become a well-deserved pillar in the northern army of the Tiance Dynasty.

Li Chen would definitely be the one that Tuoba Zhen wanted to kill.

What Guo Poyun found strange was that why Tuoba Zhen didn't show up when he challenged him today?
Could it be that he was not sure he could kill Li Chen head-on, so he planned a surprise attack late at night?
In any case, Guo Poyun told Li Chen this speculation and asked Li Chen to pay attention to it.

Li Chen also investigated information about Tuoba Zhen.

In addition to what Biyou Tianzun said, Tuoba Zhen's strength was far above his, but he didn't know exactly how much. The two had never fought to the death, and it was difficult to know each other's strength without revealing their trump cards.

Since Tuoba Zhen still has the ability of immortality, Li Chen will naturally not be careless. He has always been very steady.

This time when he went north, he also brought many props prepared for Tuoba Zhen in his "treasure bag".

Hearing what Guo Poyun said, there would be no attack on the city today anyway, so when he rested at night, Li Chen also prepared to set up a few formations in front of the formation.

If Tuoba really dares to come, he will never come back.

The confrontation between the two armies was no joke. After the discussion was almost over, under the command of Guo Poyun, everyone received orders to leave the tent.

Liu Hao, Li Ling, and the son of luck Chen Xuannan, led their troops to the foot of the Holy Mountain City.

It has to be said that Liu Hao and Li Ling are both people who want to be the first to arrive.

As long as you get it here, you will be awarded various titles, high positions and generous salaries when you return.

Because they are in a competitive relationship, the two of them started to know each other. I can’t say how good their relationship is, but I can say that they can call each other by their names.

As a saint in his previous life, Chen Xuannan must have some understanding of battle formations. He came to inquire first to see if there was any result. If he could find a strategy to defeat the enemy, it would definitely increase Li Ling's military merit.

When we arrived, we saw our old rival Altai on the opposite city wall.

Liu Hao let the soldiers shout and curse, but what he got in return was attacks from bows and arrows and rolling stones.

After determining the enemy's shooting range, Liu Hao continued with today's challenge. Anyway, without Guo Poyun's order, he didn't dare to lead his soldiers to attack easily.

Liu Hao just didn't understand one thing. He was the deputy general of the vanguard army, so where did the vanguard general go?
But we have to thank Xu Zifeng for his mischief. Without Xu Zifeng, Liu Hao would have been able to gain a lot of military merits.

At night, Liu Hao, who had gained nothing, could only lead his troops back to the camp, while Li Ling continued to stay here, pretending to be an enemy. These were the tactics they had discussed.

Because at this time, the reconnaissance troops of the Tiance Dynasty and the masters of the sect will begin to explore the formation of the Holy Mountain City and the situation inside.

The Saint Realm team that Master Wanfeng is in has arrived near the Holy Mountain City.

After they observed for a while, Master Wanfeng said, "To activate such a large formation, there must be treasures maintaining it. The best way is to sneak in and destroy the treasures maintaining it. Then the formation will naturally fail to activate."

In fact, another way to destroy a large formation is to use one formation against another.

But this is a huge city, not a sect like the Tianlang Sect. Even if Master Wanfeng is confident, he doesn't think that he and the other two people can join forces to create a formation larger than this one.

In order to use the core of the formation against the formation, you also need to have some understanding of the formation in front of you in order to be able to restrain it.

This obviously cannot be analyzed in a short time, so Master Wanfeng suggested a more appropriate method.

But how to get in becomes the key.

First of all, we need to know where the opening of the formation is, that is, the place where people can enter and exit.

Master Wanfeng remembered that according to Guo Poyun's guess, if Tuoba Zhen attacked Li Chen at night, he would definitely come out of Shengshan City.

So Master Wanfeng decided what he was going to do. They searched nearby for a spot where Tuoba Zhen might come out. When Tuoba Zhen led his team to leave, the formation would naturally activate. They could then take the opportunity to enter and forcibly destroy the formation.

This is the combined efforts of three saints, and Master Wanfeng is very confident.

I even thought about whether I should just kill Tuoba Zhen!

(End of this chapter)