After being choked to death by a copper coin, she became a demon Jin Ji in the other world

[I think so too, and this place looks quite bad. Where I just fell, I also didn’t see a single living person, and I didn’t even find a willow tree with intact bark. Instead, I saw a scene of white bones covering the ground and broken walls.]

[Your Majesty, it is the same over there. In addition, I also found that there seems to be energy flowing in the ground veins here. In other words, the creatures living here are not just humans. Some legendary monsters and demons may also appear here.]

[Hiss, demons and ghosts? How could the otherworld allow them to do whatever they want? ]

[If this place is the territory of the other world, then of course it won’t happen, but from the look of this place, it doesn’t look like the other world.]

【Then where could this place be? 】

[Master, don't forget that we were at the border between the inner world and Zhaowu Army. If this place is not the inner world, then it can only be Zhaowu Army.]

[Uh, will it be bad?]

[It will be very bad. The outer world under the rule of Zhaowu Army is very chaotic. Just as Zigui just said, all kinds of monsters may appear. Of course, with a few of us here, those natives are not worthy of carrying shoes for you, the master.]

[But the problem is that the Zhaowu Army is not stupid, deaf, or blind. If we act recklessly here, we will be easily discovered by them and then be hunted down by them.]

[Alas, then there is no way for us to leave secretly? ]

[It's not that there is no solution. The parts we collected on the border battlefield are enough for us to assemble a small warship and leave here.]

[That's right, but the problem is that Gu Tu and Du Juan are missing, and we need the assembly drawings in Gu Tu's head and the rest of the parts on their bodies.]

[Well, okay, no matter where this place is, we should make the best of it. Our next priority is to find Gu Gutu and Du Juan. As for the rest, we can only take it one step at a time.]

Everyone present had no objection to this, but although their primary task was to find the lost members, at this stage they still had to figure out where this place was and what era it was in before they could make their next plans.

Normally, this question is easy to figure out. You can just ask anyone and the answer will be yes. However, Shen Yuelan and her friends searched the area for several kilometers and didn't see a single living person. There were only a lot of ruins and bones.

Chapter 354: Fenglangjuxu

As time passed, everyone's expressions became more and more solemn. They had walked along the way but had not found a single living person. It was as if all the people in the world had been slaughtered.

[Could there be an evil ghost like Dujuan lurking here? Otherwise, how could it be so "clean"? ]

[Sister Suchang, aren't you afraid that Dujuan will cause trouble for you when she comes back?]

[What are you afraid of? Both you and I have the means to control her. It is not certain who will bully whom at that time.]

Just as the two were arguing, the ground suddenly began to tremble. Shen Yuelan and the others initially thought that they had encountered a [earth dragon turning over], but the sharp-eyed Ying Zigui suddenly discovered that there was thick smoke on the distant horizon and the sound of horse hooves seemed to be heard.

Everyone understood that a large group of cavalry was approaching them. Shen Yuelan did not dare to be careless and immediately ordered Ying Zigui to organize a thousand Shen Ce troops to line up to meet the enemy. No matter whether they were enemies or friends, it was always right to be cautious.

[My king, why don't you send Yao Dao Ji to fight? 】

[The situation is unclear now. With so many demon sword princesses gathered together, their targets are too obvious. It is easy for the Zhaowu Army to find out. We cannot use them lightly. Let the Shen Ce Army test the situation first.]

【promise.】

Although the Shence Army is not the strongest army in the Tang Dynasty, it is only relatively speaking. Before this, when Shen Yuelan was free, she let the Song Imperial Army practice with the Shence Army. It took three Song Imperial Army soldiers to kill one Shence Army soldier. This shows the combat effectiveness of the Shence Army.

Under the command of Ying Zigui, more than a thousand Shen Ce soldiers quickly formed a battle formation, with shield soldiers lined up in the front, spear soldiers lying in ambush in the back, archers in the middle shooting, and swordsmen and axemen staying at the end waiting to charge. Although this formation was not the best configuration for defending against cavalry, it was enough to give the enemy a hard time.

【kill!!】

As the enemy approaches, the rumbling sound of the earth like raging waves resounds in everyone's ears. The golden weapons and iron horses, the fierceness that swallows the thousands of miles like a tiger, it should be like this!

Shen Yuelan did not have the slightest fear at this moment, her eyes were sparkling. As the absolute main force in the late Tang Dynasty, the strength of the Shen Ce Army was naturally not to be underestimated. If they had horses, they could naturally transform into the Tang Dynasty's cavalry and sweep across the wilderness.

Shen Yuelan was a man in his previous life. Like other boys, he had a heroic dream of riding a horse to travel the world since he was a child. Riding alone for thousands of miles was a bit too simple, but if he could lead more than 10,000 cavalrymen to attack Huanglong and conquer the Wolf's Lair, he would have no regrets in his life.

Now there are already ten thousand cavalrymen, but there are not enough horses to match them. Shen Yuelan was worried that he would not be able to realize his dream because he had no horses to buy. The appearance of this group of cavalrymen was like a pillow for him, just in time.

[Zigui, you are in charge of commanding the more than 10,000 Shen Ce troops. Try not to hurt the horses. I want to use them for my own purposes.]

【promise!】

When the enemy got closer, Shen Yuelan finally got a clear look at their general appearance. Looking at their clothes, they were all wearing pants, long boots, long robes and hoods. These were the attire of the Hu people of the Xiongnu. They must be Hun cavalry without a doubt.

[The Xiongnu tribe? This is not the surface world in the inner world, but there is an army of the same race. Sigh, this is a little hard to guess.]

[It’s not easy to guess, but the scope has been narrowed down. When Su Xuan and I were doing business in the Bei Empire, we heard from Bei that there are many kinds of surface worlds in this world.]

[There is the original surface world that we have been to before, which has not been disturbed by any external forces; there is also a colored surface world that has been infiltrated by external forces, which can give birth to the existence of immortals and demons. 】

[In addition, there is another existence whose status is lower than the above two surface worlds, and its name is the shadow world. ]

[Shadow world?]

[Yes, the origins of the shadow world are complex and varied, but most of them are parts of the original surface world that were forced to be abandoned due to major changes, which can be history (time) or land (space).]

[Therefore, I think this world may be a shadow world that was forced to be separated from our original surface world.]

[So that's the case, but the scope is still very large. The history of the Xiongnu tribe can be traced back to the Warring States Period, and it was not until the Northern and Southern Dynasties that they completely disappeared. As for the area where they lived, it was even wider. There was no place in the entire Eurasian continent that they had not visited. ]

[Hehe, it seems that A-Lan still doesn't understand what I mean. ]

Ever since she got Ying Zigui, Shen Sushang's mood has become much better, and now she is willing to chat more with others.

[This kind of shadow world is not high-ranking, has little output, and is difficult to manage. Therefore, most of the time, big forces like the inner world are unwilling to spend energy to manage it. This is probably even more true for the Zhaowu Army, which is even less reliable than the inner world. ]

[That is to say, even if we cause a big fuss here, no one will come to stop us, right? ]

[In theory, this is true. In fact, the inner world is very stingy in dealing with this shadow world. They like to collect them, and then select multiple shadow worlds with suitable compatibility to merge and recreate a brand new outer world.]

[The Lin Xin and Quan Xin small worlds given to you by the inner world all came from this, so maybe we can try to do this as well. ]

While Shen Yuelan and the others were chatting, the Shen Ce Army had already been fighting with the invading Hun cavalry.

The Xiongnu cavalry was more powerful than Shen Yuelan had imagined. Although their scimitars were not strong enough to cut through the armor of the Shen Ce Army, their horses could stun the soldiers in the battle formation. In addition, Shen Yuelan had ordered that the horses should not be injured, so the Shen Ce Army had a particularly difficult battle.

Seeing this, Ying Zigui did not dare to be arrogant. He immediately called out all the remaining Shen Ce troops, attempting to crush the enemy with the advantage in numbers.

But the excellence of cavalry lies in its strong mobility and impact capability. If it cannot be completely confined in a small space, the enemy will use its strong impact capability to break through the defense line of the Shen Ce Army again and again, and then use its excellent mobility to break away from the Shen Ce Army's formation and wait for an opportunity to prepare for the next attack.

Although the war at the front was intense, Shen Yuelan was not annoyed at all. As long as she wanted, she could crush the more than a thousand cavalrymen in front of her into ashes at any time.

If the Shen Ce Army is no longer effective, she can just replace them with someone else, so the victory or defeat of the Shen Ce Army is not that important to Shen Yuelan.

What she valued were the excellent Dayuan horses under the Xiongnu's chariots, which were treasures that had never been obtained throughout the Song Dynasty.

Just when Shen Yuelan was thinking about how she would get these thousand horses if the Shen Ce Army was defeated, the war in the front finally showed signs of improvement. After suffering thousands of casualties, the Shen Ce Army finally succeeded in stopping the Xiongnu cavalry.

The reason why they were able to succeed was not because Ying Zigui made any effective decisions, but simply because after several rounds of charges, the horses under the Xiongnu cavalry were exhausted, and the strength and speed of their charge had obviously declined.

At this time, the casualty ratio of the Shen Ce Army had reached 50%. Although the number of the Shen Ce Army was still five times that of the invading Xiongnu cavalry, normally, when the casualty ratio of an army reaches about 30%, it will basically collapse.

The reason why this group of Xiongnu cavalry dared not retreat even after the main force of the Shen Ce Army reinforced them, and dared to attack Ying Zigui's army of 10,000 people many times with only a thousand cavalry, was because they were betting on this.

But it was obvious that they had run into a tough opponent this time.

Chapter 355: The Five Barbarians Invading China

But having said that, Ying Zigui still paid a heavy price to annihilate the group while keeping the horses. At the end of the battle, there were only a thousand people left, an astonishing casualty ratio of nine to one.

But normally, no matter how fierce the cavalry was, they would not be beaten into such a terrible state unless there was a major rout. This made Shen Yuelan realize that this place was different from the surface world in her memory after all, and the creatures here were much stronger than those in the original surface world.

But no matter what, they won the war after all. The remaining thousand or so Shen Ce soldiers were just right for the thousand horses. After finishing the rubbing, Shen Yuelan originally planned to let the thousand horses go.

Unexpectedly, these horses disappeared with the wind after the rubbing was completed. This made Shen Yuelan once again realize the difference between the shadow world and the surface world. Although the creatures in the shadow world are powerful, they are all rootless.

Shen Yuelan gained not only horses from this war, but also some information about this world. Through interrogating the surviving Hun cavalry, they learned that the shadow world template they were in was one of the darkest moments in Chinese history, the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

It also has a name that makes later generations angry because of its lack of fighting spirit, which is called "Five Barbarians Invading China".

The so-called "Five Barbarians Invading China" refers to a period in the late Western Jin Dynasty when many nomadic tribes took advantage of the "Eight Kings Rebellion" of the Western Jin Dynasty, when the country was weak, to establish several non-Han regimes in the Central Plains, forming a confrontation with the southern regimes.

[The Five Barbarians' Invasion of China] lasted for 304 years, from the establishment of the Former Zhao regime (439 AD) to the unification of the north by the Northern Wei Dynasty (135 AD).

[Five Barbarians] mainly refers to the five major Hu tribes: Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Qiang and Di. But in fact, the Five Barbarians is a rough general term for the Hu people who caused chaos in China in the late Western Jin Dynasty, and the number was far more than five.

During this period, the northern ethnic groups and Han people established dozens of countries in North China, varying in strength and size. Among them, sixteen countries existed for a long time and had a significant influence. Together with the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a separatist regime in the south during the same period, they are collectively known as the Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

The Sixteen Kingdoms include Former Zhao (Xiongnu), Later Zhao (Jie), Former Yan (Xianbei), Former Liang (Han), Former Qin (Di), Later Qin (Qiang), Later Yan (Xianbei), Western Qin (Xianbei), Later Liang (Di), Southern Liang (Xianbei), Western Liang (Han), Northern Liang (Lushui Hu), Southern Yan (Xianbei), Northern Yan (Han), Xia (Xiongnu), Cheng Han (Badi), etc.

But in fact, there were far more separatist regimes established in various places during this period. According to later statistics, during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which lasted for more than a hundred years, there may be more than sixty countries with documented records in the north and south.

After the establishment of the Hu regime, the Hu people occupied a dominant position and began to respect the Han people and despise them. The Hu people oppressed the Han people and even called them children, slaves, and dogs. Many of the Hu people called themselves Chinese, respected the Hu people, and prohibited the use of names such as "Hu".

The result of this inequality is rebellion and war again and again.

More than a hundred years of war had reduced the area north of Hengdai to ruins, and the area west of Xiaotong to a complete cessation of activity. The people of Qi and Zhao died in the chaos, and as a result, people's livelihood was depleted, and most of them even ate each other. Bones were scattered all over the fields, and there was no smell of cooking for thousands of miles. There was no one wearing a hat or robe in China.

If the Hun cavalryman had not lied to them, Shen Yuelan and others would be living in such an era now.

According to that person, Shen Yuelan and others speculated that it should be 317 AD, and they were in the Heluo area under the control of the Former Zhao regime.

When Shen Yuelan first confirmed this conclusion, she thought she had lost her mind. What place is Heluo?

It is a vast area between the Yellow River and the Luo River, extending to Tongguan and Huayin in the west, Xingyang in the east, Ruyang in the south, and across the Yellow River to southern Shanxi and Jiyuan in the north. It has been the economic, political and cultural center of China for thousands of years.

What was called "China", "the center of the world", "Middle Earth" and "Center of the Land" in ancient times refers to this place. This is also the place where the rulers of the past three dynasties lived.

This is a place that can be regarded as the ancestral land of Chinese civilization. Now you tell me that there is not a single living person within a hundred miles, and there is not even a decent city. This is the first time that Shen Yuelan felt a toothache after becoming a civil servant in the other world.

[Hiss, the Huns in this world are quite destructive. The Huns in the original world could only massacre a city, but they destroyed the city itself.]

[Your Majesty, the enemy is quite strong. It seems that the Shen Ce Army alone may not be able to achieve anything this time.]

[What are you afraid of? Now that you are here, don't rush back. This place is so good. You can easily deal with the enemy without worrying about changing history. It is really a good place to train soldiers.]

[Tsk, Master, I think you want to avoid work. ]

[You are so talkative! You are the only one who talks too much! ]

[Ah, Zigui, if the Shen Ce Army alone is not enough, I will transfer the remaining Song Imperial Army to you. Oh, and take the three hundred Yao Dao Ji (Song) with you.]

[It's not enough to just have an army. We need to practice actual combat frequently. Look at Yue Wuti. He was so confident when we went there, but he got beaten up by the enemy the next moment. This is a lesson for us.]

[Let's train the soldiers here for a few months, and look for Gu Tu and Du Juan. In the other world, Su Xuan, Su Jiu and the others are there to support us, so nothing will go wrong.]

[Okay, my king, where are we going now? ]

[Haha, the period around 317 AD was a special time period. In 316 AD, Liu Yao of the Former Zhao captured Chang'an and the Western Jin Dynasty perished; in 317 AD, Sima Rui officially became king and the Eastern Jin Dynasty was established; in 319 AD, Shi Le became the King of Zhao in Xiangguo, the two Zhaos coexisted, and the Later Zhao was established.]

[Let’s not worry about the Eastern Jin Dynasty for now, let’s go meet Liu Yuan’s nephew, Liu Yao, the last emperor of the Former Zhao Dynasty.]

[Master, are you planning to attack Chang'an? ]

[Why not? Since it does not affect the true history, what if we are a little unbridled? Moreover, if we want to carry out Su Chang's plan, how can we succeed without removing these thorns in this world?]

What Shen Yuelan said was indeed true. As long as the creatures in this world continued to resist stubbornly, Shen Yuelan and others would not be able to steal this shadow world from the hands of the Zhaowu Army.

[Since that is the case, then I will listen to the king and let her go for once. Pass on my order to lead the army to the west! ]

Following Ying Zigui's command, more than ten thousand troops appeared beside Shen Yuelan and others in an instant, surrounding them and marching towards Chang'an.

More than a thousand Tang cavalrymen led the way as the vanguard, nine thousand Shen Ce troops were the main force of the central army, two thousand Song imperial troops were the rear guards, and three hundred demon swordsmen were the mobile flanks.

Ying Zigui was in charge of the central army, Shen Sushang was guarding the demon sword, Shen Huanyan was in charge of the rear army, and Shen Yuelan herself went to the vanguard army. She was still working hard for her dream of being a hero.

Chapter 356: Death of Liu Yao

The army was in high spirits along the way, especially the vanguard cavalry led by Shen Yuelan, who ran as fast as they could and fell behind the main force of the central army by forty or fifty miles. This was undoubtedly a taboo in military strategy.

But Shen Yuelan didn't care. She herself was a movable anchor point for the army. As long as she wanted, she could instantly summon the tens of thousands of troops behind her at any time. The current arrangement was just as Shen Yuelan had said before, she just wanted to train the soldiers.

However, to be honest, the Huns' war horses are not that easy to ride. The biggest problem is that they do not have iron horseshoes.

If the lack of stirrups means that people cannot maintain balance on horseback for a long time while holding objects in both hands, then the lack of horseshoes will greatly reduce the horse's running endurance, and it will often have to stop and rest after running for several kilometers.

This resulted in Shen Yuelan being unable to distance herself from the main force of the central army even though she wanted her horse to run faster. That little bastard Ying Zigui even sent people to flatter her.

It is said that the king has a good grasp of the scale. Every day when they make fire and cook, they can see each other from afar and support each other.

This made Shen Yuelan very angry, but she had no place to get so many iron horseshoes for the time being. Don't underestimate this thing, it had never been used on a large scale before the Yuan Dynasty.

When Shen Yuelan was thinking about how to shoes these war horses, they arrived at Chang'an City.

Although the geographical locations are similar, the Chang'an City during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was much smaller than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Especially after having just experienced war, the entire city looked even more dilapidated.

Obviously, Liu Cong and Liu Yao did not spend too much time on Chang'an City. Normally, this was a major omission, which would give attackers like Shen Yuelan an opportunity to take advantage.

But Liu Cong and others were not fools. With Shen Yuelan's swaggering attack, the Hun sentinels had already discovered their tracks early on, and Chang'an City had also received the news long ago. The opportunity for battle was fleeting.

Therefore, although the walls of Chang'an City were dilapidated, tens of thousands of cavalry had already gathered outside the city, waiting for Shen Yuelan's arrival.

Shen Yuelan looked at the enemy's ferocious army and felt a little confused for a moment. The city defense skills of these grassland guys were not very good, but it seemed that they did not need to defend Chang'an City.

Moreover, the other side seemed to have more people than herself. Shen Yuelan once again realized that she seemed a bit reckless this time, but since she was here, she would lose face if she didn't bring something back.

Shen Yuelan, who was forced into a corner, unethically took out her ultimate weapon, and the Demon Sword Princess (Qin) Legion reappeared.