When they arrived, only then did they know that the battle situation near Gu Crane City had changed. The Yunxia City army had retreated 500 miles out. They officially joined forces with Blazing Flame Mountain City and formed up at a place known as Huling Hill.
Hu Qianqiu also gave up on defending, not hesitating to push hundreds of miles forward to the core of Weining Province. Along with Qiu Wei, they camped in front of Huling Hill.
In a short 2 days, both sides had clashed dozens of times. Both sides had suffered 200 thousand casualties, both sides had wins and losses.
Learning of this latest development, Hu Zhongyuan's expression changed slightly. Zong Shou summoned the few messengers that Hu Qianqiu sent back to Gu Crane City to ask about it. A moment later, he understood the battle situation in front of him.
"This Feng Nu is really a hero of an area! No wonder he could go up against people like Zong Weiran for so many years and not fall. He can't be underestimated … "
Mobilizing all the troops to invade Ancient Crane City was actually just a facade. Using the battle of Gu Crane City as a cover, he made people silently build a high wall and numerous holes near Huling Hill.
What was rare was that including Gantian Mountain. The scouts from all sides didn't notice anything.
If it wasn't for Taoyun City falling too quickly under his all-out attack, 3 provinces of land would be swept in just 20 days. Half of the three million soldiers under Taoyun City were wiped out in the five consecutive battles. He was afraid that this person would succeed and complete the defensive line at Huling Hill.
… If that was the case, then even Feng Nu and Xiong Ba wouldn't be able to block their wave of attacks. They could also rely on this to cause Gantian Mountain City to bleed dry bit by bit.
Seeing Hu Zhongyuan still nervous, Zong Shou smiled, "Don't worry, the general doesn't listen to the orders of the ruler. Uncle Hu decisively gave up on defense and turned to attack to stop Feng Nu from building this Huling Hill defensive line. If he follows my orders and watches Feng Nu succeed, I will scold him instead. Looking at these 10 over battles, they are all aiming at the vital points of Yunxia and Blazing Flame Mountain. No matter if we win or lose, we can disrupt their rhythm. Uncle Qiu, Uncle Hu, as expected of the famous generals who have been through hundreds of battles … "
His sharp senses told him how crafty Qiu Wei and Hu Qianqiu were. As for Blazing Flame Mountain City, it would at most interfere and prevent them from repairing the defensive line smoothly. As for the east front line that the Yunxia army was defending, they obviously put in 120% of their strength. Of the 200 thousand casualties on both sides, close to 40% came from Yunxia.
Hu Zhongyuan was stunned for a moment, then he heaved a sigh of relief. What he feared the most was Zong Shou's reprimand. From the contempt of the past to the reverence of the present, he had unknowingly completed the transformation.
There were no more battles near Ancient Crane City. Zong Shou decided to stay here and rest for two more days. Only when the twenty thousand elite cavalry under him had completely recovered did he leisurely gallop toward Huling Hill. It was as if he didn't care about the battle at all.
Following him were three thousand more elite cavalry. The leader was called He Li. Not only was he the city lord of Ancient Crane City, he was also the clan leader of the Pill Crane Clan.
Another huge clan under Gantian Mountain, who surrendered to Zong Weiran four years ago. However, they were always roaming outside, helping Gantian Mountain to defend an area. What He Li was leading now was the most elite Pill Crane Cloud Cavalry of their race.
Light armored cavalry, able to travel 1800 miles without stopping or resting. Due to their special mounts, they could fly over mountains and ridges. Their combat strength was a little higher than normal elite cavalry, and they were the most elite light cavalry of Gantian Mountain.
This race often produced spirit masters who were good at medicine and poison. It was said that Zong Weiran had fallen for their tricks before. Who knows how, but he totally subdued this Pill Crane Race, making them willingly serve him. Along with the three million people in Ancient Crane City, they became people under Gantian Mountain.
Zong Shou was poisoned by this Monster race player who came from the Pill Crane Race in the god-emperor game, nearly causing him to die on the spot. One must know that at that time, he was famous for his sword. Even those top players on the same level as the seven emperors didn't cause him to be in such a bad state.
This was why every time this He Li followed beside him, Zong Shou would feel his hair stand on end, and he would be wary and wary.
Luckily, this He Li wasn't that old, only around twenty years old. He looked a little feminine, and when he spoke to everyone, he was always smiling. His voice was soft, and he didn't look like a dangerous person.
Even if he had bad intentions, with his age, his poison path shouldn't be that strong.
The so-called Huling Hill was a small hill that was only ten miles wide, and the highest point was a thousand feet.
Both sides had millions of troops, so naturally, they couldn't all gather in one place. Feng Nu's Huling Hill defense line only used Huling Hill as a link to connect to the few medium-sized cities around. The entire battlefield stretched close to 130 miles. Millions of people were spread out in this region, facing one another and killing one another.
When Zong Shou arrived, he first chose a high ground to observe the area. In just a moment, he knew why Feng Nu would choose this place where the terrain wasn't outstanding.
On one side of this place was a huge mountain. On the other side was a huge river known as Pei River. This place was like a funnel, and at the tip was Huling Hill.
It was indeed an important military area. Blocking this place was equivalent to blocking the vital throat of Weining Province.
It could completely protect the several provinces behind it. Even Xiong Ba could use it as a wing to defend the nearby Shengde Province.
Looking closely at the defense line that Feng Nu built, Zong Shou totally gave up on using the energy destroying crossbows.
It was obvious that Feng Nu had specially prepared for this. The million strong army was spread out extremely widely. Even at the most concentrated area, there were only tens of thousands of people, relying on the high walls to block, and also using cavalry to support. They were able to block Hu Qianqiu's attacks outside of this defense line.
At this moment, although he was looking from afar, Zong Shou had a feeling. Those walls that were already built probably had spiritual formations to block the energy destroying crossbows.
Although the energy destroying crossbow Power was strong, it only had one attacking method. As long as one was prepared, it wasn't hard to deal with it.
This was also why it was such a sharp weapon. In ten thousand years, there weren't many people who used it on the battlefield.
Looking at it for a moment, Zong Shou closed his eyes and thought about it. Then, he casually picked up a tree branch and drew in front of him.
A moment later, the map of the entire Huling Hill battlefront appeared on the muddy ground.
Zong Yuan, Chai Zhou, Ling Xuan, Hu Zhongyuan and the others all looked on silently. Heli's Phoenix eyes slanted as he looked on with interest.
Then, Zong Shou pointed from the left and drew a thin line, pointing to the back of the Huling Hill battlefront, "Zong Yuan, can you lead these 20 thousand elite cavalry to break in from here? I want you to lead them here within 10 hours … "
Zong Yuan's brows furrowed as he bent down to take a look. Taking a look from the front and back, a look of understanding appeared on his face. Then, he didn't ask, directly nodding his head, "I understand!"
The eyes of the people around lit up. The few of them were all people who were well versed in military matters and intuitively noticed that this line was striking at the waist of Yunxiao City.
Their ruler was still as sharp as a few days ago when he swept the 3 provinces.
This place was not only the weakest point of the Yunxia army. If they could break through from here, it would be a huge threat to the back of the Yunxia army. It was enough to force Feng Nu to give up this part of the defense line and retreat to regroup. If they didn't deal with it well, hundreds of thousands of soldiers would be buried here.
Heli couldn't help but praise, this method was vicious and accurate.
Then, he heard Zong Shou point 70 miles behind, "City Lord He, I know that your Pill Crane Cloud Cavalry has always looked down on the Cloud Continent because of your speed. If I order you to go around the nearby mountains and sneak attack the city from the back, how confident are you? How much time do you need? "
"Gushan City?" Heli's eyes constricted, following which he asked curiously, "Apart from this place being wide and connected to all sides, there isn't anything worth paying attention to. Why does ruler care about this place? "
Zong Shou's brows instantly furrowed. During these 10 days, he had led the army to fight in the 3 provinces of Huanlong City. Hu Zhongyuan and the others didn't question his decisions anymore. Even an old general like Chai Yuan also bowed his head and listened to him. Heli's words made him feel a little unaccustomed.
However, he didn't care much about it. He wasn't a domineering person who couldn't stand other people talking to him.
He spoke out his deductions and using the intelligence of the few people here, he could make up for what he missed out on.
He directly pointed at the river, "During these few days, be it Yunxia Mountain City or Blazing Flame Mountain City, they all used this river to transport resources. The grain is also piled up in the few cities beside the river and transported to the army … "
Guhe nodded his head, the situation was indeed as such. However, this didn't seem to have anything to do with Gushan City?
"However, I find something weird. That Feng Nu and Xiong Ba knew that all their cloud ships were destroyed. Our thousand cloud ships have already returned safely and in just a few days, we can enter the river. Why does he still dare to rely so heavily on this river? "
When they heard that, the people around were enlightened, their faces filled with excitement. Guhe's eyes shone brightly.
"The fleet in the river is just a distraction, it might even be a trap to lure our navy over to attack! The true grain gathering place of Yunxia City is in Gushan City? "
As he said that. Guhe's thoughts became more and more scattered, "Ruler sent Zong Yuan to attack from here to distract and attract the Yunxia City troops nearby. So the true heavy blow is here. To be able to be so highly valued by the ruler, I am honored … "
"Zong Yuan and the others went over to bring all of you back safely."
Zong Shou's face was filled with praise, "Anyways, within 20 hours, burn down this Gushan City!"
Guhe didn't say anything, directly bowing. On the contrary, Hu Zhongyuan was a little curious, "Then where is ruler prepared to go?"
"Me?" Zong Shou smiled, "Naturally, I'm going to find Feng Nu and Xiong Ba to negotiate. If I can avoid this battle, it's best if I don't …" If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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