Chapter 885

When his hatred gradually subsided, Xu Qi 'an re-examined the battle. He suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and a chill rose in his heart.

With his logical reasoning ability, after listening to Zhang Kaitai's description, he had already replayed the battle in his mind.

The core of the battle was the Witch God.

With the Witch God as the core, it was a game and war.

Helping the monsters and barbarians was only a superficial reason. What Wei Yuan really wanted to do was to deal with the Witch God (the reason was unknown), while the former Emperor and the Witchcraft Cult wanted to protect the Witch God.

The Witchcraft Cult's plan was:

The former Emperor would hold them back. After the army entered the enemy's territory, he would cut off the army's rations and supplies, wearing down Wei Yuan's troops and pushing the Daibun soldiers into the abyss of eternal damnation.

Then, two Third Level Spirit Intellect Masters, a First Level Great Wizard, and a Second Level Sorcerer would finish the battle. As long as Wei Yuan's troops were weakened to a certain extent, they would definitely attack.

Wei Yuan's response was to massacre cities along the way, using war to sustain war. Without rations and military supplies, he pushed all the way to the Fire Country's hinterland and attacked the capital.

Then, he used the waterway to go around the enemy's back.

From this point of view, Wei Yuan expected the imperial court to hold him back. Therefore, he planned to fight a quick battle from the beginning, leaving no room for retreat, no supplies, plundering on the spot, using war to sustain war, and directly pushing to the Witchcraft Cult's base camp.

In the final battle, Wei Yuan faced four super masters. If he was only a Second Level Warrior, it would be impossible for him to defeat the four, let alone fight with the Witch God.

Wei Yuan had also considered this. He had something to rely on, and that was Confucian Sages.

"Everyone thought that this battle was to help the monsters and barbarians and maintain the balance. Who would have thought that there was a deeper purpose behind it … The Witchcraft Cult beat them at their own game and invited them into the trap. Duke Wei also beat them at their own game and summoned Confucian Sages to wipe out the Witchcraft Cult's base. The game and calculation in this is really creepy … "

Xu Qi'an murmured to himself.

He still had a few questions that had yet to be answered. For example, since Duke Wei was a Martial Artist of the Dao Integration Stage, a terrifying expert of the Inhuman Stage, why did he hide his strength for so many years and announce to the public that he had no cultivation and was just an ordinary person?

Also, why did the former Emperor cooperate with the Witchcraft Cult to kill Wei Yuan? Although he was a Second Level Minister, it was indeed creepy. But would it end well by asking a tiger for its skin?

With the relationship between Wei Yuan and the Empress, as long as the former Emperor held onto this weakness, he would have a bargaining chip. Moreover, there was a supervisor overlooking them from above. It was not difficult to maintain the stability of the situation.

On, the Empire's Dynasty, the Emperor's Emperor's Qi's and the enemy's Emperor's army.

Xu Qi 'an thought of a familiar saying: Why did His Majesty rebel?

Emperor's question.

Last but not least, why did Wei Yuan attack the Witchcraft Cult's base at the cost of his life?

I don't even have the ability to collect his corpse … Xu Qi'an felt a pang in his heart.

As his thoughts surged, he took a deep breath. "Duke Wei has been hiding his strength and biding his time?"

Zhang Kaitai hummed in acknowledgment. He looked at the entrance of the tent in a daze and said slowly,

"After the Battle of Shanhai Pass, Duke Wei had a secret talk with His Majesty. Then, he destroyed his cultivation. We couldn't understand it at that time, and we still can't understand it now. I didn't expect that Duke Wei had secretly re-cultivated his martial arts. Although he died in the battle, I am still very happy.

"As the saying goes, a jar never leaves the well. It is inevitable for a general to die on the battlefield. To be able to die on the battlefield as an unparalleled expert, I have no regrets towards Duke Wei."

Xu Qi'an asked again, "Other than Yang Yan and Jiang Lüzhong, you are the only Jinluo who survived. What are your plans for the future?"

"I became a night watchman, and I will always be one." Zhang Kaitai tilted his head and looked at him, "What about you?"

Silence was the response.

At this moment, a Deputy General rushed in with a panicked expression and said loudly, "Lord Commander, the scouts have reported that the Fire Country and the Kang Country have gathered eighty thousand men and horses and are heading towards Jade Sun Pass. They will reach the city in an hour at most."

Zhang Kaitai's expression changed, "Who is the leader?"

The Deputy General said in a low voice, "Fiery King, Nurhega."

Zhang Kaitai was taken aback and fell into silence.

He ordered, "Gather all the Chiliarchs and above for a meeting. Let all the soldiers go to the city wall. Let the Militia go to the warehouse to move the defense equipment and armaments …"

He gave out the orders skillfully and was not in a hurry. However, his stern expression showed that this Jinluo's heart was exceptionally heavy.

After a while, more than ten Generals in armor and swords at their waists stepped into the tent. They cupped their hands towards Xu Qi'an and Zhang Kaitai before taking their seats.

The Generals probably knew that the Yan and Kang Country's armies were about to reach the city. All of them had solemn expressions and did not exchange much pleasantries with Xu Qi'an.

Zhang Kaitai looked around at everyone and said in a low voice, "The Yan and Kang Country's counterattack is here. From the looks of it, the Witchcraft Cult is going to fight to the death with us, Daibun."

All the Generals present were experienced and had a keen sense of war. After retreating back to Jade Sun Pass, they had analyzed the situation.

The Witchcraft Cult had suffered heavy losses in this battle. They had taken down seven cities in a row and there were too many things that needed to be dealt with. Under such circumstances, the right thing to do was to deploy troops to repair the cities that had been taken down and send scouts to keep a close eye on the borders.

It was impossible to start a war in the short term. Otherwise, it would mean that the Witchcraft Cult was going to fight to the death with Daibun.

"We don't have enough troops …"

"We don't have enough rations either. After Chen Ying killed those dog officials from Ministry of Revenue, he found out that the rations weren't delivered at all. Those dog officials had purposely hidden it from us."

"They should have their entire families executed for treason. Our brothers were fighting with their lives at the front while those dog officials stabbed us in the back. Son of a b * tch. "

Zhang Kaitai knocked on the table and corrected the topic.

"What we need to do now is to defend Jade Sun Pass and report to the imperial court so that they can quickly send reinforcements. However, rations are a problem. The rations in the warehouse can't last until the reinforcements arrive. "

One of the Generals muttered, "Since ancient times, Yu Prefecture has been a land that produces rations. The local people won't lack rations, so we can collect rations from them. We can't trust those dog officials anymore, so let's send our own people to collect rations. "

Zhang Kaitai frowned. "This is against the rules, and the people might not be willing. When the time comes, don't be scolded for collecting rations and giving the civil officials an excuse to impeach us. "

"They will be willing."

The local Generals said word by word, "The imperial court may have forgotten the debt from forty years ago, but the people of the three prefectures will not."

After the rations issue came to an end, the Generals turned to discuss the issue of military strength.

All of them frowned.

"With the speed of the imperial court's mobilization of troops, can we defend with just over sixteen thousand people?"

The Witchcraft Cult was not like the barbarians, who relied on corpses to attack cities. The Witchcraft Cult had siege weapons. A small part of them were made by themselves, and the rest were secretly smuggled Daibun weapons.

In the Battle of Shanhai Pass, the Witchcraft Cult learned from the painful experience and summed up the reasons for their defeat. They believed that heavy weapons of mass destruction were the most important reason why Daibun could dominate the nine prefectures.

Therefore, they secretly colluded with the Daibun officials to embezzle the armaments, dismantle them, and imitate them … After so many years, they also learned to make many siege weapons.

Including gunpowder.

However, there were no warlocks in the Witchcraft Cult. The siege weapons, artillery, and ballistae they made were all ordinary things, while Daibun's weapons were magic tools, and their lethality was incomparable.

"We have to defend even if we can't defend. The Witchcraft Cult is a paper tiger. We will win if we beat them back. Even if we can't beat them back, we have to hurt them and hurt their vitality. Just like the Battle of Shanhai Pass, let them down for twenty years. "

"At worst, we will die."

As he spoke, Zhang Kaitai's Deputy General looked at his direct superior and said in a deep voice:

"Chen Ying, that bastard, left the camp without permission. Now we only have a handful of Level Four masters. It will be difficult to stop them. I remember Nurhega is Level Four, a double Level Four in Martial Arts and Wizard System. "

This sentence made the Generals frown, and the atmosphere was solemn.

"Knock, knock …"

Xu Qi'an knocked on the table, attracting everyone's attention, and asked: "Martial Arts and Wizard Dual Cultivation? What kind of person is this Nurhega? "

To be honest, he was experienced and knowledgeable now, but rarely met such a person with a double system.

He was a little surprised.

Cultivation was so difficult, and it was not easy to climb in one system. How could there be extra energy to cultivate another system?

Zhang Kaitai answered his question: "The succession of the throne of the Witchcraft Cult's subsidiary countries is different from our Central Plains. In the system of the Yan, Jing, and Kang Kingdoms, government affairs are handed over to the officials, and the monarch holds military power. Therefore, the successive monarchs are incomparably brave Warrior, and also veteran generals on the battlefield.

"And above the two, there is the Witchcraft Cult's Level Three master as the Master of State. The Master of State does not concern himself with military affairs, but is the most powerful person in the country. Except for not being able to depose the monarch, the Master of State has the right to decide and veto all matters. The monarch is actually more like the commander-in-chief of a country's military forces. "

No wonder the King of the Jing Kingdom, Xiahou Yushu, was praised as a commander second only to Duke Wei. I wonder, these two emperors are just a side job? And it really is a side job …

Xu Qi'an nodded in realization, and roughly understood the hierarchy of theocracy.

Zhang Kaitai continued:

"Nurhaga is the current Fiery King. His overall ability may not be as good as Xiahou Yushu's, but in terms of individual combat power, two Xiahou Yushu are not his match. Nurhaga is not only a peak Level Four, but also a peak Level Four with two systems.

"Before we set off, we were even prepared to exchange two or three Rank-4 fighters for him. Who would have thought … "

Who would have thought that we could not even take down Yan Capital.

Xu Qi'an calmly glanced at the generals present. Seeing their solemn expressions, as if they were a little depressed and depressed because of Zhang Kaitai's narration, he immediately nodded and did not ask any more questions.

Listening to a comrade describe the enemy's strength was a very demoralizing thing.

In terms of war, Xu Qi'an had no experience, so he no longer participated. He closed his eyes and thought.

His silence, on the other hand, made a few generals who knew that Xu Yinluo was a master of the art of war very disappointed.

A peak Level Four with two systems is a little difficult to deal with … Xu Qi'an weighed in his heart and found that he did not have the ability to defeat the opponent.

First of all, the superposition of different systems can produce a qualitative effect. Just like when Xu Qi'an relied on the Confucian magic books to temporarily become an "all-rounder", with the strength of one person, he suppressed Li Miaozhen and Chu Yuanzhen.

And at that time, he was two ranks lower than the two.

Secondly, there are also strong and weak rank-4s. Li Miaozhen, a rising star who had been promoted to Level Four for half a year, was basically beaten up by those peak Level Four powerhouses.

A peak Level Four with two systems, what kind of concept was that?

There were not many who could beat him under Level Three.

"My Heaven and Earth Slash and Taiping Saber can pose a threat to a Level Four master, but only to a weak Level Four like Li Miaozhen. Moreover, I may not be able to hit the opponent. The deterrent effect of the Buddhist Lion's Roar is not effective against Sorcerers who are proficient in the field of spirit. If I can't use that saber, I'm finished …

"Master Shen Shu is also not awake. You can never wake a person who is AFK, even if you say NMSL …

"The Confucian magic books are very strong support, but I don't have the Righteousness to protect my body. If I use it too hard, I will die first. If I don't use it too hard, I won't be able to kill a peak Level Four with two systems … "

After carefully examining his own methods, Xu Qi'an was a little discouraged.

Without cheating, killing a Peak Rank-4 dual system with a Rank-5 body was too much of a stretch. It was almost impossible to do.

Even if he joined forces with Li Miaozhen and Zhang Kai Tai, with the three of them working together, it would not be a problem to defeat Nurhega, but the Fire Country and Kang Kingdom's armies were not short of masters, and they had 80,000 men.

…

Outside Jade Sun Pass.

The sky was blue, and on the desolate plains, a dense army slowly advanced, followed by artillery, infantry, and cavalry.

And in front of the artillery, there were six huge siege vehicles, pulled by 28 horses. These siege vehicles were made by the Fire Country according to the map leaked by the Ministry of War.

They could be lifted and lowered, up to seven feet, enough to deal with the height of most of the city walls. As for those buildings in the dangerous passes, even if they were high enough, the siege vehicles could not drive in.

This was also the reason why Wei Yuan did not bring the siege vehicles to attack the city. The Fire Country's passes were dangerous, and they mostly relied on the terrain, so the siege vehicles had no place to use them.

In the cavalry formation, Nurhega rode on the back of a tall strange beast, shaped like a horse, covered with black scales, with a sharp horn protruding from its forehead.

The Qing Kingdom's Unicorn Scale Beast.

Nurhega's mount was not an ordinary Unicorn Scale Beast. It was the same mother as Xiahou Yushu's beloved horse, the offspring of the psychic demon beast in the Qing Kingdom's horse farm.

"Brother Red Bear, Jade Sun Pass has less than 20,000 defending troops. How long do you think it will take to conquer it?"

The gray-haired Nurhega turned his head and looked at the rider beside him.

It was a sturdy man wearing black armor. There was a vertical scar on the left side of his face, directly from his eyebrows to his chin. This scar not only disfigured his face, but also destroyed one eye.

So it was a one-eyed man.

The identity of this one-eyed man was equally distinguished. He was the younger brother of the Kang Kingdom's King, Su Gu Du Red Bear.

Red Bear, just like his name.

This person was gifted and had amazing strength. When he was in the Spirit Refining realm, he once broke the bones and tendons of a Qi Refining realm Warrior with one punch.

In the Kang Kingdom, this person's cultivation could be ranked in the top 20.

Su Gu Du Red Bear narrowed his eyes, looking at the towering walls of Jade Sun Pass and grinned, "At most half a month."

Nurhega shook his head, "I said five days. Of course, if the situation is as I expected, then maybe three days is enough."

Su Gu Du Red Bear frowned at him.

Nurhega smiled and said, "Wei Yuan is dead. The morale of the Daibun soldiers is low. Seeing our 80,000 troops and horses at the gate is another blow. In addition, most of the high-ranked warriors of Daibun have been killed in Jingshan City. How many masters can there be in a small Jade Sun Pass? Even if there are, is it enough for us to kill? "

Su Gu Du Red Bear nodded slowly.

The burly man continued to speak.

"Moreover, our soldiers are in high spirits. Wei Yuan is at the main altar, and the Daibun God of War died in our Witchcraft Religion's main altar. From another perspective, isn't it exciting?"

They attacked Jade Sun Pass this time under the order of the Witchcraft Religion's main altar. The order conveyed by State Preceptor Ilbu was concise and comprehensive: Kill!

Kill!

Kill as many as you can. Kill as many as you can.

Reenact the massacre of thousands of miles forty years ago.

Nurhega looked at the fluttering Daibun flag at the top of the city wall, narrowed his eyes, and said:

"Wei Yuan slaughtered the people of my Yan Country and shook the destiny of my Witchcraft Religion. Now, it's our turn to shake Daibun's destiny. "

Shaking destiny was very simple. It was war, and it was killing.

A country was made up of people. The larger the population, the stronger the destiny. It went without saying which one had stronger destiny, a small country with ten thousand people or a large country with ten million people.

The Yan and Kang Countries' coalition army stopped. The sound of footsteps, wheels, and armors colliding all disappeared. It was silent.

…

Xu Qi 'an followed Zhang Kaitai and other generals to the top of the city wall. Looking down from a distance, the eighty thousand men and horses were neatly arranged, like pieces of tofu that had been cut.

These eighty thousand men and horses made people feel as small as an ant colony, but they were densely packed, making people feel suffocated, and the sense of oppression was like a tide.

The faces of the guards at the top of the city wall were solemn, as if they were facing a great enemy.

Zhang Kaitai pressed the hilt of his sword, looking solemn, overlooking the army under the city wall, and said in a deep voice:

"The Witchcraft Religion is not the same as the demon barbarians. The demon barbarians have nothing but cavalry. When fighting with the demon barbarians on the battlefield, we will lose more than we win. But the demon barbarians are also very tactful, and rarely attack the city.

"But the Witchcraft Religion has cannons, ballistae, siege weapons, and also infantry who are good at attacking cities with ants."

Xu Qi 'an suggested: "Didn't you say that Duke Wei had penetrated the heart of the Fire Country? The Fire Country had already suffered heavy losses, and now they are gathering their troops. Ha, how many troops can he deploy?

"Maybe, they are very empty inside now. Can we go around and attack the Fire Country's capital?"

Zhang Kaitai shook his head: "It's not that simple. Nurgach is not stupid, he must have left the minimum number of troops to defend the city, and then fortify the walls and clear the field. We have a limited number of cannons, and we can't afford to attack the city.

"If we don't have cannons when the time comes and we haven't taken the city, we will suffer a double loss. The Fire Country's capital, even Duke Wei can't take it in a short period of time, let alone us.

"If we attack other cities, the battle line will be too long, the enemy can easily cut off our rations, and the brothers we sent out will be sacrificed in vain."

Xu Qi 'an nodded slowly.

At that moment, he saw a horse coming out. With his eyesight, he could vaguely see that it was a burly man, with white hair on his temples, eyes as sharp as knives, and an imposing manner.

Beneath him was a ferocious black-scaled beast.

Nurgach? He made a guess in his mind.

Then, including Xu Qi 'an, the guards at the top of the city wall saw the Fire Country's ruler, holding his sword high, turned his horse around, and roared at his own army:

"Sons of the Fire Country, half a month ago, the Daibun army invaded our territory, slaughtered seven cities, slaughtered our parents and brothers, and burned our homes to the ground. Have you forgotten the deep hatred?"

The Fire Country's army roared: "We have not forgotten!"

Nurgach continued to roar:

"This is our hatred, but not our shame. Half a month ago, Wei Yuan died in battle in Jing Shan City, and was killed by our Witchcraft Religion. He paid the price for his actions with his own life. The mighty Daibun's God of War was nothing more than this.

"The God of War that Daibun was so proud of was easily killed by our Witchcraft Religion, and became a stepping stone for us to become famous in the Nine States. Now, it's time to let the weak Daibun taste our anger.

"We want to let Daibun know that the territory of the Witchcraft Religion is not to be violated, and those who kill our people will pay with blood."

With every sentence he said, the morale of the Fire Country soldiers rose a little, and so did their confidence.

In the end, the morale was like a rainbow.

The Kang Kingdom's army was also affected, and their morale was high.

This speech was very successful, because it had a solid foundation, a solid basis: Wei Yuan was killed by our Witchcraft Religion!

In the half a month after the battle of Jing Shan City, Yan Kang and the other three countries spread the news that Wei Yuan was killed at the headquarters, which made the people of the three countries, the soldiers, and even the people of Jianghu extremely excited.

Regardless of whether the propaganda of the Witchcraft Religion was misleading or not, the truth was the truth.

Especially the people of Yan, when they heard the news, the whole country cheered.

Wasn't the famous Daibun's God of War, the one who made the faces of the old soldiers who had participated in the battle turn pale, killed by our Witchcraft Religion in the end?

The people who were originally full of complaints turned from anger to joy, and the army who had lost their confidence was once again full of morale.

On the city wall, Xu Qi 'an's face was gloomy.

Nurhega pointed his blade at Jade Sun Pass and shouted, "Attack the city!"

With one command, the battle began.

The two armies of Yan Kang and Yan Kang were the first to charge. They pushed three siege carts, carried ladders that were over ten meters long, and carried siege hammers that weighed several hundred pounds.

Behind them, the archers, cannons, and ballistae opened fire in unison, covering the infantry as they attacked the city.

On the city wall, the drums sounded like thunder, and the bugle horns blew.

Boom, boom, boom!

The cannons on the parapet fired one after another, and the cannons smashed into the enemy troops. Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and broken limbs flew everywhere.

Bang, bang, bang!

The sound of ballistae firing was clear and melodious. Bolts of condensed white light shot into the distance. The damage of the bolts was inferior to the cannons, but their range and penetrative power were better.

Therefore, the targets of the bolts were the cannons, ballistae, and the enemy's powerhouses further away.

No Warrior below Rank-6 with copper skin and iron bones could withstand a hit from a magic crossbow bolt.

Even a Rank-6 would be heavily injured if he took a direct hit.

Other than the cannons and ballistae, thousands of soldiers nocked arrows and shot downward.

In half an hour, more than a thousand infantry had died in the charge.

The sounds of killing, screams, the roar of cannons, and the firing of crossbow bolts interweaved into a bloody scene.

The only thing that could slowly advance was the siege engines.

The siege carts were huge, and their frames were a mixture of steel and wood. Even if they were hit by a few cannons, they would not cause too much damage. There were also high-ranked Warriors guarding them to prevent the cannons and crossbow bolts from damaging them.

In the steel cabin of each siege car, there were close to a hundred elite soldiers.

Once these people reached the top of the city wall, they would be able to tear a hole in the net of firepower in a short time, reducing the pressure on the soldiers climbing below.

Xu Qi'an, who was staring at the siege soldiers below, turned his gaze and saw that a siege car was already approaching the city wall.

The cannons hurriedly raised the muzzle of the anti-aircraft gun and aimed at the siege car.

A few cannonballs hit it, but it only shook violently and cracked. It could not be destroyed.

"Taiping!"

Xu Qi'an lightly patted his back.

The Taiping Saber was unsheathed with a clang, whistling through the air. The dark golden light of the saber was as fast as a thread, lightly slashing a few load-bearing pillars. In the next moment, there was a series of "kacha" sounds, and the siege car was broken into pieces.

The heavy steel cabin crashed down with a loud bang, crushing dozens of infantry to death.

The peerless God Weapon was invincible.

On top of the city wall, the surrounding Daibun soldiers burst into loud cheers, shouting "Xu Yinluo", their morale soaring.

In the distance, in the cavalry camp, Nurhega frowned, looked around, and asked, "Who is that person?"