Although the combination of two rivers was powerful, it had two disadvantages. First, it consumed too much talent. Second, there were bound to be fish that slipped through the net. Many barbarians could survive even if they were knocked unconscious by the water and knocked against the mountain walls.
Fang Yun had studied the examples of the seniors in the Mountain Moving Pavilion. He could learn from them, but he couldn't imitate them. Although there were 283 mountains in front of everyone, the positions of the mountains were different. It was useless to imitate them.
However, Fang Yun learned a lot of things that were not limited by the position of the mountains. For example, he discovered that the barbarians could be affected in all aspects. The timing of the exchange of steep mountains and gentle slopes shouldn't be used when the enemy's morale was high. The effect would be great if used when the enemy's morale was low.
Before using the poisonous mountains, he had to kill the barbarians, lizard barbarians, and other barbarians. Once these barbarians were present, the effect of the poisonous insects would be very poor.
Before the troops and horses moved, the provisions would move first. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. This was the biggest reason why Fang Yun was confident in driving Wei Yu away.
Soon, a 10,000-strong barbarian army appeared in front of the mountains. The strongest barbarians were only 20 Demonic Commanders. There were no Demonic Marquises.
The mountains couldn't stop the powerful Demonic Marquises. Any Demonic Marquis was like Han Lin. They had the power to cut off an ordinary river and crush a mountain. The Demonic Kings above them could block the Yangtze River that was hundreds of miles wide.
Fang Yun had observed the mountains before. Without waiting for the barbarian army to approach, he began to combine the two rivers according to what he had learned before.
First, he had to move enough mountains to form a new river. Secondly, he had to choose the point where the two rivers converged, which was the place where the water was stored. Then, he had to choose the amount of water stored according to the enemy's marching speed. If the effect was too low, the enemy might discover it in advance.
After that, he had to force the barbarian army to a place that they had to pass through.
The talents of the previous military geniuses were limited. Even if they combined the two rivers, they couldn't kill too many barbarians at once. But after Fang Yun studied it carefully. He discovered that there was a more powerful way to combine the two rivers.
Fang Yun stretched out his right hand. With a surge of talent, he saw the two mountains exchange positions.
Wei Yu took a closer look and felt that it was strange because these two mountains were not around the river and there was nothing special about them. They were just two mountains, one high and one low, swapping places.
Wei Yu didn't think that Fang Yun had given up on himself, so he paid close attention to Fang Yun while moving the mountain.
Fang Yun was like a child playing with a rock. He moved here and there, seemingly clueless. He was just messing around.
Wei Yu was confused. Even the most ordinary High Scholar could tell that Fang Yun was moving the mountain randomly. The Barbarian army had already reached the edge of the mountains and yet Fang Yun didn't seem to care at all. He was still moving the mountain randomly.
"You … how can your talent be so abundant?" Wei Yu finally couldn't hold it in any longer. Ever since Fang Yun had started moving the mountain, the amount of Qi he had expended was almost half of his High Scholar limit.
Fang Yun did not answer. He continued moving the mountain.
Wei Yu used the distance and size of the mountain to calculate the amount of Qi Fang Yun had expended. When Fang Yun had expended about six inches of Qi, Wei Yu suddenly opened his eyes wide and stared in disbelief at what was happening in front of Fang Yun.
Because … After Fang Yun had moved the two mountains away from the second river, the huge mountain blocked the original river. At the same time, a new gap appeared in the river.
The river originally flowed from the west to the east, but now it had turned 90 degrees. From the gap, the river flowed in a straight line towards the north.
At this point, Wei Yu suddenly realized that Fang Yun wasn't moving the mountain randomly. Instead, he was creating a river channel. Furthermore, he wasn't randomly creating a straight river channel. Instead, he chose the method that consumed the least amount of talent. He created a winding river channel, allowing the water of the second river to flow forward.
Wei Yu looked at the river, and saw that the river water was like a white dragon rushing forward. At the end of the river, Fang Yun had moved the mountain again, changing the course of the first river.
Wei Yu discovered that the place where the two rivers converged was surrounded by dozens of mountains, forming a huge reservoir. Furthermore, there were many small mountains in the reservoir.
"You …" Wei Yu finally understood Fang Yun's purpose. Seventy percent of the small mountains and the surrounding mountains were filled with tall trees. The students could expend their Qi to topple these trees, forming rolling logs. The destructive power was no less than falling rocks.
But now, these mountains were about to be submerged.
Wei Yu could almost imagine the scene of these rolling logs flowing down the river. Many of the demons and barbarians might be able to avoid the flood, but they might not be able to avoid the high-speed rolling logs.
Not long after, Wei Yu discovered another place. To the east of the reservoir, there was a canyon. The mountains on both sides of the canyon weren't steep, but all the stone ridges were abnormally sharp. Once a demon or barbarian was washed by the water and lost control, they might be pierced by the sharp stone ridges.
These stone ridges weren't steep enough, and they expended a lot of Qi. Countless students thought that they were useless. But Wei Yu didn't expect that Fang Yun would actually make use of the stone ridges and use the two rivers to the extreme.
Wei Yu put away the last of his contempt. He discovered that although Fang Yun didn't stop the barbarian army, he had set up many killing moves along the way for the demons and barbarians who were good at swimming. Less than ten percent of the barbarians were good at swimming. It was very likely that they would all be killed unknowingly.
Once the barbarians who were good at swimming died, the barbarians would completely lose the ability to save themselves after the two rivers merged into one.
Cold sweat appeared on Wei Yu's forehead. Previously, no matter how strong Fang Yun was, he was only good at reading and had a talent for poetry and writing. But this Mountain Moving Pavilion tested strategy and planning. It didn't test the gains and losses of one mountain or one land, but the overall situation that only top scholars could understand.
"How many books has this Fang Yun read?"
A trace of regret appeared in Wei Yu's heart. Fang Yun's arrangements in the Mountain Moving Pavilion worried him more than the countless famous works he had written. This meant that they thought that Fang Yun's various weaknesses and inadequacies had long been taken into consideration by Fang Yun.
For example, this time's competition in the Lingyan Pavilion.
To be able to calculate to this extent in the Mountain Moving Pavilion, he definitely wouldn't be so rash as to casually expel a former Grand Scholar from the academy.
Wei Yu's hand couldn't help but tremble slightly.
The students behind him came in one after another. When these students saw the two long rivers converging like two white dragons, they were first stunned. Then, they observed their own mountains while constantly glancing at Fang Yun.
"Isn't Fang Yun's luck too good?"
"What do you mean?"
"Those rivers are all natural. Otherwise, with his remaining talent, it would be impossible for him to open up two rivers."
"Do you think that the Saints who designed the Lingyan Pavilion would be so stupid?"
"Then … then what evidence do you have to prove that this was done by Fang Yun alone?"
"You can tell from Wei Yu's expression."
Everyone looked at Wei Yu and found that his expression was getting worse and worse. Moreover, every time someone came in, Wei Yu would glance at them, as if he was looking for someone. However, he was getting more and more disappointed.
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