The next day, white mist lingered in the forest north of the mountain range. Looking from afar, it was a vast expanse of white mist. The green Qinling Mountains towered between heaven and earth. Between the mountains stood a towering fortress with white walls. Jiayuan Pass was one of the three major passes in the Qinling Mountains between the Earth Star Province and the Swift White Province. It was also a strategic location leading to the Yihe Kingdom.
The sound of hooves echoed softly. Lin Muyu rode her horse to the front of the team with her Pear Blossom Spear in hand. She slowly activated her Spiritual Pulse Method and suddenly glanced at the southeast direction, saying, "There!"
Wei Chou quickly pulled out a white drill arrow and shot it according to Lin Muyu's gesture!
"Ow ow …"
An armor demon stumbled out of the bushes with his hands covering his throat. The white drill arrow had penetrated his throat. He could not survive and fell down. This was a sentry sent by the demons. Although the intelligence of the armor demons was astonishingly low, they seemed to be able to master simple military tasks such as patrolling and scouting under constant training.
"Anything else?" Wei Chou squinted his eyes and asked.
Lin Muyu shook her head, "Nothing else. When we attack Jiayuan Pass, don't talk to them. When you are 200 meters away from them, directly use your arm strength to shoot the armor demon with the highest military position on the city wall. According to the habits of the armor demon corps, they will definitely chase you out."
"Yes, commander!"
But in fact, it was not as Lin Muyu imagined. When they arrived at Jiayuan Pass, it was full of mist in front of them. They couldn't see the armor demons on the city wall. Instead, they could only hear the clanking sounds of weapons and armors. It seemed that the armor demon corps was mobilizing troops. Wei Chou looked confused and said, "I can't see them. What should I do?"
"It's okay. Let me do it."
Lin Muyu urged her horse to move forward a few steps slowly. Under the gaze of thousands of soldiers in the Longdan Army Camp, she slowly raised her palm. The power of the Sanctuary surged and the fighting spirit roared out, condensing into whirlwinds. It was the mental cultivation method of Reining Sword with Wind. For a moment, the mist in the air swirled rapidly under the driving of the fighting spirit. With a buzzing sound, a spiral passage was formed in the mist. Everything within dozens of meters on the city wall had been clearly seen.
"Alright!"
With a cheer, Wei Chou suddenly raised his hand and nocked an arrow. "Whoosh!" A white diamond arrow flew out again. A centurion of the armored demons retreated to the ground in response, and another arrow pierced his throat. Wei Chou's reputation as the best archer of the imperial army was not undeserved. Perhaps he was even slightly better than the legendary archery of the old general Xu Ying. It was a pity that Xu Ying had died in the battle of Winterfrost City. Otherwise, he would have been another fierce general of the empire.
Lin Muyu sighed with emotions inside. At the same time, the sound of the fortress gate being opened drifted from afar along with the demon language of the armored demons. Howling and messy footsteps, these armored demons had already chased them out.
"Retreat slowly!"
Lin Muyu pulled the reins and urged Treading Snow to retreat slowly. At the same time, she also grabbed the carved bow hanging on the side of the warhorse, turned around and pulled it to a full moon. "Whoosh!" An arrow containing the Mysterious Energy of the Initial Appearance of Starlight penetrated the chest armor of an armored demon, and then the head of an armored demon at the back. The strength of the arrow was amazing!
Wei Chou and Fengxi looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes. Fengxi even said without concealment, "The power of the Sanctuary is indeed not something we can compare with!"
Lin Muyu urged her horse to gallop and smiled slightly, "Don't worry, you will reach this realm one day. Let's go, take the Armored Demon Legion to the Seventy Zhang Forest!"
"Yes!"
In the early morning of autumn, the sunlight fell on the jungle, making people very lazy. However, the soldiers of the Longdan Army Camp did not dare to slack off. They kept shooting arrows at the group of armored demons at the back while urging their horses to keep a distance. The combat power of the armored demons was really amazing. They could still throw powerful spears, axes and other weapons at a distance of more than 100 meters, penetrating the bodies of the cavalrymen of the Longdan Army Camp and killing dozens of them in the blink of an eye.
Lin Muyu frowned. The death of each soldier made her feel heavier. War was not a game, and the armored demons were far more terrible than she had imagined.
When they moved forward, a group of soldiers of the Longdan Army Camp had already been waiting for them. A chiliarch flew forward, cupped his hands and whispered, "Commander, the trap and arrow box have been arranged. The arrow box is on the right, marked with a red cloth. The trap is on the left, marked with a white cloth. Please be careful, commander!"
"Got it."
Lin Muyu raised her eyebrows and said, "Follow me. When the armored demons come, the arrow box must be shot at the same time, forcing them to take the path of the trap."
"Yes, commander!"
Under Lin Muyu's order, thousands of cavalrymen of the Longdan Army Camp galloped past and passed through the gaps of the white cloth under the leadership of Lin Muyu. Behind them, after passing the trap, they immediately shouted loudly. About 3,000 armored demons had almost turned out in full strength, waving their spears and axes and roaring.
"Arrow box, launch!" The chiliarch ordered loudly. The next moment, nearly 50 arrow boxes were launched at the same time, pouring out 5,000 steel arrows in an instant. The power was amazing!
"Puff, puff, puff …"
Blood splashed everywhere. The super close range shooting was very lethal. The heavy steel arrows pierced through the armored demons' bodies and nailed them to the big trees in the jungle. The armored demons who were lucky enough to not be shot stood there dumbfounded. They had never seen the power of human arrow boxes. They hurriedly turned around and ran towards the "deserters" of Lin Muyu.
In fact, if the armored demons launched an attack on the arrow box troop, they could definitely kill all the people of the Longdan Army Camp in two minutes. Unfortunately, the armored demons also knew the feeling of fear. They had long been frightened by this round of shooting from the arrow box. This was exactly what Lin Muyu had guessed correctly.
However, there were arrow boxes on the right and crisscrossing traps waiting for them on the left. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of armored demons had fallen into the deep pit. It was nearly seven or eight meters deep. No matter how hard they flapped their wings, they could not fly up.
"Clang!"
Lin Muyu pulled out her sharp sword and said, "It's like catching turtles in a jar. Shoot them all, leave no one alive!"
"Yes, commander!"
A group of soldiers of the Longdan Army Camp came to the pit and shot arrows at the same time. The armored demons in the pit could only be killed without any chance to resist. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of armored demons were killed again.
On the opposite side of the pit, the Armor Demons about 50 m away were all dumbfounded. In the crowd, an Armor Demon wearing the rank of chiliarch trembled his fangs as he raised his head and looked at Lin Muyu from afar. His scarlet eyes were full of hatred. He raised his spear and roared, "Gangbaso!"
Instantly, the group of armored demons turned around and retreated. They retreated.
This time, the armored demons retreated without putting up a fight!
Lin Muyu frowned his sword-like eyebrows as he watched the armored demons retreating. Just now, the demon general's eyes made him feel a bit cold. These armored demons were not simple fools. Their intelligence seemed to be evolving step by step. Just now, the general's eyes contained not only anger, but also a warning. He warned Lin Muyu to wait for the revenge of the armored demon corps.
Wei Chou slowly lowered the longbow in his hand. After taking a deep breath, he said with an unbelievable smile, "Your Excellency, we … we won … we won the armored demon corps in the field battle!"
Lin Muyu slightly nodded.
All of a sudden, the crowd burst into cheers. This was probably the first time that humans won the armored demons in a battle of equal numbers on the plain. Although they relied on the power of the arrow boxes and the pit, it was still a great victory. This battle was enough to prove that the armored demon corps was not invincible in the field battle.
After calculating the battle results, Zhang Tie found that 1,128 armored demons had been killed; however, the Longdan Army Camp had also lost nearly 100 people. Under such an absolute advantage, the armored demons could still kill nearly 100 fully armored warriors of the Longdan Army Camp. The powerful battle force of the armored demons could be clearly seen.
As usual, they knocked off the fangs of the armored demons as spoils of war and collected their armors and weapons. All of these were ironwares, which were the most valuable treasures in the war time.
Wei Chou's face was full of joy. However, when he looked at Lin Muyu, he was a bit surprised as he asked, "Commander, why are you so gloomy?"
Lin Muyu frowned and said, "I'm afraid that our next battle might be disadvantageous."
"Oh? What do you mean, commander? "
"The armored demons are getting smarter and smarter. I'm afraid that they won't chase us so far to ambush us if we challenge them again. However, we have to take the passes such as Black Pine Pass and Jiayuan Pass. We have to fight them head-on. Wei Chou, do we have any chance to defeat the armored demons in the head-on battlefield? They have at least 5,000 soldiers. "
"This …"
Wei Chou frowned and said, "Commander, you're right. I haven't thought that far …"
"Let's go back and see how the battle is going on on Ah Yan's side."
"Yes, commander!"
…
After returning to Bugu City, the 5,000 Longdan Army Camp led by Qin Yan also came back. However, only over 4,500 people came back. Nearly 500 people were killed. Over 1,300 armored demons were killed by traps. It was a pyrrhic victory.
In the afternoon, in the central tent of the Longdan Army Camp, a group of generals were standing on both sides, holding a post-war conference and waiting for Lin Muyu's instructions.
Lin Muyu was carefully wiping the Dragon Spirit Sword. She oiled the blade and wiped it repeatedly.
"Commander, everyone is here." Wei Chou reminded.
"Oh."
Lin Muyu put the long sword on the long table, stood up and said, "In the battle this morning, everyone has seen the combat power of the demons. If there's anything you want to say, feel free to say it."
Fengxi said, "Madam, we are indeed no match for the armored demons in the wild. Even if they only have 5,000 people, we are still no match for them. This is not an alarmist talk."
"Yes." Lin Muyu nodded. "Does anyone have any ideas?"
In the crowd, a chiliarch cupped his fists and said, "Commander, I think we should think of a way to let us fight the armored demons on flat ground."
"Oh?"
Lin Muyu looked up. This person was from the Holy Temple. He was an expert at the third Heaven of Earth Realm. His name was Xu Jiantao. He was brave in battle, so he was promoted to chiliarch by Lin Muyu.
"General Xu, do you have any suggestions?" Lin Muyu asked.
Xu Jiantao said respectfully, "Commander, I have also fought with the armored demons on flat ground many times. According to my observation, the armored demons are extremely strong and invulnerable. Their individual combat power is about the same as a human at the second Heaven of Earth Realm. Moreover, most of the weapons used by the armored demons are heavy spears, which pierce through the opponent's body. As for our Longdan Army Camp, most of our shields are round shields, tortoiseshell shields, and steel shields. They are very easy to be pierced by the armored demons' spears. Therefore, I suggest … we can forge awl shields."
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