Compared with the later generations, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was not large, even pitifully small. However, since Zhou Qingfeng had traveled here with his troops, he would feel bad if he didn't see it with his own eyes. What he carried out was mobile warfare, harassment warfare, and the purpose was to destroy the ruling foundation of the Daming Dynasty. There was nothing more satisfying than showing off outside the enemy's ruling center.
The officers and soldiers of the northern detachment blew up the city wall of Tongzhou and set off for the northwest overnight, heading straight for the capital's Chaoyang Gate. Under the faint morning light the next day, more than 1,000 people of the northern detachment, including Zhou Qingfeng, saw the capital of the Daming Empire for the first time. However, this didn't prevent a group of bumpkins from looking at the ancient city with the excited eyes of victors.
"This is the capital, the old emperor lives in it."
"This city is really big, and the city wall is also big."
"If my father knew that his son could come to the capital one day, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to think about it."
"Grand Marshal, let's blow up the capital's gate. Let the old emperor sleep in peace. "
Blowing up the city wall had become the Imperial Guard's favorite tactic. This kind of extremely destructive and deterrent behavior could fully demonstrate the strength and invincibility of the Revolutionary Army. It naturally made the soldiers of the Revolutionary Army who had mastered this kind of power feel very confident and eager to try.
"Blow up the capital's city wall?" Zhou Qingfeng rode on the back of the giant wolf and laughed. "That's not easy. The city wall of the capital is not only more than 10 meters high, but also more than 20 meters thick. The amount of explosives we brought with us is limited, and we almost used up all of them to blow up Tongzhou, but we can't blow it up. However, as long as we appear here, it's enough to make the old emperor in the palace unable to sleep. "
Under the gaze of the Third Eye, the entire capital radiated rays of light, and auspicious air overflowed. The light that symbolized the imperial power soared into the sky and enveloped the entire city. As a traitor, Zhou Qingfeng was suppressed within a kilometer of the Chaoyang Gate, and his spiritual power was extremely sluggish.
"Let's go around the capital. Changping, Miyun, Zunhua, Shunyi, let's go there." Zhou Qingfeng casually mentioned a few places that he was slightly familiar with and urged Dog Meat to leave.
The troops were also marching through the night, but compared to Du Song's troops, who were exhausted from chasing after them, the northern detachment with a large number of four-wheeled carriages had better logistical support. The act of threatening the capital boosted the morale of the soldiers and made them feel refreshed. They were all people who had broadened their horizons. They were no longer the poor villagers in Liaodong who wanted to follow the Grand Marshal to explore the world for the rest of their lives.
Zhou Qingfeng opened the map. He still wanted to find a suitable village to rest in. He decided to lead his team north to an Imperial Plantation twenty Li away. However, he hadn't even walked five Li when his pursuers caught up with him. The pursuers' footsteps were heavy and shook the earth. They kicked up a cloud of dust as they advanced.
Those who could join the northern expedition team were the elites of the elites under Zhou Qingfeng's command. He didn't need to give too many orders. More than a thousand people immediately arranged themselves in three hollow square formations with guns and spears as the main force. With the military formation, Zhou Qingfeng only needed to link a few dozen officers, who then formed a small military formation to control the 1,000 people of the detachment.
This method of controlling the military formation reduced the load on Zhou Qingfeng's brain and allowed him to control as many people as possible. The disadvantage was that he needed enough excellent officers. These officers needed to be knowledgeable, cultured, awaken their True Essence, and choose the Way of Soul. Only the 'Revolutionary Army' could do this.
The three hollow square formations covered each other in a triangular formation, with Zhou Qingfeng in the middle. There was only one pursuer, but his cultivation was extremely high. It was a Surviving Species of the Untainted Land. In the Third Eye, it was a huge snake-headed giant tortoise.
"How dare you disturb the True Dragon! I won't let you go today. " The snake-headed giant tortoise revealed its original form. Its body was so huge that it occupied half a football field. Its whole body was surrounded by gloomy black gas, and it swooped down from the sky. Compared to it, the 'Road Robbers' were like reptiles.
As soon as he saw the old tortoise coming forward, Zhou Qingfeng immediately reached out and took out a banner. The banner expanded in the wind and instantly became more than three meters tall. He held the banner and shouted in a low voice, "Wind and Cloud."
This was the 'Wind and Cloud Banner' given to Zhou Qingfeng by Guo Jiao, and it was made of treasures that had been refined for more than two hundred years. This thing was originally for him to sail on the sea, but after Wen Ruolan mastered the basic rules of spiritual power operation, she improved the banner and used it to gather the power of the military formation, which could break through the limit of ninth level spells.
In individual battles, he relied on the 'Road Robber', and in battles of military formations, he relied on the 'Wind and Cloud Banner'. This thing was Zhou Qingfeng's trump card. Seeing that the old tortoise was aggressive and difficult to defeat, he immediately used this magic treasure.
The wind and clouds rose, and the roars of dragons and tigers could be heard.
The three hollow square formations immediately connected into one, and a layer of golden fog suddenly appeared. From within the fog, there was a roar of "Fire!".
The snake-headed giant tortoise crashed into them in a breath's time. It intended to use its huge body and thick shell to break through the military formation and directly kill Zhou Qingfeng. However, when the two sides collided, they were both greatly shocked.
Zhou Qingfeng was in charge of the formation, so he was the first to bear the impact of the giant tortoise. Even though he had mobilized thousands of Petitioners to share the burden, the amount of damage transmitted instantly exceeded the threshold of what he could bear and decompose. He immediately felt a sharp pain in his chest, his head was buzzing, and his mouth and nose were bleeding.
The giant tortoise outside thought that it could rely on its size to crush this strange military formation, but at the moment of impact, it suffered a violent electric shock from the golden fog. The electric current spread like a spider's web, ignoring its defense and numbing its body.
The impact force was completely borne by Zhou Qingfeng and his Petitioners, and the one thousand people in the military formation immediately returned fire. Three hundred muskets fired at the same time, each bullet endowed with the ability to break armor by the Wind and Cloud Banner, and all densely bombarded the snake-like neck of the old tortoise.
In the military formation, all the muskets were aimed at one point, just below the snake-headed giant tortoise's long neck. There was no tortoise shell protection there, only hundreds of golden scales. The concentrated bombardment of three hundred hot lead bullets immediately caused the tortoise to suffer painful injuries. Even with the cultivation of the old tortoise that had lived for thousands of years, its protective spiritual power could not withstand such an explosive attack. A few scales broke off, and the pain made the Masato Genmu scream madly.
The snake-headed giant tortoise raised its neck and roared. Then, it opened its mouth wide and spat out gloomy black water. The water had a strong corrosive effect, and it also carried a strong impact force. Two different types of damage were added to the Wind and Cloud Formation.
Zhou Qingfeng was already bleeding from his mouth and nose from the impact of the giant tortoise's attack, and now, he was being attacked by the corrosive and impact force. His whole body was shrouded in black gas, and his eyes were blind. His skin felt as if tens of thousands of steel needles were stabbing into it, and he screamed in pain. This kind of attack was like torture, and it was simply unbearable.
In this exchange, both sides used their ultimate moves. It was obvious that they wanted to kill the other party.
Zhou Qingfeng could not bear the pain, and he simply threw the Wind and Cloud Banner to Ye Na. He himself jumped out of the formation and summoned the Road Robber to possess him. While in midair, he took out a double-barreled pistol, aimed at the snake-headed giant tortoise's head, and fired.
Although it was loaded from the front, the Delinger pistol was known for its great power.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The thick bullets hit the snake-headed giant tortoise's skin. Its scalp was extremely hard, and it could be used to attack the enemy, like a huge battering ram. But after taking two bullets, cracks actually appeared on the giant tortoise's scalp. It was in so much pain that it twisted its neck, opened its mouth, and bit down on the Road Robber. It used all its strength to bite down on it.
The Road Robber, which weighed more than three tons, was lifted off the ground by the giant tortoise's bite. The sharp teeth in its mouth easily pierced through the Road Robber's alloy body, causing great damage.
The Road Robber mustered all its strength, and its huge mechanical arm punched down on the snake-headed giant's nose. After a few punches, the giant tortoise's nose started to bleed. But the other party endured the pain and gritted its teeth, refusing to let go. It kept shaking its neck and smashing the Road Robber into the ground.
After a few smashes, all the parts on the Road Robber's body were smashed to smithereens. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The gunshots came again. This time, the bullets hit the neck of the giant tortoise that had just broken through its defense. A few pieces of flesh were exposed under the broken scales, and 300 lead bullets hit this spot in one go.
Below the snake's neck was the old tortoise's vital point. After being injured, the pain caused it to twitch as if it was startled. It finally loosened its jaws and let out a pained cry. Its huge body even took two or three steps back.
The Road Robber's injuries weren't light. The Wind and Cloud Formation behind it immediately shone with a golden light that shone on its metallic body. First, it could repair the damage, and second, it could replenish the power of will that Zhou Qingfeng had expended.
However, the giant tortoise was very experienced, and it definitely wouldn't give Zhou Qingfeng any time to catch his breath. It took a few steps back and then charged forward again. Spiritual light kept shooting out of its eyes, and each attack seemed to have the power to cut through space.
When this primordial mutant attacked with all its might, its power was indeed extraordinary. Zhou Qingfeng managed to stand up with great difficulty. He raised the alloy shield with one hand, and the countless black blades struck it. In just a few breaths' time, the alloy shield started to show signs of crumbling. It was clear that it wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.
This giant tortoise could be said to be the strongest opponent that Zhou Qingfeng had encountered since his debut. Even the Mangurtai that he had encountered before wasn't as scary as this tortoise. Seeing that the alloy shield in his hand was about to give out, Zhou Qingfeng leaped forward with all his might and punched the head of the giant tortoise.
However, this all-out attack only caused the head of the tortoise to sway slightly. Immediately after, the head of the tortoise swung over and easily knocked the heavy 'Road Robber' away. The head of the tortoise swung over and opened its mouth again, wanting to bite down on the metallic body of the 'Road Robber'.
All the soldiers in the Wind and Cloud Formation were extremely anxious. The female soldiers were about to fire their third volley. However, Ye Na, who was controlling the Wind and Cloud Banner, shouted, "Wait a moment! Tie up all our dynamite bundles. "
Since they were traveling by land, the northern detachment didn't have a lot of explosives with them. After consuming a large amount of explosives in Tong Province, they only had around 100 kilograms left. Seeing how powerful the monster outside was, the combat engineers in the formation immediately understood what Ye Na meant. The 20 or so explosives were quickly tied up into a ball. They were large and heavy, and ordinary people wouldn't be able to lift them up.
Ye Na gave up on controlling the formation. She grabbed the explosives, transformed into an illusory feather, and flapped her wings. She flew out as fast as she could and landed on the back of the giant tortoise.
"This won't do. The shell of this giant tortoise must be very hard." Ye Na turned around and scuttled under the four thick legs of the giant tortoise. She threw the 100 kilograms worth of explosives at its abdomen.
At this moment, the 'Road Robber' that Zhou Qingfeng was controlling was bitten by the head of the tortoise for the second time. Its metallic body was also in tatters, and its limbs weren't very nimble. This was because the willpower in his dantian's sea of qi had been exhausted, and he could no longer operate this war machine that consumed a lot of energy. Just when he was at his wit's end, Ye Na suddenly flew over. She raised her two-handed sword and fiercely slashed at the eyes of the giant tortoise.
The eyes of the giant tortoise were closed, as if they were covered by a layer of armor. It easily resisted this hard slash. In any case, it had made up its mind not to let go. It would kill this thief first. However, at this moment, Ye Na shouted loudly, "Fire at the explosives!"
"Bang, bang, bang …"
A row of guns fired in unison, and a dense hail of bullets whistled through the air. All of them were aimed at the large bag of black gunpowder that had been thrown at the abdomen of the giant tortoise. The scorching hot bullets easily penetrated the linen cloth covering the bag of gunpowder, and even ignited the granular black gunpowder inside.
With a loud boom, the ground trembled, and a violent explosion erupted in the abdomen of the giant tortoise. The giant tortoise seemed to have been bumped by something, and its huge body flew into the air. It tumbled in the air before falling heavily — its shell landed on the ground, and its limbs were facing the sky.
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