The Qingyang military would attack Mi Province first this time. The fleet would attack from both the east and south.
A sub-fleet would go to the north, between the two provinces. This was not only to block the way out in the north, but also to block reinforcements from the Independent Province.
For this crusade, the Sharp Strike Army was fully mobilized. A total of 5,500 warship and more than 11,000 carrier airships came.
Cao Du sent about two thousand warships into the frontal assault, and a similar number of airship fleets lined up on the northern blockade line, with nearly a thousand airships in reserve.
After the fleet set out, they didn't immediately move forward. Instead, they arranged themselves in a rectangular formation in the sky. Looking down from above, one could see that it was a slightly protruding arc in the middle.
After everything was ready, a ray of light came out from the main boat in the middle, then the communication flying boats in the flying boat array also lit up with bursts of light.
After all the airships received the message, they fell silent. During this short pause, the world seemed to have returned to its original silence.
After about ten breaths, the underbelly of the hundreds of airships at the front flashed together. The front of the more than 500 miles wide arc formation seemed to have a bright lightning bolt jumping back and forth!
In an instant, the spinning shuttle-shaped white light shot forward, followed by an extremely dazzling flash and an earth-shattering explosion on the wasteland.
Above the fleet, Zhang Yu stood in the sky with his sleeves behind his back. Behind him were hundreds of cultivators who were also floating in the air. Each person's body was flickering with light.
Because they could fight the enemy at any time after the attack began, all the cultivators including him didn't take airships this time. They just flew with their own strength.
At this moment, he stared ahead. The explosion of more than 100 mystic weapons, whether it was the destructive power or the momentum, was more violent than any mystic weapon attack he had seen before.
However, this place was more than 3,000 miles away from Mi Province. The mystic weapons couldn't reach there. The military headquarters only used the mystic weapons to clear the obstacles on the road and destroy the underground fortresses built by Shuang Province as much as possible to ensure that the entire fleet could move forward safely.
Not long after the mystic weapons here were dropped, there were waves of light flashing in the southern sky. Clearly, the thousands of warships arranged there also launched a similar attack.
Right now, that side was only responsible for restraining the auxiliary attack, while the fleet here was responsible for the main attack.
Of course, this wasn't unchangeable. Due to the thousands of airships in reserve, the Azure Sun could adjust at any time according to the changes in the battle situation.
After the momentum caused by the mystic weapons slightly receded, the fleet began to slowly move forward. The hundreds of airships at the rear suddenly accelerated, passing the first line and coming to the front. After passing through the area destroyed by the mystic weapons, they would drop the second round of mystic weapons.
Apart from the cultivator's visualization diagram, the only way to resist this kind of attack was to use a flying ship.
However, this depended on which side had more airships and mystic weapons. In this regard, Shuang Province couldn't compare to the Azure Sun Army at all.
The fleet pushed forward very steadily with the mystic weapons clearing the way. Along the way, there would occasionally be crystal lights that shot out from the ground towards the fleet. However, they looked very scattered and didn't pose much of a threat.
This was a sturdy earth barrier that hadn't been completely destroyed by the mystic weapons. However, under the attention of the Azure Sun Army, there was no more movement.
After the Azure Sun Fleet advanced more than a thousand miles with the mystic weapons clearing the way, the main ship sent out another order.
All of a sudden, the doors of the 3,000 cargo ships behind them opened, and countless objects flew out of them.
With a series of dragon roars, more than 20 creations wyrms arrived above the fleet and floated there. All kinds of creature-type birds circled around each flying ship, acting as the outer layer of the ship.
At the same time, tens of millions of creations beetles passed through the gaps between the fleets and charged into the open space ahead.
The Green Sun Army had investigated the territory they had passed through many times and had a certain understanding of the deployment of the Frost Continent. Furthermore, the Frost Continent did not deploy too many defensive forces there, so they did not need to make too many moves.
Now that they were going deeper, Shuang Province's defenses would be even tighter and sturdier. So after the mystic weapons bombarded, they still needed creations to investigate.
Zhang Yu raised his hand and Daoist Wan Ming floated up. "Xuan Zheng, what are your orders?"
Zhang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Wan Ming, have the fellow daoists release their visualization diagrams and do their best to protect the front of the fleet. If we encounter enemies, don't be lenient and immediately attack."
Previously, according to his and Cao Du's deductions, the defensive line two thousand kilometers away from Mishou Province, which was the path in front of them, would be the area where the battle would be more intense.
Shuang Province wouldn't allow them to easily approach the last line of defense. If the other side had cultivators to help, they would definitely use them at this time.
Daoist Wan Ming nodded and returned to the back to pass down Zhang Yu's order. Not long after, all the cultivators who had reached the Xuan He Realm began to flicker with light. Then, one could see the flickering light shooting into the distance.
At this moment, a fleet of more than five hundred warships was waiting a thousand miles away. There were also various creations in front of the fleet responsible for guarding.
Inside the main ship sat a white-haired young man in his twenties. His name was Chen Gu and he was the new Left Fuguo of Mi Province. Compared to the previous two Left Fuguo, he was already an adult, but his life potential had long been exhausted.
Normally, he wouldn't be able to sit in this position, but now, no one cared about this. If they didn't repel the Azure Sun army, then no one would have a future to speak of.
Of course, he was only a spiritual symbol. The specific commander of the battle was the general of Mi Province who was only appointed when a major battle occurred.
These five hundred flying ships were all that the Mishi Province could organize for battle. Because they were already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, if they were to be used separately, their effectiveness would be weakened. As such, they could only focus on one side.
Now, they focused on the east.
As for the south, they could only defend in depth to delay the Azure Sun fleet's advance.
If they could repel or defeat the enemy in the east, then they could turn over and assist in the defense. If the layout of the province was used well, then they might be able to severely damage this fleet.
At that time, the reinforcements from the Independent State in the northwest would cooperate with them to relieve the siege. Under a pincer attack from both inside and outside, it was still possible to win this battle.
Of course, this was only a plan on paper by the higher-ups of Shuang Province. Whether it could be done or not was another matter. They could only do their best to complete it.
Faced with the impending battle, Chen Gu was a bit unsettled. He ordered someone to invite the general of Mi Province over and said, "General Huan, are you confident?"
General Huan was short and stout, and his cheeks were plump. This was very rare among the people of Shuang Province. He said calmly, "Zuo Fuguo, I can only do my best."
He glanced at the nervous Chen Gu and took a step forward, saying in a low voice, "If Zuo Fuguo sees that the situation is not right, you must end yourself as soon as possible. This way, you can still be reborn in the Smelting Pool. If you encounter those cultivators, your soul will be destroyed if you're not careful, and then there will be no hope for rebirth."
Chen Gu was silent for a moment before saying, "Thank you, General."
General Huan cupped his fists at him and said, "If there's nothing else, this one will take his leave."
Chen Gu stood up and returned the salute. "As you wish, General."
After General Huan took his leave, he returned to his commanding position. However, at this time, he seemed to see a light flash before his eyes.
Immediately, a flying ship at the front left exploded. It seemed that in less than a blink of an eye, a flying ship at the right not far away also exploded in the air.
And in just a few breaths, five or six flying ships had problems. They either shattered in the air or fell down.
Seeing this scene, the soldiers could not help but panic. "General?
General Huan immediately realized that they were attacked by the cultivator's visualization diagram. He did not panic, but calmly observed for a while. He found that most of the ships that were attacked were the ones at the front, so he said, "Retreat, don't mess up the formation."
Shuang Province's fleet maintained a certain speed and retreated. The facts proved that his judgment was correct. They were originally at the maximum attack range of the visualization diagram. With this retreat, they did not encounter any more attacks.
But he knew that this was only a temporary measure. If he did not think of a way to counterattack, then the fleet would only be forced to retreat, and would not be able to play the role it was supposed to.
He turned to his trusted aide and said, "Invite Mr. Chen here."
The aide immediately went to the side to send a message.
After a while, the rear cabin door opened, and a man in Daoist robes walked over. He bowed to him. "General Huan."
General Huan's expression was serious. "Mr. Chen, I need your help. I hope you can help me block those cultivators. Can you do it? Can you do it? I need you to give me an accurate answer. "
Chen Shao said, "I just checked. From the destroyed creations and flying ships, there are at least ten Xuan He cultivators attacking me.
I have a total of seven Xuan He cultivators. I can't fight them head-on, but with the creations, if there are no accidents, I can hold them back for a while. "
General Huan did not like his vague answer. "What do you think the accidents are?"
Chen Shao snorted. "General Huan, you should know the Xuanfu Zhang Xuanzheng who led the attack on us last time. He is very strong, and his divine powers are extraordinary. If this person is in the attacking fleet from the east today, to be honest, we will not be able to hold out against him."
General Huan looked at Chen Shao and said in a low voice, "Mr. Chen, we already have a way to deal with that person. You don't have to worry about it. I just hope you can do what you promised."
Chen Shao looked relaxed. "If you have a way to hold this person back, then what I said just now will count."
General Huan nodded. "Then please act quickly, Mr. Chen."
Chen Shao saluted and turned to leave.
After General Huan waited for him to leave, he reached out his hand and pressed down on the chair, revealing a hole below. He walked down the stairs and saw a huge statue of a deity lying there. It was half dragon and half human, with thick limbs and a ferocious appearance. Its body was covered in scales.
He looked up at the statue and said, "E Hong, it's time for you to show up."
As soon as he said that, the deity statue suddenly opened its eyes. As the spiritual light on its body spread, it came to life!
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