The years when I explored the fairyland

After hearing the news from Xiong Kuohai, Chu Zhou did not delay any longer. He had already prepared everything that needed to be prepared.

And there were rules in Xuanzhen Palace, so he did not need to worry too much.

So he folded a few paper cranes, cast a spell, and after watching the paper cranes flap their wings and fly away, he used the invisibility spell and left Xuanzhen Palace.

Outside Xuanzhen Palace, above the sea of ​​clouds, a walnut boat turned into a normal size.

Chu Zhou fell into it, took out the compass, fiddled with it, and after determining the direction, he turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the sky.

Below, in Xuanzhen Palace, whether it was Xu Cheng who was refining the elixir, Yi Huai who was learning to forge iron, Fan Tiehu who was fiddling with the formation, or even Wei Fangjie who was grinding and drawing talismans, when they saw the paper crane flapping its wings and flying over, they all stopped moving.

They all looked at the sky in unison, with a flash of worry in their eyes, but it disappeared in just a moment.

But they did not continue their work, but gathered in the ancestral hall. The four of them discussed for a few words and divided their work.

Fan Tiehu took the main array plate of the mountain protection array and began to patrol the Xuanzhen Palace. Every time he came to a key position, he would stop and carefully check.

Xu Cheng began to patrol the halls one by one, found those in charge, whispered to them, and explained trivial matters.

Yi Huai took the warning magic weapon Five Elements Flag and disappeared completely from everyone's sight. No one knew where he went.

As for Wei Fangjie, he took two empty storage bags and joined Fan Zhong again. He left the Xuanzhen Palace and quietly transferred several times the daily necessities in Baisha City.

Xuanzhen Palace still looked safe and sound, everything was normal, but those who should be alert were alert.

They did not put all their safety on the mountain protection array.

Of course, if you think that everything they did was useless, you are wrong.

In the sea of ​​clouds, long after Chu Zhou left, a white cloud suddenly rolled up and shrank, rolled back, and appeared.

Finally, a black-based, mysterious-patterned cloak was held in his hand, revealing a middle-aged man.

He looked very ordinary, so ordinary that no one would look at him again in the crowd; standing there, he showed no trace of aura, and the whole person seemed to be illusory, as if he did not exist.

Of course, this should be the effect of the cloak. Wherever you look, the place that is covered seems to be completely wiped out from this world.

The middle-aged man first looked at the direction where Chu Zhou left, then looked at the Xuanzhen Palace on the earth, and couldn't help but pull up a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

But he did not stay here for long, but spread his cloak, covered himself again, and turned into a white cloud again.

However, I don't know when a strong wind started, blowing the white cloud away slowly, changing its posture in the sky, and went far away.

Not long after he left, Yi Huai appeared on the ground.

The Five Elements Flag in his hand trembled, and a red dot generated by evil thoughts appeared in an instant, and then disappeared.

He pursued for a long time, but finally found nothing, so he shook his head and disappeared again.

In the distance, at least a hundred miles away, the middle-aged man showed his whereabouts again, and then took out an old talisman.

He shook it casually, and the flames ignited, and he muttered to the void: "Xiao Que'er reports, please see, all ancestors, the fish has been hooked!!!"

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Because of the prosperity of martial arts and amazing destructive power, the battles of the large armies in this world have always been very methodical.

Grandmasters have their own battlefields, martial arts masters have their own fights, and mortal armies are mostly lined up on the ground and fight to the death.

Basically, as long as a certain battlefield is decided, it can affect the trend of the entire battle.

Among the three battlefields, the Grandmaster battlefield is the most important, followed by the ground battlefield, and finally the Grandmaster battlefield.

The reason is simple. The Grandmaster is the real high-end. The victory or defeat is like beheading a general and seizing a flag, which can directly crush morale.

On the ground battlefield, if one side is completely defeated, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people will flee, which cannot be stopped at all.

On the contrary, the Grandmaster level is considered the backbone, but because it cannot attack mortals at will and cannot influence the trend of the battlefield, it has become the least important link.

Of course, the most important thing for the gathering and mobilization of such a large army is always logistics supply, baggage transportation, and food reserves.

Xiangji Mountain, which belongs to the Ancient Temple Sect, is located in the northwest corner of Danshan Prefecture.

It was originally just an inconspicuous place. There was a small city called Sanbao City, and there was a mountain outside the city called Xiangji Mountain. There was a temple on the mountain called Xiangji Temple.

This Xiangji Temple is actually a martial arts sect. The master of the temple is a high monk from the ancient temple sect. He has practiced marrow training and his martial arts are not bad.

He accepted several disciples and followers. When they are busy, they chant scriptures and pray for blessings. When they are free, they practice boxing to strengthen their bodies.

If you want to say how big this sect is, it is actually not big. Because it is too low-key, it is not well-known even in Sanbao City.

Those gangs don’t know him, but some inherited martial arts halls know that the high monk is quite powerful.

Originally, even if it was the Three Kingdoms War, such a small city would not attract much attention.

But who can blame its geographical location for being too advantageous?

To the west of Sanbao City is Youyan Mansion under the jurisdiction of Wumiao; to the north of Sanbao City is Yunchen Mansion under the jurisdiction of Sanqingmen.

As for the roads, they are not good. There are only two official roads inherited from the Sui Dynasty. They are still in disrepair for a long time, with potholes and are not suitable for carriages and horses.

Under normal circumstances, if you want to go to Youyan Prefecture, you can go through Songdu City; and if you want to go to Danshan Prefecture, the best way to go is Guiyun City. In fact, no matter which side you go, you don’t need Sanbao City.

But the situation is different now.

During the Three Kingdoms War, the enemy attacked from the west and the north. If you want to take care of both ends, Sanbao City has become an excellent choice.

A general from the Dayun Dynasty came here to investigate and finally chose this city, but the terrain of Sanbao City is too low and not suitable for garrisoning.

So, Xiangji Mountain became the best choice, and because there was Xiangji Temple, as long as the monks were dismissed, a large area could be vacated.

In this way, a large amount of food, supplies, horses, and troops gathered here, making this place the rear of the entire battlefield and the most important distribution center for all kinds of materials.

Since the war, the Dayun Dynasty has almost been defeated. The Wu Temple has lost most of Youyan Prefecture, and its power has been compressed to the junction of Youyan Prefecture and Danshan Prefecture.

Sanqingmen also lost the entire Yunchen Mansion, and most of the troops could only retreat further east.

In this way, the original rear base, Xiangji Mountain, was revealed, and became a place that the Golden Horde and the Great Yan Dynasty had to take.

The two sides joined together and presented a pincer attack. As long as they took Xiangji Mountain, they would destroy the most important food and supplies.

Even if the Dayun Dynasty still had hundreds of thousands of troops on the border, without food supplies, collapse was a matter of time.

In addition, the terrain of Danshan Mansion is also quite unique. It can be divided into two. There are many plains in the north, which are endless and almost unobstructed, with little resistance.

And there are many mountains in the south, with different heights and steep terrain. The ancient temple sect gate is located here.

But the problem is that if you go east from Danshan Mansion, as long as you cross the vast plain, you will reach Zhongzhou Mansion.

This place is the only state capital directly governed by the Ji family royal family. The power core of the entire Dayun Dynasty, Kyoto, is also located here.

If Xiangji Mountain was really lost, it would mean that the cavalry of the Golden Horde could march straight into the capital.

At that time, it would really be a war to destroy the country!

Of course, looking at it from the other side, Xiangji Mountain was indeed carefully prepared by the four major sects and even the royal family of the Ji family, and almost everything was blocked.

If this place was really lost, the consequences would be disastrous!

After Chu Zhou figured out all this, he trusted the Overlord Xiong Kuo a little more.

Because, obviously, even if they wanted to trick him, Chu Zhou, they would not choose this place.

If they were not careful, it would be very likely that the country would be destroyed and the family would be ruined.

…

At this moment,

Outside Xiangji Mountain, as far as the eye could see, there were crowds of people, and there was no end in sight.

Those in the north were all dressed like Hu people, wearing felt hats and animal skins, with curved swords on their waists, and their bow legs were obvious when they walked.

That was caused by riding horses for many years, and it was also a symbol of a truly elite rider.

In addition, there are tens of thousands of Dayun people, men, women, old and young, who are driven to erect tents, build stoves, slaughter cattle and sheep, boil in big pots, and roast on fire.

Anyone who is a little slow will be whipped, with skin and flesh torn and screaming.

Obviously, they are familiar with this method of driving prisoners.

Of course, prisoners are prisoners, and it is impossible to expect them to be orderly. In this way, the army of the Golden Horde seems a little more chaotic and noisy.

On the contrary, the army of the Great Yan Dynasty seems to be well organized.

The gate, chevaux de frise, fence, horse pit, war drum, horn, brazier...

All these things are arranged neatly.

The huge military camp was almost uniformly dressed in armor, and there were dense patrols shuttling between them. Spears were like forests, and armors clanged, which made it look very orderly.

Of course, if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that there are still many grudges between the two sides.

At least, the Golden Horde did not show any vigilance against the army on Xiangji Mountain, and seemed not to be afraid of their surprise attack at all.

Instead, at the border with the Great Yan Dynasty, they arranged chevaux de frise, horse pits, and soldiers ready to fight at any time.

As for Xiangji Mountain, warriors had long been mobilized to build a wall that almost surrounded the mountain, as high as the mountainside, and countless artillery, crossbows, boiling gold juice, and even various stones, long poles, and javelins were arranged on the wall.

Beep!

Beep!

First, the Golden Horde blew the horn, and the desolate whimpering sound was like the wailing of all things, echoing endlessly between heaven and earth.

Boom!

Boom boom boom!

Then the Great Yan Dynasty army beat the war drums. The strongest warriors went into battle bare-chested, holding two huge drumsticks, hitting the drums again and again, with a fearless spirit that spread throughout the battlefield.

So, the armies of the Golden Horde and the Great Yan Dynasty began to leave the camp, line up, and prepare to attack the city.

Of course, the first to move were still various engineering equipment. The Golden Horde assembled more than ten large catapults.

One by one, the huge stones wrapped in black gunpowder were thrown into the air, drew a beautiful arc, and hit the city wall.

The Great Yan Dynasty directly launched artillery, dozens of them, and after adjusting the angle, they inserted iron balls and ignited the fuse.

Boom boom boom!

The huge explosions resounded through the world, and every time the earth trembled, and accompanied by the smoke in the sky, the soldiers in the rear had already begun to charge.

The Golden Horde was still driving the captives to attack the city, sending them weapons that were not good enough. Many of them didn't even have a cloud car, and they just dared to rush forward.

Those who rushed slowly were shot to death. The Hu people behind them all carried long bows and iron arrows, with bone flowers and long swords on their waists.

They bent their bows and shot arrows again and again, either killing those who were stagnant or throwing them to the top of the city.

In the martial arts world, every master can use a real iron-rimmed hard bow with great lethality. Even on the city wall, some people were shot through the throat by an arrow.

The elite troops of Dayan were heading this way. The sword and shield soldiers led the way, followed by a cloud ladder, a siege hammer being pushed forward, and even a mobile arrow tower.

On the arrow tower, Dayan's archers all drew their bows and arrows, with sharp eyes, scanning the four directions.

As a result of the long-term battle with the Golden Horde, they trained a top-notch team of archers.

In terms of numbers, they are naturally far less than the Golden Horde, but in terms of elites, everyone who can appear here is comparable to an archer.

Obviously, unlike the tentative siege of the Golden Horde, the Great Yan Dynasty is ready to take it down in one fell swoop.

Of course, the Great Yun Dynasty immediately fought back!

They are in a high position, whether it is a crossbow cart or a cannon, they can shoot farther, not to mention that they are all using shrapnel this time.

After the gunpowder exploded, all the caltrops were shot out, and they could kill a large number of people wherever they passed.

The two sides shot at each other for two incense sticks, and the high frequency of use made both the cannon and the catapult overwhelmed.

Only the broken corpses were left on the ground, bloody, flesh scattered, and the screams were terrifying.

Of course, it was covered by the shouts and screams that followed!

The siege officially began, a cloud ladder was set on the top of the city, and everyone climbed desperately.

On the top of the city, stones were thrown down, and boiling gold juice and boiling water were poured down, and the people who were drenched were skinned and flesh torn.

Of course, those who showed up also became targets to be shot, and those warriors of the Golden Horde were the best at doing this.

However, in theory, the siege in the north looked tragic, but it was actually nothing. The real danger was in the west!

After the army of the Great Yan Dynasty approached, the first to attack were powerful warriors.

They rushed out from under the cover of the sword and shield soldiers, or used Qinggong, true qi to transform into birds, and leaped up.

Or they used hooks and chains to pull themselves out.

Some people climbed the wall directly, using their hands and feet as if walking on flat ground, and deleted the top of the city.

Their actions were very abrupt, and the killings were even more clean and neat. Even though Dayun also arranged masters, the number was insufficient, and they were all killed in a hurry.

As the ladders were set up on the top of the city, sword and shield soldiers climbed up, quickly occupied the top of the city, and continued to expand the area.

It was just a negligence, and the defenders lost a large position.

However, Dayun Dynasty also had capable people and sufficient reserve troops.

So, when a military order was issued, powerful warriors came in one after another. They rushed in brazenly, and every move was a life-threatening means.

They pressed down from all sides, and even those Dayan warriors fought desperately and did not care about their lives, but it was still difficult to stop them.

As for those sword and shield soldiers, they looked very pitiful under the fighting of masters, like duckweed in the wind, and their life and death were not in their own hands.

But this was just the beginning!

Dayun Dynasty also quickly sent masters to support, one by one came in the air, and killed decisively.

Dayun Dynasty also did not give in at all, and invested troops again and again, and martial arts masters from various sects were added in as if they were free of charge.

The Golden Horde originally thought that this battle was just a test, but seeing the situation open up, they were unwilling to give up the opportunity.

A team of 1,000 cavalrymen quickly assembled and charged!

Not to mention these knights, all of them were strong and fierce, and the horses they sat on could only be described as "weird".

Most of these horses were pure white or pure black, tall and strong, with full muscles. If you look closely, their skin is covered with fine scales, and there are one or several horns on their heads.

There is no doubt that these horses all have the blood of spirit beasts, which are the hybrids of grassland sweat-blood horses and a kind of black smoke beast. After countless years of reproduction, their blood gradually stabilized.

They are called: dragon horses.

Even the Golden Horde has not bred many in so many years, and the thousand cavalry here account for at least more than half.

However, even if they are spirit beast mounts, they are probably useless in the face of this high wall of dozens of feet. But in fact, when they approached, the knights shouted one by one.

The dragon horse immediately opened its hoof, and from the gap, sharp claws popped out.

Then, the dragon horses ran vertically on the city wall, with four claws alternating, and stones flew everywhere, as if walking on flat ground.

Their joining completely ignited the entire battlefield, and the defenders had to invest more troops and more masters.

I don’t know since when, there have been more martial arts masters in the sky.

They showed their unique Dharma bodies, fighting one by one, or fighting in teams, moving back and forth in this sea of ​​clouds, shaking the sky and the earth, and killing hard!

On the earth, the siege battle became more and more tragic.

The ordinary soldiers here were as fragile as grass, and the real main force had become those warriors.

I saw swords and swords, punches like wind, and kicks like rain, killing blood like a river.

And in the higher sky, there is a Buddha sitting upright, a Taoist wearing a feathered robe and a high crown, holding a long sword, and a rotating cauldron that seems to be able to suppress the heaven and earth.

The three martial arts masters did not make a move, but their presence already represented their attitude.

And this is just the first battle of Xiangji Mountain!

It was just the first battle, without any temptation, not much back and forth, but everyone who should make a move has already made a move, as if the final decisive battle has arrived!

On the last day of this month, 5,000 chapters are delivered. After so long of preparation, I have to write this climax well!