Chapter 424 Battle
The autumn wind is bleak and getting colder day by day.
The soldiers wearing sleeves and robes shrank their necks to resist the cold autumn wind.
I looked up at the sky. It used to be that during the second round of the sun, the weather always felt hot. There was no winter except in the far north, and the long summer lasted for most of the year.
Now there is only one sun left, and the temperature suddenly drops by twenty or thirty degrees, and many soldiers with poor physical constitution are infected with wind and cold.
In January in Liangzhou, I had to make a batch of cotton-padded clothes out of quilts to stabilize the situation. Otherwise, a large number of people would freeze to death before the war started.
"Ah sneeze!"
"The weather is getting colder."
"Who says it's not the case? We have to fight against the rebels in this weather again. Alas, I just hope that my family can get pension after I die."
"I heard it's easier to survive wearing full armor."
"Who did you listen to?"
"Listen to the people who survived."
The two people talking suddenly became silent.
That's right, listen to what the people who survived said. A dead man certainly cannot speak, let alone tell him whether he can survive by charging at the front in full armor.
"It's not a good life, but it's better than a high pension. I have five taels of silver, and I'll give it to my family now."
"That's not bad."
The army marched to Juling.
They had just conquered Yiguan, but Yiguan was a military pass with very few people and not many supplies. If they wanted to get promoted and make a fortune, they needed to conquer a larger pass.
For example, this one.
Juling City!
This is the hinterland of Chitianhui, and Chu Liangyong in the military tent looked heavy.
Juling City is like a giant beast lying in the middle of the mountains on both sides.
According to reliable information, there are 30,000 elites guarding the city, and there are more than 100,000 civilians in the city. It is a well-deserved big city, different from the military pass in Yiguan.
The rich incense and energy can be clearly seen from a long distance, like clouds floating in the sky covering the entire city. The light soaring into the sky was particularly dazzling in the eyes of a monk like him.
Fear flashed in Chu Liangyong's eyes.
He had tried his best to overestimate the Chitian Society, but he didn't expect that when he actually arrived in front of Juling City, he realized that he was wrong. He should not compare the Chitian Society with the Tianli Sect.
There is no comparison at all.
He had also heard of the White Shrine in the northwest.
The imperial court has been suppressing it for a long time, but it still cannot get rid of all the bugs under the stone.
The Tiansheng Sect, which split from the Tenri Sect in the South, is said to have been mostly suppressed. Although the whole world is still riddled with wars and wars, no one can occupy the three states as firmly as Chitianhui.
"Could it be that Chi Tianhui really wants to disrupt this world?" Chu Liangyong suppressed the worry in his heart and stood on a cliff dozens of miles away from the city, overlooking the giant city.
"General, don't worry. Although this big city looks strong, in fact, as long as we kill the incense above, the general can lead the army to attack Juling City and capture the rebel Zhang Tianbao."
The speaker was wearing a black official uniform, holding his shoulders, and in his arms was a long knife wrapped in rags.
While speaking, the man in official uniform looked at the team gathered around him.
"We will do our best to help the court capture the rebels." Everyone behind him shouted in unison.
Most of these people are dressed in strange costumes.
The temperament is even more different from that of the personal guards who guard Chu Liangyong. There are monks in cassocks, Taoist priests in Taoist robes, and alchemists in colorful clothes, and weird people with black clothes covering their faces.
Tall, short, fat and thin.
The Taoist, who was wearing a black Taoist robe and stroking his long beard, rolled the Fusheng in his hand into the crook of his arm and looked at the incense city in front of him indifferently. This person is the elder of Qingya Temple, and his strength reaches the late stage of foundation building.
"Old Niubi, it's a tough fight this time." The tall, fat monk in cassock stepped closer to the Taoist and did not lower his voice. He was not afraid that others would hear what he said.
"Who is that person who is speaking? How dare you raise your voice in front of the commander?"
"He? Master Kuhuai of Lianhua Temple."
"Lotus Temple? It's the temple that is said to be particularly effective in praying for a child."
The monk in colorful clothes who spoke lowered his voice. Although he was surprised, it was more contemptuous. Who didn't know what the monks were doing.
They also asked them to win the reputation of the Lotus Temple for sending children, but they didn't know whether the children they sent were the children of the original owners.
The monk in black robes on the side asked in a hoarse voice: "Boy, who are you?"
The young man in colorful clothes held his hands in front of him and scratched his neck.
He said loudly: "The Miao family is strong, the 63rd generation descendant of the southern sect of Gu Insects, and a Taoist practitioner. I wonder what your predecessors have?" As he spoke, the roars of countless poisonous insects could be heard.
"Young babies don't know how high the sky is and how high it is."
The black robe wisely did not continue to speak. He did not want to care about this matter, but this guy Kuhuai was not an ordinary guy. He was a vicious and ruthless guy. It would be difficult for this kid to offend him.
Taoist Xuan Se said softly: "I don't know whether it will be a tough fight or not. I heard that Chi Xuan is a rare seed for cultivating Taoism. I came here to take a look."
"With the power contaminated by incense, no matter how much it is a seed, it will not be able to truly cultivate."
"That's right!"
"hey-hey."
The laughing man had a pale complexion and was followed by two zombies. He turned out to be a monk from the corpse exorcism sect in western Hunan. Because he had been living with zombies for a long time, his body had accumulated a lot of evil spirits.
Each one has a high level of cultivation, and they are all pure Qi practitioners, not monks who practice the incense path.
Chu Liangyong relaxed a little. Most of these monks were appointed by the imperial court, and each family and sect had to provide some help. Due to the imperial majesty of the Great Cang Dynasty, they had no choice but to help.
Some do it because they want to gain some benefits from the war.
No matter what their intentions were, Chu Liangyong would not refuse anyone who came.
They need these Qi practitioners to help kill and clear the incense. Otherwise, even if they have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under their command, they will not be able to compete with the 20,000 to 30,000 elite talisman soldiers blessed by the incense.
Captain Cao still had the same look on his face. These people were just cannon fodder for cleaning up the incense. They had better recognize their position. Otherwise, he would not mind killing a few to establish their authority before taking action to destroy the incense in Juling County.
On this trip, the imperial court sent three captains.
This is already the strongest force that the imperial court can bring to bear. You must know that the other two armies only dispatched one captain each. These five people can be regarded as most of the golden elixir masters in the imperial court.
The battle situation in several other places also fell into a stalemate due to the departure of these captains.
Therefore, it is even more important to make a quick decision at this time and not delay it for too long.
Chu Liangyong looked at the many monks beside him, cupped his hands and said, "I still need to rely on you all to take action."
"The commander-in-chief is serious. We are responding to the imperial court's call and are incompatible with the rebel forces."
The second day of the siege.
After a day of rest yesterday, the army led by Chu Liangyong had recovered from the fatigue of the trek.
The soldiers of the three armies are on the battlefield.
call.
The howling autumn wind was blocked by the human wall.
The huge aura of chilling spread.
It was as dark as the black clouds covering the big city.
The green flag is flying on the tall coach's platform.
Behind Chu Liangyong standing on the high platform was a huge marching army.
Beside him were a group of Qi practitioners following him. The first three people are all masters of Jindan, and their oppressive aura is like the rich incense above the giant mountain city of this hexagram.
Captain Cao looked at his two colleagues beside him: "It's our turn to take action."
"I will be the sword of these two fellow Taoists. When I cut through the incense shield, you should not have any hesitation, and do not care whether I am counterattacked by the huge pressure."
Zuo Qianshan warned: "Don't forget your Majesty's instructions. We are not here to eliminate the people and talisman soldiers in the city, but for..."
"clear!"
The last golden elixir master nodded. Their main task was to force Chi Xuan to form an elixir. Of course, if there was a chance to kill Chi Xuan, they would kill him without hesitation.
But based on the information from the Imperial Capital and Zuo Qianshan's dictation, they may not necessarily be the opponents of the incense god.
So, just follow His Majesty's plan.
As for the monks behind them from all over the world, their life and death can only depend on themselves.
Zuo Qianshan opened his mouth and sent a message to the monks behind him: "Once the incense dojo is breached, you must remember to follow us closely, unite your mind and activate your magic power to form a magic shield, otherwise it is likely to be eroded by the incense."
"Thank you, Grand Master!"
The monks quickly thanked him.
Zuo Qianshan's magic shield turned into ripples: "Then let's do it."
Captain Cao's foot fell flat.
It turned into a light shuttle and flew up into the sky. There were some sparks and burning air currents rubbing around him. At this time, he did not have multiple tubes, but appeared in the sky above the giant city.
"Sacrifice knife!"
He pointed out the long knife in his arms, and the long knife was drawn out from in front of him with a clang, rushing into the sky, leaving a bloody mark on his forehead, and the traces of blood were absorbed by the blade of the long knife.
boom!
The sword light burst out for more than ten feet, and clear light fell from the sky.
Captain Cao roared.
Grandmaster Jindan's strength burst out, and his high-burning energy and blood magic turned into a pillar of light. At this time, he had merged with the long sword in his hand, reaching a state where the human and the sword became one.
At this moment, the incense magic shield below was also condensed by great pressure.
"Give it to me, broken!"
"Boom."
The sword fell down and chopped down.
The rich incense in front of him was like a divided sea, surging towards both sides.
Zuo Qianshan shouted: "This is the time."
"Come after me!"
The two golden elixir masters' escaping light turned into a rainbow and suddenly disappeared into the incense dojo.
And the monks behind them followed closely behind.
Standing on the tower, Zhou Hui raised his head.
A loud voice was transmitted: "All Dharma heads, engage in battle!" After saying that, he took the lead in turning into a ray of light and rushed into the sky. The incense Dharmakaya also covered his body at this time, making his aura keep rising.
The Dharma heads in the city rose up one after another, like meteors rushing into the sky.
at this time.
Chishan.
Chi Xuan, who had made all preparations, sat cross-legged in the center of the formation.
He took the elixir-forming elixir refined for him by Tushanjun and a group of spiritual objects that assisted in elixir-forming. Countless spiritual energy turned into howling winds and gathered in the Chishan Formation, forming a tornado vortex.