Chapter 444 New Era Arms (5000)
The forwards galloping in the snowfield crossed the Lu River one after another. The frozen river water covered the entire river bank before it was completely solidified. The rice fields and ferries on both sides were covered in frost and became trampled by horse hooves. Only one or two chimneys protrude from the ice, like hands reaching out in despair.
"There is no hostility."
After crossing the ice, the first scout cavalry, wearing fur and soft armor, held a telescope and looked at the Broken Blade Mountain defense line. Then he picked up the small animal cage hanging by his side and looked at the situation of the small animal.
After confirming that the little beast was not excited, he nodded immediately, picked up the jade talisman on his chest and said: "Today's twelfth report, the Golden Rat has no reaction, and there are no soldiers and golden evil spirits along the Luhe River to Duanren Mountain. Eagle Eyes is sure There is no airboat ambush in the clouds. The weather conditions are good. Please give instructions from the general account."
At the end, he added: "The forward battalion is in good condition, has sufficient supplies, and can continue operations."
[Continue to investigate forward] Not long after, a hoarse male voice sounded from the jade talisman: [Hidden figure, sneak into Broken Edge Mountain from northeast to southwest, report once when entering, and report every quarter of an hour thereafter]
"It's an order."
The jade slip flashed, and the scout captain knew that the news had spread to all the scouts in all directions and the forward battalion behind him, so he continued to move forward, following the route given by the big tent.
"I really don't know what happened to Dachen."
As the horses galloped, the thoughts of this old scout with more than 120 years of battle experience could not help but flow in his heart. His peak strength made his beard and hair still pure black, but the long years still made him unable to bear it. Looking back on the past: "How could Dachen be so weak back then?"
He still remembered that the last batch of conquering troops passed by the horse farms of the Tieli tribes in the past.
It was the morning light one hundred and forty years ago. Armored warriors and cavalry appeared on the plain at the end of the sky. Then, more warriors and cavalry appeared behind them.
Their numbers exceed the trees in the forests, and their momentum overwhelms the tallest peaks in the mountains. The brilliance of their armor is like the stars and the moon, reflecting the brilliance of the sun, and shining like the mighty stars at night in the blue cloud prairie.
At that time, wherever the four-color armed guard soul formation passed, the four phenomena and five elements of the world were changed. The ancient ancestral spirits and demon masters either dissipated in mourning or surrendered respectfully. Even the oldest Tie Li The earth spirits were also defeated and sealed, struggling in the secluded world without relief.
The mountains shifted, removing their base for the city of Dachen; the rivers changed their courses, nurturing their own milk for the farmland of Dachen.
He still remembers.
Above the sky, shuttles flew like clouds, and the black flag was inserted into the earth, making a hunting sound in the wind. The majestic military drum vibrated like thunder, announcing that the land had changed hands and had become the royal land of Dachen since ancient times.
Wherever Dachen's Xuanwu flag passes, even the bravest Tieli warriors and the strongest giant spirit warriors can only retreat. However, being held in his father's arms, he and his family are filled with so much reluctance that they even Desperately leaving the grassland of my hometown and the residence of the ancestors, I don’t expect to return again.
But he's back now.
The old scout was running on the snowy field, but there was no joy or nostalgia in his heart.
The indestructible barriers in the past collapsed from within; the city that was as majestic as a mountain in the past collapsed like sand; although the mighty and majestic Dachen Heavenly Soldiers in the past could not be called cowardly, compared with the fearless eyes of their ancestors, their will has already weakened. Decadent and confused, I don't know why I am fighting.
——Guarding your hometown?
But didn’t they themselves abandon their hometown?
Although they were enemies, the old scouts did not start to despise the Dachen army like their junior colleagues who became arrogant because they captured several Dachen cities.
On the contrary, he understood these people very well, because many times, they were not invincible, but were weakened and bled time and time again by the power from behind, so they had to lose at their hands.
Just like those big cities that don't even have magic weapons - capturing such cities can certainly make the tribe prosper, but does it really mean they can defeat Dachen?
It's like an insect sucking blood from a giant's wound. Can we praise the power of the insect instead of doubting the madness of the giant's self-mutilation?
“This kind of Dachen is not the real Dachen.”
"Just like Tie Li now, he is not the real Tie Li."
The old scout was not stupid. Everyone on the land of Huaixu is the descendant of the 18,000 people brought by the Great Immortal Huaixu in the past. Therefore, in any sect, country, tribe and tribe between heaven and earth, there are ignorant and short-sighted people, and there are also sober people. wise man.
He could see that all the abnormalities in the Northern Territory of Dachen stemmed from internal decay, and the reason why the Tie Li tribes suddenly turned from weak to strong was because of the temptations of the five sects behind them.
They are all those high-altitude real men and true kings, even chess pieces in the hands of the heavenly kings and emperors, and even the dust on the chess pieces.
Just seeing that these were meaningless, the old scout suppressed the turbulent thoughts in his heart and carried out his mission seriously.
If you look at the Broken Blade Mountain Range from the sky with the eyes of an eagle, it looks like the back of a big fish on land. Many peaks are like thorns on the back, standing between the sky and the earth, and the core Broken Blade Mountain Peak The sharpest, almost like the tip of a broken blade.
Entering the woods, the road that the horses can run on becomes narrow, but the scouts who have already used their magic skills are jumping lightly over the roots and branches of the vegetation. The strong horses gallop as if they are walking on the air, and their bodies are blown by the wind. With the protection of the fog, no monsters can see their whereabouts, not to mention that the monster spirits here have moved away, so there will be no interference in their search for the leyline nodes.
Not long after, they found a hill. The ancient trees around the hill were lush and lush. Each one required five or six people to hug each other. It was more than 20 or even 30 feet high, but there was nothing on the hill. The evil spirit of the soldiers made the gold-eating rats in the cage scream sharply.
This is the Jinyuan earth vein of Broken Edge Mountain. It is the easiest to find since it cuts off all wood energy.
There is Dachen's sentry tower here, which was transformed from a giant tree and overlooks everything around it. However, it has been abandoned for decades. Branches and buds have grown out of the hollowed bark again, wrapping everything around it.
"By controlling this leyline node, you can control the movements of all creatures in the northeast - you can summon the forward battalion."
Scouts from the surrounding directions gathered together, and there was a small team. After reporting the situation to the big tent, everyone started laughing and joking. The mission was going smoothly. They were not nervous, and could even be said to be very relaxed: "Sure enough, here at Broken Blade Mountain, It’s nothing special. I heard that there is a divine order in Linjiang City, but after all, I’m not a professional, so I’m not prepared at all.”
"God's destiny is also a human being. If you don't have iron, you can't make a good weapon. It's useless for him to defend himself. How many people are there in Linjiang City? How many weapons are there? Can he still be able to conjure it up?"
"The order from above is to severely damage Linjiang City at all costs. This will dampen the spirit of this god. We cannot allow him to gain momentum like this."
"A tree as beautiful as the forest will be destroyed by the wind, and a spear will kill the first bird. Why is this divine order so high-profile? We Chenli people insist on being the city lord in Dachen even though we are Chenli people?" "No, you are mistaken, he is Dachen. My hometown was burned down by the Western Army, but I only worshiped the master of the Mingjing Sect next door. "Oh, I remembered it wrong."
"It's useless anyway. How many days will it take to capture the area around Broken Blade Mountain when our team arrives?"
Hearing these noisy discussions, the old scout was a little upset. He always felt that something was wrong.
"Although the sentry tower is deserted, the surrounding land seems to have traces of wild beasts walking. Although there is no abnormality in the leyline nodes, the gold-eating rats seem a little scared? Although the Bing Sha and the Golden Sha are indeed slightly different, it should not be so."
With hundreds of years of experience in investigating battle formations, the old scout quickly discovered many things that were wrong, but these were all trivial details. What he really doubted was that his destiny [Before the Battle] was warning him that he had entered a combat state.
But where? Where is the enemy? Could it be a monster in the woods? Or is it some kind of lurking scout?
——Weird, could it be that someone is spying on us? But it's impossible. If there was a hidden magic weapon, the Phantom-breaking Eagle Eye Telescope in the hands of other scouts would have worked long ago.
His silence is very familiar to his teammates. Kuo Yunlu is always too cautious. This is the reason why he has survived a hundred years of fighting, and it is also his destiny and character.
Similar situations have occurred many times. They are nothing more than ferocious beasts hiding in the forest, and there is nothing to worry about.
"Maybe I'm just too nervous."
Using magic, he confirmed that there were indeed some small living creatures around him. After driving them away, Kuoyunlu's fate warning gradually faded away, and he lowered his guard.
Although he is still cautious, Kuoyunlu will not care too much. The mission has been completed. These scouts can rest for a while, and then continue to explore the situation in Broken Blade Mountain, and then investigate the current situation of the three Broken Blade cities.
And in the forest, there are indeed pairs of lifeless eyes that are turning and focusing. Even the branches and leaves of the sea of trees were slowly swaying in the windless silence, quietly watching the group of scouts who dispersed again, identifying and locking them one by one. On the other side of the camera, An Jing is still waiting patiently.
The leading old scout did have a brush. An Jing could be sure that the other party had discovered something was wrong in this area. This was an artificial trace that could not be completely covered up even with the help of Fei Yucui - if they dug the ground to check, There are certainly many mines to be found, but the golden evil at the leyline nodes blocks too many clues.
In fact, the veteran had instinctively discovered the danger, and Anjing had to ask Tong Yucui to retreat and only use a drone to remotely monitor.
These scouts are of little value and their elimination is meaningless. If the information provided by Gu Yunzhi is correct, after the scouts determine that this place is safe, the enemy's vanguard battalion will be the first to arrive here.
Not long after, in the evening, a pioneer battalion of 300 people arrived here.
Rows of cavalry disappeared into the jungle and gathered around the explored camps like ghosts. They were wearing pale fur armor and could disappear in the heavy snow even without magic. They slowly separated the trees, They did not chop down the grass to disturb the surroundings and leave traces. There is no doubt that they are a truly elite force.
They are the vanguard of the Tieli troops. Next, they will use the leyline nodes as bases to collect intelligence and lay out basic formations for about half a month. The seemingly quick three-day destruction of the city actually took several days. Months of detection, infiltration and espionage operations are invisible to ordinary people, but they are the most important tasks in war to defeat the enemy before taking over.
But what awaits them is a creation from a different world that is beyond all their experience and lessons.
"Is that all?"
An Jing looked at the scene of the enemy camp in the drone. Although he knew that this was probably the best time, he still felt a little pity: "If they continue to check, they might be able to find the mines, but now it explodes like this , it will be difficult to continue to attack the army."
[Are you planning to use this mine to destroy an entire cavalry? 】
But Chen Yinzi laughed: [Destroying an entire elite forward battalion would be a stretch. One pair of eyes is missing. Instead, it is the main army you want to assassinate. There is a martial arts master in charge. , the martial formation defense can be mobilized at any time - at that time, at most a few unlucky guys may die, wasting an opportunity to mobilize magical powers]
In the past half month, Chen Yinzi saw Anjing calmly mobilizing various people and drones to lay landmines at each node. Although the key point was indeed the secret weapons that Anjing pulled out from nowhere, Anjing's arrangement was And his ability to control the soldiers and civilians under his command is really commendable.
[That Tie Yuan, if he has weapons, and if they are controlled by you in large numbers, he can become an army by himself]
Chen Yinzi was full of praise for this set of designs: [This even inspired me - if I forge many attached mirrors with spirits to surround my main mirror, like stars surrounding the sun and moon, and then transmit light in the mirror, Supplemented by the power of creation, the main mirror transmits light like the sun to the stars and the moon, forming a set of creation formations of the heavenly Yuanling. Wouldn't it be possible to use the mirror as the three lights of yin, yang, sun, moon and stars, and then evolve the heaven and earth? 】
[As expected of God’s destiny, I suddenly found another path that I can pursue in the last years]
"I think this is due to your profound heritage, Master."
An Jing doesn't think this is his own credit, because there must be someone in the Huaixu world who has done something similar to the drone array. Chen Yinzi just didn't think of using the Mingjing Sect's method to reproduce it, and it was used by his own drone. Just inspired.
Moreover, the master is right. Instead of betting that the martial arts master of the Iron Cavalry Headquarters will not be able to react, it is better to directly eliminate a pair of the enemy's eyes and slow down the opponent's attack speed - you know, Dachen's reinforcements are still dragging their feet. There is no guarantee that the cavalry’s vanguard has already arrived!
“It doesn’t matter.”
With this in mind, An Jing pressed the start button.
At this moment, in Broken Edge Mountain, the old scout Kuo Yunlu suddenly opened his eyes with a look of horror: "There's a surprise attack?!"
His fate saved his life.
At this moment, many landmines that had been dormant underground were activated at the same time. They popped out from deep underground, suspended in mid-air, and then exploded.
In an instant, fire dragons ignited and took off in the forest. When all the blood evil flame thunders were activated in response to the command, and automatically locked on the target and exploded, even the drones on the other side of the mountain could see it. A fire cloud shot straight into the sky like a cascading waterfall, illuminating most of the mountain and half of the sky in blood red.
Electric arcs flashed in the blood-red cloud of flames and thunder, and once again turned into rain of blood and fell. Countless screams came from the camp - most of the people died when the mine exploded, but a small number survived. Or, what these survivors will face is the blood evil like gangrene attached to the bones. These blood-like flames burn away the branches and buds of the tree crowns and penetrate into every corner of the camp, causing the originally peaceful depths of Broken Blade Mountain to explode in an instant. It became a hell on earth.
This elite vanguard, which had been on the battlefield for many years, fought countless victories, and overcome many traps, disappeared in the fierce flames in an instant. Only a few night watch scouts and astute veterans who were patrolling outside escaped.
"What, what happened?!"
Kuo Yunlu stared in disbelief at the camp that had turned into a sea of blood-red fire. He did not dare to get close, and he would not get close. According to experience and lessons, he should leave Broken Blade Mountain immediately, escape from the enemy's ambush range, and report to the commander. This time failed.
However, he also knew very well that it might be possible for others, but he couldn't escape.
He has been targeted.
In the darkness, several drones locked onto this elite old scout - fortunately or unfortunately, his future will not be determined by himself.
Just as Chen Li was trying to get information from Broken Blade Mountain, An Jing would also be trying to get information from Iron Cavalry.
Not long after, with An Jing personally leading the team and Xu Tai as his deputy, a team of heavily armed warriors descended on the scene. Most of the scouts present were captured and made prisoners, with Kuo Yunlu being the most important.
"You...are that divine destiny?"
With his meridians blocked, Kuo Yunlu knelt on the ground, raised his head in disbelief, and looked at An Jing's scarlet face illuminated by the firelight. A face that is too young and too indifferent.
——How could you be so young? And... how could he be so used to it and so familiar with battle formations?
At this moment, Kuo Yunlu felt that the person in front of him was not a young god, but a cold-blooded veteran who had lived in the flames of war for a long time and enjoyed war, killing and death.
Or rather...
【Soldier Leader】
"Indeed I am."
Not knowing what the person in front of him was thinking, An Jing calmly replied: "Don't worry. When the two armies are fighting, casualties are inevitable, but I will not kill prisoners, and I am not that interested in your cavalry affairs. There is no need for you to betray me." Your army, I will get that information myself."
"On the contrary, it's the sect... I want to take a look at the information about the sect behind the Tieli tribes from the perspective of the Tieli people."
"In that case." The old scout lowered his head with a wry smile: "Then I will tell you."
The other side of the snowfield.
early morning.
"What?"
The commander of the cavalry in the big tent received news that was beyond his imagination. He, who was originally dull and didn't like to talk much, stood up in surprise and asked subconsciously: "You mean, the vanguard is completely destroyed?"
"Total annihilation?!"
(End of chapter)