Nangong Yi's 360,000-strong army has marched northward toward the Spirit Beast Mountains. At the same time, Liu Xun and Xiang Ding's 300,000-strong army stationed in the east and west of Qinzhou are also heading east respectively. Heading towards the front and west, intending to bypass the Spirit Beast Mountain Range and enter Hanyue Kingdom from both sides.
On this day, the local armies in several northern states of the Qin State received secret orders and secretly strengthened their deployment to prepare for the Hanyue State's army to raid the Central Plains.
The five major sects in the Central Plains have learned about Qin's dispatch of troops to Hanyue Kingdom, but on the surface they have done nothing, as if nothing happened. However, in fact, the five major sects are already under clouds, and there is an atmosphere of tension everywhere.
Just as Qin Ren said when persuading Qin Baichuan, once Qin goes to war with Hanyue Kingdom, the five major sects will not be able to stay out of the matter. The dual pressure from the Heavenly Demon Sect and Xuehan Palace, coupled with the fact that the Southern Holy Kingdom in the south had shown sufficient strength in its attack on Youzhou a year ago, the five major sects would never dare to allow Xuehan Palace to move into the Central Plains.
Nowadays, the five major sects have been led by Qin Ren. However, according to the practice of the previous wars between Qin State and Hanyue Kingdom, the five major sects have always been responsible for dealing with the strong men of Xuehan Palace, and will not fight against the army of Hanyue Kingdom. .
In the war between Qin and Hanyue Kingdom, the five major sects of the Central Plains have always been in a passive situation. Only Xuehan Palace sent strong men in the early stage of the Yuan Qi realm to participate in the war. The strong men in the early stage of the Yuan Qi realm in the Qin army could not cope with it. , the five major sects will send corresponding strong men in the early stage of the Yuan Qi realm to support them.
Although there are restrictions in the Sanctuary Treaty, Sanctuary and Martial Saint strongmen cannot participate in wars, but Sanctuary strongmen can still do many things besides not going into battle to massacre the opponent's army. When the war breaks out, Xuehan Palace will inevitably send some strong men from the holy realm to take on other tasks. If the five major sects do not help the court, they will simply not be able to cope with it just by relying on a few strong men from the holy realm in the Qin royal family.
In sharp contrast to the tense atmosphere of the five sects, the Heavenly Demon Sect is in high spirits and ready to go, waiting for the opportunity to give Da Qin and the five sects a heavy blow.
In the entire Central Plains, only ordinary people and small sects in the martial arts remained as usual. On the one hand, this is because Qin Ren has blocked the news of attacking Hanyue Kingdom. At this moment, many people still don't know that Qin has sent troops to Hanyue Kingdom. On the other hand, Qin Ren's attack on Hanyue Kingdom was prepared secretly, so there was no open recruitment, so it did not affect the lives of ordinary people.
However, it is conceivable that once the Qin State and the Hanyue State's army actually confront each other and the news spreads throughout the Central Plains, it will inevitably cause a great shock in the Central Plains, because the Qin State, which was in a defensive position in the past few times, actually took the initiative to attack the Hanyue State this time. . At the same time, if the war remains in a stalemate and the casualties are too high, the imperial court will definitely begin to recruit troops from the ordinary people of Qin, and the Central Plains will no longer be as peaceful as before.
Nangong Yi has already thought of all this. In his opinion, Qin Ren's initiative to provoke a war this time is simply a wrong decision. Although Qin is likely to join forces with the Divine Witch Kingdom, even if Qin wins in the end, for ordinary people, this war will not bring any benefits except death.
But Nangong Yi couldn't stop all this, and he didn't want to stop it, because this time Qin State went to war with Hanyue Kingdom, it was a perfect opportunity for him to enter Hanyue Kingdom and sneak into Xuehan Palace to rescue his parents.
The army led by Nangong Yi was called the Black Flag Army. It had been stationed two hundred miles north of Kyoto and was less than sixty miles away from the Spirit Beast Mountain Range. The army quickly marched continuously for more than an hour and arrived at Ling Beast Mountain. At the foot of the Beast Mountain Range.
"General, the Spirit Beast Mountain Range is ahead. Should we rest here first before entering the Spirit Beast Mountain Range?" Yang Yanqing came to Nangong Yi and asked, pointing to the continuous mountain range in front of him.
Nangong Yi looked up and saw that the height of the Spirit Beast Mountain Range gradually increased from near to far. The highest peak he could see was no less than a thousand feet. The mountains were filled with clouds and smoke, and the roars of beasts and birds in the mountains were incessant, making it daunting.
Spring has not yet begun, and the climate is still a bit cold. Standing at the foot of the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, Nangong Yi clearly feels that it is much colder than Kyoto. Of course, this is nothing to Nangong Yi. He is only worried about Hong Yunxiu, fearing that she will not be able to adapt to the cold here.
Fortunately, Hong Yunxiu had already put on a thick leather jacket and was looking curiously at the distant mountain peaks. There was no expression of discomfort on his face, so Nangong Yi felt relieved.
So Nangong Yi turned his head and said to Yang Yanqing: "The Spirit Beast Mountain Range spans more than a hundred miles from north to south. In addition, it is a mountainous area with spirit beasts roaming in the mountains. It is impossible to cross it in daylight, so we No matter what, they will spend the night inside. In this case, it is not a bad idea for the army to stop and rest for a while.?. General Yang, please pass on the order. The whole army will rest for an hour and let the Huotou Army prepare breakfast. After breakfast, the army will set off immediately. During this time, I want to take a look at the Spirit Beast Mountain Range. "
"This General, you are the commander-in-chief of the army, and we cannot do without you. How can you do this scouting job? Why don't you let the general do it?" Yang Yanqing said.
Scouts are soldiers in an army who specialize in investigating military situations, detecting terrain and other tasks. However, the Spirit Beast Mountain Range is different from other battlefields. Even an extremely experienced scout will have a narrow escape from death when entering the Spirit Beast Mountain Range. Therefore, before entering the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, Nangong Yi didn't send anyone ahead to clear the way at all.
"No, I have never been to the Spiritual Beast Mountain Range. Now that I am here, I can't help but want to go in and check it out. Don't worry, I will be fine, general. Just help me take care of my wife. Xiu, You wait for me here for a while, Hat Hat and I will go in and take a look, and we'll be back soon."
Before Mao Mao reached the foot of the mountain, he already seemed restless when he heard the roars of beasts and birds in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range. Now that he heard Nangong Yi said he wanted to go in, Mao Mao was even more excited. Before Hong Yunxiu could say anything, he Already carrying Nangong Yi, he soared into the sky and shot toward the mountains like a sharp arrow.
"Roar" The sound of beast roars still came from the mountains from time to time. When Mao Mao heard these sounds, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar.
Nangong Yi was afraid that doing so would attract the attention of the powerful spirit beasts in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range and lead to attack by the spirit beasts, so he quickly stopped Hat Hat and made him quiet down.
The Spirit Beast Mountain Range is more than a hundred miles from north to south. Even with Hat Hat's flying speed, he can't fly out for a while. Nangong Yi can't leave the army behind and enter Hanyue Kingdom alone, so he and Hat Hat are in After going more than forty miles into the mountains, we returned the same way we came.
Due to Nangong Yi's previous reminder, Mao Mao kept a low profile along the way and did not attract attacks from other spirit beasts. However, Nangong Yi still found several powerful auras in the mountains, at least seven levels and above. There are even eighth-level holy beasts, and there are countless fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-level spiritual beasts, which makes Nangong Yi feel shocked.
Nangong Yi and Mao Mao could enter the mountains without attracting the attention of other spirit beasts, but the 360,000-strong army could not hide the spirit beasts in the spirit beast mountains no matter what. Sixth-level spiritual beasts are a huge threat to the army.
This time when entering the Spiritual Beast Mountain Range, in addition to checking the number and strength of the spirit beasts in the mountains, Nangong Yi also had another task, which was to check the terrain and choose a route suitable for the army.
Fortunately, although the Spirit Beast Mountain Range is mountainous, it is not as steep as the Shuzhou Peak. Nangong Yi took a rough look and found a route that was both easy to walk and far away from the powerful spirit beast's lair.
When Nangong Yi returned to the resting place of the army, the Huotou Army in the army had already prepared breakfast, and Nangong Yi was just in time to eat.
After having breakfast and getting everything ready, the Black Flag Army finally set foot on the dangerous territory of the Spirit Beast Mountain Range.
Just as Nangong Yi thought, the 360,000 uninvited guests quickly attracted the attention of the spirit beasts in the mountains. Some weak low-level spirit beasts stayed away when they saw the army, while some high-level spirit beasts gathered in groups. Form a team, or watch the army move from a distance, or follow the army from a distance.
Of course, many spiritual beasts also attacked the soldiers. Fortunately, there are not many such spiritual beasts and cannot pose a threat to the army.
However, as the army went deeper and deeper into the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, this kind of peace no longer existed, and more and more spirit beasts began to harass the army.
The invasion of these spirit beasts could not damage the vitality of the army, but it greatly reduced the army's marching speed. In addition, the roads in the spirit beast mountains were difficult to walk. Therefore, by dusk, the entire army had only traveled more than seventy miles. There are still more than forty miles to go out of the Spirit Beast Mountain Range.
Nangong Yi looked up at the half-covered sunset and shouted loudly: "General Lin, General Yang, it's going to be dark soon. It's very unsafe in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range. Send the order immediately and the army will be stationed here." , and continue moving forward tomorrow. We will spend the night in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range tonight, and I¡¯m afraid it won¡¯t be peaceful. You have to make your men prepare for defense and respond to the Spirit Beast¡¯s surprise attack at night at any time.¡±
"The last general takes orders." Yang Yanqing and Lin Zhongyi answered in unison, and then left.
Afterwards, the soldiers began to get busy, setting up tents, cooking dinner, and building fortifications with wood from the mountains
At night, the lights around the camp were brightly lit. Thousands of soldiers were scattered throughout the camp to guard, while others fell asleep.
The roars of beasts and birds in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range did not stop due to the darkness of night, they just changed some roles. Spiritual beasts attacking camps are happening all the time, but the real danger is not there.Come.
Nangong Yi, Hong Yunxiu and Mao Mao were in the same tent. Hong Yunxiu had fallen asleep in Nangong Yi's arms, and Mao Mao was lying motionless on the ground. Only Nangong Yi still had his eyes open at this time, wondering what he was thinking. .
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