The elite demon army of one million cannot be compared to today's Yellow Turban Army, both in terms of numbers and combat power. The huge Hangu Pass was killed within half a day, leaving no trace of armor behind. Bai Qi and his entire army of 30,000 chariot guards were wiped out. This is the true strength of Xiang Yu's third legion under the Demon Lord.
Among the three legions, Bai Qi had millions of troops and five elite armies swept across the north. Han Xin's 600,000 navy troops overwhelmed the Soochow warships from leaving the harbor. But the real power of the Demon Lord is the millions of elites of this third legion.
Millions of people, each one is an elite soldier among elite soldiers. It only takes a hundred people to defeat ordinary fighters, and a thousand people can defeat the strong ones who turn their fighting spirit into beasts. Tens of thousands of people, even the mighty God of War will fall sadly! These millions of people were forged by the essence of the blood of millions of people gathered from the demon lord's slaughter of the land of northern China. Although this is not the Immortal Demon Army, the Demon Lord gave them another name, the Undefeated Demon Army!
There are five generals under Xiang Yu. Ji Bu, Zhongli Mei, Long Qie, Ying Bu, Yu Ziqi. After commanding a million demon troops and massacring Hangu Pass, they broke out and chased the retreating Yellow Turban Army.
It¡¯s not that Qin Yang doesn¡¯t want to fight. It's just that the gap between the enemy and ourselves is too huge now, and even if he uses all his fighting power, he can't win. Heroes do not succeed at this time. Qin Yang is a hero, he wants the final victory!
So, on the battlefield of the Central Plains, on the plains of Jingzhou. A thrilling chase begins! More than 300,000 Yellow Turban troops, staggered and covered, retreated rapidly toward Jingzhou in the south. Nearly a million elite demonic troops were like a huge hand of death, chasing and intercepting the Yellow Turban Army. Chase and fight fiercely!
Along the way, corpses of Yellow Turban soldiers littered the fields. Wherever the demonic army passed, there were no villages, towns or cities along the way. There is no trace of armor left in them all. Thousands of miles of scorched earth, thousands of miles of no one! Vultures circled and screamed in the sky, and wild dogs roamed everywhere in the former city gates, biting the corpses crazily. The entire south of Hangu Pass is desolate.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Wancheng cannot go. Just today, Zhang Han's 200,000 troops have crossed the Feishui River and captured Wancheng. Liu Bei and Cao Cao, the defenders of Wancheng, are missing!" Pang Tong has not yet jumped down. Kunpeng reported urgently.
"Zhang Han" Qin Yang took the march map. His eyebrows were furrowed.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Han's army is at odds with our army. He is likely to cooperate with Xiang Yu's army in the south to intercept our army. It seems that they are trying to force us back to Hanzhong." Guo Jia pointed on the map.
"No! You absolutely can't go back to Hanzhong!" Qin Yang said firmly. Hanzhong is his fundamental place, and what the demon army is doing now makes it absolutely impossible for Qin Yang to lead the war to Hanzhong. In Qin Yang's heart, Hanzhong is already half of his hometown.
"Where is Ma Yuanyi? Wasn't Ma Yuanyi also in Wancheng not long ago?!" Qin Yang suddenly thought of Ma Yuanyi and asked.
Pang Tongtong was stunned, and then said: "Report to your Majesty. When I was near Wancheng, I saw some remnant soldiers. According to them, Ma Sikong led his troops away just before Xiang Yu conquered Hangu Pass. He was nowhere to be found. Now that our army has retreated in a hurry, it must be very difficult for Ma Sikong to find a report from our army."
"Leaved?" Qin Yang narrowed his eyes. He seemed to be thinking about something. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he said: "Ma Yuanyi will never leave his post without permission. And he left when Xiang Yu attacked Hangu Pass. There must be a deep meaning. I don't think he led troops to reinforce our army. . They have already built a defensive line on our army¡¯s retreat route!¡±
"Ma Junshi only has more than 50,000 people, so it is obviously unrealistic to come to reinforce us." Jia Xu nodded and analyzed.
"So" Qin Yang nodded slightly and suddenly said loudly: "Pass my military order, the three armies will immediately break out of camp and reach Jiaxia before Zhang Han's army blocks our army! If Ma Yuanyi really wants to build a defense line, there is only one place to go. It¡¯s the most suitable one!¡±
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? This place has undulating hills and dense jungle. Although it is not considered dangerous, the terrain is very complex. Hiding tens of thousands of soldiers casually will not be discovered at all.
On a hill somewhere, hidden in a tent among green trees. Ma Yuanyi and Zhuge Liang were sitting opposite each other. Zhuge Liang looked calm, but Ma Yuanyi frowned slightly.
"Mr. Zhuge, I really didn't expect that the demon army would have such a powerful fighting force. As far as I know, the combat power of the undefeated demon army of the third legion is probably greater than that of the first and second legions. The total" Ma Yuanyi said in a deep voice.
Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, shook the feather fan in his hand and said: "Master Ma, I don't know something. According to what I know, the undefeated demon army of the third legion was built recently by the demon lord. Otherwise, if it were from the beginning, the demon lord would So I sent this undefeated demonic army. I am afraid that even if His Highness the King of Wei is in danger of Hulao Pass, he may not be able to stop the demonic army from advancing westward."
"Was it recently formed? ! "Ma Yuanyi was startled. Of course he knew how long and hard it would take to form an army of one million elite soldiers. And the recent time Zhuge Liang mentioned should probably be after the founding of the Ming Empire and the division of the world into three parts. Is that what happened?! In just two years, could it be that this demon lord with such extraordinary abilities was able to create such a powerful army?
Zhuge Liang said lightly: "I also know Master Ma's doubts. However, what the Demon Lord did is definitely not what you and I can deduce with common sense. Please imagine, after the Demon Lord was defeated in Yingshang, it took only a few years. , they established two elite legions, Bai Qi and Han Xin, on the remote islands of Japan. As soon as the Bai Qi legion arrived in the Central Plains, they swept across the princes. If His Majesty Emperor Ming had not summoned the mythical beast Xuanwu, I am afraid it would not have been defeated so easily. Could it be that it would not have been so easy. , Mr. Ma is in the middle, can¡¯t you see anything?¡±
"Mr. Zhuge means" Ma Yuanyi's heart suddenly moved, and an extremely incredible idea arose.
Zhuge Liang did not show off and said directly: "According to the information I got, the Demon Lord has a secret method to strengthen his army. He can use a method called blood sacrifice to quickly build an elite army!"
"Blood sacrifice?! Could it be the Blood Demon flag that was discovered in the cities in the north?" Ma Yuanyi guessed.
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "You can also say that. It was His Majesty Emperor Ming who was the first to discover the existence of the Blood Demon Flag. And the role of this Blood Demon Flag is not only to create an extremely powerful undead demon army. Moreover, The Demon Lord can also use the power gathered in it to create a team of elite soldiers."
Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang also sighed and said: "Think of the Japanese Islands. Although not as densely populated as our Central Plains, there are still tens of millions of people. These people are divided into three types by the Demon Lord. The first The second type is labor, specialized in building ordnance, warships, etc. The second type is physically weak and worse than labor, and is used as a blood sacrifice. They are directly killed and sacrificed to refine the blood demon flag. And the third type, They are strong men, and they are made into elite troops by the essence of these blood sacrifices. Including Bai Qi's five elite troops and Han Xin's elite troops, they all come from this way. Just because Japan has a small population, Therefore, the sacrifices were relatively small, and the elite soldiers created were only a few hundred thousand. And those blood demon flags were integrated into the bodies of many demon generals by the demon master. Only then can these demon generals control these elite soldiers. This is also convenient This is the reason why the demon army is so powerful."
"Sacrifice, blood sacrifice" Ma Yuanyi couldn't help but gasped when he heard Zhuge Liang's introduction. It's easy to say. But just imagine, that¡¯s nearly ten million human lives! In order to build various demon armies and countless elite soldiers. Could it be that the Demon Lord actually used all the people on the Japanese Islands as sacrifices? !
Zhuge Liang also sighed. Said: "If my estimate is correct, the Japanese Islands today are probably thousands of miles of wilderness and inaccessible. Otherwise, the Demon Lord will not move the demon capital to Jizhou now. Come to think of it, the people on the Japanese Islands will probably already¡¡"
Suddenly hearing the news, Ma Yuanyi was stunned for a long time before he let out a long breath and murmured: "There is such a cruel method I originally thought that the people of Japan Island are tough and murderous by nature, but I never thought, It turns out that they were the ones who were slaughtered the most"
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "There are no murderous people in the world, and the same is true for the Japanese islanders. However, you know that the millions of elite soldiers the Demon Army has created now"
At this point, Zhuge Liang suddenly paused, because even if he didn't say the next words, Ma Yuanyi could immediately think of them.
Sure enough, when Ma Yuanyi heard this, he immediately lost his voice and said: "Could it be that Mr. Zhuge said that these millions of elite soldiers are actually from the people of the Central Plains"
Zhuge Liang sighed and said with a wry smile: "Yes, by slaughtering Japan, the Demon Lord obtained more than 1.6 million soldiers and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. Now you can imagine that there are millions of elite soldiers."
"Pah!" When he thought of the astonishingly huge number, Ma Yuanyi suddenly felt a rush of blood rushing to the ceiling, and slapped his palms on the table. After a long while, he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "This bastard!"
Under the sword, a group of soldiers and horses rolled their flags backwards, rolling toward the hilly area in a somewhat embarrassed manner. Behind this army, another army that was also exhausted and embarrassed was also retreating rapidly.
Not long ago, Zhang Han's army had successfully intercepted the Yellow Turban Army's march south. Under the leadership of Qin Yang, the Yellow Turban Army fought desperately to break through the encirclement. Only then did they break through the defense line of Demon General Zhang Han and successfully reached the land of Jixia. This is also Qin Yang's greatest hope, although he had sent Pang Tong to investigate this place before and found that there were indeed signs of an ambush here. However, Qin Yang was not sure whether these ambush troops could stop the demon army's attack of millions of elite soldiers like a raging wave.
"Your Majesty, we are in front of you. General, please go check it out first!" In the center of the army, Guan Hai pointed at the hilly area ahead and said roughly.
This time, it was the most embarrassing defeat for the Yellow Turban Army since its founding. If Guan Hai, Zhang Yan and other generals had followed their wishes, they would have turned around and fought the demon army to the death. However, Qin Yang was not as reckless as them, and after issuing strict orders, there was no riot among the generals.
Looking at the undulating hills and deep dense forests ahead. Qin Yang took a deep breath and was about to speak. But suddenly a scout came flying from the front of the team.
After seeing Qin Yang, the scout immediately jumped off his horse, knelt on one knee, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, an old man in front of the army blocked the way. He claimed that he was an old acquaintance of your Majesty. Please meet with your Majesty."
"Old acquaintance?" Qin Yang's heart moved. Guan Hai on the side was so angry that he opened his eyes and shouted: "Are you tired of living? Can an old man make the army stop?! And he also invites His Majesty to go out to see him? Who does he think he is? Immortal?"
"Guan Hai! Don't be rude!" When he heard Guan Hai mention the word "immortal", Qin Yang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stopped drinking Guan Hai. He immediately lifted his horse forward and said to the scout: "Lead the way. I'll go take a look!"
Not long after, Qin Yang had already galloped to the front of the team. Far away. He then saw an old man wearing a white robe and an air of Taoism and immortality sitting leisurely on a boulder in front of the army, smiling and saying nothing.
When Qin Yang saw this man, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He hurriedly urged his horse over, clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Who am I talking about? It turns out that Mr. Huang is here. Qin Yang is polite."
This old man is Zhuge Liang¡¯s father-in-law, Huang Chengyan, the hermit who led Qin Yang and others out of the Eight Formations in Wollongong. When Huang Chengyan saw Qin Yang greeting him, he laughed and stood up. He said: "Your Majesty is the most respected person in the world. I would never dare to accept this gift. This young man, Huang Chengyan, comes to see His Majesty Emperor Ming."
Qin Yang jumped off the horse and said with a smile: "Why is your majesty not your majesty? Have you ever seen your majesty in the world who is so miserable? If you don't see me outside, just call me little brother."
Huang Chengyan smiled without being polite and said directly: "Then I overstepped my bounds, and now the demon army is so powerful. You and I will stop talking about those secular nonsense."
Qin Yang nodded and said: "Of course it is, since the old gentleman is here. Then I wonder if the one in Jixia Mountain is my concubine? Or my son-in-law?"
Huang Chengyan said with a smile: "Although my little girl knows a little bit about the art of war, she is a female after all. The one who lives in Jixia Mountain is naturally my son-in-law Zhuge Liang. Brother Qin, don't worry, eight formations have been set up in Jixia Mountain. It must be difficult for the millions of demonic troops to pass through in a short time. And I am here to guide the various armies."
"Great!" Qin Yang heard this. A stone in my heart finally fell to the ground. He had learned Zhuge Liang's Eight Formations in Wollongong. now. They reorganized themselves in the land of Jiaxia, and were assisted by Ma Yuanyi's army. Not to mention the millions of demonic troops, even if there were millions more, as long as there were no formation-breaking masters here, it would be impossible to break through this place.
At this time, Guan Hai and others naturally followed. Seeing Qin Yang and the old man beaming after a few words, they couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
"You came just in time! Send orders to the whole army to follow closely. Tell everyone that we can rest as soon as we cross these mountains!"
After Qin Yang finished giving orders to the generals, he turned around and followed Huang Chengyan forward on foot. The generals saw that Qin Yang and Huang Chengyan did not even ride horses, but they were no slower than war horses when moving. Naturally, no one was surprised that Qin Yang had such strength, but they didn't expect that Huang Chengyan, an old man who looked like a teacher, could walk like the wind, and was even more elegant and composed, but they were amazed.
Under the leadership of Huang Chengyan, the Yellow Turban Army quickly changed their formations and filed into a dense forest from a mountain col-like location. This dense forest was originally inaccessible, but now it is winding and winding, with many paths leading to it. It looks like a huge maze.
Huang Chengyan and Qin Yang walked one behind the other, walking non-stop in the dense forest, with the Yellow Turban Army following closely behind them, fearing that if they took a wrong step, they would be lost in this dense forest that could not see the sky when they looked up.
After walking for about half an hour, Qin Yang felt that his eyes suddenly became brighter. Looking up, he and his group had walked out of the dense forest before they knew it. In front of them, there was another stone formation.
I don¡¯t know where the huge rocks here came from. I just feel that each of them is of uncanny craftsmanship. They are like giants several meters high, standing densely on an extremely vast plain in front of me.
Huang Chengyan didn¡¯t explain, he looked up at the sky and thought a little.After a while, he walked straight towards a place where there seemed to be no path at all. Qin Yang and others naturally followed closely. Strange to say, from a distance, there is no access road here, but when you get closer, the huge stone seems to separate automatically, and a road that can allow eight horses to run in parallel suddenly appears.
"Haha, Your Majesty, this is the real Eight Formation Formation. Your Majesty, please order us to go down. Let the generals in the army not make any noise and follow closely. No matter what you see or hear, don't panic. Just follow them. The people in front are marching." Standing in front of the road, Huang Chengyan finally turned around and said his first words.
Qin Yang nodded and immediately followed Huang Chengyan's instructions. Afterwards, Qin Yang raised his head, looked at the huge stone formation with a mysterious atmosphere everywhere, and said in surprise: "Mr. Huang, do you think this is the real eight formations? Then we are in Wollongong"
Huang Chengyan smiled slightly and said: "The eight formations on Wollongong are just simply arranged based on the real eight formations. Today's eight formations are the real creation of heaven and earth, a work of miraculous craftsmanship. I heard that your majesty once broke through After all, the Mysterious Trace Formation created by Sun Bin was only created by mortals, but these eight formation diagrams are the essence of heaven and earth. Even if my son-in-law was favored by heaven and was able to understand the Heavenly Book and the Heavenly Scroll, it would take a lifetime of effort. But it can only be shown once."
"Show it off once?! Then why" Qin Yang said in shock.
Huang Chengyan shook his head and said calmly: "Your Majesty, do you want to ask why it is placed here?"
Qin Yang nodded. Naturally, this was what he wanted to ask. After all, if he just wanted to stop the demon army, there would be no need to set up such a mysterious formation. Now, according to Qin Yang's knowledge, all the armies of the Han Empire have withdrawn southward, and the main force here is only Ma Yuanyi's 50,000 troops and the tired troops he brought. Such an exquisite formation should be deployed during the decisive battle, but if it is placed here now, it cannot fully exert its effect.
Huang Chengyan suddenly smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, if you think that Zhuge Liang put the eight formations here, he is overkill, but he is wrong. He has studied the heavenly books and scrolls, and has always placed the formation here. For This is the right time to compete with that demon star for the outcome of this war." (To be continued)