From the east to the southern border of Central Cloud Continent, it would take at least twelve days by ordinary cloud ship.
Zong Shou piloted the Demon-Propelling God Shuttle, but it only took one day.
When they arrived, it was when the ship division commanded by Shi Ruolan entered the cloud world.
There are nine Taiyi Divine Thunder Ships, headed by six Jiuyao Starshattering Ships, and there are forty large airships. Together they forcibly broke through the space barrier and floated in the sea of clouds.
Each giant ship is majestic. Together with the four nine-tooth battleships and fifty seven-tooth warships that Daqian has built in the cloud world in recent years, he can completely suppress Dashang's fleet.
With Shi Ruolan's ability to command the fleet division, he could even crush them.
However, above this sea of clouds, Zong Shou used his Burning World Blood Eyes to gain insight, but he also discovered that there were far more than the twenty-two Nine-Toothed Ships in the Great Merchant Army opposite.
In addition, there are nine tower ships filled with immortal energy and surrounded by spiritual light, as well as eight seven-kill soul-slaying ships that are notorious in the demonic world.
These are fairy treasures, their main function is flight, but they can also be used as battleships. Even if it is not as good as a dedicated earth-level battleship like the Taiyi Shen Lei Ship, the gap will not be too big.
Especially the Seven Killings of Souls and Souls. The more you kill, the stronger the divine light of Soulslaying will be around you.
The more spiritual a creature is, the more restricted it is by this divine light, which is extremely terrifying.
As he expected, both Confucianism and Demonism have strong foundations.
In terms of naval commanders, it is still Dachang who has an absolute advantage.
However, Shi Ruolan was full of confidence in this battle.
"Brother Fang Xin, in just three days, Ruolan can severely damage his opponent! This waterway will be safe."
According to Shi Ruolan, these three days were just to adjust the status of the ship's commander and enable the soldiers on the ship to adapt to the environment of the cloud world.
"In this battle, Dashang mobilized tens of millions of troops and went deep into southern Xinjiang. The daily consumption is incalculable, and it will only be more unaffordable than my big effort! So only a fleet of sufficient numbers can-"
As long as enough grain and supplies are loaded, Dashang's naval divisions will have to intercept them and have to fight Shi Ruolan decisively.
Zong Shou chuckled, judging from Xiao Ruolan's intention, she was ready to fight to decide the outcome.
He has probably seen through Daqian's current situation and knows that one of the keys to this battle is the outcome of the decisive battle between the naval commanders. But in fact, according to his original intention, he is just preparing to let Shi Ruolan's naval commanders contain the opponent. That’s it.
As long as Yunhai is undefeated, then Daqian has a certain chance of victory.
"If we can defeat Dashang's fleet master first, Sister Kong Yao will definitely be much more calm!"
In front of Zong Shou, Shi Ruolan was rarely confident, even arrogant. Naturally, he also knew the responsibility of rushing into a decisive battle with the large merchant navy.
If Daqian wins, then with clear waterways and endless supply of support materials, it will only make Dashang more eager to pursue a decisive battle on land.
Once Kong Yao can take the initiative, the most famous commander in the cloud world will definitely weaken Da Gan's military advantage to the extreme.
But once defeated, it will be the most dangerous situation.
Therefore, Shi Ruolan swore an oath to An Zongshou. She couldn't help but think of the past. If her brother hadn't brought her out of the abyss under the sea of clouds, she might still be in hell today. struggling. There is no support and no relatives.
Although she had commanded battleships in the past, she had commanded several ship battles. However, most of them are after Zong Shou has established enough advantages. Even if the naval commander wins, it is just the icing on the cake.
Only in this battle could she truly use her own power to turn the tide and help Zong Shou. Even if she died here, she would have caused heavy damage to Dashang's naval commanders.
Laying the foundation for the victory of Daqian.
Zong Shou had an idea of what this girl was thinking. After smiling bitterly, he could only helplessly pat Shi Ruolan on the head.
"In short, you just have to make your own decision when the opportunity arises, but there is no need to force it, and there is no need to be anxious."
Although he was not a truly unparalleled general, in later generations, his ability to lead an army had been honed over time. If you ask yourself to fight on land, you will not be inferior to anyone.
What's more, at this time, there are many famous generals in the army.
Kong Yao, Zong Yuan, Ren Tianxing, and Hu Zhongyuan, who has gradually grown up and has experienced hundreds of battles. Chai Zhou, He Li and others.
So he really didn't want Shi Ruolan's frail shoulders to bear too much pressure, but looking at Shi Ruolan's condition, it was clear that he had made up his mind. All he could do was to ask Gu Liekong, who had a more cautious personality, to fill in the gaps for her and be there to remind her before leaving.
Continue to ride the demon-proofing shuttle and enter the southern border. As soon as you enter the land, you can feel the chilling atmosphere here. Although there are countless swamps and dense jungles in this area. The land is also extremely fertile.
The grain output of the same acre of land is estimated to be twice that of Yunlu in the east!
On Zong Shou's journey, the dozen or so tribes Zong Shou saw were all in dangerous places and had closed their villages to defend themselves.
There are often no travelers in the wilderness and jungles, and many farmlands and pastures have been abandoned, obviously to avoid being affected by this war.
Zong Shou didn't care. These tribes had been fighting among themselves all year round, and they were probably used to wars. However, he didn't have to waste much time convincing these tribes to avoid them, so as to strengthen the walls and clear the country.
The 3.2 million army commanded by Kong Yao is located to the south of the Henglian Mountains. Divided into several strands, they firmly blocked several entrances and exits of the Henglian Mountains.
The mountains are rugged and difficult to pass through, so only a small number of troops are needed to hold the key passes. This will prevent the enemy from advancing or retreating.
Kong Yao knew how to use troops. How could he abandon such an excellent terrain
When Zong Shou's Demon-Eliminating Divine Shuttle descended into the camp, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and generals cheered loudly.
All the generals were extremely excited. This was the benefit of the imperial commander's personal expedition. Zong Shou's presence in front of the battle line boosted morale immeasurably.
Zong Yuan and Ren Tianxing came from the camp hundreds of miles away to see Zong Shou that day.
Only Kong Yao was somewhat indifferent to Zong Shou's arrival.
"I don't have enough troops under my command, so it's extremely hard to hold on at those passes. I can still hold on now because Dashang is not serious at all. I'm going to wait for my army to take the initiative to abandon these passes. "
There is only one possibility for Kong Yao to voluntarily give up his geographical advantage, which is the defeat of the naval division.
At that time, in addition to quickly seeking a decisive battle, the only option is to escape with all your strength.
After finishing speaking, Kong Yao looked at Zong Shou with suspicious eyes.
"Your Majesty, are you really here alone?" Zong Shou nodded slightly. He was indeed alone in his life and came here alone.
Even his own guard of honor was not brought here.
"Uncle Qiu has recruited four million third-level martial arts cultivators, but it will take some time for these people to be put to use."
At this time, Daqian was not without money, but he really didn't have much troops available.