The sun was shining brightly a moment ago, but now the sky was as blue as the sea and became dull. It was extremely hot and there was no wind. It looked like a big storm was brewing.
Chu Jun frowned and looked back at the scattered troops that stretched for dozens of miles. Although the lineup was huge, it did not have the slightest aura of fortitude, let alone the murderous aura of the regular army. Looking at the cultivators flying by talking and laughing, Chu Jun couldn't help but secretly shook his head, are these guys reliable
It is about 70,000 to 80,000 miles from Jidu City to Tian'an City where Junshan is located. If Chu Jun flew alone, it would only take two days at most. However, if nearly 300,000 "rabble" were to arrive at the foot of Tian'an City, it would probably take less than a month. Will not work.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the wind suddenly rose. As a pale lightning pierced the sky, huge raindrops sprinkled down crazily with rolling thunder. The wind shook the trees and weeds hysterically, and the day turned into night in an instant.
The heavy rain was pouring down, and the already scattered team became even more disorderly. The cultivators released their body-protecting Qi to resist the heavy rain. Some guys simply landed on their flying mounts and looked for shelter on the spot, while some were flying around in the air, while Calling his acquaintances, the whole team became chaotic.
Chu Junling stood in mid-air, and the heavy rain that was several feet away from his body automatically avoided him as if he had eyes.
Chu Jun looked at the chaotic scene and couldn't help crying or laughing. With such a team to fight, even the golden general would be helpless.
"Sect Master Chu, why not camp where you are?" Zhuo Bufan obviously noticed that Chu Jun was unhappy, so he asked cautiously.
Chu Jun waved his hand helplessly and said: "Let everyone camp where they are and wait until the rain stops before moving forward!"
Zhuo Bufan immediately sent people down to deliver the order. After nearly half an hour, the long team slowly began to gather and set up camp.
Chu Jun couldn't help but smile bitterly. With this kind of efficiency, if he encountered an elite demon army, he would probably collapse immediately and fight a fart battle. However, these people are members of the immortal cultivators guilds from all over the country and have not received strict training at all. Training is just a bunch of stragglers, so we can't expect too much.
A team of more than 100,000 people finally set up camp, but the heavy rain has stopped, the sky has begun to clear up, and the sun is high in the sky. It is obviously noon.
"Sect Master Chu, are you going to break up camp and set off immediately?" Zhuo Bufan asked a little embarrassed.
Chu Jun could only nod and said: "Notify everyone to leave immediately!"
The cultivators who had just set up the camp suddenly started complaining. Damn it, they had just set up camp and then broke out. This was clearly torturing people as to whether they would be able to lead troops.
Listening to the complaints and curses, Chu Jun couldn't help but have black lines in his head, but he was helpless. If it weren't for Ding Qing's sake, he would have given up and left long ago. This thankless job was not done by humans at all. .
This time, there were nearly 200,000 members of various local guilds who responded to Ding Qing's call. Together with the original anti-demon alliance army and the surrendered Bingyun army, the total number was nearly 300,000. Ding Qing selected 100,000 of the elites as the central army, which she personally led. Tao Feifei led 50,000 former anti-demon alliance troops to lead the front army, and the remaining 100,000 "crooked melons and split dates" were used as The rear army was led by Chu Jun.
At first, Chu Jun felt that leading hundreds of thousands of people was quite majestic, so he agreed immediately. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a miserable job. Even the orders of hundreds of thousands of people had to be shouted twice before he could understand. People are driven crazy. Now Chu Jun finally understood that leading troops to fight is not a simple matter. Being able to command tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people like an arm and a finger is an extremely remarkable skill. Managing hundreds of thousands of people is not as simple as managing a few dozen people, let alone hundreds of thousands of untrained teams.
In just ten days, Chu Jun's rear army was hundreds of miles behind the central army, so Ding Qing had to ask the front army to slow down.
"Elder Zhuo, I'll let you manage this place first. I'll go to the front and take a look!" Chu Jun said and ran away. Zhuo Bufan could only look at Chu Jun's back and smile bitterly.
With Chu Jun's speed, he caught up with Ding Qing in just the blink of an eye. Looking at the orderly marching team, Chu Jun couldn't help but feel ashamed. Although Ding Qing and the 100,000 people were selected elites, most of them were not. After rigorous training, his team is simply a group of refugees compared to others.
"Brother Jun!"
Seeing Chu Jun's arrival, the little girl rushed out of the team happily, followed by Ding Ding.
"Hey, Tudan, aren't you leading the army from behind? Why did you run up here?" Ding Ding habitually grabbed Chu Jun's hand and pinched it gently.
Chu Jun was naturally embarrassed to say that he could not handle a team of more than 100,000 people. He came specifically to Ding Qing to "resign" and said with a smile: "Come and see if you can do it?"
Ding Ding and Xiao Xiao felt so sweet that they both heard "you" as "you"!
"Where is Sister Qing?" Chu Jun asked.
"It's in front, I'll take you there!" Ernizi held Chu Jun's arm in unison and said in unison.
The practitioners from the Immortal Cultivator Guild passing by all cast envious glances at Chu Jun.
Chu Jun found Ding Qing under the "escort" of the two women. The latter seemed to know that Chu Jun would come, and said with a smile: "Brother Jun, here you go!"
Chu Jun smiled bitterly and said: "Sister Qing, you'd better change someone to lead the rear army, you're cheating me!"
Ding Qing rolled her eyes at Chu Jun, then giggled, and the flowers suddenly trembled. Ding Ding and Xiao Xiao couldn't help but glance at the two towering things on Ding Qing's chest with envy.
"Now you know it's not easy to lead troops to fight, don't you think you still dare to be self-righteous in front of others!" A gloating voice sounded. Chu Jun knew who was coming without raising his head. He shrugged and said, "What's so difficult about leading troops to fight? I'm just too lazy to waste time!"
Tao Feifei, who was dressed in armor, flew over from a distance, her face as beautiful as a peach blossom seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and she hummed: "You must be so stubborn!"
Chu Jun touched his chin in embarrassment: "Tao Feifei, aren't you the vanguard at the front? At this time, we should be opening roads through mountains and building bridges when encountering water!"
"You were still building roads and bridges, and you got kicked in the head by a donkey?" Tao Feifei glared at Chu Jun angrily.
Chu Jun couldn't help but feel angry, but he was right, everyone was flying, it was useless to open a road and build a bridge!
Ding Qing chuckled and said: "When you two meet, you are like a dog meeting a cat, and when you don't meet, you always want to hold it in your mouth!"
Tao Feifei's pretty face turned red, and she said with a smile: "Sister Qing, what are you talking about? Who wants to catch him!"
Chu Jun chuckled, Tao Feifei's face turned redder, and she waved her pink fist threateningly at Chu Jun!
Since Tao Feifei sacrificed her life to save Chu Jun last time, the relationship between the two has made breakthrough progress. Everyone present, including Chu Jun, also knew that Tao Feifei liked him.
Ding Qing gave Chu Jun an angry look, and stopped teasing Tao Fei Fei, and said, "Let's get down to business, Fei Fei, why are you running back here?"
"Chang'an City is ahead. Should we continue moving forward, or rest near Chang'an City for a few days?" Tao Feifei asked.
"Let's rest for a few days. It's not in a rush anyway!"
Chu Jun was overjoyed when he heard this, and he could use this time to continue practicing Linyue Jue. Because it takes five days to absorb a ginseng pill, and he had to march during this period, Chu Jun never took it again.
Tao Feifei's eyes also flashed with joy, she glanced at Chu Jun and said, "Okay, I'll go back and deliver the order first!" After saying that, she turned around and left happily.
Chu Jun couldn't help but wonder: "Why is she so happy? And as a former army general, she came back to ask for instructions. Wouldn't it be enough to send a messenger?"
Ding Ding and Xiao Xiao flattened their mouths and looked at Chu Jun with strange eyes.
Ding Qingruo glanced at Chu Jun meaningfully. Sometimes his brother Jun is extremely smart, but in other aspects he is extremely confused. Feifei ran back from the front in person just to see you. He is so stupid!
Chu Jun touched his chin and asked doubtfully: "Why do you guys look at me like this?"
"Brother Jun, have you decided not to lead the rear army?" Ding Qing asked.
Chu Jun said calmly: "Sister Qing, it's better to send a professional!"
Seeing this, Ding Qing couldn't help but giggled and said: "That's fine, I'll send someone to take over when we get to Chang'an City!"
Chu Jun said with a straight face: "Sister Qing, as the saying goes, soldiers are more valuable than elites. These rear troops are untrained stragglers. Taking them will only weaken the combat effectiveness and slow down the journey. I think only ten Wan Jing Rui is enough!”
Ding Qing smiled and said: "You are right. In fact, only 50,000 well-trained elites are enough to attack Junshan!"
"Then why does Sister Qingqing lead so many people?" Xiaoxiao asked curiously.
"First of all, Zhang Yan's army is not a regular army. It is just the same as us, so I brought so many people just to build momentum. I didn't even think about investing all the manpower. The hundreds of thousands of rear troops were just for show. Secondly, although these people have not been trained, they are still a force, and they are loyal to my Ding family. They have come all the way to respond to my call. If I don't take them with me, I'm afraid it will chill their hearts." Ding Qing. Seriously.
"So that's it!" Ding Ding nodded suddenly.
Chu Jun nodded and said: "Sister Qing has a good idea, but this will obviously drag down the main force's schedule. It would be great if we also had a troop transport ship!"
"It doesn't matter if the schedule is slower, it will put greater psychological pressure on Zhang Yan and others!" Ding Qing said confidently.
Indeed, if you know that there is a knife hanging above your head, but it has not fallen down, the psychological pressure it will cause is extremely terrible.
Chu Jun couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said: "Sister Qing is indeed a silver warrior, she has no clues!"
Ding Qing smiled and scolded: "You brat, stop trying to flatter me!"
Chu Jun chuckled and suddenly realized something, and asked: "Sister Qing, is Wen Yue Canghai your teacher?"
Ding Qing's smile gradually faded, she nodded and said, "Yes, I was tutored by him at Jiuzhan Academy!"