At noon, the sun shines on the golden roof of Chenji Palace. Under the royal city of Yongchuan, the demon horse cavalry regiment is ready to go. Looking down from the front of Chenji Palace, there is a group of golden and iron horses in the square, which has the potential to swallow up mountains and rivers.
Standing at the front of the team is the leader of the Demon Horse Cavalry Regiment and a member of the Amber Dragon King's general Niu Yao Ligui. The real body of the hedge ghost is a green bull as big as a small mountain. It is the most appropriate way to describe him as he is as powerful as a mountain and as powerful as the world. He had been following the Amber Dragon King since he had just taken over Dongyao. He rose from the ranks of bodyguards and eventually became the leader of the largest cavalry regiment in Dongyao and even the demon world.
He is also extremely upright and very brave in combat. His only shortcoming is that he doesn't know how to adapt, which is in line with the nature of the cow. Fortunately, the cavalry regiment is mainly used as a vanguard and does not need to have too much resourcefulness.
This fence ghost also has a weird habit, that is, he has an almost blind worship of the Amber Dragon King. Back then, he heard that this Dragon King originally had divine status, and was exiled to the demon world by the God Gansu because he fell in love with a human woman. Completely surrendered to the legendary and romantic atmosphere. So much so that he obeyed the Amber Dragon King's words and never allowed anyone to question his decision.
Last year, he came to the royal city of Yongchuan with his young master Qianqi, and stationed with his troops under the city for several months doing nothing. Although he continued to train every day, it was still difficult to stop the spirits of the soldiers in the regiment from becoming slack. He believed that this time he would serve as a The first march to solve the problem of Qingyang in Tucheng is a good opportunity for the army to regroup.
As soon as the time came for the expedition, the golden phalanx gradually turned into a golden line and marched along the winding mountain road in the direction of Qingyang, Tucheng.
The remaining old soldiers of the Demon Spirit Clan are less than a thousand in total, while the Demon Horse Cavalry Regiment has an army of 5,000 people, and the soldiers are all in their prime. Logically speaking, they occupy the top spot both in terms of momentum and numbers. Absolute advantage.
But in the art of war, if you want to win a battle, you must rely on the right time, place, and people. Let’s not mention the natural environment for the moment. The complex terrain of Tucheng Qingyang and the determination of the Demon Spirit clan to unite to protect the last Demon Spirit son cannot be underestimated. Disdainful.
Qingyun didn't know how to find out about the demon horse cavalry regiment dispatched from the royal city in advance, so he immediately sent someone to report the news to the red-eared demon. Although the red-eared demon was a little panicked after hearing this, he soon regained his composure. An idea came to me.
When he decided to protect the Ape Red Demon Bronze Statue to the death in order to keep Kui alive, he divided the demon spirit warriors he gathered into seven teams to guard seven floors, and used red, orange, yellow, green, green, blue, They were distinguished by seven colors of purple, and seven of them with the most combat experience were appointed as captains. At this moment, he quickly summoned these seven people to the Wangzi Palace Villa where he was temporarily staying, and began to discuss countermeasures.
"I just received news that the Royal City has sent a regiment of five thousand demon horse cavalry to suppress our army. What do you think?" the red-eared demon spirit asked directly.
"What? Does this mean that Wangcheng will completely declare war on our Tucheng Qingyang?" the captain of the red team with a red belt on his arm asked.
"The fox Ouyang Hongye deliberately did not use the troops under the royal city, but used Dongyao's cavalry regiment, in order to make outsiders look like it was at least two cities fighting between Dongyao and Qingyang." The red-eared demon spirit gritted its teeth. say.
He admired Ouyang Hongye's scheming more and more. If anyone had an ally like him, he would get twice the result with half the effort. Unfortunately, he was destined to be his enemy from the beginning.
"It seems that we have to bring out our secret weapon, right?" suggested the captain of the blue team with a blue belt around his neck.
The secret weapon he talked about was the hundreds of giant artillery pieces built by the Ape Red Demon when he was managing Tucheng Qingyang to prevent future intrusions from foreign enemies. These artillery borrowed the principles of Ming Dynasty artillery, but also made certain improvements.
The entire gun body and two wheels are made of pure copper. At the front end of the gun barrel, there is an opening with a diameter larger than the barrel. The powder chamber is connected to the barrel and has an ignition hole for the lead wire. The chamber wall of the powder chamber is slightly thicker than the barrel. This design is to withstand greater chamber pressure.
These artillery pieces have been secretly hidden underground in various levels of the city, and will never be used easily unless absolutely necessary. The captain of the blue team believes that now may be the moment of last resort.
"The artillery is extremely destructive, and the shells will definitely knock them off their feet. But our initial idea was to defend the Seven Sound Gate and the Pagoda Palace to prevent the Demon King Fox from destroying the bronze statue. In this way, we must completely fight against the demon king fox. The royal city has been broken. Not only that, but it has also offended someone as powerful as the Amber Dragon King. I think we should take a long-term approach." The one who spoke was the orange team captain with an orange belt on the top of his helmet, and he was also the one who played the pipa earlier. old man.
"Since we agreed to Qingyun's conditions, we have no way out! Qingyun is the father-killing enemy of Demon King Fox, and is the enemy of the entire demon world. Do you think Wangcheng will let us go now?" Chi Er The demon retorted with some excitement. He was determined to save his son, even if he was doomed.
"I also agree to dispatch artillery. Relying on the terraced terrain of the Qinghai soil, we will place the artillery in a fan-shaped layer. It must be harder than climbing to the sky for them to break through our defenses." The captain of the blue team agreed. He is always a militant. I was very excited to think that at this age I could still fight against Dong Yao's elite troops.
"You were the one shouting the loudest, and you said you were doing it for the last son of the demon spirit. Why are you backing down now?" The captain of the purple team, wearing a purple belt around his waist, also fanned the flames and teased the captain of the orange team.
"Okay!" After what he said, the captain of the Orange Team no longer had any worries. He gritted his teeth and said, "I will do as you say! I will risk my life too!"
The captains reached an agreement with the red-eared demon spirit and returned to their respective floors to arrange the artillery. The purple team is responsible for the top level. The artillery on this level has the longest barrel and the longest firing distance. By analogy, the artillery on each level can effectively attack the city.
After Mochizuki accidentally activated the emblem change in the Seven-tone Gate guarded by the Red Team, he originally wanted to find an opportunity to continue looking for clues to other Seven-tone Gates elsewhere. Just as he was about to leave, he caught up with the captain of the Red Team returning. He summoned all the soldiers of the Red Team and explained to his soldiers one by one how to place the artillery and the specific locations where they should be placed.
Mochizuki, who was among them, knew the power of the artillery, and thought that no matter how powerful the Demon Horse Cavalry Regiment was, they were no match for them. Although it is inconvenient for me to show up, I can go out of the city to find a few people from the intelligence team and ask them to intercept the cavalry regiment to remind them of this change.
It's just that there are warriors from the Demon Spirit Tribe around him, and it's very difficult to get away from them without being suspected. At such a hair-trigger moment, every minute of delay makes him scratch his head. In desperation, he bent over and covered his abdomen, pretending to be anxious, and ran to the side regardless.
There were bursts of sarcastic laughter behind them. They didn't expect that the most honest and honest Meng Gourd would also be lazy. Just when he told them to prepare the artillery, he pretended to have a stomachache and was lazy.
Wang Yue ran all the way to the secret passage when entering the city, only to see that the entrance of the cave had been blocked by a big stone. He stretched out his hand and called out one of the Moon Shadow Knives to pry the big stone aside with one force, and then entered He rushed out of the cave quickly.
The four members of the intelligence team were still lurking outside the city. When they saw Mochizuki, who was wearing Demon Spirit Clan armor from a distance, they couldn't help but become nervous, and each of them got ready to fight.
Unexpectedly, when the man walked up and took off his helmet, it turned out to be Wangyue. He said anxiously: "I don't know how the red-eared demons knew about the demon horse cavalry regiment sent by the royal city to Qingli, Tucheng. Now they are planning to hide it in the city. All the active artillery pieces were pulled out to fight. Although I didn't see the appearance of the artillery with my own eyes, it was said that there were hundreds of them. You quickly stop the cavalry regiment on the road and tell the commander of the cavalry regiment, Li Gui, about the artillery pieces. , let him think about countermeasures in advance.”
"Okay!" After hearing this, Chang Feng only left Lao Wu's shadow demon to guard beside the bones of Mole Xiao Qi, and he immediately took Cang Xiezi and Honglian to meet the demon horse cavalry group.
In less than half a day's work, the artillery had been arranged in a fan shape from top to bottom as envisioned, and each floor also erected a large flag representing the color of its own team. They only waited for the cavalry regiment from the royal city to enter their After the range, if they still want to move forward, they will light the fuse and blow them up until they are completely naked.
At this time, the real Menghulu woke up, only to feel pain and swelling in the back of his neck. Just when he wanted to recall why he suddenly fainted, he found that the armor on his body was missing. At this time, he suddenly realized that someone from the royal city had sneaked in. in the city and attacked him.
He felt that he had to report to the captain immediately, so he walked in the direction of the emblem gate that he was responsible for guarding before, but was shocked by the scene in front of him. From the time these artillery were first built seven hundred years ago to now, they have never been used. At this moment, the scene of hundreds of artillery muzzles rushing out of the city is really shocking.
"Menghulu, why did you come back with your armor removed after you went for a convenience?" his companion who was responsible for guarding with him asked, and his voice brought him back to reality.
"Where's the captain? I want to see the captain!" Menghulu grabbed him and asked.
"Team...the captain of the team is over there!" His companion pointed to the side and replied, because he had never seen Menghulu speak so loudly before, and it frightened him to the point of stammering.
After he explained to the captain of the red team that he was attacked and had his armor stolen, the captain disagreed. In his opinion, it might be better if the people in the royal city knew about the existence of the artillery. They might be scared to death before they even reached the city. fled back.
But he was worried about the situation of the Bian Emblem, so he decided to personally check the house where the Bian Emblem was hidden, only to find that the gate had been opened. This meant that the people in the royal city had probably completely mastered the secret of the Seven-tone Gate. This worried him more than the demon horse cavalry regiment. He hurriedly ran to the Wangzi Palace in the upper city.
The courtyard of Wangzi Palace was filled with a pungent smell of medicine. The red-eared demon spirit had just boiled the elixir for his son Kui. He filled a bowl and brought it to his son's room.
Kui was no different from usual. He was lying on the bed and fell asleep. His sunken eyes and sunken cheeks looked distressing. Even though his son has always looked like this for more than twenty years, the red-eared demon still sheds tears every time he sees him. He put the medicine aside, sat up with Kui, and patted his face.
Kui opened his eyes vaguely and closed them again when he saw it was his father. He just opened his mouth slightly and waited for his father to give him medicine.
The red-eared demon spirit scooped out a small sip with a spoon and blew it into his son's mouth. Then he wiped the overflowing medicine from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, and then continued to feed him a second mouthful... until he filled the entire bowl of medicine. Finished feeding.
While he hugged his son and lay down again, he sighed and said, "Qui, believe me, father, you are about to be saved! You must hold on a little longer, your pain will be over soon!"
Kuicong hummed in response to him, and then fell asleep again.
He opened the door and walked back to his room. There was an armor made of lizard scales hanging on the shelf facing the door. He stepped forward and touched the sharp lizard scales on the armor, letting it cut one of his fingers, then stared at the bright red blood droplets between his fingers and said to himself: "It's time for you to appear!"