In the mountains at dusk.
At this time, it was already bright, and after a day and night of high-speed marching, these frontier troops from Xiyouzhou climbed over the undulating mountains and came to the depths of the Ximu Mountains.
Compared with the outside world, the soil here contains a strong Nine Netherworld Qi, which is not suitable for animals and plants to survive. Although they enter this place to fight, they can't stay for a long time, and strive for a quick solution. And Tu Haoyang also knew in his heart that many old enemies in the court are now staring at him. After a long time, there must be various accidents.
Therefore, for this reason, he took all his own troops out of the state city, and sent the few red-blooded dragon cavalry he could command to rush to the valley. On the one hand, it was for rescue, and on the other hand, it was also to confirm the current situation in the evening mountains. real situation.
Along the way, although the straight-line distance is not long, the terrain is difficult, and there are various entrenched monsters invading, so they have to stop fighting for a while every time.
Fortunately, there was the visiting envoy of the Jinzhan Hanging Flower House who used the Dragon Vein Secret Technique to keep the army moving along the wind, saving a lot of effort and not getting too tired.
After hacking and slashing all the way, now they are finally approaching their destination, but at this time, the frontier troops finally encountered the demon group in the evening mountains.
When the Ziyou clan moved their clansmen to the vicinity of the valley, other places were deserted and uninhabited. For these monsters who came out of the cracks in the ground, naturally they couldn't find food around. And in the end, slowly following those breaths and soul inductions, they gradually gathered near this secluded valley.
There are about 3,000 of them, most of them are monsters of Sequence 3, but there are also Sequences 5-6.
Tu Haoyang stood in the army on horseback, and he felt a burst of joy in his heart when he saw the monsters restlessly entrenched on the hills and wilderness. Fortunately, I finally chose to enter the mountains in the evening. If I let these guys get away, and then go into the continent to make troubles, it will be difficult to deal with.
Nowadays, it is naturally easy to find in the wilderness, and there are no other ordinary people, but in the continent, if a monster escapes at random, you have to spend a lot of effort to hunt down, let alone such a large number.
Being able to defend against the enemy is the best. He has also changed a little from his previous conservative thinking.
"Let the train in the back prepare." He raised his hand and commanded.
"Yes, my lord." A military general wearing a helmet with gold and bronze feathers clasped his fists and started waving the flag in his hand. Immediately later, some changes began to appear in the rear of the army, and red-painted iron carts were pushed out. With the mobilization of a group of soldiers, they began to adjust the angle and direction.
It seems that the armament of the Plantagenet Dynasty is very sufficient. Roland Hill is also riding a horse in the army at the moment, watching the train cars are ready to go under the rapid operation of the soldiers.
Just like Luerna's mages made airships, golems and other war machines, the army of the Eastern Dynasty also had its own characteristics. Among them, firearms are not used less than in the West, but in a slightly different way.
In the wilderness, when those monsters saw so many human beings, they were very excited at first, and rushed over in a scattered manner, but these monsters were quickly taught to be human.
The frontier troops of the dynasty were not comparable to those of the poor and stingy clan. The long red lacquer shields were arranged in a close and scattered arrangement. From the front, they looked like scarlet dragon scales and were extremely solid. When these bloodthirsty monsters approached, a black crossbow was stretched out from behind the shield, and then shot at these monsters.
The strong crossbow arrows directly penetrated some weak demons and were nailed to the wilderness, and some Sequence Four demons were inevitably seriously injured.
After such a few rounds of shooting, the only ones who can get close to the army formation are those powerful demons with 5-6 undead sequences.
"Raise the gun!" There were several loud orders from the army, and then the archers stepped back for a while, and then a sharp long gun was set up from the back of the shield. Wrapped like a hedgehog.
Several ghost snakes with human face patterns that rushed too fast slammed directly into the sharp spear tip, and blood holes were drawn out abruptly, and then the spears were interspersed back and forth, pulled out from the snake's body, and then continued to stab in, tearing out a hole. Pale white flesh and blood surging.
hiss-
After the body was injured, these ghost snakes were also provoked, their heads were raised, and the patterns on both sides of their heads glowed with dim light, as if to shock and eliminate the souls of these humans.
But this is no more than a dying struggle. In the case of the resonance of nearly 30,000 soldiers in the army, such a degree of soul shock is just a drizzle falling on the iron plate, which cannot be shaken at all.
After a few powerful demons in front died, the guys in the back also hesitated. These human beings are delicious food, but if they want to sacrifice their lives to tear and kill, these demons will be a little bit discouraged. They don't have any morals and righteousness, their own survival is the most important thing.
Seeing these demons lingering on the spot and not daring to go forward, Tu Haoyang sneered. Sure enough, the demons are like this, they are unorganized, seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and are afraid of difficulties.
"Fire arrows."
"Yes!" A flag with a red border and a gold base was raised high, and then quickly waved down, and the train cars behind were ignited immediately.
Thumb-thick arrows are lying on the launch position of the train car at the moment, and the arrows have inscriptions printed by Dongguan's subordinate workshops to ensure the lethality of these arrows. After the tail feathers are ignited, these arrows will advance rapidly with the help of flames and fuel, and continue to accelerate and rotate in the air until they finally cross the sky like a streamer of fire and shoot into the enemy's formation.
Whizzing-
A series of rockets were launched from the iron car, and the scorching flames illuminated the wilderness, and then carried the high temperature and gunpowder into the enemy's body.
Some Sequence 4-5 ghost apes, nightmare tapirs, ghouls and the like are directly penetrated by these enchanted rockets. Afterwards, the violent dragon vein energy contained in the arrow exploded immediately, causing the extraordinary core in the body to shatter, and some weak soul bodies were directly scattered in such a shooting.
Seeing that the black tortoise wearing a rock shell could not resist these inscription rockets, but was roasted and died from the inside, Roland Hill can understand why the necromantic sequence can unify the world in the Western Continent and establish the Mercury Dynasty. , but in the Eastern Continent, there is no such reason.
However, the dragon veins on this land gave the dragon sequence too many advantages, so that the necromancer had to bow its head.
After waiting for a stick of incense, the fire car was fired, and there were scorched and roasted demon corpses everywhere in the wilderness, with metal arrows stuck in them, filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke.
A large number of demon beasts died, and a small number of demon beasts fled away in fear when they saw that the situation was not good. However, there are not many of these monsters, and for the time being, there is no storm.
After the battle, no more than one hand was killed on the frontier side, and less than 20 were injured, most of which were accidentally injured by the rockets of the train cars.
After the end, Tu Haoyang asked some of the soldiers to stay to clean the battlefield, remove those demons that were not dead, and collected materials that could be recycled. After that, he continued north with tens of thousands of troops and drove to the valley dozens of miles away.
"This Tu Haoyang is willing." Bu Moyin and Loren Hill rode together on horseback, following behind the main business.
"Lord Jialan may not know that although these train cars are powerful, they burn all the money. Generally, the prefectural animal husbandry uses it sparingly. This Tu Haoyang is very good, and he has launched more than 30 cars directly. You must know that every rocket above it is a rocket. It is a silver-level creation of the inscription pattern, and after a car is launched, 60 gold dishes are sent, so all of a sudden, 2,000 gold dishes fly."
"The situation is urgent now. It's not an exaggeration to waste a little bit. After all, military expenses are used to burn." Roland Hill looked at him and shook his head slightly.
"It's you, didn't you worry about those who are in a hurry before, why do you feel sorry for their money again?"
"Because... I have seen too many people who died for a few silver rings." Bu Moyin said with a sigh.
Although she grew up in Luojing, because she travels all year round, she has a good understanding of the living conditions in various parts of the dynasty. Some prosperous areas are fine, but in some remote areas, many villagers have to take risks and sometimes take their own lives in order to earn a few silver rings.
"I made a rough estimate in the valley that day. Even if I bought all the goods in the valley, it would only be more than 200 gold dishes. This is what nearly 300,000 people produce in a year."
"That is to say, this rocket fireworks has destroyed the accumulation of the Youshi family for nearly 10 years." Bu Moyin had to sigh for such a huge gap, although she knew in her heart that Tu Haoyang was not wrong to do so. , even quite right.
"It will get better slowly." Roland Hill held her hand to comfort a little, and then the two gradually approached the valley that was separated for several days.
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Inside the Yougu Shrine, Granny Geluo was sitting quietly in the main hall at this moment, closing her eyes and carefully feeling the situation of the dragon veins under her body.
After nearly half an hour, she slowly opened her tired eyes.
"How's it going, Mr. Gero."
In addition to Granny Geluo, there was also the witch, Qingling, in the hall. At this time, she saw that Granny Geluo's face was not very good, and a burst of worry rose in her heart.
Granny Gloria shook her head before speaking.
"It still won't work. Now that the Nine Netherworld Qi in the Ximu Mountains has erupted, the dragon veins that were cleaned up have also been polluted and gradually lost their senses."
"In the long run, without the dredging and guidance of these dragon veins, these Nine Netherworld Qi will only accumulate deeper and deeper, and I am afraid that when it falls, more and more powerful demons will be born."
"Then there is no solution?" Qing Ling on the side was a little anxious.
"Maybe this time it's impossible to do good. If the dark energy of the entire Ximu Mountains erupts in the end, it is estimated that the troops from several nearby continents will be mobilized, and the nearly five families will come to crusade, and then they will be slowly exterminated, and finally the seal will be placed again. , restore the previous balance."
"Now, these broken holes are like a hole in a paper window. Then the wind blows faster and faster, and the hole is torn bigger and bigger. It is difficult to close it again." While speaking, the old witch seemed to be getting old. some.
"Lord Jialan has already persuaded Lord Zhou Mu to send troops, and it is estimated that the Hanyu faction and Zhaoye Palace will send support. Even this can't be solved?" Qingling seemed to be looking for some comfort.
"If they can arrive in a short time, maybe they can... .." Granny Geluo is also not sure whether the current door-to-door faction is as strong as it used to be, after all, everything has changed too much.
The sun hangs high in the sky, and after defeating the demons in the wilderness, these elite frontier troops finally arrived outside the valley.
"Attack!"
A few demons entrenched outside the valley saw this continuous army arrive, and they retreated one after another. However, now that the frontier army has arrived at the destination, there is no need to hurry, and it has changed its previous attitude of letting go, and began to send troops to chase and kill.
It was Tu Haoyang's direct descendant, the 'Xuan Leopard Cavalry', who took on this task. These cavalry soldiers dressed in black and yellow armor, armed with halberds, covered with black and yellow cloaks, and had apricot-yellow feathers on the top of their helmets, were wanton in the wilderness. chasing and killing these lonely monsters.
The halberd swung down on the horse that was advancing at a high speed, bringing a shrill blood light, and directly lifted the head of a certain ghost ape and rolled to the ground, and then the headless corpse slowly fell down.
On the other side, a nightmare tapir running slowly was also besieged by a dozen 'black leopard riders', who charged one after another, kept driving away, and then inserted the halberd directly into its body, until finally this cannibal nightmare The tapir collapsed from exhaustion and was cut into several pieces by the blade.
With such iron hoofs swept away, the wilderness outside the valley was finally cleared, and the gate of the mouth of the valley was slowly opened.
Hundreds of ghost-killing messengers gathered at the door, standing on both sides, wearing long swords on their waists, standing upright.
Although the Clan is already very weak, they still want to retain their only dignity when they are rescued by the Plantagenet Dynasty.
Looking at this scene, Tu Haoyang was neither surprised nor moved. He understood the arrogant self-esteem of these aliens when he was governing the area in Huaxuzhou in his early years.
Sometimes as long as these customary actions do not violate the laws and regulations of the dynasty, he doesn't mind catering to them, which can eliminate many conflicts that should not exist.
"Get off the horse." At the gate, the state shepherd got off his horse and walked slowly into the deep, cold and dark valley with his entourage and generals by his side.
Seeing the men in black standing beside this, they were also relieved.
If the state shepherd was allowed to ride a horse into this last reservation, even if they were their own saviors, it would be difficult for these delinquents to be grateful.
Fortunately, everything didn't happen that way. The state shepherd maintained his gentleness and stopped irritating these savage clans too much.
After entering the valley, Roland Hill looked at the crowded faces and was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, not long after I left, the camp outside the valley fell, and now all the clans have retreated into the valley. Judging from the appearance of some of them, they seem to have experienced hard battles, and many of them were injured.
Hope to get better slowly, Roland Hill prayed in his heart, and then slowly climbed the steps in front of the shrine with the state shepherd in front.
The valley is quiet at this moment, and although the emotions in people's hearts are a bit complicated, most people are still lucky to have survived the disaster.
"I've seen adults." A dragon knight in bright clothes and armor was guarding in front of the shrine. After seeing Tu Haoyang, they stepped forward to report.
"Well, very good." Tu Haoyang nodded slightly, then raised his hand, stopped the person beside him, and stepped into the quiet shrine alone.
He has also heard a little about the character of Granny Gloria, and today he is looking for this person to understand and check the situation again.
"Excuse me." The plainly dressed state shepherd took off his shoes, walked into the shrine, walked on the wooden boards, and made a slight noise.
"In Xia Ziqiu Geluo, thank the state shepherd for your rescue." Granny Geluo bent over and saluted.
"Don't be too polite, Miko Gero. I came here today to ask how to completely resolve the matter of Yuguro."
As soon as the state shepherd opened his mouth, he pointed out the purpose of this visit. He is not a good man with a lot of love, but a real utilitarian, but his utilitarian goal is more ambitious.
"This..." Although Granny Geluo worked in the valley for decades, she never thought that she could solve the hidden dangers of the past thousand years in her own hands. , and when she was the strongest, she was only eighth-order.
The scene suddenly quieted down. Fortunately, a light figure also entered the shrine through the side door.
"Sorry Granny Gloria, there are some things I didn't tell you before." Roland Hill slowly came to the two of them.