When Wu Zhidong was in charge of Yantai Pass, although there were frequent wars to the north of Mozhang Ridge, their scale was relatively limited. The battle against demons in Xinyan City showed that the number of demon soldiers gathered in Tianluo Valley was far beyond imagination. , Ji Yuanpeng's arrival directly pushed Beizhen's military center of gravity more than two thousand miles north, and would directly promote the escalation of the confrontation with the demons.
After experiencing a series of bloody battles, the relationship between Fu Shaoqun and Chen Hai has long been different. They didn't take it seriously when they saw Chen Hai's lazy look...
What Sha Tianhe was thinking in his heart was that before Chen Hai was officially dismissed from the post of captain of the Black Wind Army, all the elite military attachés he could win over would be incorporated into the personal guard camp that would serve as Chen Hai's private army.
"There are some rumors that you would not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of the Jiang family's children in Dongdu in exchange for your own future," Sha Tianhe said. "I am arranging people to find out where these rumors originated."
At this time, craftsmen and craftsmen from the other three towns also began to gather in Beilingsai, starting the process of merging the craftsmen departments of the four towns. At this time, Fu Shaoqun also invited Chen Hai to Xinyan City, hoping that Chen Hai could take over Come down and make suggestions for the war.
They want to control demons, but there is no reason why Dongdushan is trying his best to benefit others while everyone else is benefiting from it
Chen Hai stayed in Beiling City for half a month to finalize the plan for the expansion of the new city. After the new plan was approved by Ji Yuanpeng, Wu Zhidong and others, he started to build it. During this time, Chen Hai gathered people and received approval. The number of civilians building the city under Hai's jurisdiction soon reached more than 200,000.
Even though the Dongdu Jiang family is more strongly attracted by Jiang Jin at this time, there is no essential contradiction within the Jiang family. The Dongdu Jiang family will definitely be one of the direct lineage forces that Master Jiang Yin can use to control demons in the future. , Lu Shaoshang hopes that Chen Hai can balance the interests of the Jiang family in Dongdu.
The day after the pre-military meeting, Wu Chengsi returned to Limashan and sent thousands of elites into Xinyan City to find a suitable place to build a city around Xinyan City; while Ji Yuanpeng sent another person to Tianying City. Responsible for receiving the Tianji war machinery stored in Tianying City so that it can be equipped with Wu Chengsi's troops as soon as possible and promote Wu Chengsi's troops to move northward on a larger scale.
"Forget it, don't go check it out." Chen Hai waved his hand. He glanced at Sha Tianhe and Lu Shaoshang, thinking that they might also think so, and even if he traced that someone in the army was Jiang Han, , Jiang Pei, Jiang Mingchuan and their informants are deliberately spreading news, so what
When Chen Hai returned to Beiling Fortress, Sha Tianhe and Lu Shaoshang had already returned to Beiling Fortress to wait for his return. At this time, they also came over with worried faces and said: "There are some things in the army that are not good for you at this time." Are rumors spreading?"
Fu Shaoqun shook his head and said: "After several years of fighting, these Rakshasa demon soldiers should have known how powerful the Tianji war machines are. A few days ago, the demons not only built large-scale fortresses in the north, but also excavated the outside of Black Rock City. Trench. If they really let them continue, before the troops here are assembled, there will be trenches crisscrossing the wasteland, making it difficult for the formations of Tianji chariots, cavalry and infantry to be deployed... "
Fu Shaoqun returned to the back house and changed out of his blood-stained robe. When he came out again, he handed a sapphire bottle to Chen Hai.
Chen Hai laughed, curled his lips and said, "One second-grade Dao-level pill was exchanged for three quasi-Dao-level Heavenly Tribulation Pills. I should have lost a lot on this transaction!"
After hearing what Chen Hai said, Lu Shaoshang just sighed slightly and sat aside without saying anything.
Chen Hai didn't know how to explain it to Lu Shaoshang, so he just said, "Senior brother, don't worry, Chen Hai has his own considerations in mind."
When I returned to Xinyan City again, Xinyan City had already been completely restored to like new. Only the blood seeping into the roots of the city wall silently narrated the hardships and bloodshed at the beginning of the city's establishment.
In the future, there will be a long-term and fierce confrontation and tug-of-war in the frontier positions. The demons in the Blood Cloud Wasteland have learned some city defense methods from Yanzhou, and naturally have corresponding siege methods to restrain them. In the end, the competition is still The overall strength of both sides on the battlefield.
Chen Haihai wrote to Ji Yuanpeng, requesting that the Yingcheng soldiers should be organized to supervise these civilians who were responsible for building the city and paving roads. He recommended Jiang He and Zhu Mingwei to serve as the left and right captains of the Yingcheng soldiers. At Wu Zhidong's request, he stayed in Xin The Black Wind Army in Yancheng was eventually incorporated into the Yanxing Camp and placed under the command of Fu Shaoqun. However, Chen Hai brought over all the generals in the Black Wind Army who had their hands and feet disabled and were unfit to continue charging into the battle, and organized them into the Yingcheng Army. Yingtong serves as the grassroots supervisor.
In this battle, the casualties of the Black Wind Army were too heavy. Nine thousand elites died on the battlefield. After the war, more than a thousand people died of serious injuries. Although the rewards for military exploits were extremely heavy, all those who died in the battle were Many people in Paoze are even brothers, who can feel relaxed
What's more, the vast majority of the tens of thousands of generals who died in this battle were children from humble backgrounds.
Hearing what Fu Shaoqun said, Chen Hai smiled and said: "The so-called soldiers come to generals, and water comes to cover them. No matter how the demons deploy at this time, there is always a way to restrain them. There is no need to rush for the moment, but to use soldiers." At that time, we also paid attention to the way of drawing slowly..."
The pre-military meeting ended quickly.
Chen Hai had no way to explain his true intention to Sha Tianhe and Lu Shaoshang, so he just continued to tell them: "After Beiling Fortress is expanded, it will become the headquarters of the General Protector of Beizhen, and there is no need for any defense." We are worried, and although the General Protector has not said it clearly, I am responsible for the supervision of the construction of Beiling City and the Craftsmanship Department. It is impossible for me to serve as the captain and command the Black Wind Army at the same time. Where the Black Wind Army will go from here has not yet been decided. , but most of them will be incorporated into Fu Shaoqun's or Jiang Han's headquarters to fight. When the time comes, the General Protector General and Mr. Wu will have their own arrangements. It's up to them to say what they want to say... "
Lu Shaoshang is by no means a timid person. He also knows that he, Jiang Han and Jiang Mingchuan are not the same people. But even if he thinks Wu Chengsi, Jiang Han and others are selfish people, he doesn't think Dongdushan is the same. Such a big sacrifice should be made.
Seeing Chen Hai's somewhat puzzled look, Fu Shaoqun said with a smile: "That day in the battle in Xinyan City, your Tianshu Earth Yuan Pill was wasted by Master Yun. Ancestor Siyuan has heard about it and knows a Dao The second-grade elixir is so precious. It should be something you prepare to overcome the tribulation. We don’t have such a precious elixir to return to you for the time being, but Patriarch Siyuan still has three heavenly tribulation elixirs in his hand. I hope I can make up for it a little bit. Loss… "
Moreover, before Xuanyuan went to the palace to wipe out the Bloody Cloud Wasteland and march into Yanzhou, he wanted to gain a high enough status with the Lie King Qin Ran and in the army of conquering demons in the north. Sometimes he had to take some drastic measures, not to mention Jiang Han, Jiang Mingchuan and others will treat him with a villain's heart. Jiang Ze, Zhou Tong and other generals of the Black Wind Army, as well as Jiang Zhen, even Lu Shaoshang, Sha Tianhe and others, do not understand, which is normal.
Sha Tianhe glanced at Lu Shaoshang. He didn't say anything, but he could tell that Lu Shaoshang also felt that Chen Hai had overextended the Dongdu Jiang family's strength in order to gain fame.
Lu Shaoshang thought for a long time and finally said: "Before you came back, Senior Brother sent you a letter. There are some words in Senior Brother's letter that you should not listen to, but there are also some words that are quite reasonable. I don't know whether to say it or not... "
Beiling City has not yet started to expand. Ji Yuanpeng will have to stay at Yantaiguan for a while. Chen Hai is the superintendent of Beiling City, and the craftsmanship departments of the four towns will be merged into Beiling fortress in the near future. On his side When something happened, he naturally had to rush back to Beiling fortress to deal with the matter as soon as possible.
In addition to the 400,000 soldiers and horses from the two towns affiliated to the three sects responsible for defending the defense line of Mozhang Ridge, Ji Yuanpeng took office as the general protector of Beizhen. He also had to form four town armies with Beiling City as the core, and each town army had The scale will be expanded to 400,000 to 500,000 people, which will serve as the main force of the front army to finally fight the decisive battle with the Tiancheng Mountain Demon Clan and advance into the Blood Cloud Wasteland.
Sha Tianhe originally had a strong ambition for fame and fortune, but it was too late to be happy when he saw Chen Hai being favored by Ji Yuanfeng. Besides, Chen Hai had previously transferred a large number of elites from the original Black Wind Army back to Tianying City to manage their true direct line combat force. , and the remaining generals of the Black Wind Army were mainly descendants of the Dongdu Jiang family, and the Dongdu Jiang family was attracted by Jiang Jin at this time. Even Jiang Ze became Jiang Jin's direct disciple, and his mind was already a little unstable. , now that he has made up his mind to let go of this part of his life, he has no heartache.
In the battle of Xinyan City, the Black Wind Army suffered heavy casualties, not to mention the heavy Tianji chariots and other war equipment. Chen Hai was in charge of the Craftsmanship Department, and Tianying City had the ability to cast Tianji war machines on a large scale. It is natural to give priority to replenishing the war equipment and armor consumed by the Black Wind Army first, and no one can say that it is wrong. However, Chen Hai gave priority to supplying it to Wu Chengsi's troops to promote Wu Chengsi's troops to advance north as soon as possible. In many people's mind, It seems that this is Chen Hai's attempt to please and flatter the new Protector General Ji Yuanpeng.
Although there are many people in the Yingcheng Soldiers Camp, they are all civilians with little cultivation, and they do not have any weapons and equipment. However, Chen Hai still asked Jiang He, Zhu Mingwei and the generals below to teach some of the most basic skills. The art of combat requires taking a period of time to practice foot combat outside of fortification.
"Oh, what are the rumors?" Chen Hai said this when he saw that Sha Tianhe and Lu Shaoshang deliberately excluded all the guards in the tent, thinking that the so-called rumors must have a profound impact.
He also felt that it was not unreasonable for Jiang Ze, Zhou Tong and others to privately complain that Chen Hai was suspected of using Dongdushan's interests to please Ji Wufeng and the Lie Wang behind Ji Yuanfan.
When Chen Hai rushed to Xinyan City, Fu Shaoqun and Master Yun were returning to the city with 20,000 elite cavalry. Seeing the bloody appearance of everyone, Chen Hai was stunned, went up to him and asked: "The fighting has just stopped, the generals have not been fully rested, and the soldiers and horses from Li Mashan have not arrived yet, how about you?" Why are you so anxious here?"
There is a craftsman's camp to cast some engineering equipment, but it will not delay the construction of the city.
Although follow-up reinforcements are constantly arriving and stationed in Xinyan City, the Black Wind Army remains in Xinyan City for the time being.
What's more, this battle led by Xuanyuan Shangdian may not severely damage the Tiancheng Mountain Demon Clan. In the future, the three sects of the northwest region will need their own children to form the iron-blooded Great Wall to control the demons.
In the battle of Xinyan City, they once again defeated several times the elite demon soldiers and won a brilliant victory, but the morale of the Black Wind Army generals was not very high.
Chen Hai followed Fu Shaoqun into the big tent and talked about some commonly used offensive and defensive methods that he could foresee. These offensive and defensive methods were different from the traditions of the Xingheng Domain. Fu Shaoqun and others were enlightened, patting Chen Hai on the shoulder and laughing. : "You still have more ideas!"
It doesn't matter that the Black Wind Army suffered so many casualties. After all, the situation at that time did not allow Chen Hai to think of retreating. However, in the future, Tianying City will supply Tianji war machinery to the army on a large scale entirely at cost price. In Lu Shaoshang's view, this Come on, it’s a bit too much.
For this reason, not only did Wu Chengsi's troops need to move to the forefront to build new cities and station heavy troops, but the scale of expansion that New Yancheng and Beiling City needed in the future were both extremely large.
"Regardless of whether there is a deep gap between the sect disciples and the poor disciples within the three sects, Xuanyuan Shangdian sent troops at this time, intending to find the treasures left in the Blood Cloud Wasteland in Liuyang Palace, and did not even use troops against Tiancheng Mountain plan, so even if this battle will weaken the power of the Tiancheng Mountain Demon Clan, it will be limited after all. After Xuanyuan Shangdian regains the ancient relics of Liuyang Palace, the soldiers and horses will eventually withdraw from the Northwest Territory..." Mr. Lu Shang said.
"Senior brother, what can't you say in front of me?" Chen Hai asked with a smile.
"Well, I've only been a little good at refining weapons in these years. Junior brother, I just have to know what I'm doing." Although Lu Shaoshang was not persuaded by Chen Hai, he followed Jiang Yin's will and came to assist Chen Hai. What kind of trouble would he really have with Chen Hai