In fact, as long as the Longxiang army's Tianji chariots are depleted to only three or four thousand, they will join with the millions of ordinary demon soldiers commanded by the Great Demon Lord Fang Pu to annihilate the Longxiang army in the vast wasteland. There won't be any big problem.
The demon soldiers in this demon fortress are completely used as consumables to delay the advancement of Long Xiang's army. There are no demon king-level beings in charge, only a few who have made mistakes and angered the great demon lord Wu Zhen, and a few unlucky ones from Qiu Shan. The Demon Lord was sent here.
In the next ten days, at the eastern foot of Yanquan Ridge, Long Xiang's army rushed northward. The two demons Wu Zhen and Qiu Shan led 500,000 demon cavalry and 40,000 elite winged demons to stare at them almost six to seven hundred miles away. On the other hand, at the western foot of Yanquan Ridge, there was a large group of black tide-like demon soldiers, which were also rushing northward. At this time, waves of elite demon soldiers continued to cross Chilong Ridge and cross Yanquan Ridge, entering the forest valley at the west foot of Yanquan Ridge, also rushed northward at the fastest speed - the demon clan also wanted to ensure that when the decisive battle was held along the Longchuan River, the superiority in military strength could completely suppress Long Xiang. The army has advantages in Tianji war machinery.
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If Longxiang's army is determined to cross the Jiuyuan Fortress and head north, they will lead the most elite mobile combat force to pursue it. At the same time, they will have Fang Pu, the Great Demon Lord, lead his troops to retreat to the north of Motian Ridge to intercept. The westward march will take less time and less time. If we delay for three to five months, we may not be able to catch a single human hair to the west of Zibai Mountain!
If Longxiang's army is released now to cross the Jiuyuan Fortress, and Qiu Shan and Wu Zhen lead the elite demon cavalry and winged demons to advance westward at the fastest speed, they can still intercept the 9.8 billion mortals of the human race to the west of Tianhe River and keep them in captivity for blood food. stand up.
If this is the case, they are not afraid. In this case, Longxiang's army will have a longer route to go around, and they will have more time to gather more and stronger troops to the north or northwest of Canngling City to strangle Longxiang's army. Lose.
Although Chen Hai's move objectively bought at least three to five months for the common people of Beiting to retreat westward, if Longxiang's army was completely annihilated deep in the vast Demon Realm, it would be an immeasurable huge loss!
But when did Chen Hai really listen to their advice
"At this time, Xi Tongguang had already led his troops to retreat south. Although the Great Demon Lord Fang Pu did not dare to force Zibai Mountain too close, he also led his troops to occupy the Motian Ridge at the middle foot of Dajin Ridge. The Great Demon Lord Fang Pu had enough time to blockade it. In the passage on the south side of Motian Ridge, could Long Xiang's army detour from the northern foot of Longyang Mountain and then turn to the southwest? Is he going to make a big circle with us?" Qiu Shan Old Demon asked in a buzzing voice with his mouth as big as a bird's beak. .
The Longxiang army broke through and advanced too fast, and it was the first time on the Eastern Front battlefield that Tianji chariots and heavy-bore crossbows were used on such a large scale. Wu Zhen, Qiu Shan, and the elite demon cavalry and winged demons did not dare to force them. If it's too close, open the distance further before continuing to follow the north.
The two demons Qiu Shan and Wuzhen thought it was impossible at first, but after careful consideration, if they believed that Long Xiang's army might break out to the west along the southern foothills of Dajin Mountain, they would allow the great demon Lord Fang Pu to lead his troops to the south of Motian Ridge in advance to prepare. To intercept, wouldn't it mean that the troops from the north of Dajin Mountain to Xuanyin Valley are still empty, and there is no ability to intercept the westward retreat of Long Xiang's army to Tianluo Valley
Being delayed by Long Xiang's army on the eastern front for nearly two years, the great demon Shang Mou was itching with hatred. On the third day, it had already rushed over to join the two demons Wuzhen and Qiushan. After that, he directly led a bodyguard and rushed to the west bank of Longchuan River to sit down, waiting for the demon soldiers behind to rush over to join it and completely seal the westward retreat route of Longxiang Army.
"What should we do?" The two demons Qiu Shan and Wuzhen looked at Shang Mou at the same time. The four great demon kings of Xuanyin Valley were always led by Shang Mou, and now they also wanted Shang Mou to take the final decision.
At this time, more and more demon soldiers were pouring in to the south of Jiuyuan Fortress. Although they were not eager to attack Jiuyuan Fortress, which had a steep terrain and only a few passes, it completely blocked the possibility of Long Xiang's army going south and then entering Beiting. , if we want to leave, we can only continue to go north and go deep into the Demon Realm, looking for opportunities to break out south...
At this moment, Wu Zhen, Qiu Shan, and Shang Mou were all dumbfounded.
The two demons Wu Zhen and Qiu Shan planned to deploy a denser and stronger force to defeat Longxiang's army's intention to cross the Longchuan River and withdraw to the west, hoping to encircle and annihilate the main force of Longxiang's army on the east bank of the Longchuan River. The main force then calmly approached Zibai Mountain.
As one of the main streams of Longchuan River flowing into Xian'e Lake to the north, Yanquan Ridge and Huangfenzi Mountain are only the source areas of its upper reaches. However, although the river here is only tens of meters wide, it is extremely deep and dangerous. Demon Lords Wu Zhen and Qiu Shan believed that even if the main force of the eastern front demon soldiers could not arrive in time, they would definitely be able to cause Long Xiang's army to suffer a great deal if they mobilized 500,000 demon soldiers first.
But Chen Hai, to put it nicely, is stubborn, and to put it badly, he is headstrong. Ji Jiangye and Xi Tongguang have nothing to do with him!
Seeing this scene, the Great Demon Lord Wu Zhen was so angry that he vomited blood. However, it led 40,000 elite winged demons less than 200 miles away, but it did not dare to approach the main force of Long Xiang's army.
As Shang Mou Laomo expected, Long Xiang's army once again did not choose to break out to the west, but continued to advance north to Jiuyuan Fortress, and arrived at Jiuyuan Fortress at the western foot of Dajin Mountain a month later. This was already the 41st year of Jianxing. In the summer of 2019, ten full years have passed since the outbreak of the Demonic Tribulation.
At the same time, as time went by, more and more demon soldiers passed through Scarlet Shadow Peak every day, and they were getting faster and faster. By almost the seventh or eighth day, every day, the demon soldiers were at the western foot of Shiwei Mountain. The number of troops and horses that can be used will be increased by eighty to one hundred thousand.
The rear army must be on guard against the 500,000 elite demon cavalry led by the Great Demon Lord Qiu Shan. The pace must be slower, but they must also march north into the Kuyue Ridge before midnight.
It has been nearly forty years since Chen Hai entered the Xingheng Region from Yanzhou.
They also hope that Chen Hai can give up the ordinary soldiers, give up all the Tianji war machines, and lead the elites among the one hundred thousand elites above the spiritual realm to withdraw to Zibai Mountain, which will usher in more victories for the Northwest Territory. machine.
"Headmaster Ji, Long Xiang's army is still staying at Jiuyuan Fortress today?" Xi Tongguang flew up to the lonely peak, walked to Ji Jiangye's side, and asked.
At this moment, the Great Demon Lord Wu Zhen led the 60,000 elite winged demons assembled to block the west side of Long Xiang's army's marching route. The battalion is fighting for a lose-lose situation, and it is also necessary to prevent the Longxiang army from obtaining supplies from the outside through the Fengyan airship...
Huangfenzi Mountain to the north of Yanquan Ridge cannot be said to be very steep, but to the north of Yanquan Ridge, in addition to Huangfenzi Mountain, there are several mountain ranges extending vertically from north to south for three to five thousand miles. There are also mountains between these mountains. There are several rivers flowing to Xian'e Lake. In these areas, they are only conducive to large-scale north-south movement of soldiers and horses, not to mention that the Longxiang Army also carries tens of thousands of Tianji chariots and baggage vehicles.
At this moment, the Great Demon Lord Wu Zhen and Qiu Shan expected that Long Xiang's army was going to borrow a road from the northern foot of Yanquan Ridge, four to five thousand miles away, and retreat to the west. They immediately stared behind Long Xiang's army, except for them. He also ordered the 600,000 demon soldiers stationed on the western slope of Yanquan Ridge, under the command of six demon kings, to advance at the fastest speed from the forest valley at the western foot of Yanquan Ridge to the northwest and enter the west bank of the Longchuan River. Means to prevent Long Xiang's army from crossing the river.
The Eastern Front Demon Soldiers were not without soldiers sent over at this time. From the time Longxiang Army abandoned Chilong Ridge to now, there have been almost ten teams, totaling about 20,000 Green Scale Demon Guards, overturning the army at the fastest speed. After passing Chilong Ridge, the two demons Qiu Shan and Wu Zhen did not let the blue-scaled demon guard join them. Instead, they ordered it to pass through the Yanquan Ridge pass controlled by the demons, and from the forest valley at the west foot of Yanquan Ridge to more As fast as possible, advance towards the west bank of Longchuan River.
The demon princes and demon generals fled. As a result, the remaining slow-running demon soldiers were like reeds, being crazily harvested by heavy-bore crossbows and six-bore heavy crossbows.
On the eleventh day, Long Xiang's army arrived at the east side of the pass between Yanquan Ridge and Huangfenzi Mountain. They stayed there for a day to rest. After Wuzhen, Qiu Shan, Shang Mou and other demons thought that Long Xiang's army would use this opening, When advancing westward, they would tear the last gap in their incomplete blockade and flee westward. After resting for a day, Long Xiang's army continued to advance north along the eastern foot of Huangfenzi Mountain.
At this time, Chen Hai led Longxiang's army to retreat north to Jiuyuan Fortress. He must have made up his mind to fight to the death with four to five million ordinary generals, and he did not escape alone.
Tianhe River in August is still cool and cool.
Twenty thousand elite imperial guards, under the command of Chen Hai, Zuo Er, Cang Yu and others, stared at the 40,000 elites led by the Great Demon Lord Wu Zhen, while the remaining ten thousand elite elites of the imperial guards cooperated with the advancing soldiers. The chariots clustered together with five thousand heavy armored cavalry, spread out to the two wings, and poured heavy arrows on the heads of the fleeing demon soldiers and miscellaneous demons without hesitation, and chased them to the two wings for a hundred miles. Stop the pursuit.
"Marquis Chen is still too strong-willed. He and Qin Zhenjun have withdrawn with 100,000 disciples above the Spiritual Realm. They cannot abandon the 40,000 to 50,000 Tongxuan Realm generals. Who can blame them at all?" Xi Tongguang sighed. He said, "Although these disciples cannot be saved, we will do our best to make up for their families..."
Twelve days later, the Longxiang Army arrived at the eastern foot of Longyang Mountain. During this process, almost thirty or forty Tianji chariots and a similar number of tracked baggage vehicles were abandoned on the road every day due to various problems. But at this time, in addition to the six or seven hundred thousand demon cavalry behind him who were chasing after him, at the western foot of Longyang Mountain, the great demon Lord Shang Mou was not slow at all in gathering his demon soldiers.
"Could it be that Long Xiang's army never thought about retreating to the Zibai Mountains, but instead repeated its old tricks and crossed the Jiuyuan Fortress again, and then returned to Tianluo Valley via the wasteland between Dajin Mountain and Xuanyin Valley?" Shang Mou suddenly thought of an even more incredible possibility.
If there is a chance to hold on for two or three days, until the elite forward troops of the main force on the eastern front cross the Red Shadow Peak, meet up with the Great Demon Lord Qiushan and the others, and then cover them up from behind, or perhaps the Great Demon Lord Wu Zhen will lead the four troops without hesitation at this time. The elite Ten Thousand Winged Demons are attacking from the flanks. These unlucky Demon Lords may still think of ways to support them, but right now there is no hope or chance of victory. No matter how bloodthirsty these Demon Lords are, they will be afraid of the Great Demon Lords. The Wrath of Thunder dispersed at this moment and took the lead in escaping to the depths of Kuyue Ridge. No demon prince dared to step forward and fight for his life.
Ji Jiangye sent Jiang Yuwei to Canngling City to persuade Chen Hai to withdraw westward first. However, Chen Hai was determined to rescue Qin Hushan's troops, but even if Chen Hai transferred 20,000 Tianji chariots from Tianluo Valley to join him, Ji Jiangye , Xi Tongguang also didn't think that Chen Hai could bring back all five or six hundred thousand generals from the Eastern Front - the demon soldiers chasing and intercepting them on the Eastern Front were too powerful, and the continuous hills and mountains from Yuzhou to the east and north to south were not conducive to the movement of tanks in groups. Breaking through the siege in the west, Long Xiang's army would not be able to completely withdraw no matter what.
A large number of Tianji chariots were already extremely worn when they marched eastward. When breaking out to the north, Chen Hai tried his best to control the speed, but he could not control more and more Tianji chariots to lie down and be scrapped. Chen Hai had to stop. Recuperate at Jiuyuan Fortress.
However, with so many soldiers and horses entangled with Long Xiang's army, Long Xiang's army had no chance to obtain supplies from the outside. Fortunately, there were many dilapidated villages and cities along the way, and the food reserves in them had not been cleaned up by the demons. In Jiuyuan Before the fortress, the 600,000 Longxiang Army generals would not suffer from hunger, but going north from the Jiuyuan Fortress, they would completely lose the opportunity to obtain supplies.
The two bloody demonic shields condensed in the blood-refining demonic array were chopped down by more than two thousand spiritual swords and magic weapons, and shot by hundreds of thousands of heavy arrows. They could not sustain three or five breaths before they were broken. The fortress and the tens of thousands of demon soldiers stationed there were completely exposed.
The Long Xiang Army's chariots gathered together and set out from Tianluo Valley to Chilong Ridge. Without any fighting, nearly half of them were lost. If they wanted to return along the original road at this time, the rugged road would be tens of thousands of miles away, even if they were here. If Longxiang's army could keep two thousand Tianji chariots and retreat to Tianluo Valley without taking action, it would be a match for the sky.
Although this battle was a hearty battle, it could be said that one hundred thousand demon soldiers and two to three hundred thousand miscellaneous demons were killed without even hurting a single soldier. However, the formation of the forward army was still more or less loose. There was still some interference to the march, so the front army formed two formations on the spot to guard the east and west wings of Kuyue Ridge and rest and reorganize. At this time, the non-stop Chinese army had arrived in front of Kuyue Ridge, and the Chinese army changed into the front army. Quickly pass through the road cleared by the former army and continue to move north without wasting any time.
The speed of Longxiang's army is fast, but by taking a detour from the northeastern foot of Yanquan Ridge, they have to walk three to four thousand miles more to reach the east bank of the Longchuan River through the pass between Yanquan Ridge and Huangfenzi Mountain, and Yanquan The pass between Ling and Huangfenzi Mountain is quite narrow, and the terrain has been destroyed by them in advance. The Great Demon Lord Wu Zhen and Qiu Shan expected that no matter how fast Long Xiang's army was, they would be delayed there for two to three days. time.
The range of the heavy-bore crossbow is still too close. What they dare not attack at this time is actually the battle formation that integrates the Tianji chariot and the heavy-bore crossbow - after all, hundreds of thousands of elite demon cavalry and tens of thousands of heavy Tianji chariots Hedging does not have much advantage, but once the front line is delayed by a large number of heavy Tianji chariots, the cumulative damage from the continuous firing of the heavy-bore crossbow is the most fatal.
"No, the Longxiang Army must be destroyed, and we cannot allow it to become a thing anymore!" The Great Demon Lord Shang Mou slapped his demonic palm angrily, causing a thousand-meter-high mountain cliff to collapse, and said resolutely, "The soldiers west of the Longchuan River Horse, march north with all your strength, follow me into the west of Xian'e Lake and Longshou Mountain, and ensure that the opening for Longxiang's army to enter west from the northern foot of Longshou Mountain is blocked. I will only have 700,000 demon cavalry and 60,000 wings. All the elite demons will be handed over to your command. At the same time, the Great Demon Lord Fang Pu will lead his troops to withdraw from Motian Ridge and enter the south wing of Xuanyin Valley to intercept. You must annihilate this Long Xiang army in the Demon Realm at all costs... Long journey , which consumes a lot of Tianji chariots. Once the Long Xiang army loses most of its Tianji chariots, even if it has a large number of heavy-bore crossbows, it will not be enough to be afraid!"
"Long Xiang's army wants to detour from the northern foot of Longyang Mountain and withdraw westward from the southern foot of Dajin Mountain?" The Great Demon Lord Wu Zhen was also confused at this moment. They were standing on a cliff like a black cliff. At the top, Long Xiangjun's intentions could not be understood for a while.
Half a month ago, Xi Tongguang had led his troops to withdraw to the north bank of Tianhe River and met up with Ji Jiangye; it was only then that he learned that Chen Hai had decided to lead Long Xiang's army through Jiuyuan Fortress to the north and enter the Demon Realm to look for an opportunity to break out.
Ji Jiangye stood on a solitary peak on the north bank of Tianhe River, looking at the misty clouds in the northeast.
The front army rested for two hours, disassembled the key parts of more than 20 broken down Tianji chariots, dragged the remaining vehicles to a thousand-foot rift on the east side of Kuyue Ridge, and pushed them in, then transformed into the Chinese army and continued to march forward. The road to the north breakout.
"Yes, Longxiang's army is still at Jiuyuan Fortress and will continue its journey north in two days." Ji Jiangye said sadly.