Earlier, when the God of Longevity took back his soul, Sanniang and Huangfu Yongxian had already encountered the most difficult battle along the way.
During the march in the past few days, they were initially harassed by Chi Li's elusive attacks under the cover of wind and sand. Cui Yuanyong, Situ Xiao and others led the team to patrol back and forth to maintain the stability of the march. Chi Li attacked several times but returned empty-handed.
Chi Li had never seen Situ Xiao before. This guy ranked slightly lower than Cui Yuanyong, and was said to be addicted to alcohol, which was a taboo for marching and alerting. He originally thought he was easier to bully, but after trying to harass him several times in the other direction, Chi Li said that he would rather deal with Cui Yuanyong than see Situ Xiao's unshaven face again.
What does it mean to have iron chains across the river and iron walls and bronze walls
Zhao Changhe was able to fight the Immortal God for so long because of the defensive ability of Situ Xiao's master Li Shentong, which perfectly matched Zhao Changhe's strategy. The same trick used in a mortal war would be even more difficult to deal with. Situ Xiao alone dared to block the entire army, and the swords, spears, and halberds didn't even leave a mark on him.
Totally cheating.
Fortunately, whether the so-called harassment is successful or not is actually not important.
In the following days, just as Huangfu Yongxian had predicted, the surrounding area of the Xuanwu Dharma Phase protection began to form a muddy swamp-like protection zone due to the water for many days. It was difficult for Chi Li to ride his horse in this muddy environment. So in the following days, even the harassment stopped. It didn't matter.
Because the harassment was only to create an illusion, so that Huangfu Qing, who was the first time to be the commander-in-chief, and Zhao Changhe, who was a layman in war, would misjudge and think that this kind of harassment would be used to delay the march along this route, which meant that there was no main force of the Hu people here; combined with the previous collision of Timur and Zhao Changhe's souls, they would really think that Timur led the main force of the Hu people on their way.
In fact, the God of Longevity stirred up the vast sandstorm in the desert not to cover the harassing troops of Chili and others, but to cover the movements and deployment of Timur's army.
Under the cover of invisible wind and sand, Timur had already spread a net to dragnet and wait for the arrival of Huangfu Yongxian's main force.
This is the real humanitarian decisive battle that can determine the rise and fall of the fortunes of the Hu and Han peoples. The military forces deployed by both sides and the degree of participation of the major tribes on the grassland are far from comparable to Zhao Changhe's.
It was very similar to the division of labor between Wei and Huo... But before that, the Han army seemed to have misjudged the location of the main force, and almost all of the defense areas were on the east side with only one Xuanwu left.
"Swoosh!" The enchanting Black Tortoise snake whip behind him tightly wrapped around and trapped the Eternal God's soul, while in front of him was another Black Tortoise with a dignified demeanor, punching out like a mountain, hitting the heart of the God's soul.
These days, I don't know if it was this split soul that entangled her, or if Sanniang was intentionally using this split soul of the second level of the Imperial Realm to hone herself, otherwise she wouldn't have to fight for so long. After feeling that she had gained a lot from using one soul for two purposes and there was nothing new in entanglement, Sanniang stopped nagging and finally killed him.
As a result, the split soul disappeared as soon as the iron fist hit her, not even bothering her a little bit. Sanniang retracted her fist, and the two souls took two steps facing each other, and a ripple like water waves collided, and they merged into one.
Sanniang turned her head and looked at the place where the spirit of the Immortal God disappeared, and murmured for a moment. It seemed that this spirit was not driven away by her, but it felt exhausted on the eastern front and was too lazy to play along with her.
But since they are leaving, it probably means that Timur's arrangements have been completed.
During the time she was fighting with the soul, she did not have the time to send out her spiritual sense to survey the surrounding area for thousands of miles. It was full of wind and sand outside, and she really did not know what the scene in the distance was like. Even if Huangfu Yongxian had been watching the road, he could not see too far with his mere second-level secret treasure strength.
Sanniang transmitted a message to Huangfu Yongxian, and seeing that the sandstorm was left unattended as the god's soul left, Sanniang suddenly threw another punch.
The fist wind that can stop a tsunami can naturally blow away all the wind and sand if used here.
Seeing the sandstorm begin to subside, but before it completely receded, Huangfu Yongxian suddenly raised his spear to the sky and shouted, "All troops stop! The front troops raise their shields, the rear troops line up with long spears, and all three armies return to their camps!"
The messenger quickly passed the order to the three armies, and the well-trained soldiers began to quickly deploy their troops. During this process, some sensitive soldiers had already felt a slight vibration in the distant earth, as if an earthquake was spreading here.
"This is... there are cavalry coming! Lots of them... from all directions!"
The wind and sand finally cleared away as the voices of the scouts who were lying on the ground listening rose.
Looking into the distance, they could vaguely see a line of black emerging from the distant horizon, and then from all directions, covering the sky and the earth, like an endless wave, rushing towards their location.
Countless grassland cavalry!
The dust kicked up by the horses' hooves was even thicker than the previous sandstorm, and the sky was invisible.
This time, the real main force of the tribes led by Khan Timur in person in the decisive battle in Mobei is all here. Except for the rear route, there are no troops, and the other three parties are countless torrents, approaching in the blink of an eye.
The so-called lack of retreat was just a move to encircle the Han army on three sides and leave one side without support, in order to make the Han army lose their fighting spirit and escape. This Han army was basically composed of infantry, with only a very small number of cavalry for strategic purposes. Once they began to flee, they would not be able to outrun the pursuit of hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and they would be killed for sure!
Fortunately, this army was mainly composed of the former Yanmen garrison, and was the most elite Han army with whom Huangfu Yongxian had fought through life and death for many years. Although it was terrifying that there were countless torrents on three sides, at least there was no chaos and they quickly formed a battle formation.
Fortunately, Sanniang reminded me in advance, otherwise I would have been completely screwed if I hadn’t discovered it before she rushed to me.
"Huangfu Yongxian... You have been a coward in Yanmen Pass for decades. Today, you can finally fight on the battlefield in an upright manner. How happy you are!"
Timur's triumphant voice spread easily over a hundred miles, showing that he had now reached the peak of the first level of the extraordinary Yujing realm, and it seemed that he deserved to be number one on the Heavenly Ranking.
Sanniang narrowed her eyes, and even felt that this guy was about to reach the second level of half a step... Strange, how could it be so fast? This shouldn't be the case. Sanniang had personally experienced the earlier Battle of Yanmen, and at that time, Timur obviously had not broken the defense. If he had broken the defense, at most he would have been a dragon slayer who had broken the defense. How could he have reached the second level of half a step in such a short time? Was there something wrong here
Huangfu Yongxian obviously would not argue with Timur, and silently directed the formation. Timur did not get a comfortable response, and actually pointed his spearhead at Sanniang who was still floating in the air: "Xuanwu Venerable... The previous soul of the Venerable God was just to tease you... Your real opponent is this Khan."
He paused, as if mocking, "In fact, the two venerables Xuanwu and Zhuque are not entirely warriors. Their nature is closer to our Boye, half warrior and half priest. The one I want to fight the most is your new Night Emperor Zhao Changhe. He is a real warrior, slashing with swords and shooting with arrows, and is unparalleled in bravery. It's a pity that our fate has not yet arrived, and we can only meet briefly in spirit consciousness. It's really a pity... Forgive me for being frank, but with the strength you showed in your previous battle with the soul of the venerable god, I'm afraid you are no match for me now."
Sanniang was indeed half a spellcaster. During the conversation, she did not stop the cavalry charge to buy time for her to set up the formation because she was silently casting a spell... But after listening to the whole process, she was stunned for a moment and was amused by these words: "You mean, you like my man but look down on me?"
Timur laughed and said, "Your Excellency used to sell wine in Huangshaji. Why don't you continue to do so? The heroes of the grassland are happy to patronize you."
Sanniang's eyes were filled with murderous intent, but her lips were still full of seduction: "The Khan seems to have not figured out one thing... We are at war, not a duel of warriors. In war, the value of a spellcaster is not something the Khan can estimate. In our eyes, Boye is much more troublesome than you..."
Timur laughed: "Just because I don't cast a spell doesn't mean I can't break it. Besides, you won't have the chance to use your spell..."
As he spoke, his tone suddenly became serious, full of murderous intent: "We have reached the charging distance and are about to enter the shooting range that we are good at. Your Excellency, there is no need to try to protect them. Die!" "Boom!" A spear shadow came crashing down and reached Sanniang's face in the blink of an eye.
Sanniang looked very serious. She had withdrawn the Xuanwu Dharma Image that had been protecting the army for several days. She dared not be distracted any more. She waved her slender hand, and an arc-shaped ice mirror appeared in front of her. Timur's spear stabbed on it, but it was slid by the ice and failed to break through the Xuanwu's defense.
But even so, Sanniang still swayed slightly. She managed to defend herself, but she was no match for Timur in terms of strength... What the hell, how on earth had he been training during this period of time
Timur crossed paths with Sanniang with his spear, and struck back with another spear, laughing at the same time: "So, Your Excellency, can you still cast a spell?"
Sanniang whipped back and replied gracefully, "Yes."
Before Timur could finish his words, his laughter cut off in his throat.
The cavalry below charged very quickly. In just a few words, they had already rushed from the vast line on the distant horizon to a distance of several miles from Huangfu Yongxian's front army. If they were closer, they could shoot arrows. Once they entered the rhythm they were good at, this battle basically didn't need to be fought.
However, in the formation of the Hu cavalry, countless fat water men inexplicably emerged from the ground. Most of them directly arched over the horses' bellies as soon as they emerged, causing the horses and men to fall to the ground in an instant.
How could the cavalry, who were charging rapidly, withstand such chaos? The horses at the rear tripped over the fallen horses and men in front, and the situation became chaotic like dominoes.
The water man refused to give in and even tried to launch a water arrow attack.
"This place is still on the northern edge of the Gobi Desert. Where do you get so much water to summon water people?" Timur swung his hands in anger. Countless energy points shot through like arrows, accurately landing on every water person within a radius of several miles, smashing them to pieces.
Just like this distraction, the spear in his hand was entangled, and the fist force behind him surged. It turned out that Sanniang had cloned herself behind him without knowing when, and the overwhelming black tortoise fist had already hit Timur's back: "Although the Khan is brave, he doesn't know that there is water deep underground... and a lot of it, more than you can imagine."
Timur quickly burst out his internal energy to deflect the heavy punch. The two Sanniangs attacked them recklessly, and the offense and defense changed in an instant.
Timur didn't even have time to worry about his situation, as his mind was still glancing at the battle situation below.
The scale of the army of hundreds of thousands was too large. Although Sanniang had created a bunch of water men to disrupt the formation, it was obviously not enough to cover the entire situation. A large number of soldiers and horses continued to charge. Sanniang obviously needed a certain amount of lead time to summon such a large number of water men, which was about the time of the few sentences of conversation just now, but now she obviously had no way to repeat it again.
After all, as she said, the water was very deep and she couldn't easily draw it out.
Just when he felt a little relieved, his expression changed again.
I don’t know if it was because the water man’s death turned into water, or because Sanniang’s previous guidance had caused the groundwater to surge upwards, but in just an instant, the yellow sand on the ground was suddenly submerged by water, and soon the sand turned into a swamp.
"Whoa!" Countless war horses stepped on it and sank into the quagmire in an instant. The inertia of the charge caused them to fall one after another. The Han army had formed their battle formations, and they all stared in amazement at the overwhelming cavalry that were rushing in from all directions, causing them to feel extremely stressed. The drama of everyone falling off their horses was staged all around them, and even they felt like they were in a dream.
Sanniang had used the soaked sand to interfere with Chili's sneak attack. Everyone had seen it, and Chili and his men had also tried it. It was just that the road surface was a bit rotten, so it was not easy to carry out a quick attack without a trace, but it was not impossible to run horses. But it turned out that even this was intentional misleading, making the enemy think that this was the only way, and there would be no stronger means, otherwise Chili and his men would not be able to return.
But unexpectedly, there is something even more ruthless, which can actually turn sand within a radius of dozens of miles into a swamp!
Is that human being
This is simply the power of God!
Xuanwu, the high priest of the Four Symbols Religion, the state religion of the Han Dynasty... She said she was lazy and was just a woman who wanted to sleep.
But in fact, she is the common god of tens of millions of people on the sea. She has been thinking about the successor to the Sea Emperor for half a year and is more like a real god than her new Night Emperor.
"I'm lazy. I studied a trick that worked for me until it was completely effective. I hope the Khan doesn't think I'm lying." Sanniang smiled and said, "The Khan believes that he can break all methods. Now that you have more power, can you break it?"
Timur: "..."
What the hell! Even if you can use your superb energy to evaporate all the water here and return the ground to its original state, the battlefield has already been formed, how can you pull it back
Huangfu Yongxian is not standing there playing!
"Swish, swish, swish!" Arrows fell from the Han army's formation like locusts, falling like rain and sprinkling on the chaotic Hu army formation in front.
They were already within range.
Hearing the screams coming from below, Timur was furious and anxious: "Abandon the horses and fight on foot! We have more people, we can flatten them even if we pile them up! Vulture Fang, you go first!"
Poor Yu Jing had to personally command the battlefield when fighting the enemy in the air. Bo'e didn't even need it, Huangfu Qing also had a younger brother.
Because this is a gathering of the coalition forces of countless large tribes, and no one except Timur himself can provide unified command.
Vulture Fang gathered his tribe and rushed towards the army under a hail of arrows.
On the ground to the rear, which Sanniang failed to take care of, the sound of horse hooves was heard again. Chi Li led his harassment troops and came from the rear to assist Vulture Hunting Fang.
In the Han army's formation, countless shining spear tips flashed a cold light under the scorching sun, making it difficult for Chi Li to open his eyes.
In terms of numbers, Chi Li still has some confidence in this battle.
But the instinctive intuition of a strong man made him feel that this battle would be difficult... Everyone's advantage had been destroyed by Yuan Sanniang alone. Even if they wanted to win now, they didn't know how many lives they would have to pay.
Including himself.
When two brave men meet in a narrow road, the brave one wins. Without the attitude of disregarding life and death, it is impossible to win the battle.
(End of this chapter)