The army marched for thirteen days, and a large rolling mountain blocked the front. The mountain lies horizontally, with no head and tail. A road passes through a long and narrow canyon between the peaks, with thousands of cliffs on both sides. The forest in the canyon is dense and the black mist lingers, giving people an eerie feeling.
This undulating mountain is called Heifeng Ridge. The name comes from the black mist in the canyon. When the wind blows, even the wind will be rendered black, hence the name "Heifeng Ridge".
After passing Heifeng Ridge, we reach the east border, which is only a few hundred kilometers away from Baimao City. If the army speeds up, it can arrive in one day. If it marches at a normal speed, it only takes two days to reach Baimao City.
This place also reminded Xia Lei of the Forest of Jiuzhaigou. The Forest of Jiuzhaigou, the territory of the Butterfly Tribe, was not far from here. He had the idea of going to Jiuzhaigou Forest to visit, but in the end he gave up the idea. His current identity is "Ye Kui", not the Dragon King. How should he explain his identity? What's more, now that he is getting closer to the decisive battle with the Black Sun Emperor, he cannot expose his strategic purpose or make mistakes.
"Commander-in-Chief." A voice suddenly came, with a familiar accent.
Xia Lei put away his thoughts, turned his eyes, and saw Pang Tong, who was wearing a blue gown and had a thin face. After bringing Adam and Eve back to the City of the Sun from the Land of Reincarnation last time, Xia Lei brought Pang Tong from the City of the Sun to the civil resistance. Pang Tong's current identity is naturally his old profession, military advisor.
Bringing Pang Tong down was actually just a temporary idea. Xia Lei was annoyed by the complicated military affairs, and he couldn't bring Haofang or think tank Amido to the civilian resistance. Although it was more convenient, it would have Risk of exposing strategic objectives. Therefore, after weighing the situation, he brought Pang Tong down.
No one in the dark world of death knows the name of "Feng Chu", but Xia Lei does. Pang Tong was a great strategist as famous as Zhuge Liang. Although he was from the Three Kingdoms, his qualities as a strategist and strategist were extremely high. For more than ten days, Pang Tong has been secretly helping Xia Lei handle military affairs. The numerous and complicated affairs were handled properly in his hands, which relieved Xia Lei's burden. Xia Lei also had more time to familiarize himself with his ultimate evolution and continuously strengthen his own strength.
"Mr. Fengchu, are you okay?" Seeing that it was Pang Tong, Xia Lei also seemed very polite.
Pang Tong also knew that the person in front of him was the Dragon King. He bowed and said, "Commander-in-Chief, the terrain ahead is dangerous and there may be an ambush. The army should not advance rashly. Scouts should be sent to conduct reconnaissance first."
Scouts, that is, scouts. Although Pang Tong had been studying the cultural knowledge of this world and understanding the military system of this world, he knew that the correct title should be scout, but when he said it, he was still called scout.
Xia Lei's eyes swept across the long and narrow valley in front of him, but this canyon was hundreds of kilometers deep, winding and rugged, and had mountain peaks blocking his view. So even with his eyes he couldn't see it clearly. However, if he can use his methods unscrupulously, it will be easy for him to figure out that there is no ambush in this canyon. But he is "Ye Kui" now, not a god-like Dragon King.
Pang Tong's words also reminded Xia Lei that the army marched eastward without encountering any resistance along the way. The civilian resistance army has been marching for thirteen days. How could the Black Sun Empire not have any preparations and actions
"This place is really a good place for an ambush, Mr. Feng Chu reminded me," Xia Lei said.
"I am willing to lead a service team into the canyon for reconnaissance." Pang Tong followed and asked for orders.
Xia Lei smiled and said, "Sir, this is not your talent. Just stay with me."
Pang Tong did not give up, "Commander-in-Chief, I took the medicine you gave me. I am now a very human being. I am willing to fight for the Commander-in-Chief and establish a military career." After saying this, he stretched out his hand and felt a rush of emotion in his hand. A small flame appeared.
The fire is similar to lighting a lighter. It can be used for cooking or lighting candles for lighting. It can also be used to support candles if they run out.
Xia Lei suppressed a smile and said, "Sir, it is true that you are no longer the same as before, but you should stay with me honestly. I have a more suitable candidate." Then, he called out, "Dragon! Medesha!"
The hairless bald woman and the horny boy appeared behind Xia Lei in the blink of an eye. The two ancient creatures stared straight at Pang Tong and the ridiculous little flame in his hand. A trace of salivation flowed from the corner of Medusa's mouth, and Long even made a slight movement of opening his mouth.
Xia Lei coughed and said, "Mr. Fengchu is my military advisor. I respect him very much. What do you two want to do by looking at him like this?"
"Ah ha, Mr. Fengchu, you are so handsome, and that mustache is so long, it's so beautiful!" Medusa smiled like a flower.
Feng Chu's face suddenly turned red, "This female general, you, don't say that."
Long Ye coughed in embarrassment, "The fire in Mr. Feng Chu's hand is really nice. Can you lend me some fire?" As he said that, he took out a brown cigar from somewhere, then he came to Feng Chu's side and said, Zhen used the small flame in Feng Chu's hand to light its cigar.
Xia Lei was stunned for a moment before saying, "Where did you get the cigar? Also, when did you learn to smoke?"
The dragon exhaled smoke and breath like fire. "There is a group of snake-patterned people in the army. I got it from them. This thing can relieve people's worries and is a good thing."
Xia Lei felt a mess in his heart.
Dragons smoking, this is really a strange thing in the world.
The small flame in Pang Tong's hand went out, and he was too embarrassed to continue burning his small flame. What's the difference between playing with fire in front of Nong and playing with an ax in front of Lu Ban
Xia Lei said: "You two go to the canyon ahead to reconnoiter. If there is an ambush, send a warning immediately."
Medusa asked: "Can I eat it?"
Xia Lei nodded speechlessly, "Okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, Medesha had already risen into the air and flew towards the Black Wind Ridge Canyon.
"Bah! You're actually cheating!" Long cursed angrily and flew up into the sky with a kick of his feet. Then, a huge body several hundred meters long appeared in the air, roaring and chasing the giant turtle in front of it.
Pang Tong looked on dumbfounded.
A piece of cigar fell from the air, the end of the cigarette was red, but the fire had not been extinguished.
Xia Lei stamped out the cigarette butt and said, "Mr. Feng Chu, pass my order. The entire army will wait where they are."
Pang Tong bowed and said, "I obey." He took two steps and suddenly turned back, "Commander-in-Chief, the war is about to begin. I have a plan to offer."
Xia Lei looked at him with a smile on his face, "Sir, do you have any good ideas?"
After spending a long time with Pang Tong, Xia Lei felt that he was almost turning into Liu Bei.
Pang Tong said: "Our army has been practicing hard for thirteen days, and the other side also knows our army's purpose. The Baimao City must have a large army gathered and is unbreakable. If we attack by force, our army will suffer great losses. If we attack all the way, we will be dead when we get to Doomsday City. There has been a serious attrition, and we are even more destitute.”
Xia Lei's heart moved, "Sir, please tell me your good strategy."
When he attacks a city, it is always Medusa and the dragon who attack the city wall. He deals with the strong men sitting there, and then the army enters and is easily defeated. But this time it can't be like this, because his purpose is to lure the royal family's masters to kill "Ye Kui". If he takes action, the royal family of the Black Sun Empire will easily determine that he is "Ye Kui", which will change his strategy. The plan will fail, and he will fall into a passive situation.
His plan was to send civilian resistance forces to storm the city and then fight all the way to Doomsday City. But he never thought that if he did not participate in the war with all his strength, the civilian resistance forces would indeed pay a heavy price if they were to capture a city. What's more, a large army must have gathered in Baimao City, and they have long been prepared to defend it. This is true for Baimao City, and it will be even more true for the cities that follow. Now that Pang Tong said this, he realized that he had been looking at the problem with the "god's vision" for a long time and was so used to it that he no longer looked at the problem from the perspective of ordinary people. Therefore, he ignored the problems that Pang Tong could see and was not even willing to spend time thinking about them.
"Commander-in-Chief, after passing Heifeng Ridge, we..." Pang Tong whispered into Xia Lei's ear for a while.
A smile appeared on Xia Lei's lips, and he said with admiration: "Of course he is worthy of being as famous as Mr. Wolong as a great military advisor. Just because of your good strategy, I will remember you as a great military engineer."
Pang Tong bowed and said, "Commander-in-Chief, thank you very much. I am close friends with Wolong, but I don't know what his current situation is."
The grass on Mr. Wolong's grave has withered for almost two thousand years, but Xia Lei will not tell Pang Tong this secret.
He could actually intercept Zhuge Liang into this world based on Pang Tong's memory, but he didn't intend to do that. The deceased has passed away. Allowing the deceased to rest in peace is also a sign of respect for the deceased and respect for the laws of the universe. In fact, until now, he is still struggling with a question, that is, whether to intercept Gu Kewen and Ning Jing into this world.
He thought he could do it.
But he couldn't make up his mind.
At this moment, the dragon's roar came from the sky above the canyon, full of excitement and anger.
Sure enough, there is another ambush in the canyon!
"Hahaha! Brave and capable Imperial soldiers, you are invincible. Pick up your weapons and kill me. Fight bravely for your parents, wives, children, and your homeland behind you!" said the turtle as huge as a hill. Suppressed from the sky.
Boom!
There was an earth-shattering explosion in the canyon, and the earth trembled a few times. A dense virgin forest was razed to the ground!
The giant dragon several hundred meters long also swooped down, a black pillar of fire spurted out from its mouth, and another large forest was reduced to ashes!
Suddenly, the sound of energy guns and cannon bombardment came from the depths of the canyon, and the originally silent Black Wind Ridge boiled in an instant.
Xia Lei shouted loudly, "Fighters of the resistance army, prepare to fight!"
The prelude to the decisive battle began here.
(End of chapter)