SFS Chapter 1082: The army gathers at the city gate of Zangzhou
Chapter 1082: The army gathers at the city gate of Zangzhou
Chapter 1082: Zangzhou Pass, Hundreds of Troops Gathered
The dragon warships were incredibly fast and after a day and a night, they had already crossed the Jinsha River.
The fortress is in sight.
In the room of the battleship, Lin Su slowly raised his hand, holding a jade ring, and handed it to Long Ying.
Long Ying stared at the exquisite jade ring: "What are you doing..."
"A small gift for you, do you like it?"
Long Ying smiled gently: "How could I not like my husband's gift?"
"Then put it on!"
"Forget about wearing it. I'll keep it. The battle is about to start and I need to show my Dharma body at any time. If the ring breaks, won't I be heartbroken?"
Lin Su pulled her slender jade fingers towards him: "Try it on!"
When the ring was put on Long Ying's jade finger, her heart skipped a beat. She felt a strange feeling. This...
"This is the Qiankun Ring! Just like the Yunyi you gave me, it will remain indestructible even if you reveal your Dharmakaya."
"Qian Kun Ring?" Long Ying was shocked: "Husband, where did you get it?"
"I made it myself! This skill started on Tide Rising Island. I couldn't do it then, but now I can..."
Long Ying held the ring in his hand, and was completely stunned...
He made it himself!
Qiankun Ring, a rare treasure in the world!
Each of the major super sects only has one, which is a precious inherited weapon. The East China Sea Dragon Palace has a profound heritage, but only has one Qiankun Ring. When her father was ready to perish together with the foreign enemies, he passed it to her brother Long Shang.
And now, her husband made one and put it on her hand.
What a horrible rumor this is?
As long as it spreads throughout the world, the whole world will go crazy, at least, all the cultivation paths will go crazy...
Lin Su grabbed her hand and said, "There is a word on this ring. Do you see it?"
As Long Ying's eyes fell, the ring surface glowed with light at this moment, like the vast blue waves of the East China Sea.
There is indeed a word floating in the blue waves.
"Hidden!" Long Ying chuckled, "Husband, you wrote the wrong word. The 'Ying' in my name is not this 'Yin'."
"This is not your name, it is a kind of great power of literature and Taoism." Lin Su said: "You can communicate with it with your soul, try it!"
Long Ying's heart skipped a beat. As soon as her soul connected with this word, she disappeared out of thin air!
She's invisible!
Moreover, her invisibility is extremely advanced, and is truly undetectable to anyone below the level of a saint.
Long Ying came out of the invisible state, his face flushed: "Husband, I have a magical feeling. When I become invisible, no one except the top masters can recognize me! Is this... is this really a literary method?"
"Yes!"
"It's amazing! I really underestimated Wen Dao before..."
In fact, she didn't underestimate Wen Dao.
She just hasn't seen the real top-level text.
Although the word "hidden" is just a word, and although it cannot be considered a quasi-saint treasure in the true sense, when it flowed out from Lin Su's pen, it carried his holy power and merged with the Qiankun Ring that he carved with his own hands. The two were merged, and although it is not a holy treasure, it is better than a holy treasure.
The most important thing is that this treasure of literature and art was almost tailor-made for Yu Longying.
There are two things that make Long Ying most powerful: one is her Blue Sea Pupils, and the other is her Falling Star Shadows. The former is her unique pupil technique. She can see the sea at a glance, and every drop of water is analyzed in her eyes. She is best at seeing the chaos on the battlefield; the latter is her innate body movement. Once she moves, it's like teleporting.
But she also has shortcomings, and her shortcoming is that her cultivation is still a step away from Yuantian.
Outside the city wall, there are hundreds of demon tribes and 20 million demon soldiers. The situation is very complicated. Anyone who participates in the battle will be at risk. And how amazing is it that the treasure of Wendao can become completely invisible in a moment?
Once she hides, no one knows; once she appears, no one can defend against her. With her magic of invisibility, her sharp blue eyes, and the instant movement of falling stars, she will be a legend on the battlefield. At least, she can effectively protect herself.
The city gate is just around the corner.
Although mixed with all kinds of aura, a murderous aura from the battlefield that was still earth-shaking swept over. The two men raised their eyes and looked at this ancient city wall. Today's city wall was completely different from the one Lin Su had seen last time.
The number of people in Guancheng today has increased at least ten times.
In the center of the city, there is a huge commander's mansion with the commander's flag flying.
Every time I turn the book, it brings with it a strange aura of literature and Taoism, which is broad and vast, and completely different from the aura of literature and Taoism in the world.
This is the literary and Taoist energy that comes from the temple, and this is also the energy that comes from the military palace.
This is also the fundamental reason why Guancheng today is different from the past.
In today's Guancheng, the Temple Army Palace is the commander.
The levels lead directly to the sky.
"Husband, are you going to enter the commander-in-chief's mansion?" Long Ying said.
"Yes!"
"Then it will be inconvenient for me to go." After all, she is a dragon. Although the image of the East China Sea dragons is gradually becoming positive in the human dictionary, they are still an alien race after all. It is indeed not convenient for aliens to enter the Temple Military Palace as the commander-in-chief's headquarters.
"We can fight on different fronts. Promise me that you will take good care of yourself!" Lin Su held her face in his hands.
"Well, take care of yourself too!"
With a gentle kiss, Lin Su's figure disappeared out of thin air.
The next moment, he appeared outside the commander-in-chief's mansion.
Outside the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion were Li Tianlei's direct subordinates.
Who are his direct descendants?
After the military palace was robbed, the remnants of the military path that were left over a thousand years ago can be said to be the true gold left behind after the great waves washed away the sand...
They all knew Lin Su.
Because they were above the triple heavenly soldiers in the early stage.
Such people are truly god-like in the secular world. In the city, all kinds of people look at them as if they were gods.
However, as soon as Lin Su arrived, all the soldiers bowed at the same time and paid their respects with great respect!
The address is very interesting: "Greetings, Sir!"
The title of "Young Master" does not seem to convey much respect, but it does reveal intimacy. It must be said that the remnants of Bingdu and the military strategists all regard Lin Su as one of their own. Only family members do not need to worry about official positions and literary status, but can return to their original nature and call him "Young Master".
"Is the commander here?" Lin Su asked.
Li Tianlei is here!
He stood in front of a large flag that was fluttering, as if the ten thousand miles of devil's land outside the pass was presented in his account.
There are mountains, water, cities, forests, deserts and magical energy.
There was a light floating in his eyes, as if a war flag was flying up and down in his eyes.
The Western Expedition is not something that ordinary people are qualified to experience.
It is even less likely that the Western Expedition will be experienced twice.
And he has two experiences, not just two experiences, he even led the team twice.
He was also the commander of the Western Expedition a thousand years ago!
He led the most prosperous family of the Saint of War and the most murderous expeditionary force of the human race, and after ten years of bloody battles, he seized 80,000 miles of mountains and rivers outside the Great Wall, established 3,000 Confucian temples, and planted the battle flag of the human race on the edge of the Black Swamp.
Further, the great cause of the human race extends to the Heartless Sea.
Taking a step back would also be an eternal achievement.
The human race's territory has never been so vast.
Military achievements have never been so glorious.
However, the world is unpredictable and fate is hard to predict.
It seemed that overnight, he encountered a shocking reversal. A catastrophe in the sky brought a calamity to the military strategists. Only one in ten of the most powerful military saints survived. The most powerful military palace in the temple was reduced to ashes. The established human Confucian Temple was completely razed overnight. The 80,000-li territory gained in ten years of bloody battles was lost again, and the entire Zangzhou was almost destroyed...
In this battle, Li Tianlei's physical body disappeared, leaving only a remnant soul, hiding in a leisure book called "Wandering", using the pseudonym Ye Wushuang.
"Wandering" is just wandering, without boundaries.
He was like... Oh, no, he was just a wandering soul, his origin gradually becoming blurred and his destination completely unknown.
Until he showed up, and gradually revealed the Heavenly River Tribulation that he himself did not want to remember...
Today, he returns!
The Western Expedition begins again!
He, Li Tianlei, is still the commander-in-chief of the three armies and the master of the Temple Military Palace!
Let's see how the military strategist who has been suppressed for a thousand years will once again slaughter the people outside the Great Wall...
Just when he was thinking about it, a voice came from behind him: "Standing on the old place and looking at the mountains and rivers of the past, it feels very touching, right?"
Li Tianlei turned around suddenly, his eyes shining.
In front of him, there were two figures, Lin Su and Ming Tianyan.
"Greetings, Junior Master-Uncle!" Li Tianlei bowed.
Lin Su stretched out his hand and grabbed his shoulder: "Brother Li, we have reached a consensus. You can no longer address me like this, especially today. Today, you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies!"
Li Tianlei slowly straightened his back and smiled: "Well, let's put aside the shackles of the Tao and continue our old friendship... Brother Lin, please sit down!"
"please!"
Li Tianlei occupies the main seat.
Lin Su is on the left, Ming Tianyan is on the right.
Ming Tianyan was sent by the various palaces of the Holy Temple to assist Li Tianlei. When Li Tianlei was ordered to march west, the various palaces of the Holy Temple sent elders to accompany him to show their cooperation. However, these elders were all shrewd people. Before they knew the intentions of the Saint, they mostly played the role of "playing soy sauce" in a non-interfering and non-talkative manner. As long as Li Tianlei did not summon them, they would rather stay in the side room of the Commander's Mansion. Only Ming Tianyan was truly fully involved and was almost by Li Tianlei's side throughout the whole process. When Lin Su came, she naturally took over the role of the guide.
A cup of tea was handed to Lin Su, who took it and asked, "What's the current situation?"
Li Tianlei smiled and said, "The Elder Ming has detailed information. Let her give you a copy..."
Ming Tianyan raised his hand and handed a roll of information to Lin Su.
Lin Su took it, and the information turned into a leaf in his brain.
As his mind sank, various situations unfolded in his mind one by one...
Troops from various countries have arrived overnight...
The ancient kingdom of Nanyang had an army of 300,000.
The million-strong army of the Western Heavenly Kingdom.
The Da Cang Kingdom has an army of 300,000.
The Red Country has an army of 100,000.
The Yelang Kingdom had an army of 100,000.
The Daqing Kingdom has an army of 100,000.
The Dachuan Kingdom had an army of 100,000.
This is the situation in the Seven Kingdoms…
What about the Thirteen States?
Zangzhou is the absolute main body. Zangzhou has sent out a million troops, half of which are from the Zang District. The troops from the Zang District are directly under the command of the current monarch, King Zang, and they have truly come out in full force.
The rest of the states have between 50,000 and 100,000.
The total military strength is 4.3 million.
Each of the ten major alien races sent out an army of 30,000. Although the number was not particularly large, they were all masters.
On the path of cultivation, Yao Chi was the leader and brought nearly 400,000 people.
Therefore, the current total military strength is more than 4.7 million.
In a short while, Lin Su cleared all the forces on his side...
Li Tianlei held up the teacup: "So far, the total force is more than 4.7 million. To be honest, it has exceeded my expectations. I originally thought that since the imperial decree was not mandatory but just 'advocated', each country would send some troops symbolically, and the real main force would need to be recruited locally in Zangzhou. Who knew that nearly 5 million people came in a blink of an eye. 5 million, although compared with the number of demon soldiers outside the pass, it is far less, but it also meets the premise of the expedition, so there is no need to recruit locally in Zangzhou."
Ming Tianyan smiled softly, "The more surprising points are all related to you! The Western Heavenly Kingdom has an army of one million, and the Crown Prince Xiang Yueming leads the army himself. He said that this is his agreement with you; the Great Cang Kingdom is 100,000 miles away from here, and the total number of troops in the country is only 5 million. Sending 300,000 troops to the expedition is also the greatest support for you; needless to say, the ten major alien races were all brought by you, and the Zang King came out in full force because of you; the same is true for the path of cultivation."
Lin Su said: "There is another army that just arrived."
"Which one?" Li Tianlei's eyes lit up slightly.
"The East China Sea Dragon Clan has sent out a million soldiers. The current Dragon King, Long Canghai, is leading the troops personally, and almost all the elders of the clan have come out."
"The East China Sea Dragon Clan has come out in full force. Another powerful force is moving because of you!" Li Tianlei raised his head slowly: "Brother Lin, more than half of the six million troops are moving because of you. I also know that you should be the real commander of this Western Expedition, but, I'm sorry, Brother Lin, you can't be the commander! Do you know why?"
His voice is mysterious.
At this moment, it is extremely mysterious.
Lin Su's heart skipped a beat, and with a flick of his finger, a great force of the Holy Dao added another layer of blockade to the blockade of the two quasi-saints...
Li Tianlei glanced across his blockade and said slowly, "Because two battles will be launched simultaneously. I will be the commander of the conventional battle, and you need to pay close attention to the unconventional battle! Don't be distracted!"
Lin Su's eyes flickered: "What's the news from Tianwaitian?"
"A piece of news that seems ordinary, but you and I both know how significant it is, has just arrived!" Li Tianlei said: "The saints have reached an agreement with the saints from other lands. On July 15th, at the top of the nameless mountain, peace talks will take place!"
"July 15th? On the top of an unknown mountain..."
"That's right! Today is June 21st, and there are still 24 days left. This nameless mountain is located at the junction of the outer world and the foreign land. The choice of time is very subtle, and the choice of place is also very subtle..."
Lin Su slowly stood up, holding a teacup in his hand and slowly walked to the window...
The meeting between the saints of the Three Heavens and the saints of foreign lands seems normal, and it is even more reasonable when you think about it carefully.
The Unintentional Catastrophe is about to occur, and the Three Heavens will have to concentrate all their efforts on dealing with it, leaving them with no spare energy to deal with the pressure from outside the Heavens. Therefore, the saints need to appease the saints from foreign lands first. Therefore, there is a motivation for talks, and it can even be said that peace talks are necessary.
But Lin Su certainly knew that this was just an appearance.
The real core is: the decisive battle between those saints in the triple heaven who will overturn the table and cut off the firewood from under the cauldron is coming!
He had expected this decisive battle.
It can even be said that he forced it out step by step.
Since the beginning of this year, the Three Heavens have seen a series of major events, and each of these major events is Lin Su's attempt to capture the Three Heavens Saints...
The death of the Saint of Music and the Saint of Painting serves as a wake-up call to those saints.
He united the Saint of Taoism, the Saint of Mohism, the Saint of Agriculture, the Saint of Yin and Yang, and the Saint of Chess to turn the Three Heavens Confucianism, which was the only one in power, into two opposing camps.
The abandoned capital of the Three Heavens established a temple master, and the entire structure of the temple changed drastically. The saints lost their long-arm jurisdiction, and their power was unprecedentedly restricted. The main body of the temple of their faction began to be used by him.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to depose the Saint of Painting, he forced the Saint of Confucianism to issue a heavenly book of repentance, and dethroned the Saint of Confucianism in front of hundreds of billions of people in the seven countries and thirteen states.
At this point, the faction of Confucian sages had lost the initiative and no longer had an advantage. Moreover, as the curtain of the Western Expedition began, the power of military strategists gradually increased, while the power of Confucianism gradually decreased.
The Confucian sage faction was no longer able to turn the tide through conventional means.
I wonder if the Confucian faction is willing to accept this?
How can it be? !
So, they will definitely change through unconventional ways.
The best way is to unite with the saints from other lands and capture all the saints of their faction in one fell swoop...
And the peace agreement reached is such a desperate strategy!
Time: July 15th.
The Western Expedition was scheduled to set out on June 25th.
July 15th was twenty days after the Western Expedition. During these twenty days, the most ideal situation would be for the army to advance into the heart of the Demon Realm covering a hundred thousand miles, engage in close combat with the main forces of the Demon Army, and the battle would become completely intense.
No matter which side it is, it is the most critical strategic period.
Did they choose such a critical juncture in order to tie themselves down on the battlefield of the Western Expedition?
To prevent him, a genius of wisdom, from discovering their conspiracy and ruining the whole chess game?
The choice of location is even more subtle...
That nameless mountain is not under the jurisdiction of the Three Heavens and is a foreign land.
The reason put on the table is: after all, the saints from foreign lands are all people who are bound by the shackles of Heaven. They cannot enter the Three Heavens. It is impossible to set up a table in the Three Heavens and invite them to come. No one dares to come. Although there are magic weapons in the temple that can shield against the punishment of Heaven, do the saints from foreign lands dare to pin their hopes on the "gentlemen" of the human saints?
Therefore, the only option is to go to a foreign land.
In foreign lands, foreign saints are not bound by the shackles of heaven.
Human saints can also exert the power of saints.
This is the right place for negotiation.
It is precisely this kind of location that is very suitable for playing Infernal Affairs.
Lin Su raised the teacup in his hand and drank it all in one gulp: "I know what you mean. You want me to return to the Third Heaven, but this will alert the other party. Only when I am on the battlefield of the Western Expedition can they continue this drama."
Li Tianlei also stood up slowly: "Aren't you worried that something unexpected will happen and cause us to lose control of the situation?"
"Don't worry, everything is under control!" Lin Su said: "Tell me about your next battle plan..."
The next step of the war arrangement...
As the Palace Master of the Military Palace and the commander of the Western Expedition a thousand years ago, Li Tianlei is very familiar with this land and the marching formations. His arrangements are well organized and smooth...
The ten thousand miles of demonic territory outside the pass is actually a long and narrow passage.
The width is about three thousand miles.
There are mountains, water, plains and deserts.
His initial idea was to divide the troops into three groups.
The Southern Army, the ten major alien races.
Northern Army, practitioners.
The central army, the human army.
The specific route map has been planned, the city, the enemy's military layout, the strategic focus, and the time nodes have all been designed...
This set of tactics is the most common tactics in this world.
But even if the tactics are conventional, it is still very difficult.
Integrating and coordinating an army of five to six million people who were hastily assembled and had different origins was an extremely difficult task in itself. Li Tianlei was able to complete the initial integration in just ten days. He was indeed a very capable commander.
Li Tianlei said: "Brother Lin's military skills are superior to mine. If you have different opinions, please enlighten me."
Lin Su put down the information in his hand and slowly looked up: "Brother Li, you have worked out such a detailed battle plan in just ten days. You are indeed worthy of being a genius in the art of war. However, there are still some minor flaws... First, the ten alien races are not convinced of each other. It is a big problem for the ten races to unite and who to choose as the leader. Second, the alien races have their own strengths, the cultivators have their own strengths, and the human race has its own strengths. It is far better to combine with each other and learn from each other's strengths to make up for each other's weaknesses in battle."
Li Tianlei said: "I know what Brother Lin meant. I have thought about cooperating with others. However, the situation in reality is too complicated and it is very easy for us to be shackled by each other. Therefore, we gave up on cooperating and switched to the most conventional and effective war mode that has been tested in previous wars..."
In feudal society, the concept of coordinated warfare was actually present.
For example, cavalry coordination.
The cavalry is fast and the infantry is slow, so it is difficult for them to keep pace.
In terms of assault, cavalry is far superior to infantry, with strong mobility and fierce attack power.
But when it comes to close combat, the cavalry loses its mobility and the infantry takes the lead.
The coordination between cavalry and infantry seems to take the best of both sides, but in fact, when the war actually gets going, the contradiction of difficulty in keeping pace becomes apparent, which may eventually cause you to get into a mess.
In this world, the way of fighting is different from that in general feudal society, but the principles are basically the same.
Aliens are equivalent to special forces soldiers.
A master of cultivation is equivalent to cavalry.
Ordinary soldiers are equivalent to infantry.
Li Tianlei is not a rookie, he is a commander who has experienced many battles and has clear ideas about how to use troops.
Lin Su said: "Although coordinated operations and integrated operations are difficult, they are not impossible. The only difficulty lies in the division of responsibilities! My operational thinking is this..."
Change the model of using arms as combat units.
Change to a model where the country is the combat unit.
Disperse the practitioners and let the practitioners from each country return to their own country and accept the command of their own country’s military commander.
Defeat the foreign races and make them come under the command of their own military commander.
Redefine the strategic roadmaps of each country and clarify strategic goals.
Let countries compete with each other.
The last word out...
Li Tianlei's eyes suddenly lit up...
He felt that the question that had troubled him for a long time had an answer...
This is the biggest difficulty in leading troops. When there are too many soldiers, there will always be some who slack off and fight passively. The worst thing is that the more passive you are, the greater your hope of survival. Over time, few people are willing to fight to the death.
It is very difficult to motivate.
It's either a promotion or a huge reward, but in today's Western Expedition, the people he faces are all kinds of people, and he can't even give out rewards. How can he motivate them?
Lin Su’s words sum up the core: take the country as the unit.
(End of this chapter)