The Book of Troubled Times

Chapter 782: Soul!

Earlier, when the God of Immortality 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, who used the wind and sand to cover his elusive attacks. Cui Yuanyong, Situ Xiao and others led the team to patrol the front and back to maintain the stability of the march. Chi Li attacked several times but returned without success.

Chi Li had never seen Situ Xiao before. This guy ranked slightly lower than Cui Yuanyong. It is said that he is also addicted to alcohol, which is a taboo for marching vigilance. Originally thought that 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 is iron lock across the river, iron wall and copper wall.

Zhao Changhe was able to fight with the God of Immortality for so long, and the defensive ability of Situ Xiao's master Li Shentong played a huge role, which perfectly matched Zhao Changhe's strategy. The same set of tricks used in the war between mortals is even more useless. Situ Xiao alone dared to block the entire army, and the swords and spears hit him without even a mark.

It was completely cheating.

Fortunately, it didn't matter whether the so-called harassment was successful.

In the following days, as Huangfu Yongxian judged, the surrounding areas of the Xuanwu Dharma Image began to form a muddy and swampy protection zone due to the moisture for many days. It was difficult for Chi Li to ride in this muddy area. So in the following days, even the harassment was quiet, it didn't matter.

Because the harassment was just to create an illusion, so that Huangfu Qing, who was the first commander, and Zhao Changhe, who was a layman in war, would misjudge that this harassment would be used to delay the marching pace of this road, which meant that there was no main force of the Hu people here; combined with the previous collision between Timur and Zhao Changhe's souls, they really thought that Timur led the main force of the Hu people on their way.

In fact, the reason why the God of Longevity rolled up the vast sand in the desert was not to cover the harassment troops of Chi Li and others, but to cover the movement and deployment of Timur's army.

Under the cover of the invisible sand, Timur had already spread out the net of heaven and earth, waiting for the arrival of Huangfu Yongxian's main force.

This is the real human decisive battle that can determine the rise and fall of the fortune of Hu and Han. The troops invested by both sides and the degree of participation of the major tribes in the grassland are far from comparable to Zhao Changhe's route.

It is 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. Almost all the imperial territory was in the east road, and there was only one Xuanwu left here.

"Swoosh!" The enchanting Xuanwu snake whip behind him was heavily wrapped around, trapping the soul of the God of Longevity, and in front of him was another Xuanwu with a dignified demeanor, punching out like a mountain, and hitting the heart of the soul of the God of Longevity.

These days, I don't know whether it was this soul that entangled her, or Sanniang was intentionally using this second-level soul of the realm of control 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 grinding and finally killed it.

As a result, the soul disappeared as soon as the iron fist hit her, and she didn't even bother to cause her the last bit of trouble. Sanniang put away her fist, and the two souls walked two steps face to face. A ripple of water waves collided and they had already merged into one.

Sanniang turned her head and looked at the place where the soul of Changsheng Tianshen disappeared, and she pondered slightly. This soul didn't seem to be driven away by her. It was obvious that it felt tired on the eastern front and was too lazy to play with her.

But since it could leave, it probably meant that Timur's arrangement had been completed.

During the time she was fighting with this soul, she didn't have the leisure to release her consciousness to spy on the surrounding thousands of miles. There was a lot of wind and sand outside, and she really didn't know what the scene in the distance was like. Even though Huangfu Yongxian had been watching the road, he could not see too far with his mere second-level secret treasure.

Sanniang sent a message to Huangfu Yongxian, and seeing that the wind and sand in the sky were left unattended as the soul of the god left, Sanniang suddenly raised her fist again.

The fist wind that could stop the tsunami could naturally blow away the wind and sand.

Seeing that the wind and sand began to recede, and before it completely receded, Huangfu Yongxian suddenly raised his spear to the sky and shouted: "All troops stop! The front army stands up shields, the long spears are arranged in front and behind, and the three armies return to their own formations!"

The messenger quickly sent orders to the three armies, and the well-trained soldiers began to quickly deploy their troops. During this process, some sensitive soldiers had already felt the slight sensation of the earth in the distance, as if an earthquake was spreading here.

"This is... there are cavalry attacks! Many... from all directions!"

As the voice of the scouts who were lying on the ground sounded, the wind and sand finally dissipated.

Looking far away, one can vaguely see a black line on the horizon in the distance, and then from all directions, covering the sky and the earth, like an endless wave, rushing towards their position.

Countless grassland cavalry!

The smoke and dust kicked up by the horses' hooves are no less than the previous sandstorm, and the sun is invisible.

This time, the real main force of the tribes led by Khan Timur in the decisive battle in Mobei is all here. Except for the lack of troops in the rear, the other three parties are all countless torrents, approaching in the blink of an eye.

The so-called lack of a rear is just a move to make the Han army lose their fighting spirit and run away. This Han army is basically infantry, with only a very small number of cavalry for strategic purposes. Once they start to flee, they will never be able to outrun the pursuit of hundreds of thousands of cavalry, and they will definitely die!

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 warned her earlier, otherwise she would have been in trouble only to find out when she was rushed in front of her.

"Huangfu Yongxian... you have been a coward in Yanmen Pass for decades, and today you can finally fight it out openly on the battlefield. How wonderful!"

Timur's proud voice spread easily throughout hundreds of miles, showing that he was now at the peak of the first level of the imperial realm, and he seemed to be worthy of being number one on the heavenly list.

Sanniang narrowed her eyes, and even felt that this guy was a bit of a half-step double... Strange, why is it so fast? This shouldn't be the case. Sanniang had personally experienced the earlier Battle of Yanmen. At that time, Timur obviously didn't break the imperial guard. If he could break the imperial guard at most, it would be after slaying the dragon, which is generally broken by everyone. How can he take half a step in this time? It’s double time. Is there something wrong here?

Huangfu Yongxian obviously would not argue with Timur, and silently commanded the formation. Timur did not get a comfortable response, and actually pointed his finger at Sanniang, who was still floating in the air: "Master Xuanwu... the previous souls of the gods were just to tease you... Your true opponent is Ben Khan. "

He paused and seemed to be mocking: "Actually, the two Venerables Xuanwu and Zhuque are not warriors at all. Their nature is closer to ours. They are half warriors and half priests. It is you who I want to fight the most. The new Emperor of the Night, Zhao Changhe, is a true warrior, capable of slashing with swords and shooting with arrows, and is unparalleled in bravery. It is a pity that the fate has not come yet, and we can only meet him in a hurry. Forgive me for speaking frankly. The strength shown in the battle between the gods and the souls is probably no match for this Khan now. "

Sanniang is indeed half a spell caster. The reason why she did not stop the cavalry charge to gain time for her to set up her formation during these words was because she was silently casting spells... But after listening to the whole process, she was stunned for a moment and was amused by these words. : "What do you mean, you think so highly of my men that you despise me?"

Timur laughed and said: "Your Majesty once sold wine as a hawker in Huangshaji. Why not continue to do so? The grassland heroes will be happy to patronize."

Sanniang's eyes were filled with murderous intent, but her mouth was still full of charm: "The Great Khan seems to have still not understood one thing... We are in a war, not a duel between warriors. In a war, the value of a spellcaster cannot be estimated by the Great Khan. In our eyes, Bo'er is much more troublesome than you..."

Timur laughed loudly: "Just because I don't cast spells doesn't mean that I can't break spells, not to mention that you won't have the opportunity to control your spells..."

As he spoke, his tone suddenly became solemn, full of murderous intent: "The charging distance has been reached, and we are about to enter the shooting range that we are good at. Your Majesty, there is no need to try to protect them. Die!"

"Boom!" A spear shadow came with a bang, and arrived in front of Sanniang in the blink of an eye.

Sanniang's expression was very serious. The Xuanwu Dharma image that had been blessing the army below for several days had been withdrawn, and she did not dare to be distracted anymore. She waved her slender hand, and an arc-shaped ice mirror appeared in front of her. Timur's war spear pierced it and slid across the ice, failing to break through the Xuanwu Barrier.

But even so, Sanniang still swayed slightly. Shou did hold on, but she couldn't compare to Timur in terms of strength... Damn it, how did he practice during this time?

Temur passed by Sanniang with a spear, and then shot another spear in his hand, laughing at the same time: "So can the venerable master still cast spells?"

Sanniang responded with a whip and replied: "Yes."

Before Timur could finish his words, laughter broke in his throat.

The cavalry below charged very fast. In just a few words of dialogue, they had already sprinted from the vast line on the distant horizon to several miles away from Huangfu Yongxian's front army. Any closer and they could fire arrows. Once they get into the rhythm they are good at, this battle is basically no longer necessary.

However, in the formation of the barbarian cavalry, countless chubby watermen inexplicably emerged from the ground. Most of them came out and placed themselves directly on the horses' bellies, causing them to flip over in an instant.

How could the cavalry charging rapidly withstand such a chaotic formation? The horses in the rear tripped over the fallen men in front and overturned them like dominoes. The scene became a mess.

The water man refused to give up and even tried to launch a water arrow attack.

"This place is still on the northern edge of the Gobi Desert. Where did you get so much water to summon water people?" Timur threw his hands angrily, and countless energy shot through like arrows, accurately landing on every water person within a few miles. , blasted them to pieces.

With such a distraction, the spear in his hand was entangled, and the fist force surged from behind. However, Sanniang had already appeared behind her, and the overwhelming Xuanwu fist had already hit Temur's back: "Great Khan" Although you are brave, you don’t know that there is water in the deep underground... and there is a lot of it, more than you can imagine. "

Timur urgently exploded his Gang Qi to deflect the heavy punch, and the two Sanniangs attacked unreasonably, changing their positions in an instant.

Timur didn't have time to worry about his situation, and his mind still glanced at the battle below.

The scale of the hundreds of thousands of troops was too great. Although Sanniang created a bunch of watermen to disrupt the formation, it was obviously unable to cover the overall situation. There were still a large number of troops and horses continuing to charge. Sanniang's summoning of such a large-scale water man obviously required a certain amount of forward movement, which was about the time of a few sentences of everyone's conversation just now, but now she obviously has no way to repeat it again.

After all, as she said, the water is extremely deep and she cannot easily pull it out.

Just as he felt a little relieved, his expression changed again.

I don’t know if it was the death of the water man that turned into water flow, or if Sanniang’s guidance had caused the groundwater to surge upwards. In just a moment, 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 instantly fell into the quagmire. The inertia of the charge caused them to fall one after another. The Han army set up their formations, and everyone was stunned to see the cavalry rushing in from all directions, which made people feel like they were in a dream.

Everyone had seen Sanniang’s previous use of soaking the sand to interfere with Chili’s sneak attack, and Chili and others had also experienced it. It was nothing more than that the road surface was a little rotten, and 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 it was just this, and there would be no stronger means, otherwise Chili and his gang would not be able to go back.

Unexpectedly, there was really a more ruthless one, who could really turn the sand within a radius of dozens of miles into a swamp!

Is this still a human?

This is simply the power of a god, okay!

Xuanwu, the high priest of the Four Symbols Religion, the state religion of the Han Dynasty... She said she was lazy and just a woman who wanted to sleep.

But in fact, she is the god shared by 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 am lazy. I studied it thoroughly after finding a trick that works well. I hope the Khan didn't think I was lying." Sanniang smiled: "The Khan believes that he can break all the laws. Now that you are strong, can you break it?"

Timur: "..."

Break a hammer! Even if you can use the wonderful energy to evaporate all the water here and return the ground to its original state, the battlefield situation where people and horses are thrown upside down has already formed, how can you pull it back?

Huangfu Yongxian is not standing there to play!

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!" Arrows fell like locusts from the Han army formation and sprinkled on the chaotic Hu people formation in front.

They have entered the range.

Listening to the screams from below, Timur was angry and anxious: "Abandon the horse and fight on foot! We have more people, and we can flatten them even if we pile them up! Vulture Fang, you should go first!"

Poor Yujing had to personally command the battlefield in the air against the enemy. Bo'e didn't need it, and Huangfu Qing also had a younger brother.

Because this was a gathering of the coalition forces of countless large tribes, no one except Timur himself could unify the command.

Vulture Fang gritted his teeth and organized his tribe, and rushed to the army formation in the rain of arrows.

On the ground behind Sanniang, the sound of horse hooves rose again, and Chi Li led his harassing troops to come from the rear to assist Vulture Fang.

In the Han army formation, countless shining spear tips flashed a strict cold light under the scorching sun, which made Chi Li unable to open his eyes.

In terms of numbers, Chi Li still had 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 people meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Without the heart that puts life and death aside, this battle cannot be won.

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