Chapter 1552: The Crowd Is Like a Sea

It was winter, and the frosty wind swept across the land.

The border between the two southeastern regions had long been trampled into a blur by horse hooves.

If someone looked down from the sky, they would be able to see——

The densely packed soldiers lined up in a long line, like a river running across the vast land. The flags fluttered in the wind, as if declaring war with the sky.

The monster horses and pack animals seemed to be leaping fish in this "river".

The chariots and arrow carts were determined to surge.

The most eye-catching reef in the "river" was a huge building car that seemed to reach the sky.

The building car was thirty feet high, with corners and eaves.

The top was shaped like an iron umbrella, and there was light from the mixed source.

The layer under the roof was cast like a battlement, with a large crossbow on it, and the soldiers guarded it with spears.

From here on, it seemed to be an iron wall, pitch black, solid and leak-proof, like a moving city wall.

Inside the iron wall, there was the sound of the mechanism moving, click, boom! Regular and constant.

At the bottom, there are eight pairs of heavy wheels.

The ground that has been rolled over has become flat...

The overall appearance is like a huge iron barrel, with the base of the car added and the dome of the building covered. Such a structure should be a bit awkward, but the ingenious design of the master craftsman of Qi State makes it look so reasonable and complete. When it drives into the field of vision, you can only feel the majesty and fear.

A unicorn beast with a height of more than seven feet, a body length of twelve feet, and a white body, is carrying the rope alone in front.

The back muscles like mountains make the iron chain very tight.

The four feet wrapped in white fur have a very stable grip on the ground.

With such a huge body, there is no big sound when each step is taken.

There is really the power of the mountain, flowing in the muscles and bones. But it is docile and does not make any sound.

This car is called "Rong Chong", which is a military killing weapon secretly created by the Qi State Weapon Making Workshop. This is the first time it has been shown to the public!

This time, the army gathered millions of people to attack Xia, and only three Rongchong were mobilized from the weapon workshop. It can be seen that it is precious.

The strange beast pulling the cart is called "Fushan".

It is also a strange beast specially bred by the Great Qi Beast Taming Workshop, just to increase the mobility of huge weapons such as Rongchong. Rongchong itself can move, but because of its weight, it can't move fast. With the Fushan Bull Beast, it can completely keep up with the speed of the army.

The research on weapons, the breeding of strange beasts, the development of Taoism... all aspects are the fields of competition among the major hegemonic countries.

In the vastness of the world, only six countries can hold the title of hegemony. These six countries are strong in all aspects, and finally converge into a monstrous national power, which is the foundation of hegemony. The strength and foundation are far beyond the comparison of other countries.

At this time, in the inner room of a Rongchong in the middle.

Dense and complex array patterns covered the entire room. The dome, the four walls, the ground, no matter whether you look up or down, you can't get around it.

There is actually a window in the room, you can see the outside of the Rongchong from the inside, you can project the sunlight, and you can feel the wind during the process. Looking in from the outside, you can only see the iron wall.

Cao Jie sat alone in front of the desk, but he was not busy with any military affairs, holding a book in his hand and reading.

The interior of this kind of military array killing weapon is eager to use every inch of space. Therefore, even the room where the commander of the Xia army stayed was not spacious.

There was not even a little array pattern for expanding the space, because the array pattern engraved here should serve the entire Rongchong more.

Rongchong was born for war!

Opposite Cao Jie, the overly young supervisor of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory sat by the window, quietly looking at the sky in the moving Rongchong.

The star map Taoist robe fell, like a dream shadow.

"What did the supervisor calculate?" Cao Jie asked casually.

Perhaps he was a little tired, so he put the book down and turned it upside down on the desk.

The cover of the book appeared, and the title was "Daxia Fangzhi".

He had already read this book that recorded the geography and customs of Daxia. He flipped through it casually at this moment, more to capture the inspiration of war.

Xia State was definitely not the opponent that many Qi people now believed could be "destroyed with a flick of a finger".

But this kind of cognition existed on a large scale.

And it would definitely affect Cao Jie's reputation.

It is completely predictable that if there is any obstacle in this war against Xia, someone in the government and the public will definitely jump out and scold Cao Jie for being incompetent...

Of course, this is not something he will consider now.

And he didn't expect to get any answer to the question he asked casually. Because once the war between Qi and Xia started, the national power of both sides was entangled, and the secrets of heaven were in chaos. At this time, everything involving Qi and Xia was beyond human power to calculate -

Unless that "human power" was stronger than the sum of Qi and Xia, but how could that be possible?

"You can calculate all the people, but you can't calculate the war. You can't calculate the country by measuring ghosts and gods." This is the truth of the hexagram master.

Even the person in charge of the Great Qi Qintianjian, the grandmaster of astrology, and the existence that dominated the fortune-tellers in the river of destiny, could not predict anything about the Qi-Xia war.

"I'm just looking at the clouds." Ruan Lu said.

Cao Jie shook his head and smiled bitterly.

It seems that Ruan Lu only intends to fulfill the duties of "military strategist to guard the army".

Of course, if Ruan Lu really wanted to give instructions on military strategy, his attitude would not be like this.

This so-called "young wife's face" with a slightly bitter look is cold and hard as iron in military affairs.

"Thank you for your concern about the isolation of the communication channel." Cao Jie finally said so.

When it comes to business, Ruan Lu stopped being casual and said formally: "The main communication channel of Xia Country has been broken three hours ago. Before noon tomorrow, the extraordinary communication within Xia Country can be completely blocked."

The communication circle that must exist in every government of Xia Kingdom has a unique channel that exists on the transcendent level. In order to facilitate Xia Ting's rule over various places. This communication channel connects various places. It must be unique and non-replicable, run through the secret time and space, implement Xia Ting's will alone, and will not be invaded by wills other than those that meet the conditions. It is absolutely safe and reliable.

The so-called main communication channel of Xia Kingdom refers to this.

Either with voiceprints, or with Yuanli, or with focus on the five elements, or with space... in short, there are various complex compositions. For example, the main communication channel in Qi State is built based on Star Power and is maintained by Ruan Yuan.

The composition and essential information of the main communication channel in any country must be the top secret of the country.

It's not easy to find it. To capture it is an extremely complicated battle.

However, before the armies of the two sides came into contact, Qi Fang, under the leadership of Ruan Yuan, took the lead in destroying the main communication channel in Xia Kingdom - to be honest, this is not a great thing. When the war really begins , once the country's power is suppressed and the military's strength is strangled, it is only a matter of time before communications are cut off. The great thing is time...

Ruan Yuan finished it too quickly!

This means that the communication disadvantage of Qi Army's away battle can be erased before noon tomorrow.

It has considerable significance for the entire war!

In a real war, the importance of battlefield messaging is unquestionable.

All the efforts made by both sides on communication are nothing more than one thing - to interrupt the enemy's communication channel while building one's own communication channel.

Among them, the easiest thing to isolate is long-distance sound transmission.

Secondly, there are utensils such as heart-note notes.

Existences of the level of Taixu Illusion were also isolated as soon as the two sides prepared for war.

From sounds, to Taoism, to spiritual consciousness, and then expanded to all extraordinary levels of communication, it is basically impossible to continue during a national war.

So why in a real war, the thousand-mile sound box and the secret method of long-distance sound transmission are all useless. Information must still be delivered in the most primitive way, by people delivering information on horseback.

Humanity itself is the most reliable existence.

This was especially true during the war.

For Qi, the establishment of the communication channel mainly relied on the fast horse flag soldiers patrolling near Rongchong at the moment.

He was riding a wind-walking demon horse bred by the Beast Taming Workshop. During the breeding process, he abandoned everything else and only focused on speed. When running, he can fly as fast as the monks in the inner building, and catch up with the monks in the outer building at the highest speed!

On horseback, all the flag soldiers put on their trousers and light clothes, carried three command flags on their backs, and tied a small flag around their waists. Everyone wore a red collar and rode away like red clouds.

Communication in the army relies on orders, flags, seals, and drums.

These flag soldiers are all Soaring Dragon Realm monks who broke through the Gate of Heaven and Earth. This flag army can be said to be the meridian of the entire Xia army. It implements the will of the commander-in-chief and maintains the operation of the million-strong army.

"The efficiency of the supervision really surprises me." Cao Jie smiled. There was also a window behind him, and he followed Ruan Yuan's example and looked out the window.

I could only hear Ruan Yang saying softly from behind: "Submit one's orders and everything will go smoothly."

As far as he could see, below the tall Rongchong, there was a sea of ​​people.

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Every soldier who formed the sea of ​​people had a clear face in the eyes of the strong man.

Yu Liyang sat at the highest point of the city tower, quietly looking at the soldiers wearing strong armor and fighting hard, and suddenly thought... I wonder how many of them we will see again after this battle?

This sad thought really shouldn't exist, and it's even rarer for a strong Yan Dao expert.

But after all, what you see are living people.

He has his own parents and family, loves and hates, and has a unique life.

The living soldiers were like ants, climbing up and down in dense numbers, busy building fortifications.

Daxia was governed by six departments: the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry. On top of it, the two kings of the Zhugu Kingdom, the Queen Mother lowered the curtain.

The Prime Minister Liu Xiyi is also in charge of the Ministry of Officials, and the Prime Minister Xi Meng is also in charge of the Ministry of Rites.

As for the Ministry of Industry, it has always been the foundation of Taishi.

Monks who were good at using earth to practice Taoism were gathered together and performed their magic under unified arrangements, dividing ditches and filling ravines, and erecting earth and building walls.

The formation masters of the Ministry of Industry in white robes were carefully carving formation patterns, and they wanted to urgently build a protective formation before the Qi soldiers arrived. Of course, most of these formation masters are from the Tai family.

The young man named Taiyin was also among them, and he was very efficient and hard-working. I didn't see any contempt from the noble prince.

Everyone works hard.

This is Tongyang City, which belongs to Xiangyou Mansion.

To the northeast is Fengjie Bianfu.

A steady stream of troops passed around the city and marched resolutely towards Fengjie.

However, Yu Liyang knew very well that Fengjie Mansion could not be defended...

The most dangerous pass in Fengjie Prefecture is Jianfeng Mountain.

Other than that, it's smooth sailing.

However, Jianfeng Mountain has been beaten to pieces long ago, and the entire defense system was destroyed by Jiang Mengxiong. From last year to now, the Ministry of Industry has consumed a lot of resources and has been trying its best to repair it... But without ten years, it is impossible to restore the old outlook.

The decision to abandon Fengjie Mansion and Shouxiangyou Mansion was made by Si Jiao and him together.

But Fengjie Mansion cannot be lost so easily, at least it must buy some time for Xiangyou Mansion to build up its defenses, so there are still so many troops heading to Fengjie.

Their mission is not to repel the Qi army, which is impossible, but to turn Fengjie Mansion into a quagmire and delay Qi's advance with their flesh and blood.

"What is King Min looking at?" Suddenly a voice rang in his ears.

At this moment, the guards were standing far away. Under the whistling wind of the tower, a majestic man with an ancient aura appeared in front of Yu Liyang.

The wind stopped.

Yu Liyang did not stand up, but said, "People."

Looking at the entire Xia Kingdom, the only person who could appear beside him at this moment was King Wu Si Jiao.

This 897-year-old prince of Daxia had achieved the status of a true monarch and was established as a pillar of the country two generations before Emperor Xia Xiang. During the reign of Emperor Xia Xiang, he was even more brilliant. He had immortal contributions behind the Gate of Ten Thousand Monsters and in the world of confusion.

It was really a glorious era. Daxia suppressed Wei and Liang, dared to ask the heroic Chu, went to the old land of Yang, and fought for hegemony in the East...

But Si Jiao of that era was just one of the many glorious figures of Daxia.

Now he has become an irreplaceable pillar of the Xia Kingdom.

Yu Si Jiao himself must feel unspeakable.

"Yes." Si Jiao also looked down along with Yu Liyang's gaze and sighed: "If there hadn't been this war, some of these people might have had an extraordinary future."

Yu Liyang didn't speak for a while.

Si Jiao suddenly said: "Jin Ling asked for permission to guard Jianfeng Mountain."

"Marquis Anguo..." Yu Liyang sighed: "It's not his fault that he failed in his mission to Chu, why is it like this?"

Ordinary soldiers rushing to Fengjie Mansion could not know their fate.

But the imperial high-ranking officials like Jin Ling certainly understood. It was a place that had been abandoned at the strategic level. What they guarded with their lives was not Fengjie Mansion, but time.

Si Jiao only said: "There must be someone guarding Jianfeng Mountain. We can't just abandon that place without a single strike or arrow."

Yu Liyang stood up directly: "Let me go. Marquis Anguo will die if he goes there, and I'm afraid he won't be able to complete the strategic concept."

Facing the mighty Qi army, if they want to complete the concept of turning Fengjie Prefecture into a bloody quagmire, they must at least fill it with a real person.

However, how can the current Xia Kingdom just abandon a real person in the world?

Jin Ling volunteered to do it with the determination to die.

But some distances cannot be crossed by courage and will. For example, the west side of Jianfeng Mountain... the 100-mile abyss that has not been filled yet.

Jin Ling may not even be able to delay time!

It's different if King Min goes there in person. The real lords will cooperate with the existing fortifications on Jianfeng Mountain and can stay in Fengjie Prefecture for dozens of days.

But, but again...

Yu Liyang is the King of Min of Daxia and a powerful True Lord. If he takes action too early, his "Tao" will undoubtedly be observed and spied on more. This will increase the danger he may face in this war!

Thanks to the book friend "Qingtian Jingjing" for becoming the leader of this book! This is the 282nd Alliance of Chixin Tianxun!

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