Chapter 590 Raid
These words have various meanings in everyone's ears, and the people in Dachan Mountain don't know whether they should take these words seriously.
Although Huang Lie wished that Niu Youdao would not move to Fucheng, he felt that the other party's words were more like angry words, so he pressed his hands together, "Brother, why bother to say angry words, I really have no other intentions, please come to my Dachan Mountain for real." It’s for my brother’s safety, don’t be disturbed by rumors.”
Niu Youdao: "Because it may be rumors, people can't succeed. If you invited Dachan Mountain to Nanzhou, I would like to reiterate to the head of the emperor in front of everyone. Dachan Mountain can rest assured. Nanzhou The benefits belong to Dachan Mountain, I will never take half of it, I will only keep what I should have, and I will never make further progress in Nanzhou!"
Having said such a thing in front of everyone, no matter if it is the truth or not, the group of people in Dachan Mountain will naturally feel comfortable listening to it.
Huang Lie sighed: "Of course I believe my brother's words, there is no need to reiterate, I trust my brother."
Niu Youdao: "I said this because I hope that Dachan Mountain will abide by its promise and not push me into a desperate situation in Nanzhou!"
Huang Lie said sternly: "Why do you talk about being forced into a desperate situation? Dachan Mountain will naturally keep its word, and we must work together with my brother to maintain the current situation in Nanzhou."
Although those who know well know that Dachan Mountain may not believe all that Niu Youdao said, and Dachan Mountain may not be able to keep its word in the future. It is a compromise with the current situation. It is a wise saying that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. , one party must overwhelm the other in order for Nanzhou to calm down, but for now, the two parties still have to speak well to appease each other.
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In the forest, looking at the disciples who were ambushing in the forest according to the usual practice, Fei Changliu's expression was solemn, and the front line actually shrank to the last layer.
Most of the drills in the past were on the periphery of this area, but now the manpower has been shrunk to the edge of the core area, giving up the defense of the periphery.
"There seems to be movement in the ground!" Wu Shaohuan who was at the side suddenly let out a sound of vigilance.
boom! A layer of soil at the foot of the mountain collapsed suddenly, and a group of people rushed out. It was the guards on the periphery, which caused a false alarm for everyone.
Before all the remaining Immortal Sect disciples realized what was going on, there was a continuous sound of bangs, and the soil layer was continuously pushed down at the foot of the mountain, and holes appeared one after another, and people and horses rushed out, gathering at the foot of the mountain like a tide.
Fei Changliu and the others were stunned. When did so many tunnels be dug underground? There seems to be a lot more people and horses.
The important thing is that most of the people who rushed out carried various equipment.
As soon as the men and horses came out, all kinds of scattered equipment were quickly put together and assembled, and the siege crossbows the size of carriages were quickly assembled and appeared under the noses of Liuxianzong disciples, and the movements were extremely skillful.
The men and horses that appeared afterward continued to run out carrying stainless steel spears, and piled them on the side of the siege crossbow. Several people stepped on the assembled siege crossbow together and pulled the thick bowstring, and the five fine steel spears The spears are threaded together to form a group. Once fired, five steel spears can be shot together.
Three siege crossbows formed a group, placed front, middle and back, in such a sequence that they lined up densely at the foot of the mountain.
The people of Liuxianzong had seen the training of the defenders, but they didn't expect that there were so many siege crossbows hidden here. How much would it cost? The rows of steel spears that have been stringed and gleamed with cold light make people feel chills when they look at them.
This thing can penetrate the city wall when shot. It is a heavy weapon used in siege. It can not only suppress the defenders at the top of the city, but also allow the siege soldiers to climb up the top of the city with the help of the steel spear inserted into the city wall. It is still possible in humans.
In fact, the local defenders themselves did not know that there were so many siege crossbows hidden here. Yuan Gang secretly manipulated these a long time ago. In the secret passage, once you need to use it, you can take it out and put it together at any time. Usually, only a small amount is given to the defenders for training.
Behind the siege crossbow, a phalanx of men and horses was arranged, all of which were archers. After lining up, they drew arrows from the quiver one by one, put on the bowstring, and did not draw it yet, with the arrow pointing down, facing the front and waiting for the military order.
Several people flashed from the mountain forest, and Yuan Gang and others who had inspected the surroundings came. Chen Bo grabbed Yuan Gang's arm and flew away.
As soon as Fei Changliu met Yuan Gang, he immediately asked, "What's going on?"
"Someone wants to plot against us." Yuan Gang left without saying a word, walking towards Su Jieren, the commander of the defenders who is in charge of this place.
Su Jieren, who was commanding the formation, saw Yuan Gang coming, and immediately bowed his hands in salute, "Master Yuan."
Both of them are old acquaintances, they have known each other for a long time, he was the one who accompanied Yuan Gang to deliver the letter to Nanshan Temple, and now his status has risen with the tide of the Shang Dynasty, and he has become the commander of one party's army. It was Yuan Gang's intention that Su Jieren be guarded by Emperor Shang Dynasty.
"Are you ready?" Yuan Gang asked.
"It's all ready. Don't worry, Master Yuan. Even if an army of millions comes, with these guys around, they won't be able to break through our defense anytime soon!" Su Jieren pointed to the rows of siege crossbows confidently, and immediately A little regretful again, "It's a pity, it's a bit troublesome to go out with the army."
Yuan Gang understood what he meant. Even if so many siege crossbows were disassembled and transported, they would be a heavy burden. The large number of steel spears alone is not a small burden. Short-distance transport is okay, and long-distance marches rely on manpower. It is unbearable, and it is difficult to transport without a fairly strong transportation capacity, which will greatly delay the marching speed of the army.
Yuan Gang: "Didn't you startle the snake?"
Su Jieren: "Probably not. There are hundreds of people around to patrol as usual, and there is no clue from the outside."
As soon as he received the news from Yuan Gang, without any hesitation, he immediately ordered the execution according to the pre-rehearsed plan.
Fei Changliu came over and asked again: "Who wants to get our ideas?"
"It's not sure yet, just in case." Yuan Gang was telling the truth.
In fact, the situation of the opponent is not known here, so Niu Youdao made preparations just in case.
Niu Youdao predicted that if he wanted to kill him in this heavily guarded place, there were only three possibilities.
One is to use secret means to assassinate, such as poisoning, which is almost impossible, and his food is operated and carefully checked by special personnel.
The second is to airdrop masters directly into the villa to attack and kill.
The third is to send a large number of troops to attack. The defense in front of us is this move. We must use the outer defense line to block it, so as not to add chaos to the interior.
As long as the third point is guarded against, the second point can be a lot of peace of mind. The reason is very simple, it is difficult to invest too many flying mounts and drop too many masters at once.
Fei Changliu looked back at the accompanying elders on the left and right, everyone, you look at me, and I look at you.
Everyone is not stupid, and there are some guesses in their hearts. The most likely person who will do something here is the imperial court, and the target is also likely to be Niu Youdao.
Yuan Gang said again: "Master Fei, the troops here are limited, and in order to maximize the blocking effect, I removed the shield protection phalanx set up in the front row, so I want to ask the disciples of the three sects to set up defenses in front of the siege crossbow to prevent the attack by arm strength. The powerful monk throws a sharp weapon to fight back to prevent the opponent from disrupting our attack formation. In addition, this siege crossbow is extremely laborious to string, and I also want to ask the disciples of the three sects to help, so as to speed up the shooting speed."
In fact, there are quite a lot of troops. For the reason of protecting Niu Youdao, the Shang Dynasty Zong simply set up this area as an important place to garrison troops. There are a total of 50,000 troops, is it still small?
At this time, can Fei Changliu say no? I didn't know any news before, and I didn't even have any backhand preparations. Now I don't dare to confront Niu Youdao at this juncture, so I can only nod my head, and turn around to let people quickly give orders.
He also knew that in terms of large-scale battles, this side was not as good as these people.
Immediately, the disciples of Liuxianzong came down one after another, and mixed into the attack formation to cooperate.
Although they cooperated, the personnel were chaotic and unorganized, and the positions were sparse. Yuan Gang frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything. He also knew that these people were no match for the daily training army in this situation.
"Go and tell Master Tao that the outer line of defense is ready." Yuan Gang turned his head and said to Zhu Laoba, who immediately turned back.
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On the top of the mountain opposite the official road, more than a dozen large birds gathered, and hundreds of monks gathered at the same time. Ga Miaoshui and Gao Shaoming stood together, witnessing the large group of Feihua Pavilion monks rushing out from the mountain forest below, flying up and down one after another, rushing After passing the official road, he rushed to the defensive area on the other side of the thatched cottage.
The sentry guards on the watchtower in the heavily defended area noticed the sudden arrival of a large number of monks, and someone immediately pulled the rope under the watchtower's wall clock and rang it "Dang Dang".
The patrol team below immediately turned around and ran into a corner of the house to hide.
Su Renjie gave an order before he left. Once he found an enemy attack, he only needed to call the police and hide immediately without resisting.
He also knew that for those who dared to attack here, relying on the remaining people to resist was tantamount to death.
The troops from Feihua Pavilion and the Academy of True Spirits encircled and attacked from all sides at the same time, and Cao Yuer, who led some disciples to attack from the front, shouted: "Don't worry about it!"
A large group of monks flitted through the air, ignoring the soldiers running below. This was not their goal. They were raiding the thatched cottage, not entangled with these soldiers.
Yuan Gang, who stood on the top of the mountain and observed the front, noticed a large number of figures flying by in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "Here, Su Renjie, it's up to you, block them for me!"
Su Renjie with sullen cheeks didn't talk nonsense, he drew his sword out of its sheath with a swish, and pointed it forward.
The trumpeter next to him immediately picked up the horn, puffed his cheeks and blew the dull sound of the horn.
The creaking sound rang out at the foot of the mountain, and all the drooping bows of the archers camp were lifted up, the bowstrings were drawn, and the arrows pointed obliquely at the sky.
Beside a large number of siege crossbows, each and every soldier swung a big wooden hammer, ready to hit the hammer at any time.
Standing beside Yuan Gang, Fei Changliu and the others were sullen, and they all saw that there were more than a few cultivators attacking, and the figures that could be seen by visual inspection probably exceeded the number of disciples in the entire Liuxianzong. heavy.
Cao Yu'er, who had jumped all the way, also noticed something was wrong, and found some soldiers running and fleeing on the outside, but after going deep, he didn't see a single figure.
Even though it was a surprise attack, she wanted to kill the opponent by surprise, but this heavily defended area didn't respond much, which still made her feel a little abnormal.
After crossing a hill, the doubts in her heart were answered, and the troops waiting at the foot of the mountain suddenly appeared in her sight, and she was shocked. The other party had already prepared?