Chapter 285: North of Daliang (Part 2)

The construction of the Great Wall in the North began in the Liang Dynasty. Emperor Taizu Gao hated the northern demon clan deeply and had thought about destroying the northern demon clan as early as when he came to the throne. However, in fact, neither he nor the other founding heroes were It is clear that in order to destroy the northern demon tribe, in addition to reaching the peak of the national power of a dynasty, it is also inseparable from those monks from outside. No matter which of these two points, it was absolutely impossible to achieve at that time, so it was too Emperor Zugao never took the initiative to start a war with the monsters in his life. Instead, he built the Great Wall and began to resist the monsters, changing the situation in which the monsters frequently went south to rob the people for so many years.

A mighty Great Wall, which continued to be raised year by year, finally stood on the land of Mobei and became the last line of defense of the Liang Dynasty. But in fact, when His Majesty Emperor Taizong was on the throne, this desert Many new passes were built before the North Great Wall, which were all choke points that the demon clan had to pass through when heading south. In previous years, wars would always start from these passes.

The northeastern section of the Great Wall guarded by Wanshi was originally behind a pass called Yongcang Pass. However, in the previous war, Yongcang Pass had been breached and the pass had been lost. It had already been occupied by the demon clan, so they faced the demon clan directly. Attack, there is no protection left.

Wanshi was silent for a long time, and then he came back to his senses. He spoke a little tiredly, "The general has been in the cold wind and rain all these years guarding the northern border. In fact, it's not that the general is old, it's just that he has paid too much for the people of Liang. "

A warrior who forgets his worries can live a peaceful life in any yamen in Daliang Dynasty if he is willing, and he will definitely be respected by others. Why should he come to the Great Wall in the north to eat and sleep in the open air, and risk death in battle at any time.

The deputy general said softly, "The general's health is getting worse and worse now. In fact, he should return to Shendu."

He didn't finish what he said, but Wanshi could clearly understand that this was what the fallen leaves meant.

Returning to the Capital of Gods and living out the rest of his life in peace, it only lasted a few years.

"It's just that if Mobei loses the general, how can we guarantee the morale of the army? Even if we don't talk about the morale of the army, how can we resist the demon tribe going south without the general?"

The lieutenant general shook his head slightly. Over the past many years, they had long been accustomed to the time when the general was around. If the general is really gone one day, who can take over the position of the general of the north may actually be the most difficult thing to consider. matter.

Wanshi didn't say anything, but suddenly looked into the distance.

At the end of the line of sight, a thick black cloud suddenly appeared above the wilderness!

The deputy general suddenly shouted, "Enemy attack!"

There had been an enemy attack from the demon clan before on the top of the city, but that enemy attack came and went quickly. Although they were curious, they didn't think too much about it, but what was going on now? Just as the group of monsters retreated, the second group came here again.

The soldiers on the top of the city became nervous, looking at the black clouds that kept drifting towards them, and each of them held the knife in their hands.

Wanshi stood up and looked over there, his expression ugly.

After years of fighting against the demon clan in the north, he naturally knew what this black cloud meant.

"There is a great demon among them..."

The deputy general took a breath of air and said what Wanshi wanted to say. In the past wars, whenever a black cloud appeared in the sky, it meant that at least one big demon was holding the battle here. ♦♦🆂🅷🆄🆇.🅲♦🅼

Although their section of the Great Wall has never been a dangerous place, and they have never been so lucky to encounter a great demon, it does not mean that they do not have a deep understanding of it.

"In the battle at the end of last autumn, the general was transferred to Hangu Pass to take orders. I once saw a shocking monster in the distance. His dharma could stretch hundreds of feet and stood high in the sky. It was extremely terrifying and the monster aura was so strong. I’m afraid it’s equivalent to an army of tens of thousands of monsters.”

The lieutenant general spoke slowly, and when he mentioned that incident, he still had lingering fears. His ability to leave safely in the first place was all due to the actions of strong men in the army, otherwise he would have died in the battle long ago.

Wanshi glanced casually not far away. On the beacon tower over there, there were already some fine golden threads.

Come out and then dissipate.

This is a communication method that the Ministry of Industry of Daliang Dynasty has been improving over the years. When the golden thread dissipates, it means that the news has spread. As for how the other side will react and what kind of reinforcements will be sent here, it is not something Wanshi can worry about. What he has to do is to stay here and prevent a monster from climbing up the city before he dies.

But as the black clouds get closer and closer, Wanshi will inevitably feel nervous. There is a magic circle at the top of the city that can compete with such powerful people, but since the other party dares to come, they will definitely be prepared. I am afraid that they will just rely on it. It's hard for them to hold on.

"Pull out the divine crossbow at the top of the city and see what their intentions are first."

Wanshi ordered, and soon a huge divine crossbow was transported to a high platform in the distance. Two soldiers lifted a huge crossbow arrow and placed it on the divine crossbow. Then the four of them cooperated to pull the crossbow. He raised the bowstring as thick as his arm and pointed it at the black cloud from a distance.

The divine crossbow exuded a formidable aura at the moment, especially the crossbow arrows, which had an extremely terrifying aura.

This is also an artifact that the Liang Dynasty has built over the years to specifically deal with the demon clan. Each crossbow arrow is quite complicated to make, so it is very powerful. If this crossbow arrow is fired, even the average strong man from the other side will not be able to do it. They all have to choose to avoid the edge temporarily.

"shoot!"

Wanshi spoke quickly, his voice was cold, as long as the demon clan dared to appear in front of the Great Wall, they would naturally be enemies. Even if they were not in front of the Great Wall, they would be enemies!

Several soldiers let go at the same time, and the powerful crossbow arrow shot out. The city formation did not stop it, and in an instant, a hole was opened to help the crossbow arrow out!

The powerful crossbow arrow, with the sound of breaking through the clouds, drew a long white mark in the air, and finally sank into the black cloud.

Just a moment later, Wanshi's heart sank.

The seemingly powerful crossbow arrow did not separate any black cloud when it fell into the black cloud, that is to say, the powerful crossbow arrow could not threaten the existence in the black cloud at all.

In this case, if there is really a big monster coming, if he has any means to break part of the formation on the city, then this place is doomed to fall.

"Damn it, do they have any ideas over there?!"

Wanshi looked at the thick black cloud and cursed for no reason.

The deputy general suddenly laughed and said, "I think that if they have not thought of sending reinforcements after knowing the news, that would be the best result."

Wanshi is not stupid, he understood everything at once, but then he sighed, "I didn't expect that one day we would all become abandoned pawns in this battle. It's a blessing!"

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In the center of the Mobei Great Wall, which is also the widest part, there stands a hall. The whole hall is vermilion, but it seems that it has been there for too long, so some paint has fallen off, and it looks mottled. If you look closely, one of the four eaves of this hall has been broken for a long time.

This was a battle that year. More than one great demon came together. The Great Wall magic array was broken. Several great demons came to the top of the city and fought with the soldiers guarding the city. One of the great demons was a well-known existence in the Demon King's Court. After appearing here, he fought with the strong men in the Northern Army. Finally, before the great array was repaired, the great demon left without being left behind. This incident has always been considered the greatest shame of the Daliang Dynasty in recent years, so the eaves have not been repaired, but have always existed in this state, in order to warn the soldiers.

The hall is simply decorated with a huge sand table in the middle. It is the terrain of Mobei measured by the Northern Border Army at countless costs over the years.

Some of the places where the demon tribe deployed defenses even cost them countless lives to know, and this information is actually not long-lasting, because the demon tribe is cunning and will change its deployment almost every half a month or a month, so they can only send scouts to inquire again and again.

As for the wide wall, it was covered with densely packed maps. Just standing in this hall was probably no different from being married to Mobei.

A gray-haired, wrinkled face made his face look like a ravine, and a stiff armored general sat in a high position, his eyes were indifferent and emotionless. There were about a dozen armored generals around him, and their armor was slightly different to show the rank of their official titles. As for the others, they were dressed differently, but without armor.

Those people were monks with the army. Some of them were in the Northern Border Army all year round, and some were transferred by the court a few days ago.

Of course, some monks were not sent by the court, but monks from the outside world. However, those who can appear here at this moment probably need several years to be qualified, or they are people with great military exploits.

For example, the one-eyed old Taoist priest leaning on a chair at the moment, wearing a tattered gray Taoist robe, is a disciple of the Taiping Dao lineage, with a high seniority, and is a fellow apprentice of the old Taoist priest who has now taken the position of the headmaster.

If he had not stayed in the northern border, not in Mobei, and returned to the mountain gate, his status would have been respected, but he didn't know why he came here when he traveled, and suddenly said that he would stay here until he died, and this stay lasted for more than 20 years, and he did not miss countless major battles.

The middle-aged swordsman beside him was even simpler. He chased a monster and came to the vicinity of the Great Wall. He happened to catch up with a battle of monsters attacking the city. He stood on the top of the city and watched for most of the day. He found that those warriors had no fear at all when facing those ferocious monsters, so he laughed and joined the battlefield. A flying sword was called Huangtu. In that battle, he chased and killed several experienced monsters, and finally achieved a brilliant record of killing one and seriously injuring two.

In addition to these two people, there are five other monks, now sitting or standing, with different expressions.

"General, the news from Wanshi has come, a big demon has gone there."

At the entrance of the hall, a soldier hurriedly walked in. After reporting the military situation, he did not wait for the Northern Border General to speak, but just stood up and stood aside. Having served in the Northern Border Army for many years, he already knew the general's temper.

The old man with a vicissitudes of life did not speak. After a slight nod, his eyes fell on the sand table.

"According to our original calculations, Wanshi can probably hold out for half an hour. General Chen's cavalry has already set off and should have arrived at the designated location. By then, everything will be ready, and this big bag can be sealed. In this way, we can win a small victory in this battle. After this battle, there will be at least ten years without the sound of war drums in the Northern Border."

The Dumu Taoist suddenly spoke. The whisk in his arms actually had a lot of strands broken off. There were not many strands left. It looked a little lonely. This meant that in the past years, I don’t know. How many wars have we gone through? This war lasted for more than half a year. Even the imperial court felt that it was a protracted war, so they dispatched other monks from various places in Daliang to the north. Indeed, as the imperial court thought, the war lasted for more than half a year, and both sides at least had their own affairs. Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost.

But now, this war is finally coming to an end.

The General Mansion's plan started in the middle of the war, and now, after many considerations and calculations, in the end they just gave up a few non-trivial places, including Wanshi, in exchange for this small victory.

And even if those places are taken by the demon clan, they can still take them back when the overall situation is settled. In fact, after all, there will not be too much loss at all. The only loss is that it is not too much. Human life, as an abandoned child.

The middle-aged swordsman said calmly

"Since it's been ten years of peace, that's great. It's time for the general to make some choices."

As the middle-aged swordsman opened his mouth, countless pairs of eyes in the entire hall fell on the general.

The old man slowly looked at the lieutenant on one side, nodded, and then said calmly, "After all the hard work in the early stage, I, the general, will naturally not have any other ideas. I will advance as I want. No matter what, No one can change it, but at this moment, I still want to say something.”

The old man stood up slowly and looked at everyone present with a calm expression.

"If nothing else, let's take that boy Wanshi, for example. The general and his grandfather worked as robes together, and then his father also worked as a personal guard for the general, and then him again. Several generations of people have been here. For the sake of the people behind him, this general has never given that boy any special treatment. He was able to serve as a general all by himself. But now that I think about it, I feel that he deserves to die on the battlefield. It is just as an abandonment. The general is a little reluctant to die like this."

When he spoke, his voice was very soft, without any hint of majesty. He just looked like an ordinary and ordinary old man.

The deputy general saw the general nodding and was about to leave, but suddenly heard such a statement again and did not leave immediately. He tentatively asked, "Since the general has been reluctant to part with you for a long time, why didn't you replace Wansi before?" "

The general ignored him and just frowned.

The deputy general had followed him for many years and had long known what the general meant. A flash of apology and regret flashed across his brows, and he soon strode out of the hall.

Seeing the deputy general leave, the general and the general, who had been worried after hearing the general's words, breathed a sigh of relief.

When the deputy general left, the matter was settled.

The general glanced at everyone present and continued, "As I said before, things cannot be changed, but I personally have to do something."

After hearing this, the people present understood what the general meant. The middle-aged swordsman immediately stopped him and said, "General, you can't go!"

He didn't give a reason, just expressed his thoughts.

The same goes for everyone else.

"Since the general can't let go of the world and doesn't want them to be the so-called chess pieces, he should send people to set out now. Maybe there is still a chance. The overall situation has been decided. Naturally, the people on the outside can do anything. I will get up now and rush immediately. Toward the Great Wall."

The middle-aged swordsman opened his mouth with firm eyes, but there was also a hint of indifference on his face.

The general looked at him and asked the same question, "Where are the others except Wanshi?"

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The black cloud finally approached the city, and an extremely tall figure loomed in the black cloud. That was the big demon who did not show up this time.

But his strong aura was clearly revealed at this moment.

The strong evil spirit continued to spread here, and finally fell to the top of the city.

Wanshi holds the handle of the knife in his hand and looks up.

He could feel that an extremely oppressive aura was coming towards the city at this moment, and the city formation felt as if it was on the verge of being broken.

Wanshi glanced at Heiyun and sighed, knowing that there were some things that he couldn't see at the moment, but they must exist.

The figure walked out of the black clouds and came to the city head, and looked at each other with Wanshi.

Wanshi felt a very indifferent emotion.

He was a very tall man, dressed in black robes, with an indifferent expression. He was not much different from the human race. The only thing that was different from them was probably that his eyes had green pupils.

He is a demon.

It's a big demon.