Chapter 254: Ning Cheng
Hongmei's injuries recovered quickly under the careful care of several women, and Hongmei still followed them around the camp at first.
Half a month later, Xun Yue, Wei Shuangqi, and Dong Guo Jing rode directly on Hongmei's back, mingling in Xun Qianhu's team, following them on guard and patrol, looking particularly swaggering.
"See for yourselves what this looks like. Xun Qianhu said to the three of them angrily.
"Anyway, no one can afford to call us like children. Although Xun Yue's tone of reply was sour, there was no grievance in his heart.
The two thousand reserve troops trained by Gu Mengluo and Uncle Wei also joined the Demon Suppression Army ten days ago.
Han Tuan's team was transferred five hundred by Han Yusheng to the south, and now it has also been completed.
The remaining nearly 1,000 recruits, Xiao Nan handed over to Lu Miaoying and Han Yuzheng.
Hundreds of wounded, and every day, there are also recovered soldiers who return to their original teams.
The first 2,000 people brought by the Han family and the Dongguo family are nearing the end of their training during this period of time, and as for the 13,000 new men, in the past half a month, after the training of the 1,000 people at the head of the Fan regiment, they have also begun to take shape.
It's another night, and everyone gathers.
"Commander Xiao, we can go to fight again. The calm and experienced Fan Tuan said in his hoarse voice that the biggest loss in training Xinding was actually his voice.
"I'd like to, too, but let's wait. Xiao Nan touched his forehead.
"The Sharp Knife Battalion, the Long-Range Attack Battalion, and the Ambulance Team have all been strengthened, and a new regiment has been added, and with the addition of the Reserve Army, it is now completely unafraid of the besieging Evil Spirit Legion. Han Tuanshou also said that his blood was boiling.
Pan Cheng also nodded and continued: "The scout reported that there are about 300,000 evil spirit troops besieging the city, and they have not been added for more than half a month. ”
Everyone was gossiping about asking to fight, but Xiao Nan finally insisted on his opinion alone.
This delay is another half month, and the ability of each team to coordinate and cooperate has also improved due to more and more intensive training.
This time, without waiting for the officers to propose, Xiao Nan gave the officers the order to pull out the camp and attack.
Fan Tuanshou withdrew from the reserve army with his 1,000 soldiers, and Gu Mengluo and Uncle Wei took over the management and command of the 13,000 reserve army.
The 2,000 new soldiers originally trained by the two have fully reached the standard of the Demon Army, but they have not been officially incorporated for the time being.
Mrs. Dongguo temporarily commanded this well-trained team, a total of six battalions, but the battalion leader was selected by the officers.
As soon as the morning dawned, the team set off in an orderly manner towards the gathering place of the evil spirits, and the speed of the march was not hurried or slow, and when the sun was three poles, the army of 20,000 had already approached the evil spirit army.
When they were less than ten miles away, it was not the demon army that took the initiative to attack, but the dense evil spirits that rushed towards them with a reflex.
The first to occupy the top of the hill to meet the enemy was Gu Jiao's long-range attack force, and the rest of the team all stopped marching and stood by in place.
A small number of evil spirits will be squeezed out by the dense crowd of their kind, and they will rush towards the waiting team in the diagonal ground, but in the blink of an eye, they will be killed by the team standing at the front.
Gu Jiao's team had increased to six hundred, and in just ten minutes, the remains of the evil spirits under the mountain had piled up.
The evil spirits in the distance are overwhelming, converging on this side like a tide.
"Feng joined the army and gave the Fan regiment the signal to charge first. ”
Three red flame fireballs soared into the sky, and after the loud noise, the leader of the Fan regiment led a thousand soldiers to rush towards the most dense evil spirit army.
"Ho Xian, look at that position. Xiao Nan pointed to a high place not far from the front line and said loudly: "You take your ambulance team to occupy that place, which has a wide field of vision, which is convenient for supporting and rescuing the wounded. ”
He Xian went as promised.
"Feng Yan, give the Han regiment the first charge signal. ”
After a while, the two regiments attacked and defended each other on the left and right, and reached a place of several hundred meters.
Nearly a quarter of an hour later, Xun Qianhu ran to Xiao Nan's side, "Commander Xiao, there are a large number of evil spirits on the left who want to rush straight at our standby team. ”
"Well, I saw that too, wait for them to get closer. After Xiao Nan finished speaking, he turned around and said to Lu Miaoying behind him: "You and Han Yuzheng go to meet the enemy on the flank, remember, only in place, don't chase and advance." ”
The two teams of Fan Tuantou and Han Tuantou have been fighting for half an hour, and their momentum has begun to wane.
Mrs. Dong Guo was then sent to be replaced.
"Commander Xiao, how about I go and help Miao Ying and them rush to kill for a while?" Xun Qianhu couldn't hold it back, and his cheeks were redder than usual.
Xiao Nan smiled and nodded, but when he saw the four hundred sharp knife battalions charging away, he suddenly opened his mouth dumbly.
I saw that Xun Yue and Wei Shuangqi were also mixed in the team, and Hong Mei was in front of the two girls.
Suddenly, there was a giggling behind him, Xiao Nan turned his head, but saw that Gu Mengluo had also gone up the hillside where Xiao Nan was, "It's okay, the Sharp Knife Camp will protect the two of them." ”
Xiao Nan frowned helplessly and didn't speak.
"When will we go, the ability of more than 10,000 people is not weak, and people are generally smart, and after more than a month of training, you can rest assured that I and Uncle Wei will lead them into battle. ”
"Well, I know, wait first, if you don't defeat the evil spirit army besieging the city today, I'll let Shi An eat the banner of this demon army. ”
"Bah, why would she eat it for you? ”
Feng Yan behind him couldn't help but laugh. Pen in Chinese
"Commander Xiao, can you let Feng join the army to carry the banner on his behalf, I also want to rush and kill for a while!" Shi An, who rarely spoke, lowered his eyebrows and pleaded with Xiao Nan.
"Well, go ahead!" Xiao Nan smiled at him and nodded.
After more than ten minutes, Gu Mengluo said again: "I'll take two thousand people to replace Sister Miaoying." ”
This was a very reasonable request, so Xiao Nan did not refuse.
This is a very easy battle, the evil spirits who are not afraid of life and death are always charging forward one after another, but it is completely within the capacity of the demon army.
Xiao Nan led the standby team forward for several miles, and at this time, Lu Miaoying and Xun Qianhu also came to his side.
At the same place as the repaired Fan and Han regiments, Xiao Nan said to a few people: "There is no need to be so half-offensive and half-defended." ”
All the people looked at him, and he also had a solemn expression, and then spoke: "The three regiments are in front, and Uncle Wei San leads five thousand people to coordinate and hedge against this group of ghosts, so there is no need to retreat." ”
After he commanded, the 8,000 men swept away like a storm and a great wave towards the denser evil spirits.
Mrs. Dongguo's 2,000 people and Gu Mengluo, who had already finished fighting in the rear, returned to Xiao Nan's side.
"Instructor Gu, you arrange for four thousand people to follow Xun Qianhu, and later take over the charge in front, and you yourself have four thousand people to form the third echelon with Mrs. Dongguo's two thousand people. ”
At noon, the battle came to an end, and more than a dozen people were killed and more than 200 wounded on the side of the demon army.
At this moment, they are already chasing and fighting the evil spirit army, and there are less than 20,000 evil spirits left.
The evil spirits are obviously not good at retreating, chasing one or two hundred miles, all of them were wiped out, and only a few hundred black-shirted people escaped from the sight of the demon army in the interception of the evil spirits.
The joy of victory made the 20,000 soldiers boil for an afternoon, and they chose a nearby mountain with not very steep terrain to camp.
Fan Tuantou took his 1,000 soldiers and retook over the more than 10,000 reserve troops, while Han Tuantou arranged for his battalion leader to lead the soldiers to guard everywhere.
Trimming for five days, this is Xiao Nan's order to everyone. There was no shortage of food and drink, so when the cultivators of Ikeda Castle came to celebrate with a lot of food, they did not receive sincere gratitude from the officers and soldiers of the Demon War, but the disdain in their eyes.
Feng Yan sorted out a gathering place in a flat mountain, and dozens of people sat around.
Gu Jiao stood up with his wine glass, and laughed loudly: "Happy, I've never been so happy, come, let's all toast Xiao together for a drink." ”
Everyone present stood up and shouted loudly, "Commander Xiao." ”
After a cup of belly, Xiao Nan sighed regretfully: "It's a pity that I didn't catch those who are different from the evil spirits among the evil spirits." ”
"They are the over-control commanders of the evil spirits, they always hide far away, and when they see a bad situation, they will be the first to flee. Said one of the leaders from Ikeda Castle.
"Hmph" Lu Miaoying suddenly snorted coldly and said, "You have hundreds of thousands of cultivators in Ikeda City. ”
The people who came out of Ikeda Castle to congratulate were all speechless, and after a while, the Zhou Hall Master of the Offshore Sect said in a sneering voice: "Miss, the disciples of the various sects add up, there are nearly 400,000. ”
Han Yuzheng sighed: "400,000 don't dare to fight, they have been besieged by evil spirits for more than a month, and we only have 20,000 people, hehe......." She just smiled and shook her head.
"Miss Han, we are also worried that we are defending the city, and there is a steady stream of evil spirits, and if we rush out, it will weaken our strength to defend the city. "This person is a disciple of the Huacang Sect.
As soon as his voice fell, a burst of laughter rang out among the officers on the side of the Demon Army.
At this time, although Xiao Nan was also listening to their words, he was thinking about other things in his heart.
"You are very strong, and we don't know why you are so strong, but we have always been so strong. The disciple of the Xuanling Sect said lightly.
The people of the two places, one side is gloomy, and the other side is full of interest.
"Yesterday, Ningcheng, which is more than a thousand miles away from here, sent a message that they have been besieged by nearly a million evil spirits, and the situation is quite urgent. Hall Master Zhou raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Miaoying, and then looked at Xiao Nanhou and said.
Xiao Nan smiled, "We need to repair here for a while, maybe a month or two, if the Evil Spirit Legion comes again, we will never give them a chance to attack Ikeda City." ”
"Well, I believe that. Hall Master Zhou nodded in response.
Lu Miaoying looked at him and asked, "What about you, do you still need to nest in Ikeda City?"
"Miss, I have already sent a letter back to the sect, and I still need instructions from the sect to do what to do. ”
Xiao Nan shook his head, his mind suddenly focused, and he said, "If I were your commander, now that there is nothing to do here in Ikeda City, I will arrange for you to go to Ningcheng to relieve them from being besieged." ”
Several people on the other side muttered in their hearts: "It's a pity that you're not!"
"Hehe, it's a pity I'm not!" Xiao Nan seemed to guess what they were thinking, looked at them and raised his eyebrows.
One of them arched his hands at him and asked, "Commander Xiao, if you lead your team forward, there are one million evil spirit troops, are you sure to win against them?"
"Now we have 20,000 people, and according to the current ability of the Demon Suppression Army, no matter who leads the officers here, they can win. Of course, time cannot be limited, the army of millions of evil spirits is a piece of bread for us, and every time we take a bite, there will always be a day when we eat it and wipe it clean. ”
When the officers of the Demon Legion heard his words, their already joyful faces shone with pride.
"Come, let's have another drink to Commander Xiao!"
Xun Qianhu's heart was agitated for a while, and he actually had the urge to follow Xiao Nan all the time.
In the middle of the night, the visitors to Ikeda Castle left in a huff.
It's just that what they didn't expect was that two days later, several sects sent a message to them, and the order issued was almost the same as what Xiao Nan had said the night before, asking them to immediately set off to support the besieged Ning Cheng.