Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Marks of the Crescent Moon
For the change of the situation in Beicang, the reactions of all parties are different, within the Shadow Moon Fiefdom, the Shadow Moon King Gui Yunhai has received the news at this moment, this time the situation in Beicang is undoubtedly extremely beneficial to him, the continuous loss of vitality of the central garrison army of the empire has been greatly damaged, and it will save him a lot of trouble in the future.
Inside the Shadow Moon Palace, the military advisor and the Shadow Moon King were busy planning their next move, "What does the general think about the battle situation in the north?" Zhang Tiancheng asked.
"Although the empire narrowly won, but it hurt the vitality, the current Beicang army is empty, in order to prevent the results of the battle from being captured by other forces, Jiang Bingkun will inevitably increase the number of troops to the Northern Expedition, the four major fronts are facing a crisis, he can only send his own troops to the Northern Expedition, and his power will be greatly weakened in the future, which is of course beneficial to us", said the Shadow Moon King.
"However, once he firmly grasps this transportation channel, who will be able to stop his powerful firepower in the near future?" Zhang Tiancheng said.
"You also underestimate the will of the barbarians, have you forgotten the great war a hundred years ago? The barbarians' will to fight is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, they will definitely make a comeback, and Jiang Bingkun will inevitably continue to fall into the quagmire of war, and the country will gradually become empty, and then our opportunity will come," Gui Yunhai said.
"Then what about our centaurs in Beicang?"
"Continue to hibernate and wait for the opportunity, there will definitely be a chance," Gui Yunhai said.
"But now that the south has entered the time of a truce, when will the general have the opportunity to come out of the mountain again?"
"Isn't it easy to want them to fight? When the war in the north is together, we will quietly light a few fires for them in the south, and when the four major fronts are all unfolded, and the empire is in a quagmire, then our opportunity will come," Gui Yunhai planned.
Within the empire, Prime Minister Wei Wou-Ki personally went to the Moon Worship Sect to meet Yi Zhouyang and demanded that he fulfill his promise that year.
In the main hall of the Moon Worship Sect, the mysterious old man received him, and he did not meet Yi Zhouyang.
"I'm here on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Danyang Empire, why didn't Sect Master Yi Zhouyang come to see me?" Wei Wuji said.
"The sect master of my family has been in retreat for more than ten years, and I have taken care of everything in the sect over the years, and I can call the decisions when Prime Minister Wei has something," the old man said.
"At the beginning, your sect master signed an alliance with His Majesty the Emperor, and you promised to send disciples to assist us in dealing with Tianhua Sect and Divine Sword Valley, and now we have sent envoys to ask you for help several times, but you have turned a blind eye, so you can't help but take the covenant of the year in your eyes?" Wei Wuji asked reproachfully.
"Our Moon Worship Sect has sent a lot of disciples to support your actions before, but in addition to the huge casualties, you have not brought us the rewards we deserve, don't think that we don't know about those things you are doing in Beicang, although the arcane ** is strong, but our Moon Worship Sect is not in our eyes", the old man directly said the key.
"These arcane ** are related to the next actions of the empire, and they must not be given up easily, now the disciples of the Tianhua Sect and the Divine Sword Valley have already extended their minions to the land of Beicang, causing an obstacle to our army, if you want to continue to reap benefits from the territory of my Danyang Kingdom, you must continue to fulfill your promise and send your disciple Dao Beicang to resist their coalition forces", Wei Wuji said.
"It was you who broke the contract first, you discovered the powerful spirit saltpeter, and tried to keep our Moon Worship Sect in the dark, but you didn't expect to plant a heel in Beicang, and then remembered us", the old man sneered.
"A temporary defeat of the army is nothing, the strategic place is still firmly in our hands, as long as you block their coalition forces and ensure the smooth passage of our transportation, even in the land of Beicang in the future, there will be a place for your Moon Worship Sect," Wei Wou-Ki said.
"I hope that Prime Minister Wei Cheng will import the promise, otherwise you will see the methods of my family's sect master, we can not only lift your emperor to the altar, but also make him fall, it is not difficult for us to send disciples north to support you, but I hope you will remember what you said today", the old man looked at Wei Wuji confidently.
"Since we have reached an agreement, let's take our leave", Wei Wuji received a reply from the Moon Worship Sect and rushed back to the country directly.
On the Star Picking Mountain of the Moon Worship Sect, the old man met Yi Zhouyang here: "Sure enough, the sect master is not right, Jiang Bingkun sent Wei Wuji to ask for help."
"He still remembers the covenant, it's really ridiculous, in his eyes, I'm afraid we are as hateful as the Tianhua Sect Divine Sword Valley, if he has the chance, he will probably eradicate us together", Yi Zhouyang looked at the sea of stars in the sky.
"I have reached a preliminary consensus with him that we are going to send outer disciples north on the same day," the old man said.
"It's okay, I also want to see how powerful their allies are, now that the Tianhua Sect and the Divine Sword Valley are at their end, once we grasp the situation in the north, maybe it's time for us to take action to destroy the Tianhua Sect and the Divine Sword Valley," Yi Zhouyang said.
"That old thing from the Tianhua Sect has been in retreat for so many years, I don't know if there is a breakthrough?" the old man said.
"Ten years ago, when I fought with him, he had already reached the peak of the Spirit Realm, and over the years, the heavens and the earth have recovered, as long as he doesn't die, I guess he has taken that step," Yi Zhouyang said.
"It seems that Tianhua Sect still has some strength?"
"After all, it has been inherited for more than 8,000 years, and their ancestors have given birth to two sages, and such a inheritance cannot be underestimated, which is why I have not made a move over the years," Yi Zhouyang said.
"Several elders in our sect are in retreat now, as long as there are enough sacrifices, in the future, the powerhouses of our Heavenly Spirit Realm will crush all the other sects, and then they will fight against us," the old man said.
"It depends on what your plans are in Beicang, if you can also include Beicang in our sphere of influence, the gift of the gods in the future is destined to reach us to a higher peak," Yi Zhouyang said.
"Recently, Yan Qinghan has passed the trial of the Trace of the Crescent Moon and received the blessing of the Trace of the Star and Moon, and his strength has reached a higher level," the old man said.
"If you have the opportunity, let her go out to experience and experience, only real battles can completely evolve her physique to the extreme, and only endless sacrifices can bring her to the top," Yi Zhouyang said.
"But I'm afraid her identity will be revealed?"
"Now that the situation on the continent is gradually becoming clearer, what if it leaks, Tianhua Sect and Divine Sword Valley are in a quagmire, do they still have a chance to come and stop us?"
In a secret forbidden place of the Moon Worship Sect, this is the ancient trial place of the Moon Worship Sect, where one of their ancestors left the legend of the Crescent Moon Trace, this powerful ancient sage, who ruled the world in the distant era, left countless legends, and his famous stunt The Crescent Moon Trace was left in the trial land.
Yan Qinghan's strength has grown by leaps and bounds since she came to the Moon Worship Sect, and she has been secretly protected by Yi Zhouyang and them for several years, and no one from the outside world has a chance to see her true face, her talent is excellent and she was chosen by their gods, and finally awakened the Blood Moon Celestial Phenomenon, which is only three people in the history of the Moon Worship Sect has reached, and all three of them have grown to the terrifying strength of the Sage, which is why Yi Zhouyang attaches great importance to her.
The Trace of the Crescent Moon is a powerful astrological magic, once the cultivation reaches the pinnacle, it is enough to destroy the heavens and the earth, and it can continuously use endless astrological battles to improve oneself and further improve the physique of the cultivator.
At this moment, she has an ethereal feeling, as if the world and the seas are under control, swallowing mountains and rivers with the sun and moon in her hands, and fighting the stars between waving her hands, this is the terrifying scene of the astrologer reaching the pinnacle.
In the Tianhua Sect, Jiang Yuheng and Dai Mengli led a group of disciples to patrol and organize defense every day, and their sect was sent to Beicang this time, and now the interior of the sect is empty, for the safety of the sect, they organize strict patrols and explorations every day to prevent other sects from taking advantage of the weakness.
Dai Mengli's fresh and beautiful figure followed Jiang Yuheng's side, the two of them who were childhood sweethearts, after all these years of turmoil, the relationship is even deeper, and now Jiang Yuheng is suffering from Gu poison, and his life is in danger at any time, Dai Mengli takes care of him more than before, and everyone sees all this.
Jiang Yuheng, as the first disciple of the sect, usually treats his brothers quite harshly, has a strong sense of responsibility, his feelings for Tianhua Sect are extremely profound, since the country broke and the family died, this has become his home, under his usual seemingly gentle appearance, the owner has a kind of pure heart, his feelings are rarely exposed, but there is a tiger in his heart to sniff the rose.
He looked at Dai Mengli beside him, even if his body was eroded by Gu poison every day, as long as she was by his side, he had never been afraid of anything, he fought for the people he was protecting, even if it was death, he would gladly accept it.
"Senior brother, what are you looking at?" Dai Mengli looked at Jiang Yuheng looking at him, looking a little dazed.
"It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly remembered the bits and pieces of how we have grown together for so many years, I didn't expect that we have grown so big in a blink of an eye, I remember when I was a child, the two of us were always naughty, which made the master and the old man angry", Jiang Yuheng said with a smile.
"Yes, I still remember that I took my senior brother to steal my father's sword and hid the sword, my father was in a hurry to find it everywhere, and in the end, it was my senior brother who carried the black pot for me, and was scolded by my father, you have been taking care of us since childhood, so I miss the time at that time", Dai Mengli will be together when she was a child, when she lost her mother, Dai Tiande was busy with things in the sect and had no time to care about her, it was the senior brother who took care of her and Lin Zixu meticulously.
"I didn't expect that when I grow up now, I have so many troubles and have to face so many disturbing things every day," Jiang Yuheng sighed.
"Senior brother, everything will be better, as long as we find the wizard race, Dad will definitely remove the Gu poison from your body for you, and then you will be able to do what you want to do", Dai Mengli looked at the haggard senior brother, he has been tortured by the Shadow Moon King for the past year, he has been poisoned by Gu Poison, and he is physically and mentally exhausted, if he didn't have super strength and perseverance, he would have fallen a long time ago.
"I have never been afraid of Gu poison, I am just worried that the current chaotic situation is very unfavorable to our Tianhua Sect, although we have developed vigorously over the years, but the sudden rise of hostile forces makes me feel very uneasy, and the Moon Worship Sect has become more and more incomprehensible over the years", Jiang Yuheng said.
"Senior brother, how can there be a real eternal force in this world, even the strongest force will have a time of decline, as long as we as disciples of the sect have worked hard for it, then we have no regrets," Dai Mengli said.
"I'm just a little unwilling, I've worked hard for so many years, I always want to see results, once my efforts are wasted, I will always be unwilling", Jiang Yuheng looked at her.
"Senior brother, you just need to remember one sentence, you are never fighting alone, you have me and my junior brothers by your side, no matter how big the difficulty is, we will carry it together", Dai Mengli said.
Jiang Yuheng nodded, and the two of them flew around the sect to control the spirit weapon to investigate the surrounding situation, and beware of the surprise attacks of other forces...
In the territory of Beicang, Yao Jingcheng and Li Junxian successfully garrisoned the royal city of the original yak tribe, which guarded the transportation point for Beicang to enter the mine, and if they wanted to raid the mine, they had to cross the 200,000 troops they were stationed here.
Now, in order to ensure the smooth passage of the passage, they send a large number of guards to patrol along the important communication arteries every day to protect their transport teams, and now several batches of spirit ore have successfully arrived in the Empire.
Several actions of other forces have been cleared by their heavy cavalry, and the losses are huge, except for the powerful spirit master team like Tianhua Sect and them, even the treacherous and cunning team of Shadow Moon Valley has lost their troops.
In Yao Jingcheng's military tent, he said to Li Junxian: "The empire's verdict on you has come out, many people are still willing to give you a chance to make meritorious contributions, His Majesty the Emperor also agreed to their request, now if you fail again, no one will be able to keep you, the army that came to support has set off from the empire, and this is also the last batch of reinforcements from the empire", Yao Jingcheng looked at Li Junxian and said.
"Thank you General Yao for helping me to have some relations between the DPRK and China, Li will not forget the general's kindness," Li Junxian said.
"We are stationed together in Beicang is a grasshopper on a rope, you can't run away and you can't run me, things are messed up, we can't make a difference, fortunately, the situation here is still in our hands, and we can't make any more mistakes in the future," Yao Jingcheng said.
"Now as long as our heavy cavalry holds their positions, their barbarians don't want to take advantage of it, I'm only worried about the group of spirit masters from Tianhua Sect and Divine Sword Valley," Li Junxian said.
"You don't have to worry about this, the empire has already asked the Moon Worship Sect for help, they will send disciples to come, with them in check, you just need to concentrate on dealing with the barbarians and other forces," Yao Jingcheng said.
The Moon Worship Sect redeemed its promise, and a large-scale spirit master began to march to the north, Zhou Yang, Tian Yun and some elders in the sect led the team to the north, and the empire also sent 300,000 troops to the north.
In the royal city of the Heavenly Eagle royal family, Hulan Ruoyu had already returned to the palace, Ulu's face was extremely bad, this time the allies lost all the territory of the Yak Niu, and there were only five of the six royal families left, and this battle hurt their vitality, and it was difficult for them to fight against the imperial army alone.
The current relationship between the tribes is delicate, this fiasco has left them in the throat, the two strongest royal families of the Wild Lion and the Aquila have been beaten to the ground, and the other forces have also lost the determination to compete for the king of the Northern Cang, but their spies have found out the news that the empire's hundreds of thousands of troops continue the northern expedition, which makes many tribes everyone in danger.
The two royal families closest to the Yak tribe are the Wild Lion and the Sky Eagle, and the next military pressure falls on their heads.
"Great King, our lurking spies have confirmed that the empire has more than 300,000 troops on the Northern Expedition, combined with the 300,000 troops stationed there, there are as many as 600,000, once they launch a retaliation against us, it will be difficult to resist with the existing strength of our Sky Eagle", Hulan Ruoyu said.
"How can Kunda, the Lion King, join forces with us against the Empire again?" Uru worried.
"This time they can't help it, the people of the Central Plains often say that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, once our Sky Eagle is lost, their wild lion clan will also face the same fate, and only by joining hands again can we resolve this crisis", Hulan Ruoyu said.
"It seems that this matter can only be done by me personally, I will go to the Wild Lion Tribe to meet Kunda", Uru knew that the situation was extremely dangerous, and they had no choice to make, it was a matter of the survival of the tribe, and he could only temporarily let go of his previous grievances.
The Wild Lion Clan had also detected the Empire's military movements, and faced the same crisis, even if the Aquila Royalty had treacherously led to Kunhe's defeat in the war, they had to reconsider the alliance.
Soon the news of the Aquila King's visit spread throughout the grassland, and the other three families were secretly observing and thinking about what was going to happen next.
This time, Ulu sent tens of thousands of sturdy cattle and sheep as a gift of sincerity, and once again formally proposed the covenant to Kunda, seeing Ulu taking the initiative to show goodwill, Kunda also gave him steps down, and both of them once again sent an invitation to his several royal families to form an alliance, and soon after the alliance of Beicang was formed again, this time they elected Hulan Ruoyu as the commander of the allied army after many considerations, and Kunhe assisted him in the operation of the war division.
The empire suffered huge losses this time, and Li Junxian once again took over the defense of the Yakniu tribe, and he had already sent spies deep into many tribes to find out the news that they had once again formed an alliance.
"The general's hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, maybe we should completely wipe out the two major tribes of Skyhawk and Wild Lion in one fell swoop, so as to deter the threat of several other major races," suggested Xiao Han, the military advisor.
"No, it will be difficult for our heavy troops to take the initiative to attack the barbarians, our ability to hold our positions far exceeds that of the tribal barbarians, our biggest task is to ensure the smooth passage of transportation, as long as we firmly control here, their coalition forces are a joke", Li Junxian changed his previous train of thought.
In the territory of the Wild Lion Wang Clan, the allied forces of the Northern Cang Alliance have arrived one after another, and the warriors of the major royal clans have gathered together, and Hulan Ruoyu and Kunhe have successively borrowed warriors from all sides, and they will discuss the next military action here.
The six major royal clans all participated in this discussion, "The current Yak Ox tribe has hoarded nearly 500,000 troops in the territory, and there are still 100,000 troops stationed in the deep mountains, which can be said to be large in scale and well-equipped, if we take a frontal attack, I am afraid we will not be able to take advantage of it at all?" said the shaman of the Flying Leopard Royal Clan.
"I have personally experienced their positional warfare ability with Kunhe Shaman, countless warriors have died in vain, their heavy weapons of war make our biggest obstacle, we need to form a team of elite shamans to rely on strong personal strength to destroy these weapons of war to create opportunities for us to attack", Hulan Ruoyu realized the enemy's strengths after many defeats.
"Yes, their catapults and heavy ballistae are too powerful, which is a nightmare for our Russian warriors, they use arcane ** to kick the original stones and ordinary arrows, and they can control the initiative on the battlefield in an instant, even if we can summon some undead to fight, it will be difficult to resist", Kunhe said.
"I also agree to form an ancient army of shamans to wreak havoc on their heavy weapons of war, without which their arcane ** will hardly be able to exert their power," said the shaman of the Celestial Wolf Clan.
"The warhawks of our Heavenly Eagle Clan have the largest number of warlords among all the tribes, and we can form a surprise army from the sky with a high altitude advantage, and we will definitely be able to deal a heavy blow to the imperial army," Hulan Ruoyu said.
"It's a good idea that the Sky Warrior is really good at all times, maybe we can use the War Eagle to directly attack the army stationed in the mines across the Beicang Mountain, and plunder the ore from the air for our use", Kun He thought of a good idea.
"I've also heard that there has always been a large southern spirit division army active in the grasslands, and they often launch attacks on the Empire, which may be a good force," said the shaman of the Tencha tribe.
"We've fought them once in the Aquila Mountains, and we've lost an archpriest and many warriors, will they put aside their old grudges and form an alliance with us?" Hulan Ruoyu said.
"It's man-made, how do you know if you don't try, it's hard to stand up to the Imperial army by relying on us and their people alone, we have a common enemy, at least for now," said the shaman of the Celestial Bear Clan.
"Now it's time for life and death, and some small grudges can be put aside for the time being, and it's not too late to count when the threat of the empire is gone, and the big picture is important," Kunhe said.
"Then leave this matter to the shamans of the Heavenly Bear Clan to negotiate, I hope they don't stab us in the back," Hulan Ruoyu said.
"We will immediately send spirit masters and animal trainers to train war eagles and warriors to form a surprise army from the sky, this time we must completely collapse the empire, you and I have suffered defeat there before, if we fail this time, you and I will become sinners of the tribe, and we will be ashamed of the heroic spirit of Mengtian Khan," Kunhe said.
In the territory of the six royal families, many animal trainers are busy training huge war eagles to transport shamans into the battlefield and become surprise soldiers from the sky, their goal is very clear, that is, to raid some important war machinery and food and grass supplies, and the imperial soldiers who have lost their heavy weapons no longer have a huge advantage in the face of the steppe warriors.
Li Junxian was not idle, after the arrival of the army, he quickly asked the soldiers to build many fortifications, as long as he held the position here, the enemy did not want to cross his military defense zone unless he had wings.
Many huge catapults and ballistas were heavily guarded, and even the disciples of the Tianhua Sect and the Divine Sword Valley would definitely not be able to raid these baggage by breaking through. Unless every spirit master has broken through to the Heavenly Vein Realm and can control the spirit weapon to fly in the sky, only a dozen people in the entire allied army have reached the Heavenly Vein Realm, and even if they come, they will not be able to escape the vast army.