Chapter Eighty-Three: The Sacrifice of Chaos
The battle of Beicang quickly spread back to the south, and both the Danyang Empire and the Tianhua Sect received the news, and the reactions of all parties were different, but they were all shocked.
Shi Xuan has been busy refining the powerful spirit core in the Spirit Forging Hall recently, and he has also received a battle report from Beicang, this time the Danyang Empire no longer retains the secret weapon of the ancient and the modern, and the huge power makes countless forces tremble.
Shi Xuan didn't expect that the arcane ** would be used on the battlefield so quickly, and he would also achieve an overwhelming victory.
"Shi Xuan, are we really doing the right thing?", Zhao Zhuo asked after stopping what he was doing.
"What's wrong?"
"I heard about Beicang's battle report, and I was a little worried," Zhao Zhuo said.
"Didn't we make these things to stop them?"
"Such weapons are too cruel for civilians, although we did not go to the battlefield ourselves, but many people can be said to have died indirectly under the weapons we made, which makes me feel uneasy," Zhao Zhuo said.
"Although this weapon is indeed brutal, it also depends on who uses it, we are trying to stop Jiang Bingkun's ambitions, if we don't do this, more civilians will die, and sometimes, we must also stop the war with war," Shi Xuan said.
"Originally, I became a spirit master just to protect the people around me, but I didn't expect that it could also indirectly hurt many people, is this world really so cruel?"
"This may be the sorrow of our generation, the so-called prosperous era is just a joke under the pen and ink of the court literati, this is actually a world where one eats people, you are not strong enough to be devoured by others, all this is not up to us to choose, I have become stronger, we can dominate all this", Shi Xuan has already seen through all this.
"Damn Jiang Bingkun, he caused all this, if it weren't for him, we wouldn't have to," Zhao Zhuo said angrily.
"Even without Jiang Bingkun, this world would not be quiet, there is no shortage of careerists like him in this world, but he has more power than others," Shi Xuan said.
"Yes, even if Jiang Bingkun dies, there will still be people like him who will stand up, and this world is like this", Zhao Zhuo said.
"So at this time, countless righteous people need to stand up and stop them, and if we want to control our destiny, we have to become stronger," Shi Xuan said.
"When the refining task is completed, I will also go to Beicang," Zhao Zhuo said.
"With us brothers, even if it is a big difficulty, we are not afraid at all, we are spirit masters, the most important profession in this world, what can ordinary people do, what are we spirit masters afraid of", Shi Xuan encouraged.
In the imperial city of the Danyang Empire, Jiang Bingkun looked at the battle report from the front line, and finally smiled, "Hahaha, Li Junxian didn't disappoint me after all, this battle played the prestige of the Danyang Empire, these barbarians finally tasted the bitter fruit, they still thought that this was the era of Mengtian Khan, it was really ridiculous, their barbarians were cannon fodder in front of the army of my empire."
"It seems that the sword of the empire has finally begun to show results, and our sharp blade will completely sweep away the northern cang, and even what the ancestors did not do will be completed by His Majesty, which is gratifying," said Prime Minister Wei Wouji.
"Tell the world, let all the people in the world share the results of this battle, and let them remember this great achievement", Jiang Bingkun commanded.
"Yes, Your Majesty".
In Danyang, notices were posted everywhere to inform the results of the war, highlighting the majesty of the emperor.
However, among the people, it has attracted insults from all over the world, and the people are not able to make a living, and who cares about this victory that is far away from the sky.
This great war also woke up the neutral forces, and the actions of the Danyang Empire had made them the target of public criticism.
The war in Beicang did not end because of this victory, Li Junxian was ready to expand his advantage, and the Yakniu tribe, as the territory closest to the Beicang mine, was bound to win by the empire, and only by firmly controlling this place could the empire's transportation safety be guaranteed.
Within the Wild Lion Clan, the core of the tribe, Kunda has received a letter from Kunhe, this defeat has cast a shadow on their alliance, although several royal families are alliances, they have all coveted the position of King Beicang for a long time, if Kunda's action fails, then the other royal families have enough reasons to force him to let Xian.
However, this defeat is not for nothing, at least they understand the enemy's secret weapon, and will no longer charge wildly, Kunda has sent his own right-hand man to the deep mountains to investigate the situation of the empire's spirit saltpeter mines, and they also attach great importance to the secret weapon used by the empire.
At this moment, the Beicang Mine is firmly in the hands of Yao Jingcheng's army, and there are patrol posts everywhere around the mine, and even some spirit masters are mixed in with the patrol personnel, the last blow made him lose face, and this time he can no longer disappoint His Majesty the Emperor.
On the current mines, in addition to hard labor, they have used a large number of arcane ** to blast and excavate, and the speed of mining has accelerated a lot, and many warehouses have long been piled up, waiting for the Empire's transport troops.
"Tell the general, the Beicang Continent is full of wars, and now the empire is stepping up the siege of the Yak Tribe, once we succeed in clearing them, our transportation routes will be unimpeded", the ministry general reported to Yao Jingcheng.
"The Beicang tribe is just a threat, the bigger crisis is the spirit master troops of Tianhua Sect and Divine Sword Valley, they are our biggest threat, and we haven't noticed their actions until now, this is what I'm worried about", Yao Jingcheng has learned the lesson from last time and has become much more cautious.
"These spirit masters are like the wind, and it is very difficult for our troops to take the initiative to attack, and it is very difficult to deal with the strength," someone said.
"Maybe we'll throw the bait and wait for them to take the bait on their own, and we'll take them by surprise and leave them with no armor," one said.
"Tell me about it," Yao said.
"We can send a group of elite soldiers to pretend to transport a large amount of spirit ore out of the mountain, attract these flies, and then detonate a lot of hidden arcane **, which will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on them," said one of Yao Jingcheng's subordinates.
"It's a good idea, so it's better to wait for the rabbits and let them taste the feast we prepared for them, you go and prepare, if it succeeds, Lao Tzu will be promoted to your official," Yao Jingcheng said.
"Thank you, General, I'll go and prepare."
A few days later, Yao Jingcheng really sent a huge convoy of thousands of people out of the deep mountains and swaggered south, without hiding at all.
Their actions quickly attracted the attention of many parties, and the spies sent by Lin Zixu and them naturally saw such a huge convoy.
"Senior Brother Lin, their transport team is extremely large, and the number of them is not small, and they are heading south," the scout reported.
"Brothers, our opportunity has finally come, we must keep a close eye on them at all times, and we must keep track of all their movements," Lin Zixu commanded.
"Now Beicang is in a mess, at this time period, Yao Jingcheng actually dares to swagger to transport such a huge amount of ore, can't he take the Beicang tribe in his eyes?" Han Yunyi felt a little strange.
"Maybe it's because the big win in the past has given them arrogant capital, and they feel that the threat here is not difficult for them," one said.
"It's better to be cautious, in my memory, Yao Jingcheng is not an idle person, this person is quite a city government, we can observe the movements of other forces, and then we can be the last hunter if we want to", Li Dufeng also felt that there was danger.
"This matter can't be hidden from the investigation of the Beicang tribe, we may be able to be the hunter behind it," Lin Zixu said.
"That's right, let those barbarians try their firepower first, and then we'll start," Han Yunyi said.
The war eagles of the Northern Cang swept through the places where the Northern Cang entered the mountains, and the mighty army of the empire was seen by them at a glance.
In Kunhe's military tent, someone reported: "High priest, a large-scale transport team has come out of the mountains, and it will not be long before it enters the territory of the Yak Tribe."
"Hmph, these bastards are so arrogant to plunder our wealth with such fanfare, send a large army immediately to make sure that all these supplies are left", Kunhe sent a huge army ready to attack.
A large intertwined net is intertwined in the Beicang Continent, and many forces are intertwined, and they lose every step of the game.
On the desolate grassland, the stars and the moon are hanging high, and the fields are full of fierce spirit beasts such as ferocious iron wolves, wild lions, and demonic leopards, and the imperial army marches overnight, many chariots and horses, and full of goods, as if a huge meat bag is attracting countless hunters to take the bait at this moment.
Kunhe's scouts cowered in the shadows, and they followed along the way, and several war eagles flew through the sky, quickly relaying information to the barbarian military camp not far away.
"They are coming, the time has come for the warriors to regain the glory of our northern canament, come with me, and leave them all behind", a shaman led a vast number of warriors to rush across the grassland overnight.
Lin Zixu, Han Yunyi, Yin Qianxi and others also prepared a large number of elite disciples to deploy overnight, but they had concerns and didn't want to shoot directly, they were ready to be the last hunters.
"Everyone pay attention to concealment, no one is allowed to attack without receiving the order to attack," Lin Zixu said to the people in ambush behind him.
"Send scouts to reconnoiter along the way, and report at any time," Lin Zixu said to Zhao Tianhu beside him.
Under the stars and moons of the Danyang Empire's army, the leading generals cautiously observed the surrounding situation, and they knew that there would inevitably be a tough battle to be fought today.
Sure enough, the sound of rumbling feet and hooves was soon heard behind him, "Everyone is ready to fight", and the general felt a huge attack.
"The general is not coming from the spirit division troops, which barbarians", the scout behind came to report.
"How many of them are?"
"An estimated 10,000 horses".
"I didn't expect that the flies of the Tianhua Sect and the Divine Sword Valley didn't attract them, but instead provoked these barbarians, and they didn't care about destroying them," the general said.
The terrifying barbarian horn sounded, many wolf cavalry launched a surprise attack, and the imperial soldiers quickly formed a formation to meet the enemy.
The fierce wolf cavalry had a huge deterrent power, and after a round of charge, a large number of imperial soldiers instantly turned on their backs.
Fortunately, they quickly assembled to form a military formation, which stabilized their position, and the bloody battle began under the new moon, "General, our plan is ready", someone came to report.
"Let all the soldiers retreat, prepare to detonate many arcane **, and be sure to destroy them all", the general looked coldly at the barbarians who had been killed.
As the signal for the Empire to retreat was issued, the barbarian warriors looked at the Imperial soldiers who were retreating without a fight, and they pursued them all the way until they were all far away.
"Shaman, these soft bones are really useless, as soon as we charge them they run, and we don't even need supplies", someone said.
"Great, this is a great achievement, and there will be a great reward when you go back," said the leading priest happily.
At this moment, Lin Zixu and his party are also blindfolded, when did the Danyang Empire become a soft-footed shrimp.
"Something is wrong, I feel that this is a trap, when did the army of the Danyang Empire be so cowardly?" Han Yunyi said.
"What are we going to do? are we going to pursue the remnants or plunder the supplies?" someone asked.
"These baggage movements are slow, and our speed can easily pursue, first send the main force to destroy the remnants of the Danyang Empire, and then turn back to pursue the barbarians, leaving a group of soldiers to follow them," Lin Zixu said.
The others didn't pay any better attention and could only listen to Lin Zixu's thoughts, they left a group of disciples to secretly follow the barbarians, and most of the rest chased and killed the remnants of the empire's fleeing soldiers.
To Lin Zixu's surprise, these imperial soldiers who ran away quickly assembled, and there was no sign of despair at all, and they were completely premeditated.
"General, these barbarians are getting complacent, we can fight back", someone said.
"Kill them immediately and find the right time to detonate the arcane **", the general organized an army to kill them again.
"Sure enough, there is fraud", Lin Zixu and they secretly followed.
Just as many barbarians were happily packing their baggage and inspecting the seized spirit saltpeter, a deafening sound sounded in the distance.
"Well, why did they kill them again, what are these Nanban doing?"
At this moment, the huge convoy exploded instantly, the fierce fire covered the sky, many barbarian warriors were drowned by the explosion of fire before they had time to react, the long convoy instantly turned into a sea of fire, many barbarians with heavy casualties wailed all over the field, the imperial army hit the soul, they quickly chased and killed the remnants of the barbarian soldiers, and a bloody purge was carried out here.
"This, fortunately, we didn't attack recklessly, otherwise we would have died", Zhao Tianhu looked at the sea of fire and was shocked.
"I understand, they came for us, but it's a pity that the barbarians took this shot for us," Yin Qianxi said.
"We will plan it, we will eradicate them together, he has **, we also have it, and now that they are all used to deal with satisfaction, we will make them pay the price", Lin Zixu was also a false alarm.
Just when the Danyang army was chasing and killing the remnants of the barbarians, Lin Zixu issued an order to attack, and a large number of spirit masters carrying many arcane ** were thrown into the imperial army from a distant place, and the terrifying explosion sounded again in an instant, the same situation, the same move, but the injured person was replaced by himself.
The terrifying explosion instantly blinded the imperial army, and they also became prey, the combat efficiency of the spirit master far exceeded that of the soldiers, and their action was as fast as thunder, and the imperial army soon fell under the ** they were proud of.
The general who led the team also died in the violent explosion with hatred, and the imperial army was wiped out in a blink of an eye. This night, the firelight here completely illuminated the bleak prairie, and many spirit beasts were frightened by the terrifying explosion.
Sometimes the hunter and the prey will be switched in an instant, and many forces will inevitably have trouble sleeping this night.
Many forces were anxiously waiting for news, and Kun He waited anxiously in the military tent, but he did not wait for the full load he imagined until the next day.
Shadow Tiger Yao Jingcheng was also anxiously waiting for the report of the foot thick, but what he got was the news that the entire army had been wiped out, which made him suffer in an instant.
"What did he do, and how did such a well-thought-out operation fail?" Yao Jingcheng slapped the table in the military tent, and several soldiers who survived trembled and told what had happened that night.
Yao Jingcheng almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, "Tianhua Sect, the old man of Shenjian Valley and you are incompatible." He couldn't figure out why they hadn't plundered the supplies.
"The general is angry, this time it's not that our plan is not thorough, but that we underestimate those people in Tianhua Sect, they are indeed far from being comparable to barbarians, mainly because these barbarians have ruined our plans," said the military advisor Xiao Han.
"The next time such a plan is carried out, they will inevitably be prepared, and it will become very difficult to succeed," Yao said.
"Soldiers pay attention to the real and the false, if we don't succeed once, we will do it twice, and if we don't achieve it twice, I don't believe that they can find out whether we are transporting ** or spiritual ore every time", the military advisor said.
"Yes, if you cast a wide net, you will definitely be able to catch fish, it seems that Beicang's purge is still not fierce enough, and immediately write to General Li Junxian, urging him to exterminate many forces in Beicang and ensure a smooth road," Yao Jingcheng said.
Kunhe finally couldn't bear it anymore, he sent scouts to the ambush site, and what he saw was indeed a battlefield that turned into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, full of broken corpses and charred marks, and it was hard to imagine the brutality of the battlefield.
"High Priest, the results of this investigation show that this is a conspiracy of the Danyang Empire, and the materials they transported this time are not ore, but a large amount of slag and arcane **, they are taking the initiative to wait until we take the bait and catch us all", the spy said.
"Damn, the cunning Nanban, it's really hateful, it's shameful to use the next three indiscriminate schemes", Kun He was quite angry.
"Now the greater danger is on the frontal battlefield, their troops are well equipped, we retreat again and again, and if this continues, King Kunda will be under great pressure, and the King of Aquila will inevitably put pressure on him, and we must take decisive military action to prove our worth," said Kunhe's general.
"It's time to take a massive surprise attack on them, otherwise the morale of the army will be shaken and they will be at a disadvantage in the future", Kunhe decided to fight back.
In the camp of the Tianhua Sect Alliance, Li Dufeng and other high-level officials were also anxiously waiting for Lin Zixu and them, this battle was very dangerous, and he was not at ease.
However, they waited until they returned safely, but they did not see them bring back a large amount of spirit saltpeter.
"Zixu, what's going on, is our action a failure?" asked Li Dufeng.
"Uncle Shi, this operation was originally a ploy of the Danyang Empire against us, their transportation was fake, and it was true that they were going to attack us secretly, but fortunately, those barbarians took a shot for us, otherwise we wouldn't be able to come back", Lin Zixu said.
"Are you saying that they didn't transport the spirit ore at all, but **?"
"That's right, fortunately, we discovered the conspiracy in time, otherwise I would have become a sinner of Tianhua Sect," Lin Zixu said.
"The key future operations will become tricky, and we can't detect what they're transporting, otherwise we will be in danger if they design it again," Yin said.
"This time there are barbarians blocking the gun, next time it will not be so lucky, we must make a better plan of action, otherwise we will face great danger at any time," Lin Zixu said.
"This matter has to be guarded against, otherwise once you fall into the encirclement of their **, it will be difficult to escape", Li Dufeng also felt tricky.
"Although half-way plunder is a good method, the most fundamental thing is the control of the mine, and only when you master the mine can you have the initiative," Han Yunyi said.
"With our current strength, Yao Jingcheng, who is not enough to challenge hundreds of thousands of troops, a small-scale raid will not have the desired effect, and if we want to launch a large-scale raid, we have to see the actions of the Beicang tribe," Li Dufeng said.
"They shouldn't give up the territory of the Yak tribe easily, once the position here is lost, they won't be able to get their hands on the Beicang Mine, and there will be bigger moves in the future, they will fight, and our opportunity will come," Lin Zixu said.
"The support from the sect will be sent soon, so let's wait and see," Yin Qianxi said.
With Yao Jingcheng's pressure, Li Junxian had to send a large number of troops to hunt down other forces along the way, and during this critical period, many latent forces had to temporarily hibernate, waiting for new opportunities.
The current land of Beicang is completely chaotic, and many forces want to be hunters once, but the final result is that most of them become prey.
After this raid, many forces became cautious, and no one could afford such losses.
But under pressure, Kun He, as the supreme commander of the Beicang Coalition Army, couldn't sit still, his brother Kunda personally gave the battle order, and several other major royal families were exerting pressure, and he had no convincing results, and other royal families would inevitably take his place.
Li Junxian would not have imagined that their battle of trapped beasts, he had long expected that Kun He would definitely not stick to the defense, and would definitely look for an opportunity to come to raid, and a bigger conspiracy was brewing.
Although the Danyang Empire is strong, Jiang Bingkun also knows that if all the fronts are launched at the same time, even their national strength will not be able to adhere to the supply of all fronts at the same time.
This also gave the four major empires in the south a chance to breathe, now they have lost more than half of their territory, the military and civilians have suffered countless casualties, and it is difficult to launch an effective counterattack, and the battle line has moved north in an instant.