121 Siege
The quarries in Linhai Prefecture are really a secret base for the dark ones. The quarry was built on a large hillside with no trees and only a meadow.
Why was the quarry built here? Because the hillside itself is a huge piece of alabaster. Hundreds of millions of years of vicissitudes of life, this huge alabaster is covered with a thick layer of soil, and countless flowers and grasses grow on the soil.
However, since the interior of the mountain is full of stones, there is not a single tall tree here.
The quarry was built on the top of the mountain, and the clever craftsmen shoveled the soil layer on the top of the mountain, revealing the white stones, and mined them layer by layer, which was convenient and labor-saving.
After 100 years of mining, the mine has become a huge pit, and the spiraling stairs are full of miners walking around. Huge winches hoisted alabaster after piece and transported it outside.
Around this pit, there are countless holes, and inside are one mining passage after another, dense as a spider's web. People who are not familiar with the terrain will probably be exhausted and unable to get out if they go in.
The mine had a new owner 30 years ago, and the new owner was a very ordinary businessman, very friendly, very warm to customers, and friendly to the miners.
Everyone didn't know that this boss was actually Lord Feng's subordinate.
After more than 30 years of operation, sixty percent of the workers in this quarry are dark ones in disguise, and the mountains here have long been hollowed out, and countless materials are hidden here.
At this time, Lord Feng was having a secret meeting with his subordinates in a mine, and not only the Ninth Master and Xuanwu were present, but even Qinglong and Baihu, who had been in retreat for many days, were present.
Qinglong is a tall and thin man, it is said that the gold spell in one hand is superb, and it seems that his cultivation has risen greatly after many days of retreat, and he can guess it by looking at his happy expression.
At this time, Qinglong was stabbing the white tiger beside him with his hand.
"Tiger, I heard that Sister Suzaku has given birth, let's go see it later..."
"Why are you talking so much nonsense, be careful that the master punishes you..."
The white tiger seems to be much more stable than the green dragon, and the slightly shorter stature with the stocky body makes people feel the power contained in it at a glance.
The cultivation route taken by the White Tiger is similar to that of Xuanwu, both of them have been promoted from the realm of swordsmen to the awakened, and a wonderful light spell combined with extraordinary fists and feet makes him the most ferocious tiger under Lord Feng.
Today's quarry is indeed a gathering of heroes, except for the nursing Suzaku who did not come, the remaining three generals are all gathered.
There's a reason why Lord Wind brought everyone together, he wanted to plan well and prepare to attack the supply line from the Creation Gate to the Vast Mountain.
The offensive of the Vast Mountain a few years ago was a good result, although the number of kills and injuries was not large, but the dark ones successfully destroyed the Shi family's defense system in the Vast Mountain, and also snatched a large number of supplies.
Now the Creation Gate is eager to stabilize the battle situation and regain the advantage. In order to consolidate the battle line, a large amount of materials are constantly passing through the Great Snow Mountain and moving towards the Cangmang Mountain.
Cut off this supply line, and the hunters in the vast mountains will definitely not survive this winter.
This plan is too dangerous, and it wants to attack the supply lines heavily protected by troops in the hinterland of the Chu State. This kind of crazy plan can only be come up with by a madman.
The madman is calculating the Creation Gate, and the Creation Gate is also calculating him.
When accurate information continued to be transmitted to the Creation Gate, the House of Elders, which was known for its inefficiency, unanimously approved the plan to attack the quarry for the first time.
This attack was under the unified command of Elder Lan Ji, and the Red Pink Force took the lead, preparing 2,000 elite soldiers, all led by Yun Shuyue.
It seems that Lan Ji and Yun Shayue's resentment towards Xuanwu is too strong, and as soon as they hear that he is there, they immediately can't sit still.
The Shi family and the Hou family were not to be outdone, and each of them produced 1,000 elites. It seems that the vast war has stimulated these two families, and the mood for revenge is also very urgent.
Yufei and Li Feiyang didn't rise to the top this time, each of them sent out 800 elites, and the two young masters led the team to prepare to go to the quarry to make soy sauce.
This time the creation of the gate is really a cost, a full 5,600 elites, this is already the largest transfer of troops in the hinterland of Chu in a hundred years, in just three days, the elites stationed in various places have begun to gather at the foot of Zhongzhou Mountain.
The House of Elders is ready to hone and hone these young people this time, except for Shi Meng, who is far away in the vast mountain, who has not returned, the inner disciples have all gone into battle, and even the flowing fire has been urgently recruited.
It doesn't matter if the fire comes or not, isn't it a joke that his army of thousands of ordinary people wants to fight against the dark one?
It's a pity that Shi Zhongxing's tone is very strict, if the fire doesn't come, then his 1,000 soldiers will not be sent.
My son is not here, and I can't go in person, so I always have to find a trustworthy nephew to lead the troops. Although Hou Wen can also lead troops, I have to find him a deputy. I think it's quite suitable, so it's decided.
Everyone can't resist this stinky stone, so it's up to him to mess around, anyway, it's also your soldier, whoever you like to take care of it.
In this way, a golden-threaded eagle flew to the water jade mine with the requisition order of the Creation Gate.
Hou Wen's secret letter was written very briefly, and after introducing the situation a little, he went straight to the point.
"This time, you don't need to bring an entourage, just pick one or two henchmen... Heading west from the Water Jade Mine and following the path at the foot of the Great Snow Mountain, you can bypass the hinterland of Chu and reach the quarry in a straight line, with my Blizzard guards answering you along the way... Remember, be sure to meet us at the quarry within three days, so that others don't take advantage of the problem... Cheche"
Liuhuo didn't dare to stay after reading the secret letter, took Zuo Panyu with him, and the two went straight to the Snow Mountain.
This road is full of mountain roads, and if it weren't for the outposts set up by Blizzard's internal guards along the way, who could change horses, Flowing Fire really didn't dare to guarantee that it would be there in three days.
In the past three days, the two have not slept and changed horses. After running more than a thousand miles of mountain roads, I could see the outline of the quarry in the distance, and at this time, the forward of the Creation Gate had already begun to camp at the foot of the hillside.
This plan to create a gate really caught the dark ones off guard, perhaps because of Suzaku's absence, the shadow army's intelligence gathering ability is much weaker than before. At least the information that these elites of the Creation Gate gathered in Zhongzhou Mountain, they did not send it to the quarry in time.
By the time the quarry people knew this information, the vanguard of the Creation Gate was already visible to the naked eye.
This raid plan was too successful, and the vengeful Creation Gate took out a lot of the cavalry he had accumulated over the years. These vanguard troops, consisting of sword masters and awakened ones, arrived at the quarry in just four days and caught the enemy by surprise.
By the time the two arrived, the vanguard had already engaged the Dark One.
At this time, the quarry was extremely chaotic, and the ordinary miners who were at a loss had seen the war scene there, and they were scared one by one.
What's even more dramatic is that these mortal miners suddenly found that these ordinary mine supervisors, foremen, and some very simple technicians around them actually knew how to do magic.
The fat man who was cooking, actually jumped up and down in the mine with a two-handed big sword, and the big sword in his hand shone brightly, and his target was the soldiers at the entrance of the mine.
Lao Bai, who keeps accounts, usually looks so weak, why did he wave a fire dragon with both hands today and swoop down on those attackers?
Familiar and unfamiliar figures poured up from the mine, instantly suppressing the attacking enemy.
At this time, Lord Feng and the Ninth Master also came out of a hole, and their eyes were full of surprise.
"How did the Creation Gate chase here, when did the Red Pink Intelligence Force become so powerful..."
At this time, a herald ran away from not far away, shouting loudly.
"The forward troops of the Creation Gate have already fought against us, and there are more than 800 people, all of whom are the elite of the pink troops... At the foot of the mountain, hundreds of enemy troops have begun to set up simple antlers and trenches, apparently to set up camp..."
"And... Behind the more than 1,000 soldiers, there is still a steady stream of soldiers, and all of them are cavalry..."
After listening to the herald's report, the Ninth Master immediately became alert.
"It's not good, the Creation Gate is going to trap us, we only have less than 3,000 soldiers now, and we can't defend it at all..."
Before the Ninth Master could finish speaking, another herald also rushed over.
"Report to my lord, the enemy has begun to divide his forces, and there have been large waves of cavalry to the south and north of the quarry, only the west is safe for now..."
These Wind Lords also knew the enemy's intentions, and said with a slap on the head.
"They want to drive us out into the sea, they are forcing us to give up the quarry, and they want to fight us again on the plains..."
The two adults pushed away the crowd and quickly climbed to the top of the hillside, frowning as they watched the steady stream of enemy horsemen in the distance.
It's too fast, it's too fast this time. There are already more than 2,000 troops under the hillside, and the rear is still being replenished.
Elite soldiers, definitely elite soldiers. Every soldier who rushed to the battlefield was able to get to work quickly, and countless cavalry poured up the hillside to fight the dark one. More soldiers jumped off their horses and joined the flow of people building the fortifications.
Soldiers as busy as ants down the hillside were digging a long trench. Behind the trenches, countless sharp wooden antlers were erected.
The strategic intent of the Creation Gate is too obvious, what they want is total annihilation.
Seeing that the situation was critical, the Ninth Master was about to make a move with his sleeves copied, but Lord Feng next to him grabbed him.
"Don't get excited, let's take a look, I really want to know who is here today... Since it's the reunion of old friends, why should we salute first and then soldier..."
As he spoke, the battle on the hillside had come to an end. After losing dozens of corpses, the Creation Gate chose to retreat, and hundreds of cavalry slowly left the battlefield.
Some of the dark ones tried to chase after them for a while, but they were quickly stopped by the people on the left and right.
It turned out that the barracks at the foot of the hillside were about to take shape. The continuous antlers and moats have become a curved crescent shape, forming a semi-encirclement formation against the quarry. At this time, rushing into battle is definitely sending you to death.
The Ninth Master sighed, "Hey... The best time to rush into battle was missed, and these dead soldiers are just buying time for the follow-up troops to build a camp..."