Chapter 31: The Mirror and the Truth
"We've been here all along!Gucheng, what's wrong with you?" Xuanyuanxiu was really worried now, after they entered the forest, they found this natural mountain road, and they surveyed along the mountain road all the way, and it didn't take long to see Ye Gucheng suddenly stand still and not leave, shouting for a long time and not responding, no, just a little reaction, and he spoke incoherently.
"This is impossible! We obviously went deep into the forest, there was no such mountain road at all, and we were attacked by mosquito swarms, have you all forgotten?" Ye Gucheng couldn't accept everything in front of him, his memory was so clear, it couldn't be a daydream at all, what went wrong?
The Xuanyuan warriors really couldn't understand it, the mountain road was obviously in front of them, and they had never gone deep into the forest, let alone encountered the mosquito swarm in Ye Gucheng's mouth, why would the Mandate of Heaven say that?
"Have you all forgotten? We also saw those ancient trees with human faces, have you all forgotten?" Ye Gucheng really wanted to evoke everyone's memories as much as possible and prove that there were no mistakes in his memory, but unfortunately, he was doomed to failure, at least, he had already seen the answer from the ghostly expressions of the guards and the worried eyes of Xuanyuan Xiu!
Why?
Why is this happening?
Ye Gucheng's heart began to tremble because of fear, which scene is true? Which scene is false?
You should go west!
Coldly, Ye Gucheng's mind echoed with the words of the mysterious old man.
What exactly does this mean?
"Everyone, come on, Xuanyuan is here. The sudden exclamation succeeded in attracting everyone's attention.
I saw that more than a dozen scouts who had entered the forest before were fainting collectively in the woods by the roadside.
This is a false alarm, the misty forest has no enemies, and the mountain road is easy to walk, it is a natural passage, as for the perennial surrounding fog, it should be caused by the geographical location, only from a distance will feel hazy, after entering the forest, these fog can not be seen at all, all the movement in the forest is clearly visible.
This was Xuanyuan Zhuo's evaluation of the Misty Forest, of course, for the more than ten scouts who were unconscious, he understood that it was caused by accidentally inhaling some kind of miasma, and in this regard, he asked his people to wrap their noses in clothes to avoid another accident.
Although Ye Gucheng rode his horse and marched with the army, he had no intention of enjoying the scenery along the road, his heart was still immersed in memory, he couldn't accept Xuanyuan's excellent words, this was not an illusion, he could be very sure!
However, he couldn't find any evidence to support his idea, and he had staggered the mountain path into the forest despite his objections, but he didn't find the so-called ancient tree with a human face!
"Gucheng, what's wrong with you, why have you been sullen?" Xuanyuanxiu didn't know when she started paying special attention to Ye Gucheng's every move, she only knew that seeing the other party silent all the way, she couldn't be happy, and she was depressed and uncomfortable!
Ye Gucheng came back to his senses, smiled apologetically, forcibly cheered up, and diverted his attention: "I'm just thinking, how long has it been since my lovely Xiu'er has eaten grilled fish!"
Speaking of grilled fish, Xuanyuan Xiu couldn't help but swallow his saliva secretly, his worried expression was swept away, and he said with anticipation: "Lonely City, can we still eat grilled fish?"
"Trust me, Xiu'er, I'll let you eat the most delicious grilled fish in the world. This is Ye Gucheng's promise, and it is the only thing he wants to do, he wants to create a peaceful and prosperous world in troubled times for the woman he loves, and then grow old together.
Xuanyuan Xiu smiled, his eyes were as clear as blue waves, full of joy, the curvature of the corners of his mouth was as perfect as a crescent moon, rippling with sweetness, this was not a smile in the world, this was a smile from an angel, as if in an instant, the whole sky was lit up!
Ye Gucheng seems to be beginning to understand that King Zhou You is smiling at the princes of the Beacon Fire Opera for Bo Bao, and at this moment, if he is allowed to pick the moon for nine days, it is estimated that he will do the same!
The march continued, fortunately, in front of the Xuanyuan clan warriors, only Feng Dian slept in the open, the strong supplies of the Que Yue Clan made them have no worries, and the rest was only the ultimate battle in the Furious Wind Canyon.
"Report!" a scout quickly rushed into the tent, knelt down on his knees and bowed his head, "Leader Qiqi, there is a barbarian tribe legion in the Angry Wind Plain. β
"What?" Jia Li was taken aback when he heard this, pushed away the flirtatious woman in his arms, and asked urgently, "How many people are here?"
"Back to the chief, about 100,000. β
"How is it possible?" No wonder Jiali didn't believe it, in terms of numbers, wouldn't it be pouring out, how could the barbarian tribe be stupid enough to send out an entire army to attack the Angry Wind Canyon? Even if it was defeated, what was the point of this land being attacked on all sides?
"Returning to the leader, I have confirmed again and again from the scouts that I have caught that there will be no mistake. β
"Bring the scouts in. β
"I've already cut it down. A sturdy man happened to walk in from outside the tent with several entourages, and said nonchalantly: "It's worth being so nervous, just use them to train your hands with the cubs." β
Hearing this, Jia Li didn't say anything, and waved his hand to signal the herald to retreat.
On the contrary, several generals present in the tent showed displeasure, and one of them said coldly: "When will it be the turn of the Holy Flame Sect to take care of the affairs of our Black Mountain Clan?"
Hearing this, the strong man had not yet said anything, but his entourage had already drawn their swords to face each other, and the generals of the Montenegrin clan present were naturally not to be outdone, and drew their swords one after another, and the atmosphere was stiff for a while.
Strangely, Gali watched coldly and did nothing wrong to stop it.
"What's the matter? Could it be that the Black Mountain Clan doesn't need our Holy Fire Sect's help?" The strong man sneered, hugged his chest and said proudly: "If this is the case, I will take my son to Islam, and you will deal with it by yourself, and as for the attack on the Lunatic Cult, my clan will no longer participate." β
"Don't be angry, the leader of the oak must not be angry, first taste the flavor of the women of the barbarian tribe. Jiali pushed the woman next to him forward and motioned for the generals to put away their blades. "It's rare for our two clans to be in alliance, how can we hurt our friendship because of such a trivial matter, they came just in time, and we just took the opportunity to annihilate the Nanban in one fell swoop. β
The strong man also knew how to accept it when he saw it, hugged the woman, motioned to his entourage to put away the knife, and laughed at the woman and walked to his own position.
South of the Raging Wind Canyon, Raging Wind Plain.
After listening to the report of his subordinates, Zhang Tao's face was gloomy and terrifying, and after looking around at everyone, he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, tell me what you think." β
"At the moment, the situation is not optimistic, the Black Mountain Clan originally had 30,000 main elites, and now with the 30,000 Holy Fire Sect cavalry led by the Quercus Army, the enemy's strength has reached 60,000, and our army is only about 100,000, even if we win, we will suffer heavy losses, I am afraid that we will not be able to defend the Strange Stone Forest. "The one who spoke was the commander of the First Army of the Regular Army of the Tuman Tribe, a direct relative of the Zhang family, Zhang Hao.
"I don't understand, we have been secretly marching all the way, and the affiliated tribes along the way have also been uprooted, and they can't fly out of a single carrier pigeon, why did the Holy Fire Sect still learn the news and send troops to come?" Another Zhang general seemed to be unable to figure out the reason.
"I don't think it's necessarily the Holy Fire Sect that learned the news in advance, otherwise it wouldn't have just sent this bit of soldiers and horses, it should be a coincidence, we just happened to be unlucky, and we ran into something plotting between the two northern barbarian clans. Zhang Hao was probably not wrong.
"There is no point in talking about this now! For now, we still have to hurry up and think of countermeasures, if we can't fight, we can only retreat. "It was an old barbarian general who was the second commander of the regular army, Yeluqi.
"Retreat?" Zhang Yueli's expression was cold, and she retorted angrily: "My clan has traveled through mountains and rivers and experienced hardships for more than a month, is it to come here to withdraw from the army?"
"If you don't retreat, what will our clan do to fight? Could it be that you really want to wipe out the elite of our clan here?" Yeluqi was immediately displeased.
"Why can't you fight? Our clan has the most elite Evil Shura Legion, and there are tens of thousands of main clan soldiers, plus the Xuanyuan clan warriors in Ye Guchengγγγγγγ β
"IMHO. Yeluqi coldly interrupted Zhang Yueli's words, and responded with a slight sarcasm: "There are only more than 10,000 Xuanyuan warriors, and individual combat may be relatively strong, but in a large-scale battlefield, the number of people is the key to determining victory or defeat. Besides, it is still unknown whether they will be able to reach them by two days, and I don't think we should put our hopes in them. β
"Is it possible to pin my hope on you?" Zhang Yueli really couldn't listen to it, if it weren't for the special identity of the other party, he was afraid that he would have already drawn his sword against him, and immediately, he fought back in a cold voice: "Cowardice before fighting, shame for our clan, just like you, you are also worthy of being the commander of the legion." β
"Presumptuous!" A native barbarian clan elder took the lead in attacking, and said angrily: "Even your father doesn't dare to talk like this, you are a woman, and you are a deputy general in the army, you dare to commit the following crimes, is it possible that you have forgotten that your Zhang family has today's status, what kind of credit is it?"
This sentence, Zhang Tao is extremely disgusted, he admitted that it was because of the barbarians that he was able to establish a clan in the northern wilderness, but time has passed, and now it is the Zhang family who is protecting these barbarian people, but this group of people still hangs the credit of the year in their mouths all the time, and they rely on the old and sell the old at every turn, which is really tireless.
Zhang Yueli is a person, his temper is already short-tempered, and he is even more straight, and he can't see the weak and incompetent people taking the lead, immediately, he suddenly stood up, raised his eyebrows, and reprimanded: "You are presumptuous, your father has become the leader of the barbarian tribe, and you are a clan, you open your mouth and close your mouth and call us the Zhang family, do you want to rebel?"
With such a big hat buttoned down, even if Yelu was wrapped in a barbarian clan elder, he couldn't bear it, and couldn't help but point at Zhang Yueli tremblingly, but he couldn't say a word.
"Enough!" Zhang Tao saw that the scene was out of control, and stopped the people of the two clans from continuing to fight in time, rubbing his aching forehead and said: "I asked you to discuss the military situation in the account, didn't I listen to your quarrel, isn't it chaotic enough?"
"I just say a word, if you can't do anything, our clan should withdraw in time to avoid major damage, and only by preserving strength can we be invincible. "Jerubao spoke his point on behalf of the barbarians.
"I also have only one sentence, we must fight, only by defeating, our clan can enter the strange stone forest, and with the city, our clan can truly be invincible. Zhang Yueli also spoke on behalf of most of the Zhang family's direct relatives.
Zhang Tianci saw his sister sitting down, and secretly gave a thumbs up to praise. He had long been fed up with the sight of no one in the eyes of the barbarians, but he didn't have the courage to dare to fight back head-on.
"If the leader insists on going his own way and insisting on taking risks, our people can only withdraw. "Yeluqi dares to say this is not without basis, after all, there are more than 30,000 people in the regular army who belong to the barbarian tribe, if the army is really divided, I am afraid that the Zhang family has no chance of winning, according to his thoughts, the Zhang family will not dare to divide the army, and the final result is to withdraw the army.
This is a naked threat, Zhang Tao's eyes suddenly showed coldness, but it was inconvenient to attack.
Zhang Hao grabbed Zhang Yueli's hand, shook his head to signal not to be rash, and said in a deep voice: "Commander Yelu, I understand your concerns, but now we don't have much way to retreat, if we retreat, the enemy army will chase and kill, at that time, even if we return to the original territory, I am afraid that there are few troops, and the Holy Fire Sect and the Black Mountain Clan will not easily let go of the fat in their mouths." β
"You see, I said at the beginning that you shouldn't easily move the people to relocate, but you didn't listen, it's okay now, what should you do next?" Thinking of the terrible consequences that were about to occur, another native barbarian clan elder couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
This is a major matter of discussing military aircraft, it is clearly a farce!
Zhang Tao listened to the discussions of the generals of the two factions, all kinds of disputes and quarrels, his forehead became more and more painful, and he was about to go crazy, when a herald hurriedly walked into the account.
"Commander Qiyu, Ye Gongzi has led the Xuanyuan clan warriors to arrive. β
Hearing this, Zhang Tao suddenly looked happy and hurriedly walked out. "Come with me. β