Chapter 176: True Intent
In the palace, the three of us sat silently and looked at the gate of the palace, until late at night, the first demon fox rushed back as scheduled, and reported to Yinyue that the Lingshan army led by the three witches was menacing all the way through the stars and the moon.
"What demon clan is there in the capital of the Lingshan army that is attacking the Qingqiu country?" Silver Moon sat on the throne and asked calmly.
"Only the wizards of Lingshan and the Zhu Yan Demon Clan have been detected, and all the elites in the red robe of Lingshan are dispatched this time." Demon Fox replied in the affirmative.
"The red-robed wizard of Lingshan?" Yinyue frowned and said suspiciously, after thinking for a long time. "Lingshan wizards are distinguished by the witch robes they wear, the soldiers are all white robes are the backbone of the Lingshan army, and then the red robes and black robes are the witches, only the ten witches of Lingshan wear green robes and witch robes, but the red robes and black robes are not exactly high and low, they are the elites of Lingshan, the only difference is that the black-robed wizards are good at controlling offensive witchcraft, while the red-robed wizards are good at sacrificial and control witchcraft."
"That's even more strange, since the menacing and desperate attack on Qingqiu Country, it seems that they want to fight us to the death, but the army sent out is not the black-robed wizard with the strongest attack, but the red-robed wizard used to sacrifice." I frowned, when I was in Lingshan, I saw the Nine Babies who led the red-robed wizards to sacrifice the blood of the Nine Babies at the bottom of the Black Abyss, and the witchcraft mastered by those wizards seemed to be unsuitable for use in battle.
"How many red-robed wizards are there in this dispatch?" Silver Moon asked sternly.
"No more than two thousand." The demon fox said with certainty.
"......" Yinyue was stunned and suddenly stood up from the throne, looked at the demon fox hesitantly and asked suspiciously. If Shuang returns that the Lingshan army of this expedition to Qingqiu Country is three times as many as us, but there are only less than 2,000 red-robed wizards who come with the army, which means that this army is all Zhu Yan Demon Clan?! ”
"Yes." The demon fox replied in the affirmative.
I saw Yinyue's brows wrinkled tighter and couldn't speak for a long time, I don't know what kind of monster Zhu Yan is, Yinyue told me that Zhu Yan is a demon clan living in the west of the demon world in Xiaoci Mountain, the human face ape body is white-headed and red-footed, not only the action is very agile and the strength is infinite, and the innate body is like a copper wall and iron wall is difficult to be injured, this Zhu Yan is a fierce beast belongs to the barbarian demon, it is a sign of military disaster, Zhu Yan is a sign of war.
"So this Zhu Yan is very powerful?" The prince asked.
"It depends on how to say it, if it is compared to Zhu Yan in the barbarian demon, of course it is very strong, but if it is facing a spirit demon, such as a demon fox with strong demon power, Zhu Yan is obviously difficult to resist, but the only tricky thing is that Zhu Yan's body is extremely difficult to hurt, even if he faces a spirit demon that is stronger than them, he will not retreat." Yinyue shook her head and said puzzled. "But it's a joke to rely on these impregnable walls to attack Qingqiu Country alone, I really don't understand what the Ten Witches of Lingshan want, although the red-robed wizards with less than two thousand are good at controlling witchcraft, they can't play a role in the confrontation between the two armies with a large number of people, and once the red-robed wizards are close to them, they can only be slaughtered."
No matter how I hear it, I feel that the Lingshan army is not like a decisive battle, but to send it to death, I have seen Yinyue command the demon fox clan to exterminate the barbarian demon extravagant corpse like a storm, even if the Zhu is like an iron wall, but after all, it is impossible to be the opponent of the demon fox clan, I can even think of the scene of the Lingshan army being defeated by the frost waiting for work in the Jackal Mountain, at that time, the Ge Shui in front of the Jackal Mountain is bound to be full of corpses and rivers of blood.
The Ten Witches of Lingshan are so afraid of the cloak, and in the hall, the cloak in front of the Ten Witches to get rid of Tubo is to warn the Ten Witches not to allow any more mistakes, and Wu Lang of the Ten Witches of Lingshan is careful and will not give such a stupid order, but I really can't understand what the Ten Witches of Lingshan intend to do.
Yinyue let the demon fox go down to rest, and when it was dark, the second demon fox rushed back to the palace, and the news of the report did not change, and the two thousand red-robed wizards and Zhu Yan's army led by the three witches rushed at a speed of 100 miles a day and are now far away from Lingshan, rarely stopping along the way, but there are no other changes, and the direction is directed towards Qingqiu Country.
I was secretly surprised in my heart that such a fast marching speed was just to rush to death, even if the number of Lingshan troops was large, it would not be so rash.
The results of the demon fox that rushed back afterwards were the same, the prince and I and Yinyue looked at each other, the Lingshan army was not far from the Jackal Mountain, and at this rate, it would be five days at most to reach the other side of Geshui.
"Is there any movement over there in Lingshan?" Yinyue asked solemnly.
"The demon fox left in Lingshan by the ruling lord told me that since the three witches led the army to leave the Lingshan moat, there has been no movement in Lingshan, and there has been no army to follow." Demon Fox replied in the affirmative.
The closer we got to the Jackal Mountain, the more uneasy we became, which was completely out of line with the military situation, and we were never able to figure out other intentions, until the next evening, the demon fox who rushed back was panting and hurriedly returned.
"After five days of rapid marching, the Lingshan army of the Three Witches suddenly stationed in Changliu between Lingshan and Zhushan, which is still more than 500 miles away from Qingqiu Country."
"Stationed?!" Yinyue was stunned for a moment, looked at the demon fox and asked seriously. "How long has it been there?"
"I was originally ordered by the Lord of the Ruling State to return to the movement of the Lingshan army of the lord of the country in time at a distance of two hundred miles, but the army of Lingshan no longer moved forward when it marched to Changliu, but was stationed on the spot, so I rushed back to report to the lord of the country." The demon fox replied.
The sudden change made us all look at each other, and we didn't understand what Lingshan wanted to do at all, and the news brought by the next demon fox was the same, and the Lingshan army of the three witches never moved after being stationed for a long time, and this time the demon fox brought back the deployment map of the Lingshan army for a long time.
I received the silver moon and the prince in my hand are all around, from the deployment map, it can be seen that Zhu Yan's army is deployed in three layers without leakage, and the long snake is lined up across the southwest, and I can see the clues by looking at the deployment map, this is not like an offensive formation at all, it is obviously on the defensive, but the problem is that there are still five hundred miles away from Qingqiu Country for a long time, and I really don't know what to defend here.
"Zhu Yan's army has not moved since it was divided into three defenses for a long time, but according to the investigation, the two thousand red-robed wizards in the army have not gotten anywhere." The demon fox said solemnly.
"The red-robed wizard is not with the Zhu Yan army?" I immediately became alert and hurriedly asked. "Can you find out where the red-robed wizard has gone?"
"Zhu Yan's army is divided into three defenses and can't get close at all, I only know that three of the ten witches in Lingshan and the two thousand red-robed wizards left quietly, but I don't know where they are going." The demon fox replied.
The strength of the three witches and the two thousand red-robed wizards should not be underestimated, and there must be a plan to disappear suddenly, I am worried about whether I want to sneak attack Qingqiu Country, Yinyue hurriedly took out the mountain and sea map and spread it out, pointed to a place on the map and told us that this is Changliu, and told us thoughtfully.
A hundred miles to the west of Changliu is the Dragon's Head Hill at the junction of the east and west of the demon world, there is a canyon surrounded by mountains on three sides, although it is not as dangerous as the Lingshan moat, but if you want to defend, it is definitely a very favorable terrain, and Zhu Yan has a body that is difficult to hurt like a copper wall, and it is an excellent place to deploy there.
On the other hand, Changliu is a plain, and there is no natural danger around it at all, but it is really unbelievable to choose to be stationed here to set up defenses.
"However, the intention of the Lingshan army of the commander of the Three Witches has been very clear, and it is not to fight us to the death, it is obvious that there are other reasons for choosing to stay for a long time." Yinyue said calmly.
"Judging from the map of mountains and seas, it is still far away from Qingqiu Country for a long time, and it should be impossible for the three witches and the two thousand red-robed wizards to sneak attack Qingqiu Country, but this layout map is across the southwest to be defended, and it makes sense that the west is guarded by Lingshan, but why block the south?" The prince looked at the mountains and seas and said calmly.
"The three witches came from Lingshan in the west and disappeared in Changliu, and Changliu just crossed a hundred miles from east to west, so the passages between the north and south of the demon world are under the control of the Lingshan army." I looked at the mountain and sea map and thought about it for a moment before saying. "Judging from the defense map, it is obvious that it is in the south of the Demon Realm, and most of the three witches who disappeared and the two thousand red-robed wizards went to the south of the Demon Realm."
"South? What is there in the south that is worthy of the Ten Witches of Lingshan to be so aggressive, and send three witches and two thousand red-robed wizards, you must know that this place is only five hundred miles away from Qingqiu Country, if I can stay in the end for a long time in less than three days with my army at this moment, then Zhu Yan should not be able to resist for long and will be exterminated. Yinyue shook her head suspiciously.
I repeated the south in my mouth, and my eyes searched for any place worthy of the adventure of the ten witches of Lingshan on the map of mountains and seas, the Great Wilderness Canghai in the south has Pinglian who restored the sacred wood of the demon world, but Pinglian has returned to Qingqiu Country with Yinyue after Wu Xian's death, and it is impossible not to know that there are false accusations in Lingshan that can predict and divination.
Aside from Ping Lian, I really can't think of anything else worth the risk of the Ten Witches of Lingshan not hesitating to go deep alone......
I suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly took out another mountain and sea map given to me by Yinyue from my body, and after looking at it repeatedly for a while, I suddenly raised my head.
"I know where the three witches and those two thousand red-robed wizards have gone!"
"Where?" Yinyue and the prince asked in unison.
"It's too late, talk as you go." I asked Yinyue and the prince to leave with me immediately, and I said to Yinyue on the way. "I'm afraid we have to go our separate ways, you go to Jackal Mountain and order the demon fox army to move westward immediately, and rush to Changliu in the shortest possible time, and we must crush the impregnable defense line of the Zhu Yan army, and we must also block the road to Lingshan in the south of the demon world, and we must not let go of the Lingshan wizard before the prince and I come back."