Chapter 122: Sabre Rattling
At noon, the sun shines brightly on the golden dome of Chenji Palace. Under the royal city of Yongchuan, the demon horse cavalry regiment is ready to go. Overlooking the golden iron horse on the square from the front of Chenji Palace, it has the potential to swallow mountains and rivers.
Standing at the front of the team is the commander of the Demon Horse Cavalry Regiment, and also a member of the Amber Dragon King's command, the Bull Demon Fence Ghost. The body of the hedge ghost is a green cow with a small mountain, and it is very appropriate to describe him by pulling out the mountain and covering the world. Since the Amber Dragon King had just taken over Dongyao, he had followed him, starting from the guards and rising step by step, and finally became the commander of the largest cavalry regiment in Dongyao and even the demon world.
He is also extremely upright, and he is also very brave in battle, the only drawback is that he does not know how to be flexible, which also responds to the nature of the ox, fortunately, the cavalry regiment is mainly used to be the vanguard, and there is no need to have too much resourcefulness.
This hedge ghost also has a quirk, that is, there is an almost blind worship of the Amber Dragon King, when I heard that this dragon king originally had a divine status, and because he fell in love with a human woman and was exiled to the demon world by the god Qiansu, he was completely surrendered by the legendary color and romantic atmosphere on his body. So much so that he obeyed the Amber Dragon King, and would never allow anyone to question his decision.
Last year, he came to the royal city of Yongchuan with the young master Qiancai, and stationed in the city with the team idle for several months, although he insisted on training every day, it was still difficult to prevent the spirit of the soldiers in the corps from becoming weak, and he believed that this time as the first army to solve the problem of Tucheng and Qingyang was a good opportunity for the legion to regroup.
As soon as the time for the expedition arrived, the golden phalanx gradually turned into a golden line, and along the winding mountain road, it went mightily towards the direction of Tucheng Qingyang.
The remaining old soldiers of the Demon Spirit Clan add up to less than a thousand, while the Demon Horse Cavalry Regiment is an army of 5,000 people, and the soldiers are all in the prime of life, so it stands to reason that they have an absolute advantage in terms of momentum and numbers.
However, in the art of war, if you want to win a battle, you must rely on the right time, place and people, not to mention the natural environment for the time being, the complex topography of the green soil of the earth city and the determination of the demon spirit clan to unite to protect the last son of the demon spirit should not be underestimated.
Qingyun didn't know how to use to know about the Demon Horse Cavalry Regiment sent by Wang Cheng in advance, so he immediately sent someone to report to the Red Ear Demon Spirit, although the Red Ear Demon Spirit was a little flustered after hearing it, but he quickly regained his calm, and his eyes rolled to the idea.
When he decided to protect the bronze statue of the Red Demon of the Ape to the death in order to keep Kui alive, he divided the summoned Demon Spirit Clan warriors into seven teams, divided into seven layers, and distinguished them by seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, and appointed the seven most experienced fighters as captains. At this time, he quickly summoned these seven people to the palace where he temporarily lived, and began to discuss countermeasures.
"I just got the news that Wang Cheng sent five thousand demon horse cavalry regiments with the intention of suppressing our army, what do you think?" The red-eared demon spirit asked directly.
"What? Does this mean that Wang Cheng is going to completely declare war on our Tucheng Qingyang? The captain of the Red team, who had a red band tied around his arm, asked rhetorically.
"Ouyang Hongye, the fox, deliberately did not use the army under the royal city, but used Dongyao's cavalry regiment, in order to make outsiders look like the two cities between Dongyao and Qingyang were fighting at most." The red-eared demon spirit said through gritted teeth.
He admired Ouyang Hongye's scheming more and more, if anyone had an ally like him, he would definitely get twice the result with half the effort, but it was a pity that he was destined to be his enemy from the beginning.
"Looks like we're going to have to move out of our secret weapon, right?" The captain of the BLU team, who had a blue belt around his neck, suggested.
The secret weapon in his mouth was the hundreds of giant artillery pieces built by the Ape Red Demon when he was managing the Tucheng Qingyang to prevent foreign enemies from invading in the future. These guns borrowed the principles of Ming artillery, but also made certain improvements.
The entire barrel and two wheels are made of pure copper, and there is an opening at the front end of the barrel that is larger than the barrel, and the powder chamber is connected to the barrel, with an ignition hole for the lead. The chamber wall in the powder chamber is slightly thicker than the barrel, which is designed to withstand greater chamber pressure.
These cannons have been secretly hidden underground in various levels of the city, and they will never be used lightly unless they are absolutely necessary, and the captain of the BLU team thinks that the moment may be a last resort.
"The cannon is so lethal that the shell will surely blow them up. But our initial idea was just to defend the Seven Sound Gate and the Futu Hall to prevent the Demon King Fox from destroying the bronze statue, and in this way, we would completely break with the royal city, not only that, but also offend such a powerful character as the Amber Dragon King, I think it is still necessary to think in the long run. It was the captain of the orange team with an orange band on the top of his helmet who spoke, and he was the same old man who had played the lute earlier.
"Since we agreed to Qingyun's conditions, we have no way out! Qingyun is the father-killing enemy of the demon king fox, and he is the enemy of the entire demon world, do you think the royal city will let us go now? The Red-Eared Demon Spirit retorted with a little excitement. He was determined to save his son, even if he didn't recover.
"I also agree to dispatch artillery, relying on the terraced terrain of the green soil to place the artillery in a fan-shaped layer, if they want to break through our defenses, it must be more difficult than climbing to the sky." The captain of the blue team echoed, he was already a belligerent, and he was excited to think that he could still fight Dong Yao's elite troops at this age.
"As for you shouting the hardest, and you said that you are the last son of the demon spirit, why are you retreating now?" The captain of the purple team with a purple belt around his waist also fanned the flames and teased the captain of the orange team.
"Good!" The captain of the orange team no longer had any worries after he said this, and gritted his teeth and responded, "Just do what you say!" I'm out of the way! ”
The captains and the Red-Eared Demon Spirit came to an agreement, and they returned to the floor under their respective management to set up the artillery. In charge of the top layer is the purple team, this layer has the longest barrel and the farthest firing distance, and so on, the artillery on each floor can effectively attack the city.
After Mochizuki accidentally opened the emblem in the seven-tone gate guarded by the Red team, he wanted to find an opportunity to continue looking elsewhere for clues to other seven-tone gates. As soon as he was about to leave, he caught up with the return of the Red Captain, who gathered all the Red Squad fighters and explained to his soldiers how to place the artillery and where to place them.
Mochizuki, who was mixed in, knew the power of the artillery, and thought to himself that the Demon Horse Cavalry Regiment was no match for them, no matter how powerful it was. Although it is not convenient for him to come forward, he can go out of the city to find a few members of the intelligence group and ask them to intercept the cavalry regiment in order to warn them of this change.
It's just that there are many warriors of the Demon Spirit Clan standing around him, and it is very difficult to walk away from under their noses without suspicion, and at this moment, every minute and second of delay makes him scratch his heart and liver. In a hurry, he hunched over his abdomen and pretended to be in a hurry, and ran to the side regardless of the situation.
There were bursts of mocking laughter behind them, they didn't expect that the most honest stuffy gourd on weekdays also had a lazy donkey grinding, so he just said that they should prepare artillery, and he pretended to have a stomachache and was lazy.
Mochizuki ran all the way to the secret passage where he entered the city, only to see that the entrance to the cave had been blocked by a large stone, he reached out and summoned one of the Moon Shadow Knife to pry the big stone aside with a strong prie, and then entered the cave and hurried out of the city.
The four members of the intelligence group were still lurking outside the city, and when they saw Mochizuki in demon spirit armor from a distance, they couldn't help but get nervous, and they each opened their positions and prepared to fight.
Who knew that the man walked up to him and took off his helmet turned out to be Mochizuki, and he said anxiously: "I don't know how the red-eared demon spirit knew about the fact that the royal city sent the demon horse cavalry regiment to Tucheng Qingyang, and now they are planning to pull out all the artillery hidden in the city to face the battle, although I haven't seen the appearance of the cannon with my own eyes, but it is said that there are hundreds of them." You go to the road quickly and stop the cavalry regiment, tell the cavalry regiment commander about the artillery, and ask him to think about countermeasures in advance. ”
"Okay!" After hearing this, Chang Feng only left the old five shadow demon to guard the bones of the mole Xiaoqi, and he immediately took the scorpion and the red lotus to meet the demon horse cavalry regiment.
In less than half a day's effort, the artillery had been fanned out from top to bottom as envisaged, and large flags representing the colors of their troops were erected on each floor.
At this time, the real stuffy gourd woke up, only to feel the pain and swelling on the back of his neck, and just wanted to recall why he suddenly fainted to the ground, he found that the armor on his body was gone, and then he suddenly realized that it should be the people of Wang Cheng who had infiltrated the city and attacked him.
He felt that he had to report to the captain immediately, so he walked in the direction of the emblem gate that he had been guarding before, only to be startled by the scene in front of him. These cannons have never been used since they were first created 700 years ago, and the image of hundreds of guns rushing out of the city is truly shocking.
"Stuffy gourd, why did you go and come back with your armor off for a while?" The companion who had been on guard with him before asked, his voice pulling him back into reality.
"Where's the captain? I want to see the captain! Stuffy Gourd grabbed him and asked.
"Team...... The captain is over there! The companion pointed to the side and replied, for he had never seen the gourd speak so loudly, and he stammered in fright.
When he told the captain of the Red Brigade about his attack and the theft of his armor, the captain was unimpressed, and he thought that it might be better if the people of the royal city knew about the existence of the artillery, and perhaps they fled back in fear before they reached the city.
However, he was worried about the change of emblem, so he decided to go to the house where the change of emblem was hidden, but found that the floodgates had been opened. This meant that the people in the royal city were likely to have completely mastered the secret of the Seven Sound Gate, which worried him more than the Demon Horse Cavalry Regiment, and he hurriedly ran to the Wangzi Palace located in the upper city.
There was a pungent smell of medicine in the courtyard of the Wangzi Palace, and the red-eared demon spirit had just boiled the elixir for his son Kui, and he took a bowl to his son's room.
Kui was no different from usual, lying on the bed and falling asleep, his sunken eyes and cheeks that had collapsed into him looked distressing. Even in the past twenty years, his son has always been like this, but the red-eared demon spirit still cries every time he sees it. He put the medicine aside, sat up, and patted him on the cheek.
Kui opened his eyes in a daze, and when he saw that it was his father, he closed it again, but his mouth was slightly open and waited for his father to feed him medicine.
The red-eared demon scooped out a small bite with a spoon and blew it into his son's mouth, then wiped the medicine from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief before continuing to feed him a second mouthful...... Keep feeding the whole bowl of medicine.
While holding his son and lying down again, he sighed and said, "Kui, believe in your father, and you will be saved!" Be sure to hold on a little longer, your pain will soon be over! ”
Kui snorted from his mouth, in response to him, and then fell asleep again.
He pushed the door open and walked back to his room, where a piece of armor made of lizard scales hung on the shelf facing the door. He stepped forward and stroked the knife-sharp lizard scales on his armor, allowing it to cut one of his fingers, then stared at the bright red blood droplets between his fingers and muttered to himself, "It's time for you to appear!" ”