The road ahead remains bumpy and difficult.

Because there is no road ahead.

Wading through mountains and rivers, in this primeval forest, this is the real trekking through mountains and rivers.

It's better to walk behind, after all, the people in front have already walked out of a way.

But it is not so easy for those who walk in front, all the way through thorns and thorns, no matter how high the martial arts are, no matter how deep the internal strength, they can't withstand such losses.

Therefore, the people in front have been changing, and when one group of people is tired, they will change to another group of people to go to the top.

Life is also getting more and more difficult, hunting and living are always very abnormal, 50,000 or 60,000 people have food, and they want food every day.

The animals are basically far away, hiding from the invasion of this large group of people.

In addition, the people of the cult alliance are always ahead of them, and now they are small in number, so they are more flexible in roaming, and they all rely on hunting to live, and almost everywhere they go, the animals are frightened and flee away.

No matter how frugal everyone is, they are still hungry all day long.

I often have to rely on wild vegetables and some edible wild plants to satisfy my hunger.

What's even worse is that sometimes they will be set up by the people of the cult alliance in front of them, and if they are not careful, some people will be killed by the trap and will either die or be disabled.

Sometimes they poison the water source in front of them, or go to distant wind outlets to release poisonous smoke, sometimes they block the way with large trees or stones, sometimes they hang logs above the trees, and so on.

There are all kinds of strange ways and endless means, all of which have only one purpose, and that is to stop the speed of the decent martial arts alliance and give them maximum damage and damage.

However, because there are too few people in the cult alliance to dare to get too close, the damage caused is not very large, and there are also many strange people in the decent martial arts alliance, such as those who are good at detoxification and cracking mechanisms, and some masters will also run to the front, looking for their traces and carrying out sneak attacks.

It can be regarded as having contacts and hurting each other, but the people of the evil alliance are more mobile and flexible, so they are out of the active position.

Therefore, this kind of harassment still brings a lot of trouble to the people of the decent martial arts alliance, making this already difficult road even more difficult to move an inch.

In this way, in the constant small fights, both sides are moving forward slowly, and half a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and they have walked less than half of the distance.

The weather is getting colder, and winter in the mountains seems to arrive a little earlier.

Food is also becoming harder to find.

People's mental state has gradually become a little sluggish, food shortages, enemy harassment, cold weather, some physical fitness is not very good, even get sick.

Fortunately, the medicinal herbs have been prepared for a long time, and many of them can recover, and only a few of them can't resist it, so they will stay in this primeval forest forever.

Seeing that everyone's state is getting worse and worse, the worries in Mu Qianmei's heart are getting heavier and heavier, if this continues, how many people can get out of this forest in the end?

After thinking about it, there was still no good plan, so I convened everyone to discuss it together.

Liu Tingfeng was also a little anxious at this time, and said in a somewhat irritable tone:

"Our troubles are largely caused to us by the enemy, who are in front, not only cutting off us from food, but also constantly setting up all kinds of obstacles and disturbances for us, affecting our marching speed, and we are willing to continue like this

They will definitely be consumed by them without combat power, instead of being passively beaten, it is better to take the initiative to attack, as long as we divide half of the manpower, it is enough to destroy them all! ”

Everyone has been aggrieved for a long time, and they all agreed.

Mu Qianmei and Ouyang Bo glanced at each other, and they were both helpless.

"I understand everyone's feelings, I also want to eliminate them, but, they are flexible and mobile, we really have no way to take them for a while, we have to chase, they run faster than us, we don't chase, they will keep harassing, at the moment, we can only divide some people first, it is good to be able to catch up, but if you can't catch up, you can also drive them farther, so that they have no time to set up obstacles for us."

Mu Qianmei said slowly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately added:

"However, you must not be reluctant, the premise of chasing the enemy is to protect yourself, first, you can't make yourself too tired, but give the enemy a chance to take advantage of, and second, you can't disperse, scattered is easy to be broken by the enemy."

After the arrangements were made, the soldiers were divided into two routes, one in front and at full speed, and the other in the rear.

The 20,000 elite team in front was led by a group of masters such as Liu Tingfeng, Feng Tianyu, Ouyang Bo, Ximen Family Father and Son, Nangong Yao, Phantom Sky Master, Tianyi Chang, etc., and Gu Qingzhu led the people of the Crystal Tower to accompany them.

The more than 30,000 people in the back were led by Mu Qianmei, Hua Durou, Zhiyun Shitai and others.

In this way, although it was difficult at the beginning, the people in front were also starving and catching up at full speed, and they all persevered with strong willpower.

Although the people behind didn't have to hurry so fast, they all walked forward hungry, and they all cheered up.

However, after this, the situation was quickly alleviated, although the people in front could not catch up with the enemy, but in order to flee for their lives, the enemy did not have time to use those conspiracy methods, so that the people behind could rush a lot easier.

Crucially, there are also more prey.

Although the people still don't have enough food and clothing, they have improved a lot compared to some time ago.

Although the people in front could not catch up with the enemy, they hit a lot of prey, and then left them behind them.

In this way, the Decent Alliance took the initiative into its own hands and held on for more than half a month.

When the snowflakes were flying, they finally crossed the snow-capped mountain and were about to walk out of this primeval forest full of hardships and dangers.

There was news from the front that the people of the Cult Alliance had escaped from Wanling Mountain.

Mu Qianmei immediately ordered:

"The people in front of us stop first, and everyone gathers to find out the situation in the mountain, and then make plans."

So they stopped thirty miles from the mountain, and first set up camp according to the defensive formation.

Then send spies to find out the news ahead.

Soon, the news came that a large number of Eastern Qin troops were guarding the exit, and the war outside had now reached a white-hot stage.

First, the Eastern Qin State sent 500,000 troops to support Yun Tianxiao, plus Yun Tianxiao's 300,000 troops and Zhang Xiaoting's 200,000 troops stationed here, a total of one million troops.

They launched an assault on the cities captured by the crane in the clouds, and in only three days, they reclaimed three cities.

The army of the crane in the clouds was losing and retreating, and it was simply unable to put up effective resistance.

Fortunately, at this time, the other three countries all sent troops to support in time, and each country sent 200,000 troops, a total of 600,000, plus the 550,000 troops of the crane in the clouds, a total of 1.15 million, and in terms of numbers alone, it still has some advantages.

However, everyone knows that the combat effectiveness of the more than one million troops cobbled together by this new recruit and veteran soldier is far inferior to that of the Eastern Qin State.

The troops sent by those three countries to support them were not elite troops, but 600,000 ordinary troops.

Facing the enemy head-on, the crane in the clouds does not have any advantage on this side.

Fortunately, the crane in the clouds is defending the city, relying on the city wall, so it can barely be supported, and the two sides are in a stalemate.

The last few encounters have also had their own wins and losses, but the casualties are still heavier on the side of the crane in the clouds.

The closest city to the exit of Wanling Mountain in Yunyu Country is Piaoyu City, which is currently under the jurisdiction of Yuntianxiao, and in order to stop Mu Qianmei's team, the Eastern Qin State has sent 100,000 troops to be stationed here, plus the people of the Eastern Family, the Qinling Sect and the Cult Alliance, a total of 140,000 people.

After passing through Wanling Mountain, there were only 58,000 people left in Mu Qianmei's team.

Fifty-eight thousand to 140,000, there are martial arts masters on both sides, such a comparison, the disparity is still very large, and the situation is not optimistic.

It can be said that Mu Qianmei has no chance to break through and face the enemy head-on, and it is likely that the whole army will be annihilated.

If this is the case, this time it will be meaningless to advance into Wanling Mountain and come out after a lot of hardships.

At this time, there were also some disagreements in the Dongqin ** team in Drifting Rain City, when the people of the Cult Alliance ran out, Situ Changxiao suggested that the army should enter the mountain, and kill them in the mountains in time while the people of the Decent Martial Arts Alliance were tired divisions.

However, this proposal was opposed by many people, on the grounds that it was better to trap the enemy than to kill them, and it was in everyone's interest to trap them in it rather than kill them.

If you don't lose a soldier or a general, you only need to besiege them to trap them in the mountains, so why not?

The two sides quarreled and could not reach an agreement, so they did not send troops into the mountains.

When the Eastern Qin ** team in Drifting Rain City was arguing over this, the New Cloud Feather Kingdom in Drifting Snow City was also discussing this issue.

"Princess Fluttershy's team has arrived at the exit of Wanling Mountain, only thirty miles away from Drifting Rain City, where it is guarded by 140,000 ragtag troops from the Eastern Qin Kingdom, how should we respond?"

In the Jinluan Palace, Yun Zhonghe, who was sitting on the throne, asked anxiously.

For a while, the ministers and officials began to discuss, hoping to come up with a perfect solution.

However, the war here is going on on evenly, and if you send out an army of more than 100,000 or 200,000, you will inevitably fall into a disadvantage, and then you will be defeated all the way.

Send troops forward, if you send less, you can't beat the other side, and if you send too much, this side will be greatly affected.

If the war is lost here, where can we go after the response is successful? I have no base on my side, what's the point of coming back?

However, if you don't answer, you can't say it, the princess comes back with someone, can you ignore it? This is a very difficult problem.

It is imperative to respond, but it must be considered in many ways, and it is best to be thoughtful on both sides.

Is there still such a way?

Everyone is thinking about it.