494: Deep into the Northern Wilderness
As soon as the words fell, in an instant, almost everyone at the banquet subconsciously turned around and set their eyes on the second prince.
At this moment, the second prince felt a lot of pressure.
Subconsciously, the second prince felt that those new weapons such as thunder in the clouds, rainstorm guns, and sky-bombing cannons might really be invented by the heirs of heaven. But what kind of use of magic weapons to break the formation, you have to have the Blood Rong Fruit and the Golden Soul Pill, it is obviously nonsense.
Assuming that this formation-breaking magic weapon is similar to the Sky Bombardment Cannon, then it can be used by ordinary soldiers at all. Old Fourteen, you were blind just now, didn't you see how you taught the soldiers to use the Sky Cannon?
But then again. The second prince also has no evidence, and he can prove that the magic weapon used by the old fourteenth to break the formation must be the same as the heavenly cannon, which can be used without using true qi. Xiao Sheng bit it to death, and he wanted the Blood Rong Fruit and the Golden Soul Pill before he could break the formation, and the second prince really had no choice.
The expression on the second prince's face changed, and he always hesitated and hesitated. On the one hand, he was really reluctant to have the Blood Rong Fruit and the Golden Soul Pill. On the other hand, as the chief of the northern Xinjiang march under the imperial court, he can be said to be responsible for defending the territory.
Previously, the northern frontier was invaded by the Menggu barbarians, killing and injuring hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, and the second prince could not escape the blame. If we can't repel the army of fierce ancient barbarians now, we will definitely not be able to keep the position of the general manager of Northern Xinjiang. They will even be held accountable for their crimes.
Even with the support of the queen, he barely escaped being questioned. But from then on, the second prince must have lost the hearts of the people. In the imperial court, don't think about getting any more support. Without support, how can he have a chance to ascend the throne and become emperor?
After weighing left and right, the second prince finally felt that compared to the Blood Rong Fruit and the Golden Soul Pill, the throne was more important. In desperation, he gritted his teeth fiercely and asked, "Old Fourteen, you tell me the truth." Is it that as long as I give you the Blood Rong Fruit and the Golden Soul Pill, before sunset tomorrow, I will definitely be able to break the Demon Array?"
Xiao Sheng smiled and said, "If the second brother is not at ease, I can make a military order." If it can't be done, it will be dealt with by military law. ”
The second prince exhaled fiercely and shouted, "Okay, a word is a certainty!" He turned back to He Qianli and said, "Please General He be a witness for us." ”
He Qianli nodded. He gave two orders to the soldiers around him. The soldier nodded and stepped back. After a while, I found a master who was with the army. The master spread out a blank sheet of paper on the table, and wrote a military order in an instant. Xiao Sheng and the second prince signed and painted on it. Then it was handed over to He Qianli for safekeeping.
Seeing that He Qianli had put away the military order, the second prince calmed down a little. He gritted his teeth and reached out to press the table. The injured jade ring flashed with a faint light, and there were immediately two more jade boxes on the table.
With a painful expression on his face, the second prince picked up the jade box, handed it to Xiao Sheng, gritted his teeth and said, "The Blood Rong Fruit and the Golden Soul Pill are here, Old Fourteen, you take them." However, if the formation is not broken before sunset tomorrow...... Hmph! Military law will not tolerate mercy. ”
Xiao Sheng smiled slightly and didn't speak. He took the vase and opened it to take a look. I saw that in a jade box on the left, there were three vermilion fruits, only the size of an adult's thumb. In a jade box on the right, there is a golden elixir with a "swastika" mark printed on it. Both elixirs exude a pungent fragrance at the same time. Just one sniff has already taught people to feel comfortable all over the body, and their spirits are greatly lifted. It is the blood fruit and golden soul pill that are hard to find and priceless.
"Sure enough, it's the Blood Rong Fruit and the Golden Soul Pill. Second brother, thank you. Xiao Sheng smiled again, put away the two pills, and said in a condensed voice: "Second brother, don't worry." Tomorrow before sunset, the magic array will be broken!"
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After the banquet, Xiao Sheng did not go back to rest and sleep. He went up to the city wall to inspect the newly transferred artillerymen and check their progress in their studies. Then he took out another batch of ammunition and let them practice well. Then I gave a few words to Yan Fulong, Wang Xuan, and He Wuji and others. Then he left the city alone and went to find out where the fierce ancient barbarians had arranged the Four Fierce Demon Arrays.
In fact, the name "Northern Xinjiang" officially appeared after the establishment of the Great Wall of Rock. Before the appearance of the Great Wall, there was no northern frontier, only the northern wilderness.
After the Great Wall was established, the people of Dahao opened up a large and vast territory south of the Great Wall and called it Northern Xinjiang. As for the north of the Great Wall, the place occupied by the Fierce Ancient Kingdom and the Golden Horde Kingdom is still called the Northern Wilderness.
Wilderness means wilderness. Represents a large area of unexplored pristine land. Vast grasslands, rolling mountains, dense forests...... All kinds of terrain, you name it.
Don't look at the fact that the Menggu Kingdom has made up an army of 1.5 million this time, it seems to be very outnumbered. In fact, this idea is spread across the vast northern frontier, and it is like a sesame seed on the table, and if you are a little careless, you will not be able to find it at all.
Therefore, the biggest headache for the emperors of the Dahao dynasties was not the army of the Menggu barbarians, but the army that was sent, but they couldn't find the enemy at all, so they could only turn around in the vast land of the Northern Wilderness like a headless fly. In the end, I had no choice but to build the Great Wall of Rock and block those barbarians north of the Great Wall. If the barbarians wanted to invade the south, they could only attack the city, and there was no way to play the game of hide and seek, and the situation was changed.
Of course, the jade glaze arranged the four fierce demon arrays to infest the Great Wall of Rock. Then it is destined, the location of this formation arrangement cannot be too far from the Great Wall. In fact, according to He Wuji, the location of the Demon Array should be within five hundred miles north of the Great Wall.
A radius of five hundred miles, the number itself, is already big enough to give people a headache. Even on a fast horse, it would take at least six or seven days to run around the boundaries of this range. What's more, within these 500 miles, there are not only grasslands. There are also mountains, and reckless forests. Who knows where the formation is arranged by Yu Liuli? In the case of all the clues, if you want to break the formation, it is no less difficult than looking for a needle in a haystack.
However, this needle is not the only one in the sea. Don't forget, this time, with the support of the Golden Horde, the Fierce Ancient Kingdom gathered a total of 1.5 million troops to launch a southern invasion. Not to mention 1.5 million horses, even if it is only 1.5 million mice, after gathering together, it is still huge and amazing.
Therefore, it may be difficult to find jade glass. But it is certainly not difficult to find the army of fierce ancients.
Xiao Sheng has already made a military order to destroy the Four Fierce Demon Formation before sunset tomorrow. So it is imperative to act as quickly as possible. Soon after leaving the city, Xiao Sheng jumped off his horse and put the mount in his Jialuo bracelet. Then with a wave of his hand, he released the rare bird that had been a different species, the Wind Eagle.
It's been a long time since the Strike Eagle has been dispatched. When I saw the light of day again, I couldn't help but be very excited. It chirped a few times flatteringly to the Fourteenth Prince. Then he bowed down and respectfully invited his master to ride.
Xiao Sheng smiled and stroked the head of the Wind Striker, jumped on the eagle's back, and patted its neck. The wind eagle shook its spirits, flapped its wings, picked up the whistling wind, and rode the wind straight into the sky.
Speaking of which, in fact, if you use the Beastmaster Rubik's Cube to summon the Beastmaster Phoenix, the speed is definitely faster than hitting the Wind Eagle. However, when the Beastmaster Phoenix was flying, the movement was too loud. The closer you get to the ground, the more it inspires a rumbling roar. Fighting grass and scaring evil will only backfire.
On the contrary, if you use the Wind Strike Eagle, not only will the movement be much smaller. And in the vast land of the Northern Wilderness, it is normal for birds to pass by in the sky. No matter how suspicious you are, you won't take it to heart. It is also much easier to find jade glass.
Fly with the wind and soar into the sky. The vast land is in full view, which is refreshing. Xiao Sheng sat firmly on the back of the eagle, looked down, and watched the terrain of mountains and rivers. After flying north for about 400 miles, I saw that the terrain in front of me suddenly changed. The original vast grassland, after arriving here, was replaced by rolling hills.
When Xiao Sheng was in the Eastern Wilderness, he had spent some time with two feng shui masters in the Daomen, Nanmao Mao Xiaofang and North Ma Ma Jinling. Talking about each other on a daily basis gave Xiao Sheng some understanding of the science of feng shui geography.
At this moment, the Fourteen Princes used the feng shui theory they remembered in their hearts to confirm the terrain they saw in front of them. I saw that the mountains here were chaotic, the terrain was broken, and there was no pattern.
Feng Shui Feng Shui is all about wind and water. The so-called "burial person, take advantage of the anger, the air by the wind will disperse, the boundary water will stop." The ancients gathered to make it not disperse, and the line made it stop, so it was called feng shui. In the method of feng shui, the water is the first, and the Tibetan wind is secondary. "But at the moment, the terrain here is neither watery nor windy. Strictly speaking, it is a veritable "poor mountain and bad water".
The so-called "mountains are not high, there are immortals, there are names, water is not deep, there are dragons, there are spirits". If it is a place of beautiful mountains and rivers, there are many natural people. But if the mountains and rivers are poor, there is no way to live in people. Even if someone can barely live here, they will definitely be infected by the evil atmosphere of the terrain, and from generation to generation will only give birth to some stupid, coarse, fierce and stubborn people.
The vast Northern Wilderness, of course, is not full of poor mountains and bad waters. Otherwise, the Golden Horde would not be able to rank north and south with the Great Hao Dynasty and become the two most powerful countries in the world. But there is no doubt that the land in which the ancient kingdom lives must be poor.
It is precisely because they grew up in this environment that the fierce ancient barbarians were born with a vicious aura. It is this anger that makes their character cruel and cunning, stupid and stubborn, and unwilling to obey civilized education.
If you want to change the topography of mountains and rivers and eliminate this anger, unless you can have the great magic power of turning over rivers and seas and changing the world like a martial saint, then you will have a chance to do it. Otherwise, the ancient barbarians can only continue to do so for generations. Their bad nature cannot be changed at all.
Even if the topography of mountains and rivers can be changed, it will only allow the children born to the next generation not to be infected by anger. As for those adults, the anger has long been ingrained, and it has merged with their souls and can no longer be separated. Even if the great sages of the ancient era are reincarnated and indoctrinated in person, they will definitely be helpless in the end.
Therefore, there is only one way to eradicate the threat of the fierce ancient barbarians to Dahao—kill!