In March of the 568th year of the Altino calendar, the north gate of the Altino was closed

The operation of the forces of all parties, the spearhead is pointed directly at the North Gate Tianguan, as far as the parties concerned, this is really a state of extreme chagrin, whether it is the attacking side or the defending side, they do not want to attract attention with such fanfare, but follow the evolution of the situation, it has become such a helpless state.

In any case, even Xuanjing's peddlers and pawns knew that they would use troops against Tianguan at the North Gate in the near future, and for the Huajia Provisional Military Department, which coordinated the war, this was not an optimistic thing. Although the officers had always encouraged their men, there was a good chance of success in this expedition, and it would be of great benefit to break through the North Gate and invade Renes while he had not yet recovered from the chaos of the civil war, and would reward the officers and men with a large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry.

The bait looked tempting, but for the soldiers who had lost their faith in successive setbacks and defeats, these things were no longer enough to boost their morale, and although the commanders repeatedly insisted that the battle had a good chance of victory and repeated encouragement, they were naturally not convinced by the soldiers when they could not provide definite evidence, and everyone projected them with suspicion and disbelief.

When they knew that this war was inevitable and difficult to escape, many of the children of the Hua family began to explain the aftermath to their families, preparing to go away on the battlefield and never return.

Such a situation, through the report of the envoy of the Qinglou, reached the ears of Gengoro in great detail. Unlike those who were busy preparing for the aftermath, Gengoro did not think that Gongjin would do something in vain, even if others were forced to stay in The Hague, they should have made plans for this battle, and it was impossible for the Hua family army to come and die in the extremely low chance of victory.

Maybe he was disrupted by his surprise attack, and the original plan was delayed because of Bai Qi's sabotage activities, but since Gong Jin dared to insist on attacking under such circumstances, it meant that he must have something to rely on. Gengoro tried to summarize this, and although he came up with many possible conclusions, none of them made him sure. If you change places, what resources will you have?

Zhou Gongjin would not not know that even if he had a way to suppress the five-color flag, the key to deciding the entire battle situation was still only in the heavenly battle. Zhou Gongjin has two heavenly masters under his command, if the mysterious head of the four iron guards also has the power of the heavenly position, then there are three, with this strength to attack the North Gate Tianguan, although it is difficult, but he can still try to take it, but since he is connected with the Hua family, how can he forget the powerful chess piece of Amakusa Shiro behind the Hua family?

This is a very realistic problem, to meet the enemy with the strength of the small heavenly position, add Nier by yourself, and then have the cooperation of the entire five-color flag, can such strength be the enemy of Amakusa Shiro?

I'm afraid the answer couldn't be more obvious, against the strong heavenly Celestial Throne, it is very dangerous to rely on the current strength at hand alone, if Zhou Gongjin launches the power at hand again, then he has already lost this war.

Don't be drunk and dreaming of death, the ratio of victory and defeat in the battle is by no means as optimistic as imagined, the side that has the upper hand is Zhou Gongjin instead of his own side, if you don't understand this and fight proudly, the final result will definitely be miserable.

Fortunately, none of the soldiers of the five-color flag here would covet the strength of the enemy, and when Gengoro inspected the army and asked the soldiers how the victory was, the five-color soldiers answered in unison.

"What do you think of the superiority of friend and foe in this battle?"

"The enemy has the upper hand, and our side is inferior, but in fact, the battle has begun, and we are confident that we will achieve the final victory. ”

"Hmm...... Just have faith, isn't it sure?"

"If you use the earth realm to meet the strong heavenly position, you will be sure that you are an idiot. ”

“......”

When he heard such an answer, Gengoro could only shake his head with a wry smile. These people are really terrifying, whether it is strong in flesh or solid in soul, they have reached the point of almost invulnerability, more than 10,000 people look like the same face, the same expression, aside from the little admiration in their hearts, it feels really a little disgusting, I really don't know how Bai Qi trained such an army.

Nier's side is also very big. As the commander of the whole army, he is not in the North Gate Tianguan all day long, and runs outside, not only does he not preside over military affairs, but he doesn't even have a chance to find a time to touch the past and enhance the relationship between the two sides.

The weather is still cold, and to start a war in this harsh winter is a great load for the cavalry team of the Hua family, and the North Gate Tianguan is located on a narrow mountain road, so it is really unfavorable to fight with cavalry. But...... The Hua family cavalry team hit Bai Qi the source of horses last time, and even if they wanted to attack, they should not be able to do it in the short term.

So, did Gong Jin gamble everything on the Heavenly Rank Battle? But if this is the case, as long as a few Heavenly Rank masters can be killed directly, in the case of high mobility, it is completely possible to ensure that the attack information is not leaked, and he is now making such a big fanfare, does he want to cover up something?

Without an answer, Gengoro looked up at the sky, only to see several rows of wild geese flying in a herringbone towards the east, easily passing through the North Gate Tianguan and disappearing at the end of the sky.

"It's hard to fly in this weather......

With a sigh in his whisper, Gengoro turned his gaze to the southwest, and on the mountain over there, there was a person he cared about very much......

Sensing Gengoro's gaze, he smiled slightly, and then turned his gaze to the unhappy Hana Tianxiao in front of him.

"It's such an ugly expression, I really can't see that you have the sincerity to ask for help. ”

"I'm asking you to fulfill your promise that day, not begging you, there's no need to bow your head. ”

seems to be accustomed to the other party's usual rudeness, for such a confrontation, Amakusa Shiro only smiled and said: "If it were in Japan, the person who spoke to me like this would have been broken into thousands of pieces, why would I never be angry with you, and there is no way to treat you as a kid?"

"Because this is not your land, not a place where you can do whatever you want, because you Amakusa Shiro is a gutless bandit who only dares to fight against those who are weaker than you, oppress the weak, and dare not face those who are stronger than you. ”

"Hmm...... It's not Japan, but if anyone else were to say that, I'm sure he'd be dead on the spot. It's strange, I'm not your old man, why should I put up with you so much?"

Amakusa Shiro scratched his hair with some chagrin, feeling incredulous at the fact that he was not angry at all, and once again feeling self-deprecating and sarcastic for not being able to lose his temper with the arrogant boy in front of him.

The wild geese in the sky flew all the way east, and in the eyes of Amakusa Shiro on the ground, there was a very special feeling, in his long life journey, such a feeling like this does not often appear.

No matter how you look at it, he is not a good-natured person, why can he allow this impudent boy to be presumptuous in front of him at this moment?

will only pick the weak to bully...... It turns out that in the hearts of these younger generations, their own behavior is explained in this way. However, it's very helpless, there are not many people in this world who can compete with each other for victory and defeat, most of them are old immortals of their own generation, either they have friendships with each other, or they have other human entanglements, and it is not so simple to say that they will fight. I heard that there is a sword immortal Li Yu, who is a rising star of the younger generation, and he is a master of swordsmanship, and he originally wanted to fight him, but he didn't know that he couldn't find any trace of him at all.

I also heard that Wu Lian has a Heavenly Sword King Five, martial arts are not simple, I think it may also be an opponent who can fight, who knows that this person is so bored that he runs to Xixi Kejia Island, this is very bad, if he chases him out of the sea, but he is not sure that he can return to the mainland, if he can't even find Xixi Kejia Island, this is really a big trouble.

Now that I think about it, I really regret it, when I signed a contract with the demon gods, it was really a loss to use a sense of direction as a condition of the contract, but if it weren't for that, I wouldn't be able to keep my flesh young for a long time, and I would have become a white-bearded old man like Xinan's guy.

He is a person who loves martial arts, and fighting with all kinds of martial artists is something he has been doing since a long time ago, but when his martial arts are getting stronger and stronger, and there are fewer and fewer opponents who can match him, the hobby of looking for people everywhere to do it seems to have become bullying the weak, which sounds really ridiculous to himself, but there is no need to explain to the kid in front of him.

The reason why he couldn't be angry with him was later discovered. Since the first meeting between the two sides in Japan, this arrogant boy who is above the top has repeatedly ridiculed and contradicted himself, and his unreasonable words have made him feel a little embarrassed. In Japan, there is no one else who dares to speak to himself like this, except for that cold-blooded and inhuman stupid apprentice, and it is really funny that such a number one person suddenly appears, and after a little anger has subsided.

But that wasn't the reason for sparing his life. At the first meeting between the two parties, Amakusa Shiro felt that Hua Tianxie's unbeatable arrogance was quite similar to his youth, and it was such an arrogance that did not take everything into account, which made him jealous of his peers. Now that I think about it, it's really ridiculous that I was ignorant at the time.

It is also because of this that he will repeatedly make exceptions to assist Hua Tianxie, hoping that this person who is very similar to his youthful temperament can have a good ending. So when he is unceremoniously sarcastic or provocative, he always smiles bitterly and is difficult to get angry, and it feels like seeing an old self doing stupid and ridiculous things.

This may be wrong, although he used to be a clergyman, but he is not a good mentor or guide, in such a conniving mentality, Hua Tianxi's arrogance has reached the point of no cure, I just hope that he still has a minimum of sanity, not to do something stupid that will make him regret it in the future.

(though...... It seems like a step too late to say that now...... ）

Although he hid most of his body in the cloak, the one or two red hair that was exposed, and the evil feeling flashing in his eyes were different from what he knew, and the strong demonic aura exuded from his body was even stronger than he could not hide from people.

(This is not a natural change...... Well, his skills seem to have improved a lot, what kind of kung fu has he practiced during this time?)

Amakusa Shiro was surprised. The source of the Hua family's martial arts is from the Star Sage Kadar, this so-called secret, he can recognize it at a glance, but because of a bunch of stupid people in the Hua family, they are not able to comprehend the changes and elusiveness of the Star Sage's tricks, because there is a supreme Heavenly Heart consciousness as the basis, but in vain to abandon the original and the end, and get its changes without its coincidence, over time, of course, the martial arts generation is not as good as the generation. Hua Tianxie himself is talented, but if he doesn't break through that myth and continue to study Hua Jia's martial arts, he will only be more likely to be smart and mistaken by cleverness, and he is far from the realm of heaven.

Therefore, if you rely solely on Hua Jia's martial arts, Hua Tianye should not have any progress and breakthrough in a short period of time, this is his own estimate, however, now Hua Tianxie gives himself the feeling that although he is still stuck in the earth realm, he is indeed much stronger than before, if he has not taken any panacea to multiply his strength, he has practiced the magic skills of other sects.

It may seem like the latter, but the possibility of both is not ruled out.

(But no matter which one it is, it won't come out for nothing, where did this kid get the secret recipe or magic medicine?...... This foolish boy has been taken advantage of by someone?)

Thinking of this, Amakusa Shiro was much more vigilant, and glanced at Hua Tianxie, but the other party was still that arrogant and arrogant look.

"Your battle plan, I probably understand, it does sound like there is a good hope of success, but I advise you not to underestimate the enemy, that Gengoro in the North Gate Tianguan is not an ordinary person, and it will cost you a lot to underestimate him. ”

After coming to the area of Tianguan at the North Gate, Amakusa Shiro focused on the enemy's main general, because the old wounds had not yet healed, and the desire to observe the enemy was greater than the desire to fight, so he did not take the initiative to provoke the battle. The first to notice this was Gengoro, and it could be seen that in order to prevent Niel from being in danger, he deliberately forced some special momentum to attract the attention of Amakusa Shiro.

And after a period of time, Amakusa Shiro's evaluation of this person is "impeccable", if the two sides fight with the strength of the small heavenly position, he will definitely not be able to find the physical and mental weakness of this person, and now, he can only knock him down head-on with the strength of the strong heavenly position, and there is no trick element. It's really more difficult to spend Heavenly Evil to confront such an enemy.

"These words are all nonsense, and when I send troops to the north gate of Tianguan and flatten all the opponents, then we will see who is underestimated. ”

Although this answer was not surprising, Amakusa Shiro still felt extremely harsh. Hua Tianxie made such an answer, which can be said to be a matter of course, but he knew that this was the case, and he still talked nonsense to him, it seems that although the meat tǐ is young for a long time, his brain will still get Alzheimer's.

"You promised before that you would send your proud disciples from Japan here, but what about people?"

"I didn't see it, and it was fruitless to send a signal to find someone, if it wasn't lost, probably ...... Probably just found a new owner. ”

It's really a bit embarrassing, because he has completely forgotten the agreement with the cold-blooded disciple, and now he may still be waiting for him alone, but the little guy has a strange temper, even if he really comes here, it may not be helpful to the evil side of Hua Tian. This little guy has a rare ability to be loved by everyone in the world, even if he is reduced to a corner begging for food, he will not starve to death, and he doesn't have to worry about him at all.

The cloak was hidden, and Hua Xiaoxie's face was not obvious, but the original expectation of a small heaven master was absent, he seemed indifferent, just nodded, and was about to turn away.

"Wait a minute!"

In response to the call of the person behind him, Hua Tianye turned his head and looked at Amakusa Shiro in puzzlement.

"Do you want to leave like that? You must have something to say to me here, right? Ask for someone, and your head should be lowered. ”

"When you said this, I do remember that I do have something to ask you about this battle......

Finally waited for this sentence, Amakusa Shiro had long expected that if he didn't have himself, the number of Hua Tianxie who captured the North Gate Tianguan would be greatly reduced, and sooner or later he would come to ask him to make a move.

"When we attack and the battle breaks out......"

"What then?"

"At that time, please let you stand aside, watch quietly, and don't make a move no matter what you see, so as not to hinder our battle. ”

"What?"

In the past, the North Gate Tianguan, known as the first fortress of the Wind Continent, actually did not experience much war training, because Reins, who was on the other side of the level, had always maintained friendly exchanges with the forces in the west of the Longteng Mountains, so that this dangerous place lacked practicality.

Because of this, in the future, historians from all sides recorded this war with several historical particularities in the history of war in the name of "The First Battle of Tianguan at the North Gate".

If everything goes according to expectations, then this war should break out at the end of last year, and the Huajia cavalry regiment will go out of the north gate of Tianguan with a thunderous force, trampling most of the northwest of Reins under the iron hoof. It's just that because of many man-made and non-human factors, this war, which has been delayed for a long time, has taken a completely different form.

Before the war, the leaders of both sides were adding strength to their own armies, and they were also inquiring about each other's information, and they made a lot of efforts to try to grasp the enemy's military movements. For Zhou Gongjin, it may be easier, because he is far away, after judging that it is unlikely that the enemy will take the initiative to go out of the North Gate Tianguan to meet him, he authorized his subordinates to act cheaply, after all, the enemy army hidden in the North Gate Tianguan is a big target that will not move.

Gengoro also put a lot of thought into carefully calculating everything from the enemy's marching route to the possible form of attack. For Zhou Gongjin's talent, he didn't dare to take it lightly, on the one hand, he felt that he was well prepared, but on the other hand, he was also worried about whether the other party would make any strange moves.

Whether it was an open pile or a hidden pile, the intelligence system sent back the same message, and the Hua family began to march slowly.

The North Gate Tianguan is not far from Xuanjing, if it is the iron cavalry of the Hua family, as long as the fast horse gallops for half a day, you can reach the North Gate Tianguan. However, the team that the Hua family came to attack this time included the infantry, and a small number of cavalry cooperated with the infantry and slowly advanced towards the North Gate Tianguan.

This is really a very strange arrangement, it should be used for high-speed raids, and the slow-moving infantry are randomly distributed, and the clumsy configuration even makes people dumbfounded, Gengoro can't even be sure whether this is the simple stupidity of the Hua family, or Zhou Gongjin's deliberate arrangement.

"Well, anything is possible, but it's hard to know for sure......"

None of them, including the staff of the five-color flag, had an affirmative answer, but they didn't feel much nervous when they heard the news that the enemy was coming here.

If you look at the situation on the table alone, the North Gate Tianguan is located in the Longteng Mountains a narrow valley road that runs through the east and west, when an army is coming, the narrow terrain will limit the number of enemy troops, even if it is a large army, it will be forced to squeeze into a long line, and only the army at the front can attack the enemy.

For the defenders, as long as they prepare some defensive weapons such as throwing stones, fire, poisons, etc., and shoot them out from the city, it is easy to beat the enemy to a pulp, and even if someone can attack the city, it is only the end of the crossbow, and there is no threat.

According to normal military science, it may be a good idea to break through the distance limit of the narrow valley road as soon as possible with a strong army such as heavy cavalry and chariots, and go straight to the city gate, but it is not what the current Hua family can do. If they really attack with their current strength, the cavalry will be limited by the infantry, and the number of people will be reduced by various city defense weapons along the way.

This is still the general situation, just look at the preparations of the soldiers on the left and right, Gengoro knows that this is not an equal war at all.

"Reload ammo, fast! It's too slow!"

"Set up the turret, do the final inspection, and don't slack off every screw. ”

"The bunkers should also be prepared, so that those primitive people who only know how to ride horses and shoot arrows do not even know how to die. ”

Under the command of the veteran of the five-color flag, the recruits began to erect anti-aircraft batteries and pile up shells; at the head of the city there was a row of archers to confuse people's eyes, but at the hidden guns at the head of the city, more machine guns were installed and filled, and as soon as the enemy approached, they immediately fired frantically downwards to ensure that they would be hit and never missed. This is not counting the mines and poison gas bombs buried along the valley road, if the war really goes on as expected, when the enemy can reach the city gate, the casualties will definitely not be only forty percent, but it would be very good to have two people to maintain their combat strength.

"It's not as good as the Supreme Leader's defensive design, but it's no problem to resist the attacks in front of you. ”

Bai Qianlang, who was the deputy, reported: "The general battle preparations are complete, and as for those that exceed the ordinary level, it depends on your ruling, Mr. Goro......"

The value of the Pencolor Banner soldiers is that they are very aware of their position, and they will not overestimate the necessity of their existence, nor will they be arrogant, because they have received countless hypothetical training in order to cope with and support the Heavenly Position War. Therefore, they all know that although their side has many advantages, it is not guaranteed by these advantages that really determine the outcome of the war.

On the one hand, Gengoro was very happy that his subordinate officers had such an understanding, so that he didn't have to go to the trouble of convincing the idiots who would think that "is the Heavenly Rank Master so powerful", and on the other hand, he also took great pains to confirm the number of the enemy's Heavenly Rank Masters.

Scanning with the Celestial Heart Consciousness is a natural method, but if the enemy master deliberately hides his aura, the Celestial Heart Scanning may not be reliable. The intelligence network of the Qinglou is also an important piece of information, however, in order not to offend both sides, the Qinglou Alliance will definitely not send all the information, although the intelligence information received in the hand is reliable, but it is necessary to estimate the news that may be hidden by the Qinglou.

The commander of the whole army is Hua Tianxie, which is really a happy event for Gengoro, which can almost be said to be a winning trump card, although the existence of this person has nothing to do with the heavenly battle, but as long as he can drag down the army below, Gengoro will be satisfied.

The problem is that with Zhou Gongjin's shrewdness, there may be some preparations to "surprise" him, the most likely of which is ...... It's time to come out, Shenglong Mountain is not a scenic spot, it has been a few months since the last meeting of Kiglu, and in such an important battle, it is impossible for Zhou Gongjin to let this powerful chess piece be thrown into the idle field.

If there are only these three people, it would be okay, with the five-color flag to contain, and he and Niel will meet the enemy with all their might, and in the absence of accidents, they can fight evenly. The biggest problem is Amakusa Shiro, although he still feels his aura hidden in the mountains on the left, and there is no sign of moving, but when the battle heats up, he will show up to fight...... In fact, this is a bit weird, if you plan the attack yourself, you must let Amakusa Shiro take the lead, and the rest of the heavenly masters cooperate, and destroy the defense facilities of the North Gate Tianguan with strong power, and then let the army attack, this is the least loss, the most effective tactic, but it seems that Hua Tianyi does not think so......

Regardless of this, if Amakusa Shiro really participated in the war, then it would only be hoped that the Jixia side had already made a decision and had enough reinforcements to deal with, otherwise he had to order an urgent retreat, so as not to be killed by this unrivaled sword lord without leaving a piece of armor behind.

There is only one thing to worry about......

"Hey, did any of you see Miss Niel?"

A question was asked so that everyone shook their heads in unison, and looking at their expressions, Gengoro really wanted to commit suicide by swallowing a piece of tofu. It is true that the reason why he works here is so that Niel can live easily, but no matter what, as the commander of an army, he actually ran away without seeing anyone in such an emergency war, which is really unreasonable!

"Send another emergency herald to Kigru, Miss Nill should be there, and bring her back. ”

Niel's Heavenly Consciousness is not good enough to have a heart-to-heart conversation with Kigru, so she has to send an emergency messenger to recall the people, no matter how she makes a fuss, now is the time to need her strength, the enemy is approaching, and the heavenly battle may break out at any time, if she is not here, then she has to fight one against three?

She seems to have had a good time in Kiglo these days, and in a few brief meetings and conversations, Niel once said that she met such cute children over there. I always thought that letting her come into contact with children would somewhat wash away the fatigue accumulated by the bloody battle, so I was happy to see it, but if I washed it too much and made her want to flee as soon as she saw the war, I could only apologize to the members of the Pencolor Banner for committing suicide......

After the faint sound of men and horses gradually expanding, the enemy ranks came into view. The long-awaited arrival of the enemy army was at last, and everyone was cautious, and the new soldiers were nervous about the impending killing, and the soldiers of the five-color banner, although they had the prudent idea of fighting the lion and the rabbit with all their might, seemed unlikely to warn them about such an enemy, whose strength was not proportional to their own.

"Is the enemy in range?"

"Not yet. We don't have a Chaos Fire Crossbow here......"

After a brief conversation or two, Gengoro used his eyes to examine the ranks of the enemy army. As with the information previously received, the cavalry and infantry were arranged in a haphazard manner, significantly slowing down the overall speed. The ratio of cavalry to infantry was about one to ten, and as for the total strength of the enemy, from the intelligence from the Qinglou Alliance and his own senses, it was about 150,000, several times that of his own side.

Although there is a solemn atmosphere in the atmosphere, it is not so tense that it makes people feel dry throat and nosebleeds, and the military spirit on the enemy's side also makes people feel very scattered, and the soldiers are obviously listless, as long as the front is defeated, the rear section will probably start to flee soon.

The aura of the enemy's Heavenly Rank Master, just as he had estimated, was obvious to the three of them, and they couldn't feel their dynamics for a while, and their murderous aura and fighting intent were not very obvious, so it was difficult to deduce the timing of their attack.

"Gengoro-sama, the time is almost up, the enemy is starting to pass through the minefield, according to the original plan, when the enemy is halfway through, we will detonate the mine and start attacking. ”

"Hmm...... That's right......" Gengoro smiled bitterly, looked at his peers around him, and said, "The only person who is qualified to give orders to you is Miss Nier, who is the commander, but she is not here now, I don't think you mind my temporary acting as commander, right?"

Of course, Gengoro didn't get any answer. Anyway, from the beginning, he was carrying out the work and tasks of the commander, and now it is just a superfluous move to ask this question.

"So...... Please prepare. ”

Going to carry out an order for a big killing, Gengoro had mixed feelings in his heart. If the situation remains unchanged, after a while, it will be a one-sided slaughter attack, even if the subordinates are merciful, it is estimated that the enemy will have tens of thousands of dead and wounded, and those dead are almost all forced to come, very innocent, if he had not promised to continue to be loyal to Lancelot, he would probably try his best to prevent this war from happening, but now in this position, he can only give the order in cold blood.

Silence waited, allowing the enemy army to slowly approach, and the whole environment was silent for a while, except for the sound of the army's footsteps as it advanced. The knights also maintained a minimum of armament, and the armor on their bodies reflected silver brilliance in the sun, but the assembly of the infantry looked much shabby, and some of them wore soft armor, but they were also scattered and unified, although they were armed with spears and swords at their waists, but the lifeless expressions on their faces made people not feel the fierce fighting spirit they should have.

"Hey, look at their expressions, should it be said that they have seen through the consciousness of life and death?"

"It's not that powerful, I think I gave up at all......"

"It's really not fun to meet such an opponent for the first time......"

Compared with the sophistication of the five-color banner soldiers, the mood swings of the recruits are relatively large, they are mostly young nobles under the grass, after confirming that the enemy army is not threatening, they are in the absolute safety of the copper wall, and the task of waiting for a while is only to defeat the water dogs, the arrogant psychology is liberated from the tension.

And when such a voice came to Gengoro's ears, something that he couldn't let go of once again came to his mind. The enemy should not do such a thing that will kill and wound their own soldiers, so what tricks do they have to turn the tide of the battle?

This suspicion always made Gengoro feel uneasy, although he had been prepared for any possible changes under normal military science, as long as he thought that the enemy might use new technology to attack, he really had a headache.

"Listen to the order and start the ......"

The order to attack was not completely issued, and a feeling that something was very wrong stimulated Gengoro's heavenly consciousness, and after a moment, he knew what the enemy was doing.