"When the battle begins, you and the air cavalry will be responsible for providing cover and pathfinder for us. ”

Under the sunset of the Yellow Spring, Xiao Shizhu stood among the old trees on the top of the mountain, allowing the mottled light and shadow to cover his whole body.

Around him were his entourage, as well as Ke Yun and several of her generals.

Xiao Shizhu took a deep breath and ordered Qin Yuan, who was squatting on a knife-sharpening rock, not far in front of him: "Your task is to ensure that we can reach the bottom of the valley safely, and your task is not to join the battle until the vanguard has made a foothold at the bottom of the valley. ”。

"Understood. Qin Yuan nodded his head, raised one wing and pecked the itchy spot on the wing with his beak.

"The vanguard army will be handed over to Shi Cassia Ming, and your charge will definitely make the eight kings of Huangquan jump. Xiao Shizhu was in high spirits, his face was full of pride, and he turned his head to look at Shi Cassia who was eager to try: "General Ke Yun will lead a team of elite archers, once the bow is opened, it will not be affected by any factors, and every arrow will be hit by a hundred shots, and a large number of enemies will be solved for you and your subordinates." ”。

"The archers I have chosen are capable of firing fifty arrows in a row. Ke Yun took a step forward, looked at Xiao Shizhu and then looked at Shi Cianming, who was a little worried, his face was filled with pride and pride that could not be concealed: "The furnace in the cave has also helped us a lot. The feathered arrows of our troops were replenished. ”。

Hearing this, the worry that lingered in the center of Shi Cianming's eyebrows slowly faded.

He was nothing more than worried about the lack of feather arrows, and now that it has been solved, there is nothing to be afraid of.

"The * and iron sand and iron bullets needed for the original firecracker have also been replenished. The female lu took over and continued: "According to the request of the lord, we have also prepared a lot of grain that was stolen from the pass and the barracks, and distributed them to the ghost soldiers with fire guns. ”。

"And I and the National Teacher will personally lead the main force, Tai Feng and the Empress of the Palace. That concludes the operational meeting, and we begin the battle tonight. Xiao Shizhu was too lazy to continue to talk nonsense, and the battle mobilization was as concise as possible, just looked around at the ghosts in his sight, and said slowly: "Tonight, we will kill all the ghosts who dare to resist, so that they will be afraid and panicked." ”。

In the end, his calm gaze fell on Ke Yun's excited face, and then said, "After tonight, your clan will soon stand in the Yellow Spring. The Eight Kings no longer exist, and after we leave, there will be no ghosts in the Yellow Springs that will threaten you, and you will dominate the Yellow Springs from now on. ”。

"But I don't know about it thousands of years or tens of thousands of years later. Xiao Shizhu, who paused, added. The sound fell into a much quieter voice than it was during the previous pre-war mobilization.

But Ke Yun didn't hear it clearly, his sentence seemed to be a muttering supplement.

Even Xiao Shizhu, who said this, didn't expect that this sentence, which was originally just a joke, would come true later.

"Okay, now let's all get ready, let's all get ready. As soon as it gets dark, we will attack as scheduled. Xiao Shizhu waved his hand, sat on the ground, and closed his eyes slightly: "Let me stay quiet for a while, I also have to make some preparations." ”。

The demons nodded and turned to leave. Only the national teacher Yingying did not move.

After waiting for him to go away, she also sat on the ground beside Xiao Shizhu, and asked quietly: "With the fire, the heavenly fire of the female lu can evaporate most of the water in the valley." Coupled with the burning of pine and other materials, the burning of the building, and the fire can also reflect the sky above the valley in red. The Xudu army surrounding us at the foot of the mountain will definitely notice it and come to support. Although it is said that there are still more than ten hours to go, you should know that it only takes an hour or two for a well-trained cavalry to reach the valley mouth. The stones won't be able to hold them back for long, so you must have figured out a way to do it. ”。

She believed that Xiao Shizhu must have taken these into account, but Ying Ying was still curious about what Xiao Shizhu would do when she fell to the bottom, so she stayed and asked this.

Xiao Shizhu, who was originally calm, opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth raised and smiled.

"I really almost ignored it before, but then I remembered it. I haven't forgotten that weird guy with five heads named Five. Xiao Shizhu's eyes flashed with a sly light: "Qin Yuan had already contacted him a few days ago. Soon, the ghost soldiers of the drunken capital under the mountain will see him and the army he leads. ”。

After finishing speaking, the excitement on Xiao Shizhu's face faded, and he regained his previous calm, his eyes closed slightly again, and he didn't say anything more.

National teacher Yingying was no longer curious, got up and stood aside, responsible for Xiao Shizhu's safety.

Time slowed down, and the cloudy days that set in the east seemed slower than when they had sunk in the past. The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves, and sprinkles beams of red light into this mountain forest.

In the dim forest, there is an orange-red halo. Xiao Shizhu, who had been asleep for a long time, suddenly woke up when the last rays of the sunset disappeared.

In the darkness, his widening eyes lingered with pre-battle excitement and a strange light.

The sleepiness on his face was gone.

"My lord, it's all ready. Yingying, the national teacher who walked to his side again, said softly: "The warriors have made all the preparations, and they are well fed and drunk, ready to go to war at any time. ”。

After speaking, he took out a cake from his sleeve and handed it to Xiao Shizhu.

Xiao Shizhu put the cake in his mouth, took a bite, chewed it slowly, and then turned around and strode towards the top of the mountain not far away, and asked at the same time, "What time is it?"

"It's probably a time to go. Yingying, the national teacher who followed her, replied after thinking about it for a while.

"It's still early, let the soldiers take turns to rest. Saying this, Xiao Shizhu, who had already stood on the edge of the cliff at the top of the mountain, overlooked the deep valley under his feet, and said slowly: "We will start attacking again when we are ugly." ”。

After saying this, he stood silently on the edge of the cliff. While nibbling on the cold cake in his hand, he stared at everything under his feet and in front of him.

At his feet were cliffs of solid rock that had been silent for a long time, and beyond that were the unpredictable mist-surrounded, bottomless valleys.

The fog covers the cliffs, the clouds cover the valley, and the rich yin qi soars in the white valley, rising from the unpredictable white fog.

Xiao Shizhu, who gnawed the cake clean in three or five strokes, stood on the edge of the cliff like this, standing straight, as if it was petrified. Even the strong wind flying in the valley is coming, and it is also majestic and immovable.

The lunar moon had risen in the west, and the blue moonlight was slowly shining onto the cliffs, staining the rocks a dark blue.

Xiao Shizhu's ghost soldiers were busy, and they kept moving the wood that had been prepared and filled with saltpeter* in the hollow, as well as the balls wrapped in dead grass, and a jar of liquor near the cliff, ready to be thrown into the valley at any time.

Xiao Shizhu has been ignoring it, just standing on the edge of the cliff at the top of the mountain, watching the valley that is also white mist turning into blue under the moonlight.

He couldn't see anything clearly, but he still didn't look away.

It wasn't until a long time later, when the lunar moon had turned eastward, that he slowly raised his hand.

The ghost soldiers behind him, who were already ready, saw the gesture and knew that it was a signal of imminent attack, and passed down the order one by one.

Soon, his orders reached every ghost soldier.

At the same time, Xiao Shizhu, who had pinched the time, waved his hand forward, and the ghost soldiers behind him silently lit the torches one by one, and then opened the altar one by one and spilled the liquor that had been snatched from the pass of the ghost soldiers in Xudu one by one on the wood that had already been prepared.

After igniting them one by one, the combined force pushed them off the cliff.

The female lu behind Xiao Shizhu also concentrated, her hands crossed her chest, her ten fingers were bent or straight, and she pinched out a strange trick.

Between the heavens and the earth near the Nine Springs Valley, the ground was suddenly red. The starry night sky was burning, and huge fireballs were falling from the sky and heading straight into the valley.

In an instant, under the bright sky, the burning fireball was blazing, and the wind in mid-air helped the fire, and the flames rose high, changing and roaring in the wind.

Xiao Shizhu's face was expressionless, his eyes swept over the valley in front of him, and he soon saw that the mist was no longer white, nor was it blue under the light of the moon. Patches of red rose in the depths of the clouds, and the huge sea of clouds and fog became a fiery red.

The silence was gone, the wind blew, and the robe on his body flew up.

At the same time, more than a dozen heavenly fire fireballs controlled by the female squire had all fallen in the valley, shattering into a sea of fire, and when it spread rapidly in all directions, a stream of thick red flames exploded from the bottom of the valley, rising into the sky with a hot wind and heat, and rushed straight out of the sea of clouds and fog. Even the ghost soldiers standing on the top of the mountain suddenly felt the heat unbearable, not to mention the ghost soldiers in the valley under the fire of the sky.

It is hard to imagine how painful and difficult the ghost soldiers who have been in the sea of fire and shouted their terrible screams to the heavens and the earth are at this moment.

The valley was followed by a rumbling sound, which was the sound of the ghosts of the Yellow Springs rolling down the boulders on the mountain, sealing the entrances and exits.

And the ghost soldiers of Huangquan lined up on the top of the mountain, and the grass and wood that were constantly lit rolled down the mountain one after another.

In the fog in the red valley, the screams became louder and louder, shaking the heavens and the earth. And the desolation and pain in the voice were also thrilling to hear the ghosts in the valley.

In less than a cup of tea, Xiao Shizhu and the others had been preparing the rolling stone and wood for nearly a month, and the ignited wood and grass balls had already rolled down the valley.

The mist that filled the valley was left with nothing but fiery red and scorching heat.

"Prepare soft ladders and ropes. Xiao Shizhu turned around and looked at the ghost soldiers in the mountains and forests where the fire was shining with a faint red glow, and the momentum was fierce and eager to try: "Take this to climb the rock and kill down the cliff, dare to resist and kill!"

As soon as he had finished speaking, the ghost soldiers, who had fixed the ropes and ladders to the solid trees and rocks nearby, rushed to the edge of the cliff and threw the ropes and ladders down the valley one by one.

With the long knife on his back, Cassia Shi strode forward, took the lead and stood on the edge of the cliff, grabbed a rope on the ground and turned his back to the valley, bent his knees, and prepared to leap down.

"Be careful. Xiao Shizhu raised his hand, and his broad palm slapped the righteous son on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, father-in-law. Shi Cianming smiled faintly, grabbed the rope and jumped forward, taking the lead towards the valley. The ghost soldiers of the vanguard army, who had already been lined up, also followed Shi Cassia Ming, grabbed the rope or soft ladder, and climbed down the strange rocky cliff, and after a while, they disappeared into the clouds filled with screams and red light.

At the same time, a sharp roar came from his beak. He led the air cavalry to rise into the sky, and after circling, he also swooped towards the misty Nine Springs Valley.