Chapter 304: Beauty Mountain Emerges from Giants
The earth moves?
This was the first thing that came to his mind, but the tremors soon ended, and in the distant sky, a white mist rose.
Wei Xiaobao looked over there and asked, "Brother Yelu, is it a cold iceberg over there?" ”
"It is called Cold Iceberg in Northern Yuan, and it is called Beauty Mountain in Western Chu." Jerry Bell replied.
Ling Huchan smiled and said, "Why is it called Beauty Mountain?" ”
"This ......" Although Yelu Zhong has countless maidens, he is embarrassed to speak in front of Nangong Yushang and Ling Huchan.
Nangong Yushang asked with a smile, "Isn't that mountain very much like a beauty from a distance?" ”
"Almost." Yelu Zhong nodded.
Wei Xiaobao frowned, and a loud noise came from the side of Beauty Mountain, not an earthquake, but an invasion of the Giant Clan.
Thinking of this, he said to Ling Huchan: "Chan'er, go and let Han Zifang lead the troops to the north." ”
Ling Huchan started his light work and quickly went to the south.
"Does the Overseer think he's a giant?" Yelu Zhong's voice trembled slightly.
Wei Xiaobao said: "Whether it is or not, Brother Yelu should prepare for battle as soon as possible." ”
Yelu Zhong thought about it too, and quickly returned to the palace to command the battle.
Wei Xiaobao found a rag, wrapped the iron lump, and said with a smile: "Yu Shang, I have given you a very important task, that is, to protect this iron lump. ”
"Okay." Nangong Yushang stretched out her hand to take it, feeling heavy, but the thought of being able to help Wei Xiaobao made her face full of smiles.
The two walked side by side, through the long street, and slowly made their way to the North City Gate.
The people in the streets were talking about the shaking just now.
When he came to the north city gate, the guard saw Wei Xiaobao and hurriedly ordered someone to open the city gate and rushed over to greet him.
At the banquet of the palace, the guard sat in a marginal position.
Yelu Zhong's intention in this arrangement was to let these generals all remember the appearance of Wei Xiaobao and others, and if they met in the city in the future, they could also make it convenient for them.
Yelu Zhong soon came to the north gate, and learned that Wei Xiaobao had left the city, so he hurriedly rode out on horseback, but saw that the 100,000 Wei soldiers outside the city were already in array.
Hundreds of double-headed guns were in the middle of the army, and the artillerymen were dressed in the same color as the grass, and it was difficult to spot them if they squatted in the grass.
Seeing that the Wei army was disciplined and acted like a tiger, Yeluzhong was shocked and envious at the same time.
It is rumored that the four fierce generals selected by Wei Xiaobao from the local area are not masters of governing the army and fighting wars, coupled with the cannons invented by Wei Xiaobao, the national strength of Wei is by no means comparable to the surrounding countries.
Just then, a fast horse was galloping towards him in the distance.
The soldiers on horseback carried colorful flags on their backs and kept waving their whips to make the horses run faster.
When he was about to reach the north gate, the soldier suddenly pulled the reins of his horse, and the front hooves of the horse were raised high, but the soldier jumped up, galloped to Yelu Zhong, and said urgently: "Your king, a giant has broken through the beauty mountain and is coming towards the king's capital." ”
Although the giant is walking, it is not slow at all.
Beauty Mountain is nearly five hundred miles away from Jinzhou City, and according to the speed of giants, it can be reached in less than two days.
The fortifications ordered by Yelu Zhong were fifty miles outside the city of Jinzhou.
In other words, there were nearly four hundred and fifty miles of road without any obstacles, allowing the giant to move forward comfortably.
When Yelu Zhong heard that it was really a giant attacking, his legs trembled, and he asked in a quack, "Yes, how many?" ”
"Only one person." The soldier replied.
Yelu Zhong was stunned when he heard this, and after a while, he came back to his senses and asked, "Alone?" ”
"Yes." The soldier's tone was not firm.
But he's just a herald, and there's a person coming from the front, so that's all he can say.
When the giant came out of the cold iceberg, there was only one person, but he came to send a war letter to the Northern Yuan, and then he killed the people of the Northern Yuan.
Now it's Xichu's turn, and he is still alone, but I'm afraid that he is also here to deliver the war book.
Wei Xiaobao asked Han Zifang to lead the army to continue northward, instructed him to go to the fortifications fifty miles away, and then stopped and waited for the giant to appear.
After all, this is Western Chu, and in the face of the invasion of giants, it should be the Chu soldiers who need to take the lead.
"What should I do, Lord?" Yelu Zhong's heart was very confused.
In the face of an enemy like a giant that has never existed, even if he is a careerist, he is at a loss.
The soldiers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were more brave and good at fighting than the soldiers of Western Chu, but when facing those giants, they had no power to resist, and in the end, they could only rely on the real people of the Red Moon to resolve the crisis.
But in Xichu, there is no top master like Hongyue Zhenren.
Fortunately, Wei Xiaobao is in Jinzhou, and I heard that Wei Xiaobao's skills are not weaker than Hongyue Zhenren, plus there are those cannons, it should be easy to deal with a giant.
Yelu Zhong had Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, and he wanted to give full authority to Wei Xiaobao for the next battle command.
Wei Xiaobao said: "Brother Yelu, let the army slowly go north, and I'll wait for the fast horse to go and have a look first." ”
"Okay." Yelu Zhong agreed.
At this time, I was afraid that Wei Xiaobao would pick his hand and not do it, as long as Wei Xiaobao was willing to rush to the front, he would dare to rush to the second place.
Nangong Yushang found a small back basket and put the iron lump on his back, feeling a lot easier.
Nangong Yushang has always wanted to see the giant with her own eyes, and now that the opportunity is in front of her, Wei Xiaobao knows that it will be difficult to leave her, and he will not stop it.
The four of them mounted fast horses and galloped quickly across the wide verdant grassland.
Behind them, the Wei army and the Chu army marched side by side, and the momentum was huge.
Less than twenty miles away, another herald rushed to bring back the latest news.
The giant, who had been walking slowly, suddenly began to jog.
It is said to be a jog, but at that speed, no matter how fast the war horse is, it can't catch up.
At the current speed of the giant, I am afraid that it will be able to reach the front defensive wall before it gets dark.
But no one knows if the giants will pick up speed again.
After all, the giant is just jogging now, and it looks like he's warming up, and maybe he'll be running soon.
Sure enough, after running less than ten miles, I received news that the giant had turned from jogging to running fast, and the speed was extremely fast.
The ten-zhang tall giant stepped out in one step, which was a long distance.
Yelu Zhong's heart was already beating wildly, his face was full of sweat, and his clothes were also wet with sweat.
"Overseer, there is the nearest defensive wall to the Golden State in front, since the speed of the giant is so fast, why don't we wait there?" Yelu Zhong waved his horsewhip, caught up with Wei Xiaobao, and shouted loudly.
Wei Xiaobao nodded, and continued to move forward, it didn't make much sense, it was better to be there at the defensive wall, and wait for work.
In an instant, they could see the defensive wall that Jerod had spoken of.
The front wall is the strongest of all the defenses that have been built so far.
The whole wall is as high as 15 zhang and as thick as 3 zhang, which is very majestic and solid.
In front of the defensive wall, a river channel was also dug, and the water introduced by the river was very clear.
"The river was twenty zhang wide and five zhang deep, and was paved with bluestone at the bottom, and the bluestone was sprinkled with an enlarged iron thistle." After coming to the defensive wall, Yelu Zhong introduced with a smile.
Wei Xiaobao looked at this barrier and appreciated it very much, especially the bluestone under the river, and the ironthistle terrestris was sprinkled on the bluestone, although this trick was yin, it should be very effective.
After the praise, Wei Xiaobao said with a smile: "This trick that Brother Yelu thought of is really powerful. ”
"Haha, let's be honest, this is not my idea, but the national teacher." Yelu Zhong said with a laugh.
Wei Xiaobao was stunned and asked, "National Teacher?" ”
"The national teacher has been practicing on the grassland, and he only returned to Jinzhou about half a year ago, and after learning that the giant sent a war letter to the Northern Yuan, the national teacher proposed to build a defensive wall north of Jinzhou." Yelu Zhong explained with a smile.
The national teacher of the Northern Yuan Dynasty is the real person of Hongyue, who does his best to protect the people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
This is the first time Wei Xiaobao has heard of this Western Chu National Teacher.
Looking at the solidity of these defensive walls, coupled with the traps under the retaining river, it shows the wisdom of the Western Chu National Division.
"The national teacher's name is Zhou Wuwei, and he should be here." As he spoke, he called a soldier and asked where the national teacher was.
The soldier replied, "When I returned to the king, I learned that a giant had been struck out of the beautiful mountain, and the national teacher himself went to investigate. ”
Yelu Zhong nodded slightly, and asked the soldier to get busy.
Wei Xiaobao smiled and asked, "Listening to the name, Zhou Guoshi seems to be from the Central Plains?" ”
"Exactly." Yelu Zhong replied with a smile.
Although Zhou Wuwei was a native of the Central Plains, the people of Western Chu trusted him very much.
Usually when there is nothing to do, whoever is sick or injured will go to Zhou Wuwei for treatment.
Zhou Wuwei will always do his best to save and not take a penny, and he is deeply loved by the people of Western Chu.
At this moment, news came from the front that Zhou Wuwei intercepted the giant, and the giant had turned back to Zhuan Meiren Mountain.