"Daoist?"

Zhang Zhidong was slightly stunned, and subconsciously looked at Wochuan City not far away.

Really.

On the city wall, several old Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes waved the dust whisk in their hands, as if they were doing it, looking good.

Heavily armed soldiers, with solemn expressions, protected all around.

"What do you want to do?"

Zhang Zhidong instinctively felt that the scene in front of him was a little strange.

However, in a short period of time, he couldn't figure out Fang Xiu's purpose for doing this.

There was a half-silence.

He gave the order to withdraw his men.

Let the army of 100,000 find a suitable place and set up camp.

Wait until everything is done.

It was early in the morning of the second day.

Ban Hongfei has already led the real main force, bypassing Wochuan Mansion and going straight to Zhangzhou.

Zhang Zhidong looked at the guards around him and ordered, "Set up more sentry posts, and once you find that the defenders in Wochuan City have any changes, you will report them immediately!"

"Yes, General!"

The guard answered and turned to leave.

Zhang Zhidong looked at his back, and his heart was always filled with indescribable apprehension.

This is the feeling he has formed after decades of fighting in the south.

There is always a sign before danger comes.

But.

After thinking about it for a whole day, he still thought that unless the defenders in the city of Wochuan Mansion had wings, it would never be possible to pose a threat to the Yan army!

The soldiers in the hands of the prime minister of Qianguo, after all, are a group of newly recruited rabble, what kind of storm can they make.

Think so.

Not far away, there was the sound of hurried footsteps.

Immediately after, the voice of the guard sounded.

"General, report from the front, there is another Taoist priest in Wochuan City."

Hear this.

Zhang Zhidong frowned slightly and asked, "What are those Taoist priests doing?"

The guard's expression became a little strange, and he replied, "I think they look like ......."

Speaking of this, he showed hesitation and didn't dare to say anything more.

Seeing this, Zhang Zhidong waved his hand and said, "How you think, how you say!"

When the guards heard this, they continued, "They feel like they're summoning something......

This is often described in the script.

A Taoist priest with a high level of Taoism, in addition to calling the wind and rain, can also summon cranes and unicorns to help him.

When the guards saw the movements of those Taoist priests, they couldn't help but have associations.

When Zhang Zhidong heard such an outrageous answer, his brows furrowed even tighter.

A pair of sharp eyes, staring closely at the guard, said in a deep voice: "The dry people brought these Taoist priests just to pretend to be gods and ghosts and confuse people's hearts!"

"You take a group of men, cover the archers and rush under the walls, and kill them!"

The guard was slightly stunned, his face showed a tangled look, and he didn't reply.

Let's not talk about whether those Taoist priests have real skills.

Let's just say that the thousands of musketeers on the city of Wochuan rushed under the city wall, and did they still have their lives to come back?

This kind of thankless work, in his eyes, is completely unnecessary.

Zhang Zhidong saw that the guards hesitated, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly, "What? Didn't you hear?"

"Humble ......"

The guards still wanted to defend themselves, but they noticed Zhang Zhidong's eyes as if they were about to kill, but after all, they didn't dare to say any more, and bowed and saluted: "I understand my humble duties!"

With that, turn around and leave.

Half an hour later.

The guards led hundreds of men, armed with thickened shields, covering a few archers, approaching the city walls.

However, before they could get close to the city walls, they were repelled by artillery.

The day after.

They tried several times, but they couldn't get close to the walls, so they had to give up.

Meanwhile.

All kinds of gossip around the Taoist priest spread in the camp.

Some people say that those old Taoist priests are all the city walls of Qianguo, looking at Yunyin Mountain, and the people who are invited down from the mountain are powerful and can call for wind and rain.

Some people also say that those old Taoist priests are evil ways that cultivate evil arts, and they can use the flesh and blood on the battlefield as a guide for cultivation.

What's even more outrageous is that some people rumored that these old Taoist priests are immortals in the sky, who can summon all kinds of divine beasts to fight for the dry people.

The various movements on the city wall are the ritual of summoning.

There is no basis for these rumors, but they are widely circulated among the Yan army.

At first, the soldiers of the Yan army only regarded it as an after-dinner joke.

However, for some reason, more and more people believe that the old Taoist priest invited by the cadres is not pretending to be a ghost, but does have some skills.

In particular, Zhang Zhidong ordered the guards to lead the soldiers to shoot those Taoist priests, which added a bit of credibility to the rumors.

After all.

Those Taoist priests don't have any skills.

Why did the general send someone to shoot him?

In the blink of an eye, 100,000 troops surrounded Wochuan Mansion for three days.

All kinds of bizarre rumors have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

A lot of it also came into Zhang Zhidong's ears.

When Zhang Zhidong heard this, he was naturally furious, slapped the table, and said angrily: "Such outrageous rumors, some people actually believe that these guys have no brains!"

A partial general hesitated and replied, "General, at first, everyone just regarded these rumors as an after-dinner joke, just ...... When you sent men near the wall, many people believed it."

When Zhang Zhidong heard this, he was stunned at first, and then he felt a depression rising in his chest, unable to swallow or spit it out.

He sent people close to the city wall and shot the Taoist priests, just because he was worried that some people would be suspicious and spread gossip.

Unexpectedly, after doing so, it was self-defeating, and it made many soldiers believe it.

The southern conquest and the northern war lasted for decades.

Zhang Zhidong knows better than anyone how harmful these rumors about ghosts and gods can be in the process of marching and fighting.

Listen to the various rumors described by the general.

He no longer hesitated, and immediately made a decision, ordering: "General Chuanben's order, from now on, whoever dares to talk about Taoist priests in the army again, will be decided!"

The partial general obviously didn't expect Zhang Zhidong to make such a decision, he was stunned at first, and then hesitated: "General, will this make the soldiers feel that the Taoist priest is really something?"

When Zhang Zhidong heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and his face showed a thoughtful look.

The general is right.

The more fanfare there is, the more it will give people the illusion that "all the rumors about Taoist priests are true".

However, if you ignore it and allow the rumors to spread, it will cause concern among the soldiers.

This moment.

Zhang Zhidong actually had a sense of dilemma.

Obviously, he has only been in Wochuan Mansion for three days, and he has not done anything, so he is facing such a problem.

The more Zhang Zhidong thought about it, the more depressed he became, thinking about how he would deal with this matter if General Ban was here.

Just as he was thinking.

Outside the tent, there was a sudden cacophony of discussions.

Immediately afterwards, one of the guards rushed into the camp tent, with a panicked look on his face, and said loudly, "General! Oh no!"

Zhang Zhidong and several partial generals looked at each other.

I saw the guards with a frightened face, and said in a panic, "Outside...... There are so many strange birds out there!"

As soon as this remark came out.

Zhang Zhidong and several partial generals glanced at each other, and they could see the look of surprise in each other's eyes.

Obviously.

They all thought of those strange Taoist priests in Wochuan City.

Zhang Zhidong took a deep breath, tried to stay calm, looked at the guard, and asked in a deep voice, "What strange bird?"

The guard gasped a few times and replied, "Strange

The birds are out there, and you can see them as soon as you go out!"

When Zhang Zhidong heard this, he no longer hesitated, stood up, and strode towards the outside of the tent.

When several generals saw this scene, they looked at each other and walked out.

Outside the tent.

The soldiers had already been in a mess, with weapons in their hands, and their faces were flustered, not knowing what to do.

Even when Zhang Zhidong appeared in front of them, they didn't pay attention.

"General! Look!"

The guard who had just prayed stretched out his hand and pointed to the sky.

Zhang Zhidong followed the direction of his finger and looked up.

I saw an endless blue sky, and there were a few more spherical things.

Although it was a certain distance, it was obvious that it was a big thing.

There seem to be various patterns on it, which is a little scary to look at.

If you look closely, you will also find that the spherical thing is still spitting flames.

It doesn't look like a bird, and it doesn't look like an eagle.

The round figure, as well as the characteristics of soaring in the air, and the slow speed, are a bit like the mythical and legendary beasts - Kun!

"Could it really be those things summoned by Taoist priests?"

Zhang Zhidong raised his head, looked at the unknown creatures that were gradually approaching, and couldn't help but think of the rumors of the past few days, and his brows furrowed tightly.

This time.

There was an exclamation from behind him.

"Kun! It's a kun!"

One of the generals pointed to the orbical objects, looked panicked, and shouted loudly.

In just a few words, it instantly attracted everyone's attention.

The soldiers couldn't help but ask, "General, what is Kun?"

Someone explained, "Kun is a legendary beast......

After some explanation.

The soldiers were even more frightened and talked about it.

"No wonder the general ordered to shoot those Taoist priests, it turns out that those Taoist priests can really summon divine beasts!"

"If this kun is really like the legend, wouldn't it be able to swallow us in one bite!"

Zhang Zhidong heard the discussion of the soldiers, and his face was gloomy to the extreme.

He turned his head, glared at the general, and said coldly, "Who told you that it was Kun! What is your sin for confusing the army?"

The general was stunned at first, and then showed a look of grievance, and defended: "There is the word Kun written on it! The last will just be read out!"

The voice fell.

Zhang Zhidong was slightly stunned, and subconsciously looked at the sky.

Sure enough, on the top of that thing, I saw the word "Kun" on the board!

「......」

Zhang Zhidong was silent for a moment, then suddenly thought of something, looked at several partial generals, and ordered, "Gather the archers and shoot those things down!"

"This ......"

Several people looked at each other, not knowing how to answer for a while.

After a few breaths, someone finally stood up and replied, "General, that thing is hundreds of feet above the ground, and even the best bow and crossbow can't shoot that far!"

When Zhang Zhidong heard this, he calmed down a little, looked at several partial generals, and asked, "Then you can tell me a way to deal with it!"

Hear the question.

Several generals bowed their heads and said nothing.

This time.

The unidentified object with the word "Kun" printed on it is getting closer and closer.

The soldiers in the tent also became more and more flustered.

There were even timid soldiers who had already weakened their legs and collapsed to the ground.

There are also people, thinking of those ghost legends, who are extremely worried in their hearts, drop their weapons, and flee in all directions.

Of course.

The vast majority of the soldiers, still rational, although they were flustered, did not give orders, and still stood in place, pointing at the things in the sky.

Minutes and seconds passed.

Zhang Zhidong and the others still did not discuss a suitable way to deal with it.

The "kun" floated in the air, too far from the ground to be touched by a bow or a catapult.

There was nothing to be done but watch it get closer and closer.

Now, Zhang Zhidong only hopes that this thing has no means of attack.

Otherwise, after this incident, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be greatly disturbed.

Think so.

Those kun have appeared above their heads.

Covering the sky and covering the sun, it is magnificent.

The soldiers all held their heads high, looking at the huge thing directly above, nervously unable to speak.

Zhang Zhidong was also like them, looking up at the sky, but his expression was even more abrupt.

As the commander of the 100,000-strong army, he must remain calm at all times.

See that there is no downward trend in those "kun".

Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said in his heart: "It's okay, it's not a powerful weapon......

Think so.

I heard an exclamation from beside me.

"Look! What the hell is that?"

"What?"

Hear this.

Zhang Zhidong's face instantly became ugly, and he subconsciously raised his eyes to the sky.

Immediately afterward, I saw something that looked like a stone thrown out of the middle of the kun.

Those things were descending so fast that they could faintly seem to be on fire.

Zhang Zhidong stared at those things with a pair of sharp eyes.

Before he could react, he heard a loud thunderous sound all around!

Peng!

The sudden loud noise swept like a mountain and a sea, and the ears of the people who shook it roared.

I didn't come back to my senses for a while.

Zhang Zhidong endured the discomfort and looked in the direction where the loud noise came from.

Before he could see what was happening, there was another thunderclap not far away.

Followed by.

A thunderous bang rang out incessantly.

Peng!

Peng!

Peng!

Zhang Zhidong covered his ears tightly and looked around.

The next second.

I saw the situation in front of me clearly.

His eyes showed disbelief, his face was frightened, and he was speechless for a while.

Not far away.

Blazing fires burned between the tents.

The sky was dusty, enveloping almost everything that could be seen in sight.

Many soldiers lay on the ground in pain, wailing helplessly.

The camp tent, which was originally extremely peaceful, turned into a tragic battlefield in just a few seconds, like purgatory on earth!

Decades of fighting in the south and in the north.

Such a scene is nothing to Zhang Zhidong.

He has seen this tragic battlefield countless times.

But......

This is the first time he has encountered such a sudden blow.

Peng!

Peng!

Peng!

The thunder continues.

It's like a punishment from heaven!

Between the tents, the soldiers who were still alive were terrified to the extreme.

At this moment.

They no longer care about any orders, and they are running around one by one!

Seeing this, Zhang Zhidong's heart sank to the bottom, and he wanted to call the partial generals to maintain their military morale.

only to find that those partial generals have long since disappeared.

In front of the main tent.

He was the only one standing still.

The rest of them fled like lost dogs.

This moment.

An unprecedented sense of powerlessness swept over.

Even if it is Zhang Zhidong, who has experienced a hundred battles, he can't help it

I felt my legs go limp, and I collapsed to the ground.