Dark clouds as black as ink covered the sky, and darkness covered the ground. The falling rain swept across the world under the sound of the cold and whistling wind.

On the eaves and corners of every building in the Yuque Palace, there are dripping water. The exterior of the palace pavilion was washed by wind and rain, and the jade bricks and green tiles were even more gentle and smooth.

"No need, the plan of the loess remains the same, now give an order to the forbidden army, and let Wu Xiaoshen immediately transfer a battalion of elite ghost soldiers to Shizhu City. "In the main building of the Absolute Fragrance Garden, the ghost mother ordered without thinking.

Knowing that a daughter is like a mother, after listening to Shenchi's return, the ghost mother knew that Xiao Fuling was not going to make a contribution. said so, but Xiao Lingling definitely wanted to confirm that Xiao Shizhu was not on Shuoyue Island?

That projectile island is already messy enough, and if Xiao Lingling adds some chaos, it will be a big trouble.

The ghost mother must not let Xiao Fuling land on the island, and no matter what method is used, she must let her daughter come back.

"Is there an ancient temple near Shizhu City?" Immediately after, the ghost mother, who had been thinking for a moment, turned her head to Qinglan and Chen Ruo behind her and asked.

After thinking about it for a while, the two ghosts turned their heads together. And the fungus man Shenchi, who was standing in front of the case, also said to the ghost mother after conveying the last order of the ghost mother to Wu Xiaoshen, the commander of the forbidden army: "That ancient temple is just outside the city by the lake, it is a newly built temple, and it is dedicated to the ancient god of Taishan Fujun. ”。

"Did the Xuanjiao cultists use this as a base and hibernate in it?" the ghost mother asked again.

Shen Chi nodded his head and said, "Yes, after I took over the Quick Report Division, I learned that the current person in charge of this temple is the disciple of the Xuan Sect. How many disciples are there in the temple, this matter can only be asked by Lord Lin Cong. ”。

"There's no need to ask, it's good that there are Xuanjiao disciples in this temple. Let them take the lord to the temple and guard it strictly, and they must not let her escape quietly again. After the ghost mother pondered for a moment, she said lightly: "Just let the loess send a few personal soldiers to stay and assist the Xuanjiao disciples to guard the lord of Weng." ”。

As he spoke, he picked up his pen and wrote an order for the Xuanjiao disciples, printed the * seal again, handed it to Qinglan beside him, and said: "Shenchi, you hold this order now, immediately go to Lin Cong, and ask him to send you a token for the disciple's order, and then use the earth escape technique to immediately rush to Shizhu City, mobilize the Xuanjiao disciples in the temple in the city, and take the master Weng to the temple first." ”。

It is a matter of taking care of the master, and the followers who need to mobilize the Xuanjiao must have an order signed by the ghost mother or Xiao Shizhu himself before they can act. If there is only a message from the fungus people, it cannot be mobilized.

And Xiao Fuling felt that her perfect plan was instantly found. Xiao Fuling is still a little tender, so that she can neither go with the army, nor delay the time for the army to start.

"No. Shen Chi answered, took the order from Qing Lan and turned to leave.

"General Gongmen doesn't need to pass it on for the time being. After watching Shen Chi leave and disappear into the rain and fog outside the building, the ghost mother was completely angry.

Xiao Fuling's ability and ghost elves are not comparable to those of a palace guard. After calming down, the ghost mother also felt that the general of the palace gate could not be blamed for this matter, so she had to not summon it for the first time, and wait for Xiao Lingling to be brought back from Shizhu City.

Thinking of this, the ghost mother suddenly remembered something, and after frowning suddenly, she said to Qinglan urgently: "It's not good, you catch up with Shenchi and tell him that you must tell the loess that before the Xuanjiao disciples have completely taken over Lord Weng, you can't tell her that I have sent a forbidden army." Otherwise, this girl will definitely take the opportunity to escape again. ”......

The afterglow of the setting sun dyed Shuoyue Island a dark red.

The cloudy sunset, which was not dazzling, was a little dull under the rising smoke.

The flower flags on the other side of the Nine Shadows Country that stood up under the thick smoke were already slightly tilted, but they were destroyed by the wind, and they stood like proud warriors, carrying their proud heads. The tattered flag, under the bloody and pungent evening breeze, continued to waive in the wind.

And the ground around Xiaoyu Mountain City has long been full of holes and devastation. The charred black craters are all over the place, and the stones and trees are covered with horizontal and vertical gun holes and traces left by swords and guns. The flames were scattered everywhere, burning the grass and the land.

In just five days, the Xudu Army launched nearly 100 attacks on the Jiuyou Defense Line near Xiaoyu Mountain City. With each attack, the army swooped down on the fortified trenches and fortifications like a raging tide.

Even though the army of the Nine Shadows Kingdom was well-trained and well-equipped, in the face of every attack, guns and artillery were fired in unison, and they bombarded indiscriminately, they could only barely resist the attacks again and again. In the end, the Jiuyou National Army still ended up with heavy casualties.

The trenches also changed hands several times in many places, and they were almost firmly occupied by the Xudu army.

The island's original hundreds of thousands of defenders had survived only a few hundred thousand by dusk today. Struggled to support the subsequent defense lines under Xiaoyu Mountain City, resisting the Xudu army that had landed on the island, and never allowed to set foot on Xiaoyu Mountain City.

Even many militiamen who had fought two or three ambushes were dragged into the front-line trenches by the British to organize defense.

Gong Mingyi was also very distressed because of this, with tens of thousands of casualties in one day, the limited Jiuyou National Army on the island was already at the end of its power. He originally thought that he could crush the morale of the ghost soldiers of the Nine Shadows Kingdom and the determination to resist, but he found that not only did he fail to break the will of the other party, but instead made the other party more and more courageous.

The more fierce the attack launched by the Xudu army, the more fierce the resistance of the army of the Nine Shadows Kingdom became.

The most tragic was the attack launched before dusk today, which was almost futile, and took the tragic price of nearly 100,000 Xudu troops.

If it weren't for the vast reinforcements sent to him by Emperor Xudu, this battle would have beaten Gong Mingyi to the same level as his opponent's heroic moves, and he would have reached the point of exhaustion.

"How did this Xiao Shizhu train his soldiers? The Nine Shadows Army on the island is like a hungry wolf, and it can fight like an attack every time it counterattacks. In the big tent of the Chinese army, facing Gong Mingyi, who was sitting behind the handsome case, without saying a word but with a blue face, the gray face and one ear with a thick bandage were the first to speak, scolding and scolding: "I also beat the war drums loudly, and every time I lead the army to fight in the past, I still think that I am defending, they are attacking?"

As he finished speaking, the pain in his bandaged ears returned, and he gasped with a grin.

This wound was dropped by the sharpshooter of the Nine Ghost Army after a shot during the attack before dusk. Zi Gong flew by with a whistling and cut off half of his ear.

Looking at his colleagues around him, they were also embarrassed, the ghost golden sheep was missing all the eyes, and a horn was missing. As for the Kui Wood Wolf, not only was he stabbed in the face. It left behind an ugly scar that stood out from the eyes and diagonally across the bridge of the nose.

He was also shot in his left arm, and he still hangs a bandage and hangs on the wolf's claws, not only can he not lift it, but he can also take half a day with a larger range of movements. What's even more infuriating is that there is also a shrapnel in the gun, which is embedded in the bone in his hand and cannot be removed.

If he wins this battle, he can still be regarded as a hero of the Northern Yin Dynasty. If he can't win and lose, then he is a disabled ghost general of the Northern Yin Dynasty.

As for the other lieutenant generals, they are also covered with wounds. Gong Mingyi, who was sitting behind the handsome case, looked around at them and became angry. His face turned even bluer, like a piece of pork liver.

Known as the invincible Xudu Army in the world, the Xuandi Army is at this level. The millions of troops were forcibly blocked by hundreds of thousands of Jiuyou troops for five days, making it difficult for the Xudu army to move an inch.

"The imperial court spends so much military pay every year and raises a bunch of waste!" Gong Mingyi secretly cursed in his heart, continued to look around at the ghosts under him, and asked in a deep voice: "Stop scolding, can you scold the enemy to death?

The trenches of the Nine Shadows extend in all directions, and the communication trenches extend to every point, and they are improvised in bunkers made of stone glutinous rice and rice pulp. You can scatter the few ghost soldiers around, use each other's horns, and cooperate with the defense. It is also possible to gather scattered ghost soldiers together in a short period of time and storm the attacking enemy army.

This is one of the biggest headaches for Gong Mingyi, who has heavy troops, and the generals under him.

The rest are the stone buildings that were called bunkers by the Nine Shadows Army. There are also sailors on the sea, who were surrounded by the sailors of the Nine Shadows Kingdom in the stone forest on the sea, and the Beiyin sailors were dizzy, and the ships were broken and the ghosts were killed, and they couldn't fight.

So much so that the right to blockade the sea has returned to the hands of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and it is difficult for materials and reinforcements to land on the island. Gong Mingyi couldn't take the Xiaoyu Mountain City in front of him anymore, and after the Beiyin Dynasty Naval Division was wiped out on the island and sea, Gong Mingyi really became a lone army.

"It seems that they have a lot of food in stock, and they eat and drink spicy food every day, and when it comes to meals, the position of the Nine Hidden Army is full of meat. The Kui Wood Wolf, who had not been silent, sucked the saliva that was about to flow out of the corner of his mouth after pondering for a long time, and said categorically: "We sent the air cavalry and the few remaining Guanyuecha to cross those cobweb-like trenches and directly bombard the granaries and ammunition depots in Xiaoyu Mountain City. Give them a salary. ”。

As soon as he finished speaking, the ghost golden sheep on the side bowed his hand, shook his head and said, "Their iron cars flying in the air are not vegetarians. In addition, Ying Zhao is good at air combat tactics and skills, and the air cavalry under his command is not weaker than the air cavalry of our Xuandi Army. In which air battle did we take a big advantage? Now we don't have many Guanyuecha that we can command and mobilize, and it is even more impossible for us to cross the trenches. ”。

It was originally said that the Kui Wood Wolf was full of interest, and for a while, his face was full of loss and gradually emerged.

"Yes, it definitely doesn't work. What's more, Yingzhao will not put the granary and ammunition depot on the ground on the hillside. The Void Sun Rat stopped his grinning gasp, squinted his eyes slightly, and said, "In this way, it is better to gather all the shells, storm a trench, and directly tear a hole and rush in." ”。

The Void Sun Rat just said it casually, but as soon as this remark came out, Gong Mingyi, who was sitting behind the handsome case, was slightly stunned at first, and then when a flash of inspiration appeared in his mind, his eyes lit up.

Yes, the Xudu army also has artillery. Concentrate the artillery and bombard one place, and you can tear a hole in those trenches that extend in all directions.

It's just that Gong Mingyi doesn't plan to bombard it indiscriminately with ordinary artillery.

During the days of fighting against the Nine Shadow Army, he discovered that those trenches also had the effect of being used to avoid artillery bombardment. At a certain distance, ordinary shells fall in trenches or trenches, leaving a maximum of a few craters, and then raising layers of flying dust and sand.

The Nine Shadows Army, which was cowering in the small hole dug in the trench wall, was simply difficult to hurt.

He wants to use karmic fire, a ghost cannon that specializes in karmic fire, to tear this hole open.