When the light horse went north, it did not take many days to enter the Modong grassland corridor.

At this time, it can be seen that all kinds of war preparations of the Han Dynasty have been in full swing these days, and Temur has not done nothing. After all, it is a decisive battle in which both sides are interested, not a surprise attack by one side.

Compared to the big man who is strengthening his body, Temur is fighting with seven wounds.

According to the experience of the herders of the Batu tribe along the way, all the possible tribal settlements along the route were trampled on, and all the people went to empty their tents, and even the water source was polluted.

This also took a long time to operate, and the Han army was ruthlessly not given the opportunity to "eat the enemy".

Xue Canghai was disappointed.

Zhao Changhe and the others looked at each other, it was difficult to make up how such a large tribal population was concentrated in one place, how the nomadism was carried out, and if the time dragged on a little longer, would the entire grassland itself collapse......

So if you find a place to stay now, can you wait and see how they collapse?

Theory is OK, but you have a storage box to open and hang, and the other side may have something strange to hang, and the current logic of war can no longer be completely in accordance with experience, and you will lose if you fall into the old thinking.

And as the distance between the two sides got closer and closer, the first round of "God War" had already begun to trigger when ordinary soldiers were at a loss.

Zhao Changhe was desperately tempering the intention of observing the world in the underground heavenly dome, and when he got rid of the assistance of the underground heavenly dome, the range of his own overlooking eye also surged, far exceeding when he had just broken the emperor. It is a little exaggerated to say that it covers thousands of miles, but it is only "slightly", which is really not too much.

Suzaku has been practicing these days to perceive the surroundings through the ubiquitous fire element, but her strength in the late stage of the Imperial Realm at the moment is not as good as Zhao Changhe, who is only in the early and middle stages. And she is perceived, while Zhao Changhe is "seeing", there is a qualitative difference.

This plug-in from the back eye to the overlooking eye, at this level, it is more and more important than just looking at the back in the early years, and it is similar to feeling part of the effect of the double or even triple of the imperial realm in advance. Not to mention anything else, it has a great advantage for subsequent breakthroughs alone, after all, there are so many rehearsals in advance.

And the specific value of this war is that the range he can see is almost the same as the range of Temur, who is the pinnacle of the Imperial Realm, if Timur can see them, then he can also see Temur, and there will be no disadvantage in the "fog of war".

And...... Direct collision.

Late at night. Zhao Changhe sat cross-legged in the military tent, his divine thoughts unscrupulously opened, extending all the way to the northwest, trying to see the movement in the distance.

Slowly, there was pressure on the edge of the expansion of the divine sense, and a tingling sensation faintly came.

Zhao Changhe's heart moved slightly.

It was Temur or Bo Yi who was also observing, and the edges of the two divine thoughts met in the middle, and the edges of the two open circles touched.

Bo has been in a fight, and he feels the difference, but this time the other party's feeling is a little unfamiliar...... This is Temur.

This was the first confrontation between Zhao Changhe and Temur.

"Click~" The edge of the divine thought seemed to have some water wave cracked, and both sides bounced back a little, each with a slight tingling sensation.

What you see is where you are.

The next moment, two phantoms appeared in the central night sky at the same time, looking at each other only a foot apart.

Timur looked at the phantom of Zhao Changhe in front of him, and had to say that he still admired it a little in his heart: "Your Excellency Blood Shura can really surprise people everywhere...... Not long after breaking through the Imperial Realm, the strength of this divine soul is already close to that of Ben Khan, which is really surprising and admirable. It's no wonder that all the way, the challenges of skipping the level everywhere all stem from this. ”

Zhao Changhe smiled, and responded like an old friend chatting: "If you can't even do this, you don't have to fight this battle." Speaking of the previous war, I have always been unable to understand some things, but only now do I finally know that when the Great Khan's soldiers came to the Yanmen Pass, why didn't they go to the city to break through the pass...... It turned out that Lao Xia's divine thoughts had been staring at you, and you didn't dare. ”

"Not bad." Temur did not shy away from saying: "Xia Longyuan is suppressing Ben Khan, and our god is also waiting for Xia Longyuan to appear, and he does not dare to act too rashly. This is the containment above the royal realm, and it will not end easily. The divine war has its own tacit understanding, as long as you don't end up, no matter how you win or lose the ordinary war, it is still in a controllable range, and once you are out of the field, something goes wrong, the consequence is not death, but the annihilation. ”

Zhao Changhe bowed: "Teachable." ”

"Then today, His Excellency Blood Shura, as the new Night Emperor and the guardian god of your Han, why did he personally lead the crowd here?"

"Because I'm not as awesome as Lao Xia, if I don't come here in person, I can't beat ...... There is no deterrent effect. Zhao Changhe smiled: "What's more, I know that now that gods and demons are awakened everywhere, the rules of the past have become more and more broken, and we need new rules." ”

Timur said lightly: "What are your so-called new rules?" ”

"On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore." Zhao Changhe said lightly: "I don't want to contain any gods, I just want it to not exist." ”

Temur was stunned and laughed: "Good, good. Xia Longyuan didn't dare to attack the temple directly, you were more arrogant than him. ”

"Because Lao Xia only has himself." Zhao Changhe said calmly: "Although Zhao is not talented, there are endless rivers and mountains behind him. ”

With Temur's laughter and Zhao Changhe's response, there seemed to be ripples in the air, hitting each other, each swaying slightly.

Zhao Changhe suffered a slight loss, and his divine thoughts shrank back a little, but it was only a little, and there was not much difference.

Both phantoms reacted with a little frown and pain at the same time, this kind of direct collision of spirits was very uncomfortable, and extremely fragile and fragile.

The two sides did not continue to test each other, and soon tacitly recovered their divine consciousness and returned to each other.

Zhao Changhe opened his eyes.

Yue Hongling sat cross-legged across from him, and when he saw this, he asked, "Contacted?" ”

Zhao Changhe nodded: "This simple contact and temptation, I'm afraid it will be a wake-up call for both sides...... This kind of divine thought is expanded, and everyone dare not play it often...... When he gets closer, to the extent that your divine consciousness can reach, he will be beaten by our family. In the same way, if I probed over, I didn't know if Bo was also in the army, and I would have to be beaten. It's best to play less. ”

Yue Hongling said: "So either it's what I thought about before, everyone doesn't dare to explore the divine thoughts, and everything returns to the conventional war logic of goshawks and scouts; Or is it to directly start the battle of the Imperial Realm, separate from the battle of mortals? ”

"Pretty much ......"

As a knight who is usually alone, Yue Hongling didn't understand the logic of the war here too much, and couldn't help asking: "But the actual victory or defeat of the battle of the Imperial Realm can decide everything, so what's the point of such a mortal war that costs people and money?" ”

"It's good to say if the battle of the Imperial Realm can be won or lost immediately, but from previous experience, it is extremely difficult to kill an Imperial Realm, and the greater probability is to pull a stalemate, or to be trapped in a secret realm. During that period, hundreds of thousands of Hu cavalry went south, and Shenzhou was devastated, so what was the point of us winning the war? The war between you and me is first of all to protect Shenzhou, we deal with the enemy's imperial realm, and the vast number of soldiers need to deal with the Hu people's iron cavalry, which is nothing more than a different division of labor. ”

Yue Hongling bowed slightly: "Yes." ”

Zhao Changhe said again: "In fact, if the mountains and rivers are broken, we will also lose the battle of the Imperial Realm." My lover Sanniang and their strength are now partly blessed by the power of the mountains and rivers and the power of faith, once the mountains and rivers are chaotic and the faith collapses, although it will not regress as much as Lao Xia, but the strength is definitely not as good as now. Lao Xia is nothing more than an example of extremism, but many things can be referenced. You are the only one who is different from us. ”

"Actually, I'm a little bit of a bit, if that happens, I'm afraid my sword heart will also have problems...... My sword intent was greatly influenced by you. ”

"Uh......"

Yue Hongling asked again: "Is it the same for Shen Hu?" ”

"I don't know if he will suffer from the defeat of the mortal war, but I can be sure that if he wants to go further, he will have to win the war." Zhao Changhe said: "As we know now, except for the Nine Shadows system, which only wants to make trouble, most of them, such as the Sea Emperor Daozun Buddha Immortal Heavenly God, all they need are human qi and faith. This situation would be more akin to a religious war, a battle for human luck. This is also the reason why Beihu often went south when Lao Xia was still there, and the secular forces would lead to the rise and fall of the cultivation of both sides. ”

Yue Hongling no longer asked these questions, but instead asked, "How strong is Temur?" ”

Zhao Changhe said: "In terms of divine consciousness alone, I am half a chip weaker than him." But in terms of consciousness, I am already a strong point in Kaihang...... If you really fight, there should be a bigger gap, but there is no level gap to be able to fight. ”

Yue Hongling nodded, and whispered to herself with a sigh: "No. 1 on the heavenly list." ”

Yes, no matter how many blind people are doing things in the ranking between Temur and Bo Yi, Timur is the first person in the world under the "Heavenly Dao Certification" ancient gods and demons.

This is a ranking with an endless aura, the first place on the list is regarded as the king of people, and the first place on the list is often regarded as a watershed for people and gods, what about the first place on the list that day?

Even if the gold content of this ranking is reduced because of the general appearance of gods and demons, it is still a position in the hearts of the vast majority of the world, and people dare not look at it directly, even if Zhao Changhe looks at the terrifying blind man every day, he can't ignore the four words "No. 1 in the sky".

Perhaps in Yue Hongling's eyes, the significance of the battle with the number one in the heavenly list is even greater than the war.

"Straight to the point." Zhao Changhe said with a smile: "Now that Temur thinks that if he repel my observations, he will inevitably start to move. Did you see anything in the sword qi that you had buried in their sacred mountain and royal court before? ”

Yue Hongling shook her head with some regret: "The range is too small, and the location is hidden and deviated, so there is basically nothing to gain." I even felt that the sword qi that had been embedded at the beginning was a complete waste of effort. ”

Zhao Changhe smiled: "Take precautions, why care." No matter how much preparation you have made, you may not be able to use everything. Judging from the fact that I have collided with Temur, we are getting closer and closer, which means that our previous judgment was correct, at least Temur himself really came in our direction. ”

"That also means that you will be harassed in the direction of General Huangfu, and this so-called harassment may not be martial arts."

…………

It's not that it is possible not to talk about martial virtues, but it is inevitable.

When today's tacit understanding of war has almost collapsed, and in the era of "etiquette collapse and happiness", Zhao Changhe is already thinking that after the immortal god recovers, he will be killed by gods all over the world...... Then when he has not fully recovered, he can't come all over the Shenzhou, at least he can descend to his entire Beihu range, whether it is the desert or the grassland, which is much wider than the scope of Zhao Changhe.

Divine Descent is the most indefensible of the harassments, and it should not have been used on ordinary soldiers.

Without the assistance of the underground heavenly dome, Zhao Changhe would not be able to support him for thousands of miles at all.

Huangfu Yongxian led the crowd through the Gobi Desert, and under the guidance of experienced guides, they marched north by the Gobi in an orderly manner.

It is terrible to say that it is terrible to cross the desert, but it is not so outrageous, many locations are not deserts, and the Gobi can even run horses. Of course, it is impossible to drive straight into the steppe like the Eastern Front, and the march is relatively slow, and it is not far from entering the Gobi for so many days.

Although there is a wind and sand, the weather is not hot, and the general sandstorm will not start at this time, so it is relatively easy to march.

However, the emperor rode his horse slowly, and gradually felt that the fine sand that had been blowing began to grow, and then the sand and dust swept up wildly, covering the sky like a wave, as if he was in a roaring sea.

Tens of thousands of troops stared at the furious scene ahead in amazement, and they didn't even have time to turn around and run.

The old herdsmen of the Batu tribe shouted in horror: "No! That's impossible! There shouldn't be a sandstorm at this time! ”

Another herdsman quickly knelt on the ground and threw himself on the ground: "This is divine punishment, this is divine punishment...... Sure enough, it angered the Immortal Heaven, and the Immortal Heaven forgave us......"

"Boom!" There were no gods to answer their prayers and begs for mercy, and the dust swept up in front of them in an instant.

The power of heaven and earth is not something that mortals can resist at all, no matter how many people there are, it is useless, and the emperor of the earth list is useless.

However, the expected sandstorm burial did not come.

The soldiers looked up in horror and saw that the dry Gobi was suddenly surrounded by a soft water, as if it was shrouded in an invisible water curtain, and not even a grain of sand and dust could invade.

The phantom image of a giant tortoise shrouded all directions, and everyone seemed to be moving forward under the protection of the giant tortoise.

What's more, some people have seen that green grass has begun to sprout on the edge of the Gobi Desert in the area covered by giant tortoises, and it seems that this place is gradually turning into an oasis.

The missionary work of the Four Elephants Sect in this small half a year is not a joke, especially the Huangfu Qing has quietly preached in the Yanmen garrison for a long time through the identity of the daughter of the Emperor Fu Yongxian, and now there are not many Four Elephant Sect disciples in the army, and at this time they are ecstatic and shouting: "This is the protection of our Xuanwu Emperor!" Hu Shen is the oldest! ”

The people of Batu were dumbfounded, and the other unbelievers in the army were dumbfounded.

As Zhao Changhe said, today's war is fundamentally a religious war, which has departed from the template of the earlier ethnic dispute. This kind of hedging of miracles between the two sides is really beyond the conventional understanding of the soldiers, and it also changes the common sense and pattern of the entire war.

Looking up, a streamer of light came from the northeast, as if it was about to bombard the giant tortoise phantom.

A soft whip rolled leisurely, like a snake entwining, binding the streamer in the void layer upon layer.

The streamer flashed away from the phantom of a god, and his expression was solemn: "Xuanwu ......"

Sanniang came slowly from the void, and said with a smile: "Don't come to the gods. ”

The two have met once, the time when the Immortal God was beaten by Xia Longyuan overseas, Sanniang was a first-hand witness to the whole process.

But it doesn't seem to be just this one......

Although Sanniang did not inherit any ancient Xuanwu memories, the inheritance of Xuanwu's exercises and knowledge was relatively complete, and the active range of both the ancient Xuanwu and the Immortal Heavenly God was in the north, and there were many battles.

"Heh......" The Immortal Heavenly God said lightly: "Ancient Xuanwu is so calm and resolute, although he and I are enemies of each other, I still admire him very much in my heart. It's a pity that the era has changed, the old man has gone, and now what bull ghosts and snake gods, coquettish, serve God with their bodies, and also talk about replacing Xuanwu, I think my old friend Jiuquan may not want to recognize it. At least this seat...... I don't recognize it. ”

Sanniang didn't care about being scolded for being "coquettish", but smiled lazily: "I just like to serve my man, can you manage it...... Don't make you as familiar with Xuanwu, the inheritance of our Four Elephants Sect is still quite complete, what does Xuanwu say about you, do you want to listen? ”

The Immortal Heavenly God said lightly: "Sorry enemy, don't say anything evil, I don't think Xuanwu will have any bad comments about me." ”

Sanniang smiled and said: "Yes, he doesn't have any bad comments about you, and says that you have a lot of bones and are considered a man, but your vision is too small, just like a wild monkey in the mountains, you only know that the monkeys fight, and he always feels a little out of place when he is the enemy of you." ”

Immortal God: "...... It's a pity that the era collapsed, but it was he who thought he had a vision who died, and I lived. ”

Sanniang shook her head: "Xuanwu is just a kind of meaning, an induction of a civilization system, civilization is endless, Xuanwu is there, and you don't need your approval." Conversely, if you die, is there immortality? They don't even have a concrete image, and most people's imagination is an axe, how ridiculous. What's even more ridiculous is that the axe is not yours yet...... You are just a pawn of others, without knowing it. ”

The Immortal Heavenly God didn't bother to talk to her about this at all: "For the wild monkeys in the mountains in your eyes, there are not so many that there are not, and we can only recognize the king and the loser." This seat is not too soulful now, you might as well see if the woman who thinks she inherits the Xuanwu can't even beat the soul of this seat, and I don't know who is ridiculous. ”

Sanniang smiled slightly: "When you only dare to come out with a split soul...... You've already lost. ”

"Boom!" Thunder and lightning broke out in the sky.

Day turned into night, thunder for thousands of miles, sweeping the world.

The shadow of the turtle skyrocketed, and the thunder and lightning struck the turtle's shell, and there was not even a trace of it.

A graceful and plump figure shuttled like a snake in the thunder in the sky, and the long whip in his hand suddenly shook off, as if a horizontal purple lightning suddenly appeared in the thunder, crackling and throwing towards the gods and demons in the air.

Huangfu Yongxian looked up, his calm face without the slightest expression.

Although he didn't expect that the battle of the Northern Expedition would actually start with the battle between the Immortal Heavenly God and Xuanwu, he understood what Xuanwu said.

The distraction of the soul indicates that the subject is doing something more important. At least it shows that the previous daughter's prediction was correct, and the battlefield of the real main force is in the east.

"We seem to be being taken lightly." Huangfu Yongxian turned his head to Cui Yuanyong beside him and smiled: "If it is dark today, and the wind and sand are everywhere, are you afraid?" ”

Cui Yuanyong snorted: "Who is afraid of who is the grandson!" ”

"Okay." Huangfu Yongxian whipped and pointed: "They thought that this would be able to hold us back, but the old man was not convinced, and the whole army continued to march, and within three days, it reached the royal court!" ”

(End of chapter)