Chapter 179: A Thousand Mountains and Birds Fly Away
After taking over the team of 2,000 archers, Ling Xiao began to reorganize again, and the longbow team as the main force expanded to more than 700 people, still in charge of Zhao Liuxing, and Wang Xin's sniper team also expanded to 100 people.
As for the remaining more than 1,000 people, all of them were unqualified ordinary archers, and if they didn't say anything, they were handed over to their own eldest disciple Liu Dashao to be responsible, and they worked hard every day to learn the basic techniques.
After finishing these trivial tasks, Ling Xiao began to work on the most important thing in his mind, which was to find an opportunity to see the blue gold mine.
It happened that yesterday, under the desperate attack of the coalition forces, he snatched the blue gold mine into his hands, and he didn't say anything, as soon as he got the news, Ling Xiao hurriedly took someone to open his eyes.
Since the battle was mainly concentrated in the seven passages, no one said anything about Ling Xiao's dispatch, and the generals of various countries even laughed at Ling Xiao in their hearts, in the end, in the end, a young man, in order to see the blue gold mine, he actually went to such a dangerous place in person, you must know that even as a general who is resident in Longyun Village, I am afraid that he has not been to the forefront for some years.
There are not many people who come forward with Ling Xiao, but they are all good hands, including the five disciples of the Sword Sect, Wang Xin, Zhao Liuxing, Liu Dashao's three subordinates, and the indispensable peaches, of course, the drunken Taoist people are not far away, after all, it is always good to be careful when you are in a dangerous place.
On paper, the innocent plain with a radius of more than 200 square kilometers is not too big, but in fact, when you arrive at the scene, you find that it is still a vast expanse that cannot be seen at a glance, and the lush weeds grow vigorously, while the place where the battle took place is a ruin, and all kinds of discarded materials are scattered all over the battlefield in such a mess. People can't help but feel a little disgusted with war when they look at it.
Passing through the Plains of Innocence was the tall Sacred Mountain Range, and the seven naturally formed passages in the mountain range appeared in front of everyone as if they had been clawed out by some Heaven Opening Giant.
It's just that Ling Xiao thinks that these seven passages are not the same as those marked on the military map. You must know that in order to meet the needs of warfare, military maps are completely different from civilian maps that only indicate roads and cities, as large as a mountain, as small as a hole will be clearly marked in every detail, and no one knows when, an inconspicuous small place will determine the success or failure of the war.
However, the blue gold is in the middle of the passage not far ahead, and it doesn't care about anything else for the time being, so let's take a look at the blue gold mine first.
The situation in the passage is even worse than that of the Plains of Innocence, in the passage where a great war has just ended. The people are rushing to repair all kinds of fortifications and camps, the baggage battalions are busy recovering sundries such as broken knives and arrows that can be reused, and the ambulance battalions are constantly transporting the wounded to the rear.
As for the soldiers who died in battle, they were just neatly placed together, waiting for the convoy to pull them up.
The generals who were used to seeing these were okay, but the first time they saw this miserable Peach and Sword Sect disciples, they couldn't accept it for a while. Even one of the Sword Sect disciples who had a good cultivation spit out on the spot in the eyes of the soldiers around him.
I don't care too much about these Ling Xiao, compared to the scene of 2,000 people in Border Pass City attacking 100,000 people, this qiē is trivial.
Coming to the location of the Blue Gold Mine, Ling Xiao couldn't wait to run in, and the guards guarding were also used to seeing these new eye-opening high-level officials in the near future. It didn't stop much.
Ling Xiao, who just ran into the mine in a hurry, was immediately dumbfounded, in his impression, the blue gold mine should be like the home of the gold-threaded bat, with piles of blue gold placed there. I waited for him to come and collect it, but all I saw was a black branch road, and occasionally I could see small blue dots representing blue gold on the walls.
The tiger seniors, who knew Ling Xiao's plan well, had been waiting for this opportunity to ridicule Ling Xiao for a long time, and arrogant laughter sounded in Ling Xiao's consciousness space in a playful manner. "Hahahaha, laugh at my old man, you idiot. Blue gold mine, blue gold mine, as the name suggests, I also know that this place is still an ore, and the gold line bat is called blue gold!"
Ling Xiao, who was red-faced, knew that he had put on a big oolong and made a fortune, so he could only honestly make a effort to hold on to this blue gold mine, and only by mining slowly could he share a few catties of benefits a day.
Compared with the excitement when he came, when he returned to Longyun Village, Ling Xiao, who was trekking on the plain of innocence, was already like a castrated male dog, not only with his tail between his legs, but also dejected.
It's just that when he turned around and looked at the passage where the blue gold mine was located again, Ling Xiao was suddenly stunned!
Ling Xiao clearly remembered that the seven passages marked on the military map were parallel to each other, except for the easternmost one that was quite far apart, the others were basically separated by the same distance, but what he saw was seven passages with the same interval!
Either there is something wrong with the military land map, or there is a cat hidden in the passage! Moreover, after looking carefully again, Ling Xiao found the most direct evidence, that is, flying birds.
The Holy Mountain Range blocks the cold currents blowing from the side of the Dreadnought Empire, and the area near the mouth of the passage is more or less colder than other warm and spring-like places, so the mountainside below the Holy Mountain Range is suitable for all kinds of birds.
And the sunset is shining, and now is the time for the tired birds to return to their nests, but there are not a single bird in the lush mountain forest. And this part is where the seventh passage is located. Fantasy, big illusion! With such a big effort, the picture must be huge.
Although he didn't know what was going on for the time being, Ling Xiao already understood that there must be something that was ignored by the high-level of Longyunzhai, so the mystery of this must be analyzed as much as possible, otherwise Longyunzhai is very likely to be a catastrophe.
Returning to Longyun Village as quickly as possible, Ling Xiao eagerly ordered the guard officers to send all the military intelligence reports in recent years to his residence, Ling Xiao was convinced that as long as he worked hard, he would be able to find clues.
Fortunately, as Ling Xiao, he was also qualified to read the secrets of the army, and the basket of military intelligence reports was placed in Ling Xiao's house for a short time, and the drunken Taoist and Peach, two people that Ling Xiao absolutely trusted, also began to help Ling Xiao investigate clues at the same time.
The oil lamp flickered, and time passed slowly, but Ling Xiao's heart was getting more and more anxious, obviously what secret operations were being carried out on the side of the Dreadnought Empire, if he couldn't analyze it as much as possible, it would be better to run as far as he could.
One by one, the reports were screened out, although some anomalies in the passage were also pointed out, but they could not support Ling Xiao's judgment, and it was not until a military intelligence report screened out by Peach was put in front of Ling Xiao that Ling Xiao finally confirmed his judgment, the Dreadnought Empire was about to attack in a big way!
It was a scout report signed by Qian Xiaoqiang, in his report pointed out the anomalies of the seventh passage, even when there was no battle, there would be some rumbling noises in the passage, and the passage was well guarded, and no one had ever been able to enter the passage for more than half a distance and then reconnoitre, as if there was an invisible line of life and death more than half of the passage, as long as you stepped on it, you would die.
As for the anomaly of the bird, there have also been reports, but unfortunately these reports, which date back to a year and a half ago, have not attracted the attention of the high-level, and almost every report has been instructed to continue reconnaissance, without any follow-up.
Six of the seven passages were fighting endlessly, but the passages with the least battles were loud and loud, and compared to his own findings, although Ling Xiao could not judge the intentions of the Dreadnought Empire, he had already roughly outlined the means of the other party.
What a trick to hide from the world!
Attracting the attention of the coalition forces with the chaotic battle of the six passages, the abacus was all concentrated in the seventh passage, and a branch road was opened at any cost in the middle of the passage to replace the original passage to cover people's eyes, and the original passage was covered up by a large phantom array.
Not to mention anything else, it was just that a cavalry brigade suddenly rushed out of the covered passage during the battle, and it was enough for Long Yunzhai to be busy. Whether it is attacking the rear of the coalition forces in other passages, or attacking the logistics supply routes, or even attacking Longyun Village, it is extremely possible.
No, it must be reported to the upper echelons of the coalition immediately to guard against a surprise attack by the Dreadnought Empire!
It's a pity that the supreme commander of the coalition this time is not the familiar Liu Wenyuan, but the "Baisheng General" Yu Wentong from the array country, who claims to have won a hundred battles with the Dreadnought Empire, and got the position of commander of the coalition army by virtue of his strength.
So this time, there was no way to directly face the commander like in the border gate, so I could only stand outside the camp gate and wait for the commander's reception.
Facing the suspicious gaze of the camp guards, Ling Xiao was so anxious that he walked around, and he didn't know what was going on with this Yum general, he had gone in to report twice, and he had been here for more than half an hour, and he couldn't even go in to meet him.
After waiting patiently for another half an hour, Ling Xiao couldn't wait any longer, and began to break through the camp gate with his head held high, as long as he could see General Yum and listen to his own analysis, this big crime of trespassing on the camp gate should not be nothing.
Seeing that Ling Xiao was about to break through, the camp gate guard did not hesitate to slash at him, and the drunken Taoist who accompanied him stepped forward without saying a word and began to subdue the group of guards.
Under the escort of the drunken Daoist, Ling Xiao basically arrived at the door of the barracks where General Yum was located without any decent obstacles, but what he saw in front of him made Ling Xiao immediately angry!
This Yum General was actually drinking and feasting! Not to mention, the charming and delicate dancing girls danced indifferently to the sound of silk and bamboo? Didn't you say that you were not allowed to drink too much in the barracks, and didn't you say that you were not allowed to drink and feast during the war? Didn't you say that all female dependents were not allowed to enter or leave the barracks?
Unexpectedly, he was waiting outside the camp gate, but what he saw when he rushed in was such a scene, but Ling Xiao still forcibly suppressed the fire, thinking that maybe the famous general would always have something unusual about him. This is not the time for internal strife, and it is only right to report your findings to the commander-in-chief. (To be continued......)