"How long can it be delayed?"

Wen Zhong sat in the big tent with his brows furrowed, his heart was haggard, and he asked himself in his heart.

For four months, four full months, he didn't even meditate once. Coupled with the consumption, Wen Zhong is actually quite tired now. It's not just the body that's tired, it's the mind that's tired.

In four months, from Bishui Pass to Jiepai Pass, and then to Tongguan. Whether it is Wen Zhong or the army of Chaoge, or the defenders of the various fortresses, this is the case, and they have never felt that one day it will be so difficult.

However, the only good news is that Jiang Ziya is unwilling to excessively consume the living force of the Zhou Dynasty's army, which is in the hands of Wen Zhong to delay time. Otherwise, with the power of the army under land pressure, the three fortresses would not be able to stand for such a long time.

And the bad news is even more. The 30,000 soldiers of Bishui Pass and all the disciples of the sect were collectively crushed. Then Jiang Ziya led the army to arrive at Jiepai Pass, surrounded but did not fight, and adopted the strategy of giving pressure and surrendering, wanting to disintegrate the will to resist the defenders of Chaoge from the inside. This delay is more than a month and nearly two months.

In the end, the impatient monks of the Zhou Dynasty used the deterrent cover of land pressure to invade the interior of the fortress from the side underground, steal the gate of the fortress, and successfully attacked at night, forcing the defenders to withdraw from the fortress in a hurry, and were chased and killed for hundreds of miles, not to mention heavy losses, and more than half of the soldiers were captured.

Although the boundary card pass was lost, Wen Zhong did not feel unacceptable to tell the truth, which was expected, and because of Jiang Ziya's "cooperation", the pace of delay exceeded his previous expectations. As for the loss, Wen Zhong didn't have the heart to calculate it now. All hopes are pinned on the "turnaround" that Shen Gongbao said, and Wen Zhong is willing to pay any other price.

For the sake of luck, the monks can see death as if they were not dead.

The boundary card is lost, and then there is Tongguan. Tongguan garrisoned 50,000 troops, and gathered as many as 200 middle-level monks. Even Wen Zhong's disciples were arranged here.

In order not to be re-used by the Zhou Dynasty's re-entry card pass, the Tong Pass guard did not refuse when he was recruited, but behaved very ambiguously. Drag the Zhou Dynasty and let the attack come as late as possible.

But eggs are always eggs, and without the high-end combat power of the monk level, stratagem cannot stop the enemy's footsteps. What's more, Jiang Ziya is not a fool, after a few times, why don't you understand that the possibility of surrendering to Chaoge is still very low? So Tongguan was broken, and the Zhou Dynasty army approached again, and the next target was the last fortress in the west of Chaoge City: Lintong Pass.

Four months has already allowed the news to spread throughout the land of the Shang Dynasty. Whether it is the princes of all walks of life or ordinary people, they all know that now the three Bohou countries in the southeast and west have rebelled, and an empire dominated by Xiqi has been established, called Zhou. Now it not only resisted the attack of the Shang Dynasty, but also led the army all the way closer, and the overwhelming soldiers approached Lintong Pass. Jian Feng has reached the door of the Shang Dynasty.

The situation has changed, and in four months, many princes who were not optimistic about the Zhou Dynasty have broken their eyes, and at the same time they have to start thinking about their future positions.

Do you continue to follow the Shang Dynasty, or do you take refuge in the past and get a credit while the Zhou Dynasty has not yet decided to conquer the world? Or continue to wait and see if the Shang Dynasty is really exhausted?

As the saying goes, the hand is fast, the hand is slow. The princes also knew that if they gambled at this time, once they won, it would be very beneficial. But if you lose the bet, it will be a tragedy. Therefore, even if there are princes who responded to the call of the Zhou Dynasty to change their banners, the number is not large. Most are choosing to stay on the sidelines. But almost all the princes' attitudes towards the Shang Dynasty were uniformly much colder.

situation. Who let the army of the Shang Dynasty be so useless? Having lost three western portals in a row, it now looks like it is about to be beaten to the city of Chaoge.

Wen Zhong did not continue to retreat this time, he chose to stay at Lintong Pass, and behind him were 100,000 soldiers, as well as all the existing sectarian monks in the entire Shang Dynasty. It's not that he can't convene anymore, but Wen Zhong is reluctant to do so, and even refuses many of his fellow disciples who came to serve in the army.

Now it's time to stall, and he doesn't care about dragging the lives of mortals Wen Zhong, but he doesn't think the lives of fellow monks are worth it. Except for the sectarian disciples who had arrived in the Shang Dynasty early to serve and were already deep in this mud, Wen Zhong would not accept other fellow disciples to come in and take risks.

"Senior brother, it's better to withdraw to Chaoge, it's not really a big difference for you to stay here. Sitting in the Chaoge can continue to delay for some time. If my brother is not at ease, I will stay, and I believe that I can calm the scene. Shen Gongbao and Wen Zhong stood on the arrow tower of the fortress and looked into the distance, their mood was also gloomy, but they still tried their best to persuade Wen Zhong. Stay here, the chances of dying are too great.

Wen Zhong shook his head and said with a smile: "How long has it been since my junior brother joined the sect? Many of the monks here have come from other fortresses and border armies. You can't even name it, how can you calm the scene? Besides, the current situation has reached such a point that if you retreat, I am afraid that the army will be weakened and will be defeated. Therefore, this Lintong Pass must be defended. ”

"However, how can that savage land pressure be ......?"

"Okay, junior brother. Although Lu Jian is powerful, he really dares to kill my sect disciples unscrupulously? I don't believe it. Have you noticed that after Lu Jian killed Zhao Gongming, he only assisted in the attack, but never killed anyone with his own hands. Do you know why?"

"Huh, brother, did you find something?"

"Not bad. Lu Jian is now planning for his future. After all, whether it is the matter of the god list, or the battle between the three religions, there will be an end one day after all. If he offends me and intercepts the sect too much, he will definitely be recorded by the master, and there will be a day of death in the future. Therefore, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous. And this Lintong Pass has the possibility of defending. Wen Zhong explained firmly.

Shen Gongbao suddenly realized this, and secretly praised Wen Zhong's delicate mind in his heart. But he still didn't think that this Lintong Pass could be defended, and it was too dangerous for Wen Zhong to stay here. Once Wen Zhong has an accident, the whole situation will definitely collapse immediately, and there is no room for recovery.

"Okay, Shen Gongbao, you can return to Chaoge with the rest of the soldiers now, remember what I told you, no matter who it is, the ministers who dare to propose surrender or peace talks will be killed and will not be half broken. At the same time, you have to promise me that you will not turn your back on the sect under any circumstances!"

“...... I, I understand Senior Brother. You can rest assured. I'm waiting for news of your victory!"

"Hahaha, okay, wait for the news of my big victory!" Wen Zhong laughed and patted Shen Gongbao on the shoulder, watching Shen Gongbao lead 10,000 of the most elite soldiers of the army to gallop away from behind the fortress.

As soon as he turned around, Wen Zhong saw a thick wolf smoke slowly rising from the distance.

"Come on Jiang Ziya, whether it's life or death, let's kill again!"