Hanshan Zhenren, Sun Baihong, Han Pingshan, Li Shuo and other grandmasters, as well as dozens of gang leaders in the rivers and lakes, led the officers and soldiers and tens of thousands of disciples in the rivers and lakes to disembark and land in the north of the West Dongting Mountain.

Li Shuo glanced at the reed stems and leaves in the northern reed.

This West Dongting Mountain island is in the middle of Taihu Lake, and it is humid.

After another night, the stalks and leaves were covered with a thick layer of frost, like a thin layer of snow. Although this reed is a patch of withered yellow reeds, it is covered with frost, and it cannot be burned by dampness, and the fire attack is useless.

When everyone saw this piece of northern Ludang, which was at least more than ten miles in circumference, their faces couldn't help but look heavy.

People who often run the rivers and lakes know that every forest is not entered, and every mountain is fast, otherwise it is most likely to be ambushed.

And this large area of northern reeds, the reeds are almost taller than a person, dense and towering, obscuring the view, once you enter this boundless reed, you may encounter a lurking enemy at any time.

In this area of more than ten miles of northern ludang, even if tens of thousands of water bandits are ambushed, it is easy.

Unless it was riding on a tall horse, there was no human figure hundreds of feet away, only the reeds were swaying and shaking, which was suspicious, and I didn't know how many people and horses were ambushed.

And because of the shortage of transport ships and the inconvenience of carrying goods, only a very small number of high-level gangs carried war horses on the ship.

"This is the island of West Dongting Mountain, the famous North Ludang! In the North Ludang, the reeds are dense and towering, and it is easy to bury ambush soldiers.

The officers and soldiers of the imperial court repeatedly sent troops to clear and suppress, even if they broke through the water ghost volley and rushed across the Taihu Lake, they all returned in this northern reed, unable to attack the main rudder of the Giant Whale Gang in the Ethereal Peak. What do you think about this?"

Hanshan Zhenren looked solemn, looked at the boundless North Ludang in front of him, and said in a deep voice.

"Real person, this northern reed is too dangerous, can there be other roads leading to the Ethereal Peak of the General Rudder?"

A small gang leader looked shocked and asked.

"Yes, you can also land in the area of Mt. Silong, southeast of the island. However, the terrain near Silong Mountain is steep, with many mountains and cliffs, and it is easy to set up ambushes, and the danger is not at all below the northern Ludang. There is also a swamp near Xiao Xie Gu Mountain, which can be passed by water, but it will sink people into a quagmire. Would you like to take a bunch of men and give it a try?"

Hanshan Zhenren said lightly.

The gang leaders looked at each other, couldn't help but shut up, and stopped mentioning the detour. There are only two or three ways to attack the Giant Whale Gang's rudder at the Ethereal Peak, and none of them are easy to walk.

Hanshan Zhenren has spent nearly many years collecting information on this West Dongting Mountain Island, and he knows it well. Compared with the cliff valley of Silong Mountain and the marshland of Xiaoxiegu Mountain, it seems that this northern Ludang is better to walk.

At this time, he saw a naval captain, and the leaders of the gang said: "Gang leaders, don't worry too much! There are five masters of the Grandmaster Realm in our coalition army, and the Giant Whale Gang is just a white-faced scholar Liu Hong, a grandmaster, which is a force that the Giant Whale Gang can never match." Even Liu Hong did not dare to face the five great masters of our army head-on.

Most of the 3,000 sailors and 10,000 Jianghu disciples in our coalition army are elites above the third-rate level. The Giant Whale Gang is known as tens of thousands of water bandits, but at least half of them are homeless people who have only been recruited in the past few years, and they have only practiced water warfare for a year or two.

Moreover, the officers and soldiers of our court have repeatedly fought with the Giant Whale Gang, and they have long figured out where the granary of the Giant Whale Gang is. Although this Taihu Lake is thousands of miles large, it only has the ethereal peak of West Dongting Mountain, and there is a large grotto in the belly of the mountain, which can be used as a large granary for tens of thousands of people.

The rest of the scattered islands, less than a mile in size, are neither dangerous to defend, but also extremely humid, and the grain is very easy to mildew, and it is impossible to store grain at all. The officers and soldiers of the imperial court once went there, but returned without success.

Before the battle, Lord Taishou Zhao gave clear instructions. Our officers and soldiers have several times the advantage of the Jianghu coalition army, as long as they advance steadily, capture the helm of the Giant Whale Gang, and destroy their granary, it will be a complete victory.

Even if the Whale Gang bandits escaped from the battle, their granary could not escape. Even if tens of thousands of horses have no food for a day, they will collapse without a fight, which is also a dead end. ”

When the little gang leaders heard this, they couldn't help but nod their heads.

These words are reasonable, the coalition forces occupy the absolute advantage of the five great grandmasters and tens of thousands of elite disciples, and it is enough to win steadily and decidely.

"Yes, we have a multiplier advantage. As long as you fight steadily and push it flat, it is enough to defeat the Giant Whale Gang! In this way, send all the disciples as the vanguard, enter Beiludang, and see if there are ambushes inside, and the rest of the men and horses are ready to meet in the rear. Which helper is willing to take on this important task?"

Hanshan Zhenren's eyes swept over the big and small gang leaders.

All the big and small gang leaders immediately turned their heads and looked into the distance.

To become the vanguard of the coalition forces and explore the way deep into the dangerous land of Beiludang will definitely take a huge risk. If the main support in the rear is not timely and a few hundred disciples are lost, it is equivalent to destroying a small and medium-sized gang.

They were originally a loose coalition of gangs of all sizes in Wu County, and they were not subordinate to each other, so they were naturally unwilling to take this huge danger alone.

Hanshan Zhenren's eyes swept over the gang leaders one by one, and he couldn't help but shake his head, swept over Chief Manager Liu and Han Shu, paused slightly, and asked, "A thousand disciples of the Heavenly Eagle Sect, are you willing to be the vanguard of the army?"

Chief Manager Liu's face was full of helplessness, the Lord of the Heavenly Eagle Gate Jackdaw had not shown up, he spoke lightly, and he was powerless to oppose the order of Hanshan Zhenren, the great leader of the coalition army, so he stubbornly said: "I, the thousand elites of the Heavenly Eagle Gate, am willing to be the vanguard of the army and go to the North Ludang to explore the way." ”

Ah Chou hid in the crowd of Heavenly Eagle Gate disciples and didn't dare to come forward. In the past, he accompanied Su Chen to steal things in the Hanshan Taoist Temple, and he was quite weak to the real people of Hanshan and the Taoist priests of the Hanshan Taoist Temple.

"Well, good. Then the head of Liu Da and the head of Han Shu Shaomen will lead the 1,000 disciples of the Heavenly Eagle Gate as the vanguard. Still, you're too dangerous. There is still a lack of a grandmaster commander, otherwise if you meet Liu Hong, a white-faced scholar, it will be easy to suffer. ”

Hanshan Zhenren nodded approvingly.

"I'll go!"

Han Pingshan said indifferently, he had a deep friendship with the Heavenly Eagle Sect Master Jackdaw, and he couldn't watch the disciples of the Heavenly Eagle Sect go on their own adventures.

"The Han gang leader is kind and righteous, and he deserves to be a first-class hero in my Wu County!"

"Brother Han, as a first-generation grandmaster of Wu County, is definitely strong enough, a heavy sword is the best at defense, even if he encounters Liu Hong, or even is surrounded by water bandits, he can hold on to help, and there will be no danger for a while. ”

The gang leaders couldn't help but agree.

"Thank you, Uncle Han!"

Han Shu hurriedly thanked her.

"Since Brother Han is willing to take the initiative to invite Ying to go, you will lead a thousand disciples of the Heavenly Eagle Gate as the vanguard and enter Beiludang to see if there are any ambushes.

If you spot an ambush, don't panic. Our gang disciples will come to their aid immediately. If there are no enemy troops in the North Ludang, our army will pass quickly and attack the Ethereal Peak of the Giant Whale Gang's Helm. ”

Hanshan Zhenren said, and then instructed a personal disciple behind him: "Qingshi, you are familiar with the situation on this island, follow the master of the Han Sect to go together, so as not to lose your way." ”

"Yes, Master!"

Among the group of first-class Taoist masters in the Hanshan Taoist Temple, a middle-aged Taoist priest immediately came out to receive the order, and it was the Qingshi Taoist Master, one of the remaining four personal disciples.

"It's okay, since the bluestone Dao Master is familiar with the roads on the island, it will be more convenient!"

Han Pingshan was silent for a moment, and together with Liu Rufeng, Chief Administrator, Han Shu, and Qingshi Daoist and others, he led thousands of Heavenly Eagle Sect disciples as the vanguard and entered the North Ludang to explore the way.

The advancement of the 1,000 disciples of the Heavenly Eagle Sect was quite smooth.

They spread out one by one, and carefully searched the carpet inside the North Ludang, not letting go of any corner, but did not find any ambush of the bandits.

Han Pingshan led a thousand disciples of the Heavenly Eagle Gate through this piece of northern Ludang for more than ten miles, and sent a spy back to inform Hanshan Zhenren and the gang leaders that they could continue to move forward.

"Strange, this northern reed is dense with water and grass, which is the most suitable for setting up ambushes, why didn't the Giant Whale Gang ambush people in advance here?"

Some of the gang leaders were very confused.

"It is estimated that the Giant Whale Gang saw that there were many of us and many top masters, and they felt that they couldn't defeat us in an ambush. So why don't you shrink the water bandits to the general rudder of the Ethereal Peak, and prepare to take the risk and defend the mountain gate?!"

"Isn't that right, we can quickly pass through this northern reed. ”

"Let's go, it's getting dark, don't delay the time!"

Seeing that there was no large-scale ambush in Beiludang, the gang leaders were also relieved.

Hanshan Zhenren instructed the spies to order the Grand Master of Han Pingshan to continue to lead a thousand Heavenly Eagle Sect disciples and continue to advance to explore the way ahead for the main force.

The follow-up main force entered Beiludang under the leadership of all the grandmasters, all the big and small gang masters, hall masters, elders, worshippers and other first-class masters, preparing to quickly pass through this dangerous place.

...

It was early in the morning, and the sky was getting brighter.

The coalition army entered Beiludang and walked for several miles, halfway through.

"Look, what's that?"

"Fog, fog! It's coming this way!"

Suddenly, a thick fog rolled in, covering this northern reedang for more than ten miles almost in a short time.

The frost and humidity here are too heavy, and it is certainly not that the north reeds are on fire, but just a large fog rolling in.

The disciples of the rivers and lakes were suddenly flustered, choked in the thick fog, and everyone didn't understand what was going on, so they stopped in surprise, looked at the leaders of the gangs, and didn't dare to go any further.

Before, although I was in the reeds, at least I jumped up, and I could see the movement of the nearby Baizhang. I know where the fight is going on, where there is a water bandit enemy.

Now suddenly there was a strange fog, and I couldn't see the wind and grass from a distance of one or twenty feet, and I almost became blind.

The gang leaders were leading their respective gang disciples to walk in this reed bush for more than ten miles, and they were suddenly shrouded in this bizarre choking fog, and they couldn't help but feel a little panicked.

"Ahem, why is it suddenly so foggy!?"

"What can I do?"

"No, this is the White Lotus Sect's Demon Mist Great Array! A few years ago, I took my disciples to fight with the White Lotus Sect's disciples near Lou County, and I happened to see the power of this Demon Mist Great Array. But it's only half a mile of demon fog, not as wide as the demon fog of more than ten miles in this northern reed!"

A small gang leader suddenly exclaimed.

"White Lotus Sect?"

"Damn, when did the White Lotus Sect join forces with the Giant Whale Gang?! With reinforcements from the White Lotus Sect, wouldn't the Giant Whale Gang double its strength?!"

When many small gang leaders heard this, they couldn't help but be shocked and even more flustered.

The White Lotus Sect occupies Lou County, has a very small territory, rarely participates in the disputes in the rivers and lakes of Wu County, and is not among the five major gangs in Wu County.

But this does not mean that the White Lotus Sect is not powerful.

On the contrary, the White Lotus Sect is very powerful, and it doesn't have to be a big gang, but it has been low-key and has not gone out in Lou County for decades, so it is not recognized as a big gang in Wu County. But even the five major gangs of Wu County can't gain a foothold in Lou County, let alone those small gangs.

This White Lotus Sect has mastered many incredible "demon arts, demon arrays". This "Demon Mist Great Array" is one of the most dangerous of them. Along with the demon fog, the hidden strong killing intent also followed.