Chapter 298: The Path of Fixation
Xu Bao had fallen into a coma at the moment due to the backlash of the monitoring formation, and Ye Guan couldn't know the details of what had just happened from his mouth, but one thing was certain, the dead qi generated by the soldiers on both sides of the battlefield had been gathered by someone with special means, and it was unknown where they went.
This energy is pure and beyond imagination.
In the previous battle of Changxiang City, there should be more than 10,000 casualties on both sides, and the energy generated by so many casualties will be extremely terrifying, but even so, the person behind him has not stopped the action of gathering the energy of the dead qi, which is enough to show that the energy he needs may be far beyond imagination.
The simple camp tent was quickly set up, and Ye Guan sat in his camp tent, his brows furrowed.
After a battle, all the sergeants relaxed, and the unknown was terrifying. After seeing the combat effectiveness of the enemy army, all the sergeants seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. They have experienced countless wars, and the number of times they have been on the battlefield is innumerable, knowing the enemy's whereabouts, the rest of the things, almost without Ye Guan's orders, the entire army will operate on its own.
Several teams of scouts groped towards Qiuchang City in several directions, and the soldiers on the city wall abandoned the city and fled, and the orders were also very decisive, and the enemy retreated very cleanly, which also shows that the enemy army must have a back hand in the back, and the purpose of sending scouts to go is to explore the reality of the enemy army.
At the same time, under Kou Long's arrangement, the sergeants of the two brigades were split into several squads, which were ambushed in the four directions of the barracks, setting up secret sentry posts to prevent their own intelligence from being spied on by enemy scouts, and at the same time to find any clues around.
There are many people in the barracks, and the sergeants perform their duties, and there are really not many places where they can use the upper leaf view.
The Guards Army and the Wolf Army are both battle-hardened tiger and wolf divisions, and the four generals are also innumerable meritorious deeds.
At this moment, what Ye Guan was thinking about was all the affairs of the people behind Shen Tuyan.
He vaguely felt that the person behind Shen Tuyan might have something to do with the Zongqiu Mountain Great Array he had seen before, but he couldn't figure out what the specific relationship was.
And within the scope of his understanding, he had never heard of anything that could use such a huge amount of energy, so much dead qi, together, it was enough to maintain the formation of Tianqing City, let alone use it for personal cultivation.
Thinking like this, Ye Guan's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
Although Ye Guan had said before that he would try to avoid casualties on both sides of the enemy, once the war began, these were not something he could control at all. If the person behind him really needs death so much, he occupies the five cities of Qiuchang, including hundreds of thousands of people, even if the Dongwang Mansion no longer attacks, he will definitely find a way to kill himself to meet his needs.
This can be seen in the previous incident of forcing civilian soldiers to go to the battlefield.
At this moment, Ye Guan was a little annoyed and found that if he didn't understand the purpose of the person behind this, no matter what he did later, it would be extremely inappropriate.
The Eastern Prince's Mansion took Qiuchang City, Ye Guan was not worried at all, if he let a few generals do it, they might have hundreds of ways to take the entire Qiuchang City area in a short period of time, but doing so would undoubtedly cause a large number of casualties, the more dead and wounded people, the more beneficial it would be to the person behind him.
Left and right couldn't think of a solution, Ye Guan sighed softly, he was not an indecisive person, but this matter was very important. The enclave will inevitably be the territory of Dongwangfu in the future, but now it is found that there are many things that cannot be controlled on this territory, and any one of them will give Ye Guan an incomparable headache.
First of all, there is a transcendent existence within the enclave, Tianqing City. The status of this city, no matter who rules the enclave secular world, or whether it has always been in a state of scattered sand, cannot be shaken. In the future, when the Eastern Wangfu ruled the enclave, it would inevitably have to deal with Tianqing City, and the absolute force possessed by Tianqing City showed that no matter what the Eastern Wangfu did, it would be completely unable to replace the status of Tianqing City.
There is also the person behind this Shen Tu Yan, at this moment, it can be absolutely confirmed that there must be someone behind Shen Tu Yan, this person doesn't know whether he cultivates death qi or not, but he has been reining in death qi. At this time, the war between the East Wangfu and the enclave was inseparable from this person. A person who can manipulate such a huge amount of energy, Ye Guan asked himself if he was an opponent, and any master of the Dongwang Mansion was definitely not an opponent of this person, so it was a headache.
Moreover, it is the mysterious formation that he discovered before and the dungeon that has not been discovered, when he found the entrance to this dungeon, a person suddenly appeared, claiming to be from the future, if he found out the secret of this dungeon, it would directly lead to the death of Huang Yuchen, and this person can also use the mixed yuan array, disappearing in front of himself. Whether it was the mysterious dungeon or the mysterious person who suddenly appeared, it also gave Ye Guan a headache.
There is also the formation arranged by the Tianqing City Lord with the two Venerables in Wufeng City, what is the use, Ye Guan is not clear, and it is definitely not as simple as simply gathering the power of nature.
Thinking about these things, Ye Guan became more and more aware that this enclave was far from being as simple as it seemed before. The internal forces are intertwined, check and balance each other, and the hidden masters have their own camps, and it is still impossible to fully figure out how many hidden masters there are in the enclave. At this moment, the Dongwang Mansion has been deeply trapped in it and cannot extricate itself. If Ye Guan showed the situation to Huang Yuanwu at this moment and asked the army to withdraw to the area of the Eastern Palace, it would indicate that the Eastern Palace's only one way to march into the imperial capital was left, and there was no direction to retreat.
Forward, thorns are everywhere. Backwards, difficult and dangerous.
Ye Guan felt that his mind was in a mess, so he sat like this until the sky was getting white and dawn.
At dawn, the weather was still a little cold. The candle flame on the table had long since burned out, and deep in the mountains, the moisture of the early morning was very heavy, forming a thin layer on top of the bookcase. Outside, a faint mist rises, making it seem that the entire Zongqiu Mountain is shadowless, making people feel depressed.
Ye Guan gently exhaled the turbid air in his mouth, sat all night, and did not find any solution. Dongwangfu, now I want to think of the chess pieces on a huge chessboard, even if I understand part of the situation of the chess game, but I have no choice but to move forward, no matter what is in front of me.
The scouts who had gone out to investigate returned to camp before dawn and had already spotted enemy troopers.
The place where the traces of the enemy army were found was the first of the five cities of Qiuchang. The scouts reported that when they arrived at the city of Qiuchang, they did not find any trace of the enemy, nor did they find any signs of ambushes. The gates of Qiuchang City were closed, and flags were displayed above the city, but there was a dead silence, no fire was found, and no sergeants patrolled it.
After a while, the news of the scout spread to Ye Guan's camp, and with the scouts came four generals, these four people had different expressions at this moment, obviously each with their own thoughts.
When he knew the news ahead, Ye Guan was silent on his face, but his heart was slightly tight.
Perhaps, what he feared the most, was about to happen.
It is very likely that Shen Tuyan will gather all the soldiers together, including the light and strong people of Qiu Changcheng, in order to fight the Dongwangfu in a decisive battle.
Ye Guan's thoughts turned rapidly, and the four generals stood in front of Ye Guan without saying a word.
After the scouts retreated, Kou Long opened his mouth and asked Ye Guan, "Chief Leader Ye, the situation ahead has been clarified, what should we do next?"
Ye Guan didn't speak, closed his eyes slightly, and the old god was there as always.
"Your Excellency, in my opinion, the gate of Qiuchang City is closed, and there is no sign of the enemy, it looks like a dead city, this may be a strategy set up by the enemy army to lure our army to go, and then use all the troops to outflank it, surround our sergeants, and wipe it out. Seeing that Ye Guan did not speak, Ding Jiang on the side spoke.
"I don't think so. Tu Xingping frowned, and said softly: "Yesterday I had a fight with the enemy, the enemy retreated decisively, there is no trace of the intention of a decisive battle, that Qiuchang City, may be an empty city, put there to make us suspicious, in order to delay time, strengthen the fortifications of the rear city." ”
Subsequently, the four generals expressed their opinions, and the two generals of the Wolf Army suggested sending a small army to test the enemy's reality and plan before acting. The two generals of the Guards suggested that the construction of large siege engines should be started immediately, and no matter what tactics the enemy used, push them all the way.
The two sides have their own views and do not give in to each other. For a while, the sound of quarrels in the tent was not heard.
And Ye Guan sat on the couch all the time, without saying a word.
For a long time, the generals on both sides did not distinguish the pros and cons, and they stopped talking and looked at Ye Guan. No matter how much they quarreled, in the end, Ye Guan had to give the order.
"Commander Ye, what do you say, how are we going to fight in the future?" Kou Long felt a little impatient in his heart, he only felt that Qiu Changcheng was a little suspicious, and the army could not be moved.
"Yes, Chief Leader Ye. Ding Jiang also spoke: "How can we fight? Ding Jiang felt that the enemy army was playing tricks and delaying time.
Ye Guan raised his head lightly, looked at the four generals in front of him, his face was indifferent, Gujing had no waves, his eyes swept over the four people in front of him, these four people only felt cold, they took a step back, clenched their fists with both hands, and no longer made noise.
"You are also considered to have experienced a hundred battles. Ye Guan opened his mouth and said softly: "One news of Qiu Changcheng can make you quarrel for so long, have all the previous battles been fought in vain?"
At this moment, Ye Guan spoke, and his voice was a little louder, which was usually a situation that would not occur at all. Several generals clenched their fists and bowed their heads, feeling a little shocked. They had never seen Ye Guan angry, and seeing Ye Guan's appearance at this moment, they obviously knew that he was a little impatient in his heart.
"Dongwangfu has been fighting for decades, and there have been hundreds of large and small city battles, each of you is a good general on the battlefield, and just one Qiuchang City has become a big trouble for your henchmen?" Ye Guan was a little annoyed in his heart, not angry at the quarrel of several generals, but in his opinion, the quarrel of several generals was insignificant. No matter how the enemy forces are arranged, all speculation is just speculation until the war begins. If the truth understands the truth of Qiu Changcheng, you will know it after fighting.
"Order the three armies, immediately pull out the camp, go straight to Qiuchang City, and camp in the first ten miles!" Ye Guan frowned slightly, looking at the few generals in front of him, he was a little annoyed in his heart.
These four generals are all the mainstays of the Eastern Palace, and they are good generals on the battlefield. But it was only limited to the battlefield, and at this moment they were actually hesitant because of the battlefield, which made Ye Guan very unhappy.
"Honorable Order!" Seeing Ye Guan's order, the four generals immediately clasped their fists with both hands, saluted respectfully, and then retreated one after another.
Out of Ye Guan's camp, several generals breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at each other, and saw a trace of fear in each other's eyes.
"I've never seen Chief Ye get angry before, and I don't know what's wrong today. Kou Long approached Ding Jiang and whispered.
"I don't know the specifics, but yesterday when the city was attacked, the commander-in-chief ordered one of his subordinates to come over and arrange the formation, but somehow, suddenly the formation exploded, and this person was unconscious. Ding Jiang whispered to Kou Long.
"Two generals, it's important to carry out the commander-in-chief's orders as soon as possible. Tu Xingping glanced at the two of them, whispered softly, and walked quickly into the distance.
Ding Jiang and Kou Long looked at each other, stopped talking, and walked towards their camp.
The scorching sun was born, and the dense fog was dispersed, and Ye Guan sat quietly on the couch, his brows furrowed.