On the 25th of August, the 50,000 elite soldiers led by Wang Yuehe arrived at the Flying Cloud Pa*s.
These 50,000 elite soldiers were all martial artists, with a lower limit of strength at the seventh level of Houtian, and could be said to be extremely elite soldiers. This time, although they did not aim to attack the core of the Golden Wolf Khan’s court, they still wanted to gain a great victory.
After all, what Qing Yu wanted was a widespread ma*sacre, and if he could not win by an overwhelming margin, the ma*sacre could not be carried out.
With 50,000 elite soldiers, plus the 50,000 border guards stationed at Feiyun Pa*s, the army is only 100,000 strong, but in terms of strength, it is stronger than the 150,000 troops led by Gaju earlier.
In response to this strong army, the tribes on the gra*slands began to gather and build a defence line on the border.
“The gra*slands are flat, so even if the gra*slanders were to build a defensive line, it wouldn’t do much good. But if we were to clash head-on with the gra*sland, we would easily lose out. After all, this flat terrain is most suitable for the gra*slanders’ cavalry.” Wang Yuehe said as he gestured on the sand table.
The Central Plains was a large place, and there were countless types of terrain, which could be described as strange and bizarre. Generally speaking, cavalry was still mainly used to deal with the alienated people of the Western Region.
As for the enemies on the gra*slands, the Northern Zhou had always adopted a defensive posture and had no intention of organising large-scale cavalry to fight hard against the gra*slanders.
Even if they were forced to fight hard, they would not be able to do so.
“The Daoists of the Earth Division under Daoist Master Qing Yu have the miraculous art of controlling the earth, and can make the Daoists of the Earth Division create trap pits so that the gra*slanders can only dismount and fight us.” Xu Tie Cheng said.
A horse trap was the enemy of war horses. Once a warhorse stepped into a horse trap, it would be ruined. Without their war horses, the cavalry would be worse off than the infantry.
“There is also the Water Ghost,” Xu Tie Cheng continued, “All three generals are elite and loyal men, so they should have read the actual report of the great victory at Feiyun Pa*s before.”
Wang Yue and the three men all had solemn expressions on their faces when they heard this. As Feng Jiuyu’s inner circle, they naturally knew a lot. They had not hidden from them any war power like the Water Ghost.
If there were no experts to kill the water ghosts in time, 10,000 water ghosts could wipe out at least 50,000 troops.
“The water ghosts can be used as an odd force. With trap pits to limit the cavalry and water ghosts to break the heart of their army, all we have to deal with is the experts in the army.” Wang Yuehe said.
The mode of warfare in this world was completely different from the ancient times of the previous world. When two armies fought, the battle strength of the soldiers was one aspect, and the strength of the generals was another key.
The Divine Origin realm could move in and out of a chaotic army at ease, and the True Dan realm could kill a bloodbath in a large army. If you don’t have a comparable expert, you are basically considered to have lost half the battle.
“Daoist Master Qing Yu will block the Tong Shen realm powerhouses that may interfere with the battle, and leave the rest to us to deal with.”
Xu Tie Cheng said, as his body overflowed with traces of iron-blooded fury, condensing into a seemingly non-existent armour that fused into his body.
The other three laughed together and said, “Of course.”
The iron-blooded fierce qi rushed out from their bodies at the same time, and all three had red veins on their skin. The Northern Zhou military’s “Hundred Battles Remaining Body”, the more experience in the sands the more powerful the hard work.
Even the Confucian general Wang Yuehe, who had fought and killed at the border, naturally did not vanish in any battle.
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While the four were discussing strategy, Gu Chen, who arrived today, marched to the highest point of the city wall and saluted Qing Yu, who was stargazing, saying, “Daoist Master, my fellow Water Ministry members have refined 30,000 water ghosts in these days to make up for the 50,000. We are always at your disposal.”
“Well, you have done well.”
While speaking, Qing Yu was turning his gaze towards the northern sky. There, where the gra*slanders were stationed, a star was shining with a strange light in the sky over there.
‘The light of the Greedy Wolf star is so dazzling, it seems that it is the Gaji technique that has advanced to the level of a Tong Shen.’ Qing Yu gauged.
More than a year had pa*sed since he had last defeated Gaju, and with the Greedy Wolf star power infusing his body, it was only to be expected that Gaju, who had already reached the critical point, would break through.
”It seems that he heard that I had killed Hefeng Sa and couldn’t wait to come over to take revenge.”
This man, Gaju, was deeply wolfish and could be described as vengeful, he would never let go of the chance to avenge his shame. Qing Yu had anticipated his arrival.
”Gaju has arrived, so will that Tong Shen realm, who is escorting him, also be arriving. That person might be someone from the Old Man of Time and Destiny, and will he be my enemy?”
Qing Yu thought about it and came up with the answer, 100% would.
Let alone the fact that he and the Old Man of Time and Destiny had only met once, and had not even joined the organisation behind the Old Man of Time and Destiny yet, so he and he were considered non-enemies, not friends.
And Gaju, as a part of the Old Man of Time’s layout, would definitely not let others kill him.
However, for Gaju, the Lord of the Greedy Wolf Star, Qing Yu coveted it extremely. If the Greedy Wolf Sword could kill Gaju and draw on his star life, it could successfully advance and become a divine weapon.
Not only was Gaju, the Greedy Wolf Star Lord, but the other two Star Lords were also Qing Yu’s targets.
”Slowly, slowly, now is not the time to be hostile to the Old Man of Time and Destiny. And the Three Fierce Stars have not yet grown to their limits. If we wait for the time when the Three Fierce Stars are gathered and behead them to sacrifice their soldiers, then extremely powerful fierce soldiers will be born.”
Qing Yu calmed the killing intent in his heart, and the eyes he looked at the starry sky became more profound.
At the same time as Qing Yu was looking at the starry sky from afar, over on the gra*sland, Gaju was likewise looking at the starry sky.
However, what he was mainly looking at was the star that was due to be ordered.
“Last time, the weapon that demon dao hurt me with, I could feel that it was made for me. That weapon was able to greatly enhance my senses with the Greedy Wolf Star.”
As Gaju spoke, he seemed to think of how he had felt the last time he had been wounded by the Greedy Wolf Sword, his face twitching vaguely at the sword marks that ran diagonally across his face.
“Your master was asking you to a*sist me in my growth. Now that the demon path has come to the border once again, will you help me or not?”
The voice reached the shadows, but for a long time the only response was.
Gaju’s face became even more gloomy, and a fierce killing intent seemed to be boiling in his eyes. When he was still in the True Dan realm, he would still put up with that man’s surveillance and orders, but now that he was also a God, and with the help of the Greedy Wolf star power, he would no longer be at the mercy of others as he had been before.
Just as Gaju’s patience was reaching its limit, a response finally came from the shadows, “I will help you, but only against Qing Yu. The rest of the world must not know that you have my help.”
“Hiding your head.”
Gaju revealed a sneer, “But that’s enough. When the time comes, I will lure Qingyu to no one and kill him together, and I will take his head as my cup of wine.”