On the way to the war with the soldiers of Nanhai County, Xingyan did not ride on the white horse "Flying Xue" that the prefect gave to each other with kindness. Although he also wanted to try the majestic feeling on this tall horse, when he paid attention to the expressions of Bao Duwei, Lin Xu and others, Xingyan still suppressed this idea.

Of course, the strength of this foot cannot be in vain; after thinking about it, Xingyan pushed Qiong, who was "small and weak", onto the horse, while he held the reins on the side, acted as a groom, and walked with Lin Xu and others.

Most of the soldiers of the Nanhai County were infantry, with only the chief general Bao Chuxiong and a few school officials, commanding soldiers to ride horses, and most of the others walking with weapons. Therefore, in this team that looked like a long snake, the girl with a red dress on a divine white horse seemed particularly conspicuous at this moment.

Now, this little girl who was riding a horse for the first time was shaking her head and kept looking around to see the freshness, as if she was on an outing. Behind her horse, she followed a flag-holding soldier holding the rod of the water-blue black bird floating in the golden flag. The bright flags were clamoring in the wild wind, and the golden feathers fluttered in the wind, and the golden blue shining was very beautiful.

If you only look at this big banner, you will feel very powerful.

Although the destination of Huoyun Mountain is within Jieyang, because Jieyang is vast, Huoyun Mountain is at the junction with neighboring counties, so it is nearly 200 miles away from the county town.

As soon as we drove out of Jieyang County, the army was quite neat, lined up in long snakes and walked along the official road. But after more than an hour, the queue became a little scattered. We marched against the scorching sun, and the soldiers were all sweating profusely, and they became a little lazy.

This situation was naturally very dissatisfied when Bao Chuxiong's eyes fell; however, this Bao Duwei was also an experienced veteran in leading the troops. He thought that he was still far from Huoyun Mountain, and the sun above the top was really strong. If he scolded the soldiers, it would probably affect his morale. After thinking about this, Bao Chuxiong turned a blind eye and let them go for the time being.

The long road was quite silent, and people were inevitably looking for something. While walking, Xingyan heard the senior brother Sheng Heng and Tang Sheng, who was taught by Tianshi, speak to him:

"Master Zhang, I saw you practicing talismans yesterday, which is indeed extraordinary. But I am bluntly, your sect does not seem to be good at talismans. I wonder what kind of magic Brother Zhang is best at? If you can tell me, I will know what kind of magic you have. When you fight with the demons, you will have a good idea."

"Senior Brother Sheng said very much. If you want to say that my best skills are probably..."

Speaking of this, Xingyan got stuck - if you want to talk about the spells you are best at, of course you will get the "Bing Xin Knot" of the Lingyi Sect. Unfortunately, yesterday's demonstration was quite failed, and this spell has obviously been automatically ignored by the person who asked. Or is it "Shui Wuhen"? "Water-proof Spell"? "Shi Shi"? "Shi Shi"? But after you got to the Thousand Bird Cliff, you are a little reluctant to practice these spells.

Just as I was in a dilemma, a crisp sound suddenly sounded next to me:

"My brother's best is playing the flute!"

"Play the flute?"

When everyone heard this, they were shocked.

"yes!"

Xiao Qiongzu enthusiastically recommended Xingyan:

"The master of the hall master is best at playing the flute. Sometimes he can blow it without using the flute~"

"You can blow...the whistle without a flute?!"

Looking at Qiong's pretty face that was still young, the nearby people couldn't help laughing. Even Bao Chuxiong, who was sitting upright on the yellow horse and wearing a black face, did not hold back the sudden smile:

"Ha!~This little girl speaks so interestingly!"

However, Xingyan didn't realize that Qiong Si's words were funny; he immediately slapped his head and suddenly realized:

"Oh~ I didn't expect it. Qiongzu, thank you for reminding me!"

"Brother Sheng, my best is playing the flute! Do you want to listen to me playing a song?"

As he said that, Xingyan reached out to take the Shenxue Jade Flute on his waist.

"Ahem!"

Upon hearing this, Bao Chuxiong quickly turned around and waved his hand, blocking him:

"Master Zhang! I don't think there is any need. Playing music during the march will probably disturb your morale!"

"Uh, this is..."

Xingyan then realized that this was inappropriate, so he had to laugh awkwardly and continue to concentrate on being his groom.

Seeing this situation, Sheng Hengtang kindly reminded:

"Brother Zhang, it seems that when you fight with the demon disciples, you can let me wait for the front battle. You just need to help you in the middle of this Xuanniao banner."

“…Thank you Brother Sheng for your kindness!”

After this conversation, Zhang Yuner saw Qiong's expression and started to tease her. However, no matter how she teased her from now on, the little girl who was immediately unwilling to talk more. She just looked at her and couldn't stop laughing, her eyebrows and eyes were curved into two crescent moons.

Bao Chuxiong, the county soldiers, arrived at a depression about ten miles away from Huoyun Mountain, and then collected their troops and temporarily repaired them. In addition to rectifying the formation and sending scouts, there was another important task, which was to paint fire-proof talismans on the soldiers' clothing and armor.

Most of these talismans have time limits; in order to maximize their effectiveness, the two began to draw talismans for soldiers when they were about to approach the battlefield.

At this time, it was about noon, and the sun was slightly west from the south. Most of the soldiers were hungry. By the way, they took advantage of this opportunity to eat dry food with the water in their skin.

When the scout and Bao Chuxiong reported that the bandits had not changed, Xingyan and the two had painted fire-proof runes on all the soldiers. With a command from Bao Chuxiong, the team of about 300 soldiers drove towards Huoyun Mountain in an orderly manner. After that, no one whispered at random, or dragged him forward.

In less than half a cup of tea, Xingyan clearly saw that under the blue sky several miles away, a red mountain was entrenched. Before, Bao Duwei mentioned that Huoyun Mountain was not steep, so Xingyan imagined Huoyun Mountain in his mind as a bald hill. It was not until he looked at it with his own eyes that he realized that his imagination was a big mistake:

From a distance, Huoyun Mountain is majestic and has a steep peak. The rocks on the mountain are red and ochre or purple and red, like the color of glowing clouds. Although the trees on the slopes are in the summer of July, they seem to be dyed by the frost in the three autumns, and the mountains are red; occasionally the hot wind blows, which brings out red waves.

Looking around, under the rays of the July sun, the entire Fire Cloud Mountain is bright and the flames are scattered, like a huge torch, burning beneath the sky. The clouds gathered above the top of the peak are strangely shaped, like boats and cliffs, reflected by red mountains, like red cotton wool. It is exactly:

The fire clouds are everywhere and the sky is still not yet blooming, and the birds are afraid to come thousands of miles away!

Just as I woke up and marveled at the magic of heavenly craftsmanship, Xiao Qiong, who was on the horse, suddenly leaned over and whispered to him:

"Brother, that mountain is so strange~"

"Yes! It's the first time I've seen such a strange Red Stone Mountain. But it's pretty good."

"Yeah! It's not only good-looking, but also smells good~"

As he said that, Qionghu wrinkled his nose and started sniffing hard.

"Well?"

"...Sister Qiongzu, I see that your nose is so good, you're almost as good as a dog's nose! Wouldn't you go hunting with me next time? Ha!"

"Okay, okay! Don't forget to bring me with you~"

Just as Xing Yan and Qiong Wan were laughing, the long-silent Sheng Hengtang suddenly said loudly:

"Congratulations to the Captain!"

Sheng Hengtang's words were really stupid. Bao Chuxiong felt a little strange and turned around and asked:

"Master Sheng, the war has not started yet, where does the joy come from?"

"Sir, let me report it carefully. I have learned the technique of observing Qi with the real person of Tianshi, and can measure the military's profits and losses."

"Oh? Tell me quickly!"

As soon as he heard about the victory or defeat, Bao Chuxiong became very interested.

"Before the war, clouds often condensed above the battlefield. If clouds are like dikes and sakas, they are the aura of victory. If they are like overturned boats and red and white follow each other, they will be the heroic soldiers. Please see, "

Sheng Hengtang raised his hand and pointed at Huoyun Mountain in the distance, saying:

"At this moment, the clouds in all directions are gathering towards the Huoyun Mountain, either like a giant boat or a dike. The flow is changing, red and white, which is the energy of our great victory!"

Bao Chuxiong was overjoyed when he heard this. He ordered the school beside him to ride a fast horse and run back and forth, spreading the words of Sheng Hengtang all over the army. When the soldiers heard the news, they immediately made a loud noise, one after another, and all of them accelerated their pace, wishing they could immediately pounce on Dafeng Village to fight.

When Bao Chuxiong saw the county soldiers' morale rising, he was very happy and thanked Sheng Heng:

"In fact, if you can get the help of your powerful mages, why don't those rats surrender?"

Soon, this highly morale bandit suppression army marched to the foot of Huoyun Mountain.

When he arrived at his destination, Bao Chuxiong tied his horse and slightly rectified his formation. He was about to order the soldiers to rush to Huoyun Mountain together. Just as he was about to raise his arms and shout, suddenly, a person flashed out of the horse and bowed to him and said:

"I wonder how the general is preparing to defeat the enemy?"

Looking closely, the person who spoke was Lin Xu, a disciple of Tianshi. Bao Chuxiong is now ruling to these disciples of Tianshi Sect. Seeing him asking questions, he answered in harmony:

"With the help of a few people, and the men under his command are not afraid of anger, Chuxiong is preparing to attack the mountain with one go and flatten the Dafeng bandit camp in one fell swoop!"

"Although the general's method is very wonderful, there may be a better way to defeat the enemy."

"Oh? I hope to hear it carefully."

Seeing that Bao Chuxiong was interested, Lin Xu told the plan he had planned along the way:

"Although those thieves are unable to defeat the general's courage, as the saying goes, "Don't force the enemy to defeat the enemy." These thieves are all burdened with blood and will definitely resist when they are at the end of their journey. Moreover, these thieves have the advantage of geographical advantages and are more familiar with the terrain of Huoyun Mountain than you and me. If they defend themselves in danger and resist stubbornly, they may be difficult for the general to capture for a while."

After hearing Lin Xu's words were reasonable, Bao Chuxiong nodded.

"There is another thing that is quite considerable. The fire-avoiding talisman on the soldier's body will be reduced in two or three hours; and in addition, the blood stains are inevitably stained during the fight, so the power of the talisman may be even more difficult to last. If the two armies are in a stalemate, the rat demon will hide in the dark and set fire to the county soldiers fighting in a narrow place, I am afraid that it will be..."

Although Lin Xu didn't say it any more, Bao Chuxiong knew his intention. He was already full of confidence, but now he became a little hesitant after Lin Xu's analysis:

"In this way, if you go straight up the mountain, you may have to act the old story of Chibi again... I wonder what good plans does Master Lin have?"

"Your Majesty can use the strategy of 'selling bricks and attracting jade'. There is a saying in the military, 'Selling bricks and attracting jade, and you can lure it to attack it."

"What Taoist priest mean is to lure those bandits down the mountain and then wipe them out in one fell swoop?"

"That's right! Meng is the hexagram of the lower Kan and Gen. The upper Gen is a mountain, and the lower Kan is water; there is water at the foot of the mountain, which is dangerous. If the bandits in Dafengzhai are facing the general's troops at the flat bottom of the mountain, the enemy's enemy's enemy will be in danger and the general will win. At that time, if the rat monster does not know the opportunity and dares to come out to make trouble again, then we and my brothers will definitely call that guy without returning!"

"It's a clever plan!"

After hearing Lin Xu's talk, Bao Chuxiong applauded:

"I didn't expect that all the Taoist priests of the Tianshi Sect were not only good at magic, but also so skillful in military tactics. Chu Xiong really admired!"

"I will order people to prepare some golden drums and flags to go to the Huoyun Peak Dafeng Village to clamor to lure the enemy!"

"Uh... Please forgive me for saying that this method of seducing enemies may not be as effective."

"oh?"

"The flags, golden drums, are only suspected; the word "sensible to lure them" means that similar things need to be used to lure the enemy, so that they can be fake and real. Adults can separate seventy or eighty soldiers and let the lieutenant colonel lead them to attack and kill in front of the Dafeng Village, so that the bandits can believe it without doubt. Otherwise, those bandits have been hiding for a long time and may not be deceived."

When he spoke, Lin Xu was full of energy and his words were filled with strong confidence.
To be continued...