"Ahem..." Coughing sounds could be heard from time to time in the sealed carriage.
This carriage, made of ebony and fine iron, was traveling in the middle of the regular queue, and it was not very eye-catching.
However, no one dares to ignore its existence.
The wheels rolled over the wet soil, leaving deep ruts, which showed how heavy the load was.
This team, wearing the uniforms of Dahao's army and protected by elite soldiers at the front and rear, is definitely not an ordinary team.
"Ahem..." A suppressed cough came out of the car again.
The general in charge of the team was frightened when he heard this, and looked towards the carriage compartment from time to time.
He deliberately wanted the team to move slower, but if that didn't work, he could find a more comfortable place to rest for a few days before leaving.
However, the people in the carriage gave him a death order, requiring him to reach the southwest border town within today.
Helpless, he could only force the team to speed up, and at the same time pray in his heart, hoping that the person in the carriage would not make any mistakes.
Otherwise, his head will not be saved!
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Woohoo——!
The sound of the horn came from the direction of Wuwu Forest.
But unlike the ordinary charge, the horn sound this time was very chaotic, as if to remind everyone that something terrible was about to happen.
"What do you want to do, Barbarian Nanzhao? Are you going to attack again just after you retreat?" After hearing the sound of the horn, a lieutenant general's face showed full of anger.
The other lieutenants also immediately entered a state of preparation for war, ordering the soldiers to close their posts and prepare for battle.
"Look..." Ning Yan pointed in the direction of Wuwu Forest and reminded the lieutenants.
The lieutenants stepped forward one after another and looked in the direction Ning Yan pointed.
A layer of thick fog unexpectedly rose in the sky above the Wuwu Forest.
"It's Yangchen!" A deputy general recognized it with sharp eyes.
Dust?
With such a large amount of dust appearing in the Wuwu Forest, could it be that reinforcements from the Nanzhao Barbarians have arrived?
How many reinforcements are needed to achieve such an effect?!
Suddenly, everyone standing on the city wall felt the vibration from the ground.
The source of the vibration seems to be the Forest of Wuwu!
Ning Yan's eyes narrowed suddenly, and her expression suddenly changed: "No! It's a tide of beasts!"
"What! A tide of beasts?!"
After being shocked, the lieutenants also saw it.
"Quick! Prepare bows and arrows, boulders, and pull up the wall panels——!"
"Everyone is on standby immediately, inform the people in the city, and protect their children and take refuge in the cellar!"
"Everyone who can fight, take up arms for me!"
"..."
Suddenly, on the city wall, without Ning Yan's orders, the lieutenants who had been stationed in the southwest for many years started to move.
However, there were two lieutenants who had followed Ning Yan. They were a little overwhelmed by the tense atmosphere and could only ask Ning Yan for advice.
"General Ning, this is..."
"Did you just say beast tide?!"
"Yes! Beast tide. You see, Nanzhao Barbarians' army is in chaos, and they are also running away, hoping to save their lives before the beast tide arrives." Ning Yan always looked in the direction of Wuwu Forest.
The two lieutenants also looked over. They were both martial arts cultivators with excellent eyesight. At this time, they focused their energy on their eyes and saw that the military camp where the Nanzhao Barbarians were originally stationed was now in chaos.
The troops of the Nanzhao Barbarians all fled towards both sides of the Wuwu Forest, as if they were making way for the tide of beasts coming from the Wuwu Forest.
"The beast tide...how could there be a beast tide? General Ning, what should we do?" one of the lieutenants asked with a pale face.
He had never seen a beast tide before, and he only felt terrifying at this moment.
The threat of Nanzhao Barbarians has not been eliminated, and now there is another wave of beasts. He feels that he may be buried here and will not be able to return to Zhongdu!
If he had known this, why would he still actively want to follow Ning Yan to gain military merit?
Ning Yan did not answer his words, but while he was speaking, many soldiers had already swarmed up the city wall.
They skillfully divided into groups of twenty, stood in a row, and pulled out iron chains as thick as a baby's arm from the iron troughs spaced apart on the city wall.
As they pulled with loud shouts, the chain became longer and longer.
At the same time, outside the city wall, dust rose, the originally tight soil was broken open, and thick wooden boards were pulled up.
"What is this?" The lieutenant general from Zhongdu noticed the changes under the city wall.
This time, Ning Yan answered him.
Ning Yan said in a deep voice: "This is something to deal with the beast tide. It uses black iron wood that is more than a hundred years old and pours iron juice. Each fan weighs several thousand kilograms. Facing the side of Wuwu Forest, there are countless sharp blades.
It can stop the first wave of attacks from the beast tide."
When he finished speaking, this special weapon was also ready.
The wooden boards that were pulled up were fixed by iron chains at an oblique angle, and the blades on them glowed with a cold light.
The two lieutenants who came from Zhongdu felt cold in their hearts.
For the first time, I felt that the southwest was not a good place.
Not only are Nanzhao barbarians intruding here from time to time, but there is also a tide of beasts that will come at any time.
Looking at the methods used by the Ning family army to deal with the beast tide, I am afraid that they are the methods of fighting that have been summed up after countless experiences and countless deaths.
"Tide of beasts! Why is there a tide of beasts here, old general?" the frightened lieutenant asked eagerly.
Ning Yan smiled sarcastically: "This is the southwest, and in front of it is the Forest of Wuwu. Do you know how big the Forest of Wuwu is? Until now, no one can accurately tell its boundaries. There are countless such forests.
Aren’t pure beasts normal?”
"..." Of course he knew this! But what he was asking was what caused the beast tide!!!
"I don't know." Ning Yan seemed to be able to hear what he was saying in his heart. "There is a legend that explains the origin of the beast tide like this. According to the legend, the Forest of Wuwu is alive, but it has been sleeping for a long time. However, whenever it
When there are signs of awakening, the beasts living in the Wuwu Forest will feel it and be affected by its powerful momentum. They will escape from the Wuwu Forest and take refuge until the Wuwu Forest falls asleep again before going back."
"They are for refuge, but during the refuge, there will inevitably be collisions, injuries and cannibalism..."
"Old General, what is that?" The voice changed its tone due to fear, interrupting Ning Yan's words.
Ning Yan squinted his eyes and looked over, and saw a 'dark cloud' covering the Wuwu Forest, moving quickly towards this side.
His eyes tightened and he said in a deep voice: "It's coming——!"
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"The ground is moving." Ning Qingyan, who was approaching the border town, suddenly stopped her horse and frowned lightly.
More than 300 people stopped and carefully felt the movement coming from the ground.
Yes, the earth is shaking!
"What happened in the border town?" Zhao Xingmeng's expression suddenly changed and he subconsciously looked at Ning Qingyan.
Ning Qingyan's delicate facial features turned cold, "We'll know when we get there! Drive——!"