The construction of the Great Wall in the North began in the Liang Dynasty. Emperor Taizu Gao hated the northern demon clan deeply and had thought about destroying the northern demon clan as early as when he came to the throne. However, in fact, neither he nor the other founding heroes were very
It is clear that in order to destroy the northern monster clan, in addition to reaching the peak of the national power of a dynasty, it is also inseparable from those monks from outside. No matter which of these two points, it was absolutely impossible to achieve at that time, so it was too
Emperor Zugao never took the initiative to start a war with the monsters throughout his life. Instead, he built the Great Wall and began to resist the monsters, changing the situation in which the monsters frequently went south to rob the people for so many years.
A mighty Great Wall, which continued to be raised year by year, finally stood on the land of Mobei and became the last line of defense of the Liang Dynasty. But in fact, when His Majesty Emperor Taizong was on the throne, this desert
A number of new passes were built before the Northern Great Wall, which were all choke points that the demon clan had to pass through when heading south. In previous years, wars would always start from these passes.
The northeast section of the Great Wall guarded by Wanshi was originally behind a pass called Yongcang Pass. However, in the previous war, Yongcang Pass had been breached and the pass had been lost. It had already been occupied by the demon clan, so they faced the demon clan directly.
Attacked, there is no protection left.
Wanshi was silent for a long time, and then he came back to his senses, and said a little tiredly: "The general has been guarding the northern border for many years, and he has endured a lot of wind and cold rain. In fact, it is not that the general is old, but that he has paid too much for the people of Liang.
many."
A warrior who forgets his worries can live a stable life in any Yamen in Daliang Dynasty if he is willing, and he will definitely be respected by others. Why should he come to the Great Wall in the north to eat and sleep in the open air, and risk death in battle at any time.
The deputy general said softly: "The general's health is getting worse and worse now. In fact, he should return to Shendu."
He didn't finish what he said, but Wanshi could clearly understand that this is what "fallen leaves return to their roots" means.
Returning to the Capital of Gods and living out the rest of his life in peace, it only lasted a few years.
"It's just that if Mobei doesn't have a general, how can we guarantee the morale of the army? Even if we don't talk about the morale of the army, how can we resist the monster clan going south without a general?"
The lieutenant general shook his head slightly. Over the past many years, they had long been accustomed to the time when the general was around. If the general is really gone one day, who can take over the position of the general of the north may actually be the most difficult thing to consider.
matter.
Wanshi didn't say anything, but suddenly looked into the distance.
At the end of the line of sight, over the wilderness, a thick black cloud suddenly appeared!
The deputy general suddenly shouted, "Enemy attack!"
There had been an enemy attack from the demon clan on the top of the city before, but that enemy attack came and went quickly. Although they were curious, they didn't think too much about it, but what was going on now?
Just as the group of monsters retreated, the second group came here again.
The soldiers on the top of the city became nervous, looking at the black clouds that kept drifting towards them, and each held the knife in their hands.
Wanshi stood up and looked over there, his expression ugly.
After years of fighting against the demon clan in the north, he naturally knew what this black cloud meant.
"There is a great demon among them..."
The deputy general took a breath of cold air and said what Wanshi wanted to say. In the past battles, whenever a black cloud appeared in the sky, it meant that at least one big demon was holding the battle here.
Although their section of the Great Wall has never been a dangerous place, and they have never been so lucky to encounter a great demon, it does not mean that they do not have a deep understanding of it.
"In the battle at the end of last autumn, the general was transferred to Hangu Pass to take orders. I once saw a shocking great demon in the distance. His dharma could stretch hundreds of feet and stood high in the sky. It was extremely terrifying and the demonic aura was so strong.
I’m afraid it’s equivalent to an army of tens of thousands of monsters.”
The lieutenant general spoke slowly, mentioning that incident. He still has lingering fears. The reason why he could leave safely in the first place was all because of the strong men in the army. Otherwise, he would have died in the battle long ago.
Wanshi glanced casually not far away. On the beacon tower over there, some fine golden threads had already appeared and then disappeared.
This is a communication method that the Ministry of Industry of Daliang Dynasty has been improving over the years. When the golden thread dissipates, it means that the news has spread. As for how the other side will react and what kind of reinforcements will be sent here, it is not something Wanshi can worry about.
What he has to do is to stay here and prevent a monster from climbing up the city before he dies.
But as the black clouds get closer and closer, Wanshi will inevitably feel nervous. There is a magic circle at the top of the city that can compete with such powerful people, but since the other party dares to come, they will definitely be prepared. I am afraid that they will just rely on it.
It's hard for them to hold on.
"Pull out the divine crossbow at the top of the city and see what their purpose is."
Wanshi ordered, and soon a huge divine crossbow was transported to a high platform in the distance. Two soldiers lifted a huge crossbow arrow and placed it on the divine crossbow. Then the four of them cooperated to pull the crossbow.
He raised the bowstring as thick as his arm and pointed it at the black cloud in the distance.
The divine crossbow exuded a formidable aura at the moment, especially the crossbow arrows, which had an extremely terrifying aura.
This is also an artifact that the Liang Dynasty has built over the years to specifically deal with the demon clan. Each crossbow arrow is quite complicated to make, so it is very powerful. If this crossbow arrow is shot, even the average strong man from the other side will be shot.
You have to choose to avoid the edge temporarily.
"shoot!"
Wanshi spoke quickly, his voice was cold, as long as the demon clan dared to appear in front of the Great Wall, they would naturally be enemies. Even if they were not in front of the Great Wall, they would be enemies!
Several soldiers let go at the same time, and the powerful crossbow arrows shot out. The large formation at the top of the city did not block it. In an instant, a hole was opened and the crossbow arrows were sent out with help!
The powerful crossbow arrow pulled out a long white mark in the air with the sound of breaking through the clouds, and finally disappeared into the black clouds.
Just a moment later, Wanshi's heart sank.
The seemingly powerful crossbow arrow did not separate any of the black clouds when it fell into the black cloud. In other words, the powerful crossbow arrow could not threaten the existence in the black cloud at all.
If this is the case, then a great demon has indeed arrived. If he has any other means to break through part of the formation at the top of the city, then this place is destined to be lost.
"Damn it, do you have any ideas over there?!"
Wanshi looked at the thick black cloud and cursed for no reason.
The deputy general suddenly laughed and said: "The general thinks that if they don't think of sending reinforcements after knowing the news, that would be the best result."
He is not stupid at all, and he can tell at once, but then he sighed: "I never thought that one day, we would all become the abandoned ones in this battle. We are so lucky!"
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In the center of the Mobei Great Wall, which is also the widest place, stands a large hall. The whole hall is in vermilion red, but it seems that it has been too long, so some paint patches have fallen off and look mottled. Look carefully.
One of the four corners of this hall has been broken for a long time.
This was a war that year. More than one big demon came together. The Great Wall magic circle was broken. Several big demons came to the top of the city and fought with the city defenders. One of the big demons was on the side of the Demonic King's Court.
He was a top-notch existence. After appearing here, he fought against the strong men in the Northern Army. Finally, before the formation was repaired, the great demon left without being left behind. This matter has always been discussed.
It was considered to be the biggest shame of the Liang Dynasty over the years, so the corner of the eaves was not repaired, but remained in its current state as a warning to the soldiers.
In the main hall, the layout is simple. There is a huge sand table in the middle. It is the terrain of Mobei that the northern border troops have measured at countless costs over the years. Some of the places where the demon tribes set up defenses even cost them countless lives.
However, this information actually does not last long, because the monsters are cunning and will change their defenses almost between half a month and a month, so they can only send scouts to inquire again and again.
As for the large wall, there are densely packed maps. Just standing in this hall is no different from visiting Mobei in person.
An armored general with gray hair and many wrinkles on his face, which made his face look criss-crossed and full of roughness, was sitting in a high position. His eyes were indifferent and emotionless. There were about a dozen armored generals around him, and their armors were slightly worn.
They are different to show their official rank. As for other beings, they wear different clothes, but they don't wear armor.
Those people are the monks accompanying the army. Some of them have been in the Northern Army all year round, and some were recruited by the imperial court a few days ago.
Of course, there are some monks who are not sent by the imperial court, but are monks from outside the country, but those who can appear here at this moment must have been in the industry for several years before they are qualified, or they must be people with great military exploits.
For example, the one-eyed old Taoist who is leaning on a chair at the moment is wearing a tattered gray Taoist robe. This person is a major disciple of the Taiping Tao lineage, with a high seniority, and the one who has now taken the position of head teacher.
The old Taoist priests are brothers.
If he didn't stay in the north, not in this Mobei, and returned to the mountain gate, his status should be respected. But he didn't know why, when he wandered here, he suddenly said that he would stay here until he died, and this treatment
, even for more than 20 years and countless major battles, he has not been absent.
The middle-aged sword cultivator next to him was even more simple. He chased a monster and came near the Great Wall, just in time to catch up with a battle of monsters attacking the city. He stood at the top of the city and watched for a long time, and found those
Wu Fu had no fear at all when facing those ferocious monsters, so he laughed and joined the battlefield with a flying sword named Loess. In that battle, he even chased several experienced monsters.
And kill, finally achieved the glorious record of killing one person and seriously injuring two others.
Apart from these two people, there are five other monks, sitting or standing with different expressions.
"General, the news from Wanshi has come that a big demon has gone there."
At the entrance of the main hall, the soldiers hurriedly walked in. After reporting the military situation, he did not wait for the Northern General to speak, but stood up and stood to one side. Having served in the Northern Army for many years, he had long known the General's temperament.
The old man with a face full of vicissitudes of life did not speak. After nodding slightly, his eyes kept falling on the sand table.
"According to our original calculation, Wanshi's side can hold out for about half an hour. General Chen's cavalry has already set off and should have arrived at the scheduled location long ago. By then, everything will be ready, and this big bag can be sealed
, In this way, we can have a small victory in this war. After this war, for at least ten years, the sound of war drums will not be heard in the north. "
The Dumu Taoist suddenly spoke. The whisk in his arms actually had a lot of strands broken off, and there were not many strands left. It looked a little lonely. This meant that in the past years, I don’t know.
How many wars have we gone through? This war lasted for more than half a year. Even the imperial court felt that this was a protracted war, so they transferred other monks from various places in Daliang to the north. Indeed, as the imperial court thought, the war started.
For more than half a year, both sides lost at least hundreds of thousands of lives.
But now, this war is finally coming to an end.
The General Mansion's plan started in the middle of the war, and now, after many considerations and calculations, in the end they just gave up a few places that were neither important nor important, including Wanshi, in exchange for this small victory.
And even if those places are taken by the demon clan, they can still take them back when the overall situation is settled. In fact, after all, there will not be too much loss at all. The only loss is that it is not too much.
Human life, as an abandoned child.
The middle-aged swordsman said calmly: "Since it is ten years of peace, it is naturally very good. It is time for the general to make some choices."
As the middle-aged swordsman opened his mouth, countless pairs of eyes in the entire hall fell on the general.
The old man slowly looked at the lieutenant on one side, nodded, and then said calmly: "After all the hard work in the early stage, I, the general, will naturally not have any other ideas. I will advance as I want. No matter what
No matter who comes, it can't be changed, but at this moment, there are some things I still want to say."
The old man stood up slowly and looked at everyone present with a calm expression.
"If nothing else, let's take that boy Wanshi. Back then, my general and his grandfather worked together as robes, and then his father also worked as a personal guard for me, and then him again. Several generations of people have been here.
For the sake of the people behind him, this general has never given that boy any special treatment. He was able to help the general all by himself. But now that I think about it, I feel that he deserves to die on the battlefield. It is just as an abandonment.
My son, I am a little reluctant to die like this."
When he spoke, his voice was very soft, without any hint of majesty, he just looked like an ordinary and ordinary old man.
The deputy general was about to leave when he saw the general nodding, but suddenly heard such a statement again and did not leave immediately. He tentatively asked: "Since the general has been reluctant to part with you for a long time, why didn't you replace Wanshi before?"
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The general ignored him and just frowned.
The deputy general had followed him for many years and had long known what the general meant. A flash of apology and regret flashed across his brows, and he soon strode out of the hall.
Seeing the deputy general leave, the general and the general, who had been worried after hearing the general's words, breathed a sigh of relief.
When the deputy general left, the matter was settled.
The general glanced at everyone present and continued: "As I said again, things cannot be changed, but I personally have to do something."
After hearing this, the people present understood what the general meant. The middle-aged swordsman immediately stopped him and said: "General, you can't go!"
He didn't give a reason, he just expressed his thoughts.
The same goes for everyone else.
"Since the general can't let go of the world and doesn't want them to be the so-called chess pieces, he should send people to set out now. Maybe there is still a chance. The overall situation has been decided. Naturally, the people on the outside can do anything. I get up now and rush right away.
Toward the Great Wall."
The middle-aged swordsman opened his mouth with firm eyes, but there was also a hint of indifference on his face.
The general looked at him and asked the same question: "Where are the others except Wanshi?"
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The black cloud finally approached the city, and an extremely tall figure loomed in the black cloud. That was the big demon who did not show up this time.
But his strong aura was clearly revealed at this moment.
The strong evil spirit continued to spread here, and finally fell to the top of the city.
Wanshi holds the handle of the knife in his hand and looks up.
He could feel that an extremely oppressive aura was coming towards the city at this moment, and the city formation felt as if it was on the verge of being broken.
Wanshi glanced at Heiyun and sighed, knowing that there were some things that he couldn't see at the moment, but they must exist.
The figure walked out of the black clouds and came to the city head, and looked at each other with Wanshi.
Wanshi felt a very indifferent emotion.
He was a very tall man, dressed in black robes, with an indifferent expression. He was not much different from the human race. The only thing that was different from them was probably that his eyes had green pupils.
