The millions of elite demonic troops, both in terms of numbers and combat power, are not comparable to today's Yellow Turban Army. The huge Hangu Pass was killed in half a day, leaving no trace of armor left behind.
The whole army with 30,000 chariot guards was wiped out. This is the true strength of Xiang Yu's third legion under the Demon Lord.
Among the three legions, Bai Qi had millions of troops and five elite troops swept across the north. Han Xin's 600,000 navy troops overwhelmed the Soochow warships from leaving the port. But the real power of the Demon Lord was this third legion.
of millions of elites.
Millions of people, each one is an elite soldier among elite soldiers. It only takes a hundred people to defeat ordinary fighters, and a thousand people can defeat the strong ones who transform their fighting spirit into beasts. With ten thousand people, even the strong God of War will fall sadly!
These millions of people were forged by the demon lord who slaughtered the land of northern China and collected the essence of tens of millions of blood. Although this is not the undead demon army, the demon lord gave them another name, the undefeated demon army!
Xiang Yu's five generals, Ji Bu, Zhong Limei, Long Qie, Ying Bu, and Yu Ziqi, commanded a million demonic troops. After massacring Hangu Pass, they broke out and chased the retreating Yellow Turban Army.
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It's not that Qin Yang doesn't want to fight. It's just that the gap between the enemy and us is too huge now. Even if he uses all his fighting power, it's impossible to win. Heroes don't try their best at this time. Qin Yang is a hero, and what he wants is the last.
victory!
As a result, on the battlefield of the Central Plains and on the plains of Jingzhou, a thrilling pursuit battle began! More than 300,000 Yellow Turban troops, staggered and covered, retreated rapidly towards Jingzhou in the south. Nearly one million elite demonic troops, as if
Like a huge hand of death, it pursued and blocked the Yellow Turban Army. They pursued and beat them fiercely!
Along the way, corpses of the Yellow Turban Army littered the fields. Wherever the demonic army passed, no matter the villages, towns or city gates along the way, there was no trace of armor left. Thousands of miles of scorched earth, thousands of miles of no one! Vultures circled and screamed in the sky, and wild dogs lurked in the former city gates.
They were running around everywhere, biting at corpses like crazy. The entire south of Hangu Pass was desolate.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Wancheng cannot go. Just today, Zhang Han's 200,000 troops have crossed the Feishui River and captured Wancheng. Liu Bei and Cao Cao, the defenders of Wancheng, are missing!" Pang Tong had not yet jumped down.
Kunpeng immediately reported the news urgently.
"Zhang Han..." Qin Yang took the march map and frowned.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Han's army is at odds with our army. He is likely to cooperate with Xiang Yu's army in the south to intercept our army. It seems that they are forcing us to return to Hanzhong." Guo Jia pointed on the map.
"No! You can never go back to Hanzhong!" Qin Yang said categorically. Hanzhong is his fundamental place, and what the demon army is doing now makes it absolutely impossible for Qin Yang to lead the war to Hanzhong. In Qin Yang's heart
, Hanzhong is already half of his hometown.
"Where is Ma Yuanyi? Wasn't Ma Yuanyi also in Wancheng not long ago?!" Qin Yang suddenly thought of Ma Yuanyi and asked.
Pang Tongtong was startled, and then said: "Report to your Majesty. When I was near Wancheng, I saw some remnant soldiers. According to them, Ma Sikong led his troops away just before Xiang Yu conquered Hangu Pass. He was nowhere to be found.
Now that our army has retreated in a hurry, it must be very difficult for Ma Sikong to find a report from our army."
"Leaved?" Qin Yang's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he said: "Ma Yuanyi would never leave his post without any reason. And he happened to leave when Xiang Yu attacked Hangu Pass.
He must have a deep meaning. I think he either brought troops to reinforce our army, or he has already built a defensive line on our army's retreat route!"
"Ma's military division only has more than 50,000 men, so it is obviously unrealistic to come to reinforce us." Jia Xu nodded and analyzed.
"So..." Qin Yang nodded slightly and suddenly said loudly: "Pass my military order, the three armies will immediately break out of camp and reach Jiaxia before Zhang Han's army blocks our army! If Ma Yuanyi really wants to build a defense line, there is only one place to go.
That’s the most suitable one!”
Look, this place has undulating hills and dense jungles. Although it is not a dangerous location, the terrain is very complex. If you can hide tens of thousands of soldiers, you will not be discovered at all.
On a hill somewhere, hidden in a tent among green trees, Ma Yuanyi and Zhuge Liang were sitting opposite each other. Zhuge Liang looked calm, but Ma Yuanyi frowned slightly.
"Mr. Zhuge, I really didn't expect that the demon army would have such a powerful fighting force. As far as I know, the combat power of the undefeated demon army of the third legion is probably greater than that of the first and second legions.
The total..." Ma Yuanyi said in a deep voice.
Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, waved the feather fan in his hand and said: "Lord Ma, I don't know something. According to what I know, the undefeated demon army of the third legion was built recently by the demon lord. Otherwise, if it were from the beginning, the demon lord would
So I sent this undefeated demonic army. I am afraid that even if His Highness the King of Wei is in danger of Hulao Pass, he may not be able to stop the demonic army from advancing westward."
"It was formed recently?!" Ma Yuanyi was startled. Of course he knew how long and hard it would take to form an army of one million elite soldiers. And the recent time Zhuge Liang mentioned should probably also be in the Ming Empire.
Is this what happened after the founding of the country and three parts of the world? In just two years, could it be that this demon lord with such extraordinary abilities was able to create such a powerful army?
Zhuge Liang said lightly: "I also know Master Ma's doubts. However, what the Demon Lord did is definitely not what you and I can deduce with common sense. Please imagine, after the Demon Lord was defeated in Yingshang, it only took a few years.
, so he established two elite legions, Bai Qi and Han Xin, on the remote islands of Japan. As soon as the Bai Qi legion arrived in the Central Plains, they swept across the princes. If His Majesty Emperor Ming had not summoned the mythical beast Xuanwu, I am afraid it would not have been defeated so easily. Could it be that it would not have been so easy.
, Mr. Ma, can’t you see anything in the middle of this?”
"Mr. Zhuge means..." Ma Yuanyi's heart suddenly moved, and an extremely incredible thought arose.
Zhuge Liang didn't show off and said directly: "According to the information I got, the Demon Lord has a secret method to strengthen soldiers. He can use a method called blood sacrifice to quickly build an elite army!"
"Blood sacrifice?! Could it be the Blood Demon flag that was discovered in the northern cities?" Ma Yuanyi guessed.
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "You can also say that. It was His Majesty Emperor Ming who was the first to discover the existence of the Blood Demon Flag. And the role of this Blood Demon Flag is not only to create an extremely powerful undead demon army. Moreover,
The Demon Lord can also use the power gathered in it to create a team of elite soldiers."
Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang also sighed and said: "Think about the Japanese Islands. Although they are not as densely populated as our Central Plains, they still have tens of millions of people. These people are divided into three types by the Demon Lord. The first
The second type is labor, specialized in building ordnance, warships, etc. The second type is physically weak and worse than labor, and is used as a blood sacrifice. They are killed directly and sacrificed to the blood demon flag. The third type,
They are strong men, and they are made into elite troops by the essence of these blood sacrifices. Including Bai Qi's five elite troops and Han Xin's elite troops, they all come from this way. Just because Japan has a small population,
Therefore, the sacrifices were relatively small, and the elite soldiers created were only a few hundred thousand. And those blood demon flags were integrated into the bodies of many demon generals by the demon master. Only then can these demon generals control these elite soldiers. This is also convenient
This is the reason why the demon army is so powerful."
"Sacrifice, blood sacrifice..." Ma Yuanyi couldn't help but gasped when he heard Zhuge Liang's introduction. It's simple to say. But just imagine, that's nearly ten million living lives! In order to create various demon armies, he fought with countless
Elite soldiers. Could it be that the Demon Lord actually used all the people on the Japanese Islands as sacrifices?!
Zhuge Liang also sighed and said: "If my estimate is correct, the current Japanese islands are probably thousands of miles of wilderness and inaccessible. Otherwise, the demon lord would not move the demon capital to Jizhou now. Come to think of it, the Japanese islands
I’m afraid the people above have already…”
Suddenly hearing the news, Ma Yuanyi was stunned for a long time before he let out a long breath and murmured: "There is such a cruel method... I originally thought that the people of Japan Island are tough and murderous by nature, but I never thought,
It turns out that they were the ones who were slaughtered the most..."
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "There are no murderous people in the world, and the same is true for the Japanese islanders. However, you know that the millions of elite soldiers the Demon Army has created now..."
At this point, Zhuge Liang suddenly paused, because even if he didn't say the next words, Ma Yuanyi could immediately think of them.
Sure enough, when Ma Yuanyi heard this, he immediately lost his voice and said: "Could it be that Mr. Zhuge said that these millions of elite soldiers are actually from the people of the Central Plains..."
Zhuge Liang sighed and said with a wry smile: "Yes, by slaughtering Japan, the Demon Lord obtained more than 1.6 million soldiers, including hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. Now you can imagine that there are millions of elite soldiers."
"Pah!" When he thought of the astonishingly huge number, Ma Yuanyi suddenly felt a surge of blood rushing to the ceiling, and slapped his palms on the table. It took him a long while before he squeezed out a few words through his teeth,
"This bastard!"
Under the sword, a group of soldiers and horses rolled their flags upside down and rolled towards the hilly area in a somewhat embarrassed manner. Behind this army, another group of troops who were also exhausted and embarrassed were also retreating rapidly.
Not long ago, Zhang Han's army had successfully formed a blockade against the Yellow Turban Army's southward march. Under the leadership of Qin Yang, the Yellow Turban Army fought desperately to break through the encirclement, and then broke through the Demon General Zhang Han's defense line and successfully reached the land of Jiaxia.
This is also Qin Yang’s greatest hope. Although he had sent Pang Tong to investigate this place before and found that there were indeed signs of an ambush here. But whether these ambushes can block the attack of millions of elite soldiers of the Demon Army like a raging wave?
Qin Yang was unsure.
"Your Majesty, the enemy is in front of you. General, please go check it out first!" In the center of the army, Guan Hai pointed at the hilly area ahead and said in a rough voice.
This time, it was the most embarrassing defeat since the founding of the Yellow Turban Army. If it had been according to the wishes of generals such as Guan Hai and Zhang Yan, they would have turned around and fought to the death with the demon army. However, Qin Yang was not like them.
After being so reckless and issuing strict orders, there was no commotion among the generals.
Looking at the undulating hills and deep dense forests in front of him, Qin Yang took a deep breath and was about to speak. But suddenly a scout galloped towards him from the front of the team.
After seeing Qin Yang, the scout immediately jumped off his horse, knelt on one knee, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, an old man in front of the army blocked the way. He claimed that he was an old acquaintance of your Majesty, and asked you to meet him."
"Old acquaintance?" Qin Yang's heart moved. Guan Hai on the side was so angry that he opened his eyes and yelled: "Are you tired of living? Can an old man stop the army?! And he also asked your majesty?
Go out to meet him? Who does he think he is? A god?"
"Guan Hai! Don't be rude!" When he heard Guan Hai mention the word "immortal", Qin Yang's eyes suddenly lit up. After he stopped drinking Guan Hai, he directly raised his horse forward and said to the scout: "Head!
Lead the way. I'll go take a look!"
Not long after, Qin Yang flew to the front of the army. From a distance, he saw an old man wearing a white robe and an air of Taoism and immortality, sitting leisurely on a huge stone in front of the army, smiling.
Silent.
When Qin Yang saw this person, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He hurriedly rode over, clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Who am I talking about? It turns out that Mr. Huang is here. Qin Yang is polite."
This old man was Zhuge Liang's father-in-law, the hermit Huang Chengyan who led Qin Yang and others out of the Eighth Formation in Wollongong. When Huang Chengyan saw Qin Yang greeting him, he also laughed and stood up. He said: "Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Plan.
, I would never dare to accept this gift. This young man, Huang Chengyan, comes to see His Majesty Emperor Ming."
Qin Yang jumped off the horse and said with a smile: "Why is your Majesty not your Majesty? Have you ever seen your Majesty in the world who is so miserable? If you don't see me outside, just call me little brother."
Huang Chengyan smiled without being polite and said directly: "Then I overstepped my bounds. Now the demon army is so powerful. You and I will stop talking about those secular nonsense."
Qin Yang nodded and said: "Of course it is. Since the old gentleman is here, I wonder if the one in Jixia Mountain is your concubine? Or your son-in-law?"
Huang Chengyan said with a smile: "Although my little girl knows a little about the art of war, she is still a female. The one in Jixia Mountain is naturally my son-in-law Zhuge Liang. Brother Qin, don't worry, eight formations have been set up in Jixia Mountain.
It must be difficult for those millions of demonic troops to pass through in a short time. And I am here to guide the various armies."
"Great!" When Qin Yang heard this, a stone finally fell to the ground in his heart. He had learned Zhuge Liang's eight formation diagrams in Wollongong. Now, when he re-arranged the formations in the land of Jixia, he also had Ma Yuanyi's
With the support of a large army, not to mention a million demon troops, even if there are millions more, as long as there are no masters of breaking formations here, it will be impossible to break through this place.
At this time, Guan Hai and others naturally followed him. Seeing Qin Yang and the old man beaming after a few words, they couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.
"You are here at the right time! Quickly send orders to the whole army to follow closely. Tell everyone that we can rest as soon as we pass through these mountains!"
After Qin Yang ordered the generals, he turned around and followed Huang Chengyan on foot. The generals saw that Qin Yang and Huang Chengyan did not even ride horses, but they were no slower than war horses when moving. Qin Yang had this
Naturally, no one would be surprised by this kind of strength, but they didn't expect that Huang Chengyan, an old man who looked like a teacher, could walk like the wind, and was even more elegant and composed, but they were amazed.
Under the leadership of Huang Chengyan, the Yellow Turban Army quickly changed their formations and filed into a dense forest from a mountain-like location. This dense forest was originally inaccessible, but now it is winding and winding, with many paths leading to it.
The trail is like a huge maze.
Huang Chengyan and Qin Yang walked one behind the other, walking non-stop in the dense forest, followed closely by the Yellow Turban Army, fearing that if they took a wrong step, they would be lost in this dense forest that could not see the sky when they looked up.
After walking for about half an hour, Qin Yang felt that the front of him suddenly became brighter. Looking up, he and his party had walked out of the dense forest before he knew it. In front of him, another stone formation appeared.
I don’t know where the huge rocks here came from, but I just feel that each of them is made with uncanny craftsmanship, like giants several meters high, standing densely on an extremely vast plain in front of me.
Huang Chengyan did not explain. He looked up at the sky. After pondering for a while, he walked straight towards a place that seemed to have no access at all. Qin Yang and others naturally followed closely. It is strange to say that, looking from a distance,
, there is no access road here, but when you get closer, the huge stone seems to separate automatically, and a road big enough for eight horses to run in parallel suddenly appears.
"Haha, Your Majesty, this is the real Eight Formations. Please give your Majesty's orders to go down. Let the generals in the army not make any noise and follow closely. No matter what you see or hear, don't panic. Just follow them.
The people in front are marching." Standing in front of the road, Huang Chengyan finally turned around and said his first sentence.
Qin Yang nodded and immediately finished Huang Chengyan's words. Then, Qin Yang raised his head, looked at the huge stone formation with a mysterious atmosphere everywhere, and said in surprise: "Mr. Huang, you said this is the real eight formations."
Picture? Then we are in Wollongong..."
Huang Chengyan smiled slightly and said: "The eight formations on Wollongong are just simply arranged based on the real eight formations. Today's eight formations are the real creation of heaven and earth, a work of miraculous craftsmanship. I heard that your majesty once broke through
After all, Sun Bin's Mysterious Tracing Formation was created by mortals only, but these eight formations are the essence of heaven and earth. Even if my son-in-law was favored by heaven and was able to comprehend the Heavenly Book and Heavenly Scroll, it would take a lifetime of effort.
But it can only be shown once."
"Show it off once?! Then why..." Qin Yang said in shock.
Huang Chengyan shook his head and said calmly: "Your Majesty, do you want to ask why it is placed here?"
Qin Yang nodded. Naturally, this was what he wanted to ask. After all, if it was just to stop the demon army, there would be no need to set up such a mysterious formation. And now, as far as Qin Yang knows, all the armies of the Han Empire have withdrawn southward.
, the main force here is only Ma Yuanyi's 50,000 troops and the tired troops he brought. Such an exquisite formation should be deployed during the decisive battle, but now it is placed here and cannot fully play its role.
Huang Chengyan suddenly smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, if you think that Zhuge Liang put the eight formations here, he is overkill, but he is wrong. He has studied the Heavenly Book and the Heavenly Scroll, and he has always put this formation here. For
It is the right time to compete with that demon star for the outcome of this war." (To be continued...)