Chapter 100 Jedi
Zhang Yang stared at the old man for a few seconds, and then stopped bragging, not a single word, because that would be counterproductive.
At this moment, the old man has made a promise with his reputation of half a lifetime of military service, so the next step is for him to use actions to tell the old man and everyone that they will definitely survive.
"Brother, do me a favor and ask my sisters and sisters-in-law to walk if they can. The carts will be used to pull the baggage."
Zhang Yang put his arm around the guy who was the same age as him. Oh, his name was Qiao Shuzhi.
But before Qiao Shuzhi nodded, the old man had already ordered, "Everyone get down and walk. The military order is that we must arrive before midnight. There are still five hours left, which is enough."
"Thank you, uncle! But please leave a big car behind."
Zhang Yang was overjoyed. Before, the old man had refused to cooperate and said that they had to walk until tomorrow noon. But now that he said so, they would definitely be able to walk to the Bald Ridge Fortress before midnight.
He immediately rushed out of the road. This place was more than fifty miles away from the front line, so there were still some sparse trees on both sides of the road.
He drew his knife and started chopping down the trees one by one, cutting off the branches. At the same time, his soul force field quickly enveloped them, and within a few minutes he used the method of nurturing to drain the moisture out of the inside.
No one interfered with this process. The fifty cavalrymen responsible for escort and surveillance just watched indifferently, including the military judge with a dead face.
Because Zhang Yang was the leader of the Death Squad, as long as he didn't run away, no one would care if he did something ridiculous. However, if he wanted to go back and ask the baggage manager for crossbows, the military judge could directly order Zhang Yang to be executed for desertion.
To be honest, this was also a test given to Zhang Yang by the old man. If you can't even do this, what are you bragging about? But Zhang Yang was very confident and busy. He cut the tree trunks into two-meter sections and placed them tightly on the cart.
The four large carts could actually carry a lot, especially since the moisture in the trees had been drained, reducing their weight by almost 10%.
But there is no way that these pieces of wood can be connected to five thousand crossbow arrows.
No one questioned it, they just walked silently. No matter what happened, the whole family would die. It felt like it didn't matter what happened.
In this way, Zhang Yang was busy for a full hour before he filled four carts with dehydrated wood logs. Because there were too few trees nearby, he could not leave the military judge's sight, otherwise he would be considered a deserter.
"Dong Cheng, if this is the limit of your tricks, I swear you will die miserably!"
Qiao Shuzhi, a childhood friend, came over and said angrily in a low voice that he still didn't believe Zhang Yang could do it. No one believed him, including the old man and the dead-faced military judge.
Do you really think this is just a child's play? But Zhang Yang didn't want to say a word at this moment. He smiled mysteriously, jumped onto a big car, and closed his eyes to rest. This scene immediately made Qiao Shuzhi and others even more furious, but since the old man didn't say anything, they could only watch.
"I want to check the value of that demon soul."
As Zhang Yang's thoughts changed, a golden scale appeared, with the demon soul on one end and 1,500 points of energy on the other.
The following are the functions of the Demon Soul, which can be used to train elite and captain-level soldiers.
This situation did not surprise him.
"If a complete captain-level demon soul is sold, it will be around 1,500 to 2,000 energy points. This means that the demons in the fantasy world and the demon soldiers in this extraordinary trial have the same combat power standards. Levels 1-5 are ordinary, levels 6-14 are elite, levels 15-24 are captains, and levels 25 and above are heroes/great demons."
"The old man just said that his son-in-law and son are both capable of fighting ten men at once, which should be equivalent to the captain level. After all, their family is a family of generals. They have been training their bodies since childhood and have been through many battles. They should represent the top of the Wei Dynasty's combat power."
"Of course, there may be a hundred-man enemy, which is the level of a hero or a great demon, but I have too little information in this regard to make a judgment easily."
While Zhang Yang was thinking, he placed 100 units of magic blood on the golden scale. This thing could not be sold. It had only one use, which was to consume energy to purify the magic power in the magic blood, which was similar to demon blood.
"Whether to purify magic power from magic blood, 100 energy points are required per unit."
"Whether to purify mana from magic power, 1000 energy points are required per unit."
If the war was not imminent and Zhang Yang needed to keep his mental strength at the peak at all times, he would not have used this method. The price would really bankrupt someone.
"Yes, sure."
"Deduct 10,000 energy points, and you gain 10 units of magic power."
"Subtract 10,000 energy points and you gain one unit of mana."
Seeing this result, Zhang Yang could only bear it. The cost-effectiveness of this purification was extremely poor. If he purified it himself, he could at least purify three to five units of mana, but it would take about one or two days.
"Whatever. One unit is enough."
Zhang Yang casually took out nine armor-piercing cones, and using the soul force field as a guide and magic power as a support, he quietly nurtured and made nine top-grade magic weapons.
He was already familiar with this kind of thing, what he lacked was magical power.
Two hours later, the front line was already in sight. Countless torches lit up the fortresses as bright as day. From a distance, they looked like an inverted Milky Way.
But for Zhang Yang, this scene was just countless fires, lots of fireballs, and lots of fire! He had to control his desire to rub fireballs. After all, he was destined to create a great dynasty. He didn't want future historians to call their founding emperor the Great Mage Dong Cheng! Of course, another reason was that he didn't want his competitors to know his secret trump card too early.
What if there are several potential dragon opponents on the battlefield at this moment? The ultimate move should be saved for the official start of the battle three days later! The Bald Ridge Fortress cannot be seen. The position of the Mirage Tribe's demon soldiers is pitch black. After fighting a war with the Wei Dynasty for thousands of years, these foreign military strategies are not bad at all.
"The Death Squad leader Dong Cheng and the other 87 men have all arrived on time. Please give us your instructions, General!"
Amid the flickering flames, Zhang Yang shouted towards a huge fortress wall. This was the Black Rock Fortress, the closest and most important fortress to the Bald Ridge Fortress.
If Black Rock Fortress is compared to a father, then the twenty-seven small fortresses surrounding Black Rock Fortress are sons.
As for the Bald Ridge Fortress, it is just a rag of the godson's godson. It can't even get the position of the godson's grandson and can be used and discarded at will.
Soon, a powerful voice came from the city wall.
"The general has ordered that the death squad camp be stationed outside the city and that they be deployed in front at dawn to capture the Bald Ridge Fortress first. There must be no mistakes."
"The commander of the Death Squad, Dong Cheng, is willing to issue a military order to capture the Bald Ridge Fortress within one stick of incense. He only asks that the women and children in the Death Squad stay behind to support us!"
Zhang Yang shouted again, every one of the eighty-six men, young and old, in the Death Squad is precious, so he must try his best to ensure that they will not suffer any casualties. In the fierce battle tomorrow morning, women and children would be killed if they go up, so he hopes to leave them behind.
After a while, the powerful voice sounded again, "The general asked, Dong Cheng, do you dare to disobey orders?"
"I dare not."
Disobeying orders means death. Once a military order is issued, there is no room for compromise.
Zhang Yang raised his head, looking at the dark city walls and the starry night sky, and remained silent for a long time. If he was really Dong Cheng, he would probably want to rebel now.
Turning around, the entire Qiao family was standing there in silence. Zhang Yang wanted to say something, but in the end he could only give a simple order.
"Set up camp here, and capture Bald Ridge early tomorrow morning!"
"That's good enough. They didn't let us launch an attack right away." The old man suddenly laughed. "I guess there is a noble who wants to see our whole family die together."
Zhang Yang said nothing.
The old man continued to laugh, "I thought you were going to make another bet with me, although I don't know where you got the confidence from, but my dear nephew, I actually have a goddaughter——"
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At daybreak, all members of the Death Squad were already in formation.
There were five large carts in the middle, with all the women and children following behind them. Outside were ten old men holding large shields. Although they were disabled, they had no problem holding the shields to guard.
All twenty-three heavy crossbows were distributed to all the young men.
The old man stood in the front, trying to steal the limelight from Zhang Yang.
Fifty meters behind their small group of death squads, there are 30,000 elite Wei soldiers. They will fight the demon soldiers in this narrow battlefield until they capture the isolated peak 1,200 meters in front of them, the Bald Ridge Fortress.
Such scenes actually occur once every ten days or so, and the blood has dyed the land black.
Two hundred meters behind, several giant black umbrellas had appeared on the tall walls of the Black Rock Fortress, and people were pointing and talking below.
“Boom boom boom!”
The war drums were struck, and after one beat, the Death Squadron must be the first to attack.
"My dear nephew, you just need to charge forward with Uncle Zhi and the others in a while. The formation must not be disrupted. The archers of the demon soldiers are very powerful, but they will not launch a rain of arrows for a small group like us. This is our only way to survive. As long as you charge into the demon army formation, you don't need to worry about anything else. Just keep charging forward. The old men will clean up for you from behind. Don't worry about anything else, not even women and children. Do you understand?"
"We are all doomed to die today, but I hope you can charge up to the Bald Ridge Fortress, even if it means dying to the last man. I have fought in the military all my life and killed countless enemies. It would be a relief to die at the hands of the enemy today!"
"Change formation."
Zhang Yang suddenly spoke, interrupting the old man who was reveling in his lofty ambitions.
"What?"
"No one will die!"
Zhang Yang said expressionlessly.
"Give the big shields to the ten strongest, fastest, and most skilled men. I will lead them to break the formation of the demon soldiers. Old man, you lead the people in the back to provide support with heavy crossbows, and the women and children will drive the carts at the back. Remember, don't lose any of the wood and food on them!"
"What?"
The old man was confused.
Zhang Yang laughed, "Uncle, throw away everything in the past. No matter it is glory or loyalty, you don't owe anyone anything, and neither do I. From now on, we have to fight for ourselves! I want this Bald Ridge Fortress to be famous all over the world because of us for the next 900 years!"
(I have something to do today, so I will update one chapter first, and the next two chapters will be in the afternoon)
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