Chapter 483: The Tribulation of the Common People (Part 2)
At the end of the You hour, there was still one hour left before the ambush on Niutou Mountain was expected to begin.
Ten thousand mountains and cliff valleys.
There were gusts of cold wind in the empty valley. The ferocious beast embroidered on the flag swayed in the wind, and its fangs and claws were bared, as if it had come alive.
And if you move your eyes a little lower, you will find that compared to the ferocious scene in front of you, the horror of these Tengu patterns that are enough to stop a child from crying is not worth mentioning at all.
There were ferocious beasts with ferocious eyes, strong soldiers in black armor, weapons shining with cold light, and heavy and savage breathing.
When ten thousand monsters with at least seventh-grade strength and ten thousand elite Shu troops stood together, the powerful oppressive force they generated was not even weaker than the sword that Qin Zhengqiu swung that day.
After hiding in the mountains and training for nearly two months, the Tengu Army, which was enough to shock the world, is finally about to appear in the world for the first time.
"General Du!"
The generals' platform built of rubble is very simple and crude, but it is particularly harmonious with this barbaric environment.
A soldier in black armor quickly ran up to Du Chang and shouted:
"All the soldiers in the battalion are here!"
"General, please give orders!"
“.”
Nodding slightly, Du Chang turned his head to look at Yang Liushi who was standing not far away, and nodded gently to the latter.
Compared with before, Yang Liu's poems at this time seem to have changed a lot.
Although she still had that heavenly appearance, the charm in her bones seemed to have diminished a lot. Instead, she was more like an iceberg that would not allow anyone to approach her, and her whole body exuded a coldness.
The strong wind lifted the hem of her skirt a few inches, and her long black hair fluttered behind her.
She turned her head and looked back at Du Chang, her delicate chin rising and falling.
Then, Du Chang's cold voice resounded throughout the valley.
"Set off!"
“.”
“Crash!”
As the two words "Du Chang" came out, ten thousand black-armored soldiers turned over and jumped onto the backs of various monsters around them.
Tigers, leopards, jackals, eagles, falcons and vultures.
Although these 10,000 monsters are of different species and have slightly different abilities, the strength of some monsters is even two or three major realms higher than that of the soldiers riding on their backs.
But at this time no monster resisted.
Animals ran quickly in the woods and birds flew low over the sky.
Amidst the rolling dark clouds, ten thousand Tengu soldiers passed through the dense forest, moving towards the east at an extremely fast speed in an orderly but orderly manner.
At the front of the team are naturally Du Chang and Yang Liushi.
One of them was riding a black tiger, and the other was riding a white horse with an ox tail.
"Miss Yang, the young master asked me to tell you that you must protect yourself after the war begins."
"Also, if we win a great victory tonight, you can return to Shuzhou City."
Riding on the tiger's back, Du Chang quickly conveyed Wei Changtian's latest instructions to Yang Liushi beside him.
The latter turned around, parted her red lips, and replied softly: "Okay, I understand."
Daning Capital, Imperial Palace, Shiqu Pavilion.
“Bang!”
Ning Yongnian threw the red pen heavily onto the pen holder and looked at the half-read memorial in front of him. He felt inexplicably irritated.
He's had this feeling several times today, and each time it's a little more severe.
"Your Majesty, you haven't slept for several days."
Li Huaizhong, who was serving beside him, came closer, bent down and whispered: "Why don't you take a rest?"
"Stop? I can't sleep or eat well until the Wei family is eliminated."
Ning Yongnian took a deep breath, closed his eyes and asked, "Where is Han Zhao now?"
"At noon, General Han sent a message saying that they had reached a distance of 300 miles from Niutou Mountain."
Li Huaizhong glanced at the sky outside the palace and said, "I'm afraid we have reached Niutou Mountain by now."
"Where's Wu Ding?"
Ning Yongnian still closed his eyes: "How is he doing?"
"General Wu has taken Li Qi away from Fengyuan and is heading to Huailing Mansion."
Li Huaizhong replied: "It should arrive in five days."
"Um"
Ning Yongnian nodded and said nothing more.
He mobilized his internal energy to circulate throughout his body, hoping to calm the restlessness in his heart in this way.
But after he circulated several small cycles, the irritability not only did not ease, but became more obvious.
This feeling was very bad, and Ning Yongnian couldn't help but think that something bad might happen.
But what exactly would this bad thing be? Ning Yongnian didn't know, and couldn't guess.
After all, the current situation on all fronts seemed to be under his control, yet it seemed to be out of his control . The candlelight flickered, and the incense curled.
After sitting for a while, Ning Yongnian finally opened his eyes, stood up and walked out of Tianlu Pavilion, then stood in the middle of the courtyard outside the palace.
A yellow dragon of luck shot out from Dantian, and then grew bigger and bigger, hovering over Tianlu Pavilion.
Looking at the giant dragon tumbling in the night, Ning Yongnian suddenly thought of the Dragon Locking Formation and the more than two million people of Daning in Yuanzhou City.
After doing such a thing, it is impossible to say that the emperor never hesitated or struggled.
But Ning Yongnian had always felt that it was worth exchanging the lives of two million people for a country's territory.
Ning Yongnian always believed in the truth that "you have to give up something in order to gain something", and he also understood that being an emperor meant he was destined to be lonely.
But at this moment, on this night that was both ordinary and extraordinary, he suddenly felt shaken.
He suddenly wasn't sure if it was all worth it anymore.
For the sake of Dafeng, two million innocent people died.
For Jizhou, he watched his own flesh and blood die tragically in front of him.
Because of Shuzhou, the people of Daning are now living in poverty and starving everywhere.
Including the dead Xu Shixing, Ning Qingyu, and Liu Zhongchun For the so-called great cause of the ages, he killed too many people and paid too much.
But everything I got seemed so meaningless.
However , having come this far, no matter how shaken he was, Ning Yongnian knew that he had no way back.
Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. All he can do is to keep going down this path.
"emperor."
Behind him, Li Huaizhong suddenly whispered, "General Han Zhao just sent a message saying that the army has arrived at Niutou Mountain."
Ning Yongnian didn't look back, but responded calmly.
"Okay, I understand."
At the end of the Xu hour, Niutou Mountain.
The huge funnel-shaped valley was illuminated by the endless flames, and countless yellow-armored soldiers were crowded in it.
Because of its funnel shape, this valley naturally has a large entrance and a small exit. If you don't climb over the mountain, you can only get out through a narrow gap between the two mountains.
This narrow gap is too short to be considered a natural barrier, but it can greatly slow down the speed at which the army leaves the valley.
Few people went out, but many came in. After a long time, more than 100,000 people out of the 200,000-strong army were "stranded" in the valley.
And these people are Wei Changtian’s target.
"Sir."
Beside him, Chu Xianping whispered, "More than 10,000 people have left the valley, and there are still more than 30,000 people who have not entered the valley. There are about 160,000 people in the valley."
"Our men are ready. The Tengu Army will arrive in a quarter of an hour, just in time to help block the enemy's retreat."
"Sir, it's almost time."
“.”
After Chu Xianping said these words, he stopped talking, and Wei Changtian did not answer immediately. He just stood on a huge rock, silently looking down at the crowd of people under his feet who were as small as ants.
The dark clouds above were so thick that they blocked out all the starlight and moonlight, which was very similar to the scene on the night when the Tianluo Sect's mountain gate was destroyed.
Yes, Wei Changtian was planning to use the "Helix" to create a "heavenly punishment", and then combine it with the huge amount of gunpowder that had been buried in various places in the valley, to use a "thunder and fire from the sky" to give the imperial army a fatal blow.
Of course, with his own internal strength, even if he tried his best, it would be impossible for him to create a thunder with too much power.
However, he could imitate Yunlian and use the blood of the Son of Heaven to draw a formation in advance that could increase the power of the heavenly thunder.
And this was exactly the reason why Wei Changtian left Shen Ran in Niutou Mountain at that time.
During this period of time, Shen Ran has been mixing his own blood with some animal blood to draw talismans in this valley.
Although due to the mixture of animal blood, the power of the thunder is definitely weaker than the one caused by Yunlian.
But after all, Wei Changtian was not facing the Tianluo Sect, but just a group of ordinary soldiers of the lower third rank, so it would definitely be enough.
“.”
Below, the soldiers filling the valley still did not notice anything unusual.
Wei Changtian silently mobilized a trace of his internal energy and concentrated it in his palms, then raised his head to glance at the rolling dark clouds that also filled the sky.
He can now trigger the thunder at any time, and as soon as the thunder falls, the people of Tianluo Sect who are lying in ambush nearby will detonate all the explosives, and the Shu army and the Li army will also block the front and back directions of the valley at the same time.
In other words, he could kill more than 100,000 people with just one move. The valley was dyed dark, and thousands of purple lightnings surged in the clouds.
Suddenly, Wei Changtian turned around and asked Chu Xianping.
"Brother Chu, do you think I should have supported Ning Yuke in his rebellion?"
"If I hadn't done that, these people wouldn't have died."
“.”
Hearing such a question at this critical juncture, Chu Xianping couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
But he quickly replied calmly: "If they hadn't rebelled, then they might not have died."
"But if we don't rebel, then the people of this world will not be able to live for themselves."
"Sir, this is what you once told me."
“.”
"Okay, I understand."
With a final sigh, Wei Changtian raised his hand slightly.
The next moment, countless purple thunders that had been suppressed for a long time fell down.
(End of this chapter)
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