Chapter 394: Overwhelming
Seeing Bai Yu's eager expression, Li Nuo said helplessly: "General Bai, don't get excited yet..."
One hundred masters can indeed give the State of Wei a small blow.
When they formed a formation, they were like ruthless meat grinders, comparable to an army of a hundred thousand. Even one or two semi-saints could not do anything to them.
Although Wei was one of the five dynasties, even with all its national strength, it could only muster less than two hundred masters.
However, no matter how swift an attack it was, by the time Wei came to its senses and mobilized enough troops or sixth-level strongmen, the role of the one hundred masters would not be that great.
A major battle between major powers would mobilize hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops, including tens of thousands of fourth realm warriors and dozens or even hundreds of grandmasters. Even a semi-saint would seem insignificant in front of such a force.
After listening to Li Nuo's explanation, Bai Yu seemed a little disappointed: "Ah, aren't we going to attack Wei?"
Li Nuo said: "The reason why we invited so many masters here is to reduce the casualties of the White Wolf Army. It would be best if there were no casualties. As for the specific arrangements, I believe General Bai has a plan in mind..."
The fifth level of military strategists must have their own unique features in layout and planning.
Bai Yu patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Lord Li. I have never fought such a rich battle in my life. There is no need to make any arrangements. Just do it..."
Every grandmaster has his own way of playing.
Each hundred grandmasters has their own way of playing.
No, there's no specific way to fight a hundred grandmasters. Just push forward along the way!
With such strong forces, and they are not going to launch a surprise attack on the State of Wei, if any one of the White Wolf Army dies, he will have to go to the Ministry of War to apologize.
Walking back to the barracks, several lieutenants were still writing suicide notes. Bai Yu grabbed their unfinished suicide notes and tore them to pieces, saying, "Writing a shitty suicide note is unlucky. Don't write it. You've been feeling depressed for so many years. This time, I'll let you have fun!"
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Yue State.
Kezhou.
Kezhou is adjacent to Qinzhou and is under the jurisdiction of the Yue Kingdom. There are 10,000 permanent troops stationed in Kezhou, and there is also a fifth-level military strategist in charge. In the past decade or so, there have been frictions between the Kezhou garrison and the White Wolf Army that controls Qinzhou, but no one has ever gained the upper hand.
The White Wolf Army was weaker than the Central Army, but the Central Army did not dare to launch a large-scale attack on Qinzhou because there was a Black Tiger Army nearby, eyeing them covetously. If they were not careful, they would be able to take advantage of the situation.
Military camp outside Kezhou city.
A horse galloped over from a distance. Seeing the flag flying on the horse's back, several sentries at the gate immediately opened the gate and the horse galloped in. The knight on horseback simply turned over and ran into a barracks. He knelt on one knee and said, "General, the White Wolf Army suddenly attacked and occupied Shan County..."
Inside the barracks, a man in armor slowly stood up, with no panic expression on his face.
Shan County has a special geographical location. It is located on the border between two states and is easy to attack but difficult to defend.
Over the past decade or so, they and the White Wolf Army have been fighting back and forth. Shan County is occupied by them for a while and then by the White Wolf Army. Now they have developed a tacit understanding that whenever someone attacks, the defending party will take the initiative to retreat to avoid casualties.
However, they are affiliated with the Central Army of Yue State and are regular troops recognized by all countries. The White Wolf Army, to put it bluntly, is just a group of mob soldiers. Shan County cannot always be occupied by them. After a long time, the imperial court will also hold them accountable.
He put on his helmet and asked, "How many of them are here?"
The messenger said, "About five hundred people."
The man said calmly, "Notify the First and Second Armies to go out, and the rest of the troops to guard the camp."
The First and Second Armies together have a total of 2,000 people, which is more than enough to deal with 500 people. Even if the White Wolf Army is made up of elite troops, they can hold out for a long time until reinforcements arrive, or they can safely retreat to their base camp.
Soon, a team of two thousand people marched out of the camp in a mighty manner.
With the speed of the army, it would take only half an hour to reach Shan County.
When they were still a few miles away from Shan County, a scout flew into the air and stood on the top of a giant tree. He took out a cylindrical object from his arms, put it in front of his eyes, and looked towards Shan County. After a moment, he pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "The White Wolf Army is really empty-handed. Where did this old onion come from..."
Telescopes have now become standard equipment in the military of all countries. With this item, scouts don't have to put themselves in danger every time. Even if they are far away, they can clearly detect the enemy situation.
When he flew down, the man in heavy armor asked, "What's the situation?"
The scout said, "General Wu, there are about 500 White Wolf soldiers in the city, including many old veterans. It seems that under the pressure of Wei, the elite of the White Wolf Army have been transferred back to Daxia..."
General Wu nodded and said, "Form a battle array!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two thousand soldiers immediately straightened their bodies. Weak powers surged out of their bodies and quickly gathered into a powerful and murderous force.
When the aura of General Wu merged with the aura of these two thousand people, this force became even more powerful. Even if they were far away, they could still feel a strong sense of oppression.
As the army passed by, birds and beasts fled in all directions and the ground shook violently.
At this time in the past, the White Wolf Army would have already looted all the food and fled in all directions.
When two thousand people marched in neat steps and arrived at the gate of Shan County, the gate of Shan County was wide open. There was only a rattan chair blocking the gate, and a figure was sitting there with a big horse and a golden sword.
General Wu looked at the figure, raised his arm, and the army behind him suddenly stopped.
He looked at Bai Yu sitting on the rattan chair, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
It is very unusual that the general of the White Wolf Army dares to stay here alone.
He has been dealing with Bai Yu for so many years and knows the other party's character well. This person is calm and steady and never does anything without certainty. He dares to sit here openly. Is there something wrong?
He looked around, not daring to act rashly.
Just as he was feeling doubtful and puzzled, a presence suddenly appeared in the city behind Bai Yu.
Wu Ang raised his eyebrows.
Grandmaster.
Martial arts master!
No wonder Bai Yu dared to sit here, it turned out that the White Wolf Army had one more master.
However, did he think that with two people in the fifth realm and five hundred old and weak soldiers, he could go head-on against their two thousand people?
In front of an army of two thousand, the Grandmaster could not change anything.
If we can kill Bai Yu today, the White Wolf Army will be leaderless and will find it difficult to form any combat power within a short period of time. Perhaps we can defeat them in one fell swoop.
Just as he had this thought, the aura of a martial arts master suddenly appeared in the city.
Wu Ang's expression slightly changed, and he thought to himself: "Two masters can't change anything."
The next moment, the martial arts master's aura increased again.
The four masters are a little tricky, so he has to be careful, but he can also break them with his military formation.
But just as this thought arose in his mind, the aura of a martial arts master appeared from the city one after another like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. At the same time, figures also walked out of the city and came behind Bai Yu.
These people just slightly released the aura in their bodies and did not deliberately put any pressure on him.
At this moment, there was a hint of confusion on Wu Ang's face.
More than a hundred martial arts masters?
The White Wolf Army has such strength that it can launch a surprise attack on the Wei Kingdom. Are the three hundred defenders of Shan County worth dispatching a hundred masters?
At this moment, he even doubted whether he was awake yet.
This was just a dream he had during his nap. What virtue and ability did Wu Ang have to deserve such a big fuss?
But this couldn't be a dream.
How could a person at the fifth level of military strategy not be able to distinguish between reality and a dream?
Wu Ang stretched out his hand, slowly took off his helmet, and then put the helmet on the ground. He also knelt down, stretched out his hands, and said: "I surrender..."
From beginning to end, there was not even a single word of dialogue between the two sides, and the general of one side simply knelt down and surrendered.
The two thousand Central Army soldiers behind him were completely stunned.
The battle hasn't even started yet, why did the general surrender first?
The highest general is the backbone of an army. Without a fifth-level general, the army's strength will be reduced by more than 50%.
The huge momentum created by the two thousand people disappeared by half immediately.
At this time, Bai Yu, who was sitting on the rattan chair, just stood up slowly, and an invisible force pressed forward. The military force formed by two thousand people was like being swept by a hurricane. They were instantly scattered and could no longer gather together.
At this moment, Bai Yu's heart was filled with infinite pride.
Unexpectedly, in his lifetime, he would have more than a hundred grandmasters to command. This was probably the most glorious moment for a military strategist. Even if there was a semi-saint coming against him, he had the confidence to kill him!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The general surrendered, and his troops were dispersed. Some of the 2,000-man army began to put down their weapons, hold their heads and kneel down. Soon, the sound of weapons hitting the ground became one and the same...
On the city wall, two figures stood with their hands behind their backs, looking down.
For Li Nuo, the scene before him was naturally nothing surprising.
With more than a hundred grandmasters, even the five great dynasties would have to be cautious, not to mention a mere two thousand miscellaneous troops.
In order to achieve the goal at the lowest cost, this fifth-level general of the State of Yue must be kept.
Li Nuo didn't even take any measures against him. Judging from his decisive surrender just now, he was undoubtedly a smart man who knew how to adapt to the times.
As long as there are more than a hundred masters, let alone a mere ten thousand people, even if all the armies of Yue State are united, they cannot cause any trouble.
This is absolute suppression of strength.
Li Nuo looked at Dongfang Xuan beside him and asked, "Is the Ximen family member still in Yue State?"
Dongfang Xuan nodded and said, "In the capital of Yue State, the secrets are always hidden. There must be a Yin-Yang family of the sixth level. I have concealed my own secrets, so he can't predict anything..."
In addition to saving people, one of Li Nuo's biggest goals is to find the half-saint of Yin-Yang School of the Ximen family.
The Yin-Yang School's Half-Saint is the easiest Half-Saint to deal with.
Of course, the easy deal here is only for him.
Different from martial arts, legalism, Confucianism, etc., the only method of Yin-Yang School is to exchange life for life.
The Yin-Yang family at the sixth level can exchange lives on a one-to-one basis with the semi-saints from other families.
Consume one year of your own life and reduce the other person's life by one year.
Even at the cost of sudden death, the lifespan of those at the same level would be forcibly emptied.
For those whose cultivation is lower than theirs, the price they pay is even less. For those in the fifth realm, the ratio is ten times or even more. They only need to consume one year of their lifespan to exchange for ten or even dozens of years of the lifespan of a martial arts master. Most masters cannot afford such an exchange...
Of course, the Yin-Yang family would not do this unless they were faced with a life-and-death crisis.
No one will give up a year of life casually.
Below the Grandmaster level, the ratio is even more exaggerated. A year of the life span of a Half-Saint of the Yin-Yang School can cause a Controlling Object Realm to suddenly die on the spot. For those below the Controlling Object Realm, the impact on them is even smaller and can almost be ignored...
Li Nuo's highest level of cultivation is the peak of the fifth realm.
Moreover, there is more than one family whose cultivation level is at the fifth realm. He asked Senior Dongfang to try it. If he wanted to exchange for one year of Li Nuo's life, he would have to pay almost the same amount of life.
In this way, the Half-Saint of Yin-Yang School would no longer pose any threat to him.
He is no longer the man he was a few years ago when he first arrived and his life was limited. There are many lives that can be exchanged with him.
He was only worried that the half-saint of the Yin-Yang School of the Ximen family had calculated this and left early to avoid disaster, and then his trip would be in vain.
That's why he didn't dare let his master come.
He could easily sense if there was a semi-saint from the Yin-Yang School who was not at the sixth level and wanted to deal with him.
After hearing what Senior Dongfang said, Li Nuo felt relieved.
Dongfang Xuan glanced at Li Nuo, but there were some things he didn't say clearly.
The changes brought about by the hundred Grandmasters could actually be felt by the Yin-Yang family of the sixth realm. After all, even if they exhausted their lifespans, they could not possibly kill so many Grandmasters. The reason why the half-saint of the Ximen family could not predict it was because of Li Nuo...
In the past, he just had a strange fate and his lifespan kept changing.
But now, a vortex has formed on his body.
Anyone within this vortex will have all the secrets covered up.
Even things that are already determined can change.
Everyone in this world, including Dongfang Xuan himself, has a fate that cannot be escaped.
He alone was not within the destiny.
Not only is his own fate unpredictable, but even the fate of those around him is gradually becoming unclear...
He was already old, and instead of staying with his only granddaughter to teach her in his final days, he followed Li Nuo around everywhere, hoping to find out the reason one day.
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With the cooperation of the enemy's highest general, the White Wolf Army defeated the 10,000 central troops of Kezhou without losing a single soldier.
The Yue court only controlled five states in total, with 10,000 troops stationed in each state, most of whom were elite troops stationed in the capital, Bozhou.
The 10,000 central troops of Kezhou were ordered to stay on standby. Li Nuo left ten masters to guard the city and at the same time searched the city of Kezhou to rescue the people of Daxia who were abducted to Kezhou.
The rest of the people followed them and continued to move forward.
Except for Senior Dongfang, everyone can fly in the air at an extremely fast speed.
An hour later, 10,000 central troops in Gwangju surrendered.
Another half an hour later, the 10,000 central troops of Jiezhou were taken over.
Soon, all the generals of Guzhou knelt in front of the military camp to show their submission...
With a lineup that was strong enough to strike at the five great dynasties, they struck at a small country like Yue. It only took three and a half hours for all five states under the control of the Yue court, except for the capital city of Bozhou, to surrender...
Bozhou.
People knew nothing about what was happening outside the capital.
Inside the palace, there was singing and dancing.
Although the Emperor of Yue no longer managed state affairs, he still lived in the palace, and the privileges of the royal family still existed.
Everything seems to have changed, but in fact everything remains the same as before.
Somewhere in the palace, there were waves of obscene sounds. Soon, two figures walked out of the palace. One of them looked back at the waves of breasts and buttocks in the palace and said to the person next to him: "Your royal family's life is really extravagant..."
The nobleman smiled and said, "If Brother Ximen likes it, I can prepare these for you every day..."
The young man waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary..."
The noble young master remembered something and asked, "Brother Ximen, you said last time that you would ask Senior Ximen to calculate my destiny. I wonder if you asked him?"
The young man was stunned for a moment, then said, "I really forgot about this matter. I will go back and ask for you later and tell you when we meet tomorrow."
The noble young man clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Brother Ximen."
After the young man left the palace, he got into a gorgeous sedan chair.
Soon, the sedan stopped in front of a luxurious mansion.
He walked into the mansion, returned to his room, took out a piece of paper from the drawer, walked out the door again, passed through several corridors, came to a courtyard, bowed to an old man sitting on a stone bench, and said, "Grandfather."
The old man held an ancient book in his hand, and without looking at him, he said calmly: "I don't care if you hang out with them, but don't slack off in your practice and waste your talent."
The young man immediately said, "I understand."
After a pause, he said, "Not long ago, my grandson promised the Third Prince of Yue to ask my grandfather to help him calculate his fortune. During this period, he has helped my grandson a lot..."
Before he finished speaking, the old man stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me."
The young man immediately handed him the piece of paper with his birth date written on it.
The old man took the paper, looked at the words on it, and whispered: "Although the Yin-Yang technique of my Ximen family is unique, it is not good at fortune-telling. In the future, if you have the opportunity, you must obtain their Yin-Yang technique from the Dongfang family..."
The young man said respectfully, "Yes."
The old man looked at the birth date of the third prince of Yue State, flicked his fingers a few times, and suddenly frowned slightly.
The young man couldn't wait to ask: "Grandfather, how long can he live?"
The old man put down the paper and slowly extended a finger.
The young man was slightly stunned and said, "One year? No way, he looks very healthy..."
The old man said slowly: "One day."
The young man's eyes widened: "One day?"
The old man didn't say anything, but for some reason, he suddenly felt uneasy.
As a Yin-Yang master at the sixth level, it is impossible for him to be uneasy for no reason.
He counted with his fingers again and found nothing unusual.
Then, he took out a tortoise shell and a few copper coins from his arms and threw the coins into the tortoise shell. The hexagram still looked normal.
He put away the tortoise shell copper coin and looked up at the sky.
Could it be that he really was overthinking?
(End of this chapter)
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