The plains outside Longgang are covered with frost all year round, but it is thinner in summer and thicker in winter. At this time, the thin layer of frost was crushed by countless military boots, turning into a few small streams of dirty water, flowing under the grass roots, or splashing up and sticking to the leggings of the soldiers, rushing to the front battlefield.

The horns blew long and the drums thundered. This was the order to attack, urging the army forward, heading towards Fujikawa. The 300,000-man army was aggressive, and the heavy shield soldiers were at the forefront. They were at the forefront and could raise their shields to protect the safety of the archers behind them and provide them with a safe environment.

The Daxia Alliance's active attack was not to rush into Fujikawa Castle, but to launch a long-range attack after suppressing the city. Although this kind of attack was not very effective, even if the opponent's powerful Qulun would be contained in the Silent World, there were too many bunkers in the city, making it difficult to hit the target every time, but it could still kill several thousand people. Moreover, increasing morale and expanding the advantage were the main purposes of this attack.

When we arrived at the battlefield the day before, we could already smell the stench of the corpses of the southern merchants. They had been piled here for a long time, and only a few vultures were still happy to tear them into pieces and stuff them into their stomachs. Even the military dogs couldn't bear to eat such disgusting things. Disgusting people, their internal organs and skins were disgusting.

The army continued to move forward, and Xia Xiao and Ju Mang Azhu appeared behind the army. The army marched very attentively, but the soldiers guarding the catapults looked up out of habit and saw them.

Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu were already popular figures in the military camp. After they burned Nan Shang's food and grass, the few negative comments became praises for their bravery and strength. Therefore, they quickly attracted attention and the soldiers reported it to Lin Tian. Unfortunately, the latter could not fly, so he could only jump onto the top of the catapult and waved his hand to let them come down.

"How is your injury recovering?"

"It's okay, but I can't join the battle."

"Just watch this battle, you don't have to participate. This is a gift for you."

Lin Tian was confident and looked at the distant front of the army. There were practitioners there, lightly equipped, exploring the surroundings under their feet with their vitality to ensure the safety of the army. There must be traps on the ground, which was why they were walking so slowly, and why the practitioners were walking in front in a straight line formation.

Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu could hardly see the flaws on the ground with their eyes, but soon, a large area of ​​the ground was lifted up. Among them, soldiers and practitioners shot up like a broken bamboo, launching an extremely fierce attack. Swords and knives stabbed out, flames, lightning, and strong winds all rose, and thorny vines, water pillars, and rocks were coming soon.

The cultivators who had just had a premonition reacted, but it was difficult to resist the sudden attack, and casualties appeared immediately. However, as cultivators of Daxia, they should withstand such a fierce attack.

Immediately, the shield soldiers stepped forward and stood in front of the cultivators. In the gaps between the round shields, there were the soldiers' resolute eyes and the stabbing spears. They quickly cut through the air and pierced the southern merchants' flesh, causing them to bleed.

When a shield soldier was knocked down, another shield soldier would immediately take his place. The shield soldier was only responsible for holding up the shield, pressing down and rushing forward. The cultivators looked for opportunities to release their vitality during the gaps, but the battle line still suddenly stagnated and could not move forward.

Watching the swords and knives continuously hitting the round shield, sparks flying, Ah Zhu asked Xia Xiao:

“Can we win?”

"It's difficult. It all depends on the determination of the army."

Xia Xiao glanced at the distance between here and Fujikawa and estimated:

"Even with the blessing of the talisman array, we still have to go five miles forward. The distance is a bit far and difficult to walk. But once you start drawing the bow, you can go with the flow."

"What is that?"

Ah Zhu raised his arm and pointed to the sky, where a hundred practitioners were descending from the sky. Although their scale was not as large as the practitioners on the ground, and their number was even less than one-tenth, they were extremely powerful and fierce. They were like hawks swooping down on a flock of sheep. Even if the sheep were strong, they would be caught in their pockets and could hardly escape their sharp iron hooks and claws.

Whether it was the army burrowing underground or flying in the sky, it showed that Nan Shang had been prepared and wanted to keep the army of the Great Xia Alliance here. If they still insisted on pushing the front line forward, they might be in danger. Xia Xiao could guess that Wang Ling was in control of the situation, so he wanted to remind Lin Tian to withdraw his troops or keep them here.

Although Nan Shang was fully prepared, they could only launch surprise attacks. As long as the army of the Great Xia Alliance was stable and calm, they could rise up and counterattack, turning these imposing guys into food, swallowing them up, and retreating before Fujikawa's army arrived. They were all hungry guys, how much fighting power could they have?

Before Xia Xiao could reach Lin Tian, ​​a loud command had already echoed among the many soldiers.

"Set up the shield formation and shoot arrows to the sky!"

At this sound, the heavily armed shield soldier stomped his feet, and the raised shield fell violently, shaking up the dirt and grass on the ground. Behind the shield soldier who went forward, the soldiers pulled the injured brothers back, and then raised their shields and swords, leaving no gap for Nan Shang. And this nearly two-meter-high shield wall separated himself from most of the ordinary soldiers of Nan Shang the moment it was formed.

Many lines appeared faintly on the shield, like runes. In the blink of an eye, they formed three rune arrays, echoing each other, blocking the attacks of the cultivators and swords, and under the rune array of the Southern Merchant Rune Master, it remained unshakable and sturdy.

As the soul of an army, the shield soldiers and archers have a very high level of tacit understanding. When the shield soldiers and practitioners make a move, the archers lean on the quivers at their feet, draw their bows and shoot arrows in succession.

With the sound of broken strings, arrows flew into the sky. The density of arrows made most of the practitioners feel cold and embarrassed. The army of the Great Xia Alliance had suffered thousands of casualties in their hands. They flew through the air like monsters that could eat man-eating animals. Every time they glided at low altitude, their vitality surged out and overturned the crowd. But these soldiers remained calm and did not lose their composure because of the Nan Shang's surprise attack.

Before coming, Lin Tian had anticipated this situation, so he had countermeasures, but he didn't expect it to come in handy. In his heart, Lin Tian believed Xia Xiao's words a little more. Just like he said, Wang Ling would not give up. As the prince of Nanshang, he would do his best to find a breakthrough point in every matter. This was his duty, and it was also a kind of competition between him and himself.

Xia Xiao knew that Wang Ling would not stop comparing himself with himself, and that this raid was a good one. At least under the current circumstances, Nan Shang had used only 3,000 people to kill 5,000 or even more soldiers of Da Xia.

Da Xia has always had the upper hand. Now that Nan Shang wants to boost morale, Da Xia will not agree easily.

"Get the catapult ready, practitioners, get in front of the shield!"

Lin Tian always rushed to the front line, because he was a general and the commander-in-chief here. He needed to make decisions and make the battles of all sizes achieve his desired goals. He formed seals with both hands and rushed out of the talisman formation. When he landed, countless thorny vines broke out of the soil and entangled with the flame sword energy of the Nanshang practitioners.

When the thornback dragon came to the world, it led thousands of contracted beasts to push the battle line forward, and the army was preparing fuel for the catapults that seemed to be able to shoot down the sun, moon and stars. These dozens of stone carts would throw huge stones like meteors, and the force was so strong that even practitioners would suffer heavy damage if they were hit.

There were arrows in the air, and the sharp sound was like tens of thousands of wild beasts and birds, chirping non-stop, as if they were asking for something, but what they were asking for was their lives, and what they wanted was to pierce the southern merchants. Under the sound, thousands of contracted beasts were like wolves driving sheep, constantly bombarding them into their nests, as if what was waiting for them would be death under their sharp teeth.

"put!"

Lin Tianchong was at the front, and he was not the one giving the order at this time. When the general shouted, dozens of catapults fired at the same time, and the huge stones rushed towards the Nanshang camp under the cover of arrows, causing ground bombing, and the practitioners and soldiers were all blown up into the sky.

When the first round of catapults threw out powerful boulders and flames, the Daxia practitioners and their contracted beasts began to retreat to avoid getting hurt. However, the practitioners and contracted beasts that had been entangled with each other before became shields for the Nan merchants, and were injured under the boulders and sacrificed to the sword energy of the Nan merchants.

As the Daxia people retreated, the Southern merchants became rampant and began to charge forward together with the troops that rushed out of Fujikawa Castle.

The arrows and rocks were still struggling, trying to kill more people, but Xia Xiao had already seen the result. The final outcome of this battle would definitely be an attack, but the casualties on Daxia's side would probably be less than those on the other side. This was what Daxia wanted, and it was good enough to meet that requirement. This kind of small fight was not a big deal, but what Xia Xiao was worried about was the massive attack by Nanshang after they recovered their food and grass.

Although His Majesty has approved the strategic plan proposed by Xia Xiao, they still have to grasp the right time to retreat. If they are not careful and move slowly, they will suffer unnecessary losses. At present, it seems that they will definitely have to fight Nan Shang several times, but before that, before the food and grass are settled, Xia Xiao will make them exhausted.

Just like Xia Xiao said to Azhu, they were not stupid and could no longer burn the food supplies, but tonight no one had to take the risk of going to Fujikawa to turn the place upside down.

The sound of horns and drums was still echoing in the world, but soon the order to retreat came. Many people in Daxia had the illusion that they could compete with Nanshang because they knew how to advance and retreat. Nanshang was too strong to keep them, but Nanshang's terrifying army was being hidden. When they really showed their strength, it was estimated that their fate would be very tragic.

When boosting morale, we must not forget to stabilize the army's heart. Impetuousness is not what the generals want to see. Lin Tian ordered that all troops should be mentally prepared and ready to fight again at any time. Then he took off the bloody armor and gave it to the guards, asking:

"Where's Xia Xiao?"

"I am discussing matters with the great practitioner. Do you need me to call him over later?"

"No, I'll go myself."

Lin Tian moved very quickly, washed his face to get rid of the bloody smell, and then went to find Xia Xiao. In this situation, it was not right to stop, and it was not right not to stop. He wanted to ask if the master of the academy had any other hints.

Next to the tent, there was a pot of tea, and the three of them drank together. Lin Tianlai bowed and said:

"Excuse me, senior."

"Please sit down, but there are no cups."

Lin Tian wanted to sit down but stopped, but Xia Xiao pinched his fingers and tiny vines grew out of the ground, weaving into a teacup.

"Now I have it."