Chapter 65 White Dragon Army
The White Dragon Army, led by Princess Xiao Yinghao, had a total of 400,000 troops, deployed in Qiu'an Road, Yumen Road, and Pingyang Road.
Qiu'an Road was led by Xiao Yinghao herself, while Yumen Road and Pingyang Road were guarded by her two trusted generals.
Among Qiu Andao's 150,000 troops, there are 30,000 heavy cavalry, 10,000 cultivators of the eighth rank and above, 1,000 elite cultivators of the eighth rank and above, and five seventh rank formation cultivators.
This number of entry-level cultivators seems exaggerated, almost comparable to the total number of people in those major immortal sects.
But in fact, the vast majority of them were loyal soldiers who were forcibly improved through secret methods. The price they paid was that they would never be able to improve any further in this lifetime, and their lifespan was basically only fifty years.
In terms of quality, it is far from comparable to the Immortal Sect.
However, these soldiers were originally civilians, but now they have become monks and eat military rations provided by the court. In comparison, the reduction in lifespan is a small price to pay.
The remaining thousand or so people were the legitimate monks who volunteered to assist the White Dragon Army in resisting the Qingman.
For example, the Yuxu Taoist practitioner whose clothes were stripped by Gu Fangchen.
The military forces in the other two sects are also strong, but they are still not as strong as Qiu'an Sect.
Because Qiu'an Road not only has the "Hanchuan Gorge", a natural barrier that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also has a high-quality fire stone mine.
Fire Essence Stone is the main material for making extremely powerful Cloud-Breaking Arrows, and is also an important carrier for casting many destructive formations.
Qingman is good at controlling monsters. Monsters are huge in size, with thick skin and flesh. Their biggest advantage is their extremely high defense, which ordinary martial arts practitioners cannot break.
The Cloud-Breaking Arrow is a weapon specifically designed to target monsters.
Therefore, Qiu'an Road is of extraordinary strategic significance, which is why Xiao Yinghao needs to guard it personally.
Compared with losing this fire stone mine, the loss of 100,000 soldiers in the White Dragon Army is not a big problem.
That’s why Gu Yuye’s support became so important after Qiu’andao fell.
"Quick! Quick! Cui Hu! Yin Cheng! Go and help Master Huadu to set up his formation. I'll go hold back that red-haired ghost!"
Deputy General Shi Le widened his eyes and shouted.
"All of you die!"
He roared angrily and chanted the Vajra Mantra. A golden light flashed on his body and his size increased by more than twice. He stretched out the special armor to fit tightly against his tangled muscles. He reached out and grabbed the heads of the two young soldiers and crushed them like balls.
He then grabbed the halberd beside him, tied the White Dragon Army's flag to it, jumped on his horse, and rushed towards the opposite side.
The eye-catching flag was raised high, and the roar from the fifth-grade Danxin realm warrior shook the sky, directly shattering the lungs of some of the surrounding Qingman soldiers.
Directly and briefly rushed out a bloody path!
Such an exaggerated effect greatly boosted the morale of the White Dragon Army soldiers.
The chaotic situation caused by the enemy's sneak attack was slightly relieved, and the formation was re-formed and not directly dispersed.
Shi Le raised his flag and charged forward on horseback.
He swung his halberd and continued to harvest heads, but he did not feel relaxed in his heart. Instead, he felt very heavy.
After seeing the bloody light rising into the sky, they sent people to contact the eldest princess.
But the eldest princess has not responded yet!
The White Dragon Army could only form their own camps and rely on him and Yao Jin, two deputy generals, for command.
But neither of them practiced the "Way of War", and without the support of military formations, intelligence could not be synchronized instantly. Relying solely on the Shinto monks to deliver messages was completely useless. Faced with the sudden attack of a large number of monsters and Qingman cavalry, the defense line collapsed almost at the first blow.
However, they knew very well that Qiu Andao in the rear would not give up, so they had to fight to the death.
The other side was obviously prepared, as if at all costs, the surging enemy troops were endless, like a wave.
Moreover, this time the attack was directed towards their weakest part.
It seemed as if he was sure that there was no one in command on their side, and he was very familiar with their marching arrangements!
Shi Le already had a premonition in his heart that perhaps someone on their side had betrayed them, otherwise the other side would not have known so much.
As a result, their current situation is even more dangerous.
"The princess will surely come back as soon as possible..."
Shi Le could only comfort himself in this way.
But in reality, he had a strong sense of unease.
In the 125th year of Yong'an, before General Ding was demoted, he slept restlessly all night in his tent outside Huangtian City, feeling equally uneasy.
At that time, he was a lay disciple of the Galan Temple and had not yet been promoted to a master.
From then on, he watched numbly as his brothers were defeated, while he joined the White Dragon Army and gradually became the eldest princess's deputy general.
"No matter what, we must not let the Qingman people break through the Qiu'an Road defense line! We must defend the Fire Essence Mine!"
Shi Le looked with determination at the red-haired, green-eyed barbarian standing on a giant snake not far away.
The green barbarian had a cold gaze, and his naked upper body was covered with crimson totems and spells. He wore pale bone ornaments on his neck and wrists, emitting an ancient, barbaric, and bloody aura.
That is the leader of Qingman’s attack this time, Agaro, a Shinto monk of the fourth rank.
Generally speaking, the biggest weakness of Shinto monks is their own physical body.
But the Qingman people are good at taming beasts, which makes up for this.
The monsters they control are powerful enough to make up for the fragility of their physical bodies.
That giant snake monster also had the physical strength of a sixth-grade martial arts practitioner. Although Shi Le was a master, he was not sure he could win under the joint siege of a fourth-grade Shinto practitioner and a sixth-grade martial arts practitioner.
All he could do was delay time.
wait!
As long as they wait until the eldest princess comes back, they will definitely win!
Shi Le took a deep breath, jumped up from his horse, held a halberd, shouted loudly, and threw it at Agaro.
“Whoosh—”
The giant snake under Agaro's feet rose and fell like a mountain, stirring up dust, and with a curl of its tail, it blocked the halberd.
Shi Le followed closely behind, stepped on the halberd and rushed towards Agaro.
He must fight quickly and decisively to eliminate the Qingman leader directly.
Otherwise, once he gets into a tough battle, he will be defeated soon... At that time, the White Dragon Army will be truly leaderless.
"Useless struggle!"
Agaro sneered, reached out and pinched a bone ornament, on which dense spells appeared.
He shouted, "Break!"
Shi Le's pupils constricted and he felt a sharp pain like needles pricking his brain. The golden light on his body suddenly dimmed.
His face was distorted, and he felt painfully that there were two golden needles hidden in his helmet, which pierced behind his ears!
The Vajra Mantra is indestructible, but its biggest flaw is the two acupoints behind the ears.
There really is a traitor!
Shi Le struggled for a while to fight with the giant snake and Agaro, but was ultimately defeated.
“Bang!”
Shi Le flew backwards and crashed all the way to the front of the camp. The two soldiers who had been sent to cover the battle formation stumbled over and shouted:
"Oh no! General Shi! Master Huadu suddenly vomited blood and died! The Fire Mine formation can't be activated!"
Despair suddenly enveloped his heart.
Shi Le struggled to sit up, hearing a buzzing sound behind his ears, and watched the White Dragon Army retreat step by step.
Could it be that... they can't even defend Qiu'an Road?
"Stand up!"
Suddenly, a hand stretched out in front of him.
His palms were white and his fingers were slender, he looked like a pampered woman.
Shi Le raised his head in a daze.
The young stranger, dusty and bloodied, reached out and pulled him up, then shouted in an unquestionable tone:
"Immediately gather all the soldiers who can still move. I will start the White Dragon Army Formation!"
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ps1: There will be updates later
ps2: I often see people asking whether it is single, multiple or none. Didn’t I say it once before? I am helpless.
I will say it again for the last time. This is a harem novel with multiple heroines, but the emotional scenes will not account for a very high proportion. And the reason why I chose this theme is because (), but as everyone knows (), I have to (), so (), those who understand will understand
I'll create a character card for the heroine later, so don't ask me anymore!
(End of this chapter)
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