Chisongzi stood on the riverbank gazing across the river. Zhu Rong and the others on the opposite bank had also learned of the arrival of the Yanhuang army and were also standing on the opposite bank, looking intently at Chisongzi and his companions.
At this time, there used to be a dock here, but it had been destroyed by the allied forces before the arrival of the Yanhuang army.
However, since everyone here is a practitioner, setting up a temporary dock is a fairly simple matter...
All Chishongzi and his companions were concerned with now was how to cross the Heavenly River.
After all, the river was too wide, and the wind and waves were high. It was only a thousand miles, and they could cross it in one step.
The key is how their large army will survive.
Such a swift and wide river makes even boating quite dangerous.
If the enemy launches an attack halfway, crossing this great river will be even more difficult.
However, no matter what, they still need to find a way to cross this Heavenly River.
Chisongzi ordered his army to set up a series of camps along the shore, and then commanded the craftsmen to begin building ships.
Soon, the Yanhuang army was busy setting up camp and logging timber.
In just a few days, piles of wood were built up along the shore.
The craftsmen started working right there on the shore, beginning to build the large ship.
Their movements naturally did not escape the notice of the scouts on the other side. After the news reached Gonggong and Zhurong, the two summoned their generals and made a decision after discussing it for a while.
That night, the moon was dark and the wind was strong; it was so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
It seemed as if only the thunderous roar of the flowing river could be heard in the world...
Gonggong personally led some elite troops out of Jietian City.
These soldiers were a joint force of humans and demons. The demons flew in the sky on demonic winds, while the human army sailed in warships. They advanced in two directions and quickly headed towards the opposite shore.
Soon, they reached the other side. Looking at the mountains of timber in the distance and the rows of half-finished warships, Gonggong knew that he had come to the right place.
His purpose in leading his troops here this time was not to defeat Chisongzi and his men, but simply to destroy the timber and ships.
However, Chisongzi was no pushover; he had already deployed a large army here, and the defenses were extremely tight.
To destroy the ships and timber, they would first have to break through the army's defenses.
Although the sky was dark and the army led by Gonggong was moving relatively secretly, they were discovered by the sentries patrolling the riverbank before they even got close to the shore.
They immediately shouted that the enemy was attacking while blowing sharp whistles.
In an instant, the army guarding the timber was alerted, and a portion of them rushed over with torches.
By the time they arrived, the allied warships had already reached the shore.
Seeing that the Yanhuang army had arrived, the allied forces did not wait for their warships to come to a complete stop. Led by Gonggong, they jumped off the ships and walked across the water to the shore. Under the command of their generals, they charged towards the Yanhuang army.
In an instant, shouts of battle echoed through the night sky.
In the sky, tens of thousands of demon soldiers, some wrapped in demonic winds and others riding flying boats, had quietly arrived above the military camp where timber was piled up.
Although Gonggong and his forces were drawing the attention of the Yanhuang army from afar, their arrival was still detected by the night hawks patrolling the sky.
These nighthawks were specially bred by humans using secret methods; they possess extraordinary intelligence and serve a similar purpose to scouts.
Because they have an extra pair of wings, they can soar in the sky, so no matter in the sky or on the ground, day or night, no movement can escape their sharp eyes.
As the night hawk patrolled the sky, it spotted the approaching demon race and let out a cry.
The soldiers on the ground immediately looked up at the sky, but the night was so dark that they could not see anything clearly.
Just then, a blazing beam of light rose from the ground and quickly appeared in the sky. It suddenly exploded, emitting a dazzling light that illuminated the world as if it were daytime.
The attacking demon army could no longer hide and was completely exposed to the public eye.
"Enemy attack!"
"Be on high alert and prepare to engage the enemy!"
Someone in the Yanhuang army camp shouted loudly, reminding everyone to stay alert.
Seeing that their movements had been exposed, the demon army no longer needed to hide and, led by several demon saints, charged downwards.
Archers stepped forward and unleashed a rain of arrows at the demons in the sky.
A series of screams rang out, and hundreds of demons fell from the sky after being hit by arrows.
But this loss of manpower was nothing to the attacking demon race.
The remaining soldiers continued their fearless charge, and upon reaching the top of the camp, they unleashed their supernatural powers and spells, covering the Yanhuang army guarding the timber ships.
This time, their main objective was to destroy the wooden ships, so they selected demon soldiers skilled in wind, fire, and thunder.
As soon as these demons made their move, a rain of fire fell from the sky, thunder roared continuously, and a fierce wind swept across the heavens and earth.
The Yanhuang army below also launched a counterattack.
Led by the cultivators, the soldiers also unleashed their magical powers.
The primordial energy between heaven and earth suddenly became chaotic, and under the influence of witchcraft, it all transformed into supernatural powers and spells, colliding with the sky full of fire, rain, wind, and thunder.
In an instant, the void shattered, and various colored lights burst forth...
Although the Yanhuang army fought hard to resist and block them, a considerable amount of wind, fire, and thunder still fell onto the timber and ships.
Boom!
These wooden boats had already been dried by Taoist magic, so they were truly flammable.
In an instant, piles of timber were ignited, flames shooting into the sky, and the fire, driven by the wind and thunder, spread rapidly in all directions, igniting the surrounding timber and boats one after another.
In a short period of time, the camp where ships were being processed was turned into a sea of fire.
The Yanhuang army guarding the timber quickly dispatched some soldiers to use witchcraft to divert water from the Jietian River in an attempt to extinguish the fire.
Meanwhile, in the distance, Chisongzi in the main camp also noticed the change and hurriedly dispatched a large army to provide support.
However, by the time the army was ready and arrived, the fire had already been burning for quite some time.
They arrived a little too late.
Upon seeing the arrival of reinforcements below, the several great saints of the demon race immediately shouted for a retreat and then led their army to fly towards Jietian City.
Upon seeing this scene, Chang Xian, who had led the troops, immediately gathered his flying soldiers and generals and set off to pursue the demon race.
As for the remaining soldiers, they went to the shore to resist the human army led by Gonggong.
When Gonggong saw that the enemy's reinforcements had arrived and the demon race had already retreated, he felt there was no need to continue the fight, so he led his army back onto the warships and retreated.
Lacking any means of crossing the river, the Yanhuang army was unable to pursue them and could only watch as Gonggong led his army away safely...
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