In Lingqi Daoguo, Uehara Prefecture, and Uehara Castle, the lords of the four countries, along with the nobles and soldiers of the four countries who retreated from Xiangguan, have retreated into Uehara Castle for two days.
The atmosphere in Uehara Castle was also extremely heavy. Everyone was talking about the defeat of the Four-Nation Alliance and was extremely shocked.
The soldiers defending the city who retreated from Xiangguan seemed to be greatly shocked, and kept saying things like "all dead", "the whole army was wiped out", "human heads", "Jingguan" and so on.
But what they said was not complete. Hundreds of thousands of people from Lingqi Dao Kingdom in Shangyuan City only heard words like "all dead", "human heads", and "Jingguan". They thought that Zong Kingdom had killed all the people from Lingqi Dao Kingdom in Xiangguan and cut off their heads to build Jingguan.
Therefore, the entire Shangyuan City began to panic. All the people were worried. At the same time, they were puzzled. Why did the 120,000-strong army led by four kings get defeated by a clan country with only one Qingjing monk and 30,000 soldiers?
There are only 13,000 soldiers from Lingqi Dao Kingdom in Uehara City now, which means 3,000 guards brought by the four countries, plus the 1,000 soldiers originally in Uehara City.
If an army of 120,000 cannot stop the Zong Kingdom, what is the use of 13,000 people?
Now Shangyuan City has been completely closed, and the 13,000 soldiers are setting up a defensive formation, but they know very well that their defense formation is completely useless under the Four Swords of Zhuxian of the Zong Kingdom's "Taiyuan Emperor".
So not only the common people in Uehara Castle were in a panic, but even the soldiers were in a state of panic after seeing how Jingguan and Xiangguan were lost. Fear and worry were seen on faces everywhere.
Especially the soldiers of Jingshan Dao Kingdom, they could almost be said to be decadent, because General Huan Min was their belief, who led their Jingshan Dao Kingdom to victory in every battle, and turned it from a third-rate country into a first-rate country.
It is also recognized throughout the entire Dao Court that Huan Min is the strongest general and the only one who can compete with the Queen Mother of the West in Heaven.
But such a person who was valued by everyone was killed in a surprise attack by Zong State. This made the nobles and soldiers of Jingshan Dao State dazed and completely unbelievable. The morale of the 120,000-strong army at the time of the expedition was so high, but now it was decadent and dejected. Everything seemed like a dream.
In Uehara Castle, inside the garrison, the atmosphere was depressing and heavy.
The four kings and the princes of the four countries were sitting in the main hall, and below them were the nobles of the four countries who were accompanying the army, as well as the Prime Minister of Shangyuan of Lingqi Dao Kingdom and the nobles in Shangyuan City.
"We need to continue to mobilize troops from the country." said Yao Cheng Daozun of Ganzhao Daoguo.
The ruler of the Pure Good Dao Kingdom, Taixu Daozun, said, "Let the princes of each country return to govern their country and dispatch troops for support."
The kings all nodded and agreed to this proposal, so the Crown Prince Yunqi of Jingshan Dao Kingdom, the Crown Prince Gucan of Fuyu Dao Kingdom, the Crown Prince Jiyou of Lingqi Dao Kingdom, and the Crown Prince Yao Xiang of Ganzhao Dao Kingdom were ordered to return to their respective capitals to preside over state affairs and be responsible for allocating troops and supplies to the front line.
The princes of the four countries bid farewell to their king and father, and returned to their country on the imperial carriage with heavy hearts. Then the rulers of the four countries began to discuss the next countermeasures.
Daoist Master Taixu said, "The Zong Kingdom has occupied Xiangguan Pass. Next, they will either defend the pass or march into Shangyuan Prefecture."
Daoist Master Yao Cheng said, "They just won a great victory. My four-nation coalition army of 120,000 soldiers was completely annihilated. I don't believe they won't take advantage of the victory and advance."
Taihua Daozun, the ruler of Fuyu Dao Nation, said, "Judging from the actions of the Zong Nation soldiers the other day, they seem to have mastered the great power of flying above the sky, which is why they were able to launch a surprise attack on our coalition base."
"This is easy to handle." Si Tuan Daozun of Lingqi Daoguo said, "I have the Dao technique 'Five Spirits Mysterious Wind', which I can deploy in the heavenly realm of Shangyuanzhou to prevent this."
After he finished speaking, Taoist Master Si Tuan formed a seal with his hands and pointed towards the sky outside the hall. The white clouds above the sky of Shangyuanzhou suddenly dispersed, followed by gusts of wind howling.
Immediately afterwards, a violent Five Elements Mysterious Wind blew up in the sky above a hundred feet above the entire Shangyuan Province. These Five Elements Mysterious Winds spread across the sky of Shangyuan Province. The winds were like heavenly blades, cutting everything within the range into pieces.
Daoist Master Si Tuan said, "With this Five Spirits Mysterious Wind Domain shielding the skies above Shangyuan Prefecture, the people of Zong State will no longer be able to launch a surprise attack from the sky."
"Very good." The other three Dao Masters nodded.
Then Daoist Master Yao Cheng said, "So, this is how to deal with the Four Swords of Zhu Xian."
Hearing the name of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, several Dao Zuns felt a headache. This innate treasure was indeed powerful, and they could not think of any way to deal with it for a while.
At this time, Taihua Daozun said, "How about asking for help from the council?"
The other three Dao Masters were stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then Dao Master Taixu asked, "Should we report this defeat to the council?"
"I think there is no need to report this." Daoist Master Yao Cheng said. This matter was really too shameful. One hundred and twenty thousand people fought against thirty thousand people, four people from the Second Purity Realm fought against one person from the First Purity Realm, and in the end they were defeated miserably, lost their troops and the city. This was too shameful.
But Daoist Master Si Tuan said, "Just mention it in the memorial. It's such a serious matter that even envoys from various countries are trapped in Xiangguan. Do you still expect to keep it secret?"
After hearing what Daoist Master Si Tuan said, the other three Daoists all nodded slightly, although their expressions looked grim.
Then, Taoist Taixu continued, "Since we are seeking help from the Council for a method to counter the Four Swords of Immortal Execution, we must try to delay the attack of the Zong Kingdom. It is best not to engage in battle with the Zong Kingdom before the Council's edict and reinforcements arrive."
Taoist Taihua said, "Leave this matter to me. Xiangguan is over 47,000 miles away from Shangyuan City. I possess the Taoist technique 'Mountain Puppet Suppressing the Mountain', which is sufficient to hinder the advance of the Zong Kingdom."
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