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Chapter 208 The war is about to begin! (Please subscribe!)

"Have you had any contact with that 'Chen Zhen Fu Envoy' in private?"

Hong Gu frowned and glanced at Zhang Yan dissatisfied, as if she was complaining that Zhang Yan only told her now.

How could Zhang Yan not see the meaning in Hong Gu’s eyes?

He quickly explained: "It's not what you think, Hong Gu. In fact, I only had a few communications with the newly appointed envoy through letters, and we didn't even talk about joining him. This Chen Zhenfu It’s just a matter of trying to learn the [Thunder and Fire Curse] from Meishan.”

"Thunder Fire Curse?"

Hong Gu's frown deepened. To be honest, she had never been interested in Wu Chao, even disgusted.

Therefore, although she looked down upon or even hated what Laoshan Qidao did, she would not seek refuge with the Wu Dynasty court.

In her opinion, there is no difference between the Wu Dynasty court and the Seven Paths of Laoshan.

Thinking of this, Hong Gu asked again:
"When was the last contact?"

In Honggu's opinion, Changze County City may not be able to be defended this time.

Hong Gu was a little surprised, and she immediately guessed something, and then said with a sneer:

How can a demon king who can refine energy and become a god cooperate with human official forces?
In the end, Bie was actually a puppet controlled by the Black Mountain Demon King, who wanted to escape from trouble with the help of her Lushan Mountain and Meishan Dao.

However, what Honggu didn't expect was that Zhang Yan on the side shook her head and said:
"No, Mr. Chen did not mention in his letter that we should turn against him and help him turn defeat into victory."

Zhang Yan's face showed a touch of complexity and memories, as if she recalled the shock when she saw this sentence, and her tone became a little scornful:
"Fellow Taoist, just watch. Let's see how I can make this Laoshan army of 10,000 people go away and never come back."

"Then it seems that this 'Chen Zhenfu Envoy' has a big plan. I'm afraid he plans to contact us when the war starts and turn against us."

She Lushan Road and Meishan Road have long been connected. Although they are two mountain gates, they are actually indistinguishable from each other on Laoshan Road. There are even marriages between the two families, including Hong Gu and Zhang Yan. They are also a Taoist couple, well, a special Taoist couple who attend to business matters.

"Zhang Yan, again, you and I have supported each other for hundreds of years. No matter what decision you Meishan makes, I, Lushan, will follow you without hesitation. But I also hope you can remember one thing. Before you make a decision, think about it. I miss you and the descendants of my family’s disciples.”

Bearded Hu Zhangyan was moved when he heard this, but this time he shook his head, rejected Hong Gu's point of view and said:

Zhang Yan and Hong Gu coincidentally seemed to see a stern young man in black robe hunting, speaking from a high position and looking around.

There are 10,000 Laoshan troops, and there are top masters of Laoshan corpse path and ghost path, plus a bronze armored corpse that is slightly inferior to the power of refining gas and transforming into gods and gold elixir.

Even if there is a demon king in Changze County who has just refined his energy and transformed into a god, the bronze armored corpse alone is enough for this new demon king to treat with caution.

The more Hong Gu guessed, the more she believed it, and she sneered in her heart.

"Hong Gu, I'm afraid you may have misunderstood the new envoy of the town this time. In fact, although the 'envoy of Chen Zhen' did not mention the matter that caused our two families to turn against each other, he was still very concerned about the expedition to Laoshan Road. Said something."

Zhang Yan's rough and bearded face revealed a look of embarrassment:
"Not so long ago."

Honggu doubted whether the cooperation between Chen Zhenfu and Heishan was true or false.

and……

"Tell the 10,000 Laoshan army to go away and never come back?"

Speaking of this, Hong Gu glanced at Zhang Yan and said:

"What are you talking about?" Hong Gu asked unexpectedly.

A sneer appeared on Honggu's face immediately after hearing this:
"Then this 'Envoy Chen Zhen' must have hinted that he wants us to secretly rebel, right?"

Hong Gu shook her head after hearing this.

I just feel that this young governor has a very loud tone. Even the newly promoted Qi Refining God and Demon King of Black Mountain may not have this ability. How can a rising star who has just risen to fame have the confidence to defeat the 10,000 Laoshan army? No reply.

And this is under the premise that two talkers, the corpse path and the ghost path, plus a bronze-armored corpse with terrifying combat power are going out together?
Originally, Honggu still had some expectations for the young governor who had become famous. However, after "seeing clearly" that the young governor was just a puppet who could talk big words, Honggu was completely disappointed.

After being disappointed, Honggu couldn't help but said to Zhang Yan:
"I have no objection if you take refuge with Chen Zhenfu, but I hope that before you take refuge, you will think about the disciples you and I are still in Laoshan. It is not a suitable opportunity to take refuge now."

Hong Gu said something cryptic, but the meaning of Hong Gu's words was very obvious.

If the two of them turned against each other in this battle and helped the boy turn defeat into victory, the boy would naturally be overjoyed. However, after hearing the news that both Lushan and Meishan Dao rebelled at the same time, the Laoshan Seventh Dao would no longer care about the opinions of other sects in Laoshan. They will definitely take action against their two disciples who are still in Laoshan.

To put it bluntly, what Honggu meant was that it was okay to take refuge, but not now.

"I know……"

Zhang Yan replied angrily. He could understand Hong Gu's good intentions and her good intentions.

But there was something Zhang Yan didn't say out loud in her heart.

This time Hong Gu may have made a mistake...

Although Zhang Yan didn't have much contact with the boy, he had a lot of contact with his direct descendant Zhang Tianzheng.

From Zhang Tianzheng's letter, Zhang Yan could feel that everyone may have underestimated this young governor...
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Time flies.

In a blink of an eye, it was dawn the next day.

It's October, and the sweltering summer heat is gradually gone. The heat is no longer there, but instead there is a slight coolness.

The marching speed of the 10,000 Laoshan army is naturally not slow, especially with the help of paper horses.

The journey of only five hundred miles took only half a day.

At this time, the official road outside Changze County had already been occupied by the Laoshan army with a forest of banners.

As for the original 100,000 victims outside the city, they have been moved to the city. The young man specially set aside a shanty town to accommodate the 100,000 victims temporarily.

Ten thousand people is actually not that many. It may seem like a small number, but most of Laoshan Road is heretical. Therefore, many of the 10,000 Laoshan army accompanying Yan Ji and Situ Yin are evil cultivators who want a piece of the pie. .

The strength of these evil cultivators is not much higher, but their methods are weird and grand. They drive away beasts, gather ghosts, and combine demons. The Laoshan army of 10,000 people was forced to create humans, ghosts, and monsters. The momentum of the joint army is coming.

Not to mention, it's completely dark, with flags covering the sky, and it's unclear how powerful it is, but at least it looks pretty intimidating. Under the setting sun, the shadow of Changze County City became thicker, and the black flag with the word "Chen" painted on the city wall became more red as blood, becoming more powerful and solemn.

To be honest, when they saw that Changze County was not guarded by demon soldiers, but by a group of human soldiers, Yan Ji and Situ Yin on Laoshan Road looked at each other in confusion.

They took a look at Honggu, and in their opinion, although it was Heishan and the new governor who jointly captured Changze County, in fact it was Heishan's new Qi-Refining God Demon King who took the lead. That's right, even if Chen Yan is just a puppet, it won't surprise Yan Ji and Situ Yin.

But looking at the situation in Nagasawa County now, it seems...

Is it a little different from what they imagined?
Why does it look like the new governor of Xiangxi County is taking the lead?

Among the Laoshan army, Yan Ji and Situ Yin narrowed their eyes, both using their magic power to look at the opposite city wall.

Including Zhang Yan and Hong Gu, who were at the end of the team and were assigned to "take care of the baggage", they also looked towards the city wall.

Both of them were also very curious about the young envoy who had risen to fame, or the new demon king who had recently become famous in Laoshan Road.

Yan Ji, Situ Yin, Zhang Yan, Hong Gu and others outside the city looked outside the city wall. Similarly, Chen Yan and others on the city wall were also looking at the Laoshan army gathered outside the official road of Changze County.

"Lord Qi, all three thousand county soldiers have been rested and ready to go to war at any time!"

Behind Chen Yan, Xu Ji looked solemn, clasped his fists and bowed his head respectfully.

Almost as soon as Xu Ji finished speaking, Zhang Tianzheng and Yuantong on the side said respectfully at the same time:
"Sir, the five hundred Flying Fish Guards are also ready to go out!"

Due to the special nature of Changze County, Chen Yan was unable to run the Changze County Jiantian Division along the lines of elite soldiers and practitioners like he did in the Central Plains County.

One is because Changze County does not have the conditions to have enough powerful monks or martial artists. Not to mention Changze County, most of the monks in the entire Xiangzhou have taken the name of Laoshan Dao.

Another reason is that Chen Yan's foundation in Changze County is still too shallow. Even if there are some casual cultivators who can't understand Laoshan Road still exist in Xiangzhou and Changze County, they are all waiting and watching. The result of this Laoshan Road expedition to Changze County.

If the Laoshan Road is victorious and the city of Changze is reoccupied, then all of this will be forgotten.

But if Chen Yan and the Heishan lineage can defend Changze County, it will prove that they have enough strength. Not to mention resisting Laoshan Road, at least they have enough strength to turn the situation in Xiangzhou into a three-legged confrontation.

And those casual cultivators who couldn't stand what Laoshan Dao was doing and who couldn't go to Qianzhong County would naturally gather in Changze County.

However, before that, the Changze County Jiantiansi basically operated in the mode of the Dragon Bird Army and trained in the way of the army.

In fact, the framework of the five hundred Feiyu Guards was built by one hundred Dragon Bird Army. Xu Ji also complained privately to Chen Yan, saying that the Dragon Bird Army was mobilized too frequently during this period, causing the Dragon Bird Army to The overall combat power has declined slightly.

Chen Yan was naturally comforted by this for a while, but it had to be said that Xu Ji had trained the Thousand Dragon Bird Army well, and they were all qualified whether as personal guards or flying fish guards.

Forming the Feiyu Guard with the Dragon Bird Army was just a whim of Chen Yan.

But not to mention, the effects have already begun to show.

In conjunction with Chen Yan's previous decree to seal the land of Chenghuang in various places in Changze County, he basically eliminated all the demons and ghosts in the main towns of Changze County. Even in the wild, the number of people was still too small and there was no way to take care of them.

This can only be completely eradicated after Chen Yan takes control of the entire Xiangzhou.

After Xu Ji and Zhang Tianzheng finished their reports, Lang Yao Lang Xing, who was promoted to the captain of the Black Mountain Demon Soldier Camp, also held his fists with a solemn expression and spoke in a slightly difficult human language:

"Lord Qi, five thousand demon soldiers from the Black Mountain Battalion can fight!"

After hearing the report of the two men and one demon, a smile appeared on Chen Yan's face.

Three thousand county soldiers, one thousand dragon bird troops, five hundred flying fish guards, and five thousand black mountain demon soldiers, this is the total strength of Changze County at the moment.

There are less than 10,000 people in total.

At least in terms of numbers alone, it is no worse than the 10,000 Laoshan army.

Even the weakest three thousand county soldiers, after this period of training, already have the spirit of three-thirds of the Dragon Bird Army.

The forest giants led by Embatu were not in Nagasawa County.

Instead, Chen Yan was transferred back to Montenegro to assist in the defense.

Even the [Blood Thunder Cursed Bird Gun] originally equipped for the two hundred Dragon Bird Army was brought back to Montenegro.

In the battle in Changze County, Chen Yan was confident that he could win even without the blood-thunder cursed bird gun.

As for the reason for sending the Blood Thunder Cursed Bird Gun back to Montenegro, it is also very simple, that is to guard against a sneak attack from Qianzhong County.

If Qianzhong County stands still and pays back, if Qianzhong County secretly deploys troops and generals to attack Heishan, Chen Yan believes that the Blood Thunder Cursed Bird Gun will definitely make the opponent pay a heavy price!
With a deep look in his eyes, Chen Yan opened his mouth and ordered:

"Pass my order, and in half a quarter of an hour, all the major battalions will leave the city to face the enemy forces in Laoshan."

"Out of town?!"

As soon as the young man finished speaking, Xu Ji, Zhang Tianzheng and others behind him looked shocked.

They originally thought that this would be an offensive and defensive battle with Changze County as the fulcrum, but they never expected that the young man did not seem to be fighting a siege, but actually wanted to fight in the field with the Laoshan army, directly Will one battle determine the outcome? !
Although they were doubtful in their hearts, Xu Ji and others did not question the young man's long-standing majesty. Instead, they bowed their heads respectfully and said:
"Here!!!"

Chen Yan looked at Xu Ji and others leaving with a faint look in his eyes.

Of course he could see the confusion of Xu Ji and others, but he didn't explain much.

In fact, the protagonist of this battle from the beginning was not the 10,000 troops at the bottom, but the outcome of the battle between the two sides' highest combat power.

In this case, whether it is a siege or a field battle, it will not have much impact.

Another important reason is that Chen Yan plans to win this battle very well.

Only when this battle completely hurts Laoshan Dao, will Laoshan Dao truly know that he, Chen Yan, is not a fledgling tiger, but a ferocious dragon crossing the river!
Only in this way will Laoshan Dao dare not act rashly, and those remaining casual cultivators in Xiangzhou will follow Chen Yan's example and gather towards Changze County.

How is it so pretty?
There is no more beautiful result than an upright field battle and the complete annihilation of the enemy.

This is exactly what Chen Yan planned!
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(End of this chapter)