Chapter one hundred and sixty-five the county's military deployment
Thanks to the efforts of the condemnation and others, the Ziwei Temple began to be established one by one on Changqingdao. While the new faith power increased every day, a large number of star soldiers, star generals, mountain gods and strong men also began to appear in various villages to help the villagers resist the invasion of demons.
Li Wei sent his star generals to different places to wipe out small groups of demons, on the one hand, to improve his strength, and on the other hand, to reconnaissance terrain and facilitate subsequent operations.
However, this time, Li Wei specifically instructed everyone that if they encounter buildings such as monsters' nests, they do not need to be destroyed on the spot. They can first mark the map and then clean up again every once in a while. While clearing the threat in time, they can also be used as a training force.
After everyone's efforts, so far, they have successfully searched more than 30 nests, and this number continues to increase every day. Although most of the nests can only produce low-level monsters of level 1 or even level 0, and the speed is still very slow, but if you accumulate a little, it will be a huge amount of experience value.
The only regret is that the nest of the green-skinned monster that Li Wei specially asked everyone to find has not been moved so far, and there are even few traces of them in the wild. On the surface, it seems that the battle with the Ghost King completely ruined all the green-skinned monsters on the island.
But Li Wei knew that things would not be that simple. Those guys were not just animal incarnations, but plant monsters. They might be buried in the ground at this moment, just waiting for one day to grow out of the soil!
In the underworld, Ibaraki also took the little demons to explore new places and has found four wreckages and ruins? After Li Wei went to investigate in person, he determined that they were the four halls of the Ten Halls of Yama, which also allowed him to further determine the age when they once existed.
The name of King Yama comes from Buddhism? The Ten Palaces of Yama was officially formed in the Tang Dynasty? In addition to the Black Wind King and Elder Jinchi known to Li Wei, these mythical monsters and ghosts, probably from the Tang Dynasty in the mythical world he knew, that is, the world of Journey to the West.
But I don’t know what the reason is? They all came to this special world that is not found in any records, but just looking at the various wreckages in the underworld, Li Wei knew that it would definitely not be a trivial matter.
The Ten Palaces of Yama control the six realms of reincarnation, with thousands of ghost soldiers and many ghost envoys? Except for the Monkey King? I have never heard of a few people who can make a big fuss in it and finally escape safely.
But now there is only a piece of ruins left in the underworld, and its original master has disappeared. The one who takes action must be stronger gods and demons. While accepting the relics, he also needs to be prepared to face the challenge, because he cannot determine whether the gods and demons are also dead.
At the same time? The news coming from Fuhang one after another was very unfavorable.
First of all, it comes from General Ying Yan. According to what he said in his letter? The Northern Huns seemed to be completely crazy this time.
It has only been three years since the last battle between Northern Hungary and Zhendan? Before he could completely lick the wounds? The Northern Hungarians have gathered a large army again? Along the border of the Great Wall, they attacked dozens of large and small places at the same time.
Moreover, they completely ignored their own casualties and just wanted to try out a location with weak defense. For a time, the Great Wall defenders were under great pressure and were in many urgent situations.
But according to their current attack method, even if they really break through the Great Wall by chance, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties and will have to resist the attack of the subsequent army of the empire.
After the previous massive invasion, they would need at least decades of rest every time, but if the entire army is wiped out this time, a hundred years of cultivation may not be possible.
Although most of the Northern Huns looked inhuman, they were not real demons after all. It would take at least ten years to give birth to descendants and train them into warriors. What exactly did they aim for?
In contrast, the threat from the mountain people of the Southern Barbarians is much smaller.
Although their invasion was large in size, they were very careful in their actions. So far, according to the imperial statistics, the total number of casualties between the military and civilians was less than 2,000. The mountain people of the Southern Barbarians seemed to be only intending to plunder rather than simply killing or destroying.
However, even if it is just plunder, this is not something the empire can tolerate. They have officially issued many military orders to allow the nearby states, counties and counties to prepare for defense on their own. When the imperial army arrives, they will completely eliminate the southern barbarian bandits.
But all these took a certain amount of time. At the end of the letter, General Ying Yan once again praised Li Wei's achievements, especially his efforts to kill the Ghost King of Daqingshan.
Later, he said that the Empire or Fuhang could not send reinforcements in a short period of time, and they should give priority to resist the invasion of the Northern Hungarians and the Southern Barbarians. Li Wei also needed to make a decision on his own in the demon rebellion on the Changqing Island.
Next was a message from the old Taoist Qing Fengzi. He first stated in the letter that the head of the Cangfeng Sect had agreed to form an alliance with the so-called Heavenly Court behind Li Wei, and then apologized to Li Wei, saying that they could not lend a helping hand for the time being, or they might come to Changqingdao to visit the mountain gate in person.
Because they had been recruited by the court, the purpose was to quell the wars within the empire.
Not only the Cangfeng Sect, but also the Jinling Temple, as well as almost all the well-known sects in the Zhendan Empire were recruited by the court this time, and even the martial arts people who were not very respected by the court and believed that they violated the ban with martial arts were recruited.
The reason why the imperial court did this was entirely because unlike before, the vast area affected by the demon king's rebellion, the number of civilians involved, and the number of demon kings involved were unprecedented.
And soon the court discovered that not only the demon kings were launched, but also some Taoist priests or monks, as well as robbers and bandits who took advantage of the situation. They seemed to want to seize this opportunity and start a grand carnival.
Since ancient times, there is righteousness and evilness. Just like light and darkness, the two are inseparable.
At present, the Zhendan Empire is dominated by the upright sects. Those sects that practice evil magic have either been destroyed long ago, or have been expelled from the Central Plains and hid in some corners to survive.
But this time they seemed to think this was an opportunity. Some evil cultivators took the opportunity to rebel, occupying the top of the mountain and committing evil deeds.
Moreover, except for not being able to eat people, their behavior is not much different from that of monsters.
The reason why evil cultivators are called evil cultivators is that some of their actions are not tolerated by the right path, peeling, removing bones, and digging their hearts, which are common among them.
What's more, it is not much better for the innocent people to directly use the living as sacrifices to practice various evil magic or magic weapons. The innocent people are not much better than those in the hands of monsters.
When a real villain does evil, he will not care about face. They harm the people much more seriously than hypocrites like Jinling Temple. The latter at least needs some face. When they make money or do evil, they will only quietly and will never dare to massacre openly.
Almost all sects were mobilized this time just to fight against these evil cultivators and many demon kings. Cangfeng Sect is naturally no exception. They could not send people to come. Even because of the urgent war, they could not support too many supplies, only some elixirs that replenish blood and invigorate qi.
Li Wei naturally expressed his understanding and gratitude for this. When he replied, he only made a small request, that is, he hoped that Cangfengmen could buy some pill recipes on his behalf, and he would buy them with gold, silver, jewelry, coral and agate and other water-based materials.
He can refine elixirs according to the punishment of heaven. A few days ago, he also found a suitable alchemy furnace in the county. The various herbs on Changqingdao are also rich in resources. As long as there are enough alchemy recipes, they will have a steady stream of elixirs produced next. Why bother outsiders?
As for various water-based materials, as long as Li Wei can maintain a long-term transaction with the White Fish King, there will definitely be no shortage in a short period of time.
On this day, Captain Wang received a piece of information and immediately came to report to Li Wei.
"Sir, Lujia Village comes to report that Heifeng Mountain is still confronting Cuiyulin. It has to fight several small battles almost every day. There is no other movement for the time being, but the zombie general in the tomb of the Lone King is reorganizing his troops, as if he wants to take action against the nearby villages."
Li Wei suddenly frowned. Of course, he was not afraid of the zombies covered in stench, but the other party's current performance was the kind that was the one that was the one that did not meet his expectations the most.
"It seems that our clearing operations over the past few days have made them unable to bear it. Is there any movement in the Cuiyulin?"
Even though they killed all the scattered little monsters that had no belonging, because of the large number, the other demon kings were a little unhappy. After all, if they wanted to expand their army, they could recruit them from those scattered little monsters.
Li Wei also thought about the relevant consequences, but pressure was constantly coming from all directions. Only in this way could he improve the strength of his subordinates as quickly as possible. Even if he took some risks, he would have no choice.
Captain Wang shook his head: "No, every time our messenger approaches Cuiyulin for a certain distance, he will be warned by those bee demons. Once he continues to move forward, they will shoot without hesitation. It seems that they have no intention of talking to us at all."
Compared with the many bloodthirsty shemale kings on the island, the Hunter Bee Queen of the Cuiyulin is considered to be relatively peaceful. Although they are never merciful to the humans who occasionally invade the Cuiyulin, they almost never actively invade the surrounding human villages.
So Li Wei once imagined whether he could reach some consensus with the other party and deal with the Black Wind King's side together.
After all, among the three forces in Changqingdao, there are many demon kings, who are the strongest. They first join forces with the weak to defeat the strongest, and finally they will have a victory or defeat. This is the ideal situation.
Unfortunately, things didn't go well at the beginning, and the other party didn't want to communicate with them at all.
"Are there any traces of the demon king Liu Spider?"
Captain Wang shook his head again: "Not yet. Since seizing control of the dozens of evil ghosts, it seems to have disappeared all at once, and no trace of it is found near all the villages."
"As for the Black Wind Mountain you have given priority, we cannot be sure of it for the time being, because thousands of little demons have gathered there now, densely occupying all the hills. This is not the size of the zombie general's zombie."
"I have sent soldiers, even so-called people from the world, to investigate several times, but their fate is almost no different. Faced with demons, ordinary martial arts do not have much effect."
Li Wei was speechless. After the demon king Liu Zhu disappeared, his first thought was that the other party must have gone to find King Black Wind.
Because according to the character it showed before, it would never think about avenging the Ghost King at this time. What it most wanted was to immediately rely on a strong man. After all, it would be easy to enjoy the cool under the big tree, and those evil ghosts were probably just bargaining chips it used to defect to.
If that is true, plus the black bear spirit, the Black Wind King, the wolf demon Ling Xuzi, the tiger demon tiger pioneer, the tiger demon Yin general, the bear monster bear mountain king, the bull demon special servant, and the zombie general who helps, the Black Wind Mountain side has eight demon kings, and most of them are demon kings who are good at fighting.
There are only four demon kings on the Hunter Bee Queen, either rabbits or weasels. The only thing they can rely on is the geographical advantage of Cuiyulin. How can this battle be fought?
If the Black Wind King directly annihilated Cui Yulin, the person who was unlucky next would definitely be the humans on Changqing Island, and Li Wei's Zhangjia Village would definitely not be able to survive alone.
But even though it has reached this point, the Hunter Bee Queen still refuses to cooperate with humans. This is really...
The more Li Wei thought about it, the more he felt a headache. If he was just a demon king, even if it was the Black Wind King himself, he would have the confidence to challenge him with everyone. But now they have formed an alliance, and if one of them fights, they will cause a bunch of people. Even if General Ying Yan's headquarters is still there, it is impossible to resist such a powerful enemy!
Unless, he is determined to directly carry out the beheading tactic regardless of the counterattack of the Black Wind King.
But that was too risky, because so far, he had no real information about the combat effectiveness of the Black Wind King. No human on Changqingdao had seen the opponent take action with his own eyes, all of which were useless legends.
"Now it seems that we can only step up our investigation. By the way, Master Wang, how many days will it be before the autumn harvest?"
Changqingdao is warm all year round, the boundaries of the four seasons are not obvious, even in winter, there is rarely snow, and the weather is still extremely hot, so Li Wei was not sure whether it is summer or autumn according to the division here, but he knew that the autumn harvest was right in front of him, because this was the reason before, and he refused his invitation to refuge.
"It's only one or two days before autumn harvest, and even some mature and good fields, or some impatient farmers, have begun to harvest autumn."
Li Wei frowned even more, and then he couldn't help but snorted coldly: "It's this time. It seems that the wolf demon Ling Xuzi has come up with a plan for Heifeng Mountain again."
Monsters also need to eat. The corn consumed by humans is also good food for monsters. According to some historical records and folk legends, some herbivorous monsters who are not very fierce and wise will also simply plant some food in order to be self-sufficient.
The zombie general is now in motion. It is likely that the wolf demon Ling Xuzi was instructing him behind his back. Once the villagers have harvested the food, they may have to attack the village in large quantities, and then pack the food and human flesh together and take it back!
Thinking of this, Li Wei no longer hesitated: "Person Wang, how many days can the villagers usually harvest the grain?"
Since it is impossible to persuade the villagers to give up their food and save their lives, there is only one way to surprise those monsters who think they are smart.
Wang Xiaowei didn't know why Li Wei was interested in this question, but he still answered honestly: "According to past experience, each family will usually harvest within three days."
He had already become the lieutenant and was a confidant of the prince. Some of them were rushing to curry favor with him. He didn't dare to say that there were too many. He had at least hundreds of acres of fertile land and hundreds of acres of medium-sized land under his name. This problem was still difficult for him.
"Okay, since that's the case, let's prepare in advance. Captain Wang, you will continue to send people to reconnaissance the movements of Heifeng Mountain and the Zombie General. I also have some gadgets brought from Zhangjia Village to help you conduct reconnaissance."
"In addition, I will dispatch farmers from other villages to give priority to helping the villages closest to Black Wind Mountain to harvest grain, and then we will give them a big surprise!"
Ling Xuzi, since you come up with a plan first, then I will use it and cut off your arm in Heifeng Mountain first!
Chapter completed!