Main Text Chapter 590: On the Verge of Breaking Out
When the time came, everyone tied a red scarf around their necks, turned over and mounted the dragon horse, and the army set out!
The sound of hooves trembled in the mountains and forests, and the leaves were shaking. No whispers could be heard during the march. The hundreds of thousands of horses seemed to be obeyed in an instant. They went wherever they were told to go. No one dared to show resentment on their faces. The law enforcement team was watching the left and right of the team, fearing that they would be chopped off again if their expressions were not right.
They didn't dare to complain to their teammates in secret anymore. The incident of someone being reported and beheaded was still vivid in their minds.
A thousand heads made these people understand what it meant to be a military order!
Miao Yi, who was leading the team, led the team to bypass the hill of a thousand heads, which Miao Yi asked Sikong Wuwei to place on the road ahead.
The people and horses behind also split their legs, bypassed and closed again. They witnessed the piles of heads with their own eyes, and were silent. They didn't even dare to mutter in their hearts. They could only be cautious and constantly remind themselves in their hearts, fearing that they would lose their heads if they did something wrong. It should be noted that the decree issued by the Palace Master was "Five Beheadings". With just this one beheading, so many heads were killed. In other words, this time was different from the past. It was a real fight with real swords and guns. There were a lot of heads here!
The Palace Masters and the House Masters were a little speechless. They had never seen their subordinates so disciplined.
Tao Qingli, who was riding a dragon horse in golden armor, passed by a pile of heads. He felt nauseous and vomited after just one look, and quickly turned his head away.
Some of the bloody heads stared with their eyes wide open, some closed their eyes and frowned, and some had painful expressions on their faces. Some rolled their eyes and smelled a strong bloody smell. She had never seen so many heads piled together in her life. At this time, she felt that the real war was more cruel than she had imagined.
Zhuang Youwen and Shang Liuhuan, who passed by the "steamed bun pile", looked at each other. Before the war officially started, more than a thousand people were killed first, which showed the determination of the Water Palace this time. The two looked around again. They saw a large number of people who were about to explode but now behaved well. It was a change in an instant. It seemed that the Water Palace was not as bad as they imagined...
The Sun Palace could not have been unaware of the recent abnormality of the Water Palace, especially such a large-scale mobilization of people. Even the Water Palace sent spies to the Sun Palace, not to mention the Sun Palace.
The abnormal movement of the people in the Water Palace had long been reported to the Sun Palace. Just like the Wood Palace, the Sun Palace never took the Water Palace seriously. No one believed that the Water Palace dared to attack the Sun Palace. Everyone thought that the Water Palace was just preparing for a fight and was not a concern at all.
Despite this, the Sun Palace was still more vigilant than the Water Palace, and it was still prepared to prevent surprise attacks. Soldiers were stationed in the border area.
The plan formulated by the Water Palace was to attack the three halls of the Sun Palace, Ji, Xin, and Ren, from the border area between the two countries. Only the three nearby palaces were attacked, and there was no preparation for a long-distance fight. This battle was fought for the Wood Palace, and there was no intention to sacrifice everything.
The defense of the Sun Palace was to mobilize more than 20,000 troops from the Xin and Ren Palaces and concentrate them in the Ren Palace. For the Sun Palace, concentrating the troops of the two palaces to defend a mere Water Palace was also a face-saving move. If a fight really broke out, with the combat power of the Sun Palace, only one palace of troops and some masters could sweep the entire Water Palace, because everyone knew that the combat power of the Water Palace was vulnerable.
The more than 20,000 troops deployed here were not only for precautionary measures. The most important role was to serve as a vanguard for the war. Once the Sun Palace and the Wood Palace reached a result, the troops of the two palaces would immediately rush into the Water Palace, and the masters of the Sun Palace would rush directly to the center of the Water Palace, so as not to waste time waiting to slowly mobilize troops.
"Sir! The spies from the Sun Palace have discovered us, but we failed to stop them and let them escape!"
A horse galloped in the jungle, and the sent-out outpost rushed to report to Miao Yi urgently.
The other side has stockpiled more than 20,000 troops from the two palaces, and this side also learned about it a few days ago.
After learning that the other side was prepared, did Tao Qingli intend to avoid their sharp edge and attack other territories from other places? She was a little confident that the Water Palace troops would attack unexpectedly, but she had no confidence at all if she went head-on with them.
But Miao Yi insisted on going head-on and defeating the enemy head-on! He also told Tao Qingli that the consequence of avoiding it would seriously affect morale. Once morale was damaged and the battle situation was unfavorable, and the enemy was alarmed, there would be more than 20,000 people in the rear who would block their way back, and the people of Shuixing Palace would really be finished. You can only let them see the hope of victory, and you can't let them get discouraged. Once they get discouraged, it will be impossible to save them. By then, even if you, Tao Qingli, can escape back, you will become a lone palace master. Even if the Sun Palace doesn't chase you, you have no reason to stay in Shuixing Palace.
And Miao Yi has reason to believe that the other side may not think that Shuixing Palace dares to attack them, and it is still possible to attack them unprepared. Besides, what is there to be afraid of with so many of us?
Zhao Fei and Sikong Wuwei also agreed with Miao Yi's opinion. The two of them have fought for many years. When the battle is imminent, there is only victory and defeat, not fear.
All three of them have this opinion, what else can Tao Qingli say?
"The enemy has discovered our tracks. Tell the rear that there is no need to hide anymore. Speed up!" Miao Yi gave an order, waved the Ni Lin gun in his hand, and took the lead in speeding forward. The people behind him immediately followed.
Then the message was passed on from behind: "Speed up!"
More than 100,000 people immediately let go of the speed and galloped rapidly in the jungle...
In a mountain forest at the junction of the Sun Palace and the Water Palace, more than 20,000 soldiers and horses dug caves everywhere in the mountains to live. The valley is quiet and the trees are dense.
On a big rock beside the gurgling stream, the master of Zhenxin Palace, Tao Junjun, and the master of Zhenren Palace, Nanzha, were playing chess around the chessboard. The beautiful scenery was leisurely.
Tao Junjun was a woman, and Nanzha was an old man. The two of them stared at the chessboard with full concentration.
Their maids were playing by the stream, some were cooking wine, and some were fishing for wild fish in the stream.
It can be seen that although the soldiers and horses were stationed here, no one took the Water Palace seriously.
Instead, a burst of rapid hoof sounds broke the tranquility of the valley, causing several people by the stream to turn their heads and look. The scout came galloping, raised his hoof and stopped urgently. The spy jumped off the dragon horse and reported quickly: "Two hall masters, something is wrong. A large number of people from the Water Palace have broken into the Sun Palace!"
"What?" The two hall masters stood up almost at the same time. Nan Zha said quickly: "How many people have come?"
The spy replied: "There is no trace of people in the mountains. I don't know how many people there are. It is estimated that there will be at least 50,000!"
Tao Junjun said in a deep voice: "Are you sure that the other party is not stationed, but broke into the Sun Palace?"
The spy replied: "It is correct that they broke in. The other party's spies even took the initiative to chase and kill my subordinates. If my subordinates had not escaped quickly, I am afraid that my life would have been handed over to the other party!"
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack..." Nan Zha immediately raised his head and shouted angrily.
In an instant, the sound of dragon horses' hooves in the mountains and forests was thunderous, scaring the birds away. This reaction speed is indeed not comparable to the people of the Water Palace.
The chessboard, fishing gear and the like were put away instantly. The two palace masters and maids quickly put on their armor and climbed onto the dragon horses, gathering the rumbling mounts and heading out of the mountain.
"Nan Zha, something is wrong. How dare the people from the Water Palace take the initiative to attack my Sun Palace?" Tao Junjun, who was riding side by side, suddenly sent a voice message to Nan Zha.
Nanzha asked in a voice transmission, "What do you think?"
Tao Junjun said: "Don't say that the Water Palace doesn't have such courage. They don't dare to do this with their strength. This matter is strange. We should send a message back to the Sun Palace in time to report the situation. Please ask the Palace Master to send experts to reinforce as soon as possible, just in case!"
Nanzha frowned and said: "Are we going to avoid fighting?"
Tao Junjun sneered: "Avoid fighting? Are you kidding? The Palace Master sent us to station here to let our two halls be the vanguard of sweeping the Water Palace. If we don't fight when we meet the Water Palace, let alone we can't afford to lose face, can you and I keep our positions as Palace Masters? Ask for help, fight, not only to fight, but also to show our power. This seat suggests that we immediately rush to the Jiuqu River Plain to line up and wait. If it is really the Water Palace, there is really nothing to be afraid of. There is no Purple Lotus expert there. If the situation is not right, it's not too late to talk about it!"
"That makes sense, good!" Nanzha nodded, and the two quickly led the assembled troops out of the mountain.
Outside the mountain is a vast plain with a wide field of vision. A large group of people passing by cannot escape their sight. It is a good place to guard.
On the plain with green grass and slight undulations, a winding river is like a ribbon.
The rumbling and galloping of 20,000 troops broke the tranquility of the plain. When they rushed to the river, dragon horses leaped into the air and passed by. Soon, all the people crossed the river and spread out on the other side, waiting in formation!
Nanzha and Tao Junjun rode in the front, and behind them were six walkers, twelve deacons, and twenty palace masters lined up.
On the treetops of the distant mountains and forests, Yan Beihong's figure suddenly appeared from the treetops, revealing half of his body and opening his eyes to look around. Six people also emerged from the trees next to him. They were the six walkers of the two halls he served. It seems that he wanted to help Miao Yi, and he actually brought six Red Lotus monks.
If he really joined the war, his behavior would be against the rules. What happened to Zilu's people running to Chenlu to join the war?
On the plain, the troops of both sides had not yet met, but the scouts sent by both sides were running back and forth to report the situation, the prelude to the imminent war.
Later, the ground of the plain trembled, and a mount with a black cloak fluttering behind it rushed out of the horizon, leaping over the earthen mound, and then a group of troops and horses gushed out like a tide.
Rushing to a place only a thousand meters away from the opponent, Heitan, wearing a hideous battle armor, urgently raised his hooves and stood up. Miao Yi waved his gun behind him, and the chasing troops behind him immediately scattered and ran to both sides.
Feeling the tense atmosphere of the upcoming war, Heitan was extremely excited, constantly neighing and raising his hooves, issuing a strong charge. If it weren't for Miao Yi behind him suppressing it, this guy would have rushed out without a care and pitted Miao Yi to death.
The restless Heitan ran back and forth horizontally, and Miao Yi, who was riding on its back with a gun, kept looking back at the opponent's camp that was ready for battle, and the troops and horses gathering behind him were also quickly forming a battle array. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature. The novels are better and updated faster!