Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 518: Hunting time begins immediately!
"Five wizards and about a hundred soldiers."

"The soldiers are quite strange, not like ordinary soldiers."

"At least two wizards carried soul flags, but it is unclear how many demons were hidden in their soul flags."

Soon Shanglu found out the general situation of the ambush site through the information sent back by copper ants and dandelion seeds.

The five Chu witches restrained their witchy aura, and their true strength could not be seen for the time being.

However, the one hundred or so soldiers made Shang Lu feel alert.

Not only were they not wearing armor, but they all had strange shapes, covered in shrouds, and all of them were covered in blood, obviously having just experienced a fight not long ago.

These soldiers are definitely the elite in the Chu Army as they dare to sneak into enemy territory without wearing armor and attack the food supply route.

After the successful sneak attack, they did not quickly retreat back to their own territory, but continued to plunder the food routes, which showed that they had confidence in themselves and even had some special abilities.

At this moment, Shang Lu saw the group of strangely shaped soldiers through the bronze ants, and took out some things to eat.

It seemed that he wanted to take the time to fill his stomach and replenish his energy for the next fight.

But the "food" they took out made Shang Lu's eyes widen.

They turned out to be bloody human hands and feet.

Are these soldiers actually cannibals? Shang Lu cursed inwardly and immediately sent his personal soldiers to call Zhu Quan and Zhuang Fan.

"Meet Sima."

"See my lord."

Zhu Quan and Zhuang Fan received the order from the personal guards and did not dare to neglect it. They rode their horses and came over immediately. After they saluted with their hands crossed, they asked, "Why did the Sima call us over?"

Their expressions were very serious, because they knew that if it wasn't something important, Shang Lu would not have called both of them to his side during the march.

"Twenty miles ahead, there is an ambush by the Chu army..."

Shang Lu moved his lips slightly, and used secret telepathy to inform the two of the enemy's situation.

Zhuang Fan is an old soldier. Although Zhu Quan was transferred from the Bandit Cao's Office, he also knew that he should not panic at this moment, let alone shout. If the army's morale is disrupted, the civilians in the team will collapse first before the enemy arrives, and then attack the county soldiers, triggering a chain reaction and causing them to be defeated without a fight.

The two of them didn't know how to communicate in secret, so they could only lower their voices and say:

"How does Sima plan to deal with this?"

"How about taking a detour?"

"We can't get around it." Shang Lu shook his head and said, "We have been targeted. Even if we take a detour, they will catch up immediately. We have military supplies and civilians. Even if we use witchcraft talismans, we can't march faster than them."

When Zhu Quan and Zhuang Fan heard this, they immediately knew that Shang Lu must have an idea, which calmed their slightly panicked mood.

As expected, Shang Lu quickly said, "The current plan is to test the bottom line of this Chu army first. If they are average, we will eat them up! If they are really elite, we will hold on and wait for reinforcements. Xingshanwei has stationed troops on this grain road, and we just need to hold on until the reinforcements arrive!"

It was said that the purpose was to probe the bottom line of the Chu army, but in fact, it was mainly to probe the bottom line of the five Chu witches.

No matter how elite the troops are, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced as long as the wizard accompanying the army is killed.

However, this team of about 100 people was equipped with only five wizards. Was it because the number of wizards from the Chu State was large enough, or was it because this cannibalistic team was too difficult for the Chu wizards? If there were not enough wizards, they would not be able to subdue them?
"If that's true, then the skills of the five wizards accompanying the army shouldn't be too strong." Shang Lu pondered in his mind.

If he really is a high-level wizard, he will be able to subdue any weird troops he leads.

Zhu Quan and Zhuang Fan did not ask Shang Lu how he planned to test the strength of the Chu army. They knew very well that since Shang Lu had come up with this plan, he must have a solution.

They all stood up straight on horseback, waiting for Shang Lu's order.

Sure enough, after Shang Lu told the two men his plan, he said, "Wait until I capture the Chu army's spies, and then you will have your troops leave the official road and set up camp in the nearby mountains."

Zhu Quan and Zhuang Fan responded in unison.

Zhu Quan couldn't help but ask again, "Is Sima planning to torture the spy to find out the details of the Chu army?"

Shang Lu shook his head: "These spies are the demons released by the witches of Chu. If you want to get information from them, you have to refine them, but that will alert the enemy. I have another way to find out the details of the Chu army and give them a little surprise."

Seeing Shang Lu's confidence, Zhu Quan and Zhuang Fan did not ask any more questions. After crossing their hands and accepting the order, they immediately called the generals and squad leaders under their respective command to their side and conveyed Shang Lu's order.

They didn't say anything else, only that Shang Sima discovered that a small group of Chu troops were lying in ambush ahead, and he immediately followed the order, took the county soldiers and civilians, built a defense line against the mountain, and held on until help.

Upon hearing that there was an ambush ahead, these generals and squad leaders were surprised but did not panic. They even seemed eager to try.

The attack at night had shown them Shang Lu's ability, and the reward after the battle had shown them Shang Lu's generosity.

When they heard that there was an enemy, all these generals and squad leaders thought about was another chance to kill the enemy, gain merit and receive rewards.

There was only excitement, no panic, and no fear.

Shang Lu had promised that as long as they killed enough enemies and performed enough meritorious services, they would be rewarded with spiritual fluids and skills.

They have been coveting these things for a long time. Now that they have the opportunity to make merit and receive rewards, how can they not be excited?
Zhu Quan and Zhuang Fan were satisfied with the high morale of their men, but they still emphasized the issue of discipline.

Once an order is issued, all departments must comply with it and not act recklessly.

If any unit is in chaos, military law will be applied without mercy.

The combat discipline of large troops must be strict, and the same is true for small units. Especially since they also bring civilians with them, if the discipline is not strict, they will be in chaos before the battle even starts.

If there were no strict military discipline, the county soldiers who were eager to make achievements would do anything, which might affect the overall situation and make the situation develop in a bad direction.

While Zhu Quan and Zhuang Fan summoned their officers and assigned them tasks, Shang Lu was not idle either.

He raised his hand and put on Tubo's Nuo mask.

At the same time, Sanniang released the tube banner.

Shang Lu reached out and grabbed the tube-shaped banner, and activated the magical power borrowed from Tu Bo. He then saw black air coming out of the tube-shaped banner and flying in all directions at an extremely fast speed.

On the hillside on the left side of the official road, a strange-looking ghost was hiding among the rocks.

Its dark body was covered with strange eyes, some big, some small, some with horizontal pupils and some with vertical pupils, which were looking down at the grain transport team.

Suddenly, the ghost noticed something, and all its eyes moved and looked in the same direction.

Then two rampant soldiers appeared near it.

The ghost reacted very quickly and tried to escape and give the alarm immediately.

But it never expected that the two rampant soldiers contained something strange that it could not resist.

Before it could sound the warning, a spiral pattern appeared on the bodies of the two soldiers.

This pattern seemed to have turned into an eye, staring at it.

The demon suddenly became unable to move, its entire body trembling uncontrollably, a huge fear rising from the depths of its soul.

In principle, after being refined into a fierce ghost, one will no longer feel fear, but who made this fierce ghost encounter the principle?

A spiral pattern quickly flew out from the body of the soldier, covering the ghost, swallowing it up instantly, and sending it into the underworld.

At this moment, it was not just this rampant ghost that was sent to the underworld.

All the ghosts that Chu Wu sent to follow were sent to the netherworld. Because they were using Tu Bo's magical power, Chu Wu was completely unaware of this situation and thought that the ghosts they sent out were not exposed and were watching the grain transport team that was delivered to their mouths.

After sending Chang Guigou to the underworld, Shang Lu immediately ordered the grain transport team to leave the official road and set up camp on the nearby mountain to prepare to meet the enemy.

In the mountains, the skills borrowed from the pig-bodied, eight-legged, snake-tailed god can play the greatest role and can also assist Sanniang in mobilizing the feng shui of the four directions and constructing a feng shui killing situation.

Upon receiving the order, the generals and squad leaders immediately took their county soldiers to set up camp and deploy defenses, and informed their county soldiers of the situation.

Like them, the county soldiers also looked happy to hear about the ambush ahead.

Some people were even dissatisfied with Shang Lu's arrangement, muttering why they had to set up camp and defend it? They all knew where the enemy was ambushing, so why not just rush over and destroy them directly?
Then they were punished by their respective generals and squad leaders, who told them to obey orders and complain less. Sima must have made such an arrangement for a reason.

Besides, we are a food transport team, and our primary mission is to ensure the safety of the military supplies and food. If something goes wrong with the military supplies and food in order to kill the enemy, no matter how many merits they have made, it will not make up for it.

The reaction of the county soldiers was within Shang Lu's expectations.

Shang Lu was somewhat surprised that the civilians did not panic when they heard about the ambush of the Chu army. They even assisted the county soldiers in building the military camp and arranging the defense line.

But after thinking about it again, I felt relieved again.

This group of civilians had experienced night attacks before and had some experience, and they were rewarded with money afterwards.

So like the county soldiers, when they heard that there was an enemy, their first reaction was not to panic, but to receive monetary rewards.

In order to get more rewards, they were even more active than each other.

As expected, if you want people to work hard and devote their lives, it is useless to rely on intimidation and empty promises. You still have to offer real benefits.

As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. If you give enough benefits, others will be more motivated to do things.

Seeing that the civilians and county soldiers were preparing for war, Shang Lu could not lag behind.

He immediately took out the inkstone and paintbrush from the Wuchang Order, intending to use painting to draw a grain transport team.

Twenty miles is not a far distance, especially for a wizard.

This fake grain transport team not only serves to test the enemy's strength, but also has to try its best to delay the Chu army.

If we can delay it for another quarter of an hour, we can set up more defenses here.

Therefore, the fake grain transport team must not only be able to deceive the Chu army, but also have a certain combat effectiveness! Otherwise, how can they test the other party's details?

Paper figures and painted ghosts became the best choices, and Shanglu could also add some ingredients to them.

If there is any flaw, it is that he really lacks artistic talent. The paper figures he tore and the ink ghosts he drew are all strange in shape, like monsters that have been contaminated and mutated.

Fortunately, Shang Lu has a good wife.

Sanniang knows everything that Shanglu is not good at.

Although Sanniang's painting skills are not as good as those of the masters, they are at least much better than Shanglu and can make up for his shortcomings.

When Shang Lu took out the inkstone and paintbrush, Sanniang floated behind him and held his hand.

Shang Lu completely relaxed his hands and handed them over to Sanniang for control. He simply activated the cyclones in the three dantians, allowing them to continuously release essence and energy for Sanniang to paint.

Soon, Sanniang drew people, horses and cars one by one.

As soon as these paintings fell to the ground, they swayed and grew larger. Although they were not lifelike, they at least looked like people and horses.

On the nearby hillside, the county soldiers and civilians who were busy setting up camp and defense saw this scene and couldn't help but marvel at it:

"Look, Sima's painting skills seem to have improved."

"It has indeed improved, and it's a big improvement. The paintings are now more realistic."

"In the past, if Sima's paintings were described as horrible, it would be considered a compliment. I didn't expect them to improve so quickly."

Shang Lu had sharp ears, and he couldn't help but grinning when he heard what these guys said. If it weren't for the powerful enemy at hand, he would have to deal with these gossiping guys.

What do you mean by "horrible" is a compliment? My work is abstract art, you know nothing about it!
Shang Lu snorted and ordered the soldiers beside him to act as supervisors: "Let everyone speed up the process! If you have the energy to talk nonsense, it means that your efficiency has not been maximized!"

The personal soldiers took the order and left. With the help of Sanniang, Shang Lu quickly drew up most of the grain transport team.

Then, with the help of Sanniang, he used the art of paper cutting to make some paper figures, and drew witchcraft spells on them to leave magical powers.

After the grain transport team was formed, they moved forward along the official road.

Shang Lu and Sanniang rushed to the nearby mountains and hurried to build a witch formation.

Under normal circumstances, this amount of time is definitely not enough.

So Shanglu put on the Nuo mask of the god with a pig body and eight legs and a snake tail, and mobilized the power of the surrounding mountains according to Sanniang's command.

Use the power of mountains and rivers to build a Feng Shui magic formation.

Under Sanniang's command, Uncle Huai also ordered the flower demons and grass spirits to join the battle.

All the soldiers in the tube banners flew out and joined the ranks of building traps and witch formations.

While they were busy here, five Chu witches on the hilltop twenty miles away waited and waited, but they never saw any grain transport team appear in their sight.

They couldn't help but frown, became suspicious, and started talking in low voices.

"Didn't you say it was twenty miles away? Why hasn't it come yet?"

"Is there something unexpected that happened?"

"What could possibly happen? They can't have discovered us." A Chu witch sneered, his tone full of disdain.

The people who transported food to the frontline were all soldiers and civilians from various counties of Ba State. In the eyes of the five Chu witches, these people were not worthy of attention at all.

The soldiers they brought were the elite of the Chu Army, as famous as the Qin Rui Shi and Wei Wu Zu. How could they be compared to a group of county soldiers and civilians?
The other four Chu witches also didn't believe that they would be exposed. One of them said, "If something unexpected really happens, the multi-eyed ghost we released will definitely come back to report the news..."

Having said this, he suddenly paused, stood on tiptoe and looked around, as if he saw something.

Then he pointed to the official road at the foot of the mountain and laughed: "Look, isn't that coming?"

The other four Chu witches looked up and saw a grain transport team slowly moving towards them.

"I was wondering why it was so slow. At this speed, it would be strange if it could come quickly!"

The five Chu witches laughed and put aside their doubts.

One of them turned his head and called out to the strange soldier who was sitting on the muddy ground behind them and had not made a sound from beginning to end, "The prey is here, get ready for battle."

This group of soldiers stood up in unison.

They remained silent, but an extraordinary and intimidating aura emanated from them, cold and eerie, as if they were not human beings but human-shaped sharp blades.

Chu Wu turned around with satisfaction, looked at the grain transport team that was slowly approaching, and revealed a ferocious smile:

"Hey, the hunting time is about to begin!"

(End of this chapter)