Lingzhang

Chapter 251 Troubled Times
"What--?!"

Even the various media soft articles that have changed their direction have been read again and again on major forums during this period.

The various themes of the reshaping of Qizhou were laid out, the torrent of light from the sea of ​​Taoism constantly converged every night, and the almost rampant attacks on the extraordinary realm by the disciples of the Songsheng Sect in the Donghua Taoist Temple.

From aristocratic families to military figures, and even those scum of the Song of Saints sect hiding in the gutter.

Their fierce reactions, almost without any prior agreement, seemed to confirm one perception:

The demon tribe’s army is so powerful that the Taoist Alliance’s defense line in the north is really shaky and is about to collapse. Big problems are about to occur!

There are going to be changes, big changes!

In fact, this kind of cognitive concept has already been condensed in Yue Hanzhang's mind along with the recent experiences.

But when something like this actually happens.

Faced with the shocking change itself, Yue Hanzhang was still so surprised that he couldn't believe it.

"Three of the nine passes dominating the northern border of Yanzhou were breached just like that?!"

Although Yue Hanzhang was so emotional at the moment, he was already somewhat surprised that the Maginot Line was useless.

But it is different from the Maginot Line.

The Nine Passes of Yanzhou have existed for too long.

Long before the Dao flourished and illuminated the world in the ignorant era, when there was not even the Dao League and the world structure of today.

The agricultural civilization represented by the ancestors of various states and the nomadic civilization represented by the ancestors of the Rakshasa North Sea Kingdom had fought a protracted battle for survival for countless years in this vast territory.

At that time, the Nine Passes of Yanzhou was the location of the border.

It is the gateway where agricultural civilization protects the Central Plains and blocks the "barbarians" from the bitter cold in the northern border.

It is also the "golden gate" for nomadic civilization to break free from hardship and poverty and lead to a truly prosperous life.

Therefore, in the almost endless time from the ignorant age to today, almost countless battles have been launched around the Nine Passes.

This is a pass that has truly experienced the tests of blood and fire over countless years.

It is a strong pass that has repeatedly demonstrated the long-standing military defense concept of the human race.

It is truly a product of the perfect combination of the magnificent terrain shaped by the power of nature and the wonder of civilization condensed by the collective strength of mankind.

It has been tried and tested and has never failed.

And now, the first three levels have been broken?

So, while exclaiming, Yue Hanzhang hurriedly reached out and brushed his arm armor, and a light screen popped up, almost at the same time Yue Hanzhang opened the news forum.

Huang Zhishu's surprised and even somewhat at a loss tone, mixed with a certain anger and fear, sounded again.

"It's Fengsheng Religion! I knew it! It's these bastards who did it!

Among all the holy religions, Fengsheng Religion is the most radical. In the past, a large area of ​​the territory of Beiting Protectorate was lost, and Fengsheng Religion contributed the most!
It’s obvious that the defensive pressure at level nine is already very high.

There was trouble in the city, the seal array protecting the city was destroyed, the underground river system was damaged, and the city gate was destroyed...

Oh shit! "

At the end of the day, even Huang Zhishu, a lady from a noble family who was usually quiet and elegant, couldn't help but gnashing with hatred and cursed in a low voice.

At the same time, Yue Hanzhang also read the detailed report to the end.

He couldn't help but sigh silently and shook his head.

To be honest, this time it is indeed still the sin caused by the people in the Holy Church.

However, according to the almost "impartial" reports in the news, the garrison pressure of the Nine Passes is already extremely high. The pressure of blood and fire from ancient times to the present on these city passes has never been stronger than the momentum of a sea of ​​monsters sweeping across the country.

The nine fortresses were already on the verge of collapse.

The fact that an entire battalion of soldiers was ambushed and annihilated in the nine-pass defense line is enough to speak volumes.

The behavior of Fengshengjiao in causing chaos in the Nine Passes is certainly hateful.

However, their scumbag actions seemed to have brought the "Fall of Nine Passes" forward.

They are the cause of what happened today, but they are not the essence of what happened today.

The essence is that the strength of the power confrontation between the demon race and the human race on the front line has become clearly revealed.

"Fortunately, this is a frontline city. There are only the Nine Pass Army stationed in the city, and no civilians. If the city falls, it will not lead to a tragedy like the fall of Beiting in the past...

Moreover, although the city was lost, most of the Nine Pass Army evacuated to the six pass cities behind in an organized manner. Only two battalions of soldiers had to sacrifice tragically to cover the retreat...

This is already a blessing in disguise..."

That's what they say, but it's just pale words of comfort.

Only when all nine city gates are in one's hands can the nine gates' true defense mechanism reach its peak state.

Once the city gates are lost, the advantage in terrain will no longer exist. In fact, the hinterlands of the remaining six city gates will be wide open, and the first three city gates will be like a sharp cone, penetrating deeply into the originally unbreakable defense line.

This was like the first domino falling.

What is about to happen has already been expected by many people who are slow to react.

And thought of this.

Yue Hanzhang once again pulled up the map of Yanzhou.

To the south of the nine city passes represented by a thick line in the north is a vast, unobstructed plain.

Many cities were built on this flat wasteland, forming one huge county after another.

These are the lights of thousands of houses and the lives of billions of people. Yue Hanzhang couldn't imagine how powerful the monsters would be if the nine barriers were completely breached, and how they would wreak havoc on the land of Yanzhou with such force and momentum that they would be as majestic as the ocean.

Thinking of this, Yue Hanzhang looked at a corner of Yanzhou again.

It was like the lingering rhythm of the majestic mountains of Jiuguan extending to the edge.

Relying on the lingering charm of the mountain, there is a fortress, which also faces the harassment of small groups of demon tribes in the north, the Xuanhai Sea in the east, and the flat wasteland in the north of Yanzhou in the west.

And in the southeast direction is Qizhou, the vast territory in the west of Qizhou which is almost as indefensible as the flat wasteland in the north of Yanzhou!
Haiquan Pass, Tielin Army, Tan Linhui, and all the new methods.

Yue Hanzhang had never thought that the foreseeable trend would sweep over him in such an overwhelming way.

This small fortress was once a spark that threatened to start a prairie fire.

With such pressure, you will be pushed to the forefront.

The loss of the three fortresses made Yue Hanzhang realize that large areas of Yanzhou and Qizhou were in danger of collapse.

And thinking like this.

Damn it, it turns out that too few disciples of the Holy Religion died!
And just as Yue Hanzhang was sighing like this.

Half suspended in the air, the light from the sea of ​​Taoism gathered slowly, later than any other night.

However, the light from the sea of ​​Dao that appeared in Yue Hanzhang's vision was the same spiritual light that was more magnificent than any night before.

Six thousand people.

This was Yue Hanzhang's estimation of this majestic momentum in an instant.

The whole battalion moved together!
And then, before this torrent of spiritual light could completely condense into shape.

In another direction half suspended in the air, another stream of sea light suddenly emerged!
That was a completely new direction that had never been taken before.

This means that tonight, another army has joined the raging fire.

That was probably the direction of Han Yue's army's base.

Moreover, as soon as he made a move, a whole battalion of soldiers were suddenly promoted!

The military families responded and took action again.

They would rather risk the news leaking out and touching the sensitive nerves of some aristocratic families than speed up the reserve camps to get back on the right track.

It is not only about continuing the theoretically third strongest path, but also about allowing the soldiers to reach the extraordinary realm as soon as possible and gain real combat power to fight against monsters.

The massive amount of light that has been anticipated for a long time has arrived tonight in such an urgent manner.

But on the spot, Yue Hanzhang could hardly smile.

On the contrary, he found a position on the recliner that allowed him to curl up lazily, quietly feeling the increasingly chilly wind in the cool night.

Autumn is getting stronger.

It's a troubled time...
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The next day.

Yue Hanzhang saw further news.

The three departments of Yanzhou were dispatched overnight, and all the aristocratic families in Yunbo County, whether they were large families, main branches or branches, all the men, women and children in the family were taken away by the monks of the Xunfeng Department for secret interrogation.

The reason for such action is that this town's aristocratic family has serious connections with the Fengsheng Religion!
Even in the second half of the night, according to the preliminary results of the interrogation, another vassal family of Yunbo County had their family residence attacked by the City Defense Department.

A bloody suppression almost completely wiped out this vassal family that had completely surrendered to the Fengsheng Church!
The vast Yanzhou was shaken from top to bottom. At this moment, all the forces controlled by the aristocratic families were frantically searching for all the forces and individuals related to the Fengsheng Church.

The whole of Yanzhou is using their own personal experience to verify what a miserable end the hyenas raised by aristocratic families in the past would suffer if they got out of control and turned against their owners.

Perhaps it is precisely this kind of warning education that is too effective.

A few days later.

Yue Hanzhang heard the rumor.

It seems that the Donghua Tian family joined forces with the Taoist temples in various counties and wrote a joint letter to the Qizhou Taoist Alliance Education Department.

He said that in view of the current situation in the northern states, appropriate means should be used to allow Taoist students to enhance their knowledge and experience in fighting monsters, rather than more arena fights between cultivators of the same level.

If necessary, a certain probability of accidental casualties should be within an acceptable range!
Another ten days passed.

Before any response came from the Education Department.

It was almost like a date.

The noble families in the northern states all published various articles on their most authoritative forums, which suddenly led the trend in another unexpected direction.

In view of the current situation and the risk of further collapse and erosion of the defense line, in order to prevent the story of Beiting Protectorate from being repeated, the major "groups" and "enterprises" in the county capitals, state capitals, base cities, and fortress cities should be qualified to form war camps to become an effective supplement to the City Defense Department and the various military families to stabilize the situation.

For a while, in the vast Qizhou, all Yue Hanzhang could see was the heated discussions in major forums.

This is the "price" that the aristocratic families have to pay for breaking open the information cocoon.

Even more powerful voices gathered together, and it was so grand and mighty that no single navy could influence the situation.

Some people support it, some oppose it, some are cautious and vigilant, and some are simply fanning the flames, spewing venom everywhere, and inciting people with different ideas to attack each other...

And Yue Hanzhang.

Yue Hanzhang could see the true intentions of the aristocratic family just from these articles!

It was in such a fierce atmosphere that the situation became more and more intense.

Rarely, on another cool night, the merchant came to visit.

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