Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 345 The Myth Rises Again! Heavenly Soldiers and Generals (Part 7)
Nanhai County.

Around the time of the later Foshan, Duncan's elite troops encountered the main force of the Southern Han. Liu Chang appointed the eunuch Gong Chengshu as the Wanhua Palace Envoy and General of the Cavalry, and personally commanded 100,000 troops to suppress the rebellious army.

Duncan had already slowed down his offensive due to the spring planting season, and Gong Chengshu, wary of the many experts within the rebel army, dared not make any rash moves.

Duncan is currently in a snowballing phase. In just over a month, his forces have increased to 10,000 to 20,000. Once the rear gradually stabilizes and this period passes, Duncan will have truly established himself and built a strong rear base in this world.

Thus, the rebel army gradually shifted from offense to defense, setting up defensive lines along the Xijiang River, intending to launch the next wave of offensives after the spring planting season.

When Gong Chengshu saw that the rebel army's offensive had slowed down, he thought that their momentum had been thwarted, and he immediately stood up straight.

He mobilized troops from all directions, attempting to encircle the Red Army's vanguard from three directions. Combined with the elite imperial guards of the Xingwang Mansion, the force numbered a full 100,000, which was almost the entire military strength of the nation. The registered population of the Southern Han was only a little over two million. Mobilizing so many troops was practically equivalent to conscripting every able-bodied man from every household.

With the saying "many hands make light work," Gong Chengshu, commanding an army of 100,000—ten times the strength of the rebels—was emboldened. Seeing the rebels switch from offense to defense, he immediately became restless, wanting to quell the rebellion before the Lunar New Year.

Just a few days ago, two things happened that gave him the idea to take the initiative.

The first thing is related to the witch Fan Hu Zi. After the Red Army uprising, Fan Hu Zi mysteriously disappeared for a period of time. When she returned, she was accompanied by several Taoist masters who were very skilled in thunder magic. She even personally performed the summoning of thunder in front of Liu Chang, which was quite terrifying.

Three days ago, Fan Huzi sent several cartloads of beans to the army, supposedly to use his supernatural powers to turn beans into soldiers. These soldiers, who were supposed to be formed from beans, were fearless and were able to defeat the Red Army's demon soldiers head-on and break their sorcery.

During this period, the Red Army, which called themselves the Demon Army, was a household name throughout the Southern Han court. It was said that they felt no pain, were fearless and undaunted, and some were even invulnerable to swords and spears. Often, a few hundred men could defeat an army of thousands.

Fan Hu Zi claimed that these were all sorcery techniques of the Ming Cult, and that as long as their sorcery was broken, these demonic soldiers could be eliminated.

However, due to the rain a few days ago, some of the beans that Fan Hu Zi sent to deliver had already become moldy and sprouted.

The second thing is related to a big victory.

Since the Red Army uprising began, the Southern Han army has had few victories. Even when they sent out experts from the Demonic Sect to gather information, they were completely out of contact, as if they had vanished into thin air.

Just two days prior, the Southern Han army had won a great victory, suffering almost no casualties and easily defeating several thousand enemy troops. The army that achieved such a great victory was the armored elephant corps raised by the Southern Han, which consisted of Asian elephants that they had imported at great expense from countries such as Jiaozhi (present-day Vietnam) and Dali.

The elephant cavalry of the Southern Han was the most distinctive force in the entire Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and in the original history, it even terrified the Northern Song army that attacked the Southern Han.

These elephants number in the dozens, each accompanied by 10-20 fully armed soldiers. The elephants are covered in iron armor, with spears mounted on their tusks and arrow slits on their backs. Equipped with elite archers, once they launch an attack, it is an overwhelming charge, combining psychological intimidation with physical impact. Unless it is the most elite troops, they will almost immediately collapse and flee.

This victory was absolutely overwhelming.

Elephant troops are just as lethal to mobs as in Total War, where armored war elephants can be used to charge peasant militia forces, and the peasant militia will surrender without even engaging in combat.

"With these war elephants, we will surely crush this rabble of rebels!"

Gong Chengshu was overjoyed upon hearing the battle report, and with the support of skilled warriors by his side, he was instantly filled with confidence.

at the same time.

Duncan also received a battle report from the front lines: the 1,200 militiamen transferred from the other side of the West River were crushed by the Southern Han's elephant cavalry.

Gong Chengshu received a battle report that he had easily routed several thousand men, while Duncan's report said that 1,200 men had been routed, with less than 600 escaping. The rest were either trampled to death by war elephants or captured by the Southern Han army.

Although the power ceiling in this world is high, the power is highly concentrated at the upper levels, and the strength of ordinary martial arts masters is only at the level of ordinary martial arts novels.

These 1,200 militiamen came from south of Guizhou. Led by Benlei Shou Cheng Tai, they rose up in response to the uprising. They originally intended to rush to the front line to provide support, but unexpectedly encountered the elite war elephant legion of the Southern Han. Benlei Shou was also a famous master in the martial arts world. He struck the war elephant with a palm, which sounded like thunder, and forced one of the war elephants to kneel down. He used his movement technique to fly up and kill more than ten people. Then he gathered all his true energy and struck the war elephant's head with the Benlei Palm. The true energy penetrated the iron armor and directly killed an armored war elephant.

Unfortunately, he exhausted his true energy in the midst of a group battle in just a quarter of an hour.

In addition, the enemy was numerous and powerful. He was hit by several arrows and had no choice but to retreat in panic. When the battle report was sent to Gong Chengshu, it was reported that the Southern Han army was unharmed and the enemy collapsed at the first contact.

Gong Chengshu was overjoyed and the next day assembled an army of 100,000 to launch a full-scale attack, while also deploying the Southern Han's war elephant corps to the front lines.

A cold wind was howling.

Duncan stood majestically on a high slope, gazing at the densely packed army in the distance. At first glance, the 100,000 troops seemed boundless, but unfortunately, very few of them were marked with a single star; the vast majority were militia and laborers.

"With such a small population, how could the Southern Han possibly muster an army of 100,000? They even conscripted fifty-year-old farmers into the army."

Lu Shanjun's expression was full of disdain as he gazed into the distance with his tiger-like eyes and said, "Pathetic."

"These people collapse at the first sign of battle."

Duncan remained silent. Since he started his rebellion, he had never coerced the people into attacking cities and seizing territories, but unexpectedly, the Southern Han itself sent its few remaining laborers to the meat grinder of the battlefield.

"There are quite a few experts from the Demonic Sect, as well as eunuchs from Gong Chengshu's side."

Fu Jianhan was like a sharp sword. In just a few months, he had gained a military aura. He was certainly not good at troop deployment, but he was very good at taking the enemy general's head from among thousands of troops.

When the world's top masters get involved in the conflicts of mortals, the size of an army becomes less important.

The war was destined to gradually evolve into a dramatic event.

Although Duncan had more than 20,000 men under his command, the true core elite numbered only 800. Even the original remnants of the Red Army were gradually eliminated, and replaced by disciples of the Lion's Appearance Sect, a martial arts sect composed of experts from the previous dynasty's army.

—Suanni Iron Cavalry (Mythical Legion) (Huanhou Spear) (Overlord Spear) (Flying Cavalry) (Four-Star Silver Gray)!

Duncan had a total of thirty-six generals and guards. A small number of them came from the Ming Cult, while the rest were experts recruited from the Southern Frontier. All of them were heavily armored and practiced military techniques, such as the Thirteen Protectors Horizontal Training Technique and the Overlord Lifting the Cauldron Technique. To a certain extent, they abandoned internal strength and movement techniques, nourishing themselves with murderous aura, and possessed extremely strong physical qualities.

—The Trapped Camp (Heavy Infantry) (Nine Bulls and Two Tigers Blade) (Eight Mother Spears) (Three-Star Silver Gray)!
This is a force of three hundred heavily armored infantrymen. Duncan simplified the complex martial arts techniques and adapted them into military tactics. The front row consists of one hundred heavily armored swordsmen and shieldmen, while the middle and rear rows are mainly composed of marksmen, with a small number of sharpshooters also present.

Despite having 20,000 men under his command, his main force actually numbers less than 2,000.

"Since they took the initiative."

Duncan gestured to the person next to him to help him get into battle. He looked at Lu Shanjun beside him and said in a deep voice, "Then Shanjun, help me end this farce."

If they don't show their claws, the person behind the scenes really can sit still.

Upon hearing this, Lu Shanjun was taken aback for a moment, then slowly nodded. Right before everyone's eyes, he transformed into a giant tiger with piercing eyes and a white forehead, several meters long. The tiger's kingly might intimidated everyone present.

A collective gasp of astonishment erupted, followed by a wave of excited exclamations.

The general dons his armor!

With a solemn expression, Miss Sun personally draped the Mingguang Armor over Duncan's shoulders. This was a type of thirteen-armored suit inherited from the Tang Dynasty, and the Mingguang Armor was a relatively common type of general's armor.

"Come with me!"

Duncan flipped and leaped onto Lu Shanjun's back, giving the enemy no chance to set up their formation. His eyes were filled with murderous intent. With Lu Shanjun's tiger roar that shook the mountains and fields, hundreds of cavalrymen were like a sweeping torrent of steel, directly charging towards the 100,000-strong army in front of them.

It's time to give the people of this world some power!
Myth returns.

If mortals are not allowed to know about the existence of mythology, how can mythology be restarted and the ceiling of this world raised?

Duncan's murderous aura went completely berserk. As the mighty elite cavalry behind him charged, hundreds of murderous auras merged into one, dyeing the sky blood red, like a phantom of a blood-soaked infernal sea crashing against the shore, sweeping across the entire battlefield from above.

Military skills can only be greatly improved on the battlefield. The many guards around Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, followed him in his campaigns in the south and north, and each of them was no less powerful than the fierce generals of later generations.

—The Way of the Hegemon.

Duncan's cultivation technique transformed into the Bloodthirsty Aura of a Military Strategist. Even the generals and guards beside him, nourished by his overwhelming aura, broke through the limits of mortals, becoming like demons and gods emerging from a sea of ​​blood in purgatory.

Roar!
Lu Shanjun roared again, and the war elephant legion in front of the enemy formation instantly screamed in panic. When Duncan's murderous aura spread and his enormous mental power pressed down, dozens of war elephants went berserk and ran wild. No matter how the beast tamers from the Southern Frontier whipped them, they could not control them.

"kill!"

Duncan roared, and the Overlord Spear in his hand stirred up a fierce wind that ripped through the ground for several feet. Before him lay countless severed limbs and pieces of corpses flying in the air.

—Tiger Roar Skill.

Beneath Duncan's seat, Lu Shanjun, transformed into a fierce tiger, had a vortex of air swirling around its mouth. In the instant it roared, a terrifying sonic wave swept across hundreds of feet ahead, clearing a vacuum zone and exposing the camp of Gong Chengshu and his eunuchs to their presence.

Mythical Rebirth!

One man can defeat ten thousand troops.

Since the enemy dared to deliver themselves to his doorstep, Duncan didn't even want to pretend anymore. He joined forces with Lu Shanjun, and he could fight his way through the rabble of the Southern Han Dynasty, or even heavenly soldiers and generals descending to earth.

Dozens of armored war elephants, driven mad by the murderous aura and mental pressure, led the way. They charged wildly, routing the Southern Han vanguard. Duncan personally led his Suanni cavalry, directly piercing through the enemy lines. Lu Shanjun swung his tiger claws, unleashing five sharp gusts of wind that whistled through the air, instantly splitting dozens of enemy soldiers in two. Soon, the gushing blood even stained the waters of the West River red.

The mountains and plains were filled with routed enemies, and dozens of armored war elephants, enraged, charged and sent all the enemies fleeing in panic.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Gong Chengshu's 50,000-strong central army was routed head-on. Several eunuchs with strange movements hurriedly made their moves, but they saw a flash of sword light across the sky, followed by heads flying off one after another.

—Sword Control Technique!

Fu Jianhan's figure seemed to ignore the vast army, killing more than ten eunuch masters in succession, and even splitting Gong Chengshu's adopted son in two with a single sword strike.

A mountain peak north of the Xijiang River.

A young man dressed in a Taoist robe gazed at the distant battlefield with an extremely solemn expression, muttering, "This emperor is no longer pretending!"

"Using the methods of immortals to deal with mortal armies."

"I wonder how Fan Hu Zi will respond?"

The development of events during this period was beyond everyone's expectations. Even he did not expect that the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord would actually mix with the Great Ming Venerable of the alien evil god.

That Ming King is probably the Great Ming Venerable's envoy in the mortal realm, and his strength is unfathomable. With these two joining forces, along with a group of experts from the Southern Frontier, the Southern Han army was almost no match for them, and even the people from the Demonic Sect were no match for them.

However, he also had a question in his mind: was Fu Jianhan the human incarnation of the Great Freedom Demon Lord?

If so, then yes.

Not long after their last parting, Fu Jianhan broke through to the Dao Realm and became a top expert in the world. His rapid advancement was probably only possible with the supernatural power of stealing cultivation.

Moreover, Lü Zu's sword was also in his possession.

If you say no.

The Great Free Heaven Demon Lord's position is so high that even his master is very wary of him. It is impossible for him to be subordinate to anyone else. How could that mysterious and unpredictable Ming King persuade him to serve and cooperate?
Could it be that the King of Light is the earthly incarnation of the Great Bright Deity?

Does He also want to encroach on the faith of the Central Plains?

Ling Su Daoist was utterly perplexed. It was like a dead end; without clarifying the identity of the Ming King, he couldn't determine whether Fu Jianhan was the human incarnation of the Great Free Heaven Demon Lord. And if the Ming King truly was the human incarnation of a foreign evil god, then the situation would become far beyond his control.

The Great Ming God, whom the Ming Cult serves, is considered a powerful figure in this world. Moreover, when He was spreading eastward, He gave rise to the Maitreya Cult, a branch of the cult.

"The Southern Han is in danger of being destroyed in an instant. We must inform our master immediately."

Ling Su Daoist's figure quickly disappeared.

The Southern Han dynasty is not important.

However, Zhao Song was a pawn that his master had placed on the fate of the Central Plains. His master intended to seize the fate of the world, sever the dragon veins of the nine provinces, and then complete the connection between heaven and earth. At that time, mortals would no longer be able to easily break through to the Dao realm. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth would naturally condense in the newly reborn Heavenly Court and become part of the evolution of this world.

If the Great Free Heaven Demon Lord is unwilling to let this go, even the most accomplished Taoist masters will have to personally intervene, and they might even have to invite a deity to descend to earth.

Today, it's as if a myth has come back to life, with even the tiger, transformed from a mountain lord, personally charging into battle.

He will probably have to return to the mountain immediately to ask his fellow disciples for help.

Without the intervention of a master who has entered the Dao realm, even a thousand armies of mortals could not hold them off for long.

The situation changed dramatically.

Just then, the sky gradually darkened, followed by a gust of evil wind that swept across the sky, turning the entire sky a hazy gray.

"Turning day into night, scattering beans to create soldiers, brandishing swords to create rivers, and summoning wind and rain."

The Taoist Lingsu exclaimed in great surprise, "The Three Corpses Incarnation actually possesses such supernatural powers?"

Cut grass to make horses, scatter beans to make soldiers.

wrong!

There are also secret arts for summoning gods and generals.

Could it be that Master has already made a move secretly? Otherwise, where would Fan Huzi get the divine power to summon heavenly soldiers and generals to deal with these people?

These are all Heavenly Soldiers and Horses that the Taoist sect has been worshipping and nurturing since the Western Han Dynasty.

They will also be part of the Imperial Guard in the future Heavenly Court system.

There are folk tales of 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals.

In reality, all the Taoist sects of past dynasties did was to devote all their efforts to offering incense and offerings, which only resulted in the raising of five battalions of soldiers. Fan Hu Zi opened an altar and performed a ritual to summon them to descend to the mortal world and possess him. He also used the technique of "cutting grass into horses and scattering beans into soldiers" to give them physical forms in the mortal world.

If they win, then it's fine.

If we lose, the five battalions of heavenly soldiers and generals will be killed by the Great Free Heavenly Demon Lord, and in the future, the entire Heavenly Court will probably have no heavenly soldiers and generals to use.

"That Fan Hu Zi is utterly unreasonable!"

"This is tantamount to using the nearly thousand-year-old wealth of the Taoist sect to satisfy her own selfish desires!"

"Where did she get the talismans to summon heavenly soldiers and generals to descend to earth?"

This is really a serious mess.

The Western Han Dynasty was nearly a thousand years ago. The Taoist sect collected incense and faith, and raised heavenly soldiers, generals and guardian deities. In this battle, it is unknown how many people will be annihilated!
at the same time.

Surrounded by bloodthirsty aura, Duncan stared at the rapidly changing celestial phenomena and the phantoms appearing on the bodies of the mortal army. His brows furrowed, and he said thoughtfully, "The Prayer?"

"Anotherworldly divine servant?"

"Or are they the heavenly soldiers and generals from the Taoist legends?"

Its appearance has changed.

However, their aura remains unchanged, resembling that of the initiators of the divine kingdom, and they survive by relying on divine power and faith. Those guardian deities with significantly stronger auras are almost indistinguishable from the otherworldly divine servants within the divine kingdom.

Can't bear it anymore?
Sowing beans turns into soldiers.

It turns out to be a summoning-type divine spell.

Behind Duncan, Miss Sun's figure rose off the ground, her long sleeves fluttering, a scroll of secret strategy in her hand rising with the wind, true energy gathering on it, faintly revealing the invisible talisman of 'Peaceful and Clear Realm'.

"The Blue Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise!"

In the year of Jiazi, great fortune will befall the world.

The three officials issued edicts, and the six Jia (a type of divination organ) listened to the proclamation.

He wore a yellow turban on his head and golden armor on his body.

Holding spears and shields, they tread the steps of the battle formation.

Exorcise evil spirits and banish demons.

—The Yellow Turban Warrior's Spell.

One after another, phantom figures wearing yellow turbans and golden armor appeared behind them. Even Duncan looked surprised. He didn't know when Miss Sun had comprehended the Yellow Turban Warrior Spell of the Way of Peace.

Once Miss Sun entered the Daoist path, she was already at the half-step immortal realm.

The lineage of Miaozhendao also includes Taoist incantations.

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(End of this chapter)