Super Hero Monk: Hormones Journey to the West

Chapter 302 Wukong Borrows the East Wind from Xun, Wuneng's Thunder Burns the Thorn Ridge

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Even the monkeys were intimidated by his audacious idea, questioning whether he was just spouting nonsense again.

Zhu Wuneng glanced at it sideways and said disdainfully:
"You, the stable boy, do you even know anything about fighting?"
"These demons clearly intend to hold out and wait for more reinforcements to arrive. If we launch a strong attack on their position, it will only bring harm and no benefit."

"But if we change our strategy and break into their rear, the enemy will suffer ten defeats, and we will have ten victories."

Tang Xuanci became interested. "Which ten wins?"

Pig Wuneng said:

"Firstly, we have guns, cannons, and this dead monkey. An equal number of demon troops separated from the spiritual veins are no match for us. This is the victory of 'strength'."

"Secondly, the anti-demons are reluctant to give up the gains they have already made, and they have focused their main forces on the outer perimeter to confront the three heavenly armies, leaving their interior vulnerable. We can avoid their strength and attack their weakness, which is a 'wise' victory."

"Thirdly, the anti-demon forces need to form a large formation to besiege it, or rely on spiritual veins to set up defenses in order to resist it, but we can travel light and simply, which is the victory of 'agility'."

"Fourth, we can use the Heavenly Court's all-seeing eye to observe the whole situation, while the anti-demon can only detect us from the ground or mid-air. This is the victory of 'reconnaissance'."

Fifthly, our thousands of people entered a vast territory, like dragons entering an abyss. The enemy was in the open, while we were in the dark. This is the victory of 'concealment'.

"Sixth, we can control them as easily as we control our own arms, while the anti-demon are a mob, unskilled in military strategy. The larger the battlefield, the more chaotic they become. This is the victory of 'control'."

"Seventh, although the anti-demon alliance has been formed, the major and minor demon leaders will definitely have their own selfish motives. Unless absolutely necessary, no one wants to risk their own resources to fight us. This is the victory of 'unity'."

"Eighth, we have the Heavenly Court as our backing, a just cause for our campaign, and the Ministry of War's approval of the right to grant amnesty and surrender. Demons are easily swayed, and this is the victory of 'incitement'."

"Ninth, we can crack radio and mobile phone messages. They don't know that this dead monkey is a natural spy. This is the 'spy' victory."

"Tenthly, the group of monsters did not expect us to do this, which is a 'surprise' victory."

"With these ten advantages, although it may seem risky to venture deep into enemy territory alone, it is actually less risky and relatively safer than a direct assault on a position that would result in the loss of troops and generals."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanci couldn't help but look at his second disciple, who was obsessed with his mother, with new respect, and immediately expressed his opinion:

"Great, great, let's do it this way! I like this style of play, it's very energetic!"

Although the monkey verbally protested, its body language betrayed its true feelings, and it became excited.

One stick is enough to make me thirsty.

The next day.

Tang Xuanci directly separated the Independent Regiment, had Beaker remove all the mediocre soldiers and generals, and then transferred the entire division's elite to replace them. In the end, only three thousand men who were extremely bold, had super combat power, were incredibly fast, and were not picky eaters remained.

Two more days.

Zhu Wuneng directly concentrated his main force at Hengyang Valley on the Blackwater River, creating the illusion that he was about to launch a strong attack on the River God's Palace.

While the three evil dragon brothers concentrated their forces to defend this side, the master and his two disciples led the independent regiment to rush to another section of the river and forcibly crossed it.

Upon receiving news of the Independent Regiment's successful river crossing, the main force immediately withdrew, turned around, and retreated 300 li (approximately 150 kilometers) to the defensive stronghold that Deputy Commander Zhu had already arranged.

Upon seeing this, the three evil dragon brothers realized they had been tricked.

However, they couldn't fathom the Independent Regiment's intentions and feared a trap. So, following the orders of the Great Rhinoceros, they didn't pursue them at all, but instead sent an urgent message to report the situation.

When King Si heard that Sun Wukong had led a troop of heavenly soldiers directly into Chechi Kingdom, his first reaction was to suspect a trap, and his second reaction was to feel that something was wrong.

So it first sent a message to the three evil dragon brothers:

"Keep holding on. They might be trying to lure you out of the Blackwater River."

Then, a message was sent to the other leaders in Chechi Kingdom, instructing them to regroup and retreat to their strongholds to be on high alert.

At the same time, some demons from the Tongtian River were lured out and rushed to strengthen the defenses of the spiritual veins with important resources.

They were ordered to be on high alert and not give that monkey any opportunity. Once their whereabouts were confirmed, they were to find a way to hold them off and then surround and annihilate them!
However, it was three days later when King Si heard about the Independent Regiment's whereabouts again.

The Independent Regiment pulled off an operation it could never have imagined – they bypassed the weakest point in the defenses of the Tongtian River and, with lightning speed, forcibly charged across the river to the west bank where Jindou Mountain was located.

King Si was completely bewildered, wondering if the Independent Regiment was heading towards his lair, or if his secret base for storing pills had been exposed. He even worried that there might be bad people among the demons guarding his home.

Although rationally it felt that the probability was extremely small, the monkey, with a mere three thousand heavenly soldiers, could not threaten Jindu Mountain at all.

But emotionally, it was still worried, so it spent most of the day sneaking back from the Leiji Mountains to personally check for potential safety hazards and send people to search for the exact location of the Independent Regiment.

When it finally managed to confirm the Independent Regiment's whereabouts again after passing through some ill-fated demon outposts, the entire bull's head began to buzz.

Good heavens, it turns out the other party never intended to do anything in this territory. They left long ago, and instead of heading east, they continued west, directly penetrating the heart of the entire Anti-Demon Alliance.

King Si's mind had already gone blank. Upon hearing that the Demon-Slaying Army of the Thunderstrike Mountains seemed to be organizing a counterattack, he immediately flew back.

It met directly with the Yellow-Eyebrowed Buddha and the Bull Demon King, informing them that Sun Wukong had most likely led several thousand people to their territory, and discussed how to deal with them.

However, the three demon leaders were unaware that at that very moment, the Independent Regiment had already secretly infiltrated the Thorn Ridge controlled by the Yellow-Eyebrowed Old Buddha.

As the saying goes, to strike a snake, you must strike its vital spot.

In fact, when crossing the territory of the Great Rhinoceros, the Independent Regiment discovered several small targets that could be taken down, but they refrained from doing so.

The purpose is to conceal one's motives and strength, and to deliver a critical blow to the opponent on the very first move.

On Thorn Ridge, there are the Anti-Demon Alliance's own armory and artifact workshop.

Legend has it that the leaders of this ridge are four tree spirits, each named:
The Eighteen Gentlemen of Integrity, the Upright Gentleman, the Soaring Scholar, and the Cloud-Sweeping Elder.

They are well-versed in the principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, and are skilled in crafting treasures and making artifacts.

If we say that the Buddha and Lao Tzu are metaphysicians of the Three Realms, then they are metaphysical experts of the Three Realms.

Moreover, according to the information the monkey heard from the three immortals, Tiger, Deer and Sheep, when he was selling weapons, these four old men were also very obsessed with science. Long before Tang Xuanci left Chang'an, they were already quite fascinated by the chemical and metallurgical technologies that had been passed down from the Tang Dynasty.

Later, he also combined science and metaphysics to try to innovate some products.

Because of their abilities, the Yellow-Eyebrowed Buddha allowed them to help manufacture divine weapons and ammunition.

Zhu Wuneng had already devised a plan when he arrived.

That night, after observing the situation at Thorn Ridge, he acted decisively and immediately split a "mage company" brought by the Independent Regiment into two parts.

A portion of them ascended to the clouds with him, helping him unleash the Eight Desolate Purple Thunder Heavenly Burning Array.

A group of monkeys followed the monkeys to the east of Thorn Ridge, where they set up an altar and performed rituals in the Xun direction.

Before the demons in the mountains could detect anything amiss, Tang Xuanci led his Independent Regiment in a fierce attack.

The artillery company, carrying hellfire, unleashed a furious barrage, shattering the protective barrier on the eastern side of the mountain ridge.

Suddenly, a bolt of purple lightning appeared in the sky, tearing through the air and crashing down onto the Thorn Ridge, causing a section of the "Xuanji Corrosive Thorns" protecting the ridge to instantly burst into flames.

Immediately, thunder poured down, relentlessly.

Then a long howl suddenly rose from the east, and a strong wind arose, causing countless ancient trees on the ridge to sway and twist.

The fire was fueled by the wind and the thunder fueled its power, and the entire Thorn Ridge was engulfed in flames.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Tang Xuanci launched a surprise attack, and the demons on Thorn Ridge suffered a crushing defeat, with some fleeing and others dying.

The Eighteen Heroes of Integrity, the Upright Hero, Lingkongzi, and the Old Man of the Clouds were all terrified. Before Tang Xuanci could find them, they used the secret passage in the cave to trick the men sent by the Yellow-Eyebrowed Old Buddha to guard the place, and surrendered with their entire families, shouting:
"Holy monk, spare our lives! We were forced into this by the anti-demon forces!"

Tang Xuanci followed the sound and arrived. He first ordered his men to bind four old men, then rushed into the secret passage and brutally killed the demons inside. He then had them lead him to plunder resources.

Finally, they implemented a scorched earth policy, destroying everything they couldn't or couldn't take with them, and broke through the encirclement before a large number of demons arrived to help.

(End of this chapter)