Super Hero Monk: Hormones Journey to the West

Chapter 322 The Holy Monk's Mysterious Crossing of the Tongtian River

Soon, Tang Xuanci left only a small number of unexposed demons to lie in wait, abandoned all strongholds, crossed the Flaming Mountain, entered the territory of the Women's Kingdom, and prepared to cross the Tongtian River to the east.

Tang Xuanci wrote a document, stamped with the Heavenly Court's divine seal, and sent the monkey to accompany Chen Xiaoke to persuade the Great King Linggan to abandon darkness and embrace light.

At the Queen's call, almost all combatants in Xiliang, except for ordinary people and reclusive hermits, joined the army of justice.

Although Si Xuange was furious, he thought that with a large number of anti-demons attacking and him not being there, Poisonous Enemy Mountain would definitely not be able to hold out.

Therefore, she tentatively believed Tang Xuanci's words that he would definitely fight back in the future, and had the entire Poison Enemy Group take their important treasures with them and move along.

In this way, the Independent Division could be considered an independent army with more than 50,000 soldiers.

Although its stealth and mobility have declined sharply, its combat effectiveness has soared, especially its ability to conquer cities and seize strongholds, which has improved by several levels and is far superior to an army of ten thousand men.

On the other side, when the Great King of Inspiration saw that Chen Xiaoke had brought the immortal script, he readily agreed without hesitation and immediately arranged the time and signal for crossing the river.

Upon hearing the news, Tang Xuanci was overjoyed. He gave Chen Xiaoke a big kiss on the lips and immediately led his army toward Gunlong Gorge.

Such a display of power naturally could not escape the notice of the anti-demon spies.

King Si saw that Tang Xuanci clearly intended to force his way across the Tongtian River from a section of the river that was farther away from Jindu Mountain.

So, on the one hand, they quickly mobilized demons to reinforce the crossings they might choose, and on the other hand, they sent a message to the Northern and Southern Front Armies to send vanguard troops to immediately attack and occupy the Women's Kingdom, cutting off their retreat.

However, having suffered greatly from the cunning schemes of Tang Sanzang and his disciples, it did not take any action related to the all-in strategy. Instead, it simply selected the elite troops of Jindu Mountain, waiting to confirm that Tang Xuanci was not bluffing and truly dared to charge into the enemy lines before launching a surprise attack while the enemy was crossing the river.

This is what is meant by seeking victory through stability, and there is absolutely no possibility of falling for any tricks like luring the tiger away from the mountain or secretly crossing the Chencang pass.

It's just like this: He keeps waving, Iverson wobbles against the wall; he shows off, the Chinese national football team is just doing bicycle kicks.

After all, the Tongtian River is like a natural barrier, and it is also surrounded by the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation.

King Si was right. No matter how skilled Marshal Tianpeng was in naval warfare, and no matter how powerful the legendary Scorpion Demon was, it was impossible for him to lead his men to attack in a short time.

However, it miscalculated again.

When the Great King of Inspiration turned into a traitor, he not only helped Tang Sanzang and his disciples easily break through the Nine Turns Yellow River Formation by working together from the inside, but also led his thousands of elite troops to defect and join the enemy army.

Upon hearing the devastating news, it nearly suffered an aortic dissection.

"Ahhhhhhhhh-!"

After a fit of impotent rage, smashing tables and chairs, King Si knew that it was impossible to intercept the Independent Army on the Tongtian River.

After a moment's thought, it roared and gave the order:

Order the demons within the territory of Chechi Kingdom to quickly retreat to the Blackwater River for defense;

Then send a message to the Northern and Southern Front Armies, instructing them to immediately adjust their routes and encircle the area east of the Tongtian River, ensuring that the Independent Army's northern and southern flanks are completely sealed off.

Having said that, it held a banana leaf fan and had a diamond bracelet wrapped around its arm. It then flew away from Jindu Mountain with its trusted subordinates, ignoring the all-seeing eyes in the sky. It directly flew across the Tongtian River and went to the Blackwater River to take charge.

It is said that the Independent Army was fortunate to have the help of an inside traitor, and broke through such a dangerous pass. They lost more than 3,000 men, killed more than 4,300 demons, and also gained 4,000 elite troops brought by the Great King of Inspiration.

Tang Xuanci was overjoyed. He was very fond of the Inspiration King, who seemed to have a simple mind, and patted him on the shoulder, saying:
"You are Xiao Ke's good brother, and I am Xiao Ke's pigeon, so I am also your pigeon."

"Rest assured, this time you have abandoned darkness and embraced the light, and have already performed a great service for all living beings. Your previous mistakes of killing the river god and occupying the water palace will all be forgiven, I said."

"If anyone dares to bring up past grievances, I, Gege, will absolutely not allow it!"

The Inspiration King had long heard that all the fun things Chen Xiaoke had mentioned were from Gege Faming, and that the most fun ones were all in Mo Shengdu. He immediately imitated Chen Xiaoke and shouted:
"Pigeon".

"Alright, alright, from now on, follow me, and I guarantee you'll live forever and have a carefree life, hahahaha..."

Tang Xuanci threw his head back and burst into hearty laughter. Then he saw:
With a majestic neck and elegant posture, pearly white teeth, and a divine countenance that surpasses all others, his beauty is beyond words.

The mother-in-law of the King of Inspiration—a C-cup woman—watched in a daze, her heart, which had been lonely for many years, suddenly blossoming.

After the entire Independent Army had crossed the Tongtian River and reached the east bank of Gunlong Gorge, before everyone could even breathe a sigh of relief, Pig Rich and Handsome said:
"According to the intelligence just sent by the Ministry of War, the anti-demon forces in the east have retreated to the Blackwater River, and King Si has probably also led his men there. In addition, the encirclement forces from the north and south are also speeding up their approach. "We cannot afford to waste a single moment now. We must get to the Blackwater River as quickly as possible. Once we break through, we will be completely safe."

"However, they reacted very quickly. Those retreating demons were definitely faster than us, and the Great Rhinoceros King would arrive at the Blackwater River before us."

"From now on, we have no choice but to fight head-on, and we expect to suffer considerable losses."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xuanci remained completely unmoved, even wanting to laugh, thinking to himself:
"When we came, it was just a regiment, but now it's an army. Even if most of them die, we're still going to win!"

Immediately, he asked Beaker to prepare a speech entitled "I Will Lead the Charge," so that he could deliver a passionate speech to boost morale when they arrived at the Blackwater River, and also have the photographer capture the highlight moment.

Unexpectedly, Beaker suddenly came up with a better marching plan based on the latest developments of the Anti-Demon Alliance and combined with the unique command science of the Three Realms.

Even Tang Xuanci found this solution hard to believe at first glance, and even seriously doubted whether the beaker had a bug in some calculation process.

After Beaker explained in detail, I realized she wasn't wrong; it was just that her plan was too audacious, practically bursting with energy...

Just what he wanted!

Therefore, he made a decisive move and addressed his two outstanding disciples, nine generals, and a group of his beloved concubines who were surrounding him:
"Who says we can only cross the Blackwater and force our way out now?"

"Wuneng, your vision is still too narrow."

"From what I've seen, we should turn back immediately, cross the Tongtian River again, and return to the west bank."

Ah, ah, ah... ah, ah?
They finally made it across, and as soon as they got ashore, they went back?

Everyone was stunned, completely dumbfounded.

Even Marshal Tianpeng, who had fought for a thousand years, couldn't understand what kind of mysterious operation this was.
Si Xuange, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them upon hearing this and looked at the bald thief with a look of surprise, not understanding what had gotten into him this time.

But then Tang Xuanci said:
"Warfare is based on deception."

"Even you are surprised, so those anti-demons would never have expected this."

"Immediately issue the order: the entire army turns around and charges back as fast as possible!"

Without further explanation, he immediately turned his horse around, charged up the river, and led the charge in a wild surge.

Good heavens! The remnants of the army that had been scattered in the Rolling Dragon Gorge section of the river had just regrouped when they saw Tang Sanzang and his disciples leading a large army back to fight them off.

They could hardly believe their eyes; they were caught off guard and attacked without warning. Their charge was swift and decisive, resulting in the loss of over two thousand men.

Tang Xuanci did not pursue them, but instead charged straight towards the still-warm Kingdom of Women.

Good heavens, the Bull Demon King's younger brother, Jie Yang Zhenxian, and the two demon kings of the Northern Army, had just arrived at the Women's Kingdom pass to cut off Tang Xuanci's retreat.

Before they could even get their footing, the Independent Army, which had turned back, blocked their path.

They were no match for them; they didn't even have time to run away.

Tang Xuanci led the charge, and in a fierce battle, he killed tens of thousands of demons.

Immortal Jieyang fled in panic, only to be caught up by Monkey Zongyun. After a few exchanges, Monkey killed him with a single blow to the head.

Immediately after a brief rest, Tang Xuanci crossed to the west of the Flaming Mountains and then marched south.

The demons who had just occupied the abandoned strongholds of the Independent Army were terrified and dared not stop them.

On the other side, King Si, who had personally gone to the Blackwater River to oversee the battle, was still busy strengthening defenses, eliminating traitors, and waiting for Tang Sanzang and his disciples to come and fight.

And then came yet another piece of bad news.

When it heard that Tang Xuanci, that bald thief, had abandoned the immediate opportunity to break through the encirclement and actually led his army back to the west, the wrinkles in its brain were smoothed out.

For a full two and a half minutes, my mind was completely blank.

(End of this chapter)