Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 118 A Different Kind of Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms

After hearing what Xiao Feng said, Cha Nan thought about it carefully and also felt that it made sense.

Especially after the Nanyang warehouse was burned down, the significance and value of Xiao Feng and his group became even greater.

Not only could they guerrilla tactics to annihilate small Mongol units and gradually erode their strength, but they could also serve to eliminate traitors behind enemy lines and warn them of betrayal.

The Mongolians' grain supplies were not all transported from the Mongolian grasslands.

If this were truly the case, it wouldn't have been possible for the Mongols to wage such a massive war over such a long period.

Their provisions were mostly obtained through plunder, as well as voluntary 'contributions' from some landlords and gentry in the occupied areas.

There will always be people who surrender and those who remain neutral.

Even when a nation is strong, some people are still mentally unstable, thinking about "welcoming the royal army" every day. How much more so now that the Song Dynasty is on the verge of collapse, with the court filled with either surrenderists or refugees from top to bottom. The landlords and gentry in the occupied areas who do not actively align themselves with the Mongols are the very few.

That is why there is a need for a special and powerful force like Xiao Feng's to carry out sweeping and eliminating work behind enemy lines, in order to deter landlords and gentry from completely surrendering to the Mongols and serving their Mongol masters.

Furthermore, if this war continues to drag on, more and more organized groups like Xiao Feng's will be needed.

After all, the situation is quite complicated now.

Many of the Central Plains and northern regions occupied by the Mongols had long since broken away from the Song Dynasty and were originally under the rule of the Jin Dynasty. They had no sense of identity with the Song Dynasty, so it was simply unrealistic for them to fight against the Mongols in order to protect the Song Dynasty.

Of course, at this moment, Xiao Feng might not have thought that far ahead.

He simply felt that he preferred to be proactive rather than be confined within the city walls and wait for the enemy to attack.

In his world, he was already an outcast, without any principles or sense of national identity. Although he had returned to the Liao Kingdom, he had killed too many Liao people in his early years, including many high-ranking officials. Moreover, the Liao people had been planning to move south, which would only make his position more awkward.

So from the day the gate to the realm opened, Xiao Feng led his Eighteen Riders of Yanyun to wander through various realms, rarely returning to his original world. Wherever there was injustice, they went there, acting as a mercenary force that did not seek reward.

They arrived in this world two months ago.

The Liao Dynasty perished, and the Jin Dynasty, which destroyed the Liao Dynasty, also perished. However, the iron hooves of the Mongols continued to mercilessly lash this land, igniting war and slaughtering the people.

Xiao Feng stayed behind and began to do what he could.

"That's well said!"

"So, is there anything I can help you with?"

"For example, do you need provisions, or... more mobile and combat-ready mounts?" Cha Nan asked, patting the Cloud Sea Deer beneath him.

Providing a large number of Cloud Deer and forming a Cloud Deer cavalry force is something Cha Nan definitely cannot do right now.

That would require a large number of breeding ranches and incubators, as well as cake-making materials, cooking stoves, high-level fire-starting magical beasts, and a whole series of other combinations. Cha Nan would need to carry out a major upgrade and replacement of the entire magical beast world stronghold.

However, providing a small number of equipment for a team of a dozen or so people is still feasible. At most, for several days in a row, no other pets in the game will be available except for the Cloud Deer.

Cha Nan had more plans and expectations for Xiangyang City, and naturally wanted to protect it more actively.

Don't say that following the original trajectory, killing Möngke and waiting for internal strife in Mongolia would delay things for a few more years and create a buffer period.

The situation was completely different. Even though Möngke was still dead, Kublai Khan was very likely to directly tear Mongolia apart and reach an agreement with Ariq Böke.

Kublai Khan's policies toward the Han people were much more lenient than those of Möngke Khan, so he would certainly have had many great Confucian scholars defending his teachings.

From a longer-term perspective, Kublai Khan was more threatening and more terrifying than Möngke Khan.

Xiao Feng glanced at the Cloud Sea Deer under Cha Nan's mount. Before he could ask anything, he saw Cha Nan ride the Cloud Sea Deer and quickly run back and forth.

The distance of over a thousand meters was covered in the blink of an eye, from one place to another, and back again.

Cha Nan then demonstrated the Cloud Deer's jumping ability. He didn't show the abnormal ability of a double jump, but only demonstrated his ability to stay in the air, which made Xiao Feng's eyes light up.

The excellence of this mount completely exceeded Xiao Feng's expectations. If his brothers could be equipped with such mounts, the danger would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

Over the years, he and his eighteen brothers traveled to various parts of the world, and their feelings for each other were extremely deep. However, the battlefield was dangerous and unpredictable. In fact, the original eighteen brothers had already been replaced by several of his own brothers or nephews from the first generation, who continued to travel with him.

This kind of sacrifice, which seems meaningless to the eighteen riders, often makes Xiao Feng wonder if his choices are correct.

If we could acquire such exotic beasts to ensure the safety of our brothers, Xiao Feng felt that even at great cost, we had to capture this batch of Cloud Sea Deer.

"What do you need me to do?"

"As long as you ask, as long as I can do it, and it doesn't violate any code of chivalry, I, Xiao Feng... will have no objections!" Xiao Feng patted his chest and said loudly.

Cha Nan thought for a moment, but instead of directly asking Xiao Feng to carry out more specific work behind enemy lines, he said, "I want your Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms, as well as the original Twenty-Eight Subduing Dragon Palms of the Beggars' Sect!"

Of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms that Guo Jing has learned, only fifteen are directly passed down from the Beggars' Sect. The remaining three were actually completed by Hong Qigong, so they differ from the original version.

Cha Nan planned to get the original and basic versions from Xiao Feng and take them back to Guo Jing for reference, so as to properly enhance Guo Jing's skills.

At the same time, he will also learn and try to forge his own path.

"Alright!" Xiao Feng agreed without hesitation, without even asking Cha Nan why he knew he knew the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. After all, his palm technique was so fierce on the battlefield that anyone with eyes could see it.

The sound and shadow effects of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms are obvious; anyone with a bit of martial arts experience would recognize it.

“Alright! I’ll bring Yunhai Deer next time and give it to you in batches. You can copy down the palm technique and hand it to me then!” Cha Nan said.

Xiao Feng laughed: "Why bother with all that? Since you are Guo Jingming's disciple, you must know the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms. That will give you a foundation. I will teach you, and you will be able to learn it in just one or two hours."

Cha Nan thought that made sense.

However, Xiao Feng was quite carefree. He didn't even see the Cloud Sea Deer's fur before offering the exchange reward, not even worried that Xiao Feng would renege on his promise.

As if seeing through Cha Nan's thoughts, Xiao Feng said, "Hero Guo has served the country and its people. I have heard of his deeds and am deeply moved and admire him greatly. Since you are his disciple, I naturally trust you!"

It turns out it was all thanks to Guo Jing!

Cha Nan belatedly realized that being Guo Jing's disciple had more than just the obvious benefits of inheriting martial arts skills; it also brought him a prestigious and dazzling reputation.

Simply displaying the signboard is equivalent to directly increasing the favorability of the 'Good and Lawful' faction by a large margin.

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