Journey to the West: From the Primordial Era

Chapter 170: The Great Disaster Begins, Dongbo Hou Attacks

Shang Dynasty, Linzi in the east.

The catastrophe has finally been triggered!"

Ever since he came to this world and learned about the situation in this world, Qin Hua's divine clone Xuankong has always had a shadow in his heart, the shadow of the Conferred God Battle.

Now that the catastrophe has really broken out, all the emotions accumulated in his chest were released. He felt extremely relaxed, and all his burdens were thrown away.

At this time, no emotions are needed, only iron and blood.

"The sky is filled with murderous intent, dragons and snakes are rising from the land, and the energy is pulling. Anything can happen, especially Qingzhou and Chaoge. They will soon become the eye of the storm shrouded by the catastrophe!"

When the war started, first the mortals were involved, then the generals and strange men, and finally all the immortals and gods were gradually drawn in.

Qin Hua thought of this and took a deep breath.

There is a high platform located on the north side of the city, facing the river. The platform is next to the water and is ten feet high. From the high platform you can see the endless plains and sparse mountains in the distance.

Linzi was not an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack strategic location. The only natural barrier was the Zibo River on the north. Apart from that, there were fertile plains on three sides, allowing the army to roam freely.

At this time, Qin Hua was standing on the railing on the high platform, looking towards the west. There was a faint light in his eyes, as if he saw some kind of scene, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Li Jing, Ding Ce, Chen Qi, Yang Jiao and others followed behind Qin Hua and looked at each other, wondering what important matter their master had suddenly summoned them here for.

"Clan leader?"

Li Jing took a step forward and couldn't help but want to ask.

Before he could finish his words, he saw Qin Hua waved his hand and turned around.

Qin Hua controlled his divine fetus clone Xuan Kong and said calmly: "Everyone, I called you all here because I have something important to tell you! The Duke of Dongbo, who lost many soldiers and generals in the fight against General Li and lost his dignity, has now taken the initiative to raise an army and is preparing to attack Qingzhou. Now the army has entered the territory of Xingzhou, and it won't be long before they will step into our Qingzhou!"

boom!

This news was like thunder, instantly shocking everyone. They had never thought that the Duke of Dongbo, whose prestige had just been shaken by the loss of his troops, would actually ignore his reputation in the Great Shang Dynasty and take the initiative to attack the Duke of Jiuzhou, whose status was second only to his!

If Jiang Huanchu takes the initiative to attack other princes without giving the world a reasonable reason, no one will be convinced.

When Qingzhou Hou Xuanzong attacked Mengzhou, he did not involve the mainland of Dong Lu, and he also spread the news specifically to make his attack justifiable.

With a reason, there would be no anger or attack from Chaoge.

However, Jiang Huanchu, the Duke of Dong, did not even have a reasonable reason to launch an attack on Qingzhou this time.

"Chief Xuan, there is no strategic location to defend the southwest of Qingzhou, and the population is dense. We cannot allow the troops from Donglu to enter! Once they enter, Qingzhou will be plunged into war, and even if we can win, we will suffer heavy losses!"

Li Jing's thoughts were turning very fast.

Although he was shocked that Dong Lu dared to ignore the majesty of the Emperor of Chaoge and raised troops to attack the princes of the Shang Dynasty, he soon calmed down. If Qingzhou could attack Dong Lu, the other side would naturally dare to attack Qingzhou in return.

The most important thing now is not to ask the reason, but to deal with the attack from Dong Lu!

As the number one general under the Xuan clan, he was naturally the first to speak out.

"That's right. Qingzhou's foundation is not as good as Donglu's. If we allow Donglu's troops to enter and cause the people to suffer from war, even if we win, it will be a defeat!"

Ding Ce also stood up and echoed Li Jing's words.

Others, such as Chen Qi and Yang Jiao, had special talents in killing enemies in battle, but they did not have much experience in this kind of strategy, so they all kept silent.

Qin Hua nodded and said, "You are right. I have sent Gan Cen to Qingzhou Prefecture to deliver a letter, asking Qingzhou to lead troops into Xingzhou and use Xingzhou as a battlefield to fight the Donglu Army!"

Xingzhou is not as large as Qingzhou, but it has mountains and rivers. There are only two roads leading to Qingzhou with a large army. As long as we enter Xingzhou in advance and occupy the dangerous places, we can take advantage of our neighbors and block the war outside Qingzhou.

The Marquis of Xingzhou was also in bad luck, as his own land was used as a battlefield by the two major forces in the East.

"It turns out that the clan leader had already made the decision!"

Li Jing suddenly realized that it was no wonder that when the clan leader Xuan Kong summoned the officials of Linzi, he did not find any trace of Gan Cen.

"Everyone, Jiang Huanchu first sent assassins, and then disregarded the laws of the Shang Dynasty and launched an attack on Eastern Qingzhou. He is rebellious and lawless. In this war, he must be captured alive and sent to Chaoge in a prison car to be punished!"

Qin Hua shouted suddenly and swept his eyes over everyone.

"Tomorrow, our clan will lead the army to Qingzhou... Ding Ce!"

Ding Ce's body was shocked, and he immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "I'm here!"

"You stay in Linzi and take charge of guarding the rear and maintaining the overall situation! As long as there is no chaos in the rear, you will be credited with a merit!"

"Subordinates take orders!"

Qin Hua nodded slightly and gave the order again: "Yang Jiao, you will be the vanguard, Guo Chen and Dong Zhong will be the deputy generals, lead 30,000 troops, set off first and clear the way!"

Yang Jiao, Guo Chen and Dong Zhong immediately stepped forward to receive the order.

The three of them then immediately turned around and stepped down, heading to the military camp outside the city to dispatch soldiers.

Qin Hua finally looked at Li Jing and said, "Li Jing, you will take over the command of the central army. Chen Qi, you will be the general of the personal guard. The rest of the soldiers will all be sent to the army to serve!"

"This war is related to the hegemony of Qingzhou and Donglu. If Qingzhou wins, it will be able to replace Donglu as the leader of the two hundred princes in the east. If Qingzhou prospers, I will definitely reward you generously. I hope you will work hard!"

"I will definitely live up to your expectations!"

After hearing Qin Hua's last words, all the soldiers on the platform were shocked and bowed down one after another.

After deploying the troops, Qin Hua still stayed in the city and began to prepare food, supplies, chariots, and armor...

With Linzi's strength, although it has a million soldiers, the maximum number of troops it can send abroad is 200,000.

With two hundred thousand soldiers and horses, the amount of food and supplies consumed every day is an astronomical figure. It would be easier to station them in Linzi so that they can get supplies nearby.

Once the march begins, the food and fodder consumed on the road alone will double.

Fortunately, Linzi has a solid foundation, and Qingzhou has accumulated food and supplies for thousands of years, which are enough for the army. Qin Hua only needs to prepare food and supplies for the 200,000 troops to go to Qingzhou.

In addition to the mobilization of troops, the group of Qi-refining practitioners who had taken refuge in Linzi were also packing their bags.

It is easy to mobilize troops, but preparing vehicles to transport food and fodder is rather complicated and cannot be sorted out in a short period of time. However, the military situation is urgent, so on the next day, Yang Jiao acted as the vanguard and led the first wave of 30,000 troops.

It took three days before the army and food supplies were ready.

Outside Linzi City, the army stood in silence, filled with murderous intent.

Qin Hua rode on the five-colored divine bull, and his majesty was evident in his glance.

"Chief, the troops and food are ready, we can set off at any time!"

Li Jing rode forward to report.

Qin Hua's divine clone Xuankong, as the patriarch of the Xuan clan, has unparalleled prestige both in the Xuan clan of the Eastern Continent and in Qingzhou to the east of the Shang Dynasty. His own strength is at the peak of the middle stage of the Daluo Golden Immortal. Qin Hua's divine clone Xuankong nodded slightly, glanced at the endless army in front of him, and was about to give orders when he suddenly saw the Wahuang Temple on the Jinling outside the city.

His divine incarnation immediately turned over and got off the cow, picked up some soil as incense, and bowed three times in the direction of the temple.

Seeing this, Li Jing, Chen Qi and others quickly dismounted and followed closely.

After a moment, Qin Hua stood up suddenly, and the generals behind him also stood up with their armor rustling, and turned their eyes to them.

"set off!"

Qin Hua's voice was not loud, but it was heard widely. All the generals obeyed his orders and the army began to move out.

at this time.

In front of the Jinling Wahuang Temple, a woman in green also cast her gaze towards the army that was rumbling in the distance. Her phoenix eyes were like a mirror in the cave, and her vision could see thousands of miles away. Every move of Feng Yuan was in her sight.

When he saw Xuan Clan leader Xuan Kong picking up soil as incense and turning over to worship, he couldn't help but nod slightly.

If other immortals and gods perform the art of observing qi, they can see in the void above Xuankong that the rich qi transforms into golden clouds of celebration, in which a real dragon happily swims, giving a feeling of a dragon traveling around the world freely and without fear.

In the eyes of the woman in green, in addition to the Qingyun True Dragon in the void, there was also a pure green light projected down from the sky, covering Xuankong's entire body.

"The Son of God has been blessed by the Queen, and his luck has flourished. From then on, he has been traveling all over the world, unstoppable... The Queen asked me to come to Qingzhou Linzi, there must be a deep meaning, could it be that she wants me to secretly assist the Son of God?"

The woman in green was Qingluan, the priestess of the Nuwa Temple. She frowned slightly and thought secretly in her heart.

She travels between Nuwa Palace and temples on earth, and is a peaceful person. No one would dare to offend her, but if they were to fall into disaster and be contaminated by the cause and effect, they would be in danger.

"Well, if your majesty really wants to do so, I will obey you!"

Qingluan sighed slightly and just stood outside until the army gradually left the outskirts of Linzi, then she got up and returned to the temple.

The march went smoothly along the way.

The territories of Qingzhou and Linzi were cleared out by the army many times. All the savages, barbarians and monsters on the roads were cleared out. Merchants driving carriages and warriors hunting monsters could often be seen on the roads.

These people went deep into the wild land, constantly hunting monsters and ferocious beasts, harvesting furs and minerals, and opened up a trade route between Qingzhou and Linzi.

Seeing the army passing by, the merchants, warriors, and civilians all hid aside. Some of the civilians even knelt on the ground, not daring to move at all.

Fortunately, the army marched very quickly and did not make the kneeling people wait for long.

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