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Chapter 363: Barbarian Wizard
Late at night, the moonlight was cold and the Mobei grassland was desolate.
After the soldiers slept for three hours, Si Yan ordered the entire army to march towards the desert.
The soldiers were stunned. They had to march even after dark?
"General, how can we travel so late at night?"
A soldier stood out from the crowd and looked at Si Yan, who was already dressed neatly.
Si Yan was wearing a black battle robe of the Yan State, which made him look less cold and more solemn.
"Just follow the vanguard." The young female general replied softly.
The soldier said unconvincedly, "We have been traveling day and night, but even if we arrived, we would not be able to fight. The enemy is well-rested and waiting for us to tire out. Our army has no chance of winning if we attack from a long distance."
This statement caused quite a stir in the crowd, and the other soldiers nodded in agreement.
"The desert is hottest at noon, so it's not suitable for walking. We can rest at that time. We set out at night to reduce the hardship during the day.
"As for the strategy and tactics of the battle, the generals have already finalized them. All you have to do is obey their orders."
"General, I refuse to accept!"
The soldier shouted, "The desert is a land of death. It's already extremely dangerous for us to enter it, and now we have to set out at night. The general is showing no regard for the lives of his soldiers."
The soldiers around couldn't help but look at Si Yan. These bewitching words echoed in the cold air.
Si Yan glanced at the generals and swung the Qinglong sword in his hand.
"This is the Azure Dragon Sword bestowed upon me by His Majesty the Emperor of Yan. Anyone who disobeys me disobeys His Majesty the Emperor of Yan."
The girl's voice was resounding, and her slender body carried a powerful aura.
"I don't accept it! General Si Yan is from Daxuan and doesn't care about the lives of my Yan soldiers at all."
"I am the Flying Eagle General appointed by the Emperor of Yan himself. I bear the seal of the Yan general. Are you aware of this?"
"Although the general is the Flying Eagle General of Yan State, he wants to put our Yan army to death."
This person's words became more and more distant, and every word he said was intended to disrupt the morale of the army.
Si Yan raised his eyes to look at him: "What's your name?"
"My name is Yuan Nian."
"Bring Yuan Nian here." Si Yan looked at Yuan Nian, "If you disobey military orders, you will be executed immediately!"
When the soldiers saw that Si Yan was going to take real action, they suddenly panicked.
"General, Brother Yuan is outspoken. Please spare his life for the sake of his youth and vigor."
"Those who disobey military orders will not be forgiven."
At Si Yan's command, Yun Li immediately had Yuan Nian brought up.
Yuan Nian struggled and yelled, "Witch!"
"You witch! You want to kill..."
With a "swish" sound, Si Yan raised his knife and slashed, and Yuan Nian's head fell to the ground immediately.
Yuan Nian's blood spilled on the grass, and the soldiers suddenly fell silent, no one dared to say another word.
"Set off immediately in a quarter of an hour."
As soon as Si Yan finished speaking, he led the vanguard troops to the desert.
The soldiers were in awe and admired Si Yan. They packed up their things and followed him.
Gao Xu and Yan Mujin stood in the crowd and felt for the first time what it meant to have military orders as heavy as a mountain.
The soldiers from the special training camp also took action at the same time as Si Yan.
Sice and Sice were tasked with finding Thunderbolt, while Lei Yijie and Si Xuan were responsible for controlling the Hu Lu wizards and cooperating with Sice and Sice at the same time.
In addition to eavesdropping and transmitting information on the grassland, the other special training camp soldiers also have to control the special training camp soldiers under Di Yulin.
In fact, this war was not just a confrontation between Yan State and the Hu Lu, but also a confrontation between the special forces of Beimang State and Daxuan State.
At this time, Di Yulin was riding non-stop, rushing back to the Mobei Royal Court.
The Hu Lu King of the Mobei Royal Court has already gathered his army and is waiting for the wizard's divination.
The Hu Lu people had the habit of seeking divination from a wizard before going on an expedition to determine whether the expedition would be auspicious or inauspicious.
This was the third time that the Hu Lu King had come to the wizard's tent.
The results of the first two divinations were both bad omens, indicating that it was not advisable to send troops, and the King of Hu Lu was extremely anxious.
He only regretted that he could not send troops immediately to plunder Yanbei, but the result of the wizard's divination was very important to the Hu Lu.
The two bad omens caused low morale among the Hu Lu army, and the generals of various tribes requested a third divination.
The Hu Lu King signaled his left and right guards, as well as the noble generals who came with him, to stay outside the tent, and he entered the wizard's tent alone.
The old witch knelt in front of a fire pit, opened her old eyes, looked at the Hu Lu King, and then slowly closed her eyes.
"This time, I only want to hear one result, and that is good luck."
The Hu Lu King leaned close to the wizard's ear, his tone full of threats.
The actual result of the divination is not important. What is important is that this time, he must send troops and must use the auspicious omen from heaven to call on the warriors on the grassland to fight bloody battles.
The old wizard's shoulders shook twice and he said nothing.
"Old witch, did you hear that clearly?" The Hu Lu King touched the dagger at his waist.
The old witch did not answer. She hunched her back and put a piece of animal bone into the fire pit.
The witch stood up from the ground, wearing heavy clothes decorated with various bones, holding the sacred drum high in her hands, and began to dance.
The Hu Lu King sat in front of the fire pit, his eyes fixed on the animal bones inside, waiting for a sign from heaven.
When the wizard finished dancing, the animal bones in the fire pit made a crackling sound and cracks appeared on them.
"What is the revelation from heaven?"
The Hu Lu King stared at the approaching witch with sharp eyes.
The old wizard glanced into the fire pit, lowered his eyes, and spoke in a voice as old and weathered as a tree: "It's a bad omen, a very bad omen."
"You!" The Hu Lu King suddenly stood up and kicked the wizard to the ground. "Don't you understand what I'm saying?"
"Are you going to go against the will of Heaven?"
The thin wizard had her eyes closed and her hair covered half of her face.
The Hu Lu King stared at her wrinkled face and snorted coldly, "I think you are too old. Can you still communicate with the gods?"
"I advise the king not to go against the will of heaven." The old wizard narrowed his eyes, as if slightly opening a slit, and a sharp light burst out.
"I want it." The Hu Lu King's face flushed red and he rushed out angrily.
He glanced at the tribesmen waiting outside and announced loudly to them, "The old witch said that the result of this divination is an auspicious sign. Our army will surely win a great victory in attacking Yanbei."
After the Hu Lu King finished speaking, he led his group out of the wizard's tent.
There was silence in the tent for a moment, and the thin wizard slowly straightened up, his hunched figure becoming straight.
The eyes that were originally closed were sharp and dark.
This is not the look of an old witch at all, but the look of a sharp young girl.
A man dressed in barbarian clothes walked out of the tent and looked at Si Xuan, who was dressed as a wizard.
"I've asked someone to tell the boss that everything is going well." Lei Yiji showed a relaxed smile on his face.
Si Xuan took off her wizard's robes, and Lei Yijie pushed out the real old wizard of Hu Lu.
They had already taken control of the old witch of Hu Lu a few days ago, and Si Xuan pretended to be an old wizard.
At this time, the old wizard was still in a coma.
Si Xuan took out a white silk and wrapped it around the old wizard's neck.
The unconscious old wizard died without even struggling.
Si Xuan released her hand and looked at Lei Yijie: "Announce it to the public! The Hu Lu King has violated the will of heaven, and the old wizard died for his country, opposing the king's expedition."