Chapter 34 Before the War

Author: My spear is still here

Chapter 34 Before the War

On the night of the foggy moon, a large piece of milky white fog enveloped the river valley. It had not dispersed in the early morning. The yellow water grass on the riverside was condensed with white frost. The apes and monkeys on Dadui Mountain in the west were singing incessantly. Unknown birds were calling strangely in the darkness before dawn.

The sound of "oh oh" kept coming, and there were also some baby-like sounds whose origins were unclear.

Wang Jian looked out in the night, guessing that it was something like a fox in the mountains.

There are faint blue will-o'-the-wisps flickering in the mountains, and from time to time you can hear some strange horn sounds. Is it the wind whimpering, or is it the howling of spirits?

Wang Jian let go of his consciousness and let his mind emanate along the rich spiritual energy floating in the air, constantly extending forward to feel and understand this strange land.

Slender fish with golden scales and silver scales are swimming in the water. The bright yellow water plants wrapped in light green are swaying and nodding slightly at the bottom of the stream. Smooth pebbles of different sizes are covered with fine white sand, and there are some white striped bellies, like flying

Insects the size of mosquitoes lingered in the darkness of the river valley, but did not come close to the crowds. In the dark, ambushers were ready to move. A black and white beast with a single horn was drinking water by the stream, like a jungle leopard, but a little bigger.

For a moment, Wang Jian felt that in the forest opposite, there seemed to be something powerful hidden in the night. But it was only for a moment, so he couldn't tell whether it was an illusion. Maybe it was just that his consciousness was too exposed.

Discomfort or delusion caused by physical overwhelm.

But one thing he was sure of was that he saw the woman in red again in his dream last night, which made Wang Jian even more alert.

In the morning mist, Wang Jian had already eaten all the Qi Gathering Pills, and had reached the third level of Qi Refining. He could use a few simple spiritual techniques, but they were generally at the level of fooling people, and there was no actual lethality or substantial improvement.

It's about getting better physically.

As the morning sun rises, those things in the darkness that only Wang Shangjian's spiritual consciousness can perceive gradually disappear, and the vitality of the morning is gradually revealed to everyone. The milky white mist still spreads along the river valley, covering the mountains on both sides with a mysterious veil.

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Liu Yu had found him early in the morning, and Wang Jian had started training in the Sancai Formation in the past two days. The new recruits were okay, but the key was the dozens of warlocks.

They have a distinguished status and are all treasures. They do not agree to be messed around with like this and practice some formations with unclear meanings.

At this time, only Liu Yu could shock them and let them practice the three talents formation together.

One is because Liu Yu has a noble status and sufficient prestige.

The second is that many warlocks are free and mobile. Their abilities and talents give them many choices. Even a prince is unwilling to offend a warlock, because a warlock can easily take someone hundreds of steps away.

Life, if you defect to the enemy camp, it will be very detrimental to your own side. The Han Dynasty respected sorcerers very much, and

Unlike some countries and regions that reject or even host warlocks, there are a large number of warlocks in the Han army, and there are even institutions dedicated to cultivating, housing, and training warlocks. The emperor also ordered the imperial censors not to supervise them, but gave them resources and at the same time gave them a huge amount of money.

Freedom is well-known throughout the world, and many magicians yearn for the Han Dynasty.

The third is that the warlocks are generally very united. Although a few outliers are not excluded, most warlocks regard themselves as disciples of the "Supreme Purity" and believe that as long as those with warlock talents are in the same sect, most of the time they are willing to help. This makes the warlocks

The group is very independent. In contrast, they are more willing to obey the commands of their own kind, and Liu Yu himself is a warlock.

With Liu Yu's help, Wang Jian was able to train the Sancai Formation.

Later, taking advantage of Uncle Gong's influence in the military, a group of elites led by him also joined in.

The Sancai Formation is not a dead exercise. Wang Jian has repeatedly emphasized to everyone his tactical thinking, which not only delays the enemy, but also gives full play to long-range advantages and forms cross fire. He doesn't know if these people can understand it, but as long as a few people understand it, it will be beneficial.

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The exchanges with Liu Yu during this period also gave him a lot of knowledge. Liu Yu told him that there are high and low levels of warlocks. The Eastern countries are relatively chaotic, have different standards, and there are not many warlocks.

But in the Han Dynasty, there were strict assessment standards. Generally, they were divided into nine grades. From one to nine, the higher the grade, the more powerful they were. After five grades, they were called magicians. Such a person could compete with the Supreme Being.

Meeting in a dream, they don't need to prepare for a long time to cast a spell, and can trigger magical skills in an instant.

The administrator of the Astrological Observatory, the highest institution dedicated to training warlocks in the Han Dynasty, was a ninth-grade warlock. It was rumored that he could make stars fall to the ground and change color with a wave of his hand. As long as he was close enough to the battlefield, he could destroy an army by himself.

But Liu Yu had never seen such a person in his memory.

Wang Jian had doubts in his heart. To destroy an army at will was something that even a strong man with the golden elixir couldn't do... it would be an exaggeration.

The Han Dynasty also had a strict military assessment system, which was also divided into grades one to nine. Although the Han people did not admit it, they actually learned from the violent Qin Dynasty that was overthrown before, and they liked everything to be standardized and institutionalized.

Liu Yu said that according to the standards of the Han Dynasty, Uncle Gong and the black-clothed swordsman who assassinated him in Ma Lingchen should be about fourth-grade masters, and those like his father should be fifth-grade masters, who are already very powerful.

Generally, first-grade masters in the Han army were at least Dukes. The most powerful master Liu Yu had ever seen was Captain Huben among the eight lieutenants in the capital of the Han Dynasty. He was a seventh-grade master who once accompanied the emperor on a hunt.

Liu Yu was still young at the time, but he was accompanying the emperor to see the tiger killed with his palm.

Wang Jian was a little surprised when he heard it. He killed the tiger with one palm. If it was true, he would be at least a master of physical training at the foundation level. This place is indeed a crouching tiger, hidden dragon.

After six or seven days of training, with the cooperation of Liu Yu and Uncle Gong, the Sancai Formation of more than 3,000 people has been trained in a good shape, and the long-range formations on the flanks can borrow the highlands and fortresses on both sides of the river valley to further strengthen the Sancai Formation.

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However, no one can tell what will happen before officially engaging the enemy.

The scouts who went deep into the enemy territory also took the risk to bring news that the vanguard of the Malingcheng army had arrived near the Baishui River. According to their marching speed, it was expected that the vanguard would enter Heyang in two or three days.

Wang Jian rewarded the soldiers who ventured to detect the news with a thousand coins and asked the scouts to continue to investigate.

After receiving the reward and setting an example, the scouts worked harder. The next day, news came that the Maling forward did not continue to advance, but camped at the border to wait for the follow-up troops.

Regarding this approach, Wang Jian and Liu Yu had the same opinion: "You don't know how to fight with soldiers, and you don't know how to move fast, and your opponent is not a veteran."

Originally, their new recruits were not well trained, and the solid stone fortress farther north in the valley had not been built. The opponent's forward was a little panicked about entering the country, but they did not expect that the opponent's general would take the initiative to give them time.

After three days of overtime work, all the fortress defense lines in the Liangtingyi Valley were finally completed. The recruits, veterans and warlocks also had a few more days of training and running-in. The entire army was ready to meet the enemy.

However, Wang Jian also knew in his heart that these alone were not enough, the soldiers also needed spiritual encouragement, and he had already been prepared for this.
Chapter completed!