The reason is very simple. On the east side of Baishi City is a very steep and steep mountain called Qingfeng Ridge. This Qingfeng Ridge not only looks like a natural barrier, blocking the humid air blowing from the east, but also causes the east side of Qingfeng Ridge where Baishi City is located to be in a state of drought and rain for many years. Moreover, this Qingfeng Ridge is also like a tall city wall created by heaven and earth, blocking most of the enemies who may have come from the east under the mountain.

The reason why it is said to be the vast majority is that Qingfeng Ridge is not so high that it cannot be climbed and dangerous that it is difficult to pass. There is still a mountain road that can be passed through. However, because it is relatively narrow and at the same time, one end is stuck by Baishi City, it creates a pattern that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Because of this, if any soldiers want to attack the west from the east side, unless they take a long way, they can only go to Baishi City.

For wars where soldiers are important and fast, a road that can directly connect to the east and west is obviously very important. Therefore, as soon as the war begins, no matter who it is, they will definitely think of fighting for Baishi City and then jamming the throat that runs through the east and west.

As for the north and south of Baishi City, although it is not as blocked by Qingfeng Ridge as east and west, the environment is harsh.

You should know that due to the obstruction of Qingfeng Ridge, the west side of it has always been drought and rainy, which has led to the thousands of miles of land next to Qingfeng Ridge on the north and south sides of Baishi City, which is either the Gobi Desert or the desert. Not only is there no trace of people, but there are many poisonous insects and monsters living in it, which has become a place of death that is enough to isolate thousands of miles north and south. If it were not for people who are extremely familiar with the environment here, it would be a life-threatening life to enter this area easily.

It is precisely because of such a strange and weird terrain that the extraordinary strategic position of White Rock City is created.

When Xia Fan saw the topographic map of Lan Yu Kingdom, he noticed the importance of this Baishi City, so after defeating Fang Sen, Yu Hong and Zhou Yaozu's 300,000 troops, he aimed at this place.

As long as he took this place down, for him, it was not only equivalent to helping Lu Chuan open a strategic channel across the east and west, so that he could enter the area controlled by Lan Haolin at any time, and then do whatever he wanted in his rear. In addition, with the Baishi City in hand, Xia Fan was also equivalent to nailing his own nail on the map of Lan Yu Kingdom.

This nail may not be big, but it is very important. Being stuck in such a strategic impulse will give Xia Fan a great initiative, and at the same time, it will also form a certain role in the driver's influence on Lu Chuan when necessary in the future.

Of course, in addition to these superficial reasons, Xia Fan was eager to attack Baishi City at this time, and had a hidden purpose, that is, to walk with the barbarians in order to give Lan Haolin another illusion that the barbarians were in the same group as him, and they participated in the attack on Baishi City. In this way, even if the suspicion of the barbarians was completely confirmed, they would not be able to clear them in a short period of time.

"Bu Fenghou, send the scouts out to explore the situation along the Qingfeng Trail. When encountering enemy scouts, they will be killed without any attention." Just like in real life, 99% of people are not the same as those who compete for wisdom. The same is true for normal combat. Except for those with amazing talents, most generals are far from competing for wonderful strategies.

In normal battles between large troops, they often deal with each other with each other, and compare their strength and combat power. Only by doing all this can you gradually gain an advantage.

"Yes." Bu Fenghou nodded and then arranged troops to execute orders.

Since the soldiers and horses of both sides are generally not weak, even similar tasks to those who explore the enemy situation are completely different from those who are generally impressed by the general impression that only sending a team of scouts with five or ten people to go out for investigation. Almost every team of scouts has at least fifty people in one unit, and at most, it can even reach more than two hundred people.

Such a number of people can usually fight an encounter, but now it is just a battle between scouts. From this we can also see how cruel and bloody this war in Lan Yu was fighting.

If Xia Fan was willing, with his strength in the divine realm, even if he didn't need a scout, he could use his divine thoughts to explore all the wind and movements within a radius of one or two thousand miles. He could even kill Baishi City without scouting. Even if he could not defeat the entire city alone, he could still capture the Qingfeng trail, which would reduce many losses on his own.

But Xia Fan did not do this, because in this way, although the losses can be reduced, the soldiers lack the opportunity to experience battles and constantly hone them, which is definitely not a good thing for them.

What Xia Fan needs is a brave and powerful soldier who has experienced many battles, not a young master soldier who can fight with his help in everything. Because of this, even if Xia Fan can do some things on his behalf and will do better, he will not interfere too much.

After rushing for three or four thousand miles a long distance, Xia Fan led an army of 80,000 to less than 30 miles away from Qingfeng Ridge. At this time, it was time for the barbarians to leave. The way home did not need to cross Qingfeng Ridge, but walked south along Qingfeng Ridge.

"Xia Fan, I..." Al Zhanhu, who had previously claimed to be practicing, finally showed up at this time, but faced Xia Fan with embarrassment, and even felt embarrassed to look directly at Xia Fan. Because in Al Zhanhu's opinion, the barbarians' actions this time were really not very authentic. They said they were here to help Xia Fan to repay favors, but they didn't help them thoroughly. At first, they hid their hands, but later when the battle was the most dangerous, they asked Xia Fan to help them.

After counting this, Al Zhanhu felt that the barbarians not only did not pay back their favor, but instead owed Xia Fan a favor. However, Al Qingtian did not think so, and insisted on taking the barbarians farewell to Xia Fan and returning to the barbarians, and even took out the orders of the Barbarian King.

Aer Zhanhu was quite depressed about this, but he had no choice but to face Xia Fan. At the same time, he felt very guilty.

"Zhanhu, thank you for your help. From now on, we will no longer owe anyone. We will have a good journey, and there will be a period of time later." Xia Fan said very proudly, without showing any intention of keeping it, nor with the intention of blame.

"Thank you." Al Zhanhu blushed, and he was tall and burly, lowering his head, like a child who had done something wrong. After a while, he said: "I'm sorry, we..."

"Forget it, I understand." Xia Fan waved his hand and said disapprovingly: "No matter what, you all helped me, so no one is sorry to anyone. It's just that because of different positions, all the methods of doing things are different. I just hope that you don't blame me in the future."

"Blame you? How could that happen!" Al Zhanhu was stunned, then shook his head. When he opened his mouth and was about to speak, he heard Al Qingtian next to him say: "Young clan leader, it's time to leave."

Before Ar Qingtian came, he was instructed by the Barbarian King, believing that what Xia Fan had done was not simple. If it weren't for his barbarians' name of ungratefulness, the Barbarian King would really not want to let his clan members contact Xia Fan when he was in seclusion and could not control the situation.

So the Barbarian King repeatedly told him that Al Qingtian was also careful everywhere. In fact, Xia Fan agreed so happily to let them leave. Al Qingtian was still quite surprised. He thought to himself that the Barbarian King was too careful and misunderstood Xia Fan?

But no matter what, Al Qingtian would never violate the explanation of the Barbarian King. No matter what the situation is, as long as you can leave immediately after the explanation, you must not have too much entanglement with Xia Fan.

"I know." Al Zhanhu glared at Al Qingtian, then looked at Xia Fan and said, "Let's see you then."

"Goodbye." Al Qingtian's performance naturally fell into Xia Fan's eyes, but Xia Fan regarded it as a witness. Seeing Al Zhanhu's performance, he smiled and said goodbye to him.

Just as both sides waved goodbye, a team of scouts covered in scars rushed to Xia Fan and said breathlessly: "Report, we were attacked by the enemy on the Qingfeng Trail. Their offensive was very fierce and occupied the entire trail. We tried several times, but we couldn't defeat them."

"Reported that our team's scouts have been scattered within a radius of 500 miles and have been blocked by six teams of scouts. They are quite strong. We did not get any advantage when we encountered them. According to our observation of the traces on the ground, local scouts may be spread all over the east side of Qingfeng Ridge."

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As if it was agreed, scouts kept coming to report the enemy's situation, and it took a long time to end. Just from the news of these scouts, we can see how intense the battle is now.

"Xia Fan, why don't I... let me open the Qingfeng Trail for you." After hesitating for a while, Al Zhanhu finally made up his mind.

Al Zhanhu felt uncomfortable, like a big stone pressing on his heart. If Xia Fan was going well at this moment, it would be fine. The battle is so fierce now that they were here to help Xia Fan, but they were saved by Xia Fan. Now that he is fighting fiercely, he is about to leave. Al Zhanhu feels sorry.

"Zhanhu, you..." Al Qingtian's expression changed when he heard this, and he wanted to dissuade him. Originally, Xia Fan agreed happily, but he was still happy. Now Al Zhanhu took the initiative to join the war, his heart suddenly raised and he immediately wanted to dissuade Al Zhanhu.

"I remember everything you said before, so this time I won't bring the warriors of the clan to the place. I am the only one who participated in the battle. Isn't this okay?" Al Zhanhu looked at Al Qingtian and asked in dissatisfaction.

Aer Zhanhu was very complicated about Al Qingtian. On the one hand, he admired him. After all, he was one of the few powerful god realm in the clan and was also a wise man. Al Zhanhu was still willing to listen to his words. On the other hand, Aer Zhanhu was quite dissatisfied with Al Qingtian's constant dissuasion and did not want to let him have too much contact with Xia Fan, and was always wary of Xia Fan's words and deeds.

Now that he saw Al Qingtian trying to stop himself, Al Zhanhu became more and more unhappy, and his voice was filled with a bit of impatient feeling.

"Zhanhu, I appreciate your kindness, but I won't bother you to help you when attacking Qingfeng Trail this time." Xia Fan shook his head and said, "If we can't get a Qingfeng Trail, what ability do we have to participate in the next war?"

Speaking of this, Xia Fan patted Al Zhanhu on the shoulder and said, "I always feel that the real brave men are tempered in battle and fighting, so I still have to fight my people in this battle myself. I believe they will not disappoint me. It's okay, go back, I know that the barbarians are all good men. Don't worry, you don't owe me anything anymore."

After hearing what Xia Fan said, Al Zhanhu's breath became much thicker. What else did he want to say, but was blocked by Al Qingtian's gaze.

"Okay." Al Zhanhu was helpless, but after thinking about it, he still took a bone whistle to Xia Fan and said: "If you need to use mine in the future, blew the whistle. No matter how far apart I was, I will come to help you."

"Okay." Xia Fan was not polite, and took the bone whistle and said to Al Zhanhu: "I'll give you one more sentence. If you are a tiger, you have to roar in the mountains and forests. Freedom is the nature of a tiger. If you always tie a rope around your neck, you will be led by someone no matter where you go, and you will be restrained by others when you do, then you can only raise evil dogs and cannot become a majestic tiger."

After saying this, Xia Fan didn't care whether Al Zhanhu understood or not, waved to him and left.

Al Qingtian's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Al Zhanhu worriedly. Then he saw Al Zhanhu frowning in confusion, obviously he didn't understand Xia Fan's words, so he immediately interrupted and pulled Al Zhanhu away quickly.

Xia Fan naturally did not let Al Zhanhu wake up immediately, because it was obviously impossible for him to do so now, but Xia Fan could feel the changes of Al Zhanhu. With his personality and current strength, after a few more battles and some more changes, I think he would understand them.

At that time, what he understands by himself will be far more than what he says in detail...
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