Chapter 191 - The Sacred Ding - NovelsTime

The Sacred Ding

Chapter 191

Author: geng su
updatedAt: 2025-07-21

Chen Hai wanted to see off the guests. Yao Qitai, Yao Xuan and his son stopped staying and crossed the floating bridge north with his entourage to Leiyang valley; Since Chen Hai returned to Tongbei Dachang, he naturally stayed for a few days, disposed of his accumulated affairs and left.

    "Why does Qin Tongshan have no chance to make war achievements again?"

    Accompanying Chen Hai back to the official office of Cangcheng, Wu Meng and Qi Hanjiang asked suspiciously.

    If things are not secret, they will fail.

    Yingwang Yingshu wants to win the crown prince and secretly plans the Xiyuan army. At this time, it is still a secret; Even Wen Boyuan''s two secret meetings with Chen Hai before serving as the military envoy were known only to fan Chun, Fan Cheng, Tu Ziji and Zhao Rong, but not to Ding Shuang, Wu Meng and Qi Hanjiang.

    Chen Hai doesn''t have to tell Ding Shuang and Wu Meng everything. At this time, it''s no wonder they have too much confusion.

    Chen Hai did not explain, laughing: "I''m just guessing. After a while, the situation will be clear."

    Ding Shuang and Wu Meng don''t ask much, and there''s no need to ask too much in detail. The next war of the Xiyuan army in qintongshan doesn''t have much to do with them. Next, juquanling just needs to make up the missing quenched gold armor within the time limit, so that Yao Qitai and Yao Xuan''s father and son won''t catch the handle again.

    He said something else and everyone left.

    "Young Marquis lives in juquanling, so he still has contact with Lord Wen and fan Shuai." Su Ling brews a spirit tea and puts it on Chen Hai''s desk.

    "You take care of how many official letters there are on a regular basis every month in Daying. Wen Boyuan is the military envoy and fan Chun is the commander. Naturally, they are the only ones in Tongbei Dachang. If there is no contact, will Tongbei Dachang have to build an independent kingdom?" Chen Haigu asked confused.

    "But these official letters have always been actively preparing for war in Leiyang valley. How can the young Marquis say that there is no war merit?" Su Ling bit Tan''s lips and her eyes as deep as stars showed some charming color.

    At this time, it is summer. Although Chen Hai and his disciples have long practiced until the cold and heat do not invade, they are also used to changing their clothes according to the four shows of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Su Ling was wearing a light Luo skirt, her waist was slim and light, her flesh color was like jade, and her two snow greasy arms shook provocatively in front of Chen Hai.

    Chen Hai really wanted to pull the girl to sit on her lap and talk to her. He said with a smile, "has there been a war in qintongshan? Does it mean that your party didn''t send any news?"

    "Ling''er is like a canary tied by the young marquis. I can''t hide anything from the young Marquis''s eyes. I still want to know where my companion is." Su Ling said bitterly.

    Su Ling is left by Chen Hai. Of course, she doesn''t believe that Chen Hai is simply trying to test his Taoist heart by himself. She even suspects that she has become Chen Hai''s bait. Her purpose is to attract other followers of the red eyebrow sect lurking in the Xiyuan army.

    No matter what kind of consideration, Su Ling won''t contact others, and others won''t take the risk to contact her. She watched Chen Hai go sightseeing all day, but it was no different from the canary in the cage.

    "So you will soon know the news about your party," Chen Hai said.

    A new Chi road was built from Tongbei Fucheng to Leiyang valley. Yao Qitai and Yao Xuan, surrounded by their entourage, rode their horses.

    "What does Chen Hai mean when he finally says that, what is he implying?"

    Along the way, Yao Xuan and his father Yao Qitai have been thinking about the meaning of Chen Hai''s last sentence.

    Don''t talk about Yao Xuan. Yao Qitai can''t guess what Chen Hai means.

    Leiyang Valley is only 300 miles away from tongbeifu city. More than half a year later, several solid city fortresses have stood inside and outside Leiyang Valley, and the small sentry fortress extends to the deep mountains in the north.

    The Third Battalion, as the left army, was stationed in Dongling. Miao he temporarily led the generals during more than ten days after Yao Qitai left the camp.

    Yao Qitai was not in a hurry to see Wen Boyuan and fan Chun in the Chinese army camp in the north, nor was he in a hurry to get the talisman back from Miao he. When he returned to the big tent, he still thought about what Chen Hai said. He made up his mind just before night to bring his son Yao Xuan and two lineal ministers who were brought out from Yao and said, "I want to go into the mountain in person..."

    "How can this be?" Yao Xuan didn''t expect his father to go into the mountain to spy on the enemy, so he hurriedly dissuaded him.

    "Whether Chen Hai is playing tricks or not, hundreds of thousands of rebels have not moved in the past six months. There must be something unexpected that we can''t imagine. I must have seen it with my own eyes to know what''s going on."

    There are more than a thousand elite followers of Chimei sect. With Heavenly Master Gong Liang, hundreds of thousands of rebels retreated north into the mountains to denounce and investigate the enemy''s situation. Fan Chun and Wen Bo have always been personally responsible for it.

    Of course, on the West Garden army side, unless the strong above Mingqiao territory come out, it is difficult for ordinary reprimands to pass through the rebel controlled line of defense, so it is difficult to send back more accurate information; In principle, even if fan Chun and Wen Boyuan have no intention of launching a large-scale decisive battle with the rebels in a narrow terrain, and it is difficult for ordinary scouts to penetrate into the rebel defense line, they should send a small group of elite troops to test the rebel defense line from the marginal areas.

    Now the rebels are quiet, and fan Chun and Wen Boyuan are still. Yao Qitai can only go there in person if he wants to understand what''s going on.

    Although the third battalion also has several strong men with strong knowledge of the environment, they are all middle and high-level generals above riding Duwei. Yao Qitai is qualified to mobilize them to fight, but he is not qualified to force them to contract all the things that ordinary princes should do.

    "The hidden dragon formula I practiced is the best to hide the trace and shape. Let me take this trip instead of my father. It''s also an experience!" Yao Xuan said.

    Yao Qitai pondered for a long time. He knew that Yao Xuan was reprimanded by Chen Hai face to face today, and his stomach was holding his breath. He thought that Yao Xuan might not be a little worse than him as long as he didn''t fight with the elite members of the red eyebrow sect in the rebels, but just hid his breath and sneaked into the rebel defense line.

    Yao Qitai thought that it was really inappropriate for him to leave the camp, so he ordered the two ministries to go with Yao Xuan and be sure to find out the details of the rebels and report back.

    From Leiyang Valley to the north, the terrain at the north foot of Qintong is more and more rugged and dangerous, and the mountain tracks are more than five or six kilometers. However, for Yao Xuan and other three people, even if they can''t take the relatively gentle Valley Road, they can''t fly in the air. Climbing between the cliffs is not an obstacle, but it takes several times more time.

    However, two days later, Yao Xuan also dived to the periphery of the rebel controlled area.

    The rebels withdrew to the deep mountains and steep valleys to the north of Leiyang Valley, and built stronger camps on the basis of those mountain strongholds that controlled and occupied the dangerous pass. Fengling also set up sentries. Yao Xuan lurked in the dark. You can see the thieves on duty in the outer camps and sentries. Their clothes and clothes are well adjusted and their appearance are good. There is no sign of food shortage and hunger at all.

    Seeing this scene, Yao Xuan seemed to understand that Wen Boyuan and fan Chun stood still.

    The rebels are strong and strong in the mountains. The narrow terrain seriously limits the deployment of the elite troops of the Xiyuan army. It is also unclear which stronghold the rebels have set up Tiangang thunder prison array in front of, waiting for the main force of the Xiyuan army to drill in again. At this time, the best strategy is undoubtedly to stand still and take the initiative to kill them when the rebels run out of food.

    But how can the rebels not be short of food?

    Yao Xuan was puzzled. Even if the red eyebrow sect had been deployed a few years ago, could the food stored in advance really support hundreds of thousands of thieves for half a year in the desolate mountains?

    Perhaps the rebels have a grain road to connect with the outside world in the deep mountains?

    That''s not surprising.

    In addition to connecting with the Valley Road in the south, if you want to get out of Qintong mountain from other directions, you have to climb over countless Chongshan mountains with a height of more than 10000 Ren. That is, it will be very hard for martial arts practitioners to build a spiritual environment. How can a large amount of food be transported in?

    Even if the rebels have stored objects and magic weapons that can be called heavenly weapons (this possibility is very low), from which area can the rebels raise such a huge amount of food and transport it to qintongshan outside qintongshan?

    It seems that the refugees in various counties have controlled many areas, but these areas have changed only after the continuous famine. The local grain reserves, like Tongbei Prefecture, have been exhausted.

    In Tianshui and Jiyang counties on the outskirts of qintongshan, where are the many refugee rebels that do not lack food, and which rebels are rich enough to take out so much extra food?

    Yao Xuan knew that there was little possibility of grain road in the deep mountains, so he couldn''t go back like this.

    Such a result will be difficult to satisfy his father. Yao Xuan can only harden his head and hide in the cave with the two members until midnight. Taking advantage of the sparse peripheral sentries of the thieves, he continues to climb the cliff, cross the peripheral defense line of the rebels and enter the core area controlled by the rebels.

    At this time, Yao Xuan was frightened by the scene he saw.

    There are indeed a large number of rebels stranded between these mountains, all over the mountains and valleys, but all of them are yellow and skinny, and seem to fall to the side of the road at any time.

    The bark, branches and leaves of the mountain were stripped off -- and when he went inside, Yao Xuan was even more surprised to see a rift valley full of dead bodies.

    These corpses were all skin and bones before they died. They died of starvation in the mountains. Even the old soldiers who carried the corpses into the valley walked askew, leaving only one remnant.

    What''s going on?

    The rebels have run out of ammunition and food for a long time. Why don''t they kill them?

    Would they rather starve to death in the mountains than die under the fighting of the Xiyuan army?

    However, although the number of black scarf bandits deployed by the rebels in the peripheral defense line is limited, what''s the matter? Is it just to scare the Xiyuan army from attacking?

    Yao Xuan didn''t understand what was going on, but he was afraid that if he continued to go deep, he would fall into the trap set by the elite followers of the red eyebrow sect. At that time, it would be very difficult to escape with the cultivation of the three of them, so he decided to return to the camp, and everything was up to his father.

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