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Chapter 449: Entering the Wilderness, the General
7 month 5 day.

The third day after the Shaman Army was officially established.

Big moves in the North!
Troops were dispatched from five major cities and twenty-one military towns at the same time, and a total of 50,000 border troops were assembled on the border.

This action naturally attracted the attention of the Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes, and the scouts of both sides began to clash frequently.

However, the northern border troops have held such large-scale military exercises in the past, so the Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes are not too nervous for the time being.

Until more than twelve thousand Qingshuang soldiers came out in full force and rushed to the border!
Now the Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes had to take this seriously.

There are only more than 50,000 border troops. Even if they all rush into the wild jungle, they cannot cause much waves.

The Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes even have a chance to annihilate them completely!

But the Qingshuang Army is different.

An army of a thousand men corresponds to the combat power of a grandmaster, and an army of five thousand men can already confront a Martial Saint or a True Lord head-on.

An army of ten thousand people is powerful enough to surround and kill the strongest men!

However, since the founding of the Great Blue Dynasty, except for Emperor Taizu, no emperor has ever sent the Qingshuang Army deep into the wilderness to fight.

The Qingshuang Army is indeed incredibly powerful. If it were just one or two major battles, they could easily win the battle and sweep away all the enemies!

But if the battle line is extended and the timeline of a battle is also prolonged, the situation will be bad if the Qingshuang Army is trapped in a long-term combat situation.

Whether it is the soldiers or the evil weapons on them, there will be losses. Once the number of people is lower than a certain limit, or the evil weapons on their bodies are worn out too much, the combat effectiveness of the Qingshuang Army will be greatly reduced!
The Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes would not be foolish enough to gather all their people together to fight the Qingshuang Army head-on. Instead, they would definitely use the terrain to continuously pull the enemy back and fight the guerrilla warfare which they are best at.

Therefore, even if the Qingshuang Army was sent into the wilderness, it would be difficult to completely eradicate the Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes. On the contrary, there was a possibility that the Qingshuang Army would be trapped in the wilderness jungle.

Once the Qingshuang Army is destroyed, or suffers heavy losses and its organization is destroyed, the loss to the Great Blue Dynasty will definitely be no less than the loss caused by the Qingxu Rebellion!
The Da Lan Dynasty was established for more than 500 years, and the whole country's strength was barely enough to maintain four imperial camps of 10,000 people.

There are more than a dozen top powerful people in the world, and the imperial court only has three of them. In this situation, the entire martial arts world still has to abide by the rules set by the imperial court.

Why?
These four imperial camp troops of ten thousand men are the most important reason!
There was even a Prime Minister who publicly stated:
As long as these four imperial camp armies of ten thousand people are always firmly controlled by the court, the Great Lan Dynasty will be able to maintain its rule forever!

This shows the importance of these four imperial camp armies of 10,000 people.

Since Emperor Taizu, no monarch dared to send these four imperial camps to fight easily.

Even if these four imperial camp troops do nothing, just their presence is enough to deter all directions!

So when the Qingshuang Army set out en masse and rushed to the border to join up with the 50,000 elite border troops, the Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes still did not quite believe that the Great Blue Dynasty would make any big moves.

On the border, the army gathered on a plain.

Ahead is a vast expanse of pristine jungle and rolling mountains.

Fifty thousand elite border troops were arranged into five huge square formations and lined up on the plain.

Most of these 50,000 people were wearing light leather armor.

In addition to cold weapons in their hands, everyone also carried guns.

There are hundreds of large trucks on the plain, loaded with various supplies.

Hundreds of heavy machine guns!

Hundreds of portable mortars!
In this era, there are actually howitzers with longer range and greater power, but the wild terrain means that such weapons cannot be brought in, so portable mortars are the most suitable weapons.

The earth suddenly shook and dust flew in the distance.

A green torrent was rushing towards this side from afar.

This torrent carries with it tremendous murderous energy and power, as if everything between heaven and earth will be flattened by this torrent!
The expressions of the 50,000 elite border troops present were solemn.

They knew that the Qingshuang Army was coming!

Soon, the green torrent rushed onto the plain and lined up in front of the five square formations, forming a long snake formation.

When the torrent stopped, twelve thousand warriors wearing full sets of green armor, holding spears and swords on their waists stood in front of the fifty thousand border troops.

Unlike the elite border troops behind them, they did not carry any hot weapons because they did not need to!
After the Qingshuang Army arrived, King Cheng, wearing golden five-clawed dragon scale armor, led a group of senior generals from the Northern Territory to a temporary platform.

Prince Cheng stood at the front, his eyes sweeping over the soldiers below.

He didn't say anything, just stood there and looked at everyone for a full minute.

Then he drew the sword from his waist:

"kill!"

The aura of the peak grandmaster is fully unleashed, soaring straight into the sky!
On the plain, snow and wind suddenly appeared, and frost fell from the sky.

The next second, twelve thousand Qingshuang soldiers drew their swords almost at the same time.

Green light cuts through the white snow!
Immediately afterwards, 50,000 elite border troops also drew their swords.

Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison:

"kill--"

The sound of killing shook the sky and clouds!
On the plains, the ice and snow melted.

King Cheng Qin Shixian sheathed his sword and left a final sentence:
"Let's go!"

So the oath-taking ceremony ended here.

Next, the army did not immediately charge into the wilderness, but began to collect supplies on the spot.

At the same time, a team of more than 60,000 people were rushing towards the plain in the rear.

These more than 60,000 people were civilian laborers recruited from the northern border. Each of them carried a large bag filled with food, water and various medicines.

These civilians will follow the army into the wilderness.

Because the soldiers had to wear armor, carry weapons and ammunition, and maintain timely combat effectiveness, they could not carry too much food.

Each soldier could carry a maximum of five days' worth of rations, while the civilian laborers in the rear could carry about thirty days' worth of rations.

Therefore, the food carried by the 60,000-man army and 60,000 civilians was probably enough for everyone to eat for about 18 days.

If the return journey is included, the army would have only nine days at most to penetrate deep into the wilderness.

Even if they used local materials, hunted wild beasts and exotic animals in the wild jungle, and gathered wild vegetables and fruits, the army could only hold out for a few more days at most.

Due to the wild and complex terrain and dangerous environment, the maximum march distance a day can reach is a dozen miles.

In more than ten days, they could only march no more than two hundred miles in the wilderness.

This distance is not enough to reach many places.

This is an important reason why the Great Blue Dynasty has never sent a large army deep into the wilderness for so many years.

If logistical problems are difficult to solve, it will be useless no matter how strong the army is.

After all, if people don't eat, they will die.
But this time, the Great Blue Dynasty was determined to take the initiative to attack!

The oath-taking ceremony was held at 8 a.m. and continued until about 1 p.m., when the army on the plains received all the supplies and equipment.

More than 60,000 civilians also arrived at the plain and were incorporated into various teams.

At this time, this army that could claim to have a strength of 120,000 finally set out.

One hundred and twenty thousand people marched forward in a mighty procession, entering the primitive jungle that stretched as far as the eye could see.

The quiet jungle suddenly became lively.

The direction the army chose to enter was the joint defense zone of the three major tribes of the Northern Barbarians. These three tribes have now sworn allegiance to the King of the Northern Barbarians, and they have jointly set up a line of defense in this jungle.

Secret sentries hiding in the dark, various deadly traps, poisonous insects, wild beasts and even captive exotic animals together form a defense line with northern barbarian characteristics.

This is the first line of defense set up by the three major tribes.

If the army marched normally, the casualties on the first day would probably be an astonishing number!

However, all the hidden sentries, traps, poisonous insects and ferocious beasts were like bubbles in front of the green torrent.

King Cheng chose to mobilize the strongest Qingshuang Army on the first day of the march!
Six thousand Qingshuang soldiers activated their military formation together, transforming into a mighty green torrent rushing forward.

Wherever it passed, not only traps and living things, but also towering trees and dense weeds were all crushed!
Wherever the Qingshuang Army passed, dangerous areas became smooth roads!
If you look down from the air, you can see a kilometer-long green torrent rushing into the green jungle.

Wherever it passed, the green disappeared, leaving only a gray-yellow land.

The wonders of nature created this wild jungle, but now the Qingshuang Army is using its great power to change the world!

After six thousand Qingshuang soldiers sprinted forward for a distance, the remaining six thousand Qingshuang soldiers rushed to the front.

The Qingshuang Army was divided into two and charged forward in a relay manner.

An hour later, the Qingshuang Army forced their way through the wild jungle, creating a rugged "road" that was one kilometer wide and one hundred miles long!
Even if a Martial Saint or a True Lord were to come, it would be difficult to accomplish such a thing!

Twelve thousand Qingshuang soldiers gathered together and returned along the same route.

In the rear, an army of 110,000 was still advancing slowly.

Under normal circumstances, the most one could do in the wilderness was a difficult march of eleven or twelve miles a day.

But now, with the strong lead of the Qingshuang Army, by 8 o'clock in the evening, in just half a day, the vanguard of the army had marched more than twenty miles!

And the whole process went very smoothly without any layoffs!
The three northern barbarian tribes in charge of this defense zone were also stunned. They did not expect that King Cheng would choose to open the way in such a domineering way.

This also completely disrupted their plans.

The last place where the Qingshuang Army stopped was less than twenty miles away from the headquarters of the Mengshi Clan, one of the three major clans!
According to the current marching situation of the Northern Army, it will only take three days at most to arrive.

In three days, the people from the Dream Lion Clan headquarters had no time to evacuate.

And it is impossible to stop this northern army with the military strength of the three major tribes alone.

Dream Lion Rock.

A large area of ​​wooden houses are built against the mountain, as well as many tree houses and caves.

This is the headquarters of the Dream Lion Clan.

Among the 17 Northern Barbarian tribes, the Dream Lion tribe is at the bottom in terms of both numbers and strength. The entire tribe has less than 200,000 people, and 130,000 of them are gathered at their headquarters.

Because of the special characteristics of the Northern Barbarians, all male members of the tribe can be considered qualified warriors after reaching adulthood. So, apart from the elderly, the weak, women and children, the Dream Lion tribe has more than 40,000 of the most elite warriors!
However, these elite warriors all use cold weapons, and the proportion of warriors is not high.

If the terrain were changed, these 40,000 Dream Lion warriors would only be slaughtered when facing 40,000 fully armed Northern Border troops!

Even fighting in the wild jungle, on the home turf of the Northern Barbarian warriors, after learning of the terrifying power of the Green Frost Army that could change the world, the Dream Lion tribe's high-ranking officials did not believe that their own warriors could stop the enemy.

But the northern army arrived too fast!
The Dream Lion Clan didn't even have time to retreat.

Fight, can't beat.

The option of retreat was eliminated by the Qingshuang Army from the very beginning.

This is the current situation of the Dream Lion Clan.

A man over two meters three feet tall, with mysterious tattoos all over his body, long hair, beautiful muscles, and a golden lion head crown on his head, walked up to the highest point of Mengshi Rock with a solemn expression.

There is an ancient tree here that is more than 30 meters high, and a wooden house is built on top of the tree.

This wooden house is where the great elder of the Dream Lion Clan lives.

The seventeen tribes of the Northern Barbarians each have their own customs. In some tribes, the highest leader is the patriarch.

In some tribes, the highest leader is the great elder.

In others, the entire tribe is led by a council of elders.

Normally, all matters of the Dream Lion Clan are decided by the clan leader, but the person who truly suppresses the clan's destiny and shoulders the most important mission of the clan is the clan's chief elder.

That day, Su Qi climbed up the wooden house easily, bowed respectfully outside the door, and said in the language of the Dream Lion Tribe:

"Great Elder, I need your guidance."

On that day, Su Qi was the chief of the Mengshi tribe. He had already known that the Qingshuang army had forced their way through, and he immediately ordered the news to be blocked and not allowed to spread within the tribe.

"come in."

A gentle female voice came from the cabin.

That day, Su Qi walked into the wooden house, where sat a young woman with a good figure, wearing animal skin clothes that exposed most of her skin.

She is the great elder of the Dream Lion Clan, and looks much younger than Su Qi that day.

In fact, she is indeed nearly fifty years younger than the clan leader Na Ri Su Qi!
"Great Elder."

That day Su Qi bowed to the woman very respectfully.

The Great Elder motioned for Su Qi to sit down.

"You already know about the Qingshuang Army clearing the way, right?"

That day Su Qi went straight to the point.

The Great Elder nodded calmly.

That day, Su Qi asked: "What do you think we should do next?"

The Great Elder did not hesitate: "Ask the Northern Barbarian King for help."

"But the enemy will arrive in three days at most. Even if we ask the Northern Barbarian King for help, they won't be able to mobilize too many soldiers in time!"

Su Qi sounded anxious that day.

"We just need to hold out until reinforcements arrive."

The Great Elder said calmly.

Su Qi was startled that day and asked quickly, "Did you foresee something?"

The Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes also have a martial arts and magic heritage. Their power system is the same as that of the Central Plains, but they have their own characteristics in martial arts and magic.

In fact, there are not only seventeen tribes in the North, but also many very small tribes.

However, these tribes either lived in seclusion in the mountains and had little contact with the outside world, or chose to rely on the Seventeen Tribes of the Northern Barbarians and become their vassal tribes.

The reason why the Seventeen Northern Barbarian Tribes are so famous is not only because of the strong comprehensive strength of the tribes themselves, but also because these seventeen tribes have the complete inheritance of grand masters or top masters!

Not only that, each tribe has its own secrets, which can ensure that the tribe’s top combat power will not be cut off.

Either there are always people who become grandmasters or top-level masters, or they can reach this level of combat power through other means.

The main inheritance of the Dream Lion Clan is not martial arts, but magic.

The Great Elder is the only top-level immortal in the clan, and has mastered a secret technique that can predict the future!

Because of this secret technique, whenever there was a major event involving the life and death of the tribe, Su Qi would come to ask the great elder.

The elder smiled and shook his head:
"The Great Blue Dynasty is protected by the True Lord Yun Shu. They must have used magic to conceal the secrets before the army set out. If I dare to use secret magic to predict information related to this army, wouldn't that be courting death?"

That day, Su Xia lowered his voice subconsciously, as if he was afraid of Master Yun Shu:

"But, didn't they say that the Imperial Master had suffered a serious injury and was recuperating in seclusion?"

The Great Elder: "This battle concerns the fate of the country. Even if the national teacher is seriously injured, he will not stand idly by."

That day, Su Qi looked puzzled: "Then, Great Elder..."

The elder blinked at him:

"Some things don't necessarily require secret techniques to predict."

That day, Su Qi immediately stood up and saluted: "Please give me some advice, Great Elder."

The great elder no longer kept the secret:
"Why do you think the Great Blue Dynasty suddenly launched this war?"

Su Qi was able to become the clan leader that day, so he was naturally not stupid, and he immediately said:

"Because of the Northern Barbarian King!"

"Yes, the Northern Barbarian King has unified the eleven tribes. The Great Blue Dynasty will not sit idly by and watch him completely unify the Northern Barbarians."

"Then why is the Northern Army heading straight for us?"

"Because we are the weakest."

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"The Qingshuang Army's combat power is indeed amazing, but if they force their way through like they did today, the losses will surely be astonishing. They chose to hand over their sharpest swords just after the battle began. Why do you think they did this?"

".In order to catch us off guard and destroy us as quickly as possible?"

"Who is their real target this time?"

"It's the Northern Barbarian King."

"If he destroys us, will the Northern Barbarian King die?"

"No. I understand!"

That day, Su Qi showed a look of sudden realization:

"The real goal of this northern army is to lure in the Northern Barbarian King!"

The Great Elder nodded with satisfaction. "That's right. So the enemy will definitely not destroy us so quickly. They need to use us to attract reinforcements. Whether the Northern Barbarian King sends people to rescue or he personally leads his troops to rescue, it will leave opportunities for the other side."

Su Qi was a little anxious that day. He truly admired the Northern Barbarian King and believed that he could bring a different future to the Northern Barbarians.

"Can the Northern Barbarian King think of this? Will he know that this is a trap?"

The Great Elder: "The Northern Barbarian King is a truly wise man. He will definitely understand this."

That day Su Qi asked anxiously: "Will he still rescue us?"

The Great Elder looked at him and asked, "Do you want him to rescue us?"

That day Su Qi suddenly fell silent.

As the clan leader, he certainly hoped that the Northern Barbarian King could come to the rescue.

But he was worried about the other person's safety.

"He will definitely choose to rescue."

The Great Elder said firmly.

That day Su Qi was surprised: "Why?"

Knowing it was an enemy trap, why did you step into it so determinedly?
"Because he wants to be the real King of the Northern Barbarians!"

The Great Elder said so.

That day Su Qi: “.”

He got it.

The Dream Lion Tribe had just recently chosen to pledge allegiance to the other side. Now that their own subordinates were in danger, if the Northern Barbarian King did not choose to rescue them, how could he convince the people in the future?

How could the remaining six tribes that have not yet surrendered be loyal to him?

So even though he knew it was a trap, the Northern Barbarian King had to break in!

"People in the Central Plains call this kind of scheme a scheme under the sun."

The Great Elder said, "It is to lay out the plan openly. Even if the other party knows about it, they will have no choice but to fall for it."

"A scheme in the sun."

That day Su Qi felt a little cold in his heart.

On the first day of the war, the Great Blue Dynasty completed its attack on the Northern Barbarian King.

Please enter the urn!

On the northern border, an army of only 7,000 people has also completed its assembly.

They are waiting for the moment to draw their swords.

(End of this chapter)