This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 451 Moonlight Shining on Bones (7000+)

March 7, 8 am.

The Northern Army that invaded the Northern Barbarians, the vanguard troops have reached the deepest part of the path previously opened by the Qingshuang Army.

This place is less than twenty miles away from the Dream Lion Clan headquarters.

After the vanguard troops arrived, they did not launch an attack immediately, but instead began to build fortifications and set up tents.

We waited until around 4 p.m. before the large troops arrived.

King Cheng gave the order to attack!

The first person to enter the dense forest ahead was not a soldier.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom——

One shell after another flew into the air with turbulent air currents, drew a parabola in the air, and finally fell into the dense forest.

Three hundred portable mortars fired at the same time!
The towering ancient trees were blown down, the dense ferns were shattered, and dust filled the sky.

The traps set in advance in the dense forest, the ambushing poisonous insects, the wild beasts and the wild warriors were all blown to pieces.

Under the gunfire, all beings are equal!
Before attacking, they would bombard the area with artillery fire for a few rounds, and then send soldiers to charge in formation with guns.

This tactic was the most commonly used one when the Western coalition invaded the Great Blue Dynasty, and now the Great Blue Dynasty has learned its essence.

It’s a pity that the portable mortars carried by the Northern Army only have a maximum range of three miles, and are unable to cover all of the dense forest ahead.

After five rounds of artillery bombardment, following an order from King Cheng, more than 3,000 vanguard troops rushed into the dense forest!
All of these warriors chose to wear pistols on their waists and hold swords in their hands.

In the wild jungle, there are too many obstructions and a gun is not as useful as a knife.

The soldier walking in the front first spread a large amount of powder to repel poisonous insects and snakes, and then used a special machete to continuously chop the ferns he encountered to clear a passage for his comrades behind him.

These ferns are dense, lush, and can be seen everywhere.

So there is no road in this wild jungle, and you can only cut a path out!

There were only twenty miles left to the headquarters of the Dream Lion Clan, but King Cheng did not let the Qingshuang Army clear the way.

The previous efforts to open the way had already caused great losses to the Qingshuang Army. From now on, unless it is necessary, King Cheng will not use any of the Qingshuang Army's strength.

King Cheng will pave the last twenty miles leading to the Dream Lion Clan's headquarters with artillery fire, blood, and corpses!
Although the Northern Frontier Army has been guarding the border for many years, they actually do not have much experience fighting the enemy in the wild jungle. They mostly block the enemy in towns, valleys and plains outside.

King Cheng needs such a "warm-up battle" to allow his soldiers to slowly adapt to the rhythm of the upcoming battle.

At the same time, this was also the time he deliberately left for the Dream Lion Clan.

If the Dream Lion Clan is wiped out quickly, how can we attract the real target?
In the jungle, a team of border soldiers wearing leather armor, helmets and holding swords were walking cautiously.

At their feet were cut ferns.

As they passed a large tree, a tiny dart flew out silently from the dense branches above and accurately hit a warrior's neck.

The soldier who was hit by the arrow felt a numbness in his neck and thought it was a mosquito bite. He subconsciously reached out to touch it, only to find something was wrong.

His expression remained unchanged and he was about to open his mouth to shout, but suddenly he felt dizzy, fell to the ground, and foamed at the mouth!
"Enemy attack——"

"Up there!"

"Damn it——"

boom! boom! boom!
Gunshots rang out in the jungle.

The border soldiers drew their pistols from their waists and shot at the branches above.

During this process, another soldier was hit by a blowgun in the neck and fell to the ground.

After the gunshots, the branches above shook, and a figure jumped down from the tree, dived into the lush vegetation, and disappeared in a few seconds.

"Don't chase!"

"Save people first!"

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At this time, gunshots, exclamations, roars, and screams were heard from other places in the dense forest.

Some northern barbarian warriors hid in trees, some hid in dense plants, and some even hid underground.
These northern barbarian warriors hiding in the dark use poisoned blowpipes, crossbow arrows, spears and other weapons to launch sneak attacks, and then run away after striking, never stopping.

It is difficult for ordinary border soldiers to counterattack in time when faced with such a situation. Only the warriors in the team have the opportunity to fight back.

Fortunately, the proportion of warriors in this vanguard force is very high, far higher than the Northern Barbarian warriors ambushing in the dark.

In addition, there had been a round of artillery bombardment before, which destroyed many of the arrangements on the Northern Barbarians' side and nearly half of the ambushers were killed or wounded, so the vanguard of the border army continued to advance.

As more and more border troops entered the battlefield, large areas of plants were cut down, and the barbarian warriors had less and less space to dodge and move. The number of casualties gradually increased, and they had to abandon the battlefield and retreat.

By the time night fell, the Northern Army had only advanced three miles.

King Cheng ordered the entire army to rest and start making fire to cook.

On the border, there are more than 7,000 Shaman troops, who have been stationed here for three days.

Unlike the army led by King Cheng, the Barbarian-Slaying Army consisted of only 3,600 Imperial Camp soldiers and 3,527 Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors, and no other civilians.

They carry all their own supplies.

A warrior can replenish his energy by taking replenishing pills. A small pill can sustain a warrior's energy for a whole day in a non-combat state.

Therefore, the Barbarian Killing Army, a team composed entirely of warriors, does not need to carry a large amount of heavy dry food. They only need to bring enough pills and plenty of water.

Only in this way can we solve the supply problem and carry out missions deep into the wilderness.

Li Fei stayed in this team for three days, honing his martial arts every day in the illusion he created.

Implants all require special storage methods, lower third grade implants are mostly refrigerated, and middle third grade implants are more difficult to store.

Furthermore, all implants must be absorbed immediately after leaving the storage environment, otherwise they will quickly become alienated.

Therefore, the implant cannot be carried around and is not easy to transport.

When Li Fei was in Lanling City, any implant he wanted would be delivered to him immediately.

But the conditions are not so good in the North.

After arriving in the North, he only completed the integration of a mid-level third-grade magic implant. From then on, he could only hone his martial arts and magic, and there was no way to integrate the implant for the time being.

"My Lord, Marshal Bai wants to see you."

Outside the tent, someone came to report to Li Feitong.

"it is good."

Li Fei stood up and walked out of his tent, heading towards the tent where Bai Yan was.

After entering the tent, he found that all the senior leaders of the Shaman Army were present.

Li Fei greeted everyone.

"Now that everyone is here, let me talk."

When Bai Yan saw Li Fei arriving, he immediately spoke.

As soon as the words fell, an invisible force enveloped the tent, ensuring that no one from the outside could eavesdrop on the ensuing conversation.

In the center of Bai Yan's tent was placed a military sand table, which simulated the wild terrain and the distribution of troops of seventeen tribes, defense zone settings and other important military intelligence.

The Great Blue Dynasty has been sending heavy troops to guard the northern border for hundreds of years. Of course, it is impossible for them to just send troops to guard it.

Even though no troops have been sent into the wilderness, the related intelligence work has never been relaxed!

The North has always had a source of intelligence on the general situation and troop distribution of the Seventeen Wilderness Tribes.

The sand table in Bai Yan's tent was proof of this, and what he said next further proved this point:
"Three days ago, the Northern Barbarian King ordered eleven tribes to send troops to rescue the Dream Lion Tribe. He also led ten thousand guards to support them. According to the intelligence we have obtained so far, there are already large gaps in the Northern Barbarians' defense line."

The Shaman Army waited on the border for three days, not only waiting for the latest intelligence, but also waiting for the Northern Barbarians to complete the troop mobilization.

As Bai Yan spoke, he kept moving the flags on the sand table.

As he moved, even Li Fei, who knew nothing about military affairs, could clearly see that the loopholes in the Northern Barbarian Defense Zone were becoming bigger and bigger.

"I have drawn up a marching route that will ensure that we can kill the Northern Barbarian King as quickly as possible!"

After Bai Yan moved all the flags, he told his plan.

On the sand table, the flag representing the Northern Barbarian King and his personal guards is bright red.

At this time, the bright red flag was also heading towards the location of the Dream Lion Clan.

If you kill the barbarian army directly into the wilderness at the beginning, you must pass through layers of defense before you can reach the Northern Barbarian King, and you will be surrounded by the army.

The final outcome is likely to be total annihilation!
But now, as King Cheng suddenly attacked the Dream Lion Clan's headquarters, the Northern Barbarian King ordered everyone to go to support, and a safe marching route appeared:

The Barbarian Killing Army can pass through the loopholes in the Northern Barbarians' defense zone. As long as their speed is fast enough, they will have a chance to kill the enemy before the Northern Barbarian King and the armies of other tribes meet up!

In this way, the only enemies the Shaman Army needs to face are the Northern Barbarian King and the 10,000 personal guards around him.

This is also the most ideal situation when the military is drawing up plans in advance.

However, the intelligence obtained by the Shaman Army was not accurate, and many of the troop movements were only speculations.

Therefore, the so-called "safe marching route" proposed by Bai Yan only exists in theory.

Whether it can stand the test of actual combat depends on how capable Bai Yan, the coach appointed by the emperor himself, is.

Since ancient times, it has always been the most difficult task for a lone army to carry out combat missions deep into enemy territory, and it also tests the personal abilities of the commander the most.

"Everyone, the fighter plane has appeared, set off immediately!"

Bai Yan glanced sternly at everyone present and finally gave an order.

Soon, more than 7,000 people started moving and entered the wild jungle at an extremely fast speed.

More than 3,000 Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors were divided into five teams, taking turns to lead the way in the front.

Compared with ordinary border soldiers, these warriors can clear the way faster, more efficiently, and have more physical strength.

In addition to clearing the way, more than 3,000 Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors each carried a large bag of things.

Clearing the way and carrying supplies are the main tasks of these more than 3,000 warriors.

Fighting is their secondary mission.

They needed to preserve the combat effectiveness of the 3,600 imperial camp troops to the greatest extent possible before entering the battle.

Therefore, Chen Fei and other talents were not worried that Li Fei would be able to compete for credit with the Qingshuang Army after the war.

Even if this barbarian army finally succeeded in completing the decapitation mission, Li Fei and the Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors he led would definitely not be the ones to bear the credit.

They set out at around 7:8 p.m. on July 3 and traveled for more than six hours with more than 9 soldiers, not stopping to set up camp until around : p.m.

For more than six hours, they ran and stopped on and off, taking pills to rest when they were tired. The straight-line distance the Barbarian Army marched in the wild jungle was more than twenty miles!
Without the Qingshuang Army clearing the way, the straight-line distance that ordinary border troops would march in the wild jungle in six hours would not exceed five miles.

"The straight-line distance we have to travel every day must not be less than fifty miles. This way we can get ahead of the Northern Barbarian King and kill him!"

This is what Bai Yan said to Li Fei and others.

In the wild jungle, the straight-line marching distance every day is no less than fifty miles. Such an astonishingly high speed can only be achieved by a team like the Shaman Army.

According to Bai Yan's estimation, as long as they can maintain this speed and everything goes well, they will be able to intercept and kill the Northern Barbarian King in eight days!

Nothing happened all night.

At 4 a.m. the next morning, before daybreak, Bai Yan ordered everyone to take the pills and then started on their journey.

By 12 noon, the barbarian army had crossed the jungle, climbed over a hill, and crossed countless undulating hills, and the straight-line distance of the march reached thirty miles.

All the Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors who were responsible for clearing the way were almost exhausted.

Even if there are sufficient tonic pills to replenish energy, the body is not made of iron after all. Muscles will ache, mental strength will be depleted, and even implants will have fatigue periods. There is no way to continuously absorb energy and then provide it to the human body.

Bai Yan finally ordered a rest.

As usual, Li Fei arranged people to patrol the periphery and wait for the scouts at the front to come back and report the situation.

A moment later, a Blue Patrol Pavilion warrior returned carrying another person.

Li Fei raised his eyebrows and took the initiative to greet him:

"what happened?"

"My Lord, we encountered a strange beast and he was injured by it."

The man put down the warrior he was carrying, only to see blood dripping from his chest and abdomen. His entire abdomen was almost torn apart, and all his intestines were broken!

These two people were sent out as scouts.

So far, the Shaman Army has not encountered any enemy along the route planned by Bai Yan.

But in this wild jungle, it's never just humans who are dangerous.

"My Lord, I have given him healing medicine, but it can only barely stop the bleeding. This kind of injury."

The Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors who were around gathered around. Among them, there were those who were good at medicine. They could tell at a glance that even if such an injury could be treated, the man would completely lose his combat ability.

Unless it is given extremely precious healing medicine, it can recover in a short period of time.

But the injured scout was just a warrior in the Body Breaking Stage, so why was he worthy of the use of holy medicine for healing?
Everyone who gathered around was silent.

There is still a long way to go to kill the barbarian army, and there are important tasks that have not been completed. A person who has completely lost his combat effectiveness will not be able to keep up with the main force.

Send someone to carry him on his back and keep moving forward?
Send someone to stay and look after him?

Or send someone to escort him back? This is a war!
So none of these options are realistic.

"Master Hou."

The seriously injured warrior looked pale, smiled with some difficulty, and said to Li Fei:

"Give me some medicine for injuries and replenishing elixirs. I'll stay here."

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There was silence.

The Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors who gathered around knew that this was the only choice!

This made them all feel sad.

Because if one of them gets seriously injured next, this will be their final outcome.

Li Fei squatted down calmly and placed his palm gently on the other person's abdomen. A green light flowed out from his palm like liquid and entered the other person's body.

The opponent's injuries began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye!

This scene caused the people around to exclaim in surprise.

They knew that many Daoji-stage masters possessed extraordinary healing abilities, but even core-level extraordinary abilities could basically only heal themselves and not others.

Li Fei actually has the extraordinary ability to heal others, and the healing effect is so strong? !

A minute later, the seriously injured scout stood up again.

There were cheers all around.

"Master Hou!"

The healed scout knelt down on one knee in front of Li Fei excitedly:
"Thank you for saving my life, sir!"

Li Fei calmly helped the man up and patted him on the shoulder:

"Be careful in the future."

Then he turned and left and continued to arrange tasks.

This matter soon spread throughout the entire Shaman Army.

After learning about this, the morale of the more than 3,000 Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors under Li Fei could not help but be boosted!
In addition, the more than 3,000 soldiers in the imperial camp were also excited.

After all, having a 'miracle doctor' like Li Fei in a team will definitely make people feel more at ease.

After resting for more than two hours, Bai Yan ordered the entire army to advance again.

During the rest of the journey, the Shaman Army still did not encounter any enemies, but five scouts died from the attacks of strange beasts, and seven seriously injured scouts were rescued by Li Fei using the "Qingshen".

It was not until after 9 o'clock in the evening that Bai Yan ordered the entire army to set up camp and rest.

Today alone, the barbarian army traveled a straight-line distance of more than sixty miles!
"My Lord, Marshal Bai wants to see you."

At night, a guard came to Li Fei's tent and whispered.

Li Fei stood up and walked out of the tent, followed the guard to the outside of Bai Yan's tent, and then he walked in alone.

There was a simple wooden table in Bai Yan's tent with a map on it. When Li Fei walked into the tent, he was leaning over and writing and drawing on the map.

"Bai Shuai."

Li Fei greeted.

Bai Yan stood up and nodded to him: "Sit down."

The seats are just two wooden stakes.

After both of them sat down, Bai Yan asked directly:
"I heard that Marquis Jing'an rescued eight seriously injured scouts today?"

Li Fei's eyes changed and he nodded: "Yes."

Bai Yan looked at him and said, "Marquis Jing'an is leading an army for the first time, and he is so caring towards his soldiers. It's admirable."

Li Fei didn't say anything. He knew that the other party called him over alone in the middle of the night, definitely not to praise him.

As expected, Bai Yan continued:
"I know that Marquis Jing'an has amazing combat power and has mastered the ability to absorb the energy of heaven and earth, but isn't it a loss for you to save people like this?"

Li Fei said calmly: "Of course there will be losses."

The healing effect of 'Qing Shen' is very strong, but the energy consumption is naturally also very high!
Even though Li Fei has the magical power of [Hun Tian Jin Que], which can absorb the vitality of heaven and earth to replenish the innate Qi, the 'Qing Shen' consumes more than just the innate Qi.

The implant itself will be worn out, and Li Fei's mind will also be consumed.

Neither of these can be recovered in a short period of time.

A warrior's 'essence, energy and spirit', elixirs or magical powers like [Hun Tian Jin Que] can replenish 'essence' and 'energy', but cannot replenish 'spirit'.

Pills that can quickly restore a warrior's mind are extremely rare and precious.

The same is true for elixirs that can quickly restore the implant's original energy loss.

Compared with warriors at the same level, Li Fei, who possesses the magical power of [Hun Tian Jin Que], is indeed very capable of continuing fighting.

But it doesn't mean he is a 'perpetual motion machine'.

Bai Yan looked at him and said, "I have heard about the battle between you and Luo Xu. In this army of killers, apart from our few great masters and top masters, your fighting power is the strongest! Although the fighting power of the Imperial Camp Army is also very strong, its ability to sustain a sustained battle is not as good as yours."

"So in my opinion, you are a very important part of the next battle plan!"

"Does Marquis Jing'an understand what I mean?"

Li Fei was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I understand."

Bai Yan looked at him for a few seconds, and finally said:
"Your healing ability is of course very useful, but anyone below the Dao Foundation Stage is not worth your effort to save."

His tone was not harsh, but Li Fei knew that this was an official military order issued by the other party!

"Yes, Bai Shuai."

Li Fei also spoke to Bai Yan seriously.

A smile appeared on Bai Yan's face: "Marquis Jing'an, go to bed early."

Li Fei nodded, turned and walked out of the tent.

"Li Fei."

When he was about to walk out of the tent, Bai Yan's voice suddenly came from behind him.

He turned and looked at the other person.

"In war, people will die."

Bai Yan looked into Li Fei's eyes and said word by word:

"This is war!"

Li Fei pursed his lips: "Thank you, Bai Shuai, for reminding me."

Then he walked out of the tent.

Inside the tent, Bai Yan continued to study the map with his head down.

Nothing happened all night.

The next morning, the Shaman army continued on their journey.

Before setting off, Bai Yan issued a military order as the commander of the Shaman Army:
From now on, anyone who is injured and temporarily unable to move will be left where they are, leaving some supplies to the other side, and there is no need to bring them back to the team.

Li Fei pursed his lips when he heard the military order.

He knew that this was Bai Yan's good intention.

The other party took the initiative to be the bad guy, instead of forcing Li Fei to destroy the lofty image he had established in the hearts of the Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors.

No one questioned Bai Yan's military order, and the Shaman Army continued on their journey.

On that day, a total of sixteen scouts died and fifteen were seriously injured.

None of the seriously injured scouts returned to the team.

March 7, 11 am.

On the fourth day of the Barbarian Army's advance into the wilderness, they had marched more than 150 miles in a straight line.

Along the way, the Barbarian Army did not encounter any Northern Barbarian warriors!
Such a result fully demonstrated the leadership ability of coach Bai Yan, and made the entire army more confident in the completion of this mission.

At 12 noon, Bai Yan ordered the entire army to rest, and then convened a temporary meeting of all senior officials.

"There is a branch of the Huolin tribe gathering ahead of us."

Bai Yan got straight to the point, "We will arrive there around 6 o'clock tonight, and I plan to destroy this branch."

He said it lightly, as if he was saying that we would have dinner at 6 o'clock tonight.

Qi Zhou at the side raised a question: "General Bai, why do you have to destroy this branch? Can't we just bypass it?"

Bai Yan shook his head: "There are three reasons."

"First, if we bypass this branch, we will have to cross two more mountains, which will seriously affect our march."

"Secondly, this branch is located next to a river. Our marching route must continue along this river so that we can always have water."

"Third, whether it's the more than 3,000 Imperial Camp soldiers, the Blue Patrol Pavilion warriors, or everyone present, none of them have actually fought against the Northern Barbarians' warriors and strong men. I need a 'warm-up battle' like this to make everyone familiar with the rhythm of the upcoming battle."

After listening to Bai Yan's explanation, Li Fei suddenly understood some principles of marching and fighting.

Physical strength and innate Qi can be replenished by taking elixirs, but water must be replenished by drinking water.

The drinking water that the Shaman Army carried with them was all used up the day before yesterday.

And the day before yesterday, Bai Yan 'happened' to lead everyone to find a lake and replenished their water.

This means that when Bai Yan considers the marching route, he not only has to consider avoiding the enemy, but also the water consumption of the entire army, and consider when and where to find water.

The entire wilderness is so vast, and without the ability to obtain enemy intelligence at any time, Li Fei was originally wondering how Bai Yan would predict the Northern Barbarian King's marching route and accurately intercept and kill the enemy?

Now he figured it out.

Terrain, water sources, and the fastest marching route.

When these three factors are combined, the Northern Barbarian King actually has very few marching routes to choose from.

"Does anyone else have questions?"

Bai Yan looked around at everyone present and asked.

No one asked any more questions.

"Okay, then I'll assign the combat missions for tonight."

Under the night sky, below a valley and on the river beach, there is a large complex of buildings.

This is where the branches of the Huolin Clan gather.

The Huolin Clan is one of the four most powerful tribes in the Northern Barbarians, with a total population of over one million and more than a dozen branches.

This branch, built on the river beach, is home to more than 50,000 people.

When the Fire Scale Tribe decided to go all out to support the Dream Lion Tribe and respond to the order from the Northern Barbarian King, the headquarters sent the order to all branches, asking all branches to send a team to provide support.

The Fire Lin tribe branch here has a total of more than 10,000 warriors, and more than 3,000 of them have been sent out.

Under the cover of night, many bonfires and torches were lit in the branch's building complex.

In the valley above, Li Fei quietly came to the edge of the cliff and looked down at the buildings below.

In order to ensure the suddenness of the raid, Bai Yan sent out strong men from the Shaman Army to act as scouts and quietly eliminated all the secret sentries set up on the periphery of the Huolin Clan's branch.

Li Fei also took action.

He just used the sword's invisible power to eliminate five secret sentries in a nearly invisible manner.

Next, he will act as a vanguard and lead the team to attack the Fire Scale Clan branch below.

"In order to ensure that the news about our team does not leak out, I demand that all enemies be annihilated in this battle tonight."

"This branch of the Huolin tribe has about 50,000 people, and not a single one can be left alive!"

Li Fei recalled the orders given by Bai Yan in the tent during the day.

Looking at the large building complex below and the northern barbarians coming and going, he had a concrete idea of ​​the more than 50,000 people.

The river in the distance was gurgling, and the moonlight cast ripples on the surface of the river.

For the tens of thousands of people in the Fire Scale Clan branch, it was an ordinary, quiet night.

Li Fei looked down at his feet.

There was a half-buried skeleton in the mud at his feet. The moonlight shone on the skeleton, and he could clearly see rows of tooth marks left on it.

These were not tooth marks left by wild animals.
Li Fei looked at the skeleton under his feet expressionlessly. After looking for a long time, he raised his head again and jumped down to the valley below.

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