Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 216: Ruins of the Old Era

The mountain wind blew off the snow covering the treetops, and the snow naturally parted over the head of the thinly dressed gray-robed monk.

Holding a black wooden bowl in his hand, Bukong Sanzang was applying a secret ointment as red as blood to each injured Shenwu Tianqi using the heat from the campfire.

"These wound medicines were made by Da Ci'en Temple using many precious herbs from the Heavenly Auspicious Plants. If it weren't for the fact that every elite Heavenly Cavalry member is blessed by Heavenly Auspicious Plants, I would never dare to use them."

Looking at Bukong Sanzang who was unscathed in the surprise attack, Qin Huai asked curiously, "What would happen if an ordinary person used it?"

"He had blood, swelling and gas, and he couldn't see. Finally, his intestines were ruptured and he died."

There was great terror hidden in Bukong Sanzang's words, but Qin Huai was not frightened. Instead, he began to ponder it in his heart.

Why does it sound so much like heavy metal poisoning?

But if Tianrui is a liquid metal similar to mercury, then what is Tianrui blood?
Qin Huai stirred the soup in the pot with a wooden spoon and looked at the smoke from the smokeless stove, lost in thought for a moment.

"Brother, I am not speaking nonsense. The Western Barbarians have deployed a large number of troops here, which is definitely a big plot. If you were the enemy chief, would you deploy so many elite troops to garrison a remote city when the frontline troops are in short supply?"

Fu Mengmaojie was carrying two freshly hunted rabbits, skinning and washing them while discussing the intentions of the Western Yi garrison with Geshu Jing.

"Of course not. This is the territory of Khorasan. I heard from my elder brother that the Western Barbarians and the Arabs are at loggerheads. These armored knights are stationed here. Could it be that they are planning to kill some princes and nobles?"

Geshu Jing took a bite of the lamb leg and thought of his old job as an armored knight.

"In my opinion, that may not be the case. This place was once the homeland of the Parthians. Maybe the Western Barbarians found the Parthians before us, and they made such an arrangement after careful consideration."

Xiao Gui was looking at his simple map, and when he saw Fu Mengmaojie and Ge Shujing discussing it, he also mentioned it casually.

What the three said made sense, but there was not much information, so it was difficult to determine their true intentions.

uh~
The flowing flames streaked across the night sky, accompanied by the sound of flapping wings. The martial eagle with moist feathers grabbed Qin Huai's shoulder, and its beak rubbed the visor of [Bi'an].

"Hmm? Honey, what did you find?"

Qin Huai came to his senses, took a piece of fresh meat from Fu Mengmaojie and fed it to Wu Ying's mouth.

"Ding Ding Ding ~"

The eagle's beak knocked on the visor three times, and its neck tilted to the southeast, trying to lead Qin Huai over.

"Southeast, is there something in the mountains?"

Qin Huai's eyes flashed, and after giving Ge Shujing a few words of instruction, he summoned Yun Yi and flew into the sky.

"A Jing, take care of the brothers. I will go with my baby to take a look."

"Here."

Wings flap.

Two dark red shadows, one large and one small, tore through the night sky, and Wu Ying led the way in front of [Bi'an].

The wind and snow continued, the moon rose in the east, and before long, Qin Huai saw a fire in the dark forest.

Looking at the bright red water gurgling in the valley and the black rock caves not far away, Qin Huai suddenly realized.

“I didn’t expect it to be here.”

After looking around and getting a general idea of ​​the troops deployed by Messiah, Qin Huai lowered his altitude and adjusted the various parameters of [Bi'an].

Although the Tianrui mining pool in the valley does not produce much and is heavily sealed by the Inquisition, the unprocessed Tianrui cannot stand open flames, otherwise there is a risk of explosion.

Based on the estimated reserves of Tianrui in the mining pool that Qin Huai had just glimpsed, if there was an accidental explosion, the entire valley would be blown up to the sky.

After careful consideration, Qin Huai decided to use assassination to clear the area, which would only require a little more effort.

Patting Wuying's sharp claws twice, Qin Huai pointed in the direction they came from and said softly, "Baby, go back and call Maojie and the others."

Wu Ying nodded very humanely, and after rubbing the mask of [Bi'an], he flapped his wings and flew high, turning into a black dot and disappearing from Qin Huai's sight.

"Quick and decisive, take care of the sentry first."

Qin Huai's figure flashed, his heavy steel boots denting the snow, his burly body majestic like a giant spirit from heaven. A black-clad soldier who noticed something was wrong was about to fire a warning shot, but the silver-purple blade of the Longdan spear pierced the air and pierced through the man's head, like a rotten watermelon exploding, and a blood mist filled the air.

Qin Huai kept walking and casually threw out a silver water line. With a splash, the broken cloud pierced the heart of another guard, and the body fell limply to the ground.

Boom boom boom!
There was a loud sound of steam explosion at the pass of the mountain road. Qin Huai raised his eyebrows, and the sudden black ripples moved towards the source of the sound.

【Macedonian Formation】

Category: Mechanical Creation
Quality: Excellent

The steam crossbow was developed by the Minerva Agency of the Papal States in the early years. The principle is to use a steam cannon to activate a spear, which is hidden in a honeycomb-like bullet groove.

It has a simple structure and great power, enough to penetrate the armor plate of mobile armor.

Note: Yes, this is considered a cold weapon.

Dense spear arrays shot out from the diffuse mist, like a swarm of flying bees in a metal thorn bush. Qin Huai frowned and turned around, the bright silver spear in his hand dancing, the spear flowers bloomed, and the frosty cold light was like mercury leaking on the ground, clanging in unison, the steel rain was completely stopped, and the broken spears fell to the ground with residual warmth.

It turned out that the Chitian Iron Cavalry noticed that a sentry failed to send back the command at the agreed time, and immediately arranged a round of spear fire. Not only that, several men in mobile armor with steam gushing out and holding huge swords rushed directly towards Qin Huai.

"Double insurance? The quality of these soldiers is extraordinary."

After Qin Huai figured out the key, a murderous look appeared on his face.

Bang!
The spear swung and slashed, parts scattered everywhere, and the spear blade cut into the armored body for more than an inch. Seeing that the dual swords of the Sword Dancer had already chopped over, Bi'an quickly suppressed the spear shaft, and the silver-purple blade edge was like a tiger sweeping its tail, smashing out with unparalleled force and violently splitting the Seraph Iron Cavalry that had rushed forward into two pieces!

Qin Huai casually shook off the blood on the gun blade, curled the corner of his mouth, and the frosty wind turned into a wind knife and water dagger. The broken clouds around his body formed a flying tornado. His methods were very unique.

In the distance, [Roaring Thundergod] was holding an ultra-heavy steam crossbow, and the whizzing heavy arrows completely covered [Bi'an] within a radius of ten feet. Pink steam rose up at a speed visible to the naked eye, blocking the view, and the steel rainstorm instantly submerged Qinhuai again.

"Go to hell, you damn alien!"

The [Bronze Cutter] equipped with a steam saw cursed, but was not surprised by the Feng Shui that Qin Huai had stirred up. The European countries had been fighting with the Black Arabs for a long time, and although it was difficult to determine the winner, the strange and bizarre spiritual abilities of the Khorasan saints also made the Western barbarians holding mobile armor complain bitterly. Obviously, at this moment, they also regarded Qin Huai, who was manipulating the wind and water, as a special oriental alien. Tsk, tsk, tsk~
Sparks flew from the armored body, but were extinguished by the wind and fog in an instant. Cracks were cut into the scarlet armor of the Bi'an, making the already ugly outer armor look even more hideous.

Qin Huai smashed the vicious knife and saw with one punch. The wind and frost on his body pushed away and then quickly compressed. He grasped the spear with his iron fingers and raised it up. The tip of the blade scratched across his visor sharply, breaking the gold and iron covered with white frost into pieces.

The sharp whistling of the wind and the rain of arrows with cold light rushed towards Qin Huai at the same time. He felt a slight pain in his temple. Most of the heavy arrows were dodged nimbly, but a few steel arrows with blood grooves were lucky enough to penetrate into the armored body of [Bi'an] through the cracks in the armor.

thump~
The sharp tip of the arrow was flattened by the dark blue skin. Qin Huai charged forward with an expressionless face. The Dragon Gall Spear smashed the steam crossbow with tremendous force. The [Macedonian Formation] made of high-level alloy was flattened. The high-temperature steam in the power core escaped, washing the Seraphic Iron Cavalry whose surface was covered with frost and snow.

After the extremes of ice and fire, metal can become brittle.

Qin Huai glanced at the black arrow in the crossbow's receiver and danced with the gun in his hand.

Alchemical technology: adamantium-plated carbon steel arrows (specially for armor-piercing).

Wind blades and water daggers poured into the gaps in the armor, and the cold currents crisscrossed the battlefield. Except for the initial stage of the battle, when the steel rainstorm of [Roaring Thunder God] made [Bi'an] unable to escape, Qin Huai, who was enhanced by the Seraph, was like a tiger among a flock of sheep. His fists, spears and swords cooperated with each other. In less than five minutes, he eliminated a team of Seraph cavalry and swept the hill in front of him clean.

"As the oriental people say, 'If you have green mountains, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood.' Anyway, there's no news from the Red Dragon team. At this critical moment, shouldn't we conserve our strength and seek follow-up?"

Next to the huge bronze door deep in the mine, Mechanic Jovan leaned against the wall and said helplessly, "This relic from the old era is too weird. We have deployed countermeasures, but they are useless."

"Damn the old era, damn the Orientals!"

The burly black-clad sergeant punched the bronze and stared at the huge door that didn't move at all. A dull voice rang out from under the visor of the Blazing Sky Iron Cavalry, full of anger: "We have no choice but to retreat first, go!"

"The loss of the mine is only temporary. Without the [Red Dragon], the door here cannot be opened. It has no value to the Easterners. We don't need to worry."

Jovan comforted himself and walked quickly out of the mine.

The black-clad sergeant dropped several explosive mines containing red mercury in a hidden place, and collected all the mineral lamps along the way as he walked out.

Outside at the pass in the mountain road, the sound of hooves surged and the cold blades were like a forest. The Shenwu Tianqi with Thousands of Forged Soldiers arrived in time and surrounded and killed the Western Yi soldiers who wanted to break out from the west.

A Fang Tian Hua Ji flew out like a dragon, with sharp ears, crushing the armored body. Xue Wen drew his bow and waved his arms, and the tip of the halberd pierced through the visor and stabbed several black-clothed soldiers to death. Kui Longma led a fire [Flying Cavalry Guard] and rushed straight into the heart of the valley, trying to control the Tianrui mining pool that could explode at any time.

The mighty vanguard, [Fierce Tiger] Xue Wen!
Whoosh whoosh!
A few streaks of light flashed across the night sky, and the silver bullets and golden bow in Fu Mengmaojie's hands fired like thunder. With the extra help of the [Flying Cavalry Guards], the heavy mithril arrows penetrated into the gaps in the armor at a tricky angle, followed by a few puffs of blood. The Seraphic Iron Cavalry, which had been fighting fiercely just now, fell to the ground powerlessly.

Shenwu, You, Zhuge Liang, is as brave and resolute as Li Guang, and is as outstanding as Meng Mao!
Xiao Gui in front of him had a flashing gaze, and a pale golden pupil shone from his cold and handsome face. He danced the halberd in his hand tightly, and dozens of gold-plated carbon steel arrows were skillfully deflected by the twigs on the halberd, without hurting Fu Mengmaojie at all. The thick steam on the [Black Dragon] body danced violently, and the blue-green flames that appeared and disappeared drove the armored body. The double halberds smashed the charging mobile armor into scrap metal like chopping melons and vegetables.

The mighty Zuo Guoyi, [suppressing all directions] Xiao Gui!
Geshu Jing transformed into a giant crimson spirit, and smashed his Mo Dao into the visor of a [Roaring Thunder God]. Bones and metal shattered, and blood gushed out and spread all over the ground.

The rough and violent Mo Dao was wielded wildly, sometimes splitting the iron fence, sometimes holding up the knife and saw. Geshu moved through the boiling battlefield with the steps of a tiger and a dragon, and there was no enemy who could match him among the tide of mobile armor!
The divine and powerful Eagle-strike general, [Formation-breaking Sword] Geshu Jing!

The gun body shook, and the few gun flowers that were shot forward brought about a rainstorm of blood and iron.

Qin Huai pulled out a spear from the neck of a Chitian Iron Cavalryman, looked at the tragic battlefield in the valley, and noticed several black-clad soldiers holding large barrels in their arms.

These black-clad soldiers were larger than the sentinels before. Although they were not wearing mobile armor, their bodies were covered with a tough exoskeleton. Several heavy arrows pierced through the exoskeleton with difficulty and stabbed into the flesh, but they did not say a word and rushed to the place where the Shenwu Tianqi gathered with large barrels.

"Stop them!"

Fu Mengmaojie raised his bow and fired continuously. Three silver streams of light smashed the black-clad soldier's head, revealing a golden glow at his broken neck.

[Alchemical Technology: Echidna's Spine]: Comprehensively improves the wearer's physical fitness and ability to withstand blows.

Note: With its help, an adult male with all four limbs intact can achieve destructive power at the quasi-ten-city level.

Several skilled [Flying Cavalry Guards] immediately rushed forward, but they were still a step too late. The black-clad soldiers had already taken out fire cups (similar to fire starters).

Just as the open flame was about to ignite the Tianrui in the barrel and blow all the Tianqi people into the sky, Qin Huai calmly snapped his fingers.

slap~
The frosty wind howled, the flames suddenly went out, and the [Flying Cavalry Guards] who followed closely behind quickly dealt with the team of black-clad soldiers who wanted to self-destruct.

"Kill those who deserve to be killed, tie up those who deserve to be tied up. It's dark and snowing heavily, the deserters can't get far. Maojie, take the men to chase them."

"Here!"

Qin Huai walked into the Western Yi tent next to the mine and looked at the several [Hercules Racks]. He was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was quite reasonable.

"It saves trouble."

After picking for a while from the accessory box next to the [Hercules Rack], several cans of Tianrui and multiple sets of armor parts were put into Qin Huai's personal space for later use.

Bukong Sanzang stood silently in the tent, watching Qin Huai debug the machinery and repair the [Bi'an] on his body, without saying a word during the whole process.

Qin Huai didn't care. After a few cups of tea, the parts of [Bi'an] were replaced, the armor was refitted, and a new can of Tianrui was replaced.

"Master Bukong, have you done any research on the Seraph Armor of the Western Barbarians?"

Looking at the metallic demon-like [Bi'an], Bukong Sanzang smiled slightly and shook his head: "I am a short-sighted monk. This is the first time I have seen the general wearing armor and showing his power. I really dare not speak nonsense."

Qin Huai nodded without comment, stepped out of the tent and bumped into Geshu Jing who had been torturing the Western Yi prisoners of war.

"Brother, there is a big tomb underneath!"

Ge Shujing seemed excited for some reason and pointed to the dark cave in the distance.

"What? A big tomb?"

Qin Huai was slightly startled and almost thought he had walked into the wrong set.

"Isn't that a mine? Is that what the Westerners said?"

Geshu Jing shook his head and repeated verbatim the information he had obtained from Xiyi through torture.

"God said that beneath the resting place, there are relics from the old era."
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Author's Note: [Sword Dancer], [Roaring Thundergod], and [Bronze Cutter] are all enhanced models of the Seraph Cavalry.

The Shenwu Tianqi are all Tianrui hybrids, extremely intelligent, and after being trained by the Tianrui Division, they have acquired necessary skills such as foreign languages.

I may not be able to finish writing the additional 4000 words tonight, but I will definitely finish it in the next two days, so don’t worry, brothers.

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