Immortal Road.

Chapter 305 Attacking Hongya
In Hongya Cave.

Pushing cups and changing cups, drinking and drinking together.

The Yuanlu Demon King held a banquet to entertain Mr. Bei, and all the herbivorous demon generals gathered together.

During the banquet, Mr. Bei talked and laughed freely and calmly, and was not affected at all by the various gazes from below.

After all, they are old enemies for hundreds of years. Many of the demon generals have lost countless relatives and friends at the hands of Mr. Bei. How could they not have any hatred towards each other?

Most of them are enemies.

However, when it comes to major issues, the monsters' stance is still firm. Since Mr. Bei has come to join the Yuanlu Monster King, he is one of them.

As for the distinction between the herbivorous camp and the carnivorous camp, it sometimes becomes blurred in the face of ideals and ambitions.

The Yuanlu Demon King didn't care about Mr. Bei's background at all and treated him as an honored guest. He really needed such a steady think tank and appointed him as his military advisor on the spot.

In fact, it originally wanted to directly worship as the king, but because Mr. Bei had offended too many monsters, it couldn't act rashly.

Mr. Bei was mentally prepared and didn't mind it at all.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food.

The Yuanlu Demon King consulted Mr. Bei and asked him what he thought about the current situation.

Mr. Bei knew that the main topic had come, so he put down his chopsticks and asked the Yuanlu Demon King what he thought before answering.

The Yuanlu Monster King shook his head and sighed, "The situation is not optimistic now. I suffered heavy losses in the battle of Jingqilin. Most of my troops were killed. There are only a few old, weak and sick people left in Hongya Cave who are bluffing. Only the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Land still has 10,000 elite soldiers stationed. The situation is precarious."

Mr. Bei twirled his beard and told the latest information directly.

"The three human military advisors under the command of the Kuihu Demon King have suggested more than once that it attack Hongya Cave by force. It will take at least three days, at most five days, and the war will start again."

"what?!"

The Yuanlu Demon King and his generals were shocked.

"Why don't they turn around and remove the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Site first? Why do they want to attack Hongya Cave by force?"

Logically speaking, whether it is Xuanwu Jushi or Hongyadong, one is a natural dangerous place and the other is a long-standing nest. Both are easy to defend and difficult to attack, with many large formations.

The two are in a position of mutual support.

The demon king Kuihu is caught in the middle, which is actually like walking on a tightrope. If he takes a wrong step, he may be doomed, or even be trapped.

The safer approach is to turn back, stabilize the rear first, remove the nails, and then move forward steadily. This is the prudent and experienced approach.

But those three humans, with the momentum of a great victory, instigated the Kuihu Demon King to attack the lair at all costs. Who could tolerate such a crazy behavior that left no way out?

Mr. Bei was also troubled by these three people and asked directly.

"If the enemy attacks in large numbers, do you have the confidence to defend it?"

The Yuanlu Demon King shook his head honestly: "I can't defend it!"

"Old Kuihu still has 4,000 elite soldiers under his command. They are all veterans who have fought for many years. They are truly a group of tigers and wolves. I only have 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people. Whether individually or in combination, we are far inferior to the enemy. If they rush in, it will be a massacre."

“Even though Hongya Cave is protected by numerous formations, the other side also has formation masters. With me being restrained by old Kuihu, these formations may not be able to stop the enemy army.”

Mr. Bei seemed to be thinking about something and began to think about it.

The Yuanlu Demon King thought that the enemy would launch an attack soon, and he was impatient and couldn't help asking:
"How about we give up the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Area and call back those ten thousand elite soldiers to help defend this place?"

"Not urgent."

Mr. Bei stopped it.

"The Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Area is a natural dangerous place, and it is also the king's strategic depth in the Hongya Plain. If we lose it, it is very likely that we will be trapped in the Hongya Cave in the future and will never be able to get out."

"If we stay there, the Kuihu Demon King will have to devote part of his attention to guarding the rear, which can also indirectly help us distract him from his energy."

"The most important thing is that the king has always had great ambitions. He has fought for two hundred years to defeat the Kuihu Demon King. How can he give up his future just because of a momentary urgency?"

"We have the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Land inserted behind it, which can not only block its retreat, but also provide support. If the weather changes in the future, we can attack from both sides. This is the basis for us to turn defeat into victory, and we should consider it again and again and make good use of it."

The Yuanlu Demon King quite agreed with this statement. It naturally had a long-term vision, but it had an urgent matter that needed to be resolved at the moment. It wanted to defend its nest, but it was unable to do so.

Mr. Bei smiled slightly.

"I am an old minister of low caliber, but I have some skills in training soldiers and deploying formations. I am willing to help the king with his worries!"

The Yuanlu Demon King was overjoyed, his expression showing deep concern.

"From what you said, the enemy will attack in three days at the least, or five days at the most. Is it enough time for you to train the troops now? After all, these are the old, weak, and sick guards."

Mr. Bei stretched out his paw and counted.

"It will take three to five days to teach them how to practice the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Formation. That's enough."

The Yuanlu Demon King had no doubts. After hundreds of years of fighting, it had great confidence in Mr. Bei's abilities. According to the monster's stable character, if he said something was enough, then it would definitely be enough.

"In that case, thank you very much, sir!"

The Yuanlu Demon King directly took out his military talisman, which was a piece of topaz in the shape of an elk, and handed it to Mr. Bei.

All the demons were stunned!
This is only the first day he came to seek refuge, and the power of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses is given to him just by asking!

Mr. Bei seemed to have expected this and knew the character of the Yuanlu Demon King very well. He did not act politely or hypocritically. Instead, he took the military token openly, stood up and bowed deeply.

"I will not let you down, Your Majesty!"

The Yuanlu Demon King was still not finished. He turned around, took down a crystal dagger hanging on the wall, and put it in Mr. Bei's hand.

Looking around at all the generals, their voices and expressions were all stern.

"I know you are resentful and some of you even have hatred, but now that the empire is about to collapse, anyone who dares to obstruct the military advisor's training and disobey orders will be killed immediately!"

"This colorful cloud crystal knife is a symbol of status. Holding it is like the king himself. I can kill first and ask for permission later. I can take whatever I want!"

"I advise you to assist the military advisor in training with all your heart and soul. Otherwise, if you are caught deserting, don't blame me for being merciless!"

The Yuanlu Demon King was really considerate. He directly delegated all the military power and the power of life and death to Mr. Bei, solving all of his worries.

Don't use people with suspicion, don't use people who are suspicious.

This is its unique personal charm, which made Mr. Bei sigh in his heart that he had followed the right person.

All the generals were submissive and kept their heads down, not daring to breathe, for fear of being harassed by Mr. Bei.

The Yuanlu Monster King and Mr. Bei smiled at each other. They were in perfect sync with each other, as if they were old friends. Everything was clear without words.

Outside Hongya Cave, the camp of the Kuihu Demon King.

This time the air in the king's tent was even more depressing, with a sense of impending storm, and the tense atmosphere made it hard to breathe.

It is no secret that Mr. Bei took refuge outside Hongya Cave and the Yuanlu Demon King did not even have time to put on his shoes and ran out to greet him.

The demon king Kuihu was extremely furious and immediately went to his tent to summon all his generals.

All the demon generals were trembling in fear, feeling the king's anger that was about to erupt like a volcano, and they kept silent and stood still, fearing that they would be taken out on by the king if they were not careful.

Lin Shan and the other two also looked confused.

They had speculated before that after Mr. Bei’s ups and downs, there was a possibility that he would defect to the Yuanlu Demon King.

But according to the character of this monster, the possibility should not be high. In addition, in order to save face for the Kuihu monster king, he did not go to chase and kill him, which led to a big mistake.

Several people have a deep understanding of Mr. Bei's ability to lead troops.

In the battle of Jingqilin, Mr. Bei deployed his army and resisted the bloodline magical power of the Yuanlu Demon King plus the fierce attack of tens of thousands of troops on the ground for nearly half an hour.

Once such a person defected to the other side, it would be extremely disadvantageous to their side and the difficulty would increase significantly.

The three brothers secretly communicated with each other to complain.

"Brother, I have already said that Mr. Bei is a serious threat to us. He will become a stumbling block no matter which side he is on. We should have persuaded the Kuihu Demon King to kill him that day. Why did you insist on stopping me?"

"Second brother, third brother, I also said at that time that we should go out of the camp and catch up with Mr. Bei and kill him outside to put an end to it. It was you who hesitated and allowed him to escape. What's the use of regretting now?"

"Brother, this is not our fault. I think Mr. Bei must have met a master. Otherwise, how could he figure it out so quickly and join the Yuanlu Monster King in the blink of an eye?"

"Now that things have come to this, instead of guessing what happened to it, it's better to think about how to deal with it now. This monster is mixed up with the Yuanlu Monster King, and it's really troublesome!"

When the demon king Kuihu saw that everyone was gathered, he did not hesitate and asked his attendants directly.

"Bei Kuan has defected to Hongya Cave this morning. What do you think?"

In fact, the question was asked to Lin Shan and the other two, and most of the other demon generals could not explain it.

Lin Shan and the other two observed the demon king's words and expressions and naturally knew that they should speak according to his mood at this time.

"Your Majesty, Bei Kuan has gone against the grain and abandoned the light for darkness. If God wants to destroy him, he must first make him crazy. He will surely suffer the consequences in the future!"

"That's right. This move just proves what it did before. It had an improper relationship with the Yuanlu Monster King. Now that the king has seen through it, it simply stopped pretending and went to join the Yuanlu Monster King openly. Its evil ambitions are obvious."

"Your Majesty, you trusted it so much before. After you found out that it had ties with the enemy, you spared it out of consideration for our old friendship. But it actually dared to betray you. It is such an ungrateful person that you can never tame!"

The three brothers acted in unison, denouncing Mr. Bei for his wrongdoings and at the same time feeling sorry for the demon king Kuihu.

The demon king Kuihu felt it coming immediately.

It felt that the three people were considerate and said what it wanted to say.

In its understanding, it had done nothing wrong to Mr. Bei. Mr. Bei's defection to its mortal enemy, the Yuanlu Demon King, was a betrayal of its previous trust.

"Well, if Beikuan left, he left. Let him go to the enemy. Anyway, I have three military advisors to assist me. They are far superior to him. There is no need for him to stay here. I should be glad that he went to the enemy. When we conquer Hongya Cave in the future, I will have a reason to kill him!"

The demon king Kuihu was really angry this time and was determined not to let Mr. Bei go.

The people of Lin Shan understood what he meant and stepped forward to show their loyalty.

"Don't worry, my king. Bei Kuan is nothing but a rat! He is just a country bumpkin, dressed up like a monkey in a human costume. He really thinks he is a great talent. If he doesn't weigh his own weight, he will not face the reality."

"We swear to follow the king till death, eliminate the rebellion, strangle the traitors, and share the king's worries!"

"A person who changes his mind every day shall be punished by everyone. He will pay the price for his betrayal to the king!"

The Kuihu Demon King's anger turned into joy, and his expression changed so quickly that it was hard to keep up.

"What do the three military advisors think should be done next?"

Zhong Shenxiu directly offered his advice:

"I think we should attack the Yuanlu Demon King's base camp with lightning speed tomorrow and not give them a chance to breathe."

Young Master Jiuyou seconded the motion:

"The sooner the better. After all, our army is deep in the hinterland of the region, and behind us there is the Xuanwu Corpse Rejection Land, which is guarding the throat and retreat. We should really fight quickly and decisively!"

Lin Shan and his two brothers share the same stance:
"Mr. Bei has just joined the enemy camp and has not had time to get acquainted with his colleagues, nor has he had time to train the army. He has the ability to lead troops but has no place to use them. Now is the time when he is least useful. Please, Your Majesty, send the troops quickly!"

"it is good!"

The Kuihu demon king readily follows advice.

Now that Mr. Bei is gone and there are no more different opinions, it is natural for it to make decisions with great decisiveness.

That night, the generals went back and prepared their armies for battle, sharpening their swords, and were extremely excited, with ghosts howling and wolves howling all night long.

The next day, it was daybreak.

Outside Hongya Cave, the Kuihu Demon King had already lined up in front, and the various cave masters and demon generals were leading their own troops and were ready.

On the temporary platform, dozens of flags fluttered in the wind. Below the platform, there were large drums, and there were strong men from the demon tribe serving as drummers.

The Kuihu Demon King sat under the umbrella on the platform with a sand table in front of him, and Lin Shan and the other two stood on his left and right.

There was no so-called "fighting generals" session this time.

Because generally, a fight is initiated by the attacking side, in order to weaken the opponent's prestige and boost the morale of their own side.

Now the morale of the Kuihu Demon King is high, while the Yuanlu Demon King is in panic, so there is no need to fight. If you lose, you will end up making things worse.

The opponent may be looking forward to your fight, but as the defending party, they do not have the initiative, and they have no say in whether to start a fight or not.

Drums sounded all around, evil spirits filled the wilderness, flags fluttered, and strong winds swept through.

"kill!"

The Kuihu Demon King gave an order.

General Xiong, the trusted general, led the charge, and he was followed by several demon generals. Half of the entire army moved at the news.

"Military Advisor Lin, the task of breaking the formation is now left to you."

On the general stage, the demon king Kuihu gave up the center seat on the sand table, then let out a long roar and flew into the sky.

No one knew what the Yuanlu Demon King was doing, but when he suddenly heard a tiger roar outside, he quickly flew out of the cave to meet it, fearing that it would cause trouble.

Lin Shan nodded and said only, "I'll do my best."

After all, he did not have the abilities of the Black Skull Demon Lord, and his own formation skills were only half-baked. He relied entirely on the Virtual Star Plate to detect the earth veins to calculate the formation and weaknesses, and then command the army to break the formation.

Unless Xiao Xin, the spirit of the Xuxing Disk, comes out, they can break the Yuanlu Demon King's grandmaster-level formation face to face, but that would be pure suicide.

Lin Shan would never dare to break the formation himself. Firstly, he was afraid of exposing his ignorance of formations. Secondly, the battlefield was too dangerous and there was no need to take the risk.

Following the instructions on the virtual star disk in the storage bracelet, he inserted the bear head flag to the side of the sand table, and the herald next to him immediately waved the flag.

When General Xiong, who was charging on the battlefield, saw this, he immediately led his troops around in a circle and attacked the flank, narrowly avoiding an obstacle.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Shan placed flags one by one on the sand table. The messenger kept changing the flag signals. The troops in the front also responded well and soon broke into the first line of defense.

The Yuanlu Demon King in the sky was fighting fiercely with the Kuihu Demon King and had no time to worry about the formation. He could only rely on Mr. Bei to help him fight the enemy.

In Hongya Cave, Mr. Bei was listening to the report with a confused look on his face.

It hasn't even had time to train its troops, so why did the enemy suddenly attack?

The demon generals under his command no longer cared about Mr. Bei at this moment. They all hurried out to lead their troops to resist, and no matter how Mr. Bei shouted, they could not pay any attention.

Mr. Bei holds a military token in his left hand and a precious sword in his right hand.

He found himself left alone before he had the chance to take power.

(End of this chapter)