Double penetration: This Three Kingdoms has dragon energy

Chapter 153 The Second Generation Yuan Family Military Camp

After learning the specific methods Ji Qiu used to build the fortified city, everyone was overjoyed, never expecting that Ji Qiu had such a hidden trick up his sleeve.

The high-level military meeting then concluded.

The attendees went home, went to their mothers, and went about their own business.

Specifically, this means that Guo Jia and Jia Xu should do a good job in internal and external intelligence work.

Xi Zhong mobilized the army and made specific tactical arrangements for this battle.

Zhuge Gui coordinated domestic affairs and prepared various contingency plans to guard against any unforeseen circumstances.

According to the current plan, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we should be able to keep the enemy out of the country.

But who can guarantee that something will be completely foolproof?

We always have to be prepared for the worst!
As for Ji Qiu's mission, it was the most important: he was to build a fortified city capable of withstanding the 100,000-strong army of Xuzhou.

At this point, only ten days remained before Tao Qian could launch his attack.

In such a short time, he built a fortified city that could withstand an army of 100,000. I really don't know how he managed to do it!

……

Ten days later, the Qingxu Passage opened.

As dusk stained the sky like blood, the army of 100,000 trampled through the barren grass, like a giant black python forged from iron armor, winding its way through the towering mountains.

The vanguard of 30,000 men were all soldiers from Danyang.

Each soldier's black iron armor was tempered with a dark purple sharpness, and the horse-slaying sabers hanging at their waists were shrouded in mist and clouds. The vermilion bird emblem on the hilt of the saber gleamed with a cold, eerie light in the twilight, like a lurking beast ready to devour its prey at any moment.

They emitted deep, tiger-like battle cries from their throats, and crimson mist rose around them, like flames being ignited.

The faint phantom of the Vermilion Bird emerges from the mist, its wings poised to take flight—a sign that the Danyang army's secret formation technique, "Burning Heaven Technique," is about to unleash its power.

This secret technique not only increases attack speed but also adds fire damage to attacks.

Their pupils had all turned into vertical pupils, their muscles bulged and bulged, and their spears burst forth with dazzling flames. With a light swing, an ancient pine tree three zhang away was instantly reduced to dust, and the scorching air waves made the flying sand crackle.

The central and rear armies consisted of 70,000 soldiers from Xuzhou.

They held crossbows made of black iron, and were also in a state of readiness to fire.

The Twenty-Eight Mansions diagram carved on the crossbow arm shimmered with starlight, and as the secret technique was activated, the arrowhead condensed into ice crystals and lightning.

As the column moved forward, its formation was as precise as a set of gears, each step perfectly synchronized, as if the earth itself trembled slightly with their every stride.

The central position of the front army.

General Zang Ba, who was in charge of the army, and his two advisors, Wang Lang and Zhao Yu, rode side by side on horseback.

Wang Lang glanced at the army's status and frowned, saying, "General Zang, isn't keeping the troops in a constant state of combat readiness an overreaction?"

This will continuously deplete the soldiers' stamina and slow down their march.

This is likely to be very disadvantageous for our army's plan to launch a surprise attack on Beihai County!

"Mr. Jingxing, you are mistaken. Our army has been preparing for this expedition for many days. I'm afraid Ji Qiu has already received the relevant information."

The so-called surprise attack plan had already failed.

Now we need to consider how to take over the Beihai Kingdom in a fair and square manner!
"Therefore, the speed of the march is not important; arriving safely is the most important thing!" Zhao Yu said.

Wang Lang shook his head and said, "Even if Ji Qiu was already prepared, the extent of the preparation is determined by the amount of time spent preparing."

The sooner we arrive in the North Sea Kingdom, the less time that Ji Qiu will have to prepare.

Arriving in Beihai Kingdom a day later would give Ji Qiu an extra day to prepare.

How can you say there's no difference?

"Mr. Jingxing is absolutely right, but the reason I abandoned the marching speed was actually out of necessity!"
I conducted a detailed investigation into all the battles since Ji Qiu's expedition to Qingzhou and discovered that this man was very skilled at setting ambushes and launching surprise attacks.

They often set ambushes in unexpected places, inflicting great defeats on the enemy!
At first, I was also completely baffled, wondering how he managed to do that.

Later, upon seeing the letter the Yuan brothers sent to their lord, it was discovered that Ji Qiu possessed the ability to transport troops regardless of distance.

It has to be said that this is an extremely powerful ability, especially when used in the military, it is practically unsolvable.

Because of his ability, any area that seems safe is no longer safe for us.

"To prevent him from launching a surprise attack at any time, we must always be on high alert!" Zang Ba explained.

Upon hearing this, both Wang Lang and Zhao Yu's expressions changed.

Although they were all scholars, they clearly understood the power of this ability.

Wang Lang exclaimed in surprise, "Transporting troops regardless of distance? Does Ji Qiu possess such a divine skill?"

"Yes, otherwise he wouldn't be able to seize a prefecture in just one or two days!"
"This man, who rose from humble beginnings as a penniless scholar to gradually build this empire, is truly no ordinary person!" Zang Ba said with a wry smile.

When he first heard the news, he was even considering going there to sell himself into servitude.

After all, Ji Qiu, with such abilities, is truly unbeatable.

They gained too much advantage in the process of vying for supremacy.

For scholars aspiring to achieve great things, it was incredibly tempting.

This is also why Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu did not widely publicize their deduction that Ji Qiu possessed this ability.

While promoting this might not necessarily help Ji Qiu's enemies, it would be a huge advantage for those poor scholars who were preparing to pledge allegiance to a wise ruler.

It's like indirectly promoting Ji Qiu!

Unfortunately, anyone in the world could pledge allegiance to Ji Qiu, except for Zang Ba.

Because of the irreconcilable hatred of having one's family property confiscated and one's clan exterminated!
Zhao Yu frowned and said, "So, keeping the troops in a state of constant combat readiness will prevent Ji Qiu from setting an ambush?"

"Of course, after all, Ji Qiu only has 100,000 strong troops in total."

Even if he transports all of them, it would only be roughly equivalent to the strength of our army.

"As long as our army maintains a state of combat readiness, we will naturally not be afraid of his sneak attack!" Zang Ba said.

……

A hundred miles ahead of the Xuzhou army, a massive camp, like a giant beast, was perched in the middle of the road.

The military camp was surrounded by a huge wooden fence.

These woods are extraordinary. They are all ebony, the building materials for dragon weapons, which are refined using secret techniques.

Each piece of ebony wood is as thick as a giant python, as hard as iron, and contains a unique wood fiber structure.

After being meticulously processed by skilled craftsmen, the wood was shaved into thick, long strips and then tightly bound and intertwined with "Crimson Flame Vine" using a secret glue. Crimson Flame Vine is also a material for dragon artifacts; it is not only highly adhesive but also carries a trace of fire-based spiritual energy, which resonates and merges with the power of ebony wood.

When the two are tightly combined, the overall hardness of the wooden fence formed is greatly improved, making it as indestructible as steel.

This wooden fence is also coated with a layer of special paint.

This paint is made of Longling lacquer as the main ingredient, combined with a variety of precious auxiliary materials.

After the paint dries, it will show a deep and dark color, with a faint blue glow under the moonlight, as if it is covered by an invisible protective film.

If exposed to water or fire, this paint layer will react quickly and miraculously. Water will be instantly bounced away when it touches it. If it encounters flames, the flames will extinguish themselves, forming a strange defensive effect.

At some key points of the wooden fence, a "Leiyin wooden flagpole" was inserted every few feet.

Leiyin wood is a very special dragon building material that contains the "sound wave power" between heaven and earth and is said to be able to resonate with the spiritual energy of nature.

Hanging from the top of the Leiyin wooden flagpole is an exquisite bell woven from nine rare metals.

These bells are called "Spirit Refining Bells" and they emit a special sound wave every time they are shaken.

When an external enemy attacks and wind blows into the wooden fence, the bells will automatically ring due to the wind. The sound waves emitted can shock the surrounding space, disturb the enemy's mind, make the enemy feel dazed, and slow down their movements.

Walking into the military camp, you will find that the construction of the tents is also unique.

The tent's support is not made of ordinary wood, but a dragon-shaped plant called "Spirit Birch".

Its wood is incredibly hard and contains a unique spiritual energy, making it resistant to natural erosion and damage from enemy fire attacks.

The outer layer of the tent is covered with a fine mesh woven from cicada cocoons, and then coated with a special solvent made of a mixture of spirit leaf juice and realgar. This solvent can absorb the surrounding moisture to keep the tent dry and can also protect it from wind, sand and poisonous insects.

Inside the main general's tent.

On the tablet screen in front of Ji Qiu and Xi Zhong, the status of the Xuzhou army, a hundred miles away, was being displayed.

Xi Zhong said with some regret, "Judging from the marching state of the Xuzhou army, it seems that Zang Ba already knows that our lord can move troops to any location and set up ambushes at will!"
"My lord, it will likely be difficult to ambush the enemy as easily as before in the future."

"It doesn't matter. I never intended to use the previous tactics in this battle anyway."

This battle mainly depends on the military camp beneath my feet!
"Zhicai, you're an old friend of this military camp. So, are you confident that you can use this camp, along with 10,000 elite troops, to hold off Tao Qian's 100,000-strong army?"

"My lord is joking. With this military camp in hand, we can hold off Tao Qian's 100,000 strong troops. Why do we need 10,000 strong troops?"
"Three thousand is enough!" Xi Zhong looked at the unfamiliar yet familiar military camp and couldn't help but chuckle.

This military camp was the secret weapon that Ji Qiu brought up at a high-level military meeting ten days ago.

It was none other than the Yuan family's military camp that Ji Qiu had taken away from Tianmen Mountain!
This Yuan family military camp can be considered a small boss in the early stages of the game "Dragon Qi Three Kingdoms" at the beginning of autumn.

Despite the fact that Ji Qiu didn't expend much effort to kill three thousand Yuan family halberdiers in the Yuan family's camp and take over the camp, it's still remarkable that he managed to do so.

They assumed that the fighting strength of Yuan's army camp and the three thousand Yuan's halberd warriors was not worth mentioning.

In fact, both the Yuan family's army camp and the three thousand halberd warriors within it were extremely powerful.

This was a powerful force, led by the Yuan family, stationed at Tianmen Mountain to intimidate Emperor Liu Hong.

How could it be bad?

Ji Qiu was able to easily annihilate three thousand halberd warriors because he used modern incendiary bombs and the narrow valley terrain.

Without these two things, let alone Ji Qiu back then, even Ji Qiu now might not be able to defeat these three thousand halberd warriors!
You should know that these three thousand halberd warriors are all junior sixth-rank scholars!
As for Yuan's military camp, it was even more remarkable.

This is a top-tier seventh-grade dragon aura building!
It possesses powerful attack and defense capabilities!

If this military camp can fully utilize its defensive measures, it can withstand 100,000 elite troops of the ninth rank!

Back then, Ji Qiu wiped out three thousand halberd warriors, leaving only Xi Zhong and fifty halberd warriors in Yuan's army camp.

Even so, he would not be able to conquer Yuan's military camp if he were to launch a direct assault.

Ultimately, Xi Zhong and his fifty halberd warriors, fearing repercussions, decided not to continue serving the Yuan family and surrendered, allowing Ji Qiu to seize the Yuan family's camp without bloodshed.

After taking control of Yuan's military camp, Ji Qiu did not destroy it, but dismantled it and transported it to a modern warehouse for storage.

The original plan was to use it as a stronghold in the event of future conflict.

However, subsequent battles went relatively smoothly, and the Yuan family's army camp was not needed.

Today, facing the 100,000-strong army sent by Tao Qian, this Yuan family military camp has finally found a place to use its strength!

The Yuan family's military camp today is no longer the same as it was back then.

This Yuan family military camp not only possesses all the capabilities of the original Yuan family military camp.

It also possesses new abilities that Ji Qiu added to it.

In the autumn of the year, Ji Qiu built a peak-level Eight Trigrams Formation of the ninth rank in Yuan's army camp!

The ninth-grade peak Eight Trigrams Formation can weaken the enemy's combat power by 10% and increase our own combat power by 10%.

The difference between the inside and outside here is a difference of 20% in combat power!
In fact, Ji Qiu originally planned to build another Nine Palaces Formation.

However, it was later discovered that the Nine Palaces Formation could not be combined with Yuan's army camp, so the plan had to be abandoned.

In the world of Dragon Qi Three Kingdoms, different Dragon Qi formations or buildings can be combined to obtain various amplification effects.

Not all dragon energy formations and buildings can be combined arbitrarily.

It depends on their compatibility.

Generally speaking, the more advanced the formation, the more universally compatible it is.

For example, the Eight Trigrams Formation can be combined with almost all dragon energy formations or buildings.

But the Nine Palaces Formation won't work.

It can only be combined with a limited number of dragon energy formations or buildings.

Xi Zhong was originally the chief clerk in Yuan's army camp, and he was extremely familiar with the power and operation of Yuan's army camp.

With the addition of this even more powerful second-generation Yuan family army, their confidence would naturally be even greater.

No wonder they dared to boast that they could hold off Tao Qian's 100,000-strong army with only 3,000 strong soldiers!
Ji Qiu chuckled and said, "Three thousand strong soldiers? Zhi Cai wants to recreate the grand scene when the Yuan family used three thousand halberd warriors to suppress Luoyang City!"

However, I am not of the Yuan family, and Tao Qian is no match for the late emperor.

Let's skip the salutes and just focus on completing our mission.

"My lord is right to reprimand me. I was arrogant for a moment and said something inappropriate."

War is a matter of vital importance to the state; it is a matter of life and death, a road to survival or ruin. Therefore, it is imperative to exercise utmost caution!

"I will certainly command this battle with all my might and complete the mission assigned by my lord. I will never let my lord down!" Upon hearing this, Xi Zhong immediately put away his relaxed expression and said solemnly.

Ji Qiu chuckled and said, "Good!"

(End of this chapter)