Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

The murderer committed crimes for several consecutive days and killed many members of the White Tiger Hall.

The government seemed helpless, and the members of the White Tiger Hall who were lucky enough to be alive did not dare to wait for death any longer, and began to flee with their families.

Another day passed, and new rumors spread to Zhongzhou City.

All the members of the White Tiger Hall who fled out of the city yesterday, those who went out from the east, west and north gates, were killed on the way.

Only the one heading south was lucky enough to survive.

Everyone had previously speculated that the murderer came and went like the wind, which was not something an ordinary murderer could do, and he must be someone with supernatural powers.

New rumors exploded, and people realized that there was more than one murderer. How could one person deal with three directions at the same time? It turned out that the other party was well prepared and there were at least three people.

After a day of military training, at dusk, Lu Xunhuan returned to the courtyard in the south of the city.

In the room, three people were whispering.

Lu Xun Huan asked, "I heard that all the White Tiger Hall members who fled in the east, west, and north directions were killed. How did you two manage to take care of the third direction?"

Qing Dai looked at Ye Feihong and said, "I'm just heading north as we agreed beforehand."

Lu Xunhuan looked at Ye Feihong and asked, "So you went east and west?"

Ye Feihong shook her head: "I only chase to the west, the east is not me."

Lu Xun Huan frowned. "That's strange. Who would know everything about our actions?"

Qingdai's expression turned serious: "Feihong, you really didn't go to the east?"

Ye Feihong replied: "I really didn't go to the east."

Lu Xun Huan signaled them to stop talking. After a moment of contemplation, he said to the back window, "Uncle Master, please come in."

The window was opened and Zhou Fenqing, with an unshaven face, jumped in.

His sudden appearance scared the two girls, and they quickly hid behind Lu Xunhuan.

Lu Xun Huan said with some dissatisfaction: "Uncle Master, I asked you to take my uncle to live in seclusion, why don't you leave?"

Ye Feihong opened her eyes wide: "Is this person from the Heavenly Gate?"

Zhou Fengqing walked to the table and sat down: "What's the big deal about reaching the Heavenly Gate?"

He said to Lu Xunhuan, "Nephew, Uncle Master, I see you are too busy to handle this. This will help you to eliminate those scum as soon as possible."

Lu Xunhuan waved his hand: "No need, just leave now."

Zhou Fenqing stood up again: "Okay, I'll leave right away."

Lu Xun Huan called him again: "Uncle Master, you must keep your word and leave Zhongzhou City immediately and take your uncle with you to live in seclusion."

Zhou Fenqing pulled out a token from his pocket and handed it to Lu Xunhuan: "It's authentic, you can use it."

Lu Xun Huan took the token, looked at both sides, and said, "Master said we're disbanding, so why are we still using this thing?"

Zhou Fenqing sighed, "We have not yet fulfilled our ambitions, yet we have encountered such a huge change. Heaven is merciless."

After saying that, he opened the window and disappeared silently. He did not take back the token, which remained in Lu Xunhuan's hand.

Seeing that the person had left, Ye Feihong quickly went to lock the window, then returned to the table and whispered to Lu Xunhuan, "Who is it?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "You two don't need to worry about who he is. Just know that he is one of us. Now that the truth is out, you two can go to sleep."

Qing Dai asked, "Are you going to sleep? No action tonight?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "This matter has been going on for many days. On the surface, it seems that the state government is helpless, but in fact, they have already asked for the help of the immortal masters. If you take any action again, you will encounter a tough opponent and it will be very dangerous. I declare that the operation to eradicate evil and eliminate traitors will end here. Let us conclude it perfectly."

Qing Dai nodded: "Alright, anyway, we have killed all the heinous criminals in the White Tiger Hall, and the White Tiger Hall has completely collapsed. Our goal has been achieved."

After a brief discussion, everyone returned to their rooms, and Qingdai and Ye Feihong stopped moving.

Lu Xunhuan sat under the lamp and thought for a while, then turned off the light, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to practice.

A few days later, it was the day for Zuoying’s second offensive and defensive training.

During these ten days, other trainings did not arouse Wei Ying's interest, so she did not come at all. Until today, she finally showed up.

But today, Lu Xunhuan did not train for siege or defense of the city. Instead, he gathered the soldiers in the open area outside the South Gate for a field battle.

The eleven columns were divided into the offensive and defensive sides, with seven columns on the offensive side and four columns on the defensive side.

The scenario of the drill is that the defenders are surrounded by the attackers. There are three circles of boundaries drawn on the defenders' positions. The first circle is the largest circle outside and is the initial defense range.

The second circle is the second largest circle in the middle, and it is the range within which the front line is allowed to shrink.

The third circle is the innermost small circle.

If the defending formation is compressed into the smallest circle in the center, it is considered a loss.

If the attacking side fails to compress the defending side into the minimum center range within the specified two hours, the attacking side loses and the defending side wins.

In addition, there are special passages in the formation for "sacrificial" soldiers to withdraw from their positions. The attacking side is not allowed to use the special passages when attacking the defending position, otherwise it will be considered a loss.

After listening to Lu Xunhuan's introduction, Wei Ying asked, "Master Lu, what are you planning to do with real weapons?"

Lu Xun Huan turned his head and glanced at her. "Master Wei, His Majesty asked you to come and observe, but you're always lazy and have no idea about the preparation details. I'll see how you'll report to His Majesty when you return."

Wei Ying snorted, "What's so interesting about playing house with children? You're just being mysterious, just trying to attract His Majesty's attention so that you can be promoted. I've seen people like you many times."

Lu Xun Huan was annoyed by her words and stopped talking to her. He asked the messenger beside him, "Are both sides ready?"

The messenger waved the command flag and asked the attacking and defending sides.

In the distance, a response from the command flag was heard.

The messenger reported: "Report, both sides are ready."

Lu Xunhuan ordered, "Blow the horn and beat the drum."

As the command flag was waved, the horn sounded, "Woo...", the sound was so long that it could be heard clearly even in the city.

Many people stood on the city wall, close to each other, crowding together, watching the excitement.

After the horn sounded, the drums rumbled.

Then, the soldiers shouted, and seven columns rushed towards the defenders from seven directions.

In the middle defensive position, the four centurions saw the enemy attacking and shouted in unison to change the formation.

A moment later, the iron shields in the hands of more than 2,000 infantrymen formed a circular iron wall, protecting the defensive position tightly.

Behind the infantry, a thousand archers were half-kneeling on the ground, ready to shoot at any time. Behind the archers, three hundred cavalrymen stood quietly, waiting for the order to break out.

With a loud bang, the two armies came into close combat, and the attacking side crashed into the defender's iron wall with a powerful impact.

The iron wall in front was shaking.

In the rear, the captain leading the archers gave the order: "Ready."

The archers took the arrows with the arrowheads wrapped in cloth, put them into the small buckets of paint, and then put the arrows on the strings.

The captain saw that everyone was ready and shouted, "Shoot!"

Archers, raise your bows at a forty-five-degree angle, pull the bow, and let go.

Suddenly, arrows rained down.

Many of the soldiers who were attacking the iron shield formation did not have time to dodge the arrows and were hit, and their clothes were stained with paint.

The first batch of soldiers withdrew and withdrew from the exercise.

However, the attackers have the advantage in numbers and their attack power is still strong.

The column led by Fan Tong had not yet had time to replenish its numbers and became the defending side today.

The direction he and his hundreds of soldiers were guarding was outnumbered and became the enemy's main target of attack.

The enemy used several times more troops to continuously attack the defense line, and the defense line in their direction became shaky and loopholes continued to appear.

Once a loophole appears, the enemy can attack with a paint spray gun, and the soldiers will be stained with paint and have to withdraw from the battlefield, and the disadvantage in terms of personnel numbers will become more obvious.

Fortunately, the direction in which the archers in the rear shot was mainly the direction they were guarding, so they managed to hold on.

As time went on, soldiers from both sides continued to "sacrifice" and retreat during the attack and defense, and the number of people on both sides was decreasing.

But overall, the attacking force is still strong.

After holding on for a while, some of Fan Tong's soldiers withdrew from the battlefield due to sacrifice. He shouted, "There are too few people on my side. We can't hold on any longer."

A captain turned and looked in his direction, then gave the order, "Archers, provide cover. Everyone, retreat to the second line of defense and change the circular formation to a hexagonal one."

In the distance, Wei Ying watched the defenders retreat and change their defensive formation. She scoffed and said, "On the battlefield, how could the attackers be without bows and arrows? No matter what formation they use, they can't hold on."

Lu Xunhuan said, "The purpose of the drill is to get everyone to keep the enemy out of the defensive circle as much as possible under high pressure. They need to know when to raise their shields, when to counterattack, which formation is suitable for which scenario, when to send out archers to assist, and from which direction, when to send out cavalry, how to relieve defensive pressure, and when to lead the team to break through. These are all things that require regular practice."

Wei Ying said disdainfully: "Is it useful?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "If we don't practice in peacetime, once we're actually on the battlefield and surrounded by the enemy, we won't even be able to organize a counterattack before our entire army is wiped out. Will you just sit there and wait to die?"

An hour later, under the strong pressure from the attackers, the defenders' strength continued to decrease, and they were forced to retreat again and retreat into the final circle.

If they did not retreat into the final circle, their forces would be dispersed and they would not be able to form an effective resistance formation. They would be broken up and defeated, which would be equivalent to being wiped out.

The gong sounded to signal the troops to retreat, and the drill ended. The soldiers lined up and listened to Lu Xunhuan's speech.

Aboard the chariot, Lu Xunhuan spoke loudly, "Once surrounded by the enemy, as you've all seen, breaking out is incredibly difficult. The defenders have just organized several breakout attempts, but the attackers have done a great job, leaving no holes. Everyone should go back and summarize their experiences and lessons. How to attack and how to defend is a challenge for everyone."

He turned to Wei Ying and asked, "Master Wei, do you have anything to add?"

Wei Ying said coldly: "No."

She turned her horse around and went back to the city.

Beside Lu Xunhuan, Zhao Yi said, "Master Lu, I'll treat you to lunch at noon."

Lu Xunhuan smiled: "Okay."