"As for the underworld, it's rather strange. In the past, it was a Western fantasy world. It was full of all kinds of fallen demons, skeletons, and demons, and even vampires."
"At this time, the rulers of the Underworld are three unknown powerful beings. It is said that they were originally beings of the Destruction God type, innate deities formed from heaven and earth. After being personally persuaded by Zhang Jiao, they turned from demons to the Dao. Now, they can barely be considered to be dual cultivators of the demonic and the Dao, and coupled with their possession of the world's origin, they are incredibly powerful in the Underworld..."
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Chapter Thirty-Nine: The First Line of Defense and Three Hours of Holding Out
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Wu County, located on a hill.
This hill isn't very tall; it's just a small hill. It's about a hundred meters high, and the slope is quite steep, about thirty degrees—definitely easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The hillside was covered with traps and deadly spells set up by the Taoist priests. One wrong move and you could trigger these spells and be doomed.
Meanwhile, on the hillside above, there were rows upon rows of crystal cannons. Each of these crystal cannons was extremely expensive; even at the Ministry of Works' cost price, it would cost a full two hundred thousand taels of silver.
What's even more outrageous is that each cannonball costs one hundred taels of silver. However, since it's wartime, although he felt a bit heartbroken, Lin Yang still bought over a thousand crystal cannons and more than one hundred thousand cannonballs in one go.
Of course, the main purpose of spending so much money was to purchase the research and manufacturing rights for crystal cannons from the imperial court.
Just like now, after producing hundreds of trains, the Wu Kingdom has acquired the manufacturing methods for many military and national weapons. At the same time, it has begun to experiment with industrialization and assembly line manufacturing.
"My goodness, this is a crystal cannon! A single shot can devastate miles around. Even a third-tier grandmaster would be doomed if caught within ten meters!" Zhou Tai's mouth was practically watering as he carefully examined the crystal cannon before him.
He remembered the last time he witnessed the crystal cannons, he was still trading on the water with no capital. Back then, the Wu Kingdom's warships roared and easily fired a few shots, and then his fleet was destroyed…
"Alright, let's just serve Duke Wu properly. What do these things matter? They're just crystal cannons. Let's think about our next mission." Jiang Qin said somewhat irritably.
This is the first line of defense, and the place where the first battle is about to begin. From any perspective, it is very important. It's just a pity that Jiang Qin is speechless every time he recalls the mission instructions.
"It's just a matter of defending for three hours, right? According to intelligence, the enemy will arrive in an hour. With the terrain, so many crystal cannons, powerful bows and crossbows, and all sorts of traps, three hours is more than enough for us," Zhou Tai said casually.
In his view, with thirty crystal cannons, five hundred ballistae, ten thousand newly developed hand crossbows, twenty thousand militiamen, three thousand county soldiers, and a thousand old comrades, even if a million-strong army came, defending for three hours would still be a very simple matter.
(Due to the terrain, even if a million-strong army were to arrive, they simply wouldn't be able to deploy effectively! In the short term, the pressure they would face would be the same as that of a hundred thousand troops.)
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qin could only nod. However, this was, after all, Jiang Qin's first time leading troops into battle. Success or failure would directly determine whether he would rise rapidly through the ranks or slowly accumulate experience and be promoted.
To put it simply, whether he gets to eat meat or drink soup in the future depends entirely on his performance this time. Therefore, it's perfectly normal to be a little nervous. In fact, while he was nervous, Zhou Tai was just as nervous.
For the past few days, Zhou Tai felt as if he were living in a dream. He had plenty of spiritual rice and monster meat every day, and he could eat whatever he wanted.
Moreover, before this battle, they purchased a set of close-fitting armor from the State of Wu at a low price. The quality of the armor was very high, really high, and the quality of the sword was also not low.
For a warrior like Zhou Tai, a fine suit of armor was far more important than a beautiful woman. Therefore, even though it was only a few days, he had already grown somewhat fond of the Kingdom of Wu.
Despite the distance of twenty or thirty miles between them, the earth still trembled with a series of rumbling sounds.
There was no other reason than that the opposing army was simply too numerous. From a distance, all that could be seen within sight were cavalry.
Even though Zhou Tai's cultivation level was already at the late stage of Grandmaster, and his eyesight was excellent, allowing him to see farther and more than ordinary people, he still couldn't find where the end of this army was!
Upon closer inspection, one would find that these cavalrymen were quite barbaric. Most of the soldiers wore clothes made of wild animal fur, with one arm exposed or simply bare-chested, riding their warhorses and moving slowly.
Upon closer inspection, Zhou Tai discovered that these cavalrymen were not Han Chinese. To be precise, they did not have black eyes and black hair, but rather curly hair, yellow hair, and red eyes.
Moreover, their blood-red color was immediately noticeable to the average person. Zhou Tai guessed that this was likely due to the use of some secret technique. Clearly, these cavalrymen at this moment resembled wild beasts more than humans!
As for his skin, it was incredibly rosy, as if he had been injected with chicken blood, almost too healthy! If nothing unexpected happened, this must be the result of using some large-scale magic to stimulate his essence and blood.
"It seems the enemy's resolve is very firm! They've directly used this secret method of stimulating blood essence. After each stimulation, their strength and energy increase dramatically in a short period. Combined with those red eyes, they can no longer be considered human!" Zhou Tai said earnestly, holding the latest version of the super telescope, which is said to be able to clearly see scenes a hundred miles away.
Although Zhou Tai looked down on this secret method because the side effects were too severe, it would consume lifespan and potential, making it a complete loss.
However, looking at the current scene, one has to admit that in a short period of time, this group of ordinary cavalrymen without any cultivation has suddenly become an army that can threaten our side!
To be fair, while these cavalrymen were indeed savage and physically strong, that was all relative. Overall, they were just a group of ordinary people without any cultivation or internal energy enhancement!
At most, they might be a bit more elite. But against the Han militia, they were still utterly helpless! Because their physical abilities were at least a level below each other!
In the Han Dynasty, even militiamen possessed at least the cultivation level of the twelfth stage of the martial arts. Coupled with the abundant spiritual energy of heaven and earth, they had no shortage of internal energy.
In addition, with the nourishment of spiritual energy over a long period of time and the evolution of genes generation after generation, their basic physical qualities are now many times better than those of ordinary people!
If the physical fitness of ordinary people living in the Dharma-ending Age is in the single digits, then in the Great Han Dynasty, the physical fitness of any militiaman can easily reach the double digits!
However, due to the secret technique, the balance of power between them has now changed.
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Chapter 40: A Battlefield Where Flesh and Blood Fly
"It's obvious that this is a pure victory based on numbers. As for the lives of these cavalrymen, they probably don't care about them at all. Right now, there are at least 300,000 cavalrymen already present," Jiang Qin said seriously.
Despite the large number of cavalrymen, and the fact that they even used a secret technique to stimulate their blood essence, does that mean their side is weak?
With 20,000 militiamen at the Twelve Meridians stage, 3,000 county soldiers at the Eight Extraordinary Meridians stage, and 1,000 veterans at the Acquired Perfection stage, plus a large number of traps, crossbows, and cannons, who's afraid of whom?
With a thunderous roar, even five miles away, these barbarian cavalry began their charge. The deafening sound, the overwhelming momentum, and the visual impact of tens of thousands of cavalry charging together were all difficult to describe in words.
No wonder the orders from above were only for a three-hour defense. With so many enemies, three hours is about right.
Then, glancing at the somewhat dazed soldiers around him, Jiang Qin frowned. He said, "Soldiers, there's no need to worry. These barbarians are weak; they're just ordinary people without any cultivation. Besides, they don't wear armor, and their weapons are of very poor quality. In a one-on-one fight, any one of our soldiers could easily defeat ten of them!"
"Furthermore, we have a full thirty crystal cannons, five hundred ballistae, and ten thousand hand crossbows. What is there to fear? Moreover, we only need to hold out for three hours before retreating. After three hours, I will personally cover the rear!"
As he spoke, Jiang Qin began issuing orders. In truth, there were no orders to give; what needed to be prepared had already been prepared, and what hadn't been prepared was now too late.