Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 364: Taking advantage of the situation to advance westward, deploying the army

"Jianye Prefecture has a radius of [-] miles and has five counties under its jurisdiction. From east to west they are Pengkang, Jiuchi, Yeyun, Fuyang, and Xiapi. The city is sandwiched between Yeyun County and Fuyang County, with a total population of [-]. More than a million, and a hundred miles west of Xiapi County is Xiayuan Daocheng. After the Rakshasa Holy Sect withdrew, it was taken over by the Earth Spirit Demon Sect until the year before last, when Leiyin Temple sent troops to destroy them!"

In the main tent of the Red Flame Army, Hou Yuxiao sat alone at the head, and there were more than ten seats on both sides below, and there were no empty seats at the moment.

Of the ten seats on the left, two are empty, namely Hou Yucheng, Hou Yujie, Hou Fei, Hou Ying, Hou Cun, Gao Cheng, Gao Hu and Su Li;
The seven people on the right are Hongqiu, Hongkui, Gao Changlong, Gao Changhu, Gao Changbao, Nie Xinliu, and Liu Jianghe.

Everyone was described as solemn and upright, and the entire military tent was filled with a chilling atmosphere.

In the middle of the military tent, Hou Yuduan was pointing at a map of Jianye Prefecture and talking. The entire five counties and nineteen counties of Jianye Prefecture, including the location of Fucheng and Xiayuan Daocheng in the west, were all clearly marked on the map. Clearly, everyone's eyes followed his explanation.

"After Leiyin Temple destroyed the Earth Spirit Demon Sect, it didn't take over Xiayuan Daocheng?"

"Xiayuan Daocheng is adjacent to Zhongyuan Dao, and Yongdu is right there. Even in its heyday, Leiyin Temple did not dare to be so close to Yongdu. What's more, at this time, staying in Jianye Fucheng honestly is not a good idea for them. Of course it’s safer!”

Gao Cheng suddenly asked, but before Hou Yuduan could speak, Hou Yucheng answered him with a chuckle. After finishing speaking, he asked: "Lao Wu, Xiayuan Daocheng, Jianye Fucheng, and the five subordinate How many soldiers and horses are stationed in the county and Leiyin Temple?"

When everyone heard this question, they all turned their attention to Hou Yuduan, including Hou Yuxiao above. In fact, the intelligence collection of major forces around Hexi has always been in charge of Hou Men under the leadership of Hou Yuling. Hou Yuling just said before going out, She had told Hou Yuduan everything about the situation, and now everyone was looking at him.

Hou Yuduan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand and pointed at the map again.

"Since July last year, the entire Jianye Mansion has been sealed off by Leiyin Temple. They have not had any communication with the outside world. The third sister's people who went to Houmen have not sent any news for a year, so we only have one person. News from years ago:

According to the news returned from Xiahoumen the year before last, apart from Jianye Fucheng, there are only two places where Leiyin Temple has deployed heavy troops. One is Xiayuan Daocheng in the west, where it is estimated that there are at least 70 Disha monk soldiers; One is the easternmost Pengkang County, which has at least 30 Disha monk soldiers. The remaining four counties of Jiuchi, Yeyun, Fuyang, and Xiapi are each garrisoned by 50 ordinary Huang Chan troops.

According to what we learned about Leiyin Temple from Jizhou, when they were at Xiling Road in Jizhou, the total number of troops under their command was more than 500 million, including 200 million elites. If calculated in this way, Leiyin Temple in Jianye Prefecture City is at least still There are one million Disha Monk Soldiers and Huang Chan Army each, reserved to support other places! "

500 million troops, 200 million elites who have practiced the Heavenly Army Code, and 300 million warriors. Everyone in the tent had a look of shock when they heard this. After all, it was still the quasi-holy land of Leiyin Temple, even if it was driven out of Jizhou. , the strength is still strong.

Hou Yuxiao, who was sitting in the first seat, suddenly spoke with a hint of joking in his tone. Everyone below him burst out laughing and made fun of him. The tense atmosphere in the military tent suddenly relaxed.

"In Xiayuan Daocheng in the west, 70 Disha monk soldiers were released to guard against the Rakshasa Holy Cult. In Pengkang County in the east, only 30 were released. It seems that Leiyin Temple still looks down on us! "

"Hahahaha, Long Xiangdu battle, it seems that they haven't suffered enough."

"It's a good thing they looked down upon it, otherwise we wouldn't dare to take action."

"After all, it's a quasi-holy land. It's normal to be a little arrogant."

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It was necessary to calm down the atmosphere before the war.

Hou Yuxiao's importance to Leiyin Temple has not slowed down at all.

This attack on Jianye Mansion was the first time that he led the Hou family to take the initiative. It was also a test of what the Hou family's current strength was after 24 years of training in the Five Elements Heaven in the previous three months.

Therefore, after everyone calmed down, he immediately continued to ask Hou Yuduan: "Who is the leader of the 30 defenders in Pengkang County?"

"The commander of the army should be the Jade Glazed Buddha, a powerful person in the peak broken state. This person's status in Leiyin Temple is higher than that of Nan Yaoshi Buddha, and his strength should also be above him. In addition, two years ago, people from the lower sect The news came back that the Nuyuan World Honored One, one of the three great Buddhas of Zen Buddhism, also appeared in Pengkang County!"

Hou Yuxiao frowned. The information Hou Yuduan mentioned was all, without exception, from a year ago, before Jianye Mansion was blocked. They knew nothing about the current situation in Jianye Mansion, and there was no way of knowing whether the news was true or false. distinguish.

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. It is said that it is not appropriate to send troops when you know nothing about Jianye Mansion.

But the problem is that at the moment, King Wuwei and the Wanjian Shengsong are at war with each other on Jiangdong Road, and they are sure that Leiyin Temple is being jointly targeted by several other major holy places because of the fragments of Shenzong's treasure map. At this time, It is indeed too rare. If you don’t grasp it, you may not have such a good opportunity later.

"It's true as the head of the family said, the owners of the Four Holy Lands have been staying in Jianye Mansion. Regardless of whether they take action or not, Leiyin Temple must be wary of them at the moment. In my opinion, their arrangements should have been made long ago. was disrupted, otherwise, Leiyin Temple would not have taken the initiative to seal Jianye Mansion for a year, and maybe all the army would have retreated to the city.

If our army attacks us now, it will only make them worse. We may even be able to attract the four masters of the Holy Land to fight together. By then, Jianye Mansion will be in our possession. The family master does not need to think about it and just order the fight to begin! "

Gao Changlong on the right couldn't sit still, so he stood up to petition. He could probably guess that Hou Yuxiao hesitated because he was worried that the information was inaccurate, but this time the army had already marched here, and he had no choice but to shoot the arrow, so he stood up to petition. In fact, it’s just to take the lead in making a statement.

As expected, as soon as he stood up, the others began to clasp their fists in petition.

"There is no turning back when the bow is fired. As long as the master of the family gives the order, we will fight with our lives."

"Leiyin Temple has offended many holy places. It is a grasshopper after the autumn. Blocking the entire territory is a sign of its guilty conscience. With the family master's order, we will attack Jianye Mansion in one fell swoop to expand our territory in Hexi."

"Having been dormant in the Five Elements Heaven for more than twenty years, it is the time to test the strength of the army. This time we attack Jianye Mansion, Su Li is willing to be the vanguard, and I also ask the family master to give the order!"

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Seeing that everyone was full of fighting spirit, Hou Yuxiao's expression couldn't help but become more excited. He nodded lightly and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, everyone, since I led the army here secretly, I will definitely fight this battle, but after all, the opponent in front of me is Different from the past.

Leiyin Temple has more top masters than I do in Hexi, and the number of soldiers far exceeds that in Hexi.

We dare to take the initiative this time. In the final analysis, we still use Leiyin Temple to make enemies with the Four Holy Lands. Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, it is not a bad thing to be cautious. "

Under normal circumstances, Hou Yuxiao would definitely have gone to Jianye Fucheng to explore the situation first, but Leiyin Temple's blockade this time was very thorough, and the entire Jianye Mansion was covered by a mysterious magic circle. As long as you get close, you will be discovered immediately. Even he, who has the highest level of cultivation, is like this. Others can imagine it.

Hou Yuling has not received any news from Jianye Mansion for more than a year. For this reason, the current situation of the entire Jianye Mansion is that people inside cannot get out at all, and people outside must alert Lei if they want to enter. It only took Hou Yuxiao's level of cultivation to alert Leiyin Temple. Judging from Leiyin Temple's nervousness, other people who were not strong enough would be killed immediately if they broke in.

Of course, he could choose to break in, but that would alert the snake. Leiyin Temple could easily guess that Hexi was planning to attack Jianye Mansion, which would be unsightly. In short, one piece of information could be confirmed from Zhao Qingxue, The owners of the Four Holy Lands are now in Jianye Mansion, and are forcing Shitian to hand over the fragments of the Shenzong Treasure Map. This news is enough to support him to lead the Hexi army and start attacking Jianye Mansion.

"Besides, no matter what Leiyin Temple's deployment is, the Red Flame Army's progress in the past 24 years is enough to cope with it. Although they are strong, I am not the only one who has to deal with it. The masters of the four holy places have not yet been able to deal with it. Coming to Hexi to find me already explains the problem. As long as the situation in Jianye Mansion is not much different from what I expected, Leiyin Temple will definitely lose this time!"

After sorting out the thoughts in his mind, Hou Yuxiao no longer hesitated, looked at Hou Yuduan and said solemnly: "Lao Wu, tell me how to fight!"

Everyone knew that Hou Yuxiao had made a decision, and his expression instantly became excited. Hou Yuduan took a deep breath, nodded and faced everyone, pointing to the two places on the map, Pengkang County and Jiuchi County.

"We are now located twenty miles west of Jiufan County. The closest to us in Jianye Prefecture is Pengkang County, which is about seventy miles away; followed by Jiuchi County, which is 120 miles away from us. As far as I know, Lei Yin Temple has almost no troops stationed in the county towns below, so we want to eliminate Lei Yin Temple’s effective forces, and the target is only five counties and cities, and currently the only two cities we can choose!”

There are 30 elite Disha monk soldiers in Pengkang County, led by the powerful Jade Glazed Buddha in the Peak Broken Realm, and the Nuyuan World Lord has appeared here before;

As for Jiuchi County, there are only 50 ordinary Huang Chan troops, and the general who leads the army is at most a Shattered Realm powerhouse.

Comparing the two, there is basically no doubt which one is easier to win.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Hou Yuxiao knew that they were all guessing how he would deploy it, whether it would be easy first and then difficult, or difficult first and then easy.

He shook his head slightly, stood up, and turned to look to the right:

"Gaochang dragon, Gaochang tiger, Gaochang leopard!"

The three people who were named perked up, stood up, walked to the middle of the tent, bowed to Hou Yuxiao, and respectfully replied: "My subordinates are here!"

"Each of you will lead a total of 30 Red Flame troops to attack Pengkang County. You are the fastest and you will besiege Pengkang without attacking."

"Subordinates obey!"

"Gao Cheng, Gao Hu."

"Subordinates are here!"

"The two of you will lead your 50 Zhaoyang troops to detour to Pengkang County and station in the rear. Be on guard against reinforcements from the other three counties at any time. You are not allowed to act without military orders."

"Subordinates obey!"

"Hou Yucheng led his 50 Red Flame Army to attack Jiuchi County and attack the city directly after arriving. Hou Fei led his 20 Red Flame Army to bypass the rear of Jiuchi County to guard against the reinforcements from the other three counties. Hou Ying and Hou Cun , Su Li and Nie Xinliu led their respective Zhaoyang army headquarters, with a total of 80 troops. Chen Bing was in the west of Pengkang County in Jiuchi. He maintained contact with the rest of the army and provided support at any time. At the same time, he placed scouts in the wilderness. If there were other places coming, The army will be reported first, and depending on the specific situation, we can block the enemy's reinforcements on our own!"

"Subordinates take orders!"

"Hongkui went to Pengkang with Gaochanglong's tribe, and Hongyu followed Hou Yucheng's tribe to Jiuchi."

"The old man takes orders!"

"Hongkui takes the order!"

Deployments were issued one by one, and those who received the military orders looked excited.

The number of the Hexi army is actually about the same as three months ago, still 350 million. However, due to the dormancy of the Five Elements Heaven for 24 years, the strength is not what it used to be. Now the Red Flame Army has 120 million, and the remaining Zhaoyang Army totals 230 million.

There are already one million Red Flame troops deployed so far, plus 130 million Zhaoyang troops, which already accounts for more than two-thirds of the Hou family's current strength. This shows that Hou Yuxiao is facing Jianye Mansion this time. It's really inevitable.

"As soon as midnight is over tomorrow night, on the eighth day of July, the entire army will officially march towards Jianye Prefecture. There is no need to worry east of the river. Leiyin Temple is currently besieged on all sides. Whether our Hou family can succeed in our westward march this time depends on all of you here!"

"It is our duty to expand the territory of Hexi!"

Nearly 20 people in the camp shouted in unison, and the sound shook the ground.

"Dad, I want to go too, I want to go too..."

"Uncle, I also want to go on an expedition with the army, let me go..."

In the big tent, just when the mood was getting high, two childish voices suddenly came from the door, and everyone's expressions suddenly became strange.

Hou Wuji and Hou Wuji stood at the entrance of the tent for a long time. They were originally very nervous, but when they heard Hou Yuxiao's military orders inside the tent, they were so excited that they had long forgotten their fear.

When they heard that the discussion in the big tent was over, the two couldn't help but rushed in and begged Hou Yuxiao to let them go with the army.

It was only when the two of them came in and met the stern eyes of Hou Yuxiao and Hou Yuduan that they realized that they were the ones who had made a mistake, and they immediately shrank their necks in fear.

"You two brats sneaked out from Baiye Camp. After playing for two days, you were not satisfied. You actually wanted to run to Jianye Mansion. If you hadn't been discovered, you would have really let you slip away and be killed by Leiyin Temple. If someone catches you, your life will be lost, so you still want to go out with the army without knowing the importance of it, huh!"

Hou Yuxiao's stern rebuke frightened the two of them, but the idea of ​​​​going to war was still very strong in their hearts. Hou Wuji thought about it and said unconvinced: "I just guessed that we were going to attack Leiyin Temple, so I thought Go to Jianye Mansion and see if you can get any useful information to help the family make contributions!
Besides, with the strength of the two of us, who can catch us as long as we don't meet the masters of Leiyin Temple? "

Hou Wuji was not convinced at this time and said: "Uncle, Dad, Wuji and I are now at the Grandmaster level. We have also practiced the Holy Army Code. We are stronger than ordinary Red Flame soldiers and can kill enemies on the battlefield. Well, when you were our age, your cultivation was not as good as ours, why didn’t you let us go to the battlefield!"

"You two, do you know how you got here?"

Upon hearing this question, the two people who had just looked unconvinced suddenly looked like eggplants beaten by frost. They lowered their heads in shame and could not say a word.

Seeing the posture of the two people, everyone in the camp couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)