Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 373 Allied Forces
Lin Daiyu finally put on the flying shoes, and her body was lifted off the ground by the flying shoes.

The hem of her long skirt blocked her flying shoes, making her look like a flying fairy in the air.

She laughed happily, and at this moment she completely forgot her previous disgust for flying shoes.

Li Qiang initially watched carefully from below, fearing that Lin Daiyu would fall from mid-air due to incorrect control.

However, Lin Daiyu is already a nine-turn warrior. Even if she has not learned combat skills, she can still master simple operations like flying shoes very easily.

Lin Daiyu did not fly too high. She flew in the air in front of the bedroom for a while.

This kind of flying is completely different from the feeling of riding on the Tianlong airship. Flying with flying shoes allows people to fly freely in the air like a bird.

Lin Daiyu fell back to the ground. She was extremely satisfied with this gift. If the concubines had not been there, she would have thrown herself into Li Qiang's arms to thank her.

"Sister Lin, let me fly for a while!" Miaoyu said anxiously.

Lin Daiyu glanced at Miaoyu, then at the other concubines and found that they all looked eager to try, but were just a little embarrassed to speak out.

"You guys can play one by one, but be careful, don't fly too high and don't fly away from the Daming Palace, so as not to be seen by outsiders and cause trouble!" Lin Daiyu arranged with a smile.

She was not stingy. The flying shoes were already hers, so there was nothing wrong in lending them to the concubines to play with.

Miaoyu was the first to put on her flying shoes and flew up wobbly.

While she was flying, she kept screaming, which meant that there were no outsiders in the Daming Palace, otherwise people would really misunderstand that something big had happened in the Daming Palace.

The other concubines were waiting, and when they heard Miaoyu's scream, they responded with laughter.

"I like the gift very much. I want to learn swordsmanship!" Lin Daiyu came to Li Qiang and said.

"I'm glad you like it. I'll find the sword skills for you!" Li Qiang said with a smile and nodded.

Lin Daiyu wanted to learn swordsmanship so that she wouldn't let her diamond dagger get covered in dust.

The concubines' playfulness did not last long, and before the children were sent over, they all returned to the bedroom.

This is what Lin Daiyu meant. Flying shoes and diamond daggers are not things that children should be able to touch.

Although anyone can control flying shoes, it is difficult to guarantee that children will not encounter any accidents when flying.

Anyway, the flying shoes were left in the bedroom, and Lin Daiyu and the concubines could use them at any time if they had the chance.

On the top of Mount Olympus, lightning flashed and dark clouds rolled.

The reason for this weather phenomenon is due to Zeus sitting in the main seat in the temple.

Zeus was not sad at all about the deaths of several demigods. He did not have much affection even for his demigod descendants.

But the death of the demigods this time had a completely different meaning. These four demigods died on the orders of Zeus, which was tantamount to a slap in the face of the main gods of the Temple of Olympus.

"Who killed David and the others? I don't believe those Daqian soldiers could kill demigods!" Zeus asked in a deep voice.

Because Daqian occupied Athens, what happened in the city could no longer be detected by Zeus.

Today's Athens is no longer part of the Temple of Olympus.

"I've checked. There were a lot of people watching the fight at that time. According to their descriptions, it should be the Emperor Daqian who took action!" replied the messenger Hermes.

Many of his followers are businessmen, which makes his intelligence quite timely.

"Emperor Daqian appeared after leaping across such a long distance. Could he be the immortal of Daqian?" Zeus frowned and said.

He didn't believe that Emperor Daqian would come here with the army and just happen to catch the attack of the demigod.

It could only be an attack by demigods, which attracted the attention of Emperor Daqian.

The question is, how could Emperor Daqian cross half of the continent in such a short time and arrive at the battlefield in time.

"It is impossible to be an immortal. Just like we, the main gods, cannot become the kings of mortal kingdoms, the emperor of Daqian cannot become an immortal either!" The messenger of God Hermes replied with certainty.

All the gods present were aware of this, but this answer could not explain how Li Qiang came to Europe from the East.

"I heard that the Pope has been uniting various countries to fight against Daqian!" said the messenger Hermes again.

He revealed this news because he actually hoped that Olympus could cooperate with the Pope to fight against Daqian.

But it is obvious that his idea is impossible to realize. Zeus will not cooperate with the Pope, and the Pope will not recognize Zeus's line of gods.

"Olympus will not participate!" Zeus shook his head and refused. He thought for a moment and then ordered, "Let Hell release the three-headed dog and the demon!"

"If you do this, this world will be in danger of destruction!" The messenger Hermes quickly reminded.

The three-headed dog is okay, at least it can obey orders, but the demons from hell are different. They are creatures from hell and only know killing and death.

"When the world is destroyed, Olympus will rebuild it!" Zeus said calmly.

It's not like they haven't done things like destroying the world before, it's just a matter of the scope of the destruction.

The First Guard of the Beijing Camp and the Artillery Army’s Mohachi City, this is Daqian’s newest border in the west.

In the city of Mohachi, nothing seemed to have changed from the past. Civilians were still busy making a living, and large amounts of food and products were being traded in the city.

What changed was the nobles in the city.

The nobles who used to socialize in the city are now staying at home.

All the knights in Guizhou became patrol guards, patrolling the city every day.

The knights high above were as quiet as quails.

There is no way, because there are more than 5,000 terrifying beings with the strength of knights in this Mohachi city.

Moreover, the ten Tianlong airships in the sky and the two hundred steam chariots parked in the City Lord's Mansion will discourage anyone with ulterior motives.

Li Qiang was standing on the highest watchtower in the City Lord's Mansion. He came here this time to deliver supplies to the First Guard of the Beijing Camp and the Artillery Army.

With multiple space items, it was very convenient for him to deliver supplies to the two armies.

After delivering the supplies, he climbed up the watchtower and admired the scenery of Mohachi City.

The scenery in foreign lands is always new and novel. He appreciated it while listening to Zang Feiyu's report.

"So, many nobles have come to join us? Can they be trusted?" Li Qiang asked casually.

"The nobles are not trustworthy. They will change their attitude as long as there are benefits. We need intelligence now, so we can only give these nobles some benefits!" Zang Feiyu replied.

"Is there any important information recently?" Li Qiang asked again.

"I heard that the Pope of the Papal States is preparing to unite other countries to fight against Daqian, but that doesn't matter. It's better for them to unite so that it will be easier for us to catch them all in one fell swoop!" Zang Feiyu didn't care about this information, he said with a smile.

When Li Qiang heard about the Pope, he didn't know whether the Pope had extraordinary power in this world or was just an ordinary sect. However, even the Temple of Olympus appeared, so it seemed that the Pope also had extraordinary power.

"Don't underestimate the Pope. Try to use long-range artillery to kill the enemy!" Li Qiang reminded.

"Yes, sir!" Zang Feiyu replied respectfully.

Li Qiang's gaze was fixed outside. His eyesight was very sharp and he saw several figures climbing out from the courtyard wall.

"Interesting!" Li Qiang said with a smile.

Zang Feiyu looked in that direction, and when he saw those figures, a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

Those men had their upper faces covered with blindfolds and were wearing short swords and crossbows. They looked like assassins at first glance.

"Your Majesty, I will lead people to destroy that noble family right now!" Zang Feiyu said gritting his teeth.

Naturally, he was extremely angry. He controlled the city of Mohachi and also brought benefits to this noble family.

This noble family did not take action earlier or later, and it happened that Emperor Li Qiang launched the assassination at this time, which made him feel embarrassed in front of Li Qiang.

"Let's take a look at the defense of the City Lord's Mansion first!" Li Qiang waved his hand and said.

Several assassins walked along the corner of the wall. They were very familiar with the environment and did not expose themselves to the sight of the Tianlong airship in the sky.

They came to the outside of the wall of the City Lord's Mansion and threw out the rope hook.

Unfortunately, they underestimated the powerful archers on the Tianlong airship. Although it is now in a relatively stable stage, there is still at least one team of five powerful archers on duty on the Tianlong airship.

Perhaps the assassin could rely on the blind spots in his vision to avoid being discovered by the Tianlong airship, but when the assassin wanted to climb over the wall, he would inevitably be discovered by the powerful archer.

The fierce archers were also experienced and they did not attack immediately.

They waited until all the assassins had climbed over the wall before the five fierce archers drew their bows and shot the assassins to death.

Li Qiang nodded. Zang Feiyu's leadership ability was still good and he had powerful weapons. His leadership ability could not be seen in ordinary battles, but from these ordinary details, one could see Zang Feiyu's ability more clearly.

"All the nobles who participated in this assassination will be hanged, and the knights in the city will carry out the execution!" Li Qiang ordered in a deep voice.

Everything was carried out according to Li Qiang's instructions. All the dozen or so nobles in this family were hanged in the center of the city.

Because it was carried out by knights, it did not arouse resentment among the people of Mohachi City. In addition, the crimes of the nobles were announced on the spot, and the people would only think that the nobles were executed because they violated the law.

It is a tradition for nobles to train assassins, and many nobles do so secretly.

The existence of assassins allows the nobles to handle things that they cannot do openly.

But after this incident, the nobles of Mohachi City became much more honest.

Similarly, after this incident, Daqian became more wary of the nobles.

A month later, European coalition forces appeared outside the city of Mohajer.

Thanks to Zang Feiyu's timely intelligence, Li Qiang arrived at the watchtower early and watched this war that almost determined the fate of Europe.

Through the telescope, a large and chaotic army can be seen in the distance.

It is said to be huge because the number of people in this army is simply impossible to calculate, and there is no end to it at a glance.

It is said to be messy because there are various different uniforms in the army.

The largest number of them were the grassland cavalry, who were none other than the more than 100,000 cavalrymen of the Tatar King and the Oirat King.

The Tatar King and the Oirat King originally led 150,000 cavalrymen. After a long journey, the number of 150,000 cavalrymen not only did not decrease, but increased by thousands.

But if you really look closely, you will find that there are more than 20,000 fewer truly elite cavalrymen, and the additional cavalrymen are all half-grown children, some of whom are descendants of the grasslands, while some are descendants of Europeans.

The armies of other countries have different uniforms.

Their equipment was also very different. There were only five armies fully equipped with artillery and muskets, while the rest of the armies were still in the traditional form, with several knights leading some armored cavalry and some infantry armed with spears.

In the middle is an army composed entirely of white cloaked knights, three hundred church knights wearing armor inside and white cloaks outside, and they are surrounding and protecting the Pope.

In this era when artillery and muskets are still at a disadvantage, three hundred armored church knights are an invincible army.

Only the church can recruit and train so many knights. Other countries and nobles do not have such conditions.

On the side of Mohachi City, the city gate opened and two hundred steam chariots slowly drove out of the city gate.

Li Qiang did not interfere with Zang Feiyu's command. He had sensed that the artillery army was not in Mohachi City.

His eyes fell on the Pope, and after looking at him carefully, he couldn't help but shook his head.

He overestimated the Pope. The Pope was not a supernatural being. Perhaps his spirit was stronger, but that was all.

Come to think of it, the immortals in the East did not dare to come into contact with the dynasty, for fear that the dynasty's luck would backfire.

The Pope often communicates with various countries and is also the head of the Papal States, which is equivalent to the status of a king.

Of course, the Pope might have some magical powers, but he does not possess the strength of an immortal. At most, he is like a demigod.

The coalition forces slowed down after ten miles, and the cavalry of the Tatar king and the Oirat king were divided into two, responsible for the left and right sides of the coalition forces.

In front of the coalition forces were three rows of soldiers holding muskets. They marched forward in neat steps under the command of drum beats.

Behind them were the knights and the soldiers they led. In the gaps between them, cannons were pulled by several horses to maintain the formation.

The Pope and the three hundred knights of the Church were still in the center, and with the Pope were the generals of the allied forces, all of them were under the protection of the three hundred knights of the Church.

Inside the city of Mohachi, knights on their war horses kept telling everyone in the city not to go out.

After these knights executed the nobles, there was no turning back.

Even if the coalition forces attacked, they would not surrender again. Their hands were stained with the blood of the nobles, and the nobles would never let them go.

So at this time, these knights finally maintained order in the city.

They are not needed in war, but they are suitable for maintaining public security in the city.

Only one Tianlong airship was left above Mohachi City, and the other nine Tianlong airships had already flown towards the battlefield.

The people of Mohachi City hid in their homes waiting for an unknown fate, but the nobles hoped for victory for the coalition forces, and there was nothing wrong with nobles surrendering during war.

Although the coalition forces' marching speed slowed down, they were steadily getting closer to Mohachi City.

Both sides knew that as long as the distance reached a certain level, the war would begin.

(End of this chapter)