I Don't Know Martial Art Chapter 383

Chapter 383 - Leading troops westward

"You … why must you go back? Do you know that the entire northwest direction has been affected by the beast tide? Manpower cannot resist it at all. If you go over there, you will only be courting death!" Xiang Jinglei sternly said to Xiang Yun!

"So you all drove me further away because you didn't want me to get caught up in this disaster!" Xiang Yun asked as he looked straight at Xiang Lei, one word at a time.

"…" Xiang Jinglei was speechless. He had already tacitly agreed to all of that.

"Third Brother, your priority right now is to go to the Dragon City to participate in the Grand Examination. The beast tide in the northwest is related to the Seven Great Sects and the Silvermoon Forest, and we can no longer interfere in this kind of competition. Now that the Wind Cloud Academy has appeared to negotiate with them, they will definitely have a way to resolve it."

"Humph, if the solution is really possible, then the beast tide will not start anymore. Qin Feng City is located at the northwest border. Once there is a beast tide, it will definitely be the first to bear the brunt of it. I must go back!"

"You're crazy! Right now, Qin Feng City has probably already fallen into a sea of Cloud Beasts. Even an army of ten thousand would have been completely swallowed up, you would be like a moth flying into the fire! "

"So what?" Xiang Yun's attitude was incredibly resolute.

"Sigh, why must you suffer? One Qin Feng city is gone, at worst, you can just build another one, and leave a mountain to live on!" Xiang Jinglei advised once again.

Facing the Silvermoon Forest, one of the four forbidden areas, even he could only feel a sense of powerlessness under the enormous beast tide.

However, Xiang Yun still shook his head in the face of Xiang Jinglei's painstaking exhortation!

He murmured, "If the city is gone, we can build it again. What about the man?"

At this moment, the voices of many people resounded in Xiang Yun's mind. There were Old Liang, Yue Jing, Housekeeper Zhang, Liu Hong, and Qiao Feng. In the end, all of the scenes flashed by and froze on a single person.

"Lin Wan'er!"

That silly girl whose tears were streaming down her face, yet who had purposely revealed a smiling face and waved goodbye to him, Xiang Yun had once promised her that he would definitely return!

Right now, she was surrounded by an endless tide of vicious beasts. She must be very scared, very missing herself, right? For the sake of Lin Wan'er, for the sake of these adorable people, how could Xiang Yun possibly ignore them!

"This …" Xiang Lei wanted to continue persuading him, but a hand pressed down on his shoulder!

Xiang Yun resolutely looked at Xiang Jinglei, "Big Brother, we must go to Qin Feng city, because my woman is still waiting for me there!"

Hearing this, Xiang Jinglei's gaze trembled as he looked deeply at Xiang Yun. After a long period of silence, he finally sighed and said, "Alright! You've grown up and have your own choice. Since you insist on going back, I won't stop you! "

"However."

Xiang Yun's brows furrowed slightly as he looked at Xiang Jinglei.

However, Xiang Jinglei said: "But, it's too dangerous for you to go back alone. I'll send three hundred Snow Wolf Cavalry and three thousand Pagoda Cavalry to escort you. It might not be useful to have more people in the beast tide, but the target might be too big.

Xiang Yun originally wanted to refuse, but he was stopped by Xiang Lei's gaze. It was likely that this was already his final bottom line. In the end, Xiang Yun could only nod in agreement!

At noon that day, within the Cold Mountain Pass, three hundred Snow Wolf Cavalry and three thousand Black Tortoise Cavalry rode across Three Yang City at the same time. They travelled all the way from the Northern Forest Region to the west and sped along the public road.

The person leading the group was Xiang Yun. He was dressed in a heavy suit and carried a Blue Profound sword on his back. Beneath him was a pitch black giant wolf in the shape of a raging bull.

On his two sides were the two vice battalion commanders of the 4th Snow Wolf Cavalry Battalion, guarding him from his left and right.

There were more than three hundred Snow Wolf Cavalry Soldiers lined up in a conical formation. Behind them were three thousand Black Gold Armored Pagoda Cavalry soldiers.

The Snow Wolf was riding the same type of Cloud Beasts and Gigantic Wolves, and although the Pagoda Armoured Cavalry did not have this treatment, it was also not an ordinary mount. It was a hybrid of Cloud Beasts and horses, a type of war horse called the 'Thunder Beast Colt', which was as famous as the 'Black Haired Eagle Horse' mounted by Xi Liang Iron.'

These war horses were taller and stronger than ordinary horses. Their legs were much stronger than ordinary war horses. They were able to keep up with the pace of the Snow Wolf cavalry.

Xiang Jinglei had handed the army over to Commander Xiang Yun, and the Snow Wolf Cavalry Soldiers had no objections to being loyal to the King's Lineage. Although the Black Tortoise Cavalry had made some accusations, they did not dare to disobey his orders, and were also led by an envoy named 'Qi Haowei.' This person was one of Xiang Jinglei's trusted aides, and had sent him to lead his entourage.

They did not advance at all until the third fragment of the night, when the great army had arrived at the edge of a valley stream. Xiang Yun then ordered the entire army to stop and rest for four hours, before continuing on his way. He went on for another three thousand Li in a day, with only four hours of rest during the journey.

Traveling six thousand miles in two days, eating and drinking in the wind, this level of travel was nothing for the Snow Wolf Cavalry and the Cloud Beast Giant Wolf Cavalry.

However, the Black Armored Army was not so easy after all. In order to keep up with the Snow Wolf Cavalry's pace, they chased after them with all their might, desperately running three thousand miles. They were already feeling tired.

Taking advantage of the time when they were resting and lighting a fire to cook, these soldiers could not help but gather together and complain.

One of the soldiers took off his heavy armor, his entire body was drenched in sweat, as he complained in a low voice, "Hmph, this prince is really 'using the speed of war'. He goes 3000 miles in a single day without letting anyone drink his saliva, he wants our lives."

Another soldier also followed and shouted, "That's right! It's easy for him to ride a Cloud Beast, but he's exhausting us!"

As everyone was discussing, another person revealed, "Hey, have you guys heard, there seems to be a beast tide in the northwest! Our direction should be the place where the beast tide broke out! "

"Ah, the beast tide!" Everyone immediately cried out in alarm.

The civilians and soldiers of the Northwest region had heard of the beast tide. Some of them had even seen small-scale beast tide and naturally knew that it was dangerous. Wherever the beast tide passed, almost no grass grew.

"Then why don't we hurry along with this crown prince? Wouldn't we be rushing to our deaths?"

"His Highness's fief seems to be at the northwest border's Qin Feng city. He wouldn't be bringing us to the city with him, right?"

Originally, the soldiers of the Black Tortoise Cavalry, who were the elite cavalry soldiers, were naturally not afraid of death. However, towards Xiang Yun, they did not have any feelings of reverence.

"No no, we can't die with him!"

"Right, we can't die here!" For a moment, everyone was agitating to form a sea.

"What are you doing!" At that moment, the commander of the Black Armored Army, Qi Haowei, rushed over. He had already heard the conversation of the people, and his expression turned cold as he berated them!

Seeing Qi Haowei arrive, the soldiers immediately shut their mouths, but their expressions were still very ugly.

Qi Haowei said in a stern voice, "Humph! The cavalry of the Pagoda Army is very strict, how can we allow you to cause trouble here?"

Hearing this, everyone lowered their heads and no longer said anything, but still, a brave man stood up and said, "Sire, it is not that we are causing trouble here, it is just that our brothers are unable to endure it. Even if a person can hold on, the warhorse will not be able to hold on any longer, we are not riding the Cloud Beast!"

"Besides," the soldier said after hesitating for a moment, "I heard that there are a lot of beasts in the northwest and that the hundreds of thousands of soldiers at the northwest border could not stop them. If we go all the way, wouldn't we be courting death?"

The crowd started discussing quietly after hearing what Qi Haowei had to say, and they started looking at him doubtfully.

Qi Haowei's face changed slightly as he saw the situation, and a hint of anger appeared on his face. However, he still pressed his hand down, suppressing the restless scene.

"All of you shut your mouths and listen to my commands. Even if you die, you must obey!" This is the military discipline of the Buddha Armoured Cavalry, how can you guys be afraid of death and disobey the generals. Even if the beast tide is ordered, we will still rush up! "

Hearing this, everyone was shocked and looked at each other in dismay!

Qi Haowei continued, "Besides, His Highness the crown prince has never rested during this journey. He was also traveling with us, did His Highness ever call us tired? "You guys had always wanted to compete with the Snow Wolf Cavalry, but now that you're on a mission together, this is how you perform right now?"

Everyone could not help but lower their heads as they heard this. Their faces revealed traces of shame!

"Alright, rest well. We'll continue on our way in four hours. Tomorrow, we'll probably rush to the area affected by the beast tide. Have some energy now!"

"Yes sir!" Only then did everyone respond.

After Qi Haowei left, the big guy finally raised his head. He looked at each other, and the excitement from earlier was gone. However, there was still someone who was unwilling to accept this.

"Humph, this Crown Prince is leading the charge. When we encounter a beast tide, I think we might have to use him as a shield!"

"You're right! "This guy's skin is tender and tender. It's obvious that he's a pampered prince; when has he ever seen such a dangerous beast tide before?"

Everyone's eyes flickered. Clearly, they were also carrying this kind of thought. However, with the military discipline in front of them, even if they were unwilling, they could only temporarily endure it!

That night, the group set off once again. They dashed through the plains, forests, and valleys and creeks. Sometimes they would gallop on the official road, and sometimes they would run wildly in the mud.

Gradually, the group reached the northwest. They also saw countless refugees rushing from the northwest. Most of these civilians were carrying their families with them, and their faces were full of fear. They were battered and exhausted.

Xiang Yun randomly stopped some passers-by to ask and learned that they were basically the people of the three counties in the northwest. Due to the beast tide affecting many areas in the three counties, they had been affected by the clouds and beasts. They were all lucky to have received the news in advance and fled to the south with their families.

Obtaining the same answer from the many refugees, Xiang Yun's mood turned increasingly heavy. In the past, there had not been any beast tide erupting at the northwest border, but there had never been such a large-scale beast tide. It had actually affected the three counties of the Windcloud Nation.

The more this happened, the more worried Xiang Yun became about the situation in Qin Feng City. There was also the Silvermoon Mountain Range and the new sect he had built himself on the Qingming Peak.

For a time, Xiang Yun's heart was like an arrow, the army once again set off, advancing forward at full speed!

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