Dragon Soul Heroes - Chapter 21: A Strong Attack on Luochuan

Upon receiving the news of the successful burning of the grain, Qiu Baifei's gloom vanished. He nodded slightly and smiled as he leaned on the armrest. But before he could even feel smug for three-quarters of an hour, a hurried shout came from outside the door: "Report... Shucheng, Feiliu, and Yuchuan have fallen!"
Qiu Baifei froze abruptly, his expression changing drastically. He hurriedly stood up and angrily shouted, "Where are the garrison commanders of these three cities?!"
The guard reported back: "Waiting outside the gate!"
Qiu Baifei's brows furrowed with rage, and he roared, "The city has been lost, yet they dare to return! Let them end their own lives, lest they dirty my blade!"
Just as Qiu Baifei was seething with anger, Jin Ziyi's voice came from outside the door: "Why is the commander so angry?" Qiu Baifei suppressed his anger and said: "Prime Minister, please come in. These good-for-nothings actually lost three cities in one night. What use are they?"
Jin Ziyi advised, "General, please don't be angry. It's not too late to find out the battle situation before punishing him."
Qiu Baifei nodded and summoned the three city garrison commanders to inquire about the battle. When he heard the news that a dragon had pulled the ship, he was greatly alarmed.
Jin Ziyi frowned and said, "I never expected that the traitor would have such methods. I really didn't expect it."
Shucheng's garrison commander, Chen Jun, looked up to the sky and sighed, "This humble general has eight thousand men in the city, yet they were captured by the enemy's three thousand men. I have no face to see the commander-in-chief again!"
Having said that, he drew his military knife and was about to slit his own throat when Jin Ziyi, quick-witted and agile, snatched the knife away and said, "General Chen, victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. Moreover, the enemy's tactics are unheard of. The loss of the city is not a fault of the general!" Qiu Baifei snorted, "Shame will inspire courage. If you feel ashamed, then save your life and fight back to reclaim the lost territory on the battlefield!"
Chen Jun sighed and thanked the General, saying, "Thank you very much, General. I will certainly live up to your expectations!"
Qiu Baifei waved his hand and said, "You may all leave. I also bear some responsibility for this defeat; the fault does not lie with you."
The three escaped a calamity and left the tent with profuse thanks.
Jin Ziyi smiled and said, "The General is truly a man of broad mind."
Qiu Baifei sighed, “These three cities are close to waterways, so their naval forces are extremely strong. When the Dragon Bandits brought in water beasts to help in the battle, I abandoned the naval forces of these three cities and reorganized them into other camps, which resulted in the defenses of the three cities being too weak. In general, it was my fault in deploying troops and generals, and we cannot blame them.”
Jin Ziyi asked, "What was the original plan of the General, and what was the purpose of these three cities?"
Qiu Baifei said, "Apart from the land troops in Shucheng, which have some fighting strength, the other two cities are really not worth mentioning. So these three cities are only used for monitoring and buffering. At the time, I arbitrarily thought that the terrain in Jiangnan was not conducive to cavalry warfare. Even if the rebels wanted to make a move, all the cities and counties would have time to prepare. Who would have thought... Alas, I miscalculated and regret it endlessly."
Jin Ziyi pondered for a moment and said, "General, if I am not mistaken, the rebels, having lost their granary, will surely gamble everything and set their sights on the fields of Luochuan!"
Qiu Baifei was taken aback for a moment, then took a deep breath and said, "Luochuan is also a water city. The Prime Minister's concerns are not unfounded. I should be prepared!"
Qiu Baifei immediately issued a military order, and all the camps in Jiangnan were mobilized in the shortest possible time and entered the highest state of combat readiness. Troops were stationed and deployed in all camps, with barricades, arrow towers, and crossbows in place. Soldiers and officers did not remove their armor at night, and the entire Jiangnan region was shrouded in a cloud of war.
Qiu Baifei conducted a brief military review, his brows furrowed, because the troop deployment was too urgent, and only 50,000 men had been hastily mobilized.
Jin Ziyi noticed his worry and said, "General, there is no need to worry. Those rebels, having been ambushed, will likely not dare to go all out. This battle will not exceed 30,000 men."
Qiu Baifei said, "Although the rebel army is elite, our army is defending the city and has the advantage of numbers, so we are not afraid of them. However, those demons have many strange abilities, so we must be on guard."
Jin Ziyi smiled and said, "Although demons are cunning, my Confucian school also possesses the righteous energy of heaven and earth. Leave the matter of dealing with those demons to me."
As dawn broke and a high-pitched dragon roar echoed from the heavens, Qiu Baifei's nerves immediately tensed, and he climbed to the top of the city wall to observe.
Facing the rising sun, one can see the distant waters churning, with many massive warships breaking through the waves. Dragons pull the ships, their ferocious heads raised on the water, their eyes flashing with sharp, menacing light.
The soldiers from Jiangnan had never seen such ferocious creatures before, and they were already intimidated before the battle even began. Seeing this, Jin Ziyi shouted, "Don't be afraid! These beasts can only show off in the water. There's no need to be afraid!"
The words, imbued with the righteous spirit of Ziyang, struck like a warning bell, resonating in the hearts of every soldier, like a spring breeze melting snow, calming their minds.
Long Hui ascended the high platform of the Panlong, gazed at the city in front of him, and let out a soaring dragon roar. The surrounding dragons echoed in response, and the powerful sound waves even made the walls of Luochuan City tremble.
"General Qiu, you burned down the fertile fields of Jinling. Today, I, Long, have come to borrow your land in Luochuan to grow some things!"
Long Hui laughed heartily. His publicizing of the burning of the fields only made the enemy wary. Qiu Baifei's eyes narrowed, knowing that Long Hui was deliberately provoking his subordinates to fight to the death, allowing only victory and not defeat.
Qiu Baifei ordered, "Zhu Danlin, select one thousand men from the First Naval Battalion to guard the shore and use naval crossbows to prevent the enemy from landing."
Zhu Danlin respectfully accepted the order, and Jin Ziyi added, "General, I hope to send three hundred Confucian scholars to assist General Zhu."
Qiu Baifei nodded in agreement, and then ordered, "Chen Jun, you lost Shucheng, but today I will give you a chance to make amends!"
Chen Jun stepped forward and said, "This humble general swears to fight to the death against the enemy. Please give your orders, Commander!"
Qiu Baifei said, "I order you to lead the remaining troops of this unit to launch an attack from the left flank. Once the enemy lands, immediately launch a surprise attack and disrupt their formation."
The naval crossbows were originally mounted on ships, but now that the Longhui navy is strong, they have been disassembled and fitted with wheels for use in land battles. Zhu Danlin led the naval soldiers to push the crossbows and seize advantageous positions on the shore, waiting for the Longhui soldiers to land so that they could fire a barrage of shots to weaken the enemy.
On the Panlong, Long Hui stood proudly on the command platform, with Bai Lingyu, Yu Wuhen, Feng Wangchen, Shi Hong, and Yue Biao standing behind him. In addition, there were young talents from both Confucianism and Buddhism: Mencius, Confucius, Ku Hai, Jieyin, and Zhunti. Ling Xiao and others did not participate in this battle because they had to defend the city they had just captured.
Feiliu, Shucheng, and Yuchuan each sent 7,000 troops to guard the city. In this battle, Long Hui also mobilized 20,000 troops, leaving less than 10,000 troops to guard Jinling. Therefore, experts like Luo Qingyan had to stay in the city to guard it. Jinling had four city gates. Lu Mingluan, Zong Yixiao, Yuan Qitian, and Yu Xiuting were each responsible for one of the four gates: east, south, west, and north. Luo Qingyan had to stay at the commander's mansion to direct and allocate troops. As for Lilou Bodhisattva and Jingchen Daoist, they did not arrive in Jinling on time for some reason.
Long Hui signaled the flag bearers to activate the gun emplacements. Dozens of cannons emerged from their dark muzzles, and at the same time, the other escort ships also activated their gun emplacements. At a single command, a hundred cannons roared in unison, like a barrage of fire and thunder, as they fired toward the shore.
With a hundred cannons pressing in, the Confucian disciples in the naval camp once again displayed their supernatural abilities. Each of them pushed forward a chariot, activated their true energy, and turned on the mechanism. The chariots immediately emitted a crystal-clear light, forming an unbreakable defensive line that blocked ninety percent of the cannon fire. However, the remaining ten percent only destroyed five or six crossbows.
Long Hui's face darkened, and he asked in surprise, "What is that thing that can block our artillery fire?"
Meng Ke said, "This item is called the Evil-Suppressing Chariot. It is made of Flowing Light Essence and operates on a similar principle to the Four-Dimensional Evil-Suppressing Realm. Both are defensive magic treasures."
Confucius said, "This evil-suppressing chariot must have been made by Huiyu, the steward of the Imperial Altar."
Before he could finish speaking, a familiar figure appeared in the enemy ranks. Long Hui recognized him at a glance; it was Hui Yu, the one who had driven the oil-burning cart in front of him and Kong Xiu that day.
Huiyu directed his disciples to push the evil-suppressing carts, building a defensive line for the crossbowmen. The colorful lights flickered and seemed ethereal, yet they were unbreakable.
Meng Ke said loudly, "Senior Brother Huiyu, do you still recognize me, Meng Ziyu?"
慧宇瞪着他道：“孟轲，你这卑鄙小人，枉费教主对你悉心栽培，居然堕落到跟逆贼为伍，我慧宇没有你这样的同门！”
孟轲露出一丝苦笑，正要反驳，却听到对方阵中响起优雅清悦的琴声，江南军士兵听到琴音后神色大定，原本对蛟龙的恐惧也一扫而空。
孟轲说道：“可是乐凝师姐芳架光临？”
人群之中响起一声无奈轻叹，柔美倩影抱琴而出，风姿儒雅，一身盛装华服，不似横兵对垒，倒似踏青闺秀。
孟轲苦笑道：“想不到竟是在这般情况下同师姐相见。”
乐凝幽幽道：“子舆，事情发展到这般地步，实在非我所愿意见到。”
孟轲道：“师姐，辩解说辞子舆不愿多讲，相信清者自清，事情总有水落石出的一天。”
乐凝垂目摇头，咬了咬唇说道：“子舆，师姐已经排下天罡元琴阵，你还是退兵吧。”
孟轲表情不禁一僵，龙辉好奇询问道：“子舆兄，这天罡元琴阵是何来头，竟让你这般为难。”
孟轲道：“此乃儒门乐部独门阵法，由六六三十名内功深厚而有精通乐理之人组成，而且皆是未尝男女之事的纯洁之体，以元阳元阴之气配合弹奏乐曲，乐曲汇聚成阵，即可以音波防御，亦能攻击，最要命的是音波暗含天罡之数，变化莫测，其中最大的玄机便是能起到辅助作用，只要乐师姐的琴声不停，在其音波覆盖下的将士体力便会源源不绝，更能治伤止痛。”
孔丘补充了一句：“只要人没死，就能继续作战。最烦人的还是这个阵是一个活阵，阵眼可以随着乐凝师姐等人的气息流转而变化，难以捉摸。”
龙辉扫了一眼岸上防线，只见两边侧翼各有两千人马正在聚集，看来要登岸并非易事，再加上弩炮陈列，即便能够上岸，士兵损伤也会极为惨重。
白翎羽也道：“只要靠近河岸士兵便会全面暴露在弩炮之下，恐怕没有打到洛川就损失过半。”
那边城头，靳紫衣笑道：“龙将军，为何不见妖后娘娘和我那位宗师兄？”
他故意将宗逸逍和洛清妍提到一块，便是提醒那些乐凝等一些跟孟轲交好的弟子——孟轲等人与妖族勾结弑君造反，亦是警告他们莫要留手，而且还有更深一层意思，便是吃准龙辉这边要守护金陵不能全力压境。
龙辉见对方看出己的战略，当下冷笑道：“靳丞相，在下奉劝你一句，别装模作样，小心被雷劈！”
靳紫衣莞尔道：“呵呵，靳某便在此等着见证将军兵威，希望莫要让靳某失望！”
龙辉喝道：“如你所愿！”
说罢抬手向天射出一道令箭，不过片刻天际忽见百余黑影压境而来，正是傲鸟助阵。
龙辉大声道：“陆飞，给我把那些弩炮给炸了！”
领头的正是当初同龙辉出征煞域的妖将陆飞，上回炸掉阎王世子的血池他居功至伟，如今带着族人展翅翱翔威势更加不凡。
“龙主放心，属下定当不负重托！”
陆飞长鸣一声，率领部下朝江岸的弩炮飞去，他们都带着裂空子，准备飞到弩炮上空投弹将其炸毁。
熟料变故再生，只见洛川城内飘起起百余个球状物体，仔细一看这些球状体皆由粗厚的牛皮制成，在牛皮下端系着一个竹篮，而竹篮内站着一个手持强弓，背负箭袋的儒门弟子。
龙辉大吃一惊，奇道：“这是何物，竟能飘到半空？”
孔丘苦笑道：“这些都是数坛设计的悬空球，在牛皮下端装有一个机关，内藏灼烈火性矿石，只需几两便可产生热力，而热力膨胀便可将牛皮撑鼓从而将篮子和人带上天空。”
说到这里，天上又展开另一番激战，陆飞身先士卒，展翅扑向敌人，要以利爪将牛皮撕破，击落这悬空球。
熟料篮子内的儒者挽弓搭箭，嗖的便是一只火箭射出，灼热箭风逼得陆飞不得不暂避锋芒，于此同时其他儒者亦同样射出火箭，百余只傲鸟难以靠近弩炮，而且为了自保不得不丢下裂空子，减轻负担与对手周旋。
孟轲讶声道：“他们手中箭矢亦是以火性矿石打造，只需灌入少许紫阳真气便可点燃。而且这些弟子都是射坛精英，其箭术高明无比，只怕傲鸟阵势难以奏效。”
龙辉微微一愣，哭笑不得道：“莫非这般战法是儒门当年针对妖族所排布的？”
孟轲苦笑道：“然也，当初妖族出世，傲鸟族的空袭能力震慑世人，仙师为了应对可能发生的冲突，便排演了这悬空箭阵，想不到今天成了我军的阻力。”
龙辉沉哼一声，心忖道：“靳紫衣果然不简单，对我军的各种战法都做出了应对之策，不愧是儒门智囊之首，此番虽然称为奇袭战，照这样下去恐怕会变成攻坚持久战了。”
心念甫动，龙辉立即仰天长啸，闻到真龙召唤，江面再度翻腾。
倏然，江面一分，数十道蛟龙扑上岸来，行动迅猛无匹，比起雄狮恶虎毫不逊色，弩炮兵根本来不及反应，蛟龙便已经杀到跟前，只见其尾巴一扫，百余架弩炮瞬间报废。
城头上的仇白飞和靳紫衣顿时傻了眼，他们一直以为蛟龙只是在称霸水域，哪想到还能上岸逞凶。
龙辉似乎感觉到他们的惊讶模样，便耸了耸肩，做出一副“我从来没说过蛟龙不能上岸”的无辜表情，靳紫衣内功深厚，眼力高明，正好将龙辉的动作尽收眼底，气得险些岔了气。
扫掉弩炮后，龙辉立即命令蛟龙退回水中，因为他知道这些蛟龙虽有登岸能耐，但却始终不适应陆地环境，逞一时之威还行，时间一久恐怕难敌精兵强将和三教高手。
当初他召来蛟龙就扫平神龙山的守卫，有许多侥幸成分，其一便是守卫作战能力太差，其二便是盘龙圣脉之人崇拜敬畏这些镇海蛟龙，一看到它们手脚就软了，那还敢反抗，所以才让这群水兽纵横陆地。
如今的敌人可不是不比当初，一个不好这些恶蛟就会成为对方的靶子，特别是儒门那些层出不穷的奇门器械。
荡平登岸的最大威胁，龙辉立即下船舰驶近江岸，搭建浮桥，抢滩登岸。
弩炮被毁，朱丹林当机立断，命令士兵出击，要趁着龙麟军阵脚未稳之时将其破坏浮桥。
龙麟军中一只百人步兵率先迎战，他们动作迅速，踩着半成的浮桥冲到岸上，为首者乃是一名手持金刚双板斧的黑脸大汉，虎头豹眼，须发如刺，不是岳彪还有何人。
“鼠辈，滚开！”
岳彪发出一声惊雷吼，抡起板斧便砍了下去，嗖嗖几下，热血喷射，头颅落地，挡者披靡。
这百人小队为了加快速度，只是拿着三尺军刀，并无任何重装铠甲和兵器，但却胜在灵活和悍勇，短兵相接把朱丹林的水师营挡在浮桥外，替后路工程兵争取时间。
岳彪勇悍非常，双斧左右开弓，杀得十步之内无一合之将，头领强势，下属亦不甘示弱，这百人刀斧手凭着一腔血勇硬挡对方数倍兵力，杀得江畔边上一片血红。
盘龙号甲板上缓缓打开一道暗门，两尊巨大的弩炮升起，噗噗两声射出两根带着铁索的钢钎，钉在岸上。
随即几个士兵十分利索地攀爬着铁索，将木板扑在上边，很快便搭好了一架浮桥。
战马嘶鸣，一骑当千，白翎羽亲身上阵，健美的长腿一夹马腹，人马合一，如离弦之箭冲到岸上，长枪左刺右扫，硬生生杀出一条血路，在她身后跟着五十骑，同样是马术精湛，朱丹林手下士兵虽多，但都是擅长水战之辈，根本不是龙麟军步骑的对手，被杀得前营溃退，冲撞中营，践踏后营，阵势已然乱了七分。
第一水师营虽已乱了阵脚，但尚有侧翼接应的舒城残兵，陈俊是卯足了劲要雪耻报仇，看见朱丹林阵脚一乱，立即率众掩杀而来。
白翎羽娇叱一声，提枪迎战，长枪好似毒蛇吐信，锋刃所过之处敌兵授首，巾帼勇武威慑八方，陈俊手下的先头兵已然气弱三分。
于此同时各艘战舰的浮桥已经搭建完毕，龙麟军精锐踩着浮桥迅速登上江岸，反扑江南士兵。
危难关头，慧宇率领儒门弟子策动镇邪车，内含防御法力的战车联成一道防线，暂时挡住蜂拥的龙麟军。
与此同时，乐凝莲步踏天罡之位，素手抚弦，引领其余三十五名弟子合奏天罡元琴阵，音波鼓荡，龙麟军先头的数十名将士被震得口吐白沫，昏倒在地。
白翎羽立即将长枪搁在马鞍，取下玄铁强弓，扣紧三枚金刚箭矢，嗖的一下连环三箭，灌入麒麟神力的箭矢好似晴空霹雳，欲撕破儒门防线。
乐凝垂下美眸，春葱玉指弹奏得更为精彩，既是细水长流又似雷霆霹雳，将白翎羽的利箭震得粉碎，随即她鼓起元功，拨一根琴弦，竟是音波化箭反射白翎羽。
白翎羽大吃一惊，抡起长枪挡下音波箭。
乐凝哼了一声：“我看你挡得多少箭！”
话音方落，天罡赞威，三十六天罡琴音化为箭矢，白翎羽顿时陷入箭雨之中。
情急之下，她只得弃马躲避，可怜那匹战马被音波刺得血肉模糊，惨死当场。
爱马毙命，白翎羽怒不可遏，娇叱道：“贱婢，为我马儿偿命来！”
她怒击挥枪，整个人化作一道流星锐芒刺向乐凝。
慧宇喝道：“刁妇休伤我同门！”
他令旗一挥，三架镇邪车迅速挪到乐凝跟前，防御结界再度凝聚，隔绝麒麟神力。
白翎羽攻势受阻，心中憋气苦闷，然而江南军在乐凝等人的琴音加持下重振士气，恢复体力，竟与龙麟军僵持不下。
“这女子的琴声竟有此神效，若阻止她我军只怕还没达到洛川城头就累死大半了。”
白翎羽瞧出其中关键，长枪再添三分狂势，挑刺扫砸，各种枪术轮番施展，誓要击破天罡琴声，可对手不仅琴音玄妙，更有镇邪车群守护，白翎羽每次强攻不是被琴音击退，便是被结界所阻，要么就是被推车弟子的长剑偷袭，弄得她连番失手。
龙辉端坐在盘龙号帅位，冷眼旁观战局进展，但却没有动手的意思：“如今只看到靳紫衣这厮，而尹方犀却不知所踪，想来是靳紫衣让他隐藏不出，用来牵制我。”
看着战局的胶着，龙辉对靳紫衣大为改观，因为这个儒生不但算准了洛清妍等五大先天高手不能轻易离开金陵，更排布各种战术应对自己的奇袭，而且还让尹方犀在暗处窥探，相信只要自己一动手，尹方犀便会趁势而出，对他形成牵制。
毕竟尹方犀的修为比起他来也差不了多少，要牵制自己还是可以办到的。
“主帅若也陷入苦战，对全军士气是一个最大的打击，且不说打下洛川城，就算全身而退也困难。”
龙辉陷入沉思，不断思索破敌良策，忽然盯住了御坛弟子腰间的长剑，立即眼睛一亮，拉过魏雪芯道：“雪芯，这次靠你了，快用剑心通神控制他们腰间的佩剑！”
魏雪芯会意过来，纵身一跃，御剑杀入战圈。
只看她虚空悬浮，剑心催动，一股玄妙剑意散落方圆，御坛弟子的佩剑纷纷跳出剑鞘，反噬主人。
锐锋来得忽然，众弟子不及反应，身上立即挂彩，虽不是致命伤势，但手脚徒增剑痕也影响了御车的手法，镇邪车的结界立即崩溃。
白翎羽大喜道：“雪芯，多谢你了！”
魏雪芯展颜轻笑道：“翎羽，让我来领教领教这阵法！”
说罢玉指结印，以气御剑，岁月长剑化出流星飞火，刁钻直取天罡琴阵。
乐凝那容吞败，集合三十六人的阴阳元气催动天罡，顿时星斗横移，苍穹无色。
魏雪芯御剑诱战，同时一双美眸寻找天罡空位，但对方阵法浑然天成，纯正的阴阳元气圆转无隙，竟是毫无破绽。
乐凝檀口倏张，娇声诵唱：“霹雳惊弦弓！”
歌声与琴音遥遥相应，魏雪芯竟发现自己经陷入一片如雨之中。
她以剑心窥探，立即知晓对方玄虚，这不过是用声波化出来的境界，跟青莲剑界有异曲同工之妙。
一念及此，魏雪芯毫不慌乱，挥动岁月剑，给对方来了个界中有界，以剑意凝聚出万里山河，将那箭雨一一吞噬。
但天罡音波却内藏烈性，在山河剑界内爆炸开来，魏雪芯被震得气血翻涌，唯有后退御劲。
乐凝抢得先机，再度吟唱：“铁马冰河！”
她每念一句诗便会构造出虚实交替的景象，这句铁马踏冰河引出了万马奔腾的壮丽景象，魏雪芯只觉得劲风扑面，几乎不能呼吸，心里即使惊叹又是赞赏：“好厉害的阵法，难怪儒家能鼎立万世而不倒！”
“雪芯，我来助你！”
白翎羽倏然出现在她身后八尺之处，提起长枪卯足了神力，一枪横扫而上，别人看起来她是在偷袭自己人，但魏雪芯却是心领神会，莲足一抬，将脚底对准了枪杠，借着麒麟神力反弹回去。
小剑仙犹如脱膛炮般扑向万马音波，同时魏雪芯再施天剑绝学，一招九霄雷霆震神州趁势使出，汇合了麒麟神力的雷电剑气化作一头紫雷麒麟，狂奔扬啼，冲溃万马音波。
魏雪芯剑势有增无减，强行刺向天罡琴阵。
乐凝那容吞败，口诵诗词：“雄关护山河！”
琴音徒变，化作厚实城墙，当下锐锋神剑。
魏雪芯柳眉一扬，再推三成元功，剑气凝聚一点，万里城墙出现一丝裂缝。
乐凝奋力补救，天罡星位瞬间修补裂缝，然而魏雪芯的意图并非在此，她暗中从缝隙中打入一道剑气，剑气随着阵法元气流动而捕捉到其阵眼所在，并将阵眼锁定，使之不能随意变换，只见天罡琴阵浮现出三十六个亮点。
魏雪芯这套手法与其母当日锁杀伪佛的剑术颇为相似，乃是从天罡点朱中演变出来的，正是——小剑仙巧用点朱术，岁月锋反制琴音阵。
“翎羽，快随攻击这些亮点！”
白翎羽再拉强弓，以神力连环射箭，一口气便将箭囊的箭矢射出大半，钉住了其中三十三个阵眼，只要再射三箭天罡琴阵便会崩溃。
就在白翎羽射出最后三箭之时，天际射来三枚火光，硬生生地截住了破阵三箭。
白翎羽仰头望去，只见一名长须男子傲立于悬空球之上，手持金乌弓，背负旭阳箭，其英姿勃发，眼若铜铃，炯炯有神。
乐凝娇声道：“封羿师兄，快助小妹一臂之力！”
那名男子正是射坛执事封羿，只见他朗声大笑道：“乐师妹不必担忧，且看愚兄破这粗略箭术！”
他凭空拉弦，凝气成箭，一口气连发三十三道气箭，将钉在阵眼的箭矢一一震开。
束缚解开，乐凝立即带领其余弟子运转阴阳元气，逼开魏雪芯的锁阵剑芒。
白翎羽怒视封羿，哼道：“好大的口气，本公主便瞧瞧你的箭术有多厉害！”说罢朝天长啸：“陆飞，送我上天，我要教训这个狂徒！”
封羿望着白翎羽气急败坏的模样，不禁暗自好笑：“身为将领还如此意气用事，几个激将便被气昏了头脑，果然跟传闻一般，有勇无谋的笨女人。”
“属下遵命！”
陆飞翅膀一扑，俯身冲下，白翎羽立即跳上其背，陆飞载着白翎羽飞上天空，低声提醒道：“副帅，这酸丁箭术不俗，我好多兄弟都伤在他手上。”
白翎羽美目环视四周，只见不少傲鸟身上都负有箭伤，羽毛脱落，而对方的悬空球损失不到十个，而且阵势为乱，反倒是傲鸟一队失了不少空域阵地，高下立判。
陆飞道：“白夫人，那群酸丁箭阵及其厉害，吾等实在难进分寸。”
白翎羽将长枪拆成三节背在身后，取下长弓，紧盯封羿，冷声道：“擒贼先擒王，待我收拾了那个带头的，余下的小角色便好办了！”
陆飞道：“副帅准备如何对付此人？”
白翎羽略一思索：“此人身形稳若泰山，想来箭术亦是走沉稳一路，那我便反其道而行，以动扰静！”
陆飞长鸣一声，展翅飞翔，绕着悬空球阵营不断盘旋，白翎羽借着快速的飞动不断地寻找封羿的破绽，另一边傲鸟群妖也再次组织新一轮的攻势，射坛弟子纷纷挽弓射击，火焰箭矢为不可挡逼得众傲鸟再度无功而返。
白翎羽柳眉一抖，低声对陆飞说道：“陆飞将军，让他们虚晃几阵，试一下他们的射程范围。”
陆飞发出几声鸟鸣，众下属听到后依言照办，在折了数员将士后总算摸清对方射程范围——五百步。
白翎羽又问道：“你们傲鸟族除了利爪之外，还有什么攻击手段？”
Lu Fei said, "We have a move called Thousand Feather Thrust, which uses demonic energy to force out feathers from our bodies to shoot at the enemy, but its range is only three hundred paces, which is not as good as ours."
Bai Lingyu smiled slightly and transmitted her voice to Lu Fei: "First, fly into the area within 500 paces in a dense formation, then immediately disperse and retreat beyond 500 paces, thus wasting the enemy's arrows."
Lu Fei then gave the order in his native language, and the demons assembled into a cone-shaped formation and rushed towards the suspended ball. The archery disciples immediately drew their bows and aimed. In their eyes, this dense formation was practically a sitting duck; they could hit the target even with their eyes closed. Just as they were about to let go, Lu Fei shouted, "Scatter and retreat to the side!"
The demons flapped their wings and scattered in all directions, circling in the air and then disappearing five hundred paces away. Meanwhile, the archery disciples could no longer control their arrows, which flew off the bowstrings, resulting in the needless loss of many arrows.
Bai Lingyu continued, "After suffering a loss, the enemy will learn their lesson. They will wait for you to get closer before firing their arrows. You should have your men advance and retreat continuously to lure them into firing blanks. After a few rounds, they will widen the range of their arrow formation. Once they are within three hundred paces, it will be time to counterattack."
Following Bai Lingyu's advice, Lu Fei ordered his subordinates to continuously lure the enemy and fire arrows. As they missed their target multiple times, the archery disciples began to get impatient and intentionally or unintentionally waited for the arrogant birds to get closer. However, when the arrogant birds approached within three hundred paces, Lu Fei immediately ordered everyone to unleash the Thousand Feather Spikes. Thousands of feathers transformed into sharp points and shot towards the suspended ball. The Confucian disciples were caught off guard and the arrow formation immediately collapsed. The suspended ball was broken by the feather spikes and, leaking air, could not maintain its suspended state and fell to the ground. The disciples immediately picked up a steel wire umbrella, unfolded it, and used the gentle flow of the umbrella to reduce the downward momentum.
Bai Lingyu smiled and said, "So these pedants have such a life-saving trick."
Feng Yi was highly skilled, and he was the only one who could protect the suspended ball. Seeing the suspended arrow formation destroyed by the opponent's treacherous trick, he was so angry that he glared at Bai Lingyu and said, "You untrustworthy brat, didn't you say you wanted to compete with me in archery? Why did you sneak up on my disciple!"
Bai Lingyu chuckled and said, "Silly scholar, have you gone mad from reading too much? Haven't you heard that all's fair in war?" Feng Yi suddenly realized that the woman's angry appearance just now was an act. He thought that she was going to challenge him to a duel, but she was just going with the flow and creating a mystery by coming up to the sky to command the proud bird to deal with the suspended ball.
As the saying goes, honest people are the easiest to deceive when they lie. Bai Lingyu used to give people the impression of being brave but not smart, and she was a fierce and warlike woman. Now that she has played a trick, she is hard to guard against. Not to mention Feng Yi, even Jin Ziyi on the city wall could not believe her eyes.
"Despicable and shameless! You are not gentlemen!"
Feng Yi was furious and started cursing.
Bai Lingyu immediately laughed and said, "This old lady is a true woman and a scholar who shoots arrows. Have you really lost your mind?"
Feng Yi was so angry that his beard trembled, and he drew his black gold bow to shoot Bai Lingyu.
Bai Lingyu snorted: "Lu Fei, give him another Thousand Feather Dagger!"
Lu Fei laughed and ordered the demons to attack. A barrage of feathers rained down on Feng Yi. No matter how skilled he was at archery, he was outnumbered and had to jump off the basket before being riddled with arrows, thus escaping with his life.
Long Hui, watching from afar, was both amused and exasperated, thinking to himself, "One is influenced by one's company. Back then, Xiao Yu'er was so honest and kind, but after spending so much time with that little vixen, she has also developed the ability to deceive people without batting an eye."
After clearing the aerial arrow formation, Bai Lingyu freed up her hands and feet to prepare to deal with the Tiangang Qin formation on the ground. She saw that the battle on the ground was becoming increasingly fierce. Yue Ning withdrew the attacking sound waves of the Qin formation and switched to a defensive formation, using her Qin skills to assist the Jiangnan army.
Originally, one Longlin Army soldier could deal with six Jiangnan soldiers. Now, with the help of the zither, three Jiangnan soldiers can hold off one Longlin soldier. In addition, the zither can heal some minor injuries and restore some physical strength. These Jiangnan soldiers became more and more courageous in battle, and the Longlin Army was blocked on the riverbank for a time.
Bai Lingyu gritted her teeth and said, "Lu Fei, throw the Rift Spell over there, let's see if they still have the leisure to play the zither and sing!"
Lu Fei responded with a "yes" and led his men towards the Heavenly Gang Qin Formation. The Rifting Spears swarmed down, creating billowing smoke and dust, keeping living beings away.
Bai Lingyu snorted, "I refuse to believe we can't break through this tortoise shell this time!"
Before the words were even finished, a faint, strange light emerged from the smoke. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Huiyu had arrived just in time with the Demon-Suppressing Chariot Formation, setting up a protective wall around the Heavenly Gang Qin Formation. Combined with the Heavenly Gang Qin Formation's original defensive sound waves, Le Ning and the others were completely unharmed! On the city wall, Jin Ziyi shouted, "Three formations combined!"
The archery disciples, who had landed safely, immediately converged on the Heavenly Gang Qin Formation. The three altar stewards exchanged a glance, their minds in sync, and their formations instantly merged into one. The Demon-Suppressing Chariot Formation erected a wall of light on the outside, and the archery disciples followed closely behind, their arrows pointing outwards in unison. The Heavenly Gang Qin Formation was surrounded in the center, with the six Heavenly Gangs circulating Yin and Yang energies, making the sound waves even louder. At this moment, the formation was perfectly formed, not only providing divine assistance to the soldiers of Jiangnan, but also protected by the Demon-Suppressing Barrier on the outside and the Heavenly Gang Qin Formation on the inside, which also had defensive sound waves. Most importantly, the sound waves from their playing could become invisible arrows for the archery disciples. These disciples only needed to use their Confucian internal energy to grab a sound wave with a simple grab, then nock it on their bowstrings and shoot it outwards.
The generals of the Dragonscale Army were immediately taken aback. This was clearly a mobile fortress, and there was a continuous stream of arrows.
However, just as the three formations successfully merged, Jin Ziyi received a report from her disciples, and a smug smile immediately appeared on her face. She whispered a few words to Qiu Baifei, and then sounded the retreat. The Jiangnan army, which had blocked the Longlin army at the riverbank, immediately retreated in an orderly manner, and the Confucian disciples who were assisting in the battle also retreated with the army, which made the Longlin generals full of suspicion.
Bai Lingyu's face darkened, and she asked, "Lu Fei, what happened up ahead?"
Lu Fei took to the air, observing from above, and reported back: "Vice Commander, the area outside Luochuan City is piled with earthen mounds, and the enemy troops are retreating into them."
Long Hui also found it strange, so he ordered the troops to regroup and advance steadily, to assess the situation before making any plans.
Upon arriving outside Luochuan City, one sees a dense array of mounds, each about a meter tall, arranged in a strange pattern.
Long Hui took a closer look and realized that it was a formation. However, these mounds were scattered in different places, with a disorderly yet orderly arrangement. They contained the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, as well as the Three Powers and Five Elements, connecting with the Big Dipper and the Southern Sea.
Long Hui took a closer look and noticed the murderous aura hidden within the mound. He pondered, "The scholar who combined the three formations must be hiding inside. If we rashly rush in, we will likely meet with disaster."
Thinking of this, he turned to ask, "Brother Ziyu, is this also a Confucian formation?"
Meng Ke sighed and said, "Indeed, this is an array that secretly combines various numerological transformations. I'm afraid only a few altar stewards like Hua Fangyuan can possess such skill."
"Haha, I didn't expect Ziyu to still remember me!"
A faint voice echoed from behind the mound. At the same time, the formation activated, and the surrounding scenery became illusory, as if Luochuan City had been shrouded in a layer of white mist.
Through the hazy mist, Jin Ziyi's provocative voice rang out: "Dragon Thief, do you dare to enter the formation!"
Finally, let me reiterate: any female character I create with care will be promoted. There will absolutely be no flaws, regrets, or imperfections. If you can't stand harem/stud drama or think that promoting women is monotonous, then don't watch this. I've said my piece, so stop whining and pointing fingers at me and talking about harem/stud drama!

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