Confrontation 027
It is hard to imagine that in this piece of land with almost purely Huaxia cultural background, a group of typical European Viking pirates would suddenly appear. Is it an accidental phenomenon or the inevitable result of some kind of intrusion?
This unexpected turn of events reminded Lin Xu that he had overlooked something earlier and that blending in with this world was not as simple as he had imagined.
As he delved deeper into the things around him, Lin Xu couldn't help but feel a sense of unease, as if he was wading into increasingly deep water. Now his greatest hope was that someday in the future he wouldn't face the threat of drowning without a lifeline.
Some people say that all history is contemporary history. If we want to recount what happened in front of us, then we cannot help but ask what kind of changes occurred at the Fairy Assembly 300 years ago.
Even to this day, Lin Xu's status is not enough to be qualified to get in touch with the gods who know the inside story, so as to explore the detailed inside story of that meeting. Needless to say, the result of this major event at that time was very clear, directly leading to the loss of all elites in the entire film industry. Even after more than 300 years until today, the aftermath is still in a state of continuous growth and spread.
Nowadays, the gods in this piece of land are either like Lin Xu, a newcomer who is half-way out of the house, or like Huang Shiren, the god of the land, who was originally not good at it and relied on his seniority to make a name for himself. In such an embarrassing situation where the old and new are not connected, if there is an invasion by alien gods from outside the piece of land, the consequences are unpredictable, but the possibility of evolving into a disaster is obviously higher.
Lin Xiu led his troops eastward, and fought a battle with the Viking pirates near the coastline. Unfortunately, they gained little, except for capturing some inlaid rune weapons and equipment. The other gains were meager, and it could be said that they returned in defeat.
After returning from Huo Mountain, Lin Xu wrote a letter to the Landlord of Jiangjia Village, Huang Shiran, asking him to help gather intelligence on how the Weijing people invaded Central Plains.
This old land has been in the circle of local tyrants for hundreds of years, with various human relationships scattered all over the place. At least when it comes to intelligence gathering capabilities, Lin Xu is indeed not comparable to this newcomer.
On this day, as usual, Lin Xu reviewed the documents handed over to the Department of Hell. He heard the sound of rapid footsteps approaching. When he looked up, he saw Deputy General Wang Liangxing rushing into the grand hall. He quickly came to the desk and bowed to Lin Xu, saying:
"Report to Master, a reply from Jiang's family in Huangtudi has arrived."
"Oh, bring it up quickly."
Flying pigeons are indeed fast, but that's an emergency measure. Making this special talisman paper consumes spiritual power.
Although Lin Xu, who is more open-minded, doesn't care about the daily expenses, he has a stingy habit of being frugal like Huang Shi Ren. Unless it's an emergency that costs tens of thousands, he would rather use the more energy-efficient divine station mail transmission method.
He took the letter from Wang Liang's hand, looked at it carefully, and then stood up with a look of distress. He paced back and forth on the ground, rubbing his forehead, muttering to himself:
"What a mess! It's really chaotic."
Lin Xue's investigation into the pirate incident last time was not very satisfactory, so he entrusted Huang Shiran to use his old land connections to investigate the origin of these Vikings.
After several days, the content of Huang Shiren's reply letter was very surprising. According to the feedback from several local gods in the northern region, it can be initially judged that these Vikings came from afar in the western thousands of miles along the North Sea route during the early summer season. In other words, the Vikings are indeed permanent residents of this piece of land, not the intruders Lin Xu thought they were. Obviously, the cultural background of this piece of land is not as simple as Lin Xu initially thought, nor is it a fragment of the Hongyuan world composed of a single Huaxia god system.
At this moment, Lin Xu's main question is whether the appearance of these Vikings is an exception or a harbinger of some universal phenomenon. If new foreign civilizations will continue to emerge in the future, what does this development trend mean? The conflict and collision of civilizations?
Watching Lin Xu's furrowed brow and silence as he rummaged around, Wang Liang found the scene incomprehensible. He tentatively spoke up:
"Old master, are you alright?"
At the sound, Lin Xu woke up from his contemplation and shook his head, saying:
"Oh, I'm fine..."
Just as Lin Xu had just started speaking, a dark soldier stumbled into the great hall from outside and said:
" Military report! Military report! Reporting to the great master, Zhang's deputy will bring in a request for reinforcements military report."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xu's face changed instantly. He quickly stepped forward and grabbed the messenger soldier's collar, asking:
"What's going on? Bring me the military newspaper."
Lin Xu's hands slightly trembled as he tore open the seal, unfolded the military report and took a look. His face immediately turned cold, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Huo Shan Jun, it's you again! It was only a matter of time before the boil would burst. You've finally arrived. Wang Liang, send out orders to gather our troops and rush to the aid of Jiufeng Town."
In recent years, Huoyao Heshan has not stopped recruiting and expanding his forces by absorbing smaller factions of monsters. With the help of Beidafu and other loyal followers, related news is strictly blocked, making it difficult for outsiders to know the extent of Heshan's expansion. Nevertheless, Heshan's strength is still insufficient to overwhelm Lin Xu's full-strength army of 10,000 dark soldiers.
Considering that they were no match for the Mountain God Temple, Bai Dafu, who was originally deep and cunning, joined forces with Xiong Yao Jia Dan and other followers of Huo Shan Jun to create a plan to borrow strength to attack. They first used rumors to stir up the monster forces in Huo Mountain, claiming that the new Huo Mountain God intended to drive out the monsters in the mountain, and then spread other unfavorable news about Lin Xiang to cause widespread panic among the monsters. Due to Lin Xiang's tough stance on monsters in the past, this not-so-clever rumor still had a market among the monsters.
After a period of preparation, the Lord of Huo Mountain believed that the time to make a move against Lin Xu had arrived. He sent letters to various demon kings, hoping to unite nearly a hundred major and minor forces in the mountains to gather at the foot of Tianzhu Mountain, swear an oath in blood, and jointly kill the newly appointed God of Huo Mountain, fighting for the survival rights of the demon tribe.
No need to doubt, the desolate and barren landscape of Huo Mountain has always been a place where monsters outnumber humans. The combined strength of the monsters far exceeds that of the mountain god temple. Ants can kill an elephant if there are enough of them, let alone those small monsters whose strength is much greater than ants. When the first batch of over 100,000 small monsters were sent as cannon fodder by Huo Mountain Jun's monster alliance to attack Jiufeng Town, Zhang Xin, the deputy general guarding this new city, hastily wrote a letter asking Lin Xu for help.
The Jiufeng Town defense system, personally planned and designed by Lin Xu, was formed by relying on the feng shui bureau, borrowing the nine mountain peaks to guide the circulation of earth energy, and the defensive formation diagram on the outskirts of the city has a nearly eternal dynamic source.
It is said that there are laws, therefore there are breaches. This seemingly perfect and flawless plan still failed to achieve a miraculous effect in actual combat. Heshan Jun and Beidaifu were also old and cunning strategists, they wouldn't have acted rashly without being certain. They sent out 100,000 small demons to besiege the city, just to break through this seemingly unbreakable defensive formation. When tens of thousands of demons died, the blood and resentment accumulated on the battlefield began to pollute the earth's veins, making it difficult for the formation that protected Jiufeng Town to operate smoothly.
It is already known that the greatest reliance on one's own resistance to foreign enemies is no longer reliable, and even Zhang Xian, a deputy general who has always claimed to be brave, cannot help but send seven military reports in a row to Lin Xu, lamenting that the end is near.
On the way, he received the eighth military report from Zhang Xin. Lin Xu's face had already turned black like a pot bottom. He took out his treasure "Water Moon Mirror" and aimed it at Jiufeng Town to urge them on.
This treasure is quite mysterious, although it has no attack power at all, it's also the most beloved thing of the Peeping Tom tribe. According to the insider, Little Loli Yu Jingxuan, "Water Moon Mirror" was refined by Ling Xuzi after contemplating the mirage often seen in the East Sea, and its effect is to bring the real-time scene of a certain place thousands of miles away to the user's eyes for viewing.
Because "Water Moon Mirror" borrows the power of nature, it will not produce any unnatural disturbance phenomena, so the observed party is also difficult to perceive this hidden peeping behavior.
Having secretly observed the overall deployment of the Monster Alliance, Lin Xu saw through Huo Shanjun's battle plan. He put down the "Water Moon Mirror" and said angrily:
"Pass on the order to the whole army, change direction. We're not going to Jiufeng Town anymore, we'll directly attack Heshan Jun's main camp and capture the leader first."
Although it is said that actual combat experience has always been Lin Xu's weakness, this does not mean that he doesn't even have basic common sense. If you haven't eaten pork, can you still not see a pig run? If Lin Xu doesn't even have this bit of common sense, then it would be unforgivable for the money he spent in gaming rooms and internet cafes when he was young.
Looking at the way Hoshan Jun suppressed the main force with cannons and controlled the rhythm to squeeze Jiufeng Town to the maximum extent, but did not rush to break through, it is clear that they are fighting a war of attrition.
As for the rules of war, Lin Xu knew at least one thing - if they followed the predetermined route set by their opponent, their side would definitely suffer a crushing defeat. The only way to turn things around was to do the opposite and strive for a quick victory, which might give them a chance to reverse the situation.
As the mountain god temple's dark soldiers suddenly appeared in front of Huo Shan Jun and other high-ranking members of the demon alliance, they were taken aback. Originally, they had a detached attitude, thinking that their numerical superiority would be enough to crush Lin Xu, but now they were at a loss. What happened to being spectators? When did we become performers? This mental gap left many of the powerful demons present flustered and unsure of what to do. Only Huo Shan Jun, filled with resentment, had long since made up his mind to engage in a decisive battle with Lin Xu.
At this scene, Huo Shanjun burst out laughing and pointed at Lin Xu, saying loudly:
"You've arrived just in time, I've been wanting to see who's better than whom for a long time."
The various demon kings who came to the outskirts of Jiufeng Town to watch the battle did not have a large number of troops following them, as everyone was worried that their old enemies would take advantage of the situation and make a sneak attack. They had agreed in advance on the number of personal guards they could bring, and the total number of soldiers was limited, with no more than a thousand or so. In contrast, Lin Xu brought almost all his troops to the battle, leaving only some civil officials at the old mountain temple on Tianzhu Mountain. At this moment, Lin Xu's six thousand dark soldiers had an obvious advantage in numbers.
Of course, in terms of high-end power, the monsters still have a significant advantage. The monster kings are not the second-generation officials or rich second-generation heirs who inherit their ancestors' fame in modern society; they wouldn't have their current status if they didn't have enough ability. However, the monsters' various thoughts and intentions have become new obstacles.
