79th Return of the Heavenly Flying Divine Soldier

  Liu Huiniang handed the drawings of the sinking boat to the craftsman, but at the same time, she was studying the sand table of the Shandong Peninsula. Suddenly, she thought that if the Wu Zei went down the Yellow River into the Bohai Sea, it was just to deceive people's ears and eyes, but in fact, they didn't board the ship at all. Instead, they followed Lu Junyi, Gao Feng and others' troops, what would happen then?

  If Qingyun Mountain only focuses on maritime defense and neglects the other two routes of the government army, it will fall into the trap set by Wu Zei.

  Liu Huiniang stared at the sand table for a long time, imagining herself as Wu Song, commanding the imperial army, and pondered: "If I were Wu Zong, which route should I take to attack Qingyun Mountain?"

  She thought for a long time and drew several marching routes on the sand table with twigs, calculating the destinations of various marching routes.

  Finally, dozens of routes were drawn out, with only one destination, all troops pointing to Qingzhou!

  "If I were a bandit, I would certainly take Qingzhou first and use it as the general base for surrounding and attacking the seven mountains and eighteen strongholds! As long as the government army can retake Qingzhou, they can advance or retreat at will, grasp the initiative on the battlefield, and at the same time, connect with Jinan and Yizhou to form a line, trapping Qingyun Mountain in the Shandong Peninsula!"

  Liu Hui Niang pointed heavily at Yunmen Mountain beside Qingzhou City and said, "If the martial bandits appear, the first battlefield will be here!"

  Liu Huiniang was startled by her own bold idea, and she felt a chill run down her spine. If Wu Song had indeed abandoned the sea route and set out secretly from the land, occupying Qingzhou, then at that time, Jinan, Qingzhou, and Yizhou would form a straight line, trapping the Qingyun Mountain Righteous Army on the Shandong Peninsula, and then gradually nibbling away, leaving the Qingyun Mountain Righteous Army with only one path to take - by sea!

  At that time, the pirate's large warship appeared on the sea, waiting for Qingyun Mountain, only to be destroyed!

  "Bandit Wu can win two or three victories over our righteous army, he must have some extraordinary abilities. Those good men still treat him as a fool, it's really laughable! On the sea, there are sunken ships that can guarantee Bandit Wu's fleet cannot launch a sneak attack from behind. Chen and Song Jiang focus their attention on the sea, but the land is somewhat empty. This Wu Song is an escaped tiger demon, horses cannot get close to him, wanting to investigate whether he is secretly hiding in Lu Junyi's army is actually quite simple..."

  Liu Huiniang immediately left Qingyun Mountain Ape Arm Camp, bringing with her 300 Flying Heaven Divine Soldiers, and arrived at Yunmen Mountain. Yunmen Mountain is the second mountain stronghold built by Song Jiang in imitation of Liangshan, next to Qingzhou Prefecture, and conquering Qingzhou Prefecture was personally led by Song Jiang.

  However, at this moment Song Jiang and Chen Xiuzhen have both gone to Laoshan Mountain. The Yunmen Mountain stronghold is now under the control of Gongsun Sheng and Zhu Wu, the Divine Strategist. Under them are also more than a dozen senior generals including Nine Tattooed Dragons Shi Jin, Whiskered Tiger Zhu Tong, Double-headed Serpent Dong Ping, Swift Hero Xie Zhen, and Unrestrained Mu Hong.

  Chen Xizhen was unwilling to see Song Jiang act alone, so he planted his own men in Yunmen Mountain. They were Deng Zongbi, Xin Congzhong, Bi Yingyuan, Ha Lan Sheng and Gou Huan, five senior generals. After Gou Huan was captured, there were still four senior generals left in the mountain stronghold.

  Lingyong Mountain near Yunmen Mountain is the stronghold of Chai Jin and Hua Rong, with a smaller mountain top and 5,000 soldiers.

  Liu Huiniang rarely met with Gong Sunsheng and Zhu Wu, thinking that in terms of strategy, Zhu Wu was not as good as herself, and in terms of magical arts, Gong Sunsheng was no match for the clever tricks of Mo's family. She had only secretly met with Xu Hui and Gu Ying, who were guarding Qingzhou, and expressed her worries to them. Gu Ying was not skilled in military affairs, but Xu Hui was as cunning as a ghost and immediately saw the problem, saying: "The bandit leader must have a military advisor helping him make plans!"

  Liu Huiniang said: "I previously saw a woman with Wu Zhi at Liangshan, who was carrying a small package on her back, similar to me. I suspected that she might be Gong Sun's family member who had defected to Wu Zhi. Is there an expert archer in the army? If we encounter that woman, just shoot her dead with a cold arrow, and eliminate the great hidden danger!"

  Xu Huai said: "Zhu Yongqing's archery skills are top-notch, and Li Tangzong is not weak either. I also have four personal maids by my side, Guihua, Bohao, Foshou, and MeiGui, who are all skilled in archery. But when it comes to the most exceptional one, no one can surpass Song Touling's favorite general, Little Li Guang HuaRong, the divine shooter without equal!"

  Liu Huiniang happily said: "I want all of these people to come over here. I must have that woman from the Gong family shot dead with one arrow!"

  Gu Ying smiled and said, "I've heard that Gong Shu's people have been sealed by the Eight Meridians of the Yin-Yang School. Wanting to get rid of her shouldn't be difficult? Give Ha General one horse, charge into the Wu Zei army, and he'll definitely bring back her head!"

  Liu Huiniang shook her head and said, "Brother Kou, don't take risks, it's better to use archery to take her life." Kou Ying also didn't think much of it. Liu Huiniang didn't put it in her heart, on the one hand asking Xu Hua to come out and invite Zhu Yongqing, Li Tangzong, and Hua Rong to come, on the other hand sending out three hundred flying heavenly soldiers to go into Lu Junyi's army to investigate Wu Song's whereabouts.

  This flying heavenly soldier was trained by her using the Controlling Crane Technique, selecting three hundred skilled archer maidens, each with a bronze sparrow that could transform into a bronze crane as tall as a person.

  Inside the belly of the Copper Sparrow, there is a small-scale Yuan array made of crimson jade silk, which can absorb the heavenly and earthly Yuan energy, allowing the Copper Sparrow to fly and walk. Its flying speed is almost as fast as a galloping horse, with an altitude of about 100 meters.

  Riding on copper cranes, flying heavenly soldiers, each with a tube of arrows and a bow, can kill enemies from the air.

  These three hundred flying heavenly soldiers were dispatched in the morning and returned at night with only over a hundred people left, many female soldiers were seriously injured, their bodies full of arrow feathers, tears streaming down: "Leader, we didn't see the bandits, but on the way, we encountered a cavalry, riding wooden kites and holding continuous crossbows, shooting six arrows in a row, our archery speed was not as fast as theirs, resulting in a great defeat..."

  Liu Huiniang was overjoyed and exclaimed, "The bandits have indeed not gone to sea!" She comforted the maidservants, saying, "Don't be sad, Gongshu's repeating crossbow can only shoot six times in a row, but my Mohist family's Zhuge repeating crossbow can do ten. Tomorrow, I will equip you with them at Tonghe Head, and when we meet Wu Zetian's Flying Heaven Soldiers, we will surely make them fall like flowers flowing water!"

  Those made the maiden turn sorrow into joy, Zhuge's crossbow was cumbersome and heavy, one person could not move it, and assembling the arrow shafts was also very inconvenient. Liu Hui Niang also designed an arrow box, each box containing 100 eight-inch feathered arrows, just push them into the arrow box and press the trigger to fire.

  The copper crane rises into the air, and this Zhuge crossbow is mounted on the head of the copper crane, just like a machine gun on an airplane, with extremely fast shooting speed.

  Liu Huiniang found Xu Hua again and said: "The people of Gongshu's family are indeed the masters of the battlefield, but my Mohist school has been improved by Zhuge Wuhou of the Three Kingdoms, and in terms of battlefield mechanics, we still have to surpass Gongshu. I have here the Zhuge City *** , fifty rounds per minute, can break through Gongshu's foot-operated crossbow and thunderbolt cart.

  Xu Huai said: "Since the young lady already knows that the bandits are not coming from the sea, but will fight on land, why didn't she inform Chen and Song, the two leaders? With them present, the chances of winning would be even greater!"

  Liu Huiniang shook her head and said, "The pirate's fleet has indeed gone out to sea. With many generals and having captured Li Jun, it is hard to guarantee that Li Jun will not surrender to him. If Li Jun leads the naval forces in a coastal attack, it would be difficult to defend against. Leaving two leaders at Mount Qing to continue supervising the construction of the sinking ships is a necessary move."

  In fact, in Liu Huiniang's heart, the real idea was to compete with Gongshu Yueran and see who was the true master of the battlefield between Mohist and Gongshu!

  If Chen Xizhen and Song Jiang were in charge here, they would definitely be the ones calling the shots, and Liu Huiniang could only serve as a military advisor, where would she have the opportunity to fully display her abilities?

  Now she has arrived in Qingzhou City, with more than 20 senior generals, Yunmen and Linglong two mountain strongholds as wings, and also Xu Hua, Xu Qingniang, Xu He, Gongsun Sheng and other powerful wizards, enough to have the strength to confront Wu Song head-on.

  Having such an opportunity and not taking it, when will you wait?

  At the same time, on the official road of Huang Cheng Town, Gong Shu Yan watched the copper sparrow of the captive and raised his head to smile at Wu Song: "The Mohist family has a special skill, it seems that someone has already known your plan."

  Wu Song rode on the bronze rhinoceros, laughing and saying: "What's the use of knowing? With Gong Sun's talented daughter here, how can Mozi's followers be arrogant? Besides, I still have a strange soldier, this battle will surely win!"

  Gong Sunyan smiled and said, "It's hard to say. The Mohist school is good at defending cities, and with Zhuge Liang combining the techniques of the Yin-Yang school, their city-attacking skills have also improved. It's difficult to predict who will win this battle. Who knows, maybe those Mohists are thinking of a way to kill me!"

  Wu Song burst out laughing and said: "This is only natural. How could I not have thought of a way to kill him (her)?"

  Liu Huiniang was full of confidence, on the one hand supervising the manufacture of various defensive equipment, and after about five or six days, the equipment was almost ready. She also obtained Chen Hixin's and Song Jiang's military symbols, putting the command of Qingzhou and Yunmen Mountain Linglong Mountain in her hands. Immediately, she ordered Chai Jin and Gong Sunsheng to launch a counterattack.

  Chai Jin led five thousand soldiers and sixty-seven generals from Linglong Mountain, passing through Yunxia River Wuli Town Fang Gongting, arriving at Yaowang Village, where they encountered the vanguard of Lu Junyi's army. The two sides clashed in a fierce battle, with neither gaining the upper hand. Afterwards, both sides retreated three miles to set up camp and prepare for another round of fighting.

  Gongsun Sheng led seven or eight high-ranking generals, including Shi Jin, Zhu Tong and Suo Chao, to launch a surprise attack on the Flying Divine Army's ambush site. They marched rapidly, killing all the way to Lian Po Village, where they finally encountered a cavalry unit. Gongsun Sheng performed his magic in front of the formation, shrouding an area of thirty miles around them in thick fog, and then led the charge, only to discover that the cavalry unit was made up of paper soldiers, at which point he realized that they had stumbled upon Zhang Qing and Qiong Ying's vanguard.

  Qiong Ying's paper horse knife gun technique, although made of paper men and horses, was no less powerful than real knives and guns, killing the Yunmen Mountain army in a big defeat. Gong Sun Sheng hurriedly performed his magic, summoning wind and rain, as the paper horse knife gun technique feared water and fire the most, and was finally broken through.

  Both sides lined up their troops in Lianpo Village, Gong Sunsheng sent Jiuyin Long Shi Jin to come out and fight, Pū Tiān Diāo Li Ying patted his horse and rushed out, Hun Tie Dian Gang gun welcomed Jiuyin Long.

  Shi Jin stood behind eighteen sturdy men, each holding a different type of weapon: spears, hammers, bows, crossbows, and maces - all eighteen types were present. Seeing that Li Ying was using a spear, he also picked up a steel spear to meet him.

  Two horses met, steel guns clashed loudly, both sides beat the war drums, deafening the ears. Only two great generals on horseback fought for fifty or sixty rounds, when Li Ying was knocked off his horse by Shi Jin's spear. Just as he was about to turn around and stab him to death with a spear, Li Ying released flying knives from the ground, stabbing the horse's thigh.

  Shi Jin's war horse was startled, and it took him a great deal of effort to rein in the horse. Just then, a group of officers and soldiers rushed forward, seized Li Ying, and dragged him away as they retreated back into their formation. The drums on Yunmen Mountain thundered like thunder, and Li Ying turned to Zhang Qing and said, "Shi Dàláng is indeed a hero!"

  This remark enraged one of the heroes, who galloped out on horseback, wielding two steel whips and shouting: "Slow down, Shi Dalang!"

  Shi Jin stood up with his spear and shouted: "Who are you?"

  "Wuguo Shimen Xia, Dengzhou Wuyilang Bing Yichi Sun Li!"

  Translation: "Wu Guo's disciple, Dengzhou Wu Yilang is critically ill, hurry up and stand up, Sun Li!"

  Jiuyin Long jumped off his horse and said, "My horse is injured, dare you wait for me to change horses and fight again?"

  Sun Li received the double whips and said, "Go quickly and return quickly!" Shi Jin led his horse into the formation, Zhu Tong and Suo Chao repeatedly praised his good martial arts. The Double Spears Dong Ping said, "Those people want to use the wheel battle to defeat you, this time I will meet with the sickly delay!"

  Shi Jin shook his head and said, "Can one be untrustworthy on the battlefield?" He changed to a good horse and rushed forward in a cloud of smoke. Halfway there, he picked up two steel whips and charged forward, striking as soon as he arrived. Sun Li was caught off guard and was knocked off his horse by Shi Jin's whip. Immediately, two high-ranking generals rushed out from the opposing side: one to grab Sun Li, and the other holding a large knife and steel shield, rushing towards Shi Jin!

  Shi Jin rode his horse, allowing that person to take Sun Li away, and shouted at the man holding two guns: "Who are you?"

  That man also pulled his horse and shouted: "Your grandfather is a disciple of Wuguo's door, Jingmu Huo Sifen!"

  Shi Jin smiled and said, "If I use my twin whips to defeat you, I won't be considered a good man. Let me go exchange for a big sword!" He turned around and walked away, but Hao Siwen suddenly charged up from behind, swinging his sword and chopping down!

  Jiǔ wén lóng hastily dodged, and with a loud crack of his whip, struck Hao Siwen's steel shield. Another whip strike hit the steel helmet, sending the red tassels flying. Hao Siwen didn't make a sound, but turned his horse around and retreated back to the formation, dismounting as soon as he arrived. Gong Sunsheng was overjoyed at this turn of events, and the war drums thundered like thunder as he led the charge forward. Zhang Qing and the other generals fought hard to resist, but their morale was low, and they were unable to withstand the onslaught, their formation broken as they fled in defeat.

  They retreated for ten miles, where they encountered the Flying Heavenly Soldiers of the bandits, who were riding on wooden kites and giant eagles, shooting arrows downwards from mid-air, causing the people of Yunmen Mountain to fall off their horses. Zhu Wu hastily beat the drums to retreat, and Gong Sunsheng did not dare to pursue further. Returning to Lianpeng Village, all the heroes congratulated Shi Jin, repeatedly urging him to drink, and exclaimed: "We've long heard that Lu Junyi and Lin Chong are unbeatable on horseback! What a pity they didn't meet General Shi! In this battle, General Shi achieved the greatest merit!"

  "Come on in, don't be shy," Shi said with a smile, "Let's see who captures Zhang Qing alive tomorrow!"

  "Ha! Brother Dongping, you're quite the hero now!" said Double-headed Serpent. "But tomorrow, you'll have to let us brothers take the lead!" Zhu Tong and the others chimed in, "Tomorrow's battle will be our chance to show off too!"