Chapter 68: New War in Water, Land and Air

  "Now, the Downfall of the Storm Riders, Golden Winged Tiger Riders and Pigba Dragon Riders urgently need to expand their scale. It's okay, you'll have to work hard for a while."

  Three days ago, Li Zhēng passed through the War Horse Hall and synthesized three new main war horses, at this point, the first-level system's limit was reached.

  Among the three war riders, the Fēng War Rider is a true heavy cavalry war rider. Mainly composed of elephants and rhinos, in order to maintain a certain speed and agility, Li Zhēn even added war horses and snakes, finally after failing more than 20 times and wasting over 20,000 gold, he obtained the most suitable heavy cavalry war rider for charging into battle - the Fēng War Rider!

  The Stormsurge Warsteed's body is enormous, with a shoulder height of over 8 feet and a body length exceeding 10 feet, making it one-third larger than the Azure Warsteed! Of course, due to the synthesis materials used, there are also smaller warhorses, even snakes, which makes the Stormsurge Warsteed still much smaller compared to an elephant.

  However, in terms of attack power, Li Zhēn believes that the Fēng Wèi Jì Jī is not inferior to adult elephants, and may even be stronger! Because it not only inherited the attacking weapons of elephants and rhinos, but also has three sharp horns standing on its head! Moreover, it is more agile than elephants, and in terms of strength and endurance, it is no less than ordinary elephants! Furthermore, this war steed has scales all over its body that have a defensive intensity not lower than that of snakes!

  It can be said that this war ride is the best and most satisfying one Li Jing has come up with since he got the system!

  It can be imagined that such a powerful war ride, if galloping horizontally on the battlefield, what kind of person or troops can withstand it? !

  Apart from the land-based war riders, there are two other types: the Aquatic War Riders (Li Jing named the war riders suitable for water stations as Aquatic War Riders) and the Sky War Riders!

  Suishen no Kizuna is Tonberry Knight.

  The Pig Dragon is a mythical creature, but some people say that the ancient people called the crocodile the Pig Dragon. However, Li Zhēng knew it wasn't so. Mainly using crocodiles, supplemented by pythons, lizards, otters, and even Li Zhēng randomly added many land species, the final battle steed was named Pig Dragon Rider by Li Zhēng to show its strength.

  The synthesis of Zhu Bao Long Qi is very complicated. If it weren't for the records in the War Rider Hall, Li Jing himself might not be able to synthesize a second one.

  This warhorse's body is roughly similar to a large arrowhead, with both ends being sharp and the middle being large, its body length reaching over 15 feet. Its head is like a large cone, with hard jawbones, outer horn-like scales, if it were to collide with something, even stone would be smashed into a hole! Its four limbs are thick, long and powerful, with sharp claws, over 3-4 inches long, with webs in between. On its back there are also several raised horn-like plates!

  As for this first water god war ride, Li Zhong was very satisfied. Especially its body shape, which is most suitable for shuttling through the water, that cone-shaped big mouth, just right to use to drill holes in the warship and pour water!

  The last Sky War Rider - Golden Winged Tiger Rider, among all of Li Zhong's War Riders, is the most eye-catching and ostentatious existence!

  Golden Winged Tiger Ride

  Generally speaking, it's like a tiger with wings or an eagle with a tiger's body!

  Tiger body, but eagle head, wings all over dark yellow, under the sunlight, golden light shines! This is the origin of the name of this war horse.

  With Golden Pheasant as the main subject, supplemented by other species such as Reeves's Pheasant, after multiple failures, I finally got this guy.

  Golden-winged tiger body length is about five feet, wingspan has two zhang, abdomen has four claws, but it's tiger legs and eagle claws.

  After successfully synthesizing the Golden Winged Tiger, Li Zhēn couldn't wait to take it for a ride. The thrill of soaring through the sky was so exhilarating that he couldn't help but crave more.

  Then, whether it was Xun Yu or Zhao Wu, they all tried riding once and finally experienced what humans had been longing for thousands of years - flying.

  Through the comprehensive data provided by the system, and several trial flights experienced by a few people, Li Zhēn concluded that this Golden Winged Tiger could carry fully armed warriors at a speed of 150 miles per hour for three hours in the sky!

  It's really terrible!

  If these three new war riders can form a scale, Li Zhong can basically go unchecked.

  Unfortunately, due to the original material and the waste of materials when synthesis failed, Li Zhēn only got five finished products of Suī Fēng War Rider, thirteen heads of Zhu Bā Lóng Rider, and only three heads of Jīn Yǐ Hǔ Rider.

  Although it has all land, sea and air forces, just a few war horses are basically useless in the event of a large-scale war.

  So as soon as Kemu returned from hunting, without even having time to catch his breath or take a sip of water, Li Zheng immediately called him over and entrusted him with the task of prioritizing the capture of these three war rides.

  Kamok knew the importance of timing and didn't dare to slack off. He immediately agreed and gave up his month-long vacation time, preparing to fight continuously to capture the needed raw materials.

  Li Zhong had just finished handing over to Kamok and was about to relax and calm his slightly turbulent mind when Xun Yu arrived.

  "Is it news about Zhang Shan and Bai Lang?"

  Li Zhong looked at Xun You's letter and had a guess after a moment of thought.

  Xun You nodded and said: "Except for Zhang Shan and Bai Lang, the two generals who have received news reports, there is also news from the East Camp of Baishui River."

  "Oh..." Li Zhēng's eyes narrowed slightly as he said, "Is it the Hàn clan of the Xiongnu?"

  Xun Yu sat down and smiled, "It's indeed the Han clan's Xiongnu - Zhang Shan and Bai Lang, the two leaders made such a fuss. The Han clan suffered heavy losses and naturally wouldn't let it go easily. They would find their way to Dongying Pass, as expected."

  "What's the specific situation?" Li Zhēng asked again.

  "Will the Lord's own handiwork at Guandu be of no avail?" Xun You asked with a smile.

  "Haha, that makes sense." Li Zhong laughed: "My strong pass is one man holding the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it. Let alone a small Korean family, even if the Xiongnu people come to attack with all their troops, I only need a thousand men to defend for five or seven days."

  "It is indeed so." Xun You said: "The Han clan sent a large army of 10,000 to Dongyingguan, and was shocked by the sudden rise of the mountain peaks. For a time, they suspected that gods and ghosts were present and did not dare to attack. Later, they made two tentative attacks, but because the terrain in front of the pass was narrow and steep, the Han clan lost hundreds of corpses and could only retreat in disarray."

  Li Ding couldn't help but burst out laughing. Those suddenly rising mountains would probably scare the Xiongnu people to death.

  "What's going on with Zhang Shan then?" The conversation shifted to Zhang Shan and the others. Those two had done some confusing things, and it was unclear what their situation was like now.

  "Zhang Shan and Bai Lang asked for instructions from their lord," Xun You said, "They can't find Zhou Lin's whereabouts and don't know what to do next."

  "Can't find it?" Li Zhēng furrowed his brow.

  "Can't find it." Xun You's face slightly changed, and he said: "Bai Lang guessed that Zhou Lin himself might not know that he is not in the Su Bu tribe! According to the information Bai Lang obtained from the captured herders, the directly affiliated territory of the Su Bu tribe was originally in Bingzhou Shuofang County. Based on his analysis, the transportation team under Zhou Lin's command took longer to transport goods back and forth than the distance between Shuofang County would suggest, leading him to conclude that Zhou Lin is absolutely not in Shuofang County."

  "In other words..."

  Li Zheng's eyes narrowed, flashing with a cold light.

  "That is to say, the prince of the Xiongnu tribe that the lord had released was already playing tricks early on. Perhaps it wasn't his idea, but he must have been the one who did it."

  Li Zhēng heard this and let out a cold laugh.

  "I'm guessing it must be that Han person who's been serving the Xiongnu, coming up with this rotten idea." Li Zhēng recalled the middle-aged Han man, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "Unbelievable that we've been kept in the dark all along. In the end, it's still our own intelligence system that's not good enough, and Beidi Commandery is too isolated, with insufficient communication with the outside world..."

  Xun Yu slowly nodded: "I have traveled all over the world, read countless books, but as for the internal situation of the Xiongnu, I really don't know much."

  "It's not your fault." Li Zhēng waved his hand and said, "The top priority is still to develop the intelligence system as soon as possible..." He paused slightly here, saying: "I do have someone in mind, but I don't know where that person is now."

  "Oh?" Xun Yu said: "Since he can be valued by our lord, he must not be an ordinary person."

  "It's indeed not an ordinary person." Li Zhēn expressed his deep approval: "This person's strategy is not inferior to Mr. Gongda! More importantly, this person is skilled at hiding, with a sinister and ruthless mind, often doing things to the extreme, leaving no room for survival!"

  "There are indeed such people..." Xun Yu heard this and furrowed his brow, saying: "In that case, it is indeed suitable for covert operations. However, if he truly lives up to your evaluation, capturing him will not be an easy task."

  Li Zheng nodded slightly: "This guy is very slippery, and he hasn't shown up in recent years. I don't know where he's hiding. But I do know that he will definitely show up recently, let the intelligence system pay more attention..."

  "Is it Jia Xu and Jia Wenhu?"

  "Huh? Mr. Gongda also knows this person?" Li Zheng couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

  "Indeed, it's Jia Wenyuan!" Xun You seemed to have thought of something and paused for a moment. He raised an eyebrow and said: "The lord has never been to Liangzhou, so the person he mentioned must be from Liangzhou. And this person is indeed from Liangzhou, Wuwei, a famous scholar from Hanyang, Yan Zhong once praised him as having 'excellent and peaceful talent', which roughly matches what the lord said. Although I haven't had any dealings with him, I've heard some rumors. I didn't expect the lord's evaluation of him to be so high, it seems that his reputation is indeed well-deserved..."

  Xun Yu, as one of the outstanding members of the new generation of Xun family in Yingchuan, naturally had his own pride. Although he was well-cultivated and wouldn't look down on anyone without reason, Li Zhen compared Jia Xu with him in front of him, which made Xun Yu somewhat displeased.

  It's not that I dislike Li Zhong, but rather it implies a subtle rivalry with Jia Yu.

  Li Zheng understood, but didn't say anything. He said: "Let's get back to the point. Now that we don't know where Zhou Lin is, it's not a good idea for Bailang Zhangshan and others to run around on the grassland. What suggestions does Mr. Gongda have?"

  Xun Yu's thoughts converged and he immediately said: "That Xiongnu envoy, I think he has not yet left the White Water Valley, why not follow him from behind?"

  Li Zhong heard this and said: "Mr. Gong Da, why did you say that? It's already been three days, they're traveling light and at a normal speed, they should have left the Baishui River area by now."

  "Haha..." Xun Yu couldn't help but laugh: "My lord, the great changes at White Water River will surely attract their attention - I think that this group of Xiongnu people will definitely sneak around and linger at White Water River. I had instructed the soldiers who escorted them to the pasture to return to their barracks after entering White Water River and not to pay attention to the movements of the Xiongnu people. Originally, it was just meant to scare these barbarians..."

  "Haha... Mr. Gongda indeed has a foresight!"

  "It's just a coincidence, sir. You're overpraising me."