Chapter 206-211, A Beauty Hidden in a Cave? Conquer Xixia!
"This blessed land has a bronze gate. You can summon the shadow of this gate at will by chanting a mantra. I will pass the summoning mantra to Sister Lin. From now on, you can enter and exit the blessed land at any time, or come and go freely in any area of the blessed land..."
A thick felt carpet was spread on the flat grass beside the pond.
Ouyang Feng and Lin Chaoying, who had bathed in the pool and even practiced intimately, were now lying on the felt blanket hugging each other and talking softly.
Lin Chaoying curled up in his arms with her back to Ouyang Feng, her round and perky white buttocks pressed against his lower abdomen, her long and beautiful legs next to his legs, her soft and slender feet gently rubbing against his calves, and she murmured lazily:
"You allow me to come and go freely in this cave. Aren't you afraid that I will run into the girls you have hidden here and have a fight with them?"
In this paradise, the areas of the three islands of Penglai, Yingzhou and Fangzhang combined are slightly larger than the entire country of Japan, and the terrain is quite complex, with high mountains and deep gorges, primitive jungles, caves, rivers and lakes, swamp plains... everything is available.
Even if one could teleport freely in the paradise with the bronze gate, if one did not know the other person's exact residence, how could one easily run into someone in such a huge paradise with such a complex environment?
I am the only one who can open the full map perspective and monitor every inch of the cave.
Ouyang Feng muttered to himself, but didn't say anything. He just kissed her neck lightly and said with a smile:
"There are more than 20 magic arts on this bronze gate, which are the magic arts among the 72 magic arts of the Earthly Fiends, each with its own mysterious uses. I am already the master of this gate, and I can grant magic seeds to those who enter the cave, so that they can easily acquire a magic art..."
Seeing that he was talking about other things, Lin Chaoying couldn't help but snort and elbowed him lightly in annoyance.
Ouyang Feng accepted it as if nothing had happened and continued:
"These twenty-odd magic skills include generating light, becoming invisible, having great strength, splitting one's body, setting up formations, controlling birds, freezing one's body, marrying dreams, praying for rain, penetrating stones, capturing souls, and ascending to the throne..."
He named more than twenty magic skills one by one and introduced in detail the magical uses of each magic skill. Lin Chaoying was indeed attracted and gradually became fascinated by the listening.
After Ouyang Feng explained in detail the mysteries of these twenty-odd magic skills, he asked her:
"Which subject does Sister Lin like?"
Lin Chaoying asked back:
"What about you? Which one do you like?"
Ouyang Feng said:
"I think the most practical one is 'Generating Light'. This technique is not only beautiful, but it can also destroy evil spirits and monsters, making them retreat, and it can also make many magic techniques ineffective..."
Lin Chaoying understood immediately and chuckled:
"Once Sheng Guang appears, the magic will be ineffective, and we can only fight fairly with our martial arts. You are specialized in martial arts, so a contest of martial arts will naturally play into your hands."
"exactly."
"But I don't have your advanced martial arts skills. 'Shengguang' is not very suitable for me..."
"How about being invisible? When traveling in the world, safety comes first."
"No. I want to learn 'Immobilization'."
"Why?"
"If you ever make me angry, I will stop you and punish you severely."
"Well, I'm afraid the immobilization technique can't immobilize me..."
"Then we'll just wait and see."
Lin Chaoying said this, but in her heart she was thinking, it doesn't matter if I can't pin you down. If I run into your little girl hidden here one day and she annoys me, I will pin her down right where she is and make her stand for three days and three nights.
Ouyang Feng had no idea that Lin Chaoying had such an idea, so he directly summoned the bronze gate and granted her the seed of the magical "Immobilization Spell".
Thaumaturgical seeds are not unique.
Each magic on the bronze gate can be condensed into three magic seeds, which can be granted to three people at the same time.
Therefore, even if Ouyang Feng did not take back Zhao Min's "Immobilization Spell" seed, he could still give one to Lin Chaoying.
When he activated the bronze gate and granted the seed of magic.
Lin Chaoying saw a streak of light flying out from the bronze gate and sank into her forehead. Then she felt a strange rune appear in her mind for no apparent reason. She closed her eyes and comprehended for a while, then she knew how to cast the spell.
She propped herself up, looked towards the pond, made hand seals, tried to point at a koi in the pond, and shouted softly:
"Certainly!"
The koi immediately kept its cheeks puffed up and its tail flicking, and sank to the bottom of the pond without moving.
Lin Chaoying made another gesture and pointed at the koi: "Solve!"
The koi fish then shook its head and tail and swam around happily.
Lin Chaoying exclaimed:
"Is it so easy to learn strange arts?"
Ouyang Feng smiled and said:
"The reason why it's easy is because I control the bronze gate and have the authority to directly grant thaumaturgy seeds. But since the thaumaturgy seeds are granted by me, I can naturally take them back at will."
Lin Chaoying suddenly realized:
"I see. It seems that I did not learn this magic, but I just got your permission to borrow its power. No wonder you are not afraid at all."
"If Sister Lin doesn't want to be controlled by me anymore, she can do so. She only needs to study and comprehend the seeds of magic on her own. Once she is able to master and condense the seeds of magic, even if I take the seeds back, Sister Lin can still cast the immobilization spell."
"It's probably not easy to comprehend and practice on your own."
"It's hard to say, but it's also easy to say. It all depends on one's understanding. With Sister Lin's talent and understanding, and the ready-made seeds of magic in her mind, it shouldn't be too difficult for her to learn this technique..."
"I just cast the spell to subdue the koi, and I felt like I didn't consume any energy at all. Could it be that this spell doesn't consume any energy?"
"It's not that there is no consumption. It's just that the immobilization spell consumes the power of the mind. If you cast it too frequently, it will consume a lot of mental energy. If you don't control the speed well and abuse it, at the very least, you will be exhausted and dizzy, or at worst, you will faint on the spot due to exhaustion of mental energy. In addition, this spell has limitations when used on targets that are too powerful. Either it may not be able to immobilize the target, or even if it is immobilized, the target can easily break free."
"I see……"
Their skins pressed against each other and they talked in close ear to ear for a while. Unconsciously, Lin Chaoying gradually became aroused and stroked his cheek with her backhand. Her hips also swayed slowly, rubbing against his lower abdomen.
Ouyang Feng knew what she meant. He hugged her soft and fragrant body tightly, kissed her crystal earlobes, and began another round of practice.
……
Ouyang Feng has not really forgotten his good brother Huang Yaoshi.
After enjoying themselves in the paradise with Lin Chaoying for nearly two hours, they returned to the Ganzhou government office, prepared a fairly sumptuous family dinner, and called Huang Yaoshi, who had been looking at documents and files alone for the entire afternoon, to come and welcome him.
Naturally, the matter of the blessed land was not hidden from him.
After dinner, he took Huang Yaoshi into the paradise for a tour and promised him a flying dragon mount. After that, the excited Huang Yaoshi threw himself into the work overnight with even greater enthusiasm.
There was no need to worry about him dying of exhaustion like Prime Minister Zhuge. Huang Yaoshi entered the Dao with the essence of the wood element, and possessed super vitality and recovery ability. Even if he forgot to eat and sleep for ten days and ten nights, he could easily recover by meditating for a while.
With Huang Yaoshi sharing the military and political affairs, Ouyang Feng could finally get rid of the paperwork that annoyed him. After practicing every day, he would take Lin Chaoying to travel around, or tour the newly occupied territories to understand the people's sentiments and livelihood, or go to the caves and blessed places to enjoy the scenery and visit secluded places, or go to the military camp to teach martial arts and train wolf riders.
It is now February.
Ouyang Feng finally gathered his troops again. The Wolf Cavalry, which had rested for a winter, roared out under the personal leadership of Ouyang Feng and headed straight for Xiliang.
Ouyang Lie also led tens of thousands of miscellaneous troops to follow, and Huang Yaoshi and Lin Chaoying also followed in Ouyang Lie's army.
These tens of thousands of troops are said to be a ragtag army, but since the battle last year that destroyed the 50,000 main forces of Western Xia, the ragtag army has now upgraded their weapons and used Western Xia's main standard armor and equipment. With the morale boost brought by Ouyang Feng, they also reorganized and trained for the entire winter last year. Now, this ragtag army has a strong combat capability.
At least even if we encounter a tough battle, we can fight it instead of just fighting an easy battle.
The Western Xia side did not waste their time.
Last winter, the people of Western Xia were actively preparing for war, mobilizing young and strong men, reinforcing fortresses, stockpiling military equipment, and trying to fight from the city. They used one strong fortress after another to constantly frustrate the morale of the Gaochang army and consume its strength.
As for the field battle, last year the only general of Western Xia who was good at fighting, Weiming Linggong, led a total of 50,000 main forces, but they were all defeated in a single battle in the field and their entire army was wiped out. The entire Western Xia had completely lost the courage to fight a field battle with the "Dragon King of the Western Extreme" and his Wolf Cavalry Corps.
By defending the city, Xixia still had some confidence.
From the Western Xia's perspective, fighting in the wild was tantamount to seeking death.
It’s a pity that Xixia didn’t know that in front of Ouyang Feng, who could “destroy a group of dragons with one roar and destroy the Dragon Castle by himself”, even defending the city was just a luxury.
The wolf riders rolled eastward, like a black tide or a raging fire.
Wherever the iron hooves passed, no fortress could hold out for more than an hour.
The fortresses that had been painstakingly built over a winter, when facing the wolf riders, were like paper shields placed in front of the knights' iron spears, which could be pierced through with one strike or broken with one poke.
In less than half a month.
The entire territory of Liangzhou fell.
After Ouyang Lie led his army to take over Liangzhou, the Wolf Cavalry, after a short rest, continued to advance eastwards, capturing cities and seizing territories along the way, and finally invaded the Hetao area.
Next, within just three months, they captured Lingzhou, Jingzhou, Shunzhou, Huaizhou and other prefectures outside Xingqing Prefecture one by one.
Ouyang Feng was not in a hurry to attack Xingqing Prefecture, the capital of Western Xia.
Until all the prefectures outside Xingqing Prefecture were captured, and the last resistance forces of Western Xia were forced to gather in Xingqing Prefecture.
He had just joined forces with Ouyang Lie, who had followed up to take over the territory and clear out the defeated soldiers and stubborn tribes, and then he led the army, which had swelled to 100,000, to approach Xingqing Prefecture.
Under normal circumstances, it is very difficult to capture Xingqing Prefecture.
This city is a fortified city that Li Yuanhao carefully selected and built with great effort.
It is surrounded by water on all sides, and the moat is ten meters wide. Even if there are 100,000 elite soldiers who want to attack the city by force, they may not be able to break it. Instead, they may be stuck under the fortified city, suffer heavy losses, and have low morale, and the defenders in the city may seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack to turn defeat into victory.
Therefore, if an ordinary army wanted to capture Xingqing Prefecture, the best way would be to lay siege for a long time and wait for it to surrender after running out of food.
In the original world line, when Mongolia destroyed Western Xia, it first captured all of Western Xia's outer prefectures, and then the army besieged Xingqing Prefecture. Only after the last emperor of Western Xia surrendered did they enter Xingqing Prefecture and start a massacre.
However, if Ouyang Feng wanted to attack Xingqing Prefecture, there would be no need to go through so much trouble.
Although it was summer, the ten-meter-wide moat in the south of the city froze overnight. The ice was several feet thick, enough for heavily armored cavalry to pass through.
Ouyang Feng led his troops across the moat and released two "bean soldiers" in the image of Buddhist Vajra Warriors. The morale of the Xia soldiers on the south city wall fell to the bottom - the moat was frozen in summer, and there were Vajra Warriors who were ten feet tall and had broad shoulders and waists appearing in the enemy camp. Doesn't it mean that Gaochang Kingdom was blessed by the Buddha?
The Western Xia people worshipped Buddhism, and many of their soldiers were devout believers in Buddha. Given this situation, how much will to fight would they have left?
When the two Vajra Warriors threw huge rocks to bombard the top of the city wall, rushed to the bottom of the city wall with the Divine Arm Bow and even the Eight-Ox Crossbow, and then jumped directly onto the top of the city wall, the Western Xia defenders on that section of the city wall completely collapsed.
Many people turned around and fled, and many Xia soldiers dropped their weapons, prostrated themselves on the ground, and surrendered on the spot.
Afterwards, Ouyang Feng released eight clones, which crossed the city wall, killed the defenders at the south gate, and easily opened the city gate.
When Ouyang Feng personally led generals such as Wang Wu and Ma Yue, as well as the wolf cavalry that had increased to 3,000 people, they broke into Xingqing Prefecture from the south gate.
When Ouyang Lie waved the flag and led 30,000 troops towards the open South Gate.
Li Renxiao, the King of Western Xia, who had been ill since last winter due to the loss of troops and territory and was now seriously ill, but still forced himself to preside over the war, received the news that the south gate had been breached, the enemy had entered the city, and the defenders had largely fled and surrendered. He vomited blood in anger and died suddenly on the dragon throne.
The Western Xia, which had been established for nearly two hundred years, was officially destroyed on this day.
But a new country rose on the ruins of Western Xia.
"Have you decided on a new name for the country?"
"How about calling it Da Xia? My Ouyang clan is descended from the ancient Xia Dynasty's surname Si. Using Xia as the country's name can both trace back to our ancestors and declare the orthodoxy of China..."
"Not appropriate. Occupying the former land of Western Xia and using Xia as the country's name will make people mistakenly think that your family is the successor of Western Xia, which will be detrimental to the future conquest of Jin and Song."
"Tsk, Xixia is really hateful! Then, pharmacist, tell me, what should we name our country? We can't still call it Gaochang Kingdom, right?"
"Your family rose to prominence in Gaochang. Gaochang was part of Liangzhou during the Han Dynasty and Xizhou during the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the country can be named Liang or Xi."
"Liang Country? It sounds bad, and it always makes people feel that it won't last long. Xi Country... Tsk, it sounds not very serious. Let's change it."
"How about calling it Yong State? The land your family occupies now is the most prosperous area, which is almost the same as Yong State in the nine states of the ancient Han Dynasty."
"Yongguo...is still not good. It's too mediocre."
"...never mind. We are still just a small separatist regime. In my opinion, the name of the country can be arbitrary. So, either call it 'Qin' or 'Han'. Isn't that impressive enough? Anyway, there is no need to be too strict about the name of the country now. It won't be too late to consider it carefully after we become a great power."
"Qin... now we don't even have the land where Zhou and Qin made their fortunes. Moreover, although the Great Qin laid the foundation for great unification, it perished in the second generation. There have been several separatist Qins in history, but none of them could achieve great things, and they didn't have a good reputation. As for Han, although not only Xixia but also the Western Regions are the homeland of the Great Han, my family name is Ouyang..."
"You old scoundrel! This isn't good, that isn't good. Go and think of a name for the country yourself! Mr. Huang won't accompany you any more!"
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