v7 Chapter 49： Leading and powerful

The war came earlier than expected, and it was even more powerful than expected.

By the time Li Li and Nangong first rushed to Yangguan, preparations for battle in the city had already been completed.

The yang in front is not the same as the earth yangguan in Li Zhi's memory. In general, it is much larger and more magnificent.

In fact, many cities in this world are larger than the earth. In some places, the number of people is several times or even ten times that of the earth. In this regard, Li Zhi has long been used to, after all, is a monk's world.

At first glance, the monks from outside the city looked endless.

This is 50,000 monks, not 50,000 ordinary soldiers.

Only 12,000 people died in Yangguan. Most of them were ordinary armored men. On average, monks only reached the level of the chief Wu.

God knows where Shimen got so many monks, but only by looking at people whose skin features are significantly different from those in the Western Regions and Plateaus, which accounted for about half of them, Li Zhi was relieved.

Of course, the monks came from Tianzhu. This is what Master Feihong said. The holy Buddha had broken his wrist and had abandoned Tianzhu. The monks who could transfer Tianzhu to the northwest have been transferred.

The strength of 50,000 monks is not comparable to that of the two or three hundred thousand troops.

Since the civil strife in Tubo, Shimen battled with Lunaism, the slaves fought against the nobility, and the battles before Yangguan were all conducted by the Guiyi Army against the Hui people. Now, suddenly seeing such a large and neat monk battle array, many soldiers feel uncomfortable.

The notion of inadequacy is somewhat implicit, more precisely, fear.

In the final analysis, in the eyes of most ordinary people, a group of monks is still worthy of respect. If it is a so-called monk, it is even more awesome, even worship. Of these 50,000 or so monks, the number of monks who have attained Taoism must be quite large.

Li Xian squatted behind the rammed soil female wall, and was gathering with a young man, playing with a brand new bed crossbow. This bed crossbow is somewhat different from the ordinary bed crossbow. It is not that the style is different, but it reveals strong aura fluctuations.

So this is a magic weapon.

Chu Nanhuai, Su Emei, Wei Xiaozhuang, Li Wenwen, Wei Xiaozhuang, etc. also all gathered in front of several bed crossbows and met some veterans of the army. They were clearly arrayed three miles outside the city. The monks and soldiers who were about to start Tongguan turned a blind eye.

Li Yan came to Li Xian, leaned forward, stretched his head over Zhang Chang'an and Chu Yan's head, looked at the crossbow, and listened to Li Xian talking with the young man in his early twenties.

The magical instrument is nothing to the monk. The first-order to the ninth-order magical instrument are common objects in the monks who practice qi and the monks in real life. Except for the poor monks, whoever has a strong organization is still behind One or two?

As long as the army generals are of sufficient grade, they will have weapon armors to defend the whole body in all directions. Of course, there are not many such armors, and those who do not command the five thousand soldiers will command this level up and down.

The Lu Gujian in Li Zhi's hands was a gem of its own. Later, when he reached the demon territory, he was successfully promoted to a gem of magic, which is a world treasure.

However, there are also restrictions on the magic weapon. Although there are a variety of uses and various uses, the power is actually similar, and the weight is not large. In general, the mainstream is still swords, swords, swords, shields and axes.

Such a large killer in the army as a crossbow maintains a certain deterrent to low-quality monks, and has never been a magic weapon. The reason is nothing more than the world's craftsmanship of craftsmanship, which is not enough to support the emergence of large-scale lethal artifacts.

Of course, the sword in the real world can indeed kill a large number of ordinary soldiers. But the root cause is that it is the power of the monk, not the power of the magical instrument itself.

This is why the war of soldiers will be on the battlefield, and depending on the battlefield field, it is the root cause of existence such as vertical and horizontal. If the bed crossbow has become a magic weapon and its power has been increased by several levels, it can completely kill the generals. What else will the soldiers play?

Now that I saw the bed crossbow turned into a magic weapon in Yangguan, it is no wonder that Li An, the first person in Datang, would also stretch his neck and look carefully, and heeded to listen to the comment quietly when the battle was about to erupt Already.

"The reason why a magic weapon is a magic weapon depends on two things. The first is the material used to make the magic weapon. The second is the rune inscribed on the magic weapon."

The young man said, while showing Li Xian a striking but not dense rune on the crossbow, "Material is fundamental, it determines how much aura the magic weapon can withstand; Rune is the finishing touch, it determines In order to realize how much the aura injected into it can grow. "

These words are common sense for monks, and there isn't much to think about.

The shirt was of ordinary material, and the entire person's skin was dark. On a cold day, he wore only a short gown, and the young man with large muscles exposed on his arms continued to be cheerful:

"In fact, there are so many magical materials in the world, and there is not much difference between the various types of spirits produced in different mines. The carved runes require the monks to take their own hands. Under the circumstances that the monks in the world are not much different, The grades of the runes are actually similar. "

This is why the bed crossbow cannot be a magic weapon: the material is not allowed, and the level of the monk's runes is just that.

The young man said that his voice was two points louder. Obviously it was the point. He was also very excited. "But after my constant exploration with Master, we found that the potential of the quality materials was not affected by Fully excavated, in fact, they can bear more aura power, in fact, only need to improve the rune carving process!

"On the other hand, after decades of exploration, Master continued to read books on making instruments and forged various instruments, and finally found a way to elevate the engraved runes to a realm! The two merged together, We will be able to use the current types of spirit stones to create more powerful magic tools! "

Speaking of which, the young man straightened his chest and sprayed his muscles so that ordinary women could see it. The jealous pectoral muscles throbbed: "This batch of bed crossbow is the latest production of me and the master! It retains the advantages of the easy-to-use bed crossbow and enhances its power a lot. Even a monk who is practicing the third grade of Qi is sure to be penetrated through the body! "

Hearing here, Li Yan's pupils suddenly shrank.

He glanced back at Nangong for the first time.

Not surprisingly, Li Yuan discovered his astonishment from Nangong's first glance.

To say panic is too implicit, to be precise, it should be panic!

Although the crossbow is unmatched in power, it can only penetrate into the body of the monk on the first level of training when it comes to injury. Injury, and Xiu Wei has reached the third level of training, and can already fly away.

Only warriors, warriors, and martial arts, these monks who have not entered the realm of training will be penetrated by the body!

If the bed crossbow at the moment can penetrate the body of the monk who practiced three layers of Qi, then the monks it can threaten will rise directly from the second layer of Qi practice to the fourth layer of Qi practiced!

Don't look at the gap between the two realms, the article in it has gone big.

More than ten million monks in Datang? In the words of Shimen, it's almost as many as the Ganges. Change to a language understood by the Tang people, that is, as much as the sediment in the Yellow River!

However, there are only hundreds of great monks in the real world!

The master monk who Li Qi mobilized to Hexi has trained for many years, and has such a deep accumulation of Quanzhengguan. In addition to Tsing Yi Jianmen, Huanyinfang, and the capital of the scattered network in the lake Online, less than 10,000!

Nowadays, although there are tens of thousands of monks under Li Maozhen, that includes all Hexi monks!

Most of the monks in the world are in the lower section of Qi training, that is, the first, second and third layers of Qi training.

And now, the bed crossbow in front of him can even shoot and kill monks who practice the third layer of qi!

Who is this muscular young man with a good temperament and ordinary blacksmiths?

Who is his master? How could such a weapon be made?

As a traverser, Li Zhi knew very well that the progress of weapon manufacturing technology would change the face of war!

Li Xian stood up and saw Li Yan, and laughed: "You came at the right time, just try these bed crossbows to see if you can equip the army on a large scale. Shazhou is a remote and barren land, although it depends on In the Western Regions, trade is prosperous, and supplies are limited after all. Even if Zhang Huaishen helped each other personally, there were too few types of spiritual stones available in their hands.

Seeing Li Yan, Li Xian was not half surprised. Even if the immortal realm meets, this attitude and mood cultivation should be admired.

When Zhang Chang'an and Chu Yan saw Li Yan, they saluted quickly and gave way.

After Li Yan carefully looked at the crossbow, he restrained the tide of heartbeat and glanced at the ordinary young man. Then he said to Li Xian: "Although there are many types of spirit stones on this crossbow, the data is still big, but it is basically still There is no shortage. Only the technique of carving runes is truly a pen of God. I am afraid that it will take time to hone. However, as long as it is a real monk, you should be able to master it after careful consideration.

This is the same as admitting that in the future, wherever a crossbow can appear, this type of weapon crossbow can basically appear!

This is indeed the case.

Li Xian's answer to Li Yi was well known. As a former An Wang, he mastered the extraordinary existence of Datang's military and political affairs. He knew very well how many cultivation resources in Datang's territory. The reason for this question is nothing more than to cover up his identity.

In the northwest frontier, King Lao An, who fought for a long time, was once a hero hero who smashed the world, and was hailed as the existence of the hope of Datang ZTE.

And now, even if he had experienced a series of assassinations by his side, and the old soldier who had survived the battle, he didn't know his true identity, and thought he was just a river and lake righteous man who was determined to be on the sidelines.

Li Xian laughed and laughed, his mouth was almost full of ears, but the laughter was not loud, and it could even be said to be silent.

This is how he is used to suppressing everything he does, including his emotions.

He used to be not like this. When he was An Wang, he was full of sharpness and did not conceal his true disposition. He wanted to take a seat and say whatever he wanted to say, and the light was bright like the sun in the sky.

He does have this capital. He is the Li Tang clan, and was once cultivated by a generation of Emperor Xuanzong. He is destined to be the backbone of the Tang Dynasty. He did do it, whether it was against the rebels, the chaos, or the governing party.

If he has been King An, I am afraid there will be no chaos in Huang Chao.

Unfortunately, after Xuanzong's death, Li Xian did not meet a Mingzhu, his emperor was a faint monk, or a jealous prince, and his unexplained "fall" fell on Mount Palgong-in the battlefield where he fought **** In the Tang Dynasty for which he struggled all his life.

Since then, he has changed.

After Li Yan crossed, he saw Li Xian for the first time. Even if the opponent tried to crush the thief, his figure looked so lonely.

Then, after seeing that his son can inherit his career and that he may do better than himself, Li Xian is willing to become an invisible person.

To this day, he has rescued Li Yan, rescued the Battle of Hedong, and rescued Yangguan, but no one knows his name. No soldiers knew that the righteous man in the rivers and lakes in front of him was actually the old one who existed in the sky of the Tang Dynasty like the sun, King An.

Empathy is an asshole. There is no similar experience. How does it feel the same?

No one can appreciate Li Xian's heart, no one knows how lonely his spiritual world is.

But he never said, and never wanted to be understood, he just did what he determined and did what he should do. Even Nangong, who has been guarding Yangguan with him for a long time and has been in blood for a long time, left here with self-doubt and personal depression.

He is still here.

His heart is as firm as gold.

Li Zhi knew that no one's heart can be as firm as a stone for no reason.

In other words, Li Yan, he would not like to have such a mind if possible.

Because, alchemy becomes gold.

What kind of suffering and hardship do we have to go through to achieve a heart like a golden stone?

Li Yan's eyes were red and his throat was dry, but Li Xian himself didn't feel anything abnormal. After laughing silently, he pulled the young man with a straight face to Li Yan and introduced: "The sixth generation of Bailudong's disciples, Peng Zushan. Their origins and craftsmanship, each disciple can be called a great master."

When Li Xian said this, he had glorious glory in his eyes, apparently he was proud of the achievements of Peng Zushan and his master.

This is normal. Li Xian himself has studied and practiced in Bailu Cave. He is a disciple of Bailu Cave.

Li Xian can indeed be proud of such outstanding disciples as Master Peng Zushan. People of insight have said that the world does not know Bailudong, and there is no teacher in the world.

However, at this moment, seeing Li Xian's glorious look, Li Yan's red eyes almost didn't hold back, and he cried.

What are you proud of, having a disciple like you in Bailudong is something worthy of other disciples and honor!

You are the most outstanding disciple in Bailudong!

Li Yan could not speak these words in public, he could only salute Peng Zushan with his hand, "Li Xi thanked Xiongtai on behalf of Datang, thanked his respected teacher, and thanked him ... Bailu Cave."

Hearing the word "Li Li", Peng Zushan's eyes were as wide as bull's eyes in shock, Wang An face to face, how dare he slacken, and he hurriedly sideways, indicating that he did not dare to accept Li Li's courtesy, and he kept busy punching. "An Wang must not be so, it's a shame! It's a blessing to wait for Datang!"

Li Yan opened his mouth, and in front of Li Xian, he couldn't even say a word.

King An, I am indeed King An, but my king is a middle-aged man inherited from the rundown and yellow sand of this blue robe beside you! What are you afraid of with me? You should be afraid of you, the same robe beside you.

Li Xian seemed to find Li Xun's uncomfortable, pulled him aside, and looked out of the gate across the loess wall, looking at the monks who were ready to attack.

Li Xian pretends to be relaxed and calm, in a homely tone with Li Yi, saying, "Master and apprentice Peng Zushan has been in Shazhou for a long time. In order to help the Guiyi Army keep the frontier, they have not had a relaxing day, let alone A moment of idleness.

"Before the artillery bed crossbow was manufactured, they had improved the longbow, fuyuan crossbow, arm-opening crossbow, hornbow, etc. in the army, and even the various armors became better than their masters and apprentices. It used to be stronger. "

Speaking of this, Li Xian's face became more and more rich. He took a look at Li Xu and said slowly: "You can see why the army of Tang Dynasty was invincible, and why the frontiers of the four towns of Anxi could open the country for the dynasty. A thousand miles? "

Li Ye has many answers to this question, such as the generals ’wisdom and bravery, such as the Tang Dynasty ’s fierce breeze, such as the emperor ’s brilliance, such as the Tang army being the bravest warrior in the world, and the great Tang ’s national strength ... But these answers are obviously not what Li Xian wants to say at this time.

So Li Min bowed and said, "I would like to hear the details."

Li Xian smiled as happily as a child. "I know you have answers in your heart, many answers, your answers are actually correct. But what I want to say today is that Tang ’s children can open up territory, in fact The core depends on three words: Chinese civilization. "

Speaking of this, Li Danton gave a moment, as if it was a time for Li Xun to think, "What is the Han civilization? Why has the Han civilization always been strong and prosperous since the dynasties? The five turbulent past years, why are the wise monarchs among them, In the end, they chose to study the Han civilization? Only to rule the Han people more conveniently? Of course not. "

Li Xian looked at the monks and soldiers who had begun to approach the Chengguan Pass, and his eyes remained calm and waterless. He continued: "In the final analysis, it is the advanced and powerful Han civilization. Advanced and powerful, this is the core truth I realized.

"Because it is advanced and powerful, all ethnic groups enter the land of Kyushu. As long as they have some knowledge, they will learn the Han civilization. Advanced and powerful things will make them more unmatched. Who will not choose? Then the question comes, Why is the Han civilization advanced and powerful? Where are they manifested? "

Li Yan didn't answer, just listened quietly.

He knew that Li Xian had the answer.

Sure enough, Li Xian continued: "The Han civilization is advanced and inclusive, and it is a comprehensive leader. Otherwise, there will not be aliens who occupy the Central Plains, willing to scramble to learn. And one of the most important one is crafts, All kinds of crafts. Yes, you are right, what I want to say is craftsmanship.

"The Datang Army expeditioned thousands of miles, and tens of thousands of frontiers could open up territory and rely on craftsmanship. We have the best armor, the strongest crossbow, and the most reasonable. The battlefield, so even if our skill in casting steel is not as good as Persian, even if our sword is not as strong as them, Gao Xianzhi can still make them afraid! "

Having said that, Li Xian turned to look at Li Yan and solemnly asked, "Do you understand?"

Li Xun nodded, and replied solemnly: "This battle, regardless of the number of monks in the gate, will not be lost. Because the strength of our army is all-round, our armor, crossbow, we Their weaponry will cost them their lives! "