After the battle at Dianbingtai, Liu Hunkang felt depressed. When he returned to his mansion, he asked Chen Xizhen to resign, saying that he would return to Maoshan to recuperate, and he would probably be buried there.

After Chen Xizhen comforted him, he asked him to stay in Quancheng for the time being. His words were so sincere that Liu Hunkang didn't have much to say and returned to his room to sleep and recuperate.

Wang Laozhi was looking at the puddle on the stage, and Chen Xizhen came to him and said to him: "Mr. Dongwei is one of the best people in the art of alchemy in the world today. There should be many miraculous elixirs around him, right?"

Wang Laozhi turned back: "The generals and Taoist officials in the army have their own medicine for wounds, which should be enough."

"Not enough! I want them to recover completely, without even leaving any hidden dangers."

Chen Xizhen said, "After this setback, Liangshan's soldiers and horses had no choice but to retreat and defend the road to Liangshanbo."

"No matter what, they still have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. If I want to use the army to push them across, there will be fierce battles for days. Without the best elixirs, how can we show the difference between generals and thugs?"

Wang Laozhi nodded slightly: "I do have many first-class elixirs around me, but I want you to exchange them for the twenty-four corresponding treasure elixir recipes in the twenty-four chapters of Taiqing in your Longhu Mountain."

Chen Xizhen laughed, as if he had expected it. He took out a stack of thin pages made of pure gold from his sleeve and handed it over.

The Twenty-Four Pills of Taiqing are certainly rare treasures, but even on Longhu Mountain, no one has been able to practice any of them since the corpse of Heavenly Master Xu Jing was exhumed fifteen years ago.

Chen Xizhen didn't feel bad at all about exchanging these things for Wang Laozhi's elixir. If Wang Laozhi could practice the Twenty-Four Taiqing Pills in the future, it would be a good thing. Chen Xizhen could also use his connections in the court to help him.

Get some for yourself.

Wang Laozhi took the twenty-four pill prescriptions, his eyes radiated visible light, and he still said: "Zhang Wanxian's forbidden method has been broken, and even if he doesn't die, he will definitely be seriously injured. I want you to find a way to help me take him away!"

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Chen Xizhen's face straightened up and he said: "There are Guan Luoyang and Lin Lingsu on Liangshan Mountain. These two people are extremely difficult to deal with. Whether we can capture Zhang Wanxian depends on whether we can defeat these two people. If Mr. Dongwei wants to get his wish, come

When there is a war between Japan and Japan, we must do our best!"

These two people are indeed difficult to deal with, but after the Liangshan soldiers and horses were defeated by the imperial army, the turbid aura of hundreds of thousands of demonic elite soldiers surrounded them, coupled with the bloody aura on the battlefield, Feng Hui, Guan Sheng and others'

The strength can rise to a big level.

As long as Guan Luoyang and Lin Lingsu are held back in the early stage, when the overall situation is decided, they will not be able to escape even if they want to.

Wang Laozhi nodded lightly, took out a sachet and handed it to Chen Xizhen, saying: "There are three hundred and twenty elixirs in the sachet, which are sealed in boxes with vermilion wax. They are used to make up for the hidden wounds of the evil generals and restore their skills.

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"The pills in the sapphire bottle can be given to Taoist officials. If it is an emergency, you can chew the sapphire bottle directly and take it. It will forcefully knead the vitality of the five internal organs and stimulate the mana. At the cost of serious injury to the five internal organs, in exchange for ten breaths of

Mana doubled."

Chen Xizhen was overjoyed. He took the elixir and went back to distribute it. This time, even Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo did not treat them harshly and ordered all the generals to rectify their troops.

At dusk, the spies sent out by Chen Xizhen reported one after another that all the dangerous roads from Quancheng to Liangshanbo had been explored and there were no ambush.

At the Liangshan Military Camp on the shore, when it was time to eat, there was no smoke rising from the kitchen. Kang Jie boldly entered the camp in person and investigated, but found that the camp was empty of people.

All the soldiers and horses in Liangshan should have withdrawn to the peaks and islands in the middle of the eight hundred miles of water.

The next day, Chen Xizhen left 10,000 troops and horses to guard Quancheng. The remaining officers, soldiers, and private soldiers numbered 120,000 and marched to the shore of Liangshan.

Because they were worried about some sneaky tactics being deployed in the camp left by Liangshan soldiers and horses, the officers and soldiers sent people to burn down the original camp and set up a new camp.

Before the camp was set up, Chen Xizhen led a group of warlocks through the ruins of the Liangshan camp to the waterside.

More than a thousand magicians worked together to cast thousands of wooden barrels larger than people into the reed swamps.

The wooden barrel burst into pieces after being soaked in water, and oily flowers smeared on the surface of the water.

In the center of the water park, at the top of Liangshan Mountain, Guan Luoyang was leading a group of people to observe the situation of the officers and soldiers on the shore. Seeing this scene, he was a little confused: "What is that?"

Ruda raised his palm and put it on his eyebrow, squinted his eyes and said, "Is it oil?"

Guan Luoyang: "Ah?"

Both "Natural History" and "Shui Jing Zhu" of the Western Jin Dynasty record that "the spring water comes from Nanshan Mountain in Yanshou County, Jiuquan, Gansu Province."

The ointment is the same, the ointment and the water jar are very good, and people over there call it stone lacquer."

"Youyang Zazu" written by Duan Chengwu of the Tang Dynasty records that "the stone fat water in Gaonu County is greasy and floating on the water, like paint, and it is extremely bright when used with burning lamps."

During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, the official Shen Kuo also mentioned this kind of thing in his "Mengxi Bi Tan" and named it petroleum. From then on, people in the Song Dynasty called this substance petroleum.

What Chen Xizhen sent people to throw into the water was indeed oil. After the oil dispersed, one of the warlocks squeezed a yellow talisman with his hand, ignited a fire, and bounced it into the water.

Suddenly, a layer of flames expanded crazily on the water. Wherever it passed, all the reeds were ignited, black smoke billowed, and the fire was monstrous.

There are eight hundred miles of water mooring, and the reedy area covers the edge of the water moor, occupying nearly one-fifth of the entire water moor.

This is a naturally dangerous place. Even if there are thousands of small boats lurking in it, others looking through it from the outside will not be able to see any flaws.

After the large ships of the government and army sail into the depths of the reed marsh, they will seem to be trapped in a maze, adding many obstacles.

Chen Xizhen arrived here for the first time, but he already knew the topography of Liangshan Water Park from the map and the spies' messages. He wanted to destroy the reed swamp first.

Seeing that the fire became more and more fierce, it had the tendency to surround the entire lake and burn out all the reeds.

Guan Luoyang couldn't help but shook his head: "This is too wasteful."

Having said that, he did not let the people from Liangshan intervene to interfere with the fire. He only sent multiple groups of soldiers to walk back and forth among the peaks with flags, making an appearance of working hard and holding on to the danger.

Chen Xizhen looked through the raging fire and saw many flags unfolding on Liangshan Mountain, traveling up and down among the mountains and jungles, conveying orders, and he smiled slightly.

He did not rush to send troops to attack, but only let the soldiers have a good rest and recharge their batteries.

The fire in the reed marsh burned until almost nightfall, and then slowly extinguished. Looking around, there was a thick layer of ash and dirt floating on the water, but there was no longer those that had grown for decades or hundreds of years and blocked the sky.

of reeds.

When night fell, a continuous sound of cannons suddenly came from the shore.

The ammunition of the Dragon King Zun Cannon was almost exhausted when they attacked Quancheng. Even if it was not exhausted, if the cannon was fired here, it would not be able to hit the peaks of Liangshan Mountain, but the sound of the cannon could be conveyed there.

With the sound of cannons, the originally sparse torches on Liangshan Mountain soon increased in number. The firelight flashed between the mountains, and countless figures hurriedly prepared for battle.

The sound of artillery fire on the shore soon stopped, and half an hour later, there was still no sign of an attack by the officers and soldiers.

Most of the torches on Liangshan Mountain were gradually extinguished, leaving only a small number of Hong Kong Commander's fires burning. They were not rich in supplies, so they had to save some torches.

At this moment, the sound of gunfire from the shore started again, and the officers and soldiers' boats rolled over the dirt on the water, pushed away the black waves, and headed towards the water.

Liangshan became nervous again and the fire lit up. However, after the large ships moved forward for a certain distance, they floated there motionless.

Another false alarm.

Repeatedly, the torches on Liangshan were clearly extinguished, and then they remained at a certain number. No matter how the officers and soldiers blew horns, beat drums, and made noises in various ways, there were no more torches.

reaction.

The human spirit is sometimes stronger than the physical body, but many times it is far weaker than the physical body. It is difficult to maintain a tense and focused state all the time. High tension will cause them to lose their brain power and become tired more easily.

After several attempts, even if you can't see the expressions of Liangshan's soldiers, you can still see Liangshan's fatigue and fatigue just by the changes in the firelight.

The plan to exhaust the troops has been accomplished!

Chen Xizhen stood on the deck of the building, looked at the mountains, and whispered: "It's time."

Although his voice was low, the order was spread to all the magicians among the many buildings and ships. Everyone worked together to stir up smoke on the water, covering the hull, and then a strong wind blew up.

The big sail on the ship was swollen and the mast rattled.

The soldiers on the boat rowed the boat with all their strength, sailing along the wind, waves and heavy fog.

There was no horn or drum, and the mist gradually filled the air. Deep in the mist, it looked like a silent giant beast, opening its mouth to swallow the sky inch by inch. The ghosts and spirits were unpredictable, and it was approaching the peaks of Liangshan Mountain with unparalleled speed.

Not long after, the building boat at the front was only a hundred feet away from the shoal of Liangshan.

The navy in Liangshan seemed to have only reacted at this time. Five hundred small boats, surrounding three large ships, sailed towards the fleet of officers and soldiers from the west side of Liangshan.

Many of their boats were originally used by fishermen, and some were simply rafts. Those three big boats were captured from Yan Shude. They were said to be big boats, but in fact they were only fifty feet long from stem to stern.

The twenty large ships that Chen Xizhen built were nearly a hundred feet long from end to end, like wild beasts from ancient times swimming in the water. Only after the revival of the devil's way did the imperial court have such means and such a foundation that it could be forged.

The structure of the ship's hull is divided into five layers above the deck, and the guardrails of each layer are full of soldiers. Below the deck, the cabin is divided into three layers, with a draft of three feet deep.

On both sides of the hull, there are rows of gun ports, dark and eerie.

Compared with Liangshan's navy, even if someone stood on the top of the mast, it could only be slightly higher than the deck of the large ship of officers and soldiers.

Their hulls seemed to be facing the muzzles of the large ships of officers and soldiers, like fat carps about to be bitten by giant crocodiles.

Chen Xizhen, who was on the bow of the boat, looked down to the west, with a smile on his face, as if he had seen the broken hull of Liang Shan Navy, with corpses flying around and blood floating in the water.

But, no.

After Liangshan's navy had entered the gun range, the officers and soldiers' large ships did not fire their guns. There were sounds of commotion in the cabin.

The smile on Chen Xizhen's face froze, and he frowned and listened carefully, distinguishing the noise coming from across the board of the ship.

"Why did you fall?!"

"Captain, Commander, wake up!"

"Why haven't you fired yet...Why are you unconscious?!!"

Soon, he no longer had to listen to what was going on inside the cabin, because it was on these twenty high-rise ships.

Around the five-story hull above the deck, more and more soldiers passed out for no apparent reason, rolled over the guardrail like dumplings, and fell into the water.

On another building ship, Gou Ying opened his palm and sucked a falling soldier into his palm. He grabbed the collar and shook it. He said angrily: "They are under a curse. The curse on these people has not been broken before."
To be continued...