Bright Sword: I don’t want to be the king!

Chapter 180: Xuanjing Port, reactions from all walks of life

If those evil Japanese monks really launched an attack, even if their Qingyuan Sect's new three regiments possessed extraordinary powers, they would not be able to escape safely from this disaster.

Wei Panshi indeed felt a chill in his heart at this moment.

however,

In Wei Panshi's sight, the smile on the face of their clan leader Cao Yuanying was spreading more and more wildly.

"Indeed, if we cannot launch a powerful counterattack against the evil Japanese monks we are facing within two hours, not to mention our New Third Regiment, even the neighboring New First Peak and the 358th Peak of the Purple Sky Sect will be deeply trapped in this war."

"Once the evil Japanese monks succeed, the disciples of the three peaks will have no hope of escape and will be ruthlessly crushed by the enemy's army until they are reduced to ashes."

"But, is there really no hope for us?"

Cao Yuanying stared at Wei Panshi.

"Shinozuka Yoshio wants to compete with me, so I will compete with him. Panshi, quickly order the other disciples of the New Third Regiment to take action and raid the three demon counties around Zhaojiayu..."

The three demon counties dispatched a total of two divisions of evil Japanese monks, intending to target their New Third Regiment.

Cao Yuanying gave a decisive order, ordering the remaining disciples from each peak of the New Third Regiment to attack the three demon counties that formed a triangle and surrounded Zhaojiayu!

As a result,

In the situation where the enemy was weak and we were strong, it was a piece of cake for the elite disciples from various peaks under Cao Yuanying's command who had been through many battles to conquer the three demon counties.

Just as the two divisions of evil Japanese monks were rushing to the Zhaojiayu battlefield, they suddenly heard the news that their base was attacked. I'm afraid they would be shocked.

At that time, will they continue to target Cao Yuanying, or immediately return to support their own Yao County?

To be honest, Cao Yuanying was looking forward to this scene. He wanted to see what choice Shinozuka Yoshio, who was far away in Taiyuan City, would make...

but,

Cao Yuanying also knew very well that the evil Japanese monks' actions against him this time were determined to eradicate them completely from the beginning to the end.

They were deliberately trying to kill him, and Cao Yuanying had already seen through it.

Even if his disciples from various peaks successfully wiped out the evil Japanese strongholds in the three demon counties,

I'm afraid that Yoshio Shinozuka, who is stationed in Taiyuan City, still has a high possibility of continuing to dispatch the two divisions of evil Japanese monks to attack Zhaojiayu.

By then, the New Third Regiment led by Cao Yuanying, as well as Li Changhe's New First Peak and Chu Yunxing's 358th Peak will undoubtedly face a life-and-death decision.

This was a situation that Cao Yuanying did not want to see.

therefore,

Simply relying on ordering disciples from various peaks to raid the three demon counties of the evil Japanese is not enough to ensure safety.

Cao Yuanying also needs to make other deployments outside the Zhaojiayu battlefield.

Just before Wei Panshi left,

Cao Yuanying continued to instruct, “It seems that, Panshi, you need to tell my disciples stationed in the two mountains outside the New Third Regiment to attack the three demon counties of the evil Japanese, and then order the other two mountains of the New Third Regiment and the Qianlong Guard to go to another strategic location - Xuanjing Port to launch an offensive…”

In order to force the two evil Japanese divisions supporting the Zhaojiayu battlefield to withdraw, Cao Yuanying must make preparations as soon as possible.

One of his strategies was to send his two immortal army battalions to attack the three deserted cities occupied by the demon clan.

The second strategy was to dispatch the remaining two Immortal Army Battalions and the Dragon Hidden Guard to raid an important location on the Beili Desert Continent, namely the Styx Port.

He learned secret information from Master Ding and Zhao Jianfeng, saying that the nephew of Tianhuang Patriarch would arrive at the Minghe Port within three days.

If by chance, the other two immortal army battalions and the Longyin Guards led by Cao Geng might just meet the nephew of Tianhuang Patriarch at the Styx Port.

At that time, his two immortal army camps, totaling 7,000 monks, would take the lead in launching an offensive against the areas around the Styx Port.

With the cover of the army, Cao Geng's elite troops, the Longyin Guards, can quietly infiltrate into the Styx Port, intending to capture the nephew of Tianhuang Patriarch who is staying in the Styx Port in one fell swoop.

Once he successfully captured the nephew of Tianhuang Patriarch, Cao Geng was convinced that even if he was facing Marshal Xiaozuka, he would not be able to sit idly by and watch his nephew fall into the hands of others.

After all, he is the closest relative of Tianhuang Patriarch and of royal blood. Even Marshal Xiaozuka dare not ignore the importance of this nephew of Tianhuang.

As for the possibility that this nephew Tianhuang has not yet arrived at the Minghe Port, Cao Geng also has a countermeasure.

Anyway, he could just gather all his troops together with Li Xuanqing's followers and hold out for three days.

In the battle of Youyun Ridge in the past, Li Xuanqing, with only the New 1st Regiment of less than 800 people, was able to hold out against an entire regiment of the Sakata coalition for half a month.

Even though the Japanese troops that Cao Geng and Li Xuanqing faced this time were upgraded to three regiments, their new third regiment plus Li Xuanqing's new first regiment still had a powerful lineup of 1,400 monks.

While resisting the fierce attacks of the three regiments, they, the New Third Regiment and Li Xuanqing's New First Regiment faced tremendous pressure, but they were able to hold out for three days.

What's more, Cao Geng can also arbitrarily destroy the high-ranking generals of the evil Japanese and all kinds of light and heavy magic weapons and formations!

As long as Cao Geng and Li Xuanqing's troops can hold out together for three days, Tianhuang's nephew, who has been locked in the Minghe Port by Cao Geng's forces, will definitely appear.

By then, the forces he had secretly deployed around the Styx Port will seize the opportunity to move out and quickly achieve their goals.

Even at this moment, the Japanese soldiers who were besieged on the outskirts of Zhaojiayu and fighting fiercely with Cao Geng and others refused to retreat, but as long as they had Tianhuang's nephew as a bargaining chip, under the intimidation of Cao Geng, Marshal Shinozuka would not be able to act arbitrarily.

Because by then, the one who will dominate the situation will be Cao Geng, the commander of the New Third Regiment!

After Cao Geng informed Wei Yuanying of his entire strategy, the latter immediately understood Cao Geng's plan.

Wei Yuanying's eyes lit up, and he understood in his heart that even if the Japanese sent more troops, their New Third Regiment would have nothing to fear.

Even if their battle lasted for two days, it would not cause the New Third Regiment to be completely annihilated.

"I will follow the captain's orders!" Wei Yuanying responded.

The next moment, Monk Wei agreed, then followed the order and left, his figure disappearing at the edge of the cultivation world.

Cao Geng looked into the distance, his eyes instantly becoming as cold as frost.

This time, the evil Japanese pirates had indeed planned for a long time and wanted to kill their leader Cao Geng.

But as the saying goes, God will not let down those who work hard, and this predicament is not without a way out.

Cao Geng did put up a resolute resistance to the provocation of the Japanese pirates, but what was most on his mind at the moment was the situation in Wangjiagang.

If his Qianlong Guards could really capture the nephew of the Tianhuang Immortal - the general known as the Little Devil in the secular world.

At that time, not to mention that it would be easy to expel these Japanese pirates and rescue Li Yunlong, even if Cao Geng used this opportunity to ask for more benefits from Shinozuka Yoshio, the other party would have to surrender!

……

At this moment, just as Cao Geng was arranging a foolproof counterattack plan against the evil Japanese pirates based on the secrets of heaven, in the entire northwest Shanxi training area.

As Yoshio Shinozuka provoked violent conflicts in Zhao Jiayu's territory, all forces paid close attention to the developments in this area.

Many Chinese sects, while growing stronger, were paying close attention to Zhao Jiayu's changes. When they learned that Cao Geng had really withstood the provocation of the Japanese pirates and kept his appointment, many sect leaders secretly praised him: "Cao Geng is truly an iron-blooded cultivator!"

After all, in order to rescue his former superior and his old subordinates, Cao Geng resolutely led his troops into the numerous traps set by the enemy. This kind of courage is unmatched by ordinary monks. What is more crucial is that in the face of the enemy's long-planned conspiracy, Cao Geng still faced it fearlessly and led his troops to the trap.

At this critical moment, the news that the Japanese pirates once again mobilized two other regiments to continue the siege of Cao Geng's troops spread all over the place in an instant, and many forces in northwest Shanxi were shocked by the news.

After hearing about this, many sects in the Chinese camp were extremely angry and condemned Shinozuka Yoshio for being despicable and shameless. He actually targeted Cao Geng, who only led a legion-level Eighth Route Army monk team, and not only sent out two regiments, but also sent two more regiments, a total of more than 4,000 troops, to launch a crazy attack on Cao Geng!

You know, a regiment is composed of at least 300 cultivators. Now Shinozuka Yoshio is willing to mobilize nearly 10,000 troops to deal with Cao Geng. Even a training corps of the Central Army would be subservient. However, he mobilized such a large force to target Cao Geng alone...

From the perspective of the various cultivation forces in northwest Shanxi, no matter from which angle you look at it, this battle is undoubtedly more dangerous than good for Cao Geng. The actions of the Japanese pirates were too cruel and ruthless, and they launched such a large-scale offensive against Zhao Jiayu.

However, they were helpless. With the Japanese pirates rampant and purging the entire northwest region of Shanxi, these Chinese cultivation forces were struggling to protect themselves, so how could they help Cao Geng?

Even though they wanted to save him, they were powerless to do so...

They could only pray silently in their hearts that the immortals would protect Cao Geng and help him survive this disaster.

Indeed, in the northwestern part of Shanxi, on the border of North China, some people praised Cao Geng's courage and perseverance, but were also worried about his safety; but some people secretly judged that Cao Geng's challenge to the demonic Japanese pirates was an unwise move.

Upon hearing this news, the commander of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army shook his head and felt sorry for Cao Geng's fate. After all, Cao Geng was just the head of a training corps. Even though he had made great military achievements in the past, facing the long-planned layout of the Japanese invaders, he still took a gamble and led his troops into the formation that the enemy had already carefully laid out for him.

Such behavior is not heroic, but reckless. After all, Cao Geng's action is tantamount to leading the entire New Third Regiment into the vortex of life and death on the battlefield of Zhao Jiayu. Not only is he walking alone on the road to death, but he is also implicated by the soldiers of the New Third Regiment who are fighting with him to slay demons.

It is expected that when the New Third Regiment led by him was completely destroyed in Zhao Jiayu's territory, Cao Geng must have regretted that he impulsively went to his death because of the cunning provocation of Shinozuka Yoshio...

At this moment, the marshal of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army naturally had not noticed it yet. While he was paying close attention to Cao Geng's movements, the 358th Regiment under his command had quietly fallen into the enemy's calculations... In other words, in the eyes of the marshal of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, in this battle, Cao Geng was indeed extremely stupid, and even the decision made by his trusted confidant, the commander of the 358th Regiment, Chu Yunfei, was equally stupid.

At this moment, he was still in a high position and could criticize Cao Geng's foolish behavior. If he knew that Chu Yunfei had acted without his knowledge, how shocked would he be then...

However, when this news spread to all factions, the Eighth Route Army headquarters deep in the Taihang Mountains also received the news that Cao Geng had joined the battlefield and was fighting the Japanese pirates. The moment the general and the deputy chief of staff learned of this, their expressions suddenly changed.

"It must be a trap set by Shinozuka Yoshio for Cao Geng!"

"On the surface, Shinozuka Yoshio sent two battalions to attack Zhao Jiayu, but secretly, he had at least one battalion to deal with Cao Geng!"