C4 (1/2)
The Phoenix City Pass was located at the northeast side of the Phoenix Continent. This mountain range that stretched for a thousand kilometers was like a fold, cutting off a quarter of the leaf shaped mountain range that was coming from the Phoenix Continent.
It was also because of this mountain range that it blocked the cold current that was blowing over from the northeast, causing most of the areas in the southwest to become fertile lands that were as verdant as spring.
Fire Phoenix Empire was originally just a small tribe at the southwest edge of the border. With the efforts of several hundred years of the Phoenix King, the Fire Phoenix Tribe had gone through countless bitter battles and fierce battles, annexing over a hundred large and small tribes and nations. In one fell swoop, they became the overlord of the continent, dominating it for a thousand years.
At the same time that the Fire Phoenix Tribe rose to power, in a bitter and cold corner separated by Wulian Mountain Range, a nation called Mo Qiu quietly developed. Although the two nations lived side by side, the people of the Fire Phoenix Empire had almost zero understanding of this Moqiu State. The main reason was because of the Wulian Mountain Range that separated the two nations.
The Wulian Mountain Range stretched for a thousand kilometers. Not only were the resources in the mountain abundant, they also produced something that would cause the citizens of the Fire Phoenix Empire to feel fear: a Demonic Beast.
No one knew how the Demonic Beast came about, nor did anyone know how many of them actually existed. All they knew was how fierce and evil the Demonic Beast was. The Demonic Beast in Five Lotus Mountain was several times larger than normal animals, and had extraordinary strength and speed. Other than the well-trained soldiers forming a formation to deal with it, ordinary citizens were simply unable to think of anything else. But fortunately, after hundreds of years of continuous conquest and repeated inspections with Border Army, as well as the fact that the mountains were already rich with resources, the Demonic Beast had not gone down the mountain to attack the common people for a long time.
Other than that, there was also a special existence in Five Lotus Mountain, which gave the two nations of Fire Phoenix and Mo Qiu an inextricable connection, and that existence was none other than the Demonic King Valley.
The endless Wulian Mountain Range separated the two countries, Mo Qiu and Fire Phoenix. Legend has it that these Wulian Mountain Range were originally five great mountains, and after experiencing millions of years of changes, the five great mountains became one, and became the current Wulian Mountain Range. And one of the important reasons that supported this explanation was also because of this Demonic King Valley.
The Demonic King Valley was actually a crack between the two mountains. It was shaped like a funnel, with a wide exterior and a narrow interior. The terrain of the valley was very steep, and it was filled with thick fog all year round. It was not easy to pass through, and other than the occasional caravan that travelled to and from two countries, no one else had taken this route. However, even if it was a caravan, this trip was still very dangerous. The Ming Family caravan that was saved by Kong Sheng was an exception. Although his Ming Family would not lose because of this, it would still take a long time for him to feel the pain.
This Demonic King Valley had also become the only path between the Fire Phoenix Empire and Moqiu State.
The Fire Phoenix Nation surrounded the funnel-shaped valley and constructed the Phoenix City Pass, Liehyang Pass and Blue Moon Pass known as the ”Tri-stage of the Laifeng”. The three defensive fortresses were dominated by Phoenix City Pass, and the Liehyang Pass and the Blue Moon Pass were inserted in front of them as support. Although they blocked the way, they were still able to give the caravan the the clearance documents and allow them to go to the Moqiu. As for whether they were going to live or die, or perhaps there were some other secret missions in the caravan, no one would be able to find out.
As for the construction of these three trials, they were forced to do so in the beginning. The Fire Phoenix and Black Qiu had battled for hundreds of years, and although the Moqiu State was small, the soldiers were not afraid of death. In every field battle, the Fire Phoenix Nation had to have twice the military strength to be able to barely confront them. In defensive battles, it was extremely difficult to control the number of casualties at a ratio of one to one. As for the city siege, that was something the entire nation of Fire Phoenix Empire did not even dare to think about.
Three hundred years ago, there was a huge battle between the two countries. The Moqiu State's forty thousand troops broke through like a hot knife through butter, continuously breaking through the six great armies of Fire Phoenix Empire and seizing more than ten cities. In the end, he had relied on the famous general of the Phoenix Army, Fang Da, to lure a partial division, borrowing the weak point of the Moqiu State army being unfamiliar with water, to use the summer water potential to push him back, saving the Fire Phoenix Empire from imminent disaster. And from that battle onwards, Moqiu State began to emerge as the Devil Kingdom of the Fire Phoenix Nation's population.
After this battle, Fang Da was known as one of the Empire's famous generals. At that time, the Fire Phoenix King waved his hand and appointed Fang Da as the border general responsible for overseeing the construction of the three trials of the Phoenix.
Coming to the Phoenix Trials was the same side of the Wulian Mountain Range, and using the gray colored boulders within the mountains. The huge rock was cut into strips, and the outside side of the rock was polished to form corrugated lines. Whether it was huge or stone-throwing, neither of them could hurt it in the slightest. The Phoenix City Pass of the main pass was fifteen meters high and fifteen meters wide, allowing three mounts to ride side by side. And every five hundred feet there was an arrow tower, and every three hundred feet there was a city, and the inner city was completely surrounded.
Although the inner city was situated, its specifications were even better than the outer city's. The inner city walls were even higher than the outer city wall s by fifty feet. There were also tunnels, tunnels, and caches for hidden troops between the inner city's outer city wall s. The only reason that the inner city had a separate entrance to the water was to guard against the need to break into the outer city. On both sides of the outer city, at the point where the two sides connected with the mountain, there were twenty stone thrower s, each of which were made of fine steel and were firmly fixed on the mountain. All sorts of scales were used to train their accuracy, and as long as one placed the stone on the ruler, these stone thrower s could cover a distance of between one hundred and fifty meters from where their Phoenix City Pass was located.
In addition, the three trials of the Phoenix were all set up in the military. The residents of the city were all military, with the army in times of war and the peasants in times of war. In addition to collecting supplies in the spring and autumn, quarrying was also an important task for them. Taking the stone from the Wulian Mountain Range, the polished stone that was half the height of a man was transported to the city for storage, to prepare for battle.
The three trials had taken more than fifty years to complete since the day of Marshal Fonda's construction. The army he was leading had also been changed into Border Army, which was specifically responsible for defending the three stages of Phoenix City. It was a pity that the newly constructed Phoenix City Pass had only been constructed not long ago.
In exchange for more than fifty years of construction, the Fire Phoenix Nation was at peace for three hundred years. Even though the two nations were still constantly at loggerheads, there was no longer a great battle going on between them. Like a giant hand, they came to the Phoenix Trials and firmly blocked the armies of the Moqiu State outside of their Wulian Mountain Range.
But today, things had changed.
Half a month ago, Blue Moon Pass and Liehyang Pass had sent out an urgent report at the same time, saying that a group of Moqiu State soldiers had appeared in the Demonic King Valley, and pounced directly towards the three stages of the Phoenix.
Although there was a Demonic King Valley between them, this was after all, a land adjacent to the two countries. Adding on the fact that Moqiu State was not as good as Fire Phoenix Nation's, there would be an army that would pretend to be a horse team and rush out from the Demonic King Valley. They would pretend to encircle and attack the city, but in reality, they were trying to snatch grain.
This kind of situation would make it difficult for the border guards, as their Blue Moon Pass and standard troop allocation was only five thousand soldiers. The other side only surrounded the city. If they were to rush out and cut them down, the Phoenix Army would not have the advantage in field battles. The other side's grain fighting army would turn around and pincer the two sides of the city wall. Moreover, if the other party took the opportunity to take over Blue Moon Pass s and Liehyang Pass s, then their losses would not be small.
Those who were soldiers did not like fighting, while those who were officials did not want to fight. Thus, everyone turned a blind eye to this act of pretending to snatch food. It was better than losing your life and also losing Guan Lao Da.
This time, Grand Commander Sun also had the same idea. After sighing, she threw the military report to the side. Commander Sun was a good commander who loved soldiers like her own son, and she was also an honest man who never coveted achievements, but he was absolutely not a famous general in the current world.
Four days later, when the first group of Moqiu State soldiers appeared in front of his Phoenix City Pass, Grand Commander Sun finally sensed that something was amiss. However, when he sent out more scouts, it was already too late. The Moqiu State armies firmly sealed all the paths from Phoenix City Pass to Blue Moon Pass. Not to mention people and horses, even birds had to be shot down with crossbows!