Chapter 16: An ambush during the march

Chen Feng looked around and found that the sect had sent about 200 disciples this time.

"Two hundred disciples, 3,000 Iron Sword Army, it seems that there will be a tough battle this time." Chen Feng thought to himself.

Chen Feng naturally understood that since the Iron Sword Sect had sent out so many people, other sects and families should also send out this number, and the City Lord's Mansion would have even more. The nine forces united would have tens of thousands of soldiers and thousands of sect disciples, which was considered a large-scale force for the level of Black Source City. Moreover, in Chen Feng's impression, he had never encountered a war of this scale since he entered the Iron Sword Sect.

"It seems that I have to be careful this time. Although I have cultivated to the realm of condensing qi into soldiers, on a battlefield with tens of thousands of people, my personal strength is too weak. The opponent's rain of arrows may shoot me into a hedgehog." Chen Feng thought to himself.

"Chen Feng, you are here too." At this time, Ye Tian walked over quickly and stood directly in front of Chen Feng.

"Are you going to the battlefield too?" Chen Feng looked at Ye Tian and asked in a serious tone. Ye Tian was only at the stage of condensing his internal organs, not even at the stage of opening all meridians. He could barely be considered as a medium-level disciple among the disciples present. If he entered the battlefield, he would be very lucky. He might die.

"Hehe, there is no way. I don't want to go either, but the sect has issued an order, and I can't resist it. Otherwise, I will be a rebel and be executed directly." Ye Tian said with a wry smile.

"However, fortunately, I have your protection this time. Your cultivation has greatly increased. My life and death on the battlefield depends on you." Ye Tian said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I will protect your safety." Chen Feng nodded. Ye Tian was his only friend in the Iron Sword Sect, so he naturally couldn't watch him die.

"These three people?" Ye Tian looked at the three fellow disciples kneeling on the ground curiously.

"I did it." Chen Feng said lightly.

"Yeah, they are all on the side of Elder Wang. You are clearly embarrassing Elder Wang by doing this. You should know that Elder Wang is a person who has been through the Qi Refining Formation. He will definitely cause trouble for you in the future." Ye Tian said with some concern.

"Qi training has formed? Humph." Chen Feng sneered, thinking that if they really fought, who would die?

Everyone watched for a while, and finally someone came out, came to the three people kneeling on the ground, and began to rescue them. This person was also in the realm of all meridians being open. After a while of busy work, there was no effect at all. He was sweating profusely and was extremely embarrassed.

"Am I seeing things? The fellow disciple just now is at the stage of all meridians being open. How come he can't remove the restrictions in the bodies of the three people? Could it be that Chen Feng is a master of the Gangqi realm?"

"It's possible."

"Not necessarily. Maybe his method is magical. Chen Feng is a man who has a little strength and is very popular. Today, he has offended Elder Wang. I'm afraid his future will not be easy."

"Not bad, not bad. During this expedition, someone secretly made some moves to kill him. Humph, he thought he didn't know how high the sky and the earth are because he had a little strength."

Listening to the discussions of the people around him, Chen Feng sneered in his heart. Although he had intimidated some people by doing this, he couldn't shock people. Most of those who mocked him were those who had bullied him in the past. There were not many people who really disliked him. No matter where in the cultivation world, strength is respected. What he did today was not excessive. If he was not strong enough, then he might be the one kneeling on the ground.

Several people tried to rescue them, but they all failed. They all felt extremely embarrassed. Seeing this scene, some fellow disciples with high cultivation finally began to formally challenge Chen Feng.

"Humph, they are all at the stage of all meridians being open, but they still want to break my restrictions." Chen Feng sneered in his heart.

"The senior brother is here."

"It is indeed the senior brother. I wonder if the senior brother will help. I heard that the senior brother has a bad impression of Chen Feng."

"If the senior brother takes action, there will be no problem."

"Of course, the senior brother has cultivated to the stage of Qi Refining Formation, so he can naturally contact the restrictions in their bodies."

Chen Feng looked up and saw Tieyun striding into the martial arts field surrounded by a group of fellow disciples. He looked at the three people kneeling on the ground, asked in a low voice, then strode over and glanced at Chen Feng at the same time.

"Please rescue me, senior brother."

The three people kneeling on the ground shouted at the same time, with hope in their eyes.

Tieyun came in front of the three people, without saying a word, waved his hand and shot out three streams of true qi, which did not enter the three people's bodies.

Pah pah pah!

After a slight sound, the three regained their freedom and immediately jumped up. They all looked at Chen Feng fiercely, their faces flushed, but they did not dare to step forward to attack.

"Please ask the senior brother to be fair." One of them shouted.

"Chen Feng, come here." Tie Yun shouted at Chen Feng, and his expression seemed to not take Chen Feng seriously at all.

"If you want to talk to me, come to me." Chen Feng said lightly, without moving.

As soon as this sentence came out, all the disciples in the martial arts field were shocked. They did not expect Chen Feng to dare to talk to the senior brother like this. You must know that Tie Yun's prestige in Tiejianmen has surpassed some elders, and none of these young disciples dared to resist the senior brother of Tiejianmen.

"Chen Feng." Even Ye Tian looked at Chen Feng worriedly.

"Insolent." Before Tie Yun spoke, several people behind him shouted loudly, and two of them strode forward to capture Chen Feng.

"Senior brother, watch me take down this arrogant guy."

"Wait."

Tieyun stopped the two men. These two men were only at the level of all meridians. The three men just now were not Chen Feng's opponents. These two men would only bring shame upon themselves.

"Okay, okay, you are really bold. You have some strength and you don't even take me seriously. But I won't bother with you for now. If you can survive this war, come and show off in front of me again." Tieyun said lightly, looking at Chen Feng as if he was looking at a dead man.

This time, Tieyun also went to the battle, which was somewhat beyond Chen Feng's expectations. In any case, Tieyun was also the first among the younger generation of Tiejianmen. If he died on the battlefield, it would be a huge loss for Tiejianmen. However, Chen Feng didn't think much about it, because two elders appeared next and began to organize the team. Then rows of war horses were led out, mounted and lined up, and drove out of Tiejianmen in a mighty manner.

"This time, Elder Wang is leading the team. Chen Feng, you have to be careful." Ye Tian whispered beside Chen Feng.

"Don't worry, with so many people, he can't still take action." Chen Feng said lightly.

Three thousand Iron Sword soldiers rode on war horses, with neat formations and rigorous steps. There was no noise except for the neat sound of advancing. On the contrary, the two hundred Iron Sword disciples had no formation at all, scattered, and some of them burst into laughter from time to time.

Chen Feng looked forward with his eyes, and did not look around, but he still felt several eyes sweeping towards him, some of which were full of murderous intent, but not yet released.

"Humph, you have murderous intent against me, let's see who will kill whom next." Chen Feng sneered in his heart, but he was also fully focused, holding a long sword in his hand, ready for any unexpected events.

Except that the Black Source City army did not stop and kept marching eastward. At the speed of the army, the horses could advance 300 miles a day. At this speed, it would take half a month to reach the battlefield. This means that the territory commanded by the Black Source City is thousands of miles in radius.

After marching for ten days in a row, the army was smooth and safe. On this day, when the army was resting in a plain area, it was ambushed.

Boom! Boom!

The ground suddenly erupted with explosions, flames shot up into the sky, smoke rose up, and countless hidden weapons shot out in all directions, making the sound of cutting armor and flesh.

The Iron Sword Army that was advancing was suddenly thrown to the ground, and dozens of soldiers died in an instant.

"It's the Thunderbolt Pearl, don't panic, hold your breath, and form a formation." The three commanders of the Iron Sword Army shouted.

The three commanders of the Iron Sword Army all had the strength to condense their qi into soldiers. They exhaled and shouted, and immediately suppressed the panic. The Iron Armored Army was well-trained. After a brief chaos, they immediately formed a defensive formation. The wide iron swords were unsheathed, the strong bows were drawn, and the sharp arrows were strung.

Bang bang bang!

The ground a hundred meters away suddenly exploded, and the men in black jumped out like ghosts, all holding bows and crossbows with dim light in their hands.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Powerful arrows rained down on the Iron Sword Army, and more than a dozen Iron Sword Army soldiers fell off their horses and died.

"Archers, prepare, fire." The Iron Sword Army commander issued an order, and 500 archers immediately shot powerful arrows.

These archers are not ordinary people. At least they have the strength to breed true qi. They all have 200-jin hard bows in their hands, which can shoot 300 meters away.

With just two rounds of volleys, all the black-clothed men in front were shot into hedgehogs, and the blood stained the ground red.

Then 20 Iron Sword disciples flew off their horses and ran forward quickly to investigate the situation, while the Iron Sword Army silently cleaned up the battlefield.

"I didn't notice any danger just now. I don't know what would happen if I faced the crossbow rain of arrows just now?" Chen Feng was a little excited. Although he didn't face the attack directly just now, he still felt the difference between the battlefield and fighting alone.

Soon, the twenty disciples returned safely. The spies sent by the Iron Sword Army were all killed by the other side. Some of the other side escaped, but the exact number is unknown. Twenty black-clothed men were killed on the scene, and the Iron Sword Army suffered 56 casualties.

After hearing the battle report, everyone looked unhappy, especially the two elders and three commanders. They were attacked before they even left the territory of Black Source City, and there were considerable casualties. This was not a good sign.

"The other side actually placed a thunderbolt bead on the road, and the smoke emitted was also highly toxic. I wonder if the troops from Jinshi City lurked in."

"Next, the disciples in the sect will act as spies and withdraw the spies of the Iron Sword Army."

"Okay, ten of you step out and explore the way ahead." Elder Wang pointed casually and pointed at ten disciples of the Iron Sword Sect, among whom were Chen Feng and Ye Tian.

"Sure enough, they started to plot against me now." Chen Feng sneered in his heart, but he didn't say anything. If he said more at this time, he would give the other side an excuse to kill him in public.