King Zhennan seized the opportunity and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has already said that Ji Chang is sinister and cunning, and he will never sit idly by. The best way to destroy him is to take the initiative to attack, send troops to Yongcheng, and go to Yongcheng City to see what other tricks he can make. ”

The Ghost Emperor also regretted a little at the moment, he only brought 100,000 troops, he thought that these troops were enough, but he didn't expect to be attacked by the King of Pingxi on the first night of his arrival in Weicheng and lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

The loss of men and horses is a small matter, the most serious thing is morale, and the most important thing is morale when the two armies are fighting. If the morale is like a rainbow, the enemy will be broken like a bamboo. If morale is low, the army will be defeated.

The ghost emperor knew that he was a little underestimated enemy, and when he was stationed in the village today, Heigu had persuaded him to let him stay away from the edge of the Heihe River, but he did not listen, thinking that the king of Pingxi would not dare to come to the sneak attack. He arranged men and horses by the river, and hoped that the king of Pingxi would come, so that he could win a small victory. Sure enough, as he wished, the king of Pingxi came, but it was the king of Pingxi who took away the victory.

"The sailors sent by the king of Pingxi have been wiped out, and about 30,000 people have died. ”

The Ghost Emperor made up a statistic, but in fact, there were less than two thousand people sent by King Pingxi.

"Although we have some losses in this battle, compared to it, the losses of King Pingxi are heavier. King Zhennan, I have to reward you, the soldiers at the city gate, after discovering the enemy's situation, decisively opened fire on the enemy ships on the Heihe River, and did a very good job. ”

The purpose of the Ghost Emperor was to maintain morale, which is why he said these words.

King Zhennan said: "This kind of thing must not happen a second time." Your Majesty, please enter the city as soon as possible. ”

The Ghost Emperor said: "It's too late tonight, and we will camp and enter the city early tomorrow morning." All right, all of you, go back and appease your soldiers. The big war hasn't started yet, and tonight is just an appetizer. ”

Early the next morning, the army pulled out of camp and entered Weicheng. When the people heard that Wang Shi was coming, they went out of their homes one after another, standing on both sides of the street, watching the majesty of Wang Shi.

The Ghost Emperor had already had a strict order that after the soldiers entered the city, they must not disturb the people, so the people only saw the strict discipline of the king and the strict discipline of the king, and there was no harassment of the people, which left a very good impression among the people.

The Ghost Emperor's army took over the defense of Wei City, and all the soldiers of the King of Zhennan were replaced. The temporary residence of King Zhennan was also requisitioned and became the temporary residence of the Oni Emperor.

The civil and military officials of Wei City, as well as the generals of all levels in the Ghost Emperor's army, all gathered here. Before the army set out for the expedition, the Ghost Emperor would worship the heavens and worship the ancestors according to the old practice, and ask the gods and ancestors for their blessings.

The king of Zhennan knew that the king of Pingxi would not be able to jump for long, and after the worship was over, it was time for the army to set out.

In the afternoon of the same day, 10,000 defenders were left in the city, and the rest of the men and horses all left Wei City with the Ghost Emperor and went south to Yongcheng. Yongcheng has already received the news, and the Ghost Emperor is leading an army towards this side.

At this time, the king of Pingxi was like an ant on a hot pot, and he was unable to sit still, and kept pacing in the house.

"Ji You is really a stupid person! He has submitted to the old emperor, can the old emperor tolerate him? If he joins forces with this king, combines the strength of the two of us, and then calls on some vassal kings to join, he still has the strength to compete with the old emperor. It's good now, the old emperor's soldiers and horses are about to arrive in Yongcheng. ”

He was really in a hurry, King Pingxi had already used all the methods he could, and he even dispatched a new warship last night, but the result still failed to stop the Ghost Emperor.

A general hurriedly walked in and said, "Report to the prince, the mines outside the city have been laid." ”

"Good!"

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of Pingxi Wang Ji Chang, and he said coldly: "Old emperor, this king will tell you to go and never return!"

It's a risk, but it's also an opportunity. If the old emperor can be killed in Yongcheng, then the prestige of King Pingxi will be unprecedentedly increased. Although the possibility is not great, King Pingxi has always been a person who is good at seizing opportunities, and he will do whatever it takes to kill the Ghost Emperor.

In this battle, as long as he can kill the Ghost Emperor, then he will be considered to have won.

"Is the explosives in Yongcheng arranged?" asked King Pingxi.

The general replied: "The explosives have been planted at an important place according to the instructions of the prince." ”

"What?"

King Pingxi frowned, and said angrily: "What is an important place? This king is talking about the whole city, the whole city!"

The general said: "If it is ignited, what will happen to the soldiers and people in the city?"

King Pingxi said: "Then you can only follow the funeral." But as long as we win this battle, any sacrifice will be worth it. ”

The general did not seem to be willing to carry out the orders of the king of Pingxi, he was a son of Yongcheng, and Yongcheng had his friends and relatives among them, and he did not want to see his relatives and friends die in the war, nor did he want to see the ancient city of Yongcheng destroyed in the war.

King Pingxi saw something, one of his eyes had the ability to look directly into people's hearts, hehe sneered, drew his sword, and stabbed the general to death with a sword. He doesn't need such indecisive people, much less people who are suspicious of his orders, he needs machines that are 100% obedient, people who are completely obedient to him.

The body was carried out, and King Zhennan handed over the task of burying explosives under Yongcheng to others. If his soldiers and horses can't resist the attack of the old emperor, then after the city is broken, the old emperor enters the city, and then he will order someone to light explosives, blow up Yongcheng, and also send the ghost emperor and the king to heaven.

As long as you can kill the Ghost Emperor, any price is worth it. King Pingxi is such a gambler, he is ruthless, he is cunning, he is unscrupulous, he has no bottom line, he only has victory in his eyes, only the throne.

No one would have thought that he would plant explosives in his fiefdom and blow up his own fiefdom. Surprise and attack it unprepared, in order to defeat the invincible king. King Pingxi knew that the combat effectiveness of the Wang Division was by no means comparable to his soldiers and horses, so if he wanted to win the battle, he could only use dangerous moves.

He also ordered people to plant explosives outside the city, and as soon as the soldiers and horses of the king of Pingxi entered, the explosives would explode. On the city gate, there are many of his improved artillery, which have a long range and fast fire, which has never been put into the battlefield before, because there are still some unstable factors in this thing, but he has no time to debug it.

Yongcheng is a day's journey from Weicheng, no matter how fast the horse is whipped, it will take half a day, but what King Pingxi didn't expect was that the speed of the Ghost Emperor's soldiers and horses was extremely fast.

Wang Shi appeared in the sky of Yongcheng on a giant eagle, and the soldiers dropped bombs on the back of the giant eagle. Bombs fell on the city walls, blowing up countless defenders. The Ghost Emperor had a strict order, so not a single cannonball fell into the city.

(End of chapter)