Chapter 96: Soul Battle

Zhong Su's madness this time was quite powerful, and even Zunchen couldn't subdue him. After the enemy troops scattered and fled, Yuan Hengyang also hurriedly organized the soldiers to retreat, so as not to hurt more people in Zhongsu.

Fortunately, after Shen Feng heard that Lianzhou City was fighting, he was not worried about Ran Ning, so he rushed over to take a look, and Zunchen finally had a helper. The two joined forces to knock Zhong Su unconscious and carry him back to the city. The city gate was immediately closed, and for a while, the atmosphere became solemn.

Ran Ning ran down the city tower and went straight to Zhong Su.

Shen Feng was checking his pulse, and Ran Ning didn't dare to disturb. Zhong Su's lips were purple, and he looked like he had been poisoned, and his face was blue, and he didn't look too good no matter how he looked at it.

Ran Ning's heart also lifted, and the thoughts in her heart were flying, but she couldn't grasp the clue.

After a while, Shen Feng gave up his position, and Zunchen gave Zhong Su a pulse.

Ran Ning hurriedly walked to Shen Feng's side and asked anxiously, "Father-in-law, how is your father-in-law?" ”

"It's not good, the poison enters the body, and the internal force of the guide is chaotic, and he goes crazy. I just fed him an elixir of interpretation, and he saved his life for the time being, but it's hard to say how long it will last. Shen Feng didn't hide it from Ran Ning, and said truthfully.

"How so?" After listening to Yuan Hengyang, who was guarding the side, he also frowned, except for the first year and a half, Zhong Su was not good at controlling his internal strength, and he was often crazy, but he had been stable in the past few years. He thought that this would not be a problem for Zhong Su, but he didn't expect that something was wrong.

Ran Ning suddenly calmed down from her sudden panic, and her hands, which were still trembling at first, also calmed down. She didn't know why she suddenly calmed down, but she knew that she had to be calm to help Zhong Su, otherwise Zhong Su would fall, and the entire Beixin Army would probably fall too.

Zun Chen's opinion was the same as Shen Feng's, and he got up and said, "Su'er's internal force is too chaotic now, and he must find a quiet and cold enough place to heal his injuries in order to suppress the internal force of the Yang level in his body." ”

Ran Ning turned her mind and said busily: "How is the ice cellar in the place where we are renting?" "It's a little smaller, but it can accommodate two people in and out, and the point is that it's cold enough.

Zunchen nodded and said, "Yes." It's not too much to do, I'll take Su'er away first. ”

"Then the prime minister will be handed over to the master." Ran Ning nodded.

Zunchen didn't say much, and flew away with Zhong Su.

Shen Feng looked at Ran Ning and asked, "Do you want to go back with me?" ”

Ran Ning shook her head, she already had an idea in her heart, "Father-in-law, Xianggong will trouble you and Master." I want to stay here and guard Lianzhou City for Xianggong. When you go back, ask Bizhu to bring my piano over. ”

"Okay." Shen Feng didn't ask much, didn't even persuade him, and left with Zunchen.

"Young lady." Xiao Wu looked at Ran Ning very worriedly, "Master, he ......"

"With the Father-in-law and Master here, rest assured. Now what we have to do is to defend Lianzhou City and wait for him to come back. Ran said solemnly. In fact, she herself is not sure if Zhong Su can come back safely, but now that she can't save Zhong Su, she will keep the city that Zhong Su has worked so hard to fight.

"Yes." Xiao Wu responded. At this time, he might have been by his master's side, but he knew that if his master woke up, he would definitely want him to help by the young lady's side.

"Help me arrange a place to stay, and then go pick up Bizhu." Ran Ning commanded.

"Yes, the little ones will do it." Xiao Wu responded and hurried to do something.

"Brother and sister...... Yuan Hengyang felt that Ran Ning was much calmer than him at this time, which made him unconsciously calm.

"Brother Yuan." Ran Ning was not polite to him now, and said like a brother: "There is something that Brother Yuan has to do personally." ”

"You say," Yuan Hengyang looked at Ran Ning seriously.

"Xianggong is crazy this time, I'm afraid that many people have been frightened, and I'm afraid that the military spirit will also fluctuate. You personally go and appease those soldiers, and put the blame on the madness of Xianggong on Xiya, so that they know that Xianggong is also a victim and is now dying. Only with the approval of the soldiers can the battle continue. Ran Ning said. The military spirit must never be lost.

Yuan Hengyang hurriedly nodded and said, "I'll do it right away." His mind was in a mess just now, and he didn't know where to start, but now with Ran Ning's reminder, he also got back to his head, this matter really can't be delayed.

As soon as he took a few steps, Yuan Hengyang stopped again, turned his head to Ran Ning and said, "Why don't you live in Zhong Su's tent." ”

Ran Ning shook her head and said: "There can't be women in the army, none of us can let anyone catch the handle at this time, I can just find a general, with Xiao Wu here, Brother Yuan doesn't have to worry." ”

"Okay." Yuan Hengyang didn't say anything more, and hurried to get busy.

Xiao Wu found an inn for Ran Ning that was closer to the barracks, and rented a single courtyard provided by the inn, so that it was more convenient for someone in the army to come over.

Hearing Shen Feng say that Ran Ning asked her to take the qin over, Bizhu didn't dare to slack off at all, and hurried to Lianzhou City with the qin, and happened to meet Xiao Wu who came to pick her up, and the two didn't say much, and hurried to the inn to meet Ran Ning.

"Young lady." After entering the door, Bizhu saluted Ran Ning, "The slave maid brought your qin." ”

Ran Ning nodded, pointed to the table, and said, "Put it there." ”

"Yes." Bizhu put the piano down and carefully looked at Ran Ning's face.

When Zunchen and Shen Feng entered the door with the unconscious Zhong Su, they frightened her, and they didn't dare to ask what was going on, so after listening to Shen Feng's instructions, they hurried over.

"Is Xianggong okay?" Ran Ning asked.

"The slave doesn't know. When my uncle returned, he was taken into the ice cellar. Bizhu replied, and then asked, "Young lady, what's wrong with my uncle?" ”

"Calculated." Ran Ning said.

She thought about it carefully when she was alone in the house just now, and Geva's dark purple hair resurfaced in her mind, and based on Geva's combat methods, Ran Ning came to a conclusion - Geva was specially sent by Xiya to target Zhong Su.

The color of Geva's hair is like a strange poison, and the only time Zhong Su has direct physical contact with Geva is when the two of them are fighting for internal strength in each other's palms, and it is also that moment that Zhong Su is enchanted. And the poison on Zhong Su's body should have been directly injected into his body by the internal force of Tong Guò. Zhong Su has been in control of internal power for a while now, and nothing has happened. Being able to pass guò directly made Zhong Su go mad this time, obviously it was for him to conduct detailed research and judgment, and even this poison was specially designed for Zhong Su.

And Geva did not command any actions or words of the battle from beginning to end, and from the beginning of the war he seemed determined to fight Zhong Su alone. In other words, Gueva appeared just to let Zhong Su go crazy, and his death was also doomed at that moment. And Gewa has poison on his body but is not poisoned, in addition to the poison is targeted at Zhong Su, I am afraid that Gewa has also been soaked in poison since he was a child, and the color of his hair is a good proof.

If it was her stepfather who came with her today, then this plan would definitely be seen through soon. Unfortunately, she came with Zunchen, and they were inexperienced, so they found out too late.

With Yuan Hengyang's appeasement, the hearts of the people in the army have also stabilized a lot, and the six princes have also helped a lot, after all, he is the prince, and it is more reassuring to appease the soldiers, and it is better to win the favor of the soldiers, which is also good for him in the future.

As soon as Du Mu came to see Ran Ning, he began to be busy calming the people's hearts. The soup soup did not stop, and from time to time he patrolled with the patrolling soldiers to comfort the old and weak children. Although he is not a general, as a military advisor, his image in the hearts of the people is definitely no worse than that of a general, and he looks more amiable, unlike the rough martial arts, which is easier to make people feel good, and there is not so much oppression.

There has been no news from Zhong Su's side, but for Ran Ning, no news is the best news.

After the armies of both sides rested for a few days, it was expected that the Xiya army made a comeback and approached Lianzhou City as a whole. They seemed to know that Zhong Su would not be able to fight, and they were a little more confident.

The command of this battle was handed over to Yuan Hengyang. Yuan Hengyang has also fought a lot of big battles, and there is no need to talk about experience, just see if he can suppress the field when the time comes. This time, he doesn't need to win a big victory, as long as he keeps Lianzhou City from being captured.

Just in case, Ran Ning gave him a not-so-good idea, asking him to send someone to find some fireworks and firecrackers set off during the New Year, and in the case that he couldn't stand it, he tied these fireworks and firecrackers with thin wood chips, so that as soon as the fireworks exploded, the debris of these wood chips would fly, although they could not kill people, but they could also prevent them from attacking the city. Of course, this can only solve the urgent need for a while, but it is better to resist this time first. As for the thickness of the wood chips, it is still necessary to discuss with the carpenter who makes the firecrackers. Time was pressing, Yuan Hengyang went to fight first, and left Du Muyi to deal with this matter in the rear.

Fortunately, there are a lot of wood chips of different thicknesses in the carpenter's house, and it was finalized after a few trials. The soldiers hurriedly tied up the pieces of wood and carefully transported them to the front.

These fireworks tied with wood chips finally came in handy, and Yuan Hengyang led the soldiers to victory, although the situation was not optimistic, but he managed to hold the city. However, the number of fireworks is limited, and this time it has been used up, and I don't know what to do next time, so I have to find another way.

Originally, Ran Ning thought that the Xiya Army would have to rest for five days this time before coming back, but she didn't expect the other party to come again the next day.

This is definitely a test for the body of the Beixin soldiers, Ran Ning analyzed that the reason why the West Cliff was able to attack again so quickly was probably to divide the soldiers into two batches, and wanted to consume the body of the Beixin army in this way and achieve victory.

Yuan Hengyang was also a little worried in his heart, but he still had to fight.

After Ran Ning learned the news, she was silent in the room for a while before she got up and said to Xiao Wu: "Take my guzheng, let's go to the city tower." ”

Xiao Wu looked at Ran Ning puzzled, but still subconsciously picked up Ran Ning's zither.

"Bizhu, prepare a bucket of ice water for me." After Ran Ning finished instructing, she didn't explain much, and left with Xiao Wu.

Bizhu was stunned for a moment when she heard Ran Ning's order, and then seemed to understand what Ran Ning was going to do, but before she could stop her, Ran Ning had already gone out. Bizhu gritted his teeth and thought for a while, and finally went to do things according to Ran Ning's instructions.

When Ran Ning ascended the tower, all the soldiers were ready to face the battle at any time. Ran Ning looked at these soldiers, although everyone had some fatigue on their faces, they still strictly adhered to the discipline of the soldiers, and did not dare to relax in the slightest.

At this time, the drums of the West Cliff sounded first. Ran Ning sat down on the spot, put the piano away, and responded to the other party's drum sound with a song "Soul War Song".

As Ran Ning expected, after playing for a while, she got lost in the tune, and her hands kept plucking the strings according to the music notation in her memory. She couldn't hear or see it outside, she was just blindly immersed in the soul war song.

This song is evil, she knows. But Beixin can't afford to lose, and she can't lose, so even if she is evil, she has to play this song on the battlefield. Maybe when she sobers up, the qiē in front of her is not what she wants to see, but in the face of a battle with a great possibility of failure, none of them can afford to lose.

"Soul War Song" is different from the previous war song that Ran Ning replaced the drum on the battlefield, as long as it is heard, it will make people fall into a battle without pain and without fear. Therefore, this song should not be spread by internal force, because if it is not done well, it will also affect the enemy army.

After hearing the "Soul Battle Song", the Beixin soldiers who were originally tired seemed to have lost their souls, and they only knew how to fight forward and kill the enemy, and at the same time, they were like souls manipulating their bodies, without feeling any pain, and they could distinguish between friend and foe.

It can be said that this is a desperate battle, and if you don't succeed, you will be benevolent!

I don't know how long it took, Ran Ning only felt that her whole body was icy, and the song stopped, and Ran Ning was also pulled back from her lost soul.

"Young lady, are you alright?" After Bizhu knew that Ran Ning was going to play "Soul War", he knew what he was going to do to prevent him from losing his mind. When Ran Ning played this song for the first time, she had already followed Ran Ning, but at that time she was busy with other things and was not by Ran Ning's side. Afterwards, Lao Wan Pingbo also taught her how to deal with it, thinking that Lao Wan Pingbo was also prescient, knowing that this Qu Ranning might play again.

Ran Ning came back to her senses and looked at her hands, her nails had already collapsed a little, and they were stirred by the cold water, and there were bursts of tingling pain. But she didn't care about it so much, and got up to see the situation downstairs. I saw that the Beixin army had a great advantage, but it was obvious that these people were fighting as if they had lost their souls.

Just when Ran Ning was panicking about how to bring these soldiers back to their senses, a torrential rain suddenly fell, as if falling to the ground, pouring through the battlefield and every soldier, and also making the soldiers of Beixin wake up like a dream.

The West Cliff Army has been repulsed, and the effect of "Soul Warsong" has just failed. The soldiers were still immersed in doubts and did not come back to their senses.

"Xiao Wu, you go and inform General Yuan to return to the city, how to complete this matter is handled by yourself. I went back with Bizhu first. Ran Ning said. She was tired and in dire need of rest, and she didn't know if it would make her sick again.

"Yes, young lady rest assured." Xiao Wu also lost his soul, but fortunately, Bizhu brought more water, and he shared a little bit to let him come back to his senses earlier.

Bizhu didn't care about the wooden bucket filled with water, took the cloak she brought to Ran Ning, and then picked up Ran Ning's piano and left with her.

On the way back, the city was empty, the people had taken refuge in their homes, and the soldiers had pressed to the front.

Halfway through, Ran Ning suddenly felt a pain in the back of her neck, and her eyes were black and she fainted. Before losing consciousness, she seemed to hear Bizhu's screams of terror.