Chapter 1171: Divine Soldiers, Siege Village
The day of action finally came in anticipation of Liu Xiu, Liu Yu gathered all Luan Fengwei and three thousand Beiwei troops and drove to Chenliu County in the name of inspecting the world. This is Liu Yu and Guo Jia are divided, Guo Jia is responsible for clearing the six and a half halls of Qian County, and Liu Yu's task is to annihilate the Golden Wind Drizzle Building.
Lying on the brocade mat in the royal carriage, while enjoying Zou Zhiruo's massage, while pleasantly smelling the body fragrance of the beauty, just when Liu Yu was about to fall asleep leisurely, Cai Yan in his arms suddenly asked a sentence that almost made Liu Yu sweat: "Husband, who are we going to deal with this time?" ”
Liu Yu rolled his eyes, sighed lightly, and then replied helplessly: "The target of our operation this time is the Golden Wind Drizzle Building controlled by the Cao family. ”
"Huh?" Cai Yan screamed lightly and asked, "Is it the Golden Wind Drizzle Building where Cao Xiong, who is known as the first knife in Yuzhou, is the head owner?" ”
"Not bad."
"Yay!" Cai Yan, who received Liu Yu's affirmative reply, cheered, and she said happily: "I can finally see the 'Red Sleeve Knife' with my own eyes, which has the reputation of 'the world's first gentle knife'!" ”
"The world's most gentle knife?" Liu Yu was curious about this nickname, and couldn't help but ask Liu Xiudao: "Who sealed this?" It can't be 'dust' again, right? ”
"Of course not, this is the 'Famous Instrument List' commented on by the six major rankings of the Runan Xu's Qing Pavilion imitating the 'dust', of course, its accuracy and influence are not as good as the 'dust', it's just a thing used to increase people's after-dinner conversation!" Liu Xiu shook his head and said.
"Xu's Qing Pavilion? What's that for? Liu Yu asked with some confusion.
"The Xu Qing Pavilion is a place used by the Xu family of the Runan Wang clan to entertain scholars from the lower reaches of the world, and the current owner Xu Shao was born in Bu Tiange. At the beginning of each month, the 'Yuedan Evaluation' will be held to evaluate the world's outstanding figures. Because of its every word, elites from all over the world flocked to ask for a review. Gradually, the Xu's Qing Pavilion became a news distribution center, and every year Xu Shao would lead the recorders of the Xu's Qing Pavilion to sort out these news and formulate three lists according to them: 'Famous Instrument List', 'Talent List' and 'Billboard List'. ”
Xu Shao, Liu Yu, has heard of it, that is, Cao Cao is the guy who is "a capable minister who rules the world, and only rapes a male in troubled times". But how did he come up with a leaderboard?
Liu Xiu saw that Liu Yu didn't say anything, so he continued: "There are a total of six weapons on the 'Famous Weapon List' this time, which are the sword of killing the Dao owned by the husband - the Heavenly Sword, and the sword of the royal road - the Longyuan Sword that the concubine was given to Sister Lingsi's royal family. Sister Hongchang's sword of the stabbing path - the fish intestine sword, Wang Yue's sword of martial arts - the Qingyu sword, as well as the world's most precious knife collected by Wang Yun - the Seven Star Knife and Cao Xiong's world's first gentle knife - Red Sleeve Knife! ”
"On what basis did the Xu Qing Pavilion formulate the 'Famous Instrument List'?" Liu Xiu's voice just fell. Liu Yu asked the question he was curious about.
Liu Xiu thought for a while and said: "It's not clear what the specific standard is, but the weapons on the list have two similarities, one is that the weapon itself is a divine weapon. Second, the owners of the weapons are all well-known people in the world. ”
Liu Yu nodded. He continued to ask, "What does the so-called 'Sword of Killing' and 'Sword of Assassination' mean?" ”
Liu Xiu smiled slightly, gently stroked Liu Yu's face, and explained: "Husband's Heavenly Sword already has a terrifying murderous aura because it has collected tens of thousands of lives, and it is very difficult for people who are not determined to stand upright in front of the sword......
“…… The concubine's Longyuan sword was the matching sword of Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Guangwu, so it also won the title of the sword of the royal road. And the reason why the fish intestine sword that Hongchang's sister tied to the celestial silk ribbon is called the 'Sword of the Piercing Dao' is because it was the ultimate weapon that all assassins dreamed of during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. ”
Liu Yu was puzzled, and couldn't help but interject and ask, "Why is the Fish Gut Sword the ultimate weapon of the assassins?" ”
"The fish intestine sword is said to have been made by the swordsmith Ou Yezi for the king of Yue, who used the tin of the Red Jin Mountain; Copper of the Joya Creek. After rain and lightning strikes, the essence of heaven and earth is obtained. This short sword of 'the sword is bent and bent like a fish'. After the sword was completed, Ou Yezi invited his friend, Xue Zhu, who was the best at swords in Bu Tiange, to look at him. After Xue Zhu saw the fish intestine sword, he only said one sentence, 'If you don't go against the grain, you can't obey it, the subordinate will kill the king, and the son will kill the father' and floated away. Because of its ominousness, the king of Yue then dedicated it to the state of Wu. Later, Ji Guang, the son of Wu State, invited the great assassin at that time to assassinate Wu Wangzhi at the banquet with a fish intestine sword, and Wu Wangzhi wore triple iron armor at that time, and there were master guards around him, but he was still stabbed to death by Zhuan Zhu with a fish intestine sword hidden in the belly of the grilled fish. For more than a hundred years, the Fish Gut Sword was loved by many assassins because of its small size and sharpness, and countless princes would die under it. However, after the failure of the great assassin Jing Kun to assassinate the First Emperor, the fish intestine sword was collected by the royal family, and after Qin's death, it was lost to the rivers and lakes, and it was not until Tang Zhou, a subordinate of Fujun, found it in the capture of Taiping Dao, that it had a chance to shine again. ”
Liu Yu shook his head and sighed: It seems that the reason why the Fish Gut Sword is the ultimate weapon that assassins dream of is only because of its great reputation in the assassin world, not because of its own wonder!
At Liu Yu's suggestion, Liu Xiu continued: "Wang Yue has challenged masters from all over the world for thirty years, but he has never asked for his life in martial arts competitions, and he is known as the most martial master, and the Qingyu Sword in his hand has also been named 'Sword of Martial Arts'. The reason why the seven-star knife collected by Wang Yun has the reputation of 'the world's most precious knife' is mainly because of the seven rare orbs inlaid on the hilt. ”
Liu Yu also owned a seven-star treasure sword, so he was naturally more interested in the weapon of the same name here, and urged: "Rare orb? Is there something wonderful about each? Come and hear it! ”
"The seven rare orbs on the Seven Star Knife are: a water-repellent bead that can make people feel no suffocation in the water, and a fire-repellent bead that can keep people in the heat without being burned. The function of the dust beads is to purify the air within a radius of one zhang, so that people will not smell the fish even if they are in the fish market. It is said that with this bead on the side, you are not afraid of any incense and poisonous smoke. Of course, poisonous water, poisonous powder, and poisonous insects rely on poison beads. It is rumored that the poison bead can emit an aura that cannot be felt by humans, and this aura is the most feared or disgusted by all poisonous creatures. Therefore, no poisonous creature will come close to the poison bead. If you are accidentally poisoned, you can also use the method of holding the poison bead to remove the poison. Although it cannot be said that it is non-toxic and incomprehensible, it can at least suppress the toxicity and give people plenty of time to find an antidote. The Orb is aimed at the legendary demons and monsters, making it impossible to get close to their owners. The last two orbs are the Qi Concentration Bead and the Concentration Bead. The former is a priceless treasure for qi practitioners, which can not only speed up the improvement of internal strength, but also avoid any situation from going crazy. The latter, on the other hand, had a fatal attraction to monks like Zuo Ci and Yu Ji. Having the Concentration Bead in your hand can not only speed up the condensation and release of mana, but also prevent the invasion of demons, making it safer and faster to obtain the avenue. ”
I touched my chin. Liu Yu's desire to collect was infinitely mobilized, and he couldn't wait to fly to Wang Yun's house immediately to snatch the seven-star treasure knife......
Cai Yan laughed in Liu Yu's arms, beat Liu Yu's chest and said, "Husband, your expression just now is so funny, you don't want to go to Wang's house to grab a knife immediately, right?" ”
"What's not to do?" Liu Yu, who was said to be thoughtful, did not blush. Instead, he said confidently: "The so-called 'guilt'." The Seven-Star Treasure Sword is so wonderful, I am afraid that it will attract countless characters to snatch it, and it will definitely set off a bloody storm at that time, and the Wang family is also likely to suffer a catastrophe because of this. If I take it away first, I will not only save the Wang family from the catastrophe of annihilation, but also deter the ill-intentioned people from a single killing, so why not? ”
Cai Yan rolled his eyes at Liu Yu, looking like he was defeated by Liu Yu. Liu Xiu also shook his head on the side and smiled: "Husband, you, alas! Not to mention that Wang Yun is Situ, one of the three princes of the Cao family's puppet court. Just by virtue of his relationship with Wang Yue, the vast majority of Jianghu people dare not move. ”
Liu Yu raised his eyebrows, remembering that Wang Yue seemed to have said. Wang Yun is his clan brother, and with Wang Yue's name as the "Three Great Grandmasters", he can indeed deter many people, but ...... "Although Wang Yue is in charge of the Wang family, the attraction of the Seven Star Treasure Sword is too great!" If Zuo Ci, Nanhua, and Sun Qiang shoot together, I'm afraid even Wang Yue will have to finish playing, right? ”
After listening to Liu Yu's question, Liu Xiu couldn't help but glance at Liu Yu, and said coquettishly: "Do you think everyone is like you?!" Characters like the two old immortals, their state of mind has been cultivated to a very high level, how could they have that kind of thought. And most of the earth-level masters have their own identity, and they will not join forces with others, so husband, you can rest assured, the Seven Star Treasure Sword is very safe in the Wang family...... As for why Cao Xiong's red sleeve knife is called 'the world's first gentle knife', it is because ......"
Just as Liu Xiu was about to continue to explain for Liu Yu, Liu Yu waved his hand and said: "Forget it, anyway, you will be able to see the real thing in two days, let me leave a little suspense!" ”
Liu Xiu saw that Liu Yu looked weak, and said with a smile: "Do you want to listen to the 'Talent List' and the 'Billboard List'?" ”
"What else are you listening to? I'm full of Seven Star Treasure Knives now, even if I listen to it, my left ear is in and out of my right ear, so I'll talk about it later! The order went down, hurry up, and rush to Chenliu County as soon as possible. ”
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Although the Wind and Rain Villa, where the headquarters of the Golden Wind Drizzle Building is located, has been heavily surrounded by 3,000 Beiwei troops, Liu Yu has not given the order to attack for a long time.
"Husband, what are you waiting for?" Liu Xiu asked softly behind Liu Yu.
Liu Yu turned his head to smile at her and said, "I want to give Cao Xiong a chance, hoping that he can abandon the darkness and surrender to me." ”
Cai Yan interjected when he heard this: "Cao Xiong is Cao Cao's relative, and he is the representative of the Cao family in the rivers and lakes, so he shouldn't easily surrender to his husband, right?" ”
Liu Yu was about to speak, but Liu Xiu had already spoken: "That's not necessarily the case. Cao Xiong is in charge of the young man, but he is not wrong, which shows that he is a young man who knows how to advance and retreat and knows the current affairs, and he should probably compromise when he is in a desperate situation and the net will not be broken! However, the Golden Wind Drizzle Building has a history of 100 years and has a profound heritage, even if this Wind and Rain Mountain Villa is destroyed, it will not be completely eradicated! As long as Cao Xiong gets out of trouble, he can make a comeback with his hidden strength, and it will definitely cause a lot of turmoil among the people at that time! ”
Liu Yu waved his hand. Smiled: "We don't have to worry about this!" According to Guo Jia, as long as we destroy the Wind and Rain Villa, then Cao Cao's Jianghu power in Yuzhou will be over. ”
Liu Xiu said thoughtfully: "So most of the power of the Golden Wind Drizzle Building has already been concentrated here?" ”
Liu Yu nodded and said, "Probably what means did Guo Jia use to make Cao Xiong have to gather manpower?!" ”
Liu Xiu thought for a moment. He asked, "How long do you plan to wait?" Do you want to send a man of good speech to persuade him to surrender? ”
"No, I don't." Liu Yuyin said fiercely: "If he doesn't know the current affairs, then there is no need to continue to exist!" ”
At this time, there was a sound from the villa, which had been silent for more than half an hour, Liu Yu raised his eyes to see, but the originally closed iron door of the villa was opened, and a handsome young man with a thin figure and a sickly face walked out. He just stood there, first saluted Liu Yu, and then said, "If there is anything about my Golden Wind Drizzle Building that offends Xiangye." Please also ask the prime minister to make it clear that Cao Xiong must be guilty of petitioning, so why use such a big battle? ”
Liu Yu smiled coldly at him. said: "Since you know that I am having trouble with you, then you should understand what it is, so why let me tell you in person?" ”
Cao Xiong was slightly stunned, and then said with a wry smile: "Cao Xiong is a person in the rivers and lakes. In spite of oneself. I also hope that Xiangye will let Cao Xiong's subordinates go for the sake of me and other Yuzhou villagers. Punish me alone! With that, he fell to his knees.
Liu Yu said in an unmoved cold voice: "Do you think this is possible?" ”
Cao Xiong looked up in amazement and asked, "Although my Golden Wind Drizzle Building is weak, there are more than 2,400 warriors guarding the building, and now they are all in this village. Although Xiangye is powerful, there are less than 4,000 guards with him. As the saying goes, dogs will jump over the wall when they are in a hurry. Could it be that Xiangye doesn't care about the lives of the guards under his command at all, so he has to fight for fear of the fish dying and the net will be broken? ”
Liu Yu smiled at him, but the words he said were extremely cold: "It's up to you? Hum! Although dogs can jump over walls. But if the wall is too high, then the dog will only end up with a broken head and bleeding! You don't have the qualifications to say 'the fish is dead and the net is broken' in front of the Prime Minister. If you don't believe me, then give it a try! ”
Cao Xiong slowly stood up and said word by word: "Since this is the case, Cao Xiong will be in the village to pay homage to the prime minister!" ”
Liu Yu looked at the Fengyu Villa, where the gate was closed again, and the walls were full of strong men with bows, and his mind was thinking about the proper attack pattern, as Cao Xiong said, Liu Yu would never want his elite troops to suffer unnecessary losses in this victorious battle of annihilation.
"Husband, are you thinking about how to capture this village?" Liu Xiu asked softly beside him.
"yes." Liu Yu nodded, pointed to the villa and said to her: "You see, this villa is located on a dirt mountain, although its terrain is not easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it is definitely not conducive to cavalry charge. Moreover, the small walls of this mountain village are high, and it only takes seven or eight hundred people to form a tight defense network. If there is enough water, food and arrows in the village, then there is absolutely no problem in keeping it for a month or two. Hey, it would be nice if there was a 'thunderbolt' made by Liu Ye, and it would only take a few stone bullets to destroy the Zhuang wall. However, attacking such a small village with that kind of big guy attacking the city is not only overkill, but also too shameful for me! ”
Liu Xiu pursed his lips and smiled, took Liu Yu's hand and said, "If the husband can't think of any good way, then leave the matter of attacking the village to the concubine with full authority, right?" ”
"Okay!" Liu Yu agreed without hesitation. For Liu Yu, who is super lazy, it is a good thing to have someone worthy of his trust to take the initiative to share his worries for him. As for whether Liu Xiu has a good way to attack the village, Liu Yu didn't consider it because he pressed him!
Liu Xiu smiled sweetly at Liu Yu, and then said to Feng Ying, who was on guard, "Ah Ying, you should go and take out those things!" ”
After Feng Ying received the order, he called ten Luan Fengwei to run to the truck loaded with grain and grass, and after a while, he carried out some things that should be parts of some kind of machine. Under Liu Yu's doubts and Liu Xiu's signal, these parts were quickly assembled by Luan Fengwei.
Looking at the four machines that were nearly two meters tall and made of steel, Liu Yu couldn't help asking, "This, is this a new type of 'thunderbolt'?" ”
Liu Xiu nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, this is a small 'thunderbolt car' jointly made by Liu Ye and Zheng Hun by the concubine!" Although this kind of iron 'thunderbolt' is not as good as the large wooden 'thunderbolt', it has a range of 200 pounds and a range of 3,000 steps. But it's in dexterity. Not only the total weight is less than 400 catties, but also easy to assemble and disassemble. Its range is about 300 paces, and it can catapult about 20 catties of stone bullets. Although it played little role in the siege. But dealing with such a small mountain village is not a problem! ”
Liu Yu was not happy that he was able to successfully break through the village wall, but asked: "How many of these iron 'thunderbolts' have been built?" ”
Liu Xiu glanced at Liu Yu and said: "The concubine body knows what the husband means, there are only four such expensive and useless 'thunderbolt cars', and the concubine body has equipped all of them to the Beiwei army." ”
Liu Yu nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's right, although we are not short of money now." But you can't spend it indiscriminately, don't make this kind of thing that is not very practical in the future. Seeing that Liu Xiu's face was a little wrong, Liu Yu hurriedly smiled and said, "But fortunately, Xiu'er, you have foresight." This small 'thunderbolt' was built in advance, otherwise our army would have suffered great damage! Well, well, this battle is up to you. Husband, I'm just here to watch! ”
Liu Xiu first gave Liu Yu a look of "count you as an image". Then he straightened his face and ordered: "Zuo Lengchan, you ordered the five hundred Beiwei troops under your command to provide stones for the 'Thunderbolt Car', and make sure that there is no shortage of ammunition for it!" ”
"The last will obey." Zuo Lengchan responded and saluted Liu Yu again, and then turned around and sent his troops away.
"Feng Ying, let you lead Luan Fengwei to control the 'Thunderbolt Car', make it attack a little, and be sure to destroy the Zhuang Wall as soon as possible!"
"Do as the princess commands." After Feng Ying received the order, he took the seven Luan Fengwei and ran to the four 'thunderbolt cars'. Two people are working on the commissioning work.
Fan Lihua, who was the most violent among Liu Xiu, couldn't wait to say: "Sister Xiu, you can also give your little sister an errand!" ”
Liu Xiu smiled at her dotingly. said: "Don't worry, you will be busy as soon as the village wall is broken!" ”
While Fan Lihua was waiting excitedly, the attack also began. With the sound of "boom" and "boom", the big stones rushed towards the village wall one after another, hitting hard within the radius of one zhang. Probably didn't expect that we would have such heavy attack weapons, those strong men with bows disappeared into the wall with frightened faces, and there was a burst of exclamation from the village, and Liu Yu could even hear the panic from it.
Although the walls made of bluestone were very strong, they could not withstand such continuous blows, and gradually the walls peeled off and cracked. Feng Ying adjusted the thunderbolt again, focusing her attack on the wall where the crack appeared. This long-range attack lasted more than forty minutes, and a section of the wall, about two meters long, finally collapsed.
Fan Lihua cheered, holding her three-edged gun and was about to rush up, Liu Xiu hurriedly grabbed her and scolded with a smile: "What are you panicking about?" I'll have a fight for you later! ”
Fan Lihua pouted and asked, "What are you waiting for?" Isn't the wall already broken? ”
Liu Xiu pinched her bulging face lightly and said, "The current gap is less than a zhang long, and at most three soldiers can rush in at the same time." Once our soldiers get entangled with the enemy inside, the 'Thunderbolt' will be useless, so just wait a little longer! ”
Fan Lihua shook Liu Xiu's arm and asked in a coquettish voice, "How long will you have to wait?" ”
Liu Xiu looked at the direction of the thunderbolt and said, "At least you can't stop until you finish consuming those stones, you must know that our husband hates wasting this kind of behavior the most!" ”
Fan Lihua glanced at the hill-like pile of stones with a bitter face, and then looked at Liu Yu pitifully. Liu Yu naturally understood what she meant, smiled slightly, and nodded. Fan Lihua happily jumped over and kissed Liu Yu, and then looked at Liu Xiu pitifully, Liu Xiu shook his head helplessly, and waved his hand to Zuo Lengchan.
This Zuo Lengzen is the former Jian Shuo, what kind of person is that, the emperor's henchman eunuch, who is good at observing words and feelings, and the master who is exquisite, even if Liu Xiu didn't say anything, he still understood the meaning, and immediately ordered the five hundred back soldiers to stop supplying stones. Although no new stones arrived, the pile of stones next to the thunderbolt made Fan Lihua wait for more than twenty minutes.
The effect of the blow during this last period of time was beyond Liu Yu's expectations, and after the last stone also hit the wall, the area of Fengyu Villa, which was already more than ten meters long, became an undefended area.
Liu Yu and Liu Xiu looked at each other and smiled, and then she gave the order for a general attack in Fan Lihua's urging eyes: "One thousand archers continue to surround the villa, three hundred heavy armor shield soldiers will move forward to open the way, eight hundred sword and axe men will follow, and the rest will walk with me!" (To be continued.) )