Chapter 151: Sui'an (I)
With the passage of time, Xu Fusheng finally woke up from that omnipotent state, and at this moment, he seemed to have an understanding, and it seemed that there was no difference from before.
He suddenly sighed, only feeling that the world was so vast and boundless, and it was a pity that time was fair to everyone, and he would never be given a penny to explore and experience.
He stretched out his hand in front of him, and the blue moonlight fell silently on his outstretched palm, and suddenly the brilliance that flowed like mercury was like a bay of lake water, and it slowly accumulated in the palm of his hand, like a substantial liquid, and overflowed from the edge of his palm at a certain height.
As soon as the moonlight left the range of his hand, it turned into light again, projecting onto the ground.
In the moonlight, the shadow of that hand had vanished.
Xu Fusheng smiled slightly, a little bitter. If he had focused on improving his strength earlier, then he would not have watched Bai Wanning being taken away by the people of the Dao Court.
Lin Huiyu may not meet Ziwei Zhenjun alone, and he will not watch Ziwei Zhenjun leave......
But there is no shortcut to strength, even if he pays more attention to personal strength, the result will still be the same.
Xu Fusheng knew in his heart that he looked up at the blue moon and could only smile bitterly.
The moon sets, the moon rises.
The war started again, and the 80,000 army led by Wei Zitong and Li Ziling kept moving forward on the military map.
After Huiji, there is another southern town of Yongjia. After Yongjia, there is the rich land of Yuhang, when Yuhang is dyed dark red, the fluttering blood-colored battle flag, finally arrived at the last city along the river, Sui'an.
The city of Sui'an is not well-known, but its geographical location is extremely important, and it enters the border of Jiangxi several hundred kilometers southwest of Jiangxi, which is the birthplace of Longhu Mountain, the holy land of Taoism.
Jiangxi is rich in products, rich in grain, and everyone believes in Taoism, and almost all of them are Taoist believers here.
It can be said that whether Sui'an can be taken is not only a war between the rebels and the dynasty army, but also about the fact that the dynasty army will enter Jiangxi in the name of counterinsurgency.
If Daomen didn't want Zuo Yiwei to enter Jiangxi, Sui'an would definitely be the best place to intercept him, and Xu Fusheng had already been mentally prepared for this.
Probably the rebels did not expect Xu Fusheng's march to be so fast, and they would kill all the rebels in the small city along the river in such a short period of time.
Massacres were inevitably carried out everywhere they went, so that the traditional moral pacification of the dynastic army was omitted, and after entering the city, the army would be supplied on the spot and would not have to maintain long supply lines.
Therefore, after each battle, Xu Fusheng's army only needed to rest for the night, and the next day it could move at full speed to the next target.
The speed at which the blood-colored battle flag moved on the ground had surpassed the military common sense of many people, which directly caused many people to be caught off guard by Xu Fusheng.
Destroying all the rebels' scouts is not a difficult task for the strong men of southern Xinjiang. Thus, in the early days of the war, the fighting on the front lines was shrouded in a fog for the rebels and those who secretly supported them.
Everyone sent out a large number of scout cavalry according to the safest method, and of course, the result could only be the loss of these best cavalry.
Later, the battle situation slowly became clear, and the rebels also knew that Zuo Yiwei, who was alone in the depths, was very vulnerable to supplies.
As a result, the generals made another mistake, they sent thousands of men to try to bypass Zuo Yiwei's army and cut off Zuo Yiwei's supply lines. However, the general
What they don't know is that there are also griffons unique to southern Xinjiang flying in the sky.
Therefore, waiting for the 3,000 sneak attack on the supply line troops were the 20,000 southern Xinjiang soldiers led by Wei Zitong.
Xu Fusheng, who was accustomed to killing and dying, would maximize the determination of his opponent to die before each battle, so as to make the collected sacrificial blood and soul stronger.
He will personally go into battle in every battle, and the strong will also take turns to appear, except for the old wizard who does not work, the rest of the strong are invincible.
These southern Xinjiang powerhouses can cause far more killings on the battlefield than ordinary martial arts masters, which is also an important reason why Xu Fusheng's counterinsurgency was so fast and smooth.
This evening, when standing under the city of Sui'an, Xu Fusheng was temporarily freed from the killing and blood, and was able to calmly admire this city almost on an island.
The city of Sui'an, with a population of 100,000, fled into Sui'an because of the impact of Xu Fu's rebellion and massacre.
According to Li Ziling's estimate, there are now 300,000 people in Sui'an City, but the regular garrison is less than 30,000.
Even if there are many strong people, this battle is not easy to fight. Wei Zitong frowned and drew a conclusion in his heart.
He and Xu Fusheng stood under the city of Sui'an, but Wei Zitong studied the city defense of Sui'an, and Xu Fusheng was just admiring the beauty of the city.
Sui'an City at sunset is not only a bustling city, but also looks more like a delicate work of art. Sui'an, known as the city of water and islands, exudes a unique temperament outside the city.
Her faΓ§ade is not as square as it is common in other city defenses, but is built in an arc of sections.
On the nearly 30-meter-high city wall, except for the bottom two arcs, the upper three floors will be like the wingtips of swifts, poking out a series of light and agile platforms.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, Sui'an is like a gorgeous jewel, and each arc reflects a different brilliance.
"Xu Shuai, we need to rest for two days in order to build siege equipment. Also, Sui'an City still refuses to surrender, should we raise the bloody battle flag?"
"How many people have you killed?" Xu Fusheng asked.
Li Ziling silently calculated in his heart and said, "Including the rebels and the people who helped the rebels, it should be between 100,000 and 150,000. β
Xu Fusheng snorted, paused and said, "The blood-colored battle flag...... There is no need to raise this battle, so as not to stir up the hearts of the people of the city to fight to the death.
300,000 desperate people are by no means so easy to deal with. General Li, what will happen if we can't capture Sui'an?"
Li Ziling was stunned for a moment and replied: "With the supply situation of our army, if we can't capture Sui'an, maybe there will only be a few thousand people who can return to Jingling."
Originally, the population of Sui'an City suddenly increased several times, and as long as we controlled the food entering the city, it would not take more than a month for the city to be destroyed. But now, the supply of our army is only enough to support seven days, and it is not to our advantage to delay it. β
"It's such a beautiful city, I can't bear to let her get too much blood!" Xu Fusheng suddenly smiled and sighed: "300,000 people! It will take a lot of time to kill!"
Li Ziling was stunned and asked, "But, isn't this battle not raising the blood-colored battle flag?"
Xu Fusheng replied lightly: "Raising the flag will inevitably kill, but not raising the flag does not mean that there will be no slaughter." Go and prepare for the siege, maybe we will pay this battle too
At a great cost, but the ultimate winner will only be us. β
Night.
"Have you already collected 50,000 souls and blood?" Xu Fusheng asked as he stood on the high platform and asked Elder Kalmon beside him.
"Yes. Elder Calmon's voice was hollow and hoarse, and he and the priests of the Dark Witch Gate had been collecting the blood and souls used in the sacrifice all the time, which had given him a strong smell of decay.
Carmont replied as he watched as the busy priests set up the altar at the top of the high platform. From time to time, he needed to correct the mistakes of the priests.
This high platform has a radius of hundreds of meters, nearly thirty meters high, almost the same height as Sui'an City, and is only a few hundred meters away from the Sui'an City Gate, which is just beyond the range of bows and arrows.
Xu Fusheng looked at Sui'an City, and the more he looked at it, the tighter his brows wrinkled. Suddenly, he said to Kalmon, "Get some souls, I think we need to make some legions of corpses, just in case." Anyway, after capturing Sui'an City, we can get enough souls. β
Kalmon laughed hoarsely twice and said, "I thought that as soon as you knew that the amount of blood and souls was enough, you would immediately rush to wake up Miss Lin. I didn't expect your patience to be so good!haha!"
Xu Fusheng's eyes flashed, but his tone was still calm: "Although I don't understand about sacrifice, I also know that the current blood and soul are just barely enough, I'm not patient, I just don't want to take risks." β
Carmon nodded and said, "It's better to be safe, I don't know if there will be a powerful character in the city this time, if we lose, won't we have to waste our efforts?"
"We can't be defeated, even if we do, the blood and souls of the army are enough to be sacrificed, so no matter what, we can't let people destroy the altar, we must be prepared for nothing. β
In Sui'an City, an unusually remote house.
"Lao Zhao, even though you have objected eleven times, I still have to take you away!" said a figure in a Taoist robe looking at the old man in front of him.
"Then I have no choice but to oppose the twelfth! I will not leave Sui'an City, I have lived here for decades, I have long been accustomed to everything here, no matter what the result of this time I will not leave. β
If Xu Fusheng was here, he would definitely recognize that the person wearing the robe was the Ziwei real person who hit Lin Huiyu hard.
Ziwei Zhenren sighed, he knew too well the personality of the person in front of him. But although he knew Zhao Zhenren's stubbornness, he still persuaded:
No anti-theft
"Old Zhao, from the current point of view, they have at least five Southern Xinjiang priests who are not lower than the Yu Mansion Realm, and a few may even have surpassed the Yu Mansion Realm.
Although I don't know if there are any people from the Spirit Void Realm among them, but since the priests of Southern Xinjiang have intervened in the Central Plains, then the old wizard and the old immortal will definitely not sit idly by.
His strength far surpassed that of the Spirit Void Realm! Even if the real person in charge of the sect was here, he didn't dare to say that he would definitely be able to take down the old wizard.
Among the more than 20,000 people who defended the city in Sui'an, there were less than 10,000 soldiers who could really be regarded as elites. As for the untrained people, they don't have to be expected to make much of a difference.
Don't be stubborn, we can give them a heavy blow, and just kill those priests and it will be a success. Then you can come with me!"
Zhao Zhenren shook his head and said: "This is the thirteenth refusal! I said, even if the master of the sect comes, don't want to drag me away! If you can help me kill hundreds of more enemies to accompany the burial, you are worthy of our forty years of acquaintance." β
Ziwei Zhenren sighed and finally gave up her efforts to persuade.