Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Jade Tree Faces the Wind

"Shen Qing is dead?"

Xu You was very shocked when he got the news, it was not surprising that he had lost his eastward move, the soldiers were in danger, the outcome was unpredictable, and the unexpected thing was that Shen Qing, as the chief general of the first army, did not escape. Unless you are in a dead or desperate situation, it will be extremely difficult to kill an enemy boss who is protected by a heavy guard. Shen Qing's own force is not weak, and he is Shen Muzhi's sister-in-law, with hundreds of guards around him, but he died in a small offensive and defensive battle, which is really surprising.

More detailed information kept coming, Guan Shu's betrayal was the biggest reason for Shen Qing's death, eastward migration and the fall of Wucheng, Dong Solstice analyzed: "Guan Shu met Shen Qing two years ago, and then he was deeply trusted as the mastermind, and now it looks like this person should be a chess piece laid out in advance for six days, and the background is very clean, only Fengmen has such a means to hide from Shen's investigation......"

He Wei's eyes shone brightly, which was the fighting spirit aroused by the opponent, and said: "In this way, Du Mingyu has already set a plan for how to seize Wuxing County two years ago, amazing, amazing!" ”

Shen Qing's death did not bring Xu You any comfort, but for him, there would be no regrets. Two lives, for the family feud borne by the Xu family, Xu You is not confined to one person and one surname, and he does not have any obsession with how the enemy died, what he cares about is the result, not the process.

Although Shen Qing is dead, Shen Muzhi is still alive, this is the most important thing!

In the next few days, the battle situation in front was sent to the courtyard where Xu You lived temporarily, and first Chiba pursued Shen Muzhi to Yuanxiang County, which was unstoppable, and conquered the city in one day.

Empress Shen Muzhicang withdrew, north of Yuanxiang County, three miles away from the suburbs of Changxing County, and the white thief encountered the Chinese army who were preparing to go to the rescue of Yuanxiang after emergency repairs.

The two sides fought fiercely for an hour, and the sharp edge of the white thief frustrated, and there was a tendency to gradually lose support!

This was the first time that Chiba and Xiao Yushu had fought each other, and at that time the white thieves were scrambling to pursue Shen Muzhi's remnants, and they were almost not formed.

The Chinese army rushed over so directly, opening the way with a strong armor and sharp blade, without any fancy and skill, as if a wild ox rushed into the flock, and the iron hooves came, all of which were neatly stepped into a piece of mud.

However, this is just Chiba's plan to lure the enemy, with Fengmen's powerful intelligence network, how can he not know that the Chinese army has arrived in Changxing County? The most elite Bai Yudu under his command had already prepared a trap somewhere behind him, and once the Chinese army stepped into it, he could at least remove half of Xiao Yushu's life!

"Retreat!"

Chiba gave the order to retreat!

This was the first major mistake since he took command of the army.

It should have been a feint to lure the enemy, but the difference between a well-trained and a rabble was clearly presented at this moment, the many troops who were extremely brave in the downwind war, completely changed their appearance when they were at a downwind, one by one they fled in a panic, there was no cooperation, there was no coordination, the fastest run after the break, the team that should cover was not even found, the weapons and armor were scattered all over the place, the feint became a real defeat, and the real defeat finally evolved into a big rout!

Chiba was furious and killed more than a dozen defeated soldiers with his own hands, and the knives of the warlord team were almost dulled, but they still couldn't stop the disorder of the whole army caused by the spread of herd mentality, and in desperation, they could only withdraw from the battlefield with the rout. This retreat is twenty miles, and it is not easy to gather the remnants of the army, and the battle and retreat, and finally the embarrassed Chinese army into the pocket and wrap dumplings.

10,000 Bai Yu, who had been recuperating for a long time, were like gluttonous monsters who had been hungry for sixty years, opening their bloody mouths, wanting to swallow the food in front of them in one gulp, but unexpectedly gnawed a bone harder than iron, not only could not swallow it, but also broke their teeth.

From the beginning of the incident, the invincible white thief who fought against the Fuzhou soldiers finally understood the combat effectiveness of the army in the imperial court, especially the two thousand sword warriors who followed Xiao Yushu's side. As the guard of the emperor of Chu, from the moment of birth, the imperial sword swingers have been known as unparalleled in the world, who would have thought that just for the sake of Yangzhou to quell the chaos, An Zidao actually allocated the treasured royal sword swingers to Xiao Yushu, and one gave it to two thousand people!

The shield is in front, the knife is behind, the armor and arrows are difficult to penetrate, every time the knife is swung, there is the power to move mountains and cut off water, the blocker is light and the bones are broken, and the heavy is minced meat, although the white feather with high hopes of Chiba has resisted for half an hour, but it is still powerless to return to the sky. When Xiao Yushu's handsome banner was waved in the wind, leading the cavalry to accurately penetrate the weak points of the entire defense line, and then outflanking the two wings, and the trapped sword swingers, the crumbling white thief completely lost his fighting spirit.

Chiba decisively gave the order to retreat again, but unlike the last time when he intended to feint defeat and lure the enemy, this time he completely escaped. For him, defeat is certainly painful, but victory or defeat is not temporary, and preserving vitality is more in line with the overall situation than giving all the 50,000 people in his hands here.

As if Shen Muzhi's deeds were repeated, Chiba had just arrived in Yuanxiang County, and before he had time to deploy to defend the city, the pursuers had arrived, so he had to set a fire to burn up the grain and grass supplies that could not be taken away, and to block the route of the pursuers, and then retreated to Wucheng County before he had the opportunity to stand on his heels and take a breath, and set up a skirmish point, and slowly collected the remnants of the soldiers who fled back one after another.

In this battle, the white thieves lost more than 21,000 people, and the number of casualties exceeded the sum of all the dead and fleeing soldiers since the incident.

In troubled times, there is no shortage of heroes!

Xiao Yushu, the most prestigious young genius before Xu You, has been stranded in the Wupin Heavenly Trench for twenty years, and has never been able to be promoted to the little grandmaster, which is laughed at by the world. But many people don't know that the most powerful thing about this Xiao disciple who died halfway through martial arts is not martial arts, but the art of war!

There were many controversies in the court about the candidates who led the troops to quell the rebellion this time, and for the sake of the family and the country, many people proposed that the hussar general Shen Du lead the troops. Shen Du is known as the military god of Chu and is the biggest reliance of the Shen family in the army, but because the Shen family and the prince have been too close over the years, they have been deliberately alienated by An Zidao and will not be reused when they are idle. Especially after the Yixing Change, Shen Du was directly added to the rank of Sikong, and was deprived of the power to lead the army, and he just had a vacant position. Nowadays, the white thieves in Yangzhou are gradually growing, so some people want to secretly push Shen Du to make a comeback, and also to ask for directions in order to throw stones, test the holy will of An Zidao, and see if he has eliminated his vigilance against the prince?

Since Sun Guan's entry into Jinling, the tension between the DPRK and China has been greatly eased, and the crown prince has also reappeared from the East Palace. If Shen Du recovers again and can lead the army to quell the chaos, he will completely reassure *.

Soon the court discussed, to everyone's surprise, An Zidao did not use Shen Du, but also did not choose other prestigious generals, but followed the advice of Xiao Xunqi, the captain of Sili, and appointed Xiao Yushu of Nanshan as the general of Zhengdong, and granted the military and political power of the five states.

From the moment the appointment was issued, Xiao Yushu, a child of the Xiao family who had been in the world's attention but disappeared for 20 years, once again stepped into everyone's field of vision.

"Xiao Xunqi is too much, even if he wants to accumulate political achievements for his brothers, what is wrong with making money, he wants to make military merits? Is military merit so easy to earn? ”

"That is, in front of the two armies, it is not a matter of individual bravery to win or lose."

"Bravery? With only six products, can you talk about bravery? It is rumored that Du Mingyu is a small grandmaster of the fourth grade, and a person like Xiao Yushu may not even be able to catch a trick from others."

"Be careful! The court is handsome, and there is always a reason for the court......"

"Bullshit! After Xiao Yushu came out, he only served as the Lang Zhongling of the King of Linjiang, and after two years, he resigned and returned home, closed his door, and didn't know what to do all day. Twenty years, martial arts have become a joke, there is no knowledge, and I don't know anything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but now the country is the time to employ people, but it has taken advantage of the situation to ascend to the sky and become the general of Zhengdong who is the third product...... This, isn't this nonsense? "Filling the private ravine with public weapons, Captain Xiao is to blame! We should jointly submit a letter to ask the Lord to withdraw his destiny and choose another good talent! ”

"That's right, please take back the imperial court!"

For a while, some people were curious, some were surprised, some were worried, some were waiting to see the excitement, and some people were ready to push Shen Du out again after Xiao Yushu's defeat.

The mentality is different, but the same point, no one is optimistic about Xiao Yushu, but first, they are afraid of the power of Xiao and Xiao Xunqi, and secondly, An Zidao strongly supports it.

When the good news of the Battle of Changxing came, almost no one believed it, and they all thought that Xiao Yushu had falsely reported his military exploits, and later Shen Muzhi's recital followed to the imperial court, which convinced everyone.

"Changxing killed nearly 20,000 white thieves in one battle, Xiao Yushu is really impressive!"

Gu Yun was busy with official business during this time, and only in the middle of the night could he steal a moment of leisure, and brought his own wine to Xu You for a drink to relieve his fatigue. After three glasses of wine, when he talked about the battle of Changxing a few days ago, his eyebrows immediately fluttered, and his excitement was inexplicable. Xu You understands his feelings, in the past few months, he has heard bad news everywhere, which is really depressing, and the great victory of Changxing is not only inspiring not only morale, but also the hearts of the millions of people in Yangzhou!

"Yes, Chiba has been so majestic during this period of time, even the Shen family, who has always been heroic, has been defeated in front of him, and many people think that they can really hit Jinling City. didn't think about it, Wuxing County still existed, and it was already defeated in the hands of Xiao Yushu. ”

Zuo Yan is also a person who leads the troops, but in the past, he only commanded hundreds of people in the Yuan clan, and when he heard such a big battle of tens of thousands of people, he couldn't yearn for it, and said: "I can't wait to see Xiao Zhengdong's demeanor with my own eyes......"

He Wei said with a smile: "Don't worry, Fenghu will see you sooner or later." Xiao Yushu went out this time, with the permission of the Sacred Heart of the Lord, and with the help of the Xiao clan of Lanling, if he can pacify the white thief and make immortal achievements, from now on, the ranking of the four top gate valves of Yu, Liu, Yuan, and Xiao may have to change! ”

Gu Yun listened to it in his heart, his expression changed slightly, and this He Langjun beside him was really a ghostly person. Lanling Xiao's emphasis on literature and light on martial arts, but not as specialized in Confucianism as Chenjun Yuan's, but a subset of scriptures and history, medical divination, astrology, calligraphy and music are all-encompassing, and the children in the door are involved in a wide range of people. But except for Xiao Xunqi in charge of the Sili Mansion, few people joined the army, and it was the first time in a hundred years that a general like Xiao Yushu who held real power in Zhengdong appeared.

Xu You sighed: "No matter if you are born in the gate valve or in a cold house, as long as you are really talented, it is good to end the chaos in Yangzhou as soon as possible!" Feiqing, where is General Xiao's troops pointing now? ”

Gu Yun pointed his finger at the table and said, "Wu Cheng!" Chiba wants to hold on to the danger and fight to the death with Xiao Yushu! ”

"Wucheng City has thick walls, and it is not easy to attack, Xiao Yushu should not choose Wucheng and Qianye to fight offensive and defensive battles, in case too many troops are lost, and it is unsustainable!"

Gu Yun high-fived and praised: "Weizhi is really a god!" When I came, I received news that Fourth Uncle Zhu had been appointed by the imperial court as the general of Zhendong and the governor of Jiangzhou, commanding the Fuzhou soldiers of Jiangzhou, Yingzhou, and Xiangzhou and the private soldiers of the Zhu family, known as 100,000 people, who were attacking from Fuyang and cutting off the back road of Chiba. ”

Xu You was taken aback, Zhu Zhi, who had been holding back for a long time, finally made a move, and hit the white thief's seven inches with one move.