Chapter 759 It's a pity

The rout of the Luo family army along the coast seems to be a little easy and simple, but this ease and simplicity is based on the unpreparedness and the strong combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the ironclad army. No one would have thought that the Iron Armor Army would actually cross the Yangtze River in such a strange but more domineering way, and start slaughtering those frightened Luo Jiajun soldiers like demons coming out of the ground.

If the Luo family army is prepared, it will not necessarily lose so badly if it gathers ballista to defend in formation.

The scout had reported to Luo Tu a few days ago that the ironclad army on the other side had piled up large stones on the shore, but even so, Luo Tu did not think that those large stones were used to aggravate them. He thought it was for the catapults, and he specifically instructed the scouts to check if there were a large number of catapults gathered on the other side.

The fifteen thousand ironclad army lost a few hundred men while crossing the river, and then there were no casualties. General Luo's rout spread like a plague from the beginning, and the soldiers of the Luo family's army, who lost their fighting spirit in an instant, did not suffer much losses, because they ran faster than the ironclad soldiers. Tens of thousands of people were guarding the south bank of the Yangtze River, but only five or six thousand people died.

The heavy ironclad limits the speed of the ironclad army, and there is no room for speed to exist while ensuring absolute defense. The light armored infantry of the Luo family army turned around and ran away after losing their weapons, and the ironclad army could not pursue.

Yang Jian didn't plan to chase either.

Mosa led his troops to overturn and burn down the camp of the Luo family army on the bank, Yang Zhong led the troops to demolish almost half of the water village, and then the ironclad army assembled on the bank of the river and advanced fifteen miles south in a neat queue to open a landing area for the follow-up brigade. Thousands of sails crossed the river, and in one day and one night, more than 150,000 Sui troops crossed the Yangtze River, and from this day on, it seemed that the situation of the Great Sui suddenly changed.

Before this day, it seemed that the rebellious forces from all sides had been attacking, even when Emperor Yang Yi was personally on the expedition, there was no such devastating offensive, which was a signal, a signal that the imperial court had changed from passive to active. Of course, this signal is not meant to be permanent.

No one knows what will happen tomorrow.

As the captain who escorted Xu Xiaogong and Liu Enjing said, there are Gao Kaitai, Wang Yiqu, and Jin Shixiong in the northwest. The ironclad army invaded Jiangnan, and King Gao Kaitai took advantage of the situation to enter, and it was reasonable for Jin Shixiong to send troops to Gyeonggi Province in order to relieve the pressure on the Jin family. Now most of the troops that the imperial court can call on are in the hands of Yang Jian, and the tens of thousands of soldiers in the camp on the north bank of the Yangtze River are Yang Jian's reserves, and it is impossible to be out of touch with Yang Jian's men.

Therefore, no one knows how long the horn of this counteroffensive will be sounded.

Luo's army camp

After returning from Tonggu Academy, Luo Tu was in a good mood, but today's rout made his good mood all gone. The academy's self-proclaimed janitor, but in fact inherited the position of the dean, taught him the skill of swallowing the sky, and he absorbed half of Zhan Shatian's cultivation when Zhan Shatian was unguarded, and his realm rose greatly.

He could guess why Li Qingfeng would arrange it like this, firstly, to win him over and achieve the purpose of cooperation between the academy and Luo Jiajun. Second, it must have been Zhan Shatian who had violated the interests of some people in Tonggu Academy, so Tonggu Academy decided to get rid of him. But they wouldn't waste such a great cultivator, so from the moment Luo Tu walked into the gate of the academy, Li Qingfeng made such a decision.

As for why the academy wants to get rid of Zhan Shatian, is there any meaning?

Since witnessing the battle between Luo Yao and the Iron Armored General, Luo Tu has understood a truth, even if he knows how to lead the troops, he will not be able to stop the Great Cultivator from killing him, and if he wants to succeed, he must grasp it with both hands at the same time. When he understood this truth, he suddenly thought of the person named Fang Jie, and was surprised to find that the young man seemed to have understood this truth a long time ago.

Maybe it's because Luo Tu has been under Luo Yao's wings for too long, so he is far from seeing it as thoroughly as Fang Jie, who fought out of the world of the jungle by himself.

Luo Tu knew that his time was running out, and the ironclad general personally led the army south, if he was defeated, Tonggu Academy would lose interest in him, because he had no use value.

That's why he's angry.

"Little prince, what should I do?"

Duan Bian Leopard asked eagerly.

Since Duan Bianxiong died, his whole person has changed. He hated the court more than anyone else, and he once vowed to avenge Duan Bianxiong by breaking the body of the ironclad general into ten thousand pieces.

"Don't call me Little Prince!"

I don't know why, Luo Tu suddenly roared angrily. Duan Bianbao's face changed, and he didn't react for a while. Ye Jinnan, who was standing beside him, quietly pulled him by the hand, then took a step forward and said, "Lord Wang, now that the enemy has set up camp on the south side of the riverbank, and with that ironclad army here, we have little chance of winning in a head-to-head battle." The subordinates thought that they were temporarily retreating and letting go of the enemy's edge? ”

He removed the small word from his name for Luo Tu, and Luo Tu really didn't continue to be angry.

"Where to retreat? Where to retreat? ”

Luo Tu calmed down his anger and asked, at this time his heart was a little confused, he knew that Ye Jinnan was the calmest of the ten heroes of Luo Yao under Luo Yao, so he chose to throw the question back.

"Subordinates think ......"

Ye Jinnan walked to the map, pointed and said, "Let's retreat here!" ”

Luo Tu looked at Ye Jinnan's fingers, and his eyes immediately changed: "Yes, where can I retreat!" Let's retreat in order to preserve our strength, as long as I still have soldiers in my hands, those people in Jiangnan will not be able to do without me. And retreating there is the bottom line of those people, they will not allow the court to attack that place. ”

Ye Jinnan's finger was on the location of Tonggu Academy.

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Peicheng

There are a total of thirteen big cities in Nanyan, there are four in the north of Dali, the northernmost is Fengping and Qingyuan, these two cities are Peicheng to the south, the south of Peicheng is Jin'an, and then less than 400 miles after Jin'an is Dali City. Peicheng was a large city that gradually expanded in scale after the establishment of the Shang State, and before that, Peicheng was just a small county town.

The reason why this place is turned into a majestic city is because Peicheng is the land of the royal family of the Shang Kingdom. The ancestral residence of the royal family of the Murong family is in Peicheng and is still intact. Regardless of whether the current Southern Yan Emperor Murong is true or false, he must ensure that he attaches importance to the ancestral home.

Peicheng's military strength is the largest among the four northern cities. After the founding of the Southern Yan Dynasty, Murong Yan designated Peicheng as the northern capital, and its political status was second only to Dali City. Since it is the second imperial capital, there are all kinds of yamen institutions here, but when the emperor does not come, there are not many people left in these yamen.

Bai Kaishan, the city lord of Peicheng, is sixty years old, younger than Zhu Zhutian, but he is of the same generation. The status of the Bai family in Nanyan is not much different from that of the Zhu family, especially south of Dali, the power of the Bai family is even greater than that of the Zhu family. When it comes to the various forces in Nanyan, the largest of them is the Zhu family, followed by the Zhou family, then the Bai family, and then the Chen family, the Ning family, and the Zhao family, which are slightly weaker...... Emperor Nanyan is surnamed Murong, but this emperor is very aggrieved, and the only surname he reuses is Murong Yongduo, or he is given a surname.

With such a chaotic force and such a chaotic situation, what the emperor Murong Yan did was actually very unrealistic. In Dali, the emperor's order is the emperor's order. Out of Dali, the value of the emperor's order depends on the mood of those city lords.

Especially Bai Kaishan, as the city lord who stayed in the northern capital, he thought that his status was higher than that of other city lords, except for the fact that he was more jealous of Fengping Zhu Baotian, he looked down on other city lords. To deal with Zhengnan, he has always called him a junior in the last school, and he looks down on Ning Hao, the city lord of Jin'an City, even more.

The City Lord's Mansion is located not far from the Peicheng Palace, the scale of the Peicheng Palace is actually not too large, although the status of Peicheng was also very high when it was a big merchant country, but as the ancestral land of the Murong family, its symbolic significance is greater, and the strategic position is not large. With the fall of the Great Shang, Murong Yan usurped the throne, and in order not to doubt the legitimacy of his throne, he decreed that Peicheng be promoted to the northern capital.

The palace was built after Murong Yan ascended the throne, Nanyan's financial resources were limited, and Murong Yan was just for show, so the scale of the palace built could not be compared with the palace in Yongzhou City, and Murong Yan never came again except after the palace was built.

However, according to the rules, every day, the officials of the six ministries and Jiuqing still have to pretend to go to the court and listen to Bai Kaishan's lectures. The northern capital stayed, and in terms of status, he can be regarded as the spokesperson of the emperor.

Around such people, there is naturally no shortage of a large number of people who are sloppy and patter.

The most prestigious staff member around Bai Kaishan is called He Yongzheng, who was originally a professor in a private school, and joined Bai Kaishan's disciples by chance, because he knows how to likable, so his status rose quickly. Although Bai Kaishan did not give him any too prominent official positions, everyone in Peicheng knew that it was not his wife who could influence Bai Kaishan the most, but He Yongzheng.

When it was about to get dark, the back door of He's mansion opened, and a few strangers in brocade clothes were welcomed in, and the little guy looked outside, and then quickly closed the courtyard door. The one headed by these outsiders is Chen Xiaoru, and at this time, he is holding a letter from Zhu Baotian, the lord of Fengping City.

Of course, the letter is fake.

There are a lot of letters exchanged between Fu Zhengnan and Zhu Zhutian in the Qingyuan City Lord's Mansion, and Fang Jie's subordinates can imitate Fu Zhengnan's handwriting, and naturally they can also imitate Zhu Zhutian's notes. At this time, Chen Xiaoru's identity is Zhu Baotian's next general.

Chen Xiaoru stopped before entering the study, tidied up his clothes, and then followed the little guy in, the light in the room was a little dim, and he didn't have the lamp yet, Chen Xiaoru knew that the rules of the big families were very strict, and the time to hold the lamp was dead, and the weather was restricted according to the four seasons.

"Don't be the general Li Weishan of the humble Fengping City, meet the adults!"

Chen Xiaoru made a deep gesture and was humble.

"Are you one of Old Man Zhu's men?"

The man sitting behind the desk spoke in a very small voice, as if he was pinching his throat to speak. Chen Xiaoru raised his head with a smile and glanced at him, only to find that this man named He Yongzheng would be like this!

It seems that this guy is in his twenties, and he was born like a woman, with white skin and beautiful appearance, red lips and white teeth, although he is a little feminine, but he is definitely a beautiful man with a symbol. It's just that the eyebrows are too thin, the contours of the face are too soft, and the mouth is also very small, and when I speak, I habitually cover my mouth with cuffs. When he looks at people, he doesn't look at them directly, but squints sideways, but it doesn't make people feel impolite, but a little weird...... Charming.

"Yes!"

Chen Xiaoru nodded, and once again made a deep gesture: "Please ask the adults to save me from Fengping!" ”

"Oh?"

He Yongzheng was slightly surprised and asked, "What's wrong with Feng Ping?" ”

Chen Xiaoru hurriedly held the letter with both hands and handed it over: "This is a handwritten letter from the city lord of my family, please take a look." ”

"For me?"

He Yongzheng's tone was obviously a little incredible, but also a little happy, a little complacent and satisfied. Zhu Baotian's status in Nanyan is beyond doubt.

"Yes!"

Chen Xiaoru hurriedly turned around and beckoned: "Lift it up!" ”

Two of his men came in with a box and put it on the ground, and then respectfully withdrew. Chen Xiaoru walked over and slowly opened the box, and there was an extra layer of treasure in the room in an instant. The box is full of treasures. The round and smooth bead on the top actually emitted a soft white light, and the treasure came from this bead.

"My lord, Feng Ping is already in danger, please help!"

Chen Xiaoru said earnestly, and secretly looked at He Yongzheng's face: "The Sui people have surrounded Fengping, and I Fengping will not be able to retreat from the enemy after a bloody battle for many days, and I finally came out to ask for help with people, and I lost most of the manpower, and I originally prepared more gifts, and I lost a lot of ...... halfway."

He Yongzheng was stunned for a moment, then looked at the box of jewels and sighed slightly: "That's a pity...... No, I mean, it's a shame that Feng Ping was besieged and killed so many soldiers......"