"Jiang Huanyan broke through Hanzhong City, Ning Zeping also died in battle, and now he and Sun Zhongmou led 300,000 troops to kill Xiangnan County, there are 100,000 troops of Tian Wuji and Huan Chu over there, that kid will definitely not be able to hold it, we have to find a way to save him." After taking the entire Jizhou County, Liu Zixuan heard the news of the loss of Hanzhong City, and hurried back to Cangzhou to discuss with Shi Luosheng how to save Ning Buxiu.

According to Shi Luosheng's original plan, after the fall of the Yan Kingdom, he would support a child of the Ning family to compete for hegemony with the Qi and Song dynasties under the banner of reviving the Yan Kingdom, and Ning Buqu was the most suitable person both in terms of prestige and personal relations with himself.

"Now there are 400,000 Qi troops under the city of Nanjun, and there are many masters of the Tianqi Sect and the Nujiao Gang, how easy is it to rescue Ning Buqu." Even if Yang Yi is resourceful, there is nothing to be done at this time.

Even Wang Lun shook his head: "There are only two ways to save Ning Buun, the first is to lead the army to kill him directly, but if you do this, you will have to turn your face with the Qi State, our power is still small, and turning your face now will undoubtedly bring us a catastrophe." Another way is to send the masters in my sect to rescue, but in the face of hundreds of thousands of troops, whether they can be rescued is another matter, even if they can be rescued, our sect will lose a large number of masters. ”

Gao Ke agreed: "Yes, if it is just to save him and let more people take risks, is it worth it?" ”

Although Liu Zixuan knew that what everyone said was the truth, he still couldn't bear to watch his friends die on the battlefield: "You don't have to be embarrassed when you fall to the top, saving Ning Unyielding is my proposal alone, I don't need to send a large army and the masters in the sect, I can go to Nanjun alone." If you can save it, you can save it, even if you can't save it, if it falls into the hands of Qi Jun, I don't believe that Huan Chu will kill me. After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait." Shi Luosheng stopped Liu Zixuan, pondered for a moment and said, "It is precisely because our power in the mainland is still small that we have to try our best to expand. Ning Unyielding is related to whether we can take the entire Yandi in the future, even if it is not for personal feelings, it is worth my risk to save him. ”

"Sect Leader (General) ......" Yang Yi and the three of them still wanted to dissuade them, but they were stopped by Shi Luosheng reaching out.

"Don't persuade you anymore, I already have a complete plan. Zixuan and I will leave Jizhou temporarily, and the affairs here will be fully handed over to Sect Master Yang, and Mr. Wang and General Gao will also have to worry more, and I will transfer Wang Chiji, Yin Baoli, Wu Hualiu and Ji Luer to help you. You will continue to lead the troops north during this time, I am worried that Xiao Yan will take advantage of the turmoil in Chudi to transfer Yan Chixing back, and then Bai Mengqi will turn his head to deal with us. Shi Luosheng arranged the work after he left.

Yang Yi and the others saw that he had made up his mind, and it was not easy to persuade him, so he could only agree.

"Sect Master Yang, are there any masters in our sect who are good at making poison and digging tunnels?" Shi Luosheng asked again.

Yang Yi thought for a while and said, "The two elders of our Star Sect, Wu Yumeng and Yun Chenggang, are masters of poisoning and digging tunnels, is the sect leader planning to start from the underground?" ”

Shi Luosheng nodded, explained a few more words to everyone, and rushed to Yan Country with Liu Zixuan.

"Luosheng, I have already written a letter to Master, and he will take the two elders Wu and Yun to wait for us near Nanjun." On the way back, Liu Zixuan said to Shi Luosheng.

Shi Luosheng only agreed after hearing this, and did not say anything else.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Liu Zixuan asked again, "Are you worried about your relationship with Qi Guo after this incident?" ”

Shi Luosheng shook his head: "Third Brother and Huan Chu, including Wan'er, they all know that there will be a battle between us and the Qi State sooner or later. Even if I don't go back to the Central Plains, can I avoid it in the Ryukyus? Before the Qi State launched the Unification War, it had plans for overseas expansion, otherwise why would the third brother ask me for the right to use Naha's military port after helping me defeat Naha? Once Qi is unified, overseas is their next expansion target, and the Ryukyu Islands are their springboard. ”

Shi Luosheng thought for a while and said: "Our current forces in the Central Plains are still very weak, and the third brother didn't take action against us because of Wan'er's face." But we can't live on the kindness and charity of others, we have to grow stronger before they settle the Yan and Song countries. Otherwise, in the future, after the Qi State solves the Song State, no matter how big Wan'er's face is, Jiang Wushuang or the third brother will attack us in order to unify the five countries. ”

Liu Zixuan patted him on the back: "Don't worry, we will definitely grow." ”

When the two arrived in Nanjun, Zu Qingzhi and the two elders Wu and Yun were already waiting.

The five of them stood on a high place and looked at the entire city, only to see that outside the city of Nanjun, the Qi army was densely gathered. Tian Wuji, Jiang Huanyan, Jiang Huanchu, and Sun Zhongmou each led an army of 100,000 to attack a city gate. Looking at this situation, even a top master like Zu Qingzhi would find it difficult to sneak into the city.

"Master, what's going on in Nanjun now?" As soon as Shi Luosheng came up, he inquired about the war situation between Qi and Yan.

Zu Qingzhi's expression was serious: "Not optimistic, Ning Buqu in Nanjun only has 50,000 defenders, and the 400,000 Qi army is divided into eight groups to attack in turns, and it has only been five days, Ning Buqu has already lost 30,000 people, even if he mobilizes the people in the city, I don't think it will last for seven days." ”

Shi Luosheng turned his head and asked Yun Chenggang beside him: "Elder Yun, how many days does it take to dig a tunnel from here to enter the city?" ”

Yun Chenggang stretched out his hand and gestured a few times, then thought about it again and said, "Give me five days, and I can dig a tunnel to lead directly to the city." ”

"Okay, then it's hard for you, Elder Wu, you also prepare some more poisonous snakes and poisonous insects. Although many soldiers are not afraid of death, they are afraid of snakes. Shi Luosheng said to Wu Yumeng again.

Wu Yumeng smiled: "Sect Master, rest assured, the subordinates have been prepared before they come down, and they will keep enough for the Qi army to eat a big meal." ”

"Okay, let's recuperate first in the past few days, and then go to save Ning Unyielding when the Nanjun City is broken. Otherwise, even if we go in now, Yining's unyielding personality will not follow us. Shi Luosheng remembered what Ning Buqu had said when he came to Naha to find him.

In Nanjun City, Ning Buqu hadn't closed his eyes for four days, and since Jiang Huanyan led the reinforcements to arrive, the Qi army's attack had not been interrupted.

"General, you go down and rest first, the last general here will watch for you." Ning's unyielding lieutenant general Cheng Bu persuaded him.

"No need, I can't sleep when I go back, it's better to be with the soldiers." Ning Bu Qu responded with a tired face.

The current situation, not to mention the soldiers defending the city, even the people in the city know that it is impossible to defend Nanjun, and the only thing they are not sure about is whether the city will be breached today or tomorrow.

"General Ning, the Yan Kingdom is over, are you still obsessed? If you want to die for the country, then you can commit suicide yourself, so why drag the whole army and the people of the city to accompany you to the funeral. Outside the city gate, Jiang Huanyan made people shout in unison, constantly disturbing the morale of the soldiers defending the city.

Ning Buqu felt a tingling pain in his heart, and said to Cheng Bu: "Uncle also died in battle, is Dayan really finished?" ”

Cheng Bu was worried that he was not in the right state, and hurriedly persuaded: "General, don't think about it, Sect Master Ning has already taken the new emperor to build the capital in Jin, and our Dayan is not finished yet." ”

Ning Buqu shook his head: "Jiang Huanyan is right, I shouldn't be so selfish, I dragged you to be buried with me, after I die, you surrender to the Qi army." After speaking, he drew his long sword and was about to kill himself.

Cheng Buwu's figure swayed, and he snatched Ning Buxiu's long sword: "General, you can't give up, if you are like this, how can you hold on?" Even if the city is broken, I am willing to die with you if I am not worried. ”

When several soldiers standing nearby heard this, they also knelt on the ground and shouted: "We are willing to follow General Ning, even if the city is broken and we die, we will not give up." ”

The voices of these people alarmed more people, and after a while, the soldiers of the whole city were shouting: "We are willing to follow General Ning, even if the city is broken and killed, we will not give up." ”

Even the people in the city burst into tears when they heard this, and some people in the crowd shouted: "We don't want to be slaves to the country, and we swear to live and die with Nanjun." ”

The reputation of the Zhu family is stinky, but the prestige of the Ning family has not diminished at all. In order to resist the invasion of foreign enemies, Ning Zeping was stationed in Hanzhong for decades, and now he was killed by the Qi army, and the people were already angry.

Ning Buqu led the newly formed naval army to defeat the powerful Qi State Naval Division, and has been stationed in Penglai for so many years, and has long been a hero in the eyes of the people. Now seeing that Ning Buqu was forced to commit suicide in a hurry, it aroused the psychology of hatred and hatred for the enemy, and every family had a strong man with a farm tool in his hand, walked to the head of the city, and assisted the Yan army to defend the city together.

Jiang Huanyan, who was outside the city, was secretly surprised, and said to Zeng Dong beside him: "Ning Zeping didn't see the people like this when he died in battle, if he was run away by Ning Bu this time, it would definitely be a disaster in the future, and he must not stay." ”

"The last general will personally lead people to attack him now, no matter how popular Ning is unyielding, I will capture him back." Zeng Dong drew his long knife and was about to rush to the battlefield.

"Wait." Jiang Huanyan shouted: "Ning Unyielding is to get rid of it, but not now." At this moment, their morale is high, we have to avoid the edge for the time being, you go and order Mingjin to withdraw the troops. ”

Zeng Dong was puzzled: "This is about to break through the city, why do you collect troops at this time?" Although the morale of the Yan army has come up, they are already tired and can't hold on for long. ”

Jiang Huanyan frowned and explained, "This kind of morale comes and goes quickly. They are tired now, but they are also in high spirits, and if we launch a general attack, they will definitely be suppressed, so it is better to let them slow down, as long as this momentum passes, I am sure that many of them will not see the sun tomorrow. ”

Although Zeng Dong didn't understand, he still did it.

Although Tian Wuji was the general of the Qi State, Jiang Huanyan's performance on the battlefield of the Yan State had made him willingly hand over the command power, and he also led his troops back when he heard the sound of Ming Jin.