Chapter 24: The Kansai Battlefield
Jiang Luqing returned to Shifeng City, and the news he brought also surprised Wei Zeng and Qi Weilun, and Zhang Ling retreated thirty miles without bargaining at all.
Wei Zeng and Qi Weilun discussed, as long as Zhang Ling could retreat ten miles and widen the distance between the two sides, it was only for the convenience of bargaining that he said thirty miles.
Wei Zeng and Qi Weilun asked Jiang Luqing how he got Zhang Ling to agree, and after knowing the reason, they were both shocked, and then couldn't help laughing.
"You kid is adventurous, and you dared to stop my 2,000 people with a hundred people, do you want to submit to me?" Wei Zeng pointed at Jiang Luqing and said with a smile.
"It's good that there is nothing wrong this time, it will not be good if you take a risk like you, in case you are annoyed and ashamed. However, your grasp of people's hearts is still very accurate, and with you in the future, Brother Wei Xian and I will be relieved. However, everything must be done as the main thing, and the odd is supplemented, and this kind of adventurous thing should be done less in the future. You will stay with me from now on, and I will give you some of what I have learned. Qi Weilun smiled.
"Thank you, General Wei, and thank you, Mr. Qi. I will do my best to make meritorious contributions again. Jiang Luqing just replied with a smile.
"I've always had a question: When you intercepted me, did you really leave no way out? A thoughtful person like you wouldn't do such a thing. Wei Zeng said with a smile.
"General Wei really saw that there was a path on the hillside at the beginning. If General Wei is unwilling to accept us, I will flee with a hundred brothers to the northern part of Yushan. Fortunately, General Wei has the courage and knowledge, otherwise I would still be in the deep mountains with birds and beasts. Jiang Luqing said frankly.
"So what did you leave behind this time?" Wei Zeng asked.
"The Yanbei Righteous Army is my back road. Now our army has won a new victory, and its strength has increased greatly; Zhang Ling's foothold is unstable and his strength is insufficient. As long as the rebels are still there, I will be fine. I still know a little bit about the way this power disappears and rises. Jiang Luqing said.
"From this insight it will become a great thing in the future. Do a good job in Yanbei, Brother Wei and I won't treat you badly. I heard that Zhang Ling also sent someone to recruit you, are you tempted? Qi Weilun nodded.
"Good horses are in the company of horses, and only waiting for Bole can become a thousand miles of horses. If it weren't for General Wei's ability to understand what he meant at the beginning, I would be no different from those reckless people. General Wei's kindness, Jiang is naturally unforgettable. Jiang Luqing didn't answer directly, just by analogy.
Wei Zeng and Qi Weilun looked at each other and nodded, both thinking that Jiang Luqing was a person who could be of great use.
"By the way, General Wei, this is some news about Kansai that you asked me to investigate, and I will hand it over to you now." Jiang Luqing suddenly thought of Wei Zeng's entrustment, so he handed over a notebook to Wei Zeng's hands.
"Brother Wei Xian really has the world in his heart. Yes, if you defeat the Iron Blood Army in the future, you will march into Kansai. The Kansai people are simple and simple, known as the simple people of the West, and the Kansai people are also known for their hardships and hard work. The Kansai military formation is alone in the world, and there are mountains to block it, so it will be a little troublesome to march in the future. It's also good to know more about it. Seeing this, Qi Weilun nodded.
Wei Zeng knew that Qi Weilun would be wrong, so he didn't say anything, just opened the notes to find the news he wanted to know.
The Kansai military government regained the land occupied by the Power Sect this spring, and repelled the Death Sect in the Battle of Hejuku. The Death Sect held on to the southwest of Kansai and relied on the steep mountains to block the Kansai soldiers.
After Feng Liansheng was taken away, a certain person led 100,000 Guanxi troops southward, and was attacked by the Death Sect along the way, and finally reached Tianguan City after more than a month.
Now Mo Yiren has become the military envoy of Kansai, and under his order, all engineering equipment in Kansai has been transferred to Tianguan City, and many craftsmen have also been forced to come with the army. Now the city has been besieged for more than three months, but Tianguan City has no possibility of being conquered.
Of the two children left by Feng Liansheng, Mo stayed in Hesu City. Now there were 150,000 Guanxi soldiers gathered under Tianguan Castle, and one of them decided to launch another attack.
"Your Excellency, we have been besieging for almost three months. The morale of the soldiers is very low, and now that it is the middle of winter, the weather is also very bad, so in my opinion, we should retire for the time being, and come back next year. A Kansai officer persuaded.
"Now 150,000 men have gathered, and after a three-month siege in the city, the morale is lower than ours. As long as you do it again, you can definitely take it. I promise you that if you can't attack it again this time, I will retreat. Tell the soldiers that the first to enter the city will be rewarded with a hundred taels and three consecutive promotions; The person who killed Liu Yi was rewarded with two hundred taels and five consecutive sounds. "A certain person's eyes are bloodshot now, and his expression is a little crazy, and he doesn't seem to have any thoughts except to capture Tianguan City.
"But my lord, the dynasty has perished, and the northern part that has just been conquered is still unstable. It's better to settle down in the north, and let's come again. Another officer reminded.
"What does it matter to me whether the dynasty will die or not? The north is unstable, and it will be pacified after the capture of Tianguan City. Without Madame, I would have died in this troubled world; Without a wife, how can I have my current status? Without Madame, can you command so many soldiers now? Most of these officers of a certain person were veterans who followed him at the beginning, escorted Feng Liansheng to Guanbei, and also knew the past of a certain person and Feng Liansheng.
"Madame's great kindness, we dare not forget. But this will not save the lady. A certain brother, calm down, Madam is a heavenly immortal, and those death cultists can't hurt her. We plan well, and we will definitely be able to rescue Madame in the future. An officer excitedly called out his old name.
"Just remember. Let the lady suffer at the hands of the Cultists of Death, can you bear it? Shut up for me, I said this is the last siege, and you all make good arrangements for me to go. Someone stubbornly said.
The officers had no choice but to restrain their soldiers and prepare to attack the city again.
Liu Yi climbed the city tower alone, and when he saw that the Guanxi soldiers were forming a formation and preparing to attack the city, his brows furrowed again.
Under Tianguan City, there are broken siege equipment everywhere, some of which are broken and some are burned to charcoal. The remnants of the soldiers were full of broken arrows all over the ground, and there were also broken corpses that had not had time to be taken away, so they were silent.
"Haven't they retreated yet? I'm planning to attack the city again. Liu Yi asked.
"Holy Son, rest assured, we will defend Tianguan City to the death." The soldiers in the city said.
"These Kansai soldiers are really stubborn, they have died so many people, and they dare to attack. However, they have no chance, we have mobilized men and horses from Guanbei, and we have already started an incident in the north, and we will soon be able to go out of the city to meet the battle, and we will definitely be able to destroy the Ding'an army by attacking from both sides. The Central Plains Imperial Court is gone, and the military government left by this imperial court should naturally be let disappear. After Liu Yi finished speaking, he went downstairs.
After the army was assembled and the siege equipment was ready, it was ready for a certain person to give an order, and a siege battle began. However, the morale of the army was obviously low, and the soldiers sighed when they heard the siege, apparently reluctantly.
At this time, the news of the uprising of the Death Cultists in the north came to the Ding'an army.
"Are the Dead cultists making trouble in the North? It doesn't matter, when we conquer Tianguan City, we will immediately wave our army north. "Someone throws away the letter, doesn't care at all, draws his saber and gives the order to attack.
"Did the military envoy forget the two young masters? It was left by Madame. Hesu City is now empty of troops, and if the Death Cultists are allowed to capture Hesu, the two young masters will die. ”
A certain person's dazed heart finally had a trace of waves, and he remembered that Feng Liansheng told him to take good care of the children, so he was also worried about the war in the north.
"How many people are there in Hesu City now? How many Northern Death Army are there? Someone couldn't help but ask.
"There are less than 5,000 people guarding the city. The number of dead armies in the north is also uncountable. The messenger said.
"Three years ago, Hesu City was occupied by the enemy army because of the lack of troops, and it is inevitable that there are spies in the city. An officer said this when he saw that someone was concerned about the safety of Hesu City, and finally saw an opportunity for someone to withdraw his troops.
"If that's the case, you can't leave the army here, hurry back to Hesu City, and don't let the two children have an accident." Someone finally gave the order to retreat.
When the officers heard this, they all conveyed the order to retreat, and the soldiers cheered when they heard the order.
After more than three months and the siege that cost tens of thousands of soldiers' lives, it finally came to an end. The 150,000 Kwanti troops cheered and set out on their way home.
Seeing the sudden morale of the Kwantai Army, the Death Army in the city was ready to meet the attack of the Kwantai Army. But seeing the sudden retreat of the Kwantai Army, the defenders in the city were also shocked, and it was not until a long time after the Kwantsey Army left that the defenders in the city realized that they had won.
The top brass of the Death Cult hurriedly gathered troops to pursue the Kwansai Army, and the Death Cultists in the north also received orders to trap the Kwansai Army.
"Now a large number of our followers transferred from Kanbei are gathered in the north, and we have captured many towns. We, the local Kansai cultists, will also attack south, and the end of the Kansai military government has arrived. No one can take you away anymore. Liu Yi came to Feng Liansheng and said.
"Say whatever you like. It's none of my business anyway. Feng Liansheng just smiled faintly, and then continued to embroider the clothes in his hand.
"What are you laughing at? The Kansai Army is almost over, are you happy? Liu Yi asked.
"I've already heard that Brother Wei has defeated the Jingnan Army, and he will come to pick me up soon. If the Kansai Army is defeated, it will be defeated, and I don't have the idea of returning to the Kansai Army anyway. Feng Liansheng still smiled.
"Do you know how far Yanbei is from Kansai? He can't come. The Iron Blood Army has already sent troops to Yanbei, and he will definitely die when the time comes. Liu Yi said angrily.
"Don't lie to me, you didn't say that you were going to send someone to kill Brother Wei, but those people didn't come back in disgrace. The Iron Blood Army also couldn't kill Brother Wei. Thousands of miles are far away, but sooner or later they will be finished, and I will wait for him. I have already given all my family property to others, as long as I learn all kinds of housework, Brother Wei will definitely not blame me at that time. He said that he wanted to find a quiet place with me for the rest of his life, and I thought that I would be able to live well with him even if I had no money. Feng Liansheng was still smiling, but a tear remained, wetting his clothes.
"He didn't have a chance. If I destroy the Kansai Army, I will destroy them all. Liu Yi trembled with anger and walked out of the door.
"Brother Wei, don't make me wait too long, I've always been slow to learn things."