Chapter 18: The True Body of the Devil
Wang Qinwei was leading 30,000 iron-blooded troops to march towards Shifeng City, and a waiter in Tsing Yi came to his side with a flying pigeon book. Wang Qinwei took the letter and read it, his face was happy, and he was full of confidence in the future.
At this time, Qian Qinwei returned to the camp of the Iron Blood Army with a group of defeated soldiers, and saw Wang Qinwei's look of chagrin.
"I heard that you were defeated in front of you, what's going on, didn't I teach you to be careful?" Wang Qinwei restrained his joy and reproached.
"Lao Wang, you can't blame me, it's those Yanbei people who are too cunning. I saw that on the banks of the Guanluo River, we had defeated 4,000 of the enemy with 1,000 horsemen. This time, I saw that the other party was also about 4,000 people, and I thought that I could easily win with 2,000 iron horsemen. Unexpectedly, they actually ambushed the heavy infantry, and a group of people who looked like Kansai soldiers were holding spears, and easily blocked the cavalry attack. That's how I'm going to lose. Qian Qinwei explained.
"Are all four thousand heavy infantry? They got so much heavy armor there, it was impossible in such a short period of time. Wang Qinwei Hu suspiciously.
"Not all of them, only some of them are heavy armor. And I heard from the people who came back that they actually beat one out of five, which is really insidious. Qian Qinwei said angrily.
This makes it clear. I heard that Wei Zeng has some forces in Yishan, Mobei, Yishan is very close to Guanxi, and there have been continuous wars in Guanxi in recent years, and Wei Zeng may have taken the opportunity to recruit some remnants of Guanxi. The spears and crossbows of the Kansai soldiers are very good at dealing with cavalry, and it is understandable that you will suffer losses without knowing it. Wei Zeng also came prepared this time, so we have to be careful. Wang Qinwei pondered.
"Are Kansai soldiers really so powerful? Coupled with the heavy infantry, the people in Yanbei are not easy to deal with, Lao Wang, what are you going to do? Qian Qinwei said worriedly.
"Yanbei is a small place, in my opinion, these 4,000 people should be the elite of the Yanbei Army, and it is to avenge the revenge of the Luo River that they deliberately found you. It seems that this Wei Zeng is not a brainless person, and he has some ability to defeat the Jing Yan Army. As long as we are careful and do not fall for the enemy's tricks, Yanbei will definitely be ours. Now that the Demon Lord has taken control of Guanbei, when the time comes, when the Demon Lord's reinforcements come, ten Yanbei will not be a problem. Wang Qinwei said with a smile.
"The Demon Lord has already started an incident? It's great, now that we are in control of this army, and we still have the name of that ******, it's really embarrassing. In my opinion, we might as well take the opportunity to make the name of the Demon Lord so that we can raise the prestige of our sect. Qian Qinwei excitedly suggested.
"Naturally, the ****** is dead, and the Demon Lord has also risen, so of course we have to respond." Wang Qinwei immediately agreed.
At this time, someone came to report that the envoy of the Jingshi had arrived and wanted to see the commander here.
"These mediocre people still think that we are loyal to the court. Today, we will take the head of this messenger and sacrifice the flag, and then use the name of our sect, so that the people of the world will know the prestige of our sect. Tell our people to restrain the soldiers everywhere, and there can be no chaos. Wang Qinwei smiled.
At this time, the messenger was very anxious in a tent. This time, this army failed to return in time, resulting in the capture of the Jingshi, and Xian Jinfei planned to punish them well. The envoy was very familiar with the commander of this army, so he came and told them to hurry back and plead guilty. The messenger did not expect that his friends had all died a few days earlier.
"Why are the messengers here?" Wang Qinwei came in and said with a smile.
The messenger knew that this man was one of his friends' most trusted advisors, but he was in a bad mood now, so he said angrily: "I don't have time to talk to you, so tell your commander to come out to see me, you are in trouble, you know?" ”
"I am now the commander of this army, and I ask the messenger to make it clear what trouble we have caused." Wang Qinwei said unhurriedly.
"What, you're the commander now, what about the others? What are they doing? The messenger exclaimed.
"I know that the envoy and the first marshal are good friends, so I will send you to see the first marshal, and you will definitely have a good time in the Yama Palace." Wang Qinwei waved his hand as he spoke, and a group of people in Tsing Yi broke into the camp tent and captured the envoy.
"I'm an official of the imperial court, are you trying to rebel by doing this?" The messenger exclaimed.
"The messenger was wise. We still lack the blood of a man to sacrifice the flag, but we didn't expect the messenger to come, which solves a big problem for us. Wang Qinwei said with a smile.
Later, a group of Tsing Yi people beheaded the envoy and sacrificed the flag with blood, declaring their rebellion against the imperial court.
The dynasty's red yellow dragon flag was replaced with a green black ghost face flag, the red scarf around each soldier's neck was replaced with a green scarf, and officers at all levels were ordered to wear the distributed ghost face and distinguish their identities in the form of a ghost face. Tang Tang Iron-blooded King Division, in the blink of an eye, became a demon army.
The 30,000 soldiers of the Iron Blood Army were extremely surprised to hear the news of the collapse of the dynasty and the rebellion of the main general, but the officers at all levels were controlled by the Demon Cultists, and these soldiers had no choice but to obey the order and continue to attack Shifeng City.
Wei Zeng was very excited to receive the news of the victory of the vanguard troops, and ordered the news of the victory to spread throughout the three armies, and the shadow of the defeat at Guanluohe was quickly dispelled.
The news of the change of banner of the iron-blooded army reached the Yanbei Righteous Army, and Wei Zeng was also extremely surprised when he heard this. Unexpectedly, even the upper echelons of the Predator Army were infiltrated by demonic cultists.
"A few years ago, I saw the Demon Cultists and the official army mixing together, passing through Guanbei, and I also knew that the high-level people in Guanbei were infiltrated by the Demon Sect. Unexpectedly, even the Predator Army is like this. This court is not dead, and it is really unreasonable. Wei Zeng was surprised.
"'Fire is born of wood, and evil will come; Traitors are born in the country, and the times will collapse' The ancients did not deceive me. I heard that the Demon Sect has a bad reputation in Guanbei, so it is better to take this opportunity to publicize its evil deeds and make the hearts of the people of Yanbei stand on our side. Jiang Luqing sighed, and then proposed.
"That's a way to do that, too. However, after all, the enemy is a 30,000-strong army, and now it is controlled by the Demon Sect, although we occupy the moral high ground. But you can't take them lightly, and you have to plan well to eliminate them. Wei Zeng said.
"According to Mr. Qi's previous arrangement, our troops are divided into two routes. Along the way, we lured one of them to attack, and then pinned it down. Miss Sa led people around the enemy's flank and attacked the enemy unprepared. The ancient commander led people to send troops behind the enemy, cut off the enemy's way, plus the reinforcements promised by the Power Sect, a total of nearly 60,000 people, when the time comes, with more strikes and fewer attacks, three sides will definitely be able to defeat the enemy. Are we going to do the same? Jiang Luqing said.
"Let's do it like this. Facing the Predators head-on, we have no chance of winning; Relying only on Shifeng City to hold on is too passive, and after a long time, the dispersion of the army's heart is also the road to defeat. Now we can only rely on the plan of attacking and attacking the enemy to save the enemy, and strive for a little advantage. However, we originally thought that the retreat of the Iron Blood Army was in Anyun, so we asked Cha Yi to stick to the ancient city. Now the enemy army did not attack the small city, and came directly to Shifeng City, and changed its flag to isolate itself from An Yun. It seems that they want to echo the demon cultists in Kanbei, do you have any ideas? Wei Zeng pondered for a while, and then asked Jiang Luqing's opinion.
"What the general said is that they must want to join the people of Kanbei. However, Shifeng City is guarded by the two senior brothers of the general, and Yushan Pass is protected by Xu Diaoling's predecessors, and they want to open up the Yushan Mountain Road, but it is not so easy. Most of the soldiers on the other side are Anyun's disciples, and now they are being held hostage by the demon cultists and going to Guanbei, and they must be unwilling in their hearts. As long as we can resist for a while, and then make a fuss about their homesickness, the morale of the enemy army will definitely drop greatly. Jiang Luqing suggested.
"That's a good point, but you'll have to resist it for a while. There was a high ground in front of him, and he ordered his soldiers to form a fortified position and meet the enemy. Miss Sa will attack the enemy's flank, and Cha Yi will also make some moves, and then fight a good battle. If we win, we will take advantage of the victory to pursue and destroy the enemy. If they can't succeed, they will retreat to Stonewind City as they had previously planned. Wei Zeng immediately commanded.
"However, the Power Sect promised that it would send more than 10,000 men to cooperate with us. Does the general think these people will come? If they don't come, we'll be left alone. Jiang Luqing said with some doubts.
"The Power Sect has always been very ambitious, and for many years it has been taking advantage of natural and man-made disasters to continuously launch uprisings. After the defeat of Kansai, Emperor Li has been trying to make a comeback. I don't think he'll let this opportunity go. But it's up to us to do anything, and if we lose the battle with the enemy, we can't be sure that they won't stab us in the back. For the sake of power, these careerists can discard any norms, and a paper covenant is really nothing. Wei Zeng laughed.
"Since they can't be trusted, why should the general cooperate with them, it's not good in case something happens." Jiang Luqing said worriedly.
"Just because we have a common enemy. As long as the Predators are still there, we will not be at peace, and neither will they be at peace. Don't worry, as long as our strength is still there, as long as we still have the value of cooperation, Emperor Zhang Ling will not dare to do anything to us. Wei Zeng still chuckled.
"The general is very confident. Why do generals look down on the Power Sect so much, their strength is not small. Jiang Luqing was puzzled.
"A group of people who only know how to pursue power, they only need to let them know that our Yanbei Righteous Army has strength, and they will naturally not provoke us easily. The Predator Army is different, the Predator Army is an army of honor, even if the enemy is strong, they will fight to the death for the honor of the army, such an army is terrifying. But now that the Predator is under the control of the Demon Sect, it's completely different. The strength of the Predator Army is still there, but the military spirit is no longer there. The military spirit is there, and even if it encounters a blow, it can stimulate its potential to continue fighting; The army is not in the heart, and it will be defeated in the event of defeat. It was still too early for those demonic cultists to change their banners. Wei Zeng analyzed.
"The general said well, although we are weaker than the enemy now, as long as we are united, we will definitely be able to resist it. The enemy generals and soldiers are in good shape, and as long as we give them a certain blow, we will definitely be able to turn our disadvantage into an advantage. Jiang Luqing responded and said.
"You can build a camp according to the plan agreed upon, and you will be able to hold back the enemy for a while. How to win will naturally depend on the changes in the situation on the battlefield. Although there is no certainty of victory, there must be a determination to win