Chapter 55: The Comeback
Since Yun Yimo went down the mountain, Murong Yanyun suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, even if the battle between the two armies was imminent, he had completely lost the tension and anxiety he had in the past.
On this day, Tanmalai reported that Murong Yanzhao's army had driven straight in, and used the Ten Thousand Demons Phaseless Great Array to capture five cities on the border of the Northern Han Dynasty in a row. At this time, Murong Yanyun and the others had also arrived at the border, preparing to fight Murong Yanzhao again.
Two days later, Murong Yanzhao led the army to the city of Qinzhou, where Murong Yanyun was located.
"Murong Yanyun! Yun Yimo! Ten months ago, this general was careless for a while, and only then did he mistake Zhong'er and other treacherous schemes, this time our army's Ten Thousand Demons Phaseless Great Array has been trained, you will be killed! Murong Yanzhao held Yuan Tu in his hand and pointed at the arrogant words of the people in the city. And the 80,000 army behind him has also set up a Ten Thousand Demons Formation, ready to meet the enemy at any time.
Murong Yanyun had learned the power of this array in Qingsonggang, and now he was even more shocked when he saw the large array formed by this 80,000-strong army. He hurriedly asked Yun Yimo: "Brother Yun, you are resourceful, I don't know if you can break the formation?" β
Yun Yimo was also standing at the head of the city at this time, looking down, but seeing that this array was endless, changing in all directions, and the soldiers' movements were uniform, and there was even a faint astonishing anger, he couldn't help frowning when he saw this.
He sighed, "My lord, this array is the secret of the Nine Ghost Realmsβthe Great Array of Ten Thousand Demons. Although he is proficient in most formations in this world, he is the only one who knows very little about this Ten Thousand Demons Phaseless Array. β
At this time, Li Minghe stepped forward and said: "My lord, the commander of the enemy army, Murong Yanzhao, is in the southwest of the great array, and he is willing to lead five thousand elite soldiers to tear a hole in the northwest of the enemy's great array, and kill a way, and then you will have the opportunity to act again." β
Murong Yanyun shook his head and said: "The enemy's strength is sufficient, and the gap can be filled at any time to form an encirclement, if you fight hard, you will inevitably suffer heavy losses!" β
"Alas, our defeat is small, but it has affected the people of the Northern Han Dynasty, I really can't bear it!" Murong Yanyun said with some frustration.
Yun Yimo thought for a moment and said: "Lord, you are the Hades Venerable of the Nine Ghost Realm, if you send someone to the Nine Ghost Realm and ask King Chujiang or King Yama to come to help, I think there is still a chance to win." β
Murong Yanyun suddenly realized and said with a smile: "I'm so confused, I actually forgot about them!" He said and turned to Youfan: "Cousin, please make a hard trip, rush to the Netherworld Valley as soon as possible and invite them." β
Youfan nodded, "Cousin, leave this matter to me, you can rest assured, I will be able to come back in ten days!" So he went down the city and galloped away through the north gate.
Murong Yanyun ordered to hang a war-free card at the head of the city. Murong Yanzhao saw that Murong Yanyun didn't dare to break the formation, and couldn't help but become more and more proud, and came to fight every day. Murong Yanyun ordered that if reinforcements did not come, he would never start a war with Murong Yanzhao.
Soon the ten-day period came, and You Fanyi really took the king of Chujiang to the city. Murong Yanyun and Yun Yimo saw them coming, and hurriedly greeted them.
"I've seen the Venerable Lord!" King Chu Jiang respectfully bowed to Murong Yanyun.
Murong Yanyun hurriedly supported King Chu Jiang, "You don't have to make this big gift. The deity invited you to come this time, because there is something to entrust, I wonder if you can share the worries of the deity? β
King Chu Jiang said with some embarrassment: "Lord, the lord of Youzhuang on this road has explained this matter to me. This array is the formation recorded in the Holy Realm Treasure Book. The biggest feature of this array is that the more people in the array, the stronger the power of the array, when our four kings set up the array, they have been able to trap the lord and the young man of Pingzhou, and now the army of 80,000 is in the array, and after thinking hard for a long time, there is nothing to be done! β
Murong Yanyun couldn't help but sigh, "Alas, even you can't break the formation, so what's the matter!" He then asked, "The Bliss Wonderland has always restrained the Nine Ghost Realms in martial arts, do they have any magic methods to break the formation?" β
King Chu Jiang shook his head and said: "Lord, the Bliss Wonderland has an extremely powerful formation that can restrain the Ten Thousand Demons Phaseless Array, but it has long been lost, and Senior Mei is gone, so there is nothing else to do even if the others come!" β
Murong Yanyun didn't know what to do, and as soon as You Fan spoke, he said: "King Chujiang, I heard that you have a very good relationship with Murong Yanzhao, if you persuade him to surrender before the battle, there is still a chance to come." β
King Chu Jiang nodded, "What the lord of Youzhuang said is extremely true, and there is only this way for now." I hope that he can read the friendship with his subordinates in the past ten years, listen to my words, and submit to the lord. So he went down to the city, and took with him hundreds of officers and soldiers, and came to the front of the battle.
Murong Yanzhao fought for days, but Murong Yanyun had been unwilling to fight, and on this day, he saw the gate of Qinzhou open, and a black-robed man came out with hundreds of soldiers, and he was busy closing the troops to set up a formation to meet the battle.
When King Chu Jiang arrived in front of the battle, he saw Murong Yanzhao and said, "Brother Qin Guangxian, I haven't seen you for a long time, Brother Fool misses you very much!" β
Murong Yanzhao couldn't help but be stunned when he saw that the person who came was actually a former best friend. But then he understood everything, and pointed at King Chu Jiang with Yuan Tu and said, "Brother Chu Jiang, you came here today, do you want to be a lobbyist?" β
King Chu Jiang nodded and said, "Brother Qin Guangxian, Murong Yanyun is now the Venerable Lord of my Holy Realm, that is, our master, how can you be his enemy?" It's better to listen to the foolish brother and submit to the lord. I believe that the Lord is a lot, and I don't count it. β
Murong Yanzhao sneered and said sharply: "Hahaha, that kid Murong Yanyun is also worthy of being the lord?" If it weren't for my father's death at his hands, this lordship would have been mine! I had no grievances with Murong Yanyun's kid, but he snatched Xue'er, killed my parents, and made a treacherous plan to destroy my army of 100,000, how could I not repay such a sea of blood and hatred for me, Murong Yanzhao! β
King Chu Jiang said helplessly: "Brother Qin Guangxian, he is not only strong in martial arts, but also treats officers and soldiers well and appeases the people, which can be described as the master of the world." You still listen to the foolish brother, don't be stubborn! β
Murong Yanzhao glared at King Chu Jiang angrily and shouted, "King Chu Jiang, he, Murong Yanyun, has already expelled me from the Holy Realm, don't you know?" If General Ben hadn't been thinking about the friendship between you and me, he wouldn't want to talk to you! If you have to die for that kid Murong Yanyun, General Ben will send you to hell today! As he spoke, he jumped off the horse, and actually used the Yuan Tu in his hand to slash at the king of Chujiang.
King Chujiang saw that Murong Yanzhao didn't remember the past and wanted to kill himself, so he had to pull out his thin sword to resist.
But seeing that the two long swords were raised at the same time, they used the sword technique of the Nine Ghost Realm to attack the opponent at the same time. used to be a best friend, but now they want to take each other's lives, and there is no mercy between them. But seeing the surging anger and sword qi in front of the battle, the soldiers under Murong Yanzhao couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the martial arts of the two. Even Murong Yanyun at the head of the city felt that the swordsmanship of the two of them was so wonderful that it was rare in the world.
Murong Yanzhao's original martial arts were slightly better than that of King Chujiang. Although he drank Zhao Kuangyin's poisonous tea before the Chen Qiao Mutiny, after taking Zhao Pu to give him the antidote, his skills actually increased greatly, and at this time, he was even more comfortable fighting against the king of Chujiang.
After more than 30 moves, Murong Yanzhao suppressed King Chu Jiang to the point that he had no power to fight back. After a few more moves, I only heard a muffled snort from King Chu Jiang, and his chest had been pierced by Yuan Tu. "King Qin Guang, you better turn back, don't die for traitors like Zhao Kuangyin anymore!" After speaking, the king of Chu Jiang died of anger.
"Humph! King Chu Jiang, you are already a dead man, why should I listen to you? You want me to obey Murong Yanyun's orders, unless the heavens and the earth are upside down and the sea is dry and rotten! As he spoke, he viciously pulled out Yuan Tu, kicked King Chu Jiang to the ground, and cut off his head.
"Alas!" When Murong Yanyun saw that King Chu Jiang was dead, he felt very sorry and sighed.
Yun Yimo also shook his head, "I heard that Murong Yanzhao's six relatives didn't recognize him, but I didn't expect that he would be able to do it to the brothers who had suffered life and death together!" β
Murong Yanyun sent someone to collect the body of King Chu Jiang and continued to close the door without a fight.
On this day, Murong Yanyun was depressed in her heart and drank sullen wine in the mansion. At this time, Yun Yimo walked in from outside with a smile.
"Lord, don't worry!" Yun Yimo said to Murong Yanyun with a smile.
"Oh? Brother Yun came up with a clever plan? Murong Yanyun asked excitedly.
Yun Yimo nodded, and ordered his subordinates to bring a basin of water. He placed the basin on the table and quickly reached into it with his right hand. But the moment he saw his hand enter the basin, the surface of the water was slightly scratched by him, but it was quickly closed again, and his hand was also surrounded by water.
"Lord, do you understand?" Yun Yimo asked.
Murong Yanyun looked at Yun Yimo's movements, and suddenly realized in his heart, he also smiled, "Hahaha, Brother Yun's plan is really clever!" Tomorrow send someone to do what is planned! β
Yun Yimo nodded slightly, "The lord is really a person who knows me!" β
The next day, Murong Yanzhao showed off his might in front of the city gate, and Murong Yanyun sent Li Minghe with 5,000 men and horses to meet the enemy. Murong Yanzhao couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw Li Minghe leading his troops into his big array, "Hahaha, Li Minghe, this general's big array is also something you can break into?" Today I will teach you to come and go! β
But seeing that Murong Yanzhao waved the Yuan Tu in his hand, the Ten Thousand Demons Phaseless Array began to operate, and immediately danced like a group of demons, chaotic in the sky. Where could Li Minghe withstand the changes in the big array, I saw that as soon as he entered the big array, he was trapped in it. Fortunately, his martial arts are excellent, and his soldiers are also well-trained, so he can barely fight out of the big array. Li Minghe was defeated, and Murong Yanyun hurriedly led his troops to evacuate Qinzhou City.
Murong Yanzhao couldn't help but feel extremely proud in his heart when he saw that he had won Qinzhou City so easily. He laughed and said: "Haha, Murong Yanyun, Yun Yimo, you are nothing more than that, since you are a mantis arm as a car, you will be buried for the Northern Han Dynasty!" β
In ten days, Murong Yanzhao relied on the Great Array of Ten Thousand Demons and Phases, won victory after victory, killed Murong Yanyun and others in a hurry, collapsed into an army, won four or five cities in a row, and saw that he was about to kill Jinyang, the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty.
At dusk that day, Murong Yanzhao captured Longzhou again, and he thought to himself, "This place is less than twenty miles away from Jinyang, and tomorrow I can lead my troops to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty and make an immortal feat!" He couldn't help but be extremely excited when he thought about it, and led his troops into the city to rest, just waiting for the victory in the battle tomorrow!
He went into the city, and saw not a single citizen in the streets. But he has been carried away by the victory at this time, where will he think about it?
That night, Murong Yanzhao rested early, preparing for tomorrow's decisive battle.
Just as he was sleeping, something unexpected happened. Longzhou City, where he was located, had been quietly surrounded by the army led by Murong Yanyun.
In the early morning of the next day, Murong Yanzhao was about to send troops to capture Jinyang, when he suddenly saw the overwhelming Northern Han army outside the city, and couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, "Not good! I fell for Murong Yanyun's tricks again! β
Only then did he understand why he was able to defeat Murong Yanyun's army so easily, but it was too late. There are already 50,000 troops scattered and stationed in the new city, and there are only 30,000 horses around at this time.
"Someone! Find out how much grain is left in the city's grain depot! Murong Yanzhao hurriedly ordered.
Soon the soldier replied: "Report to the general! There is no food left in the granary in the city, and even the people have long since evacuated! The enemy did not leave us a single piece of food! β
"What!" Murong Yanzhao knew at this time that if he didn't say that if he sent troops to capture Jinyang, the 30,000 army might be trapped in the city at any time, so he couldn't help but hold on to the head of the city and sighed again and again.
Just when Murong Yanzhao was trapped, Li Minghe had already led his troops to detour to the Northern Han border. Without Murong Yanzhao's command, Li Minghe easily recovered the city occupied by the Song army, beheaded two generals under Murong Yanzhao, and cut off Murong Yanzhao's backup. A few days later, he also led his troops to the city of Longzhou and joined Murong Yanyun.
Since Murong Yanzhao was born, when has he encountered such a desperate situation, even the fire in the military camp is far less than the current siege of the army outside the city, and the grass and grain in the city are desperate.
Seven days later, many of the soldiers were starved to death. Murong Yanzhao knew that if he defended the city again, he would only sit and wait for death. He had to lead his army out of the city to meet the battle, in order to have a chance to survive.
Although Murong Yanzhao was in a desperate situation, when he arrived in front of the battle, his majesty had not diminished. He shouted at Murong Yanyun, who was surrounded by everyone: "Murong Yanyun, you have repeatedly made treacherous schemes, what kind of hero are you?" If you really have the ability, you can fight with General Ben alone! β
Murong Yanyun laughed, "Hahaha, Murong Yanzhao, you are my defeated general, and you dare to shout here?" Okay, I'll let you lose your heart! β
"Count your kid daring! However, we must find a duel in a secluded place where no one is around, or I can't trust you! Murong Yanzhao said.
"That's nature, come with me!" Murong Yanyun urged the horse as he spoke, and took Murong Yanzhao to the northwest.
The two of them walked two or three miles until they came to a forest. Murong Yanyun got off the horse, pulled out the Heaven Chasing Sword, and said proudly: "Murong Yanzhao, since you are looking for death yourself, don't blame me!" β
Murong Yanzhao also pulled out Yuan Tu and stood opposite each other. In late autumn, the world is bleak, and the murderous aura emitted by the two swords is extremely slaughtering!
"Murong Yanyun, you don't have to bother with words, take your life!" Murong Yanzhao stabbed out with a sword first, and came with bursts of anger, like a black Jiao out of the water, extremely powerful and domineering, no less than his father Murong Zhang.
Murong Yanyun frowned slightly, and said in his heart, "I didn't expect that we hadn't fought each other for a year, and his martial arts had reached such a point, no wonder he dared to fight me alone, I have to be careful!" But he has never bowed his head, and he will not admit defeat at this moment. But seeing that his Heaven Chasing Sword used the Heavenly Xuan Sword Sword Technique, it turned into a piece of sword light and faced Murong Yanzhao.
The two have a deep hatred and hatred for a long time, and it is time for them to be a male and female, and no one will have a trick and a half of mercy. At this time, if you show mercy to the enemy, you will be the greatest despair to yourself......
The two swords come and go, the true anger is agitated, the murderous spirit is fierce, the heaven and the earth seem to change color, and the sun and the moon seem to be dull. At this time, a long-lost feeling rose in Murong Yanyun's heart, he seemed to have returned to the former Xianshui Rock, as if he had returned to the former Netherworld Valley, he had not fought with a peerless master for a long time, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement in his heart.
Murong Yanzhao's martial arts have long been different from what they used to be, and in the past ten months, he has even practiced the bloodthirsty demon sword of the Nine Ghost Realm, and his moves are like the bloodthirsty evil dragons of the Nine Ghosts, as long as he stabs Murong Yanyun, even if it is just a sword, it is enough to kill him.
"Murong Yanyun, you snatched my Xue'er and killed my parents, and I, Murong Yanzhao, will definitely kill you today!" As Murong Yanzhao shouted, his eyes became blood-red, and the green silk also spread out, running with the internal force, and there was no wind to puff up. At this time, Murong Yanzhao was angry, where did he still look like a human, he was clearly the demon of the Nine Shadows!
"Murong Yanzhao, are you looking for me to take revenge? I'm going to get revenge on you!" You killed Uncle Duan back then, this account is time to pay for the blood debt! As Murong Yanyun spoke, the majestic righteousness emanating from his whole body was not something that a mortal could emit, just like the Nine Heavens Sword Saint had descended!
The duel of two people, carrying too much, too much. They don't just fight for themselves, not just for hatred, but for different dreams. They can only stop if they kill each other.
The wind was blowing, and a leaf was falling......
When Murong Yanyun saw the falling leaves, her heart moved. But seeing that his body suddenly floated backwards, the tip of the sword gently caught the fallen leaves. Under the control of the internal force of his sword, the fallen leaves spun on their own as if they were alive, turning faster and faster, and their strength became stronger and stronger. At first, it was only a slight turn, but then it made a buzzing sound, and its momentum was like that of a galloping horse.
"Murong Yanzhao, you killed Uncle Duan with a poisonous needle back then, and today I will let you die under the flying leaves!" As he spoke, the sword volley slammed towards Murong Yanzhao, and the fallen leaves on the sword were shot out.
But at this moment, Murong Yanyun's face suddenly appeared in Murong Yanyun's mind, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Alas, Senior Mei is kind to me, Murong Yanzhao is her son after all, so it's ......."
A small withered leaf that was shot out was faster than lightning at this time, and it was by no means comparable to any hidden weapon. This is exactly what the Heavenly and Human Swordsmanship, the realm of Dacheng can achieveβby the power of heaven and earth, with the power of the four times!
Murong Yanzhao saw the falling leaves shooting towards him, he knew that he couldn't dodge, but how could he be willing to die in the hands of Murong Yanyun like this, he instinctively used Yuan Tu to block the falling leaves.
"Dang!"
The fallen leaves collided with the sword, and there was a sound of gold and iron. The Yuan Tu Sword was supposed to smash the fallen leaves, but now it was Yuan Tu who broke it, and the flying leaves were cut at the same time, as well as Murong Yanzhao's crazy face, which extended diagonally from the forehead to the corners of the mouth, leaving indelible traces......
The most unbearable thing in Murong Yanzhao's life was humiliation, and he shouted angrily at this time: "Murong Yanyun, why don't you kill me!" I, Murong Yanzhao, would rather die than let you be humiliated! β
Murong Yanyun sighed softly, "Alas, Murong Yanzhao, I don't want to kill you because of your mother's affection. She once told me that if you can be educated, you must change your evil ways, and if you can't, you will be left to fend for yourself. I know you're not going to listen to me, so you go and don't do any more bad things. β
Murong Yanzhao laughed unconvinced: "Hahaha! Murong Yanyun, I, Murong Yanzhao, will not lead troops to attack you again in this life, but you listen to me, you'd better have no descendants, otherwise I will use his life to repay my life ruined by you! As he spoke, a few flashes of the man vanished into the bleak autumn colours......