Volume 1: Overture to the Dead Chapter 34: The Strategy

Just in that cold night, the two of them worked closely together, and the Feng Ling timer was in full swing, and a team of beautifully decorated and extravagant convoys had crossed the Lufeng Spirit Mountain and came to Xunyang City.

The newly appointed Xunyang Linghou has finally arrived.

It's just that what everyone didn't expect was that everyone knew the new Linghou sent by the imperial court, it was Shi Jingtang, the old Linghou of Xunyang who abandoned the city and fled at the beginning of the siege of Xunyang.

This Shi Jingtang is tall and good-looking, and he can be regarded as a master of sealing spirits in the illusion realm. But this behavior is flattering to the superiors, arrogant to the subordinates, and harsh in words. I don't know what means he used to please the current Spirit King, and he escaped the responsibility of abandoning the city and fleeing, and was reinstated as an official.

As soon as Shi Jingtang entered the general's mansion, he spoke disrespectfully in front of the officers and soldiers of the battalion and Xunchuan Shi, saying that when he left, this general's mansion had been operated by him for many years. Unexpectedly, when he left, he was demolished in pieces, and he lost the regulation and bearing of the Linghou Mansion. He has to rebuild again, and I don't know how much effort it will take.

He pointed with his fingers all the way, and his words were sour. The 50,000 troops of the Xunzi battalion almost rebelled on the spot, if it weren't for General Chuanshi to stop them, these brave men who had experienced life and death would have rushed up and slaughtered this goods on the spot.

But as soon as Shi Jingtang entered the back hall of the general's daily life, after retiring everyone, he immediately put on a flattering face, saying that Princess Weiyang asked him to say hello to the general, only to see the cold night line who had been serving Xunchuan Shi gritted his teeth and was dumbfounded.

"Presumably this is the nocturnal friend that Princess Weiyang said!" Shi Jingtang smiled all over his face, turned his head to Han Yexing and waved his hands and said: "The princess said that it was you who hit the Purple Lotus Hades King hard that day, and sure enough, the heroic boy, she also asked her to say hello to you." ”

Han Yexing was about to look at each other coldly, but he didn't expect him to clap his hands lightly with a smile on his face, and an entourage had already brought a gift box. Shi Jingtang personally took out a battle armor from the box and held it in front of Han Yexing.

"Princess Weiyang said that the talent of the nocturnal friend in this spirit refining is not trivial, and the on-the-spot change and the grasp of the fighter at the time of the battle are also unique. Shi Jingtang said with a smile on his face, and said: "But there is a lot of inconvenience on this way of protection, this battle armor is what the princess personally asked for from my Zixuan Spirit Refining King, the Fengyun Spirit King, and it is a rare spiritual weapon made by the Fengyun Old Spirit King over the years, so it should be the princess thanking the night walker for saving his life that day." ”

Han Yexing looked at this armor that was light and thin, but it was full of spiritual light and amazing protection, and his heart moved, and he secretly said that he had been troubled by this spiritual weapon of the spiritual path for these days, and tried countless methods, but he was never able to communicate with the spirit array he had built in the fragment, and now he had it all.

But he thanked Princess Yu Weiyang for her kindness, but his face was still cold-eyed at Shi Jingtang. He asked General Chuanshi beside him with his eyes, and when he saw him nodding in agreement, he took the armor and replied coldly: "My subordinates have thanked Princess Weiyang for her kindness." But he still didn't say a word about Shi Jingtang.

Shi Jingtang coughed a few times, concealed his embarrassment, and said to Xunchuan Shi: "The princess knows that the general will not be promoted in the future, and the army will lead the army to the Wind Rest Wasteland, so she will also send a big gift to the general. However, this big gift cannot be offered, and the general needs to move. ”

"What gift?"

"Alone!"

Xunchuan Shi thought for a moment and asked, "Linghou said that my old friend was brought to Xunyang by you?"

Shi Jingtang's face immediately showed admiration, and he patted his ass: "The general is really a god, that's right, the person brought by the princess this time is the general's old friend, Zeng Lingqin, who has been dismissed from his post." ”

Xunchuan Shi laughed, as if he was ten years younger, and raised his hand: "Hurry up, please!"

"This-" Shi Jingtang looked embarrassed, and replied uneasily: "This, this Lord Zeng Ge is really too stubborn, the little one wanted to bring this Master Zeng Ge to meet the general, Zeng Nai said that he was a person who was left behind his sentence, and he did not go to the high hall." As soon as he entered this Xunyang City, he went straight to the dungeon in the city. ”

"Haha, this old thing, it's still this temper!" Xun Chuanshi laughed and waved his hand at the cold night line: "Xiao Xingzi, let's go! Oh, by the way, bring the little wine pot you made newly, this old thing is good wine!"

After that, the two of them hung the stone Jingtang directly in place and walked straight out of the back hall of the General's Mansion.

In the dungeon, although it has been renovated for several months, the dungeon that has been soaked in water for more than a month is still damp and stuffy.

An old man with a short figure and a thin face stood in one of the solitary cells, pacing back and forth in a rage. The guards around him had obviously suffered from him, and they all hid him far away, their faces full of awe.

As soon as the cold night walked into the dungeon with Xunchuan Shi, he opened his eyes and looked at it, only to feel that there was a fierce beast standing in front of him that was ready to break out at any time. The purple spiritual veins around him were dazzling, as if they were ready to bloom at any moment. Looking at the purity and strength of the aura in its spiritual sea, it is actually a few points stronger than the Xunchuan stone when it is healthy.

Seeing the old man sigh lightly, he looked at himself, but he was so frightened that he quickly closed his eyes, stood honestly beside Xunchuan Shi, and walked into the cell.

As soon as Xunchuan Shi entered the door, he threw the wine gourd in his hand over, and said with a smile: "You old thing, you still have the same stinky temper." I remember the last time you were separated from Weiyang City, you shouted to drink my old Xun's wine, and now it is as you wish. ”

Zeng Greenqin took the wine jug, unplugged the kettle, took a few sips, and said with a hearty smile: "Good wine! Haha, good wine! Master Xun, we two old guys finally met again! Since the last time Weiyang City was separated for a few years, I thought I would never see you again in this life!"

Xunchuan Shi also laughed: "Why, when did you become so afraid of death? Back then, when the nine of us were chasing Yi Shi, you Xiao Zengzi was the most irritable and the most desperate one! I think that in the battle of Xunyang, you rushed into the group of beasts alone, rushed through the enemy formation, and killed the beast king in the midst of ten thousand troops, so that we were able to turn the tide of the battle in one fell swoop. Why, now that the hero is short of breath?"

Zeng Greenqin smiled and said, "Among the nine of us, you are the most like Master Yi." I love to read and be good at thinking, but I can't compare to my old age. I didn't expect that now that you're old, you have even learned a little bit of Yi's witty temperament. ”

Xun Chuanshi sighed lightly: "Yes, calculate the time, Master Yi has been gone for five hundred years." Several of us are also getting old...... This time you went back to Weiyang City, but you met that person in person!?"

Beast Greenqin's face darkened, and he also sighed: "Alas, I saw ...... That's why I asked to come here, even if I was executed by her, I must see you! There are some things, I don't believe anything! No matter how ridiculous that purple mantis kiss is, it won't let you, the most rational Xun master of the year, fall to this point today!"

Xunchuan Shi smiled abruptly and replied: "Don't hide it from your old Zeng Tou, I have indeed thought about retreating several times in this Xunyang siege, ......and I will not do it!

Beast Green's eyes were shining, and he was about to be angry, but when he saw Xunchuan Shi's body full of dark wounds and weak spiritual sea, his heart softened, and finally he only sighed: "Alas, it's just that...... It's just that I don't pity my old man, I'm just worthless for you!"

Seeing the two old friends get together in the cold night, this Xunchuan stone is rarely happy, and he is also happy in his heart. But seeing that the two of them suddenly talked about the unfair treatment of the two of them by the Purple Xuanling King today, they couldn't help but be full of grief and indignation, and blurted out: "The cunning rabbit is dead, the lackeys are cooked, the birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden ......."

But he didn't expect this beast to hear this, and he actually shouted: "Where did you come from, boy! We two old guys are talking, and you have the right to interject!?"

This loud shout shook the cold night spirit sea boiling, and the spirit eyes were in pain. He felt an inexplicable pressure on his body, and he was about to be crushed to his knees. Fortunately, with a flick of Xunchuan Shi, he swept away the aftermath of Zeng Greenqin's natural spiritual power, and he slowly stood up.

However, this body is light, but the brain is spinning, and it is impossible to distinguish between the southeast and the northwest, if it is not tightly held to the wall, I am afraid that I will fall to the ground immediately.

Xunchuan Shi was only stunned when he saw the cold night walk, and there was no major problem, so he smiled and said: "I said Lao Zengtou, you drank other people's wine, and you turned your face so quickly and didn't recognize people?"

Zeng Greenqin had the heart to look at the wine gourd in his hand, and his eyes flashed with surprise: "You mean that this wine gourd was made by this kid?"

Xunchuan Shi Twist chuckled: "This is still fake! What, this wine is good." We are the only one in Xunyang City!"

Zeng Greenqin took a closer look at the wine gourd again, drank a few sips happily, and glanced deeply at Han Yexing before saying: "No wonder, no wonder! Your old Xun's vision has always been good, this wine has nothing to say, good!"

Xun Chuanshi casually pointed to the cold night walk that was still dizzy, and said with a smile: "I said Lao Zeng, take a closer look and see who this kid looks like!?"

When Zeng Greenqin heard this, he took a closer look at the cold night walk, and his face changed drastically: "You mean...... Like, yes, yes......"

Xun Chuanshi nodded and smiled: "It's good to be like, it didn't cost my hard work in vain." ”

Zeng Greenqin smiled and said to the cold night: "I said boy, you are such a weak chicken, you can also be Lao Xun's personal soldier!? I don't think this Lao Xun's vision is very good......

As soon as Zeng Greenqin's voice came out, he felt a cool chill coming from Linghai in the cold night, and he suddenly sobered up halfway, and finally heard his words clearly, and his heart was terrified, and he hurriedly replied: "Just now, the little one didn't understand the rules, I hope that the old Linghou of Zeng Ge will not blame him!" It's just that the general is kind to the little one, and I hope that the general will not be angry with the general." ”

Zeng Greenqin smiled and said loudly: "Well, you kid is not lazy, you know how to protect the Lord loyally, I always like it!" After saying that, he turned to Xunchuan Shi and said: "I said Lao Xun, what are your plans to go to the Wind Rest Wasteland this time?"

Xunchuan Shi's face was straight, and he replied solemnly: "These days, I have also been worrying about this matter, it's good that you are here! I was about to ask for advice, thinking that my newly trained Xunzi battalion is only 50,000, but this wind and breath wasteland is vast and sparsely populated, if it is scattered, I am afraid that I will not even be able to see a single figure." ”

Zeng Greenqin sighed softly: "The old man has been dealing with the thieves of this Yuanmo Alliance for several years, and I have to say that the leader of this Yuanmo Alliance and Xuanmo is an opponent. This person behaved strangely, he fought if he won the battle, and ran away if he couldn't win, and he ran away from the mixed tribes and the poor mountains and borders. It also took me several years to finally lay out a killing game, and it was only after he led the main force to fight that he was defeated in one fell swoop. ”

Unexpectedly, this gang of thieves collapsed and did not disperse, and went back to the old way. Before I left, I received information that this Xuanmo was mixed with the exiles of the Twilight Formation Clan, as well as the hundreds of thousands of remnants of the Cold Mountain Plane in my Zixuan. If they were to destroy this great array and create a new Cave Heaven Blessed Land, and then contact the Nine Bone Legion of the Cold Mountain Plane, it would be difficult to clean up. ”

Xun Chuan Shi was shocked and asked, "This Yuanmo Alliance is actually involved with that quicksand clan? This is really tricky! I have also recently received a secret report, I heard that some remnants of this Purple Lotus Sect have also been transferred to the Wind Breath Wasteland, if they are also involved, I am afraid that this situation will be even worse at that time." Then, in your opinion, what strategy should I adopt in this advance?"

Zeng Greenqin took a sip of wine and said in a deep voice: "I have suffered a lot of losses from this Xuanmo, but I have finally found out some of his ways." This person behaves strangely, is good at using secret arts to deceive people, and bribes the people with small favors, and has a lot of prestige between the ordinary tribes and the people at the bottom in the Wind Rest Wasteland. But his weakness lies precisely in this, if he goes head-to-head with the army, he will basically only lose, not win. That's why I sent you two sentences, which can be regarded as my last heart for this wind and wasteland. ”

Xun Chuanshi shook his hands and asked, "Xun is taught!"

Zeng Greenqin was the first to say: "First the north and then the south, slow down and fight!"

Xunchuan Shi laughed and said, "Old Zeng, your strategy coincides with what Xunfu is thinking about these days. ”

Zeng Greenqin smiled: "I knew that you were a master in your chest, so you didn't have to talk too much. It's just that I still have to remind you that the northern part of this wind-breathed wasteland is also rich and rich, and there are big towns to rely on. It is rare for the forces of this Yuanmo Alliance to infiltrate it, even if it penetrates, with the support of the big clans in this city, it is not difficult to eliminate them. ”

"It's just that this southern Xinjiang is poor mountains and bad waters, and the people are poor and barren, which can be regarded as the base camp of this Yuanmo Alliance. If you lead the army this time, you only need to take down the northern frontier first and sweep away the power of the Yuanmo Alliance. Then capture the three fortress cities of Daban, Kruz and Changling in southern Xinjiang, and open the gate of southern Xinjiang. Then put politics first, send a large number of spirit refining teams to control the mountains and rivers in southern Xinjiang, transfer spiritual veins, and compete with the Nayuan Mo Alliance for the hearts of the people, and slowly try to figure it out. When the main rebel force is found, it is not impossible to fight. ”

"Alas, I originally acted in this strategy, and it has been very effective, and I have trapped that Xuanmo around this Tag Desert. But he didn't expect to be ruined by this purple Xuan Kiss, and the power of this Yuanmo Alliance not only regained its strength, but once again invaded the northern frontier, and even this Wind Breath Fort was infiltrated into it. ”

"Now Zhang Lexing, who has taken over my position as the Linghou in this Wind Breath Castle, is just the same as this Shi Jingtang, you can't rely on it, and you must even be on guard at all times. And because my Zixuan closed the Remnant Mountain Spirit Pass, there have been many misdeeds recently, and you must always be vigilant, but you can only appease and not divide your troops to fight against it. But though I left the Wind's Breath Wasteland, I didn't leave anyone behind. ”

Zeng Greenqin said, took out a list from his arms, and handed it to Xun Chuanshi: "Among these people, the one that your old Xun can reuse in the future is this person named Xu Zhanbiao." He has followed the old man for many years, and he knows the roots. Originally, he was getting my military order to lead a partial army deep into southern Xinjiang, in order to attract the main force of Xuanmo, but he didn't expect that it was my old man who killed him. Let him die in the depths of his life. ”

Xun Chuanshi silently looked at the list and said silently: "Now, where is this Xu Zhanbiao?"

Zeng Greenqin said: "When I left Fengxi Fort, I received an urgent report from him, he encountered the main force of Jian Xuanmo in Dingyuan City in southern Xinjiang. I was about to lead the army forward, but I didn't expect a holy decree and became a prisoner under the stairs. I think that with the power of this biaozi, I will be able to hold the far city and wait for help. ”

Seeing the two of them discussing military strategy all the way, he also talked about Xu Zhanbiao's insistence on the lonely city, which caused his memories in Xunyang City, and he was excited for a while, and he couldn't help but kneel on one knee and give a military salute: "Xiao Xingzi is willing to drive forward for the two generals and go to contact General Xu Zhanbiao." ”

When Zeng Greenqin and Xunchuan Shi heard this, they couldn't help but smile at each other.

Zeng Greenqin shouted: "Good boy, there is a kind!"

Xunchuan Shi smiled knowingly and said softly: "Don't worry, there is a time for you to make contributions." ”

Han Yexing knew that he was reckless again, scratched his head embarrassedly, stood up, and sighed: "I think the two generals are in a fierce situation, and they don't think about their own safety, but they are all about the world. It would be nice if we Zi Xuan could have more people like the two generals. ”

A speech, but said that Zeng Greenqin and Xunchuan Shi were silent for a while.

That Zeng Lingqin took a few more sips, and said loudly: "Good boy, you are right! If Master Yi is still here, I think we will not fall into the situation we are in today." It's just a pity that there is only so much that old people like us can do. Zixuan's future seems to depend on you only in the future. ”

Saying that, he took a deep look at the cold night walk, and tears welled up in a pair of old eyes.

Han Yexing was taken aback by his bluffing, and hurriedly dodged him, and hurriedly replied: "The beast old Linghou has tormented Xiao Xingzi." ”

Xun Chuanshi stood aside, and also sighed, his voice choked: "Alas, Lao Zengtou, why are you so troubled!"

That Zeng Greenqin wiped away his tears, laughed, and said heartily: "Master Xun, since we have already met, we have also fulfilled my old Zengtou's wish." You still have to get down to business, so let's leave it at that. When we meet again, I think it's time for us to go to Huangquan and see Master Yi together. ”

Xun Chuanshi also smiled and replied deeply to Zeng Greenqin: "Don't say goodbye-"