Chapter 12 – The Nine Turns of the Ancestor (Under the Altar)

The coastal land in the south of the Xuanling Continent, at this moment, the ability to control this land within the country has become very weak, no matter which forces within the country, whether it is the royal Chen family or the country, they have now entered a period of recuperation in the late autumn season, and they have no ability to control the war in the south of the Weiku Plain for the time being. In addition to leaving the country and stationing 15,000 troops in the southern city of Yangcheng to watch from afar, the imperial Chen family has already withdrawn all the troops originally stationed in the south back to their own country, and not a single soldier is stationed here. This is not only because of the lack of vitality in their domestic army now, but also because of the inevitable result of the failure of their deal with the feudal state. This southern land itself is controlled by Chen Xinyu, the Empress of Liguo and Shengde, and the royal Chen family does not care too much about losing this piece of land. After all, they now have full control of the Viku Plain and the neutral counties around the Viku Plain, if conditions permit, they can install an army, they can enter the interior of the country at any time and anywhere, and occupy the most critical strategic area, the important town of the country on the side of the Viku Plain, as long as they occupy that place and stabilize the surroundings, their royal Chen family's army can easily take the capital of the country directly, Weicheng. In comparison, the temporary loss of control of the south is not a difficult thing to accept.

On the other hand, they are already at a great disadvantage in terms of strategic policy, after all, at this time in front of them, they can grasp not much vital force, and the country has suffered heavy losses because of the defeat of a campaign, although the monarch of the country, the Empress of Shengde Chen Xinyu is not very willing to make such a decision, but in desperation, she still hated and ordered the country to temporarily abandon the south of the Weiku Plain and withdraw to the territory of the country to station.

However, although the troops leaving the country have basically withdrawn from the southern part of the Xuanling Continent, the southern part of the Xuanling Continent is particularly lively. Because there are nearly 120,000 troops fighting directly opposite here, these 120,000 troops are divided into two groups, representing the armies of the two countries on the Demon Spirit Continent, the Feng State and the Qi State. One of them is the Northern Strategic Army of the Feudal State led by Gongsun Yu, the governor of Lingcheng, a city in the northern part of the feudal country, and their purpose is very clear, that is, to defeat the Qi army that is trying to obstruct them, and at the same time help and support the forces of the imperial Chen family to unify the country and unify the Xuanling Continent. At that time, they can naturally use their strength to defeat the Qi Kingdom together and unify the Demon Spirit Continent.

And the 50,000 Qi troops against them are also the elite of the elite, and the commander of these 50,000 soldiers is Li Fu, the eldest son of Li Dan, the ruling prime minister of Qi, and their goals are also very clear, but the closure of the country is just the opposite. Their Qi State has clearly supported Empress Chen Xinyu of Shengde, and supporting her to unify and leave the country has become the most concerned thing for Qi State at present. It was for such reasons that the State of Qi was willing to send troops to help Chen Xinyu block the possibility of the feudal state going north to aid the imperial Chen family, and Chen Xinyu was able to launch an army of 100,000 to the east.

However, the Qi army, including the commander Li Fu, never imagined that the outlying army, which had a monstrous momentum and had grasped the strategic initiative, would be defeated, and a battle of almost total annihilation would end on the Weiku Plain in the north. Recently, they also learned the news that Liguo and the imperial Chen family had signed a temporary truce, that is, they would face the 70,000 troops who left the country alone.

This news put a lot of pressure on every soldier of the Qi State, and the feudal army was not only well-trained and well-equipped, but also had high morale. Their morale is a little low, and it is clear that a large-scale battle with the feudal kingdom now will put them in a very disadvantageous position. This news also made Li Lifu, the general of the Qi State Army, quite helpless, he hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to stand still for the time being and wait and see what happened.

However, the feudal army began to launch a large-scale attack as if it had changed its temperament, and even chose to surround them in two ways, trapping them in the mountain pass where they were stationed.

In the midst of such a crisis, Li Fu finally decided to adopt the strategy of his confidant Qian Rong, and concentrated his army to attack the 15,000 feudal troops who had returned from the eastern detour. This army of 15,000 men was composed of cavalry, and their main purpose was to harass the Qi battalion and make their army feel great pressure. As it turned out, their plan was already close to success.

It was precisely under this situation that external invasions were rampant, and in the early morning, on the top of the mountain pass where the Qi army was stationed, Li Fu, a general of the Qi State in white armor, and Qian Rong, a confidant strategist, and several young people were observing the situation below. Each of them is like a mirror in their hearts, and they are not only weaker than their opponents now, but their morale is not as high as their opponents. And once they lose to the feudal state in terms of strategic deployment, they may not be able to retreat with their whole body. In the event of a large-scale confrontation, their army will inevitably be defeated by the enemy, and may even suffer a major blow of total annihilation.

In the past two days, the mood of Li Fu, the general of Qi State, has always been in an indescribable good situation and environment, and the situation at this time in front of him has been grim and self-evident, once they are defeated, it may be a devastating disaster to meet them. Therefore, he did not dare to be careless at all, when Qian Rong proposed to concentrate the army to attack the mobile cavalry of the 15,000 army from the east, Li Fu also had too many scruples, and did not decide to dispatch his army to continue to attack the 15,000 guerrilla cavalry outside. And now, with very serious consequences, this Ranger army is not camped, but rests on horseback. At this moment, even if a large army is dispatched, I am afraid that it will be difficult to threaten them, but it will increase the risk of the large camp being breached. The timing of dispatching the army is only when this army has just come here, and it is possible to defeat them in one fell swoop by dispatching the army with the power of thunder while they are not firmly established. Now, it all seems too late.

"Sir, what should I do?" Li Fu looked at the signs of the large-scale army deployment in the feudal camp, and he now regretted in his heart that for the sake of his so-called stability and prudence, he had lost the only opportunity that might allow them to turn the situation around. Now he regretted it very much, and hurriedly asked Qian Rong, a confidant and strategist beside him, to see if he had the possibility of relieving the predicament.

Qian Rong couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, three days ago, when he first heard that the 15,000 cavalry of the Feng State was approaching their Qi State camp, Qian Rong's initial suggestion was that the Qi State immediately pull out the camp and leave here, but Li Fu hesitated for a long time, resulting in the loss of the best fighter. In desperation, Qian Rong immediately suggested that Li Fu dispatch more than 20,000 troops to attack the 15,000 elite feudal cavalry in front of him. But Li Fu hesitated again, which made Qian Rong really unbearable. He admits that sometimes caution is prudence, but being too cautious is bound to be a sign of lack of courage.

Although he was a little disappointed in Li Fu in his heart, Qian Rong, as a strategist who did his best to assist Li Dan and Li Fu's father and son, was also full of hope and chic support for their two fathers and sons. So, Qian Rong still stroked his beard and said slowly: "Maybe there is only one last way to solve the current predicament, the morale of the feudal army is high now, and it is definitely not something we can fight against." Perhaps we have not yet reached an irreparable situation. ”

Li Fu hurriedly turned around and asked impatiently, "Please tell me what the solution is?"

Qian Rong turned around and looked at the two young men standing there behind him without speaking, he asked with a low smile: "Miss Xia, I don't know if you know what the current power is within the feudal country and what is the composition of the scattered power?"

Behind Li Fu and Qian Rong were standing two young people who were none other than Xia Liuli and Lu Deng, who had returned to the camp of Qi State from Weicheng before. The last time Xia Liuli and Lu Deng secretly went to the Fengguo camp, they found a lot of news. So, Qian Rong naturally asked the two of them how well they knew about the news in front of them.

Xia Liuli saluted slightly, and said with a smile: "General, we don't know much about things, but basically it's eight or nine. Within the feudal country, most of the troops that originally stayed were from Lingcheng, and they were also the elite army under the command of Gongsun Yu, the governor of Lingcheng, who was loyal to the Holy Emperor of Fengguo first, and at the same time loyal to Gongsun Yu. It took Gongsun Yu more than two years to basically take full control of this army in his own hands. And just a month ago, in order to balance Gongsun Yu's power, the Holy Emperor specially ordered Xu Zhan, the commander of the army, to come and dispatch the army with his own token, which is also equivalent to balancing Gongsun Yu's power in some respects. This made Gongsun Yu very dissatisfied, and he even did not hesitate to dispatch his personal guards directly in an attempt to take back the military power that should have belonged to him. ”

Lu Deng took Xia Liuli's words and continued, in the current army competition between the two of them, Xu Zhan was a latecomer, and although he held the token of the Holy Emperor in his hand, he was not very able to command the army among them. Of course, he is not without a full grasp of the army. At least more than 10,000 soldiers are willing to obey his command and dispatch, which has also become a problem for Gongsun Yu now. Even though he could easily send an army to attack us now, he didn't. This also shows a point in disguise, he is now very jealous of Xu Zhan's development of his own power, so he may be in danger at any time. ”

After Xia Liuli and Lu Deng's words were finished, Qian Rong continued: "General, this is my opinion and opinion, I think we should make full use of the infighting here and make a fuss, in this way, we may still have a chance!"

Li Fu's originally gloomy eyes suddenly flashed a little solemn light, maybe in the situation in front of them, they could only seize such an opportunity. Li Fu smiled, "As the three of you said, I don't know, sir, can you explain how we should do what kind of means to seek the greatest benefit in this matter?"