Chapter Seventy-One—The Intensification of Contradictions (I)
Kong Hong had already fully understood the subtle unnaturalness on Gongsun Yu's face, and the sneer in her heart became even worse, "General don't worry, we have an alliance with you when we leave the country, even if our army feints to attack Shengcheng and really captures it, we will naturally not occupy Shengcheng, and our ultimate goal is naturally to cooperate with you to defeat the Dark Legion and seal the war meeting." Then, we may be able to win the final victory, so the general doesn't have to worry about anything else, just let it go. ”
Gongsun Yu's keen hearing and observation also made him aware of something unusual, but he didn't have time to think about it, the pressure Kong Hong exerted on him was really huge, and he was anxious to leave Kong Hong's face, but he couldn't let her see that his heart was empty. So, Gongsun Yu immediately bowed his hand and said: "Since this is the case, then the humble post will be arranged, please calm down and not be impatient." ”
Kong Hong waved his hand gently, "General Gongsun doesn't have to bother, just do your own thing, just let us complete the feint attack on Shengcheng for you." Soldiers, listen to the order!" "Obey the orders of the Spirit Lord!"
Gongsun Yu, who had already fled in the distance, faintly heard the earth-shaking shouts of the 10,000 troops who had left the country, which also made Gongsun Yu's heart secretly chill, he had already known that this spirit master Kong Hong, who had left the country, was definitely very human, and now it seemed that she was deliberately trying to sabotage her plan. Among the 10,000 troops leaving the country, they are also carrying siege equipment, whether it is a ladder or a nest car, which makes Gongsun Yu not very reassured, if Kong Hong really commands the army to attack with all his might, there are only 5,000 people under Xin Pei in Shengcheng who are now only 5,000 people stationed at the head of the city, will there be danger?
At this time, Gongsun Yu had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem, and he took it for granted that although Kong Hong had made the main direction and goal of attacking Shengcheng, even if the 10,000 troops really wanted to send troops to attack Shengcheng, they might not be able to capture Shengcheng. He should still deploy step by step, and still destroy the army of the white-clothed Heavenly Maiden force and the army of the departed army under Kong Hong according to the original plan. So, he rushed back to the temporary garrison of the white-clothed goddess forces by the Xuanling River, according to his plan, the 10,000 white-clothed goddess soldiers who excavated the Xuanling River here were digging the embankment of the Xuanling River in full swing, and on the surface, the main purpose of this army was to use the water of the Xuanling River to attack Shengcheng, which was located in a low-lying position, and to attack with water. But secretly, Gongsun Yu secretly ordered his henchmen to secretly change the route, and after digging the river embankment, the target turned to the camp of the Liguo and the white-clothed Tiannu forces outside the city, the two camps were close to each other, and not far from Shengcheng, as long as the location of the river excavation was changed slightly, it was easy to hide from the sky and the sea.
Of course, Gongsun Yu naturally knew the consequences of his actions, although he gradually squeezed Bu Yuehan out of the center of the army through the rights granted by Bu Luan, but after all, not all of the white-clothed celestial girl forces obeyed his orders. Through various means, including a series of means such as changing henchmen, buying people's hearts, and transferring out of the army, he basically took this white-clothed celestial girl force into his own hands. And this part of his henchmen are all members of the Sealing War Society secretly sent by the Holy Emperor, nominally to help, but in fact there are also some elements of surveillance, which is equivalent to tying Gongsun Yu back to the ship of the Sealing War Society, and Gongsun Yu has no way to leave halfway now. can only continue to willingly contribute to the sealing of the war meeting. But now, for Shengcheng, Gongsun Yu is powerless, if Kong Hong really commands the army to attack on a large scale, the safety of Shengcheng can only rely on Xin Pei to guard, and he can't interfere with the rest, once he intervenes in Kong Hong, he will know his true intentions, and then he will lose his righteousness, and the army of the white-clothed goddess will not continue to support him.
In order to seek the orthodox power of this white-clothed celestial woman's power, Gongsun Yu must do whatever it takes to make Bu Luan and Bu Yuehan die unknowingly, and then shift this responsibility to the head of the departing army, so that he can justifiably join forces with the feudal country, after all, even if they have a civil war, they are always feudal people, and there is no moral inappropriateness to unite together in the face of outsiders. Gongsun Yu himself knew in his heart that when Kong Hong led the army to arrive, Shengcheng was no longer something he could manage, but he could take advantage of this opportunity to make Bu Luan and Bu Yuehan, who were still in the camp, disappear, and then fight with Xin Peili and outside to destroy Kong Hong and the departing army under his command.
At this time, at the head of Shengcheng City, there was already a patrol post who had already told the news to Xin Pei, the chief general who was presiding over the defense at the head of the city. Xin Pei is about thirty years old, of medium stature, and his national face reveals a sense of perseverance and calmness, he is not a general of the Holy Emperor's lineage of the Fengzhan Society, but a general of the Fengguo who later fully supported the Holy Emperor's accession to the throne. The Holy Emperor knew that he was steady and his ability was outstanding, so he handed him the responsibility of guarding Shengcheng and named him the governor of Shengcheng.
Some time ago, he learned the news that the forces of the white-clothed celestial maidens in the north had gone south again, and he also learned that the army from the country had also gone south to attack Shengcheng. And the troops left behind in Shengcheng were insufficient, Xin Pei hurriedly asked the Holy Emperor to send troops to rescue, but the Holy Emperor's reply to him was to let him hold on to the limit, and soon there would be some subtle changes within the forces of the white-clothed Heavenly Maiden.
At first, Xin Pei didn't understand the Holy Emperor's deep meaning, but it wasn't until Gongsun Yu sent someone into the city to contact him in the case that Xin Pei understood the Holy Emperor's intentions. So he began to cooperate with Gongsun Yu's plan step by step, using Sheng Cheng as a bait to attract the army of the white-clothed celestial girl and the army that left the country, and then wiped it out.
But now, according to the plan, Gongsun Yu should personally lead five thousand white-clothed Tiannu soldiers to feint an attack on Shengcheng, and he will also temporarily cede the outer city according to the established strategy to let the coalition forces outside the city see the hope of attacking. But now, the person commanding the army outside the city was not Gongsun Yu as he expected, but a young woman who looked only in her twenties.
Although Xin Pei had never met Kong Hong, he was able to learn from the appearance of the army, The equipment and marching array thought that this army should be the army that left the country, Gongsun Yu also told him most of the internal situation of the white-clothed celestial girl when he contacted him, and he also knew that the combat effectiveness of the white-clothed celestial girl force was not strong, and there would definitely not be such a uniform military appearance, this army was relatively elite at first glance, and it should be the army that left the country, and the young woman wearing gold armor and a red tasseled helmet must be the leader of the army leaving the country.
Xin Pei originally wanted to send someone to contact Gongsun Yu, but now this army of more than 10,000 people is obviously preparing for the siege battle step by step, which makes Xin Pei feel a little overwhelmed, after the observation and return of the patrol and the soldiers defending the city, Xin Pei has probably learned about the composition of the more than 10,000 troops outside the city, in addition to the fortifications specially prepared for the attack on the city and carrying siege ladders and nest cars, there are also 3,000 heavily armed heavy cavalry. In this way, Xin Pei was a little afraid in his heart, he knew the charging ability of the heavy cavalry, once the city gate was opened, the army in the city would not be able to resist the charge of this cavalry.
Xin Pei didn't know exactly why this army had left the country now, but now that the army of the founding country had appeared here with siege weapons, it must be mainly to launch an attack on Shengcheng, as soon as he thought of this, Xin Pei immediately turned his head and shouted: "Brothers, get ready, ready to fight!"
The five thousand troops on the head of Shengcheng City began to gather, although Xin Pei did not believe that these seven thousand troops from the country could capture the defense of Shengcheng that he had carefully prepared and arranged, but the sudden appearance of this army from the country would inevitably directly lead to the temporary shelving of the plan carefully prepared by him and Gongsun Yu, and even what other variables would appear, which Xin Pei could not accept.
The soldiers of the Sealing Battle Society, which had already been prepared at the head of the city, began to prepare the wooden rolling stones, Xin Pei even mobilized crossbowmen to prepare to resist here, and the formation of leaving the country outside the city also began to advance gradually, two soldiers carried siege ladders, and four soldiers pushed the nest cart to slowly advance towards the city wall with the largest number of defenders of the Shengcheng Sealing Kingdom now.
The Celestial Maiden in White still has about 5,000 troops in the hands of the two princesses, Bu Luan and Bu Yuehan, and since they are ready to cooperate with Kong Hong to implement this plan to eliminate Gongsun Yu's capture of Shengcheng and kill two birds with one stone, they are naturally here patiently waiting for the development of the position they are looking forward to. Compared with her sister Bu Yuehan, who was pacing back and forth in the camp tent with an anxious and unstable face, Bu Luan was more able to calm down, she sat quietly on the cushion in the camp tent, closed the meditation like a god, and practiced the secret art of the fire witch clan that had gradually improved
"Princess, the spiritual lord of southern Hebei, Kong Hong, sent someone to meet him, saying that he had something important to report to His Highness. The guards outside the big tent of the Chinese army whispered into the tent to report.
There is news coming from Kong Hong, which is also the key news that the two sisters Bu Luan and Bu Yuehan have been waiting for, Bu Luan walked out of the original meditation, Bu Yuehan stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "But there has been a breakthrough ahead?"
The big tent was opened, and the henchmen sent by Kong Hong knelt down on one knee in front of the two princesses, Bu Luan and Bu Yuehan, and said in a low voice: "The two highnesses of Qiqi, the spirit lord has successfully led Cointreau to start attacking Shengcheng, and the spirit lord hopes that the two highnesses can take the initiative to go to the current white-clothed heavenly maiden army to regain military power." The Spirit Lord also asked me to inform the two Highnesses that Gongsun Yu is currently directing the army to secretly change the location of the river embankment, and his target must not be Shengcheng, but our camp. The location of the camp is not far from Shengcheng, and the terrain is also in a low position, once it is flooded, there may be no heat to get out of it. ”
Bu Luan sighed softly, "I know, please go back and tell the Spirit Lord, we will show up as promised, please be careful." ”
The subordinate understood, and he took his leave. ”
Waiting for Kong Hong's henchmen and guards to leave, Bu Yuehan, who had never spoken, asked impatiently, "Sister, do we really want to tear our faces with Gongsun Yu? Could this be Kong Hong's conspiracy, she may be deliberately provoking our relationship, is it not possible?"