Chapter 634: The Coalition Forces Arrive

At the same time, seeing that Lin Xuanzhong had made some progress, Zhang Daring asked Lin Xuanzhong to continue practicing a few times, so that Lin Xuanzhong could slowly figure out the true meaning of physical arts. Speaking of which, the true meaning of physical art can be summed up in the four words "refining the body with qi", just like building a weapon, constantly tempering the muscles, bones, flesh and blood with the vitality in the body, it is difficult to comprehend the true meaning of physical art at Lin Xuanzhong's current level.

After practicing several times in a row, it is not surprising that Zhang Daring pointed out many problems, and some simple mistakes even made Zhang Daring wonder if Lin Xuanzhong was as talented as outsiders said. Of course, no matter what, since he had agreed to teach Lin Xuanzhong physical arts, Zhang Daring would not break his word, so after Lin Xuanzhong showed an extremely dull side, he still patiently took the trouble to give Lin Xuanzhong some guidance.

Sometimes when his temper comes up, Zhang Daring will criticize Lin Xuanzhong for two sentences, not caring at all how embarrassing Lin Xuanzhong will be by his words.

And every time he was criticized by Zhang Daring, Lin Xuanzhong's face was red and white for a while, which was originally very embarrassing, but unfortunately it was important to learn physical skills well, so Zhang Daring's criticism only accelerated Lin Xuanzhong's progress. And just like that, an hour passed.

It was late at night, Zhang Daring only taught here tonight, and when he told Lin Xuanzhong to go back to rest, Zhang Daring handed over the rubbings of the bow technique to Lin Xuanzhong, so that Lin Xuanzhong would have time to take a look at it when he went back.

After saying goodbye to Zhang Daring, with a stomach full of questions, Lin Xuanzhong returned to his residence with complicated emotions, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was too much pressure to learn physical skills with Zhang Daring, but fortunately, after thinking about it, he could indeed learn something. Although an hour is not a long time, Lin Xuanzhong still feels that he has gained a lot.

After returning to his residence, because he was in an excited mood, Lin Xuanzhong, who was exhausted, couldn't rest immediately because of his excess energy, so Lin Xuanzhong simply borrowed a candle flame to look through the rubbings of the bow technique while recalling the process of practicing physical arts just now.

There is a big difference between physical skills and ordinary martial arts, physical skills practice strength, and martial arts practice moves, and there is a clear difference between the two. In addition, after really coming into contact with the body, Lin Xuanzhong already knew the charm of the body.

According to Zhang Daring's statement, once Lin Xuanzhong's cultivation in archery is a little successful, not only will his own strength increase greatly, but the strength of his muscles, bones and flesh will also be greatly improved, and now Lin Xuanzhong can't feel the benefits of cultivating physical arts, but with the increase of cultivation time, the effect of physical skills will slowly be reflected in Lin Xuanzhong.

After carefully looking through the cultivation of the bow technique to deepen his impression, Lin Xuanzhong, who was sore all over, walked to the side of the bed and lay under the bed. Early the next morning, Lin Xuanzhong, who got up early, kept practicing the bow moves in the house until Zhang Jiutian came and knocked on the door.

Not long after, the two came to the school field again. Unlike yesterday, there is no need for collective exercises today, and each soldier can be trained separately, so Lin Xuanzhong handed over the training to Zhang Jiutian to be responsible, and he found time to specialize in physical skills again.

While some of the soldiers below were training, there were many soldiers standing guard in the city. Because of the imminent relationship between the armies of Fei and Yang, Zhao Xu has arranged enough troops for city defense. At the same time, some of the supplies needed to defend the city were being sent to the city, because there were plenty of troops, and Zhao Xu could make all the preparations before the arrival of the coalition army.

At the moment, everything is going well on the night army's side, and everything is going in a good direction. On the other side, thirty miles away from Fancheng, the combined forces of Fei and Yang were rushing towards Fancheng.

Since the distance from Fancheng was not far away, the two marshals had already sent someone to inform Ruan Sihai after discussing it, so that Ruan Sihai could open the city to welcome the coalition army. Unfortunately, not long after, the result they got was that Fancheng had been taken by the Night Army.

After receiving the news that the night army was already stationed in Fancheng, the two marshals were taken by surprise, and then directly asked the army to stop, and then held an impromptu meeting. With their respective generals in the army, the two sides huddled in a tent.

"Why did the Night Army occupy Fancheng before us?" asked the Marshal of the Flying Kingdom.

"The night army and the wing country have a decisive battle not long ago, the army should be in a very bad situation, why is the marching speed faster than you and me?" replied to the marshal of Yang Guo.

"Yes, you and I only received the news that the night army's grain and grass team was marching to Fancheng before, so it stands to reason that we should have arrived first. ”

"Could it be that the city lord of Fancheng lied about the news?"

"No, the person sent to deliver the message made it very clear, the flag of the Night Country has been planted in the pass, and there are still many sounds of soldiers practicing in the pass, and it is impossible for the city lord of Fancheng to go to great lengths to deceive you and me. ”

"So what now?"

"You and I have been marching for days, the soldiers and horses are tired, even if we rush to the city today, we still can't attack the city, so we still garrison the troops in place first, and then make a long-term plan, I don't know what Nan Shuai thinks?"

"Marshal Situ is reasonable, it is indeed inappropriate to attack the city today, so let the army make a slight adjustment and then make plans. ”

After a brief discussion, the two marshals jointly decided to garrison the army immediately. It can be seen from the conversation between the two that the two of them did not know anything about the specific situation of Fancheng in advance, and it was not as Zhao Xu thought, that the coalition army was fighting for Fancheng with the night army before.

For several days, the coalition forces had been marching normally and were in no hurry to get to Fancheng. The two marshals had been waiting for news, because at first Emperor Yihuang did not agree to their entry into Fancheng.

After a period of dispute, the Yihuang had to accept the instructions of the Qingyuan powers, and the combined forces of the Fei and Yang countries were able to march towards Fancheng. Because the marshals of the two sides thought in advance that the night army was still in the snow country, they were not in a hurry during the march, after all, they originally planned to go directly through Fancheng to the snow country.

I have to say that the situation of the night army garrison in Fancheng was too surprising to them, and the two marshals had many things to investigate. Of course, before figuring out how the Night Army occupied Fancheng, they were more concerned about how to defeat the Night Army.

Originally, they thought that they were going to cross Fancheng and start a battle with the night army on the border of the snow country, just like the decisive battle between the night army and the wing army at the beginning, but now they had to face a siege, and they had long known the geographical advantages of Fancheng, and the siege made it difficult for the two marshals. In particular, the siege equipment of the coalition forces is still in the rear, and it will take some time to arrive.

Originally, those siege engines were to be saved until they defeated the night army in the snow country and waited for the night army to retreat to the city pass, but now the situation has changed a little, and they have to use the siege equipment in advance, so both marshals have realized that their preparation is not enough.

However, to capture such a big pass as Fancheng, it is even more difficult to not have enough siege equipment. Even if the simplest siege ladder is made now, it will take time. For the two marshals, the occupation of Fancheng by the night army directly put them at a disadvantage.

After the order of the garrison was transmitted, the two marshals took care of some military affairs and then took their subordinates to hold an emergency meeting with each other to discuss what they should do next.

Before they sent someone to inform Ruan Sihai, Zhao Xu had already received the news from the outpost outside the city and knew about the arrival of the coalition army, and then Zhao Xu received news from the coalition garrison. For Zhao Xu, it is wise for the coalition army to garrison in time, but tonight is still a good time for the night army to surprise the coalition army.

Because of the continuous march, it is not difficult for Zhao Xu to think that the state of the coalition army is not good, and if he can be caught off guard by the coalition army, it can cause them great losses. It's just that Zhao Xu doesn't know the behavior of the two marshals at the moment, and he doesn't know what follow-up actions the coalition will have, so tonight's raid is just an idea at the moment.

After discussing with the three main generals, based on the relationship between the large number of coalition troops and the fact that his own troops were too small to be missed, Zhao Xu finally decided to give up the idea of raiding the coalition army.

After consulting with the three main generals, Zhao Xuzeng sent people to closely monitor the movements of the coalition forces. At the same time, the coalition forces also sent personnel to investigate the details of the night army. With the city already blocked, the only way they could get information was to try to catch the night army's sentry and torture them, or to find some civilians who knew the situation in the city. In short, before the two sides go to war, the first thing they have to do is to check the details of each other.

Speaking of which, Zhao Xu has no problem with the strength of the coalition army, the key is that he is not clear about the specific situation within the coalition army. On the other hand, the two marshals don't know the specific strength of the night army, of course, one thing is certain, the night army's strength will never be more than them, because at the time of the decisive battle with the wing army, the total number of the night army has not exceeded 200,000, and in the opinion of the two marshals, the strength of the night army may be less now, so the strength of the night army is not a problem they need to worry about.

Compared with the strength of the night army, Fancheng's city defense advantage is the most important problem. It has to be said that a city pass gave the night army a strong barrier, although they had not participated in a formal war before, the two marshals could still think that it would not be easy for them to capture Fancheng, which can be seen from the results of Yiguo's attack on Zephyr City.

Based on the existence of a city defense, before attacking the city, the coalition forces must not only have sufficient equipment preparation, but also have a perfect siege strategy. Judging from the current situation, in the short term, the coalition forces will indeed not attack the city easily, and the night army has enough time to prepare.

Putting aside the arrival of the coalition forces, a day passed unconsciously, except for a few inspections of the soldiers below for drills, Lin Xuanzhong was practicing archery at other times. Just like learning swordsmanship before, he has just learned physical arts, and the more he practiced, the more problems he had, and before he had eaten dinner, Lin Xuanzhong already had a stomach problem, so he could only wait until he met Zhang Daring in the evening before making plans.

However, thinking of Zhang Daring's majestic face, Lin Xuanzhong couldn't help but feel nervous, and he didn't know if the results of today's practice could satisfy Zhang Daring.

(An egg-wrenching incident happened today)