Chapter 202: Chaotic Situation
Although the princes who went out to the palace to move the rescue troops led more than 20,000 people to bypass Sichuan County, which had been occupied by King Kang, and entered the palace, they intensified the suspicion of several other princes, worried that the prince who went out had ambitions and took the opportunity to seize the imperial power.
However, it turns out that he has the heart of a villain and the belly of a gentleman. At the moment of the great enemy, although many people did move such crooked thoughts, they immediately vetoed themselves. Going forward, a King Kang will be difficult to deal with, not to mention the huge eleven-nation alliance! Only by first strengthening the defense of the imperial capital, rejecting strong enemies from the outside, and waiting for everything to calm down, can we consider the position of the emperor who is close at hand. At this moment, even if anyone sits on the dragon chair and has no military power in his hands, he is just a paper tiger and cannot play any role.
Shuo Ying, the prime ministers of the left and right, and other generals all thought of this, so they did not take power.
This is indeed rare, but fortunately, several princes and the original Praetorian Guards of the palace are huddled together to keep warm, and they have the same hatred for the enemy. This invisibly enhanced the combat effectiveness of the royal family.
After King Kang's military advisor received the order, he did not dare to slack off, and immediately led 3,000 elite soldiers to step up the digging of tunnels according to the topographic map given by King Kang. The other three tiger generals trembled and set up an empty city plan, but they didn't expect to really scare the suspicious eleven United Nations troops, but they still knew how to accept it when they saw it, and after seeing the eleven united army encamped thirty miles away, they held on for two hours and then returned to the city gate. Of course, there were countless archers and redarmies lurking on the city gates, guarding against enemy sneak attacks.
For a time, the wind was calm on the surface, and the three main forces were stable and ready to go.
There is nothing more painful in the world than waiting.
After the eleven countries united army set up camp, the fat leader successively sent more than a dozen martial arts masters to sneak into Sichuan County to spy on the military situation, however, although the rain had passed and the sky was clear, but the road was muddy, and several tiger generals of King Kang strengthened their defenses, they surrounded the high city walls of Sichuan County several times, and they never found the opportunity to leave into the city. He endured until ten in the evening, but he could not find a chance to enter the city.
The combined army of the eleven countries has a large number of people, among which there is naturally no shortage of talented generals, but the lord of the Nannuma country insists on making his fat general the supreme leader, although the other countries are not convinced, but they dare not speak out, and they have been swallowing their anger and seeking compromise.
In addition, there is not a little-known fact that the fat general of the Nanmaru Kingdom is actually a nephew of the Nanmarsh Python Monster! The uncle died tragically in the Gudan Kingdom, and the last time he raised troops to invade the Gudan Kingdom, he suffered from not having the opportunity to come with the army, and moreover, he had just entered Lugu Town that time, and he suddenly hastily withdrew his troops! Because he had reached an exchange agreement with the Seven Killing Demon Lords of the Heavenly Demon Sect. This time, when he finally got to the meeting, the lord of the kingdom appointed him as the leader of the United Nations army! He secretly vowed to avenge his uncle!
Therefore, the place where the United Nations Army of the Eleven Nations passed was not like King Kang without a trace, but only wanted to advance and leave quickly, and advance to Sichuan County and the imperial capital as soon as possible. Instead, they looted the villages and towns they invaded, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil! The people were terrified and fled in despair~~
At the same time, the strategic purpose of their trip was also set very grand! That is, to divide and eat up the once huge and invincible kingdom of Gudan, so that a part of the defenders was left in the towns they invaded to consolidate the fruits of victory. In this way, when it really advanced to Sichuan County, its effective strength was only more than 30,000 people, although the number was significantly more than that of King Kang in Sichuan County, but this came from as many as 11 countries, and the synergistic effect during the war needs to be verified, which is also the main reason why the fat leader did not dare to enter the city rashly.
There are two main reasons why the eleven countries did not fight with all their strength, one is that they do not agree with the overlord style of the Nanmaru country, and one family is dominant; the other is that there is suspicion between each other, and they dare not invest too many troops, and they are all guarding against the yellow finch behind them~~ However, now that they saw that the United Nations army was advancing as quickly as if they were entering a no-man's land, and soon occupied most of the Gudan country, they couldn't help but be moved! Therefore, the lords of several countries listened to the advice of the strategists and hurriedly sent envoys to the Nanmarsh country to negotiate further troop increases. The news spread and soon reached the front!
"Hmph, it's better to take a risk now, it's better to sit back and wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and then attack him by surprise!" the fat leader and several generals leading the army discussed loudly in the camp tent, and the fat leader proposed.
"That's right! Moreover, there is bound to be a bloody battle between this King Kang and the royal family of the imperial capital, and while we are waiting for reinforcements, we will also wait for the two of them to fight to the death, and when both of them are defeated and injured, we will highlight the surprise soldiers! Take advantage of the fisherman! When the time comes, the entire Gudan Kingdom will be ours! Hahaha!" A general from the Northern Desert immediately chimed in.
"This move is good, but we all know that those princes are all flowers in the greenhouse, and many of them are people who have never experienced the baptism of war! I'm afraid that they are all greedy for life and afraid of death, and they will not rashly attack King Kang! On the contrary, this King Kang is bloodthirsty, and if he is in danger, he will attack the imperial capital first! Tens of thousands of Praetorian Guards have been recruited~~ Moreover, in addition to King Kang, the border guards in several other directions have received the news that the imperial capital is in danger, and they will definitely come to the rescue.
"Well, that makes sense, too!, Otherwise, we might as well not wait for reinforcements, and we might as well pick a day and attack tonight!" the fat leader said urgently.
"No, no, never! No matter what, I still advocate letting King Kang and the imperial capital garrison go to war first!"
"That's right! Since they are reluctant to start fighting, why don't we borrow a knife to kill people, and add fuel to the fire so that they can fight immediately~~ Then, tomorrow night, we will forcibly attack the city, and our army will rest for two whole days to fight their tired army~~"
"It makes sense, just do it, it's not a way to just wait!" The fat general finally took the advice of one of the generals. Immediately afterwards, he asked him to explain in detail the plan to kill people with a knife.
It turned out that he ordered a thousand elite soldiers to pretend to be the army of King Kang, detour through Sichuan County, and raid the imperial capital from all directions, angering the princes in the imperial capital~~ to burn the flames of war.
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Imperial capital.
The Lotus Fairy had already taken off the imperial doctor's uniform, changed into an armored military uniform, and followed Shuo Ying as a guard.
The Holy Order of the Seven Killing Demon Lords had already reached Shuo Ying's ears, but both Shuo Ying and the Lotus Fairy knew King Kang's brutal and bloodthirsty nature, and there were many martial arts masters around them, otherwise, they would not have advanced from the distant border pass to the imperial capital at the feet of the Son of Heaven so quickly! Therefore, they had some scruples, and they did not dare to risk opening the city gate easily, and took the initiative to go out of the city to challenge King Kang's red armor army.
Although the princes clamored for King Kang and the combined army of the eleven countries to be expelled from the Gudan Kingdom, when it was really mentioned to go out of the city to recover the lost territory, they were all silent.
Everyone waited in fear.
Time ticked by, and soon, another day passed.
The sun is gone, darkness is coming, and night is falling.
Several princes gathered together to cook wine and talk happily, and each of them did not have a taste in their hearts. The death of the emperor was originally a great thing, but who knew that the combined army of King Kang and the eleven countries would attack so quickly, and they were all aimed at the supreme power of the Gudan Kingdom~~ Among them, no matter which side wins, they, as the old forces of the imperial power, will definitely not have fruit to eat!
However, the princes who had just moved back from outside the imperial capital to rescue the soldiers also brought back a great piece of good news that made them quite excited, that is, Gao Shou, the mayor of Lugu Town, and Gao Feng, the deputy mayor of Lugu Town, had taken the Black Tiger Pond, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, as a base, and had widely cast their names, and many righteous sects had already thrown themselves into the Black Tiger Pond and formed a righteous army of considerable strength! They began to counterattack the invaders in Lugu Town! and won victories one after another! However, due to the huge disparity in numbers, the rebel army has not been able to fight head-on with the invaders, but has adopted flexible and mobile guerrilla warfare!
However, a spark can start a prairie fire! A small victory is enough to make them happy and excited. And this is what makes the princes still interested in drinking and having fun.
Shuo Ying and the Lotus Fairy didn't have that leisure for a long time, and the two quietly retreated. It was also their actions that when they came to the pavilion, they happened to see a scene that they couldn't see - the edge of the pavilion suddenly collapsed, revealing a large hole. After a while, with a sound of knowledge, a head poked out of the hole!
"Ah~" The Lotus Fairy was stunned and almost screamed. Fortunately, Shuo Ying stretched out his hand to cover his mouth.
Although he knew that there was something strange, Shuo Ying did not take rash action.
"Don't make a noise yet, hide and see!" he said, squeezing his voice.
In fact, if he shouted an order and quickly and casually summoned some armored troops, wind catchers, and blood-clothed guards, then he could completely keep out the enemy who had just poked his head out of the tunnel! However, he did not take this effective method, and chose to wait and see what happened.
The next scene that happened made him regret it!
A steady stream of Red Armor troops gushed out of the hole like a tide!
"They are King Kang's people! Oh my God! It turns out that they are using the banner of rest and recuperation to confuse everyone and relax their vigilance, and then secretly use this trick to sneak in! Wouldn't the imperial capital be in danger if they are attacked from inside and outside! Stop them quickly!" The Lotus Fairy said to Shuo Ying in a suppressed voice.
"Hmph, now that the matter has come to this, let's take thirty-six plans as the best policy! God knows how many tunnels this cunning King Kang has dug up! These princes are all wine bags and rice bags, and it is simply a shame to be with them!" When Shuo Ying responded to the Lotus Fairy, his body had involuntarily retreated backwards.
"This ~~ isn't very good!" the Lotus Fairy said tangled.
"Hmph, isn't the Demon Venerable also in desperate need of a big scuffle? Let King Kang and the other princes fight together first!" Shuo finished speaking, quietly turned around, and pulled the lotus fairy away.
Thanks to Shuo Ying's failure to stop it at the first time, the Red Armor Army smoothly entered the core area of the imperial capital from the underground cave! and quickly organized into an effective force to form an offensive! When the sky was completely dark, King Kang gave an order, and the Red Armor Army that had infiltrated the imperial capital set fire to all directions, suddenly attacking the city gates, palaces, and other important parts. At the same time, the Red Armor Army in Sichuan County also launched a frontal attack.
For a while, the flames soared into the sky, the momentum was like a flood, resounding in the sky, how many armored soldiers were awakened by the shouts of the red armored army, and more people became unjust ghosts before they were dressed!
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At this time, those stalkers from the eleven countries also took advantage of the protection of the night to successfully enter Sichuan County and find out the true intentions of King Kang. It's just that when they returned to report to the fat leader, King Kang had almost taken more of the initiative in the imperial capital.
"TMD! This old fox dares to play with Lao Tzu! Lao Tzu didn't play with him! Go, and go with General Ben, and immediately capture Sichuan County!" said the fat rubber leader angrily.
Although they were suspicious and unwilling, the soldiers were immediately ready to fight. After a while, the united army of the eleven countries marched mightily towards Sichuan County.
When King Kang got the news, he sneered contemptuously: "Hahaha, a good man and a horse are actually handed over to a mediocre man who has not dried up, it is really heaven to help this king! Don't worry, I'm afraid that they won't come, the more the better! Send an order, and when they are close to ten miles, release the sky rocket! When they are five miles, send more feather arrows! When you build a bamboo ladder, pour boiling oil again! Smash the rolling stones! You must tell them that some of them come, but they don't have to go! Let them know that I am not unmanned!"
It turned out that this King Kang had long known that when he attacked the imperial capital with all his heart, the united army of the eleven countries would inevitably become a big disaster, so he had already made arrangements.
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Although, due to Shuoying's release of water, King Kang's 3,000 elite soldiers were able to smoothly enter the imperial capital from the tunnel, and set fire everywhere to attract the attention of the armored army, and killed him by surprise, but in the end, due to being outnumbered, he was quickly overwhelmed by the armored army that came to his senses.
Moreover, King Kang did not shake the city gate smoothly!
For a time, the two sides were caught in a difficult tug-of-war.
On the other hand, although the United Army of the Eleven Nations had suffered a lot of hardships and suffered heavy casualties at the beginning, as King Kang had expected, they immediately adjusted and only let the soldiers beat drums and roar and let out earth-shattering screams, but in fact, they only fought back with sky rockets. After successfully confusing the other party, he quickly sent several elite forces, made a detour, jumped over the wall into the city, and used the same method to set fire everywhere to attract the attention of the Red Armor Army, and then attacked the city gate~~
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After a hard night of fierce fighting, wolf smoke everywhere, wailing everywhere, corpses everywhere, the three forces each had casualties, specific data, due to the continuous fighting, no one counted him.
The battle has been from night to day, and then from day to night, and then to day~~ and so on, and there is no winner or loser.
On the side of the eleven United Nations forces, because the reinforcements were pinned down by the high-level rebels, they could not arrive at the scheduled time. On King Kang's side, the 3,000 elite soldiers who entered through the tunnel, due to the small number of people, were all wiped out in a few days! On the frontal battlefield, although the northern city gate was opened, there was no strong follow-up force to follow up, and they were forced to withdraw by the princes' rapid mobilization of forces. In terms of the princes, although they have a numerical advantage, they do not have a strong core leader, and everyone has their own ghosts, so they cannot form an effective joint force.
Treacherous people such as Shuo Ying and Lotus Fairy, in order to protect themselves, are like smearing oil on the soles of their shoes, running away everywhere, refusing to do anything~~
When the news reached the ears of the Seven Killing Demon Lords, he was also shocked by this situation, and after several considerations, he still decided to continue to watch the fire from the other side.
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