Chapter 139: Rainy City gathers from all directions
Zhuang Shujun silently listened to the speeches and discussions of the civil and military officials, and only after the voice gradually stopped did he express his opinion and said:
"Now that we are going to rescue with a large army, it will inevitably affect the battle situation here, and it is indeed a dilemma to send fewer troops and unable to achieve the purpose of rescue."
"However, I heard that there are people from all factions of the righteous path of the rivers and lakes who are rushing to Drifting Rain City, but because the leaders are all in Wanling Mountain, the dragons have no leader, and they are all scattered teams."
"If we can send someone with a certain prestige to gather them, it will be a great force, it is estimated that there are seventy or eighty thousand people, and they are all people from the rivers and lakes, and their combat effectiveness is not weak, plus the Savior's heart, we will inevitably attack with all our strength in the battle, we only need to send 50,000 horses to support, and Princess Fluttershy also has 50,000 or 60,000 people in Wanling Mountain, such a tripartite rendezvous, as long as they cooperate properly, it is not very difficult to defeat the enemy."
After listening to Zhuang Shujun's words, Yun Zhonghe still said with some doubts:
"The masters of all factions in the rivers and lakes are basically in Wanling Mountain, are the people who go to rescue them in front of them reliable? If they can't be united, it will be a failure. ”
At this time, the national teacher Jiang Yunyi walked out of the queue and said loudly:
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, others may be difficult to convince the public, if it is by Zhuang Taiwei himself, I think this plan is feasible, with Zhuang Taiwei's former name of 'white-clothed scholar', plus the title of the deputy leader of the beggar gang later, its appeal is absolutely able to unite everyone."
This time there is even more no objection.
Zhuang Shujun didn't expect Jiang Guoshi to push himself out for a while, but after thinking about it carefully, there was really no more suitable candidate than himself, and he didn't immediately come out to oppose it at the moment.
The crane in the cloud groaned slightly, and felt that only this method was the most appropriate, and both sides should be taken into account, and only this plan was feasible, so he immediately said:
"Okay, Captain Zhuang will lead 50,000 troops, go to meet Princess Fluttershy and her party immediately, and set off immediately!"
The discussion was decided, and he immediately retreated from the court, Zhuang Shujun personally ordered 50,000 troops, and hurriedly set off to Piaoyu City.
Along the way, Zhuang Shujun urgently issued a convening order, calling on martial arts people of all factions to gather in one place and work together to rescue them, so as to have enough strength to fight with the defenders of the Eastern Qin State.
As Jiang Yunyi said, Zhuang Shujun has always had a good reputation in the rivers and lakes, both civil and military, young and promising, and was once the deputy leader of the largest gang of beggars in the rivers and lakes.
Zhuang Shujun set off from Snow City at noon, and in only half a day, more than 50,000 people defected.
And it is said that many more are still on the way.
It turned out that the people in the rivers and lakes who came to support the rescue were not only people in the Wanling Mountains, but also people from various gangs, many rangers and all kinds of people who were mixed in the rivers and lakes, etc., also came to help, if not for anything else, just for the word "righteousness".
Now that the Evil Sect Alliance has united with the Eastern Qin State, they have actually set a trap in Frostless City, intending to wipe out the righteous people of the martial arts in one fell swoop, what a vicious mind and practice!
When the news came out, the rivers and lakes were boiling, and the voices of the crusade were overwhelming, and everyone was united in hatred of the enemy, and decided to join the ranks of the decent martial arts alliance to fight against the alliance of the Eastern Qin State and the evil faction alliance.
How are the practices of the Cult Alliance different from those of demons?
So, as soon as I heard that the people of the Martial Arts Decent Alliance were trapped in Wanling Mountain
The exit near Rainstorm City is guarded by a large army, and everyone has rushed to support, determined to bring the decent alliance people out.
The snow was heavy and the roads were cold and slippery, but it didn't stop people's enthusiasm to go to the rescue.
When the news reached Piaoyu City, the defenders of the Eastern Qin State were panicked, and the focus of the debate was no longer about attacking or not attacking, but on the question of defending the city or abandoning it.
Dongfang Yunfei, who has never had much right to speak, is the most depressed person, and the defenders don't take them in their eyes at all, what about the Dongfang family? If he is not in the imperial court, he has no right to interfere with any decision-making of the defenders, and when Mu Qianmei's team first arrived at the exit of Wanling Mountain, he and Situ Changxiao have always advocated entering the mountain immediately, taking advantage of their fatigue and hunger, to eliminate them in one fell swoop.
However, the defending generals were resolutely reluctant to send troops, the reason was that they could hold the exit, block it in the Wanlin Mountain, and achieve the goal of destroying the enemy without spending a single soldier.
In fact, the real reason is that they are unwilling to fight the Jianghu people head-on.
There are many people in the martial arts, there are many masters, this evil alliance, the Eastern family and the Qinling faction are also people in the rivers and lakes, and there are many masters.
And what about a hundred thousand troops?
They have more than 50,000 martial arts masters, fighting against ordinary soldiers, who can not be five or even ten with one?
So the defenders couldn't hold out.
When the news of the arrival of reinforcements from Snow White City arrived, and it was rumored that countless martial arts heroes had taken refuge for a long time, all of whom had come to meet the martial arts decent alliance, the defenders were even more shaken.
If they come and fight back and forth, inside and out, there is really no way out.
Dongfang Yunfei still insisted on entering the mountain, and sent a request for help to the nearby garrison of the Eastern Qin State, it was best to wipe out the people of the decent martial arts alliance before the other party's reinforcements arrived.
However, the defenders' message for help was sent, but the order to attack was delayed.
Nothing was said all night.
At noon the next day, Zhuang Shujun's rescue force was already less than thirty miles away from Drifting Rain City.
At this time, the number of people from the rivers and lakes who came to reinforce actually reached more than 100,000, far exceeding his expectations.
The 150,000 army was about to descend on the city, and the defenders of the Eastern Qin State in Drifting Rain City closed the city gates.
At the critical juncture, the Eastern Qin royal family finally had a secret decree coming, with two instructions:
1. Dongfang Yunfei will temporarily have full command of all the defenders of Rainfall City;
2. Hold on to the city, wait for support, and do not abandon the city and flee.
Dongfang Yunfei finally has the right to command the operation, but unfortunately he has missed the best fighter.
In terms of numbers, the opponent has 150,000 and his own side has 140,000, which is not dominant; However, there are many masters in the rivers and lakes on their side, and the other party is a ragtag army composed of ordinary troops and people in the rivers and lakes, and their own side has a slight upper hand in strength; Moreover, the other party came from afar, which can be regarded as a tired army, and he waits for work at ease, has the city wall as a barrier, and occupies a favorable location.
In contrast, there is still hope for winning this battle.
Dongfang Yunfei, Situ Changxiao and Xiao Yuanfeng found the defender generals to discuss countermeasures, although the defender generals handed over their military power, they still had a high prestige in the army, so they naturally still needed their cooperation.
In fact, this change of generals halfway is really a taboo for soldiers.
However, with the coercion of the emperor's secret decree, the defending generals could only temporarily hand over the military power in their hands, but it was impossible for them to fully cooperate with Dongfang Yunfei.
Everyone is just distracted.
Zhuang Shujun finally led the army to ten miles away from Piaoyu City, and immediately ordered to camp on the spot and not continue to move forward.
The comparison of the strengths of the two sides, Zhuang Shujun's heart is also clear, so he is not aggressive, camping at such a distance, advancing and retreating flexibly.
He understands that it is irrational to attack rashly, the opponent has many masters, and the sacrifice of such a war is too great, and it is easy to hit morale.
While stationed, he ordered some light martial arts masters to make a detour and secretly go to Wanling Mountain to transmit a message to Mu Qianmei.
That night, in the middle of the night, Zhuang Shujun led the army to suddenly set off to Wanling Mountain.
Instead of attacking the city, it hurried over the side.
However, at such a moment, naturally they could not hide from the eyes and ears of the Eastern Qin State, and the defenders in the city hurriedly chased after them under the leadership of Dongfang Yunfei.
The two sides met in the dark night, but it was not a head-on battle, Zhuang Shujun ordered the front army to continue to advance, and he personally led the rear army to turn around to meet the battle, the purpose was just to delay time, so that the front army could join Mu Qianmei's people as soon as possible, so they fought and retreated, and did not love to fight.
The front army advanced at full speed and soon came to the exit of Wanling Mountain.
However, at this moment, Situ Changxiao, who got the news, also led the people of the Cult Alliance to rush over, trying to prevent the other party from joining Mu Qianmei's team in the mountains.
It's a pity that it's still a step too late.
After receiving the secret letter, Mu Qianmei arranged for the team to move forward overnight in time, and arrived at the exit of Wanling Mountain on time, waiting for the signal and waiting for the opportunity to move.
When the sound of fighting below sounded, she did not hesitate to give an order and led the crowd down the mountain, bound to converge with Zhuang Shujun's team to meet the enemy together.
The people of the Decent Martial Arts Alliance are all people from the rivers and lakes who have been holding back for a long time, and this time they finally saw hope, and even the hunger and exhaustion of the day were swept away, and the group was full of energy, rushing down from the mountain like a gust of wind and rushing out of Wanling Mountain.
The weather is not good tonight, and it is still snowing.
But at this moment, the flying snowflakes flickered in the dark night, but they seemed to have become celebratory flowers, and the ice and snow on the ground accelerated their descent from the mountain.
Mu Qianmei, who was wearing a blue dress, was still like a fluttering butterfly, and in such a snowy night, she still bloomed with a charming demeanor.
She didn't wear very thick clothes, because she thought that many ordinary soldiers needed more than she did.
She insisted on practicing every day and eating very little food, but she always maintained a good image and mental state.
Because, she is the soul of this team, and her state affects the morale of the entire team.
The people of the Decent Martial Arts Alliance, who finally came out of the mountain, happened to see the people of the Cult Alliance led by Situ Changxiao hurriedly chasing after them, and immediately shouted loudly:
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
They greeted them together.
Seemingly, a vicious battle is inevitable.