Chapter 260: A Last Battle
As Li Yunuan said, by the time Murong Feng's 200,000-strong army crossed the Yellow River and reached the north bank of the Yangtze River, the tide of the war had changed dramatically.
The momentum of the righteous army is like a rainbow, connecting several cities, like a bamboo, and many states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River responded to the call, or rose up, or took the initiative to annex. The policy of southerners governing the south, which Tuobhahong adopted after unifying the north and the south in order to ensure a smooth transition of power, turned into a bomb that shook the rule of the empire.
Southerners may have a loose temperament and love gentleness, which is not as strong and tough as the northerners, but their ability to bend and stretch is also a toughness that northerners cannot imagine. Once the time is ripe, they will rise like bamboo shoots after the rain, and they will burn all over the field in an instant!
On the north bank of the Yangtze River, the boatmen recruited by Murong Feng with Shuai Yin are working overtime to lay pontoon bridges to build warships, preparing to go south to annihilate the rebellious party in one fell swoop.
On the south bank of the Yangtze River, the people, who were stung by the terrible Jinling massacre, threw themselves into the work of building fortifications and repairing ships with great enthusiasm that the generals of the righteous army expected.
The dog days are hot, but both sides of the Yangtze River are in full swing, especially the people on the south bank, regardless of men, women and children, are all full of passion and preparing for war.
In order to prevent Murong Feng and Ku Ze from colluding and causing a great change in the battle situation, as early as the beginning of the preparations, Li Yunuan and others also lived in the barracks, and Cuiyun took the initiative to accompany them.
She is a girl who can endure hardships, and although her talent is mediocre, she is better than hard work. Li Yunuan taught her some introductory methods of qi condensation, and she practiced day and night, vomiting blood or fainting with disordered meridians several times, and after being found and woke up, the first thing she did was to straighten her body and continue.
There is a way that the emperor lives up to her hard work, not to mention that she worked so hard, and it took ordinary people half a month to complete the homework, and she only took ten days to complete it. What is especially rare is that although she is eager for revenge, she also knows how to prioritize. After coming to the front line, he took advantage of his slight success in cultivation and his energy to outperform ordinary people, assisting the sergeants and workers in their work during the day, and continuing to practice in the tent at night.
In this way, the estrangement and resistance of ordinary people to monks gradually disappeared.
Worried that the immortals would not be accustomed to eating poor food, the peasant woman who harvested the crops instead of her husband did not forget to go over the mountains and mountains after finishing the farm work, picked a whole frame of herbs and fruits, carried them to the army, and put them outside the tents of Li Yunuan and others. They didn't understand the dignity of the little unicorn, and when they saw that it was born extraordinary, they specially sent the little piglet who was only full moon at home to give the fairy pet a tooth sacrifice.
These simple gifts, so that Feng Qingde, who has always been above the sky, also felt a little embarrassed, knowing that Qilin disdains to eat domestic pork, Li Yunuan, in order not to disappoint the villagers, deliberately accepted the piglet and handed it over to the firehead soldiers in the army to live and raise.
β...... Just looking at these faces, I felt that if this battle could not be won by a big margin, Heng Ge could commit suicide. β
Standing on the high platform, looking at the scene of the farmers working under the scorching sun, Li Yeyin sighed with emotion.
Li Yunuan knew that he was cold and warm-hearted, so she didn't speak, just watched everyone running around and sweating, and made up her mind: even if it was just to prevent these people's blood from getting cold, she would violate the rules of the cultivation realm and use Taoism to ensure the victory of this battle!
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On the north bank of the Yangtze River, Murong Feng walked nervously around in the big tent.
The large basin of ice cubes placed in the four corners of the tent emitted a chill, but it could not dispel his anxiety.
As the general of the empire, he has always disdained the monkeys in the south, but the fact is that the southern regions have echoed, and the originally muddy general suddenly became a one-sided scene.
On Dongting Lake, the king of Changsha is still struggling to support, and the king of Jiangling is slippery, and he doesn't know where to go with his family.
But he didn't have time to pay attention to any of this.
The Jinling massacre was done too much, so that although Tuoba Hong repeatedly appeased him afterwards, Jiangnan's hatred for the Murong clan was still deep in the bone marrow and could not be removed at all.
It is no exaggeration to say that there is no room for compromise in this battle! Everyone on the south bank remembered the massacre back then, and they believed in their hearts that he Murong Feng was a murderous demon king, and once the flames of war were ignited, he would definitely fight to the death!
"Even if we can win, we will lose a lot. β
Looking at the map, Murong Feng said with a sigh that the Jinling Massacre was the fastest way he could think of to end the war at that time, and it was also the strong request of the Kuze National Teacher. He didn't expect that the difference in thought at that time would turn into a bitter fruit a few years later!
The husband sighed, and the princess of the town was also sad, she walked up to him and comforted: "Why does the husband grow up to destroy his own prestige! If Nan Tang really has some ability, how could he be defeated back then!"
Murong Feng was furious, and was about to scold the "woman's opinion", remembering that the other party was the eldest princess of the royal family after all, so he had to endure his anger and said: "This time and that time." Back then, it was able to go south smoothly, on the one hand, the Southern Tang Dynasty had more than one internal bar, and our side had internal responses, and on the other hand, the mana of Kuze Guoshi was boundless. A powerful monk can even break through mountains and seas, not to mention just changing the pattern of war!"
"Then this time, wouldn't it be okay to let the national teacher do it again and stabilize the country?" said the princess of the town country innocently.
Murong Feng sighed: "It's not easy to talk about. Now that His Majesty has destroyed the Buddha, although the national teacher still has a high status, he has become dissatisfied with His Majesty. If you want to invite him, I'm afraid it's ...... On the other hand, the rebellious party, taking advantage of the sympathy of the southerners and the desire to miss the homeland, coupled with deliberate incitement, even I have to admit that the enemy is united, but our army is ...... I'm afraid that the prestige of my Zhenguo general is really going to be lost here!"
When the eldest princess heard this, she hurriedly said: "I will repair the book to the imperial brother, and ask him to invite the national teacher to go out of the mountain to help you settle the country!"
Murong Feng said: "Your Majesty really doesn't know the situation? Your Majesty has doubts about me! If I lose this battle, I will also lose some of my reputation." If you win, that's ...... The Murong clan is in danger!"
"Husband's words, I don't understand them. The eldest princess was puzzled, "The Murong clan has been in the army for generations, and their loyalty is clear, and they can be seen every day. The imperial brother is a rare Mingjun, how can he doubt you because of the slanderous words of a few villains. β
Murong Feng said: "Your Majesty is indeed Mingjun, and he has never doubted Murong, but ...... Since ancient times, the merits have been high, not to mention that Your Majesty does not trust the national teacher, if I ask for help from the national teacher for victory, I will greatly offend Your Majesty! In the future, even if the Murong clan makes more contributions, it will be difficult for Your Majesty's trust!"
"Is it because Your Majesty doesn't like the national teacher, the husband wants to ...... Defeating the battle and tarnishing the prestige of the Murong clan?"
Murong Feng said: "If I had a better choice, I naturally wouldn't do it, but ...... Even if the defeat is decided, I will do my best to the end, and I will never let the prestige accumulated by the Murong clan for hundreds of years be disgraced because of me!"
When the eldest princess saw that he was looking for death, she couldn't help but hesitate and stop talking.
"Husband, I have one thing...... I don't know if to say it or not......"
Murong Feng said: "I have made up my mind, no matter what you have to say, don't say it again." β
When the eldest princess heard this, she raised her head instead: "What if...... I mean if, if I tell you, Frost...... Already aware of this, on the way to come, you ......"
"Ridiculous!"
Murong Feng, who was still calm, was furious and slapped the eldest princess for the first time.
"What are you doing so fiercely!" the eldest princess said aggrievedly, covering her face, "I'm justβ"
Murong Feng scolded: "It's still light to beat you! Shuang'er is the one who asks for the Immortal Dao, how can you delay her future!"
"But when my parents are in trouble in the country, I don't care about it, which is disloyalty and unfilial piety. People who are disloyal and unfilial, what kind of face do they have to bear the surname Murong!"
When the clear voice sounded, a red cloud jumped into the tent, and the mist slowly dispersed, revealing Murong Shuang's beautiful face.
She knelt on one knee with a sword in her hand and said loudly: "The unfilial daughter Murong Shuang is late, and she asks her father and mother to forgive her sins!"
Seeing his daughter, Murong Feng, who was still furious, suddenly looked kind, stepped forward with the eldest princess, helped Murong Shuang, looked left and right, and said, "Daughter, you have grown up and become beautiful." β
Murong Shuang said with tears in her eyes: "Father and mother...... It's all old......"
When Murong Feng heard this, his nose was sour, and he endured the pain and said sharply: "The rules of the immortal family are strict, and disciples are not allowed to interfere in mortal affairs, as a member of the Wanshi Sect, how can you violate the rules because of her woman's words!
Murong Shuang resolutely refused, kowtowed, and said: "My daughter doesn't leave! If you want to cut off the dust to get the avenue, your daughter would rather be trapped by love and achieve nothing!"
"You are confused!" Murong Feng scolded, raising his hand to fight.
Murong Shuang raised his face and looked at Murong Feng: "If your father wants to fight, just beat him, if you kill your daughter, your daughter won't leave! Although the world is big, only my father and mother are the places I miss wherever I go!"
"Frost!"
When the eldest princess heard this, tears welled up in her eyes, while Murong Feng turned her head with a straight face and secretly wiped away her tears.
A few coughs, suppressing the grief and excitement, Murong Feng said to Murong Shuang: "Since you have already come, then ...... Stay. But you have to remember that mortal dust has its own rules, and if you interfere with it by means of cultivating the truth...... It's bound to cause trouble. My father has been glorious for most of his life, even if this battle is really lost, it is just a pearl of dust, nothing but nothing. But you, you must build the road safely...... Protect my Murong clan for thousands of years!"
"Mother!"
Murong Shuang looked at the eldest princess aggrievedly.
The eldest princess just wanted to speak, but because of her husband's stern look, she swallowed again.
At this time, there was a commotion outside, and the sound of disputes and fights could be heard through the tent, Murong Feng called the guards to inquire about the situation, and the eldest princess pulled her daughter behind the screen and whispered: "You must not listen to your father in this matter." β
Murong Shuang said: "My daughter understands. I heard what my mother and father had said. Even if you interfere in the mortal world and you will be punished by heaven, so what! I am a member of the Murong family, and it is a natural thing to help the Murong family!"
When the eldest princess heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "With your words, I am relieved." β
Murong Shuang said: "Mother, just rest assured, since I am here, I will not let the remnants of the Southern Tang Dynasty have the opportunity to cross the Yellow River, insult my father's prestige, and threaten the imperial court!"
I added a sentence in my heart, Li Yunuan, all my misfortunes are due to you! Since you are dedicated to protecting the remnants of the Southern Tang Dynasty, I want to let them all die! Let you also taste the taste of heartache!