[256] Defection
Running, whether it is a long distance or a short distance, is all about one word, fast!
Changya led 50,000 cavalry, and set off quietly in the third watch, not daring to light a torch along the way, and marched in the dark, trekking mountains and wading through water, but still at dawn, it reached the outside of the flood city.
And the reason why he was so fast was all due to the fact that his cavalry was not mounted on a horse with four hooves like the wind, nor a young man galloping like thunder, but a giant mandrill with a long human face, a black body, hairy, and a heel.
This monster is extremely good at trekking through mountains and rivers, and has thick skin and infinite strength. It is one of the best mounts in the Underworld Road Cavalry. Therefore, this cavalry is also Wu Hui's killer weapon. It is currently the most powerful cavalry in Zhurong Country.
Prior to this, they were stationed on the southern border with Changya to defend against the invasion of the Republic of China and the Jiaoyu Kingdom.
The reason why Longcliff chose Flood City as the first target is because it is the most difficult bone to gnaw on among the three targets; In addition, this city has high walls around the city, and taking the lead in conquering this city is conducive to him gaining a firm foothold in the city of Flooding Water, and it can also be a preparation for the later invasion.
The morning sun was rising, and a thin white mist was still filling the surroundings of the city, blurring all the scenery. This made the cliff even more happy, and the mist was an effective way to hide the whereabouts of the army.
When he crept close to the city of Flooding Water with a large army, he listened carefully for a moment, and his heart suddenly sank.
At this time, the two countries were at war, and the air was filled with tension, but as the border city of the Nine Shadows Country, the city was very quiet, and there was a sense of comfort in the quiet.
The vigilant Long Cliff raised his hand slightly and ordered the soldiers to stop. The order was quickly dispersed and conveyed to every sergeant.
A large number of mandrill cavalry flowed right across the water to the west of the city and onto the river beach, but a small number remained in the middle of the river and on the opposite bank. The river had just divided their cavalry corps into three, and it was a taboo for them to stop their advance.
This made many experienced sergeants in the army very suspicious.
Just when the demons were puzzled, suddenly a gust of wind came from the front of the army, and without warning, blew towards this side, bringing bursts of flying sand and rocks, and blowing the mist in all directions.
The mandrill cavalry squinted their heads to avoid the wind.
After a while, the wind and fog dissipated, and the cliff was the first to turn its head, but after seeing that the mist around them was clear and clear, they raised their eyes and looked at the city tower not far away, only to see that the city tower was full of sergeants and many artillery. The black muzzles of the cannons were all aimed at the Wu Hui army outside the city.
Among them, there are many naked-skinned ghosts of the Zhurong clan, who are crossing their arms in front of their chests, clasping their hands together and hooking the little finger of their left hand with their ring finger on their left hand, hooking their right ring finger with their left little finger, and stretching their thumb, index finger and middle finger.
Changya only glanced at it, and recognized that it was the Zhurong clan's wind seal, corresponding to the Zhurong clan's wind calling secret technique. You don't have to think about it to know that the previous wind was caused by those brothers of his clan on the city tower, who used the wind exhalation technique.
The Xiao family soldiers on the city tower were silent, just staring at the enemy troops outside the city with their eyes, but they didn't make a move, and they didn't seem to have the intention of firing the cannon. Changyawang looked at the compatriots on the castle tower, and sighed softly after a moment.
The last thing he wanted to happen, it happened. If he does nothing at this time, he will inevitably go to war with his own people in a short time, and cannibalism is inevitable.
At that moment, his face was unbearable, and after taking a deep breath, he raised his head slightly and shouted loudly: "Compatriots in the city, brothers, we are all ghosts of the Zhurong clan, there is no need to fight you to the death." Why don't you be an internal response and help me conquer the Flood City. Afterwards, Changya is desperate, and he will intercede for you for the new king, and he will definitely keep you safe. ”。
His voice was like a bell, full of energy, and his voice was still not dispersed, echoing in the air outside the city for a long time.
But in exchange, there was a long silence. Of the demons in the city, none of them answered his words, and none of them became interested in his words. Still indifferent, his eyes staring at him and his army with wary eyes.
After fighting countless long cliffs, I suddenly felt a chill rise behind me.
"Wu Hui wants us to die, the King of the Nine Shadows can let us live, and we will never be loyal to Wu Hui again!" ”。
Speaking of Zhu Rong, Changya was speechless, and after being silent for a moment, he said: "The first king was executed by the order of the Emperor Xudu, and it has nothing to do with the new king. ”。 But it is clear that this statement is not as confident as before.
He also doubted whether Wu Hui was lying, when Wu Hui told him that Changqin wanted to take his anger out on Wu Huitou for the death of the first king, and when Wu Hui said that he and Changqin went to war, but it was only a last resort, and peace negotiations could not be reached.
There was also when Wu returned to China and slaughtered young ghosts.
But he is a ghost who values evidence, and he was far away on the southern border before, and he has never been able to collect evidence to prove that Wu Hui lied, so he had to be half convinced.
The sound of the ghost shouting in the city fell, and Changya saw the sergeants around him, many of whom suddenly hung their heads and looked sad. These ghosts are all ghosts whose children were slaughtered for no reason.
If it weren't for the fear of Wu Hui's means, and Changya's treatment of them in the past was not thin, they would have rebelled a long time ago.
Changya secretly screamed badly, and only then did he react, there is the Zhurong clan here, it should be arranged by Xiao Shizhu;
This move can successfully disintegrate the enemy from within, and it is almost worth a million heroes.
But before he could grit his teeth secretly and scold Xiao Shizhu's ancestors for eight generations in his heart, he saw a white-clothed boy holding a small qin, slowly climbing the city wall, standing in front of the tower at the head of the city, looking around at the army outside the city for a long time, and then his eyes fell on the face of the long cliff.
Under the four eyes, Changya saw the excitement in the other party's eyes, and in the excitement, with joy and a touch of excitement, it was the excitement of old friends when they reunited after a long absence.
"Long cliff, long time no see. After a long time, the white-clothed man opened his lips slightly and said in a trembling voice.
Although the voice was not loud, to the ears of Long Cliff, this familiar voice was like thunder, which made his head suddenly blank and buzzing after he was stunned.
After a long time, he came to his senses and spat out two words in a stunned voice: "Prince." ”。
The words fell, and Changya's eyes were already full of tears.
"There is no prince, no more. Changqin shook his head slightly, but his face was not gloomy, but with a trace of joy, he said leisurely: "Now I am just the Zhizhou of the Water City of the Nine Shadows Country." ”。
In his tone, there was no trace of grievance, let alone unwillingness, but he was so calm.
Changya was shocked again, the boy in white was none other than the prince Changqin, who had been pampered for thousands of years, and was willing to bow down and only be a small Zhizhou?
"Brothers, compatriots. Changya's lips opened slightly in shock, but the white-clothed boy Changqin upstairs had already spoken again, and shouted to Changya's subordinates: "Wu Hui killed your ancestor for his own selfish desires, forced me to the Nine Shadows Kingdom, and also lost his conscience, wantonly slaughtered your children, and finally tricked you to kill each other with our fellow citizens. Will you be loyal to such a king?"
This passage was secretly taught to him by Xiao Shizhu, with the intention of subjugating the army without a fight, and reducing the bloodshed and casualties of his people; although Changqin was very grateful, after many defeats, he no longer believed that there could be a soldier in this world who surrendered without a fight. Therefore, he had always been skeptical about this.
It wasn't until he finished speaking, when he saw the soldiers outside the city, that many of them immediately lowered their heads, and their eyebrows were full of confusion and gloom, that Changqin believed it.
The admiration for Xiao Shizhu in my heart has increased a few points.
No longer hesitated at the moment, continued to follow Xiao Shizhu's routine to teach him, and shouted: "Wu Hui has no way, should we bear it silently?" After finishing speaking, with a wave of his hand, the soldiers in the city received the order and immediately threw a lot of objects down the city.
Wu Huijun was stunned for a moment, and they all dodged the objects thrown at them in a panic, and after a while, they saw that those things were just stacks of rolled up, and after the paper tied to the stones, they breathed a sigh of relief.
They looked at each other for a long time, and then carefully dismounted from their mounts, picked up the paper on the ground, removed the rope, and unfolded it;
What is written above is not anything else, but Xiao Shizhu's investigation, the investigation of Wu Hui's assassination of Zhu Rong. Including the dictation of the co-worker and his fingerprints, it is all the process of how he discussed with Yizi Juhu, how to cooperate with Wu Huili and outside, and killed Zhu Rong.
After a short period of stunned silence, Wu Huijun was furious, clenched his fists, and the hatred in his eyes instantly diluted the previous confusion and gloom.
"Damn, Lao Tzu is the opposite today!" In an instant, one of Wu Huijun, under the strange gaze of his compatriots, took off his armor and scolded without scruples.
Wu Huijun was in an uproar, and then a chain reaction followed. Many sergeants took off Wu Huijun's armor in unison, and after throwing him to the ground, they roared indignantly: "Such a senseless king, we will never be loyal!"
"We are willing to pledge our allegiance to the King of the Nine Shadows. ”
"From today on, we are also the people of the Nine Shadows Kingdom, but we will not die for Wu Hui!" ......
As the roar rose and fell, their mounts raised their heads as if echoing the dull roar of the sergeants.
It seems that even the brutes know that they can no longer serve the unprincipled Wu Hui.
In less than half a cup of tea, two-thirds of the 50,000-strong army had defected.
"General?" the adjutant general looked inquiringly, looking at the cliff.
But seeing that the other party also silently removed his armor after a short thought, and as the armor fell to the ground, Changya also said resentfully: "Lao Tzu will no longer work for Wu Hui!"