CHAPTER XLIV
Gong Ren said: No matter what the intentions of the Witch King, we won this battle.
Zhang Dazhui said: General Gong, how can we win. Gong Renyu said: According to the information sent back by the spies, the Wu soldiers are already 200 miles away from here, even if there is any conspiracy, it will take three days to rush back to Wenzhou at the earliest, and after coming back, it will be tiring and tired, and in these three days, we can capture Wenzhou City, because Yuanhong only has 40,000 soldiers and horses, and we have 100,000 soldiers and horses.
There is a way that the soldiers are fast, and Liang Chaoan immediately ordered to attack the city with all his might.
Yuan Hong led all the generals to resist, but the opponent was outnumbered, and Zhang Zixuan and Wei Zhong could barely suppress Zhang Dazhui. And Lu Fengming and Yuan Tianhuang hid in the rear, saying that they were protecting our army's grain and grass to prevent the enemy from sneaking attack.
Gong Renyu set up an altar in the Liang army camp. Gong Ren is a monk of earth spells, and although he is not good at combat, he is good at magic circles. Before the war, Gong Renyu infiltrated Wenzhou City and set up magic circles in five places in Wenzhou City. With Gong Ren's cultivation, he can only urge five magic circles at the same time. One of the circles was at the city gates, two of them were at the city walls, and the other two were at the embankment.
With the casting of Gong Renyu's spell, there was a bang, and the city gate blew up. There was another loud bang, and the walls collapsed. Suddenly, the soldiers of the Yu Kingdom on the city wall fell off the city wall, and more than half of them were killed and injured.
Yuan Hong climbed out of the remnants of the collapsed city wall, stabilized the morale of the army, and continued to command the soldiers to fight.
At this time, a soldier hurriedly reported to Yuan Hong that the embankment behind Wenzhou City had collapsed and water was pouring in from the rear. There is a large army of Liangguo in front of it, and there is a big water in the back, and at this time, the soldiers of Yuguo are in turmoil, and the battle array is also chaotic.
The skullcap general ordered all the archers to aim at Yuan Hong to attack. Wave after wave of dense bows and arrows struck Yuan Hong. Yuan Hong is a fire-based spell cultivator, urging his palm to emit a large amount of powerful flames, melting the bow and arrows. However, the bow and arrow did not stop attacking, causing Yuan Hong to cast spells repeatedly, resulting in a lack of spiritual power.
Seeing this, Liang Chaoan felt that the time had come, and it was time to accept Yuan Hong's head.
Liang Chao'an is a gold-based magic monk who can manipulate metal objects to attack. Liang Chao'an Yungong made all the swords on the battlefield levitate, and stabbed at Yuan Hong at the same time, and countless swords stabbed at Yuan Hong in an instant.
Yuan Hong melted the sword with fire again, but felt exhausted and knelt down on one knee. At this time, Wei Zhong rushed to the front of Yuan Hong to block the attacking sword, while Zhang Zixuan picked up Yuan Hong and escaped with light skills.
Yuan Hong said: Zixuan, I can't escape, I can fight again.
Zhang Zixuan said: Marshal, the defeat is decided, keep yourself, and only then can he turn defeat into victory.
Zhang Zixuan used all his strength and escaped with Yuan Hong on his back, the soldiers of Yu were already in turmoil, and when they saw that the marshal had fled, they also lost their troops and fled.
Wei Zhong left the broken back, and Zhang Da hammered Wei Zhong's left shoulder, Wei Zhong's left arm was broken, but he still persevered and prevented the Liangguo soldiers from pursuing Yuan Hong. Zhang Dazhui fought Wei Zhong for several rounds, and Wei Zhongji was injured all over his body with multiple fractures. Liang Chao'an decided to give Wei Zhong a relief, and made more than a dozen swords stab at Wei Zhong. Wei Zhong thought that he was going to die and was ready to be generous, but he was saved by Situ Changkong.
Situ Changkong asked the remaining soldiers to take Wei Zhong away, and he could stop the Liang army alone.
Situ Changkong took out the long sword on his back, the hilt was white, and the sword body was as white as snow, exuding bursts of cold air, and the sword body was inlaid with two white spirit stones. This sword is a magic weapon refined from gold-based spells, and it is a magic weapon blessed with spirit stones.
Situ Changkong swung his sword with a swing, and the sword qi cut down a piece of Liang soldiers, and Zhang Da Hammer was also injured by the sword qi.
Seeing this, Liang Chaoan knew that this person's cultivation was above Yuan Hong, and he should not be underestimated.
Liang Chaoan said: This commander does not fight and is unknown, and he will be famous.
Situ Changkong said: Under the name Situ Changkong.
Liang Chaoan said: Situ Changkong, what is the name of the magic weapon in your hand and where does it come from.
Situ Changkong said: The name of this magic instrument is Snow Kite, which is a gift from the family teacher.
Liang Chaoan said: Who is the teacher of your family?
Situ Changkong said: The family teacher has a life, and he can't tell Marshal Liang.
Liang Chaoan said: That's fine.
Liang Chao'an condensed all his swords into a huge sword and slashed towards Situ Changkong. Situ Changkong swung his sword qi and slashed the giant sword through several gaps.
Liang Chaoan used his sword to fill the gap again. The two fought for dozens of rounds, regardless of whether they were up or down.
Situ Changkong had no intention of fighting, just to cover the retreat of the army, and when he saw that all the remaining soldiers of Yu had been evacuated, he withdrew and left.
The Liangguo soldiers still wanted to pursue, but they were stopped by Gong Renyu.
Gong Ren said: Marshal, poor Kou Mo chase.
Liang Chao'an suspended the army for rectification.
Zhang Zixuan took Yuan Hong and the remaining soldiers to retreat to Fancheng. When they arrived in Fancheng, Lu Fengming and Yuan Tianhuang hurriedly came to pick them up. At that time, Lu Fengming and Yuan Tianhuang saw that the embankment collapsed and the flood hit, so they knew that Wenzhou City could not hold it, so they came to Fancheng with 2,000 people to transport grain and grass. The two of them were actually greedy for life and afraid of death, so they ran away. But the two quibbled, saying that it was for the army to keep food and grass, after all, without food and grass, the army could not be maintained, and the soldiers who fled would not come back.
Not long after, the soldiers of Yu who escaped returned to Fancheng because they had no food. Yuan Hong rectified the soldiers and horses, after the battle, 40,000 soldiers and horses became 12,000, including 5,000 wounded soldiers, this battle was a fiasco, plus Fancheng originally had 2,000 guards, a total of 14,000 soldiers and horses, how to resist the soldiers and horses of the Liang State.
Yuan Hong hurriedly wrote an urgent report to Emperor Jingwu in the capital for help, and reported that the Wu King had escaped.
After Liang Chao'an rested his troops and horses, he decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue.
Gong Renyu said: This time I should have taken the head of Yuanhong, but I didn't expect Yuguo to have Situ Changkong.
Channai said: That sword called Snow Kite is so beautiful, I will also refine one in the future.
Gong Renyu said: General Xiang, only you and the marshal in the army can fight with Situ Changkong.
Channai said: Fighting and killing hurt my elegant temperament.
Gong Ren said: General Xiang won Situ Changkong, and Snow Kite is General Xiang's.
Channai's eyes lit up and said: A word is a certainty.
Liang Chao'an didn't give Yuan Hong a chance to breathe, and pursued all the way to victory. Due to the huge disparity in strength, Yuan Hong fought and retreated, until he retreated to Gusu City, at this time, Yu had lost eight cities. And Liang Chao'an also stopped the attack, because Gusu City was very close to Suzhou City, and Suzhou City was the territory of Feng Qingyun, the strongest monk in Yu Kingdom. The wind is clear and the clouds can govern the country, and the military can secure the territory, which is the pillar of the Yu country. The enemy in this battle is not trivial.
Liang Chaoan convened the generals to discuss countermeasures.
The words are divided into two ends. The Witch King led Bigu Sword, Baili Ginseng, and 30,000 Wu soldiers to Azure City, and Feng Duo, the Taishou of Azure City, opened the city gate, invited the Witch King and his group to enter, and handed over the 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city. Feng Duo was originally from the Wu Clan, and he was a chess piece arranged by the Witch King in the Yu Kingdom more than 20 years ago.
Zhao Yunlong, the defender of Azure City, is leading 50,000 soldiers and horses to fight against the soldiers of the Xinyue City Shark Clan. Hearing that Feng Duo had rebelled, he knew that something was wrong and was ready to evacuate, but he was attacked by the Wu army and the Shark army, and there was no food and grass supply, and soon the whole army was annihilated, and Zhao Yunlong's soldiers were defeated and died.
The mountain road of Azure City is rugged and stretches for hundreds of miles, it is a natural barrier, and it is a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so there are not many defenders in the more than 20 cities behind Azure City, and the Witch King quickly took more than 20 cities behind Azure City. Later, the Shark Clan presented Xinyue City and instructed the Witch King not to forget the agreement with the Shark Clan.
For a long time, the Wu area is located at the junction of Yu and Liang, which leads to the Wu people often being affected by wars and the people are struggling to make a living. The Wu clan needs Azure City, a city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if they settle down, the people of the Wu clan will not be harmed by the war all year round.
The Witch King sent a message to Ling Chuan, a henchman in the Witch region. After Ling Chuan received the letter, he poisoned the black clothes and killed Tang Xia Hui.
Before Tang Xia Hui died, he looked at Ling Chuan with disbelief and resentful eyes.
Ling Chuan said: The Witch King wants you to die because you shouldn't touch the only bloodline of the Witch King's family.
Tang Xia will say: The witch king killed me for the jade barnacle, I am his righteous son, I have done so many things for him, after all, I can't compare to my blood relatives, I hate it, I am unwilling.
Ling Chuan buried the dead Tang Xia Hui and led all the Wu people to Azure City.
In the imperial palace of the capital, Emperor Jingwu received a military report. Xinyue City, Tiantai City, and more than 20 cities behind Tiantai City were lost and occupied by the Wu clan. Yuan Hong was defeated and lost eight cities including Wenzhou City and Fancheng. Emperor Jingwu vomited blood on the spot, and was diagnosed by the imperial doctor as being caused by a rush of fire. Emperor Jingwu didn't care about his body, so he summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.
Qin Dazai said: Yuan Hong's army lost eight cities, Zhao Yunlong died, and more than 20 cities such as Azure City and Xinyue City were lost, all because of the Witch King Yuzhi, asking the emperor to order to attack Azure City, kill the Witch King, and recapture more than 20 cities.
Liu Shangshu said: Azure City is a dangerous city, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is not easy to win.
Qin Dazai said: Is it possible to let the witch king be arrogant.
Prime Minister Liu Cheng coughed, and everyone quieted down. Prime Minister Liu, whose name is like Liu, is a veteran of the two dynasties and the father of the current queen. Even Emperor Jingwu had to give him three points.
Prime Minister Liu said: Your Majesty, today's predicament is all caused by your strategy of using the Witch King to fight against the Liang army. The Witch King is not credible, in order to prevent the Witch King from taking the opportunity to make trouble, you put the Witch King under the supervision of Yuan Hong, in a vain attempt to use the war between the two armies to consume the Witch King's troops and the Liangguo Army. But the witch king is cunning and cunning, and Yuan Hong is indecisive, how can he control the witch king.
Emperor Jingwu looked embarrassed and said: Prime Minister Liu, this battle is a lonely miscalculation.
Qin Dazai said: Prime Minister Liu, the most important thing now is to discuss countermeasures, not to investigate right and wrong.
Prime Minister Liu Cheng said: Azure City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is difficult to take it in the short term, and Liang Guo sent two teams of men and horses, with a total of 200,000 troops to press the border, but it is imminent, and it should be dealt with by the Liang State army first.
Liu Shangshu said: The prime minister has a good plan.
Prime Minister Liu Cheng said: Liang Chao'an stopped when he attacked Gusu City, but he was afraid of the wind and clouds. The emperor can order Feng Qingyun to be the commander, lead Yuan Hong and other cadres, and then transfer 60,000 soldiers and horses from Yecheng to Feng Qingyun.
Emperor Jingwu said: Just do what the prime minister wants.
In Suzhou City, Feng Qingyun, who was in retreat, received a holy decree and knew that this battle was not trivial, so he led the Xuanqing Sect to dispatch monks from Xuanwu Tower, Tianyin Sect and other sects to Yecheng to dispatch 60,000 soldiers and horses to rescue Gusu City.
In the barracks of the Liang army, Liang Chaoan was discussing with the generals.
Huang Qin said: Now there are only 20,000 soldiers and horses in Yuanhong in Gusu City, and we still have 90,000 soldiers and horses.
Zhang Dazhui said: Marshal, whatever the wind and clouds, take the city first.
Gong Renyu said: What we want is not a few cities, but the entire Yu country.
Liang Chaoan said: What other layout do you have?
Gong Ren said: Marshal, please listen to me in detail.
Yu has five masters of cultivation, Feng Qingyun, Yuan Hong, Xiao Shanhe, Wan Jing Nian, and Dugu Yijian.
Wan Jingnian is the chief eunuch of Emperor Jingwu's side, responsible for protecting the safety of Emperor Jingwu, not participating in the military, and Wan Jingnian is gloomy and vicious, and has many disagreements with the ministers of the court, so it can't be a big deal, not a threat.
Dugu Yijian doesn't like court disputes, right and wrong in the rivers and lakes, indifferent to fame and fortune, retreats to the mountains and forests, Liang Guo can't find him, Yu Guo can't find him, this threat can be temporarily ruled out.
Although Yuan Hong's cultivation is profound, he is strong and weak, and indecisive, and it is difficult to become a big weapon, and it is not difficult to deal with him.
Xiaoshanhe is brave and strategic, and it is a difficult bone to gnaw. Gong Renyu has observed many times and found that Xiao Shanhe's weakness is lust. Gong Renyu took advantage of this weakness and harmed Xiaoshanhe. Gong Renyu found a beautiful woman named phoneme, and put a blood-devouring curse poison on the phoneme, and the blood-devouring curse poison is guided by virgin blood, which can be transmitted to each other through the combination of men and women, without being found abnormal by the other party. The blood-devouring curse poison is very domineering, and when it is removed from the woman's body, it will deplete the woman's qi and blood, and the woman's life is not guaranteed. Phoneme seduced Xiao Shanhe with beauty, but Xiao Shanhe didn't check it, just thought it was a night of romance, and Phoneme left in a hurry after passing the blood-devouring curse poison to Xiao Shanhe. Two days later, Phoneme died, and before she died, she asked Gong Renyu to take care of her family.
Liang Chaoan said: Xiao Shanhe has fallen into your trap.
Gong Renyu said: I asked Marshal Shenyang Lie to fight Xiao Shanhe many times, in order to stir up his qi and blood and trigger the blood-devouring curse. It's almost time now, and it's time for the blood-devouring curse to kick in. When Shen Yanglie killed Xiao Shanhe and destroyed the 100,000 troops of the Yu State, he came to join our army to deal with Feng Qingyun and increase our chances of victory.
Liang Chaoan said: That wind is clear, you have a plan.