[518] Blood-stained river
The cold murderous aura mixed with the gloomy ghost aura couldn't help but emanate from the Emperor Xudu, causing the air in the Soul Destroying Hall to plummet, making the Wheel King tremble.
If you don't pay attention, the military strength of the Nine Shadows Kingdom has increased by leaps and bounds, which makes this Yin Tianzi, who has always been calm because he has thousands of ghost soldiers, also frightened in his heart.
The technology he obtained from the Demon God, and thus developed the Guanyuecha, which was also successfully copied and improved by Xiao Shizhu, a master plagiarist, which made Emperor Xudu's back chill, and he felt that Xiao Shizhu's threat to him was getting bigger and bigger.
But he never liked to sit still, and if the prophecy was about to come true, then Emperor Xudu would strangle this possibility in the cradle.
According to the national policy he formulated before, he would not launch a large-scale war against the Nine Shadows Kingdom, but only against Xuanyan Continent and Yunmeng Continent, but it did not say that he could not launch a large-scale war against the Nine Shadows Kingdom that had just gained a foothold in Dongyi Continent.
It is clearly written in the recital that Xiao Shizhu took advantage of the coward of the King of Xiazhou to flee north, and led five Xiancha into Manjiang City, seizing the control of the King of Xiazhou near Manjiang City and all the places south of Manjiang City.
Because Xiao Shizhu took advantage of the danger of others, he didn't have many soldiers and horses with him, and the number of soldiers and horses in the territory of Xiazhou Country in the Nine Shadows Country was also very small. In addition, in recent years, the Nine Shadows Kingdom has continued to fight large and small, and while the land area has increased rapidly, there has also been a shortage of soldiers. If Xiao Shizhu wants to draw too many reinforcements from the country at once, it doesn't exist.
Therefore, this is a good opportunity to expel the Nine Shadows Kingdom from Dongyi Continent, and of course, it is also the best time to kill Xiao Shizhu.
Once the Nine Shadows Kingdom is allowed to gain a firm foothold in Dongyi Continent, Emperor Xudu and his Northern Yin Dynasty will lose control of Dongyi Continent, this kind of defeat is bearable, but Emperor Xudu will never endure it, and will not allow it to appear.
He wants to rely on the advantage of his many ghost soldiers to give Xiao Shizhu a big encirclement and trap Xiao Shizhu in Dongyi Continent to meet death.
"Mobilize fifty ships and one million air cavalry to accompany you. Emperor Xudu turned around, raised his robe with a gust of wind, and then he strode to the map hanging in the main hall, and his sharp eyes swept over the Dongyizhou area on the map, and landed on the map at Junzi Port: "All the sailors in the east of Liutianzhou were dispatched, carrying three million eastern garrisons to Junzi Port. ”。
The Wheel King followed, and after standing beside him, he looked as far as his eyes could see.
Emperor Xudu thought the same as Xiao Shizhu, Junzi Port was located in the middle of the coastline of the former Xia Zhou Kingdom, and once Junzi Port was completely occupied, the Xudu Army would be equivalent to blocking the coastline near this area. Moreover, the powerful fleet sailors of the Beiyin Dynasty could follow the inland rivers on both sides of the port, drive straight into the interior, and give Xiao Shizhu a surprise attack.
The Wheel King only looked at the mountains and rivers on the map for a moment, and also thought of this reason, so he nodded and agreed: "Your Majesty is wise, this is equivalent to cutting off the logistics and material transportation of the Nine Shadows Country and trapping Xiao Shizhu." ”。
"Not only that, but it can also give the rebel countries in Dongyi Continent a deterrent. Emperor Xudu's eyes closed slightly, and a cold glint burst out in his eyes: "Send a message to King Yama and ask him to tell the King of Xiazhou that when the sailor started a battle in Junzi Harbor, he led his army south to besiege Manjiang City." ”。
"Spread the message to the King of Equality, and use his latest research results, the powerful and powerful Ghost Fire God Cannon, as well as the Hundred Sons Lianzhu Cannon that can fire dozens of Zi Gong in a row, and mobilize the Sailor and the Eastern Expedition Army. Just after a meal, Emperor Xudu said excitedly: "Xiao Shizhu loves firearms so much, so I will use firearms to fight him once." ”。
"No. After keeping these explanations in mind, the Wheel King curled the corners of his mouth slightly, looked through the third book with a smile on his face, and said slowly: "There is also good news, the remnants of the Mo family in Dongyi Continent have been wiped out, and the Fusang Kingdom, which occupies most of the land in Dongyi Continent, has surrendered to the imperial court. Hou Yi, the king of Fusang Kingdom, has handed over the talismans and the maps of the cities in the country. ”。
"Good. When Emperor Xudu stroked his palms when he heard this, his fingers trembled slightly with excitement, his eyes turned around Dongyizhou on the map a few times, and he said excitedly: "Inform that it is cloudy and cloudy, organize Houyi's original army to join the battle, and use the Black Tooth Country to attack Wenyuan Valley from the northwest." Opened up Wenyuan Valley, quickly rested after destroying the Corpse Country, and then went south to attack Xiao Shizhu. ”。
After all the subordinates were in place, Emperor Xudu saw the period of Xiao Shizhu. This time, Xiao Shizhu has no backup and no foundation, and there are not many soldiers and horses around him, in the eyes of Emperor Xudu and the Wheel King, the other party is already certain to die;
"No. The Wheel King, who answered, turned around and left after presenting the rest of the recital to the Emperor Xudu.
Seeing the back of the Wheel King leaving, the excitement in the eyes of Emperor Xudu did not decrease but increased. The resentment accumulated after being abducted by Xiao Shizhukeng for several years has finally been released today......
Dongyizhou, the sound of killing is earth-shattering outside the city of Manjiang, and the smoke is billowing out, covering the sky and the sun.
In a way, the corpse is a trustworthy ghost. As soon as the ten days were up, he had not received a reply from Xiao Shizhu, so he took an army of 300,000 to the south with great interest and rushed straight to Manjiang City.
The warships he had temporarily requisitioned filled the northern river outside Manjiang City. White sails dotted, thousands of masts lined up, and the river was crowded with warships. The trebuchets and bed crossbows mounted on the warship continued to shoot furiously at the head of Manjiang City.
The stone arrows were as dense as locusts, with bursts of sharp whistles breaking through the air, and suddenly crashed into the walls of Manjiang City, raising up dust.
At the same time, Xiao Shizhu's subordinates and troop transfer have also been completed quickly, and the ghost people in the city are grateful for Xiao Shizhu's reward for the grace of rice food, except for the old and infirm, women and children who retreated south of the city to avoid the disaster of war, the rest stayed, and defended Manjiang City with the Jiuyou army.
Coupled with the advanced firearms of the Nine Shadow Country, from early morning to noon, the Corpse Soul Army launched a total of seven large-scale attacks, but not only failed to capture the city, but tens of thousands of Corpse Soul Army rose under the artillery bombardment of the Nine Shadow Kingdom.
For the confrontation with the corpse of Haobi, Xiao Shizhu adopted a hooligan style of play, loading solid shells into tiger squat cannons that could be curled and bombarding enemy ships close to the city. Trying to shatter their deck hull, the mast shattered and sank in the river. This fills the river and prevents the other ships of the Rubi Corps from moving forward.
He even let the Flying Army hold a boulder in his hand and fly high like a cloud. Throwing these stones into the river near the foot of the city wall, it soon blocked the water and the path of the Corpse Soul Army's warship.
The river was crowded with warships from the Corpse Country. Once the road ahead was blocked, it was difficult for the warships behind to turn around, so they had to all huddle together, anxiously waiting for the cannonballs of the Nine Shadows Kingdom to attack them like comets, and with them explosions and flames, as well as the rapid wood chips.
In the Chinese army not far away, the corpse of Haobi, who personally commanded the battle, had a headache. The firearms of the Nine Shadows Kingdom were superior to those of the Northern Yin Dynasty, not only with a long range but also with great power, and in two or three hours, he lost tens of thousands of warships.
The Corpse Soul Army is still charging, and the sound of artillery is still deafening. After pacing around the podium for a long time, he stood still, his eyes looking through the smoke in front of him towards the river city.
On the tall city walls, all kinds of artillery spewed flickering fire, and cannonballs were fired angrily.
The wind was furious, the heat swept in, and most of the corpse soul army died in the explosion and flames before they could get close to the walls. Their bodies turned into blood-colored powder, gradually dyeing the land and rivers in the north outside Manjiang City.
And the Jiuyou National Army at the head of the wall, relying on the solid city walls that the King of Xiazhou had repeatedly built dozens of times, as well as their artillery, were unscathed.
Even when fighting against the Xudu Army with the Nether Ghost Cannon, the Corpse Soul Army had never suffered such a big loss. The pungent blood in the air stimulated the desire to survive of the corpse, so that he did not order Mingjin to withdraw his troops for a long time, but resolutely launched one onslaught after another.
"Your Majesty. With an anxious face, he walked to the side of the corpse with his hands folded, and urgently advised, "Withdraw." Xiao Shizhu obviously hasn't shown all his strength yet, and the flying warship (Nine Shadows Kingdom Immortal Cha) hovering over the city that day has not yet been dispatched, and our army has already suffered heavy casualties, and if it continues to fight like this, the old capital will be lost. ”。
Hearing this, the corpse turned his head, staring at the red eyes of the clear sky, and the cold light was cold. And the clear space was not frightened, and met the other party with a resolute gaze.
At this point, the clear space is not tougher, and the casualties of the Corpse Soul Army are even greater.
But his resoluteness and exhortation, in exchange for the anger of the corpse, is indeed extravagant. After being silent for a moment, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and scolded angrily: "Are you in the myth Xiao Shizhu? He is just a dog supervisor, what qualifications do you have to come and grab territory with me." ”。
This is a common problem of many Hades kings in the underworld, they all think that Xiao Shizhu is from a dog prison, his status is low and humble, no matter how strong the Nine Shadows Kingdom is, no matter how weak they are, Xiao Shizhu has been a dog warden, and the indisputable fact that Xiao Shizhu has been a dog prison is also the capital for them to underestimate Xiao Shizhu and laugh at each other.
And Xiao Shizhu, who has no bottom line, often uses it to provoke his opponents, making them completely irrational, just like angering the corpse of Hao Bi now. He neither mobilized a large army out of the city to meet the enemy, nor did he teach him to go out of Manjiang City. Instead, they used artillery and guns to shoot at the corpse army at the head of the city.
I didn't expect that the corpse would be even more angry because of this, so he completely lost his mind, and suddenly froze in place.
As he turned around, snatched his spear from his attendant, and strode off the command platform, he shouted aloud with confidence: "Soul warriors, come with me! Let us use our flesh and blood to level the city of Manjiang and slaughter all the ghosts in the city." ”。
The corpse soul army who were beaten to ashes around them didn't know where they got their courage, and they actually cheered up one after another, raised the cold swords, guns, swords and halberds in their hands, roared wildly, and walked towards the battlefield with the corpse.
Maybe that's madness!
But the corpse soul army that followed the corpse of Haobi will all throw themselves into a brutal battle.
Ahead, the artillery of the Nine Shadows Kingdom roared again after a brief pause. The crimson fire bomb crossed the arc and landed outside the city, crashing into the river and exploding a large area of water like a stormy wave.
And the corpse soul army that charged in the riverbank always exploded, but what they brought up was bloody stumps and broken flesh.
The light of the sword is better than the snow, and the guns are numerous. The corpses of Yubi led them to roar and run wildly in the artillery fire, explosions continued to explode all around, and the mud and dust thrown away rained like rain, and the corpse soul army fell in pieces like rice under the sickle.
Their crimson ghost blood spilled across the scorched ground from the shelling, and even so, the corpses of the Jabi and the corpse souls who survived the fire were still charging.
From beginning to end, none of the corpse soul army fell on the way to escape, which made Xiao Shizhu, who was standing at the head of the city watching the battle, couldn't help but admire them.