Chapter VIII: War
There are only two days left before the Wei State attacks, and the battle formation of Zhu Gui and the butcher is still in the drill where every second counts, and Changle is still sitting at the table thinking about the problem late at night, but she does not have the problem of finding resentment, but is thinking about a few other questions:
The first question is what is the identity of the black-robed mysterious person who came in, he has not shown up yet, there will only be two possibilities, the first may be that he is not here at all, but in the Wei State opposite, and the second may be that he is here, but hidden, what information does he have that they don't know.
The second is why the three of them are these three identities, which should have a special significance, at present, these three identities are directly related to the result of this decisive battle, so whether the identity of the black-robed person is also related to the result of the decisive battle, in this way, who else on their own side may be related to the result of the decisive battle, and it is more likely to be in the Wei camp, because it can also be decided there.
There is also the battle formation brought in by Wang Zhen, if there is no Wang Zhen, what should this decisive battle be.
In the end, I don't have a clue what the key is to get out of this ancient monument world.
Gu Che through a lot of secret knocks, finally found where his home is, this is a small house, very simple, there are few servants in the house, there is a big tree in the center of the yard, said that it was planted by the previous generation of national teachers, there is a stone table under the tree, with a stone bench, three or two leaves fall on the table, under the light of the moon, it is particularly quiet, walk into a room are some ancient books, astronomy, geography, spells, divination, etc., walk to the table, there is a map of various states and counties of the country on the table, it is very old, the corners of the book have been worn outAfter opening it, a triangular leaf fell out of it, it looks like it has just been picked off, it is very magical, after a simple flip, and then walked to the bedroom, the bedroom is very neat, and the dust on the desktop tells that there is no one living for a few days.
The next day, the imperial court deliberated, the empress first announced the general Zhu Gui and the vanguard butcher, the battle formation that was being rehearsed had every chance to repel the Wei State, all the officials were relieved, but the scouts should observe the movements of the Wei army at any time, report once every hour, to ensure that the general can adjust the combat strategy in time, and then ask the officials to appease the military and civilians in the city, ensure the daily operation of the city, can not cause panic, and pass on confidence to everyone, and finally ask the national teacher to divinate the results of the decisive battle, the court meeting is very short, and the efficiency is also very high, Immediately after the end, the parties began their own business.
Divination and sacrifice, is what Gu Che is good at, prepare five animals, burn incense and bathe, Gu Che is wearing a heavy black robe, holding a divination instrument in his hand, while jumping, singing a song that people don't understand, a quarter of an hour later suddenly from movement to extremely quiet, the divination instrument in his hand landed, Gu Che came to report to the empress, and the officials looked at Gu Che with expectation: "God bless me Dashu, God instructed us to win this decisive battle." ”
Everyone applauded loudly, and the excitement was overflowing, and the princess also smiled: "Since the heavens have given instructions, you should hurry up to appease the people and restore the normal order of life." ”
In fact, Gu Che didn't really divination, and the empress didn't need him to really divinate the results, all she needed was the results that people wanted.
The results of the divination and the training of the battle formation quickly spread throughout the crowd, and the whole city suddenly changed from the anxiety of the previous catastrophe to the overheated reaction of the conceit of victory, as if it was a carnival before the end, as if they were the party besieging the city, maybe what people needed many times was not real, but a kind of hope that they hoped for, only the old and the young beggars on the street, the old ones were still indifferent, and the few were still cowering, as if this victory or not made no difference to them.
The third day came soon, 200,000 people of Wei came to the city in a mighty way, cavalry, infantry, archers, spearmen were in order, followed by all kinds of siege equipment, ladders, catapults, etc., you can see the cold light reflected by the armor and spearmen arrows from a distance, a breath of slaughter paved the surface, in this hot noon, people can't help but shiver constantly, on the other hand, the general of Shu Kingdom, the general stands in the center of the city, the empress and the hundred officials observe the war trend in the watchtower, the people in the city, are standing under the city, At this time, everyone put down the things in their hands, silently prayed, although there are divination results and the guarantee of the battle array, but it is really the moment of the decisive battle, still uneasy, the position of each archer in the city has drawn the bow and loaded, just waiting for an order, every 50 steps there is a standard-bearer, this is the hub of the battle array command, the order was issued from the general Zhu Gui, through ten standard-bearers, arrived at the center of the battle array, changed various combinations, suddenly the drawbridge on the city gate fell, the butcher walked out of the city gate with 50,000 horses, and the momentum was also extraordinary.
At the beginning of the decisive battle, everyone held their breath, the war drums of the Wei army on the opposite side were beating, the yellow flag of the Shu army was waving on this side, and the team quickly changed its formation, as if it was a large-scale dance drama for the performers, with drums on one side and dancing on the other.
But war is always a cruel aesthetics, the battle array is like a meat grinder, cutting the formation of the Wei army, gradually devouring the 200,000 troops, like a snake swallowing an elephant, the Shu army gradually gained the upper hand, and the city was also applauded, and even the residents of the city boldly walked to the head of the city, arrogantly shouting the formation, it seems that the war is as smooth as the result of the beginning of divination.
Suddenly, a rain of fire came, the ten standard-bearers fell to the ground instantly, and the sudden disconnection of the command made the battle array fall into a state of loss of control, the snake swallowed the elephant and suddenly stopped, the snake seemed to be distorted like indigestion, and it was a gust of wind, blowing up the smoke and dust in the sky, the Shu army suddenly couldn't see the front, lost its way, the Wei army suddenly counterattacked, the decisive battle was reversed, the 200,000 army crushed the Shu army like the autumn wind sweeping the leaves, the corpses were all over the field, some were trampled to death, but I don't know whether it was a man or a horse who trampled on him, whether it was his own people or enemies, some chests, With bows and arrows in their faces, some with steel spears in their chests, and still slashing enemies in their hands, primitive warfare was so fierce, and hand-to-hand combat was so direct.
The people on the city tower panicked, urging Wang Zhen to think of a way, Zhu Gui is just a beginner in the battle array, and it is also the first time to officially use it, how can I think that there are so many changes, Changle's mood is also like a roller coaster, just flew into the clouds, and now it has fallen to the bottom, not thinking about other officials like ants in a hot pot urging Wang Zhen, but quietly waiting for the ending, because she knows that no one can reverse the ending of the city's destruction now, Gu Che is also unusually calm, he believes that this world will not end so easily, Now it is just the first hints, on the other hand, the people in the city are even more unbearable, just shouting in the city, now they are anxious, cursing the enemy, cursing themselves, some people began to rob and kill people desperately, all kinds of beasts that are usually not revealed, under great pressure, exposed, some people began to hug each other, enjoying this last reunion, and some people are like the old and young beggars, still sitting quietly on the street, no joy or sorrow, it seems that this world has always been like this.
From dawn to dark, 50,000 soldiers and horses were killed and wounded, only Ding Ming was really like a butcher killing people mechanically, regardless of the dozens of feather arrows and deep gunshot wounds inserted in his body, his body was full of corpses, and at this moment he was like a tombstone, inserted in the grave bag composed of people.
The Wei army began to raise torches, the city was broken, and the army was about to enter the city, and it was foreseeable that a wave of burning and looting would begin immediately.
But none of the four of them saw it, and for a while, time and space were reversed, and they returned to the original point, but the difference was that at this moment, they could not control the host as freely as they did at the beginning, but stayed in the body like a bystander, and could only see and hear, and could not act left and right.
I saw that the national division still came to the palace according to the previous route, and the little general in the palace was still introducing: "At present, the Wei State has led 200,000 troops to our side, and it is stationed on Qiyangpo, and it is expected to arrive at our city in two days......" "The national teacher is coming" "The current situation is that the enemy is outnumbered, because the grain road is cut off, the food in the city is only enough for the soldiers and civilians in the city to live for three days, so the Wei State will come to besiege the city in two days........." This time the middle empress did not make a sound, still frowning solemnly, After a while, the general Zhu returned, and at this time there was a change from before, the general asked to report to the empress alone, and the others went out to wait.
"Empress, I suggest that we surrender now, at least we can save the lives of the soldiers and civilians of our city, and this decisive battle with no chance of victory should not be fought again," General Zhu Gui pleaded;
"Do you think that if we surrender, the Wei army will let go of the soldiers and civilians in this city, don't you remember how the last army of Wu State was killed?" The Empress said excitedly;
"They promised me that they would not kill a single soldier," General Zhu Gui said, bowing his head;
"You... As a great general, how can you collude with the enemy army," the empress said indignantly;
"Get out" The general was about to explain, the empress roared first, and the people outside also heard it, and they didn't know what was going on inside, so that the empress, who usually didn't recognize a cat and spoke loudly, was so angry, I saw the general walk out, although Gu Che couldn't control his body, but the general's resentment was seen by Gu Che.
"National teacher, come with me for a walk" Then the empress also walked out and said to the national teacher, and then the national teacher accompanied the empress to the city, watching the soldiers in the city busy transporting ordnance to the city wall, and walked to a huge peach tree with gorgeous peach blossoms, the canopy covers the sky and the sun, and the ground is full of pink peach blossoms, the national teacher and the empress stood under the tree one after the other, looking at the sergeants in the distance, the empress was slightly in a daze.
"Nan Qiao, I'll take you away, I'll take you out of here, let's go see this world together, isn't this our dream, my teacher used to be here, your father was here, you and I were identities, and we couldn't be together, but now as long as we leave here, there will be no princesses and national teachers, only you and me, we can live the life of an ordinary couple, we can choose to wander the world, see the world, or choose to settle down and have children" The national teacher did not call her the empress here, Instead, he called her name directly, and the more the national teacher said behind the empress, the more excited she became, as if this beautiful scene was close at hand, as long as she agreed, he could immediately take her to achieve all this, this rich to the essence of love, burst out at this moment, the empress looked ahead, and did not speak for a long time.
"Starfall, look at this child, she is looking at her father, and she is praying in her heart that her father who is in the army can return safely, but in fact, she doesn't ask for much, doesn't she?" Empress Nanqiao looked at a little girl sitting on the threshold in the distance, and then seemed to be saying something unrelated, but at this moment, the Starfall National Master had already understood her choice, and she chose to stay.
Suddenly, Empress Nan Qiao turned around, and seemed to be desperate to hug the national teacher of Xingluo, putting aside the shackles of identity, putting aside the pressure of war, like a pair of ordinary lovers, a cute little face stretched out in front of the cold face of the national teacher, and the next moment it will be a warm kiss.
At this time, the control of the body was handed back to Gu Che and Changle, a breeze blew, and the peach blossoms in the sky fell like rain, and at the same time, the peach blossoms on the ground flew and spun in the air together, but the strong love between the former national teacher and the empress seemed to still infect them, he and she completed the unfinished work of the two, the two lips were pasted together, Gu Che and Changle both felt the collision that touched the soul, whether it was the first time in the previous life or this life, and then it was very strange, Gu Che felt that this lip was very cold, She should be very tired, a strong pity welled up in her heart, and Changle's feeling was that this lip was very warm, and it should be good if she could wander the world with him.
A cat meow interrupted the thoughts of the two and interrupted their immersion in the role;
Changle let go of Gu Che first and said, "I'm sorry, Starfall, I can't go with you, I am the princess of this country, and I have the obligation to protect them, even if I can't protect them, I have to accompany them." ”
"I'll accompany you" Gu Che only said three words, and the conversation between the two seemed to be said by Nan Qiao and Xingluo, and it was like what Gu Che and Changle said.
Then Changle asked Gu Che to go back first, because she knew that Wang Zhen of the Spirit Beast Sect and Ding Ming of the Ten Thousand Saints Sect should have also regained control of their bodies, and the general Zhu Gui and the pioneer butcher in the palace were already waiting here, talking, as if summarizing the reasons for the failure last time.
"It seems that the problem is the success or failure of this decisive battle, and the Wei army's breakthrough of the city gate means that the mission has failed," Wang Zhen concluded.
"Yes, but if you want to win, you have to re-plan, the battle formation is undoubtedly very strong first, I propose that first of all, the flag bearer should not be placed in a conspicuous place, and secondly, strengthen the protection of the flag bearer, and finally not only one group of members, but a few more spare hands, in case it falls, make up for it in time, to ensure that there will be no chaos caused by the lack of personnel, and finally lead to a total rout, and I haven't killed anyone last time" Ding Ming was extremely confident in his analysis, licking his upper lip bloodthirsty, his eyes were blurred, Makes no secret of the thrill of killing last time.
"You still have to be careful this time, Wei Jun is not a wine bag and rice bag, from the last time, they can quickly grasp our weaknesses, and secondly, they have long-range warlocks, last time they used fire rain and hurricanes, this time there may be other types of spells, and I don't know if you have noticed, this time back, at the beginning of a period of time, we are unable to control the body, I guess, if we fail again or fail many times, this time is likely to become longer again, and finally we are imprisoned in this body, Therefore, it is necessary to make more careful arrangements and defeat the Wei army in one fell swoop," Changle added; The two nodded, this problem, they also realized it, but it was not as extreme as Changle's deduction, and they were afraid for a while, and then discussed many details.
"Does the national teacher also know some spells, it was over before he had time to perform them last time," Changle guessed in his heart.
Then, according to the last arrangement, first divination, and then the news of this victory was announced to everyone, and then asked the national teacher if he would have some spells, and the national teacher said that he would have some, so that he could prepare and deal with it on the battlefield.
Gu Che returned home at night and looked through these spell books, which were all simple spells, and the principle was also very simple, using the soul to resonate with the elements in the air to achieve fire rain, hurricanes, rain, etc., and learned them that night.
The focus of his thinking is not this, but Zhu Gui's resentment at the beginning of this time, he was still unable to control his body at that time, indicating that Wang Zhen could not control it, this is the real reaction of Zhu Gui in this world, whether it was because the empress refused Zhu Gui's request, which led to his huge resentment in the end, and by chance, the ancient monument and this black fog were formed, if this is the case, is it that if the empress agreed to Zhu Gui's request at that time, this resentment will dissipate, Gu Che gradually has some clues, but the current situation, He couldn't verify it either.
The decisive day is coming soon, this time the flag-bearers are hiding in the newly built bunkers, and the flag-bearers only need to use the flag, do not need any part of themselves to appear outside, to ensure the greatest degree of safety, at the same time, each flag-bearer, prepared a substitute of ten people, in case of accidents, only to see 50,000 soldiers have masked their faces, in order to prevent the hurricane from rolling up the dust, and also let the national teacher prepare measures to deal with spells, which can be said to have everything.
This battle array crushed the Wei army like a blood-colored grinding disc, although there was also a rain of fire in the middle to attack the flag bearer, but only the flag could be attacked, and immediately a new flag followed, sandstorms and fire rain also appeared above the army, and were extinguished by the Ganlin technique of the national teacher, and there were also new spells behind, which were also blocked by the soldiers, and the water came to cover the earth, which did not slow down the progress of the grinding disc at all.
Just when the Shu army won a complete victory, I saw an unintentional blow from a monk in the air, and the entire army was annihilated.
The four of them returned to the beginning.