Zhao Hongming could see that this formation was a broken big formation, but under Li Mu's exquisite arrangement, they seemed to have crashed into an iron wall, and their charges were blocked by Zhao Jun again and again.

Compared with those wine bags and rice bags in Zhengyimen, Li Mu is undoubtedly much more capable, and makes the most of the geographical convenience.

If this is the case, when he breaks through the formation, if he is unable to turn the tide and kill the Zhao army, the Wei army will definitely suffer a big loss when he rushes in.

This is not the kind of skirmisher warrior that can be compared.

Zhao Hongming let go of the power of the divine soul and concentrated on finding the flaws in this remnant array.

His gaze was sharp, like an eagle falcon staring at its prey, and he seemed unhurried.

After a few breaths, Zhao Hongming found a weak gap, although it was small, but to him it was like a hole in the heavens.

His body moved, like an arrow off the string, rushing to the front of the formation.

The formation grinding disc condensed out, constantly grinding out the lines of the formation.

When the lines on the city protection formation were wiped out here, the Quartet Ancient Seal suspended on his chest slid around, and the national fortune that was as heavy as a thousand pounds crashed headlong like a white dragon.

Rumble!

There was a loud bang, as if the heavens and the earth had changed color.

With a deafening loud bang, an invisible shockwave spread out in all directions centered on the place where the formation was broken.

The thick formation pattern that originally shrouded the city above the city instantly became dim in this invisible wave of qi, revealing a bit of decadence.

At the same time, those Zhao troops who were defending in the formation were also instantly shaken out by this force, some fell to the ground, and some directly hit the strong city wall in the distance.

And those soldiers who survived widened their eyes, and they couldn't believe that Zhao Hongming had done this with the strength of only one person.

'Not enough! ’

Zhao Hongming couldn't help urging Wu Shijing, and turned into a white dragon's national fortune into a ball.

Under his deliberate urging, the white dragon began to hover over the protective array of Anze City, wearing out.

Click!

The indestructible protective formation, under the impact of Zhao Hongming's violent and unreasonable force, cracks appeared, and then gradually collapsed like a broken mirror, causing the entire battlefield to fall into chaos.

However, just when the Wei army was cheering that An Ze's remnant formation was completely broken, a sudden change occurred, and the collapsed formation turned into the power of the formation one after another, surrounding Zhao Hongming.

"Kill!"

Li Mu immediately made a decision and gave the order to attack.

After the remnants of Anze City trapped Zhao Hongming, the barrier disappeared, and the Zhao army and the Wei army came into close contact.

Wei Jun, who was still cheering a moment ago, suddenly became in a hurry.

This remnant formation is not as subtle and powerful as the formation of the main gate, but it can be retracted and released freely, but it has achieved unexpected results.

Zhao Hongming frowned, he understood that this formation was probably aimed at him from the beginning.

In the middle of the formation, the runes flickered, exuding a palpitating coercion, as if he was in a swamp of death, trapping him in place.

Zhao Hongming took a deep breath, calmed down the restlessness in his heart, and while observing the surrounding environment, he recalled the many details about the formation in the formation path scripture he had learned.

Complex runes and formations came to his mind one by one, and he began to try to put them together according to some kind of law.

After a moment of hard work, Zhao Hongming's eyes lit up and he found a key node in the formation.

He built a new formation in his flesh and poured it into that node.

Quartet Ancient Seal Bombardment.

Suddenly, the entire formation lit up, and those runes began to spin wildly as if they were alive.

Zhao Hongming only felt a powerful force pouring out from that node, enveloping his whole person in it.

He used this power to find a gap, and with a flash of his figure, he rushed out of this opening and stood outside the formation.

Zhao Hongming looked back and saw that the formation had returned to its original state, but it had become even more broken.

The runes on the formation had become dim, as if they would completely dissipate at any moment.

The Zhao army seemed to have been expected for a long time, and under the command of Li Mu, even if it fought against the Wei army, it did not exceed the big formation.

At this time, after the formation is restored, it is just in the formation guard.

Zhao Hongming's eyes narrowed, looking at the battlefield.

This broken formation is not difficult to break, but it is very difficult.

Li Mu was afraid that he had made some adjustments to him.

Zhao Hongming returned to Wu Qi's side and ordered: "Mingjin withdraw his troops and fight again tomorrow." ”

Wu Qi obviously knew the current situation, nodded, and Ming Jin withdrew his troops.

After attacking for two days, Li Mu still firmly used the formation to resist the attack of the Wei army, and never dared to act rashly.

The whole battle was at a stalemate.

Zhao Hongming knew that such a situation was undoubtedly unfavorable for him, and for the first time since the battle, he encountered great obstacles.

So, he decided to gather his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.

In the barracks, Zhao Hongming sat in the tent, and the generals of the Wei army entered the tent one after another, sitting around Zhao Hongming, waiting for his instructions.

Zhao Hongming glanced at the crowd and said in a deep voice: "Now that the Zhao army can't attack for a long time, do you have any suggestions?" ”

The subordinates looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongming couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Just as he was about to urge again, Cen Xiu hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, maybe we can try the discord plan." ”

When Zhao Hongming heard this, he raised his eyebrows and became interested: "Oh? Discrete meter? Let's hear about it. ”

"The biggest trouble we encounter now is that Li Mu doesn't fight us. As long as Li Mu is forced out, then everything will be easy to do. ”

Seeing that Zhao Hongming was interested, Cen Xiu continued: "We can spread rumors that the reason why Li Mu did not come out of the city was because of collusion with the Wei State. In this way, it can not only shake the military spirit of the Zhao army, but also make the Zhao court suspicious of Li Mu, cut off his thoughts, and force him to fight or make peace with us. ”

When Zhao Hongming heard this, he fell into deep thought.

He knew that although such a strategy was a bit insidious, it was also a feasible way in this situation.

He looked at Wu Qi and other subordinates and asked for advice.

Other subordinates, including Wu Qi, also felt that this was a feasible strategy, and the implementation cost was not high, so they nodded in agreement.

So, Zhao Hongming made up his mind: "Then do it!" ”

……

In the bustling street market of Handan City in Zhao Kingdom, the martial artists of the Imperial City Division were hidden in the bustling crowd.

The purpose of their trip was to spread rumors about Li Mu's collusion with the Wei State.

In order to promote this plan more effectively, they also found Guo Kai, a favored retainer of Zhao State.

Guo Kai had a prominent position in the Zhao court, but his greed and ambition were also well known, and he was an easy Zhao minister.

In the bustling street market of Handan City, Zhao State, among the bustling crowds.

The Imperial City Si Wufu quietly shuttled between the alleys, whispering rumors about Li Mu's collusion with Wei Guo.

At the same time, in a remote teahouse in the city, Zhang Yi sat on a chair and poured tea quietly.

The door of the teahouse was pushed open, and a luxurious figure in a brocade robe walked in.

He looked around, and then walked straight to Zhang Yi's seat.

"Lord Guo, how are things going?" Zhang Yi asked in a low voice, and at the same time handed over a boxy wooden box.

Guo Kai took the wooden box and nodded with satisfaction: "Don't worry, I have already bought off the palace attendants and palace maids, and the rumors will soon be known to His Majesty in the palace." ”

Zhang Yi smiled with satisfaction: "Very good, in this way, you huge people will have peace of mind in the future." ”

Guo Kai nodded: "That's right, as long as we continue to spread rumors and make His Majesty and his courtiers suspicious of Li Mu, his position will be in jeopardy." When the time comes, some things will not be left to him. ”

The conversation between the two was extremely low, but full of intrigue and cunning.

With Guo Kai's help, the rumors spread quickly in the palace and became known to Emperor Chengxiang.

"I heard outside that Li Mu secretly colluded with the Wei army and was ready to betray the Zhao State!"

Emperor Zhao Guocheng's face became cloudy, and he questioned the many courtiers in the court.

Pang Hao immediately said to Emperor Chengxiang: "Your Majesty, there are suddenly such rumors outside, I'm afraid there is fraud in them." ”

Emperor Cheng Xiang's face was gloomy, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he asked, "What news does Xiangbang have?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there is no clue about these rumors for the time being." Pang Hao snorted and said.

At this time, a minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has a plan to help Your Majesty test whether this rumor is true or false." ”

"What's the solution? Come and talk about it. ”

"Now that we are at war with Wei in Zhao State, we can directly order General Li to fight, if General Li is willing to attack the Wei army, then this rumor will be self-defeating, if General Li is still holding on to the city, he has another idea."

Emperor Cheng Xiang heard what he meant by having other ideas.

It was these rebellious ministers and thieves, when he was passed on, there was little power left in the royal family of Zhao State, and he was naturally disgusted with this kind of behavior, so he decisively ordered: "It makes sense, Guo Kai, you immediately go and urge Li Mu to send troops!" ”

Guo Kai was stunned, obviously he didn't expect Emperor Cheng Xiang to send him, he glanced at Pang Hao.

The latter gave him a look, and he said, "Weichen obeys." ”

……

Ten days later, Guo Kai arrived at Anze City with the orders of King Zhao.

His face was gloomy, he stood in front of Li Mu, and said commandingly: "Li Mu, Your Majesty has an order, ordering you to abandon your stubborn strategy and attack the Wei army immediately!" ”

Li Mu sat quietly on the handsome seat, his face calm and firm.

He looked up at Guo Kai, and his voice was calm and powerful: "Lord Guo, you will be outside, and your order will not be affected." Although I, Li Mu, am a general, I must also formulate tactics according to the actual situation. Now that the Wei army is large and has the Wei Emperor in charge, our army is not an opponent, and if it attacks rashly, I am afraid that it will suffer heavy losses. ”

When Guo Kai heard this, his face sank: "Li Mu, do you know the consequences of disobedience?" You are betraying Zhao Guo! ”

Li Mu smiled lightly, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes: "Lord Guo, my Li Mu's loyalty to Zhao Guo can be learned. If I betray the Zhao Kingdom, what face will I have to live in the world? However, I cannot put our army to death because of His Majesty's orders. ”

Guo Kai's face was so angry by Li Mu's words that he glared at Li Mu fiercely: "Okay! Good! You just have a hard mouth! Wait and see how long you can last! ”

With that, he turned and walked away.

Li Mu looked at Guo Kai's departing back and sighed softly.

He knew that this disobedience would inevitably arouse the suspicion and dissatisfaction of Zhao Jun's subordinates, but he always firmly believed that his judgment was correct.

Since the defeat and death of the Haoran Sect Master, there were not many means for their Zhao army to stop Zhao Hongming.

Even the remnants of the battle that had been struggling to hold up were constantly consumed in the days of battle, and it was unknown whether they could stop Zhao Hongming in the future.

At this time, it would be harmful to them to attack the Wei army.

However, what happened next turned out in a way that he didn't expect.

What he didn't know was that at this time, a rumor about him secretly defecting to the Wei State was fueled by some people and spread in the army.

"I heard that our general is preparing to betray the State of Zhao and have a secret relationship with the State of Wei!"

"Really?"

"Otherwise, why do you think Your Majesty sent someone surnamed Guo? He wanted to supervise the general and wanted the general to send troops, but the general still refused. He was indifferent to the loss of several cities around, and he avoided the Wei army when he saw it. To say that the general has no thoughts in his heart, I am afraid that I will not believe it. ”

"In this way, there is indeed a problem."

There were soldiers in the Zhao army whispering, and these words spread rapidly through the barracks like wildfire.

Except for Li Mu, the psychology of everyone else couldn't help but change.

Zhao Jun's atmosphere became depressing.

After defeating the Wei army one after another, Li Mu continued to choose to defend the city.

Such a decision, in the case of rumors, can no longer get the understanding and support of the generals of the Zhao army.

On the contrary, they all believed that Li Mu had taken refuge in the Wei army and was preparing to betray the Zhao state.

This kind of misunderstanding and suspicion spread rapidly among the Zhao army, and for a time people were panicked and their morale was extremely low.

An Ze's yamen was temporarily rebuilt into Zhao Jun's "main tent", and the atmosphere was suffocating.

The subordinates gathered, and dissatisfaction and anger were evident on their faces. They were unwilling to hold out any longer, and demanded to attack.

"General, we can't wait any longer!" One of the generals couldn't help but say loudly: "Your Majesty ordered us to attack, but we are holding here stubbornly, isn't this a joke for the enemy?" ”

Li Mu quietly listened to the complaints of his subordinates, his face was indifferent, and he couldn't see any waves.

He knew that the more he could not shake at this time.

Wei Jun can't afford to wait even more than them.

The soldiers are fast, and the 400,000 army is 400,000 mouths if it doesn't fight, and the logistical pressure is not a star.

If they can't help it and really do it, it may make Zhao Jun fall into a more passive situation and be in danger.

"Guys, I know the grievances in your hearts." Li Mu said slowly, "But the Wei army is strong, and there is Emperor Wei, we can't attack rashly, otherwise we will be doomed if we are not careful." ”

"But, General!" Another general exclaimed, "We've been trapped here for too long, and we need a big win to boost morale!" ”

Li Mu said calmly: "Wait a little longer." ”

"Yes."

The general was helplessly camped.

The generals withdrew from the barracks.

Ji Guofu followed behind everyone, thoughtful in his heart.

Not long ago, another Wei army captured the city he was stationed in, and retreated here.

On the way, he reconnected with Zhao Hongming and gave him a task.

Maybe it's an opportunity right now.

Ji Guofu looked around at his colleagues around him, gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone, slow down." ”

The other generals stopped, looked back at Ji Guofu and said, "General Xie, what's the matter?" ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, since the general is unwilling, it is better to go out of the city early tomorrow morning to attack the Wei army to prove our innocence to the mother country."

When the other generals heard this, they glanced at each other, and their faces showed some excitement and expectation.

"Are you interested?" (End of chapter)