Because of the people joining it, the fortifications of Red Dragon City were completed within five days, and everyone looked at the few urn cities that rose from the ground, and their hearts were full of pride, only Li Jian held the battle report from the Golden Wolf City, and his brows were tightly locked.

In the past, he had not yet been crowned king, and when he was the general of the Liang State, he crushed the opponent with an absolute superiority in strength in every battle, and there were few large-scale casualties, and he had destroyed the Liao State with a devastating momentum, and even Li Jian himself felt that as long as he was the commander of the three armies, he could be invincible and invincible. But in recent years, the state of Chu has grown stronger and stronger, from a small northern barbarian country to a strong enemy that can compete with the Great Liang, Li Jiancai finally really understood that fighting is to die, and the army of the Liang State, like the soldiers of other countries, is just flesh and blood, and it will also die on the battlefield!

There is no need for Wei Qing's kind reminder, Li Jian also understands the truth that Ci is not in charge of the army, but as the supreme commander of this battle, it can be said that it is his own decisions and arrangements that led to Xu Caiyong and 100,000 defenders to die generously, and to determine the life and death of tens of thousands of people with his own words.

Just when Li Jian was upset, he suddenly felt that the breeze was blowing, someone broke into the room, and when he looked up, it was Li Xian, who was the head of the dragon and the end of the dragon. Li Jian was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly asked, "Why is Daddy here?" ”

As a kendo master, Li Xian has always been cold and warm-hearted to his son, who is a king with a different surname, and snorted coldly: "If I don't come early, won't I wait to collect your body later!" ”

Although Li Jian has an honorable status in the entire Liang State, and he deserves to be above 10,000 people under one person, he still feels afraid in his bones in the face of his father, and he doesn't know how to speak for a while.

Fortunately, Li Xian did not embarrass his son anymore, his expression eased slightly, and said: "Dad doesn't understand why His Majesty urgently transferred you to the front line in Yongzhou, and even transferred all his capable men to other states, so that you fall into a dangerous situation of being isolated and helpless." When my father persuaded you to practice martial arts, don't enter the court as an official, you refused, insisted on fulfilling your grandfather's last wish, you need to know that once you enter the officialdom, it is as deep as the sea, the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, you are in a high position, the national disaster is at the head, you must take the lead, fortunately, you moved the camp to Chilong City, and bought valuable time for yourself to set up defenses, but only 100,000 Liang troops, how can you stop the army of hundreds of thousands of tigers and wolves in Chu State? Besides, Sikong Li's martial arts cultivation is so high, it is easy to take your head in the army of ten thousand, fortunately, my father has guessed today's situation in the early years, and he has secretly cultivated a lot of sword slaves over the years, and this time it can help you! ”

Li Jian was surprised: "Why didn't Dad tell the child about this earlier?" ”

Li Xian sighed: "Knowing your son Mo Ruo's father, you are loyal to the Liang Kingdom, according to your temperament, once you know the existence of these sword slaves, you will only have no fear, as a father, you can not afford to take the lead in every battle." As far as my father knew, the reason why the Golden Wolf City was lost overnight was because the Chu army had the help of the sect of Shenji Cave before the war. The disciples of Shenji Cave are familiar with the art of organs, far more than the ability to dig tunnels, there must be other means left to deal with you, and on the side of the Chu State, there are also two sects of Tai'a Sword Sect and Tayun Mansion that should not be underestimated, and I can't rest assured that my father came to the front line of Yongzhou, fortunately, you have transferred the Shuai camp in time, and you did not stay in the Golden Wolf City to wait for death. ”

With Li Xian's help, Li Jian was a little more sure of successfully defending Red Dragon City, and at the same time, he didn't want his father to risk himself. Seeing his son's concerns, Li Xiankai explained: "Don't worry, stay in Red Dragon City for your father, just to protect you, if you really can't keep it, your father will take you out of here, with those sword slaves here, it will definitely be able to drag us for a while, enough for you and my father and son to escape." ”

Li Jian was about to say something, but he heard a burst of laughter from outside the house, and then an elderly swordsman crashed into the room, Li Jian was just about to order someone to escort him, but he heard Li Xianxi say: "Brother Mo, why are you here?" ”

The swordsman pretended to complain: "Brother Li didn't regard the old man as a confidant, and he didn't even tell me about such a life-and-death matter, didn't he want to fight against everything by himself like the last time he challenged the Sword God?" ”

Li Xian sighed: "This time is not trivial, the old man doesn't want Brother Mo to be in danger. As he spoke, he looked at Jian Li, "I haven't seen you Uncle Mo yet." ”

Li Jian had already guessed the identity of the person who came at this time, and said with his fists clenched: "The younger generation has seen Uncle Mo, I always heard my father mention you before, and today I am finally fortunate to see you." ”

Mo Zifeng said with a smile: "Sure enough, the tiger father has no dogs, what a king with a different surname in the Liang Kingdom!" Your father can't rest assured of you, and the old man, as your father's best friend, naturally can't rest assured of him, and the virtuous nephew can rest assured, no matter what happens, the old man will keep your father and son safe. ”

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That night, the two kendo masters met on the city tower, and Li Xian carried two pots of rice wine and sat side by side with Mo Zifeng.

The two have known each other for decades, and they are friends who are inseparable from each other, and they have a heart to heart with each other, looking at each other and smiling. Li Xian handed the warm rice wine to Mo Zifeng and sighed, "Why did Brother Mo come to wade into this troubled water. ”

Mo Zifeng asked rhetorically: "When your kid fought in the south and the north before, I didn't see how you cared, why can't you sit still this time?" ”

Li Xian sighed: "I have been obsessed with swords all my life, and I have little discipline for this only son, he is loyal and good by nature, but he has a fatal flaw, that is, indecision, and now as the king of Liang with a different surname, I must bear the brunt of such a national disaster, and I have reached this age, especially after seeing Cao Qiong's sword, I no longer have the heart to win, and now I am just seeking for my descendants, the most unlucky, and I can't watch my white-haired people send black-haired people." ”

Mo Zifeng took a sip of stomach-warming rice wine and said: "I, like Brother Li, originally thought that the heroes of the world, except for the empty mountain holy monk, could be killed with one sword, but whether it was Cao Qiong or the new sword god Zhuo Bufan, they were far from being comparable to us, and there was no hope for kendo to reach the top, but I saw a lot." I was originally from Yan Kingdom, and I didn't ask about mundane things after I became a small sword, but in the end I found that my relatives around me had passed away one after another, and now only one of Brother Li's best friends remains. No matter what, the Yan Kingdom was broken by Sikong Li, and from now on, there will be no Yan people in the world, and the enemy of destroying the country should be broken! ”

Li Xian said suspiciously: "Is it possible that Brother Mo is going to find trouble?" This person's cultivation is unfathomable, Brother Mo, don't be rash! ”

Mo Zifeng smiled heroically: "The country is broken by mountains and rivers, you can't beat it, let's talk about it!" ”

Although the two of them seem to be light, in fact, they have already had the heart of death on this trip, and both of them have tacitly agreed to this matter.

Soon, the rice wine in the pot had been drunk, and Mo Zifeng asked, "When will the Chu army attack the city?" ”

Li Xian said in a deep voice: "The dog has analyzed, after the loss of the Golden Wolf City, the Chu State has about 150,000 troops left to enter, after knowing that the defenders of the Red Dragon City are only 100,000 horses, they should continue to go south in one go, but first, the Chu army attacked at night, the battle was tragic, and the soldiers needed time to rest, and secondly, the deployment of the Red Dragon City was not clear, maybe the army would stay in the Golden Wolf City to recuperate, and send a small number of scouts to inquire about the military situation before launching the offensive again, the dog guessed, the short is three days, the long is five days, and the Chu army will definitely come to the city. ”

Mo Zifeng said with a smile: "Fortunately, there are still three days to spare, Brother Li, you and I might as well compete and see who will kill more Chu thieves at that time!" ”

Li Xian was also interested, and echoed: "According to Brother Mo's meaning, you and I will compete in the last game!" ”

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In the Golden Wolf City, Sikong Li, who had re-entered the city after many years, did not see the joy after the big victory at all, but was extremely dignified. Standing aside, he asked in a low voice: "God of the Army, in the first battle of Golden Wolf City, our army lost 30,000 soldiers and wounded more than 40,000 people, and now there are only about 150,000 soldiers left who can continue to fight south, do you need to play Your Majesty and send reinforcements?" ”

Sikong Li shook his head and said, "The Liang State has not yet sent additional troops, and the army of the DPRK and China can be on standby at any time. According to reliable sources, there are only 100,000 defenders in Red Dragon City, is it possible that my 150,000 great sons and daughters of Dachu can't compare to 100,000 Liang dogs? Besides, the army is mobilized, and the military expenditure is a huge expense, and my Dachu can no longer afford such losses. ”

Deng Wei hugged his fists and said: "The last general understands." ”

Listening to Sikong Li continued: "Now that the Liang State has completely blocked the news and prevented a piece of information from leaking, the Red Dragon City has ordered the closure of the city early, prohibiting the people from entering and leaving, but even so, the general still got the news, Li Xian and Mo Zifeng, the two kendo masters on the list, have arrived in this city, and it seems that attacking the Red Dragon City is far more tricky than the Golden Wolf City." ”

"According to the usual theory, after our army captured the Golden Wolf City, the battle loss was less than thirty percent, and it had little impact on the follow-up siege, so I should have taken advantage of the situation and continued to go south, but half of my army has gone through a long journey, and it is not suitable for continuous combat, the army needs to be readjusted and a new siege strategy is arranged, and I will wait for Lu Jianxin to arrive here to see what other means he has in the Shenji Cave to help my army attack the city, it is better to go to Ben General himself tonight to explore the truth and reality, and then make the next step after Ben Jiang returns."

Deng Wei hurriedly persuaded: "The god of war is alone, but does the last general need to send an elite to accompany him?" ”

Sikong Li said proudly: "Who in Red Dragon City can hurt this general? General Deng rest assured, Ben will just go to see what fortifications are outside Chilong City, and will not take the initiative to provoke the Liang army, besides, since the death of the empty mountain monk, there is no martial arts master in the entire Liang country, as long as Ben will not be idle and bored to go to Qingyang City to show off his might, and challenge the two big arrays used to suppress the celestials, they are almost invincible, what about Li Xian and Mo Zifeng, even if they meet Zhuo Bufan, Ben will be bent on leaving, they can't stop them! ”

Although Deng Wei is not a person in the rivers and lakes, he also knows the rumors in the world that among the ten people on the new great instrument list, Ling Xiaoyun, Zhuo Bufan, Sikong Li, and Qiu Yao are known as the four great grandmasters, and the opposite of the four minor grandmasters, they are far behind the next six people, and the realm gap is obvious. Seeing that the god of war was calm, he didn't say anything more and nodded: "Then the general will wait for the news of the god of war in the city." ”

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That night, Li Jian was in the room, constantly deducing, and formulating the final strategic deployment. Since Li Xian's arrival yesterday, Li Jian has made up his mind that although his father is obsessed with swords and knows nothing about military affairs, he can sincerely listen to Li Jian's own words, so that no one can speak to him. Li Jian thought about it carefully, trying to find a countermeasure according to the previous combat strategy used by the Chu State, but he was surprised to find that he had been in the army for thirty years, and he had not even fought with Sikong Li in a real sense.

According to common sense, under the premise that the strength is roughly the same, regardless of other factors, the defending side is far more advantageous than the besieging side, although the besieging side can adopt a siege strategy when the number is superior, cut off the communication with other cities, in order to consume the grain stored in the city, and wait until the day when the water and food are cut off, the city will not be attacked, but first, there are mountains and rivers in the red dragon city, and the grain in the city is quite abundant, which can be eaten by the people of the city for several months, which is far more affordable than the Chu State. But whether it is Fan Yuhu and Wei Dazhuang, who have followed Li Jian for many years and worshiped him like a god, or Wei Qing and Jiang Zongbao, who are absolutely loyal to Liang, once the Chu army surrounds Red Dragon City and wants to make Liang's domestic friction through a protracted war, these generals will definitely lead the army to help.

According to the last piece of information from the Golden Wolf City before Xu Caiyong's death, the State of Chu sent a total of about 200,000 troops to participate in the siege of the city, after the battle of the Golden Wolf City, the strength of the troops was roughly between 150,000 and 160,000, but whether the King of Chu would increase his troops in the future, no one knows, Li Jian is planning for the worst, if the number of siegers is about 200,000, with the newly laid fortifications in the Red Dragon City now, it is not difficult to defend, how long it may be defended, whether the State of Chu will increase its troops, and whether Emperor Wu of Liang will send troops to help, it is still unknown. After the painful lesson of the loss of the Golden Wolf City, it is tantamount to a fool's dream for the people of the Shenji Cave Gate to enter the city by digging tunnels again, the only thing to worry about is that the person who leads the troops is the god of the Great Chu Army.

At this moment, Li Xian and Mo Zifeng broke into Li Jian's room at the same time, protected Li Jian, and waited for him. The latter hurriedly asked, "Dad, Uncle Mo, what's wrong?" ”

The two of them looked solemn, and Li Xian said in a deep voice: "The two of us sensed that a powerful qi machine was coming towards this place at a rapid pace, and I thought it was the Great Chu Army God who was powerful. ”

Mo Zifeng said coldly: "This person has such a big list, and he rushed over so blatantly single-handedly!" ”

The next moment, Sikong Li appeared outside the Red Dragon City, looked at the urn city rising from the ground, and laughed softly: "Good means, in just a few days, such a fortification can be built." Then he looked at the city tower and said loudly: "In Xia Sikong, can King Qing go out of the city for a while?" "The sound is like a bell, and it is heard all over the city.

Li Xian hurriedly said: "This person's cultivation is very high, don't agree!" With such a short distance, even if my father and your Uncle Mo join forces, they can't stop him from hurting people! ”

Li Jian sighed: "Since this person dares to come openly, he naturally won't do this, if I hide in the city and don't come out, the military spirit will inevitably be damaged, it's okay, Daddy and Uncle Mo don't have to come forward, let the child personally go to meet this Great Chu military god and see what medicine he sells in his gourd." ”