Chapter 13: Retreat without a fight
"You get a few people to help me collect saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal, and pig iron, the more the better, remember to do it secretly"
"You've been thinking about this all the way, what do you want these things for?"
"Winning Tricks"
"Okay, I'll arrange it, don't stand here and blow the wind, go to the post station"
"I also need an iron master"
"Got it"
After nightfall, the side plug was even more desolate and desolate, Bai Qiu looked at the two bowls of rice on the table, how to say it, like a bowl of rice, a bowl of rice with some greens on it, and a few thin slices of meat.
According to Zhong Anxiang's identity, it shouldn't be this kind of treatment, it seems that the army is short of food and grass, and this battle can't be delayed.
"Knock knock" There was a knock on the door.
"Please come in"
Cheng Zheng pushed the door and entered, and said to Zhong Anxiang respectfully, "I have ordered someone to prepare what you need."
"Komaki, let's go"
The meal hasn't been eaten yet, Bai Qiu really wants to give himself two slaps, why did he hesitate to two bowls of rice just now, he should have eaten three times and five divided by two, and he would be hungry again tonight.
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Looking at the piles of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur, Bai Qiu was very excited, with these, he could make *, and then wrapped in pig iron, plus the lead, he could make earth-shattering thunder.
Although the power of this simplified version of the Sky-Shaking Thunder is not as powerful as the modern one*, but with limited conditions, it is already very good to be able to make the Sky-Shaking Thunder, and in this era of cold weapons, the Sky-Shaking Thunder is enough.
It was already late at night when Murong Yao returned to the city, and he saw Zhong Anxiang walking back and forth at the gate of the post station from a distance, dressed in red, and showing off beautifully.
"Miss Chung"
"Your Highness, how are you doing?"
Zhong Anxiang looked at Murong Yao, whose face was tired.
"Xunnan Pass, easy to attack and difficult to defend, I think we should take the initiative to attack"
Bai Qiu leaned against the door of the post station and looked at the two of them, they were both dragons and phoenixes among people, if the two of them came together, it would be a good thing for them, for the world, and for their own plans.
Cheng Zheng invited Murong Yao and Zhong Anxiang to the post station, took out the map, and discussed tactics with the two, Bai Qiu stood in the corner, listening to the three talking.
"Uncle Cheng, how many soldiers do we have now, and how many elite soldiers are there?"
Cheng Zheng said ashamedly, "Our army originally had 30,000 soldiers, but in the first three battles, more than half of the soldiers have been lost, plus the 10,000 soldiers brought by His Highness, now there are about 30,000."
Zhong Anxiang frowned and asked, "What about Li Guo?"
"About 70,000"
Hearing Cheng Zheng's answer, Zhong Anxiang's brows furrowed even tighter, although it was not impossible to win more with less, but he and Murong Yao had no experience in marching and fighting.
"General Cheng, take down the war-free card tomorrow, I'll meet Yang Chong"
"Yes, Your Highness"
The three of them disagreed.
Early the next morning, the army of Li Guo was fighting violently outside the city, and Zhong Anxiang and Murong Yao stood on the city wall, their faces solemn.
Murong Yao walked down the city wall, turned over and got on his horse, ordered the soldiers to open the city gate, and went out of the city alone to face the battle.
"Is there no one in your city?, send a milky little white face to meet you, what about the old man surnamed Zhong?"
Murong Yao was not provoked, but said with a smile, "It's up to you, not worthy of General Zhong's action."
"General Ben is not quick to talk with your little white face, let's talk about the level of moves" After speaking, he rushed towards Murong Yao, this Yang Chong was born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, extremely powerful, and holding a hundred-pound hammer in his hand, in comparison, Murong Yao's weapon is much more delicate, a red tasseled spear.
After dozens of rounds, both of them were already sweating profusely, and their arms were trembling with the hammer, Yang Chong never thought that this delicate little white face in front of him could take so many moves from him.
"After fighting for so long, what is your surname?"
I have heard for a long time that there is a person in the Murong family, Wen Taowu is the best in the world, and his name is Murong Yi, I don't know if it is the kid in front of him.
"Murong Yao, the eleventh in the family"
The two took advantage of the interval between words to sit down and adjust, and rushed to each other again.
In the courtyard of the post station, after fighting overnight, Bai Qiu had already made the first earth-shattering thunder, but it still needed to be experimented.
Out of the post station, regardless of the dirty and black face, Bai Qiu went straight to the city wall, at this moment, Zhong Anxiang and Murong Yao should be there.
"Miss Chung"
Zhong Anxiang turned to look at Bai Qiu, sneered, eased the tense atmosphere, outside the city wall, Murong Yao was still entangled with Yang Chong, still up and down.
"Look at you like this, how good is your medicine that can cure thousands of troops?"
"It's good, but it's still experimental"
There was a luxurious carriage in the Li military camp, the degree of luxury was in stark contrast to the desolate border fortress, and in it sat the rumored resourceful Li Guo military division.
"See that car?"
Zhong Anxiang looked at the place Bai Qiu pointed to, and then smiled and said, "It's so eye-catching, it's hard to see it or not, if you guess well, it should be Li Guojunshi, I remember, you said you knew"
"Yes, I know, the third prince of Li Guo, Li Che, is also the second master of the fox"
"The second fox is in charge?"
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Bang!
Murong Yao and his horse fell to the ground, raising countless dust.
"Your Highness"
"Death, stinky boy"
Yang Chong raised the hammer and wanted to smash it at Murong Yao, if the hammer was smashed, he would definitely die, no, absolutely not, Bai Qiu urged his soul power, disappeared and appeared on Murong Yao's side, his hands were raised high, and he caught the hammer alive, and blood was oozing from the corners of his mouth.
"Your Highness, are you alright?"
Bai Qiu gritted his teeth and insisted.
"Oh, can't you hold it, you need a girl to help, don't you lose face" Yang Chong sneered with disdain, smugness, and his words were beneficial.
"If you lose in the hands of a girl, wouldn't it be even more humiliating" Bai Qiu used his strength to push the hammer back.
"If you speak wildly, General Ben will beat you to pulp with a single hammer"
Bai Qiu helped Murong Yao up, took the spear in his hand and pointed it at Yang Chong, "General, please"
Yang Chong looked at the dirty little girl in front of him, although he couldn't bear it, but this girl was too arrogant, she should give her a little hardship, and raised a hammer to smash at Bai Qiu, the strength was so great that she was merciless.
Bai Qiu's old trick was repeated, and he transformed a spear into dozens of spears, passing through Yang Chong's body, leaving countless blood holes, all of which only happened in an instant, and his body and the hammer smashed to the ground at the same time.
killed the chief general of Li State in just one move, this person is the personal girl of Miss Zhong of the General's Mansion, Xiao Mu.
Murong Yao looked at the woman beside her stupidly, she saved herself again.
Bai Qiu withdrew his spear and pointed at the luxurious carriage, "I heard that there is a resourceful military advisor in the army during your trip, don't you come out to meet it?"
The soldiers of the Li Kingdom all looked at the carriage and knew that the person in the carriage was their master, so they only waited for him to give an order and break in.
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and Li Che came out of the carriage, dressed in dark red clothes, slightly gloomy and evil, with a handsome face, and his black hair was casually draped over his shoulders, revealing laziness and sexiness.
Li Che first looked at the lifeless general of the Li Kingdom on the ground, and then looked at the somewhat arrogant Bai Qiu, he was entangled, he had always played the role of a weak and sickly prince who could only play with power, did he want to make a move today?
"What does a girl do when she comes to the battlefield, it's better to let these soldiers play with you"
The meaning of humiliation is obvious.
Bai Qiu was a little panicked, did he mean to attack the city, with the strength of the city alone, he couldn't stop the army of the Li Kingdom, the earth-shaking thunder had not been experimented, and today, he must not be allowed to attack the city.
"It turned out to be a girl, it's better to submit to my Royal Highness, and stay by His Highness's side to be a concubine than for you to show your face here"
When the soldiers on the city wall heard Bai Qiu's words, they all laughed out loud, and the ridicule was obvious, only Zhong Anxiang looked serious, "Pass the order, all the soldiers, prepare for the battle, and swear to defend Xunnan Pass"
"Yes"
Li Che shook the folding fan in his hand, not angry, but laughed, this smile is really a hundred flowers.
"Attack..."
"Wait a minute"
Li Che withdrew the word siege and looked at Bai Qiu for a long time, "Do you have any last words to explain?"
Really poisonous tongue.
"Strategist, do you know how I got here from above the city walls?"
"It's nothing more than jumping off the city wall" Li Che was very patient, he wanted to see what tricks this girl could play.
Bai Qiu shook his head and said, "Strategist, you're optimistic."
Bai Qiu disappeared in place, and reappeared behind Li Che, on the roof of the carriage, and the spear was on the back of Li Che's neck.
"Li Che, can you see clearly?"
Bai Qiu's voice was not loud, all he could hear was the people around the carriage, Li Che no longer shook the folding fan in his hand, his pupils contracted, and he obviously felt threatened.
"You know me?"
"I've seen it a few times in a hurry, the second master Snow Fox, you are an enemy of the Murong family, you are an enemy of the boss, you know the power of the boss"
Bai Qiu began to talk serious nonsense.
"Why should I believe you?"
"You should know that the person the boss loves is Murong Yi and not you, and the two countries are fighting, will she help you?"
"Enough"
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"Give the order to go down and withdraw the troops"
"Please tell her, I withdrew my troops today to repay her kindness, and tomorrow, I will attack the city like this"
"Okay, I'll bring it"
Watching the mighty departure of the army of the Li State and retreating without a fight, this is the first time.