Chapter 41: Expedition
"My subordinates thought it was a good choice for the troops to be in Miyun. Miyun County is close to the Great Snow Mountain, and it is also a gathering place for fur, ginseng, snow lotus, etc., and the largest trade market under the Great Snow Mountain. Besides, Miyun County is mostly a place where the powerful gather, and most of the goods from all over the world are traded here, and it is also the place where the two countries meet, and the city is rich and materially sufficient. Xiao Yuzhang spoke first.
"Reasonable. Do you have any other opinions?" Xue Chong bowed.
If you choose this county to garrison troops, you can not only receive the effect of raising troops, but also play the purpose of defense, even if the imperial court sends troops to attack, there will be no barriers between eagerness. ”
It was Xu Ming's generals who spoke, Xu Ming's previous marches and battles, and it was mostly this general who was known as a think tank to give advice.
"It makes sense. Any other comments?"
A thirty-seven or eighteen-year-old man stood up in the seat, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Dong Hao, thanks to the fact that City Lord Xue did not give up, took me in, and took the liberty to express a shallow opinion. ”
Everyone regarded it as a high-roller who had recently taken refuge in Baiyun City, who had once danced a sword at a banquet held by Xue Chong to show his kung fu, and had extraordinary attainments, which was appreciated by Xue Chong, so he was exceptionally promoted to general.
"But it doesn't hurt to say that. Xue Chong smiled.
Brother Dong Hao immediately said: "Don't hide it from everyone, I am from Miyun County. Doing business there, but unexpectedly offended the local Zeng family, injured a few lives, was chased around, and came to Baiyun City without any way to do anything, I didn't expect the helper and his brothers to trust me so much, let me be a general, I am familiar with the terrain there, and I also know all the arrangements in Ludao City, if you want to attack Miyun County, I can be a guide. These four counties adjacent to the Great Snow Mountain are extraordinarily county-governed, and each county has the support of extremely powerful masterminds, with no less than 10,000 troops under his command. Although my Baiyun City is extremely powerful and has a lot of strong soldiers and fierce generals, what I am afraid of is that the leaders of these counties will not be able to capture it in a year and a half if they do not move and stick to the city. At present, my army in Daxue Mountain is short of food, and the mountain is about to be closed, and they can't fight a war of attrition, the best strategy is to choose one of them and capture it in one go. ”
"Very good!" Xue Chong nodded and smiled, "What General Dong said is extremely true, the current situation is to choose one place, capture it at a lightning speed, and find a place to settle down first, then it is the best policy." ”
"According to my opinion, I divided the troops into four roads and directly took these four county seats, why bother so much, I don't believe in how capable a small county governor can be. "Xu Ming is just a blockbuster.
When Xue Chong heard this, he was speechless for a long time, and said slowly: "General Xu Ming's meaning is not rude. But now it's imperative to find a place to stay. I don't think it's as good as this, so I took General Xu Ming's 10,000 army as the precursor, and directly attacked the nearest Miyun County, Xiao Yuzhang General Xiao was aggrieved this time, and led a group of capable men to try to sneak into the city in advance, once General Xu Ming's army arrived, immediately cut open the city gate, and the inside and outside should be combined to capture Miyun. If everything goes well, according to General Xu Ming's intentions, the troops will be divided into three roads again, and the other three county towns will be captured, occupy the city, train the soldiers and horses day and night, and wait for the bandit army of the Kaichun Imperial Court to kill him without leaving a piece of armor. ”
"Helper Takami!"
All the generals bowed their heads in unison: "But according to the orders of the helper." ”
Xue Chong immediately stood up and said in a loud voice: "So, everyone listen to the order." General Xiao Yuzhang, you selected 800 capable men, with Brother Dong Hao as a guide, disguised as a merchant who picks ginseng or trades, sets off in the starry night, sneaks into Miyun County, finds a good place to stay, and only waits for the third night when the army of Xu Ming's army arrives, cut open the city gate, and the inside and outside should be combined. Remember, if things change, contact General Xu Ming directly by writing a letter of credit. General Xu Ming will send someone to contact you when the time comes. ”
"The last will obey. Xiao Yuzhang promised to retreat.
"General Xu Mingxu, early tomorrow morning, the fourth watch will make rice, and the fifth watch will set off, you will lead the front 10,000 people, directly under Miyun City, and threaten Zeng Shubao to sacrifice the city, if not, lead the troops to attack the city, if it is really difficult to attack, camp on the spot, and only wait for the third night before attacking. ”
"Xu Ming obeys!" Xu Ming's face showed joy. For more than a month, there was no battle to fight, and he couldn't enjoy all the fun in Shengjing City, which suffocated him.
"The rest of the soldiers, except for the three thousand gangs who led the gunless to guard Baiyun City, the rest of the 10,000 troops, I will take the grain and grass baggage, as a combination, be sure to take Miyun City within fifteen days. ”
"Yes. ”
The generals obeyed the order and prepared to go on the march.
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Xue Chong wandered in the bedroom, feeling uneasy and irritable.
Last night, after the ecstasy with Nalan Yijun, he always felt that there was a fire burning in his heart.
"Old Long, didn't you say that Nalan Yijun thought that he had killed the sea, then I am now leading the troops to the battle, sooner or later she will know that she has fallen for your calculations, what should I do now?"
The old dragon said lazily: "Stupid! Look at the way you gave the order just now, I thought it was a character, what's the matter, Sesame is a big thing, you actually asked me?"
"I ...... I don't know what Lu Dao is for, in short, my heart is very messed up now, if you don't help me again, I'll go out to find Nalan Yijun, I want to find her, ask her to understand in person, no matter what, I've always doubted your words, maybe, maybe she didn't lie to me, you are lying. ”
"You idiot! You're still talking for this witch, so let me ask you, how many hours do you usually sleep?"
"Needless to say, I've only slept for one hour a day since you taught me to use ice and snow meditation to get into deep sleep. ”
"That's right, then think about it, how many hours did you sleep last night?"
Xue Chong was startled, and sweated on his forehead again: "I didn't wake up until the third pole of the sun today, and I am afraid that it will not take seven or eight hours." ”
The old dragon sneered again: "Stupid! Originally, I didn't bother to say it, but now that I see that you are lost, I have to say, boy, you have broken several holes in the silk sheets, and you have also broken the pillow of the silk, what did you do last night, do you really not know the way? On a normal candle night in the cave room, you would be so cruel? Also, who is this woman, did she know you before? Will you care if you live or die after that? As soon as these things are confirmed, even the blind man knows that this is a demon girl. ”
"Yes, I've thought about it many times, yes, she might be a witch. But she had the opportunity to kill me, but why did she spare my life?"
"I'm grass!" the old dragon finally burst out in a foul mouth, "Boy, are you a three-year-old child? How many times have I told you, she is a demon girl, in order to absorb your Yuan-Yang, she ostensibly let you take advantage, but in fact, she wants you to die as much as possible." According to the rules of their Heavenly Demon Sect, any man who has been harmed by them in this way will leave you with a whole corpse. The reason why you don't die is because I saved your life, how many times do you want me to say it?"
The old dragon really roared. To be honest, he was really afraid that Xue Chong would have a brute attack and go to find that demon girl, in that case, the deception that his old dragon had finally unleashed would be quickly exposed.
Moreover, the biggest danger is that after Nalan Yijun knew the truth of the Dao, she went back to report the old witch, if the old witch found out the slightest clue about herself and chased after her in person, even if there were ten Xue Chong, it would be considered ruined.
He knew very well in his heart that he wanted to teach Xue Chong's Dao method first, but in fact, it was not the best. Ever since he was killed by Yuan Bijun and that powerful killer, he had been comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the two cultivations in his heart. After thinking about it for more than a hundred years, he can understand the truth, even the slightest difference. The four realms of the flesh, the mystery, the immortal, and the immortals, none of the four realms can be easily surpassed, otherwise, they will definitely not be able to break through to a higher realm. At the beginning, if it weren't for the fact that he thought he was a god in the heavens and descended to earth, he looked down on the cultivation of the physical body, and after cultivating to the realm of the physical body receiving the heavens by leaps and bounds, he thought that he was very powerful, and he reached the peak of Tongxuan very quickly, and wanted to break through the realm of immortality in one fell swoop, live forever, and be the real son of heaven, and spent almost all of his energy on cultivating Taoism, ignoring the cultivation of the physical body, which was the secret plan of Yuan Bijun.
Perhaps, the path that Xue Chong is taking now, first strengthening his physical body, and then cultivating his divine soul, is the most reasonable path. The old dragon now finally understands a truth, before cultivating to the Immortal Secret Realm, the physical body is invincible. With the fact that he reached the extremely high realm of Tongxuan at that time, he actually died at the hands of an assassin in the realm of the heavens with a physical body, which shows the strength of the physical body.
Without an in-depth experience and study of the physical body, rashly cultivating Dao techniques, although in the early stage, he could rapidly improve his cultivation, and even avenged his old dragon first, but for a person who is expected to cultivate into an immortal, it will undoubtedly block his path to becoming a god.
Perhaps, there is a providence in the underworld, Xue Chong, this kid can meet me, he can be regarded as a person with great luck, and he also met Bai Yunsheng who passed on his chai knife technique, perhaps, as the legend says, he is the kind of person who inherits the luck of heaven and earth.
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And at this time, on the rugged mountain road of the snowy mountain, the wind is howling, and in the heavy snow, there is a girl in white walking alone, although in such a severe cold, she is only wearing a single dress, the snowflakes are flying, the clothes are fluttering, her face is peerless, like a fairy in the snow mountain, fluttering like flying.
This person is none other than the woman Xue Chong fell in love with - Nalan Yijun.