Chapter 379: The Western Expedition is Difficult
Although the merchant army only had 600,000 troops coming west this time, and its momentum was obviously much weaker than last time, the generals who led the army were quite confident.
Why?
Since there are four more immortals in the army, known as the four saints of Kowloon Island, it has caused a great shock in the Chaoge City, and all of them can call for wind and rain, turn stones into gold, and move mountains and reclaim the sea......
It's almost anything.
Zhang Guifang has cultivated Taoism, and he knows how 'profound' the cultivation of the four brothers of Wang Mo is, and he personally serves tea and water all the way, hoping that these four Da Luo Jin Immortals can avenge him.
It was another day of marching, everywhere was stable, and at night camped, Zhang Guifang specially prepared a banquet and invited the four brothers of Wang Mo to drink and dance.
Although the four brothers of Wang Mo were eager to fly directly to Xiqi to invite the battle, before leaving, they heard that Taishi had asked in every possible way, saying that they would 'follow the army', so they had to go with the army.
This time, they were not just for personal grievances, but to help the merchant army, and they were each rewarded by Emperor Xin. I don't really care about that, but there are some rules that need to be followed.
After all, this is a battle of the gods, not a normal situation of singing and dancing.
"General Wang, please," Zhang Guifang greeted him with a bottle, Wang Mo smiled and bowed his head, and drank a cup with Zhang Guifang.
A few enchanting women danced in the tent, the sound of silk and bamboo was pleasant, and the waist of the water snake aroused people's reverie.
Even if Wang Mo and the others are all masters outside the world, they can't avoid taking a look or two, but these mortal women, it's hard to find a few people who can make their hearts flutter.
The wine was drunk, the warmth in the tent was strong, and suddenly I heard the sound of gongs and drums outside the tent.
Zhang Guifang was so shocked that he got up and was about to rush out, when two partial generals just rushed into the tent and shouted: "Lord Commander!
"Martial King Xiao'er, but you're afraid of us, and you actually attack the camp at night!" Zhang Guifang snorted coldly, calling for people to prepare horses, and immediately rushed out.
The four of them glanced at each other and sat down, and Wang Mo said: "General Zhang doesn't need to be anxious, I just used my divine sense to check, and the other party has been repulsed." ”
"Retreated?" Zhang Guifang was a little puzzled, and just wanted to ask for details, but heard a report from outside, saying that the enemy army had retreated.
Zhang Guifang was suspicious in her heart, frowned, and said, "This Zhou Jun, what are you doing?"
Wang Mo said: "I'm afraid I'm listening to the truth in our army." ”
Zhang Guifang also smiled and said, "With the help of four generals, why worry about this little Xiqi injustice? Come, we will continue to drink and feast." ”
The four kings and demons are all good, and continue to enjoy themselves in the tent.
Half an hour later, the sound of bells and gongs rang from all over the camp.
"Lord Commander-in-Chief! Another Zhou army has attacked the camp!
"Could it be that their purpose is Beiying?" Zhang Guifang was in a hurry, and this time he rushed out of the main tent at the same time as the four Wang Demons.
Wang Mo said: "General, can you use the four of us to make a move?"
"A little thief," Zhang Guifang said stiffly, he was also an experienced man, knowing that the other party would sneak attack the northern camp instead of the Chinese army's camp, it should be because of the small number of people, "The four generals are still here, and I will go back when I go." ”
The four Wang Demons nodded expressionlessly, turned around and went back to the main tent.
The life and death of mortal soldiers is indeed difficult to put in their hearts, and such a battle death is just another short reincarnation of a hundred years.
This night really didn't stop for a moment.
This Zhou army's soldiers and horses tossed back and forth, in the camp on the outskirts of the merchant army, it was as if it had come and gone without a trace.
At the end of the night, the merchant army did not suffer much loss, that is, when the Zhou army attacked the camp at the beginning, thousands of soldiers fled in panic, and they were captured by Zhang Guifang's order.
The Zhou army's thunderous and rainy attack on the camp really made Zhang Guifang angry, and he really didn't know what he was doing.
Until, when he gave the order for the whole army to be marched, the battalions moved slowly, and the march of the army was much slower than yesterday......
"Why are the soldiers so slack! It's really a child's play in my military law!"
"General ......," a general leading the army said in a low voice, "Last night, the Zhou army continued to attack the camp, and the sergeants were so tired that they couldn't sleep. Please also give the order of the general soldier to rest for an hour or two before hurrying ......"
Zhang Guifang frowned and thought about it, and finally had to nod.
Fortunately, during the day, the soldiers and horses of the Zhou army also went to sleep and did not come to make trouble.
But the march only had to be carried out for half a day, and it was getting late, and the speed of this grinding made the four Wang Mo very dissatisfied, but they didn't say anything.
After nightfall, the wind was quiet for two hours, but just after nightfall, the camps outside the four sides began to beat gongs and drums again, and the east and west sides were full of fire.
But as soon as the Shang army was assembled, the Zhou army retreated like a whirlwind, leaving behind hundreds of corpses of the two armies, and naturally the Shang army suffered more casualties.
And so, twice.
Zhang Guifang was furious, led the elite soldiers of the Qinglong Pass headquarters, and waited directly in the Chinese army.
When the gongs and drums sounded again in the outer camp on one side, the 100,000 soldiers and horses rushed directly to the place where the gongs and drums sounded.
"Those damn bastards!"
Zhang Guifang scolded a few times, led the army to chase, and chased dozens of miles, but fell into an ambush of the Zhou army and was beaten and retreated.
After daylight, Zhang Guifang sent hundreds of scouts to search for the location of this Zhou army, but found nothing.
"Lord Commander, this place is within the territory of the Zhou Kingdom, and the other party is familiar with the way, and he can advance and retreat freely. We should go straight to Huanglong, don't pay attention to it. ”
"How can you ignore it?" Zhang Guifang glared at the partial general who said this, "If the enemy army really attacks in large numbers, and our army is slack, wouldn't it be slaughtered by others!"
In this way, it can also be seen that Zhang Guifang does have some leadership skills.
At that moment, Zhang Guifang ordered the army to rest during the day and march at night, so that they could barely march forward, avoid the dangerous terrain, and not be trapped in place.
After Nezha's soldiers and horses found out about this, they were also worried for a while, but Nezha was still clever, and directly sent a jade talisman to Yang Jian to say about it, and then led the army to go directly east.
Why don't you go back to Xiqi?
Nezha in his heart, what kind of character is Senior Brother Yang Jian, and how can he be defeated by the defeated generals of the past?
He just had to make a fuss and make the merchant army tired.
Two days later, Nezha joined Huang Tianxiang's department, launched a surprise attack on the border of Zhou, and attacked Bishui Pass in one fell swoop, strangled the grain road of the merchant army, and after plundering some grain and grass, the grain and grass that could not be taken away were burned to the ground.
Fortunately, Bishui Pass is only a pure garrison place, and there are no people, otherwise those who are defenseless will also suffer.
When the news reached Zhang Guifang's army, Zhang Guifang spat blood angrily, and his hatred was really difficult to settle.
There was also a report from Tanmalai, saying that the Zhou army of Bishui Pass was forcing towards Qinglong Pass, and Zhang Guifang immediately ordered to send 200,000 troops back to Qinglong Pass, and the army was suddenly reduced by one-third.
Seeing this, Wang Mo and the others had already seen that the merchant army was tired and could not be used, so the four brothers came to Zhang Guifang at the same time.
Wang Mo said: "Mr. Zhang, it's better for the four brothers to take the first step and capture Xiqi City." ”
"This ...... The four generals are all immortals, and they are really ashamed of their ineffective moves. Zhang Guifang sighed, "I don't know how many soldiers and horses the four generals need?"
"A thousand, that's enough. ”
Gao Youqian smiled and said: "Give us a thousand soldiers and horses, just go and escort back the King of Wu and King Wucheng." ”
Zhang Guifang was taken aback, but thought in his heart, if this is the case, he is not afraid of the defeat of these four masters, anyway, if he is defeated, he will only lose 1,800 soldiers and horses, which is not much......
"On the day of success, Zhang will pick up the wind and wash the dust for the four generals!"
At that moment, the four brothers of Wang Mo rode the divine beast, took a thousand light horses, and followed the light car, and went straight to Xiqi with murderous spirit.
The 1,000 chosen merchant troops were really ...... I thought about how to escape all the way, but I didn't have any energy.
Within two days, the four of Wang Mo arrived outside Xiqi City, and they did not set up camp, and the four of them rode directly on the divine beast, with a thousand soldiers and horses, to the city of Xiqi.
The generals defending the city were stunned, if it weren't for the four banners below, they thought that a small group of merchant troops wanted to surrender......
The fourth brother Li Xingba shouted: "Let Yang Jian come out and reply!"
"Bold!" The general defending the city rebuked angrily: "This is a place where you can spread wild!
"Heh, mere mortals, they really have no eyes!"
Li Xingba's face became colder, and he sat down and the hideous beast was full of fierce flames, Li Xingba punched the city wall in front of him, and there was a shocking sound, and a huge fist mark appeared on the thick wall of this Xiqi big city!
The face of the general defending the city turned pale with fright, and the defenders on the city wall were also staggered.
Fortunately, the four of them found Xiqi City directly, and did not go to the military camp outside Xiqi City, otherwise if this punch goes down, there may be many soldiers killed and injured.
"Yang Jian, don't come and see me soon!"
Li Xingba was furious, and the roar spread thousands of miles.
A golden light flickered in the sky and landed on the city wall, and the panicked Zhou Jun immediately became calm.
Look at this person, wearing a light yellow robe, stepping on gray dragon boots, and his long hair is simply tied up, he has a calm and calm.
Yang Jian's Yuan Shen fake body can be called flawless.
Two more streamers crossed by, and Zhijian and Yao Gonglin stood behind this person, both looking at each other coldly.
"Who should I be, it turned out to be the four uncles," Yang Jian arched his hand at the four people in the city, looked at the banners of the four again, and frowned: "The four uncles, why do you want to help such a virtuous king?
Gao Qian said coldly: "What about Di Xin, but my four brothers can't control it, you and I know it in our hearts, why do you say these high-sounding words?"
Yang Jian sneered and asked, "Since the four senior uncles have to help such a tyrant, then you and I will speak in our respective capacities." The four uncles are under my Xiqi City, what do you want to do?"
"Hmph!" Li Xingba's expression was abnormal, "Zhou Benshang's vassal country, but he is very rebellious and wants to do rebellious things. You quickly open the door and surrender, let me wait for the martial king Ji Fa, and the rebellious minister Huang Feihu to go back to Chao Gecheng, I will wait for the Taoist gate to be one, and I will not be embarrassed by you. ”
Yang Jian said coldly: "Uncle Shi is joking. ”
"Who is joking with you!" Li Xingba's face darkened, "New hatred and old hatred, settle it together!"
As soon as the words fell, Li Xingba released his own momentum, and the mana of Da Luo Jin Immortal rolled in, threatening Xiqi City.
Suddenly, a cold snort came from the city, and a slender hand flickered, and a huge and slender palm condensed in the sky, like a monstrous wave, and slapped it fiercely at Li Xingba.