Chapter 709: Bitter Victory (I)

On the river, the Mengyuan naval army was completely annihilated, but the ships at the pass were in flames, and the shouts of killing were looming, and it seemed that the war had not stopped......

Hu Yidi still took the lead, with a knife into the middle of the enemy formation, although the enemy army has been defeated, but has not yet subdued the enemy's main general, he still does not dare to take it lightly. After a few light battles across the broken enemy ships, solving the remnants of the enemy who were still stubbornly resisting, and finding the largest ship in the river, Hu Yidi thought that the enemy's naval commander must be here, and he must personally take it down this time, so as to fulfill the promise he once made in front of Xiao Tian......

However, it still disappointed Hu Yidi......

As soon as the bow of the ship was settled, the bloody corpses of soldiers lay on the ground. In front of the bow of the boat, Su Jia looked like she had just finished cleaning up, wiping the blood on the ghost knife while preparing to turn around and leave with a cold expression. And next to Su Jia, there was a Meng Yuan general in heavy armor. With a little ulterior motives, you can guess that this person is the leader of Meng Yuan's navy.

Yes, just before Hu Yidi arrived, Su Jia took the lead in killing the enemy's main ship, eliminated the soldiers on the ship with three strikes and two divisions, and easily took the life of the main general of the naval army, Wu Suerji, who wanted to resist desperately...... Hu Yidi only came in a hurry at this time, and it was already a little late......

Hu Yidi stood beside Su Jia, looking at the tragic death of Wu Su Erji on the ground, obviously extremely disappointed. Only then did Su Jia notice that nothing seemed to have happened, and said, "Oh, Brother Hu, are you here......?"

Hu Yidi looked annoyed, withdrew the long knife, and said angrily to Su Jia: "Why did you move so fast and grab the action before me again...... The same is true for the last time I took Tengzhou, every time I didn't say hello, I first went into danger and went deeper, and then took the life of the enemy general by myself......"

"I can't help it, if you want to blame it, it's because you're too slow-" Su Jia replied "unceremoniously", "This is a war, not a martial arts duel...... You just dragged too far in front and did too much entanglement with the opponent's soldiers; unlike me, I saw the enemy's vital point at a glance, and took the enemy general first, and the enemy army broke itself without attacking -- if Ah Tian didn't teach you, you should also comprehend and comprehend these truths yourself......"

Su Jia had a teaching tone, as if she wanted to deliberately "provoke" Hu Yidi and make him remember it longer. Sure enough, Hu Yidi listened to Su Jia's words, his face was "unhappy", and he was secretly unconvinced: "Really, I am the 'No. 1 master outside the border', and I was taught such a lesson by you, a stinky girl...... Wait, there will always be a time, I must preempt you and get the first credit, so that Miss Su and you and Brother Canglong can have a good experience......"

When the vanguard entered the battle, the enemy was no longer able to defend itself, and after the surviving soldiers accepted the surrender, the vanguard began to count the battle damage and prisoners......

Tang Zhan's fleet also came from the east exit to round, and he was not very happy in his heart when he saw the great victory...... In the battle of Xiangyang, I was outnumbered, and it was natural to win the battle, but I let go of the dangerous person Wuliang Tuoduo, and he almost fell into the trap, Tang Zhan couldn't help but feel depressed in his heart; he wanted to blame Xiao Tian for not obeying the military order, which caused Wuliang Tuoduo to escape, but if it wasn't for Xiao Tian's improvisation, his own naval army might have died in Jiangkou...... From the bottom of his heart, Tang Zhan regarded Xiao Tian as a brother in life and death, and he didn't know whether to blame Xiao Tian, or from the beginning, all the omissions in his plans were due to his own decision-making mistakes, so that he could not achieve the best of his ability......

"General, almost all the remaining remnants of the enemy army on the naval side have surrendered, we can attack Xiangyang from the Water Gate, and make peace with General Qin Yu's troops who are attacking the city-" After counting the battle losses, the soldiers of his cronies ran to report to Tang Zhan, who was very worried.

"I know, order the troops not to slacken, after counting the enemy prisoners, the two ways of the navy will be in harmony and enter the Xiangyang Water Gate-" Now it is still in the middle of the war, Tang Zhan still does not dare to relax, after the battle is counted, he still calmly decides the battle situation......

At the same time, the direction of Xiangyang South Gate ......

"One, two...... 1, 2...... "Qin Yu's army has already reached the gate of the city, and the soldiers at the gate have begun to hit the door with heavy wood - because Wu Su Erji was ordered to be transferred to the naval array, the imperial city on the land side immediately collapsed, and under the continuous siege pressure of today's vanguard army, the defense of Xiangyang completely collapsed............

"Knock-knock-bang!-" Followed by a few loud bangs, Chongmu slammed open the gate of Xiangyang City, followed by the cavalry troops led by Murong Ying, and slaughtered into Xiangyang City.

The Mengyuan defenders in the city still had remnants of the enemy stubbornly resisting, and Murong Ying took the lead, and the red tassel jumped out and killed the stubborn enemy soldiers on their backs. The cavalry troops that followed behind entered the city one after another, and in a short time quickly controlled all the key points of Xiangyang's city defense, and the siege battle was almost declared victorious......

In front of the enemy city, looking at Xiangyang, which was easily captured, Qin Yu's expression was slightly calm, after all, the advantages and disadvantages before the war were already clear, and it should be reasonable to take the enemy city.

"Sister Jing, General Chang's task is complete, Xiangyang has been successfully broken, and after sending troops to garrison in the city, we can go back to the camp and resume our lives-" Qin Yu stood up from the command seat and turned to Lu Jing, who was watching the whole battle, and said.

Lu Jing's expression was more solemn, and after the battle, she seemed to be still entangled in something. Lu Jing nodded inexplicably in her eyes, and said softly: "General Chang's task is completed, but the task of settling grievances for the Zichuan brothers is not known......" Sure enough, what Lu Jing was entangled in his heart was the life and death of Wuliang Tuoduo, and he didn't know whether Tang Zhan and Xiao Tian had successfully killed Wuliang Tuoduo, and this was what he was most concerned about.

Qin Yu also has some understanding of the feud between the Zhao family and Meng Yuan. However, Qin Yu didn't attach too much importance to the pros and cons like Lu Jing, so he simply asked: "It seems that Sister Jing, you are very worried, the descendant of that famous general Ashu...... It's just a general of an army, and killing or not killing doesn't change anything. The key is that we have successfully taken Xiangyang, won the battle, and successfully completed the strategic goal, which is more important than anything else......"

"No, after winning the battle, what you have won is just a city, if you let go of Wuliang Todo, in the future, our army will meet again, I am afraid that there will be endless troubles......" Lu Jing shook her head slightly, and sighed lightly at first, but it was useless to think about explaining too much, and he was not sure whether Tang Zhan and they would successfully complete the task, so he simply responded in a calm tone: "Forget it, don't care about this for now, whether it is successful or not will be known in a while...... Brother Qin, you pack up your troops and horses, complete the garrison in the city, and then inform General Nangong Murong who is stationed in the cavalry of the 'Changlong Valley' that we will first go back to the barracks to return to General Chang-" Finally, Lu Jing still made the decision to return to the camp to resume his life.

"Got it......" Qin Yu replied simply, and then turned around and walked away with his own war horse to gather the troops in the city......

The city of Xiangyang was broken, and the news soon spread to the military camps, and the vanguard army camp camped far away in the Beijiang garrison was no exception......

The general who was ordered to defend the camp was naturally Zhao Zichuan, who had not participated in the siege battle because of family feuds and grievances. However, the garrison was attacked by the disciples of the Emei faction, and Zhao Zichuan himself desperately took on the Emei sword formation, and he was also wounded, and now he is being treated and cared for by Li Yuru himself in the camp......

"Hey, don't move...... In the back camp, Li Yuru was changing the bandages on his whole body for Zhao Zichuan. In the battle of the Emei Sword Formation, Zhao Zichuan's "Royal Dragon Sword Break" and Hua Ling and others were both defeated, and the sword wounds were vaguely visible all over the body;

"Yuru, it's okay, it's just that it's all skin trauma, and it will be fine in a few days with Miss Su's medicine......" Zhao Zichuan has always been optimistic in front of Li Yuru, "Don't put on such a nervous and serious look, if An An sees it, wouldn't she cry sadly again...... Hey, it's painful......" Zhao Zichuan was halfway through speaking, accidentally touched the wound, and subconsciously screamed in pain.

"What kind of hero are you? There are thousands of soldiers in the battalion, and one person has to be reckless to deal with Hua Ling and them...... You weren't her opponent when she was in Bianliang, and now more than a dozen of them are dealing with you together, what kind of morality are you talking about......" Li Yuru was stubborn, but her heart was extremely sad, and she said with tears in her eyes, "Are you embarrassed to say An An? Do you know that if you have three long and two short, what should our mother and son do...... It's all said that the family will survive the disaster together, can't you ...... can't ......" The more she spoke, the more Li Yuru wanted to cry, and the more she cried, the more she couldn't speak.

Zhao Zichuan looked at Li Yuru sadly, and he felt uncomfortable, although he quarreled constantly on weekdays and kept fighting, but when he was really facing a predicament, he didn't want to hurt each other. However, in front of women, Zhao Zichuan rarely shows a warm side on the surface, even in the face of his wife, he still does not change his usual tone and says: "Okay, don't be sad, don't you hate Hualing and them the most? Why do you want to make the most of their Emei faction's majesty, and don't want to think about your husband and me...... Now I have grown a lot better than two years ago, this time Hua Ling and everyone Emei sword formation came out, and I killed them again? Don't worry, as long as I am here, let alone Hua Ling, even if Master Aojing comes in person, I won't let them move jade like a cold hair of yours-"

When Li Yuru heard this, she was moved, but she never showed her weak side, so she secretly wiped away her tears and pouted: "Hmph, what are you bragging? If something really happens, who wants you to protect it...... I didn't see Qingxue sneaking in here this time, and I also had a conflict with the Emei disciples, but my way of dealing with it is much calmer than that of you, at least I won't go toe-to-toe with them without using my brains......"

Seeing that Li Yuru was still arguing with himself at this time, Zhao Zichuan also had nothing to say. However, when it came to Qingxue, Zhao Zichuan couldn't help but say: "That Qingxue girl, it's not easy to be with you, I didn't expect that two years ago in Bianliang, Yuru You said something to her once, she remembered it so vividly, and she was so angry, and now her status in the Emei faction is also on an equal footing with the chief disciple Hua Ling......

"Qingxue, she is indeed different," Li Yuru also recalled...... "I saw when I was in Bianliang, all the disciples of the Emei faction wanted to arrest me, but she was different-the first time I fought her in the restaurant, she didn't think about hurting me...... Since then, I have felt that Qingxue is different from other disciples, although she is cold and gentle on the outside, she has an unyielding tenacity in her heart......"

After saying so much about the Emei faction, Zhao Zichuan looked back at his son who was sleeping in the cradle, and his eyes couldn't help but be confused: "Although the Emei faction failed to 'succeed' this time, they also knew about our son's affairs...... With Master Aojing's character, she will definitely not give up, if Hua Ling came to 'suddenly rob the camp' this time, it was Master Ao Jing who wanted to find out the details of us, then next time, they will definitely take action...... Moreover, next time their target is likely to be An An......"

"An An ......" Li Yuru listened to Zhao Zichuan's prediction, and once again cast a worried look at his son......

"General, madam, good news-" Just as the husband and wife were immersed in the entanglement of Emei's grievances, Yang Xiaofei outside the door ran back excitedly, and there seemed to be good news.

As soon as they heard that it was "good news", Zhao Zichuan and Li Yuru knew that it must be the news of the battle in Xiangyang on the front line. Zhao Zichuan ignored the pain on his body, stood up and asked urgently, "Do you mean it really, Xiaofei? Brother Tang Zhan and Sister Jing...... How's the war going on the front?"

"You still have injuries on your body, why are you in such a hurry?" Li Yuru saw that Zhao Zichuan heard the good news, and ignored the injuries on his body, and got up anxiously and blamed.

Yang Xiaofei gasped and said excitedly: "Yes, the general-Xiangyang side is besieged by both land and water armies, and Xiangyang City will not hold on for a few days, and the enemy will give up resistance...... Now I heard that they are in General Chang's camp, and they should be back in a few hours-"

After winning the battle, in fact, Zhao Zichuan was not particularly excited, because the disparity between the advantages and disadvantages of this battle was clear at a glance, and the attack on Xiangyang had long been expected. What Zhao Zichuan really cared about was someone else, and then he continued to ask bluntly: "By the way, did you mention the exploits of killing the enemy general? The enemy's main general is Wuliang Todo, is Wuliang Todo alive or dead...... Did you mention anything about him?"

Li Yuru listened to it in the back, and her heart couldn't help but be shocked, she knew very well where Zhao Zichuan's concerns were, he wanted to know whether his brother-killing enemy was still alive or not, and whether Tang Zhan and the others had helped him avenge his hatred.

"This, it seems that I haven't heard of ......it," Yang Xiaofei saw Zhao Zichuan's anxious look, and replied helplessly, "I only know the news of the victory in the front, and the morale of the army has soared......; If the general is anxious, when General Tang Zhan and them come back, he should know ......"

After listening to this, Zhao Zichuan didn't continue to ask - yes, whether his revenge will be avenged, just wait for Tang Zhan, Lu Jing and others to return to the camp to report. It's just that Zhao Zichuan didn't know that his anxious waiting would only wait for a disappointing result......

Frequent spring camp ......

In addition, General Xiao Tian was in danger of change, and saw that the enemy general was outflanking the trick, but instead of encircling and rescuing him, he not only saved the main force of the navy, but also took advantage of the situation to trap the Mengyuan naval army at the Jiangdao Pass.

"General Xie-" Tang Zhan, Xiao Tian and Qin Yu thanked each other at the same time, it was a good thing to win the battle, but Tang Zhan and Xiao Tian didn't seem to be so happy in their hearts.

Chang Yuchun paused for a moment, and then said: "All the soldiers of the vanguard army in this battle have meritorious, the military advisor Lu Jing is second only to the three just now, and General Nangong Jun Murong Fei, who is stationed in the 'Changlong Valley', will also make a small contribution-"

"General Xie—" Lu Jing and the others also bowed their heads and thanked them.

After remembering the merits, Chang Yuchun continued: "Xiangyang is the barrier of the Mengyuan River garrison, and it is also an important pass to Bianliang in the north...... Now the capture of Xiangyang can be said to open the passage for the northward and westward advance. In this battle, the emperor drove the expedition in person, and was very happy to hear that the vanguard army had seized the position and taken Xiangyang. In the next few days, the emperor will go to the pioneer camp to reward more and more, and everyone can rejoice-"

"Royal Driver...... "Hearing that Zhu Yuanzhang personally went south to the front, Lu Jing, who was most concerned about, was shocked in the hearts of the audience...... (To be continued.) )