Chapter 218 Three Changes in One Day
Liu Dingshan, the Supreme Emperor of Qixia Kingdom, suddenly felt unprecedented fatigue. Just now, he was confronting and questioning the Great Elder of Nine Yang Sect, but he didn't want to, but he felt his grandson's soul flame go out.
Hurrying to the palace, what I saw was the most unacceptable scene.
But...he still has to accept it!
The sky is getting brighter, and half of the fiery red sun rises from the east. But the sky still has thick overcast clouds, making the sky still lead black and gloomy.
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Thousands of miles away, in front of Yunhaiguan, Dugu Junjie looked back at his long transport team, with a murderous look on his face.
An hour ago, they perfectly hijacked that food transportation team. None of the more than 5,000 people in the transportation team, including the two Nascent Soul Stages, escaped. Then Dugu Junjie and the others changed into the blood-stained clothes of the Kingdom of Jinyang, and continued to move forward with the baggage that had lost a lot.
Now we have finally reached our goal: Cloud Customs.
Seeing the majestic checkpoint ahead, Dugu Junjie was nervous but excited!
Cloud Customs is the largest border gate between the Kingdom of Jinyang and the Kingdom of Qixia, opposite to the place where the great emperor of the Kingdom of Qixia fell. This is also where the life supply line of the Jinyang Kingdom Expeditionary Corps is located.
The strategic significance here is of great importance, directly related to all the plans of the Kingdom of Jinyang.
But at this time, Dugu Junjie had the opportunity to invade here.
Taking a deep breath, Dugu Junjie strode forward, cursing while walking - we were attacked by surprise.
Don't forget, the clothes of Dugu Junjie and his party are all tattered, and most of the luggage and so on also have signs of being destroyed. Because of these damages, the team can only pretend to be attacked.
Moreover, Dugu Junjie reckoned that the news that the Huaishan Pass in the south should have been invaded in the Yunguan Pass. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with cursing at this time-we were attacked by surprise, we were attacked by surprise, and we almost didn't survive it!
And in the middle of the team, there are more than 500 'corpses' - dead in battle!
Sure enough, when we got to the front of Xiongcheng, we saw that Xiongcheng was busy up and down, and the guards were strict and tense. On the city wall, which was almost fifteen or sixty feet high, soldiers were busy arranging crossbows - before, this place was open to the inside and undefended.
The guard at the gate let Dugu Junjie and the others pass after a brief inspection—because there might be enemy troops appearing at any time, and Dugu Junjie was cursing, the guard let them go impatiently, and asked Dugu Junjie to deliver the luggage first. In the city.
At last, the guard of the city gate was still somewhat vigilant, so he asked Dugu Junjie and others to stay in a fixed area in the city for the time being, and they were not allowed to act alone.
The luggage is very troublesome, and the queue is very long. It takes a lot of time to enter the city!
Dugu Junjie was nervous, and looked out of the city from time to time—but don't lose the chain, we may see it through here at any time. If you wait until the luggage has completely entered the city and the city gates are closed, it will be too late for you to come back again!
Fortunately, Zhang Hao and others are still very reliable in their work, but during a cup of tea, an alarm suddenly sounded in Yunhaiguan, the soldiers ran and shouted, and some people came to warn Dugu Junjie and others to stay here temporarily and not move around. I'll see you guys again when the war is over.
Just as he was talking, a violent explosion erupted at the gate of the city, the city wall trembled in the explosion, and there was a rumbling sound from the ground. The luggage and personnel who had not had time to enter the city gate were wiped out in the artillery fire!
Dugu Junjie looked at the gate of the city with some concern—in fact, there were two groups of people escorting the supplies. Some are elite soldiers under Dugu Junjie, and some are captives controlled by Guiyingcao.
These captives walked behind with their luggage. They were the first wave of cannon fodder in the history of this world!
Dugu Junjie was relieved when he saw that his subordinates had entered the city.
Then he turned his head to look at the gate of the city, only to see that the gate had been opened by shells, and a lot of luggage, as well as the captives controlled by the ghost poppy grass, had disappeared.
Such an explosion immediately made the guard at Yunhai Customs think: Dugu Junjie and the others are fine, otherwise no matter how ruthless the general is, it would be difficult for him to make such a decision.
Dugu Junjie finally heaved a sigh of relief, and quietly sent a voice transmission to his subordinates. He was safe for the time being, but everyone got ready, and the decisive battle was coming soon.
Once the shells start, they don't stop. Although an enchantment was raised above the city wall, the city gate thought it was not closed and there was a gap. The shells continued to explode at the city gate, and the defensive barrier around the city gate cracked at a speed visible to the naked eye, and pieces fell, and the foundation of the barrier began to shake.
Amidst the explosion, countless soldiers screamed and panicked. There is no one to guard the city gate at all.
Lonely Junjie even made his men "scream" and squat down with their heads in their hands-we won't go up to fight anyway.
In the explosion of the fourth volley, there was a sound of collapse at the gate of the city. Part of the city wall at the gate collapsed, and a section of the city wall that was more than 30 meters long collapsed like yellow sand, raising sand all over the sky. , A 100-meter-long gap appeared directly at the defensive junction of the city wall.
The defenders were stunned. They roared and tried to block the gap, but the shells fell with precision.
At a distance of less than one kilometer, the cannons controlled by the cultivators almost missed every shot, and the city wall collapsed along the gap to both sides like a broken embankment.
Ten waves of bombardment were carried out, and the gate of the city was already in a mess; more shells fell into the city, and even one shell was only about 150 meters away from Dugu Junjie, so scared that Dugu Junjie scolded his mother-this time it was not acting, it was real Angry, this is not in the plan!
"Kill!" A roar came from outside the city, and the sound of shouting and killing was like the waves of the sea. Under the cover of artillery, the legion from Qixia Kingdom directly launched a general attack, and the legion came in black like a dark cloud.
Seeing this, the guard at Yun Customs also roared angrily, commanding the army to fight.
The city wall has collapsed, and the defensive barrier has disappeared; but as the defender of the city, it is in a passive position-the hundreds of thousands of troops in the city can only fight at the gap, and they have to accept the baptism of shells.
Every shell that falls can clear an open space of 30 to 50 meters and sprinkle blood all over the sky.
However, the defenders have no retreat or choice.
The decisive battle has begun.
The army of the Qixia Kingdom traveled long distances without many weapons of war; and the defenders were also in a sudden decisive battle, and their preparations were also not very sufficient. However, there are artillery in Qixia Country!
From time to time, artillery fell down, and the morale of the defenders of the Kingdom of Jinyang dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the gap, blood soon flowed like a river, and the remaining limbs and arms piled up like a mountain.
Finally, the guard had some guts and gathered all the Jindan stage and Nascent Soul stage to prepare for a high-end decisive battle.
The masters of both sides confronted each other in the sky, and the artillery also stopped.
After a while, Guan Zhengqing roared angrily: 'Kill! '
The high-end decisive battle begins.
At this time, Dugu Junjie suddenly sneered, and also roared: "Kill!"
Everyone took out their bows and crossbows from the luggage, and aimed at the backs of the master defenders, three waves of rapid attacks. Some of the Nascent Soul stage escaped, but a large number of Golden Core stage ones were shot down screaming.
The arrowheads of these arrows were made of steel, and half of the sky was cleared in just a split second. The defenders, who had a total of only seven or eight thousand people, lost as many as four thousand in an instant!
When the guard reacted, Dugu Junjie let out a long roar, and more than 5,000 soldiers instantly formed a battle formation, rampaging inside the checkpoint.
The guard roared and roared, but there was nothing he could do.
From the very beginning, Yunhai Customs was completely passive. Their army was completely unprepared for war. They even opened the door to rob, and were stabbed from the back. Coupled with the power of the artillery, the defenders were completely desperate in less than half an hour.
The guard was even more desperate in the end, wanting to die with the enemy, but in the end he still died with regret. He was besieged by four Nascent Soul Stages.
Guan Zhengqing coldly withdrew the flying sword, dropped the blood on it, grabbed the guard's head and flew into the sky, announcing the guard's death in battle.
The war subsided quickly, and the army of the Qixia Kingdom captured more than 30,000 prisoners again. So far, the army has more than 100,000 prisoners in its hands.
Less than 200,000 troops, but captured 100,000 prisoners! This is definitely a serious challenge for the army.
An hour later, Zhang Hao and others took their seats in the half-collapsed General's Mansion in Yunhai Customs.
Dugu Junjie grabbed Zhang Han's collar and spit—your cannonball was only 150 meters away from me, and the shock wave almost knocked me over.
"You didn't turn it over, I know it." Zhang Han smiled.
"No, I've lost my face now!" Dugu Junjie sneered, "I'm going to hang you on the cannon barrel so that you can feel the power of the cannon."
"Help me..." Zhang Han yelled, being chased by Dugu Junjie and running all over the room.
The rest of the people watched the farce with a smile, discussing this victory excitedly.
From the beginning of the expedition to the present, a total of three battles have been carried out, all of which have achieved brilliant victories. A total of more than 160,000 enemy troops were killed and captured before and after, and now there are more than 100,000 prisoners left.
How to deal with these captives, and how to deal with the current city, has become the main topic of discussion at the moment.
Finally, everyone focused their attention on Zhang Hao, Zhou Shuhai, Guan Zhengqing, and Gu Xingdong.
Zhang Hao is the general manager of the Dayang Group, and almost half of this war benefited from the artillery of the Dayang Group.
Zhou Shuhai is the owner of Xinglintang, and he is highly respected.
Guan Zhengqing is the order of the imperial court, and he brought reinforcements from the Land of Canglan.
Gu Xingdong is the governor of Xingchang County.
Relying on his youngest age, Zhang Hao was the first to speak: "I have a few ideas.
First of all, if we want to defend the cloud customs, it is impossible. For us, the current Yunhai Customs is just a wild shop on the side of the road, without going to the village or the village.
Therefore, we want to squeeze the potential of Yunhaiguan, and finally plant the bomb under the city, completely destroying the city in one go.
Then there is the issue of captives. We have captured more than 100,000 prisoners here, and Qixia Country has also captured many prisoners. We should exchange some prisoners.
In addition, we must vigorously publicize this war and let the shadow of fear form in the hearts of the enemy. "
Zhou Shuhai nodded: "I'm not good at military affairs, you discuss it."
Guan Zhengqing thought for a while and said: "We should report this matter back to the imperial capital as soon as possible to prevent Marshal Wu from being attacked due to information problems like last time.
And such a victory also needs to be informed to the people to make everyone excited. "
However, Gu Xingdong said thoughtfully: "I think that the Jinyang Kingdom must not have reacted yet. Should we take the opportunity to enter the adjacent area and plunder it? Clear the walls here!
Then, there will definitely be a large army coming. At this time, we will leave an empty city, but we will plant bombs under the empty city, and when the enemy moves in, we will...detonate it!
If we succeed, we can destroy a group of enemy troops, capture another group of prisoners, and sweep the surrounding area again. In this way, at least enough breathing time can be bought for Qixia Kingdom! "
"Wonderful!" Zhang Hao immediately clapped his hands when he heard it.
The problem of the captives is easy to solve, just take the drug and lock them up in the city. This time there is no need to migrate, as long as 10,000 people are enough, and it can also protect the safety of the city. The rest, mainly teams with strong mobility, will separate to "clear the walls and clear the fields".
Gu Xingdong even shouted bold words: Before the enemy reacts, turn a thousand miles into a land of despair!
We don't kill people, but we want to destroy all the food! Destroy all cloth, tools, good fields, etc.! Then leave a place of hungry people!
Everyone discussed all the plans, but Bai Ye came suddenly: "The big thing is not good, the Jiuyang Sect has rebelled!"
"What!" Everyone was stunned by this news, especially there were people from Nine Suns Sect in the team. For example Zhang Xinhan. For example, Zhou Jue still has the identity of a disciple of Zhangjiao of Nine Yang Sect.
When Bai Ye made the news public, everyone was really shocked.
After a while, Zhou Jue smiled and said, "That's fine, anyway, my master has already decided to join the Dayang Group completely, and my relationship with Nine Suns Sect will also be severed from now on!
When I meet someone from the Nine Suns Sect again, I... will never show mercy! "
After all, he stared at Zhang Xinhan and the others.
Zhang Xinhan and others discussed for a long time, and finally sighed. "We also decided to join the Dayang Group and completely separate from Jiuyangzong."
After all, everyone swore in public in exchange for everyone's trust.
A small internal crisis was resolved; but everyone had to face a bigger crisis. The rebellion of Nine Suns Sect, the consequences... are very serious!
"Crack!" Gu Xingdong slapped the table hard, his eyes were stern: "Everyone, without further ado, the plan we just made must be implemented immediately.
Time is victory! "
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Time came to noon, and on a city in the east of Guangling County, Sima Zhen looked west quietly with his hands behind his back - a hundred miles to the west, was the remnants of the defeated Qixia Kingdom led by Wu Fanghai.
Well, anyway, Sima Zhen thinks so, thinking that what Wu Fanghai leads is a group of remnants who have been defeated; even now Wu Fanghai has re-commanded nearly 400,000 troops.
Thinking of the wars of the past few days, Sima Zhen felt a little emotional. But in the end he had a smile on his face.
The defection of the Nine Yang Sect was a symbolic event, and Sima Zhen believed that it almost drained half of Qixia Kingdom's strength, half of its hope, and half of its morale.
As for himself, he even led an army into the hinterland of Qixia Country, Guangling County. Now, a 300,000 rebel army has been organized in the local area. These rebel troops may not be as powerful as the regular army, but they consume Wu Fanghai's strength the most!
Perhaps it won't be long before the entire Qixia Kingdom can be conquered. As for the so-called marriage, of course it's just a cover, a cover to paralyze the Qixia country.
Sima Zhen looked to the west, as if he wanted to meet Wu Fanghai's gaze. The two hussar generals of the two empires seemed to be facing each other across the air.
Suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps, interrupting Sima Zhen's imagination. Turning around, he saw Diao Deshan approaching with a solemn expression, and shouted from afar: "Master... something serious happened!"
"What's the matter?" Sima Zhenyun said calmly, "How can you be so flustered? You are the deputy commander now, so calm down! No matter what happens, you must stay calm!"
Diao Deshan immediately stopped, took a deep breath, adjusted his mentality, and then gave a slow, steady, clear and forceful report: "At dawn today, the Qixia Kingdom and Xingchang County's army attacked Huaishan Pass. Huaishan Pass fell, The guard died in battle."
Sima Zhen's eyes widened in an instant, he...began to get excited!
Diao Deshan continued: "In the early morning, our logistics supply team was attacked by the Qixia Kingdom. The Qixia Kingdom pretended to be a logistics team and tricked them into opening the Cloud Customs. At about four o'clock (8:00), the Cloud Customs fell, and the guard died in battle.
Now, the army in Xingchang County has completely cut off our retreat and destroyed all logistical supplies!
The 200,000 troops in the two levels... life and death are uncertain! "
Sima Zhen was stunned!
(It's a bit late, but a 4500-word chapter)