Chapter 1575: Walking on the Edge of a Cliff (Additional Chapter 23 for Leader YangerSun)

All the sounds of fighting disappeared.

All the flames have been extinguished.

The arrogant sword-wielding figure put away the sword energy that filled the sky.

The silent armored killing god stood silently at this moment.

The tall and gigantic body returned to its fat figure at this moment, sitting in the city gate, with a harmless smile on its tired face.

Xinjie City has changed hands.

There are still broken flags, broken swords, and fragments of short crossbows scattered in a pool of blood.

All the defenders of this city were driven to the school grounds in the city, waiting for their fate that was at a loss as to what to do.

Of course, the city defense formation guarding this place has also been destroyed.

Thousands of households are closed, and people are restless in their houses.

This city in the east of Huiming Mansion is already in a state of getting everything you want.

But none of the soldiers in the Victory Battalion broke into a private house - not to mention that there was no benefit to be gained, military discipline can really kill people.

The city's treasury was open to looting, and everyone lined up to go in and pick slowly. If you can't get the Dao Yuan Stone, who has the patience to snatch the few copper coins from the common people?

The entire Xinjie City fell into a confused silence.

I don’t know when tomorrow will be, I don’t know who tomorrow will be, I don’t know if there is a tomorrow...

"Are you okay?" Jiang Wang asked softly.

Entering the city first, he undertook the most dangerous mission, killing the defenders, breaking down the city gates, and bombarding the army. Together with Chongxuan Sheng and Shishi, who later participated in the battle, they stabilized control of the city gates, and then patrolled the city several times. Next time, kill the stubborn generals.

Almost without stopping for a moment.

But compared to Chong Xuan Sheng and Shi Shi who later participated in the war, his condition was much better.

The cities of the Xia Kingdom used the Forbidden God Disk developed by Taishi to distinguish the monks below Shenlin. Of course, it is because the essence of the blood of God's arrival can be distinguished more accurately, and it is easier to distinguish than combat power.

But it is also because... there are no more than ten monks in the world who can complete the task of seizing the door alone in a city defense like Xinjie City under the pressure of the city defense formation.

It really doesn't need to be taken into consideration.

Unfortunately, Jiang Wang was among them.

"Two days."

Chong Xuan Sheng's voice was a little tired, but clear.

"We still have two days, worst case scenario."

He did not answer Jiang Wang's question, but directly arranged the military affairs, and with all his strength, he said: "Brother Wang, those who can do more work. Go and divide the brothers into two shifts and let them take the time to rest. After two days, we will return There will be a hard fight. Tell them to take the Qi and Blood Pills and don’t give up.”

Jiang Wang thought for a moment and said, "Let the whole army rest, including you and Fourteen."

His voice rose and spread throughout the city: "The whole army is resting on the spot. There is no need to worry about the city's defense. I will patrol the city!"

After saying that, he straightened his body and went straight up to the sky. He was at the height of Xinjie City. He pressed his sword casually and his red eyes shone in all directions.

One person monitors a city.

The whole city was silent, and three thousand soldiers slept peacefully.

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The northern front, the eastern front, the main battlefield of Tongyang City...

The entire Xia Kingdom drew a diagonal line with Guiyi City as the center. From then on, there was almost no war anywhere in the north and east!

In this chaotic battlefield environment, the battle that took place outside Ximing City could be said to be both expected and unexpected for both warring parties.

Both Chongxuanzun of Qi and Jinling, the Marquis of Anguo of Xia, noticed the importance of Ximing City in the current stage of the war. They were all prepared for war before coming.

But no one knows which opponent they will face.

Because Qi Fang had the advantage on the frontal battlefield, it was Chong Xuanzun who escaped first and arrived here in time to complete the "support" for the new Qi guard Liu Yitao.

When he first arrived at Ximing City and was suddenly confronted by Jin Ling's army, Zhongxuanzun decisively went out of the city to fight alone. He used the sun, moon and star three-wheeled sword that was illuminated by the gods to cut across the entire army.

It was as if he was willing to die, as if he was deliberately waiting for the enemy to surround him.

The smell of luring the enemy is too strong.

As expected, Jin Ling was wary and did not engage in battle immediately. Instead, he chose to form a defensive formation.

Because he knew that Zhongxuanzun was the Qi Fangshenlin general who had fought fiercely in the north of Linwu before, but he did not know who the commander of the Qi army that caused trouble in Ximing City was and what kind of strength it had.

At this time, the two armies on the opposite side joined forces and defended Ximing City.

As a general who was finally transferred back from the front line by Xia Fang, he must take stabilizing the situation in Linwu's rear as his first strategic goal and must not advance rashly.

By locking the Qi army here, we have initially achieved our goal. If our side is defeated here due to carelessness, it will be difficult to mobilize any generals from the front line to return, and the entire Eastern Front war situation may be completely corrupted!

It's not that Jin Ling doesn't have the courage to take risks, it's that Xia Jun can't afford to lose.

So while slowly pushing forward to test the enemy's strength, he sent envoys to summon Fan Ao urgently.

Chongxuan Zun also gained time for himself by leaving the city for confrontation, and was able to reorganize the defense of Ximing City and truly build up the city's defense——

At this time, he must thank Chongxuan Sheng. In order to maximize the mobilization of surrender forces and capture prisoners for meritorious service, Zhongxuan Sheng spent a lot of thought on Ximing City and managed the city defense affairs in an orderly manner. The unstable factors had also been eliminated long ago, making it much easier for Zhong Xuanzun to take over again.

Of course, this also makes him more like Chong Xuan Sheng's lieutenant...

Chongxuanzun's fame and great promises greatly strengthened the morale of the army.

In this way, he actually stayed in Ximing City for four days!

Until Jin Ling outside the city received news of the changes in Huiming Mansion...

After confirming that the other Qi army had already left and that there was only Chong Xuanzun in Ximing City, Jin Ling, who was anxious and angry, launched a general attack at the first time.

There is no need to repeat the difficult process of these four days. When the whole city was full of surrendered soldiers and there were only 3,000 direct soldiers on his side, even Chong Xuanzun finally couldn't stand the attack and led his troops to open the west gate and leave.

He had been waiting for the Qi army to break through the five cities in the middle of Linwu Prefecture, so that the siege of Ximing would be lifted without attack. But after waiting for four days, he finally didn't wait.

The Qi army certainly noticed the turmoil in the rear of the Xia army and rushed forward regardless of everything. The Xia army also fought desperately and refused to make any concessions. With the bodies that fell on the front line, they left time and space for the rear to cut the wounds.

The Qi army was also brave, and the Xia army was also brave. It was difficult to advance on the life and death line.

Chong Xuanzun had to retreat.

Chong Xuansheng did not kill the surrendered soldiers, and Chong Xuanzun did not massacre them.

The surrendered soldiers in the city returned to Xia. He only took a few people including Liu Yitao, and had to face Jin Ling's pursuit.

This was a fierce battle of pursuit.

The three thousand vanguard battalions that were fully replenished in the siege battle, lost five hundred people in the defense of Ximing City.

In this battle of pursuit, only five hundred people were left soon!

On one side was the pride of the Great Qi, a descendant of a famous family. On the other side was the general of the Xia Kingdom, who had been a god for many years.

Jin Ling certainly felt the tenacity of Chong Xuanzun and the elite of this Qi army.

Chong Xuanzun personally cut off the rear many times, and even the star wheel was broken twice, but he could not get rid of the siege of Jin Ling's 30,000 troops, and his space for activities became smaller and smaller...

Fortunately, at this time, the five-city defense line in the central part of Linwu was finally broken.

Chong Xuanzun led his men to mix in the retreating Xia army, went against the tide, risked a breakthrough, and finally joined up with most of the Qi army.

Jin Ling had to retreat to Ximing City, gather the defeated troops on the front line, and rebuild the defense line.

The battle of Linwu Prefecture has officially entered the stage of the seven southern cities since then.

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December in Xia State may be colder than Qi State.

Chong Xuanzun, sitting alone on the top of Wuhua City, seemed to be completely unaware of the cold wind.

He was dressed in white, still not stained with dust.

His eyes were still full of light, firm and powerful.

Sitting there casually, it was a picture of ink painting.

But there was no smile at the corner of his mouth, and the whole person looked unusually cold and unapproachable.

He undoubtedly made great contributions.

His desperate fight in Ximing City was like driving a nail into the abdomen of the Xia people, making it inconvenient for them to move, which was an important reason why the Qi army was able to quickly break through the five cities in the middle of Linwu.

Then he wandered in the rear of Linwu, fought with Xia Anguohou many times, led his army to break through the siege, and successfully returned to the Qi camp, which was a heroic feat!

All the Qi soldiers who heard about this cheered.

Xie Huaian, the commander of the eastern line, also met him in person and encouraged him. A great deal of credit was recorded in the book of merit!

But at this moment, he was just thinking...

The cruelty of war is really hard to see in military books.

No matter how you say that soldiers are weapons, it is just imagination and cannot be put into practice.

The vanguard camp of 3,000 people, at the end, only 300 people were left to break through with him. And this killing lasted only three days...

Under Jin Ling's absolute military advantage, it was really difficult for him to move.

If the five cities in the central part of Linwu failed to break through in time, even he, Chong Xuanzun, would not have the confidence to hold on for long.

And what about Chong Xuansheng?

At this time, Chong Xuansheng's situation in Huiming Prefecture would only be more difficult than what he had just experienced. Because he was fighting in Linwu Prefecture, he could still expect reinforcements. The other side was enemies everywhere after Huyang Pass. Once bitten, there was almost no possibility of getting off the hook.

Let’s not talk about how Chong Xuansheng entered Huiming Mansion. How dare this cunning little fat man make such a bet?

Why does he think he has a chance to win this round?

“General.” The deputy general of the army came behind: “The soldiers have been replenished, with the order of General Xie, and the people selected by this general himself. The soldiers heard that they wanted to follow you, and they were very enthusiastic.”

“Unfurl the flag.” Chong Xuanzun looked at the distant sky with heavy clouds and low pressure, and said in a calm voice.

This deputy general of the army has been with him for many years. His talent is not outstanding, but he is very reliable. At this time, he only responded with a “yes” and turned around.

"Zhong Xin." Chong Xuanzun didn't look back, but suddenly asked, "Why don't you ask where we're going?"

Zhong Xin, who had been chasing after Chong Xuanzun from south to north and was hit by six arrows in the last breakthrough battle, stopped at this time and just responded, "Zhong Xin will go wherever the general says."

"This time we're going to Daye. Go through Pinglin and go to Daye."

Chong Xuanzun explained rarely, "I can't go to Huyang Pass. Huyang Pass is in a dangerous terrain. The city defense has been built for many years and there are elite soldiers and generals stationed there. It is extremely difficult to break through from the front. I can only pacify the entire Linwu territory and then fight with a large army. I can't go to Daicheng. That place is the window to enter Fengli Prefecture. It is the best choice for me to compete for merit at this stage... But since it is the best choice, my fat brother must be waiting for me there!"

The battlefield is changing rapidly and there is no news. How can Chong Xuansheng be so accurate in his calculations and trap him in Ximing City?

He reflected afterwards that it was his demanding personality that caught his pulse and predicted his choice.

He didn't care about these things in the future. He just responded to every move and was confident that he could handle everything.

But even he felt difficulties repeatedly in a war of this scale in Qixia.

He believed that if he chose to go to Daicheng, Chongxuansheng would definitely give him new surprises.

The tragic scene of garrisoning Ximing City was still vivid in his mind.

But if he didn't make the perfect choice, but fought steadily in the current seven cities in the south of Linwu and got stable merits, that was something he couldn't stand!

It's not that if he fought in the seven cities in the south of Linwu, he would definitely lose to Chong Xuansheng in the next battle merit competition - Chong Xuansheng and Jiang Wang stirred up the situation after Huyang Pass, which was a dangerous behavior of walking on the edge of a cliff. It's not known whether they can come back!

He just couldn't stand it and chose mediocrity.

So he went to Daye!

He took a bigger risk to grab greater merits!

Daye Prefecture is the birthplace of the Xia royal family, the former capital of Daxia, the location of the imperial tombs of Xia Taizu and Xia Taizong, and the key place of this country. The top priority of Xia Ting's defense!

Moreover, Daye Prefecture and the current Xia capital Guiyi City are not far apart in terms of geographical location, with only one prefecture in between. The army in the capital area can be mobilized for support at any time.

With 3,000 troops, attacking such a heavy palace is like walking through a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire.

Once you get stuck, there is almost no chance of escaping.

Especially... the current 3,000 people are supplemented on the basis of the original 300 people in the vanguard camp, and their combat power is far from comparable to the elite from the Spring Death Army.

This trip is almost a life-or-death struggle.

Zhong Xin thought for a moment and said, "You said earlier that Jin Ling was waiting for someone, but that person didn't come, but Jin Ling launched a general attack, which means that Master Sheng has entered Huiming Mansion... Master Sheng is in Huiming Mansion, and is being hunted by the big shot that Jin Ling is waiting for. It's hard for him to get away, so how can he go to Daicheng in Fengli Mansion?"

Zhong Xuanzun said, "I can't think of what he will do, but I think he will definitely do it."

Zhong Xin naturally believed in Zhong Xuanzun's judgment. After a moment of silence, he said, "Since you are sure that Master Sheng will go to Daicheng, you say, if the Xia people know his goal..."

In the eyes of Zhong Xuanzun, his voice became lower and lower.

Finally, he said, "General, I only consider you."

Zhong Xuanzun said calmly, "You seem to doubt me. You can no longer win a fair fight."

Zhong Xin knelt down and persuaded him earnestly, "General, you are a top figure beyond my imagination. I have followed you for many years and never doubted your strength. But... taking only these three thousand people to Daye Mansion is too risky even for you. A son of a rich family should not sit in the hall! Your future is a smooth road to heaven, and this battle is just a scenery on the way. No matter how noble you are, why do you have to fight for your life?"

Zhong Xuanzun just stood up and walked down the city.

Leaving his calm words, falling in the cold wind of this misty city, will not be changed by anyone——

"I want to win everything. Including courage."

Happy birthday YangerSun!

Happy birthday, my dear friend!