Chapter 324 Coup

On the northern border of Anyang, Anyang's 200,000 troops and Cai Guo's 500,000 troops confronted each other; flags were flying, and the border between the two sides stretched for more than ten miles, and there was nothing but death.

And in Kaiping County to the west of Anyang, there are also 100,000 troops waiting in line. Kaiping County and Anyang County are now one.

Such an imminent situation has been confrontational for several days; while Cai Guo's army, which is on the superior side in numbers, is not very confident.

For several days, on the Great Wall of Anyang Border Defense, hideous artillery appeared every day; airplanes circled overhead from time to time. Especially the terrible subsonic and supersonic aircraft, the impact on Cai's soldiers cannot be ignored. Regarding this "silver-gray, propeller-less" aircraft, there have been rumors in Cai's military. The rumors say: Anyang has received some inheritance from ancient immortals, otherwise there would be no such weird things.

As rumors spread, things changed, and it had a certain impact on Cai Guo's military spirit, and this impact is still expanding.

Cai Guo's two generals and a commander-in-chief stood on the top of the city every day to watch the situation. The commander-in-chief was Taiwei Luo Guanjie himself; the two generals were border guard Lu Chenggang and general Wang Qisheng. As for Lu Chenggang and Wang Qisheng, both had suffered defeats at the hands of Anyang, so they had a bit of a psychological shadow.

Compared to Luo Guanjie who was full of confidence, Wang Qisheng asked cautiously: "Master Luo, soldiers are precious and fast, we can't wait any longer. In the past few days, Anyang has increased the number of artillery by half; if we continue to wait, Things are going to get worse and worse for us.”

Luo Guanjie smiled mysteriously and confidently, "You only know that Anyang is preparing, and I, Cai Guo, are also preparing. As the first to know the power of firearms, of course we have enough preparations. Xiang Bowen, who is in charge of the manufacture of firearms, has already prepared according to Anyang's shells, etc. , developed our own flowering bomb.

Hmph, we also have artillery technology, and it is being delivered secretly these days. Up to now, we have owned 100 150mm guns; and our own 240mm guns have also been successfully developed. Although Anyang is the birthplace of technology, Anyang is too small after all, and now it is my turn to show my power, Cai Guo.

This afternoon, we will launch an active attack. Hey, the 240mm artillery will definitely bring surprises to Anyang. Now, we already have 10 240mm artillery pieces, and we can directly hit the Great Wall of Frontier Defense in Anyang from our Great Border Defense Wall. "

Lu Chenggang was overjoyed: "Ah...we also have 240mm artillery? Is it the caliber of the main gun on the Anyang Ironclad Ship?"

"Yes, and the power may be somewhat different, but after comparison, it is at least three times as powerful as the 150mm shells sold by Anyang."

Wang Qisheng was a little puzzled, "Lord Luo, since we are researching artillery ourselves, why don't we adopt a new caliber, such as 250mm?"

Luo Guanjie also frowned slightly: "I heard the explanation from the person in charge of arms to Bowen that the caliber of Anyang's artillery is strictly calculated, involving the power of the artillery, the difficulty of production, and the difficulty of transporting ammunition.

The power of the 250mm gun is not much different from that of the 240mm. In the case of mass production, the cost of the 240mm is lower. "

"I see." Wang Qisheng replied, not sure if he really understood. But no matter what, after knowing that he also has hidden power on his side and is also increasing his combat capabilities, he finally regained his confidence.

But at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in Anyang, it was a Nascent Soul stage master, his whole body was so magnificent that everyone turned their heads to look at it unconsciously. A master in the Nascent Soul stage who actively and completely releases his breath is as obvious as a tiger roaring in the forest in the spiritual perception of a cultivator.

"Cai Guo people listen, I am Yan Zhengqing."

Wow... Cai Guo's army started to stir; Yan Zhengqing, one of Cai Guo's former generals, actually possesses the talent of a commander, and sits in the imperial capital; now, seeing that Yan Zhengqing has become a master in the Nascent Soul Stage, he is standing on the opposite side of himself , Many soldiers of Cai Guo began to commotion.

As soon as Cai Guo's Taiwei Luo Guanjie saw Yan Zhengqing, he was furious: "Yan Zhengqing, you traitor, you still have the face to show yourself?!"

Yan Zhengqing glanced at Luo Guanjie from a distance, and snorted coldly, "Everyone knows who the traitor is. Today I will not argue with you, but declare war.

In view of Cai Guo's banditry, Xian Wang was very angry; but Xian Wang still had a bit of benevolence and gave everyone a way to survive. Listen everyone, those who surrender within an hour, or those who leave the frontier battlefield, can live. An hour later, Anyang will launch an active attack.

In this war, no one will be left alive!

Take the law of Anyang as the standard: Whoever robs and murders shall be sentenced to death! "

What Yan Zhengqing said had a great impact on Cai Guo's 500,000 army; many people started to riot. The strength of Anyang has almost been imprinted in the hearts of many soldiers - in the past four years, Cai Guo and Anyang have fought many times, but all of them ended in failure; it can be said to be a typical example of repeated defeats.

Now, Anyang is more powerful, and he said that he would not survive; many soldiers began to panic, and some wanted to leave.

Seeing that the morale of the army was not stable, Luo Guanjie, the captain of Cai Guo, also rose into the air, "Warriors, don't be intimidated by Anyang's intimidation; Anyang is just a bluff. Think about it, Anyang used to go to war directly, and there has never been such a threat Yes. Why is Anyang doing this now?

There is only one reason, and that is bluffing!

Recently, Anyang has been fighting continuously. A small Anyang with only one county has lost 100,000 elite soldiers. The people's livelihood is dying, industry and commerce have almost collapsed, and they are no longer able to support the huge war at hand.

Anyang had won the battle against Jin, but in the war with Xiao Liming, he only defended against him and did not take the initiative to attack. This is the best proof.

If you are still not at ease, you can leave now. Supervise the team and don't hinder any departing fighters. "

What Luo Guanjie said made Cai Guo's army stir up again; but this time there were more different voices in the disturbance. Sometimes people are so strange, Luo Guanjie took the initiative to let go, but no one left! The turmoil and anxiety caused by Yan Zhengqing subsided quickly.

However, seeing the soldiers calm down, Cai Guozhong's high-level officers and generals began to worry; what Luo Guanjie said just now is only true, that is, Anyang is indeed tired, but it does not mean that Anyang is really incapable of fighting. These mid-level and high-level officers and generals knew very well that Anyang must be on fire this time, so they made the decision to 'not leave anyone alive'.

Since he can make this decision, Anyang must have the ability!

After returning to the military tent, Luo Guanjie looked at the generals around him, took a deep breath, but with a confident smile on his face: "This war may be much more difficult, but we also have cards. Now, put all our artillery Push it to the Great Wall and let the soldiers see our cards.

Also, General Wang Qisheng, you are good at surprise attacks. Immediately rectify 30,000 elite soldiers, and later quickly raided near the Anyang border defense, and started a close entanglement with Anyang.

Guns, gunpowder, artillery, explosive kits, talisman seals, magical instruments, etc., you choose first. It is a little nervous to equip 30,000 elite soldiers in an hour, so hurry up. "

"Yes." Wang Qisheng took the order and left.

After Wang Qisheng left, Luo Guanjie looked at Lu Chenggang, "General Lu Chenggang, start to defend immediately, using magic to build temporary air defense and artillery defense facilities."

After Wang Qisheng and Lu Chenggang made preparations, Luo Guanjie made a lot of arrangements; after a series of arrangements, Cai Guo's 500,000 troops were mobilized, and the worst war between Cai Guo and Anyang was about to happen.

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Almost at the same time, Xiao Liming led 170,000 defeated troops in Baofeng County and the First Prince's place and finally returned; although they were blocked by Li Yulong along the way, the losses were not great, and Li Yulong's blocking here was just a show. Well, even with the appearance, Li Yulong caused about 10,000 casualties on Xiao Liming's side.

But Li Wei led the army, and the battle with the prince's defenders in the north of Wuyang County was very tragic; using the arms obtained from Anyang, Li Wei's army completely opened the way with artillery. I don't know how many soldiers from Baofeng County fell down along the way.

Taking advantage of Xiao Liming's new defeat, Li Wei's army quickly advanced hundreds of miles, and the area of ​​Wuyang County controlled by Li Yulong increased from one-fifth of the past to more than two-fifths. The striker has already approached Wuyang City, the imperial capital.

Here, the eldest prince has been defeated steadily. Li Yulong has been preparing for fifteen years, and there are various hidden forces. Recently, Li Xian and Anyang have given full support. The army's combat capability and material abundance are far beyond what the First Prince can resist.

Now that Xiao Liming failed to attack the east and returned, the First Prince's place is even more precarious.

However, what is even more precarious is the question from Anyang. Xiao Liming's failure in attacking Anyang, the failure of the frontline war, and Anyang's questioning letter made the eldest prince keenly feel an indescribable crisis.

In the main hall, the eldest prince was dressed in a dragon robe, standing high above, and on both sides were the famous officials; Ouyang Qing, Yuan Cai, Zhang Quan, Zhang Quan's father Zhang Yuan and others, the atmosphere was heavy.

Ouyang Qing unfolded the letter from Anyang, and read it bit by bit; the voice echoed in the hall, and in the steady voice, there were accusations, threats, and huge compensation from Anyang.

Compensation of 5 million taels of gold, cession of land with a radius of 100 miles, and public apology, otherwise Anyang will send troops to attack Baofeng County, and it will be sent together with Tang Guo (Li Yulong). At that time, the loss will be even more.

The hall was filled with dullness, apologizing and ceding land for compensation would definitely make the eldest prince a joke; but if he chose war, no one would have the confidence to win.

Xiao Liming made a sneak attack on Anyang, but as soon as he came into contact with him, he was defeated. More than 20,000 people were killed and injured within a short time of the battle, and there were hundreds of Jindan stage elites; It was just a show, but it had a serious impact on morale - they were almost driven away; many of the 10,000 lost were deserters.

After Ouyang Qing finished reading, Yuan Cai was the first to express his objection, "You can't agree to Anyang, otherwise you will become a laughingstock. I would rather choose to fight than directly apologize and cede land for compensation. If we do this, Your Majesty (Elder Prince) has just established His majesty will of course be gone.

Li Xian is just a traitor, we would rather die than surrender! "

Yuan Cai's words are very reasonable, and many people agree with them. Yes, from the point of view of the eldest prince, Li Xian is a traitor; now the traitor is forcing the real prince, the real prince, to apologize and pay compensation, which is unacceptable anyway. If the First Prince accepts it, not only will his majesty be damaged, but it will even affect the stability of the First Prince's current throne.

After Zhang Quan listened, he opened his mouth and said: "General Yuan's words are reasonable, but General Yuan, sometimes, some things must be done if they don't make sense, and we have to consider our strength. We are just fighting with Tang Guo ( Li Yulong) is already a little nervous, if he confronts Anyang again, what kind of consequences would General Yuan think of?"

Yuan Cai frowned slightly, but insisted: "Even if we are defeated, after showing our bravery, it's not too late to apologize. It's not right to apologize directly!"

"Defeated?" Zhang Quan sneered, "General Yuan only thinks about his own face, but has he ever thought about the lives of his soldiers? It would be even more embarrassing to apologize and cede land for indemnity after defeat, and the indemnity will be doubled.

Let me tell you, if you don't have enough confidence and just want to put on a show for the so-called face, it's better to accept Anyang's conditions now.

If you really want to fight, at least you can draw with Anyang; otherwise, you should accept Anyang's conditions. "

The eldest prince sat on top, frowning deeply, at least he was on a tie with Anyang? Unlikely. "It doesn't work, is there a better way?"

"Yes!" Suddenly, a voice came from the front of the main hall, and Xiao Liming came striding forward, followed by several experts, "There is another way, that is to ask the eldest prince to go to Anyang to apologize in person!

I believe that as long as you, the eldest prince, go to Anyang to apologize and confess your guilt in person, Li Xian will definitely back down. The so-called land cession compensation can be exempted. "

Before the voice fell, Xiao Liming had already arrived at the center of the hall; Xiao Liming, who was wearing armor and holding a sword in his hand, was majestic; standing in the center of the hall, he actually suppressed the aura of the first prince, the false emperor.

And behind Xiao Liming, there were still many elites in bright armor, with knives and swords, and bows on their shoulders lined up, completely blocking the hall. Behind, more elite soldiers came and surrounded the hall.

Senhan's breath exploded suddenly. Seeing Xiao Liming appearing in such a posture, many people's eyes flickered, many people's eyes were excited, but some even panicked!

There was a moment of silence in the hall, but the eldest prince who was sitting high above suddenly stood up, pointing at Xiao Liming with eyes like a falcon, and shouted: "Xiao Liming, what are you going to do?"

Xiao Liming's face darkened immediately: "You bastard, you can call Xiao Liming. You should call me grandfather!"

(There are still two today, but both are big chapters, 4000 words.)