Chapter 29 Chapter Five: Shangyang Blood III

At the same time, in the big tent of Liguo in Shangyang Pass. "Speaking of which, tomorrow is the agreed date, right?" Ying Wuyi made a move on the chessboard. "Yes. However, for six consecutive days, the scouts on the city reported that the Allied Forces of the Six Nations were safe and secure, but Bai Yi stopped playing the flute. It would be unimaginable to say that they would attack the city tomorrow." Xie Xuan followed suit. "You said Bai Yi would really come?" "Really will come." Xie Xuan replied without raising his head, "Donglu No. 1 is not called casually. Since he led the army, he has never failed to keep his promise. This is the scariest thing about this person. So he The military prestige is probably only comparable to the prince."

Ying Wuyi was stunned for a moment, laughed, and said forcefully, "Come on! Since we are waiting for the number one general in the Eastern Continent to attack the city, we can't put on a bear bag. Tell us the story of Emperor Qiangwei, and cheer you up." He has a good understanding of classics, but he doesn't like to hold books and read them, so Xie Xuan always asks Xie Xuan to tell him historical allusions. "Then how about I talk about Emperor Qiangwei's military flag, the prince's military flag, and Bai Yi's military flag?" Xie Xuan smiled, "I heard that these three flags are everywhere, and all the soldiers under his command risked their lives to charge for them. , but the lord thinks that there is a difference between his own Lei Lie's flower flag, the late emperor's flame rose flag, and Bai Yi's Broken Arrow Rose flag?"

Ying Wuyi thought for a while: "The three of us run the army with different styles, but if you ask me to say it, I may not be able to say it accurately." Xie Xuan nodded: "Although the prince didn't say why, but this sentence is true. The difference between the three flags lies in the strategy of running the army. Emperor Qiangwei is a personal master, and his subordinates joined his army for this person. In that chaotic world, when they saw Bai Yin, it was like seeing a person who lived under thick clouds and saw the sky. Even if they were asked to fight to the death for Bai Yin, they would be willing. And the prince is the overlord, his subordinates Following the prince is mostly because of the ambition and courage of the prince. However, many soldiers in our army come from the southern barbarians, and the old habit of killing monks is also one of the reasons why the prince can command them to charge. Therefore, on this point, the prince and Bai Yin In comparison, it is lost in violence."

Ying Wuyi nodded, "What about Bai Yi?" "Bai Yi is completely different. Bai Yi leads the army, and all the soldiers obey his words. It is this man's planning and calculation that is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Every time he does something, he must first calculate it correctly in advance, and when he dispatches , Victory or defeat is no longer a suspense. He fought several battles in his life, and every battle was like this, without exception. To the soldiers, he is a myth, and no one has yet broken his myth. So what did he say? , the soldiers will do whatever they want, even if they put them to death, because they believe that where Bai Yi told them to go, they can survive death!" Xie Xuan said decisively.

"What a formidable enemy!" Ying Wuyi thought deeply. "But this is also his greatest weakness!" Xie Xuan said suddenly. "Oh?" Ying Wuyi raised his head. "Bai Yi's myth, no one can understand, his subordinates just obey. Bai Yi is a lonely general, a hero who goes against the sky, and all his troops rely on his strength to live. But Bai Yi is always a It is impossible for a living person not to make mistakes. Bai Yi's myth will eventually crush him to death." Xie Xuan asserted, "If he dies, he will die of loneliness!" "Lonely!?" Ying Wuyi frowned in surprise.

After a long time, his eyebrows stretched, and he nodded slightly: "In that person's flute, I heard..." The red brigade centurion in red leather armor rushed straight into the account, and he couldn't wait to report: "My lord! General! Something happened!" "What?" Xie Xuan stood up abruptly. The centurion's face was covered with sweat, and he yelled hoarsely: "Something has happened! The third, fourth, and fifth guards of the Red Army were all poisoned. The poisoned person's complexion was red and purple, and his whole body convulsed. The medical officer couldn't cure the poison. There is a possibility of violent seizures! The medical officer is waiting outside."

Xie Xuan took a step back in shock, and shivered suddenly.It's not that he didn't expect the possibility of poisoning, but the three guards of the Red Army were poisoned, which means that all the 30,000 troops were poisoned, and no amount of careful work could poison the 30,000 troops. "Don't panic," Ying Wuyi remained calm, "Tell the medical officer!" A medical officer in white cotton armor hurried into the tent, holding a porcelain plate in his hand, which contained three long silver needles and a bowl of clear water. "Is there a result? What should I say?" Ying Wuyi looked down at the chessboard.

The medical officer held up the porcelain plate: "I'm afraid it's something like aconitum or chamaejasma. The needle pierces the throat, and it has a lavender color. The Yintang turns blue and the face is red. People who are poisoned have convulsions, dryness, and difficulty breathing. It’s a symptom of taking something like this.” "Isn't this something that can be used as medicine?" "It can be used as medicine, but if used too much, it will immediately become poison." "Where did the poison come from?" "In the water. The subordinates have inspected several wells in the city. There is a smell of medicine in the well water. At first glance, it smells like too much algae in the well water, so the sergeant did not mention it. The poisoned sergeant drank water tonight. There are a lot of people, and the sergeants on hand drink a lot of water because they need to replenish water, and more than 20 people have died now."

"How many people were poisoned?" "About 3,000, and no less than 20,000 people are unwell." "Good Bai Yi, it really is a myth in the military, and the calculation is really accurate. I'm afraid more things will come soon, right?" Ying Wuyi admired, with cold eyes. Xie Xuan's face was pale, and he stood there quietly.After a while, he let out a long sigh: "I understand, Bai Yi really has something better than me!" "My lord, I'll go to the camp to have a look right away!" He raised his sword and strode out of the tent, his soldiers rushed out with their armors in their hands.He stepped out, and the surrounding lights were brightly lit.At this time, the entire camp of the Li army was in commotion.

"My lord, my lord!" Zhang Bo rushed into Ying Wuyi's big tent with his upper body bare and a knife in both hands. Two Lei Dan are putting on armor for Ying Wuyi.With a calm expression, he stopped Zhang Bo's shouting with a sudden wave of his hand.And Princess Jade is also neatly tied up, wearing a black armor of Thunder Danying, her long jet-black hair is braided and tied on top of her head, revealing a delicate and fair neck like jade, like a pretty noble boy.She looked calm, just like her father, playing with a white jade ring over and over in his hand. "What news do you have?" Ying Wuyi asked in a deep voice.

Zhang Bo wiped the sweat off his face: "Suddenly the army outside the city started to move. There was no movement at dusk today. We sent scouts outside the city to send back pigeons saying that they were still cooking as usual, but someone suddenly sent an order at night. , now all the armies of the six countries are dispatched, no less than 80,000 people, all gathered outside the city and are forming an array. With stone cannons and ladders, I am afraid there are dragon tooth hammers and rhino horns, this time it is really going to attack the city !My lord, how should we deal with it?" "Siege?" Ying Wuyi straightened his hazel beard, "The key is how to attack the city." "My lord," Xie Xuan quickly stepped into the account, "it has been found out." "Have you found out the cause of the poisoning? Okay, let's hear it." Ying Wuyi remained calm. "Poisoned?" Zhang Bo's eyes widened suddenly. He was awakened by the military academy at night, and he had just come back from the city to watch. He didn't know about the poisoning yet. "Yes, I have already checked, it is the poison in the well water. Now 3,000 people are unable to fight, and there are more than 10,000 of the remaining people who are slightly poisoned. The medical officer has begun to dispense medicine, but the poison given by the enemy is Aconite wolf poison and the like, in a hurry, our army doesn't have that many medicinal materials at all." "A secret agent poisoning?" Ying Wuyi asked. "No, the poison is in the water source!" Xie Xuan said. "Water source?" Ying Wuyi's eyes turned cold, "Didn't you also say that the springs of Shangyangguan are springs from two mountains, buried deep underground, if Bai Yi wants to find out the springs, he will have to explore for at least a year?" ?” "Maybe Bai Yi has been exploring for a year," Xie Xuan replied, "but I'm afraid he has already found out." "You mean?" "I have also said that Bai Yi is the kind of person who must plan every battle and dispatch without making mistakes. This time is no exception. It is said that there are nearly 100,000 files in his mansion, all of which are information on the armies of the princes and the geography of Kyushu. With his prudence, since there was a bloody battle at Yangguan seven hundred years ago, it is not impossible for him to detect the spring veins in advance, I am afraid that he has been preparing to fight us here for a long time." Xie Xuan sighed, "It's me who is too conceited." Ying Wuyi closed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and sighed: "It's not that you are too conceited, it's that you are really inferior to Bai Yi." Xie Xuan didn't speak any more, just bowed his head and waited aside. Two Lei Dan used red silk ropes to tighten the rings of Ying Wuyi's fire copper armor. Ying Wuyi turned around and signaled Lei Dan to tie a knot on his back: "With our current strength, is it enough to defend the city?" ?” "It is enough to defend the city. With the steepness of Shangyang Pass, even if our army is poisoned, Bai Yi will never have a chance of winning. With Bai Yi's wisdom, it will never be unclear." Xie Xuandao, "So he mobilized the army to do A stance of attacking the city, but this may not be his fatal move." "I don't understand either." Ying Wuyi nodded, "But since he is Bai Yi, once he attacks the city, he must have a plan beyond common sense." "Whatever his plan is, if he dares to mobilize troops, let them all be left dead under the city," Zhang Bo couldn't get his mouth shut, and at this moment he rushed to shout, "This battle will kill all the princes!" "We have suffered a lot from Bai Yi," Ying Wuyi shook his armor, "Zhang Bo, order the whole army of Lei Qi to feed their horses!" "Hey horse?" Zhang Bo was taken aback.The soldiers pressed the border, Ying Wuyi did not order the infantry to defend the city, but ordered the cavalry to feed the horses. Ying Wuyi sneered: "Bai Yi has already taken the lead, but in this game, it is still unknown who will win in the end. After feeding the horse, you have a chance to charge forward and kill the enemy." "My lord, the princess of Chu Weiguo..." Xie Xuan reminded him. "I almost forgot about this little hostage these days," Ying Wuyi smiled, "Don't worry about it." "It is said that Princess Xiaozhou is the most beloved daughter of the Lord Chu Wei, and her worth can be described as overwhelming. If it is used as a threat, Bai Yi can't be without scruples." "It's a joke!" Zhang Bo shouted, "Just don't use hostage threats, what military horse in the world is the opponent of my Thunder Cavalry Army?" Ying Wuyi waved his hand to stop their argument. Lei Dan behind him put on a fiery red cloak.Ying Wuyi looked indifferent: "The bloody battle between men has nothing to do with women. If you can endure such dirty methods, then there is no need to talk about dominating the world, let alone she is just a child." "Is that right, Ayu'er?" Ying Wuyi smiled and took her daughter's hand, gently scraped her delicate face with her fingers, and then strode out of the tent. From the fields to the south came a strong wind, sharp as a blade. Thousands of bonfires were lit on the top of Shangyang Pass, and the blazing flames dragged against the wind for several feet, dyeing the entire top of the city red.The red brigade infantry leaned against the battlements with their longbows drawn vainly, layer by layer covering the city walls more than ten feet wide, with stone cannons and bed crossbows already in place.Ying Wuyi climbed to the top of the city wall under the guard of Lei Danying. The well-trained Red Brigade soldiers did not make a sound, but silently gave way to let Ying Wuyi climb to the highest point of the city wall. Looking from a high place, within a radius of ten miles below Shangyang Pass, the grassland seemed to be covered with densely packed ants. As these ants crawled, the whole ground wriggled and undulated.Numerous flames flickered, and in the distance a huge siege machine as high as ten feet was slowly pushed forward by the bull. "Such a big stone cannon!" Zhang Bo exclaimed in a low voice. Ordinary stone cannons are only two or three feet high, and the stones thrown can shoot four to five hundred steps, while the stone cannons slowly advancing behind the army of princes are six or seven feet high, almost comparable to the tall city wall of Shangyang Pass. "Chen Guo's torch stone chariot," Xie Xuan said, "can shoot a thousand catties of stone." "Bai Yi wants to blast the city wall with this torch chariot?" Ying Wuyi asked. "It's not difficult to break through the city wall, but I'm afraid Bai Yi won't be able to break through." "How to say?" "Our country's Red Brigade can be called the number one infantry in the Eastern Continent. The Chunguo Fenghu, Chuwei Spearmen, and Xiuguo Qiangshe of the coalition army are all powerful soldiers with outstanding strength. It can be said that there is nothing.” "That depends on Bai Yi's methods." Ying Wuyi shook his head. The Jushi cart stopped seven or eight hundred paces away.A series of fires were ignited in front of the torch stone cart, and the naked soldiers of the Chen Guo Equipment Battalion could be vaguely seen pouring large cans of vegetable oil and butter on the fire. , The grassland is brightly illuminated.A group of four bulls slowly pulled down the long arm of the torch stone cart. The counterweight on the other side of the long arm was no less than a thousand catties of pig iron.Then the sergeant of the equipment battalion held a fire shovel, scooped up a huge fireball, and put it on the throwing arm of the torch stone cart. A deputy general in front of the formation waved a red flag and slammed it to the ground.There was a muffled sound one after another, and dozens of torchstone vehicles were launched at the same time.In just a split second, the fire broke through the sky, and dozens of fire balls cut through the pitch-black night and fell towards the head of Shangyang Pass. "My lord!" Xie Xuan shouted. One of the fireballs was actually facing Ying Wuyi and the princess.The raging fire was like a huge bolide falling from the sky, almost covering the figures of Ying Wuyi and the princess, and the scorching heat wave seemed to rush towards us. Zhang Bo grabbed the heavy shield of an infantryman beside him and rushed forward.He only took one step forward, and the shield was snatched away by someone.The fiery cloak was pulled away by the scorching gale, and Ying Wuyi brandished a thirty-jin iron shield, shouting and taking a step like a giant god.The side of the shield collided with the fire mass, and a mass of fire collapsed on the shield, and the burning fragments scattered towards the city with a huge aftermath, as if it had rained fire. Ying Wuyi was also taken a step back by that huge force. "It's the technique of Yantao!" Xie Xuan said. Ying Wuyi threw down his shield and brushed the ashes off his body: "I've already expected that Bai Yi took advantage of the wind. The so-called seven-day agreement, he is waiting for the wind! Such a strong wind is really rare!" If the flames were red-hot stones, even with Ying Wuyi's strength, they would be smashed into a blurred mass of flesh and blood.At this time, everyone around had already seen clearly that those burning debris were just firewood, emitting billowing black smoke with a tear-jerking sulfur smell.A mass of firewood weighing hundreds of catties exploded, and thick smoke immediately covered a space several feet in radius, and it continued to spread. "The shooter will not be able to aim if this continues." Xie Xuan shook his head. "You don't need to aim, just let them shoot the arrows!" Ying Wuyi shouted, "Fire out all the arrows!" Torch stone carts were fired continuously, and hundreds of thousands of catties of firewood were piled up and burned around the city wall.Thick black smoke rose into the sky, as if a black curtain completely covered the white stone city. Not only could the shooters not see clearly, but they also had to endure the irritating smell in the thick smoke. The smoke made their eyes red, swollen and teary, and they could only go blind launch. There are also pitch-black spherical packages sandwiched in the fire ball all over the sky, all aiming at the gate of Shangyang Pass.The heavy gates wrapped outside the city gate were broken one after another, but the butter contained in them penetrated through the cracks in the city gate.The centurion who led the team to support the city gate touched the butter, his hands were slippery, and he sniffed it: "It's butter!" Dozens of rockets were nailed to the city gate together, and the flames burst into flames, immediately surrounding the entire city gate, and burning in from the gap between the top and bottom. A few soldiers who were close to the city gate were accidentally stained with butter, and their armor immediately burned .The sergeant was about to fetch water, but found that it was already too late. No one could approach the gate of the city, and could only watch helplessly as the gate was distorted and deformed in the raging fire. "Grandpa, the fire is too big, it's better to avoid it," Xie Xuan reminded. Ying Wuyi shook his head: "There's no need to dodge. The archer can't aim, and the city gate can't be held. Bai Yi's next step is to attack the city with infantry, unless I go out of the city to meet him in person." "My lord is going to face off?" Xie Xuan asked. "For you advisers, when you have exhausted all your strategies, only a warrior-like duel can end everything." Ying Wuyi flicked the blue "Juyun" with his fingers, and the sound of the knife resounded. He stood with a knife in his hand, breathing in the whistling wind mixed with thick smoke: "This is the way of a warrior! Although it looks a little stupid, it is still hearty!" The thick smoke was sucked into the throat, he bent down, coughed violently, had to step back a few steps, and wiped away the choked tears. "Grandpa!" Zhang Bo was shocked, he had rarely seen this iron man coughing so hard that he couldn't stand upright. "Damn it!" Ying Wuyi straightened up, and cursed fiercely, "Could it be that he was born as a pot burner when he emitted such a large amount of smoke?" Zhang Bo and Xie Xuan were taken aback, looked at each other, and laughed at the same time.Ying Wuyi wiped the corners of his eyes, and laughed along with them.The sergeants around couldn't help being stunned seeing the three leaders laughing suddenly at such a critical moment of life and death. "Grandpa is still grandpa!" Xie Xuan cupped his hands. "Life and death are just a matter of a snap of the fingers, so what is there to be afraid of? If we talk about death, the three of us have experienced many battles, so we should have died long ago. When we were country princes in Jiuyuan, we couldn't laugh like this before life and death. Is that okay?" Ying Wuyi adjusted his short beard, and suddenly shouted, "Zhang Bo! Is your horse well fed?" "Hello!" Zhang Bo responded loudly. "Then tell them to line up!" Zhang Bo turned around and hurried down the city. Ying Wuyi looked at the coalition formation in the distance through the thick smoke, and held her daughter's hand tightly: "Ayu'er, I brought you here. It is very gratifying to see such a big battle. Swords and guns have no eyes, you may not be able to return to Li Country, but I want to show you, this is where your father is! Look at this big formation, it is the coalition of the six countries, and it is our enemy from Li Country, Father Now we have to fight alone with an army. Are you afraid?" Ayu'er shook her head, her crystal-clear jade face was full of determination: "Daughter is not afraid!" "The voice is very good, loud enough!" Ying Wuyi nodded, "But why aren't you afraid?" Ayu'er pointed to the crows and crows behind the city wall who seemed to be piled up with red brigade pawns, and pointed to Xie Xuan who stood beside him pressing his sword: "Because General Xie, General Zhang, and my father's subordinates will fight with my father. So I also Don't be afraid!" "The answer is better!" Ying Wuyi smiled slightly, pinched her face, and then sighed, "It's a pity why you are not a man?" He moved to prepare to go down the city, but Xie Xuan suddenly stepped forward and stopped him: "The national teacher once said that there is a plan to wipe out Bai Yi's army, and it is now at the last moment. The subordinates risk their lives to ask, the national teacher dedicated Lord, what kind of plan is it?" Ying Wuyi smiled faintly: "My knife is already screaming, now it's before the decisive battle, so what do those people do?" Xie Xuan was surprised: "The father-in-law and the national teacher talked all night long, but there is no result?" "There is a plan, and I promised him to implement it, and ordered Su Yuanlang to cooperate with his actions. But, do you trust the national teacher?" Ying Wuyi squinted at Xie Xuan. Xie Xuan was silent for a while: "This subordinate is deeply suspicious of the origin and plans of the national teacher." "Then why do you ask me?" "My lord also has doubts about the national teacher?" Xie Xuan was taken aback. "Who would believe those people who don't know its origin, don't know its purpose, possess secret techniques you can't understand, and preach to you a god you can't see or touch as the most sacred master in the world? "Ying Wuyi snorted coldly and smiled, "Lei Bicheng is just a pawn outside my chessboard. With him or without him, the Lei Cavalry Army is still the Lei Cavalry Army, and Ying Wuyi is still Ying Wuyi! A warrior's life , I only believe in what I can hold in my palm!" Ying Wuyi raised his right hand and shook it violently.Jueyun's long sword was horizontally in front of him, reflecting the raging fire, a bright arc of light. He turned and went down to the city, where his mount was ready, and the red charcoal horse neighed uneasily, and the two sergeants who raised the horse couldn't hold it back.Ying Wuyi went up and slapped hard: "Are you afraid?" The charcoal fire horse was still pricking up its ears vigilantly, but it became visibly quiet.Ying Wuyi got on his horse and lifted the heavy saber, the blade of which reflected the surrounding fire red. He swung the saber out of thin air, making a heavy wind sound.Xie Xuan led the Lei Dan Camp, and guarded the princess and lined up behind him. Under Zhang Bo's command, more and more Lei Cavalry put on their armor and mounted their horses, and lined up neatly behind the Lei Dan Camp.The raging fire shone on the scarlet red leather armor of the thunder cavalry, making it red like blood.The entire city wall had been engulfed in flames, and Bai Yi threw hundreds of thousands of catties of firewood into Shangyang Pass, igniting the city that was built without wood. "Bai Yi, you are really my enemy." Ying Wuyi whispered. He slowly raised the saber.The Lancers struck the ground with their spear handles, and the Sword Knights and Cavalry Archers struck their saddles with their weapons. Thousands of Thunder Knights roared in unison: "Drink! Drink! Drink! Drink!" Even Xie Xuan and Zhang Bo, who are commanders, are no exception. Gradually, the roar merged into a deep and terrifying sound wave, and the ground slowly shook due to the ear-beating of the Lancers.At this time, Chen Guo's torch stone chariot had been changed to launch torch stones. The heavy stone was thrown into the city after it burned red, and was smashed to pieces when it hit the ground. .But the low roars of the Thunder Riders did not stop, but became louder. When the roar completely controlled the rhythm of the surrounding area, a sergeant raised the flag high and waved the Thunder Flower in the air.