In the past, people often used "Guan Gong versus Qin Qiong" to describe the impossible comparison of combat power.

But now, Zhao Yun and Li Yuanba have undoubtedly made the impossible possible.

Although Li Yuanba is not a real person in history, he still has a certain status in Su Yuan's heart.

At this moment, Li Yuanba waved his hammers and rushed towards Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun responded calmly and held the spear tightly in his hand.

"when!"

There was a loud noise, and the spear and the sledgehammer collided together. Li Yuanba's eyes lit up when he saw Zhao Yun standing still and not retreating.

"You, you, you can catch, catch my blow, very, very, very good."

"..."

Zhao Yun didn't answer. With this move, he could feel the slight pain in the tiger's mouth.

This Li Yuanba's strength is indeed amazing. If he were an ordinary general, he would probably kill someone with one blow!

“Come again and again!”

Li Yuanba was very excited and seemed very happy to meet an opponent like Zhao Yun.

He swung the sledgehammer continuously, and the two sledgehammers weighing a total of 800 kilograms were like toys in his hands!

Zhao Yun took advantage of his superior agility and did not confront Li Yuanba head-on. Instead, he used the attack distance of the spear and the thin tip of the spear to attack some of Li Yuanba's joints from the gaps between the sledgehammer.

In order to protect himself, Li Yuanba had to frequently interrupt his movements and return to defense to resist Zhao Yun's flexible offensive.

Both sides went back and forth, and twenty or thirty moves passed in the blink of an eye.

Su Yuan watched from a distance. In his opinion, the two people had very distinct characteristics.

Zhao Yun is a typical agile general, while Li Yuanba is a typical powerful general.

Both sides have their own strengths, and there is no clear winner at the moment. Because this is a discussion, not a life and death fight, both of them also maintain a certain degree of restraint and will not make a deadly move.

However, the summoned characters are all different, especially the unique and rare generals with a "number of 1". Each character has a different personality.

Zhao Yun is a calm person, but Li Yuanba is easy to get angry.

Seeing that the winner could not be determined for a long time, Li Yuanba roared angrily and suddenly increased his strength.

He raised his hammers with both hands, jumped up on the spot and slammed them down!

The strong wind brought by the huge force blew Zhao Yun's robes to make a hunting sound!

This guy……

As soon as Zhao Yun saw Li Yuanba's serious actions, he knew that the latter was angry.

Li Yuanba got angry, but Zhao Yun didn't. He knew that both sides were working for Su Yuan, and had agreed to compete in advance, so he took the initiative to activate his true energy and retreated several feet with one lunge.

"boom!

"

The two hammers hit the ground, stirring up strong winds and causing a large crater to form beneath the splash of soil.

Zhao Yun said: "This warrior is so brave that Zhao Yun admires him."

Li Yuanba missed his blow and was a little angry at first, but when he heard what Zhao Yun said, he was stunned for a moment and started to stutter: "You, you, you, you are quite powerful. I, I, Li Yuan, Yuanba also admires me."

you you you."

Seeing the two sides stop fighting, Su Yuan also stepped forward: "Okay, you two are both amazing in martial arts, so let's end the competition here."

"Yes, lord."

"I know, I know, sir, sir."

Su Yuan smiled, and with the help of a powerful general like Li Yuanba, the strength of his army would naturally increase.

Although Li Yuanba's cultivation level is not high, his combat effectiveness is not low at all.

Zhen Miao just told him that Li Yuanba's martial arts realm was only at the acquired level, which was far from innate, but he didn't need any innate realm at all.

It is true that he does not know how to use any internal energy, but his pure physical strength is enough to smash through the protective internal energy of a master who is born in the lower third level, or even the third level of the middle world, and directly shock the person to death!

With this power, it doesn't matter what your state is.

Then, the army began to make final preparations before heading to the capital.

The first is to coordinate military forces.

Among the currently available troops, among the summoned soldiers, there are 80,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry. The rest are left in the former Beirong area and Mozhou, and some cannot be used because of the miasma in their bodies.

He has a total of 50,000 Royal Guards, but the other 40,000 are scattered in various captured cities to maintain public order.

There were sixty-eight catapults, and the other thirty-two were damaged in the battles of Tianmen Pass and Sichuan City.

Jinyiwei fifty, the Jinyiwei he takes with him occasionally acts as a temporary general, and is used to cooperate with Zhao Yun in mobilizing soldiers when it is inconvenient for him to command through military symbols.

There are still a few envoys who are definitely not needed now.

There are also dozens of undead wizards and more than 9,000 holy priests...

Adding them all up, there are about 100,000 summoned soldiers available.

In addition to summoning soldiers, he also has 20,000 Mozhou soldiers and 70,000 Qingzhou soldiers.

There were originally more than 200,000 Qingzhou soldiers, but now most of them have left the army and gone home. Most of the 70,000 Qingzhou soldiers are from Sichuan. In order to avenge their relatives, many of them are willing to stay.

Bei'an Army.

Adding up all these forces, Su Yuan's total military strength was around 200,000.

This number may not seem like a lot, but in fact, if the combat effectiveness of these 200,000 people is doubled, it is not an exaggeration to calculate it as 400,000.

Not to mention the undead wizards and holy priests who are used to "pretend to be gods and ghosts", even if they are just Xiliang cavalry, they can definitely defeat two, three, four, or even more.

This unit that Su Yuan summoned for the first time has been his absolute trump card until now.

In addition to an army of 200,000, he also had two powerful generals, Zhao Yun and Li Yuanba.

Zhao Yun is brave and resourceful, and can serve as a general. Li Yuanba is easy to get into trouble, but he is extremely powerful. The destructive power he can cause on the battlefield must be amazing. In terms of achievements, he may not be worse than Zhao Yun.

In addition, Su Yuan also has four swords. The four of them, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum, are all in the innate realm, and the sword formation when used together is even more powerful. In addition, the ace Taishifu Zhenmiao, who is the real winner, can ensure his absolute personal safety.

Finally, there is Zhou Shu in the team. This princess knows the capital very well and should be able to provide a lot of help in intelligence. Moreover, Su Yuan found that she has a flexible mind, and she might actually be able to serve as an aide and make suggestions for him.

Su Yuan believed that such a large army was very powerful, and therefore he was not afraid of any enemies.

Even if the opponent is the emperor and the capital is full of experts, he is confident that he can win this battle.

Early the next morning, Su Yuan gave a rare pre-war speech in front of the marching platform.

He had never done this kind of thing before, because all he led were summoned soldiers. But this time, his army had a 50-50 ratio of summoned soldiers and real soldiers, so mobilization before the war still needed to be done.

But Su Yuan was not one to write lengthy articles. He knew that if these Qingzhou soldiers and Mozhou soldiers chose to stay when they were free to leave, it meant that their morale was already very high.

In this case, all it takes is one sentence to arouse emotions.

"Soldiers, I won't say anything high-sounding to you. I just want to tell you that we will end the rule and oppression of the Zhou Dynasty, so that everyone can live a life of food and clothing...end the tyranny of the Zhou Dynasty,

Victory belongs to the people!"

"End the tyranny of the Zhou Dynasty, victory belongs to the people!"

The soldiers were inspired by these words and shouted together.

Seeing that the effect was very good, Su Yuan immediately asked people to beat the drum.

With the sound of strong drums, he announced that the army would leave the city and march eastward, marching toward the capital!

…

The mountain rain is about to come and the wind fills the building.

In the capital city, the prosperity and bustle of the past has been rare recently.

Like swallows flying low before a heavy rainstorm, many people in the capital also feel the oppressive atmosphere and are more cautious on weekdays.

The nobles in the palace had fewer trips to eat, drink and have fun, and more often got together every now and then to discuss some things with serious expressions.

The soldiers in the city also asked each other whether the Bei'an Army would attack the capital, and if so, when they would come.

The common people basically know nothing and live in ignorance and fear.

Some of them were afraid of the Bei'an Army, because they heard that the Bei'an Army was brutal and terrifying, killing people like crazy, and would massacre the whole city once they broke through.

But there are also people who are looking forward to the Bei'an Army coming. These are people who can't live any longer. What they think is that they will die if they continue like this. If the Bei'an Army comes, they will die anyway. If they die early, they will die later. The difference is not very big.

Some speculators are thinking all day long about how they can take advantage of the current troubled times to achieve success for themselves.

Today, the Xuzhou army entered the city, which made these people even more nervous.

Many people saw more than 100,000 troops entering the city and knew that the war must begin in the capital.

Otherwise, why would Xuzhou soldiers be transferred to the capital?

Some thoughtful people are already considering options.

The smartest and most action-oriented among them have already found a way to find the Water Department under the Ministry of Industry to inquire about ship information and want to spend a lot of money to buy a ship first.

When I asked, I found out that all the ships had been sold out long ago.

Some people were unwilling to give up and sent money to other people in various ways. Finally, they got a word from an insider.

"The ship has been booked by the princes a long time ago. It is impossible to sell it to outside merchants. Just give up!"

The merchants knew about it and wanted to buy private ships, but they were soon confiscated by the government.

Royal Palace.

Emperor Qingxiang was lying on the bed, his face pale.

Ever since the news of the fall of Sichuan City came that day and he fell into coma, he has never been able to get up from bed.

The imperial doctor said that it would take at least one month of rest before he could get out of bed. Therefore, the palace became a new "chapel", and ministers had to come here to attend court.

However, the size of the palace is limited and cannot accommodate hundreds of civil and military officials. Therefore, only a small group of the most important officials can enter here, such as the prime minister, the third department, the sixth department and other officials.

Today, in the palace, these officials are reporting government affairs to Emperor Qingxiang.

Prince Zhou Chong was standing at the end of the bed.

This was the order given by Emperor Qingxiang when he woke up from a coma. Since he could not get out of bed, every time he went to court in the palace, he would ask Zhou Chong to come over and stand at the end of the bed, listening.

Everyone knows what this means.

Fu Chengyang, who was standing on the left side of the dragon bed and ready to serve the emperor at any time, also knew it well.

From that day on, he was certain that Emperor Qingxiang had made a decision to make Zhou Chong the crown prince.

This is undoubtedly the only good news among all the bad news in recent days.

But under the current shadow caused by Su Yuan, this good news seems to have faded a bit.

"Your Majesty," Prime Minister He Zhongping said, "Su Yuan has already marched eastward towards the capital. According to scouts, the enemy army is about 200,000 people."

"Two hundred thousand. The Beijing army in the capital plus the Imperial Guards will be close to one hundred thousand. Xuzhou has another hundred thousand people coming in. Plus all your dear friends, maybe they still can't stop Su Yuan..." Qing Xiang

The emperor's voice was weak, but his mind was not clear.

When the offensive and defensive forces are about the same, the defender does have a huge advantage.

Moreover, the capital city has a population of more than 2 million, and there are not enough soldiers. At worst, a group of people can be recruited by force, and they can only recruit 100,000 or 80,000 soldiers.

If all the old, weak, women and children were brought to the battlefield, it would be possible to collect 400,000 to 500,000 yuan.

Lu Guangdao, Secretary of the Ministry of War: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. If Su Yuan dares to attack, I will be the first to stand on the city wall and protect my family and country together with the Zhou soldiers!"

"..."

Emperor Qingxiang just glanced at him and ignored him. This made Lu Guang very embarrassed and unable to move forward or retreat.

It was Fu Chengyang who took the initiative to help him out of the siege: "Your Majesty, don't worry. There are many soldiers in the capital, and there are hundreds of civil servants and generals. The traitor Su Yuan will only be defeated."

"Not only do I want him to be completely defeated, but I also want to destroy all nine of his tribes!" Emperor Qingxiang said angrily, "Not only that, I also want to make every one of his Mozhou people slaves and maidservants, and make them cough! cough cough cough!"

He was excited for a moment, his breath was not smooth, and he immediately started coughing.

All the officials saw with their own eyes that Emperor Qingxiang was coughing up blood, which was particularly dazzling on the yellow bedding.

"Please quickly——"

"No need!"

Emperor Qingxiang raised his hand to interrupt Fu Chengyang and said coldly: "I know how I am doing!"

"But Your Majesty..."

"Chong'er."

"Here, father."

Zhou Chong was suddenly called and responded quickly.

Emperor Qingxiang asked him to come to him and held his hand, with a look of expectation in his eyes.

"Chong'er, you have always been diligent, studious, and capable of literature and martial arts. This time, I am planning to let you participate in the battle to guard the capital and retreat from the traitor Su Yuan... Do you have the courage?"

When Zhou Chong heard this, he quickly said: "Father, even if my father doesn't say anything, I will still ask for a fight! For the sake of the country and the country of Great Zhou, I am willing to lead troops to fight against the traitor Su Yuan!"

"Haha, good, you are worthy of Chong'er!" Emperor Qingxiang smiled and patted the back of Zhou Chong's hand, "Chong'er, you don't need to personally lead the troops to kill the enemy, you just need to sit back and do whatever you can. The matter of killing the enemy should be left to everyone.

It’s good for you, general.”

"But Father——"

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true." Fu Chengyang interrupted at this time, "The prince's body of gold cannot be taken risks."

His interruption attracted Emperor Qingxiang's attention.

There was an indescribable meaning in that gaze, and Fu Chengyang suddenly realized that he had made a big mistake. He had committed a royal taboo because he was worried about his own son.

Plop!

Without saying a word, he knelt on the ground and kept slapping his mouth with his palms to show how hard he was.

"Your Majesty, this slave is too talkative! This slave is too talkative! This slave is too talkative!"

After being slapped for more than a dozen times until blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth and dripped to the ground, Emperor Qingxiang said calmly, "That's enough."

Fu Chengyang did not get up, but just knelt on the ground with all his body prostrated: "Your Majesty, this servant deserves to die, please punish me!"

Other officials did not dare to say a word and just waited for Emperor Qingxiang to make a decision.

As for Zhou Chong, he was a little frightened at this moment. He had not realized that Fu Chengyang had committed the crime of transgression. For a eunuch, this crime was often fatal.

After a while, Emperor Qingxiang said: "Chengyang, you are an old man in the palace, so I won't say anything more. I know that you have martial arts skills. When Su Yuan's army arrives, you will also go out to defend the city."

Please do your part.”
Chapter completed!