In the huge salt-alkali swamp, the army took action in the drizzle - they changed their previous plan and no longer immediately deployed a defense line to the north. Instead, they drastically reduced their ranks, and at the same time urged the refugees sandwiched in the middle to capture prisoners.
Quickly head towards the north direction of the original route.
This action has two meanings. First, it is to use soldiers as bait and break up to ensure that these refugees and prisoners return westward away from the battlefield as much as possible... It is only more than a hundred miles away, and there are simple supply camps established by gangs along the way, the so-called salt-alkali swamp.
There are also fresh water streams and rivers. If there are no pursuing troops, even if there is a reduction in troops, it will not delay most of the troops returning to Dengzhou; secondly, while concentrating the troops, try to lure the opponent's troops to go deep, and then take action.
In fact, just another hour later, the latest news came from the Fan brothers and sisters in the north - Fan Lihua personally rushed into the formation to conduct an investigation. Through observation and interrogation of the prisoners, she learned that the incoming enemy should be the Dongyi people in Luolongtan.
The Beida camp set up at the north end was the main force, and Wang Yuande, the general of the Dongyi royal family who was in charge of this army, brought some reinforcements.
"Based on the previous combat strength of the South Camp, we can definitely fight." The military situation became serious, and Ma Wei was excited. "As long as Wang Yuande goes deep, we can directly concentrate our superior combat power and disperse the northern troops in one fell swoop. Even if the situation is not broken by then,
It’s calm enough.”
"Okay, let's follow this plan first." Zhang Xing chose to shirk responsibility as always.
The horses walked away excitedly. Zhang Xing, who was walking with the yellow gelding in one hand and Bai Yousi in the other, started to praise... It's not that he was praising Bai Yousi, but that after praising Bai Yousi's great wisdom and bravery,
He sang along with Bai Yousi beside him, and began to praise everyone who returned to the west, starting from the only big leader Wang Zhen, to the accompanying prisoners of the Three Expeditions. As long as they were called in front of them, they all began to praise them for free.
He said that Wang Zhen, who raided the southern camp of the Dongyi people with 500 cavalry, was "ambitious and determined to advance bravely."
Praising Wang Fubei, who was in charge of armed security along the way: "You have courage and strategy, and you have a helping hand."
Cheng Mingqing, who praised the management of prisoners, said: "Simple and strict, good at both civil and military affairs, he may not be unable to enter Nanya in the future."
Even Yan Qing was praised: "Clever and sharp, he can maintain integrity in the face of chaos."
In fact, I just came here and did nothing else. Brother Yan was a little embarrassed.
But since Ma Ping'er wasn't there, one could guess that he went to see Wang Xiongdan.
And this seems very unprofessional.
The great master and the royal general are leading two armies and are heading toward you, flanked by two armies!
However, not only Zhang Xing, but also Xiong Bonan, Cheng Zhili, and many other leaders who came to meet him, as well as the generals and even the first-class officers below were also doing similar things... They were either asking for help, or
They were praising and praising, or simply telling jokes. Some were praising others and their own martial prowess, cultivation, and even literature.
This is combined with the armored preparation of a large number of troops in the periphery, the dispatch of whole teams and battalions, the constant coming and going of sentry cavalry, the plans of the huddled soldiers stopping in the mud to discuss loudly, the messy water in the salt-alkali land, and the light rain gradually intensifying in the sky.
It's a weird contrast to this relaxed atmosphere.
Don't tell me, the effect is still there, at least many people who were originally nervous have gradually relaxed.
"Everyone who has experienced the scene in Hebei at the beginning of the year is quite comfortable." Gao Jingang, who was also walking westward, looked around and came to a conclusion.
Bai Jingang next to him wiped a handful of sweat or rain at his feet, and then frowned slightly: "This is natural, but I still feel that the chief is overconfident... I should bring more experts."
"No, what you said is wrong." Gao Jingang shook his head and retorted. "It's impossible for the gang to sell out such a big stall, so how much can they bring out? Then again, it's just a dozen more Condensing Pills-Chengdan and the like.
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"Since I can get about ten more condensed pills, wouldn't it be nice to come?" Bai Jingang kept walking, but turned around and refuted seriously.
Gao Jingang knew the temper of his brother, so he was not in a hurry: "This is related to another explanation... Now there is a great master leading two groups of tens of thousands of soldiers, and if we just want to leave, the current lineup is enough;
And if the real dragon comes out and a dozen or so more condensed pills are formed, it will probably increase the number of casualties and cause unnecessary losses to the gang."
Bai Jingang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "That being said, if we expect these people to be able to easily defeat the Grand Master, it also depends on whether Bai Sanniang is worthy of her name..."
"You even doubt this?" Gao Jingang looked at his brother and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"I didn't doubt it before." Bai Jingang whispered as he walked away. "But after I came out of the temple and saw so many so-called heroes, heroes, clicks, and leaders, I felt that it was just like that... maybe I didn't have a good foundation.
But it was worn out by the human heart of this world."
Gao Jingang nodded in agreement this time: "This makes sense, but Bai Sanniang may not be what you said... so many people in the gang are convinced, not to mention that this time she has taken the entire boarding
The state army brought back the entire army, and brought back so many prisoners from the previous three expeditions, as well as so many refugees, and they defeated the generals along the way without any chaos, which is worthy of her status."
Bai Jingang did not continue to be stubborn this time, but nodded: "That's true."
At this point, he urged the other party again: "Go and do your own business. There is no need to talk around me."
"If I don't accompany you, wouldn't I have to make you travel alone again?" Gao Jingang continued to follow calmly, but suddenly stopped. "That's not right."
"What's wrong?" Bai Jingang was surprised.
"This Bai Sanniang has fought all the way from Jin'ao Mansion. She has passed many levels and killed many generals. She has already made people in Dongyi tremble with fear and gnashed their teeth. Otherwise, what happened today would not have happened, right?"
"nature."
"Then I dare to ask how Wang Yuande fell into the trap and advanced so easily with his troops?"
"Senior Brother Gao, you don't understand military affairs." Bai Jingang sneered and explained in turn. "For a military confrontation involving tens of thousands of people, if there is a 10% chance of falling into a trap, we should be prepared for this... This kind of power
Large-scale field battles with a small gap are like this, with constant tension, testing, and confrontation, and then a battle suddenly breaks out without knowing when or where."
Gao Jingang was suddenly enlightened, and the two brothers continued to walk in the strange atmosphere of boasting and solemnity around them.
However, it must be said that the two men's judgment was correct, and the army shrank significantly. However, Wang Yuande seemed to have planned it for a long time and did not fall into the trap at all. Instead, he took the initiative to slow down the march in the face of the gang's pretended obstruction and harassment.
This basically declared that the military's tactical plan of luring the enemy deep into the enemy's territory had failed.
Another hour later, in the afternoon, something more troublesome happened - after the Dongyi navy landed on the southwest coast, they moved quickly. They didn't even set up a beachhead and immediately headed to the nearest camp to the west of the main force.
, that is, they left for the camp set up by Zhang Xing and others last night, and they boarded one army and launched another, without any delay.
To the north and south, one to the west and one to the east, one by water and one by land, one urgent and one slow, the situation immediately changed.
At this time, someone suggested changing the strategy in the opposite direction, concentrating their forces, and swooping on the beach, but Ma Wei refused... Ma Wei's reason was also very simple. The giant building ship was obviously Li Ziqi's tower, and the great master with the tower
It's not the same thing as without a tower, otherwise the prisoners and refugees wouldn't be allowed to stay away from the coast and return west... Therefore, instead of taking risks, it's better to be on the safe side and wait for them to leave the coast on their own, and calmly fight at last night's camp.
This means giving up the plan of a sudden attack and instead looking for a safe confrontation route.
And most people quickly agreed and passed this suggestion... After all, everyone has seen the power of the Grand Master once. For the main force of the reinforcements, the current high-end combat configuration seems to be enough to cope with a person leaving the tower.
Grandmaster, but you don’t necessarily have to try to deal with a Grandmaster with a tower.
Even if everyone knows that waiting dozens of miles away from the coastline may not really avoid facing a grand master with a "tower", they are still willing to give up tactical options for this possibility.
To put it bluntly, it cannot be said that there is a psychological shadow, but after seeing the crushing method of the great master, I would rather fight with real swords and guns than be easily slaughtered... even if the casualties caused by such slaughter may not be
There were many armies fighting and killing more.
In this regard, Zhang Xing also quickly agreed and approved, mainly to evade responsibility.
The plan was settled, and the entire army quickly retracted and marched.
However, the troops and horses under the command of the Grand Governor were indeed extraordinary. They landed in a hurry and made a temporary surprise attack. However, before the main army returned, an army actually rushed in front of the temporary camp, which was based on earthen barriers and mixed rocks.
"General Yu, the main force of thieves hasn't come back yet!" Paitou Xiaojun was overjoyed and immediately turned around to report to his general. "The camp is empty!"
The naval general Yu Yici, who was born in the Yu family of the famous Dongyi clan, didn't say anything. He just rode up to take a look. Sure enough, he saw that in the huge camp, only his side was hung with a high-character flag, and there were very few soldiers in the camp.
, couldn’t help but be excited.
However, the person still did not give the order urgently. Instead, he suddenly jumped up from his horse, carrying a stream of immortality energy that seemed like a living creature with wings to high in the sky. He took the opportunity to look around, and he immediately saw clearly——
The main force of the army was actually almost there, but it was cloudy and drizzling and the camp was across the way, so ordinary soldiers did not notice it. At the same time, there was indeed only one high-character flag in the bandit camp, and the soldiers and horses were sparse; more importantly,
, there is a lack of wood in this saline-alkali swamp area, and the thieves' camp is extremely simple. There are no wooden fences at all, only some stone barriers and trenches and some tents. There are no watchtowers or gates, only a few artificially piled high slopes and some slightly flat ones.
the way.
After a thorough investigation, Yu Yici turned around in the air, glanced at his army behind him, and then issued an order:
"The main force of thieves will arrive soon, but it doesn't matter, our main force is also behind. The winner of this battle will be who is faster and who is more ruthless! No need to worry, attack quickly and seize the camp!"
As soon as the military order was given, the small school leader in the platoon immediately returned excitedly.
Yu Yici also turned around again and ordered: "Pegasus, go and call the Governor. As long as he comes and takes over the camp, this battle will be like a tidal wave and it will be unstoppable."
So far, fighting has begun at the front... In other words, as the leading marine troops of Yu Yici's department rushed into the front camp, the scattered troops almost collapsed at the first touch, dragging the "high" flag and fled to the center of the rear camp.
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Yu Yici had a strange expression. He stretched his neck on the horse to look. He seemed to be expecting, mocking, and wary... After all, the white lady had passed through five levels and killed eighty-nine generals. The sharpness of her soldiers was really impressive.
I was shocked, thinking that this thief had some abilities, how could he be so vulnerable?
Just as I was thinking about this, as hundreds of people from the leading army poured into the first camp in front of me, suddenly, there was a bang, and many army sergeants stood up behind the stone barrier at the edge of the camp behind, each holding a bow, and then arrows flew like rain.
In an instant, the leading troops who broke into it were shot to pieces... When the first round of arrows rained down, although these leading troops were obviously damaged, they were not afraid and accelerated their charge. But then, the second round of arrows rained.
Again, with the help of the wounded wailing on the ground, these leading troops were obviously delayed. When the third round of arrows was clearly fired, these people could no longer bear it and fled in a hurry, not even having time to take away a few of the wounded.
, who stayed there and was stabbed to death on the spot by the soldiers who chased him out.
"Mount the shield, connect the troops, and attack in rotation!" Seeing this, Yu Yici just sneered, and then quickly gave the order.
The number was twice that of the leading army. The five to six hundred armored and shield-bearing warriors who had just arrived immediately poured out and were divided into five teams under the leadership of their respective officers. They either walked through the gate or climbed over the low base, and easily charged again.
Enter this small camp in front of you.
However, the troops guarding the camp were not to be outdone. They no longer fired arrows. Instead, they swarmed out under the wave of the general's flag. They formed formations in the camp and along the camp. They were all armored spearmen.
Then, as soon as the formation was completed, a team of one hundred and fifty people took the initiative to charge in the opposite direction towards the Dongyi shield and sword soldiers who poured into the camp.
Seeing this scene, Yu Yici finally raised his head and laughed, then turned back in the drizzle that was gradually thinning and said: "Everyone, this thief has raided dozens of counties in the past four or five years. He is vaguely regulated by the Eastern Qi Dynasty. I saw him today."
It can be considered that there are no empty warriors under the famous reputation... Well, Vice General Jin walked back. When he saw the rear army, he told them to go around and seize the empty areas in the rest of the camp. I will personally go into battle here and make sure to capture the thieves in front of me alive.
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Next to him, Vice General Jin came to persuade: "The thieves in front of you are just helping a battalion of soldiers. The leader is just an ordinary leader with two thousand soldiers. General Yu has a high status, why take the risk himself?"
Yu Yici waved his hand and smiled: "Vice General Jin, don't look down on me. This thief in front of you is flying a high-character flag. Without knowing it, he must be the Gao family of the Eastern Qi royal family, which is found all over the Bohai Sea... How can you look down on others? Besides,
Well, this man stayed in the main camp with a battalion of soldiers, but was attacked by our army by water. Ordinary people would have fled long ago, but he was able to stay calm in the face of danger and make arrangements in an orderly manner. He is worthy of being called a famous general. Naturally, it is worth my while.
suffered."
After saying that, he rode straight forward, and the elite guards around him followed him. As he moved forward, the immortal energy surged out from behind and in front of him, gathering at his side. He actually had feet and kisses, wings and a body, faintly visible.
It transformed into a big dark green bird, and then pushed forward with its head held high.
Seeing this, the surrounding guards cheered more and more, swarming with followers, and the deputy general at the rear also ordered drums to be played in support.
In fact, if Zhang Xing were here, he would definitely be shocked. He understands the expression of turning Qi into animals, especially the longevity Qi. Xu Shiying often has a green python wrapped around his body... But, the green dragon
He can understand it, and he can understand the green snake, but a green rooster with its head held high and its chest high?
Isn't it a little weird?
Of course, this is just Zhang Xing's weird aesthetic that is different from others. At this moment, Gao Shitong, who was left behind in the camp, saw this scene from a distance on an artificial hill. Instead of being funny at all, he was shocked... because the other party
This majestic green big rooster came over. He was not only a half-step master, but also a genius like Xu Dalang.
As soon as he thought of this, he sighed and turned to look at one person first: "Qi...Mr. Cao."
Today, Cao Ming actually went out of the camp with the army for a time, but still returned to the camp early. He felt uncomfortable when he was called, and he could only respond: "Tall leader, just ask."
"The war is dangerous, and you should have killed two birds with one stone by calling for reinforcements as an envoy. But now the Dongyi people are fierce and promiscuous. Without your help, I really can't say that I can deal with this immortal rooster. Please help me later.
"Gao Shitong spoke sincerely.
What else could Cao Ming do, he could only nod his head bravely: "Don't worry, tall leader, there is no need to doubt me. I will risk my life to go back to see my mother and son."
This is an irrefutable reason.
Seeing Cao Ming's promise, Gao Shitong turned around again and told a prepared general beside him, and his words sped up a lot: "Gao Bing, the Dongyi people are ruthless, Mr. Cao and I had to go up and fight, now you go
, I must meet Chief Zhang in person this time and ask him to dispatch reinforcements as quickly as possible."
When the general who was about to hear this actually knelt down and kowtowed, he turned around, looked for his war horse, and left from the northeast of the camp.
Watching his nephew leave, Gao Shitong just looked at the surrounding preparation generals and the three team generals: "Everyone, things have hit us. We have to work hard. We will hold on for a while, and reinforcements will be here soon."
All the officers did not dare to be negligent and stepped out one after another to say yes. Cao Ming stood up without any embarrassment and reluctantly took an iron crotch and hung it on his body.
With his clothes fully equipped, Gao Shitong stopped talking nonsense and used all his life's energy to drum up a ball of energy. Then he led several generals and three spearmen to come out from another camp separated by the earthen fort.
, spared the small camp that was caught in a melee, and attacked the side of the Dongyi Army.
As for Cao Ming, he only hid in it and did not show it directly.
Not to mention how Gao Shitong fought hard, on the other side, Gao Shitong's nephew Gao Bing had just left the camp and could not walk more than two miles when he already encountered a battalion of soldiers and horses, but it turned out to be Wang Fubei's tribe... And that person
There was some hesitation... On the one hand, as Gao Shitong's nephew, of course he had personally experienced the Hebei War. At that time, Wang Fubei was an official soldier, and he and his uncle were the rebels who were forced to abandon Hebei and go to Dengzhou.
He had a grudge against him in battle; on the other hand, he also knew that Wang Fubei was a exhausted army that had been rescued this time and had just been separated from the refugees.
However, after stopping for a moment, he still took the initiative to go to Wang Fubei's banner.
"What's the matter?" At this time, the rain stopped for a while, and Wang Fubei saw that the visitor looked familiar, so he didn't think much about it and just opened his mouth to ask.
"Chief Wang, the Dongyi people in the camp ahead are attacking quickly. I am about to ask the chief for help. If your troops are exhausted from afar, you can avoid the camp and station due west." Gao Bing said this and then
He paid no attention to it, but instead drove his horse with all his strength and galloped towards the already muddy saline-alkali land.
Wang Fubei watched the other person leave, and it took him a few breaths before he realized that this person seemed to be Gao Bing, the man he had killed two sworn brothers in Hebei that day, and he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Gao Bing continued to gallop, and within two quarters of an hour he found the red flag with the word "deposed", and then saw Chief Zhang who was already on the horse... Obviously, just by looking at the looks of the people around him, he knew that what was ahead was
News of the war has come, and it has caused many people to worry.
After listening to the military intelligence report from the front, Xiong Bonan couldn't bear it at first and immediately asked for a fight: "Chief, the tall leader has great prestige in the gang. There can't be any mistakes. How about I go first?"
"Of course." Zhang Xing nodded immediately, but also raised his hand to stop the other party. "But I have a few words to say quickly..."
"Please give the order, chief."
"It's not an order, but a reminder." Zhang Xing said seriously. "King of Heaven, the main purpose of our visit this time is to bring people back, not to fight, nor to fight to the death with the Dongyi people... Therefore, try first
I agree with the troops who defeated Wang Yuande, and I also agree with his refusal to fight under the boat on that building. I just knew that the Dongyi people were seizing the camp but they were not in a hurry to let the troops attack. I still agree... This is not just following everyone.
Feng Dao, but these measures have actually been to avoid the battle. Ma Fenzhi and the others know the key points of this matter. And the king of heaven will go to the front to fight first, and he must have confidence in his heart. Our foundation is in Hebei, and then Beidi.
It’s time to lose too many troops and lose the general here.”
Xiong Bonan immediately nodded: "The chief said it so clearly, how could I not know? Since I am here to provide support, I cannot support five battalions and lose ten battalions..."
"The key is not to show weakness." The rain has stopped and they are rushing along the way. Ma Wei, who was already weak, was covered in sweat on his face, but he managed to interject. "It is best to avoid losses while combining combat power and strength.
Expose!"
Xiong Bonan nodded again, but directly took the big flag from Qin Bao's hand and flew into the air.
When Gao Bing, including Gao Bing, saw Xiong Bonan billowing up purple smoke, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief... After all, when the war started before, almost everyone changed their minds, fearing that Li Ziqi would come directly and use the great master's power to
The identity forcibly occupied the camp, and if the camp was taken away, the army would have no place to stand tonight.
Not only that, although Chief Zhang's words are clear and reassuring now, his previous behavior seemed to be because he had not seen Bai Sanniang for a long time, his head was dizzy, he only focused on holding hands, and he did not take responsibility at all.
How to make people feel at ease?
"I have to set up my own flag for the King of Heaven." Zhang Xing looked at the purple cloud disappearing in the southwest from a distance, his thoughts were as unique as ever.
No one came back, only Bai Yousi and Qin Bao nodded.
In this way, the brigade continued to move forward, regardless of the fact that at the camp in front, the two sides coincided with a situation that was similar to adding fuel to the fire.
But when the main force arrived in front of the camp, they found that there were fighting in the south, west, and east of the camp, and it was a mess. Only Xiong Bonan above the camp held a big flag and came to various places for support from time to time, so he could see clearly early on.
The crowd did not dare to neglect, and surrounded Zhang Xing on a small slope, using the light from the gaps in the dark clouds in the distance to wait and see. At this time, they roughly distinguished the positions of the battalions that had been left behind and those that had arrived one after another - Gao Shitong, Xu Shiren.
, Ma Ping'er, Wang Xiongdan's four battalions were fighting everywhere in the camp, and they were obviously on the defensive. Outside the camp were Liu Heifu's entire battalion, and half of Cao Chen's cavalry battalion flanked the rear, but the effect was extremely poor, and it was obviously that they were on the defensive.
They were holding back and beating... In addition, there was Wang Fubei?!
Zhang Xing withdrew his gaze from the big green rooster and landed on a position on the southwest side of the camp. He couldn't help but be surprised: "How did Wang Fubei get so deep into the enemy's position?"
"Chief." Ma Wei immediately suggested. "The beginning and end of this battle lies with Wang Fubei! Immediately send elite troops from the outside to break through the enemy formation, connect with Wang Fubei, and at the same time drive heavy troops into the camp to squeeze the enemy. Then the Dongyi people do not want to be divided.
If we are surrounded, we have no choice but to withdraw our troops!"
Bai Yousi was about to start, and Wang Shuyong also wanted to move, but Zhang Xing stopped him: "No hurry...why didn't Li Ziqi come?"
From Wang Shuyong on down, all the generals looked at each other, unable to answer.
It was Ma Wei who gritted his teeth and said, "Either Li Ziqi doesn't want to come, or there are soldiers and horses coming from behind. He wants to deal with that side first!"
"Jia Wugen and Li Zida?" Wang Shuyong immediately realized what Ma Wei was talking about.
"should be."
"What about that?"
"It's too late to save them." Ma Wei immediately gave the answer. "This is something that cannot be done once their naval forces land on the sea. If we really want to save them, we have to beat the Dongyi people here to hurt them!"
"That's right." Zhang Xing nodded in approval.
"Then I'll go!" Wang Shuyong immediately called for a fight, but Bai Yousi didn't say a word this time.
"You have to enter the camp, press it from the front, and then take over the entire camp with the King of Heaven." Zhang Xing raised his hand and pointed. "Be sure to drive out the green rooster that attacks the most fiercely!"
Wang Shuyong nodded immediately, but did not start immediately. He also wanted to know who he could dispatch and who would be responsible for cutting in behind.
"Then I'll do the detour." Qin Bao continued to invite him to fight.
"Okay." Zhang Xing nodded in approval again and again. "But we still have to wait."
Everyone was puzzled for a moment.
"We have to wait for Leader Liu and Leader Cao," Ma Wei quickly reminded.
Sure enough, a moment later Liu Heifu rushed up from the air with dark weak water energy. When he landed, he was splashed with mud and water. His body was covered in red and green, all dark brown. He didn't care and just shouted: "Chief
! There are many puddles in the saline-alkali land, and it has been raining for half a day. The ground is also trampled, and the mud is so muddy that the cavalry cannot pass! Moreover, these Yi people are indeed powerful, with powerful soldiers and powerful generals. They can compete with us! No wonder
Dongyi people can survive three campaigns!"
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When Zhang Xing heard this, he turned around and looked at everyone, and immediately said: "Everyone, we can't waste any time. Let's do this. I will join the formation with Erlang and lead the cavalry to rush in!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then Ma Wei reacted first: "Chief, why not enter the camp and form a big formation!"
Mang King Kong also came to persuade: "Chief, after entering the camp, our brothers will hide in the formation and can block anything."
"It's not worth it." Zhang Xing waved his hand. "Seventeen battalions, four battalions are isolated, five battalions are exhausted, but there are still 70,000 to 80,000 prisoners. The refugees are rushing behind us. We still have to stop them. After the break, the other side still has to stop them.
There is a great master who has not shown up... It is convenient to set up a large formation now, but I am afraid that it will be ineffective in the follow-up."
Several other people reacted and wanted to persuade you, but unexpectedly, Bai Yousi spoke first: "In that case, I will let you go and I will never let anything happen to you."
Zhang Xing nodded, and the others were speechless and were nervous about the war, so they all agreed.
After a while, Ma Wei was properly dispatched. Qin Bao led some of the prepared generals and a few elite battalions temporarily dispatched to launch an assault under the cover of Liu Heifu's troops. Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi personally hid among them; Wang Zhen and Qian Tang led the troops.
They went to support Cao Chen and acted as suspects on the other side; while Wang Shuyong led all the remaining troops into the camp and squeezed the main Dongyi force head-on; the Thirteen King Kong also entered the camp, but they were all hidden in the Mang King Kong camp and did not attract any attention.
And the plan was implemented immediately.
The time has come now, it is approaching evening, the light rain that day has long disappeared, replaced by a gleam of light from the west... And under this ray of light, the two soldiers' clothes with some water stains
The armor, especially the clean helmet and upper body, were all reflected with golden light. The golden light gathered together, making it particularly eye-catching under the pressure of the dark clouds above.
Amidst the shouts of killing from the front line, the main force of the gang arrived suddenly launched into action. Countless Dongyi Navy infantrymen looked at the reflection of the group in the northeast, and then watched the vast majority of them move towards the camp area that was engaged in hand-to-hand combat.
When I came, I was also very excited for a while.
But it was just exciting, not timid.
This may be the most elite force of the Dongyi people, showing strong discipline and arrogance. They originally had a slight advantage when they saw the opponent's main force rushing to the battlefield. Instead of being frightened, they became more motivated to fight.
After a while, the crowd became more excited and launched a counterattack under the leadership of senior and mid-level officers at all levels.
The main infantry forces of both sides will collide with all their strength in the southwest of the camp, which is full of earth and stone barriers.
At this time, several officers with higher cultivation levels in the Dongyi Army seemed to notice something. They all looked to the west of the camp, and then discovered that the exaggeratedly dressed thief general named Liu was also there.
The entire cavalry force tried to attack again.
This seems to be nothing. It would be weird if this guy didn't come at this time. Besides, it doesn't matter if he comes. He can't make it through the whole afternoon. Why should he come at this time?
However, the faces of these officers became increasingly ugly.
Not only that, soon, even the Dongyi soldiers who occasionally raised their heads or occupied some high places also noticed something unusual - that was the mist and cold air.
The salt-alkali land that had just rained was dozens of miles away from the coast. The temperature was quite suitable at the end of August. Under the sunset, the cold air came out and the fog was almost visible to the naked eye. Moreover, the fog was still spreading in an incomprehensible way.
The way quickly expanded and moved.
Soon, it was as if a group of cavalry wrapped in mist were attacking from the side.
Crossing the swamp is like walking on flat ground.
The big green rooster was the first to react: "Tell all the ministries not to retreat easily! Now all the ministries should try their best to get out of the battle and gather towards me, and then the whole army will form a thick formation! The Governor will definitely come to respond, and when the time comes,
If the Grand Governor responds, he will remain invincible no matter whether he returns or advances!"
It was obvious that Yu Yici had a high prestige in the army, and he had a clear grasp of the battlefield situation. At this moment, he raised his arms and his guards went crazy to summon friendly troops in all directions, which actually had some effect.
But it was still too late, not even enough to retreat.
That cavalry, white mist surged in the front, like a dragon's head swallowing clouds and spitting mist. Behind it, nearly a thousand cavalry followed, like a dragon's body, but the white mist passed by. The ground was stiff and the puddles were frozen. The cavalry stepped on, clanging in bursts.
Like the rumbling of war drums, the outflanking was immediately completed at a tactical speed that was difficult for infantry to match.
Immediately afterwards, the white mist turned slightly and then headed straight towards a Dongyi Army in front of it.
It was really wrapped up.
As the mist passed by, accompanied by howls and shouts of killing, the clash of swords and armor, and the rumble of horse hooves, the Dongyi soldiers in front of them seemed to be swallowed up by the white mist, or just as if they were just swallowed by some unreal dough.
It was as if it was wrapped, and then it was wrapped in, swallowed, and melted in... Anyway, after the white mist passed, it seemed to disappear out of thin air.
Yu Yici's eyes widened as he looked at this scene. He was not overly angry or uneasy. Having experienced the Three Zhengs, he had seen too many similar scenes, even more extreme ones... He was just a little frustrated.
Why didn't they realize earlier that in addition to the purple flag in the sky, the other party must have at least one powerful figure similar to the white lady, and then gather their troops in advance?
But that's all.
Because Li Ziqi is still there, this battle is not that simple.
Just as he was thinking about it, something that made him even more powerless happened naturally - the white mist was like a dragon and a tiger, swallowing up the military formation, and in a moment it had cut through the outer Dongshengguo Army formation, killing the most vicious attack.
, Wang Fubei's tribe, who was trapped the deepest, broke the semi-encirclement situation, and in turn cut out an elite group of Dongsheng Kingdom to form a counter-encirclement.
But at this time, at least Wang Fubei's men were not aware of the latter point. They only saw the large group of cavalry easily breaking through the earthquake and rejoining their home, but they cheered thunderously, as if they had won.
Not only that, cheers spread from the camp behind them, and all the troops gradually started to cheer, as if they had won a complete victory.
Yu Yici's mouth felt dry and he quickly drained his energy, and then continued to give orders for the troops to take the initiative to squeeze towards the west of the battlefield.
As a result, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was suddenly shocked for no reason. He turned his head and saw a huge arrow like a long spear that was wrapped in the pale golden Duanjiang Zhenqi and looked dazzling under the setting sun and was shot towards him...
Have to avoid it.
But almost instantly, Yu Yici also noticed that the arrow was unusually powerful, but it missed the target.
As a result, he watched the arrow shoot into the military formation dozens of steps away, cutting off the limbs of several soldiers on the spot... Before he could say anything or do anything, he was startled again, and it was too late to look back.
It turned out that after that arrow, there was another arrow!
The former was too filled with zhenqi and was as long and short as a horse's shaft. The latter was also wrapped in Duanjiang's zhenqi, but was only as long as a sword and half as thick as an arm. With the help of the former's cover, it actually hit Yu Yici, who had no time to dodge and had just withdrawn the big green rooster.
thigh.
The leader of the famous Dongyi tribe let out a mournful cry and fell off his horse, almost causing the entire Dongyi army to tremble.
At Wang Fubei's army formation, the white mist quickly expanded to the outside, but the inside became cleaner. At this time, Zhang Xing, who was riding on the yellow gelding, seemed to have noticed something, and he and Bai Yousi reined in their horses and took a look to the southwest.
Then the two looked at each other again.
Knowing what was going on, Chief Zhang no longer hesitated. The ice energy in his body became stronger and stronger. At the same time, he turned around and pointed at Wang Fubei from a distance and laughed: "Chief Wang, how can you be so reckless about life and death?"
"Report to the chief." The weak water energy in Wang Fubei's body was beating like a flame, and he answered loudly after hearing the words. "Wang was originally a surrender, but if the chief and manager Bai hadn't taken him in, he would have been like a withered skeleton in the beach.
But the chief and general manager regard me as their arm, and if they want to repay me, they only have this courage!"
As soon as Zhang Xing saw the other person like this, he knew he was going to kill him, so he spoke without hesitation... Just when he was about to comfort him, he suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart. He knew that the man was coming, but he kept his mouth shut and used all his strength to move his Dantian.
He struggled to draw out the true energy from the air sea, and then rolled up the scimitar he wore in his hand, sending a stream of ice true energy towards the direction he noticed in the air.
Looking from a distance, it looks like a gray-white dragon rising out of thin air from the fog below.
And almost at the same time, in the sky dozens of feet high and dozens of feet away, a emerald blue water dragon suddenly appeared out of thin air, but it came from top to bottom... This does not include the gray dragon.
He and the blue dragon came out towards each other, and actually collided with each other in the air. Then he saw the gray dragon disappear, while the blue dragon was stiff and white, lost its power and activity, and turned into a giant ice in the air.
pieces, and almost immediately began to disintegrate and explode.
Below were Wang Fubei's and Liu Heifu's cavalry. Before they could even scream, another huge majestic phoenix rose into the sky. It stirred the ice cubes into pieces and turned into water droplets.
...In other words, people in the distance could not see the process of ice melting into water at all, but after the two dragons intersected, the majestic phoenix formed together, filling the sky with splendor, and a rainbow suddenly appeared under the sunset.
Such a celestial spectacle lasted only for a moment. The soldiers on both sides were stunned at first, and then almost all of them cheered.
The army cheered at the strength of their own side. It had only been less than a year since King Xiongtian was still in the camp, but he could actually perform such a myth-like operation. The Dongyi people knew that their chief governor was coming.
.
After cheering, both sides seemed to cheer up at the same time, and the charge became more intense.
"Let's go meet the Grand Governor." Zhang Xing raised his scimitar and pointed in a direction.
Qin Bao understood, and the mist moved again, and this time, the Dongyi people in front of them did not insist on their formation to block, but actively moved out of the way like a tide... However, even so, the head of this cavalry team
Still getting slower and slower.
There is no way, the further you go, the thicker the ice slag below becomes. At first it is still ice slag and frozen soil, but later it becomes a large area of ice.
After crossing the opponent's military formation, the cavalry was already unable to move even an inch.
So, Zhang Xing left Qin Bao behind, and he and Bai Yousi crossed the formation and slowly rode forward.
A hundred steps ahead, there was a veteran with no armor and only a warrior's crown riding on an almost crimson horse. Behind the veteran was a black-armored cavalry with a blue cloak... a cavalry team.
Among them, there are two acquaintances.
Under the setting sun, the two sides stood facing each other. Regardless of the swordsmen and the constant shouts of killing behind them, Zhang Xing spoke first, but Bai Yousi turned to his side and asked: "Sanniang, do you know the person in front of you? Can you?"
Make an introduction?"
Bai Yousi pressed the ordinary war horse under his crotch and couldn't help but smile: "It was the last person on your list that day, the Grand Governor of the Eastern Victory Kingdom and the Grand Master Li Ziqi."
Zhang Xing nodded, turned around and stood on Huang Piao's horse and raised his hand to Li Ziqi: "I have admired the name of Duke Li for a long time, I'm sorry to see him... Times have changed, several great masters have passed away, and now the governor is probably one of the best in the world."
Li Ziqi finally had an expression, and rode forward on the red horse, and then smiled slightly: "It's true that I can't count to one. I must be inferior to White Snake's mentor... But now in my country, Dongsheng
As for the world, even if the Master of Taibai Peak of the Trinity Orthodox Church comes here in person, I have full confidence in it."
Zhang Xing nodded: "That's true."
Li Ziqi squinted his eyes, looked at the other person carefully, and nodded: "Zhang Sanlang is well-deserved... With this energy and cultivation, he is indeed the Black Emperor's choice."
"I'm not proud of this," Zhang Xing said frankly. "On the contrary, I'm a little scared."
"This is what's amazing." Li Ziqi nodded again and looked at Bai Yousi again with complicated eyes. "The White Snake is like this, it's amazing... What's even more amazing is that the Red and Black Emperors are the unparalleled twins of pride.
They can stand side by side."
"It is indeed precious." Bai Yousi said. "But with all due respect, Mr. Li, there are so many heroes in the world. They are called geniuses. If you can't gather people's hearts to gather heroes, how can you achieve anything with just swords and the favor of the supreme? Not to mention
In other words, whether it is a genius or a hero, what is the purpose of what you do? Isn’t it fundamentally about the human heart? Is it to become a god and serve as a servant of the Supreme Being?”
Li Ziqi was silent for a moment, and finally nodded slowly: "Well said, if a so-called hero can't do things for others, why should he be a hero? What's more, how can I become a great master if I don't protect my family and my country?"
Zhang Xing listened to the sound of weapons behind him and wanted to get to the point, but he knew that if he was too concerned, it would be difficult, so he had to follow the other party's words and deal with it.
Unexpectedly, it was Bai Yousi who intervened first: "No matter what Mr. Li said, I'm afraid the Sin Dragon of the Wu Clan comforted himself in this way back then."
Li Ziqi was startled and couldn't help but laugh: "Why has the White Snake been so sharp-tongued in just a few months? However, I think Sin Dragon fell into the sea of misery willingly... The hearts of the world are like the sea, I only take this
Come and drink from Dongsheng Kingdom."
Zhang Xing saw that the other party's momentum had subsided, so he took advantage of the situation to question: "Mr. Li, since you have promised to let my wife return to the west, why do you want to lead troops to stop me? And you hurt my brother for no reason?"
As he spoke, Zhang Xing pointed to the back, where there were two prisoners of the gang, one was Miao Hailang, and the other was Jia Wugen, who looked pale and was obviously injured.
"Of course it's because White Snake broke her promise and killed our country's famous generals and loyal soldiers along the way. If we can't destroy them as punishment, how can the country survive?" Li Ziqi certainly had a reason. "As for these two, when they met on the battlefield,
Do you want to hold back? Madam White Lady has not held back against Deputy Commander Gao and the others, has she?"
"The guards at the checkpoints along the way will destroy themselves. I don't believe that Mr. Li didn't know this." Bai Yousi responded coldly.
"So what if I know? As the governor, shouldn't I avenge them?" Li Ziqi still said firmly.
"There was some misunderstanding on the road, so why bother to fight with each other?" Zhang Xing said with a smile. "That's good. Mr. Li will let us go back, including Leader Miao and Leader Jia, and let us take them back too. We are willing to take Deng Deng back."
The state's remaining balance of wealth and silk for the next five years will be sent as compensation... You can send people to check the accounts."
Li Ziqi didn't look back and laughed directly: "Is Chief Zhang kidding?"
Zhang Xing suddenly calmed down: "Then I'm not joking...please ask Mr. Li to withdraw his troops, otherwise we don't have to pick a date and just end up together in today's situation!"
Li Ziqi's expression suddenly changed, but after a moment he still calmed down and said, "This time, I will never let you go so easily."
Zhang Xing's expression did not change: "We just want to fight. Today's situation is so chaotic that it is impossible to tell the winner. Both sides will suffer. Why not retreat today? After the innocent refugees leave, Li Gong and Wang Yuande join forces. We will
In this wilderness, we must set up a battle array and fight for life and death? At that time, the winner will return home, and the loser will eat dust and sink in the mud like many bones on the beach?"
Li Ziqi was silent for a moment and nodded slowly: "Okay, if you are willing, this can be done."
Zhang Xing nodded and pointed to the rear again: "Well, let's retreat together today and take care of the wounded... Please take the opportunity to bring these two brothers with me, Mr. Li."
"That's not possible." Li Ziqi turned around and replied. "Your two camps had already retreated, but they suddenly counterattacked and attacked our army from the rear, injuring many of our troops. If not for this, I would have come here to end the battle.
...How can I be with you so easily?"
Zhang Xing then wanted to persuade him again.
"Well, you can exchange the surrendered general Liu Yanshou and the Prince of Qi who has promised to stay in our Dongsheng Kingdom." Li Ziqi proposed a new and impossible plan.
"What's Li Gong's joke?" Bai Yousi's face turned dark at first.
"I understand that Duke Li wants to surrender the general, why should he ask King Qi?" Zhang Xing had a different perspective as always.
"Because I want to take advantage of the opportunity to advance to the state after defeating you." Li Ziqi was too honest, but in fact it was a bit like a demonstration. "There must be a justifiable title... How about avenging the father of King Qi?
"
Even though Zhang Xing knew that the other party was telling a hell joke, he couldn't help but throw his head back on his horse and laugh out loud under the setting sun.
Even Bai Yousi couldn't help laughing, and Li Ziqi himself burst into laughter.
"Since it's not allowed, then withdraw the troops and ask Mr. Li to take good care of our wounded." After laughing, Zhang Xing reminded the other party. "Retreat earlier to avoid too many unprovoked casualties."
Li Ziqi nodded, Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi ignored him and immediately reined in their horses and turned around.
But at this moment, Li Ziqi suddenly called out to one of them: "White Snake."
Bai Yousi looked back in confusion, only to see the Governor of Dongyi dismounting his horse and pushing the red war horse forward: "Since they are the two most proud men, Zhang Sanlang has his own dragon colt. Even if you rarely ride a horse, you won't do it."
It's time to ride a bad horse... This red horse came from Demon Island and is just right for you. But I have my own dragon-headed boat and I'm not used to riding horses, so it's just right for you."
Everyone was a little surprised, but Bai Yousi still took the initiative to dismount his horse and salute, thanked the other party, replaced the red dragon colt, and slowly returned to the formation with Zhang Xing.
Just like that, as dusk fell, the two armies stopped fighting and retreated.
And soon, Li Ziqi secretly said that he was lucky, because even Yu Yici was seriously injured and was carried over at this time... If it had been a little later, the consequences would have been disastrous.
When the two sides met, Yu Yici looked a little shy in the dusk, but took the initiative to speak: "Grand Governor, stop fighting with the gang. We underestimate them. If we really fight, both sides will lose."
Li Ziqi didn't have any superfluous reaction, he just asked calmly: "How do you say it?"
"The thieves have become powerful." Yu Yici said sincerely. "When I first came to the thieves camp, I met Gao Shitong. I saw that he was calm in planning and had strong soldiers who dared to fight. I thought he was the elite among the thieves... but he was beaten.
Later, I discovered that each of the rebel battalions was more daring to fight than the other, and Gao Shitong's battalion was already at the bottom... This reminded me of the same situation with the officers and soldiers of the Wei Dynasty during the First Expedition, the worst officers and soldiers.
They dare to fight, they are not afraid of life and death, they have complete equipment, and the generals dare to use their methods. And if you think so, it must be that the system of thieves is already very complete, and scholars, farmers, industry and merchants all have the right path, so from top to bottom, from generals to sergeants
, they all have expectations for the gang’s future, that’s why they are like this, and can be like this.”
When he said this, he was so excited that he pulled the wound on his thigh. He quickly bit his sleeve and endured it.
"You're right." Li Ziqi sighed, stretched out his hand to spend some immortal energy, and then spoke. "I also encountered the same thing as you later...the two battalions protecting the ship saw us
We landed and outflanked them, but they counterattacked at all costs. The reason why I suffered a loss was because I had intelligence and knew what was going on with these two leaders. One surrendered and was about to relinquish military power; the other was simply Huai
The You League's 'tribute'... I thought they didn't want to come and didn't dare to come, but in the end they came back and caught the rear army off guard. Looking at it now, you are the only one who is right. The gang has already
The trend of emerging countries.”
Yu Yici hurriedly came to advise: "In that case, why not retreat? This is not a time of one and two expeditions, which is related to the survival of the family and the country. There is no point in fighting them to the death at this time."
Li Ziqi actually nodded without changing his expression: "That's right and reasonable, but we have to slow down, not show weakness, we have to retreat slowly as an organization, and we have to touch it again, otherwise the morale of the military will be depressed."
Yu Yici naturally nodded quickly.
On the other side, the sky was completely dark, but Zhang Xing's side was more straightforward. Everyone gathered together. After Zhang Xing finished reporting the situation, he immediately gathered the big bosses for a meeting and stated his plan.
His plan is very simple. When all the soldiers and horses from both wings are gathered together tomorrow, and the prisoners and refugees are also separated, he will agree to fight the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, that is, at the end of the month. Then he will form a formation and leave the camp without taking the initiative.
Instead of fighting, he returned directly west to Dengzhou.
At that time, the soldiers will come to cover up the water and the earth, the great master will come, Bai Yousi, Xiong Bonan, and the Thirteen Vajra will deal with it, the real dragon will come, the troops will march westward, and those who are above Ningdan will stand shoulder to shoulder!
As for the two captured leaders, they will wait until they return to Dengzhou to negotiate diplomatically.
No one objects to this strategy, and there is no way to object to it.
Because this is the simplest and most direct method... In the salt swamp, there is not much water available, so you can't stay here for too long.
The plan was settled, and the next thing went very smoothly, because the Dongyi people had no intention of hindering it, as if they were really confused by the encounter on the 27th that was almost an encounter between opponents, and realized that if they continued to fight, both sides would lose.
, or maybe they were just waiting for Wang Yuande to take his position. Anyway, they just set up camp and waited thirty miles southwest of the army near the coast.
So, on the 28th, the Fan brothers and sisters returned to camp in the morning, and Li Zida led the remnants of the two battalions to return to camp in the afternoon. A small number of wounded people escorted the seriously wounded out of the team, and the army regrouped.
On the 29th, Wang Yuande also set up camp thirty miles northwest of the army. The three armies formed a triangle. The army was vaguely sandwiched by the Dongyi people on both sides of the way back, but there was no unnecessary stress reaction. In the afternoon, Zhang Xing also specially dispatched
Cheng Zhili and Qian Tang acted as envoys and brought some gifts to Li Ziqi. On the one hand, they made an appointment to fight tomorrow, and on the other hand, they asked the other party to release the two prisoners.
Li Ziqi promised to fight, but did not promise to return the captives.
On the morning of August 30, the army used up all the water and fuel they had collected in the salt swamps in the previous three days to bury pots to make rice. Under the gloomy sky, the smoke from the three camps was almost as thick as
.
Next, it was the morning "corridor meal". When everyone was eating together in front of the tent, Zhang Xing suddenly felt something shake. He couldn't help but asked in surprise, holding his bowl: "Is it an earthquake?"
Everyone including Bai Yousi, Xiong Bonan, and Mang Kingang shook their heads.
Zhang Xing breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt suspicious.
After eating, the entire army tore down the earthen fortresses and formed a formation in the west of the camp. After Zhang Xing finished dressing up and left the camp, he suddenly noticed something strange. He pointed to a creek on the edge of the camp and asked:
"The rain has stopped for three days. I remember that it was difficult to get water yesterday and we need to survive. Why is the stream water rising today instead?"
Qin Bao always knew Zhang Xing's intentions. At this time, he dismounted directly, took a drink of water from the stream, and then turned around and said to him: "Third brother... chief, this water has become salty."
Zhang Xing was startled and then looked at the sky. He saw that the sky was gloomy and the clouds were thick, reflecting the mountains, the sky and the sea, but he didn't see anything strange.
So, the man felt uneasy and immediately ordered: "The whole family leaves and goes home to the west!"
Tens of thousands of soldiers roared, protected a few supplies, and marched westward in formation.