Luo Xiaoyao was surprised for a moment, "Your Majesty, does he want the emperor to come in person?"
"Our soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty are not good at water warfare. Your Majesty is well aware of this shortcoming. He returned to Beijing last autumn to supervise the construction of warships and train the navy. Now that the navy is successful, your Majesty wants to lead the troops south. He issued an edict the day before yesterday.
Announcement...I think they will come to my Shouzhou military camp at the beginning of the month."
Li Chongjin paused for a moment, turned around and led everyone to the camp in the south. He got off his mount at the gate of the camp, pointed at the ground and smiled at Luo Xiaoyao and said: "This is originally a river, and it is connected with the moat at the east gate of Shouzhou City."
It is connected to the lake nearly twenty miles away to the south. On that day, the Holy Spirit decided to encircle the point for reinforcements. In order to facilitate the Tang soldiers who rushed out of the mountain, the river, which was more than two feet wide, was filled in.
, and also set up the cavalry camp here."
"After General Zhao arrives with the Shenhu Camp Guards, I will have him stationed with the cavalry so that he can cooperate with the cavalry to attack the Tang soldiers who have built a double road in Zijin Mountain."
Pointing to a large piece of flat land in front of the south of Purple Mountain not far away, Li Chongjin added: "That flat land originally had many uneven hills. When the more than ten miles long river was filled that day, those hills were leveled. I immediately
We mobilized five thousand soldiers and horses from the Western Camp to set up camp on this plain..."
After a pause, he turned to the messenger next to him and said: "Pass my military order and ask Gao Huaide to lead five thousand soldiers and horses to the south of Zijin Mountain to set up camp... After asking him to arrange the matters, come to the main tent of the cavalry camp to see me.
"
"As ordered." The messenger got on his horse and galloped away.
Not long after everyone arrived at the main tent in the camp, they saw Gao Huaide walking quickly. After he was greeted and took his seat, Li Chongjin glanced at the map on the table in front of him and said: "The walls built by the Tang soldiers are
It was built by cutting down mountain pines and fixing the two sides with horizontal boards, and rammed earth in the middle. There is a strong position on the hillside, and there are archers who are good at shooting to guard it, making it difficult for our army to break through."
"When we get to the level ground, the wall is only two feet high including the wooden railings. The wall, which is not very strong, is not strong enough to withstand our army's attack. I originally wanted to build a road with enough length when the Tang soldiers would cross it.
, lead the troops to attack fiercely, even if there are good archers guarding the walls, under repeated attacks, our soldiers and horses can destroy the walls built on the ground, but the protective walls built on the hillside cannot be destroyed.
It is still difficult to break.”
"I just heard Miss Lin's clever plan. It is indeed the best strategy." Li Chongjin looked at Gao Huaide, "General Gao, after the camp is settled, you can order the soldiers to dig tunnels in the direction of the Tang soldiers building the wall... From
The camp is about three miles from the place where the wall was built. If General Gao is given three days, day and night, can it be dug through?"
Gao Huaide pondered for a moment and said: "I'm afraid the rocks are so strong that if we dig them under the hillside and dig them out... we won't be able to guarantee it."
Lin Wanzhen continued: "Then the wall will be built on the hillside extending towards the plain...within a distance of twenty feet."
"If so, it can be done." Gao Huaide nodded.
"The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty burned down the mountains and forests to the south, and stationed troops on high stone bases to guard them, blocking the way for our army to cross the mountains from the south to attack the camp in the north. Now that we can capture the camp surrounded by walls... we can not only cut off the
His intention to send reinforcements to Shouzhou City is also the path for our army to attack the north."
Li Chongjin paused for a moment, looked at Lin Wanzhen and said with a smile: "If Miss Lin can come up with such a clever plan, she must have an attack strategy in mind... What will our army do then?"
Lin Wanzhen smiled slightly, "The little girl just stayed with her father in her early years and learned a little bit about the skills of mountain bandits and water thieves. How dare she talk about the tactics of deploying the army and how to attack on the ground... The little girl certainly doesn't dare to say anything.
.”
"But if we suddenly emerge from the corridor, the Tang soldiers must not have expected it. Even if the master who shot Elder Liu that day was lying in the corridor, with the strength of senior brothers and senior sisters, facing each other head on, we should be able to restrain him...
"
Elder Fu was anxious when he heard this, "But if they show up and shoot arrows when they rush into the camp, what should we do..."
Hearing this, Luo Xiaoyao and Xiao Muyun looked at each other and smiled, and said: "With the strength of the three of us and being on guard, we will not be hurt by hidden arrows. And once the three of us attack, the soldiers and horses outside will also attack at the same time."
To attack each other, Tang soldiers must pay attention to the army outside..."
"It only took the three of us ten breaths to break into his camp and set fire to it. When the fire started, the morale of the army was in chaos. At that time, the situation was no longer one or two people who had reached the realm of alchemy. With the power of martial arts, they could
Change, please pay the elders, but don’t worry.”
Ever since he and Luo Xiaoyao from the Jiangning Mansion assassinated the Liao envoy, Elder Fu knew that his young master was bold in his actions. However, after hearing what Luo Xiaoyao said, he knew that he could not change his mind. He sighed and hesitated for a moment.
, said: "The young master, Miss Xiao, and Miss Lin should not act separately. They should fight side by side and support each other..."
Luo Xiaoyao and the other three also knew that there was an alchemy master ambush among the Tang soldiers. They gathered together when they wanted to attack and supported each other. After hearing this, they looked at each other and nodded.
When Li Chongjin was in Bagongyuan, he saw Luo Xiaoyao's majesty fighting against the Liao soldiers alone among thousands of troops. Now he was very relieved about his attack on the Tang soldiers' camp from the corridor.
But seeing that Elder Fu had already agreed, he nodded and said: "Then let's arrange the matter like this... General Zhao, I will assign another thousand infantry guards to you to lead. You should act as usual. During these three days, you will let
They take turns to attack, but they don't have to come close, they just need to shoot arrows from a distance."
"The Shenhu Camp Guards should be able to recharge their batteries during these three days... At that time, a hundred able-bodied men will be selected to follow Mr. Luo from the tunnel. The rest will be led by General Zhao to attack the west horizontal wall. Gao
The general and I led our troops to attack the diagonal wall on the north and the wall on the ground, and entered through the entrance and exit of the connecting road."
"The defenders in Shouzhou City will surely take action by then. General Wang and General Li should lead troops to attack the city from the west and south gates to contain them..." Li Chongjin paused and looked around at Zhao Kuangyin, Gao Huaide and other generals.
"Several generals, do you have any good ideas?"
The generals looked at each other, stood up, saluted and said, "We will act according to your master's clever plan..."
………
Three days later, at You hour, the tunnel had been dug under the tunnel built by the Tang soldiers on the flat ground. After Li Chongjin learned about it, he led everyone from the entrance of the camp to inspect, following the tunnel which was seven feet high and nearly five feet wide.
, everyone walked straight ahead north.
After walking for about two miles, the terrain under their feet gradually became higher. Luo Xiaoyao and the others knew that they were approaching the bottom of the walled passage. After walking another ten feet, they entered a cellar that was three feet long and nearly ten feet wide.
The top vertically enters the wall with wooden boards embedded every three feet, and the bottom is supported by two columns.
I saw that in the middle of the north cave wall, which was nearly five feet high, a one-foot-square wall hole was dug. The roof of the cave was horizontally embedded with wooden boards like a cellar hole, and there were also wooden supports standing underneath.
The leader of the guard who was leading the way looked up at the top of the cave, then looked at Li Chongjin, and saluted: "Sir, this place is less than three feet thick from the ground along the corridor. We were afraid that Tang soldiers would walk on it and cause it to collapse, so we used it first."
It is supported by planks and pillars. If you want to act at that time, you only need to remove the wooden supports. If you are a person who has cultivated in the Return to True Realm, he can penetrate it with just one palm."
"This cellar is on the edge of a wall and is nearly ten feet thick from the ground. However, we were afraid that it would collapse due to vibrations during the war, so we used boards and pillars to protect it. The expansion here was for cleaning after the tunnel was broken.
Store the fallen debris and corpses of enemy soldiers to prevent the exit from being blocked..."
Li Chongjin nodded and did not answer. He led everyone back to the military camp on the ground. After convening the generals to discuss the details of the battle, he ordered the generals to return to their respective camps and deploy their troops and horses accordingly.
Zhao Kuangyin led Luo Xiaoyao and the others to the main tent of Shenhu Camp Guard. After greeting the three men to take their seats, he asked the soldiers to bring three sets of rhinoceros leather armors and three sets of bright light armors. He said: "The last general is Dan.
I know that the three of you have extraordinary skills, but in a chaotic battle, cold arrows are very difficult to guard against, so I prepared to wear bright and fine armor with the three of you, but it can protect the chest and back."
"Because this Mingguang Fine Armor has no lining and is quite irritating to the skin, I prepared a leather armor. You can put on the skin armor first, and then wear the Mingguang Fine Armor... I hope you three will not refuse."
Although the three of them had great knowledge, they did not dare to worry about the death of Elder Liu and the other three. Hearing this, they looked at each other and nodded. Luo Xiaoyao saluted and said, "Thank you, General Zhao, for your concern. We can't thank you enough."
"Young Master Luo is a heroic young man, and the two girls are heroes. They do not seek fame and wealth, but help the emperor to unify the world. They are really admired by the general. If the general is not bound by his duty, but he wants to kill the enemy side by side with the three of them, he should live for this."
A great blessing.”
"General Zhao's literary, Taoist and military strategies are comparable to those of me and my junior sister. But these words make us ashamed."
"Master Luo must be humble." Zhao Kuangyin paused, looked at a guard beside him, and said: "Colonel Zhang, you can call them in..."
"Follow your orders." Lieutenant Zhang turned around and walked out of the tent. After a while, he led fifteen camp guards in. Five of them were at the Guizhen Realm, and the other ten were at least at the Gu Yuan Realm.
"These fifteen battalions of guards were selected by the last general to accompany the three of them and hold their shields to block arrows. I hope that the three of them will not despise their low martial arts."
"We are willing to do our best for the young master, and hope that the young master will succeed..."
"Young Master?" Looking at the fifteen camp guards who all bowed to salute, Luo Xiaoyao was momentarily surprised.
At this moment, Elder Fu stepped in, looked at Luo Xiaoyao and sighed: "These fifteen camp guards were originally Tongbao Pavilion, the arrow guards and deacons in each branch of the Central Plains. After Tongbao Pavilion was disbanded that day, they asked for their consent.
, that is, they will be incorporated into the Shenhu Camp."
"During the day, General Zhao discussed with his subordinates... and selected a hundred camp guards to accompany the young master. They are all from the original Tongbao Pavilion, and these fifteen people are the elite among them."
Luo Xiaoyao sighed in his heart and looked at the fifteen camp guards, "Tongbao Pavilion has been disbanded, and you have all joined Shenhu Camp. In the future, you will no longer be referred to as young masters. Thanks to you for not giving up, Luo Xiaoyao would like to thank you all.
…”
"We are willing to serve the young master and hope that the young master will fulfill his wishes..."
The fifteen camp guards saluted and spoke in unison. Luo Xiaoyao knew he could push it away but couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Seeing this, Elder Fu smiled slightly, then sighed and said: "I have to stay by my side, I'm sure the young master won't agree, and I won't say anything unnecessary... But if there is any danger, Master Wan will do it."
The Lord must not force anything.”
"Elder Fu, please don't worry." Luo Xiaoyao nodded, "I also hope that Elder Fu, General Zhao will be more careful..."
………
At three o'clock in the morning, in the camp where the entrance to the tunnel was located, Lin Wanzhen glanced at the hundred Shenhu camp guards standing in several rows outside the camp, and said to Luo Xiaoyao: "Brother, I'm going to take action half a cup of tea in advance."
.”
"Oh? Why?" Luo Xiaoyao asked suspiciously.
"I heard Master Zhao say that when Shenhu Camp attacked the road that day, it was found that there was an iron fence blocking it. If what I expected is correct, every time it is built to a certain length, an iron fence will be placed, and at the end of the hillside, there will be an iron fence.
There should also be iron fences at the intersections where the walls meet..."
Xiao Muyun continued: "Junior Sister, are you saying that once the Tang soldiers find out that the Zhou soldiers and horses are attacking each other, they will put down the iron fence?"
Lin Wanzhen nodded, "If it were a small group of soldiers and horses attacking each other, the Tang soldiers would still lead their troops out from the passage to fight. The iron fence would not be put down at that time, but it was different now. Once they discovered the Great Zhou
Soldiers and horses will besiege you from all sides and you will definitely bring down all the iron fences."
Luo Xiaoyao hesitated for a moment, "With the roar of the water dragon and the sharpness of the frightening armor, it can be split open. This should not be a worry..."
"However, the crossbars used to connect the tops of the two walls on the flat ground were not built into the wall. I asked the guards who built the wall on the flat ground and found that there were a large number of stones piled on top of the road..."
"Oh?!" Luo Xiaoyao was suddenly startled, "So, they will definitely push the stones into the passage and seal it shut..."
"Yes, once they find that someone has invaded from the tunnel, they should do this...but the top of the two walls where they meet on the hillside should be rammed into the wall with huge wood. Since it is an intersection, it is also a double road.
At the entrance, the wall must be widened and enlarged, and the fixed length at the top should be at least three feet long."
Luo Xiaoyao had a thought in his mind, "Junior sister is saying... rush to the intersection first, in case something happens, it can be used as a hiding place for us."
Lin Wanzhen nodded, "There must be Tang soldiers defending the passage, but there must not be many of them, so I will take action in advance to kill them. It is estimated that the tunnel is only fifteen or sixteen years away from the intersection of the passage.
It's about ten feet away, and you might be able to take advantage of its retreat to rush through the iron fence... If that doesn't work, grab a foothold at the intersection, then try to use the water dragon's roar to split it open with startling armor, and rush into the camp on the hillside."
Xiao Muyun looked at Lin Wanzhen, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Junior sister, is it possible that the intersection is a stone gate?"
"Tang soldiers have prepared stones to block the passage... but they don't think they will set up stone gates at the intersection. However, the senior sister reminded that they should prepare a few iron rods. If there is a stone gate, they should try to use the iron rods first.
Hold on."
Luo Xiaoyao looked at Lin Wanzhen, whose eyes were full of heroic spirit, and admired her greatly, "Okay, I'll just follow my junior sister's arrangements..."
Lin Wanzhen smiled and said to a Shenhu camp guard at the entrance of the camp: "Captain Kong..."
"My subordinates are here." Colonel Kong led him to the tent.
"The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty may use stones to block the road. If the entrance of the road is blocked...then the place that can stand will not be able to accommodate thirty people. You order to go down, but if the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty throw stones to block the road, the people behind must not follow.
You can return to the ground and attack the Tang soldiers."
"This..." Colonel Kong hesitated, but Lin Wanzhen said again: "After instructing the guards, go find five or six iron rods, and go quickly..."
"Yes. I obey your orders." Captain Kong heard her tone becoming more serious and rushed out as ordered.
Lin Wanzhen turned to look at the engraved mark on the tent table and said: "The next moment will be ugly. I will wait until I get to the bottom of the passage to do something...all the camp guards, set off."
After listening to Lin Wanzhen's order, Luo and Xiao looked at each other and smiled, then entered the tunnel with a group of camp guards and moved forward quickly. The tunnel was more than three miles long. When everyone came to the bottom of the tunnel, they were exactly half a light away from Chou Shi.
Tea Kung Fu.
After briefly explaining what everyone should pay attention to, Luo Xiaoyao asked the camp guards to take down the wooden pillars in the cave. Standing in the cellar, he turned around and struck the top of the cave with his palm. He heard a muffled sound, but
Seeing the dust flying, the torches in the hands of several camp guards flashed, and two screams of "Ah" were heard. The two Tang soldiers who were originally guarding the passage fell down.
Luo Xiaoyao didn't care about the life or death of the fallen Tang soldiers. He stepped forward diagonally upwards and landed in the passage. He saw two Tang soldiers suddenly came to their senses and raised their swords to slash at them. Luo Xiaoyao struck with his right palm.
He knocked the two men backwards, hit the wall, fell down, and could no longer move.
As he rushed forward, he saw several Tang soldiers coming towards him with spears. Luo Xiaoyao opened his bow with both hands, but with his cultivation level, those Tang soldiers who were swept away by the wind of his palms fell back one after another, or were injured.
Or die and fall to the ground.
When they were ten feet away, they saw an iron fence falling from the top of the intersection as several Tang soldiers retreated from the intersection. The four Tang soldiers who had retreated shouted loudly and turned around again.
Come, either with a knife or a gun, they rush over. Luo Xiaoyao strikes out with his palm, and the four Tang soldiers also stumble back and fall.
He pulled out the Water Dragon Yin and was about to rush forward when he heard a "click" sound behind him. Looking back, he saw an iron fence falling about ten feet behind him, but it separated Xiao Muyun who had just arrived. Luo Xiaoyao had to turn around and wave.
The sword struck the iron fence.
But at this moment, deafening shouts of killing rang out outside. At the same time, a scream broke through the air behind Luo Xiaoyao. Luo Xiaoyao knew that an arrow was coming, and it was very powerful. He quickly turned around and struck the incoming arrow with his sword.
With a sound of 'dang', the sparks flashed away. Luo Xiaoyao felt his right arm tremble and his heart trembled, but he cut off the man's hand that was pointing the arrow to shoot, which was to hold the pill in Xiaocheng state.
When he raised his eyes to look towards the intersection, he saw three more arrows coming at lightning speed. Luo Xiaoyao retreated quickly, raised his sword to block left and right, and made three crisp sounds of "dang, dang, dang", and the arrows
When the arrow fell, Luo Xiaoyao's body was forced back by the force of the earthquake and hit the iron fence behind him.
It should be noted that the power of a person with a small level of cultivation in Bao Dan, who can guide an arrow and shoot it within ten feet, is comparable to that of a person with a high level of cultivation in Bao Dan. What's more, there are two more people who are at least in the state of divine mind.
people.
Luo Xiaoyao was in a passage that was nearly ten feet wide. Even though his sword skills were exquisite, he could not show off his skills. He was unable to deal with the arrows of three masters at the same time. Fortunately, he entered the Baodan Dacheng Perfection and Qi Machinery.
Under the strong pressure, he gathered his sword energy and blocked it in front of him, but he barely managed to knock down the arrow.
Xiao Muyun, who had already chopped off an iron pillar on the side of the iron fence, was shocked, but he knew that there were three people shooting arrows outside, and they were all of high level of cultivation. He hurriedly reached out to take the shield from the guard who had just arrived next to him.
, passed it through the gap between the iron fence, "Senior brother, use your shield to block it for a moment, then I will break down the fence immediately..."
Luo Xiaoyao took the shield and said at the same time, "Where is Junior Sister Wan Zhen?"
"There are soldiers from the Tang Dynasty throwing rocks at the entrance of the tunnel. Junior Sister, she is leading the others... Senior Brother, be careful..." As Xiao Muyun spoke, two more arrows flew towards him.
With the shield in hand, Luo Xiaoyao thought, he raised the shield with his left hand to block the two arrows that shot towards his left chest, and swung the sword with his right hand to attack the oncoming flying arrows. 'Boom, dang' sound.
When hit, the arrow fell down.
Luo Xiaoyao's body was slightly shaken, and he struck out with his sword again, but it knocked down the torch inserted on the wall. At the same time, he stepped quickly and stood still. Looking through the moonlight outside the intersection, he saw
Two feet away from the iron fence, there were three people standing with arrows ready to fire. One of them was an old man in gray clothes who was sixty years old, one was a man in his thirties wearing armor, and the other one was an acquaintance.
, it was actually Lei Jiao who was enshrined in the army of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
But thinking of the death of Elder Liu, Gu Hengshan and the other three people, or that it was caused by the cooperation of these three people in front of him, Luo Xiaoyao couldn't help but feel angry. But he knew that even if he tried to show off his strength, he would not be able to survive under the arrows of these three people.
He broke through the iron fence and came out. After seeing clearly the hands and appearance of the three people, he retreated back.
Just as he was about to move, Lei Jiao and the others fired their bows and arrows. The last torch in the corridor was shot down by Luo Xiaoyao. It was pitch dark now, but the arrows shot by the Lei Jiao and three people this time
Everywhere, they all attacked Luo Xiaoyao's face.
The arrow passed through the gap between the iron fence and came with a harsh whistling sound. In the midst of the lightning and flint, Luo Xiaoyao thrust the water dragon into the ground, held the handle of the shield with both hands at the same time, and faced the unstoppable flying arrow, 'Boom,
When there was a sound, Luo Xiaoyao's arms were shaken and he took half a step back.
Hearing a "crack" sound behind him, the iron fence blocking Xiao Muyun and others split and fell, and four battalion guards held shields in front of Luo Xiaoyao.
Luo Xiaoyao knew that the arrows of Lei Jiao and the others were powerful, so he pulled up the water dragon and said, "You can't stop the power of their shots. Retreat?"
But at this moment, the voices of Xiao Muyun and Lin Wanzhen were heard from one side to the other, "Senior brother, please step aside for now..."
In the darkness, Luo Xiaoyao heard the sound and turned around, looking around. He was surprised. It turned out that Lin and Xiao were actually holding bows and arrows, walking behind the four camp guards squatting on the ground holding shields, leading
Arrows were shot at Reggio and the other three.
As soon as the arrow was sent out, two more camp guards quickly handed the arrow to Xiao and Lin. However, after hearing the sound of "swish, swish" several times, the two men fired the arrows in succession, and suddenly they were thundering.
Jiao and others were forced to disperse.
It would be fair to say that Xiao Muyun grew up in the Liao region and practiced archery while riding horses since he was a child. However, Luo Xiaoyao was greatly surprised when he thought that Lin Wan was really born in Jingnan and was good at archery.
At this moment, Lei Jiao and the other three people appeared at the intersection. Xiao Muyun and Lin Wanzhen's arrows must have been shot away quickly. The speed of the arrows and the power of the arrows actually forced Lei Jiao and the other three people to not dare to show up.
body.
Luo Xiaoyao, who was not good at bow shooting, was dumbfounded for a moment. He heard the sound of stones clashing behind him before he came to his senses. He took out a small piece of fire in his arms, and when the sparks flashed, he saw that there were less than twenty camp guards behind him.
And where the iron fence was broken down by Xiao Muyun, the road was already filled with rocks.
It turned out that when the ground collapsed, the sound had already alerted Tang Bing on the top of the aisle. When Xiao Muyun and Lin Wanzhen jumped onto the aisle, Tang Bing removed the wood covering the roof and threw stones.
Lin Wanzhen was afraid that it would be difficult for the Divine Tiger Camp Guards to come up, so she asked Xiao Muyun to go ahead. She used her palms to knock away the rocks at the collapsed site, and at the same time called for the camp guards to come up and block the way.
However, more and more Tang soldiers were thrown into the ground, and the rolling stones soon filled up more than half of the tunnel exit. In desperation, Lin Wanzhen had no choice but to order the rest of the soldiers to retreat, and then rushed to meet Luo Xiaoyao and Xiao Muyun.
When the general and Xiao Muyun were working together to fire arrows at Lei Jiao and others, the Tang soldiers at the top of the passage blocked more than half of the passage with stones. And as Lin Wanzhen expected, the place where everyone was now was crossing.
In particular, the walls were widened and enlarged, and there were passages for entrances and exits, just like city gates. The wooden top covering the passage was fixed and was five feet long, but it gave a group of people a place to stand.