When Hu Xiaotian heard that Qiao Fangzheng admired An Zhai so much, he couldn't help but become interested in this person. The current Beggar Gang really needs to support some strong assistants. Although Long Xiyue has become the leader of the Beggar Gang, he obviously meets the conditions.
The disciples of the Beggar Clan also recognized this fact, but behind the scenes there were still many people who were not convinced by Long Xiyue, not to mention that there were also opposition forces headed by Shangguan Tianhuo and his son secretly plotting subversion.
Qiao Fangzheng cannot appear in public in the Beggar Clan. Old people like Xue Zhenhai, Zhao Shenxiong, and Mu Shusheng have a respected status in the Beggar Clan, and most of them are old and rarely interfere with the specific affairs of the Clan. Therefore, the Beggar Clan is eager to develop Zhu Ba, Meng Guangxiong, and Xie Tianqiong.
Only by quickly eliminating dissidents and developing their own strength can such a backbone force effectively control the Beggar Gang, a large gang, in its own hands.
It's just that people like An Zhai generally face a common problem. They are too young and have no outstanding achievements to prove their abilities. Even if they are immediately entrusted with important tasks, it will be difficult to convince the Beggar Clan.
While Hu Xiaotian's side was actively reorganizing and deploying troops, reinforcements from Yunyang were also arriving in a steady stream. Among them, Hong Beimo of the Tianji Bureau came in person, which made Su Yuchi extremely happy.
Hong Beimo's arrival fully demonstrated the importance the court attached to Yunyang. However, Hong Beimo's trip was extremely low-key and did not reveal any information to anyone except Su Yuchi.
Su Yuchi secretly met with one of the most powerful and mysterious ministers of Dakang in his mansion. Hong Beimo was dressed in casual clothes and looked like an ordinary teacher. This time, unless Qi Qi asked him to, he would not
I will come to Yunyang in person.
Su Yuchi clasped his fists and bowed: "Student, I have met you, sir!"
Although Su Yuchi was not Hong Beimo's direct disciple, Hong Beimo had helped him train heavy armored cavalry and guided him in battle, so the two could be regarded as having a teacher-student relationship.
Hong Beimo smiled and said: "General Su, you're welcome. This time I came to reinforce you on the order of Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Su Yuchi said: "With Mr. Hong's arrival, Yuchi can finally feel relieved."
Hong Beimo chuckled and said: "I don't know how to march and fight. This aspect is your strength. I came here this time and didn't expect to stay too long. I just sent you some things to defend the city.
A sharp weapon." His words clearly told Su Yuchi that he did not come here to replace his leadership position, nor did he have the task of supervising the army. He would leave soon.
The Tianji Bureau is known for manufacturing various exquisite mechanisms. Su Yuchi had seen many powerful weapons before, and he also knew that Hong Beimo had brought some newly manufactured things with him this time.
Hong Beimo said: "Let's go to the school grounds and have a look."
There were already two things placed there on the school grounds. One thing should be a crossbow arrow, but it was dozens of times larger than an ordinary crossbow arrow. Hong Beimo pointed at the crossbow machine and said: "This is called the Sky-shattering Crossbow.
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The four men opened the crossbow machine and took out the crossbow arrow. The crossbow arrow was an iron barrel as thick as a thigh. Once activated, the iron barrel would be shot into the air and fly to the highest point before disintegrating. The venom hidden inside was
It will shoot out and radiate downwards. Any enemy within the affected area will inevitably have skin ulcers and be in agony.
After Su Yuchi listened to Hong Beimo's explanation, he was secretly surprised. Although he had seen crossbows used to fight enemies in the past, the crossbows shot nothing more than crossbow arrows. What this crossbow machine shot was venom. Once it was activated, wouldn't it be like falling from the sky?
There was a poisonous rain, and the lethality could be imagined.
Another weapon brought by Hong Beimo is a chariot that looks like a turtle. From the appearance, this chariot is made entirely of iron. Unlike ordinary two-wheeled carriages, this chariot has four wheels.
A wheel.
Hong Beimo pointed to this tortoise-shell chariot: "This is called a tortoise-shell chariot. Each chariot is equipped with ten warriors. When attacking, it can be pulled by armored horses to quickly reach the enemy's position. The warriors hide in the chariot.
In the vehicle, the thick outer armor of the chariot can be used to resist local attacks."
He waved his hand. The chariot made a clanging sound, and ten long sharp knives protruded from the holes around the chariot.
At this time, six armored horses dragged another tortoise-shell chariot on foot. The tortoise-shell chariot that had been parked there actually started to move on its own. Su Yuchi blinked his eyes and could hardly believe his eyes. This tortoise-shell chariot could not believe it at all.
How can it move automatically without external force?
Hong Beimo said: "There are mechanisms inside the tortoise-shell chariot. Through manual rotation, the chariot can move slowly. In other words, even if the war horse is injured by the enemy, the chariot still has the ability to move. These tortoise-shell chariots not only
They can fight alone, and they can join forces with each other."
The two chariots came to one place and were connected through the first machine lock.
Hong Beimo said: "This time I have brought you a total of 100 turtle-shell chariots, 200 sky-shattering crossbows, and 3,000 warriors responsible for operating these weapons. I believe that even Xichuan and Xingzhou can work together.
There is no way he can be your opponent, even if Hu Xiaotian is added to him, it will not help you."
Su Yuchi was really pleasantly surprised after understanding the power of these two murderous weapons. Hong Beimo's surprise this time came to him far more than that, there were also a lot of grain, grass and other weapons.
Hong Beimo said: "I will ask Fu Yuhong to stay and help you." Fu Yuhong is the leader of the Tianji Bureau Wing Group and one of Hong Beimo's cronies.
Su Yuchi thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you very much, Mr. Hong, for your kindness. With your help, Yuchi is confident to win this battle and defend Yunyang."
Yuan Qingshan reported the latest military information collected to Su Yuchi. After hearing this, Su Yuchi frowned. He walked to the front of the terrain map without saying a word and stood quietly for a while before saying: "Xichuan has assembled a hundred thousand troops?"
Yuan Qingshan nodded heavily and said: "It is confirmed that Li Yan, the commander-in-chief of Xichuan this time, is Li Tianheng's cousin, the vanguard Yan Hucheng. He has a total of 100,000 troops. He has arrived eighty miles southwest of Yunyang and has set up camp there.
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Su Yuchi said: "Li Yan doesn't have much ability. Although he has won several battles in the past, he always defeated the smaller with more and did not show any outstanding performance. I have heard of Yan Hucheng."
Yuan Qingshan said: "Yan Hucheng is the adopted son of Zhang Ziqian in Xichuan. He grew up with Zhang Ziqian. Zhang Ziqian cultivated him carefully and it is said that he has obtained Zhang Ziqian's true biography."
Su Yuchi sighed and said: "The only person in Xichuan who can truly be regarded as a great talent is Zhang Ziqian. Zhang Ziqian is dead now, and Li Tianheng is missing an arm. Does Li Tianheng really think that we are so easy to bully? He chose Yunyang as a breakthrough point.
This time we must make sure he never comes back." He paused and then said, "What news is there from Xingzhou?"
Yuan Qingshan said: "Xingzhou is heavily armed and ready to send troops. Recently, many grain transport ships have entered Xingzhou from the Xuanyong River. According to our information, no ships from Hu Xiaotian's side passed through the Yongjiang River, which means...
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Su Yuchi said: "Their food and grass come from Dayong!"
Yuan Qingshan nodded.
Su Yuchi snorted coldly and said: "The mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind. Everyone wants to take advantage of this. Dayong deliberately spread the word and said that he would join forces with us to deal with Hu Xiaotian, but secretly they have their own plans."
Yuan Qingshan said: "Dayong has always been capricious and has done many treacherous things in recent years."
Su Yuchi said: "I didn't expect that they would actually support Xingzhou. Guo Guangbi, a lost dog, doesn't have any integrity. Aren't they worried that Guo Guangbi will bite him back?"
Yuan Qingshan said: "Judging from the current situation, I think Guo Guangbi may have defected to Dayong."
Su Yuchi nodded and took two steps slowly: "Hu Xiaotian rejected him. Although Xichuan joined forces with him, we blocked the passage between them. Xichuan's grain and grass cannot be transported to Xingzhou at all. How can we fight with an empty stomach?"
?Guo Guangbi’s only option is to seek refuge in Dayong. I think they should take Yunyang as a condition, and only in this way can they get Dayong’s support for them.”
Yuan Qingshan said angrily: "This Guo Guangbi is really a villain, he can actually betray his family and country."
Su Yuchi smiled lightly and said: "Since his rebellion, he no longer regards Dakang as his home country. With his temperament, taking refuge in Dayong is just an expedient measure. He just wants to defraud some food and grass."
Yuan Qingshan was startled when he heard this: "General, what you mean is that Guo Guangbi may not launch an attack on us?"
Su Yuchi shook his head: "He has no choice."
Yuan Qingshan said: "I heard that Hu Xiaotian recently increased his troops to Dongluocang, and there was also a lot of news that he was going to attack Shao Yuancheng. I wonder if it is true or false?"
Su Yuchi chuckled and said: "It must be an illusion. It is impossible for him to attack Dayong now. He just wants to create rumors to put pressure on Dayong. Hu Xiaotian is a very clear-headed person. It is easy not to fight an uncertain battle, let alone him.
What I want most is Yunyang."
Hu Xiaotian and Xia Changming rode flying owls and snow sculptures respectively, soaring above Yunyang City. They had a clear view of the situation of a hundred miles below. From this angle, they could clearly see the deployment of troops and generals by several parties.
Xichuan has assembled a total of 100,000 troops. This time they are coming with great momentum, and they are likely to capture Yunyang in one fell swoop. Xingzhou also has 50,000 troops. The combined forces of both sides total 150,000, and they are marching towards Yunyang from the southwest and due north respectively.
As Yunyang advanced, Yunyang had 60,000 troops. Except for the old city wall, Yunyang had no favorable location to defend. The number of people in this war was hugely disparity. At least for now, Su Yuchi's side was in a completely passive situation.
The snow sculpture let out a long cry and flew to Fei Xiao's side under the control of Xia Changming. Xia Changming said: "My lord, it seems that the formation will be completed within three days."
Hu Xiaotian nodded. The war was about to break out. No matter what the outcome, this war would be the largest in the Central Plains in the past few years. It was already foreseeable that in a few days, there would be rivers of blood and corpses strewn across the fields.
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