Chapter Five Hundred and Fiftieth God Soldiers Fall From Heaven
"The demons of the Celestial Master Dao are going to use the blood sacrifices of innocent sect members to fight with them!"
"General Shenwei is here! Zhang Lu has escaped!"
"Xiliang army enters the city, Xiliang army enters the city..."
"Bold! How dare you spread rumors about the Heavenly Master!"
"Thunder Lord, help me...help me...ahem...you will be punished by ghosts and gods!"
Following the chaos in Xiaobansu, Nanzheng... was breached "without any warning".
Or to be more precise, it’s the inside that should be combined with the outside!
In recent days, rumors have been spreading in the city - it is said that Zhang Lu wanted to sacrifice the blood of his followers, so he ordered his younger brother Zhang Wei to build an altar in the south of the city.
When Zhang Lu just heard about it, he was very angry!
His grandfather, Zhang Daoling, was famous for putting down the evil priests of Badi. Who doesn't know that the Celestial Master Tao and the evil priests are inseparable? Even if he was said to be Zhang Luqiang robbing men of the people, he would not be as angry as he is now.
So Zhang Lu ordered his most trusted Yang Song to quell the rumors in Nanzheng City and investigate the source...
Who would have known that as a few days passed, the rumors would become more intense, and some people would go to Nancheng to attack the sacrifice site that Zhang Wei was responsible for setting up.
Because Zhang Wei didn't build any altar at all, but was secretly digging a tunnel, he was under strict supervision. He had conflicts with the already disloyal believers. As a result, some people were injured, and some were arrested by Yang Song...
After another day of fermentation, the situation in the city became increasingly urgent, and Ma Chao outside the city suddenly attacked the city tonight "unfortunately". As a result, Yang Bai at the city gate surrendered directly to the enemy, and did not wait for Zhang Lu to go to the city gate to boost morale.
Add ghost soldiers and buffs, and Ma Chao has already killed him!
Fortunately, Tianshi Dao still had many die-hard soldiers, especially many "ghost soldiers" in Nanzhengzhong. They fought with Ma Chao's Qiang army in Wengcheng in time and postponed the fall of the inner city.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Wei quickly came to Zhang Lu: "Brother! The city gate has been lost, and the barbican city is in chaos... Let's retreat from the tunnel first! Those bastards Yang Bai and Yang Song don't know our tunnel yet!"
"Go first... when we pass by Yan Mansion, see if Yan Pu is there." Zhang Lu also realized at this time that Yan Pu was the reliable person.
When they arrived outside the Yan Mansion with their soldiers, they saw... Yan Pu had already packed his simple luggage, and he had to bring his family and prepare his own war horses, and he was waiting obediently!
"Has Yan Gongcao... expected this?" Zhang Wei said with some worry upon seeing this.
"I have some guesses," Yan Pu said with a straight face.
Zhang Lu immediately said after hearing this: "Second brother, don't be rude! Mr. Yan, Zhang mistakenly believed in the traitor before, but now he knows Mr. Yan's good advice. When he is in a safe place, he will listen to Mr. Yan's advice!"
Yan Pu had even packed his luggage and arranged for his wife and children. He was obviously ready to go with Zhang Lu, which moved Zhang Lu very much.
Of course, there are two main reasons why Yan Pu wants to leave instead of staying in the city...
First, he had not dealt with Yang Song before, and he did not know Ma Chao well. He could guess that when Yang Bai left the city, he talked to Ma Chao on behalf of the Yang family, but he was not sure of the specific conditions, so he was worried about staying rashly.
May be harmed by Yang Song - after all
If Ma Chao really relies on Yang Song to conquer Tianshi Dao, he will refer to his opinions when dealing with the old ministers of Nanzheng. However, Yang Song's character is not trustworthy. Even if Yang Song wants to go against him, Ma Chao does not need to take the blame.
, it can be said that there is no security at all.
Secondly, Yan Pu is more optimistic about the Chu State. Since there is danger in staying, Yan Pu is more willing to evacuate with Zhang Lu - Yan Pu can probably guess some things about Nancheng.
Afterwards, Yan Pu still had a chance to persuade Zhang Lu to go to Badong and surrender to the Chu State. After all, even if Zhang Lu lost all Hanzhong, the influence of Tianshi Tao would not disappear in the short term, and its value would still be great!
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And on the same night, Sun Ce had already led the navy, passed through Xicheng, and entered the Chenggu area, which was close to Nanzheng!
In fact, along the way, when near Xicheng, people and even Qiang people had already discovered the warship, but the Qiang people had no way to intercept it.
Moreover, this kind of small steam warship could reach a speed of one hundred and sixty miles per hour, which was equivalent to about twenty knots of power in later generations.
Even in the countercurrent state, because after passing the West City, the water is no longer urgent, it can still maintain a hundred miles per hour. In one hour, it can cover the amount of normal Qiang pure cavalry marching for one day. No matter how urgent the march is, it is equivalent to at most
It takes three hours to travel by zhenqi boat.
Moreover... the waterway is flat and smooth, road issues have to be considered on land, and warships sail around the clock, so even the strongest among the Qiang people will find it difficult to return in time!
After all, the Qiang people's system is not a battle armor, and the threshold for flying is higher.
By daybreak, Ma Chao had initially cleared away the ghost soldiers in Wengcheng. Even when some people surrendered and cooperated inside and outside, Tianshi Mansion's troops still showed their resilience and fought all night before finally quelling the street fighting in Wengcheng.
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At this time, the Qiang people led by Ma Chao began to stabilize the situation in the inner city of Nanzheng and prepared to fully take over. Since Ma Chao was here, naturally no Qiang people dared to act recklessly, and no casualties were caused in the inner city.
But at this moment, Qiang people came to report that a large number of enemy troops appeared in the south of the city...
"South of the city? A large number? The army with the banner of Tianshi Mansion?" Ma Chao frowned and did not react for a moment as to what kind of army would appear at this time.
After all, Zhang Lu killed an enemy, or the Tianshi Mansion army in Bazhong crossed Micang Mountain for reinforcements, etc. It was not in line with common sense at all.
"No, I don't know, General Tian, I am illiterate." The Qiang man said shyly.
Ma Chao:……
There was no need for Ma Chao to wait for a long time. Ma Xiu came to report: "Brother! No...it's the Chu army outside the city! The Chu army came upstream from the Mian River and landed in the south of the city!"
"What? Chu army? How many people?" Even Ma Chao was a little confused when he heard the news.
It's not that I'm scared, it's that... I don't understand the current situation!
Ma Chao had long wanted to fight the divine generals of Chu, but coming from the Mian River was too weird.
Mianshui is another name for the upper reaches of Han River.
At this moment, all the investment in the Hanshui Dam was worth it, and all subsequent water conservancy benefits would be considered "pure profits"!
Although the Han River Weir was a waste of manpower and material resources, and even the size of Chu State was once felt to be a drag and did not dare to start a war, but... Wu Shang sent the troops of the two divisions into Hanzhong and recovered them
cost.
After all, if a frontal attack is to be carried out, the casualties and military consumption will be more painful than the construction of the Han River Weir!
"Brother, I didn't look carefully." Ma Xiu said in shock.
Ma Chao:……
Fortunately, there was no need for Ma Chao to wait any longer. His third brother, Ma Tie, who was originally at the city gate, rushed over and reported in person: "Brother! The Chu army is coming, probably 20,000 to 30,000 men. Look at the flag...it's Jiangling's naval force! It's still...
Hold the flag with the character 'Sun'!"
"Sun? Sun Ce..." Ma Chao muttered, with an excited look in his eyes.