That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 854

At the end of the Zheng Dynasty, Xiao Lie, the Duke of Anguo, and Xiao Yu, the King of Xiping County, jointly launched the Taimiao Change to kill the Emperor Shenzong of the Zheng Dynasty. Xiao Lie supported the little emperor to ascend the throne for the future Emperor Ai of Zheng, and deposed the cabinet and the governor's office. , re-established the Prime Minister's Mansion, and appointed himself the Prime Minister, in charge of the military and political power. He was called the Prime Minister and was actually the Regent.

This regency started from Xiao Lie’s coffin entering the palace in the 41st year of the Zhengming Dynasty, to the [-]th year of Jianwen’s year when Xiao Yu entered Beijing and became the regent. It lasted for five years. The final result was that father and son succeeded, Xiao Yu deposed the prime minister’s mansion, and reset The cabinet and the governor's office are known as the five-year regency in history.

In the autumn of the 23rd year of Taiping, Fu Zhongtian wanted to emulate what Xiao Lie did back then, and reproduce the five-year regency of that year. There were many people in the world who thought that Fu Zhongtian would become the second Xiao Lie, but they never expected that Fu Zhongtian would become the second Xiao Lie in just a short time. He was kicked out of the imperial capital within ten days, and the five-year regency became the five-day regency, almost becoming a big laughing stock.

After Fu Zhongtian escaped from the imperial capital in embarrassment, he traveled all the way west, and in the blink of an eye, he had already arrived at the border of Zhili Prefecture, and then encountered Bingchen waiting here.

Fu Zhongtian forced himself to suppress the anger in his chest, "Uncle, why didn't you rush to help the imperial capital?"

Bingchen held greed and hatred in his arms, looked straight at the direction of the imperial capital, and said flatly: "I fought Xu Beiyou in Yuzhou, and Xu Beiyou's supreme sword almost collapsed, so you can't win, but ask wake me up."

Fu Zhongtian said in a cold voice: "It is said that in order to achieve something, we will do whatever we can, and if there is an accident, we will do our best to make up for it. Fighting Xu Beiyou is not for the sake of winning or losing, but for my Taoism. I can't beat Xu Beiyou. The master teaches real people to judge right and wrong, but since Uncle Bingchen knows that I can't win, why doesn't he go to the imperial capital to help? Is it just to see my jokes?"

Bingchen looked away, glanced at him, and said tit for tat: "So what?"

Fu Zhongtian was furious, "Bingchen! Don't rely on your status to rely on the old to sell the old, don't forget that you were just a prisoner in the evil well back then!"

Bingchen slightly narrowed Danfeng's eyes, "Fu Zhongtian, since you know that I was once a prisoner in the Demon-Suppressing Well, do you know why I was suppressed and entered the Demon-Suppressing Well?"

Fu Zhongtian stared at Bingchen, silent.

Bingchen said softly: "Then let me tell you, I was charged with attempting to assassinate Xiao Yu back then. You said, I dared to kill Xiao Yu back then, would I dare to kill you now?"

As soon as the words fell, the greed and anger in Bingchen's arms came out three inches.

The sword energy was reckless, cutting off a strand of Fu Zhongtian's hair.

Fu Zhongtian's face was ashen.

It doesn't mention any realm of cultivation, nor does it mention that sword cultivators can fight across borders. Just taking Xu Beiyou as a benchmark, Xu Beiyou and Bingchen fought to the death when they were at their peak. Xu Beiyou would definitely die, and Bingchen might die. There is no distinction between life and death, and Xu Beiyou was seriously injured and Bingchen retreated as the ending. Xu Beiyou only won half a chip, and it should be regarded as a tie.

After being seriously injured, Xu Beiyou fought Fu Zhongtian, but Fu Zhongtian was seriously injured and lost.

Which of the two is higher and lower is already clear at a glance.

Among the sects, one's status is one aspect, but in many cases, the loudness of one's voice depends on the level of one's cultivation.

Bingchen said softly: "Speak up if you have something to say. Didn't Yuchen teach you to know the rules in front of the elders?"

Fu Zhongtian took a deep breath, forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart, folded his hands and bowed, and said, "Fu Zhongtian apologized to the uncle."

Bingchen hummed, and said calmly: "If I go to stop Xu Beiyou again, it will not be a matter of victory or defeat, but of life and death. I'm not surprised at all by changing one life for another. Xiao Xuan and Xiao Bai and his son have already learned from the past when they risked their own lives for a plan that they don't know whether they will succeed in the end. , don't bet on your life, after all, if you lose your life, everything will come to naught. To take a step back, even if the plan of this four-point world can be achieved, but you have to pay for your own life, will you be willing?"

Fu Zhongtian was silent for a moment, then sighed: "People of my generation want to live forever, so naturally they don't want to."

Bingchen smiled and said: "That's it, so I don't want to go to the imperial capital. It's the best of humanity to stop Xu Beiyou once in Yuzhou."

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Jiangnan Huzhou, Dongting Lake.

On the first day of July in the 23rd year of Taiping, Wei Wang Xiaojin personally led a navy army of [-] to invade the territory of Dongting Lake and captured Jundao Camp, one of the three major battalions of the Jiangnan Navy. Xiao Jin moved his tent to Wanshi Garden in Jundao The old site, this move undoubtedly completely blocked the Jiangnan Navy in Dongting Lake, forming a trend of closing the door and beating dogs.

On the 20th, [-] soldiers of the Wei State Navy came to the Nanhu Camp of the Jiangnan Navy and decided to launch the final decisive battle.Xiao Jin linked up the giant ships of Wei Guo's navy and spread them out for tens of miles.Yu Kuang divided the ships of the Jiangnan Navy into [-] teams because of the head-to-tail connection of his giant ships, and divided them into [-] teams. Order each team to fire firearms first when approaching enemy ships, then use bows and crossbows for the second time, and then use short weapons to fight when approaching enemy ships.

The next day, the two armies fought fiercely.Shangguan Tan, the governor of the Wei State Navy, took the lead and led the fleet to attack bravely. He took advantage of the wind and fired cannons, burning more than [-] ships of the Jiangnan Navy. Many officers and soldiers of the Jiangnan Navy were killed or drowned.However, there were also many casualties in the Wei State Navy, especially the Shangguan Tanzuo ship was stranded and besieged, which was almost unexpected.From morning to dusk, the two sides withdrew their troops and came to an end. Both sides suffered casualties from each other in this battle, and there was no winner or loser.

On the 22nd, Yu Kuang personally led the Jiangnan navy into battle.However, the ships of the State of Wei were huge, and the ships of the Jiangnan Navy were too small to attack, and they suffered successive setbacks.At this time, Yu Kuang adopted Liu Jianzhi's suggestion and decided to use fire to defeat the enemy.At dusk, a northeasterly wind blew on the lake. The dead soldiers of Yu Kuangze's army drove more than a dozen small fast boats. The boats were filled with gunpowder and firewood, and they approached the enemy ships.All of a sudden, flames rose and the lake was completely red. Dozens of giant ships of the Wei State Navy were burned down in an instant. The Wei State Navy suffered heavy casualties.

On the 23rd, the two sides clashed again. Shangguan Tan launched a fierce attack on Yu Kuang's flagship, but failed.

On the 24th, Xiao Jin came to the surface of Nanhu Lake in person. The morale of Wei Guo's water army was greatly boosted, and they began to fight back.Yu Kuang's second fire attack failed, and the Jiangnan navy was defeated and retreated. The abandoned flags, drums, weapons and battles floated to cover the lake.Yu Kuang had no choice but to gather up the remnants, abandon the Nanhu camp, and dared not fight any more.That night, Wei's army took advantage of the victory to capture the Nanhu Camp of the Jiangnan Navy, and Yu Kuang could only retreat to the last Tieshan Camp, and the two armies formed a confrontation.

The two armies held each other for three days, and the Jiangnan navy suffered repeated defeats, and the situation became increasingly unfavorable.Liu, the right governor of the Jiangnan Rear Army, saw that the situation was over, and led his troops to surrender to Xiao Jin. The Jiangnan Navy was shaken and had no strength to fight.

After more than ten days of confrontation, the Jiangnan Navy was trapped in the Tieshan Camp, with its military supplies exhausted and exhausted.So he put all his eggs in one basket and risked his life to break through.

On the sixth day of August, they broke through from the Yellow Lake, trying to enter the Dajiang River and return to Liangxiang.When traveling to the mouth of the Yellow Lake, Xiao Jin attacked from all sides with boats and fire rafts. The Jiangnan navy was unable to advance and went back to the Miluo River. Defeated, tens of thousands of people surrendered.

Yu Kuang was wounded several times, fought against Yili, killed hundreds of people with his hands, and returned to Liangxiang alone.

The water battle, which lasted 37 days from the first day of July to the sixth day of August, was unprecedented in its length, scale, and number of troops and ships.

After this battle, the Jiangnan navy was defeated, and there was no power to fight on the water.

(End of this chapter)