Spring and Autumn Confucian Heroes

Chapter 106
Outside the city of Xiangdu, the commander of the Pingyang Army has a large tent.

"Snapped!"

The water cup in Kong Wenzhao's hand fell to the ground, and it fell to pieces, and the tea splashed everywhere.

"What did you say?"

The scout said with some fear: "The thousand elite soldiers who went to steal the camp were wiped out!"

Silence, dead silence.

"Go down!"

After a long time, Kong Wenzhao waved his hand and said in a tired voice.

The scout, as if he had been pardoned, quickly rushed out of the tent after saluting, only to find that his back was already wet with sweat.

"How could this be? How could Xiao Qi discover the ambush?"

Kong Wenzhao's face was extremely ugly. Even though he was deeply scheming and usually kept his emotions and anger hidden, he was a little out of control now.

After all, those are a thousand elite soldiers who can condense fighting spirit.

The Juye Gang used to be only a third-rate sect, and only owned a few county towns. It was not easy to gather so many soldiers.

These soldiers are one of the trump cards of the Juye gang.

But now, all these soldiers were wiped out, and Kong Wenzhao felt his heart twitch.

"Your plan, even I thought it would be successful, but I didn't expect it to be seen through by the enemy."

At some point, an old man appeared in the tent.

This person has white beard and hair, but his face is ruddy, full of energy, and looks like a fairy.

Like a ghost, he appeared without a sound, but Kong Wenzhao was not surprised at all.

"The disciple has met the Patriarch!"

After seeing the old man, Kong Wenzhao didn't dare to neglect, and hastily stepped forward respectfully and saluted.

"Don't be too polite."

The old man nodded slightly.

His gray eyebrows frowned, and said: "Those soldiers were wiped out, do you still have the confidence to defeat Xiao Qi, and then conquer Xiangdu?"

Kong Wenzhao didn't answer in a hurry, but lowered his head and thought carefully.

The old man didn't take it seriously either. He waved his sleeve robe lightly, and the fragments of the teacup that fell to the ground and shattered unexpectedly condensed together again.

"Snapped!"

The teacup, which looked intact, fell lightly on the table. The old man found a chair and sat down, taking a nap there.

Kong Wenzhao was so thoughtful that he didn't notice the old man's movements at all.

After half an hour, Kong Wenzhao raised his head, but he heard a burst of snoring.

He looked at the old man who was dozing on the chair, and then at the intact teacup, with a look of horror in his eyes.

Kong Wenzhao did not dare to disturb the old man, and tiptoed to the table, ready to deal with military affairs.

"Think it over, just tell me."

Just as Kong Wenzhao sat down, he heard the old man's voice, but the old man had woken up at some point.

"Patriarch, my disciple disturbed your old man's rest, and I feel terrified."

The old man waved his hand and said: "If it wasn't for the sect, I would rather stay in the deep mountains and old forests every day, and feel the way of nature."

"It's just that you juniors insist on stirring up wind and rain. The suzerain has invited me to the back mountain several times, so I don't want to disobey his wishes."

"Tell me quickly, if you have the confidence to win Xiangdu, if you can't, then withdraw your troops. I want to go back to the back mountain to practice soon."

Kong Wenzhao took a deep breath, and said, "If Patriarch is willing to make a move, it will be easy to win the prime minister."

But the old man shook his head and said, "When you reach my level, you must not take it lightly."

Kong Wenzhao showed disappointment in his eyes, and then said: "If the Patriarch refuses to take action, I can only ask the senior brother to come out to help."

The old man's expression finally changed.

"Your elder brother is in a special situation. If you participate in this war, although it may affect the outcome of the war, I am afraid it will leave hidden dangers."

Kong Wenzhao said, "The world will be in chaos now. My Juye Gang has accumulated savings for many years, and it is time to take advantage of the opportunity to expand."

"If you shrink back now, the development of the sect will be like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat!"

The old man looked at Kong Wenzhao quietly, and sighed after a long time: "Actually, you are very talented. If you are willing to cultivate carefully, your achievements may not be inferior to your senior brother."

"Unfortunately, you are fettered by worldly rights, and you still can't take that step."

Although the sect designated the land as a country, the top masters within the sect basically don't care about world affairs and concentrate on seeking the way.

This is also one of the reasons why there are endless masters in various sects.

If you can't cut off your worries and are fettered by various things, it is very difficult to achieve great achievements in martial arts.

When Kong Wenzhao heard what the old man said, he couldn't help but secretly smiled bitterly.

……

On the official road, Huan often rides on a donkey.

"General, Xindu City is ahead, and the city has been surrounded by the Pingyang Army."

"When our army's scouts were investigating, they also found many Pingyang army scouts. The two sides fought each other and won."

"Pingyang Army learned that we are arriving, and they have assembled, be careful!"

Huan Chang raised the spear in his hand and shouted: "The army stops, build fortifications, and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive!"

Surprisingly, Kong Wenzhao did not take the opportunity to lead a surprise attack, and the defensive measures Huan Chang sent to build did not come in handy.

After Xiao Qi led the army over, the two joined forces and headed towards the north gate of Xiangdu.

Prior to this, Huan Chang had already sent experts over there, and had established contact with the city lord of Xiangdu.

Xiao Qi led the army to rush there, and the north gate of Xiangdu opened immediately, and a member of the general Xiao led the crowd to meet him.

Those Pingyang troops who stayed at the north gate were attacked from both front and back, and were immediately defeated and fled in all directions.

Some generals of Lu State were about to take advantage of the situation to pursue and kill them, but Xiao Qi stopped them and ordered the whole army to ignore those defeated soldiers and directly enter the city.

Huanchang took the lead with a donkey and entered the city of Xiangdu first.

After all the [-] troops entered the city, the north gate of Xiangdu was closed again.

"Your Excellency leads the army to help, the lower officials can finally breathe a sigh of relief!"

The Lord of Xiangdu City is a man in his 40s, with a fat body, but his eyes are piercing.

Xiao Qi stepped forward to return the salute, and said: "If the city lord hadn't blocked the Pingyang army here, the southern gate of Qufu had already been captured by the bandit army."

"Your Majesty also mentioned this matter to me, saying that your lord contributed a lot."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and the city lord suddenly asked: "Just now on the city wall, my subordinates saw the defeat of the Pingyang army at the north gate. Why didn't your lord take advantage of the situation to hide and kill them?"

Xiao Qi shook her head and said: "I see that although the enemy's formation seems to be chaotic, they retreat in a vague way. There must be fraud here."

"What's more, the army is rushing in, and the soldiers are already exhausted. Now is not the time to fight the bandit army."

City Lord Xiangdu thought for a while, and found that it was indeed the case, and couldn't help but praise: "Your Excellency has sharp eyes and considerate considerations, and I am ashamed of myself as an inferior official."

"Since the lord is here, the defense of Xiangdu will be handed over to the lord, and the lower officials can breathe a sigh of relief."

Xiao Qi has no humility.

Because it is most taboo to have different orders before a battle, Xiangdu defends that he will definitely take over, regardless of whether the Xiangdu City Lord is willing or not.

"My lord, the city lord, is humble. I'm not very familiar with Xiangdu, and I will have to rely on you more to defend against the enemy in the future."

"After repelling the invading army, I will definitely ask for credit for you from your majesty."

The lord of the city patted his chest and replied: "It is the duty of an official to guard the country, and if you have something to do, just order it!"

(End of this chapter)