Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 257 Defeat like a mountain

Yang Wu prepared the magic circle and asked Han Chen to hold his breath and stand in the center of the circle.

Han Chen has practiced yin and yang all his life, and he has never seen such a magic circle. The formation is strange, and the direction of the yin and yang is also strange.

No, there is no Yang Qi at all, only Yin Qi.

What kind of formation is this?
After thirty breaths, Han Chen's face turned purple from holding back, and the Yin Qi in his meridians gushed out from his pores, turning into a piece of ice crystals that hung all over his body.

When Xu Zhiqiong returned to Zhonglangyuan, he delayed for a while just to let Yang Wu prepare the magic circle.

Yang Wu jumped to the center of the magic circle, took a deep breath, sucked the ice crystals all over his body into his mouth, and immediately sent Han Chen back to the capital.

You can't delay for a moment, and if you delay for a moment, you will be stained with yin.

Zhonglangyuan, where to enter and where to exit.

Both Xu Zhiqiong and Chang Decai came in from Qianlonggang, and only Yang Wu could send Han Chen back.

In Menghua Inn in Beijing, Shi Shuangliu and others are in the upper room.

Yang Wu handed Han Chen over to Shi Shuangliu to take care of him, then turned around and went back to Zhonglangyuan.

Han Chen was lying in the inn, and could vaguely smell blood on Shi Shuangliu's body.

"Nizi, have you been promoted?"

Shi Shuangliu nodded and said: "After sucking the blood of a few wicked people, now I have reached the eighth rank, and the blood-jawed gnats on my body have become much more obedient."

"Creating a crime!" Han Chen bit his lip, always feeling that what he did at the beginning was a bit sloppy, "Nizi, don't practice Gu art anymore, I will teach you how to learn yin and yang."

"Brother Han, all I killed were villains, not a single good person, why don't you trust me?"

Han Chen shook his head and said, "Gu art is a sorcery after all, this sorcery..."

Speaking of magic, Han Chen was silent for a long time.

He began to doubt Xu Zhiqiong's Taoism.

……

Xu Zhiqiong was also injured, so Chang Decai carefully applied medicine to him.

"Master, you don't want to go to war in the future. I really feel sorry for my family. If you have to go, you can take my family with you. My family has to guard you by your side."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "I brought you by my side, but how can I tell others, who are you?"

"What are you afraid of, just say that there is an extra girl around you."

"Is there such a handsome girl as you?"

"Is it really handsome?"

Chang Decai asked a casual question, which made Xu Zhiqiong tremble.

The sound is a little seductive.

It was rare that Yang Wu and Chang Decai stayed together day and night for so many days, and nothing happened between them.

They... nothing really happened?
"Is the capital peaceful recently?"

"Taiping!" Chang De just bandaged the knife wound, and treated Xu Zhiqiong's arrow wound. His delicate little hands gently wiped the wound, "Gongsun Wen stopped making trouble, and Confucian scholars stopped making trouble. At least it stopped.

Two days ago, I heard that a group of people who picked raw and cut teeth came, but the Ministry of Punishment couldn't catch them, so they handed them over to the Yamen in charge of lamps, but Shi Xun couldn't catch them, so they called them to Tsing Yi Pavilion, who didn't know if they caught them or not. "

"Picking and cutting?" Xu Zhiqiong raised his eyebrows.

Among all the criminals, the most unforgivable is Ren Yazi!

Among the teeth of human beings, the most hateful ones are this group of beasts who pick raw and cut them!

Caisheng Zhecut is to saw the stolen children into cripples, and then use special means to transform them into monsters, and set up a grass-roots team to make money.

This beast cannot be left behind.

While talking, Yang Wu came back, and Xu Zhiqiong ordered: "The two of you are in the capital recently, pay attention to the human teeth that have been harvested, broken, and cut. If you find clues, do it immediately. Don't worry about killing mistakes, just kill them clean! If you deal with If you don’t want them, send me a letter.”

Yang Wu rubbed his hands and said, "Is it okay to deal with it? That girl Shi Shuangliu likes to drink blood recently."

"How to deal with it! If you can cut a thousand knives, don't cut nine hundred!"

Xu Zhiqiong really wanted to stay in the capital and get rid of this group of people, but he had to go back to the north to fight.

……

In Yangjiao Pass, Tong Qingqiu was begging Chu Xin: "General, you give me a rope to let me go out. My brother is still on Qianlonggang, and my senior brother is also there. You let me go out. I don't take anyone with me. Bring nothing, I will go by myself, life or death, I will be with them!"

Chu Xin remained silent.

Tunu's army had already arrived at the city, but due to the obstruction of the mountain road, the catapults were not in place, and they did not launch an attack for a long time.

On the top of the city, the wooden kite and bed crossbow are all ready, just waiting for Tu Nu to come to a suitable distance.

Yu Shan stood at the top of the city with serious injuries, looking at Qianlonggang from time to time.

Bai Zihe said: "Why, do you miss Xu Zhiqiong again?"

"What are you thinking about him, he's dead."

Bai Zihe sighed, "He's a hero. After this battle is over, build a grave for him in Qianlonggang."

"He has a grave. It's in the capital, on the White Tiger Mountain. When we return to the capital, we'll pay homage to him."

For some reason, Yu Shan always had a feeling that Xu Zhiqiong didn't seem to be dead.

Suddenly the prince shouted: "Stop talking nonsense, Xu Zhiqiong is still alive."

Yu Shan was surprised: "How did Your Highness know?"

The prince's eyes turned blood red: "I just know, can I still lie to you?"

Che Luosha waited under the city for more than an hour, and finally a catapult came to the front of the battle. When he looked back, the remaining ten or so catapults were still trapped on Qianlonggang.

Che Luosha pulled Ke Guchan and said, "When will the rest of the catapults come?"

Ke Guchan panicked; "Before dark, I will definitely be there before dark."

A Tunu general said: "General, if it is dark, it is not easy to attack the city."

"We have to fight even after dark! We can't delay for a moment!" After all, Che Luosha is a famous Tunu general, and he smelled a special smell. "Xuangou's reinforcements are coming, and we must capture Yangjiao Pass within two days."

At nightfall, more than a dozen catapults of the enemy came to the city, and Chu Xin was also ready to fight.

A sergeant came to report, and Xu Zhiqiong entered through the south gate.

Tong Qingqiu was overjoyed, and rushed down to the top of the wall: "Zhiqiong, you scared my brother to death, how did you escape!"

"I have the cultivation base of the eighth rank of Yin and Yang, and relying on Brother Han's guidance, I made a magic circle and escaped!"

"Senior brother Han is also alive?"

"Senior brother Han went to recuperate, don't worry."

Xu Zhiqiong first went to Shifang Goulan to rest for half a day. Firstly, he came here for cultivation, and secondly, he didn't want to come back too early, causing people to suspect.

When I arrived at the top of the city, I saw the crown prince. The crown prince stared at Xu Zhiqiong with bloody eyes and said, "Next time, I will go wherever you go, so you don't have to worry about it!"

Chu Xin said from the side: "Xu Zhiqiong, I owe you a favor!"

"It's too early to talk about favors, first let's talk about whether you can stop Tu Nu?"

Chu Xin said with a smile: "If I say I can't hold it, but I won't let you look down on me, you should be the chariot general."

The crown prince said: "Don't say it too early, Ji Qi, the famous general of Xianzhou, just sent a message saying that he will not come to Yangjiao Pass."

Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "What are you trying to do? Rebellion won't work? I'll go meet him!"

Chu Xin stopped Xu Zhiqiong and said, "Ji Qi is a man who knows how to fight. If he doesn't come, he won't come. He has his own place to go."

At Shenshi, Che Luosha ordered the battle, and twelve catapults came to the front and began to attack the city wall.

At the same time, Chu Xin ordered the soldiers to set up the wooden kite, and specially hit the enemy's catapults.

The wooden kite is also a unique weapon of Daxuan, five feet long and eight feet wide, shaped like a big bird, more like a glider in Xu Zhiqiong's view.

The wooden kite is ejected by a bowstring, with sharp blades on its wings and kerosene in its head. The advantage is that it has a long range, ranging from three hundred steps to one thousand steps.

The disadvantage is that the accuracy is almost zero. It is possible that it will fall when it does not fly to the enemy's formation, or it may fly too far and let the enemy see the plane directly.

Chu Xin took a short knife, cut the palm of his hand, and sprinkled a piece of blood on the wooden kite.

He wants to use the skill of arrows and arrows on the wooden kite.

Only the third rank of military strategists can do this, and the price paid is extremely high.

Chu Xin can only use it six times a day, it's not a problem with Qi mechanism, it's mainly because he doesn't have enough blood.

The sergeant turned the capstan, the bowstring was tensed, and the first wooden kite flew out.

Tunu was loading stones, when he saw the big bird falling from the sky, he quickly lay down on the ground to avoid it.

Che Luosha yelled angrily: "It's just a wooden kite. This thing can't hit anyone. Immediately fill it with flying stones. Those who are afraid of fighting will have no mercy!"

When the words fell to the ground, Mu Yuan went straight to the catapult, a pair of sharp wings cut off a piece of human head like a harvester, and then hit the catapult.

The kerosene flowed out, and the catapult caught fire immediately, and one of the few catapults was missing.

In the midst of fear, another wooden kite flew over the top of the city.

Ke Guchan looked at Che Luosha.

Che Luosha shouted, "You don't need to ask me to talk about everything, just ask the sergeant to load the stones immediately, and the city wall will surely collapse tonight."

A flying stone hit the north wall of Yangjiao Pass, and the hit was very accurate, hitting the wounded part of the city wall. The soldiers in charge of monitoring the city wall saw a burst of smoke and dust coming out of the crack.

After one night, Tunu didn't knock down the north wall, but there were only four catapults left.

Che Luosha shouted: "Order the craftsmen to do their best to make at least ten catapults today."

This is an angry statement.

The most excellent Tunu catapults among the countries are not so easy to manufacture. Only two were produced in a day, and they were pieced together from the burned catapults on the hills.

One day passed, and Chu Xin continued to control the wooden kite to fight back. There were only two catapults left, and the north wall had not yet been pierced.

On the third day, the craftsmen repaired and built five catapults again. After a day of beating, the north wall was crumbling, and the cracks were clearly visible outside the pass, but the city wall still did not collapse.

Che Luosha gritted his silver teeth. If Xu Zhiqiong hadn't burned more than [-] catapults, he would have collapsed the north wall on the first day. Now that the north wall has not collapsed, the wall keeps fighting back However, the sergeant lost several thousand.

On the fourth day, a flying stone fell, and the north wall of Yangjiaoguan finally collapsed with a loud noise.

Che Luosha led the army into the Yangjiao Pass. He had calculated Chu Xin's intentions, and he would definitely fight in the street first, and then defend the south wall.

There can be no further delay, the Yangjiao Pass must be conquered within today!

The army rushed straight to the south wall, but did not encounter street fighting in the pass.

Chu Xin gave up street fighting?
It also makes sense, street fighting can't take much advantage, he is short of troops, it is safer to directly defend the south wall.

Rushing under the south wall, Che Rosha rubbed his eyes.

The south wall is divided into five layers. On the five layers of the city wall, Xuanjun is densely packed.

The spies had reported before that there were at most [-] people in Yangjiaoguan, and this didn't seem like a battle of [-] people.

A wave of coercion struck, and Che Rosha was forced to bow his head.

Liang Jixiong stood on the top of the wall with a ferocious expression.

Thirty thousand elite soldiers have arrived!

The [-] Yuan Continental Army has also arrived!
With Chu Xin's order, arrows and stones rained down on the wall, and a large number of Tu slaves fell to the ground.

"Strike the south wall! Don't back down!" Che Luosha gave the order, encouraging Tunu to rush forward bravely.

Chu Xin smiled and released his depressed spirit, which quickly frustrated Tu Nu's morale.

[-] vs. [-], although the military strength is superior, the battle situation is quite different from Tu Nu's expectations.

The terrain is unfavorable, morale is low, and the gap between the coaches is obvious, and Tunu's formation quickly collapsed.

After a day of fierce fighting, Tu Nu was defeated.

Che Luosha led his army to flee in a hurry, while Chu Xin led his army in hot pursuit, causing rivers of blood to flow.

Fleeing all the way to Qianlonggang, Che Luosha ordered to abandon the carriages, horses and luggage, block the road, and fight for a moment of respite.

Ninety miles away from Yangjiao Pass, Che Luosha ordered to set up camp and counted the sergeants, and there were less than [-] soldiers left.

Ten thousand were killed, twenty thousand were captured, and the remaining twenty thousand fled.

Che Luosha was filled with anger and resentment, and ordered to rest for one night, and continue to retreat north tomorrow, to replenish the army, food and grass, and rest for a month before fighting again.

After marching for a day, until dusk, Tunu ran out of food and killed dozens of horses to barely satisfy his hunger.

The camp was set up, and the exhausted soldiers fell asleep. At midnight, General Ji Qi led an army of [-] to rob the camp.

This time, Che Luosha had a taste of what it means to be defeated like a mountain. More than [-] exhausted troops faced [-] Xuan troops, but they were powerless to resist them. There are more than [-] people.

Ke Guchan persuaded: "Marshal, Xuangou is in full swing, don't fight with him anymore, and retreat to Huangjiabao, guard the food, grass and weapons, send a letter to the emperor, and wait for support!"

Tell the emperor about the battle?

Will the emperor let him go?
Che Luosha looked ashamed, but he had no choice.

The army withdrew to the north overnight, this time they didn't even dare to set up camp, they rushed for two days and two nights, and arrived at the Huangjiabao, only to see that the Huangjiabao was in a mess.

The general stationed at Huangjiabao knelt down and cried: "Commander, the grain, grass and military equipment have been robbed by bandits!"

(End of this chapter)