People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 423 Muzhou Marine Division, Internal Servant Chief
As the flames flickered, Li Xuan put the writing brush in his hand on the pen holder.

After drying for a while, Li Xuan picked up the letter paper on the table and put it into the letter box, and then said in a low voice, "Come here, send the letter paper to Zhoucheng immediately, and then ask Governor Wang to send a secret letter to Shendu immediately."

"Follow the order!" Li Zhu flashed out from the darkness immediately, took the letter, then turned and left, and the sound of hurried footsteps disappeared quickly.

At this time, Li Xuan stood up from behind the chair.

Walking out of the official residence, Li Xuan casually walked through the entire guard school captain's mansion.

At this time in the past, although the lights here were not brightly lit, it was definitely not as deserted as it is now.

Some people are really tired. After World War I, they have not woken up from sleep until now.

Some people never came back at all, and have already slept forever.

Some people are still awake, but the desire to kill has passed, and their minds are numb, but they toss and turn, and they still can't fall asleep.

Raising his head, Li Xuan looked at the night sky above his head.

The crescent moon is like a hook, the stars are dotted, and the earth is dark, but in the far west pole, there is a star that is bright and conspicuous.

That star is called the Evening Star.

But it also has another name, called Venus.

When the sun is setting at dusk, its name is the evening star, but when it is bright in the morning at Yinshi, it is also called the morning star.

One after the other, at dusk, it turned out to be the same planet.

It's like a circle, a reincarnation drawn.

Li Xuan suddenly withdrew her thoughts, then turned around and looked towards the northwest direction, where three entries rose up at the same time.

【Ye Wanwan, Tianyin Sect Saintess—Controllable, Markable, Believer】

[Zhang Wanyu, head of Yuhang Hall of Tianyin Sect, in the middle of the Mysterious Embryo (slightly injured)]

[He Qing'er, Tianyin teaches guest Qing; believer, obeys the host's words, firmly believes, and does not waver]

The three of them were still gathered together, but their current location was in a valley more than ten miles away from Meiling Pass.

No one knew when they came to a place so close to Meiling Pass.

At this moment, Meiling Pass is completely relaxed. As long as the three of them are more careful, they will be able to rush in immediately.

Li Xuan's gaze shifted in an instant,

……

A stream flowed by the side of the valley, and a figure knelt by the stream. In front of him stood Zhang Wanyu with a cold face.

"Didn't I tell you to wait, tell you to wait, why didn't you obey the order?" The fire in Zhang Wanyu's heart was about to explode and she couldn't hold it down.

She has tried her best to remind, although the Muzhou Branch Church was a step late when receiving the order, it immediately sent a letter to Luo Yongjie.

Luo Yongjie should have received the notification long before arriving at Meiling Pass, but he still went, and he lost nearly a thousand people, all of them lost at Meiling Pass.

Thousands of people, a thousand core soldiers.

This number made Zhang Wanyu's heart ache when she heard it.

So many casualties have greatly shaken the plans of the Tianyin Sect, and even the Holy Queen will pay attention.

"The adoptive father's character is arrogant and brave, and the Holy Empress praised him in the past, so these years, the adoptive father has become more and more reluctant to listen to people's persuasion." After the figure bowed heavily, he raised his head helplessly.

Luo Shan, this person is Luo Shan.

One of Luo Yongjie's sons, he was the only one among the brothers who survived this battle.

"Arrogance and daring to fight are nothing more than complacency." Zhang Wanyu cursed coldly, then turned to look at Ye Wanwan, and asked, "Saint, what about the 500 people who are here now?"

"What to do, we have to withdraw." Ye Wanwan sighed for a long time, then looked at Meiling Pass, and said with fear in her eyes: "Master, I have a feeling that I want to take down Meiling Pass. Guan, I am afraid that you will have to pay a high price for teaching, have you ever thought about trying to go another way, such as Sanhe Pass."

Zhang Wanyu shook her head helplessly: "It's not that the Holy Maiden doesn't know that the training of a navy is many times more expensive than land soldiers. Without the Holy Queen's personal instructions, no one has the right to mobilize sailors."

……

Li Xuan, who was hiding behind Ye Wanwan, couldn't help but froze when she heard this sentence.

The Tianyin sect actually has a navy.

Tianyin Sect really has a navy.

The Wujiang River flows north, converging at Lanxi and Qujiang, converging at the foot of Lanyin Mountain to form Lanjiang, going north to Meicheng and joining Xin'an River, which is called Fuchun River.

The Xin'an River originates from Xiuning, Huizhou, flows east into West Zhejiang, passes through Chun'an to Jiande, and joins the Lanjiang River.

Xin'anjiang Reservoir is Qiandao Lake.

In Chun'an and Jiande, there have always been merchant ships, so it is not uncommon to transform merchant ships into warships.

Combining warships into a navy is almost inevitable for Tianyin Sect.

Hangzhou Navy and Yangzhou Hanjiang Mansion are all navy. Once they go up the Fuchun River, they can go straight to Jiande Chun'an, and even enter Muzhou City.

Although the Tianyin sect blocked the Wujiang River, this method will not last long, so they must break through Wuzhou before the Hangzhou navy enters Chun'an Jiande.

The Muzhou navy naturally became a necessary choice.

Transforming warships and training sailors, no one knows how long they have been doing secretly.

No one knows how big they are now, nor when they will send sailors into Wuzhou.

Li Xuan's mood quickly calmed down.

One move moves the whole body, and when the Muzhou navy moves, Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Yuezhou, and even Wuzhou will follow suit.

Although Li Xuan deployed a dark hand in advance, it is hard to say how effective it will be.

The only good thing is that Meiling Pass is on land, so it doesn't need to be threatened by the navy.

In Ye Wanwan's line of sight, Zhang Wanyu raised her head, crossed the dense forest, looked at Meiling Pass, and said coldly: "Let's retreat first, and join the five hundred soldiers before the King of Nanchang finds us, and we can't let them advance any further. .”

Five hundred, there are only 500 people in Muzhou who can come to support Luo Yongjie in time this time.

The Tianyin Sect's uprising is imminent, and the Muzhou side simply cannot spare more manpower to support Luo Yongjie.

With 500 people, as long as Luo Yongjie is cautious and fights steadily, even if he can't take Meiling Pass, the whole army will not be wiped out.

But who would have thought that it would be the end of the current painting where the entire army was almost wiped out.

……

Zhang Wanyu and his group quickly headed north, Li Xuan frowned, and wanted to tell Yan Tao to be careful of Tianyin Sect's reinforcements, but after thinking about it, he gave up on this idea.

It was all a sudden encounter, and Yan Tao's reaction should be much stronger than that of Tianyin Sect's reinforcements.

In the end, Yan Tao's Wuzhou soldiers had just experienced the battle, and their momentum, and other aspects, were far stronger than those recruits who had only undergone simple training.

There is no danger on his side.

What Li Xuan needs to think about now is himself.

After the Tianyin Sect, how many people were sent to retake Meiling Pass.

After the 500 people returned, how many people would they organize and when would they arrive? How much pressure would Li Xuan have?

And sailors.

How big is the navy of the Tianyin Sect? If they go directly south, can Shanhe Pass be held.

Once the Sanhe Pass is breached, the Tianyin Sect can go straight down to Lanxi County.

Once Lanxi County fell, Li Xuan would be in danger of being cut off immediately.

……

"kill!"

The sound of shouting and killing resounded on the mountain road, and a group of Wuzhou soldiers in blue robes rushed forward without the slightest hesitation.

The gray-clothed pawn on the opposite side didn't react at all, and was directly killed by someone.

In a blink of an eye, the light of the knife flickered, and blood rose suddenly.

The sharp blade cut off the neck directly, blood spurted over immediately, Yan Tao quickly looked sideways to the other side.

A general in black wearing a chain mail shot directly through the chest of a Wuzhou soldier.

In an instant, the two looked at each other, and in an instant, Chang Dao and Feng Leng had already killed each other directly.

"Everyone, don't love to fight, kill and withdraw immediately!"

The sharp long knife slashed on the long lance, and countless flames burst out immediately. Yan Tao had long since left behind his previous shouting, and started fighting with the black-clothed general in front of him with all his heart.

In just a few rounds of sharp knives and guns, the two have already tested each other's depth.

The long knife in Yan Tao's hand immediately stabilized, but at this moment, the long spear on the opposite side stabbed directly at Yan Tao's chest and abdomen.

The speed was so fast that Yan Tao didn't have much room to dodge.

There was a heavy sound of "Dang", and the next moment, the long lance on the opposite side waved violently. In a blink of an eye, the general in black had already retreated into the crowd, and then quickly retreated to the north. Bloody.

Yan Tao's face suddenly turned ugly, and immediately after, he turned his head and killed more Tianyin believers around him.

It didn't take long for a group of Kuaiji government soldiers to remain around, four or five of them were wounded, and four fell directly to the ground, unable to get up again.

But on the other side, when they started killing, at least dozens of people died under their swords and guns, and they retreated in a panic, and they didn't know how many people trampled to death.

"Clean up the body, let's evacuate." Yan Tao immediately commanded the manpower, and slowly withdrew towards the rear.

Looking at the orderly formation from a distance, Zhang Wanyu stood in the darkness, her face became solemn.

"We were just one step too late, and hundreds of people were killed or injured." Zhang Wanyu clenched her fists tightly and said through gritted teeth, "How can we fight this battle in the future?"

"Fight slowly, don't be too hasty. If you fight steadily, you will always have a chance to reach the Meiling Pass and then take it back." Ye Wanwan looked at the Kuaiji Mansion soldiers who were going away, with vigilance and seriousness in her eyes. clear and distinct.

"The saint is right, hall master, let's join the reinforcements quickly, otherwise we will be in trouble if they find us." He Qing'er hurried to say a few words at this time.

The killing on the battlefield is not comparable to their quack methods.

The fall of Meiling Pass has already explained everything.

"Let's go!" Zhang Wanyu immediately stepped forward and hurriedly chased in the direction where the reinforcements were retreating.

A quarter of an hour later, she finally caught up with the black general over there in the ruins of a cottage.

"Master He!" Zhang Wanyu just called out to the other party, He Jin, the general in black, raised his head subconsciously, and then hurriedly cupped his hands: "Young Master, Holy Maiden..."

At this time, a figure slowly stood up from behind He Jin.

White face without beard, white beard and hair, sharp eyes, wearing a blue palace robe, holding a dust whisk in his hand, dressed like a servant.

Seeing Zhang Wanyu, this person immediately couldn't help calling softly: "Young Master!"

"Boss Chen!" Zhang Wanyu and Ye Wanwan called out subconsciously at the same time.

This manager is not that manager.

Back then, Chen Shuozhen called himself Emperor Wenjia, and there were already servants around him.

Chen Zhong, the most trusted personal servant by the empress Chen Shuozhen's side.

He will be responsible for all affairs around you in the future.

……

In the brightly lit lobby, Li Xuan suddenly looked up.

Chen Zhong, the empress's personal servant, knew the secrets of Tianyin Sect even more than the chief executive Wen Fuzhi.

Such a character, how could he suddenly appear on the opposite mountain road.

Did he come here specially to deal with him?

(End of this chapter)