Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 372 Lure the enemy, sound to the east, attack to the west

Leiyin Temple's more than 200 million troops were displayed in Yeyun County, making it clear that they would defend it. Hexi could no longer disperse its troops as before, but Hou Yuxiao had already made arrangements when he captured Pengkang. He originally planned to join the army, so it was not affected. The army was still moving according to his deployment.

In addition to Gao Changlong who led his troops to attack Jinyang and Pingchuan counties, those who had previously been scattered were Hou Fei's tribe west of Jiuchi, Gaocheng Gaohu's tribe west of Pengkang, Hou Ying and Hou Cun west of the two counties. , Su Li, Nie Xinliu tribe, and Jiuchi County Hou Yucheng tribe, totaling five tribes in total.

The five armies had a total of 230 million troops before the war. Currently, only Hou Yucheng and Gao Changlong are fighting, so they are the ones who have suffered casualties. The other three armies have not yet officially fought with the enemy. At most, That is to say, when the official roads were blocked before, some disciples of Leiyin Temple were arrested, and there was almost no damage in the process.

Leiyin Temple's army gathered in Yeyun, and Hexi's army naturally began to gather in Jiuchi County, which is closest to Yeyun County. In just two days, by July 20th, except for the more than [-] people from Gaochang Longbu, the rest The three troops and horses have all gathered together.

It was July 1332th, [-] in the New Yu Calendar.

Gaochanglong's tribe, which was attacking Jinyang and Pingchuan counties, also arrived.

"Fortunately, the general has lived up to his command. Jinyang and Pingchuan counties have been captured!"

After Gao Changlong entered the city, he immediately flew up to the city with Gao Changhu and Gao Changbao to meet Hou Yuxiao.

The army that was continuously entering the city below was divided into three parts, the front and back. The front and back parts were Hou's Red Flame Army. The group of people in the middle had different costumes, were unarmed, and their spirits were obviously a little sluggish.

Hou Yuxiao helped the three Gao people up, glanced at the Red Flame Army, and roughly calculated that there were more than 24 people, and suddenly his mind moved slightly:

"Why, Jinyang and Pingchuan counties surrendered on their own?"

"Master, you really know things like a god, my subordinates admire me!"

Hou Yuxiao chuckled and shook his head. There were a total of 30 Red Flame troops under the Gaochang Dragon Division. When they attacked Pengkang County, they lost more than 5 people. When they attacked Pingchuan and Jinyang counties, the number of people who returned did not change. He only had to guess a little.

"Part of the Huang Chan defenders in Jinyang County resisted for a while, but they were vulnerable to the offensive of our Red Flame Army. Pingchuan County probably received the news of Pengkang's fall in advance. The army just set off from Jinyang. Huang Chan in Pingchuan County The commander of the army, Yu Xin, brought his people to surrender, so our Red Flame Army had almost no losses when we captured the two counties."

"How many surrendered soldiers are there in the two counties?"

"There are more than 8 people in total, including 2 Huang Chan soldiers and more than [-] disciples of Leiyin Temple. In order to escort these people, we were delayed a lot of time on the road, so we arrived a few days late."

In the past five days, the number of surrendered soldiers in Jiuchi County has increased a lot every day. So far, there are 21. With these more than 8 people, there are nearly 30 surrendered soldiers in total.

Hou Yuxiao turned back to look at Hou Yucheng and asked, "Who is the current commander of the new army?"

"A former lay disciple of Leiyin Temple, named Zheng Ping, is a heaven-level grandmaster. He first surrendered in Jiuchi County. This person is very knowledgeable about current affairs. In addition, he has the highest cultivation level among the new army. I Let him be the commander of this new army."

Hearing the words "well aware of current affairs", Hou Yuxiao immediately understood what it meant, but he was not surprised. He took the initiative to surrender and was the earliest. It was clear what kind of person this person was. The key was that he was a heaven-level leader. Grandmaster, for someone with such a high level of cultivation to be captured, it is no accident that he is too afraid of death. As long as he has a little courage, he can actually escape during the battle.

"The rest of you will go back with me, and Yucheng will ask him to come see me."

"I'm going right now!"

Hou Yuxiao led a group of people back to the County Cheng Mansion, and only waited for a while before Hou Yucheng came over with a middle-aged man with a loyal and honest face.

As soon as Zheng Ping walked into the main hall, he saw the people sitting in the hall, all of whom had stronger auras than his own, and his body suddenly became a lot more rickety. Then he inadvertently looked up and saw Hou Yuxiao sitting at the top, and immediately trotted forward two steps. , knelt down directly on the ground and said in a respectful tone:
"Zheng Ping, the commander of the new army, pays homage to the head of the family!"

This is not very knowledgeable about current affairs, it is simply full of desire to survive...

There was a trace of strangeness in Hou Yuxiao's eyes. He gently held up his hand and used his spiritual power to lift Zheng Ping who was kneeling on the ground. He said in a gentle tone: "Commander Zheng, there is no need to be polite. Please get up quickly."

"Generals don't dare to violate the rules, but please speak up if you have orders. Zheng Ping is a guilty person and is valued by the second master. He is promoted to the commander of the new army. He is loyal to Hexi. He is willing to be the head of the family and die in a bloody mess!"

"Okay, Commander Zheng, please speak quickly. I won't be rambling anymore. I, Hexi, are about to attack Yeyun County. I would like to ask Commander Zheng to lead the new army in this battle, leading the way for us in Hexi. If we can defeat Yeyun in one fell swoop, the new army will judge its merits." The rewards should be the same as those of Hexi soldiers, how about that?"

...............

Zheng Ping lowered his head and trembled violently. His face froze instantly. He felt the eyes of more than ten people in the main hall, all focused on him at this moment, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.

"Well, why, Commander Zheng is unwilling?"

"How dare you? I am willing to die for Hexi. However, those New Army brothers have only joined the Hou family not long ago. I am worried that they..."

"This depends on the ability of Commander Zheng. Of course, I am by no means an unreasonable person. It is said that the New Army has already submitted the letter of surrender. I should not doubt you anymore. But after all, we are still fighting at the moment. You guys If the New Army cannot fully surrender, it will have a huge impact on Hexi. Therefore, I need you to submit your petition again.

Tomorrow we will attack the city. As long as you are willing to be the vanguard, regardless of whether we attack Yeyun County or not, the new army will be renamed Zhaoyang Army. From now on, we will all be considered our Hexi people, or you are willing to join other armies, or even do not want to continue. If you want to leave from the army, I can agree to it! "

"Dare I ask, is the master telling the truth?"

Zheng Ping suddenly raised his head, his face full of emotion.

Hou Yuxiao chuckled and nodded.

"Don't worry, I've said what I said, and it's hard to catch up!"

"In this case, I will go and tell the New Army brothers that I am willing to be the vanguard of Hexi and attack Yeyun County tomorrow."

"it is good!"

Zheng Ping bid farewell to Hou Yuxiao and the others with humble words, and then respectfully stepped out of the main hall and walked straight to the new army camp.

In the main hall, Hou Yuxiao and everyone watched Zheng Ping leave, with smiles on their faces.

"This Zheng Ping has some brains."

"That last bit, he pretended to be a smart person."

"If we don't demote the general, we won't be in a hurry to attack Jianye Mansion. This person can be trained. He is indeed a talent."

Hearing everyone's discussion, Hou Yuxiao had a smile in his eyes. After everyone calmed down, he turned to look at Hou Yuduan and Hou Yucheng, and whispered: "Is everything arranged?"

Hou Yucheng nodded and said excitedly: "Brother, don't worry."

Hou Yuduan nodded lightly and said: "Third Sister will deliver the supplies at midnight tonight, but the New Army camp must be sealed off at night to prevent the news from leaking."

"I have divided the camps of the Red Flame Army, Zhaoyang Army, and New Army into different places in the county. It is wartime now, and a curfew will be implemented at night. The camps of the three armies are not allowed to enter or leave at will. There will definitely be something unknown. Without even realizing it.”

"That's good. Everything is going according to plan. The army will join me in preparing to attack Yeyun County tomorrow morning."

"Subordinates obey!"

All the generals in the main hall stood up at the same time and bowed to Hou Yuxiao.

...............

July 1332, [-] in the New Yu Calendar

In the early morning, before dawn, the neighing of war horses and the footsteps of the army woke up the people of Jiuchi County who were still sleeping. They walked to the door in a panic and saw the black people on the street. The red-armored army was marching westward. Although they were a little scared, they felt a little calmer after seeing that these armies were not doing evil in the city. Some of the bolder ones were even able to talk a few words.

"Is this the elite Red Flame Army from Hexi?"

"They were the ones who broke through our Jiuchi in the early morning of the ninth day. They are planning to leave the city. They are going to attack Yeyun County."

"With the two counties taken away, Leiyin Temple is really in decline."

"Tsk, tsk, there are probably hundreds of thousands of them, all of them are at the tenth level of cultivation. The Hexi army is indeed strong!"

"Hundreds of thousands, are you kidding me? There are 50 people who broke through our Jiuchi alone. I heard that the ones who defeated Peng Kang were also the Red Flame Army. I estimate that there are at least a million such elites in Hexi."

"It should be about the same, otherwise how dare they attack Leiyin Temple."

...............

At the west city gate of Jiuchi County, Hou Yuxiao and a group of generals stood in the air. Su Li and Nie Xinliu's 40 Zhaoyang Army just walked out of the city gate, and the last row of Red Flame Army was slowly walking out.

"One million Red Flame elites, 40 Zhaoyang troops, plus 30 new troops, 170 million troops. Although the military strength is not as good as Leiyin Temple, but with the Red Flame elites, it is not that easy for them to defend Yeyun County."

With a touch of confidence on her face, Hou Yuxiao turned to look at Zheng Ping:

"Zheng Ping, your new army is playing in the front row. Don't let me down. You don't want a guaranteed victory in the first battle. At least you have to show the style of this new army. Whether you can officially hang the title of Zhaoyang Army depends on your performance. .”

Zheng Ping, who was standing at the back of the crowd, took half a step forward and bowed.

"Don't worry, head of the family, I will do my best in this humble position!"

"Okay, you go to the front army first. The army will be stationed in the area three miles east of Yeyun County first. Wait for the two armies from the rear to arrive, and then attack together."

"Impressive order!"

Zheng Ping turned around respectfully and flew away towards the west.

His new army will take the lead today, and will naturally be the first to leave the city. There are 170 million soldiers marching, and the queues stretch for tens of miles. Naturally, he needs to go to the front army to command.

After Zheng Ping left, Hou Yuxiao suddenly turned his head, facing Hou Yucheng and Hou Yuduan on the side, and nodded lightly.

The two of them bowed their hands, a dark color flashed in their pupils, and left the West City Gate. However, they did not follow the marching team, but flew towards the south of Jiuchi County.

There were a million people in the Red Flame Army. Just walking through the city gate below, even if the speed was not slow, would take at least several hours. Hou Yuxiao was not in a hurry. He waited until the Red Flame Army was almost finished before taking the people around him with him. , followed the marching team and flew towards Yeyun County.

With Hou Yuxiao here, the army does not need to take the official road, but even if they choose to go straight, the shortest distance to Yeyun County is 170 miles. A distance of [-] miles, with an army of [-] million, no matter how fast they go, it will still take at least [-] miles. hours.

Setting off early in the morning, it was not until late at night that the last part of the Red Flame Army arrived three miles west of Yeyun County. By the time everyone arrived, the army had been arranged into three parts. At the front were Zheng Ping's 30-strong new army, and in the middle were 40 are from Hexi's Zhaoyang Army, and those stationed in the rear are millions of Hexi's Red Flame elite.

At the east gate of Yeyun County, the two great masters Nu Yuan and Jin Guang looked at the army of more than 100 million people three miles away, with a somewhat solemn expression. Especially when they discovered that the last row of soldiers wearing red armor had the largest number of soldiers, there was a trace of worry in their pupils. .

"All the millions of Chiyan troops are dispatched. Hou Yuxiao is planning to fight to determine the world."

When Jin Guang heard what Nu Yuan said, he turned to look at King Ming Buddha and said in a deep voice: "Tell the defenders in the city to guard the city gate no matter what, even if they die. With the two of us here, Hou Yuxiao can't play a big role. But you have to worry about the city gate yourself!"

"The disciple understands."

After King Ming Buddha agreed, he walked directly towards the defenders who had already spread around the city gate. Before passing anywhere, he had to say a few words to the generals, obviously explaining the tactics of defending the city.

"Army, attack the city!"

With an army of 170 million soldiers three miles away, it was almost the same as being under someone else's nose. It was impossible to make any small moves, so Hou Yuxiao's siege method was simple and crude, without any skills at all, in order to convey the order. In everyone's ears, his voice inevitably grew louder. While conveying the order, he also reminded the defenders in Yeyun County.

The siege began.

"The army is advancing!"

With Zheng Ping's order, the 30 new troops in the front row slowly moved towards the city gate without horses, followed by the 40 Zhaoyang troops led by Nie Xinliu and Su Li on ordinary horses. , also began to move slowly.

If the Red Flame Army were not the first to attack the city, what would happen?
Seeing hundreds of thousands of troops approaching him like tortoises, Nu Yuan and Jin Guang on the city wall, as well as the generals defending the army, were stunned for a moment.

Siege warfare is inherently difficult, even for an army of extraordinary warriors. Generally speaking, it is most normal for experts to break open the city gate while the cavalry is charging. However, Hou Yuxiao let a group of people without horses charge in. First, what does this mean?
The two armies in Hexi did not distance themselves, and were almost in tandem. The Red Flame Army in the last row did not make any movement as usual. However, Hou Yuxiao's next military order made the stunned defenders at the city gate tense up. , Immediately, fear rose again in my heart.

"The Red Flame Army is ready!"

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"World Honored One, those in the front row are the soldiers from Jiuchi and Pengkang counties!"

Jin Guang's expression froze for a moment, and then he immediately reacted. He looked down at the army in the front row below, which was only a kilometer away from the city gate. His expression calmed slightly and he said: "So, Hou Yuxiao intends to let these cannon fodder come here first to die. Really The ones attacking the city are still the Zhaoyang Army in the middle and the Chiyan Army at the back."

If you lower the pawn, that will make sense.

Everyone understood it all at once. Looking at the approaching army from the city, a trace of deep disgust suddenly flashed in their eyes.

People who surrender are not popular anywhere, not to mention that most of these people are disciples of Leiyin Temple and soldiers of Huang Chan Army.

"Prepare some crossbow arrows to kill them. The army is still waiting for Zhaoyang Army and Chiyan Army to approach."

King Ming Buddha did not speak the order loudly, but turned his head and told a general in command beside him, who then conveyed it to everyone.

The optimal range of the crossbow is 500 meters. In just a moment, the army in the front row will approach. The defenders in the front row on the city wall have already aimed their crossbows and are ready to go.

However, just as the army entered the shooting range.

A surprising change occurred...

"Brothers, as Zen disciples, how can we raise swords against our own family? Hexi is cruel and unkind and threatens us to kill our fellow disciples. We have no choice but to give in. It is really an expedient measure. Now that the seniors in the temple are holding firm in the city, it is our turn When I have finished my loyalty to the temple, I hope my brothers will follow me and fight these Hexi thieves!"

"Fight with these Hexi thieves."

"Life and death are Zen people, and death is the ghost of Zen."

"Hexi asked us to die, how could he fulfill his wish!"

"We are loyal, and the seniors in the temple will definitely come out of the city to support us."

"Yes, if you fight them, there is still a way to survive!"

...............

Zheng Ping's words, echoed by dozens of experts, instantly reached the ears of all the new troops. At the same time, the resentment against the Hexi army also spread instantly.

The 30 new troops actually turned around and attacked the Zhaoyang Army closest to them!
The defenders of Yeyun County were all stunned.

The two great masters, Jin Guang Nu Yuan, were also stunned, but when they saw Hou Yuxiao's group of people in the distance, all their faces became panicked, they quickly looked at each other, and a hint of joy suddenly flashed in their pupils.

(End of this chapter)