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Chapter 324 Destroy the fort and gain ugliness

Gu Qingshang felt like he was locked in a dark room, like a coffin.But why is she here?She wanted to raise her hands to explore, but her body was too heavy to control and too light to use any strength.She tried to concentrate and move a finger, but her head was groggy. She felt pressure from all directions, and she couldn't tell the difference between up, down, left and right.

Shouldn't she be on the battlefield?Hengyang is in danger, this battle cannot be lost...

A faint fragrance hit her nostrils, and she felt that she was beginning to "land", and her up, down, left, and right gradually became clearer.Gu Qingshang wanted to shout, but the first thing he shouted was: "Kill..."

That was the only thing she could say.

After clearing the direction, her head became even more confused. In her daze, she seemed to hear someone speaking, a gentle and kind voice that she was used to hearing, with concern.

"Mr. Hu, can she still be saved?"

"The villain can only try his best, but...the doctor can't save his life, the villain...can't guarantee it."

"Thank you, Mr. Hu, for your hard work."

It was the Master who was speaking, and the Master's voice was trembling. The Master must be very worried about himself.In the past two years, she always felt that her master no longer liked her. It turned out that her master still cared about her.Gu Qingshang felt that her eyelids were heavy and her mind was gradually blurring... The master still cared about her... She could sleep peacefully...

Gu Qingshang woke up in pain after sleeping for who knows how long.She felt pain in many parts of her body, and the pain in her abdomen was particularly severe. She even wondered if she was going to give birth. She heard that the pain of giving birth was more severe than any other pain, and she couldn't help but moan.

"Sister Gu, you finally woke up!" Yu Ping'er exclaimed, tears falling unexpectedly.

"Yuping'er, don't cry..." Gu Qingshang wanted to speak, but she grinned in pain and only let out a moan.

"I'm going to call the doctor right now. Don't move and wait for me to come back!" Yu Ping'er hurriedly ran out.

what happened?Why are you in the academy?
Gu Qingshang was still confused, but when she saw Doctor Hu walking in, she fainted again.

The next few days were the most difficult. She fell into a coma and woke up in severe pain every day, repeatedly.She saw Shen Weichen, Xia Lijun, Lan Shengqing and Mao Yanxue, the academy teacher Yuan Zhenzhi, Yu Ping'er, Chen Mengnan and many children, but she couldn't remember anything they said.It seems that Hengshan won, the Beggar Clan retreated, and so on. She only had impressions, which made her feel a little relieved, but she couldn't remember anything.

She never saw her master. She wanted to ask Teacher Hu how his master was, but for some reason she never asked.

Mr. Hu, whose real name is Hu Luoyan, is an 80-year-old man with gray hair. At this age, people are more convinced of his medical skills, but he is by no means good at medical skills until he lives to this age.He was already a famous doctor when he was 20 years old. He was recruited into the sect by the master at the age of 25. He worked for three generations of masters throughout his life and treated many important people. He was Li Xuanxuan's imperial physician. Gu Qingshang also received cold treatment from him when he was a child. Diagnosis and treatment.

A wrinkled hand touched Gu Qingshang's pulse, and Hu Luoyan nodded twice: "Miss Gu is not fully recovered yet and needs to rest. She should not move for two months and take medicine and change her medicine regularly."

Gu Qingshang smiled weakly: "Mr. Hu, I feel better every time I see you."

Hu Luyan bowed and advised, "Miss Gu is really on the verge of death this time."

"Sister Gu, don't go to the battlefield anymore. Everyone in the academy is hoping that you will wake up soon. You don't know how sad we were when we saw you injured like this that day..." Yu Ping'er, who was guarding the bed, burst into tears. It's about to fall again.

"Your jade bottle is filled with water, right?" Gu Qingshang said with a smile, and wanted to reach out to touch her head, but when he moved his hand, he turned pale in pain.Yu Ping'er was about to speak when she was interrupted by a knock on the door. Shen Weichen walked in with a look of joy on his face: "Sister is finally awake!"

Gu Qingshang nodded and asked, "How did I get back to the academy?"

Gu Qingshang really couldn't remember. She only remembered that she killed many people on the battlefield, and she and Shen Weichen led the team to rescue the Qingcheng disciples who were trapped in the siege. She was injured and gradually lost consciousness. When she opened her eyes again, she was here. She even I don’t know how to win.

Shen Weichen sat down next to her and told her what happened after she fell into coma.

The Battle of Lengshuitan was a brutal victory. There was no complicated strategy. Both sides were eager to win. The Hengshan Qingcheng Allied Forces suffered more than [-] casualties before repelling the powerful enemy. Although the casualties were different from those killed, there were few dead and many injured. Some are deserters.Lan Shengqing did not count and had no time to do so. He only knew that rushing back to Hengyang with wounded soldiers who could not fight would be useless except to slow down their pace. It was roughly estimated that less than [-] reinforcements could be brought back, and the team needed to rest.

What's even more troublesome is that the situation east of Qidong is ambiguous.Li Xuanxuan sent people to stop the beggar gang scouts here, and Xu Fangge also continued to send scouts to disrupt the situation, which limited the coalition forces' knowledge of the current situation in Hengyang.

Dian Cang's strict military discipline allowed them to spend almost no time cleaning up the city after taking over Lengshuitan. There were various ideas at the military meeting afterwards. Lan Shengqing believed that as long as they returned to Hengyang, Xu Fangge would retreat if he knew Dian Cang was defeated. Wei Xi Hou thinks it's not that simple.He put forward his idea with a bandage on his left hand. If he led the exhausted troops to the rescue and was exposed by Xu Fangge, they would most likely be defeated, which would be tantamount to death. They had better arrive at night and enter the city in the dark.

Li Xiangbo came up with the idea of ​​a sudden attack, just like his usual favorite adventure.

There were not enough ships. Gu Dongcheng did not forget to order the burning of the ships before committing suicide. Even the enemies admired this man for his skill in leading the troops.When Dian Cang's defeat was determined, he did not let his disciples kill the people of Hengshan at will to vent their anger.

Shen Congfu suggested that Lan Shengqing collect all the horses, without baggage and only three days' rations, and ride lightly and quickly. The rest of the people should take a boat and meet in the south of Hengyang within two days, and then look at the situation for rescue.

"Be prepared to fight at any time." This is Yin Molan's reminder, "There may be an ambush."

It was already dusk when they arrived at the meeting point, and flames were rising toward Hengyang City. They took a short rest before launching an offensive. Lan Shengqing led a team into the city to assist in defense, Yin Molan led a fleet to relieve the siege, and Shen Weichen led a team to attack the south of Xiangshui River. Team, Shen Congfu and Peng Tiancong attacked the beggar camp and burned the food, grass and baggage, and then turned back to attack.They took advantage of the firelight of Hengyang City and the camp, and were led by local guides to launch the attack in the dark.

"Both the fourth uncle and the second uncle said that it was great luck to win this battle like this. If the Beggar Gang hadn't been eager to attack, they wouldn't have lost so ugly. Now that they have retreated, my uncle is leading a team to pursue them. Drive out of the boundary of Hengshan Mountain." Shen Weichen said, "After my sister fell into coma, she kept talking about Hengyang, so I sent someone to pick her up."

Gu Qingshang saw Xia Lijun standing at the door and was about to invite her in, but she shook her head and said, "No need." In fact, Shen Weichen and Xia Lijun were also injured, but not seriously, so Gu Qingshang didn't notice it. A battle is really not easy.

After learning that Gu Qingshang was awake, she was a little overwhelmed by the successive visits.First Lan Shengqing came and said to her: "You have made great contributions many times, and your master will definitely reward you greatly." He reached out to pat Gu Qingshang on the shoulder, but remembering that she was seriously injured, he could only nod in recognition of her performance.

"In a few days, the leader will hold a funeral for Qi Feng." Lan Shengqing sighed, "But I'm afraid you won't be able to attend due to your injury. Take good care of yourself and don't think too much."

The three deputy heads of Hengshan were all elders whom Gu Qingshang had known since childhood. Although they were not close friends, they were at least acquaintances. Gu Qingshang lowered his eyes and felt uncomfortable.

Afterwards, Mao Yanxue brought ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum to Hu Luyan, expressing sincere concern for Gu Qingshang's injury.

In the next few days, many people came and talked about many things.Yuan Xun said that he had received many gifts recently. They were all wealthy businessmen who heard about Gu Qingshang's great achievements and specially sent them gifts to thank him. "With these gifts, the academy can continue to support it." Yuan Zhen was beaming. He knew that Gu Qingshang liked to hear this.

Wei Xihou said that he did not participate in the Battle of Hengyang. He injured his arm at Lengshuitan, and Mr. Yuan of the Academy did not seem to like him.

Chen Mengnan said that during the days when Hengyang was besieged, he stood guard in the academy with a steel knife he made himself. He looked very brave, but in fact he was just as trembling as the other children who were locked in the room by the gentlemen.

The children were chattering around Gu Qingshang, saying that the beautiful elder sister and the smelly elder sister came to check if the elder sister was awake almost every day. They said that everyone was scared during the siege. The city was different from usual, and there were cries everywhere. .These children were so noisy that Yu Ping'er had no choice but to kick them out.

Only the master never came. ※

In the Battle of Hengyang, the Beggar Clan was defeated and fled. The baggage and food were almost burned. The team was scattered in the dark and out of control. Only [-] of the [-] men and horses were recovered, and the whereabouts of the rest are unknown.Yin Molan, who led his disciples in pursuit, did not allow Xu Fangge to gather the defeated troops and pursued them all the way. Xu Fangge did not dare to return to Changsha and led the remaining soldiers to flee eastward to Pingxiang.

Even so, Yin Molan still refused to let him go, and followed him along the road with a light cavalry, attacking from time to time.Xu Fangge crossed the river in You County, and finally reorganized his troops and situation, and faced off across the river. Yin Molan had few soldiers and did not dare to pursue anymore, so he led his army to retreat.

Xu Fangge counted the troops and horses, and found that there were less than [-] men and less than [-] horses left.The local sect in You County was wiped out in the battle of Changsha, and only the Xingtang disciples who maintained law and order were left. Xu Fangge ordered the people to be looted to replenish food and grass, and after enjoying a long-lost meal in the sect, he broke camp and returned to Pingxiang.

It wasn't until he entered Jiangxi that Xu Fangge relaxed a little.This battle was a tragic defeat. There was only one day left. If Hengyang City had been captured one day earlier, if I had not abandoned my camp and attacked fiercely out of impatience, if...

Regret was useless, Xu Fangge suppressed the anger and loss in his chest and began to plan the next step.Dian Cang is destined to lose his position as the leader of the alliance, and has also broken up with Hengshan. If he wants to bring the Beggar Clan into his hands, the best way is to compromise first, and then make plans.Although the Beggar Gang was defeated miserably, Hengshan could not defeat the Beggar Gang. The three provinces of the Beggar Gang, Fujian and Zhejiang, were already under his control. Only the Gan area belonged to the Peng family. The top priority was to completely bring the Gan area under his control.

The Peng family... This defeat will definitely cause a great loss of prestige. There is nothing better than using the Peng family's sacrificial flag to enhance their prestige.He supported Peng Qianqi to become the chief helmsman of Ganzhou just for today. Although he originally planned to "remove harm for the people" after defeating Hengshan and gaining support from Dian Cang, so that the people of Jiangxi would be grateful to him, it was too hasty to do so now.

At the moment, we must first stabilize our territory and then consider the follow-up.Hengshan will definitely not give up. The Beggar Clan is adjacent to Wudang in the north. The exhausted Wudang did not send troops to assist Hengshan in this battle. With the help of boatmen, Wudang will fall from the fairyland to the human world in ten years.

If we leave the Gan area alone and let the Peng family continue to govern, if Li Xuanxuan wants to take revenge in the future and invade the border from Gan area, the people will not welcome him just because of his reputation as a stinky wolf?Doesn’t it open the door for Hengshan?
Xu Fangge has always been a thoughtful person, so he immediately made a plan to gather the defeated troops in Pingxiang, arrive in Fuzhou via Yuanzhou, wait for Peng Qianqi to come and kill him, and then wipe out the direct descendants of Peng Qianqi's family, allowing the Peng family to elect themselves. As long as the new leader adds fuel to the flames, the side clans will fight on their own and let the Peng family decline.The most dangerous person is Peng Zhenwen. He has the prestige within the Peng family. Fortunately, he is also in Fuzhou now. After this hidden danger is eliminated, the helm of Jiangxi will be handed over to the eldest son Xu Jiangsheng.

He lost a big bet, but he wasn't completely ruined.

On the way to Yuanzhou, a team with sack flags came from the east. They were reinforcements, about 3000 people.Xu Fangge was overjoyed and led his troops to meet up. Soon after, a scout team came to report: "General Duo Peng led his troops to meet the gang leader!"

Did the news of the defeat reach Fuzhou so quickly?Xu Fangge is not worried about Peng Qianqi. He is lustful, cruel, greedy for enjoyment, and disgusting. All the worst words can be applied to him, but he is so vulgar that he has no ambition, only seeks pleasure without foresight, and he dare not disobey the rules. .During the Changsha War, the Peng family worked hard to transport food and continued to exploit the people of Jiangxi to supply food and grass, which deepened the resentment among the people.

"Please ask Mr. Peng to come see me." Xu Fangge ordered.

After receiving the order, the team rushed over, but Peng Qianqi was nowhere to be seen. Xu Fangge saw that the team was less than a hundred feet away. The leader was wearing a dark red armor. He was tall and thin, and hung on the horse's waist. Da Dao recognized that this was Peng Qianqi's eldest son Peng Naner. He became suspicious and ordered the guards on the left and right: "Let them stop."

Two disciples stepped forward to stop him, but the Peng family team did not stop at all.Peng Naner suddenly raised his sword, and two bloody arrows spurted out like spring water.

"kill!"

While Xu Fangge was stunned, the team led by Peng Naner rushed towards him.Arrows rained down as Peng Naner pointed the blade towards the sky. The exhausted Beggar Clan disciples had no intention of fighting for a long time. They just breathed a sigh of relief when they saw their own team suddenly attacked. They stared blankly and didn't know what happened. They would regret it later. Come on, the rain of arrows has penetrated their ragged leather armor and wetted their thin uniforms.

This group of defeated soldiers was frightened. They were afraid, shouted, and ran away. But they did not know how to resist. They almost collapsed under the Peng family's offensive. They had no power to fight back, and it was difficult to even escape.Xu Fangge turned his horse and tried to escape, but the Peng family troops surrounded him from the left and right. His horse was hit by bows and arrows, and he had to dismount to fight.The Nanyue Tianwang Sect originated from a branch of Shaolin, and its palm techniques evolved into its own lineage. Xu Fangge's palms flew flying, and each palm strike could kill or seriously injure an enemy.He has strong martial arts skills and can confidently fight Peng Qianqi alone, and is not afraid of a master like Peng Xiaobei.

But even if he is ten times stronger than he is now, before the thousands of troops, it was only the courage of one man.

Xu Fangge did not die well. After he was seriously injured and captured, Peng Naner ordered him to be tied to the back of a horse and dragged back and forth until his skin and flesh were torn and he could no longer scream.

A gentle man with a beard and a businessman's air emerged from the Peng family's team. "Mr. Wen," Peng Nan said, "Please, Master Li, abide by the agreement."

Wen Jingren looked at Xu Fangge's rotten corpse, frowned and suppressed his stomach churning, and bowed his hands respectfully to Peng Naner: "I will report this immediately. Head Li will abide by the agreement."

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The second son of the Peng family seems to be more and more like his father, Wen Jingren thought on the way back to Hengshan.

After the Lantern Festival, Li Xuanxuan summoned Wen Jingren and gave him a task to lobby the Peng family to rebel.

If Peng Qianqi is still in charge of the Peng family, lobbying will be difficult. Peng Qianqi does not dare to take risks. He is not loyal to Xu Fangge, but he is afraid of rules.But since the assassination of Stinky Wolf, his skills were not as good as before. Peng Naner took advantage of his father's coma to take complete control of Jiangxi. The power fell into the hands of him and his uncle Peng Zhenwen. It is estimated that Chief Li sent him there after hearing the news. Peng family.

It is not difficult to know the advantages and disadvantages. Head Li has already guessed Xu Fangge's plan. If the Beggar Clan wins, Wudang in the north and Hengshan in the west will not be afraid. Xu Fangge will only attack the Peng family after stabilizing the power. The family can still support themselves for a few more years, and if the Beggar Clan is defeated, Xu Fangge will immediately take action against the Peng family to enhance their prestige and consolidate their power. How quickly the Beggar Clan will lose depends on how badly they lose.

Of course Peng Zhenwen can understand, and even Peng Naner understands, but the problem is that once the gang takes action, the Peng family immediately becomes a traitor to the Beggar Clan.

"Headmaster Li will support the Peng family in their bid for the position of leader of the Beggar Clan." Such a guarantee was too much for Peng Zhenwen to believe. With his sophistication, he would never agree to such a condition.

But the choices before him were very limited. One was to kill the stinky wolf, let Peng Naner take charge of Jiangxi, completely surrender to Xu Fangge, and beg Xu Fangge to be magnanimous and show mercy to the Peng family.

Regardless of whether begging for mercy can lead to leniency, based on my observations in the Peng family over the past few months, it seems that Peng Naner and Peng Zhenwen do not want Peng Qianqi to die, at least not from a visible usurpation of power.

Wen Jingren actually doesn't want to think back on his days in Fuzhou.In order to flatter Xu Fangge, the Peng family tried their best to scrape the territory of Jiangxi, and Peng Qianqi... That guy's name just makes people sick.

It seems that there are also unknown secrets within the Peng family.

The second way is to raise the rebel flag, cut off Xu Fangge's food route, launch a pincer attack, let Xu Fangge die in Hengshan, and then join forces with Hengshan.

Peng Zhenwen would not choose this path. If a woman saw what Stinky Wolf did and didn't mind joining forces with him, then this woman would not be any more trustworthy than Xu Fangge.Then we can only go back to the front and kill the stinky wolf first.

The third option is to delay and wait for the situation to change.Wen Jingren said to Peng Zhenwen: "If the Beggar Clan wins, please kill me to show your loyalty to leader Xu. If Hengshan wins, I am willing to be the messenger."

When Xu Fangge was defeated, both Peng Zhenwen and Peng Nan knew that there was only one way left for the Peng family.

Wen Jingren really admired the fierceness and determination of Master Li. After the alliance between Dian Cang and the Beggar Clan was confirmed, Hengshan was flanked by the two factions. In such an unfavorable situation, he still dared to risk the entire future of Hengshan and the lives of the people on this battle. , not only find the possibility of victory in the gaps, but also try to expand the results under the premise of victory.

Just to fulfill her own ambition.

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After receiving the news of Xu Fangge's death, Li Xuanzhen learned that the battle ended temporarily with the victory of Hengshan.

But she knew that the war was not over yet, and the next battlefield would be on the desk.

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