The road to Jianghu started from the martial arts hall

Chapter 544: Soldiers are powerful and fast

Jiangzhou, Chunyang Prefecture.

Boom——

Dark clouds rolled, lightning snakes ran, and after the pale lightning and thunder roared, fine raindrops fell from the sky.

The raindrops gradually grew from small to large, forming a hazy rain curtain that enveloped Chunyang Mansion.

Outside the city, tents were endless, flags fluttered in the wind and rain, and there was no end to the Chu army as far as the eye could see.

Inside the city, a soldier of the Chu army wearing armor and holding a spear was running back and forth in the pouring rain, and every household had their doors and windows closed.

There were still traces of blood from the battle in the government office, but not much. The officials, whose bodies were shaking like sieves, were pushed and escorted to various places by the Chu army.

Not far away, under the eaves, Ren Xuan and Wan Tianya looked up at the sky.

"What bad luck! The weather changes so suddenly that we have to wait for some more time!"

Wan Tianya spat in dissatisfaction, and Ren Xuan also sighed: "Neither you nor I have the ability to change the weather. Let's wait until the rain stops before we set off."

The two of them led 600,000 Chu troops and easily captured Chunyang Prefecture without encountering any decent resistance.

After taking Chunyang Prefecture, they were ready to continue their efforts and advance into Jiangzhou, but the weather was not good and a rainstorm suddenly came.

Both of them understood the principle of speed being of the essence in war. They had just caught the Prince of Yue's Mansion off guard, and they needed to take Jiangzhou as quickly as possible, the faster the better.

However, this rain greatly slowed down the marching speed.

Chu Tianya shook his head and said, "It's no use for us to be anxious now. If we want to take over Jiangnan, the biggest obstacle is still Fang Xun. As long as Fang Xun is alive, we won't feel at ease no matter how much territory we occupy."

Ren Xuan turned his gaze to the south after hearing this: "I don't know why, but as soon as I entered Jiangzhou, I began to feel uneasy. I hope that my father-in-law and the others will not encounter any accidents and can successfully kill Fang Xun."

Chu Tianya didn't take it seriously, and said jokingly with a smile: "Oh, you astronomical sorcerers like to think about all sorts of things and scare yourself.

This time, with the cooperation of my father, King Liang, Changshengzi, King Miao and three other Zhenwu masters from Miaojiang, Fang Xun will not be able to survive even if he has three heads and six arms!"

"No, this is another matter. Not only Xuan'er, but I also felt a little uncomfortable when I entered Jiangnan."

At this moment, an old voice interrupted their conversation, and the next moment, an old man with a sage-like appearance appeared in front of them.

Ren Xuan immediately shouted: "Master, you are back!"

The fatal man looked up at the cloudy sky, as if he was observing something, and spoke after a while.

"You must be careful. If you find something wrong, don't hesitate, run away immediately. If necessary, don't worry about these 600,000 troops!"

Chu Tianya was immediately incredulous and said, "Senior Duoming, you are saying that my father and his men might fail in this trip. How is that possible? It's just Fang Xun?!"

Ren Xuan's expression was also extremely solemn. There was almost no one in the world who was stronger than his master in the art of heavenly secrets. Even the other party said so, so there must be a problem.

At this time, the fatal man shook his head and said, "Mo Duosi, just want you to be careful and be prepared."

Ren Xuan and Chu Tianya breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then they heard the fatal man say, "Speed ​​is of the essence in war. We will set out immediately after resting for an hour. We don't need to worry about Hongfengkou. Let's take Jiangzhou as soon as possible!"

Chu Tianya and Ren Xuan nodded and said nothing more, then started giving orders.

Soon an hour passed.

Accompanied by a low horn sound, the Chu army outside Chunyang City broke up their camps and set off.

In the rain, everything was extremely hazy and all you could see was a dark mass, like a monster that was devouring everything in the world.

The heavy rain lasted only one day, and the sky was clear again the next day.

The Chu army did not stop and attacked cities and strongholds along the way, leaving only a few thousand soldiers to guard each place they captured.

Along the way, the three killers felt that the resistance they encountered was much smaller than they had expected.

Although they launched a surprise attack this time and caught the enemy off guard, the state and prefectural armies were not useless and they had to put up a fierce resistance no matter what.

But wherever they went, the local officials and officers surrendered their household registration, one faster than the other.

Not only that, they also discovered that the local government troops had been withdrawn in large numbers long before, and the remaining garrison was no more than one thousand people.

Soon half a month passed, and when the Chu army captured the fifth city, the murderer finally learned something from the prefect.

"It turns out that girl Wan Zhaoning has transferred all the troops from Jiangzhou to Lingzhou for defense!"

After hearing what the murderer said, Ren Xuan frowned and asked, "Master, has the King of Yue given up Jiangzhou?" The murderer nodded and said with a playful smile, "Originally, it was the governor Dong Yunchuan who should have organized troops to resist and delay our progress, but who would have thought that Dong Yunchuan disappeared after going to Jianye. He must have escaped."

Chu Tianya also laughed disdainfully and said, "Oh, I didn't expect that Mr. Dong, who came from the Academy of Philosophers, is actually a person who seeks fame and reputation and lives a life of mediocrity."

The murderer shook his head and said, "Wan Zhaoning also reacted quickly and knew to preserve her manpower first. Since she has given up Jiangzhou, we don't have to be polite. We can directly send out 200,000 troops to occupy the prefectures and counties of Jiangzhou."

"What about the headquarters?"

"We will go straight to Jinling Prefecture, and then march to Lingzhou!"

Lingzhou, Lingyang Prefecture, Feng'an County.

This county town is only eight hundred miles away from the border of Jinling Prefecture in Jiangzhou.

Five years ago, Lingyang Prefecture was not affected by the super flood, but it was occupied by the Tianli Sect, and all the people became fanatical believers of the White Lotus Mother.

After the fall of the Tianli Sect, more pioneers flocked to Jiangzhou, and the population was much smaller than before, so migration was very easy.

Now all the people who were reclaiming wasteland in Feng'an County have been relocated, and the area has become a heavily guarded military camp.

There is a huge sand table in the lobby of the county government.

Yu Jiaolong and Yuan Tiangang stared at the sand table intently. From time to time, soldiers moved around and replaced the marks on the sand table.

On the sand table, the movements of the Chu army in the past ten days were clearly marked, and they were consistent with the facts. The lag time in intelligence transmission did not exceed half an hour at most.

If the murderer saw this sand table, he would probably order a withdrawal without hesitation.

The battlefields of this world do not have various high-tech reconnaissance methods.

Often, the intelligence on enemy movements was received several days late.

The information that Yu Jiaolong is receiving now is at most half an hour late, which is a very terrifying thing for other armies.

Speed ​​is of the essence in war, and intelligence is all about timeliness. The sooner you receive it, the more useful it is; otherwise, it will be too late.

Yu Jiaolong and Yuan Tiangang looked at the changes in the sand table with calm expressions, and no one knew what they were thinking.

Sun Donglai, who was standing aside, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Seeing the Chu army conquering cities and occupying counties one after another, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

Another quarter of an hour passed before he could no longer hold back and shouted, "Your Highness, are you really going to just watch the Chu army take over the entire Jiangzhou?"

Yu Jiaolong raised her head and glanced at him, then said calmly, "There are only 80,000 troops from Jiangzhou and the 150,000 troops I previously arranged in Lingzhou.

Even if we ignore the existence of the enemy's Zhenwu masters, do you want to use this little force to fight head-on with the high-spirited Chu army?"

Sun Donglai knew all this. The army of Prince Yue's Mansion was still on the way, and Yu Jiaolong and Yuan Tiangang had just arrived in Feng'an County first.

In just ten days, the 150,000 troops that had been deployed in Lingzhou early in the morning were able to reach Feng'an.

The main force of the Yuewang Mansion headquarters has not yet entered Lingzhou, and it is estimated that it will take more than half a month to reach Feng'an.

But even so, Sun Donglai still didn't understand Yu Jiaolong's behavior.

“But Your Highness, we cannot let the Chu army occupy the various prefectures in Jiangzhou so easily. We must at least send troops to harass them and hinder their actions!

The soldiers are restless, and if no action is taken, I am afraid that a mutiny will occur after a while!"

Sun Donglai's doubts are not without reason.

The hometowns of the 80,000 Jiangzhou troops were occupied by the enemy, and their families were still in Jiangzhou. Under such circumstances, their morale had reached its lowest point.

Many soldiers were worried that their families would be looted and slaughtered by the ferocious Chu army.

If it weren't for the 150,000 elite soldiers of the Prince of Yue's Palace and the two Zhenwu land immortals, Yu Jiaolong and Yuan Tiangang, these 80,000 palace troops would have mutinied long ago.

Yu Jiaolong also knew Sun Donglai's concerns, so she started to explain.

"If a war were to start in Jiangzhou, only the people of Jiangzhou would suffer, and this is not what I want.

Don't worry, Wan Tianyang still has some shame. Even if it's just for the sake of people's hearts, he wouldn't dare to let his soldiers become bandits.

Once my husband has dealt with the Miao army, he will rush to help Feng'an. When he arrives, he can wipe out the 600,000 Chu troops in a snap!"

(End of this chapter)