The Demon Soul is Coming

() He Xiangdao: "The military situation is urgent. Although Princess Lao is worth a thousand dollars, please get on the road as soon as possible and transport the food and grass to Youyi City."

Xia Yingchen said: "Since that's the case, please ask General He to order some food and grass first, so as not to make mistakes on the way."

The delivery of military rations, this is what the title should mean. He Xiang immediately sent people to check the rations and grass. The soldiers approached, and the ship's side suddenly opened, and more than a dozen ships poured out 4000 to [-] people to cooperate with Liu Sang. Xia Yingchen and Xia Yingchen each led [-] soldiers and horses, and immediately surrounded the old and weak soldiers brought by He Xiang.

He Xiang immediately realized that the situation had changed, and with a shake of his arms, he was about to get out. A golden light flashed in front of him, and a cloud of sword energy pressed down like a thunder, which made him unable to move.

"Princess?" He looked at Xia Yingchen, who was fierce in front of him, with lightning flashing on his sword, and was taken aback. Although he knew that Princess Ningyun was the number one strange woman in Hezhou, she was not too old, but she was very capable. , but with just one sword, he was forced to be unable to parry, which still made him never think of it in advance. . .

He Xiang lost his voice, "What does the princess mean by this?"

Xia Yingchen sneered and said: "Since the Chu clan is not benevolent, then don't blame this princess for being unrighteous. On that day, you set up an ambush to assassinate me at the gate of Youyi City, Dragon Palace. , to avoid the defeat of Nanyuan, and to cooperate with your army repeatedly, and now to transport food and grass, to provide full support, your army not only failed to thank you, but put me in a desperate situation, what is the reason?"

He Xiang didn't expect that she also knew that Chu Yugong used her as a bait to lure the Xihai Navy to go deep, his face turned pale.But then she thought, if she only knew it now, how could she let her soldiers hide in the grain ship in advance and wait for the opportunity to act?From this point of view, she clearly knew that Chu Yugong had such a calculation, which was basically a one-stop plan.

for a while.Everyone froze there...

***

Three thousand old and weak soldiers were stripped of their uniforms and imprisoned in a grain ship, which went down the river.

Liu Sang entered the first cabin.He Xiang was being tied there by a cowhide rope.Liu Sang untied him first, and then helped him away.

He Xiang looked at him coldly: "What advice does the son-in-law have?"

Liu Sang sighed: "Does it mean that the general feels that there is something inhumane and injustice for me and the princess to do this?"

He Xiang remained silent.

Liu Sang said: "If it wasn't for me, Xu Dong, to help Nanyuan. Nanyuan has already suffered a crushing defeat. Even so, Chu Yugong would still use me and the princess as bait and trap us to death. General He has taken the lead in these days and died for Nanyuan. Chu Yugong Just because of his own thoughts, he wants the general to be buried with us, who is unkind and who is unrighteous?"

He Xiang said: "No matter how much you persuade me, I will never betray."

Liu Sang said: "Betray who? Betray the Chu Clan? Or betray the Nanyuan? Can the Chu Clan really represent the whole Nanyuan and the people of Li in the Nanyuan? Who is the general fighting for?"

He Xiang remained silent.

Liu Sang said: "Forget it, I just want to say, the general really thinks that the Chu Clan can defend Youyi City?"

He Xiang remained silent.

Liu Sang said: "It seems that the general also knows that Youyi City will eventually be destroyed, and then what? The general was loyal and died here, but the general's wife and children still stayed in Youyi City. After the city is broken in the future, I don't know what will happen to you." How much humiliation, can the general really die in peace?"

He Xiang poured cold water on his body, and stood there in a daze.Although he already had the determination to die, he couldn't feel at ease when he thought about what would happen to his wife and daughter if the Yicheng city was destroyed in the future.He gritted his teeth: "What does the son-in-law want me to do?"

Liu Sang said indifferently: "As long as the general is willing to help me and help our army capture Youyi City, I will be able to defend it and drive the Western Navy out of Nanyuan."

He Xiang was startled: "Seize the Winged City?"

***

Xia Yingchen stood on the deck and saw Liu Sang and He Xiang coming out together.

She was not surprised at all that Liu Sang was able to persuade He Xiang. With the corruption of the Chu Clan, the soldiers under him did not have much loyalty at all, not to mention that Li Zhenghuang's Fuzhang had already been bought by Xu Dong with a large sum of gold and silver, and he deliberately let him go in advance. He Xiang knew that the Chu Clan betrayed him, even if He Xiang had a will to die at the beginning, after a whole day of mental struggle, his will would inevitably be shaken, let alone the slightest illusion about the Chu Clan.

The night was dark, and the sound of the water surface being broken by ships was the only sound on the river.He Xiang was secretly amazed at Xu Dongjun's tranquility, but he couldn't let go of his heart after all, and said, "Princess and son-in-law, how do you plan to capture Youyi City?"

Liu Sang said: "At this moment, Jin Jian has sent troops to come. General Chu Yugong personally led the army, and together with Chu Tiancheng, trapped these soldiers and horses that Jin Jian had penetrated deeply, and wanted to wipe them out in one fell swoop. But what kind of person is Jin Jian, how can he be like that? Is it easy to fall? Once Chu Yugong is dispatched, Jin Jian’s army will definitely follow, and the two sides will definitely fight fiercely in Lushan.”

He Xiang pondered for a while, then suddenly asked: "Has Qiu Danyang been bought by the son-in-law?"

Liu Sang said with a smile: "He was not bought by me. From the beginning, he pretended to join the Chu Clan just to help me, Xu Dong."

He Xiang suddenly realized that Princess Ningyun used soldiers instead of food, and transported the soldiers here in food ships, obviously before Qiu Danyang offered advice, if she didn't know that this situation would happen, how could she make preparations in advance?

He asked: "How can the son-in-law be sure that Jin Jian will not stop his plan to attack grain when he finds out that Duke Chu has set up an ambush?" If Jin Jian hadn't sent troops to attack grain, the fierce battle planned by Liu Sang would not have started. It will soon be discovered that what Xia Yingchen transported is not food but soldiers, and Xia Yingchen will find himself in a desperate situation.

"Even if Jin Jian knows that Chu Yugong set up an ambush, he will definitely fall into the 'trick'," Liu Sang said. Youyi City becomes an isolated city, and then besieged and besieged, they will become turtles in the urn, and the powerful people from all over the South Plains, under this situation, will also vote for Young Yugong. But it's just a trapped beast."

He continued: "For Jin Jian's side, although the siege of the city is a win-win situation, it takes time and effort. In order to destroy the Chu Clan, the army will be spent here, and the rear will continue to transport supplies. Naturally, it is not what he wants. Therefore, no matter whether it is Chu Yugong or Jin Jian, in this situation, they all have the willingness to fight a big battle and decide the outcome in one fell swoop. There must be enough troops to besiege the city. For Chu Yugong, if he can rely on this Even if Jin Jian cannot be wiped out in one fell swoop, as long as Jin Jian does not have enough troops to stalemate with the Nanyuan Army while eating away at the counties, in the end, Jin Jian can only retreat if he can't wear it down. As for Jin Jian Said, send a part of the troops. Get rid of the princess and me, burn the food and grass brought by Xu Dong, and make a profit. Then you can use these troops as bait and let the Chu Clan be trapped. If the Chu Clan wants to destroy them all The Western Navy must stop at Lushan. The Western Navy, which has already been prepared, will immediately attack Lushan. For Jin Jian, forcing the Chu Clan to fight in Lushan is much better than storming Youyi City. For Chu Yugong and Chutian Cheng Lai said that although Lushan is not as deep as Youyi City, it is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as Lushan is defended, all the Western Navy that is in ambush will be wiped out. With this big victory, not only can the morale be boosted, but also We can counterattack here, turn the tide of the battle, avoid the siege of the city, and let those aristocratic families who are already hesitant to make a decision regenerate confidence in the Chu Clan."

The more He Xiang heard it, the more surprised he became. A military battle is a psychological battle. Liu Sang clearly grasped the changes in the mentality of both sides, and then used this to deduce and judge.

Thinking of this, a sliver of understanding arose in his heart. From Xu Dongjun's desperate efforts to help Nanyuan snatch Tianwuling back to Qiu Danyang's continuous suggestions and suggestions, it was all to create such a situation. In other words, from the very beginning, Xu Dong is watching Youyi City.

However, only relying on the current 7000 people, even if they take advantage of the opportunity of Chu Yugong's army leaving the city, can they really take down a strong city like Youyi City?

He Xiang was puzzled.

***

The grain boat entered a bend in the river, and those old and weak soldiers were thrown into the wild forest where there was no village in front and no store behind.

The ship continued to move forward, and when it was about to dawn, it stopped at a pier. Suddenly, more than 2 western marines rushed out of the forest, and the soldiers on the ship would scream and flee.

The general who led the troops soon discovered that these were all empty ships and withdrew his troops hastily.

On the mountain in the distance, Liu Sauna looked at the retreating enemy troops through the binoculars, and said in a deep voice: "Just looking at these people who found that the boat was empty and no one was disturbed, it can be seen that they have already thought that this is probably just a Trap, knowing that it is a trap, but still stepping into it, just to let Chu Yugong’s army leave the city.” He laughed at himself: “In this way, although Jin Jian is known as yin and vicious, he is better than Chu Yugong. Sending troops to die, at least he didn't let his subordinates die for no reason. And the general who led the army knew that he was just a pawn, but he didn't hesitate to throw himself into danger, and the young Yugong's skill of controlling people is really good."

He Xiang was silent beside him.

At the foot of the mountain, more than 7000 Xu Dong soldiers were all wearing the uniforms of the Nanyuan Army.

Liu Sang said, "Let's go."

***

The Nanyuan Army assembled, and the Great War broke out.

Xia Yingchen and Liu Sang led the troops and continued on their way. In the evening, they finally arrived at the mountain to the east of Youyi City.

He Xiang was still wondering what they could do with this little force. Even if the gates of Youyi City were wide open, they would not be able to occupy the key strongholds in the city, but suddenly found that there would be more and more soldiers around. At that time, a group of "Southern Plains Army" gathered, at a glance, there were thirty thousand people, and there were thousands of flying cavalry among them.

He Xiang was secretly surprised, so many people sneaked here so quietly?

Seeing his surprise, Liu Sang said calmly: "General, don't forget that every time Chu Yugong and Chu Tiancheng dispatched troops and generals, Mr. Qiu offered advice."

He Xiang was stunned.

The deployment of troops in Nanyuan was not only well known by Xu Dongfang, but also adopted by Chu Yugong and Chu Tiancheng after discussions between Liu Sang and Qiu Danyang. Under such circumstances, Xu Dongjun sneaked into Nanyuan deep There really isn't much of a surprise there.

A burly General Xu Dong stepped forward.

Liu Sang introduced: "This is my Xu Dong general, General Zhao Wugeng Zhao."

Zhao Wugeng said: "I don't dare to use the word 'famous general', military advisor, please don't hurt me."

He Xiang said: "It turns out that 'Haiba' is here, lucky to meet you, lucky to meet you." He also said: "However, even with these troops, it is still absolutely impossible to capture Youyi City in a short time ..."

Liu Sang said with a smile: "So, I have to ask the general to help us open the city gate."

He Xiang smiled wryly and said: "Even if I want to help, I can't do it. First, we don't have a warrant to go back to the city. Second, when Duke Chu left, he must have rearranged today's password. If you don't know the password. won't let us in."

"Here is the warrant." Liu Sang said, "As for the password...well, I'll go to sleep."

Go to the camp on the other side.

He Xiang stared dumbfounded at Xia Yingchen and Zhao Wugeng.

Xia Yingchen shrugged beautifully: "He...go to sleep."

Didn't sleep long.Liu Sang excitedly left the camp: "I already know the password, it's 'Tianxing Chufei'."

Xia Yingchen nodded, and ordered: "Let's go." The soldiers began to move.

He Xiang was stunned for a while, and couldn't help pulling Zhao Wugeng aside: "How did the son-in-law do it?"

Zhao Wugeng said indifferently: "The military division is in the tent. Count with your fingers."

He Xiang: "Ah? Pinch your fingers one, one... count?" Can't help but look at Liu Sang's handsome back...a god.

***

Xu Dongjun pretended to be the Nanyuan Army and approached Youyi City. These military uniforms were all from Xia Yingchen in the past two months.Xu Dong ordered people to rush to control, and Qiu Danyang had already entered the Chu Clan, Liu Sang also fought side by side with the Nanyuan Army these days, and he knew the Nanyuan Army's formation and various styles like the back of his hand, and all of these were It has been planned long ago, so it will not show any flaws.

He Xiang led 5000 people.First approaching the city gate, someone in the city recognized him and asked him if he had a warrant.

He Xiang took out the warrant, and a guard flew down on Yingzhao to check the token.He Xiang was originally worried that the token was fake and would be spotted by this person, but his worries were obviously in vain.The guard asked the password again, and He Xiang replied: "Tian Xing Chu Fei."

He Xiang was originally a general of the Nanyuan Army, and most of the soldiers in the city knew each other. The tokens were correct, and they were changed every day. They were issued temporarily by Chu Yugong. Only high-level generals who needed to transfer troops would be notified. When entering and exiting the city gate, the password must be matched, the guard naturally believed it, and ordered to open the city gate.

The soldiers in the city pulled the mechanism, and the heavy city gate slowly opened.

He Xiang admired secretly in his heart, Xu Dong was able to do this to such a degree, it was indeed beyond his expectations, not only allowed such a large army of elite soldiers to sneak into the hinterland of Nanyuan, but also got tokens and passwords to lure the snake out of the hole, making Chu Yu The Duke's army left the city, these things were linked together, and I don't know how they did it.

The 5000 men and horses entered the city by themselves, suddenly mobilized and controlled the city gate, and those soldiers would naturally be caught off guard.Immediately afterwards, Xu Dongjun from outside the city rushed in like this.Because the army in the city was taken away by Chu Yugong, the number of soldiers was limited, and Xu Dong's army was all in disguise, so that the defenders in the city could not figure out what happened, who was the enemy and who was the friend, and Liu Sang had already planned. The overall plan to cut down the defenders in the city and capture all the main strongholds went smoothly. Xu Dongjun swept the entire Youyi City like a wave.

***

To the west of the city, the general who guards the city is named Bai Mingqi.

The dusk has passed, and the night has begun, and there are sounds of fighting everywhere in the city.

Surprised and suspicious, Bai Qi didn't know what had happened, so he hurriedly sent someone to inquire about the news, and soon, some spies came back: "General Bai, He Xianghe, general rebellion..."

Bai Qi shouted: "He Xiang is rebellious? Even if he is rebellious, how can he have so many people?"

But the spies couldn't answer, as their own people were killing their own people everywhere, all they knew was that the city was in chaos, and there were people everywhere.

Bai Qi really couldn't figure out what happened, but no matter what, it must be a big event, so while guarding here, he sent a team to Lushan, wanting to notify the lord as soon as possible.

Due to Yingzhao's limited eyesight at night, the team could only ride fast horses, rush out of the city, and go all the way.

Suddenly, hundreds of sharp arrows flew from the shadows, accompanied by the screams of hundreds of women, the arrows flew out, obviously they did not hit them, but a light and shadow exploded, and they They fell down one after another, but none of them escaped.

……

***

Although the plan was thorough, it still took Xu Dongjun half a night to control all the important strongholds in Youyi City except Dragon Palace. The guards in the city either died or surrendered.Chu Tianmu, who stayed on the city wall, was directly killed by Zhao Wugeng before he could escape back to Dragon Palace.

He Xiang asked: "What should we do now?"

Liu Sang said indifferently: "If you don't capture the Dragon Palace, you don't count as occupying Youyi City."

He Xiang just wanted to say that the city wall of the Dragon Palace is higher than the Winged City, and there are thousands of defenders in the palace, how can it be captured in a hurry?It's just that before the words came out, he swallowed them again, because according to common sense, Youyi City would not have fallen into their hands so easily.

Liu Sang looked at Xia Yingchen and said, "Lady, let's go."

Zhao Wugeng, Nangong Kuiyuan, Wu Yigang and other generals were left behind to guard the city gates and important strongholds, and the two led the army together to the Dragon Palace.

When Fang Zi came to the gate of the inner city, the crossbow carts lined up at the top of the city had already loaded countless sharp arrows, aiming at them.

He Xiangce immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "Brothers in the palace, listen, Princess Ningyun is here, as long as you open the city gate immediately and surrender, the princess will treat you kindly, otherwise, when the palace is broken, don't regret it." .”

The guard on the city was surnamed Chu Mingduancheng, who turned out to be the nephew of Chu Yugong and an important confidant of the Chu family. Hearing He Xiang's speech, he laughed instead of anger, and shouted: "My surname is He, you are not mean, Duke Chu, but you have colluded with him." Foreign enemies, dare to speak boldly here?"

He Xiang knew that the guards in the palace were the most loyal generals to the Chu Clan, and it was absolutely impossible to persuade them so easily, so he couldn't help but look back at Xia Yingchen and Liu Sang.

Xia Yingchen and Liu Sang just rode their horses and waited there.

On the top of the city, Chu Duancheng was also very relieved. With the high walls of the Dragon Palace and the denseness of the arrow tower, even if the enemy had several times their strength, they would not be able to break through the Dragon Palace so easily.As long as they guard the Dragon Palace, and wait for the lord and the elders to come back, they should cooperate with each other inside and out, it will be difficult for these people to retreat invincible.

Looking coldly at Princess Ningyun at the bottom of the city, waiting to see what kind of defeat they will face, there is a general rushing from behind: "My lord, the old lady is here to invite you."

Chu Duancheng nodded, and told others to watch carefully. He went down the city wall and went to the inner palace, but he saw the main chamber of the lord, Mrs. Ximen standing in front of the hall, leaning on a dragon crutch.Chu Duancheng stepped forward and said: "Old lady, don't worry, the enemy army is blocked outside the palace, and the Dragon Palace is absolutely fine..."

The old lady let out a long sigh: "Duan Cheng, open the door."

... (To be continued.)