Love Warriors Cong Liangji

"That's right, it's cooled down after being melted." Jiang Liu said lightly: "Generally speaking, it should appear near the crater after the eruption."

"The volcano erupted?" The fox girl was surprised, "Does this kind of place exist?"

Jiang Liu smiled and shook his head in denial: "Maybe there is, but this time it's definitely not."

Not to mention that Changping is not a high-incidence area of ​​volcanic activity, even if it is, a towering crater should be formed after the eruption, not a sinkhole.

"That's another high temperature phenomenon." Xiaoyu thought for a while, "Is it a meteorite for such a large damage range?"

"Can such a large-scale destruction of meteorites be produced? If there is one, it is impossible for Qin to have no news at all."

Jiang Liu paused: "In other words, it's not a real meteorite, but something similar to a meteorite."

"...You don't want to say that this is someone's spell, do you?" Xiaoyu forced a smile, "It's not the ancient times, so it's so outrageous."

"Well, anyway, our task is to pass the information back."

Jiang Liu took one last look at the land and sighed deeply: "This war is more difficult than imagined."

Xiaoyu also acquiesced to Jiang Liu's statement, her expression was a little heavy.

After all, before this, no one would have thought that the Changping line of defense, which had been stalemate with the White Huns for half a year, would be broken so easily!

Originally, I hoped that this place would be the last battlefield to decide the outcome, but now all the plans have come to naught...

-

Three days ago, Zhao Tuo's reinforcements joined Xiang Yu, and under the leadership of the Overlord of Western Chu, they marched towards Changping at a speed far exceeding any army of the time.

Although the high-level coalition forces have not settled on the issue of land division after the war, no one doubts that once Xiang Yu arrives in Changping, this new force will completely break the original situation.

When Xiang Yu didn't come, the Qin army could already rely on the Twelve Golden Men to hold a stalemate with the White Huns. Wouldn't it be a sure thing to win with a helper?

However, accidents always come unexpectedly.

Before Xiang Yu arrived, an army of the White Huns went around behind the Qin army's barrier without anyone noticing, and quickly cut off their return to Shangdang with an aggressive offensive, and occupied their grain storage. place of urgency.

With no support, no food, and enemy troops in front and behind, the commander-in-chief of the Qin Army had no choice but to order a breakout.

Fortunately, they had the help of the Twelve Jinren. Although they suffered heavy losses, they still made a bloody way, and did not stage the old events of Zhao Kuo.

The generals of the Qin army were keenly aware that there should be a problem with the Shangdang, so they did not retreat directly, but retreated back to Guanzhong by detour. Although the road was more difficult, it proved to avoid the ambush of the White Huns.

Xiang Yu got the news and knew that it was meaningless to come to Shangdang, so he led his troops to station outside Hangu Pass, waiting for the next opportunity.

Jiang Liu and Xiaoyu came here specially to check the situation in the Shangdang area, wanting to know why they lost so confusedly.

After some exploration, only one not-so-clear conclusion can be drawn:

The White Huns must have destroyed the city and the defenders in an instant in some way, and did not even leave time for the local garrison to react. Even the messengers were unable to escape, so their partial divisions could sneak around to Changping without anyone noticing.

As for how the White Huns did it...it's hard to imagine.

At least, even Jiang Liu doesn't have such a wide-area and completely destructive treasure. So far, his machine god is only normal against the city and extreme against the country, and he can't make such a deep sinkhole even if he goes all out.

In his memory, even during the entire Xingyue, there were not many people who could have this kind of means, and it was even rarer to remove some characters who were basically "background boards".

Looking at the traces at the scene, the closest one should be the Lion King in Camelot City, but the sinkhole here is fundamentally different from the crater made by the holy gun, and it should not be similar.

After Jiang Liu and his two brought back the information, everyone became suspicious.

"Since there are such powerful weapons, why haven't they been used before?"

Li Xiang was puzzled and said: "If you use it, you will be able to conquer the world soon. How could it be delayed until now?"

"I think the senior is right." Matthew nodded, "And why was it released directly to the Shangdang at the rear instead of the front line?"

"Probably because I don't want to hurt my own people by mistake." Fusu said with a heavy expression, "In Changping, Danshui is the boundary, but both sides are constantly testing, and they are intertwined with each other. Under that situation, releasing such a terrifying If you attack, your own camp will also be hit."

"It's really deadlocked this time."

The one who spoke was Chen Gong who had just arrived from Shouchun. He was originally entrusted by Xiang Yu to stay and manage Shouchun City, but after this incident happened, he used magic to assist him and hurried over.

"The loss of Changping is another thing. The most important thing is that after this fiasco, many soldiers will lose confidence in the war."

"Yup......"

Everyone's mood became heavy, and everyone was worried about morale.

"Since this is the case, there is no need to announce what happened in Shangdang." Chen Gong said seriously, "Otherwise, the soldiers will completely lose their courage to fight."

"what?"

Li Xiang frowned immediately: "Are you saying you want to deceive them? How can this be done!"

"Calm down, Master of Chaldea."

The military adviser Chen Gong smiled slightly, but he didn't mean to admit his mistake.

"If you think about it carefully, is it good for these ordinary people to tell them everything?"

"Oh! This..."

"It's better to say that it will only bring them unnecessary fear and a rather uncomfortable experience."

Chen Gong shook his head, looked at her and said seriously: "We are not deceiving these soldiers, we just try to make the reality look 'gentle' under the circumstances that we cannot change the reality."

"..."

"Yes, you will definitely not agree with me. After all, your heart is kinder than anyone else's. Even a white lie can't make you feel at ease."

Chen Gong suddenly smiled, and his tone became more relaxed: "So I will do these things. I will block this news from circulation, and arrange illusions on the ruins of Shangdang. If it goes well, no one will know what happened here. what."

"..."

"Hey," Jiang Liu looked up and patted her head when he saw Lixiang who was depressed, "Don't think so much, it's not your fault, what we should think about now is how to win the final victory."

"Yeah." Li Xiang raised his head, "Then what should we do?"

Just as Jiang Liu was about to speak, a tall and straight figure strode in from outside.

"No need to say much, it's just a fight!"

Xiang Yu stood with his sword in his arms, and his vigorous posture looked heroic, he asserted.

"Since there is no continuous attack, the secret weapon of the White Huns must have been limited to some extent, either because of insufficient energy reserves, or because it takes time, or because of other factors.

But in any case, the longer the delay, the worse it is for us!

Although we have been defeated, we should not shrink back and wait for death. This is really the way to die.

Things have come to this, all kinds of strategies, only war! "

Chapter 273: Conversation on the eve of the decisive battle

Xiang Yu's troops have always been brave and resolute, as fast as a fire, but this time he was particularly aggressive. He really wanted to gather his troops tonight and set off to kill them in the morning.

According to him, that big killer weapon of the White Huns might be activated again at some point, and every second they waited would reduce their chances of winning by one point.

Xiang Yu contacted Zhao Tuo in the south through Chaldea's equipment. Anyway, he couldn't keep up with this battle, so he simply asked him not to lead the troops here, but instead went to the Yangtze River to harass the flanks of the White Huns, using the river as the front line. Rather than tug-of-war, part of his energy is involved.

And Xiang Yu reorganized the army on the spot at Hangu Pass, and reorganized his subordinates into two groups, and the remaining Qin army counted as another group. A total of three groups marched forward and backward to the Shangdang area, because of the addition of [Leadership Temperament] and [Military Strategy] , morale was unexpectedly not too low, and the marching speed was quite impressive.

Seven days later, the coalition army arrived at Fencheng on the banks of the Fenshui River, only a hundred miles away from the army of the White Huns. There were no mountains or rivers in between, and it took only half a day for the cavalry of both sides to fight back and forth. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is instant.

At night, Xiang Yu personally led the elite soldiers under his command to raid Baili on light cavalry, and broke into the right-wing camp of the White Huns.

There were many White Huns cavalry, and they had the habit of hoarding a large amount of hay. It was difficult to contain the fire for a while, and it was impossible to organize a decent pursuit under the chaos.

After this battle, the low morale of the coalition forces was reversed in one fell swoop, and Xiang Yu's prestige reached a peak. Even many people in the Qin army began to agree with him.

However, although the entire coalition army was very excited about this hard-won victory, Xiang Yu himself was the only one who didn't show much enthusiasm. He was fine in front of the soldiers, but he always showed a dignified expression in private.

When Yu Ji asked him about it, Xiang Yu sighed leisurely.

"In order to boost morale...we need a victory too much. To be safe, although I only brought a thousand soldiers and horses, all of them were trained by myself. The combat power is comparable to that of ordinary sergeants, but despite So it is still dangerous, if we face each other on the battlefield in the future, although our army has a large number of people, it may not be able to win the battle."

Yu Ji frowned slightly, but she neither understood nor was interested in these things.

"But my lord, didn't you still break out of the encirclement? You even burned down the other party's camp."

"Hehe, even so, it's just a headache for the White Huns. Just one night attack of thousands of people is not enough to hurt them."

Xiang Yu shook his head and said: "This kind of surprise attack is only a small way after all. It is difficult to play a decisive role in a battle of this scale, and it is also very risky. If it is not for boosting morale, I will not take the risk.

If conditions permit, I would rather lead Wanqi to face the enemy head-on on the battlefield, and destroy them with the momentum of Mount Tai!

However, people are bound to be strong..."

"Then can we win?" Yu Ji asked suddenly.

"...Half and half." Xiang Yu said cautiously, "After all, we also have reinforcements here, and the White Huns have no other figures who are strong enough to wrestle with the followers except for the white emperor who has not shown her true colors. .”

"That's good."

Concubine Yu felt relieved, and pinched her waist: "If it's irreversible at that time, you have to run with me, understand?"

"..."

"Don't use silence to perfuse me," Yu Ji stared at him unkindly, "Don't ever think of dying with these soldiers."

"Don't worry." Xiang Yu held Yu Ji's hand, and the temperature transmitted through the skin made Yu Ji relax.

"I...will not leave you behind, because you are the person I love the most in this world."

"Um... stupid..."

Yu Ji blushed and stopped forcing Xiang Yu to make a promise, but the Overlord of Western Chu showed a resolute expression when Yu Ji turned her head.

That is the expression that only those who have made up their minds will have.

-

"Why, didn't you sleep again tonight?"

Jiang Liu sensed that someone was approaching, and turned around with a smile.

"How many times have we met? Lady Goddess."

"You don't look like you're worried about tomorrow's fight at all."

The person who came was a female saber in a bright red dress, but from the expression and tone of voice, it could be seen that what appeared here was another person hidden in the body of Princess Pingyang.

It is said that since meeting him next to the barracks that night, this unknown female servant has always liked to find Jiangliu consciously or unconsciously. This is already the sixth time the two have met.

The reason why she was called "Goddess" was because Jiang Liu could vaguely guess who she was.