"If you have anything to do, tell me." Yan Lege said with a smile.
Jiang Meng seemed to have looked away a lot, and casually thrust the spear in his hand to the side, and said leisurely: "When the leader raised the army, he said it was for the common people in the world, and for the common people to live a stable and contented life. So,
At the beginning, I resolutely donated all my property and invested it under the leadership of the leader. However, after so many years, the lives of the people have become even more difficult. Yangzhou Road, which was once prosperous and prosperous, has gradually become worse and worse under the dual rule of the leader and Dongbo.
Xiao Suo. Haha, Yan Shuai, you said how prosperous Guazhou was back then. At its peak, the number of people was as high as 2.5 million. Even Jinwan County, which is now renamed Ji Le Sheng Jing, had a population of 30 years ago.
About 100,000. But now?”
Yan Lege was speechless. He knew what Jiang Meng wanted to say. The capital of the Holy Sect was Jinwan County in Guazhou and was renamed the Holy Capital. However, the capital of the Holy Sect has a population of only 30,000. This is the population of the entire county.
The total number, if we only look at the county seat, has a population of less than 15,000. At that time, in order to enrich the appearance, Cheng Xianqing forcibly moved more than 200,000 people to this place, built city walls and palaces, and finally made a superficial effort.
A little better.
Jiang Meng was probably desperate, or he understood what kind of person Yan Lege was. He suddenly opened the lapel of his shirt and said loudly: "Shuai Yan, ten years ago, although the people on Yangzhou Road lived in poverty, they still lived in poverty.
It’s not as if people are dying of hunger all over the place, at least starving to death rarely happens. But now, when we went south from Guazhou last time, when we looked at the people starving to death on the roadside, we no longer felt anything. It’s not that we couldn’t bear it, but that we couldn’t bear it.
It’s already numb.”
"Ten years ago, although we were in some difficulties, we still had our backbone and dignity. At least the officials and landlords of the Qingfeng Empire would not openly rob our property and rape our relatives, but now?"
"Ten years ago, we still had a conscience, but now. Commander Yan, when the leader besieged Hongzhou, he ordered the soldiers to take a three-day leave. At that time, you were sent by the leader to the river to prevent Qingfeng's possible surprise attack, so you don't know
What exactly happened here? Do you know that our soldiers are just a bunch of beasts? They are worse than beasts. Apart from anything else, the number of people on Dahu Road is as high as 15 million, making the Qingfeng Empire second only to Jiangnan.
The road is rich and prosperous, but what did you see when you came back? How did Jiangnan Road become so desolate and desolate for thousands of miles? You don't know this."
"Many times, I have been thinking that if we had truly served the world as the leader preached at the beginning, we might not have reached this point. Moreover, even if we failed, we would at least feel guilty.
At least we are still upright men. But now, who are we? First the Eastern Japanese, then the Three Northeastern Kingdoms, and then the Golden Flower Mitsukoshi. Haha, in this world, it seems that only the leaders of the three northwest tribes have not hooked up."
After saying this, Jiang Meng burst into tears.
Yan Lege suddenly felt the urge to cry. He finally understood why the four brothers, who were also undercover men from the Qingfeng Army, were able to command the four directions. Silence and Wan Chengdonghe
Sheng Ma must have a lot of troops, and Tu Xian is also Ping Lang's deputy. Only Jiang Meng is just a captain of ten thousand men. It seems that he, like himself, is the trouble caused by this mouth. It's just that he has Zhu
Zhao was holding on, so the situation was much better than him.
"Jiang Meng, I don't know what we are doing now. However, even if it is for the ideal that we died for in the first place, we must try our best to delay the time until noon." Yan Lege really didn't know what to say, he
He just patted Jiang Meng on the shoulder, turned around, picked up his iron spear, and left lonely. At the foot of the mountain, the torches in the Loop lit up the entire sky, and the battle was about to begin.
Since the Hetao army went south, this was the first time they fought in the presence of the imperial court and San Francisco. Naturally, Xueshuai and Dugu understood what Haotian meant. This battle must show the majesty of the Hetao. Let the imperial court and the three major families see the Hetao.
How strong is the fighting power, so as to cut off some of their unrealistic ideas.
While Yan Lege was fully preparing for the war, the Hetao side did not rest. In addition to preparing a large number of torches and using a large number of trees at the foot of the mountain, the Hetao soldiers also made many suggested trebuchets and other attack weapons. Accompanied by Haotian's loud shout
, hundreds of thousands of troops were immediately dispatched, attacking from three directions at the same time. The fastest attack was actually Haotian's central army. Those who took the lead were naturally fearless and fearless. Once they arrived on the battlefield, they were so excited that it was hard to suppress.
Zhao Dawu.
"The archers are suppressing them with all their strength, and the trebuchets are ready to sweep the opponent's defense line with all their strength. Be careful, control the distance and angle, and don't hit our attacking soldiers." Lu Zhen stood with a long knife he grabbed casually.
He was giving orders slowly and slowly behind the army.
Haotian's army went south, and Lu Zhen and Mu Shan were ordered to lead the follow-up soldiers for reinforcements, and then did not go back. This is actually what Bian Zhongxing meant. Except for himself, the other four generals of Hetao were fighting in the Yinfeng Mountains.
Although Zhongxing was unable to escape due to military affairs, he still hoped that the generals under his command could go south to gain some experience. At the same time, he also told the other four that although he could not go to the battlefield in person, the generals below him were not weaklings either. Lu Zhen and others
Naturally, he understood what his old boss meant, so he kept thinking about how to show off. It happened that the four people who were killed this time all had tasks, and they were all his direct subordinates. Without the boss to lead them, Lu Zhen and the two had to follow Haotian.
This three-sided attack can be regarded as a competition, but we can't let others see clearly our capabilities. Lu Zhen thought in his heart.
"Advance gradually! After the soldiers in front have cleared the obstacles, you must also push forward." Lu Zhen glanced at the mountain and shouted to the soldiers below.
Although this is the South Yunnan Road with dense forests, the area near the dock is different from the inland area. Although there are many trees on the mountain, they are not enough to block out the sun. Moreover, the slope of the hill is not too steep, so the soldiers in the Hetao area
It somewhat reduces the pressure when attacking.
Haotian's attack was quite frustrating.
Due to the short time, Yan Lege did not have time to make any effective protection. He only dug trenches at intervals along the terrain on the mountain. The hillsides in front and behind the trench were leveled as much as possible, and all the trees were cut down. Let
The attacking soldiers in the Hetao were unable to climb and hide their tracks.
The cut trees were either made into logs or piled at the foot of the mountain and poured with tung oil. They were then set on fire when the Hetao soldiers attacked. Although these trees were wet, they still burned after being poured with tung oil.
The fire was raging. South Yunnan Road was originally the largest producer of tung oil and other handicraft oils in the empire. The mountains here were mostly filled with tung trees with extremely high oil content. As a result, once the trees were ignited, it was difficult to extinguish them. Fortunately, the Holy Sect of Paradise
The preparations were limited, and the trees here were not lush, so they did not cause much trouble to the attacking Hetao soldiers.
However, the Holy Sect of Paradise has also made many simple trebuchets, and there is no shortage of stones on the mountain. Moreover, as long as a stone the size of a watermelon falls from the sky and hits a person, even if he does not die, he will at least be seriously injured and disabled. In addition, the soldiers of Paradise are condescending.
The bows and arrows shot down posed a certain threat to the soldiers in Hetao.
But Haotian was very depressed. When he attacked, he suddenly discovered that except for the one hundred soldiers who were protecting him, he actually didn't have a single soldier. The 50,000-person team that attacked the mountain and the 40,000-person army were under the captain's command.
Everyone under the leadership did their own thing. Lu Zhen, who was temporarily granted command by Haotian, took over the command of the army and commanded the soldiers below. At the front were the two sharp knives of Mu Shan and Zhao Dawu, and on both sides were Wan Zhao and Xu Tou
He himself led an army of ten thousand people to support him from behind. Haotian originally had two thousand soldiers, but Zhao Dawu went crazy and dragged his soldiers to the front. Haotian also wanted to rush up, but he couldn't.
Knowing that Lu Zhen's life or death was uncertain. As for the boulders and arrows that fell from the top of the mountain from time to time, Xin Jiao picked them away one by one.
At this time, Xian Lianchen and Qiu Mu realized how big the gap was between themselves and Xin Jiao. The top ten heroes in China are also considered rare masters in today's martial arts world. But in front of Xin Jiao, there was no comparison between the two.
Courage. It's like a stone in a trebuchet on a mountain. A stone the size of a millstone, coupled with the weight of falling from a height of tens of meters, even the two of them have to use skill to remove it. But Xin
Jiao only had a temporary spear in his hand, and he actually knocked the rocks away with just a light pick.
"Even if the master is here, I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to go through hundreds of moves." Qiu Mu said secretly in her heart. At the beginning, she looked at the master's evaluation of Xin Jiao and thought that Xin Jiao should be able to fight with Xin Jiao at the same time.
The confrontation between three of the top ten heroes is a bit exaggerated, but after the assassination of Haotian, Qiu Mu has already agreed with the master's words. Now seeing Xin Jiao lifting his weight with such ease, Qiu Mu can truly believe it. The world
In the meantime, I am afraid that apart from the heroic layman, only the mysterious Mr. Luo can compete with her.
"Kill! Brothers, come with me. Kill all these bastards. I, the general, will treat you to a drink!" At the front of the Hetao army, Zhao Dawu's high-pitched voice blew into Haotian's ears along the mountain wind.
His face suddenly darkened.
"Kill, kill, kill." Haotian's face was stern, and he didn't know why he was unhappy. He actually said to Xin Jiao and the other three people beside him: "Let's retreat, standing here is an eyesore."
Xin Jiao and the other three were all very confused. Wasn't Haotian in high spirits just now? Why did he become depressed after just a while? However, the three women didn't say anything and just followed Haotian obediently.
Shan. In fact, among the women around Haotian, only Xue Qingcheng and Zhang Yuewan are interested in the battlefield. These two women have stayed in the military for a long time, so they always want to prove their abilities on the battlefield.
"Lord, what's going on? Is the attack not going well?" When they reached the foot of the mountain, Luo Xiang and Xuanji were talking in low voices. When he saw Haotian like this, Xuanji asked in confusion.
"It went smoothly. Lu Zhen is a good guy. He is the best general under Bian Shuai. He really has two skills. I originally thought that he should have the same rock-steady style as Bian Shuai, but I didn't expect that he also has a unique attack style.
." Haotian said.
Xuanji smiled slightly, Lu Zhen was indeed a talented general. Among the third-level generals in Hetao, Lu Zhen was definitely the most outstanding one. Like Wu Shuangzhi Zhu Shitan under Xue Sha, Dugu Long Zhishan Zhou Jilong, Feng Jing's
Although Henghui Lan Gaoping and Xinke Zhang Zhenli and Liu Zhiya were also strong men on the battlefield, their minds were a little sluggish after all, and they were not as able to judge the situation as Lu Zhen was.
In the Hetao military, generals above the level of Captain Wanhu are classified as level four by default. The first level is naturally the five great generals and the strategist Xuanji himself, and the second level is Li Xiaochun Sword Appreciation Situ Liezhan Shutang and
The five Jiang Shenzhou, Xue Qingcheng, Zhang Yuewan, and He Bugui who secretly trained the navy, and the third level were the five generals directly under them such as Lu Zhen, Zhou Jilong, Li Xiao, and others, Fu Yang, Wang, Xianhuang Baiyan, and others.
The fourth level is ordinary households, such as Uban Zhuzhong Dangshen and others.
There is a gap in ability and there is also a reason for seniority, but no one has ever made it clear. This is just a private ranking.
"Then why is my lord so unhappy?" Luo Xiang asked with a smile.
Facing Luo Xiang, Haotian was honest: "Originally, I wanted to fight in person, but that bastard Zhao Dawu dragged my soldiers to the front as soon as he entered the battle. This is the only one left around me.
Hundreds of soldiers, Xin Jiao and the others naturally refused to let me rush forward. They were surrounded by dense crowds of their own people, and they were all surrounded tightly. If I was going to a battlefield, I might as well come back and let Xin Jiao rub my back.
Standing there and blocking others."
Xin Jiao's face turned red. Haotian's favorite thing was to rub his back, but some things didn't need to be said openly.
Luo Xiang and Xuanji both smiled, and they said what was going on. It turned out to be because Haotian couldn't enjoy the fun of fighting on the battlefield, so he was sulking here. Qiu Mu and Xian Lianchen even laughed out loud, and didn't care.
No matter how ugly Haotian's face looks, he won't be angry with himself anyway.
"This Zhao Dawu is just a mistake." Xuanji also said with a smile. They didn't want Haotian to go into battle in person, but they couldn't persuade him every time. They didn't expect that Zhao Dawu would come in and force Haotian back.
.
"Zhao Dawu, this bastard just doesn't have a brain." Haotian said with a groan.
Luo Xiang laughed: "If Zhao Dawu hadn't been like this, he wouldn't be Zhao Dawu."