In order to attract the attention of the enemy, Xiao Jingxuan occasionally appeared in towns on his way back. However, the subsequent assassination almost cost him his life.
Although the martial arts of the people who intercepted and killed did not exceed the level of spiritual connection, they could not handle the large number of people, and most of the people responsible for intercepting and killing were people from all walks of life.
And the methods are endless. Some are poisoning, some are attacking at night, some are using hidden weapons, and some are even pretending to be pitiful and using honey traps.
In the end, not only was Xiao Jingxuan seriously injured, but his horses were also poisoned to death by these people.
At this time, Xiao Jingxuan was hiding in a dense forest and resting. He was leaning on a tree nearby and lying on the ground, dressed in rags. He looked very lonely.
The identity of this group of assassins who intercepted and killed was relatively complicated. Some came from famous families, while others were from the market. They were very experienced in hunting down and assassinating.
The most important thing is to be brave and not afraid of death. In the past ten days, Xiao Jingxuan has killed at least more than a hundred assassins, but there is still an endless stream of people chasing him.
Xiao Jingxuan leaned against the tree and began to become ruthless. If he were to dominate the world in the future, he would definitely frighten these people in the world and use force to break the ban. This is indeed true.
The key is that it's nothing more than assassinations. What disgusts Xiao Jingxuan the most is that these people hold high the banner of serving the country and the people, and fighting for the country, but when they fight, they don't care about the lives of the civilians around them.
After resting for a while, Jamel Xiao discerned the direction and continued walking forward.
Now that he was seriously injured, he had to find a place to hide, but the pursuers behind him were chasing him too closely.
When he came to a river, Xiao Jingxuan felt a little happy. He immediately jumped into the river and swam downstream.
After such a long pursuit, Xiao Jingxuan finally knew the enemy's methods.
The first is to pursue oneself based on the breath on one's own body, and the second is to pursue the visions on one's own body.
Among the pursuing soldiers, there was a master who was very good at luck and was pointing the direction for the pursuing soldiers.
However, now that I am seriously injured, my internal strength is greatly reduced, and my luck is low. In addition, I jumped into the river and used the power of the river to cover up my breath. It should be able to work.
However, for the sake of safety, he cannot go ashore for the time being. It is best to continue moving downstream. Only by extending the enemy's search range can he have a chance of survival.
But fortunately, Xiao Jingxuan was sneaking in the river from evening to the next morning.
Xiao Jingxuan didn’t know how far he had sneaked. So he found a place and Xiao Jingxuan went ashore.
However, in order to conceal his whereabouts, Xiao Jingxuan walked directly to a remote path.
After that, he found a remote cave in a mountain forest to recover from his injuries.
In order to recover from his injuries with peace of mind, Xiao Jingxuan made various disguises at the entrance of the cave before starting to perform exercises to heal his injuries.
It took Xiao Jingxuan a full ten days to recover from his injuries. Fortunately, during the healing period, no pursuers found Xiao Jingxuan.
After leaving the cave, Xiao Jingxuan determined the direction and continued to head towards Fan Yang at great speed.
On the way, Xiao Jingxuan saw many killers who were chasing him. Xiao Jingxuan did not hold back and killed them all.
In this way, Xiao Jingxuan fought all the way to Pingzhou. When Xiao Jingxuan arrived at Pingzhou, the entire Pingzhou City was already heavily guarded.
All the soldiers began to get ready and were ready to go south to avenge their dead brothers.
After returning to the City Guards Mansion, Xiao Jingxuan summoned the generals of various ministries. At this time, Lei Ben had also returned to Pingzhou, and the masters from Xuanyin Palace had also arrived.
However, after questioning, we found out that the losses were really heavy this time. Of the five hundred personal guards, two hundred were killed in the battle. Four of the sixteen masters of Xuanyin Palace were also killed, and one was seriously injured.
However, fortunately, Prince Anling and the two young masters of the Duke of Liang were not injured.
Faced with such casualties, Xiao Jingxuan would be lying if he said he was not heartbroken. However, this is not the time to compete with those powerful families.
Xiao Jingxuan ordered Liu Xiu, Niu Gai, and Tang Wanyi to garrison Pingzhou together. At the same time, he strictly ordered the three of them not to send a single soldier into Fan Yang without Xiao Jingxuan's warrant.
After that, he led other ministries back to Yingzhou.
On the day Xiao Jingxuan returned to Yingzhou, Zhao Gang brought news from the Wei Dynasty.
The world was really in chaos, and all the great clans established their own kingdoms and no longer respected the Wei and Chu royal families.
The Yuwen clan took the four guards who complimented the capital and occupied the north, with Fengzhou, Shengzhou, Shuozhou, Yunzhou, Youzhou, Daizhou, Bingzhou, Yanzhou, Yangzhou, Fenzhou, Yizhou and Hengzhou. The country of Zhao was established.
The Dugu clan led the three-guard army to Liangzhou and established the Great Liang Kingdom in Yinchuan, Lingzhou, Xiazhou, Qingzhou, Jingzhou, Longzhou, Yuanzhou, Duzhou, Hezhou, Minzhou and other places.
The Cui family, together with some wealthy families of the Chu State, established the Qin State in Qinzhou, Qizhou, Fengzhou, Xingzhou, Lizhou, Songzhou, Maozhou, Mianzhou, Yizhou, Suizhou, Longzhou, Tongzhou and other places. .
The most interesting thing is that the Lin family established the Kingdom of Wu in Suzhou, Yuezhou, Xuanzhou, Hezhou, Taizhou, Kuozhou, Jianzhou, Quanzhou, Shouzhou, Raozhou, Hongzhou and other places. You must know this place Originally, most of them were from Chu State.
As for the Wei royal family, although they still retain Cangzhou, Lizhou, Qingzhou, Jinzhou, Yongzhou, Shangzhou, Xuzhou, Songzhou, Qizhou, Haizhou, Laizhou, Dengzhou, Dengzhou, Tangzhou, Jinzhou, Chenzhou, Shenzhou, Guangzhou, Shouzhou and other places.
However, because the crown prince and the king of Jin each occupied the north and south of Wei and refused to give in to each other, the situation in the court was very strange for a while.
The saddest thing is the Chu State. More than half of the Chu State's territory was divided between Qin and Wu. As a result, only some states and counties in the southwest can be retained. Most of them are desolate.
But even so, he still has Yuanzhou, Jizhou, Shaozhou, Shuizhou, Wuzhou, Guizhou, Yizhou, Juzhou, Bozhou, Quzhou, Shuzhou, Langzhou, Panzhou, Kunzhou, Qianzhou, Wuzhou and other places.
After listening to Zhao Gang's report, Xiao Jingxuan frowned. Why? Now Fan Yang is surrounded by barbarians in the north, Zhao State in the west, Wei State in the south, and Yan State in the east.
Moreover, except for the Wei State, Xiao Jingxuan has hatred with almost all other forces. The key is that even with the Wei State, the relationship is definitely not that good.
Nowadays, Fengzhou is controlled by the Yuwen Clan, and I don’t know how many of Fengzhou’s old tribes are still there.
Xiao Jingxuan looked at Zhao Gang and said: "Zhao Gang, you should pay more attention to the territory of Fanyang. In addition, Yan, Zhao and Wei cannot take it lightly."
"My subordinate understands."
"Well, step back."
After Zhao Gang withdrew, Xiao Jingxuan stared at the map of the world hanging in the study.
Nowadays, the whole Fan Yang can be said to be besieged from all sides, and he must find a way to find someone to take action.
So, the next day, Xiao Jingxuan held a military meeting.
In the meeting hall, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the generals on both sides and said: "Today, Fan Yang can be said to be besieged on all sides. Among the states, only Pingzhou has the heaviest defense. Pingzhou borders Wei and Zhao. Among them,
It is far more dangerous than other states.
In addition to the original deployment of 30,000 people, I plan to mobilize Zhou Chu to assist in the defense. In addition, I will promote Liu Xiu to the rank of Pingzhou Commander.
As for Shenzhou, Wang Xuan and Pan Hu were transferred to garrison Shenzhou. Wang Xuan was promoted to the chief general of Shenzhou. Dewey was also transferred to the chief general of Yingzhou.
Hu Yanzhuo, Gongsun Sheng, Huangfu Song, Ye Xiong, Yang Xiong, Qi Biao, and Qu Qingshan, I order you to immediately mobilize your troops and horses and gather in Yingzhou. Wei Ming, you immediately mobilize the food and grass needed by the army. In half a month,
, the army marches out to attack Yan."
As Xiao Jingxuan's military order was issued, the entire Fan Yang took action. The new recruits from the farms and field soldiers in each county returned to their respective units. The cavalry battalions also began to quickly replenish and restore their respective organizations.
The Guards Battalions also began to move into action, and a large number of Guardsmen were transferred to each battalion to serve as officers.
Grain and grass from various places also began to be escorted to Yingzhou by auxiliary troops.
During the mobilization of the troops, Xiao Jingxuan took the time to go to Yulin Academy, and from the martial arts academy of Yulin Academy, he transferred twenty people with the best martial arts skills and the best talents to the Guards Camp.
These twenty people, twelve boys and eight girls, are all around thirteen or fourteen years old.
These people are pretty good in martial arts and talent, and Xiao Jingxuan plans to keep them by his side and train them well.
His current martial arts can be considered as a sect of his own, and he can teach his disciples.
With the talent of these people and the training on the battlefield, Xiao Jingxuan believes that given time, these people will definitely have a place in martial arts.
However, before being transferred, Xiao Jingxuan told these people about the dangers involved. If they were unwilling to enter the guard camp, Xiao Jingxuan would not force them.
These young people were quite happy to be able to receive guidance from Xiao Jingxuan. No one quit.
Seeing this, Xiao Jingxuan temporarily let these people become his registered disciples. Whether they can pass on his legacy depends on their performance.
After taking these people back to the palace, Xiao Jingxuan specially asked people to prepare a residence for them in the backyard. He first let these people rest for a night.
Early the next morning, Xiao Jingxuan began to teach these people in martial arts in the backyard.
However, although these people have good martial arts skills, they are too young.
After several days of guidance, Xiao Jingxuan gave up his plan to let these people join this war.
Being exposed to the cruelty on the battlefield at such a young age is too cruel. Seeing these innocent faces, Xiao Jingxuan really cannot be so cruel.
After giving up this idea, Xiao Jingxuan spent his energy on understanding the third move of swordsmanship in addition to these people's martial arts.
Time flies by quickly, half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and now, the army that is about to go on an expedition has gathered in Yingzhou, waiting for Xiao Jingxuan’s command at any time.
During this period of time, Zhao Gang's secret guards and various scouts under the Chinese army continued to spread news about the Yan Kingdom to the palace.
After summarizing all the intelligence, Xiao Jingxuan finally issued the military order for the army to set off.
As the army marched out of Yingzhou in a mighty manner, the war between Fan Yang and Yan State officially began.