With a muffled sound of "Zheng", feather arrows shot out from the Yun Army's position, and a dense mass of black clouds appeared in the sky, like a dark cloud cap, pouring into the Xia Army's barracks on the other side.
"Enemy attack!" A hoarse shout sounded from the other side of the Yongjiang River.
Xia Kingdom's Leizhou Navy, which was anchored on the Yong River, moved accordingly and also fired back with arrows.
The number of warships of the Leizhou Navy is not large enough to completely block the entire Yongjiang River. But it cannot hold off the Yun Kingdom, and there is not even a single warship at all.
So now the situation has become a stalemate.
The Yun Kingdom's military strength and combat power were all superior, but because there was no navy to help, the Xia army was cautious and tight in defense, and was unable to occupy the other side. As for the Xia Kingdom, although the Leizhou Navy was assisting the battle, the Yun Kingdom's army had the advantage, so it was naturally unable to do so.
Counterattack the Yun army.
In the past few days, the two sides have been going back and forth, but they only attack each other with arrows every day, then stop fighting and go back to their camps to repair.
The Yongzhou-Wuzhou front, which has the largest accumulation of troops and attracts the most attention from the world, has become the place where the fighting situation is the calmest among the current battlefields of the Three Kingdoms. It no longer has the fierce fighting situation at the beginning.
In the Wuzhou camp, General Qi Mo of the Xia Kingdom held the secret decree from Jinling City with a very solemn expression.
The deputy general on the side saw this and hurriedly stepped forward and said:
"General Hou, do you have any arrangements with the imperial court?"
This battle was secretly planned and laid out for a long time by the Xia Kingdom's court, military, and embroidery envoys.
It was originally thought that there would be chaos in the Yongzhou camp. Xia and Li joined forces and suddenly sent out troops. They would attack and destroy the elite Yun army in the Yongzhou camp, and then jointly swallow up the four states of Yongzhou.
Yun Guo's vitality was severely damaged, and in the end he could only defeat and seek peace.
But I never expected that as soon as this battle started, all the plans would come to nothing.
The plan to encircle and kill the general of the Yun Kingdom failed, and the military rebellion in Yongzhou ended before it really started. Even the naval forces of the Li Dynasty that responded were all wiped out on the Nanpan River.
A quick-win battle is about to turn into a protracted war.
The next step is war or peace, and the Xia Kingdom's court must show attitude!
Upon hearing the deputy general's inquiry, Zimmer sighed heavily and said worriedly:
"The army from the northern border of Yun State invaded Jiangyang County more than a month ago. There was also a battle in Shicheng County a few days ago. The army suffered tens of thousands of casualties and retreated to Rongzhou!"
As soon as these words came out, the deputy general's expression immediately changed and he exclaimed:
"Why did Yun Guo Jianchang Mansion and Shicheng County react so quickly?"
It was true that the Xia Kingdom's court had the intention to abandon the southwest counties, but it did not intend to let the Yun Kingdom completely occupy them so easily, and even planned to use this reason to raise suspicions.
Although the southwest frontier army originally stationed in Jiangyang County in the southwest had been secretly transferred to Rongzhou long ago, before leaving, there were many plans to use local county soldiers as elite frontier troops to confuse the northern army of Yun State.
Jiangyang County deployed suspicious troops and relied on its long-established, tall and solid city defenses to delay Jianchang Prefecture's Yun army. On the Rongzhou side, hundreds of thousands of southwest frontier troops attacked in an effort to capture Shicheng County in one fell swoop!
But now, Jiangyang County was directly captured by the Yun Army without delaying for long.
On the Shicheng County side, the Yun Army also secretly assembled heavy troops for defense, directly defeating the thunderous offensive of the Xia Kingdom's southwest frontier army.
Thinking of this, the deputy general couldn't help but feel a slight chill in his heart.
Apart from anything else, how could it be so easy for tens of thousands of troops from the northern border to suddenly march out? Shicheng County's heavy troops cannot be arranged in just a few days!
Combined with the many failed plans since the beginning of the war, it seems that Yun Guo must have known the layout of his side a long time ago, prepared in advance, arranged everything, and was just waiting for his army to get in.
Zimmer had a cold face at this time and said nothing.
He had already had suspicions about this matter. Looking at the current direction of the war, his suspicions were even more confirmed.
The Yun Kingdom's intelligence organization has obviously penetrated Daxia to an extremely powerful level!
The deputy general swallowed his saliva and said uneasily:
"General Hou, what are the arrangements for the court?"
When Qi Mo heard this, his expression softened slightly and he said:
"Your Majesty has decreed that a new Southwest Recruitment Department will be established to coordinate the armies of the southwest. His Highness King Qi has been granted the title of Southwest Recruitment Envoy to control civil and military affairs!"
"His Royal Highness King Qi?" the deputy general said with his eyes lit up.
King Qi has been training in the Northern Army since he came of age. Zimo and his lieutenants all came from the Northern Army, so they naturally feel close to King Qi.
Although King Qi is not as famous as the generals in the army and has never had any outstanding achievements, he can still be regarded as a good general.
Also, King Qi wanted to use the Yun Kingdom to weaken the power of the generals in the southwest and forced an attack on the city. In the end, he was accidentally defeated by the Yun Kingdom and was directly defeated by Cheng Shishi, causing the Xia Kingdom to humiliate and sue for peace and pay tens of millions of taels in compensation.
silver.
At that time, everyone in the Xia Kingdom's court and the public were angry that he sent troops without authorization, which led to his defeat.
But in just one year, under the guidance of thoughtful people, public opinion has quietly changed.
It was those idiots from the southwest generals who, in order to maintain their position and power, colluded with the Yun State and leaked military information, which led to the defeat of His Highness King Qi.
If not, why did the southwest frontier army, which had already captured most of the prefectures, counties and cities in the northern border of Yun State, suddenly take a turn for the worse and lose troops and generals?
The tragic image of the failure of great achievements due to the harm of treacherous ministers is the most sympathetic and lamentable in origin.
Afterwards, when he returned from leading the army, he saw private soldiers plundering the people. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and was willing to take the blame. He decisively sent troops to kill the generals, which made his image even taller and more three-dimensional.
At this time, when he heard that King Qi was about to come, the deputy general couldn't help showing excitement and said:
"His Royal Highness King Qi has been granted the title of envoy to the Southwest and has personally come to take charge of the situation and coordinate operations. The situation will not get any worse!"
With King Qi sitting in the middle and commanding the army in setting up defenses, collecting, and arranging supplies and food, soldiers like them would not have to worry about their future.
And with Zimmer's current status, he is obviously thinking about something deeper!
Previously, there had been many rumors circulating in Jinling City, saying that His Majesty now belongs to His Royal Highness King Yiqi. Now it seems that this is obviously not just a rumor. If it is not really intentional, how can it be possible to give an adult prince the power to lead the civil and military affairs of the southwest?
However, Zimmer was obviously happy to see King Qi, who was born in the military and behaved like a soldier, come to power.
Now that even the current Xia Emperor has expressed his stance, Zimmer naturally does not need to be coy, for fear that he will accidentally be involved in the battle for the right to inherit the throne!
For this established new king, it is natural to make a gesture and offer your loyalty early!
He pondered for a moment, then immediately looked up at the deputy general and said in a deep voice:
"His Royal Highness ordered us to search for the whereabouts of Li Weining of the Li Dynasty with all our strength. You must quickly send orders to the troops in Wuzhou and Rongzhou to search with all their strength. Anyone who slacks off will be punished under military law!"
The deputy general straightened his back and immediately cupped his fists and said:
"yes!"
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In the barren mountains and ridges, more than a dozen Li army soldiers with broken armor and scars all over their bodies carefully guarded Li Weining, along the mountain trails, and turned with difficulty into the territory of Xia Kingdom.
At this time, Li Weining had already taken off his eye-catching and gorgeous armor, his jade crown had fallen off and his hair was messy. He was staggering and was being helped forward by Pi Hui beside him.
His messy face no longer had the energetic look it once had. Even when he heard the slightest movement, he couldn't help but show a look of alertness and fear, and subconsciously hid behind Bi Hui, as if he was surrounded by grass and trees.
"How long will it take? How long will it take!" Li Weining's voice was full of irrepressible impatience and fear.
This is the countless times he has asked this question along the way.
When Pi Hui heard this, he carefully held Li Weining's arm and comforted him:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Beyond this mountain, you will reach the boundary of Xia Kingdom's Rongzhou!"
Hearing this, Li Weining took a few deep breaths and then managed to calm down his anxious mood.
He raised his head slightly and scanned the loyal guards around him very seriously, as if he wanted to keep everyone's appearance in mind.
"Now you are all lonely humerus, the pillars of the country. As long as you are out of danger, you will never forget your bravery and loyalty!"
When the soldiers around him heard this, their sluggish morale was slightly lifted, and they quickly said in unison:
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely wait for you...!"
When Li Weining saw this, he felt anxious again. He quickly lowered his voice, interrupted everyone's oath, and said:
"Don't shout, don't shout! Be careful of attracting the Yun army!"
My own king is so fearful of clouds and tigers. If he had done this before, it would have been an extremely destructive move to morale.
But now, none of the soldiers felt anything wrong with Li Weining's performance.
The army of Yun State is brave and good at fighting. Isn't it right to be afraid?
Pi Hui, who was supporting Li Weining on the side, couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw this.
Whether it is the defenders of Anpei County or the world-famous navy, they are all so afraid of the Yun Kingdom. The backbone of the country is really completely broken this time! This time the country will not be subjugated.
For decades, even hundreds of years, the imperial dynasty would never dare to have any disobedient thoughts towards the Yun Kingdom.
Even if Pi Hui is loyal enough, he can't help but have a treacherous thought in his heart at this time.
If I had known this, it would be better to let Li Xing, the ancestor of the Li family, continue to make the decision...
The mountain road is rugged and difficult to navigate, but precisely because of this, the Yun army did not set any checkpoints on this road.
Everyone supported Li Weining, and they walked and walked over the top of the mountain with great difficulty. They just found a relatively flat surface and planned to take a rest.
At this time, a cry of death was suddenly heard coming from a distance, making everyone immediately alert.
Li Weining was like a panicked bird and beast, with a look of unconcealable fear on his face.
A Li army soldier suddenly pointed forward and said:
"Your Majesty, look quickly, Rongzhou City!"
After everyone heard this, they subconsciously looked in the direction pointed by the man.
Then he saw Rongzhou City not far away, with several bursts of wolf smoke rising, and the sound of killing shouts echoing around.
As far as the eye can see, the soldiers of Army Yun have gathered at the foot of Rongzhou City, forming a square formation, with flags flying, shouting for killing, and murderous intent rising to the sky.
A few days ago, the Yun army, which had been trapped in Shilin County, had counterattacked into Xia Kingdom.
Seeing the red Yunlong flag fluttering in the distance, Li Weining and the others suddenly felt a lump in their chests, and an uncontrollable feeling of panic and despair arose in their hearts.
Is the Yun Army really so unstoppable? Even the Great Xia Kingdom, which coerces all the countries in the world, was actually invaded within its borders!
At this moment, a deafening sound of ringing gold was heard.
In the distance, the Yun army's attack on the city suddenly stalled, and then retreated like a tide.
Pi Hui's eyes lit up and he said in surprise:
"Your Majesty, the Yun army has retreated. Nothing is happening in Rongzhou City, nothing is happening!"
When Li Weining heard this, he immediately stood up straight and looked into the distance.
After seeing the Yun army retreating in front of Rongzhou City, Li Weining finally breathed a sigh of relief, regained his spirits, and said:
"Okay, take this opportunity and enter the city as soon as possible!"
He insists that his identity is important, and Xia Jun will never sit idly by and let him fall into Yun Jun's hands.
As long as he enters Rongzhou City and is protected by the Xia army, Li Weining can return to the Li Dynasty, and everything will have a chance!
Thinking of this, Li Weining could no longer suppress the eagerness in his heart and quickly urged his men to rush to Rongzhou City as soon as possible.
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Late at night, the entire Shenglong Mansion fell into darkness, and the silence was a bit uneasy.
The gate of Aohou Mansion opened, and hundreds of elite guards filed out, each holding a sharp blade and full of murderous intent. They surrounded Li Hu's carriage and headed towards the palace in a mighty manner.
In the carriage, Li Hu raised his head slightly, looked closely at Dongchang Fanzi beside him, and whispered:
"These hundreds of palace guards are all the manpower I can spare. How to capture the palace depends on your Dongchang's methods!"
Hearing this, Dongchang Fanzi from the opposite side chuckled lightly and said:
"Master Hou, don't worry about anything else, just go directly to the palace!"
When Li Hu heard this, he took a deep look at the Dongchang fanzi and said nothing more.
At this moment, the Royal Palace of Li Dynasty was in front of Yongding Gate.
A strange "buzzing" sound was heard suddenly, and the Li army officer on duty was slightly startled and looked around.
But before he could see what it was, his vision suddenly went dark, and there was a sharp pain in his neck. He didn't even hum, and fell to the ground helplessly.
With the sound of the iron chains shaking, the blood droplets, Dongchang's trademark weapon, were immediately withdrawn, leaving only dozens of headless corpses lying on the ground.
Dozens of Dongchang fans immediately scaled the city wall with the help of equipment, and slaughtered them all before the patrol officers on the palace wall could react.
In order to prevent the movement from being too loud and alerting others, the Yongding Gate door shaft was poured with oil and carefully pushed forward.
After a while, the truck driver came over.
He opened the car door from a distance and saw the Yongding Gate open in front of him. His heart skipped a beat and he pointed forward. Unable to conceal his excitement, he lowered his voice and said:
"Hurry and take over the palace gate!"
"Yes!" The loyal confidants around him immediately led dozens of palace guards, walked quickly, and took over the palace gate easily!
Li Hu looked at Dongchang Fanzi beside him, with fear in his eyes, and said:
"Good idea!"
When the Dongchang fan heard this, he smiled slightly and said:
"Fortunately, Lord Dingxiu, Guangluxun of your country, is not good at guarding palace gates and deploying troops."
However, he relied on his sister and nephew to gain the trust of Li Weining, and he was awarded Guang Luxun before he left the capital. He did not have much talent. In addition, his tenure was short, and the generals under his command did not recognize him at all.
In the eyes of Dongchang Fanzi, the palace defense was a complete mess!
Speaking of this, Dongchang Fanzi suddenly laughed and said:
"The palace gate has been breached. The Marquis has made some calculations, but he will be able to ascend the throne after tonight. I would like to congratulate the Marquis, ah, no, I should say congratulations to the king!"
Hearing this, Li Hu snorted coldly and said:
"If my guess is correct, I'm afraid you and I will not meet too few times in the future. Can you tell me your name?"
Hearing this, Dongchang Fanzi chuckled lightly, cupped his hands and said:
"Refining in the sink, Tim will be the third block of the East Factory!"