Panlong Water Village is located on Banbi Mountain under the jurisdiction of Qichang Mansion. It is the first line of defense for the Xia Army of Xunyang County on the Yangtze River.
This half-walled mountain is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River. The solitary peaks here rise high, the cliffs are as sharp as cut, and it stands abruptly in the middle of the river, standing like a pass. It is at an angle with Tianjia Town on the north bank, and the situation is dangerous.
After the Xia army garrisoned here, they even set up camp on this bank, and crossed three iron cables and seven cables across the river to isolate the waterway.
If the Yun Army navy in Jiangzhou County wants to go down the river and attack the Xia Kingdom, the first place they must break through is here!
At this time, the Xia army soldiers in Panlong Water Village heard the sound of war drums roaring like thunder.
On the vast surface of the Yangtze River, tall warships came one after another, their flags covering the sky, and they came in a mighty manner with a solemn and murderous aura.
In addition to the river surface, there were billows of smoke and horseshoes on the north and south banks of the Yangtze River. From the end of the line of sight, an indistinguishable number of Yun Kingdom troops were rushing towards them.
Among the army, among the Yunlong banners, the banners of "The Commander-in-Chief of Dayun Right Army Commandery" and "Qujing Houwu" fluttered in the wind and made a hunting sound, showing their power.
The Yun Army of Jiangzhou County, which had been dormant for two years, suddenly made a move today. It was a massive battle with tens of thousands of troops advancing by waterway and attacking with all their strength!
Suddenly, the faces of the Xia army soldiers stationed here turned extremely ugly.
"It's Wu Zixu of Yun Kingdom!"
The sound of exclamation sounded, and the entire Panlong Water Village camp suddenly seemed to explode.
Under the urging of the commander, the officers and men in the camp hurried out, climbed to the water stronghold, and returned to their respective positions, manning the crossbows, trebuchets, and arrows, in order to forcibly intercept the incoming Yun army.
Seven or eight years ago, when the status of this world had not been promoted and the great changes between heaven and earth had not yet occurred, this iron cable crossing the river and blocking the waterway could prevent the enemy's navy from advancing even an inch.
Facing the Panlong Water Village that blocked the river, we had to spend a lot of human life and energy to seize several camps on both sides of the river, and finally we were able to cut off and fuse the iron ropes and break through the water village blockade.
But today, things are different!
With only a few iron ropes, it was no longer possible to stop the Yun Kingdom Navy, which was blessed with a large army of visions.
Even though these iron ropes were carefully arranged by hundreds of experts from the Xia Kingdom, at most they could only block the situation for a while, just like Xu Shu's eight-door golden lock array laid out by iron ropes on the Nanpan River.
Today, the cloud army and the land and water armies are advancing side by side. The power of the army is frightening, and the killing aura on the battlefield is soaring into the sky, even causing the sky and the earth to change color. Dark clouds are shrouding them, and they are coming towards the Panlong Water Village.
Especially when the banner of Yun General Wu Zixu, who shocked the world and made Xia people fearful, appeared on the battlefield, the Xia army soldiers in the water village trembled in their hearts.
An aura of silence, solemnity, and even despair permeated the water village camp.
The commander-in-chief of the Xia Army in the water village felt panic in his heart when he saw the hopeless and helpless atmosphere in the water village.
I'm afraid that today will be the day when all the soldiers in the water village will be destroyed...
But a moment later, the leader of the water village suddenly straightened his back, with a look of determination and perseverance on his face.
I saw him quickly ascending to the high platform, taking out the sword from his waist and raising it high, shouting at the Xia Army soldiers below:
"From here on down the river, we are only a thousand miles away from the capital of Daxia. Therefore, Panlong Water Village will never tolerate any mistakes!"
"Now that the situation is critical, I will go forward with all my strength and fight to the death. If I take even half a step back, please behead me!"
Even though the Xia army was defeated by Yun Guo many times, even though he was afraid of the overwhelming power of Wu Zixu who destroyed hundreds of thousands of Xia army elites in one battle.
There are millions of soldiers in the Xia Kingdom, but why are there no brave and bloody people?
This general of the water village had always had a high prestige in the past. This boost of morale also aroused the bloody bravery of the Xia army officers in the water village.
The air of malaise and despair temporarily dissipated, and was replaced by the voice of the Xia Army soldiers who responded in a hoarse voice:
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
The roar of the soldiers' shouts resounded throughout the water village, as if in response to the roaring drums of the Yun army.
A desperate will to die shot straight into the sky from the Panlong Water Village at this time, causing the heaven and earth to move. Suddenly, there was a strange phenomenon of an unknown army wrapped in a ferocious aura.
The iron cables and cables stretched across the river were also moving at this time, emitting a bright blue light. With the help of the power of the mountains and rivers, they formed an extremely complicated formation to lock the Yangtze River horizontally.
At this time, the central army of the Yun Army in the distance, under the banner of Commander Dajun, the world-famous commander of the Yun Army of Jiangzhou County, the left governor of the Yun State Right Army Commandery, and Wu Zixu of Qujing Marquis, looked solemn.
, staring at the Xia Jun Panlong Water Village in the distance, and said:
"Who is the commander-in-chief of the Xia Army here?"
The soldier on the side joined the army and quickly came out to report back:
"Coming back to the Commander-in-Chief, this general of Panlong Water Village has been appointed as the captain of the Xia Guoli Feather School. His name is Yin Anping. This man was originally a soldier in the army. He fought all the way and gained the position of captain. He has an eighth-level cultivation level.
He is the best at using swords. He has a reputation of being brave and brave, and his prestige is not low among the lower-level generals of the Xia army."
The so-called Colonel Li Yu was only a mid-level general in the Xia Army. But even so, Wu Zixu knew him very well.
From this incident, we can see that the two countries have not really fought yet, and the Yun army has already gained an additional three points of victory!
Upon hearing the report of joining the army, Wu Zixu nodded slightly and murmured:
"Yin Anping..."
Speaking of this, Wu Zixu's eyes flashed with cold light, and he immediately said coldly:
"These generals have both bloody bravery and force. Even if they don't know the art of war and how to deploy troops, they are still the morale of the Xia army and their bloody bravery! When we meet on the battlefield in the future, if there is anyone who can take his head, add more
First class work!"
Why did the Le Dynasty's army collapse in an instant? Why did they still have territory, troops, and people's hearts, but they had to surrender in the end?
It was because of the previous several national wars that all middle-level generals of this kind among the Li army were killed and injured. And Chen Feng, who served as the commander-in-chief of the Li army, died again, and the soul of the army was also lost. From then on, there was no way to compete with the Yun Kingdom.
The power of an army!
It was because of this that Wu Zixu specifically mentioned this middle-level general of the Xia Army.
After hearing what Wu Zixu said, the generals of the Yun Army around them suddenly brightened up and said:
"Don't worry, Commander, in today's battle, the general will kill Yin Anping here!"
"The last general is willing to ascend first and offer this person's head before the commander-in-chief."
When Wu Zixu heard this, his eyes moved slightly and he scolded in a deep voice:
"Don't forget, today is just a test!"
After the generals heard this, their invitations to fight suddenly stopped and they retreated angrily.
Wu Zixu made such a big fuss today, he really didn't want to send troops at this time.
Xia State dispatched troops and horses from the front line to Hailing County to suppress the bandits in the four counties of Qidi. There were many changes in the front line defenses, which was very noticeable.
In fact, the Yun State already knew everything about the Xia army's mobilization this time through the information sent back by Zhong Zizuo and Liao Gu.
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However, the Xia Army's front line was mobilized one after another, and it would be extremely strange if there was no response from the Yun State.
Therefore, today Wu Zixu commanded the army and came out in full force, pretending to send troops to attack Xia.
It was said to be a test, but in fact, today's trip was to train troops and horses, and it was regarded as a show before the official attack on Xia.
Secondly, he wanted to give Liao Gu some military exploits. After all, the higher his military rank, the more trusted he was, and the better it would be for Yun Guo!
After stopping the generals' nonsense, Wu Zixu relaxed his brows slightly, and then continued to shout:
"Send the order, the navy's forward warships approach Panlong Water Village, use bows and crossbows to shoot, kill and injure the Xia army in the water village."
"More than five thousand elite soldiers on both sides of the bank, heading towards Banbi Mountain and Tianjia Town to besiege!"
"The ministries do not need to attack by force. They only need to force the Xia army to counterattack and explore the strength of each battalion in Panlong Shui Village."
Upon hearing this, all the generals immediately clasped their fists together and shouted loudly:
"General, please wait and follow your orders!"
The next moment, the sound of war drums in the central army changed, and various flags flew continuously, conveying Wu Zixu's military orders.
The Yun army's water, land, and horses reacted immediately.
The soldiers and horses on the north and south sides of the Yangtze River, each with 5,000 soldiers and horses, left the army column and surrounded the north and south battalions of Panlongshui Village.
On the river surface, more than ten tall warships rushed out directly. With the blessing of the giant whale army's vision, they rushed towards the iron rope above the river surface.
Only a strange sound of "bang" was heard, and the Xia Kingdom's hundreds of experts used iron ropes to form a formation to lock the Yangtze River. At this time, under the impact of the giant whale vision of the Yunjun Navy, the mysterious formation
It kept circling, emitting blue light, and resisted the attack of the navy.
At the same time, the bows and arrows on the naval warships were lost, and they were shot out one after another, towards the camps of the Xia army's water stronghold.
The Yun army on both sides of the Yangtze River was also surrounded by the Xia army camps on both sides of the Yangtze River.
In an instant, the cry of killing resounded throughout the heaven and earth. The billowing smoke of the wolf slowly rose. The awe-inspiring aura of killing seemed to dye the heaven and earth with blood.
Although Wu Zixu did not attack with all his strength, he only sent forward soldiers and horses to test.
But even if it is just the vanguard of the Yun army, it will be a joint attack by both land and water armies, and both the north and south sides will attack simultaneously.
For Panlong Water Village, it is surrounded by enemies! With insufficient troop deployment, the various camps can only grit their teeth and resist, which is naturally extremely difficult.
Among the Yun army in the distance, the generals frowned slightly as they looked at the Xia army, which was struggling to resist relying on the favorable geographical location of the camp and the natural dangers of the Yangtze River.
With such tenacity, if we really attack in the future, we will probably lose a lot of elites in Panlong Water Village!
Wu Zixu was silent and looked at Xia Jun's water village in the distance, a coldness flashing in his eyes.
Sure enough, with generals like Yin Anping around, the morale of the Xia army could be maintained and they would not be defeated so easily...
Because the Yun army was just testing, the morale of the Xia army did not collapse. The two sides fought for a long time, but still made no progress.
All the generals of the Yun Army couldn't help but say:
"Commander, the situation is so anxious. Why don't we order a strong attack and capture the Panlong Water Village directly?"
"Commander, the last general is willing to be the vanguard."
"Commander, please give the order!"
Wu Zixu's eyes flashed, and he pursed his lips tightly without speaking.
Why didn't he want to directly send troops to attack Jinling and destroy the Xia Kingdom's Sheji Ancestral Temple?
But the Xia Kingdom has a deep foundation and the people's hearts are still there. How can this war to destroy the country be so easy to fight!
Being patient today is to destroy Xia Kingdom faster in the future, so it is worth it!
Seeing that Wu Zixu didn't speak, all the generals couldn't help but say:
"If you don't want to attack by force, the commander-in-chief should let the army withdraw. As soon as the Xia army deployed their defenses, they should have already investigated clearly by now."
"If we delay it any longer, the soldiers will suffer more damage in vain, which may be detrimental to the morale of the army!"
Indeed, if you do not want to directly attack by force, you should directly order a retreat at this time.
But Wu Zixu had already pursed his lips and said in a deep voice with a cold face:
"Wait some more!"
Naturally, no one in the army dared to disobey Wu Zixu's prestige. When the generals saw Wu Zixu's persistence, they did not dare to persuade him anymore and could only bow their heads and obey the order.
And at this moment, the sound of roaring horse hooves suddenly came from the opposite side!
To the east of Panlong Water Village, smoke and dust billowed in.
The Xia army officers and soldiers in the water village looked behind them.
Immediately, he saw the banner of Hanchuan Marquis Liao Gu, surrounded by thousands of cavalry, constantly surging and flying, heading towards the front of tens of thousands of Yun troops without hesitation, charging towards the formation.
Although there were only a few thousand cavalry, their fearless and aloof attitude made people feel hot and excited.
"It's the handsome man!"
"The Marquis of Hanchuan is here, the Marquis of Hanchuan is here!"
The morale of the Xia army officers and soldiers in Panlong Water Village was immediately boosted, and they shouted in unison.
Liao Gu, the Marquis of Hanchuan, was the only famous general among the Xia army who had fought against Wu Zixu and gained many victories. At this time, he came to the front line in person!
As the saying goes, a person's name is like the shadow of a tree.
Although Liao Gu's arrival only led thousands of cavalry, it injected a force into Panlong Shui Village, which was determined to die!
Xia Jun, who was already resisting with all his strength, showed even more tenacity at this time. He resisted Yun Jun's arrows and missed many of his shots, biting and refusing to retreat.
Until then, Wu Zixu, who had a sullen face when he saw Liao Gu's appearance, finally relaxed and said:
"Order, retreat!"
After hearing the order to retreat, some generals were unwilling. They stared at the Xia Army's banner in front, their eyes red, and said:
"Commander, it's Liao Gu, the coach of the Xia Army! He actually came here with only a few people..."
Although he didn't finish the whole story, his intention to kill the general and seize the commander was revealed unintentionally, which aroused the hearts of all the generals.
They didn't know that the famous Marquis of Hanchuan among the Xia army was actually an undercover agent in the Yun Kingdom. They didn't even know that today's scene was originally done for Liao Gu.
At this time, they only saw the credit for killing Xia Jun's coach!
When Wu Zixu heard this, he frowned, a cold light flashed in his eyes, he glanced at the generals coldly, and said sternly:
"The commander-in-chief said, retreat!"
When the generals heard this, they suddenly woke up and bowed their heads to Wu Zixu with a clear conscience.
"It's the last general who has lost his mind... Liao Gu is a famous general of the Xia Kingdom, how could he be in danger so easily?"
"Yes, this must be Xia Jun's trick!"
"I realize my mistake, Commander-in-Chief, please forgive me!"
Based on Wu Zixu's current reputation and prestige, no one would think that he could not fight.
When the generals saw Wu Zixu's strong opposition, they felt that he must have a point, and subconsciously reflected on the mistakes of himself and others. Naturally, they felt that this was the strategy of Liao Gu, the commander of the Xia army.
Wu Zixu didn't know how to explain anything to the generals, so he said with a stern face:
"Today's temptation is over, withdraw your troops!"
"Yes!" All the generals shouted in unison.
The military order was issued, the sound of ringing gold sounded, and the water, land, and cloud troops that went to test finally slowly retreated.
In Panlong Water Village, cheers suddenly sounded, and the morale was so high that it was visible to the naked eye!
Wu Zixu rode on his horse and looked at the Panlong Water Village in the distance. He saw Liao Gu's soldiers and horses pouring into the water village camp amidst the cheers of the Xia Army soldiers. Instead, a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.