Chapter 273: Suspense? Ji Fa’s Northern Expedition
Zhang Zixing received an urgent message from Shang Qingjun and did not dare to delay. He immediately entered Qingluan Douque and said goodbye to Princess Longji.
Princess Long Ji didn't expect that he would leave so soon, so she couldn't help but say something to persuade him to stay. Zhang Zixing sighed: "I am not willing to leave the princess... There is an emergency and I have to go immediately. Please forgive me, princess."
"In this case, it's not convenient for me to keep you. Fellow Taoist, it's better to do business first." Although Princess Long Ji said this, her face could not conceal her loss and reluctance.
Biyun Tong'er asked: "When will Teacher come to Phoenix Mountain again?"
Since he didn't know what happened in Xiqi, Zhang Zixing didn't know if he would still have time to come to Fenghuang Mountain next month, so he simply exaggerated and said: "This matter is of great importance. It requires a lot of effort, or there may be great dangers. I can't be sure."
If we set an exact date for our reunion, if we are lucky enough to do it, we will definitely come to Phoenix Mountain again."
Princess Long Ji pondered for a while, took out a silver rope from her magic bag, and ordered Biyun Tong'er to give it to Zhang Zixing: "This bundle of dragon rope is my magic weapon for self-protection. It is good at capturing people, so I will give it to my fellow Taoist.
Get through the hard times.”
This bundle of dragon rope was the magic weapon used by Princess Long Ji to capture Hong Jin in the original work. Zhang Zixing did not expect that she was willing to give it to him, and said hurriedly: "I just fell in love with the princess and fellow Taoist Biyun, so I just spent some time. Besides, this
The dragon rope is a treasure that protects the princess, how can I accept such a generous gift?"
Princess Long Ji shook her head: "I have never had many friends. It is rare that my Taoist friends never abandon me and come here to meet me every month. If my Taoist friends refuse again, wouldn't they be looking down on me?"
Zhang Zixing thought for a while and said: "Friend Taoist's words are serious. In this case, I will borrow the dragon rope from Taoist friend. After the matter is completed, I will come to Fenghuang Mountain to visit the princess. One is to return the property to its original owner, and the other is to repay it."
Get together."
When Princess Longji heard the word "reunion", she looked happy and said without any force, "Fellow Taoist, please take good care of me. I will wait for you here at Qingluan Tower."
Zhang Zixing was concerned about Xiqi, so he said goodbye and returned to Chaoge.
Xiqi's urgent news was sent by Tianying this morning. The news was really shocking - Ji Fa launched an army! But the target was not E Huan, but Chonghou Hu!
The origin of the incident is this: Ji Fa was originally mobilizing troops to conquer the rebels in the south. But at this time, Ji Fa's two younger brothers Ji Boliao and Ji Yuzhong were ordered to go to Chongcheng as envoys to report to Beibeihou.
When Chonghou Hu sought military information in the South, he clashed with Chonghou Hu's son Chong Yingbiao in Chongcheng and was killed on the spot.
It is said that the reason for the conflict between Ji Boliao, Ji Yuzhong and Chong Yingbiao was that Chonghou Hu implemented tyranny in the north and tortured the people. Ji Boliao and Ji Yuzhong happened to break into Chong Yingbiao and killed civilians in Chongcheng.
They indignantly stopped the evil act of robbing a common girl, but were killed by Chong Yingbiao.
This news made everyone in Xiqi extremely angry. Ji Boliao and Ji Yuzhong are the siblings of the new Xibo Hou Jifa. They are the sons of the late sage Jichang. They are usually quite famous. This time they are on an envoy on behalf of Xiqi.
The purpose was to obtain information about the southern land so as to conquer the rebels, but unexpectedly, he was brutally murdered by the son of Bei Bohou! Such behavior is absolutely intolerable.
In the excitement of the crowd, Ji Fa, who was furious, ordered his troops and horses, and under the banner of "avenging brothers and saving people from fire and water", Bai Yan and Huang Yue, who held the power of crusade, marched towards Chongcheng in the north.
After Chong Houhu learned about Ji Boliao and Ji Yuzhong, he scolded Chong Yingbiao. Hearing that Ji Fa had invaded the country and threatened revenge, he didn't care about regrets. He quickly gathered the army and prepared to meet the enemy. A war between the two sides was imminent.
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Zhang Zixing sneered after hearing the news: Would Chong Yingbiao rashly kill Ji Fa's two younger brothers? This matter is probably a trap set up by Ji Fa without hesitation at the expense of his flesh and blood brothers. Otherwise, how could Ji Fa "become so angry"?
"Angry", he could not hold back his composure and wanted to send troops to attack Chonghou Hu?
In the original book, there is the story of Ji Chang's crusade against Chonghou Hu. Unexpectedly, even though Ji Chang is dead, such a "plot" still happens!
Ying Long said: "Beibohou and Xibohou are both the four major princes. Now Ji Fa does not abide by his duties and raises troops to invade the north without authorization. The emperor is the emperor, can he order Ji Fa to stop his troops?"
Shang Qingjun saw that Zhang Zixing was deep in thought and said, "Three uncles are wrong. That Ji Fa was given a yellow ax by Bai Yan from the royal family, which gave him the power to conquer. His brother was killed by Chong Yingbiao in full view of the public. This time
Fan's slogans of revenge and saving the people were justified. Chonghou Hu was violent to the people, did evil things, and lacked moral character. He had been resentful in the north for many years. Although his husband was the emperor, he always valued the people's hearts and promoted the virtues of benevolence and righteousness. If Ji Fa was forcibly stopped
, I’m just afraid that the people’s feelings will be lost.”
Zhang Zixing listened to Shang Qingjun's reasonable explanation, gave her a smile, turned his eyes to Fei Lian, who was silent and said, "Fei Lian, what do you think?"
Fei Lian's original soul was in the hands of Zhang Zixing, and his son Ji Sheng was able to live peacefully with the Demon God tribe in the East China Sea. Although Zhang Zixing could not resurrect the Rain Master in Jiuding for a while, he had truly surrendered.
Since Zhang Zixing announced that Fei Lian's rebellion had been put to death, he had transformed into a staff member who had retired to the underground. After hearing Zhang Zixing's inquiry, Fei Lian quickly said: "At this time, I heard that the Grand Master and Fang Xiying were fighting with the Guifang clan in the north.
If you want to fight hard, you should use it. If you want to help Xiqi, you can ask Wen Taishi's army to help Ji Fa destroy Chong City in the name of benevolence and righteousness; if you want to protect Chong City, you can also ask Wen Taishi to help Chonghou Hu and Bei Bo
Hou Bi is grateful for the kindness and will do his best to help Da Shang eliminate the ghost side; perhaps, he can also take advantage of the situation when both sides are harmed to eliminate the two major dangers. However, this is very difficult, and the teacher is unknown, so it may be inconsistent with public opinion - just
Let’s see how Your Majesty chooses.”
Zhang Zixing nodded: Fei Lian was indeed Chi You's right-hand man, his views were indeed extraordinary, and he could draw inferences from one instance to another. However, he knew in his heart that the matter in Beidi was not as simple as it seemed, and there was something fishy about it.
Zhang Zixing thought for a while and finally made up his mind.
It is said that Ji launched an army of 100,000 people and marched towards Chongcheng in a mighty way. They met the princes and counties along the way without disturbing them. Within a few days, they were in front of Chongcheng. Ji Fa ordered to erect flags and gates to build a stronghold on the spot.
stationed.
Chongcheng Tanma reported the news of Ji Fa's army in the morning. Chonghou Hu immediately gathered all the generals in Yin'an Palace and said: "Ji Changben and I each guarded the border, and Qiu did not commit any crimes. Now that Ji Chang is dead, his son Ji Fa is young and energetic.
Sheng, Xin, who is the Marquis of Xibo, has not upheld his duties, deliberately sought a gap, and came to invade the country. Now that the army has arrived outside Chongcheng, how should we deal with it?"
Chong Yingbiao came out and said: "Child Ji Fa, I am deeply hateful! Now that he has come to die, how can we be willing to forgive him lightly? I will kill him without leaving a trace!"
Chonghou Hu shouted: "You evil son! If you hadn't caused such a big disaster, how could Chongcheng have attracted such a powerful enemy?"
Chong Yingbiao said: "There is something strange about this matter. The Xiqi envoy is meddling in other people's business. I wanted to drink it away, but for some reason, I suddenly felt confused. When I woke up, those two people were already dead in front of me..."
Meide on the side stepped forward and said: "Lord, please calm down. There may be something strange about this matter, young master, but in any case, the person has been killed, and Ji Fa's army has arrived, and it is useless to investigate further. Ji Fa came with Bai Yan and Huang Yue.
, also has a plot against us in the north. Our generals should fight bravely and defeat Xiqi's army to show the majesty of our northern army! He has a white ax and a yellow ax given by the emperor, doesn't it mean that the lord doesn't have one? If he can defeat Ji
We can send out our army and then attack Xiqi in the name of counterattack, and we can kill two birds with one stone."
As soon as these words came out, all the generals praised him for his kindness. Chonghou Hu looked happy and asked: "Which general is willing to take the first merit?"
General Huang Yuanji responded and said, "I will judge what Ji Fa's child is capable of, and I will be willing to lead the troops in a battle!"
Chonghou Hu wanted to test Xiqi's strength and immediately ordered Huang Yuanji to go into battle. Xiqi sent Nangong Shi. As a result, Huang Yuanji lost to Nangong Shi and was beheaded. He even threatened to conquer Chongcheng.
Chonghou Hu was furious and personally led his troops out to confront Xiqi's army outside the city.
Chonghou pointed his tiger sword at Xiqi's army and shouted: "Where is Ji Fa?"
At the opening of the battle flag, a man in armor came out. There were four wise men and eight handsome men beside him. It was Ji Fa, the Marquis of Xibo. Chonghou Hu scolded Ji Fa for violating the situation, but Ji Fa poisoned the people with Chonghou Hu and his son, and killed Xi Bohou.
Qi envoy responded and asked Chonghouhu to hand over the culprit Chongyingbiao to die, apologize to the people, and treat the people well in the future, and then agreed to withdraw the troops.
Chonghou only had a son and a daughter at his knees. Chong Yingbiao was the heir to the title of Marquis of Beibo, so how could he hand it over? Besides, asking Beibohou, one of the four great princes, to bow to those untouchables in person would be akin to killing him.
He wanted to be humiliated. Chonghou Hu was furious and ordered the generals to go out into battle.
Ji Fa quickly retreated to the formation under the protection of the generals. Behind him was a man dressed in Taoist costumes and wearing a mask waving a flag. The Xiqi generals also came out to meet the enemy generals. As a result, Xiqi generals were superior in skill, and Jin Cheng
Chen Jizhen was killed one after another, leaving only Chong Yingbiao and Mei De still struggling to support him. Seeing that the momentum was not good, Chonghou Hu quickly commanded the army to contact, and a melee ensued. In the end, Chonghou Hu was defeated and retreated to Chongcheng to hold on.
Not out.
"...Xiqi rang gold, and the generals retreated to their formation. A strange object appeared, which seemed to be a big bow. Using a feather spear as an arrow, it was triggered and fired more than a thousand steps from a distance, killing many people..."
When Zhang Zixing, who was in Chaoge, saw the battle report sent by Tianying, he couldn't help but be shocked: Isn't this a bed crossbow?
A bed crossbow installs one or several bows on a bed frame, twists the wheel axle at the rear of the bow to load the bow, and is ready to fire. A multi-bow bed crossbow can use multiple people to twist the shaft and use the combined force of several bows to fire arrows.
Its ejection force and power are quite amazing. Before the development of firearms, it was one of the most terrifying weapons on the battlefield. It also had the shortcomings of complex structure and poor maneuverability. According to research, the bed crossbow was invented no later than the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was mentioned in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty.
There have been relevant records.
Zhang Zixing had already made the bed crossbow available in advance when he first saw the law. However, the bed crossbow was only used once to deal with the female slaves during the drought, and was stored in the secret warehouse of Shenbingfang on weekdays.
, has never been exposed. The secret warehouse of Shenbingfang is located in a secret place and is heavily guarded. It also has a special surveillance system. Could it be that some clever people from Xiqi got mixed up in Shenbingfang and stole the samples?
The words at the end of the battle report made Zhang Zixing deny this hypothesis, but the horror in his heart did not diminish but increased.
"... At this time, another strange chariot appeared in the Xiqi formation. This chariot was about two feet long and one foot four wide. It had spears tied to the outside and a large shield on the inside. Chonghou's tiger army suffered heavy casualties and returned in rout."
Judging from Super Brain's information, this kind of vehicle should be a Wugang vehicle, which can be used both offensively and defensively. It is similar to an ancient armored vehicle. Wei Qing, the famous general of the Han Dynasty, once used the Wugang vehicle to defeat the Huns and made great achievements. However, Zhang Zixing has never built it.
Passing the Wugang chariot, why did this transcendental thing suddenly appear in Xiqi's army? From this point of view, the bed crossbow just now should not have come from Dashang's Shen Weapang, but from Xiqi's Secret Weapon Hall
, because the Shenbingfang bed crossbow has been modified by him and the law ring. Not only is it far more powerful than the ordinary bed crossbow, but it also has the element of a magic weapon added, which can cause a certain amount of damage to the immortal. According to the last time Tianying learned from the secret weapon hall
After receiving the hundred steel-making hand halberds, Zhang Zixing couldn't help but wonder: Could there be a "companion" in Xiqi who traveled through time?
Then he shook his head again: If there really is such a person, he should have shown signs of it many years ago, so why did he appear just now?
Although Zhang Zixing was puzzled, the follow-up plan still had to be carried out. He took out a stick of incense and lit it on the star-picking tower.
The incense smoke curled up and condensed into the image of a person, vaguely like Shen Gongbao.
When Zhang Zixing saw Shen Gongbao, he said: "Why did the Imperial Master leave in such a hurry last time? I still want to have a long chat with you and ask for your advice."
"I have something important to do, so I left without saying goodbye. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Shen Gongbao bowed his head and asked tentatively: "Is the right master Xiaoyaozi here?"
Of course I am! And right in front of you! Zhang Zixing sneered secretly and replied: "Master Youguo came back only one day ago and left in a hurry. I don't know what happened."
Shen Gongbao asked: "Did Fellow Taoist Xiaoyaozi ever say anything to His Majesty?"
Zhang Zixing pretended to be surprised and asked: "Xiaoyao Zi also seemed to have important matters and left without saying goodbye. How come you two Imperial Masters seemed to have made an appointment and left without saying goodbye?"
"Ignorant people are often rude, Your Majesty, don't blame me," Shen Gongbao seemed to be relieved when Xiaoyaozi said nothing, "I wonder why Your Majesty summoned you with a letter and incense today. What's the important thing?"
Zhang Zixing said: "The Imperial Master is an extraordinary person. How can I blame the Imperial Master? It's just that I have a problem that cannot be solved, so I have to ask the Imperial Master for help."
Shen Gongbao hurriedly asked him what was going on, and Zhang Zixing told him about Ji Fa's attack on Chonghou Tiger, saying that Ji Fa was very ambitious and tried to annex Chonghou Tiger in the name of revenge. If he succeeded, he would be full of wings in the future.
, it is inevitable that there will be rebellion. Since Ji Fa has a white and yellow axe, and is a famous teacher, the emperor cannot interfere, so he wants to ask Shen Gongbao to secretly help Chonghou Hu to repel Xiqi, so that Ji Fa will not become powerful and maintain the princes.
mutual checks and balances.
Shen Gongbao pondered for a while and agreed: "I am planning to retreat to practice the new Immortal Secrets of the Master Sect, so I am unable to go to help myself. I would like to find a few close friends who are profound in Taoism and go to Chongcheng to help me."
You can retreat to Xiqi."
Zhang Zixing was overjoyed and quickly thanked Shen Gongbao. At this time, the incense of the letter gradually burned out. Looking at the light smoke that disappeared without a trace, Zhang Zixing showed a knowing smile on his face.