After the Xia Kingdom's national defense formation was launched, the war entered a new stalemate stage.
What will follow will be a confrontation between Qi and Xia around various supporting points of the national defense formation. It will be an all-out war that will inevitably spread across the vast territory of Daxia.
As for this, there are probably not many people on the entire Qixia battlefield who can foresee this in advance.
Chongxuan Sheng is one of them.
The "opportunity" he mentioned is also here!
As soon as the flag officer who conveyed the commander's military orders left, he chose his position and led the victorious battalion straight to Linwu Prefecture - occupying a position in the Qiu Kill Army's two ten thousand troops who attacked each prefecture separately, and faced off against Chong Xuan Sheng. It's really not difficult.
If Chongxuan Chu Liang refuses to agree even to this, then he will not let Chongxuan Sheng and Chongxuan Zun compete fairly, but will help Chongxuan Zun hold him down.
The Qiu Shajun general who attacked Linwu Mansion only had 7,000 men, so he was not dissatisfied. If Chu Liang, Chongxuan, had not allowed it, these seven thousand people would also be fated by Chongxuan!
In short, holding high the colorful "Victory is in sight" flag, Chongxuan Sheng marched without stopping.
From the western suburbs of Linzi to Tongyang City, no place is his stage. He had held back for too long and waited for too long.
In this kind of full-scale invasion war, the vanguard battalion led by Zhongxuanzun certainly has enough freedom, and this is when his army is galloping. When it comes to military force, Chongxuan Zun is the most brave among the three armies. When it comes to military strategy, Chongxuan Zun is definitely not bad either.
But Zhongxuan Sheng has been determined——
It is necessary to recover the disadvantage at this stage!
He wanted to teach Zhongxuanzun a lesson and let him know that fighting is not about relying on muscles alone!
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When Sijiao stood back at the tower of Tongyang City, the ministers gathered and no one spoke. .
In the glow of the national defense formation, only the nine resurrected Lihuo dragons were still roaring. As if there is a real spirit, venting the pain of being defeated first.
He pressed it casually and stopped it.
Ziji Zhenglong!
Sijiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
It cannot be said that the civil and military forces of Daxia did not work hard.
Even though Jianfeng Mountain was defeated in one day and Fengjie Mansion changed its flag in three days, they still established the Jiulong Lihuo Formation in time, and with this as the center, they built this northeastern defense line intended to defend against the enemy outside Xiangyou Mansion.
The cost is how many people from the Ministry of Industry died of exhaustion! There are several formation masters in the Tai family, and they have obviously exhausted all their resources. In order to complete their share of progress, they do not hesitate to sacrifice their blood...
Long Jiao even led the Zhenguo Army in a head-to-head cavalry confrontation with the Qi Zhufeng Army!
More than half of his troops were killed in the battle, but his army was not defeated. He successfully brought the remaining troops back to Tongyang City.
Although the Zhufeng Army still had the advantage, even though the Zhenguo Army suffered heavy casualties.
But this battle can at least show that the Xia army can fight with the Qi army, and can even fight in the field!
The people of Qi are not incapable of dying in battle, nor are they invincible.
But this line of defense was still defeated...
Shortly after the Zhenguo Army entered the city.
It was hard for Sijiao to imagine the mood of those soldiers.
Through the "journey", the country can travel thousands of miles, and attack the south from the east. Such incredible methods can only be used by countries with hegemonic status.
He was actually secretly frightened!
Can more than 50,000 Xia army officers and soldiers die vigorously in battle, can they hold up the defense line in the hearts of the Xia people?
Sijiao himself was not sure!
Even if you have made enough preparations and put in enough efforts, you can only be sure of yourself. The most unpredictable thing in the world is the human heart...
But this emotion was shattered by him before he could even get to know each other in the future.
He stood at the top of the city, watching the orderly distribution of millions of Qi troops in the distance, and feeling Cao Jiu's commanding art.
Still majestic and calm.
He turned around and looked at the remnants of the Zhenguo army in Tongyang City, under the tall towers, who still did not leave their horses, did not disarm, did not let go of their swords, and their battle flags were stained with blood.
These soldiers are still waiting for military orders and are willing to face the next charge.
"The soldiers fought well in this battle, showing the bloody bravery of our Daxia soldiers!" Si Jiao said in a loud voice: "Let the Qi thieves know our Xia people's ambition to defend the country and the heart to protect the soil!"
As a warrior king, he bowed deeply to these soldiers.
To most people in the Xia Kingdom, King Wu Sijiao was almost a god-like existence. There were few soldiers present who were not frightened by King Wu's gift.
But without Long Jiao's order, no one moved at all.
Only when they are wearing military uniforms and fighting flags can they decide their will. They stationed their horses and held their swords, just waiting for the military order to come down. To charge, or to die.
able!
Sijiao answered himself in his heart.
Answered the uncertain question earlier.
With such soldiers and people, how could Xia State be unable to hold on and save the country?
Si Jiao straightened up and continued: "No falsehoods. Everyone in this battle will have twice as many merits. All those who died in the battle will be generously subsidized. If there are orphans or widows at home, the state will support them. The Ministry of Household Affairs must keep records, and no one should be left out." , if there is any shortage after the war, I will spend all my money to make up for it! If it is still not enough, I will go out to fight after my death, and fight behind the gate of ten thousand monsters. I am willing to use the ten years or hundreds of years of the true king until it is paid off! Dragon! General, please pass this order so that our Daxia soldiers will not have any worries!"
Long Jiao sat on the horse, just took off his helmet, buckled it on his chest, lowered his head and thought he was obeying the order.
In the huge Tongyang City, there is no sound above the towers and no sound below the towers.
Only the wind blows the battle flag!
"In this battle, Qi's most elite Zhufeng Army suffered tens of thousands of casualties. This is your merit. History will remember you, Xia will remember you... and this is just the beginning!"
Si Jiao raised his voice: "We and the enemy are all made of flesh and blood. They will all be injured and die! Every soldier and every Dao Yuan Stone in Qi State has to travel thousands of miles. But for us, the country is under our feet, and we are on the battlefield when we go out. , behind is my hometown. With hundreds of millions of people filling his millions of troops, there is no suspense! Even if we carry them on our shoulders, or tear them apart with our teeth and claws, soldiers, we will definitely be able to drive away all the thieves and restore Fengjie!"
"Drive away all the thieves and restore Fengjie!!!"
The soldiers roared excitedly!
This angry sound spread throughout the city, causing waves of noise.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The military camp where the Shenwu Army was stationed in the city also beat the war drums, and the sky was bright for a while.
"Soldiers!" Sijiao stretched out his hand to calm the surge and said, "Go and have a rest. The national defense formation has been launched. Tongyang City is impregnable. Everyone can rest in peace!"
Long Jiao then turned his horse's head and led his troops to the camp.
Sijiao watched the soldiers of the Zhenguo Army retreating away, then turned around and said to the civil and military officials on the city gate: "Since the National Defense Formation has been opened, don't close it. I, Da Xia, will work hard to conquer the Thirty-two In the year, the national treasury is full and there are plenty of Yuanshi. But I don’t know how long the army of millions of thieves can fight fiercely for an expedition!"
Xi Meng's Mansion stood in a corner away from the crowd, looking at the Qi army in the distance, and was surprisingly silent.
During the war, once the national defense formation was opened with full efficiency, there was no reason to close it at will.
Especially now that the Qi army has invaded in an all-out way, with troops coming from many directions, the Xia Kingdom is no longer qualified to close the national defense formation.
Of course, "don't shut it down" and "can't shut it down" are indeed words that will actually affect morale.
Although the people here are all high-level people in the Xia Kingdom, people with clear hearts, King Wu still pays attention to his words... Why should he pay attention to these details?
King Min on the tower remained silent.
King Wu was still talking about something, about the next deployment of defenses, which mansions needed to be defended, and which characters of the Qi army needed to focus on...
As he listened, Xi Meng's eyes drifted further and further away...
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Outside Tongyang City, the Qi army's camp has been formally set up.
Low walls, antlers, arrow towers and crossbows... military formations one after another support the temporary defense formation.
The military tents stretch out, almost like another city on the Jiangyin Plain.
Of course, no matter how large this temporary military camp looks, its defense cannot compare with Tongyang City.
However, the Qi army was not afraid of field battles at all, but they were eager for the Xia army to leave the city and attack the camp.
Night has come, and the huge hanging lamp illuminates this place like day.
Camps were also set up on the east bank of the Lianjiang River, which was still frozen.
The Qiu Death Army, which had conquered Jianfeng Mountain, and the Zhufeng Army, which had just ended a tragic battle, were both on the east bank of the Lianjiang River, watching across the Bingjiang River from the Spring Death Army.
The battlefield has been cleared long ago.
Carload after carload of corpses of the Qi army were transported back to the east coast.
The identities of the soldiers were confirmed one by one and their achievements were recorded by military Chinese documents. If they were too bloody and unrecognizable, they could be understood by comparing the missing soldiers in each team.
At this moment, a large open space was cleared on the east bank of Lianjiang River.
All the corpses of the Qi army collected on the battlefield were piled here.
When attacking Jianfeng Mountain, it was not that there were no dead people. In three days, the whole territory of Fengjie Mansion was ordered to change its flag, which also cost a lot of lives.
But not as many as today.
What is the scene like with more than 30,000 corpses piled together?
It is a silent mountain!
It is a body of flesh and blood, but it is also made of earth and rocks.
They are the broad swords and spears of the Da Qi Empire, and they are also the high walls and thick shields of the Da Qi Empire. The reason why this empire can achieve greatness and maintain glory is because they dedicated themselves.
They laid their own flesh and blood into a thick foundation, and then tall buildings rose from the ground.
Li Zhengyan was fully clothed in armor, and behind him were the generals, deputy generals, and commanders of the Zhufeng Army...
Including Li Fengyao and Li Longchuan, all had serious expressions.
The surviving soldiers of the Zhufeng Army gathered in many circles in silence outside the pile of corpses.
The crowd moved out of the way.
Accompanied by Yan Ping, Cao Jun came in armor.
That road slowly closed again.
The commander-in-chief of the three armies who led the battle against Xia was very powerful but very slow.
He walked to Li Zhengyan, stopped, and bowed deeply to the mountain of Qi army soldiers. Representing the will of the entire Faxia Army, the sacrifices of these soldiers will not be forgotten.
Time is up……
Li Zhengyan raised his palm and pushed it forward gently, as if saying goodbye.
Flames ignited on the corpse mountain, but he turned his head and looked at the sky in the distance.
This man, who had shown his composure during the cavalry confrontation and who had taken the lead on the battlefield, could not bear to look at him at this moment.
Tens of thousands of people, burning.
What is burning is their corpses. What lights up is the night sky in a foreign country.
All those who fight for their country, all those who work hard for their families.
Their ashes will be taken back to their hometowns to give a little thought to those who lost them.
The fire is raging.
Li Fengyao, who had always been as cold as an iceberg, now opened his mouth and sang a war song.
The bloodstains failed to affect her beauty. The firelight illuminated her beautiful face, blooming like frost flowers where her robe was buried.
The frosty voice floated in the night sky.
The sentimentality that cannot be frozen by frost is so touching.
Including Cao Jie, including Yan Ping, including Li Zhengyan who was looking far into the night sky, including all the soldiers of the Zhufeng Army present, they couldn't help but speak...
Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of soldiers sang together——
“Aaaaaah!
A man who has gone east does not need to return!
If the sea wants to bury me, it will bury me.
It’s me who’s going to battle today,
It will be me who will bury the bones tomorrow,
How, how, how?
Are heroes the only ones in the world who can sing long songs?
I was born unable to see my father grieve!
After I die, I will shed tears looking at the empty land of my homeland!
Wrapping a body in horse leather is not a good death.
It was yesterday that Prime Minister Bai found out.
How, how, how?
Are heroes the only ones in the world who can sing long songs?
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Its voice is majestic, its voice is sad.
The singing floated on the east bank of the Lianjiang River, and soon war songs also sounded in the camp of Qiu Shajun.
"It's me who's going to battle today,
It will be me who will bury the bones tomorrow,
How, how, how?
Are heroes the only ones in the world who can sing long songs? "
The song floated across the Lianjiang River, and then resounded throughout the vast Jiangyin Plain.
On such a night.
The Great Qi War Song surrounded Tongyang City.
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On the tower of Tongyang City, the rest of the people dispersed.
After the National Defense Formation is launched, there are too many things to deal with. The transportation of Yuanshi, the garrison in various places...
Youping, Yuci, Linwu, Fengli, people are needed everywhere...
Even inside Tongyang City, strong troops and strong generals are indispensable for the garrison. The fighting spirit of the soldiers must be compromised and appeased, and the city’s defenses also need to continue to be repaired and built...
Only Liu Xiyi and Xi Mengfu are still guarding here. One of them is in charge of the prime minister's national seal, and the other is in charge of the national division order. They are the key to the national defense formation... and they can't escape easily.
It's just that this huge tower is obviously extremely empty. There is one pestle on the north side and one pestle on the south side, which is actually separated by a natural chasm.
The two have had a long-standing grudge and had a big fight more than once or twice.
The last time we went to the palace to discuss matters, it was just more intense...
Last year, Xi Mengfu led a team to the Yellow River Conference. When he came back, Liu Xiyi pointed his nose at him and scolded him, saying that he did not understand guidance and was damaging to the country's prestige. The Ximeng Mansion was so angry that he said on the spot that next time he asked Liu Xiyi to attend the meeting, he would like to see what kind of guidance this old man had!
With a halo of clear light in his hand, Liu Xiyi suddenly snorted from his nostrils: "It's your turn."
The soundproof array that covers the whole city is also very costly.
Xi Mengfu did not speak, but also extended his hand and took over the sound isolation array.
I wonder how long the Qi army will sing this war song?
Liu Xiyi sat down without any image, leaning against the north corner and staring for a while.
But this old guy who could sleep soundly during the defense battle of Guiyi City could not sleep today.
He glanced at Xi Meng's house and suddenly said: "Hey!"
Xi Mengfu turned his head expressionlessly and looked at him.
The hot-tempered Prime Minister, who had always rolled up his sleeves and fought with others in the court, said with a straight face: "You apologize to me, and the matter between us will be settled."
Xi Mengfu looked at him quietly for a while, then uttered one word from his mouth——
"roll!"
Liu Xiyi suddenly jumped up and cursed: "You little bastard, how did you talk to me!? You are not big or small! When I was wearing bruises, you were still playing in the mud!"
However, Xi Meng Mansion ignored him at all and just looked outside Tongyang City, his expression gradually becoming serious.
Liu Xiyi cursed, looked outside, and murmured: "What are they doing?"
Xi Mengfu let out a long sigh, feeling depressed in the air and unable to dissipate for a long time: "They are... burying the corpse."
The Qi army outside Tongyang City was burying the bodies of Xia army soldiers.
Let them rest in peace...
If the dead can live in peace, how can the living be brave?
