In the battle across the river, Huxiao's army was defeated.
A complete defeat.
Fang Nanhu killed thousands of Tiger Roar Army soldiers in the Canglan River without wasting a single soldier.
Predicting the enemy's opportunity is as good as predicting events.
The fire on the river burned for an hour. Even after the fog dissipated, the strong smell of fire oil was still there, blowing along the river wind to both sides of the Canglan River.
Streams of burnt corpses either sank to the bottom of the river or floated on the surface.
From a distance only a few human figures can be distinguished.
Fang Nanhu's brows, which had been furrowed for several days, finally relaxed completely.
The person who was worried about this was the woman in red shirt on the other side.
The plan to cross the river in the fog was seen through, and thousands of soldiers died in vain on the Canglan River.
The woman in red shirt was heartbroken and felt that she had been severely humiliated.
She knew that the Tiger Roaring Army could no longer fight. After this near-complete defeat, the morale of the army was unstable.
For several days, there was no movement from the Tiger Roaring Army.
The news was spread back to Kyoto, Xiao Yuande was delighted, and immediately rewarded the Cangzhou Army and the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
The victory in the first battle was hard-won.
At the same time, Xiao Yuande also rewarded Li Qingru.
But at this moment, Li Qingru had already left the Cangzhou Army and took Yu Zhi to Kyoto.
Also traveling with them were Li Haomiao and Su Muchi.
Seeing Yu Zhi's elders one after another made even Su Muchi panic.
Compared to Jiang Xiyue, Su Muchi felt that Li Qingru was more serious, didn't smile often, and didn't mean to get close.
This reminded Su Muchi of the teacher in Su Mansion's private school when she was a child.
After Su Muchi told Yu Zhi about this, Yu Zhi smiled and said, "Auntie is a teacher. There should be no Dachu woman who knows how to read better than her."
Later, Yu Zhi added: "Men can't compare to her."
Cangzhou is not a place to stay for a long time, and it will be a matter of time before Su Muchi goes to Kyoto.
Along the way, Yu Zhi often asked Li Haomiao for advice on swordsmanship.
Although his three sword intentions are not in conflict, if he wants to reach a higher level, he cannot let it go.
Whether to integrate sword intent or practice alone is a decision that needs to be made carefully.
Once the sword intent is fused, there is no turning back.
Li Haomiao pointed their fingers together, and a hint of free sword intent drifted from his fingertips. "So far, I only have this kind of free sword intention. Even the free sword is cultivated by the free sword intention."
"I can only tell you that cultivating a kind of sword intent to the extreme is enough to achieve enlightenment and break through the threshold of the tenth-grade Grandmaster realm."
"Like Qing Huan, merging the sword intent is also an option. After all, the Skybreaking Sword Intent is originally an ownerless sword intent, and there will be no will of the sword master. Moreover, his two sword intents have the same attributes and are compatible."
With a thought in Yu Zhi's mind, three sword intentions appeared in front of him.
The sword intention of breaking the dawn tears the darkness and blooms the light. Extremely killing, it is an extremely powerful sword intent.
The sword intention of the flower of spring is like spring rain moistening things, endlessly growing. It brings vitality to things and revives the true energy in oneself, which is the sword intention that assists in fighting.
The Pear Blossom Sword Intention... Yu Zhi felt an indescribable feeling.
It's Li Xue's longing for Ah Qi and her guilt for her master... The image of the Pear Blossom Sword seems to be a blend of countless emotions.
As for its effect, it does not have the offensive power of the Dawn Sword Intent, nor the magical recovery of the Spring Flower Sword Intent.
An ordinary to extreme sword intent.
Li Haomiao was well-informed and said: "I don't need to say more about the Dawn Sword Intent and the Spring Flower Sword Intent. You can make your own choice. But your Pear Blossom Sword Intent...is very similar to Cang Biejie's Farewell Sword." Intention is an emotion. But Cang Bielie understands the sword with emotion, and the sword of separation is very strong. If you are not an enemy, you can ask Cang Bielie for advice."
Yu Zhi grimaced and rolled his eyes at Li Haomiao.
Saying it means not saying it.
Li Haomiao continued: "Don't worry. Cang Farewell is not the only one in the world."
Yu Zhi looked at Li Haomiao again, only to hear Li Haomiao say: "You have seen Zhu Qing and Zhu Lan. In their Miaoyin Temple, there is a sword intention passed down from generation to generation, named - Hongchen."
"Can sword intent be passed down?" Yu Zhi asked doubtfully.
"Of course you can." Li Haomiao said, "The Red Dust Sword Intent is said to have been passed down thousands of years ago. The disciples of Miaoyin'an will develop their own way of swordsmanship by understanding the Red Dust Sword Intent."
"Only the sect master of Miaoyin Temple can control the Red Dust Sword Intent. The rolling mortal world is filled with all kinds of conditions in the world. Strictly speaking, separation also belongs to the Red Dust. It can be said to be a kind of Red Dust Sword Intent."
"The ancestors of Miaoyin'an were able to leave this sword intention for future generations of disciples to understand, and I'm afraid they paid a high price."
Yu Zhi looked at Li Haomiao and said coquettishly: "Uncle, if something unexpected happens to you one day, you must keep your free sword intention. We don't want to take advantage of others."
"Go away." Li Haomiao said angrily: "You want me to die, don't you?"
Yu Zhi ran to the side laughing and joking.
However, he kept Li Haomiao's words in mind.
Zhu Qing and Zhu Lan had promised to go to Miaoyin Temple before, but now it seemed that they had to go there for the Lihua Sword Intent.
A few days later, Yu Zhi and his party quickly returned to Kyoto.
The battle situation in Cangzhou also spread to Kyoto.
After the failure to cross the river, the Tiger Roaring Army rested for three days and crossed the Canglan River on the fourth day.
With overwhelming momentum, they defeated the Cangzhou Army's defense line in one day and took control of both sides of the Canglan River.
The Canglan River natural moat is no longer there.
Fang Nanhu and others were also forced to retreat to Cangzhou City, relying on the remaining Cangzhou Army to defend the city.
Fortunately, Li Qingru left behind a bag of tips before leaving, and the Cangzhou Army withdrew early, so the losses were not too great.
Today, half of Cangzhou Prefecture has become Xiang Ji's territory. When many officials heard that the Tiger Roaring Army was coming, they surrendered and gave their official seals.
The capital city of Cangzhou is also in danger.
Only ten days after the war started, the Tiger Roaring Army was already about to occupy a state.
This speed can only be described as lightning.
However, Xiang Ji originally planned to capture Cangzhou within three days.
Because of the failure of the Red Shirt Women's plan to cross the river, the progress of the march was delayed.
Yu Zhi listened to the news in the streets and said helplessly: "Xiang Ji has been planning for many years, and occupying Cangzhou is just a trivial matter. If my aunt hadn't gone to Cangzhou to help, the Cangzhou army would have been destroyed long ago."
Li Qingru also said: "The emperor of Chu today is in danger of raising tigers. If he had restricted his status in the early years, he would not be in the situation where no one can use him today."
Yu Zhi already knew the relationship between Li Shian and Li Xiuyuan, and also knew many doubts about what happened back then.
"Auntie, the Chu Emperor who had not yet ascended the throne must have reached some kind of cooperation with Xiang Ji. When the Chu Emperor ascended the throne, Xiang Ji went from being the commander of the imperial army to becoming a king with one word under one person and over ten thousand people. He was even given the title of country. seal up."
Li Qingru nodded. "I'm afraid very few people know the secrets. I think Emperor Chu also played a disgraceful role in what happened back then."
Yu Zhi said again: "If Xiang Ji's troops come to Kyoto, should we stand by and watch?"
Li Qingru looked at the majestic palace in the distance and said: "It is still unknown whether Xiang Ji can march to Kyoto. Do you think that our Majesty the Emperor of Chu is a simple person?"
Yu Zhi was stunned and followed Li Qingru's gaze.
Li Qingru continued to explain: "The former Xiao Yuande has gradually grown from an idle prince to the current Emperor of Chu. If he is really a guy with no city strategy, how can he hold the power for twenty years?"
Previously, Xiao Yuande once sought Yu Zhi, conferred him an official position, and asked him to go to Nanzhou to stir up trouble.
This is asking Yu Zhi to make a knife, and it also gives Yu Zhi the illusion that Xiao Yuande is not as good as Guizhou donkey.
When Yu Zhi thought that Xiao Yuande had to cooperate with him to restrict Xiang Ji, Yu Zhi subconsciously thought that Xiao Yuande could only test himself in art.
Now that I think about it, I might just be one of the knives in Xiao Yuande's hand.
Yu Zhi found a quiet courtyard.
This time, he had no plans to live in Qiu Mansion.
First, it was because it was inconvenient for Su Muchi.
Secondly, he didn't want Qiu Jinfeng to know too much.
If the truth was that Xiao Yuande was really there, what would Qiu Jinfeng do?
The Qiu family is loyal to the Emperor Chu, so do they want to be enemies with the Qiu family?
Yu Zhi didn't want this to happen.
However, Yu Zhi still told Qiu Ruoruo about the news of returning to Kyoto.
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In the imperial study room of the imperial palace, Xiao Yuande's good mood disappeared due to the defeat of the Cangzhou Army.
"Where did Li Qingru go?"
"The 150,000 Cangzhou Army, without Li Qingru alone, was unable to stop the Tiger Roar Army and was defeated in three days."
"It's really a shame for Da Chu."
Li Qingru's departure was unexpected by Qiu Jinfeng.
Even Liuying could not find any trace of Li Qingru.
Qiu Jinfeng said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Li Qingru must have left because of something unexpected. Otherwise, given the hatred between Li Qingru and Xiang Ji, she would never leave without saying goodbye."
Xiao Yuande was annoyed that Li Qingru never listened to his imperial edict.
The imperial decree conferred Li Qingru as a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and assumed the responsibility of Cangzhou Army's military advisor, but Li Qingru did not accept the decree.
He has no imperial power and provokes the imperial power.
What's the difference between this and a traitor?
What day will you rebel if you are unhappy?
Qiu Jinfeng knew what Xiao Yuande was thinking, and thought to himself: My younger brother is a tenth-grade grandmaster, and you, even the Emperor of Chu, can't touch him.
Xiao Yuande finished his anger and started talking about business.
"Xiang Ji's rebels have planned to annex Cangzhou. What should you do?"
In the imperial study room, all the important ministers of Chu State were present.
The three princes, the prime minister, and the six ministers were all crowded in the imperial study.
Everyone looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, Li Xiuyuan stood up.
Li Xiuyuan, as the Prime Minister of Chu, held a high and powerful position. Before that, he had not made any comments. He knew that he had to say something today, otherwise he would no longer be the prime minister.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the fall of Cangzhou is inevitable. Xiang Ji lives in a prosperous place in Nanzhou and has been planning for many years. The vigorous Tiger Roaring Army is far superior to the Cangzhou Army. It is not easy for the Marquis of Zhenyuan to lead his army to resist for many days. .”
"The only general in the army who can rival Xiang Ji is Xu Qing, the northern border army. If Xu Qing is sent south, he will definitely be able to resist Xiang Ji's rebels."
Xiao Yuande said calmly: "If Xu Qing leaves the Northern Territory, what will happen to the peace of the Northern Territory?"
Li Xiuyuan bowed and spoke again: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Our country and the Steppe Wolf Court have concluded an alliance, and there will be no more turmoil in the north for a short time. In addition, the threat of night ghosts in the Wanli Icefield has involved most of the Steppe Wolf Court's troops. Even if they Even if there is any movement, there is no way to separate the troops.”
"Troops can be mobilized from state capitals near the northern border to guard the northern border and maintain local security."
"After all, compared to the safety of the northern territory, stopping Xiang Ji's ambition is the most urgent priority."
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