Heyang City, City Lord's Mansion.
Zhao Dun received the news that Yucheng was broken. Xian Zhen's army of one hundred thousand dead attacked Yucheng and used siege equipment.
When they withdrew from Weicheng, they made a fatal problem. Zhao Dun did not order the destruction of those catapults and return the only remaining siege ladder.
Xian Zhen deconstructed the siege equipment in Weicheng and ordered his ghost soldiers to make a batch of new siege equipment in a short period of time. Then the army pushed the siege equipment and captured Jade City within three days.
The Southern Domain family, the Sun family, was destroyed.
Yucheng massacre.
Xian Zhen's army numbered over 200,000, and was on its way to 300,000. Zhao Dun looked at the information in his hand and felt as if a huge mountain was weighing on his heart.
Master of two hundred thousand dead.
Not to mention Yucheng, even Heyang City couldn't stop it.
"Grand Duke, Xian Zhen's army is heading north." The secret guard reported, "Heyang City is on Xian Zhen's marching route."
"How many days will it take to arrive?" Zhao Dun asked.
"Three days." The secret guard said, "The ghost soldiers are tireless and march very fast."
Zhao Dun looked at the map of Yan State behind the Grand Master's chair. For a long time, he said something unclear: "It will pass through Heyang. But Xian Zhen's army may also go to Hulao Pass."
The secret guard didn't know why.
If we want to go to Hulao Pass, don't we still have to go through Heyang City first?
Is it possible that Xian Zhen's 200,000-strong army would pass by Heyang without taking action and go directly to Hulao Pass?
With the current strength of Xianzhen's army, not to mention Heyang City, even Hulao Pass may not be able to stop it. Will the No. 1 general in the national war leave Heyang as a troublemaker and go straight to Hulao Pass?
It's impossible no matter how you think about it.
"It has been more than a month since the Marquis of Heyang went to Dangyang Pass, but there is still no definite news from Dangyang Pass?" Zhao Dun asked the secret guard.
"Your Majesty, no." The secret guard said, "But the intelligence feedback from my subordinates said that the Marquis of Heyang has left Dangyang Pass and is on his way to Heyang City."
"I'm afraid that the news that Xian Zhen walked out of Dushan seventy years later has spread throughout the northern border." Zhao Dun said, "Handan has no hope. In the previous civil war with Weicheng, the army of the Southern Domain family was finished. Now, South There are only three troops left in the domain: Heyang City, Hulao Pass, and Dangyang Pass."
But even if the total number of troops in these three places is only 150,000.
Not to mention that these 150,000 were no match for Xian Zhen's 200,000 troops. Even if he could fight, he would not dare to fight.
In this fight to the end, both sides will lose. This also means that after this battle, even if the entire southern region does not fall, the remaining troops will not be able to stop the king's division from Handan in the northern region from going south.
It was even more unable to stop the unparalleled infantry of Qi State in the west from crossing Dangyang Pass and entering the southern region of Yan State.
So there have to be trade-offs.
Nothing can go wrong with either Hulao Pass or Dangyang Pass, and nothing can go wrong with Heyang City.
If something happens to Heyang City, these two gates will become isolated islands. Without the support of Heyang behind us, the siege will be broken for a long time.
The war situation reached a stalemate.
Perhaps, only that person can solve the problem.
Xie Xuan.
Zhao Dun recalled what Li Tianxing said to him at the top of Weicheng City, and he immediately took up his pen and finally made up his mind.
He's not stupid.
But someone has to be stupid.
The battlefield is ruthless, and it is always about life and death.
After the letter was written, Zhao Dun stamped it with a secret seal and handed it to the secret guard, saying: "It must be delivered."
"Take the order!" the secret guard said.
…
At this moment, Tao Hongjing led Bai Ze out of Dushan Realm and flew all the way. What they saw made both of them feel heavy.
dilapidated.
The heavy snow covered many traces of destruction, but as far as the eye could see, it was still devastated.
The Master of the Dead passed through, and many towns in Heyang suffered devastating blows.
The living were busy running for their lives, while the dead stood up and ran tirelessly to the south, first to where the 200,000-strong army was.
Bai Ze thought of Chen Yuanfang and Caiyun from Liuzhuang in Machi Town. He couldn't help but worry that it was snowing heavily in the north and the environment was harsh. It happened to be a war, and ghost soldiers killed people.
I wonder if the master has settled them properly.
Bai Ze felt heavy.
"If the fight continues like this, if the six major kingdoms in the north sit idly by, the Yan Kingdom will probably be finished." Tao Hongjing said, "The seven cities in the southern region, Weicheng, Yucheng, and Mengcheng, have fallen. Only four of the seven major cities are left. First. The number of Zhen's Army of the Dead has surged to 200,000, and they are marching northward. The next place on the march route is Heyang City."
"Two hundred thousand?" Bai Ze was dizzy.
How to fight this?
"Looking at the southern region now, there are 60,000 troops in Hulao Pass, 50,000 in Heyang City, and 40,000 in Dangyang Pass. The total is only 150,000." Tao Hongjing said, "Without conscription, there are only so many troops. But conscription is hasty. They are nothing more than a mob."
"Xian Zhen's army has uneven combat effectiveness." Bai Ze said, "In the battle of Weicheng, the Necromancer Cavalry had a very strong combat effectiveness. In that battle, most of the Heyang Army Cavalry Battalion suffered casualties. If Xian Zhen hadn't retreated later, the Heyang Cavalry would It is very possible that the entire battalion will be wiped out.”
"I heard, six thousand undead cavalry." Tao Hongjing said, "Six thousand undead cavalry raided the formation. Those cavalry were fierce soldiers of the Jin Dynasty when they were alive. After death, they are not afraid of swords, and their combat effectiveness has increased more than ten times."
Everyone is afraid of death.
But people who have died are not afraid of death.
"But the vanguard troops, the infantry who climbed to the top of Weicheng City, have very poor combat effectiveness." Bai Ze said, "Those ghost soldiers can be cut down by ordinary soldiers. But once their heads are cut off, these guys will not stand again. stand up."
But he couldn't stand the fear in the heart of an ordinary soldier.
Ordinary people would be frightened to death when they saw those things, let alone asking them to rush in and kill them?
"Seventy years ago, during the national war in the north, the cruelty of the war was unimaginable." Tao Hongjing said, "At that time, there were many national warriors, and there were endless tricks used by military strategists on the battlefield. Xianzhen, known as the first god of war in national war, once said If it still affects the military direction of the big country in the north, 'soldiers are also deceitful'. Now that he has returned from hell, I'm afraid his methods are more than that."
"The teacher said, does he have any other options?" Bai Ze asked.
"In the Battle of Weicheng, Xian Zhen has definitely not exhausted all his trump cards." Tao Hongjing said, "His personal guards have still not shown up."
"So, wouldn't the Southern Territory be about to fall?" Bai Ze frowned.
"It's hard to predict the fall." Tao Hongjing said, "After all, your master is there to support us. But after this battle, the situation of the seven northern countries will definitely change."
Regardless of winning or losing, the Yan Kingdom is completely finished.
Demonic energy surges to the sky.
Bai Ze saw a black torrent suddenly appear in his sight, and his heart sank. Just when he thought it was an army of ghost soldiers, he found that the black torrent was extremely fast, running wildly in the wind and snow.
A foot deep in the snow, black waves hit wildly.
"What is that?" Bai Ze shouted.
Tao Hongjing's face darkened and he said, "Herd of monsters."
This monster is not that monster.
Monster beasts belong to the demon clan and can take shape.
Spiritual beasts develop spiritual intelligence and can change shape.
Monsters are cruel, murderous, and irritable.
But at first glance, this group of magical beasts numbered nearly ten thousand. But these monsters are all ghosts filled with demonic energy.
In the Kyushu power system, monster beasts belong to the power of monster element, while spirit beasts and magic beasts are both spiritual powers.
Demonic energy only belongs to the Demonic Cultivator.
The scene of the monsters chasing each other now is clearly the same master of the dead as Xian Zhen's army of 200,000 ghost soldiers.
The black torrent went straight to the south.
…
At the same time, Hulao Pass.
Xie Xuan and King Dushan were playing chess. The game of Go is played with nineteen vertical and horizontal lines. Xie Xuanheizi, Dushan Wang Baizi.
At this moment, the chessboard battle situation is tense.
But both sides of the chess game are calm and relaxed. You play one piece and I play the other, not in a hurry.
"Xian Zhen's army already has 200,000 troops." Xie Xuan said, "I heard that the group of monsters in Dushan broke out of the blockade of your four demon kings and went south?"
"Ashamed." King Dushan sighed, "Nine thousand magical beasts have left Dushan. It seems that they have gone to Xian Zhen."
"With nine thousand warcraft cavalry, plus Xian Zhen's personal barracks, what do you think our chances of winning are?" Xie Xuan asked him.
"I don't know about that." Dushan King Luozi said, "Since it is my general who is not doing well, leave the nine thousand Warcraft Cavalry to us."
"Based on my understanding of Li Tianxing, he will definitely be in Xian Zhen's military formation during the decisive battle." Xie Xuan said, "I guess they already have a perfect way to attack the city, forcing us to come out of Hulao Pass to fight with them A battle.”
"I can handle the nine thousand Warcraft Cavalry." King Dushan said, "Forget about the Keqin Barracks. Also, after all, it is an army of 200,000. How do you plan to tear Xian Zhen's army apart?"
"Is a quasi-sage enough?" Xie Xuan asked him with a faint smile.
King Dushan was stunned when he heard this, then laughed loudly and said, "That's no problem. But is it reliable to leave Zhao Dun in the rear?"
"Isn't there Mu Suifeng?" Xie Xuan asked back, and then said: "He owes me something to do, and it's time to repay the debt."
