"The situation is more serious than I thought." Xiahou Ninghan listened carefully to Murong Xue's introduction, with a slightly solemn look on his face: "I originally thought that the attackers you encountered were nothing more than political enemies in the DPRK or corrupt officials. A green forest killer brought in by officials for personal gain, so I boast that Haikou can keep you safe. However, now it seems that this matter has involved the highest level of struggle in the dynasty. Anyone who can participate and dares to participate , they all definitely have the ambition and ability to destroy the country and the dynasty. If my father were here, he would definitely have the power to deal with it, but if I only rely on myself..."
Xiahou Ninghan did not continue, but Murong Xue and Shan Tingxian both understood the meaning. Although Xianxia Villa is not a famous forbidden area, because of Xia Houmei's face, the court officials and martial arts people do not dare to make trouble here. However, the forces that dare to attack the Prince of the East Palace of the Shengtang Dynasty will definitely not stop for a mere Xianxia Villa. Unless Mr. Xiahou personally takes action, it will be difficult to stop the enemy.
Shan Tingxian was impatient and said: "If that's the case, then please ask the girl for help, prepare the carriage and horses for us, and let us leave overnight."
Murong Xue shook her head when she heard this. Before she could speak, she heard Xiahou Ninghan say: "I'm afraid this is not appropriate. Let's not talk about the frail body of the person on the couch. He probably can't withstand such a torment anymore. Just for safety reasons. Two words, it is impossible to leave by car overnight. If I were your opponent, I would never let go of any opportunity. Therefore, no matter what, even if there is no way to determine your life, death or whereabouts for the time being, I will definitely be in the entire mountainous area. Secret sentries and ambushes have been set up at key passes in various places. You guys are traveling all night long. If you happen to run into them, can you afford to bet on whether you will win or lose?"
Shan Tingxian heard what she said was reasonable, and he also understood that he was careless and made a bad idea just now, so he calmed down and nodded: "The girl is right, Shan was reckless. How about this, let's just go with this. Mr. Li's health is the most important thing. On the one hand, he will continue to cultivate here, and on the other hand, he will immediately send people out to ask for help. As long as a large number of soldiers and horses can be mobilized as soon as possible to protect him, those young people will have no choice but to do anything. "
"That's very good," Murong Xue agreed: "Even if the enemy finds this place, it will probably take two or three days at the earliest. I will write a letter immediately and ask the village to send a reliable and capable person to the nearest location. The state capital went to mobilize troops and ordered them to come in time to escort them."
Xiahou Ninghan lowered his head and thought, and said to himself: "Are you sure that the state capital is reliable? From what you two have just said, until now, you still haven't figured out who the person is who wants to plot against Mr. Li. But we What is certain is that most of them come from powerful forces in the DPRK, and they must have connections with certain governments and the military. If we rashly go to the government to ask for help now, aren't we afraid that we will be self-defeating and expose our whereabouts first?"
Murong Xue and Shan Tingxian couldn't help being slightly stunned when they heard this, and at the same time subconsciously looked at each other.
At this moment, they suddenly realized that although they were both officials of the East Palace, they still belonged to different camps. Murong Xue represented the imperial court, while Shan Tingxian relied on the influence of the Taifu. It is still difficult to say whether one of them may have been responsible for today's attack.
Murong Xue was shocked, wondering if Xie Guang was behind it. Shan Tingxian was also secretly surprised, worried that the emperor wanted to take the prince's life.
The two of them thought of this at the same time, and couldn't help but have a look of doubt and fear in their eyes.
Shan Tingxian thought for a while and tried to say: "Otherwise, let's ask the Jinhe Gang to come for reinforcements. One of their sub-rudders is nearby. As long as I open my mouth, I will still have some face."
"No!" Murong Xue quickly denied: "Jianghu gangs are mixed, and it is easier for the news to leak out."
Shan Tingxian was slightly dissatisfied: "It seems that Master Murong has a deep prejudice against us Jianghu people."
Murong Xue pushed back without giving in: "Sir Shan, you are serious in your words. From a teacher's point of view, I can be regarded as half a Jianghu person. I say this purely based on facts."
Shan Tingxian snorted coldly and said nothing.
Xiahou Ninghan, who was sitting across from Huizhi Lanxin, immediately noticed the unusual reaction between the two. After thinking for a while, she roughly guessed something. She turned her beautiful eyes and said with a smile: "In my opinion, you two don't have to worry. Going north from Xianxia Villa, the nearest big city is Yanshi; and not far to the south, there is the world-famous Yanshi Songshan Zen Monastery. My father is a good friend of Master Huikong, the abbot of the Zen monastery. The disciples of both parties often communicate with each other and are very familiar with each other. I thought that maybe I could send someone to find them and come to help."
Murong Xue said happily: "That's great! The master monks at Songshan Temple are all masters. If they can come forward, their strength will be no less than that of thousands of troops."
Regarding this suggestion, Shan Tingxian also agreed: "Well, you are right. The pure land of Buddhism has always been free from external interference. The masters also help people in danger and rescue people, not relatives. Ask them to protect you, you should It couldn’t be more appropriate.”
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Li Jiangyao was sitting on the city gate tower, holding a roasted lamb leg in his hand, gnawing on it while looking at the prisoners in the square with satisfaction.
"The situation is not bad," Li Jiangyao muttered: "Except for the beginning, the killing was a bit too fierce, but in the second half, you guys finally controlled the rhythm for me."
He pretended not to see the surprised and dissatisfied looks of Heishan and General Hua Shenhua, pointed at the prisoners below with the leg of lamb, and continued: "Look, look, there are so many people, how much money are they worth!"
Lin Feng coughed twice and awkwardly reminded the general: Sir, no matter how greedy you are for money, you must pay attention to the occasion.
The little prince of Shenhua, Kuliban, didn't mind much. Instead, he nodded excitedly and said, "Sir, you are absolutely right! Early tomorrow morning, I will go to Miss Effentia to reconcile the account! Get the money!"
In this battle, the Zhenjiang Army achieved an overwhelming victory.
Facts have proved that Li Jiangyao's previous judgment was correct. Although fighting during the day is not conducive to sneak attacks, it is precisely because of broad daylight and clear vision that such blatant "sneak attacks" are more shocking.
From the moment the ghost-faced white-robed army appeared, the fate of the Western Xinjiang Left Route Army's complete defeat was doomed.
King Geerhan of Chechi, who had fought against Li Jiangyao many times and was always defeated in every battle, had already developed an indescribable complex deep in his heart. When he saw the red battle flag with the word "李" embroidered on it and the white cloaks all over the mountains and plains, the first thing he thought of, and the only thing he could think of, was - run!
Moreover, you must run quickly!
As soon as chaos began to appear in the positions behind the Western Xinjiang coalition forces, the Chinese army's flag was already moving rapidly in the opposite direction. Looking at the entire battle, it is not difficult to find that the final collapse of the left army was precisely caused by coach Gerhan fleeing before fighting.
The Western Xinjiang Left Army, which originally had 70,000 troops, was completely defeated by two thousand white-robed knights and ten thousand divine flower legions. Not only were nearly 10,000 killed on the spot, but more than 33,000 were captured. The rest of the group managed to escape with Geerhan.
At this point, the Western Xinjiang Alliance mobilized seventeen countries and gathered more than 200,000 troops. The crusade, which lasted for two and a half months, started with great vigor and ended miserably.
After the war, Li Jiangyao ordered the Shenhua Legion to continue to stay in Dabancheng, resting and replenishing their troops while re-reinforcing the city's defenses. He took Lin Feng and other white-robed soldiers back to the legion's headquarters, Metasequoia City, safely.
As the various crusade armies returned in vain, the situation in the entire Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang also changed dramatically.
First of all, the morale of the countries in Western Xinjiang became very low because they suffered heavy losses in the war.
Not only did the three legions on the left, center and right suffer heavy casualties, but also because a large number of soldiers were captured, each country had to bear the high cost of ransom, and the debts made them miserable. To this day, regardless of the size of the country, the kings of Western Xinjiang have serious doubts about the prestige of the alliance, and they are not even interested in wiping out the Shengtang forces occupying the Metasequoia area.
On the contrary, everyone has secretly contacted the Xinjiang Army.
On the one hand, the negotiations to redeem the prisoners of war required them to carefully bargain with the representatives of Metasequoia City on the price, and try to make it as cheap as possible. On the other hand, they also wanted to please Li Jiangyao so as not to become the next target of the Zhenjiang Army.
In this situation, Mr. Li, who has always been good at "extending every inch", certainly refused to let go of such a precious opportunity.
Li Jiangyao first formally organized the troops from Heishan into the Zhenjiang Army. After the "Blast", "Fire" and "Thunder", a fourth army with the designation "Shenhua" was added.
The four main legions were resting and recovering while expanding their troops. At the same time, they stepped up training and exercises, and their strength increased day by day.
At the same time, he used intimidation and pressure at the negotiation table to force Geerhan's Chechi State and several other small surrounding countries to cede more land and give it to the Zhenjiang Army as compensation for the defeat.
On the basis of the continuous expansion of military strength and territory, the supply of supplies from Persia is also in full swing. Although the large-scale transaction of redeeming prisoners of war did not bring any direct benefits to Emani, the unlimited future market in Western Xinjiang has actually opened up.
Emine, who holds a huge amount of debt from various countries, is naturally very grateful to Li Jiangyao. As long as the Suppressing Army needs it, he will do his best to satisfy it.
The finest weapons and armor, bows, crossbows and arrows were transported in carts and carts; the finest grains, medicines, and military uniforms and cloths were transported in mountains and mountains; the most splendid war horses, the mellowest wine, and the most violent oil and gunpowder were transported one by one. Sending in waves.
Even the most enchanting and beautiful dancers from all ethnic groups were presented in batches.
Of course, the upright Mr. Li Jiangyao would never accept this last aid. His chief favorite general, General Lin Feng, did not need to say anything. He directly led his troops to block the city gate and warned the Persian business group with his sword: "If any of you dares to send beautiful women to your lord again, you will be killed on the spot!"
Later, according to some insiders in the White Robe Guards, during that period, they could often hear Mr. Li secretly discussing a personnel issue with generals such as Xu Youchang and Du Jian: whether to transfer an outstanding soldier like Lin Feng to the vanguard. The Expendables went to experience it.
