If Jingtu Temple wants to directly confront Wu Zhao, it still depends on the face of Xinhan or Xiyao. It also requires a game between the forces, and the result is still unknown.
Most of the world-famous Snow Leopard Cavalry and Snow Ape Army of the Northern Chu Dynasty began to march towards the border between Shun and Wu Zhao. More than 30,000 Snow Leopard Cavalry participated in the battle, and the Snow Ape Army, one of the strongest infantry troops in the Central Plains, was dispatched. Eighty thousand people.
The commander of this infantry and cavalry coalition was Mu Jianzhao, the commander of the Snow Leopard Cavalry, and Chu Ningjing, the prince of Northern Chu, also accompanied the army.
The elite division of more than 110,000 people can be said to be the main force. There are less than 20,000 Snow Leopard Cavalry left behind, and only more than 40,000 Snow Ape Army soldiers remain. Most of these elite troops are stationed at the border of the Great Wilderness Grassland. In order to prevent the grassland from taking advantage of the opportunity to "beat the autumn wind"!
A general with the same name as Mu Jianzhao was stationed in Yingzhou, with an army of 200,000 including the Snow Leopard Cavalry and the rest of the Snow Ape Army under his command. This man was He Changsong, the commander of the Snow Ape Army.
Mu Jianzhao and He Changsong are similar in age, both in their thirties. Together with their eldest son Chu Ningjing, they are known as the Three Heroes of Northern Chu. They have become famous all over the world at a young age, and are now the right-hand men of the King of Northern Chu.
Northern Chu was in a similar situation to Dashun. Although it did not have the northern border length of Dashun, it was slightly easier to resist the barbarians in the wilderness. However, with such a large-scale deployment of troops, the interior of Yingzhou would inevitably be empty, and it would inevitably attract the covetousness of all forces.
However, just after the Bei Chu army set off, a piece of news spread throughout the Central Plains. The Snow Mountain Saint Yue Bailu actually led the Frost Faction to station in the capital of Bei Chu. This move was obviously to protect Bei Chu. In this way, those who wanted to The forces that are unfavorable to Beichu have to weigh one or two things.
Shun did not say much about the elite troops from Northern Chu coming to help. Although Shun's army did not attack the Northern Chu army, they were still on guard. Anyone would be wary of sending out the main force so easily, and even more so. What's more, the relationship between the two major forces was not good to begin with.
There is a city in the southeast of Shunzhou called Sanxiang City. It has a special location. It is at the intersection of the three major forces and is also a battleground for military strategists.
Nowadays, Sanxiang City is extremely tense, and the entire city is filled with a tense atmosphere. The city walls are heavily guarded, and the people in the city are staying behind closed doors. They are obviously ready for a war.
Because the geographical location is extremely important, Shun stationed 50,000 troops here. In normal times, the 50,000 troops could hold out for a long time even if they were attacked by troops several times his own. However, the Wu Zhao Blood God Army was extremely powerful. Not to mention 50,000 people, even a majestic city with 100,000 defenders was easily breached.
The reason why Sanxiang City is like this is precisely because there are already scouts reporting that a blood god army of more than ten thousand people is marching quickly towards Sanxiang City and will arrive in the near future.
If the Blood God Army faced ordinary city guards, not to mention one against a hundred, it would be about the same. Although the Sanxiang City defenders could be considered an elite division, they would only be slaughtered when facing more than ten thousand Blood God Army.
This alone would not make it so tense. What is more complicated is that the location where the Northern Chu Army entered Dashun was not far from Sanxiang City. This army is still indistinguishable from the enemy and ourselves. If they collude with Wu Zhaojun and suddenly attack, Sanxiang The city cannot be defended.
At this time, on the south wall of Sanxiang City, a middle-aged general was looking south, with a solemn face. He was Zhang Jian, the guard of Sanxiang City.
All the generals behind Zhang Jian were well prepared, and not only did no one speak loudly, but no one even whispered or whispered to each other.
The expressions of the defenders on the city wall were extremely heavy. The vicious reputation of the Blood God Army had spread throughout the Central Plains. For the soldiers, dying in battle was not terrible. It could be said to be a destination and glory. However, being swallowed alive by the enemy was a complete loss. The feeling was different. They were about to face a man-eating monster, so they would inevitably feel afraid.
Apart from the footsteps of patrolling garrison soldiers and the clash of armor, there was almost no sound on the city wall. The entire city wall was shrouded in a shadow.
At this moment, a scout rushed up to the city wall and knelt down behind Zhang Jian and said, "Report! Wu Zhao's army is marching very fast. If there is no accident, they will arrive within an hour!"
Zhang Jian looked away when he heard this. He turned around and frowned and said solemnly: "One hour...do we only have two hours left in Sanxiang City?"
A young general who seemed to have just passed his thirties took a step forward and saluted: "General, don't worry too much. Although they say how powerful the Wu Zhao Blood Army is, they are extremely afraid of His Highness. From this point of view, they It is not invincible. As long as our army goes all out, Sanxiang City may not be unable to defend..."
Zhang Jian shook his head and said: "Lin Yu, although you have been in the army for many years, you have always been guarding Sanxiang City. You have never been to the northern border and have never met His Highness the Crown Prince. In my opinion, the Crown Prince is a naturally handsome man. In addition, With an army of fifty thousand dragons and elephants, it is understandable that the Blood God Army chooses to avoid the edge temporarily. You cannot underestimate the Blood God Army because of this!"
Lin Yu said with some dissatisfaction: "General, you can't imitate others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige. How can you know that you can't defeat them if you don't fight? Besides, if the reinforcements from Beichu are fast, they should have arrived in two hours. Our army only needs to hold on for one hour to defeat the enemy." If we repel the enemy, we might be able to defeat the Zhao army!"
Zhang Jian snorted with a gloomy face: "The people from Beichu are indeed coming soon, but we don't know whether they are reinforcements or not. I'm afraid it's not that simple!"
Lin Yu was slightly startled, and he fell into thinking.
Another general who was almost over fifty years old stood up and said: "General, is it possible that the Northern Chu Army is deceiving this time? At the end of the year, the general had contact with the three commanders of the Jin'an Army. Chu Youshe did not Like a sinister and vicious person!”
Zhang Jian sneered and said: "Isn't the man who killed his brother and seized power considered sinister and vicious? Chu Youshe's various methods after the founding of the Northern Chu Kingdom were very clever. This person's scheming is absolutely unfathomable. Mr. Bai, such a person may send troops for the so-called justice. ?"
The expressions of all the generals present were ugly, and another general stood up and said: "Since it is so dangerous and there is still an hour left, why not our army evacuate Sanxiang City first and send out all the people in the city!"
"Let's go? Where to go!" Zhang Jian said majestically.
"As the three-phase defenders, we must not abandon the city and flee without orders. As soldiers, we can only defend to the death. If anyone confuses the emperor again, we will kill him without mercy!" Zhang Jian said, pulling out the sword in his arms.
The general shrank his neck and did not dare to speak any more. All the generals were very disappointed.
Zhang Jian suddenly laughed and said: "Everyone, you and I are all brothers of Paoze. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, I, Zhang Jian, will not escape from the battlefield unless I say anything else. If one person must die in this battle, that person will only be my general." !”
The young general named Lin Yu said with excitement: "I am willing to die with the general!"
The veteran general surnamed Bai gently stroked his beard and said calmly: "In his whole life in the army, Bai did not guard a city, but he still survived a hundred battles. Today I am willing to fight with my old bones. Boys, let me tell you, On the battlefield, the more you fear death, the faster you will die!"
All the generals present expressed their opinions one after another, and even the general who had just badmouthed him looked as if he was ready to die.
Zhang Jian showed a satisfied smile. He turned around and continued to look south. When no one could see it, his expression was melancholy.
An hour passed quickly. Although Zhang Jian sent scouts to ask for help early, the enemy had already arrived before the reinforcements arrived.
The 10,000 Blood God Army was not many in number. They formed a square formation and marched in an orderly manner, as if a machine was turning without any mistakes.
At this time, the Blood God Army has arrived at the city. Without waiting, the next moment is the order to attack the city.
The first to take action were a dozen Blood God Army generals with huge wings. They had different shapes and almost all looked like monsters, looking extremely weird.
They jumped into the air and exploded at astonishing speed, and in an instant they were above Three Phase City.
Just as these winged Blood God Army were moving, Zhang Jian had already ordered the release of arrows. Thousands of archers fired in volley, and the arrows hit the Blood God Army flying in the air like a heavy rain. However, those Blood God Army were covered in blood. A terrifying momentum erupted, and the arrows of ordinary archers could not cause any harm to them.
Even for some powerful archers, their arrows were easily blocked or dodged.
After the dozen Blood God Army generals landed in Sanxiang City, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the city gate.
These generals all possess the strength of the advanced stage or above, and there are as many as seven or eight masters. Although they are surrounded by the defenders, they are still able to deal with it calmly, and even seem to be able to handle it with ease.
Seeing that the situation at the city gate was critical, Zhang Jian immediately dispatched troops to the city to support him.
At this moment, dozens of Blood God Army generals rushed to the city gate. The moat was useless in front of these people. They were walking on flat ground. They each used their own means to launch a fierce attack on the city gate.
These people either transformed into giants, or had certain organs suddenly enlarged, or merged with metal weapons. They caused a lot of damage to the heavy and solid city gate in a very short period of time. Looking at the city gate It has become tattered.
The Blood God Army only dispatched dozens of people and already made the three-phase defenders miserable.
Zhang Jian's face was very ugly. He was directing the battle while observing the Blood God Army's next move.
In the Blood God Army, the Blood God guards formed a square formation without saying a word, but the Blood God generals had different expressions and chatted with each other. Among them, the general surrounded by the generals turned out to be Hu Zi, one of the two generals Zhao Mingheng. .
A young general next to Huzi showed a cruel expression and said: "General Tang Hu, our army only dispatched twenty-seven people and has already overwhelmed the defenders of Sanxiang City. It is better to attack with the whole army now and attack Sanxiang City in one fell swoop. But there is a lot of blood food!”
"That's right, General. There are only 50,000 defenders in Sanxiang City. Why not let the last general, 3,000 Blood God Guards, launch a strong attack? We will surely capture this city!" Another older general agreed.
Huzi shook his head slightly and said with a solemn expression: "Don't be anxious, brother Xuanzhuo said, you must be cautious when attacking Sanxiang City. If there is a big change, withdraw your troops immediately..."
The young general said confidently: "General, we have 10,000 Blood God Army here. Even if the 50,000 Dragon Elephant Army are here, we may not be able to get it easy. Besides, our army is always paying attention to Xiang Wentian. According to the trend, the Dragon Elephant Army is not even a day away from here and cannot catch up!"
"The Northern Chu Army is already very close to here. If you are timid, I'm afraid there will be complications if you try to capture Sanxiang City again!" His tone became more serious. It was obvious that although these Blood God Army were powerful and conceited, they still had concerns about the Northern Chu Army. Scruples.
In addition, the general also said: "General, now that we have captured Sanxiang City in one fell swoop, we can not only wait for work in leisure, but also get a lot of blood and food in the city. Isn't it wonderful?"
Tang Hu's face was gloomy, and his expression was a little tangled. After thinking for a while, he said: "Wait a little longer, Brother Xuanzhuo won't lie to me..."
Several other generals were helpless, but the chief general had already said so, and there was nothing they could do.
