Li Xuan stood on the city gate tower, holding the hilt of the sword in his hand and looking cold.
The corners of his clothes rustled in the strong wind.
Below the city are piles of broken corpses.
The rock walls on both sides of the mountain road have long been smoked black.
The blood flowed down the mountain road and gradually gathered into a small river!
it's very windy.
The strong wind had already turned the firewood and dead grass into ashes, and the thick smoke had long since been blown away.
Also blown away was the endless bloodshed caused by the massacre.
The catapult did not cause much killing, it caused more panic, and was ordered to be suspended by Li Xuan soon after.
However, before the Tianyin believers below the city had time to rejoice, countless crossbow arrows on the city wall had already killed them.
All Tianyin cultists within the range of the crossbows were ruthlessly slaughtered by Yan Tao and his men.
When Qiu Zhenmu and Zhou Shen led the people down, there were only a pile of corpses left on the ground, and they could only kill further away.
On the battlefield, no one will hold back.
This was an occasion for wanton killing.
Li Xuan raised his head and looked into the dense forest several miles away. The sound of wind could be heard faintly, and he could hear the fighting going on.
"Qiu Beishen and Lieutenant Zhou, for their contribution to establishing Qiushan this time, the court will definitely reward them." Feng Hua's voice sounded behind Li Xuan, his voice full of envy.
"There's still a quarter of an hour left. In a quarter of an hour, beat the drum and withdraw the troops." Li Xuan replied lightly.
Feng Hua was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Xuan with a slightly wry smile: "Your Majesty, I didn't mean that."
"That's what I mean. Killing too much will hurt Tianhe!" Li Xuan waved her hands lightly.
Feng Hua was slightly startled. The words of the King of Nanchang were inconsistent with his actions!
Immediately, Feng Hua reacted: "Your Majesty is worried about the center..."
"If you put your mouth on other people's faces, I can't do anything about it!" Li Xuan's voice was calm, but her face was very cautious.
"But yes, before and after, the prince defeated at least thousands of Tianyin cult bandits. If anyone notices this, I am afraid many people will become jealous." Feng Hua raised his hand to Li Xuan, and he clearly felt that Li Xuan That caution.
As the prince of the current dynasty, Li Xuan had to worry about not only the emperor, the prince and the queen, but also a group of important officials in the dynasty.
Confucianism has always been very wary of clan interference in political power.
From the Han and Three Kingdoms to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, countless powerful clans eventually became emperors.
What Confucians hope to see is an emperor who rules from the top and is at the mercy of Confucian ministers, not a prince with excellent ability to command troops and fight.
Once there is a threat, all kinds of methods of slander, slander, and frame-up will follow immediately.
Even if I kill you, I still have to say it's for your own good.
"I have made enough contributions. No matter how much I do, someone from the court should come to Wuzhou to pick a fight against me." Li Xuan looked across the mountains to the direction of Shendu, her eyes full of caution: "Perhaps at this moment, someone has already spoken ill of me in front of the Crown Prince and His Majesty."
This is almost inevitable. The rise of any clan king will greatly affect the interests of the courtiers.
If Li Xuan hadn't relied on these things taught by Tianyin, he would never have been able to control so many troops.
Perhaps the emperor sent him here to be a mascot.
But unfortunately, he is too good at jumping.
"Your Majesty is overly concerned. Your Majesty is a saint and can see thousands of miles away. Your Majesty's talent is comparable to that of Fang and Du. He is enough to assist the emperor and govern the world. Even if there is a villain who instigates it, he will definitely be scolded by your Majesty." Feng Hua raised his hand and looked at it. He slightly arched his hands in the direction of the divine capital.
Comparable to Fang Du, the corners of Li Xuan's mouth twitched slightly. He had never thought of it this way.
This horse photo is a bit overdone.
At this time, Feng Hua turned around, stopped continuing this topic, looked at the fighting place in the distance, and said softly: "To be honest, my subordinates are really envious of Brother Yan. This time it is a blessing in disguise. "
The Wuzhou soldiers were infiltrated, leading to Wang Fanglin's assassination. This was a crime that Yan Tao could not escape.
However, after these several battles, Yan Tao's military exploits were indeed considerable. Not only was he cleared of his guilt, but he was even expected to go one step further.
"Joining the Army has made a great contribution this time. If my guess is correct, after all this calms down, Joining the Army will probably be transferred to another place." After a short pause, Li Xuan followed up and said, "I don't know what Joining the Army will do next. At the Department, I still have some connections with the Ministry of Industry and the generals and supervisors. If I want to join the army, I can still be active, but as for other states and counties, I am powerless."
"Then it will be a problem for the prince!" Feng Hua made his choice immediately without any hesitation.
In any case, it is impossible for him to continue to stay in Wuzhou.
If we continue to stay in prefectures and counties, there will be no more than four places: Hangzhou, Yuezhou, Suzhou and Yangzhou. But with the center in front, who will care about other places.
Suddenly, Feng Hua seemed to realize something and looked at Li Xuan: "Why, from what the prince said, it seems that we have no chance to make meritorious deeds?"
"In the battles at Meiling Pass, at least three thousand Tianyin cultists were lost at our hands. However, at the place where the Tianyin cult broke out, they were able to recruit only more than 20,000 soldiers. If there is a shortage of three thousand here, we have to adjust it in other places. If we make up for it here, there will be a shortage. Unknowingly, a big hole will appear in other places. At that time, only Hangzhou and Yuezhou will seize the opportunity... …”
"It can be decided in one battle!" Feng Hua immediately realized the subtext of Li Xuan's words and said with some surprise: "What the prince means is that Hangzhou and Yuezhou will not let us interfere anymore..."
"Maybe I will be responsible for some small things, but I don't think about the real war." Li Xuan smiled and said: "The most important thing in a person is to be content."
"That's fine." Feng Hua nodded in agreement. Many things were not what they wanted to do.
Less is less, at least it’s safer.
Li Xuan smiled faintly and said nothing more, but his eyes subconsciously looked in the direction of Sanheguan.
The outside world probably doesn’t know much about the Tianyin Sect’s navy.
Li Xuan raised her eyebrows fiercely, glanced at the gloomy sky, felt the water vapor in the air, and said to Li Zhu on one side: "The time is up, beat the drum and withdraw the troops!"
…
In the endless dense forest, Qiu Zhenmu and Zhou Shen led their soldiers like herding sheep, driving the Tianyin disciples who were in a panic in front of them towards their station.
The bow and arrow in his hand kept harvesting the lives of the last remaining instructors, with no intention of leaving them alive.
From the time they left the city until now, the number of Tianyin disciples who died directly under their hands has exceeded three hundred.
And more of them were the casualties caused by Tianyin's disciples running away in panic and trampled under the fear of death.
At this time, Qiu Zhenmu and Zhou Shen had already set their sights on where the Tianyin Sect was stationed.
Now the place was already in chaos. The tent fences and so on were all kicked over in the chaos.
Qiu Zhenmu subconsciously looked back. Behind them, Qi Guangzheng was leading his Wuzhou soldiers to quickly make up for the damage while avoiding being counterattacked from both wings.
Qiu Zhenmu nodded with satisfaction. Qi Guang was a rare helper who didn't take credit but was very useful.
Turning her head, Qiu Zhenmu immediately walked towards Zhou Shen quickly and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhou, should we go in directly next, or..."
"Let's set fire to it first, kill them on the outside, and let them trample on each other." Zhou Shen looked at the camp in the dense forest, frowned, and said, "That camp looks simple, but it was built according to the correct way of war. , once you get in and encounter a slight accident, it will be difficult for you and me to escape. Don’t forget, one hour is almost up.”
"Yes!" Qiu Zhenmu immediately became solemn.
The King of Nanchang's military orders are in front of them. Once the three drums are released, the people will not be able to rush back. The achievements they have made will definitely be lost.
The King of Nanchang definitely does what he says in this regard.
Qiu Zhenmu immediately turned around, greeted Qi Guang, and then concentrated all the rockets under his hands.
The Tianyin Sect's camp is built in a valley, with only one main road leading out. Although the hills on both sides are not high, they are full of trees.
There is a creek next to the camp, which is the only place that can be used to put out the fire.
But now no one notices this at all.
"Fire arrows..." Qiu Zhenmu gave the order, and countless rockets were shot directly into the valley.
In the blink of an eye, strong flames immediately ignited in the valley, and countless figures inside fled in all directions, creating chaos.
At this time, no matter who stands up, there is no way they can stop this chaos.
Because of this kind of thing, there is a special name called Yingxiao!
Qiu Zhenmu stood outside the flames, looking at the fire, because as long as he waited for a while, he could immediately lead the crowd to rush in and kill everyone.
However, he did not want to and did not dare to disobey Li Xuan's military orders.
It doesn’t matter that Li Xuan himself treats these people quite well. The key is that up to now, the King of Nanchang has been sending a memorial to the capital every three days.
As long as he complains a little or two, a person's future is completely over.
"Dong dong dong..." The sound of huge gongs and drums came from the south, and the sound resounded throughout the canyon.
Qiu Zhenmu's face suddenly became solemn. She grabbed the hemp rope. Although she glanced at the burning valley with great reluctance, Qiu Zhenmu immediately turned around and led a large group of people to join Zhou Shen, Qi Guang and others. He quickly headed towards Meiling Pass.
Three-way drum, this doesn't take long.
Not long after, Meiling Pass appeared in front of everyone.
I saw eight ladders lined up above the city gate, with eight hanging baskets placed next to them.
Everyone quickly threw the weapons that were inconvenient to carry into the hanging basket, and then quickly climbed the ladder onto the city wall.
Li Xuan waved his hand, and many soldiers quickly descended the city wall from the other side and arrived at the urn city below.
The strong aroma of rice was already coming out of the rooms in the back rows.
All of a sudden, the hunger that had been fighting for a long time suddenly came to my heart.
"Your Majesty, why don't you open the city gate? At this time, those people from the Tianyin Sect have no power to fight back. As long as we get out, we can kill them all immediately... We can't make it now." Qiu Zhenmu Looking at Li Xuan with great enthusiasm.
"First of all, why don't you open the city gate?" Li Xuan suddenly turned around and asked, "Brother Qiu, what do you think is the real reason why we can win today?"
"It's the prince's strategizing and decisive decision-making..." Qiu Zhenmu said mid-sentence, suddenly paused, looked at Li Xuan, and said in shock: "Is it that gust of wind?"
"Yes, is that the gust of wind?" Li Xuan turned his head, looked to the southeast, and said softly: "Brother Qiu, haven't you noticed the difference in the celestial phenomena?"
Qiu Zhenmu followed Li Xuan's gaze towards the sky, and suddenly saw black clouds already rolling in the dark sky.
"It's going to rain..." Before Qiu Zhenmu could finish his words, a drop of rain suddenly hit him hard on the face.
The rainwater slid down the groove of his nose and reached his lips, and Qiu Zhenmu licked it subconsciously.
At this moment, more raindrops dropped rapidly from the sky, directly hitting the entire city gate.
It hit the entire world.
With a "dong" sound, the three-way drum stopped.
It rained heavily.
(End of chapter)
