What did Zhou Bai see?
Seeing the slender yellow snake of luck that has not yet turned into a python, it is strong on the outside and dry on the inside.
Although it still maintains a fierce and vigilant appearance when faced with dragons and carps that are several times its size, on the inside it is timid and does not want to fight bloody battles.
For no other reason than because the dragon energy at the core of the dragon snake was quietly transferring and passing away.
If Zhou Bai is not a hidden dragon, is sensitive to dragon energy, and is not perfect in the art of looking at energy, he can detect many clues from the subtle aspects of his luck.
It may be that you really can't notice it, but the traces of purple energy extracted from the dragon and snake's body escape into the void.
But where it goes is still unclear.
In a head-on battle, naturally they cannot attack as recklessly as the vanguard. The Demon-Subduing Army did not launch an attack throughout the afternoon, but instead set up camp and set up a strong camp.
It was night in the Chinese army camp. Zhou Bai was sitting cross-legged in the tent, with mixed thoughts in his mind.
Sometimes I think about military mobilization, storming, luring the enemy to fight in the field, and how to break the city.
Occasionally, I thought that after actually breaking through the city and capturing Sun Yucheng, because Qianlong's destiny had been partially transferred, what if the full success was not achieved?
Not to mention that Qianlong's destiny is hidden and will cause hidden dangers in the future. Let's talk about his gentle carp, dragon and elephant. If he wants to change to the way of dragon, he must not miss the Sun family's dragon energy.
When a carp swallows a dragon, the first one must not be too strong, otherwise it will be difficult to digest.
If Sun Yucheng knew Zhou Bai's thoughts, he would fight him at all costs. It took a hundred years for Bei'an County to be established and he gave birth to a hidden dragon like him.
Even if I am a bit weak in nature, how can I become the evolutionary material you talk about? What a shame!
Perhaps sensing the evil intentions of the dragon and carp, the earth-yellow dragon and snake neighed loudly, and the influence of his luck made Sun Yucheng upset.
It happened that someone proposed a night attack again at the military meeting, so he decisively agreed and ordered a brave and loyal general under his command to lead five hundred elite yamen soldiers to sneak out for a night attack.
"Our army is waiting for work. We should attack the enemy camp at night while its footing is not stable. This may arouse the roar of the camp, weaken its energy, destroy and burn the food and grass..."
After the defeat in Futong Town, he lost his confidence in the field. Many strange looks and voices made Sun Yucheng, who was down on his luck, dizzy and saw only the benefits of the night attack.
He didn't listen to the words of more generals who advised him not to act rashly, that the enemy's camp was solid, their troops were elite, and the security must be tight.
Soon, a cry of killing rang out from a corner of the camp, and there were even sporadic firelights.
"Each camp sleeps peacefully and performs its duties..."
Facing the night attack, Zhou Bai still sat quietly in the tent, not to mention panic, not even a trace of negative emotions.
There was no one else around at this time, only Li Yuan, the monk accompanying the army, was called over for consultation.
"Mountain Tai collapsed but his appearance remains unchanged. General, you are so kind. Even if your subordinates do not understand the game of fighting between two armies, their confidence will be doubled because of your performance." Li Yuan's ears moved slightly, listening to the sound of fighting in the distance. Then he complimented Zhou Bai.
Zhou Bai shook his head slightly and said nonchalantly: "This little thing can be described as the collapse of Mount Tai. At most, it is just a night attack by hundreds of people. It does not affect the overall situation. Our army's training, night attack is a required subject."
"What I would like to ask is, does Taoist Li know about the transfer of Qianlong's destiny in history?"
During this expedition, in order to deal with various situations, in addition to Yu Yueyun leading the necessary Taoist officials to guard, most of the Taoist priests of the General Mansion accompanied the army.
However, Zhou Bai likes to call Li Yuan to discuss matters the most, not only because he is in the second level and is the strongest in thunder magic.
What's more, because he was an official in the Daxu Daolu Department close to Jiazi, he had experience in Daoist officials and yamen at all levels in the capital, prefecture, county and other levels.
He is familiar with many secrets that are unknown to casual cultivators and even sects. He has read and studied Taoist records such as Qi Lun and Qianlong.
"The transfer of destiny does not often occur. There are many known situations. For example, a Qianlong loses his moral character and acts in the opposite direction, causing anger and resentment. Or in the process of fighting for the dragon, he suffers a huge defeat and is deprived of his destiny by another Qianlong... ..." Faced with Zhou Bai's inquiry, Li Yuan did not dare to neglect and told him what he knew.
He now admires this demon-suppressing general more and more. Not only is he strong, but he is also good at governing places and leading troops to fight.
As long as you make enough meritorious deeds, you can expect to achieve the Three Realms.
Zhou Bai frowned slightly and asked more clearly: "I didn't lose to the point of being deprived of my destiny, but my destiny was transferred. Can the dragon's energy be traced back?"
"You mean there is a transfer of dragon energy in the Sun family's dragon veins?" Li Yuan was startled and asked subconsciously.
However, he quickly reacted and knew that Zhou Bai was not innocent, and continued: "The most likely thing is that it is transferred in the blood. For example, after the death of the first emperor, the destiny will naturally be transferred to the prince, making him lucky enough to become the new emperor. .”
"There is a record in the Daolu Division archives. During the troubled times, a small country was destroyed by a neighboring big country. As a result, the small king's family had orphans who were not exterminated, and the transfer of destiny left hidden dangers."
"In the end, the orphan of the small country seized the opportunity to rise up, destroy the big country in one fell swoop, and complete his revenge."
Zhou Bai nodded and said in a deep voice: "Transfer according to Qianlong's bloodline?"
"That should be the case. Only in this way can we preserve the destiny to the greatest extent and transfer it to the branch. Although it is hidden, the loss of dragon energy is too much." Li Yuan handed over his hand and said yes. At the same time, he secretly thought in his heart that when he looked at the energy, Sun Yucheng really didn't find anything. wrong.
While he was talking, the shouts of death and commotion outside had completely disappeared.
Qu Zhi, the commander of the soldiers who had been silently guarding outside, came in at the right time and reported: "My lord, five hundred enemy troops attacked the rear camp at night and tried to burn the grain and grass. They were all wiped out by the troops on duty."
"Well, it's not polite to come back but tell Zhou Yuan to send five hundred people to each city gate to pretend to attack the city. There should be a lot of noise." Zhou Bai had already expected this result and said with a smile.
He brought 15,000 men, 10,000 garrison troops, and 5,000 demon-slaying troops, all of whom were the best of the best.
With the intentional increase in meat and vitamin supplements from corn, not to mention the elimination of night blindness, at least 80% of the soldiers can see at night.
"Also, call Zhou Qi."
"Here." Qu Zhi didn't have any extra words, he just took the order and left with a serious look on his face.
Not long after, Zhou Qi hurried over to report. It could be seen that he was sleeping with his clothes on, waiting for a call at any time.
"The deputy commander of the Xuanyi inner guard, Zhou Qi, has met my lord."
Li Yuan was very sensible and pretended not to hear Zhou Qi's identity and immediately bowed and resigned.
Zhou Qi was born in a branch of the Zhou family, and was born in the same class as Zhou Bai. He was also considered a very famous young man in the family at that time. After all, it was not easy for a branch to produce a scholar.
Later, as Zhou Bai's reputation increased and he needed a lot of manpower, Zhou Qi officially gave up the imperial examination for various reasons and turned to Zhou Bai.
At the beginning, he dug red mud mines and achieved great results by selling red mud, which showed his ability.
Later, he cooperated with Zhou Rui to manage the family business in an orderly manner. In the process, Zhou Bai discovered that Zhou Qi was very good at collecting information and was bold and careful.
Therefore, after consulting with him, he went behind the scenes and became a low-key Xuanyi guard, gradually becoming a qualified spy leader.
Until now, when Yao An sneaked into Bei'an County to take charge of the overall situation, Zhou Qi has become Zhou Bai's side and the figure in charge of the overall situation of Xuanyi Guard.
"Well done. The battle at Futong, as well as the intelligence on Tingshan and other strategic locations in all directions were very timely." Seeing that this young man, who was only a few years older than himself, was growing up so fast, Zhou Bai was not stingy with his own efforts. Praise.
Zhou Qi's Xiang clan branch had a worse start than his direct descendant of the seventh family.
I still remember that in his past life, Zhou Qi changed his most ordinary destiny just before his entire family was destroyed.
Of course, in this life, with Zhou Bai's help, fame and position, and more opportunities for training, he is already a red natal.
"This is the duty of my subordinates." Zhou Qi was delighted, but still remained humble.
From the direction of the city, one could hear that the night attack and harassment of the city had begun, so Zhou Bai did not waste any time and asked directly: "Can you contact the secret agents in the city now? There is something very important. It is best if Yao An personally Go do it.”
Zhou Qi had already got clues about various situations and immediately replied: "Now that the city is under martial law and the four gates are closed, it is too difficult to sneak into the city. However, we have people in Shuimen, and the night raid is now busy, so we can just deliver the news."
In the entire Bei'an County, there are very few formed water veins and water sources are scarce.
There used to be a Canglan River, but now it has dried up, leaving only a tributary of the Liang River flowing through the county.
Therefore, in one county and seven counties, only the moat of the county city will ensure that there is water in it and play a certain defensive role.
After learning about Minato's concealment, Zhou Bai immediately wrote a letter in a secret language and gave it to Zhou Qi to deliver in person.
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For several days, the Zhou army did not do much other than build siege equipment and provoke battles.
This made many people in Jiedu Mansion relax a lot. In a siege, besieging a city is certainly a routine method, but how can you completely encircle it with only fifteen thousand people?
"I thought Zhou Baizhen had some magical means from heaven that could break the city overnight, but it seems like that's the case now."
"If there weren't thousands of cavalry covering the battlefield, why would they be surrounded by such a small number of people?"
"If General Lou pulls his 30,000 troops over, we will have three times the strength of the opponent and still be unable to defeat him?"
After the tension of the first two days, when the subordinates of Jiedu Mansion saw that Zhou Bai did not dare to attack the city, all kinds of comments came out.
Only Sun Yucheng, who suffered losses from Futong and Night Raid, is now more stable than everyone else. He always feels that things are not that simple.
However, the uneasy atmosphere in the city has eased a lot. As the military governor, Sun Yucheng could not do much to suppress it and allowed his subordinates to brag to boost morale.
The big families who couldn't figure out the situation for a while donated money and food to support. Many people also murmured in their hearts that if General Fu Mo couldn't break in, then they would have to be more calm.
However, soon one after another battles were reported into the city, and the situation reversed instantly.
On April 21, several important market towns under the control of Jiedu Mansion lost contact with each other. After the sacrifice of a large number of sentinels, it was confirmed that they had been captured by the Zhou army.
It turned out that Zhou Bai not only brought 15,000 men, but also 5,000 partial troops, led by Xu Yun, the director of the barracks, and Gao Hu, the commander of the horse army, to perform other tasks in a detour.
The first step is to pull out all the strongholds in Jiedu Mansion. There cannot be any existence like Futong Town.
On April 23, the last military town located on the southern key road announced its surrender without waiting for Lou Jinpeng to support him from Tingshan.
The huge Bei'an City suddenly became an isolated city, and all it could count on was Tingshan's 30,000 soldiers.
During this process, Lou Jinpeng had already taken the initiative to send several supporting troops without Sun Yucheng urging him.
They are not looking for Zhou Bai's main force for a decisive battle, but just want to protect a few more military strongholds so that they don't have to be too afraid of cavalry and can have a certain amount of strategic room for maneuver.
It's a pity that even if they don't face the so-called main force, the combat power of the partial division alone is beyond imagination.
More than 5,000 people were annihilated along the way and suffered heavy losses. The name "Silver Spear and High Tiger" was already spreading in the military camp in Tingshan.
One man and a hundred cavalry can attack thousands of troops and take the heads of enemy generals. Their power is unstoppable.
Rumor has it that Gao Hu can also pierce the spear light, and not a single blade of grass will grow within three feet.
Only Zhou Bai didn't care about this, because he, the most powerful general under his command, was the first person to break through Xiantian with the help of Xiantian Kung Fu. Yao Ping was a little slower in taking Xiantian Pill.
After Lou Jinpeng truly realized the combat power of Zhou's army, he suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness. If he had 20,000 Yamen troops in the county, he might still have a chance to win back.
It's a pity that the 30,000 soldiers in his hands are only as good as ordinary county soldiers, not to mention the rabble.
The previous attack on two counties was purely a matter of military force and proper command.
This is also the reason why Lou Jinpeng must search for soldiers and horses from the two counties and take them with him. If he really encounters a strong army, he will still have to spend it.
On April 24, under the cover of twenty-two trebuchets, the moat of Bei'an City was successfully filled.
The main force has been outside the city for so many days, so it is not that they have nothing to do. The preparations for stone bombs and sandbags have been completed long ago.
From then on, the artillery and stone attacks continued day and night, the sound shook the heaven and the earth, and all those struck were destroyed, sinking seven feet into the ground.
This trebuchet is a counterweight trebuchet that the Tiangong Institute built based on Zhou Bai's counterweight theory because the level of industrialization was too low to make cannons.
It can fly three hundred kilograms of stone one mile away.
Various buildings such as towers and arrow towers on the city were destroyed at targeted locations.
The people in the city were horrified, thinking it was punishment from the gods. It was unheard of for a trebuchet to be so powerful.
Many wealthy gentry put a little pressure on Sun Yucheng from time to time, making insinuations as to whether the city could be defended.
Forced to have no choice, Sun Yucheng could only use money to stimulate him, and then sent out the Yamen army to try to destroy the counterweight trebuchet.
But how could Zhou Bai be unprepared? With the coordination of infantry and artillery, he must give priority to protecting the counterweight trebuchet.
Ten thousand Yamen troops left the city, and seven thousand Yamen troops responded behind them. The battle lasted for several hours.
As a result, the trebuchet position was not even touched, until nightfall, Ming Jin retreated his troops, leaving behind more than two thousand corpses and three thousand government soldiers with varying degrees of injuries.
This time, the people fighting against the Yamen soldiers coming out of the city were all demon-suppressing troops who had practiced the basics of innate skills and were in the physical forging state per capita.
For a time, every family in the city wore mourning, feeling sad, angry and sad? However, it was more fear.
After a huge defeat, the situation seems to have become clear.
At this time, the opportunity that Yao An in the city had been waiting for finally appeared. He transformed into Governor Lei Haomiao's special envoy and successfully gained Sun Geng's "trust."
In other words, under desperate circumstances, he could only trust the so-called special envoy.
After tracing the bloodline and carefully eliminating the problems, the Sun family has the greatest chance to gather resources and luck. Only Sun Geng can become rich again.
(End of chapter)
