The artillery bombardment continued day and night, the wounded were wailing, and Bai Ling could be seen everywhere. Sun Geng, as the father of Jiedushi, naturally knew how far the situation had reached.
He knew that if he didn't find a way out, let alone the flying dragon in the sky and the rule of the country, it would be difficult to preserve the Sun family's property and bloodline.
However, when faced with this kind of dilemma, deep down in his heart, he was not worried but happy. It was an emotion that he had suppressed for a long time and dared not express.
The jealous son of a father? It is very rare, but when it happened to Sun Geng, it seemed to be ordinary.
I am just forty years old, why can my destiny only be fulfilled by my son!
As Qianlong's biological father, he has been close to Daxu Longqi for a long time and is easily detected, which may cause Qianlong to die midway.
Therefore, he became a fifth-rank imperial official with the title of Jinshi. When his official career was on the rise, he resigned and returned to his hometown to hide behind the scenes.
Everything is just because a hundred years ago, a Taoist priest who got married commented that the Sun family had a dragon, and in the future they would be able to separate themselves into one side and become the king.
The responsibilities inherited by the family heads of the past generations are to improve the family status, obtain a blessed land in the underworld, and maybe have a chance. Think about it, what about Dragon Court?
After all, as long as you possess the Qianlong Destiny, anything is possible...
It was okay at first. After Sun Yucheng showed his talent, Sun Geng and other senior officials in the family also fully supported him.
Including providing the family's resources, money and food, allowing him to recruit followers and staff in private, boosting the family's luck, helping him pass the exams for candidates and Jinshi along the way, and obtain basic honors and titles, etc.
Later, Sun Yucheng gradually showed the characteristics of Qianlong, gathered a large number of talents, and began to take control of the real power of the family.
At this time, Sun Geng began to feel a little unnatural. He alone held the power of the county. Even if he was not an official, he was still a single-minded presence in the local area.
Now that his son is being fucked, and everyone is praising him, it is inevitable that he feels uncomfortable.
Conflicted with having to let go and being reluctant to give up power, the father and son gradually became estranged.
However, in the general direction of fighting for hegemony, Sun Geng still fully supported him. Sun Yucheng was not restricted from training troops, secretly hiding weapons, bribing the government, and making friends with big families in Bei'an.
But Sun Geng's control over the voice within the family is getting tighter and tighter.
Then Sun Yucheng suddenly raised an army. Once he became the governor of Jiedushi and held the title of great righteousness, everyone in the Sun family also tended to him, and Sun Geng's words became increasingly useless.
Until Zhou Bai came out and knocked down the great fortune with one blow, Qianlong was unable to fly and turned to internal fighting.
Sun Geng relied on his experienced political fighting skills to regain the power of the family, and then supported the Jiedu government in exchange for Sun Yucheng no longer interfering in the internal affairs of the family.
It is in the past few months that Sun Geng's ambition has been really ignited. With such immature methods as a child, coupled with destiny and luck, he can become the master of a party with just the name of Jiedu.
He is not willing to give in. If I come to control, I will definitely do better.
However, because Sun Geng always retained some sense, as the head of the Junwang family, he knew that Qianlong's destiny could not be forced, so he never really tried to seize Jiedu's power.
It's just that I don't know when something started to change in him.
Forget it within the family, at most they are more respectful than before, and some stubborn clan elders have also become obedient.
The key is that many foreign ministers seem to be unnaturally moving closer to him. Many people find ways to find him, and they trust him very much and are willing to obey his orders.
At the beginning of the war, a mysterious man in the city came to Sun Geng and informed him of the fact that he had destiny.
In this way, all unreasonable things can be explained. Qianlong is a natural leader and can easily gather people.
Even if you don't take the initiative, someone will come to you. This is luck attraction.
Of course, in the past few days, the mysterious person had only been providing him with information.
The specific battle situation outside, what are the preferences and interests of the generals who hold military power, and which subordinate officials of Jiedu Prefecture can win over...
Sun Geng was still dubious at first, after all, his son was a hidden dragon of destiny, but as the war situation worsened, the illusory destiny began to affect reality.
For example, a body that has been going downhill begins to rejuvenate, and the energy and spirit are extremely abundant. I can handle things in one day that only took half a month to handle.
Occasionally, I dream about ghosts and gods at night, and the ghosts and gods actually respect me.
Naturally, when Sun Yucheng was defeated again and the mysterious man Yao An appeared to reveal his identity as a court official, Sun Geng did not have much doubt.
The personal tokens of Zhou Yazuo's counselor are barely enough, since they are all members of the imperial court anyway.
If it weren't for the methods of the imperial court and the governor of Dingzhou, who else would have such a capable person who could lay such a secret hand in the county.
After some secret negotiations, Yao An generously made a promise.
As long as Sun Geng can obtain actual control of the county and city, then completely submit to the imperial court and obey the orders of the state.
The governor was willing to mediate the war between the two sides and transferred the position of Bei'an Jiedu to Sun Geng.
No matter how excited Sun Geng was, he always had instincts and reason. He thought about what he had missed and asked: "Sir, envoy, Zhou Bai ignored the imperial decree and didn't know what to do. Can he be allowed to withdraw his troops? Otherwise, even if he seizes power, I can’t withstand the Zhou army’s offensive.”
Yao An was not in a hurry and took out a recent Dingzhou residence newspaper: Dingzhou was guarding the true lord, Shao Yuan, the true lord, avoided the main gun attack and killed the ship's main gun, seriously injuring the fourth series captain, and the outer base of the ship was destroyed. Capture them all...
"The state's destruction of the generals and ships outside the territory is right in front of us. Once the state's army is freed from restraints, they can go north to patrol today."
"The imperial court did not touch Zhou Bai before, just out of consideration for his status as a Heavenly Lord, but this does not mean that it can act arbitrarily."
"Governor Lei has decided that the entire territory of Bei'an County will be put under your control, and General Fumo's mansion will be moved to Cangbei County."
Yao An's confident words made Sun Geng nod his head repeatedly. In his opinion, this logic was correct.
"Follow my orders and be sure to control more troops during this period. Congratulations in advance, Marshal Sun Geng."
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The combat operation against the counterweight trebuchet ended in a disastrous defeat, breaking the last courage of the city's government soldiers.
Many government officials who were loyal to Sun Yucheng found many reasons to convince themselves that it was not that they didn't want to fight, but that they really couldn't.
If the commander-in-chief could arm all his soldiers, bring out the giant trebuchets outside, and even provide them with food comparable to those of their opponents, the generals would dare to fight a few more battles.
Unless they don't try their best, it's really an equipment problem.
Sun Yucheng wanted to reprimand them. The coordination of the military formation, individual qualities, and bravery and fearless spirit, none of them were half of Zhou Jun's!
However, he did not dare to be angry again and did not even punish anyone, for fear that the general would be alienated and someone would rebel.
The commander was silent, let alone the others.
Fighting outside the city has become a strategy that all Jiedufu generals will never mention again. At this point, the only hope of breaking the situation is the lonely Tingshan camp.
As the fighting became more intense, the trebuchet positions became higher and higher, and the verbal orders urging Lou Jinpeng to send troops became more and more intense.
Without external supplies, how long can Bei'an City, which did not store last year's autumn grain, last?
Compared with logistics, the food, meat and vegetables shipped daily from Pingcang direction lasted longer than the army in the city could eat in three days.
Sun Yucheng did not have Zhou Bai's foresight. He started planning to farm and store grain several years in advance, and spent most of his money to buy grain from other places.
Under heavy pressure, the earth-yellow dragon and snake were ravaged by the huge dragon and carp all day long. No matter how good they were in killing and fighting, they could not match the gap in physical strength.
At the end of April, when the house next to Jiedu Mansion suddenly caught fire, Sun Yucheng issued nine edicts to Lou Jinpeng in one day.
"There are still more than 10,000 elites available in the city. We will attack from the front and back. We will double our strength. The outcome of the battle is unknown."
"Standing in Tingshan, are you just sitting back and watching the fall of the county? If you have any objections, please speak up. I will take over the position of Jiedu. If you have no objections, please ask the Zhou army for a decisive battle within three days."
"If you win, you will win. If you lose, you will be defeated. I hope you will treat me with the friendship of a king and a minister."
I don't know how many sentries have died, but nine edicts have just been sent, and there is a letter behind each edict.
The feelings are sincere, the words are sincere, and they speak directly to the heart...
Faced with Sun Yucheng's heartfelt words, it would be meaningless for Lou Jinpeng to persist in his strategic thinking of waiting for flaws and waiting for opportunities.
Regardless of whether the county side really couldn't hold on or still had some strength left, as a minister, Lou Jinpeng could only obey orders.
What's more, with the loss of contact with the southern part of the county, military supplies and food supplies can no longer be sustained.
In a decisive battle, do your best and obey fate.
On May 1st, Lou Jinpeng led the army out of Tingshan and advanced steadily towards the county town.
Because the Zhou army's cavalry covered the surrounding areas, it was impossible to know the situation of all parties along the way, but Sun Yucheng's continuous urging letters were still delivered on time.
What does this mean? Lou Jinpeng also knows that Zhou Jun did it deliberately, and the other party has absolute confidence to eat more than 20,000 of them.
Why didn't the once "wise and mighty" lord understand such a crude truth?
In fact, Sun Yucheng himself felt that something was wrong. He often had headaches, was irritable and irritable, could not think rationally, and was extremely exhausted physically and mentally.
As a second-level monk, Bu Yuanzi didn't diagnose any illness, he just said he needed to rest.
Even though he is not a king who can ward off all evils, he does not dare to use any common calming spells on Qianlong.
However, there is no problem with the body. As a Fulong Warlock who specializes in Yishu, he can also deduce it from luck.
The successive failures in military wars have led to the decline of luck and the sluggishness of dragon energy. It seems to be caused by normal backlash?
But he is the person closest to and most understanding of the Sun family's dragon energy. His strange sixth sense makes Bu Yuanzi unable to feel at ease.
Fu Long Warlock can accept the "sacrificial burial" of Qian Long's normal defeat. This is Bu Yuanzi's realization since he embarked on this path.
He couldn't accept that there were other factors interfering with it, making Sun Yu's success or failure unclear.
In the past, intuitively observing dragon energy and deducing things related to Sun Yucheng would cost up to a few months of life, but this time it would take ten years.
Touching the few strands of white hair growing on his head, Bu Yuanzi did not feel any pity. He finally figured out what was wrong with Sun Yucheng's luck.
First, because of his defeat, his luck was completely suppressed by Zhou Bai, and then he was confused by the sluggish luck and made many irrational decisions.
Fortunately, he has a way to solve this level of confusion about luck.
But the next issue of dragon energy is extremely difficult.
Bu Yuanzi saw that the destiny was gradually leaving, and the Sun family's dragon energy had abandoned Sun Yucheng and gradually transferred to Sun Geng?
And as time went by, the dragon energy transferred faster and faster, otherwise he really doubted whether he would be able to detect anything strange.
Now Bu Yuanzi is faced with two choices: to help Sun Yucheng annihilate his relatives in a righteous way, to regain the dragon energy in time, and to face the most critical decisive battle.
It is better to change jobs and continue to support Sun Geng to avoid the backlash after Sun Yucheng's defeat.
In the final analysis, the relationship between him and Sun Yucheng was an exchange of interests, and they did not really have a deep relationship.
Therefore, when there was a chance to survive and continue to support the dragon, Bu Yuanzi chose the first path.
Just when he was about to contact Sun Geng, he was surprised to find that people from Wuding Sect had already taken the lead and were staying by Sun Geng's side all day long.
As a result, Bu Yuanzi, who was Sun Yucheng's "confidant", had no chance at all, and Sun Geng would not believe him.
Such secrets, as well as Wu Ding's actions, must be known to Master Wu Ding, or even acquiesce.
Forced to have no choice but to do so, Bu Yuanzi could only choose the second path.
In a dark room in a study in Jiedu Mansion, the Great Seal of Jiedu is stored here. It is the place with the most luck in the system, and even real people from the Three Realms cannot eavesdrop on the conversation.
Under the stimulation of various methods, Sun Yucheng held the big seal and woke up from the mystery of destiny.
"... Young Master, your father only has one son. If you have a choice, the dragon energy will definitely return to you when it transfers again."
After some explanations, Sun Yucheng finally understood his situation from Bu Yuanzi. There was a wolf in front of him and a tiger in the back.
The key point is that this tiger is still his biological father.
Although Sun Yucheng had always been dissatisfied with Sun Geng's restriction on him and taking away the complete power of the family, he never thought that father and son would meet in war.
He asked with a trembling voice: "You said the most direct and simplest way is to kill my father?!"
Bu Yuanzi also explained with some seriousness: "At this moment and that moment, if there is no Zhou Bai's army outside, then naturally we can take it slow. But now, alas... you make your own decision!"
"You father and son are possessed of dragon energy, and the killing is unknown. Neither I nor the real person will take action. We can only rely on our own methods."
While Jiedu and his son in the city were still hesitating, the Zhou army's camp outside the city changed silently. To be precise, the people in the camp changed.
As soon as Lou Jinpeng of Tingshan set off, Zhou Bai had already received the news, and the military commander's auxiliary star's caution just left time for the replacement of the main force outside Bei'an City.
That's right, now all the regular soldiers of the Zhou army in the Bei'an camp have been replaced by militiamen and young men drawn from the rear.
The counterweighted trebuchets continued to fire, and the defenders, whose morale was low, were unable to notice what was happening outside.
They can only be thankful that the enemy seems to be recharging their strength today and does not attack the city in a large scale.
Building plank roads openly and secretly visiting old warehouses, as well as encircling points to call for reinforcements, are timeless strategies that will never go out of style.
Although the journey was only thirty miles, Lou Jinpeng took more than 20,000 people for a whole day and was only halfway through.
Because he was keenly aware that the danger was getting closer and closer. The front was not Bei'an City, but the abyss of hell.
It was as if he was leading his people, step by step, into the trap set by Zhou Bai, and fell into the trap...
(End of chapter)
