The old Taoist calls himself Ji Liang, and he is the local yang god of Liangzhou. His ancestors lived in the Zhao family, and he is an orthodox dragon-supporting magician who inherits the secret technique of luck and yin and yang.
Ji Liang's Yin Shen realm was broken through when Zhao Qi was the king of the county, and his Yang Shen realm was broken through after Zhao Qi established his country and became a marquis. It can be imagined how much luck played a role.
Of course, Zhao Qi can trust this Lord Fulong who has watched him grow up. It can be said that the two of them are both prosperous and devastated.
The national seal of Daliang is held high to worship.
"The order of the Marquis of Liang: Dragon soars to the nine heavens!"
The shadow of a majestic dragon flew out from above Zhao Qi's head, soared straight into the sky, and let out a thundering roar.
The dragon's aura was strong and visible to the naked eye. All the clansmen and ministers inside and outside the ancestral temple knelt down and shouted for the Marquis of Liang.
The luck dragon leaps in the ocean of luck, the sound of exploding boiling water disappears, and the yin blessings and fortunes from the Yin Court and each family are immediately transformed, and the cold and dead silence is neutralized into yang fortunes that are beneficial to the country.
The Tianzhu, which had been shaking, gradually stabilized, and the new vitality of the Great Fortune temporarily blocked the cracks and gaps, and the gray and black energy was expelled and suppressed.
Of course, forcibly overdrafting the yin luck and making it temporarily effective will cause great damage to the dragon energy.
Ji Liang's eyes flashed with spiritual light, and he looked at Zhao Qidao with a solemn expression: "In this case, the dragon's energy will be reduced by at least 30%. Even if he survives this disaster, he will no longer be worthy of the king."
"If Liangzhou is unified in the future, I won't be able to claim the title of king?" Zhao Qijing asked.
"Forcibly reconciling yin and yang will damage the foundation. Even if generations of princes accumulate, they cannot establish a kingdom based on one state." Ji Liang sighed slightly, without hiding anything.
"A prince is a prince, he must stabilize his foundation... If this cannot stop him, I can only say that Gu's good son-in-law should be the King of the North."
These were all expected results. Zhao Qi stopped entangled, got on the carriage and rushed out of the city.
Forcibly increasing transportation not only stabilizes a country on the verge of collapse, but also strengthens the new army.
On the same day, August 22, under the leadership of Zhao Qi, soldiers and civilians all over the city bid farewell to the departing Wei-Liang Army.
Wei Liangjun's personal quality is still passable. Most of them are well-trained warriors, and they appear to be strong soldiers in appearance.
At this time, great fortune has come again, blood is rising to the sky, and the army is strong. Many people are happy and think that the Liang Kingdom should be full of vitality.
However, in just five days, before the Wei-Liang army could play its role, news of the successive breaches of the three eastern passes was sent back to Liangdu.
A basin of cold water poured cold water on the hearts of the kings and ministers of the Liang Kingdom. The whole city was filled with noise and silence, and the great fortune that had been forcibly lifted suddenly suddenly fell.
If it weren't for the luck dragon swallowing up the king's energy and working hard to support it, the fall of the three eastern passes might have been enough to defeat the Liang Kingdom.
Because the key to why Xiyuan is the foundation of Wangba lies in its terrain. It can defend dangerous passes on all sides, and there are vast plains inside, which can accumulate cultivation.
The Xia army declared war on August 20 and attacked the city. On August 24, the first pass was broken, and then one pass per day.
There were originally 50,000 defenders in the three eastern passes, coupled with 50,000 Wei and Liang troops who were blessed with good luck, this was an army of 100,000.
According to the idea of Zhao's main war faction, one hundred thousand troops could only be used to defend the city. Not to mention the basic goal of one month, even a delay of three months would not be a problem.
Winter comes after March, and it is bitterly cold in the Western Plains. How can your Xia Kingdom be in a stalemate?
But who knew that in just a few days, the three levels would be gone.
The fighting prowess displayed by the hundreds of thousands of Xia Nationalist militiamen was astonishing. They were well-trained and their military spirit seemed to be condensed.
According to the battle reports, Xia Jun most likely used them for military training. What a shame!
Bombardment with artillery and rocks, filling rivers and building bridges... Cooperating with large siege equipment to attack the city, everything was done in an orderly manner, and it didn't look like they were just auxiliary troops at all.
Once the deficiencies in the surrounding city defenses are exposed, and the Forbidden Army attacks first, even if Guancheng is well prepared, it will be difficult to withstand the offensive like a roaring wave.
They didn't realize the gap in the first two days, and the people's hearts were still stable. However, once the foundation was shaken by Daxia's military force, the large number of backhands laid by Xuanyiwei would naturally be activated.
Wait and see? Why should we wait and see? The innate generals have rushed to the city and killed many of the city's defenders.
From ancient times to the present, sieges have been based on internal and external cooperation. The three passes closest to Fentie County are the places with the deepest penetration.
The three temporarily fortified passes were broken, and all that followed were plains, making it a smooth journey to conquer the counties.
On August 26, the seventh year of Tongzhi, the Xia army advanced thousands of miles, and the forward commanded by Zhou Ping attacked Ruizhen.
Ruizhen is a transportation hub and has a wide range of walled city fortifications. As the second line of defense designed by the Liang Kingdom's Ministry of War, Ruizhen can directly reach Liangdu City.
The Wei-Liang army had poor military discipline and was too slow to rush to support, so they could only garrison here to stop the Xia army.
Combined with the defeated troops and surrounding reinforcements, there were nearly 70,000 people in total. Together with the young and strong Liang people recruited, it could be called an army of 100,000.
The Wei Liang Army had been blessed with the good luck of Liang Guo's transformation, and their morale was high and their momentum was strong.
But before they had time to fight, the three eastern passes fell, and they were immediately implicated, which greatly reduced their luck.
The Xia army, which was waiting in the wild to hurriedly attack the vanguard led by Zhou Ping, was severely punished, and came with the power of victory. It was not the Wei-Liang army that could fight in the field.
Because the main body of the Xia army's vanguard was the Shengjie army, they were not only tyrannical in terms of personal force, but also integrated offensive and defensive behavior, making it easy to bully the new army.
It's good to have good luck, but no matter how strong you are, you can only catch up with Xia Jun's ordinary level. Floating luck is difficult to solidify, and it will be greatly weakened by any setbacks.
No, the 100,000 Liang troops stationed in Ruizhen, facing the Xia army vanguard of more than 10,000 people, have been beaten to the point where they dare not take the lead.
Fighting generals, fighting formations, and tactics are all in a state of being crushed.
"Alas, once their luck has declined, these knights have lost their energy and spirit. How can they still have the spirit of soaring to the sky before." Lu Zhong, the leader of the Wei-Liang Army, patrolled the defense lines. Seeing the low morale, he couldn't help but sigh.
As Zhao Qi's simple military commander, he was loyal to the emperor and the country, but the cruel reality really made him powerless.
The Taoist official of Liang Guo who accompanied Lu Zhong had a heavy expression on his face: "It's just a small defeat now, and there is still some luck left. After two days of repairs, it will be stable. But if the Xia army takes the opportunity to attack, it will be defeated again..."
The army leader Lu Zhong calmed down for a moment, nodded slightly and said: "The spies reported that the main force of the Xia army has a lot of baggage, and they should not be able to arrive in a day or two."
"Although the vanguard outside is strong, they only have 10,000 elites. They won't dare to attack my city of 100,000, right?"
At dusk and sunset, when the town was filled with smoke, Zhou Ping launched a strong attack at the south gate.
Rui Town does not have a moat, and the city wall is at most comparable to an ordinary county town. As a second line of defense that is not ready to be used, the heavy-duty dragon-shooting crossbow is also insufficient.
With such a city defense, just because there are so many people, wouldn't Zhou Ping dare to attack?
Besides, it wasn’t just the Shengjie army who participated in the siege...
Those who are good at light martial arts and physical skills can climb the city. It just so happens that in the training of the Daxia Forbidden Army, climbing and attacking the city is the main subject.
After being suppressed by a wave of Shenshen arm arrows, Zhou Ping took the lead and led a dozen innate generals to a hundred acquired peaks to storm the command post of the city tower.
The evil beast Xie Zhi roared, and the morale of Liang's army weakened to the bottom.
The guard Liang Jun, who had not eaten, was caught off guard when facing the Xia army's surprise attack, and soon entered a battle to snatch the city wall.
Fortunately, Lu Zhong had rich experience and immediately called on five thousand veterans to gather in Nancheng to hold on.
After all, they were fighting against the wall, and it would be difficult for Xia's army to keep up. Even if Zhou Ping and others were superior in force, it would be difficult to capture more sections of the city wall at once.
If the stalemate continues like this, even if we can win, most of the Victory Army will probably be destroyed.
But at this moment, a response came from Beicheng, with overwhelming sounds of panic and murderous intent filling the city.
"Report, Commander, the Xia Kingdom's demon-suppressing army attacked the North City first, and the city tower has been lost at present!"
The great fortune that was barely preserved was blown away in an instant like rain and wind, and the morale of the Nancheng army collapsed at the same time...
In the middle of the night, Lu Zhong led his troops to the rear and opened a breakthrough gap, allowing some of the remaining troops to break through.
Only then did he know that today was Xia Gong's twenty-fourth birthday.
There was still time to take the capital, so the generals of the Xia army wanted to use the confirmed general trend of Liang Xia as a gift.
"What a young king! One day, I may be able to unify the northern territory, even in the 9th Five-Year Plan."
Lu Zhong, who suffered eight wounds and fought to the end, suddenly thought before his death that Liang Hou was over fifty years old. When he compared the achievements of the two, they found that there was too much difference.
"Oh, I hope you will wake up soon."
"In this way, the Yin Court cannot be saved. Maybe there will still be a foundation for a blessed land, and the general will have a place to continue to be loyal to..."
After witnessing the complete fall of Ruizhen, Lu Zhong, who was already in a ghost state, shook his head and sank into the underworld with a group of loyal soldiers.
(End of chapter)
