Chapter 771: A Two-Way Choice (Part I)
In the pioneer camp, Nangong Cheng's head was buried, and the atmosphere in the army was depressing......
After Nangong Jun and Murong Fei woke up, their emotions were slightly calmer, but the anger and grief in their hearts never subsided. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Now that the war is imminent, I am afraid that the two of them will get carried away and have irrational actions, Xiao Tian and Su Jia take turns guarding the gate of the two's camp.
However, it was not only the two brothers who were impulsive after knowing this......
"Where is Murong Xin, I'm going to kill him!" At the back camp, Murong Ying learned that his brother had lost his conscience, killed his parents and brothers, and committed heinous crimes, and the whole person immediately hated him, and he couldn't wait to rush into the enemy city immediately and break Murong Xin's body into pieces.
"Sakura-chan, calm down-" Qin Yu hugged Murong Ying behind his back and tried his best to stop him.
"Let go of me, don't stop me, I want to avenge my father!" Murong Ying cried out angrily as she shed tears of grief - she would never believe that her brother would kill his parents and siblings and degenerate humanity.
The news was told by Tang Zhan, and looking at Murong Ying's grief-stricken appearance, Tang Zhan was also bitter in his heart. Unlike reprimanding Nangong Jun and Murong Fei, facing Murong Ying, Tang Zhan just said with regret: "Sister Ying, when a person passes away, the festival mourns and changes...... You are sad and hateful, and so are we, not only your Murong family, but also hundreds of people from the Nangong family were also slaughtered by the officers and soldiers of Mengyuan......"
"What happened? My father and mother were killed by Murong Xin's bastard!-" Murong Ying desperately broke free, "He is simply a brute, even his own relatives will not let go, I will kill him with my own hands to avenge my father's mother!"
Of course Qin Yu wouldn't let it go, knowing that now Murong Ying's emotions were out of control, and he had to do his best to stop it.
"Let go of me, I'm going to Bianliang and settle accounts with that bastard!-" Murong Ying shouted more and more, and the crying became more and more intense, this was not only a sad cry, but also a mixture of hatred and grief in the tears.
"Now that the enemy army is on alert and the battle between the two armies is imminent, isn't it equivalent to going to death if you go over now?" Qin Yu couldn't help but shout, "Can you calm down?" If you want to take revenge, you have to wait until you go to the battlefield to talk about it-not only you, your friends, but also their relatives are also in Bianliang, life and death are uncertain, and they are in the same mood as you...... But if because of a momentary personal grudge, the army is in turmoil, the siege strategy fails, the overall situation is missed, and the enemy succeeds, then you really can't take revenge!"
"Uhhh......h Mother...... I'm useless, I'm really useless...... Woo woo woo ......" While crying, Murong Ying beat Qin Yu's chest with her hand.
Qin Yu had no choice but to let Murong Ying cry in his arms and vent his hatred, sharing the bitterness in her worries. Holding his wife tightly in his arms was the only way Qin Yu could think of to comfort Murong Ying now......
"I'm sorry, Sister Ying......" Tang Zhan's eyes were sad, looking at Murong Ying's lonely expression, and then he said firmly, "But I promise you that Jing'er and I will definitely do our best to take down Bianliang and avenge you and Brother Murong and Brother Nangong-" After speaking, Tang Zhan clenched his fists tightly to show his determination.
"How is the deployment of the army now?" Qin Yu hugged his sad wife while not forgetting to care about the military situation, "After Brother Xiao came back from the emperor the night before, he said that the troops had already started to attack the city, how are the preparations now?"
Tang Zhan calmed down his emotions for a moment, and echoed: "There is no problem with the troops, now we will wait for the completion of the siege firearms...... Zhu Yuanzhang said, in the battle of Bianliang, we will support us with enough gunpowder, and when the time is used to siege the city, Brother Lu Zhao and Xiao Mengzheng will send people to escort them, calculate the time, and they should come back soon......
"General Tang-" As he was talking, a message from the outside of the tent came from the direction of the soldiers, "The military adviser said that the gunpowder has reached the barracks, please General Tang go and count it-"
When Tang Zhan heard this, he turned his head and smiled: "Hmph, I'll come when I say it...... Let's go, let's go to the front camp!"
Qin Yu nodded, so he took Murong Ying and Tang Zhan to the front camp in time......
At the gate of the front camp, Lu Zhao and Lu Meng had already brought siege firearms and escorted them back......
"Sister, everyone is here-" Lu Meng jumped out of the cart, touched the firearms on the car, and said with high interest, "The emperor has an order to order us to immediately reorganize our soldiers and horses and march in the direction of Bianliang-"
Lu Jing stared at it to make sure that the amount of gunpowder was correct, and then said: "I know, you and my brother will go back to the camp first and stand by, inform all the officers and soldiers in the army to gather, and in half an hour, come to the school here, I will assign the task of siege strategy——"
"Okay, sister-" After Lu Meng readily agreed, he ran to the other end of the convoy and went to find his brother Lu Zhao.
Lu Jing stayed where she was, looking at the firearms of dozens of vehicles at the gate of the camp, and said secretly in her heart: "Is it finally about to start, the battle of Bianliang...... War can't be avoided after all, so make up your mind, take the city in one go, kill Wang Dasheng, and avenge the people of the dead Nangong Murong family......"
In fact, Lu Jing was completely confident in the siege strategy, but he was still not at ease-his own family, up and down the Lu Mansion, also lived in the city; Nangong Murong was tragically destroyed, and Lu Jing was worried that his family would not suffer the same tragedy......
Half an hour later, Xiao Tian, Su Jia, Tang Zhan, Qin Yu and others, including Nangong Jun and Murong Fei, who were emotionally unstable before, all gathered on the school grounds, following the cronies and guards. Of course, as the "flying cavalry general" in front of the vanguard army, Zhao Zichuan is also among them......
"How is the deployment of cavalry?" Talking about the deployment in the army, Lu Jing asked the generals around him.
"The forward cavalry is all ready-" Qin Yu was the first to reply, "Whether it's me or the Zichuan brothers, we can fight at the forefront at any time!"
"What about the two wings?" Lu Jing continued to ask, glancing at Nangong Jun and Murong Fei uncertainly.
"It's all right-" Nangong Jun couldn't wait to reply, "Hurry up and go on the expedition, I'm going to kill Wang Dasheng with my own hands!-"
"Ahem......" Seeing that the war was imminent, Tang Zhan coughed and reminded a few words when it came to personal grievances.
Sure enough, before the war, military orders were all important, Lu Jing's eyes widened, and then he said to Nangong Jun: "Under the overall situation of the war, I actually took care of my personal feelings and violated the military order - General Nangong is now punished for demoting the rear, and the left wing cavalry will be temporarily appointed by General Xiao Tian!"
"I ......" Nangong Jun saw that Lu Jing removed his post without mercy, and wanted to refute immediately, but Zhao Zichuan behind him grabbed him and stopped his uncool actions in time.
Nangong Jun was beaten down in the "cold palace", and Murong Fei didn't dare to say anything on the side, so he could only endure Lu Jing's military orders, but he secretly made up his mind to take revenge with his own hands......
"Next, it's time to arrange the siege division-" Lu Jing instructed the infantry phalanx in the army formation, ready to continue to arrange the siege steps......
"Miss Lu—" However, while the plan was being made in an orderly manner, a woman's hurried cry suddenly came from the direction of the tent door.
"Huh?" Lu Jing subconsciously turned her head to look, and the person who shouted was actually Zhu Yun, a disciple of the Emei faction.
"Zhuyun?" Zhao Zichuan saw it, and couldn't help but beckon, "Now that the military deployment is in charge, do you have anything important to do?"
"There is a very important matter-" Zhu Yun looked nervous, it seemed that the matter was not trivial, "Senior Zun and Senior Sister have met the army of Wuliang Todo in the 'Ghost Gate Cliff'!"
"Wuliang Tuoduo?" ......Hearing this name, Zhao Zichuan couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.
Lu Jing glanced at Zhao Zichuan, and seemed to have a burst of worry......
"Ghost Gate Cliff?" Tang Zhan couldn't help but ask, "That place is one of the main roads leading to Bianliang, the mountain road is rugged, how could the army of Wuliang Tuoduo be there?"
"It seems that the head should be from the direction of Luoyang...... Zhu Yun continued, "There are quite a few Mengyuan troops, not to mention one or two thousand, since they have come to the 'Ghost Gate Cliff', then their destination must be Bianliang......
"Send reinforcements...... Lu Jing thought for a while and said in a low voice, "Wuliang Tuoduo is a subordinate of Timur who expanded the situation, and he knew that the battle on the Bianliang side was critical, so he moved from Luoyang to rescue the troops...... It's not easy to do now, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that there is only one army to crusade against Bianliang. Originally, after Zuo Junbi surrendered, the combat strength of the Bianliang army was sharply reduced, and if it was only the remnants of Wang Dasheng's army guarding in Bianliang, it would not be a problem to take it; but now Luoyang has sent an additional 20,000 reinforcements, and we no longer have an advantage in numbers, but we are also taking the initiative to attack the city, which is simply an impossible task......
"But the siege mission, we can't slack off right now, is there no other way?" Tang Zhan asked with some concern.
"We can help you delay time...... Zhu Yun continued, "In the 'Ghost Gate Cliff', there is a short-distance pass leading to Bianliang, where the Mengyuan army set up a pass, originally to welcome reinforcements from Luoyang...... However, our Emei faction took the lead and seized the important place of the pass by force, and set up an ambush trap at the pass, as long as the troops of Wuliang Tuoduo dared to come, we could take advantage of the natural danger of the pass to sneak attack and slow down their march......"
"But this is too dangerous!" Zhao Zichuan heard this, and immediately retorted, "You have so many people, the enemy has an army of 20,000, you Emei faction don't need to take such a big risk for us-"
"Don't worry, that pass occupies a dangerous place, and it won't be a problem to block the enemy's way with traps...... "Zhu Yun said confidently, "The most important thing is that we don't show our heads, Wuliang Tuoduo doesn't know that it was our Emei faction who did it, and definitely thinks that your troops are secretly ambushing it...... Once there is any fear, Wuliang Todo will definitely transfer his troops to a long detour, and if the 'Ghost Gate Cliff' goes around the long road, it will be at least a day late to Bianliang, as long as you take the city within one day, it will be fine-"
"This is indeed a good strategy...... Lu Jing nodded in acquiescence, but was still worried, "It's just that you Emei faction are involved, the risk is not small, and Wuliang Tuoduo is extremely cunning, in case there are three long and two short ......."
Zhao Zichuan thought about it, his eyes changed in confusion, and he couldn't help asking: "Zhuyun, you Emei faction...... Why help us?"
Zhu Yun smiled bitterly and said, "It's nothing, Miss Li's death, our Emei faction is also responsible...... It should be regarded as atonement, or to repay the kindness of saving our Emei faction regardless of your past suspicions...... What's more, for us, Uliang Todo killed Miss Li and injured our sisters, and we must also get this account back from him......"
"Yuru ......" Zhao Zichuan listened, his eyes froze, and he couldn't help but think of his deceased wife sadly, clenched his fists and said resentfully, "I will kill Wuliang Tordo with my own hands and avenge Yuru for you......"
However, Zhao Zichuan's inadvertent feeling was struck by Lu Jing's eyes...... "The military is in front, General Zhao Zichuan cares about his personal feelings, and demotes him to his ......post according to military law" Sure enough, Lu Jing had a "cold" look on his face, and ordered without relenting, "The forward general is General Qin Yu, and General Zhao will be recaptured by the Chinese army and wait for the order......"
"Hey, Jing'er......" Seeing that Lu Jing was too "serious", Tang Zhan wanted to dissuade him, but he didn't know how to speak.
"It's okay, the big war is in the front army...... Zhao Zichuan has no objections, and when he was rejected for the first time in Xiangyang, he said calmly, "As a general, I violated military regulations and was punished according to the order, I accept-"
"Brother Zichuan......" Tang Zhan saw it in his eyes, and there was an inexplicable sourness in his heart......
On the outskirts of Bianliang, in front of the "Ghost Gate Cliff", Wuliang Tuoduo's troops were slowly advancing towards the shortcut pass to Bianliang according to the plan......
On the Bianliang side, he received an order from Timur to transfer the source of troops in Luoyang, and set up a narrow pass at the near pass in advance, and a small number of soldiers guarded it here to prepare for the reinforcements. And the place where the narrow pass is located, it is in the narrow gap of the cliff of the two mountains, occupying the main road of natural danger, if the military defense is placed, a man is not open. By the time the army of Uliang Todo came out, it had already reached a narrow threshold......
The cliff pass was in sight, and Uliang Todo slowed down his army......
"My lord, there is a narrow pass in front of the 'Ghost Gate Cliff', and on the Bianliang side, our people should be in that ......," the cronies leaned over and pointed forward.
"I just said, why take a long detour if there is a shortcut? I don't believe that Lu Jing of the vanguard army can be clever enough to set up an ambush here to attack us......" Wuliang Tuoduo said disdainfully.
"Your Excellency is right......," the soldier continued, "and from this narrow pass, in less than two hours the troops will reach Bianliang. Zhu Yuanzhang's siege speed should not be so fast, and it is completely too late to rescue Bianliang......"
However, Wuliang Todo didn't seem to care so much about the life and death of Bianliang: "Hmph, whether Bianliang City can be defended or not, what does it matter to me? I just accept Lord Timur's order and send troops to support." Zhu Yuanzhang's army is pressing, whether Bianliang can hold it, I think Lord Timur knows very well in his heart......"
"Your Excellency......" Listening to the pretentious tone of Ura Todo, the cronies and soldiers couldn't help but speak awkwardly and coldly.
Uliang Todo continued: "As for General Ben coming back here, it is not to defend the city, nor is it to promise an 'agreement' with General Wang Dasheng...... Hmph, I have only one goal - Zhao Zichuan, I will slaughter you with my own hands, win the 'Qiankun Two Swords', and fulfill the ancestors' wishes, so that you can go to Huangquan to accompany your wife and eldest brother......" In the eyes of Wuliang Tuoduo, there was really only Zhao Zichuan......
The narrow pass, the wind is rising, the clouds are thick, and the forest is gloomy. "Ghost Gate Cliff", the word is like its name, immersive, as if in the entrance of the ghost gate - heaven and earth, cold and secluded, in it, as if the universe is shocked, the sky is cloudy, the cold lingers and does not stop; the cliffs on both sides of the river, the iron wall of the high mountain, the black bird cold horn, inspires people's souls, approaching the view and its potential, the heart is afraid and ups and down......
Urliang Todo was in front of the army, and under the narrow mouth of the iron horsemen, he was ready to watch the soldiers of the coming camp, but he was half unwelcome......
"Is there no one?" Seeing that the camp was deserted, and there was no Meng Yuan soldier standing guard, Wuliang Tuoduo couldn't help but wonder.
"Strange, how can there be no one?" The cronies were also a little surprised, took a step forward, and muttered to themselves, "Impossible, Bianliang direction, obviously said good......"
At the camp pass, there is not a single soldier guarding it, it is cold and gloomy, and under the dark clouds, it shows a little bit of the haze of "ghost town". Seeing it in his eyes, Wuliang Tuoduo gradually felt a little uneasy in his heart: "Something is wrong, it seems that things are not so simple......"
"My lord, it's a little wrong, there is no one in the camp ......" The cronies and soldiers couldn't help but ask, "What should I do now......?"
Uliang Todo thought for a moment and made a gesture to the troops...... (To be continued.) )