South Bank of the Yangtze River
Nearly 15,000 armored troops were waiting in line. They stood on the plain and looked like a whole piece of iron. An expressionless warrior, the sharpest and most ruthless killing machine. Such an army is the dream of any leader. In the era of swords and swords, nothing seems to be able to stop their progress.
The Sui army in the back has also been prepared. Each square looks like it was cut out of tofu cubes. If you can look down from the sky, you can fully feel the majesty and majesty of the hundreds of thousands of troops.
On the opposite side of the Sui Army, General Luo has also completed his formation.
Clear sky, no clouds and no wind.
What a great day to kill.
Ye Jinnan glanced at Luo Tu who was riding a black horse, feeling a little ache in his heart. Today's war has already been doomed before it even started, and the soldiers who have already lined up are all discarded pawns. Luo Tu has already decided to retreat to Tonggu Academy, but if he retires without a fight, there is no way to explain to those people in Tonggu Academy.
Therefore, many people are destined to die.
But they themselves don't know.
"My lord..."
Ye Jinnan yelled, but couldn't say what followed.
Luo Tu narrowed his eyes and glanced at him: "I know what you are going to say, you are the most gentle and mature generals in the army, you are reluctant to part with these troops, but you should understand... why am I willing to part with them? You also know that if there is no one A decent defeat, it is difficult for us to retreat. The hundreds of thousands of horses summoned by Tonggu Academy are standing behind us. Those bastards have already made a plan. If our people are not dead, they will definitely not meet us. .”
"But… "
Ye Jinnan said: "If we go back, will the people from Tonggu Academy lead troops to intercept? Fighting to the death is not what they want to see."
"That's right, they won't really fight against me. Tonggu Academy can mobilize only 300,000 troops. They still have to keep their troops to control Jiangdu. Once Chang'an can't take it down, Jiangdu will be the new one." Capital... So, those old guys won't really fight me to death, but I don't want to fall out with them now."
Luo Tu said: "So even if it's just a show, you have to be more submissive. I'm going to step back and let those old guys and the people from the imperial court fight. There is never a perfect thing in this world. If I don't Throwing away some things, those people don't trust me to stay by their side."
"My lord."
Ye Jinnan persuaded: "Why do you need to rely on others? With our current strength, there is no need to retreat south to let the people from the imperial court retreat. They can go east or west. There are only two guards of Yang Shunhui in the east. There is nothing we can do about it. The Black Banner Army of Fangxie in the west has not gained a stable foothold, so they may not be able to fight a situation, so why get entangled with the people from Tonggu Academy?"
"Do you know why the imperial court only stares at Jiangnan?"
Luo Tu asked.
Ye Jinnan froze for a moment, then shook his head: "I don't know."
"When God Bless Emperor Yang Yi led his troops to conquer the northwest, Jiangnan was still peaceful, but after he was defeated in the northwest and ran back to Chang'an, the situation became chaotic. Since then, the imperial court has been staring at Jiangnan. Northwest Jin Shixiong, Gao Kaitai , Wang Yiqu, especially the latter two, has 200,000 troops under his command and is the closest to Gyeonggi-do, why didn't the imperial court attack them first?"
"That Fang Jie has turned the world upside down in the southwest. Although he is still playing the banner of the imperial court, who can't see that his ambitions are not small? As far as I know, even Wu Yidao, who is a world-class merchant, is entangled with him. , such two people join forces, how much harm will it do to the court? But the court still didn't deal with him first!"
Luo Tu said, "Why?"
Ye Jinnan thought for a while and then shook his head: "I don't understand."
Luo Tu sighed: "I don't know either, but I'm walking on the road that I know. There must be some secrets in Tonggu Academy, otherwise why did Wan Xingchen, the old director of Yanwu Academy, go to the south of the Yangtze River before looking for Yi?" Father? Back then, foster father Chen Bing was in Gyeonggi Province, but whoever would have killed his foster father before going to Jiangnan. But Wan Xingchen did the opposite, first scanned the old guys in Tonggu Academy on the bright side, and knew that he I rushed back to Jiangbei after I ran out of oil and lamps, but I still couldn’t go back in the end.”
"If there is no big secret, why would Wan Xingchen do this? So I conclude that there must be something in Tonggu Academy that makes the court taboo. There is one more thing you don't know, who is the Iron Armored General... Li Qingfeng has already told Me. Even the adoptive father is not sure, why did the people from Tonggu Academy know first?"
"who is it?"
Ye Jinnan asked quickly.
Luo Tu leaned close to Ye Jinnan's ear and said two words to his younger brother, Ye Jinnan's face immediately changed: "This...how is it possible?!"
"I thought it was impossible, but it is true."
Luo Tu said: "I must find out the secrets in Tonggu Academy. I always feel that there is some mystery there, there is a big secret!"
Ye Jinnan was silent. Did he want to say that tens of thousands of horses would be buried for a single guess
But he didn't ask, because he was more and more afraid of Luo Tu's eyes, and there was a primitive and palpitating thing in those eyes that became more and more obvious, just like Ye Jinnan didn't dare to question any of Luo Yao's decisions before. I always feel that Luo Tu is undergoing a disturbing change.
"Duanbian Leopard."
Luo Tu shouted loudly: "Aren't you going to take revenge? Today I will hand over the front line to you. Even if the opposite is a piece of iron, you have to bite off a corner of it! Our Luo family army has never been afraid of any enemy. When the foster father was around No, not today, and not in the future!"
"Here!"
Duan Bianbao agreed loudly, with hatred in his eyes.
How would he know that he was also one of the abandoned pawns, but it was a bigger one.
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Fang Jie sat on the high slope grass, looking at the big city in the distance in front of him, as if he was in a daze. Nothing happened last night, and Yu Xiao didn't bring anyone out, which surprised Fang Jie, but he wasn't depressed. Because he knew very well that people like Yu Xiao would not give up the opportunity.
Yu Xiao could see very clearly that the Black Banner Army was determined to win Fengping. Even if he tried his best to help Zhu Chengtian defend Fengping, at that time Fengping City was riddled with holes and suffered heavy losses of troops. What would he do if he wanted it? use? What's more, he didn't have the confidence to keep it.
He wouldn't have to leave just because Zhu Chengtian was buried with him. Since he wanted to leave, he must kill Zhu Chengtian. The lack of movement last night was not because Fang Jie's prediction was wrong, but because Yu Xiao definitely didn't find the right opportunity. The following matters have not yet unfolded, so Fang Jie is not in a hurry.
He was waiting for news from Chen Xiaoru, which was much more important than Yu Xiao.
Yu Xiao was just a pawn that he found by accident and could be used, and Chen Xiaoru's side was the ultimate move he had arranged.
"What are you thinking?"
Sang Sasha sat down beside Fang Jie, and followed his gaze towards the big city.
"I didn't think about anything. It's because I think too much these days, so I ran out to be lazy."
Fang Jie stretched and said.
"Tired?"
Sang Sasha leaned her head on Fang Jie's shoulder and asked.
"This kind of tiredness is not tired."
Fang Jie said in a calm tone: "When a man starts to walk on this road, he is doomed to be like this. It is not hard work to give in order to get it. If you don't get it after giving, it is hard work. And... some Things will make people feel satisfied after giving.”
"Sense of accomplishment?"
Sang Sasha asked again.
"Um."
Fang Jie did not hide: "Irreplaceable sense of accomplishment."
Sang Sasha rubbed Fang Jie's shoulder like a docile kitten: "Do you still remember that I told you once that the white lion Hunchao is a symbol of ominousness, and it will appear wherever there is a military disaster? ?Actually... this rumor is the opposite, not where there is a war where the white lion goes, but where there is a person who can make the white lion obey, there is a war."
"At the beginning, Sang Luan was like this."
Fang Jie suddenly understood what she meant, and messed up her hair: "Don't worry, I'm not Sang Luan, and I won't get lost in my own desires. I know what I want, but it's more important to lose something else because of getting it." stuff, I won't do it."
Sang Sasha nodded, and finally a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Back then, Sang Luan ushered in an era. With his cultivation, his army conquered the entire west. However, Sang Luan lost too many things. So she worried, Fang Jie, who has the same physique as Sang Luan and can make the white lion obey, will also follow the old path of Sang Luan
"Do not worry."
Fang Jie stood up and looked into the distance: "Power is a man's game, but this game is too big, so big that it can change the color of mountains and rivers. People with lost nature follow the rules of the game. They see What I got was the temptation in this game. Successful people never follow the rules, but break the rules and make their own.”
Sang Sasha didn't quite understand this.
At this moment, a soldier ran over quickly from a distance, and said eagerly when he was still far away: "My lord, there is news from Chen Xiaoru!"
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Feng Pingcheng
Santo's Mansion
Zhu Bingtian ate the last mouthful of rice, and then groaned slightly in satisfaction. At his age, there are very few special hobbies. Although his body is still strong, he has lost interest in many things that young men are obsessed with.
With his status, what hasn't been tasted for so many years
If he was asked to think about how many women he had possessed in his life so far, he would definitely have a headache. If he was asked to think about how much wealth he had acquired so far in his life, he would not know.
Now, his satisfaction came very simply.
For a good meal, it is an achievement to eat every single grain of rice.
Perhaps many people have not discovered a detail, the successful people since ancient times, a large part of them have a common characteristic, that is the attitude towards food.
"How is Yu Xiao?"
he asks
Yu Mingli replied: "Since yesterday's defeat outside the city, I haven't come out since I returned to my home. It is said that the light in the study room has been on all night, so I must feel uncomfortable. However, my subordinates did not expect that Fang Xie's cultivation base is so high." High, indeed beyond expectations."
"The Nine Schools of Yanwu Academy are excellent, do you think it's that easy?"
Zhu Chengtian said: "The last one was Li Xiao, he brought down half of Sui's world!"
He was silent for a while and said, "Go and send someone to call Yu Xiao, I have something to say to him."
"Master, this kind of person doesn't deserve your attention. Let him stay at home by himself. A person who loses his courage after losing once won't be able to make a big deal!"
Zhu Chengtian sighed: "After all, he has done a lot for Feng Ping, and he also knows about the Sui army, so it is still useful for defending the city."
"yes."
Yu Ming agreed and sent someone to do it.
Yufu
Yu Xiao sat on the chair and kept wiping his long knife, turning his head to look outside from time to time. He didn't go to see Zhu Bingtian last night because he didn't think it was safe enough. He is waiting, if Zhu Chengtian doesn't send someone to look for him, then he has really become suspicious of him and wants to take this opportunity to cut off his military power. If Zhu Chengtian sent someone here, then it would be a real good opportunity.
"General, the city lord invites you to go over!"
Someone outside raised his voice and said, Yu Xiao's eyes lit up immediately.
He smiled, a little smug. Pushing open the window and looking out, the wind and the sun are beautiful, it is really a good weather for killing people.
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South Bank of the Yangtze River
Yang Jian's general Mosa picked up Duan Bianbao, grabbed his neck with one hand and held a leg with the other, and pulled his two hands to the sides. With a bang, Duan Bianbao was pulled into two pieces alive.
Luo's army was defeated, and blood flowed like rivers.