The fact that Long Xiang's army was able to fight its way out of Wusheng Pass meant that it could establish a second line of defense outside Yucheng Ridge to block the coalition's eastward escape.
Can the remnants of the 200,000 Su Guards and the 200,000 Xiyuan Army with their morale in disarray resist Longxiang's determination to break out of Wusheng Pass
On the one hand, Wu En was worried about the millions of leaderless coalition generals and fled frantically from Yandang and Tianshui, leaving the Huayang clan and the Wu and Qu clans alone to face the Longxiang Army and the Hexi Wuwei Army. On the other hand, Wu En was even more worried about the millions of leaderless coalition soldiers left in Tianshui County in disarray. This would be a terrible disaster for Tianshui County.
However, in this case, what is the difference between them and the Helan Jianzong who evacuated Hexiang County as a bereaved dog
Who would have thought that the Hexi Wuwei Army would conspire with the Long Xiang Army, and who would have thought how easily Prince Yingdan, Ning Yongnian and other outstanding figures would fall into the schemes of Chen Hai and Dong Liang
Although Wu En was mentally prepared, when he saw Tu Que, Rong Yan and others, he was still a little uneasy and conflicted.
Wu En is in charge of the Huayang Sect and usually pays little attention to mundane affairs, while Wu Cheng and Qu Xiyuan are responsible for the military and political affairs of Tianshui County. He usually pays more attention to practice, thinking that one day he can set foot on the Tianbang.
He didn't know how long he had been sitting there when he heard a loud bang and half of the main hall collapsed. Wei Ziya knew without looking that the Eight Gates of Heavenly Capital Formation had been penetrated by Long Xiang's army.
Of course, there are some people who have strong inner feelings and want to be a man wrapped in horse leather and die in battle. In their opinion, dying vigorously in a bloody battle to control demons is always better than dying in a clan war.
Wu En glanced at Hua Bo, the contemporary leader of the Hua Clan in Qinchuan County. Neither of them said anything, but they could see the deep worry in each other's eyes.
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At the same time, those who are worried are Rong Yan, Fan Chun and others who have moved their tribesmen to Yandangyuan.
When dozens of people landed in front of the gate of Huayang Zongshan, Wu Encai realized that it was Tu Que, Rong Yan and the generals sent by various clans to defeat the rebel army, and rushed over to visit them.
The grain road from Jiyang County through Zhanmaling was cut off. Millions of generals opened their mouths and demanded 70,000 to 80,000 kilograms of grain and grass every day. It takes 24.5 million stones of food and grass a month to ensure that the coalition forces remain calm.
Now the Wuwei Army cavalry has sent tens of thousands of troops to occupy Tongkou City. Although there is no intention to attack the Yandang and Hengshan lines yet, the opening for the four to five million coalition soldiers to withdraw from Zhan Maling to the west has been temporarily blocked. .
In Yuanhua Fortress City, Wei Ziya paced anxiously back and forth in his Qianxiu Quiet Room. Starting from last night, the Longxiang Army's Fourth Town Division, with tens of thousands of generals, had begun to gather towards Yuanhua Fortress.
There was silence in the Ziqi Pavilion for a while, and Tu Que slowly opened his mouth and said: "Wu Clan, I wonder what you think of the book issued by Chen Hai to persuade all the clans to be loyal to Emperor Ning to ward off the great tribulation of heaven and earth?"
The lights in the Ziqi Pavilion were not extinguished until dawn. The result of everyone's discussion was that the coalition generals, Tianshui County soldiers, and Musashi soldiers would gather as far as possible on the Hengshan front line, and Tianshui County and Qinchuan County would levy a month's military rations. They strive to break out of the siege and withdraw eastward from Zhanmaling within a month.
Wu En took it doubtfully, looked at it, his brows gradually furrowed, and after a long time he asked with a sad face: "Is it possible that there is really a great disaster coming to the world in the northwest region? The Taoist Zen Temple has been protecting Yanzhou for thousands of years. , exist to withstand great catastrophe?"
Several passes in Qintong Mountain were blocked by Longxiang's army. By early November, it was already extremely cold in the northern region. Millions of ordinary people, who lacked food and clothing, could not escape from the ice and snow. Zhan Maling withdrew.
Speaking of the Six Clan of Gyeonggi, this time they were really unlucky.
After a while, Chen Xuanzhen hurriedly stepped into the room and cried to Wei Ziya: "Master, let's go. The south wall has been knocked down, and the Longxiang Army is about to rush into the city. The soldiers and horses of the Xiyuan Army stationed at Beisan Pass are distraught. Steady, we may be able to follow Junior Brother Yu’s 50,000 elite troops to fight out of Beisan Pass!”
The coalition of various sects to the west of Qintong Mountain was leaderless. It was a fluke that there was no immediate chaos. It was no longer possible to launch an offensive against Qintong Mountain from Hengshan, from the west pass of Qintong Pass, and from the Tongnan Ancient Road. This meant that the east of Qintong Mountain At this time, Longxiang's army was able to free up its hands and launch a fatal blow at Wusheng Pass.
Wei Ziya didn't even need to leave the quiet room at this time - he didn't want to go out of the quiet room to watch Yu Zonghu, Zhao Zhong, Chen Xuanzhen and others direct the defense - he could sense that among the hundreds of thousands of Longxiang Army generals advancing north, a total of twenty Six super crossbows were dragged by tractors and rolled over the rocky ground at the bottom of the valley. Soon these super crossbows were set up behind the forward position. With bursts of roar, the ground began to shake. Long Xiang The army has begun to attack.
If the soldiers and horses blocking Yucheng Ridge in Hexi can be defeated, millions of coalition soldiers will naturally retreat eastward in a hurry. However, the descendants of the Huayang Sect and the Wenqing Sect, as well as the soldiers of Tianshui County and the generals of the Musashi Army, they can Millions of relatives are staying to the west of Qintong Mountain. Will they be willing to abandon their relatives and nephews and follow them to the east
Although the Yuan Hua Fortress is protected by the Eight Heavenly Capital Formation, Wei Ziya really has no idea how long it can hold on under the continuous bombardment of super crossbows. He doesn't even know that after assassinating the prince to win the pill, Chen Hai Have Cang Yi, Huang Qiwei, Xie Jueyuan and others returned to Yanjing
Immediately afterwards, there was a huge earthquake in Wei Ziya's quiet room, followed by a burst of moxibustion heat. It must have been a heavy flaming arrow that landed near him. In a few moments, half of the wall of the stone hall where he was was burned red-hot. He stood up and was almost melted.
Tu Que sighed and said: "Master Wu has never seen the letter to persuade him to surrender, so maybe he doesn't know about some new trends..." He handed Wu En a piece of paper with a dragon pattern on it.
On the one hand, he hoped that Tu Que and Rong Yan, who had held the important positions of Taiwei and Zuocheng in the imperial court and had the highest popularity, could step forward to turn the tide and become the new core souls of the alliance of various clans after the crown prince Ying Dan, commanding millions of people. Soldiers and horses fought to the end with Longxiang Army and Hexi Cavalry, but on the other hand, he also hoped that the coalition forces could break out of the encirclement and escape Tianshui County early, so that Tianshui County might still be able to ensure that its vitality was not damaged.
"Ah?" Chen Xuanzhen didn't expect that his master would take him to escape alone!
The news of Prince Yingdan's assassination quickly spread throughout the Yanzhou continent. When Chen Hai and Dong Liang rushed to Tianying Cliff to meet Miao Fengshan, Tianshui County, Qinchuan County and other clans were the first to panic. stand up.
The coalition forces are still stuck together based on inertia. If some time passes, it may be difficult to deal with them.
After all, no matter how big his imagination was, he would not dare to think that Hexi and Long Xiangjun could actually get together in the end.
The generals of the Xiyuan Army may be able to pass through the gap between Yucheng Ridge and escape back to Jiyang County. After all, Hexi has limited troops and horses on the northern front, and there is no way to completely seal off the thousands of miles of Yucheng Ridge. Although the main force of the Longxiang Army was still in Qintong Mountain or the Gyeonggi Plain east of Qintong Mountain, how could hundreds of thousands of Rong, Xiong and other tribesmen escape from under the eyes and noses of the Hexi Iron Cavalry
When Wu En was frowning, dozens of rainbow lights came from far away.
Prince Yingdan was captured and the coalition finally failed. Wei Ziya suddenly discovered that Long Xiang's army was very strong.
A month later, the coalition forces were still unable to break out of the encirclement and withdrew from Yucheng Ridge and Zhanma Ridge. Millions of soldiers and horses were in chaos due to famine. Tianshui County and Huayang Sect must have been looted by the coalition forces first.
After letting Tu Que and others into the Purple Air Pavilion, Wu En felt somewhat saddened by the sad expressions on Tu Que and others' faces.
"Follow the army. The target is so big. How can a thief like Chen Hai let us go?" Wei Ziya said with a sad smile, "Let's go."
No one expected that in just a few days, his black hair would turn a little frosty white.
They would rather believe that what Chen Hai said was a lie, so that they could be loyal to the new emperor without psychological pressure. The crown prince Ying Dan has already fallen into the hands of Long Xiang's army and he is not sure whether he will live or die. If no sect wants to proclaim itself emperor at this time, then Emperor Guining will naturally become the emperor Zhengshuo...
The Tu family was okay. Only a few people like Tu Que followed the prince Yingdan to the west. The elite disciples still stayed in Zhanmaling and Jiyang County to the east of Huangmiyuan. However, the Rong family, the Xiong family, and the Zhao family all One hundred thousand tribesmen have moved into Yandangyuan along with 200,000 Xiyuan troops.
Tu Que spread his hands and smiled sadly, and said: "Who knows? Maybe the appeal is just an excuse for Chen Hai to establish the status of Emperor Guining's imperial line and to reestablish the line for the Taoist Zen Academy."
Yu Zonghu had come to ask for advice many times, but what strategy could Wei Ziya have at this time
Wu En was startled and said: "It has only been a short time since the incident, but Chen Hai, the thief, has already issued a letter to persuade him to surrender. Doesn't he treat the more than 3,000 attacking clans and clans in the world as if they are nothing? The great catastrophe of heaven and earth has begun again. What the hell is that?”
Wu En, Rong Yan and others also looked at each other. On the one hand, they did not believe in the so-called catastrophe of heaven and earth. They did not believe that the Taoist Zen Temple, which had been passed down for more than ten generations, only existed to resist the catastrophe. On the other hand, even if there was really a tragedy in the northwest region, If the catastrophe of heaven and earth happens, then they should move eastward to avoid disaster, but die blocking the opening where hundreds of millions of blood demons invade eastward.
Feeling sympathy for each other, Wu En rubbed his stiff cheeks and forced a smile on his face to face him.
When the news came that the Hexi Iron Cavalry bypassed the Yandang City guarded by the Huben Army and directly captured Tongkou City, Wu En in Guanghua Cave Mansion no longer had the mind to persist in his daily morning practice, but frowned. Standing helplessly in front of a cliff, I felt unspeakable sorrow and fear in my heart, but I didn't know how to resolve it.
The annual tax burden collected by Tianshui County is only about 10 million dan. Adding in the large family property of Wu, Qu and other clans, it can produce a harvest of 20 million dan of grain every year. However, excluding the 400,000 Tianshui County soldiers' supplies and the prefecture and county officials' To operate and support the practice of tens of thousands of disciples of Huayang Sect, the remaining food can only support millions of coalition soldiers for one month.
Or maybe abandon all the ordinary disciples and generals, and just lead more than a thousand elite disciples to retreat eastward
It's just that all this is just his extravagant imagination.
The sunshine in the cold winter season can no longer dispel the severe cold, but that light can always bring people a glimmer of hope.