Meng Dong

Dark clouds overwhelm the city.

Yan Hong leaned against the city wall, casually looking at Liang Jun across the river.Because the river is wide and the weather is very gloomy, it is actually not very clear what is happening on the other side of the river, but Yan Hong knows that there is probably the same stern formation as Jiangling City.

The two armies have been confronting each other across the river for several days, but Liang Jun has no intention of doing anything. Yan Hong has to say that this Guo Gu is really a waste. There was a huge chance of winning, but he missed countless opportunities and refused to make a move.

Of course, if Liang Jun did not act, Yan Hong would not take the initiative to attack.After all, the enemy is attacking and we are defending, and Jiangling has the advantage of the terrain. He can wait for work at leisure and guard the movement of Liang Jun.He and Jiangling City can endure it, but Liang Jun may not.

He knew in his heart what Liang Jun was waiting for, and why wasn't he?He arranged step by step to get to today, not just for the sake of fighting Liang Jun.

"My lord," Qing Xin came quickly, clasping his fists at Yan Hong, "Our people have received news that last night, the Chu army in Ningjiang City left the city overnight and moved in the direction of Jiangling."

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Yan Hong's fingers slid across the city wall, tapped twice with his knuckles, and then laughed: "After such a stalemate for so long, I thought they would have some new method, but I didn't expect to adopt such a method in the end." A two-sided approach." He raised his hand and pointed to the opposite side of the river, "Beiliang crossed the river overnight and attacked the north gate of Jiangling City, and the Chu army from Ningjiang came from the south to attack the south gate of Jiangling City. It will make us overwhelmed, even if we have the advantage of the geographical advantage and the reinforcements from the Southwest, but if it continues for a long time, sooner or later we will not be able to persist."

He nodded casually: "Well, it is indeed an extremely simple but extremely effective method. The southwest is remote and far away. It can send us reinforcements, but it cannot give us supplies such as food and grass in a timely manner. This Compared with Liang Jun and Chu Jun, we are indeed isolated and helpless. It's a pity," Yan Hong changed his tone, with a slight smile in his voice, "It's a pity that they don't have a chance to spend with us."

After Yan Hong finished talking to himself, he turned his head and glanced at Qingxin beside him, Qingxin immediately understood: "When this subordinate came over, he also sent a message to the Southwest Army."

"Tell General Xiao Qi for me, as we have discussed in advance, the Chu army at the north gate will be handed over to them. I believe that with General Xiao Qi's bravery, it should be more than enough to guard only one city gate. As for Liang Jun on the opposite side of the river—of course the water battle will be handed over to us in Jiangling.” Yan Hong rubbed his fingers, thinking, “After so many days, the wind and cold of their prince should be almost healed, so the defenseless Ning Jiangcheng, just treat it as a small gift from me to the Southwest King, but whether you can receive it or not depends on the prince's own ability."

Yan Hong raised his head and looked at the dark top of his head, and shook his head helplessly: "The weather in Jiangling, every time there is a big event, always likes to have a heavy rain to cheer it up. I really don't know if this is a good thing for us. Good thing." He recalled all his plans in his mind, and suddenly said, "I thought Chu Jun would wait for a while before attacking, it seems that Yan Tai's desire to kill me has finally surpassed his concern for prestige."

Qing Xin shook her head: "According to our news in the capital, there has been a rumor in the capital recently that the prince entered the capital with the intention of assassinating him on his birthday, but later the plot was discovered and he stopped the plan, fearing that the incident would take advantage of the Jiangling war and escape in a hurry. On the way back to Jiangling, he killed General Liu, who was kindly sent by the emperor to escort him. The emperor found the dragon robe and the secret letter in the inn where the prince lived, and then realized that the prince had long been in collusion with the Southwest King. Together, we intend to rebel."

Yan Hong couldn't help laughing: "Assassinated on a birthday? General Liu who kindly escorted him? But this rumor is interesting. It's true and false, and it's true. It's what the people like to hear. In order to find a justifiable name for myself Yan Tai has really put a lot of thought into it. If he was willing to put this kind of thought on government affairs, he would not have ended up in today's end."

Qing Xin hesitated and said: "There are more than one kind of rumors in the capital. For some reason, the emperor framed Zhongliang and poisoned the old prince in order to secure the throne. It was also rumored in the capital. It was also said that the emperor agreed to destroy the Jiangling city in order to kill the grass. Send it to Beiliang, just to get rid of the confidant of the prince with Liang Jun." When he said this, his face was a bit confused, "We didn't spread this rumor, could it be the King of Southwest?"

"The King of Southwest is not someone who cares about rumors. Such rumors are only valid for people like Yan Tai." Yan Hong lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then suddenly laughed, "It seems that Liang Jun has not acted for a long time, and some people are waiting anxiously." He knew people like Yan Tai. Two kinds of rumors, true and false, were widely circulated among the people. Not only the common people, but even the civil and military officials probably paid close attention to this matter. Yan Tai Being caught between two kinds of rumors is probably very uncomfortable, so I gritted my teeth and took action, after all, get rid of me as soon as possible to solve these problems from the root cause."

Yan Hong smiled and shook his head: "If Yan Tai could have been so decisive earlier, maybe he would not have had so many things today. As the king of a country, he is destined to be a failure with such trivial matters. See Look at the King of Southwest, so what if he raised his troops blatantly? When he sits in that position in the future and holds great power in his hands, whether it is the people of the world or the history of future generations, how to evaluate him is not all a matter of his decision?"

Qingxin stared at Yan Hong: "Then, what does the lord mean, we don't need to care about the rumors in the capital?"

"I'm not the one who will sit on the throne in the future. Who cares what they think of me? Besides, in the past ten years, when have the rumors about my king been heard?" Yan Hong stretched out his arms and said lazily. Zhuo Jiang glanced at it, turned around and walked down the city wall, "After so many days, this king is very tired, and finally I have to do it. I have to go back and get a good night's sleep."

The dark clouds that had accumulated for most of the day finally turned into a downpour in the evening, pouring down like a rainbow, completely disrupting the originally calm river.

The sky was completely dark. Standing on the city wall and looking down, it was pitch black as far as the eyes could see. Even if there was any change on the river surface, there was no way to immediately notice it.This is really a night that is too suitable for a sneak attack.

But Yan Hong's expression was very calm, without any worries.After all, in this weather, they couldn't see Liang Jun, and Liang Jun couldn't see them either.

As for the sneak attack, it is not certain who is against whom.

"My lord," Qing Xin was dressed in black, and even most of his face was tightly covered. Under the darkness of night, he could hardly be seen. He casually lifted the cloth towel and wiped off the rain on his face before speaking, " General Xu has already led people to ambush, and as for General Xiao Qi in the north, they are also ready."

"Well," Yan Hong responded, and smiled lightly, "Since you're ready, let's just wait."

The torrential rain still showed no sign of stopping, and the big raindrops fell on the river, making a loud noise.

In such weather, all movements on the river would be ignored. Liang Jun waited patiently for several days before the Chu army joined, and even more so for such a weather.Dozens of huge ships set off from Jiangbei under the cover of night, and with the help of the wind direction, they went straight to the other side of the river.

The leader of the Liang army, Wu Ming, stood at the bow of the ship, holding the long sword on his waist tightly with his right hand, staring ahead with piercing eyes, not caring at all that the rain had already soaked his armor and his inner robe.He has been stationed in Nanping City for more than ten years. As early as when the first emperor was still alive, he had been ordered by the emperor to attack Jiangling more than once, but he never took advantage of Yan Chang, the commander of Jiangling at that time.

Over the years, Jiang Ling has become a bone, choked in his throat, and every time he thinks about it, he feels suffocated.He wanted to attack Jiangling countless times, but found that even Jiangling without Yan Chang was not easy to deal with. Taking Jiangling had become an obsession of his before he knew it.

But today, he was finally able to achieve it.

He had heard a lot of rumors before, and he knew that the young prince in Jiangling City was not a good target, especially in order to report to the spies, they also recruited the Southwest King to join the battle.It's just that the two armies are facing each other across the river. If there is a real war, a water battle will inevitably occur. At that time, how much ability can the Southwest reinforcements play?

Besides, no matter how capable the young man was, he probably wouldn't have expected that after such a long stalemate, they would suddenly attack in this kind of weather.Even if they took a little precaution and could resist for a while, when the Chu army in the south also made a move, how could the little prince resist the south with only tens of thousands of defenders in Jiangling City and [-] reinforcements in the southwest? An attack of more than [-] people in one north?

Thinking of this, Wu Ming straightened his waist even more.The deputy general's voice came over amidst the sound of rain: "General, we have already reached the shore, and the city seems to be unaware."

Wu Ming laughed triumphantly: "After landing, prepare to attack the city immediately, don't give them any chance to take precautions."

"Yes, General."

The giant boat stopped slowly by the river, Wu Ming pulled out the long sword at his waist, the blade was still shining coldly under the washing of the rain.Wu Ming closed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Do it!"

Everything happened in a blink of an eye, as soon as Wu Ming's words fell, countless sharp arrows flew from Jiangling City to the giant ship that had just docked like this non-stop rainstorm, and shot at the main ship without mercy. Liang Jun soldiers who landed one after another.At the same time, countless black figures suddenly rushed out from behind the boulder on the shore, and the sword in their hand slashed at Liang Jun's head who had already landed without hesitation.

The sound of fighting and howling came and went one after another.The sudden change made Wu Ming startled in place. Under the cover of the lieutenant, he hid in the ship building, barely saving his life from the rain of arrows.He took a breath and ordered sharply: "Retreat immediately, back to the river!"

Before he finished speaking, the whole ship suddenly shook violently, and the huge crashing sound was exceptionally clear even in the rainstorm. At the same time, dozens of small boats suddenly appeared on the river. In a desperate posture, it crashed into Liang Jun's warship on the river before it could dock in the future, and also destroyed all Liang Jun's retreat routes.

Yan Hong stood on the top of the city tower, watching everything that happened below the city with a blank face. Almost instantly, dozens of warships in Beiliang sank, and Liang Jun fell into the water in an attempt to escape, but it seemed that Jiangling appeared out of thin air. The soldiers, however, beheaded them one by one as if they were killing gods.

Yan Hong couldn't see the situation on the river clearly, but he could guess that the river at this moment was probably already stained red with blood.Liang Jun had a huge advantage in numbers, but he lost the opportunity and fighting spirit at the very beginning. Jiangling was sure to win this battle.

Yan Hong wiped off the rain on his face, turned his head and glanced at Qing Xin who suddenly appeared: "How is the south now?"

"Everything is as we planned, and now we have started to fight. The villain just went over to take a look, and that little general Qi started to kill people. Tsk tsk, if it weren't for the fact that the Southwest Army is much smaller than the Chu Army, I would have You have to doubt that he can completely kill the Chu army." Qingxin has also had a lot of contact with the Southwest Army in the past few days, especially with that Qi Zhao, who usually looks like a half-grown boy, and occasionally talks too much He even blushed with embarrassment, but he didn't expect his appearance to change completely when he was on the battlefield.

The corners of Yan Hong's lips twitched: "Otherwise, why do you think that the Southwest King cleaned up the tribes in the Southwest in just a few years? That Qi Zhao is his greatest confidence." He glanced down. With his drenched robe, he pulled the sword from a soldier behind him, "Liang Jun knew that he had no way out, so he was determined to die. Xu Yudan was about to lose his hold, so let's help. As for those on the river, Leave it to General Gao and the others."

The torrential rain lasted all night, and the battle situation outside Jiangling City also lasted all night. It was not until the sky was about to light up that the rainstorm gradually stopped, and the outside of Jiangling City finally returned to tranquility.

Yan Hong was sitting on a boulder by the river. His robe was completely soaked in blood, and his original face could not be seen. His long sword was stuck in the sand, and the blood slipped from the sword and finally pooled on the ground. on, quickly staining the small piece of sand red.Yan Hong turned his head and glanced, but didn't make any movement.

Even though they had the upper hand and dealt heavy damage to Liang Jun ahead of time, cutting off their retreat, Liang Jun was several times stronger than them after all, and Liang Jun rose up to resist in the predicament, which still caused them great difficulties.That night, Yan Hong cut countless necks and pierced countless chests with this long sword.At this moment, he finally got a short period of peace.

Yan Hong thought that he was not a qualified general after all. Even though he knew what this battle meant to them, even though he won such a difficult victory, he still didn't feel the slightest sense of satisfaction, only deep exhaustion.The blood-stained robe on his body exuded a fishy smell, which made Yan Hong feel disgusted from the bottom of his heart.He straightened up and looked towards the river beach, he could see miserable silky corpses everywhere, most of them belonged to Liang Jun, of course, there were also quite a few Jiangling defenders.

As long as the war breaks out, such a scene cannot be avoided. No matter what preparations you have made, and what kind of advantage you have in the end, you will still not be able to avoid casualties. As long as you fight, the two sides involved in the battle will not be able to avoid losses. .The so-called party that wins in the end is just the party that loses less.

The sound of armor colliding was getting closer and closer, followed by a figure who sat heavily beside Yan Hong, and sighed long: "Finally, the fight is over. I thought I was going to die outside Jiangling City this night. I don't know about my old man. How did the year come?"

Yan Hong turned his head slightly and glanced at Xu Weidan beside him. He was originally well armed before he set off, but the helmet on his head has long since disappeared, and the armor is also covered with blood. It was also messy, and he didn't seem to feel it when his hair was wet and stuck to his face, and he didn't care.

This was totally different from Xu Weidan, who looked like a noble son in ordinary times, but Yan Hong was not surprised.He and Xu Weidan can become close friends not only because they have known each other since childhood, but because they are essentially the same kind of people. They all have things they want to do, but they are also willing to do what they should do Instead of giving up the comfort and enjoyment of ordinary life.Even if Xu Weidan is not doing his job normally, he is a descendant of the Xu family who has been loyal for generations.

Xu Weidan spread himself out on the ground, motionless. He was exhausted after last night's battle after being pampered and pampered. He stared blankly at the gradually brightening sky above his head, and sighed: "This is the first In the First World War, Liang Jun suffered such a big loss, so it is probably impossible for him to be reconciled. If I were the Liang Emperor, I would regroup and fight again." He said this, and turned his head to look at Yan Hong, "When the time comes, this kind of sneak attack The plan probably won't work, if we fight head-on, what chance do we have of winning?"

Yan Hong lay down next to him, his robe was completely soaked and stuck to his body, making him extremely uncomfortable.He casually untied his outer robe, and then replied: "If they use the power of the whole country to fight, none of the ten Jiangling cities will be their opponents. After all, no matter how rich Jiangling city is, it is only one city. But fortunately, last night Afterwards, Liang Guo will not have the energy to attack us again for a while."

"Huh?" Xu Weidan was tired and drowsy, he had already closed his eyes, he didn't hear Yan Hong's answer at all, he answered vaguely, and fell asleep.Yan Hong turned his head for a glance, couldn't help but shook his head with a smile.He lay next to Xu Weidan for a while, and then he felt the lost strength slowly recovering. He sat up and looked across the river.

Meng Dong finally provoked the two armies, no, it was the three armies, so how could he let go of this opportunity?I'm afraid that the opposite side of the river is already in chaos.If Yan Hong's prediction is correct, Guo Gu's life might be blamed on himself, but Yan Hong doesn't mind if he can help Meng Dong.

They repelled Liang Jun that night and finally helped Jiangling City get rid of this threatening foreign invasion, but Yan Hong knew in his heart that everything had just begun.

"My lord," the sound of water-soaked footsteps is always very heavy, and it may be that after the scuffle the night before, even if he is pure-hearted, he can no longer come and go as easily as before.He clasped his fists at Yan Hong, "General Gao came to report that the Liang army on the river has been completely wiped out, and there is no one alive."

"Well," Yan Hong nodded, "General Gao and the others have worked hard, they can go back and rest." He turned his head and glanced at Qing Xin, "How is the battle at the South Gate?"

"The Chu army that attacked the city yesterday totaled 4 people. General Qi Zhao led the Southwest Army to stand up and resist, and did not let a single soldier of the Chu army enter the city. Until the ugly hour, the Chu army suddenly withdrew." Qingxin said.

"Choushi?" Yan Hong repeated, "The Southwest King's actions are faster than I imagined. Yan Tai never imagined that the center of gravity of the Southwest Army's alliance with me was not at Jiangling City at all. He thought that the Southwest King should return at this time." He was recuperating in the Southwest, but unexpectedly, in just one night, [-] Southwest troops appeared outside Ningjiang City and took Ningjiang City. The [-] Chu troops outside Jiangling City, even if they returned overnight, they were only for the Southwest King. Just another congratulatory gift."

Yan Hong stretched out his hand to poke Xu Weidan beside him, but the other party did not respond. Yan Hong shrugged his shoulders and withdrew his hand: "By the way, where is General Xiao Qi?"

"General Xiao Qi said that he was worried about his prince, and left most of the Southwest Army to help us clean up the mess. He led hundreds of people to Ningjiang City."

Yan Hong was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and couldn't help shaking his head: "There are still people who can't worry about such a thoughtful person as the King of the Southwest. If you really care about him, you will be confused. Forget it, let him go. Order us After the people pack up the battlefield, go back to the city to rest, let the army prepare meals, and reward the soldiers of the three armies."

Qingxin clasped her fists and accepted the order: "Yes, my lord."

"Hey, wait," Yan Hong said suddenly, stopped Qing Xin who was about to leave, and tapped Xu Weidan, who was still sleeping soundly, with his toes, "Find two people to carry your Mr. Xu back, and then change him into a dry one. robes, and pour a bowl of hot soup to dispel the cold."

Qingxin thought for a while: "Then send Mr. Xu back to Xu Mansion?"

"Send this appearance back to Xu's mansion, and scare the old lady." Yan Hong lowered his eyes and looked at Xu Weidan on the ground, "In his own house, there are people eagerly waiting for him to go back. people envy."

"My lord?" Qingxin was puzzled, "Then, what should you do?"

Yan Hong pulled out the long sword that had just been thrown on the ground, wiped off the blood on it with the hem of his clothes, and lazily replied: "I don't have such good fortune as Mr. Xu, even if I wander around in the flowers, there will always be someone waiting for you." Let him go home. It's better to go back to the mansion to find my own mother, at least the small kitchen in my mother's courtyard can prepare a bowl of hot soup for me."

After finishing speaking, he whistled, and Juechen rushed over from nowhere and stopped in front of Yan Hong. Yan Hong reached out and touched the horse's head: "Let's go home too."

The author has something to say:

I am really not good at writing such big scenes. Although I have tried my best, because of my limited ability, I can only write like this.Therefore, please don't be too strict, and don't be too particular.If you really feel that this battle is unreasonable, then you should regard Yan Hong as the protagonist.

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