Novoland: Eagle Flag Chapter 3: Shangyang Blood Nine

At the same time, in the big tent of Liguo in Shangyang Pass.

"So tomorrow is the agreed date, right?" Ying Wuyi made a move on the chessboard.

"Yes. However, for six consecutive days, the scouts on the city reported that the Allied Forces of the Six Nations were safe and sound like a mountain, but Bai Yi no longer came to play the flute. If it is said that the city will be attacked tomorrow, it is really unimaginable." Xie Xuan followed son.

"You said Bai Yi will really come?"

"Really will come." Xie Xuan replied without raising his head, "Number One in Donglu is not called casually. Since he led the army, he has never failed to keep his promise once. This is the most terrifying thing about this person. .So his military prestige is probably only comparable to the father-in-law."

Ying Wuyi was stunned for a moment, laughed, and said forcefully: "Come on! Since we are waiting for the number one general in East Lu to attack the city, we can't put on a bear bag. Tell the story of Emperor Qiangwei, and cheer up .”

He has a good understanding of classics, but he doesn't like to hold books and read them, so Xie Xuan always asks Xie Xuan to tell him historical allusions.

"Then how about I talk about Emperor Qiangwei's military flag, the father-in-law's military flag, and Bai Yi's military flag?" Xie Xuan smiled, "I heard that these three flags are everywhere, and all the soldiers under his command will follow them. He rushed forward desperately, but the father-in-law thought that there was a difference between his Lei Lie's flower flag, the late emperor's flame rose flag, and Bai Yi's broken arrow rose flag?"

Ying Wuyi thought for a while: "The three of us run the army with different styles, but if you ask me to say it, I may not be able to say it accurately."

Xie Xuan nodded: "Although the Lord did not say why, but this sentence is good. The difference between the three flags lies in the strategy of running the army. Emperor Qiangwei is a personal master, and his subordinates join his army. For this person, in that chaotic world, when they saw Bai Yin, it was like seeing a person who lived under thick clouds and saw the sky. Even if they were asked to fight to the death for Bai Yin, they would be willing. And the father-in-law is the overlord , Most of the Duke's subordinates follow him because of his ambition and courage. However, many soldiers in our army come from the southern barbarian tribes, and the old habit of killing monks is also one of the reasons why the Duke can command them to charge into battle. Therefore, compared with Bai Yin, the Duke is more violent than Bai Yin in this regard."

Ying Wuyi nodded: "What about Bai Yi?"

"Bai Yi is completely different. Bai Yi leads the army, and all the soldiers obey his words. It is because this man's planning and calculation are really beyond the reach of ordinary people. Every time he does something, he must first calculate it correctly in advance. When he was dispatched, victory or defeat was no longer a suspense. He fought several battles in his life, and every battle was like this, without exception. To the soldiers, he was a myth, and no one has yet broken his myth. So Whatever he says, the soldiers will do, even if these people are put to death, because they believe that where Bai Yi told them to go, they can survive from death!" Xie Xuan said decisively.

"What a formidable enemy!" Ying Wuyi sighed with emotion.

"But this is also his greatest weakness!" Xie Xuan said suddenly.

"Oh?" Ying Wuyi raised his head.

"Bai Yi's myth, no one can understand, his subordinates are just obedient. Bai Yi is a lonely general, a hero who goes against the sky, and all his troops rely on his own strength to live. But Bai Yi Yi is always a living person, and it is impossible for a person not to make mistakes. Bai Yi's myth will eventually crush him to death." Xie Xuan asserted, "If he dies, he will die of loneliness!"

"Lonely!?" Ying Wuyi frowned in surprise.

After a long time, his eyebrows stretched, and he nodded slightly: "In that person's flute, I heard..."

The red brigade centurion in red leather armor rushed straight into the account, and he couldn't wait to report: "My lord! General! Something happened!"

"What?" Xie Xuan stood up abruptly.

The centurion's face was covered with sweat, and he shouted hoarsely: "Something happened! The third, fourth, and fifth guards of the Chilv were poisoned. The poisoned person's complexion was red and purple, and his whole body convulsed. The medical officer couldn't cure the poison. If it is true, there is a possibility of violent fits! The medical officer is waiting outside."

Xie Xuan took a step back in shock, and shivered suddenly. It's not that he didn't expect the possibility of poisoning, but the three guards of the Red Army were poisoned, which means that all the 30,000 troops were poisoned, and no amount of careful work could poison the 30,000 troops.

"Don't panic," Ying Wuyi remained calm, "Tell the doctor!"

A medical officer in white cotton armor hurried into the tent, holding a porcelain plate in his hand, which contained three long silver needles and a bowl of clear water.

"Is there a result? What should I say?" Ying Wuyi looked down at the chessboard.

The medical officer held up the porcelain plate: "I'm afraid it's something like aconitum or chamaejasma. The needle is pierced in the throat, it has a lavender color, the ink is green and the face is red. People who are poisoned have convulsions, dryness, and difficulty breathing. , is exactly the symptom after taking this kind of thing.”

"Isn't this something that can be used as medicine?"

"It can be used as medicine, but if used too much, it will immediately become poison."

"Where did the poison come from?"

"In the water. The subordinates have inspected several wells in the city, and there is a smell of medicine in the well water. At first glance, it smells like too much algae in the well water, so the sergeant did not mention it. The poisoned sergeant is today People who drink a lot of water at night, the soldiers in their hands need to replenish water, so they drink a lot of water, and more than 20 people have died now."

"How many people were poisoned?"

"About 3,000, and no less than 20,000 people are unwell."

"Good Bai Yi, it really is a myth in the military, and the calculation is really accurate. I'm afraid more things will come soon, right?" Ying Wuyi admired, with cold eyes.

Xie Xuan's face was pale, and he stood there quietly. After a while, he let out a long sigh: "I understand, Bai Yi is indeed better than me!"

"Grandpa, I'll go to the camp to have a look right away!" He lifted his sword and strode out of the tent, his soldiers rushed out with their armors in their hands. He took a step forward, and the surroundings were brightly lit. At this time, the entire camp of the Li army was in commotion.

"My lord, my lord!" Zhang Bo rushed into Ying Wuyi's big tent with his upper body bare and a knife in both hands.

Two Lei Dan are putting on armor for Ying Wuyi. With a calm expression, he stopped Zhang Bo's shouting with a sudden wave of his hand. And Princess Jade is also neatly tied up, wearing a black armor of Thunder Danying, and her long black braids are tied on the top of her head, revealing a jade-like delicate and white neck, like a pretty noble boy. She looked calm, just like her father, turning a white jade ring over and over in his hand.

"What news do you have?" Ying Wuyi asked in a deep voice.

Zhang Bo wiped the sweat off his face: "Suddenly the army outside the city started to move. There was still no movement at dusk today. We sent scouts outside the city to send back pigeons saying that they were still cooking as usual, but at night Suddenly someone sent an order that now all six teams are dispatched, no fewer than 80,000 people, all of them are gathered outside the city and are forming an array. With stone cannons and ladders, I'm afraid there are also Dragon Tooth Hammer and Rhino Horn Chong, this time it's true The city is about to be attacked! Grandpa, how should we deal with it?"

"Siege the city?" Ying Wuyi straightened his hazel beard, "The key is how to attack the city."

"Grandpa," Xie Xuan quickly stepped into the account, "it has been found out."

"The cause of the poisoning has been found out? Alright, let's hear it." Ying Wuyi remained calm.

"Poisoned?" Zhang Bo's eyes widened suddenly. He was woken up by the military academy at night and just came back from watching from the city. He didn't know about the poisoning yet.

"Yes, I have checked, it is the poison in the well water. Now 3,000 people are unable to fight, and there are more than 10,000 of the remaining people who are slightly poisoned. The poison is Aconitum venom, and in a hurry, our army doesn't have that many medicinal materials."

"A secret agent poisoning?" Ying Wuyi asked.

"No, the poison is in the water source!" Xie Xuan said.

"Water source?" Ying Wuyi's eyes turned cold, "Didn't you also say that the springs of Shangyangguan are springs from two mountains, buried deep in the ground, if Bai Yi wants to find out the springs, he must at least explore for a while Year?"

"Maybe Bai Yi has been exploring for a year," Xie Xuan replied, "but I'm afraid he has already found out."

"You mean?"

"I have also said that Bai Yi is the kind of person who must plan every battle and dispatch without making mistakes. This time is no exception. It is said that there are nearly 100,000 files in his mansion, all of which are from the armies of the princes and the geography of Kyushu. Based on his prudence, since there was a **** battle at Yangguan seven hundred years ago, it is not impossible for him to detect the spring veins in advance, I am afraid that he has been preparing to fight us here for a long time." Thank you Xuan Chang sighed, "I am too conceited."

Ying Wuyi closed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and sighed: "It's not that you are too conceited, it's that you are really inferior to Bai Yi."

Xie Xuan didn't speak anymore, just bowed his head and waited aside.

Two Lei Dan used red silk ropes to tighten the rings of Ying Wuyi's fire copper armor. Ying Wuyi turned around and signaled Lei Dan to tie a knot on his back: "With our current strength, it is enough Are you defending the city?"

"It is enough to defend the city. With the steepness of Shangyang Pass, even if our army is poisoned, Bai Yi will never win if he takes the opportunity to attack. With Bai Yi's wisdom, he will never be unclear." Xie Xuandao, "So he mobilized The army, making a gesture of attacking the city, but this may not be his fatal move."

"I don't understand either." Ying Wuyi nodded, "But since he is Bai Yi, once he attacks the city, he must have a plan beyond common sense."

"Whatever his plan is, if he dares to mobilize troops, let them all be left dead in the city," Zhang Bo couldn't get his tongue in, and at this moment he rushed to say loudly, "This battle will kill the princes and their children and grandchildren! "

"We have suffered a lot from Bai Yi," Ying Wuyi shook his armor, "Zhang Bo, order Lei Qi to feed the horses!"

"Feed the horse?" Zhang Bo was taken aback. The soldiers pressed the border, Ying Wuyi did not order the infantry to defend the city, but ordered the cavalry to feed the horses.

Ying Wuyi sneered: "Bai Yi has already taken the lead, but in this game, it is still unknown who will win in the end. After feeding the horse, you have a chance to charge and kill the enemy."

"Grandpa, that princess of Chu Weiguo..." Xie Xuan reminded from the side.

"I almost forgot about this little hostage these days," Ying Wuyi smiled, "Don't worry about it."

"It is said that Princess Xiaozhou is the most beloved daughter of the Lord Chu Wei, and her worth can be described as overwhelming. If it is used as a threat, Bai Yi can't be without scruples."

"Joke!" Zhang Bo yelled, "Just don't use hostage threats, what army horse in the world is the opponent of my Lei Cavalry Army?"

Ying Wuyi waved his hand to stop the argument between the two.

Lei Dan behind him put on a fiery red cape. Ying Wuyi looked indifferent: "The **** battle between men has nothing to do with women. If you can endure such dirty methods, then there is no need to talk about dominating the world, let alone she is just a child."

"Really, Ayu'er?" Ying Wuyi smiled and took her daughter's hand, gently scraped her delicate face with her fingers, and then strode out of the tent.

From the fields to the south came a strong wind, sharp as a blade.

Thousands of bonfires were lit on the top of Shangyang Pass, and the blazing flames dragged against the wind for several feet, dyeing the entire top of the city red. The red brigade infantry leaned against the battlements with their longbows drawn vainly, layer by layer covering the city walls more than ten feet wide, with stone cannons and bed crossbows already in place. Ying Wuyi climbed to the top of the city wall under the guard of Lei Danying. The well-trained Red Brigade soldiers did not make a sound, but silently gave way to let Ying Wuyi climb to the highest point of the city wall.

Looking out from a high place, within a radius of ten miles below Shangyang Pass, the grassland seems to be covered with densely packed ants, and as these ants crawl, the whole ground wriggles and undulates. Numerous flames flickered, and in the distance a huge siege machine as high as ten feet was slowly pushed forward by the bull.

"Such a big stone cannon!" Zhang Bo exclaimed in a low voice.

Ordinary stone cannons are no more than two or three feet high, and the stones thrown can shoot four to five hundred steps, while the stone cannons slowly advancing behind the army of princes are six or seven feet high, almost as tall as Shangyang Pass. The city walls are shoulder to shoulder.

"Chen Guo's torch stone cart," Xie Xuan said, "can shoot a thousand catties of stone."

"Bai Yi is going to blast the city wall with this torch chariot?" Ying Wuyi asked.

"It's not difficult to break through the city wall, but I'm afraid Bai Yi won't be able to break through."

"How?"

"Our country's Red Brigade can be called the number one infantry in the East. The Chunguo Fenghu, Chuwei Spearmen, and Xiuguo Qiangshe in the coalition army are all powerful soldiers, but the combat power to seize the city in close combat is not enough. Bai Yi's subordinates can say that they have nothing."

"That depends on Bai Yi's methods." Ying Wuyi shook his head.

The Jushi cart stopped seven or eight hundred paces away. A series of fires were ignited in front of the torch cart, and the sergeants of the Chen Guo Equipment Battalion could be vaguely seen pouring large cans of vegetable oil and butter on the fire with their upper body naked. The cold air made the grassland bright. A group of four bulls slowly pulled down the long arm of the torch stone cart. The counterweight on the other side of the long arm was no less than a thousand catties of pig iron. Then the sergeant of the equipment battalion held a fire shovel, scooped up a huge fireball, and put it on the throwing arm of the torch stone cart.

A deputy general in front of the formation waved a red flag and slammed it to the ground. There was a muffled sound one after another, and dozens of torch stone carts moved together. In just a split second, the fire broke through the sky, and dozens of fire **** cut through the pitch-black night and fell towards the head of Shangyang Pass.

"My lord!" Xie Xuan shouted.

One of the fire **** was actually facing Ying Wuyi and the princess. The raging fire was like a huge bolide falling from the sky, almost covering the figures of Ying Wuyi and the princess, and the scorching heat wave seemed to rush towards us.

Zhang Bo grabbed the heavy shield of an infantryman beside him and rushed forward. He only took one step forward, and the shield was snatched away by someone. The fiery cloak was pulled away by the scorching gale, and Ying Wuyi brandished a thirty-jin iron shield, shouting and taking a step like a giant god. The side of the shield collided with the fire mass, and a mass of fire collapsed on the shield, and the burning fragments scattered towards the city with a huge aftermath, as if it had rained fire.

Ying Wuyi was also taken a step back by that huge force.

"It's the technique of Yantao!" Xie Xuan said.

Ying Wuyi threw down his shield and brushed the ashes off his body: "I had expected that Bai Yi would take advantage of the wind. The so-called seven-day agreement, he was waiting for the wind! Such a strong wind is really rare! "

If the flames were red-hot stones, even with Ying Wuyi's strength, they would be smashed into a blurred mass of flesh and blood. At this time, the people around had already seen clearly that those burning debris were just firewood, emitting billowing black smoke with a tear-jerking sulfur smell. A mass of firewood weighing hundreds of catties exploded, and thick smoke immediately covered a space several feet in radius, and it continued to spread.

"The shooter can't aim if this continues." Xie Xuan shook his head.

"You don't need to aim, just let them shoot the arrows!" Ying Wuyi shouted, "Fire out all the arrows!"

The torch stone carts were fired continuously, and hundreds of thousands of catties of firewood were piled up and burned around the city wall. Thick black smoke rose into the sky, as if a black curtain completely covered the white stone city. Not only could the shooters not see clearly, but they also had to endure the irritating smell in the thick smoke. The smoke made their eyes red, swollen and teary, and they could only go blind shot.

There are still pitch-black spherical packages sandwiched in the fire ball all over the sky, all aiming at the gate of Shangyang Pass. The heavy gates wrapped outside the city gate were broken one after another, but the butter contained in them penetrated through the cracks in the city gate. The centurion who led the team to support the city gate touched the butter, his hands were slippery, and he sniffed it: "It's butter!"

Dozens of rockets were nailed to the city gate together, and the flames burst into flames, immediately surrounding the entire city gate and burning in from the gap between the upper and lower sides. It burned up immediately. The sergeant was about to fetch water, but it was already too late. No one was allowed to approach the city gate, and could only watch helplessly as the city gate distorted and deformed in the raging fire.

"Grandpa, the fire is too big, it's better to avoid it," Xie Xuan reminded.

Ying Wuyi shook his head: "There's no need to dodge. The archer can't aim, and the city gate can't hold on. Bai Yi's next step is to attack the city with infantry, unless I go out of the city to meet him in person."

"My lord is ready for a head-to-head confrontation?" Xie Xuan asked.

"For you advisers, when you have exhausted all your strategies, in the end, only a warrior-like duel can end everything." Ying Wuyi flicked the blue "Juyun" with his fingers, and the sound of the knife resounded .

He stood with a knife in his hand, breathing in the howling wind mixed with thick smoke: "This is the way of a warrior! Although it looks a little stupid, it is still hearty!"

Thick smoke was sucked into the throat, he bent down and coughed violently, he had to step back a few steps to wipe away the choked tears.

"Grandpa!" Zhang Bo was shocked, he had rarely seen this iron man coughing so hard that he couldn't stand upright.

"***!" Ying Wuyi straightened up, and cursed fiercely, "Such a large amount of smoke is emitted, could it be that he came from a cooking pot?"

Zhang Bo and Xie Xuan were taken aback, looked at each other, and laughed at the same time. Ying Wuyi wiped the corners of his eyes, and laughed along with them. The sergeants around couldn't help being stunned seeing the three leaders laughing suddenly at such a critical moment of life and death.

"The father-in-law is still the father-in-law!" Xie Xuan cupped his hands.

"Life and death are just a matter of a snap of the fingers, so what is there to be afraid of? As for death, the three of us have experienced many battles and should have died long ago. Is it okay to laugh so much?" Ying Wuyi straightened his short beard, and suddenly shouted, "Zhang Bo! Is your horse well fed?"

"Hello!" Zhang Bo responded loudly.

"Then tell them to line up!"

Zhang Bo turned around and hurried down the city.

Ying Wuyi looked at the coalition formation in the distance through the thick smoke, and held her daughter's hand tightly: "Ayuer, I brought you here, and I am very pleased to see such a great battle. Although the swords and guns in the formation are blind, you may not be able to return to Liguo, but I want to show you, this is where your father is! Look at this big formation, it is the coalition of the six countries, and it is our Liguo. Enemy, father is now going to fight alone with an army. Are you afraid?"

A Yu'er shook her head, her jade-like face was full of determination: "My daughter is not afraid!"

"The voice is very good, loud enough!" Ying Wuyi nodded, "But why aren't you afraid?"

A Yu'er pointed to the red brigade pawns piled up like crows behind the city wall, and pointed to Xie Xuan standing beside him pressing his sword: "Because General Xie, General Zhang, and father's subordinates will fight with father. So I'm not afraid!"

"The answer is better!" Ying Wuyi smiled slightly, pinched her face, and then sighed, "It's a pity why you are not a man?"

He moved to go down to the city, but Xie Xuan suddenly stepped forward to stop him: "The national teacher once said that there is a plan to wipe out Bai Yi's army, and it is now at the last moment. The subordinates risked their lives to ask, the national teacher What kind of plan did the teacher offer to the Lord?"

Ying Wuyi smiled lightly: "My knife is already screaming, now it's before the decisive battle, so what do those people do?"

Xie Xuan was surprised: "My lord and the national teacher had a long talk all night, but there was no result?"

"There is a plan, and I promised him to implement it, and ordered Su Yuanlang to cooperate with his actions. But, do you trust the national teacher?" Ying Wuyi squinted at Xie Xuan.

Xie Xuan was silent for a while: "This subordinate is deeply suspicious of the origin and plans of the national teacher."

"Then why do you ask me?"

"My lord also has doubts about the national teacher?" Xie Xuan was taken aback.

"Who would believe that those who don't know its origin, don't know its purpose, possess secret arts that you can't understand, and preach to you as the gods you can't see or touch as the most sacred rulers in the world? People?" Ying Wuyi snorted coldly and smiled, "Lei Bicheng is just a **** outside my chessboard, with him or without him, the Lei Cavalry Army is still the Lei Cavalry Army, and Ying Wuyi is still Ying Wuyi! In a warrior's life, he only believes in what he can hold in his hands!"

Ying Wuyi raised his right hand and shook it violently. Jueyun's long sword was horizontally in front of him, reflecting the raging fire, a bright arc of light.

He turned and went down to the city, where his mount was ready, and the red charcoal horse neighed uncomfortably, and the two sergeants who raised the horse couldn't hold it back. Ying Wuyi went up and slapped hard: "Are you afraid?"

The charcoal fire horse still pricked up its ears vigilantly, but it became obviously quiet. Ying Wuyi got on his horse and lifted the heavy saber, the blade of which reflected the surrounding fire red. He swung the saber out of thin air, making a heavy wind sound. Xie Xuan led the Lei Dan Camp, and guarded the princess and lined up behind him. Under Zhang Bo's command, more and more Lei Cavalry put on their armor and mounted their horses, and lined up neatly behind the Lei Dan Camp. The raging fire shone on the scarlet red leather armor of the thunder cavalry, turning red like blood. The entire city wall had been engulfed in flames, and Bai Yi threw hundreds of thousands of catties of firewood into Shangyang Pass, igniting the city that was built without wood.

"Bai Yi, you are really my enemy." Ying Wuyi whispered.

He slowly raised the saber. The Lancers struck the ground with their spear handles, the sword knights and cavalry archers struck their saddles with their weapons, and thousands of Thunder Riders roared in unison: Drink! drink! "

Even the leaders Xie Xuan and Zhang Bo are no exception.

Gradually, the roar merged into a deep and terrifying sound wave, and the ground also slowly shook due to the ear-beating of the Lancers. At this time, Chen Guo's torch stone chariot had been changed to a torch-shooting stone, and the heavy stone was thrown into the city after it burned red, and was smashed to pieces when it hit the ground. . But the low roars of the Thunder Riders did not stop, but became louder.

When the roar completely controlled the rhythm of the surrounding area, a sergeant raised the banner high, and the Thunder Flower fluttered in the air.