20. Quishiji(1/2)
The time has entered mid-to-late September. In the past half month, the wars in the Southern and Northern Dynasties have undergone tremendous changes.
The Northern Dynasty surrounded Badu, but could not capture it for a long time, so they left some troops and horses to surround Badu. The remaining army bypassed the city and advanced all the way to the southeast.
In just half a month, Lujiang, Chaohu, Hanshan and other places were all destroyed. The Northern Dynasties suffered almost no decent resistance and rushed to the border of the Yangtze River without any obstacles.
But moving forward is not that easy.
The 30,000 to 40,000 people evacuated from Huainan, plus the Longwu Guard army supported by Lin'an, made the number of the Southern Dynasties defenders guarding the Yangtze River reach nearly 100,000.
It is obvious that the Southern Dynasty was going to fight to the death with the invading Northern Army.
The generals of the Northern Dynasties also realized the strategic intentions of the Southern Dynasties. They stationed troops on the north bank of the Yangtze River, set up large camps, and gathered all the scattered military forces in Huainan towards this battlefield.
The two men confronted each other across the Yangtze River through the natural danger, and a big battle was right in front of us.
The war zone where the two sides confront each other is sixty miles outside Jinling City, a river bank area called Caishiji.
This place is one of the only gaps in the natural danger of the Yangtze River.
This section of the river has a stable level, which is convenient for crossing the river. The most important thing is that there are five large and small river islands in the Caishiji River section, which are almost a natural "bridge" on the Yangtze River.
Once these five islands in the heart of the river were captured, the Northern Dynasties did not even need to build warships. They could just use floating bridges to cross the Yangtze River and attack the essence of the Southern Dynasties' hinterland.
Since ancient times, as long as the army crosses the Yangtze River, it will be a place that military strategists must fight for.
The Northern Dynasties knew this, and the Southern Dynasties also knew this.
Therefore, before the Northern Dynasties set up camp and mobilized their troops to prepare for war, the five Jiangxin islands on Caishiji had been completely occupied by the Southern Dynasties' elite soldiers and built camp fortresses.
If the Northern Dynasties want to seize these islands, they will definitely have to go through a hard battle.
"Uncle Second, how is the training progress of Longwu Guard?"
On the south bank of Caishiji, in the southern dynasty camp that had been stacked and continued hundreds of feet, Zhao Biao, the King of Huainan who had just retreated here, did not care about the hard work of his horse and came to the Weihou camp where he was commanding the battle.
Seeing that the King of Huainan came, the generals and schoolmen in the tent stood up to welcome him. After Zhao Biao asked them all to go out, he asked the most important thing.
Weihou was naturally wearing light armor in the army. On the weapon stand, he was holding a Guan Gong sword and playing with two small iron balls in his hand. When he saw Zhao Biao asking, he twisted his beard and said to his nephew:
"The progress is still acceptable. Among the 40,000 people, 30% of them have cultivated the feeling of venting their energy. Now they have a daily battle, which makes the body full of civil war energy. In another half a month, they can fight."
"Okay! Uncle Second has indeed had the means."
Zhao Biao felt at ease, and he sat in front of Weihou and said:
"Among the 30,000 soldiers I brought, 50,000 were cultivating the fighting spirit. Combining these two, we could have 30,000 elite combat soldiers. As long as we seize the opportunity, the army will press forward, and we can break through the Northern Dynasty camp with one blow!
However, the people in the army are so quaint. If the Northern Cong knows the truth, it would be very bad. Can the Second Uncle be prepared?"
"Um"
Zhao Lian looked at the map in front of him and said:
"The Longwu Guards were not stationed on the south bank of Caishiji. They were all stationed under Tongshan. According to this, there were thirty miles away. There were also people from the Jianghu hunting Northern Dynasties' horse provocations and demon clans around. The Northern Conquers must not be able to find the clues."
"Those people in the martial arts world must be guarded."
Zhao Biao said:
"There might be a spy who was bought by the Northern Dynasties. I just saw that the second uncle arranged their camp on the left wing of the army?"
"yes."
Weihou whispered:
"The terrain is flat and you can't spy on the camp. There are elite border troops patrolling every day, so you don't have to worry about leaking the secrets.
Ren Hao has come to Caishiji in person. He is a square man, especially in this battle between good and evil in the world. He can't stand the sand in his eyes. There are really people in the world who have been bribed by the Northern Conflicts, and we don't need to take action."
"good."
Seeing that the King of Wei had made arrangements everywhere, the King of Huainan was worried and completely relaxed.
He looked at the map spread on the table, looked carefully for a moment, stretched out his hand, and paddled the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, saying:
"Did there be any response from the Tiance Army?"
"The three thousand troops left behind by the Tiance Army Xiaoxiang Camp have already flowed down the Yangtze River."
Zhao Lian's fingers pointed at the edge of Xiaoxiang and said:
"As of yesterday's news, they are resting in Tongling. In two days, they can reach the vicinity of Jinling and be used as surprise weapons."
"Only three thousand people?"
Zhao Biao showed a hint of dissatisfaction on his face, and he said:
"The Li family father and son really regard the Tiance army as their own private army. The battle in Caishiji was related to the fate of the Southern Dynasty. They sent 3,000 people to come. Is this a decision to see if we fight with the Northern Gangs?"
"There are already a lot of three thousand people."
Zhao Lian glared at Zhao Biao and said in a deep voice:
"You haven't read the war report on Guanzhong war. They are under great pressure. It's already a complacent place to be able to divide their troops. At this moment, you can't force too much.
Moreover, if the three thousand elite soldiers who were not discovered by the Northern Army were used well, they could decide the outcome.
There is another thing. The number of people from the martial arts world is far beyond what I thought. During these days, those people from the martial arts world were summoned by Ren Hao, and people came here every day. Now there are nearly 4,000 people.
I also heard that in a few days, the Heluo Gang in Luoyang, Central Plains will also reach Caishiji, with more than 1,000 people, which can be regarded as filling the weak left-wing military strength."
"Second uncle, you don't know what kind of virtues those people in the martial arts world are."
Zhao Biao said disapprovingly:
"It's okay to fight alone. If they really get into battle, if they can block a partial army from the Northern Dynasty, we will burn incense. If we really want to fight, the people in the martial arts world are unreliable, so we have to do it ourselves."
"You're right. I didn't expect to rely on the people of the Jianghu to win this battle."
Zhao Lian showed a smile on his face, and clicked on several Jiangxin islands on the map, saying:
"I asked Ren Hao, Zen Master Yuanwu and his group of masters, just to restrain the Northern Dynasties. As for the remaining people in the Jianghu, I want to transfer them here to help my forward guard the five Jiangxin Islands.
They have defended well these days and have defeated several small attacks by the Northern Army, so that our army can calmly regain strength and wait for the opportunity."
"Uncle Second is using them as abandoned children."
King Huainan looked at the map and said:
"Those people in the martial arts world are afraid that they won't be so easy to obey?"
"After entering the military formation, you must obey the orders."
Zhao Lian said coldly:
“If you don’t agree, just drive it out.
Except for those masters and great sects in the world, most people in the world come for the benefits of fame and fortune and their wanted transactions.
I'm generous in this move, but how can this benefit be so easy?
What's more, the people stationed on Jiangxin Island are all elites of our Qilu border army. If the northern enemy wants to cross the river, they will charge forward, and the people in the Jianghu will only fight.
Exit the horses, suppress the demon sect, and assassinate several generals and generals from the Northern Invaders.
They pay attention to the struggle between good and evil, and want to defeat the Demon Cult. If they can't even do these things well now, they deserve it if they die!"
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"My real person Wuyang has arrived?"
On the south bank of Caishiji, in the Jianghu Camp, Ren Hao was listening to the reports of several Jianghu masters, and heard that the Jianghu masters who had turned from Xiaoxiang had arrived outside the camp.
"Everyone, come with me to greet my fellow men."
He got up and went to greet him in person.
Those who came this time were all real masters in the martial arts world, all with fame and means, so they naturally could not be neglected.
Some of the seniors who arrived in the early stage also followed Ren Hao out of the camp. The people who were resting in the camp also heard the news. For a moment, before the camp, they stood full of people.
The convoy in front of them was also full of people.
There were familiar tourists shouting and shouting, and some had come up to greet friends, and it was very lively for a while.
Ren Hao went up and bowed to the Wuyang Zhenren who got out of the carriage, and whispered a few words. The two laughed loudly, obviously they had a very good relationship.
In the introduction of Wuyang Zhenren, the leader greeted the famous heroes in Xiaoxiang.
"I don't need to introduce the leader Lin Wandong and her noble disciples."
Wuyang Zhenren was wearing a Taoist robe and carrying a sword on his back, and said something to Ren Hao with a smile. Ren Hao also smiled and said a few words of encouragement to Lin Wandong and Lin Huiyin.
The situation of Xiaoxiang Sword Sect is known to the top leaders of the rivers and lakes.
Now that the sect has closed the mountains, the disciples in the sect are not allowed to walk freely.
But the reputation of the sect still needs to be maintained. The fact that the Seven Secret Sect almost overturned the mountain gate in the previous episode has been well known to everyone in the world.
In order to regain reputation and avoid the ugly Xiaoxiang Sword Sect, which fell out of the world, Lin Wandong was very busy these days, and had to attend all the major events in the world, showing off his face and making good friends to maintain the reputation of the sect.
Once the sect is invincible and the rivers are getting worse, they can only use this method to maintain it.
Fortunately, Lin Huiyin is very successful.
To be continued...