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Chapter 409: The strategy of breaking the army, forming alliances (asking for monthly tickets)
"Yes, it's Qin Wuhou!!!"

"Back off, back off!"

There were panicked sounds on the wind.

Li Guanyi led an army of 300,000 and easily wiped out several outposts that Lu Youxian had stationed outside the city. He then divided the army into three groups and galloped forward on horseback. After traveling dozens of miles, they arrived at the city in an instant.

A majestic pass stands here.

This majestic fortress was renovated by Lu Youxian based on the original Chen State's border fortress in the Western Regions. It was reinforced and strengthened over the generations, and the structures of the inner and outer cities were built, almost bringing the defensive concept of military strategists' battle formations to the extreme.

It was a hard bone that even the wolf king couldn't chew.

When Li Guanyi arrived at Zhenxi Pass on Qilin, even he felt that he had no idea where to start - the solid city, the giant mechanical crossbows crisscrossed on the top of the city walls, and the vague formation above the city.

Too strong.

With such a complete city, coupled with Lu Youxian's tactics, only 50,000 people are needed to withstand the attack of 300,000 people. With the backing of Chen mainland, logistical supplies are endless, and it is a completely all-round defense.

Some of the generals who came from the Western Regions had green faces.

"As expected of Lu Youxian, this kind of defensive city is almost impossible to attack using conventional methods."

"We even have a defensive formation."

“No frills, just pure force and power.”

Li Guanyi asked: "Mr. Yuanzhi, is there any way to take this city?"

Yuan Zhi, who was already thirty years old, rode a horse beside Li Guanyi and looked at the majestic city gate from afar. He replied, "My lord, this city itself is a fortress that Chen State has been constantly strengthening, and Lu Youxian is also here."

"It's enough to drag everyone into the most brutal defensive battle."

"Besides, this first layer of city defense is already extremely difficult to attack. Lu Youxian also built this fortress into inner and outer cities. After attacking the outer city, the elite troops and the people retreated to the inner city, and the attacking troops who entered would become sitting ducks."

"The space for retreat is compressed. Lu Youxian has a high wall and heavy crossbows and horsemen shooting. Even heavy armor and heavy shields cannot withstand it."

Li Guanyi: "Really?"

Mr. Yuan Zhi said: "The only plan now is to follow the backup plan left by Wen He. Lu Youxian's defense and city defense have reached the pinnacle of this era. In the frontal defense battlefield, no one can defeat him except through hard consumption."

Li Guanyi said: "That's the only way."

The Qilin Army was stationed outside the Ximen Pass in Zhenxi, with flags flying everywhere. Some talented people in the martial arts world, using the techniques of observing and looking at qi, could see the murderous aura of the military strategists rising into the sky and stretching for more than ten miles, and everyone was extremely horrified.

This was even more true for the people in the city. Some captains and generals stood on the city walls, holding arrows. From afar, they could see the army under the command of Qin Wuhou. It was solemn and majestic, and was the top army of the time.

Before, the strongest general of the Chen State was the Wolf King Chen Fu-Bi.

The strongest general of Ying State is undoubtedly the Grand Tutor Jiang Su.

Li Guanyi confronted the strongest of the two countries head-on on the battlefield in the Western Region. No matter whether he had a strategy or not, or whether these two top generals underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, in the eyes of a military strategist, winning is winning.

Even with Lu Youxian present, the morale of the soldiers and generals in the city was still not high.

Li Guanyi's fame and achievements were enough to suppress their morale.

Li Guanyi asked Nangong Wumeng to go out for a walk, maybe he could find some loophole. Nangong Wumeng rolled his eyes, but still went out for a walk obediently. However, Lu Youxian's defense was too tight, and even someone as blessed as Nangong Wumeng could do nothing about it.

Lei Laomeng, Pan Wanxiu, and Gongsun Huai looked at the city defense system and were so exhausted that they could not think of a way to break it.

The tactics that Qibi Li and the generals from the Western Regions were good at were completely inapplicable.

To some extent, Fan Qing, whose tactics were similar to Lu Youxian's, frowned. He encountered an opponent who had a similar style in all aspects, but was extremely stable, and had more combat experience and judgment of the general situation than him. Fan Qing was somewhat helpless.

Mr. Yuanzhi's Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation cannot kill this old turtle.

This guy won't come out.

Instead of inviting the enemy to fight, he sent women's clothes. Lu Youxian specially asked the maids to wear women's clothes and dance and play music on the city wall. He also asked the soldiers to shout loudly, saying thank you for the women's clothes, which were very comfortable to wear. If they were willing, please send some better quality ones.

These cheap goods are not worthy of your status.

On the city wall of Zhenxi Xiongcheng, there was a soldier every fifteen steps, with his hands covering his mouth, shouting loudly in different local dialects, "Cheap, cheap, comfortable" shouting, one after another, spreading for several miles, and the sound echoed.

Li Guanyi's forehead twitched.

Lu Youxian, from tactics, to fighting methods, to battle formations, to spirit.

There is no flaw at all.

He is the so-called general who has made no achievements or mistakes.

Although he was not ranked high on the list of divine generals before the chaotic times because he had no outstanding achievements, after the battle with Jiang Su and the battles in the Western Regions, Lu Youxian's ranking rose rapidly and has reached the fourteenth place.

Instead, it was Xiao Wuliang who lost his general because of a broken arm.

It has dropped to twenty-seven.

Nangong Wumeng came back and laughed loudly at the cheap goods.

Li Guanyi hit his forehead with one hand. It was not hard, but it was a little painful. Nangong screamed: "Ah, be gentle, be gentle, can't I stop laughing at you? I won't laugh anymore."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm a scout general, and a subordinate cannot laugh at the lord."

It was just a joke among comrades who had risen from humble beginnings.

Li Guanyi didn't use much strength. He knew from the guy's deliberate joke that he wanted him to be less tense, so he had no choice but to let go of his hand.

Nangong Wumeng squatted beside him with two big bags of tears in her eyes.

The silver-haired girl stroked Nangong Wumeng's hair. Nangong glared at Li Guanyi and muttered, "Cheap goods are cheap goods. How can the silk from the Western Regions be compared with that from the Central Plains? Besides, such clothes are pretty good. It's not like they can't be worn."

“I think it’s fine.”

"Sister Yaoguang is still the best, fragrant and soft."

Nangong Wumeng hugged Yaoguang and rubbed her for a while.

Li Guanyi looked at the geomancy map and suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Nangong?"

Nangong Wumeng stared at him warily: "What?"

"There's no money, no gold mines, and no silver mines!"

"There are only two copper veins and one tin vein."

"It's not this, ah, it really is!"

Li Guanyi was stunned, looking at Nangong Wumeng over there.

The 23-year-old Nangong Wumeng huddled behind Yaoguang, looking at Li Guanyi, stretched out two fingers, pinched them together, and said, "Just, a little bit."

After thinking about it, I pulled the gap slightly upwards.

"Well, about that."

"There is a stone tablet with documents from the State of Chen inscribed on it. It should be the mineral vein that Lu You first found and then hid. I encountered sandstorms and got lost and found it."

Li Guanyi was stunned.

His eyes lit up slightly, and he suddenly pointed at the wall of Zhenxixiong City and said, "Didn't you summon the wind before? This wall is too thick and too annoying. Even when the catapult hits it, not even a speck of dirt falls down."

"Can you make some meteorites fall from the sky or something?"

"Break down this wall."

Meteorite?

How many more? ! !
Nangong Wumeng's eyes widened and he stammered, "You, you, you, are you planning to bet away all your fortune in this life, the next life, and the next life?!"

"No no!"

"Besides, even if you throw away all your fortune, I can't do it!"

"Who do you think I am? A Bodhisattva?"

Li Guan took a half step forward, put his hands together in a salute, and said devoutly:
"Nangong Wumeng Bodhisattva has mercy on me."

"Please have mercy on Xiao Ke."

Nangong Wumeng's face flushed red, and he pointed his white jade finger at Li Guanyi, stammering, "You, you, you, shameless!"

"you you!"

Nangong Wumeng.

Turn around and flee.

Li Guan smiled: "Really? She was so capable when she provoked me, but she ran away in an instant. What a pity! If she could really summon a meteorite, I would be willing to exchange it for my eight lifetimes of wealth."

"When the fight breaks out, hit Jiang Su on the head."

"Even if it's a martial arts legend."

"That also has to reveal its flaws."

Li Guanyi was still brooding over Jiang Su during his conversation. The world was so big, and Chen in the South and Ying in the North were all his enemies and rivals. Li Guanyi looked at the location of the city of Zhenxi Pass, intending to find out the flaw.

He is no longer the same as he was at the beginning. He will not put all his chips and hopes on just one strategy.

And in the majestic city of Zhenxi.

Lu You first looked at the geomancy map of the world, staring at the Western Regions, Jiangnan, and the winding water system. Finally, he looked at the southern border of the State of Chen and stared at it -

Three years ago, Yue Pengwu led an elite offensive force to defect to the north.

They crossed the territory of Ying State and arrived outside the Northern Region. Correspondingly, Yue's army stayed in the southern part of the Central Plains. During this period, they also played a certain role in the battle against Ying State.

However, once Lu Youxian guessed.

If Qin Wuhou occupied the Western Regions and went down the water to swallow up the world, then the Yue Army Corps, which was originally stationed at the edge of Chen's national defense line, would probably be shaky.

If Yue Family Army returns to Yue Pengwu.

Yue Pengwu joined the Qilin Army.

That would almost be like cutting off an arm of the State of Chen.

And Li Guanyi is surging.

Even inside the city, Lu Youxian was still wearing heavy armor and standing there majestically. He was only in his forties, but after two years in the Western Regions, he already had some white hair on his temples.

He pursed his lips and stared at Zhenxi Xiongcheng.

To hold back the rise of Li Guanyi, this place cannot be lost. Once lost, he will march southwest, seize the waterway, and return to the south of the Yangtze River. Yue Pengwu will return, and more than 100,000 troops of the Yue Family Army will be under Yue Pengwu's command again. Lu Youxian felt that he was facing a turbulent wave. This turbulent trend was also recorded in history, and it was often a sign that the overlord of an era was about to rise.

When time comes, heaven and earth all work together.

And I am the one who is standing in front of this force of heaven and earth, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

But even so, the solemn general's face remained expressionless.

He simply wrote down all his concerns, and then sent them to the capital of the State of Chen in a secret letter with the help of the power of strange beasts, hoping to limit Yue's army on the frontier border of the State of Chen as much as possible, or at least to be careful.

"The whole world is in turmoil, and our Chen State is exhausted. I, General Lu Youxian, should do my utmost to stop the Qin Wuhou's army. If we can buy a few months' break, our Chen State can recover and destroy the Qin Wuhou's army."

"I hope Your Majesty will open up the channels for people to speak freely, appoint the right people to the right posts, and not let treacherous people create unnecessary trouble."

"There are many talented people in the world, not just Li Guanyi. The Chen Kingdom is so big, covering thousands of miles. It did not prosper just because of the strategy of Wolf King Chen Fubi, nor did it decline because of the death of Wolf King Chen Fubi."

"I hope Your Majesty will endure the humiliation for a few months, and I will lead the country out of danger."

After receiving the memorial, Chen Dingye first sent an envoy to Ying State. On that day, both Chen State and Ying State suddenly issued new decrees, and expressed their intention to restore relations with Chen State and open up mutual trade.

Ying State relaxed its vigilance against Chen State on all its borders.

As for the part that was responsible for Yue Family Army, they strengthened their armaments.

The State of Chen dispatched troops to Zhenxi Xiongguan to support Lu Youxian.

The people leading the army were Ye Zhongdao and Zhou Xianping. They also had Han Siyuan and Tuoba Yang, generals who had made their mark on the battlefield in the north, to support Zhenxi City. People from both Chen and Ying countries had seen Li Guanyi's potential.

Both of these Central Plains powers are aware of this.

I want to recuperate and recover my strength.

We can’t let Li Guanyi rest and recuperate.

If this group of young forces also take a break to recuperate, I'm afraid that Chen and Ying will have trouble sleeping at night.

All the wise men in the world saw that the two states of Chen and Ying, which had been fighting each other to the death more than a month ago, had actually signed a treaty again because of Qin Wuhou in the Western Regions. Ying withdrew its military power and alertness, developed the agricultural economy, and contained Yue's army.

The State of Chen was free to fully support Lu Youxian on the front line.

The waves that had calmed down were stirred up again because of one person, and Mr. Pojun was responsible for taking over Mr. Wenhe's strategy and brushing off the parts that were too cruel and too unnatural.

He stretched out his finger and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I have three plans."

Po Jun's military strategy is more upright.

Grand and upright.

In the first part, they surrounded the city without attacking, but just used all their weapons to bring great pressure to the city of Zhenxi Pass. They also sent troops from behind, who arrived every day and returned dozens of miles away at night in silence, with their horses holding their mouths shut, to lie in wait.

On the second day, there were the sound of gongs and drums, flags and banners waving, stretching for dozens of miles. The sounds of horse hooves, war drums, and swords could be heard incessantly. Looking out from the city, it seemed like the Western Region coalition was making noises every day, and there were continuous follow-up troops arriving.

According to the number of people coming every day, tens of thousands of people come every day.

The next day there were still tens of thousands of people.

The battle flags are different every day.

On the first day, the soldiers stationed at Zhenxi Pass could relax, thinking that with such a strong city like this, nothing could get in. In addition, His Majesty had already sent follow-up support, so they should be safe this time.

On the second day, it became difficult for them to maintain their smiles.

On the fifth day, looking at the endless army, no one could laugh anymore. Even those who usually loved to joke had their pupils trembling, their faces turning pale, and they were a little trembling with fear.

According to this situation.

I'm afraid that in the end they will accumulate a million troops just outside the Zhenxi Pass.

At the same time, Po Jun has prepared a series of strategies to deal with the enemy's morale.

The coverage area of ​​the marching stoves was increased regularly every day. At first, smoke could be seen rising within a radius of more than ten miles, and it spread outward every day. After a period of time, flags and smoke from the marching stoves could be vaguely seen within a radius of more than twenty miles.

It was the might of a million-strong army. Anyone who saw this scene could feel that Qin Wuhou was determined to fight to the death this damned Western Region city at all costs.

Just climbing up the city wall and looking outside would make even the timid ones' legs and feet tremble.

At the same time, the merchants who had been infiltrated by Wenhe before began to spread the news.

What is being promoted is not how powerful Li Guanyi is.

Instead, he followed Wen He's previous instructions and publicized how powerful General Lu Youxian was. A few years ago, when Qin Wuhou was just a fugitive, General Lu Youxian, with great power and prestige, led a large army and chased Qin Wuhou so hard that he almost died at the hands of General Lu Youxian.

The revelation of past grudges actually made people feel uneasy.

Just as this plan was being implemented, at night, Li Guanyi suddenly sensed a breath appearing in the camp. The aura's martial arts skills seemed to be extremely high, and ordinary people could not detect it. Li Guanyi picked up his weapon and walked away slowly.

Chen Wenmian was in his tent, wiping his double-edged long-handled sword, when he suddenly sensed a deliberately released aura and raised his eyes slightly:

"who is it?"

A hoarse voice came:
"It's been a long time since we last met, Your Highness, your martial arts skills have improved a lot."

"Old man, I am very pleased."

Chen Wenmian's expression changed slightly when he saw an old man appear in his camp. He had a powerful foundation and the means of the Ninth Heaven. He was one of the two great ancestors of the royal family of the Chen Kingdom who lived in the library in Jiangzhou City.

Chen Wenmian's expression changed slightly.

"you?!!"

"Uncle Tianyi..."

The old man smiled and said, "Your Highness, I am very pleased that you can still call me uncle. However, you can put down your weapons. I am not here to be an enemy, but just want to say something to persuade Your Highness."

He just took half a step forward, his figure was ethereal, and he pressed on Chen Wenmian's weapon, pressing the weapon down. Chen Wenmian was only twenty years old. Although he had martial arts honed in the military, how could he be compared with this old monster of the ninth heaven who had a foundation of more than a hundred years.

With just this one move, the weapon was suppressed.

The martial arts from the same clan and origin suppressed Chen Wenmian to the point where he could not attack.

He had to suppress Chen Wenmian's aura first. Otherwise, once this young general joined the army and with the added strength of the military, even this old man with the power of the Ninth Heaven would find it difficult to restrain a general who led 50,000 front-line troops.

Chen Wenmian was unable to make a move at this moment, but remained calm and said:

"Uncle, what does this mean?"

The old man smiled and said, "I followed His Majesty's orders and came to the battlefield in the Western Region. I originally planned to take His Royal Highness back if the situation got bad, but from beginning to end, I never had the chance."

Chen Wenmian said: "It is indeed difficult to achieve the power of Jiang Su's divine weapon."

The old man ignored the sarcasm in Chen Wenmian's gentle voice and just said, "Jiang Su's martial arts are indeed powerful, and even stronger than they were a dozen years ago. I am alone and I am definitely no match for him."

Chen Wenmian suddenly changed his tactics. He took out a short sword from somewhere in his left hand and strangled the old man with his waist and abdomen.

The old man took a step forward, pressed down with his left hand, and grabbed Chen Wenmian's wrist:
"Your Highness, why don't you wait for me to finish speaking?"

Chen Wenmian said coldly: "I am not a prince. I am now a general of the Qilin Army. If you don't leave, Chen Wenmian will recognize you as his uncle, but I won't recognize the weapon in my hand!"

Chen Tianyi asked: "A general of the Qilin Army?"

"Do you really think that if you call Li Guanyi "big brother", he will really treat you as a brother? Do you really think that you have a place in the Qilin Army? Your Highness, wake up."

“Let’s not talk about Li Guan’s lack of foundation and his reckless pursuit of success. Even if he is really lucky and has gained a corner of the world and achieved the feat of being a hegemon, then that will be his Li family’s world. What does it have to do with you?!”

"If Li Guanyi can tolerate you, then is it possible that Li Guanyi's son can tolerate you?"

"One day, won't you, the remnant of the old country, still be liquidated? At this moment, the world is in suspense. You have soldiers and generals in your hands. Why don't you rebel against him, tear down his line, and help our Dachen to survive this dangerous crisis!"

"Then I will personally take you back to Jiangzhou City of Dachen and help you become the emperor. Wouldn't it be a thousand times better for you to rule the world and not have to rely on others now?!"

Elder Chen Guo said something very tempting, and Chen Wenmian seemed to fall silent.

The strength to resist also weakened.

Chen Tianyi said, "That's right, Your Highness, when we return to Dachen, I will definitely stand by you. No matter what, you also have the blood of the royal family of Dachen. It is better to have the natural right of succession in Dachen than to be liquidated someday."

He slowly released Chen Wenmian's hand, and the weapon in Chen Wenmian's hand fell to the ground.

Chen Tianyi relaxed for a moment.

Suddenly he felt a chill in his spine and retreated violently. Chen Wenmian held the double-edged long-handled sword in his hand and chopped it forward violently. With a murderous aura, the divine weapon surged violently.

"Chen Dingye, he harmed my mother and my father!"

"My mother died because of him, and my father left the country because of him. I wish I could eat his flesh and blood. I am going to kill him myself with this knife. How dare you come here and speak nonsense!!!"

Chen Wenmian's eyes turned red and he raised the weapon in his hand. Chen Tianyi's pupils contracted as he sensed the power of this weapon. This was actually a magical weapon that was completely subservient to Chen Wenmian!

Divine weapons are extremely rare in this world. Chen Tianyi was envious, but he seemed to sense a murderous aura from this divine weapon that was definitely not something Chen Wenmian could emit.

The old man whispered: "Chen Fubi..."

"Are you still protecting your son until you die?"

He felt a murderous aura flowing through the army again, and knew that he would not be able to escape after entering, so he could only say:

"No matter what, Your Highness, what I said is true. Is the kingdom of Dachen not as important as a general position in the Qilin Army?"

"Good advice is hard to hear, Prince, please think about it carefully!"

After he finished speaking, he didn't say anything more. He just shook his body, displayed the top martial arts of the Chen royal family, and got away. In this large army, he used his body skills to avoid the patrolling cavalry, thinking secretly in his heart that the million-strong army of Qin Wuhou was gathered in one place.

Are there really such people?
Or is it just a bluff? Let me take a look!
But after walking forward for a long time, he released his senses and saw that the rear part of the army was all fake. It was just a banner and a marching stove arrangement, but there was no camp or soldiers. He was happy at first, then relieved, and then he was impressed:
"How strange! With just a flag and a stove, the morale of my army was shaken."

"Now the people in the city are in a panic."

"And the price they paid was just some flags?"

"Whose plan is this? He is truly a genius!"

A voice of approval came: "Yeah, I think so too."

The old man said: "Yes, it is indeed as..."

"!!!"

Chen Tianyi's pupils contracted violently and he turned around slowly. This elder from the royal family of the Chen State in the Ninth Heaven saw a man in armor and a battle robe walking out under the moonlight. He looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a battle robe with a Qilin pattern and a black jade hairpin in his hair.

The old man whispered:
"Qin Wu Hou..."

The murderous intent suddenly became fierce!

(End of this chapter)