The mysterious world: Start working hard from the beggar camp!

Chapter 512: The two great families have their own plans, let's see who is better

"kill!"

"Rumble..."

Just as Xu Nianzu had estimated the course of the war, after three rounds of concentrated attacks from the psychic cannons and psychic crossbow carts on the Changzhou city by the million-strong army of the Southern Ming court, the number of magic cores and soul beads consumed by the city defense formation reached an astonishing number.

"Uncle Xu!"

After Xie Youming had just finished listening to the report from the city's quartermaster, he said to Xu Nianzu anxiously, "It's just like what you said before. If we continue to defend passively like this, no matter how many spiritual crystals we have in reserve, they won't be enough to sustain the war."

"We must lead the soldiers to seize the opportunity to leave the city and launch a direct counterattack against the imperial army."

The enemy's siege had only lasted for less than an hour, but the huge consumption of the city defense formation had already made the Xie family, the number one family in Jiangnan, feel a little overwhelmed.

If they continue to defend the city in this rigid manner, within two days, the city defense formation will undoubtedly be broken under the massive attack of millions of imperial troops!

"Well, nephew, please wait a moment."

Xu Nianzu looked at the government troops outside the city who had just completed a rotation with a sharp gaze, and said to Xie Youming, "The large amount of magic cores and soul beads consumed by us who defend the city is not in vain."

"The government troops outside the city were constantly attacking the city, and their soldiers were exhausted."

"A few days ago, I reviewed several large-scale battles commanded by the northern bandit Li Dingguo, and summarized experiences similar to the war situation we are facing now."

"Especially in the first battle when Li Dingguo defeated Huang Taiji's army in northwest Shanxi, the situation he faced was almost exactly the same as what we are facing now."

"The Fuxing Army under his command first took advantage of the city's defense during Huang Taiji's all-out siege, using psychic cannons and psychic crossbow carts to launch a concentrated fire attack, which greatly consumed the spirit of the Later Jin Tartar soldiers. Then, while the enemy was at the end of its strength, he led his soldiers, who were in their prime, out of the city to launch a counterattack, and easily defeated Huang Taiji."

"How similar is the situation we are facing now to that of Li Dingguo back then?"

As an ambitious family that has been planning for a thousand years, Xu Nianzu has collected a lot of intelligence about the rapid development and growth of the Fuxing Army founded by Li Dingguo since it rose rapidly in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty.

Although he had no good feelings towards this kind of bandits, he had to admire the Fusion Army's record of never being defeated so far.

These Jiangnan families had been away from the battlefield for a long time and were mostly good at talking about war on paper. Although they had no worries about money, food and supplies, the large army they had gathered, although not a mob, was definitely not all elite soldiers.

With so many classic battle examples created by Li Dingguo's Fuxing Army, wouldn't these Jiangnan families be able to copy them even if they don't understand war very well?
"That's true."

"Uncle Xu, you really know everything, haha..."

As the number one prodigy of the Xie family in Jiangnan, Xie Youming was certainly not stupid. Upon hearing this, he said excitedly, "When the imperial army is exhausted and at the end of its strength, we will lead our two million soldiers to take the opportunity to go out of the city and fight back. That will be the time when the arrogant Chongzhen will suffer!"

He was a qualified heir to the family head, and of course he would have learned about many examples of the Fuxing Army defeating the strong with the weak through the large amount of intelligence about the rise of Li Dingguo collected by the family.

In particular, the battle in which Li Dingguo defeated Huang Taiji's million-strong army in the northwest of Shanxi for the first time was very similar to the battle taking place in Changzhou City now.

Don’t underestimate the million brave guards of the imperial court outside the city. They adopted a three-battalion rotation mode and launched continuous and violent attacks on the permanent city.

However, the defensive strength of their own city defense formation is not for show. Although it consumed a large amount of magic cores, soul beads and other spiritual crystal reserves, the morale of the officers and soldiers attacking the city was also inevitably consumed.

The rotation mode initiated by the government troops outside the city can ensure that there is a fresh force in the rear to prepare for battle, but because the intensity of the siege is too great, it is impossible for the soldiers to maintain their peak condition for a long time.

The offensive and defensive battle that had just begun had only lasted for less than an hour, but Xu Nianzu and Xie Youming, two early-stage level six warriors, could already sense with their powerful spiritual sense that the millions of officers and soldiers of the imperial court who had not gotten enough rest had consumed at least 30% of their energy.

After Xu Nianzu's reminder, Xie Youming immediately thought of some classic battles of the Fuxing Army, and was naturally overjoyed and confident.

The two men had an urgent discussion with several leaders of the family alliance standing on the west gate tower, and soon reached a plan to take advantage of the next round of concentrated fire from the enemy to end and the siege soldiers to retreat and rotate, when their own army would take the opportunity to form a battle formation and go out of the city to launch a counterattack.

"My dear nephew, this time our aristocratic alliance's massive counterattack plan, you will be the chief general and lead a million-strong army to attack."

Xu Nianzu's eyes flickered, and he humbly said to Xie Youming, "We have about two million soldiers gathered in Changzhou City. We can divide them into two groups, and take turns to carry out operations."

"The next counterattack plan is for you, my dear nephew, to lead a million soldiers, with the Xie family's 100,000 white-clothed guards as the core, to unexpectedly leave the city and launch a major counterattack against the imperial army."

"I will lead a million soldiers with the Xu family's 100,000 black-clad guards as the core as the general reserve. I will be responsible for guarding Changzhou City and supporting you, my dear nephew, to avoid being plotted against by the tyrant Chongzhen."

"The leaders of the million brave guards outside the city, Zhou Yuji and his wife, are not simple people. They have proved with their outstanding military exploits that they are not good-for-nothings."

"So it is still necessary for us to be steady."

"If your counterattack is effective, my dear nephew, and the million soldiers at their peak defeat the exhausted government troops in one fell swoop, I will immediately lead a million reserve soldiers out of the city to pursue the enemy."

Being an old and cunning man, he naturally would not compete for credit with the young and vigorous eldest son of the Xie family who was eager to fight.

This is a good opportunity to weigh the quality of this heir to the first family in Jiangnan.

In Xu Nianzu's eyes, whether it is the imperial court of Chongzhen or the Xie family, which is now in the same camp, they will be the sworn enemies of his family in the future.

The Xu family, which had been planning for a thousand years, would not be able to coexist peacefully with the powerful Southern Ming court or the Xie family once they started to fight for world hegemony.

The Eastern world today is in chaos, which is very similar to the end of the Yuan Dynasty thousands of years ago.

Once the struggle for hegemony in troubled times comes to an end, there can only be one force that can truly rule the nine provinces of China.

It would be even better if the imperial army and the Xie family's elite troops were both defeated and suffered heavy losses in this direct battle between the enemy and us.

The Jiangnan Xie family, whose strength was greatly damaged at that time, would not be able to compete with the Xu family for the right to speak in the aristocratic alliance army before its strength recovered. This was undoubtedly a good thing for the Xu family, who were ambitious. Unlike the Fuxing Army founded by Li Dingguo, which had the final say in the army, the founding emperors of all dynasties were able to successfully change dynasties because they all relied on the power of aristocratic families.

Even the Ming Taizu, who was known to have the most legitimate throne, was no exception.

If the Xu family wants to rise in today's chaotic world, they will definitely have to rely heavily on the power of other aristocratic families.

In this case, whether or not the Xu family can control the right to speak is crucial.

After officially breaking off relations with the Ming royal family, the only way for the Xu family to truly stand out and lead the Jiangnan families to launch a counterattack and finally rule the world was to suppress the Xie family in every possible way.

"Okay! It's settled!"

Xie Youming's eyes grew serious, and he nodded in agreement, "Let's show that incompetent emperor Chongzhen that once our Jiangnan family unleashes its power, we will not be able to compare in every aspect with the Ming Dynasty court that is already on its last legs!"

As the heir of the Xie family, the most aristocratic family in Jiangnan, he is certainly not stupid.

How could Xu Nianzu have hidden such an obvious provocation from him?
This old guy wants to plot against me and the Xie family, but isn't he also plotting against the other party?
The Jiangnan Aristocratic Family Alliance, which has now completely broken off relations with the Ming imperial family, lacks neither money and food supplies nor cultivation resources, let alone soldiers and generals capable of competing against the Southern Ming Dynasty and the northern bandit Li Dingguo.

What they lack now is a true leader, a leader who can overpower the major families.

Only by deciding on a leader, truly unleashing the strength of the aristocratic family alliance with profound roots, and uniting everyone to work together, can we lay the foundation for unifying the nine provinces of China.

Now is a perfect opportunity, an opportunity for the Xie family to make a name for themselves and stand out as the leader of the Southern Family Alliance.

As long as he could lead the Xie family's 100,000 White Guards and a million-strong army to defeat the million-strong army of the Yongwei Camp led by Chongzhen himself in one fell swoop, he would completely establish the Xie family's great reputation, thereby convincing the various family alliances and becoming the leader of the alliance.

So, although the army's counterattack out of the city seemed a bit reckless, it was actually Xie Youming's plan.

The reason why the eldest son of the Xie family was so confident was unknown to outsiders. Before the arrival of Chongzhen's army, the Xie family had sent the second son of the Xie family, Xie Liming, to lead another group of thousands of elite servants and secret guards in the Qi Refining Realm to infiltrate the Xie family mansion in Changzhou City and station there.

The Xie family is known as the number one family in Jiangnan. The most powerful family member is not the eldest son Xie Youming, but the second son Xie Liming.

The second son, Xie Liming, also got a family heirloom and became the leader of the family's most powerful secret guards.

This clan's secret guard team, composed entirely of Qi Refining Realm masters, has a total of two thousand people.

The five hundred secret guards who arrived with the family's one hundred thousand white-clothed soldiers last night, plus the one thousand Xie family secret guards who had already sneaked into the city of Changzhou and were on standby, made up a total of fifteen hundred Qi Refining Realm masters.

This is a powerful force that can turn the tide of the battle, and it is also the basis for the Xie family to take the initiative in this battle.

Even after the rapid recovery of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth today, the recently reorganized Renaissance Army has only about a thousand Qi Refining Realm generals in each of its 500,000-man main combat corps.

The number of 2,000-strong Xie family secret guards who are masters of the Qi Refining Realm is equivalent to the total number of Qi Refining Realm generals in the two main combat corps of the Fusion Army!

This is enough to show how terrifying the background of the Xie family, which is known as the number one family in the Ming Dynasty, is!
They are simply not comparable to the Eight Great Shanxi Merchants and other major forces.

This time, the Xie family was preparing to lead the alliance's million-strong army out of the city to counterattack. The second son of the Xie family, together with several elders and masters of the clan, had led a thousand Qi-refining realm secret guards who were hiding in secret and quietly infiltrated the family's team of 100,000 white-clothed guards.

For no other reason than to make a stunning debut, to defeat the imperial army head-on in a counterattack, to gain enough reputation to establish his own family in the alliance of aristocratic families, to completely overshadow the Xu family, and to suppress the other side.

It has to be said that the intrigues among these aristocratic families, who have always been ruthless and cruel, are no less dangerous than the swordplay in public.

If one takes a wrong step, the family may face an irreparable disadvantage.

This massive counterattack against the imperial court's million-strong army is likely to determine who will become the leader of the Jiangnan Aristocratic Family Alliance.

"Well!"

"I wish my nephew success in his mission and that he can defeat the tyrant Chongzhen outside the city in one fell swoop!"

The plan that he had worked so hard to plan was about to be revealed. Xu Nianzu secretly took a deep breath and bowed and smiled to Xie Youming, the eldest son of the Xie family.

He chose to reap the benefits while sitting back and naturally did not think highly of the Xie family's strength in being able to overwhelm the million-strong imperial army outside the city.

Neither Emperor Chongzhen himself nor Zhou Yuji and his wife, the commanders of the Million Brave Guards whose fame had suddenly risen, were vegetarians.

Watching Xie Youming leave with quick steps and full of confidence, and starting intensive preparations for a counterattack, Xu Nianzu had already foreseen a scenario in which both sides would suffer losses.

By then... haha!
A quarter of an hour later, a new round of attack and defense in Changzhou City was about to end.

Emperor Chongzhen and Zhou Yuji each led an army of 300,000 brave guards. After a fierce attack on the city defense formation under the enemy's fierce artillery fire, they realized that the soldiers who formed the military killing formation had almost exhausted half of their energy, so they began to retreat and prepare to be replaced by 400,000 reserve troops led by Liu to take over a new round of attacks.

"Dong dong..."

Seeing that the government army began to retreat, the roar of artillery in Changzhou City stopped. With an order from Xie Youming, the million-strong army of the aristocratic family alliance, which had already prepared to leave the city and counterattack, rushed out of the newly opened west city gate quickly amid the sudden roar of war drums!

"Second brother, activate the killing array magic immediately, and use the military killing array to activate your life artifact! The two of us brothers will become famous throughout the world today!"

"kill!"……

Xie Youming activated his spiritual power to the fullest, connecting with the energy of his 500,000 soldiers. He shouted to his second brother Xie Liming, who was leading 500,000 soldiers nearby like him, and instantly activated the military killing formation!
At the same time, the two brothers' family heirlooms from their ancestors flashed out, and under the extreme amplification of the killing array magic power, they became more than 800 feet in size, suspended above their own army formation, sending down dazzling light curtains, protecting the soldiers while rushing towards the government army that was retreating outside the city...

(End of this chapter)