Whale Falls and Becomes a God

Chapter 130 The Nanyang Disaster
"Hold on! Kill! The main force of our reinforcements has arrived, Hailing has been broken, and the enemy will be defeated!"

Xiao Ying was not clear about the specific situation, but it did not affect his ability to take advantage of the opportunity to boost his luck and stabilize his own morale, weakening the enemy's morale and military spirit!
"kill!"

"The Fury of Birds!"

Dugu Feng, who was fighting side by side with Xiao Ying, was cheered up. He shook the spear in his hand, shouted, and flew away and assassinated three Tianmen guards and dozens of Liang soldiers. His aura and momentum were greatly boosted.

"kill!"

The Four Heavenly Kings, the Eleven Arhats and many other strong survivors roared in unison, and charged towards the enemy with great spirit, forcing the enemy to retreat slightly!

"..."

The vast Liang army, with its flags raised in coordination, slowly retreated as a whole.

This is not cooperation, but helplessness and retreat!

The new Sui army joined the southern city wall, and the Shangliang army suffered heavy casualties. If they did not retreat, the casualties would only increase!

However, the Shangliang army did not retreat in panic. The Tianmen guards and the elite soldiers in full armor continued to withstand the rain of arrows and powerful crossbows, covering the slow retreat of the ordinary army.

The rain of arrows and powerful crossbows pouring down from the south city wall were barely able to penetrate the defenses of the Tianmen Guards and the fully armored elite soldiers. Unless it was a very small number of powerful sharpshooters like Xie Yingdeng, they couldn't kill many people, and in this bloody and brutal battle, their impact was almost negligible!

It can be said that if it were not for King Jingwu Xiao Ying leading his army to storm the South City Wall, and if the Shangliang Army had not just ordered a withdrawal to rest, and then rushed to the South City Wall in a hurry, the army's morale would have been unstable and they were somewhat caught off guard. The battle situation of the Shangliang Army would have been even better, and the South City Wall would not have been completely lost, and would not have been almost attacked to the East and West City Walls!
Even so, with hundreds of thousands of troops in the city plus hundreds of thousands of reserve engineers, logistics soldiers, etc., a total of over one million Shangliang troops, as long as the King of Shangliang and the generals of Shangliang are not dead, it will not be so easy to be defeated and destroyed, leading to the fall of Hailing City!
"Strengthen the defense line, block the battlefield in the south city, and wait for an opportunity to counterattack!"

Now the battlefield in the south of the city was no longer easy to fight for, so King Shangliang decisively cut off his arm. With a single order, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians moved together and quickly built a defense line on the south city wall, blocking the Sui army in the south city area, even at the cost of blood and flesh!

……

Jiangyan County Tianmu Mountains, Tianmu Ancient City, Fengming Army Camp!

"Report..."

"Prince Jingwu personally led the elite warriors to storm the southern wall of Hailing City, breaking the city in one battle! They are now fighting and tearing apart the southern wall!"

The Fengming Army stopped fighting as agreed, but kept a close eye on Hailing City.

As soon as the Hailing War broke out, relevant battle reports were immediately transmitted to Tianmu Ancient City!
"boom……"

Fengming King Li Zitong slammed the table and stood up, shouting in shock and anger:

"As expected... The Sui army intends to storm Hailing City and capture it within three days..."

"Our king is wise!" All the Fengming officials present praised with admiration. A mere three or five days was nothing compared to the vast and fertile Jiangnan region. However, the fact that the Sui army and the Demon Sect had agreed to this, even going so far as to unite, made their intentions easy to guess.

As Li Zitong expected, the Sui army wanted to capture Hailing City within the agreed three to five days, and then hold Hailing City to deal with the Fengming Army and Jianghuai Army coming from the northeast and northwest...

"Even if we capture Hailing City, what will happen? The Shangliang Army is not that easy to deal with. They think they can hold the city and force our army and the Jianghuai Army to retreat? You're overthinking it..."

Li Zitong said slowly and proudly, then paused, looked around and ordered:
"Summon the Marquis of Nanyang... lead his troops to Hailing City at full speed and wait for an opportunity to strike! If necessary, unite with the Shangliang Army to repel the Sui Army and defend Hailing City... halfway! If the Shangliang Army has already repelled the Sui Army, the Marquis of Nanyang will not need to intervene!"

"Yes!"

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Tianmu Ancient City, Fengming Army Camp, the main tent where Nanyang Marquis Wu Yunzhao is located!
The handsome Wu Yunzhao with a purple face was holding a secret letter, pacing back and forth with furrowed brows, his face full of complexity and struggle, and he was obviously engaged in a fierce psychological struggle!
Wu Yun summoned his trusted general, Xi Yingfeng, and whispered a warning, "My Lord! Regardless of whether Empress Xiao's words can be trusted, the Sui Dynasty is doomed, and the heroes are vying for the throne. Why should we care?"

"That's wrong! What are we asking for, young master? Isn't it to vindicate our master and restore the Wu family's glory?"

As soon as Xi Yingfeng finished speaking, Huayan... Yan Bo, an old subordinate of Wu Jianzhang, the loyal and filial king and the general manager of Wu Mansion, immediately retorted. After a pause, he looked at Wu Yunzhao and advised:
"Young Master! Empress Xiao is the mother of the nation, beloved by the people! No matter what happens in the Sui Dynasty, Empress Xiao is still the legitimate ruler recognized by the people, and we must acknowledge her! If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to redress your name, and you will have to bear the eternal infamy of being a traitor to the Sui Dynasty!"

"Nonsense! The Sui Emperor has passed away, the Great Sui Dynasty has been destroyed, and the past..." Xi Yingfeng was very anxious and shouted loudly. Before he finished speaking, he felt it was difficult to keep his mouth shut.

Currently, under the command of Wu Yunzhao, Marquis of Nanyang, there are former subordinates of King Zhongxiao, old friends of the Wu Mansion, and remnants of the Nanyang Pass. Those who have been able to follow Wu Yunzhao to this day are quite powerful and capable, and can be roughly divided into two factions:
One faction is composed of former subordinates of Wu Jianzhang, the Loyal and Filial Prince of the Sui Dynasty, or members of the Wu Mansion. They are loyal to the Wu Mansion and Wu Yunzhao. However, they are fundamentally devoted to their master and are determined to restore his reputation at all costs, fighting for their entire lives and continuing the Wu Mansion's bloodline.

One faction is the remnants of the Nanyang Pass. After the Nanyang Uprising failed, they became rebels against the Sui Dynasty and had few options left. Now they seek wealth and honor, titles for their wives and children, and a place in history. They admire and recognize the Nanyang Marquis and want to achieve great things!
To put it simply, there are two factions: the new and the old.

Even if we take a step back, as one of the nine founding princes of the Sui Dynasty, the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety was already the highest position among officials. No matter how hard Wu Yunzhao fought, after the Nanyang Uprising failed, he would at most be crowned a king. Could he have been higher than the King of Loyalty and Filial Piety? Could he have brought greater glory to the Wu family?
Therefore, the people of the old school only wanted to protect Wu Yunzhao and continue the Wu family, preferably to restore the glory of the Wu family and vindicate the master. They really didn't want Wu Yunzhao to achieve any imperial ambitions!
Xi Yingfeng was speechless. A young general reminded him, "Prince Fengming's order...is for us to rush to Hailing City immediately. It's very likely to assist the Shangliang Army and fight against the Sui Army!"

"Oh..." Wu Yunzhao sighed without saying anything.

This is his dilemma!

If he sided with the Sui army, he would become a rebel of the Fengming army, and Li Zitong was still his cousin!

Wu Yunzhao's elite troops should immediately rush to Hailing City at full speed. They can arrive in more than a day. By then, the Hailing war should not be over yet, and it will not affect the agreement with the Demon Sect, so there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Yan Bo knew Wu Yunzhao was in a dilemma, so he thoughtfully suggested, "Young Master! How about we set off first and make our decision later? Perhaps by then the Sui army will have been defeated, and we can have the best of both worlds."

Everyone was silent. They all knew that this was a good suggestion, but no one spoke.

Everyone knew that Prince Fengming was determined to capture Hailing City. The Sui army had a better chance of victory, but regardless of how the battle in Hailing unfolded, it was only a matter of time before the Fengming army faced the Sui army. Wu Yunzhao and the others still had to make a decision, so it was better to decide sooner rather than later to avoid a wasted battle. Some people could even decide their destination sooner rather than later!
(End of this chapter)