Whale Falls and Becomes a God

Chapter 134: Strong Support and Strong Enemies
"What are the advantages of the Sui army?"

Shen Faxing naturally understood the strange looks from the crowd, but he suppressed his displeasure and pretended to be calm and steady as he asked.

"???"

Everyone was confused and wondered what other cards Shen Faxing had, but they couldn't figure it out for a moment and didn't know what Shen Faxing meant!
"Elite! Fierce General!"

Shen Faxing didn't keep anyone in suspense, and answered his own questions without hesitation. Then he sneered and said directly:

"King Fengming and King Chu have sent a letter stating that the Marquis of Nanyang is personally leading 5,000 cavalry, and the King of Chu is personally leading 30,000 elite soldiers. They are rushing here at full speed. They will arrive at noon tomorrow at the earliest, or the day after tomorrow at the latest!"

"what?!"

"What do they mean?"

"real or fake?!"

……

One word stirs up a thousand waves!

Everyone present exclaimed in surprise, but did not fully believe it. Some people still expressed doubts, especially Jiang Yuanchao!
"This king has carefully and repeatedly investigated, and it is indeed true!"

Shen Faxing smiled, his sullen expression softened slightly, and he added confidently, then quickly continued:
"Our army's disadvantages are nothing more than our powerful generals, commanders, and elites. We are inferior to the Sui army! Now we have the support of the Marquis of Nanyang and the King of Chu. The advantage is in our hands. Whether we will win or not is still uncertain."

"This..." Jiang Yuanchao hesitated, but his expression was obviously much more relaxed.

"My king is wise!"

"Your Majesty is wise and blessed by Heaven!"

Some people, led by Yin Qian, were quite excited and praised repeatedly.

This was indeed the case. Hailing City was the territory of the Shangliang Army. Even though the southern part of the city was temporarily lost, there were still 400,000 to 500,000 troops in the city, as well as hundreds of thousands of auxiliary troops, engineers, and logistics troops. It was a veritable million-strong army.

The defeat at Nancheng was mainly due to the fact that the Sui army had too many powerful generals, all of whom were elites. The Shangliang army could not withstand it. Even though the Tianmen guards fought hard, they were crippled and existed in name only!
Now with the help of Marquis Nanyang and King Chu, the Shangliang Army can really fight. The outcome is unpredictable, and the Shangliang Army has a greater chance of winning!

You must know that the Marquis of Nanyang was a formidable figure, second only to the invincible general Yuwen Chengdu, personally crowned by the Sui Emperor as "the world's most valiant and invincible general." His five thousand cavalrymen, comprised of former loyal and filial princes and remnants of the Nanyang army, were superior to the Tianmen Guards, their weapons and armor being of inferior quality at best, but their military prowess and reputation far surpassed them.

As for King Fu Gongyou of Chu and his elite troops, they are considered second-in-command, just enough to offset the elite troops of the Sui army!
No matter from which perspective, the Shangliang Army camp does have a greater chance of winning. Including Yin Qian and Jiang Yuanchao, there is no need to mention evacuating early!
Seeing everyone's reaction, Shen Faxing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and waved his hand with full confidence and said:
"Although we have the advantage now, we must not underestimate the enemy and must not slack off! Strengthen the defenses of the South City and defend it with heavy troops. If we can hold out until tomorrow noon, the crisis can be resolved. If we can hold out until the day after tomorrow, a great victory is expected!"

"Yes!"

Everyone was greatly encouraged and accepted the order, then left excitedly, each doing their own thing!

"Hey……"

Looking at the people walking away, the heroic and confident Shen Faxing's expression suddenly changed and he sighed heavily!

Shen Faxing hadn't lied. However, if the Fengming and Jianghuai armies were truly trustworthy, they wouldn't have publicly halted their operations, leading to the Sui army's scrambling to launch a powerful attack, resulting in heavy losses for the Shangliang army.
"There's a tiger in front and a wolf behind. I hope I can get something out of the fire and drive the tiger to eat the wolf..."

Looking at the bloody Hailing from afar, Shen Faxing sighed with fatigue on his face!
……

The waning moon rose in the middle of the night. As the Sui army poured into the southern part of Hailing City, they quickly deployed heavy troops on the southern defense line of the Shangliang Army and confronted them.

The bloody and blazing battle quickly subsided, and the silence of the night gradually returned!

It is worth mentioning that Hailing City is one of the top five cities in the south of the Yangtze River. It has a long history and profound heritage. It is prosperous because it is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Huai River.

Looking at all the cities in the world, the basic structure of cities is "the north is noble and the south is humble, the east is rich and the west is noble", and Hailing City is no exception!
The southern part of Hailing City has a dense population and buildings, and there is also a large slum area with crude and densely packed buildings. The population of the southern city is as high as millions.

In this bloody battle in Nancheng, more than one million people were affected, nearly half of the buildings collapsed, and the number of casualties reached hundreds of thousands, which was more than the combined casualties of the Sui army and the Shangliang army. The losses were incalculable, with wailing and death everywhere.

This is the war in troubled times!
The flames of war on the battlefield were merely the center of the vortex, the source of the fire. The worst-hit were the civilians caught in the flames...

Fortunately, the Sui army was benevolent, and Lady Ronghua issued orders in time to enforce strict military discipline and treat the people well.

The Sui army flooded the southern city area like a tide, but did not take the opportunity to plunder, rob, etc. Instead, they gathered "refugees" and gathered them at the southern city wall in the rear, or allowed them to leave the city. This greatly alleviated the chaos on the southern city wall, won many people's hearts, and further highlighted the "rebel" style of the Shangliang army!
"In addition to generous pensions, this battle's merits will be strictly assessed, and those who are greedy for merit will be put to death!"

After the war, Xiao Ying had no time to rest and had to clean up the mess immediately, especially considering the "vanguard army" of this battle.

The first thing to be considered is naturally merit and compensation. I believe that under the dual supervision of Prince Jingwu and Lady Ronghua, the Minister of War, no one dares to slack off or be greedy for merit.

"The elites of this battle...if you wish, you may be incorporated into my personal guard. This is entirely voluntary and cannot be forced. Those who do not wish will be promoted for their merits and no difficulties will be made!"

The personal guards of Prince Shangliang... The performance of the Tianmen Guards this time deeply shocked Xiao Ying, and made Xiao Ying pay attention to the personal guards.

For a long time, Xiao Ying actually did not have any real personal guards. He just selected some Xiaoguo Guards and Xiaoguo Army to serve as temporary guards.

According to Xiao Ying's idea, he wanted to wait until the situation stabilized before selecting elite warrior monks, elite soldiers from the five directions, etc. to form a personal guard.

Now, under the fierce attack, the more than 2,000 surviving elite soldiers are quite suitable. Their actual cultivation level is somewhat unqualified, but this experience and mentality are enough. Anyway, with the help of the "Blood Demon Map", it is not difficult to improve their cultivation level!

"As for the quantity... let's tentatively set it at 3,000!"

After pondering it for a while, Xiao Ying gave another instruction, and the four maids responded solemnly.

The number three thousand is quite auspicious. If it is more, supply and demand will be more difficult.

"Report..."

An urgent report interrupted Xiao Ying's thoughts. It was an urgent report from the Fengming Army and the Jianghuai Army!

"Marquis of Nanyang... King of Chu... 'You have a plan, I have a plan!' They really are like that! Sending out the elites, circumventing the agreement..."

After receiving the urgent news, Xiao Ying shook his head and smiled bitterly, thinking hard about countermeasures!
It's hard to blame the Demon Sect, King Fengming, and the Jianghuai General. After all, the Fengming and Jianghuai armies had indeed ceased operations as agreed. You can't really ask them to not move a single soldier, right? That would be too much.

The four maids then learned of the urgent news. Qian Feng, who was in charge of military affairs, thoughtfully suggested:
"Young Master! Now that our army has occupied the southern city wall, there's no need to rush into a general attack tomorrow. It would take more than a day to stabilize the situation and capture the entire city. It would be better to find time to snipe and assault the Marquis of Nanyang and the King of Chu. This will not only reduce the pressure on our army and the uncertainty of the battle, but also buy more time for deployment and rest..."

"Indeed! So which one should we attack first, the sniper or the assault..."

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