Dafeng Night Watchman

Chapter 456: Chapter 456: All Parties



At this moment, Huaiqing felt a "boom" in his mind, and there was a panic feeling that his deepest secret was ruthlessly exposed, and he was slightly at a loss.

He, he knew that I was number one, and he knew my identity long ago?!

He kept sending me letters privately these days, and wanted to meet me several times, but I sternly refused. What was he thinking at that time? He must have laughed in his heart, no, he even laughed out loud...

Not only did he know my identity, he also announced it in front of Li Miaozhen...

The beautiful and refined face of the eldest daughter of the emperor froze, and she slightly widened her eyes. With her scheming and scheming, this was an extremely bad performance.

Li Miaozhen's eyes immediately widened, and her small mouth was long enough to fit an egg. She really didn't expect to hear such explosive news.

Number one is Huaiqing, a princess of the royal family, and the eldest daughter of Emperor Yuan Jing?!

After the shock, Li Miaozhen remembered her catchphrase in the Tiandihui: "I want to stab Emperor Yuan Jing to death", "Is Emperor Yuan Jing dead?", "When will Emperor Yuan Jing die!"

The scalp of the Tianzong Saint was numb, and goose bumps appeared on her neck. She had the urge to rush out of the room and jump into the well.

The embarrassment almost made her feel ashamed.

Huaiqing's eyes flickered, and he regained his calmness and said lightly: "When did you know, the student of Yunlu Academy, Mr. Xu."

..... Huaiqing is really a yin-yang person! Xu Qi'an's expression also froze slightly, coughed, and said calmly:

"It's just recent things, um, for example, His Highness is extremely smart and instructed Lin'an to borrow books from Wenyuan Pavilion."

While speaking, Xu Qi'an glanced at Li Miaozhen beside him and thought it was great that everyone would die together.

Huaiqing nodded, his face calm: "Mr. Xu is indeed smart, worthy of being a scholar who has read many books of sages, and is no worse than your elder brother who fought against 8,000 rebels alone in Yunzhou."

Xu Qian'an nodded slowly: "Thank you for the compliment. Your Highness is the smartest person in the Tiandihui. He used the excuse of borrowing the autumn hunting map to arouse Lin'an's interest in hunting, and hid himself very well."

Huaiqing said expressionlessly: "Mr. Xu is so powerful, do other people know it?"

"Don't, don't say it..." Li Miaozhen covered her face silently.

Xu Qian'an and Huaiqing were silent at the same time, with a straight face and no words.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

As long as we are not embarrassed? It is others who are embarrassed.

Xu Qi'an glanced at the eldest daughter of the emperor, who looked calm and composed, and muttered to himself:

If I hadn't seen you stunned just now, I would have really thought you had no sense of shame and a clear conscience......

Li Miaozhen cleared her throat, looked at them, and suggested: "What happened today is limited to the three of us, how about it?"

"I have no objection." Xu Qi'an nodded "calmly".

Miaozhen is a good assist!

Huaiqing nodded, glanced at him lightly, and said: "Who else knows your identity?"

Xu Qi'an replied: "No one, just you two."

Ignore Lina automatically.

After another moment of silence, Huaiqing brought the topic back to the right track and said: "Has the case been investigated?"

Xu Qi'an said "hmm". "Before that, you two answer a question for me. Your Highness, are you the fragment of the Earth Book that you got six years ago?"

Huaiqing was stunned and did not refute.

Xu Qi'an asked again: "Miaozhen, you are the fragment of the Earth Book given to you by Taoist Master Jinlian when he went to Tianzong."

Li Miaozhen couldn't hide her surprise: "How did you know?"

My guess was right, it was right... Xu Qi'an exhaled and said: "I did find out the case. First of all, I want to tell you one thing. Taoist Master Jinlian is the Taoist leader of the Earth Sect."

Huaiqing and Li Miaozhen's expressions froze instantly.

Huaiqing's face was solemn and serious, and he said word by word: "What is going on?"

"The Taoist leader of the Earth Sect was possessed by the devil, but he did not fall completely. The good thoughts split out and became Taoist Master Jinlian. Miaozhen, you should still remember that when guarding the lotus seeds, Taoist Master Jinlian entangled the black lotus alone and entangled with his wisp of evil thoughts." Xu Qi'an looked at the Saint of Tianzong. Li Miaozhen frowned: "I was indeed confused at the time. Even if it was a trace of evil thoughts, it was a second-grade evil thought in the Tribulation Crossing Period. Taoist Jinlian is not even a third-grade one. How can he fight against it? It's just..."

It's just that you are too lazy to think! Xu Qi'an complained in his heart.

If Huaiqing was present at the time, he would probably have thought of more things, but it's

a pity that Huaiqing is a weak chicken and has no cultivation.

Without pausing, Xu Qi'an repeated his and Luo Yuheng's speculations to the two of them verbatim. In this retelling, Luo Yuheng hid his merits and fame and did not appear.

He couldn't tell about his private friendship with the national master unless the national master allowed it.

During the process, Huaiqing's face changed greatly, from surprise, anger, to gloomy...... In the end, his face was as dark as water, and he didn't say a word, as if he had lost the ability to

speak.

Li Miaozhen's expression solidified into: staring and opening his mouth. Like a solidified

puppet.

The Taoist leader of the Earth Sect seemed normal back then, but in fact he had the signs of being possessed by a demon. Prince Huai and Yuan Jing met him in Nanyuan, so he was contaminated and turned into a lunatic who seemed normal but was actually mentally

twisted.

So Prince Huai massacred the city to make elixirs for his own selfishness.

So Emperor Yuan Jing knew that he could not live forever even if he was blessed with good fortune, but he just didn't believe in evil.

Normal people would not do this, but what if it was a half-crazy person with a twisted

mentality?

"It turns out that the culprit of all this is Taoist Master Jinlian..." Li Miaozhen murmured in a

sighing tone.

"So, you asked me to meet privately that day instead of using the Earth Book to send a message because you were afraid that Taoist Master Jinlian would see it. You didn't trust Taoist Master Jinlian." Huaiqing whispered.

"Yes, I'm not sure whether Taoist Master Jinlian knew about these things. I, I don't trust him

a little bit." Xu Qian'an sighed.

Huaiqing nodded. Anyone would be like this. He thought he was a trustworthy senior, but he turned out to be the culprit of everything.

"Could the abnormality under the dragon vein be another incarnation of Taoist Jinlian?" Li

Miaozhen asked.

Damn it, I didn't figure out the truth of the case at all. I was so far behind Xu Qi'an because he didn't share clues with me... The Saint of Tianzong saved her reputation.

"I don't know. I will explore the dragon vein again in half a month. This time there will be results." Xu Qi'an did not explain why there would be results this time.

Li Miaozhen and Huaiqing did not ask more.

"So, the soul pill is actually the one in the underground dragon vein. Is it the same for the pills that my father has refined over the years?" Huaiqing pondered.

"It should be." Xu Qi'an said.

After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "Father, can you still clear the pollution?"

Xu Qiyan said, "First of all, we must understand the nature of pollution. If a person's nature

has changed, it will be difficult to recover. If he is controlled, then Taoist Jinlian may have a

way."

The former is that he has become bad, and his entire nature has been damaged, and it is difficult to recover. The latter, you only need to remove the control to recover.

Hearing this, Li Miaozhen interrupted and said, "No, even if the nature is bad, if the Buddhist

monks can help, Yuan Jing can see his true nature and restore his true self."

Huaiqing's eyes lit up slightly.

"By the way, should we tell Lina about these things?" Feiyan asked.

"Why tell her?" Xu Qiyan asked back.

Huaiqing didn't say anything, but looking at Li Miaozhen's eyes, he was also expressing the

same meaning.

"Just call her when fighting, don't use your brain, don't embarrass her." Xu Qiyan said.

Makes sense! Li Miaozhen nodded slowly.

After agreeing to wait for the situation in half a month, Xu Qian'an sent Huaiqing out of the

mansion.

Before leaving, Huaiqing lowered his voice and said, "If all the truth is revealed in half a

month, you don't have to leave the capital."

The officials and the supervisors will definitely try their best to solve the problem of my

father's "half-madness".

Can't bear to leave me?... Xu Qian'an smiled and didn't answer.

After a pause, Huaiqing said, "During this period, I will review all the clues again. If there is

any problem, I will notify you."

After that, she got on the carriage and drove off the street.

The ruined city head, the city wall.

The senior generals of Dafeng gathered together and argued fiercely.

Wei Yuan turned a deaf ear to it, stood in front of the geomancy map, and muttered in silence.

Ten days have passed since the capture of Dingguan City. Under the leadership of Wei Yuan,

the army attacked the city and captured the stronghold, like a sharp knife, piercing into the

heart of Yan State.

Now they have conquered seven cities and advanced hundreds of miles. The city they are in now is called Xucheng, which is the last pass of the capital of Yan State.

Only one step away from the capital of Yan State. In ten days, Wei Yuan defeated this country known for its numerous dangerous passes.

As for the capital of Yan State, whether to attack or not, there are serious disagreements among the generals of the army.

Because the Dafeng army is in an extremely difficult situation and lacks food! "Why hasn't the food arrived yet? According to the previous deployment, the first batch of

food should have arrived three days ago. We can't fight anymore. The battle line has been dragged on for too long and our supply line has been cut off. How can we fight without food, artillery, and crossbows?"

A young general stood up with a serious face and said, "From Dingguan City to Xucheng, we

lost more than half of our soldiers. The capital of Yan State is surrounded by mountains on both sides. With our current military strength, we can't take it down at all. If nothing unexpected happens, there must be a third-grade wizard in the capital of Yan State." The young general is Zhao Ying. He was born in the imperial army and is a fourth-grade master. He is the leader of the young and strong faction of Dafeng.

He advocates retreat and is the leader of the conservative faction.

The radical faction, led by Nangong Qianrou, advocates a one-shot attack to conquer Yan

State.

"Sixty miles further northeast is the capital of Yan State. After taking Xucheng, we will have replenished our food and artillery shells, and we can fully support another battle." Nangong Qianrou said calmly:

"We can get here because of the four words "speed is the essence of war". Once we retreat, it will be equivalent to giving Yan State a chance to breathe. But if we take Yandu, the armaments and food can be replenished."

We can achieve such a great victory, thanks to the almost desperate and quick decision of the

foster father, which defeated the momentum of the Yan army. Now the Feng army is in high spirits, and it is time to make a concerted effort.

Once we retreat, this invincible momentum will fade. Facing such a steep and majestic city like the capital of Yan State and the reinforcements of Kang State, it will be difficult to win. Zhao Ying stared at Nangong Qianrou fiercely and said in a deep voice: "Speed is the most important thing in war, but it is not suitable for Yandu. Yandu is surrounded by mountains on both sides, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There

are flying beasts stationed in the mountains, which is far from comparable to other cities. In addition, we have slaughtered seven cities in a row. Along the way, whether it is civilians, people from the rivers and lakes, or defeated Yan soldiers, they are all fleeing to Yandu. "If the city is broken, everyone will die. This is their consensus. Now Yandu must be united

and defend the city. Our troops cannot take it down. Once we suffer heavy losses in the siege, it will be the time for the other side to counterattack, and there may be a crisis of annihilation.

"It is better to retreat for the time being, recuperate, replenish food and armaments, and start again." Yandu is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Most of the generals present have no confidence, so there are more conservatives present than pro-war factions.

The reason why they are still arguing is nothing more than that they still have expectations

for Wei Yuan.

"Rest for one night, and set out tomorrow. The army will be at the gate of the city." Wei Yuan

pointed to the capital of Yan State on the map.

The argument subsided.

.......

Sixty miles away, the capital of Yan State was built in a huge valley. The towering city wall,

which stretched for three hundred feet, connected the two peaks.

The peaks were steep and precipitous, and the city walls were towering and tall. With the help

of artillery, crossbows, rolling stones and other city defense weapons, it was as solid as a rock. Any military strategist would be amazed to see this majestic city. Throughout history, since the founding of Yan State, this city has only been broken once in

more than 1,400 years. That was during the heyday of the Great Zhou Dynasty. A prince of the

Great Zhou royal family, a Hedao warrior, a second-rank, led his army to attack Yan Capital. According to the historical records of Yan State, the battle was very tragic. The witch god killed a rain master (second-rank) and a spiritual wisdom (third-rank). In the end, the witch god personally took action and killed the peak second-rank prince.

It's not that Yandu's defense is not good, but the opponent's combat power has already stood

at the top of Jiuzhou.

Capital, palace.

Although Nurhejia, the king of Yan, has gray hair, he is still burly. This king is extremely

talented. He took the martial arts route when he was young. After the peak of the fourth grade, he made no progress.

Then he switched to the wizard system. After the fourth grade, he reached a bottleneck again.

Dual systems are extremely rare. It's not that different systems will repel each other, but

because it's difficult to practice. Only by focusing on one system can you go higher and further.

Nurhejia, who is over 50 years old, has no chance of the third grade, whether it is the martial arts system or the wizard system.

He doesn't think it's a pity. The third-grade masters are rare, and it's normal that they can't

be cultivated. And his dual system, single combat power, is stronger than the fourth grade of any system. Nurhejia sat on the throne and listened to the heated discussion of the ministers. The high-ranking officials of Yan State were not frustrated or angry because of Wei Yuan's strength. They had already prepared for a big defeat.

"Wei Yuan has already captured Xucheng and will be at the gates tomorrow."

"How did he manage to capture seven cities in just ten days?"

"Can the country be defended?"

In the hall, the atmosphere was a bit solemn. The ministers of Yan State looked grim, as if

they were facing a great enemy.

At this moment, some old ministers seemed to have returned to the Battle of Shanhaiguan,

recalling the fear and shame of being dominated by Wei Yuan.

"According to the news sent back by the dog scouts, the Feng army has only 50,000 troops left

at most. No matter how good Wei Yuan is at using his troops, it will be extremely difficult for

him to break the capital with 50,000 troops."

"Now everyone in the city is united, and the garrison, armaments, and food are sufficient. At

worst, we will fight Wei Yan."

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Nurhejia couldn't help but look at the old man beside him, who was wrapped in a robe,

wearing a hood, and holding a golden staff inlaid with gems, and said respectfully: "Master Yilbu, what do you think?"

Each of the three northeastern countries has a third-grade spiritual master who serves as a national teacher. They do not participate in government affairs on weekdays, but their status is higher than that of a king, because they represent the headquarters and the Wushen Cult. Irbu, who was lucky enough to survive in Chuzhou, held a golden staff in his hand and said in a

deep voice: "The 50,000 troops of Kangguo have entered the territory of Yanguo. At most,

they can form a siege with us in five days."

Nurhejia nodded thoughtfully: "Yandu has stood for more than a thousand years and has experienced many wars. It has only been broken once. Wei Yuan wants to break the city, but he

can't do it in the short term. But for the current Fengjun, time is crucial. They are running out

of food and grass."

The ministers in the hall nodded slowly:

"Even if the Kangguo army cuts off their food and grass supply route, we can defend the city

and make Wei Yuan withdraw within three days."

"This battle depends on how Wei Yuan fights." Irbu looked through the hall door and looked at the blue sky outside. Slaughtering seven cities in a row, reducing the fortune of our Wushen Sect, and pointing the

sword at Wushen... Wei Yuan, you think you are invincible and that all the arrangements last year were flawless. Ha, you don't know that we are waiting for you.

It is a foolish dream to want to attack the headquarters with less than 100,000 troops.

.......

On the top of the broken city, Wei Yuan, wearing a dark blue cloak, looked down and saw the

soldiers of Dafeng pushing flatbed carts and throwing corpses into deep pits and torches. Thick smoke rose, mixed with the stench of burning flesh and blood.

Those who were burned included soldiers and civilians of Yan State, as well as soldiers of

Dafeng.

In just ten days, the Dafeng army lost more than 30,000 generals and soldiers. The soldiers acted silently. The days of war and the baptism of blood and fire made the

soldiers silent, and the spirit of bravery was hidden in this silence. Nangong Qianrou came behind Wei Yuan and whispered, "Adoptive father, after this battle,

you will be cursed in history."

Seven cities were slaughtered in succession, and hundreds of miles were stained with blood.

In Nangong Qianrou's opinion, it was understandable to kill the surrendered soldiers. The Dafeng Army was an isolated army deep in the enemy's belly. If they did not kill the surrendered soldiers, they would suffer.

Not only did they have to worry about the surrendered soldiers rebelling, but they also had to

feed more mouths and consume food and grass.

But killing civilians is a taboo in military strategy, not to mention the slaughter of seven cities in succession. Even if they returned to the court in triumph, they would be criticized by

those moralists.

Since the troops were dispatched, the food and grass from Dafeng had not come. They burned,

killed, looted, and fought to support the war. All they looted were the food and grass and armaments of Yan State.

This is not a good phenomenon.

Those new generation generals only thought that it was the unique way of leading the army of

their adoptive father. After tasting the sweetness one after another, they were very excited.

But now, they gradually realized that something was wrong.

So the new generation of generals chose to withdraw.

Even the new generation of generals is like this, not to mention Nangong Qianrou and other

old men who have followed Wei Yuan for more than ten or twenty years.

"There will be no food and grass."

Wei Yuan's smile was as gentle as ever, and his tone was as calm as before: "How much food

and grass we bring, there is only food and grass. Dafeng will not give even a grain of food."

"Who dares to cut off the food?" Nangong Qianrou was full of murderous intent.

"Who else can be in the whole Dafeng?" Wei Yuan asked with a smile.

Nangong Qianrou's pupils contracted violently.

"I know you want to take Yandu in one go, and then take over the magpie's nest, use this

dangerous pass to deal with Kangguo's reinforcements, and encircle Kangguo's reinforcements with the reinforcements from Jingxiang and Yu. Unfortunately, Yandu is a

hard bone to chew, and we can't chew it. I transferred all the troops from the three states to

other

places."

Wei Yuan's expression remained unchanged, looking at the blazing flames licking the pile of corpses, and said lightly: "Tomorrow the army will advance 50 miles and confront Yandu for

three days. After three days, you will leave with 10,000 heavy cavalry, and don't worry about

the others, they have to stay here."

As he said, he took out two brocade bags from his arms, one purple and one red. "Three days later, open the purple brocade bag, it will tell you where to go. After arriving at

the destination, open the red brocade bag, it will tell you what to do next."

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Xu Xinnian commanded the soldiers to burn corpses and

dissect horses. They had just won a small-scale battle.

It was a very gratifying victory to wipe out 800 enemy troops and lose 1,000 of their own.

Several days have passed since the attack that night. That large-scale attack dispersed the

Yaoman, Dafeng and other coalition forces.

The Jingguo army acted decisively, divided its troops and pursued them! In the past few days, Xu Xinnian has more profoundly realized the cruelty of war and

witnessed the bravery of the Fire Armor Army. He also witnessed the strange and terrifying wizards awakening corpses and turning them into corpse soldiers.

With heavy cavalry and wizards who can manipulate corpses, the Dafeng army is completely

using their lives to fill the victory.

When the coalition forces were dispersed, Xu Xinnian and Chu Yuanzhen were only accompanied by 600 Dafeng soldiers. After so many days, they have absorbed the remnants of

the army and expanded their number to 1,700.

Now there are only 700 people left.

After burning the corpses, Xu Xinnian calmed down and waited for patrols, and then asked the

soldiers to set up a pot to cook horse meat.

The soldiers cut the horse meat skillfully, and then several people worked together, wielding

the sabers that had just killed people, to chop the horse meat into a pulp, and then put it into the pot to boil.

This is the method Xu Xinnian came up with. Horse meat is rough and hard, tastes very bad,

and is difficult to digest. It is okay to eat it occasionally, but eating horse meat for several

days in a row, the soldiers' stomachs can't stand it. They can't even poop.

Therefore, Xu Xinnian suggested chopping the horse meat into pieces and then boiling it in

the pot to increase the taste and promote digestion.

"If it weren't for Brother Chu, we would have to die hundreds more before we could eat this

wave of enemy troops."

Xu Xinnian walked to Chu Yuanzhen, took off the water bag and handed it over.

Chu Yuanzhen gulped down half a bag and smiled somewhat dejectedly:

"When I was young, I read a few military books and thought I was a genius in leading troops

to fight. Now I know that I am not that kind of material after going to the battlefield. But you

have grown rapidly. Which of these soldiers nowadays does not obey you?" Xu Xinnian smiled: "Everyone has his own strengths. If I didn't have this talent, my teacher

wouldn't ask me to major in military tactics. I understand that on the battlefield, there are only a few times when strategies are used. Most of the time, you have to rely on military strength. Warriors and military forces play a vital role. It's a pity that only three artillery and

six chariot crossbows were brought out."

If it were Xu Erlang before going to the battlefield, he should be holding his chin up, with a proud face, but hypocritically saying some humble words... Chu Yuanzhen sighed again.

As he was talking, a scout came galloping and shouted: "Xu Qianshi, I found a remnant army of 30 people."

No horn was blown, which means it was the Dafeng army, our own people.

Xu Xinnian and Chu Yuanzhen stood up, and the former murmured, "Let them come."

After that, he turned to Chu Yuanzhen and smiled bitterly, "Fortunately, fortunately, there

are not

many people, and the rations can be saved."

After a while, the scout led a group of thirty remnants to rush over, and this remnant also

carried a cannon and more than a dozen shells.

Their faces were full of fatigue, dusty, their armor was damaged, covered with knife marks,

and everyone had wounds.

It seemed that they had just experienced a battle not long ago. Looking at the steaming iron pot and smelling the aroma of the meat soup, the two hundred

infantrymen swallowed their saliva.

Xu Xinnian came forward and said, "Who has the highest position? Come forward and talk."

A bearded man, who looked to be nearly 40 years old, came forward and clasped his fists and said, "I am Zhao Panyi, the general flag of the Hundred Households of Xi County, Yongzhou." Xu Xinnian nodded and said, "I am Xu Xinnian, the assistant of the Dingzhou Censorate and

the Hanlin Academy Scholar."

After hearing this, Zhao Panyi's face changed. He glared at Xu Xinnian fiercely, snorted coldly,

and turned

away. Xu Xinnian was stunned for a moment, a look of confusion flashed across his face, and he

frowned and said, "General Flag Officer Zhao, please stay. Do you know me?"

"No!" Zhao Panyi said in a muffled voice.

I don't know him, I thought I stole your wife without knowing it...Xu Xinnian complained in

his heart, frowning even tighter:

"Since you don't know him, why is Zhao Zongqi saying this?" "You speak so elegantly, you are indeed a scholar. That son of a bitch Xu Pingzhi actually gave

birth to a scholar. I heard that Xu Yinluo's cousin is also in the army, but I didn't expect to

meet him today." Zhao Panyi sneered and said:

"I don't know you, but I know your father. We were brothers during the Battle of

Shanhaiguan."

Is this your attitude as a brother? Xu Erlang was shocked.

"Zhao Zongqi has an old grudge against my father?"

"No old grudge, I just can't stand him being such an ungrateful person."

Zhao Panyi said, "Pooh", and said:

"During the Battle of Shanhaiguan, Xu Pingzhi and I were in the same team. There was

another person at that time, named Zhou Biao. The three of us have a very good relationship

and are brothers who can trust each other's backs.

"At the end of the Battle of Shanhaiguan, we were sent to intercept the corpse soldiers of the Wushen Cult. In the fierce battle, Zhou Biao blocked a knife for your father and died on the battlefield. Xu Pingzhi swore at that time that he would take Zhou Biao's mother to the capital to take care of her and raise his two children to adulthood. "Damn it, I later found out that this ungrateful thing didn't go to Zhou Biao's hometown to

pick him up. I am a dog, and how can my son be a good person? They are all bad. Even if I,

Zhao Panyi, starve to death or die on the battlefield, I will never eat a bite of your food or

drink a mouthful of your soup. Pooh!"