I have a fortune book

Chapter 313 Ten years of hard work, bliss in the west

The stars were turning, and at midnight, Xu Yun led 5000 people on a rapid march of fifty miles to attack Zhenxi City.

Along the way, people had titles and horses wrapped their hooves, and Li Yuan, the deputy head of the Daolu Department, led the Taoist officials in the imperial camp to perform concealment techniques, making the action extremely concealed.

The sentinels sent out by Zhenxicheng around the city could only see the dark clouds covering the moon in the sky, and hear the scattered whistling "wind" in the hazy night.

When five thousand elite soldiers came to the city, and the hunter's military energy impacted the city tower flag, the sleeping Zhenxi garrison panicked and tried to defend.

However, Xu Yun finally got the position of leading the army, which gave the enemy time to react. He discovered that all four gates of Zhenxi City had defense loopholes and insufficient troops, so he immediately divided his troops into four groups.

The three gates were a feint attack, and the east city where the general was located was a frontal attack. The number of the Five Thousand Xia Army was a bit small, but their strength was not weak at all.

Hook ropes and simple ladders were put up together, and the Xia soldiers who mobilized their energy and blood quickly climbed up the city like vigorous monkeys. The Qin army who came in a hurry from the female wall at the top of the city wanted to throw wood and rolling stones, but was defeated by the soldiers arrayed at the bottom of the city. Xia Jun's divine arm crossbow formation killed them all instantly.

In the daytime or with sufficient preparation, such small crossbow formations are naturally not afraid. However, if they use mental calculations and carelessness, the defenders suffer heavy casualties and gradually no one dares to show their faces.

Seeing that the first wave of warriors had rushed to the top of the city, Xu Yun immediately set off fireworks, which was the agreed signal.

The fire appeared, and Master Wang arrived.

As early as the Xia Army's great victory at Qishan, there were strong men from Zhenxi County who sent people thousands of miles away to "surrender" as a show of goodwill. In the past, Jing Heng could easily suppress them, but most people did not dare to act rashly and gamble with their family property.

What the powerful families in troubled times are best at is adding insult to injury and adding icing on the cake.

Xu Yun then ordered the four gates of the Xia army to make noise at the same time, shouting loudly that the city gate had been broken and the king's army had entered the city.

Chang'an was besieged, the King of Qin lost contact, and Daxia's entry into Qinzhou was a foregone conclusion. At this time, how could anyone tell how many Xia troops were outside and whether the city was really destroyed.

All the powerful people in Zhenxi know that if they don't take action, there will be no place for them in the new dynasty.

There was a restless response in the city, beacon smoke was everywhere, the sound of fighting could be heard everywhere, and the whole city was in chaos for a while.

The night was dark and the chaos was intensifying. The various units of the Zhenxi garrison did not know the generals and the generals did not know the troops. They were unable to organize effective support and defense for a long time.

Jing Heng's confidants who stayed in Zhenxi City turned into sweet buns that night, and countless people in the city wanted to use their heads as a token of trust.

Before dawn, Xu Yun completely occupied the outer city walls and streets, and soon took control of important locations such as the county government and warehouses with the cooperation of knowledgeable people.

At Chen time, Zhou Bai led the Chinese army's imperial camp to Zhenxi City to rest and recuperate.

Xu Yun was formally appointed as the deputy commander of Qinzhou Capital Commander Sicong Third Grade, temporarily stationed in Zhenxicheng, responsible for follow-up support contacts, and arranging Qinzhou defense and militia, and troop training.

Wearing a purple robe and sitting at the core of Daxia, Xu Yun had tears in his eyes and knelt down in front of Zhou Bai and kowtowed for a long time, unwilling to get up.

It has been more than ten years since the former county captain of Pingcang County, known as Conglong Laochen, was not officially accepted until now.

Of course, Xu Yun knew that this was all his own fault, because he was not optimistic about the future of the power established by Zhou Bai. Although he was very talented, he was unwilling to devote himself to his service.

Quartermaster, barracks director, grain station officer, transshipment envoy... these are all positions he has experienced.

"Okay, get up. Our Daxia territory is far more than it is now. There are countless places where I can use my skills. You will have to serve me." Zhou Bai looked at Xu Yun's green and yellow natal tree swaying tall and tall above his head, and his expression was a little complicated.

Sure enough, he is an auxiliary star talent, but he only holds some auxiliary official positions. He can catch up with those veterans after his natural transformation, but it takes a little longer to concentrate and polish.

"Your Majesty Xu Yun, I would like to thank you for your kindness." Xu Yun suppressed his gratitude and stood up respectfully. He knew that King Xia still had something to tell him.

Zhou Bai nodded slightly and said: "The battle at Dashanguan will definitely be a big one. It may be more difficult than the Qin and Liang states, so you must cooperate with the imperial court and provide full support to the front line."

"Screen out powerful local families, ask them to provide food, troops, and equipment, and collect all supplies from Zhenxi County..."

The location of Chang'an is always a thorn in the side, and the only way to defend Dashan Pass for a short time is to rely on Zhenxi County.

"I obey the order, you have forgotten that this is what Weichen does." Xu Yun accepted the order with his hands in hand and answered firmly.

Now, no matter how much he doesn't want to be a transport official or a grain official, he will do his best to do it as long as the court and King Xia need it.

……

At the same time that Zhenxi County changed hands, Dashanguan also endured unprecedented pressure.

The [-] Fumo led by Gao Hu had just blocked the attack of the Wubo vanguard Wanqi. The follow-up infantry of [-] arrived on the battlefield and launched an ant offensive towards Dashanguan without stopping.

These [-] troops are the elite of Wubo's servants. The soldiers come from Wuwei and other small countries in the northwest. Their individual strength may be very different, but they are very familiar with the city defense of the Central Plains.

Rams, ladders, crossing equipment, and catapults were all built as siege equipment, and there was dense forward pressure from arrows, which put great pressure on the Dashanguan defense line.

The monks and cavalry from Wubo headquarters supervised the battle, and the servant army ants attacked the city. In just half a day, corpses piled up under the city wall, with more than [-] casualties.

To be honest, an offensive of this level cannot really threaten Dasanguan, which is guarded by the demon-suppressing army. However, in one morning, the surrendered Dashanguan Qin army died in 300 battles, and more than [-] demon-fuming troops went out to try to destroy the siege equipment. People are trapped.

After all, the body is a mortal body, and acquired or even innate Qi can hardly withstand crossbows and stone throws, and hard armor cannot continue to withstand swords and arrow rain. "Using the army of servants to trade against my son, exhausting my best demon-subduing elite, and then waiting for the main force to gather together to break through?" After all, Gao Hu had been with Zhou Bai for many years and had senior experience in the martial arts hall. Gao Hu had already seen through the intentions of the Wubo army leader.

Corpses littered the fields, and streams of blood flowed in the trenches outside Guancheng. There was no one to deal with the corpses of soldiers in patches.

In the distance, smoke curled up from the Wufan army camp. The active forces who were recharging their strength formed a military formation, and a new wave of offensive was about to begin.

You must know that during this kind of intermission, the two armies usually send people to collect the corpses in a tacit agreement, but the Wufan army didn't care. Instead, they didn't want to give the Demon-Conquering army breathing time and prepared to attack the city continuously.

"General, when the Wufan Kingdom came up, they exchanged human lives for their sons. Don't they believe in Buddhism?" A battalion-level officer from the Fumo Army walked up to Gao Hu and handed over the kettle, asking in confusion.

Military missionaries have temporarily explained to them Buddhism, monk soldiers, etc.

The officer looked at the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood while munching on the special Linggu fried rice. His face was calm, but he did not feel any fatigue or fear.

"Sure enough, these are unprecedented troubled times, even the Buddha has escaped, hahaha."

"Believe in Buddhism? Are you talking about the custom of collecting corpses? Did you see those monks chanting sutras for salvation?" Gao Hu laughed and pointed at the center of the Wubo army formation.

A lotus platform stood there, and a dozen seal ring monks were chanting sutras loudly. The sound of Buddhist chants floated over the bloody battlefield, giving off a strange sense of peace and compassion.

"Namo Amitabha Night, Duotagadu Night... uproot all karmic obstacles and be reborn in the Pure Land Dharani... and be reborn in the bliss of the Western Heaven."

These monks really have the Dharma in them, and the chanting of Buddhist sutras becomes louder and louder, gradually covering the entire Wubo Army camp.

Immediately afterwards, the servant army, which was still feeling sad because of the heavy casualties of its comrades, immediately became energetic again and even became a little fanatical.

After death, they can go to the Buddha's land and reach the land of bliss in the west. They don't have to fear death when they go to the battlefield.

dong dong dong~
War drums resounded through the sky, and waves of "ants" appeared outside the pass again.

Several demon-subduing soldiers scorned and said, "Damn, this is the Buddhist army?"

"Without such deceptive methods, how could we have unified the whole region in just a few years? Now we are even driving our servants to die easily."

"In the final analysis, we want to win a quick victory. The Ba Kingdom cannot hide its troops in the Qinling Mountains..."

The middle-level and even lower-level officers of the Demon-Suppressing Army attended night school and went to martial arts lecture halls for further training. It was not impossible that they could not understand the tactics of the Wubo Army.

But such simple and crude treatment of human life will always arouse anger, and for a while, there will be endless scoldings.

Gao Hu didn't pretend to be a general, he opened his mouth and spat out: "Go to your mother's paradise in the West. In my Daxia, it would be like worshiping the evil gods. Come here, pour kerosene and collect the corpses of those poor people."

A moment later, a wall of thick smoke and fire rose outside the city, and Gao Hu completed physical salvation in his own way.

"These foreign Buddhas really think that the battlefield is at Dashan Pass. My king is not willing to be beaten in vain..."

Taking advantage of the time blocked by the wall of fire, Gao Hu and the deputy general and staff quickly processed the military orders sent from the rear, and then held back the Wufan Kingdom's cavalry with a single drag.

According to intelligence, the Wufan Kingdom has not yet formed a comprehensive horse administration system. It is difficult to survive on the Us Plateau. The people can raise cattle but not horses.

The official number of qualified war horses does not exceed [-], and the [-] horsemen in the vanguard camp in front of them are already the core elite of the Wufan Kingdom.

For three consecutive days, Dashan Pass was under strong attack by the Wufan army. The city seemed to be crumbling, but there was never any sign of being breached.

More and more military reinforcements came from the northwest. It was said that there were [-] monk soldiers coming down the plateau, but in fact most of them were second-class secular soldiers.

The threshold for the monks and soldiers of the Wufan Kingdom is to complete the physical training, which is the so-called Skin Vajra, which is equivalent to the perfection of the martial arts training to the day after tomorrow.

When they start to appear, it means that the main force is coming.

It stands to reason that within three days, Zhou Bai and their Chinese army battalion should have arrived at Dashanguan to fight, but only urgent supplies from Zhenxicheng came.

The northwest of Qinzhou was usually covered with grassland and yellow sand, but now it is boundless snowfields, with rare forests, lakes, and canyons all containing cities.

Wudu City, the capital of the Wuwei Kingdom, is located in a canyon basin covering an area of ​​several hundred hectares. The surrounding mountains and forests block the grassland wind and sand, and there is only one canyon passage.

It would have taken a lot of effort for the Wufan Kingdom to capture such a capital that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, had the traitors not rebelled.

Wudu City has a population of hundreds of thousands, and all the country's food, grass and water sources are here. The Wufan army coming from afar must be supplied here.

On January [-], the [-]th year of Tongzhi, which was recognized as the beginning of the new year in the Central Plains, the core force of the entire Daxia Kingdom was spent in a war.

The Wudu Gorge Road became the burial place of the Wu-Ti army.

On this day, the Buddha's light shines directly on the bullfighting, the golden lotus gushing from the ground fills the canyon, and the sound of the Buddha's chanting spreads thousands of miles.

However, even if the true Buddha appears in this world, he cannot suppress the four-clawed fish dragon that stands proudly in the sky.

(End of this chapter)