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Chapter 158 Before the Battle
Yuhang, the chief rudder of the Haisha Gang.

For Yougui's appearance, the Haisha gang was shocked. They thought he had been killed.

Afterwards, Han Gaitian called everyone to discuss the matter, and Yougui relayed Li Yizhi's meaning.

For Li Yizhi's solicitation, Han Gaitian and the others agreed unanimously without thinking much about it.

No way, since Yu Wenhuaji's death, their private salt business has suffered a heavy blow, and they are also at a loss for the future.

Now that Li Yizhi personally issued a solicitation, they naturally wanted to grab it quickly.

Han Gaitian said in a deep voice: "Everyone, this time is a good opportunity for us to make great contributions. We must go all out. As long as we help Li Jing defeat Shen Faxing, I believe that we will have a lot of credit. Look at Yin Kaishan today, He was just the leader of the Bamboo Flower Gang back then, but now he has become the commander of the imperial guards, which was Yu Huaji's previous position."

"Yes, helper."

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Ten days later, Song Zhi and Song Shidao finally arrived in Yangzhou.

At this time, the war in the south has broken out in an all-round way.

Shen Faxing was full of ambition and wanted to fight all the way to Yangzhou, but it was a pity that he was greeted with a slap in the face as soon as he sent troops.

First, he was defeated by Li Jing in the field battle, and then he was harassed by the Haisha gang in the rear. Hundreds of thousands of shi of grain were burned, so he had to retreat quickly, but in the end he was ambushed by Li Jing, and the army was defeated.

Shen Faxing was defeated here, and a major defensive loophole appeared on Li Zitong's side. Li Jing seized the opportunity and sent a general to attack.

In the end, Li Zitong also fled in a big defeat, losing tens of thousands of horses.

On the eastern battlefield, Li Jing swept away Shen Faxing and Li Zitong with a sweeping momentum.

Compared with the battlefield in the east, the battle in the west was much more intense. However, because Jiangdu was only doing defense, both Lin Shihong and Xiao Xian made no progress.

Yangzhou, Jiangdu Palace.

Because Li Yizhi was practicing in seclusion, Tian Wen didn't dare to disturb him, so naturally he came to meet Song Zhi and Song Shidao.

Tian Wen was naturally impressed by Song Zhi's intention to come, and he said happily: "As for the matter of marriage, I naturally agree with it very much. It's just that we have to report this matter to the Duke, and he will nod. But you I also know that in order to prepare for the decisive battle with Yu Wenshang, Guo Gong is currently practicing in seclusion, and it is really inappropriate to disturb him now."

Song Zhi nodded at him, and said with a chuckle, "That's natural. We'll wait until the Duke of Chu leaves the customs. However, in order to show the sincerity of our Song family, I think we can send troops to Shaoguan, and then cooperate with you to quell Jiangnan. What do you think sir?"

Tian Wenxin said happily: "It's best not to live like this. I will send a message to General Li Jing later, asking him to establish contact with your Song family and send troops together."

If the Song family cooperates, they may be able to pacify Jiangnan in less than three months.

As for Li Yizhi's opinion, neither Tian Wen nor Song Zhi believed that he would refuse.

Time passed slowly in the flames of war.

During this period of time, the world is full of major events, which makes people dizzy.

The most eye-catching thing is naturally that the Song Clan sent troops, causing Chu and Liang to retreat one after another, lest the old nest be taken away.

Regarding the Song Clan's dispatch of troops, some people think that the Song Clan has decided to fight for world hegemony, so many people are "extremely looking forward to" the possible Song-Li battle.

However, some people believed that the relationship between Li Yizhi and the Song Clan had always been very good. This time the Song Clan dispatched troops, in fact, the two parties had already formed an alliance.

In short, no matter what the reason is, there is no pure land in this world except Bashu.

June [-]th is coming soon.

Because this day was the day of the decisive battle between Li Yizhi and Yu Wenshang.

Now in Yangzhou City, a large number of warriors have poured in, all of whom have come to watch the battle.

After all, one side is a master who has been famous for decades. He was once as famous as Tiandao Song Que, and his martial arts are unfathomable.

On the other side is the newly rising young master, and it is rising like a comet, the speed is jaw-droppingly fast, and it is also unfathomable.

The rivers and lakes have been quiet for more than ten years, and it has been a long time since there has been a decisive battle between such strong masters. Naturally, they cannot miss it.

Duke's Mansion, the backyard.

Li Yizhi sat cross-legged on the futon, his mind immersed in his dantian.

I only 'see' in the dantian, the golden Xuanwu is swallowing up blood energy, condensing into golden blood energy step by step, and merging into his body.

Compared with more than a month ago, the golden basalt has swelled a lot, indicating that this time of retreat, Li Yizhi's strength has once again increased greatly.

In fact, this was indeed the case. Li Jing swept the rebels outside and was invincible. The huge momentum formed in this way was all injected into him, allowing Li Yizhi to cultivate like a fish in water and improve extremely fast.

"Sixty percent blood!"

"Although it is still in the mid-innate stage, with my combat power, it should already be comparable to [-]% of ordinary true essence."

"Even if Yuwen's injury is profound and his true energy is pure, it's not like I don't have a chance of winning."

"After all, I still have a trump card, which I have never used."

The combat power of a warrior is actually a comprehensive performance, which is affected by various factors.

The most fundamental thing is naturally the quantity of true essence and the purity of true essence.

Why is it that in the same realm, in the same sect, the older generation is stronger than the younger generation?
It is because they have practiced for enough time, and their true energy has been tempered to be extremely pure, so that they can exert stronger combat power.

This is the case for Yu Wenshang, although compared with ten or twenty years ago, his realm may not have improved much.

But the actual combat power has definitely been greatly improved.

On June [-]th, Li Yizhi left the customs a day early.

After Shao Lingzhou received the news, he rushed over as soon as possible. With a solemn expression on his face, he said in a deep voice, "Duke, there may be other changes in tomorrow's battle. We must take precautions as soon as possible."

Li Yizhi asked suspiciously: "Oh, what happened?"

"Not long after you retreated, General Li Jing, with the cooperation of the Haisha Gang, defeated Shen Faxing, and then took the opportunity to defeat Li Zitong. Now these two are lost dogs, leading the remnant soldiers to flee to Poyang. Liang Guo, because the Song family sent troops to Shaoguan, and the two generals Li Jing and Luo Tong attacked, they lost hundreds of miles, and it was difficult to take care of both ends, and it was only a matter of time before they were defeated."

Shao Lingzhou paused, and continued: "As a result, in order to block our advance, the four of them have secretly dispatched a large number of masters into Yangzhou, preparing to take the opportunity to attack after you and Yuwenshang."

Li Yizhi nodded, and said lightly: "The four of them don't have any masters, so it's nothing to worry about. But what you said, I have to guard against it."

In fact, these four companies are not without masters, and they have huge backgrounds.

Lin Shihong is a member of the Yinkui faction, and Xiao Xian's Liang Guo is also entangled with the Yinkui faction. Ren Shaoming, the Iron Cavalry Club who assisted Lin Shihong, is the son of Tie Le Feiying Qu Ao, and his evil monks Fa Nan and Yan Ni Chang Zhen is a member of the Yinkui sect.

In other words, Jiangnan is basically the sphere of influence of the Yinkui faction.

Li Yizhi knew that if he wanted to pacify Jiangnan, he would definitely alarm the Yinkui faction.

This time the four schools jointly make a move, and there will definitely be other Yinkui faction masters lurking in it.

However, in the entire Yinkui sect, the only person he has scruples about is Zhu Yuyan, and even the others are not enough to threaten him.

Suddenly, Li Yizhi chuckled and said, "I'm afraid, they are not the only ones who want to take the opportunity to kill me, right?"

(End of this chapter)