Chapter 115: Encirclement and Annihilation of Gao Changsheng?

"Hong Jingyan, the Rouran Iron Cavalry."

Looking at the black line slowly approaching from the horizon, everyone knew that the enemy had arrived.

The Rouran tribe was a large tribe in the Northern Mang. As the co-leader of the Rouran, Hong Jingyan had the support of the tribe behind him. Although he was not as powerful as military giants such as Tuoba Bodhisattva and Dong Zhuo, he also had a considerable status in the Northern Mang. Otherwise, he would not dare to confront Murong Baoding, who was of royal family.

"I heard that Hong Jingyan is not only in charge of the Rouran Cavalry, but also has a certain status in the Chess and Sword Music Bureau. He is also on the list of martial arts evaluation. He is also considered a good player in the world. I'm afraid he will not be easy to deal with." Deputy General Li beside him said in a deep voice.

Hong Jingyan was already a celebrity in Northern Mang. Many people, both in the army and in the martial arts world, believed that he was the most powerful person in Northern Mang after Tuoba Bodhisattva. Naturally, they could not have been unaware of him.

What's more, after the troops entered Beimang, the guards and scouts in the army were constantly collecting intelligence about Beimang.

"Martial arts are popular in Liyang, Beimang. I heard that they are divided into the realms of Vajra Finger and Mysterious Sky Perspective, which are equivalent to the innate masters and grand masters of other countries. Could this Hong Jingyan be a grand master-level warrior?" Deputy General Li frowned.

Jiuzhou is vast, and the situations of each country are different. Some countries have heavy military forces, some countries value Confucianism, some countries worship Taoism, some countries worship Buddhism, and so on.

Just like the Sui Dynasty, it experienced the continuous wars between the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the fact that the Sui Dynasty was established was actually not too long.

There are a lot of people in the country who practice military arts and qi and blood. Speaking of the martial arts world alone, the Sui Dynasty is not as prosperous as some of the surrounding countries.

At this time, the place where they were in Beimang Liyang was an extremely prosperous area for martial arts, and the martial arts world was extremely prosperous.

From the news that Lieutenant General Li occasionally heard, there were always celestial masters appearing, and there were even traces of terrestrial immortals. This was undoubtedly quite horrifying.

Hearing this, Gao Changsheng also chuckled.

"The regions surrounding the Great Sui Dynasty, such as the Great Song Dynasty, Liyang, and even the slightly farther Great Ming Dynasty, are all countries where martial arts are extremely prosperous."

"However, the Song Dynasty values ​​Confucianism and Taoism, but also does not avoid Buddhism. Except for the military path, which is a little weak, the other paths are extremely prosperous."

"As for the other two countries, Ming and Liyang are also slightly different."

At this point, Gao Changsheng raised his eyebrows before continuing:
"The Liyang martial arts realm is the first level four realm created by the Forget Worry Heavenly Master Gao Shulu, and it is still used today."

"The Vajra Finger Mysterious Celestial Immortal is indeed the counterpart of the innate masters and grand masters of the Great Sui Dynasty and the surrounding countries."

"But in fact, it is not true. In Liyang Jianghu, Buddhism only practices Vajra, Taoism only practices the Mystery of Finger, and Confucianism only practices the Celestial Phenomenon."

“Although there are warriors who practice all three stages together, one at a time, there are many more who also practice only a single stage.”

"So in Liyang, realm is not equivalent to combat power."

Lieutenant General Li nodded thoughtfully.

Gao Changsheng did not continue speaking, in fact he did not finish speaking.

He had read the original novel in his previous life, and before coming here he also made a detailed understanding of Li Yang's situation in this life.

Whether in the original novel or in this world, Li Yang's martial arts realm is somewhat confusing. There are four realms in the first grade, big and small, true and false, and single and combined cultivation.

Another point is that Li Yang's practitioners value both their state of mind and luck.

Of course, this is also the case in other countries. State of mind and luck are indeed important for cultivation, but they are never as exaggerated as Li Yang.

In the Liyang martial arts world, many warriors are diligently planning their luck, using it to advance their own martial arts, or even break through the mirror in one step.

This also causes the realm of the warriors in Li Yang Jianghu to fluctuate greatly. If they are not careful, their state of mind and luck will be damaged, and their realm will fall.

However, the combat power of many Li Yang warriors does not match their realm. It is not uncommon to see King Kong killing Zhi Xuan, Zhi Xuan killing Tian Xiang, and even Tian Xiang killing land immortals. This is rare or even impossible in other countries.

Just like those so-called land immortals in Longhu Mountain in Liyang, even adding the word "fake" to them may be considered as reaching too high.

In fact, looking throughout the Liyang world, the only people who can truly achieve a solid realm and matching combat power are only a handful of people.

"Marshal, Hong Jingyan has stopped." Just as Gao Changsheng was thinking, Lieutenant General Li pointed to the front and shouted.

Gao Changsheng looked up and saw that the cavalry led by Hong Jingyan had suddenly stopped several thousand meters away.

"Everyone says Hong Jingyan is arrogant, but it seems he is not a reckless man who just rushes forward blindly."

It was obvious that the other party stopped suddenly because he was worried that there was a trap ahead.

Hong Jingyan has always been arrogant and proud. In Beimang, he has always regarded Tuoba Bodhisattva as his target and does not take anyone else seriously in his eyes.

It was precisely because of this goal, as well as his character, that he came into conflict with Murong Baoding after arriving in Orange.

Apart from disliking Murong Baoding, he was more looking for a fight.

As long as he can defeat Gao Changsheng, the newly rising general, in one battle, his reputation will undoubtedly increase greatly. Not only will his status and reputation be improved, but he will also be one step closer to Tuoba Bodhisattva.

Of course, one may be eager to make achievements, but a person who can command an army and truly gain a foothold in the army cannot be a fool.

How could he not understand that underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly would lead to an ambush?

"Haha, let's follow him. Our army has the city to protect us. If he attacks, we will defend. If he doesn't attack, we can just lie in the plain and ventilate the wind." Lieutenant General Li laughed.

The distance is only a few thousand meters. If we don't attack the city, the enemy can only bleed in the wind on horseback.

At such a distance, it is impossible to set up camp on the spot. Even if they do not harass us while camping, they can attack at any time after setting up camp.

If they retreated and set up camp, the enemy would become a laughing stock. They came with a large army and rushed forward with great momentum, but retreated without even fighting. Not to mention others, Murong Baoding would definitely laugh his head off.

Gao Changsheng also shook his head.

Hong Jingyan is an arrogant person, but when it comes to military martial arts, his bravery and diligence cannot be considered derogatory.

But this person's character is not that good. In the original novel, after being defeated by Luoyang and Xu Fengnian, he quickly became timid in his actions towards the enemies.

His performance at this time showed his character to the fullest.

The distance from Orange State to Jindong State is not far, but it is not close either.

There is no doubt that Hong Jingyan was able to arrive so quickly because he ran all the way without any rest in between. This shows his desire to fight.

But after finally reaching the destination, I inexplicably started to look back and forth.

You know, this Jindong Prefecture is an endless plain, not a dangerous area with deep forests and valleys.

Of course, this kind of caution is not wrong in military operations, but it also shows Hong Jingyan's complex mentality.

"Since he won't move, let's move."

Gao Changsheng waved his hand gently.

"I am not in the mood to play this kind of confrontation game with Hong Jingyan right now."

"Order the cavalry to leave the city. Yuanba will be the spearhead, and Shubaoluo will be the left and right wings. Crush this Rouran cavalry first."

"One hundred thousand Rouran cavalry may seem like a large force, but it has no basis or proof."

"I want to see what Murong Baoding, or the Queen of Beimang, is planning."

After saying that, he turned to look at Lieutenant General Li:

"Tell Shubao Luocheng to protect the gap left by Yuanba's charge. As for Yuanba..."

"Tell him to charge without any worries. It would be best if he could bring back Hong Jingyan's head to me."

"In a word..."

"Before tomorrow morning, I don't want to see another Beimang cavalryman standing intact on this plain."

"Yes!"

Lieutenant General Li quickly bowed.

A quarter of an hour later, the tightly closed gate of Shirakawa Castle slowly opened.

The sound of horse hooves like heavy drums instantly resounded throughout the area.

The opened city gate was like a floodgate suddenly opened on a dam.

A torrent of water poured out like the collapse of heaven and earth, and in an instant the whole world seemed to dim.

But it was only for a moment, and then it became bright again.

But it was not as bright and clear as before with sunshine, but was shrouded in a hazy blood color.

"Roar!"

In front of the army, a roar that shook the heavens and the earth exploded first.

But when he turned around, he saw not a human figure, but two huge golden hammers.

Li Yuanba, holding a hammer in both hands, took the lead and had already distanced himself from the cavalry as soon as he left the city gate.

However, behind him on both sides, two spears, one gold and one silver, were following closely, neither moving forward nor falling behind.

The blood and energy surged out of the two men, connecting Li Yuanba in the front and the army behind to ensure that the overall formation would not be disconnected.

Just as the battle of Jindong Plain was fully unfolding.

In the northwest of Liyang, in the Beiliang Palace, on the top floor of Tingchao Pavilion, two figures were sitting opposite each other.

"have a look."

A skinny old man in black handed over a piece of paper.

The person opposite him took it and after a casual glance, his eyebrows suddenly raised. "Gao Changsheng has sent troops to Jindong. Good fellow, he is worthy of being a senior general at the age of only 20. He is really fearless and has an aura of being invincible."

"To be honest, I am a little envious of Gao Zhaoxuan."

The man laughed, then rolled his eyes.

"I heard that Feng Nian met this Duke of Qi during the Sui Dynasty?"

After hearing this, this person's identity couldn't be clearer.

It was the King of Beiliang, Xu Xiao, who owned the four states of Beiliang and kept Emperor Liyang awake at night.

Sitting opposite him was Li Yishan, the first strategist of the Beiliang Palace.

"Old Huang sent news that they did meet Gao Changsheng in the Sui Dynasty." Li Yishan said.

"Haha, this is really fate." Xu Xiao laughed again.

Li Yishan rolled his eyes: "How can you still laugh?"

"Our tentacles in Beiliang cannot reach the Great Sui. Fengnian has been wandering around the Great Sui, and the Boiling Water Room has lost hundreds of elite spies, who are now being held captive by the Great Sui's guards."

"You should be thankful that the Sui Dynasty did not really take action, especially that Gao Changsheng, he did not have the intention to kill."

"If he attacks, even if Jian Jiuhuang fights with his life, it will be like an ant trying to shake a tree."

"Hey..." Xu Xiao waved his hand: "Gao Changsheng shouldn't attack Feng Nian for no reason."

"When the Liao Dynasty sent troops, I also received orders from the emperor. Moreover, I didn't gain any advantage in that battle."

Speaking of this, Xu Xiao also narrowed his eyes.

"Gao Jiong's Sun-shaped Haoyang is truly an extremely powerful soldier. I combined the killing array with the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, and with the desperate momentum of the Xu family army, I was unable to gain any advantage."

"Such a powerful army actually disappeared in the Sui Dynasty. I really don't know what the two emperors of the Sui Dynasty were up to."

Li Yishan waved his hand and did not comment. He was more concerned about the current situation.

"What do you think of the news in the secret report?"

Hearing this, Xu Xiao's expression instantly turned solemn and his brows frowned involuntarily.

"Although Hong Jingyan is pretty good, he is still a little young after all. If it were just him and the Rouran riders, they would never be a match for Gao Changsheng." Xu Xiao said casually.

In terms of age, Gao Changsheng is only in his early twenties, but Hong Jingyan is almost forty.

But in Xu Xiao's tone, it seemed as if Gao Changsheng was the elder and Hong Jingyan was the young man.

Li Yishan, who was sitting opposite him, did not even express any objection.

But this is the fact. In the army and on the battlefield, what is competed is always hard power.

In everyone's eyes, compared with these two, Hong Jingyan is undoubtedly the younger one.

"But the important thing is, what is Beimang thinking?" Li Yishan added.

And this sentence obviously hit the mark of Xu Xiao's thoughts.

"Yes, I can see it, you can see it, and everyone in the world can see it. I wonder what Murong Baoding and Murong Ke in Beidi City are thinking?"

Hearing this, Li Yishan couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

Murong Baoding naturally didn’t care about Xu Xiao’s words. What was important was Murong Ke, which was the name of the Queen of Beimang.

Li Yishan was of course aware of the past between the two of them. To this day, perhaps only the person in front of him could call the other person by his maiden name so unreservedly.

"According to the investigation in the Boiling Water Room, more than half of the Beimang troops outside Beiliang seem to have been lost, but the specific signs are unknown."

"Good guy."

Xu Xiao exclaimed: "Beimang is making a big move. Who is their target? Gao Changsheng?"

Li Yishan shook his head. The information was scattered and not detailed, and he couldn't see the whole picture.

"Hurry, bring the map." Xu Xiao spoke quickly.

The top floor of Tingchao Pavilion is Li Yishan’s exclusive residence, so naturally there is no shortage of maps.

And the moment the map was spread out, Xu Xiao immediately found the key position, which was exactly where Gao Changsheng was now.

"Juzi, Jindong, Murong Baoding, Beimang, and Gao Changsheng."

Soon, Xu Xiao seemed to have discovered something, and his pupils shrank sharply: "They are setting up a trap!"

"No, that's not right. Where's Liyang? Is there any movement in Liyang Tai'an City?"

Xu Xiao looked at Li Yishan fiercely.

"Nothing happened. Quite the contrary. Tai'an City has been unusually quiet recently. It's even a little abnormal."

"That's right. It seems that Zhao Dun may have had a hand in this."

Xu Xiao clapped his hands and shouted.

Li Yishan's eyes lit up when he heard this. He was a top strategist, so his thinking was naturally extremely fast.

I didn't notice it before, it's just that I'm not as sensitive to the battlefield as Xu Xiao.

"Are they going to work together to deal with Gao Changsheng?"

"Should we intervene? If the two sides really join forces, it may be an opportunity for us. Whether it is advancing northward to strike a blow to Beimang, or taking the opportunity to enter Liangliao in the east and look for opportunities, it is a good choice."

"In any case, if Beimang and Liyang really join forces without any scruples, it will also be a threat to Beiliang. However, the two countries have many old grudges, and it is impossible for them to completely put aside their past grudges."

“If we use it properly, we may be able to use the Great Sui army in Gao Changsheng’s hands to consume the vitality of the two countries, especially Liyang.”

Li Yang, Bei Liang and Bei Mang are hostile camps.

But the relationship between the two is actually more complicated. It is symbiotic but not completely integrated.

It's the kind of relationship where one gains while the other loses, and you are strong and I am weak.

Therefore, whether it is Beiliang or Liyang, neither of them would like to see the other side completely destroyed, but they would also never want to see the other side becoming stronger and stronger.

"Wait, let me think about it, wait, let me think about it."

Xu Xiao stood up from his seat, then walked around the room with a frown on his face.

"No, something's wrong."

“There is absolutely nothing right about the behavior of both countries.”

Xu Xiao suddenly exclaimed.

Li Yishan also showed a strange look when he heard this.

Xu Xiao did not keep the secret and spoke quickly:
"It does seem reasonable to deal with Gao Changsheng."

"But it doesn't make sense." Xu Xiao shook his head:
"Gao Changsheng only has one Zuo Wuwei, plus the garrisons in the two places, there are no more than 200,000 soldiers."

"Even if we wipe them out in Jinzhou, it would only hurt the Sui Dynasty a little, but the Sui Dynasty still has twelve permanent guards stationed in the country, not to mention the border garrisons in various places."

"Even if we plan to destroy Gao Changsheng, the Sui Dynasty will soon send troops to Lingnan."

"Such a big fuss is just to annihilate Gao Changsheng. There is no practical benefit, and it will offend the Sui Dynasty to death."

"Neither Murong Ke nor Zhao Dun are such fools."

"Especially Zhao Dun. If there is no great benefit, this old guy will not show up so easily."

After saying that, Xu Xiao stared at the map intently, and then his gaze kept moving around until he saw a certain location.

"No, there is someone behind Beimang Liyang, or it could be said that they were not the ones behind this plan from the beginning to the end."

When Xu Xiao saw the specific target, Li Yishan was also shocked.

"They joined forces with Beimang Liyang to cause such a commotion. It's obvious that he couldn't stay out of it. So who is he targeting? Is it the Song Dynasty, or is he really targeting the Sui Dynasty?"

"I don't know. There are only some clues now. No one knows where he will attack."

"But there is one thing. I know Zhao Dun. He dares to show his character. It is possible that he is involved in more than just the two countries of Beimang and Liyang."

"Hiss..." Li Yishan couldn't help but take a breath.

Xu Xiao straightened his shoulders instantly:

"But Murong Ke and Zhao Dun might have miscalculated. That guy is not someone who is easy to cooperate with. He is a man-eating wolf, and sometimes the wolf wants to eat more than just the person on the other side."

"Pass the order down, all of Beiliang should be on alert. Also, recall Chen Zhibao and Chu Lushan."

“Also, let Fengnian come back as soon as possible.

"In short, the entire Beiliang army is ready for war, but no one should move rashly and wait for the situation to change."

"This is a shocking situation. No one knows how it will develop. I, the butcher, may have to put on armor and fight again."

(End of this chapter)