Chapter 126 Raise the flag in Nanjing and ask who in the world will come to fight?

"Kacha, kacha!"

The sky is collapsing and the earth is sinking.

This is the feeling in everyone's heart at this moment.

The sky was setting in the west, the earth was shaking, and the whole world seemed to be about to collapse.

All the strange phenomena in the sky have disappeared.

All I could see was that one towering figure.

The pupils were like those of a god or a demon, looking down coldly.

Everyone lowered their heads unconsciously, like mortal beings, prostrating themselves before the almighty gods.

"boom!"

Followed by a deafening bang.

An aura that dominated the heavens and the earth suddenly burst out.

Gao Changsheng took a step forward and walked up step by step.

As he moved, the aura on his Dharma body continued to surge.

It was as if it was going to crush the entire world and everything around it.

Above the nine heavens, endless cold wind rushed in, but it could not cause any impact on the figure.

Gao Changsheng stood with his hands behind his back, his cold eyes slowly sweeping in all directions, to the north, to the west, and finally to the south.

This moment.

In Beimang, Beiliang, and Liyang in the southernmost part, pairs of eyes raised up almost at the same time.

At this moment, they all vaguely saw this scene through the void.

Above the majestic and huge city of Nanjing, a Dharma body that dominates the heaven and earth is standing there quietly.

A huge banner with the Chinese characters "高" on it was waving wildly.

Above these two things, there was a figure standing with his hands behind his back, looking at them coldly.

I, Gao Changsheng, raise my flag here. Who in the world would come to fight me?
Although no one spoke, everyone felt the meaning.

Whether it is Beimang, Liyang, or even Beiliang.

Anyway, the big banner with the word Gao on it is there, and Gao Changsheng is also there. If anyone is dissatisfied, they can raise an army and go there to give it a try.

"Good, what a great Gao Changsheng!"

On the top of Qinzhou city wall, there was an old man in Confucian robes with drunken eyes. The old man in Confucian robes was holding a wine pot and laughing loudly.

"The two ways of military affairs and martial arts are united as one. With hands behind his back, he invites the whole world to fight, and regards all the heroes of other countries as nothing. What a boldness and what a heroic spirit."

The old man laughed out loud, his eyes full of admiration, and from time to time, there were flashes of envy.

He lowered his gaze and took a deep gulp of wine. After a long while, a murmur sounded slowly from the spot:
"I looked at my sword by lamplight while drunk, and dreamed of...blowing the horn in the camp."

On the other side, at almost the same time as the old man.

Somewhere in the southeast, beside the coast, in a city, a white-haired old man suddenly raised his head.

"Two bodies merged into one, a domineering sword, and an overwhelming momentum. Good, good. The road of martial arts is truly brilliant. Gao Changsheng, I look forward to the day when we meet again."

The moment the old man finished speaking, a terrifying roar seemed to appear in the deep sea outside the city.

Just like these two people, countless people in Beimang, Liyang and even nearby areas were startled by this strange sight, with expressions of surprise or admiration in their eyes.

Unlike these people, the experience in other places is completely different.

In Beimang, the imperial palace was in deathly silence, and no one spoke.

After a long time, the empress sitting at the top spoke slowly, but her voice was stiff.

"Where is the King of Nanyuan now?"

"The King of Nanyuan was originally going to Baichuan to lead the battle, but he was intercepted by Xin Youan of the Song Dynasty outside Qinzhou City."

"I received news about the battle in Baichuan while on the detour, and am now resting in Xihe Province." Li Mibi spoke quickly.

"Xin Youan? Da Song?"

The empress frowned. If it were the old days, she would definitely be angry when faced with such a thing.

The Song Dynasty actually dared to take the initiative to provoke Beimang, she would definitely take revenge.

But the current situation is clearly not suitable for doing so.

And she really didn't know whether she should thank Xin Youan this time.

If he had not been intercepted, Dong Zhuo would have rushed into the Baichuan battlefield and would probably have fallen at the hands of Gao Changsheng along with the rest of the army.

You have to know that Dong Zhuo is different from Murong Baoding and Zhong Liang. As the king of the Southern Court, he has a huge Dong family army in his hands. He can be said to be a major pillar of the Northern Mang military. She even values ​​Dong Zhuo more than Tuoba Bodhisattva, because he has always been extremely loyal to her, while Tuoba Bodhisattva sometimes seems too high and mighty.

If Dong Zhuo also fell in Baichuan City and the Dong family army lost its commander, the situation in Beimang would be countless times more serious than it is now.

"Let the King of the South Court return as soon as possible, and let the King of the North Court speed up as well."

The empress spoke anxiously.

If she had been very confident before, Gao Changsheng would be unlikely to continue raising troops.

But now seeing the other party's terrifying momentum, she really felt unsure.

If Gao Changsheng continued to advance northward, even if there would be heavy losses due to fatigue fighting, it would be very likely that Beimang would be directly defeated.

In this situation, the empress did not dare to take any gamble and could only notify the two pillars of the army to return as soon as possible.

"Also, continue to contact Temujin. If he doesn't put some pressure on the Sui Dynasty, don't blame me for turning my back on him."

On the other hand, the situation in the Beiliang Palace was exactly the same as that in Beimang.

Xu Xiao's right hand kept pressing back and forth on his forehead.

Beidi City felt this tremendous pressure, but Beiliang naturally could not feel it.

Even compared to Beimang, Beiliang is under even greater pressure.

Compared with Beimang and Liyang, Beiliang is, after all, just a local vassal state with a much smaller territory and foundation.

In the past, he was able to dominate a region mainly due to Xu Xiao's reputation and his 300,000 well-disciplined troops.

But now it is different. Gao Changsheng broke into this area arrogantly, and with the corpses of hundreds of thousands of coalition forces, he established his fame.

Now, he stepped on the corpses of the coalition forces and entered the realm of grandmaster.

The other party is not the kind of person who would be afraid of Xu Xiao's fame or the Beiliang army.

From the fact that he recklessly set up his base in Nanjing and challenged all parties to fight, it can be seen that Gao Changsheng did not take the enemies around him seriously at all.

If it were back then, Xu Xiao would not necessarily be afraid of the other party. Gao Changsheng was indeed a good fighter, but he, Xu Xiao, had also fought his way out of mountains of swords and seas of fire.

But now, he has to admit that he is old.

Even if he could put on armor and fight again, he could only fight a few more battles.

Moreover, although the 300,000 Northern Liang troops may seem huge, they cannot withstand much trouble when they are actually put into battle.

The most important thing is that Gao Changsheng has the huge Sui Dynasty behind him, while he has no one to rely on behind Beiliang.

Xu Xiao was sure that if he and Gao Changsheng were to compete, Liyang Beimang would certainly applaud, but would definitely not give any support.

The result would be that the Northern Liang army would become smaller and smaller.

What about Gao Changsheng? Most of his troops were obtained from Gu Jiantang, so even if they were wiped out, it would not affect his status.

"Huh...huh..."

Xu Xiao breathed heavily repeatedly, feeling the heaviness in his heart.

Facing Gao Changsheng, Beimang was indeed facing a formidable enemy, but after all, they still had the Tibing Mountain Range, which could be considered a natural barrier.

But Beiliang is different.

Longyaozhou and Jinzhou, the two prefectures, have already relied on Youzhou.

Looking at the map, Gao Changsheng's entire territory is like a ferocious beast, entrenched above Beiliang.

Moreover, its bloody mouth was already open, aiming at his Youzhou.

It can be said that Gao Changsheng’s knife is now hanging there. The only difference is whether Gao Changsheng is willing to take action and when he will take action.

Of course, judging from the current situation, Xu Xiao is not particularly worried.

First of all, Gao Changsheng is not a war maniac. Having just finished a war, it is unlikely that he will start another war.

Another point is that Xu Xiao is not so old that he cannot move after all.

But he had to worry about the future.

If his broken body were to fall, how would Beiliang deal with Gao Changsheng at that time?

Xu Fengnian has been keeping a low profile for so many years, and although he is considered quite capable, he is definitely no match for Gao Changsheng on the battlefield.

Even Chen Zhibao might be inferior to him in his eyes.

And even if Chen Zhibao can stop Gao Changsheng, what will Xu Fengnian do?
The more he thought about it, the more Xu Xiao felt as if his head was being pricked by needles and the pain was unbearable.

"Tell Chu Lushan to be cautious at the border, but never take the initiative to provoke."

"We in Beiliang will not take the initiative to offend Gao Changsheng. Let's wait and see how the situation develops before deciding how to respond."

(End of this chapter)