Volume Seven: Flying Dragon Army, Flying Dragon Army! Chapter 23 Three Bad News
I jumped on the spot and said, "Why do you think of me now?" I asked Geng Ling in a low voice, "Do you want the money in the palace?"
Geng Ling said: "Who doesn't want money? What our Feilong Army lacks most is military pay."
I asked again: ¡°Do you want to let those Hegis go?¡±
Geng Ling said firmly: "I don't want to."
I said: "Then it depends on whether you want people or money more."
As the Feilong Army surrounded the imperial city, the soldiers went around to extinguish the fire and appease the people. At this time, the people of the Guo Kingdom outside the imperial city slowly approached. The look of panic on their faces had not gone away. They stood with the old and the young standing beside the Feilong Army. Looking up at the city from behind, his eyes full of anger, a trembling old man came to Geng Ling's horse and said with tears: "General, please avenge our Guo country, and we must not let these murderers Get away with it!" As he said this, he suddenly fell to his knees and kept kowtowing. The others also knelt on the ground, looking at Geng Ling without saying a word, with extremely pleading and pleading in their eyes. Gradually, all the people from the nearby Guo Kingdom came after hearing the news, and then they knelt down silently. Behind the team, in less than a quarter of an hour, people were kneeling around the Imperial City so that they couldn't even see the side.
General Hegisna was worried and said quickly: "General Geng, you won't give up a large amount of easy-to-get windfall for these irrelevant people, will you?"
Geng Ling said: "Xiaolong, you have the final say on the Feilong Army, you make the decision."
I accidentally met the old man's eyes, and I felt that he seemed to place all his hopes on me. I touched my chin and said, "It seems that we didn't come to Guo country just for money, right? Of course we will get this unexpected fortune." Very good, it¡¯s reasonable if you don¡¯t get it.¡±
Geng Ling said: "Well said!" He raised his head and said, "Now I will give you time to set fire. When you finish burning everything, our flying dragon army will attack the city!"
The general shrank his neck and said, "Are youare you crazy?"
When the people of Guo State heard what Geng Ling said, they were moved and sad, and they cried in unison. Mom looked at Geng Ling with a little more approval in her eyes. The general ran down the city in a hurry.
We waited for a while but saw no fireworks rising from the city. Wu Ying asked Geng Ling, "Brother Geng, should we still use the old method to get in?"
Geng Ling nodded and said: "Okay!"
Kumei said: "Don't bother me, I'll open the door for you!" As she said that, she jumped up from the horse and jumped into the palace after a few ups and downs. Then we heard loud shouts of killing inside, as if thousands of troops were fighting. Wu Ying couldn't help but be surprised: "Even if Master Kumei is a Saint-level master, she won't be able to make such a big noise, right?"
After a while, Kumei jumped out and laughed: "These bastards didn't need me to do it myself. They were already killing each other." Everyone was surprised and happy, and asked her what was going on. It turned out that Seeing that the negotiation failed, the Heggis soldiers immediately started fighting among themselves. Some of them had already robbed a lot of treasures and were naturally unwilling to burn them in vain, so they wanted to break out. Others advocated holding on to the palace, maybe they could hope for reinforcements, and some The people had no fighting spirit and wanted to surrender, so the first group of people opened the city gate and rushed out. The opponents blocked the city gate to prevent them from approaching. The two sides became more and more stalemate, and even started fighting at the city gate. They We are now alone, everyone is only trying to protect themselves, and the orders of the superiors are ignored. This fight can no longer stop the chaos. Outside, we can hear the city gate being knocked down and making loud noises. It is obvious that someone is about to rush out. .
Yu Manli said excitedly: "As soon as the city gate opens, everyone will follow me and rush in!"
Geng Ling listened for a while and suddenly said to Kumei: "Master Tai, can you see clearly that they are really having internal strife?"
Kumei said: "Then there are still fake ones?"
Geng Ling said to me: "Xiaolong, please go and take a look again."
I flew to the center of the palace, lowered my head and looked down, and saw a group of Hegish soldiers standing face to face in two groups in front of the city gate, constantly clashing with each other with weapons, but their feet did not move at all. They stayed at the city gate, and after a while they worked together to make the city gate make a roar similar to that of a heavy blow. Under the eaves of the palace on both sides of the city gate, there were two long rows of men and horses hiding on each side, with their bows and swords unsheathed and ready. It seems that they are really planning to open the city gate themselves and create the illusion of internal strife for the Feilong Army. Once we rush into the city, they will kill us.
I could see clearly in the sky, but the Heggis soldiers on the ground didn't notice me. They all looked nervous and stared at the city gate. The performers were also performing hard. This scene was weird and funny, just like a Even though the magician was wearing it, he didn't even know it, and he was still pretending.
I laughed and fell to the ground, everyone was busyMe: "How's it going?"
I said to Kumei: "Amei, please go in and take a closer look."
Kumei looked confused and jumped into the palace again without saying a word. This time it took a long time to come out. She was ashamed and angry and said: "Hejis, these cunning bastards - they have an ambush!" she asked Geng Ling. , "Did you know it beforehand?"
Geng Ling smiled and said: "Of course not, but I'm surprised how they could have a falling out and separate camps in such a fast time. This is too fast - obviously they just sent us to negotiate. In order to delay time, the main purpose is to discuss countermeasures. It would be best if we agree to their conditions. If not, then set a trap so that we can't get away."
Xiao Yan said: "The Heigis are indeed sinister and poisonous!"
Mom said: "But their awareness of never sitting still in the face of danger is worth learning from."
Wu Ying said: "What should we do now?"
Geng Ling said: "We still have to follow the original method and ask people to open the city first."
Kumei yelled: "I'd better go!" She was fooled by the Hegis and was furious. She had to get her face back this time. In fact, it's not all her fault. Kumei's temperament is actually a bit reckless, and she can't hang in the sky and observe at leisure like me, so she was temporarily blinded.
I said: "Amei, your most important task is not to open the city gate. Do you recognize the guy we were negotiating with just now? If you can kill him, it will be a great achievement."
Kumei said: "Yes, Master!" Then she jumped in again. Geng Ling and others were all confused when they heard her call me master.
Kumei jumped in this time and we heard a few more screams. These screams were mixed in the man-made chaos, and Geng Ling said loudly: "Listen to the people inside, your tricks have been fooled by us." See, stop pretending!" Before he finished speaking, he threw a bloody head along the city wall, which was the head of the general who was negotiating with us. Then another chaos broke out in the city, but this time it was chaos. That's what really messed up.
Geng Ling immediately changed his original battle plan. While he called for a feint attack on the west city gate opposite us, he launched the Feilong Army from three other directions to attack. Heggis only knew that the main force of the Feilong Army was here, and accordingly also sent a large number of troops to this side. The troops concentrated on the west gate, but the other three gates quickly fell. Geng Ling then called for a general attack. Attacked from all sides, the imperial city was turned into a pot of porridge.
Since the founding of the Guo Kingdom, it has probably never thought of using the imperial city to defend against the enemy. The height and thickness of the wall are far from the real city wall. The Feilong Army began to send the swordsmen in using human ladders, and also They attacked the city gate honestly, but someone accidentally discovered that the wall would fall down with just a push of a few people, and everyone rushed in. The flying dragon army faced 100,000 people against the enemy's 20,000 enemies. In fact, even if they couldn't see the trap set by the enemy just now, He was bound to win in the end. Hegis's hard support depended entirely on the narrow terrain. At this time, the wall fell and 20,000 people were all exposed to the sight of the flying dragon army. After a very short and fierce battle, the decline was revealed in a moment. Half an hour later, the battlefield gradually returned to calm - the Heggis army was finally wiped out. A soldier came to report: "Commander, we found a large amount of gold and silver jewelry on the corpses of the Hegis soldiers. Let the commander decide what to do with them."
Geng Ling pondered for a moment and said: "Gather them together first and send someone to take care of them. No one is allowed to move without my order."
The soldier from the Guo Kingdom who reported the news to us said: "General Geng, although I am just an insignificant pawn, I can say something on behalf of our people in the Guo Kingdom. You helped us avenge our country this time. These things should have gone to your army." After all, even this can¡¯t repay your life-saving grace.¡±
Geng Ling said to me: "Xiaolong, this is what I think about it. We must fight for things that are ours, and we cannot take things that are not ours. Fundamentally speaking, these money are the blood and sweat of the people of Guo State. If we take it, we will have to fight for it." What¡¯s the difference between the Heggis?¡±
I nodded and said, "That's right." I turned to the Guo soldier and said, "We, the Feilong Army, will keep this money for you. It will definitely be used when you return to the country - has your emperor left any heirs?"
"No, and to be honest, even if there is, we can't let him continue to harm the country of Guo."
I said: "Then you should re-elect someone who the common people can trust to be the emperor."
The old man who had been kneeling in front of Geng Ling's horse suddenly said: "Is there still a need to choose? I think it is best to let the Dragon Sword God or General Geng be our emperor."
I quickly waved my hand and said, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I'll pay for opening the inn, how can I be the emperor?"
Geng Ling also said: "I can't do it anymore."When the old man said this, the people of Guo Kingdom seemed to have seen new hope, and they knelt down again. The old man said: "The two of you are unwilling to agree because you think that our Guo people are weak and weak. Will it drag you two down?" One of the characteristics of Chinese people is that when begging you, they kneel there without saying a word and look at you with watery eyes. I really couldn't bear it, so I poked Geng Ling and said, "How about you accept it?" Geng Ling said. Ling glared at me and said, "Why don't you do it right?" He suddenly said to everyone: "Everyone, I am from the Daughter country. How can I be the emperor of another country? This Dragon Sword God does not belong to any country. If he becomes you Emperor, not to mention that Heigis doesn¡¯t dare to invade again, you will also be looked down upon by everyone in the Eighteen-Nation Alliance." Although Geng Ling doesn¡¯t know my identity very clearly, but I am not from the mainland, he A little knowledge.
When the people of Guo State heard this, they became even more determined to drag me into the water. They all kowtowed to me. I tried to persuade them several times but they couldn¡¯t stand it anymore, which made me crazy.
Geng Ling saw that I was really unwilling, so he said: "Let's do it this way. You can choose the candidate for the emperor slowly. During this period, our Feilong Army will temporarily take over the city defense and reconstruction work of Guo State. If there is no suitable person in the end, , I will help you persuade the Dragon Sword God." Then the common people agreed.
After this disaster, the population of Guo State dropped by one-fifth, the city was almost destroyed, and all the troops were wiped out. Without the maintenance of the Feilong Army, the country may be destroyed at any time. There is such a huge mess waiting for someone to take over. It is no wonder that there is no one to take over. People want to be this emperor.
Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, my mother wanted to say goodbye to us and return to Qi. She said to Geng Ling: "I will supervise the delivery of the materials promised to you by various countries on your behalf, and I will also prepare the things I promised Commander Geng as soon as possible." ."
Geng Ling said: "On behalf of the Feilong Army, I would like to thank the general."
Before Zhang Qianhu left, he still stared at Yu Manli intently. Finally, he gently touched the armor on Yu Manli's shoulder and said, "This embroidery work is really beautiful. Can you embroider a set for me according to the patterns on my armor?"
Yu Manli said slowly: "Okay"
My mother motioned for me to go over and see her off. The two of us walked side by side. My mother looked back and said, "Yangyang, you are not only the sword god now, but you also have the trump card of the Flying Dragon Army, the Allied Forces." From now on, your backbone will be you."
I sighed and said, "I have seen through it all. Wherever I go, I need a backbone - I am an artificial heart stent."
Mom smiled and said: "In order to boost the morale of the Allied forces, I am thinking about something."
"What's up?"
"It's time for me to reveal your true identity to the public."
I was surprised and said, "What are you going to say?"
Mom said: "This is something I haven't thought about yet. If the Allies know that you are my son, their morale will be greatly boosted, and the Feilong Army will be less estranged. But how to make this smooth is difficult. ."
I said: "You won't say that I am your illegitimate son, will you?"
"Bah! It's not true. I have been Zhao Fanghua for more than 20 years and I have never left the military camp for a day. How can others not know that I really have an illegitimate child?"
"Yes, yes, the difference between women and men is that even if they want to have an illegitimate child, they have to give birth to them themselves."
Mom said: "So I'm wondering whether to tell the queen all the truth and then make it public to the world."
I hurriedly said: "There is a very serious problem here - if the Queen knows that you are not from her country, I am afraid she will not trust you so much anymore."
"This is what I'm most worried about -" my mother sighed, "Forget it, it's not the time yet anyway, just think about it later, you can go back."
I curled my lips and said, "It's so heartless. As a mother, you chase me away after talking to your son, and you don't care that your son hasn't been intimate with your daughter-in-law yet."
Mom smiled and said, "You have no conscience, and I didn't stop you."
I came to Su Jing's side and said with a smile, "My mother is your mother, right?"
Su Jing is the goddaughter recognized by her mother. What I said makes sense, but Su Jing also understood that I wanted to take advantage of her, so she just smiled and said nothing
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After the Feilong Army was stationed in Guo State, the food and grass promised by various countries soon came in a steady stream. In order to reward the tribes for their generous help, Geng Ling sent them a lot of supplies and the wine brewed by Guo State back to their respective tribes. Not a penny of the money sealed in the palace has been touched. What the Guo Kingdom needs most now is clothing and food, which are the things that depend on survival. On the contrary, the Feilong Army used a lot of their belongings to subsidize the people of the country.
A month has passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, the Feilong Army helped the Guo people rebuild their homes while training troops. Wu SiAfter Zhonghe Qin Yiwu retreated to the Black Forest, there was no movement, but he had no intention of withdrawing his troops. Seeing that the Feilong Army was stationed on the front line, the allies gradually returned to the past.
On this day, my mother sent someone to deliver a message to me and Geng Ling, asking us to rush to Qi State as soon as possible to discuss the military situation. I asked the person who sent the message what was going on, but she didn¡¯t know. Geng Ling and I were full of questions. Rushing to Qi State, because Wu Ying and Xiao Yan wanted to keep the governor behind, they only took Liu Jing with them.
When I came to Qi State, I met my mother. My mother said, "I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
I said: "Why are you still playing this trick - tell me the good news first."
Geng Ling said: "Let me tell you the bad news first."
Mom said: "Then let me tell you the bad news first - according to reliable reports, Heggis has redeployed 10 armies from the country to support the border. Each army has 200,000 people. In other words, we will soon There will be another 2 million enemies!"
I let out a long sigh and looked at the sky in despair, not even wanting to say a word
The muscles on Geng Ling's face trembled, and finally she said patiently: "Where's the good news?"
Mom said: "The good news is that the issue of your Flying Dragon Army has been personally addressed by the Queen. She agreed to give the Flying Dragon Army formal canonization and supplies, but as I originally thought, the condition is that I will be in charge."
Geng Ling said calmly: "This is indeed good news."
Mom said: "We had an agreement beforehand. I still have to live up to this false name, but the Feilong Army will still be commanded by the two of you. If the court sends someone to inspect, I hope you two can agree with me."
Geng Ling said: "Of course, General, thank you for taking the trouble."
Mom said: "The two pieces of news have been finished, let's talk about your thoughts."
Geng Ling said straightforwardly: "Hejis has increased his troops by 2 million. Wu Sizhong and Qin Yiwu's remaining troops are conservatively estimated to be 700,000. Adding the Honglie Empire, the enemy's total strength has reached 4 million. On the other hand, we, Feilong Army and Feifeng The combined armies are less than 300,000, and the Eighteen-Nation Alliance only has 700,000, and their combat effectiveness is uneven, and their morale is low. It will be very difficult to win this battle!"
Mom looked at me and said, "What do you think?"
I put my toes on my toes and said nonchalantly, "Just give it a shot. If there are too many lice, I won't bite you and if I have too many debts, I won't worry. What else can I say?"
Mom sighed helplessly and said: "When you say these two sentences, you usually sound like a scoundrel, but now that's all you can do."
Geng Ling asked: "Is it possible that the general has no confidence?"
Mom smiled bitterly and waved her hand: "Commander Geng, please go down and rest first. I have something to say to the Dragon Sword God alone."
Geng Ling bowed and walked out with Liu Jing.
I asked my mother: "Mom, what do you want to tell me?"
Mom said: "What do you really think about Heggis's reinforcement of troops?"
I also said very directly: "We will definitely not be able to defeat him. We have to think of a solution from another angle."
"for example?"
I said: "For example, there is a characteristic of Hegis war. Once the commander is captured and killed, the army will be immediately defeated. But at present, it seems that even killing Wu Sizhong and Qin Yiwu will not help. If you want to truly cure the symptoms, you have to start from the beginning." I will take it from Ma Jiyue and Zhu Xiaofeng. Both of them know how powerful I am and will definitely come up with various ways to avoid my assassination. I am a little powerless on my own, but I might be able to do it once Su Jing recovers from his injury."
Mom suddenly said sadly: "Yangyang, I actually have two bad news to tell you today."
"Ah? What's the other one?"
Mom said: "Xiao Jing, tell me."
Su Jing had been sitting on the edge. Then he stood up and came to me with a smile on his face. He said softly: "Xiaolong, my martial arts may never recover."
From the moment I heard that Heggis was recruiting more troops, I actually understood that my mother came to me and Geng Ling mainly to tell me the bad news. The formation of the Feilong Army was not a big deal at all, but I felt It¡¯s nothing. It wasn¡¯t until this moment that I felt like I was struck by thunder. I subconsciously asked, ¡°Whywhy can¡¯t you recover?¡±
Su Jing still smiled lightly and said: "I'm just saying it's possible. On the day I was ambushed by the four great masters, ten percent of my sword energy had been consumed before I fought with them. Later, I had to fight to protect the God-bound guards. I tried my best and finally received a thousand moves from Tiecang. The aggravation of my internal injuries caused meridians to become disordered. I originally thought that I might be able to recover within a hundred days, but now there is no improvement. Yesterday, I reluctantly used my sword energy to check and found that my meridians were not only Messy, in some placesIt has withered, and in the future I'm afraid it will never get better again. "
I asked anxiously: "Where's the booklet about ink painting? Didn't you say it would help your injury?"
Su Jing shook his head and said: "That booklet talks about how to use meridians to control qi. If my meridians are withered, there is nothing we can do."
I held on to the hope of success and said: "I will take you to find Shu Mo now. Maybe he has other ways?"
"It's useless. The master of ink painting, Tianzong Wizard, also lost all his sword energy in the end. It shows that manpower is sometimes poor. He must have a way to restore his sword energy as soon as possible."
I clenched my right fist and smashed a table with my wave, saying with a mixture of shock and anger: "How could this happen?"
Su Jing smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry Xiaolong, I will never be able to help you again."
I saw tears welling up in her eyes, so I held her in my arms and said, "It doesn't matter, I'll protect you from now on!" Su Jing put his head on my shoulder, and there was silence for a long time, and then I felt my shoulder get wet. , the once arrogant female swordswoman finally burst into tears
The mother said calmly: "Only the three of us know this news" She also felt uncomfortable at this time and slowly withdrew. As soon as I walked to the door, I heard someone report that there was an urgent report arriving in the capital of my daughter's country
Su Jing and I were the only two people left in the room. I held this gentle girl in my arms and felt that she was so weak and helpless for the first time
At this time, my mother suddenly strode in and said anxiously: "Yangyang, bad news!"
I said with bloodshot eyes, "Is there any worse news than this?"