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"what?"

Xixi Wang and Deng Lei's expressions changed in horror. After looking at each other, they were speechless for a while, their eyes widened and they couldn't say a word.

This Liang Yan...how could he be so terrifying?

The previous Battle of Feiyujin could barely be explained by the fact that Wang Qi was overwhelmed by the task, and the Xin'an Army did not expect the imperial army to rush to the battlefield so quickly.However, after that, they quickly sent the battle report to all parts of Wanzhou under their control, and the defense of each city was greatly strengthened.But under such circumstances, Liang Yan could still go down two cities at such an unbelievable speed?

"He, how did he do it..."

The Southwest King's face was a little pale. Even when he was young and fought in the Southwest, he did not control so many vital points in just a few days.If this continues, not only the cities in the north, but also the large area of ​​land stationed by the Xin'an Army in the middle will be in crisis.

"We can't delay any longer." Deng Lei made a decisive decision, put on his battle robe and went out, "My lord, no matter how you try to stop me this time, I must go back to lead the army again. If this continues, things are really going to be in disarray." There is room for redemption!"

The Southwest King watched him step out of the room with a complicated expression, he could only sigh deeply, closed his eyes deeply and fell down on the wooden chair in the room, feeling an inexplicable uneasiness spreading in his heart.

He always had a vague premonition that the situation this time might be really bad.

……

Although the Southwest King had been away from the battlefield for many years, his sensitivity to the battle situation left over from his early years of battle still burst out at that moment.

Sure enough, as he thought, even though Deng Lei went into battle in person, Liang Yan led Yan Yunqi to go down several cities in one go during the few days of delay on the road, and suddenly approached the central part of Wanzhou .

When Deng Lei finally arrived, relying on his years of experience in leading troops and his familiarity with the terrain of the Southwest, he finally saved a little bit from the defeat of the defeated army, and barely broke into a stalemate.The two sides faced off against each other on both sides of a tall mountain, and there were many exchanges and explorations with each other. However, Yan Yunqi could not easily bypass the mountain danger, and Deng Lei wanted to go further and regain more land, but he was powerless.

The two sides remained in a stalemate for another week, until the Southwest King finally felt that he could rely on the drag formula to drag down Yan Yunqi, who would take a longer time to supply the follow-up armaments, but Liang Yan suddenly sent out a surprise army and forced the army to burn the mountain. Deng Lei moved his position and led a group of Qingqi to outflank the Xin'an army from the right.

The smoke of war is everywhere, flesh and blood are flying everywhere, and the sound of shouting and killing can be heard endlessly.Even though they spent so many days with them in such a shortage of supplies, the Yan Yunqi on the battlefield seemed to still have inexhaustible strength, and each of them rushed forward desperately.The shadow of the sword flashed in the corner of the eyes and the tip of the nose with the coldness, and blood spattered high on the side.

The favorable terrain was lost, and a large number of troops around them were dispersed by wildfires and strange soldiers. The Xin'an Army, which was still aggressive, was now broken into pieces, and the scattered small teams were stretched left and right. It is powerless to fight back.

This time Deng Lei panicked a little. He fought hard with a knife for a long time, and then escaped in embarrassment under the desperate escort of his left and right guards, and ran all the way south without stopping.

Liang Yan had the intention to chase after him, but Yan Yunqi had been exhausted in the past few days, and this vicious battle was fought recklessly with a ruthless spirit of not admitting defeat.There is still room for dealing with the rest of the Xin'an army that has been stunned by the beacon smoke, but if you want to quickly absorb this group of troops that are twice as numerous as yourself, and then lead the troops to chase Deng Lei from the mountain trails, it is not realistic. .

Putting the sword back into its sheath with a groan, Liang Yan casually wiped away the blood on his face, and squinted his eyes halfway to look at a line of fast horses that had gradually disappeared into the dense forest.Deng Lei's figure became smaller and smaller until he turned around a bend and finally disappeared completely among the branches and leaves.

"General." The lieutenant kicked over a defeated bandit on the ground next to him who was still dying, and trotted over, "The soldiers finally took down this mountain! If you go further south, the terrain of Wanzhou will no longer be like that." It's so hard to deal with!"

"Very good." Liang Yanwei curled up one corner of his lips, with a gleam of coldness in his eyes, "Deng Lei... Let him be proud for two more days first, and let the soldiers repair it tonight. Sooner or later, I will definitely personally Take his head."

The deputy general put his feet together and saluted respectfully, "Yes! This subordinate will give you an order."

Liang Yan nodded to him again, then turned around again, without looking at the mountains of corpses piled up beside him, walked to the high place of the mountain with a lot of blood on the ground, and looked down at the winding mountain road to the south .

It has been nearly a month since they set off for the war. From the original situation where four-fifths of Wanzhou was occupied by the Xin'an Army, they have been fighting until now, forcing them southward, crossing the center line of Wanzhou - that is, the line under their feet. Nameless high vertical mountains.

Although the terrain of Wanzhou is steep and rugged, most of them are concentrated in the north and central, especially the mountain at the foot is the highest point of Wanzhou.After crossing this mountain range, although there are deep forests, dense river networks, many insects and snakes, and hot and humid climate, the terrain is getting flatter and wider, and there is no need to cross mountains and rivers as hard as before.

The reason why the King of Southwest dared to dominate in Wanzhou was not only because of complex historical reasons and the strong family background accumulated over the years, but also because of the excellent terrain that Jinyang City relies on.Jinyang City goes deep into the southwestern hinterland, almost in the southernmost part of Wanzhou. If you want to attack Jinyang City, you must first swim across Feiyujin, a natural moat surrounded by rivers on three sides; Rugged and steep mountains.

For many years, however, few militaries have been able to do both at the same time.While Liang Yan pondered and sighed, he couldn't help but feel a little lucky.If it hadn't been for the mutual suspicion and rift between the Southwest King and Deng Lei, and Wang Qi, who was conceited and underestimated the enemy and only talks about war on paper, was arranged to guard Feiyujin. I am afraid that he wants to fight back to the south to suppress the rebellion, but he has to It is several times more difficult than the current situation.

However, since it was a gift from them personally, he accepted it unceremoniously.

Facing the mountain wind with a bit of burnt smell, Liang extended his hand and used his fingertips to trace the winding mountains and rivers under his feet separated by thousands of clouds and smoke.

Soon, he will be able to step through the places he can see, all the way to the south, and then to Jinyang City.

almost.

……

The battle report of Deng Lei's defeat was sent back to Jinyang City one by one in a hurry. Not only did the messengers who came to deliver Bing's army every day look bleak, but even the King of Southwest also dropped one after another in these days. His hair and face have aged for no reason.

"Is it really going to fall here this time... I think I spent most of my life as a soldier and proud of myself, but in the end I capsized in the gutter and fell on this young boy."

The Southwest King slumped down on the chair, and various military newspapers with scribbled handwriting were scattered on the table. Although the words and sentences in each letter were different, they all expressed the same meaning——

Deng Lei has repeatedly fought and failed, and is retreating rapidly to the south without stopping.However, Liang Yan's Yan Yunqi became more and more courageous as they fought, and they were invincible all the way. If this continues, within three days, they will really fight outside Jinyang City!

"It's the best thing to do... Deng Lei can't save the battle, what should we do now!" With trembling fingers, Xi Nan Wang pinched open the wrinkled map on the table, gesticulating in fear and counting Yan Yunqi's nearest The distance and time of going south, when the result is finally reached, it is almost impossible to breathe.

"Well, if I knew this earlier, I shouldn't have started troubles with Deng Lei. After waiting until now, maybe I can continue to be an idle prince..." The Southwest King lay down on the table listlessly, his heart full of Fear and regret.

The entire Southwest Palace is surrounded by a cloud of gloom that the imperial army will surround them at some point. Under the gloomy and heavy atmosphere, only the eldest son of the Southwest Palace seems to be almost unaffected, and still only eats and eats every day. , It's time to play, and I will go to Jinyang City for a walk when I am interested.

When his personal servant finally couldn't help telling the Southwest King all this tremblingly, he realized with belated surprise that his son seemed to have been raised a little too cynically, and he didn't even know that a catastrophe was coming.

It was rare for the King of Southwest to be ruthless enough to give his son a stern admonition, and ordered him to restrain himself in the mansion. Then he hurried back to the study to discuss the military situation with his staff.But he didn't know that after he left, the prince yelled a lot of curses, and then beat the informant boy to death with a whip.He settled down and stayed in the mansion for the time being, but his mind was full of thinking about when he would sneak out of the mansion again to find his group of Yingyingyanyans.

"My lord..."

The attendant staggered to the door with a pale face and swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva with obvious panic on his face.

Seeing his expression, the Southwest King cried out inwardly, but he still had hope, leaned forward and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? You said it!"

The attendant glanced back briefly, his face was devastated, "My lord...he, he came to see you..."

The teacup on the table was brought to the ground with a "slap" by the Southwest King in a panic, and it was smashed into a piece of powder. The crisp sound of broken porcelain was like a thunderbolt in the study.

"Who wants to see you? Tell me clearly!"

The attendant tried to speak with trembling lips, but was suddenly stopped by a heavy and gloomy voice.

"No need..." A man with blood stains on his armor walked in slowly. He had only been away for a few days, but he looked a lot older, and his eyes that were always energetic were covered with a layer of lifeless eyes. Mist, "Let me say it myself."

"Deng Lei, I have seen the prince."

Deng Lei slowly raised his head, his eyes reflected the ashen reflection of the Southwest King.

"You..." The Southwest King pointed at him, trembling again and again, but still fell powerlessly beside him, and let out a long sigh, "You... have returned to Jinyang City."

An unbearable dead silence spread in the study, and the two men who had spent most of their lives on the battlefield stood and sat, looking at each other wordlessly.

They understood each other very well what it meant for Deng Lei to return to Jinyang City at this time.

Yan Yun's iron hooves had already reached the southern part of Wanzhou, very close to Jinyang City.Even though the Xin'an army was still desperately defending the few outer cities, how could Deng Lei, the general, not know that this was just a last-ditch struggle.

The southern city is doomed to be unable to defend. In a few days, Jinyang City will become their last battlefield.Either they counterattacked to win a few more chances of survival for themselves, or they were completely attacked by Yan Yunqi, and they were defeated and killed.

"Has it really come to this moment?" Southwest King said with trembling lips, the white beard on his chin moved up and down with the opening and closing of his lips, "I thought..."

"My lord, it's not the end of defeat now!" Deng Lei clenched his teeth, raised his head and looked in the direction of the distance outside the window, his eyes flashed with uncertain light, "We still have the last barrier In this fierce battle, the final moment has not yet come to the end!"

The Southwest King suddenly raised his head, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and there was hope in his wide-open eyes.

"You mean...the miasma forest outside the city?"

"That's right!" Deng Lei took a deep breath, his temples throbbing, "I'm going to split up the eastern front, so that if Liang Yan wants to go straight to Jinyang City, he must pass through the unbearably humid miasma forest... They There is no long-term combat experience in the southwest, no guides who are familiar with the roads to lead the way, and no medicinal materials to repel insects and miasma. It is impossible to say..."

"Maybe they just got lost in the miasma forest, or they were simply poisoned by poisonous insects and miasma, then we can take this opportunity to reverse the defeat!"

The Southwest King jumped up excitedly, walked back and forth a few times on the spot, and clapped his hands heavily.Fanaticism and anger quickly changed on his face, and his face, which had been pale just now, was flushed red with high emotions.

"The sky will not stop me... the sky will not stop me! Liang Yan, you have brought me to this point, and when you want to break through Jinyang City, it will be your final day!"

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The winter vacation is over, sad qwq

Thank you Qi, Achupae for the landmine~ fried chicken, thank you two little angels