The Ugly Empress

Because of Xue Junliang's personal conquest, Feng's army did not dare to attack rashly. Xue and Feng's two countries are equal in strength. It depends on whose morale is stronger and which side can persist to the end.

Fengguo didn't dare to attack, which made Teng Yun take time to heal his injuries, and Xue Junliang also fulfilled his wish to come to the barracks once, because he was worried about Teng Yun's injuries, and this was before the battle, and he might be killed at any time. Xue Junliang was serious about the sneak attack, and he didn't make any moves.

Teng Yun's habit is to go to the front of the battle every day to inspect. Since he was injured, Zhao Tong has done it for him to see if there is any change in the enemy army.

Now that it has been decided to bring Qi Zijie's army to the north bank of Mingshui, everyone has already started to prepare one after another. The barracks must be re-installed. The current camp needs to be empty, as a cover to attract Qi Zijie's attention.

Teng Yun and his generals studied the terrain on the north bank, and decided to set up the barracks in the west. Because they wanted to echo the Zheng'an army in the east, they lined up the barracks, which could not only confuse the enemy, but also effectively intercept them. The enemy advances.

At the same time, Teng Yun sent people to Zheng'an to inform Teng Xin and the three He brothers, and asked them to secretly mobilize troops and horses, and prepare to intercept the Feng army with the Mingshui army.

Zhao Lu was at Wangjiangpo, guarding the gap in the lower reaches of Mingshui. Even if Feng Jun escaped to Wangjiangpo, Zhao Lu's soldiers would still be able to find him on the mountain.

But Xue Yu from the upper reaches heard about Teng Nanhou's plan, and wanted to raise his army to intercept Fengjun's retreat, but Lang Jing stopped Xue Yu, saying: "My lord, why bother, as long as Fengjun goes to the north bank, then there will be three sides Being besieged and facing the water behind him is already a dead game, if the lord takes advantage of this time to dispatch soldiers and horses to cross the river and give the Feng army's backup a hard blow, the effect will be better."

Xue Yu heard that what he said made sense, Lang Jing said again: "Qi Zijie is cautious in deploying troops, he will definitely save Mingshui to death, and it is precisely because of his caution that he invested too much troops in Mingshui, and Fengguo's hinterland Emptiness, as long as the lord has enough soldiers and horses, he can definitely go straight to the hinterland, if the lord is the first to break through the imperial city and capture King Feng, King Xue will not disobey the lord."

Xue Yu's eyes lit up at this moment, and he said with a smile, "I will do as you said."

Lang Jing responded, turned around and went out to order some soldiers. Although Xue Yu felt happy, he could finally let Xue Junliang see his abilities, but Xue Jun was not familiar with the hinterland of Fengguo, and he transferred the soldiers and horses away. To defend the city, this is also a problem.Xue Yu, who was careless, naturally forgot to think about these issues. As a diner, Lang Jing had to think clearly for him one by one.

The spies reported back to Xue Yu, saying that the Feng army seemed to have moved, and that they might attack in the next few days, which made Xue Yu extremely excited. As long as the Feng army attacked Mingshui, he could take advantage of the chaos and let the soldiers cross Mingshui to capture him. Live in Fengwang.

It was late at night, because Xiaojun was facing the water, it was a little cold at night, Xue Yu was so excited that he couldn't sleep, so he put on his clothes and got up, ready to go for a walk outside.

After stomping around in the yard a few times, as long as Xue Junliang was impressed by the thought that he could make meritorious deeds, he could hardly sit still. When he looked up and saw the lights on in the study room in the yard, Xue Yu was a little puzzled, thinking that there was a thief inside.

He held his breath and walked over. The study room was not big, and he could see the figure reflected on the window. Xue Yu knew this person very well, so he recognized him at a glance. He pushed them away. Lang Jing looked up at the sound, the two of them Their eyes just collided.

Lang Jing got up quickly and said, "My lord, why haven't you rested yet?"

Xue Yu glanced at him, his clothes were neatly dressed, and there were large and small official documents spread out on the desk, as well as maps for writing and drawing. It seemed that he was not ready to rest yet, not like he couldn't fall asleep.

Xue Yu said: "It's so late, what are you looking at?"

Lang Jing said, "I'm looking at the topographical map of Fengguo."

Xue Yu said: "Oh? It seems that you are worried."

"That's true." Lang Jing suddenly smiled, and said: "Fengguo is rainy, and it is cloudy and humid. When soldiers arrive in Fengguo, they may not be able to fight because of the climate. Have you ever thought about this? Pengjun is a fortress. , the Feng army is likely to attack again, and rashly transfer the soldiers and horses away. Who will defend the city? Has your lord thought about it? , it is likely to lead to the collapse of Ming Shui's army, has your lord thought about this?"

He didn't say a word, Xue Yu's face became gloomy, and after finishing the last sentence, Xue Yu sneered, and said, "What do you mean, isn't it your plan?"

Lang Jing said: "It was proposed by Lang, so Lang is preparing for the master."

Xue Yu didn't speak, Lang Jing said again: "Probably none of these lords have thought about it. Lang Jing has always wanted to say something, but he was afraid that the lord would not like to hear it... My lord is not suitable to be a king. You don't think about it." comprehensive."

Xue Yu glared at him, and said: "Then you have considered so comprehensively, do you want to seize the palace?"

Lang Jing laughed and said, "My lord, you are joking. Lang Jing was not born with such ambitions. Besides, Lang Jing is exhausted and can only be a courtier."

It was the first time Xue Yu saw him laughing twice in a row. Although Lang Jing was respectful and obeyed his own words on weekdays, he never smiled, no matter who it was, he would give it to him.

Lang Jing said: "My lord, please go back, the troops will be dispatched in the next few days, and you should rest earlier."

Xue Yu said: "I'm going to rest, let a diner look at the map and read the book of war, are you leaving me with a bad reputation?"

"Lang Jing naturally didn't dare to have such thoughts...Lang Jing hopes that the master will be well before it's too late."

"Don't flatter me, don't talk nonsense, have you thought of any countermeasures for the three things you just said?"

As Xue Yu said, he closed the door, walked to the table and sat down, looking at the document that Lang Jing had drawn.

When Qi Zijie heard the news of Teng Nanhou's recovery, he became suspicious in his heart. If it was really healed, how could it be possible to publicize it with such fanfare? I'm afraid it was fraudulent, maybe it was the news that King Xue let people spread, in order to stabilize the morale of the army.

Thinking about it this way, maybe the governor of Xue Guo is not long in his life.

Qi Zijie was cautious, how could he send out troops based on assumptions? Teng Yun asked his men to sneak across the river to buy a small document from the Fengguo army. The document was greedy for money, so he gave him a lot of silver and asked him to tell Qi Zijie. Zijie, it is said that Marquis Tengnan's injury has deteriorated and is irreparable.

Qi Zijie was overjoyed, so he believed it, and called the soldiers to discuss the matter of marching.

The officers and men of Fengguo believed that Mingshui was their advantage. Although the upper reaches of Mingshui were within the territory of Xueguo, there were no large rivers in the hinterland of Xueguo, so they could not practice water troops. Troops that had not been trained were not used to water warfare. A child who cannot walk cannot fight.

So we must take advantage of this to keep the front line above Mingshui.

Mingshui had been cloudy and rainy for two days, and there was some mist. Such weather was not suitable for water warfare, but Feng Jun's spies reported that King Xue ordered Xue Jun to line up along Mingshui, forming villages every ten miles, and the battle line was very long.

Qi Zijie thought that it must be because the enemy had suddenly changed their coach. These days they fought against Teng Yun, and he knew that Teng Yun was a formidable opponent. Now, no matter whether Teng Yun was really seriously injured and changed the coach, or King Xue came to decide Autocratic power, anyway, this kind of camp formation is a taboo for military strategists, if you don't take advantage of this time to march, do you have to wait for Xue Guo to change the camp before fighting.

Teng Yun knew that Qi Zijie would be impatient to attack when he saw Xue Guo's defense, so he made the soldiers ready, and the sentry tower was always monitoring Mingshui no matter day or night.

The fog hadn't dissipated yet, Qi Zijie felt that this was a favorable condition, he could take advantage of the fog to see clearly, and sneak attack Xue Jun secretly.

The sentinel came to report that there seemed to be a boat approaching on the Mingshui. Teng Yun had been waiting for this moment, and immediately sent people to fight.

Naturally, Xue Junliang couldn't go to Mingshui, so Teng Yun ordered a team to follow Xue Junliang to protect Shengjia, and then led the team away.

Xue Junliang personally boarded the sentry tower to observe the battle situation in Mingshui.

The mist lingered on the Mingshui, Qi Zijie was smug at the beginning, but at this moment he felt a little lost, but soon, he saw Xue Jun who was fighting.

Xue Jun's big boats lined up sideways, as if they were going to block Feng Jun's way. They seemed to have high morale, but Qi Zijie was overjoyed when he saw it.

With Xue Jun's arrangement like this, wouldn't he let himself arrange for crossbowmen to shoot them?The bull's-eye is so wide that even if the fog is thick and you can't see clearly, the chance of hitting it is not small.

Qi Zijie immediately arranged for crossbowmen to shoot arrows at Xue Junliang.

Teng Yun had already made preparations. He ordered Zhao Tong to make sheds for each boat. Naturally, the arrows would not hit anyone, and at most they would stick to the sheds.

After about half an hour, Xue Jun's big ship was covered with sieves. Teng Yun asked Zhao Tong to beat the drums and asked the soldiers to pretend to be in chaos, as if they were preparing to march in the chaos.

At this time, the ships on both sides were almost close together. Zhao Tong took his spear and went to fight alone.

When Qi Zijie saw the enemy general calling for battle, he ordered people to fight, but he didn't expect it to be Zhao Tong, who was killed and retreated by Zhao Tong within a few rounds. Feng Jun sent people to fight again, but Xue Jun was still in chaos.

After killing another Fengguo general, Zhao Tong felt that it was almost done, so he pretended to be exhausted, and began to lose control of his hands and feet. Qi Zijie was overjoyed when he saw this, and still sent people to fight. Zhao Tong threw himself to the side when hiding the knife , staggered on the soles of his feet, and fell into the water with a "plop".

Teng Yun saw the situation over there on the boat, and asked the soldiers to continue beating the drums, and the fog did not disperse. Although Qi Zijie knew that Zhao Tong had been repelled, he still did not dare to march, so he continued to shoot arrows. man yelling.

Qi Zijie sent someone to listen, and reported that the coach Xue Guo had been hit by an arrow!

Qi Zijie immediately boarded the bow to see for himself. Although the fog was thick, he could vaguely see the chaos on Xue Jun's big ship, and everyone was running away.

Now Feng Jun finally felt relieved, asked the helmsman to prop up the sail, and headed for the north bank of Mingshui.

Naturally, Teng Yun didn't get hit by the arrow, he was just putting on a show. When he saw the enemy approaching, he ordered his subordinates to be defeated but not victorious. They fought and fled all the way to the north. Big fish caught on the north shore.

On the north bank, Xue Jun "fleeed" from the boat one after another, and fled all the way west.

Qi Zijie thought to himself, Peng County is to the west, Xue Bing must want to escape to Peng County to ask for reinforcements, and they must be intercepted in time.

The Feng army was led by Qi Zijie to chase the defeated soldiers all the way. Xue Junliang stood on the sentry tower and could see clearly that the camp had already prepared the army to fight back.

Qi Zijie was chasing the defeated soldiers, when suddenly he heard the sound of drums, and an army rushed out from the west, at least two or three thousand soldiers and horses, and the soldiers disembarked, most of them had no mounts, and were besieged head-on, frightened Turn around and run away.

It was only then that Qi Zijie realized that he had been ambushed, and hurried back with a group of elite cavalry, but when he retreated to the side of the boat, he saw the fire rising into the sky. Zhao Tong suffocated in the water, and sneaked onto the boat , set a fire, and burned all their ships.

Without a boat, they could not cross the river, and the Feng army fled eastward one after another.

The Zheng'an army with Teng Xin as the vanguard led [-] soldiers and horses to lay an ambush, and waited for the Feng army to flee.

In the end, only Qi Zijie was left with more than 30 riders to break through Teng Xin's siege and head east. Mingshui blocked the road and could not return to Fengguo. He had to go down Mingshui, but was met by the three He brothers. Surrounded by the rear army, how could more than 30 cavalry fight against 3000 troops, and the three He brothers captured Qi Zijie alive without any effort.

Teng Yun led his troops to join Xue Junliang, and asked the soldiers to tie up the captives and take them back to the camp. Just as he was about to interrogate Qi Zijie, he heard Zhao Tong say, "General! Went to the mainland."

Startled, Teng Yun asked, "Where did the soldiers come from?"

Zhao Tongdao: "It's not like the soldiers and horses of Fengguo, but it is reported that they are the army of the Marquis of Zhenjiang."

Xue Junliang said: "How many people are in Xue Yu's army?"

Zhao Tong said: "There are a lot of people, but the fog on the clear water makes it difficult to see the specific situation. There are seven or eight thousand at least."

Teng Yundao: "Your Majesty, there is no time to delay. At the end, I will ask for orders to support the Marquis of Zhenjiang."

Xue Junliang said: "Don't worry, Xue Yu doesn't care about the importance of things, but so many people crossing the river quietly must be Lang Jing's masterpiece. With Lang Jing here, I must have thought of a complete method."

He paused for a while, and said: "Zhao Tong, order three teams of five thousand troops to cross the river from three sides and surround the imperial city. Then find someone to inform Zhao Lu quickly and guard Wangjiangpo. This place is dangerous. If someone wants to If you want to escape, you will definitely choose to go from here."

After Xue Jun crossed the river, the momentum was like a broken bamboo. Mingshui was Fengguo's life-saving talisman. Although Fengguo had most of its defenses after Mingshui, the defeat of Mingshui weakened the morale of Fengjun. Within a month, more than 30 cities did not fight. And down.

Teng Yun led [-] soldiers and horses, Zhao Tong led [-] soldiers and horses, Xue Junliang personally led [-] soldiers and horses, and Xue Yu's previous vanguard [-] soldiers and horses, narrowed the encirclement from all sides, and pressed Feng Guohuang step by step. city.

Lu Shichen returned to the imperial court after the defeat. At first, the Fengjun refused to allow Lu Shichen to be reused. However, after Mingshui fell, everyone panicked, and the surrender faction became more and more common. Lu Shichen became the representative of the main combat faction.

There were people in the court who wanted to surrender, and two of them were killed by Fengming, and no one dared to say surrender, but Fengguo's power was gone, even if no one dared to say it, everyone would feel disheartened. Many people Juan Cai escaped.

Although Xue Junliang despises such defectors, but in front of the enemy, he can only be magnanimous and treat them with good wine and food.

After these things, Xue Junliang's reputation has spread to the court of Fengguo. It is said that King Xue is magnanimous and majestic, and more people surrender with money. After the second month, Xue Jun has not fought a single defeat. Go straight to the imperial city.

Xue Junliang surrounded the imperial city, rode a horse, and went to the front of the battle in person. Feng Jun heard that this was King Xue, so he hurriedly asked people to shoot arrows, but Xue Junliang had Tengyun, Tengxin, He brothers and Zhao Tong by his side, so how could Xue Junliang have Suddenly, Xue Junliang was safe and sound after guarding the city for a day and a night.

Lu Shichen advised Feng Ming to leave the imperial city and retreat to the north, but Feng Ming refused and vowed to defend the city to the death.

Lu Shichen knelt down and kowtowed, "Don't you think Feng Wang can't see it! If you don't leave, your officials will probably tie you up and go to offer sacrifices and surrender!"

Feng Ming didn't speak, Lu Shichen said again: "I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of dying in the hands of my own people."

Finally Feng Ming was a little moved, as if he had thought of something, he couldn't help laughing wryly, in less than three months, the entire Feng Kingdom was about to fall.

Lu Shichen mobilized a whole group of personal soldiers to escort Fengming out of the city. At this time, the imperial city was about to lose its hold. Xue Junliang adopted the method of attacking with fire, and a fire was set on the edge of the city wall. The soldiers and civilians in the city were disturbed and rushed out.

Lu Shichen took the opportunity to approve Feng Ming's coat, rushed out from the south gate, and headed south all the way. When some soldiers saw "Feng Wang", they naturally sent people to chase after him, but Feng Ming and his soldiers left the north gate and went to Ming Swim down.

Naturally, Xue Junliang didn't fall for the trap. An ambush had already been set up near Taohuatan. Fengguo's personal soldiers protected Feng Ming and clashed all the way. At ten miles, there was another ambush.

Feng Ming had already made up his mind that he must die, but he never expected that in the final crisis, only Lu Shichen was left in the court, and there was only a team of personal soldiers with him in life and death.

Feng Ming and his soldiers got separated, all the peach blossoms in front of him, he must have reached the Peach Blossom Pond, Feng Ming was not only tired, but also the horse fell down and broke him off.

Feng Ming got up from the ground and stared blankly at Peach Blossom Pond. The first time he saw Zhao Lu, he was near here. Because he was still young and not tall at that time, he hid himself when he was hunted down. In the reeds in the Peach Blossom Pool, the reeds would have poisonous gas when exposed to the sun during the day, so Feng Ming fainted in the pool.

He was rescued by Zhao Lu's parents, and only then did he get to know Zhao Lu.

Feng Ming's throat rolled, he couldn't see his face, he didn't know whether he was crying or laughing, pretending to be a powerful country, but not even half of Xue Junliang.

Feng Ming walked towards the pool step by step, the reeds could not reach his chest, he reached out to touch the reeds, he lowered his body, and sat down in the reeds.

Zhao Lu received a report from the mansion, saying that King Feng was fleeing to Wangjiangpo with a group of soldiers. Zhao Lu knew that he would meet Fengming Daofeng one day sooner or later. Ming's last gate of fate, maybe, maybe if I don't give up alone, I will let that person go.

It's just that what he never expected was that when he led his troops to the Peach Blossom Pond and was about to meet with swords, he saw Feng Ming throwing himself into the reeds in Peach Blossom Pond, unconscious...