Chapter 246: The east wind blows in Shangfang Valley, Xu Xiao dies!

After hearing Xu Xiao's idea, Yuan Zuozong still felt it was a bit risky.

"Your Majesty, the road to Shangfang Valley is the shortest, but it is also the easiest to set up an ambush. It is best to bypass this place."

Xu Xiao pointed at the map and said, "If we want to bypass Shangfang Valley and reach Yanjia Lake, it will take three or four days. Speed ​​is of the essence and we must not waste the opportunity."

"Besides, Li Changan only has so few men, how could he have the strength to ambush me? Even if Zhuge Liang had some infantry, he should have supported Yanjia Lake first. How could he ambush me?"

Xu Fengnian also said, "The 60,000 elite cavalry led by my father are the fastest marching among the Northern Liang army. How could Zhuge Liang catch up with them?"

As he spoke, his brows furrowed and a sense of worry arose in his heart.

"Unless... unless Zhuge Liang had laid an ambush in Shangfang Valley a month ago."

Xu Xiao and Yuan Zuozong were both shocked by Xu Fengnian's words. This guess was very bold, but not impossible.

Xu Fengnian has been saying shocking things recently, and some of his expressions and words make Xu Xiao feel unfamiliar.

"Hehe! Fengnian has finally come to his senses, but how could Zhuge Liang possibly think so far ahead?"

"He and Gu Dazu have been confronting us for a month. How can he be sure that I will not fight him?"

"He doesn't have many troops to begin with. If he also has his elite troops ambush in Shangfang Valley beforehand, how can he resist us if we attack Liangzhou?"

Yuan Zuozong shared the same view, "The prince's idea is very bold, but would Zhuge Liang have such foresight? I don't think it is likely."

"This man is good at governing the people and winning their hearts, but he has nothing to commend in terms of military tactics. You overestimate him, my prince."

Xu Xiao and Yuan Zuozong both thought so, so Xu Fengnian no longer insisted. After all, it was just a guess and had no basis at all.

That night.

Xu Fengnian knocked on Xu Xiao's door, and Xu Quezi limped his son into the room.

"Feng Nian, you have really grown up in the past six months. Many of your ideas have enlightened my eyes."

Xu Fengnian did not comment, "If my father's troops leave Shangfang Valley, they have a chance of winning."

Xu Xiao said confidently, "You little brat, do you really think your father can't lift a knife?"

"The reputation of Xu Renshou in the Spring and Autumn Period was not boasted, but earned through killing with swords and spears. If Dong Zhuo does not do bad things and can arrive on time, there is a 90% chance that Li Changan can be destroyed in this battle!"

"Your father and I have some friendship with Empress Murong. She has also coveted Shazhou and Liangzhou for a long time. She will not attack Beiliang in her lifetime, but she can attack Li Changan!"

Xu Fengnian was silent for a while, "Father, if God doesn't help us and Li Changan has a 10% chance of winning, what should we do?"

Hearing Xu Fengnian's worries, Xu Xiao's eyes became deeper and his expression became more serious.

"Tell me about it."

Xu Fengnian said in a deep voice, "Of course I believe that my father will return victorious, but Li Changan has already received too much luck, so we have to prepare for the worst."

"If my father and Dong Zhuo cannot capture Li Changan, and Huo Qubing and Li Cunxiao return to support them in time, the worst case scenario is that the Liang-Mang coalition army will be completely destroyed, and Li Changan's troops will head straight for Youzhou and Lingzhou."

Xu Xiao nodded silently. Xu Fengnian had lost too many times and started to prepare for the worst. He was very satisfied with this.

"Go on."

Xu Fengnian said, "The whole Liyang world is in chaos now. This time Gu Jiantang lost his army and territory, and the Liyang court is in danger."

Xu Xiao nodded continuously when he heard this. The Liyang court was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, and what Xu Fengnian said was absolutely correct.

"Father is keeping his troops on hold this time because he is waiting for Northern Mang to send troops. But the King of Yan in Southern Xinjiang is also keeping his troops on hold. What is he planning to do with his 200,000 elite troops?"

"I predict that Prince Yan Chi will fight with Zhao Chun for the throne, and there will be civil strife in the Liyang Dynasty."

"If Dong Zhuo and my father win, we can naturally defend Youzhou and Lingzhou, and then take Hezhou and Yongzhou, and then plan for the Liao Kingdom!"

“If my father and Dong Zhuo cannot take down Li Changan, then we should give up Youzhou and let Beimang and Li Changan fight each other.

We should take over Hezhou and Yongzhou. The Central Plains will be in chaos, and fighting for the Central Plains is the top priority!"

The ambition and light in Xu Fengnian's eyes made Xu Xiao feel a little unfamiliar. That kind of vision and ambition were even more frightening than his own.

"Feng Nian, now that things have come to this, Dad is not afraid to tell you the truth. If I had known you were such a genius a few years ago, Dad would have rebelled against you!"

With the improvement of Xu Fengnian's cultivation and Luoyang's intentional guidance, Xu Fengnian's ambition and vision are slowly growing, or recovering.

"Father, the rise of Beiliang has just begun. I will wait for you to come back and join us in this great cause!"

Xu Fengnian was sensible, unlike his own son. Xu Xiao felt warm in his heart and nodded heavily.

"Good son, wait for daddy to come back!"

Late that night, Xu Xiao assembled 60,000 elite cavalry and set out from Beilao Pass in Youzhou at night.

Xu Fengnian stood on the city wall, calculating the outcome of this battle. Having lost too many times, he has become very cautious.

After a moment, a powerful aura of Gangyuan suddenly burst out in the air.

Yuan Zuozong beside him had a look of sudden change in expression. This was the aura of a terrestrial immortal, and he, who was at the Celestial Realm, was unable to stop it.

"Prince, the enemy is attacking!"

Xu Fengnian immediately stopped Yuan Zuozong from gathering troops and said, "You should withdraw. It must be an old friend who came to visit."

When Yuan Zuozong heard Xu Fengnian's unquestionable tone, he could only obey the order and retreat.

Xu Fengnian stared at the night sky and saw a tall woman in white walking in the air, her figure as light as a fairy.

Tan Tai calmly landed not far from Xu Fengnian and was dazed when he saw Xu Fengnian's appearance.

"Master..."

Xu Fengnian said calmly, "You are here, but it's a pity that I haven't recovered all my memories."

He has now vaguely recovered some memories of his previous lives, and also remembers Tan Tai Pingjing, the disciple of Wuming Taoist in that life.

Tan Tai calmly looked complicated. It seemed that the message from Luoyang was not false and the Taoist Wuming's memory could really be restored.

At this time, a woman with red and purple eyes floated out from the darkness with a look of resentment on her face.

"Humph, Tan Tai is calm, but you have a way to keep your youthful appearance, and you are still the same as before!"

When the nameless Taoist sealed the great demon Luoyang, Tan Tai Pingjing was still a little girl, and her appearance has not changed much now.

"Luoyang, what exactly is your intention in staying with Master?"

Luoyang sneered, "Your master is my great enemy. He killed me in this life and sealed me in this life."

"I stayed with him because I wanted to see that he would not die a good death."

Tan Tai calmly felt Luoyang's cultivation level and discovered that the other party's Gang Yuan was unfathomable and he was no longer an ordinary land immortal.

Tan Tai Pingjing didn't know what her purpose was, but it was definitely not what she said.

At this time, Xu Fengnian said bluntly, "What Luoyang did was to make me recover the memory of the Qin Emperor's previous life, and then kill me for revenge."

"And I also want to know what I did in that life that made Luoyang miss me so much for eight hundred years."

"In order to help me recover my memory, she is now helping me improve my cultivation. I am now in the Celestial Realm."

Listening to Xu Fengnian's words, Tan Tai's calm brows couldn't help but frowned. Luoyang just kept a cold face and didn't refute. It seemed that this was the fact.

Tan Tai Pingjing had been thinking about his master, the Taoist Wuming, for decades. As soon as he heard the news of his master's reincarnation, he brought his disciples north to look for him.

"Master, the ninety-eight Qi-refining masters of the Nanhai Guanyin Sect all follow your lead!"

Xu Fengnian looked at the group of white-robed immortals floating over the horizon and nodded with satisfaction. The number of these Qi-refining masters had already exceeded that of the Qi-refining masters in the Liyang Qintianjian.

"Ping Jing, Li Changan is so lucky now, I have a way to surpass him."

Tan Tai replied calmly, "Master wants to compete with Li Changan. Disciple knows a few ways to try."

"First, the demon Gao Shulu who was sealed by Master four hundred years ago has a celestial body and can be used by me."

"Secondly, Li Changan has collected a huge amount of luck. Master can start with the luck of the three religions in the Central Plains."

"Confucianist Zhang Fuyao lived for seven or eight years and possessed the luck of Confucianism. Buddhist Li Dangxin cultivated into a great Vajra, and the two Zen temples were blessed with the luck of Buddhism."

"As for the fortune of Taoism, the fortune of Wudang Mountain has all been returned to Li Changan, but... the fortune of Longhu Mountain is still there!"

"If the three religions cannot be united, even if one becomes a celestial being on earth, he may not be a match for Li Changan."

People outside the world don’t care about the relationship between Longhu Mountain and the Liyang court. They only know that Longhu Mountain also carries the Taoist fortune.

After Tan Tai finished speaking calmly, Luo Yang couldn't help but chuckle, "Little girl, you have wild ideas. Such luck is not so easy to obtain."

“When Gao Shulu was sealed, he was a celestial being on land. The two masters from Liangchan Temple are both great Vajra from Buddhism. Zhang Fuyao is the same age as me and he has already achieved celestial status.

There are even two living land sword immortals in Longhu Mountain. Are you going to let this kid trade his head for luck?"

Xu Fengnian turned around and said, "Don't we still have you? If you help me take away my luck, I can recover my memory faster, and then you can take revenge."

Luoyang said awkwardly, "Tan Tai Pingjing and I can barely deal with the two bald monks from Liang Chan Temple. The others really have no way to deal with them."

Xu Fengnian said bluntly, "In that case, after this battle is over, I will go to Liangchan Temple with you two to seize the Buddhist luck first!"

Tan Tai calmly said without any hesitation, "Yes, sir!"

Luoyang disappeared into the darkness in a flash, leaving behind only a sarcastic remark.

"This kid is born into a good family. He is the reincarnation of Zhenwu, the Qin Emperor, and the nameless Taoist... He is really lucky."

Three days later, we reached Jia Lake.

Hongshu has returned from Dunhuang City, and Li Changan has just arrived at Yanjia Lake.

This time, Dong Zhuo and Xu Xiao want to take the opportunity to eliminate Li Changan, and Li Changan also wants to use himself as bait to eliminate these two powerful enemies.

There were only two women in Li Changan's tent, Hongshu and Xue Songguan.

"Sweet potato, why don't you wear a dragon robe?"

The two women collected a stack of urgent military intelligence reports and waited for Li Changan to come. However, Li Changan did not seem to be in a hurry at all and asked irrelevant questions as soon as he opened his mouth.

Hongshu was a little nervous. She reached out and brushed a strand of black hair behind her ear. "Your Highness, you are joking. From now on, there will be no more Queen of Dunhuang."

Li Changan chuckled and said, "The empress is gone, but the dragon robe can still be worn."

Hongshu smiled slightly. She was the most favored person in the past few years, not because she deliberately competed for favor. She just did her job well, and never questioned anything Li Changan said. "Then I will do as your highness says. After this battle, Hongshu will show you the clothes."

Hongshu's red lips moved slightly. Although she didn't dare to interrupt Li Changan, the anxiety in her eyes could no longer be concealed.

"Then it's a deal. Let's talk about the military situation."

Hongshu let out a long sigh, fearing that if he kept these military newspapers in his hands for a moment longer, it would delay important matters.

"Your Highness, Li Cunxiao fought with the Rouran cavalry for a whole day and night, and finally wiped out 100,000 of them, and completely wiped out the entire clan at Tibingshan!"

"The Black Armor Army wiped out 30,000 enemies, but lost more than 30,000 of the 70,000 cavalry. The remaining 30,000 combat-capable soldiers are returning quickly and are expected to arrive tomorrow."

Li Changan was not surprised. The Rouran Iron Cavalry was equivalent to the Iron Pagoda of the Northern Mang. This time the Tang army's 30,000 were exchanged for 100,000, which was already a great victory.

"What are the losses of the Black Armor Army?"

Hongshu replied, "The Black Armor Army lost less than a thousand men."

Hearing about the situation of the Black Armor Army, Li Changan was completely relieved. These 5,000 Black Armor Army alone could kill 100,000 ordinary cavalry. With the Black Armor Army, this war was half won.

Hongshu continued, "Huo Qubing and Bai Yi Guanyin still have more than a day's journey ahead of them, and they will probably reach Yanjia Lake tomorrow night."

"Xu Xiao's troops will leave Shangfang Valley. If all goes well, 60,000 elite cavalry will reach Yanjia Lake in two days."

Hongshu and Xue Songguan's worries were not without reason. Li Cunxiao and Huo Qubing had only 100,000 soldiers and horses in total, while Dong Zhuo and Xu Xiao had a full 260,000 soldiers and horses in total.

Dong Zhuo did not wait until he had gathered 300,000 troops, but instead led the 200,000 troops that had already been assembled and headed directly for Yanjia Lake.

"The troops of King Dong Zhuo of Beimang Nanyuan will also arrive in a day or two."

Li Changan said calmly, "Don't worry, Xu Xiao's 60,000 elite cavalry can't reach Yanjia Lake."

"The military advisor will send more than 30,000 reinforcements. If we have 130,000 troops against Dong Zhuo's 200,000, we should not be at a disadvantage."

Hongshu asked in surprise, "The military advisor wants to ambush Xu Xiao along the way, but... will there be enough time?"

Li Changan said, "Ever since the Liyang Dynasty's five armies attacked, the military advisor has calculated Xu Xiao's every move clearly."

"He and Gu Dazu were confronting Xu Xiao at the border of Liangzhou, but it was just for show. In fact, he only had 30,000 soldiers under his command."

"The real main force of more than 70,000 people has long been on standby at the border, and has now set up an ambush in Shangfang Valley."

Upon hearing the news, Hongshu and Xue Songguan were both shocked. The military advisor was really too bold.

"Your Highness, the military advisor is using 30,000 troops to confront Xu Xiao's army of more than 100,000!"

"What if Xu Xiao attacks Liangzhou..."

Li Changan said indifferently, "What else can I do? If he dares to attack, just give it to him. What I want is to annihilate Li Yang's living forces.

Li Changan said it easily, but it was not easy for others to hear it. Others would not support Zhuge Liang's empty city plan at all.

However, Li Changan agreed to Zhuge Liang's approach without hesitation, including the use of himself as bait in Weirjia Lake. This was all discussed by Li Changan and Zhuge Liang.

It would be impossible for Li Changan to defeat the coalition forces of nearly 800,000 with the 200,000 soldiers he had without taking some risks.

Soldiers who, deception also.

If any other adviser had proposed such a strategy, Li Changan might not have dared to agree so readily.

But this was Zhuge Liang's strategy. You must know that this civil official was granted the title of Marquis Wu, and was a figure who entered both the Civil and Military Temples in previous history.

If Xu Xiao thought that Zhuge Liang knew nothing about military affairs and had no outstanding military achievements, then he would be completely doomed.

Li Changan had always used Zhuge Liang as a civil servant and had not made his military talents widely known, all for this day.

Upper Valley.

Xu Xiao, who had not been on the battlefield for many years, felt very good after three days of attack.

He took Xu Yanbing with him to protect himself, and did not leave any for Xu Fengnian, because Xu Yanbing noticed that there were experts around Xu Fengnian.

Xu Xiao didn't care about Xu Fengnian's concealment. In his opinion, this was a sign of Xu Fengnian's growth.

Shangfang Valley looks like a long and narrow gourd, but it is the only way to Yanjia Lake. It is late autumn now, and there are yellow weeds everywhere.

Xu Xiao rode his horse at a gallop. He just looked up at the narrow strip of sky and felt uneasy in his heart.

Xu Xiao, who had fought in battles all his life, knew that this was a risky move. The scouts had already investigated and found no ambushes on the mountain, so it should be safe here.

There is no 100% certainty in any war, so you have to gamble when necessary, and Xu Xiao is a big gambler who often wins.

"Speed ​​up the march and leave Shangfang Valley as soon as possible!"

Although he was very confident, Xu Xiao still gave the order. This was his intuition as a general. He must not stay in such a place for too long.

Regardless of the outcome of this battle, Beimang will be completely drawn into the chess game. With Beimang dealing with Li Changan, Beiliang will have much more room for survival.

While his horse was galloping, Xu Xiao thought of his old brother Zhao Li, the former emperor of the Liyang Dynasty.

"Brother, you can't blame me for what happened to Li Yangchao."

"Your son messed around and tore the world apart. You lost the deer in Liyang, and everyone wanted to grab it, including my son. Of course I had to help."

"If you want to blame someone, just blame your son for not being as good as my son, haha!"

When Xu Xiao was feeling proud, suddenly a loud rumbling sound was heard in the air!

He looked up and saw that many holes had suddenly appeared on the cliff. Soldiers covered in dirt crawled out of them, and huge rocks were pushed down from them!
No wonder the scouts didn’t see the enemy, it turned out these people were hiding among the cliffs!
In a world where warriors exist, it is not difficult for Zhuge Liang to set up such an ambush by having the Bai Li soldiers hang on the wall and dig holes in the wall!

"Don't stop, pass quickly!"

Xu Xiao gave orders again. The valley was full of weeds. If the ambushers suddenly set fire, the consequences would be disastrous!

Upon hearing the order, the Beiliang cavalry immediately began a desperate charge, but the huge rocks and logs falling from the sky still killed many of the cavalry.

At this moment, the cavalry's advance suddenly slowed down, and the general in the front sent someone to report.

"Your Highness, the entrance to the valley is blocked by the Mo Dao soldiers, and we can't get out!"

In the long and narrow terrain, just a thousand veteran Modao soldiers can block the valley entrance several times!

Xu Xiao's heart trembled, and he immediately shouted, "Order the front troops, even if you have to bury the Mo Dao soldiers with their corpses, you must charge out!"

As soon as the order was issued, the rear army came to report that soldiers with Modao had appeared in the direction of the valley entrance.

Zhuge Liang divided the two thousand veteran Mo Dao soldiers into two parts, each with ten thousand elite infantrymen, and blocked the two ends of the valley entrance.

The terrain is narrow, and the old soldiers with Modao swords are all third-rank warriors, so the Beiliang cavalry can't escape even if they have wings!
At this moment, kerosene began to pour down from the cliff. Kerosene flowed down every ten feet on the cliff that was a hundred feet long.

Seeing the soldiers being drenched in kerosene and the war horses neighing in panic because they could not move forward, Xu Xiao panicked.

Although he had Xu Yanbing by his side, and there would be no kerosene or boulders falling on him, but there was only one Xu Yanbing in Beiliang.

"King Xu Xiao of Beiliang died here!"

In an instant, the shouts of the Shazhou soldiers on the cliff resounded throughout the valley!
Rockets fell from the sky and shot into the kerosene-infected grass, and the flames instantly ignited the fire!

The entire upper valley was filled with raging fire dragons, and the Beiliang cavalrymen had their skin torn and flesh charred in the flames.

At this point, any delay would lead to the destruction of the entire army. Xu Yanbing immediately took to the air, and the spear in his hand drew a dazzling and strong force in the air!

"Boom!"

Wherever the spear's force reached, the wind and clouds between heaven and earth raged, dark clouds gathered in the upper valley, and heavy rain poured down!

Several months ago, Xu Yanbing broke through to become a land immortal, but Beiliang had kept this a secret.

Because of what happened to Chen Zhibao before, Xu Xiao was also afraid that Li Changan would send another expert or assassinate Xu Yanbing himself.

As the rain fell into the valley and onto the bodies of the Beiliang cavalrymen, these soldiers burst into hope again!

"It's Mr. Xu!"

"Mr. Xu has achieved the breakthrough of a land immortal!"

"Kill! Kill your way out!"

In the front and back directions of Shangfang Valley, the cavalry began to violently attack the Modao phalanx again!

In the heavy rain, the Modao soldiers, holding the 80-jin Modao, stood still, as steady as Mount Tai!

"The King of Beiliang died in this valley, and his horse will never leave Shangfang Valley!"

The deafening shouts made the valley buzz.

At the top of the valley above, rain fell on the face of the young Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang shed a tear in a trance.

He stretched his white and slender fingers into the rain, and the energy in his hands gradually condensed. In just a blink of an eye, the wind and clouds in the sky suddenly changed again!

A slight cool breeze blew across Mo Daozu's blood-stained face, and then the cool breeze became fierce and gradually turned into a hurricane!

A strong east wind blew up from the valley, blowing the dark clouds in the sky away from the upper valley little by little!
Xu Yanbing was horrified, "Your Majesty, this is bad, the other side also has land immortals!"

The thunder and lightning were still flashing, but were blown away by the hurricane. A figure with a feather fan and a scarf slowly floated above the valley.

"Xu Xiao, old thief, let's see who can save you today!"

The strong east wind blew away the dark clouds in the sky, and then fireballs fell from the sky!

"Boom!"

The blazing fireball fell into the upper valley, and the extinguished flames rose up again!

Sixty thousand elite Beiliang cavalry rushed left and right in the sea of ​​fire, crowded and trampled at the two valley entrances, and then were gradually swallowed by the flames.

Xu Yanbing's spear and Zhuge Liang's fireballs continued to clash, but they were both suppressed.

Xu Yanbing didn't know why his achievement as a land immortal through martial arts was not as good as Zhuge Liang's achievement as a land immortal through Confucianism!

"My Lord, this is impossible. Let's retreat!"

In Xu Yanbing's opinion, even if he couldn't save these 60,000 people, he should have no problem taking Xu Xiao away.

However, just as Xu Yanbing turned around, seven or eight raging fireballs hit Xu Xiao at the same time.

Xu Xiao, the butcher of the Spring and Autumn Period, had a ferocious look on his face, screamed miserably, and was surrounded by flames!

(End of this chapter)