308 Zhao Pusheng: How is this possible?
The army set out, traveling day and night. After two days and two nights, the army headed directly to the vicinity of Qingniugang.
"Your Majesty, we are just ahead at Qingniugang!"
In front of the central army tent, a scout knelt on one knee and reported to Xu Shouhui. Hearing this, Xu Shouhui looked at Peng Yingyu on the side and asked, "What do you think, Imperial Master?"
Peng Yingyu said: "Qingniugang is the only way to Wushan, but Qingniugang is steep, everyone must be careful, and here, the terrain on both sides is high, it is easy to ambush troops, and the canyon in the middle is long and narrow, if you are not careful, it is easy to be ambushed."
After hearing what Peng Yingyu said, Zhao Pusheng said, "Master is right. Lao Liu, take a hundred cavalrymen to scout the terrain and see if there is an ambush."
After hearing this, Ding Prang clasped his fists and said, "Yes."
Zhao Pusheng continued, "Marshal Ni's left wing will go first, and our right wing will cover the rear. Your Majesty's personal army and the Imperial Master will be in the center. We will pass through this canyon one by one, and we must ensure Your Majesty's safety. Do you understand?"
After hearing this, Ni Wenjun asked, "Why should my left-wing army also obey your command?"
Zhao Pusheng glared at Ni Wenjun and said, "When a large army is on the move, the rear is the most important. We must first ensure the safety of the rear, and then we can talk about other things. Compared with my right army, your left army is obviously not as elite as mine. At this time, it is natural that our right army should cover the rear, while your left army is leading the way. There is something wrong with my arrangement."
"Nonsense! If there is an ambush at Qingniugang, and our left wing army enters first, then we will be beaten. Your right wing army can preserve its strength, but why should we let our left wing army be cannon fodder?"
After hearing this, Zhao Pusheng glared and said, "What do you mean? Your left-wing troops can't be cannon fodder, but our right-wing troops can be cannon fodder, right?"
"I'm telling you, Ni Wenjun, we are now on the march to fight, not in court. We must have a consensus, that is, to preserve the main force. As for the non-main force, we can abandon them because it does not hinder our strength. And my right-wing army is full of elite soldiers. Do you want us to be cannon fodder for you, a bunch of useless recruits?"
"Ni Wenjun, don't go too far!"
"Oh, Zhao Pusheng, am I going too far, or are you going too far?"
"You new recruits don't go to the battlefield to hone your skills, but always hide behind our veterans. I think you are just parasites in our Tianyuan Empire's army!"
Zhao Pusheng roared angrily.
"What did you say?"
"Termites? What do you mean by that? Do you look down on us?"
"Yes, that's right. I look down on you. You are a bunch of ragtag troops who were put together from nowhere and can't even hold a weapon. Why should I look down on you? I already look down on you by letting you be cannon fodder. Don't be so shameless!"
"Shame on you, Zhao Pusheng, you actually insulted our left army like this. Today I will seek justice for our left army. Do you dare to fight me?"
"Let's fight, am I afraid of you?"
Zhao Pusheng roared angrily, and then placed his hand on the sword at his waist, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Ni Wenjun clenched his fist upon seeing this, and instantly the pagoda behind him condensed, revealing infinite power of the pagoda. In an instant the entire central army was filled with two powerful auras.
For a moment, the situation was tense. Xu Shouhui was the weakest and couldn't bear it at the beginning, so he took a step back.
His face was a little pale, but his eyes were full of determination. He was not intimidated by the strength of these two people. On the contrary, he had a desire. Such powerful power, I want to have it too, yes, I want to have it too.
As long as I get the inheritance of the witch god, I can have such power, I can definitely have such power!
Xu Shouhui looked pale as he looked at the two people who were ready to fight.
Zhao Pusheng saw Xu Shouhui like this, but he did not hold back, because he wanted to tell Xu Shouhui clearly that without him, he, Xu Shouhui, would be nothing.
The scene was very tense for a while, but at this moment, a Buddhist chant suddenly rang out: "Amitabha!"
Om~
In an instant, a long Buddhist sound spread throughout the entire central army, followed by a giant Buddha emerging from behind Peng Yingyu.
At this moment, he suddenly stretched out a pair of Buddha's hands with an unreasonable momentum and rushed into the area of the two people.
The difference between a Furnace Realm warrior and a Dragon Realm warrior is their domain.
For example, the seven-story Buddhist building behind Ni Wenjun is his domain, where he has invincible power. On the other side is Zhao Pusheng, who also has his domain, yes, it is the legendary domain of the God of Swords.
In his domain, tens of millions of divine swords appeared, with incredible destructive power.
But even though the two were so powerful, they were still no match for Peng Yingyu. But at this time Peng Yingyu summoned out his golden body of Buddha, and saw that the golden body of Buddha was full of holes, and the indestructible body was covered with dense cracks.
Yes, after Peng Yingyu was played by Zhao Pusheng and Xu Shouhui, his Buddha's heart collapsed, and the collapse of his Buddha's heart caused his pure golden body to crack.
Peng Yingyu is in a very bad condition now, but for the Tianyuan Empire, the Buddhist kingdom he founded, he worked hard and even had to come to Wushan to wade through this muddy water. There is no way, this is his damn fate.
But Xu Shouhui just reaped the benefits.
Sometimes fate is really unfair.
However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how damaged Peng Yingyu's Buddhist heart is, Ni Wenjun and Zhao Pusheng cannot resist it. Their domains quickly disintegrated under the shining light of Buddha.
Finally, it completely disappeared into nothingness. A moment later, Peng Yingyu said, "We are all family. Don't hurt the harmony."
After hearing this, Ni Wenjun and Zhao Pusheng stopped, thinking in their hearts that although they were very powerful, there was still a huge gap between them and the people on the Heavenly Ranking.
There is a huge gap.
Although the two stopped fighting, Zhao Pusheng still turned to look at Peng Yingyu and said, "Master, what do you think should be done today? Should our right wing army lead the charge, or should their left wing army lead the charge?"
Peng Yingyu hesitated for a moment and was about to speak when Xu Shouhui at the side said, "National Master!"
Peng Yingyu looked at Xu Shouhui, and Xu Shouhui said, "Master, I have something to say but I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Peng Yingyu said, "Your Majesty, please feel free to speak."
Xu Shouhui said: "This is a national war and we should not take it lightly. We should put the overall situation first. Although the Left Route Army is also an important military force of our empire, cutting off the rear is the top priority. If we encounter danger and our retreat is cut off, the elite troops of our Tianyuan Empire are all here."
"It will suddenly become a war to destroy the country, so please be cautious, Imperial Master."
Peng Yingyu fell silent after hearing this. After a moment's hesitation, he looked at Ni Wenjun and said, "Old Ni, please forgive me for a little while. Let the left wing army take the lead."
Upon hearing this, Ni Wenjun looked at Peng Yingyu and said, "Old Peng, do you also think that my left-wing army should be cannon fodder?"
Peng Yingyu said: "For the sake of the overall situation, we have no choice but to inconvenience the brothers of the Left Route Army."
Ni Wenjun pondered for a long time after hearing this and said, "Okay, okay, I didn't expect that you, Old Peng, also think that our left-wing army is cannon fodder."
"Old Ni."
Peng Yingyu spoke with a serious expression. Ni Wenjun said, "Old Peng, no need to say more. I won't make it difficult for you. Okay, since you all look down on our Left Route Army, then our Left Route Army will be the vanguard and take the lead!"
As soon as these words came out, Xu Shouhui immediately smiled and said, "Well, General Zuo is still able to distinguish right from wrong. On behalf of the empire, I would like to thank General Zuo for his noble character."
Zhao Pusheng also laughed and said, "Ni Wenjun, your choice is very wise. I thought you would fight to the end, but I didn't expect that I underestimated you."
Ni Wenjun said, "I'm going to inform Jiu Si. Excuse me."
After saying this, Ni Wenjun strode away. Watching Ni Wenjun leave, Zhao Pusheng and Xu Shouhui looked at each other with victorious smiles on their faces.
As soon as Ni Wenjun left the tent, he heard people whispering inside.
"Haha, this is really interesting. An army composed of a group of peasants, who else will be cannon fodder? Are we going to let our elite soldiers be cannon fodder? I really don't know what the national teacher is thinking. He is so hesitant about making such a decision."
"That's right, the trash should be cannon fodder, otherwise why let our elite be cannon fodder!"
"Alright, alright, stop talking, be careful not to let Ni hear you."
"So what if I heard it? We can't even say the army is useless. If they are in the mood to argue with us, why not let them prove that they are not useless."
"That's right, that's right, you're not allowed to talk about trash!"
…
A group of soldiers were whispering there. Hearing the discussions, Ni Wenjun clenched his fists tightly, his face turned ashen. This humiliation made him feel powerless.
But there is nothing I can do. I can't just be like a few soldiers.
At this time, he could only come to the camp of the Left Army with a lot of anger.
At this time, Chen Jie was commanding in the center. Chen Jie was not idle along the way. Although he was marching, Chen Jie also strictly trained according to the marching formations in "Wu Mu's Testament". It can be said that he was training while marching.
In the past few days, Chen Jie felt that his attainments in the art of war had improved dramatically, and it was more than one level higher than when Zhao Ya first talked to him about it.
Chen Jie came to a conclusion that the art of war is by no means empty talk, it needs to be combined with reality.
During the past few days of commanding the Left Route Army, Chen Jie gained an unprecedented understanding of military tactics. That understanding was by no means just talk, but a real improvement in his command ability. More importantly, the Left Route Army also developed a deep understanding in their cooperation with Chen Jie.
Chen Jie was already able to command this army like an arm.
Chen Jie was very satisfied with this. As long as he had this skill, he might become a famous general in the future!
Chen Jie is commanding the army with all his heart, and at the same time he is feeling the feedback from the various commanders of the army. With these feedbacks, Chen Jie is really growing rapidly, and these army commanders are also growing very rapidly.
Chen Jie was studying "Wu Mu's Testament" at that time when he saw Ni Wenjun walked in angrily.
His face was full of anger. Chen Jie looked at Ni Wenjun in surprise and said, "What's wrong, Brother Ni? You look so ugly."
After hearing this, Ni Wenjun raised his head and said, "I am so angry. Our Left Route Army is raised by a stepmother. We have to do all the dirty and tiring work."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Ni Wenjun and said, "Brother Ni, why are you so resentful?"
Ni Wenjun said: "Jiu Si, you don't know how irritating I am today, I am really pissed off!"
Chen Jie asked, "What's wrong?"
When Ni Wenjun told the story, Chen Jie frowned. This vanguard army was indeed the most dangerous because it was easy for them to be surrounded by the enemy and thus be surrounded and wiped out.
So this vanguard mission is a very dangerous job, which is why Ni Wenjun was so angry.
"Jiu Si, don't you think they are bullying us? Just because we are new soldiers, they say we are trash and cannon fodder. I don't agree. They are a bunch of old soldiers and they are not much better. What right do they have to say we are trash?"
Ni Wenjun said angrily.
Chen Jie heard this and said, "Brother Ni, when you go out, you have to give yourself face. They say we are useless, but we just need to prove ourselves and that will be enough to slap them in the face."
"How do you prove it?"
Chen Jie said: "There will be a chance."
Ni Wenjun didn't quite understand. In fact, he didn't know that Chen Jie had just used the intelligence system to check the intelligence along the way.
We received a great piece of news, that is, King Qi Li Siqi had actually arrived at Qingniugang in advance to set up an ambush.
Originally, Chen Jie wanted to wait for Ni Wenjun to come back, tell him the news, and ask him to talk to Monk Peng to prevent this military disaster.
But now Chen Jie has changed his mind.
Zhao Pusheng and Xu Shouhui are definitely not good people. If he wants to gain a foothold, he must weaken their strength. This ambush by King Qi Li Siqi may not be an opportunity, so Chen Jie is not going to tell the news.
On the contrary, Chen Jie immediately gave the order to the army to move out, with the cavalry maneuvering at both ends and the shield bearers providing cover on both wings, forming a long snake formation and beginning to march in a defensive formation with the front and rear supporting each other.
Chen Jie said to Ni Wenjun, "Brother Ni, go back to the central army now and tell them that we are the vanguard and we will march out immediately!"
Ni Wenjun said: "Jiu Si, Zhao Pusheng has sent Ding Puluan to lead a hundred cavalrymen to investigate. Should we wait for them?"
Chen Jie said: "Well, that's fine, let's wait."
Chen Jie didn't know whether Ding Plan could find any useful information, so he didn't rush to make a decision. He decided to wait and see what happened.
At this time, Ding Puluo led his men to Qingniugang and immediately dispersed the troops.
At this time in the forest, a captain of the Canglang Legion waved his hand upon seeing the situation, and the army quickly retreated. These Canglang soldiers were wearing gray-green uniforms with green stripes on them, which looked like ancient camouflage uniforms.
At this time, the people hiding in the woods actually showed their natural protective colors. The captain waved his hand, and the army quickly began to retreat. At this time, Ding Plang's scouts began to search everywhere.
As a result, when they went to the nearby area and searched, they did not find the army hidden in the dense forest.
Otherwise, they are just a bunch of rabble, without any ability at all.
At this time, the well-trained Canglang Legion was watching the searching sentinels not far away, with mocking expressions on their faces. They said, "How dare you, a bunch of rabble, fight against the Canglang Legion, one of the three major legions of Daqian? You are all prey, all our prey, hahahaha..."
At this time, the eyes of everyone in the Canglang Legion were filled with bloodthirsty murderous intent.
After the Tianyuan Empire sentinels conducted a reconnaissance, they found nothing and returned. They came to Ding Prang and clasped their fists and said, "General Ding, we found no trace of the enemy. This place is safe and there is no ambush."
Upon hearing this, Ding Pulang rode his horse and looked around, then said, "Well, go back and report."
As soon as these words were spoken, Ding Plan immediately rode his horse back and headed towards the central military tent of the Tianyuan Empire.
At this time, on a hill not far away, the captain said to a middle-aged man with his hands behind his back, looking down at everything below: "Lord King Qi, the enemy scouts have withdrawn, and we have not revealed our tracks."
King Qi said: "What a rabble. Tell them to close the encirclement."
"yes!"
The captain immediately retreated. Li Siqi stood on the top of the hill, looking at the smoke and dust in the distance, and said with a smile: "Peng Yingyu, I hope you like my gift!"
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At this time, Ding Prang had already led the scouts back.
"Master, we didn't find any ambush at Qingniugang ahead, so we can move forward."
After hearing this, Peng Yingyu looked at Zhao Pusheng. Now Peng Yingyu usually left military affairs to Zhao Pusheng.
Zhao Pusheng looked at Ni Wenjun who was not far away and said, "General Ni."
Ni Wenjun said: "I understand. My left wing army will set out immediately."
After saying this, Ni Wenjun immediately asked his personal soldiers to pass the message to Chen Jie. At this time, everyone in the room couldn't help but smile. Ni Wenjun finally knew how to deal with the situation.
This cannon fodder army should do the job of cannon fodder.
Thinking of this, the army set out directly.
Soon the news reached Chen Jie.
"Didn't find the ambush?"
When Chen Jie heard the report from the commander's camp, he was stunned. He looked at the messenger and said, "Oh, I see."
Immediately afterwards, Chen Jie summoned all the officers of the Left Route Army above the rank of Qianhu and held a meeting. The meeting mainly deployed the key points of this march.
First of all, there must be enough shield soldiers, and the army must carry [Ninja]
Dingniu is a kind of military weapon mentioned in "Wu Mu's Testament". It is made of huge wood and its function is to prevent rolling logs and stones.
And according to the records above, when Yue's army was fighting against Jin Wushu of the Jin Dynasty, Jin Wushu once used a military weapon called a pulley to inflict heavy losses on Yue's army. Finally, he consulted a carpenter and developed this bull that could prevent rolling logs and stones, greatly reducing the damage.
After doing all this, Chen Jie ordered the entire army to maintain a long snake formation and to be vigilant, making sure they were prepared to prevent sneak attacks at any time.
Seeing how meticulously Chen Jie arranged things, someone asked Chen Jie, "General, the scouts ahead reported that there was no ambush at Qingniugang. Why do you act as if there is an ambush ahead?"
After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at the man and said, "When marching in battle, you must not listen to one side only. Just because others say there is no truth, does that mean there is no truth? I don't think so, do I?"
"If the scout's information is wrong, your lives will be in danger, so remember to always be on guard. Don't just believe what the scout says. What if they don't find out?"
"this..."
Chen Jie said: "Okay, stop asking questions and just follow the order."
"yes!"
Everyone saluted immediately and then went downstairs to start making arrangements. In the past few days, they had all become familiar with Chen Jie's method of training troops, so they were able to act quickly.
Soon Chen Jie completed the reorganization of his army and set out directly, crossing the right-wing army and becoming the vanguard.
Looking at the neat and orderly marching of the left wing army, many generals of the right wing army were disdainful: "Haha, what's the point of marching in such an orderly manner? Aren't they just cannon fodder?"
"That's right, that's right, make them look like the main force."
"Yeah, look at their behavior. If they didn't know there was no ambush ahead, I think they would have peed their pants in fear. Now they look like human beings, but they are just paper pillows and cannot withstand a single blow."
"That's right, trash is trash. How come a group of farmers can become elite soldiers after putting down their hoes? How funny, hahahaha..."
The right-wing army made a lot of ridicule because their commander did not get along with the left-wing army, so they also made ridicule to the utmost. This is what happens when leaders do what they do.
Chen Jie ignored all this and led the left wing army forward. The entire army was in a defensive state.
At this time, the troops passed the central army. Xu Shouhui said, "Hey, why do the troops on the left look so nervous? They are all on the defensive. Isn't there an ambush ahead?"
Zhao Pusheng laughed when he heard this and said, "It's understandable that they are a bunch of rabble and are cautious."
After hearing this, Ni Wenjun was furious and said, "Zhao Pusheng, keep your mouth shut."
Zhao Pusheng looked at Ni Wenjun and said without disguising, "Trash is trash. I am flattering them by calling them a mob."
Ni Wenjun said: "You, you are really going too far."
Zhao Pusheng said: "If you don't like me, you can take your people away. I will never stop you."
Zhao Pusheng had an undisguised dislike for Ni Wenjun. After all, the Tianyuan Empire should have been under his control, but someone had intervened and taken away his power. How could he still talk to him in a friendly manner?
Peng Yingyu had no way to intervene and could not persuade him. It could only be said that Peng Yingyu was very poor at handling interpersonal relationships.
Ni Wenjun sneered: "Haha, you want to force me to leave, but you have all the power, no way."
Zhao Pusheng didn't really think that he could make Ni Wenjun leave by talking nonsense, so he said, "If you don't want to leave, then don't leave. I'll just keep you rats."
Ni Wenjun said, "You rats, huh, you old soldiers are the best. If you are ambushed later, I will see how you cry."
Zhao Pusheng said: "Ambush, my sixth brother has already checked, Qingniugang is a smooth road, how can there be an ambush, it's just an excuse for your cowardice."
Ni Wenjun asked, "What if Lao Liu finds something wrong?"
Zhao Pusheng said, "Impossible. The scouts that Lao Liu brought were all trained by me. If there was an ambush, there would be no way they would not be able to detect it."
Ni Wenjun asked: "Are you so confident?"
Zhao Pusheng said: "Haha, otherwise, let me tell you that even if there is an ambush, my right-wing army will be able to react immediately and defend, instead of being as cowardly as mice like you."
"All bad soldiers are bad soldiers."
Seeing Zhao Pusheng humiliating him like this, Ni Wenjun was immediately furious. Just as he was about to explode, Peng Yingyu said, "Alright, stop arguing. The left-wing army has already passed by, and we have to catch up."
After hearing this, Zhao Pusheng said, "Okay, the whole army, follow up."
As he spoke, the right-wing army also set out.
At this time, Chen Jie came to Qingniugang and looked around. He saw that the mountains were steep and the jungle was dense. It was definitely a good place for an ambush.
Chen Jie was even more certain that his intelligence was correct. He then said, "Pass the message down. There may be an ambush nearby. Everyone, be alert."
"yes!"
Chen Jie said, "All troops, follow me across the canyon."
As he spoke, Chen Jie led his troops and began to quickly walk into the canyon.
At this time, on the top of the mountain, the captain of the Canglang Army came over and said, "Your Majesty, their vanguard has entered the valley."
King Qi said: "Don't worry, let them pass and wait for the rear army. I want to annihilate Peng Yingyu's army today!"
As soon as these words came out, the captain said, "Yes."
As he said this, he immediately ordered his men to let Chen Jie's vanguard troops pass a little, and at this time Peng Yingyu's central army and the rear right wing army all arrived at the valley.
Peng Yingyu was riding on his horse and looking at the surrounding mountains with a serious expression. He turned around and saw that the entire right-wing army had entered the valley. At this time, Peng Yingyu looked at Zhao Pusheng and said, "Boss."
"Master!"
"This place is dangerous. Are you sure there won't be an ambush?"
Zhao Pusheng said confidently, "Don't worry, Master. There will be no ambush. I trained those 100 scouts myself. There will be no ambush..."
Boom!
But just when Zhao Pusheng was about to boast that it was foolproof, there was a sudden loud bang, and a huge rock rolled down from the hillside, just cutting off the retreat of the right-wing army.
In an instant, everyone's faces changed drastically, and they understood something!
"Oh no, there's an ambush!"
Ni Wenjun shouted, and Zhao Pusheng's face turned pale, and he said in disbelief: "This, how is this possible!"
I'm not feeling well today because of a cold. Let's leave it at that for now. I'll take a break and update tomorrow.
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