Fish swimming around the world

"What kind of weapon is this!" Zhuang Qu said in shock.

Zhang Yi sighed: "I have heard that Daxia was frightened by one of them in the past, but I didn't expect that it was assembled on a large scale. Zhou Anshi was not unjustly defeated."

The messenger's face was covered with bloodstains, and he hissed in pain: "It's not that the generals don't fight bloody battles, and it's not that the soldiers dare not die, but facing these ghosts and gods, it's like straw harvesting, and they fall into pieces at once. With great difficulty, we fought hand-to-hand with each other, However, we can't break through the enemy's armor, and the enemy's weapons are several times stronger than ours, and they can easily cut off our weapons... This battle... is impossible to fight..."

The messenger fell to the ground and cried loudly.

"You retreated correctly. This was a useless sacrifice. How many soldiers and horses are there now?" Zhang Yi comforted him.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, we lost more than 40,000 soldiers and horses in the daytime battle, and the remaining 160,000 fled into Yancheng and joined the 10,000 defenders of Yancheng to defend against the enemy. Before the general arrived, Gao Qi was already preparing to attack City. I’m afraid they still have weapons to attack the city that they haven’t shown yet.”

In the first battle, he actually lost 40,000 soldiers, and Zhang Yi could not help but frown.

Zhuang Qu snorted: "Don't be frightened by Gao Qi! Lord, should we use the real..."

Zhang Yi waved his hand decisively: "It's not time yet, at least this war can't be used! General Liu, go back immediately and inform the commander-in-chief. There is no need to fight hard. If Yancheng cannot be defended, retreat to Lu, Ci, and Yu cities. , if you still can't resist, retreat to Mucheng, I am sure to stop here!"

Just as he finished speaking, there was another urgent message.

"Report——Commander Zhou Anshi urgently reports that Yancheng has been lost. The Qin army has heavy siege weapons. The city wall collapsed in half a stick of incense. The commander hurriedly retreated to Lucheng——"

Zhang Yi's expression suddenly changed drastically. The battle situation was progressing so fast. The first battle report had just arrived, and the second one had already arrived. Yancheng was lost in the blink of an eye.

"Report——"

Before he could recover, the third urgent message came in again. Even Zhang Yi was shocked. This showed that the front line was extremely tight.

"An urgent report came from Lucheng, Yancheng was massacred, no surrender troops were left behind, and the 10,000-strong defenders and 20,000 strong men were all trapped and killed——"

"Massacre the city?!" Zhuang Qu's knuckles turned white: "Stand up! Massacre people!"

The name of the God of Killing is not in vain after all. Legend has it that although this man disdains killing civilians, he never spares his troops. But Zhuang Qu felt that just because the people of Muzhou were moved away by Zhang Yi, it might not be otherwise.

Zhang Yi twitched her fingers fiercely at this moment and slowly sat on the futon.

"Empress, stand up... give the order to abandon the four cities and retreat to Mucheng at full speed."

Zhuang Qu was shocked: "Give up?"

Zhang Yi shook his head: "If you don't let go, it will only increase casualties. Come to Mu City. It occupies a favorable location and can resist the high rise. By then, we will rely on Mu City to defend, and the king's reinforcements will come from the north and east. Cut off Gao Qi’s retreat and let him become the only one in Xia Realm.”

Zhuang Qu suddenly came to his senses: "So, you knew from the beginning that the commander could not resist, and luring the enemy deeper was the real purpose?"

Zhang Yi sighed softly: "Yes, don't blame me. I won't say that. How can Zhou Anshi fight to the death? How can he confuse the best general in the world by fighting to the death?"

"So that's it, the Lord really has foresight!"

"That's not all..." Zhang Yi said slowly: "Only in this kind of battle can we see the level of Qin's military preparedness..."

However, two reports came out just two days later, leaving Zhang Yi stunned on the spot.

The first part was still expected, Gao Qi attacked Lu City and massacred the city. Following Zhang Yi's instructions, the commander abandoned Cicheng and Yucheng and went straight to Mucheng.

The second one was completely beyond Zhang Yi's expectation. Gao Qi did not pursue them, but instead attacked Cicheng and Yucheng. Wherever he went, the two cities were reduced to ruins.

It took Zhang Yi a long time to come back to her senses, but suddenly her expression suddenly changed, and she started to scream: "No! He didn't want to take advantage of the situation at all. The empress established her power only in Muzhou!"

——

At the same time, in the high tent, Gu Siyuan was flipping through a volume of military literature and quietly sipping tea.

Not long after, he stood tall and strode into the military advisor's tent. As soon as he entered, he seemed to be involved in the boundless smell of blood.

Gu Siyuan put down the book and sighed softly: "Commander...why must we kill them all?"

Gao Qi sat silently at the table, picked up the teacup and took a sip before saying slowly: "You know that this handsome man is bloodthirsty."

Gu Siyuan shook his head: "Everyone knows that the commander-in-chief is murderous, but do you really want to carry on this eternal reputation? Even after thousands of years, the people of Li will still revile the commander-in-chief."

Gao Qi just said calmly: "There must be someone to carry you."

Gu Siyuan sighed slowly and looked at the scroll: "Xiaoyao's military art is unparalleled in the world. It is said that soldiers are the most dangerous weapon of the country. Yes... a dangerous weapon."

"War is killing, and killing is shocking. Since ancient times, the road to unification has been forged with blood. Some people will win the reputation, but not executioners like us." Gao Qi's gaze was indifferent, as if he could see through everything. .

"Yes, being gentle can't change people's hearts. Only killing can bring peace to the world. Someone has to be the murderer with the murder weapon..." Gu Siyuan sighed with emotion.

"Military advisor, your majesty is confined to Muzhou and does not enter Taiyue. What do you think?"

Gu Siyuan said slowly: "Your Majesty has looked around the world and has thought about it for thousands of years. His thoughts are beyond our comprehension. Your Majesty believes that the opportunity now is to reset the layout, to feed war with war, and to grow stronger in war. Generally speaking, , and never deviated from the Second Five-Year Plan. After thinking for a long time, Gu finally realized that, as Xiaoyao Bingdao said, war is just a continuation of politics. In the face of political needs, the scale, scope and reaction of the war must be reasonable. Achieve reasonable control. If you leave Muzhou now, you will be besieged by the world. If you don't leave, you will be able to frighten the four countries. It is enough for you and me to obey the order and carry it out to the utmost."

Gao Qi pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "I just hope the regent can withstand it."

Gu Siyuan smiled: "If you can withstand it, you have to believe him."

——

In the days since the Battle of Muzhou began, the imperial court has also been changing all the time.

The first is the offensive and defensive battle on the back mountain of Guanri Peak.

The King of England had besieged the Prince's Mansion since the first day of September, but by September 17th, he had not made an inch of progress. However, the guard formation of the Prince's Mansion has been unstable, and it is obvious that supplies are insufficient. More than half of the defenders of the Prince's Mansion were killed.

But next, the pressure on the Prince's Mansion will be even greater because the powerful men from the Martial Alliance arrive. Fully two hundred martial arts masters came. It is said that they were not appointed by the alliance leader Jiazi, but held a five-party alliance leader meeting in accordance with the rules of the martial alliance to vote on the matter. The mission of these two hundred strong men was nominally to require the prince to surrender and accept the investigation of the Taiyue Holy Land. They claimed that they could provide personal protection to the prince, but if the prince persisted in resisting, they would cooperate with the King of England to arrest him.

It seems fair and dignified, but no matter how you look at it, the result is that he is helping the King of England, and this move seems to further confirm the prince's guilt.

What's interesting is that the Wumeng Association used the term "decision-making" to completely dismiss Taihua, but in the eyes of many people, this was Taihua taking action.

Then came the offensive and defensive battle at the foot of the mountain. So far, the two sides have faced off with more than 150,000 troops, and six battles have been fought. The Crown Prince's reinforcements have never been able to break through the King's defense line.

But those who were interested noticed that the prince's reinforcements did not attack the mountain with all their strength. They seemed to be deliberately engaging in a tug-of-war with the opponent. This could be seen from the quick-forward and fast-reverse fighting style and extremely low battle losses.