The Legend of Swing Sword and Execution of Demons

Chapter 764: Iron Bucket Game

The war has lasted for so long that I don’t realize how long it has been.

From the end of July in 2362 in Zhongzhou, when the Oirat attacked Xing'an, to the middle of March in 2363, Zhongzhou had been under attack from all sides for more than half a year.

The battle line is long and the flames of war are hard to extinguish.

In the deep palace, there was Luo Bo, who once roamed around the world, but now is the Emperor Yan who is in power. He gets up early and goes to bed late every day, busy with government affairs, and is concerned about the war situation on all sides. His actions and decisions are becoming more mature and stable.

It was also during these six months that Emperor Yan realized that even though the late emperor had made many mistakes in his later years, at least he had re-established a solid foundation for Zhongzhou. Otherwise, it would not be too late to make up for the loss.

Although he had not personally experienced the war back then, Emperor Yan was very clear that compared with the precarious situation in Zhongzhou twenty years ago, the current situation in Zhongzhou was much more stable.

Especially with the help of Mr., the corruption and poison eradication and rectification of the central government were completed. Taking advantage of the urgency of the war in the northeast, those in the nine major families who had ulterior motives were forced to risk their lives and property to stand on the same front. In the meantime, the Arrogant and Bloodthirsty Group led by Zhan Lihua was removed, which was an internal thorn. At this difficult time, the entire Zhongzhou was able to unite and resist foreign aggression, which was extremely rare.

Although the current situation is far from optimistic, and the longer it drags on, the greater the possibility of collapse and total loss, but Emperor Yan got his confidence from somewhere, and always believed that with the perseverance of the people of Zhongzhou, a way to break the impasse will soon be found!

"Where does your confidence come from? Is it because you have been with Master and Sister Su Shou for a long time, and are used to being with the same disciples in the Red Dust Inn, that you believe that there is always a way to deal with anything?"

Lying on the bed in the palace, Emperor Yan could not fall asleep as he thought about the wars on various fronts. It was as if he had turned into the down-and-out emperor who had been exiled from the palace - Luobo. With the light of the lamp, he cast his gaze to the screen ten feet away, which was painted with maps of the mountains and rivers of Zhongzhou and its neighboring countries, and tried to observe and experience it from the perspective of a man of the world.

At first glance, Luobo focused on Fujian.

“Although it is a place that is not contested by military strategists, Fujian is surrounded by mountains and rivers, making it suitable for stationing and hiding troops.

“This is one of the reasons why the Japanese have been taking root here and trying to develop and infiltrate.

"This time, the Japanese have made much noise but little progress in other battles, which is a world of difference compared to previous years. The most important reason is that they cannot settle down safely in Fujian and use Fujian as a bridgehead so that their reserve forces can radiate to the second route in the northwest.

"More than half of the people in Fujian were relocated, and nearly 70% of the area was turned into a battlefield. It seems that they were suppressed to the point where they had no power to fight back.

"In fact, it is to free up enough space for our soldiers and the people of Jianghu to fight guerrilla warfare with the Japanese.

"Fujian has not produced any famous generals in the past half a hundred years, and there are no capable officials in charge today. We are lucky to be able to hold out for three months with official power alone.

“Fortunately, there are many talented people in Zhongzhou, and there is also an old man from the Daoyi League who is highly respected and can convince the people.

"Even though he was not familiar with military affairs and battlefield tactics, he was able to make good decisions. He combined the experience of fighting the enemy 20 years ago and brought together the Fujian soldiers and the people from the underworld. Even though the number of Japanese soldiers was three to five times that of ours, we were still exhausted from dealing with them.

"The Japanese did not want to give up their advantages on other fronts for the sake of losing the big picture, so they did not have the determination to invest more than ten times in Fujian. The battle in Fujian was really a long and boring one.

“The losses suffered by the Japanese in Fujian are not that great, but if they continue to consume at this rate, they will hardly gain anything, and there is even the risk of being dragged down.

“So they had to try to take a big gamble.

"Seven days ago, after finding out where the old man was, the Japanese launched a night attack at great expense.

"They launched a feint attack from the front, and formed a group of a thousand ninjas to sneak in and stab the old man at night.

“Everyone originally thought that wherever the old man was, Han Wu Yue would be there, and even if there were a thousand ninjas, they would return empty-handed.

"I never thought that these thousand ninjas were so powerful. It's a pity that I didn't see Han Wu Yue when I got to the old man.

“Beside the old man are Chu Xiang and Nangong Yan from the Daoyi League, Xi, Liandie, and Roue from Tingyu Pavilion, and Li Shi and Mo Bo from Zui Hongyan.

“To put it bluntly, this is still a trap to lure in the big fish of the Japanese.

“Otherwise, the old man wouldn’t have chosen to rest near wine cellars, wine shops, and restaurants.

“Whether or not there are still people open, these places are not going to be completely emptied of their alcohol.

"As long as there is wine, the Wineworm Sword Immortal can be attracted.

"Han Wu Yue should have been guarding Luo Piao Ling as he headed north. Without Han Wu Yue, but with the sword immortal willing to work hard, the Japanese still couldn't come back.

"After the night attack, the Japanese were defeated, and Fujian had more than a month to rest and recuperate, using calm to counter the enemy's movement and rest to wait for the enemy to tire.

"The old man is old and has worked hard for a long time. He should rest and recuperate instead of being distracted by the war elsewhere."

An old man in the family is like a treasure. After "traveling" in the martial arts world, Luobo knows the old man's influence on the martial arts world in Zhongzhou, as well as the importance of the current war situation in Fujian. He can't help but worry about the old man's health, but he can only silently wish him well from thousands of miles away.

Luobo moved his gaze to the west of Fujian.

"The battle situation in Lingnan is the most stable among all the battle lines.

"Firstly, Luoyue's fighting power is the weakest among all its neighboring countries, and the war 20 years ago exhausted its domestic vitality, and it has not yet recovered. Being tied to the same chariot by India and Japan has really made the already depressed country even worse.

“Secondly, we have to thank Tingyu Pavilion.

"Piaoying who is mentally handicapped, Si'er who can fight against bears, Feipiao who only wants to be an innkeeper, and Zifeng who changed his career to learn swordsmanship.

"Except for Piaoying who is famous for his domineering and powerful strength, the other three are not well-known in the martial arts world.

"But on the battlefield, they cast a shadow in the hearts of the Luoyue people, and made the barbarians tremble in fear." Thinking of the ballads sung by children in the south that were introduced to the capital not long ago, Luobo could not help but humming rhythmically.

“South of Lingnan, Luoyue is in trouble, and people get panicked when a big bear roars.

"In Lingnan, Luo Yue is busy, with a young man in front blocking his way and a female general chasing after him.

“In the south of Lingnan, Luo Yue was sad. Whenever there was a fight, they would hide in the woods, going in and out and cutting off their way home.

"Lingnan is south, Luoyue is dead, swallows return to the forest without nests, monkeys return home without trees."

After singing the ballad, Luobo even felt a hint of sympathy for Luoyueren that he shouldn't have.

"The Luoyue people were beaten to a pulp by the frontal collision, and they got nothing out of it even after hiding in the woods.

"First, Si'er, Piaoying, and Xiongbi Ada formed the jungle overlords.

"Later, there was the sword-imitating Zi Feng. During the two months when Jiang Yichen disappeared in Wala, he transformed himself into a night owl in the forest and killed so many people in Luoyue that they turned pale at the mere mention of his name.

"Feipiao is not a general, but he is better than a general. With two veterans, Shi Zhonghuo and Guan Dadao, in command, he dared to lead the way for 30,000 soldiers from Lingnan City to counterattack and enter Luoyue territory. He captured two cities in a row, which once made the position of the king of Luoyue unstable and the morale of the army weak.

"If Ji Mucheng had not resorted to inhumane tactics, causing the battle at Longjie Ferry to become urgent and Lingnan had to switch to other places to provide assistance, it would have been possible to pacify Luoyue first and then stabilize Lingnan, and Luoyue would not have become a puppet of the poisonous Zhu and be manipulated by them."

Thinking of Du Zhu and Ji Mucheng, Luobo still felt a little headache.

This was not the first time he had dealt with the dead. When the Red Sect burned down Southern Shaolin, he rushed to Putian County with his master and others, and witnessed with his own eyes how difficult and terrifying Tu Wanfang was.

Ji Mucheng's undead army is similar to the monsters created by the Red Cult using the secret methods of Japan. Although their individual combat power is not too terrifying, the tide of corpses is like waves of wheat, and it is difficult to kill them without cutting off their heads. Moreover, it is difficult for them to stop living, so it is no wonder that the living are chased by the dead.

In fact, there were good news from the southwest defense line.

However, good news is often followed by bad news, which makes people unable to help but worry.

The "decapitation operation" is undoubtedly an effective tactic. To carry it out to the end, it is necessary to cut off the head of Ji Mucheng, the instigator.

However, to achieve the goal, I wonder how many loyal and righteous people will sacrifice their lives.

“Several people from the Temple of the Gods, Fengmingxuan, Tingyu Pavilion and other gangs have died tragically in the tide of corpses.

“I thought that Duo Mingze’s death at the hands of the Sword Demon and the Du Zhu Army’s retreat of more than a hundred miles would be the decisive battle.

“But I don’t know whether Duo Mingze was willing or was tricked by Ji Mucheng before he died. His headless body was turned into an undead warrior. His fighting skills are not as good as when he was alive, but his movement speed and attack sharpness are top-notch in the world. It’s as if Tu Wanfang has returned!

"In the face of the zombie horde, we repeatedly fell into the dangerous situation of being outnumbered. When dying, it is easy to kill oneself, but it is difficult to cut off one's own head. As the number of victims increases, the scale of the zombie horde only increases, and it is difficult to reduce it. Ji Mucheng even formed a group of nearly ten undead warriors. Even the Sword Demon and the Ghostly Enchantress dare not challenge them.

"The Poisonous Zhu people took the opportunity to surrender and make the Luoyue people fight for their lives. The zombie army became even more powerful, and the momentum of the counterattack was so strong that we even abandoned three cities and nine counties, and gathered reinforcements from three directions. Only then did we protect the people along the way and retreat into the stable city, slowing down the pace of retreat."

Luobo patted his cheek lightly. The slightly relaxed mood he had felt before was quickly swept away when he thought of the zombie army. However, he could not think of a solution and was deeply troubled.

“If you can’t think of a solution, then think about whether you can solve the problem of the person who caused the trouble?

"Who can go behind enemy lines and kill Ji Mucheng?

"But even the combined efforts of Tathagata Saint Hand, Yue Jingyun, Ghostly Enchantress, Jin Fengyu and many others failed to stop him, so what if Piaoying and Feipiao were added?

"Jiang Yichen and Leng Mei can make Wala panic all day long. If they can appear behind Du Zhu...

“Even if we can’t directly threaten Ji Mucheng, we can still disrupt Du Zhu’s rear positions and perhaps stop the tide of corpses.

"It was only this morning that I received news that the two had escaped from Badulu City. Their road to exile was long. I wonder if spring would have passed and autumn would have come by the time they returned?"

Luobo looked up at the map and looked for the escape route that Leng Mei and Jiang Yichen might try.

He considered the situation of the three courts of Wala, as well as the three lines of east, west and center in the north of Zhongzhou one by one.

Soon his eyes fell on the direction of Wala Xiting.

"According to what you said, Zhongzhou is currently forced to shrink on four fronts, but this has also guaranteed the speed of supply and reinforcement on all fronts to a certain extent. The defense line is as solid as an iron barrel, and it is difficult for enemies on all sides to break through easily.

“But Zhongzhou is also involved in multiple fronts. It is hesitant and overwhelmed, and is passively defensive, making it difficult to take the initiative.

"The current plan for Zhongzhou is to either continue to compete with the enemies in all directions in a protracted war of attrition, or to make a desperate move and concentrate our forces to quickly fight and extinguish one of the flames of war, thus leaving enough energy to deal with the subsequent battles.

"The same principle applies to the enemies on all sides. You can either attack from multiple fronts or focus on one front.

"At least Xiao Yin will not waste time here. After retreating from the northeastern front, he will most likely move to Wala Xiting to eliminate the Yuluo tribe and completely open up a gap in the northwest of Zhongzhou.

“I wonder if the Yuluo tribe can withstand the combined efforts of the Twelve Heavenly Demon Sects?

"Who else can help Zhongzhou move the whole body together without being trapped in an iron barrel?"

I want to say that the AI ​​artist of the writer's assistant is really bad. He gave me a map and drew a horror picture.