Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2017: The net is ingenious, and several great people enter Tianjing

Given the situation, the only way to survive is to defeat Wang Yu head-on.

Therefore, Huangfu Guyuan made the necessary decision and took the initiative to send an envoy to issue a declaration of war.

When Wang Yu received the letter of challenge, he naturally laughed out loud with joy.

They had been surrounding the city without attacking, waiting for news of the battle between Zhao Kuangyin and Xicang. They also went to great lengths to conceal the fact and allow Xue Rengui's troops to secretly leave Henan. Wasn't it just to wait for this day?

Since ancient times, attacking a city is inferior!
Now, they have finally cleverly transformed the siege into a field battle!
Since the plan had been achieved, Wang Yu naturally had no reason to refuse. He decisively accepted the letter of challenge and agreed to fight to the death fifty miles north of Tianjing City.

The news that the main forces of both sides were fighting to the death also caused some shock in the Han military camp.

Before this, all the generals and advisers really wanted to find ways to turn the siege into a field battle.

However, when this moment really came, they had different ideas.

There was no other reason. Their initial plan was to have Xue Rengui's troops go directly to the Qingbei battlefield after leaving Henan. At that time, Da Yan and Dong Cang had not yet divided their troops in the Qingbei battlefield, and the total strength of the enemy army was as high as 200,000.

However, after receiving the news, Han Xin changed the plan on his own initiative. He used Wanyan Xieye to induce Dongcang to divide its troops, and relied on Xue Rengui's troops to swallow up Dongcang's 50,000 troops in one fell swoop. After that, he went straight to Quanyang, the capital of Guangyin.

Han Xin also used the power of 20,000 Tianhe navy to annex the remaining troops of Dongcang in one fell swoop.

It can be said that Xue Rengui's troops were surprisingly successful and directly changed the eastern battlefield.

This also caused changes in the minds of many generals and counselors. Before, they wanted to fight a field battle, but now they wanted to drag it out.

Until Meng Tian and Xue Rengui defeat Jiang Shuihan, and until Meng Tian and Xue Rengui lead 200,000 troops eastward into Henan, by that time, Ma Qianli will definitely not fight to the death for Huangfu Guyuan, and will definitely retreat to the south.

At that time, without the help of Ma Qianli's 150,000 strong troops, Huangfu Guyuan would face a hunting expedition from all directions by the Han army of 500,000.

With five times the number of troops surrounding me, the advantage is definitely in my favor.

Of course, Wang Yu himself and some of his advisers, represented by Zhang Liang, did not agree with this view. This was indeed much safer. After all, in a decisive battle with equal forces, no one had a complete chance of winning, not just the other side, but also them.

Delaying the arrival of Meng Tian and Xue Rengui's troops would indeed make this battle much safer.

Moreover, in large-scale campaigns, steady and cautious progress is absolutely the most important thing.

However, there was one crisis that they could not ignore.

That is, as Han Xin transferred 20,000 Tianhe navy troops to the Qingdi waters, at this time, there were only 10,000 Tianhe navy troops left in the waters of the Four Rivers.

Even though Xue Rengui had taken away 80,000 troops, Wang Yu had a full 270,000 troops. The food and fodder needed by these people had to be transported from Hebei and Hedong to Henan by these 10,000 navy.

This transportation pressure is still quite high! It can be supported for a short time, but it may not last long.

Moreover, they also have to guard against risks on their retreat!

In the Cang Di, apart from the Dayan Navy, there is indeed no other navy, and theoretically, it cannot threaten their retreat.

However, we cannot simply limit our focus to the Great Flame!

Wu Dynasty definitely does not want the Han Dynasty to win this southern expedition. Once the Han Dynasty wins this southern expedition, it means that the pressure on the east of Wu Dynasty will increase sharply. This is definitely not what Wu Dynasty, which is now facing internal and external troubles, wants to see.

This is why they agreed to Dayan’s request so easily. In addition to the price offered by Xuanyuan Huang, it was also because of their own interests.

The weak points on the river have been exposed, which can easily give others an opportunity to exploit.

For this reason alone, they couldn't delay any longer.

After exposing this weakness, Da Wu may or may not take action, but they, the big men, cannot gamble on the probability that the other party will not take action.

Even if the other party wanted to take action, the distance between Dawu and Dacang would not allow it to be accomplished in a short time. Think about Zhunti and his men, it took more than a year to get from Dawu to Dacang.

Of course, Mahayana Buddhism is now located in the westernmost part even in Dawu, and Zhunti himself relies on walking, so his speed is definitely far slower than that of others who go by water and go down the river.

However, it will take at least three months.

And if they fight with Zhong Cang, no matter who wins or loses, the problem will definitely be solved within three months. Even if Da Wu really wants to take action, he will not have the chance.

But if you want to delay the time for safety, then not to mention three months, even half a year may be left blank.

Therefore, Wang Yu's final decision was still to follow the original plan and fight to the death with Zhong Cang.

At the same time, as the tone of the main battle between the two sides was set, as Zhongcang's elite troops moved in and out, and as a few white doves quietly flew out of the Han camp, Tianjing became increasingly treacherous because of the upcoming battle.

In the Tianjing Prison, who would have thought that Luowang's pacification envoy Yan Ruohai was inside the prison.

Within the network, the highest level is naturally the commander-in-chief Zhao Gao, and the two deputy commanders Mu Dao Ren and Chen Pingping.

After this, a general manager was appointed as the pacification envoy in each of the seven dynasties and the four barbarians, who was in charge of the affairs of their respective places.

In other words, within Luowang, Yan Ruohai's status is only below three people and above ten thousand people.

Although, since Luowang's headquarters is within Da Cang, his actual power as a pacification envoy is far from comparable to that of other pacification envoys, his status and position is still there after all.

If there was any movement of a person like him, the North and South Yamen would naturally bite him to death. In order to avoid being discovered by the North and South Yamen, the Second Master boldly took the initiative to enter the Da Cang prison and staged a dark scene under the lamp.

Using this trick of hiding the truth under the lamp, Yan Ruohai perfectly concealed his identity and used it to remotely control the entire Tianjing network.

Yan Ruohai took out a piece of paper from a steamed bun on his plate, read the contents on it, then skillfully threw it into his mouth and swallowed it.

"The main force of Zhongcang has gone, it's time for this!"

Yan Ruohai knew that their chance had come.

Before this, the main force of Zhongcang was guarding the capital, and the North and South Yamen were on high alert. Even if they wanted to do something and succeeded after great difficulty, they would be directly suppressed by the main force of Zhongcang and would not be able to provide any fundamental help in this battle.

Only when the main force of Zhongcang left, the soldiers and horses in the city were extremely weak. This was the time for them to really take action.

Yes, with the departure of Zhongcang’s main force, Tianjing was extremely weak at this time.

Huangfu Guyuan and Ma Qianli had already taken away 250,000 elite soldiers. This battle was one in which they had truly put all their efforts.

There are only 12,000 first-rate soldiers and horses in the city now, as well as the constables and runners of various government offices. "It's time to go out!" Yan Ruohai sighed softly in his heart.

If he wanted to hide his whereabouts, hiding under the dark was naturally the best way, but no one could have imagined that he would take the initiative to go to their prison.

However, if you want to do something or grasp the overall situation, it is not so convenient to stay in the prison.

At the same time, several figures appeared silently in the city.

If people saw these figures, they would be shocked, because these figures are all masters of the celestial level.

Wang Yu sent as many celestial-level masters as possible over.

What is coming next is the decisive battle. The combined forces of both sides amount to 500,000 troops. Even for masters of the celestial level, their combat effectiveness will be weakened to the extreme in such an environment.

Especially for masters at the early stage of the celestial being level, in this environment, they are just half-step celestial beings.

It can be said that for those who have not reached the late stage of heaven and man, in this kind of environment, there is not much difference between them and being useless!

Therefore, it is better to send them into the city so that they can play a greater role.

Coincidentally, although Huangfu Guyuan had elite troops going in and out, all the heavenly masters he could mobilize were left in the city to suppress the situation and prevent chaos in the city.

Just leave one behind to protect yourself, there is no need for all of them to stay around.

Outside the city of Tianjing was a battlefield.

But wouldn’t the city of Tianjing soon become a battlefield?
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A small courtyard in Nangong Zhengyuan's mansion welcomed an uninvited guest.

Huangfu Guyuan really spared no expense to bring the Nangong family completely onto his warship.

The Guangyin assassin was handed over to the Nangong family.

And Nangong Zhengyuan even served as the Minister of Revenue.

However, the residence of the current Minister of Revenue is home to many hidden talents.

Nangong Zhengyuan was saved by a teacher from Shangyin Academy. Because of this relationship, after arriving in Tianjing, he was invited by Nangong Zhengyuan and the people from Shangyin Academy to visit their mansion.

The four imperial merchants paid the most attention to the accumulation of personal connections.

After inviting people from Shangyin Academy and Daqian Kong family, he used these relationships to further invite people from Daqian Zhang family and Zhengqian Academy as well.

Therefore, after Guiguzi Wang Xu appeared, he was also invited here by the people of Daqian Kong family.

It can be said that since the end of the demonic disaster in Da Cang, it has attracted the attention of various schools of thought and major dynasties.

As for those investigating the demonic disaster, they are all martial arts masters, and most of them naturally have some attainments in martial arts.

However, after all, the current situation is not a big deal. Although the Mysterious Yin Demon Absorbing Art has appeared again, it is only incomplete and cannot be more incomplete. It is still within the controllable range. Therefore, few real characters from both sides have appeared.

At present, most of the people who came to Da Cang were masters or innate figures from various dynasties or schools of thought. If some problems were really found, it would not be too late for them to make a decision.

The demonic disaster appeared twice, but its appearance in that situation was obviously meaningful, and no one was willing to be a knife for others.

Of course, most of the forces did not take any real action, but there were also some heavyweights appearing.

Qi Shu is one of them!
Fa Yan is one!
And Wang Xu is another one!

These three have now been invited to Nangong Zhengyuan's residence.

These three happen to be of the same generation.

None of the three people is under eighty years old.

These three people came to Dacang at this time, each with their own purpose.

For example, Qi Shuzheng is already eighty years old, which is basically the case in the past two years. To be able to live to this age is definitely the oldest among the oldest, and a representative of the centenarians.

You know, although he once presided over the Saint's Lecture Hall, he definitely did not learn martial arts.

In fact, among the various schools of thought, there were many who did not practice martial arts, and those who practiced martial arts were actually only a small minority, less than 10%. Most of them only learned some basic items of horse riding and archery to strengthen their bodies.

To reach a high position in the competition among various schools of thought, one never needed to reach a high level of martial arts. Especially for Confucianism and Legalism, there were many people who did not practice martial arts and were in charge of various colleges.

He made this trip to return to his roots.

Although he once presided over the Saint's Lecture Hall, he was actually a person from Da Cang.

Back then, his uncle was involved in the fight for the throne of that generation. It was because of this that his political career in Da Cang was cut off. Feeling disappointed, he became more open-minded and began to study wholeheartedly.

A few years later, he went to the Saint Lecture Hall, a holy place for scholars at that time, to study and see the footprints left by the sages. After such an experience, he arrived in Daqian.

However, those things happened decades ago, and he had naturally let them go. Now, he was just an old man, and he wanted to return to his hometown and take another look at it.

Wang Xu came to Da Cang not because of the demonic disaster.

Among all the philosophers, Guiguzi wanted to see the world in chaos the most. They were also the rare representative figures who were afraid that the world would not be in chaos. If the world was not in chaos, what was the use of all their life's learning?
Fa Yan, on the other hand, was the only one among the three who came here because of the demonic disaster.

Nangong Zhengyuan's mansion was very busy during this period, with a large number of people coming in and out every day hiding their identities.

As for Nangong Zhengyuan, he pretended not to see these things.

These people came to Tianjing not for tourism, but with a purpose, so this is normal. On the contrary, if they were too quiet, it would be unreasonable.

Not to mention him, even Huangfu Guyuan couldn't stop it.

At least, a large part of it is now under their noses.

It was precisely because Nangong Zhengyuan's mansion was very busy during this period, so even if a few people came to visit Wang Xu occasionally, it provided them with the most natural cover and would not cause others to think too much.