The gods began by supporting Guo Jing to become emperor

Chapter 338: Traitor, Demon Sect's First Appearance

Zhu Yuyan's eyes turned, and she turned around and looked at the old monk Liangran with a smile, "I would like to hear the details."

Monk Liaoran was calm and composed. He said in a deep voice, "In today's world, Wu is the dominant country in the south, with many soldiers and generals, but the Central Plains belongs to the people of the Central Plains. They can't just take it if they want to. The Guanlong Alliance was recently defeated, and no force can stop them alone. Why can't the northern princes stick together for warmth?"

"Pfft."

Zhu Yuyan sneered, a little disdainful, "Is this the way you said to deal with Song Que? Although I don't understand the art of war, I also know what is an elite force that has fought a hundred battles and what is a mob. A large number of people may not be useful."

"If that's all, then please."

"Of course there is more than that. The Turkic Khan Jie Li in the north has issued an edict to help us. When the Turks enter the pass, how can the Song army stop the Turkish cavalry? Not to mention, there are also great masters like Wu Zun Bi Xuan who are good at fighting in military formations."

The old monk's tone turned excited. "The Central Plains and the Turks are working together to deal with the Wu Kingdom. Song Que is really lucky."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuyan's eyes narrowed. The Guanlong Alliance is going to let the Turks enter the pass?
She had thought about this, but she had never really put it into practice. First, although the Yinkui Sect was the only one in the Demon Sect, it was a female sect after all, and tended to hold power behind the scenes and could not come to the fore. Second, Zhao Deyan, the Demon Commander of the Demon Sect, another faction of the Demon Sect, was serving as the state teacher in DTZ. If this matter was to be carried out, they had to be involved.

In other words, even if DTZ really took control of the Central Plains like the Five Barbarians did, the Yinkui Sect would not be able to obtain the greatest benefit, and would instead bear the blame for nothing. She did not want to do that, but she did not expect that the Buddhist sect would actually dare to invite the Turks into the country.

The dog bites the dog, a hairy mouth!

Zhu Yuyan sneered in her heart, and a look of surprise flashed across her face. "Since you have such a strong ally like the Turks, why do you have to come to me? Old monk, don't forget that for hundreds of years, you have been shouting and fighting against my Holy Sect. If the Wu Kingdom is defeated, my Holy Sect will be the next one, right?"

Monk Liaoran clasped his hands together and said sincerely, "Amitabha, Master Zhu, why did you refuse so quickly? Wu is our common enemy. Our Buddhist sect was badly damaged in the battle in Hanzhong. In terms of strength, we are inferior to your demon sect. How can we attack you? I am a monk and I don't lie."

Having been an opponent of Buddhism for so many years, Zhu Yuyan knew very well that these monks and nuns were not good men and women. She knew very well how Shi Zhixuan fell. "Forget it. You can talk to Li Mi about the cooperation. I am not interested in this matter. You guys play this game. I won't accompany you." After saying that, Zhu Yuyan was about to turn around and leave.

"Master Zhu, don't you want to listen to our terms?"

Zhu Yuyan also wanted to know what conditions the Buddhist sect would offer, so she stopped and asked, "Oh? What conditions?"

Monk Liaoran said simply, "After the Song clan is defeated, I can give you a copy of those Taoist secret books, and Jiangnan can be handed over to you. The major sects of my Buddhist sect will not enter. Within 30 years, Buddhism will no longer be hostile to the Demon Sect."

Since Yang Guang opened the Grand Canal, the importance of Jiangnan is self-evident. People of insight can see the future trend. The shift of the economic center to the south is inevitable. The Buddhist sect was reluctant to hand over Jiangnan to the Demonic Sect.

However, after Zhu Yuyan heard this, she disappeared, leaving only a lingering sound, "Bald donkey, you guys can have fun by yourselves."

The Buddhist sect's words were indeed serious, but they were all empty words. Zhu Yuyan only believed in the benefits that could be obtained. If Taoism fell, Buddhism would be well fed. The thirty-year peace agreement was only to give Buddhism time to digest Taoism's foundation. Thirty years later, the Demon Sect would face a Buddhism without a strong opponent. She even believed that Buddhism would tear up the agreement before thirty years had passed.

Such conditions simply treated her as a fool. If that was the case, why should the Yinkui Sect get involved with them?

After Zhu Yuyan left, Monk Liangran's face instantly became gloomy. The plan failed. This woman Zhu Yuyan was much more cunning than he had imagined. However, today's trip was not completely without gain. If the Yinkui Sect gave up Wagangzhai, the Buddhist Sect would be able to intervene.

……

The grassland is endless, stretching for thousands of miles, with winding rivers, lush grass and water, and tents densely packed along the river banks.

The closer to the center, the taller and more exquisite the tents are. In the very center, a luxurious golden tent rises from the ground. This is the exclusive property of the Khan. The Turkic nobles and soldiers passing by here can't help but cast a awed gaze at it.

The tall golden tent was like a giant beast crawling in the wilderness surrounded by wolf-head copper pillars. The dome made of pure gold reflected the setting sun in the northern desert, and the pendants decorated with jade stones struck out fine and clear sounds in the wind. The seven layers of wolf-hair felt hanging on the door of the tent were all locked with gold thread. Each layer of felt was embroidered with totems of the Khans' conquests in the past dynasties. The newly added white felt surface on the outermost layer seemed to be stained with frost and snow from the foothills of the Qilian Mountains, and was as white as new.

The setting sun cast the shadow of the golden tent on the three thousand sets of fine iron cavalry. Amid the sound of tearing silk as the flags fluttered, the newly sharpened arrowheads were making almost inaudible clanging sounds in the quivers.

"National Master, all the princes in the Central Plains have surrendered to me. I just became the Khan and I received such a great gift. Is this what you call destiny?"

Jie Li Khan sat on the Khan throne, his brows were full of excitement and excitement, and there seemed to be light in his eyes, which was the flame of ambition.

A middle-aged man with a majestic face responded in a deep voice, "Before this, Xue Ju, Dou Jiande, Li Gui, Gao Kaidao, and Wang Shichong successively surrendered to the Turks. Now only Dou Jiande is left, and the others have been swallowed up. Logically, they should unify the Central Plains as soon as possible after their strength grows, but they surrendered to you at this time. I'm afraid there is a conspiracy."

Jie Li Khan laughed loudly, "Haha, so what if there is a conspiracy? The eagle of the grassland is not afraid of hidden arrows, that is a means used by the weak. Since they are willing to submit, it is only natural for this Khan to rule the Central Plains. What do you think, Imperial Master?"

The national teacher he mentioned was the middle-aged man in front of him. This person was Zhao Deyan, the leader of the Demon Sect of the Six Paths of the Two Sects of the Demon Sect. He was also known as the Demon Marshal and ranked third among the eight great masters of the Demon Sect. He and Master Liang were both disciples of Changsun Sheng. They had extremely high martial arts skills, forcing Martial Arts Master Bi Xuan to use the Yan Yang Miraculous Skill to defeat him during a trial of moves.

The inheritance of the Demonic Dao is rather mixed, but the core is still in the Legalists, and the foundation is in the Strategists. Its methods of doing things are similar to those of the Diplomats, and part of its inheritance comes from the Diplomats.

The origin of the Demonic Sect is the various schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Needless to say, the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought was a time of great contention, where the strong would become stronger and the weak would perish. This also led to the various schools of thought evolving their own ideas on governing the country.

The Legalists could not survive solely on the basis of criminal law, so they had to be strategists who were good at making plans. Otherwise, they would hardly be valued by the king, let alone have the power to reform and make laws.
If the Legalists wanted to realize their ambitions, apart from rebelling and becoming emperors, they had to at least become prime ministers and have power over the world. However, the Legalists' reputation had been ruined since the Han Dynasty, and few people dared to do things in the name of the Legalists.

As the devil's way has developed to this day, its mainstream thought is no longer limited by counselors or legalists alone, and is more inclined towards evil.

Zhao Deyan's master, Changsun Sheng, offered advice on how to split the Turks, showing his tact as a strategist. As a Han Chinese, Zhao Deyan was the Turkic national teacher, so his ability was extraordinary. Of course, he was also a blatant traitor.

Zhao Deyan still had that indifferent look on his face, "Central Plains has no master, the Khan will take it."

……

Half a month after Song Que established the country in Yangzhou, he sent troops to march into Henan. He first eliminated the counties outside and then headed straight for the Heluo area.

Luoyang City had high walls and deep defenses, and its soldiers were well-trained and well-fed, making it difficult to deal with. Therefore, the Wu army chose to capture Jinyong City outside the city first. If they were to fight, they would naturally start with the easy ones and then move on to the difficult ones.

In this battle, Song Que led the army personally. Compared with the dense water network in the south, the land in the Central Plains is flat and more suitable for large-scale military operations. In this battle, the Song clan mobilized an army of 100,000.

After several major battles, Wu had sufficient manpower, and the Song clan was no longer in the predicament it was in thirty years ago, and no longer had to worry about manpower. Song Que's battle had not yet begun, so this battle was commanded by Li Jing, with Kou Zhong as the vanguard, and Song Que sitting in the camp to boost morale.

"Boom!"

The war drums shook the sky.

When the dawn light shone on the top of Jinyong City, the dark Wu army launched wave after wave of attacks from all directions, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

The soldiers of the Wu army spread out densely on the plain. The big flags with the words "Wu" and "Song" and the flags of generals of various surnames fluttered in the wind in the center of the army. The army was in full force and powerful. On the top of Jinyong City, the people of Wagangzhai looked solemn. Li Mi, Wang Bodang, Xu Shiji and others looked at the well-prepared Wu army under the city and felt unprecedented pressure.

Even when Wang Shichong led Luoyang's elite troops to attack Jinyong City, they did not feel this way. But the enemy before them was the State of Wu, Song Que, the Song Que who had never been defeated since his debut and swept across the southern countries with ease.

Wang Bodang's heart tightened, and he advised, "Lord Li, the enemy is about to attack the city. The battle is dangerous, you must not make any mistakes. I beg Lord Li to return to the city and take charge."

Li Mi also put on armor, with a very different temperament. He did not agree to Wang Bodang's request, "No, I won't leave. Song Que is there. I, Li Mi, will live and die with this city. All the soldiers are fighting desperately here. How can I just sit there and watch?"

"You don't have to persuade me anymore."

Seeing that Li Mi was determined, everyone stopped talking.

"boom!"

Catapults were in full force, with stones weighing dozens of pounds whizzing through the air and smashing heavily on the top of the city walls, leaving cracks on the hard blue bricks.

Another stone hit the city wall. Everyone heard a loud bang and the arrow tower collapsed instantly and hit the top of the city wall. Seeing this scene, Li Mi showed a trace of fear in his eyes. If it hit him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Then, one by one, clay pots filled with kerosene fell from the sky, and the pungent black grease flowed on the city walls, and everyone's faces changed again.

This thing is deadly!
Pei Renji, Cheng Yaojin and others all persuaded him, "Mr. Li, please go first. We are here."

Li Mi still shook his head. Even though he was afraid, he couldn't retreat easily at this moment. After all, he had just made the statement.

However, the next moment, a can of kerosene hit the shield and the soldier was soaked.

Under the city, the Wu army pushed out a number of crossbow carts, loaded the crossbows with arrows, lit the arrowheads, and a hot smell spread in the air.

"put!"

With the general's order, the crossbow arrow shot out, crossed hundreds of meters, and with a "bang" it was heavily nailed into the bricks and stones on the top of the city.

"boom!"

The next moment, the fire spread to the entire city wall. The Wagang Army soldiers were unable to dodge and were caught in it. Before long, they were turned into charcoal.

The flames burned fiercely on the walls of the city wall and spread rapidly.

"Lord Li, let's go quickly. We can't stay on the city wall any longer!" The generals were so angry that they didn't care and carried Li Mi back.

Li Mi struggled and shouted, "You, you really made me suffer, let me go, I want to live and die with you all!"

After an hour of continuous bombardment, the morale of the Wagang Army plummeted and the Wu Army began to charge.

After several hours, the source of the moat was cut off. More than 10,000 vanguard soldiers of the Wu army were holding up their shields to withstand the rain of arrows pouring down from the top of the city wall, and filling up a large section of the moat outside the main city gate with sand and stones.

The roar rose to the sky and the shouts of killing were deafening.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Wagang Army reorganized their forces and rained down arrows, stones and powerful arrows, which crushed the Wu Army's offensive again. They had to retreat temporarily and reorganize.

At the same time, there was a small hill two miles outside Jinyong City, on the top of which a high command platform was built. Standing on the platform, one could overlook the entire plain outside the city, making it convenient for him to command the army to attack the city.

There are also several sentry towers about twenty feet high standing on the side of the hill, which are used to overlook the top of Jinyong City and the general situation inside the city.

The more than 10,000 vanguard troops at the front were composed of shield soldiers, archers, swordsmen and axemen, and fortification soldiers, equipped with necessary siege equipment such as beams, ladders, and tower carts.

The siege suffered a setback, with heavy losses in both manpower and tools. The generals of each army are rushing to dispatch personnel and repair equipment. Even with the help of a master like Lu Miaozi, Jinyong City cannot be taken in a short time.

Everything seemed busy yet in order. All of this had already been replicated in the south, and now it was just a continuation of what had happened before.

The sun slowly rose to the zenith, shining on the earth, making the weapons shine brightly and adding to the atmosphere of killing.

The war drums beat.

Not far away, hundreds of catapults were ready, waiting for the signal to attack.

The tower cars began to move forward, moving towards the city wall like tall towers.

The soldiers on the tower car, because of its height being similar to the top of the wall, can not only cover the entire top of the city within the range of arrows, but when it is close to the city wall, the soldiers can also directly step onto the top of the wall and attack into the city.

"Moo..."

The sound of horns rose loudly, stretching for miles.

Hundreds of catapults, operated by hundreds of fortification soldiers, once again launched stones, not to kill the enemy, but only to lower the enemy's morale.

"Kill...kill...kill..."

The 100,000 Wu soldiers shouted in unison, their horses neighed wildly, and the weather outside Jinyong City suddenly changed color.

When they were nearly a hundred feet away from the city wall, the fortification soldiers and shield soldiers pushing the ladders began to move faster, followed by the battering chariots that rammed the city wall and gates.

The arrow-shielding vehicle was gradually approaching the range of the catapult on the city wall.

"Throwing stones and shooting arrows..."

As soon as the shout was uttered, huge rocks and countless powerful arrows launched by hundreds of catapults from the mile-long wall rained down on the nearly 10,000 Wu soldiers who were attacking. For a moment, chariots were overturned and people were thrown overturned. It was an extremely tragic scene.

The offensive and defensive battle begins again!
(End of this chapter)