The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 318 Overlord Spear, King of Spears

Sui Yi received the order.

Gong Erniangzi then turned to Qi Chongwen and said, "You lead your troops to retreat to a distance of three to five miles behind our grain transport team. Be careful during the march and don't get discovered. When you hear the sounds of fighting from the Sui post station troops ahead, lead your troops out to reinforce them."

Qi Chongwen accepted the order and left.

Therefore, the Northern Song army was divided into three parts. The first part, which was also the main force, was led by Gong Erniangzi and went to the front to prepare for battle with Zhang Jun.

In the middle is the grain transport team.

Further behind, in the distance, was Qi Chongwen.

The army continued its advance!

Yue Wenxuan stopped focusing his attention back on Zhou Dudu and instead stayed with her the whole time.

With Gong Erniangzi around, Yue Wenxuan's field of vision was much broader. He could switch out of the sand table at any time and "overlook" the entire battlefield, taking in all the surrounding conditions.

Soon, the southern edge of the sand table appeared to be the edge of a city...

This is Chuzhou City, which has suffered greatly from war!

As Gong Erniangzi, the "center of vision," continued southward, the appearance of Chuzhou City gradually unfolded before Yue Wenxuan's eyes.

What a desolate city!

At least half of the buildings in the city were burned down, and ruins were everywhere. The entire city was filled with black ash. The houses that had been burned to charcoal would stir up more black ash with the slightest breeze, enveloping the surrounding streets.

There were very few people in the city. Yue Wenxuan had to stare wide-eyed to spot the occasional small plastic figure groping among the ruins, seemingly searching for something, perhaps trying to find some valuables to exchange for money.
There's no business to speak of in the city; all the shops are either closed or burned down.

This is a city, not a rural area.

If rural people suffer such a misfortune, as long as they manage to survive, they can usually dig out some stored food from the cellar and make a living by eating wild vegetables, grass roots, and tree bark.

However, city dwellers typically do not have stored food.

They rely on commerce to make a living.

Once all the shops close, it will be very difficult for city dwellers to survive.

Yue Wenxuan also felt a pang of sadness...

This city was a heroic city during the Fifth Song-Jin War. Even the women in the city dared to drag Jin soldiers into the river, one for another. Such heroism, yet it ended up like this today.

Just as he was thinking this, Zhang Junjun's vanguard entered the city through the south gate.

Zhang Jun was, after all, one of the four generals who revived the Southern Song Dynasty. He had a regular army with a regular organization. Although there were not many cavalrymen in the army, there was a small cavalry force of about five hundred men. They were fast, so they entered the city before Gong Erniangzi.

The group rushed into the city, looking left and right: "Hey? Where's that Li Cheng guy?"

"This city is practically a ghost town."

"Everywhere was burned black."

"My throat felt dry as soon as I walked in."

"That's because you inhaled charcoal powder. Cover your face with a cloth."

"It's best to wet the cloth."

A group of cavalrymen began searching for a well and soon found an octagonal well.

Someone dismounted and was about to wet the cloth when he saw a skeleton dressed in tattered clothes lying in the well.

The fall of Chuzhou occurred in late September of last year, and it is now only early spring.

It is conceivable that the body fell into the well last September. At that time of year, a body that falls into the water will generally complete the entire process of "decay and degradation" in about a month and a half, eventually turning into bones.

"Holy shit!" The cavalryman was startled. "This is disgusting. I don't dare use this water anymore."

Another old cavalryman chuckled coldly, wet the cloth, and calmly covered his mouth and nose: "You don't even dare to use water on a skeleton? It's been almost half a year, the water has long since become clean."

The cavalryman who had spoken earlier still felt a chill run down his spine...

They'd rather breathe in dust than use this well water.

"We said we were coming to deal with Li Cheng, but we haven't seen him at all," the old cavalryman said. "They said they were going to recapture Chuzhou, but what's the use of recaptured Chuzhou? You can hardly find a ghost in the city."

"There's someone over there!"

Suddenly, a cavalryman spurred his horse and galloped out. He reached into the ruins and pulled out a small child. The child was covered in black soot, as if he often crawled around in the ruins. Only his eyes were still somewhat bright, but he was obviously very afraid of people. When the Song soldier captured him, he screamed and bit the Song soldier's arm.

However, the cavalry were often equipped with the best gear in the entire army. Song soldiers had arm guards on their arms, and even if a child bit into the arm guard, it wouldn't hurt at all.

The Song soldier laughed loudly: "This little brat even bites. Tell me, where is Li Cheng?"

Kid: "Awoooooo..."

Song soldier: "Looks like he's an idiot, he can't speak."

After saying that, he flicked his hand, and the child flew far away, landing on the ground with a thud. He looked like he was in a lot of pain, but he didn't even cry out in pain. He endured the pain, burrowed into the nearby ruins, and disappeared.

Upon seeing this, Yue Wenxuan was furious!
This child is in such a terrible state, and you still bully him?
They had originally planned to wait for Lady Gong to deal with them, as a way to give her some training, but now they didn't want to wait any longer.

Do you have any models available?

He reached out and grabbed Lu Bu again, then threw him inside...

"There cannot be two special individuals at the same time!"

He then remembered that Lü Bu was still being used as a scout by him, helping Gong Er Niangzi's army clear out the surrounding enemy scouts. After all, Red Hare was fast, and it was really effective as a scout.

Then let's change it.

Is there anyone more ruthless than Lü Bu?

Of course!
On the top shelf of the cabinet sat a terrifying monster with muscles that looked like they were about to explode: Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu.

Yue Wenxuan hadn't used him before because Xiang Yu was brave but lacked strategy, belonging to the type who was "only suitable for fighting, but couldn't do anything else after the battle," so he hadn't used him.

But this time, I don't care; all I want is war.

Pick up the Xiang Yu figurine and place it in the city...

At this moment, the cavalrymen were still wandering around the streets and alleys.

The cavalryman who had just thrown the child turned a street corner and suddenly saw a man and a horse standing in the middle of the street. On both sides of the street were charred and collapsed buildings, and black ash filled the air. The man and the horse stood in a black mist, and the man exuded an extremely terrifying aura.

The cavalryman was startled, but still shouted, "Who are you? What are you doing here? State your name immediately!"

"Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu!"

After saying that, the man suddenly spurred his horse and charged towards the cavalry.

"Xiang Yu? You think you can fool me?" The cavalryman had barely uttered half a sentence when his opponent had already charged in, his imposing aura terrifying...

The cavalryman was startled and quickly raised his lance, thrusting it forward.

Xiang Yu swung his Overlord Spear forward. The Overlord Spear was the king of spears. It was thirteen feet and seven inches long and weighed eighty-one pounds. Its sharp point was deadly, and its heavy shaft was sure to kill anyone who swept it.

With a single move, the cavalryman was launched into the air. I want to fly higher, higher, dancing like a whirlwind, breaking free from their embrace...

(End of this chapter)