Chapter 406: See the distance of the retreat

When Ximen Qing and other three armies led their troops into the army, a bloody storm broke out in the capital. Su Yuanjing led the imperial guards to investigate the whole city without missing any suspicious figure. In one day, not only were the dead soldiers in Liangshan fighting heavily, but the spies sent by the other side were also captured and killed, and the death toll reached hundreds. Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Kong Ming and Kong Liang were lucky. They hid in a farmhouse and avoided them, otherwise they would have to have big trouble.

Ximen Qing naturally didn't know about this purge, and they continued to lead troops. Just when Ximen Qing's army was one day away from the capital, Dai Zong rushed over and said that Guan Sheng and Wu Yong encountered the assassination of the master and was now seriously injured!

After hearing this news, Ximen Qing was shocked and then learned in detail. After Dai Zong's story, Ximen Qing learned that a mysterious master, an old master, assassinated Guan Sheng and Wu Yong, but failed. He only seriously injured Guan Sheng and Wu Yong, causing the two to fall into a coma. Now the army is stationed and cannot continue to rush.

"It must be the elder of Kunlun!" Ximen Qing cursed inwardly: "When Zhao Yunzhen saw that our army was coming in full force, he sent someone to kill our army's leader, trying to defeat our army's morale. Humph, it's really hateful! Damn!"

Lin Chong beside him nodded and said, "Yes, Zhao Yunzhen's plan made it insidious. Fortunately, Lao Guan and the military advisor had nothing to do, otherwise he would have to be broken into pieces and avenge him! Commander, what should we do for the current plan? Should we continue to move forward or station it?"

Ximen Qing said: "Let the army stop advancing and set up camps on the spot. The speed of the three armies must be consistent and reach Tokyo at the same time. You cannot go rashly alone. Dai Zong!"

"Here, commander!" Dai Zong said with his fists.

Ximen Qing said: "Now I'm going to have trouble. I'll run around Guan Sheng and Wu Yong to pass on their situation to me, so I can rest assured!"

Dai Zong smiled and said, "This is the responsibility of the last general! Commander, I will go to General Guan to have a look now!"

Ximen Qing nodded, then waved his hand to let Dai Zong leave. Then, the army set up camp on the spot.

Ximen Qing and Lin Chong, Xu Ning, Zhang Qing, Li Kui and Wu Song sat in the central army's tent.

Ximen Qing looked at the map and said casually: "Now I have entered the territory of Tokyo City. If I continue to rush, the army will arrive in Tokyo City in the evening tomorrow, and then set up camp in Tokyo City to prepare for the next day's attack. Oh, what a pity, I encountered an assassin at a critical moment. Damn, Kunlun, these old people, are waiting, when I take down Tokyo City and destroy Zhao Yuntian, I will send 200,000 troops to Kunlun and Emei, and get rid of all these so-called famous sects! I will practice martial arts honestly and mix with state affairs all day long, which is really a death!"

Lin Chong nodded and said, "Yes, it's time to get rid of them. I still want to influence the country, I'm really looking for death. By the way, the commander, look at Zhao Yunzhen sent assassins to assassinate Lao Guan and peddler. Will he also send assassins to assassinate you and me?"

Zhang Qing continued: "This is for sure. In Zhao Yunzhen's heart, the person who needs to be eliminated is the commander, so how could he not send someone?"

Li Kui shouted immediately: "***, as long as that bird man dares to send someone, grandpa will chop him up with a clever axe!"

Wu Song also shouted: "That's right, if you dare to come, you can end him with one knife and let him know how powerful you are!"

Xu Ning smiled and quipped, "You two can speak. But you must know that the assassins are all masters. Can you beat them?"

Li Kui glared at Xu Ning and shouted: "If you can't beat it, you have to fight!"

Ximen Qing smiled and then said, "Okay, Tien Niu, if you want to fight, I will let you fight well when you reach the level of a master. You don't have to worry, as long as you don't come to the master, hum, I don't take other people seriously."

As he said that, Ximen Qing touched the white marten sleeping peacefully in his arms.

With his own martial arts and the speed and strength of the white marten, not to mention the masters at the peak of the Grandmaster, even the Grandmasters can probably handle it.

At this time, Ximen Qing changed his voice and said, "I'm not afraid, but you have to be careful. When there is nothing to do, don't go out at will and stay in the military camp honestly. You are not the opponent of the Grandmaster. If you are attacked, you will be seriously injured even if you don't die! Now that Tokyo City has not been taken down, you can't have any trouble!"

Lin Chong and others clasped their fists and said with a smile: "Don't worry, commander..."

Ximen Qing nodded.

At this moment, the spy asked for a meeting. Ximen Qing hurriedly let him in. The spy ran in, knelt in the hall, clasped his fists and shouted, "Go back to the commander, something big is wrong!"

Ximen Qing was stunned, then said depressedly: "What big thing happened again?"

The spy said: "Return to the commander, the imperial guards in Tokyo arrested suspicious people. The deaths in our army suffered heavy losses. Only four leaders Lu Fang and several brothers of the dead are still alive. Now they are hiding in a hidden place and dare not show up! Leader Lu Fang specially asked his subordinates to come and report."

"What happened?" Ximen Qing said: "It seems that Zhao Yunti is planning to send troops to meet the enemy."

Lin Chong asked, "What does it mean?"

Ximen Qing said: "Zhao Yunzhen sent the imperial guards to arrest suspicious people in a large number of ways to return the capital to Qingming Festival so that he could send troops to fight us with confidence. Otherwise, if there are mixed fish and dragons in the capital, how can he send troops with peace of mind?"

Xu Ning said: "So Zhao Yunzhen will take the initiative to send troops to fight us? But we are about to arrive in Tokyo!"

Ximen Qing smiled and said, "Isn't it still a day's journey? Taking the initiative to send troops to fight is two different concepts and defending the city. As the emperor, if he defends the city and waits for our attack, his shame will be thrown away. So for the sake of face, he must take the initiative to send troops to fight. As far as I see, Zhao Yunzhen has sent troops! It is estimated that he will be here in less than half a day!"

As soon as Ximen Qing finished speaking, the spies from the front camp came to report that a large number of soldiers were rushing towards the place. According to the investigation, it was the Song army, with about 100,000 people, which were already fifty miles away and would soon arrive.

Lin Chong heard this and said, "It's really here, it's coming soon. By the way, who is the commander?"

The spy shook his head and said, "Go back to the leader of Lin, my subordinates don't know."

Ximen Qing nodded, waved his hand, and said, "Okay, step back and continue to investigate the enemy situation!"

"Yes, commander!" The spy retreated.

Lin Chong looked at Ximen Qing and said, "Commander, since the enemy has taken the initiative to attack, what else can we do? Send troops! Let me lead the Leopard Camp to meet them! See who the enemy is the commander!"

"I'll go!" Li Kui yelled.

Ximen Qing thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "It's good to do this. First, let's try the situation of the enemy. According to my opinion, Zhao Yunzhen sent three armies to fight one by one. I hope Guan Sheng and Wu Yong can win. Li Kui don't go, Lin Chong, you can lead the troops! Remember, don't fight in love, just test the enemy!"

Lin Chong clasped his fists and said, "It's the commander!"

After saying that, Lin Chong retreated, then gathered in the Leopard Camp and set out to meet the enemy.

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More than two hours later, Ximen Qing was exploring the topographic map in the tent and analyzing the enemy's plan. When he saw Li Kui rushing into the tent, he shouted: "Commander, it's not good, Lao Lin is injured!"

"What?" Ximen Qing was shocked and stood up suddenly. Then he hurried out. Lin Chong was lying on a stretcher, his upper body was covered in blood and his left arm was covered in blood.

"How could this happen? Is the enemy so fierce?" Ximen Qing shouted, and then hurriedly called the military doctor to come for treatment.

After a while, Lin Chong woke up slowly. Seeing Ximen Qing, Lin Chong said, "I'm sorry, Commander, I was defeated in the first battle and suffered such severe injuries. Alas, please punish me!"

Ximen Qing smiled and said, "Winning is common among military strategists. There is no need to worry about it like this. As long as you are safe, you can fight again in the future. By the way, tell me the situation of the enemy! The Leopard Camp is one of the best teams in the entire army, with extremely strong combat power. How could it be defeated so quickly? Could it be that the enemy is too powerful?"

Lin Chong smiled bitterly and said, "The enemy is not too strong, but too cunning. They guessed that our side would send troops, so they had already ambushed the ambush on both sides of the road. Although I was careful, I still fell in love. As soon as I saw that I was fooled, I quickly led my troops to retreat, intending to retreat. Unexpectedly, an old man suddenly appeared and came to me. The old man's swordsmanship was too fierce. I just fought with him for more than a dozen moves, and then his sword penetrated his left arm. Later, the soldiers tried to stop the old man, so I led the troops back."

"So that's how it is!" Ximen Qing nodded and said hatefully: "The cunning elder Kunlun knows that he can't assassinate me, but he should not fall into my hands against your opponent, otherwise he will be smashed into pieces."

At this time, Lin Chong said again: "By the commander, the commander who led the enemy this time is Su Yuanjing."

"Sitting in the long distance?" Ximen Qing frowned slightly.

Su Yuanjing was a clean official, a rare clean official. Now that he wanted to fight, it was indeed not what Ximen Qing wanted to see. However, for the sake of victory, he even had to fight.

Ximen Qing said: "Lao Lin, you have a good rest in the military camp. Wait, I will help you capture the old bastard who hurt you!"

Lin Chong nodded and said, "Then please let the commander! You must be careful too. Su Yuanjing is not easy to deal with. This person can be promoted to the palace and is deeply trusted by the emperor. He is very scheming!"

Ximen Qing smiled and said, "I will be careful, you have a good rest!"

After saying that, Ximen Qing got up and left the camp.

Walking back to the Zhongjun camp, Ximen Qing was thinking about how to repel Su Changjing. At this time, Wu Song ran over and said, "Commander, the spy just came to report that Cai Jing led a 50,000 army to fight Guan Sheng's army, and Yang Jian led a 50,000 army to fight the military advisors. The situation was similar to ours. However, Guan Sheng and the scholars were both injured, and the morale of the army was frustrated, which was a bit unfavorable! Alas, we were at a disadvantage just now when we fought with Zhao Yunzhen. It was really frustrating!"

Ximen Qing smiled and said, "Don't worry, the situation at this disadvantage will change soon. Although Guan Sheng and Wu Yong were both seriously injured, Qin Ming, Hu Yanzhuo, Dong Ping, Lu Zhishen and others were still doing well, and serious injuries could affect the judgment of the enemy and thus paralyzing the other party. If the Song army wants to defeat us, Humph, how easy is it?"

Wu Song nodded, then scratched his head and said, "Commander, Lao Lin was frustrated and seriously injured in this time. We must find a place to defeat the enemy. Do you have any plans? Otherwise, if the camp will be robbed at night? The enemy will be happy to win, so as to relax your vigilance."

Ximen Qing shook his head and said, "We can't go to the camp! Our opponent is not Yang Jian, not Cai Jing, but Su Yuanjing. Su Yuanjing is wise and crafty. It is difficult to attack him through the camp! And he will definitely think of the ideas we can think of. Now, if you go to the camp, you will fall into the trap and you will still be plotted by Su Yuanjing."

Wu Song asked, "What should I do?"

Ximen Qing smiled and said, "Of course I'm taking an unusual chess path. I just promised Lao Lin that I would help him capture the Kunlun Elder who injured him. I will go to the enemy camp now and meet Su Yuanjing in person, and then make a bait to attract the old bastard to the bait!"

Wu Song hurriedly stopped him and said, "No! How dangerous this is! Never do it, what if the enemy traps you to death!"

Ximen Qing smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's okay. It's unlikely that Su Yuanjing wants to keep me, haha..."

Wu Song shook his head stubbornly and said, "No! You can't go! At least I will accompany you! This way I can feel relieved!"

Ximen Qing said: "You stay with Xu Ning, Zhang Qing and Li Kui to take charge of the overall situation. There must be no lack of generals in the army!"

Wu Song shook his head and said, "Unless you take me there, I won't let you go alone."

Ximen Qing rolled his eyes, finally nodded, and said, "Okay, then you go with me!"

Wu Song then smiled and said, "This is almost the same."

Ximen Qing said again: "But before leaving, I will explain a few words to Xu Ning, Zhang Qing and the others!" As they said, the two went back to the Zhongjun camp and said something about meeting the long-distance view. Hearing Ximen Qing's plan, Zhang Qing and Xu Ning were naturally unwilling to do so. Li Kui even saved Ximen Qing and refused to let Ximen Qing go to death. In the end, Ximen Qing tried to persuade him and then told the three of them. Then, Ximen Qing and Wu Song rode fast horses and ran towards the enemy camp.

Along the way, Ximen Qing carefully explored the terrain, and before he knew it, he arrived five miles outside the enemy camp, and was also discovered by the enemy's patrol soldiers.

Ximen Qing shouted to the patrol soldiers surrounding him: "Go to inform your commander, just say that I, Ximen Qing, ask for a meeting!"

When the patrol soldiers learned about Ximen Qing's identity, their eyes changed immediately, with surprise, caution, envy, hatred, etc., with complex expressions. They all looked at each other and then hurriedly sent someone to inform them.

After a while, Su Yuanjing rode a horse and led a dozen elite cavalry over. When he arrived in front of Ximen Qing, Su Yuanjing pulled the horse rope, then stroked his beard, smiled, and said, "Master Ximen, you are really talented and brave. You just bring a follower to come to see me. Are you afraid that I will kill you on the spot and get rid of the disaster for the world?"

Ximen Qing bowed his fists and said with a smile: "I know how good Su Taiwei is, so I dare to come. Besides, when two soldiers fight, they will not be killed, I don't think Su Taiwei doesn't want to break the rules. What's more, I am very confident in my skills. If you want to keep me, you might as well try it! Haha..."

Su Yuanjing applauded and said, "Mr. Commander is really confident. By the way, Master. I wonder what the hell is there to come to me here? Could it be that I came to me for tea? Haha, if I drink tea, there is no need. We are in different camps, so it is better to be alienated. If this is heard by some villains in the capital, I still don't know how to participate in this official!"

Ximen Qing said: "Although we are in different camps, we did not come to see you as the commander of Liangshan this time, but we still meet you as a private person. In this way, is Taiwei Su still afraid? If you are afraid, then I have to say goodbye. Then we will meet on the battlefield tomorrow!"

As he said that, Ximen Qing pulled the horse rope and wanted to turn around and leave.

Su Yuanjing frowned, then reached out to stop him, "Slow down! Since the little brother Ximen came to see me in his private identity, there is nothing to be afraid of in me, Su Yuanjing." As he said that, Su Yuanjing got off the horse and said, "Brother Ximen, let's talk while walking?"

"Of course I'm happy to accompany you!" Ximen Qing nodded and then got off the horse.

At this time, Su Yuanjing's personal guard stopped Su Yuanjing and shouted: "Sir, danger!"

Su Yuanjing smiled and stroked his beard confidently: "Don't worry, Brother Ximen is not that kind of person!"

After saying that, he walked slowly to the side with Ximen Qing.

Staying away from his personal guards, Su Yuanjing looked at Ximen Qing and smiled and said, "I guess you will come to find me!"

Ximen Qing replied with a smile: "The Taiwei Master is very good at planning and has a good strategy. Since he can lead Lin Chong into a trap, he will naturally be able to eat Lin Chong and the Leopard Camp. But Lin Chong was not dead, and the Leopard Camp only killed and injured less than a thousand people. So, I guess it was the Taiwei Master who showed mercy. Right, the Taiwei Master?"

Su Yuanjing smiled, but did not admit it, but said, "I think Lin Chong was the instructor of the 800,000 imperial guards, but his father-in-law asked me to help me introduce him. He was a tough and difficult general. If he died, it would be a pity. All the soldiers in his leopard camp were fearless and really belonged to the elite soldiers. Such an excellent Song Erlang died at the hands of his compatriots. Oh, it's not what I want to see..."

"Yes, I have no scruples to kill the Liao people. But fighting with my compatriots, it's..." Ximen Qing sighed and said.

Su Yuanjing said: "Then why don't you surrender to the court? If you are willing to surrender to the court, I will guarantee you the title of honor and wealth, so that everyone in Liangshan can succeed and achieve success, and end this chaotic world as soon as possible and restore peace to the people of the world!"

Ximen Qing shook his head and said, "Impossible! Zhao Yunti will not let me go! I will not lead the Liangshan brothers to surrender to the court."

"You want to be the emperor!" Su Yuanjing stared at Ximen Qing's eyes and said slowly.

Ximen Qing smiled and said without hesitation: "I am not very interested in being an emperor! But I should be able to do it!"

Su Yuanjing frowned and asked, "What are you saying? You don't want to be an emperor? Why do you still have to do it?"

Ximen Qing said: "Master Taiwei, don't you feel that being an emperor is too tired? If possible, I would rather travel around the world with my beloved and live a free life. So I am willing to be an emperor. But if I defeat Zhao Yunzhen, I must be an emperor, at least to achieve true prosperity and health of the people!"

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