Chapter 267

Some bad news is bound to come.

The only difference is bad news, or worse news.

And Wu Jun's coach ushered in even worse news.

After the shocking explosions in the castle, Wu Mu wanted to send the last army into the castle.

But he was conservative by nature and gave up after all.

that's it!

Its daybreak!

Then the army of the Kim family once again appeared on the top of the city.

Jin Mulan appeared.

Jin Shiying appeared.

Finally, Jin Zhuo also appeared.

Xuanwu Hou Jinzhuo!

Everyone suddenly exclaimed.

Isn't Marquis Jinzhuo dead?

Not only has he not appeared for a long time, but many signals have returned that Marquis Jinzhuo is definitely dead.

And this time!

He actually appeared on the top of the city.

What a blow to the morale of Wu Jun outside the city.

Wu Mu's eyes darkened, and the whole person seemed to be completely dizzy!

At this moment, Jin Shiying stepped forward and threw a human head down.

It was Wu Lian, Wu Mu's confidant.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Then thousands of heads were thrown down.

It was as if it was raining a head of people.

This is Wu Jun's head, each of which is painful, and the death is extremely tragic, and there are traces of burnt skin on the face.

Jin Shiying said coldly, "Wu Mu, the 10,000 troops you sent into the city have already been wiped out. They were supposed to kill them all, but the master was kind and captured the remaining 7,000 people."

At this time, Wu You woke up, and when he saw Jin Shiying on the top of the city, he almost fainted again.

"Jin Shiying, you lied to me, you lied to me..." Wu You shouted sternly, and almost vomited out a mouthful of blood.

Jin Shiying glanced at her, but said nothing.

Wu You was about to rush up suddenly.

Coach Wu Mu grabbed her and said loudly, "Don't do this, it looks very weak."

Take a deep breath.

Wu Mu said, "Everyone in the Marquis of Xuanwu says you're upright, but it doesn't seem to be the case now."

Jin Zhuo said, "Marquis Wu, you are mistaken. Integrity is integrity, not stupidity."

The integrity of the Xuanwu Marquis comes from his heart and bones, not for fame. He does things with his heart, not for fame.

"Wuhou, do you still want to fight?"

Wu Mu looked behind him. There were almost 17,000 troops, but 5,000 of them were pirates.

But look at the top of the city!

The Kim family added another 2,000 warriors.

These two thousand warriors had never appeared before, and even when the battle situation was the most anxious, they always stood still.

They do not belong to the Jin family, but are warriors of the Tiandao Society.

Today, the number of Wu Jun is still four times that of the Jin family.

But Wu Mu knew that he couldn't take down the big tortoise shell-like castle in front of him.

This is a trend.

Wu Jun had done his best, and last night was the last kill.

Not only did he not take it down last night, but he lost 10,000 main force.

Then there is no more chance.

He brought an army of 30,000, and now there are only 12,000 left.

This loss is simply bloody.

As a result, still nothing.

Marquis Jinzhuo said, "Marquis Wu, are you still fighting?"

The big castle in front of you must be unstoppable.

What should I do next?

Continue the siege of this great castle?

Or retreat to the other two castles in Raging Tide City?

Or is it a complete retreat to Tianfeng City?

At this moment, Marquis Jinzhuo said, "Marquis Wu, we still have 7,000 prisoners of yours in our hands, do you want it?"

As soon as these words came out, Wu Mu shuddered.

The Jin family didn't kill all those 10,000 people? 7,000 people were captured?

of course yes!

This is 7,000 people, almost entirely belonging to his direct line of Wu Mu.

Injuries can be cured, as long as they are alive.

of course yes!

Jin Zhuo said, "Marquis Wu, these seven thousand captives are now being held in the dungeon by us. Everyone has been injured and burned, and needs to be treated as soon as possible. If you want these seven thousand captives, you must hurry up, otherwise it will not take a few minutes. All days are dead."

Wu Mu said in a loud voice, "Marquis Xuanwu, you are arrogant in your own moral character, are you just watching my seven thousand Wu army captives die?"

Jin Zhuo said: "I have never been arrogant, and I can't decide what other people think of me. But kindness to the enemy is cruelty to myself. I still understand the truth."

Jin Shiying stood up and said, "Marquis Wu, do you want to get these seven thousand prisoners back? Then we will make a deal, and we can exchange one head for these seven thousand prisoners, which is a very cost-effective deal."

As soon as the words came out.

A person in the army suddenly lost his mind.

The adopted son of the Pirate King Qiu Tianwei, the Lord of Tianfeng City, Qiuhao.

If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely shout that the Marquis of Wu must not do things that hurt relatives and make enemies happy.

But Qiu Hao was born as a pirate chief and was naturally suspicious. After hearing Jin Shiying's words, he immediately retreated!

Jin Shiying said: "Marquis Wu Mu, as long as you kill Qiuhao, we will return the seven thousand captives to you, which is a huge profit!"

As soon as these words came out, Qiu Hao's face changed drastically.

"Go, go, go!"

"Retreat back to Tianfeng Island!"

He did not give Wu Mu any chance, and directly led his 5,000 army to evacuate quickly.

Wu Mu was shocked and could not help shouting: "General Zhenhai stay, General Zhenhai stay, I, Wu Mu, will never do these things that will destroy the country."

As soon as he caught up, the army behind him also caught up.

Qiu Hao was startled, he suddenly pulled out his sword and shouted: "Wu Hou, in order not to cause misunderstanding, your army must not come up again, otherwise it will be a confrontation."

Wu Mu was very angry.

This hatred is really a dog, and he will turn his face at any time.

The key point is that he really has no idea of ​​killing Qiuhao. Although he wants to return the seven thousand prisoners, he will never exchange Qiuhao's head for it.

He didn't like Qiuhao, but he also knew that he couldn't kill Qiuhao.

Otherwise, who would dare to rely on him in the future?

The most important thing is that once Qiuhao dies, what will happen to the sea domination in this sea area?

But Qiuhao didn't think so.

He had the heart of a villain, and felt that Wu Mu would definitely kill him for 7,000 prisoners and annex his fleet.

He will never take risks.

Seeing Qiuhao's army drawing out their swords, Wu Mu hurriedly stopped and continued to shout to him: "General Qiuhao, you must never leave, why don't you leave this way? And I am stationed in the east castle of Raging Tide City. Our two families form a horn and continue to contain the big castle that surrounds the Jin family. When the battle of Raging Tide City has not reached despair, I will immediately write to Your Majesty and ask him to increase his troops!"

Qiu Hao's eyes flickered, and he was quite moved by Wu Mu's proposal.

At this moment, An Zaitian suddenly laughed.

"Qiu Hao, you fool, Wu Mu will definitely be unable to take down Raging Tide City, so I want you to stay here to contain my Jin family, but Wu Guo will take the second place and take your Tianfeng Island. Get nothing."

As soon as these words came out, Qiu Hao's face changed drastically.

He thought it was very reasonable.

Wu Guo paid such a big price, he couldn't go to waste in vain, so he would definitely take Tianfeng Island from him.

"Go, go, go back to Tianfeng City!"

"Marquis Wu, this subordinate is afraid that Tianfeng Island will change, so I will retire first."

Then, he led the army of 5,000 to retreat quickly and ran towards the seaside pier.

Wu Mu chased after him again: "General Qiuhao, you must not be tricked, you must not be tricked!"

"General Qiuhao, don't you want the position of earl?"

Qiuhao suddenly stopped, and then sneered: "Of course I want the position of earl, but I also need my life. Everything is fake these days, only the territory and the army at hand are real."

Then, Qiuhao's army retreated cleanly.

Boarded the ship directly and returned to Tianfeng Island without looking back.

"Stupid, greedy, despicable, mean..."

Wu Mu was furious, desperately cursing Qiuhao.

Can't you trust me a little more, you pirate?

At this critical moment, how could I, as the coach, be at odds with you?

I am a dignified Marquis Wu, I am the cousin of the king, what a noble identity, what I want is the entire Leizhou Archipelago, and what I want is Raging Tide City.

If I can't get Raging Tide City, what's the point of me wanting a Skywind Island?

But for a pirate leader like Qiu Hao, it's useless even if you're rotten.

He was suspicious and cunning by nature, and it was impossible to reason about it.

Therefore, when Zhang Chong and Qiu Hao are dealing with each other, it is always the attitude that I completely entrust my life and death to you.

Every time, he only brought a few people on the ship of Qiuhao.

Even in Tianfeng City, Zhang Chong's army will definitely be much smaller than Qiuhao, and Qiuhao will never feel any unease.

But Wu Mu was young and couldn't realize this.

Zhang Chong could handle a suspicious and cunning pirate like Qiu Hao, but Wu Mu was still lacking in enthusiasm.

………………

Wu Mu returned to the big castle in Raging Tide City.

Marquis Jinzhuo said, "Marquis Wu, are you still fighting?"

Wu Mu was in pain.

He did not expect that once the situation collapsed, it would be so complete.

Even if the main force of 10,000 was destroyed, he and Qiuhao's army would still add up to 17,000, which was still four times that of the Jin family.

He led the army to the castle of Qiu Yao'er, and Qiuhao led the army to the east castle of Raging Tide City.

In this way, the Kim family can still be surrounded.

The Kim family continued to be blocked on the sea.

Although he couldn't take down Raging Tide City directly, he was still able to maintain strategic initiative.

Then, wait for Wu State to send another 10,000 reinforcements to the south to attack the Great Castle of Raging Tide City again.

This time, I don't expect anyone to open the castle gate, and I will take down the castle with human lives.

So, although he lost this battle.

But not defeated.

But when Qiu Hao left, he threw Wu Mu's 12,000 army here.

Of course, that's still three times as much as the Kim family.

But what's the use?

The dominance of the sea is lost!

As long as Qiuhao returns to Tianfeng Island.

The fleet of the Kim family will surely regain the sea dominance in this area once again.

At that time, it was Wu Mu's 12,000 troops who were trapped in the city.

What's next?

Whether to leave or stay, a decision needs to be made as soon as possible.

Wu Mu racked his brains.

He didn't want to leave just like that.

Not reconciled!

He clearly still has 12,000 troops.

He can send 4,000 sailors to the sea to control the sea area.

The remaining 8,000 people occupied the two castles in the east and west of Raging Tide City, and still carried out the horn-teaming trend of the big castle in Raging Tide City.

This force is very insufficient.

As long as you don't attack without authorization, you should be able to support it.

But what about rations?

The rations brought are limited and will run out.

Once the army runs out of food, the consequences are unimaginable.

But the Jin family does not have any food shortage crisis. He doesn't know how much food is stored in his big castle, and he can eat it for a few years without any problem.

It will take at least a month and a half for Wu State to send reinforcements south to attack Raging Tide City again.

Can Wu Mu's food last until that time?

cannot!

Bringing grain from Wu State?

That will take a long time.

Buy food directly in Raging Tide City, or simply loot?

Not even more!

These merchants in Raging Tide City are all guarded by armed guards. Now that the Wu Kingdom and the Jin family are fighting, they keep their doors closed and remain neutral.

And once the Wu army robbed them of their food, this group of people would immediately stand on the side of the Jin family and attack them in groups.

At that time, Wu Jun really fell into the ocean of merchants.

After racking my brains, there is absolutely no one-size-fits-all solution.

This is the enemy's realm, and this is the home of the Jin family.

Moreover, the navy of the Jin family couldn't defeat the Qiuhao Fleet, could it be that they couldn't defeat his Wu Mu's fleet?

Everyone is a rookie in the sea, half a catty.

Once he lost control of the sea, even if he wanted to escape back to Wu State, Wu Mu would be delusional.

What is the use of his three times the strength?

Stay and can't stay, retreat and don't want to retreat.

For a time, Wu Mu felt extremely painful.

Coupled with not sleeping for several days and nights, I suddenly felt dizzy, and the whole person passed out.

………………

More than an hour later!

Wu Mu woke up quietly.

Looking up, I saw a dozen pairs of extremely anxious eyes.

"What happened? What happened again?"

The general said: "The Jin family sent all our seven thousand captives out."

Wu Mu was stunned.

Wouldn't it be better to return the captives?

The generals under his command said: "These seven thousand people, everyone has been burned, seriously injured, and all have a fever. They must be treated quickly, otherwise they will all die."

Wu Mu understood.

These seven thousand prisoners are actually a burden.

A burden that would drag his 12,000-strong army to death. If they continue to stay in Raging Tide City, the seven thousand wounded prisoners will all die.

"Also, 70% of our grain has been burned." Wu You said.

"What?" Wu Mu said in shock, "Why is this happening? Our grain and grass are so tightly guarded that we have slowed down the buckets on all sides, and we can put out the fire at any time, so why is it still being burned?"

Wu Youdao: "The Jin family doesn't know what kind of weapon they use. After getting on our food and grass, the green ghost fire will start directly. It can't even be splashed with water, and it even burns directly on the water."

It's really a leak in the house every night when it rains.

Wu Mu, who had just woken up, suddenly felt a colicky pain in his chest.

There was no blood, but a mouthful of phlegm came out, bloodshot.

Now I can finally make up my mind.

"Retreat, retreat..."

The general under his command said: "Retreat, where will you retreat?"

Wu Mu's tears remained and said: "Return to Wu State."

The general said: "Don't you return to Tianfeng City? We can destroy Qiuhao and take Tianfeng Island."

Wu Mu shook his head and sighed, "What's the point of taking Tianfeng Island if you can't take down Raging Tide City? It's more useful in the hands of that villain than Qiuhao than in ours."

At this moment, Wu Mu was reflecting.

He is still too young!

When the war started, he didn't actually do anything wrong.

Even fell into the Jin family's poisonous scheme, resulting in the death of 10,000 elites.

But if it is an old-fashioned coach, after the destruction of 10,000 elites, he should think of the variable Qiuhao.

Either appease him immediately, or kill him immediately and take his fleet.

Instead of waiting for the Jin family to pierce this layer of paper and live to divide him and Qiuhao.

"Retreat, retreat..."

Wu Mu burst into tears and ordered.

Wu You suddenly said: "Commander, we have 7,000 wounded prisoners. It is very troublesome to retreat, and it will even affect the boarding speed of the entire army. This time is our most vulnerable time, will the Jin family take the opportunity to attack and kill? come up?"

Wu Mu shook his head and said, "No, no."

After this battle experience.

At least he understood some things.

Without these seven thousand prisoners, the Jin family might have attacked while they were boarding the ship.

But with these seven thousand seriously wounded prisoners, the Jin family would not make a sneak attack.

Because Jin Zhuo's character is really high.

In a few hours!

Wu Mu's army of 12,000 took dozens of ships and retreated to the north!

More than half a month ago, he led a mighty army of 30,000 to the south, how majestic and arrogant.

It feels like the power of immortality is right in front of you!

And now, fleeing in despair, like a lost dog.

In just half a month, the situation turned out to be such heaven and hell.

Wu Mu lay on the deck, staring at the sky and the setting sun in the west.

In this battle, he has received a lot of lessons and learned a lot.

but……

Does he still have a chance to correct it?

After such a big defeat, does he still have a chance to turn around?

Your Majesty, I have lost, and I have betrayed your trust.

The offender deserves to die!

It doesn't matter if he loses, or even his own future. What matters is how badly His Majesty will be hit?

How will the conservative veterans of the DPRK fight back?

How would this hurt His Majesty's prestige?

Thinking of this, Wu Mu's heart ached once again.

Your Majesty, the minister deserves ten thousand death for sin, and ten thousand death for sin!

Wu Mu, who had suffered two huge blows before, did not vomit blood.

And when I thought of how much King Wu would be hit, I couldn't help it anymore, and vomited out a mouthful of blood!

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Qiang country!

Seven days have passed since Su Nan and his family escaped.

It is almost 1,800 miles away from the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.

During these seven days, the entire Su clan was almost non-stop, hurrying day and night.

During these seven days, people may not be full, but horses must eat well.

A man may not rest, but a horse must rest.

Eighth day!

At this time, it was already two thousand miles away from the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.

The distance from this place to the Western Regions is already less than 1,300 miles away.

In the four directions, front, back, left, and right, Su Nan dispatched scouts to detect every move within a 200-mile radius.

Especially the rear, it is detected very far.

Once an enemy is chasing, his scouts will immediately rush to report.

Even if the enemy was four or five hundred miles behind, Su Nan would know immediately.

"Master, there is no enemy in front, no enemy on the left, and no enemy on the right."

"My lord, there are no enemies four or five hundred miles behind!"

After hearing these reports, Su Nan couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

The entire Su clan is safe!

Neither Zheng Tuo nor Shen Lang could catch up.

Most of the Qiang's main cavalry died in the Great Tribulation Palace, and the rest were in the hands of Shen Lang, who was still in the territory of Yue.

In a few days, the entire Su family will enter the Western Regions.

Finally safe!

Fortunately, he was decisive in killing, and after the news of the defeat of the main force came, he immediately led the entire clan to flee after only one night's delay.

Otherwise, the Su family may have been besieged by tens of thousands of troops at this time, and the disaster of the genocide is just around the corner!

"My lord, the morale of the army is very low!"

"The farther you are from home, the lower your morale."

"Many soldiers have already guessed that we are going to escape. The warriors are unwilling to leave their hometowns and complain in private!"

This is for sure!

At first, these thousands of troops thought it was just an ordinary expedition, but at this time, they were getting farther and farther from the Yue Kingdom, and they kept heading west.

Even a fool can guess that the Su family is going to escape.

And not fleeing to Chu State.

If they fled to Chu, they should go north, not west.

So this is to escape to the Western Regions.

The Su family's private army could still accept it if they fled to the state of Chu. After all, it was also a civilized country, and if the lord went there, he could be named a marquis.

But once you go to the Western Regions, it is a land of barbarians, and it will be chaotic. After you go, you may have to fight again, and you will have to fight again.

Su Nan is far-sighted, but the army below is not like this.

What they want is comfort, and what they want is a strong castle.

They don't want to go to that ghostly place in the Western Regions, where there are foreigners.

Su Nan said lightly: "Have you seen it, this is the heart of the people. But don't worry, as long as they arrive in the Western Regions, they have no choice but to surround me, but they will be more loyal to me. Even if they complain, it will only cost more than a thousand. in."

Su Zhan said: "Reward some gold to stimulate morale."

Gold coins are useful at all times.

Su Yong said: "We don't have many gold coins anymore."

Did Su: "How many?"

Useless: "Only four hundred thousand."

Su Nan's eyes narrowed, so few?

This is actually quite a lot!

But for this battle, Su Nan had paid too much gold.

Hire monks and soldiers of Dajie Temple, hire mercenaries in the Western Regions, and bribe the king of Qiang.

Especially when the army of Su Nan attacked the main city of Baiye County, the gold coins spent every day were astronomical.

What's more, the most important thing in fighting is military rations, so Su Nan had exchanged a lot of gold coins for food and stored them in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.

And most of these food can not be taken away.

Su Nan only had 5,000 people in his hands. After going to the Western Regions, those who could not open the way with force must use gold coins to open the way.

Westerners are more open to money than Easterners.

These forty gold coins are too stretched.

If there are a lot of gold coins, Su Nan is sure to open up the situation in the Western Regions in a short time and occupy a territory.

And he and Suo Guo are still relatives by marriage.

Su Yong suddenly said: "My lord, there is countless gold in the Qiang Palace. Arugan looted for decades, and all the gold was poured on his palace. The roof is gold, and the ground is also gold. In gold coins, at least two millions!"

As soon as these words came out, Su Nan's eyes narrowed suddenly.

He knows more than Su Yong how many gold coins are in the Qiang Palace.

Arugan is such a lunatic, the gold coins he grabbed are not spent at all, and all of them are used to build the palace.

The palace of a barbarian king in his district is more splendid than that of the king of Yue, the king of Chu.

But his aesthetic point of view is extremely rough and bad, and there is no artistic beauty at all, and he directly melts the gold onto the walls, roofs, and floors!

Therefore, the surface of his palace is covered with gold.

But these days, he deliberately didn't think about this gold thing.

Because he knows his own shortcomings and is too greedy.

Once greed arises, it cannot be suppressed!

Suddenly, Su Nan fell into difficult choices and suffering.

No, you can't go to the Qiang Palace, you can't be greedy, isn't the previous lesson cruel enough?

But now the Su family is too short of gold, with this gold from the Qiang Palace, going to the Western Regions can at least shorten the struggle time for two or three years.

How precious are two or three years?

Su Nan is already sixty years old, and I still have a few more years for two or three years.

The prince Su Jianting may have died.

His next best son, Su Jianchang, is only eighteen years old this year.

I need to lay a foundation in a few years, and then spend a few years to cultivate Su Jianchang.

I'm so pressed for time.

I need this coin so bad.

The accumulation of the Qiang King Arugang for decades and the accumulation of the Qiang country for hundreds of years of looting.

Almost two million gold coins.

It is more than the annual tax of Vietnam.

Do you just give up?

For a time, Su Nan had a hard time deciding.

Reason told him that he should concentrate on escaping to the Western Regions and not stay for any food, even two million gold coins.

But the impulse made him want to get the gold coin.

The Qiang Palace is less than two hundred miles away from here, and this gold coin is easily available.

It's like a piece of fat in your mouth, don't you want to eat it?

This is equivalent to a man in high demand. When he is chased by hooligans, he will not stop even if there are big beauties without clothes on the side of the road.

But once he escapes and throws the hooligan away for several days, there is a drunk and stunning beauty beside him who is constantly teasing him, can he hold back?

Absolutely not!

"Where's the scouts? Are there enemies behind us?"

"My lord, there are no enemies within five hundred miles behind us!"

Su Zhan trembled and said, "Brother, go grab it! With this gold, the brothers will not complain or make trouble."

Su Yong said: "My lord, with this gold coin, we will be able to show our strength in the Western Regions! In a short period of time, we can open up the situation. With enough gold coins, the king of the Suo Kingdom can even directly ennoble the lord as the governor of the province. ."

This is real.

In the countries of the Western Regions, anything can be bought with money, even an official position.

Su Nan gritted his teeth suddenly and said, "No, don't go to the Qiang Palace, don't waste any time, the top priority is to go to the Western Regions immediately!"

Then, Su Nan loudly ordered: "Enough rest, continue on the road, all the way to the west, all the way to the west!"

Perhaps the last time the lesson was too profound, Su Nan decisively ordered to go west, not to go to the Qiang Palace to win the gold.

But God knows, when he gave this order, he used almost all his strength.

The astronomical amount of gold coins at the Qiang Palace attracted him more than anyone else.

Su Nan has already ordered.

Even if Su Zhan, Su Yong and others are not reconciled, they can only execute the order.

…………

but!

However, Su's army was unwilling to leave, and was unwilling to continue westward.

Su Nan immediately said angrily, "Why don't you want to leave? It's only been a few days? Are these people going to disobey the order?"

Su Yong said: "Many brothers also know that there is gold in the Qiang Palace, and they want to take the gold before leaving."

Su Nan went out!

Immediately, thousands of the Su family's private army knelt down neatly.

"My lord, there are no chasing troops for a few hundred miles, and the Qiang Palace is less than two hundred miles away from us!"

"My lord, we know that we are going to move to the Western Regions. But the brothers are uneasy because they have nothing. With gold, the brothers can also eat and drink in the Western Regions."

"My lord, the Qiang Palace is only 200 miles away, and millions of gold coins are in front of us, shouldn't we take them?"

"My lord, after getting this gold, the brothers will only need one-tenth, and the rest will be handed over to the lord, so that you can develop your great cause."

"The Lord is open to grace!"

"The Lord is open to grace!"

More than 4,000 private troops knelt down neatly and begged Su Nan for mercy.

In the face of astronomical gold, no one can resist the temptation.

Su Nan's shaky balance had completely shifted at this time.

All the troops under his command demanded gold.

It's impossible not to take it now.

Su Nan said angrily, "You guys, you guys!"

Then, he gave an order: "The whole army goes south, grab the gold of the Qiang Palace with the fastest speed, and then immediately go west."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Long live the lord!"

"Long live the lord!"

The morale of the thousands of Su's private army was low, but it suddenly rose.

Then, Su Nan led 5,000 people to the south and rushed to the Qiang Palace to grab the gold.

Many results are really inevitable!

Especially human nature.

The situation really did not exceed Shen Lang's expectations!

After Su Nan escaped from the desperate situation, he finally entered hell again!

The Qiang Palace is full of gold!

But for the Su family, it was hell!

Shen Lang casts a hell of a net of heaven and earth!

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