The mysterious world: Start working hard from the beggar camp!

Chapter 511 Chongzhen personally led the army to attack the city and shattered the enemy's fantasy of war on paper
"Uncle Xu."

Xie Youming looked at the imperial army arrayed outside the city with a cold gaze, and said to Xu Nianzu, "Chongzhen personally led the troops here, it seems that he wants to fight to the death with our Jiangnan family alliance."

"Should we go out of the city and fight them?"

Being young, he was full of energy and ambition. Even when he heard that Emperor Chongzhen had broken through to the late sixth level and had an innate divine weapon in his hand, he was eager to try.

The other party has a natal artifact, and so do I.

Although it is not the most powerful top-level artifact, it is also a rare innate top-grade artifact.

This divine weapon, inherited from his ancestor Xie Jin, contains a cave world, and is the greatest heritage of the Xie family that has been passed down for tens of thousands of years.

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Xu Nianzu's face froze, and then he said, "The morale of the government troops outside the city is at its peak. We should be patient for a few days, dampen their spirit, and then look for an opportunity to counterattack."

"After all, Chongzhen's cultivation is two realms higher than ours, so it is not advisable to fight him head-on."

To be honest, he really didn't want to go into battle with Chongzhen in person if he had no choice.

As an early sixth-level expert, he was well aware of the terrifying effects of reaching the sixth level.

The initial stage sixth-level practitioners in the Ming Dynasty began to liquefy their internal energy, and their combat power was totally incomparable to that of the fourth or fifth-level practitioners.

When a cultivator breaks through to the late sixth level, the internal Qi and spiritual strength will be at least ten times stronger than at the early sixth level.

If it weren't for the help of the army, Xu Nianzu and Xie Youming would not be a match for Chongzhen if they fought alone.

"Uncle Xu, the enemy is approaching us in large numbers. We have no choice but to fight!"

Xie Youming frowned and continued, "If we just defend Changzhou City, with the two million soldiers we have gathered in the city and a large amount of military resources, there will naturally be no problem."

"But as long as Chongzhen is not stupid, he will not fight to the death against Changzhou City."

"The Jiangnan area is well connected. Their army can easily bypass Changzhou and advance to Suzhou or Huzhou, forcing us to engage in a decisive battle with Chongzhen's army."

He was right.

There are not many natural passes in the Jiangnan area, which is completely different from the border fortresses.

With the troops and material reserves gathered in Changzhou City, it was difficult for the government troops to capture Changzhou City.

But the enemy is not stupid, how could they possibly be so determined to fight to the death against this important town?
Once our side avoids fighting, the government troops can take a detour and approach their own nest.

Therefore, it is impossible to rely on this city to stop the government troops from moving south.

"My dear nephew, my advice is not to avoid fighting, but to choose the right time to fight."

Xu Nianzu had already made a plan, and said with a smile, "First, we will use the defensive advantage of Changzhou City to defeat the enemy's spirit. Then, when the enemy divides its troops and wants to take a detour, we can concentrate our superior forces and launch a major counterattack against the enemy."

"Besides, the government troops can go south by detour. Why don't we take advantage of the emptiness of Nanjing and Zhenjiang Prefecture and lead the army north?"

"As long as Chongzhen is not stupid, he would not dare to divide his troops and march southward without capturing Changzhou."

"Otherwise, would he still want his capital of Jinling?"

Xu Nianzu was indeed an old scoundrel. He hit the nail on the head and knew Chongzhen's weak spot, making him dare not act rashly.

At least he didn't dare to send his troops south before defeating the two million aristocratic alliance troops gathered here.

Otherwise, not only would their retreat be in jeopardy, but even the city of Jinling might not be saved.

"Ha ha……"

Xie Youming burst into laughter when he heard this. "Old people are always wise. You are worthy of being Uncle Xu. I admire you!"

Indeed, compared with the cunning Xu Nianzu, he, a rookie, although a top genius of the Jiangnan family, still lacks a lot of skills.

"Then let's just wait for the government troops to attack the city and dampen their morale."

Although Xie Youming wanted to go out of the city to fight Chongzhen and test the opponent's true combat effectiveness, he was not stupid and naturally knew what to do to be in his best interests.

"Dong dong..."

At this time, the imperial troops outside the city had already left the camp and formed up their battle array.

"Your Majesty, the millions of brave soldiers in the Guards are ready to attack at any time, just waiting for the order!"

After commanding the soldiers to form a battle line, Zhou Yuji came to the front of Emperor Chongzhen, who was riding a top-quality dragon-scale horse, and reported respectfully.

"Well, tell the soldiers to attack!"

Chongzhen, wearing a suit of top-grade spiritual weapons, rode on horseback, looked coldly at the Changzhou city in front of him, and gave orders calmly.

He was filled with murderous intent, as if he had become a completely different person compared to when the capital was moved south to Nanjing a year ago.

In the past, he was fooled by all the civil and military officials in the court and became like a fool, which was a pity.

But since he made up his mind to launch a Jedi counterattack, the changes in him have been unprecedented, and he has undergone a complete transformation.

All of this was probably because the Ming Dynasty was not yet doomed, starting from the time Chongzhen accidentally obtained the Witch God Temple, a sacred artifact inherited from Emperor Taizu.

In ancient myths and legends, the Wu clan was warlike, and Emperor Chongzhen, who was deeply influenced by the blood of the Wu god, was naturally no exception.

Now, ever since he refined and absorbed that drop of witch god's blood, his cultivation has skyrocketed and he has killed more than ten thousand enemies with his own hands. He is no longer the same as before.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhou Yuji took the order and turned around and flew away, returning to the core hub of a military killing formation composed of 300,000 brave guards.

Although he was not aware that there were two level six strong men from aristocratic families in the Changzhou city ahead, he was not afraid at all.

In terms of bravery and fighting skills, Zhou Yuji is no less than Lu Xiangsheng.

Moreover, he was highly valued by Emperor Chongzhen, who even bestowed upon him an acquired magic weapon of the highest quality not long ago, which greatly increased Zhou Yuji's combat effectiveness.

This acquired artifact of the highest grade is called Linglong Pagoda. It was obtained by Emperor Chongzhen after he came out of retreat after refining the witch god's blood. It is estimated that it was due to the final burst of Ming Dynasty's luck that he sensed a secret realm hidden in the Purple Gold Mountain in Jinling, and he went to explore it personally.

What surprised Emperor Chongzhen even more was that there was a new dragon vein hidden in the secret realm of Purple Mountain, which allowed him to combine the Ming Dynasty's golden dragon with it, making the Ming Dynasty's national destiny no longer rootless.

This is also the main reason why Emperor Chongzhen has been so successful in everything over the past year.

After all, the Ming Dynasty, which has been passed down for thousands of years, has accumulated extraordinary national destiny.

Even if it is the end of the dynasty, it should not be underestimated.

In the past, due to the theft of the national treasure, the Haotian Tower, the Golden Dragon of National Fortune became a rootless source. Now that there is a place for the national fortune to be placed, it can naturally temporarily suppress the loss of national fortune. The fact that the Southern Ming Dynasty, which moved its capital southward, was able to rise against the trend is the best proof that the Ming Dynasty's national fortune is no longer rapidly declining.

How magical is the destiny of heaven and earth?

Even Li Dingguo, the biggest beneficiary, did not understand anything about it.

"Eight Desolations and Six Combinations Formation, activate!"

Zhou Yuji activated his spiritual power to the fullest, connected with the soldiers' qi, and immediately activated this top-level military killing formation passed down from the royal family.

Streams of bloody evil aura emanated from the bodies of 300,000 soldiers, and in an instant formed a red dragon that was over 800 feet in size. The bloody evil aura rose up, and the figures of the soldiers disappeared instantly.

"hold head high……"

This five-clawed red dragon raised its head and roared, then swung its long tail and flew into the air. In the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of the huge Changzhou city!
The city defense formation of Changzhou Prefecture today was rearranged by the alliance of Jiangnan aristocratic families.

The previous city defense formation was driven by the good fortune of the city of the Ming Dynasty. After the alliance of aristocratic families rebelled, it was no longer recognized by the court and naturally could no longer be activated.

However, these aristocratic families in Jiangnan have a long history and are not short of large-scale formation inheritances.

The city defense formation they had rearranged with great effort was no less powerful than the original imperial formation.

"Spirit Bird Cannon, fire in unison!"

"Spiritual Crossbow Cart, fire!"

Seeing that the government troops had formed a large formation and had begun to attack the city, the guard on the city wall gave an order and hundreds of psychic cannons and crossbow carts that had been deployed long ago began a concentrated fire attack.

Dazzling psychic shells and dense spiritual crossbow arrows shot out from the city wall and bombarded the huge dragon that had just arrived!
"Roar!"

This red dragon, transformed by the killing array magic, braved the enemy's concentrated fire, and the protective divine light on its body flickered in and out, but it did not suffer any harm.

It raised its head and roared, and its dragon tail, which was hundreds of feet long, was raised high. With a powerful dragon tail, it slammed down on the light shield of the city defense formation, making a huge roar!

"hold head high……"

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen personally led another army consisting of 300,000 soldiers, and the dragon transformed by the killing power followed!

"Witch God Temple, go!"

With the help of the extreme amplification of the killing array's magical power, Emperor Chongzhen's natal artifact, the Witch Temple, flashed out and turned into a size of hundreds of feet, like a small mountain, and continuously smashed down towards the city defense array in front!
"Rumble..."

The power of this series of critical hits was several times stronger than the military attack of the same scale led by Zhou Yuji. It emitted a deafening explosion and caused the light shield of the city defense formation to shake and flicker continuously, which looked very scary!

"The power of Chongzhen's divine weapon attack, which was personally led by the army, is too strong!"

"Damn you, tyrant! How could he have such a strong attack power?"

"If this continues, our city defense formation won't last a day and will be broken by the government troops!"

"We can't go on like this, we must form a formation and go out of the city to fight back!"...

As soon as the two sides started fighting, they entered a stalemate. The powerful attack power of the imperial army surprised the soldiers of the alliance of aristocratic families defending the city, and they couldn't help but talk about it.

And this is not the full display of the government army's strength.

Far in front of the imperial army camp outside the city, there was a force of 400,000 brave guards standing ready to join the battle as a reserve force.

Zhou Yuji, the commander-in-chief of the Yongwei Army, was undoubtedly an outstanding general and a veteran of many battles. He would certainly not make common sense mistakes.

In such a large-scale war, it is necessary to leave behind a reserve force of sufficient strength.

In this way, we can maintain a continuous attack on the enemy city and ensure that we always have a fresh force to avoid the enemy taking advantage of the situation by going out of the city and counterattacking after the siege troops are exhausted.

The 400,000 reserve soldiers of the Yongwei Camp were led and commanded by Zhou Yuji's wife, Liu.

What most people in the Ming Dynasty did not know was that in terms of martial bravery, Liu was no worse than Zhou Yuji, and she was even the only female hero who could be compared with Qin Liangyu in the late Ming Dynasty.

But Liu is very low-key, so he is not well-known.

In fact, she broke through to the early stage of level six before Zhou Yuji several months ago.

It’s just that he doesn’t have his own magical weapon, so his current combat power is not as good as Zhou Yuji’s.

When it comes to the ability to lead troops in battle, Liu is on par with her husband Zhou Yuji.

This was also the reason why Emperor Chongzhen confidently handed over the 400,000 soldiers of the Yongwei Camp to Liu's command as a reserve force.

"Nephew, this won't work!"

Xu Nianzu's calm expression finally disappeared, and he said anxiously to Xie Youming, the eldest son of the Xie family, "We can't just watch the government troops launch attacks on Changzhou City in an orderly manner, consuming our magic cores and soul beads!"

"The original plan was wrong. We must quickly form a formation and fight back outside the city to disrupt the government army's siege plan and save energy consumption in the city defense formation."

Our side replaced the original imperial court's city defense formation. Since there was no luck blessing from the city's soldiers and civilians, the energy consumed was completely replaced by magic cores, soul beads and other spiritual crystals.

Under the high-intensity attack of the government troops, a large amount of magic cores and soul beads are consumed every moment. Even these wealthy families cannot support it for long.

"it is good!"

Xie Youming was cheered up after hearing this and said confidently, "I've wanted to do this for a long time!"

"With our current strength, the maximum number of soldiers we can lead to form a battle array is 500,000."

"We formed a military formation with superior forces, used the magic of killing formations, and went out of the city to fight Chongzhen and Zhou Yuji head-on. We are not afraid of the enemy at all, and our chances of winning are not small."

He makes sense.

Even if it was Emperor Chongzhen himself, whose cultivation level was higher than his and Xu Nianzu's, relying on the superior military strength that was several times that of the enemy, and forming a battle formation to counterattack outside the city, it would be enough to offset the advantage of Emperor Chongzhen's cultivation level.

What's more, whether it is Xie Youming or Xu Nianzu, they both have powerful innate divine weapons, and their foundation is no worse than Chongzhen.

Since the current war situation has exceeded the original expectations, as long as we do not want the imperial army to break through the Changzhou city, it is inevitable to start a frontal decisive battle in advance.

Otherwise, the enemy's siege would be too intense, and the magic cores and soul beads stored in the city would be used up. It would then be too late to launch a counterattack against the government troops.

By that time, not only would their army's morale be inferior to that of the government army, but they would also have wasted a large number of precious spiritual crystals such as magic cores and soul beads in vain. As a result of this loss, their side would most likely end up in a miserable defeat.

It was not until now that Xie Liming and Xu Nianzu truly understood the huge difference between paper talk and actual warfare, which was very different from their previous ideas.

A large-scale war is completely different from what the two had imagined, and only by being there can one experience it.

(End of this chapter)