From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 294

In the main camp tent of Shenwu Camp, Qiu Huan had already obtained the map of the reed marshes on both sides of Chaobai River.

He took out a wooden stick and pointed at the map and said: "There are traces of ships passing by on both the east and west banks. Because they were afraid of our sneak attack, Zhou Yuan's two thousand people gathered in that area, about two miles up and down, wandering in the river."

"He may go north or south at any time, and he may also land in the east and west directions at any time. However, I have sent a total of 10,000 troops on the left and right wings to surround him."

"There are a large number of secret sentries distributed throughout the reed marshes. Whether he goes south or north, or lands in the east and west, he will be intercepted by our army and then surrounded and killed with bows and arrows."

"Everyone, this decisive battle in the reed marshes is about to come to an end."

Many generals below also laughed.

"Marquis Qiu is indeed an old general with great military achievements. He is very strict in fighting. Zhou Yuan is doomed this time."

Qiu Huan smiled faintly and said, "It is easy to defeat two thousand people. What's more, Zhou Yuan is just a poor scholar who can't fight a fart."

"Fu Xing has set off and is commanding in person at the front line. Today, we can only end the battle."

At this point, he smiled and said, "Everyone, I will arrange a banquet at Dongguo Tower tonight. Please come and get drunk!"

"Hahaha! Good! Get drunk!"

"By the way, Marquis Qiu has not invited guests since he took over as the governor of the Beijing Camp!"

...

In the Zhou Mansion, Zhao Jianjia sat in the hall, but her face was pale and she was at a loss.

Wanyan Daichan patted her shoulder gently and whispered: "Jianjia, don't worry too much. Zhou Yuan is still quite capable. It's not that easy to lose."

Zhao Jianjia forced a smile and whispered: "Of course I believe in him, but this time..."

She looked up at Qu Ling and whispered: "Is there any hope?"

"Almost no, at least I can't think of it."

Qu Ling sighed: "Although he borrowed a boat, he is now blocked on the river by tens of thousands of people. The encirclement is shrinking. He will soon be completely surrounded. When thousands of arrows are fired at him, he will have no ability to resist."

Zhao Jianjia smiled bitterly and said: "If he loses, it's a loss. My husband and I will go back to Yunzhou or Yangzhou to live our married life. It may not be a bad thing."

"This officialdom is full of intrigues. I believe my husband doesn't like it either."

Xue Ningyue whispered: "Sister Jianjia, don't worry too much. Sister Yu'an went to Chaobai River last night. She I will protect Brother Zhou from harm."

Zhao Jianjia said: "But so many people want to take his life..."

"Don't worry."

Wanyan Daichan said calmly: "As long as Li Yu'an is here, no matter how many people there are, they can't kill Zhou Yuan. What about bows and arrows? They can't shoot through the invisible wall of air condensed by the vast internal force."

Qu Ling asked in confusion: "Sister Yan means that Miss Li's kung fu is better than yours?"

Wanyan Daichan smiled bitterly, lowered her head and sighed: "You can't compare me , Li Yu'an's Kung Fu is truly the best in the world, even Xiaozhuang can't compare to her. "

"Jianjia, you have seen Xiaozhuang's Kung Fu, right?"

Zhao Jianjia nodded and said, "Last August, when we were sailing north, we encountered hundreds of assassins, and Sister Xiaozhuang easily solved them."

Wanyan Daichan said, "If it's serious, Xiaozhuang can only last ten moves under Miss Li."

"Ah?"

Several girls were stunned.

Sister Xiaozhuang's real identity is the chief of the imperial palace. What kind of status is that, and she can only last ten moves?

Wanyan Daichan said: "Xiaozhuang's kung fu is the demon-slaying kung fu and demon-slaying swordsmanship of the Tianshi Zhengyi Dao, which have all reached perfection, reaching the highest state of nothingness outside the mind, and being able to do whatever one wants and being omnipotent."

"However, Li Yu'an... She is the Tianshi of the Quanzhen Shenlong Dao in Zhongnan Mountain. She has a very deep understanding of Taoism and possesses several Taoist unique skills, including the Creation Kung Fu, the Xiantian Kung Fu, the Yuxuan Heart Sutra, the Ziwei Chongxu Method, and other unique skills, all of which have reached great perfection."

"For such a person, it is too easy to protect someone."

Xue Ningyue said weakly: "Have you ever thought that Brother Zhou will win?"

Everyone was stunned again.

Xue Ningyue said: "I don't know why, I believe that Brother Zhou will win."

Zhao Jianjia is not interested in martial arts, but is deeply touched by this sentence.

She held Xue Ningyue's hand and said softly: "Ningyue, you really believe in your husband more than I do, both in the past and now."

...

Li He's forehead was covered with sweat. He took a boat to meet up with the main force. He shouted with a heavy breath: "General, we are here. The people are here. The reed marshes are full of people. We are surrounded."

"The nearest vanguard is only a hundred feet away from us."

Zhou Yuan looked forward quickly., I saw the reeds swaying, as if countless people were walking in it.

The wind was blowing, the sun was shining, and it was a good day today.

"What should I do!"

Zhuang Xuansu said anxiously: "What else can you do at this time? There is no way to the sky, and there is no door to the earth."

Zhou Yuan did not answer, but whispered: "The reeds are withered and yellow in winter, new buds are sprouting in spring, branches and leaves are lush in summer, and white flowers bloom in autumn."

"It's just early spring now, there are few buds, and this reed marsh is all dry yellow branches."

"I can make such reeds bloom."

Zhuang Xuansu asked in confusion: "What are you talking about? What flowers?"

"Sparks."

Zhou Yuan shouted: "Brothers! The north wind is howling! Let's have a fire!"

"Yes!"

The small boats went to various places on both sides of the river according to the pre-planned plan, broke the tung oil barrels and poured them forward, and the whole reed marsh was instantly on fire.

The north wind continued to blow, and the fire quickly grew wildly. In an instant, thick smoke rose and flames surged.

These soldiers in the reed marsh had no time to escape. The complex terrain prevented them from running, and they could only run away.

"Jump into the water! Jump into the water!"

Fu Xing's heart almost stopped. The moment he saw the fire, he realized that everything was too late.

The reed marshes on both sides of the Chaobai River were the best dry firewood. Under the blowing of the north wind, they were completely ignited in a few dozen breaths.

Tens of thousands of soldiers were forced to do nothing. After all, it was too far to go ashore. At this moment, they could only rush madly into the deep water area. Only in this way could they escape.

On Zhou Yuan's side, after the five military camps set the fire, they waited with knives.

The three thousand soldiers who were fleeing escaped from the reed marsh and were stabbed in the head.

"First seize the bows and arrows! Li He, what the hell are you doing? Hurry up!"

"I caught them, I caught them!"

Li He shouted as he rushed towards the archers with his boats. More than a dozen boats passed by, and he killed them one by one, and directly collected all the bows and arrows.

"It's over!"

Zhou Yuan shouted, "You are all at the mercy of others in the water, and we have snatched the bows and arrows. It's over! If you continue to struggle, someone will die!"

This is a military exercise after all, not a real killing.

A large number of wounded soldiers in the water need to be treated in time. The fire keeps burning everyone, and the physical strength is greatly consumed. Many people can't swim.

Zhuang Xuansu said in a deep voice: "It's over. The three thousand soldiers who participated in the encirclement and suppression were all wiped out. Where is the commander?"

Fu Xing shouted: "We don't accept it! We have more than ten thousand people. Zhou Yuan's two hundred ships can't kill them all!"

Zhuang Xuansu said: "The fact is that more than ten thousand of you are in the water, and you have been burned and injured. Your morale has been scattered, and you have no power to fight back at all."

"In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, you have lost this battle of the military exercise."

Fu Xing shouted anxiously: "We still have the courage to fight again. We have not surrendered!"

Zhuang Xuansu's face sank, and he said in a cold voice: "The Inner Court and the Jinyiwei Supervisor are here. You will not be allowed to break the rules. I will explain this matter to His Majesty. Please ask the Duke of Zhenguo to judge!"

"Surrender immediately, take your people ashore quickly, and return to the camp to treat the wounds."

Zhou Yuan shook his head and said: "No, no, no, they can't go back. This battle is not over yet."