Vol 2 Chapter 2467: Wu Qi VS Li Mu + Jiang Shang (Part 2)
Chapter 2467 Wu Qi VS Li Mu + Jiang Shang (Part 2)
Chapter 2463: Wu Qi VS Li Mu + Jiang Shang (Part 2)
Tu Xingsun was chatting with Li Mu while observing the situation around him.
Li Mu did not doubt him. Although he brought nearly a hundred guards to greet him, there were also thousands of guards around the city gate. None of them were too powerful to prevent him from escaping.
So, even if he killed Li Mu in front of everyone, he could just escape and leave.
Tu Xingsun calculated in his mind and thought that the possibility of success was very high, so he was ready to take action immediately, but before he could take action, he heard a voice that he least wanted to hear.
“Master Tu Xingsun’s nephew.”
The only person in Baling City who can call Tu Xingsun his nephew is naturally Jiang Shang.
Although Yang Jian is higher in seniority than Tu Xingsun, the age difference between the two is actually not big, so they have always been friends with each other as equals, and would not call Tu Xingsun his nephew.
Tu Xingsun turned around dully, and when he saw that the person coming was Jiang Shang, and Yang Jian was standing beside him, he could only give up the plan of taking action.
If he did it in front of Yang Jian, even if he could really kill Li Mu, he probably wouldn't be able to escape.
After experiencing the experience of escaping underground but still being caught out, Tu Xingsun is no longer as arrogant and ignorant as before, thinking that his great achievements in magic can lead him to run rampant.
Although his underground skills are unparalleled in the world, Huang Tianxiang and Zhang Xiu alone can pull him out of the ground.
Yang Jian is several times stronger than the two of them combined, and he obviously has the strength to pull himself out of the ground.
With this thought, Tu Xingsun could only give up the plan of taking action and planned to find another opportunity to attack Li Mu, so he smiled and greeted Jiang Shang and Yang Jian.
“Uncle Jiang, I really didn’t expect to see you in Baling. The last time I saw you coming was more than ten years ago. Why do you always come down to help Tang Lai?”
Tu Xingsun remembered Wu Qi’s instructions and behaved as naturally as possible. After all, Li Mu did not doubt him, but it did not mean that his wise uncle would not doubt him.
After exchanging pleasantries with Tu Xingsun, Jiang Shang asked, "Senior nephew Tu Xingsun, after the plan to burn down Quyou City failed, why did it take you three days to come back?"
When Tu Xingsun heard this, his heart suddenly trembled.
Before he left, Wu Qi told him that if he didn't return for three days, even if Li Mu wouldn't doubt him, it would definitely arouse Jiang Shang's suspicion, so he prepared a set of excuses for Tu Xingsun in advance.
Tu Xingsun said calmly: "Uncle Jiang, after Wu Qi saw through the trap, I wanted to find an opportunity to rescue General Li Li, but I didn't expect..."
The first half of what Tu Xingsun said was his own experience, but the part about surrendering after being captured alive was omitted.
As for the second half, after his rescue failed, he was chased by Huang Tianxiang and was injured. He spent a lot of effort to escape, but he came back as soon as he got out of trouble.
Li Mu had no doubts after hearing this. After all, there was no flaw in Tu Xingsun's words, so he said with a guilty look on his face: "It's all Li's fault. You almost hurt my brother."
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm back well, haven't I?"
Tu Xingsun waved his hand quickly and felt relieved when he saw Jiang Shang on the side and did not continue to question him.
After some exchanges, Li Mu comforted Tu Xingsun a few words, and then took the guards to inspect the city defenses. Tu Xingsun followed Jiang Shang back to his home to rest.
Although Tu Xingsun followed Jiang Shang, he was only thinking about killing Li Mu once night came.
As soon as he entered the mansion, Tu Xingsun began to murmur in his heart.
Who is living in this mansion? It is too luxurious. They even use big bluestones to pave the road. Living here is not suitable for him to perform earth magic.
Seeing Tu Xingsun's speed slowing down, Jiang Shang turned around and smiled at him: "Master nephew, why are you still standing there? The banquet has been prepared for you."
“Oh, here it comes.”
Tu Xingsun responded quickly and followed Jiang Shang around and around before arriving in front of a hall.
But after pushing the door open and entering, there was no banquet inside. Instead, there was nothing.
【Ding dong, Jiang Shang’s skill ‘Flying Bear’ is activated;
Flying Bear: Flying bear enters the dream, the pillar of the country. This is Jiang Shang's unique skill.
Effect 1: When you are granted the title of Grand Master or Prime Minister, three random items in your five dimensions will be permanently +1.
Effect 2: Lord, if the monarch can convince him and gain Jiang Shang’s sincere allegiance, the monarch’s five dimensions will be permanently +1.
Effect 3: When dealing with government affairs and governing one party, politics will automatically rise by 2 points. All walks of life in the country will be comprehensively developed, and it will be easier to gain support from the people and officials under his command.
Effect 4: If there is mental arithmetic but no intention, it can suppress the opponent's intelligence by 1 to 8 points depending on the opponent's intelligence. 】
“Uncle Master, you must have gone to the wrong place. How can there be a banquet here?”
Tu Xingsun turned around in confusion and saw Jiang Shang closing the door. He looked at him with a joking face and said, "Act, nephew, please continue to act."
【Ding dong, Jiang Shang's skill ‘Flying Bear’ is activated with effect 5. If he does mental arithmetic but not mind, he can suppress the opponent's intelligence by 1 to 8 points depending on the opponent's intelligence.
Currently reduces Tu Xingsun's intelligence by 8 points.
Tu Xingsun: Basic intelligence is 60 points, current intelligence dropped to 52;】
Tu Xingsun, who had been demoted to wisdom, suddenly felt a thump in his heart when he heard Jiang Shang's words. He suppressed his uneasiness and fear and pretended to be stupid: "Uncle, what are you talking about? What did I do to my nephew?"
But he didn't realize that his reaction was already very strange.
Jiang Shang was too lazy to listen to Tu Xingsun's story and said straight to the point: "You surrender to Qin."
The biggest secret in his heart was exposed, and Tu Xingsun suddenly felt like he was struck by lightning. He didn't know where he had exposed his flaw, but it was obvious that he would not recognize it.
“Uncle Master, what are you talking about? How could this disciple surrender to Qin?”
"Huh, what's impossible? With your temperament, if you are captured, who will surrender if you don't surrender?" Jiang Shang snorted coldly.
…”
Tu Xingsun suddenly felt humiliated, but he couldn't refute it, because everything Jiang Shang said was right, which was very irritating.
“Uncle Jiang, you must speak with evidence. Even if you are highly respected, you cannot humiliate your disciples casually.”
“You kid, you have not been smart since you were a child, and you are also stupid.
If you had not surrendered to Qin, when my uncle asked where you had been for the past three days, your reaction would have been suspicion and anger.
But not only did you not do it, but you explained the cause and effect clearly without any mistakes. But sometimes perfection is also a flaw.
With your Tu Xingsun’s brains and eloquence, you can’t come up with such a perfect reason. Someone behind the scenes must have helped you come up with it.
If the uncle's guess is correct, this person should be Wu Qi. Jiang Shang said expressionlessly.
Wu Qi underestimated Jiang Shang's understanding of Tu Xingsun. He only thought that Jiang Shang was not Tu Xingsun's master and did not know Tu Xingsun well enough, so he would not easily doubt his disciples.
But the actual situation is that among the disciples, there are also different targets.
If it were Yang Jian and Lei Zhenzi, Jiang Shang would naturally not doubt it, but if it were Tu Xingsun who was greedy for life and afraid of death, how could he not doubt it.
However, Wu Qi’s words about teaching Tu Xingsun were so perfect, which actually fueled Jiang Shang’s suspicion.
After listening to Jiang Shang's words, Tu Xingsun was completely dumbfounded. He never expected that the fact that he had no flaws would actually become his biggest flaw. "Tu Xingsun, you..."
Yang Jian had just finished speaking, but he didn't know what to say anymore, because just by looking at Tu Xingsun's expression, he knew that what Jiang Shang said was right, and Tu Xingsun surrendered to Qin.
Now Yang Jian somewhat understands why Jiang Shang did not call Lei Zhenzi, but only called him. After all, with Lei Zhenzi's hatred for the Qin Dynasty, if he knew that Tu Xingsun surrendered to Qin, he would probably kill him. ,
"Tu Xingsun, my uncle does not blame you for surrendering to Qin to save your life, but you cannot attack Li Mu. Without Li Mu, Ba Ling City cannot be defended."
After saying this, Jiang Shang turned to look at Yang Jian and said, "Take him down."
"clear."
Yang Jian responded and strode towards Tu Xingsun.
Tu Xingsun kept backing away with a look of fear on his face. Even if he wanted to use the Earth Technique, he couldn't because the floor was made of granite that was harder than the big bluestone. His Iron Head Skill had not yet been trained enough to break the granite. the point.
"Yang Jian, don't come over here...I will fight with you..."
Before he finished speaking, Tu Xingsun curled up and was punched in the abdomen by Yang Jian who was close by. His whole body was bent into a bow shape, and he even vomited bile.
He never expected that he would fall down before he could exert any force, without even the slightest strength to fight back. The gap between him and Yang Jian was really too big.
"you…"
Before he finished speaking, Tu Xingsun rolled his eyes and fainted. The majestic God of War general was unable to make a single move under Yang Jian.
Yang Jian saw this and looked at Jiang Shang.
Jiang Shang looked at Tu Xingsun and sighed: "It's hard to be a great weapon if you are timid. Lock him up first."
“But how should Li Mu explain it?”
“It is said that Tu Xingsun’s injury has recurred and he is recovering from his injuries and cannot go on the battlefield anymore.”
After saying this, Jiang Shang seriously warned: "Yang Jian, remember, you must not tell Li Mu or Lei Zhenzi about the news of his native grandson surrendering to Qin."
"clear."
Yang Jian nodded.
Long Xuhu's surrender has already made Li Mu suspicious of Jiang Shang. After all, Li Mu heard everything Jiang Shang said to Lei Zhenzi.
The master advised his apprentice to surrender after being captured, but he continued to help Li Tang. This operation was very confusing.
Even if Li Mu is not a suspicious person, it is difficult not to think too much when encountering this situation.
If he knew that Tu Xingsun had also surrendered, given Li Mu's temperament, even if he didn't say it on the surface, he would definitely not trust the Yuqing disciples in his heart.
Given the current situation in Baling, unity is the most important thing.
If Li Mu and Yang Jian were separated, Ba Ling would definitely not be able to defend it.
Yang Jian knew this very well, so he naturally would not tell Li Mu that Tu Xingsun had surrendered to Qin.
Looking at Yang Jian's leaving figure, Jiang Shang's eyes narrowed slightly and he whispered to himself: "Yang Jian, if it were you, what would you choose?"
Yang Jian's body suddenly stagnated, but only for a moment, and then continued to walk away.
Although Yuqing was told to follow his own heart, he was trapped between family, loyalty and sect, so how could he easily follow his own heart.
Forget it, just take it one step at a time, the worst is death, and I, Yang Jian, am actually a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Yang Jian thought to himself.
Yang Jian followed Jiang Shang's instructions and told Li Mu that Tu Xingsun had suffered internal injuries and now needed treatment.
Although Li Mu had some doubts about this, he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he said he wanted to visit Tu Xingsun, but Yang Jian declined.
At the same time, after Wu Qi had cleaned up all the carbon stones in Quyou City, he returned to Baling City with his troops and a battalion of three thousand special weapons sent by Li Jing, waiting for the soil Xingsun came to tell him his story.
But after waiting for two days, Tu Xingsun still failed to arrive. Wu Qi immediately realized that Tu Xingsun might have failed, so he no longer had any illusions and directly prepared to attack the city.
The two armies of Fu Cunshen and Sima Cuo have arrived at Baling City and have completed their rendezvous with Wu Qi.
The main force of the two armies plus the surrendered troops totaled more than 15,000. After adding Wu Qi's 18,000 infantry and cavalry, the number of the three Qin armies reached 50,000 after they joined forces.
After conquering so many cities in a row, the number of the Qin army increased instead of falling.
Originally, Wu Qi had hopes for Tu Xingsun, hoping that he could use Tu Xingsun's help to get rid of Li Mu, his great enemy.
But now that Tu Xingsun has not returned for two days and has not appeared among the Tang army, it must be a failure.
Wu Qi was naturally not prepared to wait any longer, and decisively ordered the three armies to surround Baling and start a siege.
Li Mu had already made preparations to defend the city, but when he stood on the tower and looked at the dense darkness below, he still couldn't help but feel frightened.
This amount was much more than he expected.
“Come on Wu Qi, I’m going to see how powerful you are.” Li Mu stared at Shuai Qi and muttered to himself.
[Ding dong, Li Mu’s skill ‘Iron Wall’ effect 1 is activated. When fighting a defensive war, the command +3, the force +4, the morale and combat power of the whole army are partially improved.
Li Mu: Commander 101, Martial Power 96, Intelligence 94, Politics 68, Charisma 96; Equipment: Zhenyue Sword +1, White Dragon Roaring Moon Horse +1;
The current commander-in-chief of Li Mu has increased to 104, and the force of force has increased to 102;】
Jiang Shang saw Li Mu's frown, stepped forward and said, "General Li Mu, don't worry, we will definitely be able to defend Ba Ling."
Li Mu's face improved a little after hearing this.
[Ding dong, Jiang Shang's skill 'Bing Ancestor' effect 4 is activated. When serving as a military advisor, it will increase the general's intelligence by 15 points, his command by 13 points, and the intelligence of the whole army + 1.
Currently, Li Mu’s intelligence is increased by 3 points, his command by 1 point, and the intelligence of the whole army is +1;
Li Mu’s commander increased to 105, and his intelligence increased to 97;
Yang Jian’s intelligence increased to 89;
Lei Zhenzi…
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Outside the city, Sima Cuo and Fu Cunshen beside Wu Qi couldn't help but frowned after seeing Ba Ling's nearly perfect city defense layout.
“Lord Governor, this Li Mu is not simple.” Sima Cuo said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Wu Qi sighed softly: "If Li Mu was so easy to deal with, why would I wait for you to come over?"
Using 4,000 words per day as a guarantee is really too extravagant for the author, and it is also powerless.
Therefore, let’s change it back to the daily limit of 2,000 words, and any additional updates will be an additional 2,000 words per chapter.
This is also within the author's ability. Otherwise, it is beyond the ability and the promise made cannot be fulfilled, which is meaningless. Everything must be done within one's ability.
This chapter counts as the eighth update of today’s Baobao and Baiyinmeng. In the future, if there are arrears of updates, the author will combine the Baobao and the additional updates and publish them together. Anyway, the number of words is the same.
(End of this chapter)