Chapter 327 Confrontation
The high-level battle plan initially formulated by the Xuanqin court was to make a concerted effort to take over Northern Chu before the end of the year.
Unfortunately, Zhao Li encountered Li Zhan's tactics of defending Wuyi City to the death, and he could not take it down for a long time.
He finally had to change the battle plan and take Wuyi City before the snow fell.
Unfortunately, he encountered Li Shiyin again. After he broke through the city regardless of the loss, he had to withdraw because of Li Shiyin's sword energy.
Now, the snow fell, and he was left alone in Northern Chu with 200,000 Xuanqin soldiers, confronting Wuyi City.
Zhao Li really didn't want to confront here, but he really couldn't command those cultivators, so he had no way to deal with the few star sword energies in front of Wuyi City.
In this war, he always had to rely on those cultivators, so he had to be controlled by those cultivators. If they said not to enter, they would not enter, and if they said not to retreat, they would not retreat.
From the moment he received Elder Ziyi's order to withdraw troops, Zhao Li's anger had never subsided. He was extremely dissatisfied with the cultivators in the Xuanqin army, but he had no way to deal with it.
The reason for this situation is:
Xuanqin wants to take down Beichu, but no matter whether it is the cultivators from Wuyin Sword Sect or Yuntianmen, they don't care!
You want to take down Beichu, what does it have to do with me? A trivial matter of a mortal kingdom...
Zi Yi didn't know the thoughts of the Yuntianmen high-level officials. He didn't know why the sect supported a mortal kingdom, and he didn't want to know. He came here to execute orders and to earn spirit stones.
He was just a soy sauce. He had no loyalty to the Xuanqin royal family at all. As a Yuanying cultivator, he naturally wouldn't work hard for Xuanqin.
When he found that Li Shiyin was not easy to deal with and might threaten his life, he had already retreated.
As for the two people from Wuyin Sword Sect, they came to kill Qin Ran, not to help Xuanqin take down Beichu. Now that Qin Ran hasn't shown up yet, they naturally won't take action.
But... they all felt that they couldn't retreat. How could Zi Yi earn spirit stones if he retreated? How could he kill Qin Ran if he retreated from Wuyin Sword Sect?
Fortunately, not all Xuanqin monks are as heartless and righteous as Ziyi. There are still loyal and patriotic monks. Although these monks cannot solve the sword energy problem in front of Wuyi City, they can help solve the logistics problem of Xuanqin army.
Monks have Qiankun bags and can fly. It is not too easy to transport food back and forth. This is also the reason why Zhao Li did not choose to withdraw his troops forcibly due to the long logistics supply line from Xuanqin to Beichu.
On the Xuanqin side, Zhao Li is waiting for the beginning of spring and waiting for several uncles in the army to take action; while on the Beichu side, although the city has been defended, it is still dead and still waiting to die.
Because the people of Wuyi City still can't see the hope of victory.
This city has actually been breached by Xuanqin, but it was just forced to stay alive by Li Shiyin.
When Xuanqin attacks next time, Xuanqin will send high-level monks to hold Li Shiyin, and Beichu will still not be able to bear it.
So Li Zhan had to deal with the political affairs and military affairs in the city while trying to stabilize the people's and the army's morale...
So, the white tiger squatting on the top of the city, everyone in Wuyi City knew that it was a guardian beast that stepped on darkness, swallowed the sun and the moon, used Jindan to stimulate appetite, and used Yuanying as food. He would protect Beichu and Wuyi.
Therefore, every day in the past two days, people in the city went to the foot of the city wall to burn incense and pray to Zhuifeng. Zhuifeng's snow-white hair was smoked to gray.
Li Zhan promoted Li Shiyin as a natural sword fairy. It is said that she can destroy dozens of Jindan with one sword and fight three or four Yuanying alone.
Compared with Zhuifeng who relied entirely on a good face to gain the trust of the people of Wuyi City, Li Shiyin relied on the terrifying sword energy in front of Wuyi City that was taller than the city wall.
For the people of Wuyi City, it was a visible and tangible miracle and hope.
There was another rumor in the city, saying that the fireworks that occasionally bloomed in the sky on the night of defending the city were the enemies killed by Li Jianxian when he fought against the evil monks of the enemy. Each firework represented a Jindan monk killed by Li Jianxian.
The fireworks that night were witnessed by everyone, so not only the people in the city, but also the soldiers in the city knew that there was such a peerless and invincible swordsman guarding the city, and the momentum was finally not so low.
Li Shiyin and Zhuifeng did dissipate a lot of the dead air in the city.
In the study room of the city lord's mansion, Li Zhan was handling government affairs at the desk, while Li Shiyin moved a chair to sit in front of the bookshelf, took a book and flipped through it.
Li Zhan handled the defense affairs in the city, turned back to look at Li Shiyin under the bookshelf, and saw that Li Shiyin was really reading a book.
He found that this child was really different this time when he came back.
This difference not only refers to the first time she showed her shocking power in front of them, making them thoroughly understand that she is really a very powerful cultivator, but also means that she is no longer the impetuous little girl, she is much more introverted and calm.
My daughter has matured and looks like a girl.
Li Zhan sighed in his heart, but he knew that whether Beichu can survive this disaster depends on her. "How is your brother?" he asked. He has been very busy these days and has no time to check on Li Shiwen's condition.
Li Shiyin heard the voice and looked up at Li Zhan. Li Zhan is only half a century old this year. She remembered that when she went out at the beginning of the year, Li Zhan still had black hair and few wrinkles, as if he was in his prime. But now, wrinkles are all over his face, and his hair is almost half white.
In just one year, he has aged more than twice.
Li Shiyin sighed in her heart. She finally watched her father grow old. Just like she thought that grandpa would never die, she also thought that her father would never grow old. But grandpa died and her father grew old.
"Brother's injury has healed, but he is overworked and needs to sleep more." She replied.
In fact, Li Shiyin didn't know what Li Shiwen's condition was. She was a sword cultivator, how could she heal injuries and diseases?
"Slept for three days..." Li Zhan said.
"I have the elixir!" Li Shiyin comforted, "You don't have to worry."
Li Zhan looked at her and decided to believe her.
He turned around and continued to handle affairs, with his back to Li Shiyin, and said: "You don't have to stay with me all the time, I'm fine."
"What if the cultivators from Xuanqin come to assassinate?" Li Shiyin asked.
How could this child think of such darkness?
Li Zhan was puzzled and replied: "In fact, there is no need. Because killing me or not killing me will not have much impact...it will be more harm than good."
It's not that he can't kill, it's that he doesn't need to.
"Go see your brother, accompany your sister-in-law, or go to the city to relax..." He said, "Xuan Qin will not attack the city again for a while."
"Okay..." Li Shiyin nodded.
She stayed with Li Zhan for a while, finished reading the book on swordsmanship in her hand, then stood up, put the book back on the bookshelf, and walked outside.
Sitting quietly and reading books has never been her character.
Li Shiyin pushed open the door of the study, walked out, stretched, and looked up...
It had been snowing for three days, and it was getting heavier at this time. In the gray sky, the snow fell like salt, in small pieces.
This sky is really depressing, she thought.
She turned around and walked slowly along the corridor. Just after two steps, she found someone at the corner of the corridor. She looked over, her eyes widened instantly, and light burst out of her eyes. She laughed and ran over shouting:
"Master!!"