In fact, Liu Gu could be considered a capable commander. In history, he was the one who defeated Li Quan's northern army. However, his stubborn policy was not in line with Bai Xiaowen's interests. Even if Vladimir didn't do anything to him, Bai Xiaowen would still think of a way to transfer him away from Huaidong. However, his methods would be much gentler.
Delifa Sig said, "Master, Liu Gu's sudden death. How should we deal with it?"
Bai Xiaowen said, "After I received the news in Lin 'an Prefecture, I immediately ordered Shi Miyuan to make two preparations. In less than three days, the new Huaidong Resettlement Commissioner, Zhao Fan, will arrive. I also received the transfer document and commander's seal for the Huaidong Army. "
After pausing for a moment, Bai Xiaowen continued, "Liu Gu's sudden death is actually an opportunity. The enemy's spies will definitely hear about this. If we release the news that we are withdrawing the army and waiting for orders, the enemy will definitely come to seize Tongzhou. At that time, we can wait for them to be exhausted and attack them when they are unprepared. It will be enough to kill the enemy leader and succeed in one fell swoop. "
Bai Xiaowen explained the details of this plan in detail to the Four Heavenly Kings, especially the Delifa of Abaddon and Sig.
In the future, Bai Xiaowen would not be able to do everything by himself when conquering and managing multiple planes of existence. Therefore, he needed to cultivate the Four Heavenly Kings' ability to be war decision-makers as soon as possible.
In the past few days, the Four Heavenly Kings' actions of accumulating strength had made Bai Xiaowen quite satisfied, except for Vladimir's rash actions.
This was because the Four Heavenly Kings had just gained the wisdom of humans and were not very experienced in handling matters. After some training, they would definitely be able to stand on their own.
Uh … except for the butcher.
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The next day, the news of the sudden death of the southern army's Huaidong Resettlement Commissioner, Liu Gu, was passed on to Li Quan by the spies of the northern army.
After Li Quan found out the truth, he was very excited. His food supplies used to rely on the imperial court of the Southern Song Dynasty. Now that they had turned against each other, he had no other source. He could only rely on plundering after capturing cities. His previous savings could only last for a few months. Of course, he had to end the battle quickly.
With Liu Gu's sudden death, the southern army was leaderless. It was a great opportunity for Li Quan to attack!
Otherwise, if this dragged on, the Southern Song Dynasty, a new commander, the battle would be difficult to fight.
…
That night, Li Quan personally led an army to attack Tong Zhou City.
On Bai Xiaowen's side, he promoted Abaddon to the position of "commander-in-chief" of the Huaidong Army through the document and the commander's seal. He temporarily replaced Liu Gu and set up a trap in Tongzhou City.
Li Quanjun did not expend much effort to break into Tong Zhou City. However, Li Quan himself had doubts and did not enter the city himself. Instead, he sent his generals Yan Tong and Xing De to enter the city first.
In the end, the Song Nation soldiers lying in ambush on both sides of the city cut off their path. Then, they closed the city gates and split Li Quan's army in half.
Li Quan urged the middle army to break the gate as soon as possible, but Butcher brought the plague beast and a group of Stitched Monsters to release poison gas in front of the city gate, forming an insurmountable natural moat.
It should be mentioned that the Butcher, the Giant Plague Beast, and the other undead creatures were said by Abaddon to be Demonic Ghost Puppets summoned by the Taoist masters and used to assist in battle. Even the Bone Race soldiers that the Four Heavenly Kings had accumulated over the past few days were said to be Taoist's method of turning beans into soldiers.
As for the Taoist masters, they were naturally 'Daoist Lu Wang', who was dressed in white robes and exuded an immortal aura.
This method of deception was taught by Bai Xiaowen. He always believed that these few thousand Bone Race soldiers had been hiding and would be exposed sooner or later. The best plan was to take the initiative to come up with an excuse to let the Spirit World's natives and allies accept and understand the existence of the skeleton soldiers.
It was precisely because of this that the Song Nation soldiers did not panic. Instead, their morale was greatly boosted by the help of the Taoist masters. They blocked the vanguard troops of Yan Tong and Xing De in the city.
Li Quan knew that he had fallen into a trap. He also saw a few fierce generals charging left and right in the battle formation. They were unstoppable. He knew that he was no match for them and hurriedly ordered the army to retreat.
These valiant generals were, of course, Sigdelifa, Vladimir, and Sheji.
Even without revealing their true appearances as the Valkyrie Valkyrie and the vampire Overlord, Delifa Sig and Vladimir could bring out sixty to seventy percent of their strength in their human forms. This was already sufficient for such an intense battle.
When Li Quan retreated to the north and prepared to return to the camp, he discovered that the Song Nation had already occupied the camp. The fences, antlers, ditches, and other defensive facilities became obstacles for Li Quan's army.
With the ferocious pursuers behind him, Li Quan was forced to abandon the camp and flee east. This escape route was also within Bai Xiaowen's calculations.
Bai Xiaowen executed his Daoist Techniques at the critical juncture in advance and created a large swamp area. This caused Li Quan's army to sink into the swamp, making it difficult for them to advance or retreat.
Li Quan and his subordinates possessed energies such as Stellar Energy and could temporarily float in the air. They were not afraid of the swamp. However, the soldiers under Li Quan's command did not even possess an ordinary constitution. They did not have Spiritual Energy and could not fly. They could only sink into the swamp. The more they struggled, the deeper they sank.
The Song Nation army gave chase and rained down arrows. Li Quan's soldiers became live targets.
Helpless, Li Quan and the others could only abandon the army and flee.
…
Li Quan's ten-odd men were all disheveled as they fled in panic.
"Commander, we are already ten kilometers away from the battlefield. We should be safe," Li Quan's general, Guoan Yong, said while panting.
Li Quan sighed and said, "Thirty thousand soldiers died in one day. Even if I managed to escape with my life, what is the point?"
Guoan Yong quickly said, "Commander, don't be depressed. This battle is not Commander's fault."
"That's right. The Song Nation army in this battle is too strange. They have many Fiendish Demon puppets helping them. There are also a few experts with unfathomable strength!" Another general, Zhang Lin, consoled Li Quan. "When we return to Chuzhou City and see Auntie, it will not be too late to reorganize the army and fight again."
"Auntie" was how the Red Cloak Army's former subordinates addressed Yang Miaozhen.
Li Quan panted and said, "We can only do that."
The group advanced another few hundred meters. Suddenly, Li Quan frowned. He narrowed his eyes and gestured for the others to stop.
A white-clad youth sat on a branch of a large tree at the side of the road. This youth's clothes fluttered, and he looked very handsome. An invisible light seemed to surround him, making others forget about him.
"Commander, why are we stopping?"
"I wonder which clan this youth before us is from. Commander, don't complicate things. Our journey is more important."
Li Quan's subordinates tried to persuade him.
However, Li Quan showed a grave expression. As he looked at the white-clad youth before him, he vaguely felt that this youth's bearing was extraordinary. He was not an ordinary young master.
"You are Li Quan?"
Naturally, the white-clad youth was Bai Xiaowen. When Li Quan used Insight, he asked.
Li Quan said cautiously, "That's right. Young man, who are you? Why are you here? You even know my name. "
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "I am here to kill you."
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