Chapter 318 The deepest dark moment before dawn

Xiao Man had actually wanted to lead troops to attack Chixia City for a long time, but due to various reasons, he could not do so immediately.

On the one hand, he had to wait for Cheng Ling to recover from his injury, and on the other hand, Xiao Man did not want to attack Chixia City head-on by water, but had already had the idea to take a detour from the south bank of Shenchuan River to the west of Chixia City.

Attack!

This decision can be said to be very dangerous, because the city to the west of Chixia City originally belonged to Wang Yong, the faction of the Ming Dynasty.

After the capital of Qi was captured by the Wei army, Wang Yong was captured, and King Cangtian occupied Chixia City, the pattern around Chixia City also changed accordingly.

In the past month, King Cang Tian used Chixia City as his base and began to frantically raid various cities along the south bank of Shen River.

Most of these cities, prefectures, and counties were originally owned by the royal family. After Wang Yong was captured, the royal family's subordinates were divided like scattered sand. King Cangtian took this opportunity to begin to aggressively gather the remaining forces of the royal family.

King Cangtian stayed in Chixia City, but did not advance northward. This does not mean that he really stayed here stupidly, just waiting for the Wei army to attack, and then did nothing.

In fact, Cangtian King's waiting is also to accumulate strength.

It can be seen from his actions that he may want to quickly unify the south bank of Shenchuan River first, and then concentrate his efforts on a decisive battle with the Wei army.

In the central position, the chariot Xiao Man was riding in was guarded to the highest standards among many personal guards.

Not to mention running out to contradict Xiao Man, what Yang Fang is best at is quietly reporting to the capital... He doesn't have the strength to do this anymore.

The defending forces in these two cities were instigated by Xiao Man's men to rebel in just over half a month!

Lure them with benefits, force them with strength, and attack them with various weaknesses... After all, as long as you are a human being, you must have weaknesses. As long as you catch them, as long as the other party is not a die-hard loyalist who is loyal to the emperor and protects the emperor——

Come on, what else can be done? Yang Fang can only rest.

There is no doubt that the Qi army is generally weaker than the Wei army, but this is not necessarily true for the navy.

Of course not. With the state of Qi in such a shabby state, where are there any die-hard factions left?

Therefore, King Cangtian deployed a large number of warships in the Shenchuan area that separates Chixia City from Qidu. The people of Qi are already good at water warfare. It is difficult to say that their level of water warfare is necessarily weaker than that of the Wei army——

This was not a fatal illness, but Yang Fang couldn't bear the lingering wind and cold.

Some of these problems were something he was already well aware of, but he deliberately turned a blind eye to them. Others were so terrifying that they made one's heart tremble.

Therefore, Xiao Man usually does not seem crazy, but only splits out a "second personality" at certain times.

So after Xiao Man got rid of all the phantom poisons around him, he started "fishing".

However, among the personal guards, some of the most capable and sensitive confidants were sent out by Xiao Man and became the leading generals in the army today.

This is a win-win approach and there seems to be nothing wrong with it.

Of course, this is not a good thing.

The existence of this phantom poison is hidden and long-lasting. It will not obviously harm the human body, but it can easily make people excited and energetic. Over time, it has the same effect as the Five Stone Powder that was once popular in Qi State.

In the past, Xiao Man's mood was very unstable, and sometimes he would even split into a "second personality" strangely. Not long ago, Xiao Man discussed this matter with Cheng Ling, but Cheng Ling raised a question, suspecting that the incense that Xiao Man used every day had something to do with it.

Problem, it may contain drugs, which can induce mood changes in people.

The high fever goes away and comes up again and again, accompanied by coughing and stuffy nose, making people feel dizzy and very uncomfortable.

The Wei army had a smooth road, descending from the upper reaches of Shenchuan River, bypassing Baochang County in the far west of Chixia City and Changlin City from the Southwest Road of Qi State, and quietly marched towards the west of Chixia City.

It's just that he is not like Xiao Man who has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He is also extremely talented and has a strong body of Qi, which is enough to cause conflicts with this phantom poison.

Xiao Man's bold decision was approved by most of the generals of the Wei army. Those who liked to oppose Xiao Man, such as the eunuch and supervisor Yang Fang, were "solved" by Xiao Man in advance.

Xiao Man naturally took Cheng Ling's guess seriously.

For these generals, rather than serving as personal guards for the prince, it is naturally more promising to go to the battlefield and lead troops to kill the enemy. For Xiao Man, infiltrating his confidants into the army will naturally be more helpful to him.

Control the army.

After such a ground-scraping search, Xiao Man found out many problems around him.

For example, the incense he commonly used could not detect any problems on the surface. However, the incense contained a scent of glass dragon, which, when combined with the scent of Yunyanmo commonly used in Xiaoman's study, easily produced a strange smell.

Phantom poison.

The naysayers were gradually isolated, and the remaining ones naturally listened to Xiao Man's voice, so Xiao Man actively planned a detour.

The nobles of Qi State were accustomed to eating Wu Shi Powder, and they regarded it as a rare thing that could improve their spirit, enhance their understanding, and stimulate their spiritual awareness.

Little do they know that this substance overdraws the vitality of the human body, and if used for a long time, it can turn a good person into a lunatic!

The things in the incense burner of the young emperor of Qi actually had such characteristics.

Of course, Wei Jun is not dead, but he may not necessarily wait there obediently and act according to the steps envisioned by King Cangtian.

Especially between offense and defense, the offensive side always needs more strength than the defensive side!

Under such circumstances, if the Wei army wanted to attack Chixia City, it would be more convenient to take the water route, but it would undoubtedly be more difficult.

That night, Cheng Ling pretended to be Xiaoquanzi, separated by a wall from the young emperor of Qi, and waited for dawn together.

However, he didn't want to involve Cheng Ling too deeply in these matters, so after returning, he just silently checked everyone around him, and also secretly checked all the commonly used objects around him.

The only problem is that as a result, the defense force around Xiao Man will inevitably decrease.

It was just a low fever at first, but after taking medicine, it didn't get any better, and the low fever turned into a high fever.

It was not a clever and complicated strategy. It was just that a young general in the Wei army "accidentally" opened the window of Yang Fang's room to ventilate it while patrolling at night. Yang Fang then suffered from the cold from that night on.

At the same time, Xiao Man led his army through the two cities southwest of Chixia City overnight.

Of course, there is another episode worth mentioning during this period.

Especially at a moment like this, even the capable secret guards around him were sent out by him to either act as scouts to explore the road, or as assassins, focusing on sniping and killing the scouts belonging to the Cangtian King.

Xiao Man's side seemed to be heavily guarded, but in fact it seemed like there was a vacuum.

In this way, when the carriages and horses sparkled, the moon entered the clouds, and the last star in the sky fell into darkness, the deepest dark moment before dawn arrived.

Xiao Man, who was sitting in the chariot and seemed to be concentrating with his eyes closed, suddenly felt an unspeakable palpitation in his heart. He suddenly opened his eyes and saw a cold light.
Chapter completed!