When Yao Jin was still immersed in the sadness of Yao Yan's death, Yao Ji had already led his troops to outside Tongguan. Although there was no emperor's clear edict, Yao Ji's left commander Jinyang Banner was the best pass certificate. When the door was closed and the Tongguan guard who was about to flatter him frantically looked at the knife on his neck and Yao Ji's cold and ruthless eyes, he knelt decisively and swore allegiance.

Next is Dingcheng thirty miles west of Tongguan. Dingcheng garrison Wang Bozhi was loyal to the prince, and saw through Yao Ji's intention to rebel. He shot the general who came to cheat the city to kill him and vowed to hold the city.

Yao Ji attacked for eight days. Due to the lack of a large number of siege equipment, Dingcheng is a tall and strong city that guards Chang'an. He suffered heavy casualties, but he still finds it difficult to defeat the city!

This gave Chang'an a chance to take a breath. Yao Jin successfully ascended the throne with the support of his ministers, and immediately promoted Wang Bozhi to the governor of Qinzhou and general of Zhendong, and sent 10,000 reinforcements to Dingcheng to rescue the siege. At the same time, he ordered the prefect of Pucheng Yin Zhao to lead the navy to the south, hoping to cut off Yao Ji's retreat and the river grain transport route.

Yao Ji's troops were all relied on the food supply from the Henei County of Liang Kingdom and the Hedong County of the former Wei Kingdom that had just been occupied. Once Yin Zhao cut off the grain route, the morale of the army would be in chaos.

Following Wen Ziyou's advice, Yao Ji surrounded three Que and one with eight thousand men, and personally led three thousand elite cavalry to the north. He defeated Yin Zhao on the bank of the Wei River. Yin Zhao retreated back to Pucheng. Then he quickly whipped the horses day and night, and detoured the south of Dingcheng. The horses did not stop and the people did not rest. With just a few charges, he defeated the 10,000 reinforcements from Chang'an, killing more than 3,000 people and capturing two thousand people. It was a great victory, but five thousand people still fled into Dingcheng.

In this way, Dingcheng was added with a new force, with sufficient food and water resources, making it even more difficult to conquer. Wang Bozhi has always been famous for his benevolence, righteousness and love for the people. No one expected that this civil servant was actually a great man who was good at defending the city. Relying on how brave Yao Ji's troops were, Dingcheng was as solid as a rock.

The two sides entered a stalemate!

In the distant Mobei grassland, after more than four months of hardship, Yuan Guang finally found Rouran's Khan Court. He led 50,000 elite cavalry to fight Mobei. No matter how careful he was, he would always encounter many small tribes. In order not to leak news, he often destroyed his clans, and not many died in battle. However, the number of people who died of epidemics, hunger, cold and various unexpected situations was as high as 15,000. In other words, before he really started a war with Rouran's main force, nearly one-third of his troops had been lost.

This is so tragic!

If Yuan Guang had not been in charge of the army for many years, had a high prestige, and could share the joys and sorrows with his soldiers, and never enjoyed special treatment, he would have barely maintained that his morale would not have collapsed. If it were other generals, it would have been impossible for him to hold on for so long, so he would have been retreating and retreated to the south of Yinshan in shame.

So Rouran Khan Temple would never have imagined that the Lord of Wei Yuanyu would rather abandon the six towns that had been in operation for a hundred years and use the Kyoto of Wei as bait to attract the attention of Gui Fangjun and Khan Temple, just to cover up Yuanguang, the surprise weapon.

Cui Boyu's bold proposal, Yuan Yu's destruction, and Wei's war of betting on national destiny for hundreds of years were all handed over to Yuanguang and the sacred ancestor spirits of the Daxianbei Mountains.

God, did not abandon Yuanshi!

After receiving the report from the scout, Yuan Guang went to check in person as the Grand Master, determined the location of the Khan Court and the deployment of the Jinyi Army. Then he ordered his troops to rest for two days and nights, and killed all the extra horses. The remaining wine and water were also released and eaten and drunk. The women and property he snatched were distributed, and the reward for killing enemies and making achievements was increased by three times.

After all the troops were resting, the stars were dim that night and there was no sign of five fingers. Yuan Guang and Yuan Mulan's troops were divided into two groups, Yuan Guang led 30,000 people to attack from the front, while Yuan Mulan led 5,000 people to delay for one quarter of an hour and launched an attack from the flanks.

Rouran Khan Court did not know that a major disaster was coming, and he was still immersed in the joy of the Guifang Army breaking through the defense lines of the six towns and releasing Maping City to victory. He lit countless bonfires, sang and danced without warning.

When the herdsmen on the outermost side felt the trembling of the grassland, their ears were filled with the sound of hooves. They turned their heads in surprise and looked inexplicably, as if the dark clouds swept over the sky from the storm were covering the entire grassland with thunder.

The fierce battle at Xinting continues.

Tan Xiaozu used all his tricks to show that the enemy was weak, and Chen Du would never be greedy for merit. He would be fine if he saw good things. He besieged Xinting, but was rushed by several powerful generals under Chen Du. He fought to the death, and the terrain of Xinting was round and dangerous, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. He sent people to surrender, but Chen Du saw it out, defeated Tan Xiaozu and lost more than a thousand lives before fleeing back to the navy ship.

Later, he simply ignored Xinting and went straight to Shitou City from Bailuzhou and Caizhou. The Shitou Guard stated that he was the leader of a small team in the East Palace. Since he was promoted from Long Yougong to the high position of the Left Army General, he was most trusted by An Xiuming, so he was ordered to garrison Shitou and defend the last line of defense of Jinling. However, this man had no strategy. Seeing the sharp edge of the Jingzhou army, he was so scared that he immediately asked Jinling for help and surrendered to the darkness, saying that he deliberately allowed the enemy to go deeper and raise the enemy to respect himself. Although Xinting could stop the Jingzhou army, he just made a small fuss and allowed the enemy to drive in a boat. If the stone was not protected immediately, Shen Du could raise the price, and maybe he had secretly colluded with King Jiangxia.

An Xiuming was shocked and suspicious, so he immediately sent a palace guard to issue an order, not to slow down, and sent troops to rescue Shi Tou. Chen Du argued that the Jingzhou army was trying to deceive the central army out of the city, and relied on the strength of the navy and planned to fight the decisive battle in the river. However, the central navy was transferred to the downstream to deal with the Yangzhou army, and the upstream could only rely on the advantage of Xinting to defend hard. If he went out of the city to rescue, he would inevitably be defeated.

But Jinling indirectly stated seventeen urgent memorials in one day, saying that the Jingzhou army attacked Shitou City with no chance at all, almost 100,000 people were used, and there was no spare effort to set up an ambush in the river? If he had the Shen Du, who had most of the central army's strength, would not come to rescue him, he had to commit suicide to serve the country to thank His Majesty for his gratitude for knowing his favor.

An Xiuming issued three edicts in a row, and wanted to overcome difficulties and send troops immediately. Chen Du could no longer resist his orders. That night, General Duan Luohan led his troops out of Xinting, circulated the Jingzhou army's retreat, and agreed to attack forward and backward. When he could reach Bailuzhou, the army was indeed ambushed. Xue Xuanmo was waiting for a long time, and countless rockets fired volleys, and the burning warships almost reflected the red river water.

Just when the Jingzhou Army thought it was a great victory, they found that these burning warships were just baits. Except for the boatmen and a few soldiers on it, they were mostly dummies made of grass and trees. When they were shocked, the main force of Shendu Lord appeared later, and they mostly rode on small boats such as Meng Chong, Crash, and Chima. They were fast and flexible, and they cruised among the large ships of Jingzhou Army, setting fire, digging boats, jumping gangs, and fighting in close combat. The most elite Jingzhou Army of Chu State fought in a regiment, from late night to dawn, with no casualties.

In the end, Chen Du received the news that He Zheng, the general of the auxiliary country who was responsible for staying in Xinting, rebelled. Dan Tai Douxing had led 3,000 people to take Xinting, and was coming to support Tan Xiaozu. Seeing that things were not done, Chen Du ordered his retreat. The central army suddenly lost its spirit and poured thousands of miles away. He retreated to Chapu Leafen, which was opposite the river across the Shitou City, and rebuilt the defense line.

Chen Shu escaped quickly. Before the central army had escaped from the battle, he had already led his troops back to the stone. This battle of Bailuzhou, which was destined to be recorded in history, ended with the tragic victory of the Jingzhou army. Not only allowed Tan Xiaozu to complete the psychological transformation of the sun, but also occupied Xinting and made great strategic progress.

In Xuzhou, Xu You personally led an army of 20,000 to the north of Shunhangou. The prefect of Huaiyang County went out of the city for fifteen miles, knelt down to welcome the general of the Northern Expedition. Then Xiapi County, Jiyin County, Donghai County and others surrendered and arrived in Pengcheng a few days later.

Wang Mao, the prefect of Pengcheng, wanted to hold the city, but was drunk by the county magistrate Du Yan, who was bought by Mingchi, and tied his hands to show the city. Xu You personally untied the rope and comforted him with kind words. Wang Mao felt his demeanor and bowed his head to surrender. Xu You still ordered him to be the county magistrate of Pengcheng. As for the county magistrate Wang Yan, after talking to him, Xu You found that this man was very lively and very smart, so he stayed by his side to make a record officer and joined the army.

The fall of Pengcheng gave a fatal blow to other counties. Langya County and Lanling County also surrendered one after another. The governor of Qingzhou Bu Tian was obviously restless and led 20,000 Qingzhou troops to the south, crossed the border between Qing and Xu, and occupied Dong'an County.

At this point, except for Dong'an County, the entire Xuzhou area was under Xu You's control. After a brief renovation, Xu You went north along the Mushui River and arrived in Ju County, setting up camps and confronting Qingzhou Army thirty miles apart.

Ju County was once the location of Ju State in the Spring and Autumn Period. Prince Xiaobai fled to Ju. The next year he returned to Qi and became Duke Huan of Qi. He combined nine princes and helped the world. Therefore, there is an allusion that he should not forget his origin in Ju, which means that people should not forget their roots.

This place is surrounded by mountains, with plains and depressions in the middle. Muhe, Xiuhe and Maohe are winding, which is very unfavorable to the heavy cavalry of the Qingzhou army. Shortly after camping, Yang Shun hurried to see him and reported the information he received during this trip, saying: "...The opinions of the Qingzhou army are not unified. Some people are surrendering, some are fighting, and some are peace. Most of the surrenders are not optimistic about the Battle of Jinling, believing that the Jingzhou army will inevitably win, and the majority of Qingzhou generals are the ones. The people who are fighting are afraid that once the Jingzhou army is defeated, they will be implicated, and that most of their families are in Jinling, afraid of affecting their parents and children. There are not many people who are peace-keeping, only a small number of them. They suggest waiting and watching, first talk with the Lord of the Lord to talk about conditions and delay time, and wait until the winners of the scores, and then make the next decision..."

"Where is Bu Tian?"

"Bu Tian is still hesitating. He took the lead in occupying Dong'an just to give Lord Zhu a warning so that Cuiyu's army would not dare to act rashly. However, he occupied Dong'an for many days but was unwilling to attack Langya again, which means he did not want to completely break up with Lord Zhu."

"In your opinion, is it possible for Bu Tian to fight for it?"

"Fifty percent chance!" Yang Shun said in great certainty, saying: "As long as he can believe that Qingzhou is still the one who is in charge, the court will only give higher rewards, and the safety of his family in Jinling can be guaranteed..."

Xu You shook his head and said, "What you said is not the main factor that can persuade Bu Tian to surrender..."

Yang Shun was stunned and said, "Please give me some advice!"

"If Bu Tian wants to surrender, he must first understand that An Xiuming's killing of his father is true, and what he is loyal to is a beast without a father or a king!"

"This..." Yang Shun smiled bitterly and said, "I guess he has read Yan Shenjun's manifesto, but An Xiuming refused to admit it. Everyone has their own reasons. Bu Tian may not believe our family's words!"

"He doesn't believe the manifesto, so should he believe the blood edict of the late emperor?"

Yang Shun was stunned and speechless.

Zuo Qi was also surprised. An Zidao's blood edict had already been given to King Jiangxia, so how could he turn out the same blood edict?

Xu You smiled and said, "Did you forget that my style of calligraphy is called a divine product by Wei Shinan, which is enough to be on par with Zhang Zhi and Zhong Yao..."

Zuo Teng suddenly realized.

With Xu You's understanding of calligraphy and the mysterious magical illumination technique of Taoist heart, it is not difficult to forge a blood edict, but if it is difficult, it is the jade seal on the blood edict. This is not imitated, but fortunately, the jade seal of the imperial edict has always been in Xu You's pocket, and even King Jiangxia and King Linchuan knew about this.

The jade seal was stamped and the content was indeed true, so Bu Tian couldn't believe it!
Chapter completed!