Ning Ze led his troops to Xingtai County and successfully accepted the city.

Zhang Yixiancheng made contributions and retained the official position of prefect of Xingtai, and was granted the title of General Pingxi of China, reporting the imperial edict.

He ordered the people of Xingtai to calm the hearts of the people. At the same time, Zhang Yi, Guo Wei, Dong Han, Xiao Qi, Kong Lan and civil and military officials in the city were invited to drink every day to increase favorability and loyalty.

The most important Zhang Yi and the four generals, Ning Ze also spared no effort to further enhance favorability and loyalty by promoting official positions, rewarding gold and silver, and giving famous products.

After a few days, the loyalty of these five people successfully reached the passing line, and at least it was not that easy to turn against each other.

Through patrols, distributing money and grain, the people in Xingtai County have greatly improved, and the Ningze army strengthened the city defense and completely controlled the city.

News of the loss of Xingtai County soon reached Sima Fa's ears.

It is of great importance, so we immediately summoned civil and military officials to discuss: "Xingtai County is prepared in advance, but did not stop Ning Ze. Zhang Yixian City surrender is really abominable! Now that Ning Ze has obtained Xingtai, the dilemma is resolved and he has an advantage. It must be stopped as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Ma Jian's power does not retreat. If he rashly advances eastward, he may be invaded by it!" Lei He said.

"This is Ma Jian's plan!" Sima Fa said, "Although he was prepared, he still borrowed Ning Ze's power. Now we are in a dilemma, and all arrangements are destroyed by Ning Ze."

"What should I do?" Lu Yuan asked hurriedly.

Sima Fa sighed: "If there is no Ning Ze, it will take only a few months to defeat Feng Qiao and Yang Zhao and take Wubao straight. There is no choice at the moment. If you want to deal with Ning Ze and Ma Jian at the same time, you may not be able to achieve strength. Even if Ma Jian does not move, our army will be exhausted and will not be an opponent when dealing with Ning Ze alone. Now the plan is to send an envoy to persuade Ma Jian to truce. The two sides join forces again to have a chance to defend the border."

"Can Ma Jian agree to a ceasefire when both sides fight to such a situation?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Actually, it is Ma Jian who is eager to cease the battle. He also knows that if he continues to fight, he will only be cheaper from Ning Ze, which will not benefit both sides. Otherwise, he would not deliberately design and provoke Ning Ze to start a war with us. But now we are at a disadvantage and the situation is controlled by Ma Jian. If you want to negotiate, you will not be extorted and ask for huge compensation." Sima Fa sighed, "Miscalculation, miscalculation!"

"Is there a way to change the situation and let Ma Jian come to ask us?" Lu Yuan thought for a moment, "It is probably not a problem to use the military advisor's strategy."

"Xingtai County was occupied by Ning Ze, and time is not on our side." Sima Fa said, "It is not time to plan carefully. We need to persuade Ma Jian to reunite in the shortest time to avoid Ning Ze taking advantage of the situation to seize more counties. Let him take advantage first, and when Ning Ze retreats, there will be a chance to reverse."

After discussion, Sima Fa sent an envoy to the enemy camp directly, conveying Feng Qiao the idea of ​​a ceasefire and reunite to fight against Ning Ze together. Carefully explain the harm of continuing the fight between the two sides, and the end will only be defeated by Ning Ze one by one. Only by uniting can we block the strong enemy.

Feng Qiao had already known Ma Jian's actions and knew that the two sides had to join forces, so he took the opportunity to speak out and asked the other party to return all the prisoners, compensate for a large amount of gold and military rations, and make up for Nan Cheng's "loss".

Although Sima Fa suffered a loss, there was no way. The situation forced him to do so. After bargaining between the two sides, they finally reached a compensation amount that was satisfactory to each other. After delivery, they signed a ceasefire agreement and reunite.

After the two major forces joined forces, they simultaneously mobilized large troops to Yanzhou to fight against Ningze together to prevent Ningze from expanding to the surrounding areas through Xingtai County.

Ning Ze received the news as soon as possible, and telegrams were more convenient than Feige's letters.

Xingtai County is now stable, and I also expect that the other party will definitely unite. What we need to do now is to repel this coalition force and further conquer the city and plunder the land for China.

With his current strength, it is simply easy.

The power of the special stunt fire attack has been verified many times. This move alone can make the enemy frightened, and his coalition forces on all sides are completely invisible in front of him.

He even planned to defeat Lu Cong at one time. After Ma Jian joined forces, he seized their city in one go, and finally fought to his respective capitals, and pulled out the two pseudo-emperors, causing them to be completely destroyed.

As long as there is enough time, there is no difficulty at all.

As for the talent problem, I will find a way to solve it.

He thought so and did the same.

When Sima Fa and Feng Qiao's army marched towards Yanzhou, they sent people to send messages to Ma Jian's forces, scolding the other party for breaking the contract, using this as an excuse to send troops to Ziwu County.

Zheng Yu, the prefect of Ziwu County, was shocked when he learned about it.

He didn't understand why Ning Ze knew so quickly that Nan Cheng and Liang State had joined forces to jointly send troops to Yanzhou, so he actually launched an offensive first.

The main troops of both sides have not arrived yet, so he does not think that Ziwu County's troops can block Ning Ze.

Ziwu County has a less powerful force than Xingtai, with only 30,000 troops and generals, and their combat power is far less than that.

Xingtai County was so powerful that Ning Ze easily took it down, so what could he do to block the opponent? According to the battle report, Ning Ze could cast spells to reduce the sky fire. Before the two armies had fought, they burned their troops and horses to a huge defeat. Xingtai County was defeated because of this. If Ning Ze used the same move, who could resist it?

The problem is that he cannot retreat. Ziwu County is the foundation. Once he retreats, he will lose everything and become a sinner in Nancheng.

Hurry up to gather civil and military officials in the city to discuss the matter seriously.

Civil and military officials expressed their opinions. Civil officials felt that since they could not stop it, it would be better to abandon the city and retreat to Chengde County and join forces with the Chengde Prefect, so that they would have the opportunity to delay. When the main army arrived, they would think about a counterattack strategy! As for face, how is it important to preserve strength?

Some of the generals also stated that using the current city forces to resist Ningze is like hitting stones with eggs.

Most of the remaining ones were somewhat bloody and asked Zheng Yu to fight hard and not retreat. Even if he fought one soldier, he would have to wait for reinforcements.

The two sides were quarreling, and Zheng Yu was in a splitting headache. After most of the day of discussion, no consensus was reached, nor did he discuss the reason.

So the meeting will be over for a while and we will discuss it after a while.

During the break, I suddenly heard that the minor officials around the county magistrate asked for a meeting, so I quickly summoned him to meet him and asked in person: "The county magistrate sent you here, but do you have any reports?"

The minor official bowed and said, "I'm back home, I heard that Ziwu County is in trouble, so I'll come and offer advice!"

Zheng Yu was stunned when he heard this and couldn't help frowning: "Do you know the current situation?"

"I just heard the county magistrate talk to his wife," the minor official replied, "Ningze's army invaded, and the servant was worried about this."

"My civil and military officials in Ziwu County have been discussing for a long time, but they can't find a solution. What can you do with a small official?" Zheng Yu looked unhappy.

"Although people are so gentle, they can help the mansion guard the city."

"Oh?" Zheng Yu didn't believe it, "You can tell me how to stop the enemy?"

"What the Lord of the Mansion is concerned about is Ning Ze's magic!" the minor official replied, "If you can break it, you can defend the city and wait for reinforcements!"

"Ningze's magic is amazing, it has been scattered for a long time, but has never been destroyed!" Zheng Yu asked, "How can you break his magic?"

"Report to the Master of the Mansion, military information shows that Ning Ze's skill in destroying the Xingtai army is a sea of ​​fire." The minor official replied seriously, "All things are mutually generated and restrained. Fire can burn all things, and it will be destroyed when it encounters water! The small one is slightly connected to the celestial phenomena, and it is coming in the near future, and it is continuous. In the rain, Ning Ze's magic is ineffective, so it is not to be afraid! The Master of the Mansion can rest assured, leads his troops to set up defenses, and delay! I believe that reinforcements nearby will come to hear the news and can help the Master of the Mansion to resist Ning Ze!"

"Absurd!" Zheng Yu scolded after hearing this, "It has been clear and cloudless recently. The weather is very good. How could it rain suddenly? Even if it rains, Ning Ze is proficient in various magics, so how could he be blocked? You little official is talking nonsense, retreat quickly!"

The little official hurriedly said, "Everything that is small is true. As long as the mansion sets up defenses, Ning Ze will be able to block out of the city!"

Zheng Yu ordered someone to drive the minor official out, thinking that this person was nonsense and could not believe it. If you have such great ability, you can even calculate the celestial phenomena. As for being an unknown minor official under the county magistrate, if you listen to you, I am afraid I will die without a place to bury it.

In the afternoon, the civil and military officials gathered to discuss again, and felt that it was not appropriate to withdraw to Chengde County, so staying to resist Ningze would seek death. Most of the officials in Ziwu County were timid and were very afraid of death. After discussing, they finally got a compromise, which was to take the lead and lead the officials throughout the journey, and temporarily transfer the people in the city to Ziwu Lake in the west of the city.

There are Ziwu Islands in Ziwu Lake, and the surface is very strong.

First transfer everyone in the city to this place, set up defenses on the island, and leave an empty city for Ningze.

The Ningze troops did not lead the navy, so they would definitely not be able to land on the island, and they would have no choice but to do anything to them. If there was too much empty city, it would be useless.

When reinforcements arrive, they will take advantage of the situation to leave the island to cooperate in combat. The above cannot say that they are afraid of war and abscond. This is a strategy. The primary goal is to protect the people in the city and ensure that the army of Ziwu County will not suffer losses. Cooperate with reinforcements to repel Ningze and regain the city, and make great contributions.

Zheng Yu felt that this strategy was very good. It could not only avoid head-on battles with Ning Ze’s army, but also be annihilated by him in one fell swoop, but also keep his reputation and even take the opportunity to gain a reputation. I was not afraid of Ning Ze, so I ran away, but just to protect the people all over the city.

So with an order, the whole city mobilized before Ningze's army arrived.

All the people were taken out of the city and brought them with them, especially the food was left, and they were moved to the lakeside.

Under Zheng Yu's command, it took several days to finally transfer the people of the city to the archipelago, using the island's supplies on the spot to build a simple resting place.

Just in time, Ningze's army arrived in Ziwu County and saw an empty city and was speechless.

Through the virtual map, Ningze discovered that the Ziwu Valley troops were all in the nearby archipelago, thinking what was going on?

When he entered the city, he didn't expect that there was still someone hiding where he didn't know where he came out. At this moment, he happened to be discovered by Chinese soldiers and brought directly to Ning Ze.

When the man saw Ning Ze, he sighed: "Zheng Yu is extremely stupid and will destroy himself! He fled to the island and thought he was safe. Tonight, heavy rain is coming, and the people will be in chaos! Please send troops to the lakeside to rescue him. If you cannot shelter from the rain on the island, you will definitely cross the lake overnight."
Chapter completed!