The Earth Conquers All Worlds

A snowflake of goose feather fell, indicating the coming of heavy snow.

Panic will spread. It spread throughout Huang Yuan's entire army in a short period of time. Under the onslaught of the player army, the soldiers quickly collapsed, and they couldn't even hold on for a while, giving the generals in the rear time to regroup.

It didn't take long for the surrounding army to collapse, leaving only the crumbling Chinese army with more than 10,000 people barely holding on among the large number of fugitives.

In the center of the military tent, most of the scene where the stars gathered had dispersed, leaving only Huang's father and son, Wang Ming and a few others.

Others led the army, either fled, or died and surrendered.

"This time the court lost its troops and generals, and let the thieves ravage the whole place, it is all Huang Yuan's responsibility."

Huang Yuan put the carefully wiped sword in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, as if he wanted to go deep into the cloud-patterned blade to see what was inside.

This sword was given to him by the late Emperor himself when he was sixteen years old and still a capital, after beheading the generals and capturing the flag in the battle against the rebellion in Qingzhou, praising him for having the demeanor of the founder of the town Yuangong.

There were vague shouts of killing around, and Wang Ming waited silently for something without urging him.

Huang Degong's eyes were red, and tears flowed down: "Father, don't do this, don't do this, Your Majesty is kind and generous, and will definitely not..."

Huang Yuan ignored him, and took out the letter from his bosom, which still smelled of ink, and handed it to Wang Ming: "General Wang, this is the enemy's tactics, advantages, and methods of guessing how to deal with it summarized by me, an old and useless person, please pass it on to me." Before His Royal Highness and His Majesty the King of Chu."

"I will definitely not fail the entrustment of the general of the Zhu Kingdom!" Wang Ming said in a deep voice.

The imperial court's 200,000 troops were lost, and someone had to bear this heinous crime. Huang Yuan had no escape, and it was better to die in battle than to go to prison after returning to the capital and suffer the humiliation of a villain.

Since ancient times, kings have always been more tolerant to those who died fighting for themselves, and the Huang family may still have the title of marquis or viscount.

Wang Ming looked at the Huang family father and son, and said: "General, young general, the enemy is approaching, I can wait for you for half an hour."

After finishing speaking, he left the military tent with the generals around him, leaving this space for the Huang family and his son.

"Father……"

Huang Degong knelt down on the ground, looking at his father with tears in his eyes,

Like a confused and vulnerable child.

If it was in normal times, Huang Yuan would immediately scold him severely for showing such a weak gesture of embarrassment.

Huang Yuan didn't scold him, but gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hand, and said softly: "Gonger, after you go back, you will live in seclusion and try not to participate in court struggles. Your generation's ability to protect the family is a great contribution, and you can't do it again." Behave like you always have."

"Baby wake up."

Huang Degong couldn't help answering, tears dripping on the ground.

"If this group of rebels can occupy the land of the five states..." Huang Yuan's voice was so low that there was nothing there, even lighter than a mosquito's raving: "Surrender, they will surrender even if they don't give the land or the title, if they can get it A few surrenders are best."

Huang Degong nodded heavily, approving his father's judgment.

"That's it, that's all."

Huang Yuanchang sighed: "In my life, I have no regrets except this defeat. You don't have to be sad."

Pulling out the sword, he slashed across his neck like running water, and hot and hot blood sprayed on Huang Degong's body.

He wept silently, with his fingernails piercing into his palm, not daring to make any sound.

After his father died, he was the patriarch of the Huang family, and he had no other support. He must not let others see him as weak and deceitful.

After a while, Huang Degong, who was soaked in blood and wrapped a wooden box and a sword in a white cloth, came out with a dull expression, and said in a hoarse voice, "General Wang is here."

Wang Ming was equally distressed, and sighed: "Nephew, I am sorry for the moment."

More than three thousand riders galloped out of the camp, and the Baiyang horse was so fast that it quickly disappeared into the sky.

Their departure completely collapsed the last standing Chinese army. The soldiers and generals fled in all directions, and the flags were scattered all over the place.

Two hours later, Zhao Shi, who was accompanied by Qianqi, came here. All he could see was densely packed captives, who were moving in an orderly manner under the guard of the army.

Ouyang Wu reported: "In this battle, the enemy's 80,000 army was defeated, and twelve generals above the army leader level, including Huang Yuan, were killed and captured. Countless people were captured, and more than 70,000 people were captured."

"After this battle, except for the 50,000 state soldiers in Sanyang City, there is no longer any organized large-scale army in Lingzhou, and the number of large-scale soldiers in the neighboring Qingzhou and Hezhou states has also decreased significantly. It is the time of emptiness. .”

"The staff asked about the next phase of combat objectives."

People around looked at Zhao Shi.

"Order, the Blood Sea First Army and the Phoenix Second Army immediately go to Sanyang City, the Mountain Breaking Third Army and the Mechanical Fourth Army sweep all the cities in Lingzhou, cooperate with the Ministry of the Interior to launch land reforms and administrative reforms, and eliminate all internal and external hostility power."

"yes."

Under the guidance of Zhao Shi and Qianqidi, the first army and the second army rushed to Sanyang City, while Poshan and Jiang Hua's troops scattered in all directions and recovered county towns of all sizes.

The tentacles of the Ministry of the Interior deepened with the penetration of the army, spreading outward from the center of the three counties, destroying the old urban and rural order, and establishing a new and efficient society.

In this process, countless landlords will inevitably set off rebellions, but it is useless under the crushing of the regular army.

After really going deep into the people and mobilizing the people, there is no longer any fear of rebellion, and it is difficult for the landlords to gather three or five people.

Even if they barely rebel, they will be wiped out by the local militias. It is delusional to enlist a large number of people to fight against the central government as before.

Three days later, the 60,000 troops commanded by Zhao Shi returned to the outside of Sanyang City, the capital of Lingzhou.

The city is tall and large, with a large number of troops and sufficient reserves of food and grass.

In ancient times, siege was extremely difficult. When attacking a big city, even if several times or even ten times the troops paid a heavy price, it would be difficult to conquer it. More often, the opponent's internal collapse and victory would take several years.

This is also the main reason why Zhao Shi and the others tried their best to mobilize the state soldiers of the imperial court to eliminate them outside.

"Seven dragon flags? Is the King of Chu still there?"

Zhao Shi glanced at the bright yellow banner on the city. The seven luxurious flags were hanging down, suppressing the interior of Sanyang City like a magic needle under the sea. All Lost Now there are no mass escapes and collapses.

This was beyond the surprise of him and the kings, the pampered king of Chu was also brave.

Zhao Shi gave up the idea of ​​forcibly attacking the city the moment he saw the bright yellow banner.

"Build semi-permanent fortifications to defend against cavalry and arrows, build siege engines, and wait for better times."