Periphery of Hengzhou in the south.

In the forest of the Soul Gang, there is a post in three steps and a sentry in five steps, and the Sichuan army stationed here has been resting and recuperating for nearly 20 days, and the lightly wounded soldiers have basically recovered, and the troops have been reorganized and their combat effectiveness has doubled.

The Tanma sent to the direction of Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Ning have returned one after another, and the various units will quietly arrive at the periphery of Hengzhou in the near future, and the decisive battle with the Great Zhou Empire is about to begin.

Sitting in the tent of the Chinese army, Yinzhen is full of confidence and is full of eagerness for the upcoming battle.

After his eldest brother was deposed as the crown prince again, Yinzhen's originally hopeless thoughts came alive again, and the second time he was deposed, he was afraid that he would never be able to soar again, and his confidence in fighting for the prince became strong again.

But Yinzhen himself has self-knowledge, in terms of eloquence, he can't compare with the eighth brother Yinxi, on martial arts he can't compare with the fourteenth brother Yinyi, on kinship, he can't compare with the third brother Yin, the third brother's flying literary brilliance, has been praised by Huang Ama many times.

He can only silently strive for more military merits and make his cake bigger, and when Huang Ama chooses to be the emperor of the country, he may be inclined to himself, Yinzhen thought secretly.

"Report Chitose, and a small group of enemy troops are coming to explore", the report of General Mu Jishi interrupted Ginzhen's thoughts.

"Destroy it as usual", Yinzhen said as he stomped on a flying insect underground.

This is the sixth time that he has visited the forest, or more, and the details of Mu Zishi are not clear.

But every time the enemy soldiers came, there were dozens of people, and thousands of people were wiped out silently by Mu Jishi, of course, he had already found out the details of the other party from the captives.

Hulin's tens of thousands of troops quietly drowned in this sea of mountains and forests, so that Hulin couldn't sleep at night, so he came to visit again and again, hoping to find some clues.

It was the lieutenant general Lian Sen who led the troops to surrender to the enemy, or was wiped out by the other party. At this moment, Hu Lin, who was sitting in the military tent in Hengzhou, was restless.

The Sichuan army has long been a defeated general, and with its remnants of more than 20,000 people, it can also wipe out the tens of thousands of troops it has ambushed, "impossible", Hu Lin shook his head.

So is it that Lian Sen has defected to the enemy? Hu Lin pondered Lian Sen's suspiciousness. This Lian Sen is his right-hand man and his most trusted cronies, and when he wanted to expand his power, he first had to attach himself to Da Zhou, and then replace him.

This idea, Lian Sen once doubted. But seeing that he insisted, he didn't say anything. Could it be that he took refuge in the imperial court, Hu Lin's eyebrows twisted into a pimple. "If this is the case, he will die without a complete corpse", Hu Lin muttered to himself viciously.

"Report to the deputy marshal, there is still no response", one of Hulin's adjutants walked into the military tent and reported.

"It's just that someone saw smoke rising from the woods, and it could be that the enemy was hiding there," the lieutenant continued.

"Continue to monitor", Hu Lin raised his head, glanced at the adjutant, and continued: "By the way, report to Emperor Zhou that Lian Sen is pursuing westward."

"Yes, lieutenant marshal," the adjutant turned and left.

Seeing the adjutant leave, Hu Lin fell into deep thought again.

At this moment, in the Hengzhou Imperial Palace, Wu Sanmu, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was discussing the current situation with his eldest grandson, Wu Yinglin. Wu Yinglin, under the escort of Zheng Tianli, the governor of Luzhou, led only 3,000 soldiers and horses to Hengzhou.

Seeing the situation of defeat and retreat in the southwest, Wu Sanmu was extremely angry, and the three-legged momentum that he had designed suddenly became his own alone, so he had been grounded in the family method that he had thought about behind closed doors with this grandson.

However, in recent days, the situation around has become increasingly complicated, and the Sichuan army in the west, the Longxi army in the east, and the Hubei army under the command of the Eight Princes in the north have also been eager to try to force their way across the Yangtze River, and there is a great tendency to attack from three sides.

Therefore, Wu Sanmu lifted the ban on his grandson and specially summoned him to the palace.

"Long live the lord, the thousand years old lord, there is a military report", the great eunuch An Delai rushed over step by step and handed a stack of reports to Wu Sanmu.

Wu Sanmu took the military newspaper and frowned when he saw the one above. He paused, then looked at a military newspaper below, and his face softened slightly.

"Ancestral Emperor, what's wrong", Wu Yinglin asked Wu Sanmu with concern.

Wu Sanmu handed two military reports to Wu Yinglin.

The first military report was: Yinyu led 30,000 Hubei troops to the Hunan and Hubei borders, "so fast", Wu Yinglin also frowned.

Wu Yinglin looked at the second part, it was Hulin's adjutant Lian Sen who led 40,000 Hujia troops to the northwest to pursue the Sichuan army, and it had reached the border of western Hunan.

"Good, good", Wu Yinglin shouted twice, thinking of the humiliation he had suffered in Sichuan, he was extremely relieved.

"It seems that this Hulin still has two hits", Wu Yinglin thought that he had suffered defeats in Sichuan, but he didn't want to be overcome by Hu Lin again and again, so he naturally admired Hulin.

"Lin'er, this tiger forest is usable, but you can't guard against it", Wu Sanmu paused and continued: "Hulin and his father Hu Qianshui both have the heart of a tiger and a wolf, they just want to use our power to achieve their goals, so they can't be careless."

"What the ancestor taught me is that Hu Lin can only unite with us now and stabilize the Great Zhou, otherwise he will have no way out", Wu Yinglin thought of the news he got a few days ago, Hu Qianshui has been exterminated, and Hu Lin has no way to retreat.

"Fighting against foreign enemies, the Tiger Forest can be of great use, but guarding the inner city, the Tiger Forest is not of great use," Wu Sanmu warned.

"Could it be that Hulin still has a heart of disobedience", Wu Yinglin asked suspiciously.

"The leak is to tie Hu Lin to Da Zhou's chariot, Hu Lin must know, so his hatred for our Da Zhou is not much less than his hatred for Long Xi, once we tear our faces, we can't bear it", Wu Sanmu glanced outside the hall and said softly.

"Lin Er keep it in mind", Wu Yinglin confirmed that the leak was done by his grandfather, so his view of the matter was clearer.

"Newspaper, long live", Anderlai pulled up a long trill, held a military newspaper in his hand, and walked in.

About 80,000 troops of the Ningjiang coalition came from the east and approached the Hunan border.

Wu Sanmu read the battle report and was stunned for a while.

So fast.

Wu Yinglin took Wu Sanmu's battle report, thought about it for a while, and said, "Ancestor, this is not just right."

"What's just right", Wu Sanmu looked annoyed.

"Hulin can resist the enemy precisely because of its strengths," Wu Yinglin said with a smile.

Wu Sanmu paused for a moment, then laughed heartily and said, "Lin Er is a malleable talent."

Hu Lin received the holy order of Da Zhou to transfer troops to resist the enemy, and was a little stunned for a while, "How can this be good", the direction of the western defense line is not clear at present, and his departure is not a door opening.

"It's just that how can we bear the responsibility of defending the west," Hu Lin asked the adjutant beside him with some hesitation.

"At present, the Sichuan army has been forced into Hunan territory, and in the eyes of the imperial court, there should be no threat, but we can't say it clearly, otherwise it will be a crime of bullying the king," the adjutant explained.

"It seems that we can only fight the enemy to the east first, and as for the defense of the Great Zhou, they can only ask for more blessings," Hu Lin said lightly.