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After the surrender of a poor country, Zhou Fan gathered all the generals and prepared to return to China to meet a bigger battle. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Zhou Fan called Yang Yan and said to him: "The Tang King of Youyu has sent someone to take over, and the two kingdoms of Youyu and Youyou Poor have just been taken, and the Tang King can't send someone to take over in time, I will lead the army back to Shangguo, you are more familiar with the two countries of Youyou and You, and lead some people to stay and manage the two countries of Youyou and You, until the King of Tang sends someone to take over, you will not leave and return to Shangdu." ā€

"Yes!"

Zhou Fan made proper arrangements for the aftermath of the occupation of the two countries, and then led the army and left the poor countries in a mighty manner.

When King Tang heard that Zhou Fan and the second general Weishang led the merchant army to soon occupy Youyou and Youyou, he was indescribably happy, and when he heard that they had led the army back to China, he led the ministers of the court to wait for Zhou Fan and them in the court.

"Report! General Zhou has led the merchant soldiers back to the Shang Kingdom, and the two generals Zhou Fan and Weishang have been waiting outside the palace to be summoned. ā€

"Hurry up, please come in!" Tang Wang said excitedly.

Zhou Fan and Wei Shang came to the court and bowed to King Tang and said, "Meet the king!" ā€

"Excuse me! Hurry up, please! ā€

"King Xie!"

"The two generals are fortunate, in one fell swoop, there are still and there are poor three kingdoms, so that our Shang country no longer has to worry about the future, now our Shang country and the Xia Dynasty both sides of the power comparison, the fundamental changes that have occurred, my Shang country is to do addition, and the Xia Dynasty is to do subtraction, from the perspective of the area and population, from the original disadvantage to the current advantage, and the time for a decisive battle with the Xia Dynasty has come. But the Xia Dynasty was still very powerful and should not be underestimated. Besides, some of the princes who have been conquered by our Shang country are not convinced, and if there is any trouble in our Shang country, they may turn back. ā€

"Yes, the king's analysis is right. After the minister occupied the two kingdoms of Youyou and You, he wanted to lead the army to return to China in a hurry, so the minister made his own opinion, temporarily left Yang Yan to manage the two countries, and asked the king to send someone to take over as soon as possible. Zhou Fan said.

"General Zhou, please rest assured, the lonely faction has taken over the still and poor people on the road." Tang Wang said.

"There is another matter to the king, if a poor country is surrendered, I will bring the king of the poor country to the capital of Shang with his army, and ask the king to be angry." Zhou Fan said.

"Oh, call him to the temple."

"The king's call, there is a king of a poor country to go to the palace!"

"There are workers from poor countries who visit King Tang." There are poor kings and queens who kneel and bow.

"Hougong, you have a poor country that has been affected by disasters for many years, and my merchant country has been helping you survive the disaster year, although you have the heart to attach to my big merchant country, but there have always been worries, wandering and waiting, now my army has been wiped out, there are still two countries, you still recognize the current affairs, and descend to my merchant country, this time you must not be ambiguous."

"As long as King Tang can protect my sect, I will be a poor general and swear to be a merchant minister."

"Okay, don't worry, as long as you can obey the orders of the Shang Kingdom and break off with the Xia Dynasty, the lone general will protect your society."

"Thank you King Tang, I have a poor country that will follow the Shang Kingdom wholeheartedly and no longer have any dealings with the Xia Dynasty."

"During this time, you will live in the commercial capital, and after I make proper arrangements, I will send you back to the poor country."

"Okay."

"Come on, send the post-workers to rest."

His Royal Highness immediately came with an attendant and took the latter out of the palace.

After King Tang and the others left the palace, he seemed to think of something, so he said: "It is said that Xia Wangjie did not kill Gu in Xiatai, so that Gu escaped, and he regretted it very much, and for this matter, he also killed a general Meng Liang." ā€

"All this is in the premeditation of the minister. Before saving the king from Xiatai, the minister heard the plan of Meixi and Zhao Liang, and blamed Mengliang for the king's escape, and Zhao Liang blamed all of them on Mengliang. It seems that this has been done. Meng Liang was killed, which was a great good thing for the Shang Kingdom, the Xia Dynasty lost a good general with both wisdom and bravery, and our Shang Kingdom lost a strong enemy, which cleared the way for our Shang Kingdom to eliminate the Xia Dynasty. ā€

"The words are good, Meng Liang is a generation of good generals, a loyal minister, but unfortunately he didn't follow the Ming Lord, and he died in vain." King Tang seemed to lament the death of such a loyal minister as Meng Liang.

Seeing that King Tang was so emotional, Yi Yin said: "King, don't sigh about this, this is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and my Shang Kingdom wants to take advantage of the Xia Dynasty's unscrupulous generals to fight against it." ā€

"It is said that the Xia Dynasty has dispatched a large army, and this time it is Xia Wangwei who personally leads the army to our Shang country." The End of the Ancient Road.

"Report! Border Emergency! ā€

A pawn came from the border pass, knelt on the top of the main hall, and said: "King Xia personally sent a war letter and wanted to fight to the death with the king." As he spoke, he presented the war book.

King Tang opened the war book and wrote: "The Celestial Empire is not thin on you, and the matter of Xiatai is not very bad, good food and good food are never missing, and the widow thinks, after a while, I will discuss the country with you, and you will say goodbye." Over the years, you have not listened to the advice of the Celestial Empire to you many times, annexed many of my princes, and now you have swallowed up the three kingdoms of my Youyu, Youyou, and Youyi. ā€

King Tang read the war book and said: "Xia Wang Ji personally led his troops to declare war on Lone, if Lone did not go to the expedition, it would fuel the prestige of Xia Wang Ji, thinking that he was afraid of Lonely." The king of Xia led the Xia army and the princes from all walks of life to come, and I have also summoned the princes and countries to ask them to come and help in the war."

"King Xia has always been brutal, and then the Xia army is coming at this time, the momentum is violent, the last time the country was in a war, the whole army was ambushed, and now the merchant army and the Xia army are in a decisive battle, and there is no certainty of victory, once defeated, the consequences are unimaginable, as the saying goes, stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood, please the king can not be conscripted." Wen Li knelt down with a group of ministers and said, "Please think twice, the king!" ā€

When King Tang heard the battle of the country, he was even more angry, and said angrily: "The battle of the country of Jinguo, I think it was a fiasco, but in this battle, Lone not only has to go to meet the battle in person, but also must wash the shame of the past, Lone has been decided, you can't invite again, get up!" ā€

Seeing that King Tang was so determined, the group of Wenchen in the text had to get up and stand aside.

"Report! The nations to which our Shang Kingdom belongs have come to Shang with their troops to help the king. ā€

"Invite them in!"

Youxin, Youyi, Ge, Yi and other princes and generals all came to the court afterwards, and King Tang hurriedly went down the steps to greet him.

The monarch of the Xin State said: "It is said that the King of Xia has sent troops to the Shang State and declared war on the Tang King, and my country has received a call from the Shang State to come to help in the war. ā€

Ren Bo, the monarch of the Han Kingdom, said: "Although our national strength is small, it can also help the business country." ā€

General Yi Guoyang said: "My lord is busy with state affairs, so he sent me to help in the war. ā€

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"Good, good!" Tang Wang said, "Our merchant country has princes and countries to help in the war, and the Xia army is not far away." ā€

"The soldiers and horses of all countries are at the mercy of King Tang's transfer!" The princes and generals marched together.

"Lone Gang received a declaration of war from King Xia and decided to lead the army to conquer in person, but this method of breaking the Xia army still needs to be discussed by everyone."

The young master said: "With the current strength of our army, plus the armies of various countries, it is enough to fight to the death with the Xia army, we might as well defeat the Xia army hard." ā€

Tang Wang said: "What the young master said is right, if the current comparison of the strength of the two sides, the existing strength of our Shang country is enough to compete with the Xia army, but if it is a head-on decisive battle with the Xia army, even if our Shang army can defeat the Xia army, the casualties are also very large." Don't forget that in this land of China, in addition to the Xia Dynasty and our foreign business, there are also Tu Shan and Sanmiao, who want to take advantage of the fishman. Jinggu understands that the tyranny of the Xia Dynasty for many years has made the people of the world miserable, and there are complaints among the Xia soldiers, and the combat effectiveness can be imagined. ā€

"King Tang is right."

"Tang Wang is thoughtful!" There was a lot of discussion in the court.

King Tang glanced at Zhou Fan and said, "What tricks does the general have to break the enemy?" ā€

According to the spies, the Xia capital has almost become an empty city, only a few dozen guards guarded it, for this reason, we might as well divide the troops into two ways, all the way to attack the summer capital, and take its lair. The other group followed the king to face the Xia king. As long as the king guards the enemy, stabilizes the Xia army, only defends and does not attack, delays time, and after the Xia capital is captured, the troops attacking the Xia capital come from the west and the east, and the king's soldiers form a trend of attacking the Xia army from the east and west. If Xia Wangwei and Xia Jun heard that Xia Capital had been captured by our army, they would be taken aback, and it would be easy to lose their fighting spirit. Besides, the soldiers of the Xia army, as the king said, are already full of grievances, and their morale will definitely plummet, and at that time, it is possible to break down without attacking, and they are not afraid that the Xia army will not be defeated. ā€

"What the general said is very true, but if you stick there, you should choose carefully." Tang Wang said.

"The best place to defend is in Narujo, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is also the only way for the Xia King to invade our Shang country, as long as we hold the Mingtiao, wait for the return of the Western Expedition army, and return to the battle Mingtiao, victory is in sight. Yi Yin said.

"Slow, General Zhou said before that he couldn't engage in second-line operations, why did he fight on the second line again this time, his subordinates really didn't understand." Micro on the road.

"At this time, at that time, I used to say that I would not engage in second-line warfare, because I was afraid that the other side would come prepared and take the initiative to attack. This time is different, the Xia capital, I don't know our army's strategy, there is no preparation, and its Xia capital is empty, if our merchant army is unexpected, it will definitely not need to blow the dust, you can take the summer capital, and then lead the division to the east, and attack the Xia army with the king, it is not difficult to win. ā€

"The key to the success of General Zhou's plan lies in two places, one is to quickly take the Xia capital, and the other is that the king can stabilize Xia Wangji, and the longer the better." Micro on the road.

"That's right! Hold Xia Wangji, I have a way. Zhou Fan said.

"What's the method?" Tang Wang said.

"I have sent Liu to inform all the sects of the martial arts, come to the business capital gathering, when they arrive, they will be arranged under the command of the king, they are all martial arts masters, on the one hand, they can protect the safety of the king, on the other hand, you can use words to provoke the king of Xia, prompting the king of Xia to agree to challenge alone, which inadvertently evolves a war into a martial arts competition, we will not win time."

"This method is really good, if you want the Yellow Emperor to start a war with Chi You, at first he fought alone, and then he officially started the war." The End of the Ancient Road.

"General Zhou's method is very good, how about sending you to attack Xiadu alone?"

"The king, this can't be done, the minister thinks that this battle of life and death in Shang Xia, the battle between the king and the king of Xia is still the main battlefield, and General Zhou is the recognized leader of the martial arts alliance in the martial arts, so he can suppress and lead the martial arts heroes, and follow the king's side, so as to prevent accidents and be foolproof." The End of the Ancient Road.

"Lord Changgu is reasonable, if there is a competition with Xia Wangji, only General Zhou is present, and it is possible to win the victory, all because he has peerless martial arts and has the world's first divine sword - Jian Xuan Ape Sword." Yi Yin said.

King Tang thought for a while and said, "The person who is most familiar with the Xia Capital in this court is Lord Zhonggu. I want to leave the task of attacking the summer capital to you, and Wei Shang is the deputy, leading the troops to the summer capital. If the summer capital is taken, the end of the ancient will stay in the summer capital, manage the summer capital, Weishang will lead the troops to the east, to Mingtiao, with arrows and fires as the number, and Lone rendezvous, encirclement and suppression of the Xia King. ā€

"Wechen obeys!" The end of the ancient, micro on the road.

"After leaving the Shang capital alone, all the affairs of the Shang country were taken care of by Yi Xiang's support and young master. Remember not to leave the city easily whatever happens to you, and wait for me to come back. ā€

"Obey the order!" Young Lord, Yi Yin Dao.

"Report! The martial arts factions came to the outside of the hall to see Zhou Fan, the leader of the martial arts alliance. ā€

"General Zhou, you go out of the palace to greet them first, and then you will meet the heroes and heroes from all walks of life."

"Weichen takes the order!"

Zhou Fan came out of the palace, and everyone bowed when they saw Zhou Fan: "Visit the alliance leader!" ā€

Zhou Fan said: "This is in the palace of the King of Shang, and when I see the King of Shang in the future, I can't bow like this, just salute to King Tang." This time, I invite you to come because I have something important to ask for your help. ā€

"Everything is under the orders of the alliance leader!"

"As you know, Xia Wang Ji has led the troops to live near Mingtiao, and has publicly declared war on King Tang, King Tang is ready to personally lead the troops to Mingtiao to fight, according to traditional rules, before the war, there should be a contest of martial arts, King Tang suffers from the fact that there are very few soldiers who understand martial arts, let alone martial arts masters. Therefore, please gather all your heroes and heroes in Shangdu, follow me to King Tang, and compete with the martial arts masters in the Xia army, hoping to win the victory and success in the competition with the Xia army, win the competition for the Tang King, grow the morale of the Shang army, and destroy the prestige of the Xia army. ā€

"Serve the soup king! The morale of the Changshang army extinguishes the prestige of the Xia army. The martial arts factions said in unison.

At this time, Zhou Fan suddenly saw a group of female disciples of Peony, so he walked over and said, "Why are you here too?" ā€

"Aren't you fighting a decisive battle with Xia Wangji and not allowing us to take revenge?"

"Did Liu come to inform you to come?"

"No, we heard that King Tang was going to have a decisive battle with King Xia, so we took the initiative to join the battle. On the way, I happened to meet Liu Lai and them, and they came together. ā€

"That's fine, you will follow me, you must not be willful on the battlefield, and all actions will be under command."

"Yes! Alliance Leader. ā€

Zhou Fan came to Xiaohong's side again, and when he saw Xiaohong with filial piety, he knew that something had happened to Hu Hongding, so he asked, "Xiaohong, what's wrong with my father?" ā€

"Big brother, my father died."

"Ah, how? Last time I heard you say that the leader of the Hu gang was sick and didn't ask a doctor? ā€

"I've seen all the doctors, but I can't see it well, so I can't do anything, so I leave."

"Why don't you bring me a letter, I may be able to use my internal strength to cure him, and the master of the Hu gang has been good at martial arts all his life, but it's a pity that it's gone."

"Huashan Yellow Sect meets the master!"

Zhou Fan looked back and saw that Huang Bing had already come to him with the disciples of the Huashan Huang Sect, so he went up and asked, "Senior Brother Huang Bing, don't be so respectful, Huang has not come this time?" ā€

"It's a long story, since you left, Senior Brother Huang has become coquettish, thinking that no one in the Huang Sect can beat him in martial arts, and he doesn't take me and Senior Brother Huang Ding in his eyes at all. After attending the Vulcan Cult's wedding last time, he knew the whereabouts of the head of the family, and he relented. This time, I received a letter from the master, so I brought my disciples here. ā€

"You still have to be united, and you can't split without me."

"The subordinates know. Hei Fu is also here, and I am trying to avenge my master. ā€

"The last time Huang met Hei Fu, I fought with him, and I pulled them away. Otherwise, there will be casualties. Now everyone is listening to my call to do things for King Tang, and they must not make mistakes. ā€

"Everything is at the mercy of the master."

"That's good."

Zhou Fan said, turned around, and said to everyone: "Now I will lead everyone to see King Tang." ā€

"Good!"

Zhou Fan led everyone into the court.

"The Huashan Huang faction pays a visit to King Tang." The Huashan Huang faction was led by Huang Bing and his disciples to worship first.

"Okay, sit down."

"The disciples of the black faction meet the Tang King, and they are willing to serve the Tang King!" Black replied.

"Thank you! Sit. ā€

"The Central Plains Red Gang visited King Tang, and they are willing to obey King Tang!" Xiaohong and the Red Gang disciples stepped forward to worship.

"The Central Plains Red Gang was created by Hu Hong, why didn't the leader of the Hu Red Gang come?"

"The father is not sick, and the son is the helper on behalf of the father."

"Why didn't I hear about my father's funeral, why didn't I send someone to tell me?"

"Before my father left, I had a brief instruction that the child had to follow, please don't be surprised."

"I see, please take a seat!"

"The Dragon Cultists meet the Tang King." The dragon sect worships the dragon.

"The Dragon Sect uses the dragon as its mascot, can you give the Tengtu of the Guijiao Dragon to Lonely."

Long Da was about to present the dragon's Tengtu, Tang Wang looked left and right, and said: "This is exactly a mascot, in the future, my Shangguo will also take this dragon as a Tengtu, and we will all be the descendants of the dragon in the future." ā€

"King Tang has such an idea, this is the honor of my Dragon Sect, and my Dragon Sect is willing to be under the command of the Great King."

"Okay, sit down!"

"The disciples of Taiyue Taoist Temple pay a visit to King Tang." Liu Lai took his disciples to worship.

"Brother Liu, we are already acquaintances, don't be stubborn, let's sit."

"Vulcan cultists meet King Tang." The leader of the Vulcan Sect brought Xiao Ah Ling and a group of disciples to the hall.

"It is said that your Vulcan Sect is prevalent in the Western Regions, and you came to the Central Plains and developed rapidly, and there are tens of thousands of followers, is this true?"

"It's true that the blessing of King Tang, but the vast majority of people don't know martial arts, and this time I only brought a few elite martial artists to serve King Tang."

"Okay, let's sit down."

"Song Valley to meet the Tang King." Zhou Dui, the valley lord of Song Valley, walked to the hall and bowed to King Tang.

"Lord Zhou Gu, I heard Lord Zhonggu say, are you his junior brother?"

"Yes, we worship under Wang Guzi together, and finally the senior brother left the valley to join politics."

"He's now alone."

"I know this, Tang Wangxian is famous in the world, and I lead my disciples to follow the power of dogs and horses."

"Thank you! Sit. ā€

"The Leshan faction pays a visit to King Tang." Leshan faction head Le Xian worshipped.

"Okay, sit down."

"Emei sent a peony to meet the Tang King!" Peony came to the hall with chrysanthemums and other disciples and bowed to King Tang.

Tang Wang saw that it was a group of female disciples, and he had never seen it, and he had never heard of the Emei faction. He said: "Emei faction, I've never heard of it, which faction are you from?" ā€

"We are under the disciple of General Zhou Fan, and we are a newly created sect."

"Oh, is General Zhou your subordinate?"

"Yes, Weichen once taught them martial arts, and the Emei faction was also given by Weichen."

"Okay, women heroes are rare, sit down!"

"Xie Tang King!"

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"Okay, there are heroes from all walks of life gathered in our business capital to help in the war, we are not afraid of defeating the Xia army." Tang Wang finally said.