The sun was scorching, and an army that had lost a battle fled in a miserable panic. ￡∝，

In fact, a rough count of the number of people shows that the remnants of the army belonging to the King of Heaven can gather no less than three thousand soldiers. In this poor mountain and evil mountain, it can also be regarded as a small force, and self-protection should not be a problem. After all, the overall level of Tianxingguo's combat power is so insufficient.

However, they were so desperate to rob a caravan that had come all the way from Beijing. They were moved by the high piles of goods on dozens of trucks tightly covered with tarpaulins.

Hence the decisive tragedy. Don't look at the people who escorted the car, there are only more than 200 people, and all of them are martial arts masters, and the weakest ones have at least three grades of cultivation. To deal with them, the so-called rebel army, which was originally a grassroots people, those knights only needed one piercing to kill their army.

What's more, later, this caravan raised a four-clawed dragon flag embroidered with gold edges embroidered to death, with the word "Zhendong" written on it. This means that the owner of this caravan is the king of Zhendong.

The answer is about to come out, between the mountains and rivers close to the Eastern Tang Dynasty, the only one who has the title of prince is the father and son of King Zhendong and Prince Yong, who are entrenched in Suyuan Mansion.

Yan Qingshan, the king of Zhendong, was canonized as a prince by the imperial court in March this year. Coupled with Yan Yuzhi, who was named Prince Yong last year, in this way, the father and son of the Yan family are all princes.

This trick was used by the imperial court perfectly. The Empress Dowager Xiao is really a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows, a golden mouth, and the little emperor uses jade seals to seal out many county princes. Especially the Fu family army and the Yan family army stationed in Ningyuan Mansion and Suyuan Mansion, there were several princes and county kings. There are more of them.

The imperial court can't help it. For example, today, Xingguo has become a pot of porridge, your court is not sealed, and there are countless local forces that have established themselves as kings -- even the county order of a small county with a small grade. His eyes were red, and he dared to pull up a big banner to claim the king's hegemony. The imperial court exists in name only, and smoke is everywhere.

Therefore, for the Fu family and the Yan family, who expressed their allegiance to the Empress Dowager Xiao and the little emperor at the first time, the intensity of this co-optation cannot but be increased, increased and increased again -- whether the family is sincere or not.

It can be said that now Tianxingguo has fallen into a situation of competing for the deer.

Among the major forces, the Empress Dowager Xiao and the little emperor occupy a righteous position. With the support of the Fu Jiajun and the Yan family, it can be regarded as the first tier of forces.

But Fu Jiajun and Yan Jiajun are far away from Beijing, and far water can't quench their thirst. In addition, Prince Uogawa took away a large part of the soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion. Now, it is possible to barely hold the land of the three prefectures and seven counties near Gyeonggi without losing it, and it has done its best to the imperial court.

Among the first forces, Prince Uogawa Hara. Later, the yellow robe was added and then established himself as the emperor's Emperor Chuande. The soldiers are strong and strong, and the area is constantly expanding, which can be described as strong and extremely high.

And now, Murong Shu, who has successfully included most of the Tuwang forces in the Xiling Mountains - he insists on not being the emperor, and still uses the original prince title Prince Xiang, and has also climbed into the first tier of power.

The second level of force is the former Murong clan feudal kings who have rebelled in various places.

These princes were the lords of the fiefdoms. He has his own pro-army troops, and he is also familiar with the situation around the fiefdom. Years of fiefdom residence. They have formed an inseparable chain of interests with the local and surrounding families, and they have formed one force after another that cannot be underestimated.

If you really want to think about it, the Fu family, who has been guarding Ningyuan Mansion for many years, and the Yan family, who have been rooted in Yanlin County for generations and have controlled Suyuan Mansion, can also be counted as a second-tier force.

Their solidarity with Jingzhong is just lip service, and it is one of their daily routines that the wandering army that swept the edge of the garrison continues to grow their bodies. Even, there is gossip that they reached certain secret agreements with the Golden Horde and the Eastern Tang Dynasty, respectively.

Rumors are spreading, can there be a wise man to discern and stop them? In short, on the surface, the imperial court still trusts and relies on the Fu family and the Yan family very much.

As for the rebels who are full of fortunate fortune and are running around, and tomorrow they will be pried into the corner by another force to fight against the king, they can be regarded as the third tier of forces.

The vast majority of the rebel army was composed of poor people, who had not even had enough to eat in the past, so how could they be said to form an army in a structured way and receive strict military training? Their military literacy is really low.

When these people go to war, they rarely pay attention to arranging troops and stratagems, and most of the time they are swarming on the ground. If you win, you will swarm to pursue it while you win; If you lose the battle, you will be chased by the enemy army, and you will swarm and scurry.

Last year, hundreds of rebels dared to chase after the imperial army and kill indiscriminately, but now it can no longer be seen. After nearly a year of war, those vulnerable soldiers died, and those who survived were butchers, with blood and human lives in their hands.

Even within the rebel army, it has undergone bloody and brutal elimination. They no longer arrange troops to play tricks, and their combat methods are much more advanced than when they first became an army.

Among them, I have to mention the Molian Sect, which is worshiped as a god in the rebels. This sect believes in the vacuum Taoyuan Cave Heaven practice in the vacuum Heavenly Mother, the leader of the sect is called the Vacuum Divine Son, and there are the Holy Maiden Ink Lotus Fairy under the seat, the left and right Dharma Protector Hall Masters and so on.

Compared to the generally illiterate rebels, the members of the Molian Sect showed an astonishing number of teachings. This is not unrelated to the strict requirements of this sect when recruiting members. Because of this, many ordinary sect members can obtain a high or low status in the rebel army, and they also have a pole of men and horses.

As for the high-ranking members of those sects, they are frequent guests of the rebel armies of all sizes and rebels, and they are even often entrusted with the position of military advisor to give advice. Of course, the sect leader and the holy goddess dragon will not deign to guide the anti-king when they see the head and the tail.

Yan Yuzhen maintained an extremely high level of vigilance against the Molian Sect, even after he knew that this sect was actually a famous hall created by his future brother-in-law, Li Yi. That Laoshizi Molian Fairy is said to be his own sister Zong Zhengke. In this regard, Prince Yong was speechless.

Ordering to stop chasing the rabble, Yan Yuzhi let out a long sigh of relief, this journey was really not smooth. There are probably no more than a dozen large and small road robbery incidents. He was able to escort this batch of materials to the territory of Suyuan Mansion, and he also had a lot of heart.

Xiao Chengzi ran over sweating profusely, handed over a wet handkerchief, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, wipe your sweat." The slave has mung bean soup there, and you can drink a bowl to quench your thirst? ”

Since Yan Yuzhen was considered by the Empress Dowager Xiao to be the son of Yizi, Xiao Chengzi was assigned to his side as a supervisor. The two are of the same age, not only master and servant, but also friends who can talk.