At the foot of Tianzhu Mountain, Zhou Dunyi, who was dressed in military uniform, looked at the Dongxun army surrounded by them in the valley with a somewhat grim face, he gritted his teeth and frowned.

Xiang Yan seemed to notice that something was wrong with Lord Zhou's expression, he stepped forward and said to Zhou Dunyi in a somewhat serious tone

"Lord Wang, this, if Bu ordered to be shot, that person was also watching this scene not far away at this time, if you didn't give the order, that person would definitely report this matter to Your Majesty in the future."

When Xiang Yan said this, his eyes glanced at the middle-aged man with a blue face standing on a hillside not far from Zhou Dunyi and them.

It was the appearance of this middle-aged man, so Zhou Dunyi was restrained for a while, which led to his planning for a long time, resulting in the loss of the defenders of Yueyang City by the time they arrived, and even the Shangzhou garrison under Zhou Dunyi at that time did not even form an encirclement, if it wasn't for Zhou Dunyi's excellent grasp at that time, even if it was a record of 30,000 soldiers, it would definitely not be so easy to fight.

It can be said that in his plan at that time, Zhou Dunyi wanted to eat all the 150,000 Dongxun troops under Yueyang City in one go.

Even if he couldn't eat, Zhou Dunyi never thought that he would let nearly 100,000 Dongxun troops escape from his encirclement alive.

This is already a mistake, not to mention, because of his own constraints, the defenders of Yueyang County have lost more than 4,000 guards because of their own at least.

Regarding Zhou Wangye's general strategic plan against the Dongxun Empire's army this time, Xiang Yan is one of the few people who knows, and he naturally understands why Zhou Wangye had a gloomy face after he lifted the siege of Yueyang County and broke the Dongxun army at the beginning.

If it were him, he would also have such a reaction, so ah, after learning that the reason why Zhou Wang Ye and they were late was because of a so-called prison army parachuted from Jinling, the supervisor army picked out a lot of thorns in Zhou Wangye's various tactics and refuted Zhou Wangye's decision-making in military meetings more than once, in addition, this supervisor also recruited many generals in the army who originally belonged to some other forces as his backing, with this force, This Lord Supervisor has already influenced the various policies of the Shangzhou garrison more than once.

Even if he is as powerful as the prince of Zhou, he can still only swallow his anger in front of this prison army with his imperial brother's handwriting, and accept many of the so-called policies of this prison army.

However, fortunately, this prison army is not the kind of dizzy fool, in some major aspects of the layout, he still obeyed the will of the prince of Zhou, so down, after half a month, there was no major incident in the Shangzhou garrison.

However, Xiang Yan knows it clearly, and this major event has begun to happen one after another.

First of all, the Dongxun army of nearly 100,000 escaped from this large encirclement, so that the Dongxun army still actually has a huge military force now, although the morale is somewhat defeated and sluggish, but this is still a force that can overwhelm the Shangzhou garrison at any time.

These had to make Zhou Dunyi dare not take it lightly at all.

However, what made Zhou Dunyi puzzled was that after this period of fighting, he already clearly felt that in the Dongxun army opposite him, a new commander had definitely changed.

Strictly speaking, he has not formally met with the first hidden dragon Shen Baoxu of Dongxun, let alone fought each other, but he can still be sure that the various dispatches and decisions of the Dongxun army on the opposite side are absolutely impossible to come from the hands of the first hidden dragon Shen Baoxu.

This is not like a decision that can be constructed by a general who has been fighting on the border for a long time, but more like a dispatch issued by a middle-of-the-road guy who can no longer be modest.

Moderation is not a bad thing, but if it is used in military strategy, it is a little too embarrassing, especially when the opponent is Zhou Dunyi.

Because in Zhou Dunyi's opinion, no matter what the guy on the other side makes, even if it is some details that don't need to be paid attention to, that guy is copying the content of the book.

The content of the book here is not the kind of serious military book, but a kind of knowledge similar to the military strategy enlightenment book, and the every move of this guy on the opposite side is like a guy who does not understand the art of war and gives his various orders according to the content of the book everywhere.

There is absolutely no flexibility and innovation in this.

This is the commander of the 150,000 army, the Dongxun Empire, can only find such a product to be the military master? While making people feel ridiculous, it made Zhou Dunyi feel that something was wrong.

Not to mention anything else, among the 150,000 Dongxun soldiers alone, can't you pick out a person who is stronger than this guy?

No, now, the 20,000 Dongxun troops in the valley have already fallen into the siege of the Shangzhou garrison because of the decision of that stupid military master.

The exits on both sides of the valley have been completely blocked by boulders, and the place in the valley that can stand is only ten miles away, but it is blocked by the water blocked by 20,000 Dongxun soldiers.

All kinds of ordnance and equipment, as well as horses, have completely reduced this narrow valley to death.

Although the number of Shangzhou garrisons here is only a little over 30,000, since it occupies such a favorable position, it can be said that it only needs a salvo to go down, and the 20,000 Dongxun soldiers below will inevitably be killed and wounded.

However, the reason why Zhou Dunyi has not given the order to fire a salvo until now is because he saw a familiar face in the valley.

The familiarity of this face, Zhou Dunyi can't forget even if he dies.

When he saw that person, he was shocked for the first time, yes, Zhou Dunyi, who had experienced many things in the wind and waves, showed a shocked look after seeing a person's face.

After Xiang Yan saw it, it meant that something terrible seemed to have happened, but Xiang Yan looked down at Zhou Dunyi's line of sight, but she couldn't see anything wrong.

Although I didn't see anything wrong, since Prince Zhou hadn't given an order after so long, something must have gone wrong with Lord Zhou.

Although the fork is a fork, if the prison guard is not here, Xiang Yan will not say anything.

However, but now it's different, now the Lord of the Prison Army is waiting for Lord Zhou with a vicious face not far away.

It's been half an hour, but Prince Zhou hasn't given the order that should have been given a long time ago.

This guy is a prison soldier with His Majesty's handwritten letter, even if Prince Zhou has no valid reason, there is no way to take him down.

In addition, Prince Zhou already had a stubborn feeling for his imperial brother, His Majesty, and after all these years, no matter what excessive orders His Majesty gave him, Prince Zhou has always accepted them gladly.

At that time, he held the military power of the entire Nanli Empire, and because of His Majesty's words, the prince of Zhou handed over the military power cleanly, and quit the political arena very simply, intending to be an idle and idle prince with peace of mind according to the advice of his imperial brother.

Enjoying his title and wealth, and becoming a prince in the last life, this is the initial arrangement that His Majesty gave to Prince Zhou.

It's just that although Prince Zhou agreed very simply, the group of people behind Prince Zhou was not happy, because from his mother's point of view, this is completely His Majesty making it difficult to weaken the authority of Prince Zhou.

However, after all these years, the originally huge force behind Zhou Wangye has gradually become less than in the past, but although it is not as good as before, it is still a force that should not be underestimated.

It's just that this force that should not be underestimated, and Lord Zhou has not used it and nodded his head to admit it after all these years.

But since the power should not be underestimated, this is not in line with the arrangement given by His Majesty to Prince Zhou, so that after all these years, His Majesty's troubles for Prince Zhou have not stopped.

Just like this time, it is clear that the prince of Zhou has led the Shangzhou garrison directly into the territory of Dongxun, and the connection with Nanli has been cut off.

But not long after, a lieutenant suddenly jumped out of the Shangzhou garrison under Zhou Dunyi, and came to Zhou Dunyi with a handwritten letter written by the emperor himself and stamped with a seal, and confessed his identity as a prisoner.

It was not until this time that everyone knew that it turned out that as early as when some of the soldiers of the Shangzhou garrison returned to Shangzhou from Jinling, there was already a supervisor in the army who His Majesty had arranged to go in.

These are all precautions for the prince of Zhou, in case the prince of Zhou with these tens of thousands of troops plotted against him and did something unfavorable to the Nanli Empire.

It is not so much that it is not conducive to the Nanli Empire, but to put it more bluntly, the reason why His Majesty gave this order is entirely because he is worried that his arrogant younger brother will one day threaten the position under his ass again.

He knows a lot, and the position he is sitting in now is not easy to come by.

Even if you are wary of that person and your younger brother who has contributed a lot to this position, it is the same.

Just because, Zhou Dunyi is his younger brother, and he also has the legal right to inherit the throne.

If Zhou Dunyi didn't have this legal inheritance, he wouldn't have lived until now.

Because this is the sin of the master, if Zhou Dunyi didn't have the identity of the former prince and the current prince and the bloodline of the royal family, he would be an outsider with high merit and the master, and the end of this kind of person would either be to become a thief, or, or only to die as a final ending.

Instead of being like this, no matter where Zhou Dunyi is, he is under the surveillance of His Majesty, and he is being watched in Jinling, even if he leads the army into the territory of Dongxun, there is also a supervisor here.

It's also thanks to Zhou Dunyi's excellent temperament, and the imperial brother His Majesty who treats him is also like a good old man, otherwise, living under such surveillance, who wouldn't go berserk directly?

is so distrustful, but he prefers to use Zhou Dunyi, even if Zhou Dunyi destroys all the 150,000 Dongxun army this time, what kind of reward will he get after his class returns to Jinling?

Hehe, at most, it will only be some verbal rewards, and those substantive things, Zhou Dunyi will never get something from the hands of His Majesty.

It's too late to weaken your authority, and what else might give you some reward?

Some painless wealth outside the body is enough, as for the rest, unless this majesty's temperament comes to a 180-degree turn and completely changes a person, otherwise, this possibility can basically be said to be a dream.

And the appearance of this prison soldier is also silently warning Zhou Dunyi at all times, asking him to always grasp his identity, what to do, and what to do.

If there are any signs of Zhou Dunyi's side, the prison lord will not hesitate to record it and send it to Jinling without saying a word, and submit it to His Majesty's case.

Your Majesty, as long as you receive these things at that time, after Zhou Dunyi's class returns to the court, those who greet Zhou Dunyi will only be idle again.

At least the position of Zongzheng, when the time comes, Zhou Dunyi will be directly deposed for some nominally good reasons, and after that, he will be left out in the cold, leaving Zhou Dunyi aloof, so that he cannot grasp any authority.

Maybe Zhou Dunyi is a person who is not greedy for authority, but once he has no authority, Zhou Dunyi will only be a tiger without teeth, and will there be any deterrent effect for Zhou Wangye and Zhou Wangfu in that state?

For example, for example, Zhou Budo, Zhou Budo will no longer be the way he is now, entering and leaving the palace at will, even if it is beating pedestrians on the street or riding horses in the palace, it will not be much of a sin.

These treatments, when Zhou Dunyi still has authority in hand, no matter who leaves the empire in the south, they will excuse Zhou Budo, then there are many reasons, such as what is still young, not a big sin, these and these, when the time comes, Zhou Budo can pat his ass and leave, because no one dares to put this royal highness of the prince on any charge, how dare this, even if the father of the family, Zhou Wangye, doesn't say anything.

Don't the fuck dare you do it casually.

"Lord Wang, you, you give the order, if you don't give the order again, that person really can't say it there."

Xiang Yan had a sad face, he was really worried about Prince Zhou, not to mention anything else, he was a die-hard member behind Prince Zhou, after so many years, no matter how many winds and waves King Zhou had experienced, how many ups and downs his status had experienced, he still did not leave Prince Zhou.

He Xiang Yan, the head of the Xiang family, and although the Xiang family's right to speak in the Nanli army is not as shaky as the Bai family, the Xiang family is also a big force, after all, the Xiang family is also a famous family in the Nanli Jiangmen.

Zhou Dunyi sighed, he wanted to say something, but he couldn't open his mouth anyway.

If Kumu was present at this time, he would definitely be able to recognize the familiar face in the valley at the same time, and he would definitely know why, Zhou Dunyi would hesitate for so long.

Because of the appearance of that face, Zhou Dunyi would not have given the order to issue a salvo to the Dongxun soldiers in the valley under any circumstances.

That person is the most important person in Zhou Dunyi's life.

That person's significance to Zhou Dunyi, even if Zhou Budo is not doubtful, will only be inferior.

"Lord Wang!"

Xiang Yan knelt down directly with his legs, he pleaded, he pleaded and hoped that Zhou Dunyi would not hesitate anymore, because the prison soldier over there, his face had begun to turn purple, and he had already greeted a few people over, ready to record something.

Although he didn't know what the prison guard was going to do, Xiang Yan knew that it would definitely not be a good thing.

He understood even more that if Zhou Dunyi continued to hesitate like this, His Majesty in Jinling would definitely know about what happened today.

"Lord, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please take great things first."

Xiang Yan, a man with a height of nine feet, actually had some crying in his voice at this time, and his heart was flustered.

Looking at the embarrassed Dongxun soldiers below the valley, Zhou Dunyi swallowed his saliva, closed his eyes, and finally, raised a palm.

After a long time, Zhou Dunyi's palm waved downwards and whispered in his mouth

"Hopefully, I'm wrong."

After Xiang Yan's eyes saw Lord Zhou's actions, he hurriedly yelled and roared at the Nanli archers on the hillside

"The military master has an order, ten consecutive rapid volleys, the target valley Dongxun soldiers, free filling, shooting!"

The words fell, and from the top of the hillside, a rain of black arrows fell in the sky, and this scene, in Xiang Yan's opinion, was a sigh of relief, and in the eyes of the prison lord, there was a flickering in his eyes that was difficult to capture.

But in the eyes of the 20,000 Dongxun soldiers in the valley, this was undoubtedly a fatal arrow that would take their lives.

"The whole army has an order, raise the shield, raise the shield!"

"Raise your shield!"

"Don't panic, everyone, raise your shield!"

The Dongxun soldiers in the valley were suddenly in a mess, even if the Dongxun general pulled his voice and ordered the soldiers beside him to raise their shields.

However, at this time, the Dongxun soldiers were crowded, especially after looking up and seeing the rain of arrows in the sky, where could they still hear their general's orders in their ears.