Chapter 34: The Commander-in-Chief

On the second day of Emperor Kang's arrival in Nanjing, he couldn't stand the heavy blow of Duan Zhuang who looked at the weak and unconscious, and ordered Duan Zhuang to be sent back to Dali, during which Emperor Zheng Kang went to the East Palace to ask Princess Izumo again, but still didn't ask anything, and suddenly Long Yan was furious, but it was because of the emperor's demeanor and couldn't attack, this is really a very depressing and painful thing, and this Izumo princess will be crushed and ashes in two days, thinking of this, anyone will sigh a little, But the soldiers of Dali are all shouting and happy, and the people who have harmed our great prince should have broken their bodies into thousands of pieces, and let her live for seven or eight more days is already a great gift, and the Northern Liang Emperor Xiao He and Xiao Beiping, who sent Princess Izumo, I am afraid that I don't know that Princess Izumo has done such a shocking thing, but presumably these news have passed through the spies and are on the way to the north bank of the Yangtze River.

The task of beheading Princess Izumo, Emperor Zheng Kang did not personally supervise, but handed it over to Duan Chong's head, and at this noon, when Duan Zhong saw Princess Izumo kneeling in the five doors with messy hair, his heart suddenly felt a sourness, and after hesitating again and again, the arrow in his hand was finally thrown out: "Chop!" The executioner's hand rose and fell, and suddenly Princess Izumo's head fell to the ground.

According to the meaning of Emperor Zhengkang, this Izumo princess is going to be frustrated and scattered, and the trip to be slashed with a knife, but Duan Zhong is hiding a little selfishness this time, so that Princess Izumo has some dignity to die, otherwise a princess of the royal family is stripped naked and cuts off the meat with a knife little by little in front of everyone, which is really a bit miserable, and if this news reaches Beiliang, I am afraid it will arouse the anger of the entire Daliang people, and arouse the last potential to fight against Dali's army. What about these nations that struggle with the strength of the whole country? Maybe it will be a heavy blow to Dali's army, which is also one of the reasons why Duan Zhuang used it to explain the matter to Emperor Zheng Kang afterwards, and under Duan Chong's explanation of the lotus flower, Emperor Zheng Kang can finally reluctantly accept the result of not crushing Princess Izumo's bones and ashes, and Duan Zhong can only sigh softly, there is only so much he can do, watching a lovely, innocent, and beautiful princess suddenly become a ghost under the knife, Duan Chong's heart is really not a taste, that is, Su'er, Miss Liao Jiajia and Princess Suo Yali also sighed, especially Princess Suo Yali, who has the same identity as Princess Izumo, and greatly appreciates Princess Izumo's backbone and integrity, and Duan Zhong just said lightly: She killed my brother, and everyone was silent and silent, which is really an extremely contradictory thing.

And after dealing with the matter of Princess Izumo, Emperor Zheng Kang took over all the military preparations in Nanjing City, Princess Izumo died, and Emperor Zheng Kang Tianwei arrived, the soldiers of Dali were as well-behaved as cats and dogs, and there was no more chaotic scene a few days ago, just took six days, all Dali's 140,000 troops have been assembled, shouting and practicing in the capital every day, the momentum can be described as extremely spectacular, and the soldiers of Dali are highly motivated, I can already see the beautiful scene of Dali pacifying the world, this time, I swear to avenge the death of the great prince Duan Zhuang.

And Duan Zhuang has been sent back to Dali, but there is still no news of the antidote, even Emperor Zheng Kang also felt a little desperate, so Emperor Zheng Kang directly issued a military order: After March, the army will go north, and it will be impossible for the Liang royal family to be destroyed, which is the bold words made by Emperor Zheng Kang in front of the 140,000 soldiers of the three armies, which is also an emperor's promise, and when Emperor Zheng Kang said this, Duan Zhong stood beside Emperor Zheng Kang, and his heart was infinitely embarrassed.

And after Emperor Zheng Kang finished speaking, the messenger from Beiliang was...... It's very unfortunate that this Liang Wu Emperor Xiao He and Xiao Beiping were shocked after hearing about Princess Izumo, and they were already pale with fright, and hurriedly sent a messenger over, expressing an apology, and even willing to bow down and pay compensation, but this is nominally a land cut, in fact, it is just a recognition that the land occupied by Dali has become Dali's territory, for this article, Dali still needs to admit it, this is just self-deception, so, Emperor Zheng Kang listened to the envoy's statement with patience, Just said lightly: dragged out and beheaded, it decided the tragic fate of the messenger, as the so-called two armies do not cut off, but obviously Emperor Kang no longer wants to leave any feelings for Daliang, even if Daliang surrenders the whole country, I am afraid it is just waiting to be slaughtered, which is a result that can be expected a long time ago.

And after Duan Zhong returned to his mansion, he also received a secret letter from Xiao Beiping, when writing this secret letter, Xiao Beiping didn't know that this Izumo princess had been sentenced to death by Emperor Zhengkang, and between the lines of this letter there was a hint of wanting Duan Chong to rescue Princess Izumo, and told Duan Chong about Princess Izumo getting married, sure enough, as Princess Izumo said, it was forced to make peace by Emperor Xiao He of Liangwu, and Xiao Beiping never thought that this Izumo princess would do such a thing, I hope that Duan Chongnian will save her for the sake of having some friendship with Princess Izumo at the beginning, Duan Chong smiled helplessly after reading the letter, Princess Izumo is already under the Yellow Spring at this moment, how can he save it? If it weren't for the excellent protection of Princess Izumo by Xiao Beiping, and he was unwilling to let Duan Chong touch it, at this moment, I was afraid that Duan Chong would have already soaked in it, and he would not have ended up with such a result of Beiliang today, so Duan Chong could only shake his head helplessly, put the letter on the candle flame and slowly burned it out, and there was no need to reply to the letter, at this time, there was no need to reply to the letter, and when the Dali army set out, everyone understood the meaning of both sides, and this kind of thing no longer needed to ...... Explanatory note.

And what happened next, as Duan Zhong expected, this should have come, it will come after all, and he was finally about to raise the blade and point the blade at Xiao Beiping and Xiao Zhengrong's heads.

This time, Emperor Zheng Kang brought three of the four retainers of Dali from Dali, these three are all martial arts masters at the peak of the second stage, and they are capable generals of the army to fight, and they are the most trusted people of Emperor Zheng Kang, namely Qin Xiaofeng, Yu Yufei and Yan Junhao, when Duan Zhong ran away from home, these four retainers took on the task of tracking Duan Chong, and found the top of Cangshan, so that Duan Zhengzheng taught a bloody lesson, and the last of the four retainers of Dali was Zhu Siwen who Duan Chong had been with him.

This time the reorganization of the army, a total of 40,000 Dali troops, 100,000 new expeditionary troops, a total of 140,000 troops, after more than half a year of training, has long been well-trained, and Zheng Kangdi personally commanded Dali's 40,000 military horses, the four retainers are each responsible for commanding 25,000 soldiers and horses, as the front and rear left and right wings to take care of the army, as for the vital 2,000 artillery, Zheng Kangdi all remained in the Chinese army, the three armies were assembled early, just wait for the three-month time limit together, you can wave the army north.

At the same time, Emperor Zheng Kang quietly called Duan Chong to his side, and handed over the 30,000 secret troops under Duan Zhuang to Duan Chong's hands, and at the same time handed over to Duan Chong with 500 artillery pieces, in the words of Emperor Zheng Kang, these things are made by you, maybe only in your hands, can you exert the greatest power, and the role of Duan Chong's commander of these 30,000 horses is to turn into a sharp knife, sweep away all obstacles on the road, and clear a smooth road to Yanjing City for the Dali army.

This was originally an extremely difficult task, but after having these five hundred artillery, it was completely different, plus Duan Chong himself still had three hundred improved and more terrifying artillery pieces on hand, and the elite "poison dagger" troops among the two thousand, Duan Chong even felt that he could single-handedly give this northern beam to the ...... Knock it out.

There is another thing that makes Duan Chong very helpless, that is, after the accident of this Zhuang, Duan Chong is the only heir of Emperor Zhengkang, that is, the orthodox cause of Dali will be handed over to Duan Chong sooner or later, and Duan Chong has never had the idea of being an emperor since he was a child...... Becoming the prince of Dali in this way, this is something that Duan Chong doesn't want to see, even if Dali unifies the world, Duan Chong is unwilling to be the emperor of the ages, but the facts are in front of him, but he has to accept it.

However, there was still some faint uneasiness in this heavy heart, because this Xiao Li's troops disappeared like ghosts, and they were always a thorn in the center of gravity.

And in the next few days, it was time to wait for the army to go on the expedition, and Duan Zhengri's heart was also extremely chaotic, I don't know what he was thinking? So I had to accompany my wife and son in the house, this little Duan Xuan is becoming more and more watery and cute, even Emperor Zheng Kang often asks Duan Zhong to take Princess Suo Yali and Duan Xuan into the palace to accompany him, it seems that this little Duan Xuan is already the only sustenance that can alleviate the pain of losing a child by Emperor Zhengkang.

At the same time, there was also a happy event that could be mourned, and that was our Liao Jiajia girl...... is pregnant, this is the only good news that Duan Chong has learned these days, and when he learned that he was going to be a father for the second time, he immediately jumped up, and Liao Jiajia girl finally fulfilled her wish and successfully conceived Duan Chong's child, and Su'er's eyes were joyful and sad, the earliest entry, but never out, in this regard, Duan Chong can only be kind words to comfort, and in the last days before the expedition, ...... Work hard, and Su'er will be upside down every day...... I carried out the man-making project.

The only thing that is suffering is this Su Mei girl, without Su Er's nod, Duan Chong never dared to touch the meat, so that Duan Zhong never dared to look at Su Mei's complaining ...... Looks,