Chapter 18: Prestige

When this Xiao Li appeared, Duan Chong was extremely surprised, he didn't think that this Xiao Li finally mixed up with Wang Haitang Wang and Queen Wang, and also mixed Dong Zhongshu Dong University, Duan Zhong has always been a good student who respects teachers and teaching, and for this Dong Zhongshu Dong University, Duan Zhong still has some feelings, so seeing that his teacher is being used by Xiao Li, he is a little unwilling to rise, and for the relationship between Xiao Li and Wang Haitang Wang Queen, Duan Zhong can't sort it out for a while, Duan Chong didn't even know whether this Empress Wang Haitang, as the mother of a country in Northern Liang, was on the side of Emperor Xiao He of Liang Wu or Xiao Li, Duan Chong didn't believe that with the wisdom and wisdom of Emperor Xiao He of Liang Wu, with the power of his subordinates, he would not be able to detect such a big move by Queen Wang Haitang, so the chaotic relationship in the palace of Northern Liang really confused Duan Chong and couldn't figure it out at all. It must be inextricably linked to the past when the beam was divided.

Duan Chong had heard a lot of old news from the mouth of Queen Wang Haitang before, and knew that this Queen Wang Haitang had an inexplicable relationship with the current Emperor Xiao He of Liangwu, Xiao Li, the third prince and this Dong Zhongshu Dong University, when this Queen Wang Haitang was taken away by Emperor Wu of Liang, he didn't know whether Xiao He had a grudge against Duan Chong, and his attitude towards this Xiao Li made Duan Chong feel very puzzled, and Duan Zhong always thought that this Wang Haitang Queen had an old affection for Dong Zhongshu and Dong University. If the two meet, it is possible to dry up the firewood and rekindle the ashes, and it is possible to elope, but judging from the lukewarm attitude of Queen Wang Haitang towards Dong Zhongshu and Dong Daxue today, it seems that the two have not developed as Duan Zhong expected, and Wang Haitang Wang Empress accepted Dong Zhongshu into the palace, it seems that it is just to change the wish of Dong Daxue, even if Duan Zhong is smart, it is impossible to sort out any way from this intricate relationship.

Closely following Xiao Li's third prince, fortunately, Duan Chong's cultivation at this moment has already improved to the grandmaster level, even a master like Xiao Li can't detect it, if not, Duan Chong would definitely not be able to know so many things, and the benefits brought by this grandmaster-level master were immediately revealed.

In a dense forest outside Yanjing City, the carriage has already been prepared, after Xiao Li took Dong Zhongshu Dong out of the capital, he was directly sent to the prepared carriage, this carriage directly bypassed the military camp where Xiao Zhengrong's eldest prince was stationed, and galloped towards the northwest, whether to follow or not, this is a question, just when Duan Chong hesitated slightly, a figure suddenly rushed out behind him, and Duan Chong naturally knew that this person was none other than Zongzi, Duan Chong touched his nose, I actually saw a little panic in the eyes of Zongzi, and hurriedly asked: "What happened, why are you so panicked!" Duan Chong's voice was extremely quiet, because the carriage where Dong Zhongshu and Xiao Li were was still not far away, and it was extremely easy for the other party to find out when the zongzi appeared.

And Zongzi didn't say a word, and directly stuffed a letter to Duan Chong, Duan Chong opened the letter, but he completely read the content of the letter with the help of flint, and was immediately surprised, this letter was a secret letter sent by Jiang Mingchen, and the content recorded was very amazing. Although it was expected by Duan Chong, it also happened too suddenly, and there was not much recorded in this letter, only one thing was written, his brother, Duan Zhuang, the prince of Dali, marched to Southern Liang.

This is extremely terrible news, because with the cannons and explosives under Duan Zhuang's hands, it is completely possible to bombard all the way over, and the armies of the Southern Liang and Northern Liang cannot have any resistance at all, the reason why Duan Zhuang dares to do this is naturally closely related to Duan Chong, after all, since Duan Zhuang knew that this Liang is also a grandmaster-level martial arts master, Xiao Ran, has not dared to act rashly, but after the news that Duan Chong killed Xiao Ran on the grassland reached Duan Zhuang's ears, Naturally, there was no estimation anymore, the army waved, and the sword pointed directly at the Central Plains, which was something that Duan Chong had expected a long time ago, but he didn't expect that this Zhuang's action would be so fast, I am afraid that as soon as the news came back, Duan Zhuang had already sent troops.

Seeing Xiao Li and Dong Zhongshu Dong Daxue's carriage drifting away, Duan Chong gritted his teeth, and finally gave up the idea of catching up, and now there are more urgent things to do, at this moment Duan Zhong has no choice, he must rush back to Nanliang to preside over the overall situation, and immediately reflexively and Zongzi returned to Yanjing City, and after meeting Princess Suo Yali and Miss Su Mei, the city gate was opened, and he went out of the city early in the morning on the road, but with Miss Su Mei on the way, although the speed of the road was not slow, but it was always not fast.

Duan Zhong was anxious, and discussed with everyone, but he left the zongzi to take care of everyone, but he was the first to rush to the south, this is now a grandmaster-level cultivation, and the road is much faster than before, at this moment, there is no comfort in rushing alone, only two days to rush to the Yangtze River, alone in a boat across the Yangtze River, directly in the direction of Nanjing City.

And outside the city of Nanjing, Duan Chong did not enter the city, but directly turned into the valley where the "Snowy Night Phoenix" is located, this "Snowy Night Phoenix" valley has been reactivated under Jiang Mingchen's organization, the craftsmen and two thousand "poison daggers" that were originally moved to Duan Zhuang have returned to the valley, and the three-month lease period between this Zhuang and Duan Chong about Tie Dan and Cui Rixing is about to expire. Jiang Mingchen had already gotten the news through the flying pigeon message, and greeted him at the mouth of the valley, and Duan Zhong entered the valley, and without saying a word, he directly asked Jiang Mingchen what the current situation was.

Jiang Mingchen already knew the question that Duan Chong was going to ask, and he had already answered it preparedly, it turned out that although Duan Zhuang sent troops at the moment, he did not take out the cannons and explosives to use, but only attacked the city according to the ordinary war mode, and when he encountered a checkpoint that could not be captured, Duan Zhuang personally went out to behead the head of the other general, because the Southern Liang army was all cowering in the important town of Jiangnan, and there would be no resistance at all on this way, but it encountered a lot of small troops of Northern Liang, and all of them were annihilated by Duan Zhuang's troops, It's only been half a month, and the speed of advancement is not fast, but it has already advanced to Fuzhou.

The location of Fuzhou is already very close to the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River, and the north is the Jiangzhou City where the Jiangzhou Water Division, one of the three water divisions of the Jiangbei camp, was stationed. Although the Jiangbei camp was still scattered after being broken by the Southern Liang, this Jiangzhou, as one of the important towns, was still heavily guarded by the Southern Liang, and Fuzhou went further east, and it would encounter a large army of the Northern Liang.

There is no doubt that this period of Zhuang quietly and suddenly launched the North Liang and the South Liang at the same time, this section of the Zhuang hand is not much troops, because the hinterland west of Changsha Mansion to stay in the army brought out this time is the tribe of 40,000 people, but it is like a sharp knife, and this sharp knife whether it stabs the South Liang and the North Liang, will make both sides drop a piece of fat, but Duan Zhuang did not express his position, so the North Liang and the South Liang did not know how to deal with the sudden appearance of the Dali army, so the documents, The letter was sent to Duan Zhuang, but Duan Zhuang did not reply, and whether it was the envoys sent by the Northern Liang or the Southern Liang, as long as they entered the camp of Duan Zhuang, none of them could come out, and now Duan Zhuang's nearly 40,000 troops are stationed in Fuzhou, and they have been resting for three days, and they don't know what will happen next.

Duan Zhong listened to Jiang Mingchen's report, and immediately knew what the idea of this Zhuang was fighting, after all, in terms of troops, this Zhuang was at a disadvantage, if he first revealed the cannons and explosives, then it would arouse the vigilance of both sides, if the Northern Liang and the Southern Liang joined forces to deal with Duan Zhuang, it would undoubtedly be a very troublesome thing, so Duan Zhuang wanted to finish his work in one battle, and did not take a stand, in fact, Duan Zhuang did not intend to stand on either the position of the Northern Liang or the Southern Liang at all, It's just that Northern Liang and Southern Liang didn't expect that Duan Zhuang's appetite would be so big, and by the time they came to their senses, they were afraid it would be too late, because the army behind Duan Zhuang would bomb the military camps of the two sides.

Duan Zhuang did this, it can be said that it is extremely vicious, there is no chance to unite with the Northern Liang and the Southern Liang at all, only one war to completely defeat the armies of the Northern Liang and the Southern Liang, Jiangnan can be instantly pocketed, and wait until there is the support of Jiangnan's money and food, and then wave the army to the north, and the entire Central Plains will all belong to Dali, and Duan Zhuang no matter how good the plan is, it still has to rely on the cannon provided by Duan Chong.

So as soon as this battle started, the bomb definitely didn't have eyes, so Duan Zhong immediately ordered Jiang Mingchen to call back Ji Wuchang in Jiangnan, and leave all the business alone, after all, leaving a small life is the most important thing, and now his wife and children are still in Duan Zhuang's hands, and I don't know if he left them in Changsha Mansion, if they are brought in the army, it will be a little troublesome.

This time Duan Zhuang's attack can be said to be a must-win, but Duan Chong was a little helpless after hearing the news, this Zhuang fights, he naturally can't stop it, but this friendship between Xiao Beiping and himself is here, which really makes Duan Chong very embarrassed, but after thinking about it again, Duan Chong didn't want to see Xiao Beiping's tragic death in the army, so he decided to go and remind him.

Maybe this Dali's wish to dominate the world will be realized, but it is never what Duan Zhong hoped, and the apprehension in his heart is getting stronger and stronger.