Zhang Xiaowu then ordered Liu Yi, Marquis of Hengyang, who was the commander of the Vermilion Bird Legion, to lead all the wounded to return to Longdu immediately for treatment, and at the same time, Liu Yi served as the commander of the rear route army, responsible for escorting the grain and grass on the front line. The old general Liu Yi is not a general suitable for rushing and killing, he is cautious in every step, but an officer suitable for escorting grain and grass.

Subsequently, Zhang Xiaowu found Ouyang Hong and asked if the White Tiger Army could continue to fight, he needed the veterans of the White Tiger Army to bring this group of recruits, and promised that all reinforcements would be given priority to replenish the White Tiger Army in the next three days. After Ouyang Hong consulted with everyone, he decided to inherit his father-in-law's legacy, no matter how hostile the country was, and exterminate foreign enemies first.

Zhang Xiaowu naturally kept his promise, and the servants who were forcibly recruited from all over the country were rushed into the White Tiger Army, and it took only three days to replenish 6,000 people, and the strength of the White Tiger Army was restored to 30,000 people, which can be regarded as a re-erection of the shelf. As for the combat effectiveness, it naturally could not be restored to the past, but in the end, it did not let Du Shanbo's hard work be in vain.

After a few days of repairing the army, reinforcements from all over the country continued to arrive, and on December 18, Zu Gongmao suddenly led the 18th Regiment of the Suzaku Army from Yuezhou. Zhang Xiaowu was overjoyed, and Zu Gongmao explained that since he had been his subordinate, Du Shanbo left himself on the front line to continue to monitor the puppet Wu state. After the White Tiger Army left Jiangnan, the puppet Wu army counterattacked many times and was defeated by Zu Gongmao, but because the imperial court left only 20,000 troops in Jiangnan, and most of them were township troops from all over Jiangnan, they also had no ability to fight back. When Zu Gongmao got the text of extermination, he immediately led more than 6,000 people from the south of the Yangtze River to come all the way.

"You're gone, what should Jiangnan do?" Zhang Xiaowu can say.

Zu Gongmao laughed: "As soon as the White Tiger Army left, the puppet Wu started a civil war, and they split into two puppet countries, one is still the puppet Wu, and the other is the puppet Zhou. This pseudo-Wu is still Wang Deyue as the head of the thief, but the leader of the pseudo-Zhou is a woman, the daughter of the old sect leader of the Tianhuo Sect, and Wang Deyue's ex-wife. ”

The generals were curious and gathered around, and Zu Gongmao explained: "This Wang Deyue relied on the old sect leader to sit on the new sect leader, and he became the emperor after he became the leader of the Tianhuo Sect. It's a pity that this person is as lustful as his life, marrying his wife while fighting, how about the war, but his wife married more than 100 people, and he ran away with his wife. You know why the White Tiger Army was overwhelmed after going down to the south of the Yangtze River, it was not that the White Tiger Army was invincible, but that the Puppet Wu Army itself was divided, and some old men of the Tianhuo Sect followed the daughter of the old sect leader to leave the Puppet Wu, resulting in a great loss of the strength of the Puppet Wu Army. ”

Zhang Xiaowu suddenly said: "So in fact, what the Heavenly Fire Sect members support in their hearts is only his identity as the sect leader, not Wang Deyue himself?" Once the Heavenly Fire Sect members no longer regard him as the sect leader, or if he wants to get rid of his religious identity and establish a royal identity, he will inevitably clash with the original sect members? He suddenly thought of Zhu Yuanzhang of Mingjiao, who wantonly slaughtered Mingjiao disciples after winning the world - of course, this is Jin Yong's plot, but he doesn't know whether the historical story is true or false.

Zu Gongmao said with a smile: "In fact, the Heavenly Fire Sect also pays attention to inheritance, many Dharma protectors and Heavenly Kings are hereditary, he was a scholar and joined the Heavenly Fire Sect halfway, but he became the sect leader, and was originally opposed by many Heavenly Fire Sect members. Now that he saw the White Tiger Army leaving, he felt that he didn't need the help of the Heavenly Fire Sect, so he divorced the old sect leader's daughter and appointed someone else as the queen. This move immediately aroused the opposition of the Tianhuo Sect, so they established the Zhou State in Yuezhou, respecting the daughter of the old sect leader as the empress, and specifically opposing the pseudo-Wu. So now the Jiangnan rebels don't need us to do it, they will fight you to the death first. My lord, when we have eliminated the Inuyi, it will be easy to go back and clean them up. ”

Everyone laughed, never expecting that the Jiangnan Rebellion, which had plagued the Holy Han Imperial Court for many years, would be resolved in this way, and it turned out that the best way to solve the enemy was to disintegrate the enemy. It is not even necessary for them to disintegrate the enemy, the enemy himself fights first. But in fact, when you think about it, whether it is the pseudo-Wu or the imperial court, it is their own people who fight first and then fight with external enemies.

After Zu Gongmao returned, Zhang Xiaowu entrusted him with a heavy task, and he ordered Zu Gongmao to lead the first regiment, the second regiment, and the third regiment to immediately march towards the Two Wolf Pass, and he led the rest of the army to approach Daizhou City, leading it to a feint. The purpose of this trick is to lock the Rakshasa people in the Central Plains.

On December 20th, the army set out, no matter how many of the soldiers were reluctant to fight, but in the face of foreign invasion, the pride of the Holy Han people made them have to go all out to meet the foreign race. The Central Plains of the Holy Han Empire has not been invaded by foreign races for many years, resulting in many places being very contemptuous of foreign races, and therefore unprepared. Daizhou and Hunzhou were conquered one after another, because the defenders mistakenly thought that the little dog was not enough to fear, so they suffered a big loss.

However, after this battle, the rebels from all over the country responded to the call of the imperial court and attacked the Inuyi one after another, and the imperial army also poured into Daizhou City like a surging flood.

On December 22, Zhang Xiaowu led the Qinglong Army, the White Tiger Army, the defenders from all over the country, and the rebel army, totaling 120,000 people, to force the soldiers of Daizhou City in the shape of a goose. The Rakshasas then plundered 400,000 people in the city of Daizhou, killed people for meat, and held on to Daizhou City. Such a cruel act naturally aroused the anger of more rebels, and even the barbarism of the Rakshasa people spread all over the country, and even the pseudo-Wu and pseudo-Zhou heard about it.

Jin Yiwei tried hard to prevent the news from reaching Zhang Xiaowu's ears, but the news still reached Zhang Xiaowu's ears, and Emperor Dade killed Su Yu, Lu Baiting, Shi Chong, Shi Yong, and Xiang Duan.

When Zhang Xiaowu learned that Emperor Dade woke up, he was very happy, but when he learned that Emperor Dade eliminated the Central Mansion by thunderous means, he finally understood that Emperor Dade was no longer the Emperor Dade who regarded him as a confidant and regarded him as a brother, and even Emperor Dade's style of acting changed abruptly. In the past, Emperor Dade was kind and gentle, and he would not even use the method of exterminating the door to eradicate his opponents, but now, the Su, Lu, Shi, Shi, Xiang and other families were slaughtered. Shi Chong is a good hand at financial management, and Shi Yong has been actively raising food, grass and military salaries, Lu Baiting handles political affairs in various places, Xiang Duan is even presiding over the eight departments, Su Yu has just completely controlled Longdu, but he never expected them to be killed.

"Accurate message?"

"Absolutely." It was none other than Zhao Suo, who had now become a businessman, and Zhao Suo, in addition to being a businessman, was collecting all kinds of information for Zhang Xiaowu.

"Where's the silver-clothed guard?"

Zhao Suo didn't dare to answer.

Zhang Xiaowu roared angrily: "What about the people left behind by the silver-clothed guard? ”

"Because of opposition to Li Cunyi's takeover, the silver-clothed guards rose up and died." Zhao Suo sighed.