The Shangyuan Festival of the Shouzhou Military Festival of Songzhou was immersed in a depressed and frightened atmosphere.

The festival made Xu Mingzhen fall into a dying moment a year ago, and he could leave at any time; A year later, the news came that the main force of the Mongolian army was wiped out in southern Jinnan.

The former may be an opportunity for some people, but the latter has caused the Jiedu envoys to fall into panic and fear, as well as most of the generals in Song Prefecture.

Zhao Mingting and Xu Jin finally took advantage of Xu Mingzhen's critical illness to lead 3,000 cavalry to leave Fugou in the south of Bianliang City and return to Songzhou - Zhu Rang and Liang Ren of course did not allow Zhao Mingting and Xu Jin to withdraw to Songzhou without authorization, but at this time the people in Bianliang City were panicked, Xu Jin and Zhao Mingting ignored Zhu Rang's "edict", and no one ran to Songzhou to ask them for their guilt.

A large number of generals and 150,000 generals of the Mengwu Southern Academy, such as Wusu Dashi, Xiao Yiqing, Xiao Siqing, Wusu Zongshu, Wusu Zongbei, and Nahe Yanzhen, were all wiped out in Zezhou, although the Mengwu Southern Courtyard still had a lot of soldiers and horses in Taiyuan Mansion, Jinbei, Heshuo, and Yanyun, but everyone knew in their hearts that the power of the Mengwu Southern Court was completely finished.

The power of the Mengwu Southern Courtyard is completely finished, and the Liang army even needs to leave only 40,000 or 50,000 elites to sweep the remaining unannexed land in the north, which means that the Liang army will be able to directly transfer 50,000 or 60,000 elite combat forces from the northern front to the south to enter the Hehuai battlefield after the year.

Together with the Henan marching army, the Liang army will be able to mobilize more than 100,000 elite soldiers and horses in Hehuai after the year to use it for conquest and warfare.

At present, it seems that in addition to the uncertain Xu Si army, the Shouzhou army and the Bianliang soldiers and horses directly controlled by Zhu Rang and Liang Ren have a total of more than 120,000 troops, but the strength of a force has never been simply measured by the number of people.

Since Liang Shixiong and Wei Bo's elite were annihilated in Xingyang, needless to say, most of the Bianliang soldiers and horses who are new pawns seem to have 40,000 elite soldiers available, but when have they been able to take advantage of Han Qian over the years?

What's more, according to the accounts of the remnants of the soldiers and scouts who fled south, the Liang army used a new type of combat weapon called smoothbore cannon in the Jinnan battlefield this time, so that the Liang army in the Gaoping and Lingchuan areas, with only less than 30,000 elites, completely blocked the passage for the main force of the Mongolian army to retreat north, until the main force of nearly 150,000 Mongolian troops was completely annihilated in Gaoping and Lingchuan.

At present, the information they have obtained is still very scattered, but even if there is no new type of combat weapon called smoothbore cannon, how long can they support it in front of the 100,000 elites of the Liang army?

Zhao Mingting and Xu Jin stood in front of Xu Mingzhen's sickbed, their expressions were also complex and dignified.

Xu Mingzhen fell into dying, most of the time was delirious, in addition to Zhao Mingting and Xu Jin, there were also Xu Mingzhen's eldest son, Songzhou Thorn History, Xu Sizhao, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, and Xu Hui, the eldest grandson, who were guarding in front of the sickbed;

Xu Mingzhen's continuation and the two little ladies who were favored in their later years sat in front of the sickbed wiping their tears, feeling that the sky was about to fall.

"Ugh!" It was like a mouthful of thick phlegm stuck in his throat, and the next moment Xu Mingzhen's thin hand like a chicken's paw trembled violently, and her deep-set eye sockets opened, revealing clear eyes.

"Adults are sober......

Seeing this scene, the doctor who was guarding in front of the sickbed said.

Everyone knows very well that this may be the last time Xu Mingzhen will return to the light.

"The Mongol army has been defeated again?" Xu Mingzhen fell into a dying, vaguely heard the voices of Xu Jin and Zhao Mingting standing in front of the sickbed talking, and asked tremblingly.

"Defeated, completely defeated!" Xu Jin stepped forward and said, "From Yanyun and Heshuo."

, Taiyuan and other places requisitioned elites, plus the original garrisons of Jinnan Zelu and Lu Prefectures, a total of 160,000 soldiers and horses, may only Luzhou, Huguan and other garrisons that are not in the encirclement of the Liang army have time to flee to Taiyuan. But I heard that Taiyuan was also a piece of erosion, and after its defenders heard the news of the death of Wusu Dashi, the Mengwu army and civilians rushed to the north, and the Liang army may have entered Taiyuan City at this time......"

Taiyuan was used as a companion capital in the previous dynasty, it was an important town in Jinzhong, the city was majestic and strong, not even under the city of Bianliang, but the defenders had no fighting spirit, erosion, and no matter how strong and majestic the city was, it was just a decoration.

"The Mongolian army that has ravaged the Central Plains with iron hooves and is invincible, is it over?" Xu Mingzhen's cloudy old eyes stared at Xu Jin and Zhao Mingzhen's faces in disbelief, he would rather hope that they would find an excuse to return to Songzhou at this moment and have other plans, but from their disheartened faces, he didn't see the suspicion he was so suspicious.

Xu Mingzhen waved his thin hand weakly, signaling his wife and concubines, doctors, and waiting eunuchs and maidservants to retreat, and even asked Zhao Mingting and several other generals of the Shouzhou Army to withdraw from the hall first, leaving only Xu Jin, Xu Sizhao and the eldest grandson Xu Hui in front of the sickbed.

Zhao Mingting had a trace of doubt in his heart, but Xu Sizhao was Xu Mingzhen's only surviving son-in-law, Xu Yao was the eldest grandson, and Xu Jin was the adopted son who was most valued by Xu Mingzhen and held great power in the army - Xu Mingzhen had any last words when he died, and he only explained to these three people, and no one else could say anything.

Xu Mingzhen struggled to sit up, but he didn't want him to sit up for the rest of his life, and he didn't even have the strength to sit up at this moment, so Xu Sizhao walked over, sat on the side of the sickbed, and let Xu Mingzhen lean on him.

Xu Mingzhen's chest was like a bellows breathing hard, as if he would not be able to catch it at any time, and after a long time, he uncomfortably signaled Xu Jin to close the door of the main hall, and then said with difficulty: "Sima Tan has always been a wall grass that falls in the wind, and he may have sent people to Luoyang." In Luoyang generals, we are all sinful and unforgivable, but in addition to me and Zhao Mingting and other people who directly participated in the Jinling rebellion and the murder of Han Daoxun, you may still have a chance to spare your life - was there a rumor in the army that after my death, Jin'er was in charge of the Shouzhou army, and there was still a chance to return to Dachu? ”

"......" When Xu Jin heard this, cold sweat was about to ooze out of his forehead, but he didn't expect that even if his adoptive father was sick in bed, his actions in the army could not hide from his ears and eyes.

If it weren't for the appearance of his adoptive father, Xu Jin would have suspected that he was cheating.

Of course, after the news of the battle of Fan Chuanhe came, their minds about rejoining the Chu army were completely cold, and they originally expected the Mongolian army to hold on to Jinnan, but they didn't expect that Wusu Dashi would not be able to escape the dismal end of being in a different place.

"The reason is the same, without me, there is no obstacle for you to vote for Luoyang. It's not obvious that he is not obvious, but now it is not a bad thing," Xu Mingzhen didn't seem to see Xu Jin's embarrassed reaction, and continued to say with difficulty, "Hu Cao joined the army Zhou Shen, Yihe Cangsi Cheng Han Tong, and Voryang Ling Zheng Lun, these three people may have secretly colluded with the Liang army a long time ago - after I die, you will imprison Zhao Mingting and others, and then go to these three people and surrender to Luoyang......"

"Sima Tan may not have sent someone to Luoyang!" Xu Sizhao said unwillingly.

"Even if Sima Tan didn't send someone to Luoyang, when he heard the news of the destruction of the Mughu, he would definitely stab us first and fight for the last chip to join Luoyang!" Xu Mingzhen said with difficulty, "If you are worried about the delay of time, there is a pot of wine in the box on the left, I planned to give it to Jin'er before I died, you can give it to me......"

Xu Jin couldn't help it

Looking at the sandalwood box on the left side of the sickbed, I felt a chill rushing up from the tail vertebrae......

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After all, Xu Mingzhen failed to survive the Shangyuan Festival of Taihe's eight years.

Although the generals in the city had expected this, most of the generals had not yet fallen asleep when it was close to the middle of the night, and suddenly heard the four bells of the funeral coming from the Jiedu Embassy's mansion, and it was spreading in the terrifyingly silent night, and Zhou Shen in the house was still frightened.

Although the situation was erosive before, everyone felt that the Liang army was going to attack, and it was difficult for the Bianliang soldiers and horses and the Shouzhou army to survive, but anyway, there was a high top when the sky fell.

Xu Mingzhen is still alive, or Xu Mingzhen is still dragging on and not dying, which can more or less make people feel some peace of mind - these years of ups and downs, although the Liang Army (Tangyi Army) has been defeated repeatedly, but the Shouzhou Army has not collapsed over the years, and it has been maintained, right?

Now the backbone of the main heart has completely collapsed, as if the pillar supporting everyone's last trace of delusion has collapsed.

Zhou Shen changed into his official uniform in a panic.

He joined the army as Hucao, and was among the top 30 generals in the Shouzhou army, so he waited for the officials to come to the funeral, so he rushed to the Jiedu embassy to guard the funeral.

Listening to the movement of soldiers and armor outside the gate of the house and the sound of a group of soldiers marching by, Zhou Shen was also flustered - Xu Mingzhen died of illness, and mobilizing the tooth army to strengthen the defense and vigilance of the whole city was a proper move, but who knew that behind this due move, was there any conspiracy and ambition that they didn't know?

"Bang Bang!"

Zhou Shen sat in the inner house and could clearly hear the sound of the front yard gate being knocked, he guessed that it should be the person sent by the Jiedu Embassy to report the funeral, so he took his son Zhou Zhi to the front yard, just in time to see the old servant guarding the door open the front yard gate, but saw Zuo Du commander Xu Jin with a team of soldiers straight in.

Zhou Shen was taken aback, no matter how arrogant he was, he knew that it would not be Xu Jin's turn to come to report the funeral in person, and he was so shocked that he stammered a little: "Xu, General Xu, supervise him?" ”

"My father died of illness, and Xu Jin has something important to discuss with Lord Zhou." Xu Jin said.

"What's the matter, bothering General Xu to come to my house at this time?" Zhou Shen asked in confusion.

Xu Jin looked at Zhou Shen, and didn't know what point made his father-in-law think that Zhou Shoumin's son Zhou Shen and Luoyang were secretly colluding, but at this moment, he could only say his intentions straightforwardly:

"Want to ask Lord Zhou to bring a letter to Luoyang?"

At first hearing this, Zhou Shen seemed to have been struck by lightning, and the whole person was paralyzed to the ground in fright, and stammered: "General Xu must have misunderstood, how can the villain have any ability to help General Xu bring the letter?" It must be Zhang Mazi who framed me, he, he, he took a fancy to a girl in Baifeng Tower, thinking that I was fighting with him for ......"

"......" Xu Jin glanced at Zhou Shen in disappointment, secretly feeling that his father-in-law should have made a mistake, and he didn't have the heart to explain anything to Zhou Shen, so he took someone to leave directly.

"General Xu, please stay slow." Seeing this scene, Zhou Kun walked out of the shadows of the mezzanine, put his hands behind his back, and asked, "I don't know if General Xu has anything to say to Luoyang?" ”

"You ......" Xu Jin had some impression of Zhou Kun, but he was not deep.

"Zhou Kun, what nonsense are you talking about?" Zhou Shen was so frightened that he thought to himself that it was too late to clear the suspicion at this time, where did he hit the knife edge?

"Although Zhou is a crippled and useless person, he knows a few old people in Luoyang." Zhou Kun looked at Xu Jin lightly and said, his disabled body, which had been rickety for more than 20 years, was much straighter at this moment......