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Tian Yan and his guards happened to pass by the explosion site, but they were killed on the spot, and even the body was a little incomplete.

The soldiers on the bridge suffered heavy casualties, many died on the spot, and the rest of the army was also shaken to the ground by the shock wave of the explosion, seriously injured, causing chaos in the Xuanzhou army.

This time, the amount of black powder hidden under the bridge was much less, but the power of the explosion still reached the Huainan army, and many soldiers were shaken down, but fortunately, not many were injured.

The horse that Yang Wu was riding was also frightened and knocked him to the ground, and he fell to the ground, but when he got up again, he was not angry at all, but said again and again: "Good boy, good job!" If this kid comes back this time, he will be rewarded! ”

He didn't know at this time that Tian Yan had already been killed on the bridge when the explosion occurred, but this did not prevent him from taking the opportunity to launch a rapid attack.

"Blow the trumpet! The whole army launches a assault! ”

More than 20,000 officers and men of the Huainan Army immediately launched a frantic attack, and their shouts of killing resounded throughout the battlefield. In this case, how can the Xuanzhou army resist?

It didn't take long for Yang Wu to learn from his captives that Tian Yan was on the stone bridge at the time of the explosion, and when he guessed that he might be dead, he immediately ordered the news to be spread throughout the battlefield.

Those Xuanzhou generals who were still thinking of stubborn resistance also gave up resistance and surrendered to the Huainan army. Xu Zaisi knew that if he fell into the hands of Yang Wu, he might also be beheaded like Xu Xuan, so he also wanted to lead people to continue to resist, but his subordinates saw that the general trend was gone, and they were unwilling to fight again, so they tied Xu Zaisi and surrendered.

In just half an hour, the Xuanzhou army, which was still in strict formation just now, was completely annihilated, and less than 100 people were able to escape because they had crossed the stone bridge during the previous explosion.

"Look for Tian Yan immediately, you want to see people alive, and you want to see corpses when you die!" After the overall situation was decided, Yang Wu gave an order. Although it is very likely that Tian Yan is dead, not seeing his body is always reassuring, and there is no way to explain it to Yang Xingmi.

Soon, there was a soldier covered in blood, seriously wounded, and in tattered clothes, who claimed to be Tian Yan's guard, and this person confessed that Tian Yan's body fell into the river after being killed in the explosion, and may have been washed away by the river, and Yang Wu immediately ordered someone to go to the river to find it.

In the afternoon, Tian Yan's body was also found downstream, and the army rebuilt a bridge over the river. Yang Wu ordered Tian Yan's head to be cut off, ordered people to take it to Xuanzhou City, and showed it to the defenders in the city, and the defenders in the city stopped resisting after seeing it, and opened the city gate and surrendered.

At this point, the huge civil strife in Huainan finally ended, and the four culprits of the rebellion, Tian Yan, Zhu Yanshou, An Renyi and Zhang Hao, were all killed one after another, and the three prefectures of Xuanzhou, Runzhou and Shouzhou, which had been a big tail, also returned to the control of Guangling.

And the news of Xuanzhou's surrender also spread quickly, causing an uproar among the major forces.

Hangzhou.

Gu Quanwu also wanted to continue to attack Chen Zhang, the assassin of Quzhou who did not obey Qian Biao, after pacifying Muzhou Chen Xun, but was hurriedly summoned back by Qian Biao, and only after arriving did he learn that Tian Yan was dead and Xuanzhou had surrendered.

"King, what method did this Huainan army use to eliminate Tian Yan so quickly? And before Wang Maozhang broke through Runzhou, what method did he use to make the city wall collapse? If we don't figure these out as soon as possible, I'm afraid that our army will also be in danger! Gu Quanwu asked worriedly.

What worries him the most about the current Huainan Army is not the large number of soldiers, but the shocking speed of the siege. Huzhou is just that, but some people surrendered internally, but Suzhou and Runzhou, both of which were desperately resisted by the defenders in the city, were still broken in less than a month.

When breaking Suzhou, Yang Wu invented the Suzhou cannon famous, although this weapon is sharp, but it is finally understandable, knowing that it is improved from the previous stone thrower. But when it broke Runzhou, the earth-shattering loud noise and the subsequent collapse of the city wall were a little weird no matter how you looked at it.

Tian Yan led his army out of the city to engage the Huainan army, and the result was like the city wall of Runzhou, the stone bridge he passed through during his retreat collapsed with a loud bang, Tian Yan died on the spot, and his leaders surrendered. Gu has already sent someone to find out the secret weapon of the Huainan Army, but he has not received any news so far. ”

Qian Biao also looked haggard, obviously also calmed by the news.

Now that the civil strife in Huainan is over, who will Yang Xingmi's next target be? Wuchang Duhong? Zhu Quanzhong, the king of the Northern Liang? It's all possible. However, the possibility of attacking his Qian Biao's Dongzhejiang is also not small.

Today's Qian Biao is far from ready, Cheng Ji and Du Jianwei's recruitment of new soldiers has not yet achieved results, if the Huainan army comes to attack at this time, he can only hold on to the city.

However, the lesson of Runzhou and Tian Yan is in front of him, and if he does not understand what Huainan can make a loud noise and bring down the city wall, it is difficult for him to say how long Hangzhou can hold out.

Gu Quanwu was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "No wonder the king summoned the last general back so quickly, but it is not enough to recall the last general, the king has to try his best to divert King Wu's attention and make him not regard the king as the next target for attack." It's best to let him go north and fight King Liang, and lose both. ”

Qian Biao nodded, he thought the same way, so he summoned Gu Quanwu back, trying not to attract Yang Xingmi's attention.

"Quan Wu, do you have any good ways to divert King Wu's attention, might as well talk about it?"

"The last general heard that Yang Xingmi, the king of Wu, had always valued faith and righteousness, and before Qingzhou Pinglu Jiedu made Wang Fan raise troops, he had sent people to form an alliance with Yang Xingmi, and agreed to jointly crusade against Zhu Quanzhong, the king of Liang. Now Wang Shifan was attacked by the Liang army, but Huainan was dealing with his own civil strife and did not send a single reinforcement.

Now that the civil strife in Huainan has ended, there is no reason for King Wu to send troops to help Wang Shifan, right? ”

The king only needs to send people to publicize the faith of King Wu in Guangling, and then secretly publicize the tragic situation of Wang Shifan, and King Wu can't be indifferent, right?

Qian Biao stretched out his hand and stroked his beard and said, "This plan is feasible." But it's not safe. Is there any other way? ”

"Wuchang Du Hong, in the past, borrowed troops from King Wu, so that he was able to defeat Ezhou and become the envoy of Wuchang Festival. It is not possible that this person betrayed King Wu after becoming the envoy of Shangjiedu, turned his allegiance to King Liang, and killed all the envoys sent by King Wu, and the army was also annexed, this hatred can be described as great. The king could send someone to publicize it in Guangling, and perhaps the king of Wu would re-conquer Du Hong. ”

As for the last point, it is that the king wants to take the initiative to make friends with King Wu for the time being. In the past, when fighting against Sun Ru, the army of King Wu was defeated repeatedly, and the king had helped him at that time and was kind to him. The king only needs to mention these kindnesses, and with the kindness of King Wu, he may not attack the king for the time being. And the king can also take the opportunity to regain his strength. ”

Qian Biao pondered for a moment, and finally made up his mind: "Okay, since this is the case, there is no messenger at all, take the lonely and pass on the cure, go to ask King Wu for marriage!" ”