In Yongxing City, the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom, in a meeting hall of the Zhongshan Palace, Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, said to the generals under his command with a bitter face: "According to the latest information, the remnants of the Qiang army have all retreated into the millions of mountains, and now the Han army has completely captured Jizhou, Yuanzhou, Xuanzhou, Raozhou and Hongzhou, which were originally controlled by the White Lotus Army. ”

Jiang Qi, the leading general under the command of Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, said with a wry smile: "I heard that this time the Qiang tribe has sent more than four million troops, and the Lano tribe has also sent more than three million troops, plus the White Lotus Army's own three hundred troops, I didn't expect to be easily defeated by the Han people, and the four princes of the Zhou State will definitely become the next target of the Han people." ”

Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, immediately asked Jiang Qi: "What is the current situation of the expansion of our Zhongshan Army?" ”

Jiang Qi immediately said: "Back to the lord, now our Zhongshan army has expanded to about six million people, but because the additional 1.5 million people are recruits, our Zhongshan army has not improved much in terms of combat effectiveness, and according to the lord's order, all the cities controlled by our Zhongshan army have begun to recruit young people, and the number of these temporary recruits can also reach seven or eight million, or even more." ”

At this time, the strategist Chen Ji spoke: "My lord, through the great battle between the Han army and the Red Dragon Army, the White Lotus Army, the Diqiang Tribe, and the Lano Tribe, it can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the Han army is definitely above our Zhongshan Army. ”

General Jiang Qi nodded and said: "Lord, what Mr. Chen said is extremely true, if the Han army attacks our Zhongshan army, our Zhongshan army would better rely on the city to resist the Han army, and try to avoid fierce battles with the Han army in the plains. ”

Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, frowned and said: "Our Zhongshan army has formed an alliance of the four major princes with the Kaiping army of Kaiping King Deng Ying, as well as the Dingxiang army of Dingxiang King Zhu Yong, and the Xuanping army of Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, and even this king was elected as the leader of the alliance. ”

Strategist Chen Ji said: "My lord, for the support of the other three princes, our Zhongshan Army can do what we can, and it is the most important thing for our Zhongshan Army to hold the five states of our Zhongshan Army and Yongxing City." ”

After the Han army completely wiped out the White Lotus Army and captured the five states controlled by the White Lotus Army, Liu Ji immediately ordered several elite troops, as well as part of the troops of the Western Xinjiang Army, the Gaochang Army and the Xuanwu Army, to divide into five routes and launch an attack on the two states controlled by Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang.

When the Han army attacked the Dingxiang army, the Dingxiang army had expanded from the original 1.5 million to nearly 6 million, and almost the young and strong people of Ezhou and Fuzhou were collected into the Dingxiang army.

Ezhou and Fuzhou were the two states controlled by Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, with a combined population of about 15 million.

Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, expanded his army like this, although the number of the Dingxiang army was raised, but the combat effectiveness of the Dingxiang army was getting worse.

After the Han army launched an attack, many cities of the Dingxiang army, there was a large-scale rout, the result of the war only half a month, the Dingxiang army lost dozens of cities, the loss of almost half of the troops, and the loss of the Han army, but the minimal, the five road army combined casualties, less than 50,000 people.

Of course, the reason why the losses of the Han army are so small has a lot to do with the fact that the Han army is equipped with giant trebuchets.

In the battle with the alliance forces of the seven countries of the Western Continent, the predecessor of the Han army, the Broken Army, captured more than a dozen giant trebuchets, Liu Ji found that this giant trebuchet was very powerful when attacking the city, so he immediately ordered the imitation of this giant trebuchet.

With the help of several top scholars, the imitation of the giant trebuchet was quickly built, and now the entire Han army has more than 400 giant trebuchets, this time the army into the territory of the Zhou State, Liu Ji transferred nearly 300 units, allocated to the three major corps of Xijiang, Gaochang and Xuanwu, as well as several elite infantry units.

When the Han army launched a siege on the city defended by the Dingxiang army, sometimes it only took dozens of giant trebuchets to launch a few rounds, and the Dingxiang army in the city hung a white flag on the tattered city.

After the Han army launched an attack on the Dingxiang army, Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, Deng Ying, the king of Kaiping, and Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, all sent reinforcements to support the Dingxiang army, but the reinforcements of the three princes combined were less than one million, and among the nearly one million army, the number of recruits accounted for at least seventy percent.

In the Dingxiang Palace, Baochang City, the capital of Ezhou, Zhu Peng, the eldest son of Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, said in a deep voice: "Father, although the war has only been half a month, but Ezhou and Fuzhou, almost two-fifths of the cities, have fallen into the hands of the Han army, and our Dingxiang army has lost half of the army. ”

Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, said bitterly: "My father also knows that our Dingxiang army can't stop the Han army at all, you must know that even the fierce Qiang and Lano tribes have been defeated in the hands of the Han army, but where else can our Dingxiang army retreat, leaving Ezhou and Fuzhou, the Dingxiang army will soon fall apart if it is not good." ”

After a pause, Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, said angrily: "The Han army obviously wants to annex the entire Zhou state, but as a result, Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, Deng Ying, the king of Kaiping, and Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, still want to preserve their strength at this time, this time the Zhongshan army, the Kaiping army and the Xuanping army have sent a total of more than 900,000 reinforcements, and they are all troops with weak combat effectiveness, why don't they know the truth of the cold lips and teeth!" ”

Zhu Peng sighed and said: "Father, it is impossible for the Zhongshan Army, the Kaiping Army and the Xuanping Army to send more reinforcements, let's make plans early!" In fact, even if the main forces of the Zhongshan Army, the Kaiping Army, and the Xuanping Army all enter Ezhou and Fuzhou, the combined forces of our four princes may not be able to stop the army of the Han State. ”

Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Peng'er, what do you mean, where should our Dingxiang army go next?" ”

Zhu Peng immediately gritted his teeth and said: "Father, no matter what we Zhou people say, we are also from the same root as the Han people, it is better to surrender the Han army, presumably the emperor of the Han State should not treat my father badly." ”

Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, pondered for a long time before nodding slightly, "The current situation can only bow to the Han State, as Peng'er said, we Zhou people and Han people, after all, are of the same root and origin, surrendering to the Han army cannot be regarded as insulting the ancestors." ”

On March 6, the 3rd year of the Han Dynasty, Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, ordered his troops to stop resisting the Han army and cooperate with the Han army to take over the cities of Ezhou and Fuzhou.

Liu Ji was still very happy about the voluntary surrender of Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, but Zhu Yong's king of Dingxiang could not be the king, and Liu Ji then canonized Zhu Yong as the Marquis of Dingxiang of the Han Dynasty.

The title of the Han Dynasty, inherited the title of the Great Jin, from low to high is still a baron, a viscount, an earl, a marquis and a duke, above the duke is the king, at present there are only seven princes in the Han Dynasty, and these seven princes are all sons of Liu Ji.

Liu Ji's current sons have more than 2,000, but only the sons born to Empress Zhang Wanting and the concubines Liu Qingmei, Murong Xue and Jiang Huan were canonized as kings by Liu Ji, and the sons born to 89 concubines such as Zhou Lanqi and Zhou Lanxin were all canonized as dukes by Liu Ji, and the sons born to thousands of nobles and talented people were canonized as marquis or earls by Liu Ji.

Liu Ji has so many sons who have not been crowned kings, of course, it is impossible for Zhu Yong to continue to be the king of Dingxiang, so Zhu Yong was canonized as a marquis.

After the Dingxiang army surrendered to the Han army, the Zhongshan army, the Kaiping army and the Xuanping army in Ezhou and Fuzhou immediately fled back to their respective territories, but in the face of the powerful Han army, where could they flee to!

On March 20, the 3rd year of the Han Dynasty, the Han army suddenly launched an attack on the Kaiping army of Deng Ying, the king of Kaiping, and the Xuanping army of Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping.

Yuezhou and Xiazhou, controlled by Kaiping King Deng Ying, have a total population of only more than 9 million, while the Kaiping army only has about a million troops, in the face of the wolf-like Han army, Kaiping King Deng Ying only resisted for one day, and then ordered the Kaiping army to give up resistance, Kaiping King Deng Ying also chose to surrender to the Han army like Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang.

Liu Ji then ordered the Han troops to take over Yuezhou and Xiazhou, which were controlled by Deng Ying, the king of Kaiping, and canonized Deng Ying as the Marquis of Kaiping of the Han Dynasty.

Although Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, only has the territory of the two states of Guizhou and Chenzhou, but Guizhou and Chenzhou are both large states with large populations, and the two states together have 30 million people, so Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, is only under Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, among the four princes.

The Xuanping army of Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, before the Han army invaded the Zhou State, had a strength of as high as 2.5 million, and when the Han army was divided into several ways and invaded Guizhou and Chenzhou, the total strength of the Xuanping army had exceeded 3.5 million, and Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, also recruited almost 5 million young men in various cities to help defend the city.

However, after the Han army invaded Guizhou and Chenzhou, the Xuanping army was still defeated, and many generals of the Xuanping army who defended the city took the initiative to open the city gate and chose to surrender to the Han army.

"Smack-" Xuanping King Zhang Jun punched hard and smashed on the bookcase in front of him, "This group of bastards, in vain this king trusts them so much, as a result, the Han army has just arrived in the city, so many people directly open the city gate and surrender!" ”

Zhao Luo, the confidant of Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, said with a wry smile: "My lord, in less than ten days now, our Xuanping army has lost sixteen cities, and the number of troops has been reduced by almost one million. ”

Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, was silent for a while and asked, "Is there any news from the Zhongshan Army?" ”

Strategist Zhao Luo sighed and said: "Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, promised to send one million elite troops to support Guizhou and Chenzhou, but according to the information we have obtained, the Zhongshan army has only mobilized some troops mainly recruited and are ready to be sent to Guizhou and Chenzhou, and these Zhongshan troops are still being assembled, I don't know when they will arrive in Guizhou and Chenzhou, alas——"

Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, gritted his teeth and asked, "Mr. Zhao, do you say that our Xuanping army can still hold Guizhou and Chenzhou?" ”

Strategist Zhao Luo slowly shook his head and said: "Lord, the Han army can be described as a division of tigers and wolves, plus the Han army also has a sharp weapon to attack the city, even if our Xuanping army is supported by the one million army of Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, it is almost impossible to stop the army of the Han State." ”

After hesitating for a moment, the strategist Zhao Luo continued: "Lord, why don't you also follow the example of Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, and Deng Ying, the king of Kaiping!" At least it can ensure that the Zhang family continues to be prosperous and wealthy! ”

Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, let out a long sigh and said, "This king is really unwilling! ”

Although Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, was very unwilling to give up Guizhou and Chenzhou, as well as millions of Xuanping troops, to the Han army, but the situation was stronger than people, and Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, finally chose the same path as Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, and Deng Ying, the king of Kaiping, and Liu Ji then canonized Zhang Jun as the Marquis of Xuanping of the Han Dynasty.

In just two months, the Han army was like a storm, successively annexing six states controlled by Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, Deng Ying, the king of Kaiping, and Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, and the army alone exceeded 8 million.

Of course, among the more than 8 million Kaiping Army, Dingxiang Army, and Xuanping Army, many of them belonged to the indiscriminate number, such as Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, but the army was expanded to nearly 6 million at once, but the troops with real combat effectiveness accounted for only a quarter.

Because Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, Deng Ying, the king of Kaiping, and Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, all chose to take the initiative to surrender to the Han in the end, and the Han army attacked in separate ways, so Liu Ji did not absorb too much soul value in the process of seizing Ezhou, Fuzhou, Yuezhou, Xiazhou, Guizhou and Chenzhou.

Coupled with the remaining 1.8 million soul points from before, Liu Ji's soul value in his hands had just reached two million points after the Han army annexed Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, Deng Ying, the king of Kaiping, and Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping.

At present, among the top historical generals who have been summoned to the real world by Liu Ji, there are also Hua Xiong, Zhang Xiu, Zhang He, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Deng Yuanjue, Li Tong, and Lu Meng, who have not taken the marrow washing and hair cutting pills, and now these eight people have been summoned to Liu Ji's side, and Liu Ji also consumed 1.6 million soul points and purchased eight marrow washing and hair cutting pills from the system mall.