When the three elite troops of the Tiger Ben Army, the Trap Camp and the Wei Wushu arrived in Qinzhou in the five southwestern states, Heishuitai received a very unfavorable news for the Han Dynasty.

On August 5, the 2nd year of the Han Dynasty, in a palace in the imperial palace of Canglong City of the Great Han Dynasty, Jia Xu, the commander of Heishuitai, said to Liu Ji in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, according to the news we got from Heishuitai, the four princes and the three major rogues of the Great Zhou State have secretly united, once our Han army enters the three states controlled by the Black Armor Army, the White Lotus Army, the Red Dragon Army and the armies of the four princes will all send troops to support the Black Armor Army. ”

Liu Ji frowned, turned his head to Zhang Liang, the captain of the military department, and asked, "What is the opinion of the military department at this time?" ”

Zhang Liang then said: "Your Majesty, the total strength of the seven major forces of the Zhou State will be at least more than fifteen million, and once the war breaks out, these seven forces will definitely recruit more young and strong to join the army, so the minister thinks that it is difficult to complete the task of occupying the three states of the Black Armor Army with only the Tiger Army, the Trap Camp, the Wei Wushu and the Xuanwu Army, and more troops must be sent to the five southwestern states!" ”

After a pause, Zhang Liang continued: "Of course, according to the current situation of the seven major forces of the Zhou State, it is impossible for them to gather more than fifteen million troops together, but it should not be a problem to gather five or six million. ”

In addition to Zhang Liang, the other five lieutenants of the Han Dynasty were also in this palace at this time, and Chen Ping, the lieutenant of the Ministry of Rites, continued: "Your Majesty, since our Han has the heart to annex the Zhou State, whether the seven major forces of the Zhou State are united or not, it will have little impact on our Han Dynasty, and our Han army has just lost every opportunity to break through. ”

Liu Ji nodded slightly and said: "I'm not afraid that the seven major forces of the Zhou State will unite together, after all, they are united, and the strength is less than half of our Han army, it seems that we can only increase troops to the five southwestern states, I am ready to transfer the Western Xinjiang Army, the Gaochang Army, the Xuanjia Army, the Cowardly Xue Army, the Beifu Army and Qin Ruishi to rush to the five southwestern states, what do you think Aiqing?" ”

Zhang Liang, the captain of the military department, pondered for a while and said: "The minister agrees with His Majesty's plan, after the Western Xinjiang Army and the Gaochang Army leave the Western Regions, our Han army still has the Western Xinjiang Army, the Qinglong Army, the Cheshi Army and the Rest Army in the Western Regions, which is enough to defend the seventy-two states in the Western Regions and deal with the threat of the Europa Empire on the Western Continent, and the transfer of the four elite troops of the Xuanjia Army, the Xue Army, the Beifu Army, and the Qin Ruishi will not affect the overall defense strategy of our Han Army." ”

The other five lieutenants did not object to Liu Ji's troop transfer plan, so Liu Ji waved his hand and said: "Then it is decided, let the Western Xinjiang Army, Gaochang Army, Xuanjia Army, Cowardly Xue Army, Beifu Soldier and Qin Ruishi immediately rush to the five southwestern states, and at the same time order the Tiger Army, the Trap Camp, Wei Wushu and Xuanwu Army to postpone the attack on the Black Armor Army of the Zhou State!" In addition, I will lead the royal guards to the five southwestern states to supervise the war! ”

Hearing that Liu Ji was going to take the imperial expedition again, Zhang Liang immediately objected: "Your Majesty, there are still many government affairs here in Canglong City, which need to be handled by Your Majesty personally, and the minister thinks that Your Majesty does not have to go to the five southwestern states to supervise the war in person!" ”

Zhang Juzheng, the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Officials, also said: "Your Majesty, the ministers oppose the imperial conquest, according to the situation of the Zhou State, even if the three major rogues and the four princes of the Zhou State are united, these seven forces cannot really have one heart, there are the three major armies of Xijiang, Gaochang, and Xuanwu, as well as the seven elite troops of the Tiger Army, the Xuanjia Army, the Cowardly Xue Army, the Beifu Army, Qin Ruishi, the Trap Camp, and the Wei Wushu, our Han army is enough to defeat the seven forces of the Zhou State, and there is no need for Your Majesty to personally go to the five southwestern states to supervise the war!" ”

Chen Ping, the captain of the Ministry of Rites, Cui Hao, the captain of the Criminal Department, Guo Jia, the captain of the Ministry of Works, Xiao He, the commander of the Ministry of Households, and even Jia Xu, the commander of Heishuitai, then spoke out against Liu Ji going to the five southwestern states in person, but Liu Ji went to the five southwestern states this time, in fact, to take the opportunity to absorb more soul points, as the Han Dynasty became stronger and stronger, Liu Ji could absorb a large number of soul points There are not many opportunities.

Liu Ji waved his hand and said to everyone: "With your six captains, and Jia Xu sitting in Canglong City, I am very relieved, I am seizing the world immediately, a big war like the annexation of Zhou State, how can I sit in Canglong City and wait for news, I have made up my mind, you Aiqing don't persuade each other anymore!" ”

The two elite troops, the Xuanjia soldiers and the Beifu soldiers, were stationed in Yongzhou and Liuzhou near Canglong City respectively, so Liu Ji took the Han royal guards, converged the Xuanjia soldiers and the Beifu soldiers, and rushed to the five southwestern states.

In Yongxing City, the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom, in a meeting hall of the Zhongshan Palace, the strategist Chen Ji told Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan: "My lord, the powerful man in Canglong City has sent news again, the Han State has learned about the union of the seven forces of our Great Zhou Dynasty, and now the Han State has mobilized the Western Xinjiang Army, the Gaochang Army, the Xuanjia Army, the Cowardly Xue Army, the Beifu Soldiers and Qin Ruishi, and rushed to the five southwestern states of the Han State, and Liu Ji, the emperor of the Han State, will also rush to the five southwestern states to supervise the war!" ”

Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, sighed and said: "According to the information we got before, the strength of the Western Frontier Army is two million, the strength of the Gaochang Army is 1.6 million, the Xuanjia Army is 300,000, the Xue Army is 400,000, the Beifu Army is 600,000, the Qin Ruishi is 400,000, plus the 1.4 million people of the Tiger Army, the Trap Camp and the Wei Wushu, and the 1.6 million people of the Xuanwu Army, the Han State has gathered 8.3 million troops this time, and I don't know the alliance of our four major princes and the three major rogues. Can you stop the army of more than eight million people of the Han Kingdom, alas-"

Strategist Chen Ji hesitated for a moment and said: "My lord, although our seven major forces have reached an agreement on the matter of the alliance, the White Lotus Army is only willing to send 800,000 troops to the three states of the Black Armor Army to help the Black Armor Army resist the invasion of the Han army, and the Red Dragon Army is only willing to send 300,000 troops into the three states of the Black Armor Army, while Deng Ying, King of Kaiping, Zhu Yong, King of Dingxiang, and Zhang Jun, King of Xuanping, will only send 900,000 troops to join the coalition army, and we only promise to send 600,000 troops. Rush to the three states controlled by the Black Armor. ”

Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, shook his head and said, "The Black Armor Army itself has about 1.5 million troops, plus the 2.6 million troops supported by our six major forces, it is only 4.1 million people, which is less than half of the Han army!" ”

Strategist Chen Ji immediately said: "My lord, it seems that we, as well as the White Lotus Army, the Red Dragon Army, as well as Deng Ying, the King of Kaiping, Zhu Yong, the King of Dingxiang, and Zhang Jun, the King of Xuanping, all have to send some additional troops into the three states of the Black Armor Army in order to block this invasion of the Han Army, otherwise with the 4.1 million troops currently gathered by the seven forces, it is impossible to keep the three states of the Black Armor Army." ”

When Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, heard this, he couldn't help but ask the strategist Chen Ji with a painful face: "How many more troops does the king have to send?" You must know that this king only has 4.5 million troops under his command! ”

Strategist Chen Ji thought for a moment and said, "My lord, in order to persuade several other forces, we should also send some more troops into the three states controlled by the Black Armor Army, and it is best for the lord to send another 900,000 troops. ”

"What! Send another 900,000 troops! That's 1.5 million troops, no! That's too much, so let's send another 400,000 troops to make up a million! ”

"But the Han army ......"

"Mr. Chen, although the seven major forces of our Zhou State have been united, we have to keep a little mind, the enemies of this king are not only the Han army."

"Then do as the lord says! The subordinates will pass on the news of the Han army's increase to the other six forces as soon as possible! ”

In the governor's mansion in Wan'an City, Bozhou, Zhou State, Liu Heng, the military advisor of the Black Armor Army, said to Jiang Pu, the commander of the Black Armor Army: "My lord, the people of Xu Wu, the king of Zhongshan, have sent news that after the Han State learned of the union of the seven major forces of our Zhou State, they sent additional Western Frontier Legions, Gaochang Legions, Xuanjia Soldiers, Cowardly Xue Army, Beifu Soldiers and Qin Ruishi to the five southwestern states of the Han State, and Xu Wu, the King of Zhongshan, has promised that he will send a million troops into Bozhou, Haizhou and Shouzhou controlled by our Black Armor Army to help our Black Armor Army resist the army of the Han State, However, the White Lotus Army, the Red Dragon Army, as well as Deng Ying, the king of Kaiping, Zhu Yong, the king of Dingxiang, and Zhang Jun, the king of Xuanping, did not have the intention of sending additional troops. ”

Jiang Pu, the commander of the Black Armor Army, asked the military advisor Liu Heng with a bitter face: "If you add these two legions and four elite troops sent by the Han State, how many troops will the Han State gather in the five southwestern states?" ”

Military advisor Liu Heng said in a deep voice: "Returning to the lord, the Han Kingdom will gather about 8.3 million troops in the five southwestern states, and our Black Armor Army will face the challenge of life and death this time. ”

Jiang Pu, the commander of the Black Armor Army, sighed and said: "Unless the other six major forces send most of their troops to Bozhou, Haizhou and Shouzhou controlled by our Black Armor Army, we still have hope of blocking the invasion of the Han army, otherwise there is no chance of victory at all." ”

Military advisor Liu Heng gritted his teeth and suddenly said, "Lord, in fact, why should our Black Armor Army fight to the death with the Han army for the sake of the other six major forces? Our Black Armor Army is a rogue! ”

Jiang Pu, the commander of the Black Armor Army, suddenly lit up, "The military advisor meant, could it be that the commander wants to give up Bozhou, Haizhou and Shouzhou?" But our Black Armor Army has 1.5 million people, and after leaving Bozhou, Haizhou and Shouzhou, where can our Black Armor Army go? ”

Military advisor Liu Heng said: "My lord, among the 1.5 million troops of our Black Armor Army, the real ones that can be called elite are actually no more than 300,000, as long as the Lord can keep these 300,000 elite troops, our Black Armor Army will have a chance to make a comeback, as for the way to retreat, our subordinates have already thought about it, and our Black Armor Army can temporarily retreat into the territory of Bai Kingdom." ”

Bai was a vassal state of the Great Zhou State, with a territory of three states, an army of about 900,000, and a population of more than 25 million.

"Strategist, can the Bai Kingdom let our Black Armor Army enter their country?"

"Lord, with the strength of our Black Armor Army, although there is no chance of victory against the army of the Han Kingdom, it still has a great advantage in dealing with the army of the Bai Kingdom, maybe the Lord can also get a king of the Bai Kingdom to be a leader in the future."

"This is a good idea of the military advisor, but since we are leaving, we will go a little more thoroughly, and bring in more troops in Bai Country, and our Black Armor Army will be safer in Bai Country."

On September 25, the 2nd year of the Han Dynasty, the Han army suddenly launched an attack on Bozhou and Haizhou of the Zhou State at the same time, officially opening the prelude to the annexation of the Great Zhou State.

At this time, in Bozhou and Haizhou, which were controlled by the Black Armor Army, the seven major forces of the Zhou State had gathered more than 3.5 million troops, and in Shouzhou, which was controlled by the Black Armor Army, more than one million troops had also been gathered.

However, just after the Han army invaded Bozhou and Haizhou, many units of the Black Armor Army unexpectedly and suddenly abandoned the city and fled all the way to Shouzhou.

You must know that Bozhou and Haizhou, but the territory of the Black Armor Army, even the Black Armor Army is not defended, where are the armies of the other six major forces of the Zhou State willing to fill the pit for the Black Armor Army, and suddenly the Zhou Army in Bozhou and Haizhou has not seen the shadow of the Han Army, so they all abandoned the city and fled to the rear.

This made the cities of Bozhou and Haizhou, in the face of the Han army, almost desperate, to the middle of October of the second year of the Han Dynasty, the Han army took over Bozhou and Haizhou without blood.

Before the Han army completely occupied Bozhou and Haizhou, about 1.3 million Black Armor troops and more than one million family members entered Baiguo from Shouzhou, and nearly 200,000 Black Armor troops were scattered on the way to retreat from Bozhou and Haizhou.

Although Bai is a vassal of Zhou, but in recent years, Zhou has been turbulent, Zhou's court is almost in name only, Bai has actually completely escaped the control of Zhou, Bai is not willing to let Zhou's army enter his country, not to mention that the black armor army is still a rogue.

So Bai Guo quickly gathered more than 300,000 troops and started a big battle with the Black Armor Army, but the final winner of this battle was the Black Armor Army with superior troops.

The army of the Han State found that the Black Armor Army had even given up Shouzhou, where would it be polite, and by the end of October of the 2nd year of the Han Dynasty, the entire territory of Shouzhou was also occupied by the army of the Han State.

On October 26, the 2nd year of the Han Dynasty, in a meeting hall of the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion in Wan'an City, Bozhou, Zhou State, Liu Ji smiled and said to the generals under his command: "I didn't expect the Black Armor Army to flee without a fight, but as a result, our Han Army, without much effort, took all Bozhou, Haizhou and Shouzhou of the Zhou State, I have to thank Jiang Pu, the commander of the Black Armor Army, for giving me such a big favor!" ”

Lu Bu, the commander of the Tiger Army, asked, "Your Majesty, now that the Black Armor Army has fled to the Bai Kingdom, will we continue to chase after us?" ”

Liu Ji waved his hand and said, "Let the Black Armor Army and the army of Bai Kingdom have a good fight!" Next, our Han army will directly attack the three states controlled by the Red Dragon Army of the Zhou State! ”