Since the rout of the 100,000-strong army led by Dong Ribai Zheng, the flames of war have burned to the hinterland of Anyun. Although the Iron Blood Army still has a certain strength, it is still a little stretched in the face of the flanking attack of Wei Zeng's army in the east and Zhang Ling's army in the north.

The 30,000 iron cavalry of Di Xianlan in the north were transferred back, the defending troops in the west and south were also transferred to the front line, and a large number of Ding Zhuang were conscripted to replenish the army that was constantly damaged in battle.

But in February and March, the attack of the Jiangnan army put the iron-blooded army in a desperate situation.

Wei Zeng made up his mind this time to defeat the Iron Blood Army in one fell swoop, and he didn't want to experience that kind of bitter battle a second time; Zhang Ling wanted to increase his strength, and the rich land of Anyun was the biggest temptation, taking advantage of the exhaustion of the iron-blooded army, Zhang Ling captured the land of Lao Qin, and now he has no intention of stopping.

So the war went on like this, and the iron-blooded army struggled and could not escape the fate of defeat and retreat; The army that attacked Anyun in three ways was also in the long-term campaign, and it was moving towards victory step by step.

In July, Wei Zeng led 50,000 horses and attacked the Beijing division. These 50,000 people were the elite of the Yanbei Righteous Army, including the Guanshan battalion, Gu Chayi's horse team, and Sajiali's troops.

After receiving the news that Wei Zengqin led a large army to attack the Beijing Division, Xian Jinfei immediately sent Di Xianlan's iron cavalry to meet it, and Bai Zheng and Wu Deli also led the elite of the army to cooperate in the battle.

After more than a year of fighting, the Iron Blood Army suffered great losses, especially some units were wiped out by the enemy in formation, which greatly weakened the combat effectiveness of the Iron Blood Army.

In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army, the practice of veterans leading new recruits is generally adopted, with two-thirds of the soldiers being veterans and one-third being new soldiers, so that the combat effectiveness of the army can be maintained stable for a long time.

But now, at a glance, the Predators are almost all recruits who have not been in battle. Bai Zheng's military soldiers and Wu Deli's old Qin soldiers suffered great losses in the defeat in Hexi, and now the battle has long been greatly weakened.

In particular, the regular iron-blooded soldiers of Bai Zheng tested the army's ability to cooperate. Now that Bai Zheng gave an order, some people picked up spears, some people raised heavy crossbows, and some people drew their swords and looked around, and the scene was very chaotic.

Bai Zheng knew that the iron-blooded soldiers no longer existed, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers who could not command was even worse than that of ordinary soldiers. As a last resort, Bai Zheng also adopted the method of ordinary army formation and reorganized the army.

However, Wei Zeng was not the only enemy of the Iron Blood Army, Zhang Ling in the north and Dufeng in the south both marched to the Beijing division when Wei Zeng attacked. Jingshi is the capital of the emperor, and occupying Jingshi is a great temptation for both Zhang Ling and Dufeng.

Although the Iron Blood Army numbered more than 100,000, it was unable to resist the enemy's attack after its combat effectiveness was weakened. Di Xianlan's 30,000 iron horsemen, because of their strong mobility, have been fighting fires everywhere. But now Di Xianlan can't save Jingshi.

Just after Di Xianlan intercepted Wei Zeng's 50,000 army, the 10,000 Tianjia army led by Wu Zhuang had already killed under the Jingshi City.

Wuzhuang was Zhang Ling's personal guard, and he was deeply trusted by Zhang Ling, so he was placed in the Tianjia Army to lead 10,000 horses. This time, Zhang Lingqin led the army to delay the northern iron-blooded army, and Wuzhuang led these 10,000 people to raid the Beijing division in a big circle.

Although there are also a certain number of defenders in the Beijing Division, the erosive situation has already made the people of the Beijing Division like frightened birds. Faced with 10,000 enemy troops falling from the sky, the Jingshi fell into chaos.

Xian Jinfei listened to the shouts and killings everywhere, and his heart was in despair, and the soldiers running around made him understand that the Jingshi could no longer hold it. The main force of the Iron Blood Army has been sent to defend everywhere, and if the Beijing Division misses, the Iron Blood Army will die from then on.

Just when Xian Jinfei was helpless, he saw that Dao Dao rushed to him with some cronies.

"Haven't you left yet, sir? Now that the Jingshi can't hold it anymore, it's useless for you to stay here, so let's run for your lives. Xian Jinfei was moved to see that Daodao was still bringing his cronies to protect him at this time of crisis, but he also knew that a few cronies who asked Dao would not be of much use, so he persuaded him to leave.

"Shifeng City was lost, and I fled to the Jingnan Army; The Jingnan army was defeated, and I fled to Jingshi; The Jingshi was broken by the rebels of Jiliushan, and I fled to the Iron Army; The conquest of Yanbei failed, and I fled back to Beijing. Now that the Jingshi has been lost, where can I escape? I've been on the run for two years now, and this time I'm dead, and I'm definitely not running anymore. Asked resolutely.

"If you don't escape, you won't escape, let's bear this catastrophe together. I am the commander of the Iron Army, and it is my responsibility to protect the Jingshi, and this time I will live and die with the Jingshi. If you die, you will die, and if you die, will you be ridiculed by the enemy? Xian Jinfei said.

When the soldiers in the city saw the determination of the Xian Dynasty to pay for the death festival, they all said that they would survive with the Beijing division, so hundreds of soldiers fortified in the government to make the last resistance.

Wuzhuang with 10,000 Tianjia troops successfully broke through the walls of the Beijing Division, the defenders in the city fled in all directions, and Wuzhuang chased and killed everywhere with men and horses.

The palace is now uninhabited, only some old palace people are scattered around, and Wuzhuang easily occupied the palace. Hearing that there was enemy resistance in a government office, Wuzhuang didn't care, but just sent a team of men and horses to besiege it. Wuzhuang was very excited now, and immediately sent Zhang Ling the news of victory, and then prepared to welcome Zhang Ling into Beijing.

Xian Jinfei led hundreds of soldiers to defend desperately, and just when Xian Jinfei was desperate and planned to commit suicide and martyrdom, there was chaos behind the people who attacked the palace.

After Xian Jinfei saw the person who came, there was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"General Di, did you come over to save me too? But now it's too late, and the Jingshi has already lost. Xian Jinfei said.

"Qi Xian Shuai, after I received the news that the Jingshi was besieged, I rushed here with this thousand people. Fortunately, Xian Shuai didn't have an accident, otherwise Di Xianlan would never have been able to live in peace in the future. Now that the Jingshi can't hold it anymore, please leave here with me. Di Xianlan persuaded.

"What's the use of leaving? The Jingshi is lost, and the iron-blooded army is finished. It's just a shameful thing to breathe, but it's just a shame. Xian Jinfei said in despair.

"As long as the military commander is alive, the military heart of the Iron Blood Army will still be there. The ashes can still be revived, not to mention my dignified iron-blooded army, why can't I regroup. Di Xianlan persuaded.

"Xianshuai, General Di is right, we still have a chance to regroup, the eldest husband can bend and stretch, Xianshuai don't hesitate." Asked and persuaded.

Xian Jinfei heard Di Xianlanhe's words, sighed, and left the capital with Di Xianlan. Although it is difficult to regroup, if the Iron Blood Army is buried in his hands, then he is really a sinner of the Iron Blood Army.

As the Jingshi was conquered, the resistance forces in various parts of Anyun also collapsed. Only some generals who were very loyal to Xian Jinfei fled to a remote place in the southwest with the remnants of the defeated generals.

More than ten days later, Zhang Ling came to Beijing under the support of a group of sect members. This time Zhang Ling was very happy, in the past six months, his army has completely occupied the land of Lao Qin, and now he has captured Jingshi, and the dream of seizing the world and controlling the greatest power in the world does not seem to be far away.

Zhang Ling is now floating in the clouds, and he is also very optimistic about the future. He didn't know how he got to the palace or how he sat on this dragon chair.

Just looking at the envious eyes of his subordinates, Zhang Ling was very proud in his heart.

"Now that we have captured most of Anyun and captured the Jingshi, it seems that the will of heaven is going to achieve my Zhang Ling. Rest assured, Aiqing, you are all heroes of the sect, and you are indispensable to be named a marquis. Zhang Ling said generously.

When everyone saw Zhang Ling calling him Aiqing, they didn't know what Zhang Ling meant. They knelt down and saluted "Long live our emperor", and then proposed that Zhang Ling choose a day to ascend the throne.

"But we still have an alliance with Wei Zeng's Yanbei army, and the Jiangnan army in the south is also eyeing us. If the Lord is the emperor now, I am afraid that our alliance with Wei Zeng will be broken. In case we are caught between the Yanbei Army and the Jiangnan Army, I am afraid that we will become the second iron-blooded army. Wan Tianquan was worried, so he stated it to Zhang Ling.

Zhang Ling listened to the flattery of his subordinates, and he had always been happy, but now when he heard Wan Tianquan's words, his face suddenly fell. That's right, although the Power Sect has captured the Jingshi, its strength is not as good as the Yanbei Army and the Jiangnan Army, and it will be a big trouble to rashly claim the emperor.

Many people were expecting Zhang Ling to be knighted after he ascended the throne, so when they heard Wan Tianquan's words, they reprimanded him for being disloyal.

"Wan Xiaozi is right. Everything is based on strength, we have just conquered a large area of land, but the foundation is not yet solid, and the strength is not as good as others. If you become emperor now, it will indeed be difficult to resist the enemy's attack. Jiang Luqing under Wei Zeng is still very difficult to deal with. As powerful as an iron-blooded army, it was really incredible that Jiang Luqing defeated it in a few words. Thinking about it, Wei Zeng has not been called emperor until now, and there is a reason for it. Wan Xiaozi is right, now is indeed not the time to become emperor. After all, Zhang Ling was not confused, and the experience of decades of failure made him understand that it was not easy to dominate the world, although he also wanted to be the emperor, but now he could only endure it for the time being.

Although the others were unwilling, they didn't dare to disobey Zhang Ling's decision, but they hated Wan Tianquan in their hearts.

After Zhang Ling made a decision, he decided to continue to conquer An Yun's land, expand the territory of the Power Sect, and then develop his strength well, striving to train a powerful army as quickly as possible. As for the alliance with Wei Zeng, Zhang Ling believes that it is necessary to maintain it.

After conquering the Jingshi, the Yanbei rebels also quickly captured large areas of land. Wei Zeng was also complacent, he was determined to completely destroy the Iron Blood Army, and would never give the Iron Blood Army any chance to turn over.

It's just that after the capture of Jingshi, the Power Sect was busy grabbing territory, completely ignoring the Iron Blood Army that fled to the southwest; And the army in Jiangnan is not something that can be trusted.

Wei Zeng decided to personally lead his troops to eliminate the remnants of the Iron Army.

Just when Wei Zeng made up his mind and planned to discuss with the generals, a fallen leaf floated in front of him. Wei Zeng's heart moved, and when he looked around, he saw that the leaves of the trees were all yellow, and there were a lot of fallen leaves on the ground.

"Is it already fall?" Wei Zeng asked.

"Yes General, it's been nine months since we fought Anyunlai last winter. It's already August. Maybe the general has been busy with military affairs and hasn't paid attention to the time. Yu Chaogui replied.

"Time flies!" Wei Zeng found that the scenery around him seemed familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly found that the road in front of him was the same road he took when he went to Kansai a few years ago. It's just that it was late autumn at the time, and now it's just the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Kansai, Li'er, Zhen'er, Shifeng City, and Wendi." The shadows of several people appeared in Wei Zeng's heart, and suddenly a feeling of homesickness came to his heart.

"General, now that we have captured most of the eastern and southern parts of Anyun, how should we act now, please make it clear to the general." Yu Chaogui saw Wei Zeng stunned, so he reminded.

"We withdraw. After such a long battle, the soldiers have worked hard, and now that the Iron Blood Army has been defeated, it is time to recuperate. We have occupied a lot of land, and it should take some time to consolidate it. Wei Zeng said.

Wei Zeng changed his mind, and he decided to recuperate for a while, and then marched to Kansai. originally wanted to find an opportunity, so he took Feng Liansheng back, but he didn't expect to be busy with military affairs, and it would be two years in a blink of an eye.

So the Yanbei Righteous Army gave up the pursuit of the remnants of the Iron Blood Army and began to consolidate the results of more than a year.