Section I

The five years of revival were eventful, with smoke raging everywhere and wars heating up everywhere. For the Southern Han Dynasty, it is a memorable year.

In the spring of this year, Zhu Huai, the prime minister of the Southern Han Dynasty, was given death by the Queen Mother, and the Jiangnan Zhu family declined. In the autumn of the same year, Persia invaded the West on a large scale, and He Xiaotian, the governor of the northwest, led an army to support at the request of Yu Chen. In the fierce battle, he unfortunately fell into the enemy's two-way attack strategy and was seriously injured.

Fortunately, Wu Ming, the governor of China and the West, came to the aid later, turned the tide and fell immediately, and in the dust country, he risked stabbing the Persian envoy to death, so He Dubo knew that even if he had the heart to surrender, Persia would not believe it, and he had to turn his head and cooperate with China and the West. However, there are also advantages to switching to China and the West, after all, Persia is a foreign race after all, and it is inevitable that they will be uncomfortable in the dust country to regard them as their suzerain.

Now that he has returned to the northwest, He Du Bo broke the jar and fell, pretending to surrender to paralyze Persia, and inside he made a strong army and offered advice to Wu Ming to cooperate with the reinforcements inside and outside, and broke the enemy army. Wu Ming was overjoyed, so he contacted Yang Yi outside the city to plan this discussion. The defeat of Persia in this battle was almost a replica of the Battle of Shacheng that year.

Modi, the Persian Tiger Marquis, did not know that Chu Tianxing was dead, and after receiving He Dubo's affirmative reply, the whole army was jubilant and held a celebration banquet early.

That night, tens of thousands of Chinese and Western troops buried their pots and cooked food, and after a full meal, they discarded their baggage and attacked the whole army, making a situation of breaking the kettle and sinking the boat. The end of the celebration, who was celebrating, was not surprised and rejoiced, thinking that this was a risky blow by the Chinese and Western armies who had lost their baggage, jumped over the wall in a hurry, and made a risky blow, as long as the opponent's attack was repulsed, then victory was within reach. So the Persian army took advantage of the night to line up, preparing to defeat the Chinese and Western reinforcements with superior forces.

The two sides opened up and fought darkly. Although the Persian army was several times larger than the enemy, the Chinese and Western iron cavalry were famous all over the world, galloping across the steppe, and for a time, the Persians could not help it.

At the end of the battle, although Yang Yi was a handsome man, the enemy was several times his own, and he was reluctant to deal with it after all. The four gates of Yuchen Country were wide open, and countless cavalry came out from the inside. Mo Di was shocked and urgently ordered to divide his troops to resist, but now that the war is wrenched, how can he do it in a hurry?

Didn't Yu Chen fall? At the moment of such an order, the soldiers in the rear were at a loss and in confusion. When the front-line soldiers saw the smoke and dust in the rear, they thought that the Chinese army had lost, so they still had the heart to resist, and they suddenly collapsed.

At the beginning of the end of the year, he still wanted to organize manpower to counterattack, but there were chaotic armies everywhere, and the defeat was like a mountain, how could manpower save it. In the midst of the chaos, Yang Yi rode into the dust and took the enemy commander directly. Although the two belong to the same seventh section, Yang Yi is suitable for foot riding, but the end is longer than foot combat, which is inferior, coupled with his own defeat, he is even more unintentional to fight, the two fight, only a few rounds, he was negligent, and was stabbed off the horse by Yang Yi with a shot.

The commander was defeated, and the Persian army was even more chaotic, and it was still possible to organize effective resistance. Nearly 200,000 troops, crying all the way to the south and fleeing to the south. The camel battalion and the Nakanishi Iron Horse Tail chased and killed. After this battle, although the Persians did not announce the number of casualties, they were almost red in the south of the capital of the dust country, a hundred miles away, and the casualties can be seen from this.

In the previous Persian Empire, the military and political affairs were almost controlled by the three major families. After Xinglong ascended to the throne, he promoted his cronies vigorously, and Modi Gui was the prince of the country, and he was also a confidant among his henchmen, but this time he fell on the way to the east.

After many years, Persia has not escaped the doom of the commander of the Eastern Crusade. This battle also made Xinglong realize that the newly promoted henchmen were loyal enough, but they lacked ability and literacy after all, otherwise, Modi would not have been so careless, resulting in a rout of the whole army. And the two major families can stand for many years, with a deep heritage, and most of their elite children have been systematically educated, which is not comparable to the end of the wild road. As a result, the two dukes of civil and military affairs gradually had the right to speak, and Persia returned to the political pattern of the two princesses after a short period of the three dukes.

The First World War in the West had a profound impact not only on Persia, but also on the Southern Han Dynasty.

The five governors of the Eastern Han Dynasty have now gone to the fourth. The successive fall of the two governors of the Southern Han Dynasty marked a further clarity in the distribution of power. On one side was the Jiangnan faction headed by the Empress Dowager Xianzhuang, who occupied the four provinces of Jiangnan, as well as Qingyang in the north. Due to Huaiying's relationship and the withdrawal of merchants, Zhongxi Chengzhou was also under the control of the Queen Mother.

Secondly, it is the Dingguo Gong system.

When He Xiaotian was dying, he personally handed over the three northwestern provinces to Wu Ming as an agent, although the name was the agent, but his step-grandson He Xiaoyao was young and did not have the ability to govern, and He Xiaoyao was the son of Wu Ming, so the three northwestern provinces also became part of China and the West.

From the perspective of provinces, the Empress Dowager faction occupies six, which seems to be slightly inferior, but Jiangnan is rich, and Yundu is still under Persian control. Therefore, the Chinese and Western factions are greatly inferior in terms of economic strength, but in recent years, the Chinese and Western armies have been invincible and imposing. The military power is too strong, and the two forces are actually a wonderful balance.

Now that he is still in the Northern Expedition, Xianzhuang has no idea about the military strength of China and the West, but both sides know it. For the Southern Han Dynasty, the Chinese and Western militaries are no longer a big tail, but a fundamental country within a country, which is a huge hidden danger.

In the blink of an eye, another five years have passed.

So much has happened in the past five years.

Unlike the expected smooth sailing, the Northern Expedition of the Southern Han Dynasty encountered great resistance. In the autumn of the seventh year of revival, the Southern Han Dynasty was prepared for more than a year, and finally took advantage of the autumn harvest to cross the Qinglu Mountains for the Northern Expedition. This time, Yang Xiong was cautious, in the Qinglu Mountains, but did not encounter the imaginary resistance, and the 100,000 troops all passed through the mountains and entered Longwang Province.

Because of the mountains and mountains, almost all of the 100,000 troops were foot soldiers. As soon as he got out of the mountain, he was met with a head-on attack from the Black Armor Elite Cavalry of the Northern Han Dynasty. Fortunately, Yang Xiong is not a mediocre person, he actually used 100,000 foot soldiers to form a formation to defend himself, and stubbornly withstood the impact of tens of thousands of cavalry, but he also suffered heavy losses, with more than 30% casualties. This battle shocked the world, and the name of the black whirlwind once again exploded. The Black Armor Army was famous for a while, and its reputation was unparalleled for a while.

With heavy casualties, Yang Xiong had no choice but to retreat to the Qinglu Mountains and recuperate while confessing to the imperial court. This battle also made Xianzhuang realize that the so-called southern ships and northern horses, and many plains in the north, are suitable for horses to gallop, and it is indispensable to build an iron-blooded cavalry if you want to take down the Northern Han Dynasty. The status of Chengzhou Racecourse is particularly important.

But the Northern Han was not satisfied with the status quo, and also planned to go south and take Qingyang back, so the two sides launched a fierce competition around the Qinglu Mountains. Since then, the war has dragged on, taxes have increased, social unrest has caused misery. Not only in the north, but also in the prosperous Jiangnan, there are riots from time to time.

In the north of Shuangshan Pass, the fighting between the East and West Mongolia is more intense, with the support of Lou Ju and Wu Ming, Simon gradually grasps the initiative, the battlefield extends to the east of Gambiga, and is getting closer and closer to the capital of East Mongolia, Rizela, but the more so, the war is more tragic, every year, the northwest will accept a large number of fleeing herdsmen. Fortunately, there is the Bailing Sect in the northwest, a semi-official and semi-religious organization, which can give people spiritual comfort in such turbulent times, and the Bailing Sect has grown rapidly and played a great role in stabilizing people's hearts.

Compared with the smoke everywhere, the central and western places and the northwest are rare peace of mind, and they have been cultivating for five years. In the past five years, the Dingguo Mansion has had many happy events. In the spring of the sixth year of revival, Liu Hui gave birth to a son named Wu Rui. The birth of this child also made his mother breathe a sigh of relief. Wu Minggui is the prince of the country, with three wives and one concubine, and compared to his identity, the backyard is a little thin. Although Dingguo Gong doesn't care much about women, he also cherishes her after marriage. But the mother has this son because of the value of the son. Her position as the fourth lady is truly stable.

He Xiaotian's death was a great blow to He Yi, in the past few years, she has almost been in the three northwestern provinces, presiding over the affairs of the Bailing Sect, and the husband and wife get together less and leave more, so naturally there are no more heirs. Compared with him, Esther is a good thing, not only can give birth, but also give birth to two big fat boys in a row. Although the two sons are yellow-skinned and black-haired, their eyes are blue with their mother's. Esther was overjoyed, the eldest child was named Wu Jiabo, and the younger child was named Wu Mingya.

It is especially worth mentioning that in the ninth year of revival, Zhu Yuqing finally gave birth to a boy. As soon as this child was born, not only Wu Ming, but also the whole family breathed a sigh of relief. In the past few years, the eldest lady has presided over internal affairs and done her best, and her gentle and fair character has been unanimously loved by the soldiers of the Dingguo Mansion. But the other ladies had happy events, but the eldest lady did not move, and everyone did not say anything, but they were also very anxious. Even Wu Ming sighed when he saw Zhu Yuqing many times in private, worried about having no heirs.

Knowing that it was a boy who was born, Zhu Yuqing cried with joy and personally named the child Tianci. Time flies, in a blink of an eye, Xiao Tianci is one year old, the Chinese and Western wolf tents are lit up, the red lanterns are almost connected, and the characters with heads and faces in the court are here to celebrate the birthday of this year-old baby.

On the main seat, Wu Ming and Zhu Yuqing were wearing wedding robes, hugging their sons, and greeting the guests with a smile. Due to the nourishment of the dead wood, five years have passed, and this little woman in her early thirties has not shown the slightest old age, but she has become plump and more stable.

As for Wu Ming, since he had reached the ninth rank, his qi and blood had already stabilized, and he still looked the same as five years ago, but his expression was more restrained, he was wearing a blue robe, and he was sitting there, although he was silent, he had a majesty.

Dingguo Gong covers the sky in China and the West, the youngest son is happy to be one year old, and the people who participate in the wedding banquet are either rich or noble, and they are all characters with heads and faces. The chiefs, tribal leaders, and generals stepped forward one by one, took out the small gifts prepared in advance, such as pastries, sweets, and snacks, and then offered the money strung with white threads, which was held by the master of ceremonies and carefully hung for the little one.

Seeing that it was almost over, Wu Ming stood up and said: "The ranks are all my Chinese and Western humerus, and it is my honor for Wu Ming to be able to participate in the joy of the child's first birthday, and my father is here to thank me." ”