Western Regions Shenzhou.

The border of the Western Regions, Shuli City.

The general guarding the city looked at the dense Chinese army on the plain, and said to the general on the side with a solemn expression: "The reinforcements have not arrived yet?"

The general on the side responded: "General Hui, the carrier pigeon has taken off yesterday, and the cavalry for reinforcements has already set off, but the reinforcements will not arrive until tomorrow at the earliest!"

"Tomorrow!" the general who defended the city smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid, we can't hold it today!"

The general was silent for a moment.

"Can you send pigeons to the royal city?"

"General Hui, yesterday also set off, and the cavalry also set off. ”

The general defending the city nodded, and then ordered: "Speed up the evacuation of the people and let them flee to the royal city! Although the royal city is chaotic, it is better than waiting for death here!"

"Yes!"

Under the city wall, more than 400,000 Chinese troops are standing, and they are waiting for the commander to give orders.

The bright Chinese military flag was blown by the wind.

Under the banner, Ye Gucheng stroked the golden dragon's hand and said coldly: "Lightning strike." ”

The golden dragon dragon threw its head back and roared and flew high above the city wall.

The sudden movement caused the defenders to look up at the sky, and a rumor gradually enveloped their hearts.

It is rumored that the golden dragon can lead the sky to thunder and bombard the city!

But rumors are rumors after all, and it is a taboo in the army to disturb the hearts of the army, but at this moment, looking at the suddenly dark sky, the soldiers on the city wall began to panic.

Ye Gucheng had already given these defenders a chance! Yesterday, he said that those who surrendered would not be killed.

Obviously, his words, the soldiers of the Western Regions did not take it to heart, and he knew that it would be difficult for him to maintain his military strength to capture the king capital of the Western Regions.

Therefore, he changed his previous style and no longer used siege equipment, but let the golden dragon directly bombard the defensive city walls.

Although he didn't know if the frequent use of thunder bombardment would affect the body of the golden dragon, he didn't have a choice, if he wanted to deter the enemy army and take the Western Regions as soon as possible, this was the fastest way.

The terrifying thunderous fury finally descended in plain sight.

The tall and sturdy walls and the defenders were instantly reduced to ashes, and even the reserve army in the city suffered with it.

Ye Gucheng waved his hand, and the horn of the charge officially sounded.

The beast cavalry group took the lead, and in the roar of the beast, like a torrent of steel, the beast cavalry army flew into the sky full of gunsmoke.

It was followed by a continuous stream of infantry, and the archers were the easiest at this moment!

Screams began to sound in the smoke.

The Western Regions, the royal capital.

On Wangcheng Avenue, a cavalry roared at high speed while galloping: "The border is urgent, and the 400,000 Chinese army has invaded the border." ”

Pedestrians along the way avoided one after another, but their expressions seemed a little blank, perhaps after experiencing the civil war, they were numb to the war!

The Great Hall of the Castle.

Shangguan Qi and Shangguan Jun stood together calmly for the first time since the civil war.

The people on both sides are clearly on one side.

Shangguan Jun didn't think about the danger of stepping into the royal city, but instead of killing each other, it is the best policy to give priority to repelling foreign enemies, otherwise, even if he succeeds in fighting for power, it is meaningless for the kingdom to cease to exist!

Of course, he was not defenseless, hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed on the outskirts of the royal city, and when he had an accident, the army attacked the city and fought to the death.

Shangguan Qi also knew this, so he didn't have a seizure.

"The Huaxia army is brutal and unkind, and the commander Ye Gucheng is even more angry, driving the evil dragon to bombard several cities on my border, and more than 200,000 troops have died tragically against the enemy, this person is the mortal enemy of my Western Regions country, and now the people on the throne have not been decided, and the princes of the three parties have self-respect, and the enemy cannot be counted on, and only the more than 100,000 troops of the kingdom can retreat from the enemy. "Speaking is the right minister, supporting orthodoxy, and Shangguan Qi is a party.

Shangguan Jun had no objection to this, however, regarding the ownership of the royal power, he still bluntly said that he did not recognize Shangguan Qi, and against the Huaxia army, according to Zhang Jiahao's proposal, they divided their troops to fight.

Although Shangguan Qi was angry in his heart, he also knew that this was the only way, but he did not oppose it, and as for the ownership of the royal power, he could only retreat from the Huaxia army and then divide the high and low.

After a negotiation, a consensus was finally reached.

It is worth mentioning that the temple refused to send the Golden Regiment to unite against the enemy on the grounds that it did not participate in the struggle for royal power.

In this regard, Shangguan Qi was helpless even if he was angry!

Just when the soldiers and horses on both sides of the royal city were urgently preparing for battle, Ye Gucheng had already captured five cities all the way to the royal capital.

The fallen city was not treated with any cruelty except for the soldiers who died in battle, the prisoners and the common people.

Although Ye Gucheng is no longer the kind young man he was at the beginning, he is not a real demon who is addicted to killing, and the bloody suppression of Shangdu is because of the unstable foundation, and it is also to deter the people.

But after all, they are several cities, far different from a country! He comes from modern times, and knows better than anyone that the common people are the foundation of the country.

He instigated civil strife in the Western Regions, not only to minimize the resistance to the advance, but also to win over the people's hearts, and only those who were caught in the war would deeply experience the preciousness of peace.

When people who are desperately hungry suddenly get enough to eat, then they will only be grateful to the person who gave them food and clothing, and they will not care who is in power!

Ye Gucheng knew this, so he did not allow the Huaxia army to disturb the people, and even, seeing some villagers who were hungry, he also ordered to take out military rations and distribute them.

Of course, most of the military rations came from the city grain depots of the Western Regions.

In any case, Ye Gucheng's move won him a good reputation, and the captured soldiers also saw a certain change in their eyes.

On the mountain road, tens of thousands of troops marched quickly, and Shangguan Jun rode proudly on his war horse.

Zhang Jiahao accompanied him, but he didn't say a word for a long time.

Shangguan Jun felt something different, and couldn't help but say loudly: "The military advisor has something on his mind?"

For Zhang Jiahao, Shangguan Jun is still very satisfied, although he was appointed at the beginning because of the recommendation of the temple, but with the contact, the other party's suggestions made him extremely useful, especially the combat strategy, which repeatedly hindered Shangguan Qi's side, he is really a great talent, and he attaches more importance to it than Sun Xiang, the left minister.

"King, my subordinates have been thinking about whether it is right or wrong for us to send troops to resist the enemy in such a hurry!" Zhang Jiahao looked worried.

Shangguan Jun was stunned for a moment, and said puzzledly: "What does the military advisor mean?"

"Although the Huaxia army is fierce, it is only more than 400,000 people, and our army has more than 500,000 horses, and Shangguan Qi's soldiers and horses are even better than our army!" Speaking of this, Zhang Jiahao continued to say in a deep voice: "If it is said that to repel the Huaxia army, any side is enough, and what the subordinates are worried about is that after the Huaxia army is repulsed, where will our army go! If the loss of troops is serious at that time, won't it give Shangguan Qi a chance to destroy our army!"

Shangguan Junmao suddenly opened, his face changed, and he hurriedly said: "Then in the opinion of the military advisor, what should our army do?"

"According to what my subordinates have seen, it is better for our army to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, while slowing down the march speed and pretending to resist the enemy together, while waiting for Shangguan Qi and the Huaxia army to fight for defeat, and then send troops to annihilate Shangguan Qi's forces in one fell swoop, and at the same time, it can easily repel Ye Gucheng's army, so that the throne is at your fingertips. ”

Shangguan Jun was immediately overjoyed, and said in a loud voice: "Order the whole army to slow down the march." ”

"Yes!"

The herald rode away.

Night.

Zhang Jiahao's residence suddenly entered a person.

Zhang Jiahao saw that it was Sun Xiang, the left minister, and his face saluted as usual.

"Zhang Jiahao, what do you want?" Sun Xiang looked unkind.

"Prime Minister Zuo, please make it clear, I don't know what makes Prime Minister Zuo dissatisfied?" Zhang Jiahao responded without arrogance or humility.

"Since you came to the Western Regions, the Western Regions has entered into civil strife and strife, and now you have said that you will jointly send troops to defend against the enemy, and you have instigated the king to stop, this move seems to be for the benefit of the king, but in fact it secretly weakens the threat to the Huaxia army, you say, are you a fine work sent by Huaxia?"

Zhang Jiahao smiled and said slowly: "If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse! At the beginning of the civil strife in the Western Regions, I believed that Zuo knew better than me, and as for saying that I secretly helped the Huaxia army, it was even more ridiculous, I am a native of the Western Regions, why should I help foreign countries?"

"People from the Western Regions?" Sun Xiang smiled coldly and said slowly: "I'm afraid that it may not be, I have secretly found out that you are from the capital of the western realm, oh! no! ”

Zhang Jiahao's face changed suddenly, and then he returned to normal, and said casually: "I'm afraid it's just your guess, and there is no actual evidence, otherwise, what you are seeing now is the king! Of course, you know better than me that the king doesn't want to see you now, and there is no evidence, for fear that the king will think that he will be jealous and lose the king's heart." ”

These words did come to Sun Xiang's heart, and his face suddenly changed drastically, and he said in a deep voice: "Zhang Jiahao, don't be complacent, I will soon have the evidence, and at that time, I will see how you quibble." ”

After speaking, he turned around indignantly and wanted to leave.

"Sun Xiang. Zhang Jiahao's tone was cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Why do you support Shangguan Jun?"

This sentence successfully made Sun Xiang's pace stop abruptly, and he slowly turned around and said, "Zhang Jiahao, you finally admit it." ”

"My name is Zhang Jiahao, my real name is Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi decided to take a gamble at this moment, otherwise, it would be difficult for the commander's plan to continue, Sun Xiang is too smart!

"Zhang Yi, you, very good!" Sun Xiang finally smiled.

"Zhang Yi was in the capital of China, he was just a poor scholar who was not well known! Everywhere he was squeezed, the commander had a discerning eye, and entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, the Western Regions all said that the Huaxia army was a barbarian, and the commander was a murderer, but if you were lucky enough to go to China, you would know that the people there lived and worked in peace and contentment, on the other hand, today's Western Regions country, wars are everywhere, the people are not happy, and those who are in power only think of power, and never care about people's lives and deaths, is there any hope for such a Western Regions country?"

Sun Xiang was silent, the Western Regions Kingdom has become this scene now, it is really not what he wants, but he is powerless to change it!

"Zuo Xiang tried his best to assist Shangguan Jun just because he fell out of favor in front of Shangguan Qi, and he was worried that Shangguan Qi would lose his power!" Zhang Yi ignored his ugly face and continued to say slowly: "But you also know that Shangguan Jun's mud can't support the wall, even if there is no me, there will be someone else to take your place in the future! If I were you, what I had to consider was a new source!"

Sun Xiang heard the meaning of his words, and reprimanded angrily: "I, Sun Xiang, have done my best for the Western Regions all my life, and I will never commit treason!"

"If the country is gone, how can you say that you are treasonous? In this regard, the princes of the three parties are much smarter than you! Moreover, the Western Regions is not innate, and how many rulers have been changed in the past dynasties!" Zhang Yi continued to follow the good path: "Instead of going all the way to the dark, it is better for you and me to join hands to save the people who are in dire straits, people will never forget who helped in the darkest times, and the poet's poems will always circulate the feat of Zuo Xiang." ”

Sun Xiang began to move, however, he still did not make any indications.