Front-line battle reports continued to flow into Youyan Palace.

After the second general of Cui Nanwei on the eastern front surrendered 100,000 people in the battle of Bianzhou, his reputation spread far and wide, and countless rebels who traveled through mountains and rivers to surrender to him. The surrendered people's army was ordered to raise each other's fire, carefully distinguished, and all the leaders of the Tianzun Sect were severely punished, taking the intention of capturing the thief and capturing the king; Those who wish to return to their hometowns to work as farmers will be given travel expenses and allowed to leave. Nevertheless, within a month there were 150,000 or 60,000 rebels. The rest of those who intend to resist will collapse at the first touch, and they will not be able to form a climate. So far, the rebels in Bianzhou and the surrounding prefectures and counties such as Ruzhou, Zhengzhou, and Xuzhou have been largely wiped out.

On the Western Front, Zheng Xin and Zheng Sen achieved greater results. As soon as Zheng Xin entered Henan, he put on the style of the eldest son of the king of Youyan, and together with Li Xinru, the assassin of Henan, and Wu Yan, the envoy of Jiedu, summoned the pastors and Zhonglang generals of Dengzhou, Haizhou, Qingzhou, and Jizhou, and set a policy of steady and steady fighting, and clearing the wilderness - strictly ordering the villagers and farmers to bring rations, livestock, poultry and farm tools and cattle into the fortified city.

The civilian army was unable to supply food and grass on the spot, so it had to take the risk of attacking. But the rebels have ladders, stone cannons and other siege weapons, and it is difficult to win for a while. Zheng Xin and Zheng Rong waited for a large number of rebels to assemble from afar, first assaulted with cavalry, then swept with infantry troops, and then cooperated with the defenders in the city to annihilate the besieging people's army. Everywhere the two brothers went, they fought like this, and the poor Tianzun Sect rebels either starved to death or were killed, so they had to flee to Guannei and Shandong.

However, this people's army was all local peasants, and when they heard that they were going to leave their homes, most of the army was dispersed before it could be mobilized. The two assassins in Guannei and Shandong heard the news, and they were afraid that they would be charged with opening the door and stealing and luring wolves into the house, and they all laid heavy troops in the rivers and valleys on the border with Henan. The rebels were desperate, so they had to make a desperate bet and return to Henan Province to gather together and fight a decisive battle with the official army.

This is exactly what Zheng Xin and Zheng Sen wanted, so they gathered more than 60,000 people from Youyan Dao Guest Army, Henan local soldiers and horses, and regimental training township warriors, and fought a big battle under Funiu Mountain, killing 100,000 rebels with rivers of blood and corpses all over the field. But it is strange that the Henan official army is vulnerable, and the rebel leader led more than 1,000 outlaws to kill a bloody road and sneak into Funiu Mountain.

The heart of rebellion and rebellion in this Tianzun Sect has always been endless, and it has lasted for nearly a thousand years. Now that the counterinsurgency situation is very good, Zheng Rong is bent on taking the opportunity to get rid of this great evil, and strictly orders the military and political officials in Henan to cooperate with the Youyan army to enter the mountains to encircle and suppress, which is bound to wipe out the Tianzun Sect rebels in order to prevent future troubles.

As for the large number of prisoners on the Western Front, Zheng Rong was extremely pleased when he heard it, and couldn't help but praise the strategist Zhong Likuang: "Miao'er is so benevolent, quite a legacy of ancient sages, but it is far better than this king!" ”

Zhong Likuang is such a smart person, he has long known that King Youyan wants to establish Zheng Miao as the prince, but he doesn't want to get involved at all, so he talks about the matter: "This immigration policy is related to the foundation of the country. Back then, Shenzong also planned to relocate the people of Sichuan to Hetao for reclamation, and Emperor Shenzong was so wise and decisive that he was stillborn in the end. Now the emperor ignores government affairs, and the ministers of the DPRK and the central government are busy with party disputes. Therefore, the students thought that if this matter was reported to the imperial court, they would probably fall into the sea, so it would be over. ”

Zhong Likuang's words were always straightforward, but they did make sense, Zheng Rong thought for a while before saying: "It's better for us to use the art of war in this submission." It is clear that the middle of the river was rich back then, and the people naturally did not want to go thousands of miles to the Hetao and fight for land with the Turks; Now Henan is adjacent to Youyan, and these more than 100,000 people are willing to leave their hometowns to come to Youyan to open up, and the situation is very different from the time of Shenzong. I wonder what Mr. thinks? ”

Zhong Li Kuang frowned and said, "Even so, the household department may not agree!" But now I have to be a dead horse and a live horse doctor......"

"Then does the king want to play the Ming Shengshang and go straight to heaven?"

"Never!" Zhong Li Kuang's tone was extremely firm, "Today's long live only thinks about immortality, and I wish that more things are better than less, how can this kind of music be played accurately?" Once it is refuted by the emperor, there will be no room for maneuver. Forgive the students for their rebellion, and the prince's status is noble, and he is an ordinary minister, long live this chapter may not be overlooked! ”

Zheng Rong sighed deeply when he heard this: "Then Mr. Fulao will draft a submission according to Fang Cai's intention and send it to the household department." ”

King Youyan's general order to completely annihilate the Tianzun cult and leave no future troubles has been transmitted to Henan within three days.

Cui Nanwei, the second general and the two brothers of Zheng Miaoyi, had already moved to the junction of the two roads because they had planned to bring the captured civilian army back to Youyan, so they were the first to receive the general's order. So the four of them discussed, Zheng Miao and Wei Hu led most of the soldiers to take care of the surrendered army, and Cui Nan led a light army to Funiu Mountain to suppress the Tianzun Sect.

After walking for five or six days, the two arrived at the foot of Funiu Mountain, but there was not a single enemy army around. After carefully inquiring with the local officials and soldiers, I learned that after a few days of searching the mountains and encircling and suppressing them, the Tianzun disciples had been compressed on the top of Yuhuang, the main peak of Funiu Mountain. However, the terrain of Yuhuangding is dangerous, and the brothers Zheng Xin and Zheng Sen tried all kinds of methods, either by force or by skill, but they didn't even touch the mountain gate of Yuhuangding, and they were anxious about this matter.

Therefore, Cui Nanyi had just met with Zheng Xin and Zheng Sen, and before they could say a few words, they were invited to go up the mountain to observe the war.

Surrounded by all the troops, the four of them circled in the mountain road for an hour, and only then did they see Yuhuang Peak, which was hundreds of steps away.

I only heard Zheng Xinyao point to the distance and introduced: "This Yuhuang top has been a moat since ancient times, surrounded by cliffs on all sides, and only one path is generally run through between two boulders, which can only accommodate one person, and the army cannot be deployed." Last time, I caught a Tianzun Sect who came down the mountain to inquire about the situation, and only after being tortured did I know that this Yuhuangding was actually the main altar of the cult. It has been in business for nearly 100 years, built a Shicheng cottage, stored a large number of food weapons, and has a mountain spring to drink on the top of the mountain, and it is not a problem for one or two thousand people in the city to stick to it for three or five years. ”

Yizhi followed the direction pointed out by Zheng Xin, and saw a mountain peak standing alone in the clouds and mist from a distance, and there were faint pavilions and pavilions on the top of the mountain. After calming down a little, I saw that the trees around the mountain peak were scorched black, presumably the ashes left behind after the fire attack, but this mountain peak was foggy all year round, and the trees and flowers were very damp, where could it cause a fire?

Zheng Sen took over and said: "Since the siege of the cult bandits, I have racked my brains, but I haven't even touched the door of the cottage, alas~ You see that I am so worried that I even lose a lot of hair." As he spoke, he took off his helmet, grabbed his hair and tugged it gently, and there were a few curled yellow hairs between his fingers.

Zheng Sen is known for his rudeness, but he is a rare fierce general, and he is not inferior to the general Cui Nan in terms of attack. When everyone saw him funny, they knew that this Yuhuang was extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack, and no one dared to laugh, just remained silent.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zheng Xin asked Cui Nan: "General Cui is invincible with his troops, and his father has always praised him, but I don't know what he thinks?" "Since Zheng Xin led the troops into Henan, he has been victorious and invincible all the way, and he was about to show his civil and military skills in front of his father, but he was stumbling under the top of Yuhuang for half a month. This time, King Youyan transferred reinforcements to help in the war, as if he was dissatisfied with himself, and he was faintly unhappy in his heart, but he really couldn't win, so he had to humbly ask for advice.

Cui Nan was already silent, repeatedly observing the terrain, meditating, and for a long time, he still shook his head and said: "This is a Jedi, and the general is incompetent and helpless. ”

Qiu Yizhi asked on the side, "How about climbing up from the cliff next to you?" If dozens of warriors can enter the city, take advantage of their unpreparedness and open the city gates, they can be combined with the outside and break through in one fell swoop. ”

Zheng Xin always thought that his father doted on this moth Qiu Yizhi more than his three biological sons, so he was always a little resentful. However, he was so deep in the city that he never showed it, but replied with a sigh: "Of course the foolish brother thought that he had promised a lot of money to raise less than ten hunters from the vicinity, saying that he could take a risk to climb. But when climbing, you can only carry a dagger and a short knife with you, let alone wear heavy armor. The foolish brother thought that this was no different from sending him to death, so he dismissed his idea......"

Zheng Xin is right, if a few hunters can kill the mountain, then with the courage of Youyan's elite soldiers, they have already attacked it, so why waste time here? Thinking of this, Yizhi couldn't help but sigh and said, "What the eldest brother said is very true, and the younger brother is not thoughtful. But what else can be broken? ”

Zheng Xin looked around for a moment and said, "Don't hide it from the virtuous brother." Our army has been stationed here for a long time, and the army has become slack. Especially the Henan official army, all day long in the barracks frolicking, do not think about drilling, the foolish brother has already changed its guard, and now all the besieging Yuhuang is the military horses of the Youyan Road headquarters. That's it, I'm afraid it will be delayed for a long time, and there will be many dreams at night! ”

When Zheng Sen heard this, he didn't care, and said, "What are you afraid of?" We will block him here for three and five years, starving the Tianzun bandits to death one by one, why not? ”

"Brother Xian, I don't know anything. Of my 100,000 Youyan elite soldiers, 40,000 went deep into Henan, and I saw that the people were gradually extinguished, but they were reluctant to withdraw their troops because of more than 1,000 remnants of bandits. There are many people in the court, and it is difficult to guarantee that there are not a few good people, saying that the father and the king raise thieves to protect themselves, and then there will be endless troubles. What's more, my four brothers are away from home on an expedition, and they can't be filial piety in front of their father, which is also a loss for humanity! Zheng Xin said.

Zheng Sen listened, slapped his thigh, and said: "The eldest brother is really far-sighted, and the younger brother only knows how to fight on the battlefield, where do you want to get so much?" Now I think about it, it's best to open God's eyes, thunder, and chop these bastards of the Tianzun Sect to death! ”

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere of embarrassment and helplessness dissipated slightly.

After the laughter, Qiu Yizhi said faintly: "Big brother just said that he caught a fine work of the Tianzun Sect, I want to meet ......"

Qiu Yi is extremely resourceful, often unexpected, and often praised by his father, so Zheng Xin is vaguely a little jealous. But at present, he really has no other good plan for the matter of plowing the Tianzun Sect's ploughing court, and he has no reason to refuse, so he sent a confidant to take Yizhi to interrogate the captured Tianzun Sect detail.

Yizhi was introduced into the barracks, an inconspicuous tent, and I saw that one of them was about thirty or forty years old, beaten to the point that his skin was torn apart, his wrists and ankles were tied with extremely heavy chains, and he was lying on the ground weakly, his eyes were closed, and he was panting. There are all kinds of torture instruments scattered around it, which makes people shudder.