Handan City, the south city tower of Wangcheng.

Looking at the Overlord City that gradually disappeared into the teleportation array, Di Chen's face showed an elusive smile, "The Overlord Army is going south, and it is bound to face the onslaught of the Great Xia Army, and it may not be able to support it." ”

"When Xiongba asks the imperial court for help, it will be the time when the imperial court completely controls Jiangnan Province."

Emperor Chen's plan is not far-reaching.

At the beginning, Emperor Chen delayed the return of the Overlord Army, not only to pit a wave of Ming Army and vent a bad breath, but also to take this opportunity to suppress the Overlord Army in order to achieve his ulterior purpose.

Fighting the heroes, the entire Great Zhou Dynasty is really decided by Emperor Chen alone.

"Xiongba, Xiongba, you are still my defeated after all." Di Chen was proud in his heart.

From the moment the Great Zhou Dynasty was established and Di Chen was elected as the king, Di Chen occupied an absolute lead in the competition with Xiongba and others, and was blessed with righteousness.

Today, Emperor Chen has transformed this opportunity into real power.

"It's been a long time since I've had a victory."

At this moment, Di Chen was actually a little intoxicated, since Ouyang Shuo's demon was born, Di Chen has rarely been able to enjoy this strong sense of accomplishment of defeating opponents one by one.

In addition to the Overlord Army, the Danyang Army and the Red Blood Army also left Handan City one by one after cutting their flesh.

The Danyang Army went directly south, stationed in Ludong Province, and then used the reserves of the province to make up for the shortage of soldiers as soon as possible. In order to shorten the journey, the Red Blood Army first teleported to Red Blood City, and then transferred from Red Blood City to southern Anhui Province.

As for the handover of the East China Sea Province, it will have to wait until after the Red Blood Army leaves.

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On the morning of September 1, the Overlord Army returned to Overlord City.

More than 300,000 troops did not stay in the city, but under the command of Wu Qi, they came to camp outside the city, and depending on the situation, they were ready to replace the Ming army at any time and retake the defense of the border south of the Yangtze River.

In the afternoon, Wu Hou and the governor of Jiangnan invited Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and others to the city to discuss how to complete the handover of the position in a steady and orderly manner under the coercion of the Great Xia army.

Xu Da and other generals gladly accepted the invitation.

In the past week, the offensive of the Great Xia Army has been in full swing, relying on its familiarity with the border defense situation, all the way to the city, and recently it has begun to attack the border city from the two wings, constantly compressing the defensive space of the Ming army.

Of the fifteen border cities, four have fallen.

If he continued to fight like this, Xu Da's purpose of training troops was achieved, but he also suffered heavy losses.

finally looked forward to the return of the Overlord Army, how Xu Da didn't like it, as for how the Overlord Army resisted the attack of the Great Xia Army after the army withdrew, it was not something Xu Da should consider.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Da took Chang Yuchun into the city.

With the return of the Overlord Army, the originally somewhat dull Overlord City suddenly became lively. The people in the city are very confident in the overlord army and the god general Wu Qi who commands the overlord army.

And no wonder.

In the past few years, under the command of Wu Qi, in the face of the Great Xia Tiger Army, Jiangnan Province has been impregnable and has never been violated in any way. Even if Great Xia took the initiative to attack this time, the people of Jiangnan still believed in the army.

Xu Da on the road saw it and thought thoughtfully.

In the governor's yamen, Xiongba warmly received Xu Da and his entourage, and discussed the details of the handover with Wu Qi. Because of the long border and the special circumstances, this discussion lasted only three hours.

When it was over, Xiongba said with a smile: "The Ming army is righteous, and has been guarding the border of Jiangnan for more than a week, without complaints, and the governor has thanked you for the people of Jiangnan." It's getting late, and the house has prepared thin wine, and I invite you to enjoy your face. ”

"Master Xie!"

Xu Da saw that he couldn't refuse, so he nodded in response.

According to the plan discussed in the afternoon, starting tomorrow, the two armies will change the defense of one city after another, and the thought of returning to Jianye immediately, Xu Da's heart that has been hanging finally let go a little.

Unexpectedly, the upheaval had just begun.

The routine is old, and it's not worth mentioning to say, but it's very practical.

Just when the two sides were drunk, the male tyrant sitting in the main seat took the cup as the number, rushed out of the door to a team of armor soldiers, and quickly took down Xu Da and Chang Yuchun.

It stands to reason that Chang Yuchun is also a first-class fierce general, but he is already half-drunk, and he has no blades on his body, under the siege of elite armor, his fists are difficult to defeat with four hands, and he has no choice but to be captured.

Under the sudden change, Chang Yuchun naturally kept scolding his mother, but Xu Da was calm as usual, looked at the male tyrant in the upper seat, and said in a deep voice: "Master Hou is going to declare war on me Da Ming on behalf of Da Zhou?" ”

"Da Zhou?"

Xiongba smiled playfully, "To tell the general the truth, Jiangnan Province has decided to attach to Great Xia. ”

"What?!"

Xu Da was shocked when he heard this, and lost his composure.

No wonder Xu Da panicked, if this matter was initiated by the Great Zhou, then with the existence of the Five Nations Alliance, the Ming Dynasty can still maneuver one or two, and there is still a chance to negotiate.

But if it was initiated by Great Xia, then everything would be closed.

In fact, as early as the beginning of July, Ouyang Shuo sent someone to contact Xiongba to discuss the matter of annexation. With the defeat of the Great Zhou in the Great Jin Battlefield, Xiongba finally made up his mind and took the initiative to present the Jiangnan border map, thinking that he would "vote for his name".

During the Battle of the Great Jin Dynasty, at the most critical time, Ouyang Shuo had considered letting the Overlord Army temporarily defect in order to reverse the overall situation, but when he thought that Xiongba was not in the army at that time, the risk was too great, so he gave up.

Xiongba is worthy of being a hero, since he has made up his mind, he will never be the first rat at both ends, in order to present a big gift to Daxia, pave the way for his future status in Daxia, and hit the Ming army with his idea.

Ouyang Shuo hit it off with Xiongba, and this is why Sun Bin led his troops to attack Jiangnan.

Not long ago, Emperor Chen's unscrupulous seizure of power in Handan City made the last trace of guilt in Xiongba's heart disappear.

Xiongba doesn't know, when Chun Shenjun and the wolf warrior fall, it should be his turn next, "Since Emperor Chen is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust." ”

As soon as the overlord army returned, Xiongba immediately got into trouble without dragging his feet.

In the middle of the sound, Xu Dacai said gloomily: "In this way, at the beginning of the fight, the Great Xia Army's attack on the border south of the Yangtze River was a trap. I'll just say, how can the enemy know so much about the Jiangnan defense line. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Da couldn't hide the bitterness on his face.

Jiangnan Province and Daxia joined forces, which was beyond everyone's expectations, but it was precisely because of the suddenness of the incident that there was no possibility of a reversal, and with the prudence of the two, the Ming army would never be given a chance.

Xu Da looked around and found that Wu Qi was no longer there, and asked, "Has our army stationed outside the city been poisoned?" ”

As the headquarters of the Ming army, because of the tight war on the front line, only 30,000 Ming troops were stationed. These 30,000 people are also the general reserve in Xu Da's hands, ready to enter the battlefield at any time.

Thinking that there were still 300,000 overlord troops stationed outside the city, Xu Da's heart was cold.

Xiongba said with a smile: "General rest assured, as long as the Ming army outside the city does not swear to resist to the death, the governor can ensure that they are safe." ”

Xu Da was silent.

The people stationed at the headquarters are all Xu Da's cronies, and he knows too well the temperament of these generals, and it is impossible for him to be arrested obediently before he is sure of the safety of the coach.

Xiongba seemed to see through Xu Da's thoughts, and said: "In order to avoid unnecessary casualties, the general still wrote a letter by hand and let people send it." ”

"Impossible."

Xiongba didn't care, "The general still shouldn't talk too much." Don't hide it from the general, King Xia has always admired the general, if the general is willing to join Great Xia, a commander position will not be able to run away. ”

"Humph!" Xu Da disdainfully replied.

"This governor knows that the general and Ming Taizu are brothers in life and death, but how did the general die in history, and the general will not have a little in his heart, right?"

According to Wang Wenlong's "Long Xingci Ji", Xu Da had dorsal gangrene when he stayed in Beiping, and he couldn't eat goose due to illness, so Zhu Yuanzhang gave Xu Da steamed goose, and Xu Da died after eating.

Hearing this, Xu Da's face changed, this matter was his heart disease, and he never dared to think about it.

Xiongba didn't intend to let it go, "Li Shanchang, Li Wenzhong, Feng Sheng, Liu Bowen, Lan Yu and others, how did they die, the general won't know it in his heart, right?" ”

This time, not only Xu Da, but even Chang Yuchun on the side stopped scolding and fell silent.

"The general should know that this wilderness has long lost the stage of the Ming Dynasty. Not only the Ming Dynasty, but also Qin, Tang, Song and other countries are destined to be just foils. Believe it or not, once the 400,000 Ming army can't return to Jianye, Da Zhou will never hesitate at all, and he will capture Da Ming when he turns around? ”

Of course Xu Da believes.

The wilderness is respected for strength, and the Ming who has fallen into weakness is not worthy of existing in the wilderness.

"Even if the general doesn't think about himself, he thinks about the 30,000 soldiers outside the city. Returning to Great Xia, the future is broad; Desperate resistance can only be annihilation. That's all the governor says, and I ask the general to consider it carefully. ”

Xu Da didn't say a word, but he didn't fall.

Seeing this, Xiongba sighed in his heart, knowing that it was not possible to persuade a god general like Xu Da to succeed in a few words, "Since this is the case, there are only two wronged people, take them down and take them down!" ”

"No!"

That night, under the command of Wu Qi, the Overlord Army raided the headquarters of the Ming Army.

The Ming army was taken by surprise and outnumbered, and the two sides fought until late at night, and the Ming army lost more than 5,000 people, and then the battle was surrendered. If it weren't for Wu Qi's deliberate desire to reduce casualties, the 30,000 Ming army would not have been able to carry it late at night, after all, the difference in strength was too great.

This night battle, of course, can't hide from the eyes of [Emperor Wind].

Emperor Chen got revenge and questioned Xiongba through the communication compass overnight, but Xiongba didn't pay attention to it at all, and even closed the teleportation array of Overlord City. Only then did Di Chen know that the big thing was not good, and convened the ministers overnight.

A storm suddenly descended on the Great Zhou Dynasty.