On November 12 of the 20th year of Hongwei, the Apocalypse Army threw off the army of the Southern Dynasty and the West Road from Xichuan, and went all the way east along the Chishui River Valley in the middle of the Great Wei Dynasty, and then turned to the north.

It seems that Xu Rui immediately turned back to the north after getting the news that King Wuling "took all the Jiangnan and waved his army to the north", wanting to block the main force of the Southern Dynasty halfway.

The Western Route Army of the Southern Dynasty was ordered to hold back Xu Rui's footsteps and forcibly followed the army all the way, trying to use the speed advantage to intercept the Northwest Army.

However, no one expected that the Northwest Army, which had chariots and horses, would be faster than the advance of the all-cavalry Southern and Western Route Army, and within three days, the Northwest Army had left the pursuing enemy far behind.

Seeing that the Northwest Army was about to get out of control, the 300,000 troops of the Southern and Western Routes had to reduce their soldiers and repair, and desperately shortened the gap between the two sides at the cost of rushing for two hours more than the Northwest Army every day.

Finally, despite the lack of people and horses, five days later, the 300,000 Southern and Western Route Army was only half a day's journey away from Xu Rui's army.

"It's almost, tomorrow the whole army will return to the division and fight back to the northwest!"

Beside the campfire at night, Xu Rui pointed to the operational map that the General Staff had just drawn and said categorically.

Lin Shaodong was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "Let's not go to Changxing City?" ”

Xu Rui shook his head: "Changxing is hopeless." ”

"What?!"

The young generals present were all stunned.

Cao Siyuan frowned and asked, "Why did the big marshal say this?" Also, if the King of Liao is also defeated, the self-made alliance in the northeast will be surrounded on three sides, I am afraid it will not last long, and then the Great Wei will only be left in our northwest, how can we be the opponent of the king of Wuling? ”

Xu Rui said: "It's not that Ben Shuai doesn't want to save Changxing City, but it's too late."

Since the all-out invasion of the Southern Dynasties, the Yuwang group first ordered Sima Shang to make every effort to find the main force of Longyun for a decisive battle, and then although he hurriedly organized hundreds of thousands of troops to rush to the front line, not only did there be a big problem in logistics, but Prince Bao was one step behind King Wuling everywhere, so that the last hundreds of thousands of elites were lost to the enemy.

At present, Changxing has become a lonely city, not to mention that we still have more than ten days to arrive, can they hold on to this fateful ten days, even if we really kill, what is the point of risking the annihilation of the entire army to save King Yu, who has already lost his elite? ”

"There is a mole inside King Yu!"

Lin Shaodong pondered for a moment, and suddenly said categorically.

Everyone was stunned, but Xu Rui nodded.

"From the beginning to the present, Yuwang Group is not ready to deal with the Southern Dynasty, I heard Lord Lu say that Yuwang was stimulated in the succession, and everything depends on Huang Zhengyuan after ascending the throne.

Ben Shuai has never understood why he was so slow to deal with the invasion of the Southern Dynasties, and now it seems that there is no other explanation than to say that he is a spy. ”

"So the marshal actually didn't plan to save Changxing from the beginning, and the reason why he marched all the way was to drag down the Southern and Western Route Army that followed us?"

Cao Siyuan suddenly arrived.

Xu Rui nodded: "That's right, putting hundreds of thousands of Southern Dynasty troops behind us is always a hidden danger, at the beginning, in order to block King Wuling on the line of Liuqing Mountain, it is worth taking such a risk."

But now that King Wuling is like a wild horse on the loose, we can't afford to take this risk, and we must first wipe out these hundreds of thousands of people. ”

"But in this way, we have completely lost the strategic initiative......

Lin Shaodong said worriedly.

Xu Rui shook his head: "Haven't you noticed yet, there seems to be a problem exposed in King Wuling's dispatch of troops, and this problem is our only chance to survive." ”

"What's the problem?"

Everyone looked at Xu Rui curiously.

Xu Rui smiled mysteriously, but didn't say much.

Hundreds of miles away, the head of Changxing City.

The army of the Southern Dynasty has been killed like a tide and is gathering under the city, and countless torches in the night are as vast as a galaxy.

Standing on the castle tower, King Yu's face was ashen, and the thick dark circles under his eyes made him look like a ghost.

Huang Qing ...... Medicine...... My Medicine ......"

King Yu grabbed Huang Zhengyuan's hand and said almost pleadingly.

Huang Zhengyuan held King Yu with one hand, and gently patted his back with the other hand and said: "Bear with me, Holy Lord, this is our only chance to live, bear with us, and when the matter is done, the minister will give you medicine immediately." ”

King Yu's body trembled slightly, a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he looked at Huang Zhengyuan's eyes more and more earnestly, and he still muttered intermittently: "Medicine...... My Medicine...... Give me ...... Give me medicine ......"

Huang Zhengyuan ignored King Yu's words, but turned his head and nodded to the general on the side.

The general immediately shouted: "Kaesong!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the city gate suddenly "squeaked" and slowly opened.

At this moment, the army of the Southern Dynasty gathered outside the city immediately rushed towards the city like a school of sharks smelling blood.

The sound of horses' hooves of "boom boom" was heard all day long, and the city was full of wails, and the army of the Southern Dynasties finally stepped into the capital of Great Wei for the first time, and Great Wei, a century-old powerhouse, was about to overthrow.

On the other side of the city, the generals who were still actively directing the defense were extremely sad and indignant when they heard the news, and several generals immediately drew their swords and killed themselves, and the rest shouted loudly.

Because King Yu went out of the palace in the name of supervising the battle at the head of the city, the palace at this time did not know that the army of the Southern Dynasty had left the city, and everything was still as calm as usual.

At this moment, a burst of green smoke suddenly appeared in the Zhenwu Palace, and then the flames increased sharply along the wind, and in just a moment, it became a raging flame, ruthlessly devouring the entire military symbol of the Great Wei Dynasty, the Zhenwu Palace.

"It's out of the water, put out the fire!"

The eunuchs and guards were in a mess, and the panic soon spread to the harem, and the palace ladies and concubines were also frightened.

"Fight the fire, put out the fire! Dog minion, where are you going, put out the fire! ”

Gonggong Cao, who was on duty, scolded the panicked eunuch while hurriedly rushing into the south study, and when he looked up, he suddenly saw a figure standing in front of him.

"Ahh Who is it?! ”

Gonggong Cao was startled, and when he looked at it, he realized that it was Wang Shun.

"Ancestor, why are you here, you ......"

Seeing Wang Shun's appearance clearly, Father-in-law Cao was shocked again.

Because Wang Shun was holding a torch in his hand, he lit the pillars in the south study.

"You also set the fire in the True Martial Palace?!"

Gonggong Cao immediately realized something and exclaimed.

"Burn, burn, burn, burn, everything is retribution, retribution for slaves and maids......"

Wang Shun muttered to himself, but the torch in his hand did not stop for a moment, and after a while, the entire south study became a sea of fire.

"Ancestor!"

Gonggong Cao shouted.

Wang Shun turned around suddenly, his face was full of old tears, and he was illuminated by the firelight.

In the memory of Father-in-law Cao, Wang Shun has always been the same moody and invisible, and this is the first time he has brought mixed feelings on Wang Shun's face, and he can't help but be slightly stunned.

"Let's go find Xu Rui......"

A sigh suddenly came from Gonggong Cao's ears, and when he raised his head, he found that Wang Shun had come to him at some point.

"Ancestor ......"

Tears flowed from Grandpa Cao's eyes and he knelt down towards Wang Shun.

Wang Shun sighed and said: "The death of Great Wei is the fault of our family, but it is not your fault, our family knew from the beginning that your mind was towards Xu Rui, and it was not said that maybe it was our family's guilt towards the first emperor and Great Wei." ”

As he spoke, Gonggong Cao felt pushed out of the door of the south study by a gentle force, and Wang Shun's voice came from his ears.

"Go to the old locust tree in the courtyard of our house to get a box, which contains clothes, silver taels and a map, you can go out of the palace by following the map, and then go to the northwest to find Xu Rui, remember to run for your life while no one knows that Dawei is going to die, it's too late!"

As soon as the words fell, a strong wind blew, and the fire in the south study suddenly flourished, engulfing Wang Shun, who was still inside, in an instant.

"Ancestor!"

Father-in-law Cao exclaimed, his heart hurt greatly, but now is not the time to be sad, thinking of Wang Shun's words, Father-in-law Cao hurriedly wiped away his tears and hurried towards Wang Shun's yard.