A gap was opened in the wall of Fuchun City by a blasting bomb, and the barbarian demon bull heavy cavalry charged in first.

Originally, there were not many soldiers defending the city, and some of them were killed and wounded under the consumption of archers, and the rest of the soldiers were also physically and mentally exhausted.

Meng Shu did not join this battle, which was destined to be won easily, but led the bone-armored horse light cavalry to chase Concubine Xian towards the west gate.

The bone armored horse is a real demon beast, and Concubine Xian's horse is also a good horse, but it is still a little worse than a demon beast that is good at running.

There weren't many soldiers who followed Concubine Xian, not only because of the speed of her horse, but also because the loyal ones stayed behind and broke off, and the disloyal ones were smart enough to flee in a different direction.

Together with Concubine Xian, it will inevitably become the target of pursuit, and in general, there are still more smart people.

A thousand light cavalry of the bone armored horse come and go like the wind, even if it is a broken soldier, it is not possible to hurt the bone armored horse with a hard exoskeleton, let alone catch up with its speed.

Fuchun City was soon completely occupied, and only 10,000 soldiers defending the city took the initiative to lay down their arms and surrender, not to mention how stubborn their resistance was, but because after being consumed by the archers countless times, the remaining more than 30,000 people took the lives of more than 10,000 people in the first wave of soldiers' charges, and the rest were killed if they failed to surrender.

These 10,000 soldiers, Chu Jing didn't dare to use them, seeing that their loyalty to Concubine Xian seemed to be quite high, so what about the city lord of Fuchun City?

Chu Jing wanted to kill them directly to avoid worries, but he was worried that bad rumors would flow out, so that the soldiers in the city would not dare to surrender in the future.

Just as Xiang Yu and Liu Bang agreed with each other who would enter the pass first, Xiang Yu often killed the surrendered soldiers, and also slaughtered the city, causing the Qin army to be unwilling to surrender, otherwise, even if Liu Bang took advantage of the situation, Xiang Yu would not have played for so long.

Chu Jing has an absolute siege weapon, the soldiers of the defenders will naturally fear him, and there will be many who want to surrender, Chu Jing has to detain these 10,000 surrendered soldiers in order to plan for the future.

This behavior also aroused the satisfaction of the troops surrendered in Shangyu City and Lushui City, and Chu Jing expressed his trust in the soldiers of Fuchun City by distrusting them.

Meng Shu did not disappoint Chu Jing, and Concubine Xian was quickly arrested, which was expected by Chu Jing, otherwise he would not have just sent Meng Shu forward, but let Zirui or do it himself.

The results of Fuchun City made Chu Jing very satisfied.

Although in order to break through the city wall, Tanya installed a total of eight blasting bombs for the giant crossbow, but the time spent was only half a day, and this result was already very satisfactory to Chu Jing.

galloped from Shangyu City to Fuchun City and captured the entire city, but it only took two and a half days, which can be regarded as a blitzkrieg.

Chu Jing decided to prepare more horses after returning and changed the troops to cavalry. Fighting a war is no longer about setting up camp, but steadily advancing, and beginning to give play to the idea of blitzkrieg, rapid guerrilla.

On the other side, the city lord of Fuchun City was still on his way with 10,000 cavalry, they were a full day later than Chu Jing before they set off, and by the time they arrived at Fuchun City, it was already late.

Even if he arrived in time, Fuchun City was so vulnerable, even if there were 10,000 cavalry brought by the city lord of Fuchun City, what use could it be.

Several soldiers who had escaped from the city were caught by the scouts of the city lord of Fuchun City.

The city lord of Fuchun City was angry when he saw the deserter kneeling on the ground tied with hemp rope, even if Fuchun City had nothing to do with them, he would still be angry.

"Tell me everything you know!"

The city lord of Fuchun City said coldly, quite with the momentum of killing people without saying a word.

Several soldiers had never seen such an angry city lord, and they were worried that their lives would be in danger, and they trembled, but they all told the cause and effect of the incident.

"You mean that my family has fled from Simon?"

"Yes, it was because the adults and their families evacuated that a few of us withdrew. ”

The city lord of Fuchun City frowned deeply, and asked again, "Who was the person guarding the city at that time?"

"It's Concubine Xian. ”

"Sister, she didn't leave?"

"This ...... The little ones don't know. ”

At that time, the city wall was breached, and the city was in chaos, where did those who were anxious to save their lives have time to care about the life of the main general.

"Damn, since your value has been used up, then you can save and die. ”

The city lord of Fuchun City did not let them go because a few deserters brought information, but with a stroke of his finger, a sword qi swung out, and the heads of several people were completely separated from their bodies.

The city lord of Fuchun City called over a few scouts and ordered: "Go to Liding City and Yongqing City immediately, if my family is from the West Gate, then they may only go to these two cities." ”

The scouts were ordered to leave.

The city lord of Fuchun City felt very uneasy in his heart, and he didn't hear his sister's information, so it was unknown whether she would successfully escape.

Concubine Xian is the mother of the second prince, and if Concubine Xian falls into the hands of the enemy, it will be a great insult to the second prince.

More importantly, how to ensure the safety of Concubine Xian, if the conditions required by Chu Jing are too harsh, then what should be done?

Even if Chu Jing's conditions are not harsh, with such terrifying siege methods, and whether he has the means to restrain himself, wouldn't this still be subject to others.

The invention of gunpowder rewrote the way of warfare, and the backward side had no means of countermeasures, which was very distressing to the backward side.

There are only eight cities in the northwest of the country, and three have now been lost, two of which are still crucial, a gateway and a base camp.

The city lord of Fuchun City has lost the confidence to support the second prince to become the emperor of Xinguo.

"Let's talk about it when I see the second prince......"

......

In the northwest of Xinguo, east of the Lushui River, Mingmen City, where the 200,000 troops brought by Qi Lin were stationed.

200,000 is not much, but it is not too much, if you talk about a frontal war, these 200,000 are a very strong force, but when it is used to attack the city, unless there are few soldiers defending the city, or the city lord is an incapable mediocre talent, there is still something missing.

Qi Lin didn't know anything about the situation in the northwest now, and the passage into the northwest of Xinguo was blocked by Green Water City and Linshui City, and it was impossible to cross into it unless it was a bird.

There are sects that specialize in taming beasts from the Divine Continent, but the demon beasts are so powerful, and those sects are also very powerful, even strong.

Both the big countries and the big forces don't want other forces or individuals to master the method of taming demon beasts, so the demon beasts that are rumored outside are still relatively rare.

Xinguo may have it, but it is definitely not used militarily, and there are no demon beasts in Qi Lin's scouts that can fly over Guiqi Mountain.

Qi Lin now wanted to know the situation in the northwest very much, but unfortunately he had no choice.

"How's it going?"

Qi Lin asked a scout who had just returned from reconnaissance on the banks of the Green Water River.

"Lord Qiqi, there is not the slightest movement in Green Water City, and the defensive strength of Linshui City seems to have become smaller. ”

Green Water City is a green river on one side, and the end of defense on the other side.

With the Green Water River as a moat, if there is an enemy, it will be discovered immediately, and it is not too late to deploy troops when the time comes.

And Linshui City is mainly defending on the side of the Green Water River, and the only enemy inside is Chu Jing and his party, and they are being chased and intercepted by the city lord of Fuchun City.

However, because the city lord of Fuchun City transferred half of the soldiers from Linshui City, there were only 50,000 people left, so it was natural to observe that the defense was much smaller.

Qi Lin frowned slightly, since there was still no movement in Green Water City, it meant that Chu Jing had not yet been defeated, at least not completely driven away from the northwest.

He didn't know what to do now, whether to attack Green Water City or Linshui City.

If the people of the second prince are also besieging Green Water City, under the attack from both sides, Green Water City will inevitably be breached, but that will cause a big problem.

Will it be himself who will occupy Green Water City in the end? What if Chu Jing surrenders to the second prince, and when the time comes, they will besiege themselves together...... After crossing the Lushui River, even if there is no back road, it is very likely that 200,000 soldiers will be buried here.

If it's an attack on Waterfront City......

The army of the second prince should be near Lushui City, and Linshui City is well defended, and only by defending this wall of the Lushui River in front of him, even if he doesn't need many defenders, it is very easy to defend his 200,000 soldiers.

Qi Lin felt a lot of pressure, it seemed that he really didn't have any good way, even if the rest of the country was unified, it would be very difficult to recover the northwest.

Qi Lin sighed a little at Chu Jing's luck, in the battle between the defenders of the Green Water River, they completely defeated the other party, made them surrender, and easily got a Green Water City that was easy to defend and difficult to attack for nothing.

In the end, Qi Lin still decided to wait, waiting for the troops in the northwest and Chu Jing's troops to consume each other, and the second prince would definitely not give up such an important city as Green Water City, and a war would definitely break out.

After Chu Jing was defeated and retreated, after the army of the second prince chased out of the Lushui River, he took another shot to eliminate the living force of the second prince and save Chu Jing by the way.

If the army of the second prince can be left as much as possible, just like the results of Chu Jing and the defenders of Green Water City, perhaps, the entire northwest will be easy to take.

It doesn't matter how Qi Lin thinks about it, in short, he didn't pull Chu Jing's hind legs, he won't make a move before Chu Jing evacuates the northwest.

And Chu Jing was meeting with Concubine Xian at this time.

He didn't have any interest in this old woman, but she was the mother of the second prince and the sister of the city lord of Fuchun City, and in terms of this relationship, this woman was of great value.

"What conditions should be proposed?" Chu Jing hoped to exchange Concubine Xian for a condition that was more favorable to him, and then slowly encroach on the northwest.

Chu Jing still lacked an army, even if the soldiers who surrendered were counted in his own army, it was far from enough.

Each city had to be defended by a defender, and soldiers were to follow the siege and plunder.

And Chu Jing's siege only neutralized the advantage of the city, but it was meaningless to the advantage of the soldiers.

The second prince can only mobilize 250,000 troops, and he will definitely be able to transfer some of the defenders of other cities.

With 110,000 against 250,000, Chu Jing didn't think he would win, and even if he won, he would definitely win a miserable victory.

The eldest prince was still watching from the sidelines, Chu Jing didn't know that Qi Lin was leading an army of 200,000 in Mingmen City, but he also knew that it didn't take much time for the eldest prince to transfer a large army to the northwest.

Most of the other side of the Lushui River is the sphere of influence of the Great Prince, and Renjin City, which belongs to Chu Jing, is too far away.

The black-robed Dark Realm Strategist Green, who completely wrapped himself from head to toe, whispered in Chu Jing's ear, "Why don't we offer to exchange Concubine Xian and Fuchun City for 30 million taels of silver?"

"......" Chu Jing asked in a low voice, "Why is this?"

Thirty million taels of silver is not a small amount, but Chu Jing is not so short of money, and Green should also have other plans.

Sure enough, Green attached to Chu Jing's ear and continued: "Thirty million taels of silver is not a small amount, for a while, the city lord of Fuchun City may not be able to afford it, even if there is, it can't be all silver tickets, we can agree to pay money somewhere to ransom people, we have a lot of masters, send them to disguise themselves as guards, and then take down the city lord of Fuchun City and the second prince in one fell swoop." ”

As the saying goes, the thief captures the king first, and the northwest is headed by the second prince and the city lord of Fuchun City, as long as these two people are captured, the other city lords naturally dare not make a mistake.

And under the leaderless dragons, Chu Jing also has more opportunities.

It's not that Green's plan is impossible, it's just that it's more or less bright.

Chu Jing nodded, indicating that he understood, and as for how to do it, he still had to think about it carefully.

Concubine Xian, who was left out in the cold, had a frosty face, but she was used to being lonely in the palace, and she was not in a hurry.

Chu Jing smiled: "I wonder if Concubine Xian Niangniang thinks that the second prince has the potential to become the emperor of Xinguo?"

Concubine Xian was silent.

Chu Jing said again: "There are only a small number of cities in the northwest, the soldiers are only 500,000, and there is a shortage of talents, except for the city lord of Fuchun City, it seems that there are no more available talents, although the Lushui River can be used as a natural risk, but after the three princes outside decide the winner, does Niangniang really think that the second prince can hold it?"

Concubine Xian glared at Chu Jing fiercely, but still didn't speak.

But the bottom of her heart has already made waves, Chu Jing is right, if the second prince is really talented, how could the first emperor not let him supervise the country, it is impossible to compete with the entire Xinguo with the northwest alone.

Green Water City and Linshui City are not indestructible, and if they fall into the hands of Chu Jing now, will they be broken by others in the future.

What's more, after Chu Jing uses a secret weapon that can break through the city wall, this powerful thing may completely change the pattern of the war, and it will be very unrealistic to rely on the city wall to defend it.

Chu Jing is the person of the Seven Princes, so did the Seven Princes master this weapon? If so, will the Seven Princes become the final winner and ascend to the throne of Xinguo?

Chu Jing continued: "Niangniang probably doesn't know what my identity is, I am the concubine of the first emperor, Qin Yingran is my fiancée, and the first emperor also named me the Duke of Pingxi, I didn't expect that I really came to the northwest, this can be regarded as fate." ”

"The Seven Princes promised me that all the cities I occupied would become my fiefdoms, and it was good for a duke's fief to have a small city, but I am very greedy and want more, such as ...... Throughout the Northwest. ”

Concubine Xian couldn't sit still anymore and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"What do you mean?" Chu Jing smiled, "The general trend of the Kingdom of Xin is already doomed, I will help the Seventh Prince to become the last prince to sit on the dragon chair, and before that, I want the Eight Cities in the Northwest." ”

"What can the second prince get?"

Chu Jing asked rhetorically, "What do you want for him?"

Concubine Xian thought for a while, "It depends on what you can give him?"

"The northwest capital will become my fiefdom, that is, the principality, you should know more about this than I do, it is better for you to put forward conditions, if I can accept it, then I will agree. ”

There has never been a case in which several castles were given to one person, but in the case of a fief, generally speaking, the owner of the fief only needs to pay taxes according to a certain percentage, and the imperial court will not bother with other matters.

Concubine Xian didn't know much about it, but she felt that the promise of the Seventh Prince was too stupid, didn't this let Chu Jing build a legitimate state China within the Kingdom of Xin?

However, if it is really a state of China, perhaps the second prince can be protected by Chu Jing and gain great power.

"I want Fuchun City, Liding City and Yongqing City, three cities, I don't care if I want to come to Pingxigong. ”

"Three cities can be given to you, but they must be mine in name. ”

"I also want three cities to have no restrictions on the strength of the troops. ”

Chu Jing thought for a moment, "Each city can leave 100,000 soldiers, and three cities also have 300,000, which is enough for you to protect yourself." ”

"Hehe, in front of Pingxi Gong. Not all the cities are like papier-mâché, but if Pingxi agrees to these conditions, I can persuade my brother to surrender to you. ”

Concubine Xian is also a woman who can afford to let go, since the second prince has no hope of ascending to the throne, and the occupied northwest is just a way to seek death, if it is really as Chu Jing said, the entire northwest will become his fiefdom, so why not surrender him.

What's more, there are still 300,000 soldiers left, not without the power to protect themselves, but in troubled times, there is also rising capital.

"In this case, Pingxi Gong might as well let me go and let me go to see my brother and son, so that they can send the northwest to Pingxi Gong as soon as possible. ”

Chu Jing nodded, and ordered someone to give Concubine Xian a fast horse and let her leave on her own.

After Concubine Xian left alone, Green said, "My lord, do you believe her?"

Chu Jing smiled, "What if you believe it, what if you don't believe it, now that Fuchun City is in our hands, even if they want to attack, they have to think about it carefully, as for the other cities, as she said just now, the city walls are just paper paste." ”

With absolute strength, Chu Jing has absolute self-confidence.

The northwest is now closed and beaten, unless there is a new strength to enter, otherwise, with the strength of the second prince, they have no way to take themselves.