More than 15,000 people all knelt on the ground, full of bitter fear of Du Chang.

It's not that Du Bian likes to kill, or how cruel he is by nature, it's really a last resort.

These people used to be soldiers, but now they are bandits, and they are old bandits. It is completely fearful of power and not morality. There are still hundreds of miles from here to Baise City, 6,000 people escort 20,000 people, and this big mountain and dense forest is completely their home field, in case a few leaders have crooked thoughts in their hearts, it will bring huge losses to Du Bian's army.

So they were slaughtered at once, all the leaders were killed, and the remaining fifteen thousand people were obedient.

......

A beautiful woman knelt in front of Du Bian, and there was a group of women behind her, some with fear on their faces, and some with joy on their faces.

There is no doubt that these are the women of Moao.

"Do you know where Mo Ao's treasury for storing silver, grain, and treasures is?" Du Bian asked.

The beautiful woman nodded and said, "I'll take you there." ”

Then, Du Bian followed the woman with dozens of masters.

There aren't many other caves here, but there are so many underground caves that you can walk around the caves. And there are a lot of traps set up here, and this woman has to be careful to turn them off every time.

After walking for a long time, I finally came to a cave with a thick stone door.

The woman took out five keys and opened each of the five keyholes.

"Boom......" The stone door slowly opened.

And then......

Du Bian gasped.

He guessed that Mo Ao would be rich, but he didn't expect to be so rich.

The gold and silver in it are really piled up.

How much money has Mo Ao made in the past few years?

"The business of demon paste is very, very, very good, no matter how much you plant, some people want it, the price has risen more than ten times, and some people still buy it. This is also a bewitching woman.

The so-called devil's anointing is, of course, opium.

But this thing is not rampant in the Daning Empire, and it is almost impossible to see it, if it weren't for the fact that Blood Guanyin was addicted to it at that time, Du Yan didn't know that there was still opium in this world.

Du Bian said: "Who are his buyers?"

The enchanting woman said: "Fang is an overseas empire, the Holy Fire Sect. It was first sold to the Li Clan, and then the Li Clan was sold to the Holy Fire Sect in the Western Regions. Supply exceeds demand, and there is as much as you want. ”

There is no doubt that the overseas empires are using opium as a weapon, and now Du Yan really doesn't know where they have expanded and where they have conquered. Australia must have been conquered, and I don't know if the Americas have been touched.

It is obviously a deep mountain and old forest here, and basically there is no food, Du Bian is still very puzzled, what does Mo Ao rely on to feed more than 20,000 people.

Now it seems that not to mention 20,000 people, even if you raise 100,000 people, there is no problem.

At its peak, the Golden Triangle of the modern earth made more than $10 billion from the drug trade.

And Mo Ao is undoubtedly still in the initial stage, but the mountain-like gold and silver in front of him have almost dazzled Du Bian's eyes.

"It's useless to have silver, it's just enjoyable to watch. The bewitching woman said.

Du Chang clicked, there were probably more than 1.3 million taels of silver and 30,000 taels of gold in this stone cave.

Immediately afterwards, Du Bian also discovered something that should be regarded as the source of evil, opium!

A whole few hundred thousand catties.

"Because Lord Du Bian captured Baise City, the delivery progress was delayed, and the 700,000 catties of demon paste have not yet had time to be shipped out. The bewitching woman said.

Du Bian said: "This is just the evil dragon debt, are there any other twelve cottages?"

"Yes. The bewitching woman said, "But not so much." ”

Du Bian asked, "Are you Mo Ao's wife?"

The bewitching woman said, "Well, the wife who was robbed." ”

Du Bian said: "What did you do before?"

The bewitching woman glanced at her and said, "The top card in the Qinglou, people like adults, the slave family has taken it." ”

Du was stunned, he was molested.

......

Du Yan immediately ordered a thousand Holy Fire Sect troops and a thousand peerless dungeon warriors to sweep through the other twelve cottages as quickly as possible, and snatch all the silver and all the opium.

Two days later!

All the gold, silver, and opium in the entire old Mohs department were piled up in front of Du Bian.

He's made a fortune!

In total, more than 100,000 taels of gold, 350 taels of silver, and 1,300,000 catties of opium paste were seized.

In his previous expansion plan, the target was only 20,000 people in Mo's old army, and he didn't have much hope for capture.

However, I didn't expect such an astonishing seizure.

Originally, Du Bian was still worried, he would soon have nearly 100,000 troops, and the annual expenditure on military salaries exceeded more than 1.5 million taels of silver, and the little money he had in hand was about to be spent, and His Majesty the Emperor was even poorer than him.

I didn't expect to make a fortune all of a sudden, and this batch of gold and silver was at least enough to cover the expenses for nearly two years.

So what should be done with these opiums?

There is no doubt that this is all money. Moreover, Du Bian can go and sell to the remnants of the Golden Empire in the north, or even deliberately sell it to the Dongying Empire.

But......

What if it spreads into the territory of the Daning Empire?

The Opium War was waged in the British Empire, but there were countless addicts in his own country?

But in other words, this is another medicine, and it has a great effect on analgesia when used slightly.

"Burn all the mountains where the devil fruit is grown. Du Chang gave an order.

Suddenly, all the poppy fields in all the surrounding mountains were burned.

Then Du used all the livestock, all the ox carts, all the wagons.

As for the fifteen thousand captives of the old Mo's department, they all became coolies, each of whom had to carry more than 150 catties of supplies.

And his 3,000 Holy Fire Cult troops, more than 3,000 peerless dungeon warriors, did not have the slightest weight except for their own equipment and weapons, and specially escorted and supervised these fifteen thousand captives.

In this way, Du Chang was still alone when he came, and even his clothes were burned down.

And when he returned, he brought more than 20,000 people, astronomical amounts of gold, silver and supplies.

......

Capital!

Twenty days have passed since the grain was burned.

At present, the remaining grain can only be eaten for about 20 days. Nowadays, people are dying every day, and all the sick and old people are cutting themselves off so that their families can live.

The lockdown continues, and it has become more severe.

There is also huge bad news, 20,000 square overseas imperial troops have landed in the port of Tianjin.

Today, the Fang army of Tianjin Wei exceeded 50,000.

Of course, these 50,000 troops are not there to attack the capital, but to take over the capital.

As long as the emperor dies, the crown prince is willing to compromise, and the prince ascends the throne as emperor. The crown prince was unwilling to compromise, and King Yan ascended the throne.

But whether the crown prince ascends the throne or King Yan ascends the throne, it will be a complete puppet emperor.

Moreover, the entire capital must be completely controlled by the Fang system, including the military.

Ning Xue's army, and even Li Lianting's guards, all had to be disarmed and disbanded.

In the palace, the emperor did not appear to be sluggish, but rather an extraordinary euphoria.

He received another letter from Fang Zhuo.

In the letter, the former cabinet chief assistant party made out the conditions.

The emperor can still abdicate peacefully and enjoy the glory of serving as the emperor. The crown prince ascended the throne as emperor, Ning Xue's new army was disbanded, and Princess Ning Xue herself married Fang Jianzhi as his wife. The prince divorced his wife and married Fang Qingyi, the daughter of the Fang family. Li Lianting's guards were disbanded, and Li Lianting had to die because of his indiscriminate killing of innocents.

As long as the emperor agrees to these conditions, the blockade will be lifted immediately.

The emperor blankly tore up Fang Zhuo's handwritten letter.

Bad news came one after another.

Zhang Wenzhao, Marquis of the Sword Pavilion, once again ignored the emperor's will, and after leading an army of 80,000 into the Xuzhou Mansion, he never advanced half a step.

Not only that, but after he received 10,000 taels of gold from Du Bian, he drove his messenger away, and scolded Du Cheng in public for being a little gelding, what kind of Earl Zhenxi?

The emperor knew that this was Zhang Wenzhao, the Marquis of the Sword Pavilion in Sichuan, who was flattering Fang Fang.

After Xuancheng Hou Lu Zhan's army entered Hunan, he directly announced that he was ill, and he did not attack the empty Guizhou in the west, let alone have the intention of going south and Du Chang.

The meaning of these two warlords of the empire is very clear, they want to sit on the side and watch Du Bian's demise, and let Li Ruhai gather hundreds of thousands of troops to destroy Du Bian with the power of thunder.

At that time, in order to let the Marquis of Xuancheng send troops, the emperor sent the radish and the stick together and sent Dongchang to arrest Lu Zhan's family. In addition, 300,000 taels of military expenses were sent.

These 300,000 taels are really the emperor's last silver, and it is still the silver handed over by Li Wenyu back then.

This silver was originally given to Ning Xue's new army, but after it was handed over to Lu Zhan, Ning Xue's new army would be in arrears. And Li Lianting's guards are also in arrears.

Now the emperor is so poor that the treasury runs mice, and as a result, after Lu Zhan, the Marquis of Xuancheng, got the silver, he didn't send a single soldier, and the uncle recuperated in Hunan. Holding the emperor's money in his left hand and the money in his right hand, he was so unhappy.

The troops loyal to the emperor in the capital had been in arrears for more than two months, but there was no mutiny, not even rebellion.

Because in the capital, they are the group of people who eat the most, and the emperor now only eats three taels of grain a day, and they still eat seven taels of grain a day.

Despite their lack of pay, they have always been the most privileged.

In the face of the dilemma in front of him, the emperor still seemed very calm, but he had not slept for several days and nights, and his eyes were almost bulging.

"The expansion momentum over there is very good, and the current situation just looks scary. But Du Chang won last time, and this time he may not lose. The Emperor said firmly.

At this time, the crown prince could no longer help but kneel and kowtow: "Father, Du Bian...... It has been two months since he disappeared, and Li Wenyu is not in a hurry on the surface, but he has already sent thousands of people to look for him. And because of the deliberate release of water by the Marquis of Sword Pavilion and the Marquis of Xuancheng, Li Ruhai has gathered an army of 300,000 and may attack Baise City at any time. Du Bian is not here, and the dragons of Baise City are leaderless, relying on those tens of thousands of troops ......"

The emperor's body trembled suddenly, looked at Li Lianting, and trembled: "Really?"

"It's really ......," Li Lianting said, "The minister really doesn't dare to tell Your Majesty!"

The emperor's entire body trembled, and even his fists could not stop shaking.

With a long exhale, the emperor quieted down and said lightly: "The others go out, and the crown prince stays." ”

......

Suddenly, only the emperor and the crown prince were left in the study.

"First of all, I still believe in Du Chang. The emperor said: "Prince, you may not understand, as I get older, I have become more and more convinced of the destiny of heaven, and I feel more and more that Du Bian is a person of great luck." ”

The prince's eyelids twitched, and he did not speak.

The emperor said: "But if the situation completely collapses, Du Bian is completely destroyed, Baise City is completely destroyed, the entire southwest is completely destroyed, and the capital is completely out of food." Then I, as the emperor, naturally have to take this responsibility, I can't let the millions of people in the capital starve to death. I'd rather die than compromise, but you have to compromise, prince. Even if it is for the sake of the Daning Empire, you have to compromise. If King Yan is allowed to ascend the throne as king, then the Daning Empire will be completely finished. You're smart, scheming, not as ...... as I am Capricious, if you ascend the throne as the emperor, there may be a little room for redemption. ”

The prince prostrated desperately.

"Of course, it is impossible for Ning Xue to marry Fang Jianzhi, and it is absolutely impossible for Li Lianting to kill him. They can go far away, of course...... If I die, Li Lianting will probably die with me. As for whether you divorce your wife or not, or whether you want to marry Fang Qingyi, you decide for yourself. ”

The Emperor sighed and said, "All right, that's it! You don't have to say anything, that's it." Knowing the son Mo Ruo's father, I knew early on that you were more suitable than me to be the emperor. You were very smart when you were very young, far smarter than me, maybe you are really better than me as this emperor. ”

The prince couldn't say a word, and collapsed to the ground crying, kowtowing desperately and bleeding.

The emperor said lightly: "Behead the whole family of Xuancheng Marquis Lu Zhan, and kill ten a day." ”

......

Sichuan, Xuzhou, in the military camp of the Marquis of Jiange.

Zhang Wenzhao, the Marquis of the Sword Pavilion, ushered in a distinguished guest, Du Zheng, the cheap sixth uncle of Du Chang, who was only thirty-five years old this year, and after persuading the Marquis of Xuancheng, Lu Zhan, he entered Sichuan non-stop.

"That's half a million taels of silver. Du Zheng directly took out a thick stack of silver tickets and said, "100,000 taels more than Xuancheng Hou." ”

Then, Du Zheng put down another stack of silver tickets and said: "My lord said that Zhang Wenzhao, the Marquis of the Sword Pavilion, is a hero, and he must not talk to the Marquis of Xuancheng on the same day. I heard that the fifty-fifth birthday of the Marquis of the Sword Pavilion was coming soon, and these silver were taken as birthday gifts. ”

"What's the matter?" Zhang Wenzhao stabbed.

Du Zheng picked up the cup and said, "This cup is so beautiful." ”

Then, he put the cup on the edge of the table and said, "This cup is like a little eunuch, full of brilliance and annoying." ”

His hand nudged slightly.

The cup fell and shattered.

Du Zheng said: "Li Ruhai has gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and is about to destroy Du Bian. The 80,000 troops of the Marquis of the Sword Pavilion are in Xuzhou, which makes people a little uneasy. Although you didn't mean to help Du Chang in the slightest, in fact, you still helped him. Why don't you go back to Chengdu?"

Zhang Wenzhao said: "Back to Chengdu, then others thought I was scared of the sea." ”

Du Zheng said: "Li Ruhai's army has also retreated, far away from your Sichuan, Li Zhan, the crown prince of Dayan, has also returned to the King City of Dayan, and he will not shake in front of your eyes." Everything is done first, and then we will kill the little gelding dog, how about it?"

Then, Du Zheng became serious and said, "This is also what my young monarch means. ”

Zhang Wenzhao, the marquis of the Sword Pavilion, nodded and said, "Okay, Li Zhan will retreat first, and I will follow the retreat back to Chengdu." ”

Du Zheng said: "Okay, I'll let Li Zhan retreat a few hundred miles." ”

Then, Du Zheng said goodbye!

After a while, a beautiful woman walked out and said, "Master, we and Du Chang have cold lips and teeth, and our lips and teeth are cold." ”

"You know a fart!" Zhang Wenzhao said: "Du is a little hairy child with no eggs, and he is also worthy of being a lip and tooth with me?"

The little concubine said: "Master, our Zhang family is favored by the emperor." And if Du Chang wins this battle, what will we do with ourselves then?"

"Win?" Zhang Wenzhao laughed and said, "Let's dream of the Spring and Autumn Festival." ”

Then, Zhang Wenzhao's eyes lit up and said: "Ignorant woman, Ben Hou saw that you wrote well, and after reading a few days of books, I asked you to help deal with some literary matters, but you dare to kick your nose in the face?"

Then, a slap slapped him and knocked his beautiful concubine to the ground.

What does a woman understand?

When Du dies, the emperor will die. As soon as the emperor died, the world was in chaos.

He, the Marquis of the Sword Pavilion, can also stretch out, Sichuan is rich and vast, with a large population, and it is a place where hegemony can be achieved.

At that time, he, the Marquis of the Sword Pavilion, could become a duke, or even a king.

He wished that the emperor would die and the world would be in chaos.

......

Baise City.

Du Bian has disappeared for too long, and it was okay at first, but later, all kinds of rumors still spread.

Still, the uneasiness spread.

It was at this time that Du Bian led more than 20,000 people and entered Baise City.

Innumerable supplies, innumerable grain, innumerable gold and silver.

Suddenly, the entire Baise City fell into a complete boil!

The morale that has been low for a few days is once again high!

"Long live the Earl of Zhenxi!"

"Long live Lord Du Chang!"

......

Two days later!

All the armies belonging to Du Bian were all assembled outside Baise City.

It's just a military parade, a military exercise.

A full army of 90,000, almost less than 100,000, but it can definitely be called an army of 100,000!

This grand military parade was watched by the people of the whole city.

But it's mainly for recruits, and it's mainly the samurai of the peerless dungeons who participate in the parade, as well as thousands of Holy Fire troops.

The final decisive battle is coming soon, and Du Bian must use the most elite army to deter these recruits and boost their morale.

The entire battlefield was very successful, as the main force of nearly 60,000 peerless dungeon warriors (20,000 alternate warriors), the fully armed armor, armed to the teeth equipment, as well as the neat pace, elite combat skills, all brought a huge shock.

The 30,000 recruits looked shocked and adored, and they were afraid.

......

In the evening, the highest meeting in Baise City, the atmosphere was a little solemn.

"We have an army of 90,000, and in the face of an army of 300,000 who are as strong as the sea, if we hold on to the city, we should not lose. Fu Hongbing said: "However, the casualties will be very, very huge. ”

Li Wenyu said: "Yuan Tianzhao's 35,000-strong army is eyeing each other, and once he also joins the attack on Baise City, the battle situation is still very dangerous. ”

Li Wenyu said again: "The latest news, the 80,000 army of Zhang Wenzhao, the Marquis of the Sword Pavilion, retreated and entered Chengdu. Li Ruhai can gather all his forces to attack us, and Li Zhan, the crown prince of the Great Yan Kingdom, has returned to his division. According to the latest information, the troops gathered around the Great Yan King City exceeded 370,000!"

In other words, the army that came to attack Du Chang would be more than imagined, not 250,000, but 300,000, or even 330,000!

The situation is more complicated than expected.

At this moment, a Dongchang warrior rushed in quickly and whispered a few words in Li Wenhe's ear.

Li Wenyu's face changed, and then he said: "Gao Ting, the governor of Liangguang, ordered the 15,000 army of Guangdong to enter Guangxi, which means that the army in Yuan Tianzhao's hands is not 35,000, but 50,000!"

The army in Yuan Tianzhao's hands is the elite of the Fang family's overseas empire, and its combat effectiveness is particularly strong.

This situation is no longer complicated, but terrible!

Because of the promotion of these warlords of the Daning Empire, Du Bian had to face many more enemies than he imagined.

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely solemn, even extremely pessimistic.

However, Du Bian suddenly smiled and said: "This time we will not defend the city, I will lead the army to take the initiative to attack the pseudo-Great Yan Kingdom and suppress this Li rebellion." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience was stunned.

Du Yan only has 90,000 people, and the total number of enemies he faces may exceed 400,000, so even if he defends the city, he has no chance of winning.

Now, Du Bian actually wants to take the initiative to attack? He wants to lead tens of thousands of people to exterminate hundreds of thousands of people?

This, is this crazy?

Du Bian said: "I'll take you to see something, a shocking and destructive weapon. ”

Then, Du Bian walked outside!

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