Winter turns to spring, and it is rare for various forces to coexist peacefully and repair for several months.

Ning Ze enjoys the joy of family, accompanied by wives and concubines every day, and children are around his knees.

Ma Chanpei is also used to being here, no longer as uneasy as she was at the beginning, and even often fights with Ning Ze's children, unscrupulous. is relying on Ning Ze, and even Liu Yuanxiang and others to spoil her.

Nancheng sent a lot of maids over there, specially serving Ma Chanpei, Ning Ze knew that there was a problem, in addition to staying here to explore his weaknesses, what else could it be? In fact, he didn't care at all, his weakness was his wife and children at home, with the strict guards of Huajun, the force of Mi Yan and Hua Erniang, the wisdom of Chu Meiren, and Liu Yuanxiang was deeply loved by the people, the hearts of the people of Huajun had already reached their peak, in this case, even if they were not there, no one would be able to succeed, and they would threaten themselves.

What's more, Mi Yan and Hua Erniang personally trained the female Praetorian Guard Corps, and they also had the Futu armor for self-defense, which was simply too stable.

To be honest, if Ning Ze hadn't refused to let his wife and concubine go to war, he would have relied on the five of them to charge into battle with a female soldier corps, and it is estimated that there would be few opponents.

It is said that this winter, there have been several complaints in various parts of China, all of which say that there are monsters that harm people.

As a result, Ning Ze took his wife and concubine through several trips, and the investigation concluded that it was all man-made cases, pretending to be ghosts just to escape punishment, but the prisoners were all caught, but they did not see a real "monster".

It is estimated that most of the so-called "monsters" are hiding in remote areas, where transportation is inconvenient, and it is not easy to contact the outside world, or even isolate from the world. Ancient creatures were able to survive and were rarely discovered, certainly far from populated areas.

Otherwise, the whole world would know about it, and there would not be only a few myths and stories that record them.

After that, Ning Ze did not go immediately when there was such news, but sent a criminal investigation master to investigate and determine whether it was artificial.

The cold passed, and everything recovered.

Liang Teng suggested above the court that he should not give the enemy forces too much time, and should take advantage of the absolute advantage of their own side and the weakest strength of the other party to launch a fierce attack, annihilate it in one fell swoop, and unify the world!

Chinese On the one hand, they were in favor of Liang Teng and suggested that they immediately send troops to attack Tang Niu, Lu Jing, and Ma Jian in three ways at the same time, and Mrs. Tian had already promised to give full assistance and would devote all the strength of the whole country to reunification; on the other hand, she felt that there were many internal problems in China, and that the people's livelihood should be the mainstay and the infrastructure construction in various localities should be increased. The enemy forces are at a disadvantage due to the demographic problem, and they will not be able to acquire enough young and strong men for at least a few years, and it will be difficult to recruit troops, so they will not be able to pose a threat to China. Although these forces are all working hard to promote the strengthening of the country, how can a baby grow up in just a few years after birth? In less than a decade, it will not be possible to solve the shortage of young and strong people.

The two factions have their own opinions, one faction wants to unify the world as soon as possible, and the other faction feels that there is a shortage of domestic talents and there are many civil problems, and they do not rush to reunification, but strive to stabilize it, and then slowly try to figure it out. In fact, each has its own truth, and not all of them are right or wrong.

In the end, the "ball" was kicked at Ning Ze's feet, and he needed to make a judgment.

Ning Ze thought carefully and gave the answer: In fact, there is no need to cut the two suggestions. It can be carried out at the same time, on the one hand, sending troops to attack the city and plundering the land, and on the other hand, making every effort to solve domestic affairs.

In fact, in view of the current situation of the hostile forces on all sides, there is no need to devote all the strength of the whole country to attack.

Ning Ze has iron-backed crocodiles, strange-winged moles and ancient ant scorpions, and he can make his own way with a little army, and the other two roads don't need too many soldiers and horses, as long as they slowly encroach on the enemy's land from the border, it is difficult to fight back according to the current situation of the enemy's forces. Not to mention that Mrs. Tian's side needs to rely on Hua Guo, even if she has different intentions, she will not kill herself before eliminating Lu Jing's forces.

With just a small number of soldiers and horses, you can kill two birds with one stone. On the one hand, it will attack the city and seize the land, and on the other hand, it will keep enough manpower in the country, which will not affect the internal construction and development.

Ning Ze's suggestion was quickly approved by hundreds of officials, in fact, with his current power, no one dared to oppose it, even if there was no reason.

The royalists in the city have all been subdued, except for the occasional argument with Ning Ze on the issue of people's livelihood, all of them have remained silent in the war, and do not express opinions opposite to Ning Ze.

After discussion, a consensus was finally reached.

Taking advantage of the warm spring flowers and conducive to the expedition, the hostile forces of all parties were still in the period of recuperation, and their strength was insufficient, so the Chinese soldiers and horses were divided into three ways to attack, each attacking Zhou, Liang, and Nancheng, but in order to be safe, it was necessary to advance slowly and push forward in a way of encroachment.

Ning Ze personally led 5,000 musketeers to the south and went to Wuzhou to attack Ma Jian, mainly to meet Nancheng's new national teacher Xin Tieshan.

The other party all sent out a message to take down himself with his own hands. In the news sent back by the underground intelligence officers, it is not easy to judge whether the other party really has a way. However, on any occasion, he publicly declared that he was not his opponent.

Since this is the case, of course Ning Ze wants to meet with this person for a while. He also wants to know what the so-called Xuanwu looks like and whether it is real.

At least in his eyes, the probability that Xin Tieshan is a liar shown in the intelligence is greater than the truth.

Liang Teng, Xiang Jinbao, Chu Wenxiu, and Huang Shao led 30,000 troops to attack Mizhou, and made an agreement with Mrs. Tian to take the city.

Ouyang Chun, Du Wei, Wang Wei, and Ding Mu led 30,000 troops to attack Puzhou to deal with Tang Niu's forces.

With such a small number of troops, there is no threat to the hostile forces under normal circumstances, but at the moment the opponent's forces are empty, and the situation is completely different.

Sure enough, the Chinese army set out in three ways, and Tang Niu, Lu Jing, and Ma Jian suddenly became nervous, on the one hand, they immediately sent envoys, wanting to avoid this war and strive for more time to recuperate, and on the other hand, they urgently prepared for war, and quickly mobilized their troops to build fortifications.

They actually expected that Ning Ze would make a move in the spring, and they were a little mentally prepared. In the case of their own absolute superiority and the opponent's lack of troops, it is also the same choice.

Several forces have long been communicating with each other, and when Empress Liang asked about countermeasures, Sima Fa said: "At this time, the war is not in my favor, not to mention that Mrs. Tian's side definitely wants to use Ning Ze's hand to deal with us." The other two roads pose little threat, unless Ning Ze is unable to stop the siege of the city and the land, which will seriously damage our morale and greatly boost the military prestige of the various armies of the Chinese country. The preparations made before can be carried out, and at the same time, look for opportunities to deal with it secretly!"

"Will he abandon the march and take the risk?" Lu asked worriedly.

"As long as Ma Jian is smart, don't respond to provocations at this time, there is still a great chance!" Sima Fa replied, "Before Ning Ze goes south, hurry up and let him prepare and manage his army." Or, instigated Ma Jian to send Xin Tieshan to the front line, so that he could compete with Ning Ze. ”

According to Sima Fa's intentions, Lu Jian immediately sent a flying pigeon to pass water to contact Ma Jian and deliver the secret letter.

In fact, when he learned that Ning Ze was coming with troops, Ma Jian was already mentally prepared.

After receiving a secret letter from Liang State, he immediately summoned the civil and military ministers: "Ning Ze led 5,000 troops and wanted to attack our country! Liang Guo suggested that our side might use the means prepared in advance to lure Ning Ze, use the monster against him, and wait for the opportunity to move. Either ask the national teacher to take action and rush to the front line to take it down!

Hearing this, Xin Tieshan stroked his beard and said indifferently: "It's not a problem for me to go out to deal with Ning Ze, although the Xuanwu vitality has not fully recovered, it is easy to take him down." However, Liang Guo's suggestion is quite interesting, just test whether this person is really talented and what level of strength he has reached through the monster. If his strength is limited and he dies at the hands of the monster, I will not have to take action myself. If he reluctantly kills the monster, this strength is not very strong, if he can show stronger strength and show his talent, maybe I will be merciful to take him as a disciple, and take him to the island to teach him carefully, so that he will no longer harm the world!

"What does the national teacher mean, use demons to deal with Ning Ze first?" Ma Jian asked.

"It took so much effort, isn't it just for him?" Xin Tieshan said with a smile, "With me, Nancheng is as stable as Mount Tai, and Your Majesty can make a move." ”

"In that case, let's do as planned!" Ma Jian nodded, "Pass the order, act immediately." ”

In response to the transfer of the Hwasa army, the various forces took action one after another.

Ning Ze led the army all the way south, with the bonus of the First Emperor, and the speed was extremely fast. Although it was the farthest from the destination among the three soldiers, it arrived at Zeshan County in Wuzhou first.

As soon as the army arrived, they set up camp at the junction of Zeshan County and Minjiang County, and the scouts immediately reported: "A team of men and horses from the border of Minjiang County is coming here." The other party has no weapons and armor, and looks like a civilian. ”

When Ning Ze heard this, he immediately led his troops to greet him.

Sure enough, a team of people and horses appeared in front of them, about a hundred people, and the accompanying horses and carriages were full of wooden boxes.

Seeing Ning Ze appear, the pair rushed to the front, and the leader turned over and dismounted and asked respectfully, "But the King of Danyang?"

Ning Ze glanced at it, nodded and replied: "It's the Lone King, you don't like Nancheng soldiers and horses, why are you here?"

"Your Majesty!" the leader hurriedly said, "We are all people from Chongyudong in Minjiang County, and we have come here to wait here in advance when we learned that the king is going south!"

"Oh, you and the others are all the people of Nancheng, and they want to lead their troops to attack the Minjiang River, do they want to surrender and serve their lives for Lone?" Ning Ze asked with a smile.

"Nancheng and Huajun are friendly neighbors, and the two sides are one after marriage. Why did the king attack?" the leader bowed his head and said, "I waited here because the monster harmed people, so I made a special trip to the king for help!"

"Come alone with troops, not afraid to take advantage of the situation to attack the city?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty did not regard the king as a hostile person, so as to allow the local government of Minjiang to open the road, and invited the king to lead the army to station, just to surrender the monsters and return the people of Minjiang to live in peace. ”

"I heard that you have a new national teacher with high mana. Why don't you ignore the national master and eliminate the demons, but instead take the risk of letting Lone enter the station?" Ning Ze asked.

"The national teacher came across the sea, and the mount Xuanwu injured his vitality halfway and is cultivating. ”

"Lone Ke heard that this national teacher made a special trip to Lone!"

"The king does not believe in folk rumors, but they are all deliberately spread by people with good intentions to sow discord! The king is kind-hearted, and he asks for help! When His Majesty opens the city gate, he has great trust in the king and regards him as his son and daughter. I beg the king to have mercy on the people of Minjiang and surrender the monster!"