When the eyes of the whole world were focused on the Moonswinging Dragoons, shocked by their combat effectiveness in the battle of Changjin City, this invincible iron horseman, which had been rumored to be miraculous, disappeared from everyone's sight.

After the battle of Changjin City, the remaining core trump cards of the Daxi family were like frightened hedgehogs, completely cowering within a radius of eight hundred miles with Linze City, the capital of Yuzhou, as the core, only seeking to protect themselves with all their might, and did not dare to take the initiative to face the Swinging Moon Dragoon again.

The main force of the Daxi family is still like this, and the other second- and third-line troops are even more unbearable, and their morale is seriously frustrated, and they also defend the city one after another, and they dare not release a single soldier out of the city, for fear of accidentally provoking those evil stars back. For a time, the entire Yuzhou was full of soldiers.

When all the troops are retreated to the city, the Daxi family is naturally unable to maintain the monitoring and tracking of the Swinging Moon Dragons, Yuzhou is thousands of miles away, although there are no large-scale mountains in the territory except for the Jade Belt Mountains on the north side, but there are many hills, forests are all over, the Swinging Moon Dragons are not more than 5,000 troops, day and night, just find a valley or forest to hide, so that the Daxi family and the scouts of various forces can not be found at all.

Kyoto, Imperial City, inside the Imperial Study.

"Lizhi, what do you think Shi Huaichuan will do next?" Emperor Jingchang sat in the large dragon chair made of golden paulownia wood, and the knuckle of the middle finger of his right hand unconsciously tapped rhythmically on the desk in front of him. On his right hand, a translucent golden imperial seal, with star-like highlights suspended in it, is the heirloom seal that has symbolized the human emperor for 100,000 years.

"You can't even guess the royal brother, so why bother me. Prince Rui, who was sitting on the brocade bench in front of the desk, showed a wry smile on his elegant face, "Two months ago, who of us would have thought that Shi Huaichuan would actually dare to take the initiative to provoke Da Xibo, and he could also destroy half of the military strength of the Da Xi family? ”

Emperor Jingchang sighed and said, "Shi Huaichuan's actions are always unexpected. At the Lanchun Conference that year, he killed all directions, the scenery was infinite, and he thought that with his character, after becoming the city lord, he would change the low-key of Yunqi City for hundreds of years and make some noise, but he didn't expect that since then he has completely changed as a person, and he can't be more low-key, and even if it weren't for the deep impression he left on me back then, I would have almost forgotten the existence of the so-called Eight Great Families There is also a Shi family. ”

"When we are accustomed to the low-key of Yunqi City, Shi Huaichuan gave us a big surprise. At the beginning of the year, after Zhongcheng's incident, I wanted to knock on the Da Xi family and let them know the consequences of interfering in the matter of the royal prince, but considering that I had just had a bad relationship with the Beigong family not long ago, and then fell out with the Da Xi family at this time, although the strength of the two of them is far from my royal family, after all, they are also among the top four among the eight major families, and there is still a certain risk and pressure for our Yu family to suppress the two of them at the same time. ”

"I didn't expect that Shi Huaichuan would help me out of this evil breath now, but unfortunately there were no casualties in Yunqi City, if the two of them could fight and lose both, that would be the most ideal result. However, the battle has reached this level, and the relationship between the Shi family and the Daxi family has become a fire and water, and neither of them will let go easily. What we have to do now is to wait and see what happens, and when they are almost done, we will adjust in the name of royalty and get a piece of the pie. ”

"It's a pity that there is still a Fanzhou Xu family between us and Yuzhou. Prince Rui said, "If it weren't for the Xu family in the middle, we would definitely make more benefits from it this time." ”

As long as he has the slightest intention of going north to take advantage of the fire and robbery, I don't need to use a single soldier to make half of Fanzhou a mess! The praying mantis catches the cicada and the yellow finch is behind, and until the end, how can we know who is the final winner? The Eight Great Families have existed for too long, and now, it is time to change!"

After the battle of Changjin City, the Swinging Moon Dragoon lost its trace from the eyes of the world, and when some of the core figures of the Daxi family were hiding in Linze City in panic, a cavalry that jumped out of the thick darkness appeared outside the gate of the northern city of Thundering City.

Without encountering any resistance, the Moonswinging Dragoon almost effortlessly took the strategic northern city of Thundering City, located in the southwest corner of Yuzhou, and repeated the old tricks, looting the granary, silver and arsenal in the city.

Unlike the previous captured cities such as Luzhou and Yongsi, the Moon-Swinging Dragoon collected all kinds of resources accumulated in Thundering City for hundreds of years, and did not make any unnecessary stops, leaving overnight that night, and it was observed that it was heading south.

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The morning sun tore through the mist, Ji Lao Liu stretched his waist, changed his clothes under the service of the maid, and went out leisurely, ready to eat breakfast. Last night's hangover made the back of his head ach, and there was a burning sensation in his stomach, less than 20 zhang away from his residence, it was the most famous breakfast shop in Fubo Pier, Mai Xiangju, where the stone-ground soybean milk and beef buns have always been Ji Lao Liu's favorite.

Ji Lao Liu is the deputy head of Cao Yun at Fubo Wharf, and when the post of Cao Yun General Manager has been vacant for more than eight months, he is already the most powerful person in the entire Fubo Wharf. In the past few months, he can be said to have been feasting every day, spending every night and drinking, and his money bag has quickly bulged, and his life can be said to be comfortable.

Last night he had been entertained by a fleet master, and had drunk from late evening until late at night, and had returned with him, in addition to the smell of wine and five hundred taels of gold, and a charming young girl.

Although Ji Lao Liu's life is extravagant, one thing has never changed: that is, he must get up on time at sunrise every morning, and after breakfast, he will go to Fubo Wharf to inspect, rain or shine, and never stop.

Fubo Wharf is the northernmost wharf of Yongzhou Beigong family on the shore of the river, and the goods loaded and unloaded here account for about one-sixth of the total value of the overall trade of the entire Beigong family, therefore, around this wharf, thousands of porters who load and unload and small businessmen such as restaurants, green buildings, and bathhouses who do their business have gathered here into a town of nearly 10,000 people.

Ten miles or so west of this town, 10,000 gale cavalry were stationed, and if anything unexpected happened to the Fubo Pier, these 10,000 cavalry could arrive here within two quarters of an hour after receiving the news.

When Shi Lao Liu was only five zhang away from Mai Xiangju, he heard the sound of discussion from the crowd not far away, and couldn't help but look up and glance to the right. In Fubo Wharf, including Shi Lao Liu's mansion, most of the buildings are built along the river, and you can see the scenery on the river in the distance when you stand on the street.

Shi Lao Liu saw that a fleet of more than ten giant boats thirty or forty zhang long appeared on the river surface of the big river outside Fubo Wharf, bathed in the morning glow of the morning sun, and sailed towards Fubo Wharf.