Sima Fa and Feng Qiao's armies were well prepared, advancing one after another, and converged at the borders of Gu'an, Chengde, and Ziwu counties.

Xiang Jinbao took a step ahead and led the army with Dewey and Ding Mu to enter the border checkpoint, and set up a defensive formation in a corner.

In the rear, after Feng Qiao's army made some moves, Chu Wenxiu really led his troops to station on the border with Chongwen County, ready to go to war at any time.

This caused considerable pressure on Ma Jian, and if one was not done well, both sides would be attacked, which was quite bad.

So he temporarily transferred the leader of Lihu, Zu Hong, and asked him to lead the Lihu soldiers into Chongwen County to assist the local officials in defending the palace.

The three sides put on a posture and did not immediately enter war mode.

Sima Fa and Feng Qiao each sent envoys, and at the same time went to Ziwu County to visit Ning Ze, hoping that the other party would withdraw their troops and give up the two counties of Ziwu and Xingtai.

In fact, everyone knows that these two county towns fell into the hands of Ning Ze, and it is completely impossible to come back, so they can only be captured through war.

The reason why the envoy was sent was to delay for a few more days and make all preparations, and secondly, to take the opportunity to inquire about Ning Zejun's intelligence to see if he could get useful information.

It's just that when the envoy arrived at the border checkpoint, he was directly driven away by Dewey, and he couldn't even pass through, let alone go to Meridian County to meet Ning Ze in person.

The envoys from both sides fled back to report, and Sima Fa and Feng Qiao knew that Ning Ze was ready and had no interest in talking nonsense.

However, it seems that Ning Zejun does not intend to take the initiative to attack and is on the defensive.

In this way, they can be prepared for anything, and at the same time consult with each other and think of ways to defeat the enemy.

When Sima Fa and Feng Qiao's troops confronted Xiang Jinbao at the border, Ning Ze was actually not in Ziwu County, but with 10,000 musketeers, he opened the First Emperor's tactics through Xingtai County, and rushed north to Shishan County, Yanzhou.

Due to the secrecy from the outside world, no one knew that Ning Ze sent troops to attack Shishan alone, and the outside world thought that under the pressure of Sima Fa and Feng Qiao's two armies, he would definitely choose to sit in Ziwu County.

Ning Ze's anti-espionage work is quite thorough, any fine work around him will show his legs, and he will be completely unable to penetrate, and the power of the system is too strong, no matter how it is disguised, it is useless.

Intelligence work is the most important part of the war, and in the absence of any intelligence basis, it is difficult for the other party to guess Ning Ze's thoughts and actions.

Ning Ze planned to use the sneak attack to break through Shishan County in one go.

As long as Sima Fa quickly takes this county city before he realizes it, he can disrupt the opponent's deployment, force him to abandon Meridian County, and quickly go north to intercept him.

Once Sima Fa goes north, Ma Jian will feel unprecedented pressure.

On one side is Xiang Jinbao, Du Wei, Ding Mu's army, and on the other side is Chu Wenxiu, Wang Wei, Huang Shao, Chen Tai, Zhong Jizhao, no matter how powerful Feng Qiao is, it is not easy to be attacked on both sides.

As long as the alliance of the enemy forces is dismantled, it is much easier to deal with them one by one.

If the front-line intelligence officers could learn the specific route of Sima Fa and take it down in a surprise attack on the way, Lu Cong's forces would basically lose the ability to confront them, and they could only sit back and watch themselves step by step and swallow their county towns in one bite.

Ning Ze has already made a plan, now is the time when the enemy forces are the weakest, and it works well, it is possible to destroy the biggest hostile forces and take down Lu Cong.

Lu Cong perished, Tang Niu and Ma Jian were not threats, and they could be taken down in an orderly manner.

The army was accelerated by the First Emperor's tactics and soon arrived at the border checkpoint of Shishan County.

The border guard did not expect Ning Ze to lead the troops to appear suddenly, and the scouts were all avoided by Ning Ze, and they could not pass the police training in time.

When Ning Zejun appeared near the checkpoint and launched a surprise attack at the fastest speed, the gate of the checkpoint was too late to close.

The passers-by and the caravans panicked, and the defenders of the pass also hurriedly met the battle.

Needless to say, Ning Zejun easily occupied the border checkpoint and captured the guards Wang Lin and Meng Kai.

Ning Ze ordered to appease the people, but only temporarily closed the road to Shishan County, and those who came from Shishan County walked casually after leaving the customs, and the people and passing traders who were going to Shishan County either returned the same way or stayed near the checkpoint and waited.

Ning Ze took the border checkpoint very quickly, and the news did not leak. If the people and past merchants are allowed to go to Shishan, the military information here will leak out, and the opportunity to surprise attack Shishan County will be lost.

Ning Ze needs to integrate the border defenders, and this time needs to be sure that nothing goes wrong.

After Wang Lin and Meng Kai were captured, they agreed to surrender and join Huaguo after persuasion.

The attributes of the two generals are average, and for Huaguo, which is short of talents, it is better than nothing.

With their cooperation, it was much easier to integrate the border defenders, and in addition to 10,000 musketeers, Ning Ze also got 500 cavalry, 3,050 infantry, and 3,000 archers. The number of troops skyrocketed, directly reaching 17,000.

The combat effectiveness of this border force is actually not high, and it is actually outrageously low compared to Ning Ze's team.

Commanders Wang Lin and Meng Kai are too low, and they have not mastered the training skills, so they are purely cannon fodder.

However, in the hands of Ning Ze, the cannon fodder team can also rise.

The bonus of the First Emperor is not a joke, no matter how weak the team is, it will get multiple attributes, at least it is not much different from the combat effectiveness of the regular army, not to mention that the main force is still Ning Ze's 10,000 musketeers, and the main role of the cannon fodder team is to expand the momentum.

After the army was integrated, Ning Ze took Wang Lin and Meng Kai and directly abandoned the border checkpoint, and the army quickly advanced in the direction of Shishan County.

According to his idea, by capturing Shishan County as quickly as possible, he could completely control the situation and force Sima Fa and Feng Qiao into a predicament.

Unexpectedly, halfway through the journey, I suddenly received a telegram.

The news came from Huajun County, Jinzhou, and Liu Yuanxiang ordered someone to inform Ning Ze that there was an Iron Wing Sect in Hanzhou recently, which is said to have been established by a local Taoist priest who called himself Iron Wing Zhenjun, and used Fu water to cure diseases, which instantly set off a boom among the people. In just a few months, the Iron Wing Sect spread all over the counties of Hanzhou, and even showed signs of spreading to Chengzhou and Liangzhou. Although this suddenly appeared religion did not do anything that violated the laws of China, the court faintly felt that something was wrong, especially Prime Minister Chu Xun personally assigned a number of henchmen to rush to Hanzhou to inquire about the news, but there was no news at all, and there was no response. There are also many local officials in Hanzhou who have disappeared without explanation.

Thinking of the previous Liang Yi Heavenly Kingdom, Liu Yuanxiang was worried that the Iron Wing Church would cause internal turmoil in China and break the current stable situation. The stakes are high, contact Ning Ze immediately. After all, the only one you can rely on is him!

Ning Ze was taken aback when he got the news.

I really didn't expect such a change to occur in the rear.

China's policy of benefiting the people has greatly attracted the people of other countries, and although the population has skyrocketed, there is indeed a certain danger.

Because those who are attracted to the country are not necessarily good citizens. Even if Ning Ze has already set up countermeasures, the problem of insufficient talents in China is also a major risk factor.

Since Hanzhou was won, it has been very stable. Therefore, there are not too many officials stationed, they are all promoted locally and managed by themselves in accordance with the policy. I didn't expect a new religion to pop up out of nowhere, and something was very wrong.

For Huaguo, in fact, the external danger is not serious.

Whether it was Tang Niu, Lu Cong or Ma Jian, Ning Ze didn't pay attention to it, he had the system, and he was confident that the three forces would be eliminated one after another and the unification of the country would be completed.

Internal problems are very troublesome, if there are enough talents in the country, it is good to say, as long as they are delivered to various positions, they will naturally operate smoothly, and there will be no big problems. What is lacking now is talent, otherwise this situation would not have occurred in Hanzhou.

Don't think it's just a religion, it's not a big deal.

Just experienced the Liangyi ant thief, and witnessed the collapse of Dacheng because of this, no one dared to despise it.

Who can guarantee that this Iron Wing Sect is not the second Liang Yi ant thief, if they are allowed to spread within the territory of China, once they are activated, it is simply unimaginable!

Everything must be nipped in the bud, and he must not be allowed to grow, otherwise with Ning Ze's ability, it may not be successfully extinguished in a short time.

Under the internal and external troubles, Tang Niu, Lu Cong, and Ma Jian will get opportunities.

Don't look at the current power of China, where the strongest forces are, and at the same time there is internal and external chaos, and it may collapse in an instant.

Rumors about Ning Ze continued to spread, and the people were now convinced of the topic of immortals and spells, which was probably the basis for the Iron Wing Sect to expand so rapidly and win the trust of the people after its appearance.

In an instant, Ning Ze's idea of attacking Shishan County was dispelled. When such a big thing happens in the country, how can we continue to attack cities and seize land?

No matter how many cities are laid here, it is useless, and the fire in the hinterland is enough to plunge the forces that have been operating for so many years into chaos and be in a completely disadvantageous state!

Judging from the intelligence, this Iron Wing Sect is by no means simple. No matter how you look at it, the other party's methods are similar to those of Liang Yi's ant thief, by gaining the approval of the people, quickly establishing a foundation, and suddenly launching after becoming a trend, shaking the country's foundation.

This self-proclaimed Iron Wing True Monarch is either a careerist who wants to get a piece of the pie in this troubled world, or even compete in the world. Either the enemy forces are secretly supporting and want to disintegrate the Chinese country through the inside!

No matter what kind of person they belong to, they can't sit idly by.

There have been many local and even imperial court officials in Hanzhou who have disappeared mysteriously, and if Huajun hadn't felt a crisis, he wouldn't have contacted him urgently at this juncture.

Thinking of this, Ning Ze immediately issued an order, the whole army turned around, the rear army was the front army, and the front army was the rear army, and quickly withdrew.

The army first withdrew to Xingtai County, and then traveled all the way east to Hanzhou to personally deal with the issue of the Iron Wing Sect.

After Ning Ze's army retreated, the people walked smoothly with the caravan.

Sure enough, Shishan County soon got the information that the border was lost, and the guards and soldiers were taken by Ning Ze.

Shishan County Taishou was shocked, and immediately waited for it, and sent a letter to Sima Fa Feige to ask for reinforcements.

Sima Fa was also quite surprised when he got the news, and hurriedly mobilized his troops and horses to the north and headed towards Shishan County.

In his eyes, the most threatening person was Ning Ze. Knowing that the other party had attacked Shishan County by surprise, of course he had to rush to intercept it.

As everyone knows, Ning Ze retreated halfway and turned around and returned to China.

The border has long been arranged, and I believe that after returning to China, there will be no big problem.

Especially Lu Cong and Ma Jian, who have a lot of domestic problems, are the ones who want a truce the most, knowing that after Ning Ze retreats, they will not take the initiative to attack.

Even if there is a real fight, there is Ouyang Chun in the north, Xiang Jinbao and Chu Wenxiu in the south, plus so many experienced generals, there is no need to worry at all.

：。 ：m.x