Ning Ze led his troops into Xingtai County and successfully accepted this city.

Zhang Yi made meritorious contributions to the city, retained the official position of Xingtai Taishou, and gave the title of General Pingxi of Huaguo and reported the request.

He ordered to appease the people of Xingtai and stabilize the people's hearts, and at the same time invited Zhang Yi, Guo Wei, Dong Han, Xiao Qi, Kong Lan and the civil and military officials in the city to drink every day to enhance their favorability and loyalty.

The most important Zhang Yi and the four generals, Ning Ze also spared no effort to further enhance goodwill and loyalty by promoting official positions, rewarding gold and silver, and bestowing famous products.

After a few days, the loyalty of these five people reached the passing line, at least not so easily.

Through parades, distribution of money and food, etc., the morale of the people of Xingtai County was greatly improved, and the Ningze army strengthened the city defense and completely controlled the city.

The news of the loss of Xingtai County soon reached Sima Fa's ears.

The stakes were very high, and the civil and military officials were immediately convened to discuss: "Xingtai County was prepared in advance, but it did not stop Ning Ze. Zhang Yixian's surrender of the city is really hateful! Now that Ning Ze has won Xingtai, the predicament has been solved and he has the upper hand. It must be stopped as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!"

"Ma Jian's forces will not retreat, if they rush eastward, they may be harassed!" Lei He said.

"This is Ma Jian's plan!" Sima Fa said, "Although he was on guard, he still borrowed Ning Ze's momentum." Right now, our side is in a dilemma, and all arrangements have been destroyed by Ning Ze. ”

"What should I do?" Lu Yuan hurriedly asked.

Sima Fa sighed: "If there is no Ning Ze, it will only take a few months to defeat Feng Qiao Yang Zhao and directly take Wu Bao." There is no choice at the moment, if you want to deal with Ning Ze and Ma Jian at the same time, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it. Even if Ma Jian does not move, our army is exhausted, and it is not an opponent to deal with Ning Ze alone. Now the only way to do this is to send an envoy to persuade Ma Jian to stop the war and reunite the two sides to have a chance to hold the border. ”

"The two sides are in such a situation, can Ma Jian agree to a truce?" Lu Yuan asked.

In fact, it was Ma Jian who desperately wanted a truce, and he also knew that if he continued to fight, it would only cheapen Ning Ze and not benefit both sides. Otherwise, they would not deliberately design and provoke Ning Ze to start a war with us. It's just that now our side is at a loss, and the situation is controlled by Ma Jian, so if we want to negotiate peace, we must not be blackmailed by him and ask for huge compensation. Sima Fa sighed, "Miscalculated, miscalculated!"

"Is there a way to turn the situation around and let Ma Jian come and beg us?" Lu Yuan thought for a moment, "With the strategy of the military division, it must not be a problem. ”

"Xingtai County is occupied by Ning Ze, and time is not on our side. Sima Fa said, "There is no time to plan carefully, and it is necessary to persuade Ma Jian to reunite in the shortest possible time, so as to prevent Ning Ze from taking advantage of the situation to seize more counties." Let him take advantage of it first, and when Ning Ze retreats, there is a chance to reverse. ”

After discussing, Sima Fa sent an envoy directly to the enemy camp to convey to Feng Qiao the idea of armistice and reunite, and jointly fight against Ning Ze. Carefully explain the harm of the two sides continuing to fight, and in the end they will only be broken by Ning Ze one by one, and only by joining forces can they block the strong enemy.

Feng Qiao already knew about Ma Jian's actions and knew that the two sides had to join forces, so he took the opportunity to open his mouth and demanded that the other party return all the prisoners, compensate a large amount of gold and military rations, and make up for Nancheng's "losses".

Although Sima Fa suffered a loss, there was no way, and the situation was compelling. After bargaining between the two sides, the two sides finally reached a mutually satisfactory compensation amount, and after delivery, an armistice agreement was signed and the reunited state.

After the two forces united, they mobilized a large army to Yanzhou at the same time to fight against Ning Ze together, so as to prevent Ning Ze from expanding to the surrounding areas through Xingtai County.

Ning Ze got the news as soon as possible, and the telegram was more convenient than the flying pigeon.

At present, Xingtai County is stable, and it is expected that the other party will definitely unite, and what to do now is to repel this coalition army and further attack the city and seize land for Huaguo.

With his current strength, it was a breeze.

The power of stunt fire attacks has been proven many times. This trick alone can make the enemy army frightened, and it is not enough to see the alliance of several parties in front of him.

He even planned to defeat Lu Cong and Ma Jian's combined army at one time, seize their cities in one go, and finally hit their respective capitals, pull out the two puppet emperors, and completely destroy them.

As long as there is enough time, there is no difficulty at all.

As for the talent problem, we will find a way to solve it.

He thought so, and he did.

When Sima Fa and Feng Qiao's armies marched in the direction of Yanzhou, they sent people to send a message to Ma Jian's forces, reprimanding the other party for breaking the contract, and using this as an excuse to send troops to Ziwu County.

Zheng Yu, the Taishou of Ziwu County, was shocked when he learned about it.

He didn't understand why Ning Ze was so quick to learn the news that Nancheng and Liang Guo had joined forces and jointly sent troops to Yanzhou, and he actually launched an offensive first.

The main armies of the two sides had not yet arrived, and he didn't think that the strength of Ziwu County would be able to stop Ning Ze.

The strength of Ziwu County is not as good as that of Xingtai, only 30,000, and the combat strength of the soldiers is far inferior.

Xingtai County was so powerful that Ning Ze easily took it, what way could he stop the other party? According to the battle report, Ning Ze could cast a spell to rain down the heavenly fire, and before the two armies could fight, he burned his own soldiers and horses to the ground. Xingtai County was defeated because of this, if Ning Ze used the same trick, who could resist it?

The problem is that he can't retreat, Meridian County is the foundation, once he retreats, he will lose everything, and he will become a sinner in the south.

Hurry up and gather the civil and military forces in the city to discuss the matter seriously.

The civil and military officials expressed their opinions, and the civil officials felt that since they could not stop it, it was better to abandon the city and retreat to Chengde County for the time being, and join forces with the Chengde Taishou, so that they would have the opportunity to delay and wait until the main army arrived, and then think of a counteroffensive strategy! As for face, how could it be important to preserve strength?

Some of the generals also said that resisting Ning Ze with the current strength in the city is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

Most of the rest is a little bloody, and Zheng Yu is required to fight without retreating, even if he fights to a single soldier, he must wait for reinforcements.

The two sides argued, Zheng Yu had a splitting headache, and after most of the day's discussion, no consensus was reached, and no reason was discussed.

So the meeting was dismissed for the time being, and we would discuss it after a short break.

During the break, he suddenly heard that the officials around him asked to see him, so he hurriedly summoned him to meet him, and asked in person: "The county sent you here, but there is something to report?"

The little official arched his hand and said: "Go back to the mansion, I heard that Ziwu County is in trouble, and I have come to offer advice!"

Zheng Yu was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help frowning: "Do you know the current situation?"

"I just heard from Jun Cheng and his wife," replied the little official, "Ning Ze's army is attacking, and Fu Zun is distressed by this. ”

"My Meridian County civil and military ministers have been discussing for a long time, but I can't find a solution, what can you do as a small official?" Zheng Yu looked displeased.

"Although people are soft-spoken, they can help the government to defend the city. ”

"Oh?" Zheng Yu didn't believe it, "Let's talk about it, how to stop the enemy?"

"Those who are worried about the mansion, Ning Ze Spell!" replied, "If you can break it, you can defend the city and wait for reinforcements!"

"Ning Ze's spell is amazing, it has been vertical and horizontal for a long time, and it has never been broken!" Zheng Yu asked, "How can you break its spell?"

"Yufuzun, the military situation shows that Ning Ze's technique of breaking the Xingtai army is a sea of fire. The little official replied solemnly, "All things are mutually reinforcing, fire can burn all things, and when it encounters water, it will be extinguished!" In the rain, Ning Ze's spell failed, so there is nothing to be afraid of! Fu Zun can rest assured, lead his troops to lay down defenses, and try his best to delay! Presumably, the nearby reinforcements have heard the news, and they can help Fu Zun resist Ning Ze!"

"Ridiculous!" Zheng Yu reprimanded when he heard this, "It's been sunny and cloudless recently, and the weather is excellent, how can it rain suddenly? Even if it rains, Ning Ze is proficient in all kinds of spells, how can he be hindered? You little official is talking nonsense, quickly retreat!"

The little official hurriedly said: "The small sentence is true, as long as the Fuzun deploys a defense, he will definitely be able to block Ning Ze from the city!"

Zheng Yu ordered someone to drive the little official out, thinking that this person was talking nonsense and couldn't believe it. You have to have such great ability, you can even calculate the celestial phenomena, as for being a lonely and nameless little official under the hands of the county Cheng? If you listen to you, I am afraid that I will die without a place to be buried.

In the afternoon, he summoned the civil and military ministers to discuss again, and felt that it was not appropriate to retreat to Chengde County, and it was self-defeating to stay to resist Ning Ze. Up and down Ziwu County, most of the officials belong to the timid type, they are very afraid of death, they discuss and discuss, and finally get a compromise solution, that is, Zheng Yu will take the lead, lead the whole official, and temporarily transfer the people in the city to Meridian Lake in the west of the city.

There are Meridian Islands in Meridian Lake, which is extremely large.

First transfer everyone in the city here, fortify the island, and leave an empty city for Ning Ze.

Ning Ze's troops did not bring a naval army, so they would definitely not be able to land on the island, and they were helpless. There are more empty cities, and there is no use.

When the reinforcements arrive, and then take advantage of the situation to go out of the island to cooperate with the battle, it cannot be said that they are afraid of the battle and abscond, this is a strategy, the primary goal is to protect the people in the city and ensure that the army of Ziwu County is not lost. Cooperate with reinforcements to repel Ningze and recapture the city, and you can also make great contributions.

Zheng Yu felt that this strategy was very good, not only to avoid a head-on battle with Ning Zejun and be annihilated by him in one fell swoop, but also to protect his reputation, and even take the opportunity to make a name for himself. I'm not afraid of Ning Ze so I ran away, just to protect the people of the city.

So an order was issued, and while Ning Ze's army had not yet arrived, the whole city was mobilized.

All the people were taken out of the city, and everything they could bring with them, especially not a single grain left, and they were moved to the lake.

Under the command of Zheng Yu, it took several days to finally transfer the people of the city to the archipelago, and use the materials on the island to build a simple resting place.

Just then, Ning Zejun arrived in Ziwu County and was a little speechless when he saw an empty city.

Through the virtual map, Ning Ze found that the Meridian Valley army was in the nearby islands, and his heart said What is the situation?

Entering the city, I didn't expect that there was still a person who didn't know where to hide, and he came out at this moment just to be discovered by the Chinese soldiers and brought directly to Ning Ze.

When the man saw Ning Ze, he sighed: "Zheng Yu is extremely stupid, he will kill himself! Flee to the island to think he is safe, tonight the heavy rain is coming, the people will be in chaos! Please ask the prince to send troops to the lake to rescue, the island cannot shelter from the rain, and he will definitely cross the lake overnight." ”