Haozhou, located in the middle reaches of the Huai River, was the territory of Zhongli during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoSpeaking of which, this place is Zhu Yuanzhang's birthplace. The Huangjue Temple, where he became a monk when he was a teenager, is located in Haozhou. In the history of some parallel dimensions, Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country and became the emperor, and after becoming the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, he renamed Haozhou Fengyang and established it as the "central capital".

In addition, in the twelfth year of Zhizheng, Guo Zixing, a member of the White Lotus Sect, revolted in Haozhou under the order of the sect leader Han Shantong. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had just become the king of the moon after tomorrow, but he was injured by Han Shantong and put him under house arrest in Haozhou.

Later, among the thirteen wings of Mongolia, the most proficient in disguise art "Baiyan" secretly infiltrated Haozhou and assassinated the leaders of various rebels. Zhu Yuanzhang and the White Lotus Heavenly Maiden teamed up and finally caught the real murderer. After this battle, the relationship between the two has grown by leaps and bounds, from rivals to happy enemies.

Soon after, Guo Zixing ordered Zhu Yuanzhang to lead his troops alone and attack Dingyuan City, the gateway to Haozhou. This was the first step for Zhu Yuanzhang to establish his personal power.

Guo Zixing died of illness in the fifteenth year of Zhizheng. After Han Lin'er and Liu Futong discussed, they decided to appoint Guo Zixing's son Guo Tianxu to inherit the position of marshal of the Red Turban Army. Guo Zixing's brother-in-law, Zhang Tianyou, was appointed as the right deputy marshal. Zhu Yuanzhang was only appointed as the left deputy marshal.

However, due to Zhu Yuanzhang's ability and prestige, he is far better than Guo Tianxu and Zhang Tianyou. Therefore, most of the military hearts of the Haozhou Red Turban Army leaned on Zhu Yuanzhang. Guo Tianxu and Zhang Tianyou were very angry about this, so they wanted to take the lead in crossing the river to capture Jiqing Mansion, and use this merit to stabilize their position.

But the two had just sent out their troops, and they had already been betrayed by traitors, and they were captured and killed. After their deaths, Zhu Yuanzhang completely inherited Guo Zixing's power, and attacked Jiqing Mansion again, and finally succeeded in one fell swoop, and renamed Jiqing Mansion Yingtian.

After Zhu Yuanzhang captured Yingtian, he shifted his main forces to the south of the Yangtze River. For Haozhou, which is located in the north of the Yangtze River, he gave up control. Therefore, this land has been re-placed under the jurisdiction of the White Lotus Sect.

Previously, Xiao Sheng entrusted Yu Lianzhou, the second of the Wudang Seven Heroes, to fly over from the sky to inform Chang Yuchun of the kite. Let Chang Yuchun lead reinforcements, including an army of 3,000 wolves, to join him. The meeting point is Haozhou.

Because Haozhou is relatively close to Yingtian, when Xiao Sheng, Han Lin'er, Fang Fang, Zhang Cuishan, and more than 20,000 members of the White Lotus Sect after reorganization arrived in Haozhou, Chang Yuchun and Yu Lianzhou had already been waiting here for a long time.

At present, it is common to open the city gate in spring and welcome everyone into the city. He also set up a banquet to catch the wind and wash the dust for everyone.

When the White Lotus Sect members were running around on the road for a long time, they felt like rootless duckweed in their hearts, and they were always panicked. But now, surrounded by the walls, the people were finally able to settle down. The string that had been tense in my head also relaxed. Between the banquets, everyone let go of their arms and indulged in drinks. Before the second watch, he was already drunk.

Even if he is only a powerhouse in the Great Grandmaster realm, he can perfectly control every part of his body. As long as you don't want to get drunk, no matter how much you drink, you won't get drunk. What's more, Xiao Sheng is now a true martial arts innate realm? Therefore, he has a huge amount of alcohol, not to mention a thousand glasses without getting drunk? It is simply ten thousand catties not drunk.

Looking at the banquet, everyone was already crooked, or lying on the table, or lying on the floor, sleeping soundly. Xiao Sheng smiled slightly, stood up, walked out of the banquet hall, and blew a little wind in the courtyard to diffuse the wine.

Chang Yuchun and Mutel, the leader of the Persian Ming Sect, were not drunk. Seeing Xiao Sheng leaving, the two hurriedly followed. He took the opportunity to report to Xiao Sheng about the details of the reception of the scattered followers of the White Lotus Sect in the city, as well as the reorganization of the army and the strengthening of the city's defenses.

Xiao Sheng listened carefully to the report and issued orders for improvement in response to the current situation from time to time. Before the announcement was over, all of a sudden, a sergeant hurried over and shouted, "Marshal Du, urgent report, urgent report." ”

Xiao Sheng stopped talking to Chang Yuchun and them, and asked in a deep voice, "What kind of emergency?"

The sergeant knelt down and reported: "Marshal Qiyudu, the defenders of the East City Gate of Haozhou have come to report, and a large group of soldiers and horses are approaching quickly, and the momentum is violent, and it seems that the person who came is not good." ”

Xiao Sheng frowned and asked, "Who are the people who came, have you found out clearly......?" Could it be Wang Baobao?"

The sergeant looked embarrassed and said, "This ...... It was getting late, and the soldiers defending the city said that they could not see what the other side was fighting. ”

Xiao Sheng also knew that the soldiers could not be blamed for not being responsible. But for now, it seems that we have to go in person. At that moment, he nodded and said, "I'll take a look." He also instructed Chang Yuchun to go into the banquet hall, wake up the drunk Han Lin'er, and let her come over. Then he took a big stride and walked straight in the direction of the East City Gate. Naturally, Mutel followed closely behind, following in unison.

Not long after, Xiao Sheng walked up to the gate tower of the East City Gate. Standing at the head of the city and looking out, I saw a large group of soldiers and horses lighting torches on the distant horizon, approaching Haozhou City mightily. Looking at the number of torches, the number of soldiers and horses in this team, roughly estimated, is at least about 100,000.

In the Dahao world, Xiao Sheng once faced the combined forces of Mongolia and the Golden Horde, with a total of 1.5 million people. Moreover, he once used the "Rose of the Poor" to blow up 700,000 troops at one time. A mere 100,000 soldiers and horses are far from being in the eyes of the Fourteenth Prince. So he wasn't in a hurry at all, just a little curious about who it was.

The defenders above the city were originally quite uneasy about the approaching army of soldiers and horses. But Xiao Sheng's calm attitude infected everyone else, allowing them to calm down and no longer panic.

It didn't take long for the large group of soldiers and horses to come to a place about three miles outside the city. The main forces of the army were stationed in place and did not advance again. But there was a small group of men and horses, still riding horses and galloping towards the city of Haozhou. After another half an hour, everyone on the city wall could already see clearly. This team of people and horses suddenly raised a banner with the surname "Zhang".

"Zhang, is it ...... Zhang Shicheng?"

Xiao Sheng frowned slightly. Speaking of which, the place of Haozhou is actually located at the intersection of the three forces of the White Lotus Sect, Ying Tianfu, and the "Great Zhou" established by Zhang Shicheng, and the geographical location can be regarded as very important. Zhang Shicheng's Great Zhou, if they want to develop to the west, then Haozhou City will bear the brunt, and it is the place where they will be determined.

However, in the past so many years, although Zhang Shicheng has conquered the city and conquered the country, he has become the king. However, it has always only developed in the southeast coastal area, and has no intention of being hostile to the White Lotus Sect. Why did he suddenly send troops this time? Could it be that he already knew about the fall of Bianliang and decided to take the opportunity to fall into the well?

Xiao Sheng was groaning when suddenly, footsteps sounded beside him. But Han Lin'er had already arrived. She hurriedly asked, "Brother Xiao, what's wrong?"

Xiao Sheng said lightly: "The other party played the banner of 'Zhang'. As for whether it is Zhang Shicheng or not...... It's hard to say. After all, I've never met Zhang Jiusi, who started as a salt seller. Well, Lin'er, I remember that the Tartar court summoned the heroes of the world to compete in most of the capital. Zhang Shicheng also participated. You might as well come over and see if it's him. ”

Han Lin'er nodded, concentrating and using her eyesight. But before she could distinguish the identity of the person, the footsteps under the city tower sounded again, but it was Yu Lianzhou and Zhang Cuishan, two brothers and sisters, who also came together.

The group of soldiers and horses was getting closer and closer. In another half an hour, they were only a few hundred steps away from the city wall. Even though the stars and moon were dim tonight, with the cultivation of everyone present, it was not difficult to see clearly the faces of those who came down from the city at this distance.

Xiao Sheng stared intently. I saw that there were about 100 people coming, divided into ten teams. The leader of each team was dressed in silver armor and brocade clothes, and he was dressed in great luxury. People are like tigers, horses are like dragons, and all of them are not weak.

However, the ten people in silver armor were obviously just retinues. The real leaders were the other two who were surrounded by them.

The man on the left, who was obese, had a large cigarette stick in his hand, jewels on his body, and a smile on his face. At first glance, he seems to be a rich man who is kind and wealthy. The man on the right is dark-skinned and burly, with two crossed scars on his face. But instead of disfiguring him, these two scars added a bit of mature masculinity to him.

In an instant, only Han Lin'er and Zhang Cuishan were heard, and at the same time, "Ah~" exclaimed. Han Lin'er raised her hand and pointed at the fat man under the city and shouted, "That fat man! Zhang Cuishan shouted: "Brother Cheng, Brother De?"

This small group of soldiers and horses has approached under the city wall at this moment, about a hundred paces or so. The big fat man raised his right hand and motioned for the rest of the men to stop. Then he looked up at the city wall and laughed: "Sect Master Han, most of you said goodbye back then, and you haven't seen you for a long time." Ah, fifth sister, why are you here? We haven't seen each other in years. Shide, you see, the fifth sister was delicate back then, but now she is a heroic chivalrous woman, hehehe~"

Above the city, Xiao Sheng muttered: "Shide, is he Zhang Shicheng's younger brother, Zhang Shide?"

Chang Yuchun next to him also spoke: "In recent years, Zhang Shicheng has been sitting in Gaoyou and has not personally led the troops. It is said that Zhang Shide was responsible for leading the soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty to fight with the Tartars. Legend has it that he is both wise and brave, and is a rare general.

Well...... These ten sergeants in silver armor and brocade clothes should be Zhang Shicheng's guards 'Ten Dragons'. They were all carefully selected by Zhang Shicheng, and I heard that their cultivation is also good. But ......"

Chang Yuchun paused, a little surprised, and said: "I really don't know, it turns out that Zhang Wuxia is Zhang Shicheng's sister." ”