The battle went smoothly and the speed of the attack was so fast that it did not exceed Zhou Bai's expectations.

After digesting the fruits of successive expansions in the past two years, the national strength and military strength of Great Xia have been greatly strengthened, with 160,000 regular soldiers and 100,000 auxiliary soldiers, and then cooperating with the naval division, what a powerful situation.

Not to mention that it is more than enough to just deal with a single country, even to attack an ordinary vassal state.

Although the boundary trench belt is dangerous, but the continuous bloodletting of Tongzhi for three years has already allowed Xia Guo to find out the details of the boundary trench belt.

With the cooperation of the Taoist regiment and the engineer battalion, they avoided the area where the Dingxi Army was most heavily garrisoned and had the most military forts, and hardened a marching road.

There were no deep ravines, horses and thorns to block, and the efficiency of the Xia army's march was greatly improved.

Under the momentum of the newly formed 20,000 forbidden troops, those small fortresses that are still blocking the way can at most be delayed and act as beacons.

The Xia State banned the army regulations, 10,000 people for a battalion head, the original five forbidden troops of 50,000 people, the numbers are Youyi, Tabai, Xuanfeng, Shengjie, and Breaking the enemy.

After that, Cangbei fought with the Jin State, and after the victory, it obtained a stable development environment, so it reorganized and expanded the army on a large scale, adding 20,000 people.

These two forbidden armies were awarded the number of the left battalion of the former army and the right battalion of the former army by Zhou Bai respectively, and after the two battalions were newly established, they had one more training project than other forbidden armies.

That is, to take the western boundary trench as the imaginary goal, and to train the rapid and effective way of attacking, from crossing the ravine, scattering troops to advance the army, as well as various means of attacking the boundary trench military fort.

For example, in a normal small boundary trench military fort, the biggest threat is the bed crossbow and the power crossbow, and the front army will concentrate on the archers and strong attackers to keep an eye on the fire point, and then directly climb the city with a hook and cable.

The time is urgent, and it will organize assault soldiers above the acquired realm to attack the city strongly, and there is no shortage of generals in the innate realm who have taken action in person.

The boundary trench belt, which consumed a lot of manpower and material resources, did not play its due role, and it was only delayed for less than ten days, and under the condition that the naval division controlled the ports along the river in advance, the logistics of the Xia army were not in vain at all.

Dense warships, large and small fishing boats, across the Ningjiang River, transporting grain and grass baggage.

Even in order to keep up with the progress of the front line, many unpopular Jiao Beasts, Fish Demons and other aquatic tribes in Ranjiao Gorge were driven by the scenery to assist in transporting goods and became a husband.

The Three Realms Jiaolong, in the Chaotic Jiaoxia can be said to be a giant existence, and if the Dragon Palace does not come forward to stop it, these water tribes have no way to appeal.

The bloodiest and most dynamic Jiaojiao in the history of Ranjiao Gorge is what this scene is doing, the breath of real dragon blood, who has not been restless in Ranjiao Gorge.

The bloody scene of Walking Jiao is vivid, his arms can't reach his thighs, even if he is an undignified husband, he has to be appropriate.

Of course, in order to prevent these water tribes from being resentful, they don't work hard, and they don't do it in vain.

At the end of every day, wages will be paid, there are cattle and sheep from the grassland, spiritual fruits produced in Cangshan, and military qi and blood pills have begun to be popularized.

After the half-moon delivery career, many beasts and fish demons who were once hostile to the terrans on the shore began to become friendly.

Especially there are a few half-demons, and after officially entering the Dao with the help of feeding, Lifu's work has become popular.

Some male miscellaneous Jiao can even work a second job because the blood concentration in the body meets the requirements and reaches the level of producing Jiaoma.

A sturdy mare by the riverside, let it be chosen, there are ten sheep in the union, and there are signs of pregnancy verified by the Taifu Temple, and the spirit and blood pills are also appreciated.

After the boundary trench belt was crossed, the Xia army's offensive was like a devastating one, and there was no one to stop along the way.

The walls of ordinary military towns and passes are low, and they can be broken under the strong attack of the two battalions of the front army.

Even if it is a county seat, after the support of the follow-up Chinese army siege equipment arrives, it will not be able to survive a day.

In this kind of rapid warfare, the garrison has lived up to its name, and it is usually just following behind the forbidden army on the march, receiving prisoners and cities.

Of the 50,000 forbidden troops dispatched in this Western Expedition, Zhou Bai had 30,000 along the way, plus 10,000 guards and pro-army, and only the two armies of Breaking the Enemy and Tabai were allocated to Zhou Yuan for use.

In order to prevent Lü Ding from emptying the rich "Gyeonggi" area, Zhou Bai chose to cross the river and attack directly, which was something that Dingxi did not expect after two years of stalemate.

Although you have landed in Xia Kingdom many times before, you have returned in vain every time, and in the eyes of the Dingxi high-level officials, it is a waste of national strength.

Why do you dare to go to the expedition in person this time, you are not afraid of being stopped by the river and losing face. Is it still in vain?

However, the slap in the face came too quickly, and when it was blocked, it was all accumulating experience.

The Xingyun boundary trench belt and the rear military town were lost too quickly, and the Dingxi soldiers stationed in Pinghe County were urgently returned to defend Xingyun County.

This is also why, after entering the core area of Xingyun County, that is, the area near the capital of Dingxi, the resistance of the Dingxi army suddenly became greater.

However, it was this practice of demolishing the east wall and making up the west wall that caused the defense line of Pinghe County to collapse instantly, and Zhou Yuan was able to lead the army to rush forward and attack the western core area with the main force of the Xia army.

But in the end, the surrounding defense circle of the national capital Xingyun City did not last for a month, and on November 19, the third year of Tongzhi, the two Xia armies successfully joined Xingyun City.

In fact, this time has been very long, it is enough to see that the Lu family, the first family in Dingxi, has deep roots in Dingxi, and it can also be seen that Lu Ding has indeed managed the nest very firmly.

Several national capital acropolises have all been heightened and reinforced, the city walls are deep, and all kinds of city defense facilities are complete, so it can be said that the quality of each city's city defense is comparable to that of ordinary county towns.

If it weren't for the lack of soldiers and troops, the decline of the country's fortunes, and the instability of the people's minds, maybe it would have been delayed even longer.

Outside Xingyun City, the "million" summer army camped for dozens of miles, the military spirit was like a tide, and the fortune was like the sky.

Even after the expansion of Xingyun City several times, the momentum is magnificent, majestic and magnificent, which can be called impregnable, and the iron wall of the copper city.

But under the siege of such a Xia army, it still looks a little thin, after all, it is already a lonely city.

In the middle camp of the summer army, all the core of the expedition gathered to report the current situation to Zhou Bai one by one.

However, the first to speak was not the general in the front row, but the young congenital wearing a deputy general's armor.

The adjutant general saluted respectfully, and then handed in a note: "Returning to the prince, Li Shuai, with the help of the sailors, crossed the Ningjiang River and entered Yongquan County from the boundary of Dingdai, which was not covered by the boundary trench. Xitai County and Pingwan County have become my Great Xia territory, and they are only one step away from Yongquan County. Li Shuai asked the last general to tell the prince that he would strive to capture the county town of Yongquan within half a month and cut off the land passage between the two states of Dingdai. ”

To be precise, this expedition to the west is a three-way route, but Li Dingguo's one, because there are only 30,000 soldiers and horses, and less than 3,000 soldiers, so he never thought about any achievements.

At the beginning, it was used as a feint to attract the Dingxi Army from Daizhou Yichuan to rush back to support, but I didn't expect it to make some progress.

Zhou Bai raised his eyebrows, swept the folds, and mentioned a very important point above, the Dingxi Army in Yichuan was indeed returning to the north.

However, in addition to the county town, they left some forces, and most of Yongquan County was in a state of ordinary county soldiers and local army garrisons.

Xitai and Pingwan counties are just a little poorer, and in the face of Li Dingguo's crossing of the river to attack, they will not fight at all.

"Suspect that Lu Ding has completely given up Xingyun? That's not a struggle? Li Dingguo's judgment surprised Zhou Bai a little.

Lu Ding has just taken Yichuan County, and he has half a foot in Daizhou, and he has not had time to transfer domestic wealth.

According to some insider information from Xuan Yiwei, most of the wealth of Dingxi is still in the treasury, and there is no movement of the elite population moving.

Is it a decisive decision after judging the situation, or is there something secret?

General Zhou Bai pressed it in his heart and said to Vice General Li Dingguo: "Go back and tell your general, don't force it, just try to harass the population migration of the Dingxi Army." ”

Then the civil and military officials reported one after another, and most of the matters were transferred to the cabinet for disposal, but there were still some major matters that Zhou Bai needed to decide.

"Yujun Hou, the remaining four counties of Pinghe County that have not been attacked have all been handed over, just wait for the dispatch to receive them." Zhou Yuan spoke calmly, without the slightest arrogance that he had just made a great achievement.

In his opinion, this attack on Dingxi is all based on the general trend of the country to overwhelm others, and it is not worth boasting about.

"However, according to the previous selection of personnel to be recruited, the county will settle on Luo Yan, and the rest of the county officials and dignitaries will begin to enter Pinghe County, and the remaining troops will cooperate to kill the head snake in the early stage." Zhou Bai bowed slightly.

Luo Yan is the first secretary Lang, belonging to the civil official lineage cultivated by Zhou Bai himself, and in the past few years, he has finally stepped into a high position at the county level.

The county guard of Pinghe County was not appointed, it was reserved for Luo Yan, and Zhou Bai was called the prince next, and it was logical that he could be promoted.

There is no party outside the party, imperial thought, no faction in the party, and there are all kinds of strangeness.

Great men have quoted this sentence, and Zhou Bai naturally does not think that Great Xia will be an exception, but he can support a faction by himself.

A military Sima handed over the recital: "Junhou, the 80,000 iron cavalry of the Jin army gathered in the Cangbei grassland, trying to attack the border of Cangbei County and force the grassland tribes to submit. The general led 10,000 cavalry to meet the battle, the current results are unknown, the governor of Cangbei fully supported, and the overseer army responded to the grassland departments, and now applies to the imperial court for military assistance. ”

"Yes, I will transfer it to the Cabinet." Zhou Bai ordered lightly.

I didn't feel offended by Jiao Tu and Huo Feiguang's move to send troops, this was a secret order he had issued a long time ago, otherwise he would not have sent the Demon Army to help.

"There are three county orders in Xingyun County, and eight powerful families have the intention of taking refuge, please make a decision by the prince."

"The Lu family is still deeply rooted, but there are only so few? But at this time, if you want to take refuge, let them show some sincerity first. ”

……

The small court office meeting is over, and only then does it come to the main event.

Seeing Zhou Bai coming over, Lou Jinpeng immediately stepped out and replied: "Junhou, there are currently more than 100,000 defenders in Xingyun City, but the losses of the military soldiers were heavy before, and there should be no more than 5,000 people above the forging body. ”

"It's just that Lu Ding has been in business for a long time, and the people in the city who are determined to stick to it account for the majority, and I'm afraid it will be a protracted war next."

Zhou Yuan also went on to add: "The one in charge of the overall situation in the city is the Minister of State Weng Kang'an, and Lu Ding's eldest brother is Lu Chong, these two people are the most loyal and cannot be persuaded to surrender. ”

"It is estimated that the food in the city will last for the whole city in March......"

In the case of Lu Ding's center of gravity moving south, Dingxi as a whole has no power to resist at all.

However, attacking the important town of the national capital is naturally not a day's work, Lu Ding has recently gone against the grain, but for the capital family and the people, he has never been less tolerant.

"Loneliness." After a moment of silence, Zhou Bai spoke up.

However, the generals below looked solemn and bowed their heads to obey orders.

"Zhou Yuan is in charge of the siege of the city, and no one in the city is allowed to escape."

Lou Jinpeng led Tabai, broke the enemy and 50,000 garrisons, and set off south on the same day to defeat the army of Qinwang. He then pointed directly at Yongquan to prevent Lü Ding from continuing to migrate population and wealth. ”

"Zhou Ping, Huang Jingtong generals, led the troops to sweep Xingyun County and suppress all injustices......"

With a chorus of responses, the huge military tent was instantly empty, and Li Yuan quietly appeared at the right time.

"The prince, the Dingxi Daoist who went out of the city to investigate, have all been blocked back into the city. Your meaning has also been transferred to them, and now if you surrender, you can still retain your cultivation and get a certain amount of Taoist officials. ”

Li Yuan saw Zhou Bai looking at the map in a daze, as if he was a little worried, and couldn't help but say: "The luck in the subordinate city is falling all the time, and there is no vitality to turn around, you will unify the state in a few days, why worry." ”

But as he spoke, Li Yuan felt that his pattern was smaller, and he couldn't help but have a flash of inspiration in his heart: "Aren't you worried about changes outside the sky?" ”

Zhou Bai bowed slightly: "Yes, this road to the dragon is unsatisfactory." ”

"You go check now, see if that big sect knows the inside story, don't they often talk about the Heavenly Court Patriarch?"

……

Three days later, Zhou Baiduan sat in the tent, feeling a little restless, and immediately decided to postpone it.

[Origin point: 600] (The hidden dragon comes out of the abyss, showing its fangs, and the dragon is like a dragon, and you gain the attention of the will of humanity, and the origin point is added to two hundred; You establish the Xia Kingdom, rank among the princes, and add three hundred origin points. ）

One dragon is like a dragon, and the other is a prince, which is a full increase of 500 points.

The national fortune has been added, the yang god has been achieved, and the soul realm has also broken through to the spiritual consummation.

After he began to gradually master the power of qi luck, Zhou Bai rarely used the origin point to promote his exercises and skills.

Derivation!

The Book of Fortune naturally flipped over, and it was getting faster and faster, as if it had encountered some big problem.

In view of this, Zhou Bai didn't dare to think about any big secrets such as blood rain, thousands of meteors, and broken luck, and he chose to deduce the reason for the increase in the world's calamity.

The infinite darkness of the Star Sea Universe appeared, and the huge immortal boat and the Qingxu warship attacked each other, followed by the battle pictures of small planes, swirling and falling, winning and losing each other......

Fifty, two hundred, suddenly three hundred points were cut directly, and a voice appeared in Zhou Bai's mind, his soul trembled, and the Heavenly Book of Qi Luck suddenly stopped turning the pages.

The derivation stopped, but the remnants of a sentence still reverberate.

"The world of Qingxu is moving...... The will of the world will not destroy the world...... With my body, in exchange for a Heavenly Emperor for you, it is worth ......"

Zhou Bai was shocked, and then went to the Ningjiang Dragon Palace in person to find the Ningjiang Dragon King to test one or two.

"Which Heavenly Emperor has an accident?" The words of the meeting were shocking, making the dragon king sigh speechless.

(End of chapter)