The four gates of Qingwu City were blocked, and there were no pedestrians on the street, and some of the hustle and bustle that had just been established as the national capital was swept away.

The Liang soldiers defending the city behaved differently, some were slaughtered, some looked heavy, and more were full of panic.

They all looked at the northeast sky, where the forces were united and the smoke clouds obscured.

From time to time, the sound of Jin Ge coming with the wind made people's hearts tight, and they never expected that Xinliang Fangli would suffer a catastrophe.

The county towns and checkpoints on the periphery of Qingwu could not even delay and consume, and nearly 80,000 soldiers and horses were stationed at the junction of the western plains in the north, and few of them fled back.

Most of the front-line Liang troops did not die in battle, but realized the difference in strength after the battle, and surrendered in pieces.

According to the intelligence of a small number of loyal defeated soldiers, they only saw the number of the Great Xia Shengjie army from beginning to end, that is, only 10,000 people defeated the 80,000 Liang army.

The grandmaster general took the lead in the charge, the innate captain was not afraid of life and death, and the entire battalion leader was a soldier.

Such a strong martial arts army is not at all a group of local county soldiers who can consume and wear out, and the momentum is one after the other, but it has brought huge pressure to themselves.

Seeing that the Xia army was about to come to the city, Zhao Xun was arguing with his courtiers about whether to defend or move.

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Three hundred miles away, a luxurious manor with mountains and rivers is the temporary residence of Xia Gong Zhou Bai.

Xu Yuanchen, the new head of the Xu family, was carefully following behind the nobles, but in the process of wandering around the manor, there were many warriors and soldiers, and the atmosphere was silent.

This made him tense all over, and cold sweat soaked through his robe.

This manor is the most important and secret foundation of the Xu clan, which is the name of another hometown clan to the outside world, and has stored a lot of wealth and materials for a long time.

Zhao Xun occupied Qingwu, destroyed the ancestral house of the Xu family, and searched the whole territory, but he did not find here.

Since the end of Xiangxing, various natural disasters and Qingxu catastrophes, the Xu people have been able to survive and take the opportunity to develop, which shows the depth of the three-hundred-year-old county.

But "soldiers, the great affairs of the country, the place of death and life, the way of survival." ”

After repeated defeats, the external vassal forces were completely lost, and no matter how deep the heritage of the clan was, it was time to run out of oil and dry up.

Such a foundation manor that stores savings is the hope of a comeback.

But who would have expected that Zhao Xun Dasuo's entire territory would not be exposed, but the Xia State would be able to accurately grasp the lifeblood of his Xu clan.

Could it be that someone at the top of the family has already taken refuge first?

If even the situation of the foundation was mastered by Xia Guo, then he really didn't have the confidence to negotiate at all.

Before, Xu Zhi, the head of his clan's brother, intended to ask for the position of assassin Shi, which is estimated to have annoyed Xia Gong.

How could the entire Dingzhou have a history of assassination and the position of state pastor, the more I think about Xu Yuanchen, the more angry I am with the cheap brother who doesn't know the times.

In the early years, Daxu didn't end up when he fell apart, but now the dragon qi pattern is about to take shape and he wants to take advantage of the fire, and it is strange that he will not be killed by luck.

Just when Xu Yuanchen was flustered, the group had already come to the center of the manor, and they were faced with a towering quaint attic, with a strong aura and yellow luck, which was obviously an important location.

Several innocent family members were stared at by the imperial guards, but if there was any abnormal movement, they would be suppressed by thunder.

And one of the Second Realm worshippers inside was even more pale, and his mana was sluggish and he didn't dare to operate, just because there were no less than five real human divine senses that locked him.

"Hehe, Aoi Zilu." Zhou Bai climbed the steps to look down on the layout of the manor, and couldn't help but sigh.

All of you here are cultural people, and of course you know that the content is praise, praising the manor as a great palace, and living in it to glorify the ancestors.

But Xu Yuanchen couldn't hold it anymore, fell to his knees with a thud, and said in a trembling voice: "The small family of the contemptible clan can't afford the praise of the prince." ”

At this time, there was no need for Zhou Bai to refute in person, and the secretary Lang Jiang Yuankui, who was accompanying him, immediately stepped forward.

His eyes were shining with mana, and after scanning left and right, he stared straight at Xu Yuanchen: "Sitting in the sky, a small family in the bureau of prosperity and wealth?" Or is it a small family full of yellow gas and hidden fortune? ”

Xu Yuanchen was shocked, he knew that the principality was the head of the princes, and it must be full of talents, but any eight-rank petty official could have such vision?

"A noble attic is equipped with a spirit gathering array worth thousands of spirit stones, and I am afraid it is not enough just for people to cultivate."

Without waiting for Xu Yuanchen to explain, Jiang Yuankui stepped forward to pull him up again, casually pointed to a few areas and said lightly: "There are more than 100,000 silver hidden under the lotus pond, and those wings and warehouses are not forage, but tens of thousands of stone of new grain, and the ordnance in the secret room of Xiyuan is enough to arm 3,000 elite soldiers......"

"This is what you and General Zhou Ping said, the family is exhausted, and you need support to help Wang Shi attack the Liang Kingdom?"

As soon as he stood up, Xu Yuanchen's legs became weak, and Zhou Bai's indifferent eyes made him keenly aware that the disaster of exterminating the clan was in front of him.

Still talking about conditions and want better treatment? It can only be said that the group of people in the family is crazy.

"There are a large number of spiritual materials in the attic, and the king can use them at will, and I am willing to pour out the family property to protect the logistics of the king master." Xu Yuanchen knelt on the ground with his head and knelt in front of Zhou Bai to admit his mistake.

"It's not enough, some people can spare and some people can't be forgiven, help Gu to take the pseudo-Liang national capital, so that the Xu clan can have a way to live, otherwise the whole clan will be wiped out." Zhou Bai showed no mercy to the patriarch of the county and turned his back.

The Xu clan has been half-hearted since the beginning of their cooperation with Great Xia, and although they did not send troops to fight, they could not escape from the crime of prevarication and obstruction and destruction of the overall situation.

Xu Yuanchen's mouth opened, and he wanted to say that this was actually the practice of many big clans, but in the end, he could only keep kowtowing and thanking him.

He recalled that when he sacrificed to his ancestors, he found that Xu Zhi had not settled in the spiritual realm, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Sink in the underworld, or can't withstand Zhao Xun's dragon qi backlash, and his soul is scattered?

Zhao Xunyi is still so strong as the weak lord of a small country, not to mention Zhou Bai, who is the Grand Duke of the state, if he is beheaded by the order of the Duke of Xia, will he also end up like Xu Zhi.

The general trend is difficult to detect, Xu Zhi and him, and even the clan elders, did not expect that Daxia could swallow Liangzhou in one bite.

You must know that Dingzhou is a newly established state, and in the history of humanitarian development in the north, there has never been such a rising country.

Xu Yuanchen has made up his mind, and if he can't take a chestnut from the fire, he will bear the consequences.

If you can really make a big contribution to the war of destroying the country, maybe there will be a chance for the clan luck to turn around......

Soon, a group of rebels who advocated self-reliance were escorted to Xiyuan to be beheaded for public display, and at the same time, under the personal dispatch of Xu Yuanchen, the background of the Xu tribe distributed in various places was excavated.

The logistics of the Xia army were replenished in time, so there was no need to deliberately delay the progress and wait for the arrival of the auxiliary troops of the rear army.

Zhou Bai immediately ordered an offensive against Qingyuan City to clear the strongholds on the periphery of the city as soon as possible.

The most elite 5,000 clan soldiers of the Xu family took the lead, whether it was the high-ranking clan soldiers or the soldiers, they all understood that this would be their last chance to turn over, and they would also be rich and rich.

On the Xia army's side, Zhou Ping's junior generals led the main attack, and the 10,000 guards led by Qu Zhi joined the frontal battle.

There is a rotation policy between the various armies in Great Xia, both vertically and horizontally, but the guards and pro-army must ensure that the political trial is absolutely passed, so most of them are the most loyal Bei'an veterans.

has been guarding the palace for a long time, and the martial arts cultivation is in the forefront of the whole army, but the actual combat experience is gradually lacking, so how can he talk about protecting the king.

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In the next half month, there were many casualties among the Liang troops in various departments, and the morale of the fighting spirit fell to the bottom.

Anyone who dares to take the initiative to meet the battle will not return nine times out of ten, but they can't hold it alone, and the military villages are full of smoke, and the military reports asking for help in the city have not been broken.

Zhao Xun was familiar with military books and knew the danger of being left alone in a lonely city, so he gritted his teeth and sent the old Liang army in his hand to try his best to maintain the outer defense line.

Unexpectedly, the ending did not change at all, and under the guidance of Xu Jiabing, the Xia army achieved precise strikes on various key passes.

Even if the old Liang army did not take advantage of the more and less, an important military village defended by the 5,000 old Liang army was actually broken by 1,000 people of the Great Xia guards, and the individual quality of the individual soldiers was too far behind.

A peripheral military stronghold is a little poorly located, and if there is a slight shortage of heavy bed crossbows and other ordnance, it will be difficult to hold it for more than three days.

On November 19, the seventh year of Tongzhi, after losing more than 30,000 veterans, the Liang army struggled to no avail and completely lost the outer defense line of Qingwu City.

The next day, Li Dingguo came with good news, Changyan Kingdom was broken by him, and the lord and ministers were captured.

Zhou Bai replied and ordered the lord of Changyan to be escorted to the front line of Qingwu, and at the same time ordered Li Dingguo's troops to quickly advance westward, attack Nanfu County, and cut off Zhao Xun's back road.

Zhao Xun reversed his fate, attracted the remnant dragon spirit of Liangzhou, and after the restoration of Liang State, he was nourished by the people's spirit of the two counties, and turned into the shape of a dragon python, as if he had a bit of climate.

If he is allowed to flee to other states like Lu Ding, leaving hidden dangers, not to mention, Liangzhou's dragon qi cannot be fully integrated, and it will definitely have an impact on the subsequent reassurance of people's hearts.

"Junhou, the external fortune has collapsed, the damage is fundamental, and it is impossible for the Heavenly Pillar to stand up in a short time.

"And you have arrogantly claimed the title, and now that the king is far away, it is difficult to convince the public with the authority of the king." In the temporary palace, a dragon-supporting warlock finished watching his breath and sighed heavily.

"Since it is impossible to rely on the Tianzhu Legal Network to monitor the changes in the city, then use heavy punishment in troubled times, pass on the order, and kill any official gentry suspected of colluding with rebellion." Seeing that there was no way out of the method of luck, Zhao Xun suddenly became angry, threw the blood red order arrow and handed it to the guard general.

His eyes were bloodshot, his face was pale, and no matter how powerful a martial artist was, his qi and blood could not make up for the mental drain.

However, this period of sleepless exhaustion could not save the situation, and Qingwu City remained an isolated city.

"Lord, Qin and Ling have not responded, the lonely city is not defended, if you continue to persevere, Qingwu will follow in the footsteps of the Western Plains!" The faithful counsellor fell to the ground and shouted, weeping blood to admonish.

Qingwu is the former state pastoral office, and the city is strong and good, but where can it compare to the dragon head of the West Plains.

South Hunting, Gou Quan, Zhongxing will inevitably come to naught.

Sticking to it, nine deaths and one life, there is a high probability of becoming a dragon snake and white bone under the throne of the Duke of Xia.

Zhao Xun's head was intertwined with all kinds of luck threads, showing the monstrous waves in his heart.

A few days later, the situation became more and more urgent, and Zhao Xun, who reread the history of Zhou Bai's conquest, finally decided to hunt south.

After all, if you stay in the green mountains, you are not afraid of no firewood, no matter what, the situation after the southern hunt is better than when the country died in October.

But it's definitely not just a retreat to Nanfu County, Zhao Xun still wants to follow the example of his predecessor Lu Ding, can't beat me and can't run?

The main force of the Lingguo is trapped in Tongzhou, and there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, and there are many separatist forces in Qinzhou next door, and it may not be impossible to lay down a piece of territory.

I haven't figured out which way to run yet, but based on experience, it's definitely not wrong to gather supplies first and move the population.

But just when he was about to summon the news to his trusted minister, Nanfu County, the eight hundred miles of Nanfu County arrived overnight.

It's a letter for help!

The Xia army Li Dingguo wiped out Changyan, and then the army marched all the way west, and three days ago had surrounded the county town of Nanfu, asking him to make a quick decision.

How else can you decide?

This is the back road is cut off, and the only way to do so is to wait for change.

"The sky is thin and my Zhao clan, why is the accumulation of three hundred years of meritorious work like this?!" Zhao Xun was shocked and angry, and a mouthful of blood spurted out and passed out.

At the same time, all the other counties in Qingwu County have fallen, and it is difficult for the place to have a decent defense when the center is trapped, let alone King Qin.

On November 27, the luck support from millions of people in Nanfu County was suddenly cut off, the luck dragon python let out a mournful roar, and the fragile foundation of Xinliang was completely lost.

Overnight, the French Open collapsed and twilight fell.

The land of the seven counties of Liangzhou has all returned to summer, and there is only one crumbling city left, and it is a foregone conclusion that the country will die again.

(End of chapter)