Chen Deng's palms on the battlefield were already sweating at this time, this was the first time Chen Deng had contact with the Jizhou Army, and it was also the first time he had seen the strong combat effectiveness of the Jizhou Army. A phalanx of pikemen composed of thousands of people was penetrated by a blow of two thousand people, while the Jizhou cavalry, which was still around and continued to expand the results of the battle, was able to react and break through the pikemen phalanx in one fell swoop.

In other words, the defense arranged by Chen Deng was completely useless to the Jizhou army, and the Danyang army was not like the Jizhou army, which could also change its formation on the battlefield, so the thousands of Danyang troops under Chen Deng's subordinates were actually a group of defeated troops. And the more than 10,000 Danyang troops brought by Cao Bao also became chaotic because of Cao Bao's death, and the army without anyone to command became a burden at this time.

The Danyang army brought by Cao Bao from Xiapi was very panicked when they saw that the main general was dead, and the Danyang army, which had no sense of security, only thought of rushing into the city for refuge, and the Jizhou cavalry also rushed towards Chen Dengjun with the tide of chaotic soldiers.

The army of less than 10,000 people was crushed without any suspense under the impact of an army of nearly 20,000 people. Chen Deng saw that the general trend had gone, so he had to retreat to the city under the protection of his cronies, and more than a dozen thick men pushed aside the surrounding routs, and Chen Deng spread the girls and rushed to the city gate.

According to the tips provided by Guo Jia, Xu Chu was a good time to wave his army to cover up and seize Xuzhou City, and Xu Chu did not shout loudly and took the cavalry brigade and a regiment that had rushed over to kill the city gate.

As Guo Jia's brother, and it just so happens that the two of them are in the same place, things are quite convenient, Guo Jia is very generous and handed over to Xu Chu, asking Xu Chu to open it after he arrives in Xuzhou. The wisdom of the top strategists is not covered, and Xu Chu opened Guo Jia's bag as soon as he took the East China Sea Kingdom, and the elder has long been acting according to Guo Jia's plan.

In other words, in fact, it was Guo Jia who dealt with Chen Deng this time.

Xu Chu began to follow the path designed by Guo Jia from the beginning of the East China Sea Kingdom, Guo Jia held the initiative everywhere, and Chen Deng, who did not know what was going on with the enemy, could only end up being led by Xu Chu's nose. The defeat of the Danyang army outside the city was only a small part, and Xu Chulai's purpose was to take Xuzhou City.

Xu Chu opened the road as a general, waving the nine-eared and eight-ring elephant trunk knife left and right, looking quite brave, and no eyeless Danyang army on the road was willing to be a roadblock. The cavalry brigade that followed Xu Chu was also killed behind Xu Chu because it had horses and was a highly mobile unit, and only a regiment of soldiers was a little slower.

At the gate of Xuzhou City, Chen Deng was about to arrive at the suspension bridge under the escort of his cronies, and the strong man guarding the door also hurriedly opened the door to welcome Chen Deng into the city. Xu Chu saw this opportunity and rushed forward with a group of cavalry, ignoring Chen Deng and only facing the city gate.

"Quick, close the gates." Seeing this, Chen Deng immediately shouted, but the speed of the cavalry was almost proportional to the speed of Chen Deng's voice, and without giving the group of strong men who had just gathered temporarily, they had no time to react, and Xu Chu led people to block the city gate. Then the cavalry soldiers divided into two routes, one way to clear the remnants of the enemy at the city gate, and the other way to go straight to the assassin's mansion.

The situation at the gate was quickly controlled, Chen Deng was blocked by the Jizhou cavalry on the side of the drawbridge, and he couldn't organize people to defend at all, and the group of officials on the city wall looked at the murderous Jizhou army, and all the usual slapping strength disappeared. A strong man without wisdom could not withstand the destruction of the Jizhou army, and the city gate was firmly controlled by the Jizhou army.

And the soldiers of the independent brigade who came over with the chaotic soldiers in the back launched a siege of Chen Deng, Chen Deng had no generals around him, even if a literati carried a knife, he could only do it and look useless, and Chen Deng was tied up by the Jizhou army without three or two hits. With Chen Deng's capture, no general of the Danyang army could stand up and preside over the overall situation, so the Jizhou army, which had not yet entered the city, began to recruit prisoners.

All the regular defenders of Xuzhou City followed Chen Deng out of the city, and those who remained in the city were either old, weak, sick or temporary strong, Xu Chu didn't even bother to pay attention to these people, and directly led the cavalry to run towards the Thorn Mansion.

Tao Qian had just been woken up by the doctor at this time, and he was lying on the bed looking at the roof of the building blankly, and all his thoughts were already lost. On the city wall, the strength of the Jizhou army has been deeply imprinted into the heart of this assassin who is more than half a hundred years old. When he thought of this, Tao Qian regretted why he sent people to fight, and honestly stayed in the city and waited for the imperial court to order, how good would it be?

It's just a pity that there is no regret medicine in the matter, the heavy losses of the Danyang army are inevitable, and the only thing Tao Qian can do now is to pray that the Jizhou army has not yet entered the city.

Sighing silently, Tao Qian beckoned the servant beside him and asked, "Is there any news from outside?" ”

"Back to my lord, there is no news yet." The maid said very realistically, but now the more realistic the words, the more uneasy Tao Qian is, and Tao Qian has completely become blind.

And at this time, there was a chaotic footsteps outside the door, and many maids were screaming, and the old man was old and had just vomited blood, and he needed to rest at this time, so the maid ran out and opened the door to reprimand the people outside. The Assassin's Mansion was already in chaos at this time, full of panicked servants and maids, and even fools knew what was going on. So the maid who opened the door and was about to scold immediately ran back to her room to dig out her private money in a dark corner, and then ran away.

Xu Chu rushed into the Thorn Mansion with people, and the people in the Thorn Mansion saw it from afar, and immediately panicked again, and everyone hurriedly ran to the backyard. Many clever people were ready to climb over the wall and go out, but as soon as they landed, they found that there were already four or five sharp knives on their necks, and they immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

None of the people in the Assassin's Mansion escaped, all of them were arrested and taken to Xu Chu, Xu Chu would not embarrass these little maids or anything, and each family member paid ten taels to buy the body and let it go. As for the relatives of Tao Qian's family who tried to escape in the ranks of the family and maids, they don't have such a good life, so follow Xu Chu obediently!

The battle in Xuzhou ended with the capture of Xuzhou City, and Xu Chu only stayed in Xuzhou for one day before returning with his men and horses, but it was the Jizhou Third Army that replaced Xu Chu. The Third Army of Jizhou also came to Xuzhou, so it means that Fan Xiwen is bound to win Xuzhou, and some scholars who are watching the direction of the wind immediately take the initiative to show goodwill to the Jizhou Army, and all the cities in the whole territory of Xuzhou are just waiting for the Jizhou Army to take over.

Regarding the initiative of the scholars, Fan Xiwen ordered Fan Fengming, the commander of the Third Legion, to accept all the orders, and he had not done such a thing in Jizhou before. The poor Xuzhou scholars don't know what kind of person they are at this time, and they are still complacent there, but they don't know that they are on the verge of extinction step by step.

Fan Xiwen was still very kind to Tao Qian's disposal, there was no beheading of Shenma, but Tao Qian and his family were all moved to Wei County, and they were placed under house arrest in disguise.

The smooth takeover of the city of Xuzhou, Fan Xiwen was already a warlord with hundreds of thousands of troops in Sanzhou at this time, and he was in front of the people. The end of the war is naturally the return of the three armies, and it is not a way for hundreds of thousands of people to gather in Qingzhou, and the defense force in Jizhou at this time is quite empty, although Guo Jia and others are well arranged, but it is still reassuring to go back as soon as possible.

In August of the fifth year of Zhongping, the three armies of the crown prince Taifu, the Marquis of Chu, the Hou general, and the commander of Fan Xiwen, the assassin of Jizhou, embarked on the journey of return. Fan Xiwen has infinite scenery, but the gangsters in the capital have already made a fuss around Fan Xiwen, but Fan Xiwen doesn't have the leisure to care about these things.

Since Tao Qian's small report hit the Beijing Division, those officials in the DPRK and China who were not accustomed to Fan Xiwen's rise too fast began to make a big fuss about Emperor Ling, and it was a big deal to send troops to attack the prefecture and county without permission, but Fan Xiwen didn't even ask the court for instructions on such a thing, and this kind of behavior simply didn't take the court seriously.

The clear stream in Beijing stood up one by one to attack Fan Xiwen's behavior, and the remarks flew all over the sky, and the entire Jingshi was ready to move.

Someone wants to put on small shoes for Fan Xiwen, and someone has to send charcoal to Fan Xiwen to suppress these things, this is Jingshi, and no group can have the final say. The one who wants to protect Fan Xiwen is the ten permanent servants and one party, and the ten permanent servants have witnessed how Fan Xiwen's prince and concubine are refined, and no matter which one they start from, the ten permanent servants must follow Fan Xiwen's footsteps.

The matter of the ten permanent servants killing He Jin has always been impossible to conceal, and a dignified general was actually killed in the palace, so forget it, and he was charged with attempting to rebel. Although things were done confused, Emperor Ling believed it, so He Jin's rebellion was confirmed.

He Jin's backstage was very angry, and he said cruelly on the spot that he must let the ten permanent servants pay for their lives. After the He Jin incident, Empress He's status in the Middle Palace plummeted, and if she had been put aside, she would have let the ten permanent servants finish playing before. However, Empress He is not afraid, because Empress He's son is the eldest prince, as long as Emperor Ling is dead, Empress He is sure to help her son get the throne, even if the current crown prince is Liu Xie.

Liu Xie is now far away in Jizhou, and there are countless ways to seize the throne Empress He.

I still have a certain understanding of Queen He's anxious ten permanent servants, since I can't go to the same road with Queen He, then I can only go in the opposite two directions. If you want to save your life, then you must not let the eldest prince Liu Wei take the throne, so the ten permanent servants decided to put the bet on Fan Xiwen.

For a while, the Jingshi was a bit of a mountain rain and the wind was full of buildings, but this didn't seem to have anything to do with Fan Xiwen, the prince Taifu, the Marquis of Chu, and the Jizhou Thorn Shi who held hundreds of thousands of troops were not vegetarians.