In order to stabilize the royal power, Chu Yuxing had to hire the Assassin Alliance again, secretly get rid of several court officials who posed the greatest threat to him, and try his best to support his own power. Chu Tianyao's son Chu Yuan was appointed as the leader of the Praetorian Guard, Chu Zihang's son Chu Xiong was appointed as the minister of Gyeonggi Province, Chu Tiangang's son Chu Han was appointed as the commander of the left camp, and Chu Feng was appointed as the commander of the rear camp. But his rule is still stormy, and for this reason, he wants to solve the problem through diplomacy. So he sent a large number of envoys to Mingshashan, Dongduo, Shuying, Baiyu, Huxia, Xiling, Changlin and other countries to conclude alliances. At the same time, the entire Kyushu continent has also experienced a baptism of the virus, and although Dongduo has the antidote to the Demon God Temple, it still has not controlled the spread of the virus. And the names of Li Youlan, He Shou Wu, and Gao Cheekbones were also engraved on the pillar of shame of the Dongduo people, and they were hated by the people of the world.

The temporary peace situation cannot overshadow the impending crisis, and the Kangle Dynasty, as a superpower, on the one hand, sent their envoys to various countries to negotiate peace, and on the other hand, urgently expanded their armaments in an effort to reach the pre-pandemic level. And due to Mingshashan's unilateral withdrawal after the Battle of Qiongsang, there have been cracks in their relationship with the Dongduo people. Coupled with the fact that both the creators and initiators of the virus were Todorians, the political relationship between the two became even more strained. The call for sending troops to Dongduo and Mingshashan is getting louder and louder among the people of the two countries.

But what really triggered this war was actually a small thing. In the twenty-second year of the reign of Mai Tiecane of the Dongduo Dynasty, that is, the sixteenth year of the reign of Qiu Shenghong, the king of Mingsha Mountain, in the Qiushui River at the junction of the two sides, Dongduo's peasant Shusun Wen crossed the middle line when he was fishing, and at the same time the Mingsha Mountain people who were fishing in the river, so they verbally insulted him. This matter could have been resolved through negotiations, but the killed Dongduo people, due to the extremely powerful family behind them, did not report to the officials, but organized dozens of people, under the cover of night, secretly crossed the Qiushui River, and killed all the people living near the river.

In this way, the nature is completely different, and the local magistrate of Mingsha Mountain declares to the prefecture on the one hand, and organizes officers and soldiers to cross the river to arrest people on the other. Although they were caught, they were surrounded by the officers and soldiers of Dondor, who had been ambushed in advance. By the time the imperial court learned of the news, the officers and soldiers and civilians of the two places had already taken revenge on each other many times, causing a lot of bloodshed.

It stands to reason that the people of Mingsha Mountain should not choose to send troops, especially after they have just experienced the epidemic and the big war. Wuling Wang Lu Yuanhang and Da Sima Huermu also strongly opposed, but unusually, Da Situ Zhong Dalu resolutely supported, he believed that uniting the Kangle people and eliminating Dongduo could not only open up the territory, but also solve the border problem once and for all, and most importantly, form an alliance with Kangle, you don't have to worry about being annexed by it, killing three birds with one stone.

"What about the well-being"? At the court meeting, suddenly Ermu loudly reprimanded Zhong Dalu: "Who can guarantee that the Kangle people will not annex us after the demise of Dongduo?" Besides, the current national power does not allow us to go to war with the Dondoriters. We have been fighting with the Kangle people for two years, Ding Zhuang has lost everything, and this epidemic has lost one-third of the people, so what do we use to fight? Logistical support is also a problem, after the two years of war, the state savings have been emptied, and the peasants' rents have also been increased again and again. And the Dongduo people returned victorious in the battle of Sangan, and the capture of money and food was not counted, and the epidemic was basically not affected, how to compete with him? I believe that the Kangle people will send troops, but whether they will send troops to help or want to take advantage of the danger of others, no one can predict. Once our front line is tight, and the Kangle people attack my back, when the time comes, the enemy will be on the back of the abdomen, what will be the enemy of Mingsha Mountain"?

"What Da Sima said is extremely true, but the knife is on the neck, and he is not dead or dead; With the tiger as a neighbor, it is useless to escape. Now that the Dongduo people have invaded, if they don't fight back, they will have to make an inch, today they seek my autumn water, tomorrow they seek our pond, and when they seek to reach the withered leaves town, it is not too late to discuss a counterattack. Da Sima thought that our side had suffered a lot, and the enemy would treat it with all its glory, and there would be no chance of victory. But how strong and weak is he compared to the well-being? The people of Kangle have not yet taken an inch of my land, so what can the people of Dondor? At this time, it is not that I want to be an enemy of others, but that he invaded first and defended his family and country, so why do I need to say more"?

Looking at his impassioned appearance, suddenly Ran Mu was also filled with righteous indignation, and couldn't help but say loudly: "It's just a trivial matter on the border, how can it rise to the level of aggression?" And it is a dispute between the local people, and the ignorant people are just assisting it. I expect that Dongduo will be able to restrain his people, and then reconcile with me, but we should restrain the border people, wait for good news, if he does not come, just send an envoy to blame, why bother to mobilize the people, for a dangerous trip? If you don't think twice, you will regret it, once the military affairs start, it is difficult to solve, how can you use the affairs of the family and the country with your will"?

The two sides had an extremely heated debate on this issue, and although most people were opposed, the result of the dispatch of troops was not changed. was so angry that Mu Tuo was sick and did not come, and he had to retreat to the forest several times to retire to the forest and live for the rest of his life. The imperial court did not allow it, and still let him cultivate at home as a great horse. Let Wuling Wang Lu Yuanhang with Han Dongjun, the Shaoqing of the Ministry of Rites, and Hu Songhua, the Zhengqing of the Household Department, send 5,000 troops to the front line.

After Dong Duo received the news of Mingshashan's troops, he also immediately convened an emergency meeting. But the issues they discussed were relatively simple, that is, how to send troops, how many men and horses to use, and how to do logistics. However, what is surprising is that this time it was not Lu Xinghe, the chief of the guard, who served as the commander-in-chief, but the son of Medivan, one of the three elders

McGree.

This caused an uproar among the Dondorians. Some people think that the Mai family wants to support their own power and start to exclude dissidents. Some people think that Lu Xinghe wants to cede power, and some people think that Lu Xinghe's high position and power are suspicious of the Mai family, and there are many discussions, but how do they know that Lu Xinghe at this time has already traveled under the stars and nights, and has come to Dayan Town, the southernmost port of Dongduo, because he has already expected that with his own strength alone, Mingsha Mountain will definitely not dare to send troops, and the reason why they dare to go their own way must be supported by someone behind them, and this person must be Chu Yuxing. But Dondor and Kangle are not neighbors, and if they want to send troops, they must choose the sea route. Although there are five ports that can be logged in, the only one that can not attract people's attention is Dayan Port in Dayan Town.

Fortunately for him, he arrived first, and at this time, the Kangle people had not yet sent the ship due to supply problems.

Dayan Town Guard General Yu Dao Sect, who has been guarding here for ten years, not to mention the members of the imperial court, even officials above the fifth grade, have never seen one, and now Lu Xinghe's sudden arrival also surprised him.

"How many people are there in the garrison now?" After Lu Xinghe entered the barracks, he kept writing, and while writing a letter, he asked the Yudao Sect who was standing next to him.

"Two thousand two hundred".

Lu Xinghe frowned, and then said: "Immediately let everyone withdraw to Qujiayu, and also, send these four letters to Shangshan Port, Daming Port, Chaotou Port and Qingliu Port respectively, and tell them that the letter will be done and there will be no delay!" After he stamped the official seal, he handed over the four letters to the Yudao Sect. Yu Daozong did not dare to hesitate, and followed the orders one by one, and the army immediately started, and in less than half a day, it had already arrived at Qujiayu.

The topography of Qujiayu can be said to be a natural barrier, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, one side faces the sea, and only the middle road can be passed. According to common sense, the Kangle people should not attack from here, but there are exceptions, although there is such a natural barrier here, the position is relatively awkward, the defense is still a little far from the sea, and the rear is not enough, so it can only be put like this. Coupled with the fact that the place near the sea is far away from other continents, there are almost no other enemies except pirates, and this is a place where even pirates do not come, and the defense is even weaker, so it makes more sense for them to choose to attack here and launch a surprise raid.

Lu Xinghe did not set up camp on the flat land, but made a detour and stationed on the mountain. As soon as the camp was settled, he sent half of his men to prepare the rolling wood and stones, and the other half to prepare gunpowder and flammable materials.

The next day he sent some of them to the back of the road, cut it off with stones, and waited for the turtle to be caught in the urn.