After several days of arduous marching, they finally came to the city of Jinchuan.

The rebels in Jinchuan City learned that the Eastern Empire army was coming to attack, and hurriedly sent a team to meet the battle outside the city gate. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides outside the city. Although the Eastern Empire army led by Tai Hao and General Mao Jing had a large number of soldiers and horses, the combat effectiveness of the rebels should not be underestimated. The battle lasted a day and a night, with heavy losses on both sides.

Although Tai Hao can use "Snow Cat Fluttering" and "Jiuqiu Sword Technique" to defeat one hundred, the soldiers in Jinchuan City still can't easily defeat. At this moment, Gong Yi wore armor and rode on a black war horse and rushed towards Taihao. General Mao Jing was fighting bravely to kill the enemy next to him, and when he saw that Gong Gong was about to kill Taihao, he hurriedly shouted: "Taihao, be careful!" ”

As soon as Tai Hao turned around, he saw Gong Gong rushing towards him, and hurriedly swung his sword to use the first move of the "Jiuqiu Sword Technique" "Falling Leaves Without a Trace", only to see Tai Hao first use his right hand as the main attacker, sweeping to the right, and then stabbing upwards with the sword in his left hand, while rotating his body to the left, and then using his left hand as the main attacker, sweeping to the left. This move alone knocked out Gong's helmet and slammed him from his horse to the ground. But the ghost of the Gong Gong flashed, returned to the horse, turned the horse's head and ran towards Jinchuan City, and shouted: "Mingjin retreats!" ”

Then, the sound of a gong came, and the rebels retreated to Jinchuan City one after another, and closed the city gate, which made Mao Jing a little overwhelmed, he didn't know why the rebels retreated suddenly, in order to protect the strength of the thief army, they chose to camp ten miles outside Jinchuan City to rest, so as not to be attacked by sneak attack.

At this time, the Gongfu and some of the main generals in Jinchuan City were discussing countermeasures.

Gong said: "The leader of the enemy army, Tai Hao, is someone I know, his martial arts are really strong, he has learned the "Snow Cat Fluttering Shadow", and he fought with him today, but he used a long sword, from the point of view of the moves, it looks like 'Jiuqiu Sword Technique', I haven't seen him for a few years, it seems that this kid's skills have improved a lot." ”

One of the generals asked, "So what should we do next?" Please also ask the national teacher to make it clear. ”

Gong pondered for a long time and said: "At present, my brothers are not here, and I have little chance of winning the battle with Taihao, at the moment, I can only personally ask my two brothers and younger brothers to come to help, and during my departure from Jinchuan City, I must not open the city gate." ”

At the same time, U Jing thought of a siege countermeasure, and he believed that he should not rush to rest the army, but should lead the soldiers to attack the city overnight. He ordered the soldiers to light torches at night and then release a large amount of smoke outside the city. In this way, the rebels could not see the true number and formation of the Eastern Empire's army.

General Mao Jing also asked Tai Hao to lead some soldiers to climb up to the top of the city with ladders, iron cables and other things, and attack the city with arrows.

Seeing this, the rebels guarding the gate hurriedly fought back, but the thieves were outnumbered, and the rebels were no longer able to resist the attack of the thieves. All the rebels saw was a puff of smoke, unable to see how many soldiers and horses there were outside the city, and a rebel captain ordered the city gate to be opened and the soldiers led by Taihao had a decisive battle. But when they opened the gates, the army poured into the gates, and fought desperately with the rebels, and for a time there were rivers of blood, corpses all over the field, and the screams were endless, and the scene was extremely tragic.

When the rebel generals, who were discussing countermeasures, heard that a lieutenant had privately ordered the city gate to be opened, and that some of the enemy troops had entered Jinchuan City, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly fled from another city gate with a small group of soldiers and horses under the leadership of Gongyi.

The Eastern Empire army led by Tai Hao and General U Jing had already stormed Jinchuan City, and they were engaged in fierce battles with the remnants of the rebels who were still resisting in the city. Tai Hao armed with a long sword, shuttled through the city, slashing one rebel soldier after another who was still desperately resisting. His agility and swordsmanship made it impossible for the rebels to resist.

After several hours of fierce fighting, the Eastern Imperial army finally succeeded in capturing the city of Jinchuan, capturing a large number of rebel soldiers and capturing a large number of weapons and supplies.

Subsequently, when Taihao ordered the messenger to return the news of Jinchuan Castle, Hyuncheng was overjoyed to hear the news, but did not reward them with anything. Xuan Cheng's holy decree was sent to Jinchuan City, and the holy decree said that after the soldiers rested, they would continue to march eastward to recapture more cities, and after the rebels were pacified, each general and soldier would be rewarded.

The imperial court appointed a new lord and a general to defend the city for Jinchuan City, and after they took office, Mao Jing and Taihao continued to lead the troops and set off.

In this way, in just three months, they recaptured ten cities, including Jinchuan City, Fenchuan City, Qinchuan City, Zechuan City, Luchuan City, Yichuan City, Ishichuan City, Lanchuan City, Daichuan City, and Xinchuan City, from the rebels for the Eastern Empire. Among them, when attacking Luchuan City, they encountered unprecedented difficulties, because in Luchuan City, they encountered the "Four Great Demons" gathered here.

When he saw them gathered together, Tai Hao remembered the only apprentice he had ever accepted, he was Luo Xiu, Luo Xiu had told Tai Hao that his parents were killed by the "Four Great Demons", so when the two armies were fighting, Tai Hao also specifically asked the "Four Great Demons" about this. But the "Four Great Demons" don't remember this for a long time, they say that they killed too many people, who will remember any merchants.

When attacking Luchuan City, at first they only attacked one city gate, and You Li, one of the "Four Great Demons", shouted to Taihao: "Your kid's life is really big, when Kuozha Dengba took you to Tibet, you can come back alive, I didn't expect us to meet here again." ”

Tai Hao said: "You 'four evil demons' have done a lot of evil, I thought you were just famous villains in the rivers and lakes, but I didn't expect that you were so interested in this national event, and you were even in the official." ”

You Li smiled: "Who doesn't want to have rights in the world, and when the rights are in hand, there are endless money, endless wine, and endless women, don't you also like to be an official?" ”

Tai Hao laughed and said: "I am different from you, I am an official for the justice of the world, an official for the happiness of the people, and an official for the peace of the country." ”

"That's a good point." Gong Yi said: "You can say such a fake thing, big brother, I don't think you should talk nonsense with him, just take him down." ”

At that moment, the two armies were fighting, and for a while, the sound of killing shook the sky, and the soldiers on both sides took up arms to fight.

Mao Jing saw that if he continued to fight like this, the chances of victory were not great, so he hurriedly told Taihao Mingjin to withdraw his troops and fight again tomorrow.

The next day, the Eastern Empire army led by Tai Hao and General U Jing came to Luchuan City again, and they decided to divide into two teams. Taihao and Gu Sheng led the army to attack the west gate of Luchuan City, while Mao Jing and Zhiwei led the army to attack the east gate of Luchuan City.

But they didn't expect that the main military forces of Luchuan City led by the "Four Great Demons" all gathered at the east gate. Tai Hao and Gu Sheng easily attacked the city from the west gate, and the "four demons" did not expect that they would attack the two city gates separately, so they placed most of their forces at the east gate. It wasn't until Tai Hao and Gu Sheng killed behind them that they realized that they were careless, and the "Four Great Demons" saw this and did not fight with them, so they fought their way out and quickly escaped. However, General Mao Jing was seriously injured, and Tai Hao ordered the military doctor to treat him urgently, and on the other hand, he sent a messenger to Qianfeng City to inform the emperor of the incident, and after resting in Luchuan City for two days. The "Six Hundred Miles Expedited" sent from Thousand Winds City arrived, and according to the emperor's order, General Mao Jing was asked to go to the nearby Xingyu City to heal his wounds, and the army of thieves was led by Tai Hao to continue to move forward.

Xingyu City is the third largest city in the Eastern Empire, and the reason why the emperor asked General Mao Jing to go there to heal his injuries is because there will be better Lang Zhong there, as well as medicinal herbs to use, and General Mao Jing's injuries will be better.

When the army of thieves attacked Hengchuan City, Tai Hao thought that he would encounter the "Four Great Demons", but Tai Hao did not encounter them here. Moreover, it was extremely easy to attack Hengchuan City, and it only took half a day to capture this city.

After capturing Hengchuan City, Taihao still sent a messenger to Thousand Winds City to inform the emperor of the news of the successful recapture of Hengchuan City. The emperor still ordered to make persistent efforts, and the next step was to attack Yichuan City, a city second only to Luyang City from Pinghe City. Judging from the map, the east of Pinghe City is Luyang City, and the west of Pinghe City is Yichuan City.

Yichuan City was an important military fortress in the northern part of the Eastern Empire, with towering walls, strong gates, and heavy guards. It is a city with a long history and rich cultural heritage. The natural scenery there is very beautiful, there are large forests, grasslands and lakes in the territory, and there are many places of interest, such as Yichuan Lake, Yichuan Ancient City, etc. Among them, Yichuan Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the north of the Eastern Empire, with crystal clear water and pleasant scenery surrounded by mountains. The ancient city of Yichuan is a well-preserved ancient city of the cat clan, with tall and thick walls and majestic city gates, which is a very suitable place to play. In addition to the natural scenery and historical and cultural landscapes, Yichuan City also has a rich folk culture and food culture. The traditional handicrafts of Yichuan City include paper-cutting, embroidery, ceramics, etc., which are exquisite and deeply loved by the people. The food of Yichuan City is represented by roast duck, fried noodles, sugar gourd, etc., with unique tastes, so that the taster has an endless aftertaste.

Before attacking Yichuan City, Taihao discussed specific matters with Gu Sheng and Zhiwei. Taihao had to first deploy the troops at his disposal to defend the key passes in various places to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the weakness, and then attack Yichuan. And Gu Sheng also believes that this time the troops should not be too hasty, and the troops and horses should be well reorganized to prepare for the next big war.

Tai Hao knew that Yichuan City had become the "west gate" of Pinghe City at this time, so the defense would definitely be very tight, so he decided to send a few secret agents to infiltrate Yichuan City to investigate the enemy's situation. After some inquiry, Taihao learned that there were not many garrisons in Yichuan City, only 50,000, but there were a large number of ordinary people living in the city, among whom women, children and children were the most. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to storm it, but choose to wait for the time to take it in one fell swoop, so as not to harm the people in the city.

But when is the best time, just when Taihao is at a loss, a soldier comes to report that a monk is outside Hengchuan City and asks to see the general here. Because he didn't say who he wanted to meet, and he didn't say anything, Taihao asked Gu Sheng to meet the monk. When Gu Sheng saw the monk, he was stunned, he looked at the monk's face in surprise, his eyes couldn't help but redden, and he lost his voice: "You...... How did it become like this? ”