The sixth year of Dazhou.
As soon as the harsh winter passed, a shocking news spread in Dazhou.
The Prime Minister of Dazhou, King Ding, Wu Zhi, sent an army of 300,000 and marched into Taizhou, opening the prelude to the war of unification.
There were nineteen prefectures in Dazhou. At this time, Wu Zhi controlled three prefectures, Ding, Ling, and Xu, which were like horns to each other. He had sufficient soldiers and food supplies, and with the righteousness of the imperial court in his hand, all the military towns in Taizhou surrendered. Even if there were any rebels, they were annihilated immediately.
By the third month, Tong Ying, Xu Yusheng, and Lin Chong were the three biggest military towns. Tong Ying and Lin Chong surrendered and were reorganized to await further orders. Xu Yusheng, on the other hand, resisted the army and was pacified within ten days. His entire family was exterminated.
At this point, the entire Taizhou surrendered. In the same month, Lu Xiang of Qingzhou surrendered.
Lu Xiang was born in an aristocratic family and had occupied more than half of Qingzhou. However, he was attacked by Wu Zhi from several sides. He knew that he had no chance of survival. For the sake of his family, he could only offer his official seal and register to surrender.
After all, Wu Zhi represented the imperial court of Dazhou. As an original subject, he surrendered because he was fulfilling his duty, and his reputation was not tarnished.
In this way, Wu Zhi controlled five prefectures and swept across the south. The momentum of annexing the world was formed, and all the feudal lords were terrified.
There were nineteen prefectures in Dazhou. In the middle was the Heavenly River Dragon Vein, which divided north and south from west to east. It flowed through Shuangfeng County and irrigated hundreds of miles. The Wrath Dragon River with Ao Nu as its River Earl was only a small tributary of the Heavenly River Dragon Vein.
To the south of the Heavenly River Dragon Vein, there were nine prefectures: Ding, Ling, Xu, Tai, Qingzhou, Ye, Jin, Haizhou, and Ze. They were traditionally the south.
In the north, there were ten prefectures, including Shang, Yun, Meng, and Qian. They were vast but sparsely populated. Since the imperial court of Dazhou moved south, many military towns attacked each other and were in a state of disunity.
At this time, there were five southern prefectures under Wu Zhi's control. The remaining four prefectures, Ye, Jin, Hai, and Ze, were instantly frightened. Although the military towns and feudal lords were in conflict, under the great pressure of extinction, they still formed an alliance of 500,000 soldiers to confront Wu Zhi.
Golden Sand Plain.
This place was located in the upper reaches of the Heavenly River, a crucial location to dominate the water conservancy.
On both sides of the plains, there was a continuous line of military tents that resembled dark clouds, with banners covering the sun. Nearly a million soldiers had gathered here, ready to fight for the hegemon of the south.
A million-strong army!
Only a world as vast as Dazhou could mobilize such a huge army in a local war.
The majestic military aura continuously extended upwards, rushing into the heavens. Seven Murders, Army Destroyer, Voracious Wolf, and other vicious stars shone brilliantly. Heaven and man sensed each other, and who knew how many more stars descended, each fighting for their own destiny.
"Even an Earth Immortal would be sealed by such a degree of Iron Blood Killing Intent. Even a Heaven Immortal would have to retreat, right?"
In the military camp, General Chen Shuncheng looked at this scene and murmured, his eyes burning with passion, "If Uncle was here, he would definitely sigh that his life would not be in vain after this battle!"
His uncle, Chen Jingzong, was a military expert who had won every battle. Unfortunately, in order to pave the way for him, he had been transferred from the army long ago to take charge of the Ministry of War.
Now, Chen Shuncheng had also turned into a middle-aged man, with sword-like eyebrows reaching his temples, and a face full of determination. "But I will definitely fight this battle beautifully, and let Uncle in the rear have a good look!"
In his eyes, although the number of soldiers on the other side was slightly more than this side, the flags were messy, and it was obvious that they had more than one army.
Needless to say, the logistics and supplies needed to gather such an army was simply an astronomical figure. Just by delaying the battle, they could collapse!
After all, Wu Zhi was now the number one duke in the world, and he controlled more than half of the south. In terms of capital, no one could compare to him.
"Since the confrontation between the two armies, my lord has not left the camp, and has only used the elite cavalry to carry out guerilla warfare every day, using the tactic of exhausting the soldiers. Now, I can see the results. There are already spies in the enemy's camp who have reported that they are short of food, and there are even defeated soldiers … My lord's order to attack again is to bully the weak, and use force against force. This is the dignified path of the art of war!"
The art of war was the path of deception, and the dignified path of the art of war was to use one's own strength to injure the enemy, and drag them to death!
This was an overt plot, and even if one knew about it, there was no way to break it!
Dong dong!
Dong dong!
Accompanied by the deep sound of the war drums, the army slowly advanced, and their formation was neat.
On the opposite side, the hundreds of thousands of coalition army's flags were messy, and they clamored in formation, unable to unify for a long time.
"Beat the drums and march!"
Suddenly, the flag was passed down from the commander's platform in the middle.
The sound of the war drums shook the entire battlefield.
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
The three armies roared, and their momentum was earth-shattering. Taking advantage of the chaos on the opposite side, they immediately launched an attack.
Bang!
War horses neighed, and arrows fell like rain.
After the cavalry and the archers, it was time for the soldiers to engage in close combat. In ancient times, once the two armies officially started fighting, no matter how brilliant the commander was, it would be difficult for him to grasp the overall situation. He could only give general orders, and even before victory or defeat, it would be impossible for the army to completely leave the battlefield.
At this time, it depended on the soldiers' willpower, training, and the performance of the generals on both sides.
"Kill!"
Chen Shuncheng raised the Dragon Scales Spear and roared loudly.
The cavalry he led was like a spear, and it fiercely pierced through an armored phalanx, and directly sent the general on the opposite side flying.
"Hmm? It seems like he's a general who corresponds to the stars, and has the true fate. But who cares … "
The opponent's martial arts had reached the peak of the Martial Sage Realm, but in the army, especially in front of Chen Shuncheng, a military expert who could borrow the morale of the soldiers, he was still useless. After a few moves, he was pierced by the spear, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
"Haha … continue!"
These ten thousand cavalrymen gathered all the horses under Wu Zhi's command. At this time, they completely trusted the people they used, and did not doubt the people they used.
And Chen Shuncheng also used his actions to prove to the others that Wu Zhi's choice was not wrong at all.
"Kill!"
Even though he was bathed in blood, he always paid attention to the battlefield. He first went to the battle where his side already had the advantage, and won with the momentum of a mountain crushing an egg. Then, he rushed to the next battle, forming a snowball effect.
In this way, when the battle reached the afternoon, it was as if the last string had been pulled. On the battlefield, the enemy could no longer hold on, and a great collapse was formed.
Just like an army of over a hundred thousand, once they were in formation, even the most brilliant commander would not be able to summon them back. After this kind of collapse was formed, no famous general would be able to reverse the collapse of the sky.
Many defeated soldiers whose morale had fallen to the extreme covered their heads and fled like rats, breaking up their own battle formation behind them. In order to survive, they even slashed their weapons at their former comrades, just to kill a path of blood.
This scene was very cruel and chaotic, and all Chen Shuncheng could do was to drive the defeated soldiers as far as possible, so that the area of the collapse would continue to expand, and finally, the entire enemy formation would be swallowed.
"Kill! Today is the day to make contributions and obtain the title of wife and children! "
Wu Tiehu galloped wildly on his horse, extremely excited.
He was the True Lord of the Yang Star Fate, and as the victor at this time, visible clouds of dense stellar energy fell on his body, making him a hundred times more spirited, and he almost did not feel tired.
"Attack! Attack! Attack again!!! "
Wu Tiehu roared loudly, and his vision suddenly became clear.
Unknowingly, he had already killed his way out of the enemy formation, and came to the rear, and he could see a small group of cavalry madly galloping away.
"That is … Alliance Leader Chen Jie?!"
Wu Tiehu's eyes were sharp, and he immediately recognized the person in the center, and was immediately overjoyed, "Charge! Charge! Charge! As long as we capture and kill this Chen Jie, it will be a great merit! "
"Yes!"
His personal guards were all around him, and they naturally knew that the greatest contribution on the battlefield was right in front of them. Their eyes reddened as they followed Wu Tiehu and charged forward without any regard for their lives.
…
In the center of the army, Wu Zhi sat upright in a gilded phoenix armor.
Beside him, Ceng Yu and the others congratulated him, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, after this battle, the unification of the South is just around the corner. May Your Majesty rule the world as soon as possible!"
After this great victory, the South would no longer have any opponents, and with the power of this great victory, the vassals of the North would definitely be terrified, and it was possible that they would not resist, and might even surrender.
"The closer one gets to ninety miles, the more I can't be careless!"
Wu Zhi said with a smile.
"Your Majesty!"
At this moment, an official came out and said loudly, "Ever since the chaos of the Shang Dynasty, the people of the world have suffered from war for a long time. Today, Your Majesty has a million troops and a thousand generals, and you can stop the flow with a single whip. I request for a northern expedition!"
"Northern expedition?"
The smile on Wu Zhi's face became even more strange.
In fact, the losses of this great victory were negligible, and she originally had plans to go on a northern expedition.
However, before she left, Wu Ming solemnly reminded her that the first priority of this expedition was to unify the South. It was enough to guard the Heavenly River and govern by dividing the river. She must not be greedy.
Now that she saw the complacent and impatient expressions of her subordinates, she vaguely understood the reason behind it.
Although the army seemed invincible now, and the unification of the world was right in front of them, if they forcefully went on a northern expedition and sent the South troops to the North, once they suffered a great defeat, there would immediately be the disaster of the collapse of the foundation!
"This matter will be discussed later!"
At this time, she naturally did not say anything. She remembered the name of this official and planned to deal with it in the future.
"Report!"
Suddenly, another cavalry quickly reported, "General Wu Tiehu has captured and killed the Rebel King, Chen Jie!"
"Haha! Good! "
Wu Zhi was instantly overjoyed, "Where is he? I have to reward him well!"
Chen Jie was the leader of the alliance this time, and capturing him was of great significance. It could basically announce a complete victory in this battle.
"General Wu, he …"
The voice of the messenger became a little choked, "The Rebel King is cunning and set up a trap. Although General Wu fought and defeated the enemy, he suffered several injuries. After cutting off the head of the Rebel King, he also … died in battle …"
"What?"
Wu Zhi was shocked and immediately let out a long sigh, "I have lost a general, it's painful!"
"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to clean up the battlefield and take in the captives. Please take care of your body!"
Ceng Yu immediately came out to persuade, "General Wu was loyal to the country and died in battle. He needs to be heavily compensated!"
"That's right, I want to confer him as a god and receive incense offerings!"
Wu Zhi murmured.
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