Chapter 169 National Destiny (Part 1)

Xiangyang City. Early Morning

The city gate was just opened, and although the shops and houses in succession began to open, there were very few pedestrians on the street. At this moment, suddenly, a sound of walking on the east side of the city came.

The sound was not loud, but it immediately calmed the entire street.

It has been a long time here. Everyone knows that this sound is the sound of the Shu army marching in unison.

Then the ground trembled faintly, and a large group of soldiers holding sharp weapons flocked to each other, scaring everyone to the point of being disgusted.

However, the soldiers did not disturb the shop and rushed straight to the door of a mansion. Before they could open the door, they kicked open and rushed in.

"Bold, this is the Zhang Mansion. Who dares to come here to go wild? Are you brave enough to eat these things? Why don't you get out quickly?" The door of the Zhang Mansion was shocked when he saw a group of soldiers surrounding the mansion. He was shocked at first, and then the shame and anger of being kicked made him react immediately and immediately scolded him loudly.

Zhang Tang was the county magistrate, with hundreds of slaves in the house. Even if he had changed his lord, he was still the county magistrate. The Shu army was very polite to him. At this time, when he saw the officers and soldiers breaking in, everyone in the mansion was shocked and angry.

"I came here on the order of General He. If you have important things to see Lord Zhang, can he be in the mansion?" A team in the middle came to the front and asked coldly.

I looked up and down at the person who came, and saw that it was a team leader. Seeing that the situation was wrong, the door was a little surprised and fearful, and stopped shouting: "Of course my master is in the mansion. You are here to wait. I'll go and see if the master will meet you..."

As he said that, the door wanted to close.

"No need." Unexpectedly, the team was saying coldly: "Since Zhang Tang is in the mansion, that's enough, go in!"

The soldiers responded in unison: "No!"

Rush inward.

"Hey! What are you doing? Could it be that you want to make it...ah!" The door was chopped twice in a row, and staggered back and fell out.

When I fell to the ground, I was not angry, but my body couldn't move. I just opened my eyes and stared at the sky with my face full of disbelief!

"Come, killing someone-"

"ah!"

At this time, the constant screams quickly attracted the guards of the mansion. Under the leadership of a butler, the servants poured out, holding sticks.

When the supervisor led his people to the front, his face suddenly changed: "How dare you kill people in the Zhang Mansion! Are you afraid of being killed?"

Before he could finish his words, the team leader was holding up a cold article: "Now, check that Zhang Tang colluded with foreign enemies and committed a great rebellion. The evidence is conclusive. The master has an order and the whole family will be killed!"

After reading this, the team was yelling coldly: "Kill without any consequences!"

As he said that, he suddenly pulled out the knife and stabbed the housekeeper. With a "puff" sound, the long knife stabbed in from the front and pointed out from behind.

The blood spurted out from the mouth of the supervisor, struggling to say something, but was thrust by the knife. With a "thump", his body fell to the ground and was so angry that he was exhausted.

"Encircling this mansion, even a bird can't fly out!"

"Kill them, kill them all!"

As soon as the shouts rang out, screams followed one after another.

It took a moment to stop.

"The team leader has killed Zhang Tang all over the door!"

"Report the news to the Lord." Hearing this, the team was ordering: "Count the number of people!"

A hundred meters away, there was a carriage. There was a person sitting in the carriage. It was Zhang Youzhi. There were several households of Thirteen Divisions around him. He had heard the news inside. He snorted coldly and put down the curtain.

The Duke of Shu never avoids killing, especially those who surrender first and then rebel.

Wu, Chengxiang County

He shouted and killed Liantian, dozens of thick smoke came out of the city. The city wall had already been broken, and the Wu army rushed in like a tide, killing people when they saw them. For a moment, the sound of killing sounds were everywhere.

Zuo Tangzhen was wearing a wide robe and holding a sword in her hand. Under the protection of more than a dozen personal soldiers, she stood in the yard.

These dozens of personal soldiers were covered in blood, and stood in front of the lord with swords, preparing for the final battle.

At this moment, the sound of chaotic footsteps came towards here, shouting and killing sounds rose, and after a moment, the surroundings returned to peace.

Zuo Tangzhen stopped the words of his personal soldiers with his eyes and stared at the gate of the courtyard with sharp eyes.

With a loud bang, the gate collapsed with a bang under the impact of a tree trunk. A group of soldiers holding shields appeared in Zhang Tang's sight.

At this time, it was dawn and the sun appeared on the horizon. At this moment, I saw red blood seeping on the ground outside the door.

"Zuo Tangzhen Zuo Grand Marshal?" The general who rushed in stared at him: "It is indeed worthy of being the guard of the vassal states. At this point, he can still maintain his color!"

"Just just now, I already knew the inside story, but unfortunately I was one step too late... I misbelieve Zhou Xin, a traitor, and ended up in this situation. I had nothing to say." Zuo Tangzhen said lightly. When she was about to come, such a general put life and death aside, and his demeanor was calm, which made people admire him.

"This is not just that Zhou Xin should open the door. The King of Wu is gathered in large numbers, the four towns are wiped out, and the general has only one lonely city left. Who doesn't think about a way out? Without Zhou Xin, there will be Li Xin."

"At present, the adults are willing to surrender. Go with me to apologize in front of my lord, or can save their lives." This would be somewhat impressed by Zuo Tangzhen's demeanor and spoke in persuasion.

Zuo Tangzhen laughed to the sky and stopped for a moment: "I heard that my father-in-law hit the palace pillar in the past, and I felt that I was moved by something... Although I admire him very much that day, I didn't think he would do this too. But now, I think that a real man has done something and does not do anything, and is being stabbed in front of me and seeking surrender again, wouldn't he become a sloppy person?"

As he said that, a long sword in his hand squirted, blood splattered, and the corpse fell to the ground.

The personal soldiers behind him saw this and shouted, "Lord, I'll go with you!"

As the words fell, these personal soldiers committed suicide by swords, and suddenly more than a dozen people were on the ground. In the entire yard, they could even clearly hear the breathing of each person.

This will sigh: "It's a pity, it's a pity... I'll report this to the king!"

The Wu army who entered the city began to accept the matters in the city. After hearing the soldiers' reports, King Wei Yue of Wu only said lightly: "It's good."

But I didn't take this matter to heart, and it was more joyful. At this point, the last town was pacified and the land of Wu was unified, so I could free up my hands.

After Zuo Tangzhen was wiped out, his mansion was quickly cleaned up, and King Wei Yue of Wu was stationed here.

Zuo Tangzhen was originally a person who could enjoy it, so the mansion was naturally built beautifully. Even Wei Yue, who had lived in the palace for a long time, couldn't help but sigh.

At this time, he was in the bamboo courtyard, and in the pavilion, Zhou Ji, who was following the army, was playing chess with his lord.

"Master, it's time for you to make a decision." After Zhou Ji left a son, he waited for a while. Seeing that Wei Yue was still thinking, he couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Master is thinking about the conscripting of the ship?"

"The situation in Jiangling is urgent!" Wei Yue left a son and sighed softly: "But the ship enlistment is still too slow, just be faster."

"Lord, don't worry too much. Although the Shu army navy went to Xiangyang, Jiangling had 3,000 naval troops. It would not take too long to transform civilian ships. Just send soldiers to go first." Zhou Ji said persuaded.

"This matter has been done by someone." Wei Yue could not have thought of this, but when he thought of Duke Shu, he felt awe-inspiring.

"Sir, how do you think of Duke Shu?"

Zhou Ji saw the fear of the Duke of Shu, thought for a moment, and said, "Although Shu is flat, after a great chaos, the population is insufficient and the momentum is slightly inferior."

"The Duke of Shu is quite strategic and knows how to use troops. The land of Shu is insufficient. It is really worrying to make up for the few counties in Jingzhou that have obtained so far!"

After hearing this, Wei Yue sighed and said, "I have to say that although this boy is young, he is really my enemy!"

For the first time, Zhou Ji was a little surprised when he heard his admiration for Wang Hongyi from Wei Yue.

"Lord, the Marquis of Chu is in Jingnan, and it may not be because of the fisherman's desire to benefit."

"Zheng Pingyuan?" When mentioned this name, Wei Yue snorted: "This person has some luck, some decisions, and some foundations in Jingnan, but that's all."

"The only thing worthy of attention is that this person has 20,000 naval masters. Now the situation has been completed and there is no more space. This person is no longer afraid." Wei Yue said with a sneer.

"Besides, Duke Shu, now he has Shangyong, Xincheng, Xiangyang, Nanyang and other counties. He already has the foundation for expanding the navy. I am afraid that the navy will expand tens of thousands of troops, which is more than enough."

"According to the news, all counties are training large numbers of troops, with 30,000 troops in the army. Besides, there are 20,000 surrendered troops in only Xiangyang. Now, there are at least 100,000 troops available in the hands of the Duke of Shu..."

"The great trend of Duke of Shu can no longer allow him to continue to develop. The day of the decisive battle cannot be delayed." King Wei Yue of Wu left another son, and said in a faint tone: "After the five towns, the soldiers are exhausted. I originally wanted to repair it, but I didn't wait for me!"

"Gu has mobilized 10,000 naval troops to Jiangling, and ordered Zheng Pingyuan coalition forces to gather 40,000 naval troops to make plans for the present. Only when the Duke of Shu had not completed his military training could he defeat his naval troops in one fell swoop, so that he could defeat them one by one."

Zhou Ji was so proud that once the Shu army failed in this battle, it would be difficult for Jingbei to maintain it. Similarly, if the King of Wu failed in this battle, he would no longer have the power to suppress Wang Hongyi. Once Wang Hongyi annexed the entire Jingzhou, Wu would be difficult to maintain.

This is a battle to bet on national destiny.

I saw two dragon auras rising into the sky, each dragon circling, and all of them appeared as a king. These two dragon auras are now circling and fighting for each other, and are getting closer and closer, and are beginning to compete fiercely with each other.

June 17, 16th year

The King of Wu ordered 20,000 Wu Navy to set off, carrying 30,000 elite infantry soldiers, and led them to Jiangling, and ordered Zheng Pingyuan to raise an army to defend the king with the order of the imperial edict.

Zheng Pingyuan responded immediately, and without even capturing the last county in Jingnan, he set up 20,000 navy troops and gathered in Jiangling.

Wang Hongyi personally led a large army of 70,000 and forced Jiangling.

On the 26th day, he arrived at Liujiangkou and boarded the navy warship.
Chapter completed!