Become a feudal king from today

"What's the matter?" Zhao Xu couldn't help but ask when he saw Chang Wei's solemn face.

"Jincheng is broken."

"What! Jincheng is broken." Zhao Xu was surprised.

During this period, although Jinzhou was in chaos, it never lost control.

It relies on Jincheng guarded by 80,000 forbidden troops.

With the cooperation of the Ma family's army, the fight with the Xiliang army was generally back-and-forth.

Especially after he provided a batch of armor to the Ma family, the Ma family achieved a small victory in a field battle and annihilated five thousand Xiliang troops.

Therefore, during the Yanzhou Rebellion, there was no trouble in the west of Yanzhou.

Unexpectedly, the situation has now taken a turn for the worse.

"Jincheng City has high walls and thick walls. How could it be suddenly breached by the Xiliang Army?" After calming down, Zhao Xu suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Xiliang has never attacked Jincheng before, but it was resisted by the Forbidden Army soldiers several times.

"The Forbidden Army soldiers who fled to Feihu Pass said that there was a traitor among the Forbidden Army. Captain Cui Yan defected to Xiliang and led his men to rebel. When he was in Xiliang, the general felt that he was not a good person." Chang Wei said through gritted teeth. I hate traitors the most in my life.

Zhao Xu's face darkened.

Once Jincheng is lost, Jinzhou will be finished.

The most terrifying thing is that now Xiliang is no longer the Xiliang it used to be, but a vassal of Beidi.

Xiliang's capture of Jinzhou is no different from Beidi's capture of Jinzhou.

In the north, he was already facing the threat from Beidi, and now he was facing the threat from Xiliang.

And next, I'm afraid Beidi will definitely instigate Xiliang to offend Feihu Pass.

"How many defenders are there at Feihu Pass?" Zhao Xu asked.

"Five thousand people." Chang Wei looked worried, "To be on the safe side, I thought we should expand it to 30,000 people, and dispatch hundreds of artillery pieces at the same time."

Zhao Xu nodded. No one could predict what Beidi would do next.

The safest action is to strengthen the defense of Feihu Pass.

"Send all the latest artillery made by the Bingzhan Division to Feihu Pass," he said.

The manufacturing of artillery in the Bingzhan Division has never stopped.

The artillery training ground outside Yancheng has also been training new artillery.

After a pause, he said to Chang Wei: "The training of new recruits must keep up. I'm afraid a war will be inevitable again. We can't always rely on these 30,000 veterans to fight."

"Yes, Your Highness, the 30,000 recruits recruited in Shanggu County have been trained for more than two months and are barely usable." Chang Wei thought for a while and said, he was also very distressed.

Beidi threatened to start a war if he did not hand over King Yan, but he did not expect to take action so quickly.

But then he couldn't train his troops calmly.

It’s like one wave after another.

Zhao Xu paced back and forth.

As King Yan, he must consider all current situations.

Beidi ordered Xiliang, a vassal, to launch an attack in the west and fight an ancient version of a proxy war, but Beidi may not make some moves in the north at the same time.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Transfer these 30,000 soldiers to Feihu Pass and continue training at Feihu Pass. The veterans will go to Yan Pass in case of any eventuality."

Chang Wei understood and nodded heavily.

After discussing the matter, Zhao Xu ordered Chang Wei to go back to make preparations, while he returned to the palace and wrote a note to be sent to the capital.

If such a big thing happened in Jinzhou, he would still have to suffer.

…

Jincheng.

Murong Wuji walked on the streets of Jincheng that were stained red with blood.

"Ze Ze" made a sound as his feet were trampled with blood.

The war has been over for two days, but the blood of the Great Song Forbidden Army has not yet dried up on the ground.

"Chief, we have searched the whole city and killed all the Dasong Forbidden Army soldiers we could find." A man who was about to greet him said.

Xiliang's military system is equivalent to Beidi Langlu.

The generals responsible for commanding the troops are called leaders.

Murong Wuji had no expression on his face.

After conquering Jincheng, his first order was to order the massacre of the surrendered Dasong Forbidden Army soldiers.

Every Xiliang person is born with a hatred for Da Song.

Especially Jinzhou, they have been told since they were sensible that this place belongs to Xiliang.

The Dasong imperial guards in Jinzhou are bandits, and the Dasong people living in Xiliang are thieves.

Therefore, during the war between Jinzhou and Dasong, Xiliang never left Dasong soldiers alive.

Even the Dasong people captured alive were sold as slaves to Xiliang merchants.

"Well done. After more than one hundred and fifty years, Jincheng has finally returned to Xiliang. From now on, we will never lose him again." Murong Wuji stretched out his arms and looked up at the sky.

Zheng Jiang's face also had uncontrollable excitement.

Jincheng is the holy place in the heart of every Xiliang person.

They are willing to sacrifice their lives for this place.

"Where are the other defeated troops?"

Murong Wuji suddenly remembered something.

"They all fled to Feihu Pass." Zheng Jiang narrowed his eyes.

"Feihu Pass?" Murong Wuji frowned, "This time Mulehong really ordered us from Xiliang to take Jinzhou, and the one we have to deal with is King Yan to the east of Feihu Pass."

Although he had been busy with the war in Jinzhou, he also got to know the King of Yan from various aspects.

Including Beidi going south and being defeated by this King of Yan.

At the same time, there are also legendary cannons that are amazing.

"It is said that this is what happened." The general said.

Murong Wuji nodded, "It is said that if you take Jin, you must take Yan, otherwise it will be difficult to protect Jinzhou. If Dasong loses Jinzhou this time, he will definitely send troops to capture it. Khan Mulhong is really a man of great talent and great strategy. "

The general said: "Exactly, Beidi is at its peak. It is just right for us in Xiliang to surrender to Beidi. Otherwise, I am afraid we will face endless wars like Dasong now."

Murong Wuji did not refute. They had never been afraid of Dasong's army, but they were full of fear of the Beidi cavalry.

No one from Xiliang was willing to fight against the Beidi cavalry.

After taking a few steps forward, he turned back and said: "Chanyu, no, the king ordered us to hold Jinzhou after we capture it and wait for orders. You should immediately lead the troops to repair the city to prevent Da Song from attacking."

"Yes, leader." General Zheng bowed his head in response, then turned and left.

…

Qinzhou, Xiancheng, Ma family's mansion.

Ma Xuan looked in the direction of Jinzhou and frowned.

Jincheng fell, and Xiliang soldiers swept through the east of Jinzhou.

After the Dasong Forbidden Army was defeated by the Xiliang soldiers, the Ma family was left alone.

He could only order the Ma family troops to withdraw from Jinzhou.

"Hey, my Ma family has been working hard in Jinzhou for more than ten years, and now all our efforts have been wasted." Ma Xuan suddenly sighed.

Ma Han stood beside his father and said, "Father, why should you worry? Your Majesty will sit back and watch Jinzhou fall into the hands of Beidi. He will definitely send troops to take it back. Otherwise, once the Xiliang soldiers cross the Jin River, Dasong will be in danger."

"It's just that when the time comes, our Ma family is afraid that we will have to send troops." Ma Xuan frowned.

The Ma family is the closest to Jinzhou, and he believes that the other seven powerful families will not miss this opportunity to encourage Zhao Heng to send troops.

Although he is one of the eight powerful families in Dasong.

But his Ma family is incompatible with the other seven powerful families.

The reason is that the Ma family is half Qiang ancestry.

The Qiang people are some tribes active in the mountains between Qinzhou and Tubo.

The reason why the Ma family can rise to become one of the eight powerful families.

The reason is that during the Battle of Dasong, the great ancestor of the Ma family married the daughter of the Qiang leader and obtained a Qiang army.

Afterwards, the Ma family, under the orders of Emperor Zhao Yi, swept across Qinzhou, Yongzhou and Sizhou, and took root here from then on.

But because of this, other powerful families accepted the orthodoxy of the Central Plains and regarded the Ma family as barbarians.

However, among the eight powerful clans, the Ma family's soldiers and horses are extremely capable of fighting, and they guard the northwest of Dasong.

They were disdainful and wary at the same time, always trying to weaken the Ma family and make the Ma family obey their words.

When Ma Han heard this, he frowned. When he thought of something, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "Father, why should you worry? The emperor will definitely let King Yan send troops to Jinzhou."

"Yes, King Yan is as close to Jinzhou as our Ma family, and he is a prince. There is no reason why the emperor should not let him send troops." Ma Xuan nodded, "If the emperor does not allow him to send troops, my Ma family will not send troops. reason.”

Ma Han chuckled softly, "The King of Yan must have thought that if he wanted to take back Jinzhou, both the Ma family and he would have to send troops."

After a pause, he continued: "If this is the case, why not take the opportunity to ask King Yan for armor and artillery."

Ma Xuan patted Ma Han on the shoulder, "You and I want to go together. With such righteousness, King Yan can't help but shed some blood."

The news of the cannon test in the capital had already reached his ears.

For such a powerful firearm, it was impossible to say that he didn't want it.

After pondering for a while, he said: "You immediately set off to Yancheng to discuss Jinzhou's affairs with King Yan, and talk about artillery at the same time."

Ma Han said yes, turned and left.

Not long after, a group of people headed east.

Not long after Ma Han left, the housekeeper from the mansion came in a hurry.

Handed a note to Ma Xuan.

Ma Xuan only glanced at it, his face changed drastically, and he said: "Prepare your horses and chase Ma Han back immediately!"

After saying that, Ma Xuan left the mansion and led a group of people to chase him.

And not long after they left, a carrier pigeon took off from the Ma family's mansion and flew eastward...

Walking along the official road until dusk fell, Ma Han and the thirty guards accompanying him stopped at a village shop.

Asking the waiter to take the horse to feed, he asked for a room in the store, as well as food and wine.

After getting drunk with the guards, he walked towards the small courtyard inside the village, where the guest rooms were.

Not long after he left, a group of black men suddenly broke into the village store.

The waiter was about to ask when suddenly one of them pulled out a knife and put it on the waiter's neck.

"Is there a group of cavalry here, led by a young man in white?"

The waiter had never seen such a scene before. He immediately wet his pants with fear. He pointed to the small courtyard inside the village shop in horror.

At this time, a man in black came back from checking the stables and nodded to the leader of the men in black.

When the leader of the men in black heard this, he covered the waiter's mouth and used the knife sharply.

At the same time, other men in black flocked to the courtyard.

The shopkeeper of the village store was coming from behind, and before he could react, his mouth and nose were covered and his throat was cut.

After searching several rooms in the courtyard, the man in black stopped in front of the innermost wing.

Under the faint moonlight, a man in white clothes was lying on his side, sleeping soundly inside.

The leader of the men in black nodded, and the two men in black rushed into the door at the same time, slashing with their swords.

"Ah..." A scream sounded, and then there was no sound again.

The leader of the men in black walked in at this time and turned the face of the young man in white to the direction of the moonlight.

When he saw this, he was immediately shocked, "This is not Ma Han, keep searching!"

After saying that, he hurried to the courtyard.

I saw a white figure just climbing over the wall.