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On the day Cui Jing launched his army, in Jizhou City, the eldest son of Kang, who was guarding the funeral of Kangding Mountain, suddenly fell on the side of the coffin of Kangding Mountain. Soon after, blood flowed from the seven holes and he died suddenly.

After investigation, it was found that someone had poisoned the tea, and the source of the poisoning was quickly identified as Kang Shiro.

After Kang Dingshan's death, in the distribution of the military power family's property, the eldest son Kang and Kang Silang had the loudest voices. The eldest son Kang was the son of Kang Dingshan's original wife. Although he was mediocre, he occupied the status of the eldest son, and it was most reasonable for him to inherit.

Although Kang Silang's mother, Aunt Hong, is not the royal wife, the Hong family has gained more prestige in the military over the years. Hong Chen is Kang Dingshan's confidant, and Kang Silang is also more favored by Kang Dingshan. Over the years, among all the Kang family members, Among his disciples, he is the most popular—

In such a situation, if two people fight, one of them will be injured.

However, when faced with the accusation of poisoning his eldest brother, Koushiro denied it.

However, there were all the witnesses and physical evidence, and even the confidant beside him cried and confessed that he had done it. Kang Dingshan's young and unpromising wife showed a heartbroken expression and took the initiative to temporarily imprison Kang Si.

The Hong family lost its backbone, Hong Chen, and suddenly encountered the murder of Kang Dingshan. The whole family was in turmoil. When they reacted and tried to put pressure on Kang Si to rescue him, the news that Kang Si had "committed suicide" was revealed. It’s already coming quickly…

All this happened in just one day.

No matter how dissatisfied the Hong family is, they are destined to be suppressed.

At this point, the two most popular heirs of the Kang family have both had troubles. In the chaotic situation, at the suggestion of the royal wife of Kang Dingshan, Kang Liulang became the candidate to take over the military power.

In addition to the military symbols, Kang Liulang also naturally accepted several capable advisers from Kangding Mountain.

One of the counselors told him that the top priority was to beware of Shi Man.

- One of the three forces in the Pinglu Army is under the control of Shi Man, and Shi Man's mother is now in the hands of Cui Jing. Under such a situation, Shi Man is likely to be shaken and defect.

Kangrokuro was convinced.

The current situation is unpredictable, and he must remove Shi Man's military power as soon as possible.

But Shi Man has deep roots in the army, and Shi Man's subordinates recognize him as Shi Man... To be on the safe side, getting rid of Shi Man directly and letting this person disappear completely is the most feasible option.

But when he first took over military power, it was too difficult for him to succeed alone.

So Kang Liulang found several commanders of the Mohe Army and wanted to unite them to set up a trap to get rid of Shi Man.

Kang Liulang explained to Commander Mohe that Shi Man's mother had been kidnapped, and swore that Shi Man had secretly surrendered to Cui Jing, and that if he was not removed, it would be a serious problem.

Tieshi Fort was burned, Kangding Mountain was killed, and despite frequent incidents, they were unable to send troops to attack Youzhou. The Mohe people's patience had already been exhausted, and now that they heard about this, they were inevitably impatient and angry.

However, they still did not believe Kang Liulang's words, so they secretly investigated the situation of the Shi family, and finally confirmed that Mrs. Shi had been kidnapped.

At this time, Kang Liulang promised them that he would send troops as soon as Shi Man died.

After weighing the matter, the Mohe people finally nodded.

Compared with Kang Liulang's young face, they naturally trust Shi Man's ability more, but no matter how good his ability is, once he has a different intention, he can never keep it.

And being younger is not necessarily a bad thing, being younger means being better at handling... They never really thought about sharing the results with the Kang family, just like Kang Dingshan was just using their Mohe cavalry.

It's just that Kang Dingshan didn't live to the day of "dividing the spoils", otherwise it would be a matter of time before he broke up.

Mohe made up his mind and urged Shi Man to come to discuss mobilizing troops the next day.

This has been the norm in the past few days. Mohe was eager to launch troops, but Shi Man delayed it on the grounds that he had to take care of the funeral affairs of Mount Kangding first. The two sides had many disputes over this, but they maintained a balance and never really had any trouble. To the point where it is impossible to communicate.

After repeated urging from the Mohe people, Shi Man finally came.

Kangrokuro, who took over his father's military power, also naturally attended the event and participated in the matter.

Also present were seven or eight generals from the Pinglu Army.

However, in the middle of the discussion, after Kang Liulang secretly made a gesture to his trusted guards, a soldier suddenly charged in with a sword.

Some of the generals didn't understand what was going on. When they wanted to ask questions, Kang Liulang said with a righteous expression on his face: "Shi Man surrendered to the enemy for a big plan. We must get rid of him! Please help me, uncles!"

"If you want to conspire with those who surrender to the enemy, you will have no choice but to offend me today!"

In order to ensure that the plan goes smoothly and avoid leaks, he only secretly discussed it with a few confidants left behind by his father in advance, and most of the people present were unaware of it.

But with Mohe's help, Kang Liulang is very confident in this secret trap!

Those soldiers had already gone up to kill Shi Man. While Shi Man's guards were holding swords to resist, several generals asked Shi Man anxiously: "General Shi, is what Mr. Liu Lang said true?!"

Shi Man stood up and put the sword on his waist: "So what, our allegiance is to Kang Jieshi. I never had any second thoughts before Kang Jieshi was alive, so I feel clear about it."

Someone looked shocked and angry: "General Shi, you actually take it seriously..."

"Do you think that a son who kills his brother and seizes power can really achieve great things by just killing his brother?" Shi Man drew his sword and said solemnly: "If you don't want to die with an ignorant child, it's not too late to stand by my side now!"

The expressions of the generals were wavering, and suddenly they heard the sound of fighting coming from outside the meeting hall.

Soon, a soldier with blood on his body stumbled into the hall and said to Kang Liulang: "Lang Jun, Zhao Yu, and Yan Rong suddenly launched troops and led people to kill outside the hospital!"

Kang Liulang was shocked. It was not surprising that Zhao Yu was a subordinate of Shi Man, but Yan Rong was his father's confidant during his lifetime and also knew about his entrapment operation!

Therefore, Shi Man had already known that today was going to be a game and had already taken precautions... Pretending to be ignorant must be to take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack!

"Shi Man...you have indeed surrendered to the enemy!" Kang Liulang said angrily: "You treacherous villain!"

"The one who has established a trust with me is my brother. My brother is no longer here, so there is no need to betray him." Shi Man looked at Kang Liulang and said indifferently: "There is someone else I want to kill. If Liulang Jun turns around now, he will be with me. In terms of my brother's past friendship, I can save your life."

The "other people" Shi Man said were obviously the gloomy-looking Mohe generals.

Kang Liulang sneered and drew his sword: "I may not be able to kill you today!"

Now that things have come to this, there is no way back, so why not give it a try!

The ones he brought here today are all top-notch experts. As long as Shi Man is killed in time, the situation outside will naturally be under control!

But what he didn't expect was that all the generals present turned to Shi Man one after another, and no one was willing to stand on his side.

But those Mohe people, seeing that the situation was not right, because they didn't know what kind of trap Shi Man had laid outside, and fearing that they would become trapped beasts, they actually chose to abandon him and take advantage of the chaos to retreat outside!

Under the joint efforts of the generals to resist and delay, the troops from outside quickly came in.

Shiman, who only suffered some minor injuries, pointed the knife at Kangrokuro who fell on the ground.

Kang Liulang finally begged for mercy in a panic: "...Uncle Shi, I was obsessed with it for a moment. Please, for the sake of my father, please spare me this time!"

"I gave you a chance just now." Shi Man took a step closer and said, "I have sacrificed my life to save your father twice on the battlefield. I think I don't owe your father or the Kang family anything."

Tears rolled out of Kang Liulang's eyes, he got up on his knees, raised his face and begged: "Uncle Shi, I really know that I was wrong. You watched me grow up, and I..." "It's because I watched you grow up." The long knife in Shi Man's hand penetrated Kang Liu's heart and said: "So I understand that your begging for mercy at this moment is false, but that you want to kill me is true."

Kang Liu's body froze, and the dagger hidden in his right hand fell to the ground.

Shi Man withdrew the knife and Kang Liu fell heavily to the ground.

When Shi Man raised his feet to leave, he said to Kang Liu, who was staring at him: "You are the most sophisticated among the nine brothers. Your scheming is more than enough to deal with those brothers of yours. But here you can eat people. But it is far from enough to be used in the overall situation.”

After finishing speaking, Shi Man suddenly thought of the young man who had planned all of this, including him.

He has found out everything about who Kang Cong met at the beginning and where that person is now.

The young governor of Jiangdu, with the help of Kang Cong, caused thousands of changes in Jizhou City.

They are also so young, some are playing chess to decide life and death, some are small chess pieces on the chess game, and some are just beside the chess board, the dust that was inadvertently kicked up by the hand holding the chess, Even if it is nirvana, it will not leave a trace.

If there was a chance, he would really like to meet the chess player.

And now, he was forced to complete the chess path that the opponent had preset for him.

He even had to walk as beautifully as possible before he could put himself to death and survive.

Facts have proved that the leaders of the Mohe tribe made a very wise choice to kill them as soon as possible.

The outside was almost completely controlled by Shi Man's people. If they hadn't reacted quickly, they would have almost died.

They quickly gathered their subordinates and fought their way out of Jizhou City.

They now have five thousand soldiers and horses, and the remaining Mohe army is stationed twenty miles away from Jizhou City. They need to leave the city and join the army before they can have a chance of fighting Shi Man head-on.

Several Mohe commanders almost ran away and cursed.

Damn it, **** it!

First it was Dong Luo, and now it's these Shengren. They are all people who say they are against it and then suddenly don't!

You have obviously spotted the opportunity and want to grab some territory, why is it so difficult!

I must kill this renegade Shi Man when I turn around to calm the hatred in my heart!

But it is difficult for them to have a chance to "turn back" -

It was extremely difficult for the 5,000 Mohe troops to fight their way out of Jizhou City, but they were blocked by 20,000 Xuance troops who seemed to appear out of thin air.

Cui Jing led his army to stop here, which was part of the secret plan made with Shi Man.

With Xuance's army in front and Shi Man's pursuers behind, the Mohe people had no way to retreat and could only resist to the death. Another person broke out and went to the camp to report the news and call for reinforcements to come quickly to rescue them.

The messenger was repeatedly blocked and killed on the way.

When it was getting dark, the Mohe soldiers reported the huge changes here to the Mohe military camp. The three Mohe commanders outside Jizhou City were all surrounded and killed. Two of them died at the hands of Cui Jing, and the other One man had his head cut off from his neck by Shi Man.

After that, without the help of Mohe soldiers, Xuance's army had already galloped towards their camp.

More than 40,000 Mohe cavalry were stationed here, preparing for war in panic.

But they soon discovered that tens of thousands of troops from the Andong Protectorate in the east were rapidly approaching, trying to block their retreat from the rear!

Before Cui Jing launched his troops this time, he had already arranged everything with Chang Suining, and had already sent a message to the Anton Protectorate to prepare for today's battle.

There were four tribal leaders participating in the war in Mohe. They belonged to different tribes and they often had conflicts for the interests of the tribes. At this time, three of the tribal leaders were dead, leaving only one person to support the overall situation, which was not enough to command everyone. soldier.

Under the attack of the Xuance Army and the Duhufu troops, as well as the Pinglu Army led by Shi Man, they quickly collapsed and were forced to retreat to the north.

Facing the attack of the pursuers, Mohe's remnant army was forced step by step to the bank of Xilamulun River.

This river is the northern source of the Xiliao River, and the river stretches for more than 700 miles. However, it is the dry season in winter, and the river mud has not yet thawed. When the Mohe army forced its way across the river, Cui Jing, who was in hot pursuit, immediately ordered to fire arrows. .

The hungry and cold Mohe soldiers fell on their backs, and their morale was completely shattered in this river area. Some people began to offer their horses and swords and kneel down to surrender.

Although there were still many people who resisted desperately, the number of people who finally escaped back to Mohe alive, including the injured, was barely ten thousand.

Cui Jing had no intention of pursuing the enemy any further. The terrain of Mohe was vast, the people were dispersed, and there were other foreign races surrounding it. Going deeper would be extremely disadvantageous to his own army.

At this point, the battle has ended. As for whether to attack Mohe's fault next, it depends on how the court will weigh it.

This battle lasted more than ten days. On the 20th of the first lunar month, Cui Jing led his army and took thousands of Mohe prisoners on his way back.

Chang Sui'an, who had been responsible for guarding the Mohe prisoners all the way, felt like he was returning home. This was his first real battle, and he finally did not disgrace the reputation of his father and sister!

He knew that the Chang family had some talent when it came to fighting!

Thinking of this, Chang Sui'an's back straightened up, feeling majestic.

Looking at the man with frostbite on his face, bruises at the corners of his eyes, and a thick wound wrapped around one arm, the sword boy was speechless. He wished he could fly back to Youzhou immediately to show off with the girl.

It could be seen that Lang Jun was very satisfied with his performance in this battle, but he was not satisfied at all. The sword boy decided to file a lawsuit against Lang Jun with the girl when he returned to Youzhou.

Marching at a gallop hurt soldiers and horses, and the return journey after a victory was always slower. Cui Jing ordered a slow march.

But as he sat on the horse and looked in the direction of Youzhou, he felt an unknown feeling of returning home.

For Cui Jing, this was an unprecedented mood.

The return trip in ten days seemed to take a long time.

At the end of the first lunar month, there was a faint smell of early spring in the air. The army returned to the Youzhou camp, and the soldiers were overjoyed to welcome them.

Cui Jing dismounted, looked across the crowd, and almost immediately saw the girl waiting quietly.

It's great to see her again.

And she took good care of herself, her face finally looked like she had some flesh on her face, and she was dressed warmly enough, which was even better.

In front of thousands of troops, the general who returned from victory felt endless joy and peace in his heart. Surrounded by everyone, the young man showed a rare smile towards the source of his peace of mind.

But the next moment, as another familiar face appeared beside the girl, the smile on Cui Jing's face froze slightly: "...?"

Good night!

(Guess who made Xiao Cui’s smile disappear hahaha