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Chapter 217 Beidi and Xirong

Zhou Yu did not answer the words of the patron king Zhou Zhan.

Zhou Yu knew that the patron king Zhou Zhan, as a veteran of three dynasties, had a heart as deep as the sea.

The current situation in the imperial court is absolutely clear to the patron king Zhou Zhan.

Therefore, the patron king Zhou Zhan had the plan to ask Feng Hui to return to the court and give up the Zhennan Army.

However, the patron king Zhou Zhan underestimated your majesty's mind. Your majesty has not yet touched the patron king's thoughts in order to take back the military power.

Of course Zhou Yu couldn't tell his patron king these things, he could only think about them in his heart.

The face of Zhou Yi next to him changed a little, and then he quickly regained his composure.

It wasn't that he had any thoughts on taking over the power of the Zhennan Army on Monday, but that he didn't expect that the patron king Zhou Zhanhui suddenly had the idea of ​​inviting Feng Hui back to the court and letting Zhou Yu take over the Zhennan Army.

This shocked Monday for a while.

You know, the patron king Zhou Zhan has always been stationed in southern Xinjiang to intimidate the southern barbarians.

Any general in the Zhennan Army would be shocked by the sudden request to invite Feng Hui to the court and cede power to the Zhennan Army.

After the patron king Zhou Zhan asked Zhou Yu, he no longer struggled with this topic. Instead, he discussed with Zhou Yu many matters in southern Xinjiang after the war.

Previously, the Nanman army broke through the Nanmen Pass and marched into southern Xinjiang.

The entire Southern Xinjiang land, except for Zhenna City and a few few cities, has been ravaged by the Southern Barbarians.

Although these southern barbarian aliens were all exterminated by the Zhennan Army, these matters afterwards had to be properly arranged by the Mountain King and Zhou Yu as soon as possible.

…

Royal Palace.

Cining Palace.

Ever since the King of Shu usurped the throne, the Cining Palace has become even more indifferent to worldly affairs than before.

In the inner hall.

The Queen Mother and the Eight Sage King Zhou Xian sat down one after another.

"Eighth Emperor Brother, the Ai family heard that the foreign tribes outside the customs invaded our country, Zhou Dynasty, and successively broke through the three borders of Xiliang, Northern Xinjiang and Southern Xinjiang. How is the situation now?"

The Queen Mother looked at the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian and asked.

The news that the foreign tribes knocked on the pass and broke through the barriers on three sides in succession is too shocking.

Even the Queen Mother lived in Cining Palace, eating fast and chanting Buddha, but she still heard about it.

"Back to the Queen Mother, the armies of Xirong, Beidi and Southern Barbarians have been destroyed by me, the Great Zhou Dynasty. The army of Dongyi has retreated, and I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have won a great victory."

Zhou Xian, the Eight Wise King, briefly talked about the war at the border.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother nodded: "That's good. I haven't had such a great victory in Zhou Dynasty for many years."

"Eighth Emperor Brother, this period is the troubled time of my great Zhou Dynasty. It is important that you are loyal to the state affairs. Don't worry about the Ai family. The Ai family is fine."

The Queen Mother said to Zhou Xian, the Eight Wise King.

Since King Shu usurped the throne and was killed, the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian would come to Cining Palace to visit the Queen Mother from time to time.

The Queen Mother understood that this must be what Her Majesty ordered the Eight Wise Kings, and she was afraid that something would happen to her because of the death of the King of Shu.

But she has been in and out of the harem for so many years and has never experienced any hardships.

This matter about the King of Shu was not something that the Queen Mother could not think about.

"My brother understands that I came to visit the Queen Mother only after taking a rest, and did not delay the state affairs."

"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. I came to Cining Palace to see what the Queen Mother has planned for New Year's Eve tomorrow."

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian said.

The Queen Mother shook her head; "The Ai family has no plans for tomorrow's eve. Just do whatever your Majesty arranges!"

Once the King of Shu died, the Queen Mother no longer cared about anything except eating fast and chanting Buddha's name.

Zhou Xian, the Eighth Sage King, hesitated for a moment and said, "Queen Mother, I have one more thing to do. Since the Wu clan was exterminated, the harem has been left without a master. Your Majesty has been on the throne for several years, but you still have no heir. This is not good for Zhou or Zhou."

It has a great impact on the royal family."

"Therefore, I have the courage to advise the Queen Mother whether it is time to consider accepting a concubine for Her Majesty."

The Eight Wise King Zhou Xian looked at the Queen Mother seriously.

Now that your majesty has cleaned up the court, annihilated aristocratic families, gathered power, and won a great victory over the foreign tribes, the Great Zhou Dynasty is already showing signs of renaissance.

However, the emperor Zhou Chen's harem has always been vacant and there is no queen. This has a profound impact on the stability of the Zhou Dynasty.

If the emperor Zhou Chen had never had an heir, he would not be able to win over the people of Zhou Dynasty.

Dazhou is also really unable to stabilize.

The Queen Mother naturally understood what the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian meant.

Since ancient times, emperors have had a great influence on the court and the world.

If an emperor has no heir, then people's minds will become unstable and unable to settle down.

If people's hearts wander, the country will be unstable.

This is all interconnected.

But in this matter, the Queen Mother was a little helpless.

The Queen Mother had mentioned this matter to Emperor Zhou Chen before, but Zhou Chen politely refused.

The Queen Mother pondered for a moment, looked at the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian and said, "The Ai family understands what the Eighth Emperor Brother means, and so does the Ai family."

"The Ai family has mentioned this matter to His Majesty before."

"But His Majesty politely refused."

"Eighth Emperor Brother, why don't you talk to the courtiers about this matter and report it to Your Majesty, so as to stabilize the country."

The Queen Mother advised the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian.

When the Queen Mother mentioned this matter before, the emperor Zhou Chen politely refused.

Then the court officials reported that the emperor Zhou Chen should give it some thought!

The Eight Wise King Zhou Xian nodded; "I understand what the Queen Mother said."

Afterwards, the Eighth Sage King and the Queen Mother chatted for a while before leaving Cining Palace.

…

Beidi.

In the palace.

King Beidi was sitting on the throne, his face extremely gloomy.

Below stood five important ministers from Beidi, their faces all solemn.

It turns out that New Year's Eve is approaching, and Beidi is full of joy.

But a piece of news spread back to Beidi, breaking Beidi's happiness.

The King of Beidi looked at the five important ministers below and said, "You all know the news. General Maha died in the battle, and the national advisor also died."

"All of our 300,000 troops from Beidi were destroyed in the Northern Territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and our plan to go south for hunting failed."

"We, Beidi, have suffered heavy losses. What do you think we, Beidi, should do now?"

King Beidi looked at the five people and asked in a deep voice.

This time they all united. In order to go south to hunt, Beidi mobilized an army of 300,000 people.

This 300,000-strong army occupies half of the entire Beidi army.

Even Beidi's Imperial Master personally took action.

But in the end, the hunt south was not successful, and all the 300,000 troops were killed, and the national army also died.

Such a result, for the whole of Beidi, is no longer as simple as heavy losses, but also a trauma to Beidi.

The five Beidi ministers looked at each other and did not dare to speak easily.

The Imperial Guard was dead, and the entire army of 300,000 men was wiped out.

This incident had a huge impact on Beidi.

Originally, they had thought that even if their plan to go south to hunt the Central Plains did not succeed, they could still plunder.

Even if the Beidi army suffers losses, they can still be tolerated.

But who would have thought that even if this opportunity to go south for hunting failed, their 300,000 Beidi army would have been completely wiped out, and the national army would also be dead.

Such a result is beyond what they can bear.

"how?"

"They are all mute."

"Didn't they say before that there was no problem with the plan to go south?"

"What now?"

"My Imperial Guards in Beidi are dead, and our army of 300,000 men has been wiped out. I am afraid that I, Beidi, will not be able to recover from this damage in more than ten years."

"Tell me, what should I, Beidi, do now?"

King Beidi glanced at the five people below, and his tone became even more serious.

"Your Majesty, all of our 300,000 troops from Beidi died in the battle in the Northern Territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the national army also died."

"Right now, the most important thing for me in Beidi is to mobilize troops and horses to prevent Zhou Dynasty from sending troops to deal with me in Beidi."

One of the Beidi ministers stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, I, Beidi, should immediately unite with Xirong and Nanman to prepare against the Great Zhou."

"Now, the Great Zhou Dynasty has taken back the power of the Zhenbei Army and the Xiliang Army, and its strength has increased dramatically."

"And we have just lost 300,000 troops. We cannot resist the Great Zhou on our own."

"Only by uniting the Xirong and the Nanman can we withstand the attack of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which may send troops to deal with Beidi."

Another minister stood up and said.

The other three ministers also spoke one by one.

Their four-party joint attack on the Great Zhou Dynasty failed, but the Great Zhou Dynasty would definitely not remain indifferent.

Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to be prepared for the possibility that Zhou Dynasty will send troops to deal with Beidi.

After hearing the advice of the five ministers, the King of Beidi on the throne immediately said, "Immediately send envoys to Xirong and Nanman to discuss the failure of this hunting trip south."

"At the same time, dispatch reconnaissance cavalry to investigate the movements of the Zhenbei Army."

"Once you discover that the Zhenbei Army has left the border, report it immediately."

King Beidi gave orders one by one.

It's really a waste of money.

Not only did the hunting expedition to the south fail, but it also destroyed the 300,000-strong Northern Army.

Now, it is even more important to be prepared for the possibility that Zhou Dynasty will send troops to settle accounts in the future.

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Xirong.

When the King of Beidi received the news that the Beidi army had been destroyed, the King of Xirong also received the news that the Xirong army had been completely annihilated.

In Xirong Palace.

The face of King Xirong was extremely ugly.

The King of Xirong did not expect that the planned plan to hunt the Central Plains would fail in the end, and his national army of Xirong would die in Xiliang, and Xirong's army of hundreds of thousands would be completely wiped out.

This result was like a thunder blow to the King of Xirong.

Below, also standing were several ministers from Xirong.

Compared with the expressions of the King of Xirong, the expressions of these ministers of Xirong were not much better.

After all, Xirong's national army was killed in battle, and Xirong's hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out. This loss was Xirong's strength, which was a big bad news for the entire Xirong.

"Your Majesty, even if the Zhou Dynasty captured the Marquis of Xiliang and took back the power of the Xiliang Army."

"But it's impossible for the Xiliang army alone to destroy our army of hundreds of thousands in Beidi!"

"Yes! Your Majesty."

"The strength of the Xiliang army is comparable to that of our troops marching south from Beidi, but the overall combat strength of the Xiliang army is not as good as our Xirong army."

"Didn't news come back before that our Xirong army had broken through Yumen Pass?"

"Why is the whole army wiped out now?"

The ministers of Xirong all looked puzzled.

If you want to kill Xirong's army going south, you must at least have more troops than Xirong's army going south.

However, the strength of Xiliang's army was not greater than that of Xirong's army going south, and its combat power was not as strong as that of Xirong's army.

Moreover, the Xirong army had already broken through Yumen Pass before, so it was even more impossible for the Xiliang army to stop the Xirong army.

How could the Xirong army be completely wiped out?

King Xirong said gloomily, "The specific details are not clear yet."

"However, according to the news sent back, it was a man named Jia Xu who designed to destroy our Xirong army."

"And the Marquis of Xiliang was also captured by Jia Xu's design."

"As for the imperial master, he died at the hands of Cao Zhengchun, the governor of Dongchang."

Having said this, King Xirong's face became even more gloomy.

The National Preceptor of Xirong, this is a major pillar of his Xirong, a strong man who is half a step above the heavenly beings.

Now that the Xirong Imperial Guard is dead, this is no less a loss than the 300,000 Xirong army that was wiped out.

"Now is not the time to talk about this. Our Xirong army has been completely wiped out and our national troops have died in battle. What should I, Xirong, do now?"

King Xirong looked at the ministers below.

Xirong's army that marched south was completely wiped out, and Xirong suffered heavy losses.

What to do next is the most important thing to consider right now.

"Your Majesty, my Xirong army has been completely wiped out. I'm afraid Zhou Dynasty will not give up."

"It is possible that they will take the opportunity to send troops to Yumen Pass to deal with me, Xirong."

"Therefore, we, Xirong, should mobilize our troops in time to prepare for the Great Zhou Dynasty."

A minister from Xirong thought for a moment and said.

"Yes, the Zhou Dynasty has now taken back the power of the Xiliang Army, and it is possible that the Xiliang Army will send troops to Xirong."

Several other Xirong ministers also spoke one by one.

…

Xiliang.

Xijing City.

Zhenxi General Mansion.

When Xirong was discussing how to guard against the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhang Liao and Jia Xu also received a secret order from Luoyang.

After Zhang Liao read the secret decree in his hand, he frowned and looked at Jia Xu next to him: "Mr. Jia, your Majesty's decree is..."

Jia Xu's eyes flashed and he said: "The Xirong conquered our Great Zhou Dynasty and broke through the Yumen Pass of our Great Zhou Dynasty. Although we destroyed the army of the Xirong going south, do you think His Majesty will do something about this?"

"General Zhang, reorganize and replenish the Xiliang army as soon as possible!"

"It won't be long before the Xiliang army will leave Yumen in the west and hunt outside the Great Wall."

Jia Xu's eyes flickered.

Cao Zhengchun on the other side also nodded; "Mr. Jia is right, your Majesty has already asked our Dongchang manpower to start infiltrating outside the customs."

"It seems that after the new year, I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, will expand its territory."

Cao Zhengchun said softly.

Zhang Liao frowned even more when he heard this, "The Xiliang army suffered a lot of casualties after this battle."

"Even if we need to replenish our troops, it won't be done in a short while."

"In addition, the power of the Xiliang Army has just been taken back, and the morale of the army is not stable enough. Isn't it a bit impatient to rush to send troops like this?"

Zhang Liao is the one who leads the army and knows the affairs of the army.

Let's not talk about the previous casualties of the Xiliang army. Let's just say that the morale of the army is not stable enough, so we cannot rush to use troops.

If such a large army were to hunt outside the Great Wall, it might lead to a huge defeat.

Jia Xu glanced at Zhang Liao and shook his head and said, "Don't be impatient. With the victory over the Xirong army this time, the morale of the Xiliang army is no longer a big problem."

"The only thing that can quickly win over the morale of the army is fighting."

"As long as we fight a few more times, the Xiliang army will definitely be able to fight with ease."

"Let's prepare according to His Majesty's secret order!"

Jia Xu said.

Zhang Liao nodded, His Majesty's secret decree has been issued, do they dare not prepare according to the secret decree?

Cao Zhengchun on the side glanced at Jia Xu and Zhang Liao and said, "Now that the war in Xiliang is over, the mission of the Zajia family has also been completed."

"The Za family will return to Luoyang soon, and Xiliang will be guarded by General Zhang and Mr. Jia."

Zhang Liao and Jia Xu nodded.

Cao Zhengchun's mission was originally to deliver the order to capture the Marquis of Xiliang, and later to deal with the Xirong Imperial Preceptor was also a temporary order issued by Zhou Chen.

Now that the Xirong army has been destroyed and the Xirong Imperial Guard is dead, it is time for Cao Zhengchun to leave Xiliang and return to Luoyang to resume his mission.

(End of chapter)