The prince is very fierce

The next afternoon.

On the south side of Yangshuo County, Xu Buling led the big black horse over the mountains and out of the mountains. The young and old from the Eighteen Villages stood on the top of the mountain and watched from a distance.

Zhongli Jiujiu and Zhongli Chuchu walked at the back, looking back from time to time to say goodbye to their parents and fellow villagers, with mixed emotions in their eyes.

This time I left, it was thousands of miles away, and I will probably never return to the place where I grew up.

However, the master and apprentice did not feel too reluctant to give up. After all, their home had been settled with Xu Buling a long time ago, instead of in the small courtyard on the hillside. As long as their home was close by, No matter how far you go, you will still see the dawn, and there is nothing to be reluctant to part with.

Chen Sining walked at the front, with equally complicated emotions. Isolated from the outside world in the Eighteenth Village, she could not think about the things that could not be changed, but once she stepped out of the mountains, she would resume her identity as the third princess of South Vietnam; from tomorrow on, what will she see? Whatever you encounter is unknown, and what awaits you may be the hopelessness that the building is about to collapse, but there is nothing you can do.

Walking on the road at this moment, Chen Sining suddenly missed the time she spent cooking in the Eighteenth Village. At least in that small kitchen, she didn't have to face these things that she was destined to be unable to change.

Xu Buling was walking beside Chen Sining and realized that Chen Sining was not in the right mood. He thought for a while:

"I have already said that this is not something that a daughter of yours should consider. In fact, even I can't control it. I can only go forward with the general trend. This is just like a fully loaded chariot. I am at the helm in front, and the only thing I can do is to move forward. What we do is to choose the path with the smallest impact, crush all obstacles, and reach the destination smoothly, instead of standing still or turning around, because once we stop, we will be torn apart by the full load of goods behind us, and we will be replaced by others. Come take the helm."

Chen Sining walked slowly holding the scimitar at her waist and said softly: "I know what you mean. But no matter how weak South Vietnam is, there are still hundreds of thousands of troops. If you want to crush them, it will not be that easy. Not all troops and officials can compete with them." It’s the same as Liuzhou’s.”

Xu Buling shook his head and smiled: "Not all armies are called armies. Although it is a bit hurtful, it is the fact. Dayue never paid attention to South Vietnam from the beginning to the end. He stopped fighting before Jiazi because The terrain in South Vietnam is too poor, and the powerful enemy is in the north. After putting it aside, the Chen family of South Vietnam is very sensible and pays tribute every year and never provokes Dayue..."

"Then why do you want to use troops against us?"

"Because the people in charge of South Vietnam are no longer your Chen family. The traitorous party headed by An Guogong secretly expanded the army and studied Mad King Gu, threatening the safety of the rear of the Chu territory. I cannot turn a blind eye. If your father is here, It is impossible to do such a taboo thing at such a dangerous moment.”

"..."

As the third princess of South Vietnam, Chen Sining definitely didn't want to admit the bad side of her country, so she just snorted lightly.

Xu Buling walked up a small mountain ridge, and the front suddenly became clear, and the small plain along the Liujiang River appeared outside the mountains. He raised his riding whip and pointed it at the bank of Liujiang River:

"arrive."

Chen Sining was still frowning in thought, but when she looked up, her eyes suddenly widened a bit.

Half a mile away, below the mountain ridge, a sea of ​​black flags was fluttering in the autumn wind. The endless black-armored sergeants with swords hanging from their waists were neatly arranged on both sides of the river. The end of the continuous field of vision made the bleak autumn wind... It brought a bit of chilling feeling.

The solemn military power is like a raging torrent condensed between the valleys. It will tilt out at the slightest disturbance, destroying everything in front of it, but it will not move at all, making the world become oppressive and making people even breathe. They all froze subconsciously.

"this……"

Chen Sining's eyes couldn't hide her surprise. If Xu Bu Ling hadn't reminded her, she wouldn't have noticed that there were so many soldiers and horses standing under the mountain. There wasn't even any strange noise from the horses, which showed how strict military discipline was.

No wonder……

Just the first time he saw this army, Chen Sining understood why the Yanshan Pass was broken overnight. In the face of this kind of army, the South Vietnamese soldiers and horses are all flattering to say that they are a mob. Maybe if they stand here and don't move, the South Vietnamese army has become discouraged.

Xu Bu Ling stood upright, standing high on the mountain, and drew the sword from his waist.

On the banks of the Liujiang River, General Yang Zunyi, holding a horse's length eight feet in hand, quickly came to the front of the formation and said loudly:

"Last General Yang Zunyi, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Thousands of voices echoed like thunder in the daytime, exploding along both sides of the river, and then fell silent again.

Chen Sining's heart tightened a little, and she subconsciously took two steps back to avoid tens of thousands of dazzling eyes and stared at Xu Buling's tall back.

Xu Buling raised his sword, pointed it in the direction of Yongzhou, and said loudly:

"strike camp!"

"promise!"

Dong dong dong——

The drums of war are thundering.

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The 20,000 Xiliang troops that had already been assembled were heading southwest under the leadership of their commander.

More than thirty artillery pieces, covered with black cloth, and pulled by pack horses, made deep grooves in the dirt official road.

Chen Sining looked at all this, and suddenly understood what it meant to be unstoppable, and understood why General Xu Lie was still so scared that the monarchs of the Three Kingdoms did not dare to call him by his name.

Xu Buling's martial arts skills are enough to make people despair, but the oppressive power of this army is far more terrifying than Xu Buling's. After all, Xu Buling can kill at most one thousand and two three people, and the silent army below is enough to crush them. Death to everything that stands in the way.

Xu Buling calmly put away his sword and looked back at Chen Si Ning:

"Let's go."

"..."

Chen Si Ning pursed her lips and did not speak. She just followed Xu Buling's footsteps silently. After walking a long way, she asked in a low voice:

"Do you want to unify the world?"

Xu Buling jumped on the horse, shook his head and sighed:

"It's not me who wants to unify the world, it's the people of the world who want to unify."

After the words fell, the horse galloped to the front of the army...

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From Yangshuo County, Liuzhou, to Yongzhou City, the capital of Nanyue, the distance is 500 miles.

On the day after Liuzhou fell, the Nanyue court mobilized a large number of troops from the surrounding areas to support the capital, and stationed heavy troops on the line from Liuzhou to Yongzhou, trying to stop the pace of the Xiliang Army, and sent a letter to the Emperor Song Shaoying of Dongyue for help.

But the cruel reality made Nanyue understand why Dayue called it a "small border country" and why Song Shaoying dared to withdraw his elite troops to Jiangnan, leaving such a big "opportunity" for Nanyue; because the gap between the national strength of the two countries was too big.

Just like the Northern Qi Dynasty endured humiliation for 60 years to counterattack the Central Plains, only when they really fought, they would understand how terrifying the opponent had become.

On the afternoon of October 10, Xu Buling set out from Yangshuo County, Liuzhou with 20,000 Xiliang troops and 60,000 government troops.

On October 12, they arrived at Xiangshan County. The magistrate of Xiangshan County fled upon hearing the news, and the 30,000 garrison troops and horses collapsed into the mountains without fighting.

On October 14, they arrived at Wuxuan County. Wuxuan County King Chen Li personally put on armor and fought to defend the country's gate. He was captured alive by Xu Buling, and the defenders were defeated immediately.

On October 17, they arrived at Shigong Mountain. Nanyue tried to rely on natural barriers to defend, but they never thought that the city wall would be blown down by heavy artillery in an hour, and a few defenders were able to retreat to Chahuling.

Chahuling is just like its name, like a teapot. The body of the teapot is Yongzhou City, and the mouth of the teapot is Chahuling. It is only forty miles away from the capital of Nanyue. All the troops mobilized by Nanyue, plus the imperial guards of the capital, gathered here. When the Xiliang army arrived on October 20, they only lasted for half a day before retreating on a large scale under the bombardment.

In ten days, the troops arrived at the city of Yongzhou. It was because the terrain of Nanyue was too bad to be conducive to large-scale marching. You should know that it only took ten days from Qinzhou to Chang'an City according to the estimation of the Xiliang army.

Chen Si Ning has been following Xu Buling and witnessed all this.

At first, he was angry at the cowardice and incompetence of the Xiangshan soldiers, and then he was worried and helpless about his uncle Chen Li's inability to save the situation. Then, at Shigong Mountain and Chahuling, there was only silence, and perhaps a trace of relief.

Fortunately, the Nanyue army was so vulnerable, the officials and generals were so incompetent, and they lost quickly, so at least there was no bloodshed, and countless Nanyue men and civilians died in vain. In a situation where she was completely defeated, being able to save a few lives was probably the only thing that could comfort her...