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Late September.

Tianchuan City.

Although the news of the plague in the north was blocked, it was impossible that no news had leaked out after so long. In addition, with the deliberate spread of the news by Jin Xia's spy, the news naturally reached the capital.

In the Fuze Restaurant in the south of the capital.

Men of letters, scholars and dignitaries sat around the square table, whispering.

"Have you heard about it? A plague broke out in Youzhou. Many people died. The court sent many doctors there."

"Hiss! Plague? Is this true? Who told you that?"

"I can't tell you that, but I heard that the plague is very severe and has spread to Cangzhou and Gaozhou."

"There is such a thing, tell me quickly, tell me quickly."

When the people at the next table heard this "explosive news", they immediately came over and asked for details.

But this man was not stupid. He knew that the news was blocked by the court. He only told it to his friends to show off in front of them, but he didn't dare tell it to outsiders for fear of getting into trouble.

But the person at the next table, seeing that he didn't say anything, immediately started to provoke him and mock him.

"What are you pretending to be? You are talking about a plague. How dare you say that? If there really was a plague, how could I not know about it? My brother is working in the court, and he didn't know about it, but you know about it. You are really talking nonsense. People like you should be arrested by the government officials."

After saying this, the man who started talking about the plague outbreak in Youzhou, didn't know whether he was angry or something, his face turned red. He was young and energetic, and liked to pretend in front of his friends. How could he bear such ridicule? He immediately stood up and shouted: "Is it your grandson who is lying?"

"Hey, dear grandson, tell grandpa who taught you to talk nonsense like this."

"Haha."

The noise was quite loud, more and more people came over, and someone was also stirring up trouble.

Young people are naturally very concerned about their reputation, and when they are provoked and cheered like this, one of them cannot stand it and reveals all his secrets.

Seeing that what the young man said was very convincing and did not seem false, and that there had been rumors about plague in the capital recently, the people present were suddenly in an uproar and looked horrified.

Seeing that everyone was shocked, the young man's face was a little flushed, as if he had gained a great sense of "vanity". He was also very excited and said, "Do you know where this plague first came from?"

"It was the Fuze Restaurant in Youzhou. There was something wrong with the beef and mutton in the restaurant. Almost everyone who ate the beef and mutton was infected with the plague. No one was spared."

"vomit"

As soon as the words fell, some of the people who had been listening with great interest suddenly changed their expressions and quickly bent over to vomit.

Some people even held their throats and looked pale.

Who wouldn’t order beef or mutton when coming to Fuze Restaurant to eat hotpot?

Just when everyone in the restaurant was panicking and didn't know what to do, a loud noise suddenly came from the street.

"The Emperor of Wei has issued an order: I have received the favor of Heaven and rule over all the people in the world... In July, I learned that a plague broke out in Youzhou, killing thousands of people. It affected the three states of Youzhou, Cangzhou, and Gaozhou. After investigation, I found that the plague originated from Jinxia. It was a conspiracy of Jinxia against our Wei. To date, nearly 10,000 people in Wei have died from the plague..."

On the street, a scholar was reciting a notice posted on the wall of the government office. A large group of people had gathered around him, and their faces turned pale when they heard what the scholar said.

"Jinxia is a great threat to our country. It has invaded our Youzhou border and our territory several times. Now it has lost all conscience and spread the plague to Wei, harming our people. This is intolerable. I have decided to lead the army in person to annihilate Jinxia and announce it to the world."

The scholar read the contents of the notice.

The people around learned from the notice that a plague had broken out in Youzhou and other places, killing many people. According to investigations, the plague was spread intentionally by Jinxia, ​​and the people were outraged for a time. Now when they heard the scholar say that His Majesty was going to lead the army in person to wipe out Jinxia and take revenge, they cheered and applauded.

The brave men at the scene were eager to join the battlefield and kill the enemies.

When the news reached the restaurant, the retching customers turned even paler. Originally, they were skeptical about this matter, but now that the notice has been posted, there is no doubt about it, it is 100% true.

For a moment, they bit their throats even harder.

He was afraid that the beef and mutton he was eating was the same as the beef and mutton that had been infected with the plague in Youzhou.

In short, after the notice was posted, announcing what happened in the north to the world, the whole city was in an uproar, followed by public outrage, and everyone expressed great support for Your Majesty to lead the army in person to attack Jinxia.

Some people even went to the Ministry of Revenue to donate money and supplies to the army. People from all over the city were united as one.

The Jin Xia spy hiding in the capital suddenly changed his expression and sent a message to Jin Xia in fear.

……

Early October.

Nanyang, Qingzhou.

Under the warm autumn sun, on the parade ground, the drums of war thundered as 10,000 elite soldiers of the Great Wei, fully equipped with armor, composite bows, broadswords, and round shields, stood in an orderly manner, accepting the inspection of General Chang En.

On the parade ground, flags were flying, and red cannons shining like new, with their muzzles sticking out from behind the black cloth covering them, were neatly arranged on both sides of the army. Combined with the solemn and dignified military appearance, it seemed as if they could crush all obstacles in the world.

Chang'en rode on a tall horse, while Cui Shuang and other generals stood on his left and right.

After taking a quick look at the army formation ahead, Chang En drew the sword from his waist, pointed it to the north, and shouted, "All troops, attack!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The shouts went straight into the sky.

In Youzhou, the plague has subsided. Those infected with the plague fell into a coma. As long as they were still alive, they showed improvement after drinking the medicine prescribed by Nalan Yiren. After taking three doses of medicine, they were basically cured.

Of course, those who have died from the plague cannot be resurrected.

The "disaster relief funds" and relief grain allocated by the imperial court, as well as the compensation from Fukuzawa Restaurant, have all arrived in Youzhou and been distributed to the affected people.

……

In Yingcheng, Nalan Yiren and Yuzhu were wearing silver armor, holding their swords, standing behind Chen Mo with their backs straight, and together with Chen Mo, they glanced at the border troops under the platform.

The border troops are fully equipped with 50,000 troops, all of whom are elite soldiers who have experienced many battles, and half of them are equipped with compound bows.

Zhao Liang gave a speech below.

The main purpose is to emphasize the evil that Jin Xia did to Wei and to arouse the hatred and morale of the soldiers.

……

Night falls.

Inside the garrison camp at Haiyan Guanzhong, the garrison commander Tuoba Zhu had not slept yet and could not sleep.

There are many spies infiltrated by Jin Xia in Youzhou, and these spies have recently reported to him what happened in Youzhou, including the movements of Youzhou’s troops, through carrier pigeons.

Although he didn't know that the emperor of Wei had already arrived in Youzhou, based on the current situation in Youzhou, the plague god of Youzhou was already on the verge of death and would be eliminated soon.

This was too fast, and the time was far less than the court's estimate.

What worries Tuoba Zhu the most is that the Plague God was eliminated so quickly that it did not really affect the Wei Dynasty. Instead, it would arouse the anger and revenge of the Wei Dynasty.

He guessed that it would not be long before the Great Wei would send troops to attack Jin Xia.

There were only 30,000 soldiers at Haiyan Pass, which made him feel insecure. Tuoba Zhu still remembered the defeat more than two years ago. If the Song Dynasty really launched a revenge, this number of soldiers would not be able to defend the pass. He had to explain the current situation to the Khan and ask him to send more troops to Haiyan Pass.

Just when Tuoba Zhu was writing the secret letter.

dong dong dong-

The earth is shaking.

There was a strange sound that came out of nowhere, like someone beating a drum in the distance, or maybe beasts galloping.

Tuoba Zhu suddenly woke up. As the supervisor of the army that attacked the Eastern Route of the Song Dynasty, he knew very well that this was the sound of Song Dynasty's war horses' hooves, and now it was Wei Dynasty.

The Great Wei lacked war horses, especially good-quality ones, so the mainstream war horses of the Great Wei were bred from wild horses in Wutai County, Gaozhou. Therefore, the sound of these horses' hooves was very different from that of the Jinxia war horses.

It was as rapid but not chaotic as the beating of a drum, and apart from the sound of horse hooves, there was no sound at all. Even this dull sound was enough to make people feel the majesty of that elite army.

He heard the sound of Wei's war horses' hooves in the camp inside Haiyan Pass. What does this mean?
Tuoba Zhu's face changed drastically. He didn't even have time to put on his armor. He picked up the sword beside him and stood up to walk out of the tent.

The camp was in chaos.

A personal soldier hurriedly ran towards Tuoba Zhu.

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After seeing Tuoba Zhu, he said anxiously: "My Lord, it's bad, the enemy is attacking! The enemy is attacking!"

"Oh!"

As soon as the words fell, a loud explosion was heard in the distance, and flames shot up into the sky.

Tuoba Zhu was very familiar with this voice.

It’s the strange thunder from Wei Dynasty.

The Great Wei launched a night attack.

Just when Tuoba Zhu calmed himself down and prepared to go to the city wall to supervise the battle.

"Your Majesty, it's bad. The city gate has been breached by the enemy and they are entering the city."

A soldier with a gray and black face crawled in front of Tuoba Zhu, and no one knew where the helmet on his head had fallen off.

"What, the city gate was lost?!"

Tuoba Zhu looked shocked.

As the frontier of Jinxia, ​​Haiyan City has extremely high and thick walls, and the city gates are also very solid. Not only are there three huge gates in the front, middle and back, but behind each gate there is also a thousand-jin gate guarding it, which cannot be blasted open by strange thunder.

As far as he knew, the Wei garrison in Yingcheng was a man named Zhao Liang. According to intelligence, he was only a mid-level warrior, and with that kind of strength, he couldn't break through the city gate.

As for the strong men of Wei, we have not received any news of their arrival in Yingcheng.

How come the city gate was broken so quickly when we heard the sound of horse hooves so soon?
"Quick, call everyone up and follow me to drive them out." Tuoba Zhu said in a deep voice.

He must defend Haiyan Pass.

The last time the Eastern Army was defeated, Gar was blamed, and because of his royal status, the Khan did not blame him.

But this time, he was the commander-in-chief of the garrison at Haiyan Pass.

If he loses Haiyan Pass, he will definitely suffer the consequences when he returns.

Secondly, although he couldn't figure out how the city gate was breached, he felt that this night attack was only carried out by the border guards of the Wei Dynasty and he could resist it himself.

As for where the cannons came from in Yingcheng.
After Chen Mo defeated Jin Xia's Eastern Army, he left all the baggage at the border and did not take it back, including the red cannon.

It’s just that there were no artillery shells at that time. When compound bows were distributed to the border guards, artillery shells were also replenished.

After entering the city, Chen Mo rushed to the front with a Tang sword in hand. He smashed the barricades in the city with one sword and said loudly: "Zhao Liang, take your men and cooperate with the national teacher to attack the left wing."

"promise."

"promise."

Zhao Liang and Nalan Yiren responded respectfully.

"Yuzhu, follow me closely."

Chen Mo rode his horse and led his troops to attack the right wing.

This group of Jinxia defenders were not a mob. After the city gate was breached, they did not disperse or flee. Instead, they immediately organized a military formation in the city and offered resistance.

There were too many people in the city and it was difficult to deploy troops. Jin Xia immediately organized a military formation to resist. However, there were not many Wei troops attacking the city, and he thought that he could drive out the Wei troops that entered the city first.

But they never expected that the emperor of a country would not only take the lead in attacking and entering the city, but also take the lead in charging into the battle line.

Chen Mo charged into Jin Xia's army like a ferocious tiger. Their swords, spears and arrows could not break his defense at all, not to mention the guards protecting him on both sides. Chen Mo swung his sword one after another. In his eyes, these people were no different from the sugarcanes lined up for him to chop.

Wherever they passed, they left limbs all over the body, not a single corpse was left intact. They quickly carved out a bloody path and cleared a piece of open space to facilitate the entry of their own troops behind them.

"Behead those who escape from battle!"

"Don't let the thief succeed in his crime."

At this time, Tuoba Zhu led his troops to attack and killed a Jinxia soldier who wanted to escape. He was about to organize the remaining soldiers to continue to fight the enemy. But when he just arrived, his face suddenly changed.

"Chen Chen Mo"

Tuoba Zhu recognized Chen Mo's face and the armor on him. Although the light in the city was dim at night, he could still recognize him clearly under the light of the surrounding fires.

"Gulu."

He had witnessed the opponent's combat capability two years ago and it was well known to him.

As soon as they met, he backed off and turned his horse around.

His face turned pale. He never expected why Chen Mo came. Now that the city gate had been broken, and since the soldiers were led by Chen Mo, he would definitely not be able to defend Haiyan Pass.

But Chen Mo had already discovered him. The string of red numbers on his forehead was particularly obvious in the night.

"Protect Xiang Fei."

After saying something to Sun Meng, Chen Mo rode away. After landing on the shoulder of a personal soldier, he gently used the force to perform the Dragon Step, leaped into the air, and rushed towards Tuoba Zhu.

"Protect the prince."

When Chen Mo was in the air, he was a good target. The Jinxia soldiers who were protecting Tuoba Zhu took out arrows and shot at Chen Mo.

However, these ordinary arrows couldn't even get close to Chen Mo.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Mo was close to Tuoba Zhu and landed on his horse.

With Tuoba Zhu's strength, he naturally sensed that Chen Mo was behind him. He also knew that the opponent's strength would not give him time to turn around and resist, so he raised his hand and stabbed backwards.

He also knew that this move would not be able to cause any harm to Chen Mo, so at the moment of stabbing, he didn't care whether he could hit him or not.

At the moment of leaning back, he patted the horse's back with his hand behind his back, and his whole body flew into the air.

(End of this chapter)