Become a feudal king from today

As night falls, a full moon rises in the sky, dyeing Jiangxia silvery white.

The air was still filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke, but the sound of gunfire in Jiangxia had long since stopped, and the entire city was quiet.

Zhao Xu washed up and was looking at the map thinking about how to capture Changcheng.

At this time, Chang Wei knocked on the door and came in.

"Your Highness, good news. Ma Han and Lu Chang successfully captured Jiameng Pass. According to the order, they are temporarily stationed at Jiameng Pass and did not go deep into Yizhou. They continue to wait for His Highness's order." Chang Wei handed a battle report to Zhao Xu.

"Well, very good, the war on both fronts is going smoothly. In this way, the civil strife in Dasong will be over in at least two to three months, and at most half a year." Zhao Xu said.

He judged that it would take at least half a year for Xi Tu to get the news and then make judgments and deployments.

This is consistent with his plan.

When the Westerners arrived in Tianzhu, they wanted to intervene in the civil strife in Dasong.

At that time, they will only be dumbfounded, and there will be no place for them to intervene in the entire Dasong.

Chang Wei narrowed his eyes slightly and looked to the north, "Once the internal strife is settled, we can deal with the foreign enemies."

Da Song's mortal enemy, Beidi, has been recuperating and waiting to make a comeback.

This time, he wanted to bury Beidi completely.

In addition to Beidi, there are also Westerners who intervened in the civil strife in Dasong this time.

If they hadn't bewitched the powerful clans and provided help to the powerful clans.

This civil unrest will not continue to this day.

It can be said that they are also the masterminds of this war, and their hands are stained with the blood of Dasong people.

Otherwise, why would they kill each other?

This blood debt must be recovered.

Zhao Xu nodded, and Chang Wei finally understood after being scolded by him.

Finally, his eyes were not just on the powerful people.

In fact, since going south, he has been fighting a proxy war with the Western Turks.

The Xitu people sold firearms behind the scenes to drain the money of the powerful clans, and also consumed Jiangbei's military and financial resources through civil strife.

The most disgusting thing is that this war has torn the flower-like Jiangnan into pieces.

The powerful clan used a strategy to clear the country and fortify the walls, forcing the people to move westward. They killed countless people on the way, and then countless people died of starvation and illness.

Even if Jiangnan is pacified, Jiangnan's economy will probably regress for ten years.

Moreover, when they moved westward, the powerful tribes took the opportunity to plunder the property of many common people.

Although he recovered some losses by raiding Changcheng, most of the wealth was transported to Bacheng by the Liang family.

This is still secondary.

The most important loss was the population. From north to south, the war caused at least six million direct and indirect deaths.

The economy can recover in a short period of time, but the population cannot grow at once.

This is also what hurts him the most.

Therefore, he must settle this debt clearly with the Western Turks who participated in the civil strife in Dasong.

"I will make them pay a heavy price. I will recover the losses they caused to Da Song a hundred times a thousand times." Zhao Xu said.

Then he looked towards Changcheng and said, "By taking Changcheng, we can launch an attack on Bazhou, Yunzhou and Yizhou. We will rest for two days and then march towards Changcheng on the third day. While we are resting, we can capture Shacheng. The news of the annihilation of Wu’s army was released.”

Both Jiangzhou and Xiangzhou are peripheral.

Right now, Bazhou, Yunzhou and Yizhou are the core areas where powerful clans are entrenched.

Only by taking these three states can the civil strife in Dasong be over.

"Yes, Your Highness." Chang Wei responded, turned and left.

The next day, a group of cavalry set off from Jiangxia and headed for Changcheng.

In three days, they arrived at Changcheng.

"Your Highness is so powerful that the 600,000 Wu army was wiped out in an instant." When Bai Shang saw the cavalry and asked about the war in Jiangxia, he couldn't help but feel excited.

Seeing the leading cavalryman holding a box in his hand, he asked, "What is this?"

"Liang Tong's head," the cavalryman said, "General Chang ordered us to hand it over to the general and throw it into Changcheng."

Bai Shang laughed softly and said, "What would Xie An's expression be like if he knew about the fall of Shacheng and the destruction of Liang Tong's army?"

Thinking of this, he took Liang Tong's head.

That night, he ordered a group of soldiers to go under the city wall in the dark.

He threw Liang Tong's head up.

The soldiers of the Shi tribe who were patrolling saw a black object thrown up and almost died of fright, thinking it was an explosive firearm from King Yan's army.

Seeing that there was still no movement, some of them boldly went over.

"Isn't this the great general of the country, Liang Tong?" A general recognized it and was immediately shocked, and immediately sent the head to Xie An.

At this time, Xie An was about to fall asleep. When he saw Liang Tong's head, he was so frightened that he lost all sleep.

"General, there is a note tied to the person's head." The general handed the note to Xie An.

Taking the note, Xie An saw only one line written on it: Shacheng has been captured by my royal army. Liang Tong and the 600,000 Wu army were buried in Jiangxia. I urge you to go out and accept the surrender, so as to avoid death.

"This..." Xie Anru received an electric shock.

He and the generals in the city were able to persist until now because they had Liang Tongneng in mind to lead the troops to rescue them.

But now, Liang Tong and his 600,000 troops were completely wiped out, and Liang Tong was also dead.

He knew very well that the 600,000 soldiers and horses under Liang Tong were better at fighting than the 600,000 soldiers and horses under his command.

After all, they belong to the State of Wu and are equipped with flintlock guns made by the State of Wu.

And many of the newly recruited soldiers in his army are using bows, arrows and swords.

Furthermore, Shacheng was also lost, which meant that Changcheng was now an isolated island.

The area outside the isolated island is controlled by King Yan.

"General, what should we do now? I'm afraid this matter will spread among the army." A general said anxiously.

Xie An's mind went blank, and he said, "You all go out and let me think about it."

Generals, you looked at me, I looked at you, sighed, and exited the room.

When they came to the street, the generals dispersed.

In the darkness, a general hid in an alley halfway.

After observing for a while in front of a courtyard, he pushed open the door and entered.

"As long as I burn the food and grass, can I have enough food and clothing for the rest of my life?" The general walked straight to the main hall and looked at the young man in the hall.

"Of course, Liang Tong is dead. In just three to five days, His Highness King Yan will personally lead the army to Changcheng. Then it will be your chance to show off. If you miss this opportunity, it will be too late." The young man said.

The general nodded, "I will do it."

After that, he walked out of the yard.

The young man watched the general leave and frowned.

He is the leader of the Fourth Academy in Changcheng.

During this time, he had been wooing the generals.

He even instigated Xie An's eldest son, Xie Bi.

It's just that Xie Bi was too stupid to reveal this matter in front of his father.

As a result, he was put under house arrest by his father and killed the members of the Fourth Academy who contacted him.

After this incident, he ordered other team members to hibernate and reduce their activities.

Unexpectedly, this general came to the door today.

He knew that this was the reason why King Yan fought and won the battle.

If this general can really burn down the small amount of food and grass in Changcheng.

Changcheng can be destroyed without attack.

Another five days passed, and Changcheng was still calm.

But underneath the calm there is a storm brewing.

Xie An thought about it all night that day, and still gave the general an order to defend.

His wives, concubines, and mother are all in Bacheng. If he surrenders, Liang Kai will definitely massacre them.

At this time, Zhao Xu and Chang Wei led the army to Changcheng.