Chapter 31 The First Battle in the South
Hedaizhou, on the Liuyun River.
It was night, the river was full of red lanterns and painted boats, the sound of silk and bamboo circled the beams, and the two banks were also full of lights, people and figures, many vermilion carriages parked under the riverside restaurants, and the sound of drinking against each other was loud, and occasionally it was reported. A woman's coquettish laughter.
Although the world has undergone great changes, it still does not detract from the prosperity of this place. Furthermore, now that the King of Huainan sits here, the army is guarding, and the land of the three continents is extremely stable.
In a tall and five-story painting boat, hundreds of women in the music square are dancing gracefully. In the sleeves, the lights are swaying, the wine glasses are touching, and the dignitaries present are staggering, lively and joyful.
After a long time of singing and dancing, the dancers gradually dispersed, and the few people present started talking about what happened now.
"Lord Bian, are you satisfied with today's banquet?" An old man in green clothes in the painting boat raised his glass and faced the young man sitting at the top.
"Hahaha, I'm satisfied, you old man, you don't want to be so discerning." The young man in silver embroidered clothes tapped his knees with a folding fan and responded with a big laugh. There were also several beautiful dancers sitting beside him. .
Afterwards, several people present echoed and praised for a while, which made the young man feel at ease.
Most of the people here today are from the local noble families in Hedaizhou, and they entertained this young man on this painting boat to please him naturally.
Why do these powerful local clansmen do this? Of course, it is related to his identity. This son of Wang Bian, from the Dongshan Wang family, is a famous family in the dynasty. Now the Wang family's direct daughter is the wife of King Huainan. Prince Bian is the brother-in-law of the current King Huainan, so he will be so flattered.
After a burst of compliments and praises, everyone saw the young master fluttering, and finally asked some questions that had already been prepared.
"Recently, the villain heard that the Beifu Mountain army was going south, and it was so powerful that people were panicking, and the next friend is also in the north now, and he was very worried..." He shook his head and sighed.
"Haha, don't worry about this matter." Wang Bian was already a little drunk at the moment, blushing and shaking with a glass of wine.
"I asked my sister, that Zhuo Muye, huh, even though he is a general, he is really stupid. He doesn't respect the king's orders, and he even obeys a fake edict, which makes people laugh."
"The sage today (King of Huainan) has sent Xiyi, and the two Qinghuan troops will go, and they will be defeated in the wild."
"Beijing Mountain Frontier Army, the importance of the dynasty, I am worried about it."
Although this young master said that King Huainan had sent an army to set off, the people present still had no idea. After all, Zhuo Muye had been sitting in Beifu Mountain for many years, and his prestige was very high, and no one dared to despise it. The military strength is at least 300,000 or more, and this does not include the garrison in the places that will be subdued and dispatched. In the end, it may break one million, and the momentum is huge. This is what makes everyone uneasy.
If it wasn't for the purpose of inquiring about the current situation and how King Huainan had the confidence to deal with the Beifushan army, they would not have specially set up a banquet to entertain and please this Young Master Wang Bian.
At this time, I saw the young man sitting on the top shaking the folding fan with a bright face, and it took a while to answer.
"You guys, I'm afraid you don't know the current status of the Sage, and there are already several big door-to-door factions to vote. The Beifushan army is strong, but it offends all factions, and no big door-to-door faction is willing to support, only relying on the Dynasty Dragon Cavalry, it must be difficult to support alone. , I think he is dying soon."
"Forget it, sooner or later these things will get out, and I'm sure it won't be the case." He burped. A little sober, and then smoked again.
"Now, the three factions of 'Red Dust Magic Workshop', 'Five Blades and Seven Soldiers Sect' and 'Desolate Fire and Dark Moon Sect' have made good relations with the Holy Master, and have sent many disciples to support them. With these three factions in charge, I think that Zhuo Muye's death date is approaching, ha. Haha." He laughed a few times, and then snored groggyly, apparently drunk.
A few people present saw each other, nodded slightly, and then let someone help the young man to rest, and then slowly walked out of the painting boat.
When they came to the deck, the three of them stood by the handrail and looked at the river on the other side, and then they started talking.
"So, now there are four major factions that come to support King Huainan."
"The general trend has been completed. Even if King Dai can find him as an ally, it will be difficult to suppress King Huainan."
"We have to bet too."
"The surging river is surging, and I don't know who will have the last laugh. Let's take one step at a time."
After a few conversations, the people fell silent again. Although the current situation is okay, and the Hedaizhou where they are located is very stable, the few people present are still not sure what the future situation will be. After all, the world has been stable for hundreds of years. Even their ancestral families do not have much experience in fighting and surviving in troubled times. Now they can only follow the trend and approach King Huainan, hoping that this adult can rule the world and come to the end.
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In March, the peach blossoms are beginning to bloom, little by little like stars.
The army of Beifu Mountain went all the way south, subdued the prefectures along the road, and mobilized the garrison of each state to accompany it. Its army was like a snowball, and it continued to expand until it was approaching the 600,000 army, and finally blocked by the king of Huainan.
On He Xingzhou, the continuous warships entered from the Yellow Sea and went upstream, and the powerful frontier troops originally stationed in the east also went north with the ships, including 150,000 Qinghuan troops, 100,000 Xiyi troops, and various states under the command of King Huainan. The coalition army of 120,000, a total of 370,000 troops, was stationed along the river, blocking the southward road of the Beifushan army.
It started with sporadic dragon cavalry fighting in the air, and then the army slowly advanced, and the first contact and large-scale decisive battle began in early April.
In battle, Beifu Mountain
The army was advancing like an iron curtain, the dragon flags in the sky blocked the sky, and the brave iron armored cavalry made a surprise attack on the flank, breaking the central army commanded by the king of Huainan. He was repelled by the true disciples of the 'Five Blades and Seven Soldiers'.
After the war, the prestige of the King of Huainan plummeted, and the states in the rear became unstable, and the Xuanfeng Black Army, who had mowed down the seven continents, also overthrew and attacked, gradually occupying the fertile Muqing, Qingfang, and Huansha. Four continents, and these four continents are the Zhou County where the Dongshan family is entrenched and operated by the Wang family.
As the family of King Huainan and his important supporters, the Wang family had to complain to King Huainan at this time and prayed for assistance. With the assistance of the boat husband, they quickly rushed to Mu Qingzhou.
After that, the army of about 500,000 Beifushan rolled like a boulder, slowly crushing it, repelling the troops commanded by King Huainan, until the fire broke out in the rear, and the logistical supplies were burnt out for the disciples of the 'Wild Fire Mingyue Sect'. It was only stationed in Moshangzhou, facing away from the remaining 200,000 troops of King Huainan.