Following Zhao Kai's order, the 120,000-strong army began to penetrate deep into the hinterland of Western Chu like a sharp knife. Although the resistance became more intense as they got closer to Divine Phoenix City, the generals and counselors under Zhao Kai were not vegetarians either.
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It didn't take much time to open the road to Divine Phoenix City. Less than a month after the war started, the army on the middle road reached the surrounding area of the capital.
As the vanguard troops continued to appear around Divine Phoenix City, the entire capital city became a little panicked. Countless civil servants in the city began to yell at Cao Changqing. It had only been less than a month since the battle, and the enemy troops had already reached the capital city.
, it’s simply rubbish!
What is even more worrying is that the coach he is dealing with is still the number one Emperor of Liyang in the world. Can't he just let the main force intercept him? This is completely different from what he imagined before.
At present, Zhao Kai has not yet attacked the city, but countless nobles in the city have already made their own plans. Because Zhao Kai had disclosed his half-Western Chu identity in Wuling City before, everyone in the world knew it.
In addition, Zhao Kai has not done anything to the civilians in the areas he occupied these days, and there has been no news of killing prisoners. Therefore, many Chu people who are greedy for life and fear death are not so afraid of surrender. At this time,
Xi Chu is no longer the Xi Chu who could kill everyone in the city twenty years ago.
A hundred thousand troops came to the city and surrounded the Divine Emperor City. Although the food and grass they brought could not last long and the logistics supplies were a bit slow, Zhao Kai was not in a hurry to attack.
Attacking a city by force is never a good idea. Not only can it easily arouse the resistance of the die-hards of Western Chu, but the casualties caused by attacking the city are also very high. If the attack cannot be carried out for a long time, it will only increase the casualties.
The best way is to disintegrate from within. As the saying goes, attack the city first and attack the heart first! Although Zhao Kai is not particularly proficient in military strategy, he has seen the thirty-six strategies.
The next day, some heavy news came out in the Divine Emperor City.
First, there was Kou Jianghuai, the frontline general of Western Chu. This young general who repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on Liyang’s tens of thousands of troops actually had a close friendship with Zhao Kai, the new emperor of Liyang, when they were in Shangyin Academy. They treated each other like brothers and even participated in the imperial examination together.
, Zhao Kai even promised him the position of Minister of War and prepared to betroth the famous Princess Suizhu to him!
As soon as this news came out, the Xichu army quickly became turbulent. Kou Jianghuai was one of their two most proud generals. There were only a few people in Xichu who knew how to fight. If he also rebelled, then Xichu would
Is there still hope?
People's words are terrible. Even rumors can spread like wildfire. What's more, this thing is damn true, because Kou Jianghuai has told his friends more than once before that he has an irreversible relationship with the most talented person in the world.
, we are as close as brothers, we have walked out of the window together, and we have visited flower houses together.
There was no way to rectify this. When the news reached the ears of Kou Jianghuai who was fighting on the southern front, Kou Jianghuai immediately cursed Zhao Kai for not following martial ethics and being despicable. At this time, even the soldiers under his command were suspicious of him.
Despite his repeated explanations, some facts cannot be washed away. Once the seeds of doubt are planted, no explanation will be of any use. Under the turmoil of military morale, Xie Xijie, as the commander, could only temporarily suspend his position as general.
, this time, the pressure on the front line is even greater.
The famous double-walled building in Xichu now only has a single wall left.
Furthermore, Sun Xiji, the leading scholar of Western Chu and a literary sage, met with Zhao Kai alone before the war, and the two reached a deal. As for the content of the deal, the content of the deal is unknown.
Of course, Sun Xiji did not say anything about this matter and kept closed the door to thank guests.
In addition to these two items, there is another piece of news that is even more exciting.
That was when Emperor Zhao Kai of Liyang was traveling around the world in the early years, he fell in love at first sight with Jiang Ni, who was working as a maid beside the Prince of Beiliang, and they fell in love deeply. Unfortunately, in the end, Cao Changqing beat the mandarin ducks and brought the empress Jiang Ni back here.
, she and Zhao Kai were forcibly separated.
This made Zhao Kai, who had no intention of taking the throne, resolutely decide to participate in the fight for the throne, just to be able to compete with the empress. After going through hardships and dangers, he finally sat on the throne by virtue of his identity as an illegitimate son, which shows the depth of his affection.
When Zhao Kai ascended the throne, Empress Jiang Ni personally went to Tai'an City to observe the ceremony and toast the new emperor. This was seen by everyone in the world.
There are even rumors that Zhao Kai has not yet established a queen at the age of twenty-six, just to leave the position of queen to her.
Previously at Spring God Lake, he did not hesitate to fight to the death with Wang Xianzhi, the best in the world, and it was also because he was angry and became a beauty.
And even after being seriously injured, he still ignored his own danger and personally led the troops to the Divine Phoenix City without disturbing other places. He just didn't worry about Jiang Ni, which is enough to prove his sincerity.
There is a lot of gossip, all kinds of things, everything.
Zhao Kai was directly portrayed as the most infatuated person in the world, while Cao Changqing was a cruel man who ignored his master's personal happiness and beat up mandarin ducks for the great cause of restoring the country. There are also even more outrageous rumors that the two were linked together.
All have children.
Are you saying it's a rumor? Fart, our empress is at the top of the rouge list, and the emperor is the best in the world in literary skills and martial arts. Is there any problem that the two men are attracted to each other by their talents? Moreover, whether it is Baoguo Temple, the enthronement ceremony in Tai'an City, or the Spring Festival
In the battle at the Divine Lake, what was not accomplished in the presence of hundreds of thousands of people? How could the two of them be like this if they had nothing to do?
What's even more exciting for these wallflowers is that Zhao Kai still has half of the blood of Western Chu. If he marries his own empress and his son inherits the throne, doesn't that mean that three-quarters of the entire world belongs to me, Da Chu?
?Isn’t that earned with blood?
Originally, the empress was the only child of the Chu royal family and would get married sooner or later. Apart from Zhao Kai, there was no one more suitable for her.
When the news came to Zhao Kai, Zhao Kai was also a little bit dumbfounded. This Chu people indeed have a strong literary atmosphere and a really rich imagination. It would be a pity not to read some novels.
Zhao Kai swore that he was definitely not the one who spread the news. It was obviously those guys in Xichu who were afraid of death who were adding fuel to the flames.
"It's difficult. If Xu Laosan finds out now, he will have to send troops to snatch people away."
Sometimes, when rumors spread too much, the facts become less important, because what people believe is often what they most want to see.
On this day, Zhao Kai rode a white horse and shouted in front of the gate of Divine Phoenix City:
"Jiang Ni, I know you are inside, come out and see me quickly!"
Yes! All of a sudden, even the rumors became true.
The news reached the ears of Jiang Ni in the palace. The empress was so angry that she smashed several priceless bottles and cursed: