On the other side, outside Shenhuang City, Zhao Kai, who still knew nothing about all this, was negotiating with Jiang Ni, the Empress of Western Chu. The two of them were sitting in a temporary pavilion, with the protective equipment around them retreating fifty steps.
Outside.
Zhao Kai said with a smile while sipping tea:
"I thought you didn't dare to come out to see me alone. Yes, you are courageous! As expected of a Chu person, you really have character."
Jiang Ni, who was wearing a dragon robe, looked at Zhao Kai angrily. To be honest, she didn't want to see Zhao Kai at all. Even if she entered the Sword Immortal Realm, she still felt guilty when facing Zhao Kai.
However, the courtiers in his family have been fanning the flames, and they all want to use some kind of honey trap to gain more benefits for Xi Chuzai.
How could she not know the little thoughts of these people, but the problem was that others didn't know about her relationship with Zhao Kai, but she knew it clearly in her heart. The two of them were friends at best, not even good friends.
"Zhao, I advise you not to use those schemes and tricks of yours. Don't think that spreading rumors there will make us surrender. There is no way."
Zhao Kai said with disdain:
"What, you still want to fight? Can you beat me? Don't forget, I am not only Xu Fengnian's boss, I am also Xu Weixiong's man. If you are disobedient, I will ask her to talk to you. Look at you
Don't panic.
This little girl has almost forgotten who she is after being the empress for a few days."
"you you···"
Jiang Ni was speechless by Zhao Kai. If she wanted to criticize anyone, she could not defeat Zhao Kai even if she wanted to slander a hundred people. But if Kaicheng surrendered like this, wouldn't the restoration of Western Chu be a piece of cake?
At this time, she really hoped that Xu Fengnian could appear by her side and deal with the bastard in front of her with her, but then she thought about it, what if Xu Fengnian came and Xu Weixiong came too?
Isn’t that still impossible?
The two were having a "very happy conversation" when suddenly the sound of rapid footsteps interrupted them.
I saw a guard running anxiously and crawling in front of Zhao Kai, saying anxiously:
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... something bad has happened. King Jing'an, King Yanchi and King Shu... have rebelled!!
They suddenly united with the Western Chu army and directly cut off our retreat. Yongcheng, Ji County, and Lai'an County failed one after another. He... They are about to kill them! Your Majesty, we should retreat quickly...
·”
The guard's words were astonishing. Several vassal kings joined forces with the Western Chu forces and assembled hundreds of thousands of troops, aiming directly at Zhao Kai. Jiang Ni on the side fell into a daze after hearing such earth-shattering news.
"what's the situation!??"
The development of the situation was completely beyond her expectation. Is this completely different from what was said before? Could it be that Zhao Kai, who was showing off his power just now, will soon be in trouble?
"Why panic! How long until they arrive?"
Unlike the panicked guards, there was no trace of anxiety in Zhao Kai's voice, as if the matter in front of him was nothing more than a trivial matter.
"Your Majesty, there may be less than two days left, your Majesty should leave as soon as possible! We will do our best to carve out a bloody path for your Majesty!"
Zhao Kai looked at the map, pointed to a county town not far outside Shenhuang City, and said:
"Okay, okay, why bother? Tell me my decree, all the army will retreat to Lai County!"
"this??"
When the guard in front of him heard Zhao Kai's order, he immediately doubted his own ears. Even a small soldier knew that Lai County was just a small town with no towering city walls and was surrounded by plains. Is there any way to survive if we retreat there?
"Execute the order!" Zhao Kai's tone was firm and unquestionable!
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After arranging these, Zhao Kai turned around and looked at Jiang Ni, who was still in shock, and said:
"I'm sorry, the princes under me have rebelled, and they want to deal with me together with your main army. Now, you will be happy, but no one will be able to negotiate terms with you calmly like me in the future.
You decide for yourself where to go."
Jiang Ni, who knew something was wrong, hesitated for a moment and said:
"How about you enter the Divine Phoenix City? As long as you promise to retreat after the crisis is resolved, and give the south of the Guangling River to us, Xi Chu, I, Xi Chu, will definitely work with you to deal with those feudal kings, Uncle Qi Zhao's side
, let me talk.”
Compared to Zhao Xun and Zhao Bing, Jiang Ni obviously trusts Zhao Kai more. After all, he has Xu Fengnian's relationship with him. Moreover, he also knows Zhao Kai's behavior. Although he has a bad mouth, he is fair and never tolerant.
Bullying.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Kai refused to accept her favor at all and said:
“The world will be unified, there will be no more internal strife, no more militarism, and the people will live and work in peace and contentment. This is my bottom line. If this cannot be achieved, there will be no need for peace talks!
I just want to see what these rebellious people can do? How dare they come and take my head!"
After Zhao Kai finished speaking, he ignored Jiang Ni and turned back to the camp. Even though there were countless dangers in front of him, Zhao Kai still moved forward.
Looking at the resolute Zhao Kai, Jiang Ni suddenly felt a little ashamed. For the so-called restoration of the country, she had repeatedly placed thousands of people in Western Chu in dangerous situations.
At this moment, she wished Xu Fengnian could be by her side so that she would have the confidence to face whatever was going to happen next.
What she didn't know was that Xu Fengnian, who was far away in Beiliang, didn't have time to come over. Because Beiliang is also facing a great threat now. Beimang mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, starting from Liuzhou in the north and reaching Youzhou in the south.
The entire front line was pressed into the enemy's territory, and a full-scale attack was possible at any time. There was a sudden wave of panic.
The original intention of Beimang to do this was to target the assassinations of Northern Liang Crown Prince Xu Fengnian and Xu Longxiang. In the hearts of Beimang people, as long as Xu Xiao's two sons were killed, Beiliang would inevitably collapse.
Then you can do whatever you want.
Unfortunately, things went against expectations. The assassination attempt at Chunshen Lake failed. Beimang not only lost a top killer, Yi Jie Liu, but also Hong Jingyan, who was ranked seventh in the martial arts review. The assassination attempt on Xu Longxiang was also killed by Xu Yanbing and Qi Lianhua.
clean.
As a result, apart from Tuoba Bodhisattva, there are not many real masters in Beimang, and the martial arts is almost broken!
It stands to reason that if the assassination failed, Beimang's army should retreat in time. After all, Xu Xiao's power was still there, and there was no great chance of winning by forcing a war.
However, at this time, Zhao Kai was seriously injured in the battle with Wang Xianzhi, and news of Liyang's renewed fighting and civil strife reached Beimang. How could the Beimang Taiping Order miss such a God-given opportunity?
Just let the army stand on standby. At the same time, the reserve army and logistics supplies are also being transported to the front line one after another. When the time is right, they will immediately launch a full-scale attack on Beiliang.
Soon, this so-called opportunity soon appeared. News from Liyang came. King Jing'an, King Yanchi, and King Shu rebelled one after another, united with the main force of the Western Chu army, and nearly 500,000 troops moved resolutely to capture Emperor Zhao.
Kailian led a 120,000-strong army and surrounded a small Lai County.
This is undoubtedly a big surprise for Beimang.
What made them even more excited was that Diezi came to report that Xu Xiao, the king of Northern Liang, was seriously ill and could no longer move normally and could not lead troops to fight!
As soon as the two pieces of news came out, Beimang's 600,000-strong army was like a black torrent, launching an all-out attack on Beiliang without hesitation. The first Liangmang war started in advance!