At the border of Muyun State, the battle is coming to an end.
As Xu Mu expected, this so-called aristocratic family reinforcements were nothing more than a death squad sent by Empress Su. They wanted to use his hands to kill people with borrowed knives.
Deep down, Xu Mu also felt that Demon Empress Su had been waiting for this battle for a long time.
"Keep alive." Xu Mu frowned.
"The Lord has an order to stay alive——"
The meaning of alive is naturally not the soldiers of the aristocratic families who fled in panic, but the generals of the aristocratic families who huddled up in a ball.
In front of Xu Mu, there were only more than 10,000 aristocratic soldiers left. They had gradually given up resistance, protected their master, and wanted to break out of the siege in groups. Among them, there were also many deserters who did not care.
When he found a gap, he ran forward without looking back.
"Anyone who refuses to surrender will be killed immediately!" Several Shuzhou generals raised their swords expressionlessly. As if they had gone through many battles, they had already become patriots who dared to die.
Someone's head kept rolling down, sticking to the sand and dust on the ground, and suddenly turned into a lump of mud ball.
Only the last corner of the aristocratic family's soldiers were left, and there were many loyal men who were protecting their masters with their swords and shields.
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Under the guard, Xu Mu walked down from the high ground holding his sword. He raised his head, his eyes full of sighs.
"Those who don't surrender will die!"
Covered by waves of flying arrows, the charging Shu army became more and more courageous. The heads of enemy soldiers kept rolling down one by one.
"Xu, King Xu, spare your life!"
Dozens of aristocratic family members were retching, crying and holding up their hands, kneeling on the ground and bowing.
Only the last corner of the family's soldiers were left, no more than five or six thousand people. But even among these five or six thousand people, there were still many broken soldiers who fled in a hurry. They tried desperately to rush out, but they were constantly killed by the encircling Shu army with their swords.
"King Xu Shu, if you kill us, you may become the enemy of the world's noble families, so please be careful."
Xu Mu sneered and waved his hand.
The bow dog's short arrow directly shot the speaker's head, and blood spattered everywhere, making many aristocratic families around him panic even more.
"King Xu Shu, we are willing to surrender, I am willing to surrender!"
Xu Mu took a few steps forward and looked at the remnant troops of the aristocratic family who were getting more and more frightened. They were also the remnants of the aristocratic family, and Uncle Chang also had a lot of them, but they were quite fierce and fought with several states in Hebei.
But those in front of them looked like young soldiers. They must have driven too many stakes, filled them with too much honey, and couldn't even hold the knife firmly.
"Chuijia!" Xu Mu shouted coldly.
Behind him, a large number of Shu soldiers surrounded him, shouting angrily.
"Dui Jia! Chui Jia!"
Although they didn't understand what Xu Mu was going to do, these soldiers from the aristocratic family quickly took off their robes and armor in a hurry without any delay.
"Lord, I have information." Just as Xu Mu was about to say more, Gongou suddenly came from behind.
"Longbow, what?"
"Another large army has appeared on the border of Cangzhou... If we estimate the camp flag, there are at least 20,000 people."
Fearing that there would be another line of reinforcements behind him, Xu Mu did not withdraw his detection sentry and continued to explore the situation in Cangzhou ahead.
Xu Mu was stunned, his face full of suspicion. He couldn't figure out where Demon Empress Su came from with so many troops.
"Family Army?"
"The intelligence says that they carry bows and wield swords, and half of them are cavalry. It shouldn't be a family army, but more like a sharp army. In addition, the two checkpoints on the border of Cangzhou have been completely sealed off."
Xu Mu frowned, "What does she want to do?"
The checkpoint is blocked and fortifications are set up. Does that mean that the reinforcements in Muyun Prefecture and even Zhang Shun's army in Yuncheng will give up?
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Cangzhou, Jubao Street. Even though the war is imminent, there are still more than 20 or 30 aristocratic family heads gathered together, and they started talking to each other in shock.
Since Zhang Qi died in the battle, three more Cangzhou Siyings have died, and the last remaining Zhang family member is still trapped in Yuncheng.
"That Demon Queen must want to seize power! I saw earlier that she had no good intentions when marrying His Majesty!"
"Zhang Qi should have been tougher. He took action too late, and the whole situation fell into the hands of the Demon Queen."
"I said, it's better to be patient in the past. You guys want to find out the details of some witch. With Su Dagui's death, the witch is warning us!"
"The witch is extremely vicious. It would be better for us to raise our troops and march into the palace, together with the civilian thieves, to clear the emperor's side and eliminate the witch's banner——"
"How can we still have an army? The aristocratic army we are waiting for has been dispatched a long time ago! Damn it, we have all fallen into the trap, and Zhang Shun can't save him at all!"
In a luxurious and exquisite room, many heads of the aristocratic families were discussing bitterly. Intelligence came from the front line. Not only was Cangzhou blocked, but also the troops of the aristocratic families sent out were ambushed by the Shu people and were killed and defeated one after another.
"I heard that the Demon Queen has hidden an army——"
The head of the aristocratic family opened his mouth, but before he could finish his words, a sharp arrow was shot out of his chest. He screamed and was thrown to the ground with his chair.
Chen Lu took back his horn bow, took off his two whips from his back, hummed a tune, and walked slowly into the house. Behind him, at least two to three hundred guards from aristocratic families, all dead.
Countless people in black clothes began to fill the entire courtyard, surrounding them layer by layer.
"Your Majesty has decreed that the Forty-Second Family of Cangzhou, in collusion with the Shu people, intends to commit rebellion, and will be killed without mercy."
An old eunuch, holding the unfolded imperial edict, just finished reading it, and his whole body became trembling.
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Cangzhou Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
Yuan An looked anxious, "Queen, Queen, you, why did you send people to clean up the big families!"
Holding the fragrant tea, Su Waner spoke in a calm voice.
"Your Majesty, please don't forget that you want to be a wise king. Do you really think that these Cangzhou aristocratic families are protecting the emperor? Your Majesty is wrong. These people are colluding with each other to steal your Majesty's kingdom."
"Queen, how can I see you? Without this, who from these aristocratic families will help me protect the country?"
"Your Majesty, you and I." Su Waner's eyes were gentle, "No matter what, I will definitely help protect your Majesty's kingdom."
"I will not harm Your Majesty, I will only feel sorry for Your Majesty."
"Seize the government and confiscate it. Your Majesty can use the wealth of these aristocratic families to recruit many elite soldiers."
Yuan An stood in the imperial study room, feeling a little chilly.
"But the queen...the commoner thieves are still on the campaign trail."
"It doesn't matter, Cangzhou has been locked up. Whether it is on the river bank or at the border, I have set up an army to guard the country for Your Majesty. Your Majesty must understand that besides Cangzhou, there is also Zuo Shiren's army. I
It can only be like this.”
"Queen, that Muyunzhou——"
"What your Majesty wants to conquer is the whole world. It's just Muyun State, so it doesn't matter."
Yuan An just felt that his brain was not full. After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't think clearly.
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Putting on the robe of a noble general's army, Xu Mu turned around and looked in the direction of Cangzhou with a frown. Cangzhou has been locked up, and just like before, the army is standing on the dangerous pass, watching eagerly.
He felt that Demon Empress Su's method was not only to dirty his reputation, but more importantly, it was like a plot to seek the country. Moreover, God knows for some reason, there was actually a large army hiding in Cangzhou.