In Gaoyang, the new capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the former emperor's palace has been renovated and has become the new imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty, although it seems a bit simple compared with the magnificent palace in Yangjing that is like a divine city.
Although Emperor Kong Qi always wanted to return to Yangjing and recover the lost territory, but now even the Shao area and Zhenwu Army in the south have not been pacified yet. If he rashly returns to Huan area and the capital, it will be tantamount to being a vanguard for others. There are wolves in front and tigers behind. The world regards the once powerful Great Zhou that suppressed the clans and families as a thorn in the meat.
It is even possible that halfway through the battle, Huandi's Zhenwu Army, Dingjun Hou Wuheng and the entire Shaodi would deal a fatal blow to the Great Zhou from behind.
It would be better to stabilize the south first, wait for the six kings of Huan and King Zheng to fight to the death, and for the two people with the Tanlang star to decide the winner, and then choose the right time to enter the battlefield.
Several uncles and brothers of Kong Qi in Huandi, encouraged and promoted by Buddhism, declared themselves kings one after another. Baizhou was left blank due to the chaos in the Northern Wilderness and is now also in the midst of chaos.
However, what worried and anxious Kong Qi the most, Zhengzhou and Minzhou, fell into the hands of Zheng Wang Ji Chongming. This evil star, which the late Emperor Kong Yan had been obsessed with before his death, led to the death of Li Tianxing, the former director of the Imperial Observatory. This led to the collapse of the Shinto order in the world and the beginning of the disaster of the Great Zhou.
Now, the Ziwei Emperor Star has completely begun to show its potential, with an aura that can swallow up thousands of miles, and it has the assistance of the Pojun Star, the Tiangang Disha Star, and the Wenxing Guixing. After the stars come together, the luck is so strong that even if they are thousands of miles away, the Qigong practitioners of the Great Zhou can feel the fiery energy in the northwest.
The remaining dragon pillar of luck in the Great Zhou Dynasty was almost suppressed to the point where it could not breathe. Even Kong Qi felt a strong sense of uneasiness and mania.
Therefore, Emperor Kong Qi of the Great Zhou Dynasty further pressured the Zhenwu Army guarding Shao. The original Yulong Army was disbanded and reorganized into the Imperial Guards and the Tiger Guards, and all of them were sent to Wuguan and Changjun to put pressure on the Zhenwu Army. The originally chaotic Chang and Teng counties were pacified with the arrival of the Tiger Guards, and Emperor Kong Qi had three more points more capital and confidence.
While constantly sending people to order the generals of the Zhenwu Army to return to the capital as soon as possible, Kong Qi prepared to use the same method he used on the Yulong Army before, to recapture the entire Zhenwu Army and then pacify Shaodi.
Now, several rebel forces that have been causing chaos in Shaodi due to drought have not yet been wiped out. It is ridiculous that the mighty Zhenwu Army, with 100,000 warriors plus a martial arts immortal, cannot wipe out the rebel forces composed of bandits, ordinary warriors and farmers.
What's even more ridiculous is that Wu Heng, the Marquis of Dingjun of Zhenwu Army, is now refusing to return to the capital on the pretext of rebel rebellion, and is resisting the imperial edict on the grounds that a general is not entitled to obey the orders of the emperor while away from home.
The Emperor Kong Qi was furious and was ready to stop trying to appease Wu Heng, the general of the Zhenwu Army, and directly attack Shaodi. At the same time, he tried to appease and send secret orders to several generals of the Zhenwu Army, using both methods to completely take over Shaodi.
He couldn't wait any longer, especially when news came from the north that Prince Zheng Ji Chongming had already started a war against Chi Nan and Chi Bei counties.
However, at this time, under the coercion of the imperial court, when the morale of his troops was wavering, Wu Heng, the marquis of the Zhenwu Army, actually defected to the Southern Demon Sect. With the help of the Demon Sect, he killed several of his wavering generals one by one, intending to rebuild the ancient Shao Kingdom and break away from the control of the Great Zhou.
"What? Several southern Yi countries sent large armies across the Li River? They are approaching Changjun and Tengjun?"
When the news reached Gaoyang, the new capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, late at night, Emperor Kong Qi was still a little bit in disbelief. Before, he had always thought that victory was certain. The two exits of the Zhenwu Army to the north, Wuguan and Changjun, had been blocked. The commander of Wuguan had even begun to lean towards the Great Zhou court and was ready to open the gate and let the army in at any time.
In Kong Qi's imagination, Dingjun Marquis Wu Heng would certainly hesitate and waver. However, with the example of Taiwei and Changping Marquis Xu Che, the emperor Kong Qi did not even punish Changping Marquis Xu Che, but treated him well with the position of Taiwei. Dingjun Marquis Wu Heng would not make up his mind to resist to the end, especially when the soldiers under him had no intention of going to war with the court.
But even so, under circumstances that Kong Qi never expected, Dingjun Hou Wuheng joined the Southern Demon Sect. It just so happened that at this moment the Demon Sect controlled dozens of barbarian countries in the south and were eyeing the Great Zhou covetously.
The ten great demon sects in the south needed Shao's prosperity and population, as well as a complete Shinto system and a large number of spiritual resources such as large and small spiritual realms and spiritual fields. Dingjun Hou also needed to rely on the demon sect's snobbery to fight against the Dragon Court of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The two sides hit it off.
The emperor personally summoned the shadow guard who delivered the letter from Changjun. The shadow guard seemed to be wounded by a sword, with a sword energy piercing through his chest. For a mortal, it would be a fatal wound, but he still ran thousands of miles to Gaoyang and delivered the information to the emperor.
"Why not use incense to send messages?" Emperor Kong Qi questioned. Not only did this back and forth take a lot of time, but the more frightening thing was that it delayed the opportunity to fight and provide support. At present, he didn't know what was happening in Chang County and Teng County.
"The Demon Sect had already penetrated into Changjun County and other places. When the war started, they killed and controlled the mountain gods and water masters in various places, and then blocked Changjun County with a large formation. The Lord of Guards then ordered me to personally deliver the letter. The Demon Sect chased and killed us all the way. Among the dozen or so Shadow Guards, I was the only one who survived to Gaozhou."
Kong Qi's face was extremely ugly. This demon sect had actually penetrated so deeply. "What's the situation in Chang County?"
Shadow Guard: "The Yeting, Zhongyun, Mengze, and Xu countries in the southern Yi countries have all sent out troops to attack Changjun and Tengjun respectively. I heard that Fengyang City has also been besieged. The 30,000-strong army of Yeting is attacking Fengyang City fiercely. When I set out, I heard that the Fengyang City formation had been broken, and only a few county soldiers were left in the city."
The more he talked, the uglier Emperor Kong Qi's expression became. After letting the shadow guard retreat to recuperate, the emperor sat quietly on his seat and took a sip of tea, but accidentally crushed the quilt.
"The Rong people in the north, the Yi people in the south, can these barbarians be bullied by our Middle-earth Dynasty?"
"And that villain Wu Heng, I let bygones be bygones and forgive him for the past, but he is not grateful and is colluding with the Demon Sect, colluding with both insiders and outsiders."
"Hateful! Hateful!"
After all, after experiencing so many things, the young emperor finally became mature. He immediately ordered the Tiger Guard Army to rush to Chang and Teng to resist the Yi Kingdom and the Southern Demon Sect. He even ordered the Director of the Imperial Observatory to lead a large number of monks from the Imperial Observatory to Chang and Teng to fight against those demon monks and generals who possessed strange magic powers.
He then immediately ordered the guards in front of Wuguan to quickly contact the commander of Wuguan and ask him to open the city gate and let the imperial army enter Shao territory. He was prepared to quickly take down the Zhenwu Army and Dingjun Marquis with lightning speed. As long as Shao territory was pacified, those barbarian countries such as Yeting, Zhongyun, Mengze, Xu, etc., which were like rootless duckweed, would naturally retreat quickly.
However, at this time another piece of news came from Xundu that Wuguan was on heavy alert, and the armored soldiers guarding the city seemed to have been rotated, and there was no news about the previous Wuguan commander.
When the news reached Gaoyang, the new capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Kong knew that things had changed. Their secret contact with the commander of Wuguan had been known by Wu Heng, Marquis of Dingjun, and something had happened in Wuguan.
Wuguan is a major pass in the south. The most terrifying thing is that on the city wall there is a fairy formation carved by Tianxingzi, the founder of Tianxing Sect, before he ascended to heaven along with the cavalry of Kong Huai, the founder of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In addition to the support of the martial arts army, if they want to tackle Wuguan head-on, the entire guard may be defeated.
At this time, Li Qian, one of the Nine Ministers, asked for an audience. Emperor Kong Qi was not in the palace, but summoned Li Qian in the pavilion in the forest garden. He looked extremely upset.
This close minister of the emperor, who had followed the emperor Kong Qi in the past and started out as a tutor to the crown prince, had now become one of the nine ministers. When they met, he said directly, "Your Majesty is worried about how to go down Wuguan."
Emperor Kong Qi waved his hand and said, "If Wuguan is not taken, Shaozhou will be difficult to pacify. Now the southern Yi Kingdom and the Demon Sect have held the Tiger Guards in Chang and Teng counties. I don't know what to do."
Li Qian cupped his hands and said, "I can recommend someone. If he is appointed as the vanguard commander, we will surely be able to conquer Wuguan."
Kong Qi raised his head in joy. After thinking for a while, he could not imagine that there was such a person under his command. Could it be a hidden figure in the academy? "Who are you talking about, my dear?"
Li Qian immediately said, "Xu Hao, son of Grand Commandant Xu Che."
"This boy is the reincarnation of the Eighth Star of the Big Dipper, General Jiutian Shatong. He is a natural-born killer general. If we make him a general to command troops and use the power of Wuguan to stimulate his potential, let alone going down Wuguan, even pacifying the entire Shaodi and the rebellious Wuheng will be more than enough."