With the destruction of the Huangshan Demon King and the defeat of the remaining demon soldiers' final counterattack, the entire four eastern prefectures of Dongjiang Province were completely empty of power.
The land of these four states is like an open embrace, allowing other strong men to come up and plunder it.
Zhong Yu's purpose was naturally not to come here to drive away the demon clan and then hand over these territories to others.
He had already made it very clear in the message that had been circulated around before. He wanted to expel the demon clan, restore humane orthodoxy, and then attack the Ming Dynasty, which was colluding with the demon clan.
Now that the demon clan has been expelled, the next step is to restore the humane rule of the four states and bring them under the command of the Zhong Yu Empire.
After that, troops were sent to attack the Ming Dynasty, which was now weak and had no remaining power to suppress the domestic rebellion.
Taking advantage of this golden opportunity, he ripped off a piece of fat from his torso to use as food for his own growth.
After recovering Shangqiu City in Guide Prefecture, Zhong Yu's army was stationed here, and then sent 30,000 troops, divided into three groups, to regain the remaining three counties of Guide Prefecture. By then, the entire Guide Prefecture would be recover.
Everything went extremely smoothly. After all the demon soldiers in Dongjiang Province were defeated and annihilated, there was no trace of the demon clan in the remaining county towns.
There were only some trembling residents in the city who were frightened by the monsters. Apart from that, they no longer had any power.
When the residents saw the imperial army stationed, even if they didn't know where the army came from, they seemed very excited and welcomed the army into the city with cheers.
The days these people lived before were worse than death. They were like cattle and sheep, and they were in constant panic all day long.
They were slaughtered and enjoyed as cattle and sheep by those monsters. They were even more miserable than those cattle and sheep, because cattle and sheep had no wisdom and did not know the fate they would face.
But they are human beings, and when they know that they may be eaten as food at any time, the suffering in their hearts is really indescribable.
So now that they see the human army returning again, even though these armies are basically rebels against the imperial court, these people are extremely welcoming.
The imperial court has long lost any status in their hearts, and all they have is hatred.
What they need most now is a strong enough army that can ensure their safety and allow them to live peacefully.
As long as someone can provide them with such a basic need, they will support this force.
The remaining three counties of Guide Prefecture were quickly recovered. Zhong Yu ordered 10,000 troops to be stationed in each of the three counties. He would take some rest and adjust the affairs in Guide Prefecture first, and then gather strength to unify the remaining three prefectures in one fell swoop. .
However, Zhong Yu slowly recalled the refugees and continued to arrange for outstanding officials drawn from other worlds to comfort the people in various counties and resume production.
A piece of news reached his ears that aroused his anger.
It turns out that the remaining three prefectures in Dongjiang Province have been defeated by the demon clan, and the demon leader Huangshan Demon King has also been enthroned. In the entire Dongjiang Province, except Guide Mansion, the remaining three demon clans’ original state capitals have been completely blank. News for any strength defense.
The defenders of these three state capitals made a prompt decision and each led thousands of troops to garrison. Relying on the previous prestige of the imperial court, they successfully took back the land of the three state capitals.
In just a short time, these guards restored most of the territory of Dongjiang Province without any effort, which can be said to be a great achievement.
Moreover, these new governors and governors of Dongjiang Province issued stern orders, asking Zhong Yu to lead his soldiers to completely surrender to the court, so that they could be exempted from the guilt of the previous rebellion in Zhongyu.
Such an ignorant and daring person not only dared to steal Zhong Yu's food, but also dared to ask him to surrender. It was extremely insulting.
How could Zhong Yu, who had regarded the Three Prefectures as his treasure for a long time and looked down upon the defenders of Dongjiang Province like chickens and dogs, with great disdain, could endure such a tone.
Therefore, after half a month of rest, officials at the upper and lower levels of the counties in Guide Prefecture have made arrangements. The entire Guide Prefecture has resumed basic administration, begun the long economic post-war recovery, and has a certain order.
At this time, Zhong Yu led the remaining 87,000 troops towards the entire Dongjiang Province, in addition to leaving a thousand garrison troops in various counties and five thousand garrison troops in Guide Fucheng.
This time, he will give a severe lesson to those clowns who dare to provoke him, and he will take the entire Dongjiang Province into his pocket at once to declare his majesty.
The army marched very quickly, and within three days, it had completely left the entire Guide Mansion and headed towards Kaifeng Mansion to the west of Guide Mansion.
There are not many defenders in Kaifeng Mansion. Except for the rear of Kaifeng Mansion, the 5,000 troops brought by Henan Mansion, one of the only three palaces left by the imperial court, are the 3,000 recruits just pulled out of Kaifeng Mansion.
How could such a small army stop Zhong Yu's army of more than 80,000 people
In just one day, Zhong Yu defeated the defenders who dared to come out to stop him, and surrounded Kaifeng City, surrounding the remaining 3,000 remaining soldiers in the city.
After that, it took another day for the army to break through Kaifeng City and annihilate all the remnants of the imperial court from the entire Kaifeng Mansion.
Then the army came out in all directions, wantonly attacking the remaining defenseless county town, and captured the entire Kaifeng Prefecture within five days.
Then the army divided into three groups and went all the way north to attack Weihui Mansion and Zhangde Mansion in the northern part of Dongjiang Province. Go all the way south to attack Xuzhou and Chenzhou.
Then a part of the force was left to guard the entire Kaifeng Prefecture, while the remaining Zhong Yu led a main force of 30,000 to attack Henan Prefecture, the capital of Dongjiang Province.
The entire army in Dongjiang Province did not exceed 20,000 in total. The quality of the 20,000 troops was also uneven. They were all leading troops. How could they stop the wolf-like and tiger-like Zhong Yu Empire's army.
Wherever the north and south roads pass, it can be said to be overwhelming, and basically no county can stop it. Even the slightly stronger Fucheng only took an extra day or two and was quickly breached.
Half a month later, these two armies basically completed their respective tasks, bringing the four capitals of Dongjiang Province under the control of the empire, and firmly stationed themselves at the border, repelling counterattacks from other provinces.
As for the capital of Dongjiang Province, Henan Prefecture has stronger defenses, with 10,000 troops stationed there.
And there is a sixth-level man behind him, leading an army of 30,000 men stationed at the border of Henan Prefecture, ready to support at any time.
However, after Zhong Yu showed his presence and wounded him several times, this sixth-level governor did not dare to show his face at all. He withdrew with his 30,000 troops in dejection and returned to his own province.
The remaining Dongjiang Province without any assistance could withstand Zhong Yi's attack with only 10,000 remnant troops. Moreover, the new governor did not have the strength of the sixth level. He was just a peak fifth-level strongman. He was killed by Zhong Yu with one palm.
When the city fell, the governor of Dongjiang Province committed suicide. The defenders in the city were leaderless and chose to surrender.
At this point, with Zhong Yu's second expedition only a month away, the entire Dongjiang Province had completely changed its surname, from Da Ming to Da Yu, and completely changed its owner.
The entire Ming Dynasty heard the news, the whole country was shocked, and the world was horrified.
(End of chapter)