Go to the capital city.
The imperial palace.
In the main hall, Liang Jing sat on the dragon throne, holding a military report from the Ministry of War in her hand. She was extremely happy and shouted to the ministers present.
"My army successfully captured Taizhou in just one day! The rebel leader was shot dead on the spot!"
"This battle demonstrated the morale of our court and the majesty of our army."
"You may not know this, but the enemy commander was shot dead by our army right on top of the city wall. This was because the crossbow designed by Eunuch Lu was incredibly powerful."
When these words were spoken, all the ministers present were stunned and talked about it.
Even the general and General Xiao He found it hard to believe.
The general never expected that he would encounter the enemy commander being shot dead directly on the city wall.
General Xiao He has fought for so many years and has never encountered such a thing. Is the crossbow bed designed by Eunuch Lu really as powerful as they say?
If this thing could really be equipped on the army, its strength would definitely be stronger. Now Eunuch Lu just made it simply and did not make more.
"Your Majesty has a keen eye. He saw at first sight that Eunuch Lu was a promising talent. No wonder he had been biding his time and not rushing to attack. Unexpectedly, he defeated the enemy in one day."
“I believe things will go smoothly from now on.”
Liang Jing nodded. She naturally thought so too... The next Ningzhou and Anzhou would naturally be as easy as taking something out of a bag.
Ningzhou City.
Ever since Li Jing learned that the person who assassinated him was Xu Shanbao from Anzhou, he was very angry, because he felt that since Xu Shanbao was his ally, why would he hurt him?
What is this?
It was at this time that he received a surprising piece of news, that is, the army he sent to Taizhou had returned. Although there were only a few thousand people, it was still a large number. How could they suddenly come back?
These people also brought him a piece of news that surprised him. Taizhou was directly conquered in less than a day.
This loser Wang Sheng was actually shot to death!
When this news came out, Li Jingren was stunned!
"Are you saying that he was killed while standing on the city wall?"
"Tell me again, how could someone be shot to death from such a high place on the city wall and such a long distance? Where could such a powerful crossbow be found?"
"General, what I said is true. The imperial army is extremely powerful this time. They have brought many new crossbows with great range and lethality. We are no match for them."
"They also brought a huge thing. That big thing can shoot many arrows at once with great power. It can also shoot an arrow as big as a spear."
“We were also terrified…”
For a moment, Li Jing was a little confused, thinking that the next person to be hit would be himself.
What should he do? The soldiers under his command are similar to those in Taizhou.
The only way he could think of was to seek help from the other two people, but... Xu Shanbao wanted to kill him, so he could only ask Zhou Zhengtian for help.
His strength and the troops under his command are both good, and perhaps he is the only one he can turn to for help. Thinking of this, Li Jing quickly asked someone to send a letter of divorce and send the army as soon as possible.
All you have to do is defend the city gate and hold on.
…
Liyue City.
After receiving the news, Zhou Zhengtian was also very surprised. He did not expect that the imperial army would be so powerful this time. Is that eunuch really that powerful?
The commander-in-chief on the city wall was shot to death. This is a rare and bizarre thing to see. I didn't expect to encounter it.
This was indeed a rare occurrence for him, but it was also expected.
At this time, he also received Li Jing's request for help.
"Hmph, you're still pretending to be so hypocritical. You've already betrayed us and wanted to defect to the imperial court. Now you're here to borrow troops. You just want to kill my soldiers and weaken my power!"
“No!”
"Why should I borrow it?"
"snort!"
On the other side, in Anzhou City, Xu Shanbao was also horrified after hearing the news. However, he would not choose to help Li Jing from Ningzhou!
Anyway, Zhou Zhengtian will help him, and this guy didn't ask for his help.
"Li Jing, ah Li Jing, you dare to send someone to assassinate me? I'll see how you can stop me. When you kneel down and beg me, I'll find a way to help you."
"Go, recruit all the soldiers who have fled from Taizhou into my army."
"Yes, General!"
“…”
Soon, Lu Yun's soldiers took action with all their might. Without any delay, they marched out directly. They found many rebel forces along the way, but those people were no match for them at all.
They are like grasshoppers, and the army can easily crush them to death.
In just a few days, the army successfully arrived outside Ningzhou City.
Seeing that the reinforcements had not arrived, Li Jing was very scared. He could only fight hard, but Lu Yun's army was not to be trifled with.
Even if he has been hiding on the city wall, we can still find ways to attack him.
Ever since Li Jing learned that Wang Sheng was shot to death while standing on the city wall, he no longer dared to stay on the city wall and could only sit inside the city waiting for news.
However, the city was captured in just two days.
Lu Yun's army is already powerful, and its numbers are definitely larger than theirs.
More importantly, the crossbow's killing power! And the crossbow bed can also play an extremely useful role when attacking a city.
After learning that the city had been broken, Li Jing was terrified, like a dog that had lost its home.
He hurriedly took his personal soldiers, about 10,000 in number, and left in a hurry, not daring to stay any longer.
Anyway, he has a place to go! That is, Wenxin Hou.
"Forget it, Marquis Wenxin will definitely help me!"
"Besides, my joining will greatly increase his chances of winning. Lu Yun, just wait for me!"
"You're just a stinky eunuch. Don't think that just because I lose this time, I'll lose to you forever. I'll come back one day and take everything that belongs to me."
The declaration of the fall of Ningzhou City also proves that most of the areas under the jurisdiction of Ningzhou City have been successfully recovered. This is very simple.
The army is now in high spirits, and the soldiers are all blood-thirsty.
The will to fight needs to be honed through victory after victory. How could he stop now? After a simple rest, he led the army to continue the expedition.
Now their army did not suffer too much damage, and the number of people even increased a little bit, only because they had been recruiting enemy soldiers during the attack.
Bringing these people under your command can not only strengthen your strength, but also win the hearts of the people.
Another thing is, there is no need to worry about food and fodder!
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