the 2nd Division of the Empire under the leadership of Major General Li Fengyang, Has made progress in capturing the southern area one by one. With the condition of the southern area full of canyons, There are no roads to facilitate travel. The 2nd Brigade progressed slower than the 1st Brigade. That has completed the occupation of the North.
The 1st Brigade took 24 days to capture the North. However, more than 40 days had passed since Major General Li Fengyang's 2nd Division had occupied only half of the South.
The Second Prince's army was as miserable as the Northern Army. The Second Prince's army was defeated continuously. Retreating into Qinghua City, did not dare to fight, unlike the First Prince's army, the soldiers were all professionals. The Second Prince's army were all farmers who had undergone a few months of training. Discipline was utterly different, so the Second Prince's army had a significant failure.
As soon as they saw the 2nd Division approaching, Southern territories raised the white flag to open up the city and surrendered for good. These cities received a message from the disbanded soldiers that the army ahead was as strong as a devil, unable to resist at all. Making it more suitable for the 2nd Division, They just pass by. These cities surrendered but without resistance—this, if not the horrible environmental conditions of the South. By now, the 2nd Division might have conquered the South much faster than the 1st Division.
This caused much distress for Major General Li Fengyang. He was dissatisfied with such a slow performance.
"40 days have passed. We still cannot conquer the South. Command the down to let all units speed up. We must seize Qinghua City in ten days." Major General Li Fengyang gave orders to all units to hasten the action.
Major General Li Fengyang did not want to lose face to the 1st Brigade led by Major General Song Zihua. Major General Li Fengyang considered himself the first general that Zhao Lingxin had summoned. Have shared suffering and share happiness through many wars. It can be considered a confidant of Zhao Lingxin. Moreover, it was only a handful of those who followed the emperor in the early days.
Major General Li Fengyang was incredibly proud of it. However, Song Zihua's 1st Brigade performed too well. In just twenty days, he had conquered all of the northern districts. Also, the resistance group gave up, but for good, which was very different from him.
"Thou Qinghua City, why didn't y'all give up?" Major General Li Fengyang murmured.
The 2nd Brigade rarely found resistance anymore. After throwing several bullets, The soldiers did not dare to come out to fight the 2nd Division again. Just hearing the name was terrified and hurriedly ran away, never looked back again. Major General Li Fengyang highly anticipated that the Second Prince would quickly surrender to end the South's battle.
On the second prince's side, Zhao Wu was so angry that his army continuously retreated, unable to resist the enemy to stop the advancement.
"Intolerant", Zhao Wu's yelling sounded.
"All of them are ineffective. All of them are foolish." Second Prince Zhao Wu cursed at all the nobles in the meeting room. Nowadays, there is only bad news from the front lines. Every time it was reported that the army continued to retreat. The battle is lost all the time. Even if Zhao Wu did not know about the battle, he knew that this situation was extremely unusual. Today, he puts an emotion towards the nobles in order to find the truth.
"Your Majesty, don't be angry anymore. I think the front lines have some reason," one noble exclaimed as he looked to Cong Qian for help.
Seeing this, Cong Qian knew that the nobles wanted to show themselves off. Within this meeting room, Cong Qian had the most substantial experience and power. Able to persuade His Majesty to listen
"Your Majesty, this matter should be the department of the armed forces that pretend to be defeated and retreat to make the enemy fall. Then when the enemy is caught in the trap that we set, The front line must be victorious for sure." Cong Qian explained the reason to Zhao Wu.
As everyone expected, Correct, Second Prince Zhao Wu really listened to the words that Kong Qian had said.
"In fact, the reason is like this. Thank you, Lord Cong Qian, for helping clarify the truth." Zhao Wu felt that the reason for Cong Qian sounds good. Frontline troops are definitely pretending to plan a plot and trap. Zhao Wu blamed himself for being a little impatient for judging the army.
Everyone who had convinced Zhao Wu to calm down became more at ease. After the meeting, all the nobles opened a secret meeting by inviting Cong Qian.
All the nobles were not fools, and they knew that their end day was near. The situation was dire right now. They all know the conditions of battle on the front lines very well. They could no longer standoff against it. Zhao Lingxin's army was almost invincible, immortal. Even at this time, no one in his army could kill even one person.
They all concealed these facts from Zhao Wu. For fear that the guilt would fall on their head like Pan Zhou. At this moment, everyone knew what Pan Zhou had encountered. It is a terrible thing that they are facing now as well.
To find a solution to this crisis, they held a secret meeting at a place. To discuss a solution together.
"We have to hurry and act. Emperor Zhao Lingxin's army was getting closer and closer to Qinghua City. If we continue to resist, then our end will not be gorgeous." One noble immediately addressed an important issue.
This time, the meeting was different. No more, shifting words look good, but without principles, unable to act when the nobles naturally spoke as smooth as the fish in the ocean, they were difficult to catch. Spoken words around the world around four and five, turning left, right, back and forth until the head was confused. However, at this time, they were all impartially speaking of their needs. Everyone knows that time like this shouldn't be wasted too much in the foreground ceremony. A profile is no longer as important as life.
"Emperor Zhao Lingxin will allow our lives or not. Do not forget the massacre in the capital. How did the emperor do it? Everyone knows it well. "All the nobles still had memories of that event not forgotten. Zhao Lingxin executed all the nobles in the capital. Until being nicknamed Tyrant, they even sent a petition condemning Zhao Lingxin's actions.
However, now that it's different, they don't dare to scold Zhao Lingxin any more. If the emperor were angry, he would have given the same order again. The Emperor's army near Qinghua. They have no escape. They were backward this time until they were close to the wall; there was no longer any way to retreat. What can be done now is to forcefully step forward, act kind, fight the tiger, submit an offer to the emperor. This was the only survivor that they had left.
The debate continued for hours. Despite escaping bribery, soldiers of various means in the human world were all pricked up on the table. Some methods are so disgusting that the vices of human beings are revealed.
"Pan Zhou, do you have any idea now?" One noble asked Pan Zhou.
The nobles knew that the second prince's time was running out. They have to do whatever it takes, even smuggling Pan Zhou into prison to find a solution. Pan Zhou was the people on the battlefield, knowing the awe of the modern army best. Moreover, Pan Zhou is still an outstanding intellectual who often comes up with various tactics in political circles. It is known among the aristocratic nobility.
Although Pan Zhou felt frustrated that the nobles had accused him before, leading the second prince to jail him for life. However, it all depends on the benefit. When Pan Zhou was released from the prison by a group of nobles, the second prince did not know at all. The interests of both people were established.
Pan Zhou and the nobles who had previously troubled him were reconciled. Shaking hands and asking like a close friend who has been separated for a long time makes people very irritable. The nobles raised Pan Zhou to be the bow once again. The previous conflicts had dissolved entirely for the other party to help them figure out how to get out now.
"The method is straightforward," Pan Zhou said with a strange smile.
"Lord Pan Zhou, please speak out." The nobles hurriedly urged Pan Zhou to express their thoughts.
"We put all the blame on the second prince, and it was over. In the past, we were all loyal to Zhao Lingxin. It was the second prince who forced us to do this. Take our children as pledge We then secretly sent messages to negotiate with the government," Panzhou said coldly.
The nobles all inhaled a cold breath. This Pan Zhou is very evil. They were expected to spite the second prince who put him in prison. In just one sentence, Pan Zhou's words were wrong, white to black. Can help them without impurity, dull, float above the water, breathe fresh air again
"I think this plan is viable," one noble advocated.
"I agree." The nobles in the room all began to support the plan. To survive, even if this is a shameless method, they can do it. Since Pan Zhou took out a cruel method, They dared to do From now on, and they will cut ties with the second prince. They have pushed Second Prince Zhao Wu to be the villain who made this whole fabrication happen.