Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

It was noon, the sun was shining brightly, smoke was billowing outside Gansha City, black smoke was rising into the sky at the South Gate, and a thick layer of corpses was piled under the city wall.

"hurry up!"

"Hurry up, don't be lazy."

The Wei army commanded the surrendered soldiers to move the corpses out of the city and pile them up outside the city. The bodies of the Wei and Jinxia soldiers were separated, and then doused with kerosene and burned to prevent the plague.

A breeze blew, bringing the smell of blood and burning corpses from the ground into the city.

On the city wall, the royal flag of Jinxia had been replaced by the military flag of Wei. The exhausted Wei soldiers leaned against the battlements to rest and took turns changing shifts.

Chen Mo sat on the top of the city wall facing the sun. Yuzhu wet a towel, knelt beside Chen Mo, and wiped the blood off his face.

At this time, Luo Yong, the deputy general of the Imperial Guard, stepped forward and reported the casualties: "Your Majesty, our army has killed more than 1,300 enemies and captured nearly 3,000 enemies. Our army suffered a total of 287 casualties."

Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "Have you investigated the identity of that prince?"

"Your Majesty, the enemy prince beheaded by you was named Tuoba Hong. He was the younger brother of Jinxia Khan and a fifth-rank warrior. His deputy general was Fucha Fu, a fourth-rank warrior." General Luo Yong told Chen Mo everything he had learned.

Chen Mo nodded and said, "Pass on my order. Have the Fire Camp prepare breakfast immediately so that the soldiers can fill their stomachs as soon as possible. Also, have the surrendered soldiers repair the damaged South City Gate as soon as possible."

Such a large city can be used as one of their bases for advancing into Jinxia, ​​and they can also replenish military supplies on the spot and reduce domestic pressure.

"promise."

Luo Yong stepped back to make the arrangements.

"Where is the imperial master?" Chen Mo looked at Yuzhu.

"Treatment of our wounded soldiers." Yuzhu said.

Chen Mo was marching at night, and in a hurry, and he didn't even bring a military doctor with him.

"Send someone to find all the doctors in the city to treat our wounded soldiers. The national master is alone and it will take him a long time." Chen Mo said.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Master has already sent people to look for him. She will hold on until they arrive," said Yuzhu.

"Okay, I'll take a rest first. If there's anything important, tell me."

If it was just staying up late, Chen Mo could handle it, but every time he attacked a city, he led the charge and consumed a lot of spiritual energy, so he had to rest and replenish it.

"Your Majesty, please go to sleep. I will watch over you."

Chen Mo nodded, found a comfortable position and took a rest.

With the current level of Zi Yang Hua Yuan Gong, Chen Mo can restore his innate spiritual energy just by basking in the sun.

Of course, if you just want to recover and want to practice, you can only use the purple energy of the sun in the morning.

……

Chen Mo was awakened by a loud noise.

Chen Mo opened his eyes and found a cloak covering his body. Yuzhu was holding a sword, standing straight, guarding him without moving.

"What happened? Why is it so noisy?" Chen Mo stood up.

"Your Majesty, you are awake." Hearing Chen Mo's voice, Yuzhu turned around with a smile on her face and said, "It seems that the soldiers below violated military discipline and were caught by the military discipline team."

Chen Mo nodded, put the cloak on Yuzhu, and said, "What time is it now?"

"It's just 3:00 p.m."

"You are tired too. Take some time to rest. I will go take a look."

Yuzhu nodded. She was indeed a little tired.

At the foot of the city, Nalan Yiren was watching the excitement with great interest.

Seeing Chen Mo coming down, Nalan Yiren just glanced at him indifferently.

Chen Mo called Luo Yong and asked what happened.

According to Luo Yong's account, several soldiers of the Xianzhen Guard fell in love with a beautiful woman while searching for the remnants of the Jinxia army in the city.

Because Jin Xia's dress style is different from Da Wei's, it is more open and explicit.

These soldiers couldn't hold back and raped the beautiful woman.

The most important thing is that many people from Jinxia saw it at that time.

After listening to this, Chen Mo frowned.

At the beginning of the establishment of the army, Chen Mo established strict military discipline.

Among them is a strict prohibition on drunkenness, disturbing the public, and bullying the people.

If violated, if the circumstances are serious, the person shall be put to death.

In situations like the one Luo Yong described, the soldiers who violated the rules should be beaten with thirty military sticks.

Thirty military sticks may not seem like a lot, and you might even think you can get through it if you grit your teeth.

But if you really think so, you are totally wrong.

"Your Majesty, you see, when the Jinxia barbarians attacked us, they also bullied our people a lot. These people below are just giving them a taste of their own medicine. Your Majesty, how about..." Luo Yong pleaded for those soldiers.

But before he could finish his words, Chen Mo glared at him.

"Military discipline is military discipline, and the law is unforgiving." Chen Mo said. The main thing is that the rules cannot be broken. If these people are not dealt with, the people below will follow suit.

Of course, this is not Zhongzhou, and what Luo Yong said just now makes sense. Can it be that only the Jinxia barbarians can bully us, but we cannot bully them back? Therefore, these thirty military sticks cannot be used to fight.

Also, let me say something unpleasant.

If there weren't so many people seeing these soldiers committing this crime, the matter could have been handled internally, making a big deal out of a small matter.

In short, Chen Mo is a manager and he has to abide by the rules.

"Let's carry it out publicly. Pick a few people to carry out the execution personally. Remember to use gentle force." Chen Mo said.

Luo Yong was stunned at first, then his face lit up: "I will do it right away."

"Wait a minute, you just need to know the truth about this matter, and don't tell everyone about it." Chen Mo said.

"promise."

Luo Yong retreated briskly.

The so-called soft strength.

When a board is hit down, people around can see that the board is hit with great force, and the sound is also very loud, but when it actually hits the person being hit, he will only feel pain, and it is not a very painful pain. Not only will it not cause skin and flesh to be torn, it will not cause internal injuries.

In this way, it will not only serve as a warning, but also calm the people's hearts in the city and will not make those who are beaten feel disheartened.

Soon after Luo Yong left, Chen Mo thought of something and said to his personal soldiers, "Send someone to find all the women in the brothels and prostitutes in the city. Also, confiscate all the rich families in the city. When the main force arrives, you can take off your armor and rest for a day, enjoy yourself, and all expenses will be borne by the court."

After a slap in the face, it's time to give a sweet date.

Although it was said that the imperial court paid for it, in reality it was almost like getting it for free.

"promise."

The personal soldiers bowed and accepted the order.

……

It’s just October.

This summer in Beijing.

The deep sound of bells resounded throughout the imperial city.

All officials passed through the palace gate and came to the Golden Palace to attend the morning court as usual.

The Jinxia court learned the Song system, which was exactly the same as the Song Dynasty in terms of the early dynasty.

"If you have something to report, please stand up. If not, please dismiss the court." An eunuch shouted loudly above the Golden Palace.

"I have something to report." Wanyan Xiaji stepped forward.

"Approved." Tuoba raised his hand and said while sitting on the dragon throne.

"My reply, Khan. Since our army was defeated in the last battle with the Song Dynasty, I have learned from the lessons and asked the talented people under me to imitate a batch of strange thunders based on the Song Dynasty's strange thunders. Although they are not as powerful as the Song Dynasty's strange thunders, they are also very lethal if thrown by catapults.

I hope the Khan will immediately issue an order to manufacture these imitations of strange thunder on a large scale so that they can be put into use in the army as soon as possible." Wanyan Xiaji said respectfully.

As soon as these words came out.

This caused an uproar among the ministers.

Although they had never seen the strange thunder of the Song Dynasty (Wei Dynasty), they had heard of its great name. The last time the Song army was defeated, Wanyan Xiaji attributed the key reason for the defeat to the strange thunder.

This shows how powerful the strange thunder is.

Now that I hear that a batch of imitations have been produced, I can't help but be shocked.

Tuoba Hui also showed a happy expression, and hurriedly asked: "General Xia Ji, are you serious?"

"I dare not deceive the Khan." Wanyan Xiaji said.

"Okay." Tuoba Hui patted the armrest of the dragon throne heavily, stood up excitedly, and said: "General Xia Ji is worthy of being the pillar of Jin Xia."

"Your Excellency, Great Khan, thank you for your praise. I am humbled and overwhelmed."

"Okay. The large-scale imitation of strange thunder will be handled by General Xia Ji." Tuoba Hui said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Just as Wanyan Xiaji was about to accept the order and leave, a messenger outside the palace called out, "Report—Haiyan Pass, 800 miles away, urgent!"

When the ministers heard that it was an urgent message from eight hundred miles away, they fell silent and quickly turned to look outside the hall.

Soon, a messenger hurriedly walked into the hall, knelt on one knee under the golden steps, and said urgently:
"Report - On the night of September 23, the Wei army attacked Haiyan Pass at night, and the gate of Haiyan Pass was breached. Soon after, Prince Ning was killed in the battle, and Haiyan Pass was lost."

"Wow!"

After the messenger finished speaking, everyone in the Golden Palace gasped.

Wanyan Xiaji, who was about to retreat, staggered slightly, with a look of surprise in his eyes, and asked hurriedly: "What did you say?"

"The Wei army attacked Haiyan Pass at night, King Ning was killed in the battle, and Haiyan Pass was lost." The messenger's words were concise and to the point.

"Puff."

Tuoba Hui sat down on the dragon throne, looking dazed and shocked.

Below, various noisy voices from the ministers also arose.

"Why would the Wei army attack Haiyan Pass at night?"

"Isn't there a plague in the north of Wei? How dare they attack us?"

"What does Prince Ning do for a living? How did Haiyan Pass fall?"

"Impossible, this is impossible"

……

But since it was an express delivery of 800 miles, it couldn't be fake.

Tuoba Hui was shocked for a moment, then he pulled himself together and asked, "Who was the commander of the Wei army? How did Prince Ning die in battle?"

Just as the messenger was about to speak, another messenger's voice was heard outside the hall.

"Report - Gansha City, 800 miles away, urgent."

"Quick, let someone come in."

Tuoba Hui said quickly.

The messenger walked quickly into the hall with the same expression as the previous messenger.

"Report, on the morning of September 24, the Wei army attacked Gansha City and broke through the south gate. Not long after, Prince Yong and his deputy general were killed in the battle, and Gansha City fell."

"boom!"

earthquake.

After the messenger finished speaking, the court was almost like an earthquake.

The sounds of panic and panic were heard one after another.

"In the morning of the 24th? In other words, after the Wei army attacked Haiyan Pass at night, they went south and captured Heishui City and Gansha City."

Wanyan Xiaji's face turned black. Since Gansha City had been lost, Heishui City must have been lost as well.

"Cough cough."

Tuoba Hui on the dragon chair started to cough violently and said sadly, "Brother Hong."

"Tell me quickly, who is the enemy commander? He was able to kill King Ning, so his strength must be at the top third rank." Wanyan Xiaji said.

The second messenger said: "This man claims to be the Emperor of Wei."

"The Emperor of Wei?" Wanyan Xiaji was shocked.

When the ministers heard this, they started talking even more.

"Is there something wrong? Why would the emperor of a country be the first to lead troops to attack a city?"

"The capital of the Wei Dynasty is in Tianchuan, thousands of miles away from Haiyan Pass. How could Chen Mo be there?"

"Are all the spies sent to Wei dead? The Emperor of Wei raided Haiyan Pass at night, but we didn't receive any news beforehand."

"The Great Wei is still plagued by the epidemic, yet Chen Mo dares to lead his troops to attack us. Isn't he afraid that the epidemic will spread to his army?"

"..."

"Chen Mo." Tuoba Hui gritted his teeth, his voice extremely cold: "General Xia Ji, I want him to die, die!"

Tuoba Hui was furious.

Wanyan Xiaji nodded and accepted the order. In this situation, he would definitely need to lead his troops to resist.

Not only Tuoba Hui, but also he was very angry.

Not only did Chen Mo capture three of their cities in a row, he also killed two princes without mercy. This was simply too much.

"Khan, since the Emperor of Wei is leading the troops personally, whether for his own safety or other reasons, the troops he leads must be quite large, so the troops in Wei must be empty. I beg the Khan to send another person to lead the troops westward to attack Longyou of Wei." Wanyan Xiaji said.

"Okay." Tuoba Hui was angry. As long as Chen Mo could be killed, he would agree to anything.

……

mid-October.

The 10,000 troops led by Chang'en arrived at Haiyan Pass.

A day later, he arrived at Gansha City with Zhao Liang and Sun Meng and reunited with Chen Mo.

Chen Mo ordered Chang En and Cui Shuang to lead 5,000 troops to guard Gansha City, while he led the remaining troops and supplies to continue advancing.

In three days, they captured five cities in succession and seized a large amount of money, cattle, sheep and other livestock.

The money could not be used in Jinxia for the time being, so someone was sent to transport it back home.

As for livestock such as cattle and sheep, the Nalanyi people checked them and if they were found to be non-toxic, they were slaughtered on the spot and provided to the entire army for food.

After a day of rest, the army continued to advance.

The next afternoon, they encountered a stubborn resistance from a tribe called the Qieqi tribe in Jinxia. After Chen Mo's army shot and killed their leader, they still refused to surrender. All the people, including the elderly, children and women, also resisted the army.

At night, the tribe of the magpie was massacred and a Jingguan was built.

Perhaps shocked by the fate of the Xizhi tribe, two small tribes not far from the Xizhi tribe led their people to surrender to the Wei Dynasty.

This is the end.

Chen Mo's army was less than 500 miles away from Jinxia's capital.

The army stopped at a county town called "Tianxing City".

Chen Mo knew that he couldn't go any further.

In less than ten days, he led his troops alone and advanced more than 300 miles.

If we don't clear the left and right sides, there is a high possibility that our retreat will be cut off by the enemy.

In addition, according to reports from scouts at the front, reinforcements from Jinxia have arrived.

Chen Mo plans to fight the opponent head-on.

to this end.

That morning, Chen Mo and Nalan Yiren led a small group of people out of the city to check the terrain nearby and look for a suitable place to start a war.

For Chen Mo, open space is the best.

(End of this chapter)