New Year's Eve.

Deng Qi and Xia Ji joined forces and hoarded them in the lower fields.

Xiaye Castle is a hundred miles away from the original capital of Duan Kingdom, but very close to the southern towns guarded by Chen Qingzhi's troops.

Moreover, there is a broad road outside the city, which can be used for marching, which is very convenient.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Xiaye Castle is the gateway to the towns in the south.

Chen Qingzhi beat drums to gather the generals and hoarded all the troops in the Niutoushan area.

Confronted the Tang army head-on.

There is such a momentum that if there is only one man at the gate, all the armies can't stop him.

On the New Year's Day, the first battle took place between the two sides.

Chen Qingzhi relied on his geographical advantage to defeat the Tang army, but after all, he was marching in the cold winter, and his own army suffered many casualties.

In the first battle, the Tang army did not send many troops, probably to test the strength of Chen Qingzhi's troops.

After the battle, they summarized some experience based on Chen Qingzhi's past fighting style, and then used a steady and steady attack to defeat Chen Qingzhi's lightning tactics.

Otherwise, if you collide with him head-on, you have little chance of winning.

However, the snow was thick and Chen Qingzhi's men were mostly cavalry. It was difficult for the horses to move in the snow, which gave the Tang army a chance to breathe.

They wanted to give Chen Qingzhi a devastating blow before Zhao Changlin came.

To this end, they had stayed up several nights and finally came up with a solution that was not a solution.

Relying on the advantage of the snow, the troops were divided into four groups, completely cutting off Chen Qingzhi's retreat and besieging him in Niutoushan.

Then the army swarmed up and surrounded Chen Qingzhi. At that time, he would be unable to escape.

Although I don’t know if this method will work or not, you can give it a try.

At worst, it would be a lose-lose situation, but Chen Qingzhi had few soldiers. If he could keep Chen Qingzhi in Niutoushan, then Deng Qi would have accomplished his mission.

Because the real intention of the Tang State in sending troops was never to seize Liang State's land, but to cause trouble to the Wei army and curb the development of Wei State's strength.

Just after the Tang army sent out troops in four groups, Chen Qingzhi did not follow common sense and pulled all the troops over and attacked one of the Tang armies with all his strength.

Moreover, it is an army with heavy armor, chariots, and baggage.

However, what Chen Qingzhi never expected was that such an army should have been greatly reduced in strength in the snow, but after a battle, it unexpectedly found a hard nut.

Moreover, the Tang army closest to this army rushed to support as quickly as possible, attacking Chen Qingzhi from both sides.

Risking his own life, Chen Qingzhi took advantage of the darkness to break out of the encirclement, and then he retained most of his energy and retreated to Niutoushan, preparing to hold on.

In this battle, Chen Qingzhi was defeated miserably.

However, far from being defeated, he revived the morale of the army, laid a dragnet around Niutoushan, and then hoarded supplies, preparing to fight an earth-shattering battle with the Tang army here.

Relying on the favorable geographical location and holding on until Changlin's army arrives, any difficulties will be solved by then.

The main reason why Chen Qingzhi is currently at a disadvantage is because of the lack of soldiers.

Most of his troops are cavalry, and they are really not good at fighting in ice and snow.

The Tang army had already planned all this, so before winter, they temporarily changed their arms and replaced all their main sources of troops with pikemen.

The advantage of spearmen in the snow is that they are easy to move and their attack power will not be weakened.

Therefore, relying on the advantages of this unit, they were able to give Chen Qingzhi the strength to resist.

In the first battle between the two armies, Chen Qingzhi was the first to start the war. In other words, it was the Wei State who attacked the Tang State first. In public opinion among the people, the Wei State had the upper hand.

Although it was a great victory, it was still unknown.

Secondly, it was Chen Qingzhi's second attack on the Tang army.

In this battle, the Wei army was defeated and fled.

Although they were defeated, there was still no support from the people. After all, this time they took the initiative to attack the Tang Army.

Of course, Zhao Changqing, who is far away in Luoyang, doesn't care about these things.

He is now heading to the place where the three emperors will meet for alliance. He has brought 30,000 armors with him and is preparing to hold a winter hunt here.

Actually, I just wanted to come out and get some air.

However, something bad happened at this time.

The Tang State used the public opinion of the people in the world to launch a denunciation of the Wei State, which led to many martial arts masters from other countries going to the Wei State to assassinate the ministers of the Wei State.

For a while, it made people panic.

Zhao Changqing was very angry and cursed angrily at Zhao Gao who had followed him: "What do you do in Dongchang? How long has it been since the Tang State issued its denunciation? Four of our third-rank ministers and above in Wei State died in other countries.

Warrior assassination, and so far, only one murderer has been found!"

Zhao Gao knelt down in the snow, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, this servant was negligent, but this happened suddenly, and I was at a loss for a while!"

Zhao Changqing said: "I used to let the Jin Yiwei specialize in dealing with the outside world. Now, who among the spies of other countries has not heard the word 'Jin Yiwei' and become frightened? The Jin Yiwei has also devoted a lot of effort to the soldiers who are on the expedition. A lot of valuable information is provided by the Jin Yiwei."

.And what about your Dongchang? Specifically speaking, warriors from other countries have come to your doorstep, but you tell me that I am at a loss? It seems that I really want Jia Xu to manage the Dongchang for a period of time on your behalf!"

Zhao Gao panicked and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will spread my manpower as soon as possible to prevent warriors from other countries from entering."

Zhao Changqing said: "It's not about taking strict precautions, but it's about killing any warriors from other countries who dare to come to Wei, no matter what realm or force they belong to!"

Zhao Gao bowed and said: "I obey your order!"

Gao Lishi next to Zhao Changqing said: "Select a few of my personal guards and ask them to go to the major martial arts sects and Taoist palaces in the south to seek their help. Tell them that although the country of Wei belongs to me, it also belongs to me.

They are both warriors, is it possible that they have to watch warriors from other countries show off their power in the territory of Wei?"

Gao Lishi accepted the order and then went to arrange the people.

Zhao Changqing was furious.

This matter is really a naked provocation.

A mere warrior dares to act like a clown!

As long as there are no strong people in the realm of land gods, Zhao Changqing has the confidence to let them die as many as they come.

If they were allowed to continue killing like this, who among the Wei people would dare to be an official?

Who should govern the world?

It is reasonable for Zhao Changqing to seek help from local Jianghu sects.

Jianghu sects from various places are also responding positively.

But to be honest, the rivers and lakes sects in various places are just a mess without a core figure to lead them. After all, how can they achieve the goal of driving away warriors from other countries without even a goal?

Then they held a martial arts conference.

This is the second martial arts competition held after Zhao Changqing's horse racing.

This martial arts conference involves martial arts sects from all over the country.

It was also praised by later generations as the truly historical martial arts conference.

The purpose of the conference is to make friends through martial arts, select a qualified martial arts leader, and then better resist foreign enemies and still seek development.

Since we are seeking development, we must get in touch with the imperial court.
Chapter completed!