In the sixth year of Xuanhe, Taishi Rongzheng raised three armies to attack General Cao Su.
Before the third month, the general led tens of thousands of cavalry like divine soldiers to descend on the divine capital, killing Rong Zheng, Rong Sheng and his son. The powerful Rong family came to an end, and the great general Cao Su took charge of the divine capital.
With the general taking control of the divine capital, the previous three armies became rootless trees.
Zhu Ming had already rebelled against the Grand Master along the way. In the Battle of Shendu, he joined Cao Jun in attacking the Grand Master. However, Zhu Ming did not have many high-end combat capabilities on his side and failed to achieve anything, so he controlled the situation.
The tens of thousands of imperial troops who were originally loyal to the Grand Master prevented him from entering the imperial city for a while.
The remaining two routes are the Zhencang Division of the East Route Army and the Chu Xinfeng Division of the Middle Route Army.
The original composition of the two groups was relatively complicated. The army led by Zhencang was still short-lived. Although he was worshiped by Rong Zheng as the commander of the army, not many people were loyal to him from the beginning to the end. As the gods were taken over by Cao
When the news of the fall of Cao Su and the defeat of the Grand Master came, the people in this group quickly fell apart. There were those who surrendered to Cao Su, those who were eager to fight internally and took credit for Zhencang's head, and some who went to Lingcang with Zhencang.
People running away from the state.
The attack on Beizhou became a joke, and Zhencang led the remaining troops to retreat to Yincheng, Lingzhou.
Chu Xinfeng, on the other hand, led a relatively complete army and retreated into Yuzhou. He was also eager to attack the land of Yuzhou, hoping to quickly consolidate the territory and stabilize the morale of the army before Cao Su's army attacked again.
However, before Cao Su's army arrived, a fight broke out between Zhencang and Wei Hai in Lingzhou.
In August, Zhencang and Wei Hai fought on the east coast of Lingzhou. Wei Hai lost to the former number one general in Jizhou and retreated to Xiangcheng in Lingzhou. Zhencang's troops were greatly motivated and gradually established a foothold in Lingzhou.
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However, just when everyone thought Zhencang was about to take Lingzhou, the Yinjiao Army of Lingzhou Prefecture who was originally in Lingzhou suddenly appeared behind Zhencang and raided Zhencang.
Zhencang's army was defeated by the Silver Dragon Army, and Zhencang himself was defeated by the three brothers Zhang Yin of Lingzhou Prefecture, and retreated to a small town in the north of Jiangzhou to climb the city.
The entire Lingzhou was transformed into three divisions, namely Weihai, Zhangyin and Zhencang, among which Zhencang had the weakest foundation.
In mid-October of the sixth year of Xuanhe, the west wind gradually picked up, and the north was bitingly cold.
The heavy snow started from Xizhou and went all the way to Shendu. The white snow covered the whole world.
Xizhou has been in turmoil for years. It was already short of food and supplies, and now another heavy snowfall has ended. Tao Mingwen, who calls himself the "Lord of Xizhou", mobilizes 200,000 Xizhou soldiers and heads towards the Yongzhou Pass.
In the same month, Cao Su gathered 100,000 elites in the capital city of Shenzhou, worshiped Su Chao as his commander, and attacked Xizhou.
Who are the people of the Su Dynasty? Many people are confused, and there are even many dissenters in the army. On the day when the Western Expeditionary Army was formed, many generals saw the Su Dynasty for the first time, and they saw that the Su Dynasty was young.
, with a slender body and a face like a crown jade, like a graceful scholar.
The general worshiped a scholar as his commander?
Everyone was even more dissatisfied, but no one dared to oppose Cao Su.
The generals accompanying the Su Dynasty also included Ma Chao, Shi Yong, Luo Yushu, Miao Hongji and other young generals.
The commander-in-chief is a scholar, and his lieutenants are all young generals. The general has mobilized a hundred thousand troops and actually entrusts the state affairs to the hands of his son. This mysterious operation stunned everyone in Shendu City.
But the soldiers and horses only respect Cao Su, and Cao Su can delegate them however he wants.
The only thing that interested people have noticed is that during this Western Expedition, except for some of the elites of Cao's army, most of the soldiers and horses were from the original Shendu Forbidden Army. The senior men of these Forbidden Army had not been out of the Shendu for a long time, and they had never thought about it.
The general issued an order and directly ordered a large number of forbidden troops to march out of Xiguan and enter Xizhou to fight.
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General's Mansion, study room.
Outside the study, Cao Jun's elite stood, a solemn atmosphere lingered, and the guards were tightly guarded. No one dared to approach unless ordered by the general.
Opposite Cao Su, a young man sat calmly, with red lips and white teeth, like a scholar.
He looked at Cao Su lazily, with no fear or restraint towards the general in his eyes.
It's like being at home.
Cao Su felt very strange. The person in front of him... was the reincarnation of the virtual image created by him using the virtual image reincarnation technique. It could also be said to be his clone, possessing one-third of his overall strength.
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The virtual image reincarnation technique is indeed a magical skill, but the conditions for its use are too strict, and it is very difficult to practice successfully.
If he didn't have the essence to achieve it quickly, he wouldn't be able to practice such a miraculous skill in a short time.
After this skill is mastered, its greatest use is to create a clone, using the method of human sacrifice. The stronger the living person's previous strength, the stronger it can be to carry Cao Su.
Cao Su found a second-level warrior from the defeated Grand Master to complete the reincarnation of the virtual image.
After three days of this, the reincarnation of the virtual image appeared in front of him.
This clone can master all the martial arts that Cao Su had before the reincarnation of the virtual elephant, but it is not as strong as Cao Su. Overall, it should be about 30% of the strength.
But even with 30% strength, it is almost a first-class combat power.
It is a pity that the reincarnated body of the virtual image does not have the magical powers that Cao Su possesses. Including the divine thunder body, the reincarnated body of the virtual image can inherit only Cao Su's martial arts, which is like an enlightenment.
into this reincarnated body.
Cao Su thought that he must be controlling reincarnations like this, but in fact he was wrong again.
After reincarnation, the clone was like another "him". Although Cao Su could clearly perceive everything he did, he had the ability to think independently and make his own choices, and split out of his body.
Generally speaking, it is born out of him, but it is not him.
Such magical skills are almost heaven-defying. No wonder even Tongtian City was concealed by the ancestor of the Rong family.
Cao Su looked at Su Chao's handsome face and cynical smile. He always felt that something was not right, but he could clearly feel that he could receive all Su Chao's thoughts at this moment, and he could even make a decision with just one thought.
Let the Su Dynasty destroy itself.
"Brother, don't worry too much. After you go to Tongtian City, I will take care of your wife, children, and children."
"What? You don't believe me? If you don't believe me, it means you don't believe in yourself. In that case, you can just take me in. Anyway, I will stop thinking about you. I am you, you are still you, and you don't care about this.
Can’t figure it out?”
Su Chao shrugged his shoulders and crossed his legs directly in front of Cao Su: "You have become a general. Be more generous and don't put pressure on yourself all the time."
"After I help you kill that boy Tao Mingwen, I will deal with those people in Jiannan Road. Those thieves in the south are not worth mentioning. As long as you don't think about such unreliable things as Suo Erqiao, I will
I promise to help you pacify the world within three years. When you become emperor, I will be your pavilion elder. After you go to Tongtian City, I will also help you guard this Qianyuan, how about it?"
"Hey, why did I say what was in my heart?"
Su Chao's indifferent attitude made Cao Su's mouth twitch.
He also comforted Cao Su in turn: "Don't you understand my wisdom? That is all your wisdom. From now on, you can sit firmly in the divine capital and strive to break through to the Xuan realm within three years. I will help you build a big empire."
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"Yes, you should study carefully how we got here and see if there is a way back."
Su Chao tried his best to express what was in his heart, but in the end he failed to say the two most important words in his heart. However, the underlying meaning was always encouraging Cao Su to practice hard and strive to master more secrets of this world as soon as possible.
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He spoke a lot in one breath, and Cao Su usually just listened to him.
When he was almost finished, Cao Su slowly spoke again: "Tao Mingwen is not that easy to fight. This guy has broken away from the early peasant uprising army. He can even be treated as a warlord."
Su Chao smiled and said: "Don't scare me, then you also recruited a group of young boys to beat Tao Mingwen?"
Cao Su sneered and said: "What's wrong with that young boy? Didn't you see that I named him Ma Chao? Ma Chao is the God of War in Xiliang. These young boys are all outstanding in martial arts and are good at riding on horseback. Xizhou is already an open area.
, when you lead them to defeat Tao Mingwen, don’t become rigid and just pursue the decisive battle with the main force.”
"I understand, you just want to train your troops and take care of the original imperial army."
Although the two of them are independent individuals, they are connected to each other. What Su Chao said was exactly what Cao Su thought, but Cao Su never said it before.
Now, Su Chao's character is completely different, completely replicating and amplifying the most different part of Cao Su's character.
He may have been so out of touch in his previous life. In this life, after experiencing such interceptions and a dark world, his character has long been calm and restrained.
"There is one more thing I want to tell you."
Before Cao Su's final emphasis was revealed, Su Chao already knew: "You know, find the place where the demon king was before. Wow, the demon king is full of treasures. After cutting it down, there are still essences that can be collected. If
Being able to find their lair and attack them is much better than practicing hard on your own."
Cao Su:..........
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In the front hall of the General's Mansion, the court generals Zhu Ming, Wang Meng, and Wang Qing were waiting, and several ministers from the Military Aircraft Pavilion gathered together.
After Cao Su established the Military Machinery Pavilion, he appointed one chief assistant, one secondary assistant, and three assistant ministers. Currently, the assistant ministers who have decided to enter the Military Machinery Pavilion are Weng Xiao, Jiang Qi, Wei Kai, and Zhongjin.
There is still one vacancy.
As for the positions of first assistant and second assistant, Cao Su has not decided yet.
These people can be regarded as the most powerful people in the court besides Feng Yuchan.
Among them, Zhu Ming can be regarded as a former general who recently joined Cao Su.
"How long has it been since the General met with Su Chao?"
Wang Meng had the most impatient temper, and he was Cao Su's "mentor". When Cao Su was in his early days, he had a life-and-death relationship with Cao Su. As Cao Su grew bigger, Wang Meng also became more and more prosperous, especially after he defected to Cao Su thousands of miles away.
After Su Su, Wang Meng and Wei Kai have always had a high status in the Cao Su Group. Although Wang Meng's current strength is actually only the fourth level and has not even reached the top level of the strength realm, his status is very high.
, there are two high-ranking strength realm guards guarding him.
He spoke directly and asked everyone's thoughts.
Especially the civil servants, all of them were very worried.
I thought that for the position of General of the Expedition to the West, I would choose one among Zhu Ming, Wang Meng, and Wang Qing. There is a high probability that Zhu Ming, who has a calm temperament and has a lot of military power, will go to the battle. It just so happens that the general can also be selected.
Take this opportunity to weaken part of Zhu Ming's military power.
Zhu Ming himself is also well prepared. If he is weakened, he will be weakened. At least he can ensure that he can serve as a servant with the trust of the general.
Unexpectedly, the final result was that the general found a scholar to take charge.
The scholar called him "Su Chao", but no news had come out before. No one knew anything about Su Chao.
However, the Su Dynasty is still trusted by the general. They saw this today at the general's mansion. On weekdays, if they want to see the general, they need to make an appointment for a period of time, and the conversation will not last more than half an hour, but they can
It's been so long now, and the two of them still haven't left the study room.
If it weren't for the fact that Su Chao was a man, everyone would even wonder if the general was deceived by his beauty?
Seeing that Wang Meng was getting more and more impatient, Wei Kai reminded him in a deep voice: "Wang Meng, just wait a little longer."
Wang Meng touched his head, paced back and forth, sighed slightly in his heart, and said with a wry smile: "It's been almost two hours, right? The general hasn't come out yet? What did Su Chao feed the general?
Damn it, that pretty boy can be the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition? Isn’t it possible that the general is a fool?"
Speaking of this, Wei Kai's expression suddenly changed, he glared at Wang Meng and scolded: "What are you talking about again?"
Wang Meng was startled. He realized that he had said a few more words and quickly closed his mouth, but his eyes were still unconvinced.
Before Zhu Ming spoke, Wang Qing said from the side: "Brother Wang, just wait a little longer. I've been waiting for such a long time, so I won't be unable to wait for the next time."
Among the assistant ministers of the Military Machinery Pavilion, only Wei Kai and Wang Meng spoke. The other three were all very patient.
Doing meritorious service is considered a skill of a literati. Don't wait a little longer now. If the generals really sit in the Jinluan Palace in the future, they will have to wait longer and longer. If they can't wait at this point, why should they be ministers?
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Several people were more enlightened than Wang Meng. On the other hand, they also felt that Wang Meng was really brave and dared to say such things to the general.
Of course, while they are sighing, they will also be a little bit more envious and jealous. The relationship between Wang Meng and Cao Su is very clear. This kind of caring and close friend in the last days will probably be more precious than the work of the dragon in the future.
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Everyone had different thoughts. After waiting for a while, Cao Su and Su Chao slowly walked out of the study and came to the front hall where the discussion was taking place.
Su Chao sat in the last seat under the generals, which happened to fill the position of the last general. Four people from the military aircraft pavilion faced four generals, and a total of eight people sat in the meeting hall.
Everyone stared at Su Chao, but Su Chao's expression remained as usual. Even though many of the court officials looked him up and down, his expression did not change at all.
Cao Su on the high seat said: "Everyone, let me introduce to you Su Chao, the great general who conquered the west."