Under the dark night, one of the top masters of Jiannan Road, Xiang Haitian, the owner of Yunhai Villa, also died.
That night, the few top masters in Jiannan Dao were killed and injured, and they all wailed.
Xue Wenkun saw with his own eyes that a master in black appeared inexplicably and attacked and killed Xiang Haitian in the dark.
"How dare you!"
He was extremely angry in his heart. Xiang Haitian had known him for many years. Although he was not very smart, he was an excellent partner and charged forward without any hesitation.
But now, such a good partner died in front of him.
Angry emotions filled his mind, Xue Wenkun's eyes were red and angry.
Wang Luohai on the side stopped Xue Wenkun: "Brother Xue, calm down!"
This person who suddenly appeared is so powerful. Looking at Xiang Haitian who was lying in a pool of blood, it seemed that he was killed by this person's move. How is this possible?
Wang Luohai's heart stirred up a storm, and he calmly gathered all his inner energy.
Both of them are masters of the first level of strength realm. Their strength is between the two. At this moment, they are vaguely planning to besiege Cao Su.
Under the influence of Cao Su's black magic skills, the aftereffects of this attack gradually came to him, and his body actually felt a bit exhausted.
With his current strong body as a first-grade martial artist, it is already too much for him, which shows how domineering the short-term increase in this black magic skill is.
His condition was average, and Cao Su had no intention of fighting these two fresh troops. He looked at the two of them and smiled brightly: "This is just the Jiannan Wulin, but no one can fight with me?"
He restrained his black magic skills, and his face and body returned to normal.
But it was still surrounded by abundant inner energy. At this moment, the earth-shattering shouts of killing came again from the pass.
"kill!
"
One of them flew away from the sky and flew past Xue Wenkun's head.
“Buzz!
"
As this stream of water flew past, strings of streams of water flew in like black clouds, heading towards the city, shooting everywhere aimlessly.
This is an arrow shot from the imperial court's powerful bow and crossbow. Ordinary arrow misses cannot affect a high-grade martial artist, but a high-grade martial artist or below, including a middle-grade martial artist, will be injured if an arrow hits a fatal part of the body.
The Wudang Feijun formed by Cao Su removed the cavalry configuration and replaced it with light bows.
The light bow is not accurate because Cao Su deployed a large number of people who are good at shooting in this army, and the light bow can only reduce the burden on everyone.
Because the burden became lighter, the army marched extremely fast in the hinterland of the mountains.
Wudang's flying army launched arrows at Zitong Pass, and a large number of arrows flew over the tall buildings at the pass and fell into the city.
"The imperial army is really coming, so fast!"
Xue Wenkun and Wang Luohai looked at each other, ignoring the black armor master in front of them, and looked towards the pass again.
In the direction of the pass, fires were everywhere, and the shouts of killing seemed to be echoed not only outside the city, but also inside the city.
"Damn it, there's an insider!"
Xue Wenkun reacted extremely quickly. He was an extremely smart person. Although he seemed a little irritable because of Xiang Haitian's death, and even lacked some basic judgments, he had fully adjusted at this moment and quickly guessed that there must be an internal agent in Zitong Pass.
His face was ashen, and he was afraid of Cao Su behind him, so he did not dare to leave at this moment.
Cao Su actually had no intention of chasing him, and looked calmly at the two first-grade martial artists from Jiannan Road.
"Where's Shi Wenwen?"
At this time, Xue Wenkun would inevitably think of the former martial arts leader. If Shi Wenwen was here, why would he let this person be blocked here?
Cao Su thought to himself, why didn't these two people leave? If they didn't leave, his army would come in.
“Buzz!
"
There was another sound of bow strings vibrating, and a stray arrow struck Cao Su's door.
With a flick of Cao Su's outer cover, all these arrows were deflected away.
A missed arrow cannot break the strength of a top-grade warrior, unless it is also shot by a top martial artist. However, although there are many top warriors, there are not many top warriors who specialize in bows and arrows. Cao Su has only seen a total of 100 warriors in the world until now.
Yan Da and Heng Xuesong specialize in strong bows.
"kill!
"
Outside the gate, a roar sounded.
Cao's army, clad in black armor, surged toward Zitong Pass like a tide in the dark night.
The black-armored Cao troops were seemingly endless, and the broken gate of Zitong Pass became an excellent passage for the influx of troops.
"How dare the dog thieves in Bijiao Palace turn the switch on and off without authorization and let Cao's army enter?!"
People in the Jianghu community became furious and began to curse.
However, Cao's troops who quietly put in the switch quickly began to pour into the pass. Among the endless Cao's troops, many military masters with outstanding martial arts emerged.
With the flash of swords and shadows, countless people in the world fell into a pool of blood.
The iron hooves clank, and the banner with the word Cao is raised high and hung above the pass.
Zitong Pass, broken!
"Woo——"
The trumpets sounded more and more thickly, and the surviving warriors were unable to withstand Cao Jun's strict military formations. Especially outside the military formations, there were scattered monks who appeared, which increased Cao Jun's three-dimensional combat capabilities.
Late at night, Cao's army marched by the light of fire and officially occupied this first pass in the north of Jiannan Road.
The door to Jiannan Road is opened.
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In October, Zitong Pass on Jiannan Road was defeated by Cao Jun.
The martial arts army formed by the martial arts sect in Jiannan Dao was defeated in one battle.
Jianghu warriors, fighting alone, are usually stronger than military warriors of the same level due to their quick movements.
But if it is a team of ten people fighting, the warriors in the army will clearly state the discipline, and they will alternately cover each other to fight under the military formation. The advantage of one plus one is more than two is particularly obvious, and it is difficult for warriors of the same level to resist.
Teams of 100 and 1000 fought in groups, warriors from all walks of life faced each other head-on, and only one was defeated.
Cao Jun broke through Zitong Pass, and hundreds of thousands of troops gathered at Zitong Pass.
Cao Su, on the other hand, adhered to the principle that troops are valuable and quick, and led his troops along Jiannan Road toward Jincheng, the core city of Jiannan Road.
Fifty thousand Wudang flying troops gathered together, and Cao Su's elite management gave the army a clear upper hand in the battle with the Jianghu warriors.
In early November, Cao Su led his army to Jianmen.
Jianmen is another dangerous checkpoint on Jiannan Road. The entire Jiannan Road is composed of rugged mountain roads. Almost all dangerous checkpoints can be built between cities and cities, especially in the northern area of Jiannan Road.
Jianmen is a dangerous place. After the people in the martial arts retreated from Zitong Pass, they fled here to regroup.
Cao Su led an army of 50,000 to assemble at this pass, and then sent a letter of war, asking the heroes in Jianmen Pass to come out and fight.
There were so many heroes in the pass that after being invited by Cao Su, they held another martial arts conference.
This time, Shi Wenkun was successfully elected as the new leader of the martial arts alliance. Without the obstruction of Tang Shenghong and Xiang Haitian, Xue Wenkun alone could not stop Shi Wenkun.
Shi Wendao became the leader of the martial arts alliance and challenged Cao Su.
Cao Su set up a heroic arena in front of Jianmen Pass and asked the heroes in the pass to send young masters to compete with the young masters of the court.
This competition is a gambling battle, and the battle is about the morale and honor of both sides.
The heroes in the pass did not dare to neglect at all, and finally selected three young heroes to compete with the young generals of Cao's army.
These three heroes from different sects won two games and lost one in the end, while Cao Jun lost two and only won one.
The hero arena competition was a small victory for the heroes in the pass.
Therefore, the morale of the guards at Jianmen Pass increased greatly.
The morale of Cao's army took a slight hit. Cao Su was intimidated and did not attack Jianmen Pass for several days.
In mid-November, Cao Su issued another petition for war.
He specially invited the masters of Chunqiu Pavilion formations and set up several serial formations here, asking the masters to break them.
The formation uses humans as the eyes of the formation, and all the soldiers follow the orders, but it is unpredictable. The masters who are locked up have sad faces, and they cannot break it for a while, and their morale plummets.
Unexpectedly, a cultivator who claimed to be a friend of Zhencang came to the sword gate and closed it on his own initiative. He was a Qi practitioner who practiced the Poison Dao Formation. He also followed the formation order and asked the heroes to close the pass. Relying on his formation order, this time
The Qi Master broke through the formation and won this round again.
Jianmen Pass is so high and steep that a strong attack will only result in the loss of troops and generals.
Seeing that the formation was also broken, Cao Su paused for a while. At this time, the temperature in Jiannan Road was already very low. Winter was approaching, and it seemed inappropriate to attack such a top-level level in the snow.
In late November, there were a few days of warm sunshine.
Cao Su directly led his troops to storm Jianmen Pass. After leaving thousands of corpses behind, Cao Su received news of the sudden movement in the capital of the gods.
That night, Cao Su quietly led his troops to retreat to Zitong Pass, while the remaining army, led by Wang Qing, slowly retreated to Zitong Pass one by one.
Cao Su set off from Zitong Pass overnight and rushed back to the capital.
On November 23rd, Cao Su secretly mobilized the Fengtai camp to go to Shendu and suppressed the rebel party in the DPRK headed by Zong Si. Overnight, blood flowed into rivers in Shendu, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.
But it only took one day for Cao Su to complete the suppression of Shendu.
After this incident, those officials and family members who committed crimes were exiled one after another, and countless people fell to the ground with their heads rolling down.
At the beginning of December, Cao Su, who had been blocked in the Jianmen Gate for more than a month, waited for help from the Taoist palace's qigong masters.
The Qi Refiners headed by Qing Xiao still maintained contact with the outside world and made a special trip to outside Jianmen Pass to help in the battle.
Cao Su set up a formation of ten thousand swords and asked the Qi refiners in the pass to fight.
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At the end of the seventh year of Xuanhe, Cao Su killed Xue Wenkun in the Ten Thousand Sword Formation.
Shi Wenwen and Wang Luohai were jointly repelled by Cao Su. The morale of Jianmen Pass dropped sharply. Although dozens of sects gathered here, they all had no fighting spirit and were defeated by Cao Su in one battle.
The sword gate was broken, and hundreds of thousands of tigers entered Jiannan.
In February of the seventh year of Xuanhe, Cao's army was overwhelming and captured seventeen large cities in Jiannan Road, including Jincheng.
Cao Su shocked the world by beheading a dragon that had traveled for thousands of years in the Jinshui Daze south of Jiannan Road.
The dragon has been poisoning Jiannan Road for many years and has eaten countless people. It can do whatever it wants with its invulnerable scales. If it continues to cultivate, it will enter the realm of the Demon King. Cao Su fights the dragon alone and saves the people of Jiannan Road.
Solve a personal problem.
After killing the dragon, Cao Su held a grand sacrificial event in Jinshui Daze, praying to God for good weather and peace for the country and the people.
In March, Jiannan Road began to be busy with farming. Cao Su led his troops to accumulate in Qingcheng to the east of Jiannan Road to guard the important pass into Jiannan Road from the east.
At this point, the entire Jiannan Road was under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the imperial sector had already included most of the world, leaving only the southeast corner of the rebel army that had not yet been recovered.
The princes who had been fighting with each other for many years in the southeast corner felt deeply pressured, and soon formed an offensive and defensive alliance to fight Cao Su together.
Among these princes, the largest prince turned out to be Yuan Zong, who had served as Cao Su's superior. Yuan Zong settled in a corner of Ruzhou in the southeast. After leaving the court, he felt at ease and became a local emperor. He appointed himself the King of Runan early.
title.
In addition to Yuanzong, there were also other princes from the north such as Zhencang, Chu Xinfeng, Zhang Yin, Wei Hai, and Ding Xing.
These people are now united together, and the defenses on the Qingluo River in the north are constantly being reinforced. The imperial troops and horses hoarded in Juqing City in the west still want to separate one side.
Cao Su returned to the court and held a grand celebration.
After pacifying Jiannan Road, Cao Su wiped out all the food that had been hoarded for many years in Jiannan Road.
Jiannan Road has always had good weather and is hidden among mountains and rivers. The land is fertile and the grain yield is extremely high. The grain accumulated over the years exceeds one million dan, which greatly stabilizes Cao Su's family fortune.
With food, the population can continue to grow, and the supply of troops can continue to increase.
The ministers of the court expressed their gratitude to King Yan one after another for his achievements.
In May, the assistant ministers of the Junjige headed by Jiang Qi walked into the court and met Xiaozong: "I met King Yan. Since he came to the throne, he has spread his virtues everywhere, benevolent to all things, surpassing the past and the present, and the ministers will meet to see him."
Your Majesty attaches great importance to the mountains, rivers, and the country, and Zen and the King of Yan are in harmony with the heart of heaven and the will of the people. Then your Majesty will enjoy the blessing of leisure, and your ancestors will be very lucky!"
Xiaozong Wenyou's face was calm, and he was not frightened by the posture of the officials at all. He was speechless for a long time, and stood up silently. There was still a trace of sadness in his eyes: "The Wen family's thousand-year-old foundation has been ruined by my hands!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Baiguan advised: "Since ancient times, there has been prosperity and failure, prosperity and decline. The Qianyuan Dynasty has been passed down for thousands of years, and it has been extended to your majesty. It has been exhausted.
It’s better to retreat as soon as possible and don’t hesitate!”
Xiaozong finally couldn't bear it anymore, collapsed on the ground and burst into tears.
None of the officials tried to persuade him, so they laughed and retreated.
The next day, hundreds of officials went to court again to persuade them. This time, in addition to hundreds of officials, there were also Yulin troops under Cao Su's command. Huben warriors entered the palace with guns in hand. Qianyuan Palace had a more chilling atmosphere.
Whether Xiaozong should respond or not, it is just a process and a formality.
Xiaozong had no choice but to ask his academicians to draft an imperial edict for the Zen state. A state edict of abdication, which was almost a self-incriminating edict, was sent to Cao Su, saying, "I abdicate to Cao Su, King of Yan. I hope the king will not resign."
In accordance with the etiquette system, Cao Su made three concessions and three resignations, and asked Zhongjin to act as an example. He claimed that he was of poor virtue and asked not to ask for a great virtuous person to succeed him to the throne.
All the officials fell to the ground to persuade him, but Cao Su still refused.
A few days later, Emperor Xiaozong invited Cao Su, King of Yan, to the altar to accept Zen. Four to five hundred officials, big and small, gathered under the altar, including the Yulin Army, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, and the Fengtai Army of more than 100,000 people. Emperor Xiaozong heard that he personally presented the jade seal to Cao Su.
Cao Su accepted it.
Cao Su received eight great gifts and finally ascended to the throne.
Weng Xiao brought the big and small officials to court, and Cao Su changed the eighth year of Xuanhe to the first year of Tianbao, and the country's name was Dayan. He immediately issued a decree to grant amnesty to the world.
"There are no two masters in the country. Emperor Qianyuan has embraced the world, so it is reasonable for him to retreat and serve."
Weng Xiao spoke, reminding Xiaozong that he had requested to be stripped of his imperial title.
Xiaozong knelt on the ground to listen to the order, and Cao Su issued an order to confer Xiaozong the title of Duke of Wuyang, which he would do on the same day.
Weng Xiao said sternly: "Establishing an emperor and deposing an emperor is the ancient way. Today's saints are kind and can't bear to harm you. I will make you the Duke of Wuyang. You will leave today. You are not allowed to enter the court unless you declare an imperial edict!"
Emperor Xiao of Qianyuan heard that you thanked you with tears, mounted his horse and left.