It was night, and there were endless rows of boats with red lights and paintings on the river. The sound of strings and bamboos echoed around the beams. Both sides of the river were also full of lights and silhouettes of people. Many vermilion carriages were parked under many riverside restaurants. There was a constant noise of drinking and fighting. Occasionally, there was the sound of people drinking.
The sound of a woman’s charming laughter comes.
Although the world has changed greatly, the prosperity of this place has not been damaged. Moreover, King Huainan is now sitting here, with a large army guarding it. The land of the Three Continents is extremely stable. The war in the distance seems to be like a distant and alien world in people's mouth, and they cannot feel it.
In a tall, five-story painting boat, hundreds of women from the orchestra were dancing gracefully. In the sleeves, the lights were swaying, the wine glasses were clinking, and the dignitaries present were drinking and mingling with each other. It was lively and joyful.
After a long period of singing, dancing and banquet, the dancers gradually dispersed, and only then did the few people present talk about the current events.
"Lord Ben, are you satisfied with today's banquet?" An old man in blue raised his glass in the boat and faced the young man sitting at the head.
"Hahaha, I'm satisfied. You old man, you don't want to be so discerning." The young man in silver embroidered clothes hit his knees with a folding fan and responded with a laugh. There were several beautiful dancers sitting next to him.
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Then there was a burst of agreement and praise from several people present, which made the young man feel elated.
Most of the people here today come from aristocratic families in Hedaizhou. Naturally, they entertained this young man on this boat to please him.
Why do these powerful local aristocratic families want to do this? It is of course related to his identity. This young master Wang Bian comes from the Wang family in Dongshan and is a famous family in the dynasty. Now the legitimate daughter of the Wang family is the official wife of King Huainan. This
Prince Bian is also the brother-in-law of the current King Huainan, so he is so fawned over.
After a burst of compliments and praises, everyone saw that the young master was in high spirits, and finally asked some questions they had prepared for him.
"Recently, I heard that the Beifu Mountain army went south. It was so fierce that people were panicked. And my next friend is also in the north now. I am very worried..." He shook his head and sighed.
"Haha, don't worry about this." Wang Bian was already a little drunk at this moment, his face was red, and he was shaking the wine glass.
"I've asked my sister a long time ago, Zhuo Muye, huh, even though he is a general, he is really stupid. He didn't respect the king's orders and even issued a false edict. It's really laughable."
"Now the Holy Lord (King Huainan) has sent the Qingyi and Qinghuan armies to attack them. They will be defeated in the wild."
"The army on the mountainside of Beifu is an important part of the dynasty, and I am worried about it."
Although Mr. Ben said that King Huainan had sent an army, everyone present was still unsure. After all, Zhuo Muye had been in charge of Beifu Mountain for many years and had a great prestige that no one dared to despise. Now he has led an army southward, stretching across several continents.
The military strength is at least 300,000, which does not include the troops stationed in the areas that will be conquered and deployed later. The final total may exceed one million. The momentum is huge. This is what makes everyone uneasy.
If it weren't for the purpose of finding out the current situation and King Huainan's confidence in dealing with the Beifushan army, they would not have specially organized a banquet to entertain and please the Prince Bian.
At this time, I saw the young man sitting at the top shaking his folding fan, with a look on his face. After a while, he opened his mouth to answer.
"You guys, I'm afraid you don't know how powerful the Holy Lord is now. Several big sects have come to surrender. Although Beifu Mountain's army is strong, it offends all the factions. No big sect is willing to support it. The Dynasty Dragon Cavalry alone will definitely be unable to support it alone.
, I think he is not going to die soon."
"Well, these things will get out sooner or later, and it won't matter if I say it." He burped from the wine. He sobered up a little, and then felt sober again.
"Nowadays, the three sects of 'Red Dust Illusion Demonic Workshop', 'Five Blades and Seven Weapons Sect' and 'Wild Fire Mingyue Sect' have made good friends with the Holy Master and sent many disciples to support them. With these three sects in charge, I think Zhuo Muye's death is coming, haha
Haha." He laughed a few times, and then snored drowsily, apparently drunk.
Several people present saw this, nodded slightly, and then asked people to help the young master to rest, and then slowly walked out of the boat.
Arriving on the deck, three of them stood by the railing and looked at the river view on the other side, and then started talking.
"So, now there are four major sects supporting King Huainan."
"The general situation has been established. Even if King Dai can find an ally, it will be difficult to suppress King Huainan."
"We have to place our bets too."
"The surging river is running endlessly, and I don't know who will have the last laugh. Just take it one step at a time."
A few people chatted for a few words and then fell silent. Although the current situation is not bad, and the Hedai Continent where they are located is also very stable, several people present are still not sure what the future situation will be. After all, the world has been stable for hundreds of years.
Even their family, which has been passed down for generations, does not have much experience in fighting and surviving in troubled times. Now they can only follow the trend and get closer to King Huainan, hoping that this great man can dominate the world until the end.
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In March, the peach blossoms bloom for the first time, and they are like stars.
The army from Beifu Mountain went all the way south, conquered the state capitals along the way, and mobilized garrisons from various states to accompany them. Their army continued to expand like a snowball, until it approached an army of 600,000, and was finally stopped by King Huainan.
On He Xingzhou, a continuous stream of warships entered from the Yellow Sea and went upstream. The powerful frontier troops originally stationed in the east also went north with the ships, including 150,000 Qinghuan troops, 100,000 Xiyi troops, and support from various states under the command of King Huainan
The coalition forces numbered 120,000, and a total of 370,000 troops were stationed along the river, blocking the Beifushan army on its way south.
It started with sporadic dragon cavalry confrontations in the air, and then the army slowly advanced, and the first contact and large-scale decisive battle began in early April.
During the battle, Beifu Mountain's army advanced like an iron curtain, with dragon flags in the sky covering the sky. The brave armored cavalry made a surprise attack from the side, scattering the central army commanded by King Huainan. In the chaos of the battle, Zhuo Fengtian, the son of Zhuo Muye, killed King Huainan.
About a hundred meters in front of him, he was repelled by the true disciples of the 'Five Blades and Seven Weapons Sect'.
After this battle, King Huainan's reputation plummeted, and the states behind him became unstable. The Xuanfeng Black Army from Qie Lei Qizhou also attacked and gradually occupied the fertile areas of Muqing, Qingfang, Huansha, and Liuleng.
Four continents, and these four continents are the provinces and counties where the Wang family, a prominent family in Dongshan, operates.
As the in-laws of King Huainan and his important supporters, the Wang family had to ask for help from King Huainan at this time. As a last resort, one hundred thousand Qinghuan troops turned back and boarded the "Panlonghui" ship.
With the help of the boatman, we quickly rushed to Mu Qingzhou.
After that, about 500,000 Beifushan troops rolled like huge rocks, slowly crushing them, repelling the troops commanded by King Huainan step by step, until a fire broke out in the rear, and the logistics supplies were burned to death for the disciples of the "Wild Fire Mingyue Sect".
Then they stopped at Mo Shangzhou, facing King Huainan's remaining 200,000 troops from a distance.