Zizhou, autumn wind swept up the fallen leaves and hurried away. The residual sewage in the market emitted a foul odor. More than half of the shops closed their doors. Knights anxiously crossed the streets. Bankrupt stores with discounted goods reflected the pale faces of the merchants, leaving the city in a feverish state of chaos. Search: (¨Complete¨ Book¨ God¨ Station¨) Read quality literature for free.

Merchant ships were hastily withdrawing overnight, and people packing up their belongings to leave had already begun to depart. Zizhou, once one of the largest cities in the southwest, appeared even more chaotic.

The scholars who had been heading forward were now retreating. Some remained in Chengdu, vowing to share its fate, while in Zizhou, the indignation of the Confucians continued.

"How dare this scoundrel..."

"Is he truly unafraid of the judgment of the world—"

"The imperial court must send out a large army again..."

"A wolf's ambition, a wolf's ambition—"

In the ninth year of the Wujian Shuo era, August, the progress of events changed abruptly, like a white-hot game of chess. The various parties contending in this game each made fierce moves. The undercurrents of the past surfaced as raging waves, abruptly awakening some of the figures who had been surfing on these waters from their sweet dreams.

In this corner of southern China, the Wu Xiang Army, after careful preparations, entered the Liangshan area and suffered a head-on blow. The zealous Confucian scholars who had come to the southwest to promote the suppression of bandits had not enjoyed the thrill of driving the course of history for long when the rapidly changing war situation, along with a written denunciation, struck everyone's minds. It shattered the illusion created by the Black Flag Army's years of preferential treatment for scholars. In early August, the Black Flag Army defeated the Wu Xiang Army, Lu Qiaoshan disappeared, and the Black Flag marched out of the Sichuan West Plain, denouncing the Wu Dynasty and directly stating its intention to take over most of the Sichuan Fourth Road.

The Hua Xia Army's declaration, in addition to being passionate in its condemnation of the Wu Dynasty, treated the decision to take over the Sichuan Fourth Road lightly, almost as a matter of course. However, given the premise that the entire Wu Xiang Army had been defeated and incorporated, this attitude was certainly not a madman's joke.

A wolf's ambition, the final revelation... No matter how people defined the subsequent large-scale actions of the Hua Xia Army, or even condemned them verbally and in writing, the Hua Xia Army's subsequent series of actions demonstrated absolute seriousness. That is to say, no matter how scholars talked about the general trend, how they talked about reputation and prestige, or everything that superiors should fear, that king-slayer known as the Mind Devil, Ning Yi, was determined to fight his way to Zizhou.

Furthermore, he even appeared to be innocently forced by the people here.

While the scholars were cursing, the Hua Xia Army meticulously swept away the garrison troops of six counties and towns near Liangshan and was methodically taking over the original camps of the Wu Xiang Army. After lurking in Liangshan for several years, the Hua Xia Army, skilled in intelligence work, had already figured out the details of the surrounding area. Resistance certainly existed, but it was impossible to form a significant force. This was the beginning of the sweep of the Sichuan West Plain, and it seemed... to foreshadow the subsequent results.

For true wise men, victory or defeat often exists before the battle begins. The sounding of the charge, in many cases, is merely the harvesting of the fruits of victory.

In Bansong Ju and Xinggu Tang, where Confucian scholars gathered, the assembled scholars anxiously denounced and discussed countermeasures. Long Qifei mediated among them, balancing the situation, while his mind involuntarily recalled Li Pin's evaluation of Ning Yi that he had once heard in the capital. He had not expected the 100,000-strong Wu Xiang Army to be so vulnerable in front of the Black Flag, and he had been too optimistic about the extent of Ning Yi's ambition and the domineering nature of his methods.

But now it was too late to say anything.

The Black Flag's dispatch of troops, compared to the remaining wishful thinking among the common people, the more those like Long Qifei who knew the inside story were, the more frightened they became. The defeat of 100,000 members of the Wu Xiang Army was the first appearance of the Black Flag Army in several years, declaring and confirming that its combat power shown in Xiaocang River several years ago had not declined—the Black Flag Army was defeated by the Jurchens a few years ago, and has since been unable to recover and can only lie dormant, was one of the previous fantasies of the people—the Black Flag Army, which possesses such combat power, will not only stop at Chengdu if it says it will fight to Zizhou.

Forced by the chaotic situation, Long Qifei frankly analyzed the situation in the court in front of a group of Confucian scholars: Today, the Jurchens are the strongest, the Black Flag is inferior to the Jurchens, the Wu Dynasty is surviving in a corner. It will be hopeless against the Jurchens, but it still has a chance of winning against the Black Flag. Qin Huizhi, Qin Shumi of the imperial court originally wanted to send troops on a large scale, using half of the Wu Dynasty's strength to first subdue the Black Flag, and then use the Black Flag's internal ingenious techniques to give back to the Wu Dynasty, in order to seek a glimmer of hope when confronting the Jurchens. Who knew that the game in the court would be difficult, with fools in power, and in the end, only the Wu Xiang Army and himself were sent over. Now, the Mind Devil Ning Yi is following the trend, wanting to swallow Sichuan Fourth Road, and the situation has become critical.

"My Wu Dynasty has already been confined south of the Yellow River, and the Central Plains have been completely lost. Now, the Jurchens are invading again, and the momentum is fierce. The money and grain of the Sichuan Fourth Road are important to my Wu Dynasty and must not be lost. It is regrettable that there are many senior officials in the court who are eating away at the country's resources and are foolish and short-sighted. Even now, they still dare not go all out!" On this day, in Bansong Ju provided by the wealthy merchant Jia in Zizhou, Long Qifei told everyone the details of these matters and sighed in a low voice.

"When I came west, I once visited Lord Qin in the capital. Lord Qin entrusted me with an important task, saying that I must promote this western expedition. Unfortunately... the Wu Xiang Army is incompetent, and 100,000 people were defeated in one blow. I did not expect this, and I am unwilling to shirk responsibility. When the Black Flag comes, Long is willing to face the Black Flag in Zizhou and coexist with the soldiers of this city! But the danger of the situation in the Southwest is so urgent that someone must wake up the people in the capital. Long has no face to enter the capital again, but has written a blood letter, asking Liu Zhengming, my brother, to enter the capital and hand it over to Lord Qin..."

As soon as he said this, everyone was in an uproar. Long Qifei waved his hand forcefully: "Everyone, please don't try to persuade me anymore! Long has made up his mind! In fact, a loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. The officials in the capital were unwilling to send troops because they still had illusions about Ning Yi's ambitions. Now that Ning Yi has revealed his true colors, it is difficult for the virtuous men in the capital to tolerate him any longer. As long as they can learn from their pain and send heavy troops into Sichuan, this matter can still be accomplished! Long would like to ask you all to enter the capital, to persuade the virtuous men in the capital and the officials in the court. If this matter can be accomplished, Long will thank you in the afterlife..."

He was generous and tragic, with both a death wish and a blood letter, and everyone was discussing it. After Long Qifei finished speaking, he left without listening to the persuasions of the crowd. Everyone admired his resoluteness and heroism, and went to persuade him again the next day and the third day. Liu Zhengming, who took the blood letter, was unwilling to act on this matter and persuaded him together with the crowd. A snake cannot move without a head. He has a good relationship with Lord Qin, and it is natural for him to take the lead in entering the capital to make a statement and persuade people, which is the easiest way to succeed. During this period, some people also scolded Long Qifei for buying fame and reputation, saying that he had been planning the whole thing behind the scenes, and now he wanted to get away with it. Long Qifei refused even more firmly, and the two groups of Confucian scholars argued back and forth every day. On the fifth day, Lu Guo'er, Long Qifei's confidante and top courtesan in "Yan Nan Lou", gave him sleeping pills. Everyone dragged him into the carriage, and this righteous and resourceful Lu Guo'er accompanied Long Qifei to the capital. The love story of the two was later spread as a beautiful story in the capital.

Long Qifei and others left Zizhou, and Li Xiannong, another person who had stirred up the situation in the Southwest, was now in an embarrassing situation. Since the failure of the layout in Xiaoliangshan, which was resolved by Ning Yi's convenient move to resolve the situation in the rear, Li Xiannong, who returned during the prisoner exchange with Lu Qiaoshan, had been decadent. When the Hua Xia Army's declaration was issued, expressing gratitude to him, he realized the malice behind it. In the first few days, some people came to his door frequently—now, most of the scholars in Zizhou can still see the Black Flag's means of destroying people's hearts, but after a few days, some people were truly bewitched and threw stones into the yard from outside at night.

Long Qifei made two appearances to speak up for Li Xiannong and defend him. Public opinion was suppressed for a while, but when Long Qifei left, Li Xiannong noticed that the hostile eyes around him were increasing. He was disheartened and set off to leave Zizhou this day, preparing to go to Chengdu to die. Not long after leaving the city, he was intercepted by people, including scholars and constables. Some people accused him of trying to escape, and some said that he was going to report to the Black Flag. Li Xiannong was eloquent and argued with reason. The constables said that although what he said was reasonable, his suspicion was still undetermined, and how could he leave at will at this time. Everyone surrounded him, beat him up, and shackled him back to Zizhou Prison, waiting for the truth to come out and a fair decision to be made.

Li Xiannong's subsequent experiences are difficult to describe one by one. On the other hand, Long Qifei and others' generous efforts after entering the capital are another heartwarming story full of talents and beauties. The overall situation began to become clear, and personal struggles and bumps were just small ripples in the giant waves. In the Southwest, the Hua Xia Army, as the chess player, cut across the Sichuan Fourth Road, and in the east, more than 8,000 Black Flag elites were still heading towards Xuzhou. After learning of the Black Flag's ambitions, a wave of encirclement and suppression of the Southwest was set off in the court again, but Jun Wu resisted such proposals and pushed Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and many other troops to the Yangtze River defense line. A large number of laborers had been mobilized, and the logistics line was mighty, showing an attitude of rather death than defeat.

The chaotic world is like a furnace, smelting gold and corroding iron, turning everyone into a pot.

North of the Yellow River, Li Xizhi was facing the first strike after the undercurrent turned into a giant wave.

After the loss of Linhe Ao, the crazy strategic intentions of the Black Flag Army were displayed in front of this warlord who had ruled the east of the Central Plains for several years. Under the city of Daming Prefecture, Li Xizhi suspended the preparations for attacking the city and ordered his army to prepare for changes, while requesting the Jurchen general Wuda to lead troops to support the Black Flag's raid.

However, he was rejected by Wuda.

The southward advance of Zongfu and Zongbi's 300,000 troops will arrive in a few days. Once this army arrives, what are Daming Prefecture and the Black Flag Army worth mentioning? What is truly important are the wharves and ships for the Jurchen army to cross the Yellow River. As for Li Xizhi, if he is still afraid with 170,000 troops on his own territory, then what is his significance to the Jurchens?

Li Xizhi actually did not believe that the other party would just attack like this, until the outbreak of the war—it was as if he had built a solid dam, and then stood in front of the dam, watching the suddenly rising giant wave become higher and higher...

On the morning of August 11, the war broke out in the wilderness north of Daming Prefecture. As the Black Flag Army finally arrived, the war drums in Daming Prefecture sounded, and the "Guangwu Army" led by Wang Shanyue, Hu Sanniang, and Xue Changgong chose to take the initiative to attack with nearly 40,000 people.

One side with 10,000, and the other side with 40,000, flanking Li Xizhi's 170,000 troops. Considering the combat power, even if one underestimated the quality of one's own soldiers, it was originally considered a balanced situation. Li Xizhi calmly faced this arrogant battle.

Then, when the battle began to become heated, the most troublesome situation finally broke out.

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