The fifth year of Kaihuang, early spring.

Along the southern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, soldiers gathered, and food and grass piled up into mountains. One military camp after another was connected into a line, densely packed with no heads to see.

The messenger ran from the east to the west and took more than half an hour to ride a horse.

Battle clouds are dense.

The southern border with dense mountains and rivers has poured into hundreds of thousands of people in just a few months, making the border both dangerous and full of business opportunities.

Adventurous merchants poured into the border with cargo.

Small vendors are no longer allowed to enter the war zone.

The water transportation was stopped, and only patrol and alert ships remained on the river.

On the other side of the river is Yuzhou.

This battle aimed at Yuzhou.

Taking Yuzhou will be the entire Nanchu.

Xiao Yi personally went to the front line to supervise the army.

He stood on Gaotai Mountain, looking at the other side of the river.

The other side is also facing the enemy.

"It's obvious that Shi Wen wants to use the river barrier so that we can't cross the river."

"Even if you can't cross the river here, you can still cross the river from Pingyang County and send troops from the sea to the southern Chu territory. Shi Wen can't defend it no matter how hard he is."

"Don't be too full of words. The Shi family's military forces have been in the past, so they should not be underestimated. Who is leading the troops on the other side? Can you find out clearly?"

"Reporting to the saint, Shi La is leading the troops on the other side. Shi La has been granted the title of Grand Marshal of the Army and the commander of the world."

Xiao Yi sneered, "The soldiers in the world? Haha, Shi Wen's tone is big enough. He dares to claim to be the soldiers in the world. I am embarrassed to say that, but his tone is big enough."

"Sage, start a war!"

"I will request a fight at the end!"

"Please give an imperial edict to the saint, and the empress is ready to go to the battlefield at any time, killing Shi La without leaving any armor."

Hahaha……

Xiao Yi laughed loudly.

The morale of the army is available, the morale of the army is available!

"Release the account!"

When the generals heard this, they looked happy.

This is to order the generals on the spot!

Everyone smiled happily.

If you can take down your first merit and destroy Nan Chu, you will definitely receive a great reward when you reward me according to your merits.

The generals went to the Central Army camp.

Yan Shiqing led the Yan family members and soldiers to mingle.

He did not seek first merit, but he was really unable to achieve his strength because he was not familiar with water wars.

But he hoped to cross the river and enter the tent of the Shilazhong military camp.

In private, he said to the Yan family men: "The court values ​​military merits and has a lot of rewards. As long as we make military merits and are granted marquis and bons, we can be appointed as generals and ministers just in time. Please encourage us, don't just rely on our ancestor Yu Meng."

"Don't say anything about Brother Qing, we all understand the truth. The court cannot be without our Yan family, so let's start with us and set an example for future generations."

"That's right! Our Yan family has never vained anyone in war. The Supreme Emperor said that we must kill the Shi family without leaving any armor, and kill Shi Wen's majesty."

"Let Shi Wen know that in terms of war, our Yan family is more powerful."

"Ge Qing'er quickly went to the Central Army's big account and strive to be the first to rush up the other side of the river and make a first contribution."

Everyone won’t fight for the water battle, but they still have to fight for the first time after landing.

Yan Shiqing clasped his fists and took his personal soldiers to the central army's tent to fight!

This is a group of passionate men, about to usher in a national battle, and everyone is excited.

As for the Yan family...

Yan Yun is willing to cooperate with Yan Yunge, who has always been a person who is grateful for his kindness.

She reciprocates her favor and will not restrict the Yan family from joining the army or following the literature from now on.

As long as you have the ability, it is possible to be a military general in the court, take the imperial examination and become a local official, or ascend to the emperor's hall.

Except for the eldest son of the legitimate branch who inherited the title, the Yan family in other houses can leave Youzhou and come out for another way out as long as they are willing.

Regarding this...

Yan Shouzhan also agreed.

If a family wants to last forever, they cannot rely on the title of the king of the legitimate lineage.

The Ling family is actually the best role model. People from all houses will be sent out for training and can make a way through their skills.

When the family is in short supply, the family provides support and help.

When you achieve success, you will repay the family.

However, the Ling family's civil servants for generations, that is, Ling Changzhi, led the troops as a civil servant, and did what the generals should do.

and……

As the auxiliary minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty cabinet, Ling Chang'an will also be separated from the Ling family after Yan and Yanyun returned to Youzhou together.

This is a major trend. Even if he is unwilling to do so, he must follow the crowd and take the lead in being a role model.

After the division of sects, he and Ling Changzhi will completely draw a clear line.

From now on, they have been relatives of the same surname and different sects.

The Yan family also wants to make a future for themselves.

Not all Yan family members want to become vassals of the royal palace and expect to have a meal.

No matter how good you do in the Yan family army, you will never be above the eldest son of the royal family and you will always obey the instructions of the royal family.

This is the weakness and weakness of the family's private military department.

The tribe members who have no lofty ambitions don't care about this.

But for the Yan family who want to make a fortune and have lofty ambitions, this is the bondage, the bondage of surnames.

He walked out and made military achievements in the imperial army, fighting with the imperial army, and relied on his own ability to become generals and ministers. How powerful is he?

By then...

The family does not divide the sects, and they all want to take the initiative to divide the sects and be the leader of the family.

Of course, such people are a minority in any family.

However, as long as someone is willing to come out and is willing to use his abilities to try to walk a new path, it is worth encouraging, worthy of praise, and should receive support.

...

The horn resounds through the sky.

The war officially begins!

This is the battle to destroy the country. Who will win the death of the country? Let's wait and see.

...

Nanchu, Jianzhou City...

The clouds of war did not float here, and the sky was still clear.

The city is still luxurious.

The children of nobles are addicted to pleasure, and are all kinds of luxurious and high-end places, and are very lively.

It seems that all the wealth in the world gathers in this city.

The court has another scene.

The officials looked solemn. No matter what they thought, at this moment, amid Shi Wen's roar, everyone must worry about the country and the people.

The Great Zhou is the attacking side, while the Southern Chu is passive defense.

The defense line has been established. To be honest, everyone is unsure of whether they can block the offensive of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

The Northern Zhou army has been fighting wars over the years, conquering half of the country and Liangzhou.

After fighting Liangzhou, he successfully won Youzhou.

Yan Shouzhan actually agreed to Yan Yunge's plan to dismember the Yan family, which was indeed beyond the expectations of the Southern Chu Dynasty officials.

Originally, they were looking forward to Yan Shou Zhan raising his arms and leading Youzhou troops to fight with the Northern Zhou court.
To be continued...