The end of the military era

It is the general trend for the Zhou family to unify the Han and Tang empires.

Now only relying on the four towns controlled by the imperial court, as well as our Shuonan Town, there is no force that can stop the reunification of the Han and Tang Empires.

The 200-year-old feudal separatist regime is finally coming to an end.

It's a pity that our Shi family has to become a victim of this unification. "

Shi Zihao, Shi Desheng's eldest son, immediately said, "Father, should someone reconnect with the Zhou family immediately?"

Shuonan Jiedu envoy Shi Desheng nodded, "Re-contact the Zhou family immediately, even the Shuodong army has surrendered, so there is no need for our Shuonan army to persist.

What's more, through the previous battles between the Zhou family's border guards and the three elf national armies and the Red Tiger Emperor's team, it can be seen that even the Zhou family's border guards are powerful.

In this battle, even if the Zhou family loses in the end, I'm afraid they won't be hurt. Our Shuonan Army shouldn't have any chance.

Why not learn from Xue Daoquan and leave a way for our Shi family to survive. "

Shi Zihao hesitated, "Father, don't you wait any longer?

Didn't you also say that if the Zhou family is defeated in this war, then our Shi family may be able to retain more benefits by joining the Zhou family at that time. "

Shuonan Jiedu Shi Desheng shook his head and said: "Don't have illusions, after the Shuodong Army surrenders to the Zhou family, even if the Zhou family loses in this battle.

In the territory of our Han and Tang Empire, there will be no forces that pose any threat to the Zhou family.

In this case, it is impossible for the Zhou family to allow our Shi family to retain military power. "

Then Shi Desheng patted his eldest son Shi Zihao on the shoulder, "Sometimes giving up is also a kind of courage!

In order for our Shi family to continue, we have to choose to give up. "

2 Sixty Chapters Unify the Han and Tang Dynasties

After the Shuodong Army surrendered to the Zhou family, the original four towns of the Shuodong Army, namely Shuodong Town, Yongwei Town, Xiaozhou Town, and Hanzhou Town, formed the tenth military region of the Han and Tang Empire Frontier Army, Shuodong. military region.

According to the agreement reached with Shuodong Jiedu envoy Xue Daoquan, more than 700 million Shuodong troops will be reorganized into border guards.

Of course, many generals of the Shuodong Army, including all the Xue family's children, will leave the army according to the agreement.

Hou Lian, the former deputy commander of the Luoshan Military Region, was transferred by Zhou Rui to the Shuodong Military Region as the commander-in-chief.

Hou Lian was the first company commander of the guard battalion of the Ganyang City Garrison Brigade. After Zhou Rui took over the Ganyang City Garrison Brigade, Hou Lian has always been one of Zhou Rui's most trusted generals.

Zhou Rui asked Hou Lian to be the commander-in-chief of the Shuodong Military Region this time. Another reason was that Hou Lian graduated from the Army Academy in Shuodong Town and had been in the Shuodong Army for a while.

Just half a month after the Shuodong army surrendered to the Zhou family, Shuonan Jiedu envoy Shi Desheng also announced that Shuonan town will be merged into the border guards' governor's mansion from now on, and the 300 million Shuonan army will be reorganized by the border guards.

Shuonan Town used to be the second-largest feudal town in terms of area among the 24 feudal towns of the Han and Tang Empires, with an area of ​​about 110 million square kilometers and a population of about 7000 million.

Later, the Governor's Office of the Border Defense Army announced that Shuonan Town would be merged into the Longnan Military Region of the Han and Tang Empire Frontier Defense Army, and that the Longnan Military Region would be renamed Shuonan Military Region.

In this way, the jurisdiction of the Shuonan Military Region will cover the six southeastern towns of the original Han and Tang Empires.

On November 1549, 11, in Ganyang City, at the Governor's Mansion of the Frontier Defense Army, Zhou Rui put a telegram from Guan Guoren, Commander-in-Chief of the Shuonan Military Region, about the border troops stationed in Jieyang City, the capital of Shuonan Town, in the office. After sitting on the table, he asked Hu Yi: "Is there any response from Zhao Rongguang?"

After the Shuonan army surrendered to the border guards, the entire Han and Tang empire, except for the Zhou family, was left with a nominal court.

Just at the beginning of October, Ouyang Hui, the emperor of the Han and Tang Empire who had been bedridden for many years, took his last breath on the hospital bed. Then Ouyang Hui's youngest son, Ouyang Jing, who was just 10 years old this year, ascended the throne with the support of Zhao Rongguang, the governor of the Forbidden Army. proclaim oneself emperor.

Ouyang Jing's ostensibly biological mother, Queen Zhao Yan, was promoted to the Empress Dowager of the Han and Tang Empires.

To be honest, with the current strength of the Han and Tang Empire courts, even if the border guards are at war with six orc countries and three elf countries, the border guards are still capable of annexing the power of the court and completing the unification of the entire Han and Tang Empire .

However, Zhou Rui always hoped that the internal affairs of the Han and Tang Empire could be defeated without a fight. After all, they were all from the Han and Tang Dynasties. Even if the frontier guards had an absolute advantage, many people would be killed or injured on both sides after the war broke out.

The surrender of the Northwest Army, Southeast Army, Shuodong Army, and Shuonan Army also proved that Zhou Rui's idea was indeed achievable.

Therefore, Zhou Rui also hoped that the only remaining imperial court of the Han and Tang Dynasties could be resolved by peaceful means.

Hu Yi shook his head, "Commander, Zhao Rongguang hasn't replied yet, but our Guiying's recent bribery of the senior generals of the Forbidden Army has achieved even greater results.

If the border guards are now at war with the imperial court, perhaps less than a quarter of the imperial court's 400 million imperial troops and 400 million local troops can shoot at the border guards. "

Zhou Rui pondered for a while and said: "In order to avoid long nights and dreams, Zhao Rongguang will be given at most one month to think about it.

The conditions we offered Zhao Rongguang were already very generous. If Zhao Rongguang was stubborn, the border guards would not need to be polite. "

In the Governor’s Mansion of the Forbidden Army in Tiansheng City, the capital of the Han and Tang Empires, Zhao Shicong, the commander of the Xiuyitai, said to Zhao Rongguang nervously: "Father, the Zhou family has just sent an ultimatum, demanding that the court must , Reply whether you agree with the conditions offered by the Zhou family.

Moreover, according to the information obtained by our Embroidery Station, the mobilization of border guards in the surrounding areas of Tiansheng City, Pushan Town, Pingyue Town, Jinggu Town, and Zhongfang Town has suddenly become more frequent in the past few days.

I'm afraid the Zhou family's ultimatum is not as simple as talking about it. "

Zhao Rongguang said bitterly: "The conditions offered by the Zhou family are too harsh. If the court accepts it, our Zhao family will become a fish on the Zhou family's chopping board."

"Father, relying on the strength of the imperial court, they can't stop the border guards at all, not to mention how many generals in the forbidden army have been secretly bought by the Zhou family.

Once the war really starts, the result our Zhao family will face may be even worse! "

The commander of the embroidered clothes table made Zhao Shicong willing to soften to the Zhou family, mainly because Zhou Rui promised to retain Ouyang Jing's throne, and even the empress dowager Zhao Yan's status in Zhou Rui's conditions to the court.

Zhao Rongguang shook his head, "Shi Cong, some things are unavoidable.

Although Zhou Rui promised to retain Jing'er's throne, what about in the future?

With Zhou Rui's power, could he resist such a temptation?

I'm afraid at that time, even if Zhou Rui doesn't want to, Zhou Rui's subordinates will push him to that position! "

The commander of the embroidery stage made Zhao Shicong hesitate, "Father, even if Jing'er loses the throne in the future, I still feel that I should accept the conditions of the Zhou family.

A few days ago, the Longyang Qi family of the Qi'an Empire unilaterally severed all ties with our Embroidery Tailor. The current imperial court really doesn't even have a single ally.

If you fight, you will definitely not be able to fight. "

Zhao Rongguang was silent for a moment before speaking: "Let Weifu think about it again!"

That afternoon, Zhao Rongguang came to the palace in Tiansheng City and met the Empress Dowager Zhao Yan.

"Queen Mother, the Zhou family issued an ultimatum to the court, demanding that the court hand over all rights including military power before December 12." Zhao Rongguang said in a deep voice.

Zhao Yan said calmly, "Now that the Shuodong Army and the Shuonan Army have surrendered to the Zhou family one after another, relying on the imperial court's 400 million imperial troops and 400 million local troops cannot stop the Zhou family's border guards at all.

Surrender may be the only way out. "

Zhao Rongguang hesitated for a while and said: "The Zhou family promised to keep Jing'er's throne and the status of queen mother, but"

Zhao Yan suddenly smiled miserably, "Father, are you worried that because of me, Zhou Rui will not let the Zhao family go."