My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

King Pingnan jokingly said, "Isn't the body of the God of War divine power?"

Qin Junyi: "..."

He thought the other party had seen something!

Outside the house, with the death of several leaders, their personal soldiers lost their fighting spirit and surrendered one after another.

In the streets farther away, the well-trained and well-prepared Qin army rushed towards the allied forces like a tide. Those who obeyed them prospered, while those who resisted them perished, and blood flowed like a river.

As soon as Wu Shaohan returned to the city, he saw such a chaotic scene. After being surprised, he understood.

Long before the siege, the Guard Division received a mission: to set up an ambush outside the city and kill the third prince of Beidi.

Therefore, he did not participate in the siege.

But he and Qin Junyi had long anticipated that after the allied forces were disbanded, they would turn against each other and start a civil war. The Qin family army was powerful and the most feared, making it easy for them to become the first target.

Sure enough, the King of Pingnan secretly told him that those people were planning to join forces to target the Qin family army.

But Wu Shaohan didn't expect that time would pass so quickly.

He held the head in one hand and a long sword in the other, and moved through the chaotic fight like a killing god.

Behind him were allied soldiers lying on the ground, seriously wounded.

When they arrived at the government office, Wu Shaohan presented the head and said, "My lord, I have done my duty."

Qin Junyi took a look and praised: "Very good, send it to the Beidi royal court and let the Beidi king take a good look."

"Yes." Wu Shaohan clasped his fists and stepped back.

King Pingnan frowned and said, "The Beidi army was completely annihilated, and a prince was killed. I'm afraid the Beidi king will gather more troops and attack Liangzhou again. General Qin needs to prepare for it as soon as possible."

"Based on my understanding of the Northern Di, they have suffered heavy casualties this time, and their vitality has been greatly damaged. The Northern Di King will most likely lie dormant." Qin Junyi changed the subject, "However, they unilaterally tore up the contract and invaded the territory of the Great Zhou, so they can't just stop the war if they want to."

King Pingnan was shocked when he heard this: "Do you want to continue attacking Beidi?"

"That's right. Instead of passively defending, it's better to take the initiative. If I don't cripple them, they will dare to provoke a war when I return to Youzhou."

Prince Pingnan's mind raced and his expression was conflicted.

At this point, once the Qin family army, which is already strong in men and horses, conquers the remaining forces of the allied forces, its power will be even greater, and dominating the world is a foregone conclusion.

If he sticks to his station, his military power will be taken away sooner or later. After all, no emperor will tolerate the loss of military power.

By then, being able to save one's life would be considered a good outcome.

The Luo family's century-old heritage must not be destroyed in my own hands.

Now is an opportunity to make a contribution to the Dragon...

The King of Pingnan stood up and bowed, no longer referring to himself as the King. He said, "If General Qin does not forsake me, I am willing to lead the Pingnan army to fight back against the Northern Di."

"It is a great honor to have the help of Your Majesty." Qin Junyi quickly stood up and returned the greeting solemnly.

The two of them smiled in tacit understanding, and everything was said without words.

The King of Pingnan immediately issued an order, asking all the soldiers of the Pingnan Army to do their best to assist the Qin Army in subduing other allied forces.

After a few hours, all the surrendered troops were under centralized custody, and the entire Chiyang City was completely under the control of Qin Junyi.

When Qin Junyi was inspecting, the people in the city knelt on the ground, begging him for food and expressing their willingness to work like slaves and be driven by him.

It turned out that when the Northern Di army was trapped in the city, every household was searched many times, all the hidden food was taken away to serve as military rations, and all the money was also looted.

Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot.

Tree bark, grass roots, Guanyin soil... no matter whether edible or not, it all became the food for these people. They had already starved to the point of struggling on the brink of life and death.

Those Allied soldiers did not gain much materially from the house robberies, but rather vented their animal desires and humiliated women.

This was also the reason why the Qin family army, who were out searching for the third prince, could not stand it and did not hesitate to disobey military orders and oppose with force.

Qin Junyi immediately appeased the people and ordered his subordinates to embezzle military rations and distribute them to civilians according to population.

The King of Pingnan followed closely and distributed the Pingnan Army's rations as a rescue measure.

The people cried with joy and kowtowed to express their gratitude.

King Pingnan sighed: "The world is constantly plagued by wars, and the people who suffer the most are the defenseless civilians. When will peace return to the people?"

Qin Junyi looked into the distance, his eyes far away, "It's almost there."

He originally planned to wipe out this group of Northern Di troops that had penetrated deep into the hinterland, so he sent troops to the Northern Di and took advantage of the victory to counterattack, making the Northern Di dare not disturb the border easily again, thus consolidating the foundation of the northwest.

After that, we will take over the passage between Liangzhou and Youzhou, and run through the east and west without having to pass through other places.

Now with the addition of Prince Pingnan, he can speed up the process and take over the capital first.

In this way, together with the southwestern region where the Pingnan Army is located, nearly one-third of the territory in the north, west and southwest of the entire Great Zhou territory is now in hand.

The next day, the men in the city who had recovered, from white-haired elders to children of a few years old, spontaneously went to the government and asked to join the Qin Army.

On the one hand, they want to earn military pay to support themselves and their families.

On the other hand, they knew very well that in troubled times, only by relying on a strong army and mastering their own skills could they save their lives and their homes.

Qin Junyi had people receive the people and recruit soldiers on the spot. Then, while training the army, he promoted the new policy, lent food, and organized the people to resume production.

King Pingnan took a new stance and decisively offered suggestions. He volunteered to lead his troops to capture the capital and support Qin Junyi to become king on the spot.

Qin Junyi no longer needed to hide his strength at this point, so he immediately wrote a letter and had someone pass it to Marquis Xuanping, "I will meet with Marquis Xuanping first and try to persuade him to surrender."

Three days later, Marquis Xuanping arrived at Chiyang City alone.

Several years have passed since the hasty farewell when he left Beijing for exile. When the old friends who had not seen each other for a long time met again, they were in opposing positions and things and people had changed.

Qin Junyi discovered that the Xuanping Hou in front of him was no longer the free and easy, romantic young man in his memory, but exuded a decadent and negative feeling of depression.

When he thought of Yu Zhenzhen entering the palace as a concubine and being favored, he immediately understood.

After sitting down, Qin Junyi said, "I was seriously injured when I left Beijing that year. Fortunately, the Marquis gave me a donkey cart. I am deeply grateful."

Recalling the past, Marquis Xuanping smiled with ease: "How is your wife?"

Qin Junyi's face darkened slightly. Even though he knew he had no other intentions, he still felt uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Marquis Xuanping burst into laughter, “When did Brother Qin become so narrow-minded that he wouldn’t even let me say hello.”

With this teasing, the strange atmosphere suddenly dissipated, as if returning to the old days.

Looking at the recovered Xuanping Hou, Qin Junyi shook his head and chuckled: "You have dealt with my wife before, so you should understand my feelings."

"I understand. How could I not understand?" Marquis Xuanping responded with a laugh.

Such a woman with a peculiar fate must be watched closely.

Qin Junyi didn't want him to mention Su Yunwan, so he changed the subject: "My Lord, do you know that Miss Yu once traveled a distance with the exile team?"

Xuanping Hou's smile froze instantly, no longer as relaxed as before, and he asked anxiously, "Can you tell me in detail?"