Wang Baoyu led the army into the city of Linhe, which was the first real city captured since the southern expedition, and the scale of Linhe was not large, similar to the Yiling of the year.

After the important places in the city were taken over by the army, Mo Qianxun instructed the soldiers not to disturb the people, posted a notice to reassure the people, and at the same time opened a warehouse to release grain, so as to appease the people.

Wang Baoyu came to the Linhe Mansion and sat down, and the local officials, in order to protect themselves, came over one after another to kowtow and plead guilty, and said earnestly one by one, saying that they had already had the heart of submission, but the Taiwei and General Han did not allow it.

"Are you the Taishou of Riga?" Wang Baoyu pointed to a thin old man standing at the front and asked.

"The villain Xie Ji is Linhe Taishou." The old man bowed.

"Xie Taishou, where did Zhao Fan and Han Zikui go?"

"Back to the king, the old man heard that the army went to Panyu." Xie said without concealment.

"If they don't go back to Cangwu, what are they going to do there?" Wang Baoyu asked puzzled.

"The situation in South Vietnam is complicated, Panyu was the capital of South Vietnam, a place where Yue people gathered, and in recent years, there have been many dissatisfaction with Wu Chen, the king of Yue. If the old man's prediction is good, Zhao Fan and the others will abandon the king of Yue and intend to be independent. Xie Ji said.

"Why did he set up his own door?" Wang Baoyu asked.

"Taiwei Zhao Fan and others have a very good relationship with the second prince Wu Meng, and they have a lot of complaints about the king of Yue making Wu Fan the heir, and the old man has always thought that he has a bad heart, how can people speak lightly, and the king of Yue does not believe it." Xie Ji said in one breath.

This is a good clue, Zhao Fan is the opposite, then Wu Chen is even less worth mentioning, Wang Baoyu nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Well, you are good, and you will continue to serve as the Taishou of Linhe in the future!" ”

Xie was very grateful, and most of the power of the rest of the people was retained, and the group immediately swore loyalty to King Hanxing.

Two days after the army rested, Wang Baoyu ordered the general Zhang Yun to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to temporarily garrison Linhe City, lead an army of 80,000, and continue to march towards Cangwu.

In Cangwu City, Wu Chen seemed to have aged a lot overnight, sitting alone in the empty palace and sighing. He had already received a tip, after Zhao Fan and Han Zikui were defeated in Linhe, they did not come to protect Cangwu City, but instead made a detour to the south and went to Panyu.

At the same time, Zhao Fan and Han Zikui's families had already quietly left the city, along with his second son Wu Meng. Wu Chen thought that he was good to him, but he didn't expect them to have a rebellion a long time ago, but it was a pity that he saw the situation clearly today.

At this time, a handsome middle-aged man walked in slowly, holding a dinner plate in his hand, brought it to Wu Chen, and said in a low voice: "Father, the coming day is long, can you eat something?" ”

Wu Chen glanced up weakly, it was the eldest son Wu Fan, this child is good at everything, benevolent and filial piety and erudition, but his heart is too soft, and he blames himself for having wavering thoughts, which will make the second son Wu Meng have ambitions, "Fan'er, my father has failed you, I am afraid that this cangwu will be captured soon, and you should flee from here quickly." ”

"Why did my father say this, after all, this battle has not yet been fought." Wu Fan persuaded again: "I still hope that my father will be energetic and eat some food, so as to fight against that Wang Baoyu." ”

Wu Chen waved his hand and sighed: "Alas, the defeat is decided, and it is difficult to swallow. ”

"Don't be so sad about your father, there are still sons and daughters to rely on." Wu Fan put down the plate and said with tears in his eyes.

"Child, there are few soldiers in the city, and you are not a general, how can you stop Wang Baoyu's tiger and wolf army." Wu Chen said.

"The son would rather die in exchange for the safety of his father." Wu Fan said earnestly.

In one sentence, Wu Chen burst into tears and said sadly: "Looking back on the past, what a failure my father has failed in this life, his wife and concubines have all died, his son has rebelled, and his daughter has betrayed, fortunately Fan'er is by his side, otherwise life is better than death!" ”

As the father and son were talking, the general Ruan Xiong got up and asked for his life: "King, the last general is willing to lead the army and desperately protect Cangwu City." ”

"That's right! General Nguyen's courage would have been able to defend the land of South Vietnam. Wu Fan said.

Wu Chen sighed again, and said with some apologies: "It's all because the king listened to Zhao Fan's words and wronged the general, and now that the army has been taken away by Zhao Fan, I regret that I shouldn't have done it at the beginning, but I'm afraid that I can't return to heaven at this time." ”

"Fight to the death, or have a chance of winning." Ruan Xiong raised his eyebrows and patted his chest.

"Hey, it's only a matter of casualties!" Wu Chen looked at Wu Fan again, and said to Ruan Xiongqi with a solemn face: "General Ruan, this king has something to ask for. ”

When Ruan Xiongqi heard this, he hurriedly knelt down: "Although the king commands, the ministers will go to the soup and fight the fire, and they will not give up!" ”

"The great enemy is coming, and it is difficult to protect the cangwu, please take Fan'er and leave quickly, and this king will hand him over to you!" Wu Chen said and bowed to Ruan Xiong.

As soon as Wu Fan heard this, he immediately knelt down in tears: "Father doesn't need to persuade him anymore, his son swears to live and die with his father, and never leave first!" ”

Wu Chen scolded angrily for a few words, but Wu Fan gritted his teeth and never let go, Wu Chen was sad in his heart, he always felt that this son was a little cowardly before, but now it seems that even he doesn't know his son.

"King! Cangwu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, although Wang Baoyu's army is menacing, but there is no support, and the outcome is unpredictable! Nguyen Xiongqi asked for his life again.

"Well, the general can command the 20,000 troops of Cangwu and fight the last battle with Wang Baoyu." Wu Chen perked up a little and ordered.

Three days later, Wang Baoyu's army braved the scorching heat and finally arrived at Cangwu City, the capital of South Vietnam.

The scale of Cangwu City is about the same as that of Xiangyang, with high walls and deep moats, and it is also a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is worth mentioning that by the moat under Cangwu City, there are rows of green trees planted, and every short distance, there is a flower garden, the flowers bloom and the grass is green, and there is no trace of trampling, which shows that the local people are very self-disciplined, and Wu Chen is also a generation of masters.

Although the city is strong, there are only 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and it is difficult to hold it no matter what, Wang Baoyu is very relaxed, and jokes to Mo Qianxun with a smile: "Qianhiro, your daughter-in-law's secret is about to be solved." ”

Mo Qianxun's face was embarrassed, and he sneered: "I'm also waiting for this time." ”

"Let's take Ruoxi's father's city in a row, she doesn't have any unhappy reaction, right?" Wang Baoyu asked.

"Last night, she actually hummed a little song, smiling, as if she was looking forward to this moment, alas, if I had such a girl......" Mo Qianxun sighed, not having the courage to continue.

The army set up camp five miles away from Cangwu City, and could not bear to destroy these green trees and flower beds, Wang Baoyu did not immediately launch an attack on the city, in line with the idea of saluting first and then soldiering, he sent a letter to Wu Chen for the first time, the content was very simple, I hope that Wu Chen can think about the people in the city, do not resist stubbornly, and hand over the city as soon as possible, so as not to be ruined.

After waiting for a few days, he didn't receive a reply from Wu Chen, and it seemed that he didn't want to surrender at all. Wang Baoyu had no choice but to start an army of 50,000 and came to the city of Cangwu.