Shortly after the establishment of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Guo Rong asked Guo Wei for orders to lead troops to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Guo Wei never recovered from the pain of annihilating his family and left all military and state affairs to Guo Rong. The attack on the Southern Tang Dynasty was a matter of course.
It stands to reason that at this time, the Later Zhou Dynasty should focus on stability. With Li Chenzhou's New Tang Dynasty on the side, it should remain unchanged in response to all changes and establish a stable regime first.
However, Guo Rong showed unprecedented determination in attacking the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was very inconsistent with his external character.
It turned out that although Guo Rong was the crown prince of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Guo Wei's empire would belong to him sooner or later. But none of these could soothe his inner dissatisfaction and resentment.
Because the higher his status and the more powerful he is, the harder it is for him to be used, restricted, and dominated by others.
First it was Momituo, and then Huangfuji. He is called a patron, but in fact he controls everything behind the scenes and becomes his 'master' in disguise.
Guo Rong is determined to enhance his own strength and make himself stronger so as to get rid of the control of others.
However, this is not something that happens overnight.
As a result, Guo Rong developed a regressive mentality, which turned into a strong sense of aggression. He wants to prove himself to the world.
Chai Rong also carefully considered the choice of his opponent this time.
Beihan was just a clown. Facing the pressure of New Tang Dynasty, self-protection was not enough. Destroying it is just a convenient thing and is not enough to accumulate reputation.
After the New Tang Dynasty annexed Hou Shu, it became stronger and had a slight tendency to compete with the Later Zhou Dynasty for supremacy. Li Chenzhou, the newly promoted master in the world, was also in charge.
Although he has a sworn relationship with Guo Rong, according to Zhao Kuangyin's description and the intelligence he collected.
Guo Rong understood that Li Chenzhou's temperament had changed drastically. If he becomes his enemy, he will definitely show no mercy.
In addition, Huangfu Ji had not yet mastered the last level of the Huntian Treasure Mirror, the 'Xuan Universe', and was not sure that he would be able to defeat Li Chenzhou. Chai Rong was also strictly ordered not to provoke Xintang.
Therefore, Guo Rong finally chose the weak Southern Tang.
Huangfu saw Chai Rong's unwillingness to be inferior to others and wanted to beat him, so he let him go.
As a result, Guo Rong personally led an army to the border between the Later Zhou Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Li Yu, the prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who also led an army, maintained his stance.
To avoid a conflict, Li Yu took a boat with Guo Rong on the river for a while.
During the conversation, Li Yu was provoked by Chai Rong's arrogant attitude and attacked.
This move played right into Guo Rong's wish. He had already mastered the five postures in front of Tathagata Buddha's palm and had the upper hand.
Just when Li Yu's life was hanging on the line, Xiang Wuhen led three hundred elites from Shuangfei Fort to arrive in time.
Chai Rong and Xiang Wuhen exchanged only one move before they were shocked and retreated into the aftermath of the Zhou Dynasty army.
Surprised that Xiang Wuhen's skill was much better than that in Lingbo Mansion, Chai Rong did not want to risk his life and ordered his troops to attack.
With an order, the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty swarmed forward with great momentum.
But Xiang Wuhen was seen holding a sword alone, and with one move of 'Sinking Thunder Hell', thousands of soldiers within a hundred feet were reduced to ashes.
Even Xiang Wuhen himself was shocked that just one move could do this.
It turned out that Xiang Wuhen went into seclusion to practice the 'Purple Thunder Sword Technique' after being stimulated by the Double Flying Castle Conference.
When he broke through, his soul actually entered the underworld and made a big fuss in the Hall of Hell.
Finally, he combined with the two powerful souls Xiang Yu and Yang Xuangan, and his strength greatly increased.
After using the sword, Xiang Wuhen looked at the hell on earth in front of him and felt that it was too cruel, and regret surged in his heart.
Because of this momentary distraction, Chai Rong took the opportunity to sneak attack on him.
But Xiang Wuhen is no longer what he used to be, causing Chai Rong's sneak attack to fail.
And before rescuing Li Yu, Xiang Wuhen had already laid out a plan.
Let Liehuo, his subordinate, take the opportunity to use various firearms to disrupt the formation in the back weeks, and then use the Wind Envoy to lead his troops to attack from the flank. Li Yu even led an army of 30,000 to attack from the waterway.
Everyone in the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty was immediately in danger. Fortunately, Zhao Kuangyin, who was the left vanguard, remained calm and commanded calmly, and was able to stabilize the position.
But other armies were not so lucky. Their formations were ambushed and their formations were disrupted. The soldiers of the later Zhou Dynasty dispersed and fought, and some even fled.
However, they were ambushed by the Thunder Envoy and suffered heavy casualties.
Seeing that the situation was over, Guo Rong chose to escape, followed by hundreds of loyal soldiers.
On the way to escape, Chai Rong showed his true nature for the first time when he saw Xiang Wuhen clenching behind him.
He actually ignored the soldiers who had been following him loyally, using them as human shields and using his divine palm to block Xiang Wuheng's pursuit.
Chai Rong was able to escape by sacrificing his men, but the Zhou army lost its leader and should have been defeated.
But it changed because of one person, that person was Zhao Kuangyin.
He showed outstanding military talents in this battle. First, he ordered his brother Zhao Kuangyi to gather the scattered soldiers, and he took the lead, blocking the enemy's attack from the left and right.
This move greatly reduced the pressure on the Hou Zhou army, and they were able to reorganize the front line under the leadership of Zhao Kuangyi and save more than 50,000 soldiers.
Zhao Kuangyin even displayed his innate Qiankun Kung during the battle, forcing the three envoys of Fire, Thunder and Wind to retreat.
Xiang Wuhen went to chase Chai Rong. No one in the Southern Tang army was Zhao Kuangyin's opponent, so they could only watch him leave calmly.
After this battle, Zhao Kuangyin's prestige among the Later Zhou army increased greatly, and he was vaguely on par with Chai Rong.
Guo Rong could escape for a while, but he could not escape for the rest of his life.
He fled to a run-down town east of the battlefield. All the residents in the town had fled due to the war, and there was no one left.
Xiang Wuhen caught up with Chai Rong here, but instead of rushing to take his life, he asked him to bring a letter of challenge to Li Chenzhou.
And this letter of war was the ninth strike of the Purple Thunder Sword Technique that Xiang Wuhen created after combining the two overlord souls that surpassed his predecessors.
As soon as the sword was drawn out, a purple-black thunder ball with a radius of a hundred feet appeared in the sky, carrying this ominous aura, foreshadowing the end of the world.
Electric currents flowed in all directions, stirring up the wind and clouds, and changing the color of the sky and the earth.
There was a sudden explosion, with the thunderball as the epicenter, and the huge impact continued to spread outward.
Zhao Kuangyin, who came to search for Guo Rong's traces, was also affected and used his innate Qiankun Kung to resist.
After the earthquake wave passed, Zhao Kuangyin went deep inside to search, and all he saw was ruins.
The abandoned town was completely destroyed by Xiang Wuhen's blow.
Finally, Zhao Kuangyin found Chai Rong who was unconscious in the center of the explosion, and Xiang Wuhen who was facing the sky with his eyes closed and a smile on his face.
Zhao Kuangyin had no time to pay attention to him and stepped forward to check on Guo Rong's condition.
Unexpectedly, as soon as it touched Guo Rong's body, the armor originally covering Guo Rong's body turned into fly ash.
On his naked and exposed chest, there was a purple-black mark that was two feet long.
Zhao Kuangyin stepped forward to treat his injuries, but Guo Rong, who was unconscious, wailed in pain and purple-black lightning emitted from his body.
He kept muttering the word "God's punishment" in his mouth.
Xiang Wuhen told Zhao Kuangyin that the sword move on Guo Rong was his declaration of war against Li Chenzhou, and only Li Chenzhou could save Guo Rong's life.
He also revealed the ninth strike of the Purple Thunder Sword Technique that he fully understood, "the God of Thunder and the Demon shocked the Heavenly Punishment".
Guo Rong was Xiang Wuhen's living letter of challenge to Li Chenzhou, and he was the only one who could save Guo Rong.
So when he attacked Guo Rong with this move, he already had five successes left.
And asked Zhao Kuangyin to convey to Li Chenzhou that the night of Yueyuan one month later will be the day for the decisive battle between the two.
Zhao Kuangyin looked at the exhausted Xiang Wuhen and wanted to kill him with the earth-shattering movement in the innate Qiankun Kung Fu.
Xiang Wuhen saw his thoughts and angrily scolded him that he would never be able to get on the stage.
Just when Zhao Kuangyin was about to take action, a strange feeling came over him, which made him give up the choice of killing Xiang Wuhen at this time.
Later, Guo Rong returned with severe injuries and a coma.
Xiang Wuhen also felt a strange feeling on Zhao Kuangyin.
Thanks to Wu Mengsheng for the reward.
Thanks to Dutian Shensha Zhoutianxingchen for the reward.
