Huo Jun also looked surprised after hearing the imperial edict. He didn't expect that a coward like Liu Cong would dare to rebel. When Liu Biao died and his son Liu Cong surrendered, Taizu treated him extremely politely and granted him the title of Marquis of Guannei. Unexpectedly, this man did not want to be grateful and started a rebellion. It is really hateful!
Immediately, the imperial envoy handed over the imperial edict to Huo Jun and said: "General, in fact, not only Liu Cong of Jingzhou, but also the Yuan family of Runan and the Cao family of Chenliu have rebelled. Your Majesty hopes that the general will set out immediately to pacify Jingzhou as soon as possible and come to your aid. Nan and Chen Liu. As for Sima Zhao and his son, they will be handed over to General Huang Chong to conquer."
Huo Jun cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your advice, sir!"
Immediately, Huo Jun led one hundred thousand fourth-level Taoist soldiers and Huohe Zhenren to Jingzhou.
In the evening, with the setting sun like blood, Huang Chong led Wuzhou City's 50,000 top-notch elite Taoist soldiers of the third level, Qingmu Sanren and Baiyun Zhenren, to the foot of Fuzhou City.
Sima Zhao and Sima Yan, their father and son, led ten thousand and third-level Taoist soldiers to garrison at the top of the city, with white-browed Ma Liang assisting them. Ma Liangnai is the younger brother of Taoist Xuanyuan and a disciple of Guangchengzi. He has the first level of Earth Immortal cultivation, coupled with the mysterious magic of Yuqing lineage, he was able to temporarily block the two Earth Immortals Qingmu San and Baiyun Zhenren. But the defenders were in a weak position both in terms of strength and monks, and their defeat would only come sooner or later.
Half an hour later, the defenders in Fuzhou City suffered heavy casualties and were about to break the city. Suddenly, a black flag swept over and enveloped the entire Fuzhou City. The soldiers on both sides were suddenly plunged into darkness.
Immediately, waves of black water swept out, and the entire Chu army fell into the torrential flood.
Huang Chong's expression suddenly changed and he said: "The whole army retreats!"
Just as he was about to use his escape technique to run away, a surging stream of water hit his body, and he immediately fell to the ground, and was immediately held by a long sword at his neck.
However, Qingmu San and Baiyun Zhenren ran faster and escaped to heaven.
A moment later, a bloody setting sun reappeared in the sky. Suspended in the sky was a middle-aged Taoist wearing a white Taoist robe and holding a black soap-carved flag. It was Taoist Xuanyuan who was reshaped into an immortal body by Master Taiyi using lotus roots.
Taoist Xuanyuan, who reshaped the lotus immortal body, not only restored his physical body, but also his magic power directly reached the level of a heavenly immortal. As for the three disasters, he also avoided the three disasters with the method of avoiding disasters taught by Chan, and in this step he achieved the immortal Taoist fruit. Not only that, like Nezha, he also gained the magical power of three heads and six arms.
Because Taoist Xuanyuan's magic power has greatly increased, the black water soap carved flag has been able to exert its full power, so there was the scene where the black flag covered the sky just now. On the way to the west, Sun Wukong once used the Zhenwu Zaodiao Flag to perform the art of concealing the sky, that is, using the Zhenwu Zaodiao Flag to cover the stars in the sky, turning day into night. Although this black water soap carved flag is just an imitation, it can also cover the sun and moon, but the range is limited.
Immediately, Sima Zhao and his son led their troops out of the city and captured most of Huang Chong's soldiers and equipment.
At night, in the city lord's palace, father and son Sima Zhao and Sima Yan held a celebration banquet for brothers Ma Liang and Taoist Xuanyuan.
During the banquet, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
However, after drinking for three rounds, Sima Yan said: "Mr. Ji Chang, Immortal Chief Xuanyuan, although we have captured Huang Chong, the Chu court has strong troops. If we continue to fight like this, we will inevitably be defeated. Please teach me, sir." !”
Ji Chang was Ma Liang's name. He smiled and said: "There is no need to worry about An Shi! Not long ago, the Cao family and Xiahou family in Chenliu, Liu Cong in Jingzhou, and Yuan family in Runan all raised troops to fight against Chu! Now, Huo Jun has led his troops Head to Jingzhou. Now is our opportunity. As long as we lay a foundation in Yangzhou before Huo Jun destroys Liu Cong, we can use the Yangtze River as a boundary to block the Chu army, and then slowly develop."
The establishment of any dynasty requires a stable base. The Sima family has a shallow foundation in Jiangdong and needs a period of development to build a stable foundation. For example, Liu Bang suffered repeated defeats, but as long as he did not lose in Guanzhong, he would still have a chance to come back. Although Xiang Yu won many battles, he lost everything after just one defeat and had no choice but to kill himself in Wujiang River. This is the importance of base areas!
An Shi is Sima Yan's nickname. After hearing what Ma Liang said, he suddenly looked happy and said, "Thank you sir for your advice!"
Sima Zhao was also greatly inspired, so he worshiped Ma Liang as his military advisor, began to surrender prisoners, reorganize his troops, and obtained 30,000 elite Taoist soldiers. Then he used Fuzhou City as the foundation to rapidly expand his power and develop his army.
Due to the departure of the main force led by Huo Jun and the annihilation of almost all the 50,000 elite Taoist soldiers led by Huang Chong, the defense in the Wudao area was empty and impossible to resist. San Qingmu and Zhenren Baiyun were no match for Taoist Xuanyuan and did not dare to fight. Within a month or so, the entire Wu Dao fell into the hands of Sima Zhao and his son. However, Sima Zhao and his son had a shallow foundation. They occupied the entire Wu Dao area. It took some time to solidify the foundation and then stopped expanding.
On this day, in Nanjun, Huo Jun led his army to attack Xiangyang City and captured the rebel Liu Cong and tens of thousands of rebel soldiers.
At night, in the city, Huo Jun held a celebration banquet to thank Master Huohe and all the soldiers.
Although Yanhan had been destroyed long ago, Liu Cong, the former clan, still had some weight and strength. The key was that he had many capable people and strangers to help him, which made him very difficult to deal with.
If it weren't for Huohe Zhenren's profound magic power and his eighty-one fairy-level red flame needles, which can destroy everything, it would be impossible to end the war so smoothly. And those soldiers also had merit in fighting. The main goal of an immortal like Huohe Zhenren is to kill the opponent's generals and capable people. It is impossible to kill a large number of soldiers and harm one's own merit.
Half an hour later, the group was getting drunk. Suddenly a soldier came in and reported: "General, the imperial envoy has arrived!"
After a while, Huo Jun and others greeted the imperial envoy respectfully.
The imperial envoy read out the imperial edict, first praising Huo Jun's achievements, and then canonizing Huo Jun as the General of Hussars and Master Huohe as the Protector of the Country. He also issued some training resource rewards, and many soldiers also received awards. In the end, Huo Jun was asked to immediately go to Runan Road in Yuzhou to put down the Yuan family's rebels after he put down Liu Cong.
Judging from the situation, it was clear that the imperial edict was issued yesterday. Before Liu Cong was completely defeated, Huo Jun was already asked to go to Runan to quell the chaos. This shows the crisis of the situation at this time. The Yuan family's background is much deeper than that of Liu Cong, and there are many Taoist monks to help. The Chu army in Runan Road is no match. Runan has been completely lost. If it is not controlled, it will continue to expand.
Moreover, the Yuan family in Runan, the Cao family in Chenliu and the Xiahou family, the Liu family in Jingzhou, and the Sima family in Jiangdong. These four families are only on the surface. Secretly, there are many rebellious officials and traitors who are waiting for an opportunity to seize the country. If it cannot be suppressed in time, rebellions will arise one after another.
At this time, there is smoke everywhere, and it is inevitable to focus on one thing and lose another. Although Huo Jun was determined to suppress the rebellion, he also felt powerless.
Fortunately, the Chenliu Cao family and the Xiahou family had Gao Lan leading the troops to deal with them. Gao Lan is one of the Four Court Pillars in Hebei. He has become an Earth Immortal and has several Earth Immortals to support him, so there is no need to worry for the time being.
Therefore, the next day, Huo Jun and Huohe Zhenren led one hundred thousand fourth-level elite Taoist soldiers to Yuzhou to attack the Yuan family in Runan.
