Xiongzhou City, in the Governor's Office!

A huge sand table is placed in the center of the hall.

The Emperor of the Daying Empire, two Privy Councilors, three governors, and the head of the Heilongtai Gongsun Yang, are all here.

However, the famous generals who fought in the Borderlands nine years ago and the famous generals who followed the Fourth Prince to win the battle, were not here.

The emperor stared at this huge sand table in a daze.

"This battle has been fighting for almost a year. How many people have we suffered casualties and how many people have died in the Great Zhou Dynasty?" the emperor asked.

Gongsun Yang said: "We suffered 350,000 casualties, and the Great Zhou suffered 550,000 casualties."

So sometimes, the outcome and the number of casualties are really not much.

In the Battle of the Borderless Land nine years ago, the Daying Empire also suffered about 300,000 casualties, and the main force of the Great Zhou Dynasty suffered about 400,000 casualties. As a result, the Daying Empire won a great victory and occupied the entire Borderless Land.

This time, the Great Win Empire still suffered 350,000 casualties, and the Great Zhou Dynasty suffered more than 500,000 casualties. The Great Win Empire lost the entire Borderland and lost several major battles.

The emperor asked: "According to information, how many troops are left in the Great Zhou Empire?"

Gongsun Yang said: "There are still many left, more than 200,000 or 300,000 more than our remaining army."

This is the advantage of *****, and it is also the BUFF brought by the God Emperor Tianzuo. The people were furious and tried their best to supply the army, and countless people joined the army.

The two empires have similar sizes, and they are even stronger in terms of national strength and victory over the empire, but the number of troops in the Great Zhou Empire is about 60% to 70% more than that in the Great Zhou Empire.

Before the Battle of Liefeng City, there were voices of criticism in the court of the Daying Empire, why didn’t the war start early and why did we wait until the Great Zhou Empire becomes stronger before the war begins.

However, after the Battle of Rifting City ended, this voice of criticizing the emperor disappeared. Because the army of the Great Zhou Empire had already entered the territory of the Great Wind Empire, if it was not united, the country would be destroyed.

Deputy Privy Councilor said: "The main force of the Great Zhou Empire suffered huge casualties, so the remaining troops were mostly new soldiers. However, their blood-slaughtering army and the Great Zhou New Army were too powerful. They had a steady stream of moon and fire, which was the fundamental reason for our three defeats. In terms of the combat effectiveness of the two imperial armies, they were not as good as ours."

"The shameless Emperor Tianzuo betrayed my Eastern Empire and led Baiyun City to the East, causing the remnants of the Angry Emperor to make a comeback. He was extremely guilty. He was going to destroy our Eastern civilization orthodox." A general hissed and shouted: "So this battle is a battle of Taoism and a battle of justice!"

The emperor waved his hand and said, "If you win this kind of thing, you can only attack Dazhou as a crime. If you lose, you will only be considered as the sound of a defeated dog."

Then, Emperor Daying said, "What about the treasury and grain storage in the Great Zhou Dynasty at this time?"

Gongsun Yang said: "After the new Tianzuo Deal, although the Great Zhou treasury was better, it was far from comparable to our Daying Empire. Therefore, they had already overdrawn their national strength and the people's livelihood was extremely difficult. They rely entirely on spiritual support and their belief in Emperor Tianzuo."

Emperor Daying said: "Where is our Dazhou?"

Gongsun Yang said: "Our country's treasury is in stock and its grain is consumed very much, but... there is no problem to support it for another year."

Emperor Daying's eyes fell on the sand table. This sand table was very accurate, and it was very clear from the mountains on both sides to Xiongzhou City.

Twenty miles north of Xiongzhou City, there is a Hunjiang River.

This is the third largest river in the world, ranking behind Tianjiang and Nujiang.

This Hun River is also called Xiongjiang, and Xiongzhou City is named because of this river. This Hun River is far less turbulent than Nujiang. Instead, it seems very calm and has always been relatively tame. There are few records of floods in history, especially Xiongzhou has never had any floods.

Moreover, there has not been heavy rain in the past few months, so the water in Hunjiang is not fierce.

The widest part of this river is 200 to 300 meters, and the narrowest part is only a few dozen meters.

In the past years, almost most people did not think that this Hunjiang was threatening. It was not until Yun Zhonghe contributed the hot air balloon that the people from the Black Dragon Platform flew to the sky and could see clearly.

It turns out that the terrain of Xiongzhou is so low. To be precise, the depressions of hundreds of miles north and south of Xiongzhou are much lower than those of Hunjiang.

There is no concept of altitude in this world, and Xiongzhou City is dozens of miles away from Hunjiang. After all, the water of Hunjiang River has been so calm for hundreds of years and has not brought any floods. Everyone underestimated this river.

However, when I looked down from the height of the sky, I was shocked and sweated.

Because the water of Hunjiang River seems to be hanging above Xiongzhou, once the embankment of Hunjiang River is dug and all the slopes on the south side of the embankment are dug.

Hunjiang will change its course, and the surging water will surge towards Xiongzhou.

Although Hunjiang is quiet and stable at this time, the water flow is extremely huge. After all, it is a river that is hundreds of meters wide, and Xiongzhou is in a depression and the terrain is dozens of meters short. At that time, the river water will flow and it will be extremely fierce.

Emperor Daying said: "We will change the route of Hunjiang. Although we can flood the hundreds of thousands of troops of Dazhou, these hundreds of miles of depressions, a total of five cities and hundreds of villages and towns will all be submerged. Will I become a sinner for the ages?"

Gongsun Yang said: "Your Majesty, the Xiongzhou depression is 200 miles long and dozens of miles wide. Once the Hunjiang River is changed, all the 600,000 main forces of the Great Zhou Empire will be submerged. Our Xiongzhou city wall is 60 feet high, surrounding the entire city and all of them are flooded. Therefore, the flood will surging from both sides of the city wall, flooding the enemy's army, but not overwhelming our army."

"Secondly, we had moved all the people in this area a few months ago. Now there are 250,000 troops in Xiongzhou City. Hundreds of ships are ready in the upper reaches of Xiongjiang to the north."

"Third, now it is May, and it is the time when the water level of Hunjiang River is at its highest. After autumn, Hunjiang River enters a dry season and the water level will drop a lot. At that time, we will rebuild the Hunjiang Dam and allow Hunjiang to change the waterway back. The entire 200-mile depression in Xiongzhou can still become a paradise for fertile land."

The Deputy Envoy of Privy Councilor said, "Your Majesty, I am sure that there is no household in these hundreds of miles of depressions. We have moved all the people in the name of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields."

Gongsun Yang said: "Your Majesty, Marshal Huyan and Deputy Commander Feng Xiaotian's hundreds of thousands of troops have been assembled in Yunzhou. Once the war is over, they will sweep down and kill to the land without a border. Flooding the main force of the Great Zhou is the key strategy of our war. If we cannot eliminate the main force of the Great Zhou, then there is no way to talk about regaining the land without a border."

The Deputy Envoy of the Privy Council said: "Your Majesty, all the cities occupied by the Great Zhou are in flooded depressions. Once the Hunjiang River is changed, the main force of the Great Zhou will be over, and we can win a great victory."

They had not finished saying anything. They prepared dozens of hot air balloons. Even if the flood poured into Xiongzhou City, His Majesty the Emperor and all the generals could leave safely, not to mention that there was a navy fleet in the upper reaches of the Hunjiang River?

Emperor Daying said: "Is the gunpowder ready?"

Gongsun Yang said: "Preparation is completed, a total of 400,000 kilograms of high-intensity gunpowder have been buried. All the blasting preparations are made, enough to explode the gap and let the Hunjiang River divert."

This really takes a lot of courage.

Everyone thought that the main army of the Great Zhou Empire was in Xiongzhou because His Majesty the Emperor had led the army to fight in person. This was the emperor who came to serve as bait to attract the main force of the Great Zhou to the city of Xiongzhou.

Moreover, a total of 400,000 kilograms of gunpowder are not used to defend the city, but to break up the gap and divert the river.

This is a huge deal.

The key is that there is a natural terrain in the south of the Hunjiang River, so it is useless to just blow up the dam. The wide ridge slope here is a natural barrier, which is also the fundamental reason why there has been no flooding in the Xiongjiang area for hundreds of years.

In order to change the route of Hunjiang, Dazhou used tens of thousands of people to secretly excavate, which has been going on for more than a month.

Otherwise, only hundreds of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder could not open the gap, and the Hunjiang could not be redirected.

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Inside the Dazhou camp.

The God Emperor Tianzuo asked Prince Zhou Ji, Princess Xiangxiang and Yun Zhonghe to have a meal together.

It has been undercover in the Great Zhou for several years. This is the third time that Yun Zhonghe has seen this former second prince and now Prince Cheng.

"Our family hasn't eaten together like this for many years." God Emperor Tianzuo said: "Ao Yu, you haven't seen Zhou Ji much, have you?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "I have never seen it before."

He can really tell lies with his eyes closed.

Zhou Ji said intimately: "Brother Yu, is it okay for my brother to be in Rosemary?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "It's just that he is unconscious and his health is good. I believe that God has the virtue of being alive. One day, Prince Yin will wake up."

Zhou Ji said emotionally: "When my brother was in a coma, my Great Zhou was still full of dangers. Now he has swept the world. By the time he woke up, my Great Zhou had already destroyed the Great Win Empire and had even unified the world. He shouldn't know how happy he was."

Yun Zhonghe said, "Yes, all of this is the power of His Majesty the Emperor of God."

The God Emperor Tianzuo said, "Yu'er, you are the number one talented man in the world. Tomorrow, our Dazhou will attack Xiongzhou, and Emperor Daying will also face off on the battlefield. I want to write a poem, but you also know that when we Dazhou's poems and essays, no one can compare to you. This task will be given to you."

Zhou Ji applauded and said, "Divine Emperor, you are looking for the right person. Your brother-in-law's poems are unparalleled in the world."

What do you call your brother Yu and your brother-in-law?

Yun Zhonghe said: "You must think carefully about such a great moment and submit any draft tomorrow?"

"Okay, okay, okay..." The God Emperor Tianzuo said: "By the way, Yu'er, you came back from Rosemary Valley and went to the capital first, did you see the prince?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "I saw it, but I didn't see it with my own eyes, and I couldn't believe that there was such a Qilin in the world. I am really a natural holy master."

The God Emperor Tianzuo said: "Although he is a generation older than you, he is young after all. After this war, you are the young tutor of the prince. You are unparalleled in poetry and extremely smart. You must teach him well and be his first teacher."

Yun Zhonghe immediately bowed and said, "I thank you for your kindness."

The God Emperor Tianzuo said: "I am old, and this world belongs to you after all. Zhou Li is unconscious. In the future, you two brothers will walk hand in hand to assist the Great Zhou together."

Zhou Ji reached out and grabbed Yun Zhonghe's wrist and said, "Brother Yu, we must not forget the teachings of His Majesty the Divine Emperor. Brothers are connected to each other, and their strength is to cut off gold."

Yun Zhonghe said: "Brother, I remember it."

Suddenly, the two of them were so close that they were as close as brothers, and this scene was simply tear-jerking.

After the meal, the God Emperor Tianzuo said, "Yu'er, you have worked hard for thousands of miles. Have a good rest at night. We will fight side by side early tomorrow morning."

Yun Zhonghe couldn't help but look at Princess Xiangxiang.

The God Emperor Tianzuo smiled and said, "I am really worthy of the young couple. Don't worry about this moment, hahaha."

Princess Xiangxiang said, "Husband, I still have to organize the manuscripts, you go and rest first."

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Next, Yun Zhonghe was placed in a separate barracks surrounded by warriors from the Black Ice Platform.

Yan Fengzhang polished ink for him and said with a smile: "Mr. Ao, I admire you very much. Although I can plot, I have no literary talent. But you are different. Not only are you extremely smart, but you are also unparalleled in poetry."

The crane in the clouds smiled but said nothing.

Yan Xifeng said: "After the destruction of the Great Win Empire, there will be no such person as Yun Zhonghe. You are Ao Yu, who will become the prince's teacher, and will become the prince's tutor in the future. You will be famous and wealthy all your life. Your Majesty the Divine Emperor, you are so kind to others."

Yun Zhonghe smiled and said nothing.

Why can Yun Zhonghe live? Isn’t the God Emperor Tianzuo still need his blood?

Why did he bring him to the Xiongzhou battlefield? It was not to show off that Yun Zhonghe saw the failure of Emperor Daying and the demise of the Empire with his own eyes.

Haven’t you been loyal to the Great Win Empire? Now let you watch it as it perishes and see what the empire you loyal to is?
To be continued...