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Chapter 282 The Big Wedding
December [-]st, the wedding day.

In this era, the main process of the emperor's marriage was actually not much different from that of the folk. The most important thing was for grand celebration, but the details and scale were greatly improved.

The processes of accepting, accepting, and accepting were all completed some time ago, and today only the welcoming and wedding are left.

Li Gang went to welcome the bride as a representative of the ministers, while Chen Xun himself stayed in the white building and waited.

Unfortunately, the palace has not yet been built, and the wedding venue is a little shabby. Fortunately, the white building has been decorated, and there is no shortage of festive atmosphere.

The honor guard and drum band were in front of the wedding procession, in the middle of the procession, followed by the wedding officials, guards, etc., carrying a large number of gifts straight to Chen's house.

This mansion belonged to a wealthy businessman before, but it was given to Chen Liu's family by Chen Xun after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and Chen Qin lived here before marriage.

When the wedding team arrived in front of Chen's house, Chen Qin had already put on the queen's dress and was waiting.

Next, they wear phoenix crowns and harems, kneel down to receive gold books and treasures, and when the auspicious time comes, the group of people beat them and return to the white building.

Together with Chen Xun, he worshiped heaven and earth and performed a great ceremony.

The wedding is over.

To put it simply, there were actually a lot of details during the period. Throughout November, most of Chen Xun's energy was tied up in this wedding, and today it finally came to an end.

That night, Chen Xun ended his virginity in this life.

The next year, Kaiyuan 1130 ([-]), in February, spring came and flowers bloomed.

The offensive against the pseudo-Song Dynasty was launched from three directions simultaneously.

The Yingtian Group Army, the Hangzhou Group Army and the Guangzhou Group Army, which had been training for more than a year, were divided into more than a dozen groups, and their offensive was like a wave, and they suddenly poured into the area controlled by the Puppet Song Dynasty.

After more than a year of supplements, the more than 30 main troops of the three armies participating in the war (not all dispatched) are all equipped with the most advanced weapons and equipment, the firearm coverage rate exceeds [-]%, and the artillery organization has reached the battalion level.

For some small counties, the strength of one battalion is more than enough. The smallest army that can invade the areas controlled by the Puppet Song Dynasty has more than 1 troops.

The states and counties close to the empire are already in a state of swing. Facing this overwhelming offensive, who dares to resist can only be said to depend on the rumor.

The first to complete the offensive was the Hangzhou Group Army. Huainan West Road and Jiangnan East Road were all occupied within a month. The number of casualties on our side during the entire battle did not exceed 1000. It can be said to be very relaxed, just like playing house. .

Next was the Guangzhou Group Army. Jiangnan West Road and Jinghu South Road were also captured in one month. They encountered some resistance on Jinghu North Road. However, in the face of the imperial army with high morale, the resistance of the Puppet Song Army could only be in vain. They persisted until the end of April and were defeated by the Guangzhou Army.

The hardest part to fight was Kuizhou Road. Because the terrain was too complex, most of the time was spent on the march. When the main force of the Guangzhou Group Army arrived at Jiangling Mansion on Jinghu North Road, the imperial troops on Kuizhou Road were still circling the mountains. With.

Finally, there was the Yingtian Group Army, which descended on the North and South Jing Roads and surrounded Xiangyang City in early April. It was so fast that Zhao Chen couldn't even run away and was blocked.

But the next battle will be more difficult.

The Puppet Song Dynasty concentrated all the elite troops from the Central China Plain to Xiangyang, with a total strength of 30, and stored enough food and firewood for Xiangyang for the entire city's soldiers and civilians for three years.

Xiangyang City has the Han River flowing around the city. There are wells everywhere in the neighborhoods, so there is no need to worry about being besieged and without water.

This defensive stance put Gan Ping in a difficult position.

A strong attack will definitely be able to capture, but both the enemy and the enemy will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, maybe a dozen or two 10,000+ people will die.

One general's success and tens of thousands of bones were withered, but now that the battle has been fought, the pseudo-Song Dynasty is about to be completely destroyed. If he caused such a large number of casualties, Chen Xun would definitely blame him.

In this way, the capture of Xiangyang would be a failure but a failure.

After all, there are Han people both inside and outside the city, speaking the same language and sharing the same blood.The siege lasted for more than half a month. The main force of Lu Hui's Guangzhou Army arrived one after another. Even the Hangzhou Army sent two armies along the Yellow River.

The number of troops besieging the city was the same as that in the city, more than 30.

Sneak attack, feint attack, attack from east to west, water attack, night attack, all kinds of attack methods have been tried, and all of them were cracked by the defenders in the city with their superior numbers.

At every moment, there are 6 to [-] people on the top of the city staring at what is going on outside the city. Every city gate and water gate is full of defenders. Even inside the city wall, water tanks are set up every dozen steps to prevent the imperial army from attacking. Dig a tunnel into the city.

On May [-]nd, Pei Ren came from Guangzhou and brought hundreds of huge black crows.

"Did you get Zhao Chen's portrait?"

In the Chinese army's tent, Pei Ren asked the leader of the Military Intelligence Department in Xiangyang.

"It's ready. It's painted according to the latest sketching method. It's basically the same as the real person." The leader replied.

After saying that, he was asked to present a pile of Zhao Chen's portraits and color sketches. They were indeed very lifelike and comparable to the works of outstanding candidates for art exams in later generations.

"The governor said there is a way to break the city, what is it?" Gan Ping asked impatiently.

"The method is very simple. Capture the thief first and capture the king first. All you need to do is kill Zhao Chen and a group of high-ranking officials of the pseudo-Song Dynasty. The defenders in the city will be leaderless and they will naturally fall apart." Pei Ren replied.

"Understood. So, your Military Intelligence Department has already made arrangements?" Lu Hui interjected.

"It's not the Ministry of Military Intelligence, but the newly conquered fairy beast by His Majesty the Emperor." After Pei Ren said this, he asked someone to bring up a few bald-nosed crows.

After getting along day and night, and because animals like raven crows are inherently clingy, the contract level of this species has now been upgraded to LV3. Its body length is more than two feet, and its wingspan is even more terrifying. It is already considered a standard super raptor.

"Bald-nosed Crow." Pei Ren introduced.

"Hello everyone! Hello everyone!" The leader of the crows greeted everyone, speaking in human language.

"Fuck!!"

"This bird can talk!!"

"Monster!!" Everyone was shocked. Only Pei Ren watched everyone's embarrassment happily.

It was the first time he saw a crow talking and he was shocked and incoherent. Naturally, he could predict everyone's reaction.

"This is a fairy beast. It's normal to be able to speak." Pei Ren explained: "But don't overestimate him. After all, he is still a beast and can only communicate in a simple way."

"This is also very impressive." Lu Hui praised.

The young generals Gan Ping and Ping had already stepped forward to chat with Crow. For a while, the conversation of erroneous answers and incorrect answers frequently resounded in the big tent.

"But I still don't understand, can these crows kill Zhao Chen?" After Gan Ping satisfied his curiosity, he finally brought the topic back to the topic.

"There is also this kind of fairy beast." Pei Ren opened a small wooden box at his feet and showed the Chaoshan Salamander inside, which was also a contract level LV3 species that had been strengthened once.

"What are the characteristics of this little thing?" Gan Ping asked.

"It's extremely poisonous. Even if you're bitten by it, even the gods can't save you." Pei Ren replied.

"I probably understand."

(End of this chapter)