From beggar to emperor: I am not Zhu Yuanzhang

Regarding Cai Chou's death, Tianbo rabbit died and Huhu was sad. He knew that if he didn't fight hard, it would be his turn next.

Tian Kai had a good relationship with Cai Chou. He did not want to cooperate with Yang Xingmi's performance, but in order to confuse Yang Xingmi and buy time for himself, he did as he was told and ordered Cai Chou's head to be hung on the flagpole of the gate tower for three days.

Tian Kai looked at Cai's head in the wooden cage on the flagpole and said, "Brother Cai, rest in peace. I, Tian Kai, will avenge you."

The first thing Tian Kai did was to prepare for war and declare that the whole city was in a state of war readiness. Although it was not stated explicitly, the people in the city knew that martial law was coming to Xuanzhou again. The last time martial law was imposed was at the time of Zhao Huang. Not even a few years later, martial law was imposed again.

After the mobilization order was issued, in order to win foreign aid, Tian Kai sent people to Hangzhou to meet Qian Liu, the king of Wuyue, hoping that Qian Liu could send troops to help him deal with Yang Xingmi.

This news is undoubtedly good news from heaven for Qian Liu. I, old Qian, were just trying to sleep, and you brought me a pillow. That’s great.

In the past two years, Qian Liu and Tian Liu have been competing on the battlefield for the border area between Anhui and Zhejiang. Both sides have won and lost, and neither one can take advantage. Qian Liu was worrying about how to deal with Tian Kai, but he didn't expect that Tian Kai would actually dig a big hole for himself.

Now he and Yang Xingmi were suspicious of each other, and it was only a matter of time before they turned against each other. In order to survive, Tian Kai had no choice but to ask for help from Qian Liu, which was all calculated by Qian Liu. Because Tian Li had no choice, Jiangxi's Zhong Chuan was also his mortal enemy. In comparison, Zhejiang's Qian Li was better, and the two sides had a basis for cooperation.

Qian Liu readily agreed to Tian Kai's offer of olive branch. If he didn't agree, he would be a fool. If you fight in the same nest, I would just add insult to injury.

At the same time, in order to arouse Yang Xingmi's sensitive nerves, Qian Liu used another dirty trick. He deliberately spread the information about Tian Yu's peace proposal, just to let Yang Xingmi know about it. This move caught Tian Kai off guard, which was tantamount to urging Yang Xingmi to attack him quickly. This Qian Kai was too shady.

Luo Zhixiang, who was monitoring Tao Ya's movements in Shezhou, also sent back news that Tao Ya had issued an emergency mobilization order in the city. At the same time, Tan Ma came to report that Xu Wen's Heiyundu had also secretly left Luzhou and their whereabouts were unknown.

Whereabouts unknown?

Tian Kai panicked. An army disappeared mysteriously. How could this be possible? Where had they gone?

Reminiscent of Shezhou Tao Ya's actions, Tian Kai concluded that the missing Hei Yundu must be secretly rushing to Xuanzhou to attack him secretly.

At the same time, Yang Xingmi had left Luzhou. Before leaving, he appointed Liu Wei as the governor of Luzhou and stayed in Luzhou. Liu Wei was his confidant. Since then, Luzhou has been under Liu Wei's control, and no major troubles have occurred.

The strange thing is that Yang Xingmi's whereabouts are unknown after leaving Luzhou!

Yang Xingmi and Hei Yun both disappeared at the same time. This was so unusual. Where did they go?

Tian Kai felt a chill on his back and had an ominous premonition. Could it be that they are coming for me?

Tian Kai did not dare to be careless. While stepping up preparations, he sent people to the Yangtze River ferry for investigation, hoping to find some clues.

Although Qian Liu had promised to send troops to assist, Tian Kai felt a little unsure considering Qian Liu's past record. Qian Liu had never won against Yang Xingmi in the past, so he could not bet all his money on him.

Tian Kai thought about it and finally thought of Cai Chou's old path, which was to contact Zhu Wen in the Central Plains, hoping that the two sides would attack from the north and the south to jointly deal with Yang Xingmi.

Zhu Wen is an old acquaintance of Yang Xingmi, and of course he is also his sworn enemy. This time I heard that Yang Xingmi’s most powerful general actually betrayed him. This made Zhu Wen extremely happy. Hahaha, God is helping me!

Tian Kai's combat effectiveness was hundreds of points higher than Cai Yan's, and Zhu Wen had heard of his reputation. Especially in the Guangde battle against Sun Ru, Tian Kai became famous in one battle, defeated Sun Ru, and also rescued his boss Yang Xingmi, and became famous far and wide.

Later, on the Huaibei front line, Tian Kai also fought against Zhu Wen's army, but it didn't last long. Tian Kai has been stationed in Xuanzhou since then, and has basically no contact with Zhu Wen, but Zhu Wen still has lingering fears about his combat effectiveness.

This time I actually received a letter asking for help from Tian Kai. It seems that he has also followed Cai Chou's old path, but is he luckier than Cai Chou?

This is an opportunity that Zhu Wen will not let go.

He immediately ordered the generals Pang Shigu and Ge Congzhou who were stationed on the front line in northern Anhui to move south from Zhou and attack Luzhou.

The news that Zhu Wen's army was marching south soon reached Tian Bo's ears in Xuanzhou. Zhu Wen indeed took action, so should I, Tian Bo, take action too?

Tian Kai was weighing the pros and cons and could not make up his mind.

The current situation is one in which all parties are intertwined and maintaining a delicate balance.

Tian Wei was in Xuanzhou, Tao Ya was in Shezhou next door, An Renyi was in Changzhou, Li Shenfu was in Runzhou, Liu Wei was in Luzhou in the north, Zhu Yanshou was in Huangzhou in the west, and Dai Yougui and Gao Xu stayed in Yangzhou. As for the Heiyun led by Yang Xingmi and Xu Wen, there is still no news.

In midsummer in Xuanzhou, the heat is unbearable, and there is a restless atmosphere in the air.

Late at night, Tian Kai finally fell asleep when he suddenly heard a rapid knock on the door. Tian Kai sat up and listened. He vaguely heard someone entering the door. He hurriedly put on his clothes, raised his knife and rushed out.

As soon as he went out, he bumped into Luo Zhixiang.

It turned out that he was the one who knocked on the door just now. Luo Zhixiang had just come back from the tower, sweating profusely and panting.

Tian Kai noticed something was wrong: "What happened?"

"Brother, I just patrolled the city and noticed a group of troops appearing in the northeast. It was too dark to see clearly. I could only vaguely see many torches."

"Heiyundu——"

Tian Kai blurted out: "They are finally here."

"Brother, what should we do?"

"Inform them and assemble immediately. I want to strike first and take advantage of their unsteady footing to kill them personally and destroy Yang Xingmi's majesty."

Soon, the Crouching Tiger Camp in the city received the order and quickly assembled on standby.

Tian Kai was neatly dressed, mounted his green-maned horse, held a spear, and led the men and horses out of the city. When they arrived at the location where Luo Zhixiang said the torch was, they were surprised to find that it was empty, just a small forest with no one there.

What's happening here? Tian Kai fell into deep thought.

But before he could figure out the reason, he heard someone shouting: "Brother, look over there."

Tian Kai followed the sound and saw that Xuanzhou City not far away had been plunged into a sea of ​​flames.

"Oops, I fell into a trap——"

Tian Kai turned the horse's head and drove back. After running a few miles, he suddenly heard shouts of killing coming from the dark night, and he successfully fell into the encirclement.

The person who surrounded him was none other than the feared special operations force - Black Cloud City.

Of course, Tian Kai's Crouching Tiger Camp is not a vegetarian. If they really fight hard, no one can take advantage.

Tian Kai, who was furious, clenched his spear and prepared to charge. At this moment, the black clouds moved out of the way, and Xu Wen walked out.

Just listen to Xu Wen yelling loudly: "Bold Tian Kai, if you don't get off your horse and surrender, how long will it take!"

At this point, Tian Kai didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, and directly said: "Xu Wen, don't be too proud, you are not qualified to talk to me, call Yang Xingmi out to see me."

It seems that he has guessed that Yang Xingmi has also come to Xuanzhou in person.