Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

Great Zhou, Northern Border!

At this time, Zhou Zheng led the Zhenbei Army and stationed in a city.

They haven't been out for nearly a month. In Zhou Zheng's words, they are gathering their strength and waiting for a battle!

Both the imperial court and the world knew clearly what this army was waiting for.

They were waiting for a decisive battle with the imperial court.

The first battle is the decisive battle, and the decisive battle is a battle of life and death!

Therefore, no one dared to be negligent. They were training every day, and countless spies were also heading to every corner of the Great Zhou.

Everyone gathered in the inner hall.

Zhou Zheng sat upright in the hall, but this time the atmosphere among the crowd was much more depressing, especially Zhou Ping.

At this time, Zhou Ping did not sit in his seat as usual, but paced back and forth with an anxious look on his face.

He would occasionally comb his hair with his hands, sigh, and his eyes would turn red from time to time.

In the past, perhaps Zhenbei King Xiao Mu and others would have scolded Zhou Ping for not knowing etiquette, but this time they rarely said a word, and even Zhou Zheng let Zhou Ping do so.

The reason is simple. Just now, they received news that the gentry and powerful people all over the world have begun to take action.

"Brother, send out the troops!"

Finally, Zhou Ping stopped walking, his forehead was already covered with sweat.

Even though it was cool now and not hot, he was still very anxious.

These words completely broke the peaceful tranquility in the lobby.

Everyone turned to look at Zhou Ping, especially Xiao Mu and Xiao Guan, who seemed to want to speak but hesitated. Gan Mo also gritted his teeth but did not speak.

Yun Yun and Yun Xi also rolled their eyes, but when the words came to their lips, they swallowed them back.

Everyone turned their attention to Zhou Zheng again.

As the only person they care about and their backbone, as long as Zhou Zheng gives an order, no one will have any doubts, no matter how hard it is.

Zhou Zheng's heart also trembled slightly at this moment.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Zhou Ping, who was much more mature than before, and his thoughts became more complicated.

Ever since he quietly went to his fiefdom to secretly meet King Zhou Yong, Zhou Zheng had always felt a little apologetic towards Zhou Ping.

Because he knew that King Yong of Zhou was Zhou Ping's last closest relative in this world.

Even if Zhou Ping knew about letting King Zhou Yong send troops to defend the country, and even took the initiative to ask for it, how could Zhou Zheng not know the cost and risk involved? !

It was thought that the 300,000-strong army could march northward with great momentum, and finally force the five great ancient families to take action, allowing Zhou Zheng to understand the confidence and strength of the five great ancient families.

Unexpectedly, I still underestimated Emperor Tianjing.

This Emperor Tian Jing was indeed much more difficult to deal with than expected, and even more resourceful than Zhou Zheng had imagined.

Who could have thought that he would incite the gentry and powerful people all over the world to take action so quickly, and even cause such great trouble to King Yong of Zhou.

Although these local gentry and powerful people would not cause any fatal impact on King Zhou Yong, they were enough to completely delay King Zhou Yong's progress to the north, giving the court enough time to react and prepare.

This is not what Zhou Zheng wants to see.

What he is worried about now is that King Zhou Yong will, for the sake of his own great cause, disregard everything and insist on going north, causing the court to panic completely, thus provoking the five ancient families to take action in advance.

After all, the imperial court had enough money provided by the five ancient aristocratic families and could definitely afford it.

The local gentry and powerful people also have many years of foundation and can hold on.

The only trouble was King Zhou Yong and Zhou Zheng.

Because they can’t afford it!

Even if they can afford it, the people of the world cannot, and the general trend of the world cannot afford it.

Regardless of whether we can finally wait for the five great ancient families to take action, the covetous eyes of the Great Xia Kingdom alone cannot be underestimated.

If Baker returns to Daxia and makes a comeback with the power of the Far West and countless night ghosts, Zhou Zheng will be completely passive.

After all, with the grudge between Zhou Zheng and Baker, there is no room for reconciliation between the two.

As long as Baker knew the current situation in Da Zhou, he would take action regardless of the consequences.

The variables involved may not be under Zhou Zheng's control.

"It is not wise to send troops now."

"Your Majesty, the only troops that can be mobilized now are the Northern Zhen Army."

"If we act rashly without knowing the five ancient families, I'm afraid..."

King Zhenbei has the best qualifications and the highest seniority here, so there is nothing wrong with him standing up at this time.

His voice was a little hoarse, but his attitude was clear.

When King Zhenbei looked at Zhou Ping, there was a hint of apology in his eyes.

Since ancient times, killing enemies on the battlefield requires the right timing to achieve the desired effect.

The current imperial court seemed to be powerless, but he knew better than anyone that Emperor Tianjing still had an arsenal of firearms.

Even though the firearms depot had been secretly moved by Zhou Zheng and his team, the firearms have not yet been completely moved out, and no one knows whether Emperor Tianjing has secretly stored firearms.

Most importantly, they all knew that their enemy was not the imperial court.

If it were the five ancient families behind the imperial court!

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you fight without danger.

They were waiting to use the power of King Zhou Yong to test the five ancient families first.

However, the five ancient aristocratic families also wanted to use the power of the imperial court to test the abilities and means of Zhou Zheng and others first.

At this time, whoever loses patience first may fall behind, become passive, and lose!

But unfortunately, one battle determines the outcome.

They had no chance to maneuver.

Even at this cost, King Yong of Zhou might be put in a passive situation, or even his 300,000-strong army might be strangled by the joint efforts of the imperial court and the gentry and dignitaries. They could not act rashly.

Because, if the Zhenbei Army does not take action, they will never know Zhou Zheng's trump card.

But once you start, some things will be exposed.

"Zhou Ping, I understand your concerns."

"only......"

As if realizing that his words were somewhat inaccurate, King Zhenbei looked at Zhou Ping with a hint of apology.

In this decisive battle, who would have thought that the biggest sacrifice might be King Yong of Zhou.

It is even possible that King Yong of Zhou died in battle.

But if this were true, the blow to Zhou Ping might be too great.

"My Lord, I know."

Zhou Ping smiled bitterly. His eyes were bloodshot and his voice was a little hoarse.

It was he who ordered King Yong of Zhou to go north to put pressure on the court.

Now, he was also the one feeling panicked and worried.

In the overall situation, how can personal interests affect the overall situation? !

Even though he felt helpless and even regretful, Zhou Ping still had a trace of rationality.

He knew that if he really asked Zhou Zheng to send troops at this time, even if it relieved the pressure on King Zhou Yong, King Zhou Yong would probably scold him.

The overall situation is important!

What is the overall position? !

That means you can sacrifice everything, including your own life!

"Gan Mo!"

However, just when the inner hall fell into silence again, Zhou Zheng suddenly spoke.

"The slave is here!"

Gan Mo straightened his body and stood up quickly.

"I order you to take five thousand elite soldiers and three thousand musketeers, take the small road, and rush to the aid of King Zhou Yong day and night."

Whoohoo!

Zhou Zheng exhaled fiercely from his chest, the command in his voice was unquestionable.

This order made everyone feel depressed.

Even Xiao Mu's expression changed.

Five thousand elite soldiers are equivalent to one tenth of their current total strength. The impact will be enormous.

More importantly, three thousand musketeers!

This is enough to become the key force to turn the situation around.

Zhou Zheng now has no support from an arsenal and only has so many guns and ammunition. Once they are withdrawn, the loss will be immeasurable.

If the imperial court knew about their behavior and took the opportunity to take action, they would suffer a great loss.

Everyone stood up and tried to persuade Zhou Zheng.

Even Zhou Ping's eyes turned red.

He knew that Zhou Zheng did this for only one purpose, and that was for him, Zhou Ping.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ping's heart was in turmoil, his blood was boiling, and he could no longer stop crying, and he knelt down towards Zhou Zheng.

"Boss, I, I was just talking nonsense."

"The overall situation is more important..."

Zhou Ping didn't bother to wipe away his tears, he forced a smile.

What Zhou Zheng said just now was enough for him.

He knew better than anyone that if Zhou Zheng lost the final battle, all of them would die.

At that time, there was no hope.

"The overall situation is important?!"

"If you call me Big Brother, I will always be your Big Brother."

"I, Zhou Zheng, live this life not for money or power, but only to protect the people around me."

"If you can't even protect the people around you, what's the point of winning the world?!"

Zhou Zheng stood up suddenly, clenching his fists.

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