"You... I have already admitted defeat, why are you treating me like this?" Liu Wulie's face was ferocious and his heart was full of anger. He shouted at Lin Zhongyun.

His voice was like roaring thunder, filled with endless grievance and indignation, "Do you think I want this?"

"Don't I want to be a wise ruler and see the people of the world live in peace and prosperity?" His voice gradually became low, as if he was recalling his past ideals and ambitions.

"Peace and prosperity for the country?"

Lin Zhongyun sneered, his eyes sharp as a knife, looking at the now almost insane Liu Wulie, and shouted: "If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? Are you worthy of saying that the country is peaceful and the people are safe?"

"You colluded with the northern barbarians and intended to flood Hanzhou. Is this what you think of as peace and prosperity for the country?" Lin Zhongyun attacked again, and the blade slashed across Liu Wulie's leg, causing him to kneel on the ground in pain, and his blood dyed the ground red.

"Your so-called peace and prosperity is just an excuse for not wanting to admit defeat."

Lin Zhongyun said slowly: "From the beginning to the end, what you care about is not the people of the world, but your supreme power."

"If you really care about the world, how could you allow treacherous officials to take power and oppress the people?" Lin Zhongyun's voice was like a cold wind, piercing and ruthless. Every word he said was like a sharp blade, piercing deeply into Liu Wulie's heart, making him feel endless humiliation.

"I...I..."

Liu Wulie's voice was trembling, full of despair and anger, "I was crowned emperor at a young age, and the government was controlled by those treacherous officials. I was really powerless."

"A treacherous official in power?"

Lin Zhongyun snorted coldly, his eyes became even colder, and a chilling murderous intent rushed towards Liu Wulie, "Just with such a light sentence, you put all the blame on the so-called treacherous ministers?

Have you ever thought that just because of your words "evil officials in power" thousands of people have been bullied and their families have been broken up."

At this point, Liu Wulie suddenly raised his head, his pupils filled with strong obsession and madness. His voice was high-pitched and excited, as if he was venting his unwillingness and despair, "If I could do it again, I would definitely do better than you, and I would definitely do it more decisively than you!"

Lin Zhongyun's lips curled up into a cold smile, his eyes as cold as ice. "Do you think your arrogance can change anything? You are just a tyrant who is devoured by power and desire. How can you be compared with me?"

"This knife is for your ruthlessness towards the people!"

After he said this, he took a sudden step forward and slashed with his sword.

Liu Wulie was so frightened that his soul was about to die. He rolled on the ground without caring about his image and barely avoided the knife. The air passed by the blade with a sharp sound, as if mocking his embarrassment.

However, Lin Zhongyun took advantage of the situation and showed no mercy. Each blow of his sword was faster and more domineering than the last. He forced Liu Wulie to retreat step by step and look extremely embarrassed.

"You...you can't do this to me!" Liu Wulie's voice was filled with despair and anger, almost tearing his throat. Endless regret surged in his heart, but it was too late. He wanted to resist and struggle, but he couldn't escape Lin Zhongyun's control no matter what.

"I can." Lin Zhongyun's voice was cold and ruthless, as if announcing the end of Liu Wulie.

Liu Wulie's eyes flashed with madness, and his heart was filled with humiliation and despair. He knew that he had no way out, and all this was caused by him. His anger and despair intertwined, as if to tear him apart.

"You have no chance." Lin Zhongyun said coldly, the knife flashing, pointing directly at Liu Wulie's heart.

"You can't kill me!" He screamed, his voice filled with desperate pleading, as if begging for a little mercy from fate. Fear and unwillingness flashed in his eyes, and endless regret surged in his heart.

However, what greeted him was a sharp cold light. The blade light was like lightning, cutting through the air and coming straight towards him.

Along with this cold light, a bloody human head fell down and hit the ground heavily with a dull sound. Blood splattered everywhere, dyeing the surrounding land red.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still. Liu Wulie's head fell to the ground, with fear and unwillingness still lingering in his eyes.

However, his life had ended at this moment, and the Daqian Dynasty, which had dominated the Central Plains for 500 years, had also completely become a thing of the past at this moment. And Liu Wulie's last wish to leave a good reputation was also destined to fail.

Lin Zhongyun stood in the center of the battlefield, the long sword in his hand dripping with blood, but there was no trace of pride or excitement on his face.

He thought that he would feel extremely happy when he killed Liu Wulie, but at this moment all he felt was endless loss, as if there was a void in his heart.

His expression was calm, as if he had expected all this. He slowly put away his knife and glanced around coldly, as if announcing the end of this old era.

The people around were stunned for a moment, and then burst into thunderous cheers.

"King Wu is invincible!"

"King Wu is invincible!"

"King Wu is invincible!"

Everyone shouted Lin Zhongyun's name, and the voices surged like a tide, carrying endless excitement and excitement.

There was excitement on their faces and hope in their eyes, because they knew that a peaceful and prosperous era was about to come.

"Long live His Highness!" someone shouted loudly, his voice full of admiration and worship.

At this moment, they have already understood that the person standing before him is not their leader, but the emperor who will rule the world in the future.

"We are finally free!" another person shouted excitedly, tears flashing in his eyes. After years of oppression and suffering, they were finally freed at this moment, and their hearts were filled with endless gratitude and joy.

Their hearts were filled with joy and excitement. The haze that had suppressed them for many years was finally dispelled. The imperial court that had oppressed them for many years was finally overthrown, and they saw new hope.

"Long live your highness!"

"Long live your highness!"

More and more people began to shout, with endless enthusiasm and excitement in their voices.

They had never been so excited as they were now. Everyone's eyes were full of longing, as if the happy future was already within reach.

Lin Zhongyun stood in the center of the battlefield, his eyes calm and determined. He knew that this was just the beginning and there was still a long way to go. He needed to lead these people towards a truly peaceful and prosperous world.

However, he always kept a vigilant mind. He knew that the biggest threat on this road was the northern barbarians, and the others were secondary.

With the demise of Daqian, those aristocratic families who were dissatisfied with him could live in peace for a while.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand to stop everyone, looked at everyone, and said loudly: "Although Daqian has been destroyed, the northern barbarians are still wreaking havoc on our Central Plains.

In any case, this is not something we can accept. Only by driving the northern barbarians out of the Central Plains can we truly have peace and prosperity for the country and the people. "When the people present heard this, they all nodded in agreement, with a firm light flashing in their eyes. They knew that although Daqian had been destroyed, true peace and tranquility had not yet arrived, and the threat of the northern barbarians still existed.

"What time is it now? Has there been any message from Li Zhongwu?" He turned to look at his confidant beside him, his eyes brighter than ever before.

The confidant immediately stepped forward and replied respectfully: "General, General Li Zhongwu just sent a message that according to your majesty's ambush, the Northern Barbarians were caught off guard by the Wu Dang Flying Army. He has successfully repelled the desperate attack of the Northern Barbarians. However, the Northern Barbarians have also retreated to the northern border."

"Retreat to the Northern Barbarians?"

Lin Zhongyun frowned and murmured secretly.

He was not surprised by such a result. After all, the Wu Dang Flying Army was his secret trump card that had never been used on the battlefield. The Northern Barbarians could never have predicted it.

What he didn't expect was that this battle did not completely defeat the Northern Barbarians' cavalry. According to his thinking, the Northern Barbarians should have been defeated at this time.

However, he was soon relieved. The rebel army's long-term victories over Daqian made him regard the northern barbarians as the same as Daqian.

He thought of everything simple.

If the Northern Barbarians were really that weak, why would they have been putting pressure on Daqian for such a long time?

He understood that the Northern Barbarians were not evacuating Hanzhou at this time because they were afraid of his rebel army, but simply because they did not want to start a war with the rebel army in Hanzhou due to concerns about the Miyun Reservoir.

But even so, so what?
Since he won't come, I will go.

No matter what, we must make the Northern Barbarians pay the price they deserve.

"Pass the order down, reorganize a little, and we will immediately rush to Hanzhou to join the army."

He gave the order decisively, his voice full of firmness and determination, "Also, after the rebels in Yangzhou have pacified Handu, they can be transferred to the northern border immediately. There must be no mistakes."

"Yes, General!" The confidant immediately took the order and left, and everyone also took action to prepare for the possible battle.

Lin Zhongyun stood on a high place, gazing into the distance, with a heart full of lofty sentiments.

This time he was extremely confident that he could completely drive the Northern Barbarians out of the northern border, or even uproot them.

He took a deep breath and swore to himself, "This time, I will make the Northern Barbarians pay the price they deserve and prevent them from ever setting foot in the Central Plains again."

The soldiers of the rebel army quickly took action, reorganized their weapons, and prepared to set off. Lin Zhongyun's eyes flashed with determination.

"Your Highness, we are ready." A deputy general stepped forward to report, his voice full of firmness and confidence.

"Very good," Lin Zhongyun nodded, his eyes gleaming with determination, "Let's go to Miyun Reservoir and join the army!"

The rebel army quickly assembled and marched towards Hanzhou in a mighty force.

……

While Lin Zhongyun was chasing Liu Wulie for thousands of miles, Chagan Wuli personally led hundreds of thousands of troops to leave Hanzhou and head to the northern border.

Since the main forces of the rebel army were all in Hanzhou and concentrated in the areas of Handu and Miyun City, their evacuation process was very simple and encountered almost no obstacles.

As the commander-in-chief of the three armies of the rebel army, Li Zhongwu had already anticipated the possible actions of the Northern Barbarians. He sent spies many times to explore the traces of the Northern Barbarian army, but because the main force of the rebel army had not yet fully joined and the troops were insufficient, Li Zhongwu chose to act cautiously and did not act rashly.

When the Northern Barbarians finally evacuated, they completely opened the gates of the Tongzhou Reservoir. The surging flood rushed out in an instant, flooding a large area of ​​land.

Although the water volume of Tongzhou Reservoir is small and far from as terrible as a flood, it has also caused many people to suffer and created a lot of minor troubles for them.

After Li Zhongwu received the news, he felt relieved.

However, he also understood that this meant that the Northern Barbarians had completely left Hanzhou, and Hanzhou was now very safe. Most importantly, the tens of millions of people here were also spared from the fate of being flooded.

There was only one thing he needed to do next, which was to wait for the arrival of reinforcements, and then work together to drive out the Northern Barbarians.

And at this moment in the North.

Chagan Uli led his men across the northern border and looked at the nearby Hanzhou, with a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.

"Great Khan, we are safe for now."

The middle-aged scholar took a deep breath and said, but his face was filled with regret, "Don't worry, Khan. The Tongzhou Reservoir is enough to keep the rebels busy. They won't make any big moves for a while."

Chagan Wuli nodded, but the unwillingness in his eyes remained. He knew that although the flood in Tongzhou Reservoir could delay the offensive of the rebels, it was only a stopgap measure and could not completely solve the problem.

"It's a pity that Li Zhongwu failed to catch up, otherwise the water from the Tongzhou Reservoir would have flooded them and defeated their fighting spirit." The middle-aged Confucian scholar continued, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

"Order everyone to strengthen the guard immediately and be on guard against the rebels' attack at all times."

Chagan Wuli turned a blind eye to the middle-aged Confucian scholar's regret. At this moment, he had only one idea in his mind, which was to keep the rebel army outside the northern border.

However, Chagan Wuli was still a little worried. He turned to look at his most trusted subordinate Hu Yanleng and said in a deep voice: "Hu Yan, you and your people stay here. We have finally taken over the northern border. The northern border is our bridgehead. We must not let the rebels take it back easily."

Hu Yan Leng immediately accepted the order, his eyes flashing with determination. He knew that the northern border was of vital importance to the Northern Barbarians. If they lost this land, the Northern Barbarians would no longer have a foothold.

"Don't worry, Khan. I will definitely defend the northern border and not let the rebels take even a single step in." Hu Yanleng said firmly, his voice full of determination.

"Well, don't worry."

Chagan Wuli nodded, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, "If the rebels have any unusual movements, report it immediately. I will send people to support you when the rebels arrive. Don't worry."

Chagan Wuli knew that the North Border was of great significance to the Northern Barbarians. The North Border was not only their strategic bunker, which could invade the hinterland of the rebels at any time, but more importantly, it was their important source of food in winter, which could greatly alleviate the distress of the Northern Barbarians in winter.

"Huyan, you must remember that the North is not only our bridgehead, but also the lifeline of our tribe." Chagan Wuli said earnestly, "If we lose the North, we will be in great trouble."

"Yes, Khan!" Hu Yanleng responded firmly, his heart full of a sense of responsibility and mission.

Chagan Wuli took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming with determination. He knew that the future battle would be even more difficult, but he was not afraid. He had made preparations for the worst, and no matter what the cost, he would contain the rebels outside the northern border. (End of this chapter)