Chapter 17: The Unpopular Western Groom
Near Yanchi north of Longshan.
Fengrong Camp.
The Fengrong tribe, driven away by the Zhou royal family, fled all the way north to here under the leadership of King Feng Zaza.
Several times he sent a horse to Longshan to investigate, but there was no news, which made King Feng Zazha and his ministers at a loss.
Seeing that winter is coming, the area north of Longshan is even colder, and in the biting cold wind, many Fengrong people and cattle and sheep have been frozen to death. King Zuo Xian and General Zuo repeatedly suggested that they should go south.
For the sake of safety, King Fengrong took a lot of effort to persuade King Zuo Xian and General Zuo to send a horse to Longshan to check first, and then lead the army and the people to the south when the conditions were ripe.
But a month has passed, and he has not seen Tanma come back, and King Feng Zazha and his ministers are puzzled.
What's going on here?
"King, it's been a month, and I haven't seen the horse come back, will something happen?" King Zuo Xian asked worriedly.
"The king doesn't know the specific situation, why don't we send a scout horse to the area around Longshan to check it out?"
"What else to check, Longshan was originally ours, so what's the point if we take it back again. What's more, when winter comes, the Zhou royal family will not send troops again. "Zuo Xian Wang Lao Cheng is serious, and his words are very weighty.
"Yes, King Zuo Xian is right, our cattle and sheep are constantly dying these days, and many people have migrated south with their cattle and sheep, if we don't act any longer, the people will run out. And then, when there will be no people, who shall we lead? After King Zuo Xian finished speaking, General Zuo followed.
For a long time, General Zuo presided over Fengrong's army, and his prestige in the army was not small. Once these two people insist together, Feng Wang Zaza is not easy to refuse.
Seeing that the two insisted on going south to Longshan again, King Feng was also a little moved, "Then what do you say we should do?" ”
"I mean, we don't need to send Tanma to Longshan again, just send troops to sweep away the other tribes on Longshan first; Then he took our people and moved directly south. I think to be on the safe side, we can move south, step by step. ”
Migrating south, step by step?
King Feng listened to it and pondered. It's not that he doesn't know how cold the north is, and the wind blows like a knife.
"Report to ---, King, our Tanma has returned." Just when King Feng Zaza couldn't make up his mind, a report outside the tent woke him up.
"What?"
"Our pony is back."
What the? Tanma is back?
"Hurry up and get it in."
Under the leadership of the guards, the leader of Fengrong's horses entered the big tent, "The last general will meet the king and all the lords. ”
"Hurry up, please, why haven't you come back now?" Feng Wang Zaza said to Tanma.
"Great King, we were attacked by the Qin people around Inuqiu, who killed all our probe horses and brought the last general to Inuqiu. The day before yesterday, the end of the day took advantage of the opportunity of the Qin people to celebrate, so he slipped out of Inuqiu City. ”
"What? You were plundered by the Qin people, why is that? Could it be that the little Qin people want to do the opposite? Dare to be the enemy of Feng Rong. When General Zuo heard this, he became angry.
"What General Zuo said is extremely true, the Qin people really want to harden their wings, and they don't take our Fengrong in their eyes." Seeing that General Zuo was angry, Tanma took the opportunity to provoke.
"It's against him, king, give me 5,000 soldiers and horses, and I will destroy the Qin people." General Zuo said angrily.
King Feng waved his hand and stopped General Zuo, "Don't be angry, the Qin people will definitely kill me and kill my horse, but I will talk about it after I finish asking about the situation." ”
"Hmph---" General Zuo sat down angrily.
Then King Feng looked at Tanma and said, "Let's not talk about these things first, let's talk about the situation of your trip to Longshan and Guanzhong." ”
"If you go back to the king, the last general will take people to Longshan, and all the way through, without encountering any resistance, and without seeing the soldiers and horses of the Zhou royal family." Tanma replied.
King Feng nodded, "So after the Zhou royal family drove us away, they didn't send troops to occupy Longshan. ”
"Great King, Longshan is desolate and not suitable for growing crops, and the reason why Yin Jifu sent troops to drive us away is really to stabilize the safety around the royal family. There is no intention of occupying Longshan, not to mention that occupying Longshan is useless for them! Zuo Xianwang said when he saw the opportunity.
"So we have no trouble when we go back to Longshan." Feng Wang asked.
"There should be no problem." King Youxian replied.
"Okay---" Then King Feng asked Tanma again: "Then you can talk about the situation in Guanzhong." ”
"Back to the king's words, our tanma went all the way south and rushed to the periphery of Guanzhong, everything is as usual in Guanzhong, and there is no meaning of a big war at all."
Oh---, it's business as usual in Guanzhong.
"King, we can go back to Longshan, the people can't wait for a long time." King Zuo Xian said again.
"Well---, King Zuo Xian is right, this king decided to take people back to Longshan immediately. This time, we will not only return to Longshan, but also occupy the dog hill, and by the way, we will also include the dog hill in the scope of Fengrong. ”
After learning the news that the Zhou royal family in Guanzhong did not occupy Longshan, King Feng Zhazha finally made up his mind to prepare to return to Longshan.
"King Yingming, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we must take this opportunity to take the Dog Hill, occupy the Dog Hill, and destroy the Qin people." General Zuo said happily when he saw this.
For a long time, Feng Rong had the intention of destroying the Qin people and taking the dog hill, but he had been suffering from the lack of a suitable opportunity and reason to send troops.
After all, compared to the desolation of Longshan, Dog Hill is a very good grazing place. It's a pity that the Qin people have maintained a policy of non-interference with Feng Rong for many years, and the Qin people of Inuqiu are also courtiers of the royal family, so Feng Rong is a little jealous.
Therefore, the two sides have maintained a non-aggression relationship for many years. This time the opportunity and reason finally came, how could Feng Rong give up.
"Okay---, let's talk about how we're going to take down the dog hill for me." The idea has been decided, and all that remains is the specific operational idea.
"Great King, the minister suggested that we should march in two ways, one is that General Zuo will lead five thousand elite soldiers to Longshan to clear the Rongdi tribes around Longshan, and get back the land and pastures that originally belonged to us. Subsequently, the people and cattle and sheep began to move south by King Youxian. Zuo Xianwang suggested.
"Well---, you're right." Feng Wang affirmed.
"On the other hand, the king personally led tens of thousands of elite soldiers to cross Longshan to raid the Qin people, striving to eliminate the Qin people in one fell swoop and occupy the dog hill. By then, our ranch will be several times larger. ”
"Okay---, just follow the policy of King Zuoxian. When the time comes, you will go to the Dog Hill with this king and have a good look at the might of my Fengrong warriors. Feng Wang Zaza said happily.
Then he said worriedly: "Tell me if we send troops to Dog Hill, will the Zhou royal family help the Qin people and attack us." ”
King Zuo Xian shook his head: "Probably not." ”
"Why?"
"Because the Qin people are not the sons of the royal family, not to mention that this time the Qin people are at fault first, and it is reasonable for us to send troops to destroy Qin. Why did the royal family help the Qin people, the unpopular horsemen in the west? ”
The Western Groom?
The Qin people, the horsemen of the western region who are not treated by the royal family.
"Hahaha, hahaha, what a Western groom. Then let this king destroy this unpopular groom for the royal family. Feng Wang Zazha listened and let out a hearty laugh.
Hahaha---
Hahaha---
Under the leadership of Fengwang Zaza, the entire Fengwang big tent let out hearty laughter.