The envoy sent by Ma Zhan encountered Xu Huang's army halfway through. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The envoy explained his intentions, and Xu Huang said: "The Shan country is in trouble, as a brotherly state, how can Datang turn a blind eye? Our Tang army entered your country, but the two guards did not know the general situation and did not know the overall situation, and blocked the army from moving forward. The so-called rescue soldiers are like fighting fires, and in desperation, they had to make this decision, break through the two cities, and let the army pass quickly to resist the hussars. ”

King Duosi conveyed Xu Huang's words, and the envoy said: "It turns out that the Tang army is here to aid our country, so I will quickly tell the king and greet the army." ”

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Ma Zhan listened to the envoy's report, and his heart was overjoyed, Shang Muda said: "The Han people have always been treacherous, and my father must not be gullible. ”

Ma Zhan said: "I have made up my mind, and the king does not need to say much. ”

Shang Muda sighed, seeing that his father was stubborn and didn't dare to say much, he returned to the mansion, recruited his cronies, and whispered a lot of effort.

The cronies went, and Shang Muda lingered indoors for a long time.

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Lashio is nearly 500 miles away from the capital of the Shan Kingdom, and most of them are mountain roads, and the army moves slowly. It took seven days to see the capital of Shan.

When Ma Zhan heard the arrival of the Tang army, he immediately led his troops to prepare to go out of the city to greet him.

The leader of the guards hurriedly ran to Ma Zhan's side and whispered, "The prince led his own personal guards and encouraged some soldiers to go out of the west of the city. ”

Ma Zhan was dizzy for a while, and said in a low voice: "Do you know why the prince went west?" ”

The leader of the guards said, "My lord, my subordinates have guessed that the prince is very likely to go west to Baganmu. ”

Ma Zhan was speechless, isn't his son with him? Did I misunderstand the Tang Army's intention? But with so many people waiting for him, Ma Zhan forced a happy face and said loudly: "Everyone follow me out of the city to meet the army of the Celestial Empire." ”

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Shang Muda glanced at the national capital with nostalgia, the high city was so beautiful in the sun, but unfortunately, this place soon belonged to the Han people.

Shang Muda whipped his horse fiercely, and the horse neighed and ran towards the west. Shang Muda screamed in his heart: "Guodu, I will come back again." ”

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The army of the Plagiarism State had already approached the capital of the Shan Kingdom, and when they heard that a large group of men and horses had arrived, they hurriedly withdrew their troops.

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Xu Huang saw a large group of people in the capital of the Shan Kingdom, and the leader was wearing royal clothes and was quite dignified, so he said to the left and right: "This must be the king of the Shan Kingdom who came to greet him." ”

Everyone got off the war horse with Xu Huang, Xu Huang came to Ma Zhan's side, and said with a smile: "General Xu Huang in the east of the Tang Dynasty." ”

Ma Zhan took a step forward and said, "Ma Zhan, the monarch of the Shan Kingdom, welcome the army of the Celestial Empire. ”

Xu Huang said: "A certain person was sent by the emperor to stabilize the southern middle of Yizhou, and when he heard that the Shan State was invaded by the Bi State, he thought that for the sake of the same root, he specially led the army to help. The guards of the two border cities of your country, I don't know why, so I have no choice but to break through the city, please forgive the monarch. ”

Ma Zhan said: "This matter is over, the country of Bi has been attacked many times recently, but fortunately, the army of the kingdom has arrived, and it has to retreat. General Zhendong invited him into the city, and the king took the wind and washed the dust for the general, and the soldiers under his command had already prepared the cow wine. ”

Xu Huang said: "I am grateful for the kindness of the monarch. ”

Xu Huang entered the city with various barbarian kings and cave masters, and the vulture bones led five hundred elite guards. Yue Yun and others commanded the army to set up camp.

The capital of the Shan Kingdom is rich in jade, so the palace was built with great luxury, and the utensils used were carved from jadeite. Xu Huang and a group of people were dizzy when they looked at it, and the heart said that such a good jade didn't cost money?

Ma Zhan introduced his subordinates to Xu Huang, and when the introduction was over, Xu Huang frowned and said: "The monarch is in the prime of the Spring and Autumn Period, why don't you see the prince?" ”

Ma Zhan smiled bitterly and said, "The prince went to Bagam on a business trip and has not yet turned back. ”

Xu Huang smiled: "Is there no one around the monarch to care?" The son of the world is in a heavy position, how can he leave the capital lightly? ”

Ma Zhan said: "The child is stubborn, this king can't restrain him, and he has been noisy in his ears all day long, so he has to go." ”

Who is Xu Huang? I had already seen that Ma Zhan's demeanor was unnatural, so it was inconvenient to ask again, so I had to say: "I don't know how much the population of the country is?" How many soldiers are there? How is the combat power? ”

Ma Zhan said: "The newly emerging country of Bi has conquered the south, there are eighteen subject countries, a population of one million, an army of 200,000, and a strong combat force, and the army of my Shan country is really difficult to resist. Its country is despicable, and its people are not only good at fighting in the mountains and forests, but also good at shipbuilding, and they are all over the islands in the sea. ”

Xu Huang comforted: "Wait for my army to rest for a few days, break through the despicability, and avenge the shame of the Shan country." It's just that the army spends a lot of money on food and grass, I don't know if the lord of the country can provide it? ”

Ma Zhan said: "The land in Shan is harvested three times a year, and grain and grass are not a problem. ”

Xu Huang secretly said that the land of the Shan country is really fertile, and it can be harvested three times a year, no wonder the emperor never forgets it, and said at the moment: "There is a king of Lao." ”

Xu Huang's army replenished grain and grass in the capital of the Shan country, and then marched towards the country of Bi, and Ma Zhan sent a team to accompany him, both as a guide and as an assistant.

There are eighteen vassal states in the country of Pi, and the name of the lord of the country is Yatingaya.

Hearing of the arrival of the Tang army, Yatingaya assisted the Shan in the war, and hurriedly summoned the lords of the eighteen vassal states to discuss the strategy of resistance.

The lord of the subject country of A shouted: "The lord of the country, the Tang army is no more than 10,000, go deep into our country, wait for me to lead 10,000 sons, sneak attack at night, and kill him without leaving a piece of armor." ”

The lord of the subject country B said: "Why do you need to do this, drive the elephants, tigers and leopards in the mountains and forests at night, and rush violently, and the Tang army camp will be trampled to pieces." ”

The lord of the vassal country said: "There is no need to be like this, the poisonous snakes and poisonous insects raised by our clan are urged by the slaves to the sound of flutes, and they can be driven to the Tang army camp all over the mountains, and they can also bite the Tang army to death and bite countless people." ”

Before the lord of the Ding vassal country wanted to say more, Yatingaya waved his hand and said: "The Tang army has been deep into the Shan country for so long, and there may not be no way to resist it. Our army is 200,000, and the enemy is no more than 10,000. ”

Doctor Zuo said: "The lord of the country, the sages of the Han people once said that the soldiers are treacherous, if they do not hurt our country's troops and win, the good and the good are also good, what several lords said, all make sense, why don't you try it?" If it doesn't work, it's not too late to fight again. ”

Yatingaya said: "If I don't win, won't I make the Han and Shan people laugh at my incompetence? ”

Doctor Zuo said: "Water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent, as long as you can win the battle, what does he say?" ”

Yatingaya knew in his heart that the lords of these vassal countries under his command were afraid that their clansmen would be killed and injured too badly, and then they would be annexed by themselves, so they came up with their ideas, and this Doctor Zuo was also the lord of a vassal country.

Seeing that they insisted, Yatingaya didn't say much, so he had to say: "You all go and prepare, find out where the Tang army is camping, and each subject country will do what it can and show its strengths to attack the Tang army." ”

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There were still more than 100 miles away from humiliation, and it was getting late, so Xu Huang did not dare to march again, so he ordered the army to settle down and set up camp.

Xu Huang ordered someone to call the generals of the Shan State and asked in person: "What is the difference between the territory of this Shan State and the Shan State?" ”

The general of the Shan State said: "General Xu, because of its proximity to the sea, abundant rainfall, and the tall and lush trees in the mountains and forests, it far surpasses our country. Elephants are rampant in the mountains and forests, there are many tigers and leopards, and poisonous snakes, poisonous insects, and mosquitoes are as dense as cow hair. ”

Xu Huang asked, "Oh, how can the people of the country survive in such an environment?" ”

The Shan generals replied: "They have lived here for a long time and are familiar with the methods of restraint of every poison. ”

Xu Huang asked, "I wonder if the general knows how to restrain poison?" ”

The Shan general said: "The young general knows some, but not as comprehensively as the people of the Shan country. ”

Xu Huang said: "Even so, I asked our army to cooperate with the general to find something to restrain the poison, and before it gets dark, all over the camp. ”

The Shan generals agreed and went out.

Xu Huang said to King Duosi: "Mr. Duosi, all things are mutually reinforcing, I didn't expect that there would be so many strange things in the mountains and forests of the country of Bi, and it is up to Mr. to bother with mosquitoes and poisons. ”

"On the way here," said the king, "I noticed all kinds of plants, and the general ordered them to be picked. It's just that this elephant, tiger and leopard, if it comes at night, it is not easy to resist. ”

Xu Huang said with a smile: "My army has deep ditches and barriers, and there are many bonfires, so how dare elephants, tigers and leopards attack the camp again?" ”

King Doth said, "Wild beasts are afraid of fire, and they have been since ancient times. It seems that our army only needs to guard against poisons and mosquitoes. ”

Before King Doth finished speaking, there was a thunderclap in mid-air, and the rain began to fall crackling.

Xu Huang said worriedly: "As soon as the heavy rain falls, bonfires, realgar and other things are equivalent to being abolished, and it seems that tonight is not good for my army." ”

King Duosi changed color and said: "Leeches like rain the most, they flow with the water, this thing is extremely sensitive to blood, and the general should order the soldiers to guard against leeches." ”

The humidity and heat of the country were unbearable, and although the rain was very large, the soldiers were washed away by the rain, but they felt comfortable for a while.

When King Duosi saw the soldiers drenched in the rain, he chopped his feet in a hurry, and said to Xu Huang: "General, quickly let the soldiers take their robes and put them on, the army marches for a day, the body is hot, the rain is excited, and the cold and heat alternate, the soldiers will inevitably fall ill." ”

Xu Huang hurriedly ordered, and King Duosi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the soldiers put on their robes.

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The heavy rain gradually stopped in the middle of the night, the dark clouds went away, the moon came out, and the trees all over the mountains were covered with rain, and in the dark night, it looked silver.

Xu Huang inspected the battalions, ordered the soldiers to light torches, check each other's bodies for leech adsorption, and sprayed realgar, salt and other substances around the camp again. The soldiers took the picked plants, kneaded the juice, and applied them to the body.

After the rain, mosquitoes began to wreak havoc, and the buzzing sound disturbed people, but fortunately, with the plant juice to restrain mosquitoes, mosquitoes did not dare to speak to the soldiers.

In the mountains and forests a few miles away, suddenly the night birds flew away, and the sound of hula flapping its wings came far away in the dark night, Xu Huang was stunned for a moment, and said loudly: "Order, the whole army is on alert." ”

Immediately after, an unknown roar was heard, and it was terrifying to hear in the dark night.