The battle of Tiger Prison Pass came to an end, and the losses of both sides were very serious, Zuyo lost nearly 2,000 troops, but the rebels also lost nearly 30,000 people, it can be said that this battle exceeded the expectations of the generals of both warring sides.

Especially on the side of the King of Hejian, whether it was the King of Hejian or the Yanzhou Assassin Wang Yan, before the war, they never thought that their own losses would be so great.

The two really underestimated the combat effectiveness of the defenders of Tiger Prison Pass, especially the lack of understanding of the power of firearms. According to Zhang Fang's later description, unless they could attack at close range, once they were separated by the musketeers, their soldiers would only be slaughtered.

At night, the rebel camp under the Tiger Prison was brightly lit, and the king of Hejian sat on top with a gloomy face, looking at the few people kneeling on the ground with a cold face. These people are the few officers who survived today, and now they are being used by the King of Hejian to vent their anger.

Several confidants saw that the prince was in a bad mood, and they didn't dare to plead too much, so they could only watch as several people were beaten to a bloody pulp.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the strength of the defenders is far beyond our expectations, if we rely on our tens of thousands of horses alone, I am afraid that we will not be able to take the Tiger Prison, everyone is saying, what should we do next?"

After dealing with the generals of the defeated army, the king of Hejian frowned and glanced at everyone present, recently he was not in a good mood, he originally brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but in such a battle, he lost nearly 20,000 people, which made him tremble in distress.

Yanzhou Assassin Wang Yan also fell silent when he heard this, his headquarters soldiers and horses were basically exhausted in the tragic siege battle, and now he has no hope of capturing the Tiger Prison Pass, and after this battle, Wang Yan also completely recognized the strength of the prince.

At present, it seems that the crown prince is in danger, under the siege of the three major feudal kings. can only curl up around Luoyang and be beaten passively.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the prince is actually as stable as a rock. After three years of cultivation, Guanzhong, the place where he was based, had become a huge source of finance for the imperial court. As long as there is no chaos in the pass. The crown prince has a chance to make a comeback. What's more, the crown prince will not necessarily lose this war.

In addition, on the surface, it seems that the three fronts in the southeast and north are in danger, but in fact, both the attacking side and the defending side have all reached the end of the crossbow. If the king of Hejian and the king of Chengdu want to break through Mengjin and Hujiao, they have to pay a great price.

On the contrary, the defenders of the city can take advantage of the favorable terrain to continuously consume the strength of the vassal kings.

Moreover, in other areas of Sizhou, the crown prince has begun to launch a counteroffensive, and the Chengdu Wang general Gongshi Fan has been driven out of Hanoi County by Zu Ti, Gou Xi and others, and is now recovering Ji County, Wei County, Pingyang County and other places.

Under the blows of the armies of Zu Ti and Gou Xi, the rabble of the Gongshi clan was defeated and retreated. There is no way to fight back.

If it weren't for Ji Sang, Shi Le and others who were struggling to support them, I'm afraid that the Gongshi Domain would have been wiped out by Zu Ti and others, and hit the old nest of the king of Chengdu - Yecheng!

Now Wang Yan is a little envious of his cousin Wang Yan, and now it seems that there will be a chance to carry forward the Langya Wang family in the future, I am afraid that it can only be Wang Yan's lineage. Whether it is Wang Dun, Wang Dao's brothers, who support King Langya in Jiangdong, or he himself, I am afraid that he will inevitably be cleaned up by the prince in the future!

Just as Wang Yan was thinking about his own thoughts, several other henchmen of the King of Hejian began to think of other ways to redeem the current decline. I only heard the chief bookkeeper Fang Yang comforting: "Lord Wang, this defeat can't be blamed entirely on the generals, we underestimated the power of the rebel muskets in advance. If we had thought of this earlier, I'm afraid we would have already won the Tiger Prison by this time. ”

"Oh? Have you thought of a way to deal with firearms? The king of Hejian asked angrily, after the war, firearms have become a disease in the heart of the king of Hejian, if he can't solve the problem of dealing with firearms. I'm afraid he will lose the confidence to capture the Tiger Prison Pass.

"This ......" Fang Yang was speechless.

At this time, Zhang Fang, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "For firearms, the prince doesn't have to worry too much. As far as the minister knows, there must not be many firearms in the Tiger Prison Pass. It must not be satisfied with the wanton use of the defenders, otherwise it would not be the last moment today. The musketeers just appeared. ”

"Oh, yes!"

"Yes. That is, what General Zhang said is reasonable! ”

Zhang Fang's words made everyone's eyes light up, and the haze in their hearts seemed to disappear all at once, even the King of Hejian showed a hint of a smile, only a trace of jealousy flashed in Bi Heng's eyes.

"King, the small number of firearms in the Tiger Prison Pass is a weakness that we can take advantage of, but before the firearms are exhausted, our army will still face the threat of firearms!"

"Shhh It was as if cold water had been poured on everyone, and the morale that had just been mustered suddenly fell again.

"So what are we going to do? You can't just spend it, can you? It's not good for us! Fang Yang said dejectedly.

"Hahaha, what's wrong with you? Yes, we are losing some of our troops, but let's not forget that the losses of the defenders are not small. Moreover, their forces are already very weak, and now that they have lost some of them, I am afraid that as long as we launch another attack a little more next time, we will be able to take the Tiger Prison Pass. ”

Seeing that everyone was depressed, Bi Heng who joined the army deliberately enlightened everyone very optimistically, and seeing that everyone's attention was attracted by himself, Bi Heng turned to the king of Hejian and saluted: "King, what everyone said just now is very reasonable, especially General Zhang, who pointed out the advantages of both the enemy and us. ”

"Nowadays, the defenders of Tiger Prison Pass rely on nothing more than sharp firearms, but as General Zhang said, the defenders' firearms can only be used as strategic weapons, not as conventional weapons. This is both the advantage and the disadvantage of the defenders, and our advantage is the strength of our troops. ”

"Of course, even so, we can't lose all our troops under the Tiger Prison Pass, otherwise even if we take the Tiger Prison Pass and come to Luoyang City in the future, we still have nothing to do in the face of Luoyang, which is even taller in the city. Therefore, we must make rational use of the forces at hand! ”

"Well, yes, well said!" Bi Heng's words can be regarded as talking about the heart of the king of Hejian, his biggest worry is that he has been working here for a long time, and in the end he has picked up a big advantage for other vassal kings.

"I wonder if Mr. has a clever plan to break the current situation?" The King of Hejian looked at Bi Heng with a look of anticipation.

At this time, Bi Heng saw that his opinion was supported by the King of Hejian, and he immediately became excited, and he continued: "King Hui, in that case, why don't we win over other vassal kings?" If there are other forces willing to join in the ranks of opposing the crown prince, not only can we increase our own strength, but also let others bear the risk of attacking the Tiger Prison Pass! ”

"Shhh This ......"

After hearing this, the king of Hejian fell silent, at first he was a little unhappy with Bi Heng's proposal, but as soon as he thought of his own losses, he hesitated. If there is no one else to help, even if he finally breaks the Tiger Prison, I am afraid that his own forces will be exhausted. When he arrived in Luoyang, he had to look at the eyes of the other two princes, which was by no means what he wanted to see.

However, if you invite other feudal towns to help as Bi Heng said, I am afraid that it will be easy to invite God and difficult to send God, in case there is a huge force of people, I am afraid that he will not be the only one who has the final say in the future.

Wang Yan, who had been silent, had a strong interest in Bi Heng's suggestion, if he could bring in another powerful vassal king, he would not be suppressed by the king of Hejian and unable to resist. The two kings are fighting, and it may be better for him to be caught in the middle as a third-party force.

Besides, after the previous battle, he had lost the confidence to capture the Tiger Prison Pass, if he could add tens of thousands of reinforcements, maybe he could really win the Tiger Prison Pass with the strength of the crowd.

So, Wang Yan spoke: "My lord, the minister has a few words to ask the prince to consider carefully. To tell the truth, with our little strength alone, I am afraid that we will not be able to take the Tiger Prison Pass. ”

King Hejian was a little unhappy when he heard Wang Yan's words, although he knew that what the other party said was the truth, if it weren't for the fact that he was from a big family, I am afraid that he would have turned his face at this time.

"If we want to win the Tiger Prison Pass, we must use foreign aid, everyone, please see: the King of Qi's side, not only has the help of Yuzhou Thorn History, but also the help of the King of Changsha and Xinye Gong, so that he can advance on the southern front like a bamboo, if he does not encounter a strong enemy, I am afraid that the King of Qi has already arrived in Luoyang City at this time! And although the prince has the support of our Yanzhou, his power is still a little thin, and if the king wants to go further, he must find other allies! ”

The King of the River was silent for a long time, and finally made up his mind, "Since you all think that we need new allies, then the widow will listen to your opinions. Please tell me, which way should we focus on wooing the princes? ”

"Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, Wang Jun of Youzhou, this is the feudal town that we are most likely to win over at present. First of all, let's talk about the king of the East China Sea, after the chaos in the Central Plains, this person sits on Qing and Xu Erzhou, has a wide range of soldiers and strong strength, if this person helps, the two families will work together to capture the Tiger Prison Pass! Bi Heng had been thinking about this issue for a long time, and as soon as he got the signal from his prince, he immediately showed his opinion.

"In addition, Wang Jun, the assassin of Youzhou, is also worthy of our wooing, especially the Xianbei cavalry under Wang Jun, which is definitely an elite cavalry. With this elite, we don't have to be afraid of the impact of the Su Guards when we are in the field. ”

"The history of Youzhou Thorn, the ...... of the King of the East China Sea"

The King of Hejian kept chanting these two names in his mouth, especially the King of the East China Sea, who was even more rooted in his heart like a thorn, fidgeting. Now there are two princes competing with him for the power of the court in the future, especially the King of Qi who is also supported by the King of Changsha and the Duke of Xinye.

If there is a powerful East China Sea King at this time, his chances of wanting to reach the supreme power in the future may be even lower. But he urgently needed the King of the East China Sea to help him get over the hurdle in front of him, and after careful consideration, the King of Hejian finally agreed to send Bi Heng to win over the King of the East China Sea.

In fact, at this time, the king of the East China Sea was fighting hard, waiting for an opportunity to raise troops, Bi Heng's arrival made the king of the East China Sea ecstatic, not only promised to send troops to help, but also took on the task of persuading Wang Jun, the assassin of Youzhou.

At the same time, Wang Jun, the assassin of Youzhou, and Sima Teng, the assassin of Bingzhou, who received the news, began to mobilize troops and horses, preparing to join the chaos in the Central Plains. (To be continued......)