Chapter Seventy-Three: Carrots and Sticks
The mountains of the Truss Forest are undulating and stretching for thousands of miles, and the deeper you go into the dense forest, the more mountains there are, and the steeper they become. The town of Wieson is in the middle of a small plain, with only a few small hills within a radius of two hundred miles, but once you get out of the small plain, the mountains are undulating all the way. A few hours later, with the fast unicorn, Yang Ling successfully arrived at his destination. Alashankou is the main road in and out of Weisen Town, although you can also go over the mountains and mountains to bypass here, but at least you have to walk thousands of miles of mountain roads and climb over countless treacherous places, and it will take at least half a month more. Therefore, almost all caravans have been able to go only here, and it can be said that Alashankou is the only way to enter and exit the town of Weisen. The terrain of Alashan Pass is dangerous, with steep cliffs on both sides, and it is difficult for even an ape to climb it, not to mention a person. As long as you build a fortress along the mountain wall, you can attack the incoming enemy army from a high position, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Out of the Alashan Pass, there is an endless desert. To the south, thousands of miles of desert leads to the mighty Bantu Empire, to the west, to the rich Principality of Livingsa, and to the north, across a vast swamp, to the mighty Rus' Empire. Defending the Alashan Pass can be said to be holding the town of Weisen, and firmly controlling the Alashan Pass is equivalent to choking the throat of the town of Weisen. By the time Yang Ling arrived, the coolies had already built a two-person high wall under the guidance of craftsmen. It is about 100 meters long and more than 3 meters wide, and the main body is a hard grass and flower rock, which is coated with a layer of lime-like yellow-white mud, which can effectively prevent the erosion of rainwater. From a distance, it looks like a dam of water and a giant dragon lying on a mountain. After pondering for a moment, Yang Ling planted the lion flag of the Rus people on the city wall. As Hayerbelle said, the Bantu attempted to take possession of the resource-rich town of Wissen, but they did not dare to make a big deal for fear of attracting the intervention of their old enemies. In this way, if the military flag of the Rus' people is planted, perhaps the Bantu people who come to the aid will have to think twice before making a move, and they will have many scruples! At the moment of the great war, any trace of resources is precious, and of course, he will not put all his bets on the battle flag of the Rus'. After summoning the army of Warcraft, direct them to move quickly. Deadwood warriors turn into trees to block the gates, while horned bees and gargoyles guard several key strongholds, and can instinctively attack attacking enemies even without their own command. The Evil Eye was in charge of guarding the city walls, and with their dense firepower, it was believed that it would be difficult for the incoming Bantu to rush up. The spider army lurked down the winding mountain road and laid an ambush. If the Bantu people do not come, if the whole army rushes up and blocks the winding mountain road, then the Alashan Pass will become their hiding place. Unlike the horned bees and gargoyles, who had to command them themselves, the Evil-Eye Tyrant and the Tarantula King both had a certain amount of intelligence and were able to command their respective legions in a variety of situations. In this big war, they will be the real workhorses. Attacking the sharp army of demonic beasts, coupled with Kassi's eight hundred warriors and the natural danger of Alashankou, Yang Ling believed that he would definitely be able to withstand the attack of the Bantu people. If you cooperate tacitly and command properly, you may be able to take the opportunity to counterattack and cause heavy losses to the Bantu people who came from afar. After the arrangements were made, Yang Ling rode the unicorn and left quickly. There are now only more than 200 samurai left in the castle, and the defense is empty, and it will be extremely bad if the unscrupulous mercenary group or adventurers know the truth. Sure enough, when he returned to the town of Wissen, he found that the front of Wisson Castle was crowded. There are mercenaries who shout for fear that the world will not be chaotic, and there are also townspeople who grit their teeth, and the situation is chaotic. After putting away the unicorn and sneaking into the castle through the back door, Yang Ling quickly found Agusu, who was in charge of defense. Soon, it became clear what was going on. It turned out that after hearing the earth-shattering shouts last night, although people didn't dare to come out to see what was going on, they asked what was going on as soon as the morning dawned. Knowing the news that the Bantu army had been annihilated and that Stouff, the tyrannical lord, had been captured, they rushed to Wiesen Castle and demanded that Stouff be beheaded immediately. Facing the surging townspeople, and the many mercenaries and adventurers who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, Agusu was so nervous that he was sweating profusely, but Yang Ling's heart moved, and he thought of an idea that would be planned. "Agusu, go and bring Stoffe up!" After summoning the unicorn out, Yang Ling turned over and rode on, and ordered in a deep voice. "Yes!" After wiping a cold sweat, Agusu hurried away with a few samurai. Seeing Yang Ling riding a unicorn on the city wall, people immediately became much quieter. Especially the mercenaries who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic before, and they hid in the crowd like a turtle with a shrunken head, Yang Ling was not a guy full of benevolence and morality, they didn't want to be accidentally turned into charcoal by a terrifying unicorn. After a moment of silence, the people boiled again when they saw Agusu walking up with Stoff. "Ibilis, kill him!" "Hang him alive from a tree, whip him for three days, and then throw him into the forest to feed the wolves!" If it weren't for the high enough walls, I'm afraid that Stoff, if not killed by the mass of rubble, would have been drowned alive by people's saliva. "My lord, my soldiers have all been sent out to fight the Rus. Now the townsfolk and mercenaries have taken advantage of the situation and surrounded the castle, demanding that you be handed over immediately. I'm really powerless, I'm sorry!" Looking at the pale Stoff, Yang Ling pretended to shake his head helplessly. Only by beating this gentleman hard and scaring him half to death can it be possible to make him obediently cooperate with his plan. Now that the public sentiment is surging, it is just a good opportunity to take advantage of it. Look at the townsfolk gritting their teeth, and then look at the mercenaries wielding their weapons vigorously, and the pale-faced Storff swallows hard. After being detained in Wiesen Castle, he still had a trace of illusions, hoping that Yang Ling would look at the territory he had given him and resist the Rus with all his might and protect his safety. But now it seems that the situation is extremely bad. "Yang, Brother Yang Ling, simply withdraw all the soldiers to Weisen Castle for defense. As long as we hold on until reinforcements from our Bantu people arrive, everything will be easy!" Thinking of the 10,000 reinforcements on the way, Storf seemed to grasp a life-saving straw. "Lord Lord, the situation is very bad, the Rus have sent a large army to blockade the Alashan Pass!" After shaking his head, Yang Ling sighed heavily and said, "In order to recapture this critical place, I have already lost hundreds of warriors. It's a pity, but there is still nothing that can be done!" The Rus' sent a large army to blockade the Alashan Pass? Storff was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time. The fear of death grabbed his throat like a demon, and his legs shook involuntarily. He didn't want to die! In Yanjing, he had hordes of servants, countless loyal and strong family warriors, parents who responded to their needs, and countless beauties and wine. He regretted it, regretted that he had rushed to the town of Wisson with only three thousand samurai, regretted that he had ignorantly taken on the task of occupying the town of Wissen, regretted "kill him, kill him" "Ibilis, smash you demon!" Looking at the pale Stouff, the people became more and more angry, some yelled, and some even went around looking for rubble to throw at it. If Yang Ling wasn't there, Agusu had no doubt that the angry people would shoot sharp crossbow arrows directly. Distracted, Storf remained motionless until a gravel hit his forehead accurately, bleeding profusely. , trembling all over. "Brother Yang Ling, you must save me, as long as you can return to the Bantu Empire alive, crystal coins, beauties, titles, you can do whatever you want!" Stoffe swallowed hard, clutching the last straw beside him. Yang Ling smiled coldly, looked at the pale and powerless Stouff, looked at the angry townspeople, and then looked at the endless mountains in the distance, and said: "I don't want beautiful women, I don't want any titles, I want the whole Weisen Town!" He has no one in his sights, he acts recklessly, but he is definitely not stupid. Looking at the unexpected Storf, Yang Ling said lightly: "The Rus people have laid a heavy ambush in Alashankou, even if your reinforcements escape, they will definitely suffer heavy losses, and they are not able to control the situation in Weisen Town at all." In other words, your mission has completely failed, instead of running back to the Bantu Empire to be punished, it is better for us to cooperate with each other and make a deal!" "Make a deal?" Storff was a little confused, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what Yang Ling meant. However, one thing is certain, Yang Ling is far more cunning than he imagined, and in the conflict between himself and the Rus, even if he did not play behind his back, he definitely did not do his best. "It's very simple, I need a territory of reading power to prove to the family that the experience has been successful, and after you fail in your mission, you also need a reasonable excuse to escape the king's wrath!" Yang Ling paused, and then said: "The reason why your king wants to occupy Weisen Town is nothing more than to look at the rich resources of the Trus Forest, as long as you can stably provide a large number of resources such as Warcraft crystal nuclei, wood and ore, I believe that you can not only shirk your own mistakes in front of the king, but may also get great benefits!" Timber and ore and other resources?Originally, Storf was worried that he would not know how to hide his mistakes when he returned to the Bantu Empire. Hearing Yang Ling say this, he couldn't help but light up, but after thinking about it carefully, he always felt that something seemed to be wrong.
(To be continued)