Chapter 438: Tang Xiao's Conspiracy
I thought that the civil war in Jiaozhou had changed to a state pastor, but he relied on Xie Cang's Nanzhou soldiers.
Now it seems that they are really wrong, Li Kang was defeated, Xie Cang's support is just icing on the cake, in fact, in Jiaozhou, the real mainstay is precisely this newly formed Jiaozhou army.
That is, the very low-key Dongshan Army in the hands of the Marquis of Dongshan.
The battle half a month ago allowed them to truly see the strength of the Dongshan Army.
The casualties on both sides were four or five thousand, and the battle loss ratio was nearly one to one, and the two sides reached a stalemate as the follow-up Dongshan Army and a large number of indigenous troops from the Priest Alliance arrived.
On the side of the Heilu barbarians, he sneaked into the bridge and crossed the cliff, which was a good move and had an advantage in the first move. Look at the book
But the Dongshan Army, which was immediately following the defender, reacted as quickly as possible, took advantage of the changes on the battlefield, boldly and flexibly maneuvered, and engaged in tactical intersperse.
The Heilu barbarians were stunned, and it can be said that neither side took advantage of this invasion.
Seeing the terrible thing about this Jiaozhou army, the six tribal chiefs hurriedly convened the highest emergency meeting.
In this meeting, in addition to the six of them, there was also Tang Xiao, who came to supervise the battle and help.
In this meeting, the attitude of the six tribal chiefs was surprisingly unanimous, and they expressed their dissatisfaction with Tang Xiao, the overseer who supported them.
"Your Excellency, forgive Chief Ben for taking the liberty of invading Jiaozhou, this time we have gathered nearly eighty percent of the forces of the entire alliance, who knew that these guys are so difficult to bite, this is quite inconsistent with the information you provided, Shizi."
"That's right, Your Excellency, in this invasion, we barbarians are under a lot of pressure, but in this battle, not only did we not even take a single county of Xiacang County, but we also lost four or five thousand warriors of our clan, is this the support of Tang Zhou Mu?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, if Tang Zhoumu is still so ignorant, then I'm afraid that in this battle, we will have to stop the loss in time and retreat."
Several tribal chiefs spoke one after another, facing Tang Xiao, the prince of Xizhou, without being polite at all.
This is not bad, if Tang Xiao is not the so-called prince, I am afraid that he would not be dissatisfied with the question just now, I am afraid that he would have taken it down long ago.
The dissatisfaction of several chiefs, as expected by Tang Xiao, he was not very old, but after all, he had been with Tang Feng for many years, and he had never seen any scenes.
Don't look at the few tribal chiefs who are very dissatisfied, in fact, they just want to get greater benefits.
Obviously, the previous promise to them, after fighting with the Jiaozhou soldiers, is far from satisfying them.
"These damn old foxes are the lords of a bunch of eagles that don't see rabbits." Tang Xiao scolded several tribal chiefs angrily in his heart.
But with a soothing smile on his face, he looked at the six people and said softly.
"Chiefs, this battle was indeed beyond our expectations, but it was not without gains."
"At least we can know who is behind this Xinzhou pastor, and you also know the strength of the newly formed Jiaozhou soldiers, such a powerful soldier, think about it, if you don't take this opportunity to eliminate it, in the future, if you want to invade Jiaozhou, how difficult it is to take a piece of land from them, I think you all know it."
"Maybe we're taking a step back, this time if you retreat in the face of difficulties, it's nothing, with my understanding of that Dongshan Hou, this person is a person who is quite vindictive, and he will be revenged, you take advantage of his absence in Jiaozhou, and take him by surprise."
"Now that I have retreated, I think it won't be long before the Marquis of Dongshan will lead the army to go out in person, and at that time, I don't know that the chiefs have the ability to defend their so-called clan land."
"Shizi, are you threatening us?" One of the chiefs, who had a fiery temper, said coldly.
Tang Xiao shook his head, "Don't be so angry, the three chiefs, this son is just expounding the facts."
"Don't just hold it and withdraw it, just think that this matter can be settled, the Marquis of Dongshan is not Li Kang, when you send troops and invade Xiacang, this feud will be settled."
"Of course, this world is also very considerate of the pressure of the chiefs, so let's do it, as long as this battle can go south, this world
Zi promises that Xizhou will definitely send troops to cooperate with you to go south from Chencang, attack Jiaozhou City in one fell swoop, and take Jiaozhou."
Tang Xiao's slap and sugar did have an effect.
The six chiefs were very shrewd, and they knew too well that from the moment they led their troops to invade Xiacang, the beam between them and the Marquis of Dongshan was concluded.
After comprehending the strength of the soldiers under this person, he can also understand a thing or two about this person's temperament.
As the saying goes, there is no turning back when you open the bow, they have already shot, and if you want to turn back, it is simply impossible.
They do this because they want to gain more with less loss.
Although they were mentally prepared, Tang Xiao's Xizhou dispatch of troops still frightened them.
The eyes of the six chiefs flashed, and finally the big chief spoke, "Hehe, worthy of being the son of the world, this courage is just what I say, I really admire it, but as far as this chief knows, according to your Da Liang law, without the request of the imperial court or the local governor, once the foreign states send troops to invade, it seems to be a felony to kill the head."
"We have received the prince's wishes, but the prince dares to risk cutting off his head to send troops to invade, this..."
The big chief didn't finish his words, but looking at Tang Xiao's eyes, the disbelief revealed was self-evident.
Dare to invade other states openly, this is impossible in the history of Da Liang, what is the difference between this and rebellion.
I'm afraid that before Xizhou sends troops, the Daliang royal family will react and directly send troops to encircle and suppress.
There is only a bundle of interests between them and Xizhou, but it is far from being enough to make the other party pay the risk of being killed and help them to make a move, which can be thought of as long as a normal person is a normal person.
Tang Xiao had a smile on his face and said with a smile, "What are you talking about, Great Chief? When did this son say that the Xizhou soldiers went south? To help you, you have to use Xizhou soldiers, isn't it above board?"
Several chiefs were stunned for a moment, but soon the big chief reacted, looked at Tang Xiao, with a little joy on his face, and said again and again, "This time this chief is confused and misunderstood, as long as the prince can help, here we promise that we will do our best to take Xiacang County at all costs."
Indeed, when Tang Xiao said that he was sending troops, they naturally took it for granted that they were Xizhou soldiers.
But in fact, Xizhou has been operated by Tang Feng for so many years, especially after the so-called Xizhou Incident.
Tang Feng had long cultivated a large number of private soldiers in private, and these private soldiers were ordinary domestic slaves.
But once there is a war, you can recruit and recruit soldiers, which is basically the basic operation of the local magnates in Daliang.
However, the number of people is not large, only a few hundred to thousand, but according to their understanding, the number of private soldiers cultivated by Tang Feng has exceeded the number of local Xizhou soldiers who maintain law and order.
At such a scale, as long as someone denounces it, it will be accurate, but unfortunately, with the Xizhou incident three years ago, the Dongshan Marquis went south.
But anyone who has brains will pretend that they don't know anything, and now Xizhou, it is not an exaggeration to say that all officials, big and small, and local wealthy families, are all in the hands of Tang Feng, and they are pinched to death by him.
This time they dared to invade Jiaozhou, in addition to expanding their territory, more importantly, they were also afraid of Tang Feng.
After all, more than half of their clan land is on the border of Xizhou, if they don't expand externally, they have a piece of their own rear, as soon as they and Tang Feng tear their faces and say that they will do it, they will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, taking advantage of the temporary cooperation of interests between the two sides, expanding their own territory and ensuring their own safety is the most important thing.
Between Jiaozhou Dongshanhou and Xizhou Tangfeng, it is obvious that they feel that the former is easier to deal with.
If Dongshan Hou's strength was really that strong, he would not be defeated, and finally had no choice but to leave Jiaozhou.
Therefore, after all kinds of measurements, after getting the benefit cooperation from the Xizhou pastor, they will make a decisive move and decide to invade Jiaozhou.
Looking at the slight joy on the faces of the six chiefs, Tang Xiao suddenly said.
"Since the six chiefs have no opinion, then this matter is settled, but there is an ugly saying that this son has to say first."
"Xizhou can send people to help, but the chiefs must talk and count, don't fish in troubled waters like this, if you can't see the sincerity of you to take the next position, what the consequences will be, the chiefs should be clear."
After saying this, Tang Xiao turned around and left directly, without looking at the six chiefs standing in place.
When he came back to his senses, Tang Xiao had already left the main tent, and the six chiefs glanced at each other, all of them seeing the determination in each other's eyes.
Although they don't like this son Tang Xiao, what he just said is indeed right, who let him have a father who makes them start to be jealous.
After walking out of the main tent, Tang Xiao returned to his tent, he just entered with his front foot, and his henchman with his back foot said.
"Shizi, do you really want to send troops to help these barbarians? Chencang County in Jiaozhou, as far as his subordinates know, is heavily guarded all year round, and if you want to take Chencang, I am afraid that we will have to get 20,000 or 30,000 people, and we can't afford such casualties.
A sneer appeared on Tang Xiao's face, and he said softly, "Who said that this son of the world was going to attack Chen Cang?"
The henchman was stunned, "What does that Shizi mean?"
"Hmph, you have also seen that although these barbarians are goblins, their strength is not bad, let them consume the Jiaozhou soldiers, and wait until both sides are defeated and tired, at this time, we can send troops to capture their clan land, once we take the clan land, these barbarians are the meat on the board, let us handle it."
"As for Chen Cang, when the time comes, just send a force of a few thousand people to make a show and give them some encouragement."
"Remember, compared to Su Qi'an in Jiaozhou, these barbarians who are jumping in front of our eyes at any time are the real henchmen, and they just took advantage of this war to eat them together."
"If you solve them, you will have no worries and deal with Su Qi'an."
"Tall! He is worthy of being the son of the world, and his subordinates admire him."
"Go ahead, leave the rest to those Heiru, and then we just need to watch the show."
The henchman nodded, and then left.
At this time, Tang Xiao looked at the outside of the big tent and muttered softly, "Hmph, Su Qi'an will let you be jumping around for a few days, and when you kill this group of barbarians, it will be your turn next!"