The matter of a small corner of the Wu-Yue border is not so conspicuous when placed in the two countries, especially the two prefectures of Sui and Qing, on the north bank of the Huaijiang River.

The two countries secretly formed an alliance and sent troops to each state at the same time, not to echo each other, but to prevent the other from stabbing each other in the back.

On the other hand, in a deeper sense, just like throwing a name, tearing the skin of the Xia King of the Yan State at the same time means that in the future, the two countries can advance and retreat together, organize defense on the north bank of the Huai River, and avoid the flames of war from burning to the border.

On the second day of the ninth lunar month, the soldiers and horses of Wu and Yue, who were hoarding the middle and lower reaches of the Huai River, crossed the river and raided Sui and Qing Prefectures.

Since the Central Plains Wei State was banned, Sui and Qing states did not belong to the Xia King of Yan State, so it became the two countries of Wu and Yue, which coveted the two states in the borderland, in a sense, finally waited for a reasonable time.

The state of Wu in 245 years was founded, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Huaijiang River, east to the sea, south to the South China Sea, there was once a short-lived, small country that people can't remember the name of, and then the big and small forces annexed each other, becoming the twenty-four counties of the six states of Wu today, or it is more appropriate to call the six counties of Wu land.

Several generations of emperors operated, on the river basin, showing the prosperity of a thousand sails, often there are also overseas countries to trade, about 500 ships of all sizes at sea, across the Huai River, near the sea, on the one hand, the naval army is strong, the land fight, and seems unsatisfactory.

There were many disputes with the Yue State, but they did not get a bargain, and they also ceded a few pieces of land, so that the Wu people over there were bullied by the Yue State.

There are a lot of whispers about this in the Wu Kingdom.

However, at this moment, Shengkang, the capital of Wu State, is in a state of excitement, and the court is full of praise, Kang Chengqian, the monarch of Wu State, did not let the civil and military leave in a hurry after the court meeting, but looked at the map at the moment and the new news from the front.

The golden hall shows the luxurious atmosphere, the pillars of the vermilion hall, the golden dragon is entangled, the whole hall is dominated by gold, and the vermilion is the edge.

Emperor Kang Chengqian walked down the stone steps and walked towards the map pushed by the ministers.

He was cautious, and he sent troops to assist Wei before, and when he came to receive a big gift from the other party, more than 100 war horses, silk, famous paintings, gold and silver; Second, I also understand the truth of cold lips and teeth; Third, if he can send troops with the Yue Kingdom, he also hopes to repair relations with the other party and use gentle means to bring back the lost pieces of land and the Wu people on that land.

However, the 20,000 soldiers and horses sent were gone, along with the Wei State, and only a few dozen people fled back, and for a while, he was terrified and worried that he would be held accountable by the Xia King who had gone south from the north to the Central Plains, but as the Yue State sent envoys, the relationship between the two countries was repaired and an alliance was formed to resist the Yan State in the north.

"Three days ago, the 20,000 sailors of the garrison Xunzhou had entered Gyeongju, and another 20,000 soldiers and horses were also preparing to cross the river and go north to Gyeongju."

As the king of a country, the emperor who is about forty years old should maintain his majesty in front of his courtiers as much as possible, and at the same time show the atmosphere of harmony between the monarch and the court, and maintain the balance of the court.

“…… I was able to wait until today to have this opportunity, in fact, thanks to the support of the ministers of the DPRK and China. ”

Kang Chengqian was dressed in a dragon robe, looking at the huge map, with a smile on his face, and looked back at the ministers who were also smiling and groaning, "If it weren't for the long-term vision of the people, I wouldn't be able to see the current situation clearly." ”

A minister came out and arched his hand: "It is not the work of mediocre courtiers such as us, but the sage of Your Majesty's employment." ”

"Haha, don't be modest!" Kang Chengqian stepped forward and held up the minister's hands, and then walked back, "Although I am the Son of Heaven, I am a person after all, and my eyes can't care about everything in the world, but Zhongqing is different, there are many of you, it is my humerus, what you see is what I see!" ”

The sedan chair is carried by everyone, not to mention the emperor's compliment, a group of courtiers can't help but smile at the corners of their mouths, the kings of this generation, although they don't have much ability, but listen to persuasion, treat civil and military affinity, this is what many emperors can't do.

Of course, they also liked such emperors the most.

“…… However, I am also worried, the soldiers and horses in the hands of the Xia King of the Yan Kingdom are all soldiers of a hundred battles, killing people like hemp, and my Wu State will send troops to compete with it for Gyeongju at this time, will it cause more trouble? ”

"Huh!"

In the civil and military, a military general in a green robe strode out and arched his hand heavily: "Your Majesty, although the Central Plains is rich, but surrounded by enemies, the Yan country has entered the Central Plains, and the soldiers are powerful, but they are also greatly shackled. And choose two princesses to join Qi and Liang? It is nothing more than to stabilize the northwest in order to reduce the expenses of defending the four countries. ”

There are also ministers who come out to echo it.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses of the Yan Kingdom are strong, but they also have to divide their troops, a single army, can they be the enemy of our country's soldiers and horses? Although my Wu State is not good at foot warfare, it occupies a favorable geographical position, can take Gyeongju when entering, and retreat can be a barrier from the danger of the Huaijiang River, and the big ships on the river are rampant, and the Yan State is full of soldiers from the north, and An can fight with our army in a water war? ”

Kang Chengqian nodded with a smile and agreed, these two civil and military statements, of course, this is why he agreed to form an alliance with the Yue State, there is a danger of the Huai River, and the soldiers and horses of the Wu State are proficient in water warfare, which is incomparable to the Wei State.

Just when the monarch and ministers analyzed the pros and cons and made progress in the north, what they didn't know was that a conflict that had occurred in a corner of the land had broken out to the point of being difficult to clean up in three days.

On the last day of August, tens of thousands of Wu people who lived in the 30-mile land divided by the Yue Kingdom rushed across the border and attacked two villages in the Yue Kingdom with anger, killing more than 30 people.

Subsequently, Taiping County, which had recently dispatched soldiers to arrest and arrest the Wu soldiers in the territory, blocked all the main roads against the Wu soldiers in the territory, and compressed the space for the activities of the Wu people who had broken out in the popular uprising inch by inch, and sent many arresters and messengers to arrest them village by village, and all the villagers who hid those who participated in the attack were taken away along with their families.

Things went like this, the Wu people here began to unite, with wooden forks, hoes to resist, and then dozens of people were killed, the news spread with those merchants, passing merchants, pedestrians, the nearest border Wu village, indignant, every day a large number of people gathered at the border to the opposite side of the patrol of the Vietnamese soldiers to insult and support.

On the second day of the first month of September, the casualties of the Wu people on the ground for 30 miles became more and more, the scene of adults being killed and children sitting in pools of blood and crying loudly became the norm, and the people of Wu on the border began to clash with the Vietnamese soldiers on the opposite side with more and more news.

Most of the Wu soldiers patrolling on Wu's side were locals, or came from other places, but they settled here, and the two sides clashed together, so Wu's border soldiers naturally joined in.

There were more and more small-scale conflicts, and nearby cities and counties hurriedly sent troops to maintain order, after all, no one wanted to make a big deal out of this matter.

But I couldn't suppress the news and it seemed to have wings to fly everywhere, and on the fifth day of the ninth month, that is, the day after the court meeting of Wu Guo, the news had entered Shengkang.

The miserable situation of Wu Min, who lived on the ground, spread more and more widely, and Wu Min, who was born, was naturally indignant, and for a while, the topic of large and small circles in Shengkang City jumped directly from the alliance to send troops to take Gyeongju, and jumped directly to the misery of Wu Min in Yuedi.

"Two-year-old child, how can these barbaric monkeys of Yue Guo do it!"

"Many village houses have been torn down, villages have been burned, how can people live!"

"These things!"

"Also aligned...... That's how they are to our people? ”

"Gyeongju, which is still fighting, can't protect its own people, and the lost land has not been recovered, and I still think about other countries! It's a hell of a person! ”

When the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty heard this news, their faces were extremely ugly, and when they formed an alliance and sent troops to Qingerzhou, this kind of thing happened, which inevitably made people suspect that someone was behind it.

"Check! Send someone to check, I want to see who's jumping up and down behind my back! ”

When Kang Chengqian heard the news from outside, he was furious in his study, and sent several groups of investigators to investigate, and at the same time sent envoys to Yue Guo to negotiate and stop the killing of Wu Min there.

This is also to silence the hearts of the people who are excited.

The court on the side of the Yue country was also shocked by this matter, although there was no harm to their own people, but this was obviously an alliance matter, when the matter was big, the emperor of the Yue country naturally sent envoys to the border counties, asking them to gather their troops and withdraw.

However, Wu Min, who had lost his family, was willing to give up, and even if he fought for his life, he would kill a few Vietnamese soldiers or arrest them quickly.

Zhou Tiansheng is also among them, his mother was killed, his father was cut off a hand, he is no longer as cowering as before, he also has a few lives in his hands, and there are hundreds of people around him, who have been fighting guerrillas with the Yue people in the nearby mountains.

It was also difficult for the Yue people to accept the mediation of the county government, and they organized the young people of each village to continue to work with Wu Min.

More and more people were killed and wounded, and the hatred between the two countries was increasing day by day, and the resentment and hatred between the two countries were constantly exploding, and there were even officers and soldiers of the two countries who took off their clothes and armor and joined the fighting among the people with the tacit consent of their superiors.

The voices of the people of the two countries are frequent, scholars advocate and appeal in restaurants and tea houses, and chivalrous people rush to the border between the two countries, and more tragic situations are getting bigger and bigger.

There was no room for turnaround, and the border between the two countries was embroiled in a whirlpool of blood.

This was fatal for the soldiers and horses of the two countries who crossed the river to the north.

And all this, there is only one person's shadow: Jia Xu.

(End of chapter)