Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Northern Expedition
The king of Shang collapsed.
A thunderbolt arose.
The return of Mo Lihai caused the entire military camp to explode into invisible ripples, and after summoning Mo Lihai alone, Wen Taishi directly spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and was so shocked that he fainted.
Wen Taishi, the elder of the two dynasties, was entrusted with the important task of auxiliary government supervision before the death of Emperor Wending, and accompanied the current Shang king, Emperor Yizixian spent 26 years.
Zixian, like his father, is a good king who loves the people and works hard, or even better, but he was not born to a good time.
Since Wending, Dongyi and Di have become increasingly powerful, and the two Shang kings who are bent on maintaining the prosperity of the Yin Shang Dynasty have worked hard to barely maintain the current prosperity.
Internal and external troubles still exist, in the past ten years, Di Yi has discussed with Wen Zhong and Shang Rong countless times, and is still planning the future governance measures of Dashang to rejuvenate into soup and Pangeng to flourish.
Now the decree is beginning to take effect, but the king has collapsed in the middle of the road.
As the Taishi of the two dynasties, Wen Zhong witnessed Wen Ding's imprisonment and killing of Xibohou Jili, and also experienced Emperor Yi's relocation of the capital to Yumo, that is, the song of the court.
Benevolence and tolerance are the labels of Di Yi, and he is by no means like a dim-witted and weak old man in a movie, politically, he has achieved a benevolent government that has extended the life of the big business for a hundred years.
The reduction of taxes vigorously encouraged agriculture and mulberry, and strengthened the penetration and trade with the territories of the princes of the four directions. Externally, he also personally led the army to conquer the princes and the Quartet.
A generation of kings who are virtuous and energetic, who govern martial arts and martial arts, and who are of one heart and one mind with their ministers, has come to an end.
Rumors spread in the camp, saying that the Taishi was heartbroken, and the army was about to return to Chaoge in the near future, defending the rule of the Great Shang, first consolidating the internal defense, and then trying to make the northern Xinjiang peaceful.
Most people think so, some of them are Chaoge people, and most of them are big merchant people.
The vassals of my vassals are not my vassals, and it is especially evident in this day and age that the subjects of my country are my true brothers, and xenophobia has always been there.
Those who are really worried about this matter also have Meng Wei.
He understood the meaning of Chonghou's announcement a few days in advance, and the brothers in his camp were also worried at the moment, if the Chaoge army left, what would Beihai do?
Only when you have really fought in Beihai can you know how small your ability and strength are, without the help of the Chaoge army, Chongcheng and even the entire northern Xinjiang would not be able to quell this rebellion in Beihai at all.
Being able to maintain the battle situation and not spread beyond Yancheng is already the greatest effort.
The main thing is those strange beasts, which mortals can't handle.
Meng Wei held the tiger talisman of his own military horse in his hand, and his face was cloudy.
Chonghou sent a message that if the Chaoge army retreated, he would take the rest of his troops to retreat to Yancheng, and if he couldn't do anything, he could withdraw to Chongcheng and stand by.
What Chonghou can give him is not these 1,000 people, and he will transfer 10,000 armor soldiers and 50,000 servants to support Yancheng in the future, which can be regarded as a recognition of his identity as a general.
With this number of people, there are only him and Zhao Bing in the name of the first person, what do you keep? Behind him are hundreds of northern Xinjiang vassal states, a group of northern Xinjiang whose bones were broken, and the autumn grain was devoured by Tianshi, starvation was everywhere, and famine was everywhere.
Hou Ye, Hou Ye, are you running out of options, or are you overestimating my ability? This is just beginning to learn to control the marching formation of a thousand armor soldiers, and you have to fight the "Battle of Changping"? It's not good, the idiom of talking on paper, future generations have to put it on his head.
Meng Wei was sitting on the general's seat and was irritable, and the deputy general Zhao Bing, the lieutenant of the two military cadets, Hou Chang and Xin Ping, looked at Meng Yan who was embarrassed, and their hearts were also heavy, they didn't know about the secret letter, but they were simply worried about the future of Northern Xinjiang.
"Qi Qi General Meng, the Taishi is summoning the main generals of all armies in the tent, please go immediately."
The voice of the herald came from outside the camp, Meng Wei spit out a breath of turbidity, and ordered Zhao Bing and the others to stabilize the hearts of their brothers, solemnly hide the tiger talisman in the inner robe, get up and walk outside.
should come, always come, according to the original plot, Wen Zhong can't go back, thinking of these Meng Wei mentality, it's not a big problem, Taishi has not returned from the expedition to Beihai for ten years.
The wind and snow did not stop, and outside the camp gate was the armor soldier who was clearing the snow, loading the snow buried in the calf into a wooden barrel and then transporting it to Daizong outside the city by horse-drawn carriage.
Feeling the new skills in his mind, Meng Wei sighed that time was running out.
Wen Dao: Long and short weapons are proficient, increase the speed of moves by 20%, and increase the proficiency of long and short weapons.
This is the skill that appeared when he was promoted to a general, and the first 20% of the move speed was important, but what really made Meng Wei care about it was the increase in the proficiency of long and short weapon training in the back.
In the past, practicing swords, guns, swords, and halberds was more about maintaining the state, but now to practice, it is like the author's inspiration for writing a book, and various skills and techniques are comprehended.
With time, after a long period of practice, his flexible skills and vigorous miracles will make him able to deal with disasters even if he faces disasters again.
What Yin Shang and Western Zhou, as long as they don't join in the fun, like some protagonists in novels, they rush to jump into the plot, and they have enough time to grow.
Since Lu Jia informed the Shang King that he had died, the anxiety and irritability that had been there had completely disappeared from his mind, and he was confident.
When he walked to the front of the tent, he heard the sound of Kong Xuan and Mo Liqing arguing from a distance.
"The army can't be withdrawn, if the army is withdrawn back to the dynasty, the northern frontier is bound to erode, if the alien beasts pour out, from now on my great business will no longer have the land of the northern frontier."
"Mo Liqing, are you as dull as your fourth brother? What if you don't leave? You have fought so hard even a dragon, you have never seen those truly otherworldly beasts, do you know what else is behind the black clouds of the day? ”
"Let me tell you, even if we are lucky enough to defeat Zhu Yan, there will be ten fierce people behind us, gluttony, Qiqi, Chaos, Dijiang, tengu, nine-tailed fox, Kunpeng, candle dragon, Han Zhu, and Qian. Come, Lord Mo Liqing, tell me, who can you four brothers beat? ”
Kong Xuan is very strong, he can easily beat Jiuying to death, and he can also force Bi Fang, who is bathing in flames, with only deterrence, and his strength can be seen.
But two fists are no match for four hands, and each of the ten he said is not a good opponent, not to mention that there are several of them who can be equal to his mother.
Looking at Meng Wei who entered the camp, Kong Xuan glanced at him coldly, and did not shy away from the guest generals of Northern Xinjiang who faced the harm at all.
"I care about the entire Yin Shang, if it is because of your stubbornness and interferes with the national fortune of my Yin Shang, the ten northern frontiers will not be able to compare to the safety of the entire world."
Meng Wei was a little disdainful, you just continue to act, it is impossible for the Taishi to go back.
Wen Zhong gestured to suppress and signaled Kong Xuan to be silent, he and Kong Xuan are the same kind of people, focusing on the entire national fortune situation of Yin Shang, and supporting Northern Xinjiang is to suppress the Western Zhou Dynasty, but now not only the Western Zhou Dynasty has not suppressed it, but because of the war situation in Northern Xinjiang, he has dragged his main force, and the gains outweigh the losses.
In fact, he had already made a decision in his heart, and the reason why he was discussing the matter was to let everyone know the stakes.
Meng Wei was silent, standing quietly aside, compared with the large number of Chaoge generals, he looked a little lonely, and after shaking his head at Deng Chanyu, who was about to speak and stopped, with a worried face, he lowered his head and stood quietly.
"The last general, Meng Wei, listen to the order in front of the tent."
Wen Zhong glanced at Mo Liqing, and then asked lightly towards Meng Wei, "General Meng, does Chonghou have anything to say?" ”
Lu Jia transported military rations, traveled to Meng Wei's camp, and talked for two hours before leaving, this matter could not be concealed from Wen Zhong, who was the commander-in-chief, and asked at this moment, I also wanted to know what this Chonghou planned.
"Chonghou has a saying, the northern frontier is the northern frontier of the great merchants, not the northern frontier of Chongcheng, the Taishi has a life, and Meng Wei listens to the order."
"If the army retreats, Chonghou ordered the last general to retreat to Yancheng to wait for reinforcements, and if the army attacks, the last general will also take the lead and die for the great merchants."
This Chonghou is not stupid, what he said is the truth, without the support of the Chaoge army, there is really no good way for Northern Xinjiang to retreat and defend.
The people also expressed their attitude, saying that they were loyal ministers and courtiers of the Great Shang.
But whenever there is chaos in northern Xinjiang, as soon as he dies, it is not Chongcheng that loses northern Xinjiang, but Chaoge.
You can do it yourself, and I can do whatever you want.
In the face of such a forcible Chongcheng, Wen Zhong was really a little helpless, and he could also understand Chonghou Hu's feelings.
I just have one life, anyway, the eldest son is singing in Chaoge, and his own life is all in it, what else can you ask me to do?
"There is a change in the song, the king began to get sick a few years ago, and now he died suddenly, I, the great merchant Taishi Wen Zhong, was ordered by the king to ask for assistance to the war in northern Xinjiang."
"Since the expedition, we have relieved the siege of Yancheng, defeated the enemy of Fengyang, recovered Taicheng, and the two natural dangers of Daizong and Taihang."
"It's really not what I want to retreat from, I hope that everyone in Northern Xinjiang will understand the court of Chaoge."
"But General Meng and Chonghou don't have to worry, I will leave the four generals of the Demon Family, Zhu'er and others to garrison the Yancheng defense line, and after the situation in the court is stabilized, I will tell the new king and then aid the northern frontier."
The sentence of the declaration was like a hammer hitting the bottom of Meng Wei's heart.
This god is not normal, Wen Taishi actually doesn't fight Beihai, he wants to go back to the dynasty to protect King Geqin?
What about the follow-up story? Do you really let yourself alone fight against the entire army of demons and beasts?
Don't make trouble, he can't even beat Yuan Futong.
Meng Wei, who was stunned in place, was at a loss, and Wen Zhong didn't have the intention of waiting for him to reply, and the Dao military order was issued.
The army pulls out the camp, the front army becomes the rear army, vigilant for sneak attacks, and guards the back of the legion.
The rear army became the front army, cleared the snow barricades, and returned to the division to sing.
Meng Wei was a little dizzy, the day was going to fall.
What can I do? Escape?
What about your parents and family? What about the common people in northern Xinjiang?
Meng Weitie's face was blue, ignoring Deng Chanyu's eager eyes, and he got up immediately, ignoring his identity, ignoring the Taishi and the Chaoge generals, and walked directly out of the camp and walked towards his own military camp.
Looking at the generals who had returned from the deliberations, the Chongcheng army was silently arrayed in the open space in the camp, let the wind and snow blow, but they stood still like bronze and iron statues.
"The whole army listens to the order, reorganizes the army and fights, tomorrow morning, are all the soldiers willing to follow me, wave the Northern Expedition, and point directly at the North Sea?"
"The Chaoge army wants to retreat, we can't retreat, behind us are homes and relatives and friends, I wait to retreat, what should they do?"
"Chongcheng warriors, do you dare to die with me?"
"No!"
"I am willing to die with the general, I am willing to die with the general."
The answer has been revealed, and Meng Wei is also "rotten".
you for the sake of the big picture.
The northern Xinjiang is all broken, and he doesn't care whether it is Shang Emperor Xin or Zhou Tianzi Ji Fa who will sit in the center in the future.
The northern Xinjiang is bitterly cold, too far from the center, and the people can't see the Shang king sitting in the royal court, but can only stare at the hometown under their feet.
Where else can we retreat? He's retreated enough.
Instead of dying in the entrenched city walls, it is better to live to the death, to feed the war with war, and to turn the North Sea upside down.
Yuan Futong was going to be rotten in the face of demons and beasts, Chonghou said that he was powerless to resist and he was going to be rotten, and Taishi had to take care of the so-called overall situation, or he still had to rot.
In that case, don't play, let's go our own way and find a way to survive.
If you kill my people, I will slaughter you Beihai, and if you kill my parents, I will slaughter all the Yuan clan people in Beihai.
The fight will not stop until the death.