Volume 1 Don't Use the Hidden Dragon Chapter 32 Draw Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron
Since the capture of Zhouyi, the White Tiger King Setig has been attacking continuously in Duzhou, opening up thousands of miles. Those earls and lords who did not do their best to support Gong Zhongyong when Zhouyi City was attacked were all wiped out by the White Tiger King. The lord is in trouble, the vassals sit on the sidelines, and under the nest, there are eggs?
On this day, several envoys from Gongsun Jingyang came to the royal palace of Setig, and they brought gold, silver, treasures, and beautiful women, claiming to have come to form an alliance. They proposed that Gongsun Jingyang invite the White Tiger King to jointly crusade against the illegitimate son and divide his territory equally. Setig was overjoyed and summoned everyone to discuss the matter. After receiving the edict, Sanuzu, who had been patrolling various places, immediately returned to the court of the Setig royal court.
At the outset of the proceedings, Sanuzu objected to Setig's idea of going eastward. He said: "Now that the king has just taken the fertile field of Zhouyuan, he should first govern it, and then try to expand. ”
Setig handed a silk letter to Sanuzu, "Look at this first." ”
After reading the contents of the silk book, Sanuzu said: "Gongsun Jingyang is an unfathomable old fox, and the king can't believe what he says. ”
Setig pointed to a few boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, "Look, that's his sincerity." ”
"I'm afraid, Gongsun Jingyang's 'sincerity' dedicated to the king is not only these gold and silver money, but also a group of bewitching beauties!"
"Well, yes, I left you one. ”
"Your Majesty, you have to be clear. Sanuzu solemnly reminded, "Although the lords of various places have surrendered on the surface and promised to pay regular tribute, these people are all as virtuous as Gong Zhongyong, and they are out-and-out wall grass. If they rush eastward, these walls will take the opportunity to rebel. ”
"These shrunken turtles, they don't dare to forgive them!"
"Everything is foreseen, and if you don't prepare, you will be wasted, and you must not be unprepared!"
"The widow has long had the idea of entering the Central Plains!" said Setig frankly, "At present, we take the Zhouyuan of Duzhou as the foundation, as long as we capture the thousands of miles of fertile fields around Jinao Lake, and then take the basin of the Sancha River Valley, we will have the strength to dominate the world." ”
"It's natural that the king is ambitious, but if he wants to win the Central Plains in one fell swoop, it's just a fool's dream. Don't forget, the king, some time ago, Gongsun Jingyang attacked a small dragon kingdom with an army of 80,000, but he suffered a big loss. ”
"As long as you Sanu Zu is around the widow to give advice and enter the Central Plains, it is not a problem. ”
Sanuzu knew that he couldn't persuade this tiger, so he finally chose to support the White Tiger King. After agreeing on a date with the envoy sent by Gongsun Jingyang to attack the bastard king, he actively prepared for the next war.
During the preparations, many of the lords who surrendered to the White Tiger King expressed their willingness to do everything in their power to support the White Tiger King's accession to the Central Plains. Therefore, they not only paid for food, but also were willing to send troops.
The Setig people, who had originally descended from the snow-capped mountains of the Western Regions, would not succumb to the cold winter at all. On the contrary, hunting in winter, often the harvest is the richest.
In this battle, the fierce general Evil came to be the vanguard, leading 20,000 tigers to take the Kinmen Pass at the junction of Zhongzhou and Duizhou. Setig led 30,000 Chinese troops, and Tagore led a coalition of 50,000 troops composed of lords from all over Duzhou.
However, Setig underestimated the fortification of the Golden Gate Pass, and underestimated the soldiers who guarded the bastards. The evil came to storm for a month but failed to break through the Kinmen Pass, and both sides suffered heavy losses.
However, from the east, it was reported that Gongsun Lingyun led a warship to take advantage of the territory of Gongbo Hao in Zhenzhou and went upriver from the river to take the royal city of Gyeonggi in the south of Jinao Lake. It is also rumored that the illegitimate son offended many nobles after occupying the royal city of Gyeonggi. When Gongsun Lingyun's army came to the Gyeonggi King's City, it didn't take a single soldier to open the gates of the Gyeonggi King's City and surrender.
In order to attack Guanzhong as soon as possible and occupy the territory of the Jinao Lake Basin, Setig actually had the idea of giving up attacking Kinmen Pass. He prepared to climb mountains and wade through rivers to bypass the Golden Gate Pass and enter the Central Plains, and then flank the defenders of the Golden Gate Pass from the pass. Sanuzu was against it at first, thinking it was too risky. But at this time, Setig didn't advance at all, and insisted on a roundabout tactic.
Just as Setig led an army of 30,000 over the mountains and into Guanzhong, there was bad news. Tagore, who commanded an army of 50,000 people, was drunk by the various lords, and his military power was taken away by the cunning lords. Now, these wall grasses have led their troops back to attack Zhouyi City.
This can make Setig anxious. His current situation is that he can't take the Kinmen Pass for a long time, and he and his 30,000 troops are trapped in the pass, unable to quickly turn around and quell the rebellion. The most important thing is that the army crossed the mountains and mountains, climbed the mountains and waded through the water to enter the Guanzhong, and the grain and grass had been unexpectedly consumed to the point that there was not much left. If you go back the way you came, it is very likely that all 30,000 people will be folded in the deep mountains and old forests.
The evil man, who was attacking Kinmen Pass, had only more than 10,000 people in his hands due to heavy losses, which was not enough to quell the rebellion. At this moment, the White Tiger King fell into a desperate situation. Now, if he had listened to Sanuzu's advice, how could he have ended up like this. In the setig, it can be said that the intestines are repentant.
Regret is useless, and Setig knows that very well. The urgent task now is to find a solution to the problem. If you want to return to Duzhou to quell the rebellion, what needs to be solved urgently at present is the problem of grain and grass. The second is to capture Kinmen Pass in one fell swoop and open up the channel for counterinsurgency in Huiduzhou.
As for solving the problem of food and grass, many generals gave a unified suggestion, that is, to plunder in nearby towns. This time, Sanuzu did not oppose and did not openly support it. Setig immediately made a decision and ordered the army to start plundering many places west of Jinao Lake, and obtained food and grass that could support an army of 30,000 for half a month.
The anti-water lords succeeded in deceiving the city gates, capturing Zhouyi without losing a single soldier, and cutting off the supply lines of Setig. This trick directly made more than 10,000 people who came from evil almost to the brink of collapse. Fortunately, the 30,000-strong army of Setig directly attacked Kinmen Pass from the pass, which gave hope to the more than 10,000 soldiers who came from the evil came.
Under the attack of the two armies, it took more than ten days to conquer the Kinmen Pass. When Setig ascended the gate, the tiger was stunned by what he saw. The soldiers guarding the pass, down to the pawns, and up to the generals, none of them surrendered, and all of them died in battle.
The last living general had more than twenty wounds on his body, and his robe was soaked with blood. Setig walked up to him and said, "Just surrender and I'll find you the best doctor." ”
The general spat blood from his neck, stood up with iron bones, and after saying "loyal ministers do not serve the two masters", he drew his sword and killed himself.
Setig said to his subordinates: "This man is terrible, this man is respectable, and he should be buried thickly." ”
After capturing the Golden Gate Pass, Setig asked the soldiers to plant the White Tiger Daxu Banner on the Chengguan Pass, and looked at the flag and began to wonder what the problem was. At this time, Sanuzu came to Setig's side and said, "This lesson is too painful!"
Setig gritted his teeth and said, "Those anti-water wall grass, the widow will definitely uproot them." ”
"The result of this crusade is, on the surface, caused by these anti-water lords. But after digging deeper, we found that we had fallen into a big trap that had been woven a long time ago. ”
"Just now, the widow was thinking about what the problem was, and the gentleman came at the right time. Sir said, "We have fallen into someone else's trap, so who is the one who weaves the trap for us?"
"Whoever gets the most benefits is the one who weaves the trap. ”
"Those wall grass...... It couldn't have been done so seamlessly. ”
Sanuzu shook his head, "No, no, no, those anti-water lords are just a bunch of pawns to be used, just like we are also being used. ”
"Could it be Gongsun Jingyang?"
"Judging from the situation from the king receiving the money and beauties to the present, the person who can weave such a big trap is none other than Gongsun Jingyang. ”
"But he's not the biggest profiteer yet. ”
"It's in the future!" Sanuzu thought, "the king thinks about it, Gongsun Jingyang invited the king to fight against the illegitimate king, and he now occupies the royal city of Gyeonggi. As for the king, although he captured the Kinmen Pass, not to mention the loss of troops, even the vassals under his rule were all turned back. With this gap between increasing and decreasing, can't the king see the catty in it?"
"Sir is saying that Gongsun Jingyang first invited the widow to send troops to attack the illegitimate king, and use our side to contain the enemy's main force. How long will they go straight into the city and conquer the city?"
The king only said one of them, and Gongsun Jingyang was even more vicious to come. That is, after our army is completely trapped in the battlefield of Kinmen, let those lords attack Zhouyi against the water. As a result, we are in a dilemma. If he turns back to quell the rebellion, he will be defeated by the rebels, but his grandson Jingyang will sit on the fisherman. In doing so, he not only used our strength to help him eliminate the power of the illegitimate son, but also weakened our strength, leaving us in a desperate situation and unable to enter the Central Plains. Now it seems that this has long been premeditated by his grandson Jingyang, it can really be described as killing three birds with one stone!"
"This cunning old fox, the widow is going to skin him and crush him to ashes. ”
"But the situation we have right now is terrible. The rebels captured Zhouyi, cut off supplies, and our army suffered heavy casualties. 50,000 soldiers lost more than 10,000 people when they attacked a city pass. And the rebels occupy the right time and place, and going back to quell the rebellion is tantamount to seeking their own death. ”
"Then develop eastward, capture the land of Guanzhong as a foundation, and then try to take revenge. ”
"Right now, Gongsun Lingyun is leading his troops to conquer the city, and we can only take advantage of the illegitimate sons to fight on two fronts, and hurry up to grab the territory. If we wait for Gongsun Lingyun to gain a firm foothold, Gongsun Jingyang will have to deal with us. ”
Sure enough, those lords who backstabbed Tyg against the water all accepted the edict from Gongsun Jingyang. However, Gongsun Lingyun attacked the city all the way, and soon captured most of the territory. Of course, most of the lords who surrendered the city surrendered.
However, the Tiger Setig, who had already had his teeth extracted, had a hard time attacking every city. Setig, who suffered a big loss, can no longer take out the momentum that he had when he attacked Gong Zhongyong.
It took almost all his strength to capture the two counties that were relatively close to the Golden Gate. Coupled with the county that occupies the west side of Kinmen Pass, its current strength is on par with that of the Dragon Kingdom.
In order to commemorate his great achievements, no, in order to remember this painful lesson, Setig directly renamed Kinmen Pass to White Tiger Pass. The White Tiger King, who was bent on entering the Central Plains, lost the fertile territory of Zhou Yuan and only captured a city pass, which is really a big laughing stock.
However, after taking control of several major cities, Gongsun Lingyun actually led a large army to go straight to Baihu Pass. This makes the tiger already in Pingyang, which is already in Pingyang, undoubtedly worse. Unexpectedly, Gongsun Jingyang turned his face faster than blinking. This greatly surprised Setig, and even Sanuzu scolded Gongsun Jingyang for being a damn old fox.
Gongsun Lingyun stationed the army outside Pingyang Town and sent envoys to Baihu Pass to negotiate. The messenger brought several wagons of wine and beef, claiming to have come to reward the Allies.