Volume 1: The Seven Stars of the Twilight of the World Chapter 223 The Great Chaos and Great Rule
The sage of the historian left a proverb, "There must be great governance in great chaos, and great governance must be greatly prosperous......
If the heavens are constant, and the trajectory of the world is really like this, then no one can stop the pace of chaos in the world. Perhaps Daxing really came from death and was reborn through bloodshed, but this also seems to be difficult to comfort those who disappeared before Dazhi.
No one wants to die, even if they have the opportunity to be born again.
But when death comes, no one has too many choices. For example, the three batches of Golden Horde envoys who were entrusted by the king of the Northern Wilderness, Liangmuha.
As Toto's personal guard, Iron Arrow Tucker reminded Tokh more than once, "The eldest prince, this master has an unknown origin and is full of trickery, so the eldest prince has to guard against it." It is said that he also devoured people alive, and was obviously not a good kind. ”
However, Tokhtar became more and more appreciative of this skillful master, and the three groups of messengers sent by Hasua all disappeared without a trace, as if they had never appeared in the camp of the southern grain cavalry. There were even a few people in power who were loyal to the second prince in the southern expedition to the grain cavalry, and they inexplicably became "deserters" during the march.
Moreover, the reason why Totoh felt that the master was his "nobleman" was also because the border army in Daxia this year also seemed to cooperate with the "grain requisition". In the past, there were also symbolic battles with the grain cavalry of the Northern Wilderness, so that they could give an explanation to their superiors, but this year, the "grain requisition" of the Northern Wilderness was unimpeded all the way, and the soldiers paraded around without blood, and the seizure of the grain cavalry was full of pits and valleys.
Another Nanyuan grain cavalry led by the county lord of Zhaojin is said to have gained a lot, but the county lord of Zhaojin has already sent a message that the Nanyuan grain cavalry has completed its task and is ready to return the same way.
"Master, what do you think we should do next?" Liberation, who had always been a loner, began to want to hear his teacher's advice.
The golden light flashing in the master's eyes turned a few times, but he was noncommittal, "It's all up to the arrangement of the Great Prince." "The guru is different from others, he likes to call the eldest prince "the eldest prince", and never forgets to remind him of his commitment to the "white hat".
Iron Arrow Tucker, who was upright on the side, couldn't help but interject, "Great Prince, our grain collection teams in the north and south of the Yuan originally relied on each other, and they could contain the victorious army of Great Xia and avoid being ambushed by them. Now that Nanyuan has been withdrawn and our mission has been completed, I am afraid that if we go deeper into the hinterland of Great Xia, I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses. It is better to return triumphantly now, and you will definitely be appreciated by King Liangmuha. ”
Tok's eyes stared at a rough map on the table in front of him, as if he was a little distracted, and remained silent.
After a stalemate like this for a while, Tokhtar still didn't say anything, but drank everyone back and said perfunctorily, "Let me think again." ”
The tent soon fell silent. Except for Tokhtar, who was preoccupied, only one guru who hid his head and face in a felt hat remained by Tokhtar's side. The eldest prince has always been resolute, and when he asked to "step down", even Tucker, the chief of the guard, could only wait outside the tent.
Now, there is a guru around Tokhtar who is exempt from this constraint.
"Master, why are you staying here?" Tokhtar was always polite to his teacher.
"The subordinates are grateful for the love of the eldest prince, if they can't share their worries for the eldest prince, what face will they have to stay by the eldest prince's side. ”
"Oh, why should I worry?" I don't know what I mean, I want to hear what my teacher is thinking.
Speculating on the mind is the strength of this master, and after confirming that there is no one around, the master simply explained, "What Tucker said is extremely true, the eldest prince bravely crowns the three armies, but he still has to shoulder the life and death of 50,000 elite rangers, and he can't let it go." But now that the arrow is on the string, and it has to be sent, it is rare for the king to give away the main force of Hasuya, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to have such an opportunity in the future. ”
"Then what should I do according to my guru's advice?"
"I will remove the stones that stand in the way of the Great Prince, one by one. However, the things that belong to the eldest prince can only be picked up by the eldest prince. The king is old, and someone must share the burden for him, and now the third and fourth princes are young and embarrassed. If he returns like this, he will have to return half of his roto to the second prince......"
"Hmph!" Tokhtar couldn't help but snort coldly, interrupting the teacher's train of thought.
Seeing that he had no intention of interjecting, the lama had no choice but to continue. When he swallowed the second prince's cronies, he could sense their hearts, "Those who follow the second prince don't think that he is better than the eldest prince, but they value the second prince's Northern Wilderness bloodline more." ”
"Hmph!" This cold snort obviously made the eldest prince unable to hide the anger in his heart, and with the flapping of his nose, a hammer-like fist smashed on the table in front of him, and a few drops of hot lamp oil splashed out with flames, and fell on the map spread on the table, directly on the traces that symbolized mountains and rivers, burning a few holes.
"So, don't let go of this opportunity, the eldest prince, I have already heard it clearly for you. Great Xia Changsheng has now been firmly trapped by the army of demonic beasts from the northwest, and he is too busy to take care of himself. So I hope we can end the grain collection as soon as possible. If you take this opportunity and lead the army commander to drive in, you can not only stand up in front of Great Xia, but also block the mouths of those who doubt the great prince's sincerity towards the rangers. ”
"Master, there is some truth in what you said...... Totoh nodded, acquiescing to the master's suggestion, both of them deliberately ignored a very serious problem, the southern expedition grain cavalry has not returned for a long time, and those Beiyuan tribes who are still struggling in the wind and snow, waiting for them can only die of cold and starvation.
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Chang Po, the governor of the five armies of Great Xia, who was still holding on to Jinsha City, had just been happy because he had obtained a capable general, Xiang Bei, the captain of the vanguard thousand military academy, and was soon overwhelmed by the bigger problem.
The report of the battle in the north came like snowflakes, "The northern barbarian rangers took advantage of the fire to rob, not only looting everywhere, but even began to attack the city and kill people, and three border cities have fallen in succession." The beacon letter was fed back to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and there was no follow-up......"
Originally, the city defense of the northern frontier was the most powerful of the five armies of Great Xia, and Chang Sheng was responsible for the garrison, but because the demon army in the northwest was menacing, Chang Poyu had to mobilize the available troops to strengthen the northwest defense line. He thought that the rangers were just routinely "grabbing food" for the winter, so he ordered the northern Xinjiang to win the main thing to preserve their strength and try to avoid head-to-head confrontation with the rangers, but unexpectedly it fueled the arrogance of these northern barbarian rangers, and the ranger army broke through the defense lines of three cities in a row, perhaps, it would be aimed at the holy city of Sheng'an.
Thinking of this, General Chang's brows were covered by a rare gloomy cloud, and he couldn't find out what was going on in the imperial court, the war in the Northern Wilderness and the Northwest had reached the time to burn his eyebrows, but the monarchs and ministers in the court didn't even move at all.
The current form no longer allows for Chang Po to think about it any longer. I'm afraid that I have to give up one side in the confrontation between the demon army and the rangers.
Geng Zhong had been guarding the enclave with Captain Shule Tangshan for many years, and he also felt that the current situation was extremely grim, and he explained to Xiang Bei in private, "According to the tactics of the rangers, their light cavalry archers, known for their speed and agility, like to find opportunities to plunder the military quarters of Great Xia and sneak attack undefended cities. However, the defenders of Great Xia relied on high walls and thick walls, as well as firearms with huge lethality, and were even better at defense. However, now, it is clear that the Rangers have upset this balance, and the number of well-guarded border cities in Lianke is only afraid that it is not as simple as simply plundering. ”
Xiang Bei's heart beat wildly when he heard this, "The rangers are coming, is it the second prince's nest?"
Looking at Xiang Bei's excited appearance, Geng Zhong was a little puzzled. Xiang Bei didn't tell him that Su Su was still in the hands of Wobeitai, and Geng Zhong told him truthfully,
"Intelligence shows that the one who led the army to the south this time was the eldest prince of the Ranger Country. ”
Xiang Bei didn't know why it was Wobeitai who brought people to Talgar to seek the formation of a southern expeditionary grain cavalry, but now, it was the eldest prince who led the team to attack. However, even so, Xiang Bei was still ready to move, wanting to invade the enemy ranger country, so that he could inquire about Su Su's whereabouts.
As soon as this idea came to mind, he was sternly rejected by Chang Poyu, "Xiang Bei, you are now the victorious army of our Great Xia, shouldering the heavy responsibility of being responsible for the entire Great Xia, and now, facing the attack that the demon army may launch at any time. You can't be a deserter. But don't worry, I believe that the war in northern Xinjiang will be resolved soon. Even more terrifying than the rangers are these beast armies that are ready to move, they have been besieging without attacking, but they believe that a general attack will be launched soon. ”
Tianen was in line with Chang Poyu's thoughts this time, and resolutely disagreed with Xiang Bei's departure from the Jinsha defense line at this time, "Since you have promised to be the reassurance of those soldiers, if you leave Jinsha at this moment, I am afraid that it will be even more disheartening." ”
Xiang Bei's lobbying was fruitless, so he had to hide his thoughts in his heart, hoping that the Battle of Jinsha would end as soon as possible, and he would get out to find Su Su.
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Susu's situation was a little better. After taking advantage of Liangmuha's attention to the 50,000 elite rangers that Tokhtoku had taken away, Wobetai found an opportunity to rescue Susu from his cell.
Su Su still glared angrily when he saw Wo Beitai, but Wo Beitai just didn't see it, and kindly advised,
"Susu, what I promised you, I will definitely do it. It's just that now the blizzard in the Northern Wilderness has completely blocked the road and closed the mountain, and if you leave the tribe, you can only be a dead end. ”
Seeing that Su Su still insisted on leaving, Wo Beitai had to say helplessly, "Okay, if you want to die, I'll accompany you ......"
Su Su was unmoved, prepared a bow horse, and set off to find Xiang Bei. As soon as he left the camp, as Wobetai said, the entire world was completely occupied by the violent wind and snow, and even the best ranger war horse could not move an inch in the snow that did not reach the belly. And that hateful-looking beast nest is really guarding his side every step of the way.
Su Su stubbornly urged the horse to walk for an hour, and finally he was still exhausted, and even the man and the horse fell down in the thick snow, and the nest jumped off the horse, as if swimming hard, and then Su Su was pulled back to the tribal camp.
In order to make it easier to take care of it, Wobetai settled Su Su in his snow nest this time. This kind of snow nest was built by repeated research by Wobeitai and Li Xian. The thicker the snow in the upper layer, the more porcelain the roof of the entire snow nest is pressed by the strength of the snow itself, but the inside of the snow nest can shelter the wind and snow, which looks warm and chic.
After Su Su woke up, he didn't say a word again, and after some advice, he left warm clothes and food, and was busy with the affairs of the tribe.
Even with the elaborate design of the snow nest, many of the tribes left behind by the Hasuya tribe still froze to death, and the remaining food in the camp was already exhausted.
The chaos will be brought to justice, but in the current chaos, who can survive and who will shoulder the responsibility of the great governance and prosperity cannot be seen.