XXXI. Look down on life and death
When the crowd came to the main hall, Dong Caiqi said: "The soldiers are fast, the opportunity must not be lost, let's cultivate a little, send troops as soon as possible, and fight the enemy with a foothold that is not stable, and it is difficult to transfer troops." Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoIf you want to attack the Snow Ridge Country, where should you send troops from? Which of the Snow Ridge countries is the closest, which is the weakest, and which is easy to defend and difficult to attack?"
A few years ago, the lord of the Lengzhou Kingdom had a harmonious relationship with the Snow Ridge States, and it was an alliance, and then the Snow Ling Kingdom threw itself into the Ten Thousand Ghosts, and there was a disagreement. Xiao Yao and the ministers had never thought about attacking the Snow Ridge Kingdom, and when they were asked by Dong Caiqi, they were all confused.
Pan Xuan said: "It is best to have a businessman, you can ask." β
Cao Su suddenly said: "I know a person, his family was migrated from Fangguo decades ago, and his ancestors made a living in business, so he must know a lot." β
Dong Cai Qixi said: "Hurry up, please." β
Cao Su walked away quickly, and soon brought back a person, and saw that this person was about twenty years old, tall and tall, with handsome facial features, and quite heroic. He and Cao Su talked and laughed, and his eyebrows were full of intimacy.
Pan Xuan said in his heart: "Yes, this is not just someone Cao Su 'knows', but I am afraid that it is still the lover in her heart." But at the moment, it was inconvenient to tease and laugh, and Zhengse asked, "This little brother, what is your name?"
The man said: "Lord Qiyu, my name is Tang Ziye, and I am the pioneer envoy of the hussars in the army. β
Dong Caiqi blinked and smiled: "How do you know this Cao Su master and nephew, and what is the relationship?"
Cao Sudeng became embarrassed and shouted: "Uncle Shi, you take care of yourself, it's annoying to ask questions!"
Pan Xuan hurriedly stopped the two, Dong Caiqi coughed, asked with a straight face, Tang Ziye said: "From Ash Wood City through Kao Potato City, out of the front valley, over the high mountains, about two hundred miles is the White Horse Country." I remember my grandfather used to pass by when he used to do business. It's just that he doesn't communicate with each other now, and his old man has passed away. β
Dong Caiqi frowned and said, "Little brother, didn't your grandfather write down the landforms, feng shui, and situation along the way?"
Tang Ziye was reminded by her, and when he remembered it, he said: "Yes, grandpa used to have an account book, and he wrote everything in a miscellaneous manner. I'll fetch it for you. β
Dong Cai Qixi said: "Yes, yes, I'm tired of the little brother." β
Cao Su said: "I'll go with you, I haven't been to your house yet." As soon as these words came out, he was also very shy, and when he saw that everyone was staring at him, his face was feverish, and he hurriedly pushed Tang Ziye and ran away.
Dong Caiqi said with a smile: "Senior sister, you have a good vision, this little brother Tang Ziye is also a good man, and he will definitely be a generation in the future.... That guy is a masterpiece. β
Lu Zhenying smiled: "She has been straightforward since she was a child, she can't hide her thoughts, she dares to love and hate, and once she likes it, she won't change her mind." β
Dong Caiqi nodded and said, "Yes, the apprentice is like a teacher...."
Xiao Yao then sighed: "Cao Su, this child is very different from Zhenying's junior sister, if her lover empathizes with her, she has to fight with that fox spirit." β
Lu Zhenying originally said it casually, and it had no deep meaning, but when Xiao Yao echoed it like this, it seemed that what he said before was extremely resentful, and he meant something else. Her body shook and wanted to persuade her, but if she opened her mouth rashly, it would be more likely to intensify the battle between her tongues.
Dong Caiqi complained bitterly, Xiao Yao stared at him, Lu Zhenying was silent, and the three of them fell silent for a while. The coiling heart is thrilling, and the dilemma is really difficult to parry.
After a while, Cao Su and Tang Ziye returned, Tang Ziye handed the book to Dong Caiqi, Dong Caiqi looked at it, his eyes lit up, handed it to Pan Xuan, and said with a smile: "Senior brother, this ability to turn through books and check books, among the ten thousand immortals, no one can match you." β
Pan Xuan saw that what was written in the book was extremely trivial, there were accounts and people, there were words and comments, there were roads and cities, but they were also very detailed. He quickly flipped through the book, and when he meditated, he spread out a thick piece of paper, linked his arms, pointed out with his fingers, and landed on the paper, instantly revealing red lines, which were painted out of thin air by the etheric spirit kung fu. Xiao Yao, Lu Zhenying and others have long been surprised, but Tang Ziye was shocked and amazed.
In a short time, the painting was finished, and it was a map depicting the countries and cities through which the author had passed, and the ice peaks and snow valleys, and the streams and rivers were all reproduced on the paper. He looked left and right, and said happily: "Our luck is not bad, this old gentleman is very important to make a living, so he is as careful as a hair, and the record should be correct." The terrain of the thirty countries of this snow ridge is probably here. β
With the map, Dong Caiqi was more interested and had a greater grasp, she said: "Let's go over from the "Zunqian Mountain", first conquer the Luohang City of the White Horse Country, reorganize the army in this city, consolidate the gains, recruit soldiers, and then go to Yangzhou City, Nansu City, at most within five days, this White Horse Country can be conquered." β
Xiao Yaoqi said: "Are you really sure of this?"
Dong Caiqi nodded and said: "This is similar to the situation in the southwest back then, if the demons and monsters under Long Mu are all in the Western Regions and the Central Plains, the defense here may not be strict, and Long Mu is probably unpopular." Let's start quickly, attack urgently, and after capturing the city, see how the people will feel. β
Pan Xuan was deeply relieved to see that Dong Caiqi had fulfilled the essence of the strategy, and consulted with her about matters such as support, entrenchment, evacuation, ambush, and division of troops. The two talked enthusiastically, their minds were like electricity, and often Dong Caiqi said the first half of the sentence, and the second half of the sentence was already followed. Even though Lu Zhenying, Xiao Yao and others had the knowledge of fighting and guarding, after all, they were quite shallow, far less experienced and thoughtful than these two people.
Lu Zhenying thought to himself: "No wonder... Senior brother he will choose senior sister, although I have the same heart with him, but in his heart, I have always been an outsider, I have never understood him. β
Xiao Yao is not bad at seeing and learning, and he knows that these two people are subtle, exquisite, strategic, and well-arranged, but looking at the appearance of the two, he felt very unhappy for Lu Zhenying, and said: "When facing the enemy, pay attention to improvisation, and take surprise as the top." I see that the art of war you are talking about is nothing more than some old-fashioned clichΓ©s, and blindly attacking the city in a hurry and fighting head-on is far from being a superior method. β
Pan Xuan said: "The art of war, the right and strange alternates, with the right confrontation, with the strange to disturb the enemy, if the right is not strong, how can it be surprising? β
Xiao Yao snorted and said, "The soldiers were brought by you, so naturally I can't care about it." β
Dong Caiqi thought about the strategy again and again, and it was expected that it was mostly feasible. Pan Xuan said: "After the capture of White Horse City, you and Zhenying and Xiaoyao will go west, and I will lead the army to the east, each of them will go around half a circle to meet at Qinglan Mountain." Then go straight north, and attack the most powerful Sikong country among the thirty countries, this country must be, then most of the rest of the countries will surrender, and we will fight steadily and steadily, and the victory will be difficult to reverse. β
Dong Caiqi sighed lightly: "I just hope that there will be no chaos, don't be like before.... As it used to be. β
Pan Xuan comforted: "You have gone through a catastrophe, and you will never repeat the mistakes of the past. I have a hunch that the situation will go smoothly this time. β
Lu Zhenying thought again: "What have the two of them experienced together?" But she is strong by nature, unwilling to show a little concern, and unwilling to ask easily.
Xiao Yao saw that the two of them had exhausted their minds for the Lengzhou country, and they did their best, and they were also grateful, and said: "Thank you for the help and kindness of the immortal envoy and junior sister." β
Pan Xuan, Dong Cai Qi thanked, immediately sent the order down, the whole army is ready to go, prepare supplies, the next morning, 100,000 troops out of the city, deep into the snow mountain, after the hardship of trekking and climbing, after two days, to Luohang City.
Although they were quite tired, they suddenly attacked the city with a surprise attack, and the city of Luohang was completely defenseless, and they rushed to meet the battle, so how could they be the opponents of the Central Plains Allied forces?
Dong Caiqi recruited the captives, immediately persuaded them to surrender, and those who were willing to surrender were immediately released, given wine, food, and weapons, and were respectively incorporated into the army, and dispersed extremely widely, so that they would not communicate with each other. If they do not agree, they will be killed immediately, but let the rest of the captives know that this is called benevolence and righteousness, and it is also called killing chickens and monkeys.
Lu Zhenying and Xiao Yao are chivalrous and kind-hearted, and they were all shocked when they learned about it. The two went straight to the camp and saw Dong Caiqi and Pan Xuan discussing the follow-up. Xiao Yao said angrily: "Dong Caiqi, a prisoner in the city, but you ordered to be killed?"
Dong Caiqi was surprised and asked, "Yes, what advice does Senior Sister Xiao Yao have?"
Xiao Yao said: "Among our Ten Thousand Immortal Gate rules, there is one that does not allow anyone who is unarmed and has no intention of resisting." There are killings and injuries on the battlefield, and it is reasonable to say, you have killed thousands of lives now, can you still sleep at night?"
Dong Caiqi smiled bitterly: "Senior sister, we are fighting, this war together, it is your life and death, but you don't pay attention to the rules of the rivers and lakes." β
Lu Zhenying saw that Dong Caiqi had no guilt, and Pan Xuan's expression was as usual, as if he blamed the two of her for making a fuss. She couldn't suppress her anger anymore and said, "Senior sister, you.... Yours are all senior brother Xiang Panxuan... Did you learn?"
Dong Caiqi and Pan Xuan glanced at each other, Dong Caiqi nodded and said: "Most of me learn from him, and half of them are by myself.... Pondered out. β
Lu Zhenying remembered the appearance of Dong Caiqi in the past, choked in his throat, and said: "Senior sister, back then... What a kind character you are, I remember that your brother disappeared, and you went to the snow-capped mountains alone to look for it, regardless of life and death. How are you right now.... Becoming so ruthless?"
Dong Caiqi frowned, unmoved, and said: "It's not that I like to kill people, I can't control my hands, senior sister, senior sister, if I don't kill these stubborn people, what should I do?"
Xiao Yao did not hesitate and said: "Although these people are enemies of us, they would rather die than give in, they are real heroes, and we are chivalrous and self-deserved." β
Pan Xuan smiled slightly, shook his head, Dong Caiqi held back a smile, and said solemnly: "Then what? According to the rules of the rivers and lakes, these people have inherited our love, and they will never go against us in the future?"
Xiao Yao was stunned and said, "Even if.... Even if they are ungrateful, we can stand up for reason, which is called having a clear conscience. β
Dong Caiqi said: "Okay, I'll delay some efforts and talk to you about it." β
She straightened up, crossed her hands over her chest, and said, "Generally speaking, a defeated soldier will either die, surrender, flee, be imprisoned, or be released. The first two are probably in my favor, so I don't need to talk about them.
Those who fled, or returned to the enemy, soon returned. Or in the future, they will become rogues and cause chaos everywhere, which will cause great harm. But I can't take care of this section anymore, so I don't have to worry about it right now.
And if I am soft-hearted and weak-hearted, and do not kill and disobey, and imprison them, I still need to spend military salaries and food to feed them, and assign soldiers to guard them, and if it is not good, I will have to worry about causing chaos. We won the first battle, and we still have a heavy task in the follow-up, so how can we have time to make trouble with this mystery? We can't bear the chaos.
As for the release of the captives, even though it seems that I am benevolent, righteous and generous, and my reputation is far and wide, these strong necks are soft and hard, and they will never appreciate it, let alone promote it for me, and they are 100% sure that they will defect to the enemy. They are firm-minded, they know our situation, they are not afraid of life and death, and they are anxious to be ashamed, so they have become extremely formidable enemies. In the future, we cannot blame the enemy for being ruthless, but they must be counted on my head one by one. β
Xiao Yao couldn't answer what she said, so she just blindly said: "How can this be reasonable, how can this be reasonable." β
"Lord, the so-called war is unreasonable and unreasonable. Ruthless and unreasonable, you can fight. If it is reasonable, how can it be fought?"