The devil is coming

Chapter 839 Fight!
King Pingxi’s Pixiu was very happy today, because this time it was the prince’s permission that allowed him to take the initiative to show off his shining silver armor;
Raise your neck,
Toss your mane,
When the four hooves hit the ground, they obviously pulled back slightly, walking out with noble and elegant steps.
In front of a group of war horses, it is proud, it is proud, and the white air it sprays seems to be able to spin a few more times.
Sitting on his back was Prince Pingxi, who was dressed in black armor.
In the early years, there were not many soldiers and horses under his command, and they often had to fight for their lives to gain wealth. Prince Pingxi himself also had to rush into battle and fight. Unfortunately, Pixiu did not catch up with the good times. When it came to Prince Pingxi, the prince did not like it personally. Charge and begin to learn to "think about the overall situation" stage.
Sometimes, I even deliberately don’t ride it because I don’t think it is eye-catching!
In the end, it could only carry the prince, watching with envy as those black, white, red, and yellow enchanting horses sprinted ahead carrying the knights on their backs;
As for myself, I could only walk in a circle behind the king's flag.
Fortunately, this Pixiu, which had been "trained" by the demon kings, has good psychological endurance and adaptability, and gradually began to change its course.
For example, in some specific situations, what it needs to do is not to help its master to rush to kill, but... the "first lady".
Prince Pingxi rode Pixiu, surrounded by a group of soldiers, and entered the capital of Zhao.
This city is not big, and is not comparable to large cities such as Yingdu and Litian City. However, although Sparrow is small and has all the internal organs, its political status and military significance in Zhao cannot be ignored.
However, King Pingxi himself was not very happy.
It was not that he deliberately put on a majestic posture, but that he had given an order in advance. The army entering Zhao was only responsible for looting food and was not allowed to start a war without permission.
Siege is a troublesome task, requiring a lot of manpower and material resources. At the same time, it will also waste the blood of the soldiers. It is like using a sharp knife to cut stones. When you really want to use the knife to kill someone, you will not be able to do it. I found that the knife had long been blunt and broken.
Therefore, when the Yan army was searching for food and grass in the Zhao area, as long as some estimates were made, if the defenders had more than a thousand soldiers, the Yan army would basically give up.
Even if most of the thousand defenders are composed of country warriors, even if they are on flat ground, two hundred Yan army knights can defeat them, but with the support of Wubao, they can immediately become a tough nut to crack. .
In fact, the most serious people in Zhao State are the Zhao Army, which is the city and military fort where the official army is stationed. When facing the Yan Army, there are not a few who abandon the city and the stronghold, and it is often this kind of Wubao composed of local powerful people. , but it can protect the lives and property of Zhao people living nearby.
When the Yan army came, the people in Wubao would send some food and goods. After the Yan army accepted it, they would often let them go without entanglement.
One is from the public house and the other is from one's own family. They are different after all.
King Pingxi has his own overall considerations for this war, and has been building up the strength of his soldiers;
But even King Pingxi himself did not expect that the Zhao people's Wubao could be defended, but the capital city was directly destroyed.
This is a surprise,
Yes,
It's a surprise indeed,
But it is very likely that this will break Zheng Fan's plan for this war.
But now that the capital of Zhao State has been destroyed, we can't give it back to the other party, or we can pretend to be high-spirited and upright and refuse to accept it, so we can only accept it hard.
As the Yan army entered the city, the dignitaries in the Zhao capital immediately led their own people to reward the Yan army. This forcibly created sense of "harmony" made these Yan army soldiers somewhat uncomfortable;
King Pingxi took it calmly. After entering the city, he first took the jade pendant from King Zhao's mouth, picked up the whip, and whipped King Zhao three times casually. King Zhao, who had been unbound, walked obediently to Pingxi. In front of the king, he cried loudly and shouted that he hoped that the prince would not harm his people of Zhao.
The entire ceremony followed the process of annihilating the country, which seemed boring and funny.
In this regard, the Zhao people pay more attention to the sense of ritual than the Yan people. It seems that the layers of complex rituals can dilute the Zhao people's guilt for their own country's subjugation.
After a whole day's work,
Pixiu was tired, so he prostrated in a corner of the palace, sticking out his tongue and breathing.
In the palace, the Yan army has deployed its defenses;
Zheng Fan himself sat on the dragon chair, not shying away from suspicion and sitting carelessly;
Juggernaut stood next to him and A Ming stood on the other side.
The surname of Zhao State is Guo. At this time, the original leader of Zhao State fell into prison again after being "passed" through the ceremony.
He will bear all the blame for the estrangement between Yan and Zhao.
Prince Guo Yi will next represent the Zhao people to negotiate terms with the Yan State.
Just when King Pingxi was about to start yawning,
The prince finally stated his conditions:
"Yi has always admired Prince Pingxi and regarded him as heaven and earth. Now, Yi please worship him as his father!"
Zheng Fan, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was slightly startled. He had been a godfather many times, but they were all begged by his peers for his juniors. Now, this was the first time that he was begged to be a father by someone himself.
This is to recognize the "adopted son". Guo Yi hopes to become the "adopted son" of King Pingxi and use this relationship to express his loyalty and bind him.
This is the current trend, and there is nothing surprising about it.
It's just that Zheng Fan is still a little pretentious. His children are really taken care of as children. For a while, there is still some resistance to the "family affection" binding of this pure interest relationship.
But the problem is that Zhao Guoguo has been defeated. If you don't comfort them quickly, trouble will easily occur. Not only will it not be able to help the Yan people in the next battle, it may even be a hindrance.
After hesitating for a while,
King Pingxi said: "That's right."
While speaking,
It happened that Queen Zhao led a group of women in the palace to pay homage to the prince.
……
A day of exhaustion turned into a good night's sleep.
Wake up,
Zheng Fan was ready to wash up.
He stayed in the palace last night and slept in King Zhao's palace.
He sat on the dragon chair during the day;
In the bedroom, he slept at night.
It's not that Zheng Fan deliberately went through the thunder to violate a taboo and feed flies to Ji Laoliu who was far away in Yanjing;
But because as a "conqueror", especially with Zheng Fan's status, if he deliberately showed some "loyal minister" image at this time and rejected all possibilities of misunderstanding, it would make everyone in Zhao uneasy.
The Zhao people here refer to the powerful class in the capital of Zhao State. From their perspective, they wish that King Pingxi could be more domineering, more domineering, and more domineering!
In this way, they feel at ease, and can even quickly fill in the areas of power, and even... start operating again.
This may sound bizarre, but it is in line with human nature;
When King Zhao was sitting on the Dragon Throne, everyone could turn a blind eye and sell out King Zhao. When King Pingxi sat on the Dragon Throne, everyone's subjective initiative in work was suddenly stimulated, and they desperately wanted to work hard. Sold well in front of new owner.
Although the description of the "convert" effect is not accurate, the "psychological" description is quite common.
Even Zheng Fan, who had just woken up and washed up,
Received a notification from the blind man:
"It's time to go to court in an hour."
"Ha ha."
The prince was amused.
The Zhao people even restored order in the previous court...
"Now that the matter has come to this, what are the Lord's next plans?" the blind man asked.
"My original intention was not to be held back by what happened here in Zhao State, but at present, it is very difficult. The chain effect caused by this is likely to cause the Qianchu Allied Forces to avoid our attack and choose to withdraw their troops.
Before, I wanted to swim without attacking, giving the Qianchu coalition forces a posture of eagerness and a big appetite. If I were the coach of the opponent, I would most likely choose to play it slow and steady, and try to get a feel for it first.
After all, if they can win this battle again, half of Yan's skeleton will collapse. The bait is so fragrant that even the most cautious person will be tempted.
But now..."
Who would have thought that Fan Li's "Ula" could break open the gate of a capital city and directly affect the direction of the Three Kingdoms War?
The position of the Zhao State is indeed too critical. At the same time, if his new "adopted son" can be more powerful, the powerful people of the Zhao State will betray the country and seek glory more quickly, and will kill several soldiers of the Zhao State outside the capital. The horses, especially the troops that were originally driving back from Sanshan Pass, were recruited and settled;
That means that the Yan people automatically gained a base point in the frontline position of this battlefield.
The strategic advantage of the Yan army was immediately magnified. After all, the Yan people had a lot of cavalry. At that time, they could really advance, attack, retreat or defend, and calmly cut the battlefield.
The combined forces of Qian and Chu could either sit back and wait to be beaten and defended and be divided, or they could take the initiative to break the pattern of the Yan army. However, if this proactive attack failed, it would be a devastating situation.
The Qian-Chu coalition forces will probably be withdrawn after they see each other.
"My subordinates believe in the Lord's strategic vision, but it seems that it is not easy to explain to the following."
The blind man didn't like to worry too much about things he wasn't good at, but he knew that just because his master's style was too high before, if it really ended like this with a tacit understanding, it would seem that everyone was happy, but in fact it was a bit "self-deception." ".
The thunder was too loud and the raindrops were too light to match.
"Then your appetite will be smaller. I originally wanted to make dumplings with two kinds of fillings, but now, I can only taste one flavor. Liang Cheng is at home, and he will make another noise in Zhennanguan when the time comes.
Gou Moli of Fan City will not miss this trend. He should try to visit Qishan to threaten Xie Jiajun's retreat.
At Nanwang City, the eldest prince should have arrived with his army at this time. Joining forces with Li Liangshen can also create pressure on the three sides of the Qian Kingdom. The Qian people are very afraid that our Yan army will repeat the same thing as before and bypass the three sides and go south to plunder. of.
However, the only fully-organized cavalry regiment on the three sides of the Ganren was being led by Zhong Tianlang in Liangdi. They could go south to plunder again. Ji Laoliu would not give up this opportunity to regain his health. "
When the late emperor was still alive, he paid attention to "honesty" when fighting wars. This was because he completely regarded other Xia countries and other lands as the Yan people's future territory to fight for and manage. Therefore, after the Yan people conquered the three Jin lands, not only did they not He could get nourishment from the Three Jin Lands, but he was depleted of a lot of vitality;
If the unification war can continue like this, then naturally we must continue to do so, regard the people of the Xia as our own people, and try to minimize the killing of civilians and minimize this kind of hatred during the unification war.
But the problem is that now there are huge problems in the operation of Yan State. A good cultivation and rest are broken due to a series of accidents. Then we have to temporarily put aside the "unity view" and turn to plundering other countries as real enemies. and self-replenishment.
When Zheng Fan led his army out of Nanmen Pass this time, he was essentially hunting grass in the valley;
The eldest prince and Li Liangshen over at Nanwang City will most likely follow suit.
Zheng Fan waved his hand and said:
“In this way, we can exert a certain amount of pressure on both Gansu and Chu. This kind of alliance will inevitably cause problems, because in essence, the interests of our own countries are given priority.
Especially in the Qian Kingdom, a group of cutting-edge generals who can fight on the three sides are all in Liang District at this time. No matter how wise their officials are, they have decreed that they are not allowed to return and continue to maintain this confrontation with me, Dayan. They themselves They dare not not return, otherwise once the eldest prince goes south to plunder, this political debt will definitely be placed on their heads. "
"So, Lord, what you want is, after the coalition forces are separated, choose one of them to devour?"
"Ah."
"Which restaurant do you prefer to eat, Your Majesty?"
"Xie Yu'an." Zheng Fan said without hesitation.
"Does the Lord want to capture another one?"
Zheng Fan shook his head and said:
"Because the Chu State is close to our hometown, no matter what we do, we must prioritize weakening the Chu State."
"The Lord is wise, but..."
"But what?"
"My subordinates are worried that if, for the first time in history, the two countries of Qian and Chu really continue to unite without any gaps, what if they want to fight our army in Liang District to the end?"
"That's it... Dui Zi'er."
King Pingxi smiled easily,
"I will bring all the soldiers and horses I brought this time to Zi'er here, and let's see if Ganchu will follow.
The Xie family of Chu State is the last pillar state;
In the past few years, Ganren has struggled to organize and train these new armies that can stand on the stage.
What about us?
Your family is still staying in Jindong, right? "
"My lord, do you really think so?"
The blind man was happy to see this method of consuming Yan's military strength and indirectly strengthening itself, but it was obvious that he knew that his master still had some kind of "Yan plot" in his heart.
"Open the bow without turning back the arrow."
Zheng Fan stretched his waist.
"I can only force myself to think like this. When the time comes, I can be more calm. At the gambling table, momentum is actually very important."
Since you can't be truly "cold-blooded" mentally, then "brainwash" yourself.
The blind man nodded: "My subordinate understands. Your Majesty can rest for a while. Later, he will attend the enthronement ceremony of the Prince of Zhao Kingdom, and also announce to the world that you have adopted him as your adopted son."
"I see."
"Subordinates retire."
The blind man smiled and stepped back. Not long after, King Zhao came in with breakfast.
The queen is no longer young, but her figure is plump and she is a typical beautiful lady;
Ask yourself, it’s pretty good-looking;
Last night, she led the two concubines of King Zhao to stay and sleep with them, but Zheng Fan refused.
Here we go again this morning;
"Put down your breakfast and let's go."
"Yes, my lord."
The queen went down;
Zheng Fan felt that he was not Liu Xiahui, but his two wives at home were pregnant. If he continued to mess around, he would really not be able to pass the moral hurdle.
Furthermore, he was nostalgic for his old relationship. If something really happened, according to his own habits, he would definitely have to take her home again. That's all, so he wouldn't cause that trouble.
Immediately, King Pingxi did not use the breakfast food brought in by the queen, but asked Liu Dahu to find himself a breakfast food from the army.
After breakfast, he practiced his sword for a while. Seeing that it was almost time, he put on his armor and went to court under the service of Liu Dahu and Zheng Man.
It was obvious that the "country was destroyed and the family was destroyed" just now.
But there was a feeling of celebrating the New Year in the court hall.
The main hall of Zhao State is much smaller than the main hall of Yan State, and the number of ministers lined up is also less than half, but it can still ensure the formal grandeur.
King Pingxi still sits high on the dragon throne;
Prince Guo Yi first performed the enthronement ceremony, and then performed the ceremony of "recognizing his father";
immediately,
All the ministers in the court first went to court to see the new king;
then,
The new monarch led his ministers to pay homage to Prince Pingxi who was sitting on the dragon throne.
The fate of a small country is such that it can be easily manipulated;
Back then, even the Qu family of the Chu State was able to influence the state affairs of nearby small countries. Xie Yu'an was able to lead his troops to overturn the Liang State. Here, Zheng Fan was able to overturn the Zhao State. It was not an amazing thing.
These small countries are basically the dough in the struggle between big powers. What shape they will take depends on the preferences of the big powers behind them.
After the meeting,
The new king of Zhao, Guo Yi, the adopted son of King Pingxi, led the Zhao army in the city and began to collect goods from door to door and develop the granaries of large households to raise food for the Yan army.
When one's own family robs one's own family, the efficiency is much higher;
Guo Yi deserves to be the emperor here, and he can be said to be extremely dedicated and conscientious.
But soon, the bad news came.
The general of the Three Mountain Pass of Zhao State was originally ordered to lead the army to protect King Zhao when he returned to the country. However, if he failed to do so halfway, King Zhao would change him.
This general was a bloody person, and he directly chopped down the "imperial envoy" sent by Guo Yi with a knife, saying that he would never recognize the new king who recognized a thief as his father, and instead cut off the Zhao army flag and declared himself king;
The troops and horses he led immediately turned around and returned to Sanshan Pass.
When Guo Yi apologized to his "adopted father" for this matter,
Zheng Fan actually played the role of a "loving father" and comforted him.
Subsequently,
Zheng Fan ordered the front army to set off first;
At the same time, after ordering the blind man to lead the rear army to garrison the capital of Zhao, he personally led the Chinese army towards Sanshan Pass.
Later history books called this war that took place in the first year of Longping of Yan Dynasty as the "War of the Kingdoms" because not only the three major kingdoms of Yan, Chu and Qian participated in the war, but also several small countries.
If we say that Fan Li, the first general under the royal family, had a good start in conquering the Zhao Kingdom without spending a single soldier,
Then next,
This war, which involves the future destiny of all countries, is truly bloody and tragic.
Then it will officially spread from Sanshanguan!
On the march,
Zheng Fan ordered A Ming to deliver a message to him.
The message was very simple. It was addressed to Xue San and Fan Li, who were serving as supervisors in the former army:
"Untie that old dog Chen Yang!"
(End of this chapter)