Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 267 Qian Hou (Thanks to the support of book friend 202407141810)
The Kingdom of Khotan suffered a heavy blow again, and the troops confronting the Xiaorui Army were in danger of being attacked from both sides, so they had to withdraw overnight.

The Fourth Prince of Langshan Kingdom was no mediocre person either. He immediately seized this excellent opportunity and led his elite army to pursue and win a great victory, occupying three county towns of Khotan Kingdom.

Not only that, he also sent people to disguise themselves as defeated soldiers and successfully captured Xiangyi, which was a hundred miles away. This was the second largest city in the Kingdom of Khotan and was also equivalent to an economic center.

This city is a strategic point of both land and water transport, with a population of over one million and is extremely wealthy.

The one who attempted to capture the city was a deputy commander of the Xiaorui Army. His purpose was just to give it a try. Anyway, the cost was not high. He did not expect that this mighty city was so empty that he really captured it with only a thousand people.

After Wei Qu received the urgent report from the front line, he beat his chest and stamped his feet, showing great regret.

Because this time he originally did not agree with the fourth brother Wei Mang's secret cooperation with Prince Yong's army, so Wei Mang could actually mobilize less than two thousand elite troops, and the remaining three thousand were all temporary recruits.

In this case, even if they captured Xiangyi, they would certainly not be able to defend it with such a small force. After all, the residents and wealthy families in Xiangyi could not be used by them in a short period of time.

It would definitely be too late for Wei Qu to send someone over at this time, because it would take at least half a month. After learning the news, the Kingdom of Yutian would definitely go all out and try to retake Xiangyi.

In this situation, the only thing Wei Mang could do was to maximize his benefits and first catch and kill a few unlucky guys who refused to cooperate.

Then he threatened to burn down the city, forcing the wealthy businessmen in Xiangyi to cooperate voluntarily, and plundered them heavily in the name of paying "safety fees".

In this way, the locals can be organized and efficient to voluntarily hand over their property, which is ten times better than the actions of the insurgents burning, killing and looting.

According to accurate statistics, Wei Mang obtained at least 150,000 pieces of silk and satin, 70,000 taels of gold, and 1 million silver treasures from Xiangyi.

In addition, there were 2.7 million dan of grain and fodder, 180,000 cattle and horses, and 470 large and small ships.

The military storehouse in Xiangyi contained 80,000 weapons and more than 8,000 sets of finely forged armor.

As for treasures, curios, calligraphy and paintings, it is difficult to count them.

Not only that, Wei Mang looted more than 110,000 people from outside the city, forcing them to leave their homes and move to the nearest city of Linzhu in Langshan State.

This time, Langshan State could be said to have made a huge comeback. The huge amount of wealth looted by Wei Mang was almost equivalent to Langshan State's annual income for a year and a half! Not to mention the additional population and two counties.

Of course, such gains will not completely transform Langshan Kingdom, but it can greatly alleviate the country's difficult situation.

It's like a drowning person suddenly floats to the surface and takes a few deep breaths. With this buffer, he can hold on for a long time.

It was precisely because of this precedent of cooperation that the Langshan Kingdom began to put aside its previous hatred and actively tried to cooperate with the Yongwang Army.

And the one who started to actively promote this matter was not the Fourth Prince Wei Mang who had already tasted the sweetness, but the Second Prince Wei Yue who controlled the Killing Army.
This is actually understandable. Seeing that the fourth brother had won the prize and his reputation was rising, both civil officials and military generals praised him. He took a big step forward on the road to inheriting the throne!

Wei Yue, who was behind, had no way to remain calm and could only actively seek external assistance.

Originally, Prince Yong's army was opposed to this, because they did not want to see Langshan Kingdom become stronger, but Gong Tianwu chose to cooperate against all odds.

The reason is very simple: Wei Mang cannot be allowed to dominate the market alone.

So two months later, Wei Yue's Killing Army once again launched a joint attack with Prince Yong's army, and the target was still the Kingdom of Khotan.

As the saying goes, attack him while he's weak. The king of Khotan was originally somewhat stubborn and self-righteous. He had suffered two consecutive defeats before, and his foundation had been damaged. Then he encountered these two hungry wolves who came together, so of course he suffered a crushing defeat.

This time, Prince Yong's army once again captured a county. Although Wei Yue failed to plunder astonishing wealth, he defeated more than 6,000 enemy troops and occupied two counties.

Moreover, in these two counties, there is a gold mine that is still producing gold!

Even in the world of cultivation, gold is considered one of the hard currencies.

After acquiring this gold mine, it did not bring much improvement to people's livelihood, but it could continuously exchange for some cultivation resources from Shangzhen, so it was an unexpected surprise for the dignitaries in Langshan Kingdom.

In this situation, there must be more people who want to please Wei Yue, so the momentum was built up again for a while, and it actually snatched the limelight previously occupied by the Fourth Prince Wei Mang.

Of course, the army of Prince Yong benefited the most, as they already firmly controlled five counties, which was more than enough to establish a country.

Not to mention that Gong Tianwu's actual power has already expanded along the Yanzhi River?
The following year, the Yongwang army had established a tacit understanding with the Langshan Kingdom and once again joined forces to attack the neighboring Khotan Kingdom.

This battle was all loud thunder but little action, simply because the elite troops of Khotan had been almost completely consumed in the previous two attacks.

What's even more terrible is that in this battle, Wei Qu of Langshan Kingdom actually used a trick to persuade a general from Khotan Kingdom to surrender on the battlefield.

This time, the army sent by Khotan to resist the enemy was mostly composed of new recruits, and some of them defected halfway. Is there anything to say about the final result?
The army of Prince Yong took advantage of the situation to seize two more counties, while the State of Langshan took the coveted city of Xiangyi into its possession.

At this point, Langshan State only had three counties, and they were poor counties with many mountains, while Prince Yong's army had obtained seven counties.

After the situation was completely stabilized, Chen Yunsheng obtained permission from the Shenxiao Sect, officially established the country as Yong, and ascended the throne as king!

He appointed his fourteenth son, Chen Feiming, as the crown prince. He also granted titles to the remaining sons one by one.

Gong Tianwu was of course no exception and was granted the title of Marquis Qian.

Of course, this title was requested by Gong Tianwu on his own initiative. As for the character "Qian", it was chosen after careful consideration. After all, such a title could have the potential to influence one's destiny and fate, and it was extremely important.

For example, is the name Qin auspicious?

Of course it was auspicious. The Qin Dynasty relied on this country name to last for more than 500 years, and it continued to survive during the war-torn Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It had 36 monarchs, and finally swept away the six kingdoms and ruled the world!

However, after the Qin Empire was elevated to an empire, the name of the country was obviously "unworthy of its position" and even had a negative effect, leading to its demise in the second generation.

The opposite of this is another word:

bright!!

A little beggar living at the bottom of society relied on the luck of this word to soar to the sky and finally became rich beyond words.

Moreover, throughout history, no emperor in history could match his legitimacy in gaining power.

Of course, after Chen Yunsheng founded the country, Gong Tianwu's destiny soared again, this time directly reaching eleven points, and the resources in his hands also obviously expanded again.

***
On this day, Gong Tianwu was dealing with documents and chatting with Cai Yuanchang next to him.

Suddenly, he froze for a few seconds. Cai Yuanchang was also very surprised, but he was such a delicate person that of course he pretended not to see it.

The reason why Gong Tianwu lost his composure was because he actually got a hint and obtained four cause and effect points! !

More importantly, these four causal points did not come from others, but from his own trusted minister: Chen Shengzhi.

"Chen Shengzhi's Wu Leakage Body and Mind Method has been successfully improved, and his proficiency has been cultivated to a level where he has mastered it thoroughly."

"This person has officially entered the Xiantian realm!"

"Under this circumstance, Chen Shengzhi's negative B-type talent: Fate will be greatly weakened."

"Chen Shengzhi's life span has been extended to 107 years. He holds a large number of troops and has tremendous power. He can control the life and death of thousands of people with just a thought."

"You have significantly changed its fate. You have gained four causal points."

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After seeing this hint, Gong Tianwu couldn't help but look at Cai Yuanchang next to him with a strange look, thinking that Wenqu arrived first and Wuqu came later.

But Wu Qu has started to expose cause and effect points to me, why haven’t you done anything yet?
Cai Yuanchang felt uneasy when he saw Gong Tianwu's look, and for a moment he was secretly wary of whether he had done something wrong.

However, for Gong Tianwu, although he gave full power to the generals, he was very strict on supplies and military pay.

Military generals have the right to mobilize, recruit soldiers and train for combat.

However, they were not allowed to interfere with military pay, food, supplies, and military merit, which were completely separated into another strict line.

Even if the generals had the ambition to establish themselves, they could not lead the army away without money, food and supplies.

This move can be said to be very clever, as it eliminates the ambition for self-reliance from a systemic perspective.

After being in a daze for a while, Gong Tianwu continued to look through the information, and after seeing one of them, he was stunned and a feeling of ecstasy surged in his heart.

It turned out that this military newspaper clearly stated:

A month ago, the Nanzheng Kingdom assembled 300 wooden bulls with inscriptions and used them as the vanguard to charge into the enemy formation and defeat them in one battle! !
This was the first time that the inscription literature that Gong Tianwu deliberately leaked was used on the battlefield, and victory was achieved.

You know, once any new thing is used in war and is proven to be effective, it will inevitably be promoted and developed on a large scale.

Take the Earth for example, the modern technological explosion, computers, nuclear energy, manned space flight, AI and other high-tech fields are actually all developed based on the technologies developed during World War II.

Thinking of this, Gong Tianwu immediately rang the bell and asked someone to call Yang Lun over.

Soon, Yang Lun hurried over. As the saying goes, living in a place changes your energy, and nourishing your body changes your body.

At this time, Yang Lun was no longer the powerless eunuch. As he controlled the inner court, he had the momentum to compete with Cai Yuanchang next to him.

However, after seeing Gong Tianwu, Yang Lun immediately knelt down and said:
"Greetings, Master. I wonder if you have anything to tell me to do."

(End of this chapter)