The Sacred Ding

The Dao Pill cultivation base usually has a life essence over two hundred years old. Zhang Xiong is only over eighty years old at this time. Judging from his Dao Pill cultivation base in the middle of Dao Pill, he is in his prime.

However, when Chen Hai, Ge Xuanqiao, Miao Mingcheng, and Yue Yiran walked into Yuchi City and were temporarily used as a residence by Zhang Xiong, they saw Zhang Xiong with gray hair and aging. .

A few days ago, when Zhang Xiong was beating outside Yuchi City, he was still standing on top of the gorgeous war chariot with a mantle of crow colored hair, tall and majestic, wearing a fire cloud Battle Armor , Like a fairy will come to the world.

In the discussion hall, whether it is the children of Zhang Clan, or the generals who had previously attached Zhang Xiong to the North and South Army, their eyes are more expressions of surprise, vigilance, frustration, fear and even curiosity. No anger, hatred, or madness that is driving to death.

When he entered Jade Chi City, Yue Yiran still expected Zhang Xiong to jump over the wall and kill Chen Hai and Ge Xuanqiao–in his opinion, what Zhang Xiong can do in addition to things have reached a dead end This is the biggest effect, but when he saw Zhang Xiong’s aging and unbearable appearance, he was also shocked when he was disappointed. He didn’t understand why a generation of lords advocated the hero, and why he suddenly became like this.

They that many of their generals were ruthlessly killed on the battlefield by the elite army. They were mutilated and blood flowing into a river. How could there be no anger and hatred in their hearts, how could they not Ever wanted to slash Chen Hai and avenge Paoze?

In public or in private, Ge Xuanqiao wanted to end this war as soon as possible, but he also thought in his heart that Zhang Xiong might be unwilling to give in and would not give in so easily.

Walking into Yuchi City, I saw that although the city is also actively preparing for war, demolishing houses, strengthening barracks, building more retaining walls, and digging trenches in the city, there are also several counterweight catapults. It can be seen that the rebel generals have rich experience in city defense, but the morale of the rebel generals is extremely depressed, and there is no vitality on his face. Ge Xuanqiao is truly convinced that it is him and Chen Hai. The best time to enter the city to persuade surrender and to show mercy is when they walked into Yuchi City, they were not faced with hatred and crazy eyes.

Chen Hai stood in the dimly lit and depressed hall, calmly facing the suspicious and vigilant scrutiny of Zhang Xiong and the generals of the rebel army.

Considering that the defensive array will not last long, the rebels do not have enough depth in Yuchi City. The so-called Palace of the Lord here will be within the throwing range of the stone crossbow outside the city, and they will use one on the inside of the hall. Rows of logs were used for reinforcement to withstand the day and night bombardment of the sling crossbow, but this also made the conference hall that was not too spacious and became narrower and dimly lit.

According to the Zhang Clan clan that thrived on Tianai Mountain, before Zhang Xiong, it was still a small clan on the south coast of Pingluhai.

Even after Zhang Xiongxiu became Dao Pill, the rise of Zhang Clan’s clan was not rapid. In the early years, Zhang Xiong was known as a martial idiot in Pinglu, and he focused more on cultivation and ignored the development of his clan.

It was the cruel and bloody Western Expedition that caused huge losses to the old clan tribes in the Pinglu Oasis, and Zhang Clan was able to quickly make up for the vacancy left on the southern bank of the Pinglu Sea after the war. , Rose to become a big clan that respected Pinglu alongside the Ye clan, Shi clan and Jing clan.

However, as far as Zhang Xiong himself is concerned, he is not at all very greedy for power. After the Western Expedition, Zhang Xiong only held the position of the left in the West Qiang country for a short time, overwhelming majority time. In the closed-door cultivation of Tianai Mountain, Zhang Jun, the younger brother of the clan, represents the Zhang Clan clan, and has long served as the deputy governor of the Southern Army and is in charge of military and political power.

Before Shi Wuying and Jing Yiyuan, Zhang Xiong was persuaded by Monster God Hall and Tibetan Qiang to seek to usurp the position of Xiqiang Kingdom. It is not so much Zhang Xiong’s personal ambition for power. The more important and core factor is that Kong Peng’s adultery with his daughter forced him to make this choice.

Before the collapse of the western foothills of Tiele Mountain, Zhang Xiong chose not at all to break through with a few guards at the last moment, but stayed and defended Yuchi City with the rebel generals. This is It seems that he is indecisive, and does not have the determination of the overlord.

This is also the key reason why the suspicious old master of Xiqiang, Ye Chentian, has always lacked defense against Zhang Clan.

Zhang Xiong has no ambition to be a hero. This is also the main reason Chen Hai decided to enter Yu Chicheng at this time.

This is also the most appropriate time to show mercy and bring the remnants of Zhang Clan into the army.

War is originally bloody and cruel, but no one will hate the blood and cruelty imposed by the elite army on the battlefield.

The battle of Yuchi City will also replace to a certain extent the memory of the various sects of the Pinglu Oasis. The tribe’s memory of the bloody Western Expedition more than 20 years ago, it will not only end the war at this time. Deepen, and even greatly weaken the hatred of the tribes of the Pinglu Oasis towards Yanzhou.

If the cruel war continues, it will be on the one hand to unreasonably weaken the potential of Pinglu Oasis. On the other hand, even if Ye Qinglin dominates the subsequent war, as long as the Ye clan is against the rebellious clan clans Bloody revenge, cleansing, and generals looking for venting points outside of cruelty and mental exhaustion will breed more problems outside the battlefield.

These are not what Chen Hai wants to see.

This time Chen Hai walked into Yuchi City with Ge Xuanqiao, Miao Mingcheng, and Yue Yiran. Naturally, he personally talked with Zhang Xiong directly about the conditions for persuading surrender.

Zhang Xiongzhuo and the young master usurped the throne for rebellion, or imprisoned or killed the children of the Ye family and their relatives over 10,000. Impossible without punishment and tolerated them to stay in the Pinglu Oasis, but no matter It was the imprisonment of Zhang Xiong and the others in Taiwei Mountain, the exile of Zhang Clan’s children from Black Mountain, and the request of Zhang Xiong to persuade Zhang Jun, Kong Peng and other rebel generals to give up resistance. These conditions cannot be said to be harsh and cruel. .

Chen Hai personally entered the city to persuade surrender, and the conditions for persuading surrender were endorsed by Taiweizong and Monster God Hall. Zhang Xiong and other rebel generals could not raise any questions, but it takes time to consider and also need Send people to Tibet Danfeng to communicate with Zhang Jun, Kong Peng and other rebel generals…

Chen Hai and Ge Xuanqiao returned to Ye Qinglin’s camp safely, while Miao Mingcheng and Yue Yiran went to Tibet instead of Zhang Xiong. Dan Feng persuaded Zhang Jun and Kong Peng to surrender.

Although Zhang Xiong has not directly surrendered, and the generals are still preparing for the attack, Chen Hai and Ge Xuanqiao can leave the city safely, and everyone knows that Zhang Xiong has the heart to belong.

The mood of Ye’s Royal Family generals is quite complicated.

Don’t talk about Shi Wuying, Jing Yiyuan, and the others. Even if Zhao Jin, Zhou Yiming, Gu Yanxia, ​​Yang Jinsheng and other leaders of the clan clans who later voted under the Ye clan, they all hope to end there. To get rid of this rebellion, I also feel the pity Chen Hai has shown to the rebels.

Even if the generals of the Ye clan were very dissatisfied, there was no way to express it at this time. They were persuaded to take care of the overall situation. Only a few young generals such as Ye He left the camp angrily.

It is a pity for Ye He to leave the camp angrily. As the most outstanding child of Ye’s younger generation, he has matured in all aspects after undergoing this battle and established his prestige in the army. After the restoration of the country, he will re-administer the North and South Army, and Ye He is also qualified to take the lead.

Chen Hai knows that persuading surrender will cause dissatisfaction among many people in the Ye family, but he wants to incorporate the Zhang Clan remnant clan forces, so there is no way to satisfy everyone. Fortunately, Taiweizong and Monster God Hall I also don’t want to see Ye’s dominance in the Pinglu Oasis, balance, and mutual restraint. It is the future situation of Pinglu Oasis that Taiweizong and Monster God Hall are happy to see.

Two days later, Miao Mingcheng and Yue Yiran returned to Dazhai at the west entrance of Nanjianxia from Zangdan Peak.

Although Zhang Jun and Kong Peng are still able to gather forty to fifty thousand soldiers and horses west of Zangdan Peak, they also know that the situation is over.

Even without considering the anomaly of Jingjuejun, many clan tribes in Pinglu chose to reinvest in the arms of Ye’s family. The strength of Ye’s Royal Family Army is growing all the time. The war resources mobilized are also constantly expanding. Whether it is bright or dark, the Tibetan and Qiang Kingdom and the Monster God Hall will not participate in this hopeless war in a short period of time. Zhang Jun and Kong Peng also have no chance at this time. more choices.

However, unlike Zhang Xiong who was besieged in Yuchi City, Zhang Jun and Kong Peng could lead their troops to escape if they could not beat them. Their condition was that Jing Juejun and the Ye family allowed them to lead their troops. Bingma and Zhang Clan’s direct children and relatives in Tian’ai Mountain moved to Tahe Oasis to end this year-long rebellion.

At this time, Zhang Jun was stationed at Tibet Danfeng and the rebels who stayed at Tianai Mountain, Xiqiang King City and other cities. Many of them were generals who were forced to surrender to Zhang Clan when Zhang Xiong rebelled. .

Chen Hai and Ye Qinglin will not allow Zhang Jun to take these people away. This will make it possible for Zhang Jun and Kong Peng to lead these generals to counterattack Lu in the future.

Yue Yiran took the dísciple of the Monster God Temple and ran in the center. After several negotiations, the final negotiated condition was that Chen Hai and Ye Qinglin agreed that Zhang Jun and Kong Peng could lead the descendants to move west; others The clansmen who are worried about being purged by the Ye clan can move into Changle City, but under the supervision of the Monster God Hall and Taiweizong dísciple, they need to ensure that these people move to the Tahe Oasis or Changle voluntarily and not under coercion. city.

Even after the Battle of Yuchi City, the Jing Jue Army and the Ye’s Royal Family Army had enough strength to sweep the entire Pinglu Oasis, but they still followed the pre-war agreement and allowed Changle City to be the same as Lucheng , To maintain a relatively independent position.

Regarding the occupation of Changle City by the Heshi and Monster God Temple, Taiweizong was quite dissatisfied, but Chen Hai and Dong Ning under pressure, gave the dissatisfaction opinions of Taiweizong Go back.

Jing Juejun must maintain a relatively independent position. Ye clan must not be led by his nose, let alone Taiweizong lead by his nose. The future pattern of Pinglu Oasis is the contribution of Jing Juejun. Once it is played out, the right to speak and dominate the dispute must be grasped.

Otherwise, Jing Juejun will completely become a vassal of Taiweizong. Although Ye clan hates the Monster God Temple, he also knows that the power of the Monster God Temple will be transferred from Pinglu Oasis Expulsion completely would not be beneficial to the Ye family, so he remained silent on this matter. . .