Three Kingdoms Eschatology

There are only 300 households in Fangling, with more than [-] people.Most of the population is used by themselves as serfs, and there are only a hundred or so servants who can really fight.

Even if those serfs are forced to pick up hoes and dung forks as cannon fodder, and even strong women are counted, there are not many people on the other side.What's more, one of the opponents may beat himself by ten.Fangling didn't have a tall city wall, and there weren't many food reserves in the city, so there was absolutely no chance of getting lucky.

At this time, he saw two young generals, riding tall horses, walking steadily towards the north gate of Fangling, one behind the other.

Feng Yu reined in the reins of the black-maned horse and stopped in front of the city gate.His eyes did not turn to the top of the city, but to the corpses hanging on the city wall.

At first, he thought it was the slaughtered and marinated livestock in Fangling City, and wondered why these things were hung on the city wall to dry.When I got closer, I realized that it was actually a human being.And there are boys and girls.

Feng Yu couldn't help his stomach churning.Stealing glances at Miao Hua, but the other party didn't care, looking heartless.It must be that I have seen a lot in the Yellow Turban Army back then.

"Where are you from, why did you attack my mausoleum?" Shen Baofa, who had calmed down on the tower, asked.

Feng Yu shouted coldly: "I am the Marquis of Zhuyang County, so is General Fenwei Feng Yu. I have come here to take over this city for military use. You will open the city as soon as possible to welcome the army into the city. Otherwise, you will be regarded as a traitor and wiped out .”

Shen Bao continued to laugh and say, "Oh, it turned out to be the Lord Zhuyang. I have admired him for a long time. I just don't know what the Lord will do with this small town in the middle of the mountain. If the Lord lacks military resources, I can try my best to provide one." [-]. I only ask the princes to lead the troops to withdraw."

Without Feng Yu opening his mouth, Miao Hua already understood the look in his eyes, and shouted loudly:

"Old man in the city, stop talking. My lord wants to confiscate this city, open the city gate quickly and donate the city. Otherwise, your whole family will be slaughtered." Soldiers of Zhuyang Army Immediately afterwards, there was a rhythmic roar.

Shen Qiang whispered to the gloomy Shen Bao: "Father, what should we do? If we surrender, there will be no future in the Shen clan. If we carry it hard, we will definitely not be able to carry it. We will not be able to escape. Fall, others have already set up an ambush at the four gates."

Shen Zhuang on the other side said: "Why don't we concentrate our forces and rush out. We must be more familiar with the geographical terrain of this area than the other side. If we try our best, we can get a few out."

Shen Qiang frowned and said: "Since the other party came prepared, they must have dealt with it long ago. If they had no confidence in stopping us, they would have sent troops to block the four gates. I saw it with my own eyes in the West Tower and reported it to Shangyong. The commanding soldiers who asked for help were ambushed not far from the west gate, and none of them survived."

Shen Bao blinked his triangular eyes, stopped their argument and said: "Stop arguing, I will have to adapt to the situation, maybe I can get a blessing in disguise."

Then, Shen Bao said loudly to the city: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will open the city gate and welcome the army into the city!"

The north gate of Fangling City opened slowly, surrounded by soldiers.Feng Yu rode his horse into the city, and Miao Hua accompanied him, scanning everyone on the streets of the city with vigilant eyes, as well as the houses and pavilions that were not densely packed on both sides of the streets.

In fact, Feng Yu has been using the system to monitor movements in every corner of the city.Just in case, scouts, two teams of archers, and a team of spear and shield soldiers Ren Jiu set up defenses outside the city and sealed off the city.

As soon as the rest of the troops entered the city, they took control of the gates and disarmed Shen Bao's soldiers and put them under surveillance.At the same time, the rest of the Shen family's trilogy, men, women and children, were also put under custody, but in the end it was found that this was superfluous, because Shen Bao's trilogy was originally grouped together and someone was watching them.

Chapter 26 True and False

Probably because of the surrounding mountains.Under the night, the night in Fangling Valley seems to be darker.But Fangling City is brightly lit.

Piles of lighting bonfires were lit in charcoal basins in the streets.On the city walls and streets, soldiers from the Zhuyang Army patrolling with torches can be seen from time to time.The dead hanging on the city wall have been buried properly by Feng Yu.

In Shen Bao's mansion, more than a dozen servants had their heels touching the back of their heads.They are preparing a dinner for the host and guests.

Originally, there were thirty or forty domestic servants in the mansion, but most of them were transferred away by the Zhuyang army.Only some necessary servants such as kitchen cooks and handymen are left.Even Mending was replaced by soldiers of the Zhuyang Army.

In the hall, Feng Yu, who was still wearing armor, sat on the head with a sword and pedals.Miao Hua took the seat next to him.Shen's father and son are in the lower seats.At the entrance of the hall stood several soldiers of the Zhuyang Army.

All kinds of dishes are staple food, and fine wine is served in trays and altars.Shen Bao first held the wine cup, toasted Feng Yu respectfully, and exchanged polite words.The attitude is kind and friendly, and the appearance is elegant.

If it weren't for the red -90 above his head and the skinned human corpses hanging on the city wall.Feng Yu might regard him as a country wise man who is friendly to him.

At this time, Feng Yu, who was calm and composed, just wanted to see how the old guy would play a move, and also to see if there was any opportunity to take advantage of him.

After drinking for three rounds, Shen Bao finally turned the topic to the main topic, and said to Feng Yu with a smile on his face:

"I look at Junhou's appearance and conversation, and he is actually a hero of the age with great ambitions. Therefore, it is concluded that Junhou's westward march must be for the grand ambitions, and he will not stop in this small city."

At the end, he also asked a rhetorical question: "Dare to ask the lord, I don't know if the old man can guess right?"

Feng Yu pondered for a while, then smiled and said, "Mr. Shen has a good plan. You are right. This time, a certain westward march will capture the entire east three counties of Hanzhong County. May I ask Mr. Shen what his opinion is on this?"

Shen Bao took a sip of his wine and stroked his beard slightly, so he shook his head in a dignified manner and said, "It's easy for the king to take my Fangling, but it's hard to take Shangyong and Xicheng."

"Why?" Feng Yu asked blankly, pretending to be puzzled.

"Old man is a person who has nothing to do with the world. He just wants to choose a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to die in his old age. So at the beginning of this year, Fang led his family and [-] songs to this abandoned city to open up wasteland and resume farming. I thought that there would be no one in this kind of place. I will take a look at it, so I didn't guard the fortification at the key point. Unexpectedly, the prince also took a fancy to this place. The old man doesn't want to compete with others, and this little army can't compete with the prince. Dedicate this city Giving it to Junhou is a matter of course."

Speaking of this, Shen Bao took a sip of wine, took this opportunity to observe that Feng Yu's complexion was normal, and continued:

"However, Shangyong and Xicheng are different from this Fangling. The population there is dense, the troops are strong, and the guards are also people who are good at fighting, and they are quite popular in the three eastern counties of Hanzhong County. If the princes force it, I don't dare to say that Junhou can't take it down, but I'm afraid I'll have to pay a huge price."

Feng Yu's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Mr. Shen told me this, is he trying to persuade me to lead the troops to withdraw?"

Shen Bao saw that Feng Yu was brought into the topic, so he said the words he had prepared: "No, no, this old man has no such intentions. On the contrary, this old man hopes to help the king to achieve the great cause of the world, because the old man sees that the king is not Rarely in the world…”

Feng Yu interrupted him, and asked suspiciously: "Duke Shen wants to be the lord of the curtain, respecting the lord as the lord? But just now, Duke Shen said that he is a person who has nothing to do with the world, so why is he going to become a bureaucrat now?" , to participate in this troubled world struggle?"

Shen Bao was surprised by Feng Yu's question, he did not expect Feng Yu to be so sharp in thinking.He himself was not aware of the contradictions and omissions in these words, and of course he did not prepare a reasonable explanation for this in advance.

Shen Bao was also amazing, picked up the drinking utensils and took a sip of the wine, taking advantage of this moment of gap, he thought up a reasoning.Putting down the drinking utensils, he cupped his hands and said to Feng Yu:

"Jun Hou misunderstood, this old man is close to his sixtieth year, and he really has nothing to do with the world, and his heart is like still water. This old man himself has no intention of being a king. But the two sons of this old man are still in their prime, so we can't let them accompany the old man to be born. Waste your life. That's why this old man has always wanted to find a wise master for them, who can make contributions in this troubled world. And the king is the one who is worth entrusting to this old man."

Feng Yu nodded, and said politely: "So that's the case. Wansheng is honored by Shen Gong."

Shen Bao rode on the hot iron and shouted to his two sons: "Two Lizi, hurry up and pay homage to the lord!" The way of worship: "I will bow down to the prince, and I am willing to serve the prince as my lord, so as to imitate the power of dogs and horses."

Feng Yu had no choice but to respond politely and let them go back to their seats.Then he handed over Shen Bao and asked: "Based on the meaning of Shen Gong's words just now, could it be that Shen Gong has a good strategy to collect Shangyong and Xicheng? Please Shen Gong don't hesitate to enlighten me, Wansheng will listen carefully."

Shen Bao stroked his beard again and said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, the guards of Shangyong and the second city of Xicheng are the old nephews Shen Dan and Shen Yi. So I can go and talk about surrendering them. "

Feng Yu looked at the red -90 on the top of Shen Bao's head, and thought to himself: [So you only have this little thing, and the reason for performing for so long is to sneak away and report? 】

Feng Yu became murderous, and when he was about to order the soldiers at the door to drag the father and son down and kill them, that Shen Bao said another word, which made Feng Yu swallow the words that had just reached his mouth.

"Of course, based on the old man's understanding of Shen Dan and Shen Yi, they will not easily surrender to the lord. So when they say surrender, it is actually the old man offering them advice, asking them to feign surrender to the lord, and then the lord can follow the plan and send They wiped them all out in one go. Shangyong, Xicheng and the two cities have no leading generals, and they have lost their elite, and they have old people as their internal counterparts. Wouldn’t it be easy for the princes to take them again?”

Seeing that Shen Bao stopped talking, Feng Yu said: "There are no outsiders here, please continue to talk, Mr. Shen."

After hearing this, Feng Yu pretended to be pleasantly surprised and said: "A wonderful plan, this plan is very good. Just follow Shen Gong's plan. If Benhou can take Shangyong lightly, the two cities in the west city. Shen Gong will be a great achievement. Ben Hou will not hesitate to grant rewards. And you are still the master of the mausoleum. This is still the place where you were born and retired."

Shen Bao hurriedly bowed and said: "Thank you for your promise, I will fulfill my mission." While speaking, the -90 on his head rose five points to -85, but it was still bright red .

Early the next morning, the west gate of Fangling City opened wide.Shen Bao rode out of the city on mules with a dozen or so trusted followers.When passing through the mountain pass, Shen Bao took one last look at Fangling City and thought:

[My plan has successfully taken the first step, but it is a pity that my two sons and wives and concubines have not been brought out. I may lose Feng Yu's hands in the future, but I don't want my children to be trapped by wolves.Now that he has become a big deal, he just needs to take in a few more wives and concubines to have more children. 】

Chapter 27 Austrian forbidden road

While Shen Bao looked back at Fangling, Feng Yu was also looking at him from the top of the wall.Of course, Feng Yu would not fully believe Shen Bao's strategy.Feng Yu deduced it several times in his mind, and after repeatedly weighing the pros, cons, risks and benefits, he finally decided to let Shen Bao go back to Shangyong.

If this decision resulted in losses, at most Shen Dan and Shen Yi got the news in advance that someone was going to attack Shangyong and Xicheng.But if it generates income, you can really get the second city at a small price.This risk-benefit ratio is comparable.

There are three possibilities for Shen Bao's motives. One is, as he said, to implement completely according to his own plan, to help Feng Yu capture Shangyong and Xicheng.The second is actually to help Shen Dan and Shen Yi attack Feng Yu.The third is to kill two birds with one stone and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

The red friendliness on Shen Bao's head ruled out the first possibility.The second possibility is impossible to realize in this plan.At most, the Zhuyang army will return without success.Then there is only a third possibility left...

Feng Yu went down from the tower and went straight to the place where Shen Bao's trilogy and soldiers were concentrated.It was lunch time at this time, and these ragged men, women and children were wolfing down fine flour pancakes and stewed mutton.

Of course, they would not be able to eat these things at ordinary times. On the day Feng Yu entered the city, he ordered to improve their food.For this reason, half of the sheep grazing in Fangling City were killed.

When these people saw the arrival of Feng Yu in bright armor, they all cast surprised and doubtful eyes on him.Until the Zhuyang soldiers who guarded them introduced to them that this is General Fenwei, at the time of Zhuyang.People began to kneel beside Feng Yu, and more and more.

In the end, everyone in the audience fell to their knees.What began as a small commotion among the crowd has also evolved into a group kowtow.Feng Yu made an impromptu speech to appease everyone.

"If you are my part, I swear that you will no longer be slaves to cattle or horses, and you will not be killed at will. Of course, you still need to work hard or fight bravely in exchange for food and clothing, safety and even better life and honor. If you don’t want to play for me, you can find another place by yourself. Would you be willing to play for me to build the Yanghou Kingdom?”

Everyone at the scene, no matter men, women, young or old, responded loudly: "We are willing to be the trilogy of the king and marquis, where righteousness comes, life and death will follow!"

These people included the soldiers of Shenbao, and most of them were also the family members of these households called "Buqu", which were actually slaves.Usually they are controlled by Shen Bao's so-called "management skills", driven by it, oppressing and harming others.Once he got rid of this kind of control, how could he still be loyal to Shen Bao.

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In a study in Shangyongcheng County Yamen, Shen Dan was flipping through the account books sent by the master bookkeeper.A servant hurriedly came in and reported: "Report to the captain, Fangling Shenbao is back, and I have something to meet with the captain."

Shen Dan frowned slightly, and said a little surprised: "Why did he come back by himself, why can't the messenger deliver it?"

"Reporting to the captain, according to him, it is an urgent military situation, and we can only report it to the captain himself."

Shen Dan's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said, "Let him in quickly!"

As soon as Shen Bao saw Shen Dan, he burst into tears and burst into tears: "Nephew, something big happened, Fangling was taken away. And this thief is going to attack Shangyong and Xicheng. As an uncle, I want to I tried my best to deceive the thief and escaped. Today, my two sons are still trapped in the city!"

Shen Dan was taken aback when he heard this, and thought to himself [I never thought that someone would really plan on him, Dongsan County of Hanzhong County. ] But he comforted Shen Bao, asking him to tell the whole story in detail.

The version that Shen Bao told Shen Dan was almost true from beginning to end.The only false plot he told Shen Dan was that he also exaggerated Feng Yu's military strength.

After Shen Bao finished speaking, he made a heartbroken expression again: "Hey, uncle, I am useless. I'm sorry for the ancestors of the Shen family. I lost the city and lost the land before a battle..."

Shen Dan hastily dissuaded him: "Uncle, don't say that. That Fangling is an abandoned city, and there is such a disparity in military strength. It is far more important to pass on the news than to stick to Fangling and make unnecessary sacrifices. Uncle can find ways to convey the news. For my Shen family, it is already a great achievement!"

Afterwards, Shen Dan immediately ordered Shangyong to garrison troops to strengthen the guard in the direction of Fangling.Strengthen the defense of the stronghold.At the same time, a messenger was sent to report the matter to Shen Yi in Xicheng, and asked him to lead troops to reinforce Shangyong as appropriate.

When marching from Fangling to Xicheng, one must pass through Shangyong.So it is reasonable to let the soldiers of Xicheng reinforce Shangyong.

After he finished these, Shen Bao said to him again: "Nephew, this thief Feng Yu has a large army, and his soldiers are well-trained. We only conduct passive defense in Shangyong, and I'm afraid it will be a delay for a while. , will eventually be attacked by this thief."

Shen Dan heard Shen Bao's meaning and asked, "Uncle, does he have a good plan to defeat the enemy?"

Shen Bao blinked his triangular eyes and spit out two words: "Fake surrender." Seeing Shen Tan's slightly puzzled expression, he continued, "Didn't this thief Feng Yu want me to persuade you to surrender? Then we might as well use the trick and surrender to him. He must send the main force, and even come to Shangyong himself to accept the surrender."

"Uncle, do you want me to set up an ambush for him halfway or to set up an ambush for him in Shangyong City?"

Shen Bao shook his head and said: "Uncle, I have seen it before. This thief's scouting ability in the mountains and forests is no less than our most skilled mountain hunter. Moreover, this thief is suspicious and cunning by nature. He will definitely be discovered by him if he sets up an ambush halfway. He will not enter the city to accept the surrender, and after the soldiers approach the city, you will definitely be asked to lead the troops to the open place he designated to accept the surrender."

Shen Dan's expression became even more puzzled, and he asked, "So, what's the use of this false surrender?"

Shen Bao smiled strangely and said: "Of course it is useful. When he sends troops to accept the surrender, Fangling must be empty of troops, and because he heard that the enemy has surrendered, the defenders will be negligent. At this time, if we have a surprise army to conquer Fangling , and quickly set up defenses at the key point of the mountain road from Fangling to Shangyong. Isn’t this thief like a mouse trapped in a bamboo tube, with nowhere to escape? No matter how fierce he is, he will die sooner or later when he runs out of food.”

Shen Dan smiled dumbly and said: "The problem is that there is only one mountain road and one waterway from Fangling to Shangyong. The waterway has to go around a big circle, not to mention passing through other people's building sun. It is absolutely impossible. There is no place suitable for hiding soldiers. Then how do we get around the enemy army that is coming from the mountain road to Shangyong with excellent scouts? Could it be impossible to fly over their heads? If this is the case, why bother to feign surrender. Wait for them to divide their troops When attacking, we will fly to capture Fangling."

Shen Bao's expression suddenly turned solemn, and he said, "No, there is another way. It's just that this way is extremely difficult. That's why we need to feign surrender, so that we can pinpoint the timing. And this way is our Shen family..."

Shen Dan's expression also turned solemn, and he said, "You mean the forbidden road through the Austrian area? We have to wait for Brother Yi to discuss it."

Chapter 028

Even though it was midsummer, the wild and desolate mountains and forests were still extremely dark, exuding a decaying and damp smell.Towering trees and curtain-like vines block out most of the sunlight.Only a few rays of light can pass through the few gaps and shine on the ground full of rotting leaves.

In the distance, there was a continuous cracking sound.That should be the sound effect of a large number of bipeds walking on the leaf litter.Sure enough, after a while, figures appeared from the depths of the forest.

In this midsummer season, in addition to wearing armor and helmets, everyone is also tightly wrapped, and even their heads are wrapped in hoods made of fine yarn to avoid leeches and mosquitoes.

The leader of the team was Shen Dan, and his brother Shen Yi also followed.Instigated by Shen Bao, they finally decided to take the risk according to Shen Bao's strategy.

The "road" under their feet is the forbidden road through the Austrian area, and the road along the way is extremely dangerous.Traveling through untouched virgin forests is just one of the challenges.There are countless dangerous mountains and rivers, deep and secluded caves, poisonous snakes and beasts waiting for them.

When Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty more than 200 years ago and the world was in chaos, the ancestors of the Shen family who took refuge here from Jingzhou had already walked this road, and recorded it in detail.

However, the ancestors of the Shen family prohibited their descendants from taking this secret path unless it was absolutely necessary. The reason was not just that the path was dangerous.Rather, it is said that they have an agreement with the "master" of the Austrian area.

The meaning of the so-called Austrian area in Chinese is an inaccessible and esoteric place isolated from the rest of the world.In the eyes of people all over the world, it is located in the Daba Mountains of the Qinling Mountains, and all places except the Hanzhong Plain can be called the Shangao District.

But in the eyes of people in Dongsan County, this vast area located in Fangling, south of Shangyong, and north of Wu Gorge on the Yangtze River is the real Olympic area.This is an uninhabited land with few people. Even the barbarians who are widely distributed in the Daba Mountains and Qinling Mountains--Banyu Man can't be seen here.

Shen Dan's eyes suddenly lit up, the trees still thinned out, and the sky suddenly opened up.All the soldiers behind cheered. It turned out that they had walked out of the virgin forest behind them and came to a deep valley.

Shen Yi said to Shen Dan: "Brother, after passing through this forest, we should reach the Austrian area south of Fangling. Cross this valley, turn north and climb two mountain ridges, and finally pass through the cave to enter Fangling south."

Shen Dan thought about it and said: "We have already set off for four days. According to the agreement, Feng Yu should send troops to Shangyong to accept the surrender as scheduled. It only takes a little more than a day to travel from Fangling to Shangyong. We must Hurry up and get to Fangling on time, otherwise he will find out that it is a fraudulent surrender, and he may rush back to Fangling before we arrive at Fangling, and then our previous efforts will be wasted."

Shen Yi nodded, and then said with a look of embarrassment: "But the sons and daughters have been traveling for days and are very tired. Let them take a rest."

Shen Dan turned his head to look at these soldiers. They were elite soldiers selected one by one by him and Shen Yi on the school field of Shangyong Camp with the roster in hand.

There were a total of 800 people, and nearly a hundred people have been lost along the way.These more than a hundred people either died in dangerous cliffs or deep ravines, got lost in dense forests, or even died under the claws of ferocious beasts.At this time, the faces of the remaining people were exhausted.

"Okay, pass my order and let them rest for a while!" Shen Dan ordered the guards and order soldiers beside him.

The soldiers couldn't wait to untie the clothes tightly wrapped around them as if they were being pardoned.Then a group of people sat around, took out dry food and jerky from their rucksacks, and started eating with cold water.

Suddenly, there was a strange howl from the depths of the valley, and birds soared into the sky from the distant forest.Shen Dan, Shen Yi, and the other soldiers didn't care.Tigers, leopards and beasts howling in the mountains and forests are common occurrences in this barren land.Unless there is an order, with so many people, tigers and leopards generally will not take the initiative to provoke them.

However, the whistling sounds seem to be getting closer and more numerous, not from a single individual.Soldiers of Orion background also heard the clues, this howling sound is definitely not the sound of tigers and leopards, and it is impossible for tigers and leopards to move in groups.

The soldiers all involuntarily stopped their activities, with astonished expressions on their faces, and then began to whisper.A soldier whispered with trembling lips: "Could it be the king of the Austrian region? The legendary king of the Austrian region is here!"

Shen Dan and Shen Yi also realized that the situation was not right, and quickly stood up to stabilize the morale of the army.Shen Dan shouted loudly: "It's nothing more than some wolves, tigers and leopards, wild beasts that we don't see often, so why not be afraid. My sons obey orders, with swords, guns, bows and crossbows in hand, beware of the wild..."

As soon as he said this, he heard the soldiers exclaim; there was a swift wind in his ears; a huge black shadow flashed in front of his eyes.When he looked again, the huge figure had disappeared into the dense forest not far away.

"It's not good, Shen Lingjun has been taken away", "Shen Lingjun has been taken away by the king of the Austrian region!" Shen Dan heard the soldiers shouting, turned his head and saw that Shen Yi, who was standing behind him, had disappeared gone.

"Chasing!" Shen Dan shouted anxiously.After all, these soldiers are elite soldiers selected from thousands of people, with morale and fighting spirit that ordinary people can't match.After the order was issued, dozens of people picked up their weapons and chased them into the forest.

Not long after they entered the forest, there were several loud and strange howls in the forest.Immediately afterwards, seven or eight figures were thrown from the forest, and then fell heavily to the ground.

The skulls of several of them had been crushed by blunt objects. They were grabbed by the ankles by the other party, swung onto the tree trunks, and smashed their skulls to death.Some people died after being pierced through the torso by a blunt instrument, and the armor on their bodies was shattered into pieces.The rest of the survivors also had broken limbs.

After a while, most of the warriors who dared to go into the forest to pursue them withdrew in shock. Naturally, they found nothing.A small number of people who did not come out should have disappeared permanently in this wild land.