Three Kingdoms Eschatology

Guan Yu snorted coldly and said: "So that's how it is. Someone said that Feng Yu will not be idle. Just sit and watch us annex Funan."

Zhang Fei opened his eyes as if they were about to burst out of their sockets, and shouted: "Why, Liang Guo has also sent troops. They came just in time, and I, Lao Zhang, want Liang soldiers to try my hand at fighting the Eight Snake Spears." sharp."

Guan Yu shook his head and said, "It's not Liang Guo who sent troops directly. But someone concluded that Liang Guo has already started to support Yue Guo to resist us. This Fu Nan Kingdom is a Nanman who has just attached to Liang Guo. For the enemy, now secretly providing troops to the Yue State must be instigated by Feng Yu. Moreover, a certain person is sure that Liang State’s support to the Yue State is not just that simple, there must be a lot of other assistance.”

Zhang Fei said angrily: "Then what are we waiting for? Why don't we stop fighting. Just follow what you said just now, Brother Liang, and let Liang Guo come to the bottom. Let's march westward and go straight to Yongchang County, cutting them off from the Nanman The connection of Zhushengfan will also cut off their financial resources!"

Guan Yu smiled wryly and shook his head and said: "This matter is of great importance. We need to report to Brother Ming and ask him to make a decision. In addition, our more than [-] troops may be able to deal with the Shi family, but to deal with Liang Guo, we must attack their important town. Yongchang, I'm afraid this number of soldiers and horses is not enough."

"Then what do we do now?"

"What else can we do? Let's report the news to Big Brother, and continue to attack Jiaozhi as planned. Let's take down Jiaozhi first."

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Boluo city is full of corpses in disorder, the shouts of siege and the sound of fighting are still ringing from time to time.Arrows from both sides shuttled back and forth between the city and the city.The soldiers of the Linjiang Army carried the ladder and pushed the battering ram, and the building cart attacked Boluo City again.

The top of the city was obviously empty, and the ground was covered with the corpses of the defenders of the Yue Kingdom. The piles on the top of the wall were also blown down by the trebuchets of Wei Yan's army, and there was no cover.But as soon as the Linjiang soldiers rushed to the top of the city, out of nowhere, groups of soldiers emerged, stabbing at the Linjiang soldiers with spears and stabbing them into honeycombs.

There are also Linjiang soldiers who can successfully climb to the top of the city, but when they rush to the tower and the city along the corridor, they will be shot and killed by heavy crossbows.The arrows fired by the heavy crossbow are only a few sizes smaller than the spears of the short spears, and they can shoot through any heavy armor.

More than a dozen siege vehicles leaned against the city wall. These building vehicles were craftsmen in Wei Yan's concentrated army, and they were built only after months and days of hard work.Linjiang soldiers, wearing armor and holding shields, rushed up the escalators of the building with swords and guns.If they stand on the top of the city, the small defenders who emerge will not be able to resist so many people, and the heavy crossbow will not be able to shoot and kill so many people.But something that surprised Wei Yan happened at this time.

He suddenly saw dozens of defending soldiers appearing from the top of the city, all of them were carrying a few things tied with ropes, and the things were wrapped in straw rags.These soldiers still had a lighted candle in their mouths.

As soon as Wei Yan yelled "No!", he saw a fireball thrown towards the siege vehicles.Flames rose from the building car, not only sealing the elevator aisle of the building car.And it also set fire to the Linjiang soldiers who were attacking along the building car.Dozens and hundreds of Burning Men screamed and ran around in the building, while the rest hurriedly avoided, causing another stampede.

Those defenders continued to brave the rain of arrows and throw these fireballs until all the "fireballs" they carried were thrown out.Many of them were hit by arrows and fell down, but in the end the dozen or so building vehicles that Wei Yanjun worked so hard to build were all engulfed in the fire.

Wei Yan took out a quick handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his brow.He thought to himself, he had heard that Liang State had something called naphtha, which could have such an effect, but how did Yue State also get this thing?Of course Wei Yan didn't know that these were actually hot bombs that Liang Guo supported to Yue Guo.

Looking at the situation, Wei Yan still can't win Boluo City today. If he can't win Boluo City, he can't talk about advancing Panyu.You can't leave a nail behind to fight Panyu.

At this time, Yiqi suddenly galloped over, it was Wei Yan's personal guard scout.Wei Yan's heart skipped a beat, thinking that it might be the reinforcements from the Yue Kingdom.

After the scout approached and dismounted, he hurriedly reported to Wei Yan: "General Qi, a team under the banner of Dongwu has arrived at the city of Panyu."

Wei Yan's mind buzzed, the news was worse than the incoming reinforcements from Yue or its allies.Wei Yan scolded secretly: "Damn, I'm working so hard to attack the city and pull out the stronghold, but this Sun Wu's army is secretly picking peaches!"

Wei Yan's deputy general asked from the side: "If we continue to stand in a stalemate with the Boluo defenders here, no matter who wins or loses in the end, it will be Wu's army that benefits! General, what should we do now?"

Wei Yan is worthy of Liu Bei's praise of "quite strategic".After pondering for a while, he came up with an idea, and said to all the lieutenants and generals under his command: "This Wu army wants to take advantage of the rewards and escape, but with me, Wei Yan, there won't be such a cheap thing. Send my military order to stop attacking Boluo City , Sound the gong to withdraw the troops. In addition, divide our troops into two groups. One group will continue to stay here, and the other group will accompany me to Panyu!"

After hearing Wei Yan's words, most of the generals showed doubts.One of them reminded: "General, if we divide our forces, it is impossible to attack Panyu with only such a small force, and Boluo cannot be attacked. Not only will we not be able to attack, we will not even be able to siege."

Wei Yan sneered: "Who said that someone is going to attack Panyu and Boluo? I didn't want you to besiege Boluo, just keep an eye on them and don't let them rob our rear food road. We wait for Wu and Yue Let's talk after we've had enough fighting. Isn't Wu Jun going to secretly pick peaches? Someone is also here to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!"

Chapter 436 Strange Silent War

In the season of the twelfth lunar month, Panyu City is as warm as spring, but its four gates are closed, but it is a scene of turbulent wind and cranes, and the vegetation is full of soldiers.A young general in his early thirties, surrounded by soldiers, boarded the top of Panyu City.He is Shi Hui, the son of Shi Xie, king of Yue.

There is a large camp in the west and north of the city, the west of the city is Buzhi from Sun Wu, and the north of the city is Wei Yan from Liu Beijun.Before Wei Yan's army arrived, Bu Zhi was about to attack the city in a big way and took down Panyu in one go.But after Wei Yan's army arrived, he stopped the whole army from attacking the city.Naturally, he thought the same as Wei Yan, and no one wanted to let the other party benefit.

Wu State, Linjiang State, and Yue State formed a three-party confrontation outside Panyu City.None of the three parties are willing to take the initiative to attack, and they are all waiting for the situation to change.Outside the city of Panyu, there was a strange situation of silent war.

At this time, Shi Hui saw that the two enemy camps were still quiet as usual, and asked with a sneer to the left and right: "Has the latest battle situation in the west been sent recently?"

A lieutenant general replied: "My lord, on the western front, our strategy is progressing smoothly, and Liu Bei's army is sinking into the mud step by step. Although they have reached the mouth of the Red River, they can no longer go south." The lieutenant paused for a while and asked back: "My lord, when will our army be able to fight back against the enemy, the brothers are all suffering in this city."

Shi Hui nodded and said: "That's good. This battle won't be over for a year or so. You have to be patient. I defend the enemy's attack, and we have rice and food aid from Liang Guo and the southern tribes. The army also has its own calculations, and it is not a problem to consume the other party for a long time. In the end, they can only draw water from a bamboo basket."

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In the Liang Palace in Yibin, Feng Yu called another special court meeting.During this period of time, no one at home or abroad troubled Liang Guo.Compared with the other princes of the five routes who fought and fought each other, Liang Guo seemed to be peaceful.It was Feng Yu back then, but he knew in his heart that once Yue and Yan were annexed, then under the coordination of Liu Xie, several families might join forces to invade Liang.Among them, Wei State and Linjiang State are the most likely, and Wu State has a relationship with Feng Yu, so it is not possible to turn against Liang State so quickly.

Feng Yu attached great importance to this court meeting, and even Lu Bu, who hadn't returned to Beijing for a review for several years, was recalled to Yibin.As for Zhuge Liang, Ma Chao and others needless to say.

In the main hall of the palace, almost everyone was waiting, Feng Yu said: "I invite you here today to discuss the future situation. Although Yue and Yan will be destroyed in a short period of time, I predict that they will perish sooner or later. When we come here, Liang Guo may have to face two or even three powerful enemies at the same time. So we have to plan ahead and make all preparations in this short period of no more than two years, maybe half a year."

In fact, if it is true that after Yue and Yan are annexed, Feng Yu will not only face two or three enemies. At that time, his biggest hidden danger will be the Han Emperor Liu Xie whom he rescued from Chang'an.

Xun You came out and said, "Then we should double our hoarding of food and grass and prepare our troops and horses from today on."

Feng Yu said: "It should be so, but this is not the most important thing." Speaking of this, Feng Yu stopped talking.Most people don't understand it.Zhuge Liang went out to bow and said: "Your Majesty, you want us to consolidate the two commercial routes leading to the west?"

Feng Yu nodded: "Kong Ming is right. You need to increase your military strength to fight a war, but increasing your military strength will reduce the labor force for farming and production. But our country of Liang has an advantage, that is, there are two silk roads leading to the west sea and land. We also have the Northern Grassland Passage opened for us by General Lu Bu Jiedu of Beifu. These trade routes not only bring a lot of money to Liang, but more importantly, they can also help us exchange money for what we need during wartime. Food and various supplies. In addition, we also have potatoes, new high-yield crops such as sweet potatoes, which can also help us fill the food gap after the mass conscription.”

When Feng Yu said this, he changed the subject: "But these few commercial routes are not stable now. The grassland passage in Beifu has only reached Anxi, and it is blocked by the White Huns. The passage in the Western Regions is only open. To Guishuang. Although Guishuang has no national power to attack and invade the Western Regions of our Han land, they are still our enemy after all. They have motives and may be instigated by others, just like the Zhuluo people not long ago. Even if they themselves Suffering losses, but still cut off our trade routes. Even the southern sea trade routes that have just been pacified may be threatened by Guishuang and even the Parthians."

At this time, a bell-like voice sounded from the hall: "Your Majesty, let me lead the Beifu soldiers to wipe out the White Huns, and completely clear the path to the grassland to the west." Everyone looked, and it turned out that it was Lu Bu, the governor of the Beifu.

Feng Yu shook his head and said: "The White Huns are not our current serious problem. Fengxian only needs to go west along the reindeer belt to conquer immediately. You don't need to take the initiative to provoke the disgusting people in the south of the grassland. In addition, you also want to attack the Xianbei and Wuhuan remnants in the east. And use this to reduce the pressure on Yan, so it is not easy to put energy and troops in the west."

The so-called reindeer zone mentioned by Feng Yu is actually a high-latitude zone in the northern part of the Eurasian steppe belt.At this latitude, it is ice and snow most of the time, and large groups of people can only rely on reindeer sleds to move forward. Reindeer is also the only livestock in this area that can transport in winter.

Seeing that Lu Bu and the others were puzzled, Feng Yu cast his eyes on Jia Xu and said, "Wen He, please explain the reason to everyone." Feng Yu had discussed this strategy with Jia Xu beforehand. , so it is not surprising that Feng Yu asked him to explain to the ministers on his behalf.

Jia Xu came out and bowed to Feng Yu first, and then said: "At present, the situation of our Liang Kingdom on the three commercial roads is that Zhu Luo Kingdom has been severely damaged after the previous war, and its leader has died, and domestic rebellions are rampant. The new king is also a mediocre person. So it is impossible to become a big problem. As for the White Huns, they are nomads and barbarians after all. They don't have big vision, and they don't have the tradition of setting up cards to collect taxes, so they are not a problem for the time being. Besides, they No matter what, it is impossible to cut off our maritime trade routes. But Guishuang is different. Although they have been repeatedly plundered by the White Huns, they are still a powerful empire. Moreover, they are under threat to the financial source of the northern trade route. , will turn their attention to the southern sea. This is not alarmist. We have recently received news that Guishuang is strengthening their navy. If we can destroy Guishuang and establish a few fan kingships who are close to Liang Guo, Then we can completely solve Guishuang’s troubles before the Great War in the Central Plains, and ensure the smooth flow of the two silk roads on land and water.”

Hearing this, Ma Chao became excited, and forgot to stand out, so he asked loudly, "Your Majesty, let me take the soldiers of the West Mansion to expedition to Guishuang. I promise to fulfill my mission."

Chapter 437 An Enemy's Enemy Is A Friend

In the spring of the 14th year of Jian'an, a warm wind from the southeast swept over the grasslands in the northwest of the Altai Mountains.The half-person height on the prairie has already begun to grow lush and lush, and the wind blows the vegetation, and the sheep inside are displayed in large swaths.

In the distance, there was a burst of yelling and hurried hoofbeats.The sound of the horse's hooves became louder and louder, and one could already feel a slight tremor standing on the grassland.After the nearby herdsmen saw the opponent's flag clearly, they all hurriedly knelt down and bowed to the galloping horse team.

The horse team galloped past them, creating a whirlwind, and the herdsmen began to shout in unison: "Long live the great Secret Service." The middle-aged man called Secret Service showed a proud expression on his face.

These people, horses and herdsmen are all white Huns.Secret service is not only their king's title but also their personal title.They were having their annual spring hunting, when a gazelle jumped out from the grass, Teqin bent his bow and set an arrow and was about to shoot, but was blocked by a horse.Special Qin was about to get angry, but he saw clearly that the other party was his eyeliner.

The so-called eyeliner guards are similar to personal guards, except that most of them are not with the secret service, but are distributed everywhere to collect intelligence information for the special service. If there is urgent information, they need to send it to the secret service in person.

Secret Service immediately realized that something big was going on, and immediately asked: "Shouldn't you stay in the north? Why did you come running here? What happened?"

"Reporting to Special Service, the Tiele people, and the Dingling people are coming from the east, and there is an army that is not on the grassland following them."

Special Qin was taken aback, and shouted: "What kind of Tiele people and Dingling people came to our territory? Who is that army?"

"That army claimed to be the Beifu Army of Liang State's Northern Region Commander's Mansion. Those Tiele people and Dingling people also obeyed them. He...their generals also gave us a letter, saying that they would hand it over to the secret service."

Te Qin was even more shocked. He had heard of the names of Liang Guo and the Beifu Army.I also know that they defeated Guishuang and destroyed Wusun.And it conquered most of the grasslands in the east many years ago.But he never thought that the other party would attack him.

"What do they want to do?" Secret Qin said as he took a letter from the other party, he suddenly remembered something, and told the visitor: "Quickly find the priests in the tribe and see what is written on it. "

It turned out that the White Huns did not have their own writing.This letter is written in the Hun language commonly used on the grasslands.But even so, the illiterate Secret Service couldn't read it.But the priests in the tribe directly under him knew the Hun characters.

The priest truthfully relayed the contents of the letter to Teqin. The letter said that the Beifu soldiers only passed through the reindeer belt in the north and would not attack the hinterland of the Yanda people. Please rest assured King Teqin.In the end, it was also stated that the Beifu soldiers marched westward to attack the Guishuang Empire in order to avenge the country.

After Yanda Teqin finished listening, he was silent for a while and then burst out laughing.The people around him looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what happened to Secret Service.Special Qin said to the left and right: "You don't have to worry, the soldiers of Liang Jun Beifu are just going to attack Guishuang, and it has nothing to do with us. No, it is still related. We can also follow the chaos to profit and plunder some property. Even occupy some Guishuang. Frost's territory!" After speaking, a greedy expression appeared on his face.

"Report to Secret Service. Little... I have one more thing to report to Secret Service."

"Say!"

"But Naliang... When Beifu soldiers passed by, many tribes on the snowy and permafrost in the north belonged to them. Originally, these tribes paid taxes and tribute to you, Special Service."

Teqin laughed twice and said, "Boy, do you know why I am Teqin and you don't?"

"It's because of the intelligence and martial arts of Teqin. It's the heart of all the tribes."

"It's because my vision is farther than yours. What is there to fight for in those icy and snowy places? The south, where the climate is warm, the land is fertile, and the population is large, is our final destination. It is a place worthy of our White Huns' struggle." .Since Liang people like those bitter cold places so much, as long as he doesn't extend his hand to the hinterland of the grassland that we hate people, then he will give it to them! Let us give them a favor."

"But... But Secret Service, why should we give it to them for nothing? Uh, I'm talking too much..." The soldier knew that he had lost his words, so he quickly stopped talking.

Sure enough, a horsewhip was drawn on the soldier.Te Qin's face also sank, and he said: "You idiot, how did you choose to be my soldier? I don't understand this. Since the purpose of the Liang people is to go to the west, cooperate with me. The Liang army in the east and south attacked Guishuang, which means that they are our friends, at least for the time being. The enemy of the enemy is a friend. With their help, we hate the White Huns not only to grab some of Guishuang The property is so simple. We may at least seize part of the rich land owned by Guishuang. Exchange the bitter cold land for this fertile and rich land, do you think it should be?"

"Should, should, Special Qin Shengming!" The soldier said flatteringly, fearing that he would get a second whip and that he would not be able to be a secret soldier again.

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In the Prime Minister's Mansion in Jurotanjavur City, Prime Minister Sheraya sat in the study with a pale face, approving memorials from various places.The new king only cares about eating, drinking and having fun in the palace, and ignores political affairs. Almost all things are completed and decided by Sheraya.However, this is much better than a foolish king who likes to act arbitrarily.

Shelaya tried her best to turn the tide for Zhuluo, but she only managed to maintain it.Today the Chola is only one-sixth the size of its heyday, confined to the Cauvery Valley and part of the southwestern coast of the mainland.

The door of the study opened with a creak, and the attendant cautiously entered the door and reported, "To the Prime Minister, there is an urgent military situation on the west coast, and a large number of Liang military ships are heading north."

Sheraya's eyes froze, and he thought, could it be that Liang Jun was going north, and was going to make the final blow to Zhu Luoguo?If this is the case, the crumbling Zhuluo Empire has only one way to destroy the country.

The attendant's next words reassured Shelaya a lot: "But the Liang Army fleet seems to have no intention of staying on our west coast. After only capturing a small town, a large number of ships continued to go north. May I ask the Prime Minister, whether we want to send troops to recover this small town."

Shelaya thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "No way, Liang Jun's target is not us, they will definitely go to the north to attack Guishuang. They seized this small city only as a transit base for supplies. We must not set ourselves on fire again! "

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Congling is already lush in spring, and Ma Chao is leading two thousand cavalry across Congling and into the territory of Guishuang.However, his army was only a forward, and Feng Yu did not let him be the commander of the East Route Army in the crusade against Guishuang, because he was afraid that he would make a tactical misjudgment due to his personal emotions.So the coach is still Zhang Liao, with Zhao Yun's army as an assistant.

Chapter 438 Which is more important

To the west of Congling Ridge, the mountains gradually pour down, and then you can see a lush plateau full of forests and grasslands.In a piece of woodland, buildings with eaves loomed impressively, and that was Fulusha, the capital of the Guishuang Empire.

In the past two years, despite the news that the White Huns have invaded Guishuang from time to time on the northern border, even though the White Huns captured the Lanshi City, which is only [-] miles northwest of Fulousha, and even though there were small groups of The White Huns rode south to the Parthian coast in the west, and along the coast to the lower Indus valley.But within [-] miles outside Fulousha City, there has never been a loathsome person, and Fulousha is still in good times.

This is all due to the defense line established by the Guishuang army at the Hindu Kush Pass.The White Huns who went south were still unable to break through this line of defense.

The Hindu Kush Mountain divides the Guishuang Empire into two. Together with the Gilbert and Suleiman mountains in the west, it guards the richest and most densely populated land in the Guishuang Kingdom - the Indus River Valley.At the same time, it also isolates the Shendu subcontinent from the northern plateau grassland.Therefore, as long as the defense line of the Hindu Kush Mountains is not breached, it is impossible for the White Huns to let a large number of troops flood into the Indus River Basin.

In Fulousha Palace, the upstart Shuang King Bo Tiao, who has not long succeeded to the throne, is entertaining his officials with a feast.The king of the mean in this wave of tunes is neither too talented nor too incompetent.Fortunately, after he succeeded to the throne, not much happened.

Liang Guo, who once defeated Guishuang's army in Loulan Wusun, seemed to have no intention of revenge and pursued the victory, so he did not enter Congling for a long time.Guishuang was able to withdraw most of the defenders stationed at Congling Pass to counterattack the White Huns in the north.

The White Huns may have been a little bit afraid of the Guishuang Empire, which they had despised, because they encountered several powerful counterattacks from the Guishuang Empire, so they went south a lot less in the past two years.

The Guishuang Empire took the opportunity to strengthen its control over the northern plains of the Hindu Kush Mountains, and resumed its influence on Hualazimo, Anxi and other places.

Bodiao was exchanging glasses with the emperor and his ministers, and it was very rewarding to listen to the words that everyone praised him as the king of Zhongxing.At this time, someone ran up to the hall to disappoint him.The person who came was Bodiao's servant, and he whispered in Bodiao's ear, "There is an urgent military situation from the Military Affairs Department to the Imperial Palace."

Botiao's heart moved, and he said to himself: "Is it possible that the White Huns have gone south again? Go and forward the letter, and I will read it directly here."

The servant, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately presented a letter to Bodiao with both hands.When Bo Tiao saw it, he stood up suddenly in shock.A court lady just brought a plate of dishes, and was hit by waves unexpectedly.The scene suddenly clanged, and the cups and plates were messed up.The officials saw all this in their eyes, stopped eating, and looked at Bo Tiao eagerly.

Some important ministers have already started to ask: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? But the White Huns have invaded my land?"

"No, this time it's more important than the White Huns. Do you remember the Liang country in the east? Their army finally climbed up Congling and came towards Guishuang. Our sentry at Congling discovered it a few days ago Theirs, while ours in Congling didn't have many defenders."

Everyone said: "There is no hesitation in that matter, the king quickly mobilized heavy troops to Congling to block the enemy."

"That's right, this king immediately dispatched the Hindu Kush Pass and Daxia garrisons to reinforce Congling."

At this time, a middle-aged man in white stood up and called Bo: "Your Majesty, from Fulusha to Hindu Kush Mountain, and then to Daxia, it will take at least ten days for the garrisons of the two places to rush to Congling." In half a month, it must be too late. Maybe the Liang army has already passed Congling. What the king should do now is not to reinforce Congling, but to transfer the main force of Daxia's defenders to Xingduku. Shishan Pass, strengthen the defense of Fulusha North Gate."

Bo Tiao took a closer look, and it turned out that this person was Hao Miluo, a general of Guishuang Kingdom.Bo Tiao felt that Hao Miluo's words were quite reasonable, so he prepared to pass down the oral order and act according to Hao Miluo's strategy.

But someone immediately reminded Bodiao: "The defenders on the front line of Daxia Lanshi City were transferred to the Hindu Kush mountain pass. If the White Huns invaded south again, it would be like entering no one's land. We are in Hindu Kush. The territory north of the mountain will be given to them for nothing."

When everyone said this, Bo Tiao hesitated again.Hao Miluo sighed and said: "This is really a pedantic view. Once the Liang army crossed Congling and occupied the Hindu Kush Pass, it would separate the north and the south of our country. At that time, the White Huns marched south and cut off the connection with our capital. It is impossible for the northern garrison to stop their attack. At that time, they would not be able to retreat even if they wanted to retreat!. Ten thousand steps back, even if they can hold the line between Daxia and Lanshi City, and pass through the beams of the Hindu Kush Mountain The army will be able to sweep across the Indus River Basin where our country's troops are empty. Dare I ask the king, what is the use of keeping the limbs if the head is lost? I have not assumed the worst case of the White Huns joining the Liang army in the above inferences. Condition."

Even those Guishuang ministers who were most resolute in their opposition to abandoning the northern border were stunned by Hao Miluo's refutation.These people made such a statement not because of their poor IQ, but because they all have industries and family roots in the north, and their opposition to abandoning the northern border is more out of their own interests.

Hao Miluo saw that the voice of opposition was temporarily suppressed, and he said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, colleagues, our withdrawal of the northern soldiers and horses to the defense line of the Hindu Kush Mountains does not mean that we have given up on the northern border. You know, the White Huns also occupied Daxia and Lanshi several times in the past few years, but they finally withdrew helplessly after a lot of looting. Why, it is because the main force of our Guishuang Empire is still there, and the vitality Not injured. Under the pressure of my Guishuang southern border army, they will spend huge costs to defend these places, but they will not gain much. So they have to "return" to us obediently in the end. Also at the moment, whether it is the White Huns It is still the Liang army, as long as they cannot pass the Hindu Kush Mountains, they will definitely withdraw from the northern border after a long time. But if we lose the defense line of the Hindu Kush Mountains, the Guishuang Empire will be finished. They Han There is an old saying in the country, if the skin is gone, how can the fur on the skin still exist? Ladies and gentlemen, our Guishuang country is this skin, and the northern border, including your industry and foundation in the northern border, is the fur. Think about it carefully Well, whichever is more important."

The people in the hall fell into silence. Obviously, even if Hao Miluo's words did not convince them, they made them think.Bo Tiao finally said: "This king thinks what Hao Miluo said is correct. I will follow Hao Miluo's plan and go and call the chief writer. This king will convey the edict to the officers and soldiers in the north."

Chapter 439

Just as the dispute among officials in Fulousha City ended, Guishuang Wang Bodiao issued an order to dispatch troops to the northern border of Guishuang.The two thousand vanguard cavalry led by Ma Chao have broken through the last Guishuang camp at the fortress at the west foot of Congling.

The sound of killing in the camp was loud, and the sound of weapons and the screams of soldiers after being stabbed and shot could be heard all over the ears.

The war horses galloped back and forth in the camp, and the ground trampled by iron hooves made a loud noise.Some cavalry on horseback stabbed the semi-fixed tents made of fur and felt with their guns in their hands, and some threw torches or small gourds filled with naphtha to the felt tents.Those small gourds are so special that when the plug is removed, the oil can gurgle out from the holes around the gourd.

In less than half an hour, the resistance of the remaining Guishuang army in the camp was completely disintegrated, and hundreds of Guishuang soldiers died or fled.There were corpses all over the place, and the eyes were full of flames.

Ma Chao ran back and forth in the camp with his gun in hand, and after confirming that the Guishuang army had completely collapsed, he said loudly to the generals: "It's still early in the day, we need to take advantage of the victory to pursue and kill all the Guishuang soldiers!"

The deputy beside him reminded: "General, Commander Zhang Liao has entrusted us to step at every step after entering the enemy's territory. The scouts will move forward and advance carefully. Every time we capture a stronghold, we must wait for the main force behind to take over before we can continue to advance. "

Ma Chao waved his hand indifferently and said: "The general is away, and the order is not accepted. Although the commander has such an entrustment, he has also given a certain right to adapt to the situation and act cheaply. Now, the Guishuang army is retreating unexpectedly. The advance is so fast. If this trend continues, we will be able to reach the Hindu Kush mountain pass tomorrow. At our speed, the Guishuang Army may not have time to respond to the deployment of heavy troops here, and it will be occupied by our soldiers from the sky. And This easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack position is very important for us to attack the hinterland of Guishuang. Once Guishuang has time to deploy heavy troops here, we will have to pay a huge price. So it is worthwhile for us to take this risk."

The lieutenant general still tried to persuade Ma Chao with a bitter face: "But general, our army has rushed more than [-] miles in five days. Even if the brothers suffer, this horse can't bear it. If you continue to run like this, you may Before reaching the Hindu Kush Pass, many of our war horses will be exhausted."

Ma Chao pondered for a while, and ordered: "Pass down my military order, all of you will get off your horses and rest for an hour, and feed the horses with all the horse fodder we carried and captured in this enemy camp. After an hour, we set off, We must arrive at the mountain pass before sunset today."

An hour later, the billowing cavalry rushed up a mountain road about two battles wide in the valley.This mountain road winds westward and forks beside a river, one leads to Lanshi City, and the other leads to the pass of the Hindu Kush Mountain.

At the pass, [-] elite infantry from Guishuang are stationed daily.Moreover, the Guishuang people built huge and complex fortifications by taking advantage of the mountains.The Guishuang people relied on these to prevent the White Huns from advancing southward.

At this time, the Guishuang soldiers at the pass were already busy, making various pre-war preparations.From time to time, scouts and flying cavalry came to report to the generals guarding the gate that the advance of Ma Chao's vanguard iron cavalry had been monitored by them.

"Report! The enemy army is still a hundred miles away..."