Devil’s Advent

Fengxin City is the largest city in Eastern Jin. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the political, economic, cultural and other center of the entire Eastern Jin;

Every day, a lot of things happen here;

But recently, two things have really affected the lives of the people in Fengxin City.

one thing,

It was Hou Ye who ordered to build a temple in the west of Fengxin City.

This is definitely the first time in history. Over the years, with the rise of Lord Pingxi, he has already attracted many people from other places who came to join him.

In the early days, such people were sent away;

Afterwards, such people were packed away;

Packed up and went to the snow field to preach.

Nowadays, Lord Hou ordered the construction of temples, to a certain extent, to meet the spiritual needs of the people in Fengxin City. Although there are not many people who really believe in Buddhism, there are definitely many who are willing to worship during the festivals.

it's a small thing;

The second thing is a major event. The aftermath even started from Fengxin City and spread to the surrounding areas, shaking the entire Eastern Jin Dynasty.

The Hou Mansion ordered to start counting the bidders.

The year is over, and I have to count, what is the purpose, the big guy has already vaguely guessed in his heart.

The blind man once said that whether it was Shengle City in the past, Xueguan City in the future, or Fengxin City today, what has changed is the territory, and what has changed is the title of the owner, but what remains unchanged is this disguise. Create a variety of military groups that integrate the military and the people with the same skin but the essence.

The Marquis of Pingxi Mansion looks like a feudal town under the Zhuxia system, but it is actually a war tribe.

There are shops, workshops, schools, medical clinics, and various industries under the Hou Mansion. When the Hou Mansion controls everything, it means that the common people are also controlled together, and this control is mutual.

People who have experienced troubled times, when faced with such a life, will use their sharp eyes to see clearly, and use their own feet to vote firmly.

For a new and vigorous military group, it is an instinct that has not yet disappeared to forge ahead and plunder.

An extremely unpretentious year has passed, and everyone is actually looking forward to it, thinking about it, and looking forward to it anxiously.

Now, finally.

The mobilization of the war has actually begun. After a year of hardships plus a year of accumulation, it is impossible to fight a national war, but to fight a local war with a controllable scale, all kinds of warehouses The reserves here are definitely sufficient.

The Hou Mansion is either fighting a war, or is preparing for the next battle. In the middle, let it rule the people by the way, and live a stable life that the people in other places envy.

The root of war is people.

People who were not registered as standard households began to inquire about news, asked about the expropriation of civilian husbands, and volunteered to volunteer in order to gain some military merits, so that they could take their family members and transfer to standard households.

It was a standard household, and the male started to ask the corporal chief and the chief of staff, and asked questions layer by layer, until finally he was alarmed to the level of the chief soldier.

Seeing this wind is going to war, isn't it?

Which troops and horses to use? Which way to go?

Can't let others eat meat, we can't even drink soup?

This kind of bottom-up rejoicing at the news of the war forced the generals in the Marquis' mansion to dispatch. Even Gong Wang and Gongsun Zhi used the excuse of paying homage to their old age to ask the regulations to come to the Marquis of Fengxin City from the station. government.

They all want to fight, they all look forward to fighting, and they all count on fighting to reap the credit and actual benefits.

Everyone knows the truth that fighting means killing people, but compared with the expected benefits, it is worth fighting with your life.

As for the question of what to do in case of defeat...

Hey,

No one has really thought about this, at least, for those who really need to go to the battlefield and their families, they have never thought about this possibility.

Tian Wujing taught Zheng Fan at the beginning that the foundation of being a general is not to love soldiers like sons and eat and live with them, but to be qualified, capable and confident to lead them to win battles.

This is also the reason why King Jingnan was very popular in the army even though he was self-defeating. His reputation was extremely poor in the government and the public. To be kind and high-pressured to his subordinates is what temples and street businessmen would be keen to do. As for the matter, the Qiu Bas in the barracks only recognized that one.

So,

Because of this incident, Fengxin City became lively as if it was celebrating its second new year.

Even Marquis Pingxi, who never asked about foreign affairs after returning home, had to come forward to meet several waves of generals to appease people's hearts.

...

"Ah Cheng, tell me."

Lord Zheng Hou, who had just received the general, walked into the signing room of the Hou Mansion. There was a large sand table in the room, which was not made by San'er. There are many skilled craftsmen, give them accurate survey, and they will be able to make it.

At this time, there were not many people in the signing room.

Lord Zheng Hou took the first seat after entering,

Liang Cheng beside the sand table held a putter,

The blind man and Gou Moli separated from each other.

Chen Daole and He Chunlai acted as clerks and listened in on the side.

There are few people, but it doesn't take too many people to formulate a grand strategy. If there are too many people, it will cause delays.

Furthermore, a Liang Cheng and a savage king, the sense of happiness has already overflowed.

"My lord, my subordinates feel that training should be the main focus of this mobilization."

This directly sets the tone.

Lord Zheng Hou nodded, and as the leader, he added a nonsense: "But you have to be fully prepared."

"The Lord is wise."

"Okay, let's get straight to the point."

"Yes, the Lord personally went to Shanggu County to check. There, there is a flat river. After my Houfu cavalry left Zhennan Pass, we could go all the way south. After that, the Weihe River was the obstacle.

But the Weihe River stretches continuously. In fact, the Weihe River defense line of the Chu people can play a key role in the large corps, that is, the national war, to divide and balance our army, but in the face of small-scale single-point raids, Not to mention a river, even if it is a big river, it will never be the so-called real moat.

The same is true of Wangjiang, and the same is true of Weihe River. "

Gou Mo left his mouth and said, "I heard that the Lord went up to the Wei River a while ago and frightened the people of Chu, so the Chu people's government along the Wei River mobilized the people under their rule to slap ice on the frozen river after winter. "

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

it's true;

The yamen of many counties along the south of the Wei River have arranged a new corvée, which is to mobilize the people to smash the ice surface, so as to prevent the Yan army from going south directly when the river freezes in winter.

Lord Zheng Hou took a sip of tea and said, "This is indeed Nian Yao's style."

Corvée is an obligation of the people to the government, and it is also a burden on the people. If it is building canals, roads, palaces, and wars, then that’s all. At least, something practical can be done;

But what's the point of smashing the ice?

Of course, it has military significance, but for this, how much criticism has to be endured.

Nowadays, teahouse storytellers like to talk about two types, which are also the two types that listeners love to listen to most. One is the rivers and lakes, and the other is the ups and downs of gold and iron horses.

Mr. Zheng Hou was named the first person in the world to make good use of strange soldiers because he was chased by Lao Tian many times to put ducks on the shelf, and ran thousands of miles many times;

And General Nian has the nickname "Nian Da Wang Ba".

"The subordinate's plan is to quickly cross the Weihe River and enter the Chu land with all the soldiers and horses, and go south as far as possible. They don't ask for military exploits, beheadings, or siege. They just want to get as close as possible to the new capital of the Chu people. , It is used to scare the snake away.

Then, with soldiers and horses all the way, from another direction, after leaving the Weihe River, they followed the Weihe River and headed west, still not seeking military exploits, beheadings, or capturing cities and territories, but only seeking to be able to contact Qu Peiluo's forces. Finally, Get in touch with the Fan family and get through this line.

Finally, with the third line of soldiers and horses..."

Gou Moli suddenly said, "Soldiers from the Three Routes?"

This is a deliberation of the signing house, if there is any problem, you can naturally raise it directly, there is no need to hide it.

"Yes, this time, I plan to use three groups of soldiers and horses. The first route will be led by me personally, with 20,000 cavalry."

This is the most dangerous route. After going south to the hinterland of Chu State, if you make a wrong step, you may be surrounded and swallowed by several times or even ten times the number of Chu troops.

"The second road to the north is also 20,000 cavalry. I suggest that Jin Shuke can lead the troops."

"That's 40,000 rides out." Gou Moli pinched his fingers.

"Yes, but these two routes will mobilize most of the cavalry of the Chu army." Liang Cheng said.

"Then, in front of Zhennan Pass, how many soldiers and horses do you plan to send? Although Nian Yao is called the bastard, I don't think that he knew that it was not a national war and that Dayan had not mobilized all the war. Nian Yao would be willing to be beaten with his head sullen.

The bastard also has a temper, and it hurts to bite people. "

Lord Zheng Hou said:

"Gou Moli, what do you think Nian Yao will do?"

"My lord, if I were Nian Yao, I would allocate part of my troops to show off, chase and stop, and it doesn't matter if I can't stop and catch up. He really doesn't care much about the shock of the capital. What face of the regent king, after all, it has already happened once.

The most important thing is that the reason why Yingdu was destroyed and burned last time was because the main force of the Imperial Guards of Chu was at Zhennan Pass, and it was because King Jingnan led 100,000 cavalry to go south. Neither expected nor experienced.

But what about again?

It's not that Chu people will have a perfect plan, but it's impossible for you to steal the capital again, right?

so,

I will take advantage of the trend to cross the river and push it all the way to the heart of Shanggu County, which is where the former city of Shanggu County is located. Then, instead of going to Zhennanguan, I will continue to do my old business, build cities and villages, and build my own bastard !

Since it was my Marquis Mansion who broke the peace treaty and mobilized troops first, there is no pressure on him. Afterwards, he can still show his merits in the name of regaining the lost land.

During the national war that year, hundreds of thousands of cavalry went south, but in the end, they failed to destroy the state of Chu. How could it be possible for a mere 40,000 cavalry?

And if Nian Yao could recover the former Shanggu County and advance the Chu State's line of defense against our Marquis Mansion from the Weihe River to here, the situation would be completely different.

Although the Wei River was an excellent line of defense against the cavalry, the river course was too long and required a lot of soldiers and horses to be stationed. The effect, as General Liang said earlier, would not be very good.

The big ones can't be stopped, and the small ones can't be stopped.

And if the defense line is pushed up, then the people of Chu will no longer have to conscript civilians to smash ice, and they can also put down the burden of this stretching river. Shanggu County, from the waist, is divided into two, and the city wall is erected.

The width of this defense will be greatly shortened, and the strength of the defense will also be greatly enhanced.

Even, if we count the national strength of the entire territory of Chu State and our Hou Mansion's land in the east of Jin, which has just resumed development, and use power to suppress people, it will no longer be our Hou Mansion relying on the Zhennan Pass to suppress the big Chu country, Instead, it became the general trend of the Chu State, from south to north, to suppress our Marquis Mansion.

The regent of Chu State is not a master without foresight, on the contrary, he once dared to use my Dayan knife to cut the flesh of the nobles of Chu, but now, he dares to use his so-called face in exchange for an offense and defense Yishi, at least, is equal. "

Liang Cheng looked at Gou Moli,

road;

"Don't forget, it's not just the Yan State that didn't mobilize for war, nor did it prepare for the national war, but the Chu State didn't either.

Therefore, the soldiers and horses that both sides can use are limited, and it is impossible for the two sides to face off with millions of troops in the past.

so,

Nian Yao dared to send his troops across Shanggu County, Hebei Province, and I, the iron cavalry of the Marquis Mansion, dared to fight him in a bloody battle on the plains of Shanggu County! "

Gou Moli pointed to the center of Shanggu County on the sand table,

road:

"Although the Hou Mansion is known as one hundred thousand cavalry, the real elite is only 30,000 in your headquarters, plus the town under Zhennanguan Jinshuke's subordinates, you tell me that you have already sent out 40,000 elites to race horses in Chu State went,

This Shanggu County, what kind of soldiers and horses do you use to confront his Chu army? "

Liang Cheng asked back;

"Who said that the elite should be sent deep into the enemy's rear?"

"..." Gou Moli.

Gou Moli immediately pointed to the territory of Chu State to the south of the Wei River, and said, "Will you not send elites to go deep into the enemy's rear?"

Liang Cheng smiled and said:

"You said it all, Nian Yao would not care about it and pretend to be, so why should I send elites?

We have no shortage of war horses, nor riders. Auxiliary soldiers, wild soldiers, just get some armored flags to decorate the facade and support the number. "

"Didn't you say you want to train soldiers? What kind of soldiers is this?"

"Forty thousand servants and servants went deep into the enemy's rear and walked around the territory of Chu State. Even if there are 40,000 pigs, they will no longer be the same pigs as before."

"Heheheheheheheh!"

Gou Moli laughed out loud.

Just jumped onto the sand table,

A slap was slapped on the location of Shanggu County,

road:

"So, if Nian Yao takes advantage of the situation and goes northward, what he will face in Shanggu County is..."

Liang Cheng nodded,

road:

"What you will face is the most elite cavalry under the command of the Pingxihou Mansion, led by the lord himself!"

Gou Moli breathed a sigh of relief,

road:

"There will be risks, but the road going west will be supported by Qu Peiluo and Fan's family. You just need to keep your head down and run. The problem will not be big. The road you lead is very easy. There could be problems."

"The ones who died were the savage servants and some handymen. They recruited a batch from the snow field, and then recruited a batch from your town. They all died, and there was no loss. Instead, they could use this opportunity to consume a wave of snow fields. The savage population on the planet."

Gou Moli licked his lips, he wasn't angry, he even took it seriously.

road;

"Tsk tsk tsk, huh, I see, that year Yao never dreamed that there would be a Jingnan king, but there is actually more than one Jingnan king in this eastern Jin."

What is mentioned here is obviously not Ping Xihou.

After taking advantage of the situation, Gou Moli realized that he seemed to have said something wrong, but Zheng Houye was not displeased in the slightest.

"What do you need to recruit?" Zheng Fan asked.

"The two groups of soldiers and horses who went out only provided food to the enemy, and the rest of the food and supplies are already being transported to Zhennan Pass. It is expected that the war will not last for a long time. There should be no problem with logistics."

The blind man spoke.

Zheng Fan nodded, and said: "On the battlefield, any accident may happen. Blind man, go and send a letter to the court later, add a fire letter from the Marquis Mansion, and send it to Xiaoliuzi in secret. Inform Xiaoliuzi and let him do it." Be mentally prepared.

in addition,

Then spread the word to Li Fusheng and other soldiers stationed in Jindi, so that they can also make some preparations.

Xu Wenzu of Yingdu wants to pass it on even more.

Our plan is to fight a short-term battle with quick results and a controllable scale, but we must also be prepared that once we get out of the game, we will have to rush the ducks to the shelves.

It's really a joke, it's a big deal, let's start another national war, the country of Yan can't bear it, but it can't be said, at least this battle, can't admit defeat. "

The blind man said with a smile: "Little Six probably stomped his feet angrily when he saw the secret book. He said it would take two or three years to recuperate and recuperate?"

"Hehehe, that's up to him. Besides, this is also inheriting the fine tradition of the previous generation. There is no complete battle until you are ready for everything. This is the tradition of the Black Dragon. I think it can be fought. Then hit."

Lord Zheng Hou put the teacup in his hand heavily on the tea table,

"Damn it, I didn't see any real battles in the snowy field last time. These days, I'm just dealing with wives and children. It's time to really go out for a walk."

...

Mr. Zheng Hou, who just expressed his disdain for "the wife and children are hot on the kang" in the signing room,

After leaving the signing room,

and lay down on the princess' bed.

After adding a greenhouse, it is actually equivalent to floor heating, and it is very warm inside.

The princess lay there on her side, watching Master Zheng stretch out his hand to caress her lower abdomen.

"My husband looks very energetic today."

"yes."

"Husband, my concubine's family has received a letter, and the queen mother has prepared some expenses for the concubine's body. After the emperor brother becomes the emperor, it will be different, but the mother's queen still cares about the concubine's daughter."

"Um."

In this regard, the royal family of the Chu State has never been stingy. Of course, this is also based on the fact that the Pingxihou Mansion is willing to do horse business with the Chu people.

Zheng Houye stretched out his hand and gently tapped the princess' belly,

road;

"Hey, did you hear that, your grandma and your uncle have prepared a lot of delicious food for you, come on, let's thank grandma and uncle."

"Husband, the child hasn't been born yet, how can he talk?"

"Oh, yes, it doesn't matter, there are adults here."

"Well, I'll write back later to say thank you."

"No, I'll do it."

The princess looked at Lord Zheng Hou with a smile, and said curiously:

"Husband, do you want to write a letter to Brother Huang in person?"

Lord Zheng Hou shook his head and said:

"Writing letters is too troublesome, and it's too disrespectful to my uncle. You think, my uncle has so much to do every day, how can he have time to read letters quietly?"

"How about..."

"After a while, I will attack Chu directly."

"………"Princess.