suolongguan
Suolong Pass faces the Yellow River to the north and stands on the mountainside to the south. It is the east gate of Qinzhou. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. It is surrounded by mountains and peaks, deep valleys and cliffs, high mountains and narrow roads. If you get it, you can conquer Qin. The state is in danger, and war is everywhere at this time.
"boom"
Beacon smoke was everywhere, the smoke continued to rise towards the sky, the sun was shining, and the soldiers' foreheads were sweating, and with the order.
"Kill!" The black soldiers followed the ladder ants and followed them!
"Quickly, let go!" The supervising team urged the soldiers. Rolling stones and hammers on the wall were continuously lowered, causing a bloody mess. The soldiers who climbed up were only halfway up when they were thrown down and hit by the wooden logs, and immediately rolled down.
There is even more golden juice, which pours down the whole pot.
The stench filled the air and screams continued. The soldiers who were climbing on the ladder immediately fell to the ground. Some of them did not fall to death, rolling back and forth on the ground and howling.
This kind of fecal juice poured over the body not only caused severe burns, but also severe infection. Unless the Taoist took action, there was no possibility of survival.
Of course, the attackers were also prepared, and someone ordered: "Let go!"
The catapults kept throwing stones at the city wall, blasting them on the city wall. There were also carts pushing forward. The carts were very thick, with one layer of cowhide and one layer of iron sheet. Small bricks and stones could not be hit by them, but big bricks could not be hit by them. Roll it down, firewood will not burn if you throw it, and the two-wheeled cart can push and cover more than twenty people.
At this time, with just one order, all the archers jumped out and fired at the city.
"Puff" was heard repeatedly, arrows rained down, and suddenly a group of soldiers on the city screamed loudly and fell to the sky.
"Alas..." King Lu looked at it, clenching his fingers, and Xie Chengdong stepped forward: "Your Majesty, although this pass is dangerous, if you can get it, you can block the interference of the imperial court."
"So we all got together and rushed towards it. On the way, Wangxiong County surrendered without a fight. Although Suolong Pass refused to surrender, the defender had no time to react. There were only more than a thousand people. No matter how hard he resisted, he couldn't resist. A few days."
"Moreover, we also preach about righteousness. Although it is a lie, these soldiers cannot tell the difference and will be affected to some extent. This will weaken their morale."
Saying this, Xie Chengdong looked at the soldiers who were approaching, and remembered what happened not long ago.
"People in the city are listening. The prince has invaded the harem, and the treacherous ministers are in power, and the emperor is imprisoned. King Lu was shocked to hear this, and for the sake of the world, he raised troops to the capital to protect the emperor, killed the treacherous ministers, cleared the emperor's side, and reorganized the country. The governor and the county governor heard this Regarding this matter, I immediately followed His Highness to the capital. Why do you have to serve the people who imprisoned your father?" Before King Lu attacked the city, he sent someone to shout.
Although these words had no obvious effect, we could see strangulation on both sides of the city wall, but it was obvious that the fighting on the city was getting less and less. He smiled and said, "I think we can get down today."
Before he finished speaking, someone on the Tucheng shouted: "We've checked in."
I saw a school lieutenant leading his men to rush forward. When he rushed forward, several soldiers stabbed him with spears. The school lieutenant wiped the sweat from his face, pounced, rolled to avoid it, and stabbed down a soldier. The spear cut off.
After this delay, more people were killed, and suddenly a hole was opened in the city wall. King Lu was overjoyed and said: "Find out who this is, and you will be rewarded heavily."
"Approximately how many people have we lost?" King Lu asked sideways, and the captain said: "Your Majesty, we sent four thousand up, but now it seems that we have lost two thousand."
"Two thousand?" King Lu took a few steps with hatred and said, "I have lost so many soldiers in this tough battle. Kill them all."
Xie Chengdong was watching the city break from the side. When he heard that King Lu wanted to kill all the remaining people, he was suddenly shocked and said: "Your Majesty, no, the resistance is fierce. We want to kill them. Why don't everyone resist?" Come on? But this is the prince’s first battle, and setting an example is more meaningful. If the prince accepts his surrender, everyone can surrender in the future.”
"Yes, Your Highness, you must not kill any more. If you surrender now, next time you attack the city, someone might surrender." Eunuch Liao also said the same thing from the side.
King Lu listened, and the anger in his heart swelled. At this time, his emotions and reason were at war. After taking a few long and deep breaths, he suppressed his anger and said: "What you said is true. Just follow this and surrender."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xie Chengdong continued: "First call for surrender. If surrender is achieved, then divide the surrendering army and find the lieutenant general. If the lieutenant general is not good enough, he will be appointed as a lieutenant. If he is forced to do so by life or death, there will always be people who are willing to surrender. As long as there is one person, he will set an example." ”
Then he said to King Lu: "Please ask the prince to act like a person who buys bones for a lot of gold."
King Lu waved his hand at this time and said: "What you said is that Gu has understood it, so we will handle it accordingly."
The school captain took the order and went out. After a while, people on the city shouted: "Whoever surrenders will not die, whoever surrenders will not die."
"How can we surrender to these thieves and kill them for the sake of the imperial court?" There was a noise outside, as if they were unwilling to give in.
"Arrow!" Immediately there were sounds of arrows and screams. King Lu did not speak. He only heard people shouting: "The prince has imprisoned the emperor. The prince has sent troops to the capital to protect the emperor. Even the governor and the county guard have followed his highness. What are you doing?" Why do you need to serve the person who imprisoned your father? If you continue to persist in your obsession, then you will have no choice but to kill him."
"Thieves!" Someone shouted again, but they just shouted out and were immediately shot to death by random arrows. Finally, someone could no longer hold on and knelt down and shouted: "I am willing to surrender and follow the prince to the capital to fight against the thieves."
One person knelt down, and then he knelt down one after another. Hundreds of people surrendered, and the sound of killing gradually stopped.
After a while, a general in his mid-thirties and medium build came over. When he saw King Lu, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "The last general, Lieutenant General Suo Longguan, Qiao Dao, didn't know that the prince was hard to save." Lord, you are guilty of arrogantly resisting the heavenly armies.”
"He who doesn't know is not guilty. The general suddenly wakes up and abandons the darkness and turns to the light. It is a great kindness. Please rise up!" King Lu personally helped the general, glanced at the "awakening" surrendered soldiers, and felt happy in his heart.
This is indeed a show, but that's what politics is all about. Some people take the lead and some follow. When there are more people, it becomes a real thing.
If they are rebels, even if these hundreds of soldiers can be used, they must be transformed.
But now, tell them that he is the "Savior of Jingnan" and they can use it immediately. As for the future, if you follow him for a long time, even if you know the truth, it won't matter.
Then he smiled and said, "We'll talk about it after entering the customs."
There is still a mansion in Suolong Pass. For a moment, a map was spread on the table in the hall. It was the map of the entire Qinzhou. King Lu was wearing armor and raised his eyebrows lightly. Eunuch Liao and Xie Chengdong were standing on one side.
“Mr. If you can't help yourself, you can take Qinzhou if you look back.
Xie Chengdong thought for a moment, then pointed to the map in front of him and said, "Your Majesty, if you get the Dragon Lock Pass, you can take advantage of the danger of Qinzhou and block the interference of the imperial court. I have already said this."
"Come on now, it can be said that the overall situation is half decided."
"But the imperial court controls the world, and its power is not that Qinzhou can reach. If we ignore the imperial court and rely on the heroic pass to look back and clean up Qinzhou, then when we finish cleaning up, we will find that the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops have been reorganized and arrived. Even if we can get more If you persist for a period of time and fight against the overall situation with one corner, you will inevitably lose."
"We must take advantage of the lack of time for the imperial army to mobilize and attack the capital immediately!"
"What?" King Lu froze, with a look of surprise on his face. He looked at Xie Chengdong and asked: "Our army only has 20,000 troops, how can we attack the capital?"
Xie Chengdong couldn't help but smile: "My lord, do you still remember what happened to King Stone four hundred years ago?"
"Stone King?" King Lu was thoughtful.
Just listen to Xie Chengdong say: "Back then, King Shi rebelled, captured Ningcheng, and proclaimed himself the king. However, in February, he ordered Lin Xiang to lead an expedition of 20,000 people to the north. Once he was close to the capital, he was surrounded by a large army because of his lone army. Strangulation.”
"Many people think this is a foolish move, and the army goes deep alone!" Xie Chengdong showed a disdainful sneer: "But this is actually a stroke of genius. If the prince studies history carefully, he will find that with just 20,000 troops, the capital was so frightened that he mobilized heavy troops to return. Teacher protection."
"The expeditionary force persisted for nearly two years, and during this period, King Shi's army almost entered uninhabited territory in the south, conquering important towns one after another, and became famous for a while."
"Why, it was actually the Northern Expedition that disrupted the imperial court's deployment, leaving no heavy troops in the south and no one to organize an overall encirclement and suppression campaign. After the Northern Expedition failed, the imperial court freed up its hands, and the states united to strangle them step by step. In thirteen years, this country was finally wiped out. Stone King.”
"The Stone King failed, but this history has left the secret of success, and we can improve it by striving for excellence. Our attack on the capital is just a strategy, not a deadly battle."
"We will capture whatever we can capture along the way. We will use the grain, money and troops we get to enrich our army, and even move it to Qinzhou. If we cannot capture it, as long as we cannot organize an attack, we can let it go. Along the way, we will propagate that the prince has invaded the harem and imprisoned the emperor. It is a matter of controlling the government and having treacherous ministers in power.”
"All of this will disrupt the imperial court's deployment and plans, and provide the Qinzhou Raiders with a stable and peaceful strategic condition."
"His Highness is the son of the emperor after all, and has a natural inheritance. The digestion of counties and counties is not comparable to that of King Shi and Marquis of Jibei. As soon as Qinzhou gets it, we can determine the direction and territory of our real attack based on the situation."
"I hope the Marquis of Jibei in the south can persist for more time, so that as long as we win the three states, we will have overcome the initial crisis and be able to compete with the imperial court."
"Shan, sir, you are really my military advisor." King Lu thought about it carefully, understood, and immediately smiled. Another report came from outside the door, and a Taoist hurriedly came up to report: "Yingzhou was defeated, and the Marquis of Jibei was killed. The imperial army has already returned to the court."
King Lu was shocked when he heard this: "What?"
There was a look of surprise and disbelief on his face, but Xie Chengdong was much calmer, and sighed and said: "I thought that the Marquis of Jibei didn't have the aura of a king, and I didn't want to be able to hold on even for this little time."
"However, this proves that the prince has great blessings. Do you think what would happen to us if this news arrived some time in advance?"
Seeing that Prince Lu calmed down slightly, Xie Chengdong said solemnly: "But now that the Marquis of Jibei is destroyed, our situation will be much more dangerous. Please make up your mind immediately."
(End of chapter)