"So, this is like the end of a movie in the Once Upon a Time series, it seems to be what Huang Feihong said after participating in the Lion King Tournament:
We won the gold medal, but Lost your country?"
Zheng Fan said while drinking tea.
In front of them, Xue San was grilling meat, Fan Li was helping to pile firewood, and Liang Cheng was sitting on the side watching.
After that battle, the Yan army advanced eastward again, and never encountered any more resistance from the Savage King's troops. What they encountered along the way were basically sporadic resistance from the local savage tribes.
Then, news came that Cheng Guoxue’s customs had been breached.
Jingnan Hou ordered the army to stop advancing eastward and station on the spot.
This time stationing is different from the previous battle to recuperate energy. This time it is purely because the battle cannot be continued.
Come to think of it, he is actually a fool."
"What's the matter?" Fan Li shouted.
"Eat your meat!"
Xue San turned around and continued to say to Zheng Fan:
"My lord, in this way, this battle is real." It's hard to continue the fight. Do we have to return to the court?"
"I don't know, we still have to wait for Jingnan Marquis to make his decision, A Cheng, what do you think?" Zheng Fan asked.
"My lord, this battle probably can't be fought anymore. If we continue to advance eastward, our troops are likely to be intercepted by the Savage King's heavy troops. Previously, we were able to march with unstoppable force all the way. , and it is also because the Savage King has always focused on the front line of Snow Customs. Now, he can completely free up his hands.
Furthermore, it is very dangerous for the army to hang alone in the snowy plains. Recently, I have been very careful. It was discovered that more and more soldiers were getting sick in the army.
The most important thing is that we no longer have a precise strategic goal."
Zheng Fan listened and drank. Drinking tea, since entering the snow, I have really become tired of eating meat, and I need tea to scratch away the greasiness in my stomach.
“It’s hard to do it, it’s hard to do it.”
Zheng Fan sighed, this was obviously a battle that he had won all the way, but ended up like this. situation.
The snowfield is so big that if you want to rule it or play "subjugate the country and destroy the species", the cost will be unbearable.
Liang Cheng said:
"Unless Emperor Yan is willing to show the same courage as when he went south to Qian Kingdom, mobilize more than 300,000 cavalry, and then enter the snowy fields, for this It will take two years to completely defeat and pacify Xueyuan."
Zheng Fan immediately said: "This is unrealistic."
We can gain population by fighting against Qian Country. and wealth; if you attack Jin, you can get land.
What can you get from hitting the snowfield?
It is also possible. For example, there must be a lot of cattle, sheep and horses seized this time.Zheng Chengshou and a group of powerful landowners near Shengle City had enough to eat, but think about what a terrible logistical burden it would be to send an army of 300,000 people to the expedition. By then, the captured cattle and sheep would not be enough to eat.
Furthermore, if that barbarian king is playing guerrilla warfare with you, trying to keep the green hills without worrying about having no firewood, deliberately not fighting you, deliberately avoiding you, is it possible that the three of you will really have to surrender? One hundred thousand cavalry playing a cat and mouse game with them on the snowy field?
Facts have proved that the Savage King can indeed do such a thing.
To put it another way, even if the snowfield is really pacified, how can we rule such a vast and desolate area?
Ten or twenty years later, there will inevitably be recurrences. It would be better to suppress it. If not, then all the hard work will be in vain.
At this time, a soldier came over.
"Master Zheng, the Marquis calls you over."
Zheng Fan nodded, indicating that he understood.
Xue San picked up a piece of freshly roasted pheasant and said:
"Sir, take this with you. There are chicken ribs in it, and you can make up a golden sentence."
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The demon kings also worry a lot about how their lord behaves in front of important people.
Liang Cheng refuted ruthlessly:
"How did Yang Xiu die?"
Xue San stopped talking.
Zheng Fan signaled with his eyes to several of his subordinates. Instead of grabbing any useless items, he straightened his armor first and then came to the commander's tent.
In the handsome tent, Tian Wujing was sitting there alone, reading a book in his hand.
There is a stove next to it, and soup should be simmering on it. It is quite fragrant.
When Zheng Fan got closer, he realized that what Tian Wujing was holding was actually "Zheng's Art of War".
Zheng Chengshou’s old face immediately turned red.
Seeing Zheng Fan come in, Tian Wujing put down the book in his hand and motioned for Zheng Fan to sit down.
Zheng Fan sat down and Tian Wujing pointed at the book and said:
"The situation that day was very similar to the 'Empty City Strategy' in your book."< /p>
When the blind man helped Zheng Fan "write a book", he added Sun Tzu's Art of War and Thirty-Six Stratagems into it.
"Master Hou..."
"Alas."
Tian Wujing sighed.
In Zheng Fan's impression, Tian Wujing rarely showed such emotions. He had always been like a rock.
"The situation has deteriorated. You may not know that the Snow Customs to the south is equivalent to a flat plain for the savages. The worst estimate now is that the savages have already wreaked havoc in less than half of the country. "
"So fast?"
"There is nothing unpleasant about this. The Jin people have been building their own cities and fortresses on the snowy plains more than a hundred years ago.
So, although Snow Customs is a blockade between Xueyuan and Sanjin due to terrain reasons,It is located at the throat, but in fact, it has long been no longer the front line for the Jin people to guard against the barbarians.
It is precisely for this reason that the Jin people have no important towns or defenses to the south of Xuehaiguan. ”
For hundreds of years, the people of Jin have oppressed and bullied the barbarians. After the Situ family established its status as the largest clan in the eastern part of the Jin Kingdom, they continued to exploit the outside world.
Jin State and Xueyuan are naturally blocked by the Tianduan Mountains. The road from Shengle City to Xueyuan is actually a relatively easy way to cross the Tianduan Mountains. Otherwise, there would not be a trade route here. On the east side, there is a smooth road that directly connects the Xueyuan and the Jin Kingdom. The pass on this smooth road is the Snow Customs.
But because the battle line was pushed to the snowy fields early, the Snow Customs was closed. Although the geography is very good, strategically, it has not been taken seriously for almost a hundred years.
This time, after Chengguo's series of failures almost destroyed the cities and strongholds in the snowy plains outside the pass, the Snow Customs was thought of. It’s important. Who knew that there would be another wave of gifts, and the Snow Customs would also be lost. Next, the savages would go south, which was really smooth.
“You said before that you wanted to lead someone to suppress the savages in Shengle City. This errand, I'm afraid it won't work. The situation in Chengguo may be more serious than imagined. It's hard to say whether it can survive.
If the Situ family did not hold on, half of the land of the Three Jins would be reduced to pastures for barbarians, and the barbarians would also master Jin people's craftsmanship and other technologies, and their warriors would also be able to wear The armor will no longer be as fragile as the opponent it faces this time. ”
“This is a big deal, and the general will know the importance in the end. ”
In the past, the savages were just a minor nuisance, and they only needed to be beaten from time to time. Zheng Fan can take over this job.
But now, the savages are likely to become a major problem, and the Yan Kingdom It is impossible for the imperial court to let Zheng Fan deal with it, and will definitely arrange a general.
Now that Chengguo has not been destroyed, the situation has not completely collapsed, so the imperial court is likely to let Li Bao's troops move to the front line of Xinsu City.
If the situation continues to deteriorate, Marquis Jingnan will have to go to the front line to control the town in person.
"The Savage King is indeed a character. This time, It could be said that there were not enough troops sent, or it could be said that the Savage King got what he wanted at the smallest cost. ”
“Don’t worry, Lord Marquis. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll just fight back from the Situ family’s boundary in the future and take back the Snow Customs House again.” "
"This is something that the court will consider. However, in the final analysis, it is not all bad. Faced with such a situation, the Situ family will probably choose to ask His Majesty to surrender. ”
Internal attachment means that the whole country will surrender to you and surrender to the throne.
Because in this war, Yan State did not take advantage of the situation and sent troops to help you. , it can be said to be full marks in terms of human relations and morality;
Secondly, not to mention the internal strife in the Chu State at present, even if there is no internal strife in the Chu State, there have been intermittent frictions and small battles between the Situ family and the Chu State. tenIn the year, it was impossible to seek help from Chu State.
As for the Qian Kingdom, let’s not talk about the combat effectiveness of the Qian army. Even if the Situ family is willing to invite them, the Qian Kingdom is willing to send troops. Believe it or not, as soon as your army leaves the territory of the Qian Kingdom, the Yan Kingdom’s cavalry will soon come. Come here to collect heads?
So, the Situ family now has no choice but to annex Dayan.
After such calculation, the benefits of the Yan State this time are still great. Of course, the premise is that the Situ family cannot be taken away by another wave, otherwise the Yan State, which has just ended the Three Kingdoms War, will I will clean up the mess of the Eastern Jin Dynasty again.
"Master Hou, I really can't understand how the Situ family could be so stupid?"
"There are internal reasons here. What is the specific situation? I will wait for the military report from there in the future. However, I guess that it was Situ Lei who killed his father to seize the throne, which caused a split within the Situ family. Situ Lei is the third son of the old family leader. Although he is not the legitimate son, he is the best. One of them is also recognized as the future successor of the Situ family.
His two brothers were kicked out by him early, and they were known as guarding the snowy plains to prepare for border dangers and guard the border for the family. "
"So, here..."
"It's not certain yet. Let's see if there will be news that Situ Lei's two brothers died in the battle later, but the spy In Si's earliest investigation of the Savage King, there was speculation that the Savage King had a very close relationship with the eldest son and the second son of the Situ family. In front of them, he claimed to be his adopted grandson and called them both great grandfathers. The second grandfather also has close business dealings with those two young masters.”
If this is the case, then the Situ family’s defeat is not unjust. Of course, you can’t blame Situ Lei for self-destruction. The Great Wall, because no one could have predicted before that savages would become the climate again. Originally, his two brothers were just thrown out and sent away from the political center.
What’s more, even the savage king is really able to let go of his arrogance and accept Situ Lei’s two brothers as grandfathers, which is even more embarrassing than accepting them as adopted sons.
But this can be considered as a blessing.
Tian Wujing pointed to the pot on the small stove beside him and said:
"Stop talking about this, how about some chicken soup?"
"Hou I still have to drink my chicken soup."
"Heh."
When Zheng Fan was about to stand up to serve it, Tian Wujing raised his hand and motioned for Zheng Fan to sit down. He picked up the pot with his own hands and placed it on the table. He took two more bowls and started filling the soup.
While serving the soup, Tian Wujing scooped out a piece of chicken ribs and put it into Zheng Fan's bowl. At the same time, he asked:
"Chicken ribs, do you like it?"
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“I like it!!!”
Zheng Fan, regardless of how hot it was, reached out to pick up the chicken ribs and chewed them with his teeth, making them crunchy and crunchy.
Tian Wujing shook his head and said:
“It’s just that these chicken ribs have no meat and no taste.”
“Master Hou, these days there is no meat. After eating too much, I just want to eat something tasteless. I like it! ”
"Haha."
Both of them picked up their bowls and drank the soup slowly.
After everyone finished drinking,
Jingnan Hou gently placed the bowl on the table and said:
"Withdraw troops tomorrow."