This time, the southern expedition army headed by Duke Wolong and Emperor Long dispatched a number of up to 800,000, basically an army of barbarian warriors, known as a million-strong army. They successfully conquered two and a half counties all the way, and arrived at the foot of Dongyang County.
There are three major tribes in the Upper Nanman: the Fire Division, the Water Division and the Gu Division.
The two sides faced off inside and outside Dongyang County for more than half a month, with neither side even conducting the most basic probing.
Compared to the human race, an army of one million is really not that many. The armies of the four anti-kings all exceed ten million. Even the Southern Barbarians, which have a smaller population, each of the seven major armies has an army of one million.
However, the Ancient Barbarian Emperor Clan has a small population, and the 800,000 barbarian army has gathered from multiple tribes. In addition, the Ancient Barbarian Emperor Clan is good at fighting, and it is also a very strong military force!
Outside Dongyang County, 800,000 barbarian troops were camped. The military camps stretched for dozens of miles, blocking the way north from Dongyang County.
I have to admit that the choice of the barbarian army's military camp site is quite good. They can advance and attack, and retreat and defend.
Another day passed, and Di Long, Di Zhen and other barbarian army leaders gathered in the military tent in the middle of the camp, worried and worried, with sad faces on their faces.
They had been facing off against the enemy for more than half a month, and there was no fighting. On the surface, it looked very relaxed, but these barbarian leaders felt that their days were like years, and they might as well fight a quick battle.
The daily logistics consumption of the 800,000-strong army is also an astronomical figure, but the war has made no progress and no movement. If the barbarian army had not captured two and a half counties before, this would be a serious crime and would be punishable by military law!
"Report to the young master! There is no news about Elder Tiethorn so far..."
Elder Di Zhen thought for a while, then bravely reported to Di Longhui. He hesitated for a moment, and then quickly added: "My king's army is almost here. Will there be any unknown changes that we are waiting for?"
Di Long nodded with an ugly face, indicating that he understood. Most of the people present looked even more sad, and the atmosphere was silent and depressing.
"There must have been changes, otherwise my king would not have led the expedition in person, and dispatched the three generals Luowu, Zhongwu and Ziwei, as well as three million troops, basically mobilizing half of our country's mobile army!"
Di Mingdie looked around in confusion at the people present, and analyzed with a confident tone. After a pause, he quickly added: "With such a lineup, where can't we attack? Why come to the south? It's obvious that there is something wrong with the imperial commander's personal expedition!"
The south is notoriously remote and desolate, with poor mountains and rivers. Countless dynasties in the past were not really unable to conquer it, but they felt that the gains outweighed the losses. Therefore, the main focus was to appease and recruit surrender. As long as the various tribes and major forces of the Southern Barbarians recognized the rule of the current dynasty, it would not
A big fight.
With the current situation in the country and Liguo, it is even more impossible to launch a major war against the south. If the barbarians had not taken the initiative to ask for help and vowed to do so, it would have been difficult to pass the southern campaign strategy.
"Why……"
Dilong's eyes were bloodshot from the pain. He sighed and asked in a hoarse voice: "Where is the priest? Do you have any instructions?"
"No! There was no sound. Even though we sent Tonghu and dozens of people to Lidu to contact us, there was still no response!"
Elder Di Zhen shook his head and replied with a slightly trembling voice.
Elder Di Zheng reminded: "According to the intelligence, the vanguard of my king's army...General Ziwei and the Zijia Army will be able to arrive here in the future, right?"
Di Long gritted his teeth, looked around at everyone present with sharp eyes, and said:
"Now, we have only two choices. First, attack the city as soon as possible at any cost; second...immediately surrender to the Southern Barbarians. However, my king's army has arrived in Sui'an County, and our people in Xuancheng County will
There is no more danger!"
"What?!"
Everyone present was shocked, but before they could respond, Di Mingdie was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He stood up in shock and exclaimed. He stared at Di Long in disbelief and asked:
"What happened? How could my brother come up with such a ridiculous strategy?"
"..."
Di Long, Di Zhen, Di Zheng and other insiders were speechless, their eyes wandered, and they did not dare to look at Di Mingdie.
Others were confused and knew something was wrong, but they didn’t know what was going on!
"You secretly colluded with the southern barbarians? And you let my king know about it?"
Di Mingdie's thoughts changed, and he stared at Di Long and asked in a deep voice.
"ah?!"
The expressions of half of the people present changed drastically and they exclaimed in surprise.
The faces of Di Long, Di Zhen and others changed. They tried to persuade Di Mingdie to swallow it, but now that the matter had come to this, there was no point in denying it.
"No wonder... our army has been camped for more than half a month and has made no move. My king has been practicing hard in seclusion, and suddenly he came out of seclusion to march in person..."
Di Mingdie's pretty face turned pale, she was in a trance and murmured to herself in sudden enlightenment. Then she looked at Di Long, Di Zhen and the others, and cursed as if iron could not be transformed into steel:
"Confused! A bunch of fools! How could they come up with such a crooked trick? My king has always treated my clan well. Among the three nobles and nine ministers, my clan accounts for one-third, but you are still not satisfied and ungrateful?!"
"Ahem! Ahem! The matter has come to this, and it is useless to accuse. The most important thing now is... what should we do? What is my king thinking?"
Elder Di Zhen, who was the instigator, coughed several times with a pale face, and thought hard. After a pause, he continued with some anxiety: "With the army of the imperial commander, it is not difficult to defeat us, unless our army surrenders to the Nanman.
…”
"Stupid! Damn it!"
Di Long, Di Zheng and other people who wanted to rebel were still pondering and pondering, but Di Mingdie was so angry that he jumped to his feet and cursed. He pointed his white onion-like finger at Elder Di Zhen and cursed:
"Even now, you are still thinking of such a bad idea?! Are you a fool? You are as stupid as a pig!"
"presumptuous!"
After all, Di Zhen was a respectable person, and being insulted by Di Mingdie in public, he couldn't help but become angry from embarrassment.
Di Mingdie showed no sign of weakness and spat in a cold voice: "There is something even more outrageous! I believe that if the priest were here, he would definitely deal with you directly according to the clan rules. If you fail to succeed, you will fail!"
"Mei! How can you be so rude to uncle?"
Di Long warned with a straight face, then softened his tone and asked for advice: "Now, what should I do with my sister's thoughts?"
"What to do? Do you still have to ask? Of course we attack the city as soon as possible, that's just a superficial attitude! Do you really want to wait for my king to arrive and just leave it to fate? A bunch of fools!"
Di Mingdie responded without hesitation, paused, looked at Di Long, Di Zhen and others looked hesitant, and shouted angrily:
"The imperial army is about to arrive. How can you still take chances when it is so obvious?! Even if we join the Southern Barbarians and get a place to breathe, what will happen to the tens of millions of people in Xuancheng County? You want to be our tribe forever?
Sinner?"
"But... what if my king takes action against our army?" Di Long asked hesitantly.
"My king wants to attack our people, do you think we can really run away? Can the Southern Barbarians really protect us?"
Di Mingdie asked, staring at his big bright eyes, and then quickly reminded:
"Brother has been blinded by ambition! We are waiting to attack the city as soon as possible, not to remedy the situation, but to express our position, don't you understand? Fortunately, so far, we have not made any actual rebellion, otherwise the strong men from the four palaces would have arrived long ago.
Instead of supporting the nominal imperial commander's personal expedition."
"If we attack the city, the losses will be huge. Our army's previous considerations are not entirely unreasonable! With our army alone, it will be too difficult to capture Dongyang!" Elder Di Zhen understood, but said a little unconvinced.
