Chapter 836: New Year's Eve, I wish everyone a safe year!
ps: On New Year's Eve, let go of worries and update the weather; stay up late, keep good luck, and be safe every year.
In the middle of autumn in August, Yinshan Langya Peak.
The roar that resounded through the valley stopped, and the ice cones as sharp as arrows and as dense as rain stopped flying in the sky.
The hard rock was scraped off three fingers thick by the innate True Qi and Gangsha, and was completely covered with glass-like ice crystals.
Dressed in a green shirt, with black hair flying in the wind, Zhu Biao's figure stood on the top of Langya Peak. Under his feet, a figure was clearly visible in the thick ice crystals.
The human figure was completely covered and wrapped in ice crystals, as if he were in an ice coffin. But there was no trace of ferocity or ferocity on his face, as if he was sleeping soundly. It was as if the blood hole the size of a copper coin on his chest did not exist.
"Brother Six, are we leaving like this? Didn't we say that we would use Hu Gou's head to pay homage to our uncle, great uncle and the dead clan members..."
Zhu Biao said nothing and walked down the mountain silently.
The system prompt of 1,000 gold for killing Dharma King Dharmaraja could not wake him up, nor could the system prompt for completing his first S-level mission wake him up. He was in a self-enclosed space.
In the dark world, you don’t hear, hear or see anything from the outside world!
Zhu Biao was immersed in the duel just now, and the final blow of the duel...
In a decisive battle that has long been determined to win or lose, how sad must it be for Dharma King Dhrita to come to the appointment. He came to fight Zhu Biao, settle his grudges with Zhu Biao, and also understand the relationship between Shanyu Wangting, who was renamed Wei Shi, and
Centuries of grudges in the Northern Han Dynasty.
Can Dharmaraja Dharmaraja win under heavy pressure? Do you dare to win?
I wish Biao victory in this battle!
If it were a truly free-spirited duel, Zhu Biao wouldn't just spit out a mouthful of blood and just break those two ribs.
Putting yourself in his shoes, in other words, if you were in the position of Dharma King Dhrita, the Northern Han Dynasty was at a critical moment of life and death, and the other party would have to die to accompany you. Will you die obediently like Dharma King Dhrita?
It would be too tasteless for an opponent who looks like Dharma King to perform a beheading ceremony!
August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The war between the Northern Han Dynasty, the State of Zhao, and the Hu people outside the Great Wall, which lasted for nearly twenty years, has come to an end. The thick curtain has fallen, and the Hu people have been divided into two. The former left-wing virtuous king Uda, with his own strength and
King Zuo Guli was the foundation, and he established himself as Rouran Chanyu. He fled to the royal court of Qianlongcheng in the far north grassland, and changed his family name to Wei Shi. Wuhan, the son of Wuji, succeeded him to the throne.
The two tribes surrendered to the Northern Han Dynasty, and the borders between Zhao and Han moved thousands of miles north.
Uda's heart was bleeding loudly. This ceded land of thousands of miles has a good climate, good water and grass, and is the most fertile pasture on the grassland.
But the situation is not up to anyone. After Zhu Biao defeated the remnants of Wuji, his immediate reaction was to fix him as well. If Wu Hengfei had not sent a letter at the right time, saying that he would use Wuda's troops to attack Dilu eastward, Zhu Biao would have
Biao's army may have already reached King Zuoguli's headquarters, which he had never set foot on.
The Northern Han Dynasty is marked by Yinshan Mountain. Just draw a horizontal line horizontally. With Yinshan Mountain as an innate barrier, it may be more difficult to operate in the north of Yanzhou and Luozhou, but the area north of Hezhou will definitely become a new area of the Han Dynasty.
state.
The geographical conditions there are very advantageous, and in the previous wars, Hexi and Hedong have managed this thousands of miles of land. As long as people are filled in, cultivated land, villages and cities will be built, and it will follow the north in a hundred years at most.
The ten states of the Han Dynasty today are generally the same.
It is hard to say that Zhao State has no geographical advantage. Even if they build some cities north of the current national border, the security problem cannot be solved. A land of thousands of miles will always be under the hooves of the prairie cavalry. Unless the Zhao people
Hengxin will build a new Great Wall in the north...
In September, Zhu Biao led 150,000 cavalry south to the Central Plains. However, the march route this time was not as before: Northern Han -> Zhongshan -> Northern Xinjiang, but directly crossed the border in Hedong to Chendi, and was guarded by Chendi
country, directly attack the eastern region of Northern Xinjiang.
At the same time, the Hedong Army in China must also prepare to join the large forces of the Han Army, and with Zhao Army, Zhongshan Army, and Hu Qi, that is, Wuda's Rouran Army, march to the eastern grassland battlefield in April next year at the latest, and the attack is still strong.
The Di tribe in the country. As for whether they will eventually wipe out the Dongyi in the east, that will happen later.
"This year's Chinese New Year, you can't be at home again..."
Nestling in Zhu Biao's arms, Shan Yuping felt a little lonely. In the past few years, Zhu Biao often fought, and the farther he fought, the further away from Hedong...
Zhu Biao had nothing to say. He was absent during the Chinese New Year last year, and it was the same this year.
"There are too many masters in the Central Plains. You must be careful when you get there. My child and I will wait for you at home."
He hugged her tightly with his arms, wishing he could rub him into his bones.
"Yeah, it hurts..."
Warmth and warmth can make people melt completely. But the day of separation will not be postponed for even a minute. On the fifth day of September, the army will go eastward.
Cangzhou, Qingchi.
The destination of Zhu Biao's army. The brilliance of the September sun was still reflected on the thousands of miles of plains, and five hundred knights galloped wantonly on the plains.
Above the head, an eagle hovered in the sky, flying very fast, high and low, at an alarming speed.
The strong and vigorous figure is like a king in the air. The majestic wind makes people look so uncomfortable! White clouds are floating around it, and there are bursts of eagle calls, which are loud, crisp, and even more aloof.
At the head of the war horse, a tall man in his fifties controlled the horse with his legs, freeing his hands to hold a large bow decorated with shining gems.
The whole body is ink crystal color, decorated with precious stones, gold and silver, and the big bow looks very luxurious and dazzling. But it is actually a really good bow. Without the arm strength of 500 kilograms, it cannot be pulled open.
But the five-stone bow was easily pulled apart in Chen Kui's hands without any effort at all.
Draw the bow, nock the arrow, and aim!
call out--
With a sharp sound, the flying falcon in the sky fell directly and fell to the ground with a thump.
A soldier ran over and lifted the eagle up. Everyone saw an arrow piercing the eagle's neck.
"The handsome shooter!" Immediately, an attendant cheered beside him.
A civil servant riding a horse beside Chen Kui also stroked his short beard, smiled and nodded in admiration.
Chen Kui laughed loudly, threw his bow to the attendant, and looked at the eagle with an arrow piercing his throat. He was extremely satisfied. "It's just an eagle, it's not worth mentioning. One day, I will pierce Tang Sheng's throat with an arrow," Chen Kui said.
That would be a great pleasure!”
"The commander-in-chief thinks highly of Tang Sheng. He is a man with both ends of the spectrum. He is an honest and shameless man. Everyone in the world will scold him. The lower officials will regard him as worse than a wild eagle."
Chen Kui, who had an arrogant temperament and had always looked down on Tang Sheng, the governor of Haizhou, was very happy to be served by his close ministers. Chen Kui was also in high spirits when he returned to the Zhaobu Mansion.
However, when the housekeeper ran to him and whispered something in his ear, Chen Kui, who was smiling, immediately became stern.
"Wu Xiyuan?" This person is Chen Kui's confidant. He was sent out to do something a few days ago. He must have finished the work and returned.
Chen Kui only thought for a moment and said, "Bring him to see me in the Little Flower Hall."
"Yes, sir." The butler responded and stepped back.
After a while, Wu Xiyuan saw Chen Kui.
"Wu Xiyuan, a humble official, has met the commander-in-chief." As soon as he entered the small flower hall, Wu Xiyuan immediately saluted Chen Kui.
Different from the frailty of civil servants and the bravery of military generals, this person's temperament tends to be capable.
If you meet Zhu Biao, you will immediately think of Zhu Ming.
Chen Kui was sitting on the main seat, holding a blue and white tea cup in his hand. Seeing Wu Xiyuan come in, he immediately asked: "Did something come to an end?"
"Commander, my humble position has been found out, so I came here to report to the commander." Wu Xiyuan straightened up and whispered. Although there was no chance of a third person appearing around here.
"Bizhi found an opportunity to get in touch with the imperial envoy and bribed one of the attendants. From his mouth, I learned that the imperial court sent an envoy to Haizhou this time to ennoble Haizhou Governor Tang Sheng as Qingchi Bo and reward me with Cangzhou.
A complete map of the world."
"What?" Chen Kui stood up suddenly after hearing this. But he knew that he had lost his composure in an instant. He raised his face, smiled self-consciously, and asked: "What's next? Has Tang Sheng's son taken the order?"
"Took it. Tang Sheng rewarded the special envoys generously and made them and his party feel comfortable."
Early on the morning of the third day, a light rain suddenly fell.
There are fewer and fewer passers-by on the streets, and so are the vehicles.
In front of the Zhaotong Mansion in Cangzhou, several doormen stood in the courtyard looking at the rain outside and chatting softly.
At this moment, a carriage came from a distance.
The guard instantly became energetic and stood upright.
The driver got out of the car, holding an oil-paper umbrella, and Wu Xiyuan's figure appeared in front of the Zhaofu Mansion.
"Master Wu?"
The famous man in front of the Marshal, Wu Xiyuan, is known to all the guards.
Until Chen Kui's study.
When Wu Xiyuan asked to see Chen Kui this time, he brought information that had just been transferred from Haizhou.
Naturally, this information is not too direct. It is impossible for ordinary people to place spies around people like Tang Sheng, the governor of a state, and a veteran in officialdom.
At least the Cangzhou Zhaoping Mansion did not have the foresight, ability, or time to place spies around Tang Sheng.
Wu Xiyuan could only extract useful content from the trivial information and report it to Chen Kui. This was his real responsibility.
"You are short-sighted. You really think that the King of Tang is going to be defeated. He only looks at the battle situation in Bozhou and does not look at the changes in Beiyu."
Chen Kui's current position is still neutral, but it feels like he is already leaning towards King Tang.
Because he had always been paying attention to the battle outside the Great Wall, he knew that King Tang was about to free up a hand.
"Xi Yuan, according to you, this is really the case. What purpose did the court have?" What Chen Kui is confused about now is why the court suddenly gave up on wooing him and gave Tang Sheng the title of Earl of Qingchi. This Qingchi
But it was the state governance of Cangzhou. It was clear that Tang Sheng was going to fight with him. But once the matter was made public, there was no room for relaxation between himself and the court. "Because Tang Sheng was already sixty years old, and the commander-in-chief had just learned of his destiny.
Because none of the three sons of the Tang Dynasty became talented. But the five sons of the Marshal were all outstanding."
"Hey! Don't say that. Chen Kui was born as a minister of Zhou and died as a ghost of Zhou. He has no disloyal heart."
"But it's only the fourth year." Wu Xiyuan smiled slightly, "Commander, what if it's fourteen years or twenty-four years? Do you still think so?
If the Tang Dynasty and the imperial court are in a stalemate in the Northeast, the commander-in-chief will sit firmly in Cangzhou. Will you still think so in ten years, twenty years, or even a hundred years from the commander-in-chief? You don’t want to pass on this legacy to the Five Dynasties
One of the gentlemen?"
"The princes in the court are not just freeloaders. Like the commander-in-chief, he is loyal in the early stage, selfish in the middle stage, and ambitious in the later stage. In the chaos of the Five Kings, there are more than one person and two people.
Not only the imperial court, I guess the King of Tang will also be on guard."
Chen Kui, who had never thought about this before, became obsessed on the spot after listening to Wu Xiyuan's words.
In October of the fourth year of Yuanwu, when heavy snow fell.
Tang Sheng, the governor of Haizhou, sent his eldest son to the court. At the same time, he gathered his troops and sent a message. He formally stood in the court queue and fired the "first shot" towards Cangzhou.
It's just that the timing of this 'first shot' was really wonderful. The road was blocked by heavy snow, which made it inconvenient for troops to march and transport supplies. Although Tang Sheng gathered 300,000 troops in Lianyun, they just sat in the barracks and the main force was infantry and cavalry.
The team did not take a step towards the west.
At this time, Zhu Biao's army continued to move forward in the snow without a care, traveling two to three hundred miles a day without slowing down much.
At the same time, the main force of the Tang army and the main force of the Zhou army in the Daizhou battlefield did not weaken due to the arrival of the heavy snow, but became more intense. Both sides knew that October was the last period of their fighting in the fourth year of Yuanwu.
When the time comes to November, the biting cold wind and ice and snow will make a war involving hundreds of thousands or millions of people impractical.
In mid-air, a sharp sound of breaking wind passed by, and a huge black shadow flew past the ground and hit the thick city wall, causing dust and rocks to fly everywhere.
"Boom!" A huge sound came from the collision between the boulder and the city wall. The collision was so loud that it shook the eardrums.
The relatively clean air suddenly became turbid.
The defenders on the city felt their bodies shake at first. A large amount of masonry debris and dust flew into the nostrils of some nearby defenders, choking them and causing them to cough repeatedly.
Even their eyes couldn't see clearly what was going on around them for a while.
The falling boulders landed heavily on the ground below the city with a "bang", leaving a deep pit on the hard ground.
"It seems that the so-called strong city wall is nothing more than that." Zhu Biao whispered as he looked at the Changping city wall that was rumored to have failed to be defeated by the Tang army three times in two years and three strong attacks, and was not afraid of being bombarded by large thunderbolt vehicles.
Of course, with his eyesight, he could see that a pit had appeared on the city wall where the boulder had hit it, and debris was falling downwards from the crack.
The blow just now obviously caused damage to the city wall. Amidst the dust and rocks flying, some soldiers of the Zhou army who were guarding the city were retreating.
Is it because they discovered that the thick city wall that previously protected Changping City from falling was not really intact as they thought?
Hurrying slowly, we finally arrived at the Daizhou battlefield in late October.
Zhu Biao's 150,000 cavalry did not immediately join the battlefield that was already at the end of the battle. The first order he issued was to correct the entire army for five days.
And I came here to see the indestructible Changping City just because I had five days of leisure time.
Zhu Biao spent three days to systematically understand the situation between the enemy and ourselves in Daizhou. In the next two days, he would pay close attention to the frontline operations and understand the true combat power of the Zhou army and the Tang army.
The answer is very good.
It was two levels better than Zhou Jun's first impression on Zhu Biao.
This is not difficult to understand. Zhu Biao knows that whether it is the Zhou army or the Tang army, their current main combat forces are county soldiers and border troops who have been trained for many years in the past. Their poor performance at the beginning was because they had not really experienced war.
, now, they are familiar with war. It is natural for their combat power to jump up two levels.
But Zhu Biao was not afraid at all. He had 150,000 cavalry at his disposal. More importantly, Xing Zuochang, the commander-in-chief of the Tang army in Daizhou, had no control over Zhu Biao. He was holding the command card of Tang Wangqin.
Zhu Biao is an absolutely independent combatant. At most, he occasionally cooperates with Xing Zuochang!
Five days later.
The system shows that Zhu Biaojun's morale, endurance, physical strength, and horsepower have all returned to 70 to 80%.
This state is ready for fighting. If he pursues perfection, Zhu Biao will have to wait at least five more days, but by then it will be mid-November.
"We will not attack the city or the camp. What you need to do is to completely cut off these, this, and these... seven key points."
To this end, Zhu Biao sent seven troops with 70,000 cavalry. He held the remaining military strength and reined in his troops, just waiting for the Zhou army to take the lead.
"Then what if Zhou Jun doesn't show up?"
Zhu Wu asked.
It was already freezing and snowy outside, so Zhou Jun could completely ignore it and just stay in the city to guard it.
"Then let's keep using it. It will last until next year. When next spring comes, what do you think of them?"
With these seven points in mind, the entire Zhou army's material transfer system in Daizhou came to a standstill. Perhaps the cities on the front lines of the Zhou army, such as Changping City, stored massive amounts of grain. Zhou's army could not starve to death in one winter.
However, when the army fights and people live, they need more than just food. Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, etc. have been the main things since ancient times, and food is only one of them.
Besides, there are iron tools.
There must be iron materials in the city, but with only the processing power of the Zhou army in Daizhou, can they take care of all the soldiers and civilians attached to them?
Even if they can take care of it, the Zhou army whose transportation line is pinched will use up some reserves or less. When next spring comes, the Tang army will be fully prepared on one side, and the Zhou army will rest on its laurels all winter.
If the fighting continues and the stalemate continues, the overall situation will definitely tilt towards the Tang army.
Everyone understood Zhu Biao's intention, and the atmosphere in the military tent became silent.
After the meeting, Zhu Zhong and Zhu Tong stayed.
"Sixth brother, Daizhou, we are new here. If we don't fight a good fight and show off our image, outsiders won't be convinced by us, right?"
You have the imperial order card of the King of Tang in your hand, and Xing Zuochang has nothing to do with you. Those Tang soldiers are all angry. But now... if everyone really squats on seven points for several months, what will happen?
There is no result in the battle. It is not only your people who have been lost, but also the face of Prince Tang. Brothers can’t hold their heads high..."
"You can't hold your head up after saying a few words? Can they say a few words to make our past military exploits disappear, or can they make the dead enemies alive?
Saying a few words can only encourage all our soldiers to be more energetic. When the time comes, they will look like little tigers.
When leading troops in a battle, you can't just rush forward, you have to whet your appetite when the time comes.
Our arrow has been sharpened enough in the grassland. However, when victory becomes a normal state, the passion for victory and the desire to win are also worn away.
We want to show off our image in Daizhou, so let’s hope that Zhou Jun will not show up!” (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
