The raid on Tiger Hill Castle did not create too much of a stir between the two countries. It was not until an important grain and grass transit town in the Shang Kingdom was raided by a group of seventy or eighty Chu elite cavalry that the senior leaders of the Shang Kingdom suddenly woke up.
A seemingly mindless raid actually had another effect, which was to drag the border defense force on that side to the other side, allowing a team of elite cavalry to drive straight into the empty defense line and directly destroy it with the lives of a team of elite cavalry.
An important food and grass town, the army on the front line was somewhat loose. It was such looseness that the border guard king seized the opportunity to counterattack. He went straight and launched a beautiful counterattack. It only took less than half a month.
Within a matter of seconds, half of the opponent's army was pushed back to the other side of the border, and a large area of lost territory was recovered.
In the territory of the King of Border Guards, more people knew the whole story. Many people praised the King of Border Guards for his bravery and strategy, while very few people talked about the sacrifice of one hundred elite cavalry and the more than one hundred soldiers from the Tiger Hill Fort.
Little pawn. Only the King of Border Guards erected an unnamed monument on a hilltop for those warriors to commemorate those warriors whose names he didn't even know. Of course, this is a story later.
The border guard king rarely made a good comeback, and the people of the several states in the fiefdom all cheered and encouraged. Those people who had not had time to go far away seemed to feel that this place was still safe, and they shed tears silently and chose to observe for a while.
The King of Border Guards rewarded the soldiers greatly on the border. People thought that the King of Border Guards did not have much wealth. However, it can be seen from this reward that there are still rewards. It is not as popular as popular rumors. It will only leave the soldiers with hard work.
No credit.
In a county on the border, the border guard king and some important generals held a celebration banquet. Everyone was filled with smiles that had been suppressed for a long time. They were too eager for a big victory to break the rumors, and they had to use a
A big victory to boost morale.
"Your Majesty, this cup will be dedicated to Your Majesty." A general who was still wearing armor picked up the big bowl in his hand and congratulated the King of Border Guards, while also showing his drinking capacity.
The border guard king drank down his wine bowl without hesitation, and said happily: "This victory is just the beginning. As long as we are united, we will definitely be able to let the merchant army come and go from wherever it comes.
Here, I can promise that as long as we drive all the merchants who bully others back to their hometowns, I will reward you according to your merits and you will not miss a cent."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Come on, let's continue drinking. If nothing else, we have enough wine. These are fine wines shipped from Danzhou. Dear generals, please don't feel sorry for me. Aren't you always saying that the fine wines in Danzhou are not as good as those in Danzhou?
Girl, I think this wine is just like the girl from Danzhou, delicate and charming. All the lovers may as well treat this wine as that girl from Danzhou and try it. When the battle is over, I will reward you.
A few of the girls from Danzhou that I dream of." The border guard king was already looking forward to them.
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
At this time, a general ran over in a panic and whispered in the ear of the slightly drunk border guard king: "Your Majesty, something happened to the lady."
"What?!" After hearing this, the border guard king, who had an outburst of personality, suddenly sobered up. He grabbed the general and asked: "Isn't she staying at home? How could something happen?"
"The end of the general is not over. This is what the personal guard of Lord Kenji said. Lord Kenji has already traced the traces of the young lady." General Bi said tremblingly. Although it was not his fault, accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, for fear that you will suffer disaster.
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"Where's the personal guard?"
"Waiting in the prince's study."
The border guard king left the banquet without saying hello to the generals. At first, the generals thought that the merchant army was coming again, but it seemed that something had happened to the prince's family. Although they were a little happy in their hearts, they couldn't show it. After looking at each other for a few times,
After a while, he took the rare wine and left this temporary palace happily.
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At the Prefectural Mud's Mansion in Guanshuicheng City, Danzhou, an old acquaintance of Chen Mo, Lu Jun, and Danzhou Prefectural Mud Yan Shiji were having tea and chatting in a small pavilion.
"It seems your strategy worked." Yan Shiji said with a faint smile.
"Those generals always pursue the most profound military tactics and often ignore the simplest and most practical strategies. I said at the beginning that I would serve the prince, but you disagreed." Lu Jun was a little proud but also a little regretful.
"Lu Lang's talent is not in those borders. The generals there are enough. What the border guard king lacks is not people who know how to fight. What he lacks is what the fighters need. And we have these things and have our support.
, how could they not work hard, and we have more important things to do, and these things are not as simple as confronting the Shang army." Yan Shiji said slowly, pouring a cup of fragrant tea for Lu Jun to relax.
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"If we do it so obviously, we won't be afraid of the court..." Lu Jun was a little worried. After all, taking such an obvious side would make the prince who currently controls the government jealous.
"Why should we be afraid? People are knocking on the door. We are just fighting back. We are also the people of Chu State. Since the court is incapable of caring about life and death here, it cannot let us people rise up to resist foreign enemies. If this happens
At that time, the imperial court dared to make trouble for us. Even if the border guard king could not come forward, the common people living at the bottom would come forward for us without us doing anything. Could it be that the prince wanted to order us common people to let the Shang Kingdom stand with our heads raised?
Do you want the army to kill you?"
"What Shi Ji said makes sense, so how should we deal with things in the west?"
"Don't worry, you have to eat the rice one bite at a time, and you have to sip the tea slowly." Yan Shiji picked up his tea cup, put it in front of his nose, and smelled it gently: "It's so fragrant, Lu Lang, you might as well smell it first
, when you taste it, you will have a different taste."
Lu Jun smiled and said, "Your students have learned seven or eight points from you in tea tasting."
"Seven to eight points are easy to learn, but the last two or three points are the essence and the most difficult to learn. He is still far from it."
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In the East Palace of the Imperial City of the Chu State, Prince Jiang Zuo saw the three thousand miles express delivery and slapped the express envelope heavily on the table covered with gorgeous brocade. He said with some annoyance: "Shang Jun
What are you doing for food? My good big brother counterattacked you."
"Your Highness, why are you still angry after winning the battle? If someone knew about it, they would think that Your Highness had colluded with the Shang Kingdom." the Crown Princess reminded.
"Isn't that why I said that because there is no third person besides you and me?" Prince Jiang Zuo said angrily. Although he did not collude with Shang Guo, he had a tacit understanding. He made the eldest prince
If you send them there, you will clearly tell the Shang people that they are there and it is up to you whether you can eat them or not. This has been the case in the royal family's fights from ancient times to the present. They kill each other and kill others with borrowed knives. Jiang Zuo
I believe that the Shang Kingdom can also see that they have a tacit understanding to help the prince solve the stumbling blocks to the throne, so the prince will not care too much about the territory they captured.
"It's better to do less with such a tacit understanding. Even if the eldest prince dies in battle, it will create greater hidden dangers for you." The princess helped the prince organize the things on his desk and said calmly.
"Then what else can be done?" When the prince heard what she said, he secretly said that there was another way.
"The emperor went to Shenxiao Pavilion some time ago, and my father was also lucky enough to go there, where he met an expert." The princess did not finish her words, but the prince had fully understood the meaning.
"My beloved, you are still thoughtful in your work. How do you want me to reward you?" The prince hugged the princess's slender waist and looked at her blushing cheeks.
"Father said that Shuhua has been in the East Palace for so long, but there is still no movement in her belly." The Crown Princess touched her still-still belly and said in a low voice.
"Then it's better to choose a day than to hit the sun. I heard a great Feng Shui expert said that the East Palace is very angry, so why not just stay here..." The prince said and slowly untied the princess's clothes.
"Right here? It's not too bad, right?" The Crown Princess half-heartedly agreed, but in such a spacious place, she was still a little nervous and a little excited.
"Everyone, stand down." The prince shouted in this place where there were only two people, and then continued: "That's it, no one will dare to break in here without the order of His Highness."
"Hmm~" The Crown Princess nodded shyly and allowed the Prince to undress and undress her.
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Time is going back a little bit.
On the ninth day after arriving in the Shang Kingdom, Chen Mo still didn’t know what kind of opportunity their raid on Tiger Hill Castle had brought to the Chu Kingdom, no, to the border guard king. He also didn’t know, because of their fearlessness,
What kind of consequences would it bring? They were now looking for an opportunity to return to Chu State in this unfamiliar place.
After Chen Mo and the woman inquired about Ziyun Villa, they traveled along the road for two more days and still did not find the place called Ziyun Villa. Could it be that the woman had deceived him? Chen Mo had to doubt at this time.
, or maybe the villa is not as close as he thought, or maybe their footsteps are too slow, there is no way, there are two injured people, it is really a burden, Chen Mo even regrets saving them
Off to the battlefield.
"If you choose to live here, it's okay." Chen Mo said.
"Impossible, even if I die, I will go back to Chu State and die on the border. I will not live here." Santengzi decisively refused. "If you have to drag you down, you
You can go alone, I will take Ergouzi to find the way back by myself."
Seeing his firm gaze reminded Chen Mo of the corps commander. There was something in common between their eyes that Chen Mo couldn't explain.