The Qian Kingdom only had five states, connected to the Qingjiang River. Among them, Tongzhou and Youzhou were the most vast, but they were also the gateways to the imperial capital.
The terrain of the two states is flat, so in every war, these two states are the first to be attacked by the enemy, because they are convenient for cavalry charges.
As long as the pass can be broken, for enemy countries with powerful cavalry, especially Zhou, Tongzhou and Youzhou are like fish and meat on the chopping board, which can be manipulated at will.
Qingzhou and Jiangzhou are different. The terrain of the two states is steep, and Jiangzhou has a developed water system. The special geographical environment breeds many mountain bandits and water thieves who rob merchant ships and caravans.
At the beginning, there were countless bandits and bandits around Yuanjiang County, Jiangling Prefecture, where Zhao Kang was located, and it was thanks to these bandits who usually killed people without blinking an eye.
Zhao Kangcai relied on robbing food from bandits and bandits, and he led the people of Yuanjiang County to survive during that period of famine and war.
Therefore, the large number of bandits and bandits in Qingjiang and Jiangzhou has been a phenomenon since ancient times and is not surprising.
Zhao Kang did not expect Xiao Feiyu to be so smart. He took advantage of this and disguised his private army as bandits and hid them in the mountains.
This is indeed an excellent method. Once no one reports to the authorities, these bandits will remain safe and sound.
Local officials will not be idle to suppress bandits, after all, it is a hard job.
If you have to run all over the mountain with official officials, you may not be able to successfully suppress the bandits.
They can hide as bandits forever.
Secondly, it is very easy to obtain their food supplies. As long as there is a shortage of food, Xiao Feiyu can send his men to pretend to be merchants and let them rob several times.
This way it will not attract the attention of the court.
Zhao Kang's eyes became stern. He was certain that Xiao Feiyu must have several chambers of commerce under his command.
Specifically to provide supplies for his private army.
It can be seen from the fact that Xiao Feiyu is short of money. It is not easy to support tens of thousands of private soldiers.
And Zhao Kang has already thought about how these private armies will gather!
You only need to leave the mountains and take a merchant ship from Qingzhou, and you can reach Jianglingfu in less than two days by waterway.
From Jiangling Mansion to the Imperial Capital, it only takes less than three days at a fast pace. It is even very possible that this group of private troops have already arrived in the Imperial Capital!
The caravan is preparing the armor and weapons they need and transporting them to the imperial capital. It only takes an instant to form an army of ten thousand people!
"Good boy, I have imagined you as unfathomable as possible, but I still underestimated you!"
Zhao Kang snorted coldly, and Zhang Zheng beside him was a little confused and didn't understand why his face suddenly became so ugly.
"Zhang Zheng, you secretly summon the trapped soldiers, ask them to pretend to be Jianghu people, and rush to the imperial capital!"
Zhao Kang immediately ordered: "Are the false household registrations of the trapped soldiers ready?"
Zhang Zheng hurriedly said: "Report to the Imperial Master, preparations were made on the first day they entered Tongzhou, and not a single one of the 6,327 people was left behind."
"Let their commander come to see me." Zhao Kang said.
Zhang Zheng took the order and left, and soon walked in with a slender middle-aged man.
The man wears two swords at his waist.
He looked like an ordinary person, but as soon as he walked in, Zhao Kang felt a strong sense of oppression.
The warriors of Jingguo can be said to be the strongest individual warriors among the four northern kingdoms, and everyone is a warrior.
In the past, the commander of the trapped warriors was Ye Hongxue, but now that Ye Hongxue has taken a back seat as a civil servant, the person who takes her place will naturally not be a simple character.
Zhao Kang estimated that if he and his opponent were to fight to the death, the outcome would probably be between 50 and 50 at most.
Because the trapper is a ruthless character who has been trained in desperate situations on the battlefield, and his combat experience is far greater than that of a warrior who became a monk on the way.
"What's your surname, general?" Zhao Kang's expression softened a little.
The man respectfully performed a military salute. He was arranged to lead people to sneak into Tongzhou. Naturally, he already knew what to do from Wu Rulong.
"The curtain is rugged and I see the Imperial Master."
"You're welcome, General Shogun. Next, General Shogun, please gather your troops, leave Tongzhou as quickly as possible, and go to the imperial capital of Qian Kingdom as a Jianghu person, living outside in the inner city. I will meet you at Fengyue Tower Inn to explain the rest. thing."
Zhao Kang said quickly.
The craggy curtain said in a deep voice: "The general will obey your orders."
Zhao Kang thought for a while and said: "Don't expose your identity as a soldier."
Xiao Feiyu has too many spies in the imperial capital and has to be careful.
"National Master, please rest assured. Before joining the army, most of our trapped warriors were working in the world to earn a living, so there will definitely be no leaks." Mu Jixun nodded.
Only then did Zhao Kang feel relieved.
After Mu Jixun left, Zhang Zheng stepped forward and asked, "Master, what should I do?"
Zhao Kang's eyes were downcast and he thought for a moment before saying: "Guard Tongzhou. From today on, no one who wants to leave Tongzhou will be allowed to leave."
Zhang Zheng nodded, understanding that Zhao Kang asked him to guard the door to prevent Xiao Feiyu and others from escaping from Tongzhou after being defeated.
After a day of reorganizing the army in Tongzhou, Zhao Kang once again set out with Jingguo's 50,000 brave soldiers. The state officials along the way had received orders early to greet him.
Ten days later, Zhao Kang led his army to Tongzhou.
What greeted them was Li Yuan, the Minister of the Ministry of War. After all, this army was not the local army of Qian State, so it naturally needed him, the Minister of the Ministry of War, to arrange it.
"Welcome the imperial master." Li Yuan took charge of the etiquette and glanced at the army behind Zhao Kang seemingly casually, feeling a little shocked in his heart.
To see whether an army has strong combat power, you can get a glimpse of it from its military appearance and formation.
With just one glance, Li Yuan judged that the combat power of this brave soldier was definitely no worse than the Yan Ling Army, the strongest infantry in Qi.
Every soldier wears cloth armor, has a sword hanging on his waist, and holds a spear. They are very powerful.
After standing still, his eyes did not wander at all, which proved that the soldiers in this army were extremely determined.
Li Yuan sighed in his heart. The first battle destroyed the military structures of the Zhou, Qi, and Qian kingdoms, and only the Jing Kingdom remained intact.
For such a powerful army, Jing Guo could spend 50,000 at once, which is capital that Qian Guo cannot afford now.
"You're welcome, Your Excellency."
Zhao Kang stood up and dismounted, "This time the Qi State marches into Youzhou, your country. Our army has been entrusted by Your Majesty to lead our Dajing Yong soldiers to help. I will trouble you to worry about the placement of the army."
"The National Master's words are true. Your army has traveled thousands of miles to assist our country. The whole country is grateful. The National Master can rest assured that there will never be any mistakes in the resettlement issue."
Li Yuan gave up half of his body and said, "Please, Imperial Master!"
Looking at the imperial capital city gate behind him, Zhao Kang slowly squinted his eyes. The situation here was already turbulent and changing.
Whether he can decide the situation depends on how Xiao Feiyu will make his move next.
