"Every time I dock at a place called Bali in Shanbei Kingdom. Since Zhongshan Kingdom attacked Shanbei Kingdom, there are almost no people in that place. That place is an inlet, and the prince's big ship can also dock. And from then on
After landing, it was less than a hundred miles away from Dadaocheng, the capital of Shanbei Kingdom. The common people once secretly went to Dadaocheng. There were almost no means of defense there, not even a city wall. As soon as the prince's army arrived, they could defeat them in one day.
Conquer Dadaocheng."
As Sun Jinman spoke, he drew a rough picture on the paper with a brush.
Although his painting skills are really limited, his memory is very good. As he talks while painting, he can describe the route and the terrain of Shanbei Country quite clearly.
"The emperor of the Shanbei Kingdom is called Shang Zhenyuan. He is said to be about fifty years old. This man has no ability. In the past two years, his brother Shang Dingtian has beaten him to the point where he has no power to fight back. The army of the Zhongshan Kingdom attacked several times and occupied the mountain.
Thirty percent of the territory of the Northern Kingdom. If it hadn’t been known a while ago that the three kingdoms in the Tang Dynasty had joined forces to take advantage, and the Zhongshan Kingdom stopped attacking the Shanbei Kingdom, I’m afraid that the Shanbei Kingdom would have been destroyed by the Zhongshan Kingdom.”
Sun Jinman said: "It is said that Shang Zhenyuan is not good at fighting, but he seems to be very fond of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Speaking of which, if the three brothers of the Shang family really want to fight, even if Shannan and Shanbei join forces, it will not be the same as the Zhongshan Kingdom.
Their opponents. Shang Zhenyuan was obsessed with chess, calligraphy and painting, while Shang Xuan, the emperor of Shannan Kingdom, was obsessed with arithmetic and celestial phenomena. Shang Dingtian, on the other hand, was very capable in the military. It is said that none of the three brothers were aborigines from Liuqiu. Specifically,
I don’t know how many years ago we arrived in Liuqiu. The three brothers later disagreed and parted ways, establishing the Three Kingdoms of Shannan, Shanbei and Zhongshan respectively.”
"According to the people I captured from Liuqiu, five years ago, Shang Xuan and Shang Zhenyuan joined forces to attack the Zhongshan Kingdom, but were defeated by Shang Dingtian. The armies of the two countries lost more than 30,000 people.
, and since then it has no strength to compete with the Zhongshan Kingdom. After Shang Dingtian rested for two years, he began to send troops to attack the other two countries. In the past few years, the armies of Shanbei and Shannan have been retreating steadily, and their territory has been reduced by nearly half.
."
"This Shang Dingtian is very clever, and people in Liuqiu call him a god in his military skills. In several battles with Shannan, the armies of Shannan and Shanbei always defeated more with less. On one occasion, he sent 600 warriors to bypass
They broke through the defense line of Shanbei Kingdom and rushed directly into Dadaocheng. However, because they had too few troops, they burned the palace of Shanbei Kingdom and then withdrew."
Liu Ling leaned on the chair, supported his chin with his slender palm and asked, "How old is this Shang Dingtian?"
Sun Jinman said: "Shang Dingtian is the youngest of the three brothers. The eldest brother is Shang Xuan, who is almost sixty years old. Shang Zhenyuan is over fifty years old, but Shang Dingtian is less than forty years old. It can be seen from this that,
Their mother is very fertile. After giving birth to the eldest son, it took another twenty years before she gave birth to Shang Dingtian."
Sun Jinsheng frowned and said, "Brother, don't say such useless things!"
Sun Jinman curled his lips and said, "Didn't the prince just say that everything should be done in detail? Just say whatever comes to mind. Don't make any omissions."
Liu Ling smiled and said, "How many troops does Zhongshan have?"
Sun Jinman scratched his hair, frowned and thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, these common people really don't know. Your Majesty also knows that the people I snatched back are all women. They don't care about those things at all. If you ask
They must know how much rice they use to make porridge. However, I have heard that Shang Dingtian's requirement for military training is to strive for excellence rather than more. Although Zhongshan Kingdom is the largest among the Three Kingdoms, it has the smallest military strength. It is just a matter of fighting.
, ten people from the other two countries may not be able to defeat three people from the Zhongshan Kingdom. Shanbei and Shannan were severely weakened after losing 30,000 people. It can be seen that the Zhongshan Kingdom only has an army of 10,000 people at most.
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Liu Ling asked: "Didn't Liuqiu's army attack Quanzhou this time with tens of thousands of troops?"
Sun Jinman said carelessly: "What tens of thousands of troops are not all mountain people? The men of the Gaoshan tribe on Liuqiu Island are very fierce, and together they form an army. This time Liuqiu Island sent tens of thousands of people to Quanzhou
, maybe even if all the strong men were gathered together. Moreover, the people on the island suffered heavy casualties this time, and those who fled back were all from the Zhongshan Kingdom. Most of the rabble from the other two countries were killed by the prince's soldiers.
Kill them. Now the two countries in the north and south of Shanxi will not be able to gather any soldiers who can fight."
Sun Jinman was very sure.
Liu Ling nodded and said, "You know how to tell me everything, especially about Shang Dingtian."
Sun Jinman thought for a while and said: "Oh! By the way, I heard that after the people on Liuqiu Island escaped this time, it was said that the three brothers had a big quarrel again. In the end, they broke up on bad terms. Shang Dingtian vowed to kill the other two brothers.
The country was attacked and destroyed. Shang Zhenyuan and Shang Xuan left in anger and returned to their capital. Prince, I just don’t understand. Since Shang Dingtian vowed to destroy the other two countries, why didn’t he just kill his two brothers?
Caught? Such a good opportunity, I will definitely not let it go. As long as his two brothers are caught, there will be no leader in the south and north of the mountain. Isn’t it easy to destroy him? "
Liu Ling smiled and said: "Three interesting brothers, probably Shang Dingtian disdains using such a method. He feels that he can completely destroy the other two countries in an honest and fair manner, and he can even destroy the other two countries by this method.
His two brothers will not be convinced either. But from this point of view, although the three brothers do not get along, they have no intention of killing each other."
Liu Ling thought for a while: "Maybe... these three brothers are just fighting?"
"Grudge?"
Sun Jinman couldn't understand: "Why are the three brothers fighting? Each one builds a country and sees who destroys whom in the end?"
Liu Ling's eyes lit up and he said: "Sun Jinman, what you said is probably the truth. These three brothers are not natives of Liuqiu. Have you heard about where they come from?"
"Some people say that they went to Liuqiu Island from Quanzhou, but the grassroots have been living in Quanzhou for a long time. I have never heard of a Shang family with such powerful three brothers. There is also a theory that they came from Hangzhou, the land of Wuyue.
, it is said that these three people are distant relatives of the King of Wuyue. There is also a theory that these three brothers came all the way from Tengzhou to Liuqiu Island. It is said that the three brothers were from wealthy families in Tengzhou."
Liu Ling hummed and turned to tell Di Fuzhou: "When you get back, tell the people in the yard to check it out. Qian Liu, the king of Wuyue, is in Jinling. Just ask and you will know. As for Tengzhou... send someone to check carefully.
Check!"
Liu Ling suddenly thought of something, so he ordered Di Fuzhou to ask people from the Supervisory Council to carefully investigate Tengzhou. Among these three brothers, one is good at chess, calligraphy and painting, one is good at astrology, and the other is good at martial arts and strategy.
It sounds very interesting. Is it the origin of his family education or the fact that he studied under a famous family? But no matter which one it is, Liu Ling feels that he has to find out. If it is as he thought in a flash, these three brothers of the Shang family
I'm afraid it's a big deal.
After thinking about it, Liu Ling said: "Xi Ziyan and Luan Ying happened to go to the border of Hedong. Let them pay more attention."
Di Fuzhou bowed and said, "I obey my orders."
Liu Ling asked Sun Jinman again: "According to your statement, the city wall facing Dadaocheng has not been built. Could it be that Shang Zhenyuan deployed heavy troops in Dadaocheng?"
"There aren't many troops in Dadaocheng, right?"
Sun Jinman thought about it carefully: "After the grassroots arrived in Dadaocheng, they sneaked into the city. They only occasionally saw patrolling sergeants passing by. They did not check the passers-by, and the defense was very lax. Otherwise, they would not have been attacked by the Zhongshan Kingdom.
Six hundred people rushed in and set fire to the palace. The common people had seen the newly built palace, but it was actually just a taller building, much worse than our government office in Quanzhou."
Liu Ling could not imagine that no matter how small the Shanbei Kingdom was, it would be possible to build a capital city, even if it was to build an earthen wall around Dadaocheng. Why not even build a defensive wall? If it was really as random as Sun Jinman
As you said, if these three brothers are just trying to get angry in this crazy and joking way, then does the lack of a wall in Dadaocheng have something to do with the bet?
In short, you would not know these things clearly unless you come to Liuqiu. Now Liu Ling's interest in these three brothers is much greater than that of Liuqiu Island.
"Today you gather all your brothers and family members together and ask for everyone's opinions. If they don't want to leave Lantau Island, Gu will not make things difficult for you. Come to Gu's Navy Dazhai early tomorrow morning. There is something
It’s up to you to do it.”
Liu Ling looked at the pirate family members whose fear had gradually dissipated and calmed down and said.
Sun Jinman said quickly: "The common people thank the prince for his grace. The common people will arrive at Dazhai early tomorrow morning before sunrise."
Liu Ling hummed, turned to Sun Jinping and asked, "Are you going to stay or go back with me?"
Sun Jinsheng said: "The common people will go to Dazhai with my eldest brother early tomorrow morning to meet the prince."
Liu Ling nodded, and then took Di Fuzhou and others aboard Dahailu. Following Zhaoxian's order, the chess players on the watchtower waved their flags, and dozens of large ships slowly left.
Lantau Island.
After the big ship disappeared on the water, Sun Jinman glared at Sun Jinping and cursed: "You little bastard! Look how much trouble you have caused me! I was leisurely and happy on Lantau Island, now it's better. The King of Han is here, you
Look at those big ships, look at the soldiers of the King of Han! Even if one of my brothers is as powerful as two envoys, they are no match for me."
Sun Jinscale glared back: "Don't call me a little brat! I'm no more than two years younger than you! Besides, you should thank me! If it weren't for me bringing Han Wang here, how many days would you have had this opportunity? Han Wang
Who is he? That is the great hero who unified the Central Plains! Do you think you can hide on Lantau Island? If I don't bring the King of Han here, and you are discovered by the Han navy in the future, will you still have a way to survive? Today you
I’ve also seen that with all your wealth, you can’t bear to be hit by a ship of the King of Han Dynasty!”
"Fart! I can't escape even if I can't beat you?"
"Escape? Didn't you escape today?"
Sun Jinsheng retorted sarcastically.
Sun Jinman was stunned for a moment and said: "No matter what, I can't follow that King of Han. I don't want to die fighting on Liuqiu Island and let those barbarians kill me. Will I lose anything? Let me ask you something, tonight I
If you want to escape, will you follow me?"
"Escape? Where do you want to escape to?"
Sun Jinsheng asked anxiously.
Sun Jinman waved his hand and said: "Then don't worry about it. As long as I find another island, I will still be the Yum King of Lantau!"
Sun Jinsheng sneered: "You are an idiot who wants to be emperor!"
"You are the idiot! I just want to lead my brother to live a peaceful life. I will take them away tonight. The King of Han did not send anyone to stay and monitor me. I would be an idiot if I didn't run away!
