"His Royal Highness Feng Wang..." Xun Xiu's body was trembling suddenly, and he begged in a trembling voice.
Not wanting to listen to what he said anymore, Tang Yin waved his hands and said in a deep voice: "See you off! A weak person is not qualified to discuss an alliance with this king." As soon as he finished speaking, two guards came to Xun Xiu.
, said coldly: "Your Excellency, please!"
After looking at the guards in front of him, and then at Tang Yin who was looking up at the sky with his hands behind his back, Xun Xiu gritted his teeth, finally made up his mind and said loudly: "Your Highness, King Feng, this is just a gamble."
"Oh?" Tang Yin turned around and smiled at Xun Xiu. At the same time, he waved his hands to the two guards and motioned them to step back. He said with a smile: "Well, that's cool!" After that, he said to the guard of the rabbit cage.
The guard nodded.
A guard opened the rabbit cage, and the rabbit inside quickly jumped out and ran forward quickly against the grass.
It was now dark, and normal people would lose sight of the rabbit after running for more than ten meters. Xun Xiu was seen hurriedly putting the arrow on the bow string, and then pulling the string with all his strength.
This bow was used by Tang Yin. It is a hard bow among hard bows. Even if there are not ten stones, there must be seven or eight stones. Let alone Xun Xiu, even if he finds a strong soldier, he may not be able to draw this bow.
Xiu exerted all his strength, and his facial features were distorted, but he could only pull the bow string a little. He didn't want to give up, and his teeth gritted loudly, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pull the bow string, and he was sweating profusely.
Beads kept dripping down his cheeks.
Seeing this scene, the surrounding generals and even the guards all burst into laughter. Tang Yin also had a smile on his face. He walked in front of Xun Xiu and said softly: "Mr. Xun, you can't even open the bow, so what?"
Can you shoot a rabbit?"
"Your Highness, please...please give me some more time. I will be able to draw the bow..."
"Haha——" Hearing this, the laughter around him became even louder.
Tang Yin shrugged and said with a smile: "Mr. Xun, I have to remind you that the rabbit has run away."
Xun Xiu was shaken, and looked up. In the vast darkness in front of him, there was no trace of the rabbit anywhere. He stood there dumbfounded, his legs trembling involuntarily.
Nie Ze on the side lowered his eyes. He didn't understand why the king wanted to humiliate Xun Xiu like this. If he didn't want to form an alliance with Li Shu, he could just say so, so why bother?
Tang Yin patted Xun Xiu on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Xun, can you honor your bet now?"
Xun Xiu's face turned pale, and he stared blankly at Tang Yin for a long time. Then, he grabbed the arrow shaft fiercely, put the tip of the arrow against his own throat, and tried to stab him.
The moment he stabbed back with force, Tang Yin suddenly grabbed his wrist, then, he looked up and smiled, praising: "Yes, although Mr. Xun is just a scholar, he does have some integrity!"
"His Royal Highness the Wind King..."
"Just because you have backbone doesn't mean that Li Shu is qualified to form an alliance with me. If you go back and tell Li Shu, if you want to form an alliance with our country, Feng Country, you have to show your strength to prove your qualifications."
While speaking, Tang Yin turned around and walked to Yin Rou, took her into his arms, and walked towards his tent while saying without looking back: "Within one month, you must let me see that you can chop down
How many heads of the Sichuan army can you buy? Each head can be exchanged for a weapon, a set of armor, a tael of silver, and a stone of food and grass. How much assistance you can get from our Feng Kingdom depends on the skills you have shown in this month!"
Huh? Xun Xiu was stunned, looking at Tang Yin's leaving figure for a long time and unable to recover. Nie Ze rolled his eyes and reminded in a low voice: "Mr. Xun, why don't you thank me quickly?"
Xun Xiu's body was shaken, and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying loudly: "I would like to thank His Highness the Wind King."
"Haha——" Tang Yin's hearty laughter came back.
On the way back to the camp, Yin Rou asked in a low voice in confusion: "Yin, why did you tease Mr. Xun like that just now?"
"It's not about teasing, it's about establishing authority."
The smile on Tang Yin's face disappeared and was replaced by a sneer. He said quietly: "Zhen people are difficult to tame, so when we first come into contact, I have to let them understand who is the master and who is the slave. Otherwise, when they become big, we will
They will also suffer the consequences."
Yin Rou seemed to understand what she heard, but Shangguan Yuanrang, Jiang Fan and others on the left and right nodded repeatedly, agreeing very much with Tang Yin's approach. Jiang Fan said: "If the Zhen people are really allowed to rebuild the country, I'm afraid they will not care about our country.
The threat will be greater than that of Sichuan."
Shangguan Yuanrang also felt the same and said: "When the two armies are facing each other, I would rather face the Sichuan army than the Zhen army." Regarding the bravery and good fighting skills of the Zhen people, even as arrogant as Shangguan Yuanrang, he would still be wary of it.
Speaking of Xun Xiu, after Tang Yin walked far away, he stood up shakily from the ground. It was only then that he noticed that the clothes on his body were soaked with sweat, and there was a chill in the night wind.
He shivered, looked at Nie Ze for help, and said in a trembling voice: "General Nie, His Highness the Wind King is..."
"The king's meaning has been made very clear." Nie Ze said: "Mr.
During the month, you must do your best to attack the Sichuan army that you can attack. This is not only related to Feng Guo's first aid to you, but also related to the formal alliance in the future."
Xun Xiu nodded while listening. When Nie Ze finished speaking, he hurriedly responded: "Yes, yes, yes, I will go back to Zhendi immediately and convey His Highness the Wind King's wishes to my general!"
"Yes!" Nie Ze nodded and said, "You can leave immediately. I can't send you back. You need to stay in Shangjing for a while."
"Yes!" Xun Xiu agreed and bowed to Nie Ze again, thanking him for his help. However, Nie Ze's reaction was very distant and he walked away quickly without saying anything more.
It can be seen that the king still has a lot of scruples about Zhenren. He can no longer get too close to Zhenren, otherwise it will only arouse the king's resentment and suspicion, and his own life will be hanging by a thread.
Xun Xiu said goodbye to Nie Ze, left Shangjing overnight, and rushed back to Zhendi. The rebels led by Li Shu basically gathered in Xiangshan and Guping counties in Zhendi. These two places were not far from Shangjing, just to
To avoid the Sichuan troops along the way, Xun Xiu had to take a detour.
Even though he traveled all night and rushed back to Xiangshan County to meet Li Shu, it was already half a month later.
Now there is only half a month left for Li Shu. He must kill as many Sichuan troops as possible within half a month. If he just defeats the Sichuan army's stragglers and attacks small checkpoints and strongholds, he will not be able to kill them at all.
No matter how many people there were, the materials that could be exchanged would be very few, and an alliance with the Feng Kingdom was out of the question. After repeated consideration, Li Shu decided to take the risk and directly attack a Sichuan Army camp on the Zhenhuan border.
The Sichuan Army camp he chose has as many as 50,000 Sichuan troops, and it is not a local army. It is the Thirteenth Army Corps affiliated with the Central Army of Sichuan State. Although it is not the main army of Sichuan State, it is the Central Army after all, and its combat power cannot be tolerated.
underestimate.
In fact, Li Shu had long wanted to attack here. First of all, this Sichuan army camp was very close to Xiangshan County, and there were many troops there. For Li Shu, it was a huge threat and hidden danger.
It's just that this Sichuan camp has 50,000 troops, and it's the Central Army of the Sichuan Kingdom. He has never dared to touch it. He only thought that after forming an alliance with the Feng Kingdom, he could join forces with the Feng Army to attack and remove this thorn in his side.
, now it seems that the Feng Army cannot be counted on for the time being, and they can only rely on them to act alone.
Knowing that Li Shu wanted to attack this Sichuan army camp, many of the Zhen generals below expressed their opposition, thinking that attacking such a large Sichuan camp with their current strength would be equivalent to hitting an egg with a stone. However, Li Shu defied all opinions and insisted on his own opinion.
There is a chance to capture the Sichuan camp, and this is also a good opportunity to show Feng Guo's strength.
Of course, there are reasons for Li Shu's confidence. First, he has a large number of troops. Even if it is a temporary mob, it is still 200,000 people, several times more than the Sichuan army. Second, the Sichuan army will not think that it can take the initiative.
To attack them, the Sichuan people would not think that they have such courage, so they have the conditions to take them by surprise and attack them unprepared. Thirdly, the terrain of the Sichuan camp is high in the south and low in the north. It is very effective to defend the Feng army in the north, while our side is
Attack from behind the Sichuan camp and descend from high to take advantage of the geographical location.
It is precisely because of these considerations that Li Shu believes that there is great hope of winning this battle.
In fact, he still thought about the war too idealistically. In the past, he was fighting the local army of Sichuan State, but now he was fighting the Central Army. Like most countries, the combat power of the local army of Sichuan State was not as strong as that of the Central Army.
The combat power of the Central Army is not at the same level at all.
When Li Shu's rebels launched a sudden attack on the Sichuan camp, they encountered stubborn resistance from the Sichuan army. The Sichuan army responded very quickly, and the focus of defense immediately shifted from north to south, giving the sneak attack rebels a head-on blow.
When the war started in full swing, the rebels' weaknesses were immediately exposed.
The soldiers had no armor, and most of them went into battle wearing cloth clothes and linen trousers. They had no decent weapons. Many of them used bamboo curtains as shields and axes and sickles as weapons. What's more terrible is that the rebels had no siege equipment as they imagined.
Large equipment like trebuchets are a luxury for them, and even the most basic ladders are in short supply. A ladder is set up, and a large number of soldiers are crowded below. There are a sea of rebels rushing to the base of the camp, and they can
But there are only a few people who climb the ladder.
Such an attack was simply about adding people to the attack. The rebels who rushed up were killed one after another. The bodies in front of the camp were piled up like mountains and blood flowed into rivers. If it were rebels from other countries, such an attack would be impossible.
They had retreated long ago, and the morale of the entire army had collapsed long ago. But the Zhen people had the spirit of not giving up until they achieved their goals, and would rather die than look back. People stepped on the corpses of their companions, howling like beasts, and shouting.
They charged forward like crazy, and until the end of the battle, even the Sichuan troops guarding the camp were killed and their hands were weak, and they were heartbroken.