"The tribesmen from all over the country are extremely brave. One day I will lead the troops and I will destroy all these tribes! But how can your Majesty think that my father is proud of his troops? The Xiang family has always been loyal to Chu!"
Along the way, Xiang Liang finally understood why he had to retreat.
The yellow mud that falls in the crotch is either shit or shit. Baiyue rebels, neither sooner nor later, but it starts with Wuyue, who is closest to Jiangdong. Who will believe that Xiang Yan does not support his troops and respects himself?
At this time, if Xiang Liang had another head-on conflict with his uncle Li Yuan and Mr. Qin, no matter whether he lost or won, it would be ironclad evidence that the Xiang family was tyrannical and violent, bullying those above and those below.
So I can only retreat.
Furious and helpless.
When Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng rushed to the other side of Shouchun, they just entered the main hall and saw Xiang Yan half-kneeling on the ground, holding the tiger charm in both hands, being taken away by an eunuch.
Xiang Liang suddenly changed his color and wanted to step forward, but Fan Zeng grabbed him and dragged him aside.
"General Xiang, take care of yourself. Don't do anything to disappoint your Majesty again!"
The eunuch left proudly. Xiang Yan stood up and saw Xiang Liang rushing in: "Father, how can the king take away your tiger talisman?"
When Xiang Yannian was about forty years old, he had a strong body, a dignified demeanor, a straight nose, and an imposing appearance. He rushed back from Jiangdong at high speed, and was inevitably surrounded by the dust. The exchange of the tiger talisman also meant that 300,000 soldiers had changed hands, and the Xiang family
There were only a few thousand personal guards left in the clan, but there was not much anger on his face, but he asked instead: "Did you hurt Li Yuan?"
Xiang Liang shook his head: "No, I fought against the Yin and Yang family and deliberately avoided Li Yuan."
Xiang Yan said: "But Li Yuan entered the palace seriously injured, and his body was full of arrows from our Tenglong Legion. The king was furious!"
Xiang Liang was startled and then got angry: "How dare this treacherous villain do this?"
"Li Yuan is not the key, Chun Shenjun can't tolerate my Xiang family anymore."
Xiang Yan waved her hand.
When Baiyue turned against him, in the eyes of the king and his ministers, he was just a powerful minister who supported his troops and respected himself, and his aloof status no longer existed.
Chun Shenjun was afraid that Xiang Yan would continue to hold military power and threaten his position in the future. Li Yuan deeply hated Xiang Liang's Wei Mansion, causing all his forces to be wiped out by Chun Shen Jun.
Now that these mortal enemies have joined forces, Xiang Yan will no longer have a foothold in the court.
"Father, what should we do?"
Only then did Xiang Liang realize that the situation had become so urgent and that Xiang was unable to resist the pressure from many parties.
"Baiyue's aggressive attack this time is not specifically aimed at my Xiang family."
Xiang Yan sighed slightly and threw several bamboo slips to the two of them.
"Being a king of Baiyue?"
Both of their faces quickly turned pale.
The eight major tribes of Baiyue were originally a loose sand, each working in their own way. Although they had strange and difficult-to-prevent witchcraft and poisonous techniques, they were vulnerable on the frontal battlefield, so they were suppressed, governed, worshiped and exploited by the Chu State.
If Baiyue wants to truly resist, the eight major tribes must unify and form a centralized kingdom.
In the past, the prince of Wuyue, Chimeijun, recruited strange people from all over the country and continued to expand his power. He wanted to integrate the eight major clans and become the king of Baiyue after he ascended the throne.
Unfortunately, the big tree attracted the wind. Before his great ambitions could begin, the Chu-Han coalition forces destroyed Wu and Yue in one fell swoop.
According to Xiang Yan's estimation, after this battle, Baiyue would not be able to make any external progress for at least fifty years. Who would have expected that in just ten years, Wu Yue would actually recover.
"Every time when old people are gathered together to build a city and restore the country, there is a lot of movement. Wu Yue not only deceived our secret sentry, but also gathered 30,000 troops to rebuild the old capital in just two years. Is it really the help of the Mohist machine beasts?"
The more Xiang Liang read the information, the more difficult it became to understand.
As one of the two most prominent schools of thought, the Mohist school makes no sense...
"Baiyue Gu has been inexplicably declining in recent years, and the Yin Corpse has been out of control frequently. However, Yan Lingji possesses magical powers. Any witch who meets her can regain her former strength. Therefore, she is favored by all races.
The high priest thinks it is the incarnation of Gu God in the world!"
Fan Zeng's focus was on the other hand, and his face was more solemn than ever: "This woman is the biggest threat, she can really become the king of Baiyue!"
Originally, the Chu State unified the south. Although the princes and states had different political opinions and could not unanimously deal with the outside world, there was no internal strife.
But once Baiyue is established, Da Chu will be in danger of a fire in the backyard. At that time, once Da Qin invades in a large scale, Baiyue will attack the hinterland of Da Chu from the rear, and the consequences will be disastrous!
Xiang Liang said anxiously: "Father, you must lead the army to completely wipe out Wuyue, so that you can eliminate Baiyue's thoughts!"
"Then our Xiang clan is in danger of extinction."
Xiang Yan looked up to the sky and sighed: "This is a choice!"
Obviously, there are two roads before Xiang Yan.
If he chooses to endure and hand over military power, then Baiyue will take the opportunity to grow stronger, and a unified regime will rise in the south of Chu, becoming a serious problem;
If he can't bear it and insists on leading troops to attack Wu Yue, then Wu Yue will indeed destroy the country again, Baiyue will remain silent, but the Xiang family will also be finished.
Country or family, how to choose?
Xiang Liang thought about the tiger talisman that the eunuch had just taken away, and knew that his father had already made his choice.
Protect your home.
Various feelings arose in Xiang Liang's heart, and he didn't know whether to be moved or disappointed.
"If my Xiang family dies, the Qin Dynasty will immediately send its army southward. Who will resist?"
Xiang Yan knew his son better than his father. Xiang Yan knew what his son was thinking at a glance. She patted his shoulder with her big hand and pressed it hard: "Your sister-in-law is about to give birth. Go back to Jiangdong to accompany your elder brother and bring a thousand thunder leopard guards with you."
, Do you understand?"
"Father?"
Xiang Liang was startled.
His brother Xiang Qu has a son, what does it have to do with him?
But when he met Xiang Yan's gaze, he suddenly understood something. His eyes flashed with light. He knelt down and said loudly, "Yes! I will return to Jiangdong right now and enter Wuyue. I will definitely live up to the general's trust!"
"The general is going to use beheading tactics? I'm afraid..."
Watching Xiang Liang strode away, Fan Zeng's eyes were fixed and not optimistic.
Obviously, Xiang Yan surrendered his military power and it was impossible for the army to conquer Wu Yue, so he could only use decapitation tactics and let the Thunder Leopard Legion, which was best at running thousands of miles, attack, kill Yan Lingji, and destroy Wu Yue.
Don't underestimate this mere thousand personal guards. The elite soldiers trained by the Xiang family can defeat one hundred, and a thousand people are not afraid of Wu and Yue's thirty thousand troops.
But the problem is that Yan Lingji must be a master herself. Even if she fails in the frontal battlefield, she still can't retreat?
Just relying on the number of a thousand, once the pursuit is dispersed, the end will be worrying!
"So the real battlefield is still in Shouchun!"
Xiang Yan looked towards the city: "Hu Hai, the second son of King Qin, is the key to victory or defeat this time!"
Fan Zeng nodded: "Everyone thinks that he is just an idle young master, but judging from the timing of leaving the house, he must have learned about the situation of the Baiyue war at the first time. This son is very courageous and far from being as simple as he appears. He may even be behind the scenes.
One of the planners!”
"The King of Qin has a queen, but I am the great Chu..."
Xiang Yan thought of the King of Chu and the prince, sighed silently, and said: "I, Mrs. Xiang, have been kind to the Taoist Tianzong. I have written a letter to ask the masters of the Tianzong for help."
Fan Zeng was overjoyed when he heard this: "As soon as the red pine nuts arrive, the Yin Yang family's illusion will be broken!"
"Chisongzi fought with Renzong Xiaoyaozi three months ago. Unfortunately, he lost and lost the Taoist token Xueji."
Xiang Yan shook her head, with a strange look on her face: "This is his junior sister, a close disciple of Beimingzi, Xiao Meng!"