Gu Cheng looked at the consecutive battle reports delivered to him on the desk, half-smiling but not smiling.
The first battle report is that Jizhou City was captured by Chongheihu, and the Beiyuan army was mobilized;
In the second battle report, just a few hours later, a fire broke out in Jizhou City. Su Hu and his generals escaped, and they cooperated with the Donglu army internally and externally. The Beiyuan army, which worshiped the black tiger, struggled to support them;
However, Donglu failed to capture the city of Jizhou, and the third battle report came immediately. Xiqi sent troops, with the name still helping Jizhou to quell the slave rebellion. The commander of the army was Nangong Shi.
For Fengshen Yanyi, Nangong Shi is not a key figure. He is just one of the four vanguards alongside Wu Ji, Nezha, and Huang Tianhua. His role is basically at the bottom. However, this person is a real historical figure and one of the four kings of Wen.
Friend, the Ten Ministers of King Wu, King Liwen, King Wu, and King Cheng III. His importance to Xiqi is quite similar to that of Wen Zhongzhi to Dachang.
This time Xiqi sent General Nangong Shi to lead 30,000 troops to aid Jizhou, which was bound to win.
The most powerful thing was that Xiqi's army had already discovered the presence of Wang's division before it came on the scene. A young general assigned 10,000 troops and rushed towards the vanguard led by Huang Tianxiang.
Huang Tianxiang originally wanted to ask them to stop, but the other party did not listen to the explanation at all and shouted to quell the slave rebellion.
That was not Nangong Shi's order, but the action of a heroic young man, Ji Fa, the second son of Ji Chang.
It has been seven years since Ji Chang's eldest son Boyi Kao returned to Xiqi to spread Confucianism and enlighten the people's wisdom.
Compared with the other three princes who focused on the military system and wanted to improve their military strength, Xiqi was undoubtedly developing in an all-round way.
Although the results are slow, the stability of accumulating food and slowly becoming king is unparalleled by all parties.
Nowadays, Ji Chang's reputation for loving his people like his own son has reached its peak. The number of defected slaves from all over the country is highest, and the largest number flocks to Xiqi, which is almost ten times that of other places.
When the population base reaches a certain level, it is inevitable that the military will be strong. Xiqi's troops sent to Jizhou this time seem to be the last to arrive, but in fact they are planning to move later and show their fangs.
Ji Fa was young, but he was also bold and careful. When he saw that there were forces peeking outside Jizhou City, he contacted the east, west and northwest of the city. After all, southern Xinjiang was far away and it was impossible to arrive so quickly. He immediately judged that it was Master Wang.
When he realized this, Ji Fa not only had no intention of giving way, but instead shouted loudly, taking advantage of the dark moon and high winds to use Master Wang as a slave to rebel against him.
This ability to tell lies with open eyes caught both Huang Tianxiang and Nezha a little off guard. Fortunately, both young generals came from well-known families and were proficient in battle formations. Dashang's army was really sophisticated, so they could fight with a small number of enemies and retreat at the same time.
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Seeing that he could no longer sustain this army, Ji Fa made a decisive decision and turned to attack Jizhou City.
In a city, there was a melee from all directions——
The former city lord Su Hu only existed under the four major princes;
Chong Heihu, the younger brother of Beibohou Chonghou Hu, led an army of 30,000;
Jiang Wenhuan, son of Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu, led an army of 20,000;
Ji Fa, the son of Jichang, the Marquis of Xibo, led an army of thirty thousand.
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For a moment, the shouts of killing shook the sky, and the city was in chaos.
The first to be eliminated was Su Hu's side.
This is Fei Zhong's contribution.
Chong Heihu was attacked by Zhang Kui, Gao Lanying and his wife. When he regained his sight, Su Hu and his generals were out of trouble. At that time, he had the idea of retreating. Unexpectedly, Fei Zhong came out without a trace: "Master Hou, the king's master has arrived outside. We still have some troops."
Chance!"
Chong Heihu was stunned, and Fei Zhong explained in a low voice: "Originally, Donglu would join forces with Su Hu to squeeze us out, but now that Master Wang has arrived, the one he wants to get rid of most is Su Hu!"
The words woke up the dreamer, Chong Heihu said with a ferocious smile: "That's right! This is exactly the truth!"
Su Hu was an orthodox Marquis of Jizhou and a staunch suppressor of slaves. He was incompatible with the princes from all over the world who were working hard to reform the system. In addition, he occupied a rich fiefdom, so he was coveted by all parties.
Since the main person behind this disaster was Beiyuan, what Su Hu hated the most was Chong Heihu who led the invasion and Chonghouhu who was sitting in Beiyuan and watching with eager eyes. If Jiang Wenhuan came to join forces, they would form an alliance.
But now that the king's army has arrived, if the Donglu army helps Su Hu drive away the Beiyuan army, then Jizhou will really be returned to Su Hu. Is Jiang Wenhuan here to send warmth?
Therefore, it has become inevitable to join forces. Now that things have happened, the only way is to remove Su Hu and leave a vacancy in Jizhou. It will not be too late to fight for it again.
Chong Heihu made a quick decision and drove the Iron-billed Condor to fly towards Jiang Wenhuan.
Sure enough, when he saw the confrontation outside through his eagle eyes, Jiang Wenhuan made his choice without hesitation.
The two princes cooperated tacitly and in the process of fighting each other, gave priority to killing the city defenders. Seeing his men fall in a pool of blood one by one, Su Hu pointed his spear in the sky and shouted: "Breakout! Breakout!"
This is the wisest choice. At least compared to being trapped in the Su Mansion before, where everyone was a slave and everyone was a fish, he now still has a chance.
If we break out of Jizhou City and make peace with Master Wang, there is still hope.
Under the protection of his trusted aides, the family members of the Su Mansion got on the carriage and rushed out.
Su Hu took the lead and opened the way with his long spear. Seeing that he was only a few hundred meters away from the city gate, a look of joy appeared on his brows when the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded.
"Quirong's war horse!"
Su Hu's color suddenly changed, and he saw Ji Fa's silver helmet flying in the white clouds, his armor bright and shining, leading his cavalry, and was blocking the door: "Where are Su Hou going?"
"Ji Fa?"
Su Hu pointed his spear pointedly: "Your father and I are also old friends. Now Jizhou is in trouble. You don't want to save each other, but take advantage of the situation to rob us?"
"That's wrong!"
Ji Fa shook his head and said righteously: "With the changes in the world today, my slaves in Xiqi have turned into farmers. They have defeated the enemy and are exempted from slavery. Their descendants do not serve others. It can be said that they cultivate their virtues and love their people. On the other hand, in Jizhou, they are still slaves."
A slave is really..."
"Shut up!"
Su Hu was furious when he heard this. He interrupted directly, pointed at Ji Fa and cursed: "You are just the son of a mere prince, how can you talk about the ancestral system? Your Majesty is still in Chaoge. You rebellious officials and traitors have secretly restructured the system for the sake of temporary prosperity.
, it will definitely be destroyed forever and bring disaster to future generations!"
Ji Fa smiled and did not argue with such a stubborn old man. He glanced past Su Hu unintentionally and looked at the carriage behind him. However, it was Su Daji who stuck her head out and looked over with slight panic.
The country was originally beautiful and fragrant, but now under the pear blossoms and the rain, the country was even more beautiful. Ji Fa showed a look of surprise, and his tone slowed down a bit: "Su Hou misunderstood, I, Xiqi, reorganized the system for the purpose of enriching the country and strengthening the people.
If you can better resist the invasion of dogs and soldiers, please invite Suhou to come to Xiqi and my father will explain everything!"
Su Hu said coldly: "Is it just me, or is my Su family full of people?"
Ji Fa said sincerely: "Nowadays, the war is in turmoil and Beiyuan Donglu is invading. It is better to let Su Hou's family go with us so that we can feel at ease!"
"Hahaha! Wolf ambition! Wolf ambition!"
Su Hu laughed angrily, and his voice rumbled throughout the city: "I'm afraid it won't work, because my little girl Daji will enter the palace and become a concubine!"