It is not that the people of Dongbo want the Dongbo country to be destroyed, nor is it the king of Dongbo who wants the Dongbo country to be destroyed.
Which level of people hopes for this will become clear when the war begins.
In such an important place as the Donglin Gorge, Dongbo did not station troops for a long time. This was definitely not because the King of Dongbo felt it was unnecessary.
Even though it was known that Lou Fan's army was coming from Guzhu and heading towards the imperial capital of Xiantang, there was still no Dongbo army stationed in such an important place for defense.
There was a team of several hundred Dayu Yuling Guards, and about two to three hundred local people from Dongbo.
The man leading the group is Yan Chengdong, a local hunter.
At this moment, seeing Lou Fanren being beaten back again, he also let out a sigh of relief.
"grown ups."
Yan Chengdong looked at Lu Gang: "Loufan people should come up again soon."
Lu Gang nodded.
Yan Chengdong sat down, grabbed the kettle and took a big sip. After a while, he wanted to continue drinking. He looked back at the people who came with him and handed the kettle over: "Drink some water."
Water will be used up very quickly here.
The several hundred people they brought with them would probably not be enough for ten days, even if they were sparing with the dry food and water they brought.
"Has anyone in your ancestors been an official?"
Lu Gang asked him.
Yan Chengdong shook his head: "No."
Lu Gang's eyes were a little confused.
Yan Chengdong said: "Our family moved to this Donglin Canyon more than ten years ago to escape the war, and so did the folks who followed me."
He said: "Later, I got used to living here, so I didn't want to move out again."
Lu Gang asked: "Then why didn't you hide this time?"
Yan Chengdong answered so calmly: "There is no place to hide. Behind the Donglin Gorge is Xiantang City. If Xiantang City is breached, where else can we hide?"
Lu Gang fell silent.
Yan Chengdong said: "I sent my wife and children away and asked them to go to Xiantang. I will stay here."
He patted the stone wall beside him.
"There used to be soldiers here, and I got to know them well when I was hunting. A year ago, for some reason, when I came here again, they were packing up, saying they had been ordered to leave."
"I asked them why, this place is so important, why should they be transferred?"
"They said they don't know. No one knows why, and no one understands it, but military orders are military orders."
Yan Chengdong looked at Lu Gang: "Sir, the situation here in Dongbo should be different from that in Dayu. Here... some people and some things are already rotten."
He also said.
"When they left here, the soldiers at Fanglutai actually felt very complicated. They were alone here and couldn't go anywhere, as if they were in a prison."
"But when they were ordered to leave, none of them were happy. They said they shouldn't leave."
Yan Chengdong looked at Lu Gang and asked, "Even the soldiers know that this place must be guarded. Why don't the officials above know?"
Lu Gang: "They knew, so they transferred people away."
Yan Chengdong actually thought about it, but when Lu Gang said these words, he still felt very uncomfortable.
"Just a dozen years."
Yan Chengdong said: "More than ten years ago, when the Loufan people came over, everyone in Dongbo was united. The rich went bankrupt and spent money, and the poor worked hard through life and death. Now, in more than ten years, just more than ten years...
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He asked: "Sir, if you look at it this way, is it true that the battle that took place more than ten years ago has never ended?"
Lu Gang said: "Yes."
This battle has never ended, but over the past decade or so, it has been fought in a different place and in a different way.
I'm afraid I won't be able to tell how many people the Loufan people have bribed and won over in the past ten years or so until the destruction of the Dongbo Kingdom.
More than ten years is not too long for a life, and even shorter for a country.
But it left a country riddled with holes.
In fact, a few years ago, Yu Lingwei sent a secret report from Dongbo to Geling. After Lu Gang read it, he felt it was necessary to submit it to the emperor.
But after reading it, Emperor Jade didn't say much, he just said...
It might as well be a lesson.
That secret report reported changes in Dongbo's officialdom.
Yu Lingwei secretly monitored Dongbo and found that since a few years ago, Dongbo's officials, whether high or low, seemed to be particularly envious of Lou Fan.
Yu Lingwei's spy guards noticed this change and immediately investigated secretly.
They discovered that over the years, Dongbo officials, especially low-level local officials, had a strong yearning for Lou Fan.
But on weekdays, they would not have the opportunity to take the initiative to visit Lou Fan.
After an in-depth investigation, Yu Lingwei discovered that the number of merchants coming to Dongbo from Loufan over the years has increased several times compared to before the war more than ten years ago.
This is not normal.
It stands to reason that after the war, contact between the two countries was almost cut off. With such hostility, why did more Loufan merchants come to Dongbo?
Later, it was discovered that most of these Loufan merchants had inextricable connections with the major families in Dongbo. It was probably because of this that they were able to enter the customs smoothly.
For example, the Helian family.
The Helian family was well-known as a big family in Dongbo, with a high position of power. When fighting against Lou Fan's invasion, the Helian family contributed a lot.
When Lou Fan went south, Lou Fan's Helian family also made outstanding military achievements.
But this does not prevent the two Helian families from secretly communicating with each other.
Even some Loufan people who did not have time to escape back to Loufan after the war were secretly protected by some families in Dongbo.
And this allowed Emperor Loufan to see the opportunity to destroy Dongbo.
He began to change his strategy.
More than ten years ago, the Loufan people maintained extremely close contacts through their relationships with the major families in Dongbo.
A large number of Loufan merchants entered the customs, but they did not mainly do business in Dongbo territory.
They have infiltrated all over Dongbo, and their only goal is to get close to officials.
Even if he is a low-ranking official, they will not dislike him and they will try their best to fawn over him.
The plan that Emperor Lou Fan made for these people was not to bribe them all, but to corrupt them and then transform them.
A large number of Dongbo officials, large and small, with or without real power, have had private contacts with Loufan people in the past ten years.
The merchants invited them to drink and gave them gifts, but they did not ask them to do anything.
While drinking, he kept talking about how wonderful it was to be an official in Loufan.
They said that even a low-ranking ninth-grade official in Lou Fan was highly respected in the local area. Not only could he get a higher salary than a second-grade official here in Dongbo, but he could even take concubines without any restrictions.
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As long as you are an official, you will not be bound by any rules and etiquette. You can take as many wives as you want. Moreover, it is said that the young and beautiful girl from Lou Fan is proud to marry an official.
No matter which room it is, they don't care.
It is also said that Loufan officials, even if they do not have a title, will have a fief. If they can reach the seventh rank of official, they will be rewarded with a hundred acres of land. They do not have to pay anything, and the money collected will belong to the official personally.
This caused a very serious consequence.
Ninety-nine percent of the officials in Dongbo have never been to Loufan, but they firmly believe that they know Loufan.
In their eyes, Loufan is heaven, the world of paradise.
If anyone argues with them, they will get angry and will probably reply, "Do you understand or do I understand?"
As time went by, even some people in Dongbo began to spread the word that a bag of rice in Loufan only cost a few copper coins, and there was no need to pay taxes.
More than ten years, only these ten years.
The lower the official position of Dongbo officials is, the more they firmly believe that Loufan is prosperous and beautiful, and that they are rich and beautiful there.
This is not an ideological problem of one or two people, but a large number of officials are beginning to waver.
After this plan lasted for about ten years, Emperor Lou Fan knew that the real plan to destroy the country could be implemented.
He ordered a large number of Loufan Huxiao troops to enter the pass from Dongbo disguised as merchants, and then go to Guzhu.
The Lone Bamboo Kingdom is an equally important part of Emperor Lou Fan's overall plan.
Because Dayu is not as kind to Guzhu as he is to Dongbo.
Guzhu and Loufan are not directly bordering each other, so Dayu does not need to provide a lot of assistance to Guzhu.
This thing is so nonsense.
Dayu's assistance to Dongbo was comprehensive, but Dongbo people felt that Loufan was better because of the subtle influence of Loufan people.
Therefore, truly helping someone may not have as big of an impact as a liar.
The Lone Bamboo Kingdom was originally dissatisfied because of Dayu's differential treatment.
Both belong to the country of Dayu. Dongbo has received endless benefits, but Guzhu has received nothing.
Emperor Loufan was sure that the people of Guzhu would be unbalanced, so in the past ten years, he also sent people non-stop to corrupt and influence the people of Guzhu.
Because even if Dongbo has changed, it is absolutely impossible for Dongbo to hide 300,000 troops.
Once exposed, the plan of more than ten years would be in vain, and Emperor Lou Fan would not allow such a failure.
Therefore, the plan to hide troops is in Guzhu.
All the people at the checkpoints here in Dongbo have been bribed, so Lou Fan's army, disguised as businessmen, quietly entered the checkpoints in batches within a few years and then left the checkpoints and entered Lone Bamboo.
At the same time, the Lone Bamboo Kingdom, which had been completely bought over by Lou Fan, was already building a large number of weapons and armor in the country.
The current weapons and armor of the Loufan Huxiao Army were not brought from Loufan, but obtained from Guzhu.
With Lone Bamboo's full support, Lou Fan quietly transferred his 300,000 troops a few years ago.
Moreover, it is fully equipped with all the necessary materials and equipment.
When the news of the death of Dongbo monarch Yu Yu Chengyuan and the hasty accession of the new monarch Yu Yu Cheng to the throne reached Lou Fan, Emperor Lou Fan knew that the time had come.
The news came back and forth for several months, and with other preparations, about a year later, the 300,000 Tiger Roaring Army far away in Guzhu received orders from Emperor Loufan.
At the same time, Emperor Loufan personally mobilized an army of 800,000 people and went south, approaching Dongbo's northern border.
As long as the King of Dongbo dares to call back the troops from the Northern Territory, Emperor Lou Fan's 800,000-strong army will directly break through the Northern Territory and join the 300,000 Tiger Roaring Army.
This is a plan that has been going on for more than ten years. In this plan, many seemingly insignificant people have played a huge role.
For example, those who patrolled the border in Dongbo's northern border did not hold high official positions, but after receiving many benefits, they managed the entry and exit of Loufan merchants very loosely.
For example, the border between Dongbo and Guzhu has also been corroded and has almost lost its function.
For another example, the deer-herding platform in Donglin Canyon was originally garrisoned by 800 Dongbo elites.
And some important figures played an even more terrifying role before this war began.
Why does this seemingly inconspicuous deer-herding platform in Donglin Gorge have no soldiers?
Originally, there were 800 elite Dongbo troops stationed here, but because of the above sentence, the troops stationed here were said to be useless, so they were transferred.
But the King of Dongbo didn't know about these things at all.
When all the civil and military officials in the dynasty say are lies, as a king, no matter how wise and shrewd he is, he cannot tell what lies are.
When the number of truths is far less than lies, and there is only one truth out of ten thousand lies, then the truth becomes a lie.