At the same time, Fan Cun was looking at the surrounding environment with confusion in his eyes.
who I am?
Where am I?
What am I going to do?
As a warrior player with similar combat power to Zhao Haiping, he also passed the first stage of the warrior identity after a hard battle.
But after entering the second stage, he did not choose the identity of a general like Zhao Haiping, but chose the identity of a prince.
The reason why he made such a choice was that, on the one hand, he used his shallow historical knowledge to learn that this prince was probably King Kang, and King Kang was the successor to Qi Huizong and Qi Yingzong after they were abducted during the Jingping Incident.
The new king of the throne. In other words, the eternal sinner who killed General Han Fuyue.
There are indeed not many emperors who are less effective than him.
Therefore, Fan Cun feels that this identity should be relatively simple to play.
On the other hand, the reason is that he was a little anxious in choosing and didn't see the difficulty written under the card.
Fan Cun only realized this when he saw a special system prompt after officially entering the game.
[In the current identity play, players will not encounter General Han Fuyue. 】
This reminder made Fan Cun silent for a long time.
Fooled!
The reason why everyone thinks that King Kang had the best cards in history, but was beaten to pieces by him, is because he had General Han Fuyue.
The situation at that time, as long as he didn't do anything to recall General Han Fuyue with twelve gold medals, and didn't acquiesce to Qin Huizhi's unjust killing of General Han Fuyue, he could almost push the Jin Kingdom evenly.
Therefore, if the player really wears him, he can win as long as he firmly hugs Han Fuyue's thigh, there is no doubt about it.
Perhaps it was because this way of winning was too simple that the game designers directly removed General Han Fuyue from the role of this identity.
That is to say...
No more legs to hug!
This made Fan Cun a little embarrassed.
He thought about it carefully and realized that after taking down General Han Fuyue, it would be really difficult for him to be King Kang.
In terms of domestic affairs, can he be able to fight against a group of deceitful leaders and factions led by Qin Huizhi?
In terms of military affairs, without General Han Fuyue, who could he count on to defeat the Iron Pagoda and the Kidnapping Horse of the Jin people?
Of course, in the huge Qi Dynasty, General Han Fuyue is not the only general who can fight. But other generals can also achieve the kind of victory he did? Can he beat the Jin people to the point where they want to retreat to their hometown? Then Fan Cun is
Absolutely don't believe it.
I am afraid that six or seven outstanding famous generals must be properly utilized to achieve the achievements of General Han Fuyue alone.
And this is obviously not the strong point of Fan Cun, a reckless man.
At this time, he already had some regrets and felt that perhaps he should not have chosen this prince's identity.
But as the saying goes, what comes comes comes...
Fan Cun thought for a moment, and realized that his only chance to make a comeback at this time was the newly opened Heroic Spirit Summoning function.
After looking around, Fan Cun was sure that he was in a restaurant at this time.
Moreover, it seems to be one of the best high-end restaurants in the capital.
At this time, the restaurant was obviously booked, and a group of people were waiting to drink and chat.
Judging from their clothes and the content of their conversation, this seemed to be a practice banquet before a certain expedition.
The protagonist in the scene is a burly general with a beard. He looks very old, but his voice is loud and his face is as golden as stone. He looks strong and in good spirits.
"Your Highness, Prince Yun, why are you so unhappy? Is it possible that His Highness can still discern some clues from my marching route map?"
This tall and burly general came to Fan Cun with a wine glass in his hand. After toasting with a glass of wine, he said these words.
Fan Cun was stunned for a moment and realized that his identity was not that of Prince Kang.
"It's not Prince Kang...that means I'm not the Ninth Prince, but another prince?
"Prince Yun...which prince is he again?"
Fan Cun didn't know that King Yun was the third prince who succeeded Qi Yingzong after Chu Ge and Li Hongyun assassinated him.
However, for Fan Cun, it was not a big problem as to which prince he was.
He couldn't tell the difference anyway.
He turned to look at the military attache in front of him.
From the previous conversation, Fan Cun also learned the name of this general - he had heard this name before during the first phase of the pacification army, Tong Daofu.
This can be regarded as one of the few historical figures that Fan Cun, a player who is not particularly proficient in history, knew during the Qi Dynasty.
Fan Cun looked at the thing in his hand and found that it was a marching route map.
And this route map also proves the destination of Tong Daofu's expedition: the northwest.
"There are no clues in the march map," Fan Cun said.
Although he is a player with high personal strength and is quite accomplished in cavalry tactics, when it comes to this specific marching route, he is not that professional, and it is naturally difficult for him to express too many opinions.
Tong Daofu laughed and was noncommittal.
Obviously, he gave a certain amount of respect to King Yun, the third prince. But this respect was more out of respect for the royal status.
King Yun is different from King Kang. He is a talented and learned man, and he is also deeply loved by His Majesty today. But in any case, he is not a prince, and perhaps he will not have much interaction with Tong Daofu in the future.
In terms of military affairs, Tong Daofu did not think that His Highness King Yun had any accomplishments.
The reason why Tong Daofu showed him his marching route map was only because His Highness King Yun was very curious about it, and the current emperor had the idea of letting King Yun participate in military affairs, so Tong Daofu reluctantly showed it to him at the banquet.
Take a look.
Of course it still needs to be taken back at this time.
Tong Daofu took back the road map, but the next words of His Highness Prince Yun made the polite smile on his face freeze instantly.
"...But I heard that you are a noob."
Fan Cun is quite outspoken.
On the one hand, this is because he is an upright boy who only knows how to be reckless. On the other hand, it is also because he feels good about himself after obtaining the status of prince and thinks that he cannot be too polite to this eunuch.
In the first stage, Fan Cun heard a lot about Tong Daofu in the pacification army.
For example, he redeemed Yan Yun's "great achievements".
Because this person became an eunuch only after he became an adult, he retained many male characteristics and could not identify himself as a eunuch at all. As an eunuch, he actually became the king of the Qi Dynasty based on his military exploits, which is quite strange.
.
As far as Fan Cun knows, the few so-called achievements of Tong Daofu are mostly funny.
For someone like him to be able to be crowned king based on his military exploits, it was enough to show that the Qi Dynasty was rotten to the core at this time.
Fan Cun's words obviously made Tong Daofu angry. He couldn't get angry due to the identity of the opponent, King Yun, but his beard was obviously blown up.
"Who did your Highness Prince Yun listen to?"
Tong Daofu was also curious as to who in the Qi Dynasty dared to talk in front of the third prince and say that he was a rookie.
Fan Cun chuckled: "Well, the world will have its own fair judgment."
In fact, Fan Cun was already very considerate. He did not say that you would be a notorious person in future generations.
Tong Daofu's face obviously became a little ugly: "If His Royal Highness King Yun really wants to know about the military affairs, why not report it to His Majesty and accompany him on the expedition to Xixia?"
Fan Cun couldn't help but his eyes lit up: "Oh? OK!"
…
On the march to the northwest, Tong Daofu wanted to slap himself in the face countless times, regretting his meaningless provocative words at the banquet.
Who would have thought that in a moment of quick talk, he would invite such a biological father to himself?
His Royal Highness King Yun actually informed the emperor and asked to participate in the military campaign to conquer Xixia, and the current emperor actually agreed.
He even gave His Royal Highness King Yun a rather high official position.
After all, the current emperor's preference for His Highness Prince Yun is obvious to all, and his intention to let His Highness Prince Yun go to the military for training is also obvious.
Of course, King Yun's official position was not as high as that of the coach Tong Daofu. This shows that the emperor was not completely confused. He replaced him as the official coach and asked a prince who had never been exposed to military affairs to be the coach.
However, Prince Yun was the emperor's favorite prince after all.
If His Highness Prince Yun does nothing and just settles down to be a tool, then of course it doesn't matter. But what if His Highness Prince Yun really intervenes in the frontline command? This matter will be complicated.
After all, others were afraid of Tong Daofu's power and sometimes did not dare to tell the truth to the emperor, but His Highness Prince Yun had no such scruples at all.
Moreover, Tong Daofu was originally able to control all the generals of the Western Army into obedience, but after His Royal Highness King Yun arrived, it was hard to say whether these generals of the Western Army would still obey Tong Daofu as before. They had no choice... This is hard to say.
After all, things like official rank may be useful or useless. In the final analysis, it depends on whom the emperor prefers, and whoever speaks will be more effective.
It was just that it was too late for Tong Daofu to regret it. His Royal Highness Prince Yun had already embarked on the journey to the northwest with him.
And along the way... quite active.
For example, His Royal Highness Prince Yun seems to be very good at riding, which Tong Daofu has never heard of.
He only knew that King Yun was very talented and learned, and had even passed the first prize in the exam. Although his physical fitness was not particularly outstanding, it was not bad. At least he could do basic riding and shooting.
It's just that... the riding skills displayed by King Yun at this time were far beyond what ordinary mounted archers could compare to.
Not only that, His Royal Highness Prince Yun did not give him any face, which left Tong Daofu speechless and puzzled.
You know, after all, Tong Daofu was regarded as the number one general in the Qi Dynasty at this time, and his many years of traveling to the northwest made him feel quite good about himself. And this King Yun, who had been very respectful to him before, until that banquet
In the first half of the period, King Yun treated him with courtesy and regarded him as an important official of the country who could be his teacher.
As a result, halfway through the banquet, His Highness Prince Yun seemed to be a completely different person.
Not only was his speech quite rude, seeming to show the characteristics of a certain playboy, but he also frequently made rude remarks, and his disdain and contempt for Tong Daofu was almost written on his face.
Tong Daofu was very puzzled as to what was going on, but after all, he was not familiar with His Royal Highness Prince Yun, so it was difficult to say whether this was a major change in temperament or a revelation of his true colors.
The other party is His Majesty's most beloved son today, so...just bear with it if you can.
As long as he doesn't make random comments on the military affairs, Tong Daofu can hold his nose and endure it until the army returns to the court this time.
…
From Fan Cun's perspective, time passed very quickly along the way.
The game "Dark Sand" automatically omits some meaningless links, and the links that players experience are either directly related to the subsequent puzzle solving, or they have a certain supplementary effect on the plot of real history.
On this day, Fan Cun followed Tong Daofu to the military camp of the Western Army.
After some preparations, the army set off and prepared to officially launch an attack on Xixia.
In the northwest at this time, the war had actually calmed down. Thanks to Tong Daofu's efforts, the Qi Dynasty entered a long period of strategic suppression of Xixia.
From this point of view, Tong Daofu is indeed a talent.
This can be explained from two perspectives: From the perspective of the history of the Qi Dynasty, there were only two or three historical stages that truly completed the comprehensive suppression of Xixia. From this point of view, it seems that Tong Daofu did a pretty good job;
But if we look at the combat effectiveness of the Western Army at that time and the comparison of the national power of the Qi Dynasty and Xixia, if a famous general with excellent military ability were placed in Tong Daofu's position, Xixia might have been wiped out.
Along the way, Fan Cun was also paying attention to the combat power of the Western Army.
It has to be said that this is indeed the most well-equipped and most powerful team in the entire Qi Dynasty.
Until the time of General Han Fuyue, although the Western Army had suffered several disasters and its elite was greatly reduced, it was still the most capable source of troops.
Especially compared with the Pingding Army that Fan Chengchen encountered in the first stage, whether it was the quality of the soldiers, morale or equipment level, they were not on the same level at all.
The army continued to march until it reached Huangchuan.
Tong Daofu looked at the scenery around him and the unique scenery of the mountains and rivers in the Northwest. He couldn't help but feel proud and proudly talked about an incident when he went to the Northwest.
At that time, he served as the supervisor of the army, and the army happened to march to Huangchuan.
Here the army kills animals to sacrifice the flag and prepares for war.
However, at this time, they suddenly received an order from Qi Huizong, telling them to retreat.
This situation is similar to the operation of the empty shooting order in later generations.
As for why he had to withdraw his troops, the reason was very simple. There was a fire in the palace. Qi Huizong thought it was an ominous sign, so he had to withdraw his troops.
Tong Daofu was obviously speechless at that time, so he stuffed the edict directly into his boots. The generals in the army asked him what was written on it? Tong Daofu replied without changing his expression: Your Majesty hopes that we will succeed as soon as possible.
As a result, the expedition returned with a great victory.
At the celebration banquet, Tong Daofu took out the edict and passed it on to the generals in the army.
The generals couldn't help but be shocked. This was disobedience. If they really lost the battle, wouldn't it be a serious crime requiring beheading?
Tong Daofu said that morale was at its peak at this time. If we really stopped fighting temporarily according to the imperial edict, what a huge blow to morale it would be! If we send out troops again at that time, we may not be able to achieve such results.
Therefore, he would rather lose the battle and bear the blame than conceal the imperial edict and send troops by force.
This also allowed Tong Daofu to establish great prestige in the northwest, which became a major turning point for him to become king through military exploits.
Tong Daofu proudly showed off to Fan Cun, and his meaning was obvious.
"If you are going to be outside, you will not accept your orders"!
On the one hand, this is to show off his previous proud deeds, to show off his military talents, and to ask His Highness King Yun not to interfere blindly; on the other hand, it is also a hint that I dare not even listen to the emperor's words, King Yun
Your Highness, please don't feel good about yourself and think you can command me.
Fan Cun looked at Tong Daofu and chuckled in his heart.
This incident of Tong Daofu is indeed worth bragging about. After all, this is the brightest moment of his entire military career.
In fact, if you analyze it carefully, is this so-called highlight moment of Tong Daosuke very brilliant?
Not necessarily.
On the one hand, the victory at that time was the result of the joint efforts of the entire Western Army and the generals of the Western Army. Tong Daofu was only a supervisor at the time, and he had the right to speak, but to say that it was all due to his command? That is
Nonsense.
With the fighting power of the Western Army, it should have won.
On the other hand, the reason why Tong Daofu dared to stuff the emperor's edict into his boots was actually because he understood Qi Huizong's temper.
Although Qi Huizong was not clear-headed, he was still a relatively tolerant emperor on the whole. At that time, Tong Daofu judged that Qi Huizong still relied on him for everything, and even if he did not obey the order, there would not necessarily be any particularly serious consequences. Therefore,
Only then do you dare to engage in such risky operations to gain fame for yourself.
If he were a tyrant who would kill his entire family whenever someone resisted his decree, would Tong Daofu still dare to do this?
Most of them don't dare.
The biggest label of Tong Daofu is that he "bullies the weak and fears the strong", which can be seen from his different attitudes towards the Xixia and Jin people.
When fighting Xixia, he relied on the Qi Dynasty's stronger national power than Xixia and the powerful combat power of the Western Army. He made all kinds of fooling around, fooled around, and even reported victory after losing the battle; but when it came time to fight against the Jinren, in Taiyuan City
Before even seeing the golden man's shadow, he had already fled.
Therefore, no matter how bragging Tong Daofu was at this time, Fan Cun just ignored him.
Tong Daofu felt aggrieved. Facing His Royal Highness King Yun, he really had no temper at all, so he could only vent his anger on the military.
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"General Liu Fa, I order you to immediately send troops to unify Ancheng and use this as a basis to attack Shuofang! You must not delay the military situation, otherwise, military law will be engaged!" Tong Daofu looked at the general in front of him who looked to be in his fifties.
Tong'an City was an important town occupied by the Qi army at this time, and it was also a springboard for further troops.
Liu Fa frowned, shook his head slightly and said, "The general will think it's impossible.
"Although the Xixia army was severely damaged by our army, its vitality has not been damaged. If we rush to send troops, we may not have a good chance of winning.
"Tong'an City is isolated outside the country, and the surrounding situation is unknown. More information is needed.
"If the general rushes deep into the army alone and is ambushed, the consequences will be disastrous."
Tong Daofu's face turned cold: "General Liu Fa! You are also a famous general in the world. You have been fighting in frontier fortresses for a long time, and you know a lot about the war in the northwest. At this time, great achievements are right in front of you, so why are you so afraid of the enemy?
"When you were in the capital, you personally received orders from His Majesty, and you even said with certainty that this battle would be won. How come you are facing a big battle, but you are afraid of the enemy like a tiger, saying that the chance of victory is not good? Aren't you afraid of being held accountable by Your Majesty for the crime of deceiving the emperor?
!”
These words were playful and even humiliating.
General Liu Fa's face darkened, and he was obviously speechless by Tong Daofu's words.
But after all, it was about his family and his life, so he still wanted to struggle again: "The military situation is changing rapidly, so how can we generalize! The general did not say that we cannot send troops, but if we send troops rashly at this time, the chance of winning is indeed not high."
The two had a dispute for the time being.
Fan looked on and realized instantly that this might be a key plot point.
If one says it can be fought and the other says it cannot be fought, then one of them must be wrong.
If he had a thorough understanding of this part of history at this time, he would naturally know the correct answer.
But he didn't know.
But it doesn't matter, because he still has the opportunity to ask for help off the court.
Fan Cun looked at the card in the upper right corner of his field of vision. After thinking about it, he endured the pain and directly summoned Sheng Taizu!
Sheng Taizu is the one who consumes the most energy among all the heroic figures in history.
Whether it is summoning, asking questions, or letting him directly possess and take care of it, it consumes more energy than the heroic spirits of other historical figures.
In fact, Fan Cun also considered other options, such as General Deng Yuanjing.
General Deng knew military matters very well, and when it came to fighting alone, he was even better than Sheng Taizu.
But Fan Cun also considered that he was not playing a simple military commander after all, but a prince, and that there would be other content besides war in the future.
When the time comes, General Deng will be able to give some advice when he encounters fields such as civil affairs or political struggle, but he will definitely not be as professional as Sheng Taizu.
Therefore, Fan Cun finally decided to let Sheng Taizu handle it all.
After a moment, the shadow of Sheng Taizu appeared in Fan Cun's field of vision.
"Your Majesty, who should I support?" Fan Cun asked.
As a real figure in history, Taizu Sheng certainly knew about Tong Daofu and Liu Fa, as well as the final outcome of this matter.
He said coldly: "Tong'an City is isolated outside the border, and the surrounding situation is dark and unclear. It is the bait of the Xixia Army. Liu Fa was forced by Tong Daofu to march. He knew that the Xixia Army was good at outflanking and ambush, so he could only advance quickly to enter the city as soon as possible. According to
He defended the city, but was eventually ambushed and died fighting.
"After the war, Tong Daofu advocated the great victory of unifying Ancheng and took all the credit for himself. However, he described Liu Fa as someone who underestimated the enemy and rushed in with his head in his arms. He panicked and did not choose the route while escaping, and was greedy for life and afraid of death.
"Liu Fa was a famous general at that time. His sacrifice for his country was originally more important than Mount Tai, but under Tong Daofu's distortion, he became less important than a feather and shouldered the crime of losing his army and losing his master."
Fan Cun nodded: "I understand.
"I knew that I was right to go against this Tong Daofu in everything."
Fan Cun instantly felt that summoning Sheng Taizu was quite worthwhile. Didn't this directly obtain the standard answer?
But then I thought again, that's not right. Even if I don't summon Sheng Taizu, wouldn't I be able to know it by checking the historical materials myself?
But no matter what, I finally got a very definite answer.
At this time, Tong Daofu and Liu Fa were still arguing, but Liu Fa was obviously at a disadvantage.
It is the bounden duty of soldiers to obey orders. Under Tong Daofu's repeated pressure, he actually had no choice but to lead troops into battle.
But just when Liu Fa was in desperate situation, a voice suddenly sounded.
“Wait a minute!
"General Liu, please don't march to take over Ancheng."
The generals turned around in astonishment and found that the person who said this categorically was actually the third prince, His Highness Prince Yun, who everyone had always thought was just coming to the front line to observe the gilding of battle formations and would not participate in any military decision-making.
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
There was a small bug in what I wrote before. Tong'an City should be in the hands of the Qi Dynasty, and Xixia used it to encircle and mobilize reinforcements. It has been modified.
