Chapter 51 Cauldron

Author: My spear is still here

Chapter 51 Cauldron

“Incredible”

Zhang Jian can no longer remember how many times this is the first time his friend has repeated these four words.

After returning from the west side of the city, he had already summoned his staff and scouts, and repeatedly confirmed the information and many clues available to all parties.

I was busy until the afternoon, and finally I was sure of one thing. The news brought by Simian in the first place was true.

Maling's army was defeated in Heyang. The Heqinhou who asked him for support in the letter really defeated Mu Sheng with only Heyang's troops.

The spy he arranged for in Maling was also in the army at the time, and described to him in a letter that at that time, the sky was blood red like a miracle from heaven, the corpses of Maling people were all over the river valley, and there were very few soldiers in Heyang, but there were many sorcerers.

They easily defeated the army in Malingcheng and then pursued them all the way.

Mu Sheng sent out more than 10,000 people, but only more than 1,000 people escaped. He said that the gates of Maling City were now closed, every family wore mourning, all men over the age of 18 were conscripted, and the officials and soldiers confiscated the cowhide and iron pots, which made people panic.

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When I first saw the news, not to mention Mr. Wu An, even he himself didn't trust it at all.

So he immediately summoned the scouts deployed in the south, officials from the south, business travelers from the north, etc. to verify the authenticity of the news, and finally concluded that it was true!

The whole process took more than two days, but when the news was finally implemented, all the officials and staff in the palace were shocked. Most people could not imagine how He Qinhou defeated Maling Gong, one of the six ministers.

, and it was an unusual victory.

According to the intelligence obtained from all parties, it is certain that Maling sent more than 10,000 people, but in the end, less than 2,000 people escaped back. The rest were either killed, captured, or missing, resulting in a loss of nearly 10,000 people.

You must know that most of these young men are the hope of their families, and many of them are the heirs of nobles and nobles. Such a loss is enough to make Mu Sheng shake his bones.

At this time, when I read the letter sent by He Qinhou, I had a completely different feeling. I thought before that he was young and ignorant, arrogant and likes to talk big words. I don’t know where he got the confidence to defeat Mu Sheng, so he used this to discuss.

I need support for the next thing.

Now it looks like he is confident and has a well-planned plan.

After long discussions with close aides and the Gongsun family's war preparations, everyone came to the unanimous conclusion that the tiger father had no dog son, and this newly-titled married prince was not a simple matter.

Before this battle, just like his insulting title, it was a question of whether he could inherit the territory, but after this battle, it can at least be guaranteed that he can fully inherit his father's territory and power. All the princes of Zhao will respect him.

There will also be a place for him.

Prestige and power are often obtained on the edge of the sword. The country's most important thing is sacrifice and military service, and the same is true for personal honor and disgrace.

At noon on the third day, Wu'an Gongsun Lin also made up his mind with the support of his family elders and close advisers, and would respond to the alliance request of Heqinhou.

This decision was also secretly supported by the king of Zhao State in Handan to the north.

The monarch's attitude came from Zhang Jian, a good friend of Duke Wu'an. As the monarch's uncle, he dragged his old body back and forth between Handan and Wu'an in two days and two nights, bringing the monarch's attitude.

Because this decision is not simple, it is likely to set off a scuffle among the princes in Zhao State.

The monarch's attitude was unexpected. When he heard about Mu Sheng's defeat, he burst out laughing. He immediately said that Duke Wu An should support Heqinhou, and did not hide his disgust for Duke Maling at all.

In a private conversation with his uncle Zhang Jian, the monarch expressed his heartfelt grief and bluntness. Mu Sheng killed a Marquis of Zhao in front of him. He was so domineering that he did not even take him as a monarch seriously. Marquis Duyang dared to attend a banquet in Maling.

It was because it was an invitation from the king.

In the end, Mu Sheng used despicable means to kill him. He also treated the monarch as a three-year-old child, thinking that he could not see his tricks, and was extremely arrogant and arrogant.

The king of a country could not guarantee the safety of his ministers face to face. His face was ruined and his prestige was completely lost. That old guy Mu Sheng didn't take him seriously at all. So the king was eager to let Mu Sheng learn a lesson.

These things reminded Zhang Jian that "the right way has many helpers, but the wrong way has few helpers". Mu Sheng thought that because of his strong power, he could act unscrupulously and act domineeringly and unreasonably. Little did he know that his actions were pushing more and more people into one place.

, sooner or later he will become his enemy.

However, the one who played the most important role was Heqinhou. As the saying goes, everyone pushed the wall down. If the battle of Liangtingyi was not won, no one would be willing to take the lead and face the powerful Maling Gong.

"This man is so unexpected at such a young age, and he is a powerful soldier. He is not an ordinary person." Zhang Jian said with emotion, stroking his gray beard, "It has been a long time since Zhao State has produced any decent young man."

On the same day, Marquis Wu'an decided to form an alliance with Marquis Heqin and provide support. After that, he asked his friend Zhang Jian to write a letter and send it to Heyang, asking them to send envoys to discuss the next joint battle plan.

At the same time, he ordered the requisition of grain from several villages and towns in the west to prepare grain aid for Heyang. On the other hand, he began to gather troops and deploy them to various mountain passes in the south to threaten the north of Maling City.

The main body of Hongshan is between Heyang and Maling Territory, but the rest of the veins continue to extend to the east, forming many large and small peaks, and also become the natural boundary between Maling Territory and Wu'an Territory. If the Wu'an Army wants to go south, there are only two

The first method is to attack over the mountains through large and small mountain passes.

However, both sides built fortresses at both ends of the mountain road. The mountain road was narrow and steep, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Another way is to take a boat along the Wuyuan River, merge into the Baishui River downstream, and then march eastward. However, the upper reaches of the river are narrow and the current is fast, and there are not that many boats that can transport a large army.

Although the geography is very unfavorable for the attackers, as long as Wu'an's army is deployed at various mountain passes in the north, Maling must deploy soldiers to defend those mountain passes, which will further weaken Mu Sheng's strength to fight Heqin Hou in the south.

"Why do you think Marquis Wu'an will help you?" Dongfang Jin asked under the old willow tree led by the sentry while carefully helping Wang Jian extract the Xuanling liquid.

She didn't know why, but she was being manipulated. When she came to her senses, it was no longer easy to let go. She was a dignified person. She found that Wang Jian was getting more and more fluent when he manipulated her, and she couldn't help but get angrier as she thought about it.

"It's not about helping me, it's about helping the winner. They help whoever wins." Wang Jian took the jade bottle from Dongfang Jin and said: "Allies are made through fighting, and so is support. There is no free lunch in the world."

"Then dinner isn't free either." Dongfang Jin said.

"That's what I meant, why are you so stupid?" Wang Jian was speechless. "In short, there are no unreasonable benefits. If there are, it might be a trap."

"If Mr. Wu An supports it, are you prepared to continue the fight?"

"Of course, it's not easy to assemble an army, it costs a lot of money, and we have to get back the money no matter what." Wang Jian said, taking the third bottle of Xuanling liquid, looking up at the old Liu tree and saying: "Brother Liu, I'm sorry.

, I will compensate you in the future."

"Did you have a broken brain that hasn't fully recovered yet?" Dongfang Jin saw him and Dashu talking to themselves and mockingly.

Wang Jian looked at her slender figure and abrupt body, and nodded and praised, "It's a good cauldron."

"What are you muttering about?" Dongfang Jin looked at him maliciously.

"Let's go, don't ask about adults' business."

"you"
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