Chapter 569: Cannot Destroy the Wuliang Royal Court
After thinking through the attack plan, Yang Zhengshan handed Chongshan Pass to Zhou Lan, who had recovered a little, at the end of April, and personally led the front camp, rear camp, and middle camp of the town flag to Dinghu Guard.
At the same time, he ordered Zhang Chengzhi, the lieutenant general of Songzhou Guard in the east, Niu Zhuang, the lieutenant general of Jianning Guard in the middle, Tang Feihu, the lieutenant general of Jinzhou Guard in the middle, Qin He, the lieutenant general of Dingliao Guard in the south, Yang Mingzhi, the lieutenant general of Fuzhou Guard in the north, and Yang Mingwu, the lieutenant general of Heishan Guard in the north, to lead their elite soldiers to join Dinghu Guard.
In addition to the war horses previously equipped, the three camps of the town flag, front, middle, and back, also brought an additional 30,000 war horses, galloping all the way, in a hurry, and ran more than 400 miles in just three days to reach Dinghu Guard.
The city of Dinghu Guard is located at Guanshankou, which is the location of the city of Dinghu Guard and the residence of the lieutenant general's shogunate. .
A large amount of fertile land was reclaimed in the valley south of Guanshankou for the military households of Dinghuwei to cultivate, and there were large grasslands and barracks to the north of Guanshankou.
Standing on the peak on the west side of Guanshankou and looking north, you can see a line of forts stretching towards the northeast.
The guards under the jurisdiction of the shogunate of the Dinghuwei Lieutenant General in the West Route are these forts.
These forts span a large area of grassland, and four acropolises were built beside several small rivers in the north. The acropolises and forts are connected to the forts of the shogunate of the Heiyunwei Lieutenant General in the North Route, forming a semi-arc control line.
The east of the control line is the control range of Chongshan Town, while the west and north of the control line are not actually controlled by Chongshan Town.
In fact, there are large areas of grassland to the west and north of the control line, which are very fertile. Unfortunately, Chongshan Town cannot digest such a large area in a short period of time and can only gradually erode it.
According to the plan made by Yang Zhengshan and implemented by Zhou Lan, Dinghuwei is currently spreading westward along the two rivers in the north. If nothing unexpected happens, three years later, the guards under the jurisdiction of the shogunate will extend to the territory of the Ula tribe.
Building so many guards and forts is not only for farming and raising horses, but also for the convenience of storing grain and mobilizing troops.
The guards and forts are connected, which means that the roads will be connected. Once the fort at the front is attacked, the guards in the rear can immediately send troops to support.
At the same time, if the Wulianghu tribe is to be conquered, these guards and forts can also ensure the safety of the logistics transportation line.
Otherwise, it is too difficult to protect the transportation line on the vast grassland.
On the mountain peak, Yang Zhengshan and Luo Feiyu stood together and looked to the north.
"Where is the fort at the front?" Yang Zhengshan asked.
Luo Feiyu pointed to the north and said, "It is about 300 miles away from Dinghuwei, slightly northwest. We built it along the Lanshui River. The guards and forts there are all on the south bank of the Lanshui River!"
Yang Zhengshan asked again, "How far is it from the Ula tribe?"
Luo Feiyu said, "The territory of the Ula tribe does not have a specific demarcation line, but a hundred miles west of there are small tribes under the Ula tribe!"
"It is about 300 miles away from the banner of the Ula tribe. The banner of the Ula tribe is on the east side of Menghe. There is a lake called Sari Lake there."
"The banner of the Ula tribe is on the south side of Sari Lake!"
"This Ula tribe is not Good at farming, if they can farm, then a lot of fertile land can be cultivated by the Sari Lake! It is not a problem to feed 100,000 people. "
"If we occupy Sari Lake, we can set up a garrison there."
Yang Zhengshan shook his head, "It's too far. We haven't even digested the north, how can we eat Sari Lake?"
Luo Feiyu chuckled and said, "I've been to Sari Lake!"
"Yeah!" Yang Zhengshan turned his head to look at him and asked, "When did you go?"
Luo Feiyu said, "Just over a year ago, I took a few followers and drove a group of cattle and sheep!"
"No one found us?" Yang Zhengshan said.
Luo Feiyu said embarrassedly, "We were found, and the cattle and sheep were lost. We escaped back on horseback!"
Yang Zhengshan smiled. This guy is also bold enough to dare to go deep into the hinterland of the Wula tribe.
However, this also shows that Luo Feiyu is also trying to find out the situation of the Wulianghu tribe, but his methods of finding out are not as good as Zhou Lan's.
Zhou Lan actually formed a Hu tribe by herself. Even Yang Zhengshan didn't expect such a bold move.
Yang Zhengshan took out a jade box and handed it to him, "Three yellow plums, eat it!"
"Three yellow plums?" Luo Feiyu was shocked.
"Well, it's been three years since you broke through the ninth level of the acquired realm. If you eat it now, you should be able to condense the innate true qi soon!" Yang Zhengshan said.
He came here as if to distribute three yellow plums.
In fact, he had wanted to give everyone some three yellow plums a long time ago, but he felt unsafe if he didn't hand them over to them personally. After all, he couldn't explain the origin of these three yellow plums.
The year before last, Lingquan Space harvested twelve three yellow plums, and last year it harvested sixteen. This year it will harvest more.
Now he has no shortage of three yellow plums, and as time goes by, he will have more and more three yellow plums in his hands.
In addition to three yellow plums, there are also ice heart fruits, and there are more ice heart fruits. In a few years, three yellow plums and ice heart fruits will be like ordinary fruits in his hands.
"Thank you, brother-in-law. From now on, you are my adopted parents. I will do whatever you ask me to do!" Luo Feiyu started to talk.
Yang Zhengshan punched him in anger, "Practice well and become a congenital warrior as soon as possible. Then you will be safer in Chongshan Town!"
Luo Feiyu was stunned, "Safer? What dangers will we face in Chongshan Town?"
Yang Zhengshan remained silent. Luo Feiyu hesitated for a moment and took out the three yellow plums to eat.
After a moment, Yang Zhengshan said again: "The Tianqing Sword Sect has developed well in recent years, but it is still not enough. After this battle is over, I will transfer you to the East Road. You should take care of the Tianqing Sword Sect at that time!"
In fact, the Tianqing Sword Sect has developed very well in recent years. There are nearly 500 disciples in the sect. It is a second-class sect.
And many disciples of the Tianqing Sword Sect are working in Chongshan Town and Liaoyuan Shangwu Division.
However, there is still a big gap between the Tianqing Sword Sect and the first-class sects. The biggest gap is that there are no innate warriors.
This gap may take more than ten or twenty years to catch up.
There is no way. The foundation of the Tianqing Sword Sect is still too thin. Even with Yang Zhengshan's care, it is difficult to cultivate an innate warrior in a short time.
The old generation of Tianqing Sword Sect has basically passed away. The four elders of that time are now left with only Hua Jinqiu, the sect leader. Hua Jinqiu is over 60 years old. She will never become a congenital warrior in this life because her current cultivation level is the eighth level of the acquired realm.
Due to her old age and frailty, she has no chance to break through to the ninth level of the acquired realm. If her cultivation level does not reach the ninth level of the acquired realm, she will not be able to condense the congenital true qi.
Even taking Sanhuangli and Yulu Lingtao will not work.
Lingquan water will not do it either. At most, Lingquan water can nourish her body and prolong her life, but it cannot improve her cultivation level.
Therefore, if Tianqing Sword Sect wants to cultivate congenital warriors, it can only rely on the next generation, but the two most outstanding people in the next generation have already left Tianqing Sword Sect, namely Yu Qingyi and Luo Feiyu.
Luo Feiyu felt something was wrong. After eating the three yellow plums, he asked, "Brother-in-law, is there any trouble?"
Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "No trouble for now, but it may not be in the future. Just make some preparations in advance!"
Luo Feiyu nodded, "That's good. I will go to the East Road after this battle. I can be free to strive to reach the innate realm as soon as possible."
Compared to Dinghu Guard in the West Road, Songzhou Guard in the East Road will undoubtedly be more free.
"Give me the core." Yang Zhengshan took back the core of the three yellow plums.
Luo Feiyu felt the change of the energy in his body and asked, "Are we going to destroy the Wuliang King's Court this time?"
Yang Zhengshan was silent for a while, "No, we can't destroy the Wuliang King's Court, but Wutuo must die!"
"Why?" Luo Feiyu asked.
Yang Zhengshan looked at the green ocean in the north and slowly uttered four words.
"Raise the enemy and respect yourself!"
Luo Feiyu was stunned at first, and then fell silent.
It doesn't seem to be a good thing to support the enemy, but it has to be done for the benefit of Chongshan Town.
If the Wuliang Royal Court is destroyed, is there any need for Chongshan Town to exist?
The north of Chongshan Town is the snowy land, and the population of the snowy land is extremely sparse. Except for some followers controlled by the Lingen Holy Church, there are no other forces at all.
Of course, this only refers to the snowy land in the north of Chongshan Town. There are some barbarian tribes and some unknown forces in the snowy land in the north of the Wuliang Hu tribe.
But the strength of those forces is not very strong.
In short, there are no enemies in the north of Chongshan Town, and the only enemy of Chongshan Town now is the Wuliang Royal Court.
But once the Wuliang Royal Court is destroyed, Chongshan Town will really have no enemies.
At that time, the court may cancel Chongshan Town, change the guard post into a prefecture and county, and divide Chongshan Town into two provinces.
And once the court does so, how should the soldiers of Chongshan Town deal with themselves?
What should the Yang family and the Yang clan do with their foundation in Chongshan Town?
So Yang Zhengshan does not intend to destroy the Wuliang King Court now, but he will not let Wutuo go. Wutuo must be responsible for Pang Tang's death.
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In early May, the grain and grass of Chongshan Town were transported to Dinghuwei one after another, and at the same time, the generals from all walks of life also rushed to Dinghuwei.
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For a time, Dinghuwei had camps for more than ten miles outside the city, with more than 70,000 soldiers stationed.
Such a large-scale troop transfer in Chongshan Town naturally could not be concealed from the Wula tribe. Luo Feiyu had been keeping an eye on the Wula tribe, and the Wula tribe had been keeping an eye on Dinghuwei.
On the east side of Menghe Mountain, on the west side of Sari Lake, in the Wula clan flag area.
Xuanting, the leader of the Wula clan flag, was sitting in the hall with a solemn expression, and there were several elders of the Wula clan in the hall.
The Wula clan originally belonged to the Donghai Hu tribe, and now belongs to the Wuliang royal court.
Xuanting was named Wula King by the Wuliang royal court, so the Wula clan became the Wula tribe.
The Wula tribe is different from the Wula clan. The Wula clan represents the surname and the Wula clan, while the Wula tribe refers to more than a dozen large and small tribes in addition to the Wula clan.
Before joining the Wuliang royal court, the Wula clan had only more than 80,000 people. After joining the Wuliang royal court, the Wula clan has been thriving for more than ten years, and now the number of people has exceeded 100,000.
In addition to the Wula clan, the Wula tribe also has some small and medium-sized tribes, which also have a population of about 50,000.
So now the population controlled by Xuanting is about more than 150,000.
All people are soldiers. If Xuanting is a little more ruthless, he can recruit 30,000 to 40,000 young and strong as soldiers.
But in fact, the Ula clan only had 3,000 elite soldiers and 5,000 trained Hu cavalry.
As for the young and strong, they were actually some herdsmen. These herdsmen were all good at riding, but their combat effectiveness was just so-so.
Compared with the strong and powerful Chongshan Town, the Ula tribe was really not good enough.
"Everyone, tell me, how should we face the army of Chongshan Town next!" Xuan Ting looked at the tribes and asked.
Xuan Ting is not really old. He inherited the position of the leader of the Wula clan in his twenties. At first, he could not control the clan.
But more than ten years ago, when the Donghai Hu tribe was destroyed, he advocated surrendering to the Wuliang King's Court. At that time, many people in the tribe opposed it, but he still used his power as the leader to suppress the opposition in the tribe.
In recent years, the Wula clan has been thriving under the Menghe Mountain, proving that his choice was correct.
Now he can control the entire Wula clan, and no one has opposed his decision for a long time.
"Flag leader, we are no match for Chongshan Town. Even if we use all our strength, we can't repel Chongshan Town!"
An elder spoke first.
"That's right, we can't stop the Chongshan Town army at all. The royal court actually asked us to stop the Chongshan Town army. Isn't this trying to send our people to die?"
At this time, the Wula clan was very resentful of the Wuliang Royal Court. They were naturally unwilling to be used as cannon fodder by the Wuliang Royal Court.
Xuan Ting frowned and asked, "Then what do you say? Tang Wuxi will never let us pass through Menghe Mountain Gate. We can't avoid the war!"
Tang Wuxi is the leader of the Chici tribe and one of the eight vassal kings of the Wuliang Royal Court.
After receiving Wutuo's order, Xuan Ting contacted Tang Wuxi, hoping that Tang Wuxi could let the Wula clan pass through Menghe Mountain Gate to avoid the Chongshan Town's front.
Xuan Ting was not unwilling to help the Wuliang Royal Court, but he didn't want the old, weak, women and children of the Wula clan to face the Chongshan Town's front together.
Therefore, he wanted the old, weak, women and children to take refuge on the west side of Mount Menghe first, and then he would lead the young and strong in the tribe to deal with the army of Chongshan Town on the east side of Mount Menghe.
But Tang Wuxi rejected his request.
Tang Wuxi's reason for refusal was also very sufficient. The west side of Mount Menghe was the territory of their Chici tribe, and it was impossible to accommodate the herdsmen of the Ula tribe.
"Since the royal court is unwilling to protect our family, why should we work for the royal court?"
"Banner Lord, our people have finally grown to the current level, and we can't let them die under the butcher's knife of Chongshan Town!"
"Yes, the Marquis of Jing'an in Darong was the butcher who slaughtered Fushan City. If we fight with him, our Ula clan will be exterminated!"
"That butcher is cruel and ruthless, and he doesn't even let the little baby go."
"I heard that he also likes to eat the hearts and livers of babies..."
"I have heard that Meng Temu's grandson was dug out of his heart and liver!"
At first, these elders were still complaining that the Wuliang royal court did not protect their people, but as they talked, the topic turned to Yang Zhengshan.
More than a decade has passed, and Yang Zhengshan's reputation has not disappeared, but has become more and more evil.
At that time, many people from the East China Sea Hu tribe fled to the snowy land. Some of these people joined the Ling'en Holy Church and became believers of the Ling'en Holy Church. Some people also fled to the Wu La clan and became members of the Wu La clan.
Although Yang Zhengshan massacred many people from the East China Sea Hu tribe, he was unable to kill all the Hu people he met at that time. Every time he attacked a tribe, he only massacred a small half of the people, and most of them actually fled.
Some of these people were lucky enough to survive the hunger and cold, while others were unfortunately frozen to death or starved to death.
And many of those who joined the Wu La clan had experienced Yang Zhengshan's massacre. After all, Yang Zhengshan massacred too many tribes at that time, as many as 20 to 30.
In this way, Yang Zhengshan's reputation spread throughout the Wu La clan, and now Yang Zhengshan's reputation in the Wu La clan has reached the point where even a child can stop crying.
There were all kinds of rumors. Some said Yang Zhengshan was an evil ghost crawling out of hell, some said Yang Zhengshan was extremely ugly, some said Yang Zhengshan was eight feet tall, extremely powerful, with a bloody mouth, and could eat a child in one bite.
Anyway, in the hearts of many herdsmen of the Wula clan, Yang Zhengshan was a fierce god.
Even many herdsmen didn't know who Yang Zhengshan was, they only knew that there was a terrifying evil ghost in Darong.
Fortunately, Yang Zhengshan didn't know these, otherwise he would have died of grievance.
I look so tall and domineering, and you actually said I am an evil ghost!
But Yang Zhengshan was not wronged, who made him do so many evil things in the past.
A group of elders chattered non-stop, and Xuan Ting was a little upset.
"Okay, you guys go and do your work first, I'll think about it carefully!"
Xuan Ting said impatiently.
He was afraid of the army of Chongshan Town and Yang Zhengshan's cruelty, but he didn't dare to disobey Wutuo's order.
For a moment he didn't know how to make a decision.