Devil’s Advent

King Pingxi's Pixiu is very happy today, because this time it is the prince's grace to let him show off his silver armor;

raise your neck,

Shake your mane,

When the four hooves landed on the ground, they obviously pulled back a little, and they walked out with noble and elegant steps.

In front of the crowd of war horses, it is proud and proud, and the white air it spouts seems to be able to make a few more spins.

Sitting on his back is Prince Pingxi in black armor.

In the early years, there were not many soldiers and horses under his command, and he often had to fight for wealth and honor. Prince Pingxi himself also needed to fight in battle. Unfortunately, Pixiu didn't catch up with the good time. When it came to Prince Pingxi, the prince didn't like to personally Charged, and began to learn the stage of "thinking about the big picture".

Sometimes, I even deliberately don’t ride it, because I think it is eye-catching!

In the end, it could only carry the prince, looking enviously at those black, white, red, yellow and coquettish cheap horses charging ahead with the knights on their backs;

As for myself, I can only walk around in circles beside Wang Qi behind.

Fortunately, the Pixiu who had been "taught" by the demon kings had good psychological endurance and adaptability, and gradually began to change his course.

For example, on some specific occasions, what it needs to do is not to help the master to kill, but... "First Lady".

Prince Pingxi rode a wild animal, surrounded by a group of soldiers, and entered the capital of Zhao State.

This city is not big, and it is not comparable to big cities like Yingdu and Litian City, but although Sparrow is small and well-equipped, its political status and military significance in Zhaodi cannot be ignored.

However, King Pingxi himself was not very happy.

It's not that he deliberately put on a majestic posture, but that he had ordered in advance that the army that entered Zhao's land was only responsible for looting food, and it was not allowed to start a war without authorization.

Siege is a troublesome task, it requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and at the same time, it will waste the blood of soldiers, like cutting stones with a sharp knife, but when you really want to chop people with a knife The knife was found to be blunt.

Therefore, when the Yan army was searching for food and grass in Zhao's land, some Wubao, as long as they estimated that there were more than a thousand defenders, the Yan army would basically give up.

Even if most of the thousand defenders are composed of rural folk, even if they are on flat ground, two hundred Yan army knights can overwhelm them, but with the support of Wubao, they can immediately become hard bones .

As a matter of fact, Zhao Jun is the city and military fort where the army is stationed. When facing the Yan army, there are not a few people who abandon the city and abandon the village, but it is often this kind of Wubao composed of local tyrants. , but it can protect the life and property of Zhao people who live nearby.

When the Yan army came, the people in Wubao sent some food and goods, and after the Yan army received them, they often let go of them and did not pester them.

One belongs to the public and the other belongs to the family. They are different after all.

King Pingxi has his own considerations for the overall situation of this war, and he has been stocking up on the combat power of his soldiers;

But even King Pingxi himself didn't expect that the Wubao of the Zhao people could be defended, but the capital city was directly destroyed.

it's a surprise,

Yes,

Surprise indeed,

But it is likely to break Zheng Fan's plan for this war.

But now that Zhao's capital city has been destroyed, he can't give it back to the other party, or pretend to retreat in a high-spirited manner and not accept it, so he can only accept it.

With the entry of the Yan army, the dignitaries in the capital of Zhao immediately led their own people to reward the Yan army. This forced sense of "harmony" made these soldiers of the Yan army a little uncomfortable;

King Pingxi himself accepted it calmly. After entering the city, he first took the jade pendant from King Zhao's mouth, picked up the whip, and whipped King Zhao three times casually. In front of the king, he wailed and cried, hoping that the prince would not harm his Zhao people.

The whole ceremony followed the process of destroying the country, which seemed boring and funny.

In this regard, the people of Zhao pay more attention to the sense of ritual than the people of Yan. It seems that the complex rituals piled up layer by layer can dilute the guilt of Zhao people for their own subjugation.

After working hard all day,

Pai Yao was tired, and crawled in a corner of the palace, sticking out his tongue and gasping.

In the palace, the Yan army has deployed its defenses;

Zheng Fan himself sat on the dragon chair, not avoiding suspicion, and sat carelessly;

Juggernaut stands next to it, and A Ming stands on the other side.

The national surname of Zhao State is Guo. At this time, the original Zhao State Lord was thrown into prison again after being "taken" through the ceremony.

He will bear all the responsibilities for the estrangement that occurred before Yanzhao.

Crown Prince Guo Yi will then negotiate conditions with Yan Guo on behalf of the Zhao people.

Just when King Pingxi was about to start yawning,

The prince finally stated his conditions:

"Yi has always admired Prince Pingxi and regarded him as the world. Today, Yi please worship Prince Pingxi as his father!"

Zheng Fan, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was slightly taken aback. He had done many godfathers, but they were all begged by his peers for his juniors. Now, this was the first time he was begged to be a godfather by himself.

This is to recognize the "righteous son". Guo Yi hopes to become the "righteous son" of King Pingxi, and use this relationship to express his loyalty and bind him.

That's the way it is nowadays, and there's nothing surprising about it.

It's just that Zheng Fan is still a little hypocritical. The children under him are all taken care of as children. For a while, there is still some resistance to the "family affection" binding of this pure interest relationship.

But the problem is that Zhao Guoguo is already broken. If you don't quickly appease them, troubles will easily occur. Not only will you not be able to help the Yan people in the next battle, but you may even be hindered.

hesitated for a while,

King Pingxi said, "Yes."

While speaking,

It just so happened that Queen Zhao led a group of women in the palace to pay homage to the prince.

...

A tired day turned into a good night's sleep.

wake up,

Zheng Fan was about to wash up.

He stayed in the palace last night and slept in King Zhao's bedroom.

Dragon chair, he sat during the day;

In the bedroom, he slept at night.

It's not that Zheng Fan intentionally went to step on thunder to break the taboo and feed flies to Ji Laoliu who is far away in Yanjing;

It's because as a "conqueror", especially with Zheng Fan's status, if he deliberately shows some "loyal minister" image at this time, and rejects all possible misunderstandings, it will make everyone in Zhao feel uneasy.

The Zhao people here refer to the powerful class in the capital of the State of Zhao. From their point of view, they wish that King Pingxi could be more domineering, more domineering, and more domineering!

In this way, they feel at ease in their hearts, and even, they can quickly fill the power area, and even... start to operate again.

This may sound unbelievable, but it is in line with human nature;

When King Zhao was on the dragon chair, the big guy was able to turn a blind eye and sell King Zhao. When King Pingxi sat on the dragon chair, everyone's subjective initiative in work was suddenly aroused, and they desperately wanted to be in the dragon chair. Selling well in front of the new owner.

Although it is not accurate to describe the "converter" effect, the "psychological" description can be shared.

Even Zheng Fan, who just woke up and finished washing,

Received a notification from the blind man:

"After an hour, it's time to go to court."

"hehe."

The prince was amused.

The Zhao people even restored the order of the dynasty...

"The matter has come to this, what will the Lord plan to do next?" asked the blind man.

"I originally didn't want to be held back by the affairs of Zhao Guo, but at present, it is very difficult, and the chain effect caused by this may cause the Qianchu coalition forces to avoid our edge and choose to withdraw their troops.

Before, I wanted to swim and not fight, to give the Qianchu coalition a posture that we are eager and hungry. If I were the coach on the opposite side, there would be a high probability that I would choose to fight steadily and fight first to find out the bottom line.

After all, if they can win this battle again, half of the skeleton of Yan Kingdom will collapse. The bait is very delicious, and no matter how cautious people are, they can't help but be tempted.

But now..."

Who would have thought that a "Ula" by Fan Li could break open the gates of a capital city and at the same time directly affect the direction of the Three Kingdoms War?

Zhao Guo's position is really too critical. At the same time, if his new "adopted son" can be more powerful, Zhao Guo's dignitaries will betray the country and seek glory more quickly, and send Zhao Guo's few soldiers outside the capital The horses, especially the soldiers and horses that had been rushing back from Sanshan Pass, were recruited;

That means that the Yan people automatically obtained a foundation point at the front line of the battlefield.

The strategic advantage of the Yan army was magnified all at once. After all, the Yan people had a lot of cavalry, and at that time, they could really advance, attack, retreat, and defend, and calmly cut the battlefield.

The allied forces of Ganchu and Chu either waited to be beaten and defended to be divided, or they took the initiative to attack and break the pattern of the Yan army, but if this initiative failed, it would be a landslide situation.

The allied forces of Ganchu and Chu will probably accept it after a good meeting.

"The subordinates believe in the master's strategic vision, but such words seem to be difficult to explain to the subordinates."

The blind man doesn't like to spend too much time on things that he is not good at, but he knows that because his master came out of the mountain with too high a style before, if he really wants to end up in such a tacit agreement, it seems that everyone is happy, but in fact he is a bit of a "self-deceiving ".

The thunder is too loud and the raindrops are too small to match.

"Then let's have a smaller appetite. I wanted to make dumplings and eat two types of stuffing. Now, I can only taste one flavor. Liang Cheng is at home, and then he will make a big noise at Zhennan Pass;

Fan Cheng's Gou Moli would not miss this wind direction, he should try to go to Qishan's place to threaten Xie Jiajun's retreat.

At Nanwang City, the eldest prince should have led his army here at this moment, and joining forces with Li Liangshen can also create pressure on the three sides of the Qian Kingdom. The Qian people are very afraid that my Yan army will go back to the past and go south to plunder around the three sides. of.

However, the only organized cavalry regiment on the three sides of Ganren was led by Zhong Tianlang in Liangdi at this time, so he could let go and go south to plunder. Ji Laoliu should not give up this opportunity to recover blood. "

When the first emperor was around, he fought wars with "dignity and integrity". This was completely fighting for and managing the other lands of the Xia and other countries as the Yan people's own territory in the future. Being able to obtain nourishment from the land of the Three Jins has consumed a lot of vitality;

If the unification war can go on like this, then it is natural to continue to do so, treat the people of Zhuxia as their own people, and try to reduce this kind of killing of civilians and this kind of hatred in the unification war.

But the problem is that there is a huge problem in the operation of the Yan Kingdom, and a series of accidents broke the good health and rest, so we have to temporarily put aside the "unity concept" and turn to plundering other countries as enemies. and self-replenishment.

Zheng Fan led the army out of Nanmen Pass this time, in essence, he was fighting grass valley;

The First Prince and Li Liangshen at Nanwang City will most likely follow suit.

Zheng Fan shook his hand and said:

"In this way, we can exert a certain amount of pressure on the two countries, and this kind of alliance will inevitably cause problems, because in essence, our own interests are still the priority.

Especially in Qianguo, a group of cutting-edge generals who can fight on the three sides are all in Liangdi at this time. No matter how wise and powerful their officials are, they ordered them not to return and continue to maintain this confrontation with me, Dayan. They dare not not return, otherwise, once the eldest prince goes south to plunder, this political account will definitely be counted on their heads. "

"So, what the lord is waiting for is, after the coalition forces separate, choose one and devour it?"

"Um."

"Which one does the lord prefer to eat?"

"Xie Yu'an." Zheng Fan said without hesitation.

"Does the Lord want to catch another one?"

Zheng Fan shook his head and said:

"Because Chu State is close to our hometown, no matter what we do, we must prioritize weakening Chu State."

"The Lord is wise, but..."

"But what?"

"Subordinates are worried, if for the first time, the two countries of Gan and Chu really continue to unite without gaps this time, and want to deal with our army in Liangdi to the end?"

"That's... Dui Zier."

King Pingxi smiled easily,

"I will exchange all the soldiers and horses I brought this time here, and see if Ganchu will follow.

The Xie family of the state of Chu is the last pillar state;

In the past few years, Ganren has worked hard to compile and train these new troops that can stand on the stage.

What about us?

The root of my family is still in Jindong, isn't it? "

"My lord really thinks so?"

The blind man would be happy to see this kind of method of consuming Yan's military strength to indirectly strengthen himself, but obviously, he knew that his master still had some kind of "big Yan plot" in his heart.

"When you shoot a bow, there is no arrow back."

Zheng Fan stretched his waist,

"I can only force myself to think like this. When the time comes, I will be more calm. At the gambling table, momentum is actually very important."

Since it is impossible to be truly "cold-blooded" mentally, then "brainwash" yourself.

The blind man nodded: "I understand, the lord can rest for a while. Later, he will participate in the enthronement ceremony of the prince of Zhao, and also announce to the world that you have accepted him as a son."

"I see."

"The subordinate will leave."

The blind man backed away with a smile, and not long after, King Zhao came in with breakfast.

The queen is not young anymore, but she is very plump and belongs to the typical beautiful lady;

Ask yourself, it's pretty nice;

Last night, she wanted to stay with the two concubines of King Zhao, but Zheng Fan refused.

came again this morning;

"Let's put down the breakfast, let's go."

"Yes, my lord."

the queen went down;

Zheng Fan felt that he was not Liu Xiahui, but the two wives at home were pregnant, so it would be morally difficult for him to come out to mess around again.

Furthermore, he was more nostalgic for the past, what really happened, according to his own habits, he would definitely have to take her home again, that's all, don't add that trouble.

Immediately, King Pingxi didn't use the breakfast brought in by the queen, but asked Liu Dahu to find a piece of army breakfast for himself.

After eating breakfast, he practiced the knife for a while, seeing that it was almost time, he put on his armor under the service of Liu Dahu and Zheng Man, and went to court.

It is obvious that "the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed" just now,

But there is a feeling of celebrating the new year in the court hall.

The main hall of Zhao State is much smaller than that of Yan State, and the number of courtiers lined up is also reduced by half, but the formal grandeur can still be guaranteed.

King Pingxi still sits high on the dragon chair;

Crown Prince Guo Yi went to the enthronement ceremony first, and then performed the ceremony of "recognizing his father";

immediately,

The ministers of the court first meet the new emperor;

Then,

The new king led all the ministers to pay homage to Prince Pingxi who was sitting on the dragon chair.

The fate of a small country is like this, it is easy to be manipulated;

Back then, the Qu clan of Chu State could influence the state affairs of the nearby small countries, and Xie Yu'an was able to lead people to overthrow Liang State. Here, it is not too surprising that Zheng Fan turned Zhao State upside down.

These small countries are the dough in the process of great powers wrestling, and what shape they take depends on the preferences of the big powers behind them.

After the pilgrimage is over,

Zhao Guoxinjun Pingxi Wang Yizi Guo Yi led the Zhao army in the city to start collecting property from door to door and developing the granaries of large households to raise food and grass for the Yan army.

When one's own family robs one's own family, the efficiency is much higher;

Guo Yi deserves to be the emperor here, and it can be said that he is extremely dedicated.

But soon, the bad news came.

The main general of the Sanshan Pass in the State of Zhao was originally ordered to lead the army back to the country to protect the King of Zhao. Whoever wanted to go halfway, the King of Zhao was replaced.

The chief general was bloody, and directly chopped off the "imperial envoy" sent by Guo Yi, saying that he would never recognize the new king who recognized the thief as his father, and instead cut off the Zhao Guojun flag and made himself king;

The soldiers and horses he led immediately turned around and returned to Sanshan Pass.

When Guo Yi pleaded guilty to his "foster father" because of this incident,

Zheng Fan played the image of a "loving father" and comforted him.

Subsequently,

Zheng Fan ordered the former army to set off first;

At the same time, after ordering the blind man to lead the rear army to garrison the capital of Zhao State, he personally led the Chinese army to Sanshan Pass.

In the history books of later generations, this battle that took place in the first year of Yan Longping was called "the war of the nations", because not only the three major kingdoms of Yan, Chu and Gan participated in the war, but also several small countries.

If it is said that Fan Li, the number one general under the command of the Wang Mansion, broke Zhao Guoguo without spending an army, it would be a good start,

Then next,

The real bloody and tragic taste of this war that involves the future destiny of the countries,

Then it officially diffuses from Sanshan Pass!

on the march,

Zheng Fan ordered Ah Ming to deliver a message to himself,

The message was very simple. It was addressed to Xue San and Fan Li, who were in the former army as supervisors:

"Untie that old dog Chen Yang!"