In the big tent of Zhou King Zhu Gongzhen, the crown prince Zhu Shaojiong reported to him something he had just learned, that is, some of his subordinates saw the four kings of Haiyang, Yingchuan, Neixiang, and Suiping. Went to King Runing.
It might be reasonable if one or two county princes went there, but if four county princes went there, they might be plotting something about their son. Zhu Shaojiong thought it would be better to report it to his father in advance.
"Brother Jiong, you are also aware of the dispute between King Runing and King Yi Feng, right? Although my husband hopes that they will regard peace as the most important thing and settle the matter, the prince has his own plans, and it is inconvenient for me as a father to interfere too much!"
Zhu Gongzhen's attitude is very clear and simple. As long as you don't blatantly rebel, you can do whatever you want. It's best if both sides suffer.
"Father, if this happens, if King Runing gathers the soldiers and horses of other princes to attack King Yifeng, and if father does not stop him, a fierce battle will inevitably break out between the two sides!"
Zhu Shaojiong was worried that not long after he arrived in the North, even the wooden houses and palaces of the princes had not been built, and then they started fighting with each other and fighting with the same room. Isn't this the most ridiculous thing in the world?
"Brother Jiong, this place is not like the mainland. The prince has already said that no matter whether he is a vassal king or a county prince, he only needs to move overseas to open a palace and organize an army. As for other matters, the prince and the court have no regard for it. I am different from Zhou Dynasty In other vassal states, there are many counties under the jurisdiction of the country. Even if my father holds hundreds of soldiers and horses, it is difficult to control the situation in the country. This happened in time. If many princes and princes are exhausted due to this fight, other princes will be unable to control the situation. When the prince sees this, he will not use force easily."
Zhu Gongzhen was weak-minded. If he really made many princes dissatisfied and united to attack him, wouldn't it be self-defeating? By then his vassal king will come to an end.
In comparison, the cost of "governing by doing nothing" is the lowest. It is so pleasant to have nothing to do and sit on the side of the mountain and watch the tigers fight!
Ever since the prince asked many feudal kings to move overseas, the feudal kings were divided into two groups. One group needed to go to the "Northland" to join the feudal clan, and the other group wanted to go to the "Southland" to join the feudal clan.
Among them, the "Northland" is divided into three small groups.
One is King Jin and King Dai of Kuwu Island, one is King Zhou in Magadan in the north and King Chong in the south of Kamchatka Peninsula, and the other is King Lu, King Hui and King Fu in the south.
The three people in the south had no choice but to unite to protect themselves because of the strength of Zhou State, but Zhu Gongzhen had no intention of bullying his fellow clan members.
It can be said that among the three vassal king groups in the "Northland", Zhou Wang Zhu Gongqi and Chong Wang Zhu Youfan are the strongest after joining forces. There is no dispute that although the climate here is the worst, they cannot withstand the priceless gold. Mine can be mined.
After that, there are Zhu Changzi, King of Lu of Saha, Zhu Yicheng, King of Hui of Habaro and Binhai, and Zhu Changxun, King of Fu of Amur. These three vassal kings have the largest territory, but because there are fewer counties in the vassal state, Therefore, the strength is slightly inferior.
Jin Wang Zhu Shenxuan and Dai Wang Zhu Chuanfu on Kuwu Island have the smallest fief area, but the climate is much better than that of Magadan and Kamchatka, and because they are separated by a strait, the security situation is better than that of the three vassal states on the other side.
The Zhou and Chong groups are equivalent to Cao Wei, the Lu, Hui, and Fu groups are equivalent to Shu Han, and the Jin and Dynasty groups are equivalent to Soochow. This can be regarded as a new version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" born in the "Northland".
If we look at the overall situation, there is a larger-scale "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in Eastern Siberia, which is the game between the Ming, Qing, and Russia!
To the south is the game between Ming, Qing and Cai!
To the east is the game between Ming, Cai, and Japanese!
Further south is the game between the Ming, the West and the Netherlands!
To the southwest is a three-party game between Ming, Annan, and Burma!
To the northwest is the game between the Ming Dynasty, Tumut and Turpan!
After taking the intersection, Daming was extremely lucky to stay in the intersection...
It sounds like attacking from all sides!
To put it bluntly, he is surrounded by enemies on all sides!
Could this still be good? ? ?
However, "Northland" belonged to the Lingbei Province and Liaoyang Province of the previous dynasty. Since the Ming Dynasty destroyed Baoyuan, the land in these two provinces should naturally belong to the Ming Dynasty, which is understandable.
The prince said that Russia's eastward invasion of "Northland" was a blatant act of aggression and was destined to fail!
Zhu Gongzhen didn't know that much, he only knew that there was a piece of his own territory in "Northland".
If the Rakshasa people want to take over, we must not compromise or give in!
We must fight to the end!
Not even a foot of land can be given to a Rakshasa evil spirit!
The other vassal kings also thought so. After finally getting a new fiefdom, they let the Rakshasa people take it away. How could they lose face?
"Northland" is the land of the Ming Dynasty. As the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, there is nothing wrong with them coming here to become a vassal.
The Rakshasa people had neither the qualification nor the power to take the new fiefdom away from them.
They couldn't defeat tens of thousands of Donglu cavalry, how could they defeat hundreds of Rakshasa people?
The Rakshasa people came from thousands of miles away from the west to the north of the Ming Dynasty to act wild and wanton, and they must be taught a lesson.
As for how the feudal princes formed cliques, a certain prince naturally knew about it, but he didn't care about it at all and didn't even say anything about it.
Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhen was a smart man with great ambition and vision, so he naturally guessed the prince's intention.
In this case, after arriving in the new fiefdom, Zhu Gongzhen didn't bother to care about such trivial matters.
A bunch of princes can fight as much as they like, as long as they don't come to attack his camp.
The vassal kings could almost engage in martial arts due to territorial disputes, not to mention the prefectures and kings.
If you can't argue with words, you can only use force.
It’s been like this since ancient times, it’s commonplace!
Being able to consume the strength of many county kings through fighting, Zhu Gongzhen felt happy before it was too late, so how could he obstruct it?
As long as he firmly controls his five hundred elite soldiers and does not easily join the battle, other princes will use their weapons to avoid attacking him, and he will be in an invincible position.
King Yi Feng was not stupid. Hearing that King Runing openly entertained the four princes, he guessed his sinister intentions, so he followed his example and also invited King Yuan Wu, King Yanling, King Heyin and King Yiyang. , King Linru.
King Runing invited four county princes, while King Yifeng invited five, firmly overpowering the other party. These five county kings were also worried about being bullied by the powerful King Runing Group, and were willing to form an alliance with King Yi Feng.
"Your Majesty!"
The six kings of Shenqiu, Shangluo, Luyang, Duyang, Yining, and Qujiang were afraid that the fighting between the two groups would affect them, so they rushed to Zhu Gongzhen's camp to request the king of Zhou. protection of.
"I know what you are worried about when you come here. As long as you don't participate in the fighting between the two parties without authorization, nothing will happen. If anyone dares to take advantage of the situation, I will punish him severely!"
Thinking about it, he was still the strongest. These six princes chose to come to him at this time, hoping to get his protection. Zhu Gongzhen couldn't help but feel proud. After all, they knew the current affairs.
At this time, a county king formed an alliance with King Runing, and a county king stood on the side of King Yi Feng. Naturally, some people came to seek the protection of King Zhou. This is the thickest thigh in the entire Zhou Kingdom. As long as they hold on, they can turn the crisis into safety. .
The total number of soldiers and horses of the seven families is no less than 900. If they are combined together, they will be the most powerful force in the Zhou Dynasty. They are not afraid of threats from any party, not to mention that the King of Zhou has the largest number of artillery here.
However, there are still some princes who choose to wait and see, undecided on which side to take, and have to wait until the truth comes to light before they can make a decision.
"King Yi Feng! Come quickly and apologize to me!"
Soldiers are valuable and speed is important, so there is no need to delay. Based on the advice of military commander Yu Hegui, King Zhu Sushu of Runing decided to immediately assemble troops from the five families the next day to attack the old man Zhu Gongzhu.
If it takes a few days for King Yi Feng's camp to be firmly established and protected by wooden walls, it will not be so easy to send troops to attack, and the casualties will inevitably increase sharply.
With the support of four soldiers and horses, Zhu Suyi felt that his side was already sure of victory, so he personally led his troops to surround King Yi Feng's camp and publicly ordered Zhu Gongzhu to come out and apologize to him.
"King Runing! Are you alright? Why did you lead troops to surround my camp today?"
King Yi Feng Zhu Gongzhu hid behind the soldiers holding shields, only half of his head wearing a golden helmet was exposed, and asked with a smile.
"Humph! King Yi Feng! I didn't argue with you when your servants robbed my king's black bear. Instead, your servants intensified their efforts and openly robbed my servants of the Rakshasa people. Two people were killed. He injured four people, shouldn't King Yi Feng give an explanation to me?"
As soon as he mentioned this matter, Zhu Suxi became more and more angry as he thought about it. He had never been bullied like this in the Ming Dynasty, but when he came to the "Northland", he was tricked by his fellow clan members.
Not only did you steal my black bear, but you also killed and injured my servants. In the end, do you want me to swallow this bad breath?
Feel sorry!
I have a bad throat and can't swallow!
If King Yi Feng took the initiative to apologize after what happened, King Runing would not openly fall out with him just because he killed and injured several people.
But to this day, King Yi Feng not only does not feel guilty, it is as if the incident with Shenzi never happened. It is really hateful!
This time Zhu Suxi came here for no other reason than to seek justice!
It is said that justice is in the heart of the people, but for some black-hearted people.
If he is unwilling to admit his mistake, then beat him until he is willing to admit his mistake!
"King Runing, please don't listen to one-sided words. I think this matter must be the slanderous words of some villains. It is really unbelievable. On the contrary, Wang Jiading of Runing died and several of my family members were injured. Shouldn't I apologize to this king?" What?"
Admit your mistake in public?
That is impossible!
King Yi Feng didn't intend to do that either.
In Zhu Gongchang's view, this matter was all the fault of King Runing's men. If he wanted to apologize, it should be King Runing who apologized to himself.
"King Yi Feng! I have really misjudged you! You are blatantly confusing right and wrong here! The servants are taking advantage of others' power, and the master of the house is doing whatever he wants! If you don't apologize to me today, I will definitely seek justice!"
It was better not to listen to what the other party said. After hearing this, Zhu Suxi became even more angry. This Zhu Gongchang was an old man who was comparable to a rogue in the market.
"Hahahaha! King Runing! This time I have raised troops to ask for guilt, so why bother? If you want to fight, fight, no need to say more! I will stay with you to the end, because I am afraid that your subordinates are useless! Hahahahaha !”
King Yi Feng was already prepared for King Runing's actions. The servants were not allowed to go out at all today, and they also gave up building wooden houses for the time being. They were all used to dig trenches and build wooden walls.
"King Yi Feng! Don't think that such obstacles can stop the advancement of my king's army! At that time, you just want to admit your mistake and apologize to me, and I will have to decide according to my mood!"
Zhu Suxi asked Li Zaixing to bring a small Folang machine that he had purchased before. With such a cannon, the wooden walls were nothing but useless decorations.
"King Runing! You are just talking and talking! Are you really a loser?"
"Fire and fire!"
Zhu Gongchun also had small cannons here. Although they were not powerful, they were enough to deal with the enemy's servants, so he whispered to the gunners beside him to immediately bombard the opponent's army.
The two sides fired almost at the same time, but the gunners on King Runing's side drove the cannonballs into the soil, while the gunners on King Yifeng's side on the opposite side shot the cannonballs out of sight...
What happened was just as a certain prince expected, it was a "village chief war" plus "rookies pecking each other"!
"Fire! Charge forward for me!"
King Zhu Suxi of Runing saw that even if a cannon hit, it would not have much effect, and the opponent also had artillery to assist in the battle, so he ordered the gunmen and archers, under the cover of sword and shield soldiers, to approach the enemy camp and open fire.
Four groups of reinforcements who were ordered by their respective kings to assist in the battle also followed. They couldn't fight at close range, but they could still provide fire support to friendly forces from a distance.
"Hold on to this king! Behind you is the sea! Anyone who retreats will be killed! If you defeat the enemy, each person will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver!"
Seeing that King Runing was acting ruthlessly and the situation took a turn for the worse, King Yi Feng Zhu Gongzhu was also a little frightened and immediately ordered his troops to resist with all their might. Once it collapsed, the whole army would have to feed the fish.
However, King Runing had a large number of troops, almost three times that of the defenders. Even if King Yi Feng Zhu Gongzhu ordered his troops to resist desperately, it would be difficult to stop the enemy's strong advance.
"Kill!"
Just when the situation was in danger, a group of troops suddenly came from behind the attacking side. They were the five coalition forces allied with King Zhu Gongchun of Yi Feng.
King Runing's army was immediately attacked from the front and back, and was attacked from both sides. Fearing that the enemy would come from behind, the army's morale began to falter.
"Your Majesty! The enemy is well prepared! Please, Your Majesty, give the order to retreat quickly! The days are long! We must not lose the main force of our army here!"
Li Zaixing was not reluctant to fight. When he saw the situation taking a turn for the worse, he immediately advised his master that as long as he preserved his strength, he would have a chance to turn defeat into victory in the future.
"You... ugh~! Withdraw!"
The army failed to win, but instead suffered a huge defeat. Even though King Runing was unwilling and not blind, he naturally understood that his own army was already difficult to win, so he had no choice but to order a retreat.
As a result, he was chased all the way by the opponent and was killed. Fortunately, Hegui led the troops to guard the camp and repelled the invading enemy.
After returning to the camp to take stock, he found that he had no less than fifty casualties. Zhu Suxi was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot.
After all the calculations, I didn’t expect that the old man Zhu Gongchang would actually plot against me!
hateful!
Lost the black bear, lost the servant, and suffered another defeat.
Thinking of this, Zhu Suxi couldn't help but feel that his ambition was hard to achieve.
But as long as I still have breath, I will definitely get my money back with interest!
My family has a great cause, and even if it is broken for a while, it will not damage the foundation.
Didn't you, an old man, find help?
good!
I'm looking for it too, and I'm looking for much more than you, an old man!
Zhu Suxi thought that since he couldn't defeat the other four princes by uniting with him, he would find four more!
At the worst, I can give other princes some jewelry, porcelain, silk, or even jewelry. As long as I can get rid of this bad temper for myself, that's fine!
