Perhaps it was Shen Gongbao who succeeded in persuading Xibohou, or perhaps it was Hong Yao's talk of surrender that deeply hurt Ji Chang.
Throughout the winter, Zhou State not only did not enter a dull winter break, but instead launched assembly and mobilization orders in full swing.
The merchants who came from the west were not ordered to stay in the Zhou Kingdom. They still went in and out of Zhou, Hexi and Jizhou, selling supplies. However, the atmosphere of a stormy war filled Xiqi, and countless merchants wanted to follow the army to open military markets. The storm is gathering.
Regarding the war, Ji Chang did not listen to the advice of Taoist Shen Gongbao. Instead, he secretly changed the recruitment order according to his own understanding and combined it with the "New Book of Meng Yu" on the Art of War, threatening that the opportunity for revenge had arrived two years ago. The great hatred of the Quanrong Rebellion will be repaid tenfold in the coming spring.
A mighty second battle against the Quanrong was about to take place. Countless Rong merchants pretending to be merchants were frightened and went to the north of Qishan Mountain to bring news of the war back to the Rong tribe.
Ji Chang didn't care and asked the Rong tribe to retreat and defend, which just gave him a chance.
A winter snow arrived early, but within two days it turned into heavy snow, sweeping across the earth from north to south, covering the world with pure white.
The wind and rain are getting worse today, crossing the Yangtze River, crossing southern Xinjiang, and heading towards Lingnan.
In such a crisis, everyone is huddled in their homes. Only when there is insufficient firewood and fire, will they open the locked door and go to the wild to pick up some dead branches and leaves.
In such weather, the entire winter planting basically came to a halt. Due to the problem of food reserves, Donglu and Southern Xinjiang once again turned into hell on earth. Countless people died of freezing and starvation. Some Yi and Rong tribes began to exchange their sons for cannibalism. The tragic situation.
Countless capable men and princes looked at the sky and looked at the invisible Nine Heavens Palace. Is this kind of weather what the sky wants to see?
Meng Ji, Chao Ge, and Zhou Guo all had enough food to spare. For the three forces that cared more about the people, the other countries had entered a difficult period of survival.
Braving the heavy snow, Meng Chang once again stepped into the silver-covered sky and earth. Alone and alone, he flew towards the North Sea. He wanted to ask Yu Qiang, as the God of Winter and the God of Northern Water, whether she knew Know the tragedy happening in heaven and earth.
Yu Qiang didn't say much, but just told Mengchang to wait patiently, threw a large piece of fallen feathers into the sea, and then fluttered his wings and flew into the distance, leaving Mengchang alone on the North Sea blowing the biting cold. The wind is a bit unclear.
The cold winter gradually deepened, and the wind and snow did not weaken. On the contrary, Yu Qiang did not return for a long time. It is not known who she went to find in the end, what the result was, and where she went.
It was not until the great cold passed that the first ray of sunshine appeared between the sky and the earth, and the long-lost warmth began to shine on the earth again.
In Xiqi City, far away in the Zhou Kingdom, the snow had melted earlier than Meng Ji. At this moment, he was ready to go, with all his armor and sharp weapons. He led a group of jubilant merchants across Qishan Mountain and headed north.
Just when they were choosing between crossing Yumen and crossing the Qilian Mountains, the army suddenly turned and turned from the direction of the Qilian Mountains.
Several big businessmen asked the general Nangong Shi and the second son of the army Ji Fa with a doubtful attitude, but the reply they received was: "In previous years, we all went to Yumen to fight the enemy invaders. "The New Book of Mencius" said, attack them unprepared and take them by surprise. This year we will take a detour through the Qilian Mountains, and we will surely gain something unexpected."
Those who were smart looked at the map and saw the exit of the mountain range in the north of Binzhou. They immediately became alert and fled immediately with their belongings and slaves. Those who were slow to react looked at the natural obstacles and made a detour at the same time to open up the Rong tribe's base camp for as many as three seconds. Even after walking twice the distance, I stopped moving forward, feeling that the march was too far and had little effect.
There were also some merchants who had been notified in advance and had good relations with Zhou's army. At this moment, they were pouring out their bitterness and dissuading their colleagues one after another. They secretly enjoyed the shortcomings of their competitors, and there were fewer people to share the benefits.
The soldiers were also puzzled, but the tiger talisman was there, and the second son Ji Fa was the deputy commander in the army, so they suppressed their doubts and continued to move forward.
Ji Fa's confidant, the general of the army, Zheng Lun, looked gloomy in front of him, and seemed a little strange. Throughout the winter, the little sparrow flying down from Yuxu Palace kept chattering, and he didn't dislike this talented little sparrow. Kun Dao, every time he looks at this little Kun Dao whose body and face have not fully grown, he always likes to fall into memories.
Zheng Lun handed a bowl of sweet honey water towards Meng Yu and asked kindly: "Little Fairy Girl, why are you so depressed?"
I don’t know why, every time Meng Yu sees Zheng Lun, no matter what his expression or attitude is, Meng Yu feels a sense of disgust from the bottom of her heart. It’s just the good education of her second brother and her teacher that makes her suppress this feeling. Although she has no reason to feel disgusted, she can still treat everyone who expresses kindness to her normally.
"Ah! I don't know why, I just don't! Happy! Heart!!"
"Hahaha, come on, drink this bowl of honey water. When I was a child, my mother told me that as long as I drink something sweet when I am unhappy, I will become very happy. For this reason, I often go there every day when I am unhappy. They are digging out honeycombs in the mountains."
Meng Yu pouted with a look of displeasure on her face. She just said the second brother's classic sayings as usual, because it would make her feel cool, but she didn't expect it, as if she had inexplicably beaten the soldiers of the Zhou Kingdom. Blood? It seems that he also caused a big trouble for his second brother.
Now this group of people not only wanted to conquer Northern Xinjiang, but they also wanted to drag her along with them frantically. How could she be happy?
Seeing that the little man in front of him didn't buy it, Zheng Lun wasn't angry either. After putting down the pottery bowl, he smiled and talked about the past.
"Little fairies have begun to seek the path of cultivating immortals. What they seek is freedom, but don't be depressed. I think back then, when I was young, I also knew a little girl like you. She was as carefree and carefree as you. , but people will grow up, and when they grow up, they will understand many truths that they did not understand when they were children. The more they understand, the less happy they will become."
"At your age, don't think too much about things that adults only consider. Stay true to yourself and stay happy. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to be as innocent and innocent as you are now when you grow up!"
Meng Yu was a little dismissive. Her second brother didn't know how many times she had said this. It was his turn to teach him. But Zheng Lun, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, looked like a reckless man, and he didn't expect it. It seems that there are stories when I was young.
"Hey, hey, when you were young, there was a good, carefree girl. Didn't they say that you were always alone? Why does it sound like there was a good girl who was your childhood sweetheart?"
As long as there was gossip to listen to, Meng Yu instantly changed her mood and listened carefully.
"Hahaha, you little fairy girl, I am comforting you, but in the end, you want to hear about my past. This is not okay."
After saying that, Zheng Lun stood up and walked behind him, merged into the torrent of marching troops, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Meng Yu, who was in a slightly better mood, cheered up and drank the honey water left by Zheng Lun in one gulp. Then she patted the dust on her robes, got up and chased in the direction of Yang Jian and others.
The second brother is so smart, there shouldn't be any big problems... right?
The army had just passed the Qilian Mountains and directly entered Quanrong's nomadic area. Perhaps he was a little frightened by Ji Chang's madness. Quanrong, who was still licking his wounds after experiencing winter, directly avoided the edge and hid in the grassland. He was trembling in his heart and did not dare to move forward to confront the Zhou army.
This also saved Nangong Shi and Ji Fa a lot of trouble.
When we got here, anyone with a little bit of care would notice something was wrong with the speed of the army. This was obviously not the route to the depths of the grassland to find the Quanrong and other tribes for a decisive battle. The soldiers seemed to have expectations in their hearts, but also some anxiety.
After going through a large circle since the beginning of spring, and after suffering painful supply problems, the Zhou army finally arrived at Saikou north of Binzhou like a ghost.
Nangong Shi waved his hand, and the army formed a three-pronged attack on the northern foot of Binzhou. The overwhelming red armored army was like a crab, clamping down on the defenders at Sekou.
This was also the first time that Nangong Shi ignored the etiquette of war among the princes, went to war without declaring it, and attacked the city with a surprise attack. According to Meng Ji's strategy of besieging three buildings and one, he captured the important town of Saikou in five days, coerced the defeated army to cover up and contained them all the way. Land, go straight to Binzhou City, the capital of Binzhou.
The war came too fast, and they had always been treated as soft persimmons. They had never seen such an offensive as fast as the wind. In less than ten days, Binzhou troops came to the city.
When Ji Fa personally knocked on the gate of this magnificent strategic location in northern Xinjiang, the newly appointed Binzhou Guards directly abandoned the capital and led a group of broken troops to flee towards the Hexi rear defense line guarded by Deng Zhizhong in the direction of Jizhou.
Until Deng Zhizhong received the news that the Binzhou Army was defeated and that a large number of red-armored Zhou warriors were covering up and charging into the formation, he was still in a confused state with a look on his face.
When he came to the front line in person and saw his soldiers preparing to open the gate of the camp to receive the defeated troops, a burst of cold air rushed directly to his Tianling Gai. He was so frightened that he immediately shouted: "Strictly defend, and those who open the city gate without authorization will be killed!!!" "
He was more familiar with this shameless tactic than the people of Zhou. Isn't this Meng Ji's favorite method of defeating and killing? If he allowed the defeated army to come in, even if there were no pursuers behind him, he would not be able to withstand the roar of the frightened defeated army in the middle of the night.
"Send an order and shout for the defeated army to detour from both sides, and ask the students from the Military Academy who are studying with the army to retreat. After the defeated army is reorganized, please pay attention to support at any time."
There is no need to feel too bad if these old men are dead. Those young people in the Military Academy are the hope for the future of Meng Ji's army.
Looking at the torrent of red waves in front of him, Deng Zhizhong looked a little embarrassed.
"General, the enemy's army is huge. Should we stay away from the enemy for now and join forces with General Zhao Bing who is stationed in front of the defense line before fighting?"
"Avoid? Where to avoid? Naiweng has avoided countless times in his life, seeking good luck and avoiding disaster. I never thought that I was wrong in the previous things, but this time, no one wants me to avoid."
"Instruct the three armies to let the merchants in the military market evacuate, and send a letter to Zhao Bing not to rush for reinforcements, but to slowly surround the enemy. I and the other soldiers will defend the position to the death. If the camp is there, I will die. If the camp is destroyed, I will die! Meng Ji's army will not retreat until the death!!!" "
(End of chapter)
