An army of 50,000 natives marched toward the renamed City No. 1. The distance between the two sides was no more than twenty miles.
Along the way, let alone ambushes or ambushes, there were no so-called traps. It could be said to be an unimpeded path.
Su Qi'an's name was well-known in the Priest Alliance, especially when he killed the high priest and occupied the high priest's territory, which suddenly made the elder priests unable to sit still.
Of course, only one of them could not sit still. As for the other two elder priests, they were not very excited.
In the priest alliance, the three elders have the highest status. The elder priests dispatched this time are the two elders.
The reason why he dared to gather 50,000 natives and send troops directly to Qingcheng County was mainly because the high priest of Qingcheng was under his command.
The high priest under his command was killed, and his territory was occupied, or by a cool man. This was a slap in his face. If he didn't express anything, what would the two elders of the Priest Alliance think?
The Priest Alliance seems to be united and harmonious, but in fact there are constant internal battles. Each of the three elders has its own small and large priests under its jurisdiction.
His status is equal to that of an equal. At this time, if something like this happens in the territory under his jurisdiction, if he doesn't solve it, how will he be able to convince the public and lead the priests under his command in the future.
What makes him a senior priest is not how many people he has in his hands, but more about his reputation and whether he can smooth things over for his subordinate priests, so that he can gain the support of the priests.
He knew that there was friction between the high priest of Qingcheng and the Marquis from Liang named Su Qi'an.
I thought he could solve it. After all, the high priest had a relationship with the neighboring county guard. If the two of them joined forces, even if they couldn't kill the man named Su, it wouldn't be a big problem to drive them out of their territory.
But who knew that these two people would be killed by the Liangren Marquis? This was a shame for the elder priests.
He also occupies the territory of the high priest. He knows exactly how much oil and water is behind this.
Every year, the high priest of Qingcheng would make offerings to him. Now it's better. The person to make offerings is gone, and the territory has been robbed. The slap in the face is so painful.
The two elders did not hesitate and immediately ordered to assemble the other high priests under their command to prepare to send troops to attack Su Qi'an.
Before taking action, Elder Er Er made sufficient preparations and sent a letter to Zhou Mu in advance.
The second elder was also afraid that his actions would be blocked by Li Kang, so he wanted to get back the high priest's territory. As for the county seat, he would not touch it.
This idea was clever. It was a fact that Su Qi'an occupied the territory of the small and large priests, so we should follow the trend and trap Su Qi'an into it, creating a territorial battle between the priests.
Originally, when Su Qi'an occupied the little priest's territory, he was targeting the new little priest.
Su Qi'an had not been taken seriously before, and the Priest Alliance did not recognize the new little priest at all.
Now give him the title of priest and launch the army directly and openly.
Li Kang's reply was acquiescence to the two elders' ideas, and the state city would not send troops to intervene.
After receiving the news, the two elders were not very excited. He knew very well who Li Kang was. He was an old fox.
It's normal not to send troops now. It's definitely a snipe and clam fight for the fishermen's profit.
Although he knew this, he still concluded that only by regaining the territory of the high priest would his reputation not fall and he could convince the public.
As for Li Kang's desire to be a fisherman, it depends on whether he has the ability. He has already discussed it with the other two elders.
He will handle the matter of Su Qi'an. If Li Kang wants to become a fisherman later, the other two elders will immediately help him.
When Li Kang's troops were dispatched, the nature changed. Although there were conflicts between the three senators, they still shared the same hatred towards the outside world.
If his own children had not become hostages in the city, Li Kang would have tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands, making them fearful. Otherwise, they would not have been able to obey his orders after so many years.
They are naturally a bit repulsive towards the Liang people. This kind of rejection is brought about by their ancestors. Even though the Great Liang gave them a high degree of autonomy in Jiaozhou, in their hearts, they always believe that the Liang people have occupied their land. This is a feud that cannot be reconciled. .
Although the death of the high priest was caused by some female assassin, it was a fact that Su Qi'an occupied the high priest's territory.
This account must have been settled with Su Qi'an. In addition to gathering 50,000 natives for this expedition, he also brought five high priests with him.
There were only eight high priests under his control. One died, five were brought with him, and two were left in his lair.
This expedition basically took away most of the high-level officials. The dead Qingcheng high priest ranked third among the eight people. The second, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh priests were dispatched this time.
Compared with the calmness of the two elders, the five priests dispatched this time were quite excited.
Along the way, there was joy on their faces from time to time. During this expedition, the two elders promised them that whoever has the ability to occupy the territory of the three priests can occupy more.
To put it bluntly, it all depends on whose native people can contribute enough. This is a real deal. The five people are quite coveted for the territory of the three priests.
The land allocated to the three priests can be ranked among the top three among the eight of them. The land is not bad, and the annual oil and water revenue is at least more than 100,000.
"The third child is destined to have a life, but not a life flower. I originally wanted to have a drink with him, but it's such a pity."
Among the five people sitting on the horse, two of the priests said regretfully.
"Tsk, tsk, second brother, you should put away your hypocrisy. If you really feel sorry for third brother, why don't you send troops and remain indifferent. If you send troops, maybe third brother's territory will be yours now." The priest said.
"Haha, there is nothing wrong with what Lao Liu said. We priests don't have as many problems as the Liang people. Let's stop being pretentious. Second brother, third brother is dead. It is also a blessing to return to the arms of the gods." The fourth priest said. .
"Haha, I am just imitating Liang Ren and sighing a little." The second priest laughed loudly.
"Second brother, I advise you to have less contact with the Liang people in your territory. If you are infected with some Liang people's diseases, be careful that one day you will be transformed into Liang people." The fifth priest curled his lips and said.
"Hehe, I don't care how pretentious my brothers are. For this expedition, Er Er said it will all depend on ability. This time for the third brother's territory, I have to get the best no matter what."
"Haha, I like Lao Qi's straightforwardness. I heard that this time Lao San's territory was divided into five points. The Marquis named Su had the foresight and specially prepared it for the five of us."
"Everyone, the second brother takes the first step. Who can get the best piece depends entirely on personal ability."
The second priest laughed loudly, whipped his horse whip fiercely, and the horse rode away quickly. At the same time, there were about 10,000 natives behind him, following quickly.
In order to ensure the most basic fairness during this expedition, the five priests can only bring 10,000 people. As for the quality of these 10,000 people, it depends on how they cultivate the territory they govern.
Not long after the second priest's horse whipped up, the four priests beside him looked at each other and also attacked at the fastest speed, leading their tens of thousands of natives.
The conversation between the five priests was clearly heard by the two elders sitting on the sedan chair at the back. To be more precise, the five priests had no intention of hiding it at all.
If some of the powerful people in Great Liang heard this, they would definitely look unhappy. In their eyes, this is a complete idiot with no brains and no emotional intelligence.
But for the natives of the Priest Alliance, Liang Ren's falseness and superficial politeness are the most rubbish in their eyes.
You may laugh in front of someone, but you may stab him in the back.
They will avenge the death of the three priests, but they will also occupy the territory without mercy.
There is a destiny between life and death. It can only be said that the three priests do not have that destiny.
The two elders sitting on the sedan chair looked at the five priests leading the troops, and he whispered to the people around him.
"Follow the instructions of the five priests. Don't be careless and don't fall into Su's trick."
The people around him were ordered to catch up quickly.
Being able to become the elder priests of the Priest Alliance, the knowledge of the two elders is far beyond that of the priests below.
Not to mention anything else, just say that under Li Kang's rule, he was able to secretly do it without being replaced by Li Kang, which is enough to illustrate the second
The elders still have methods.
Although Elder Er Er had given instructions in advance, the speed of the five priests was too fast, and they split up their troops less than two or three miles away from the territory of the third priest.
As if they had agreed upon it, they divided their troops into five groups and selected their respective cities to attack.
The initial attack went smoothly, but as the indigenous troops gradually penetrated deeper, the five priests became a little carried away.
There are a lot of ambushes on the ground and around every city.
They thought they would be able to push forward with their numerical advantage, but they looked down upon these cold soldiers.
Although they met not many soldiers, only about 600 people, with the ambushes and traps laid out in advance, as well as the several archery towers they built, these archery towers were in excellent locations and presented a siege situation. There were countless arrows in the archery towers. The arrow shot quickly, catching them off guard for a moment.
And among the dense arrows, there were people on both sides and around them who were actively attacking them despite the arrows being fired.
This desperate scene really shocked them, causing numerous casualties and casualties.
And because too many people came at once, the terrain was only so large and it was impossible to use it.
The dead and injured corpses piled up, the crowds in front and behind, and under the attack of arrows and desperate soldiers, a sense of fear arose spontaneously.
To make matters worse, a stampede occurred.
I originally thought that the man named Su was afraid of their army and did not stop them along the way. It was considered that he was knowledgeable and had foresight.
After all, fifty thousand versus five thousand, one spittle can drown them all.
Invisibly, it intensified their inner self-confidence, and it was because of this self-confidence that they suddenly suffered a big loss.
Seeing that they were gradually falling into a dilemma, the five priests did not hesitate and immediately ordered all the natives under their command to retreat.
In terms of war experience, they have almost zero, but they are not stupid. They have suffered such a big loss now. If they tolerate indulgence, they may lose most of them, so retreating immediately is the best policy.
