This scene left many people stunned, especially the Grand Elder and the Third Elder. They stared at it several times, but the originally fierce battlefield below was almost coming to an end. At this time, the troops from both sides gradually withdrew. .
The two looked at each other, looking at the two elders with puzzled faces, "What's going on?"
After all, they finally waited for the reinforcements to arrive, even if the state envoy planned to bring the reinforcements into the city, gather together, and conduct a follow-up counterattack.
But the reality is that not long after the reinforcements arrived, there were indeed signs of a war between the two sides, but the time lasted too short. Once the contact was made, it was completely a communication instead of a war. .
After a while, the reinforcements and the Dongshan Army seemed to have reached some kind of tacit agreement and withdrew almost simultaneously.
There was no intention of a follow-up counterattack at all, which made the two elders look confused.
The two elders standing in the middle were much calmer. He was silent for a while and said softly.
"Isn't the withdrawal of troops a good thing? Isn't it a good thing that we have to look at the natives under our command and wipe them out?"
The two of them were startled, shook their heads and said, "Two elders, you know we don't mean this, but this battle is really going to be unorganized, unless you..."
The two of them were not fools. Looking at the two elders' calm expressions, they seemed to have guessed something, with disbelief in their eyes.
Elder Er Er looked at the two of them and said with a smile, "Haha, that's right. This is the new agreement I reached with Su Qi'an, to assist him in counterattacking the city and defeating Li Kang."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the two elders kept changing. The decision of the two elders really surprised them.
If the two elders had no choice but to sign a contract with Su Qi'an because of Li Kang's stab in the back, they would still understand.
But this time, they reached an agreement directly with Su Qi'an to cooperate with him in acting and help him defeat Li Kang. This decision would be difficult for them to make.
They usually disagree with Li Kang, but they are far from joining forces with outsiders to attack Li Kang.
Li Kang's strength was there. If he didn't have absolute strength, how could he have been in charge of Jiaozhou for many years? If he could be overthrown so easily, they would have rebelled long ago.
It can be said that Er Er Lao made this determination at the cost of the lives of all the natives under his command. Once defeated, Li Kang would definitely attack Er Er Lao based on his temperament.
In any case, Erduo Lao belongs to their priestly alliance. Once Erduo Lao suffers disaster, they will definitely be affected.
It can be said that the three of them are like grasshoppers on a rope.
Before the war started, they had specially arranged an interview with Mr. Er, hoping to get some specific information about Su Qi'an and his views on him.
The words given to them by the two elders were quite official and did not reveal any intention of cooperating with Su Qi'an at all.
As a result, when the war broke out, Er Erlao went behind their backs and directly turned against them, which made them somewhat dissatisfied.
Feeling the emotions of the two of them, Er Er said softly, "It's indeed my fault that I didn't tell you about this, but in order to make this scene realistic, I can only hide it from you. I want to say sorry to you." Already."
"But the result looks pretty good."
The eyes of the first elder and the third elder turned, and their minds turned rapidly. Combined with what the second elder said, they suddenly seemed to have thought of something, raised their brows, and said hesitantly with a bit of shock.
"The war in the county and city, including the reinforcements, are all just to coordinate Su Qi'an's performance? Could it be that Su Qi'an instigated the rebellion of the state envoys and county guards?"
The old man didn't answer this time, but he had a smile on his face.
This behavior was already a kind of acquiescence. Now the two senators' mouths were wide open, and their eyes could no longer be described as shocked.
Their minds seemed to have received a huge impact, and that impact was enough to tear their minds apart.
This Su Qi'an was actually so capable that he plotted a rebellion against the governors of five counties and even Li Kang's confidant state envoys. It would be hard to overstate what kind of operation this was.
"Haha, two elders, we have been in Jiaozhou for many years, although we enjoy the highest authority
We have favorable treatment, but our brains must also change. If we don’t keep up with the times, everything we have in our hands will be destined to abandon us. "
The two elders were a little confused by the words of the two elders. They still didn't understand how capable Su Qian was. He was able to dominate the Jiaozhou side of the county. He was like a local overlord and turned against him to support him.
The two elders did not go around in circles and told them one by one about their incomprehension.
To put it simply, what makes them turn around and support Su Qi'an is definitely not Su Qi'an's so-called charm, but the exchange of interests.
For the five county guards, it is easier to say that their children are all being used as hostages in Li Kang's hands. Su Qi'an promised them that he would help them rescue their children before the war ends.
As for the priests and natives on the two elders' side, Su Qi'an promised that as long as he helped him seize Jiaozhou and defeat Li Kang, he would help the priests defeat the invading barbarian Heilu and regain their land.
There had been hundreds of years of grudges between the barbarian Heilu and their natives, who were originally natives of Jiaozhou, before the Liang people invaded.
The barbarian Heilu are a natural fighting nation. Their numbers are small, but their fighting strength is fierce. When the natives encounter them, they almost only get beaten.
Therefore, after the twenty-seven tribes of barbarians formed an alliance, they defeated the natives and drove them out of the place where their ancestors lived.
That place was called their clan territory. For so many years, even if the Liang people occupied Jiaozhou, they never gave up on conquering the clan territory, but they failed without exception.
It can be said that the tribe's territory has been a concern of the elders of the past dynasties. The reason why most of them were willing to surrender to Li Kang was because Li Kang promised to help them conquer the tribe's territory.
But after so many years, the 20,000 state soldiers sent by Li Kang fought in Xiacang County for many years, but they were still unable to move forward. This made the two elders feel a little disappointed with Li Kang.
At this time, Su Qi'an appeared in front of him. He had seen the strength of the Dongshan Army and Su Qi'an's commanding ability, so he asked the two elders to secretly sign a second agreement with Su Qi'an during the peace talks.
This was an important reason why the two elders rebelled and supported Su Qian. They did not negotiate with the other two elders just to prevent the agreement from being leaked.
After hearing this, the two senators somewhat understood why 80% of the natives sent by the Priest Alliance this time were from the subordinates of the old man Duan.
Once the two of them want to stop it, it is simply impossible with their military strength. It can be said that the two elders have planned and even planned for the worst.
Although this kind of secret defense made the two of them very unhappy, Su Qi'an was able to get the five major county guards and even the state envoy to cooperate with him. From a certain perspective, this person was really talented.
As for why the state envoy cooperated with Su Qi'an, even the two elders didn't know. He only knew that on the eve of the war, the state envoy sent him a letter.
The content of the letter was basically the second agreement between him and Su Qi'an, which shocked the two elders at the time, but the second half explained the identity of the state envoy.
During the war that broke out, the state envoys, on behalf of Su Qi'an, contacted and cooperated with the two elders' troops throughout the process. The two elders only needed to cooperate.
At first, the two elders were a little distrustful of what the state envoy said, but then they thought about it. Since this person could know the secret conversation between him and Su Qi'an, he must be the informant placed by Su Qi'an next to Li Kang.
Thinking of this, the two elders admired Su Qian's foresight even more. This was no longer called strategizing, but was as wise as a demon.
The two elders were a little lucky in their hearts. Fortunately, they were not enemies of Su Qi'an. Otherwise, he would be the one who would die now.
After listening to what the two elders said, the two elders basically understood Su Qi'an's entire plan.
The battle for Jiaojuncheng was fierce. All the Dongshan troops were involved in order to let them ask for help. This way the state envoy would have reason to mobilize the natives of the two counties and instead leave the state soldiers to stay in the county.
When all their troops gathered and handed over to the county town, they sent a report to the state town, making the war as tragic as possible.
At this time, news was sent out from Yangliu County City at the same time that Su Qi'an was besieged by Huo City, which led Li Kang to dispatch.
For trouble
The behavior was realistic. The Dongshan Army did fight fiercely at the beginning, and casualties were inevitable. Su Qi'an did lead a thousand people to Yangliu County City.
It's just that this time Yangliu County City is not trapped in Su Qi'an, but Li Kang and other high-level officials in the state and city.
In order to deceive Li Kang and trap him, Su Qi'an and the others paid a lot in this battle. Among other things, the Dongshan Army suffered 2,000 casualties in the Jiaojuncheng battle, and on their side, there were 2,000 casualties. Four to five thousand people.
Among these people, they were basically local state soldiers. On the one hand, they deceived Li Kang, and on the other hand, they took the opportunity to eradicate Li Kang's state soldiers.
Nowadays, the state soldiers in the three counties on the front line and the state soldiers in Jiaojun County have been basically killed by the Dongshan Army. Most of the Yangliu County City has also been secretly cleaned up by Huo Cheng, leaving only 6,000 state soldiers in Gaolan County.
But since the state envoy dared to lead his army, he must have dealt with these six thousand soldiers before setting off.
This method is not cruel, but when I think about it, this is war, either you die or I live.
At this moment, the crisis in the three counties on the front line was instantly resolved. Among the 60,000 indigenous troops gathered in Jiaojun City, apart from the dead and wounded, in addition to the remaining local state soldiers and some stubborn ones, they still had 50,000 troops at their disposal.
Including the 18,000 Dongshan Army, almost 70,000 people. Now their task is to divide the troops into two groups, one group to support Yangliu County City, and completely seize Li Kang's trap, and the other group to send troops to the state city.
Now it seems that if we want to win the battle quickly, we must capture the prefecture city quickly. If the news really leaks out and the state soldiers in Xiacang and Chencang counties get the news, it will be troublesome.
Although he instigated the governors of five counties, Xiacang and Chencang counties have always been strategic places in Jiaozhou and have been managed by Li Kang for many years. It is not easy for Su Qi'an to instigate the governors of these two counties. As for the soldiers of Xiazhou, it is basically impossible. .
Therefore, capturing the state capital is a top priority.
After basically establishing the strategy of supporting Su Qi'an and counterattacking Li Kang, the two elders did not hesitate and handed over the command of all indigenous armies to the two elders.
Next, we only need to meet up with the state envoy and set off in two groups.
