enemy?
After hearing this, I looked at the firelight rising in the distance, and even though it was a little subtle, I could still faintly hear some shouts and war drums.
Li Chuan and Dawuji looked at each other in shock, and finally accepted this reality in their hearts.
But what follows is a new question.
"Who is the enemy? How many people are there?"
As the commander-in-chief of the army, Li Chuan asked this question in his first sentence.
"The people coming here are wearing the clothes of those Dongyang people, and the flag they are flying is the word "Chu". They may be people from the Chu state in the east. As for how many people there are..."
The messenger who came to report calmed down a little at this time. He was frightened and told what he had seen. Then he thought about it and said: "Because it was too sudden, General Xiong Wu didn't know about it for the time being.
But when we left, there were at least 10,000 Chu people all over the mountains and plains. And I don’t know if this is the vanguard of those Chu people. "
With a trace of hesitation, the messenger said with some uncertainty.
"People from Dongyangchu? A vanguard of 10,000 people?"
When Li Chuan heard the news, his heart was shocked even more.
Even some fears emerged in my heart.
After thousands of years of peace, did the Dongyang people finally lose their patience and start attacking the Chili people?
When I think of the Qiang, Man, Miao, Yue and other ethnic groups around me who were gradually conquered by the Dongyang people, and the current fate of these ethnic groups, a shuddering feeling lingers in my heart.
Don't blame him for that.
In fact, in the past thousands of years, ever since those Dongyang people under the banner of the Miao descendants of the Three Emperors crossed the Yangtze River and went south, too many ethnic groups have been conquered and slaughtered by them in the entire Yangzhou territory.
Even though they, the Southwest Yi people, have never had any experience of such a genocide war with the Dongyang people.
But just looking at the ethnic groups being exterminated one after another, and looking at the Dongyang people's gradually expanding territory, as the Southwest Yi people who are most likely to be the next target, it is impossible not to have fear and apprehension in their hearts.
At this time, the things that have always been fearful and fearful in my heart finally happened in reality.
With this huge shock and fear, Li Chuan looked at the Great Witch Festival.
I saw this messenger of God, but his face had the same expression as his own. After seeing him looking over, Da Wuji gritted his teeth and said: "The appearance of the Dongyang people here has broken the thousand-year tacit understanding between us and them.
Those who come here are not good people. They are here to seize us Chili people and seize our Yi people’s land.
This is a war of races, a battle of survival. "
After being shocked, the shrine shaman priest directly determined the battle, and then immediately said: "General, although I don't know how many people from Chu are coming, since they dare to come, they are definitely well prepared.
You immediately dispatch troops and horses to rescue Xiong Wu first and block those Chu people.
And the siege here..."
The Great Witch Festival looked at the warriors who were still fighting fiercely in the distance and were not affected by the fire behind them. He gritted his teeth and said: "Stop first and wait until the details of the Chu people are clear before making plans.
Now that there are outsiders present, this stone city can no longer be conquered. "
Yes, it just can’t be beaten.
Although he has no experience in leading troops in battle, as the great wizard of the shrine, he still has a lot of vision and wisdom.
At this time, we can naturally judge that there is a third enemy with unknown strength peeking around. It is no longer possible for him to attack Shicheng wholeheartedly and without any scruples like before.
Those brave warriors cannot be wasted on that bloody and cruel siege at this time.
Their lives and bravery must be reserved to resist the more powerful Dongyang people who have begun to officially invade.
Under the premise of this big goal, Shicheng is already insignificant.
Although the Great Witch Festival is still unclear, is there any connection between the outsiders in the city and the Dongyang people who suddenly attacked him outside the city? Are the two sides the same group?
But whether to capture Shicheng at this time is of little significance.
So what if we win?
In the case of a large-scale invasion by the Dongyang people, after spending precious resources to build this strong city, can we still expect to use this dilapidated city after the war to resist the invasion of the Dongyang people?
This is unrealistic.
So this arrangement was made during the Great Witch Festival.
After listening to his words, Li Chuan understood that this was indeed the best way, and immediately nodded and said: "I will make arrangements right now."
After finishing speaking, he turned to look at his capable general and took out the Tiger Talisman from his arms: "Shi Hu, you immediately lead 30,000 soldiers and horses to rescue Xiong Wu." He withdrew the people. At the same time, he tested those Chu. People are good, let’s see how many there are and what their purpose is.”
A burly general stood up next to him and took the order: "Yes."
After saying that, the general took the tiger talisman and left in a hurry.
The camp in the distance that was set on fire and attacked by the Chu people was the easternmost flank of their army. There were about 10,000 soldiers and horses stationed there, led by a man named Xiong Wu.
If the people who had just come to report it were true that there were ten thousand people from Chu who attacked by surprise, then it was really a question how long Xiong Wu could sustain the sudden heavy attack and the fire attack.
The most important thing is whether Xiong Wu can be rescued or not.
The most important thing is to block the momentum of those Chu people first, don't let them take advantage of this moment, cover them up in one go, and penetrate the entire army.
Otherwise, this 200,000-strong army will really be completely defeated and thrown at the feet of this stone city.
But if they really show up, then they will really become a joke.
And the country of Great Changhe is also in danger.
Time is running out and rescue must be done quickly.
Watching his subordinates take the order and leave, Li Chuan said again: "Give me the order, call the gold to withdraw the troops, and remove the people in front of me who are attacking the city."
"yes"
The relevant generals also immediately took orders and left.
…
After handling these urgent matters, Li Chuan turned back to look at the Great Witch Festival. At this time, the shock in his heart had calmed down a lot, and he said solemnly: "The Dongyang people invaded. Although I don't know how many people there are, the momentum will definitely not be small.
A message came from Xiong Wu that the enemy might be the Chu State in the east.
I have also heard about Chu State in recent years. It is a newly rising big country among the Dongyang people.
It is said that the leader of their country is vaguely known as the best general in Jiangnan. The Chu State also has three counties and hundreds of thousands of troops.
When such a person targets us, he will never give up easily.
This time, our country, Da Changhe, may really face the threat of annihilation of the country and the genocide.
In order to protect my descendants of Chili, in order to preserve the glory of the Great God and the Great Witch Festival, I must get full assistance from the Shrine this time.
Only if we work together as one and unite all the forces in the country, can we defeat the enemy, preserve the country of Ojowa, and preserve the faith of the Great God Sekiri. "
The great general of the Great Chowa Kingdom made a sincere plea at this time.
Just like Li Xiong was able to detect Lu Yuan's intention to grow and prosper the country.
As the biggest threat near the Chili people, Li Chuan is naturally concerned about the affairs of the Dongyang people, the biggest enemies of the Southwest Yi people.
Although the rebellion started by Li Xiong in the past two years forced him to focus a lot of energy on the country and concentrate on putting down the rebellion.
But Li Chuan knew something about foreign affairs and Dongyang people's affairs.
Therefore, it is also clear that the Yue Kingdom was destroyed and the Dongyang people and the six kingdoms now stand side by side.
Originally, he was quite happy, thinking that in this situation where the heroes were competing for hegemony, the Dongyang people were busy fighting among themselves and should be unable to expand outwards.
But it just seems.
The Dongyang people have weakened, but their desire for external expansion seems to have become stronger under this huge pressure.
How many years has Chu been established?
At this time, he didn't even think about competing with Ning Guo, who inherited the Yue State, for the throne of emperor.
Instead, they focused their attention on the Southwestern Yi and came to invade their Dachenghe Kingdom.
This is true.
'Seeing the chaos in my country, I thought I was a soft persimmon, so I wanted to take a bite and get some benefits? '
Li Chuan thought this in his heart, feeling angry and powerless.
Because he knows.
Those Chu people really saw it right. Now that the civil strife has not been settled, they have really become soft persimmons.
Just take a bite and you'll get a ton of benefits.
Looking at the raging fire in the distance, Xiong Wu's troops may have been defeated. Isn't this a lot of benefits?
Thinking about this, I couldn't help but feel even sadder.
The Great Witch Priest noticed the change in Li Chuan's mood, and thinking about what he had just asked, he said with the same solemn expression: "No problem. I will send an order back to the shrine later, and all the Witch Priests there will come out to reinforce the frontline battlefield here. "
Anyone who can become a witch priest in the shrine has good strength and ability, and basically has the strength of a second-rate master.
This time, in order to quell the rebellion caused by foreigners like Li Xiong, the Great Witch Festival brought half of the three hundred witch sacrifices in the shrine. And these people played a huge role in this series of wars.
Now faced with the greater threat of the Chu State, the original idea of staying in the palace and continuing to serve the guardian god while retaining some vitality was no longer possible.
The remaining half of the Shaman Festival can only be mobilized to support the front line.
When Li Chuan heard about this arrangement, he quickly said happily: "With the help of these witch priests, we will be able to repel the Chu people in this battle and protect the land of our Chili people."
"The Great God will bless his descendants."
The Great Witch Festival just nodded and said nothing more.
Seeing this, Li Chuan didn't say anything more, but waited quietly.
At the moment, they just discovered that the Chu people were attacking, and they didn't know the specific situation.
Before they knew how many enemies there were and how determined Chu was, even if they wanted to make more arrangements, they didn't know how to deal with it.
So at this time, we can only wait for news from Shi Hu.
Time flows slowly like this.
On the Liao Watchtower, a group of senior officials from the Great Changhe Kingdom were waiting anxiously.
The soldiers on the front line who were passionately attacking the city also received the order at this time and retreated one by one.
Although the fight didn't last long, the warriors who originally rushed forward to reach 10,000 soldiers, but when they retreated, there were only more than 8,000 warriors left.
The bodies of more than a thousand people were dumped under the stone city.
But that seemingly crumbling city still stood erect in this wilderness.
On the contrary, it is far away.
Looking into the distance, the fire was still burning.
…
Fires were set ablaze in one camp after another.
The soldiers of the Great Chowa Kingdom in the camp were running around driven by the flames.
There were also some knights wearing yellow armor, who were constantly rushing back and forth in the fierce fire.
One after another, the frightened Yi soldiers were chopped down, stabbed and thrown into the flames.
More in another place.
With spears like a forest, tens of thousands of them were already in formation. The Chu soldiers were waiting at the ready. Following a long shout from the king at the front of the line, they slowly approached a larger group of Yi soldiers in the distance who were running towards them at high speed. people army.
The men and horses roared, and the arrows rained like flying.
Under the scorching sun, with the figure as dazzling as the scorching sun taking the lead in charging into the battle, the barbarian soldiers who came with great momentum suddenly dispersed like snow melting.
And the countless brave yellow-armored soldiers in front, led by the king's indomitable momentum, pushed forward regardless of their own safety.
In August of the fourth year of Shenwu.
At the foot of Jianjia Mountains outside the southeast of Shicheng, King Lu Yuan of Chu led 10,000 soldiers to surprise the army of Da Changhe who had been besieging the city for several months.
In the first battle, they attacked seven camps with fire and captured the ridge.
Then they formed a formation to attack and rescue the barbarians. The king of Chu took the lead and defeated them in one fell swoop.
At the foot of Jianjia Ridge, the Chu army fought two battles and achieved two victories, killing more than 20,000 prisoners.
As soon as they arrived at Shicheng, Lu Yuan took the lead and won a brilliant victory.
As for the Chili army, after receiving the news, they abandoned the eastern camp that day, retreated for more than ten miles, and withdrew their troops to the main camp.
A few days later, during the confrontation, Dachu's follow-up troops arrived.
Soon, 60,000 Chu troops gathered under the stone city.
In the past few days, news has come from the north and the south.
Within Dachanghe, the Huichuan Kingdom in the north and the Nongdong Kingdom in the south were also invaded by the Chu people.
At this time, all the troops and horses in the two countries were gathered under the stone city, and they were unable to resist at all. In just a few days, most of the territory was lost.
If there is no more support, it will only be a matter of time before they are all destroyed.
In a short period of time, with the invasion of the Chu State, the country of Dachowa, which was about to put down the rebellion and was in a good situation, suddenly fell into a precarious situation.
A crisis of national annihilation enveloped the country.
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"what to do?"
A solemn atmosphere and a pessimistic atmosphere filled the big account.
Li Chuan looked around, looking at people with different expressions, and asked this question.
However, in the face of his inquiry and his gaze, no one dared to answer, and no one dared to look at him.
The big defeat a few days ago was really too disastrous. And in the intermittent battles in the past few days, there were more losses than wins, and there were even few wins.
Especially the bad news coming from Huichuan and Longdong made everyone feel even more depressed.
At this moment, no one had the courage to stand up.
Looking at his cowering subordinates, Li Chuan felt angry and anxious.
But he also knew that it was impossible to count on them at this time.
So he could only turn his attention to the Great Witch Festival and said with a hint of hope: "Great Witch Festival, do you have any good ideas?"
Upon hearing this, the great wizard, who was always known for his wisdom, couldn't help but fall silent.
The corners of his mouth moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he seemed to have some scruples that prevented him from saying it.
Finally, after hesitating for a while, thinking of the current situation, he gritted his teeth and said, "The Chu people are powerful, and the King of Chu is far more terrifying than the rumors say. If you want to fight against the Chu country, relying on the power of my Chili clan is no longer enough.
So we need to find allies.
I will send a message to the shrines of the Panyu and Karasuba tribes and ask them to send people to support this side.
The Dongyang people invaded, even if only part of the Chu State came, this is a major event related to the survival of all the southwestern Yi people.
In the face of such a major event, we, the Chili tribe, cannot be the only ones to shoulder the responsibility. The two tribes must also stand up to help.
I'll find a way to deal with the two shrines. Do the royal families of Dali and Nanzhao need you to communicate with them? "
Da Wuji looked at Li Chuan with a serious expression.
According to the rules that have been practiced for thousands of years, those who believe in faith must return to faith, and those who are secular must return to secularism.
Their shrine is only responsible for worshiping their faith and ensuring the continuation of their family line.
But the rise and fall of the secular world and the rotation of dynasties are up to them.
Therefore, as for the shrines of the two countries, the Great Witch Festival can find a way to contact them.
Although they belong to different ethnic groups and worship different gods, there is still a connection between the three major shrines of Southwest Yi.
Under the overall situation of the invasion of Dongyang people who have wiped out countless tribes, it is not difficult to persuade the great wizards of the other two shrines.
After all, these clergymen, with their pure faith, do not have so many dirty and ugly desires.
But on the secular side, it is not certain whether the two royal families, who are dazzled by the colorful world, can take the overall situation into consideration.
If those two countries have preserved their strength and even want to use the hands of the Dongyang people to weaken the Great Chowa Kingdom, and then they can take advantage of it, it is not impossible.
After all this invasion.
Although Lichuan and Dawuji said it was serious, it was the first active invasion by the Dongyang people in thousands of years, and it was a genocidal war against the southwestern Yi people.
But what no one can deny is that the only one invading now is Chu.
Even now, the two of them have not fully figured out how much power Chu State has invested.
I only know that there are 60,000 Chu troops in front of me, and there seem to be only 10,000 or 20,000 Chu troops on the north and south sides. The total sum is only 100,000 at most.
It remains to be seen whether other forces will invest in the follow-up.
But one thing is certain.
That is, with the power of just one Chu state and the current 100,000 Chu troops, it is absolutely impossible to annex the entire southwestern Yi.
It is even doubtful whether the Great Chowa Kingdom can be destroyed.
With this foundation and this understanding, it is not so easy to get the two countries to send troops and people to help Da Chang and the country fight against the Chu people.
Your Dachanghe country is in danger of annihilation, but what does it have to do with Nanzhao and Dali?
Why should I spend countless amounts of money and food to help you fight such a battle?
Is it just because we share the identity of a Southwest Yi people?
We all don’t have the same ancestor and believe in the same god, so why should I help you do this?
Even if we have the same ancestors and the same faith, we are all living people. We can’t live solely by faith, right?
To live is to eat, to consider gains and losses, and to care about the powerful.
If everyone really points to God and faith, then everyone will not be able to survive long ago and will all starve to death.
Don't underestimate the vigilance of the southwestern Yi people towards the Dongyang people, but don't overestimate their vigilance against the Dongyang people.
Without any personal pain, it is really unrealistic to expect the other two countries to selflessly help the country.
But without the help of these two countries, Da Changhe would have to fight Chu alone. After years of domestic war, he really wouldn't have much confidence.
Facing the expectant gaze of the Great Witch Festival and thinking about all kinds of gains and losses, Li Chuan, even though he knew that this matter was difficult to handle, could only bite the bullet and said: "Don't worry, the Great Witch Festival, I will send a message to the king later and ask him to send an envoy. Go to Nanzhao and Dali to ask for help. I believe these two countries will not ignore it for the sake of the overall situation."
But even though he said this, Li Chuan was not very optimistic.
Although they are both Southwest Yi people, they are just like Chu and Ning, who are both Dongyang people.
There is a lot of hatred and war among the barbarians and among the three countries. There are countless other interest disputes and the like.
Now relying on the reputation of a Dongyang invasion, can the other two countries give up these many conflicts and come to help us?
I'm afraid if they don't take advantage of the opportunity to stab themselves in the back, they can just take advantage of it.
But here we are.
Even though I know that this matter is very difficult, I still have to do it no matter how difficult it is, for the sake of the country and the Chili clan.
'I just hope there will be less blood this time. '
Li Chuan sighed in his heart.
He had no hope that Nanzhao and Dali would really provide selfless assistance.
The blood that should be shed by the country, the land that should be ceded, and the benefits that should be given away will definitely not be small.
After this war, it is foreseeable that their Dachanghe country and their Chili tribe will fall into weakness for a long time.
well.
The world is difficult, great God, why don’t you protect your descendants?
