"Back to General, General Kikukawa from Nongdong sent back news that he led his men to fight the Chu people who invaded this place. The first battle was unfavorable. They were defeated by the opponent on the frontal battlefield and suffered over 10,000 losses.
The Chu people took advantage of the situation to attack Heyang City and seize the eastern part of Nongdong State. General Kukawa led his troops to retreat to Jiangchuan City, where he held the city for dear life.
The Chu people had few soldiers. After tentatively attacking Jiangchuan City, they did not continue to attack.
But they had already turned around and went to attack other small towns in Nongdong Country. There were even rebellious people from Wuman and Nongdong countries following them, helping to persuade the small tribes to surrender.
These traitors who betrayed the great gods were very prestigious in these two places. Many tribes had been bewitched by them and chose to succumb to the Chu people.
On the battlefield, we have seen many of these traitors. They helped the Chu people to fight against us.
Although General Kikukawa is struggling to maintain it, as the number of traitors increases and the number of nearby city strongholds controlled decreases, Jiangchuan City may not be able to defend it for much longer.
As for General Huichuan Guoanxin, the situation is much better.
After General Anxin arrived in Huichuan Kingdom, he did not directly fight with the Chu people. Instead, he led his troops to defend Kebu City and build a defense line along the Lushui River.
The Chu people had no boats and had not captured the ferry. Faced with General Anxin's tight defense, they could not defeat them.
Now, in addition to occupying a small part of Huichuan State's territory east of Lushui, they are facing off against General Anxin across the river and cannot be defeated for the time being. "
Next to him, after hearing Li Chuan's inquiry, the person responsible for collecting intelligence stood up and spoke in a slightly unpleasant tone.
As someone who is responsible for collecting intelligence from all directions, he has received too much information and knows too much. That’s why I know how bad the situation in Dachowa Country is now.
At this moment, if you mention these again, you will naturally not be in a good mood.
"Damn it, those guys who betrayed the great god, after taking refuge with the outsider Li Xiong, are they now turning to the Chu people? These guys are in vain the blood descendants of the great god Chili."
When Li Chuan heard the news, his face suddenly became colder again, and his anger reappeared in his heart.
But now was not the time to be angry, so after cursing, he suppressed these emotions, and then ordered: "Send a message to Kikukawa, asking him to lead his troops, gradually retreat, and evacuate Jiangchuan City.
Everyone in Nongdong Country is rebellious. Everyone has betrayed the Great God Chili. They can't be believed.
It can no longer be defended there.
The remaining people in Kikukawa's hands are the last vitality of our country, Dachowa, and cannot be left in Jiangchuan City.
Let him retreat to Jinning City, where he can rely on Lushui to build a new line of defense.
As for Anxin, he did a good job and told him not to confront the Chu people, so he just guarded the ferries and blocked them to the east with the Lu River. "
Lushui, the largest river in Dachanghe Kingdom, runs through the middle and isolates the east and west sides. Here, the entire Wuman and Nongdong countries, and most of the territory of the Huichuan Kingdom, are separated to the east of the river.
Moreover, the Lushui River is turbulent, with mostly rock walls on both sides. There are only a few ferries where people and boats can pass.
Among these ferries, Jinning City is one of them.
This is the largest ferry in the south of Lushui in Dachanghe Kingdom. As long as this place is blocked and people are sent to guard some small crossings, it is enough to rely on natural dangers to combine the Chu people's troops on the watery road.
"Yes, as ordered."
After hearing this, the people nearby immediately obeyed the order and ran to write military orders.
After making this arrangement, Li Chuan paced back and forth in the big tent again, the expression on his face kept changing. After a long time, he finally turned to determination and ordered: "Send orders to all the ministries to come to the Chinese army's tent and join me... together. Discuss the withdrawal of troops."
After saying this, as if he had exhausted all his strength, Li Chuan slowly sat on the ground, lost in thought.
Yes.
He was ready to withdraw.
Under the stone city, the army has been holding back for a long time, but it has been unable to open up the situation.
Not only was the city unable to be captured, but even the camps he defended were thrown out one after another and occupied by the Chu people.
Up to now, the four directions outside Shicheng, Dongying and Nanying, were all thrown out by the Chu people's fierce attack without caring about the casualties of the Yi soldiers.
The remaining Beiying and Xiying are still in Lichuan's hands.
But looking at the Chu people's relentless offensive, as well as the barbarian soldiers who were constantly recruited from the rear, it seemed that they couldn't be washed away.
He knew that this battle could not be fought.
If they continue to stay under this city, not only the two remaining camps cannot be defended, but even the remaining army in their hands will continue to be consumed here.
That’s all.
As long as the enemy can be killed, the descendants of the great god Chili are not afraid of sacrifice.
But the problem is that they are holding on here, and the people fighting with them are not Chu people, but the traitors who betrayed the great god Chili.
No matter how many traitors were killed, the Chu people would not feel sorry for them, and they would just go to the rear to arrest them.
In this way, in the end, all the descendants of the Great God Chili will die, and the people of Chu will not suffer any loss.
Faced with this situation, Li Chuan certainly couldn't sit back and watch.
The despicability of those Chu people was beyond imagination, and their strength was extremely terrifying. For the sake of Da Changhe and the great god Chili, he could not waste his last remaining strength here in vain.
So withdraw.
Withdrawing to the rear and relying on Lushui to build a defense line to block the Chu people's attack became his only option.
"After blocking the Chu people on the Lushui side and temporarily stabilizing the defense line, we can wait for news from Dali and Nanzhao and wait for them to send reinforcements.
These Chu people are simply not something our family can stop.
Seeing that we were defeated so miserably, those two families would definitely send troops to rescue us as long as they were not stupid.
It's just that in this way, the benefits to be ceded will be even more.
However, for the sake of the Li family's foundation and the great god Chi Li, as long as it can maintain the survival of the Chi Li clan, it is acceptable to pay these prices. "
With this thought in his mind, Li Chuan's eyes gradually became firm and he had become aware.
He stood up and looked outside.
The generals who received the order were walking in one by one at this time.
'It's time to end this senseless bloodshed. '
Li Chuan sighed in his heart, and then looked at these people, his expression restored to its former majesty.
…
In October of the fourth year of Shenwu.
After two months of bloody battles and the loss of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, Li Chuan, the commander of Da Changhe's army, finally couldn't hold on any longer and led his troops to withdraw from Shicheng.
Seeing this opportunity, King Lu Yuan of Chu led his army to attack violently, defeating the enemy several times and killing tens of thousands of prisoners.
In the end, Li Chuan led more than 70,000 remaining soldiers and retreated to the west side of Lu River in embarrassment, stationed in Longhe City.
Then Dachang and his army began to strictly guard the crossings of the Lu River. After the Chu army tried to attack several times, they were unable to break through and finally had to confront the enemy across the river.
At this point, from the Huichuan Kingdom in the north to the Nongdong Kingdom in the south, the Dachanghe Army and the Chu Army fell into a long-term confrontation.
…
Lushui, Anning City.
"It's really troublesome. You hid on the other side of the river and completely turned into a turtle?"
Lu Yuan stood on the city tower, looking towards the west, looking at the vague majestic city in the distance with a deep look.
It has been nearly four months since I entered Ojowa Country.
In the past six months, the harvest has been great. Wuman and Nongdong were captured in succession, and even Huichuan Kingdom was captured for less than half. These three territories combined cover almost half of the county.
But even though the harvest was so great, it could not defeat the Great Nagawa Kingdom in one fell swoop.
The opponent lost nearly a county's territory, but still held a county's territory in their hands.
And it is different from the lost Wuman and Nongdong countries, where rebellions gathered.
The loyalty and cohesion of most of the remaining Huichuan Kingdom, as well as the territories directly under the jurisdiction of Daichangwa Kingdom and those small vassal countries to this country are not so easy to shake.
Next, if he wants to attack the territory west of Lushui, he will face a situation where he will be surrounded by enemies and fight everywhere.
Without Li Xiong's management and the influence of Wuman and Nongdong, those Chili Yi people in the west would not recognize Lu Yuan as the King of Chu.
After these places are conquered, it is basically impossible to recruit as many troops as possible to the east of Lushui.
Those useful cannon fodder will be difficult to catch in the future.
"But fortunately, Li Xiong has also recruited 60,000 soldiers from the Three Kingdoms in the past few months. Counting the previous consumption, these people have about 30,000 left.
Then, the total number of prisoners captured in various places is about 40,000. With a little reorganization, these people can also be qualified cannon fodder.
The remaining 70,000 Yi people were barely enough to last for a while. "
Lu Yuan sighed while counting his family assets. After confirming the situation, he couldn't help but nodded.
Although a lot was consumed, a lot was also gained. Overall, I still made a profit.
"But compared to these, what makes me more happy is Xiaoqing. He finally broke through the innateness."
With a whisper, Lu Yuan picked up a letter in his hand, looked at the familiar handwriting on it, and couldn't help but smile.
After more than a year, after finding the direction to break through Xiantian, Zhou Qing accumulated a year and finally broke through Xiantian last month.
Although he had noticed this news a long time ago through his sudden surge in luck.
But at this time, when I got the letter confirmation, the big stone finally fell to the ground, and I was overjoyed.
With one more innate, the strength of Chu State becomes stronger and stronger.
And with Zhou Qing in charge of Jiangbei and Lan Cai'er in charge of Jiangnan, and each with an innate guard in the north and south, Lu Yuan can rest assured to stay on the side of Da Changhe and slowly become exhausted with each other.
"Those guys from the Great Chowa Kingdom thought they could stop me here with just one Lushui. They were really delusional.
I want them to see that even with this natural barrier, even if they hide on the other side of the river and hide in those turtle shells, they can't stop me.
Isn't it just a waste of time and energy?
I want to see what you can do with me after five years of fighting and having reduced the country to ashes. "
Lu Yuan was not at all panicked by the current confrontation tactics adopted by Da Changheguo.
When he marched into Southwest Yi, he had no extravagant expectations that he could easily and quickly solve this country.
It’s just a protracted war.
Lu Yuan had already expected this situation.
Backed by the two major grain-producing areas of Jianghan Plain and Dongting Lake Plain, and with the three counties continuously providing money and food, he has enough confidence to fight a war of attrition with the opponent.
Yes, he is now leading the army to Lushui, and he stops here every day. Even if he does nothing, he just consumes it. The military expenditures consumed every day are more than 20,000 taels, and other grain and grass supplies are not included. It is a real daily life. Spend thousands of dollars.
But even so, even if the consumption is so high, with Lu Yuan's family background, he can still sustain it with gritted teeth.
But that's not necessarily the case for the country of Ojowa on the opposite side.
The other party has been fighting with Li Xiong for more than four years. The two sides have been fighting back and forth, and the country has long been reduced to ruins.
Not to mention the local people being displaced, at least it has nothing to do with stability and prosperity.
The people are poor and destitute. This is the true portrayal of the country of Daejowa.
The most important thing is.
After several years of war, the local area was unable to produce with peace of mind. A large number of strong men were recruited to join the army, and no one went to farm at all.
After all these years, no matter how solid the opponent’s foundation is, they still can’t withstand it.
What was Dongting County like when it was ravaged by the Five Poison Cult for several years?
Lu Yuan now remembers it clearly.
At that time, in order to save military expenses, he did not hesitate to sell himself to Danding Dao. He even went to Yuzhang County and destroyed the Iron Sword Sect, so that he could barely scrape up the military expenses.
How he went through it with difficulty in the beginning, now in the country of Ojowa, he has to go through it all over again.
No, given that the opponent's foundation is far weaker than Dongting County, it might be even more difficult.
So in comparison, Lu Yuan is not afraid of competing with the other party at all.
Even for the current confrontation situation, I am quite happy to see it.
It's just money.
No need to fight with others, no need to waste your precious troops, you can destroy the enemy step by step, and then easily harvest it yourself.
How do you describe this tactic?
Pretty good.
“And it’s almost the end of the year, and it will be Shenwu’s fifth year soon.
According to the Hezong agreement, at the beginning of next year, the three countries of Su, Song, and Xichuan will also send troops to attack the southwestern barbarians.
At that time, the Three Kingdoms raided from behind...
Humph, facing the enemy that suddenly appeared from behind, Dali and Nanzhao have nothing to worry about, so how can they have the energy to help you.
Do you really think that I attacked the southwestern Yi all by myself without any preparation?
You have helpers, and so do I. "
Of course, Lu Yuan could guess what Da Chang and Guo Ming knew about the growing poverty in the country and still insisted on clinging to Lushui.
It was just that he saw that he could not defeat himself and wanted to seek help from Dali and Nanzhao behind him.
Lu Yuan also had a response to this.
Previously, he had spent a lot of time lobbying everywhere to form a four-nation alliance. Wasn't it just to deal with this situation?
Daejo Kaguni wanted to find a helper to share his pressure.
Lu Yuan is not like this.
At this time, he didn't know whether the other party's helper had persuaded him to move.
But my helpers will almost be activated in March or April.
When three enemies came in from three directions, Lu Yuan did not believe that in the face of these powerful enemies, Nanzhao and Dali would leave them alone and risk their lives to help Dachanghe regardless of the danger in their own country. country?
If this is the case, then he is willing to call the other person great throughout his life.
The selfless spirit of this group of people is indeed admirable.
"I don't have any big problems here. I just need to wait slowly and let time pass, and I will slowly gain a chance to win.
Even if Xiao Qing's side has broken through the innateness, it's time to hold a celebration to announce it to the world, shock those people's hearts, and harvest a wave of luck at the same time. "
Lu Yuan looked to the northeast, where Xiangyang City was located.
According to the original plan.
He actually planned to launch an attack on the southwestern barbarians early next year, in January as agreed upon by Hezong.
At this time of year, it was just in time for Zhou Qing to break through his innate ability and help him hold a celebration.
It not only informs the world, but also shocks interested people at home and abroad. He also took this opportunity to once again enhance the reputation of Chu State and reap another wave of luck.
It's just that because of the sudden failure of Li Xiong on the side of Daochanghe Country, he was caught off guard and had to advance in advance.
But even if the plan changes, the celebration that Zhou Qing should hold must still be held.
This is an important means for Lu Yuan to gather his luck, and it is also an important force to stabilize domestic and foreign affairs. If he does not bring it out in the open, he will not be able to shock people and gather his luck.
“Although it has only been four months since the expedition began, there has already been some commotion among local wealthy families and martial arts sects in the country and in Xiangyang County.
The Liang State was also close to the border of Xiangyang County and sent additional troops and horses, with a vague intention of testing the Chu State.
If we don't move out an innate master as soon as possible, I'm afraid those local people who are loyal to the Zhou Kingdom will take advantage of my absence to jump out and rebel.
There is also Liang Guo, the troublemaker. Wherever there is any trouble, he will come running like a cat that smells fishy smell. He is afraid but can't help but intervene.
Time is running out, and it is urgent to hold an innate celebration for Qing'er. "
Lu Yuan thought of all the news sent by the Imperial City Secretary, and a trace of worry and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
The founding of Chu State was still too short.
The hearts of the people in the country have not yet completely surrendered, and a large number of original Zhou people want to return to their homeland and continue to be their overlords of Yongzhou.
Although Chu State has continued to expand and has a vague tendency to dominate Yangzhou, how can such a small local overlord compare to a world overlord like Zhou State?
Regardless of its sense of honor or strength, compared to the Zhou State, the Chu State was far behind the original Zhou people.
Not to mention, Lu Yuan also forcibly relocated more than a million people in Hanzhong County. This brutal method caused great dissatisfaction among many people in Hanzhong County.
When he was in the country, those old people in the Zhou Kingdom were afraid of his strength and did not dare to jump out to do anything. They could only make small moves in secret.
But at this time, Lu Yuan, the most intimidating person in Chu State, was gone, and there was only Lan Cai'er left in the country.
Managing three counties with one person's energy and facing the pressure of Ning Guo, how could she care so much.
Therefore, within the Chu Kingdom, some old people from the Zhou Kingdom and even the Yue Kingdom gradually became bewitched by foreign countries and began to cause trouble in the local area.
If this trend is allowed to continue, a catastrophe of internal and external collusion will surely occur in the Chu State.
Lu Yuan was absolutely unwilling to see this situation.
Therefore, in order to stabilize the country and shock people's hearts, the news of Zhou Qing's innate breakthrough has become the best medicine.
"With one more innate, the country should be able to be stable for two or three years."
Lu Yuan muttered to himself, and then wrote a letter to convey his instructions to the country.
An innate celebration was held for Zhou Qing.
