The first month passed quickly.
In the first month of this new year, Lu Yuan still had not waited for the news about Dan Ding Dao.
This Taoist sect seemed to have chosen to swallow its anger and remain silent as he had guessed, instead of sending anyone to take revenge.
There was no movement there, but on the Hezong Alliance side, as the first month passed, various news came one after another.
The first is Ningguo’s side.
Near the end of the first month, after several rounds of twists and turns, the information over there was finally delivered.
At the end of last year, after King Su Xuange settled the rebellion in the country, he resolutely decided to send troops to conquer the southwestern barbarians, regardless of the fact that the country had just gone through war and had not yet recovered.
This time, the Su State dispatched a total of 30,000 imperial troops, 30,000 county soldiers, and 40,000 civilian regiments, and suddenly entered the Dali Kingdom along the Shi'an Prefecture of Yulin County.
Now one month into the war, under the personal leadership of Su Xuange, the Soviet army quickly defeated Dali's eastern vassal and Tongshui Kingdom, directly occupied the country's eastern important town of Muze City, and captured the first southwestern city. Based on points.
At this time, the Soviet army was pursuing victory and had already reached Butou City, the central hub of Tonghai Kingdom.
As long as this city is captured, the Soviet army can directly march to the capital of Tonghai to build Shuicheng and completely destroy this southwestern barbarian country.
However, as a vassal of Dali's Fang Bo, Tonghai Kingdom's strength is no different from that of Wuman Kingdom. Although there is no innate master in the country, it is a little behind in terms of top combat power.
But there is no shortage of other first-class masters.
Therefore, when this country faced the pressure of a powerful enemy and was in danger of destruction, it also fought tooth and nail to resist.
At this time, 30,000 soldiers and horses have been gathered and stationed in Butou City, preparing to desperately block the Soviet army.
At the same time, they are building a water city in the rear capital and are actually trying their best to mobilize troops. It is expected that 50,000 troops can be gathered to participate in the defense of the city.
Although these hastily assembled soldiers and horses are not very strong, they are no different from the rural brave militia. And facing Su Xuange, the innate master, it was very difficult for them to resist.
But after all, they are still an army of 80,000 people. If they focus on defense, Su Xuange will not be able to easily defeat them.
Judging from the current situation, the Soviet army will not be able to solve this country within two or three months.
But two or three months later, the news that Tongshui Kingdom was invaded had already spread back to their suzerain, Dali Kingdom. One of its own vassals was attacked, and with the experience of Chu, Dali naturally could not sit idly by.
It is foreseeable that reinforcements from Dali Country should be sent to Tongshui Country soon.
"By around March, we should be able to see a war between the Su Kingdom and the Dali Kingdom."
After reading the news, Lu Yuan made these judgments in his mind, shook his head and smiled, then picked up another piece of information: "But with Song Guo helping to share the pressure, Su Xuange should feel much better."
The alliance formed by him originally agreed that on the Lantern Festival in the first month of the fifth year of Shenwu, the four countries would march together.
But I don’t know if it was because he was stimulated by the news about Zhou Qing’s breakthrough in the Chu Kingdom, and the four countries all launched an offensive in advance.
This time Ning Guo advanced the date of dispatching troops to the end of last year, and Song Guo also made the same decision.
On December 20 last year, King Xie Ning of the Song Dynasty, who had just boarded the country after the founding of the People's Republic of China, held a military parade outside Songping City, the capital of the country.
Then when the ceremony was over, he directly ordered the 50,000 forbidden troops to march north to conquer the Dali Kingdom.
But it was different from the Tongshui State that Su State attacked.
This time, the Song Dynasty attacked the Black Teeth Ten Tribes Yi Kingdom, which was under the direct jurisdiction of Dali and located in the south of Dali.
These black-toothed barbarian countries are all small countries. Basically, each country only has a population of tens of thousands or tens of thousands. They can only muster tens of thousands of troops, and their strength is extremely weak.
Therefore, after facing the sudden invasion of Song Dynasty, there was no time to react, and four Yi countries were wiped out in an instant.
The remaining six Yi countries finally came to their senses.
However, these Yi countries belong to different countries. Although they are also governed by the same suzerain country, Dali, they represent different interests.
At this time, facing the invasion of a powerful enemy, they couldn't get together at all. They each raised their own troops in their own capitals. They only wanted to protect their own interests and didn't think about coalition forces or anything else.
But in their haste, how could the thousands or ten or twenty thousand people they gathered together be able to stop Song's wolf-like army?
At this critical moment, each one of them only thinks about themselves and refuses to help other countries resist the enemy. In the end, they cannot escape the fate of being defeated by each one.
"The latest information was sent on the sixth day of the first lunar month, which is more than twenty days ago. After such a long time, if the King of Song could seize the opportunity and be fast, he might have conquered these ten small countries by now. Bar."
Lu Yuan closed the information, closed his eyes and meditated.
He had no doubts about whether Song State could defeat these ten small Yi countries, nor did he think that these small Yi countries could stop Song State.
After all, as an innate grandmaster, this is a person whose worth can be worth ten thousand.
The only way for an ordinary army without an innate grandmaster to fight against an innate grandmaster is to gather 30,000 to 50,000 people and be led by a few top-notch experts.
First, let these first-class masters rely on their own inner strength and aura to block the martial arts outer body of the innate grandmaster, and then the ordinary soldiers next to them rush up and consume the innate grandmaster's true energy with their lives.
By fighting like this to kill thousands of people, the innate master's true energy can be completely exhausted, and the enemy will eventually be forced back.
This is the best way for a normal army to deal with the innate grandmaster's surprise attack.
But here's the thing.
Can those small Yi countries have this condition?
They only have a few thousand soldiers in total, maybe ten or twenty thousand, and among them are a large number of temporarily recruited militiamen. Their strength and courage are only about that.
It is simply unrealistic to expect them to fight against the innate masters who are like gods and demons without fear of death.
Moreover, it is a question whether these small countries can gather several first-class masters and let them drag the innate grandmaster.
Under this huge power gap, Xie Ning could basically take down the cities of these small Yi countries in the Black Teeth region by leading elite soldiers and horses, and then he, the King of Song, would charge with one charge.
They couldn't stop the Song army at all.
"So now it's interesting."
Lu Yuan put the two pieces of information about Su and Song together, and took out a rough map of Southwest Yi from the side plate. His eyes wandered on it, and he couldn't help but smile: "Both the south and the east have appeared. Strong enemy, now you are attacked, what choice will you make?
It was to save Nanbian first and deal with the Song army that penetrated his heart and wreaked havoc without any hindrance.
It is better to save Tongshui Country first, which is struggling to hold on and cannot last more than two months.
Or simply rescue both sides together and attack separately.
I'm really looking forward to it. "
After reading the map, Lu Yuan combined the two pieces of information and felt happy.
he knows.
Now Dali Kingdom is no longer a threat to itself.
Facing the invasion of the Soviet Union and Song Dynasty, with a total of 150,000 troops, two innates.
Even the Dali Kingdom had to use all its strength to deal with this kind of power.
As for the Dali Kingdom, which was distracted by the war in the east and south, at this moment, it naturally had no spare energy to interfere with the affairs of the Dachanghe Kingdom and help the other party resist the invasion of the Chu Kingdom.
Of the three major barbarian countries in the southwest, one has been crippled, and the other has lost all its energy and half of its strength.
The pressure on Lu Yuan was naturally reduced by half.
But even though he was overjoyed, he couldn't help but frown slightly when he saw the last piece of information.
This is information from Nishikawa Kingdom.
Like the Soviet Union and Song Dynasty, the Xichuan Kingdom also launched an attack in advance, but the time in advance was not long. It only sent out troops on the second day of the first lunar month just after the Spring Festival this year.
However, unlike the smooth start of the latter two countries, Ji Hui led the southern expedition and achieved little results.
The Yi State next to the Xichuan State was the Nanzhao State. Specifically, it borders the Jianchuan Kingdom, a large northern country under the tributary system of Nanzhao Kingdom.
The Jianchuan Kingdom is extremely powerful, even better than the Wuman Kingdom. It occupies about four provinces. It has 800,000 inhabitants and can muster 200,000 troops.
Under the Jianchuan Kingdom, there were three small kingdoms, namely Moxie, Shunman, and Shiman.
Among them, Shunman and Shiman are located in the northwest of Jianchuan Kingdom, close to the plateau people further north. Mozhe Kingdom is located in the north of Jianchuan Kingdom, adjacent to Xichuan Kingdom.
Therefore, during the Xichuan Kingdom's southern expedition, the first country to be attacked was the Moxi Kingdom.
The Moxi Kingdom was just a small country, with no more than 30,000 citizens and no more than 1,000 soldiers. When the Xichuan Kingdom's army arrived, it had no time to react and was instantly destroyed.
At the beginning, a small country was destroyed, which was a smooth first step.
However, when Ji Hui led his 20,000 troops and wanted to go further south and attack Chengji City, the important northern town of Jianchuan Kingdom, they encountered fierce resistance from Jianchuan Kingdom.
Because the Jianchuan Kingdom is adjacent to the Aichuan Kingdom controlled by the Dachowa Kingdom, this country has known about the invasion of foreign enemies in the southwestern Yi region for a long time.
Even when Lu Yuan's soldiers and horses reached Huichuan Kingdom, it caused great tension in Jianchuan Kingdom.
Because if Chu Jun breaks through the Lu River in the north of Da Changhe Kingdom, then he can reach the territory of Jianchuan Kingdom in less than four hundred miles along the Huichuan Kingdom to the west.
As for this mere 400-mile journey, it would only take two days if the light troops traveled quickly.
The flames of war have reached his own doorstep, and it is said that the Chu army is invincible in every battle and is invincible.
Do you think Jianchuan is not afraid of national harm?
This is naturally scary.
Therefore, after the Chu army reached the Huichuan Kingdom, even though it was blocked on the east bank of the Lu River, the Jianchuan Kingdom was still afraid.
In order to prevent himself from being caught off guard by this sudden attack like Huichuan Kingdom, he was unable to fight back.
As early as October last year, Jianchuan began to assemble a large army, and the capital area maintained 50,000 troops for a long time. At the same time, semi-mobilization is maintained in various parts of the country at all times. If necessary, another hundred thousand troops can be mobilized at any time.
Facing such a big country that is on tense alert and actively preparing for war, one can imagine what the consequences will be when Ji Hui leads the army from the north.
Almost as soon as he conquered some countries, the news immediately spread back to the capital of Jianchuan.
When they heard that their neighbors to the north were fighting, led by the leader of the Xichuan Kingdom, an innate master, everyone in the Jianchuan Kingdom was naturally shocked.
Instinctively, they thought of the previous story about the Chu army.
Therefore, Jianchuan Kingdom, whose nerves were at its limit, immediately sent out 50,000 troops from the capital to resist Xichuan Kingdom.
When these large armies had just arrived at Chenggai City, the party had just finished dealing with Mo Xieguo and led the troops to arrive here.
These Jianchuan Kingdom troops sent north are regular troops who have been trained all year round, and their strength is not bad. Among the generals who command the army, there are also first-rate masters.
At the same time, Chenggai City was also a majestic city, with a height of five feet and a moat ten feet wide outside. It was not easy to attack.
With such a lineup configuration, even if the Xichuan Kingdom's army has Ji Hui, an innate master, there is little hope of cracking this hard nut.
So not surprisingly, the Xichuan army suffered a bloody blow at the foot of Chengji City.
Even though Ji Hui personally led troops to attack the city several times, he was unable to achieve a breakthrough. He himself was firmly stopped by the top masters and elite soldiers of Jianchuan Kingdom.
In the end, after the Xichuan Army lost three to four thousand people, Ji Hui, who did not have much capital, had to suspend the attack on the city because he felt sorry for his loss, and led the army to station outside the city to confront the Jianchuan Army in the city.
However, this confrontation may not last long.
Because soldiers and horses from all over the country in Jianchuan are still rapidly gathering, it won't be long before a new batch of 100,000 troops will march north to reinforce Chengga City.
Waiting for 100,000 people to arrive at the city, there are 150,000 Jianchuan troops in Chengji City.
Facing such an army that is ten times the size of our own, even if Ji Hui is an innate master, it will be difficult to resist, and it is inevitable to retreat in the end.
"I just hope that the old monk Ji Hui can be more powerful. Even if he cannot defeat the opponent, he will not retreat easily. Even if he is a thorn, he will target Jianchuan Kingdom.
With his innate master here, even if the Xichuan Kingdom has few troops, it can at least deter the Jianchuan Kingdom.
As long as the country's more than 100,000 soldiers and horses can be held back and Nanzhao, the largest vassal state, be abolished, Xichuan Kingdom can be considered to have played its due role this time. "
Lu Yuan held the information with worried eyes.
Although he never expected how much effect Nishikawa Country could play, it was somewhat unexpected that the opponent had such a bad start.
However, in Nanzhao, there was such a powerful vassal state as Jianchuan Kingdom, which also surprised Lu Yuan.
The land of the Four Prefectures has a population of 800,000. In terms of strength, the Yi Kingdom of this size is no worse than the Xichuan Kingdom, and may even be stronger.
After all, although the Xichuan Kingdom has recovered in recent years, according to the investigation of Lu Yuan's Imperial City Division, the country's population is only between 600,000 and 700,000, which is hundreds of thousands less than that of the Jianchuan Kingdom. people.
If we include the three Xiaoyi countries controlled by Jianchuan Kingdom, the size of this country is estimated to be close to one million, and the strength gap between the two countries will be even greater.
If it weren't for the innate master Ji Hui in Xichuan who had an advantage in top-level combat power, it would still be unclear who would invade whom this time.
It was precisely because the strength gap between the two sides was so huge that Lu Yuan couldn't help but start to worry about whether Ji Hui would give up.
If the Xichuan Kingdom is unreliable, then when the Jianchuan Kingdom releases its hand and cooperates with the Nanzhao Kingdom to help the Da Changhe Kingdom, then the number of enemies that they will face will be hundreds of thousands more.
One hundred thousand soldiers and horses, even if they are all cannon fodder of a militia, are a force that cannot be ignored on the battlefield.
Lu Yuan didn't want to see this happen.
"It seems that we need to give this guy Ji Hui some support and help, so that the old monk will not be reluctant to lose and afraid of retreating."
With this thought in his mind, he picked up a pen and paper and began to write a transfer order.
From the current point of view, Xichuan Kingdom may choose to withdraw because of insufficient troops.
In this case, if the opponent has no troops, you can just add more troops to him.
Anyway, in Xichuan County, Han Shun still led 10,000 county soldiers. There was nothing wrong with the soldiers and horses parked there. On weekdays, local prefecture and county soldiers are responsible for suppressing bandits and maintaining law and order, and there is no need for county soldiers.
As for the duty of county soldiers to resist foreign enemies...
Now in Xichuan Kingdom, which is directly adjacent to Xichuan County, Ji Hui has joined the Hezong Alliance and is leading his troops to fight on the front line. All the soldiers and horses of Han Dynasty were concentrated in the north, busy resisting the pressure of Zhou State.
These two countries have no ability or spare power to threaten Xichuan County of Chu State.
In this case, Han Shun's 10,000 county soldiers were naturally idle.
"Let Han Shun lead troops to support Ji Hui as part of the Hezong Alliance. With the addition of these 10,000 troops, Ji Hui will have almost 30,000 men.
With this strength, even if the advancement fails, it will always be no problem to find a city in Jianchuan to defend it.
Hope he understands what I mean. "
Lu Yuan thought in his mind, and wrote the transfer order in his hand. He used the seal, then called his personal guards and sent them to Xichuan County quickly.
After doing all this, he pondered for a while, and then asked someone to call Li Xiong.
"Meet the king."
Li Xiong came in a hurry and saluted like Lu Yuan when he entered.
"Li Qing is here."
Hearing the movement, Lu Yuan came out of his thoughts, glanced at Li Xiong, and then smiled: "Earlier, you asked me for orders, wanting to cross the river to attack Da Changhe's army. At that time, I rejected your proposal and said bide your time.
Now that more than half a month has passed, the time has come. "
Having said this, he picked up the three pieces of information in his hand and sent them to Li Xiong: "Now the three countries of Su, Song, and Xichuan have responded to Gu's call and sent out troops to conquer the southwestern barbarians.
Dali and Nanzhao were both invaded by the Three Kingdoms at this time, and they had no time to take care of themselves and no longer had the ability to care about others.
The country of Great Changhe was completely isolated and helpless.
Therefore, Gu decided to use Li Qing as the vanguard general to command the 30,000 barbarian troops in his headquarters. He would be the vanguard of our army, strengthen the Lu River, and attack the enemy. "
Lu Yuan spoke with a majestic tone and unquestionable will.
Now his allies have successively exerted their efforts to contain the two Yi countries that may aid the Great Chowa Kingdom.
On the other side of the country, under the confrontation for several months, food and grass have continued to be consumed, and there are some signs of being unable to sustain it.
The weather, time, and people are all on one's side, and what the other party holds is nothing more than the geographical advantage of water.
Lu Yuan couldn't let go of this opportunity for decisive victory.
He was about to take advantage of this opportunity to defeat the opponent in one fell swoop.
'Three allies are so powerful, I can't fall behind others. '
He thought this as he looked at Li Xiong, whose face turned red with excitement after reading the information.
