Chapter 162 Backward
In a mountain valley a few miles away from the battlefield, a large group of soldiers were sitting on the ground, each preparing their armor and eating silently. It wasn't until several riders came running in separate directions that they all stood up in excitement. Just looking at their flags and colors, they include the armed forces of at least a dozen feudal lords.
Then several cavalrymen as messengers drove straight inside. It wasn't until he saw a temporary large tent that he dismounted and ran into it, shouting at the generals present: "According to Tai's order, summon the vassal troops from Naiti, Naji, and Tishan counties. Head to the north entrance to help out."
However, after hearing this sentence, all the feudal lords in the tent looked at each other without speaking. Then a veteran wearing mountain pattern armor and red cloak said slowly: "Rokuro, you have worked hard, please sit down and talk to me." I'll tell you carefully, the situation on the battlefield is now better."
The messenger who heard this sentence, Shi Liulang, who was now paying homage to the halberd commander of the front team in the Taiwan battle, had a long face, and immediately shouted with an urgent expression: "Father, the military situation is as urgent as fire, and we cannot allow you to explain it in detail slowly." , please send troops quickly, success or failure depends on this."
"I know." However, this seemingly prestigious veteran, Shi Chonggui, the head of the Shi family, one of the few vassals in Hanzhou, waved his hand unhurriedly and suppressed the murmurs from left and right: " But this is not enough, far from it.”
"Father! What do you mean? What are you talking about!" Shi Liulang couldn't help but said more and more urgently: "The battle between Xingtai and Fuso Kou has reached a critical juncture. This is a critical moment related to the interests of the family and the country. !”
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"Rokuro, your Majesty means that the conditions and treatment given to each of our families by Xingtai are not enough to make people die." At this time, another voice sounded, but another general slowly walked in from outside the tent. , bowed his head to Shi Chonggui and said, "Sir, we have already captured them."
"What!" At this moment, Anrokuro was trembling with anger and fear: "Brother, do you know what you are talking about? This is rebellious. Do you want to surrender to the enemy and face death without saving anything? How dare you , How dare you." However, all the generals nearby were silent in response.
"Liu Lang, you only have the righteousness and honor of Xingtai in your eyes. How have you ever considered the survival of the family." As the eldest brother, Shi Dalang, whose courtesy name is Suyuan, said expressionlessly: "Do you know that after Xingtai was established, How much have each of us paid for it, and what have we received?”
"Brother, why do you say such things? Now is the time to care about these gains and losses!" Shi Liulang choked up sadly: "If there was no Xingtai to call everyone and work together, the northern states would have been in ruins long ago. , how can we resist the Japanese army and the rebellious parties in various places?"
"Liu Lang, I already regret my advice to my father and sent you to Xingtai to serve. Now you only have Xingtai in your eyes, so why have you ever considered our family's position?" Shi Suyuan shook his head again and said, "After the establishment of Xingtai, I gave you too little kindness. It’s so much to ask for, it has to be chilling.”
"Father." Shi Liulang turned to the feudal lord Shi Chonggui and begged: "The current emperor is a rare British master in the world. Now we are facing a national crisis. These measures are also to save the people of Haidong from disaster and disaster. Ah! How can we abandon this family?"
"Su Qing!" Shi Chonggui, the feudal lord in mountain pattern armor and red cloak, calmly called out his name and sighed: "Of course I know that I am a rare hero in this world, and he is also a savior in the eyes of the people; however, , but this is not the case for our generation.”
"It is precisely because your Majesty is too heroic that we have to worry!" Another general present, the feudal lord Chunyu Xianming, who is related to Shi Fan by marriage, also said: "My Majesty's plans, methods and military strategies are of course... It’s the best choice, but it’s too harsh on us vassals.”
As soon as these words came out, other generals/vassal lords present also spoke in agreement:
"On the pretext of quelling the rebellion and resisting the enemy, I took over the vassal residences of the extinct families, expanded the jurisdiction of the public domain, and accepted the exiles as settlements. Why should I shelter the fugitives and slaves of each family?"
"We, the vassals, have sent troops, money and food for Xingtai, and sent their children to serve under our command. What have we got in return? Those humble men regardless of their origins have flooded the army; they even want to be in the line. On stage, working shoulder to shoulder with my generation, making plans together?"
"Nowadays, there are even announcements in the office that they will re-calculate the household registers of the opposition households; at the same time, they will review the expediency range of each family's 'not included in the calculation'; isn't this all forced by her..."
After all, the current tribute standards collected by the public office were set at the White Clothes Meeting more than a hundred years ago. Therefore, "without counting" means that after the feudal family has paid the tribute in full, public tax collectors and county and county officials can no longer easily enter the feudal residence to collect or levy additional millet or cents.
Since then, through various expansion methods such as naturalizing mountain people and barbarians, logging, mining, and reclamation, the household registration of the land under their control has increased by an unknown amount. Once it is recalculated and liquidated, it will not be as simple as a temporary bloodletting and flesh-cutting; it will bring disaster to future generations.
"Liu Lang, our vassal is not willing to die, we just need to continue to sit back and wait for the most suitable opportunity to fight." Finally, Shi Chonggui waved his hand, suppressed all the noise and said: "Come here, send Liu Lang off. Go down and have a good rest and calm your mind."
He looked helplessly at the back of the lost Shi Liulang being escorted away. When I sent this handsome young son to the palace, in addition to a certain sense of support and expression, I actually also had an opportunity to see if I could catch the eye of the lady and get closer to him.
After all, although there is no possibility of formal marriage for the prince of the prison country, he can have multiple lovers in private. However, these disciples from various families who were sent to Xingtai, as if they were invisibly inspired and quickly returned to their hearts, almost all became the eldest son, the most staunch supporters and die-hard loyalists.
Then, he whispered to Xiang Jian: "After we break camp, find a reason to let him go quietly! We need to leave a way out." Shi Chonggui was well aware of his eldest son's thoughts, and he didn't want anything unspeakable to happen.
Because of this, with the support and encouragement of Beidi Xingtai, these bastards and second sons who could not inherit the family business were too active and radical. In turn, they have been forced and threatened. The eldest sons who were originally following the plan, or the unofficial heirs of the family business.
This is really not groundless. Although it is not possible to easily seize the territory of any feudal family without the approval of the Wang Jing White Council, it can, however, support and maintain the influence of the feudal family that is inclined to the public house through influence and interference in the selection of the next generation's successor.
Moreover, under the tactics and tactics of that subordinate, some weak and mediocre people really began to consider changing their successors in order to please Xingtai. This makes people feel a little worried or uneasy.
In addition, although the Shi family and the Chen family who were the great feudal lords of Hanzhou and Yuanzhou had their own ways of dying, it did not mean that other people would not feel sad or sad about this death. It's just that compared to the strength before Xingtai, people have to hold back.
Immediately after walking out of the tent, Shi Chonggui said to his eldest son Shi Suyuan: "Be sure to keep an eye on that... Fusang person. If something goes wrong, kill him decisively. Don't let any news leak out."
In fact, Shi Fan had contact with the Fuso Army a long time ago, but he could not accept the other party's conditions and severed contact. Not long ago, contact was restored through a certain chamber of commerce, and he was given a new offer that he couldn't refuse.
That is, the choice to control your own destiny. Of course, the vassal families of the five counties headed by the Shi family and the Chunyu family would not easily attack Xingtai, which would cause confusion and internal strife within themselves; however, they could wait for the opportunity and wait for the opportunity to stand still and watch what happens.
If both Xingtai and the Fusang Army were defeated, or even perished together, that would be the natural best outcome; everything would be fine. If Xingtai is defeated and the Fuso Army advances, they can retreat to Zhongyuan Jing and wait for the price. If Xingtai can barely win, then it can be forced and coerced.
Even if the Gyōtai and Fuso armies were exhausted and retreated in the end, the relatively well-organized coalition of five counties and feudal lords could ensure that they would not be liquidated and held accountable by Gyōtai whose strength was greatly damaged; Especially when we are faced with foreign enemies, we need to compromise and give in.
At the same time, on the battlefield at the north entrance. The guards surrounding Yoshinori Yamauchi attacked like a surging tide. It seemed as if it was going to engulf and tear apart every enemy it encountered. Even if the soldiers in the front line were fleeting like foam on the waves in the wind, the next line would continue to roar forward.
Therefore, in a short period of time, whether it was an all-out assault on the Silver Boar Head Horse Mark, with the Chocong clan knights entangled in the formation, or whether it was a hasty turn to fight the front team, it was no longer possible to stop the assault gathered around Yamauchi Yoshiharu. The momentum has reached.
Seeing those close followers who hurriedly went to fight, they could not hold on for a moment or more, and then rushed forward or fell down without hesitation. Yamauchi Yoshiharu and the red spear he waved gradually became more and more conspicuous. , in front of Tai Dao.
The little round-faced man who had repeatedly sent out several waves of messengers, but still failed to wait for more reinforcements, also took a long breath: "What the ancestor said is true, but I was let down after all!" At this time, it seemed that Around her, who remained motionless, panicked shouts and admonishments began to be heard: "My Majesty, retreat quickly." "My Majesty, please stay out of the way." "My Majesty, please take care of yourself." "Little man" I am willing to fight for a moment of buffering for my Majesty."
However, the Fuso soldiers led by Yoshiharu Yamauchi who no longer concealed his identity knocked over and overturned many obstacles along the way, and finally broke into less than ten steps from the platform, and easily opened a few sparse weapons. He fired arrows indiscriminately and cut open the last curtain.
The little round face covered in sweat that had been sticking to the spot suddenly relaxed and shouted in a low voice: "There is no need to retreat anymore, the turning point has arrived." chapter
