It is the tenth day of the third month in the year 345 of the Han calendar.
Winter is over and everything is growing.
Green clouds and pine trees, Jiafu Mountain, outside the dusk, a group of old soldiers with incomplete armor, disheveled clothes and footwear, are carrying broken bowls and cauldrons, jumping up and down anxiously, looking for something to eat. .
What is simmering in the pot is the deer meat that their Lord Jiang City sent them all the way. This is a delicious meal that can only be eaten on the tenth day of every month, and it is also a rare meal for them, a group of old soldiers who have no one to care about. One of the many expectations.
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Speaking of this group of veterans, we have to talk about the Jiang family's geographical location and path to prosperity again.
As we all know, the state pastoral office of Quzhou is Taihao City. Jiang Feng and his father Jiang Cang, as the current and former pastors of Quzhou, have led the Jiang family to thrive here for nearly forty years. Therefore, when it comes to Jiang Feng, The clan's path to prosperity must start from Taihao City.
In fact, the Jiang family is based on Taihao City and relies on Taihao City to prosper and grow.
Forty years ago, Jiang Cang made great contributions in the Qin-Han War and was entrusted with an important task by Emperor Shenwu. He then built a city in the Central Plains and gathered resources from the Central Plains to serve as a hub fortress. It was named Taihao. After Taihao City was established, Jiang Cang So he settled down here.
Thirty years ago, Lao Jiang Cang joined forces and took over the Dezhao Jiang family and the Lingyuan Liu family located east of Taihao City for their own use. With the help of Lao Jiang Cang, the two families quickly came to dominate. With Dezhao County and Huaxing County, Taihao City was surrounded by Fanggu County, Dezhao County and Huaxing County. The surrender of Dezhao County and Huaxing County gave Taihao City a barrier and support in the northeast and west. .
From then on, the Jiang family took deep roots in Quzhou and had the capital to compete with the eight established aristocratic families in Quzhou.
It was also at this time that the Jiang family and the Fanggu Zhao family fell out. The Fanggu Zhao family, located in the southeast of Taihao City, became a serious problem for the Jiang family.
More than 20 years ago, Jiang Feng inherited his father's legacy and succeeded Quzhou Mu. Compared to Lao Jiang Cang's steady and steady approach, Jiang Feng preferred to be vigorous and resolute. With the help of 'Little Zhuge' Jiang Xingze, he surrendered the Quzhou Jianghu sect. He expanded his private army, participated in the Gyeonggi Rebellion seventeen years ago, and defeated the coalition of eight established families in Quzhou in one fell swoop. In his hands, one family would dominate the first state of the Han Dynasty and become the top among the top families.
After the Gyeonggi Rebellion, everyone knew that if the core control of the Han Dynasty imperial power continued to weaken, then the next era of war between princes in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods was coming. His Quzhou Jiang family was the Wei Dynasty in the early Warring States period. The point pointed by the front is unrivaled.
Fortunately, the emperor Liu Yan learned the hard way after the Gyeonggi Rebellion and changed his strategy in time. This prevented the royal family's power from continuing to decline and preserved the country of the Han Dynasty.
In the past ten years, the emperor has led a group of important ministers to pacify the world's noble families. Jiang Feng has not done anything. He has continued to consolidate the existing achievements and formed a huge army of two dogs, two wolves, one eagle and one snake in the entire Quzhou. He has established a network of influence and compressed the eight established aristocratic families in Quzhou to several counties in the south of Quzhou. Although the only land he actually controls is Dezhao County, Huaxing County and Taihao City, his power has penetrated into all parts of Quzhou, and he can be said to be alone. Dominate Quzhou.
After all the above things were done, it was already around 340 years of the Han calendar, which is when the whole story begins.
At this time, the situation in Quzhou was decided, and the Jiang family was at its peak in Quzhou. Then, the ambitious Jiang Feng had the last stumbling block left to remove, and that was the Fanggu Zhao family.
There are no big clans in the south of Quzhou. Jiang Feng believes that as long as the Fanggu Zhao family is destroyed, he will have three counties and one city in his hands. He can go south to the counties in Quzhou and then unify Quzhou. It will be a matter of course!
But things didn't go as planned. Just when Jiang Feng was preparing to attack the Zhao family in Fanggu, Liu Quansheng came out of Lingyuan City like a surprise force from heaven. He killed his family members out of righteousness and killed the Liu family with his own hands, causing the Jiang family to lose the barrier to the northeast. In recent years, the Pingtian Army has been established, posing a huge threat to the Jiang family.
Regarding this variable, Lao Jiang Cang believed that the real power came from heaven and earth. The current situation was that God refused to grant it, and he gave up the idea of "occupying the mountain and becoming the king."
However, Jiang Feng is a hero
With an undying heart, he believes that what heaven will not allow him to do is what he wants, and that man can conquer nature. He still continues to work with Jiang Xingze and others to plan for the world hegemony in his heart.
After deliberation, Jiang's advisers, including Jiang Xingze, still believed that the new Pingtian Army had not yet formed and was not a big threat. The Fanggu Zhao family was still the biggest obstacle to Jiang's hegemony.
Jiang Feng was convinced of this. He took a suitable opportunity and formally launched a war against the Fanggu Zhao family the year before last. Jiang Feng originally thought that his Jiang family's soldiers and horses would be as powerful as they were against the eight major families in Quzhou ten years ago. Killing the Fang Gu Zhao family, who would have thought that this battle would plunge the Jiang family into the quagmire of war.
The war has fallen into a stalemate. Jiang Feng, who is proficient in the art of war, knows that fighting on two fronts must not be possible. If the Northeast loses Huaxing County, it must find another barrier to defend Taihao City. Jiafu Mountain, which borders Taihao City and Huaxing County, is Both the mountain shape and the distance are in line with his strategic policy of "defending the northeast and focusing on the southeast."
Therefore, two years ago, Jiang Feng deployed 3,000 heavy cavalry and two outstanding young generals to station in the Jiafu Mountains among the stretched troops, always on guard against sneak attacks by Hirata's army.
Unforeseen circumstances, just a year and a half ago, in order to fight against Liu Yi's Fuling Mountain, Jiang Ruisheng used a trick to persuade his mother Jiang Lan to secretly transfer three thousand heavy cavalry from Jiafu Mountain. Who knew that he was so confident? In the end, a chess move was missed. Under the combined efforts of the Xuanhuai Zhao family, the Pingtian army, and the Kuhu Gang, the three thousand heavy cavalry were finally wiped out. Even Jiang Ruisheng himself was uncertain about his life or death.
At this time, the Jiang family was fighting against the Fanggu Zhao family and could no longer replenish troops to Mount Jiafu. However, the strategic location of Mount Jiafu was very important to Jiang Feng. His intuition from experience told him that before the Zhao family was destroyed, this mountain must be defended and retained.
As a result, this group of 800 old soldiers who were already too old and weak to go to the battlefield and could only do chores became the heavy soldiers guarding Jiafu Mountain.
The Jiang and Zhao families have been facing each other for nearly two years. Jiang Feng's behavior was a helpless act.
In Jiang Feng's eyes, as long as he captures Fanggu County and annexes the Yongnu Navy and Zhending Armed Forces belonging to the Fanggu Zhao family, he will have captured most of Quzhou. At that time, the Jiang family will gain prestige. To dominate the Central Plains, a small Jiafu Mountain and a newly established army of mud-legged Hirata are naturally not in his eyes.
To be honest, even Jiang Feng himself felt that these eight hundred old and weak soldiers were not very capable in combat, but the loyalty of these old soldiers of the Jiang family was important, and they were used here at the right time.
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The delicious food on the mountain can be heard at the foot of the mountain, and there are many troops at the foot of the mountain.
While a group of Jiang family veterans were enjoying venison on the mountain, at the foot of Jiafu Mountain, Liu Yi was lying in the thick grass, hungry. The overpowering aroma brought by the venison made him drool uncontrollably.
The Xuanjia captain Duan Fanjing and Pingtian Zhonglang who came with him guarded Liu Yi on the left and right, with their chests pressed against their backs. The three of them had been squatting here for five days. Their The dry food was exhausted on the third day, and I was exhausted both physically and mentally.
However, as the sound of feasting on the mountain became louder and louder, the eyes of Liu Yi and the others gradually showed their sharpness.
That night at the foot of Laotou Mountain, Liu Yi received a secret edict from the emperor. There were actually only a few numbers in the secret edict: Kill Jiang Feng and unify Quzhou.
From then on, Liu Yi had new goals and new enemies.
The first step for him and his Pingtian Army to deal with Jiang Feng was to occupy the strategic location of Jiafu Mountain, posing a strategic threat to Taihao City.
Occupying Jiafu Mountain was only Liu Yi's first step in dealing with Jiang Feng. This move had already appeared in his mind from the moment he received the emperor's secret edict.
After receiving the imperial permission, Liu Yi found Duan Fanjing on the second day.
The Xuanjia army led by Duan Fanjing is good at guarding. For this trip to Jiafu Mountain, Duan Fanjing and his three thousand Xuanjia are naturally the most suitable candidates.
Naturally, Duan Fanjing also received an edict from the Emperor Liu Yan, asking him to fully cooperate with Liu Yi. Therefore, when Liu Yi came to look for him, Duan Fanjing was surprisingly cooperative. After some discussion between the two military commanders, they decided
He planned a sneak attack on Mount Jiafu.
The clever way to get to Jiafu Mountain was probably for the Xuanjia Army to take the path in the forest, ambush in the trees and deep grass, wait for the enemy to slack off, then swarm up and capture Jiafu Mountain.
The essence of being lazy when waiting for the enemy is today's life for the veterans of the Jiang family.
The so-called "Liu Shui Day" is very similar to the monthly holiday of the Pingtian Army. On this day, the soldiers of the Jiang family can drink wine and eat meat to relax their body and mind.
For the veterans of the Jiang family, this day is a day of relief, but for the veterans of the Jiang family, today is a farewell.
Liu Yi is extremely smart.
In order to deceive others, Liu Yi first led 500 Xuanjia troops to hide under Jiafu Mountain at night. The remaining 2,500 Xuanjia soldiers entered the mountain in five batches and five nights. As of today, all 3,000 Xuanjia troops have been Unknowingly, I touched Jiafu Mountain.
These Xuanjia Army soldiers were broken into pieces deep in the mountains and scattered deep in the dense forests of Jiafu Mountain. Most of them, like Liu Yi, did not eat or drink and remained silent. Until today, they did not follow the established rules. The plan gathered at the place where Jiang's veterans were stationed.
Listening to the shouting and screaming on the mountain, Liu Yi stared at the campfire on Jiafu Mountain, ate a handful of withered grass, clenched his fists, and felt excited in his heart.
Maybe I have always been a chess piece before, but now I am finally the chess player.
He, Liu Yi, wants to play a game of chess, a big chess game that can determine the general trend of Quzhou in the next hundred years.
He wants to establish meritorious deeds and establish meritorious deeds that can influence the general trend of the world.
And this initiative starts from Jiafu Mountain!
The unknown murderous intention began to surge in the land of Jiafu Mountain.
