In the short term, Xi Shu's gains from the siege of Cangzhou were not large, only half of the state. But in the long run, in the area south of the Yangtze River, only Xishu and Dongling are left.
Seriously speaking, Xi Shu has a greater chance of winning. Of course, there is Kezhou. Lao Huang is not here, and the newly ascended aristocratic family in Kezhou has no business, and it is still difficult to give a gift. Even if Xu Mu didn't take action, Zuo Shiren would take action not far away.
And the whole of Hebei will soon fall into the hands of Uncle Chang. Uncle Chang will finally have half of the country.
"Yu Wen, I'll leave this place to you in Cangzhou." Before returning to Shuzhou, Xu Mu said goodbye on the river bank.
Dongfang Jingshang is in Hezhou, handling the finishing touches. Here in Cangzhou, we can only leave it to Yu Wen. However, Dou Tong's side will also respond on the Xiangjiang Waterway.
"Be careful of Zuo Shiren."
"Don't worry, my lord, I will follow your lord's wishes and expand an important town to the west of Mount Lidu as our outpost barrier in Western Shu. In addition, I will also set up more horned castles in the nearby mountains and forests to prevent enemy."
"Yes." Xu Mu nodded, "After returning to Shu, I will ask the Little Man King to come over and guard it with you. There are Shanyue troops in Dongling, and the battle in the forest can only be left to the Pingman army."
It is a pity that due to the raging tiger barbarians in the past, the population of plain barbarians is not large. Until now, there are only more than 20,000 soldiers in total.
"Don't worry, at this time, Zuo Shiren will definitely not be stupid. The world alliance has just ended, and even if he has bad intentions, at least it will be for next year. Now we are getting ready for autumn. After autumn, there will be another It’s winter that’s coming.”
Xu Mu raised his head and felt that four or five years had passed without realizing it. For example, he also started to grow a light beard like the ancients.
"In addition, General Ma Yi of Yuncheng, I will also leave him with you." The original plan was to let Yin Hu stay with him. But when I think about it, Yin Hu is indispensable as Xia'er's contact person and the leader of the secret guard.
"It would be better if Lao Ma is here." Yu Wen smiled.
"Remember, if something bad happens, we will send fast horses to Shu. The road to Xianyunzhou has already been paved."
It's not that he doesn't believe in Yu Wen, but that this world is about to usher in a great separation of heroes. No matter what, it's always a good idea to be careful.
Today, among the thirty states in the world, there are Xishu, Dongling, Uncle Chang's richest half of the ten states, and the Five States Alliance of Nanhai King Zhao Di. And Yuan Song also took the opportunity to seize Qingzhou, the land of the three states, and has already Not to be underestimated.
The last remaining Kezhou is actually a sheep waiting to be slaughtered. In addition, places with several towns such as Gaotang Prefecture were also merged into Uncle Chang's power.
Among them, there are also many leaders of various forces, such as the Mi Dao disciples who are not yet dead, such as the "Food King".
It is not easy to conquer this world.
"Go back to Shu." Boarding the boat, Xu Mu looked at the river in the distance. He knew that the separatist regime of Big Fish in troubled times was about to appear.
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Beneath the top of the snow-capped mountains.
Taishu Wang was so cold that he was blue all over, and he was at a loss with only the last five thousand people. Along the way, he didn't think about breaking out. But unfortunately, no matter which direction it was going, it was blocked by the Nine Finger Wuwei. Except for the direction of the snow-capped mountains to the north, Yuzhou troops were surrounding them from all directions.
"Mr. Taishu, surrender, surrender?" Gongsun Qi breathed in air-conditioning and couldn't help wrapping his robe and armor tightly.
There happened to be a soldier next to him who was so frustrated that he just said a word. Gongsun Qi immediately ran over and, with many other Hebei soldiers, frantically grabbed the tattered robes and armor.
Uncle Wang closed his eyes in pain. Tragic images appear everywhere, which is already a sign of death.
"The King of Yuzhou and Jiuzhi Wuyi are divided into three layers of troops, and there is no way to recover. Unless God can grow eyes and cut away the snowy mountains and melt the frozen snow."
Originally, we were hoping that there would be a way to cross the snow-capped mountains. But no, just as King Hu Gaigong said, the vast snow-capped mountains are a place of death.
"Fire the arrow!" Chang Shiro was wearing a thick robe and armor, with no mercy on his face. Next to him, the old counselor with a white beard also held his sleeves and raised his head with a pair of unpredictable eyes.
In another direction, Chao Yi was also leading a group of people, wearing the delivered winter armor, with a look of relief on his face. Countless Xishu soldiers also moved with their morale.
"Avenge my loyal soul from Xishu!" Chao Yi raised his arms.
"Kill!" The soldiers of Xishu roared angrily.
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"Mr. Taishu, think of a way, think of a way!" Gongsun Qi shouted in fright.
After taking off his big cloak and spreading it on the frosty snow ground, Taishu Wang slowly sat down, looked up at the sky and closed his eyes without saying a word.
"I had known it, I had known it... I, Gongsun Qi, regret that I should not have listened to you! You misled me, the rats mistook me!" Gongsun Qi's voice was excited. After shouting several times, he actually abandoned his sword and staggered to the ground. In the direction of Yuzhou Army, please surrender.
"Who is that?" Hearing the voice asking for surrender, Chang Shiro turned around.
"My lord, this is Gongsun Qi, and dozens of his personal guards."
"Hebei League Leader Gongsun Qi? This little dwarf has been tricked after all." Chang Shilang was a little funny, "I stabbed me in the back. He should know what I said. Zhongde, do you still remember?"
"The Gongsun family in Yanzhou must be exterminated. Furthermore, the Gongsun family has been running Yanzhou for too long. Keeping the Gongsun family members is extremely detrimental to the lord's great cause. I suggest they be killed immediately."
"Listen to Zhongde." Chang Shiro nodded, "pass the order, don't worry about him, just let the Gong camp shoot him."
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"My Gongsun Qi, the son of Gongsun Zu, the King of Yuzhou...I am willing to surrender! From now on, I will willingly submit to the King of Yuzhou, lead and raise horses, and fight against Rouran——"
The flying arrows all over the sky were thrown down from a short distance away.
Most of the dozens of personal guards who stood in front of Gongsun Qi were shot to death in an instant.
Gongsun Qi was so frightened that he knelt on the snow and kept knocking his head crazily in the direction of King Yuzhou.
"kill!"
Another wave of flying arrows was pulled out, and Gongsun Qi was hit by several arrows. He stopped kowtowing and fell into a pool of blood.
Taishu Wang watched silently for a moment, then slowly raised his head and looked far into the direction of the Central Plains.
Finally, he sighed and took out a porcelain bottle from his arms without any further hesitation.
However, he never thought that a subordinate came hurriedly beside him and knocked over the porcelain bottle in his hand.
"Mr. Taishu, the Yuzhou army is coming to kill us!"
Uncle Wang was trembling all over and stretched out his hand to touch the powder sprinkled on the ground. The cold wind howled, blowing away the powder.
"Mr. Taishu, how-"
General Pi was killed by an arrow.
"Uncle, old dog, could it be that he wants to take poison and commit suicide!" Soon, amidst the sounds of fighting, Chao Yi led people to surround him.
Uncle Wang gritted his teeth and crawled to pick up the knife. Unexpectedly, the nearest knife was coldly kicked away by a Xishu general.
"Kill me, the loyal soul of Western Shu, the tiger of Dingzhou, Taishu Wang, all the Shu people are eager to cut you open and rip your heart out!"
"Get the incense!"
"Serve the wine!"
In the cold wind, Chao Yi raised his head and screamed, slowly raising the knife in his hand.
Taishu Wang took off his hair crown, and his hair became disheveled in an instant. He fell to the ground and laughed wildly like a madman.
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