To the north of Kezhou is Lucheng. Although it is only a small town, as a fortress, all aspects of Lu City's defenses have been reinforced.
At this time, Yuan Song, who had returned with his army, and Shen Tu Guan, as well as Donglai generals and counselors, were all sitting silently in the governor's mansion.
The war was newly defeated, and everyone was in a bad mood.
Yuan Song's face was solemn, and bursts of anger appeared on his old face from time to time. If it weren't for the confusion of intelligence and the Liang Wang joining Dongling, this defeat would have happened.
"Ziyou, thanks to you this time." Yuan Song exhaled and looked at Shen Tuguan beside him.
"If it hadn't been for you, I'm afraid that my Dongling 90,000-strong army would have been completely wiped out by that bitch Ling Su. Damn it, I've never heard of such a person before."
Shen Tuguan nodded, "I heard that this man calls himself Yinlin, and he is as good as the six most powerful people in the world."
Yuan Song did not laugh at this statement. Ling Su's strategy was extremely ruthless.
"Ziyou, in the entire Kezhou, we only have four or five towns left in Donglai, which are no more than the size of a palm. If these towns are also lost, then Zuo Shiren's Dongling Army can spy on our three towns in Donglai. state."
The situation was critical, so Yuan Song spoke bluntly.
"Everyone, I, Donglai, have reached the stage of life and death."
Unable to withstand Zuo Shiren's wave of attacks, even if he could still survive, Donglai's luck would slowly decline. Until it is completely swallowed.
Rubbing his forehead and sitting on the throne, Yuan Song gasped out of breath from time to time, probably due to his age. His legitimate son Yuan Chong stood aside silently, also looking worried.
"Although the King of Yuzhou in the inner city agreed to a truce because of the King of Grain, this kind of thing can actually go bad." Yuan Song said in a deep tone, "In other words, if our three Donglai states are completely in decline. I bet that Chang Xiaotang, the king of Yuzhou, will immediately send troops to seize the opportunity to fight for my territory in Donglai. In these troubled times, there are few people alive who are reasonable. Without father or brother, we will engage in intrigues until we achieve our goal."
Closing his eyes, Yuan Song raised his head slightly.
"The poster in troubled times actually already exists, that is, the little marquis. It's a pity that people in the world are so stupid that they don't follow his example."
"Although that Xu Buyi from Xishu is a little cunning, it's okay. I am more willing to trust him than others. He is also a smart man and knows the truth of the coldness of lips and teeth. Therefore, on the grounds of military training, , so that Zuo Shiren did not dare to mobilize troops from Dongling at will."
Opening his eyes, Yuan Song's voice seemed older and older.
At such a young age, I have been played with a few times...
He turned his head and glanced at the legitimate son in front of him. The only old guy seems to be his best hope.
"Yuan Chong, please don't follow me these days."
Yuan Chong was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he meant.
"Follow Ziyou, he will teach you how to fight."
Shen Tu Guan came out of the queue and bowed to Yuan Song and his son with clasped fists.
"Although Ziyou is a general, he is also a man of great strategism. How can I, Yuan Song, be so virtuous that I can acquire such a great talent?" Yuan Song stood up and returned the greeting to Shen Tu Guan.
Shen Tuguan's face was moved.
"It's not about explaining the funeral. I, Yuan Song, will fight to the death with Zuo Shiren at the age of more than eighty even if I don't die at sixty or seventy!"
"Ziyou, you and I are still divided into two groups. Today, Donglai can still mobilize an army of 70,000. You will take 50,000 as a campaign battalion. I have 20,000 left as a mobile battalion to support you at any time."
Such trust is enough to make Shen Tu Guan loyal to the end. This elegant man, who was known as Donglai's first general, instantly had his eyes reddened.
"Shentu Guan, I am willing to die in service to my lord!"
"Okay." Yuan Song nodded happily and continued to look forward.
"Yan Feng, Yan Hu, and Yan Qiu, the three of you, together with the young prince, will join the general's campaign camp."
The three adopted sons, as well as the legitimate son Yuan Chong, all accepted orders with clasped fists.
"Yan Tang, could you please make another trip to Western Shu as an envoy to implore King Xu Mu of Shu to send troops to help. He said that I, Yuan Song, would like to donate another 20,000 pieces of armor as a thank you gift."
In the land of Yanzhou, there are the most iron mountains. In addition, Yuan Song has been recruiting craftsmen before and has built quite a few armors.
"Yan Tang takes the order." Yan Tang also hurriedly stepped out of the queue, raised his hands and clasped his fists.
"The rest will each perform their duties. In this battle, I, Dong Lai, can only win, not lose!"
"Take orders!"
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On the other side, Zuo Shiren, who miscalculated in his ambush, has been a little depressed. He thought that on that day, he was going to intercept and kill successfully.
However, at this moment, Shen Tu Guan and his men and horses, with lightning speed, disrupted his ambush formation from behind.
Although there are only a few thousand people, they are extremely fierce.
"Please forgive me, my lord." Ling Su sighed, his tone full of pity. This plan actually almost succeeded. The miscalculation was that I didn't expect Shen Tu Guan to be so difficult to deal with.
"Qide, I can't blame you." Zuo Shiren said with a smile, "If it weren't for you, most of Kezhou would not have been defeated so quickly."
"However, even though they escaped back, I guess the morale of Yuan Song's army is about to collapse. There is only one last blow left to completely defeat Donglai."
After defeating Donglai, the next step is to occupy the three states of Donglai. Not only is there a big state like Tieshan, but there is also a strategic location like Kezhou.
The three states of Dongling, Kezhou, and Yuan Song's territory are the land of seven states. Compared with the King of Yuzhou in the inner city, there is almost no big difference.
Unlike Western Shu, the northwest states of Western Shu have barren land and are used as pastures for horsemen and men.
"Over in Xishu, Xu Buyi disappointed me." Zuo Shiren squinted his eyes, "He must be afraid of me, so he wants to join forces with Yuan Song to hinder the progress of my Dongling army."
Ling Su was convinced, "Compared with Yuan Song, my lord is indeed more powerful. Moreover, my lord's territory is all in the south of the Yangtze River. I'm afraid Xu Buyi has already been spying on him."
"As for Western Shu, I still say the same thing. We should focus on prevention first. After we have conquered the three states of Donglai, we will call back the army and attack Western Shu in one go."
"Zid, that's exactly what I meant."
Ling Su nodded, "I heard that the naval general east of Cangzhou is General Miao Tongmiao."
"Exactly. Now, Miao Tong can be regarded as a naval general."
"My lord, don't forget one thing. Previously, Miao Tong and Xi Shu were very close. They even called themselves brothers to General Tiger of Xi Shu."
As expected, Ling Su's words made Zuo Shiren frown for a moment.
"What do you mean by the military advisor, to bring Miao Tong back?"
"No, it is a taboo to mobilize generals on the spot. What I mean is to ask the lord to send a few more supervisors to take the lord's token to the front line of Xiangjiang and pay attention to Miao Tong's garrison. If something unexpected happens, we can Stabilize soon."
"It makes sense." Zuo Shiren smiled and sighed sincerely, "I believe it now. Sir, your wisdom is comparable to six strategies in the world."
Ling Su smiled and said nothing about this compliment, which seemed to be disrespectful.
