On the top of Liancheng City, Dongfang Jingdu had been sitting quietly for the past few days, watching the enemy force outside the city.
"Ma Yi, what do you think?"
Beside Dongfang Jing, Yuncheng General Ma Yi looked away for a while before speaking with a frown.
"Little military advisor, at first glance, the camp of the Dongling people seems to have a lot of soldiers. I estimate that there are at least 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers."
"Almost." Dongfang Jing nodded.
"The soldiers of Dongling, even if they have the help of King Liang's men and horses, they have already suffered a lot of losses after several battles. Logically speaking, Zuo Shiren cannot have around 100,000 more men."
"I guess they must have recruited new troops. However, the new troops are not strong enough."
This is not to underestimate the enemy, but to gauge the situation. Dongfang Jing knew that Hidden Lin Lingsu was also coming with the army this time. My lord's letter said that this man was a great talent, with cunning tactics and a vicious vision.
"According to the instructions of the little military advisor, the trees outside Liancheng have been cut down early."
"Very good."
Dongfang Jing lowered his head, began to hold the Langhao pen, and carefully drew a map on the spread rice paper.
On Li Ducheng's side, as expected, they still defended the city and did not leave the city. The general who defended the city was said to be Kang Zhu's younger brother, but now it seems that he doesn't have Kang Zhu's six points of ability.
Sometimes being too calm is not a good thing.
"Little strategist, is there anything else you need to do?"
"Liancheng is like a city with passes. If it were me, I would definitely want to cut off the grain roads in Liancheng. Therefore, you might as well send more troops to the official road behind Liancheng to keep the grain roads open. The best situation for Cangzhou is that as long as the news is cut off and Li Ducheng does not send troops, then the entire Cangzhou will always be under my control in Xishu."
Ma Yi understood about seven or eight points, received the military order, and hurriedly walked under the city wall.
But he never thought that within a short while, Ma Yi left and came back again, with a sad expression on his face.
"Little strategist, I just got the information that our Xishu Navy suffered a tragic victory, and the Commander-in-Chief Dou Tong died in battle..."
Dongfang Jing, who was holding the pen, trembled with his arm and the Langhao pen rolled to the ground.
He raised his head and looked at the sky, his eyes becoming red without realizing it.
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On the bank of the Kezhou River, Xu Mu stood for a long time.
It was already two days ago that I received the information that Dou Tong was killed in battle. He barely slept in the past two days. For the great cause of Xishu, old friends kept leaving him one after another.
He had known Dou Tong since he was a small brewing owner. A little Shunan king who can sell horses to make money for the sake of the people is undoubtedly a hero in the world.
The map of entering Shu was also presented by Dou Tong. Even with a family fortune of 20,000 soldiers, he only had 8,000 Xu family troops serving him.
It is no exaggeration to say that without Dou Tong, he would not be the king of Shu.
"Brother Dou, let's go." Xu Mu closed his eyes in pain.
"General Dou, let's go!"
"Congratulations to General Dou——"
Behind Xu Mu, people such as Sihu Gonggu, Xiaoxiao Fu and Xiaoyao all held up their wine bowls and said goodbye together.
"Send an order to return to Chengdu and pick up the Dou family brothers' clansmen and bring them to Chengdu to support them. If one day I, Xu Mu, conquer the thirty states, I will not be in vain of my oath, and Dou Rong, Dou Tong's son, will also be named the King of Shuzhou!"
"Let's have a drink together and send the Dou brothers back to Qishili Tomb Mountain!"
After drinking the wine in one gulp, Xu Mu wiped away the sadness on his face. The war is far from over. Instead of missing our old friends, it would be better to capture the entire Dongling Mountains to give our old friends in heaven some comfort.
"Kang Zhu died in battle, and the Dongling Navy was wiped out! Dou Tongtian's great contribution!" Xu Mu gritted his teeth, drew his sword and pointed in the direction of the other side.
"Send my military order to prepare the army and attack Dongling to avenge General Dou Tong!"
"Kill, kill!"
After swallowing Dongling, Xishu will have the capital to stand up, and it can be regarded as having almost half of the thirty states in the world.
"King of Shu, King of Shu!" At this time, several people and horses came in a hurry.
He thought it was a scout, but when Xu Mu turned around, he found that it was Yuan Chong who hurried over with a few cronies.
"Good nephew." Xu Mu smiled lightly.
He had previously revealed that there was no need for Donglai to intervene in the attack on Dongling. At this time, considering the weakness of Donglai, it is impossible for Xishu to get a share of the pie.
Xu Mu also believed that even if Yuan Chong was stupid, Shen Tuguan was definitely not stupid.
"When General Zhidou died in battle, I cried bitterly all night. Today I saw that the King of Shu finally left the army, and I couldn't help but want to come and see him off."
Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as we don't share my cake, we are all good friends.
"Don't worry, dear nephew, old Prince Yuan and I are also old friends, and I, Xu Mu, will definitely help him avenge himself."
"Without the King of Shu, I, Dong Lai, would have long ceased to exist. Once I leave, I ask the King of Shu to be extremely careful."
Xu Mu nodded.
If there were no Shentu Guan in Donglai now, with the help of Yuan Song's adopted sons, Yuan Chong and his Donglai would be swallowed up within three years.
"Where is General Shentu?"
"General Shentu is not feeling well today and asked me to come and say hello to the King of Shu."
"I, Xu Mu, accept the great righteousness of Little Prince Yuan. The war is urgent, so please come back early. It's time for me to cross the river."
"Farewell to the King of Shu——"
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Shen Tuguan had already arrived, but he had no intention of saying goodbye to Xu Mu.
It was originally a battle between Donglai and Dongling for Kezhou, but now, the biggest winner is Xishu. Of course, I am not talking about the thieves in Xishu. From a minor point of view, he thanked Xishu for saving Donglai.
But speaking from a general perspective, once Xishu becomes powerful and swallows up the south bank of Xiangjiang River, Donglai will have no chance. Even if half of Kezhou is divided, it has no meaning.
"General Shentu." Yuan Chong rode back.
Shen Tuguan nodded, "My lord, you have worked hard all the way. Please rush back to Donglai as soon as possible to preside over state affairs."
"General Shentu, why don't you send the King of Shu away? Now, only by moving closer to Western Shu can we, Donglai, have any chance of survival. My lord, I can't say that Shentu Guan has already had a small idea."
Shen Tuguan turned around silently.
The speaker was one of Yuan Chong's adopted sons, named Yan Xiong. According to the confidant generals, this Yan Xiong even dared to persuade Yuan Chong to hand over the military power to his own family.
"General Shentu, you look like you are angry——"
Bang.
In front of Yuan Chong, Shen Tuguan spread his fingers, pinched Yan Xiong's face, and hit it against a nearby tree trunk.
"I, the fifth generation general of the Shentu family, and you are just a subordinate dog of the old master, how dare you bark at me! Do you seek my military power? But don't forget, even if I, Shentu Guan, do not use the tiger talisman, this thing Lai's 40,000 troops will also obey my orders!"
Shen Tuguan let go coldly, and the thin Yan Xiong screamed on the ground in pain.
"Shen Tu Guan was impulsive and asked for forgiveness from the lord." Shen Tu Guan knelt down and held his hands towards Yuan Chong with a calm expression.
Yuan Chong hurriedly helped him up.
Many times, his father told him that in the entire Donglai, the most trustworthy and trustworthy person was none other than Shentu Guan.
He is not very wise, but he is not a fool.
If Shen Tu Guan wanted to win the title, it would be almost effortless with his prestige in the military.
"From today on, anyone who speaks ill of General Shentu is tantamount to treason!" Yuan Chong looked around, his voice harsh.
Yan Xiong on the ground quickly got up, trembling with fear.
"General Shentu, you and I should go back to Laizhou together."
Shen Tu Guan nodded happily, "Of course, Shen Tu Guan is willing to go with the Lord."
The vague trouble of seizing power in the three states of Donglai suddenly disappeared.
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