The country of Dahua stretches across six thousand miles. As the New Year approaches, the weather in the north and the south is very different.
Binan is located in the extreme south of Dahua, and it never gets cold all year round. Although it is already the middle of winter, the grass and vegetation in the field are as green as a blanket.
As the morning sun rose, more than thirty riders came from the west and slowly stopped at a small col. The leader of the team was actually Gongyang Songwo, who jumped off the horse first. Behind him, followed a boy who was still somewhat childish.
"Brother, is the White Army's station almost here?"
I sat down on the grass, handed over a food bag, and said with a smile: "Didn't Chang An come to report to me early in the morning? I just drove another forty or fifty miles. After all, there is at most one hundred and sixty miles left." Okay, with our pace, we won’t arrive until noon at the latest. Let’s go to the boundary of Binan Post. We don’t need half a day to rest.”
After Duanmu Jing left Cangsheng Palace, Gongyang Songwo tried to persuade his father several times, but none of them were accepted. Although he controls a powerful silver-armored army, he believes that his father, who supports Songwo, is indifferent. The reason why he agreed to Jue Guo's lobbying was because he was worried about Xia Chengcan.
"Hmph, that man slaughtered 200,000 people in Beiye in one night. If he knew that my Gongyang family was also involved in his father's affairs, how could he be so easy to deal with?"
Indeed, I did not kill Boren, but Boren died because of me. Mu Danqing sneaked into Binan because of Gong Yangxun's plan. Originally, only four or five people knew about this matter, but this theory has been spread among the people recently. Such rumors have been spread to the Jiyan Division, and Prince Xin's Mansion will also know about it. The hatred for killing his father is irreconcilable, and Xia Chengcan will have to settle this debt sooner or later after finding out.
Under such circumstances, immobility means change.
"With that madman's nature, how can he worry about anything else? Sooner or later, he will have a battle with my Gongyang Palace. Instead of waiting for him to come to kill one day, it is better to take this opportunity to join forces with Jue Kingdom to defeat the white-clothed army in Pinan . We still have a 60% chance of winning one-on-one. With the help of Mu Danqing’s 150,000 troops, we will be able to uproot the White Army and avoid future troubles forever!”
Faced with the rhetoric of my uncles and brothers, my rebuttal seemed frivolous and weak.
The only one on his side is the male sheep, Forgive Me.
"Brother, I believe in you!"
I was a little frustrated at first, but after listening to my brother's words, I finally regained my fighting spirit, and ran out of the house as soon as it got dark the next day.
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With this grudge, Cangsheng Palace and Xinwang Palace are bound to be on the same level. Although the emperor did not express it clearly, he repeatedly expressed his intention to let me settle this grudge and promote reconciliation between the two families. The country of Dahua is in danger, and thousands of people have been struggling for peace for a long time. It is the right time to end conflicts and work together to improve people's livelihood. How can we abandon public interests because of private hatred and fall into national chaos for the sake of family security? "
After listening to his brother's heartfelt words, Gong Yang followed me out in his pajamas without saying a word.
"A good man should be like an elder brother!"
Dianzhou and Penan Cangzhou are thousands of miles apart. They are separated by Yansong Mountain, which is two hundred miles wide. The two brothers are so naive that they don't even have an entourage. Fortunately, Gongyang Songwo had been living in the capital for eleven years and had more than a hundred warriors close to him. The thirty-three most skilled among them were the thirty-three who accompanied him this time.
Looking at the energetic young brother in front of me, I felt extremely comforted. At least there is one person in the family who knows him, trusts him, understands him, and goes with him.
"Brother, when we're full, let's go on our way!" The young man walked to his side and chuckled, "Drive the horse faster, maybe we'll be here at noon."
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Dahua and Jue have been at odds for hundreds of years, and border disputes have never ended. In order to guard against enemies in the south, Dahua established Chunan General Mansion and Pinan Outpost in the southern border, with a total of 200,000 troops stationed in both locations.
The headquarters of General Chu Nan's Mansion is Chuzhou, and the current leading general is Ou Luhai.
The Binan Post is based in Cangzhou and is temporarily under the control of Xia Chengcan, the commander of the white army. Although the previous mutiny severely damaged the military strength of the outpost, Xia Muyang and Xia Chengcan and their sons successively recruited nearly 40,000 troops, and they had gained considerable momentum after one year of training. Moreover, the main force of 80,000 white-coated troops had been ordered to move here two months ago. Today's Cangzhou can be said to be the most stable state capital in Dahua.
Although he held a high position and held great power, Xia Chengcan did not take advantage of him at all. No matter in the camp or in his private house, he always looked worried.
In his situation, that's all he had to do.
"Mu Danqing's army moves frequently and repeatedly crosses the border to provoke. It is obvious that he is testing our strength. Look at this, a war is inevitable! This year, 11 of the 13 states in Pinan have harvest shortages. Once the war breaks out, During the war, the army's food reserves can last for up to four months. Although the people of Jue are insidious and hateful, their military strength is getting stronger every year. Although I will not lose this battle, it is extremely difficult to win quickly. If so, The two armies have been in a protracted stalemate, and the situation remains uncertain.
, Alas... The years are not fertile and the people are already living a hard life. The tithe tax is already a heavy tax. How can I dare to levy it again? But if the food and grass cannot be sustained, how can we defeat the enemy? "
Disaster!
People's livelihood is difficult!
It is difficult to defeat the enemy!
It is even more difficult to protect people's livelihood while retreating from the enemy and defending the country!
This is just a national concern.
"Prince Gongyang's Mansion? It was Gongyang Xun who opened the country for Mu Danqing and led the traitors to kill his father!" For many nights, Xia Chengcan gritted his teeth and cursed. He didn't want to think about the reason, he just hoped for an opportunity to avenge this blood.
"It is useless to be a man if you don't avenge your father's hatred!" He is full of blood, just like his father.
Although Ni Juzheng said nothing, how could he hide this kind of thing from everyone?
Although the report from the Jiyan Department was destroyed, if the palace had some prying eyes, what kind of information could not be collected?
"There are rumors in the public that the Gongyang family has tens of thousands of private soldiers, and the intention to rebel is obvious. If you rebel... Gongyang Xun, you must rebel! If you don't rebel, the huge people's palace, I will It’s really not easy to deal with.”
"It's just that among the four kings with different surnames, the Gongyang family's silver-armored army is the most powerful. Although it may not be as good as my white-clothed army, it is better because of the number of people. If he really rebels, plus the virtual reality and the actual situation It is not easy to put down the rebellion with "hundreds of thousands of private soldiers". The border war is about to break out at this moment. If the Gongyang family takes the opportunity to cause chaos, how can I be distracted? Or, if Gongyang Xun colludes with foreign enemies, then... ....."
Xia Chengcan didn't dare to think about it.
The country is already suffering from sorrow, and there is also family feud and heartache. Xia Chengcan believes that there is no greater difficulty in the world than this.
In such a situation, even the most carefree person is afraid that he will never be happy again.
Facing the several plates laid out in front of him, Xia Chengcan had no interest in eating. He reluctantly picked up the chopsticks, but felt sour in his stomach.
At this moment, the messenger soldier came over with a greeting card in hand and reported: "Your Majesty, there is a group of people outside the camp who claims to be the Prince of Common Life and wants to see the Prince!"
"Praise me?" Xia Chengcan quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks, took the invitation and opened it to read.
The two were classmates and knew each other's handwriting.
After just one glance, he recognized the words "Gongyang Praise Me" and shouted loudly: "Quick! Invite him in quickly!"
