Spring has come early in Dali, and the spring is still cold in the north, but the flowers are already in bloom in Dali. King Wuyou and Ying'er traveled through the sea of flowers in Dali, and also went to various places to celebrate with people of different ethnic groups, singing and dancing. People of all ethnic groups in Dali are all good at singing and singing.
When Ying'er sees something exciting, she will dance and sing with everyone.
Ying'er's singing voice is crisp and clear, with the style of the Han family. The girls and boys from the Yi, Bai, Hani and Dai ethnic groups are also willing to listen to Ying'er's singing. There are also those boys who like Han girls, who will surround Ying'er and
**, Ming Ming, Xu Nuo, danced a rough dance to show off their strength and express their love. There were also young men from the Dai ethnic group who wanted to collude to take some Han girls home.
Fortunately, the accompanying Dali attendants would come forward in time to avoid causing King Wuyou's displeasure.
King Wuyou knew that each ethnic group had its own customs and habits. When he saw Ying'er and others having fun, he also joined in the fun. There would always be girls from various ethnic groups, Jinhua, coming over. But King Wuyou just surrounded Ying'er.
, don’t mess with those beautiful girls.
After Ying'er had enough fun with her, King Wuyou discussed with her that he would go to Shu and let Ying'er stay in Dali temporarily to keep company with Princess Yinping. But Ying'er was determined not to stay, as long as she stayed with Ying'er.
At the side of King Ashoka.
King Wuyou went to the Dali Palace, said goodbye to Prince Dali, and then took Ying'er and others, pretending to be tea merchants, and went to the Kingdom of Shu together.
The Kingdom of Shu and the Kingdom of Qi, Chu, Yue and Dali are about to go to war, and border inspections will naturally become tighter. But no matter what dynasty or generation, for the people, wars have to be fought, but they also have to buy firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.
Therefore, there will still be trade between countries. The border is where countries communicate with each other, and people often intermarry and trade. The soldiers guarding the border also have relatives, friends, and neighbors. For business travelers, the interrogation is stricter and changed.
It's still passable.
King Wuyou and everyone followed the tea merchants' camel caravan across the border and entered Shu. The nearest city defense between Shu and Dali was Yicheng.
At this time, the surrounding area of Yicheng has been cleared, and the Shu army is reinforcing the city defense under the command of the garrison. On the mountains on both sides of Yicheng, the Shu army has also stationed troops, echoing the defenders in the city. There is a vast area in front of the city.
, just suitable for large armies to fight, but it also lacks cover. The enemy troops here will be seen through by the defenders in the city at a glance.
Before King Wuyou entered the city, he paid attention to the situation along the way and saw that the defenders of Yicheng were fully prepared. The people within thirty miles of the city defense either moved into the city or were driven to other places.
The houses and villages were burned down, so that the enemy would not have a chance to understand the situation in the city. Moreover, there were no human settlements. When the enemy came here, they would not have the opportunity to raise food and labor nearby.
When the caravan arrived outside the city, it was interrogated many times on the post road. Fortunately, the caravan traveled around all year round and had many encounters with soldiers. It took some money and let it go. Now, standing outside the city gate, all I can see is the city.
Only the main entrance was opened, and there were not many people coming and going. They all passed by the suspension bridge, and a group of soldiers were checking carefully. In the moat, there was a river flowing slowly.
The tea merchants' camel caravans were a common thing all year round. Most of the soldiers who defended the city benefited from them, so they took special care of the caravans. They only checked to see if there were weapons and asked the shopkeeper if there were any suspicious people among them.
He waved his hand and put it into the city.
King Wuyou followed the caravan to stay at the inn. There was no Qi Ci Fang business here, and before the war, King Wuyou did not want to cause trouble. He asked Ying'er, ** and others to stay in the inn, and tried not to
In order to make a public appearance, let the assistant do whatever you need. King Wuyou took Lu Zheng to the outside of the general's mansion in the city.
The commander-in-chief of Yicheng is none other than Tang Jinhu, the Shu military lieutenant who was favored by King Wuyou. Since Tang Jinhu was promoted by his superiors, he has shown his ability in military management, and with the gold and silver given to him by King Wuyou, he has risen to prominence.
He was appointed as a garrison in Yicheng. Tang Jinhu knew that Yicheng was located on the border and there would always be wars, so after taking office, he began to prepare military affairs, first expanding his troops. He deliberately indulged the army and extorted money from the wealthy gentry in the city. Waiting for someone to come
When the complaint was brought to the general's residence, Tang Jinhu committed evil acts and beat the soldiers. The punished soldiers dragged their injuries to the rich gentry's home the next day. After several times of such trouble, the rich gentry saw the mystery behind it.
, he spent money to eliminate the disaster, took gold and silver and sent them to the general's mansion.
Tang Jinhu also sent wartime donations to the grain merchants in the city. Each grain merchant was required to hand over enough grain to reserve in the army. Rice was cooked in the military camp every day, and all the young and strong men who applied for military service could only come and eat it; those who did not want to join the army could
, even if they do hard labor, they still have enough to eat. As a result, Tang Jinhu's troops in Yicheng increased by two to three thousand, and the city defense of Yicheng was also strengthened a lot, and the moat was dug a lot deeper.
On this day, Tang Jinhu was checking the map in his mansion when he heard the guards coming in to report that a young master named Qi, claiming to be an old friend, came to visit him.
Tang Jinhu was depressed before and had few friends, including brothers who were also in the army. Now that he has become a guard general, guarding a place, he despises the powerful people who come to vassal him. I heard that the visitor is dressed like a scholar.
, Tang Jinhu was a little puzzled, he was just a rough person, and he rarely interacted with literati. If he wanted to know a young master, he only knew the prince and nobleman of Qi State, Mr. Qi.
Thinking of this, Tang Jinhu stood up immediately. He couldn't believe that at this time, Qi State and Shu State were about to go to war, and Qi Gongzi would take great risks to come to Yicheng to meet him. But no matter what, since
The other party claimed to be Mr. Qi, so of course he had to go and have a look.
King Wuyou and Lu Zheng waited for only a while before they saw Tang Jinhu coming out of the house angrily. King Wuyou stood outside the general's mansion and watched from a distance. When Tang Jinhu saw it, it turned out to be his own favor.
Gong, he shouted loudly: "Mr. Qi, my benefactor, what kind of wind has brought you here? You want to kill me!"
Tang Jinhu grabbed King Wuyou and walked into the house. At the same time, he ordered his soldiers to prepare wine and food quickly. He wanted to have a good drink with Mr. Qi.
At the age of King Wuyou, Tang Jinhu entered the room. Tang Jinhu sent all his men out, then looked at Lu Zheng, leaned towards King Wuyou and asked: "Prince Qi, it has been almost a year since we said goodbye that day. I am like this
I have been thinking of you. It is rare that you are here today." King Wuyou also smiled lightly and said: "General Tang, I came to visit you for two reasons."
Tang Jinhu said: "My lord, just give me your orders. As long as I, Tang, can do it, I will do my best!"
King Wuyou waved his hand and said: "General Tang, there is no need to agree. Just listen to what I have to say. The first thing is, just as the general said, I am also thinking of the general. It happened that I was in Dali these days years ago.
We are near, so we came to see the general. The second thing I don’t want to hide from the general is that now our Qi State is uniting with the Chu State, Yue State, and Dali to conquer your Shu State, and you, Yicheng, will be the first to bear the brunt. I want to ask the general, when the time comes,
Are we going to meet each other in war, or are we going to have a drink and have a good time like today?!"
Tang Jinhu just pondered for a while and did not answer for a long time. He was already the guard of Yicheng at this time, with nearly ten thousand troops in his hands, and he had renovated the city defense of Yicheng, just to compete with the invading enemy.
. Show your life ambitions to the King of Shu. Make achievements and bring glory to your Tang family. But King Wuyou has been kind to you. If it weren’t for King Wuyou’s advice, I might still be just a person at this time.
The captain is insignificant.
King Wuyou saw that Tang Jinhu was still thinking, so he was not in a hurry to rush him. For such a big matter, no one can make a decision without thinking it over carefully.
In the General's Mansion in Yicheng, King Wuyou and Tang Jinhu drank from afternoon to night. The two started chatting after they parted. Tang Jinhu said that he had received guidance from King Wuyou and gradually became the commander-in-chief of Yicheng. Wuyou
The king also talked about his command of the army to conquer Yue. The two of them talked about their childhood memories and their plans for the future.
Tang Jinhu was grateful to the Wuyou royal family, but Tang Jinhu also clearly said to King Wuyou: "If the prince said that I, Tang, would surrender at this time, I, Tang, would not be vague. But you, prince, are mine.
My benefactor, my lord, I will tell you this. If I defect to Qi because of you, most of the soldiers in the Qi army will look down on me. Although I, Tang, had no ambition before I met the prince, I can still be considered a good person now.
The commander-in-chief of a city. I thought that I had the ability to command the three armies and attack the city, so I went under the command of the prince. I also want the prince to think highly of me."
After hearing this, King Wuyou naturally understood Tang Jinhu's intention, nodded in approval, and said: "At the beginning, I thought that the general was a rare general, so I could help him to get what he wanted. Today the general has said
At this point, I also understand that when the army comes in the future, the two sides will fight and each will use their skills, and the general will also let me see the real martial arts strategy. That is also good."
Tang Jinhu saw that King Wuyou was not only not annoyed, but agreed with him. He felt that the young prince in front of him was his real nobleman. His heart suddenly boiled with excitement. He stood up and stood in front of King Wuyou, knelt down on one knee, raised his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty,
I, Tang Jinhu, have already said that I am willing to go through life and death for the prince, and it is absolutely true that I will surrender to the prince. I also beg the prince to give me three days. Within three days, I will fight with the army. No matter what the result is, I have fulfilled my wish.
, no more regrets.”
King Wuyou pulled him up, asked him to sit down, and signaled Lu Zheng to pour the wine. King Wuyou picked up the wine, had sex with Tang Jinhu, and said with a smile: "I'm not afraid that the general will know that we are attacking Yicheng."
It's the Dali army. Prince Duan and I have stood side by side. The Dali army is not weak in battle. The general can fight with the enemy. I can't say who is stronger and who is weaker, but General Tang and my son
If General Long fights, I will advise the general to stop immediately!"
Tang Jinhu also laughed and said hurriedly: "General Zilong went to three cities in one night, and defeated 3,000 to 100,000. He defeated eighteen cavalry by one person, and killed hundreds of generals with one shot. Of course I know his reputation. If he can fight with Zilong
Fighting side by side with General Long will truly fulfill my lifelong wish!"
With that said, Tang Jinhu asked King Wuyou: "Your Majesty, one day I will come under your command. If you are willing to support me, you must transfer me to General Zilong's account."
After hearing this, King Wuyou nodded and said yes. Lu Zheng also smiled and said nothing. King Wuyou pointed at Lu Zheng and said: "I was in Dadu, and the armies of Yan and Qin were at war. It was General Lu and General Ye.
, an arrow and a halberd stopped a killing."
Naturally, Tang Jinhu also heard about the story of the man who fired a halberd at a hundred steps in the capital city and cut down a giant tree. He looked at Lu Zheng and thought to himself that when they fought together with the Chu army who was sneaking attack, they were busy facing the enemy and did not pay attention to Lu Zheng.
After knowing his skills today, he felt a little itchy and said to Lu Zheng: "General Lu, I have admired your name for a long time. I don't know if I can ask the prince for orders. I will go to the courtyard to learn from the general."