Chapter 159: Dugu leads the troops (Part 2) [Unlocked]
In desperation, Pu Zhicheng had no choice but to turn his attention to the five states in southern Yunnan. The Xijiang River originates from the Bloody Plateau and passes through Yingzhou Cuizhou and Jingzhou on the South Yunnan Road. It turns eastward in the south of Jingzhou and becomes Jiangnan Third Road and Jinhua Sanyue.
The dividing line. If we take the offensive on the South Yunnan Road, we can cross the Xijiang River in Jingzhou or Cuizhou. This will not only save unnecessary trouble when crossing the river, but also avoid Ouyang Jingzhong's tightly defended Dahu defense line.
Moreover, the Keshui tribe is the weakest among the five tribes in southern Yunnan. Even if the Jing tribe in the central and northern parts of Jingzhou is included, Pu Zhicheng is confident that he can win them all. Shui Zheng, the leader of the Keshui tribe, has obviously seen through Pu Zhicheng.
Shui Zheng also sent many envoys to the Song family on Yizhou Road in the north of South Yunnan Road.
Park Zongke, the leader of the Golden Flower Dynasty, initially underestimated Shui Zheng's mobility. Without checking, the 30,000-strong army of Company 1 was actually wiped out in a flash of laughter and laughter by the White-Ear Legion.
Even Bian Yi himself might have become a trophy of the White-Ear Army if he had not escaped quickly. Of course, although he later took revenge, Ouyang Jingzhong was able to regain the situation in the end, and the losses to the Golden Flower Army were also considerable. And
This bad breath also made everyone in the Jinhua Dynasty hate it to the core. It never forgets the past and the future, so this time the Jinhua Dynasty mobilized a hundred thousand troops, with an army of 50,000 people as the vanguard.
Let's test the true strength of the Keshui tribe first, while Park Zhicheng leads 50,000 soldiers to suppress the formation from behind.
When Dugu Yuming led 10,000 soldiers to Nanping County, the largest settlement of the Keshui tribe and the administrative center, it was already early in the morning. But when he heard that the Hetao army had come from thousands of miles away to help, the chief of the Keshui tribe and Imperial Cheng'an had already fallen asleep.
Bo Shui hurriedly dressed and tied his belt, and came in person to welcome Dugu's arrival.
Although Nanping is a county seat, in the eyes of Dugu, who is used to the wealth of the Land of Abundance and the prosperity of the Central Plains, it is just a larger town. The entire county seat is only a palm-sized area, with messy streets and buildings.
It was all uneven, and there was actually no city wall. Of course, there was also the factor that it was already midnight. Although there were hundreds of butter torches, it was not as bright as during the day.
"The chief of the Keshui Tribe, Imperial Cheng Anbo, and Nanping County Magistrate Shui Zheng, came especially to greet Marshal Dugu. For the sake of the millions of people of the Keshui Tribe, the Marshal spared no effort to come to the rescue. For such high righteousness, the whole Keshui Tribe is deeply grateful.
." Arriving in front of Dugu, Shui Zheng, who had already received the news, had an excited expression on his face. Especially after looking at the Hetao soldiers behind Dugu who were as motionless as a mountain but powerful, Shui Zheng became even more excited in his tone of voice.
They were all a little trembling. Originally, the person he had the most hope for was Song Junlin, who was still staying in Xingzhou on Dahu Road. Although he had been admiring Haotian in the Hetao for a long time, the Hetao was really too far away. Can he
Shui Zheng was deeply doubtful that he could truly provide tangible help to his people. Therefore, he didn't have much hope for the Hetao side and sent two envoys to ask for help. But what he didn't expect was that
, the Hetao army really came, and it came so quickly. And the person leading the army was the famous Dugu Yuming from Hetao.
"Dugu Yuming, the first-class Duke of Jingbei and the governor of Hetao, Haotian, pays homage to Cheng Anbo." Although he is a reinforcement, above this superficial courtesy, Dugu is still indispensable. Although Cheng Anbo is just a false name, after all,
It is a title conferred by the empire. Although Dugu is a general under Haotian in Hetao, he does not have a title after all, so there is naturally some gap in his status.
"Commander Du, please don't do this." Seeing Du Gu prepare to bow, Shui Zheng quickly held his fists with both hands and said with a smile on his face: "Commander Du has come thousands of miles to come to his aid. For such a righteous deed, everyone in our clan is crying with gratitude.
How dare I accept this great gift from you, the only commander?
If Dushuai doesn't mind, then just call me Shui Zhizhao." Although the old man said this, the smile on his face still came from the heart. After all, being able to gain such respect from Hetao Fang in front of the tribe is obvious.
It's very face-saving.
Dugu's bow was originally out of affection. From his heart, except for Haotian and Tianyi, he really didn't want to bow to anyone in the world, even if that person was the current emperor, but now that he is gone
A form, then naturally there is no need to continue. The body is already
He straightened up, but he said: "The patriarch is an earl of the empire, and this person is just a soldier under the command of Duke Jingbei. Besides, we are all common people in the dynasty. If the nobles are in trouble, we are here to help."
It's a normal thing. If the clan leader talks too much, he's going off the rails."
Shui Zheng was overjoyed, thinking to himself that this man was a sensible person, not the kind of soldier who only knew how to kill people on the battlefield. It would be a joy to deal with such a person. As long as both parties
If the price is right, then everything will be fine. It’s just that he
What he didn't know was that Dugu was a veteran scoundrel who ate people without spitting out their bones. He was not as easy to deal with as he thought. Looking at the dark soldiers behind Dugu, Shui Zheng asked tentatively: "But I don't know that Dugu
How many soldiers from Hetao did Shuai lead when he came this time?"
Dugu laughed: "My lord takes this matter very seriously. Considering the situation in southern Yunnan, he mobilized one hundred thousand of the most elite soldiers in one go and ordered me to go south at night. Patriarch, please rest assured, these soldiers under someone's command
, but they are all hot-blooded men who have gone head-to-head with the barbarians beyond the Great Wall. In my eyes, the Golden Flower Dynasty is just a clown. Haha, no matter how powerful they are, they can't compare with the Northeastern Allied Forces led by Cassimbas.
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Shui Zheng was certain in his heart that he knew the combat effectiveness of the Hetao army. Although the Hetao suffered nearly 200,000 casualties in the Battle of Hukou, they not only caused equally huge losses to the three Northeastern countries, but also forcibly removed them from Cassimbas.
He brought three million people back to Hetao with his own hands. Although today's soldiers will not all be the elite after the Battle of Hukou, as long as they are
Their foundation is still there, so they must not be underestimated. Just like these soldiers standing in front of him, although they were traveling all night, they remained motionless once they stopped. With such excellent qualities, compared to Song Junlin's white soldiers that day,
The Ear Army is also superior. Moreover, they are still an army of 100,000, so even if Park Zhicheng comes in person, he will probably come back defeated, right?
The two envoys from the Keshui Tribe felt that something was wrong at that time. It was true that Haotian ordered a hundred thousand troops to march south under the stars at night, but now only Dugu's ten thousand troops had arrived. However, Dugu's words were also true, but he didn't know the clan leader.
How would they understand? The two of them were of low status. When they saw the patriarch talking to Dugu, they naturally did not have the courage to stand up and explain. They had to stand aside and stare in worry.
When Shui Zheng saw such a majestic team, he was relieved and said with a smile: "The commander and all the soldiers have been on the road for several days, and they must be very tired now. It's just that the place where I live in the Shui tribe is simple, and it can't compare with this place.
In this big city in the Central Plains, if there is a place where the hospitality is not good, please forgive me if the frontier commander and all the officers and men are not well received. In the southeast of our county, there is a relatively empty military camp. That is where the imperial garrison was stationed in the past. If the frontier commander does not dislike it,
But let’s take the soldiers there to have a rest first.”
"You're welcome, Patriarch." Dugu said with a smile: "It's already midnight now, and the army is so large that it would be bad to disturb them any more. I'd better let the soldiers under my command rest where they are. As a soldier in Hetao, I can't do anything about this."
The pain is bearable."
"Then it's up to the soldiers of your army to do the hard work." Shui Zheng nodded and said. Frankly speaking, he didn't want this large group of people to go directly to the military camp. After all, the imperial army only had 30,000 troops stationed in Jingzhou at its peak.
.If a hundred thousand troops swarmed forward, and it was night again, the scene would definitely be chaotic. It would be better to just stay here as they said. However, the attitude of the Hetao soldiers still made Shuizheng very satisfied. He waved.
, Shui Zheng said to an elder on the side: "Shui Yao, you have to entertain these heroes from Hetao. For the safety of our clan, the soldiers have traveled thousands of miles to come to our aid. If we can't even provide basic hospitality,
If it doesn’t work well, wouldn’t it make others laugh?”
Hearing this, Dugu quickly stopped him and said, "The patriarch doesn't need to be like this. We Hetao soldiers have long been accustomed to such a marching life of living in the open air. We will start a battle with the Jinhua army tomorrow morning, and we must recharge our batteries tonight. If the patriarch really
I just want to entertain the brothers, so you should make good preparations tonight. When we come back from victory tomorrow, we can drink the Patriarch’s cup of celebration wine. Now we have not made any progress, how can we accept your hospitality, Patriarch?”
Shui Zheng was slightly startled, but then said: "Since Commander Bian insists on doing this, I won't force it anymore. As for Commander Bian."
Dugu said quickly: "I am accustomed to military life, so I am stationed with the soldiers. However, the war is about to begin. If it is convenient, can the clan leader explain the current situation to me?"
"Of course, of course. Commander Bian, please come and talk." Shui Zheng nodded quickly and said.
Dugu casually took off his helmet and threw it to Zhou Jilong aside: "Clan leader, please first. Zhou Jilong, please keep an eye on the brothers for me. If anything goes wrong, be careful that I will skin you."
"Yes!" Zhou Jilong quickly took the helmet respectfully and said. As soon as he saw Dugu's back disappeared, he whipped a soldier next to him who was suppressing a smile: "You bastard, when the commander is talking,
Why are you laughing? Are you tired of living for me?"