Although when he invited Shaowu to the village, Lingbao said that he was the senior brother who was entertaining the young man, and gave him a step. However, Shaowu could not avoid his identity and finally made things clear. He introduced the origin of the war to Lingbao. It was indeed Xiangqiong who first raised an army to attack the Bashi Kingdom, so he had to fight back...
After sitting down again, Lingbao said, "I have heard a lot about this battle. The little gentleman has proved that what you said just now is true. Of course I believe in the little gentleman. In fact, in my opinion with the Baixi Village tribe, this is just a battle between your royal family. Some people are ordered to fight, while others are held accountable by interests and have to fight. I just hope that the king will not let the people suffer."
The war today is indeed not a foreign war caused by foreign invasions, but a continuation of the Bayuan civil war a hundred years ago. Lingbao could see clearly. Shaowu nodded and said, "The reason why I came to visit the heroes with Lord Peng Keng is to hear your opinion. What else in your heart is that you might as well say it right now."
Lingbao: "I only have one question, I wonder how the Lord Master plans to deal with the defeated and captured soldiers?"
It is no secret that Shaowu did what he did after entering the country. He tried his best to make the governance of the city and the lives of the people as usual. However, Lingbao asked the defeated and captured soldiers who were very particular about their handling, and the situation of surrender and surrender was different. For example, the Guxiong City Guardian Army that took the initiative to put down their weapons and surrender, Shaowu did not pursue any investigation, but only let them return home after being disarmed and become strong laborers and put them into production again.
But in Baiju City, especially in border defense, the troops of both sides still fought. Although the price paid by the Bashi Kingdom was not high, there were also casualties. The young officials did not release them, but still allowed them to concentrate in special military camps and sent military formations to guard them. There was no abuse or embarrassment.
According to ancient practice, the captured prisoners of war will become slaves to the victors. There was a tradition in Bayuan. These people would build fortifications and transport supplies under the pressure of swords and guns during wartime, and would be rewarded to meritorious personnel after the war. Lingbao was concerned about the fate of these people, and was also worried about the fate of their brothers.
Because if Shaowu really wants to attack the city, Feihong City will definitely not be able to defend it; if Village Bao is unwilling to surrender and climb to the city to fight, he and his soldiers will either die in battle or will end up like this in the future, so Lingbao asked Shaowu what he planned to deal with it?
Shaowu replied: "If a hero is worried about his brother, if he is captured, I will forgive him. But this is not a matter of one person. Since you have asked, I would like to ask the hero - do you have any good suggestions?"
Lingbao was about to answer, and just as soon as several people heard a voice in their ears: "Ruoshan, the lord of Shanshui City, specially brought his disciple Lin Xiao to visit Shaowu Ba Jun and Lord Peng Keng!"
The sound was very clear. The person who came was standing in the house and spoke. The voice also conveyed an indescribable scene. Everyone seemed to have "see" a middle-aged man walking from the high slope behind the village, dozens of feet away from the village gate. Lingbao said in horror: "Listen to the sound, I can see that the person who came is a master. He has at least six realms of cultivation!"
Shaowu was also shocked. He visited Baixi Village today, except Huwa and Panhu. No one knew about it in advance, so why did such a master suddenly appear? And the tone was clearly coming to him and Huwa! Shaowu certainly heard of Shanshui City, a city newly built by the Xiangshi Kingdom in recent years in the wilderness. Shaowu also heard of Ruoshan City Lord, but he didn't expect that he had such cultivation, and he didn't understand why he appeared here?
The one who reacted the most nervously was actually Lingbao. The patriarch had already stood up and said, "Xiaobo, I ordered the gun array in the village to gather in an emergency and standby. This master suddenly appeared. I am afraid that the intention of coming is not good!...Mr., your guard is on the other side of the village. You should immediately order them to rush outside the north gate to form an array."
Huwa suddenly said, "No need to do this, let's go out to greet me directly. If this master really tries to be unfavorable to the Lord, why should he say hello so far? He only brought one follower, and the Lord should meet him in person. I and Panhu will first ask for your purpose." As he said that, he had already stood up and rushed out quickly, while Panhu was faster than him.
When they heard Shan Ye's voice, Hu Wa and Pan Hu were both stunned. After reacting, they were not only very excited and ecstatic. They all miss Shan Ye too much and may not be aware of it, but suddenly they learned that Shan Ye was coming, and they could not suppress their longing for their hometown and elders.
Huwa left his hometown with Panhu for three years, and before that, the mountain god had fallen into a deep sleep. They didn't know when they would be able to return to their hometown and met the tribesmen who had watched him grow up again. They didn't even dream that Shan Ye would suddenly appear in front of him, just outside Baixi Village!
Ruoshan obviously knew that Huwa, Lingbao and others were in the house. Only those in the house heard the sounds he made with divine thoughts. The villagers' gun array had just disbanded, and the guards far away across the village did not notice his arrival. Lingbao, who was unknown, wanted to order to welcome the powerful enemy, but was stopped by Huwa and Panhu.
When Shaowu and others walked out of the yard, Huwa and Panhu had already rushed to the outside of the village gate. They stood there stupidly watching Shanye walk, almost unable to believe their eyes. If there were no outsiders present, they would have hoped to rush over and hug Shanye and cry. The child who had to wander away from home suddenly saw the parents he was looking for suddenly. This inexplicable grievance was indescribable.
Shan Ye's appearance has almost not changed, and he is even younger than before, except that there are faint wrinkles on his forehead and corners of his eyes, and a few white silks are mixed in his black hair. When he saw Huwa and Panhu, his eyes could not hide his excitement, but his expression quickly returned to peace and quietly sent a divine thought-
"Good boy, you have suffered in the past few years. I have also heard about the things in Bayuan. You are very promising, far beyond my expectations! I came to you today and also saw the young business with my own eyes. But don't tell me about the past I know in front of outsiders, so as not to expose your identity and origin. This was specially instructed by the mountain god.
The news that the Shaowu army arrived in Feihong City has reached the capital of the Xiangshi Kingdom. The Xiangshi Kingdom urgently recruited the city blocks on the west bank of Minshui, gathered military formations to set up defenses and blockades. Among them, there were two military formations of Shanshui City, led by Bo Zhuang and Shu Zhuang. Huwa, I'm afraid you don't know the situation, so you will appear in front of the two armies with Shaowu, and you may be recognized by many people..."
The Shaowu army entered the country from the eastern front and rushed north into Feihong City. The news has now reached the capital of the prime minister. Yu Xuan, the man who was left behind the prison, was shocked. He couldn't even believe that it was really a large army led by Shaowu. While sending people to report to the monarch who was conquering the front line, he urgently mobilized the army to fight back in the middle of the country.
When the Bing Zheng Yuxuan stays in the capital, he has the heavy responsibility of stabilizing the rear. He cannot wait until the order is made before making a decision to respond. When the situation is not clear, the army of Bashi Kingdom must be prevented from continuing to attack in the rear. If the person who comes is really the main army of Bashi Kingdom, then the enemy must be firmly defended and blocked the enemy. When the Xiangqian wins a great victory on the main battlefield, the enemy will be defeated without fighting.
If it was not an invasion by the elite main force, the Xiangshi Kingdom would take advantage of the situation to counterattack, not only to regain the lost city, but also to destroy the enemy within the national border. Lord Bingzheng urgently ordered the military formations of Jiuzhang City, Gaocheng and Shanshui City to rush to the front line of Minshui to deploy defenses and find out the enemy's situation. At the same time, a group of military formations were mobilized from the rear to reinforce.
Xiangqiong issued a general mobilization order for war a while ago, and many reserve troops were expanded in each city, not only to reinforce the army attacking in the front, but also to prevent various accidents from happening in the rear.
As for the situation of the Shanshui City, it is relatively special. In fact, the rule of the Xiangshi Country over it is only symbolic. This city is far away in the wilderness and was not built by the Xiangshi Country. Instead, the Shanye gathered various villages to establish a tribal alliance. On this basis, the city wall was built on the ruins of the original Qingshui Village. Even the city wall has not been completed yet.
When the Xiangqiong faction Yue Geng arrived at Youyu Village for the envoy, his purpose was to conquer the wild tribes for his own use, but it almost brought a disaster of destruction to Lu Village and Huahai Village. Fortunately, Shan Ye was prepared and turned the tide. Of course, the second emperor, Lord Xiling, cleaned up the big shell of the fish, which did not lead to the melee of the wild tribes.
Ruoshan just accepted the reward from Xiangqiong and became the city lord of Shanshui City. Next, he ordered the road construction to open up the connection between Shanshui City and Bayuan, which brought many benefits to the tribal alliance in the wilderness. However, he had a lot of friction with Lord Yuegeng, the city lord of Gaocheng, and Yuegeng stepped down as the city lord of Gaocheng.
Ruoshan and the tribal alliance, which is now called the Shanshui clan, actually had no good feelings for Xiangqian, especially Yuegeng. However, they lived in the wilderness in the northern border of the Xiangshi Kingdom and had to deal with this kind of dealings and accept this nominal jurisprudence. Later, the Lord Xiling mediated it, and they had no trouble in the past few years.
But the Shanshui City is different from other city blocks. The greatest benefit they gained actually comes from opening up communication with Bayuan, and the Xiangshi Country also makes profits. However, the people of the Shanshui City do not need the protection of the Xiangshi Country, nor do they want to be driven by the Xiangshi Country for no reason.
This time, Xiangqiong's order to recruit military formations was of course delivered to Shanshui City. According to normal circumstances, Ruoshan was willing to provide a batch of military supplies, but was unwilling to draw young and strong men from various tribes to the front line to participate in the war. However, after discussing with Grandma Shui and Gu Xin, he still led two military formations to Bayuan to serve as the garrison force behind the Xiangshi Kingdom.
Shanshui City is far away in the depths of the northern wilderness. Xiangqiong's order was sent over. It took a long time to get to Shanshui City's military formation after a long journey to leave the wilderness. Moreover, its combat effectiveness is not clear. Xiangqiong could not let them go to the front line. He had already led the real elite army of the country to fight.
Ruoshan not only symbolically sent two military formations to Bayuan, but also left Shanshui City. The reason is very simple, and a lot of news has also spread to Shanshui City, including various rumors about the "Little Mr. Peng Keng family. (To be continued)