As the main city of Murong Shun, King of Daning of Tuyuhun, there are about 30,000 people living here who belong to him. Just like the pattern of the Central Plains dynasty, dignitaries live in Mantou City, and ordinary people gather outside the city.
Tribes constitute a dual social structure.
The difference is that there is a strict slavery system here. The life and death of each slave under the nobles can be decided by the nobles themselves, and King Daning has no right to intervene. This system is a residual slavery system, and it is not surprising to appear in a half-hearted feudal kingdom.
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Since Luo Shixin led his troops to Mantou City, Murong Shun's power has been greatly expanded, and now he has complete control of Mantou City. All the noble slave owners under his command serve Murong Shun.
Of course, the one they respected and feared more was Luo Shixin.
The Sun Bo territory of Murong Shun's confidant, Xiao Wang Sun Bo, is now also included in Mantou City's sphere of influence.
The entire eastern Tuyuhun area was controlled by Murong Shun. It was for this reason that Dayan Mangjiebo tried his best to eliminate Murong Shun.
Unfortunately, he failed.
After Luo Shixin's introduction, Li Jing generally understood Murong Shun's current situation. He had about 20,000 troops and horses, and enough food and grass for one and a half years. Mantou City was also under tight control. This news made Li Jing very happy.
Having a city that makes people feel at ease will allow them to take the initiative more calmly.
Two hours later, Li Jing and Luo Shixin returned to Mantoucheng and were warmly welcomed by Murong Shun.
After both parties had eaten, they gathered in the conference hall of the mansion.
There were only four people present at the meeting, Li Jing, Luo Shixin, Murong Shun, and Sun Bo Xiaowang. This time Li Jing entered Tuyuhun quietly, and Fu Yun probably didn't know about it yet, so the information would be leaked, so necessary confidentiality measures were taken.
"Your Majesty Prince Daning, don't worry about my determination to go to His Majesty the Emperor. I might as well tell you the news. When I arrived at Mantou, General Xu Shiji had already led an army of 40,000 to Shanzhou, advancing westward along the Huangshui River.
.If my guess is correct, they have reached the heart of the cow at this moment.
And there are 20,000 soldiers and horses of our general Li Daliang in Biandukou. If the soldiers and horses of King Daci and Murong Xiaojun are stationed in Meng Valley, then they will be in trouble at this moment, and they are not far from defeat."
Li Jing introduced the situation to Murong Shun.
"Is this true?" Murong Shun had a look of surprise on his face. Ever since King Dazhao and King Haizhu led their troops to block him, he had lost track of outside news for a long time. If what Li Jing said was true, then how could they
It's not about winning.
"Of course it's true." Li Jing affirmed.
Little King Sun Bo said: "This is very good. If we can defeat King Daci and Murong Xiaojun, then we are likely to win."
Hearing this, Li Jing dropped another piece of news.
"In the Western Region, our general Su Lie has led his troops to Shanshan. Dayan Mangjiebo has been trapped. It is impossible for him to come back in time to rescue Fuqi City."
Murong Shun was shocked. Just now he was thinking about whether to tell them about Dayan Mangjiebo, but he didn't expect that they had already considered it and delayed it?
If Dayan Mangjiebo cannot come back from the Western Regions and King Daci is defeated by the Tang army, then Fuqi City will be at your fingertips!
"Oh, you are so considerate, it puts me to shame." Murong Shun complimented with a smile.
Li Jing stroked his beard and said, "We can't let them focus on their beauty."
"What does General Li mean?"
Li Jing said calmly: "I heard that King Dazhao and King Haizhu have already stationed their troops in Dafeichuan but have not taken any action, right?"
"It is true." Murong Shun said: "As early as two months ago, they led their troops to station in Dafeichuan, but they never attacked. I am also puzzled."
"It's easy to explain." Li Jing said: "If my guess is correct, they are waiting and watching."
"Wait and see?"
"Yeah." Li Jing said confidently: "Whoever wins, they will help."
With the existence of Tang Shang, they were very well-informed, and they knew the situation of King Dazhao and King Haizhu very well. Although they could not directly persuade these two people to surrender, they could control their wavering thoughts.
"What does General Li mean?" Murong Shun was a little unable to grasp Li Jing's unconventional thinking.
Li Jing pointed to the map and said: "Our troops want to attack Qi City, but the two famous kings of Dafeichuan are always on the flanks, which is a huge factor of instability. If we want to advance without any worries, we must capture these two men."
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"But General Li, although they have few troops, they cannot solve the problem in a short time. Moreover, the land of Dafeichuan is vast, and we may not be able to directly find their garrison location." Murong Shun said hesitantly.
"That's right." Li Jing said, "So, we need to conquer them."
"Conquer?" Sun Bo's eyes widened, "Is this possible?"
Murong Shun thought about what Li Jing said just now and guessed: "General Li means that if you can defeat King Daci in Meng Valley, then we can persuade King Da Zhao and King Haizhu to surrender, right?"
"Absolutely correct." Li Jing praised: "You are right."
Dafeichuan is southwest of Mantou and does not block the road between Mantou City and Fuqi City. However, if these two people are not dealt with, once they advance to Fuqi, it will not be a good thing for these two people to sneak attack from behind.
After hearing what he said, Murong Shun fell into deep thought.
He personally felt that Li Jing was right. Whether it was Su Lie restraining Dayan Mangjiebo in Shanshan in the Western Region, or two Tang armies attacking in Meng Valley, there was a great hope of victory. Even Li Jing had great hope for victory against King Da Zhao.
He also felt that the analysis with King Haizhu was very reasonable. After all, these two people had privately traded grain with him at the beginning.
But the problem is that the foundation of all this is based on the Tang army's defeat of the Tuyuhun army in Menggu.
Otherwise, all attempts to persuade King Dazhao and King Haizhu to surrender are empty words.
At this moment, a personal guard hurriedly came and passed the call to pay homage to Murong Shun.
"The Tang army defeated King Daci in Meng Valley. Only one out of ten of the 80,000-strong army was left alive. King Daci was captured and dozens of famous kings died in the battle. Only Murong Xiaojun escaped back to Fuqi City."
"Ah?" Sun Bo and Xiao Wang were so shocked that they couldn't speak.
Murong Shun suppressed the shock in his heart, waved his hand to dismiss the personal guard, and then said to Li Jing: "General Li, give me the order."
With the Menggu Tuyuhun army defeated and the dangerous pass lost, the Tang army could march straight into Fuqi City. At this time, the decision could be made without much thought.
Li Jing secretly gave Xu Shiji a thumbs up and said immediately: "Immediately send someone to contact King Dazhao and King Haizhu to persuade them to surrender."
"yes!"
Murong Shun and Xiao Wang Sun Bo left.
Luo Shixin, who had been silent for a long time, said: "Mr. Wei, I don't quite understand. Since General Xu has defeated the main force of Tuyuhun, why do we need to waste time here to persuade King Dazhao and King Haizhu to surrender? Why don't we just act lightly and simply obey?"
Attack and ambush?"
Li Jing said softly: "Right now, the imperial court has three armies, two for the light and one for the dark. General Su Lie is acting as a bait. Once Dayan Mangjiebo learns that the main force of Tuyuhun has been defeated, he will definitely abandon Shanshan and return to aid. By then Su Lie will
General Lie could only sit back and watch as Dayan Mang formed waves to return to his army.
Secondly, Xu Shiji and Li Daliang have joined together. Our main force has appeared. In order to survive, Fu Yun will definitely send out all his troops to stop them from advancing towards Fuqi City. The road ahead will not be easy for them.
Finally, our presence in the dark is a surprise move for the three-pronged army, and it is also a killing move. Once we show up, we must capture Fuqi City. Otherwise, fighting in a foreign land will become more disadvantageous for us as time goes by.
You have to know that the Tuyuhun people are not very friendly to us. The longer we stay here, it will be difficult to transport the logistical equipment, the food road is even longer, and coupled with the climate, water and soil, there are too many disadvantages.
The most important thing is that what His Majesty the Emperor wants is not to conquer Tuyuhun, but to completely destroy Tuyuhun. In this case, we will do our best to eliminate their effective strength, destroy their Sheji Ancestral Temple, and completely destroy their civilization."
After hearing this, Luo Shixin was thoughtful and said: "So, we must win over King Dazhao and King Haizhu to capture Fuqi City in one fell swoop."