To the north of Kezhou is Lucheng. Although it is only a small town, as a fortress, all aspects of Lucheng's defenses have been reinforced.
At this time, Yuan Song, who had returned with his army, as well as Shen Tu Guan, and a group of Donglai generals and counselors, were all sitting silently in the governor's mansion.
The war was newly defeated, and everyone was in a bad mood.
Yuan Song's face was stern, and bursts of anger showed up from time to time on his old face. If it weren't for the confusion of intelligence and the fact that the Grain King joined Dongling, why would there be such a big defeat?
"Ziyou, it's all thanks to you this time." Yuan Song exhaled and looked at Shen Tu Guan beside him.
"If it weren't for you, I'm afraid that all of Dongling's 90,000-strong army would have been completely wiped out by that bitch Ling Su. Damn it, I've never heard of such a person before."
Shen Tuguan nodded, "I heard that this man calls himself Yinlin, and he is as good as any other person in the world."
Yuan Song did not laugh at this sentence. Ling Su's strategy was extremely cruel.
"Ziyou, in the entire Kezhou, we only have four or five towns left in Donglai, which are only a palm-sized area. If these towns are also lost, then Zuo Shiren's Dongling Army can spy on our three towns in Donglai.
state."
The situation was critical, so Yuan Song spoke bluntly.
"Everyone, I, Donglai, have reached the stage of life and death."
Unable to withstand Zuo Shiren's wave of attacks, even if he could still survive, Donglai's luck would gradually decline until he was completely swallowed up.
Rubbing his forehead and sitting on the throne, Yuan Song seemed to be getting older, and he gasped for breath from time to time. His legitimate son Yuan Chong stood silently aside, also looking worried.
"Although the King of Yuzhou in the inner city agreed to a truce because of the King of Grain, this kind of thing can actually go bad." Yuan Song said in a deep tone, "In other words, if our three Donglai states are completely in decline.
I bet that Chang Xiaotang, the king of Yuzhou, will immediately send troops to seize the opportunity to fight for my territory in Donglai. In these troubled times, there are not many people alive who are reasonable. With no father and no brothers, we will engage in intrigues until we achieve our goal."
Closing his eyes, Yuan Song raised his head slightly.
"The poster in troubled times actually already exists, that is, the little marquis. It's a pity that people in the world are so stupid that they don't follow his example."
"Although Xu Buyi from Xishu is a bit cunning, it's okay. Compared to other people, I am more willing to trust him more. He is also a smart man and knows the truth of the coldness of lips and teeth. Therefore, he uses military training as an excuse.
, so that Zuo Shiren did not dare to mobilize troops from Dongling at will."
Opening his eyes, Yuan Song's voice seemed older and older.
At such a young age, I have been played with a few times...
He turned his head and glanced at the legitimate son in front of him. The only old son seemed to be his best hope.
"Yuan Chong, please don't follow me these days."
Yuan Chong was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he meant.
"Follow Ziyou and he will teach you how to fight."
Shen Tu Guan came out of the queue and bowed to Yuan Song and his son with clasped fists.
"Although Ziyou is a general, he is also a man of great plans. How can I, Yuan Song, be so virtuous that I can acquire such a great talent?" Yuan Song stood up and returned the greeting to Shen Tu Guan.
Shen Tuguan's face was moved.
"This is not to explain the funeral arrangements. I, Yuan Song, will not die at sixty or seventy, but I will fight to the death with Zuo Shiren at the age of more than eighty!"
"Ziyou, you and I are still divided into two groups. Donglai can still mobilize 70,000 troops now. You will take 50,000 as a campaign camp. I have 20,000 left as a mobile battalion to support you at any time."
Such trust was enough to make Shentu Guan remain loyal. This elegant man, who was known as Donglai's first general, instantly had his eyes turn red.
"Shentu Guan, I am willing to die in service to my lord!"
"Okay." Yuan Song nodded happily and continued to look forward.
"Yan Feng, Yan Hu, Yan Qiu, you three, together with the young prince, will join the general's campaign camp."
The three adopted sons, as well as the legitimate son Yuan Chong, all accepted orders with clasped fists.
"Yan Tang, would you please make another trip to Western Shu as an envoy to implore the King of Shu, Xu Mu, to send troops to help. He said that I, Yuan Song, would like to donate another 20,000 pieces of armor as a thank you gift."
In the land of Yanzhou, Tieshan has the largest number. In addition, Yuan Song has been recruiting craftsmen before, and he has built quite a few armors.
"Yan Tang takes the order." Yan Tang also hurriedly stepped out of the queue, raised his hands and clasped his fists.
"The rest will each perform their duties. In this battle, I, Donglai, can only win, not lose!"
"Take your orders!"
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On the other side, Zuo Shiren, who had miscalculated the ambush, had been feeling a little depressed. He thought that on that day, he would definitely succeed in intercepting the enemy.
But at this moment, Shen Tu Guan led his men and horses, and with lightning speed, he disrupted his ambush formation from behind.
Although there are only a few thousand people, they are extremely fierce.
"Please forgive me, my lord." Ling Su sighed, his tone full of pity. This plan was actually almost successful. What was wrong was that he did not expect Shen Tu Guan to be so difficult to deal with.
"Qi De, I can't blame you." Zuo Shiren said with a smile, "If it weren't for you, most of Kezhou would not have been defeated so quickly."
"However, even though they escaped back, I guess the morale of Yuan Song's army is about to collapse. There is only one last blow left to completely defeat Donglai."
After defeating Donglai, the next step is to capture the three states of Donglai. Not only the great state of Tieshan, but also strategically important places like Kezhou.
The three states of Dongling, Kezhou, and Yuan Song's territory make up the land of seven states. Compared with the King of Yuzhou in the inner city, there is almost no big gap.
Different from Western Shu, the northwest states of Western Shu have barren land and are used as pastures for horsemen and men.
"Over in Xishu, Xu Buyi disappointed me." Zuo Shiren squinted his eyes, "He must be afraid of me, so he wants to join forces with Yuan Song to hinder the progress of my Dongling army."
Ling Su was convinced, "Compared with Yuan Song, my lord is indeed more powerful. Moreover, my lord's territory is all in the south of the Yangtze River. I'm afraid Xu Buyi has already been spying on him."
"As for Western Shu, I still say the same thing. We should focus on prevention first. After we have conquered the three states of Donglai, we will call back the army and attack Western Shu in one go."
"Zide, that's exactly what I mean."
Ling Su nodded, "I heard that the naval general east of Cangzhou is General Miao Tongmiao."
"Exactly. Now, Miao Tong can be regarded as a naval general."...??m
"My lord, please don't forget one thing. Previously, Miao Tong and Xi Shu were very close. They even called themselves brothers to General Tiger of Xi Shu."
As expected, Ling Su's words made Zuo Shiren frown for a moment.
"What do you mean by the military advisor, to bring Miao Tong back?"
"It's not that it's a taboo to mobilize generals on the spot. What I mean is to ask the lord to send a few more supervisors to take the lord's token to the front line of Xiangjiang and pay attention to Miao Tong's garrison. If something unexpected happens, we can
Stabilize soon."
"It makes sense." Zuo Shiren smiled and sighed sincerely, "I believe it now. Sir, your wisdom is comparable to six strategies in the world."
Ling Su smiled and said nothing about this compliment, which seemed to be disrespectful.