This small island was built into a huge military stronghold, where the soldiers were constantly training.
Although these soldiers have different armors and incomplete weapons, judging from their marching and training postures, they still have a decent appearance, barely breaking away from the rabble.
On the sea surface, on small warships, soldiers holding crossbows patrolled around the island.
There were also ships flying the flags of various countries, evading the attention of Yun Kingdom Navy warships, coming here quietly, and delivering various weapons and armor to the people on the island.
On Lishan Island, isolated overseas and far away from the mainland of Anguo, the last scattered old tribes of the Li Dynasty and the people of Anguo who were dissatisfied with the rule of the Yun Kingdom gathered under the banner of the former Li King Li Weining and used it as a base to fight against the Yun Kingdom.
's rule.
Nowadays, due to various policies, the rule of Yun Kingdom has a solid foundation and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The people in Anguo surrender and praise the benevolence of Emperor Dayun. The great power is irresistible.
It has to be said that these people, with their passion, gathered under Li Weining and dared to resist the rule of Yun Kingdom, even if they are opponents, one can't help but feel a sense of admiration!
At this time, in the military camp, Gong Yingzong, who had personally rushed to Lishan Island to prepare for the counterattack, suddenly raised his head and looked toward the southeast.
In his eyes, there were black and white energy flowing vertically and horizontally, showing a profound and mysterious meaning.
In his sight, he saw that the power of the Xia Kingdom's national destiny, which was originally profound and powerful, had weakened in an instant.
In contrast, the bloody and ferocious aura that symbolized the front line of the Xia Kingdom's army became even more terrifying, turning into a red beam of light that shot straight into the sky, dyeing the Xia Kingdom's sky with blood.
Seeing this, Gong Yingzong suddenly clapped his hands and said loudly:
"The time has come!"
He turned around suddenly and looked at Li Weining standing next to him.
Today, Li Weining has a thin and decadent face and dull eyes. He is completely different from the high-spirited king of Li Dynasty back then! Obviously, he has not had an easy time during the years after losing his country...
Gong Yingzong glared sharply, bowed his hands slightly, and said:
"Please, Your Majesty, immediately send troops to counterattack Anguo!"
Although his words were respectful and the etiquette was in place, both his tone and expression were perfunctory. It was obvious that he did not take Li Weining to heart.
Nowadays, Li Weining has recognized his current situation clearly and does not feel the slightest embarrassment about it. He calmly said:
"Okay, everything is up to you!"
Gong Yingzong went through the process and got permission from the previous King of Li, Li Weining, and gained a certain legal basis for his next actions.
He immediately took Li Weining, gathered the generals, and ordered loudly:
"I have given an order to raise troops tomorrow, raise the banner of King Li, and issue a proclamation calling on the people of Anguo to uphold orthodoxy and resist Yun's army."
"An army of 40,000 marched all the way north to recapture Thang Long Mansion, return it to the old capital, and reopen the country!"
Thang Long Palace is still the capital of Anguo, and the small court is also there. Even the Prime Minister Anguo Affairs Office established by Yunguo is also in Thanglong Palace.
The most important thing is that just over a hundred miles south of Thang Long Mansion is the former naval station on Li Chaodong Road, which is now the logistics supply base of the Yunnan Marine Corps!
By capturing this place, not only would the Yun Kingdom Navy stationed in Leizhou lose support, but they would also be able to obtain a large number of naval warships stored here, allowing them to gain naval power that could temporarily compete with the Yun Army.
At that time, most of the Yunnan Marine Division, plus all the Yun army forces in Anguo, Yongzhou, Xiushan County, and Shicheng County, will be restrained by their mere 40,000 troops!
At this time, most of the Anguo people gathered here came with the idea of replicating the Li Dynasty.
Hearing Gong Yingzong's slogan "Return to the old capital and reopen the country" immediately made people's blood boil.
No matter how many people here had disliked Gong Yingzong before, they all had no objection at this time. They all cupped their fists and saluted, and shouted loudly:
"As you command!"
Everyone left happily, and after conveying the order to counterattack Anguo to their soldiers, the entire military camp suddenly fell into a frenzy.
After all, those who are still willing to come to Lishan Island, obey Li Weining's orders, and accept funding from the Xia State are either diehardly loyal to the Li Dynasty, or have a deep hatred for the Yun State.
When I heard that I could finally counterattack Anguo, I was naturally extremely excited and could not restrain myself. The cheers were endless and could not stop for a long time.
But about half an hour later, when Gong Yingzong heard cheers and shouts still ringing out from time to time in the military camp, his brows suddenly furrowed.
Shouting loudly in the army is prohibited by military orders. Just now all the soldiers were excited and cheered in unison, which is understandable.
But after such a long time of hard work, they still couldn't rest. Either the generals were incompetent, or the low-level soldiers didn't have much fear of military law.
Gong Yingzong knew very well that the troops he had now were obviously only slightly better than the mob.
And Yun Jun was famous for being brave and good at fighting. Even the local county soldiers may not be able to compete with the troops under his command.
Even if the Yun army is unprepared and lacks troops and horses, and captures Shenglong Mansion, it will be difficult to maintain it in the face of encirclement and suppression by most of the Yun army...
Thinking of this, Gong Yingzong frowned even more.
No, only by trying our best to expand our power, territory, and results at the beginning of the war can we deal with the Yun Army for a longer time and delay the Xia Army for a longer time!
Gong Yingzong immediately turned around, faced his cronies and said in a deep voice:
"How many masters are available for deployment in the alliance now?"
The confidant on the side quickly said:
"Intermediate warriors of the fourth level and above can mobilize more than 700 people. Eighty-one seventh-level warriors, twenty-three eighth-level warriors, and ninth-level masters. Currently, there are only two in the alliance that can be mobilized."
In order to compete with his senior brother Zhang Yue, Gong Yingzong, an abandoned disciple of the Zongheng family, was expelled from the school and developed a considerable influence.
The masters he can dispatch now are probably much more than those of the hundreds of schools of thought today!
Gong Yingzong thought about it silently, then nodded slightly and said in a deep voice:
"It should be enough...Immediately send an order to mobilize all the experts and set off with me. We will coordinate the army along the way, harass and assassinate, and seize the city by force. We must recapture Shenglong Mansion and expand the city before the Yun army reacts."
Occupy the land!"
"yes!"
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Tubo, in the palace of Luoxue City.
At this time, a group of dignitaries were arguing with each other about sending troops to attack Yun, causing the palace hall to fall into chaos.
"Please Zanpu think twice! The Yun Kingdom is rich, its national power is a thousand times that of Tibet, and its military strength is even more unmatchable. Joining forces with the Xia Kingdom to attack Yun is a sure way to die!"
"The front line has been discovered, and the main force of the Yun army is attacking the northern border of the Xia Kingdom with all its strength. Lintan and Yin'en of Xiangzhou County of the Yun Kingdom, Li County of Jiangyang County, and Wenshang County, and the Yun Kingdom's soldiers combined are less than one
Ten thousand, the rest are all local county soldiers of Yun State. Such a weak force is a great opportunity for me to march eastward into the Central Plains of Tubo!"
"Ridiculous! Did you forget that we are from the same group as Southwest Sheep?"
"That's right, isn't it because Yun Guo strongly supports Yang Tongbu just to contain my Tibetan energy? If we attack Yun Guo with all our strength, don't Yang Tongbu need to be on guard?"
"Near the Yangtong tribe, there are four Dongben and twelve Siben, leading 80,000 soldiers and horses to garrison. No matter how brave the four garrison troops of the Yun Kingdom are, and no matter how elite the cavalry of the Yangtong tribe, there are only 40,000 in total.
Human beings cannot possibly pose a threat!"
Siben is the title of the leader of the local tribe in Tubo.
Dongben, on the other hand, is a military official established under the Tubo royal court. Literally translated, it means the head of ten thousand households, commanding the elite army under the Tubo royal court!
"But once the attack on Yun fails and the royal court suffers heavy losses, the Yangtong tribe will inevitably take advantage of the situation... Now that the Yun Kingdom has supported the Yangtong tribe, it already has the ability to influence the plateau! Dragon God
The power of blessing will no longer be useful to Yun Kingdom!"
The so-called "Dragon God's Blessing" is actually altitude sickness. It has made it difficult for the Central Plains to bring Tibet under its rule for thousands of years.
The Tibetan dignitaries were not fools, and they had long understood the reason why the so-called "Dragon God protects the plateau".
Now the Yun State has supported the Yangtong tribe, and even trained a group of elite soldiers and horses, the Four Guards, that belong to the Yun State and can fight on the plateau. The Yun State has been able to extend its rule to the Tubo Plateau.
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There was a sudden silence in the main hall. Every Tibetan dignitary felt an uncontrollable feeling of fear in their hearts.
Over the years, they have seen the Yun State becoming more and more powerful, and they have become more and more afraid of the Yun State.
At first, they comforted themselves, thinking that with the "Dragon God's blessing", Tubo did not need to worry about invasion by foreign enemies.
But this sentence above the palace hall today directly broke their last support, and then told them bluntly that the aloofness of Tubo for thousands of years was finally completely broken!
The hall was silent for a long time. Zanpuqi Nieqi, who had not spoken a word on the throne, finally said in a hoarse voice:
"So, I, Tubo, have no other choice but to find a way to unite with the Xia Kingdom and defeat the Yun Kingdom!"
Yes, if we watch the Yun Kingdom unify the Central Plains, the fate of Tubo is almost predictable.
Only by defeating the Yun Kingdom and returning the situation of all countries in the world to what it was a few years ago can Tubo be saved!
Keli is such a rationale, but abandoning Nie Qi and allowing a group of Tibetan dignitaries to face the Yun Kingdom, which is prosperous, extremely powerful, has an unstoppable army, and has an extremely vast territory. The feeling of despair suddenly swirled around everyone.
In the hearts of the powerful.
And just when the atmosphere was at a stalemate, the originally closed door of the palace hall suddenly opened.
Everyone turned around and saw at the entrance of the main hall, several Tibetan masters with strong Qi and blood surges all over their bodies, with a wild and primitive aura, and strangely dressed, walked quickly into the hall carrying a sedan chair.
Judging from their aura, these Tibetan masters acting as sedan bearers turned out to be at the ninth level of cultivation!
You know, even after the world was promoted and the world changed drastically, these ninth-level masters were still among the best in the world.
In Tubo, no matter what their previous background, as long as they break through the ninth level of cultivation, they will immediately be awarded the position of the Great Protector of the Tubo State Religion, the Spar Bon Religion. Their domestic status is only between the great wizard of the Bon Religion and the Tubo Zanpu.
Down, extremely noble!
Moreover, the arrival of this person was not just as simple as several great protectors of the Bon religion carrying the sedan in person.
In the main hall, the Tibetan dignitaries who had been arguing with each other just now stopped talking and bowed their heads to the visitors in unparalleled humility.
Tubo Zanpu, who was on the throne, abandoned Nie Qi, and even stood up in person, stepped down from the throne, and came to the palace to greet him.
Seeing this posture, you can see how precious the visitor's status is in Tubo!
The sedan chair descended and the curtain was slowly opened.
Holding a big drum in one hand, wearing a feather crown on his head, dressed strangely and with human bone accessories on his body, the old man with a dry face and a gloomy aura walked out of the sedan chair tremblingly.
When the Tubo monarchs and ministers saw the visitor, they immediately touched their chests and bowed respectfully:
"I've met the great wizard!"
The old man in front of me is the great wizard in charge of the religion in Tubo, the leader of the Spartan Bon Religion, and the spokesperson of the Tibetan theocracy!
The old man hunched over, slowly scanned the people in the hall with his cloudy eyes, and then said hoarsely:
"Guidance from the Dragon God!"
The pupils of all the Tibetan dignitaries shrank, and they immediately knelt down on the ground, stroking their chests and saluting, and waiting for orders with low eyebrows. Even Nie Qi lowered his head in a gesture of respect.
"The evil god allowed his minions to disturb the peace of the plateau, and used the wealth of the Central Plains to corrupt our Tibetan warriors. Then he sent his followers to confuse the people of the plateau with false beliefs."
"The Dragon God has sent down guidance. The plateau warriors must follow the guidance and defeat the evil evil god's minions, the Yun Kingdom in the Central Plains!"
Hearing this, a group of Tubo people below
The powerful people were originally surprised that the Spartan Bon religion, which had rarely participated in domestic affairs, let alone the disputes between Tubo and the Central Plains, would suddenly come forward at this time!
In the final analysis, it is still a matter of grabbing jobs.
Buddhism's faith is obviously a good medicine for the Tubo people who are oppressed by the central and local tribes of Tibet and are suffering unspeakably!
Over the years, with the strong support of the Yun Kingdom, Buddhism has developed rapidly in Tubo. In just three or four years, it has spread from the peripheral areas of Tubo to the whole country.
Even among the Tibetan dignitaries who were in the temple at this time, many of them often visited famous Buddhist monks and asked for Buddhist teachings.
The arrival of Buddhism has seriously threatened the status of the Spartan Bon religion. It is precisely because of this that Qi Nie Qi was able to persuade the great wizard to come forward and support sending troops to attack the Yun Kingdom!
At this time, Tubo Zampu abandoned Nie Qi, and the great wizard of the Spartan Bon religion came forward. With the combination of Tubo royal power and theocratic power, Tubo had no power to resist.
No matter what the reason was, the dignitaries who had just opposed sending troops to the Yun Kingdom were speechless at this time. They could only follow the rest of the people and salute with their hands on their chests, and said in a deep voice:
"As you command..."
Qi Nie Qi slowly raised his head and looked at the dignitaries who were kneeling to accept their orders, finally a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
He immediately raised his head slightly and said loudly:
"Invite the five wings of the royal court to immediately mobilize fifteen Dongben, gather an army of 150,000, and divide the troops into three groups to capture Lintan and Yin'en in Xiangzhou County of Yun State, and Li County in Jiangyang County!"
"In addition, we will recruit all the tribesmen in the Eastern Territory and send out troops to attack the Yun Kingdom."
At this point, perhaps because he was worried that the tribes in the east would not obey his orders, Qi Nie Qi continued to add:
"All the looted gold, silver, and slaves will be returned to each tribe, and the royal court will not need them!"
Anyway, what exactly can be obtained depends on each tribe plundering it themselves.
With an empty promise and the generosity of the country, we can exchange for all the tribes in the eastern border of Tubo to obey orders and strengthen the central power of Tubo. I would be so happy to abandon Nie Qi!
Under such a combination of kindness and power, the entire Tubo finally reluctantly unified its thinking and directly sent troops to attack the Yun Kingdom...