In order to make up for the lack of troops, Shilang transferred 10,000 soldiers from Duke Xiang to garrison eastward along the road opened by Mihan. He led his army to the west and continued to drive away the Shun army, leaving a divided area in the east.
Let’s leave it alone. Although the attack range was reduced by almost half, Shilang still encountered trouble. There was a city called Yingcheng. The defenders resisted extremely tenaciously and failed to capture it after several attacks. Shilang did not dare to delay and stayed.
Three thousand people guarded the city, and he continued to lead his army to drive away the Shun army, because if the stalemate here lasted too long, other city guards would probably follow what Yingcheng did, and that would be troublesome.
What Shilang didn't expect was that not long after he led his troops to leave, the Yingcheng defenders actually took advantage of the night to rob the camp of 3,000 people. If those 3,000 people were not elite soldiers who had fought in hundreds of battles, they would have been defeated. Even so, they would have been defeated.
More than 300 people were also lost, which made Shirou very angry, but he couldn't care about that, so he had to endure it.
Fortunately, Mihan's side was progressing smoothly, which made Shi Lang relieved. When he was about to advance to the Gunlong River, he had collected more than ten thousand surrendered soldiers. According to the strategy decided in advance with He Ran, these surrendered soldiers and their families
They were all moved to the State of Yi in batches. These people all lived in the interior, separated from the State of Yi by high mountains. Not many people knew about the situation there. Although Shi Lang ordered people to repeatedly preach the New Deal, they still had to leave their hometown.
But he was filled with sorrow. However, the closer he got to Gunlong River, the better informed the people were. Instead, most of the important cities along the river that Shilang thought were the most difficult to defeat were won without fighting. Most of the surrendering soldiers happily brought their families to Yijun.
Make arrangements to travel to Yi State.
This situation was beyond Shilang's expectation. The defenders of five cities were trying to resist desperately, but in the end they were either killed by their subordinates or kidnapped and sacrificed in front of Yi's army. When they met Mi Han, they asked
Zhimihan also encountered the same situation when he attacked the city. He only stormed the city for most of the day and the defender was killed that night. His subordinates surrendered from the city and offered to deceive several nearby cities. Due to the limited force,
He didn't do that.
This situation of people rushing to surrender occurred, on the one hand, because the people along the river were better informed and knew the benefits of Yi Guo's new policy; on the other hand, because everyone saw that the general situation of Shun State was over, these generals who defended the city already knew
This time it was Zhao and Yi who joined forces to defeat Shun. Many people thought that Shun would definitely be destroyed this time and made the decision to surrender in desperation. Of course, there were still some city defenders who resisted desperately, but this
Under this situation, Shi Lang already had enough troops to deal with them. At this time, news came from Su Ming that the Shun army had withdrawn from Baihe Bay.
Reassured, Tokiro used his troops more calmly. He cleared this area and went to pacify the divided eastern land. Tokiro changed his strategy. Instead of driving the Shun army towards Gunlong River, he decided to start with
They attacked the first line of Gunlong River to cut off their retreat, and then sent troops from the west and south to wipe out all the loyal troops within a radius of thousands of miles.
He Ran went to Pingcheng first, and met Xu Tong, the general who came here to take charge, and told him in detail what had happened.
After hearing Shi Jing's story, Xu Tong reviewed several cases and said: "I have known for a long time that he is not a good bird. He missed such a big thing and committed suicide. It would be really advantageous for him."
He Ran said angrily: "Why didn't you tell me if you knew earlier?"
"What's the use of telling you earlier? Do you have a suitable person to replace him? He is the strongest among them in terms of using troops to fight. We now have more soldiers and fewer generals. What's the use of telling you earlier?
?Besides, I never thought he would be so courageous."
He Ran knew that what he said was the truth, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, luckily it didn't cause much harm. The person is dead and nothing else can be said. Leave him a good reputation. You are just talking about it."
Dian De, please don’t spread this matter."
Xu Tong laughed and said, "It's really funny. You, the one who talks the least about virtue, want me to talk about virtue. That's fine. I'll die in one go and I won't say anything."
"Is there any movement over there in Zhao State?" He Ran asked, picking up the tea cup.
"We are starting to withdraw our troops. We sent envoys to tell them that Zhao Kun has captured four or five cities with fierce attacks in recent days. They want to send troops for reinforcements."
He Ran took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I guess Zhao Min is going crazy now."
Xu Tong laughed and said: "Are you not crazy? I don't think he could have imagined that you would do him such a trick and create a vassal state in the blink of an eye. You can't fool him this time."
It's so light, but he still can't say anything. If I were Zhao Min, I would take back the cauldron given to you."
He Ran also laughed loudly and said: "If you are greedy, I will order someone to bring the cauldron to your house."
The two chatted and laughed for a while, and Xu Tongzhencheng said: "You should go back to the valley and rest for a while. I am here. Alas, put aside your worries. You have been running around here and there these days, and it is really enough."
Thank you for your hard work, I say this sincerely."
"It's really rare that you use me like a mule and horse all day long. I never thought that when someone like you has a conscience, I thought you would blame me for bringing you here."
Xu Tong pushed him hard and said: "I just said a few nice words to you, and I'm going to slap you on the nose. Go back quickly, don't let my brothers and sisters worry about it. If one or two of them are really anxious, we can't afford to pay for it."
, there is nowhere for you to find such a good place."
"You still have nowhere to look! There's no point in being jealous!" He Ran said proudly.
A few days later, He Ran arrived at Bell Ringing City. He first went to the palace to report the border situation to Su Pingjiang and the situation on Shilang's side.
After Su Pingjiang heard about Shi Jing, he was so angry that he took pictures of several cases and wanted to kill his relatives. He felt that it was too difficult for He Ran. It was easy for Shi Lang to share his worries, but during this period, he not only had no leisure, but also because of this
Shi Jinger kept running around for days. Shi Jing was really hateful.
He Ran tried to persuade him, but Su Pingjiang said apologetically: "Oh, I feel sorry for you. You have just returned from a mission to Zhao State.
I kept running around at the border. This time I not only kept the territory worry-free but also created a vassal state. I really can’t give you anything. If you don’t want to be the King of Yi, why not give you a title like the Feng King?
How about King Xiaoyao?"
He Ran laughed and said: "Don't you think it's funny that three kings were created in a small place? If you can't give away your position as king, you might as well demote yourself. By the way, give up my cauldron.
Have you cast the human body? Madam Nuanyu and the others really value this. If it's cast, give it to me while I'm here, and take it back to earn some face for me."
Su Pingjiang shook his head helplessly and said: "Yes, yes, I will go back and send you to the valley in person. This will be more respectable, right? It's rare that you ask me for something. We won't talk about this etiquette. You want this thing
Isn't it just to save some face in front of them? Then do whatever you need to do to save face."
He Ran frowned and said: "It's better to follow the rules. What matters when giving this thing is etiquette. Losing the etiquette will seem undignified."
Su Pingjiang couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, okay, I'll do it, I'll tell you the truth, this is my first time giving a cauldron to someone, but you make me feel that this matter is very boring until now.
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"I don't think it's interesting either." He Ran smiled, "But if I need it in the future, I may have to ask you to give me a few more..."
"Let's go, let's go! Come on, don't let me order people to kick you out." Su Pingjiang wanted to go up and kick him, and waved his hands before he finished speaking.
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