Handing over military power means completely handing over power. Although Yang Hao promised him an official position as a transport envoy, this official's rank is not low, and it is a fat job.
It’s the same, Dragon King didn’t expect
He humbled himself, claimed to be the son-in-law, handed over the power of finance and civil affairs, and hooked up with eight beauties carefully selected by the Long family. Yang Hao actually put forward such harsh conditions. So after hearing Long Hanjiang's return,
I couldn't help but get furious.
It was only now that he remembered that Shazhou returned to the rebel army. Although the two families often went to war, they were now closely related and shared the same hatred. Can they get Shazhou to send troops to help? The Dragon King had decided on his plan and ordered his second brother Long Hanjiang who had just returned to the city.
Find a way to break out of the encirclement and get in touch with Shazhou.
Speaking of the relationship between Shazhou and Suzhou, it is even more complicated. The Suzhou Dragon King was originally a vassal of the Shazhou Guiyi Army. When the Shazhou Jinshan Kingdom proclaimed itself emperor, the Suzhou Dragon King professed his vassalage to the Jinshan Kingdom, but the Guiyi Army was
Ganzhou Huihe
After being defeated and becoming a vassal of the Uighurs, the Dragon King of Suzhou broke away from the control of the Guiyi Army and established his own business. Because of such a connection, the exchanges between Suzhou and Shazhou are not as close as those between Ganzhou and Shazhou.
The Shazhou Cao family learned from the experience that the descendants of Zhang Yichao of the Guiyi Army devalued other ethnic groups and only used force to exclude and suppress them. As a result, they suffered backlash and their own power continued to shrink. They often used gentle methods to establish relations with the Tubo and Uighur ethnic groups.
, marriage is a common method used by the Cao family. Therefore, the Cao family in the east married Huihe, and in the west, the Cao family
They married each other in Khotan and thought they were in-laws. However, because the Dragon King of Suzhou was originally a subordinate of the Guiyi Army, he refused to take the initiative to have a relationship with him. The Dragon King of Suzhou also instinctively wanted to keep a distance from his old master, so the two
They didn't usually have much contact with each other. But at this time, the Dragon King had to rely on the help of the rebel army, so he wanted to make peace with him.
There are many handsome men and beauties in the Suzhou Dragon King's family. This is not because the Dragon King himself has excellent genes, but because the blood source of Suzhou people is too mixed. Generally speaking, mixed-race children are more likely to inherit the advantages of both parents. The Suzhou Long family's origin
They are the Yanqi people, but after the Yanqi people were subjugated, they moved eastward
Migration, continuous integration with various ethnic groups, Turks, Dangxiang people, Uighurs, Khitans, Han people and even Persians, cannibalism, more than a hundred years later, there have been more handsome men and beauties in Suzhou. According to modern standards, a person in Suzhou sells dog-skin plasters
Most of the hawkers probably have the basic requirements to be a model.
Since Yang Haoning wanted the country and not the beauties, the Dragon King wanted to use these beauties who had planned to marry Yang Hao to marry the Cao family in Shazhou in exchange for the Cao family's help. That night, when it was dark and windy, Suzhou City quietly
Opened the west gate and ordered Long Zhan to lead five thousand light cavalry.
, escorted Long Hanjiang out of the siege, and although the women used by the Long family for marriage looked delicate and timid, and looked weak, they were actually all skilled in bow and horse, so they all rode war horses.
He changed his riding clothes and followed Long Hanjiang to break out of the siege.
After a bloody battle, Long Zhan finally sent the second uncle's envoy safely out of the siege. Taking advantage of the darkness, a group of light cavalry submerged into the vast grassland. However, although they broke out of the siege of the army camp, they could not avoid Ai Yihai's eyes and ears.
.Ai Yihai’s cavalry has long been
All routes from Suzhou to Guasha were blocked. Ai Yihai was originally a horse bandit in the desert. Attacking cities and plundering villages, blocking roads and cutting trails was his best skill. He was given 15,000 elite cavalry.
It would be easy for him to find a way.
So, on the evening of the next day, Long Hanjiang and the Eight Beauties were sent back to Yang Hao's central army by Ai Yihai.
When Yang Hao heard the news and went out of the tent, he saw Long Hanjiang frowning and dejected. The eight beauties, who had changed into riding clothes and were even more charming and heroic, looked at him with extremely complex eyes, but there was no sign of fear.
I don’t know if these beauties are born in the Dragon King family and are used to seeing life and death scenes, or if they have the consciousness that the worst ending for a beauty is to be used as a trophy, and she will never be beheaded by someone who wastes natural resources.
Yang Hao teased Long Hanjiang and said with a smile: "Lord Long has gone and come back, but the Dragon King has already made a decision?"
Long Hanjiang let out a long sigh, raised his chest, closed his eyes, and said with emotion: "Seniors can be killed, but not humiliated. Yang Shuai can just do it."
Yang Hao said with a smile: "Yang said that we will wait for the Dragon King to make a decision until the sun rises in the east tomorrow morning. How can we go back on our word? Come on, please send Master Long and a few beauties back to Suzhou. Master Long, this time
Be careful and don't take the wrong path again. Suzhou City is surrounded by wind and rain from all directions. If you accidentally enter my military camp again, it will be very embarrassing."
Dragon King Long Hanhai was anxiously waiting for the news. Hearing the noise outside the city, he hurriedly ran to the top of the city. He looked dumbfounded as Yang Hao sent his marriage team back again. It was not until Mu Yu and his men returned leisurely that he hurriedly lowered the suspension bridge.
, brought back his second brother and several women.
It was night, let alone the plans in the city. At dawn, dawn broke in the east, and a red sun broke through the sky. When Yang Hao saw that there was still no movement at the top of Suzhou City, he immediately issued an siege order!
All of a sudden, with the thunder of war drums and the sound of horns, the Dragon King, dressed neatly, climbed to the top of the city. When he looked outside, he couldn't help but be shocked.
The sound of war drums permeated the entire battlefield, making people feel heavy and breathless. Groups of soldiers rushed towards the city like a tide. In the past few days, Yang Hao's army only used ladders and flying grabs to attack the city. Now...
All kinds of huge siege tanks, nest vehicles, watchtowers, ramming vehicles, and burrowing vehicles drove over one after another. I really don’t understand where they got so many giant trees in the vast yellow sand outside the city.
, so many huge siege equipment were produced just by those low trees in the desert oasis? For a moment, the Dragon King almost thought that Ganzhou had fallen. Yang Hao transferred all the tanks used to attack Ganzhou to Su.
state.
Black clouds are pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it, and the wild roars of the mountains are shaking like a tsunami. Looking from a distance, the boundless mountains and plains are filled with flying dragons, flying tigers, and flying leopard battle flags of the Xiazhou Army. Because of the hot weather,
Many Xiazhou soldiers took off their fat robes and heavy iron armor, were bare-chested, carried bows, wielded swords and spears, and jumped like a group of savages, shouting and roaring towards them.
Although Suzhou City is not high, it is at least three feet tall. They can rely on the geographical advantage to fight against the Xiazhou Army from a high position. But now, so many huge siege equipment have completely made up for the geographical gap between the two sides.
In front of the siege chariots, the Suzhou defenders turned to attack from their backs, while at their feet, the Xiazhou soldiers used flying grabs, and the ladders were constantly surrounded by ants, making it difficult for them to take care of both the top and bottom.
Seeing this momentum, the Dragon King couldn't help but gasp. When he saw Long Hanjiang and others being sent back safely, he already knew that Yang Hao's determination was unshakable, but a trace of luck in his heart made him still unwilling to make the decision to surrender.
But now that he saw such sophisticated equipment and so many troops marching forward with his own eyes, he truly felt how firm Yang Hao's confidence in Suzhou was.
Trebuchets, bed crossbows, and cyclone cannons took the lead in launching a heavy rain-like attack on the city. Even though he was standing under the solid roof, the Dragon King still subconsciously took two steps back...
Some people will not give up until they reach the Yellow River. Even if you say a thousand words and do not use force to prove it to yourself, they will never give up their delusions. Suzhou Dragon King is such a person. Now he finally knows that Yang Hao is indeed related to
Shazhou returned to the rebel army, Ganzhou returned to Hehe, and Party Xiang Li Guangrui's behavior was completely different.
Those heroes just want to occupy the most convenient passages, the richest cities, and the most fertile grasslands, and then use powerful force to force all tribes to surrender to him, and make the jackals, tigers and leopards surrender under his fangs and claws.
A glorious lion king, the "Aslan Khan" of the desert grassland, is satisfied.
And Yang Hao... Yang Hao is a Han, and he admires the Han governance methods. What he wants is the whole world, whether it is the king's land, the shore of the land, or the king's ministers. What he wants is to turn the entire grassland into his
The territory and the people on the entire grassland were directly brought under his rule; what he wanted was that there would be no two days in the sky and no two masters in man.
War drums roared and horns roared. He no longer needed to decide anything. Yang Hao had already made a decision. The Dragon King looked back in panic. The spire of the pagoda in the Dragon King's palace was still shining golden under the sunlight, but in the Dragon King's heart
But he already understood: this place... will soon no longer belong to him.
At a quarter past four o'clock on August 18, the east gate of Suzhou City was the first to be breached. After a stick of incense, the west gate was breached. Immediately, the Suzhou Long Family Army took the initiative to abandon the North City and South City, and the entire city's army withdrew from the inner city. At two quarters past midnight, the Suzhou City Gate was breached.
All the smoke rising from the four cities of the state belongs to the Xiazhou Army.
At three o'clock in the morning, Yang Hao's three armies launched an attack on the inner city. At the end of the battle for the inner city, flags were lowered in the city. The celebrities of the Jin gentry in Suzhou were entrusted by the Dragon King to go out of the inner city to beg for surrender.
This time, Yang Hao no longer came forward in person, but Zhang Pu came forward to receive him. After both parties confirmed the surrender, Long Hanjiang entered Yang Hao's military camp for the third time and began to formally negotiate the surrender. At this time, Yang Hao still did not come forward.
It was Zhang Pu who came forward to receive the meeting and was fully responsible for the details of the surrender. The meaning of this is self-evident: if the Long family surrenders on its own initiative,
That is Yang Hao's guest. Now that the army is approaching the city and has to surrender, it is impossible to receive such preferential treatment. If Yang Hao refuses to come forward, then the post of transshipment envoy he originally promised to Long Hanhai will be in vain. The Long family has already
Destined to leave the circle of powerful people in Hexi, his best ending is to become a wealthy man in Xiazhou City.
But there is no way out. You have to pay as much as you want to get. When Suzhou City is still in the hands of the Long family, if you hand over it and the army intact to Yang Hao, the reward will naturally be high. Since you still hold on to it,
If you have any illusions and hope that you can withstand the Xiazhou Army's attack and protect your territory, then you will have to bear all the consequences of failure.
Although the Long family had to surrender, how could they be willing to be in ruins? So when they proposed surrender to Zhang Pu, Long Hanjiang once again tactfully proposed that several women from the Long family would be sent as concubines to Taiwei Yang. Although Zhang Pu was responsible for
He had full power to negotiate, but he did not dare to make the decision for Yang Hao in this matter, so he found an excuse and left to see Yang Hao.
After hearing this, Yang Hao replied and smiled at Zhang Pu: "The Long family will not give up until they reach the Yellow River, and they will still not give up when they reach the Yellow River. Now that he is at the end of his rope and forced to surrender, does he still want to bargain with me? His only choice is to settle the matter as soon as possible.
If the army surrenders and the inner city of Suzhou is handed over, I will arrange for his family to move to Xiazhou and give him a mansion. The safety of the Long family and his personal property will be properly protected. There are no other conditions for him to do so.
Lots of doubts.”
Zhang Pu smiled and said: "With the Long family's good intentions, why would the commander refuse people thousands of miles away? In fact, it is an ordinary thing to offer a daughter to a bride. It is said that the few women presented by the Long family are indeed charming and beautiful, even if
The appearance is more mediocre, and the commander should not refuse. Of course, marriage cannot determine the decision of a powerful force, but at this delicate moment, this move has great significance."
"The Long family's offer of beauty is a loss of sincerity for the Long family. The commander-in-chief accepts it, which reassures them and can win them over. If the commander-in-chief refuses, the Long family will inevitably have trouble sleeping and eating.
Shuai is uneasy about whether there will be any follow-up sanctions against the Long family, so he will be suspicious and suspicious, and he might take risks..."
Yang Hao interrupted him and said categorically: "Now we are not negotiating with the Dragon King, but accepting surrender. The Long family must understand one truth: they no longer have the capital to bargain with me!"
Zhang Pu had no choice but to nod in agreement: "Yes, the general knows what to do."
Yang Hao watched him walk out of the tent, smiled and shook his head. Of course he would protect the Long family. Since he surrendered, he must not kill them, and he had to ensure their safety. But if he surrendered at this time, the sanctions against them would be
We must not be soft-hearted. How to deal with the Long family, the Cao family in Shazhou, and Yeluohe in Ganzhou will soon know that the Long family is their role model.
Giving both kindness and power, firmness and softness, these are the means.
As for the beauties of the Long family, Yang Hao did not deny their beauty. Although he had not yet fully seen their faces, judging from their figures and styles, they already had their own characteristics. Compared with his own
Several wives and concubines have a unique charm of beauties from an exotic grassland. If the Long family took the initiative to offer the city and at the same time offer their daughters for marriage, in order to appease the Long family and dispel their doubts, he would not refuse.
After living in this era for a long time, he has become accustomed to the phenomenon of using women as tools in the struggle between powerful men in this world. Interracial marriages between rich and powerful people were not only common in ancient times, but even rare in modern times? He would not do such a thing
It's something, but it doesn't matter if he accepts it. Even if he won't establish any deep feelings in the future, he doesn't have much resistance to filling the inner room of his private house with these eye-catching beauties out of sexual need.
However, it is not necessary now. Since there is no need, then what is the use of them? Yang Hao has seen a lot of beauties, and his resistance to beauty and his vision are also constantly improving. He appreciates the beauty of those women, but he
They will definitely have the intention to hide their beauty in the golden house. What's more, this move is a warning to the Long family, Shazhou and Ganzhou.
However, for the Long family, they did not think so. Although the role of marriage was limited, it was the only way for the Long family to not be abandoned by power. After receiving Zhang Pu's reply, the Dragon King felt sorry for himself while throwing those few people away.
Daughters, nieces, and nephews were called in front of them, and they were making final efforts and arrangements with tears in their eyes, hoping that they could restore the Long family's decline to the greatest extent.
Yang Hao, who had shot over the mountains and captured Suzhou first, had already begun to conquer the Shazhou rebels without stopping.
Shazhou is the home base of the Guiyi Army; the Guiyi Army was once the pride of all Han people in the Western Regions. The method of attacking Shazhou is naturally different from Suzhou...
