Chong Heihu of Caozhou has been in a very bad mood recently. He often gets angry and kills several servants who have no intention of offending him. Because recently Su Hu and Fei Zhong have teamed up and secretly used many insidious methods, which not only made him famous
It's really annoying to be swept away and suffer heavy losses, and yet to be unable to fight back in an open and honest manner.
A few days ago, Su Hu's son Su Quanzhong got married, and the empress came to Chongcheng in person. All princes from all over the world came to congratulate her. Even Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu and Xibohou Jifa sent envoys to present generous gifts.
In Chong Heihu's view, Queen Su Daji's visit to Chongcheng may be a demonstration by Su Hu to the princes in the north. It is to remind everyone that he, Su Hu, is not only the Northern Marquis of Zuoding, but also the father of the current king and the father of the queen.
, with the emperor’s exclusive favor for the queen, who else could take the position of Beibeihou?
What made Chong Heihu even more angry was that at the wedding banquet, Su Hu was polite on the surface, but pretended to be drunk and negligent. He was placed at a table with a group of small princes, which was obviously a humiliation. If the queen hadn't been present at the time
, Chong Heihu had already become furious and walked away with a puff of his sleeves.
Fortunately, in addition to the annoying things, Chong Heihu also has one comfort thing, that is, Chong Yingluan performed very well in the Northern Xinjiang war, overwhelming Chongcheng and the Northern Xinjiang Second Army, and has made several meritorious deeds. If
It would not be that the leader of the Gui Fang was extremely talented and managed to clean up the remnants of the army in time, gain a firm footing, and then resume the confrontation with the Shang army, it would have allowed Chong Yingbiao to obtain greater military exploits.
Shortly after Su Quanzhong's wedding, the Empress returned to Chaoge, and Wen Zhong, who was fighting against Gui Fang in northern Xinjiang, issued an order to summon troops to the three Dingbei Marquises: Wen Zhong had recently defeated Gui Fang and asked the three Dingbei Marquises to summon troops.
The Northern Marquis sent troops to cooperate with the main force of Dashang to pursue and encircle them.
Chong Heihu has always been paying close attention to the war in Northern Xinjiang, especially after being squeezed out by Su Hu and Fei Zhong, he has regarded the war as the biggest shortcut to his own recovery. As for the news of Wen Zhong's victory, Chong Heihu has already
He learned about it through scouts and mobilized his troops early. Even if Wen Zhong didn't issue an order to summon troops, he would take the initiative to go to Northern Xinjiang to earn military exploits. Now is a great opportunity. The only thing that makes Chong Heihu regretful is that,
Wen Zhong issued orders to the three Dingbei Marquises at the same time. This gave Su Hu and Fei Zhong a chance. However, Chong Heihu was extremely confident in the combat effectiveness of Caozhou's army and believed that he could stand out among the three Marquises.
Great work.
Chong Heihu originally wanted to go into battle in person, but he was worried that the two old foxes Su Hu and Fei Zhong would plot another plot while he was no longer in Caozhou, so he immediately ordered his son Chong Yingluan to lead 30,000 troops into the battle. Chong Yingluan was skilled in soldiers and horses, and he also fought with
His father had a lot of experience in fighting, and it was no problem to fight in a simple encirclement and suppression campaign. Coincidentally, Su Hu also sent his newly married son Su Quanzhong to fight. As for Fei Zhong, who was originally in northern Xinjiang, he sent his capable generals Jin Dasheng and
Wu Long.
Just when Chong Heihu was happy that his son had brought great face to Caozhou in northern Xinjiang, a sudden news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, severely shattering his joy - Chong Yingluan was greedy for success and too aggressive.
, encountered an ambush by the leader of the ghost party, and almost the whole army was wiped out. Chong Yingluan's whereabouts were unknown, and his life and death were unknown.
This huge blow was so sudden that Chong Heihu had almost no psychological preparation: Chong Yingbiao was mature and experienced, and was by no means a rash person. Moreover, Chong Heihu had explained many times before going on the expedition, how could he suffer such a disastrous defeat?
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Just when Chong Heihu ordered a large number of scouts to investigate the whereabouts of his son, a mysterious figure asked to see him and sent a letter.
The content of the letter surprised Chong Heihu. It was actually an autographed letter from his son Chong Yingbiao. It turned out that Chong Yingbiao had become a prisoner of the ghost side. The letter detailed the story of this ambush. It turned out that Chong Yingbiao had become a prisoner of the ghost party.
Someone actually deliberately leaked military information to the ghost side, causing the king of the ghost side to personally set up an ambush and swallow up Caozhou's 30,000 soldiers and horses, and also captured the general Chong Yingbiao.
Chong Heihu's eyes fell on the mysterious person who sent the message. He saw that this person had an ordinary appearance, a thin body, but a calm expression. He must not be an ordinary messenger.
"Who is your envoy? What is the purpose of sending this letter to King Gu?"
The man smiled and said: "Zhang Liang, the subordinate officer of my king's account, has met You Dingbeihou. I came to Caozhou today just to convey my king's good intentions to you."
Chong Heihu changed his mind and snorted coldly: "Gui Fang is the old enemy of Great Shang. Back then, our late emperor Gaozong conquered him for three years and finally drove him away. Now you have the audacity to offend the power of Heaven and invade our northern land again.
It is really hateful and worthy of death! I am the Great Shang Youdingbei Marquis, and you and others are life and death enemies. How can I be deceived by the enemy? Come here! Drag this man down and break his body into thousands of pieces!"
At this time, the trusted guards outside the door rushed in immediately, dragging Zhang Liang away. Zhang Liang showed no fear, but laughed: "I came here to save you Caozhou, but I lament your ignorance! Even though I am dead now
, not only Chong Yingluan, but also you, You Dingbeihou, will not die soon!"
Upon hearing this, Chong Heihu asked someone to pull Zhang Liang back, and after ordering the left and right to step back, he asked: "Please explain clearly, if it is reasonable, the lonely king will respect him as a distinguished guest and sincerely seek advice; if it is unreasonable, he will be killed without mercy."
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Zhang Liang looked calm and authentic and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, my king is already aware of the situation in Caozhou. Su Hu and Fei Zhong have conspired and plotted to frame the king at every turn. This time the young master Chong Yingluan was trapped, someone also reported the news in advance. This person is definitely
He was not a scout of our army, but a man who claimed to be a personal guard of Caozhou, Chongming. He had a grudge because he was punished by the young master, so he came to seek refuge. After our army's victory, this person disappeared without a trace, which is very puzzling."
Chong Heihu frowned and said: "How can there be a person like Chongming among my personal guards in Caozhou? Someone must be deliberately pretending!"
Zhang Liang nodded and said: "Master Ling also said the same thing, but the information provided is not false. From this point of view, this person is probably..."
After Zhang Liang's guidance, Chong Heihu suddenly thought of something, and suddenly showed an angry expression: "Could it be that Su Hu and Fei Zhong were envoys to do this? These two people really deserve to die! They actually used this poisonous trick!"
Zhang Liang nodded and said: "My king thinks so too. My king sent his ministers here just to convey something. As long as your Majesty helps our people, repels Wen Zhong, and pacifies the cities in the north, my king will not only be able to distinguish the
The injured land will be returned to Young Master Chong Yingluan, and the northern land will be divided equally with the king."
Chong Heihu was taken aback and said angrily: "Shut up! I am a minister of the Great Shang Dynasty, how can I do such a treasonous thing! Go and tell your lord to return Chong Yingluan to Caozhou as soon as possible, otherwise I will destroy Caozhou."
Soldiers, work with Master Wen to destroy Guifang!"
Zhang Liang did not panic and said: "If the king leaves Caozhou easily, the two princes will definitely take advantage of it. Moreover, these two people are insidious and vicious. If they try to trick us again and leak the military plan to our army, even if the king has the ability to do it, he will inevitably fail again."
Do what Ying Biao did."
Chong Heihu knew that what Zhang Liang said was reasonable, his anger suddenly faded, and he couldn't help but fell silent. Those two enemies were ruthless. If he colluded with foreign enemies again and carried out hidden attacks behind his back, even if he could get used to fighting, he would still be unable to escape the plot.
The best outcome would be defeat and death. Not to mention Beibohou, even his life would not be saved.
Zhang Liang took the opportunity to give another powerful medicine: "To be honest with you, my king has reached an agreement with Xibohou Jifa..."
Chong Heihu also had a secret discussion with Jiang Ziya when Ji Fa was attacking Chongcheng. Now he couldn't help being shocked when he heard this. Zhang Liang lowered his voice and spoke in detail. Chong Heihu's expression changed again and again.
I don't know what's going on in my mind.
However, Chong Heihu didn't know that the envoy sent by Guifang this time was not Zhang Liang.
In the Xiqi tent in the south, Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya are meeting Cheng Qian, the secret envoy from the ghost side.
This Chengqian is the eldest son of King Guifang and the heir of Guifang Kingdom. His purpose of coming to see Ji Fa this time is very simple, which is to declare his vassalship to Xiqi on behalf of his father and voluntarily stay in Xiqi's army to help him.
The meaning of the hostage is self-evident, to show the ghost's sincerity.
King Guifang also made it clear in his official certificate of credence that Guifang admired China very much and was willing to be a minister of Xiqi from generation to generation. He only had one condition, which was to ask Jifa, the Marquis of Xibo, to recognize Guifang's legal status.
, and help Guifang get rid of the poverty and suffering of generations.
After settling down the secret envoy, Ji Fa asked Jiang Ziya: "My dear father, what do you think?"
Jiang Ziya smiled and said: "King Guifang specially sent his eldest son to have a secret meeting with the king. This is really a great opportunity for us in Xiqi. Jiang Huanchu of the East lost his holy family due to the death of Empress Jiang. Donglu and Dongqi had long had grievances. Now they are in great danger.
There is a tense situation. Eshun is currently being completely suppressed by our army, and people have been sent to reveal their intention to surrender. If the ghost can defeat Taishi Wen and unify the north, the king can immediately join forces with Jiang Huanchu and the four parties to join forces to attack Chaoge. Success
It must be just around the corner!”
Ji Fa was pleased to hear this, but he asked cautiously: "This King Guifang is really amazing. He can rival Grand Master Wen. If he has other intentions after occupying the north, wouldn't he be in trouble?"
Jiang Ziya said: "Gui Fangsu worships the gods of the sun and the moon. He has lived in the barren land in the north for many years and lived a miserable life, so he committed crimes against the land. Now King Gui Fang has sworn his submission to the gods of the sun and moon in his ceremonial certificate, and he has also sent this successor
He came to our army as a hostage, which shows his sincerity."
When Ji Fa heard this, he knew the meaning of the oath of the sun and moon gods in the national certificate, and said happily: "My father is really knowledgeable and well-informed. How should the lonely king act now?"
"Your Majesty, please don't be impatient. You must know that the Guifang clan has always been strong. In the past, it took three years for Emperor Gaozong of the Great Shang Dynasty to conquer Guifang. If he can really surrender, it will be a big help for your Majesty in the future. Could it be that your Majesty has forgotten that the Emperor of Heaven will descend to the east?
The matter of Qi? What if there is a change in the ghost side, and the king happens to annex the northern land in the name of conquering the foreign tribes? With the current combat power of our army and the help of the immortals, it will not be difficult."
Jiang Ziya saw Ji Fa's look of being taught, and said with satisfaction: "The most urgent task now is to secretly accept the surrender of E Shun and gradually incorporate the south. As for this ghost... The king can leave Cheng Qian and send people to the north to recover.
.If Guifang can defeat Wen Zhong, completely defeat the Shang army, show his strength, and unify the north, the king will agree to the request of Guifang King."
Ji Fa understood Jiang Ziya's intention: to use the power of Gui Fang to weaken the Great Shang army and integrate the Northern Territory, and then Xiqi would just sit back and enjoy the gains. Ji Fa repeatedly praised Jiang Ziya's wisdom, and immediately replied to the letter, and secretly sent people to the Northern Territory under the Starry Night.
Since the emperor announced the meditation, everything in the world has been in turmoil. I don’t know how much of it is under control? How much of it is unexpected?
More than two months have passed in the blink of an eye. In these two months, many major events have happened that shocked the world. It can be said that none of the changes that have happened in the past twenty years have been so big!
The first one was hearing that Taishi was defeated in Northern Xinjiang!
Wen Zhongnai was a veteran of the three dynasties, a great merchant god of war, and was proficient in the art of war. He also possessed strange skills, and he had spent his whole life in conquests, and had never suffered a setback in his sharpness. Unexpectedly, he was defeated at the hands of a foreign ghost!
Wen Zhong was severely damaged by this defeat. Not only was he chased by the ghosts, but he was also ambushed by two large armies along the way. Even though Wen Taishi was profound in Taoism and remained calm in times of danger, it was difficult to reverse the decline, and in the end he was able to use up all his remaining soldiers.
, fought a bloody path and returned to Chaoge in defeat.
After Gui Fang occupied the northern territory, they immediately marched southward. What is surprising is that among the three Dingbei Marquises, Dingbei Marquis Su Hu and Chong Heihu surrendered without a fight, and all returned to Gui Fang. But it was the one who had been criticized by others.
Fei Zhong, however, did not covet life and surrender to the enemy. Instead, he tried his best to protect Grand Master Wen. Fang Xi was defeated together and returned to Chao Ge.
Afterwards, everyone understood why Grand Master Wen was defeated - it was all because of Su Hu and Chong Heihu who colluded with Gui Fang and cooperated with each other inside and outside! Even the ambush on the road was caused by these two rebels! For a time, there were endless voices of accusation.
Only then did Chong Heihu realize that Su Hu and Gui Fang had colluded for a long time! He was so surprised that he could only lament that Su Hu had good intentions. Now that he was riding a tiger, he could not turn back, so he had to bite the bullet and continue moving forward. Su Hu
I am also glad that I listened to the plan of the wind cockroach and made a decisive decision to subdue the ghost side. Otherwise, with Chong Heihu as an internal agent, it would be hard to say whether he would be able to save his life, let alone the territory.
With the help of Su Hu and Chong Heihu, King Guifang quickly swept through the north, and was invincible wherever he went. The princes in the north had no choice but to surrender. Fortunately, Guifang was not like Quanrong.
Brutally, after pacifying the Northern Territory, they did not burn, kill, and loot, but surprisingly promulgated a series of measures to calm the people. In compliance with the promise of "equally dividing the Northern Territory", two territories were carved out with Chongcheng and Caozhou as the center.
It belongs to Su Hu and is governed by Black Tiger.
Compared with the bad news in the north, the second major event was the "good news". That was the good news from Xibo Houji who was conquering the rebel Eshun in the south. Xiqi's army defeated the rebels in Nanjun and finally captured the enemy chief Eshun. Eshun
Shun was impressed by Xibo Hou's kindness and was willing to surrender.
After Ji Fa's victory, he left his soldiers and horses to garrison Nanjun and integrate the southern land. He led the main force to rush back to Xiqi, and under the public's expectation, led the army to the northern expedition. The first target was Caozhou.
Chong Heihu and Ji Fa had already secretly discussed that when Xiqi's army came, they would only have to pretend to fight, and then, like E Shun, "miss" and be captured, they could take advantage of the situation and surrender.
However, what Chong Heihu never expected was that when he was captured by Ji Fa and Xiqi's army entered Caozhou, what greeted him was that his whole family would be slaughtered. Ji Fa killed Chong Heihu, his father, his son, and his clan members.
After his death, he quickly appeased people and explained that only the first culprit was killed, and the rest were forced by Chong Heihu and his son and would never be held accountable. This move was immediately praised by everyone in Caozhou.
It's a pity that Chong Heihu, if he betrayed his brother in the first place, it was for the sake of justice to preserve the family bloodline; but now surrendering to the ghost side is an out-and-out betrayal of the country and seeking glory, and finally ended up in ruins and the tragic end of the entire family being wiped out.
He deserves it.
The news that Ji Fa pacified Caozhou and destroyed the Chongmen clan reached Chongcheng, and Su Hu couldn't help but be shocked. Su Hu also knew a little about the collusion between Chong Heihu and Ji Fa, but he didn't expect that Ji Fa actually crossed the river and demolished the bridge to "
Allies" Chong Heihu shed his whole family's blood to pave the way. Although he also had an agreement with Xiqi, he was deeply afraid of repeating the same mistakes as Chong Heihu, so he hurriedly summoned Feng Ju to discuss countermeasures. After all, Feng Ju was resourceful and soon came up with a solution.
.Su Hu followed his advice and immediately publicly lowered his status to Ji Fa.
The content of the surrender was that the reason why Su Hu surrendered to the ghost side was not to save his own life, but for the sake of the people of the North. It cited the fact that the ghost side never disturbed the people after pacifying the north as a basis to explain his
It was an act of great justice. Ji Fa admired Su Hu's move very much, and the ghost side did have the government of Anping people, so he immediately accepted Su Hu's surrender.
No matter how safe Su Hu was in this repeated turmoil, he couldn't help but trust and admire Feng Li even more in his heart.
When King Guifang saw that Ji Fa had pacified Caozhou and Chongcheng without a single blow, and came to the northern frontier to crusade, he immediately raised his troops to meet the enemy. Ji Fa ignored the dissuasion of other generals and went to Guifang's camp alone to persuade him to surrender. As a result, King Guifang "was frightened."
"Ji Fa showed his courage and might, and finally surrendered without a fight, expressing his willingness to be a vassal to Xiqi from generation to generation.
From then on, Ji Fa pacified the north and south, and conquered the foreign tribes of Gui Fang, and his reputation was great. His three major deeds of luring Caozhou to surrender and killing the black tiger, surrendering to Chongcheng and accepting Su Hu, and quelling Gui Fang alone in northern Xinjiang were famous all over the world.
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However, there are also many discerning people who saw clues from Ji Fa's "glorious deeds" and suddenly realized that the real supporter behind Guifangnan's invasion of Dashang was actually Xiqi Jifa!
After Ji Fa pacified the north and south, Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu finally made his decision. Donglu used the excuse that Dongqi invaded the territory without any reason and raised troops to counterattack. Dongqi was unwilling to wait for death and sent generals Zhang Guifang and Feng Lin to meet the enemy.
At first, the Eastern Qi Army relied on Zhang Guifang's magic to gain the upper hand, but the Eastern Lu Army later also received help from strangers. As a result, Feng Lin was killed and Zhang Guifang was defeated. They retreated in defeat and were unable to defend themselves. Currently, the two armies are attacking and defending.
In stalemate.
Soon, a letter came out, announcing that Ji Fa's ambition was officially revealed.