Fu Song

Chapter 404 You Want Name, I Want Profit

Tang Nu never felt that he was a good person.

But he felt that he should still be regarded as a person who valued justice and kept promises.

Cui Ang saved his life back then, so he devoted himself to Cui Ang, no matter what shameful or wicked deeds Cui Ang asked him to do, he would do it without hesitation.

Because this is what he promised others at the beginning.

A promise of gold.

So now he looked at the two scholars in front of him incredulously, and in front of him, started a bargain that he never thought of.

An Ran's troops are their allies!

In the past half a month, everyone has fought side by side, shed blood together, and faced the common enemy together. How could they turn around and stab someone in the back in the blink of an eye?
He sat there in a daze, looking at Zhao Yuan and Sun Jing like grass growing in his heart.

What the hell is this?
But in this matter, it seems that I don't have much say in it!

I am attached to Cui Xianggong, and Cui Xianggong is now attached to the King of Chu.Zhao Yuan, Zhao Ziyu, is also the most confidant counselor of the King of Chu, and it is vaguely heard that the King of Chu is obedient to this person.

His own value, it seems, only has a certain degree of military talent, commanding battles, and being able to charge into battle is considered a good hand.

But no matter how powerful he is, how many people can he kill at one time?

And these two, if the real agreement is made, I'm afraid that the [-] soldiers of Luo's ghost country will be finished in the future!
Tang Nu's heart felt cold.

At this moment, Zhao Yuan's mind was spinning in circles rapidly, making little calculations.

If Pugui was really captured and killed as Sun Jing said, then the outcome of this battle would basically be a foregone conclusion.Looking at it in the short term, even if you are desperate and don't care about the lives of the soldiers, it is impossible to break through the enemy in front of you in a short period of time, take down Juzhou and then Bingdao Bangzhou, and win the entire Southwest of Guizhou.

In fact, it only takes another ten or so days for this war to cause serious problems for the army here in Juzhou.

Because there is no food.

All the food and grass were brought up from the rear, and now that even Pugui was finished, Zhao Yuan didn't think there would be an endless supply of food and grass to come up, and when the time came, he would still have to withdraw his troops back.

After hard planning, the bamboo basket is empty, nothing can be obtained, and a big loss will be incurred.

Because the soldiers on Zizhou Road were not used in vain.

So many favors are owed, real gold and silver are spilled, and in the end they can't get anything back, so the loss is too great.

This loss cannot be recovered from Xiao Cheng, so it can only be recovered from Luo Shi Guiguo.

"What does Erlang Xiao want?" Zhao Yuan asked.

Sun Jing said: "The two families joined hands to take down Luo's ghost country. Then the name will go to the king of Chu, and the profit will go to Erlang! This is the first one."

"Xiao Erlang's appetite is so big! All the profits of Luo's ghost country belong to Xiao Erlang, how can His Highness King Chu satisfy them on Zizhou Road?" Zhao Yuan shook his head.

"That's true, then we are also willing to give some of the Liqie from Luoshi Ghost Country to Zizhou Road. After all, they also have five thousand soldiers here. But we also have other requirements."

"Say!"

"The Xiao family did not participate in King Jing's judgment of the chaos. The imperial court is well aware of this matter."

"Xiao Dalang killed the generals of the imperial court in succession, tens of thousands of troops died on the Shaanxi Road, you still say that the Xiao family did not betray the Song Dynasty?"

"That's Xiao Ding, not Xiao Cheng!" Sun Jing said sternly, "On the contrary, after the imperial court forced Xiao Ding to rebel, Erlang of the Xiao family retired. With Xiao Ding's words, what about the current situation in Song Dynasty?"

"so what?"

"That's why Xiao Zhipan wants to use this matter to come back." Sun Jing said with a smile: "The imperial court wants to give an explanation. For the imperial court, the huge land in Southwest Guizhou was reformed and returned, and now Luo's return to the country is also included in the Great Song Dynasty. In the territory, if the imperial court doesn't give corresponding rewards, wouldn't it make the loyal ministers and generals of the world feel cold?"

"How big is Xiao Erlang's appetite?"

"Guizhou Road Pacifier!" Sun Jing looked at Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan laughed uncontrollably: "It's really a big appetite. The new road is still a pacifier, Mr. Sun, have you ever seen a pacifier in his twenties?"

"Quan Zhi appeasement is fine too!" Sun Jing didn't laugh: "Gan Luo Twelve is the chancellor, Xiao Zhuan is in his twenties, why not be a road appeasement? Moreover, with his talent, What's wrong with being a conciliator along the way?"

"With his talent, he really deserves it!" Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "But do you think the officials can agree?"

"As long as the king of Chu recommends it, and the two governments agree, can the government hold it against it?" Sun Jing smiled and said, "And, Mr. Zhao, don't you think that this is a good thing that benefits the country and the people?"

"I don't think so!" Zhao Yuan said sternly, "Zhao has always felt that Xiao Erlang is planning something, but Zhao has not seen his game of chess clearly."

Sun Jing curled his lips, "Mr. Zhao, let's discuss the matter as it is. If we fight over this, what do you think will help? Do you agree or not? Agree, then we will all benefit, and we will share this sweet fruit together. If you If you don’t agree, we won’t have any losses anyway, but you guys have to think about how to deal with the aftermath?”

Zhao Yuan let out a foul breath, this is the problem.

The aftermath is a big problem!
Xiao Cheng really made a lot of calculations with one hand!

Although he has killed Pugui now, he only won this battle, but he has since forged a blood feud with the Luo Shi Ghost Country. If An Ran can bring back the tens of thousands of soldiers on the border In the future, Qianzhou and Luo's ghost country will fight, and it will never stop until one party perishes.

With the current strength in Xiao Cheng's hands, he is simply unable to swallow Luo's Ghost Country in one go.

Even if this battle is won, there will be endless troubles.

But if he cooperates with him, calculates with his heart but not with his heart, and kills An Ran and the [-] ghost soldiers under his command, then the Luo family's ghost country is basically tantamount to subjugation.The remaining shrimp soldiers and crab generals are no longer to be feared, and they can't afford to turn over any big waves at all.

The Luo family's ghost country was destroyed, and Xiao Cheng naturally took advantage of the situation to bring it under his rule.

Of course, it is also the territory of the Song Dynasty.

Of course, Xiao Cheng planned such benefits.

And in the middle, what benefits can King Chu get?

If it is publicized to the outside world that this war of destroying the country was jointly planned by the King of Chu and Xiao Cheng, then it will be very good for the reputation of the King of Chu. On top of that, he did not lose to the previous Niwang.

And the second benefit, of course, is that it can give enough benefits to the thousands of soldiers on Zizhou Road.

The battle to destroy the country!An Ran was destroyed here, and then the whole army returned to the camp. The gains along the way were enough for the officers and soldiers on Zizhou Road to earn a lot of money one by one.

And if you don't do it, everyone will retreat after running out of food and grass, and they will inevitably face the counterattack of the Qianzhou Army on the opposite side.

Retreat has always been the most painful thing.

One mistake, there is a possibility of total collapse.

At that time, thousands of officers and soldiers on Zizhou Road will all die here. After returning, don’t say that you can’t confess, even the king of Chu can’t confess. Originally, we have a very good friendship with Zizhou Road, but this time, we will become enemies. .

After many calculations, he finally fell into Xiao Cheng's fulmar. Do you want to take down this Luo family's ghost country for him?

Zhao Yuan felt depressed for a while.

This feeling is the most uncomfortable thing for a strategist who claims to be unparalleled in the world. It is really like scratching his heart. He wants to refuse, but his reason tells him that this is the only thing he can do. Things that can pay back the cost and make a little money, as for making Xiao Cheng overturned, it will become a serious problem in the future...

That must be something in the future, after passing this hurdle, there may not be no chance to deal with him in the future.

After thinking about all this clearly, Zhao Yuan finally became clearer, looked at Sun Jing with a smile and said, "Grandson, if I don't agree this time, what is Xiao Erlang going to do?"

"Before signing the verdict, I told me that a wise man like Zhao Ziyu should be able to weigh the pros and cons and know how to choose." Sun Jing said, "Of course there are plans in case something unexpected happens. Isn't it time? But it seems that Mr. Zhao has already agreed."

"I want to know, what if I make a mistake? What is Xiao Erlang's plan?"

"Simple, we spread rumors and rumors, saying that all of this was originally planned by you and us, Mr. Zhao, to lure the Luo Shi Ghost Country into the fulmar. But this time the Luo Shi Ghost Country's leader died, and even the capital was destroyed. As soon as we set the fire on fire, I am afraid that there is a wave of evil fire in my heart. Once this rumor spreads, I may not be able to control it. Mr. Zhao should know that once trust is lost, suspicion will inevitably arise, and the two armies will become suspicious. , the result is self-evident. At that time, we naturally wanted to rush over to pick up cheap ones."

Zhao Yuan nodded: "Sure enough, it's exactly what I thought. It's just that this matter will not be done cleanly, and we can't clean up Luo's ghost country in the fastest time."

"Yes! In fact, many of us are more inclined to the second plan, but Xiao Zhuan said that if he wants to completely break the backbone of the Luo family's ghost country and let them belong to the territory of the Song Dynasty, he can only use The first method. With the second method, I am afraid it will take many years to completely defeat them." Sun Jing said: "It is precisely because of this that I have come here."

Zhao Yuan was silent for a while, and then he said puzzledly: "I really don't understand Xiao Erlang, what kind of person is he? Is he a loyal minister, or is he a traitor and loyal!"

"As far as we are concerned, Xiao Zhuan is a good man and a good official!" Sun Jing said coldly. "Countless people in Qianxinan live because of him, become rich because of him, and become strong because of him."

Three days later, the news that Dafang City was attacked and Pugui was killed finally reached the city of Juzhou.

An Ran was shocked, and arranged for the withdrawal overnight.

Unexpectedly, when the soldiers and horses withdrew halfway, they suddenly encountered the five thousand Zizhou army led by Tang Nu and the Tianwu army led by Yang Wanfu. An Ran was killed on the spot, out of the [-] troops, more than [-] were killed, nearly [-] were captured, and the rest disappeared.

Immediately, Tang Nu and Yang Wanfu teamed up to push and sweep all the way, sweeping away towards the depths of the Luo family's ghost country.

At the same time, Pugui's son Jihuo, who was fighting fiercely with Wang Zhu in Puding, also received the news. He immediately retreated in panic, but was chased by Wang Zhu. A few days later, he was surrounded by Wang Zhu and Li Xin of the Tiannan Army. , the whole army was defeated, Jihuo was shot dead by random arrows, and two-thirds of the more than ten thousand troops became prisoners, and the rest either died in battle or fled.

When the army won a complete victory, Xiao Cheng was in danger.

After all, they are in the core area of ​​the Luo family's ghost country. When they came to their senses, they quickly dispatched troops and generals to chase and intercept them. Whether it was a regular army or a temporary group of civilians, more and more people were chasing them. They are fighting less and less.There are not many arrows left with him.

The dry food had already been eaten up, and at this time, there was no question of committing any crimes, not to mention that they were still in the enemy's territory at this time.So after discovering a small village, this army with more than [-] people left unceremoniously rushed in, and then turned against the guests, drove everyone into a big house and locked them up, and then began to eat Chew up.

"How far is it from Zunyi?" Xiao Cheng asked Fan Yifei who had just walked in while gnawing on a chicken leg.This guy just went to interrogate the village chief in this village.

"Less than a hundred miles!" Fan Yifei said: "However, there is an army of the Luo family ghost country on the border. Although the number is only a thousand, we are afraid that we cannot defeat it now."

"We don't need to fight!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "If everything goes well, I think the coalition forces of the Bozhou Army and the Zunyi Army should have arrived by now."

"Why? Isn't the Zunyi Army a potential enemy of ours?" Han Kai and Fan Yifei asked in unison.

"The enemy and the friendly army are also changing at any time." Xiao Cheng gnawed a chicken bone until it was white and bright. Judging from his eating and his current appearance, he was completely unable to connect him with a son of Guijie and a Jinshi of the Song Dynasty. "If I say that Yang Wanfu and Tang Nu are teaming up to destroy the army of the Luo family in Juzhou right now, do you believe it?"

"I don't believe it!" The two agreed again.

"But it's true!" Xiao Cheng spread his hands and said. "Of course, we still have to run for our lives. After all, the thousands of people chasing us at this moment don't know the news."

They didn't rest peacefully in the village, and in the middle of the night, the pursuers found them again, so the remnant army of [-] people began to flee again.

Until they finally saw the scouts of the Banzhou Army.

Just as Xiao Cheng thought, Yang Qing from the Bozhou Army and Zhang Lin from the Zunyi Army led [-] soldiers and horses, broke into the territory of the Luo Shi Ghost Country, and wiped out the border defenders of the Luo Family Ghost Country.

"Xiao Zhuan, you are worried about me!" Yang Qing, with a fluttering white beard, smiled with an old face like a blooming chrysanthemum.

"I've met Mr. Xiao!" Zunyi Army Commander Zhang Lin crossed his hands as a salute, and he was also full of smiles, completely unable to see that this guy was also full of malice towards Xiao Cheng.

(End of this chapter)