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Chapter 306: People from all over the world come to worship, swallow them up or appease them

The arrogant army's strategy of feigning defeat cannot be said to be very clever. It is simply that Huang Jingtong knew himself and the enemy, and took advantage of the rough and arrogant character of the Yuguan general to understand that the Xia army's excellent qualities would not turn the feigned defeat into a real defeat.

However, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight without danger. Huang Jingtong, who practices this, can already be called a general.

On this day, rivers of blood flowed outside Yuguan. Tens of thousands of Qin troops with high morale were massacred by Xia troops in the field, leaving no resistance.

The bloody smoke covered the sky. In the endless wilderness, Yan Jian and other generals looked at the completely defeated army and were unable to recover. Why did the defeated dog that fled suddenly turn into a ferocious and bloodthirsty tiger?
When Yuguan fell, Yan Jian led the remaining troops to flee, and was finally beheaded by the cavalry who were supporting the battle.

Then Huang Jingtong led his troops and marched straight in. They encountered the county town but could not enter it. Seeing that the powerful Wubao was not broken, they went straight to Hongyan County town.

Yan Jian and other generals threw their heads and many Qin army flags into the city. The people of the county were shocked, and the people in the county were panic-stricken. The secret officers arranged by Xuanyi Guards opened the city gate.

In less than half a month, Xia's former army captured a dangerous pass and swept through a county. Qinzhou was shaken. Huang Jingtong took this battle to become famous.

Hongyan County is named after the red rocks that can be seen everywhere, just like the Hongni Township where Zhou Bai was born.

The land in these areas is mostly barren and difficult to cultivate. Water sources are also quite scarce, making it difficult for large-scale population reproduction.

The internal consensus in Qinzhou is that Hongyan County will be a border county and military prefecture. No one is willing to take over, and the state government and the imperial court often bleed for supplies.

Walking on the road in Hongyan County, looking around the world, there are few trees, and when the wind blows, the sky is full of dust and sand. This made Zhou Bai lament that Qinzhou is like a blank piece of paper, which can be painted on at will.

This is not to say that the environment in Qinzhou is good, but that some counties and counties are in a situation where the land is vast and the population is sparse. In the future, there will be ample resources for large-scale agricultural reform pilots, industrial park construction, and military field rewards.

But no matter what, there are 50 people in Hongyan County, and there are [-] young and strong civilians who can be recruited. The autumn harvest grain and grass are piled up in the county warehouse, and the baggage is enough to last the Western Expedition army for a month.

More than [-]% of the eight counties in Qinzhou are plain terrain, and the counties are separated by mountains, rivers and lakes. Therefore, Qinzhou has often been a place prone to wars since its establishment.

The plain in the center of the county is a grain-producing area, and the borders of the county are shielded by natural barriers. Many heroes and hidden dragons will use Qinzhou to start their own business, so that they can safely survive the weak period ahead.

It's just that once Daxu suffered an unprecedented disaster, the Qingxu Great World, which exhausted the vitality of the realm, invaded with all its strength, trying to occupy the magpie's nest.

Heaven needs the new dynasty ancestor dragon to revive its destiny. The emperors of heaven tried to take this opportunity to get a glimpse of the Tao ancestor, so the Great Xu world, which could barely survive for decades, collapsed at the last word.

Dragons and snakes appeared everywhere overnight, and the situation changed, making the development of the world situation completely different from that of the last dynasty.

Daxu adopted Zongxu's vassal strategy, hoping to renew his destiny. At the same time, he planted nails in a few important locations outside the central region to delay the development of the Four-Corner Hidden Dragon.

Just like Qinzhou is isolated outside the Xishu Basin and occupies the main route out of Xishu, it is the best choice to guard the Shu dragon.

Therefore, the central court spent a lot of money to maintain control of Qinzhou. Qinzhou was the only state in Western Shu and the northern border that still had state pastoral officials.

However, the dragon energy in the world has already flourished, and the general trend of devouring each other and fighting in all directions will not change according to the will of Emperor Daxu.

In the early days, Qinzhou's careerists could be forcibly suppressed by force, but it became increasingly difficult for the court to support them. One state alone could not afford to support a large and elite frontier army, and most of them were transferred to the central region to form new armies.

In fact, the Zhongzhou court did not feel too bad about abandoning the resources and population of enclaves such as Qinzhou, but the basic goal of curbing the emergence of dragons in Western Shu must be achieved.

Xishu, which was isolated from the outside world, was really uncontrollable, so the Zhongzhou court imposed envoys on the wealthy people who showed signs of rebellion, and Qinzhou still embarked on the path of separatism.

Nowadays, the only places that the Qinzhou Prefectural Government can actually control are Jincheng County and Beiyan County, which are the most powerful warlords. The rest are under nominal control.

The geographical separation of the eight counties has fostered irrepressible ambitions, and local powerful people have relied on them. The nearly ten years of stalemate and melee have made the people miserable.

Qinzhou's prefectural government and local warlords were horrified that Huang Jingtong captured Hongyan County in half a month. This meant that the Xia army had no losses and local resources could be used as military supplies.

With Hongyan County as the backing, Xia's army can slowly take advantage of it. Without flaws in the military strategy, Qinzhou's chances of holding on are too small.

If Dingxia conquered Liangzhou, it would only make the Qinzhou power uneasy. After all, there were eight counties with natural dangers to rely on, and one county after another would be enough to destroy the Xia Kingdom.

After the two states to the north of Zhou Bai became king and were promoted, Qinzhou's forces felt that they were invincible against Daxia, and no one dared to fight a protracted war of attrition.

It is not the personal strength of Zhou Bai who killed all the Dharma ministers when he became king, but the overall national strength that the kingdom should have.

Today, the number of self-reliant kingdoms in the world can only be counted in the palm of a hand, such as Wu, Yue, Zhao, and Qi, all of which are famous for conquering half a region or even an entire region.

The two northern states can be kings. What is the concept? As a well-established warlord from a wealthy family, no one would be confused about this.

Only when the Xia Kingdom is in great power and its national strength such as food, population, and military equipment reaches the standard can it be promoted. No matter how Zhou Bai achieves it, this is hard power.

The last time the king came out of the north, it was at the end of the Three Dynasties Xing Dynasty. There was no Dingzhou at that time. Qinzhou was occupied by Qianlong Hanyue. After ten years of operation, it swept through the four states of Ling, Dai, Tong and Liang, and was later called the place of Five States. King of Qin.

It can be said that except for the more bitter and cold Liangliao region, Han Yue only succeeded in becoming king by occupying all the essence of the northern border.

If it is truer, Qinzhou, where Han Yue started, is only geographically part of the Northern Territory, and its administrative division is actually in Western Shu. It is not a big dragon raised in the Northern Territory.

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Yuguan was broken, and Hongyan County was used as a basis. The Xia army entered the interior of Qinzhou. As expected, the overall situation was determined.

In early November, Qinzhou was covered with snow, and the King of Xia and the Chinese army camped in Hongyan County.

Qinzhou's tycoons, who knew the principles of survival in troubled times but did not have the courage to establish a country on their own, came one after another after hearing the news.

Even the Jiedu who were nominally subordinate to the Daxu court did not dare to neglect him and sent monks and envoys to bring gifts to pay homage.Any general with 5 people can penetrate the border and Hongyan County. You say they can't clearly see the situation.

The earlier they come and the more resources they invest, the more secrets they may learn.

For example, the Xia king's attitude towards the Qinzhou warlords, was it to swallow them whole or to appease them slowly?

Negotiations are divided into cooperation, peace, surrender, etc. Qinzhou's various festivals and powerful forces naturally want the best conditions.

Hongyan County Governor's Office is the temporary residence of the King of Xia. The king's aura suppresses all directions. The dilapidated and old government office seems to have a bit more majesty. The legal network of the county is gradually taking shape among the intertwining of dragon and tiger laws.

That night, the king hosted a banquet for guests from Qinzhou. The lights were brightly lit, the maids came and went gracefully, and the sound of silk and bamboo filled the pavilions, creating an extravagant scene of singing and dancing.

During the banquet, Zhou Bai and the envoys exchanged wine, one party praised Daxia's merits, and the other responded with a smile, chatting and laughing happily.

Regardless of the fact that the county and city were still under military control and the army was preparing for war day and night, they thought there was no war in Qinzhou and the two sides were living in harmony.

However, after the laughter, when it came to the serious matter of Daxia's entry into Qinzhou, the warlord envoys were no longer in the mood for the banquet.

This King of Xia is not a holy king, he is clearly an overlord.

The singing and dancing dispersed, and total martial law was enforced. Unrelated persons were not allowed to come within a hundred meters of the meeting hall. No one heard what King Xia talked about with them.

But when these envoys came out, their faces became uglier than the last, and then they all found a place to stay and communicate.

"If we and other wealthy families want to stay safe, we actually have to hand over half of our family assets, and we also have to let the tax department officials from the Xia Kingdom move in."

"The master's family has been rooted in Qinzhou for hundreds of years and has accumulated the current accumulation. Isn't it too overbearing for King Xia to ask for half of it in one sentence?"

"Hmph, what does this mean? The Zheng clan from which our marshal was born belongs to the Qinzhou family, and the main lineage must move to Longshouyuan to settle down."

"The most outrageous thing is that each family has to repair their own official roads to welcome Master Wang. How much manpower and material resources will be spent on the thousands of miles of mountain roads in Qinchuan."

"Oh, the conditions are harsh. I'm afraid we won't be able to deliver on this mission."

Naturally, there is no stupid person who can be sent as an envoy at such a critical time. After a few exchanges of information, it became clear that the conditions given by King Xia in a private conversation were good, but in fact they were too harsh.

"Compared with what King Xia did in Liangzhou, I hope Commander Jie can accept this condition, otherwise An Zhi will not be like a mantis."

"Qinzhou will definitely have to fight again, but this is probably what King Xia wants to see..." A young envoy seemed to have noticed something, frowning and murmuring.

The place where people gather to communicate privately is covered with soundproofing and other restrictive means. However, the military-controlled Hongyan City has been completely occupied by Daxia, so there is no secret.

With Zhou Bai taking charge, the Daolu Department was cleaned up and arranged inside and outside, so all the contents communicated secretly by the Qinzhou envoys were within the scope of supervision.

Separated by a wall, a group of Taoist officials from Great Xia gathered in front of a formation. From time to time, someone would clearly record the conversation.

The first two were wearing extremely rare bullfighting robes, and they were obviously of extremely high status. They were Li Yuan, the deputy director of the Daolu Department, and Yue Bai, the resident worshipper. They were both cultivated by the True Monarch of the Yangshen.

It is said that there are bullfighting animals on the coast of the East China Sea, that is, hornets and the like, which appear in clouds and mist when it rains.

The Daxia bullfighting uniform is in the shape of a python, with a fish tail and a head with two horns bent downwards like an ox horn. It is the same as the dragon and carp Taoist robes and the fish and python Taoist robes of the previous two levels. It is only awarded to meritorious officials or those who have made great contributions.

Zhou Kaiji, who was specially trained at the beginning, had meritorious service on his mission to the Tuoyue Sect, and was awarded the Fish Python Taoist Robe, which impressed him as if he had seen the cultivation of a real person.

"My king is marching in person. Resistance is futile. It is better to surrender together with the Fulong Sect as soon as possible, and the treatment will be better." Hearing the dissatisfaction of the warlord envoys, True Lord Yuebai frowned and said coldly.

After October [-]st, Yue Bai's attitude towards the court has undergone earth-shaking changes. Now he even takes the initiative to ask Zhou Bai for orders and is a solid supporter of the throne.

"Yes, if we don't conquer the earthly territory, we will inevitably encounter many obstacles in cleaning up the Taoist forces in Qinzhou. Those Fulong Sects have a lot of luck in Jiedu." Li Yuan nodded slightly and said, He said about Yue Bai His attitude is not surprising. Only those who have experienced the power of Daxia can understand it.

"Wait a minute, this scholar is the envoy of Yuanqiu Jiedu Mansion? He has good knowledge, record it down, and try to recruit him afterwards. It is the right time for the imperial court to employ people."

The Xuanyi guard who quickly cooperated immediately reported the relevant information: "Chen Mingxian, Qinzhou Juren, entered the Taoist realm, was a seventh-grade judge of the Yuanqiu shogunate, came from a humble background, and was listed on the B-character observation list..."

What happened at the royal dinner soon spread to Qinzhou as the envoys returned, and all the major forces, including the state government, understood King Xia's attitude.

Qinzhou Mu Jingheng was very happy, thinking that Xia State was too arrogant and had forced the warlords to his side.

Just as the snow was falling, and Xia's army was building the rear of Hongyan County, Jing Heng joined forces and sent people to and from the counties, finally reaching an agreement to unite the army.

On November [-], the [-]th year of Tongzhi, the snow stopped in Qinzhou. The Xia army's engineering and military battalions and the military officials completed the road clearing and the army set off.

On the [-]th, Huang Jingtong led [-] troops into Tianyang County and defeated the local soldiers.

On the [-]th, Zhou Ping led [-] troops to defeat the [-] troops in Yuanqiu County and captured most of the county towns.

The Chinese army led by Xia King Zhou Bai was also invincible along the way, but when it reached Beiyan County, the core area of ​​Qinzhou, it encountered a 20 coalition army led by Yizhou soldiers.

There has to be a fight in the end, otherwise the people will be dissatisfied, and how can it be possible to unify Qinzhou only with the death of those people from Yuguan.

(End of this chapter)