The devil is coming

Chapter 256 Scars
There are herdsmen on the snowy plains. For a long time, the war horses on the snowy plains have been one of the most important sources of war horses for the knights of the Three Jin Dynasties.
Before the two princes of Dayan entered the Jin Dynasty, the people of Jin always believed that their own cavalry was enough to compete with the cavalry of Dayan. One of the important reasons was that the people of Jin had no shortage of horses.
In the early years, it was through war and plunder. Later, as the Yan State suppressed the barbarians, the opening of the "Silk Road" between the East and the West made everyone more willing to sit down and do business.
Many savage settlements living in the Tianduan Mountains, in addition to selling the "pet" monsters in the Tianduan Mountains, are actually doing business as war horse dealers.
"The barbarian king that the Situ family faced made his fortune from the earliest days by doing business through the Tianduan Mountains. Ordnance, armor, etc., were all obtained through transactions with the Jin Dynasty. Craftsmen, doctors, and scholars all It is the object of his search.
In fact, this king once visited Beifeng County in Dayan. According to the investigation conducted by the Secret Intelligence Service, he most likely served as a servant of the Marquis Mansion and an auxiliary soldier of the Zhenbei Army in Beifeng County for six years. . "
Auxiliary soldiers are a branch of arms between civilians and the regular army. When they are not busy, they need to take on part of the civilian work. When a war really breaks out, they must be ready to fight on the front line at any time.
Zheng Fan has stayed in Beifeng County for half a year and is well aware of the customs there. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a hodgepodge of multi-ethnic groups. The settlements of various ethnic groups are complex, and some of the barbarians who surrendered are low-level officers in the Zhenbei Army, so a It is normal for a savage to work under the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.
"Are you here to steal your master?" Zheng Fan asked in surprise.
“I’m not sure if it’s true, I can only say it’s suspected, but it’s very likely that it’s true.
Moreover, there are traces that show that he also went to Qian State, but he did not stay in Qian State for long before he returned to Jin State with the caravan. "
"It would be nice if I could stay in Qian Country more." Zheng Fan joked.
No matter how heroic you are, if you stay in Qian Country for a long time, you will become a soft person.
However, what surprised Zheng Fan was that the Secret Intelligence Department of Yan State was willing to spend so much energy to find traces of the Savage King.
Just like Yao Zizhan once said, the Silver Armored Guards have been paying attention to the six adult princes of Dayan, and the people of Qian Kingdom have been studying the character, temper and even... abilities of the prince of Dayan.
This is a kind of attention, and at present, the Yan Kingdom's court obviously attaches great importance to this barbarian king.
"The current situation of the Situ family is not very good."
"Defeated?" Zheng Fan said in surprise.
Because the savages in the Tianduan Mountains were as easy to fight as chopping melons and vegetables. Liang Cheng even estimated that he had summarized a set of strategies for defeating savage settlements.
The savages in the snowfield should be more powerful than the savages in the mountains, but they are not ridiculously strong.
Zheng Fan cut off a large piece of meat from the roasted lamb leg in front of him and handed it to Marquis Jingnan.
Now, they were in a herdsman's tent and spent money to buy a "barbeque" from the herdsmen.
The herdsmen here should belong to a nearby savage tribe, taking advantage of the beginning of spring to drive their livestock to the outside for grazing.
"Our army defeated the Wenren family and the Helian family. Situ Lei, the Chengguo emperor, didn't deliberately lead the main force to the northeast because he didn't dare to fight in a single battle.
But the border crossing over there is in a hurry.
The Situ family's defenders there were harassed by savages, so the general led his troops to attack. As a result, they were ambushed and the entire army was wiped out. The savages took advantage of the situation and sent their troops southward, destroying three of the Situ family's cities in the snowy field.
Even after Situ Lei personally led the army there, he quickly launched a war to recapture the three cities. Perhaps because he had just ascended the throne, he was more eager to win a big victory. "
"Failed?" Zheng Fan asked curiously.
Marquis Jingnan nodded,
Road:
"We were defeated. Situ Lei himself was injured. The Situ family's troops suffered heavy losses. The remaining troops retreated to the Snow Customs."
Zheng Fan knew the name of Xueguan. The blind man once mentioned that Xueguan was built a long time ago by the early pioneers of the Jin Kingdom after they drove out the barbarians. Because in the northeasternmost part of the Jin Kingdom, the Tianduan Mountains no longer extend, so there is a A large open area cannot directly separate Jin people from the snowy plains by relying on the Tianduan Mountains like other places in the Jin Kingdom, so this pass was built.
However, as the Jin people have been exploring the outside world for hundreds of years, when they are in a good mood, they go out to fight with wild people, and when they are in a bad mood, they have to go out and fight with wild people to vent their anger;
Snow Customs has long been no longer an area under actual control. The Jin people's sphere of influence has already broken through Snow Customs and included a large snowfield.
Therefore, the Situ family's successive defeats were equivalent to spitting out the area that the Jin people's ancestors had developed for hundreds of years.
And if the Snow Customs was breached again, the savage army would be able to spread out like locusts finding an opening.
Seemingly seeing Zheng Fan's face turn serious, Tian Wujing took a bite of the mutton and said while chewing:
"It's not that the savages are so strong, it's just that the Situ family is careless."
Zheng Fan nodded. He believed in Tian Wujing's judgment just as he believed in Liang Cheng.
"Savages, no matter what, can't compare to barbarians." Tian Wujing said.
Even if the plucked phoenix of the barbarians is not as good as a chicken now, it is just because of the decline of the royal court that they cannot be integrated together. Their own combat effectiveness is still extremely terrifying. Zheng Fan has many barbarian soldiers in his team, which are very useful.
On the other hand, Zheng Fan has not yet incorporated the savages into the army, but only uses them as laborers. Even if he recruits the savages who surrender to him to fight in future wars, they will only serve as auxiliary soldiers.
"However, the most difficult thing for the Situ family now is that the previous two defeats, although the losses were heavy, have not really shaken the bones of the Situ family. However, the loss of the city has caused the savages to obtain more armor, equipment, and supplies from the craftsmen population. The strength and morale of the savages were at their peak at this time.
The Situ family's army was blocked at the front line of Snow Customs for a while. They tentatively tried to open up a few times, but were beaten back every time. "
"So, what we have to do is to use a surprise force to go north from Shengle City, out of the Tianduan Mountains, into the snowfields, and then gallop east to attack the rear of the savages, so as to relieve the pressure on the front battlefield for the Situ family?"
Marquis Jingnan shook his head.
"Please make it clear to me, Lord Marquis, that I will eventually be stupid."
Tian Wujing raised his head slightly,
Slowly said:
"It's not a surprise attack, nor is it to help the Situ family reduce the pressure on them."
"That is?"
"Knock them down."
"..." Zheng Fan.
Zheng Fan suddenly felt that he was like a character who was randomly drawn for the plot when he was drawing comics. His role was to talk to Tian Wujing and then elicit Tian Wujing's final pretense.
alright,
It doesn’t matter that you can fight on your own, but you can fight even more when you lead troops. If you say you want to blow them up, you will blow them up. You are awesome, applause.
At this moment, there was a series of footsteps outside the tent.
There are only an old couple and a young son in this herdsman family. The son has not yet married. Judging from the strength of such a series of footsteps, it is obvious that there are many adult men.
Tian Wujing dropped the sheep bones in his hands on the ground, pulled out a wool blanket and wiped his hands while saying:
"It seems that they are warm and hospitable as you said before."
"Master Marquis, I just wanted to remind you that I used a rhetorical question."
At that time, Zheng Fan's suggestion was that it would be easiest to kill all the herdsmen in this area.
After all, their appearance was too eye-catching, and because of the Yan-Jin War years ago, the trade routes had not been restored yet. It was too suspicious for them to appear here.
The tent curtain was opened, and three adult men walked in. The adult son of an old herdsman couple was outside the tent looking inside.
Of the three people who came in, one was wearing leather armor and the other two were only wearing robes.
The armored man had a scar on his left cheek that looked like a new injury.
"Inspire Guwalia!!!"
The armored man pointed the edge of his knife at Zheng Fan and Tian Wujing and yelled.
Zheng Fan said to the armored man:
"Wow Kasiwaga one more mima!"
"..." The armored man.
Tian Wujing looked at Zheng Fan with interest and said:
"Can you speak barbarian?"
Zheng Fan said modestly:
"He's asking if we are spies."
"Oh." Tian Wujing nodded, "Zheng Chengshou is really knowledgeable."
Just when Zheng Fan was about to be humble a few more times,
Tian Wujing turned to look at the armored man and said a string of words that Zheng Fan couldn't understand.
The expressions of the armored man and the savages suddenly changed when they heard this. Obviously, they understood!
"..." Zheng Fan.
How embarrassing!
Tian Wujing added: "The composition of the savages in the Tianduan Mountains is complex and each has its own dialect, but the savages in the snowfields use a very ancient language. When the Emperor of Xia sent the Yu family to open up the land of the Three Jins, this language The language has been spread in the land of Sanjin, and it is a kind of ancient language."
"Master Marquis, you are the most knowledgeable. I will admire you the most. I admire you the most."
"You translated well and the meaning is correct."
"Fuck, luck..."
At this time, the armored man and two other savages raised their weapons and rushed over.
The next moment, Zheng Fan drew his knife, blood burst out from his body, and he slashed directly at the armored man.
However, at the same time, a powerful wave of air exploded directly. Before Zheng Fan could land his sword, the three savages flew out together with the tent where everyone was staying.
Zheng Chengshou's knife cut off Loneliness.
The savages and the shepherd family also fell heavily to the ground, clutching their chests and looking very uncomfortable and painful.
"Make up the knife."
Tian Wujing said.
"Yes."
Zheng Fan walked over and killed all the seriously injured savages who fell to the ground with one knife, one by one, like chopping firewood, leaving no one behind.
Tian Wujing walked over slowly, pointed at the body of the armored man and said:
"He is a subordinate of the Savage King, or can be said to be a follower. The influence of the Savage King has actually spread to this area."
"Is it because of the scar on your face?"
"Yes, because the Savage King also has a scar at this location on his face, so his followers believe that this is a symbol of bravery, and they all follow suit."
"I see."
"Have you met the princess of Zhenbei Hou Mansion, right?"
"I'll see you later."
"How do you feel?"
"Dignified and elegant, everyone is a lady, so precious."
After all, the princess will be someone else's nephew and daughter-in-law, so she has to say good things.
"More than ten years ago, when the princess was still a girl, she had a horse breeder whipped because her favorite horse made a mistake while being taken care of. When the incident reached the ears of the old lady, the princess was scolded and put in confinement for a month. Think about it."
"Could it be?"
Tian Wujing bent down and reached out to touch the scar on the corpse's face.
Nodding and saying:
"The scars they thought symbolized martial prowess were just whipped out by that unruly and willful little girl."
(End of this chapter)