The devil is coming

Chapter 267 tasteless
"So, this is like the end of a movie in the Once Upon a Time series, it seems to be what Huang Feihong said after participating in the Lion King Tournament:
We won the gold medal, but lost the country? "
Zheng Fan said while drinking tea.
In front of them, Xue San was grilling meat, Fan Li was helping to pile firewood, and Liang Cheng was sitting on the side watching.
After that battle, the Yan army advanced eastward again and never encountered any more resistance from the Savage King's troops. What they encountered along the way were basically sporadic resistance from the local savage tribes.
Then, news came that Cheng Guoxue's customs had been breached.
Marquis Jingnan ordered the army to stop advancing eastward and station on the spot.
This time the camp was different from the previous battle to recuperate energy. This time it was purely because the battle could not be continued.
Xue San handed the half-roasted rabbit to Zheng Fan and said:
"My lord, at first I thought this Situ family was a fool, but I didn't expect that they turned out to be idiots."
"What's going on?" Fan Li shouted.
"Eat your flesh!"
Xue San turned to Zheng Fan and continued:
"My lord, if this happens, it will be really difficult to fight this battle. Do we have to return to the court?"
"I don't know. We have to wait for Marquis Jingnan to make up his mind. Cheng, what do you think?" Zheng Fan asked.
"Lord, this battle is probably really unwinnable. If we continue to advance eastward, our troops are likely to be intercepted by the Savage King's heavy troops. Previously, we were able to go unstoppable all the way because of the Savage King's focus. He has been on the front line of Xueguan, now, he can have his hands free.
Furthermore, it is very dangerous for a large army to stand alone in the snow. Recently, I have discovered that more and more soldiers in the army are getting sick.
Most importantly, we no longer have a precise strategic goal. "
Zheng Fan drank tea while listening. Since entering the snow, he has really become tired of eating meat and needs tea to scratch away the greasiness in his stomach.
"It's not easy to do, it's not easy to do."
Zheng Fan lamented that this was a situation where he had obviously won the battle all the way, but ended up in this situation.
The snowfield is so big that if you want to rule it or play "subjugate the country and exterminate the species", the cost will be unbearable.
Liang Cheng said:
"Unless Emperor Yan is willing to show the same courage as when he went south to the Qian Kingdom, mobilize more than 30 cavalry, and then enter the snowfield, and he will fight for two years, it will be possible to completely defeat and pacify the snowfield."
Zheng Fan immediately said: "This is unrealistic."
If you conquer the Qian Kingdom, you can gain population and wealth; if you conquer the Jin Kingdom, you can gain land.
What can you get from hitting the snowfield?
It is possible. For example, there must be a lot of cattle, sheep and horses captured this time, which can almost feed Zheng Chengshou and the powerful landowners near Shengle City. But think about how terrifying it would be to imagine an army of 30 going out to fight. It is a logistical burden. By then, the seized cattle and sheep will not be enough to eat.
Moreover, if that barbarian king engages in guerrilla warfare with you, trying to keep the green hills without worrying about having no firewood, and deliberately refuses to fight you, and deliberately avoids you, is it possible that he will really have to let 30 cavalry fight them on the snowy fields? Playing a game of cat and mouse?
Facts have proven that the Savage King can indeed do such a thing.
To put it another way, even if the snowfield is really pacified, how can we rule such a vast and desolate area?
Ten or 20 years later, there will inevitably be recurrences. It would be better if the suppression is suppressed, but if it is not suppressed, then all the hard work and effort will be wasted.
At this time, a soldier came over.
"Master Zheng, the Marquis calls you over."
Zheng Fan nodded, indicating that he understood.
Xue San picked up a piece of freshly roasted pheasant and said:
"My lord, take this with you. There is some chicken ribs in it, so I can make up a golden sentence."
The demon kings also worry a lot about their lord's performance in front of important people.
Liang Cheng refuted ruthlessly:
"How did Yang Xiu die?"
Xue San stopped talking.
Zheng Fan signaled with his eyes to several of his subordinates. He didn't pick up any useless items. He straightened his armor first and then came to the commander's tent.
In the handsome tent, Tian Wujing was sitting alone, reading a book in his hand.
There is a stove next to it, and soup should be simmering on it. It is quite fragrant.
When Zheng Fan got closer, he realized that what Tian Wujing was holding was actually "Zheng's Art of War".
Zheng Chengshou's old face immediately turned red.
Seeing Zheng Fan come in, Tian Wujing put down the book in his hand and motioned for Zheng Fan to sit down.
Zheng Fan sat down, Tian Wujing pointed at the book and said:
"The situation on that day was very similar to the 'Empty City Strategy' in your book."
When the blind man helped Zheng Fan "write a book", he added Sun Tzu's Art of War and the 36 Strategies.
"Master Hou......"
"Ugh."
Tian Wujing sighed.
In Zheng Fan's impression, Tian Wujing rarely showed such emotions. He had always been like a rock.
"The situation has deteriorated. You may not know that the Snow Pass to the south is equivalent to a flat plain for the savages. The worst estimate now is that the savages have already wreaked havoc in less than half of the Chengdu Kingdom."
"So fast?"
"There is nothing unpleasant about this. Starting more than a hundred years ago, the Jin people have been building their own cities and fortresses on the snowy plains.
Therefore, although Xueguan is a choke point that blocks the snowfield and the three Jin lands due to terrain reasons, in fact, it has long been no longer the front line for Jin people to guard against savages.
Precisely because of this, going south from Xueguan, the Jin people had no strongholds or defenses at all. "
For hundreds of years, the people of Jin have suppressed and bullied the barbarians. After the Situ family established its status as the largest clan in the eastern part of the Jin Kingdom, they continued to exploit the outside world.
Jin State and Xueyuan are naturally blocked by the Tianduan Mountains. The road from Shengle City to Xueyuan is actually a relatively easy way to cross the Tianduan Mountains. Otherwise, there would not be a trade route here. On the east side, there is a smooth road that directly connects the Xueyuan and the Jin Kingdom. The pass on this smooth road is the Snow Customs.
But because the front was pushed to the snowy plains early, although Snow Customs had a good geographical location, strategically, it had not been taken seriously for almost a hundred years.
This time, Chengguo suffered a series of failures and almost destroyed the cities and strongholds in the snowfield outside the pass. Only then did he think of the importance of the Snow Customs. Who knew that there would be another wave of attacks and the Snow Customs was also lost. Then, the savages went south. When It's really smooth.
"As you said before, you wanted to take a job to suppress the savages in Shengle City. I'm afraid it won't work. The situation in Chengguo may be more serious than imagined. It's hard to say whether you can survive it or not.
If the Situ family had not held on, half of the land of the Three Jins would have been reduced to the pastures of the barbarians, and the barbarians would have mastered various skills such as the craftsmen of the Jin people. Their warriors would also be able to wear armor, and they would no longer be like this. The opponent he faced for the first time was so fragile. "
"This is a big deal, and the general will know its importance in the end."
In the past, the savages were just a minor nuisance, and they only needed to be beaten from time to time. Zheng Fan could take over this job.
But now, the savages are likely to overrun and become a serious problem, and it is impossible for the Yan State court to let Zheng Fan deal with it, and will definitely arrange a general.
Now that Chengguo has not been destroyed and the situation has not completely collapsed, the imperial court is likely to let Li Bao's troops move to the front line of Xinsu City.
If the situation continues to deteriorate, Marquis Jingnan will have to go to the front line of Tongzhen in person.
"The Savage King is indeed a character. This time, it can be said that the troops were not sent enough. It can also be said that the Savage King got what he wanted at the minimum price."
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. If it doesn't work out, we can fight back from the Situ family's boundary in the future and take back the Xueguan Pass again."
"This is something that the imperial court will consider. However, in the final analysis, it is not all bad. Faced with such a situation, the Situ family may very well choose to ask His Majesty to surrender."
Internal attachment means that the whole country will surrender to you and surrender to the throne.
Because in this war, Yan State did not take advantage of the situation and sent troops to help you. It can be said that it is full of humanity and morality;
The second is that, let alone the internal strife in the Chu State, even if there is no internal strife in the Chu State, the Situ family and the Chu State have been fighting on and off for decades, so it is impossible to ask the Chu State for help.
As for the Qian Kingdom, let’s not talk about the combat effectiveness of the Qian Kingdom army. Even if the Situ family is willing to invite them, the Qian Kingdom is willing to send troops. Believe it or not, as soon as your army leaves the territory of the Qian Kingdom, the Yan Kingdom’s cavalry will soon come to collect the people?
Therefore, the Situ family now has no choice but to annex Dayan.
Calculated in this way, the Yan State has benefited greatly this time. Of course, the premise is that the Situ family cannot be taken away by another wave, otherwise the Yan State, which has just ended the Three Kingdoms War, will clean up the mess of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. .
"Master Marquis, I really can't understand how the Situ family could be so stupid?"
"There are internal causes here. What the specific situation is, we have to wait for the military report from there in the future. However, I guess that it was Situ Lei who killed his father and seized the throne, which led to the split within the Situ family. Situ Lei is the second head of the old family. Although the third son is not the legitimate son, he is the best one and is recognized as the future successor of the Situ family.
His two older brothers were kicked away by him early on, and they were known as guarding the snowy plains to prepare for border troubles and guard the border for the family. "
"So, here..."
"It's not certain yet. Let's wait and see if there will be news that Situ Lei's two brothers died in the battle. However, in the earliest investigation of the Savage King by the Secret Service, there was speculation that the Savage King and the Situ Family The eldest son and the second son have a very close relationship. In front of them, he calls himself his adopted grandson and calls them grandpa and grandpa. He also has close business dealings with those two young masters."
If this is the case, then the defeat of the Situ family is really not unjust. Of course, you can't blame Situ Lei for destroying the Great Wall, because no one could have predicted before that savages would become a climate again. Originally, his two brothers were just They were just thrown out and sent far away from the political center.
What's more, even the savage king was really able to let go of his arrogance and regard Situ Lei's two brothers as grandfathers, which was even more embarrassing than treating them as adopted sons.
But this can be considered as a blessing.
Tian Wujing pointed to the pot on the small stove next to him and said:
"Stop talking about this, would you like some chicken soup?"
"The general will still drink the Marquis's chicken soup."
"Ah."
When Zheng Fan was about to get up to serve it, Tian Wujing raised his hand to signal Zheng Fan to sit down. He picked up the pot and placed it on the table. He took two more bowls and started filling the soup.
When serving the soup, Tian Wujing scooped out a piece of chicken ribs, put it into Zheng Fan's bowl, and asked at the same time:
"Weak ribs, do you like eating them?"
"like!!!"
Regardless of how hot it was, Zheng Fan reached out and picked up the chicken ribs and chewed them with his teeth, making them crunchy and crunchy.
Tian Wujing shook his head and said:
"It's just tasteless, it has no meat and no taste."
"Master Hou, I have eaten too much meat these days, so I just want to eat something tasteless. I like it!"
"Ha ha."
They both picked up their bowls and drank the soup slowly.
After all the drinks are finished,
Marquis Jingnan put the bowl gently on the table.
Road:
"Withdrawal tomorrow."
(End of this chapter)