Power and Empire Chapter 1982: Unexpected hostage
"The Battle of Yue Valley ended in a farce. This was just a small wave of the Empire’s Eastern Expedition. The surrender of Yue Valley gave the Empire the first strategic point of the Eastern Expedition, but the impact it brought was Let the upper empire begin to adjust the strategy of conquering with absolute force. The upper empire began to realize that in front of them, the enemies on the vast land, in addition to the eastern court, are still lingering hundreds of miles away. They are loose organizations like Yue Valley. These organizations are completely different from the empire’s previous cruel opponents. These organizations are not military groups focused on military expansion. They gather on this land more to survive. In this way On the opponents of the empire, there is no need to waste too much energy and time. The empire’s spear pointed to the east, and the progress toward the east began to speed up..." Excerpted from the historian Birikant’s "The First East of the Empire" Zheng---Yuanwang's Eyes"
Seeing that Yue Gu Shan fell into chaos under the roar of ten thunder gods, and then quickly raised the flag representing surrender. Fatty's face looked a little surprised. He mobilized one hundred thousand troops to encircle Yue Shan, which is the result. ?
"Finally surrendered!" Murphy Obern next to him muttered to himself, his expression was a long air-conditioning, and there was a trace of solemnity in his eyes, which seemed to be unfavorable for such a result. Not surprising,
" You knew in advance that this would be the case! "The fat man turned his head and looked at him with a hint of anger in a cold tone. He raised his whip and pointed at Yue Shanshan and asked in a condensed voice, "What's the matter with you?" In the meeting, I said how difficult the terrain is, how easy it is to defend and how difficult it is to attack. It is simply a stumbling block in front of the eastward army. The purpose is to let me mobilize a hundred thousand troops to encircle Yueshan valley in one breath! "The fat man's voice paused. After a while, he said coldly, "Now that your goal has been achieved, it's time to talk about what happened! You should know that I least like being calculated and used by others!"
"Your Majesty, don't get me wrong!" Murphy Obern's face turned pale, and there was rarely a serious voice trembling and said, "The subordinates really meant to exaggerate the Yue Valley at the meeting. But there is no selfishness, so your Majesty Attacking Yue Valley with a large army is entirely for the empire’s eastward war!"
"Considering the battle of Dongjin?" Fatty said with a cold face. "If you can't give me a proper explanation, I will let you know how bloodthirsty the Empire's sword is!"
"Your Majesty wants it?" Murphy Obern's body trembled slightly
"The best way to frighten is naturally to slaughter the city! The fat man waved his hand and looked at Murphy O'Born with sharp eyes like a knife. He was indeed a little annoyed, but the most important thing was to know Murphy. Boone, the former Gaul general, said in a cold voice, "Even if Yue Shanshan played the banner of surrender, I wouldn't mind letting the army warm up before moving east. To slaughter tens of thousands of people in the entire Yue Valley, even as a pre-war memorial for the Battle of the East! "
" The subordinate’s introduction to Yue Shanli is not wrong, but it is beyond the subordinate’s expectations that Yue Shanli is so vulnerable.” Murphy Obern, who is also a former Gaul star, has a whole body like a fall at the moment. The feeling of an ice cave, and a year of reclamation outside the long wall, gave him a bit more love for this wilderness. He bit his head and explained tremblingly, "In fact, Yueshan Valley is just a living in this wilderness. And the loose organization formed is not the kingdoms that your Majesty once faced. It is not the important town of which empire. The subordinates just want to tell your Majesty that the army is going east soon, in accordance with the style of the previous imperial regiments. At this point, all the resisters will be destroyed as if they were destroyed. The subordinates wanted to let your majesty see with their own eyes. These non-military groups simply do not have the ability to fight against the huge army of the empire. If they can do it a little bit more. Threats can be easily overcome. All they hope is that they have a way to survive in front of the empire!"
"I gave them a way to survive, didn't they choose to evacuate or surrender within three days?" Fatty's eyes flickered. The horse whip in the hand was lightly slapped on the palm of the hand, and the king’s might radiated from him unnaturally.
"Your Majesty, the Falcon Empire is too foreign to these forces. Even the empire's order is just a letter with a seal to them!" Murphy Obune was suppressed by his efforts. Starting from the beginning, he looked at the Yue Shan valley in the distance with a trace of firmness, and said in a condensed voice
"’s subordinates spent a year in this wilderness, and they have a general understanding of the psychology of these wilderness forces. The empire’s reputation within the long wall is too far away for them, but the tentacles of the Eastern Cavalry have extended here. , The deterrence of the Dongting people completely surpassed the empire, so even if this area is nominally part of the territory of the empire, these forces do not think that the empire can resist the invasion of the Dongting people! So it is the final decision that the heart belongs to. , It still depends on whether the empire can defeat the Dongting people in this land as quickly as possible!"
"Are you saying that regardless of these small forces, directly choose to fight with the Dongting people to determine the ownership?"
The fat man touched his nose. Murphy Obern’s statement is somewhat correct. This is a wilderness and there is no unified government. So whoever has the big fist makes sense. If you follow the original strategy, you will pass it. The small forces in the office were flattened out one by one, but it was time-consuming and laborious. It gave the Dongting people time to react and respond. They directly chose to fight the Dongting decisively, or they could gain control of the area once and for all! The situation here reminds the fat man of the Silk Road of the previous world,
When the Han Dynasty was able to open up the Silk Road, it did not need to occupy all the small countries on the Silk Road. It only needed to defeat the Huns who controlled the Silk Road. Similarly, in such a barren wilderness, the empire controlled the way. , Should also be different from complete control inland,
adopt this kind of military deterrence control method, or more practical! The fat man swept across the fully opened gate at the entrance of Yueshan Valley, and ordered to the guards behind him, "Tell Hu Keqili that he can accept Yueshan Valley's surrender, but everyone in the valley must come out first! Otherwise, it will still be regarded as resistance. Attack begins in an hour"
" His Majesty decided to accept the surrender! But he asked all the people in the valley to come out... "The cavalry was ordered to stop in front of Hu Keqili and convey the fat man’s original words
" Is it? Okay, I get it!" Hu Keqili nodded his head with a grim expression. Although he had the urge to do a big job at the beginning, he was the first one faced by the empire to advance eastward. The stronghold, and it is still such an amazing terrain, if it is really beaten, it will definitely be a battle that can leave a name in history. But his gaze swept across the wall to surrender the white flag, and the impulse suddenly disappeared. The enemy was too weak. Fighting against an opponent who could not be called an opponent would not be glorious even if he won. Hu Keqili, who received the order, drafted a draft. A document and hand it to the adjutant behind him, "Order the heavy infantry ballista to shoot this in!"
A few minutes later, as a heavy ballista was shot out, a metal ballbow with a child's thick arm, with a whistling sound, plunged deeply into the stone at the opposite battlement. The rubble flew horizontally, scaring the defender above to lie on the ground. After a while, seeing no movement, a bold soldier discovered that a letter was tied to the tip of the huge metal arrow that had penetrated the battlement. The letter was fast. It was sent to Yue Shan, and his eyes swept over the words on it, Yue Shan's expression was a bit at a loss, as the leader of a party. He lacks decisiveness and determination, and has no ambition. He just wants to live in this wilderness,
So although the mountain valley is based on the natural topography. It's still just a loose organization. Yue Shan summoned the other leaders in the valley, and let everyone read the letter in his hand, "Is everyone driving out of the valley? What if the other party issues a killing order? After some of the leaders in the valley have read the letter, Ugly face and whispering
"Don't drive out. The other party can kill us!" someone said disdainfully
"The time limit of one hour is less than twenty minutes. If there is no result, we will be dead!" The chaotic scene made Yue Shan's brows frown. It was really chaotic, early Knowing that I would not accept so many scattered people, amidst the chaos, one person finally stood up,
"I have a way to ensure that we will not fall into the other party's slaughter, but also to make the other party believe in our sincerity to surrender, but I don't know if Master Yueshan is reluctant!" The person who stood up looked plain, He has black hair and black eyes, and he is about 30 years old, but the ends of his long black eyebrows are slightly upwards, revealing a pair of slender phoenix eyes, and a pair of piercing eyes reveals a kind of wisdom and wisdom unique to the Chinese soldiers. Toughness, this unique look, made his ordinary face more eye-catching, Yue Shan saw this person, his face suddenly showed a trace of heat,
The person who stood up was called Song Hua, a son of the Song clan, one of the four great clans of the Central-Biyadh Empire,
is said to have assaulted people who shouldn’t be beaten in Kyoto, and was specially watched by the Ministry of Imperial Affairs and assigned to serve on the northern border of China and Biya.
To some extent, this person is already the abandoned son of the Song clan,
The Song family's sphere of influence has always been in the south of Central and Biyah. Few people will be sent to the north to serve. The invisible power game here is no less than a small war. The result of power confrontation is often compromise and interest exchange. , Song Hua, whose status was not very good, was sent to the north, and he was still an officer of the forward camp who would be trampled into pieces by the iron cavalry of the Dongting grassland at any time, and another promising and important son of the Song clan entered the emperor on the same day. Served in the Ministry of Affairs,
The Northern Army of Central Bialand was disbanded by the Eastern Cavalry. It was the abandoned son of the Song family. He suggested to the bewildered Yue Shan that "The Eastern Cavalry will inevitably go south quickly after penetrating the northern border and flee to the middle of the empire. The consequence is either being caught by the Dongting people who are chasing, or being panicked and killed by the imperial ministers who desperately need someone to commit crimes as scapegoats. Instead of this, it is better to go west. At least Dongting people have no idea of going west for the time being. There are hundreds of elites under his command, and they can hold up a banner wherever they go."
The subsequent news from the migrants is exactly what Song Hua said
Except for Yueshan who led hundreds of men to flee west to survive, the other Northern generals who fled to the middle of the empire, except for those with a particularly deep background, were basically the emperor of China who was furious because of the loss of the northern border. Beheaded publicly on the charge of defeat. On that day, a dozen important figures from the northern frontier army who were lucky enough to survive were detained in a prison car and circled the whole city three times. Finally, they were full of filth and embarrassed. Cut off his head. The corpse was divided and broken up by the people all over the city. The scene was horrible. Even soldiers like Yueshan felt chilly.
"Song Hua, do you have a way?"
Yueshan said eagerly, in his heart, Song Hua not only has the courage, but also has the arrogance that belongs to the son of a big family. He doesn't do anything to get into trouble, at least he can be trusted more than others
"If you want to get the approval of both parties, the best way is to be hostage!" Song Hua hesitated, everyone's eyes fell on him, making his phoenix eyes more flickering, he saw Xiang everyone, looked at Yue Shan again, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "We can ask the other side to hand over a hostage to the other side, and the other side will send three thousand troops into the city at the same time to achieve control of the valley. We will be here. Gradually exit the valley within three days"
"Well, this is a good way!"
Someone immediately began to agree, as long as they can survive, everyone does not mind surrendering a person as a hostage,
"But who should be taken hostage outside? I heard that the Falcon Empire is very cruel! Someone said inadvertently, it was immediately cold. Everyone looks at me and I see you. They are not familiar with the Falcon Empire. , But the tens of thousands of souls of the Sirius Mansion, which was burned to the ground by the fire, are there.
If you want to say that the Falcon Empire is a country that treats its enemies mildly, that's self-deception!
"Song Hua, since you proposed it, let's talk about the person in your mind!" Yue Shan looked at Song Hua, since you came up with this idea, you will be the only one to take care of this mess,
"I knew it would be like this!" Song Hua smiled wryly at the corner of his mouth. He knew too much about Yue Shan's indecision. Fortunately, he was prepared and said slowly.
"On the hostage selection" His voice paused, his eyes swept over everyone's faces, and then he emphasized his voice." The subordinates thought that the only daughter of Lord Yueshan was the best! I heard that Murphy Obern was outside. In the Falcon Empire camp, he knows Sister Xiaoying, and with him, the other party will know how sincere the adults are!"
Yueshan was stunned when he heard it, and wondered if he had misheard it. Song Hua, who was extremely highly regarded by him, wanted to let his only daughter hostage, and he felt everyone’s eyes look at him. His face turned red quickly, and he waved an angry big hand and said angrily, "Impossible, how can I let Xin'er hostage the Falcon Empire outside! The prairie cavalry from the West are not necessarily kinder than the Dongting people!" /
"My lord, although I am helpless, this is the only way. The other party has the strength to destroy us. If you want to save tens of thousands of lives in Yanai, you can only make the other party believe in our sincerity!" Song Hua's cheek twitched. , Suddenly arched his fists in both hands and said, "If the adults are not at ease, the subordinates are willing to go with Sister Xin'er Xiaozheng,
"Yes, Mr. Yueshan’s Xiaoyan is the best candidate!"
" Sister Xin'er Xiaojun is extraordinary~IndoMTL.com~ The average soldier can't get close at all, and even if there is any problem, he can escape back!"
"No, absolutely no!"
The guard at the door listened to the various voices from the chamber, but looked at a girl standing outside the chamber with embarrassment on his face,
The girl was wrapped in a cloak inlaid with white fox fur, and the inside was also half-length soft armor. Her shiny black hair was tied in a men's leather crown, and the back of her neck had two temples, but she still had the girl's soft hair. in the sun. I feel a little dizzy,
Listening to the quarrel in the chamber, the girl’s face was unexpectedly calm,
A messenger hurriedly ran from the direction of the city wall and went straight into the hall to report, "My lord, there is news from outside the city. There are still ten minutes. If there is still no action, the other party will attack!"
" Ah, ten minutes! "The quarrel in the hall stopped for a while. Is the time so short?
" My lord, Sister Xiao冇 is out of town! "The sound coming from outside at the same time made the red-faced Yue Shan sway, Song Hua arched his hand to him." Your lord, his subordinates went to chase Sister Xiao冇 immediately. As long as Song Hua lives, she must desperately protect the safety of Sister Xiaojun!"
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