The Sacred Ding Chapter 267: An opportunity for hesitation
Chen Hai was patient. In the past nearly three months, he led a great army of wars that he experienced in the villages of Heishan, Black Falcon Cliff, Jinxiangling, and Moyue Lake. He told Ye Qinglin, Ran Hu, Ye He, Dong Ning and others know.
He collected the bandits and tribal forces in Black Mountain and Moshan Lake. Although he could barely make up 20,000 soldiers and horses, the 20,000 soldiers and horses were still far away from the real elite of the hundred warriors.
The reason why many previous battles have been so smooth is that the soldiers and horses of the thief villages left behind by the bandits are relatively weaker, and the soldiers and horses gathered in the Moyue Lake and Guhuo Mountain villages are four or five. Thousands of people, but they are actually assembled from various villages, lack of sufficient internal integration, much more chaotic than Jing Juejun-Chen Hai and the others captured the Black Mountain Village for the second time, and even Han Qingyuan and the others rebelled. The soldiers and horses contribute the most.
Chen Hai’s many battles in the early stage were just enough to make money, but after Kong Peng, Zhang Xiong, Zhang Jun and other thieves were completely relieved, the future wars would not be so easy to fight—Zhang Xiong, Zhang Jun and Kong Peng are both people who know soldiers, so there are not so many gaps for him to drill.
Chen Hai is now thinking about asking Ye Qinglin to accompany them to Montenegro. As long as Ye’s king flag can be erected in Montenegro, he can gather more Ye’s remnants who have escaped from the defeat of the Western Qiang country, and can contact and return The city lord of the cities who were loyal to the Ye clan, the situation in the West Qiang country could not be considered a defeat.
As long as the situation in Xiqiang country is not completely defeated, then they are qualified to ask Hexi for help.
The possibility of Hexi sending troops to the west is not high, but if Dongs can see that they have done something in the West Qiang country, they will not be eager to recall Dong Ning, Ran Hu, etc., and may deliver a lot of elixir , Bingjia to support them...
At this time, these are what they lack most.
The grain and grass reserves in Black Mountain and Moyue Lake will barely last until next year, but if a soldier and horse wants to become an elite of all kinds of battles, the resources they need cannot be just grain and grass, a large number of low- and medium-level elixir and excellent armor. Is indispensable.
Chen Hai had previously seized a total of 40,000 to 50,000 jin of low- and medium-level elixir from Zhuzhai, which seemed to be a huge number, but after Jing Juejun became large, the consumption of resources was astronomical.
After many battles and expeditions, after a large amount of low-level elixir such as Shi Qummi, the elixir stored by Jing Juejun at this time can only be used for one or two more battles.
Previously, it seemed that four to five million catties of hardened iron materials were seized. Even if you don’t care about the requirements for war weapon casting and do not consider the daily wear and tear, four to five million catties of hardened iron materials can only cast three to five thousand sets of excellent armor. That's it; not to mention the casting of three to five thousand sets of Liangliangjia, in addition to quenching gold and iron, it also requires a lot of familiar craftsmen to spend a lot of time and energy to cast.
Even if Chen Hai has a group of slave artisans and artisans in his hands, he still needs resources to raise these artisans and artisans.
With these resources, Chen Hai can’t expect the tens of thousands of tribesmen in Black Mountain and Moshan Lake to continuously produce energy. Generally speaking, at least one or two million people and corresponding regions are needed to be able to Raising 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses, among them, perhaps less than half of them are truly elite-the population and area they control is too small and too small. At this time, they can only ask for help from Hexi Dongning.
"Yehou, the current situation is generally like this. Yehou has to decide where to go." Chen Hai said to Ye Qinglin.
In any case, Ye Qinglin is one of the core figures of the Ye family. If the Xiqiang king has fallen into the hands of Zhang and Kong Peng, the main figures of the Ye family have been slaughtered. It was him, perhaps Hexi, who could only support Ye Qinglin's succession to the throne of Xiqiang.
Although Ran Hu and the others could know some news from the captives, it was too fragmentary after all. It was even more thrilling to hear Chen Hai talk about it with their own ears. They did not expect Chen Hai to do it on his own. At this point, I don't know what to say for a long while.
The children of Hexi didn’t care much about the fate of the West Qiang Kingdom, and they were even more grateful that the disaster was resolved at this time. At the same time, the eyes looking at Chen Hai were full of admiration—Chen Hai became famous in Qin Tongshan, and there is a record of military training. Back to Hexi, but for most of Hexi’s disciples, there is no sense of seeing is believing. This is the real admiration, and I think in my heart, if Chen Hai can truly be loyal to Hexi, they will charge under Chen Hai’s command. How enjoyable it is to build military exploits!
Only at this time, even Ran Hu didn't understand that Chen Hai's actions wanted to regain Dong's favor or simply to relieve Dong Ning's danger. But no matter what kind of possibility it was, Ran Hu felt happy in his heart to think of being able to fight side by side for some time in the future.
"Huh..."
Chen Hai wanted to make Fan Dachun, Han Wendang, Deng Tong'er and others just and awe-inspiring, without mentioning the details of Ning Chan'er using the Soul Devouring Pill to control them in the first place. Ning Chan'er sat aside and listened to Chen Hai for a long time. She didn't even mention her contribution. She was still a little unhappy, but she could only hum.
Ning Chan'er has not recovered her true face, and it is impossible to show her true face in front of outsiders. Everyone only considers her to be a strong young man whom Chen Hai did not know where to invite. If Chen Hai does not take the initiative to introduce her, it is inconvenient to ask more. what.
Chen Hai's ability to go to this point today, being able to beg everyone in danger alone is naturally a secret that is inconvenient for outsiders to know.
Ye Qinglin's face was full of struggle and pain. He also doubted that Chen Hai's intelligence was accurate, but he didn't have many choices before him.
At this time, rushing back to the Western Qiang Kingdom, the king's capital may have fallen into the hands of the Zhang clan, welcoming them is a net of heaven and earth laid by thieves such as Zhang Xiong and Kong Peng.
Although the Western Qiang State has appointed the Ye clan as its lord, all the city lords have a certain degree of independence, control a certain size of the city government army, and have the power to collect taxes and govern by the people. The true foundation of the Ye clan lies in Pinglu Haidong. The royal capital on the shore and nearby cities.
Once the king’s capital falls to the hands of the Zhang clan, it will be difficult for the Ye clan to recruit enough reinforcements from Zhucheng to expel the Zhang clan in a short period of time. If all the cities are not to fall to the Zhang clan immediately, the Ye clan must maintain a position on the periphery Only with elite and strong combat power can it regain the power of Xiqiang and the possibility of restoration.
Furthermore, Ye Qinglin knew in his heart that even if he insisted on rushing back to the Western Qiang country at this time, there were only more than two thousand remnants under his command. The four to five thousand elite cavalry that Chen Hai put together could not be used. Listen to his command, not to mention the more than 10,000 horses on standby in Black Mountain and Moyue Lake.
"Can Hexi be sure to assist us?" Ye Qinglin asked hesitantly.
This is what Ye Qinglin cares most about. The two oasis of Heishan and Moyue Lake are too small compared to the Pinglu Oasis. Even if they can gather forty to fifty thousand soldiers and horses in Montenegro, they must not have Hexi Dong. With the strong support of his clan, how can he raise four to five thousand soldiers and horses with the help of hundreds of thousands of tribal children?
"The Dong family and the Ye family are willing to become in-laws. The Ye family is in trouble. Although Hexi is inconvenient to send troops directly, he will never stand idly by." Dong Ning said with certainty.
When she married in the west, although her father Dong Shou was not in Hexi, her uncle Dong Chou personally summoned her and told her in detail about Dong’s and Ye’s plans to marry him. To put it bluntly, she wanted her to do everything possible. Expanding Dong's influence in the Pinglu Oasis, ensuring that the Pinglu Oasis becomes a barrier for Qiang and Hu's eastward advancement, and solving Dong's worries in the west.
For this reason, not only Ran Hu and others would listen to her transfer, but later Dong Clan entered the caravan of Pinglu Oasis, as long as they stayed in Xiqiang, they would also listen to her temperance.
At this time, they really want to help the Ye clan drive out rebellion and rejuvenate the nation. Their influence, penetration and control over the Pinglu Oasis and Ye clan are not known to be higher than originally expected. How many times, how could uncle Dong Chou and grandfather Dong Liang say that they could not support them as much as possible?
Ye Qinglin is not stupid, knowing that once he accepts Dong's assistance, all aspects of the West Qiang Kingdom may be deeply penetrated by Dong's in the future, but he has no choice in the face of extermination or becoming a vassal of Dong's .
In fact, Ye Qinglin had no chance to hesitate.
The king of Xiqiang had already changed at this time. Three days ago, an envoy rushed to Songyang Lake to contact Ye Qinglin. But before the Black Mountain invaders surrounded Songyang Lake, the envoy had no chance to approach.
After the Black Mountain invaders withdrew to the west, the envoy dared to walk out of the hiding place with several entourages and drove along the Songyang River from the south to see Ye Qinglin before nightfall.
The brothers Zhang Xiong and Zhang Jun had rebelled four days ago. First, they hosted a banquet in the Zhang family mansion in the capital city, including Ye Youfang, Shaoqun. Led Zhang's elite children and southern army generals, assaulted the northern army's camp in the capital.
Because Ye Chentian, the ruler of the country, suspected that the Northern Army generals might rebel, he arrested several Northern Army generals for interrogation~IndoMTL.com~The Northern Army has long become panic. After the rebellion broke out, it was either taken up by the rebels, fled out of the city in a hurry, or wiped out. In short, there was no resistance, and the 40,000 soldiers of the Northern Army fell apart.
After the rebels defeated the northern army camp, they soon took control of the capital city, and began to besiege the palace three days ago.
When the messenger escaped from the capital city to deliver the letter, the lord Ye Chentian led three thousand imperial guards to be trapped in the palace.
"The Ye family will perish, the country will be destroyed, the captain will soon send troops to save the country!" The messenger Jiang Zhe was almost forty years old, and he was holding Ye Qinglin's thigh and cried at this moment. Ask Ye Qinglin to lead his troops back to the capital.
Ye Qinglin was also full of desolation. The Black Mountain invaders withdrew all the way to the west without looking back. They must be able to rendezvous with the southern rebels as quickly as possible. By then, the rebels will have seven to eighty thousand elites. What will he take to help? To save?
What they can do now, besides sending a letter to Hexi for assistance to the Dong clan, they are rushing to Black Mountain and Moyue Lake, at the same time they send people to inform the clan forces in Xiqiang who are still loyal to the Ye clan and escape the king. The Northern Army generals in the capital moved to Black Mountain and Moyue Lake as quickly as possible to avoid being defeated by the rebels.
After Ye Qinglin's luck was completely cut off, he soon co-signed with Dong Ning to write a letter for help, and sent people to go to Tieliuling as fast as possible by spirit birds, and they no longer continued in Songyang Lake. After the delay, eight thousand soldiers and horses left overnight and rushed to Montenegro.
The eight thousand soldiers and horses hurriedly withdrew westward, and they kept encountering soldiers and horses who had escaped from the Pinglu Oasis along the way, all of which brought distressing news.
The war with Dayan has only lasted twenty years. The hatred is not so easy to forget. There are not many clans in the Pinglu Oasis that really supported the marriage of the Ye family and the Dong family. After the Zhang family rebelled and took control of the royal capital, Before the rebels could take over the palace, five or six cities on the north shore of Pinglu Lake announced their dedication to the Zhang family.