allonlinenovel Chapter 296 Great Victory
Chapter 296 Great Victory
Cui Jue and Feng Wuhu were both shocked. In just the time it took to visit a lantern festival, they conquered an entire country?
Xie Changan smiled slightly: "The Yuexi Kingdom is a small country, with a land area less than a quarter of the Nanyi. I didn't expect that they would overestimate their own strength and intend to launch a surprise attack on New Year's Eve."
The State of Yuexi was adjacent to the State of Nanyi. On the day when the capital of Nanyi was captured, a prince of Nanyi took a shortcut and fled to the State of Yuexi.
There is a secret passage between Yuexi and the Nanyi Royal City, which does not require crossing a hundred miles of forest.
The prince's wife was Princess Yuexi, so he also knew this secret passage.
At his instigation, King Yuexi sent people to infiltrate Nanyi and collude with the remnants of Miao and Gu, intending to launch a surprise attack on New Year's Eve when the Southern Expedition Army was celebrating the New Year.
Their plan was to have the remnants of the Miao and Gu cause trouble at the Lantern Festival to attract the attention of General Zhengnan, so as to prevent him from making another "one sword cut through the barrier".
The Yuexi army took the opportunity to sneak in through the secret passage. Even if they could not defeat the Southern Expedition Army in one fell swoop, they could at least capture a few of its generals.
As long as they had hostages, they would have bargaining chips to negotiate with the Southern Expedition Army.
As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes. King Yuexi had a good idea, but unfortunately he didn't know that in the Southern Expedition Army, in addition to the "God of War" general, there was also a military supervisor who could tam beasts.
Wolves and monkeys roamed in the forest day and night, and the unusual movements across the border had long been noticed by Qi Tian's monkey group.
Even the "secret passage" that they thought was hidden was discovered clearly by the monkeys.
It was an underground cave with a very hidden exit. If the Yuexi people had not frequently appeared there, it might not have attracted the attention of the monkeys.
Xie Changan then ordered the wolf pack and a southern expedition army to lurk at the exit of the cave, capturing anyone who came out. By the time the Yuexi people came out of the cave, the entire army was wiped out before they could react.
After receiving the good news from the front, Xie Changan decided to launch a "counter-attack".
The generals leading the team were the brothers Zhang Zhe and Zhang Cang.
After hearing the order from the messenger, Zhang Zhe laughed and said, "What a good plan, General!"
He immediately ordered the soldiers to strip off the Yuexi people's uniforms, put them on themselves, and impersonate the Yuexi army.
He also ordered his men to tie him and Zhang Cang up and take them to Yuexi Royal City together.
Led by a group of monkeys, this "Yuexi Army" passed through the cave and headed straight for the Yuexi Royal City.
The King of Yuexi and the Prince of Nanyi were overjoyed when they heard from their subordinates that their army had successfully launched a surprise attack and captured two generals of the Great Chu.
"Quick, bring up the prisoners!"
In this way, the Southern Expedition Army pretended to open the gate of the royal city and went straight to the King of Yuexi.
King Yuexi was sitting on a high throne. Seeing two Chu generals being tied up and taken to the hall, he couldn't help but smile: "Well done! Hahahaha..."
Prince Nanyi also laughed: "Brother, what a great idea! Hahahaha..."
Before they had finished laughing, two sharp swords were already placed on their necks.
Zhang Zhe laughed and said, "What do you call this? You lifted a rock and dropped it on your own foot?"
Zhang Cang also laughed and said, "No, it should be called stealing a chicken but losing a handful of rice."
Zhang Zhe rolled his eyes at him. How could he say that about himself?
Zhang Cang scratched his head: "Not only did he lose his wife, but he also lost his soldiers?"
Zhang Zhe was speechless. The more he spoke, the more outrageous it became.
"Alright, alright, stop talking and get to work."
In this way, the Southern Expedition Army easily captured the Yuexi State without losing a single soldier.
Cui Jue and others were shocked after hearing the whole story. While Xie Changan was visiting the lantern festival with them, eating and drinking, he was also strategizing and taking down the Yuexi Kingdom without making any noise?
Cui Jue exclaimed: "The great writer Su Shi of the previous dynasty wrote in a poem, 'With a feather fan and a blue scarf, in the midst of laughter and conversation, the masts and oars were reduced to ashes and smoke'. Today, I finally saw such heroic spirit and demeanor."
Feng Wuhu also bowed and said: "The general is able to plan and win the battle thousands of miles away. I really admire him!"
Xie Changan smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment. I dare not take credit for it. It is all thanks to the unity and selfless dedication of the soldiers that we have achieved such a miraculous effect."
Jiang Li looked at him with sparkling eyes and praised him generously: "My husband is so amazing, he is worthy of being the God of War of the Great Chu!"
Xie Changan felt as if he had drunk honey in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's all thanks to my wife's good teaching."
These two showed their affection in public, and no one could bear to watch.
It was already midnight. There was a burst of "crackling" sounds, firecrackers, and fireworks. People were happily bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year.
While everyone was looking up at the fireworks, Xie Changan quickly kissed the person in his arms: "Little Li Nu, I wish our family of four peace, happiness and freedom from worries."
Jiang Li gently stroked her bulging belly and smiled sweetly: "I also wish that we will never leave each other, be born safely, and grow up quickly."
Xie Changan put his big hand on her and said softly, "Daddy will never leave you. You must grow up quickly and take care of mom with daddy, understand?"
The twins seemed to respond to them by moving around happily, somersaults, and trying to lift their heads, having a lot of fun.
After watching the fireworks, everyone went home with great satisfaction.
After sending Jiang Li back to the Marshal's Mansion, Xie Changan hurried back to the military camp to discuss follow-up matters with the generals.
Yuexi State came to our door ahead of time, so we don't have to go through this section.
The Southern Expedition Army was still divided into three armies: front, middle and rear. The vanguard army and the front army went straight into the Yuexi State, joined forces with the troops of Zhang Zhe and Zhang Cang, pursued the victory, and captured the entire Yuexi State in one fell swoop.
The central army guarded Dali Prefecture, and the rear army guarded Tianjian Gorge, and they still changed guard every seven days.
After daybreak, the peregrine falcon flew to the capital again with the good news.
This victory report was written by Cui Jue. He described in detail the process of the Southern Expedition Army's conquest of Yuexi State, which made Nangong Qinghe very excited and applauded.
Xie Changan was indeed a talented general that he had high hopes for. According to Cui Jue, in the time it took to visit a lantern festival, he commanded the Southern Expedition Army and easily conquered a country!
Yuan Bao congratulated: "Congratulations to Your Majesty for gaining another country!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Nangong Qinghe was in high spirits. He walked towards the map hanging on the wall and circled "Yuexi State" with a red pen.
The unification of southern Xinjiang is just around the corner!
When they heard that Yuexi State was captured by the Southern Expedition Army overnight, the kings of the other four states were all terrified.
When the Nanyi Kingdom was conquered, the southern border countries were in a state of panic, but they did not feel a sense of urgency that "death was imminent."
The hundreds of miles of forest in Mihun Pond are both a natural barrier and a protective barrier.
It not only protected the Nanyi Kingdom from threats from other countries, but also stopped the Nanyi Kingdom from attacking other countries.
The same was true for the Southern Expedition Army.
It would take at least one or two months for the Southern Expedition Army to cross mountains and ridges and pass through hundreds of miles of forests. Let's have a good New Year first.
Unexpectedly, King Yuexi was courting death, not only bringing disaster upon himself, but also dragging everyone down with him!
From Yuexi State to the other four states, there is no barrier of Mihun Pond, so the Southern Expedition Army can come at will, right?
Yin Er, Zhang Zhe and Zhang Cang, leading the vanguard army and the front army, took control of the entire territory of Yuexi State in just five days, which made the other two armies very depressed. "You eat the meat, can't you leave some soup for us?"
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Cui Jue, as an envoy of Great Chu, formally submitted letters from Great Chu to the Nanzhao Kingdom, Shilang Kingdom, Mengmao Kingdom, and Dianyue Kingdom. All those who accepted the Great Chu's amnesty and were incorporated into the Great Chu's territory would be conferred the title of Prince of a County by their former kings, and the title could be inherited by their descendants.
Only 100,000 troops were left to garrison in Dali Prefecture, and 300,000 troops entered Yuexi State one after another, reaching the border directly.
Neighboring Yuexi State were Nanzhao State and Shilang State. Seeing the large army approaching, what else could the kings of these two countries think about?
He immediately expressed his willingness to accept the amnesty. At least he could get a title of a prince, which was better than being a prisoner.
As a result, Nanzhao and Shilang were taken over by the Great Chu.
Xie Changan had to separate from Jiang Li and lead the army to Nanzhao and Shilang.
Jiang Li repeatedly assured that she would never act on her own and would stay in the Marshal's Mansion and take good care of her pregnancy.
On the eve of departure, under Xie Changan's persistence, the two of them did not choose a good day, and hurriedly burned incense and prayed to heaven and earth, renewing their pledge of love.
Xie Changan again and again asked Shen Muchun and Mo Qilang to keep an eye on Jiang Li and not let her do anything naughty, then he led the army through the cave and arrived at Yuexi State.
Cui Jue and Feng Wuhu also went with the army. They would represent the Great Chu and accept the surrender of the Nanzhao and Shilang kingdoms.
There was frequent good news from the front line, and the whole Chu was filled with jubilation.
Nangong Qinghe personally led the ministers to offer sacrifices to the Taimiao, informing the ancestors of the expansion of the territory, and asking the royal ancestors to bless the Southern Expedition Army to be invincible and unify southern Xinjiang as soon as possible.