Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 847

[Chapter 847 Human Head]

As night falls, a full moon shines in the sky, dyeing Jiangxia silvery white.

The air was still filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke, but the sound of Jiang Xia’s guns had already stopped, and the whole city was quiet.

Zhao Xu washed up and was thinking about how to take Changcheng while facing the map.

At this time, Chang Wei knocked on the door and came in.

“His Royal Highness, good news. Ma Han and Lu Chang have successfully captured Jiameng Pass. According to the order, they are temporarily stationed at Jiameng Pass and have not gone deep into Yizhou. They continue to wait for His Highness’s order.” Chang Wei handed a battle report to the Zhao Xu.

“Well, very good. The two fronts are going smoothly. In this way, the civil strife in Da Song will be over in the shortest two to three months, and the longest half a year.” Zhao Xu said.

He judged that it would take at least half a year for Xitu to get the news, then make judgments and deploy.

This fits with his plan.

When the Western natives arrived in Tianzhu, they wanted to intervene in the civil strife in Dasong.

At that time, they will only be dumbfounded, and there will be no place for them to intervene in the whole Da Song.

Chang Wei narrowed his eyes slightly and looked to the north, “If the internal strife is quelled, the foreign enemies can be dealt with.”

Da Song’s mortal enemy, Bei Di, has been resting and recuperating, waiting for a comeback.

This time, he wanted to completely bury Beidi.

In addition to Beidi, there are also Western natives who participated in the civil strife in Dasong this time.

If it wasn’t for them to confuse the powerful people, they would provide help to the powerful people.

This civil strife will not continue to this day.

It can be said that they are also the masterminds of this war, with the blood of Dasong people on their hands.

Otherwise, why do they have to kill each other.

This blood debt must be recovered.

Zhao Xu nodded, Chang Wei was finally enlightened after being scolded by him.

Finally, his eyes didn’t just stay on Shizu.

In fact, since going south, he has fought a proxy war with the natives.

The Xitu people sold firearms behind the scenes to empty the money of the powerful clan, and consumed Jiangbei’s military and financial resources through civil strife.

The most abominable thing is that this war has shattered the flower-like Jiangnan.

With one move, the powerful tribe fortified the walls and cleared the wilderness, engulfing the people to move westward, and killed an unknown number of people on the way, and how many people died of starvation and disease afterward.

Even if Jiangnan is pacified, Jiangnan’s economy may go back ten years.

Moreover, when they moved westward, the powerful clan took the opportunity to plunder the property of many people.

Although he recovered some losses by raiding Changcheng, most of the wealth was transported to Bacheng by the Liang family.

This is still secondary.

The most important thing is the loss of population. From north to south, this war caused at least 6 million direct and indirect deaths.

The economy can recover in a short period of time, but the population cannot grow all at once.

This is what hurts him the most.

Therefore, he must settle this debt clearly with the Western Turks who participated in the Dasong civil strife.

“This king will make them pay a heavy price. I will pay back the losses they caused to Da Song a hundred times and a thousand times.” Zhao Xu said.

Then he looked at Changcheng, “Taking Changcheng, we will be able to attack Bazhou, Yunzhou and Yizhou. After two days of rest, we will march towards Changcheng on the third day. During the rest, we will fall to Shacheng. Let the news of the annihilation of Wu’s army be released.”

Both Jiangzhou and Xiangzhou are peripheral.

At present, Bazhou, Yunzhou and Yizhou are the core areas occupied by powerful clans.

Only when these three states are taken, the civil strife in Dasong will end.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Chang Wei replied yes, turned and left.

The next day, a group of cavalry set off from Jiangxia and headed for Changcheng.

In three days, they arrived in Changcheng.

“Your Highness is mighty, and the 600,000 Wu army was wiped out in an instant.” Bai Shang saw the cavalry and asked about Jiang Xia’s battle, he couldn’t help being excited.

Seeing that the leading cavalryman was holding a box in his hand, he said, “What is this   ?

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Standing up, he said, “If Xie An knew that Shacheng had fallen and Liang Tong’s army had been wiped out, what expression would he have?”

Thinking of this, he took Liang Tong’s head.

That night, he ordered a group of soldiers to get under the city wall in the dark.

Throw Liang Tong’s head up.

The Shizu soldiers who were on patrol saw a black object thrown up and almost died of fright, thinking it was a firearm that King Yan’s army would explode.

Seeing that there was no movement for a long time, some of them had the courage to go over.

“Isn’t this the Great General of Zhen Guo, Liang Tong?” A general recognized him, was shocked, and immediately sent the head to Xie An.

At this time, Xie An was about to fall asleep, when he saw Liang Tong’s head, he was so frightened that he lost all sleepiness.

“General, there is a note tied to his head.” The general handed the note to Xie An.

After receiving the note, Xie An saw a line written on it: Shacheng has been taken by my royal family’s troops, Liang Tong and 600,000 Wu army were buried in Jiangxia, I persuade you to go out and accept the surrender, so that you will not die.

“This…” Xie Anru received an electric shock.

He and the generals in the city have been able to persist until now because they have Liang Tong in their hearts and can lead the troops to rescue.

But now, Liang Tong and his 600,000 army were wiped out, and Liang Tong died.

He knew very well that Liang Tong’s 600,000 soldiers and horses were better at fighting than his 600,000 soldiers and horses.

After all, they belong to the state of Wu, and they are also equipped with flintlock guns made by the state of Wu.

And many of the newly recruited soldiers in his army are still using bows and long knives.

Furthermore, Shacheng has also fallen, which means that Changcheng is now an isolated island.

The area outside the isolated island is controlled by King Yan of Judu.

“General, what should we do now? I’m afraid this matter will spread among the army.” A general said anxiously.

Xie An’s mind went blank, he said: “You all go out, let me think about it.” The

generals looked at me and I looked at you, sighed, and left the room.

When they came to the street, the generals dispersed separately.

In the darkness, a general hid in an alley on the way.

After observing a courtyard for a while, he opened the door and entered.

“As long as the food and grass are burned, can I have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of my life?” The general went straight to the main hall and said to the young man in the hall.

“Of course, Liang Tong is dead. In just three to five days, His Royal Highness King Yan will personally lead the army to Changcheng. Then it will be your chance to perform. If you miss this opportunity, it will be too late,” the young man said.

The general nodded, “I will do it.”

After saying that, he walked out of the yard.

The young man watched the general leave and frowned.

He is the leader of the Fourth Academy in Changcheng.

During this time, he has been wooing generals.

He even instigated Xie An’s eldest son, Xie Bi.

It’s just that Xie Bi was too stupid to reveal this matter in front of his father.

As a result, he was placed under house arrest by his father, and even killed the members of the Fourth Academy who approached him.

After this incident, he made other team members go into hibernation and reduce their actions.

Unexpectedly, the general came to the door on his own initiative today.

He knew that this was the reason why King Yan won the battle.

If this general can really burn down the little food and grass in Changcheng this time.

Changcheng will be destroyed without attack.

Another five days passed, and Changcheng was still calm.

It’s just that there is a storm brewing under the calm.

Xie An thought about it all night, but he still gave the general the order to stick to it.

His wives, concubines, and mothers are all in Bacheng, if he surrenders, Liang Kai will definitely slaughter them.

At this time, Zhao Xu and Chang Wei led the army to Changcheng.

(end of this chapter)