Chapter 46 Shouzhe’s Decisive Victory Thousands of Miles Away (Please Vote for Me)

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While Wang's side was noisy and busy dealing with many complicated matters, on the other side of the Daqian border, the distance between the two armies and Daqian was also rapidly shortening.

War is gradually approaching.

In the buffer area between Daqian and Nanqin, there is a vast area called "Youmen Ridge".

Compared with other areas, this area has sparse vegetation, stacks of strange-shaped mountains, and the geographical environment is extremely complex. Numerous boiling hot springs gather here, and a large amount of thick fog evaporates and disperses with the wind, forming thick clouds that connect the sky and the ground. Under each other, lightning strikes and continuous heavy rains have become commonplace.

Such a harsh environment is like the entrance to the netherworld. Therefore, this place is called "Youmen Ridge".

Whether it was Daqian attacking Southern Qin, or Southern Qin advancing toward Daqian, this "Youmen Ridge" was a natural checkpoint that could not be bypassed.

at this time.

In Pylorian Ridge.

In several hidden valleys, there are faint inscriptions shining in the hidden places of the undulating rocks, and the formations have been arranged at some time. The thick mist that surrounded the formation covered up the traces of the formation, and also made the effect of the concealment formation a little stronger.

Under the formation, countless figures wearing black armor were quietly dormant.

These people behaved in a controlled manner and had strict discipline. Even when eating and drinking, they did not make much noise. The atmosphere was solemn and indifferent. Looking through the thick fog, it looked like a dense mass of darkness, with an indescribable heaviness. pressure.

It was obvious that these were three well-trained armies.

They are like three peerless ferocious beasts, dormant quietly, as if waiting for the best opportunity to strike head-on at the enemy.

The army in the middle, designated as the "Three Canglong Regiments", is one of the nine top ace battle groups in Daqian.

The Nine Canglong Battle Group was one of the life-long efforts of Emperor Longchang, a militant, and one of his most proud "works" in his life.

It can be said that these nine battle groups are indispensable for Daqian's territory to reach its current scale.

Because there are three Canglong battle groups stationed on the battlefield outside the territory, there are actually only six Canglong battle groups permanently stationed in Daqian.

The "Third Canglong Regiment" just returned from overseas battlefields five years ago. After five years of rest and replenishment, they are now highly motivated and full of energy, and can fight at any time and anywhere.

Assisting the Third Canglong Regiment in the ambush mission were the two main battle groups of Daqian, the White Tiger Chapter and the Xiqu Chapter.

Emperor Longchang was very warlike when he was young, and he himself had a severe phobia of military shortages. Therefore, he vigorously built the army and even launched the military family system and the military ruling system criticized by Wang Shouzhe.

From the town to the guard and then to the county, they are all controlled by the military system. The highest executive is also held by people from the military system, that is, the town guard, the city guard and the county guard.

The advantage of doing this is that a considerable part of the city tax, county tax and national tax will be given priority to the construction of the army to ensure that the army can have strong combat effectiveness, and can replace the national tax to support ordinary legions, greatly reducing the use of national taxes in the military. expenses on.

The disadvantage is that the military controls political affairs and is often quite sluggish in local construction. Even if they are willing to build, the remaining tax revenue is insufficient because they have to support the army, and they are powerless to carry out local construction.

This was also the reason why Taishi Ankang was willing to let Wang Shouzhe let go.

The county's finances were tight and it couldn't afford construction. If someone was willing to help, he would naturally be happy to see it succeed. Anyway, with the military force of the legion at hand, he is not afraid of rebellion from his family.

In addition, Emperor Longchang was afraid that the military system would have too much power, which would lead to local military separatism. He also stipulated that an acropolis must be on duty for twenty or thirty years.

Without long-term benefits, it is difficult for people to calm down and develop and build the local area.

It is also because of this that the development of each county and ward in Daqian is uneven. Whether the development is good or not basically depends on the consciousness of the local aristocratic families. For those like the Wang family who are willing to invest in infrastructure development, the local area will develop well. If they encounter those aristocratic families who do not do anything, the lives of the local people will be more difficult.

Thanks to the relatively complete cabinet functions of Daqian and the relatively strict supervision of the Supervision Department, even if local aristocratic families want to make money through monopoly, they will have scruples and not dare to cause public dissatisfaction. For example, the Zuoqiu family in Qing'an back then was dignified. The fourth-grade family immediately became discouraged after discovering that they had caused public dissatisfaction.

Any national policy will have its pros and cons.

Emperor Longchang's military national policy made Daqian's overall force value quite high.

Although nothing can be seen in peacetime, in the event of a full-scale national war, forty official battle groups, fourteen main battle groups, and six ace battle groups can be called upon at any time, even if the garrison on the extraterritorial battlefield is not counted.

If all the Daqian troops were transferred back regardless of the life and death of the battlefield outside the territory, the overall combat power could be increased by an additional 50%. If it was a one-on-one fight, whether it was against Southern Qin or Western Jin, Daqian could hang the opponent up and beat him.

That's why.

The Western Jin Dynasty and the Southern Qin Dynasty often acted jointly. Once there is a military conflict between one party and Daqian, the other party will also join the war with a desperate attitude.

now.

Among the ace battle group Canglong Three Regiments, a bunch of big guys were crowded in a seemingly ordinary large camp.

The reason why the Canglong Chapter is called the "ace" is, on the one hand, because it has the highest resource allocation, the best equipment, the best quality of soldiers, and the strongest combat effectiveness among all the legions in Daqian. On the other hand, It is also because the skeleton of the war group is mostly composed of royal children.

Moreover, the leader and two deputy generals of the battle group are both served by monks from the Purple Mansion Realm.

Among them, the commander-in-chief is usually held by the princes of the royal family who have excellent war literacy. The leader of the third regiment is Wu Yingjun, Prince Ning of the royal family.

Prince Ningjun is nearly five hundred years old, and his cultivation has reached the middle stage of the Purple Mansion realm. Even among the many princes of the Purple Mansion Realm in the royal family, his strength is considered to be extremely outstanding, and he has won good results in the same-level exchange competitions within the royal family many times.

He is not considered a genius, but his strength is ranked among the best in the entire royal family. He is not the same as the idle princes such as Prince Rong and Prince Fu.

In the tent, Prince Ning, who still looks like a middle-aged man, is tall and burly, with a sinister face. When he sits upright, he exudes a sense of domineering majesty, which is extremely intimidating.

He is a typical battlefield warrior, even in foreign battlefields, he has quite a reputation.

As for the requirements for deputy generals, the requirements are not that high. They can be held by the children of the royal family, or by the masters of the Zi family from a military family or a local family.

As for the two lieutenants of the Canglong Third Regiment, one is from the royal family and the other is from the Daqian Chen family.

The deputy general of the royal family is called "Wu Zhixing", and he is the newly conferred prince of Daqian [Hongjun Prince].

Although he was defeated at the hands of Wang Liyao back then, Hongjun Prince Wu Zhixing was a great talent of the royal family and had unlimited potential in the future. Over the years, he has devoted himself to training and has successfully been promoted to the Purple Mansion Realm, officially becoming a key member of the royal family.

Placing him in the Third Canglong Regiment and being personally taught by the veteran Ningjun Wang, it can be seen that Emperor Zi'an valued him very much and was trying his best to train him.

In this camp, except for the first leader, second deputy, and three Zifu of the Canglong Third Regiment.

There was also a middle-aged man wearing a black armor sitting on the main seat.

His face was majestic and his expression was serious, and he had the aura of a big shot as he looked around.

Compared with Ningjun Wang Wu Yingjun and Hongjun Wang Wu Zhixing, his aura was much stronger, and he easily subdued everyone present.

This person.

It is the newly promoted prince of the Daqian royal family [Prince Yongheng], Wu Hanheng.

Prince Yongheng was already famous during his reign as a county prince.

At that time, he was still called "King Hengjun" and opened a [Baiyunlou] in Guilong City. In recent years, relying on gimmicks such as [Big Eater Competition] and [Battle of Prodigies], Baiyunlou's business has become extremely popular. .

Because of this, even though Prince Yongheng is just a newly promoted prince, he is still a wealthy man among the princes in Daqian, and his equipment can be considered luxurious.

This time Emperor Zian sent him to the front line. On the one hand, he served as the royal governor to supervise frontline operations. On the other hand, he could also serve as a high-end combat force.

"Everyone, according to the reconnaissance reports we deployed on the front line, the Southern Qin army has arrived at the outskirts of Youmen Ridge, and its commander is the old Southern Qin Marshal Murong Kaifeng." Prince Yongheng said solemnly, "Murong Kaifeng is a soldier. He fought countless battles throughout his life, and his status and reputation in Southern Qin were extremely high."

"The important thing is that this person is thoughtful and has a steady style, so we must not expose any flaws."

"What His Royal Highness the Prince said is absolutely true."

Hearing this, the man sitting in the second seat next to Prince Yongheng nodded in agreement.

This man has a face like a crown jewel and handsome appearance. He looks like a young man, but he has a beard on his face, which adds a sense of vicissitude and weight. Paired with the wide robe and wide sleeves, he is really elegant and calm. , magnificent.

The handsome man who spoke was Wang Guangzhao, the current young patriarch of the Wang family in Changning, and the eldest grandson of Wang Shouzhe.

Now, although he is only the fourth-rank commander of Daqian, he is a popular person around Di Zian. He has been assisting Di Zian in handling various national affairs in the capital for a long time, which is equivalent to holding the position of Secretary-General of Di Zian.

Although he was only over a hundred years old and his cultivation was still far away from the Zifu realm, everyone present, not even Prince Yongheng, dared to underestimate Wang Guangzhao.

He is not only the representative of the emperor's son An's will, but also the representative of the Changning Wang family's will. The direction of growth arranged for him by the Changning Wang family was to take the court route.

Although no one said it explicitly, everyone knew that sooner or later, he would take over the position of Dingguo Gong Yinda and become the new "chief minister of the cabinet."

Agreeing with Prince Wan Yongheng's words, Wang Guangzhao added: "Murong Kaifeng won the trust of Emperor Yuanyou and was fully granted military power. This time he invaded our Dagan, the ace battle group Qilin of the Southern Qin royal family alone Two battle groups have come. In addition, there are five main legions, ten ordinary legions, and thirty corpse puppet legions. Their strength cannot be underestimated."

The overall strength of Southern Qin is much weaker than that of Dagan. There are only four ace war groups in the country, and only nine main legions. Some of them are also assigned to help defend and garrison battlefields outside the territory.

This time so many legions were dispatched, it could be said that they were all deployed.

But they also have an advantage, that is, the Corpse Puppet Legion made from [Dead Criminals]. The combat power of ordinary corpse puppets is weaker than that of ordinary soldiers, but they are not afraid of death. Their morale has no effect on them. They can fight to the last soldier without retreating. They also have corpse poison in their bodies. Even if they die, It's also a problem.

And their so-called "dead criminals" are just wearing a layer of skin.

After all, the laws of Southern Qin still serve the great nobles. Where are there so many criminals who have committed the death penalty? In order to make up the number of corpse puppets, they often gather slaves who have no human rights and refine them into corpse puppets in large quantities.

This kind of corpse puppet battle group has always been a headache for everyone in Da Gan.

Fortunately, refining corpse puppets is also expensive. It not only consumes people, but also requires a lot of materials. Although the materials used by ordinary corpse puppets are relatively common and not expensive, when the quantity increases, it still costs a very huge amount of money.

Moreover, materials will not appear out of thin air. The growth of Yinkui wood takes time, and the excavation and preliminary forging of Yin-type minerals also takes time. In the short term, large quantities of material consumption will also lead to price increases, and even the refined corpses will be destroyed. The puppets will gradually decay as time goes by, resulting in a decrease in combat effectiveness... Due to various factors, even the Corpse Puppet Legion cannot have an infinite number of troops.

Otherwise, if one could refine an army of zombie puppets by the millions, even Da Qian would be unable to retreat.

"Muro Zhao, you and Di Zian have been engaging in mysterious tactics." Prince Yongheng asked, "Can you tell me the specific requirements for this ambush? Although Youmen Ridge has a steep terrain, with the strength of us who are leading the ambush troops, Strength, facing so many Southern Qin troops, it may be difficult to gain anything."

Prince Yongheng understood that this time the highest commander of the vanguard was nominally him, the prince of the military governor, but in fact it was Wang Guangzhao. It's just that Emperor Zi'an was afraid that the royal family Zhao's age, cultivation, qualifications, etc. were insufficient and he would not be able to control the people below, so he asked him, the newly promoted prince, to come to control the situation.

The specific tactical arrangements are still the responsibility of Wang Zhaolai.

"Everyone, this battle is of great importance, and the principles of the specific combat plan are relatively complex, and must not be leaked. Therefore, the tactics and tactics have always been kept secret." Wang Guangzhao stood up, cupped his hands and apologized, " This is a helpless move, and I hope you will forgive me."

"There is no need to worry about the king's order." Prince Ning, commander of the Third Canglong Regiment, stood up immediately and said in return, "The responsibilities of our soldiers are to obey orders and to keep them secret. No matter how absurd the order is, , as long as the order is legal, even if there is a dead end ahead, our soldiers will move forward without hesitation."

"Prince Ning Jun is a real warrior on the battlefield." Wang Guangzhao said something to the other party before sitting down again and solemnly said, "Based on the overall interests, our Canglong Third Regiment, White Tiger Regiment, and Xiqu Regiment, the three This war group is a hunter in name, but in fact it is a bait."

"Bait?" Prince Ning's face darkened, "A trump battle group and two main battle groups were actually used as bait?"

"If this were not the case, how could Murong Kaifeng be so greedy?" Wang Guangzhao said calmly.

"If the three major groups serve as bait, then who will be the hunter?" Prince Yongheng frowned slightly, "Our Jianling Pass in Daqian is 600 miles away from Youmen Ridge in a straight line, and the mountain road is winding and difficult, making marching difficult. , the actual distance is more than a thousand miles, so it would be too late to mobilize troops from Jianling Pass to hunt, right?"

"Your Highnesses, please be patient." Wang Wangzhao said, "This Youmen Ridge itself is a huge 'hunter'."

"Where did we start talking about this?" Prince Yongheng became interested, "Could this be Shouzhe's idea again?"

During the battle between the emperor and his son, Prince Dexin and Prince Deshun fought fiercely. But in fact, most of the royal princes and bigwigs in the capital did not end up at all, but watched the whole process. The same was true for Prince Yongheng. .

It's not that they don't want to, but that national policy and Emperor Longchang don't allow it.

The princes were better off, but the princes and great talents like Prince Yongheng were secretly watched by Emperor Longchang's people and were not allowed to openly intervene in the dispute between the emperor and his son.

To put it bluntly, they are voters and reviewers, and in principle they should be neutral. Once they come out in person and take a stand, they cannot be fair and impartial.

But even if they didn't personally participate, many big shots still remember what happened at that time.

After Wang Shouzhe entered the capital, he plunged into the Four Seasons Garden of Duke Dingguo, and turned the entire imperial capital upside down. His methods were truly astonishing.

Even onlookers like Prince Yongheng were horrified to see the gesture of turning his hands to make clouds and rain.

If possible, no one in Daqian would want to face Wang Shouzhe.

"Your Highness, if we want to talk about this in detail, we have to start with the battle between emperor and son." Wang Guangzhao cupped his hands and said softly, "The battle between emperor and son represents the alternation of old and new power, and it is also the most important thing for Daqian. A time of confusion and weakness.”

"In order to prevent Southern Qin and Western Jin from taking advantage of the situation, our Wang family began to study how to resist Southern Qin and Western Jin from that time, and made some preparations for this. The buffer zone between Southern Qin and Daqian, the border between Western Jin and Daqian We drew detailed maps of the buffer zones and studied the geography of each location."

"Youmen Ridge has countless high-temperature hot springs and numerous geysers. My grandfather speculated that there should be an active mantle thermal plume beneath it. Therefore, as early as decades ago, we commissioned the Longzuo Wang Family and the Monan Wang Family to The clan members conducted an in-depth and detailed survey of the depths of Youmen Ridge and calculated several weak points of the thermal column..."

The royal family talked a lot eloquently.

Prince Yongheng found that he understood every word Wang Wangzhao said, but when they were connected together, he didn't understand.

"In short, our Wang family has made arrangements to detonate Youmen Ridge at any time and turn this place into a sea of ​​​​purgatory fire."

Prince Yongheng understood this sentence clearly.

At this point, he and others present finally understood the tactics and Wang's arrangements this time.

Prince Yongheng's eyes were slightly complicated: "I didn't expect that Wang Shouzhe had been prepared for the joint attack of Southern Qin and Western Jin as early as the battle between emperors and sons. No wonder Prince Kang was far from his opponent."

He originally thought that Shouzhe's method of dealing with Prince Kang was sophisticated enough, but to his surprise, what he saw was only the tip of the iceberg.

Prince Ning frowned and said, "It's just luck. It happens that there is Youmen Ridge between us and Southern Qin. But on the Western Jin side, it's not easy to stop them."

"Now that things have reached the current stage, there is nothing to hide." Wang Guangzhao folded his hands in his sleeves and said calmly, "There is indeed no Youmen Ridge in the Western Jin Dynasty, but don't forget, my father, Wang Zongan, was the son of the emperor. When the war began, a huge canal was being built from the Western Sea to the imperial capital and the Dala Desert.”

"Due to the high and low terrain of this canal, it is necessary to build multiple large-scale water storage reservoirs and the West Bay water storage dam. These dams and reservoirs not only allow the smooth operation of the Grand Canal, but also serve as defense against enemies."

"It's just that this plan can only work once, so it is also done in secret. Everyone thinks that the Grand Canal plan is just a livelihood project."

Prince Yongheng had a look of astonishment on his face when he heard this: "I am also one of the shareholders of the 'Dala Reclamation Joint Division', but I don't know about this?"

"Very few people know about this matter, and even His Majesty doesn't know much about it." Wang Guangzhao explained, "My grandfather said that His Majesty is suspected of having a great success. If His Majesty knows that we have a trump card, he will not be safe and will not be able to protect everything. He will cause some trouble before he abdicates."

Good guy!

Prince Yongheng was full of admiration and said: "This is what I admire most about the head of the Shouzhe family. Even His Majesty dares to kill him at any time. Unlike us juniors in the royal family, seeing him is like a mouse meeting a cat."

"This is called being strong without desire." Wang Guangzhao said, "I, the Wang family, just want to develop the family in a down-to-earth manner and live a stable and peaceful life. I have no ambition to conquer the world, and I don't need any rewards from your majesty. The Wu family is also loyal to Daqian. Geng Geng, follow every law and regulation. The suggestions you make are also out of consideration for the overall interests of the country. Even if your Majesty is unhappy and wants to cause trouble, he can't find any fault."

"Moreover, there is no Daqian law that stipulates that even if the emperor makes a mistake, no one is allowed to talk about it, and ministers are not allowed to discuss the national affairs and policies he promulgates. If this is the case, the Wu family of Daqian led a group of noble families to build the country What to do? It’s better to start the world by yourself.”

Of course, that being said, the fact that Wang Shouzhe dared to do this was actually related to the character of Emperor Longchang.

Regardless of the fact that when Wang Shouzhe eliminated him, Emperor Longchang was furious every time and threatened to put Wang Shouzhe's shoes on, but in fact, Emperor Longchang just shouted fiercely, but in fact he never relied on his status as the emperor to overwhelm others. Or rely on force value to intimidate, even if you are really angry, just let off your momentum.

Emperor Longchang seemed willful and had many shortcomings, but when it came to national affairs, he actually had a very strong bottom line.

Daqian Wang family is a good example. Although the Daqian Wang family did not side with Emperor Longchang in the last battle between emperors and sons, and Emperor Longchang had always been unhappy with the Daqian Wang family, in fact, when the Daqian Wang family was declining, Emperor Longchang still secretly He protected her twice, otherwise, under the pressure of the Zhao family, the Daqian Wang family would have fallen out of the third level long ago.

Prince Yongheng rolled his eyes and said: "That sounds nice. Shi Zhao, aren't you running for the position of chief minister of the cabinet? Do you know what the powerful people in Guilong City call you now? Mr. Xiaoge, yes, You are the 'Xiao Ge Lao'."

Upon hearing this, Wang Guangzhao's expression suddenly turned a bit resentful: "Your Highness, please don't think that I am very willing. That was because the emperor's son Anfei had to drag my grandfather to assist the government, but my grandfather's temperament... he would rather stay at home. My family is farming, but I am determined not to suffer in the center of the power whirlpool."

"Later, Di Zi'an saw that he could not be persuaded, so he had to retreat and ask my father to go. But my father refused Di Zi'an's solicitation on the pretext that the construction of the Dala Desert could not be abandoned halfway... Later, he saw that Di Zi'an kept pestering him. , Grandpa thought about it over and over again, and felt that I was the most useless at home among the direct descendants, so he threw me to the imperial capital."

Speaking of which.

Wang Wangzhao still felt a little angry.

It doesn't matter that his role in the family cannot be compared to that of his grandfather and father. He can't even compare to his eldest son Wang Anye, so he was directly sent to the imperial capital by his grandfather to deal with his son An.

right.

Prevaricate.

That's what grandpa said at that time...

Alas, my royal family is pitiful for the young patriarch of the Wang family. His qualifications are average, he is just an ordinary genius, and his abilities are average. He is the least promising among the direct descendants of the family. He will only be able to live in this life. He became the chief minister of the cabinet in a careless manner.

Alas~he was such a failure

"The plan is a good one. The head of the Shouzhe family is indeed very calculating." Prince Ning still said unconvinced, "But no matter which country's generalissimo he is, he guards the battlefields outside the territory and has a lot of war experience. "

"The terrain of Youmen Ridge is very steep, and it is a suitable place for an ambush. With the calm and cautious character of the Southern Qin Grand Marshal Murong Kaifeng, he will definitely choose the strategy of advancing step by step. Haha~ The head of the Shouzhe family is strategizing. It is indeed powerful in the battle, but the battlefield has its own rules. If you want to stay at home and win thousands of miles away, hehehe~"

Prince Ning's hehes also showed the sense of superiority of a veteran soldier.

No wonder Emperor Zian asked Prince Yongheng to come to calm things down.

However, although Wang Wangzhao is inconspicuous in the lineage, he is not a simple master.

He immediately smiled and bowed and said: "As a soldier, Prince Ning has to obey orders and keep them secret. No matter how ridiculous the order is, just obey it."

"Don't worry, my grandfather will find a way to make Murong Kaifeng lose his calm and prudent combat policy. Don't forget, you are a soldier, and so is Murong Kaifeng."

Prince Ning hesitated and snorted coldly: "As a soldier, I will obey Prince Yongheng's legal military orders, but I still don't believe that Murong Kaifeng will give up his usual cautious combat strategy."

"Then we'll see."

"If this is true, I, Prince Ning, will personally go to Chang Ning Guard to apologize to the head of the Shouzhe family."

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A few days later.

Wang Shouzhe returned to the small courtyard with a somewhat frivolous pace.

Liu Ruoling is really becoming more and more domineering and unreasonable. He, Wang Shouzhe, has never thought about taking a concubine from the beginning to the end, right?

From Wang Shouzhe's point of view, she just hadn't shown up for a long time and was deliberately looking for an opportunity to make up for it...

There is such a wife who hides her domineering nature and is even jealous of her other personality. Wouldn't it be a waste of time to get a concubine back?

As for the loud noise during the fight that day... the clansmen have long been accustomed to such battles. Didn't you see that Wang Lixian was hiding?

"Grandpa Grandpa..."

Wang Shouzhe returned to the courtyard, and before his butt was still hot, Wang Ningxi, the culprit last time, ran to the door: "Grandpa, you have to save me, Master Tianhuo is pestering me so much that I can't bear it anymore."

"I'm talking about Wang Ningxi..." Wang Shouzhe looked at his unconscious great-great-grandson and said earnestly, "Do you really want to experience a different kind of life? For example, being kicked out of the house like the protagonists in the manuscripts, in a state of desolation Encounter an adventure, and from then on live a peak life where you step on the emperor, beat up the real immortal, and have countless fairies and witches crying and shouting to marry you?"

"..." Wang Ningxi.

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