Chapter 556 Retreat and looting
On April 18, 430, the Great Jin Dynasty, Liu Ji, who had become the commander-in-chief of the Northern Jin Dynasty, personally led the four elite troops of the Tiger Ben Army, the Tiger Leopard Cavalry, the White Horse Cong Yi and Wei Wuzhang, and set off from Shangyuan City and rushed to the battlefields of Xiangzhou and Fuzhou.
Now that Xiangzhou and Fuzhou are invading by the Eastern Barbarian Alliance, there are only four local forces left, including Feng Ziheng, Xiangzhou Prefecture's governor, Shen Zitong, Xiangzhou Xiongyi County Prefecture's governor, Bi Mo, Fuzhou Prefecture's governor, and Jiang Jian, Fuzhou Qinghua County Prefecture's governor. At present, these four have clearly expressed to the Polu Army that they are willing to obey the will of the court and hand over their respective territory and army to the Polu Army unconditionally.
The reason why Bi Mo, the governor of Fuzhou Prefecture, and Jiang Jian, the prefect of Qinghua County, Fuzhou, was willing to hand over the territory. After the Southeast Fang Army withdrew from Fuzhou, the Eastern Barbarian Alliance was dominated by the Qingyi people, and the offensives were one after another. If the Polu Army was not invited to Fuzhou to resist the Eastern Barbarian Alliance, they would not be able to protect their territories and troops, not to mention protecting their lives, even their lives and their families would be difficult to protect.
Feng Ziheng, the governor of Xiangzhou Prefecture, and Shen Zitong, the prefect of Xiongyi County in Xiangzhou, did not have any exchanges. Wang Ben, the commander of the Guards of the Polu Army, who had been in Xiangzhou, told Feng Ziheng and Shen Zitong directly that if the two were unwilling to hand over the territory of Xiangzhou, the Polu Army would never force it, but the Polu Army in Xiangzhou would leave immediately. Since Xiangzhou was unwilling to be under the jurisdiction of the Polu Army, the Polu Army would have no obligation to help Xiangzhou resist the Dongman Alliance.
Now the Dongman coalition in Xiangzhou is almost completely resisting by the Polu Army alone. Once the Polu Army leaves Xiangzhou, only the troops of the prefect Feng Ziheng and the prefect of Xiongyi County Shen Zitong are left in Xiangzhou. Feng Ziheng and Shen Zitong are very clear that the troops that were temporarily pieced together by hundreds of thousands of troops cannot resist the troops of the Dongman coalition. They have no choice but to promise to let the Polu Army enter Xiangzhou.
In addition, Liu Ji did not do very well. The Polu Army promised the above four people that they could still serve as the prefect or prefect, but they had to hand over the army. This is also an important reason why Feng Ziheng, the governor of Xiangzhou Prefecture, Shen Zitong, the governor of Xiongyi County, Xiangzhou Prefecture, Bi Mo, the governor of Fuzhou Qinghua County, and Jiang Jian, the prefect of Fuzhou Qinghua County, were very happy to hand over the territory and the army.
The statements of the two prefects of Xiangzhou and Fuzhou and the two prefects made the Polu Army annex Xiangzhou and Fuzhou only one issue that needs to be dealt with, that is, the Dongman coalition forces that were invading these two prefectures.
In order to drive the Dongman coalition forces dominated by the Qingyi people back to the 100,000 mountains as soon as possible, Liu Ji decided to personally lead four elite troops to the battlefields of Xiangzhou and Fuzhou. At the same time, there were a large number of troops from the defeated army, who were also rushing to or had entered Xiangzhou and Fuzhou.
In the process of annexing Pizhou and Qinzhou, the Polu Army had collected more than 700,000 troops from two prefectures. The more than 700,000 troops, together with some garrison troops from Qianzhou, as well as the generals and soldiers drawn from other units of the Polu Army, according to Liu Ji's order, two new cavalry brigades and eighteen infantry brigades, including two cavalry brigades and ten infantry brigades, have rushed to the battlefields of Xiangzhou and Fuzhou respectively.
The two newly formed cavalry brigades and eighteen infantry brigades are temporarily all part of the local legion.
In order to stabilize the situation in Fuzhou, the Xuanjia Soldiers, Mo Dao Soldiers and two infantry brigades of the local legion in Qinzhou had already entered Fuzhou when Liu Ji led four elite troops to leave Shangyuan City.
Now, the Dongman Alliance Army, dominated by the Qingyi people, has captured the four counties in Fuzhou, the first task of the two infantry brigades, Xuanjia Soldiers, Modao Soldiers and the local legion, is to protect the remaining one city and three counties in Fuzhou and block a new round of offensive launched by the Dongman Alliance.
In the prefect of Qianyang City, Hedong County Prefecture, Xiangzhou Hedong County Prefecture, Wumurgu, the western king of the Qingyi tribe, said to Guojiwusa, the chieftain of the Guxi tribe with a gloomy face, "Guji Tusi, I have told you several times. I hope you can restrain your Guxi tribe's army and not burn, kill, loot the people of Jin. Our coalition forces of various tribes sent troops to Jin this time, not to burn, kill, loot!"
The Tusi Guojiwusa of the Guxi tribe said with a little embarrassed face: "King Wumeng, in the recent battle with the Polu Army, our Guxi tribe's army suffered too much casualties. If the warriors were not allowed to vent, our Guxi tribe's army would collapse directly if it was not done well."
Now, the Dongman Alliance Army, dominated by the Qingyi people, has been confronting the Polu Army in Luotang County, the westmost west of Hedong County, Xiangzhou for more than two months. During this period, the two sides fought many times. Although they had a victory or defeat, relatively speaking, the losses of the Dongman Alliance Army were much greater. So far, the total losses of the Dongman Alliance Army in Luotang County exceeded 350,000, while the Polu Army suffered only more than 100,000.
Wumurgu, the western king of Qingyi people, said coldly: "Guoji Tusi, the losses of our Qingyi people are far higher than that of your Gongxi people. If you follow the logic of your Gongxi people, I should also order the warriors of the Qingyi people to start burning, killing and looting?"
The Guxi tribe Tusi Guoji Sa coughed and said, "Don't worry, King Wumeng, the local chieftain immediately issued an order to all the warriors of the Guxi tribe. Whoever dares to rob the people of Jin State will want his head!"
Hearing the Guxi tribe's chieftain Guojiwusa say this, the face of Wumengu, the western king of Qingyi people, suddenly calmed down, "Guoji chieftain, our Qingyi people have obtained the exact information. The Jin court has just established the Northern Governor's Office. Now, the coalition forces of various ethnic groups are attacking Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, both under the jurisdiction of the Northern Governor's Office of Jin State. The position of the Northern Governor's Office of Jin State was handed over by the Jin court to Liu Ji, the commander of the Polu Army."
Then Wumengergu sighed and said, "Now a large number of troops of the Polu Army are rushing to Xiangzhou and Fuzhou. Judging from the situation of fighting with the Polu Army in the past two months, it should be impossible for our Qingyi people to capture Xiangzhou and Fuzhou in Jin. I don't want to make the Polu Army and our various tribes' army a situation of immortality because of the burning, killing, looting and looting of the people of Jin."
The Guxi tribe chieftain Sa immediately frowned and said, "King Wumeng, although the Polu Army has strong combat effectiveness, the combat effectiveness of our army of all ethnic groups is also good. Moreover, the Qingyi people have millions of warriors. Could it be that our army of all ethnic groups retreated back to the 100,000 mountains in shame?"
Wumengergu sighed and said, "Although our Qingyi people can gather millions of elite troops, don't forget that there are Bai Miao people in the 100,000 mountains. It is impossible for us Qingyi people to put all our troops into the battlefield of Jin State. Once our Qingyi people and the Polu Army are in a situation of losing both sides, it will be cheaper for the Bai Miao people. At that time, the Bai Miao people will definitely not miss the opportunity to put down the enemy."
The Guxi tribe Tusi Guoqisa then said: "King Wumeng, didn't it mean that the Bai Miao tribe's chieftain Li Jinbao suddenly fell seriously ill and was unconscious? Does the Bai Miao tribe still have the energy to cause trouble for the Qing Yi tribe?"
A glimmer flashed in Wumeng'ergu's eyes and said, "I originally felt that Li Jinbao, the chieftain of Bai Miao, was too strange this time. He did not get sick early or late. Just when our Qingyi sent troops to Jin State, Li Jinbao, the chieftain of Bai Miao, suddenly fell ill. Now the detailed work that our Qingyi people planted in the Bai Miao people has been sent back. The Bai Miao people's chieftain Li Jinbao was not sick at all. He pretended to be the purpose of allowing our Qingyi people to invade Jin State with confidence and boldness, and fight to the death with the Jin army. Then the Bai Miao people can attack us Qingyi people while our Qingyi people are weak."
The Guxi tribe chieftain Guoji Sa exclaimed: "What? Is the disease of Li Jinbao, the Bai Miao tribe chieftain, pretended? What is the opinion of Wumeng chieftain? Will we let our army of all ethnic groups withdraw from Xiangzhou and Fuzhou immediately?"
Wumengergu shook his head and said, "Bather has not sent an order to withdraw his troops, but it has already caused our troops in Xiangzhou and Fuzhou to shrink their defense lines and stop launching an offensive to the hinterlands of Xiangzhou and Fuzhou. Originally, my brother Wumengkez, the king of the southern kingdom, had just gathered troops not long ago to launch a new round of offensive against the Jin army in Fuzhou, trying to completely capture Fuzhou, but now he has to interrupt this offensive."
Just as a large number of troops from the Polu Army rushed to Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, in the Qingyi Tusi Mansion in Pingliang City among the 100,000 mountains, the Qingyi Tusi Wumeng Aguo said in a deep voice to his confidant adviser Nan Rong Yulong: "Mr. Nan Rong, do you think our Qingyi people should withdraw troops from Xiangzhou and Fuzhou in Jin State?"
Nan Rong Yulong sighed and said, "Mr. Tusi, I have always disagreed with sending troops to Jin State. The murderer who robbed the two princesses Wumeng Yisha and Wumeng Gemeng is not necessarily from Jin State. Moreover, even if the murderer is from Jin State, it should have nothing to do with the Jin State court."
The Qingyi chieftain Wumeng Aguo waved his hand and said, "Now it is useless to say those troops are useless. Now our Qingyi and various affiliated ethnic groups have captured the territory of two counties in Xiangzhou, Jin State, and four counties in Fuzhou, Jin State. In this way, the army is retreated back to the 100,000 mountains. The local chieftain is really unwilling to accept it."
In fact, since the Qingyi Tusi Wumeng Aguo learned that Li Jinbao, the Bai Miao Tusi, was pretending to be sick, he couldn't help but suspect that his two precious daughters were robbed and could not be separated from the Bai Miao people. However, there is no evidence in Wumeng Aguo's hands now.
Nan Rong Yulong pondered and said, "Master Tusi, since we have found out that the Miao chieftain Li Jinbao is pretending to be sick this time, and we have obtained information about the Bai Miao people hoarding food and grass, it shows that the Bai Miao people are likely to be planning a conspiracy against our Qingyi people. In addition, the Jin court has handed over Xiangzhou and Fuzhou to the Polu Army. The Polu Army will definitely not be willing to occupy Xiangzhou and Fuzhou. If our Qingyi people's army remains in Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, we will face a life-and-death battle with the Polu Army."
Tusi Wumeng Aguo sighed and said, "I originally wanted to take this opportunity to annex some of the land and population of Jin. It seems that the land is unlikely. So let our Qingyi army in Xiangzhou and Fuzhou rob the population and wealth of Jin more and withdraw the population and wealth of Jin back to the 100,000 mountains!"
When Nan Rong Yulong heard the meaning of Tusi Wumeng Aguo, he immediately said in shock: "Master Tusi, once our Qingyi army plunders the population of Jin State and loots the wealth of Jin State, it will inevitably form a mortal hatred with the Polu Army, then..."
Before Nan Rong Yulong finished speaking, he was interrupted by Tusi Wumeng Aguo, "What can I do if I become a mortal enemy with the Polu Army? I don't believe it. The Polu Army dares to send troops into the 100,000 mountains to find trouble for our Qingyi people!"
When Nan Rong Yulong saw the firm look of the toast Wumeng Aguo, he didn't say anything to persuade him, but Nan Rong Yulong felt uneasy in his heart.
Then the toast Wumeng Aguo hesitated for a moment and asked Nan Rong Yulong: "Mr. Nan Rong, will the murderer who robbed Wumeng Yisha and Wumeng Gemeng be related to the Bai Miao people?"
Nan Rong Yulong pondered for a moment and said, "Sir, to be honest, I have always suspected that the two princesses were robbed. The Bai Miao people are the real culprit behind the scenes, but they can't find any evidence."
Tusi Wumeng Aguo gritted his teeth and said, "If it was really done by the Bai Miao people, the local Tusi must make the Bai Miao people look good this time!"
Nan Rong Yulong immediately suggested: "Master Tusi, we should let the works placed in the Bai Miao people and do our best to find the whereabouts of the two princesses in the areas controlled by the Bai Miao people."
Tusi Wumeng Aguo nodded and said, "The same is true for the Tusi. Now it seems that Wumeng Yisha and Wumeng Gemeng were robbed, and the suspicion of the Bai Miao people is the greatest."
After receiving the order from his father, Wumengergu, the king of the western Qingyi people, said helplessly to the generals of all races under his command: "It seems that our Qingyi people cannot avoid forming a mortal enemy with the Polu Army!"
The Guxi tribe chieftain Saze said excitedly: "Don't worry, as long as our army of all races retreats to the 100,000 mountains, the Polu Army will have no choice but to deal with our army of all races. If the troops of the Polu Army dare to enter the 100,000 mountains, then we will never think of it. Fighting in the mountainous areas, our army of all races is an expert!"
Wumengergu sighed: "Since it is my father's order, we can only execute it. I hope this order will not make us Qingyi people regret it."
Liu Ji, with the four elite troops of the Tiger Ben Army, the Tiger Leopard Cavalry, the White Horse Cong Yi and Wei Wuzhang, was still rushing to Xiangzhou and Fuzhou, he received news that the Eastern Barbarian Alliance retreated.
Chapter completed!