Episode 10 Chapter 49

Chapter 49

After Zhang Xin came to Ningdi, he relied on the authority delegated by Tang Yin to arrest local officials unscrupulously and with great fanfare. In just one month, he arrested nearly 200 officials. The whole city was in trouble for a while, and everyone in the officialdom was in danger. _first hair

He did not let him go for nothing, and those arrested were not upright officials. Up to this point, Zhang Xin had done well, but then it was not the same.

The families of the arrested officials resorted to the old trick of sending money to bribe them. Money can buy an official, they believe, money can also buy a life.

The families of these officials came to Liangzhou one after another, either openly or secretly, to visit Zhang Xin, and at the same time they also sent a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry. Zhang Xin, on the other hand, did not reject anyone who came and accepted all the orders. After a few days, he made a lot of money.

However, he accepted the money, but he did not let go of all the people. He took out the list of arrested officials and read it from beginning to end. He crossed out whose names he liked. After crossing out the names of thirty people, without crossing out any more, he ordered that all thirty people who had been crossed out be released, and all the remaining people be executed.

This killing killed a hundred and fifty-five people. As for the thirty people he released, he used insufficient evidence as an excuse.

Zhang Xin's trip is both to get money and to make political achievements. If he only collects money but doesn't release people, no one will give him money in the future. If he collects money and releases people, it won't take long for the news to spread. The news would reach Yancheng, and the trust that the king had finally built up in him would immediately be wiped out, so he collected all the money but only let thirty people go.

This is a typical villain's behavior, but his bold killing of corrupt officials did have a great deterrent effect, which corrected the official atmosphere of Ningdi and made him leave an excellent mark among the people of Ningdi. People even spontaneously signed a letter and sent it to Yancheng to commend Zhang Xin.

His trip to Ningdi was very fruitful. Not only did he earn a lot of money, but he also earned the nickname "Zhang Qingtian", gaining both fame and fortune. Ziying and Zhang Xin are a gentleman and a small person. But here in Ningdi, Ziying is called "Zitu" by people, but Zhang Xin has become "Qingtian" in the eyes of the people. The contrast is so great that it is both laughable and ridiculous. Food for thought.

Of course, Zhang Xin couldn't just collect money and do nothing when he arrived in Ningdi. He didn't dare to be vague about the logistics support of the Sanshui Army. As soon as the grain, grass and materials from various counties and counties were transported to Liangzhou, he immediately started making arrangements and continuously transferred them. Go to Xingcheng where the Sanshui Army is located to ensure the needs of the soldiers ahead.

It would be too easy for Feng Guo to find an excuse for Bing Tia. Even if he couldn't find one, he could still make one himself.

There are two small villages at the junction of Ningdi and Tia, namely Baicun and Huangcun. Liang Qi chose these two places to create an excuse for his side to send troops. He sent the cavalry of Sanshui Army, put on the armor of Duji Army prepared in advance, and launched a surprise attack on Baihuang Village.

These two cavalrymen, carrying the flag of the Duki Army and wearing the armor of the Duki Army, rushed into the small village. They killed everyone they met, robbed any property they saw, killed, burned, raped and looted. They went to the extreme level of evil and made the two peaceful villages The mountain village instantly turned into a hell on earth.

The two cavalrymen deliberately left a small number of villagers to work as survivors, and then galloped away.

After the cavalry left, Baihuang Village had turned into a sea of ​​fire, with corpses all over the ground and blood staining the ground red. The surviving villagers in the two villages ran to Xingcheng for help, and they insisted that Du Jijun was responsible. This kind of thing has never happened before, and the city lord of Xingcheng didn't know how to solve it like this, so he could only ask Liang Qi for his opinion.

Liang Qi pretended to send an envoy into Tia to find Du Jijun, and ordered Du Jijun to strictly investigate the murderer who massacred his own villagers and bring justice to Feng Country. Du Jijun has never done anything like this. Where can he find the murderer? But Feng Guo insisted that it was Du Jijun who did it. Du Jijun had no choice but to evade it again and again, hoping that Feng Guo would give them more time.

The Sanshui Army was a large army of 100,000 people. It marched from Tongmen to Xingcheng with great momentum. Du Ji also heard about it. Du Ji expected that the Feng Army had the intention to march into Tia, but they did not expect that the Feng Army entered Tia to fight the Du Ji Army. Instead, they suspected that the Feng Army wanted to snatch the fruits of Du Ji's victory and share a spoonful in Tia. soup.

For fear that the Feng Army would enter Tia and carve up their own interests, during this period, Du Ji's army stepped up its offensive to besiege Tia City. On the other hand, Du Ji's royal court also sent envoys to Yancheng, indicating that Du Ji was capable and capable. With the strength to annex Tia, there is no need for the Feng Kingdom to send troops to help.

Tang Yin met Du Ji's envoy, but sent him away hastily without talking about anything substantial. On the third day after Du Ji's envoy left Yancheng, Tang Yin suddenly issued a national edict explaining the relationship between Fengguo and Ti. Baihuang Village on the Asian border was attacked by Du Ji's army. Hundreds of innocent people from the Feng Kingdom were brutally murdered by Du Ji's army. In the edict, Du Ji stated in a tough tone that Du Ji must severely punish the murderer within half a month. If he is tolerant, If you protect him, Feng Guo will definitely take revenge.

Naturally, this edict was not sent directly to Du Ji, but the news spread to Du Ji. It was not until this time that the incident really attracted the attention of Du Ji's court.

In fact, the Du Ji court was not sure whether the Du Ji army had attacked the villages of Feng Country. Now the Du Ji army had been disrupted in Tia. The two-year-long war had greatly worn down the military discipline and morale of the Du Ji army. Massacres of civilians and looting of property happened from time to time. No one dared to be sure whether the Du Ji army would take private initiative to cross the border and attack the villages of Feng Country. But for the allies, even if such a thing happened, it would not be a big deal. It would be fine to pay some money. What surprised the Du Ji court was that Tang Yin actually issued a national document for this matter, accusing Du Ji.

Du Ji wanted to find the murderer, but there was no place to find it. Then, the Du Ji court could only send envoys to Feng Country to discuss with the Feng Country court how to solve this matter.

The consultation between the two countries was one side was sincere and the other side was deliberately looking for trouble. How could they talk about it? After two days of negotiation, the two sides did not reach any consensus. At this time, the half-month agreement in the imperial edict had already passed. Tang Yin personally ordered to cut off the ears and nose of Du Ji's envoy and expel him from Feng State.

On the day when Du Ji's envoy was driven away, Tang Yin issued a "Notice to the World" to angrily blame Du Ji for indulging the army, invading Feng State, slaughtering Feng people, and showing no remorse. Feng State officially declared war on Du Ji.

The day after Tang Yin announced the declaration of war, the Sanshui Army stationed in Xingcheng advanced into Tia.

The declaration of war on the same day and the troops were dispatched the next day. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a premeditated war.

As a result, the alliance between Feng State and Du Ji was officially broken, and the two countries turned from allies to enemies.

o The righteous side will eventually win between the two warring parties. This is nonsense. How can the winner be determined before the war begins? Only the final winner can have the right to speak, and only by having the right to speak can one become the righteous side. This is the eternal truth of all wars in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.

The sudden participation of the Feng Army, and Moreover, they were fighting against the Duki army, which was beyond the expectations of the Duki court and the Duki army. The Duki army in Tia was unprepared and was caught off guard. In the first ten days after the Sanshui army entered Tia, they were unstoppable and successively captured six towns in Tia that had fallen into the hands of Duki, and killed and wounded more than 20,000 Duki soldiers.

Soon, the Sanshui army was close to the capital of Tia, Tia City.

The commander of the Duki army in Tia was named Remi Azabao, and he was personally leading the army to besiege Tia City.

In order to annex Tia, Duki has invested more than 200,000 troops, and there are 120,000 troops besieging Tia City alone. However, with so many troops, Tia City has not been captured after almost two years of fighting. The Duki army has also changed commanders several times, and Remi Azabao is the third commander.

The Azabao family is a famous family in Duki. Remi · Azabao is only in his thirties, but he already has the title of earl. He is resourceful, brave and good at fighting. He is one of the best generals in Duki. This time he was transferred to Tia to serve as the commander of the Duki army. One reason is that Duki King Alden Ehrnrich trusts him, and the other is that he is asked to make merit. After all, the city of Tia has been besieged for nearly two years, and the food and grass stored in the city have been almost used up. It is only a matter of time before the city is broken. Remi Azabao thought this was an easy task, but he did not expect to meet the elite army of Feng Kingdom, the Three Waters Army, on the battlefield.

The Three Waters Army has only 100,000 people, while the Duki army besieging Tia has as many as 120,000. Together with the stragglers who retreated earlier, the Duki army has reached 150,000 people, which has an advantage in numbers, but they are besieging Tia, and their forces are scattered. Once the three water forces attacked, they were completely powerless to resist.

But at this time, Remi Azabao was unwilling to withdraw his troops and give up the siege. He discussed with his generals and decided to allocate 30,000 elite troops to garrison in the town of Val in the east. As long as they could hold off the three water forces for a month, they would have the confidence to take down the city of Tia.

Remi Azabao sent his brother Ed Azabao to lead the 30,000 elite troops to garrison in Val Town, and prepared sufficient food and supplies to prepare for a protracted war with the three water forces.

Val Town is a typical castle-style building. The town is not big, with a population of less than 20,000, and the city wall is not tall and strong. However, its location is very important. It is located on the only way from Fengguo to Tia City. If the three water forces want to solve the danger of Tia City being trapped, they must first remove the nail of Val Town.

Of course, the Sanshui Army could bypass the city directly, but with the existence of Wal Town, the logistics of the Sanshui Army could not be guaranteed. If they could not defeat the Du Ji Army outside the Tia City in one battle, the Sanshui Army would face the risk of running out of food and supplies. No commander of any corps would dare to bet the lives of all the soldiers on a war without any guarantee.

Then the shrewd Liang Qi would not do so. In Wal Town, he must win this battle and capture this important town. Similarly, if the Du Ji Army wants to buy enough time to capture the exhausted Tia City, it must defend Wal Town and keep the Sanshui Army out of the town.

Both sides are determined to win this battle, and they can only succeed, not fail.