Dedicate One’s Mind

Chapter 1175 Battle of Hengchuan Ridge (Part 1)

Hengchuan Ridge, a north-south mountain range in the eastern part of the Daji Dynasty, is the boundary between many small eastern countries and the Daji Dynasty.

The small Hengchuan Ridge actually has little strategic significance. It is relatively flat. It is different from many important passes with high mountains and long rivers and dense thorns. It can be easily climbed over.

Some truly strategic locations have already been wedged in by the Daji Dynasty. The so-called defense line is not seamless. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are leaks everywhere.

In order to show that they had no disloyal intentions, those small countries did not set up passes at the only place that could be regarded as a line of defense. They were as timid as a group of sheep.

However, in any case, Hengchuan Ridge is a mountain range that stretches for thousands of miles and cannot be underestimated. In order to break through this "defense line", King Yong mobilized 100,000 troops, divided them into four groups, and launched a massive offensive.

As for the Daji Dynasty, all the soldiers believed that this was a must-win war, and almost no one thought that the small country on the opposite side would dare to resist.

As they marched, people running for their lives with their families could be seen everywhere. Some soldiers could even be seen among them. Their brightly colored armor was so dazzling.

The enemy was defeated before the army entered the opponent's territory. Once the battle started, there was no need to think too much about the outcome.

Among the four armies, there was an army with the largest number, accounting for half of the army. The person commanding this army was called Zuo Wen Conglong, a relative of Wen Xianggong in the political hall.

The exact extent of Wen Conglong's relationship with Prime Minister Wen is a secret, and there are many theories. Obviously, although Wen Xianggong was the son of King Yong, he did not want outsiders to think that Wen Xianggong was entirely from King Yong's side.

However, it is inevitable that the two have a lot of connections.

This Wen Conglong is also the only one among the many subordinates of King Yong who can face Wu Yi. Wu Yi is married to Chen Jiaying, the daughter of the head of the Chen family in Liuchen County, while Wen Conglong is married to the head of the Liu family. daughter.

Wu Yi can be regarded as an example of a commoner or a completely lower-class person, and Wen Conglong represents the interests of the entire aristocratic family and is the leader of this group.

In terms of momentum, there are many people supporting Wu Yi, because many people are also eager to climb to Wu Yi's position. But in terms of support, Wen Conglong's support far exceeds that of Wu Yi.

This time King Yong snubbed Wu Yi, of course because of Wu Yi's outstanding achievements, but on the other hand, it was also because King Yong hoped to further gain the support of these powerful families.

In a word, it's just profit.

During the march, the dignified Wen Conglong, wearing a feather fan and turban, with fluttering robes and robes, looked extraordinary. He was sitting in a middle car, accompanied by civil servants and generals on the left and right, as if he was sending a national army to the expedition.

Seeing the people of the enemy country on the roadside being displaced and forced to migrate, and knowing the situation in the enemy country, a military general flattered him and said: "This is a small country, and as soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, it falls apart. This is a credit given to you by God!" "

Wen Conglong had a smile on his face all the way. Although he thought so in his heart, after hearing this, he still frowned and said: "What do you call the credit given to me? It is obviously the credit given to King Yong. It is given to me." Great opportunity!”

Everyone agreed, saying that Wen Conglong was concerned about state affairs. He was really like an ancient gentleman, flattering one after another. Wen Conglong was also very useful to these. He passed on the order and made the soldiers shout the previous words together. .

Although there is no way for a large army to hide from the enemy's scouts when setting out for battle, exposing one's position in such a big way is not an order that a qualified marshal should have.

But at this time, no one was admonishing, and no one thought that the small countries on the opposite side would even have the intention to resist.

I am so proud. It seems that this army is not here to fight at all, but to take over the territory after the war.

Although it is true that some important ministers of small countries quietly sent confidential documents to Wen Conglong, saying that if the heavenly soldiers arrived, they would be willing to act as internal agents, open the gates, and lead the heavenly soldiers into the city, but no one knew the truth or falsehood.

A proud army that underestimates its opponents will never be able to exert its full strength, no matter how powerful it is, and may even be at a disadvantage in certain situations.

Now, including Wen Conglong, no one at the top or bottom would have thought that a huge network was surrounding them.

Previously, a counselor had asked Wen Conglong whether he should imprison these fleeing people and soldiers to prevent there being spies among them.

Wen Conglong replied: "After the war, I am the majority of the people. I run the army with benevolence and righteousness, how can I imprison my own people." He rejected this suggestion.

Of course, the so-called reputation of running the army with benevolence and righteousness is naturally false, and not many people will believe it.

The reason why Wen Conglong did not imprison these people was because there were too many people in exile, and a hundred people would not be able to do the job. If too many troops were allocated, it would affect the number of the army.

Even if some spies sneak in among the chaotic people, what impact will they have? It is possible that they can turn the world upside down. Naturally, Wen Conglong would not do that. At most, he would just catch some deserters and incorporate them into the team.

In addition, those generals also have responsibilities. If they don't have to do a good job as a pioneer, why should they stay in the rear? They all refuse, which is also an important reason.

What happened suddenly became a huge flaw.

In fact, Wen Conglong's idea is not wrong, because the vast majority of the exiles are really ordinary people, and there are very few spies. Even if they are spies, there are many who join the escape team. The small country is uneasy. with fear.

However, this flaw is huge for the inner demon body. The visible breakthrough only needs to be torn open a little bit.

The first thing Wu Yi did was to let some refugees inadvertently expose the gold and silver during their escape. Some soldiers of the Daji Dynasty always had a greedy person waiting for an opportunity to rob them. Then, one person started to rob the refugees. There were ten people, or a hundred people, and property. Finally, it developed into a large-scale robbery of refugees.

By the time Wen Conglong reacted and sent people to stop it, bloodshed had already occurred.

These common people dared not speak out against the soldiers, but after the incident got serious, many soldiers were implicated, making it difficult to find out the truth. Wen Conglong wanted these people to work for him, so he could only make peace with him and lightly drink three glasses of wine as a fine. cup.

Then, the army continued to advance, but the military discipline was very bad, and the looting of refugees continued repeatedly, and even forced Wen Conglong to go on a killing spree, which was also unable to be stopped.

Along with the looting, there were naturally a series of bad things such as rape and humiliation of women.

As a result, the dignified heavenly soldiers were reduced to bandit soldiers step by step.