Chapter 767: Retreat
Many years ago, Shangguan Fei was ambushed by his sister on the way to Xiaowanguo, was crushed by a boulder, and almost died, until now one leg is still a little inflexible.
Revisiting the old place, Shangguan Fei still palpitated, "Who chose the broken place, and deliberately did it against me, right?" he muttered quietly, in fact, he knew very well that he did not have this important surname, and it was worth special arrangements.
The dragon king and the prince of Dotun chose to meet here, and both of them were dressed in hunting gears, as if it were a chance encounter.
"Is this the rule of the Western Regions? It seems to be similar to the Central Plains, but our excuse is not to hunt, but to drink tea, or to visit mutual friends, and I have only heard of it. Slaughter Dog looked at all this curiously, "Will the Dragon King fight the prince?" ”
Old man Mu plucked out his ears, "See, the cocoons are about to be said by you, I really didn't expect you to be so verbose, I knew it was like this, I should have pulled out your tongue back then." Tell you, you can't fight, at this time, everyone is playing hypocrisy, whoever plays realistically is the winner. ”
Tu Gou was a little disappointed, and he desperately wanted to experience another life-and-death struggle and apply all the lessons he had learned to practice.
Shangguan Fei was quite impressed, "I don't mean anything else, but in this kind of thing, the Dragon King doesn't seem to have an advantage." ”
Old Man Mu pursed his lips, looked left and right, Long Chuanyun and the others were far away, and whispered: "Only the cold face has the advantage, if you ease it a little, people will think that you have made a huge concession, but on the contrary, those who are usually enthusiastic, what else can they do?
A large number of people outside speculated about the meeting between the Dragon King and Dotun, but the only one involved was not interested.
The two politely greeted each other, admired each other for a long time, and repeated what others had said, or claimed to have been said by others, and praised and tempted for a full quarter of an hour, "Who said it...... Today, it is said that "...... at first sight" has become a standard sentence structure.
Old Man Mu guessed wrong, the Dragon King was indeed willing to bow down.
Gu Shenwei's habit is to get straight to the point, but after talking for so long, he didn't have a chance to express his heart directly, so he could only wait patiently, and occasionally pulled out Xiao Yanshi, Azheba, Liman and others as the content of the conversation.
Dotun felt that he was in control of the situation, and only then did he suddenly ask, "What is the Dragon King thinking?"
"I need the prince himself to say the advice again. Gu Shenwei replied immediately.
Duo Dun found that his nonsense offensive did not take effect, and the Dragon King still remained calm, so he sank his face and changed his attitude, serious, and even a little aggressive, "There are 70,000 cavalry in Tongtian Pass, I can give it to the Dragon King, they are part of the Dragon Army from now on, and they have nothing to do with Beiting." With this army, it should be easy to break through Jinpeng Castle, right?"
Jinpeng Fort suffered a heavy blow in the Xiaoyao Sea, and it will not be able to recover for a while and a half, and the 70,000 troops attacking the fort cannot be said to be easy, but it also occupies an absolute advantage.
Gu Shenwei nodded.
"There is also a piece of land in the North Garden, the specific size can be discussed, if the Dragon King likes Xiaowan Kingdom, it is yours. ”
Don took the vassal state as a gift, and was not stingy at all, and Gu Shenwei nodded again.
"And my request is only the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Dragon Court, indicating that the upper limit is to exchange less for more, but ......"
"However, I still took a big advantage by exchanging the Beiting Army for the Beiting Army. ”
"Haha, the dragon king is really straightforward, well, I do mean this, I hope the dragon king will not misunderstand, thinking that the two armies will no longer have contact, the land of Jinpeng Fort, the finger can be down, but the grassland may be long-lasting, I also count on the dragon king to lead the army to help me after the completion of the matter." ”
"I can't ask for it, and the troops of the Western Regions are all driven by the prince. ”
"So, the Dragon King agreed?" Dodon's tone rose slightly.
"I can't find a reason to say no. ”
"Okay! And then there's my little add-on. ”
"The head of Shulitu. ”
"That's right. ”
"He's just a kid and a puppet, if you remove him, do you have to kill him?"
"Everyone says that the dragon king is ruthless and ruthless, how can there be times when he is soft-hearted?"
"I just don't want to get the blood of the old Khan's grandson on my knife. ”
"It's a must. Don said undoubtedly, "The dragon king has always heard of the four words 'raising tigers for trouble', for the steppe people, twelve years old is not too young, it is enough to appreciate the beauty of power." The dragon king supported him and gave him an army, but he was afraid that Shulitu would no longer be a child. ”
"Since the prince insists, I will bring the head. ”
"Our exchange agreement also came into effect at that moment. ”
"Good. ”
"When is the Dragon King going to do it. ”
"I can't do it publicly, I need to arrange it and create an 'accident'. ”
"I like accidents, as long as it happens to someone else, haha, but I still need a time limit, I don't like to wait for boredom. ”
"Rollo's army should arrive at the Dragon Court, there may be a big battle there, and there will be a lot of 'accidents', three months. ”
Dotun's face became even more gloomy, "Three months, I'm afraid that there won't be much of the hundred thousand cavalry left that should be mine." ”
Gu Shenwei shook his head, no matter how changeable the other party's expression was, he only had one expression, "No, Shulitu only defends and does not attack, and will not suffer too many losses, and winter is coming, Luo Luo will definitely withdraw his troops, and the real decisive battle will start in the spring and summer of next year." ”
Dotun frowned, the dragon king was much more slick than he thought, his suggestion was a temptation, but it turned out to be a plot that dragged on and dragged on, and for three months, the devil knew who the "accident" would be.
"It's not quite what I thought. ”
"I can understand the prince's urgency, but this kind of thing is always safe, the source of the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Dragon Court is complicated, and the military spirit is not stable, so it is good to let Shulitu make a transition. You see, I've been circling around Jinpeng Fort for years, and I didn't think about attacking immediately. ”
Dotun looked at the Dragon King, who was several years younger than himself, and snorted slightly, dissatisfied with his tone of being a passerby, "I may go to visit the army and familiarize myself with the situation." ”
"The prince will definitely be welcomed by the whole army, including Shulitu, he knows his position very well, and the prince can even get most of the military power in advance, and he does not dare to refuse. ”
Don pondered for a while, weighed the pros and cons, and pondered the true intentions of the Dragon King, "Okay, two months, I'll only wait two months." ”
Gu Shenwei also thought about it for a while, "Two months is still a bit nervous, because I need to retreat for a month. ”
"Retreat?" Dotun didn't quite understand what that word meant.
"It's like marching to war, you always have to take the time to sum up your experience, and this is especially true when you practice martial arts. ”
"Nothing?"
"Unless Rollo calls, the prince probably won't see me for a month. ”
Don laughed, feeling that the retreat was really an unbelievable move, and he was very unconvinced, "Two and a half months, the dragon king must give me a little concession." ”
"Okay, two and a half months, when the prince has no less than 130,000 troops, I will get 70,000 Beiting troops in the Western Regions. ”
"We are like ugly businessmen," said Dotun. ”
"When businessmen make a lot of money, no one thinks they're ugly. ”
The negotiation went so smoothly that when the Dragon King and Prince Dotun walked out of the temporary tent hand in hand, everyone cheered and was also surprised, only the old man Mu looked at the slaughter dog triumphantly, "Eyesight, old dog, learn from me in the future." ”
The two bosses set the tone, and the details still need to be negotiated, with Gu Shen appointing Long Chuanyun as the representative, and Dotun sending a partner who will meet regularly to coordinate various issues.
One of the most important tasks of the dragon is to open the Tongtian Delivery, allowing the people of the Western Regions to enter and exit freely, so that the dragon king can collect grain and grass.
Winter is coming, but everyone in Beiting knows the important surname of grain and grass.
Gu Shenwei sent a large number of people, even Old Man Mu and the others were no exception, Shangguan Fei was terrified, and he was scared to death about breaking away from the protection of the Dragon King, "There must be a few people left by the Dragon King's side, like me, obedient and honest......"
"Chu Nanping will stay. ”
Shangguan Fei opened his mouth and stammered, more obedient and honest, he was far worse than Xiao Chuke.
After arranging everything, the dragon king announced that he was going into retreat for a month.
This is a retreat for him, intending to devote himself to studying martial arts, Old Man Mu and Han Fen both said that they kept a secret, but there are still rumors that the Dragon King took a book of martial arts secrets from the tomb of the Old Khan King, and is ready to practice the invincible magic skills in the world and challenge the Dubu King.
The dragon king's actions aroused a lot of suspicion, but Dotun still didn't believe it, until many sources, including Azheba, claimed to have seen the dragon king enter a closed house, and he barely believed it, and the evaluation of the dragon king in his heart dropped a little, and at the same time, he did not let down his guard and asked the inner line to continue to watch.
After a period of commotion, Tongtianguan and Xiaowanguo returned to calm, although the war was imminent, everyone felt that this autumn and winter season would be safe, only the Dragon Court came with news one after another:
Whip Rollo led a large army across the eastern steppe, gaining the allegiance of many tribes.
Luo Luo's army advanced to Longting and confronted Shulitu's army, which was only a few dozen miles apart.
The two sides fought, and Xiao Wang was defeated, which soon proved to be a rumor.
The two sides fought, and Rollo was defeated, which was another rumor.
When the autumn frost fell, the people of the Western Regions were tired of hearing rumors, and they were skeptical of all the news of the Dragon Court, but when the people of Xiaowan began to accept the rule of the new king, the conclusive news finally came, no major war occurred, the two sides only conducted small-scale testing, and before the arrival of winter, the two armies tacitly retreated at the same time.
The Shulitu army's nearly 150,000 cavalry, plus servants and military dependents, totaling more than 200,000 people, had to retreat to the supply range of Xiaowan Kingdom.
Dotun began to feel that this was an opportunity for him to prove to the whole army that he was more worthy of allegiance than the Dragonlord and Shulitu.
The Dragon King is still in retreat, and the house is located deep in the palace of King Xiaowan, which occupies a large area, with five or six interconnected rooms.
Chu Nanping and Long Chuanyun were respectively responsible for the vigilance of the inner and outer periphery.
The Dragon King's retreat was different, and he also brought someone with him, Shangguan Yun, but everyone understood the Dragon King's actions, this was the son that Dubu King cared about the most, and he should be kept watched.
On the first day of retreat, Shangguan Yun felt bored, "It's really strange, I was locked up in a stone prison alone back then, and it wasn't as unbearable as it is now, Han Fen, do you have any tricks to relieve boredom?"
The man who was exactly the same as the Dragon King said in Han Fen's voice: "The men who have slept with me are all happy and never feel dull, and it will be unbearable to leave me." ”
Shangguan Yun held a grape and held it to his mouth without putting it in, "This is okay, but then again, you have to remove the dragon king's costume, I am not interested in him." ”
"Okay. The dragon king's face showed a smile that did not belong to him, "It is a good thing to spend a month of retreat with you, for your sake, I will give you a preferential treatment and let you choose the way to die." ”
Shangguan Yun almost spit out the grapes in his throat and eyes, "How to die?"
"The men I slept with had to be killed by my own hands, and that's the price. ”
Shangguan Yun was not interested.