Chapter 226: Close Drums

; Zilan and Zhao Wuji, the current king of Zhao, have the same father and half mother. They were both the most powerful contenders for the monarch of Zhao Guoguo back then. The ruling philosophy of Xing had a great upper hand at the beginning, but at the last moment, because of Qin State's aggressive posture, Lao Wang finally chose Zhao Wou-Ki, who acted more aggressively and had a more obvious sense of attack. Zao Wou-Ki After coming to power, he intervened in Yan Guoguo, using multiple measures, and almost turned Yan Guo into Zhao Guo's barrier in the northeast, while in the southeast, he dominated Qi, and at the same time joined forces with Chu, Wei and Han, and finally sent the old soldiers out of Hangu. Qin Jun who was in the pass pushed back abruptly, so that Zao Wou-ki's seat was secure.

But Zilan has always been a heart problem for him, especially with the death of the Qin State, the rapid advancement of Zhao State's national power, and the stable domestic situation, Zao Wou-ki's style of severe punishment finally reminds people of Zilan in those days. Lan. After Zilan failed to compete for the monarch, she returned to the territory of Daijun and focused on the development of Daijun. In the past 20 years, the strength of Daijun, which has a vast area, has become stronger day by day. It's very supportive.

If that's all it is, no matter how rich Daijun is, it is only a corner of Zhao State. However, in order to resist the Huns in the north, Zhao State has a huge regular army stationed in Daijun. The commander is even more famous all over the world. Mu, over the years, most of the military supplies needed by this regular army have been provided by Daijun, and because this army is stationed in Daijun, and the people of Daijun are close to the water, so a large number of Daijun people have joined this army , although the senior generals were directly appointed by Handan, the middle and lower ranks were filled with Daijun people.

What worries Zao Wou-ki even more is that the supreme commander of this army, Zhao Mu, has an irreversible relationship with Gong Zilan. However, Zhao Wou-ki cannot replace Zhao Mu. Zhao Mu's sea-fixing needle is absolutely indispensable.

Zao Wou-ki weighed the right and left sides, and finally agreed with the king's order. He summoned Gong Zilan to Handan and appointed him as the Minister of the State. Headed by Zhao Qi, the firm Baowangtang. Zilan's family entered Handan, and he himself knew it well. He never took the lead and never took power.

Under Zilan's concession, Zhao's internal strife was almost forgotten by most people.

Zi Lan also thought that Zao Wou-Ki should feel relieved about herself, but this time, Zhao Wou-Ki's reaction finally made Zi Lan realize that it turned out that Zao Wou-Ki had never let go of this heart problem.

This time, he finally had a high-sounding reason to transfer Zhao Mu's regular army, and at the same time let Daijun suffer greatly from the plunder of the Huns. After this battle, even if Zhao Guo won, it had nothing to do with Daijun. I'm afraid it will take at least several decades for Dai Jun to recover. In Zao Wou-ki's generation, he can rest assured of Zilan, because Zilan has no ability to threaten him anymore.

However, all this came at the cost of Daijun's huge casualties and losses.

For this, Zilan could only swallow the bitter fruit silently. Decades ago, he did not resist. Now, it is even more impossible. Zhao Wuji only said that he had a good relationship with Zhao Mu, and worried that Zhao Mu would help him. In fact, he didn't know. Zhao Mu and himself are just friends of gentlemen, Zhao Mu is only loyal to one object, that is the Zhao country, if he really dares to rebel, the first one to come out to destroy him must be Zhao Mu.

The relationship between Zhao Mu and himself has been getting better and better over the years, not because of anything else, but because Zhao Mu appreciates his attitude of conceding in this internal struggle, because he has preserved the strength of Zhao Guo by doing so, and let Zhao Mu The country will not be weakened by civil strife.

It's just a pity that Zao Wou-ki didn't see this.

This time he asked to go back to Dai County to defend against the Huns, Zhao Wuji readily agreed, maybe he hoped that he would die under the iron hooves of the Huns, in this way, he only needed a very grand funeral, and he could let go of this heart disease for decades.

Zhao Mu had already left for a long time, but Gong Zilan was still sitting there silently. Through the window, he seemed to see the people of Daijun howling and screaming under the iron hooves of the Huns, the houses were burning, and they were running on the snow. The Daijun people fell one by one under the sharp arrows of the Huns who came after them.

There was a soft knock at the door, and an old man with gray hair appeared at the door. This is the first guest of Gong Zilan's family, the first counselor Pan Hong.

"My lord, all the generals in the family, county magistrates, and county lieutenants are all here, waiting for you." Pan Hong whispered.

Zilan woke up suddenly, supported the short chair, stood up slowly, and glanced at Pan Hong who was also full of distress, "Sir, back then I didn't follow your plan and chose to back down, did you always get angry? I don't fight?"

Pan Hong smiled wryly and shook his head, "This is the end of the matter, what else can I say, my lord has my own ideas, so I can't just say it wrong, at least Zhao Guo has been peaceful for decades, and now it is among the world's great powers, with national strength It is only inferior to Qin State, but all this is too unfair to you, my lord."

"To receive such a comment from you, I have no regrets. Sir, I have been in Handan all these years, and Daijun has relied on you to take charge of everything. Seeing that Daijun is going to suffer now, I think you are more painful than me. Zilan said to You apologize, your hard work over the years will be ruined." Zi Lan bowed deeply to Pan Hong.

"My lord!" Pan Hong rushed forward and knelt down in front of Gong Zilan, "Over the years, my lord has entrusted me with great responsibilities, and I have a lot of trust. I will die for my confidant. It is my blessing to serve my lord. Daijun Even if it is destroyed, we can rebuild it on top of the ruins, as long as your lord is safe. Your lord, you should go back to Handan."

"No, this time, I won't go back, I want to live and die with Xiling City!" Reaching out to grab Pan Hong, Gong Zilan said firmly: "Let's go, let's go and see them. In this battle, everyone can help each other , we have overcome the difficulties together."

The military and civilians of Daijun retreated, and the whole county began to deploy defenses nervously. They gave up all the places without cities and prepared to defend the city. Fortunately, Daijun is rich and has enough food and supplies to support their defensive battle this time. That's right, the Huns had more than 100,000 cavalry.

It's just that, this year, all the Daijun people have lost their minds.

But at this time, in Fufeng, Liaoxi, Gao Yuan at this time is far from qualified to know the major event that is about to happen behind the territorial dispute between Yan and Zhao. His strength and knowledge are not enough for him to Perception analysis of these, what he thinks now is how to come back alive from this war, not only to survive, but also to make contributions, so that Zhou Yuan can't do anything, and Ye Tiannan has nothing to say. It would be even more wonderful if Yuan leaned towards himself and helped himself overtly and secretly.

Of course, all of this must be based on one's own strength. If he is easily assassinated by others as soon as he steps on the battlefield, then people like Zhou Yuan will probably treat himself as a fart Let it go, and it won't be long before even his own name will no longer be on his mind.

After celebrating the New Year in the Niulanshan camp with great excitement, Gao Yuan returned to Juliguan. If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his weapons. Juliguan is now his logistics headquarters. All the weapons of his troops are Now they all come from here, and there is no room for slight negligence.

Over the past year, Juliguan has developed extremely fast. There was only a dilapidated city of Juliguan in the past, but now it is surrounded by Juliguan. Houses have sprung up, and a large number of warehouses and workshops have built a lofty This is where his money and utensils come from.

This time, He Lanyan was very sensible and did not pester Gao Yuan at every step. When Gao Yuan returned to Juliguan, she resumed her role as cavalry instructor, took the infantry with them, and began to instruct them in horse fighting and horse riding. The art of shooting, every day is covered with snow and mud, which moved Gao Yuan endlessly.

Since He Lanyan arrived at the Niulan Mountain camp, she never said a word to Gao Yuan that he shouldn't go, perhaps, this Hun woman is the one who understands her best.

"You are a lunatic!" Standing beside Gao Yuan, Bai Yucheng said bluntly: "I know this is a trap, but I still step into it without hesitation. Characters where women go crazy. Is there any other story in there?"

Gao Yuan laughed, "Brother Bai, without him, it's just a matter of dying, just like you have been a horse bandit for so many years in Donghu's territory. That time you didn't survive to earn your reputation?"

Bai Yucheng sneered, "Look at me as a dog in the water, do you want to follow in my footsteps?"

Gao Yuan shook his head, "I have to go, I have to go."

Bai Yucheng stared at it for a while, then shook his head, "Or, I'll go with you too, dozens of men under my command have recovered their combat effectiveness, and they are stronger than your cavalry."

Gao Yuan spread his hands, "That's not necessary. Compared to you, I command them more easily. To be honest, Brother Bai, your combat power is indeed strong, but that's just an individual, and you can hardly be called this branch." army."

Bai Yucheng was silent, and after a while he said: "You're right. If we go, maybe not only won't be able to help you, but will cause you trouble. You can go this time, but you won't make any mistakes."

He raised his head, and suddenly smiled, "I wanted to do something for you, so that we can pay a little less for our food and medical expenses in Juliguan these days. I don't want you but I look down on you."

"Speaking of which, I really have something to ask Brother Bai!"

"Please speak!" Bai Yucheng's eyes widened.

"After the beginning of spring, I will go to the front line of Yanzhao. I don't know how long this battle will take. I am always worried that the Donghu people will not let it go, especially now that Thorpe is in charge of Yulin. If After I left, I encountered trouble here, and I wanted to ask Brother Bai to lend a helping hand." Gao Yuan said.

Bai Yucheng nodded, "Don't worry, Donghu people are also my enemies, if they really dare to come, I will definitely help your Niulanshan camp."

"So, thank you very much!" Gao Yuan bowed his hands in salute to him.