Chapter 571: Bugs

The vanguard of the Eastern Expedition Army had arrived at the Hetao Plain and was stationed on the edge of the Liao River. They began to build a camp. Thorpe was determined to occupy the Hetao Plain and had been paying close attention to this place. How could he not know this? He was well aware of Gao Yuan's intention to seize this territory from him, but he couldn't care about it for the time being. (Baidu search updates are the fastest and most stable)

The war with Dayan has ended for half a year, but the aftermath of the shock to Lin has not yet ended. In a great battle, the Yan army approached Helin City, and Donghu was almost annihilated. Although he won the final victory, the economy and people's livelihood in the controlled area were also greatly damaged, especially places like Yulin and Liaoning Wei. Of these places, one was lit on fire by Gao Yuan before he left, and the other was lit by Zhou Yu and Hu Yanchao when he evacuated. Both important towns were burned to the ground.

Lao Wang died of illness during the battle, his brothers were trapped in the wall, Suoke and his relatives were massacred in large numbers. Despite all these factors, despite the final victory in the war, the entire Donghu people were still in panic.

To calm down the domestic crisis and restore people's livelihood and economy is a major task facing Thorpe, and it is also a big test after he first ascended the throne. But in Thorpe's opinion, before doing this, he had one more important thing to do.

That is the dream of establishing a national system similar to that of the extremely powerful Qin State in the far west. If Donghu maintains this loose tribal alliance system, one day Donghu will be forced by the Central Plains people to have no way out.

The Donghu people boast that their cavalry is unparalleled in the world, but they have never left the land of Liaodong and have fought fiercely with the Yan people for many years. Although they have won more often, they have never had the opportunity to glimpse the prosperity of the Central Plains. The reason is this When there are benefits to a loose alliance system, everyone rushes forward and everyone wants to get the fattest share. But once there is a setback, the first thing everyone thinks about is not to unite and overcome difficulties together. Instead, they conserve their strength, then covet their companions, and try to annex other tribes to strengthen themselves. The result of guarding against each other is that the Donghu tribes can never be twisted into a rope. Every tenth of the strength can be used for six or seven, which is considered Very good.

If this continues, within a few years, the Donghu people will be in a very bad situation.

The people of Qin have taken over the world. Thorpe does not think that when the people of Qin really dominate the world, they will be allowed to live freely in the land of Liaodong. The people of Qin are not people of Yan. If by that time, the people of Qin come in large numbers , the Donghu people are afraid that they will be exterminated.

If you want to avoid this kind of result, if you want to leave your name on this magnificent and vast land, if you want to leave a bright mark for the Donghu people in history, you must first become stronger. Forging iron requires hard work. , in this world, no one will sympathize with the weak.

There's no better time than now. Thorpe understood that this was his best opportunity and his only chance. If he did not seize this time, he would never be able to realize his dream.

A great victory over the Yan State brought Thorpe's prestige to its peak in Donghu. Those powerful tribes,

After Miranda's purge, coupled with the war with the Yan Kingdom, they are now extremely weak. The tribes that followed Suok in the past are eager to prove their loyalty in front of him to avoid being killed by him. It can be said that now This is when Thorpe is at his strongest.

If he doesn't do it at this time, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

To break down the barriers between the tribes and establish a centralized system similar to that of the Qin State, and to gather the strength of all the Donghu people to form a joint force, Thorpe believes that as long as all the Donghu people unite under one flag, the Donghu people will not be defeated. If you dare to say that you are invincible, you will never let others bully you.

At the last moment of the battle with the Yan people, Thorpe took the opportunity to clean up the situation and quietly gathered his troops towards He Lin. He formed absolute control over He Lin, canceled the tribal alliance, and established a centralized state. The plan unfolded in an orderly manner.

Compared with this major event, the Gaoyuan Eastern Expedition Army stationed in the Hetao Plain and deliberately interfered with this area was not a big deal to Thorpe at all.

Having fought against Gao Yuan several times, Thorpe had to admit that he was an astonishing general. He commanded a small number of troops, but his combat effectiveness was extremely strong. He fought against Gao Yuan several times and ended up in defeat, but victory or defeat was determined by the military master. As usual, although Thorp was a little annoyed, he didn't take it to heart. In the past, the two were evenly matched, but when he stood in the position of the supreme commander of the Donghu people, the two would no longer be on the same level, and they would fight again. , Thorpe believed that he could defeat him completely. What's more, now that Gao Yuan has not wiped his own shit, he is thinking of stretching his hand so far, fearing that he will end up in vain and get nothing.

After the war, Thorpe was surprised by the internal strife among the Yan people, but it also made him extremely happy. He had hoped that Gao Yuan would have a big fight with Tan Feng and Zhou Yu and throw the Yan country into chaos. In this way, After he completes the domestic integration, he can send his troops eastward. Maybe he can take advantage of the chaos in Yan to completely capture this old enemy of the Donghu people. If this is the case, then the Donghu people will not only be able to proudly roar this land Dadi can even go one step further and plot the entire Central Plains.

But it is obvious that neither Gao Yuan, Zhou Yu, nor Tan Feng are fools. Tan Feng and Zhou Yu missed their attack and immediately shook hands with Gao Yuan to negotiate peace. Although this made Thorpe a little regretful, he was not disappointed. After all, none of these people could reach this height and they would not be fools. There is no reason why they could not see the problems that he could see.

The Yan people expected him to fight Gao Yuan to the death so that they could reap the benefits. They underestimated themselves and overestimated Gao Yuan.

Gao Yuan had to do two things at the same time. He had to fight with himself and always be on guard against Tan Feng and Zhou Yu's knife. It would be strange if he could have a good ending if he did two things at the same time.

When he completed all the integration work, he would take action and let Gao Yuan see what a real child of destiny is.

In Thorpe's eyes, Gao Yuan is now indeed a weak person, whether it is for himself or for Zhou Yu and Tan Feng.

A strong man will not care about the weak shouting in front of him, because the strong man knows very well that it is not that he cannot deal with you, but whether it is necessary to deal with you now, or whether it is good enough for me to deal with you now.

Finish the things in front of you first, and then kill this jumping clown.

Of course, Thorpe is not the kind of arrogant person. He despises Gao Yuan strategically because of the huge gap in strength between Gao Yuan and Donghu. When it comes to a single war, Gao Yuan's talent still amazes him. In the first battle of Yulin, he can only see that this man is extremely bold, but in the second battle of Donghu, under such extremely difficult circumstances, he actually defeated the three tribes of Kele and almost wiped out the army, causing the Tieling tribe to suffer a great loss, and then escaped safely.

In view of this, he also had a great interest in understanding Gao Yuan. There was a person in front of him who knew Gao Yuan very well. Speaking of this person, he was also an acquaintance of Gao Yuan. The two were from the same hometown and neighbors. It was a very story-telling person.

This person was called Huo Tianliang. Gao Yuan, a former Fufeng dandy, would not have appeared in this world if it had not been for this man's knife. Gao Yuan's rise was actually accompanied by the decline of the Huo family. Later, in order to silence the witnesses, the Linghu family killed the entire Huo family, leaving only Huo Tianliang. After experiencing the family tragedy, this man's temperament changed drastically, and he suddenly grew up from a dandy. He escaped with his face disfigured. He first surrendered to Ye Tiannan and presented a series of evidences such as the Linghu family's connection with the Donghu. It was Ye Tiannan who was able to throw the Linghu family into the abyss. After Ye Tiannan failed, he surrendered to Ning Zecheng. After Ning Zecheng's downfall, he thought about it and finally surrendered to the Donghu people. He was a Yan people, familiar with everything inside the Yan people, and he also had a complete smuggling route between Yan State and Donghu in his hands. For Thorpe, he was a person who could be reused. Such a guy, a rootless duckweed, had no other way out except relying on himself.

Although this person is not a good person and betrays his master to join another party, he is capable. Thorpe believes that as long as he continues to be strong, Huo Tianliang will crawl at his feet like a dog.

If the water is too clear, there will be no fish; if the person is too careful, there will be no followers. As long as he is loyal to himself, it is not intolerable for people to have flaws, and the superiors can use these weaknesses of their subordinates to control their opponents.

Huo Tianliang is now highly valued by Thorpe. Not only does he still control those smuggling routes, but he also shoulders the task of dealing with the Qi people. Thorpe knows the calculations of the Qi people very well, but how can he refuse the benefits that are delivered to his door? Not to mention which craftsmen can greatly improve the technical level of the Donghu people in all aspects, Thorpe values ​​the officers from Qi alone. If he wants to make great achievements in the future, he must advance on both horse and foot. These officers came to Donghu to help him train infantry.

The Donghu people were not short of people. After he completed the first step of centralization, the second step was to completely free the despicable slaves of various tribes. These slaves came from complex sources and various forms. Over the past hundreds of years, they have formed a huge population base and have also taken root in Donghu. It is completely feasible to give these people civilian status and let them fight for their own future with military exploits. In the past, Donghu fought only with its own people and horses, and these slaves, at most, appeared as auxiliary soldiers of the cavalry, which was too wasteful. After training and equipped with weapons and armor, they can form an army.

Thorpe was not worried about these people making trouble. Most of these slaves had already taken root in Donghu. Their families and relatives were here. If one person made trouble, the whole family would die. I believe no one would go crazy. On the contrary, I gave them hope and aroused their great enthusiasm. Thorpe even felt that by then, these people might be more ferocious than their own people and horses.

From Huo Tianliang, Thorpe learned a lot about Gao Yuan, including his growth history and the famous line, "When my hair grows to my waist, will you marry me?" From Huo Tianliang, Thorpe easily described Gao Yuan's growth history. This is a bug with a very strong heart, and a bug who will never give up once he sets his goal.

But a bug is a bug. No matter how strong he is, he can still be easily crushed in the eyes of a beast. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at (.). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.. to read.)