madnovel Chapter 1674 Chaos Begins
Chapter 1674 Chaos Begins
Chapter 1674 Chaos Begins
In Gongdi, south of Yao State, another powerful general, Chen Chuihua, learned of King Yao's death and quickly mobilized his troops!
The Yao State originally had three famous generals, Xue Zongwu, Tu Han, and Chen Chuihua.
Xue Zongwu guarded the northern border, while Chen Chuihua guarded the southern border. Like Xue Zongwu, they usually stayed in their tribute lands and were not allowed to return home easily.
On the 59th birthday of the Yao King, Chen Chuihua did not return to the capital to celebrate because his mother and youngest son died in the summer. This was considered bad luck by the Yao people, so he could not return to the capital to avoid disrupting the luck of the birthday star.
However, later facts proved that there was no need for him to confront him, as King Yao's luck had already been gone.
He Lingchuan saw this message and smiled:
"Xue Zongwu died in my hands, Tu Han also fled the capital and joined Yuwen Yong in the rebellion in the north. Chen Chuihua must be sitting on pins and needles in the south."
Bai Tan personally killed King Yao and took over Tianshui City, showing his wolfish ambition. Chen Chuihua knew that he would not tolerate him and would come to take over Southern Xinjiang sooner or later.
"But Bai Tan is riding on the momentum of a great victory, and he is also promoting the God's assist. Chen Chuihua may not dare to touch him at this time."
"No one wants to be the first to stand out. Even if we defeat Bai Tan, there are still wolves surrounding us." The Soul Mirror said, "If you were Chen Chuihua, what would you do?"
"Chen Chuihua is doing a good job now. He didn't rashly raise troops to attack. With tribute land, he can support the army and don't have to worry about military pay, so he may think that the best way now is to keep the troops in place, and then raise the banner of revenge for the country, and quickly contact other forces, such as Tu Han, Yuwen Yong and other Yaoguo's remaining ministers, to jointly attack Bai Tan." He Lingchuan paused, "After all, Yaoguo has been established for nearly 200 years, and the people have a sense of identity with it, so Chen Chuihua's call is useful, which is different from other places in the Shining Gold Plains."
In other small countries on the Golden Plains, people live and die every day. How can the common people have any sense of identity with the country? The upper echelons fight for life and death, which is nothing more than changing the king's flag on the city wall again.
Mirror asked: "Is there a problem with this process?"
"This is the conventional way of thinking to solve the problem. It is safe and not prone to mistakes. However, what Chen Chuihua could think of, couldn't Bai Tan think of it in advance?" He Lingchuan said with a smile, "Do you know how much time, energy and money you have to spend to form an alliance and a front, how much interests you have to give up, and how many conflicts you have to reconcile? If you don't understand, the Allied Forces on the Golden Plains are a model."
The allied forces led by the Situ family were unstoppable in the early stage, but after the front line was pushed back to the home of the Pisha people, it seemed to be stuck in a quagmire, and the progress was very slow. Until now, the Pisha's nest has not been wiped out. Once they have the upper hand, the various forces in the allied forces began to make their own calculations, and with the Yao Kingdom fanning the flames, the allied forces have repeatedly fought internal conflicts; the slow progress of the expedition, in turn, affected the enthusiasm of all the allied forces, and the battle was a bit weak.
If Situ He were still alive, the situation would be better; now his son Situ Yu is in charge of the overall situation, and it is quite strenuous for him to manage the situation.
"Then?" The mirror was confused.
"If Chen Chuihua wants to form a front or coalition to attack Bai Tan, he must communicate with him through telegrams, right? He must explain the pros and cons and negotiate cooperation, right? This all takes time." He Lingchuan shook his head. "During this period of time, if Bai Tan takes the opportunity to attack Tu Han, or take over more counties and gather more soldiers, his army will be further expanded. Moreover, the new recruits he has recruited are all refugees, who originally did not know how to fight. But if they taste the fruits of victory a few more times, they will become brave and orderly."
There is no place that can hone a person better than the battlefield.
"What Bai Tan needs most is time, and Chen Chuihua has given him enough time. The longer this battle is delayed, the more unpredictable the outcome will be."
Jingzi asked curiously, "Didn't you just say that Chen Chuihua did a good job?"
"That's true, but it also reveals that he doesn't have the courage to break the impasse. The nine consecutive days of Emperor Liujiang gave him a reason not to take action." He Lingchuan said slowly, "You see, if someone wants to retreat, he can find at least a hundred reasons. If Bai Tan was smarter, he would have seen that Chen Chuihua was afraid of tigers and wolves, and was not firm enough. The nine days of Emperor Liujiang may very well change the course of the war."
"Ah, what do you say?"
He Lingchuan raised a finger: "The war that was about to break out was interrupted and paused for nine days. During these nine days, Chen Chuihua, Tu Han, Shan Zezhong, and other resistance forces, and even General Chongwu, may have communicated. Di Liujiang also bought them time."
"Secondly, Bai Tan needs time to consolidate his rule and expand his army after taking over Tianshui City. Compared with the forces that resist him, he has one biggest advantage—"
The mirror blurted out:
"God's support?"
"Nonsense, the goal of overthrowing the Yao royal family has been achieved, why would the gods publicly support him at this time?" He Lingchuan laughed, "His advantage is that he is extremely rich! You forgot that the Tianshui Eastward Expansion Project used a few worthless pieces of land to concentrate the wealth of officials and civilians, as well as the wealth of the entire country, into the Yao royal family and the national treasury. Bai Tan saw the opportunity to kill King Yao and occupy Tianshui City, and naturally pocketed the huge amount of wealth!"
The mirror exclaimed, "How could I forget that I still have this money!"
"It's not surprising. The recent major events in Yao Country seem to have nothing to do with money. That's why you forgot the magic of money. But Bai Tan didn't forget it."
"Having money doesn't necessarily make gods help you, but it can make the devil work. In addition, the famine in Yao Country was caused by him and Qingyang, so his men won't be short of food in the short term. He has plenty of money and food, and no shortage of soldiers. This is where his confidence comes from." He Lingchuan analyzed, "Looking at his opponents, no matter which one, life will become more and more difficult. So Bai Tan probably thinks that time is his advantage."
"Is not it?"
"Not entirely." He Lingchuan said seriously, "The chaos in Yao Country has begun, just like a whirlpool has taken shape. They have entered the game, and it is impossible for them not to go with the flow and float up and down. No matter how perfect any plan is initially, there will definitely be loopholes. What's more, there are the gods and Beijia who are messing with the situation, and Emperor Liujiang who is confusing people. The road to rebellion is not easy to take, and Bai Tan still has many levels to overcome."
He said this on the fifth day of Emperor Liujiang.
As if to confirm his judgment, on the evening of the third day, new intelligence arrived from Yao State:
Tianshui City is in chaos again!
Another refugee riot.
When everyone heard this, regardless of how exhausted they were from refining the elixir, they hurriedly urged:
"Tell me details."
The reason is not complicated. Since Bai Tan has become the new owner of Tianshui City and uses it as his base, he must control it and let it resume normal production and life as soon as possible.