12dz Chapter 524 The war begins
Chapter 524 The war begins
In fact, he has always had a special master to teach him martial arts. Although he is not a martial arts genius, he is not much worse than the other brothers. He is also a man of both civil and military skills. At least he is smarter than them. While the other brothers are still thinking about solving the problem by force, he has already seized most of the military power and finally took the throne directly.
The third prince, Yelu Yixin, and other princes underestimated him and fought with other brothers, and the second prince, Yelu Abaoji, took advantage of him. He used his pro-war attitude to reach a consensus with the general Jin Baochang that as long as he came to power, he would send troops to pacify the country.
Jin Baochang also saw the strength of the second prince through several contacts. Protecting a clear-headed emperor is more important than anything else. Their Dongjie Kingdom is not rich in resources. If they do not invade and plunder, the population will continue to decline, and finally their people will not be able to rule Dongjie Kingdom.
Their people would become an inferior race. The general was finally persuaded by the second prince, and the two reached an offensive and defensive alliance. When the palace sent out bad news, he immediately controlled the situation and successfully assisted the second prince to ascend to the throne.
Many times, war is inevitable at a critical moment. When a race faces a critical moment, it has to start a war or face a war. The invaders want to plunder wealth and expand their territory, while the invaded want to protect their people and their own land.
Sometimes, because of a disaster, one has to flee to someone else's territory. If one does not rob, one will perish. At this time, benevolence, righteousness, and morality cannot resist the desire to survive.
Wars are often caused by the desires of some people. To put it simply, they cannot bear to see others do better than themselves. If it is a deserted place, war will probably not break out there. It is really worthless. People have to pass by there for the sake of the blessed land behind.
No matter when, human beings actually have the bad nature of animals, such as possession, plunder, bullying, greed, and selfishness. If these prevail, fighting is inevitable.
After a series of drastic measures, the new emperor of Dongjie State, Yelu Abaoji, quickly centralized the power of the country in his hands. Countless people were killed during this period, which made many people realize that the new emperor and the old emperor were indeed father and son, and they were equally not to be underestimated.
They watched him sit in the highest position and began to send troops to Wuheng for the first time, which was to test the ability of General Jin Baochang.
In this battle, their cavalry swept through thousands of troops, and not all of the Wuheng people's territory was returned to Dongjie. Some of the remaining troops fled and disappeared, while a large part was brought back and distributed to the nobles as slaves. After this battle, the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, and they vowed to capture many cities on the border of Ansheng.
They had long coveted the richness of Ansheng's interior, but had never had the chance to enter. The new emperor meant that if they could defeat the border town, they would use war to support war and march straight into Ansheng to take it for themselves.
Dongjie, Ansheng, and Wu had been at war for a long time. Although the people here fought fiercely among themselves, they were united against the foreigners, which prevented them from entering the interior.
They went to attack the small tribes around them, firstly for food and money, and secondly for men and horses. They thought they must be fully prepared this time.
The war was approaching, and the army needed to be tempered by the flames of war. Without soldiers who had experienced many battles, the hope of victory would be slim. Their army had been raising troops because of the heavy casualties in the last war with Ansheng.
This time they gathered a lot of soldiers, and although many of them were newly captured, the army had strict military discipline and was not afraid that these people would be disobedient.
After everything was ready, General Jin Baochang requested to send troops to Ansheng State. This time he planned to lead an army of 100,000 and march directly to Fenggu City, vowing not to return until it was captured.
When the Dongjie army marched to Fenggou City, the scouts here had already received the news, the beacon tower had been lit, and General Wang An began to deploy his troops.
Traps were set up near the moat, with the goal of preventing the Dongjie Army from getting close to the city wall and making it difficult to put up ladders. Since Fenggou City had a wide moat, it was a great check on the Dongjie Army.
They needed to build a bridge first, and boats were not practical, so they could only use small boats that could not accommodate many people. If the army could not come quickly, the archers of Ansheng would have the opportunity to wipe them out.
Su He was looking at the account book in the store when she heard the shopkeeper come in hurriedly. He saw her and said, "Master, the Dongjie army is coming. What should we do?"
Su He finally felt relieved. Otherwise, she would have felt very uncomfortable knowing that there would be a war but not knowing when it would start. Now that it was confirmed, she could start to fight.