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Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Marriage

Suzhou City, night battle. The flames burned half the sky red, and the shouts of killing were deafening. The defenders at the top of the city desperately blocked the Xiazhou soldiers who kept rushing to the top of the city in the flames of war. The two sides took the top of the city as the battlefield and launched a desperate struggle. The battle robes of the defenders are very Tang dynasty. The curly-haired and high-nosed army has both Turkic and Uighur appearance characteristics, but the clothes and clothing are just like those of the Han people. The generals still wear many old Mingguang armors and weapons There are also big swords, battle axes, spears and hook guns, and a longbow in each hand, which is basically the equipment of the frontier army of the Tang Dynasty.

Suzhou is the territory of the Long family, and the leader is called the Dragon King.The leader of each generation of the Dragon family is called the Dragon King. The Long family in Suzhou is the descendant of the Yanqi king family in the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty. After the fall of Bogdaqin, the ancient city of Yanqi, it moved to the Longyou area of ​​Hexi. At first, Ganzhou was under the control of the Long family, but Huihe When the empire fell, one of the larger forces, Pang Teqin, also fled to Hexi, expelled the Long family from Ganzhou, and occupied Nestle.

The Dragon King had no choice but to lead his people to withdraw from Ganzhou and occupy Suzhou. Here, the Yanqi people and the Tuhun people, especially the Anxi Protectorate in Hexi after the Tang army left behind after the Tang Dynasty lost control of the Western Regions, completed the first ethnic grouping. Therefore, they accepted a considerable degree of Han culture, and learned a lot of the characteristics of the Tang army in terms of strategy and tactics. Even the styles of weapons and equipment and military uniforms are very similar. After the Suzhou Long family retreated to Suzhou, they paid tribute to the Jinshan Kingdom Guiyi Army and became a vassal.However, later Jinshan Kingdom was defeated in the battle for hegemony with Ganzhou Huihe, and was beaten by Ganzhou Huihe all the way to the city of Shazhou, forcing Zhang Yichao's descendants. The emperor of Jinshan Kingdom signed an alliance under the city. After forming the kingdom of father and son, Jinshan Kingdom was also renamed Dunhuang Kingdom, and the Long family in Suzhou broke away from the control of the Guiyi Army.

The current situation is that the Guiyi Army regime inherited by the Cao family in Shazhou, the Longjia regime in Suzhou, and the Huihe Khan in Ganzhou, there are wars between the three families from time to time. When they are unanimously facing the outside world, and when there is no threat from foreign enemies, they will intrigue among themselves. After Yang Hao fully understood the establishment of these three regimes and their development after the establishment, he concluded that once he suffered heavy losses under the city of Ganzhou, the Long family in Suzhou and the Cao family in Shazhou, who were waiting and watching, would surely have the courage to join hands to liberate Ganzhou. So he acted first and did not attack Ganzhou. He mobilized 40,000 elite soldiers to bypass Ganzhou and go straight to Suzhou. After arriving in Suzhou, he sent Ai Yihai to lead 15,000 people to bypass Suzhou. , Cut off the connection between Suzhou and Guazhou controlled by the Guiyi Army, and lead the main force to solve Suzhou first.

Suzhou is the weakest link among the three forces. To solve it, first, it can put further psychological pressure on Ganzhou and Shazhou, forcing them to surrender as soon as possible. On the other hand, it can cut off the Guiyi Army and Ganzhou Huihe The news channels that may be linked together to join hands in recalcitrance. On the fourth day of the siege battle, Xiazhou soldiers were able to rush to the top of the city to fight. war.It was late at night, but the sound of fighting was shaking the sky and the earth. There were heavy casualties in the city, but Xiazhou soldiers who attacked the top of the city were also shot down countless by sharp arrows, and there were dead bodies everywhere in a small part of the city.

However, for the Suzhou Long family, there is no way they can retreat, this is their last resort, and the only option is to fight to the death. With the sound of golden gongs, Yang Hao withdrew his troops. The guard, Ahan Moer, held a torch and looked around the top of the city. The top of the city was full of human corpses, severed heads and limbs were horrific, and the thick smell of blood made one feel nauseated.The dead are piled up like a mountain, stumped limbs and arms, torsos without heads, heads without torsos, scorched corpses, intestines, guts, bones, scattered everywhere, thick blood, smoke and fire, this is a life-and-death killing The battlefield; the enemy army has retreated, but he has no joy, he doesn't know when the next time he enters the city will happen, and whether he can still be alive at that time, the miserable cries and groans of the seriously wounded survivors reached his ears In the process, his cheeks couldn't help twitching a few times, and he subconsciously turned his head to look towards the inner city.

The inner city is pitch black, and even the Dragon King's Mansion can't see any lights. What is the Dragon King thinking, and where does Suzhou go? It's time to make a decision... Dragon King Mansion, the Patriarch of this generation of Suzhou Long Family, Dragon King Long Hanhai knelt on the futon, looking sullenly at his brothers, nephews and trusted generals of the Long Family sitting around him. "Father, let's fight on. Now that Ganzhou has not been defeated, Yang Hao actually bypassed Ganzhou to attack me in Suzhou. Is Suzhou so easy to bully? We have been in business for many years, and finally we have a piece of our own. If Suzhou is lost, where else can our Long family go? Fight them to the end, they will work hard on the expedition, the soldiers will not be able to provide support, and the food and grass will be even more expensive. As long as we grit our teeth and persist, we will be able to survive until Yang Hao retreats. .”

Long Hanhai's son, Long Zhan, spoke impassionedly. Long Hanjiang, Long Hanhai's brother, smiled coldly, and said in an indifferent way: "Yang Hao bypassed Ganzhou and took my Suzhou first, because in his eyes, my Suzhou was easy to fight. Do you think he has insufficient troops? Hmph, he even divided up his troops, took our rear route, and cut off our communication with Shazhou, does this seem to be a shortage of troops?" Long Zhan shouted: "I still have 25,000 elite soldiers in Suzhou, a city to defend, and..." Long Hanjiang cut his mouth and said: "Once the city is broken, life is gone, what else is there?"

He stopped his nephew, put his hands on his knees, leaned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Brother, how can you not bow your head under the eaves of others? The Central Plains has been in chaos for more than a hundred years, and now it is unified by the Song Dynasty. This is the general trend of the world. After a long period of chaos, we must think about great governance. How long have I been in chaos in the Western Regions? Everyone is called the King of Caotou, which is longer than the Central Plains. Now... it is time for a great Khan who will rule the Western Regions and be wise. This People, besides Yang Hao, who else is more qualified than him? In my opinion, it is better to call him surrender. We have surrendered to Shazhou, Ganzhou, and then Xiazhou, why not?"

Long Hanhai sighed and said: "Hanjiang, I'm just afraid... What people want is not to accept surrender, but to take away my title of Dragon King and take my military power in Suzhou." Long Yun, the youngest son of the Dragon King, thought for a while and suggested: "Father, why don't you stop fighting and try Yang Hao's will, at least... you can take this opportunity to let my soldiers rest for a while. Otherwise, I'm afraid I really can't take it anymore." Long Hanhai pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "Forget it, Hanjiang, you will go for me tomorrow morning, to find out what Yang Hao has said, and then we will make a decision."

Long Han Jiang Dun said: "Yes!"
Yang Hao received the envoy of Suzhou, Long Hanjiang, in the large tent of the Chinese army outside the city of Suzhou. After hearing Long Hanjiang's intention to beg for surrender from him, Yang Hao shook his head with a smile, and said bluntly: "There are many princes in the northwest, and there are endless wars. , It has always been that if you are strong today, I will submit to you, and tomorrow I will be strong, and you will submit to me. What you rely on is the victory of one moment and one place. There is such a routine, so-called promises and contracts are nothing more than empty paper. Everyone who becomes a vassal today thinks only about how to defeat the other party tomorrow. Fighting and killing, victory and defeat have become commonplace, and the unlucky ones are only innocent people. To make this Hexi a long-term peace and stability, and return to the prosperous situation in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, the only way to achieve this is to collect the military power of all ethnic groups and gather them under the rule of one government. The Long family is a powerful family in Suzhou. If you donate your city and recruit soldiers and become a family with me in Xiazhou, I will protect your Long family's wealth. Even in the Jiefu, there is a place for your Long family. Nephew of the Long family, Yun Wenyun Wu, if he has made achievements in Wenzhi and martial arts in the future, the commander will spare no effort to support and support him. Isn't it difficult to live a hard life in the cracks of Shazhou and Ganzhou like he is now? " Long Hanjiang said in a low voice: "Yang Shuai, this Suzhou foundation is passed down from our ancestors after all. Who wants to be an unworthy descendant who corrupts the ancestor's foundation? Dispatch. If... Yang Shuai is generous, then... I, the Dragon King of Suzhou, can emulate the story of Shazhou and Ganzhou, and form a state of father and son with Yang Shuai, Yang Shuai is the father, and the Dragon King is the son." Yang Hao laughed loudly, shook his head and said: "Master Long, you are joking. Yang Hao is a Song minister, not the emperor of a country, the king of a capital. How dare he form a father-son relationship with the Dragon King of Suzhou? Please reply to the Dragon King, if he has any questions, please surrender." Sincerity, this commander also has the sincerity to accept surrender, but my conditions cannot be changed, offering the city and fighting soldiers, other than that, this commander will not pursue anything else, and the private property of the Long family, slaves and servants will not be moved. I I know that the Long family in Suzhou is good at doing business, and I have the post of transfer envoy in Jieshuai's mansion, and I am waiting for the Dragon King to take up the post." Long Hanjiang said bitterly, "Shuai Yang..." Yang Hao stood up and said loudly: "Xiaoyu, see off the guests!" The peace talks were unsuccessful, so we had to fight again, and the next day was another bloody battle. Two days later, the East City fell, and Xiazhou soldiers rushed into the city, forcing the defenders to enter the inner city. Long Zhan, Long Xiang, Long Yun, etc. The brothers personally led the three thousand elite soldiers who defended the Dragon King's Mansion to fight out in blood. Only then did they regain the East City and re-establish control over Suzhou. However, the Xiazhou soldiers continued to fight all the way to the inner city of Suzhou, and the psychological shock caused to the senior officials of the Dragon King's Mansion was astonishing. Everyone of them now understands that Suzhou may fall at any time. Once they fall, they will lose everything. , according to the practice on the grassland, the defeated will become the slave of the victor. Once enslaved, when will there be a bright future? In the early morning of the next day, the battle-free sign was hung above the city of Suzhou, and Long Hanjiang rushed to Yang Hao's camp again with a mighty peace negotiation team. Yang Hao had just finished practicing, and practiced swordsmanship against the dog again, and then returned to the tent, washed and changed clothes under her service, and after dressing up, changed into a suit of arrow sleeves, and rushed to the front door refreshed. The peace envoy from Suzhou City is here again. This time, Yang Hao didn't stand up to greet him out of the tent as he did last time, he just sat upright in the tent, put the school helmet on and lined up on both sides, waiting murderously for Long Hanjiang to enter the tent, he didn't want Long Hanjiang to enter After getting the bill, eight people actually followed behind.As soon as these eight people entered the big tent, there was a gust of fragrant air, which was refreshing, and immediately washed away the atmosphere of Xiaosha in the big tent. Yang Hao turned to help the case in astonishment, and saw that following Long Hanjiang were eight girls in colorful clothes, with graceful figures, veils covering their faces, and foggy temples.Yang Hao looked at Mu En who accompanied Long Hanjiang in, Mu En grinned at him, Yang Hao suddenly understood, dare to love... This time the Long family even used a beauty trick. Although the tulle covers the face, it can't hide the beautiful and delicate facial features at all. Instead, there is a faint temptation. The bridge of the nose is high, and the soft tulle gently rises and falls with the breath. Now it's just August, It was a very hot time, and the girls didn't wear too much, thin clothes covered their bodies, and their curves were exquisite. If you look closely, you can see that the eight beauties have different styles. Some have straight hair, some have curly hair, some have black hair, some have blond hair, some have blue eyes, and of course some have black eyes; Buttocks, tempting nosebleeds; some are petite and exquisite, like girls who have not grown up; some are plump, some are slender; evil…… They are all beautiful, soft and charming, but they have different temperaments, body shapes and shapes. Suzhou Dragon King seems to have collected all beauties with different body styles, different styles, different skin colors, and different races at once. Pack it up and send it to him. Yang Hao could see that some of the blond beauties among them were not purebred Caucasians. It seemed that these beauties were all of mixed race. Mixed races really had a special taste compared to ordinary beauties. Eight beauties of different styles, Ping Ping Ting Ting, stood there and immediately attracted everyone's attention. They stood on both sides, holding their hands on the handles of their knives. Beauties, such beauties are not easy to see at ordinary times, let alone eight at once. Yang Hao calmed down after a moment of astonishment, he smiled slightly, looked at Long Hanjiang and said, "Master Long, what is the meaning of this?" Long Hanjiang bowed and said: "Shuai Yang, my Long family has no intention of being an enemy of Shuai Yang, and we do have the sincerity to join him. After returning to the city the day before yesterday, Hanjiang reported the general's intentions to the Dragon King, and the Dragon King thought hard. Today, Hanjiang is sent here today to express the sincerity of my Long family to Yang Shuai once again. The Long family... is willing to cut down the title of King of Suzhou and belong to the banner of Xiazhou..." Yang Hao raised his eyebrows with joy, and Long Hanjiang continued: "Suzhou Dragon King is willing to serve Yang Shuai as the master and accept the post of transfer envoy. Xiazhou control, but..., there are two conditions." "You speak." "One: My brother Hanhai is still stationed in Suzhou and will not go to Xiazhou to take up his post; two: The army in Suzhou must obey Yang Shuai's orders and control, but my brother must also serve as the defense of Suzhou and directly control it." Yang Hao was stunned, and couldn't help laughing out of anger: "What is this? It has a name but no reality. How is it different from those who lose and claim the vassal and dominate the territory?" Long Hanjiang said: "Shuai Yang, we are willing to ask for surrender, and Shuai Jie reciprocates, should we also give some convenience to my Long family? What's more, it is very different. My Long family has actually handed over Suzhou and handed over Suzhou. The common people in the state, under the restraint of Yang Shuai, just want to temporarily retain a certain amount of military power. This... is also because some elders of the Long family still have doubts, just to appease everyone's hearts. control?" Yang Hao thought in his heart: "Suzhou handed over the civil power and economic power. Over time, I can indeed gradually strengthen the infiltration and control of the army, and fully control it, but this... needs a peaceful external environment. It takes ten or twenty years. Moreover, if Suzhou follows this practice, Ganzhou and Shazhou must follow suit. If all the states in the Hexi Corridor follow this practice, then I have not yet achieved complete control over the Hexi Corridor. What's going on, aren't they raising their own flags and standing on their own?" Seeing Yang Hao bowing his head in thought, Long Hanjiang took a step forward without losing the opportunity, and said respectfully: "My brother is sincere and has some concerns. I hope Yang Shuai will be considerate. At the same time, to show his sincerity, my brother also dedicated these women to Yang Shuai. , wait around Yang Shuai, please accept Yang Shuai." Yang Hao raised his head slowly, he smiled, but he didn't accept it: "Lord Long, you searched for a few beauties from Suzhou City, and you just want me to give up all my plans?" Long Hanjiang said sternly: "Shuai Yang is wrong, they... are not girls recruited from common people in Suzhou City." He pointed to the blond beauty with a pair of soul-stirring blue eyes, and another woman with a curvy figure, who was extremely alluring, and said: "These two are my brother's biological daughters, Long Ling'er and Long Die'er." He pointed to a long-sleeved Su Luo, an elegant and charming girl, and another beautiful woman with distant eyebrows, star-like eyes, jade-like skin, tender white water and spirit, and said with a shy smile: "They... daughter." Long Hanjiang moved his finger to the petite and cute little loli again, and said, "This is my niece..." Long Hanjiang said one by one that these eight women were all close relatives of the Long family, and Yang Hao was stunned. After Long Hanjiang finished introducing them one by one, he sighed: "Shuai Yang, it's not like this... Does it prove the sincerity of my Long family to submit to Yang Shuai?" Yang Hao slowly picked up the teacup, turned it half a circle in his hand, and looked up, the eight pairs of bright eyes, either delicate, charming, charming, elegant, innocent, shy, or curious, were staring at each other. On his body, even if these delicate and expensive golden branches and jade leaves are given away today, they are not without humiliation in their hearts, but compared with the fate and future of the family, they also have the awareness to dedicate themselves.What's more, this Marshal Yang who swooped down to kill him didn't have a blood-mouthed and fang-like appearance, and was... quite handsome.Now, they also want to know how this Xiazhou Marshal Yang will choose. Yang Hao brought the teacup to his lips, took a sip, and said with a faint smile: "Yang has commanded a hundred thousand soldiers and conquered the world. Now if he is attracted by women and changes his original intention, is it a man's doing?" Long Hanjiang said: "What is a real man? Mencius said: Wealth and honor cannot be promiscuous, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be subdued. This is called a man of virtue. But there is no such thing as beauty and beauty. Heroes and beauties complement each other, even the sub-sage does not." See objection." Yang Hao laughed and said: "Lord Long's "New Interpretation of Mencius" is refreshing and unique. But... Ganzhou Yeluohe Khan took the daughter of General Cao of Shazhou as the Ninth Princess and married her again. So what if I gave my daughter to General Cao's fourth son? Did it prevent open and covert fighting between Gansha and Gansha? It is simply unreliable to determine friends and foes by marriage. And..." He looked serious, put down his teacup, stood up solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "All the way west, our Xiazhou soldiers lived and slept in the open, wearing stars and wearing moons. On the battlefield, they threw their heads, sprinkled blood, marched forward bravely, fearless life and death, not for my Yang Hao Take a few beautiful concubines and go back to serve the pillow mat! If I agree, exchanging these beauties for Suzhou to retain the military power will be a blasphemy against our fallen soldiers in Xiazhou!" The two rows of generals in the tent cast their eyes suddenly on Yang Hao, and all the charming and charming beauties in front of them were also turned a blind eye. "Lord Long, please reply to the Dragon King. With the greatest sincerity, Yang Hao is willing to give him one more day to think about it. There is no room for bargaining for my conditions. If the Dragon King agrees, the wealth of the Long family will have no effect. Hope He can open the gate of the city and turn hostility into treasure. Yang Hao led a majestic teacher to put an end to the thieves and calm the people, rebuild the ancient road, so as to make things peaceful and benefit the common people. If the Dragon King is still obsessed when the sun rises tomorrow morning, I will fulfill my oath In Xiazhou time, declare the oath of the world!" Long Hanjiang was shocked, and blurted out, "What oath?" "Those who follow me live, those who oppose me perish!" The generals in the tent unanimously straightened their waists and held down their waist knives. At this moment, the murderous aura radiated by the men swept away the enchanting aura of makeup all over the tent!
Caochengchuan, harsh Lan defense envoy. Zhe Weixin grabbed the fence of the cell with both hands, glared at Chi Zhong angrily, and yelled: "Chi Zhong, my Zhe family treats you well, how could you do such a thing?" Chi Zhong smiled deeply, and said: "Young general, the officials... treat me well. Good birds choose trees to live in, and good officials choose masters to serve. The unification of the Central Plains is the general trend, and the small prefectures want to stop it. The pace of the Great Song Dynasty’s westward advance is basically like a mantis’ arm as a cart, and Chi’s doing this is just to understand the general trend and start from Dali. People go to high places.” Zhe Weixin sneered and said: "A person going to a high place? Be careful to fall, and you will be smashed to pieces. My father... will never let you go!" Chi Zhong lifted his helmet, smiled faintly and said, "Zhe Shuai? Hehe, you should be more worried about Zhe Shuai." Zhe Weixin said bluntly: "Do you have the guts to fight against my father? If the Song army has the strength to swallow up the Northwest in one fell swoop, why use such a dirty trick? At the beginning, I made the Yang family and Li Guangrui of Xiazhou the enemy, and the Central Plains could not help me. Zhou, now Yang Taiwei has a strong army and horses, even better than Li Guangrui back then. When our two families joined forces, would Song Guo dare to attack with all its strength? The Khitan people in the northern country are not vegetarians." Chi Zhong glanced at him and said: "Third Young Master, does Chi want you to teach these principles? Who said... I must use beating?" He took the time to arrange his cloak, and said with a sneer: "Three days later, it will be the birthday of Zhe Er Taiye. Your whole family will gather in Baihuawu, Fuzhou. You said, at that time, the general will lead the troops to Baihuawu. It is said that the soldiers mutiny, the whereabouts of the three young masters are unknown, and Chi can’t suppress it, so please bring reinforcements, take advantage of his unpreparedness, and take down your family in one fell swoop, does it take a lot of effort?” Zhe Weixin's expression changed drastically, Chi Zhong laughed loudly, and said leisurely: "Look, the army of Qin is strong and horses are strong, and the power of the poor and six countries is invincible, but the meeting in Mianchi, within five steps of Lin Xiangru, can make the King of Qin beat the fou. Why? If the timing is chosen well, the wrath of the common people can also make the world untouchable. It is true that Chi does not have the strength to fight a fair fight with Zheshuai, but..." He walked to the door of the cell, paused his steps, and said coldly: "As long as the opportunity is used properly, even the wealthy Zhao family can't do something, but I am loyal...but I can do it."
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