Chapter 25 Chapter 25: The Dragon King Is Not the King

Handing over the military power is to hand over the power completely. Although Yang Hao promised him an official position as a transfer envoy, this official's rank is not low, and he is a fat job, but compared with being a grass head king who takes life and death, it is a big deal. It's the same, the Dragon King didn't expect that Yang Hao would put forward such harsh conditions when he humbled himself, claimed to be the son king, handed over the financial and civil affairs power, and joined the eight beauties carefully selected by the Long family. After Han Jiang's return, he couldn't help but fly into a rage.

It was only now that he remembered that Shazhou was returning to the rebel army. Although the two families often fought against each other, they were now dependent on each other and shared a common hatred. Can they ask Shazhou to send troops to help?The Dragon King's plan was made, so he ordered his second brother Long Hanjiang, who had just returned to the city, to find a way to break out of the encirclement and get in touch with Shazhou. Speaking of the relationship between Shazhou and Suzhou, it is even more complicated. The Dragon King of Suzhou was originally a vassal of the Guiyi Army in Shazhou. After Ganzhou Huihe was defeated and became a vassal of the Huihe people, the Dragon King of Suzhou broke away from the control of the Guiyi Army and established itself.Because of such a layer of origin, the relationship between Suzhou and Shazhou is not as close as that between Ganzhou and Shazhou.

The Shazhou Cao family learned the lesson that the descendants of Zhang Yichao of the Guiyi Army belittled other ethnic groups, and only used force to crowd out and suppress them. As a result, they were backlashed and their power continued to shrink. , Marriage is a common method of the Cao family.Therefore, the Cao family married Huihe in the east and Khotan in the west, and married women as relatives. However, because the Dragon King of Suzhou was originally a subordinate of the Guiyi Army, he refused to take the initiative to make love, and the Dragon King of Suzhou also instinctively thought of the old master. Keep a distance, so the two usually don't have much contact.But at this time, the Dragon King had no choice but to rely on the Guiyi Army, so he wanted to make peace with him.

There are more handsome men and beautiful women in the Dragon King's family in Suzhou. This is not because of the excellent genes of the Dragon King himself, but because the blood of Suzhou people is too mixed.Generally speaking, mixed-race children are more likely to inherit the advantages of both parents. The Long family in Suzhou was originally Yanqi people, but after the Yanqi people died, they moved eastward and merged with various ethnic groups. According to modern standards, a peddler who sells dog skin plasters in Suzhou probably meets the basic requirements of a model. Since Yang Haoning wanted Jiangshan instead of beauties, the Dragon King wanted to use these beauties who planned to marry Yang Hao to marry the Cao family in Shazhou in exchange for the Cao family's help.That night, when the night was dark and the wind was high, Suzhou City quietly opened the west gate, and Long Zhan led five thousand light cavalry to escort Long Hanjiang out of the encirclement. Cowardly, with a look of weakness, in fact, all of them are skilled in bow and horse, so they all rode war horses, changed their riding clothes, and fought out the siege together with Long Hanjiang.

Long Zhan fought bloody battles, and finally sent the envoys of the second uncle safely out of the siege. Taking advantage of the night, a group of Qingqi entered the vast grassland.But even though they rushed out of the besieged army camp, they failed to avoid Ai Yihai's eyes and ears.Ai Yihai's iron cavalry has already blocked all passages from Suzhou to Guasha. Ai Yihai was born as a horse bandit in the desert. Siege of cities and villages, blocking roads and cutting paths are his best skills. Give him 15,000 yuan For Qian Jingqi, it would be easy for him to block a road. So, in the evening of the next day, Ai Yihai sent Long Hanjiang and Bameiren back to Yang Hao's Chinese army.

When Yang Hao heard the news and went out of the tent, he saw Long Hanjiang raised his eyebrows and looked downcast. The eight beauties who were even more charming and heroic after changing their riding attire looked at him with unusually complicated eyes, but there was no sign of fear. I don't know whether these beauties are born in the Dragon King's family and are used to life and death scenes, or they have the consciousness that the worst ending for a beauty is to be used as a spoil of war, and they will never be violently beheaded. Yang Hao teased and sneered at Long Hanjiang: "Master Long has gone and returned, but the Dragon King has already made a decision?"

Long Hanjiang sighed, raised his chest and closed his eyes, and said with emotion: "Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated. Yang Shuai can just do it." Yang Hao said with a smile: "Yang said, waiting for the Dragon King to make a decision until the sunrise in the east tomorrow, how can he go back on his word? Come, send Master Long and a few beauties back to Suzhou. Master Long, this time Be careful, don't misjudge the way again, Suzhou City has been surrounded by wind and rain in all directions, if you are not careful and enter my barracks by mistake, it will be very embarrassing."

The Dragon King, Long Hanhai, was anxiously waiting for the news. Hearing the commotion outside the city, he ran up to the top of the city in a hurry, and watched Yang Hao send his marriage team back again in a daze. , took the second brother and several women back. It was night, not to mention the calculations in the city. At dawn, dawn broke in the east, and a red sun broke through the sky. Yang Hao saw that there was still no movement on the city of Suzhou, so he immediately issued a siege order! All of a sudden, with the thunder of war drums and the sound of horns, the Dragon King climbed up to the top of the city in neat clothes, and when he looked outside, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock.

The sound of war drums permeated the entire battlefield, depressing people's hearts so heavy that they couldn't breathe. Groups of soldiers rushed towards the city head like a tide. In the past these days, Yang Hao's army only used ladders and flying grabs to attack the city, but now... All kinds of huge siege vehicles, nesting vehicles, watchtowers, crashing vehicles, and tunneling vehicles drove over in a big way. I really don’t understand that there is a piece of yellow sand outside the city. Where did they get so many giant trees? , to manufacture so many huge siege equipment, relying on those low trees in the desert oasis?For a while, the Dragon King almost thought that Ganzhou had fallen, and Yang Hao transferred all the chariots to attack Ganzhou to Suzhou.

Dark clouds are pressing down on the city to destroy it.The wild roar of the mountains and tsunami shook the sky and the earth.Looking from a distance, there are boundless mountains and plains full of flying dragons, flying tigers, and flying leopards of the Xiazhou army. Because of the hot weather, many Xiazhou soldiers have taken off their fat robes and heavy armor, barebacked bows, and wielding swords The spears jumped up and down like a group of savages, screaming and roaring towards them. Although the city of Suzhou is not high, it is at least three feet tall. They can rely on the geographical advantage, condescending, and fight against the Xiazhou army. Now, so many huge siege equipment completely make up for the geographical gap between the two sides. In front of the siege chariots, the Suzhou defenders turned into an upward attack, while under their feet, the Xiazhou soldiers used flying grabs and ladders to keep ants attached, making it difficult for them to take care of both up and down.

The Dragon King couldn't help but gasp when he saw the momentum. When he saw Long Hanjiang and others were sent back safely, he already knew that Yang Hao's determination was unshakable. But at this moment when he saw such sophisticated equipment with his own eyes, and so many troops marching forward, he really felt how firm Yang Hao's confidence in winning Suzhou was. The trebuchet, the bed crossbow, and the whirlwind gun were the first to launch a rainstorm-like attack on the city. Even standing under the solid roof, the Dragon King subconsciously took two steps back... Some people don't give up until they reach the Yellow River. Even if you say a thousand words and don't use force to prove it yourself, they still refuse to give up their delusions.The Dragon King of Suzhou is such a person, and now he finally knows that Yang Hao is indeed completely different from the Shazhou Guiyi Army, Ganzhou Huihe, and Dangxiang Li Guangrui. Those heroes just want to occupy the most convenient passages, the richest cities, and the most fertile grasslands, and then use powerful force to force the tribes to submit to him, so that wolves, tigers, and leopards will submit to his fangs and claws. A glorious lion king, "Aslan Khan" in the desert grassland, is satisfied. And Yang Hao...Yang Hao is a Han Chinese, and what he admires is the governance method of the Han people.What he wants is to turn the entire grassland into his territory, and the people on the entire grassland are directly brought under his rule; The drums are roaring, the trumpets are roaring, and now he is not needed to decide anything. Yang Hao has already made a decision. The Dragon King looked back in a hurry. But he already understood: this place... will soon no longer belong to him. At a quarter o'clock on August 18, the east gate of Suzhou City was the first to be broken.After a stick of incense, the West City Gate was broken.Immediately, the Long family army in Suzhou took the initiative to abandon the north and south cities, and the entire city army withdrew from the inner city.At the second quarter of the hour, all the smoke from the kitchens in the four cities of Suzhou belonged to the Xiazhou Army. At three o'clock, Yang Hao's army began to attack the inner city with all their strength. When the battle for the inner city came to an end, the city raised the lowered flag. This time, Yang Hao no longer appeared in person, but Zhang Pu came forward to receive him.After the two sides confirmed the acceptance of the surrender, Long Hanjiang entered Yang Hao's barracks for the third time and began to formally discuss the acceptance of the surrender.The meaning of this is self-evident: if the Long family voluntarily surrendered, they would be Yang Hao's guests. Now that the soldiers are approaching the city and have to surrender, it is impossible to receive such preferential treatment. If Yang Hao refuses to show up, then he originally promised to give Long Hanhai The job of the transfer envoy will also fail, and the Long family is destined to leave the powerful circle of Hexi. His best ending can only be to become a rich man in Xiazhou City. But this is an inevitable ending, you have to pay as much as you want.When Suzhou City was still in the hands of the Long family, if it and the army were handed over to Yang Hao intact, the rewards would naturally be high. Since you still have the illusion of what to do, you hope to be able to resist the attack of the Xiazhou army and keep yourself safe. territory, then you have to bear all the consequences of failure. Although the Long family had no choice but to surrender, how could they be willing to let it go downhill? So when they proposed surrender to Zhang Pu, Long Hanjiang once again euphemistically proposed to send several women from the Long family as concubines of Taiwei Yang. He had full power to negotiate, but he didn't dare to make decisions for Yang Hao in this kind of matter, so he found an excuse and went to see Yang Hao. After hearing this, Yang Hao reported back to Zhang Pu with a smile: "The Long family will not give up until the Yellow River, but they will not give up when they reach the Yellow River. Now that he is at the end of his life and forced to surrender, does he still want to bargain with me? His only choice is to get rid of it as soon as possible. If the army surrenders and hand over the inner city of Suzhou, I will arrange for his family to move to Xiazhou and give him a mansion. The safety and personal property of the Long family will be properly protected. There are no other conditions. Doubts abound." Zhang Pu said with a smile: "The Long family has good intentions, why should the commander-in-chief refuse people thousands of miles away? In fact, it is very common to offer daughters to relatives. Talking about the beautiful women presented by the Long family, they are indeed charming. If the appearance is mediocre, the commander should not refuse. Although it is impossible to decide the decision of a powerful force, this kind of delicate moment, this action has great significance." "The Long family's offer of beauty, to the Long family, is a loss of sincerity. The general accepts it. This is peace of mind, so that they can win over them. If the general refuses, the Long family will inevitably suffer from sleep and food. Shuai is uneasy about whether there are any follow-up sanctions for the Long family, and he will be suspicious, suspicious, and maybe he will take risks..." Yang Hao interrupted him, and said decisively: "Now we are not negotiating with the Dragon King, but accepting surrender. The Long family must understand a truth: they no longer have the capital to bargain with me!" Zhang Pu had no choice but to nod in agreement: "Yes, the general knows what to do." Yang Hao watched him walk out of the big tent, smiled and shook his head.Of course, he will keep the Long family safe. Since they have surrendered, they must not be killed, and their safety must be guaranteed; , Ganzhou Yeluohe will soon know that the Long family is their role model. The combination of kindness and power, and the combination of hardness and softness, this is the means. As for the beauties of the Long family, Yang Hao did not shy away from their beauty. Although they have not fully seen their appearance, just judging from their figures, postures and temperaments, they have their own characteristics. Compared with his own The couple of wives and concubines have a unique charm of exotic grassland beauty. If the Long family offered their daughters and marriages while offering the city, he would not refuse to appease the Long family and dispel their doubts. He has been in this era for a long time, and he has become accustomed to the phenomenon that women are used as tools in the struggles of the world's powerful. Is the political marriage of the rich and powerful not only common in ancient times, but even rare in modern times?He won't do such a thing, but it's okay for him to accept it, even if he won't develop any deep relationship in the future, he doesn't have much resistance to filling the inner room of his private house with these seductive beauties out of political needs. However, it is unnecessary now. Since there is no need for this, then what's the use of them?Yang Hao has seen a lot of beauties, and his resistance to beauty and his vision are constantly improving. He admires the beauty of those women, but he will definitely have the intention of hiding them in a golden house. Home, there is a warning to Shazhou and Ganzhou. However, for the Long family, they didn't think about it. Although the role of marriage is limited, it is the only way for the Long family not to be abandoned by the power. Two daughters, nieces, and nieces called to the front, tearfully making the final efforts and arrangements, hoping to rely on them to restore the decline of the Long family to the greatest extent. And Yang Hao, who first took Suzhou by cannonball overturning the mountain, had already begun to conquer the Guiyi Army in Shazhou without stopping. Shazhou is the lair of the Guiyi Army; the Guiyi Army was once the pride of all the Han people in the Western Regions.The method of hitting the sandbar is naturally different from Suzhou...