Chapter 131 The Princess’s Methods

The situation on the battlefield outside the fortress once again presented a one-sided affair;

Except this time, it leaned towards those loyal to Qu Peiluo.

The addition of the Yan army cavalry directly had an obvious catalytic effect, while Liang Cheng did not choose to throw his own cavalry into the battlefield. Instead, like a gust of wind, he skirted the periphery of the main battlefield where the fighting was taking place, leading his orderly formation to directly suppress the incoming Chu army formation.

The Chu army formation immediately changed its formation. With equal numbers, infantry fighting cavalry, and facing the world's top elite iron cavalry, unless the opposing commander's brain was waterlogged…

No, even if the other side’s brain was waterlogged, it would be difficult to win.

Just like Li Fusheng, who liked to take the lead in battles, leading the Trapping Camp to charge, but his various departments still fought in an orderly manner. When the quality is improved to a certain extent, it is really worry-free for the commander.

The Chu army's rear formation became the front formation, and the front formation became the rear formation, and they immediately began to withdraw from the battlefield.

Very realistic, very direct, and very decisive.

And Liang Cheng's cavalry, like old friends seeing them off, maintained a fixed distance, "following suit."

If the opponent's speed slowed down, it was a round of mounted archery to urge them, to express the enthusiasm of "retention."

Outside the military stronghold, a large group of rabble was divided into two groups of rabble and fought each other. Earlier, one side's reinforcements came, and the other side immediately felt discouraged. Now, the Yan army came, and the discouraged side immediately overwhelmed them.

Strictly speaking, the Yan army, who had just beaten the Chu people in front of Zhennanguan a year ago and burned the Chu capital, did give the allied army more momentum than the Chu army by a lot.

Before long, the fighting outside the military stronghold was decided. At the same time, there was spare strength to enter the military stronghold, and Qu Peiluo was able to gradually gain control of the situation. After another fierce battle, he killed the "rebel" in his group.

Finally,

Qu Peiluo, covered in blood, came to the bottom of the stronghold wall with that man's head.

Towards the princess,

He knelt down.

The scene was like a prince who had just fought a dragon in blood, returning to ask the princess…for praise.

"General Qu has worked hard."

The princess said.

"It is not hard to kill enemies for the princess." Qu Peiluo wiped the blood from his face, his smile blooming, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

The princess didn't speak any more. She came, and her husband also agreed to let her come and play, but there was really no need to show too much enthusiasm to Qu Peiluo.

One Qu Peiluo is not as good as a finger's length of tenderness from her own husband.

Gou Moli then said to the people below:

"General Qu, clean up and tidy up here, don't let the bloody smell disturb our madam."

"Yes, this subordinate understands!"

The military stronghold that had just experienced slaughter immediately began to be cleaned up, and the wounded were placed outside the stronghold;

But there was no resentment on the faces of the wounded, and these soldiers, exhausted after the fighting, took up brooms and water basins to clean without any dissatisfaction.

They are willing to serve the princess.

To a certain extent, they have made their own choices today, and this choice can bring them great protection in terms of law and actual support.

Therefore, the princess's image was further elevated.

When the princess walked down the stronghold wall surrounded by the crowd, the people in the stronghold bowed down to salute her very respectfully, it could be said that they were devout, without the slightest coercion, completely from the heart.

When he first led troops, Jingnan Wang taught Zheng Fan that treating soldiers like his own sons would be invincible, but it was just a wishful thinking of scholars.

And when the princess returned to the house,

She couldn't help but ask Gou Moli:

"Mr. Gou, I have a question."

"Please ask, madam."

"Those people outside respect me, and it doesn't seem fake, but I didn't even offer any warm greetings, and even disliked the blood they left on the ground."

"Madam, there are some people in this world that the more you treat them like animals, the more they will regard you as gods."

The princess seemed to understand.

"The more noble you are, the higher you are, the more likely their expectations will come true, and the more guaranteed their future will be."

"Continue, talk to me, don't hide anything."

"Yes, the more arrogant and elegant you are, the more it proves that you are in a higher position in the Marquis's mansion, proving that the master and the entire Marquis's mansion, and even the Great Yan, value you more.

Comparatively, they are also valued more.

In fact, they have already abandoned the national identity of Chu people and abandoned their ancestral property. Whether physically or mentally, they are already stray dogs.

The more prosperous the new owner's family is,

The more

Joyful they become."

The art of controlling subordinates, Yeren Wang (King of the Wild People), had done it to the extreme.

"I understand it better now that you put it this way."

"Madam is intelligent, but some things can only be understood after struggling at the bottom."

"Are you saying that I was born noble, so I can't see things clearly?"

"If you haven't experienced it, you naturally can't empathize. Since you can't empathize, you naturally can't put yourself in their shoes;

Moreover,

You have the master to protect you, so you don't need to experience these things. If you have anything you want to ask, this subordinate will answer."

"That's right, Mr. Gou has suffered a lot, it's not easy."

"Thank you, madam, for your understanding, but this subordinate has already seen the light at the end of the tunnel."

"That's good."

Gou Moli bowed slightly,

And said:

"Madam, please rest here first, this subordinate will go and bestow grace on your behalf."

"Thank you, Mr. Gou."

"This subordinate is terrified."

Gou Moli took out sandalwood from his arms, lit it, and at the same time, said to the two maids who had been serving the princess all the way:

"Sprinkle refreshing dew in the corners of the room."

"Yes."

"Yes."

After instructing these things, Gou Moli withdrew from the house.

At this time, the herbs, wealth, and wine and meat escorted by the Fan family also arrived as the battle here subsided.

The people who had just fought looked at these things entering the stronghold, and their eyes showed a gleam.

In fact, these things had arrived long ago, but had been waiting on the periphery.

Because you have to drive away the wild dogs before you can feed your own dogs;

And when the dogs are hungry, they gnaw the bones more fragrantly;

"These are all bestowed upon you by the princess."

"Thank you, princess."

"Long live the princess."

Everyone cheered, and the previous exhaustion was almost swept away.

Qu Peiluo came over at this time, saluted Gou Moli, and then said:

"Do you need me to take people to support the outside?"

"No need, there won't be any problems."

Liang Cheng is personally leading the troops, how could he capsize in this gutter?

The fact is indeed the case.

Liang Cheng's cavalry has been following behind the Chu army, urging the Chu army to retreat quickly. This is no longer a simple question of whether the Chu people are afraid of the Yan people, it is purely that they are being hung by the cavalry, and there is no way to fight at all.

The Chu general on the opposite side was also experienced. He tried several times to find hillsides or rivers to try to rely on the formation, but the Yan army general on the opposite side was often able to predict it in advance and forcibly drive his army formation.

After both sides probed each other a few times, the Chu general helplessly discovered that the quality of the Yan army on the opposite side was so high that it was beyond imagination. This was definitely not some partial division. Although there were only three thousand cavalry, it must be the main force of the Yan army.

If he encountered an ordinary cavalry, it would be no problem to forcibly form a formation, fight and retreat, fight and transfer, or simply stand here and wait for friendly troops to support him;

But the Chu general knew that facing such an elite iron cavalry, any of his formations would be futile, and all he could do was to try to inflict more casualties on the opponent.

In addition, the Yan army knights on the opposite side almost all had double horses, and they would form a tiered hierarchy when pursuing, which was equivalent to a shift to drive. In other words, his side would become more and more exhausted, while the Yan army on the opposite side could always maintain a very good pre-war state, which was completely like herdsmen grazing sheep, and they even had the mind to sing folk songs.

Bullying people,

Bullying people…

At this time, a flag bearer appeared in the Yan army formation and rushed towards the Chu army formation.

"Suppress!"

The Chu general immediately ordered the crossbowmen in the army formation to suppress the crossbows and prohibit them from shooting.

"The Chu general on the opposite side, listen up, my general said, he is willing to accept your surrender by throwing the flag in accordance with the etiquette of the Chu nobles."

Great Chu was once a country where the aristocracy was at its peak. The etiquette of war between nobles was very complicated, but the essential idea was:

We are nobles, and our lives are very precious.

The most classic thing is that after capturing nobles in battle, they must be provided with good food and drink. They can be exchanged for ransom, but they must never be killed.

This throwing the flag to surrender means that when two armies are facing each other, one side feels that there is no hope of winning, so they hand over one of their flags to the other side. If the other side is willing to accept it, they will let them withdraw their troops without pursuit.

The Chu general hesitated, because it was obvious that since the capital of Great Chu was burned by the Yan people's Nan Wang (Prince of the South) and the Yan people's Pingxi Hou (Marquis of the West) dug up the ancestral graves of countless nobles, the aristocratic system of Great Chu had collapsed.

Some things, even the Chu people themselves don't believe, let alone the Yan people?

But the Chu general finally agreed. He could only guess, guess that the Yan army general on the opposite side, like him, was unwilling to trigger a new round of national war between Yan and Chu.

A centurion from the Chu army handed over the flag.

After that, the centurion came back to spread the word, saying that the Yan people had another request, which was to let them give up the two nearby small military strongholds.

The Chu general agreed and sent someone to notify;

Afterwards,

The tense atmosphere finally eased.

The Yan army stopped the chasing game, and the Chu people began to retreat more relaxedly.

Eventually, the two sides broke contact.

Liang Cheng saw that it was almost done, left a team of sentry cavalry to be responsible for monitoring, and then led the main force back.

Once, he accompanied the master several times to go south to the Qian country with a small number of troops, which can be called a model of "underdog victory";

When the war starts, you have to fight whether you want to or not, quickly fight for me!

Because at that time, his master was just a small garrison commander, and he needed to use military exploits to be promoted. What overall situation and national politics? Go to hell.

Now, it's different. Only one year has passed since the development of the Jincheng area. The war reserves, the quality of the army, and even the overall equipment replacement have not yet been completed. It is not cost-effective to really have a big fight.

At the same time, the transfer of imperial power in the capital of Yan has not been completed.

The status is different, the identity is different, and the needs are naturally different.

After turning back, Liang Cheng led his troops back to Qu Peiluo's military stronghold.

Qu Peiluo, who had cleaned himself up, originally wanted to see the princess again, but Liang Cheng, who led the troops back, directly called him over.

Taking Fancheng as the starting point, this area to the south, including a small half of Qu's original sphere of influence, is now best for the fighting and competition of troops mainly composed of "Chu people."

After Qu Peiluo showed his ability, the decision of the Marquis's mansion, in fact, was a decision made by the blind man and Liang Cheng who stayed behind, which was to let Qu Peiluo continue to develop.

One is to continue to open up a buffer zone for the Fan family. If there is a war between Yan and Chu in the future, as long as the Fan family is not wiped out at once, they can open up a second battlefield in the Mengshan area for the Yan army other than the Zhennanguan line;

The second is that the Fan family was originally a slave of the Qu family, and the slaves betrayed their master and counterattacked to become the new master. Qu Peiluo's power is strong, and he can also restrain the Fan family.

The way of checks and balances has never been used on one's own family. If used well, one will be complacent, but in fact, it is one's own internal friction. The correct use should be "using barbarians to control barbarians."

In the eyes of the Marquis's mansion, the Fan family and Qu Peiluo are both "barbarians."

After mentioning a few words to Qu Peiluo, instructing him on the villages and towns that need to be taken down and the strongholds that need to be established, and at the same time, pointing out the trajectory of future power development, Liang Cheng went to see the princess.

At this time, Qu Peiluo naturally couldn't follow.

The princess received Liang Cheng. Some people seem to be slaves, but you really can't treat them as slaves.

Even as the woman of Pingxi Hou (Marquis of the West), the princess can clearly perceive that there are some people in this Marquis's mansion whose status is actually higher than her own.

"Greetings, madam."

"General Liang has worked hard."

"Not hard."

Then, there was silence.

After the silence, when the princess was about to say something to ease the awkwardness of this silence, Liang Cheng cupped his hands:

"This subordinate will take his leave."

"........." Xiong Liqing.

Come to see the princess,

Just to see her.

As a zombie, he had been learning by the master's side for the past two years, learning to communicate, learning not to be so cold. In fact, he had made a lot of progress.

But it was limited to the master, the demon kings, and some of the people he looked up to, such as Director Yu of the Security Section of the Marquis's mansion.

He was too lazy to be enthusiastic about the rest.

Before leaving, the blind man had told him to take more care of the princess. In any case, she was the master's woman.

Liang Cheng did as he was told,

Come to "see madam" every day,

And then "This subordinate will take his leave."

Fortunately,

Xiong Liqing was also used to it,

She also knew that he didn't do it on purpose. He was just very simply… unwilling to pay attention to her, um, yes.

The next morning,

The princess's carriage returned to Fancheng under the escort of the army.

Fan Mansion,

No,

The entire Fancheng was beaming with joy.

This joy has far exceeded the victory in the south.

After entering the Fan mansion, Liu Ruqing hurried over to offer her regards.

The princess grabbed Liu Ruqing's hand while looking at Gou Moli who was walking in.

"What's wrong?" The princess asked, "Looking at their excitement throughout the city."

Gou Moli kept her in suspense,

And said:

"Madam, you can guess."

Gou Moli would not speak to Zheng Fan like this, because the master would immediately reply: Speak human words directly.

But for others, Gou Moli knew that most superiors liked to perform in front of their subordinates.

At this time,

A maid from the Fan family came up to serve tea.

The princess took the tea, gently stroking the tea surface with the teacup lid,

And said;

"News from Yanjing (Yan Capital)?"

"Madam is wise."

"The Yan emperor has passed away, and the one who succeeded him is the sixth prince?"

"This subordinate admires you."

"Hehehe."

The princess looked at Gou Moli and smiled.

The news from Yanjing spread to the Fan family, Fancheng.

Earlier, Fan Zhengwen used the tyrannical decision of the head of the Fan family to forcibly drag the Fan family, which has a century of inheritance, to the Yan people's ship without hesitation.

For this, the Fan family, up and down, actually had a lot of complaints.

What's wrong with being a slave, a dog? Isn't it good to have a peaceful and luxurious life?

Even now, the Fan family has stood up, the city has been built, and below, like those great nobles in the Chu country, they have their own Fan's private army.

But the problem is that it is obviously at the point of competition between Yan and Chu. When will another national war start, the Fan family will be the first to be affected.

Now, it's good.

His own mistress is the emperor's own aunt of the current Great Yan.

His own young master is the emperor's own cousin of the current Great Yan.

Earlier, those who had complaints now have to admire Fan Zhengwen's foresight.

Thanks to the fact that the Great Yan's late emperor destroyed the Min family, the current Fan family has become the new emperor's first maternal relative.

The dogs and chickens have ascended to heaven!

This happiness has fallen steadily, how can they not celebrate, how can they not be encouraged?

Great Yan, those who know the inside story know that it is now an extremely exhausted beast, but to outsiders, it is still extremely fierce and powerful.

"Mr. Gou, what should we do next?" Xiong Liqing asked, "Presumably, Mr. Bei (North) should have predicted some things long ago, right?"

"Madam is wise, she should have a number in her heart."

"There are some numbers, but I don't know if they are right."

"Whatever Madam says is right, there will be no mistakes."

Liu Ruqing listened from the side, with a faint and restrained smile. She was just a vase, and she didn't want to get rid of her fate as a vase, but wanted to be a… more exquisite vase that the man liked more.

On this point, she and the princess are different, of course, this does not mean that Liu Ruqing is not smart.

"When I was raising my own monster beast in the early years, I knew that raising a monster beast, I can't just be nice to it all the time, I have to beat it from time to time to make it sober and remember who is its real master."

Speaking,

The princess looked at Liu Ruqing and said:

"Sister, do you think it's right?"

"Sister means that we should beat the Fan family at this time to make the Fan family realize who is really protecting it?"

"Yes, that's what I mean."

"But, what excuse should we find to beat the Fan family?" Liu Ruqing asked suspiciously.

The Fan family, up and down, is extremely polite to his party, and also serves them thoughtfully.

"This…it's easy to handle."

Xiong Liqing sat up straight,

Looking down,

She looked at the teacup that she had been holding in her hand for a long time, raised it, took a light sip,

Then frowned and said:

"The tea is cold."

Immediately,

The princess directly slammed the teacup on the ground,

"Bang!"

The sound of the teacup shattering caused the maids outside to rush over;

The princess was calm and composed,

And said very calmly:

"Deliberately serving cold tea, Fan is so neglectful to this palace, this is not taking the Pingxi Marquis's mansion seriously, it should be punished!"