Chapter 86: The Stormy Dakang Dynasty
After watching Chen Li leave, Jiang Cheng withdrew the surrounding formations. When he appeared again, he went down the river camp and extended to the city of Duoyang, which had turned into a land of marsh. A huge iceberg spread around Jiang Cheng camp, spreading to the west of Jialing Pass, completely blocking the raging Kunjiang River water from the river bank and protecting Jiang Cheng's troops.
"So you built a dam upstream for today?" Bai Zhirou's face turned pale. With her cultivation level, it was a bit difficult to make such a long ice dam.
"No," Jiang Cheng touched Bai Zhirou's haggard cheeks and said softly: "It was originally prepared for Zhuge Yu, but unfortunately she might not have deceived him. Senior Sister Lao is worried."
Bai Zhirou shook her head, looked at the Zeguo downstream, and said in a lost voice: "I just don't know how many creatures have suffered disasters in this flood?"
"When there will be not too many people, Kunjiang is at the junction of Kangxia, where the people here cannot bear the pain of war and have moved to other places, along the river. When I fought in the East China Sea again, I had moved a large number of people in Donghai County, and there would not be too many casualties." Jiang Cheng shook his head and comforted him.
"This is the best." Bai Zhirou felt a little relaxed, then looked at Jiang Cheng and said, "What should we do next?"
"I will occupy the entire Donghai County!" Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "I send a memorial to Wang Ting. After this battle, looking at the Dakang Dynasty, I am afraid that no one can stop me!"
Zhu Shouen's main force was destroyed by a flood. Zhao Zihao, Li Mu, Teng Fang, Xue Yu, Di Yun and other generals had already begun to prepare to attack Chen Li's camp before Jiang Cheng fought against Chen Li. Now that Chen Li left, the soldiers in the camp had no heads, and it was hard to resist.
Shortly after Jiang Cheng returned to the camp, Zhao Zihao, Li Mu and others came to report the battle. The soldiers of this battle were not bloody and collected all the 100,000 troops from the other side. Only Yue Peng led a few soldiers. After the other side surrendered, they broke through and fled. Jiang Cheng quickly ordered people to send memorials to the court, and at the same time integrated the 100,000 troops surrendered, and quickly occupied important places in the East China Sea.
The Battle of Jialing Pass was of great significance to the Dakang and Dakun dynasties. The 500,000 army was defeated by Jiang Cheng, and the impact of the Kang Dynasty was definitely not as simple as the loss of 500,000 troops.
You should know that at first, Jiang crossed the river lightly, but only 20,000 troops, but first captured Tengfang, Xue Yu, Di Yun and other border generals, occupying Jialing Pass. Then he defeated the Dakang Dynasty twice with few defeats, and defeated the Dakang Dynasty's army in total with 800,000. This was enough to reverse the military spirit and public opinion of the Dakang Dynasty. The most direct consequence was that when Jiang Cheng attacked the Donghai and the neighboring county governments, he almost surrendered wherever he went, and few people resisted. In just one month, before the Dakang Dynasty gathered new troops, Jiang Cheng not only captured 126 cities in Donghai County, but also occupied Taichu County and Hengsheng County, which were adjacent to Donghai County, and the northern part of the Dakang Dynasty were completely opened.
In just one month, Jiang Cheng gathered surrendered troops from all over the country and dispatched early surrendered troops to guard the guards. Unconsciously, he brought a major blood change to the defenders of the three counties. Not only did Jiang Cheng's troops not decrease, but he reached 500,000 after annexing the excess garrisons of the three counties.
The defeat in the East China Sea was frightened by the Great Kang Dynasty.
In the royal capital, Zhou Xuan looked at the ministers with a pale face and threw a memorial from the front line in his hand to the ground. A low voice echoed in the main hall: "In just one month, three counties were lost. In just one month, the three counties with the largest number of troops were all lost. One Jiang Cheng had only 20,000 troops, but in just one year, he defeated the 800,000 troops of our Dakang Dynasty. I don't understand what the great scholars said about the integrity and shame, and the loyalty of the king? Why do all the generals and soldiers in the army surrender in the wind?"
"If you have a little loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, then Jiang Cheng has the ability to be in heaven, and this situation should not be formed in such a short time!" Zhou Xuan picked up another memorial and looked at the civil and military officials of the court: "My goodbye, look, what is written in this memorial? Jiang Cheng was invading, and the soldiers and civilians of Taichu County not only did not resist, but even greeted each other with each other!?"
"Is it because I am alone in governing the country without any reason, or is it because someone persecutes the lonely people and the lonely soldiers on their backs?"
When the ministers heard this, they all bowed their heads in shame. In the huge palace, there was no sound except Zhou Xuan's low voice.
"Or..." Zhou Xuan looked at his ministers and said sternly: "Is the national policy of governing civil and military affairs in the Great Kang Dynasty wrong to govern the country with civil and Confucianism as the basis?"
"Your Majesty!" When the ministers of the court heard this, they all changed their qualities. Yan Shan stepped out and bowed and said, "Maybe there are villains in the court who ruined the country, but our dynasty is based on Confucianism and respects the great principles of Confucian sages. The emperor must not be shaken."
"Then Prime Minister, tell me, what should I do now?" Zhou Xuan looked at the ministers and said sternly.
"The top priority is that Jiang Cheng has occupied the three counties. The Dakun Dynasty has been reluctant to recall Jiang Cheng. I am afraid that he will have the intention to annex our dynasty. Now that Jiang Cheng's general situation has been completed, I am afraid that the Dakun Dynasty's army will arrive soon. We should mobilize the elite troops from the dynasty as soon as possible to prepare for the Korean war!" Yan Shan bowed and said.
"Who can lead the troops?" Zhou Xuan gritted his teeth.
"I think..." Yan Shan hesitated for a moment, bowed to Zhou Xuan and said, "I am afraid that Jiang Cheng's plan to alienate him in Zhuge Yu!"
"Oh?" Zhou Xuan sneered when he heard this: "I didn't say that before."
Previously, Zhuge Yu returned to the court, and almost all the officials in the court were shouting to kill Zhuge Yu. If Chen Li had not sent a letter to protect Zhuge Yu, Zhuge Yu would have become a dead soul under the knife at this moment.
"This..." Yan Shan smiled bitterly and did not respond. He didn't want to care about Zhuge Yu's affairs, but now he has to care about it, because looking at the royal court of the Dakang Dynasty, there is no one who has the ability to lead troops to fight the enemy. I have to say that this is the mourning of the Dakang Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, I have also recently asked many soldiers who were defeated on the front line. I realized that although Zhuge Yu was in the army, Jiang Cheng did not dare to act rashly. However, as soon as Zhuge Yu left, Lord Zhu was led downstream to set up a camp, which led to the main force of our army being defeated by Jiang Cheng with the power of Kunjiang, which caused our army's current situation. I heard that before Zhuge Yu left, he had entrusted that he would never move to the camp, otherwise there would be a big disaster. Now it seems that he was unfortunately told me. Jiang Cheng probably knew that Zhuge Yu was his great enemy, so he used such a ghost trick to force Zhuge Yu away!"
He looked up and glanced at Zhou Xuan's face. Yan Shan bowed and said, "Jiang Cheng is really cunning and scheming. The officials in the court do not understand the frontline affairs and are too arbitrary. Only then will he be defeated today."
Chapter completed!