PFC Chapter 661: Sudden Attack
Chapter 661: Sudden Attack
The content of the letter was that Da Qi and Tian Lang suddenly stopped fighting and attacked Da Tang. The two countries had already conquered two cities each. Crown Prince Li Zhao was in the western border of Da Tang. After receiving the news, he immediately sent 100,000 troops to support the eastern border, and then took 50,000 elite troops back to Chang'an.
It will take at least a month for this news to reach Daqian.
If nothing unexpected happened, Li Zhao would have inherited the throne. The eastern border of the Tang Dynasty lost about two counties before Li Zhao's reinforcements could arrive.
Before this letter came, Kang Hong had never thought that Da Qi would suddenly attack Datang.
After all, Da Qi and Tian Lang fought fiercely, and both looked like they would never give up. And the relationship between Da Qi and Datang had always been good.
However, Lin Xiaofan did not even read the letter and directly said that Da Qi would take action against Datang, which surprised Kang Hong.
"These two countries acted very quickly."
Lin Xiaofan murmured.
"How should we respond?"
Kang Hong asked.
"In the western border, Jianfeng and Jianbai can take this opportunity to expand their territory. They can conquer Ningchuan, Jiashan, and Nanlong."
Lin Xiaofan said. Ningchuan State can be regarded as a big country, with a territory of 27 counties, which is larger than the current Daqian.
But five years ago, 150,000 soldiers and horses died at once, and the two generals of the Lu family also died. Emperor Ningchuan died in anger.
Although the emperor is somewhat incompetent, there will be no chaos under him as long as he is in power.
When he died, he had not appointed a crown prince. Xiao Dan, the most powerful man in the country, also died on the battlefield.
Several princes fought fiercely, and the surrounding countries also fought fiercely. After a year, the entire Ningchuan Kingdom was almost destroyed.
Until now, Ningchuan has recovered a little. The country can barely mobilize 200,000 troops, but most of them are used to guard against the neighboring countries.
"What about Da Shang?"
Kang Hong asked.
"Let's keep Da Shang for now. Da Shang has never made any mistakes over the years. If we destroy it, it will easily leave a reputation of being unkind and unjust."
Lin Xiaofan replied. The Great Shang Kingdom is now ruined. With the loss of most of its population and the high annual tribute, the country has become increasingly weak and has even begun to reduce its military.
"Let Jianfeng borrow the road from Da Shang. If he doesn't agree, just destroy him."
Lin Xiaofan continued.
"We are thinking the same thing. Seven days ago, I sent someone to inform Jian Feng and Jian Bai about the expansion of the territory."
Kang Hong grinned.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Lin Xiaofan complimented.
"If it's in the west, we can destroy Dayu."
Kang Hong said.
"I go?"
"Row."
"Well, I'll have the Vanguard Army come with us."
Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly. The Xianzhen Army has now expanded to 20,000 people, almost all of them are elite.
"You have to be careful. The people of Tianlang are always insidious. You never know if they will have something in reserve for you."
Kang Hong spoke up.
"I know what I'm doing. I'll set out tomorrow without further delay."
Lin Xiaofan took a sip of tea.
"Thanks a lot."
"Let's give the Tang Dynasty some more weapons. We've been friends for so many years, we can't just watch them get beaten, right?"
Before leaving, Lin Xiaofan mentioned this.
"That makes sense."
Kang Hong nodded slightly, he had the same idea.
Early the next morning, when it was still light, Lin Xiaofan set out, and Fengsheng followed him. Lin Chang stayed in the capital to accompany the empress dowager.
In order to save time, the two men did not take a carriage, but went on horseback, followed by five hundred soldiers.
After several days of travel, Lin Xiaofan arrived at the border.
Chen Tian has been waiting here for a long time. There are a total of 100,000 soldiers and horses on the eastern border. Adding the 20,000 troops that will arrive in a while, there will be a total of 120,000 soldiers in Daqian for this battle.
Lin Xiaofan is not quite sure how many troops the Dayu Kingdom has. This mainly depends on the support strength of the Tianlang Kingdom.
Now that the four major countries are in such a mess, and three of them are in an alliance, the rule of not interfering with small countries is likely to be broken this time.
"An old man came a few days ago and said he was your old friend and wanted to meet you."
Chen Tian said.
"I still have old friends?"
Lin Xiaofan was confused, but nodded.
"Then go see him first."
Led by several guards, Lin Xiaofan came to a somewhat dilapidated old house and knocked on the door gently.
But after waiting for a long time, no one came to open the door.
problem occurs?
Lin Xiaofan frowned slightly. The door was not locked, so he pushed it open and walked in.
The house looked a bit run-down from the outside, but it was very clean and spacious inside. I looked around but didn't find anyone.
Suddenly, Lin Xiaofan's hair stood on end, and he subconsciously moved to the side. A spear was stabbed towards his original position.
The moment the spear appeared in his field of vision, Lin Xiaofan threw out several silver needles from his sleeves, and stepped back a few steps. He drew out the sword with his right hand and stabbed it out.
But at this moment, he saw clearly the person who attacked him, and his sword suddenly stopped in place.
This person is none other than Sun Wufeng, who was rumored to have retired.
It has been more than six years since we last parted.
In more than six years, Sun Wufeng's body not only did not continue to age, but his spirit and energy were even better than before.
There was still that kind smile on his wrinkled face.
"master."
Lin Xiaofan put away his sword, his eyes full of joy.
After destroying Daliang, he wanted to meet Sun Wufeng, but he learned that Sun Wufeng had retired to the mountains.
He didn't know where the other person had gone, so he gave up the idea.
"Not bad. After not seeing you for a few years, your martial arts skills have improved so much."
Sun Wufeng felt satisfied from the bottom of his heart.
Lin Xiaofan's talent for martial arts was not high, and he started practicing martial arts late, but he was able to react to his sneak attack and draw his sword quickly, which showed that he put a lot of effort into it.
"Haha, I'm idle every day, so I have to find something to do."
Lin Xiaofan smiled and said.
Indeed, he had long known that the world would change one day in this chaotic world. So he had not been idle for the past five years, practicing martial arts every day.
Especially his spear, the sword tip was very painful when he wielded it.
Jianfeng even specially hired someone to create a batch of these weapons and formed an elite army.
"Master, you have already... Why are you here? Oh, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty passed away a few days ago."
Lin Xiaofan asked.
Six years ago, news suddenly came from the Tang Dynasty that Sun Wufeng had resigned from his official position to retire.
The crowd was not surprised by this. After all, Sun Wufeng was already over a hundred years old. If he could still do it, then the crowd would be surprised.
Five years ago, news came from the Tang Dynasty that Sun Wufeng had gone out to travel around the world. Everyone thought that he must be old and wanted to see more scenery.
Four years ago, news broke that Sun Wufeng had passed away at the age of 145. In this era, this was definitely considered old.
There may be only a few people in the world who can live to over 130 years old.
But now, Sun Wufeng was standing in front of him intact, and he seemed to be in better spirits.
"Ok, I know."
Sun Wufeng nodded. This was also the reason why he came here.