Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

67. Under the city.

Yesterday there were people on the city, today there are ghosts under the city.

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Dao Zhi and the others had already decided on the time to deliver food, and they only informed them a few days before departure. As soon as he received the news, the Yi Fan King immediately summoned the courtiers to discuss the strategy after getting the grain. For several days, the night before their arrival, the Yi Fan King and the Xiao Fan King came to the secret room again. The Yi Fan King picked up the dragon. After looking at the robe for a long time, he hung it up neatly, then gently touched the dragon chair, and then carefully sat on the dragon chair, feeling proud and sighing:

"After tomorrow, after tomorrow you don’t have to be so sneaky."

Every time there was progress, the King of Yi Fan would come to the secret room to see the dragon robe and touch the dragon chair. He had never sat on it before, but this time he sat on it. The King of Yi Fan knew that the work was about to be completed, and he became excited, and then suggested:"Father, put on the dragon robe too"

"Put on a dragon robe?"The Yi vassal king was overjoyed.

"Put it on, Father, put it on."The little vassal king carefully helped his father put on the dragon robe and tidied it up again and again. The vassal king, who was wearing the dragon robe, walked a few steps solemnly and then sat on the chair, twisted his body and found the most comfortable state."

Little vassal king" Upon seeing this, the vassal king immediately knelt down and shouted:"Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live, long live."

The King of Yi Fan raised his hands with a look in his eyes and said,"Well, everyone loves me."

Although his posture is still a little stiff, he is already enjoying this feeling, with a satisfied smile on his face.

The little vassal king quickly complimented:"Father is really majestic as an emperor."

"As soon as the food arrives tomorrow, you can accept the worship of the officials in the main hall."King Yi Fan is looking forward to it

"Father, how does it feel to sit on the dragon chair?"The little vassal king was both excited and curious.

"It's like riding a tiger and flying in the sky.

The little vassal king stepped forward and said,"Father, let the child sit down too.""

The king of Yi Fan suddenly stood up with a serious expression:"The king and his ministers are different, so don't mess around."

"My father is so stingy!"The little vassal king looked unhappy.

"Son, why are you so anxious? You are still young and your father is already old. He won’t be able to sit still for long. Sooner or later, he will be yours."After comforting him, King Yi Fan came to stand next to Xiao Fan and asked again:"How are you preparing for tomorrow?"

"Father can rest assured that nothing will happen to him. He will prepare to move the throne to the main hall tomorrow."Little vassal king

"You must be courteous to the virtuous corporal and invite the Minister of Tao over."The King of Yi Fan again warned

"Father, is Tao so important? What if he doesn't surrender? The boy thought that he might as well just kill him."The little vassal king was a little unhappy, thinking that his father paid too much attention to him.

"It would be better if the Minister of Dao surrendered to the Yi vassal. After all, Dongfu Country is our neighboring country. With the Secretary of Dao, we don’t have to worry about Dongfu Country in the future."

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There were dozens of carriages, dozens of grooms and more than 100 escorting soldiers. Except for the increase in vehicles, there was not much difference from before. one of the ways, wandering towards Yi Fan, with people from Yi Fan monitoring the whole way. When they arrived at the mountains and forests a few miles away from Yi Fan, it was already dark, so they left. Dao Zhi ordered them to stop and rest before entering the city tomorrow.

At noon the next day, there are no clouds in the sky, the sun is shining on the earth, everything will be exposed to the sun, and there will be no hiding. When the last carriage entered the city, the city gate suddenly closed, and a large group of people appeared in front of Dao Zhi and others. The leader of the group was the small vassal king, who said proudly:"Master Shangshu, you didn't expect it, did you?"

"What didn't you expect?"Dao Zhi didn't panic.

"Unexpectedly, Lord Shangshu would never come back this time. King Dongfu lost his wife and lost his troops."Little vassal king

"Do you want to rebel?"

The little vassal king looked up to the sky and laughed:"Why not? It seems that he is the new minister. My father is a generation of heroes, how can he stay under others for a long time? However, my father recognizes heroes and values ​​​​heroes, and thinks that the minister is also a talent. Is the minister willing? Serve the Yi Fan?"

"At that time, your grandfather was greedy for life and feared death and led his troops to flee to Yifan. Due to the Blue Lake Treaty, Your Majesty allowed your grandfather to self-govern as the territory of Yifan. Now he is so aggressive. Even a Yifan defense force like you wants to fight with me. The confrontation between the Fujian Army and the Fujian Army is just like a mantis using its arm as a chariot, or a worm shaking a tree. It is not too late for you snakes, insects, rats, and ants to rein in the cliff and turn around. As long as you surrender and surrender, I will report to Your Majesty, and the court can forget about the past."Dao Zhi reprimanded

"My father repeatedly told me to be courteous to virtuous people and recruit ministers of the Tao. Why are the ministers of the Tao so stubborn?"Little vassal king

"I give you one last chance to surrender immediately and change the vassal state into a state. If you don't repent, I'm afraid a disaster is coming."Dao Zhi was unmoved.

The little vassal king looked around:"A disaster is coming? Where did the disaster come from? The Minister of Dao is already in the king's pocket, and he is still loyal and loyal. It is really admirable, but it is a pity that he has chosen the wrong owner. Now that King Dongfu is fatuous and incompetent, the people in Dongfu are in dire straits and are about to fall apart. King Dongfu has allowed the Minister of Dao to die, so why should he be blindly loyal? In comparison, my father is wise in martial arts, civilized and martial arts, and has brought great blessings to the heavens. It is the destiny of heaven that makes our Yi vassal rich and prosperous. Why don't the Minister of Dao work with me to assist my father in building a great cause, and also let the Minister of Dao take charge of the military power? The Yi vassal has the Minister of Dao leading the troops, and the soldiers of the Xilu Kingdom, it is not a bad idea to counterattack the hinterland of Dongfu. The Minister of Dao can also display his grand ambitions, with high officials and generous salaries, gold, silver and jewelry, delicious food and beautiful women. To be a hero, why not do it?"Little vassal king

"You and other treacherous and slippery people, who rely on foreign countries for self-respect, betray your country for glory, and regard thieves as your father, are simply worse than animals. Only people kill animals, and there are people who obey the orders of animals."Dao Zhi scolded.

The little vassal king had lost his patience:"You bastard, your father recruited you with good intentions, but you don't know how to appreciate him. You dare to be so arrogant in the dragon's den and the tiger's den. There is really no cure. Now you have surrendered yourself. Don't blame me for being ruthless in the trap."

"If you don't enter the tiger's den to catch the tiger's cubs, if you throw yourself into the net, you will break the net."Daozhi

"Oh, I heard that Tao's methods are very good, but now I'm afraid it's hard for you to fly even if you get in. It seems to me that Tao's methods are nothing more than this."Little vassal king

"If I were you, I would bring all the defense forces."Daozhi

"You are only a hundred people, and I have 500 elite soldiers. Do you have the power to reach heaven?"Little vassal king

"There is our Dongfu Army outside the city."Daozhi

"Haha, you are in such a situation and you are not ashamed to talk. We have been following you all the way. You are just here. If the Dongfu Army is dispatched, how can the Yi Fan not know about it? As long as a thousand people from the Dongfu Army are transferred Chenzhou is hard to hide from our eyes and ears."Little vassal king

"There were indeed people following us along the way. I'm afraid the little vassal king didn't know that before setting off, 3,000 of my elites had turned into refugees and had already arrived here, lurking in the mountains and forests."Daozhi

"You are really good at joking. Even so, you have become a refugee and must be unarmed. How can you compare with this king's iron horse?"Little vassal king

"What if these dozens of vehicles are equipped with armor and weapons? We put them on when we were stationed in the forest last night. These are not food in the car. Why not go to the tower to have a look."Daozhi

"This king has 500 cavalry, and the Yi vassal has tens of thousands of soldiers and countless war horses. So what if there are 3,000 people outside the city?"Little vassal king

"In street fighting in the city, war horses may have little use. There are indeed 50,000 Yifan defense troops and 30,000 war horses. They have the best soldiers and horses just sent from Xilu Kingdom, and 10,000 civilians who can be requisitioned at any time. A total of 60,000 people. The number is indeed huge. The little vassal king is like this Bar?"

The little vassal king was a little surprised. He didn't expect Dao Zhi to understand it in such detail.

Dao Zhi continued："If you have people in Dongfu Kingdom, don’t we have people in Yifan? The number of soldiers and armor Yi Fan secretly purchased from the Xilu Kingdom, when they were delivered, and how the Yi Fan's defense forces were deployed, how could they escape His Majesty's eyes. Of the 50,000 defense troops, 20,000 were stationed at the Silver Gate Camp 5 miles away and were equipped with war horses and armor, and the other 30,000 were scattered in the other three camps. It only takes an hour for my infantry to reach Yinmen Camp, not to mention I have 500 cavalry."Daozhi

"500 cavalry? Where are the cavalry?"The little vassal king suddenly discovered that the more than 100 people around Daozhi were all strong and strong, and they were definitely not ordinary farmers and workers. He suddenly became serious and said:"You think that all of our Yifan defense forces are cowards. I will definitely fight to the death, but I’m afraid you will still be outnumbered in the end."

"You are cowards by nature. You have long heard that the Yi Fan defense army is extremely lazy. They do not practice in the morning, do not practice at the curtain, do not practice when hungry, do not practice when full, do not practice in the summer, do not practice in the cold, do not practice in the rain, and need to take a nap after lunch. You A general who has never been on the battlefield has no idea what war is and how to fight. Moreover, the Yifan people are greedy for life and fear death, and they forget their loyalty to gain and gain, don't they? To deal with these stragglers, the Dongfu Army's 3,000 soldiers are enough. Daozhi looked at the sky and then said:"It's about noon. I'll take your head first and your little vassal order. 3,000 troops will enter the city. I'm afraid they will surrender faster than taking off their pants.""

"Little vassal king, there is something strange in the mountains and forests outside the city."The city gate official came to report

"How can it be?"The little vassal king said, dismounted and walked towards the city gate.

"He who dismounts his horse and abandons his armor will not die."Daozhi shouted, his voice was like a tiger descending from the mountain, and his breath was like a flying dragon ascending to the sky. When the little vassal king came down from the city, in just a short moment, hundreds of people fell to the ground, and blood flowed into rivers. When the little vassal king saw the dead bodies downstairs, Terrified. Suosuo took out his bow and arrow, and the little vassal king rolled down from the city gate. Seeing that the situation was not going well, the remaining defenders immediately dropped their weapons and surrendered. The city gate opened, and 500 soldiers quickly put on the clothes of the grain truck. In a red cloak, he rode a horse and arrived at the Yinmen camp. Most of the Yifan defense troops were taking a nap and didn't know what was going on. Some people in the camp resisted and soon fell in blood. The speed of the Tao was not as fast as the eyes and ears. , completely disintegrating the largest Yinmen camp. Seeing this scene, the little vassal king completely collapsed. Daozhi called everyone together and chopped off the little vassal king's head on the spot. The defense forces were scared to death. At this time Daozhi took out the imperial edict of King Dongfu and the policy towards the Yi vassal, and some soldiers voluntarily dispersed to go home and farm the fields.

3,000 soldiers of the Dongfu Army rode on the war horses of the Yinmen Camp, Li Lai and Suosuo went to other camps separately, and said He led more than a hundred people to the gate of King Yi's palace. A soldier came forward and said,"This is the token of King Xiaofan. King Xiaofan asked our minister to enter the palace first, and he will arrive soon.""

The palace gate officer hurried forward and said,"Sir, please come into the palace quickly. The vassal king has held a banquet and all the ministers are waiting for you."

After opening the gate and Dao Zhi entered, the palace gate official prepared to stop the accompanying soldiers. The soldiers suddenly drew their swords and dealt with them in two or three strokes.