Meng Zhan was astute, but he couldn't handle a useless teammate dragging him down. He wasted the best opportunity.
By the time the urgent letters arrived, it was already too late. Huang Song and Jiang Pengji's army had already entered Cangzhou.
Huang Song's side was fine. His mission was to restrain Cangzhou's army. He didn't fight with all his might, so the pressure on the south side of Cangzhou was less. In comparison, the pressure on the north side of Cangzhou was much greater. Jiang Pengji led her army and marched straight in.
When Meng Zhan's secret letter arrived, her army had already broken through the defense line at the border of Cangzhou. She tore an opening in a tough manner.
Faced with the sudden attack, Cangzhou was caught off guard. Before they realized what was happening, the owner of the territory changed hands.
The situation didn't improve until Meng Zhan's secret letter arrived.
Meng Zhan knew clearly that Jiang Pengji had broken through Hanchang Pass in such a short time.
If she wanted to win, she had to come up with something special.
He wrote a letter, along with his patriarch's keepsake, and prepared to ask the Gaoyue Clan to take action.
The Gaoyue Clan was a beast tamer tribe that Meng Zhan's ancestors had a good relationship with. Almost all of them could ride ferocious beasts.
Because of the friendship between their ancestors, the Meng's had taken care of the Gaoyue Clan for generations. The Gaoyue Clan had received countless benefits from the Meng's.
Meng Zhan asked them to send troops to stop Jiang Pengji's army, so they had no reason to refuse.
However, the Gaoyue Clan had been raised too well by the Meng's. They had a huge appetite and were insatiable.
They could agree to Meng Zhan's request, but when it came to military expenses, they asked for a million strings of coins and 10,000 cows and sheep.
Meng Zhan sneered and agreed.
At first, the Gaoyue Clan and the Meng's had a simple friendship. The Meng's only needed to prepare a place for them to live.
As time went by, more and more forces coveted Cangzhou. After all, Cangzhou was rich in warhorses. Who wouldn't want them?
If the Meng's wanted to protect Cangzhou, they had to have a trump card. The Gaoyue Clan was the best choice.
Since then, the Gaoyue Clan had become leeches attached to the Meng's. The Meng's couldn't do anything to them.
Now they wanted to play the same trick again.
"Sure, but we can't give them what they want right now. We can only give them a hundred thousand strings of coins and a thousand cows and sheep as a deposit. When Liu Bugger retreats with his troops, we'll fill the remaining gap in one go. "Meng Zhan didn't show his anger or happiness on his face. It was as if Liu Bugger's conditions were nothing.
In fact, Meng Zhan only intended to give a down payment to trick the Gao Yue Clan into working for him. As for the rest …
Hehe, that would depend on whether the Gao Yue Tribe was still alive to take it or not!
The patriarch of the Gaoyue Race did not suspect anything. Seeing that there was a 10% deposit, he felt relieved.
"Tsk, the Meng family's son is getting stingier and stingier. Every year, he sends us off with a hundred thousand strings of coins. Is he sending us off as beggars?" The Highyue Patriarch smiled smugly. After he returned to his clan's land, he whispered to his confidant, "Now that we're in trouble, we still have to obediently hand over a large sum of money to avert the disaster. What were you doing earlier? If Meng Zhan wasn't so stingy, he wouldn't have to pay for it. "
Since he had been paid, he had to eliminate disasters for others.
The Gao Yue Clan took Meng Zhan's military deposit and sent five thousand strong men and beasts to the frontline.
Although the Gao Yue Clan only sent five thousand strong men, they could easily kill twenty to thirty thousand enemies in a war.
The Gao Yue Clan lived a closed life. They knew Jiang Pengji's name, but they didn't think much of her.
"She's just a woman … Meng Zhan can't even win against a woman. What a coward. If we capture Liu Xi alive, we'll have to talk to Meng Zhan. We can't just give him 150,000 strings of coins every year. We have to give him 500,000 strings of coins. "
Although the Gao Yue Clan was rich, no one would complain about having too little money.
The Meng's used to treat them well. They gave them 300,000 strings of coins and 200,000 strings of coins every year.
Ever since the stingy Meng Zhan became the head of the family, the amount of money he gave them decreased year by year.
Cang Zhou's waterways were well-developed. Merchants traveling from south to north would stop there. The business was developing well.
The Meng's occupied Cang Zhou and earned a lot of money. 500,000 strings of coins every year wasn't even enough to fill the gaps between their teeth.
Now that someone was knocking on their door, they only thought of the Gao Yue Clan?
Hehe …
If the Meng's didn't take the opportunity to extort money from them, they wouldn't know who their ancestors relied on!
Jiang Pengji had no idea about it. The scouts she sent out had yet to send back any news.
"My lord, Luofeng Dock is just past this pass."
Jiang Pengji glanced at the livestream's perspective and roughly scanned the layout of Luofeng Dock.
"Luofeng Dock? What's so special about this place? "
Meng Hun explained, "Luofeng Dock is located in Qianyan County, north of Cang Zhou. Luofeng Dock is densely forested and has low mountains and gentle slopes. Wild beasts often appear there. Most importantly, most of the people in Qianyan County are related to the Gao Yue Clan. Luofeng Dock is their territory. "
If they wanted to attack Cang Prefecture and Meng County, they couldn't avoid Qianyan County or the Gao Yue Clan.
Jiang Pengji said nonchalantly, "So what if it's their territory? If they know what's good for them, surrender. If they don't, then fight. "
Meng Hun choked.
Fighting at the slightest disagreement was indeed the lord's style.
Meng Hun couldn't persuade her, but Wei Ci couldn't just sit back and watch. He said, "The army led by my lord is a benevolent and righteous army. Naturally, we have to be polite before resorting to force. If the Gao Yue Clan is willing to forsake darkness and seek light, that would be the best. If they aren't willing, it won't be too late to send troops then. "
If word got out that he had beaten someone up the moment he arrived, it would not be good for his reputation.
Jiang Pengji curled her lips.
She was here to ambush Cang Prefecture, but she had to greet them before fighting.
As expected, she still couldn't understand the art of war in ancient times.
As they spoke, the sound of hooves could be heard from afar. Our scouts brought back a burly man dressed in strange clothes.
The temperature had warmed up slightly, but ordinary people were still wrapped up tightly. The burly man in front of them was different. He only wore an animal skin vest and a tiger-skin floral skirt. His hair was tied up with a circle of brightly colored feathers, and his exposed skin was full of tattoos of ferocious beasts.
His eyes were like an eagle's, his wide and long nose was slightly sunken, and his thick brown lips occupied half of his chin.
His eyes swept around, then he cupped his fists and bowed. In a fierce voice, he said, "I'm the envoy of the Gao Yue Clan. I'd like to see your lord."
The burly man's elegant language wasn't very good. His accent wasn't correct, and it was rather hard to pronounce.
"The envoy of the Gao Yue Clan?" Jiang Pengji raised her brows. "Why are you here?"
After she finished speaking, she secretly glanced at Meng Hun.
Meng Hun agreed to be polite before resorting to force. Did he already know that the army's whereabouts had been leaked?
The burly man looked at Jiang Pengji with dissatisfaction.
"Is this how you treat your guests?" the burly man said. "You're receiving such treatment when you're on the orders of the clan leader?"
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