High up in the sky, she could see the river valley clearly.
'Su Zhao', who was also on a large bird, looked down. She was sure that the East Domain River was below her, and her captors had already taken her back to the Yan territory.
"Is the battle between Song and Yan over?" She turned around and asked Yuan Gang.
Yuan Gang stared at her and said, "You are very concerned about this battle."
'Su Zhao' asked back, "Aren't you concerned? What's the result? "
Yuan Gang looked ahead and did not answer.
'Su Zhao' bit her lips. She knew what he meant. If she did not tell him her identity, he would not know anything. But she had her own concerns. Although she was worried about the battle, she did not dare to reveal her identity.
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As soon as the Song army crossed the East Domain River, they immediately pushed deeper into the East Domain River.
The Yan Kingdom and the Song Kingdom negotiated an alliance. There was no longer a need to leave any men to defend the East Riverside Defense Line. The Song Kingdom was running out of food. The relevant areas had already been cleared by Meng Shanming. The Song Kingdom did not have the ability to defend anymore. This was exactly what Yan needed. If the other side compromised and formed an alliance, Yan Country would not need to waste a lot of resources on the East Domain River.
Meng Shanming's strategy was brilliant. He always had a backup plan. Shi Xinmao's troops who were still retreating not only consolidated the effect of clearing the battlefield, but also could adapt to the situation at any time. If necessary, they could also stay at the East Domain River to defend it.
Without any worries, Meng Shanming could lead his troops to deal with other possible dangers. The most important thing now was to wait for the Wei Kingdom's food support.
After crossing the river, Meng Shanming and the Shang Chaozong met up smoothly. The scene of the two of them meeting was very exciting. The army that had just returned from the Eastern Punitive Expedition was cheering like a tsunami. To them, the threat from the Kingdom of Song had been eliminated.
In order to save Yan, the two had a long talk. But Niu Youdao was still missing …
The Song army that had retreated from the East Domain River was in a different situation. Their morale was so low that they could not even fill their stomachs.
After many twists and turns, their food supply was running out. Dry rice became porridge, and three meals of porridge became two meals. It was not hard to imagine that they would have to eat one meal at a time. The army was in a state of rumbling hunger all day long. They were weak and their speed of advance was slow.
When Luo Zhao heard that Wu Gong Ling had crossed the river, he was immediately on high alert. He quickly called someone over and asked, "Are you sure that Wu Gong Ling is fine?"
Wen You, who was swaying on his horse, said, "There should not be any problems. According to the news from the imperial court, Meng Shanming allowed us to evacuate in hopes that Wu Gongling would kill us. However, Meng Shanming did not know that my Song Nation's imperial court had already bribed Wu Gongling in secret."
Su Yuanbai nodded. "The price is two states' territory!"
Luo Zhao sneered, "Looting a burning house. This thief is full of ambition, not hesitating to kill his own elder brother. If we leave him alive, he will become a threat in the future!"
Wen You sighed and said, "Governor, the imperial court had no choice but to make this compromise. In the current situation, we can only appease him first. It won't be too late to deal with him when he recovers!"
Jin Jue intended to use Wu Gong Ling to enter the Song Nation to cause trouble and break the balance of the alliance between Song and Yan. He wanted to weaken one side so that the Han Nation could take over the Song Nation at the lowest cost. However, he was betrayed by Wu Gong Ling.
Meng Shanming knew of Jin Jue's intentions. In order to stabilize Jin Jue and prevent him from acting recklessly against Yan, Meng Shanming did not break the stalemate. After all, Yan was in a dangerous situation and the Zhao Nation was eyeing him. In order to reduce the pressure, Meng Shanming continued to make use of Wu Gong Ling to deal with Luo Zhao's troops. However, he was betrayed by Wu Gong Ling.
The Song Nation knew of Meng Shanming's intentions. In this moment of weakness, they could only try their best to appease Wu Gong Ling. They drew out two territories for Wu Gong Ling to occupy after entering the Song Nation.
Wu Gong Ling sold Jin Jue's intentions to Meng Shanming. Wu Gong Ling sold Meng Shanming's intentions to Song Nation.
The three parties contacted one party and betrayed one party to show their sincerity. However, they kept it a secret from the last party. Wu Gong Ling was also in a difficult situation. In order to protect himself, he had to stabilize the three parties and ensure his own safety. Then, he would make a decision based on the situation.
However, Luo Zhao still felt uneasy when he saw the troops around him moving weakly. He said, "Elders, please send people to Wu Gong Ling as soon as possible. Otherwise, if anything happens to Wu Gong Ling, we will not be able to withstand a single blow. The consequences will be unimaginable. Also, don't slack off in supervising Shi Xinmao's troops!"
His worry was not unreasonable. At present, the only people who could threaten them were Wu Gong Ling and Shi Xinmao. Su Yuanbai and the others immediately sent people to carry out the task.
However, the news that came later made them very uneasy. To be exact, there was no news. The people sent to Wu Gong Ling had no news. It was like a stone sinking into the sea. They sent two groups of people, but it was the same.
According to the spies' observation, Wu Gong Ling's troops were rushing towards them.
When the Song Kingdom's imperial court received the news, they were still in shock. Luo Zhao, who was at the frontline and had a keen sense of the crisis, made a prompt decision. He decisively ordered the Song Kingdom's grain transport officer to disperse and transport the grain separately.
At the same time, the two million troops under his command were split up and retreated. They split up into groups of a thousand people and headed towards the direction of the evacuation and transportation of rations.
His main purpose was to preserve the Song Kingdom's strength as much as possible in case of an accident. This was to prevent the troops from being concentrated in one place and being wiped out.
The dispersion of the grain and troops would inevitably increase the distance between the two sides. This would lengthen the time it took for the troops to meet the grain. Luo Zhao could not care less about how many people would survive to see the grain in such a difficult situation.
At least, after the troops were dispersed, they might be able to find something to eat if they ate grass or tree bark. However, if more than two million people were concentrated in one place, the balance between the supply and demand of grass and tree bark would be broken. Where would they find enough grass and tree bark to eat?
It was difficult for Luo Zhao to make this decision, but he had no other choice.
For Woo Gongling, now that he had settled the Han Kingdom and successfully passed the biggest threat, Meng Shanming, he could finally take a breather.
He could not keep going around in circles like this. He had to make a decision. Finally, he tore away his friendliness and bared his fangs. He attacked the soft persimmon and chased after Luo Zhao's troops!
Luo Zhao's action of dispersing the grain had indeed caused a lot of trouble for Woo Gongling's troops. After all, Woo Gongling's troops were limited.
However, Woo Gongling was not someone to be trifled with. He sent people to keep an eye on the movement of the grain and split up his troops to rob the grain. At the same time, he split up his troops to chase after Luo Zhao's troops. This was also a feint to cover up his action of robbing the grain.
Both sides' troops were dispersed on a large scale. It was difficult to detect their specific intentions. Woo Gongling had a lot of combat experience.
Woo Gongling's efforts were indeed not a joke. Jin Jue saw this from the Han Kingdom's side and was very pleased. He thought that he had misunderstood Woo Gongling before.
Meng Shanming also saw this, but it was within his expectations. Woo Gongling's life was already in the hands of the Han Kingdom's three major sects. He knew that Woo Gongling had no choice but to obey.
Why did Meng Shanming let Luo Zhao's troops go back? Firstly, he wanted to maintain the alliance. He wanted to stabilize Song Kingdom as much as possible. At the same time, he wanted to stabilize Jin Jue's strategy to prevent Jin Jue from attacking the Yan Kingdom. At the same time, he wanted to create trouble for Woo Gongling.
If he had followed his original plan and killed half of Luo Zhao's troops, it would be too easy for Woo Gongling to deal with the remaining half. Now, no matter how weak Woo Gongling's troops were, it was impossible for him to kill all of them.
Not only did he want to reduce the strength of the Song Kingdom, but he also wanted to preserve some of the strength of the Song Kingdom to deal with the enemy. He also wanted to leave Wugong Ridge in the Song Kingdom to cause trouble and coordinate with the attack of the Han Kingdom. His purpose was to make the Han Kingdom believe that it was easier to attack the Song Kingdom than the Yan Kingdom.
Meng Shanming's so-called alliance with Song Kingdom against Han Kingdom was just a pretense. However, it was indeed a strategy that Meng Shanming had to carry out. Otherwise, with Shang Chaozong's military power, the Yan Kingdom would not have the right to negotiate with Song Kingdom.
However, the prerequisite for this strategy was to ensure the safety of Yan Kingdom. Han Kingdom had been suppressing Yan Kingdom in the north and Zhao Kingdom was eyeing them covetously. The situation was too dangerous. He had to deal with the threat of Han Kingdom's military first. If he wanted to move Han Kingdom's troops away, he could only use Song Kingdom as bait.
This was not Meng Shanming's first time fighting with Jin Jue. He knew Jin Jue's style. He wanted stability. If he could not contain Zhao Kingdom, Jin Jue would not make a move easily.
Meng Shanming could predict that Han Kingdom must have colluded with Zhao Kingdom secretly. Zhao Kingdom was about to send troops to Yan Kingdom. He could only put Wu Gongling in Song Kingdom's territory and trap Song Kingdom, his ally, to resolve the threat of Yan Kingdom in the north. Then, he could focus on Zhao Kingdom.
He would not ignore the safety of his ally, and he could not let Han Kingdom become stronger. However, he could only let Song Kingdom suffer losses and delay Han Kingdom. He had to fight for the strategic initiative for Yan Kingdom. He could not let Han Kingdom fall into a dangerous situation.
If he could not do it, he could only let Han Kingdom swallow Song Kingdom. At least, he could buy some time for Yan Kingdom to recover. Then, he could deal with Han Kingdom's threat.
Wu Gongling's actions angered Song Kingdom. He was scolded by Song Kingdom for betraying him.
Wu Gongling did not take it seriously. He did his own thing. With the support of Han Kingdom's cultivation forces, he was not afraid at all. Song Kingdom could not do anything to him.
As Song Kingdom revealed the truth, Jin Jue was also angry. He had guessed correctly. This bastard had colluded with Meng Shanming behind his back, and also with Song Kingdom. How dare he try to tread on three boats with two feet. Could he do that?
Wu Gongling did not need to explain anything. The reason was very simple. You are all using me, so why can't I protect myself? Just wait and see how I perform.
Now that the situation had reached this point, all the hidden plots had become open plots. Everything was going smoothly. Jin Jue could only take advantage of the situation. He could only tolerate Wu Gongling for now.
Meng Shanming did not care about Wu Gongling's betrayal. He could not do anything to Wu Gongling now.
In short, Jin Jue had achieved his goal. Meng Shanming had achieved his goal. Wu Gongling had also obtained the key to control the situation.
From the beginning to the end, Jin Jue had withstood the pressure and controlled the situation for Han Kingdom. He could attack and retreat at will. He had made Han Kingdom invincible. Meng Shanming turned the tide for Yan Kingdom and stabilized the situation for the time being. Wu Gongling first took advantage of the situation, then fell into a desperate situation, and then got rid of the crisis again.
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