The remaining 300,000 troops from the Three Kings' side fled towards Pingdong Fortress in a panic. Even though their legs were as heavy as lead, they could not stop. The pursuers behind them might catch up with them at any time.

They still can't figure out why they were defeated and defeated so completely. It was clear that they had broken into the enemy's camp and could even see the enemy's Chinese tent. They were only one step away from winning the final victory.

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But all this was destroyed by a sudden explosion.

The three kings and one party were able to invade Fengyun Shang's camp because of Fengyun Shang's deliberate connivance. If they were not sure of victory, how could Fengyun Shang let them invade his camp.

You must know that behind Fengyun Shang is Yunqi Fortress, there is no way to retreat. It is unrealistic to escape into Yunqi Fortress. The three kings can completely follow them into Yunqi Pass.

It can be said that Fengyun Shang is fighting with its last resort and there is no way out.

The front camp was filled with explosives by Fengyun Shang, and straw and other flammable materials were hidden under the beds in the tent. A single rocket could wipe out all the enemy troops who entered the front camp.

In order not to arouse the suspicion of the three kings, Fengyun Shang even deliberately left nearly 100,000 soldiers without withdrawing from the front camp. Together with the archers who set off rockets near the explosives, they perished with the enemy.

Everything was worth it. In the explosion, Feng Yunshang only lost nearly 100,000 soldiers, not elites.

However, they sent 200,000 elites from the Three Kings and One Party to hell. Then, under the pursuit of Fengyun Shang, only 300,000 elites from the Three Kings and One Party escaped.

catch up.

In fact, Fengyun Shang has no plans to kill or capture these deserters. He wants to keep some soldiers to attack Pingdong Fortress. No matter what the three kings decide, whether they will put these deserters into Pingdong Fortress or not will not matter.

This is the result that Feng Yun Shang is happy to see.

If these deserters are put into Pingdong Fortress, Fengyun Shang can lead his troops to follow them and attack Pingdong Fortress, which is almost equivalent to completely opening the door of Pingdong Fortress for Fengyun Shang.

Among these deserters were elite soldiers under Feng Yun Shang's command. Even if they could not take the opportunity to capture Pingdong Fortress, having these soldiers cooperate internally and externally would provide a lot of convenience for future general attacks.

And if the three kings do not put these deserters into Pingdong Fortress, they will definitely bear a huge infamy, even if this is the most correct choice. The military morale in Pingdong Fortress will be shattered because of the three kings' choice.

The weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. By then, even if the three kings have the huge geographical advantage of Pingdong Fortress, they will not be able to pose a great threat to Fengyun Shang.

This is a naked conspiracy. No matter how the three kings choose, they will fall into Feng Yun Shang's trap, which cannot be solved.

But what Fengyun Shang didn't expect was that the three kings did not return to Pingdong Fortress, but directly returned to Chaotian Kingdom with a few cronies, handing Pingdong Fortress over to Fengyun Shang, leaving a mess for Fengyun Shang.

Even though he was already inside Pingdong Fortress, Fengyun Shang still felt a little incredible.

He was still having a headache before, how to capture Pingdong Fortress with as few casualties as possible, but he did not expect that the three kings would directly surrender Pingdong Fortress. Fengyun Shang had to do useless efforts, although this kind of useless efforts was quite gratifying.

In order to prevent any danger in Pingdong Fortress, Fengyun Shang first sent out a hundred thousand troops to conduct a thorough inspection of Pingdong Fortress, but found nothing.

"This is actually one of the behaviors of the aristocratic family." Li Zilai wiped the pear juice from his beard. Fengyun Shang was still a little young and did not understand many things thoroughly. "Leave a thin line in everything so that we can meet each other easily in the future.

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"In the final analysis, there is no irresolvable hatred between us and the three kings. It is just a simple conflict of interest. In order to protect the interests of the Seventeenth Prefecture, the three kings will naturally fight to the death. But now the situation has been determined, and the Seventeenth Prefecture

It is a foregone conclusion that the state will fall into our hands, and the three kings no longer intend to fight against us."

"Between aristocratic families, a simple struggle for interests is nothing. Today, you can fight for the interests until the ancestral graves are smoking, but wait until tomorrow, you can fight for the interests."

"If the three kings continue to resist stubbornly, it will no longer be a fight for interests, but a fight for face. The fight for interests can be eased, but the fight for face will not stop unless the lost face is recovered.

And in the battle for skin, in the end it’s actually hard for both sides to lose the advantage.”

After listening to Li Zilai's words, Fengyun Shang felt a sudden enlightenment, and he vaguely found the way to govern the country in the future. Li Zilai saw the sudden look on Fengyun Shang's face, so he smiled and continued to drink the unfinished rice in his hand.

Yali went to fight.

Although the Pingdong Fortress was captured without a fight, it was not time to celebrate yet. The surrounding countries were ready to move. The border troops had even crossed the national border and came towards the Pingdong Fortress. The newly acquired eight states were also in urgent need of integration.

So as not to cause any trouble.

If this calamity can be overcome, Feng Yun Shang can naturally proclaim himself emperor proudly and become an indescribably noble figure in the Three Realms. But if he cannot survive, everything will become a wedding dress for others.

The officials selected from the land of Kyushu rushed to the newly occupied eight states day and night to take over their new positions. Fengyun Shang, the officials of the eight states, thought for a long time and finally replaced most of them.

After the fall of the family, he still wore the black gauze hat, so naturally he couldn't deal with the Feng family.

In the past, when Fengyun Shang's subordinates were still weak, they could be kept, and the remaining tribes of the Feng family would understand him. But at this point, if Fengyun Shang still retains them, it will cause the old Feng family to become alienated from Fengyun Shang.

A rift arose between them.

Fengyun Shang knew in his heart that among the four parties under his command, only the party that had surrendered was the most unreliable and the most distant from him.

If they are close to the supporting party, the Liyang party will definitely feel dissatisfied. Although the Dongyu party has nothing on the surface, the core figure Feng Qiyang and others will feel somewhat unhappy.

The most important thing is that if Feng Yun Shang gets close to Pei Dang, he may not be able to gain Pei Dang's loyalty. After all, he has a huge word "wind" on his forehead.

Fengyun Shang will not do anything to destroy the Great Wall.

However, Feng Yun Shang will not beat his partner to death with one blow, but will keep him breathing a sigh of relief.

Fengyun Shang cannot use the matching party, but it does not mean that Fengyun Shang's son cannot use the matching party.

After a hundred years of Fengyun Shang, if the other three parties become too powerful, Fengyun Shang's successor can reuse the supporting party to check and balance the three parties. If the three parties are still under control, then Fengyun Shang's successor can completely

The three parties were beaten to death in exchange for the allegiance of the three parties, so that they could survive the turbulent period during the transition of imperial power smoothly.

Therefore, although Fengyun Shang conducted a major change of officials in the Eight Prefectures, it also left a few noble positions for the supporting party, with high rank, but in fact no real power, allowing them to enter the retirement period in advance.

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Although the transfer of officials is very important, it is generally under the control of Fengyun Shang. Nothing will go wrong and the foundation of Fengyun Shang will not be shaken.

However, attacks from neighboring countries can destroy Fengyun Shang, so they must be handled with caution.

After discussing with Li Zilai, Fengyun Shang decided to stick to Pingdong Fortress and temporarily abandon the twelve counties outside Pingdong Fortress.

Fengyun Shang's army had just finished the battle with the armies of the three kings and was exhausted. However, the troops of the neighboring countries were elite troops without any losses. If they were to fight head-on, Fengyun Shang might not be able to win. Even if they did win, it would be a tragic victory.

, the vitality is severely damaged, and it will not take a few decades to recover.

But it was different when they stuck to the Pingdong Fortress. Fengyun Shang could take the opportunity to make repairs, but the neighboring armies became tired troops coming from afar.

Pingdong Fortress has not been breached for thousands of years, so it can play some psychological role, boosting one's own morale during siege battles and weakening the enemy's fighting spirit.

Among them, Fengyun Shang also had an unspeakable thought. That was to hand over the people of the twelve counties to neighboring countries. Whether they killed them for military merit or carried them back as captives, Fengyun Shang would sit back and watch.

It can be regarded as an equal sharing of interests with neighboring countries. Fengyun Shang has eaten the flesh of the seventeen states, so he has to share some soup with others to be less jealous and avoid unnecessary troubles.

Such thoughts cannot be expressed to outsiders under any circumstances. They can only understand it with a few senior officials of the Yunshu Kingdom and swallow the bitter pill secretly.

Pingdong Fortress was actively preparing for war and was ready to fight the invading enemy to the death.

Pingdong Fortress originally had a lot of defensive equipment, but Feng Yun Shang added a lot of stones and rolling logs, and red cannons were set up on the city. The troops from neighboring countries fought hard for many days under Pingdong Fortress.

No progress was made.

With the benefit of Fengyun Shang's profit sharing, this expedition can be regarded as an explanation to the country, so the emperors of several countries have no intention of conquering Pingdong Fortress.

However, he was unwilling to let them retreat like this, so he made a request for negotiation, hoping to cut another piece of flesh from Fengyun Shang's body.

Fengyun Shang knew that this was the best outcome. Yunshu Kingdom had been in war for a long time. If the war continued relentlessly, the domestic economy and agriculture would collapse.

Fengyun Shang and Li Zilai secretly sneaked out of Pingdongguan to conduct peace talks. Except for a few parties involved, no one else knew the details of the peace talks, and they have not been recorded in history books.

Fengyun Shang gave away almost all of the treasury before barely satisfying the appetites of several surrounding countries.

In exchange, several countries did not occupy the twelve counties outside Pingdong Fortress, allowing Fengyun Shang to obtain the territory of the seventeen states. At the same time, Fengyun Shang's compensation was not publicized. When Fengyun Shang established a country and proclaimed himself emperor,

At that time, several countries would come back and send congratulatory gifts, and the compensation would be sent to the capitals of several countries in return.

This time, Feng Yun Shang saved face and ceded some more property.

But it's all worth it. The Kingdom of Yunshu was first established, and there was no centripetal force towards Fengyun Shang. If Fengyun Shang were to pay compensation to the enemy country at this time, it would definitely lose the hearts of the people in the country and affect future development. Moreover, Fengyun Shang's actions

The first emperor must try his best to leave a positive image in the history books, which will also be beneficial to future rule.

Although some more property has been given away now, as long as you grit your teeth and persevere for a while, the national treasury will eventually become rich.

It’s not that the surrounding countries are short-sighted, but because their territory has also reached an upper limit. Unless there are a few more ancestors on the Kunlun Mountains, otherwise they will be under the strict orders of the Kunlun Mountains if they occupy twelve counties.

Spit it out.

Moreover, several countries are close to the Chaotian Kingdom and have been exploited by the Chaotian Kingdom for a long time. Their national strength is not very strong. Fengyun Shang is not willing to fight a serious war, and they are not willing to fight a serious war.

Obtaining some property and slowing down the pace of Yunshu's country's prosperity would be considered as achieving his goal.

Moreover, they also hope to keep the Yunshu Kingdom so that they can be isolated from the Chaotian Kingdom and be less exploited. This time, the Chaotian Kingdom gave the seventeen states to Fengyun Shang. It was at a time when the country's national strength was greatly damaged and it needed to suck blood from surrounding countries.

, they wished that someone could separate them from Chaotian Kingdom and not really destroy Feng Yun Shang.

Fengyun Shang used these treasures in exchange for time for development. When the Yunshu Kingdom became stronger, he would have to get back double the amount of money he gave away.

Now that Fengyun Shang is still alive and Emperor Chaotian is firmly on the throne, as long as Fengyun Shang still listens to Chaotian Kingdom, Chaotian Kingdom will not embarrass the Yunshu Kingdom. But what happens after Fengyun Shang and Emperor Chaotian become popular? The relationship between the two countries will definitely not be the same.

It will be like it is now.

As the largest kingdom in the world, Chaotian Kingdom, Yunshu Kingdom will definitely not be able to defeat it. Therefore, if you want to ensure that you will not be oppressed by Chaotian Kingdom, the best way is to stay away from Chaotian Kingdom.

Fengyun Shang will not cut off a part of Yunshu Kingdom and form another country to separate Chaotian Kingdom, so they can only move the entire Yunshu Kingdom away from Chaotian Kingdom, as far away as possible.

At that time, we will definitely have to pass through several neighboring countries, and the neighboring countries will not leave with the shield of Yun Shuguo. There will definitely be a war at that time.

The surrounding countries now just want to continue sucking blood from Yunshu State so that this day will come later. Fengyun Shang now needs time to strengthen Yunshu State. For this purpose, even if it allows neighboring countries to suck some blood, there is nothing they can do.
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