Chapter 163: Thorpe's Ambition

Between the two sons of Donghu King Miranda, although it appears to be a bowl of level and level attitude, in fact, there are still differences. He prefers the third son, Thorpe. This time, the assignment of tasks depends on him. It is to take the boss Sock to shuttle between the major departments of Donghu, so that Sock has more opportunities to contact these powerful figures in Donghu, but in fact, it is Thorpe who has the upper hand. Thorpe is stationed in Yulin and controls With the distribution of all the materials for the Southern Expedition, what he holds in his hands is real power. In the future, in the Southern Expedition, whoever will give more, who will be less, who will be better, and who will be worse, Thorpe has the final say. , if most of the East Hu want to get benefits, they have to deal with Thorpe, and Sock seems to be beautiful, but following Miranda's side and showing up, where is his turn to do, the only thing he can do is Bringing tea and water to Miranda and other princes and nobles, running back and forth

Thorpe is well aware of this, but in turn, it is another pressure, that is, there must be no leakage. So after Thorpe arrived in Yulin, he did not live in a more comfortable city, but lived in logistics. In the tents in the camp, outside Yulin City, there are two major camps for grain and grass, which are piled up like mountains. Every day, an endless stream of food and grass is collected from all over Donghu

King Miranda of Donghu was determined to take advantage of this opportunity to fight a big battle. He wanted to take Liaoxi for Donghu in his lifetime. With Liaoxi, Liaodong would have a barrier, and Liaodong would be safe, and Helin would be as stable as Mount Tai.

Thorpe is conscientious and conscientious, but what is he afraid of? A grain transport team was attacked a hundred miles away from Yulin. A whole hundred carts of grain were burned to ashes by a fire. Dozens of cavalry and escort for grain and forage Hundreds of drivers were almost beheaded, only Liao Liao Jiqi escaped.

That is, these few cavalry who escaped by chance, let Thorpe know who did this thing

He was out of anger!

"Kill Potian!" Thorpe's roar was deafening in the big tent. "I'm going to skin you!"

Kill Potian, for Donghu people. Not only is he not unfamiliar, but he is well-known. He has been in the East Hu for more than ten years. He has nearly a thousand horses and bandits under his command. Yan people, Zhao people, they all have a common feature, they all committed serious crimes in their own countries, and they had no choice but to take risks. This is an extremely dangerous team. They are fierce like tigers, and cunning like foxes. They do not move easily. But they all came back in vain, because your troops were dispatched, they disappeared without a trace, and your small reconnaissance will become their food. To avoid this matter, kill a tiger without dying. If you are killed by a tiger, you know the truth. Once you can't destroy the killing, he will definitely take revenge. For these vicious people who have their heads on their trousers, the Donghu aristocrats have homes and homes. They all shy away

But killing Potian is also very measured. He never provokes Miranda's Donghu royal family, which is why Thorpe is careless,

Miranda is the king of Donghu, so it's okay to kill Potian if he doesn't provoke him. He really provokes him. Miranda's king was ordered down, and all the Donghu tribes were surrounded and suppressed, and Shapotian's living space would inevitably be compressed, and there would be no room for activities.

But this time, Sha Potian seemed to have taken the wrong medicine and attacked King Donghu's grain and forage convoy without hesitation.

Thorpe's handsome face was distorted severely at the moment, and his face, which always wore a gentle smile on weekdays, looked a little hideous. Thorpe was extremely handsome, and he was different from his big brother, a typical warrior, with a thin body. It's a smile. If you despise him because of his size, you will find out when you are fighting against him. The difference between Sock is that Thorpe is not only proficient in Donghu culture, but also has a deep research on the culture of the Central Plains. He strongly advocates the state governance model of the Qin state in the Central Plains, which is to establish a powerful centralized system. The eldership system and the aristocratic feudal system of other countries in the Central Plains are arrogant. In his opinion, among the countries in the Central Plains today, the Qin State is already the dominant one. A country cannot concentrate all its forces. The king's orders are limited to the capital. Once they reach the fiefs of the nobles, they become a piece of paper. The situation in the Donghu is similar to that of the six countries in the Central Plains. When they are strong enough, they will obey the orders of King Donghu. Even at this time, it is impossible for the orders of King Donghu to be implemented 100%. In foreign wars, when things go well, their arrogance is soaring, and when they fail, the system is suffocating. Duanfei was completely exposed. All tribes wanted to preserve their strength and did not want to make sacrifices. Therefore, once they suffered a defeat, they were defeated like a mountain.

Thorpe predicted that according to the current development trend of the countries in the Central Plains, the Qin State will inevitably defeat other countries one by one to unify the Central Plains, and once the Central Plains are unified, it will be the end of Donghu. A unified Central Plains country is not a top priority that Donghu can deal with. People must expand their own strength, and expanding their own strength is to start a war. In the process of war, it is possible to complete the unification of the Donghu and establish a centralized state. Against a unified Central Plains Empire in the future

While strengthening yourself, you are also weakening the enemy

Thorpe's strategy is deeply appreciated by Miranda, which is why he takes extra care of Thorpe. In his mind, Thorpe is the best heir to Donghu, but the eldest son Thork is an obstacle, and Thork is a typical What the Donghu people think and think is far from the depth of Thorpe. In Thork's heart, it is deeply rooted that those weak soldiers in the Central Plains are simply vulnerable in front of Donghu's iron hoofs. Donghu can't pose a threat, he has no idea about changing Donghu's status quo

Thorpe's strategy will naturally be resisted by most of Donghu's leaders, because once a centralized state like Qin is established, all power will be concentrated in the hands of the emperor, and the clan chiefs will not only lose their current status, Wealth and control of the tribe have completely become dispensable people, and they can't even protect themselves

Since they can't choose Thorpe, then naturally Thork becomes their choice

Miranda sent Thorpe to Yulin to control the lifeline of the Southern Expedition. The current strength of the Donghu royal family is far superior to that of other tribes. Since the transition could not be smooth, Miranda decided to realize this step by step during the war. Plan, this time the war is not a point-and-shoot, but a long-term, large-scale war

For Miranda, this was a national war, a battle involving the life and death of Dong Hu, and the civil strife in the country of Yan gave Miranda the opportunity to launch a full-scale war. Linghuchao's Dayan Taiwei Zhou Yuan, Censor Ning Zecheng, and Ye Tiannan never imagined that Miranda didn't want to fight and leave, but wanted to completely defeat the Yan Kingdom at this time. They all put all their thoughts on the internal struggle, and Zhang Shouyue, the prefect of Liaoxi County, who bears the brunt, in order to feudal Western Liaoning and make Western Liaoning his own fief, knowing that Miranda may launch a war against Western Liaoning. I only invested the strength of two armies, and planned to defend the first, and after the settlement of Linghuchao's fief Langya County, I would gather the strength of other counties to counter Miranda.

If they knew about Miranda's determination and plan, they would not know if they would take it for granted. For them, they still don't know anything about Miranda's plan. Except for him and Thorpe, Lianturu, Yan Qi's two absolute confidants never knew

Under such circumstances, how could Thorpe not be angry that the horse bandit Kill Potian dared to stroke the tiger's whiskers of King Donghu! He must not allow anyone to sabotage Donghu's plan this time.

"Arenda, lead your men, find Shapotian, and kill him!" Thorpe's eyes were gloomy, and he could hardly control his anger. There is no room for him to survive for something like Potian. Now it's better. All the ministries want to preserve their strength. They don't want to fight with this vicious horse bandit leader.

"My lord, kill the sky without a shadow, go without a trace, where can I find him?" Arenda looked at Thorpe, who was out of control, and was a little embarrassed. "It is not difficult to destroy him, but where to find him? After all these years, We never touched his shadow."

Tulu also stood up, "My lord, with a killing style of acting, if you succeed in one strike, you will inevitably flee far away. Arenda, it is indeed difficult to find him."

Thorpe was poured a basin of cold water on his head, which calmed him down a little, sat down slowly, and thought for a while, "Even if Arenda can't find him, you have to go out, get into position, take him It’s good to scare him away, this Shapotian is lawless, maybe he will attack again, if he can’t find him for a while, then it’s good to force him away.”

"Yes, my lord, I will understand at the end!"

"What the lord means is that you should be careful to protect the food and grass that come to Yulin, and you cannot let this kind of attack happen again," Tulu said. "Of course, you can also think of a way to see if you can lure this person into the bait."

"Yes!"

Arenda leads the way