When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

The battle on the battlefield in the southern mountains of Liyang is fierce.

In the woods beside the Yishui River on the other side, Xue Wushang was looking at Li Gui, with some elders accompanying him.

"These are our own people. Tell me, what brings you here?"

As the heir to the throne, Xue Wushang still has a group of maternal relatives and close relatives.

Of course, the reason he met Li Gui this time was because Li Gui and he were both from the same maternal family with the surname Si.

In the three dynasties before the Qin Dynasty, it was actually very simple to identify the origin or development limit of one's family group.

That is, by observing where they flee to when they are defeated, we can roughly know their ethnic origins and the origins of their mother clan.

For example, when King Xia was defeated, King Jie of Xia fled to Anyi first, and then prepared to escape to the northwest, but was blocked in Anyi by the Ji and Jiang tribes.

This is enough to show that Xia Jie chose to return to his place of origin instead of going to the south to seek refuge with his uncle Tushan.

The Shang clan also made a profit. If the Ji and Jiang clans had not risen in the Guanlong area and did not want to see King Jie of Xia come and disrupt the situation, the Ji and Jiang clans might have re-joined forces with the Si clan. At that time, the Shang clan would not have occupied the Central Plains and expanded so quickly.

Instead, there is a high probability that the country will fall into a situation of division between the East and the West.

When King Zhou of Shang was overthrown, Jizi moved part of the Zi clan eastward to the northeast, because there was a high probability that the Zi clan had continuously migrated inland from the northeast.

Especially when Xin Qu was doing business in Yan during this period, he easily discovered a large number of Baiyi Liangyi, Guzhu and other Zi clans, which was enough to show that the Northeast was the sphere of influence of the Shang clan.

If it weren't for the rise of the State of Yan, according to normal history, clans such as Tuhe, Xuwu, Wuzhong and even Ji and Yi would most likely have been gradually replaced by monarchs of the Zi clan in the next few hundred years of evolution and become a branch of the Multi-Zi clan.

Of course, that may not happen now.

The most likely situation is that the Northeast is divided into many clans based mainly on surnames.

In short, in this era when it is difficult to have any other credibility except for kinship and blood relationship, Xue Wushang's meeting with Li Gui was really a great honor.

Seeing that Xue Wushang had spoken directly, Li Gui did not hesitate and explained after a moment of silence: "Zi Hu is my uncle. He is willing to exchange the four towns north of Liyang for your support. Similarly, you can also get the support of Zi Hu and even the Shang King Geng in the south.

You should know that the current King of Shang has regained control of his subjects and the military forces of Zimao. The total population is no less than 100,000, and the number of soldiers that can fight is comparable to that of the King of Shang who came from afar.

Now, none of the Dongyi tribes on the Huai River can escape the war, unless you are willing to give up the land near the Huai River and Yishui and choose to move east or south.

Otherwise, when King Shang and the people coming from the north of the river attack us, is it possible that they will let us go?
Impossible! They will definitely kill all our men, abduct our women to give birth to their children, and thus destroy the entire clan.

There is a saying in the State of Yan that goes, "When the lips are gone, the teeth are cold." You must understand this principle."

After Xue Wushang listened to Li Gui's words, he remained silent.

The elder behind him stepped forward at the right time and said, "Who can guarantee that Zihu can hand over the four towns north of Liyang to us?"

"Zi Hu also has the surname Si." Li Gui sighed, "You can't trust others, so can't you trust your own people?"

Everyone looked at each other.

"The Shang clan established their country through war, and took their surnames from their sons. They rarely changed their surnames." Another elder snorted coldly, "In the past, the Shang clan regarded our Dongyi as neighbors and nephews. Later, when they became powerful, they first called themselves uncles and nephews, and then they sought alliances with other clans. After a long time, the relationship between uncles and nephews weakened, so they still wanted to fight, right?"

"That's all for the future. As long as you can hold your ground in the four counties, who would dare to deny you?" Li Gui sighed, "If we lose, you won't even have a chance to bargain. What awaits you will only be decades of persecution.

Once you start the crusade, how much time and energy do you have to develop? So, the situation is created by people, not decided on a whim.

As long as you cooperate with us in sending out troops, with the troops in Zihu's hands, and by taking them by surprise, we will be able to eliminate Zihe's elite troops in just three months.

Once Zihe's elite troops are defeated, we will give the Four Counties to you even if you don't want them.

Don't forget, this was a civil war between two Shang kings.

The ultimate goal was to seize Yanshang and Hebei, not the areas above the Huai River.

If the King of Shang wins, it is only right that he grants you a state.

More importantly, with you guarding Huaishang, no one in the east or west will dare to move, and King Shang will be able to go north more easily, right? "

Li Gui recounted all the arguments that Zihu had given him, analyzing them in a very logical and almost flawless manner.

Indeed, we need to consider the motives and political intentions behind this war in order to understand why Zihu wanted to unite with the Xue family.

After thinking about it, Xue did not make a decision immediately. Instead, he let Li Gui go down to rest while they continued to discuss.

"Can be executed."

"That's right. In the final analysis, even if we don't fight, we will be implicated sooner or later. If we send troops, as long as we send troops, we will have the opportunity to gain more."

"Yes! Even if we can't take over four cities, we can still take over two. As long as we take over two cities, our territory will be doubled, and that's a profit!"

After discussion, the elders quickly reached a conclusion.

Can hit!
"Then let's arrange it." Xue Wushang nodded. The Xue family not only needs to develop, but more importantly, he needs to boost his own prestige.

As long as he can win this war, no one can shake his position as the heir to the throne.

As long as everything is settled, he can officially become the leader of the Xue family and lead the entire Xue family.

Therefore, Li Gui rushed to the Liyang Mountains with the news that Xue was willing to send troops to cooperate.

On the mountain, a watchtower made of earth and wood stood tall, overlooking the King of Shang and his troops who were searching the mountain. Then, young men trained by Liwu came and waved colorful flags to report the movements of the King of Shang and the troops.

Then, Liwu and the soldiers around him commanded the hunter troops who were good at moving in the mountains like snakes. They took bows and arrows, quickly arrived at the designated location, and then suddenly launched a sneak attack on the Shang soldiers who were searching the mountain.

The Shang soldiers scattered for a while, but soon chased after them.

As the hunter fled, he led them into the trap area, and then all kinds of screams rang out, so shrill and terrifying.

More than a dozen soldiers were killed before they could capture many people. For a while, the King of Shang and the people around him at the foot of the mountain were filled with complaints from various clans.

King Shang stared at the watchtower, gritting his teeth.

Located on a high ground, surrounded by mountains and forests, rivers and lakes, the mountains to the south of Liyang are a fortress that is difficult to conquer.

It’s difficult to achieve a quick victory!
But we can’t remain indifferent!
We must find a way to get in!
What should I do? (End of this chapter)