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Chapter 429: Siege, Two Thousand-Year-Old Foxes

"After this battle, my brother, you should give up the throne. Then you can be a powerful prince, or you can be a carefree and idle prince in the royal city. It's up to you to choose. If you don't appreciate it, don't blame me for not respecting brotherhood."

When Kim Il-sun said these words, he didn't even bother to turn his head back. These words could be said to be a naked threat to King Namhyun to give up his throne. Watching Kim Il-sun walk out of the royal court, King Namhyun sat on the throne dejectedly, staring blankly at his departed brother and fell into great loss.

After leaving the royal court, Jin Rishan immediately went to the parade ground of Nanxian Royal City to gather the remaining troops and prepare to resist Dian Wei and his men's siege.

The only 20,000 remaining troops in the Nanxian royal court were won over by Jin Rishan, preparing to go out of the city to fight Dian Wei. Jin Rishan had faced Ma Teng in his early years and had a battle with Ma Teng, but he was defeated. Since then, Jin Rishan completely lost the opportunity to inherit the throne, which led to the matter of Nanyuan King succeeding Jin Rishan.

Therefore, after learning about the Han invasion, Jin Rishan became interested, because he was born on the grassland, Jin Rishan always looked down on the Han cavalry. He had no intention of defending the city. Moreover, Nanxianwang City was not even as solid as a small military town in the Thirteen States of the Han Dynasty. There was no point in defending the city. So he led the cavalry out of the city to charge and fight, giving full play to their advantages on the grassland, so that they could defend the city.

Cavalry is not good at attacking cities, and similarly, cavalry is not good at defending cities. Originally, Dian Wei was prepared to go all out and use cavalry to attack the city, but he did not expect that the south gate of Nanxian King's City would be wide open, and countless cavalry swarmed out, lined up under the city wall of Nanxian King's City, and raised their spears, intending to charge into the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

A majestic general rode a prairie horse and slowly walked out of the formation. He came to the front of the formation, wandered back and forth in front of the formation, and looked indifferently at Dian Wei and the 4,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry under his command.

At the same time, a rider followed the general out, and then the general shouted something loudly that Dian Wei and the others could not understand at all. Then the rider next to him began to speak in the pure Central Plains Mandarin.

"Our Northern Court King asks, no, our Southern Wise King asks you, where are you from? Whose generals are you? How dare you attack our Southern Wise King Court so blatantly?"

Dian Wei then realized that the words the general had just spoken were in the Hu language, and the rider who followed him out was just a translator.

"We are under the command of the Prime Minister of the current Han Dynasty, and we have been ordered to come here to defeat the Xiongnu rebels!"

The translator repeated what he had said in the Hu language, and the general waved his hand and suddenly began to speak in the equally authentic Central Plains Mandarin.

"The Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty? What does that have to do with us? Do you want to destroy the long-standing peace between us?"

“Bullshit peace.”

Dian Wei rode his horse forward a few steps with a halberd in hand, then raised the halberd and aimed it at the majestic general.

"What you mean by peace is that you can plunder our borders from time to time and kill our people, but we cannot attack you?"

"Why isn't Ma Teng here? I still have some accounts to settle with Ma Teng."

Jin Rishan ignored Dian Wei's answer and just looked curiously at the cavalry behind Dian Wei, but did not find the young general who had shot him off his horse.

"Ma Teng?"

Dian Wei sneered.

"It's okay, you'll be able to meet him soon."

Before he finished speaking, Dian Wei raised his halberd high.

"kill!"

Four thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry began to charge together. Even when facing the Xiongnu cavalry that was five times their number, they still showed no fear and took the initiative to charge. Seeing this scene, Jin Rishan snorted coldly and took his weapons from his subordinates. It was a pair of peculiarly shaped scimitars with a blade more than one meter long, flashing with cold light.

After all, the Huns were a nomadic people and they lacked iron mineral resources. Therefore, only military generals or some powerful soldier corps could own weapons made of fine iron. Most of the others only used spear tips made of fine iron, while the spear shafts were made of wood.

Jin Rishan brandished his two swords, his eyes full of fighting spirit. He now urgently wanted revenge, and defeated and killed all these cavalrymen who were also Han soldiers.

However, the scene he imagined of 20,000 cavalrymen sweeping past did not appear. Instead, the opponent's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which consisted of only 4,000 people, broke through their defense like a sharp blade and killed their way into the opponent's cavalry formation.

The Xiongnu cavalry could not stop their charge at all. Although they were a nation born on horseback, their fighting power was far inferior to that of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Dian Wei wandered outside the battlefield. He had only one target, and that was Jin Rishan, who had not yet joined the battle. Only by killing Jin Rishan could he obtain legendary general points and return to Xu Du as soon as possible to report.

Therefore, Dian Wei's eyes were always locked on Jin Rishan. The army had already left the city and ambushed in the north, west and east of the city. Cao Zhang, who was responsible for blocking King Nanxian from sending a letter out of the city for help, also began to slowly surround King Nanxian's city.

Four thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were slaughtering twenty thousand Xiongnu Cavalry. This did not seem like a winnable gap in troop strength, but now each of the four thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was holding a spear and hacking hard. Their powerful trait bonuses and the basic attributes of third-rate generals allowed them to completely crush these Xiongnu cavalry who had no bonuses at all. They could kill a Xiongnu cavalryman with one spear.

Jin Rishan had not anticipated the loudness of this situation at all. He had not fought on the border for a long time, so how could he know? The players he had fought before were all from before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, when many players had not yet entered the game, including Ma Teng. Although the Xiliang Cavalry was one of the most powerful arms in the Three Kingdoms in history, that was history. The attributes of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry were not even as real as the characteristic bonus of a first-class general.

When the two armies first engaged, the scene of broken limbs flying that Jin Rishan had imagined actually happened, except that the roles of the two sides were reversed, and it was the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry that defeated the Xiongnu Cavalry. Jin Rishan was puzzled, how could the opponent's strength improve so much after not seeing each other for a few years? Jin Rishan took a deep breath, holding two swords, and charged into the battlefield. Dian Wei was even more straightforward. When he saw Jin Rishan entering the battlefield, Dian Wei also went down and charged straight towards Jin Rishan's position.

With two swords in hand, Jin Rishan's fighting ability should not be underestimated. Unlike King Nanyuan, Jin Rishan valued his life more. He specifically chose the place where the generals' defense was the strongest and began to advance slowly. In this way, he could kill more Tiger and Leopard Cavalry before Dian Wei found him, increasing the chances of victory for his Xiongnu cavalry.

Dian Wei was even more straightforward. He just raised his halberd and rushed straight towards Jin Rishan. As soon as the two armies started fighting, Cao Zhang also led his army to start the siege. In this battle, the only thing waiting for Jin Rishan and the Nanxian royal court was destruction.

In Jiaozhou Jiaozhi County, thousands of kilometers away from the Nanxian King's court, Shi Xie welcomed an unusual guest today, Sun Jian.

After all, the two are now allies, so there is nothing wrong with Sun Jian coming to Jiaozhou. However, what makes Shi Xie feel something is not right is that Sun Jian's attitude surprised him a little.

Although the two had been allied for a long time and the covenant between them was relatively solid, before that, Sun Jian had always been indifferent to Shi Xie, with an arrogant and domineering attitude. Shi Xie naturally knew the reason. His Yangzhou was vast and rich in resources, with strong soldiers and horses, so it was normal for him to look down on Jiaozhou. It's just that the two sides have never had a conflict in this regard.

However, Sun Jian's attitude today even made Shi Xie doubt whether the person in front of him was Sun Jian, because Sun Jian's attitude was really too enthusiastic.

In Shi Xie's governor's mansion, he and Sun Jian sat in the main seat and guest seat respectively. The two exchanged pleasantries, as if they wanted to make up for the pleasantries they had missed before.

Not only that, Sun Jian also brought a large number of gifts. It looked like the only thing missing was the phrase "the weasel pays a New Year's greeting to the chicken" written on his forehead.

The only people who came with Sun Jian were Sun Ce, Gan Ning, and three hundred personal soldiers. From this, it can be seen that Sun Jian did not come here to force the emperor to abdicate. It was not until after lunch, when they sat together drinking tea, that Sun Jian finally revealed the purpose of his visit.

"Wei Yan, to be honest, I have a request this time, and I hope you can agree to it."

Shi Xie raised his eyebrows slightly. He had been playing tricks on Sun Jian for the whole morning since he came to Jiaozhou, and now he finally started to talk about his purpose.

"Tai Wen, please go ahead. There is no need to say these things between us. Just say whatever you want to say."

"My son has been idle here every day, doing nothing. I just wanted to leave Bo Fu here with you because you are close to the border and there are barbarians causing trouble. I want to let him have some experience."

Sun Jian smiled and said that he, like Cao Cao, had personally witnessed Guan Yu's power. Back in the Jiangxia County City, Guan Yu used a single blow to break the impasse for Huang Zu and pulled the Jiangxia City, which was originally destined to be destroyed under the iron hoofs of Jiangdong, back from the edge of the cliff. At that time, Sun Jian guessed that Guan Yu must have been promoted to a legendary general. After witnessing the power of the legendary general, he had a complete epiphany like Cao Cao.

It turned out that their previous development direction was completely wrong. What about expanding territory, recruiting troops, this and that, it was all empty talk. Could an army of 100,000 people stop Guan Yu? At that time, Guan Yu was outside the city of Jiangxia County, and he destroyed more than a thousand cavalry with one sword. Among them was Zu Mao, a first-class general, who couldn't stop Guan Yu's sword. How long could the 100,000-strong army stop him?

He initially thought that this should be a game of strategy and war, but it was not until now that he realized that this was a development game. As long as he had a strong enough general under his command, everything else would have to be put aside. The legendary generals were now able to decide a war and the absolute situation of the world.

The last time in Jiangxia, Sun Ce was successfully promoted to a famous general because he killed two second-rate generals. After Sun Ce was promoted to a famous general, the characteristics he gained made Sun Jian once again rekindle his ambition to compete for the world.

After Sun Ce was promoted to a famous general, he gained very powerful characteristics, which can be summarized in a few words: the characteristics of the hero were enhanced by 150%, and the speed of obtaining legendary general points was increased by 70%. If he had seen Guan Yu before, he would have thought that this characteristic was a rubbish characteristic and had no significant effect at all.

But now, Sun Jian just wanted to shout "awesome!" Compared with the 70% increase in the speed of obtaining points for legendary generals, even the 150% enhancement for the hero seems a bit inferior. The 150% enhancement of the hero's characteristics only makes Sun Ce's characteristic bonus higher, but the 70% increase in the speed of obtaining points for legendary generals gives Sun Ce a higher upper limit. Once he is promoted to a legendary general, who will care about these bonuses?
As long as Sun Ce was promoted to a legendary general, all problems would be solved. He would no longer have to worry all day long, fearing that Guan Yu would come and kill him one day.

Looking at Sun Jian, then at Sun Ce, and then at the few hundred people Sun Jian brought, Shi Xie understood what Sun Jian meant. This old man not only wanted Sun Ce to gain experience here and kill the southern barbarians, but most importantly, he wanted Sun Ce to gain experience with his soldiers. Otherwise, why would he bring such a small number of people here? This was a naked attempt to get something for free.

Thinking of this, Shi Xie restrained his smile and spoke in an awkward manner.

"Brother Wentai, you may not know that these southern barbarians near Jiaozhi County have always had a good relationship with me. We have never had any trouble with each other, let alone attacked each other. If we rashly go to war, it will have a great impact on me. I am afraid that all my businesses on the border will not be able to operate."

What Shi Xie said was also true. He and several barbarian tribes near Jiaozhi County had long since established a cooperative relationship of mutual trade. There had rarely been any incidents, and if there were any disputes, it would never reach the point of going to war.

As if he had expected Shi Xie to say this, Sun Jian shook his head.

"Wei Yan, you think too much. How could I cut off your financial resources? We will not touch the barbarians near Jiaozhi County. We will only attack some foreign tribes further south. This will not affect your financial resources, right?"

"That's fine, but the journey from Yangzhou to here is long. If the battle line is so long, it will be a big burden for you, Brother Wen Tai, right? If Brother Wen Tai trusts me, you can let me and the army stay here, and I will provide you with food and fodder. It's better than having baggage and fodder stretching for thousands of miles."

Shi Xie immediately offered to provide them with a venue. Sun Jian was embarrassed to ask for troops because of Shi Xie's tactic of retreating to advance. After thinking for a long time, Sun Jian was about to open his mouth to complain that his military funds were insufficient to support such a long march, but was interrupted by Shi Xie again.

"Brother Wen, I know you are short of money recently. How about this, I will personally support you with some money."

(End of this chapter)