The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

But it was unlikely to attack the South Vietnamese rebels. Although Dayan built seven cities in South Vietnam, six of them fell into the hands of the South Vietnamese rebels.

But even if we recapture those six cities, it will probably only put us in a passive position.

After all, Jiang Fan did not have so many troops to defend the city, and although he could find ways to subdue the people of each tribe in each city.

However, compared to Guiyun City, it would be much more difficult to conquer. Besides, even if six cities were captured, it would not hurt the foundation of the South Vietnamese rebels. It would take time and effort on our side.

Those South Vietnamese rebels were hiding in the deep mountains and forests. Neither the Wujing Army nor the Huaining Army under his command were suitable for jungle warfare.

In addition to the terrain, there were also water and soil issues, as well as the miasma in the dense forests. Many reasons made it difficult for the Dayan army to move forward.

The best way to deal with the South Vietnamese rebels is to fight barbarians with barbarians, find a powerful tribe as a partner, and then unify all the tribes in South Vietnam through this tribe.

At that time, all they had to do was let this tribe follow their own wishes, lead the people of Nanyue out of the deep mountains and old forests, and accept the rule of Dayan.

Then he led the tribes of Nanyue to become rich and live a good life. When the people of each tribe got used to a comfortable, safe and prosperous life, he would gradually divide the influence of the tribes. Nanyue would automatically be integrated into Dayan.

According to the current situation, among the eight tribes in South Vietnam, only five are truly rebellious, and the remaining three tribes have chosen to remain neutral.

They neither helped the rebels nor Dayan. They were like outsiders in this matter.

The three tribes are Fengmu, Wangshu, and Tianhua. Among them, Fengmu tribe is the strongest, followed by Wangshu and finally Tianhua.

The Fengmu tribe is good at raising Gu, the Wangshu tribe is good at making medicine, and the Tianhua tribe is good at smelting. The Fengmu tribe is one of the two Gu-raising tribes among the eight tribes in Nanyue.

If Jiang Fan wanted to use one of the eight tribes to help him rule South Vietnam, it would be best to choose one of these three tribes to support.

At present, the most suitable tribe is the Wangshu tribe. In addition to being the most gentle and kind-hearted tribe among the eight tribes of South Vietnam, the name of this tribe is the same as that of Jiang Fan's daughter.

Of course, the Fengmu tribe did not seem to participate in the rebellion, but the tribe's chief was also ambitious. He just didn't want to be under the Saint King of Nanyue.

As for the Tianhua tribe, they have always followed the lead of the Fengmu tribe. Choosing them is equivalent to choosing the Fengmu tribe. Therefore, the Wangshu tribe is the best choice.

Now, Guiyun City has been temporarily stabilized. As long as Zhou Shixian can defend Guiyun City firmly, Jiang Fan can go to the Wangshu tribe to discuss cooperation with peace of mind.

After explaining things to Zhou Shixian, Jiang Fan left the Chu brothers in Guiyun City, along with 10,000 Huaining soldiers and 1,000 white-robed soldiers.

He and Zhong Ling disguised themselves as Nanyue people and headed towards the Wangshu tribe. He had to find the tribe leader as soon as possible to discuss cooperation.

He was accompanied by twenty elite guards of the White Robe Army.

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Just as Jiang Fan was rushing to the Wangshu tribe, the 200,000 Daxi troops in front of Weizhou Pass suddenly launched an attack on Weizhou Pass. Weizhou Pass is divided into three passes: left, middle, and right.

Zhongguan, controlled by the Five Tigers of the Ning Family, was besieged by an army of 200,000. The troops from the left and right passes came to provide assistance but were ambushed by the army of the Daxi Dynasty. The two sides were fighting hard and neither could do anything to the other.

However, the generals who stayed behind at the left and right passes suddenly turned against them and directly welcomed the army of the Daxi Dynasty into the passes, handing the left and right passes over to the Daxi Dynasty.

The only one who survived was Zhongguan. The 70,000 troops in Zhongguan were trained by the Five Tigers of the Ning Family, so they did not rebel.

Of the 60,000 troops at the left and right passes, 30,000 who stayed in Guanzhong were captured, and the remaining 30,000 fought fiercely with the 100,000 ambushed troops of the Daxi Dynasty.

More than half of the soldiers at the left and right passes were killed or wounded, and the middle pass was surrounded by another 100,000 troops from the Dashi Dynasty. The remaining 30,000 soldiers at the left and right passes had to flee to the heartland of the Central Plains.

The middle pass of Weizhou Pass became an isolated city. The Five Tigers of the Ning Family defended the city to the death, defeated several attacks from the Daxi Dynasty, and secured the middle pass.

The Daxi Dynasty also paid a huge price for this. Facing the fortified city before them, the Daxi Dynasty's Zhenbei Public Relations Officer Yi Zhi was the leader of this battle.

This man is the father of the Concubine De of the Great Western Dynasty, and the grandfather of Xiao Sichen, the third prince of the Great Western Dynasty. At this time, he was outside the Zhongguan Pass of Weizhou, looking at the fortified city in front of him, with a gleam of brilliance in his eyes.

A commander at the side said to Guan Yizhi with an unpleasant look on his face:

"General, do we still want to continue the siege? In today's siege, our army lost nearly 10,000 people. If we continue the attack, there will be even more people left. It will be impossible to capture Weizhou Zhongguan."

Guan Yizhi heard this and said in a slightly cold voice: "As expected of Ning Zhen's son, the Ning Family Five Tigers of Dayan are well-deserved of their reputation. They guarded a small Weizhou Zhongguan like an iron barrel."

"Although I am confident that we can take it down if we continue to attack, I am afraid that the 200,000 troops we brought with us will also suffer heavy losses."

At this point, he paused and said, "Order the front 100,000 troops to head straight to the Central Plains and attack the capital of Dayan as quickly as possible. Also, have someone urge the other 150,000 reinforcements to come quickly. Since we want to take down Dayan, we have to do it in one go. Otherwise, if we miss the opportunity, it will be difficult to take down Dayan again!"

Upon hearing this, the general on the side said in surprise: "General, didn't we agree that we only need to march to the capital of Great Yan and force the Emperor of Yan to abdicate to Jiang Zheng? If we seize the capital of Yan, will we be branded as treacherous?!"

Hearing this, Guan Yizhi glanced coldly at the general beside him, and said with a hint of sarcasm on his lips: "All is fair in war. Jiang Zheng is stupid and wants to use us to seize the throne. Would I be so stupid as to only ask for the five cities he ceded?!"

"Since there is a chance to take over the entire Dayan, why bother to abide by the agreement? From the beginning, I never thought of taking the throne for that idiot."

The general standing by looked a little surprised when he heard this, then a look of joy appeared on his face.

"Haha... Jiang Zheng probably never thought that he was just helping us! It's ridiculous. He even helped us take over the Weizhou Left and Right Passes."

"However, what should we do with the 30,000 Great Yan soldiers in Guanzhong? They are Jiang Zheng's men!"

"Keep them here for now. We can't touch them until we take down Dayan, but we can't let them go either! Let our soldiers in the left and right passes keep an eye on them!"

Hearing this, the general nodded and turned to leave. However, the moment he left, his face suddenly turned gloomy.

Guan Yizhi looked at Weizhou Pass in front of him again, and he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to seize the pass.

Since he couldn't chew this hard bone, he gave up. Anyway, as long as he surrounded them in the city, there would be no threat to him for the time being.

After we capture Dayan, we’ll see what choices this isolated city and the five tigers of the Ning family will make.

He left 100,000 troops to guard the central pass of Weizhou, and personally led an army of 100,000 all the way south. At the same time, the Daxi Dynasty sent another 150,000 troops to support him.

In addition to the 100,000 troops trapped at Weizhou Pass, the Dashi Dynasty sent 250,000 troops targeting the capital of Dayan.